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8 Highlights from the Worst Nintendo Tutorial of the 80s
We didn't just play Nintendo in the 80s. We ate Nintendo cereal. It wasn't very good, it got soggy in air, and all of the shapes looked more like seahorses or turds than Mario, but it identified you as a rad to the extreme Nintendo player. Now you didn't have to just let your ass know how much you loved Nintendo with every painful wedgie, you could tell your spoon too. I knew a friend who had the Nintendo robot mom to pour it for him, but one day he was breast feeding and he doubled in size and grew wings. It's not a great story, I just thought it was weird the testers let her get distributed before anyone tried putting her robot boobs in their mouth.
The Nintendo Cereal System and Nintendo Power glass bowls (inset). Just in case you thought breakfast was taking away too much time from video games.
But that's nothing. I don't care if you cover your cereal with Metroid-shaped bananas and have Donkey Kong pee milk on it. You weren't a true NES fan unless you bought the $19.95 Secret Video Game Tricks, Codes, & Strategies videocassette tape hosted by "Jim and Donn." I know you think twenty dollars is a lot for a half hour video with tips on 5 or 6 games, but that's why you grew up watching WKRP in Cincinnatti and not saving princesses. Twenty dollars was nothing. We spent fifty dollars for Deadly Towers and hundreds of other games that were so bad they made us fear electricity.
And yes. On the cover of the video, holding the sword: Fabio. The Fabio.
Our Hosts
Whoever made the video decided it needed more credibility for the hosts, and the reassuring second N at the end of Donn's name and Jim's thumbs up weren't enough. So they made up important titles for them. Donn and Jim suddenly became the U.S. National Video Game Team. And to make it official, they bought themselves matching jumpsuits. Fucking jumpsuits*. As far as I know, our country does not have a video game team. And if these two clumsy geeks are who we found to represent us, Canada finally has the weak spot they were looking for to start making fun of us.
*Recent studies do not indicate that jumpsuits increase video game performance. However, these studies show that if you put on a video game team jumpsuit, you might as well take off your genitals.
You'll notice right off that the Video Game Team members aren't very good at video games. And they don't make up for it with good broadcasting skills. If they're not reading to you from the instruction manual in fragmented sentences, they're awkwardly breathing hard into the microphone while they play. After 30 minutes of the video, you learn as much about Nintendo as you do from bathroom graffiti but without all the clever rhyming. I don't know how they got this job, I'm guessing they must be best friends with the janitor that donated his mop closet for the set. The whole damn thing is like letting a friend play your Nintendo badly with their feet. Only they don't talk, you hate them, and they're dressed like an insane housepainter.
Jim gives us a thumbs up as if to say, "It's A-OK that you're in my secret base! Thumbs up for Nintendo! Thumbs up for YOU!"
The Learning Begins
One of the first "tips" Donn gives us is that Silkworm is true to the arcade version with all of the hidden bonus points. That helps a lot, Donn. Then he stops talking and lets us watch him play for about 10 minutes. And trust me, I don't care if you've had someone sell you insurance at church, it's the longest 10 minutes of your life. It looks like the key to winning the game is NOT getting hit by enemies. This lesson is worth the $19.95 alone, since you can apply it in your regular life when you're playing in traffic or dodging the cleansing water that comes out of a "shower."
Guerilla War, Breathing Excercises
Later in the tape they give us some brilliant hints to beat Guerilla war. We've already learned from their last tips that our country's video game team can't talk and play games at the same time. It's at this point we start to realize that they have trouble doing either one by themselves. Donn's first hint for level 5 is to "use your lasso to save the hostages." Then he manages to miss almost every hostage while the microphone is next to his controller so we can hear him panting AND clumsily smashing the buttons at the wrong time.
After that, they turn off his microphone and he plays silently for a few levels. He doesn't do anything helpful. In fact, he spends almost all his time headbutting bullets and shooting friendly hostages with a flame thrower. He doesn't speak again until level nine when he says, "To get to the tenth and final round of guerilla war, you must first fight through level 9."
"Level Nine? What the fuck happened to Level Ten? ...Oooooooh."
Later he added, "be sure to breathe through your nose and not your ear to avoid asphyxiation." I hear he's doing a love advice column now where he gives tips like, "To attain a life of celibacy, concentrate on finding a video game champion jumpsuit. Pull the front zipper UP to attain the closed jumpsuit." Look, I know all of the government funding and fantastic parking places you can get by hiring the handicapped, but please don't dress them up in uniforms and send them off to teach kids how to play Nintendo.
Donn, not giving a fuck so hard, it's burning calories.
How to Not Give a Shit About The 3 Stooges
Next, the US Video Game Team gave us their help with The 3 Stooges, a shitty game almost 3 kids owned, and less than 1 cared about doing well in. It was based on the show that taught us how funny it is to kick an ugly person's ass, and the point of the game was to raise money to save an orphanage by throwing pies at people and running through a crowded hospital. I know it sounds like it's just a bad joke, and it might be, but I didn't write it. That's really what you do in this game.
Well, it's what they attempted to do.
Here's a special tip to win, straight from the masters: "In the hospital scene concentrate on picking up the supplies while avoiding the patients." This tip is really unfair to the kids that couldn't afford to buy the tape. Think of the advantage they would have with someone reading the game's instructions to them from their VCR. You don't think that would help that much!? What if I reminded you that the person stuttering at them was wearing a JUMPSUIT.
And if you doubt them, they're fucking out of here. They've got bitches waiting in the car.
Later in the tape, they follow up with this tip: "If your Nintendo-compatible video game system is not working, first check to see if the power in your parent's basement is ON. Use the "DOOR LOCK" to keep the parents from walking in on you while you hump your Nintendo-compatible cartridge."
And that's how Rygar was conceived.
They Teach You Something, and Make You Pay Dearly
In Blaster Master, their tip is to throw a bomb on the bad guy and pause the game when it hits. While the game is paused, it keeps hitting the bad guy. I know, it sounds like a good tip! That doesn't stop you from hating them, though. They don't just tell you to pause and assume you know what one minute and fifteen seconds is. No. They show you. You get to watch the entire minute go by - no fast forward, no cut, no anything. But it's not one minute of dead silence. Like I said, the grenade still goes off while it's paused.
And it sounds like this: "BYUBYUBYUBYUBYUBYUBYUBYUBYU!!!!"
Keep in mind that when this tape came out, we didn't have mute buttons on our remotes. If we did, we'd miss out on the end to this tip: "Press the Start Button to UNpause. The enemy boss is destroyed." As an extra help, they zoom in on their controller to show us exactly HOW to press the Start Button. You will seriously want to punch your country's National Video Game Team in the ear after this tape, and anyone that says differently is either lying or doesn't have hands.
"Here to explain the process of pushing UP, controller expert James Henkle."


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Reacquaint young people with reality
October 26, 2013
It seems incredible that so many young people who have no memory of a world before the Internet are entirely unaware of the degree to which they have been dehumanized by the Web....
Writing "damn liberal kids" editorials every week isn't exactly portraying a "reality" to their much older readers, but it sure doesn't stop Ogden.
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TS, it works for Odgden because most of its readers never went to college. That makes educated people a perfect target as an "other" group for people like Notsocialist.
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Older people telling younger people to get in touch with reality is pretty hilarious to me. We live in a culture created by those people and now their spawn that has grown up in it is what is wrong with it. Doesn't make much sense when I put it that way, does it?
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As a follow-up, the Athens County prosecutor chose to NOT file charges this afternoon because it was blatantly obvious that it was consensual (as the students had said). Now, should people have recorded it and posted it to social media? No... but the existence of video did prove useful to prevent a false rape accusation. Actual reality is the video can help as well as hurt.
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Clarification: Prevent a false rape charge, there was a false accusation, and the evidence dismissed it at that
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So, does whoever wrote this have their foot in their mouth? I agree TS, recording it and posting it in general is pretty unsavory behavior. But saying that students witnessed and wouldn't do something about a rape and dragging them through the mud based on an assumption is pretty unsavory as well.
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NotSocialist, on your initial comment too, I noticed the prosecutor said that someone did punch the male involved in the face afterward, because they were offended by the action. So there was some "street justice"
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Waverly entry wins 58th Jersey Jug
Waverly entry wins 58th Jersey Jug
The All American Jersey Sale that followed averaged $6,418 on 67 lots.
Judge Chris Lahmers of Marysville, Ohio, and his associate John Erbsen of Lanark, Ill., selected Miss Iatola Blackie Rose-ET as the winner of the 58th National Jersey Jug in Louisville, Ky. Taking Reserve honors was WF Comerica Glenna-P shown by Brooke Powers, Irvine, Ky. In third was Ratliff Sambo Demi-ET which was an entry by this year's National Jersey Queen, Cassy Krull of Lake Mills, Wis. Shown in the photo are the top six finalists in the Jersey Jug. The winning entry is shown at the far left with Mike Stiles on the halter.
The All American Jersey Sale which followed had a top of $60,000. Heartland Vibrant Sonny was sold to a syndicate headed by Select Sires of Plain City, Ohio. The high-selling female was DeBoer Tbone M6593. She was consigned by Nico DeBoer and sold to Sexing Technologies for $20,000. That organization also bought one of the second high-selling females, Sunny Day Valentino Key for $14,000. Sunny Day Farm consigned that heifer. Norse Star Renegade Marley also sold for $14,000. She was consigned by Norse Star Jerseys and was purchased by Heartland Jerseys, Inc. In all, 67 lots sold for an average of $6,418.
Also on Sunday, the North American International Livestock Show (NAILE) named Claessic Fields Vindicat Genie as the Supreme Champion of the Junior Show. She was shown by Ben Sauder of Tremont, Ill. That cow was Supreme Champion of the Junior Show at World Dairy Expo in 2010.
Other cows taking Grand Champion honors in the Junior Show were: Ayrshire, Briarwoods Harmony Midnite, Walton, Judy, Porter, and Parmley Thornburg, Greencastle, Ind.; Brown Swiss, ShenVal BC Cameron, Cave City, Ky.; Guernsey, Adams Creek Divid Mary Kate-ET, Alyssa Nuttleman, Bangor, Wis.; Holstein, Krull Dundee Ellory-ET, Cassy Krull, Lake Mills, Wis.; Milking Shorthorn, Halpins IH, Samantha Ropp, Kempton, Ill.; Red and White, Ainger Advent Jessa-Red, Britney Hill, Bristol, Vt.


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Alessandra Kutz, who will be a freshman member of the Stetson University women's golf team this fall, fired a round of 72 on Monday to earn her way into the 2013 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship.
Kutz, from Sanford, was one of eight players to post a qualifying score on the South Course at Quail Ridge Country Club in Boynton Beach. Her even par round of 72 earned her a ticket to Charleston, SC, for the U.S. Women's Amateur, which will be played at the Country Club of Charleston August 5-11.
"It was a very comfortable round," Kutz told her Stetson coach Floyd Kerr. "I hit 15 greens in regulation. It was like a walk in the park."
Kutz posted 12 pars, three birdies and three bogeys to earn one of the qualifying spots. Ashley Burke of Boynton Beach earned medalist honors with a three-under par score of 69.
Kerr said the experience of playing in the U.S. Women's Amateur should give Kutz an idea of what college golf will be like.
"There will be so many good college players there. Kerr said. "This will give her a good taste of what it will be like this fall."
The U.S. Women's Amateur will include two days of stroke play before the field is cut to 64 players for match play to determine the champion.


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I would choose Smith/Quincey because Smith is the best player out of the four by far.
That being said, I would rather have Colaiacovo over Quincey. Cola moved the puck well the three games he was healthy and the Red Wings defense lacks that skill overall.
I disagree. Smith has the highest potential of all four, but he's not the best player (yet). Smith gets absolutely exposed every time he plays against speedier teams. Remember that game a couple of weeks ago against Nashville? The one where Mike Fisher absolutely owned Smith so badly that they did a montage of it during the broadcast? That's Mike Fischer mind you, not some superstar and he ended the night with a goal and two assists. Smith and Quincey are AWFUL against a moderate forecheck. So again, against a slower, bigger, team then maybe they'd be the better choice. But against a team that forechecks, White and Colaiacovo are far and away the better option as far as retrieving the puck and getting it up ice to the forwards.


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Gwyneth Paltrow and Demi Lovato met for the first time Monday – and seemed to make an instant bond over fashion as they showed up for the same flight in practically matching outfits.
The actresses both sported green military jackets, white T-shirts, jeans and ankle boots. But they didn't seem to mind, as both later posted giddily about the encounter on Twitter.
Paltrow, 40, insisted that the pair take a photo together so she could show her 8-year-old daughter Apple, who apparently is a big Lovato fan.
For her part, Lovato, 20, wrote that Paltrow was "SO nice!!!"
Both women have been busy lately. Aside from being a judge on The X Factor, Lovato has been prepping her fourth album, Demi, for release in May – the same month that Paltrow's Iron Man 3 hits theaters.
Gwyneth P. is SO nice!!! she wanted a picture with ME?!!! #COOL— demetria lovato (@ddlovato) April 9, 2013


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Woody Scores 21 In WBB's Win Over Western Michigan
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State women's basketball team evened its Mid-American Conference record at 4-4 and improved to 9-10 overall with a 56-43 home court win over Western Michigan Wednesday night.
Western Michigan opened the second half with an 11-3 run to take its largest lead of the ball game, 34-26, with 14:11 on the clock, but Ball State would then answer with a 21-5 scoring spurt over the next 10 minutes to take a 47-39 advantage over the Broncos with 3:17 left to play. Nathalie Fontaine began the Cardinals' run with a pull-up jumper and then had help with a layup from Brandy Woody, a three pointer from Brittany Carter off of an offensive board and a three point play completion from junior guard Shelbie Justice.
The Broncos battled to within five (48-43) with 2:34 left on the clock. Woody attacked the basket for two points and Carter's reverse layup put the Cardinals up 52-43 under the one-minute mark to seal the win.
The majority of the first half was up tempo for both teams as they continued to trade baskets through intermission. The largest lead for both teams in the first half was three points. The Cardinals led 23-20 with one minute remaining after a layup by Woody but Western Michigan's Julia Henson would close out the half with a three point basket to tie the game 23-23.
Ball State was led by the 21 points of Woody, who also added a team-high seven rebounds, two assists and one steal. Fontaine scored nine points plus tallied one block and two steals, while Justice recorded seven points, two assists and one steal.
For the game, the Cardinals out-rebounded the Broncos 56-to-43 while holding Western Michigan's top scorer to only nine points which was off of two field goals and five free throws.
The Ball State women's basketball team heads to the road Sunday for its second cross divisional meeting against Kent State. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center. The game will mark a homecoming of sorts for head coach Brady Sallee and assistant coach Ryan Patterson, as both coaches spent time coaching the Golden Flashes early on in their careers.


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April 2013 Issue
35 Reasons to Celebrate Ohio
Looking for the best of American life? Look no further. It's all right here.
Bob Beasley, Linda Feagler, Ron Rollins, Jill Sell, Marilou Suszko, Ilona Westfall
The slogan may be a thing of the past, but the essential truth of the matter remains: Ohio is now and always will be "the heart of it all."
Mansfield author Louis Bromfield described our geographical place in the world well. "Where exactly is Ohio?" he asked. "It is the farthest west of the east, and the farthest east of the west, the farthest north of the south, and the farthest south of the north, and it is probably the richest area of its size in the world."
Given all that, you will pardon our dilemma. How do you single out just 35 reasons to celebrate a place like that?
Ohio brims, hums and bustles with reasons to celebrate. So start with our list and add your own. Who is to say you're wrong? As an Ohioan, after all, it's all about you. Everyone knows we're the center of the universe.
Storied Past
Though Ohioans are sometimes maddeningly modest about it, the Buckeye State has one of the richest, deepest, most interesting histories of any in the union.
Start with our presidents. Ohio lays claim to eight — William Henry Harrison (born in Virginia, but elected from and buried here), Ulysses S. Grant, James A. Garfield, Rutherford B. Hayes, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William Howard Taft and Warren G. Harding. Our state practically owned the White House during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Then there are our pioneers and war heroes. Texas may have Davy Crockett, but Ohio has Daniel Boone. The famed woodsman spent a good bit of his time hunting, pioneering and Indian-fighting on our side of the Ohio River. While Texans remember the Alamo, how about another high-stakes underdog contest that we actually won? Ohio has the Battle of Lake Erie, in which Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry dramatically took the Great Lakes back for our side during the War of 1812, thereby giving our young country a key victory against the British when we really needed one.
Ohioans have a long history as crusaders for freedom. Before the Civil War, our state played a crucial role in the abolition debate and in the Underground Railroad that helped slaves to freedom. The first African-American field officer in the Civil War, Martin Delaney, lived here and is buried in Wilberforce — whose college, along with Oberlin, Antioch and Central State University, speaks to the important role Ohio played in civil rights and co-education. Oberlin was the first college in the nation to regularly admit women.
Our story goes back much further than all that. Ohio was home to the mound-building Native Americans of prehistory who left us with such fascinating landscape wonders as the Newark earthworks and the amazing, internationally known Serpent Mound.
As innovators, we reach for the sky. Not only was powered flight created by those two Daytonians, Wilbur and Orville Wright, but two young pilots — John Glenn from New Concord and Neil Armstrong from Wapakoneta — took us into outer space.
Ohio inventors, famous and otherwise, have imagined and created countless routine-but-important things that touch and impact our everyday lives, from the stepladder to the first traffic light to the pop-top can to the ignition system in your car.
While we're shedding light on the subject, let's not overlook the most amazing inventor of them all, Thomas Edison — born and raised in little Milan, Ohio, where you can still visit his boyhood home.
— Ron Rollins
Natural Beauty
Ohio is Mother Nature's portfolio. She shows off woodlands rich in wildflowers, wetlands teeming with rare plants and animals, and prairies that mimic their larger, western cousins. She boasts of the state's natural coastline, rivers big and small that wind through our towns and countryside and hills that roll across the state. The diversity of Ohio's natural beauty is unmatched, and is a gift to residents and tourists alike.
Water is the liquid of life, and Ohio's northern boundary hugs Lake Erie, the 11th-largest lake in the world and the fourth largest in surface area among the Great Lakes. On the calmest, sunniest days, blue diamonds sparkle on the water's surface. During storms, black waves rise to frighten us with their angry allure and size. But the lake has given Ohio myriad commercial and recreational opportunities. Lake Erie's islands include Kelleys Island, made for nature lovers, and Middle Bass and South Bass Islands, just right for summer fun.
The Ohio River is the largest tributary of the Mississippi River and forms the entire 451-mile southern boundary of the state. Its sheer size and importance have shaped Ohio's history. Additionally, the state has 29,113 miles of rivers. Four rivers are designated National Wild and Scenic Rivers as well as Ohio Scenic Rivers: Big and Little Darby creeks, Little Beaver Creek and Little Miami River. Rare fish and mussels, a protected salamander called a hellbender, and riverbanks teeming with blue heron and mallards add to the waterways' busy life.
Ohio's parks have earned national recognition as well. The 32,950-acre Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Northeast Ohio is surrounded by two large urban areas. Many visitors are surprised to discover that river otters, coyotes, mink and beaver live within the mostly deciduous forest and along the crooked Cuyahoga River. The park is a botanist's playground with its 943 plant species, from the petite spring beauty wildflowers to majestic red maple and American beech trees.
Each of the 75 Ohio Department of Natural Resources' Ohio State Parks is unique. Salt Fork's fascinating geological sites include huge sandstone blocks, caves and waterfalls. Deer Creek is known for ring-necked pheasants. From the highest points in the forest, visitors to Shawnee see a magical blue haze, the result of moisture in the air and views of the forest below.
In Ohio, we clearly can see the forests for the trees. Wayne National Forest in the Appalachian foothills of southeastern Ohio covers more than a quarter million acres. Visitors camp, fish and traverse more than 300 miles of trails for hiking, mountain biking, all-terrain-vehicle riding and horseback riding. Botanical herbs including American ginseng and goldenseal are treasures in the area.
State nature preserves, sanctuaries for wildlife, are among Ohio's most precious areas. The state's 135 preserves include Lakeside Daisy in Ottawa County, with the only natural population of its namesake wildflower in the United States. Lake Katharine in Jackson Township features a pristine lake surrounded by sandstone cliffs and Sheldon Marsh in Erie County is a notable destination for birdwatchers.
— Jill Sell
Arts at Heart
When we think of arts and entertainment meccas, Hollywood and New York City immediately come to mind. But there's no question that Ohio more than holds its own as a hub of creativity. Variety runs the gamut from world-class orchestra concerts to grassroots arts festivals — held everywhere from big urban metropolises to the small towns that dot the Buckeye State.
Take our museums, for instance: At one end of the spectrum, there's the world-renowned Cleveland Museum of Art; the Cincinnati Museum Center, former-train-station-turned-art-deco jewel; and the very cool Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. But we're also loaded with hidden gems like the Mazza Museum in Findlay, home to an exquisite collection of illustrations from children's books.
For music lovers, Ohio offers something to satisfy every ear. Classical fans can hear Beethoven by the Cleveland Orchestra (the ensemble that Time magazine proclaimed to be "the best band in the land.") Then there are venues, such as Stuart's Opera House in Nelsonville, known for an eclectic playlist of touring rock, bluegrass and folk bands. In fact, the state is full of indoor and outdoor music festivals year-round. Cases in point: the River City Blues Festival in Marietta and Cincinnati's Midpoint Music Festival.
Whether you're into Shakespeare or the latest Broadway musical, you'll find it on stages throughout the state, from Cleveland's PlayhouseSquare — the country's second-largest performing arts center — to Amil Tellers in Lima, the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts in Portsmouth and the Zanesville Community Theatre.
While we may not be as glitzy as Hollywood, Ohio has plenty of screen gems as well. Many movies and TV shows have been set or filmed here, including "The Deer Hunter," "WKRP in Cincinnati" and "The Shawshank Redemption." In recent years, the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Incentive has made filming here even more financially appealing, which resulted in downtown Cleveland being transformed into New York City for "The Avengers."
Tap shoes, ballet slippers and even wheels make an appearance in Ohio's dance troupes. Dayton Ballet and BalletMet in Columbus perform graceful pas de deux, while the Contemporary Dance Theatre brings touring modern dance companies to Cincinnati. And the unique Dancing Wheels Company & School in Cleveland features dancers with and without disabilities.
Want to sample performing and visual arts at the same time? Ohio sets the scene for that, too, with an abundance of events eagerly anticipated each year. Bowling Green's Black Swamp Arts Festival has well-known bands performing alongside award-winning art displays. And Cleveland's IngenuityFest is known for introducing technology to more traditional arts.
Taking all this into consideration, it's no surprise that some of the biggest celebrities in the arts hail from here — including actors Halle Berry and Clark Gable, Grammy -winning rockers The Black Keys and painter George Bellows.
— Ilona Westfall
Discriminating Taste
Could there be a better way to celebrate food and drink in Ohio than with those grown, prepared or crafted right here? Fill a glass with wine from any of the state's 160 wineries or pour a beer brewed at one of 30 craft and microbreweries. If "spirits" move you, check out the handful of small-batch distilleries that have emerged over the past five years. Distinct vodkas from Middlewest Spirits, white rum from Portside Distillery and gin from Watershed Distillery provide higher proof that creativity and sustainability is deeply rooted in those who quench the thirst.
Want the perfect complement for your drink? Say cheese. More than a dozen Ohio goat and cow's milk cheese producers handcraft some 30 original fresh and aged varieties. Add Kokoboreggo and Yellow House Cheeses, the first sheep's milk cheese producers, and the options to round out a delicious, locally sourced cheeseboard just get better.
Ohio's bees buzzed with excitement last year. Not only did the honey they collected flow freely, but over the past three years the number of registered beekeepers increased by 8 percent and colonies or hives now number more than 36,700. The majority of beekeepers are hobbyists keeping less than five hives.
The fact that they are introducing more pollinators to the environment makes everyone — from the home gardener to the orchardists — very happy.
From hive to the bottle, beekeepers bring their honey harvest to Ohio's 264 farmers markets — year-round. While the state stands seventh in the nation for active markets, the USDA puts Ohio in a top spot for winter markets. Fifty off-season markets set up weekly in a number of indoor venues dedicated to feeding a year-round yen for locally grown foods.
For food to "go," Ohio's fleet of urban food trucks have made good eating a truly moveable feast. There are more than 100 gourmet meals on wheels worth chasing, offering everything from ethnic specialties to American contemporary cuisine. Finding one is easy at
A number of food-focused organizations make it their mission to educate and entertain Ohioans about food and agriculture. Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA) is in its 30th year of organizing tours and on-farm experiences for hobbyists, the curious or those exploring small-scale farming. Ohio Farm Bureau's Grow and Know programs run spring through fall with farm visits, on-farm breakfasts and dinners, cooking lessons and even cooking competitions.
Food writers and bloggers such as Central Ohio's Rachel Tayse Bailleul (
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) provide even more ways to stay connected to local food and agriculture. Informed and enthusiastic, their sites and observations ensure that the search for all that's tasty, timely and growing is never very far away.
— Marilou Suszko
Sporting Life
Few places can match Ohio's contributions to the world of sports. Professional baseball started here, the greatest champion in golf was born here, the road to the Final Four in college basketball begins here, and every football player hopes to end up here. These are just several of the many sports-themed reasons to celebrate Ohio.
In 1869, the Cincinnati Red Stockings fielded the first pro team in baseball. One hundred forty-four years later, they're still playing ball in the Queen City. The current edition of the team — now known as the Reds — is defending its National League Central Division title this year. Meanwhile, the Cleveland Indians, who have a slightly shorter history, are looking to return to winning ways under new manager Terry Francona.
Along with those two big- league teams, Ohio is home to several great minor league squads. The Dayton Dragons, Toledo Mud Hens, Columbus Clippers, Akron Aeros, Lake County Captains and Lake Erie Crushers are all great options for folks in search of affordable family fun.
Before baseball begins each year, the men's college basketball season finishes in a frenetic flurry of games known as March Madness. It all kicks off with the "First Four" at the University of Dayton Arena, which has been the opening-round site since 2001.
Moving from the court to the course, no one has won more major golf championships than Upper Arlington native Jack Nicklaus. While he's long retired from competition, the Golden Bear still hosts the Memorial Tournament each spring at his Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, and his achievements are immortalized at the Jack Nicklaus Museum on the campus of his alma mater, The Ohio State University.
Nicklaus isn't the only athlete with a shrine in Ohio, where the rich traditions of both the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals incite the passions of football fans from one end of the state to the other. Canton is home to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, where 280 of the sport's greatest figures are enshrined. The Hall of Fame is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and, on Aug. 3, it will welcome seven new members, including Cris Carter who is a native of — where else? — Ohio.
— Bob Beasley
Written Words
Many Buckeye writers past and present — such as Dayton's Paul Laurence Dunbar and Rita Dove, who hails from Akron — exude sheer poetry in their words about the people, places and causes they're passionate about. Our novelists take a more, well, novel approach: Cleveland's Les Roberts selected his favorite North Coast city as the backdrop for his private-eye mystery series, while Centerville author Carrie Bebris takes readers back to a time of duels and ballroom dancing in her popular books based on Jane Austen stories.
Love is good, but so is laughter. For the latter we turn to the work of humorists such as Dayton's Erma Bombeck. And it's easy to see why Columbus is proud of native son James Thurber, whose inimitable wit touched genres ranging from short stories and cartoons to essays about life's conundrums.
News and newsmakers also lead to riveting reads: Douglas Brinkley, who grew up in Perrysburg, has penned a litany of gripping nonfiction books tackling subjects ranging from Hurricane Katrina to Walter Cronkite. (He and pal Johnny Depp just finished editing House of Earth, a recently discovered novel by legendary folk musician Woody Guthrie.) Hailed as a "national treasure" by The Washington Post, Susan Orlean is known for her colorful travel essays that span the globe and exhibit a wanderlust born perhaps from what she describes as "a happy and relatively uneventful childhood in Cleveland."
Clearly, the adage "so many books, so little time" rings true throughout our state. Ohio is replete with must-reads by Sherwood Anderson, Zane Grey, Robert McCloskey, Toni Morrison, Gloria Steinem, and, lest we forget … insert the names of your favorite writers here.
We're also thankful for the fact that one doesn't have to be Nancy Drew to discover the treasure trove. (Although, America's most famous girl detective is one of us: The first 23 books in the beloved series were penned by Toledo Blade reporter Mildred Wirt Benson.)
Ohio's libraries — from grand marble structures steeped in architectural wonder to brick-and-mortar buildings emanating small-town charm — have stories to share. And they're leading the nation in doing so: In 2011, the National Center for Educational Statistics ranked us No. 1 in library visits per capita.
— Linda Feagler
We asked our Facebook friends to name some of their favorite Ohio places and attractions. The following are just a few of their responses.
Cindy Lou Cheney Weatherholtz
"Rock and roll to farmers' fields, roller coasters and museums. Bratwurst, popcorn and pumpkin festivals. Lakes, rivers and state park beaches. So many things to see and do in my great state of Ohio! That is what I love — exploring it all!"
Honest Abe
"35 miles in any direction and you enter a new Ohio."
Easy Travel Mom
"People travel the world (trust me, I have) to see what Ohio can do all on its own — an African Safari at African Safari Wildlife Park; island hopping [from] Kelleys Island to Put-In-Bay; an amazing indoor experience at the best science museum, COSI; for the hippie or music lover in all of us to enjoy the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; what beauty comes at Hocking Hills from ziplining to hiking; the holiday light shows across this state but particularly at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium; and the surprising history. With four seasons, Ohio has it all — but more importantly, it has the diversity of its people that no matter what, will give you directions with a smile! And my personal opinion is it really is THE place to raise a family. I'm not from Ohio (or the Midwest) but I love it!"
Cheryl J. Brinkmann
"Born in Cleveland, went to college in Cincinnati, lived on the Great Lakes where I saw turtles hatch and crawl to life in Lake Erie. From lighthouses to great academic institutions, to farmland, to horse land ... that is Ohio to me."
Mary Louise Kuehnling
"I feel so fortunate to have lived in the historic Merriman Valley, Portage Path area, in Akron, for 57 years. I have walked the wooded paths of Sand Run Parkway and driven by the old Indian trails that stretch for miles along the river. Akron has so much to offer, with its E.J. Thomas Hall, University of Akron, Weathervane and Coach House theaters. My home was also very near the famous Stan Hywet Hall that I visited often."
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Saturday, April 19, 2014
"A Meal to Remember," East Cooper Meals on Wheels' annual gala and auction presented by Motley Rice, will take place on Wednesday, April 30, at the Omar Shrine. Doors open to all guests at 6:45 p.m. Each year guests gather for this black-tie optional affair to enjoy signature small plates from more than a dozen local chefs, live and silent auctions, and music performed by the Dave Landeo Band. Guests will feast on culinary delights ranging from traditional southern favorites to international dishes while bidding on items donated by more than 100 businesses in our community. The evening concludes with a fast-paced, live auction, featuring all-inclusive getaways, one-of-a-kind excursions and unique packages for every lifestyle.
This signature event focuses on creating an enjoyable evening for our guests and generating resources to ensure that none of our homebound neighbors, regardless of age or income, ever pays for a meal or is ever placed on a waiting list.
In 2013, East Cooper Meals on Wheels delivered 134,945 meals to homebound residents who reside in Mount Pleasant, Wando, Cainhoy, Daniel Island, Isle of Palms and Sullivan's Island. Last year's gala and auction raised more than $100,000, which provided for one-third of the meals delivered last year.
"The funds raised during the annual gala and auction are symbolic of the sense of caring our community has for our homebound residents. The generosity demonstrated each year continues to grow," said George Roberts, president and CEO. "And this year, there is an opportunity to amplify the funds raised during the gala through a special Coastal Community Foundation campaign, expanding the financial impact of each gift – making our signature event truly 'A Meal to Remember.'" For tickets or more information about the gala and auction, please call East Cooper Meals on Wheels at 843-881-9350.
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Celtic knot interlacing shows up in Irish monuments, stone crosses, jewelry, and illuminated manuscripts. This familiar interlaced art peaked in Ireland around the 7th-9th centuries, during the Celtic Revival.
The basis for this design collection is the Lindisfarne cross, which marks the site where the Lindisfarne Gospels were illuminated.
Monks illuminated the Lindisfarne manuscripts around 700 AD in a monastery off the coast of Northumberland. The style has been described as Hiberno-Saxon, or insular art. Similar illumination of Christian gospels is seen in the Book of Durrow (ca.700 CE) and the Book of Kells (ca.800 CE), combining western calligraphy with insular decoration.
I have drawn a pattern based on the stone Lindisfarne Cross, and repeated it digitally in many variations of color and arrangement. Comparable celtic knot combinations are found in the St. Patrick, Farr Stone, Colum Cille, Ruthwell, and the Claddagh Crosses. Celtic interlacing shows a sense of continuity, and appreciation for eternal aspects of life.
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
It's a dachshund's world out there, and we're just livin' in it.
Jonathan Miller doesn't even own a dog, but he's made a living out of "The Adventures of Sammy the Wonder Dachshund" book series and related artwork. Miller has a friend with a dachshund named Sammy.
"It was the first time I really ever clicked with a dog," he said at a book signing for his third book at Triangle Char & Bar in Mount Pleasant. "I was doing artwork at the time, and I was trying to figure out what to actually do. Then, a spark just went off."
Although dachshunds have short legs, they have long bodies and bigger personalities. "He was just such a funny, quirky little dog. He always looked like he was up to something," Miller said. "I've never cared for a dog licking me and slobbering all over. I just clicked with him."
Miller has sold more than 10,000 copies of his first book titled "Sammy's Last Week in Charleston," over 5,000 of the second book called "Sammy on Safari" and already more than 1,200 of the third installment in the first month it was released. The third is titled "Sammy in Space."
The books, like the loveable main character, are short but complex. Artwork is a selling point for the books, as Miller is an expert artist.
"I used to come home from school with money and my parents would say, 'Where are you getting this money from?' he said. "I was drawing pictures for kids at school – like of Michael Jordan dunking a basketball."
He made greeting cards for friends and family using layers of paper for a three-dimensional look. They loved it, so Miller turned back to his schoolyard hustling ways and made a business out of it. Some art pieces take more than 70 hours to produce, the College of Charleston business graduate said, and each page of the book can take 30-40 hours.
"The Adventures of Sammy the Wonder Dachshund" will continue, and Miller said he has ideas for a fourth book that could be released in about a year. He visits schools all over the Carolinas and Georgia reading to children and selling copies of his series. "There's a lot of competition," he said of the business. "Everybody and their brother and sister have an idea for a children's book."
But, he also has more plans. "I want to get a Sammy eventually, because I have to bring 'Prop Sammy' sometimes when I go to schools," he said. "Eventually, I'll get a Sammy. I have to find the right dog."
On behalf of all dachshund owners, I can say getting your own stumpy-legged friend is a wise choice.
Down the road from the book signing, Seppy's Hot Dogs is in its beginning stages since opening the restaurant earlier this year. Its secret weapon – other than homemade ingredients – is the logo of a dachshund with its ears blown back by a fan. It's cute, and well, what better logo to have for a hot dog place than a weiner dog?
"I always associated dachshunds with hotdogs and when the logo was being designed, the fan just went along with it," Seppy's Twitter account explained to the Moultrie News last week.
There's no actual dachshund named Seppy, and since Miller doesn't yet own a Sammy, it got me thinking.
When can my beloved Charlie sign his modeling contract?
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This year, the NAACP, established in New York City in 1909, celebrates its centennial. As celebrations are under way, new crime-fighting programs are being developed and implemented by the association. One of these programs, the "Rapid Response System," allows for people to use their cell phones in order to report any incidents of alleged police misconduct. The new system was officially unveiled Monday, as part of the annual convention for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in New York City.
Instant texts, e-mails and video reports each exist as acceptable mediums to file a report of alleged police misconduct, which takes three steps to complete. A person must first take photos or record video on their camera phone of the incident. Next, the person must send the photos or video to the NAACP, which can be done through a Web browser, or by uploading the file(s) through a computer. Finally, a short form will need to be filled out regarding the incident.
According to Benjamin Jealous, the NAACP's president and CEO, information gathered from various reports will be used differently; while the NAACP may choose to use certain footage/information instantly, other reports may be entered into a comprehensive database for trending and use in more long-term illustrations.
As far as the extensive number of people who have access to the new program, Jealous explained: "Technology has basically put a video camera in the pocket of every child in this country over the age of 12 and most grown-ups, as well."
The NAACP's vice president of advocacy and research, Monique Morris, offered another advantage of the new system. "What this database will provide is a more accurate account in real time of what's happening in our communities," said Morris.
In an NAACP press release, the Rapid Response System was listed as part of a wider Criminal Justice strategy, known as "Smart and Safe," to be launched this year.
"We know that most of police officers around the nation are excellent public servants," Jealous explained in the NAACP release. "But the few who violate people's rights are often not held accountable. We hope to improve the relationship between our community and law enforcement officers -- which is the best way to create the trust needed for police to effectively solve crimes."
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quote: Celebrating his first Independence Day as President, Obama asks all Americans to honor those who created a new form of government and to re-dedicate ourselves to the ideals for which so many have given so much. He also marks another special moment in our nation's history with a congratulatory message to the breakthrough children's television series, Sesame Street, who are also celebrating a milestone, 40 years of fun and learning!
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Tuesday, April 2, 2013
On Wednesday, April 3, Lance Orchid, National Organizing Director on Gun Violence Prevention based in Washington, D.C.; Rep. Wendall Gilliard of South Carolina's 111th District; and Lori Haas, whose daughter Emily was shot and injured in the Virginia Tech shooting, will participate in a round table to release a new Center for American Progress report detailing South Carolina's performance on 10 measures of gun violence, the link between weak state gun laws and high levels of gun violence in South Carolina and why background checks must be part of any solution to prevent gun violence. Marie Tate, whose husband was shot and killed in the line of duty, and Brandon Upson, an Army veteran, will also participate.
At the round table, Orchid will discuss findings in the report done by Center for American Progress, a research institute based in Washington, D.C. The report is a 50-state analysis that identifies the prevalence of gun-related violence in South Carolina and examines gun violence in the state according to 10 key measures of gun violence. The report also ranks each of the 50 states and explores the link between high levels of gun violence and weak state gun laws.
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What a grand celebration it was! More than 2000 alumni and guests gathered on College Hill for Reunion Weekend as we toasted Hamilton's 200th birthday. The festivities included Bicentennial Colleges, receptions, dinners, musical and sporting events, as well as plenty of opportunities to renew ties with friends.
We hope you enjoyed this once-in-a-lifetime celebration as we look forward with enthusiasm for Hamilton's third century!
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Administrators at Harman High School have announced the names of students who made the honor roll for the second nine-week grading period.
Those earning the distinction for the honor roll are:
Twelfth grade - Layla Teter, Trevor Johnson, Tashia Lambert, Celena Mallow, Chloe O'Neill, Marie Johnston, Kimyona Warren and Zackery White.
Eleventh grade - Dolton Mullenax, Kenna Bennett, Bryan Roy, Clayton Mallow, Angela Roupe and Dakota Bennett.
Tenth grade - Christopher Varner, Desiree Lambert and Joshua Kaleb Shifflett.
Ninth grade - Gary Nelson.
Honorable mention goes to those students with at least a 3.0 average. Students receiving honorable mention are:
Twelfth grade - Trackie Cooper, Mackala Teter and Dylan Vance.
Eleventh grade - Christopher Alt, Tyler Arbogast, Alexa Lawson, Macey Dodrill, Jacob Ray, Ethan Fortney and Douglas Haberland.
Tenth grade - Michael Judy, Emma Yokum, Tristan Huffman and Alexis Cooper.
Ninth grade - Logan Cooper.
Administrators at Harman Elementary and Middle School have announced the names of students who made the honor roll for the second nine-week grading period.
Eighth grade - Rebecca Bennett, Emily Cooper and Brier Shifflett.
Seventh grade - Ryan Moore, Zack Roy, Maddisan Starr, Cheyeanne Swiger and Adam Yokum.
Sixth grade - Hayleigh Johnson, Nick Putnam and Alyssa VanMeter.
Fifth grade - Allen Bonner, Aiden Cooney, Alex Nelson, Ruby Stalker, Kylie Teter, Natalie Teter and Dustin White.
Fourth grade - Sheridan Bonner, Megan Raines and Bryson Shillingburg.
Third grade - Lance Adamson, Drexell Armentrout, Tristan Bishop, Sophia Putnam, Logan Rohrbaugh, Jayden Shreve, Jack Stalker and Coy Teter.
Honorable mention goes to those students with at least a 3.0 average. Those students are:
Eighth grade - Kidman Arbogast, Brent Conrad, Andrea Delphey, Olivia Judy and Adam Snyder.
Seventh grade - Shawn Cruise, Collette Knotts, Alaca Rohrbaugh, Summer Turner and Austin Vance.
Sixth grade - Kyle Clements, Clayton Huffman, Tyson Messenger, Leslie Mook, Kayla Mullennex and Emilee Riffle.
Fifth grade - Mason Kimbleton, Michael Lambert, Emily Marple and Christian Merritt.
Fourth grade - Isaac Bennett, McKenna Johnson, Caitlyn Kerns, Clayson Knotts, Wyatt Mullenax, Vera Stalker, Jacob Teter, Wade Varner and Barrett Warner.
Third grade - A.J. Cogar, Wesley Harman, Gabe Ketterman, Mason Eye, Tenton Mullennex, Kelsey Swecker and Kole Teter.


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Destination charges, taxes, license and title fees, advertising fees... When going to a dealership, you must ask for an explanation of any fee you don't understand. But you need to choose your battles wisely. Your local car dealer may have taken a loss or slim profit along the way, and your fighting over something like a doc fee when the deal is nearly wrapped up may be counterproductive.
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Unlike consumer incentives, dealer incentives are factory-to-dealer incentives that reduce the dealer's true cost to buy the vehicle from the factory to below invoice.
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So it's understandable if the Ravens' tailback bristles at the notion that running backs aren't as valuable as they once were, that they've become interchangeable parts in an increasingly pass-happy league.
"I think every running back came out with a chip on their shoulder this year," Rice said this week, "because everybody was saying our value was going down. It's been really special to see what a lot of running backs have done this year.
"We're like a big fraternity," he said. "I like to see all the running backs do well, because it brings our value up for the next generation that comes in. Running backs aren't going anywhere."
But it's been a long time since they've gone up to accept a Super Bowl MVP trophy. Hard as it is to believe, it has been 15 long seasons since a running back won MVP in the big game. The last was Terrell Davis, who took the honor after rushing for 157 yards and three touchdowns for the Broncos in a 31-24 win over the Packers in Super Bowl XXXII.
Only one running back has gained 100 yards for the winning team in the last nine Super Bowls. Dominic Rhodes rushed for 113 yards for the Colts in their win over the Bears six years ago.
In recent years, it's been fashionable for teams to ride the arm of an elite quarterback to the Lombardi Trophy. The dominant featured back has become an antiquated notion at this stage of the season. Teams are more likely to use a tandem backfield.
Rice can live with that. A year ago, he led the NFL with 2,068 yards from scrimmage, He had 1,364 yards rushing and another 704 yards receiving. It was his second 2,000-yard season in three years, and people expected more of the same in his fifth pro season.
Instead, Rice had his fewest touches and yards since his rookie season. He finished with 1,143 rushing yards and 478 in receptions. He had 49 fewer touches than a year ago. Rookie Bernard Pierce has assumed some of the load with 108 carries for 532 yards.
And Rice loves it.
"Sharing the load at running back is probably one of the greatest things that's happened to me," he said, "because I don't have to put that wear and tear on my body. I have a great young running back who can come in and take some of the pressure off me."
Rice was fresher for the postseason as a result. He and Pierce split carries evenly in the wild-card win over the Colts. A rested Rice ripped off season highs of 30 carries and 131 yards in an upset of the Broncos in the divisional round. Pierce had 52 yards rushing and Rice 48 in the AFC title game against the Patriots.
"How do you not respect our run game over the last couple weeks?" Rice said. "We've been putting up tremendous numbers. You go down the playoff stats, the Ravens are ranked pretty high. We're up there with the best of the best."
He's right. The Ravens are averaging 149 yards rushing in the playoffs. The Niners have their own formidable tandem in Frank Gore and the emerging LaMichael James. In Colin Kaepernick, they also have a quarterback who can affect a game with his legs.
So this could be a departure from recent Super Bowls, featuring teams with hard-hitting defenses and deep running attacks. A running back might even wind up being the MVP.
"It's hard to say who's going to be the star of the game," Rice said. "It's all about who makes the big play. It could be a guy coming off the bench to make a winning catch."
It could be Rice, who made the most remarkable reception of the season back in November in San Diego. With the Ravens trailing by three and facing a fourth-and-29 late in the game, Rice turned a swing pass into a 30-yard gain. A few plays later, the Ravens tied the game and they won it in overtime, 16-13.
After that improbable win, Rice coined the phrase, "Hey Diddle Diddle, Ray Rice up the middle." He printed tee shirts with that slogan and donated the proceeds to his personal foundation. If not for that play, the Ravens — who lost their next three — might not be here.
"Oh, I don't want to take all that credit," Rice said with a laugh. "I do think it was a turning point in our season, because we were struggling on the road. We played the Steelers, San Diego and the Steelers again. That was the toughest three games of the year."
At 5-foot-9, 195 pounds, Rice, a Rutgers product, has been compared with Bills great Thurman Thomas, a similarly short, shifty and powerful runner who is equally dangerous as a receiver out of the backfield. Like Thomas, Rice was underestimated coming out of college. He was the 55th pick in 2008. Twenty years earlier, Thurman went 40th to the Bills. He rode his resentment all the way to the Hall of Fame.
"Coming out, I was told I wasn't fast enough or strong enough," Rice said. "I definitely wasn't tall enough. I couldn't run. I couldn't jump high. I couldn't do a lot of stuff. That's been the story of my life. Am I satisfied now? Absolutely not."
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The 29-year-old, who's on a 300 km (186-mile) trek across Antarctica in support of the Walking with the Wounded charity, called the four members of the Row2Recovery team ahead of their 3000-mile race across the Atlantic. (See the video below.)
All bundled up against the freezing temperatures and sitting on a camp bed inside a tent, the prince joked with the soldiers, who were standing in the sunshine in the Canary Islands. "It's minus 30 [Celsius] here, apparently it's plus 30 where you are," he said.
After skipper James Kayll said that it was even warmer than that, Harry rubbed his unshaven face and admitted that they'd had a few setbacks prepping for their frigid walk but were ready to set off.
Kayll told him that they were starting on Monday, but as he pointed out that rowing 3000 miles was "a little bit further than your walk," Harry made a face.
"Rowing 3000 miles is a hell of a lot easier than walking 300 kilometers, by the way," Harry joked.
The prince ended the conversation by wishing the rowers good luck and jokingly warning them to "avoid the occasional great white shark coming underneath the boat."


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Holstein Foundation Offers Art, Holstein Embryos, to Benefit Dairy Youth Programs
Holstein Foundation Offers Art, Holstein Embryos, to Benefit Dairy Youth Programs
The Holstein Foundation is hosting a silent auction at the 2012 National Holstein Convention, June 27-30, in Springfield, Mo., with proceeds benefiting Holstein Foundation youth and young adult programs, such as dairy bowl, dairy jeopardy, Young Dairy Leaders Institute (YDLI), and educational workbooks. Bid last, take home some unique items, and help support the Holstein Foundation's mission of "developing dairy leaders for tomorrow!"
A one-of-a-kind, limited edition "Foster Mothers of the Human Race" print has been generously donated by Hoard's Dairyman magazine. The print is signed and numbered (42 of 1,250) by artist Bonnie Mohr, and is distinctive in that it is remarqued with an image of the Holstein cow's head, hand-sketched in the margin by Mohr. The painting is professionally matted and framed; several pictures can be viewed online at www.facebook.com/HolsteinFoundation. Buyer will be responsible for transporting the painting home.
Several lots of Holstein embryos have been donated by Sunshine Genetics, out of some of the breed's popular cow families. There are 12 lots, consisting of three to four embryos each, sired by bulls such as Gillette Windbrook-ETS, Maple-Downs-I G W Atwood-ET, Picston Shottle-ET and Sandy-Valley Colt P-Red-TW. The complete list of embryos and pedigrees can be viewed on the Holstein Foundation web site. Buyer will be responsible for shipping costs from the Sunshine Genetics facility in Whitewater, Wis.
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By DEANNE JOHNSON
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LISBON - John Thompson Jr., the East Liverpool man a jury convicted of intimidating a witness after calls he made from the police station to his live-in girlfriend after she accused him of domestic violence, was sentenced on Monday to a 12-month sentence by Columbiana County Judge C. Ashley Pike.
"I want to go home," Thompson told Pike prior to sentencing. "It's killing me. My kids are sitting in the hallway and I can't even touch them." Thompson, 23, asked for rehabilitation, noting he is not only hurting himself , but his daughter and step-children.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney John Gamble, filling in for his co-counselor Tammie Riley Jones who prosecuted the case, said he was familiar with the case. Gamble stated that when the case was brought to the prosecutor's office, he had the opportunity to listen to the taped calls from Thompson to Browning and others.
"I have rarely had the hair stand up on my neck as it did when I heard those recordings," Gamble said, calling them "cold, calculating and very offensive."
Thompson's attorney Richard Hura in his statements noted Gamble was not at the jury trial when Desiree Browning, Thompson's live-in girlfriend, testified she was not afraid of him. "The same phone calls which made the hair stand up on the back of his head caused the victim to giggle while on the stand," Hura said. "She had kind of a different interpretation of the tone and the words that were said."
Browning took the stand again prior to sentencing asking Pike to consider a low sentence or probation and renewed her statements that she is not afraid of him. In reaction to questions from Pike, Browning said since they got together Thompson has not been out on the street selling drugs and is the only father four of her children have ever known.
"There's been times I've threatened to take him out in his sleep." Browning said. "We just argue different than other people I guess ... I've gotten to the point where I've thrown everything in the house at him."
Pike called their relationship one of "kids and conflict" and asked Browning if she understood how much a couple fighting and constant calls to police tax the system.
Thompson's father and sister made statements prior to sentencing as well. Both asked for him to receive drug treatment instead of prison time.
"Give him the three years (maximum) hanging over his head and if he messes up, I will come in myself and tell you," John Thompson Sr. said.
His sister, Darla Davis, said she and her brother grew up in a home of domestic violence. After some time in prison, their father did a complete turnaround. While she admits she has been in an abusive relationship, she believes her brother should want better for his family.
Hura said his client continues to maintain his innocence regarding the charge and asked Pike to appoint another attorney to file an appeal on Thompson's behalf. Pike denied a request that the sentence be held until after an appeal is heard. He did grant Thompson credit for 194 days served.
"I'm not saying you are a bad person," Pike said. "Some how, some way, we need to send a message. You have a father who has set a good example of how to turn your life around."
At the same time, Pike had asked Browning about whether Thompson was with her when East Liverpool police claim he violated the protection order forbidding them to be together. Although she denied it, Pike pointed out he does not think Browning was telling the truth and Thompson shows a disregard for whether rules really apply to him.
In other sentencing before Pike on Monday morning:
- Dereck J. Barnhart, 38, Hull Road, Salineville, who stole a long list of items from a disabled neighbor in 2011 and fled police at high speeds in 2012, was sentenced to two years prison.
According to court documents, Barnhart went into Ronald Riggle's garage on West Water Street in September 2011, taking tools, metals, pieces of lawn or motor vehicle equipment, a forklift, an antique stove, lawn mowers, propane and gas tanks. Then on June 18, 2012, he fled from Patrolman Adam Little of Salineville police at high rates of speed, crossing into oncoming travel lanes, passing on a blind curve and continuing for about 8.6 miles. His convictions were for theft, breaking and entering and failure to comply with the orders of a police officer.
Barnhart blamed alcohol for his extensive criminal record, noting the fleeing charge was entirely caused by drinking.
"I'm ashamed of myself," Barnhart said. "I'm almost 40 years old."
A man Barnhart has done construction work for in the past spoke on his behalf, as did Barnhart's attorney James Lanzo, who called him a "hard-working young man" who often is steadily employed, who supports a family and makes child support payments.
Pike cited Barnhart's extensive criminal record as contributing to his decision to sentence him to two years in prison.
- Jonathan M. Cobb, 21, Roosevelt Avenue, Salem, was found eligible for a program at Eastern Ohio Correctional Center and sentenced to go there as soon as a bed is available. In the meantime, he will remain incarcerated in the county jail.
At a previous sentencing in mid-March, Pike had requested Cobb be evaluated for the EOCC after it became apparent that if he had received prison time or probation, he would eventually have no home to go to. Pike assured Cobb that following his time in the EOCC, where he will receive counseling, the probation department will work with the Columbiana County Counseling Center to find housing for Cobb.
"I'm sorry for everything I have done," Cobb said. "I'm just ready to move on."
He was ordered to have no further contact with his mother, unless she requests contact through the probation department. It was her home he was accused of burglarizing.


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On time, under budget and without litigation — words Greeley-Evans School District 6 chief operations officer Wayne Eads repeats every time he talks about the construction of a 100,000-square-foot John Evans I.B. Middle School.
Across town, University Schools officials are likely hoping for the same thing with the middle school they are building.
It could be a couple of years before anyone knows if the schools are built on time and without litigation, but under budget appears to be on track as everyone from general contractors to economic forecasters say the construction of two multi-million dollar schools during the next 24 months is good for Greeley and good for Greeley's economy, and both University Schools and District 6 are building at the right time to get the best bang for their bucks.
"This is huge for the construction industry," said Tom Roche, president and CEO of Roche Constructors, Inc. "And not just the general contractors, but the subcontractors and suppliers, as well."
In November, voters approved a bond measure to replace the current John Evans, which is a dilapidated 50-year-old structure near the Greeley Mall. University Schools, 6525 18th St., decided about the same time to expand its K-12 program by 500 students, and that required more space, so officials opted to separate its middle school from the main campus. The two together add up to more than $40 million and nearly 200,000 square feet.
For Greeley it means a revived construction market and more money in the wallets of hundreds of families as the spending trickles down to subcontractors, retailers and others.
"There has been less and less construction money spent in the last couple of years," Roche said. "I just bid a couple of other local projects that received a lot of interest. It leads me to believe the industry is healthy and the competition is, as well."
When voters approved the new John Evans school, they did so knowing taxpayers were getting a good deal by paying $8 million for a $30 million project. The bond was advertised to cost $7.94 per year, per $100,000 of residential property value and $28.95 per year per $100,000 of commercial property value.
When the final numbers were crunched, the 20-year amounts were even lower — almost 50 percent lower. It will cost $4.80 per year, per $100,000 of residential property value, and $17.04 per year per $100,000 of commercial property value.
When it's all over, homeowners may even get more bang for their buck, as construction bids are expected to be very competitive and very favorable for the district.
"This is a very good time for building," Roche said. "There is a lot of value for the dollars being spent."
Allan Bliesmer, vice president of Hensel Phelps Construction Co. Plains District, agreed, adding construction in Colorado is on a good track for rebounding this year because people want to live and work here.
"It's still slow everywhere," Bliesmer said. "Individuals are reluctant to invest and spend when the government isn't investing or spending. But Colorado has always been kind of middle of the road."
Roche and Hensel Phelps have a combined 120 years of general contractor experience. Both companies have built dozens of large private and government projects nationwide.
In the education sector, Roche has done the bulk of his work in K-12, including four of northern Colorado's newest middle schools in University (under construction), Coal Ridge Middle School (Firestone — 2004) and Trail Ridge Middle School (Longmont — 2005) both in the St. Vrain Valley school district and Severance Middle School (Severance — 2009) in the Windsor-Severance Re-4 School District.
Hensel Phelps is most familiar in higher education construction, Bliesmer said, including the Colorado State University microbiology building, the History Colorado Center in Denver and several additions for the University of Texas at Arlington, Austin and Dallas.
Both companies will vie for the John Evans construction and both think it will be highly competitive.
"We will create as aggressive of a bid as we can," Roche said. "This will make a big difference for construction companies."
Bliesmer said Hensel Phelps also would get in its bid.
"We like the opportunity to build in our community because our people live here," he said. "When we go outside of Greeley, we have to move people, and they have to pull their kids out of school or live apart."
Eads said while the district is looking for the lowest qualified bid, he could choose to award the contract to a local contractor if the bid is within reason of the lowest bid.
"All other things being equal, we could still award it to the local company," Eads said. "It's hard to say. We just have to wait and see what bids come in. I hope our local contractors sharpen their pencils and one of them does get it."
Eric Berglund, Upstate Colorado Economic Development president and CEO, said the local award is something many communities do to keep more money local. Weld County, for instance, will award the contract to a local company so long as it falls within 5 percent of the lowest bid, Berglund said.
"I think the school district and other governments recognize they have to be as local as they can in their awards," Berglund said.
Despite a slow economy and a downturn in new construction in Greeley, Roche said sub-contractors haven't gone away. Electricians and plumbers and carpet-layers and others are still prolific in the area. He said they may have focused their efforts on the oil and gas industry, but they are still here.
Bliesmer said a $30 million project like John Evans would account for about $12 million in labor, and with that there will always be local hires despite where the general contractor comes from.
"To what extent, who knows?" he said. "But people will be hiring because they cut back in their workforce. But even out of town subs will find 30 percent of their help locally."
In addition, much of the material used in the operation will generally come from a local company.
"There is an opportunity for a lot of the material to be local," he said. "And a lot of time to meet LEED criteria, you have to find materials within a certain radius of the local community."
LEED — Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design — is a voluntary program that awards certifications for buildings that meet various criteria for energy efficiency and green designs that save operating cost and, in turn, are eligible for various rebates.
Restaurants, gas stations and other businesses will also benefit from the added construction. Berglund said $40 million in new construction translates to about 400 new construction jobs and up to $80 million in revenue generated for the community.
"All of those folks doing things at lunch leverages the dollars elsewhere," he said. "It creates other ancillary things that spin off."
Berglund said aside from the economic impact, it also helps the image of the community, which in turn brings more construction in the way of businesses and rooftops to Greeley.
"Weld County and Greeley have hit the map already," Berglund said. "We lead the state in so many things such as job creation. Schools and economic development are tied to one another. Companies look for good schools when locating their workforce, and facilities tend to be tied to good performance. Light, bright and open, if you're comfortable and happy with your environment, you tend to increase performance."
In the end, Berglund said he believes the two new schools will help Greeley get out of its construction slump.
"We used to joke the state bird was the construction crane," Berglund said. "When the Great Recession hit, Weld lost a lot of construction. We see a turnaround in housing market because the inventory is so low. The construction market is on a pretty good pace, and one of the competitive advantages we have is we have the space to build. It's only upticking. Schools are such an important part of our community, it's great to see the community making that investment."
We will create as aggressive of a bid as we can. This will make a big difference for construction companies.
— Tom Roche, president and CEO of Roche Constructors, Inc.


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