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Developer HHHunt Corp., entered the Charleston region's home-building market in 2010 and has built homes in developments such as The Ponds in Summerville.
Now it's retooling. The Blacksburg, Va.-based company as recently shed its local single-family operation to focus all efforts on growing its multifamily business in the area.
The move coincides with some management changes for the company, which is bolstering its focus on its stronger residential markets in Virginia and North Carolina, said spokeswoman Jill Crews.
"It wasn't in our strategic plan at the moment," said Crews, who added that competition from larger home builders in Charleston played a role in decision.
"It's hard when you have big national (builders) to compete with, and that's always difficult," Crews said.
The company is developing the 320-unit Abberly Crossing apartment community across from Joseph R. Pye Elementary School on Patriots Boulevard in Ladson. HHHunt also developed the 212-unit Abberly at West Ashley apartments next to Costco and the Spring Arbor at Daniel Island senior living complex.
"We're active in the multifamily market and would like to do more," Crews said.
HHHunt has a portfolio of over 7,000 apartment homes in the Carolinas, Virginia, and Maryland, according to its website.
Its decision to home in on the region's multifamily market comes as thousands of apartments are in the works by numerous developers.
Real Data, a Charlotte-based firm that tracks the local multifamily market, reported a slip in the region's rental occupancy rate as more developments are completed.
Its March report said that demand was flat for Charleston-area apartments since September and that the occupancy rate had edged down to 91.7 percent. The firm has said the rate for the region "will likely experience a slight decline going into 2014 as nearly 2,500 units come online."
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A crew from Horizon Environmental Services was knocking down chest-high willows trying to take over a stretch of the King Consolidated Ditch off County Road 510 north of Ignacio.
After an excavator outfitted with an arm tipped with a rotating blade chewed the tops off, crew members dripped herbicide on the stumps to inhibit regrowth and finished by applying another herbicide on noxious weeds.
�This is part of our integrated vegetation-management approach,� company owner and president Juliann Campbell said as she watched the operation. �This means we use a multitude of strategies to get results.�
Results have been good enough to earn the 22-year-old company the 2012 Environmental Respect Award for land management.
The award is given by DuPont, founded in 1802, and only one such award is given annually. The Environmental Respect Awards were begun in 1990 by agricultural retailers.
Campbell and her son, Levi Mead, will be in Washington. D.C., next week to receive recognition on Capitol Hill.
�I think we won the award because we don�t take a boilerplate approach to projects,� Campbell said.
The company tailors its work for specific cases, she said, using preventive practices; mechanical, biological and chemical means; and reseeding.
�We do soil work like grading and contouring, introduce soil amendments and do no-till and hydroseeding,� Campbell said. �We also plant trees and shrubs, including wetland jobs, and we do erosion control.�
The day the crew was working on the King Consolidated Ditch, Campbell had crews elsewhere � two eradicating noxious weeds and two on Colorado Department of Transportation projects. The CDOT jobs involved slope stabilization and soil conditioning in Telluride and seeding and hydromulching along Colorado Highway 140 in Breen.
Mike Carrigan, the DuPont official who nominated Horizon for the award, said annual recognition goes to agricultural production and nonfood production endeavors. But both honor efforts to protect the environment, he said.
�Horizon has been a good steward of the environment,� Carrigan said.
Campbell became grounded in environmental issues while working during her undergraduate years at the University of Wyoming, where she earned a degree in natural resources and education.
She founded Horizon Environmental Services 22 years ago but ran the company part time while teaching seventh-grade science at Escalante Middle School. Ten years ago, she and Mead decided to make it a full-time endeavor.
The company now has an office in Phoenix.
Horizon Environmental contracts frequently with CDOT and the Animas-La Plata Project and has worked in Utah, Nevada and New Mexico.
�We did a job eradicating invasive Russian olive in New Mexico on 200 acres along the Rio Grande from Espa�ola to Belen,� Campbell said. �Some of the trunks were 5 feet in diameter and one had seven lateral trunks with trees growing out of them.�
In Nevada, Horizon treated noxious weeds that were toxic to the desert tortoise that live in the right of way of the UNEV oil products pipeline from Utah to Las Vegas.
In Alamosa, the company is engaged in an ongoing project to control weeds that could damage the panels of a 157-acre solar farm.
Horizon has done work for federal and local government agencies, oil and gas companies, utility and mining interests, private industry and individuals.
�We�re true believers in protecting the environment,� Campbell said. �We take pride in our reputation for working to this end.�


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It's that time again! I know that you all are ready for the Finale of this Season of Doctor Who with the Eleventh Doctor played by Matt Smith. Hope that you have been paying attention to all the episodes, because this time there will be a Quiz. This quiz will test you to see how well you where paying attention to all the episodes.
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The latest chapter in "As the General Turns" has taken a decidedly different twist, with most of the focus on the female cast members in this drama.
Paula Broadwell, the lover of hastily resigned Gen. David Petraeus, reportedly had her classified clearance revoked because intel was found on her home computers. The FBI raided her Charlotte, N.C., residence on Monday night and was seen on television carting out numerous boxes. On Wednesday, CNN reported that classified information was found, but did not say how she came into possession of CIA secrets that were off limits.
Just why Broadwell had classified clearance to begin with is not quite clear. The first-time biographer penned "All In: The Education of General David Petraeus," which became a New York Times bestseller, after spending a year with the general in Afghanistan in 2006 as part of her research.
The FBI has not yet said what the consequences are for Broadwell, but the Bureau did say that she was not a security risk. Petraeus has emphatically denied he passed those classified information to his lover.
The other woman in this "Spyfall," which has snowballed into an avalanche of scandal—Jill Kelley—is having the skeletons in her closet rattled. According to CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Wednesday, she and her husband, Scott, are involved in a few questionable deals and legal wranglings.
First, Dr. Scott Kelley, a cancer surgeon, reportedly started a cancer charity where he and his wife raised more than $150,000. Strangely, there seems to be no record of them using any of that money for research or anything charitable. However, the Kelleys did spend large sums of money on things like dinners and cars.
Second, they then dissolved the charity in 2007—but even more intriguing, have never filed as a charity. Where did all the money go?
Third, while the Kelleys were entertaining generals and other top military brass by throwing lavish parties at their million-dollar home, they reportedly haven't paid any mortgage since 2009. Banks are currently foreclosing on their home, and it gets even stranger: there are over nine lawsuits against the Tampa power couple.
Meanwhile, the identity of the shirtless FBI agent whom Jill Kelley called for help with Broadwell's threatening emails has been revealed. His name is Frederick Humphries. (Read it here: Frederick Humphries: Shirtless FBI Agent in David Petraeus Scandal Revealed!).
The chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Dianne Feinstein, has said that Petraeus will testify during this week's Benghazi hearings. All the conspiracy theories swirling around his resignation and its connection to the killings at the US Consulate there are still in full swing, even if they do not seem to make sense now in light of him testifying. Petraeus reportedly spoke out against those accusations, saying to HLN that his decision to resign had nothing to do with Benghazi.
Not much was reported about the FBI probe into the 20,000-30,000 pages of correspondence between Gen. John Allen and Kelley. Allen has vehemently denied anything inappropriate took place between him and the social liaison. Meanwhile, his appointment as head of NATO is on hold but he remains as head of operations in Afghanistan.
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has now ordered the Joint Chiefs of Staff to conduct an "Ethics Training Review" for all generals in an attempt to clean up morale.
Every time I hear something new in the Petraeus sex scandal, this quote comes to mind: "Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive." I'm paraphrasing, for it is a long time since my English literature class in high school.
The lies, twists and turns have woven a web so opaque, I suspect few except the key players can see all the way through. But while we in the media salivate over and poke fun at the growing saga, real lives are being changed, destroyed, hurt and humiliated. Yes, they started the whole sordid ball in motion. But, alas, they are as human as the rest of us. I'm sure some of the skeletons rattling around in many a closet could tell a tale or two that would shock the zippers off the most jaded.
The sex doesn't shock me—human frailties, social climbing and power as a heady aphrodisiac are all at play here—but the unraveling of the plot does. As I said before, I expected more from our top spy guy, Petreaus. Secret agent 007 of "Skyfall" could teach the CIA a thing or two about spy games and how they're played—effectively.
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To draw attention to International Women's Day, the charity was putting together a team of volunteers to go to Sri Lanka and build a house as part of a programme to help survivors of the Boxing Day tsunami.
The students are doing four-month foundation NVQ courses in painting and decorating and multi-skills at John Laing Training, a private training provider that operates in partnership with Newham College, training adults and school leavers in construction skills. It is linked to the house builder Laing Partnerships.
Happy to participate in the project, the four will travel to Sri Lanka in late April or early May as part of an all-women team of nine, to build one of 10,000 permanent new homes the charity plans to complete over the coming year.
"Seeing the devastation caused by the tsunami on the telly is one thing," said Shane Beldom. "But I expect it will really hit home when we get there. I donated money and clothes to the appeal. But I feel better going and doing something."
Her friend Sue Edmonds agrees: "We're only three women in our painting and decorating course - with 30 men - but we think we're well up to the job. And the fellas agree. We've had a lot of banter but all well-meaning."
The construction industry, which is suffering from a shortage of skilled people, wants to shed its reputation as a bastion of chauvinism. Caroline Page, of the House Builders Federation, says: "The industry has 5,000 apprenticeships to fill - women are welcome."
So it was that last week the team of women set to work in the freezing cold of the college car park, building a mock-up of the basic house that will be provided in Sri Lanka. With Alan Wellington, Homes for Humanity UK director and a former builder, on hand to offer advice on trowel technique, breeze blocks were buttered with ready-mixed lime using bricklayers' trowels and the bubbles on spirit levels were checked for alignment.
Joining the team and handing out some tips of her own was 32-year-old Gillian Jenkins, a construction manager who acquired her HND in construction 12 years ago from Glasgow City College.
Making up the numbers were four office staff and junior managers from John Laing Training and the House Builders Federation, who were prepared to muck in and give it a go. For most of the nine-member team, their only real experience of house-building was a two-day course in bricklaying at college.
The tsunami house, designed by Habitat for Humanity, is a basic whitewashed construction built from blocks, with a corrugated tin roof and a small verandah and toilet. With a ground plan of 250 sq ft, there is just enough room for a family to cook and sleep, but the basic house can be extended once fortunes improve.
Building it will be a team effort that the charity estimates will take the nine women five days to a week.
The tsunami houses are being built on land owned by the charity. Organisers and local builders will supervise and offer assistance.
Habitat for Humanity believes the women-only team can demonstrate the buildability of the tsunami house design. Ian Walkden, the charity's national director, explains: "The houses are a community self-build programme. We buy the land for new housing and we offer local people the basic training so that they can build their own homes and start a cottage industry manufacturing basic building materials like bricks, doors and windows."
The scale of the devastation and the building work needed means that self-build is the only way of providing enough decent permanent homes to begin rehousing people.


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The day (June 29th, 2013) in which Deadmau5 caused a massive amount of EDM producer Zedd fans to change their twitter icons to Zedd's icon. He described this as zeddception.
Alex: hey, were you a part of zeddception on twitter?
Lindsey: yeah, my icon is still Zedd!
Lindsey: yeah, my icon is still Zedd!
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These jigsaw puzzles are great for the intermediate level puzzlers, with age ranges from 10 to adult. We've all heard of family game nights, but what about a family puzzle night? Put on some music, pop some popcorn and sit down with one a puzzle for the whole family.
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George Bernard Shaw had a tricky relationship with fascism.
In the 1920s and '30s, as the idealism of his youth hardened into an all-consuming disgust over man's inability to govern himself, and as Europe headed toward a second world war, Shaw allowed his mind and pen to wander into uncomfortable territory. In the leadup to the war, according to an excellent article by Stanley Weintraub in the Times Literary Supplement, Shaw expressed admiration, both tacit and explicit, for the Mussolini regime in Italy and for the political prowess of his mustachioed counterparts in Germany and Russia. In their autocratic approach to governing, Shaw thought he saw the kernel of something noble: a desire to finally arrive at a just and efficient system of government, which democracy in its long history had failed to accomplish.
But when Hitler and Stalin's efficiency in brutalizing their countrymen finally became clear to Shaw – who turned a blind eye to the suffering of Russians under Stalin's regime – he found himself having to do some repair work.
The result was a ridiculous variety show act called "Geneva," a play that evolved along with the unfolding conflict in Europe. It featured an imagined trial of the Italian, German and Spanish dictators: Mussolini, Hitler and Franco. Shaw himself called the play "horrible," and directors have generally avoided it because of its potential to seem anachronistic, its shaky structure and poorly sketched characters.
For the Shaw Festival's current revival of the piece, the brave but misguided playwright John Murrell delved into Shaw's scattershot piece and pulled out the adaptation "Peace in Our Time." And the result, bold in concept though clunky in execution, may actually be worse than the original.
Murrell's schmaltzy and often childish attempt to rescue this piece from its peculiar period in history contains some genuine humor and a few polished pearls of Shavian insight. But it ends up as an overblown, overstretched allegory more likely to make us groan than to reveal any useful contemporary lessons.
What's more, Murrell has taken the liberty of turning Shaw's minor theatrical debacle into an anti-American screed that goes for all-too-easy laughs at the expense of a cardboard character (played by the gifted Diana Donnelly) who was originally British in Shaw's version of the show.
Though much of play's humor is based on ridiculous ethnic stereotypes, giving the U.S.-born Murrell a convenient package for the hostility he holds against his native country, his adaptation turns Shaw's absurdist send-up of fascism into a creaky modern political statement.
Surely there are ample reasons to lampoon American culture and policy, especially based on the events and headlines of the decade since 9/11. But as it concerns America's involvement in World War II, it seems purely adolescent to project contemporary dissatisfaction with American policy backward onto a play that is inescapably of its time. It reeks in the worst way of animosity, and it simply doesn't work.
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RANSON - The city of Ranson has received approval from the West Virginia Department of Transportation State Rail Authority to replace the existing train stop at Duffields with a new station at Jefferson Orchards.
However, only approval has been granted for the project. No developer or funding for the project is present as this point.
"It's an idea right now. The state rail authority said if you get money to build a station, a developer comes along and wants to do it, then we're all on board," David Mills, director of economic development for Ranson, said Thursday.
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A proposed new train station would be located at the site of Jefferson Orchards in Ranson. The artist rendering above details what Northport Station may look like.
According to the city's proposal, the new NorthPort Station would incorporate Ranson's newly-adopted Smart Code guidelines for a sustainable community.
The proposed station would be designed to reduce commuting times and delays in traffic.
"I want a lower-income family to be able to live in the west end of Ranson and own one car and they get up and go to Washington, D.C., by public transportation without needing a car every day. If they can do that, then we have done something great for our community," Mills said.
The station is envisioned as a green building, with features including wireless Internet accessibility, free parking and bike racks and electric vehicle charging stations, according to the proposal.
Ranson officials say the current location at Duffields is isolated and the location causes traffic backups due to the close proximity of the nearby schools Jefferson High, Wildwood Middle and T.A. Lowery Elementary.
"It's still in the early stages, but we think it's a solid plan. Because of our involvement nationally in a bunch of projects, we feel like we are ahead of things. We want to be the place that people come to," Mills said.
"Our next step is to find a developer. We have the green light that says "get it done," but it's a matter of finding a developer," Mills said.
Additional potential rail changes include abandoning the trackless CSX railway right-of-way at Beltline Avenue in downtown Ranson, adding signals to the dangerous CSX rail crossing on North Lawrence Street by the Boys & Girls Club in Charles Town and reopening the road crossing on the CSX line in Ranson behind Potomac Marketplace.
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Columbian coach Brian Colatruglio said plenty of time and preparation went into last week's 35-21 victory over Northern Ohio League rival Bellevue.
The key now is for the 6-0 Tornadoes to avoid a letdown at 1-5 Shelby tonight.
"The natural reaction is, 'OK, we won that big game [against Bellevue],'" Colatruglio said. "Human nature says you can relax, and that's what we're battling, is to not let our team relax and not take a step back."
The Whippets are coming off a 49-7 home loss to fellow NOL undefeated Norwalk. Four of its five losses have been by at least 25 points.
Meanwhile, all of Columbian wins have been by at least two scores. But Colatruglio said TC can't overlook Shelby.
"We can't let them hang around," Colatruglio said. "We can't let them play with us. We need to assert our will and come out and take care of our business. There's no doubt, we're more talented and we need to play like it."
The reality, Colatruglio said, is Columbian needs to realize it hasn't won anything yet.
"I think our defensive coaches put it on the scouting report this week," Colatruglio said. "There's no trophies for 6-0. There's no championship; we've accomplished nothing at this point. Everything we've wanted to do is in front of us."
Colatruglio said that Shelby's offense has been effective at moving the ball.
The Whippets are led by back Andrew Baird, who's averaging more than 100 yards a game. Shelby's quarterback Lukas Ousley leads an offense that runs a bit of an option game.
"Offensively they're pretty solid; they've moved the ball on everybody," Colatruglio said. "The run game, Baird is a tough runner.
"They have gained yards; they're biggest thing is they've just turned the ball over so much, and in critical times in games. [From the] 20-to-20 they've moved the ball real well. They've struggled in the red zone; they've struggled in turnovers."
Colatruglio said the Tornadoes need a fast start.
"We can't allow them to get any confidence," he said. "The start of the game is going to be big. Last year we jumped out quick. When you're playing a team that's a decided underdog, that's the formula."
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The band came to Serbia as part of its world tour "99 revolutions", organized as support to their trilogy "Uno", "Dos", "Tre", released at the end of the last year. When, just before 22 h was heard Green Day cover of the Ramons song "Blitzkrieg Bop", and pink rabbit got on the stage, the audience stirred.
Then on the stage stepped the trio: Billie Joe Armstrong (vocals and guitar), Mike Dimt (bassist and backing vocals) and Tré Cool (drums), backed with few more musicians for the tour, and played the "99 revolutions".
They are used to playing in front of much bigger audience (it is expected that at the "Emirates" stadium in London will be 70,000 people, and on the "Leading end Reads Festival" as many as 80,000) but as true professionals, they played as 100,000 souls were listening to them.
"Belgradeeeeeeeee! Let's go crazy! We love you! Do you know your enemies Belgrade?," Armstrong announced hit "Know your enemy", during which he played guitar behind his back and on one leg.
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a place to dream and be in a nonrealistic situation
I'm drifting off to wonderland
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A beautiful place that can only be visited through drugs (weed does not count). Everything you see is bright and vivid, and more euphoric than any sober person could ever imagine. Black and white are non-existant in wonderland, because they contrast all the other colors. When you are in wonderland you are not aware of it, you're too distracted by the amazing things you're seeing to even realize you're in a different world. You cannot comprehend so much as the idea of "reality". Wonderland can only be seen on drugs because the human mind is not capable of experiencing such an incredible place without assistance. It's one of the many reasons you actually should use drugs.
Last night I was in wonderland and I saw a zebra with all different color stripes.
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off your face on drugs
taken from the lewis carroll book (alice in wonderland )
he spent most of his time on opium
taken from the lewis carroll book (alice in wonderland )
he spent most of his time on opium
"is dave in wonderland or is he just looking at me funny?"
από infamous hatter 20 Σεπτέμβριος 2003
To have a secret place Of your Own imagination
I survived because of my wonderland
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By far the best amusement park in the GTA and possibly the best in Ontario. Has great rides like the Behemoth, Scream Zone, and the Vortex.
Let's go to Canada's Wonderland! It's in Vaughan and we should totally ride the Behemoth!
από MoneyisAwesome 9 Ιούλιος 2010
Your body, as stated by The Genius Known as John Mayer
"And if you want love, we'll make it
Swim in a deep sea of blankets
Take all your big plans, and break 'em
This is bound to be awhile
Your Body is a Wonderland"
Swim in a deep sea of blankets
Take all your big plans, and break 'em
This is bound to be awhile
Your Body is a Wonderland"
από zdancer 16 Δεκέμβριος 2004
a movie that shows alot of drug use and violence.
The mother said to her 8 year old son-"You can't watch a wonderland as it would be illegal"
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为家庭旅游者Located about an hour from Zürich, in the magnificent mountain scenery of Flims- Laax, this remarkable holiday world is set in the largest hotel grounds in Switzerland. The Kids' club, seven restaurants, children's playground, petting zoo, tennis school, youth camps, extensive hiking and the luxurious spa thrill guests of all ages.
This hotel's been a household name since 1877. It houses the largest Belle Époque hotel museum in Switzerland, besides the Olgiati Museum of Architecture. Large collection of historical cultural assets and a crystal collection by the famous Grisons Alpine crystal prospector Paul Membrini in an historic vaulted room. The pavilion of today was originally constructed in 1904 as a casino. Rooms and lounges have been renovated extensively.
Special distinction 2005
Distinguished for "the comprehensive preservation and perpetuation of high quality hotel architecture, the rich stylistic history of which may be discovered in the hotel's own museum".
This late classical main building was constructed between 1875 and 1877. The two annexes, the Villa Belmont and the Villa Silvana, were added in 1881 and 1889. In 1904, a Gesellschaftshaus [community centre] comprising a restaurant, a café and an entertainment hall was built and decorated with a special panorama by Swiss painter Giovanni Giacometti (see Special "Mobiliar" Prize 2005). These four buildings, so distinctly different in their style, function and volume, together create a rare example of a pavilion-style hotel complex which is today duly cared for and artfully complemented with contemporary architectural elements. In 1992, the "Belle Epoque" hotel museum was opened and in 1994 the Gesellschaftshaus was restored. In 2003, Villa Silvana was renovated and in 2004 a wellness centre was added, housed in a filigree glass cube. The entire hotel complex is nestled in a park-like hilly landscape and forms a rather unique picture near Lake Cauma.


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This is the season when we are often urged to curl up with a good book. I am never convinced about the curling up part; I prefer to stretch out, but the good book suggestion really hits home.
I have so many gardening books that I just love, and I am going to share some of them today.
My favorites are the books written by Beverley Nichols in the 1930s and '40s. I am not sure why I loved them in my teens, but I did, and have always remembered them fondly.
I recently began a collection. Beverley was a life-long bachelor who had homes and gardens in England, ranging from a small house in the city to his cottage in the former county of Huntingdonshire, and on to Merry Hall, an imposing mansion with 22 rooms and four acres of garden.
He usually employed at least one manservant, as well as a gardener, but was always deeply involved in the planning, planting and care of his gardens. He describes in fascinating detail his struggles and successes until his death in 1983.
If I were to choose one book from the many he wrote, I would recommend "The Gift of a Home," published in 1972 as a compilation of three of his earliest books, including the early "Down the Garden Path." Although it is unashamedly sentimental, humorous and very dated, I just love this book.
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On a more practical note are the works of the late Jim Crockett.
He was the founder of the "Victory Garden" television series and author of several books derived from it, and his knowledge and experience provide an awe-inspiring amount of advice for the gardener.
The TV series began in December 1974 on Boston's WGBH with a weekly description of a garden started on a bare, stony and bleak 75- by 75-foot area of ground just outside the studio, which Jim developed into a flourishing vegetable garden complete with a greenhouse.
The show chronicled the growth of the garden, keeping to the calendar (unlike the present "Victory Garden program," which is a poor effort) and, in the winter, he taught us about house plants and life in the greenhouse. His books developed from the program,
with the first - "Crockett's Victory Garden" - published in 1977.
He also wrote books about indoor gardening and flowers, all filled with useful, reliable information.
And then there's "My Vegetable Love" by Carl H. Klaus.
I first read this in 1996, the year it was published, and it has been a useful reference since. Klaus has written at least three other books since then, all of which I have and re-read frequently. But the first is my favorite. It is subtitled "A Journal of a Growing Season" and takes the reader from March to September 1994 as his garden grew.
As one would expect from a retired professor of English at the University of Iowa, the writing is predictably excellent, and so is the wealth of information contained in the almost daily entries.
I wrote to Dr. Klaus when I first read his book, a kind of fan mail to tell him how much I had enjoyed it, and that developed into quite a correspondence for awhile.
These are just a few of the books I love and read over and over. There are many more, and I will include some additional favorites in another column.


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Inspired by our mammoth six-and-a-half hour adventure through BioShock 2's underwater city Rapture, we proudly present the Top 10 Video Game Cities of all Time. It was a tough list to compile; we murdered darlings along the way, including San Andreas and Vice City from the Grand Theft Auto series, Stormwind and Ironforge from World of Warcraft, and Paradise City from Burnout. But the result, we hope you'll agree, is a top 10 of unquestionable quality.
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Okay, so this might be cheating slightly as the city you build here is different every time, but we reckon the cities created in Maxis' classic sim are more involving than any other in this list. Sure, depending on who was in charge, the created cities varied from impeccably managed metropolises to rundown slums, but that is part of the charm. Your city was exactly that: yours. The Sims has made the genre somewhat more person focussed, but SimCity 2000 taught many of us the ins and outs of city management, and made the appearance of a building destroying monster quite heartbreaking. Damn you monster!
9. Goron City - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - N64
Those poor goron. Not only did they have to suffer living holed up in a cave near the top of Death Mountain, but they were starving. When elf-boy Link first arrives in Shigeru Miyamoto masterpiece Ocarina of Time, the entrance to Dodongo's Cavern - the goron's source of food - is sealed, the result of evil magic from big bad boss Ganandorf. Ganondorf won't budge until the gorons give up the Goron Ruby. Where is it? Inside Dodongo itself. So it's up to Link to enter the cavern, battle past its monsters and defeat the great Dodongo, thus returning the ruby to its rightful owners. The dungeon and the city were wonderfully designed, had memorable music (who can forget head goron Darunia dancing to Link's ocarina playing?) and was home to, of course, the bomb-loving gorons themselves (perhaps Hyrule's most adorable race). It might have been a while since we last explored Goron City, but we can remember it like it was yesterday.


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Two portraits of Donald A. Alessi Jr. emerged Friday, one day after the well-known exercise guru was charged by state police with spiking an energy drink with a date-rape drug and giving it to a college intern working at his family's Clarence fitness center.
Those close to him say Alessi, 44, of Orchard Park, would never endanger a young woman.
Alessi resigned from Alessi Personal Fitness on Transit Road – the business he and his brother started two decades ago – when the allegations first surfaced in April 2012 to avoid putting the business at risk.
"He is an incredibly talented young man who would never do something like this. There would be no reason for him to compromise a young lady," a spokesman for the business said.
The other and more troubling view includes a date-rape drug and criminal charges.
State police said solid evidence supports felony charges of second-degree assault and facilitating a sex offense with a controlled substance.
"We took our time and did a very thorough investigation, and once we had the sufficient evidence to make the arrest, we did so," said Lt. Kurt Schmitt of the State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
The evidence includes laboratory results that show the woman was given a disabling drug, authorities said. Alessi is accused of adding GHB, short for gamma hydroxybutyric acid, into the energy drink to act as "an intoxicant or as a date rape drug," according to the charges.
Buffalo defense attorney Paul J. Cambria Jr., who is representing Alessi, said there are no allegations his client carried out any sexual activity against the woman.
"There is no claim of touching inappropriate areas or performing any lewd act that I am aware of. The claim is simply that an energy drink was consumed and the allegation is that there is something in it that should not have been," Cambria said. "Mr. Alessi vehemently denies that."
State police said giving another person a drug without his or her consent is a form of assault.
Schmitt said the charge of facilitating a sex offense with a controlled substance would not have been lodged if investigators had not found "a sexual component" in the crime.
State police found Alessi with GHB during a traffic stop last year.
On the night of April 26, 2012, a state trooper from the Boston Station stopped a vehicle driven by Alessi on Southwestern Boulevard in Orchard Park after observing an unsafe lane change. Further investigation by the trooper and an Orchard Park police officer determined Alessi appeared to be allegedly driving under the influence of drugs.
Police then found he had GHB and charged him with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and driving while ability impaired. The outcome of those charges could not be determined late Friday.
At Alessi Personal Fitness, on the 6200 block of Transit Road, the facility's spokesman confirmed Alessi had some minor charges involving a traffic incident but said he has never been arrested for doing anything against other individuals.
Customers and others have reached out to the family after learning of the charges in media reports, the spokesman for the business said.
"Our phone has been ringing off the hook all day. People have been very supportive. It's gratifying to know people care," he said.
Alessi, released on his own recognizance, is scheduled to return to Clarence Town Court on Aug. 1.
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Samsung may be the latest, but it likely won't be the last when it comes to paying royalties to Microsoft. Google's Android operating system may be dominating the smartphone market -- putting it well of Apple's iOS and RIM's Blackberry OS -- but some manufacturers are paying the price via lawsuits and license agreements [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8].
Samsung is already feeling the pinch from Apple with regards to software and hardware design patents, and Microsoft just scored a nice steady stream of cash today from Samsung (estimated to be anywhere from $10 to $13 per Android handset/tablet) thanks to a new licensing agreement.
Now, new statements from Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith suggest that the boys from Redmond are just getting started. "So far we have not seen a single Android device that does not infringe on our patents," said Smith to Kara Swisher of AllThingsD.
Microsoft has already roped HTC into a licensing agreement (it even signed up Viewsonic and Acer), and bringing Samsung along for the ride covers a huge chunk of the Android devices on the market today.
"I think there is a good chance we will look back at today and say this was the day that we reached a tipping point in the market," Smith continued.
For its part, a representative from Google blasted the agreement and questioned Microsoft's motives. The company released the following statement to TechCrunch:
This is the same tactic we've seen time and again from Microsoft. Failing to succeed in the smartphone market, they are resorting to legal measures to extort profit from others' achievements and hinder the pace of innovation. We remain focused on building new technology and supporting Android partners.
After that response, Frank Shaw, Microsoft's Head of Communications, took to Twitter to kick some dirt into Google's eyes:
Given the statements from Smith and Shaw, it appears that Microsoft is just getting started with Android licensing agreements. Motorola had better watch its back, because the belly of the beast isn't quite full yet.
quote: Microsoft sang a very different tune in 1991. In a memo to his senior executives, Bill Gates wrote, "If people had understood how patents would be granted when most of today's ideas were invented, and had taken out patents, the industry would be at a complete standstill today." Mr. Gates worried that "some large company will patent some obvious thing" and use the patent to "take as much of our profits as they want."Mr. Gates wrote his 1991 memo shortly after the courts began allowing patents on software in the 1980s. At the time Microsoft was a growing company challenging entrenched incumbents like I.B.M. and Novell. It had only eight patents to its name. Recognizing the threat to his company, Mr. Gates initiated an aggressive patenting program. Today Microsoft holds more than 6,000 patents.It's not surprising that Microsoft — now an entrenched incumbent — has had a change of heart. But Mr. Gates was right in 1991: patents are bad for the software industry.


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Following is Neil Rudel's report card from Penn State's 24-14 loss to Ohio University on Saturday at Beaver Stadium:
Quarterback C+ McGloin's quarter breakdown - 13-17, then 14-31 the rest of the game. He threw mostly east-west for 260 yards, missed some open guys, had balls dropped and had a late pick.
Running back B- Take away Zordich's one carry, just two backs carried - Belton and Day. Both averaged 4.0+ per carry. Belton's ankle sidelined him. Redd's absence apparent.
Offensive line C Pass protection seemed decent as McGloin was not overly hurried. Longest run was 14 yards on 21 tries so it's not like unit mushed Bobcats. A third-quarter run-oriented series didn't work.
Wide receiver C Robinson was bright spot with nine receptions for 97 yards. Kersey added five, but his inability to come up with a deep one over the middle, down 17-14, hurt.
Tight end B+ Fans have been pleading for more passes to the tight end for years. It's a focal point for O'Brien. TEs caught seven - six for 77 yards by Carter and a super effort 14-yard TD by walk-on Lehman.
Offensive coaching B- O'Brien heaped blame on himself afterward, repeatedly saying, "I need to coach better." Most teams that throw 48 times lose. Nits had one first down by rush in the second half.
Defensive line C Thought this unit would be stronger, especially vs. rush as OU racked up 175 on ground. Hill (leg) missed some snaps. Just one sack, no QB hurries.
Linebacker C Mauti (12 tackles) and Hodges (11) led way and Carson (8) was active plugging middle. Still, unit couldn't stop third-down plays and get off field.
Secondary D Considering sanctions and trying not to be too heavy-handed this year (honest), thus the D. Obeng deflection, after leaping, was crushing. Fagnano beaten late. Morris hurt. Concerns mount.
Defensive coaching C- Tettleton gets rid of the ball quickly, but Nits never made him uncomfortable in the least. If they can't do that to a MAC team - then again OU might be a Big Ten contender - well, ya know.
Special teams C Return game needs re-evaluated as concept of Hodges deep shouldn't last another week. Amos also bobbled kickoff. Hoping Kenney gets shot. Butterworth averaged 35 yards on five punts.
The other guy A Best-coached game by a visiting underdog in memory. Credit to Solich and staff for halftime adjustments on road in emotional stadium. Nice to see local kids (Futrell, Lewis, Huynh, McGrath) do well, too.
Officials C- Not a factor, but veteran Big Ten crew seemed to get confused at times. Missed second-half interference vs. OU. Also interrupted OU momentum with inexplicable officials' timeout.
Atmosphere B+ 13K empty seats only partially attributable to Paterno loyalists since STEP program created vacancies last year, too. Impressive outpouring to welcome team, noticeable buzz in stadium and we survived without "Sweet Caroline."
Overall grade C Would have been nice to see O'Brien, based on everything he's endured, get first win on opening weekend but teams learn more in losses and we'll see how he and his staff adjust At least there's football to write about.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Allen Robinson stood on the sideline during the first half, towel around his neck and helmet off - just waiting for a chance.
Was he injured? He did have a hamstring issue early in training camp, so people were wondering if that was the problem.
But word quickly filtered out that Robinson had been suspended by coach Bill O'Brien, and the question then became if it was for the whole game or not. O'Brien addressed that at halftime when he told the TV audience that Robinson would return for the second half.
O'Brien gave no indication after the game why Robinson was suspended, saying only it was "between me and Allen." Robinson wasn't available to talk to the media after the game.
"Allen's a great player, he's got a fantastic future and I love coaching the kid," O'Brien said. "I think he's a great kid, another guy that comes from a great family. And it was important to make that decision for him. But when he came back in the second half, obviously we tried to get him the ball."
That strategy came quickly in the second half as Robinson went for 25 yards on PSU's first play of the second half, then scored a 51-yard TD on the second play.
A win, but injuries could be costly
Penn State can ill afford losing players to injury because of its depth issues, and in that regard Saturday was a tough day for the program.
One of the team's best all-around players, linebacker Mike Hull, suffered a knee injury in the first half and was on the sideline in street clothes for the second half. Tight end Matt Lehman's left knee buckled on the turf in the first half, and he was carted off the field.
O'Brien had no update on either player after the game.
"He seems OK. I think he's going to be all right," linebacker Glenn Carson said of Hull. "He's a really tough kid, he's a kid that gets after it every day, so he's not going to have trouble coming back."
Still, losing Hull for any amount of time would hurt the defense.
"A great player like him going down, it takes a toll on the defense," Carson said. "But you know what, you've got to keep pushing. It's part of the game, it happens, injuries happen and you can't let that affect the outcome."
Tight end Kyle Carter played sparingly as he was nursing a left arm injury. His arm was heavily taped, and he had no catches.
Offensive tackle Adam Gress (knee) didn't start - Gilliam did - but he did play a good bit on both sides of the ball, occasionally spelling left tackle Donovan Smith.
Big day for Ficken
There was a time when place-kicker Sam Ficken was a major question mark for Penn State, but that is no longer the case after he made three field goals Saturday to run his streak to 13 in a row.
Ficken made kicks of 36 and 35 yards in the second quarter, then booted a career-long 46-yarder in the fourth quarter.
"I couldn't ask for a better start," Ficken said.
He obviously had a tough start last year, missing four field goals and one PAT in week two at Virginia.
"Obviously, my life in a sense has really 180'd from that point in time - thankfully," Ficken said. "But going from where I started to where I am now, I couldn't be more confident in my ability."
Ficken said that going through the adversity last year made him a better kicker.
"Looking back at that, I probably wouldn't have worked on my fundamentals as much as I have," he said. "Not to say that I was lazy, but talking to Robbie Gould, he really taught me how to practice, and that's really helped carry over into games."
O'Brien congratulated Ficken in the locker room after the game, and he said the players "went crazy." The coach then added, "Especially to all those tweeters after the Virginia game last year [who ripped Ficken]. He's done a hell of a job. He deserves it, he's worked extremely hard."
Short day for Ferguson
Tyler Ferguson lost the quarterback competition to Christian Hackenberg, but O'Brien has said all along that both will play. Ferguson got his chance on the third series Saturday, and he threw an 18-yard pass to Matt Zanellato on his second play. But on his third play, Ferguson went to throw a pass and dropped the ball for a fumble that Syracuse recovered.
Asked if Ferguson was disappointed in his brief performance, O'Brien said, "I'm sure he was."
Orange head coach loses first game
Syracuse coach Scott Shafer was disappointed in the outcome of his college football head coaching debut, but he'll always remember it.
"I hate to lose," he said after Penn State's 23-17 victory at MetLife Stadium. "It makes me sick to lose, but I had a blast. Ever since I was a little guy, I wanted to do this. I couldn't wait to go, and it was fun."
Shafer, who replaced Doug Marrone (who is now coaching the Cleveland Browns), felt his defense deserved a better fate. Penn State was held to 57 net yards rushing on 38 attempts and converted only one of 16 third-down opportunities.
"I was really pleased the way coach [Chuck] Bullough [defensive coordinator] had those kids playing," he said.
When the Orange's Robert Welsh picked off Christian Hackenberg and returned it to the Penn State 1, setting up a touchdown that cut the Lions' lead to 23-17 with seven minutes to go, Shafer said, "I thought we were going to win the damn thing. I really did."
But Penn State's defense stiffened and forced a punt with 3:03 left and grabbed an interception on Syracuse's final series.
"The biggest lesson we learned is to keep fighting the good fight," Shafer said.
Offensively, Syracuse completed just 16-of-37 passes for 189 yards.
"Luckily it's game one, and we have 11 more to go, guaranteed, and we are going to learn from today," Orange quarterback Drew Allen said.
The Syracuse camp was impressed with Penn State in general and Hackenberg in particular.
"He stayed level-headed," Syracuse safety Brandon Reddish said.
"For the most part, Hackenberg did a good job, and he'll be a good football player," Shafer said.
Travel roster
There were only 74 players on PSU's travel roster, including 16 true freshmen, of which seven are walk-ons. The true freshmen: QB Christian Hackenberg, TE Adam Breneman, QB Austin Whipple, CB Jordan Smith, QB D.J. Crook, WR Richy Anderson, CB Anthony Smith, RB Von Walker, LB Brandon Bell, RB Chip Chiappialle, PK Chris Gulla, LB Brandon Smith, T Andrew Nelson, G Brendan Mahon, WR Gregg Garrity, DE Garrett Sickels.
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Berks County artist Eric Armusik has been bestowed with high honor for his commissioned painting of soon-to-be-canonized new saint, Blessed Jacques Berthieu (1838-1896), which will be sent to Rome to coincide with the Vatican's canonization of seven new saints. Armusik's work is among several pieces of catholic art by other artists which will commemorate the canonization to be celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI on World Mission Day, Oct. 21.
The 3-foot-by-4-foot oil on masonite, titled "The Martyrdom of Father Jacques Berthieu," is contained in a custom-built tabernacle frame of poplar constructed by Armusik, making the total work measure 5 ½ -feet-by-4-feet.
Armusik, 38, was among the group of artists Wednesday night who were recognized for their work at a dinner gala reception held at the Italian Embassy in Washington. The event was hosted by the board of trustees of the National Museum of Catholic Art and Library and the Ambassador of Italy to the United States and Mrs. Claudio Bisogniero. They were welcomed by Donald Cardinal Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington.
Blessed Jacques Berthieu was a French Jesuit priest who was martyred in Madagascar in 1896. He died while accompanying refugees who were trying to avoid attacks from another tribe. He was stripped of his cassock and beaten with clubs before being forced to walk in the cold rain to come before the tribe chief in his village. Berthieu refused to renounce his faith and received further beatings. His body was dumped into the river and was never recovered.
The National Museum of Catholic Art and Library, which is relocating from New York to Washington, is currently hosting with the U.S. Embassy of the Holy See in Rome an art exhibition, "Saints and Angels," to commemorate the canonization. The work of Armusik and other artists will be featured in a traveling exhibition, "Celebrating the 7 New Saints." The museum has had major collections of religious art previously on loan for traveling exhibitions for the last four years to The Pope John Paul II Cultural Center, The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and The Historical Society of Washington, according to Christina Cox, the museum's founder and president.
Armusik, who was featured in Arts Around Town in July, is internationally known for his epic-sized paintings that portray moments of human experience in dramatic settings in the style of 17th century master Caravaggio. His religious paintings have been commissioned by churches across the country. At the time, Armusik was working on the commission for the National Museum of Catholic Art and Library but could not divulge the subject, saying only that it would have major impact in art history.
Armusik said he recently completed an official portrait of Mary Virginia Merrick, founder of the Catholic charitable organization, Christ Child Society, based in Washington, D.C. He also said some of his paintings, which will include "The Temptation of Christ," will be featured on an upcoming EWTN (Eternal Word Television Network) broadcast with Mother Angelica.
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The Reading Public Museum is "going wild" this fall with animal-related exhibitions beginning Saturday (Sept. 29) through Jan. 13, 2013. Birds, turtles, fish and other sea creatures contribute to an aquatic environment in the museum's ground-floor Cove Gallery, but they're not flying from above or swimming below. They're made of glass and featured in the luminous exhibition, "Animals in Glass," by internationally-renowned glass artist Will Dexter of Taylor Backes Studio in Boyertown.
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Also at the museum will be "Animals in Art," from the venue's collection of works on paper, including etchings, engravings, lithographs and watercolors that depict animals. Nearly 30 works ranging from the Renaissance through contemporary will be featured.
Giving a preview of his exhibit, Dexter said there will be glass shore birds and heron-type birds in an environment of "labor-intensive-made" Sawgrass from copper. There will be nest-building birds, plus turtles influenced by the "gorgeously sculptured hydrodynamic shell" of the leatherback, and even a few "Octo-balls."
Dexter grew up on Florida's Gulf Coast, which explains the influence of oceanic overtones in his glass art. What started as a passion for marine biology at the University of Miami turned to glass art studies at the University of Wisconsin. He and his wife, accomplished glass artist Karla Trinkley, earned bachelor and master's degrees in glass from the Tyler School of Art and the Rhode Island School of Design.
Dexter and Trinkley co-founded the Taylor Backes Studio in 1981, to continue developing their own individual styles and to collaborate with other glass artists to produce distinctive, innovative work. Their work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is in the permanent collections of The Philadelphia Museum of Art, The American Craft Museum, The Corning Museum of Glass, and the Smithsonian Institute.
Locally, work by the Taylor Backes Studio can be found at the Reading Hospital Cardiology Unit and at the Hurd Academic Complex at Moravian College.
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There are a few milestones happening in the Lehigh Valley this season. Allentown is marking its 250th anniversary with numerous celebratory events, beginning this weekend (Sept. 27-29). A Peace & Prosperity Ecumenical Service will be held tonight from 7-8:30 at Allentown Symphony Hall. Friday features "Hess's Hollywood on Hamilton" with fine food and Patio models at various restaurants in the city. On Saturday, it's "The Points of Pride Parade and Community Festival." The parade to downtown Allentown begins at 11 a.m., at William Allen High School. A Community Festival in the downtown runs from noon to 7 p.m. And stay tuned to New Year's Eve for the grand finale.
For more info: allentown250.com
The 25th Celtic Classic Highland Games & Festival runs Friday through Sunday (Sept. 28-30) in Historic Bethlehem, featuring the haggis eating contest, Highland games, fiddle competition, drum major competition, and pipe bands.
For further info: celticfest.org
The Pennsylvania Sinfonia Orchestra marks its 30th anniversary season on Saturday (Sept. 29), with an opening concert featuring violinist Janet Sung at First Presbyterian Church, Allentown. Sung played with the Sinfonia this past March when she performed J.S. Bach's repertoire for violin. She is associate professor of violin and strings coordinator at the DePaul University School of Music in Chicago.


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A new toxicology report says the man who killed six people before killing himself at the Sikh Temple in August had alcohol in his heart.
However, because there wasn't any alcohol his blood stream, the alcohol might have been a result of body tissues breaking down and decomposing, the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office said.
Wade Michael Page's sister told investigators that she suspected her brother had become a heavy drinker and went on to say that Page had become more intense and lost his sense of humor in the year leading up to the Aug. 5 shooting.
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None of the players in Thursday night's Altoona-Bishop Guilfoyle boys basketball game were alive when the rivalry was not just a big deal on the local high school schedule, but the biggest deal.
Fans from both sides would pack the Jaffa Mosque (now the Jaffa Shrine Center), and the names involved are etched in the city's rich basketball lore.
Swogger and Lane, Moore and Cordova, Nagle and Morgan, Piper and McGeary, Bickel and Brandimarte and on and on and on.
The rivalry was so intense back in the 1970s and early '80s that it was mutually put on hiatus for several years.
Thankfully, times have changed, perspective has been restored, and the game, on both the boys and girls side, has been back on each other's schedule for the past 25 years.
"I just think it's great for the city," Bishop Guilfoyle coach Chris Drenning said after the Marauders ran out of gas in a 51-39 loss at the Altoona Fieldhouse. "I give Altoona credit. We're David, and they're Goliath. They don't have to play us, but it's great that they do."
"I think it's very healthy," Altoona coach Paul Hasson, who played in the game in the mid-'70s, said. "These kids are good friends off the court."
Because of that, Mountain Lion senior guard Matt Dry, said, "We have the game circled, but it's bittersweet to get a win over them."
Some of the players share AAU ties or have played against each other since elementary school. That competitiveness allowed BG, though outsized as usual, to hang tough for three quarters in putting forth a representative effort.
"This game is tough to lose," said BG senior guard Pat Irwin, whose family's roots are four generations deep in Guilfoyle's athletic history. "I know a lot of guys on their team, and I didn't want this [loss] hanging over my head."
While growing up, Irwin learned about the series.
"I'd hear how good Altoona used to be and how BG used to compete with them and beat them sometimes," he said. "That makes me proud of BG and where we come from."
Fellow senior Nate Nardelli's dad, Jim, played on the BG 1974 team that went to the PIAA Final Four and lost to mighty Midland by a point.
"He [Jim Nardelli] would talk about how big of a rivalry it was and the adrenaline of playing in that atmosphere and how much the whole town came together," Nate Nardelli said. "We're still carrying on that tradition."
Altoona Athletic Director Phil Riccio said Thursday night's crowd was the Lions' biggest this season.
"This has been a great week," he said. "Our girls were at BG the other night. That was a packed house. This is a wonderful atmosphere. I think it's a great game for our community."
When the teams were playing at the Mosque 40 years ago, there was no ESPN. Girls basketball was played in the fall. BG wasn't in the Laurel Highlands Conference, and Hollidaysburg, which visits AAHS on Tuesday, had yet to establish itself as an athletic rival to Altoona.
"Hopefully that crowd will be even bigger than tonight," Riccio said.
Even if it is, that series can't quite match the half-century history of Altoona vs. BG.
"This is big school-small school, small gym-big gym ... a lot of contrasts," Drenning said. "I love local basketball, and I think this is a big part of it."
BG assistant coach Mark Charlton is a former Marauder but one who came along when the series was interrupted between 1977-85.
"We were all friends - [Altoona's] Val Mignogna, Troy Wible," Charlton said. "I would have loved to play them, but it's a great opportunity for these guys today and a memory you can't forget. Win or lose, whether it's the girls or the boys, I just think it's great."
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On a practical side I think she can still push Black Swan but we'll see.
I'd love to see Ashley skate to Firebird!
I've never cared for the Black Swan program from Ashley, outside of the inventive and evocative spiral sequence. Black Swan was a nasty and gruesome movie about a horrible little person who hurts herself and others around her terribly just to put on a mediocre staging of Swan Lake. I'd rather not be reminded of it. And trying to make Ashley into a ballerina, even an edgy one, is a silly exercise. The part in the footwork where she imitates being en pointe is so awkward and stilted it's a laugh out loud moment every time she does it. Ashley is not a dainty ballerina and she doesn't have to be one.
The most convincing I've seen Ashley do in a style of dance is the club dancing in her On the Floor exhibition number. That seems to be the range of style that she should be going for: something modern and upbeat and aggressive. She should forgo traditional symphonic music entirely.
"Black Swan" suits her really well, but I hope that she will find some other dramatic and strong music for her freeskate.
I can understand her fans wanting her to keep it, and I won't hold it against her if she does, but IMO time to find something else.
Happy 21st Birthday today to Ashley Wagner!
Happy birthday to Ashley!!! As much as I liked her Black Swan program, I hope she gets two new programs for next year. I also hope she can build on her accomplishments from last season so we can have some consistency in U.S. ladies skating.
Happy birthday, Ashley!!!
I loved her Balck Swan to death!
And her short, too. I can't decide which one I would love better over the other...I can watch her performances from this season all day even with mistake(s), but my answer, if you ask mine, is NO.


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Playing Division I college athletics is a dream for just about every athlete who suits up for his or her high school.
However, it's a dream only a select few get to realize.
Wednesday, four local standouts had that dream come true when they signed National Letters of Intent to continue their careers at the Division I collegiate level.
Columbian wrestler Seth Williams, a three-time state qualifier and a defending state runner-up, signed to wrestle at Ohio State. New Riegel's Taylor Kirian, Ohio's single season home run record holder, signed to play softball at Akron. Seneca East's Mason McWilliams, who has led the Tigers to two straight district baseball championships signed with Ohio. And, Upper Sandusky's Taylor Graboski, fresh off an appearance at the state volleyball tournament, signed with Valparaiso.
Seth Williams - Ohio State, wrestling
Seth Williams said he probably could have received a full ride at other colleges, but he decided to go with his dream.
On Wednesday, the Columbian wrestler, who was the Division II state runner up in the 152-pound weight class last winter, signed a National Letter of Intent to go to Ohio State.
"It was always a dream to go to the Big Ten, especially Ohio State," Williams said.
"My dream is to be an all-American."
By joining the Buckeyes, Williams will face plenty of top competition, in and out of the program. His coach at Columbian, Chad Long, said that's just the way his wrestler wants it.
"The competition's always going to be there, and that's why he went there, to wrestle the best," Long said. "He's not scared of anybody."
Long called it a "great day for the Tiffin wrestling family."
"By far he's the best wrestler I've ever coached," Long said. "[Ohio State] Coach [Tom] Ryan liked him, he said, 'there's something about him, I just like the way he moves.'"
Williams said wrestling in the Big Ten should be good motivation for future TC wrestlers. He also said he will be approaching his final season at Columbian with plenty of motivation.
"The only way to approach it is to work harder, set an example for the other kids, that if you work hard enough you can make the Big Ten," he said.
Taylor Kirian - Akron, softball
NEW?RIEGEL - Taylor Kirian's performance this past softball season allowed her to put her name all over the New Riegel record books. Wednesday she able to put her name one more place: a National Letter of Intent.
Kirian, who set Ohio's all-time record for most home runs in a season, signed to continue her athletic and academic career at the University of Akron.
"It feels like all my hard work has finally paid off," she said. "And now I have my college decided so it's one less thing to worry about."
"She's been incredible," said her coach at New Riegel, Jamie Lininger. "Just a hard worker, she's everything you would hope for in a player. Softball means a lot to her obviously, and it's not just that. She's a great kid, great academically. I'm glad we have her for another year."
This past season, in helping her team to a Division IV district championship, Kirian set school records for batting average (.600), hits (57) and RBIs (63) and the state record with 18 home runs.
Kirian said she also considered Ohio and Miami, but the choice for her was clear.
"They offered and I really liked the campus when I visited there, so it was a pretty easy choice," she said. "It was far enough away from home for me, without going too far."
Kirian was also a 20-game winner in the circle for New Riegel, but says pitching won't be one of her duties at Akron. According to Kirian, she'll likely play first base or outfield for the Zips.
Kirian won't be going to Akron alone. Paige McMemeny and Caitlin Gambone who team with Kirian on the Ohio Lasers Gold summer team also signed with the Zips. Kirian said on their official visit they got to spend time with the current players who welcomed them with open arms.
"Two of the girls I've played with over the summer are going in the same year as me so I know both of them really well," she said. "On my official visit a few weeks ago, we got to stay with current players.
They were all very nice and welcoming to us."
Kirian, though, expects a number of changes going from New Riegel to Akron.
"It's definitely going to be a big change," she said. "It's a Division I college and I'm used to my small town and small team. It's definitely going to be a big step."
Kirian says she's looking forward to playing for Akron coach Julie Jones, noting a big difference between her and Lininger.
"I've never had a female coach so that will be something different," Kirian said. "I'm really excited."
Mason McWilliams - Ohio, baseball
ATTICA - Seneca East baseball coach Frank Lamoreaux says Mason McWilliams has talent that can't be ignored.
The SE pitcher signed a National Letter of Intent Wednesday to play at Division I Ohio University.
"It's always a big deal, anytime you have anyone with that kind of athletic talent," Lamoreaux said. "It just goes to show whether it's a Division I or Division IV school, if you're good enough, they're going to find you."
But it's more than talent that has made McWilliams successful.
"It's Mason's love of baseball, that's his biggest thing," Lamoreaux said. "That's what he wants to do. It's his desire, it's his love for the sport. It's what he wants."
McWilliams said he was impressed with Bobcats' coach Rob Smith and his staff.
"The coaches alone was enough for me," McWilliams said. "And their passion for the game and also their plans for the future sealed the deal, along with their beautiful campus... it all seemed to match up perfectly."
McWilliams credited Lamoreaux and assistant Rick Bowerman for helping him reach this point.
"I think it's done a lot," McWilliams said of the coaching. "Coach L and coach Bowerman have done more for me than any two guys I could think of."
But before he moves on to Athens, McWilliams has some business to take care of at the high school level.
"It's gonna be a big year to carry on the tradition, get back to regionals if not further, at least," he said. "We have a younger team and hopefully we can give them the mindset right now to keep the tradition going."
Taylor Graboski - Valparaiso, volleyball
UPPER?SANDUSKY - During Matthew McConnaughey's first year coaching volleyball at Upper Sandusky, at a preseason camp, one player stood out among the rest. McConnaughey was ready to suit her up and put her in the starting lineup. Only one problem: Taylor Graboski was still in junior high at the time.
"When she came to the camp my first year here, the year we were 2-21, she came to camp and I didn't know all the kids here. I said, 'What grade are you in? You can play right now,'" McConnaughey recalled. "I would've taken her that year, and she would've made a difference and probably would've started."
Before too long, McConnaughey finally was able to get Graboski on the varsity roster and since then the program has reached new heights, culminating in a state semifinal appearance last week.
After four years leading the Rams, Graboski will embark on a new crusade. Wednesday she signed a National Letter of Intent to play volleyball at Valparaiso.
Graboski made it clear the atmosphere was what set the school apart from all the others.
"They just had a very good atmosphere to it and I knew that I would fit in well there with the coaches and the players and just the atmosphere," she said. "Because, it's not too big but its big enough where I won't get bored and the class size is just big enough, kind of like Upper where I know that I'll be getting the attention I need to succeed."
Helping bring Graboski to the Horizon League school was fellow Ram Jake Diebler, who was a graduate assistant for Valparaiso's men's basketball team during Graboski's recruitment.
"When I was at my visit, Carin Avery, which is the volleyball coach, took me to Jake's office and we talked to him in the middle of my visit and he talked about how it's so close-knit and how it's just like Upper," Graboski said. "He said that he's had so many good years there just with the support from everybody."
Graboski said the personalities of her coaches was another big drawing point.
"They're really laid back. They don't want us to call them coach, they want us to call them by their first names, because they don't call us players," Graboski said. "That's how laid back their personality is. They say that it's more about being a family then being a team. It's really homey."
Graboski knows the transition to the Division I college level won't be easy, but she was able to get some advice on what to expect from her older sister, Tasha, who played basketball at Cincinnati and Stetson.
"I know from my sister, it's going to be a huge transition," Graboski said. "That's what the summer is going to be for, and the spring season. I'm going to have to work out hard and I'm going to have to hit my repetitions hard because it's not going to be easy. But, I think that if I do what I'm capable of doing, I can make a difference down there."


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Smoke alarms essential in preventing fire deaths
So far this month, four children have died in a house fire outside of Atlanta; the home's smoke alarms had no batteries. A day later, a mother and daughter died in a home fire in Akron, Ohio; the home had no smoke alarms. And the next day, a father and his four children died in a house fire in Kentucky; the home, too, had no smoke alarms.
Fire can happen anywhere, and the loss of life will continue unless we spread the message of home fire safety together.
The National Fire Protection Association reports that nearly two-thirds of home fire deaths result from fires in homes in which no smoke alarm was present or at least one was present but none operates. I urge families to not only replace the batteries in their alarms, but also to think about the age of the alarm itself. All smoke alarms should be replaced every 10 years.
The National Association of State Fire Marshals recommends using a smoke alarm containing a sealed, long-life lithium battery. This type of alarm offers 10 years of warning and never needs its battery replaced.
Also, make sure your family has enough warning by placing smoke alarms on each floor, in living areas and inside and outside of sleeping areas. These simple steps can go a long way to help save lives.
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Thursday, the results, based on America's votes, will be revealed. And after last week, when the popular Vino Alan was sent home, anything can happen.
CeCe Frey, who seems to be hanging on by a thread, did well with a stripped down version of Lady Gaga's "Edge of Glory," earning praise from the usually critical L.A. Reid: "I'm starting to become a fan," he said. Her colorful version of Katy Perry's "Part of Me" was "very entertaining" to Britney Spears, who appreciated that she's having fun on stage.
Boy banders Emblem3 took on "Just the Way You Are" by Bruno Mars, which Britney called "your best performance in the competition." But Demi Lovato remained hard to please. "I used to really, really love you guys," she said before calling them a "down-graded version of the Jonas Brothers." Even with their second song, "Forever Young," which was almost universally praised, Demi wished they had commanded the stage more.
Carly Rose Sonenclar, who's been in the No. 1 spot the last two weeks, performed Justin Bieber's "As Long As You Love Me." "You sang it better than Justin did," Demi said. Simon Cowell told her, "I am seeing a star emerge." In round two, she sang Beyoncé's "If I Were a Boy," and was "the definition of The X Factor," according to coach Spears.
Simon's other group, Fifth Harmony, did well with Adele's "Set Fire to the Rain," but there continues to be a dispute on the panel over whether the five ladies are doing harmonies. "They should have called you Fifth Unison," L.A. said. But with Demi's own "Give Your Heart a Break," he said, "I actually heard harmony and it was really good. Your very, very best performance."
Diamond White "brought showbiz," L.A. said, with "It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World." Simon thought it sounded a "bit screechy in parts." Later, singing (what else?) Rihanna's "Diamonds," she "definitely did it justice," according to Demi. "I really like that song," L.A. said. "Unfortunately I didn't love your rendition of it."
And another favorite, country singer Tate Stevens, had a little trouble singing Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer." "You're getting away from what you do best," Britney said of the rock song L.A. chose for him. But he came back swinging with "If Tomorrow Never Comes" by Garth Brooks. "Now that felt like a Tate Stevens performance," she said in round two. "That was brilliant." Simon assured the former road worker, "We're going to see you next week."
But we want to know what you think ought to happen on Thursday's elimination:
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The results of this test are known as peak expiratory flow (PEF). A peak flow test is done by blowing into a mouthpiece as hard and as fast as you can with a single breath (expiration).
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The results of this test are known as forced expiratory volume (FEV). Spirometry can also measure how much air your lungs can hold and the rate at which you can inhale and exhale.
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ECE 485D/585D - Telemetering Systems
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UA Catalog Description:
Course Schedule:
Lecture: 150 minutes/week
Laboratory: None
Course Assessment:
Homework: 8 – 10 assignments
Project: 1 project (for 585D)
Exams: 2 Midterm Exams, 1 Final Exam
Grading Policy:
Typically: 50% Midterms,
30% Final Exam,
20% Homework/Projects,
Note: For graduate students, a project will count for ¼ of the homework/projects grade (i.e., 5% of overall grade). Graduate student grades and undergraduate student grades will be considered separately.
Course Summary:
Sensor technology, sampling, quantization, and data encoding. Data structures and formats, telemetry frames and packets, frame and packet synchronization, and command systems. Digital modulation techniques, bit error rates, spectrum utilization, antenna basics, and radio wave propagation effects. Graduate-level requirements include a research report on a topic selected from the course material.
May be convened with: ECE 485D.
Introduction to PCM Telemetering Systems, 2nd Ed. by Stephen Horan, CRC Press, 2002
By the end of this course, the student will be able to recognize and work with:
1. Introduction to Telemetering Systems.
2. Sensor Technology.
3. Modeling and Calibration.
4. Computer Systems.
5. Signal Processing.
6. Telemetry Frames and Packets.
7. Telemetry Data Synchronization.
8. Time and Position Determination.
9. Command Systems.
10. Modulation Techniques.
11. Microwave Transmission.
Three 50-minute lecture sessions per week.
Approximately eight homework problem sets during semester.
Two in-class examinations plus a final examination.
a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering (Medium)
c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints
such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and
sustainability (Medium)
d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary terms (Medium)
e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (Medium)
f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (Low)
g) an ability to communicate effectively (Medium)
i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning (Low)
j) a knowledge of contemporary issues (Low)
k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. (High)


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Fire marshal investigating
Published 2:18 PM EDT Mar 16, 2013
More than a dozen fire crews were called to the 100 block of Vine Street for a working fire just before 6 a.m. Saturday.
The building is shared by a few businesses, including Grapek Co., Action Equipment and Conestoga Woodworking Supply.
Fire officials say the roof collapsed in the center of the building but the back end and front room were able to be salvaged.
Because of the tin roof on the building, firefighters remained at the scene for hours battling the blaze.
The state police fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.
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Internet options for dairy farms
Internet options for dairy farms
Paul Dyk, who recently left University of Wisconsin Extension for a job in the private sector, wrote a good article in a recent UWEX newsletter titled Higher Speed Internet Options for Fond du Lac County. In the article, he gives some important considerations when choosing Internet service, along with a helpful range of cost per month.
Paul notes that, beyond the options listed below, dial-up Internet does still exist. However, it is virtually useless with today's graphics, movies, and bigger (in electronic size) email attachments.
Also, the key is speed. Speed on the Internet is measured in bits per second (bps), and more commonly listed as Kbps (Kilobits per second; 1 Kbps is 1,000 bps) or Mbps (Megabits per second; 1 Mbps is 1,000 Kbps and 1,000,000 bps). Larger businesses and universities will have speeds in terms of Gbps (Gigabits; 1,000 Mbps or 1 billion bits) and even Tbps (Terabits; 1,000 Gbps or 1 trillion bits).
For farms, we probably only need to worry about the Mbps range, at least until something comes along to use even more bandwidth per web page and email (maybe teleportation of milkers to be on time?). Dyk notes that surfing the web (including watching a YouTube video, downloading a few pictures at a time, and sending email) will take 1 to 3 Mbps. If you want to watch streaming video (like a live cattle sale or sports on ESPN360) you will want greater than 5 Mbps.
Options include -
Cable: $20 to $50 per month, speeds of 1 to 16 Mbps
Telephone companies: $20 to $25 per month, speeds of 3 to 6 Mbps
Cell phone companies wireless: $50 per month, speed of 1.5 Mbps
Satellite: $40 to $75, speeds of 1 to 1.5 Mbps
Wireless (local Fond du Lac County): $40 to $55, 384 Kbps to 3 Mbps
County wide broadband: ???
Don't know what your speed is right now? I found two websites that help measure it. What you're worried about here is the download portion, though the upload is definitely important. We all download a lot more information (every web page and email) than we upload (sending an email or uploading an attachment).
Our Hoard's Dairyman office speed came in at two different answers, listed below:
http://www.webspeedometer.net/ - 1,800 Kbps (1.8 Mbps) download, 778 Kbps upload
http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ - 1.74 Mbps download, 1.14 Mbps upload
My results were probably low because I tested it at 8 a.m., when the entire work world is logging onto the internet at the same time . . . yes, much like a party line, we all share broadband internet capabilities with our neighbors.
As far as the countywide broadband, we are aware of some rural Minnesota counties wading into such a project.
You can read more about that at the links below:
One of the biggest issues for countywide internet is whether farmers should pay more (we do live farther away from each other, requiring more cable) or if everyone should pay the same (farmers do, more or less, keep these counties running).
Read Paul Dyk's full article here http://fonddulac.uwex.edu/2011/04/27/higher-speed-internet-options-for-f...


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Florida is hatching some new reality TV stars.
Two bald eagles - nicknamed Ozzie and Harriet - and their two eggs are becoming viral video sensations from their nest in Fort Myers.
North Fort Myers real estate agent Richard Pritchett put the camera near the nest and within a few months, has gotten more than 2 million views.
On Wednesday, one of the birds - with its majestic white head - could be seen sitting in the large nest, which is 60 feet above the ground in a tree.
One of the eaglets recently hatched and the second is close to hatching. Viewers will soon see the birds learn to fly, forage and leave the nest.
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH – Four of the city's most established overnight accommodations were decked out in their finest holiday attire earlier this month for a bed and breakfast "Tour and Taste" as part of Historic Canal Street's wrap-up of Christmas on Canal. They included Night Swan B&B on South Riverside Drive, Kelsey's Riverview Inn on Flagler Avenue and The Longboard Inn and Nuns & Roses B& B, both on Washington Street.
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One of the good ones left us today….Thursday, 2 September 2010. Robert P. Olsen, known to most as Bob, died in his New Smyrna Beach home following a few days in the care of his long time care provider Adrienne Tomaka and Sister Susan, assisted by Hospice of Volusia County, Florida.


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We did the county fair last night with four kids and no stroller and no sling. It actually went ok! The games and ride attendants were super nice, the kids were happy, and no one got lost or sick, and we still came home with money in our pockets. I even bumped into a friend who had just read my post about saying Yes, and I tried to explain how that doesn't mean I always say Yes now but am more mindful of when I say No (as Gray was eating a funnel cake for dinner) (he only took three bites!) (why does that even matter?)
We have another super busy weekend coming up, but I'm glad it's all family togetherness type stuff. So my favorite part of summer. In the meantime... I'm rounding out my first month writing at Strollerderby and I really do love it. I'm ever so thankful when you read, comment, share, retweet etc. I won't lie, it makes me look good. Also, I think the posts are fun and thought provoking, like:
- What has someone said to you? They Said WHAT?! Most Appalling Things People Say To New Moms
- (Guilty or not?) Step Away From The Camera: Are Moms Obsessed With Capturing "The Moment" Actually Missing the Moment?
- Just for fun- do you like these famous fictional moms? 5 TV Moms Who Inspire Me To Be A Better Mother and 5 Who Do NOT
Also, I'm thinking about bringing back the old timey blogroll of yesteryears, but I might change it up a bit. I was inspired by a recent email conversation with sweet Bridget of The Ivey League. Hopefully starting Sunday I will feature five blogs in my top left sidebar that I find through my comments and I'll freshen it up each week. I'm really excited about this.
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