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Bing Crosby
was, without doubt, the most popular and influential media star of the first half of the 20th century. The undisputed best-selling artist until well into the rock era (with over half a billion records in circulation), the most popular radio star of all time, and the biggest box-office draw of the 1940s,
dominated the entertainment world from the Depression until the mid-'50s, and proved just as influential as he was popular. Unlike the many vocal artists before him,
grew up with radio, and his intimate bedside manner was a style perfectly suited to emphasize the strengths of a medium transmitted directly into the home. He was also helped by the emerging microphone technology: scientists had perfected the electrically amplified recording process scant months before
debuted on record, and in contrast to earlier vocalists, who were forced to strain their voices into the upper register to make an impression on mechanically recorded tracks,
's warm, manly baritone crooned contentedly without a thought of excess.
Not to be forgotten in charting
Bing Crosby
's influence is the music itself. His song knowledge and sense of laid-back swing was learned from early jazz music, far less formal than the European-influenced classical and popular music used for inspiration by the vocalists of the 1910s and '20s. Jazz was by no means his main concentration, though, especially after the 1930s;
instead blended contemporary pop hits with the best songs from a wide range of material (occasionally recording theme-oriented songs written by non-specialists as well, such as
Cole Porter
's notoriously un-Western "Don't Fence Me In"). His wide repertoire covered show tunes, film music, country & western songs, patriotic standards, religious hymns, holiday favorites, and ethnic ballads (most notably Irish and Hawaiian). The breadth of material wasn't threatening to audiences because
put his own indelible stamp on each song he recorded, appealing to many different audiences while still not endangering his own fan base.
Bing Crosby
was among the first to actually read songs, making them his own by interpreting the lyrics and emphasizing words or phrases to emphasize what he thought best.
His influence and importance in terms of vocal ability and knowledge of American popular music are immense, but what made
Bing Crosby
more than anything else was his persona -- whether it was an artificial creation or something utterly natural to his own personality.
represented the American everyman -- strong and stern to a point yet easygoing and affable, tolerant of other viewpoints but quick to defend God and the American way -- during the hard times of the Depression and World War II, when Americans most needed a symbol of what their country was all about.
Bing Crosby
was born
Harry Lillis Crosby
in Tacoma, WA, on May 3, 1903. (Bingo was a childhood nickname from one of his favorite comic strips.) The fourth of seven children in a poverty-level family who loved to sing, he was briefly sent to vocal lessons early on by his mother, until he grew tired of the training. An early admirer of
Al Jolson
saw his hero perform in 1917.
sang in a high-school jazz band, and when he began attending nearby Gonzaga College (he had grown up practically in the middle of the campus), he ordered a drum set through the mail and practiced on the set. Introduced to a local bandleader named
Al Rinker
, he was invited to join
's group, the Musicaladers, singing and playing drums with the group throughout college.
Though the Musicaladers broke up soon after his graduation in 1925,
Bing Crosby
was ready to stick with the music business.
had made quite a bit of money during the band's career, and he and
-- who was the brother of
Mildred Bailey
-- were confident they could make it in California. They packed up their belongings and headed out for Los Angeles, finding good money working in vaudeville until they were hired by
Paul Whiteman
, leader of the most popular jazz band in the country (and known as the "King of Jazz" in an era when black pioneers were mostly ignored since they were unmarketable). For a few songs during
's shows,
sang as
the Rhythm Boys
Harry Barris
(a pianist, arranger, vocal effects artist, and songwriter later renowned for "I Surrender Dear" and "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams"). With their clever songwriting and stage routines, the trio soon became one of
the Paul Whiteman Orchestra
's most popular attractions, and
took a vocal on one of
's biggest hits of 1927-1928, "Ol' Man River." Besides appearing on record with
's orchestra,
the Rhythm Boys
also recorded on their own, though an opportunity for
to enlarge his part in the 1930 film King of Jazz with a solo song went unrealized, as he sat in the clink for a drunk-driving altercation.
again hit the road in 1930,
the Rhythm Boys
stayed behind on the West Coast. After
hired his big brother Everett as a manager, he began recording consistently as a solo act with Brunswick Records in early 1931, and by year's end had chalked up several of the year's biggest hits, including "Out of Nowhere," "Just One More Chance," "I Found a Million-Dollar Baby," and "At Your Command." He appeared in three films that year, and in September began a popular CBS radio series. Its success was similarly unprecedented; in less than a year, the show was among the nation's most popular and earned
a starring role in 1932's The Big Broadcast, which brought radio stars like
Burns & Allen
to the screen. By the midpoint of the decade,
was among the top ten most popular film stars. His musical success had, if anything, gained momentum during the same time, producing some of the biggest hits of 1932-1934: "Please," "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?," "You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me," "Little Dutch Mill," "Love in Bloom," and "June in January."
"June in January," itself the biggest hit at that point in
's young career, signaled a turn in his career. Brunswick executive
Jack Kapp
had just struck out on his own with an American subsidiary of the British Decca Records, and
was lured over with the promise of higher royalty rates. Though his initial releases on Decca were recordings from his films of the year -- "June in January" was taken from Here Is My Heart --
began stretching out with religious material (such as "Silent Night, Holy Night," which became one of his biggest sellers, estimated at up to ten million). Late in 1935, he signed a contract for a radio show with NBC called
Kraft Music Hall
, an association that lasted into the mid-'40s. After his first musical director,
Jimmy Dorsey
, left,
's songwriter friend
Johnny Burke
John Scott Trotter
(previously with
the Hal Kemp Orchestra
) as a replacement.
quickly cinched the job when his arrangements for the 1936 film Pennies from Heaven produced the biggest hit of the year in its title song. (He would continue as
's orchestra arranger and bandleader into the mid-'50s.)
After the biggest hit of 1936,
Bing Crosby
followed up with -- what else? -- the biggest of 1937, just months later. "Sweet Leilani," from the similarly Hawaiian film Waikiki Wedding, showed
the direction his career could take over the course of the 1940s and '50s. Though he had recorded several cowboy songs earlier in the 1930s as well as the occasional song of inspiration,
began covering everything under the sun, the popular hits of every genre of contemporary music. These weren't castoffs, either; many of his 1940s country & western covers were hits, such as "New San Antonio Rose," "You Are My Sunshine," "Deep in the Heart of Texas," "Pistol-Packin' Mama," "San Fernando Valley," and "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy."
With the advent of American involvement in World War II,
Bing Crosby
entered the peak of his career. Arriving in 1940 was the first of his popular "Road" movies with old friend
Bob Hope
Dorothy Lamour
, along with three of the biggest hits of the year ("Sierra Sue," "Trade Winds," "Only Forever").
had first met in 1932, when the two both performed at the Capitol Theater in New York. They reunited later in the '30s to open a racetrack, and after reprising some old vaudeville routines, a Paramount Pictures producer decided to find a vehicle for the pair and came up with The Road to Singapore.
More popular success followed in 1941 with the introduction of the biggest hit of
Papa Bing
's career, "White Christmas." Written by
Irving Berlin
for 1942's Holiday Inn (a film that featured a
song for each major holiday of the year), the single was debuted on
's radio show on Christmas Day, 1941. Recorded the following May and released in October, "White Christmas" stayed at number one for the rest of 1942. Reissued near Christmas for each of the next 20 years, it became the best-selling single of all time, with totals of over 30 million copies. It was a favorite for soldiers on the various USO tours
attended during the war years, as was another holiday song, "I'll Be Home for Christmas."
's popular success continued after the end of the war, and he remained the top box-office draw until 1948 (his fifth consecutive year at number one).
As with all the jazz-oriented stars of the first half of the 20th century,
's chart popularity was obviously affected by the rise of rock & roll in the mid-'50s. Though 1948's "Now Is the Hour" proved his last number one hit, the lack of chart success proved to be a boon:
now had the time to concentrate on album-oriented projects and collaborations with other vocalists and name bands, definitely a more enjoyable venture than singing pop hits of the day on his radio show, ad nauseam. Inspired by the '50s adult-oriented album concepts of
Frank Sinatra
(who had no doubt been inspired by
in no small way),
began to record his most well-received records in ages, as
Bing Sings Whilst Bregman Swings
(1956) and
Bing With a Beat
(1957) returned him to the hot jazz he had loved and performed back in the 1930s. His recording and film schedule began to slow in the 1960s, though he recorded several LPs for United Artists during the mid-'70s (one with
Fred Astaire
) and returned to active performance during 1976-1977. While golfing in Spain on October 14, 1977,
Bing Crosby
collapsed and died of a heart attack.
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Budding young scientists, engineers and astronauts – their dreams of space exploration at a crossroads – landed in Buffalo this weekend for Space Vision 2012, the largest student-run space conference in the United States.
Many of these college students grew up hoping one day to work for NASA.
But with the space shuttle program history and budget cuts on the horizon, the future of the space program would appear bleak – right?
"It's just the opposite," said Rick Tumlinson, co-founder of Space Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit space advocacy group. "The end of the shuttle really was emblematic of the end of the old, slow and expensive way of doing things. What we're about to see is the real opening of the frontier."
And that means transitioning from a space program heavily funded by the government to one with growing involvement by private industry.
There are as many as two dozen of these space-related companies out there right now, Tumlinson said.
SpaceX, a California-based space transport company, last month completed the first of its 12 deliveries to the International Space Station, using an unmanned capsule.
Planetary Resources, a company backed by a group of high-tech movers and shakers, this year announced plans to mine asteroids for precious metals to send back to Earth.
Virgin Galactic, another California company, is a year or two from offering space flights for tourists. A ticket: $200,000.
"We've got a lot of customers who have signed up," said William Pomerantz, vice president of special projects for Virgin Galactic. "In fact, this summer we crossed the threshold of more people who have bought a ticket to fly to space with us than have ever been to space before."
"We recognize it doesn't mean as much until we actually fly them," said Pomerantz, a Williamsville native, "so we're working to do that, and we're going to give them an experience that is life-changing, that is a lot of fun and also is educational."
Pomerantz and Tumlinson were among 50 heavy-hitters from the space industry at the conference, hosted by the University at Buffalo's chapter of Students for the Exploration and Development of Space.
Panel discussion topics included NASA's transition to the post-shuttle era, private investment in space, and "2032: Where are we going from here without the money?"
The conference was attended by 250 students from around the nation, some close to graduating and wondering about their prospects in space and aeronautics. The speakers offered an upbeat message.
"Frankly," said Tumlinson, who is considered influential in the space movement, "I wouldn't be surprised if in the next 10 years some coalition of these wealthy guys doesn't announce that they're going to build the first colony on Mars."
"I think we're really in an interesting place right now," said Chris Scolese, director of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
"We have a rover on Mars. We have a fleet of satellites orbiting the Earth and telling us more and more about our planet," said Scolese, a graduate of UB and Cleveland Hill High School. "We have incredible astronomical telescopes that have told us the universe is different than we thought."
It's important for the public to remember we are not done in space, said astronaut Peggy Whitson.
In fact, last month marked 12 years with a permanent U.S. presence aboard the International Space Station, she said.
"I think if you ask the average citizen, a lot of them think NASA has been shut down, because the space shuttle has been shut down," said Pomerantz, "but that was not all of NASA, much less all of the space industry here in the United States."
Both Scolese and Whitson see NASA focusing more on the research and development needed to take humans on long space journeys beyond Earth's lower orbit, with private industry providing the capability for spaceflight to be less expensive and more routine.
Whitson believes space exploration is still crucial.
"We do need to pursue it, because it provides so many spin-offs and developments in our technology," said Whitson, who served as the first woman commander of the International Space Station. "In order to be a technological leader in the world, we have to keep pushing the boundaries, and space exploration is one of the best ways to do that."
Another important role for NASA moving forward is reaching out to the public to explain why investing in space exploration is necessary, said Hussein Jirdeh, head of communications and public outreach for the Space Telescope Science Institute.
"If you don't have the public with you, or know where you're headed, you can't sustain a long-term investment in technology and exploration," said Jirdeh, a UB graduate.
Pomerantz, Scolese, Whitson and Jirdeh all emphasized the role of the next generation in fulfilling American potential in outer space, which served as this weekend's theme.
"There's a lot of potential coming down the pike right now, and the main thing the next administration can do is to create a way for students to be able to get out there," Tumlinson said. "It's not so much what we already know about space that's important, it's about putting minds and imaginations into space to make discoveries we don't even know will happen."
Students like Andrew Dianetti and Zach Pace are encouraged.
"If it were 10 years ago, you wanted to go work for NASA," said Dianetti, 21, a UB senior majoring in mechanical and aerospace engineering. "Now, there are all these different space companies out there."
"I'm a '90s kid. I grew up with the space shuttle," said Pace, 20, a UB junior. "It really motivated me to pursue a career in science.
"Now, I realize that, honestly, it was a lot of the same stuff, and that ground is really well tread," Pace said. "Instead, the ground is really ripe for a lot of private companies."
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Eugene A. Czeck, who had a 36-year career in aeronautical engineering, died Thursday in his Clarence home. He was 86.
Born in Dunkirk, Mr. Czeck was a 1943 graduate of Dunkirk High School. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War, serving as an aviation structural mechanic, third class.
In 1951, Mr. Czeck earned a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering from Aeronautical University of Chicago. He was a former vice president and president of the student branch of the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences, and a former secretary-treasurer of the student branch of the Society of Automotive Engineers.
After working a couple of years in the late 1940s for American Locomotive Co., Mr. Czeck began a 36-year career with Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory/Calspan Corporation, retiring in 1988.
As a project engineer, test conductor and engineering supervisor, Mr. Czeck's work involved testing airplane and rocket models in several facilities – including those of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. He also was involved in the development of the stealth bomber.
He was a former member of the Institute of Aeronautics and the Society of Auto Engineering.
Active in the community, Mr. Czeck was a Williamsville exempt fireman since 1954 and a member of Dunkirk's Murray Hose Company since 1948. He was a former member of the Dunkirk Falcon Club, the National Wood Carvers Association and the Marquetry Society of America.
More recently, he was a member of Tonawanda Island Launch Club since 1986.
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If you want to listen to Greg's tips on how to get around building codes and city zoning, I encourage you to watch his 4-minute video below:
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CRYSTAL BAY, Nev. - On the heels of a busy summer on the festival circuit and a third consecutive nod as Best Bluegrass in Colorado from Denver's Westword Magazine, Head for the Hills is Tahoe-bound.
The four-man string band takes the stage Friday night in Crystal Bay Casino's Crown Room.
"Tahoe always has a really good crowd that comes out," mandolin player Michael Chappell said.
"It's always been one of the great spots to tour. When you see it on the lineup it's like, 'Oh, cool that's gonna be fun.'"
Head for the Hills played most recently in the Tahoe area at Squaw Valley's Peaks and Paws festival in August.
The band includes Chappell, Adam Kinghorn (guitar), Joe Lessard (fiddle) and Matt Loewen (bass). The four bonded in 2004 as freshmen at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo.
"We all met in the dorms," Kinghorn told Lake Tahoe Action in August. "Our first practice was in a dorm room, and then things started growing from there. After we graduated we decided we didn't want to use our degrees, and that we wanted to keep expanding musically."
Since then, Head for the Hills has steadily grown a following in Colorado and nationwide, playing this summer at Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Wakarusa Music festival, and other festivals around the country.
The band has released two studio records, 2006's "Robber's Roost" and 2010's "Head for the Hills" as well as its debut concert album.
Released in May, "Head for the Hills Live" was compiled from six different shows in Colorado, recorded over a period of eight months.
Now, the lads of Head for the Hills are at work on their next album, recording in Fort Collins in between trips on tour.
"It's called 'Blue Ruin,' the name of one of the songs on the album," Chappell said. "It's a phrase to describe twilight. Not like the series; like, dusk."
With three tracks recorded at present, he estimated that the band is about a third of the way through the studio process.
"Musically, I would say it's a little more ambitious and a little less in the genre," Chappell said. "That would be one thing, the songs are a little different than what anyone would be used to if they've been following us. There's still bluegrass songs on it, but it's got a little different of a vibe. I would say it doesn't veer too far from where we were, less chorus-verse-solo, probably a little more melody driven.
There are more long instrumentals, there are some songs that are more spoken word."
To help meet the many expenses involved in the production and release of a record, Head for the Hills is turning to Kickstarter, an online organization that describes itself as "a funding platform for creative projects." Kickstarter allows a person or group with a creative goal to attract "backers," potential funders for their specific project. These supporters then donate funds to help the creator meet their stated goal.
"This is a way to get the fans involved," Chappell said. "We give them incentives to preorder the album, or do some unique things with the band, and it all helps raise money to produce the CD. For a band like us, creating a studio album is really expensive. This is kind of a way to not have a big record label."
Head for the Hills' Kickstarter campaign will launch in early November.
A guided fishing trip with the band, a private show booking, and a private dinner cooked by band members are among potential fundraising offerings.
"We basically did a financial plan of how much this is going to cost, paying for the production, artwork, the vinyl," Chappell said. "We set a goal and if we don't reach our goal, no one is charged and we don't take any money."
Between recording for 'Blue Ruin' and planning the Kickstarter campaign, Head for the Hills continues to focus on taking its music on the road to live audiences.
"People really respond to what we do live," Kinghorn said. "We just put out the live record, but we realize that people want to hear new material. Our fan base has been so good to us in Colorado and around the country, that we're just excited to show them some new stuff."
"We're just going to keep developing the music and trying to be consistent in where we're going and where we've been," Chappell said.
Crystal Bay Casino is the next stop for Head for the Hills, and it is one that the band is looking forward to, having played both the Red Room and the Crown Room in the past.
"I love it, it's always a lot of fun for us. They always take really good care of us.' Chappell said. "It's a place where after we finish playing, there's always something happening, always people hanging out late."


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Editor's note: This article is the first of The Inter-Mountain's Comfort & Joy series, which runs in the 12 editions prior to Christmas.
Catholic Charities West Virginia is coming to the close of another year of providing assistance to local residents. Regional Director Cindy Hammer said she thinks giving makes people feel more connected with their community.
Hammer said those who are giving are receiving as well.
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Volunteers have fun while helping others at Catholic Charities West Virginia. Luis Torrores and Rose Charney unpack food donations Monday in preparation for residents coming for assistance.
"Our clients are very thankful for the food and help they receive," Hammer said. "But I think donors receive as much through giving as those who receive."
Catholic Charities West Virginia was formed in Elkins in 1985, following that year's catastrophic flood. Father William Anderson, pastor of St. Brendan Catholic Church at the time, helped open the organization with the hope of helping folks in need receive food.
Catholic Charities is gearing up for two big events. The first is to help fill the 80 angel tree requests received this year, and the second is setting up a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance site.
"The angels come from Helping Hand Clearing House," Hammer said. "We try to give a ham or turkey to the families of those on the angel tree."
"The VITA program helps people fill out their tax forms for free with Internal Revenue Service certified volunteers," Hammer said. "We are very excited to be offering this program in the area."
Hammer said the tax assistance is available to families with less than $50,000 in income. The program is available by appointment and is open from late January through April 15.
Dedicated volunteers are at the heart of Catholic Charities West Virginia.
"We have wonderful volunteers who are very dedicated to their work," Hammer said. "They are always here for their shifts, and we all have a great time."
Hammer said many folks requested assistance through the year.
"The amount of clients we helped is up about 20 percent this year, and we are now serving an average of 350 families per month," Hammer said. "We have also faced more needs due to the storms in June and October."
During the storm, Hammer said Catholic Charities received turkeys from a local market. They passed some of those along to shelters at Camp Pioneer and Belington to help feed those in need.
Other upcoming activities planned for Catholic Charities include a Crock-Pot Cook-off in March, a race for hope in April, Easter baskets and Thanksgiving baskets. Along with food donations, Catholic Charities West Virginia offers emergency assistance with utilities, gasoline vouchers for out-of-town doctor appointments and help with medication.
"No money is exchanged for these services," Hammer said. "We pay the utilities directly to the utility company. Vouchers are offered for medicines and the monies are sent directly to the pharmacies when they bill us."
Hammer said many folks worked hard throughout the year to gather food and donations.
"Different church groups, civic organizations and individuals have made donations to Catholic Charities through the year," Hammer said. "Elkins Rotary member Amy Schumacher started a food drive with the schools which helped in a great time of need following the October storm. The school students were very generous.
"The 4-H Clubs in our area held a campaign for gathering non-perishable items called Kids 4 Hunger," Hammer said. "Rotary also gave us money from their tin cup collection, and the Presbyterian Church donated part of a free-will donation during a Jack Gibbons concert. St. Brendan and St. Patrick's Catholic Churches helped Catholic Charities collect and assemble more than 350 Thanksgiving baskets this year."
Workers at Elkins Walmart are getting into the spirit of giving.
"Currently at Elkins Walmart, associates are paying $1 to wear jeans on Friday and Saturday, and paying $2 to wear Christmas shirts," Hammer said. "So if you go to Walmart and see an associate in jeans and a Christmas shirt, be sure to thank them for their donation to help support neightbors through Catholic Charities West Virginia."
The Elkins location of Catholic Charities West Virginia is the model program for Wellness Works, which offers clients sugar-free, low sodium and lower fat foods.
"We have been invited to present the Wellness Works program at the Catholic Charities USA meeting," Hammer said. "We are also doing a webinar on the program in January where we will reach out to more than 300 people speaking about offering clients healthy and more nutritional food choices."
Catholic Charities is open Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon. More information about Catholic Charities West Virginia is available by calling 304-636-4875. Their office is located in Elkins at 103 Randolph Avenue.


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Seven years of blogging, some thoughts and a few photos from Sicily
Love & Peace to all of you and Thank You for being here!
Happy blog-anniversary
Lucullian is one of the very first blog I started reading back in the day when blogging wasn't fashionable yet, and I've loved every single post ever since.
Apart from being the best photography teacher I ever had, you're always a source of inspiration and a great example.
If you ask me, I think this blog offers plenty of reasons to "celebrate"
"Starting a blog is a bit like going to a party where you don't know anyone" – what a fantastic line, and so true. Congratulations my dear, sweary friend on 7 years of blogging. It can be a lonely thing to do but it also leads to such incredible opportunities – and led us to meet and be friends. Who needs more reward than that? ;))
Seven years – it goes by in a flash. I think I found your blog quite early on in my six year blog career and have enjoyed it over all that time. I haven't always commented… but I've read most of your posts and always loved your photography!
I like Blogger too – I've wondered about moving to WordPress, as it seems to be the one a lot of long time bloggers choose, but it seems such a huge effort and perhaps I have a little nostalgic fondness for Blogger with all its little quirks. I haven't had the technical problems you've had tho.
Ilva – I saved this blog post to read and just now got around to it. This post exemplifies why we love reading you – you are transparent, honest, forthright; you truly share of yourself. Yes, we love your amazing recipes and stunning photography, but if there wasn't you behind it all, it wouldn't mean anything. So, happy blogging anniversary. It has been a privilege for us to become closer to you through all these years of posts. I know whatever decision you make about the future of your blog, career and life will be well-thought out and sincere. Big hugs to you, Jeni
These photos are stunningly beautiful! I feel as though I could step right onto that road to stroll along the the edge, maybe to brush beside a patch or two of wild fennel.
Seven years! I'm so glad you decided to continue rather than stop. (Very odd about the blogger problems with your page. Several times today, I got a "service unavailable" message. In the past, I have resorted to looking at Google's cache of your page but even that didn't work earlier today.)
Happy Anniversary, darling. I have been blessed that you came into my life, that I can call you both friend and colleague. I learn so much from you – as so many do – and you inspire so many of us more than you realize. You have incredible talent just spilling out and I know you will go far. You are an amazing cook, a super talented recipe developer and one of the best food photographers out there. Talent in spades! Your blog is your personal diary, your emotional outlet but for us it is inspiration, a book to be read, a place to dream. Keep going, girl! We love you! xoxo
Happy Bloganniversary and to many many more! I really love your work and always delight in your photography as well as culinary concoctions. Lucullian Delights is unique and I'm happy to have come across your blog!
Yes, blogging can be a drug and one has to learn to priviledge quality over quantity. I slowed down a little too. It is better in that way….
It's always been a pleasure to pop in and see what is happening, like popping into an old friends home for coffee.
I've tried many of the recipes over the years, and never ever had a problem with them, (well apart from a little too much concentration on the puddings)they have always been so precise and turn out fantastic.
And you inspire me to keep going with my photography, because any time you comment on one, I know that it is not faint praise. So here's good luck for the next seven years, Tack för allt.
On a whim just now I decided to give it another go and the unbelievabe has happened; I can access your blog!! I know it's therefore a bit late but still a very happy blog-o-versary sweet Ilva! 7 years is an amazing time and for sure I would not have been where I am today if not for my blog… It can be a pain sometimes and I struggle with it at times too but I love it dearly and it has brought me so much that it would be silly to stop (not that I am considering it) although ofcourse I've only been blogging for 4 years and a bit! Hope the blog troubles get fixes soon as it sure is driving me slightly bananas. I can image how it must be for you!


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Many of the Romantic poets celebrated art including John Keats in his "Ode to a Grecian Urn." The list of modern poets who have worked in the form include W.H. Auden, William Carlos Williams, Anne Sexton, Muriel Rukeyser, Greg Pape, and former poet laureate, Kay Ryan, among many others.
You can write about any art form in ekphrastic poety: sculpture, paintings, ceramics, prints, and photographs. Some poets describe the work in vivid detail; others just use the art piece for a jumping off point. This is especially true when an abstract painting is the subject of the poem as in the example I've included below.
In creating an ekphrastic poem, the author has many options. The poet can speak in the voice of the painter, or of characters portrayed in the painting. The poet can speak directly to the artist or have a dialogue with him or her. Or the poet can intensely describe the scene depicted or perhaps the next scene envisioned after the action occurs in the painting. The poet can even speculate why the artist created this work. So many choices.
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Abstract Painting, Blue by Mary Jo Bang
Ad Reinhardt, Abstract Painting, Blue, Oil on canvas, 1952
Why are children jealous
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Nothing water bottles!
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anyway I can watch this? I live in the seattle area and this won't be shown on NBC until 9pm tonight.. this sucks!
Anyone watch the Michelle Kwan Hall of Fame ceremony? That made me teary eyed. Especially when she teared up listening to Brian. I wish we could have seen the video a little clearer. I wonder if it will be available online at anytime.
Coach Christy Krall seems to be a late boomer.
We're less than 10 minutes from the final two groups of the ladies free skate. Angela Wang showed the depth of the U.S. Ladies field with a total score that would have put her in 8th place at the European Championships. I hope the final groups rise to the occasion as well and we have a great event.
Thanks Ice...so cool to hear one of your questions being read to one of the guys in tweetseat yesterday (I can't remember which one now though.)
I'm getting psyched! I'm hoping Mirai pulls up but if not I love all the top 5 girls anyway.
I think a team of Wagner/Nagasu, Wagner/Csizny, Csizny/Nagasu, Agnes/and anyone of those 3 would be awesome at Worlds! I love Caroline but I don't think they'd give her the scores she deserves at Worlds-at least not this year. I think Agnes with her HUGE jumps most certainly could. And Ashley did well when she hit during the GPs.
For those of you who couldn't see it on NBC here is the great fluff they did on Ashley Wagner: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljW31Q5ltqI
Does anyone know when MK will be inducted? Or have I missed that.
Really impressed with Wang...fantastic! And yes, Krall seems to be the 'new go to coach'! Congrats to her too. Best of luck to all the skaters in these final two flights!!!!


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MCDONALD - The Blue Devils swept the Tigers.
The McDonald boys' and girls' bowling teams earned a sweep Thursday over visiting Wellsville.
With the losses, both Tigers' teams are now 1-1 on the year.
On the boys' side, McDonald finished with 1234, while Wellsville ended up with 1068.
Indivdually for the Tigers, Joey Shilot bowled a high game of 172. Shilot bowled two turkeys in the match. Also, Noah Palmer bowled a 131 with one turkey.
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Jeff Tuel's career appeared to be on the fast track during his first two years at Washington State.
The quarterback became just the second true freshman in program history to start a game when he arrived on campus in 2009, an accomplishment previously only achieved by Drew Bledsoe.
As a sophomore, Tuel (pronounced tool) started all 12 games, making the All-Pacific 10 Conference honorable mention list after throwing for 2,780 yards, 18 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.
From there, however, injuries and inconsistency derailed a promising first two collegiate years. Tuel, though, remained on the radar of NFL teams, including the Buffalo Bills.
Just minutes after last month's NFL Draft, the Bills signed Tuel as an undrafted free agent. He'll report for the start of the team's rookie minicamp Friday as the "other" rookie quarterback in town – the Bills used a first-round draft pick on Florida State's EJ Manuel – but one the team believes has untapped potential.
"He's got a lot of tools to work with," said Bills West Coast scout Matt Hand, pun not intended. "There's a lot of upside with him."
Tuel's junior season was sunk by injuries. He didn't start the season opener because of a stomach virus, then threw just two passes after coming into the game before suffering a broken left collarbone. He missed the next four games, then returned for two before reinjuring his collarbone and missing the rest of the season.
Before his senior year, the Cougars replaced head coach Paul Wolff with Mike Leach and his "Air Raid" offense.
The transition did not go smoothly. Tuel, who admitted during the season that he was initially not comfortable with the scheme, was in and out of the lineup, getting benched at times in favor of backup Connor Halliday.
"Honestly, I haven't thought too much about it," Tuel said this week of what went wrong in his senior season. "Washington State is in the past and I'm heading to be a Bill now. I want to concentrate on that.
"There's not really one thing that I can attribute to not having the numbers that I did my sophomore year as my senior year. There are a lot of things. You could say new coach, new system, blah, blah, blah ... but I'm ready to move on and looking to the future here. I'm excited about it."
Tuel, a Fresno, Calif., resident, finished 2012 going 211 of 332 (63.6 completion percentage) for 2,087 yards, eight touchdowns and eight interceptions. Playing behind a shaky offensive line, he was sacked 35 times in 10 games.
"They switched the system this year, and he did have a hard time settling in. You go back to the [2010 season's] tape and the other system that was probably a little more of a pro system, he did better," Hand said. "He's got a real strong arm, but he has a case of holding on to that ball a little too long. Doesn't recognize some things as fast as he should, but he's got a lot of potential."
Both offenses Tuel ran at Washington State had him operating mainly out of the shotgun formation, but Hand said there were more similarities to the pro game under Wolff.
"You'd like to see him do good in both. That's the concern. If you're top of the line, you should be able to just go from one to the other and make it," Hand said. "He did have some difficulties switching over, but as far as an athlete and things to work with, he's got it."
Tuel told reporters at Washington State's pro day in March that he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.55 seconds. The Bills were the only team to which he made a pre-draft visit.
"I had a great time with the coaches, really got along with them great," he said of the visit. "They're really young and energetic. I really like what they're doing with the offense."
Before going through the system change at Washington State, Tuel played for four different high school coaches in four years, so he's got a handle on how to learn a new offense.
"Just forcing yourself to have to learn a new system, no matter how minor of a change it may be, it's still having to learn something new," he said. "It will definitely help me pick up this new system. I think I'm a smart player and understand the game. I have the ability to make plays with my feet and arm. I'm able to keep the play alive and make things happen. I want to continue to build on learning the game, getting better with anticipation and reading defenses."
As for competing with Manuel – along with veterans Kevin Kolb and Tarvaris Jackson – for playing time, Tuel's ready for the challenge.
"It's exciting for the organization to bring in a guy like EJ and bring that first-round potential. My first thought is that's a great deal for the team most importantly," he said. "As far as my side, it's still my job to go in there and compete and push him – or whoever – for the starting job and just try to do my best out there. We're all coming in there to compete, so if I can make any of the quarterbacks in front of me better by doing anything, then I will."
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Lance Armstrong is finally revealing why his engagement to musician Sheryl Crow ended three years ago.
In Lance, a book due out in July, Armstrong tells author John Wilcockson the decision to have children became an issue in their relationship.
"She wanted marriage, she wanted children; and not that I didn't want that, but I didn't want that at that time because I had just gotten out of a marriage, I'd just had kids," he says. "Yet, we're up against her biological clock – that pressure is what cracked it."
The Tour de France champ says he and Crow underwent counseling to address their problems but it didn't work. "We were at different points in our lives. We were not compatible on that issue."
Crow went on to adopt a son, Wyatt, in May 2007. And last December, Armstrong announced that he and his girlfriend Anna Hansen are expecting a baby in June.
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Darren and Phyllis Sudman Save Children's Lives with Heart Screenings
On Jan. 24, 2005, he never woke from his after-dinner nap.
"We looked over and he was blue and he was gone," recalls his father, Darren Sudman, 42.
This Philadelphia small business consultant and his wife, Phyllis, couldn't accept the initial finding of SIDS and worried about their daughter Sally (now 10) being at risk for whatever killed her baby brother.
"Our doctor said, 'Healthy babies don't just die; you guys should go get your hearts checked,' " says Darren. They did. And they've been getting hearts checked ever since.
Phyllis, now 41, was diagnosed with – and successfully treated for – the previously undetected, hereditary and potentially fatal Long QT Syndrome. She unknowingly passed it to Simon. If left untreated, it could have stopped her heart at any time.
"The screening was so simple," says Darren. "We knew we had to do something to prevent other deaths like Simon's."
In the seven years since the Sudmans founded Simon's Fund, they've raised hundreds of thousands of dollars – through fund-raising events with friends and local businesses – to provide to provide free heart screenings to almost 5,500 children. Forty-nine of those screenings detected potentially fatal heart conditions that were subsequently treated.
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Melissa now makes and sells bracelets and head bands with silver hearts called "heart bands" to raise money for Simon's Fund.
The Sudmans also got Pennsylvania to enact last year a new law requiring that coaches remove student athletes showing signs of risk for Sudden Cardiac Arrest (fainting during exercise, extreme shortness of breath and dizziness among them) until cleared for play by a doctor.
"We don't want to do this forever," says Darren, "just until checking kids' hearts becomes the standard of care."
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Although I have not watched the video yet, I'm going to make a suggestion for a future version of Hyper-V/Windows.
In one of the videos I watched, someone was explaining the advantages of creating VM's to test various usage scenarios for testing code.
My suggestion is to add a feature that enables you to create cheap VM's using the OS's files and only storing the deltas (similar to linked VM's). Maybe even integrate windows updates into those VM's or share the same memory for system files.
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quote: they really dont compare well against the latest round of 5 inch 1080p Android phones
quote: so does WP8 and no-one is buying it
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on January 28, 2013 - 5:03 PM
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Case of Little Valley celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a family gathering at the Colony House in Irving. Mr. Case and Mabelle Brown were married Dec. 20, 1952, in Little Valley United Methodist Church. Both are retired. They had five children, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.


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Foggy start for northwest Arkansas
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With temperatures at or below freezing and light rain falling for much of the night, drivers were at risk for a slick commute.
Much of the eastern portion of Benton County and Madison County were at risk for icy roads because temperatures were in the upper 20s and low 30s for most the night and early morning hours.
While roads were wet, Madison County dispatch did not report accidents or slide offs.
Arkansas State Police did not report accidents or slide offs.
Fog was also an issue for most of the morning. Thick, patchy fog covered Highway 412, reducing visibility for area drivers.
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SALEM - A Salem High School 2010 graduate killed Sunday in Cleveland was being mourned Tuesday at her alma mater.
SHS Principal Dr. Joe Shivers described 20-year-old Kimberly Ann Court as a good, solid student who had a smile he remembered.
"It's a loss for Salem High School and a loss for society," he said.
Court spent her freshman and sophomore years at the high school, but traveled to Alliance High School her junior and senior years for the cosmetology career tech program, according to Shivers.
He commented how sad it was because she was just in the beginning of her career as a Transportation Security Administration officer.
According to the Associated Press, police said she was shot to death in an employee parking lot at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport by her estranged husband, 28-year-old Ahmad Alkahder, who then killed himself.
She will be laid to rest Saturday at Highland Memorial Park, with services beginning at 2 p.m. at Damascus United Methodist Church. Calling hours will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Stark Memorial Funeral Home.
Lisa Scanlon, of the Alliance High School Cosmetology program, left this message on the Stark Memorial website: "Kim was always laughing and smiling!! The AHS Cosmetology Class of '10 was so blessed to have had Kim in it! She will always hold a special place in my heart! My thoughts and prayers are with you...She is an angel now!"
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"The Marquette" at Real Chili made it to the finals, but the national championship goes to Baylor University in a national food competition.
Polls closed Friday in the Best College Eats, sponsored by the Cooking Channel.
"The Marquette -- a chili-topped bowl of spaghetti -- lost by about 1,000 votes to the "Gut Pak" -- a fully-loaded plate of corn chips topped with brisket, sausage and beans -- from Vitek's Barbeque at Baylor.
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From the Road Kill Cook Off to one that involve moose droppings and even the World Body Painting festival, just to name a few, festivals take many forms. Glance at some of the most interesting festivals in the United States and around the world here.
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The laws of physics apply to people who ride in the back seat of cars, just as they do to those in front. So, it makes sense to require back-seat riders to buckle up, just as Hawaii law now requires drivers and front-seat passengers to "Click It or Ticket."
Such is the logic of Senate Bill 4, which would require front- and back-seat passengers to wear seat belt restraints or a child passenger restraint while a motor vehicle is being operated on any public road. Currently, Hawaii law does not require adult passengers to wear seat belts in the back seat.
Retired Maui police Capt. Charles Hirata submitted testimony to the state Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee last week in favor of the bill. Hirata noted that for 11 years he commanded the Police Department's Traffic Section and was involved in the investigation of more than 250 fatal motor vehicle crashes during that time.
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Kihei back-seat passenger Randy Skaggs buckles up Saturday afternoon. Two state Senate committees have advanced a bill to require adults to fasten their seat belts in the back seat of vehicles. Now, adults are not legally required to do so, although motor vehicle safety advocates said failing to buckle up in the back seat can be a fatal mistake. Already, 25 states and the District of Columbia require rear-seat passengers to fasten seat belts.
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"While at a crash scene, I was frequently reminded that the deaths of these people were preventable deaths," he wrote. "You now have the opportunity to take a step in making our highways safer. In the category of unintentional injuries, motor vehicle crashes is the leading cause of death for Hawaii residents from 1999 to 2010."
Fatal crash investigations on Maui showed that people who fail to buckle up in the back seat are often ejected in a severe crash or collide with and injure other vehicle occupants, Hirata said.
Already, 25 other states and the District of Columbia require all rear-seat passengers to buckle up, he noted.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reports that using shoulder belts in the back seat reduces the risk of a fatal injury during a crash by 44 percent in cars and 73 percent in vans. Unbelted passengers increase injury or death risks for other vehicle occupants by 40 percent, Hirata said.
Maui County Police Chief Gary Yabuta supported the measure in written testimony.
"It is a step in the right direction to encourage safety and the prevention of preventable deaths and injuries in traffic accidents as a result of back-seat passengers not wearing their seat belts," he said. "Numerous studies have supported the positive results of seat belt usage by all passengers in a vehicle for decades."
In written testimony, Wailuku paramedic David Kingdon told lawmakers that the bill requiring back-seat passengers to buckle up "is critical to assuring the public health of our citizens and visitors."
"As a paramedic, I can attest that the kinetic forces applied during a motor vehicle crash do not discriminate based on where a person is sitting," Kingdon said. "In fact, an unrestrained person can himself or herself become a projectile that may injure or kill other parties within the vehicle who are restrained."
Written testimony in favor of the measure also was submitted by Mothers Against Drunk Driving Hawaii, the Honolulu Police Department and the state departments of Health and Transportation.
"Wearing a seat belt is an individual's best defense against death or serious injury in a sudden, violent and destructive crash with a vehicle operated by an alcohol- or other drug-impaired driver," said Arkie Koehl on behalf of MADD.
Health Department Director Dr. Loretta Fuddy reported that crash data from 2007 to 2010 show more than half of the victims in fatal crashes were not wearing a seat belt - 52 percent, or 100 of the 193 victims. Of the fatally injured victims who were back-seat passengers, 75 percent were not wearing a seat belt, nine of 12. Also, back-seat passengers were more likely to ride unrestrained than people in the front of the vehicle, she said.
The state Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee also received at least half a dozen other written testimonies in favor of the bill and two opposed, although available online records did not detail the reasons for their opposition.
The bill, introduced by Windward and North Shore Oahu Sen. Clayton Hee, has been advanced by the state Senate committees on Transportation and International Affairs and Judiciary and Labor. The measure is expected to cross over to the state House of Representatives early next month.
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Embryo Assisted Hatching
The Emory Reproductive Center routinely provides assisted hatching as part of our full range of IVF services. This process is used to help the developing embryo attach to the uterine wall, which increases the likelihood of achieving a viable pregnancy.
The skillful use of assisted hatching within our laboratory is just one more of the many factors that have led to the extremely high level of success achieved in our IVF program.
Conditions for Assisted Hatching:
During early stages of development, a non-cellular coating called the zona pellucida surrounds the embryo's cells. The embryo attaches to the uterine wall in a process called implantation, which occurs on day seven of development. Before this can occur, the embryo must escape (hatch) from the zona pellucida. The hatching process appears to result from physical stretching and rupture of the zona pellucida.
Some patients have a condition that reduces the ability of the embryos to hatch and implant in the uterus. Indications for assisted hatching include:
- Advanced age — patients who are 38 years of age or older
- Patients with elevated day-3 FSH (>10.0)
- Fragmented or poor quality embryos
- Patients with previous failed IVF cycles
- Thick or abnormal zona pellucida
How Assisted Hatching Works:
The procedure involves creating an opening or thinning in the egg wall (zona pellucida) and is performed just prior to embryo transfer during IVF. The opening or thinning provides a weak spot in the zona pellucida through which the embryo can hatch at the appropriate time of development.


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On this Fourth of July people's minds begin to turn to their freedoms. They begin to think about how grateful they are to live in a country where they can live, act, and worship freely.
I too am grateful for these freedoms. I am grateful for the price paid by so many to allow me to have those freedoms. Often, I think it becomes easy to forget that the freedoms we sometimes so easily take for granted can, if were not careful, be taken away.
On July 13, 1986 I very nearly lost my freedom.
I was involved in a diving accident that caused me to become a quadriplegic, paralyzed from the chest down. So many things were taken from me that day. Many of them were simple and basic freedoms. Like the freedom to feed myself. The freedom to get around without a wheelchair. The freedom to get in and out of bed on my own. The freedom to bathe, shave and dress myself.
Then, on the 21st of November, a car accident took even more freedoms.
But truth be told, through it all, some pretty incredible people have allowed me to keep the freedoms that matter most.
After my diving accident, friends sent me pictures that reminded me of their love and support. Along with the posters they also sent, those photos were plastered all over my room. These good people reminded me that I was free to be a part of their lives, and free to let their support lift me up when I felt down.
During both accidents, and through any other little bump in the road, my family continues to support me all the way. They made it clear that I was free to be a part of a family all my days on the earth. They reminded me that I was free to dream; free to go and do anything my mind believed that I could achieve. They taught me I was free to ignore the negativity that so often others tried to surround me with.
Literally, weeks into meeting Kolette she let me know that I was free to expect the same kind of relationship that able bodied young men did. From the moment we were wed, she showed me that unconditional love was also a freedom I could count on. The moment she stood in that emergency room after the car accident she made it abundantly clear that her dedication was a freedom I could never lose. Throughout my life Kolette has taught me that I'm alway free to love life.
Now, Coleman's innocent eyes seemed to communicate that I'm free to love and be loved in return. Over and over, he reminds me that I'm free to try and, although things may not always work out the way I'd planned, we are free to figure things out on our own. We may not get things on our first try, and when we do get them, it may not always be pretty, but he allows us the freedom to find our own rhythm and our own path.
I know there are others who aren't as lucky as I. I know that there are many in my situation who simply go home from the hospital and stay there. I know one young man whose family brought him home from the hospital after his diving accident, built him a large bay window, and every day sat him in front of that window. He ended up spending every day of what ended up to be a very short life literally "watching the world go by."
So on this day of celebrating freedom, I celebrate mine. As I do so, I celebrate the countless numbers of people who have helped me to fight for the freedom I have, and so I celebrate them as well. I celebrate the freedom my future holds.
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Friday, June 14, 2013
The distance between the USS Yorktown and the College of Charleston Sailing Center is less than a football field.
After years of only sharing proximity, officials from both sides have finally extended a friendly hand to each other. Patriots Point education director Keith Grybowski, who oversees the 25,000 campers each year that visit the Yorktown, and Cougars sailing director Greg Fisher helped start a partnership for a youth advanced sailing camp last week.
Twenty campers, of ages 14-18, attended the Tuesday-Thursday session that included guidance by College of Charleston coaches and sailing team members, as well as overnight stays on the Yorktown. The children came from all over, including Wrightsville Beach, N.C.; Orlando; Atlanta; Stuart, Fla. and Guatemala.
"We're hoping this leads to more sailing opportunities with kids on the ship," Fisher said. "They (Yorktown) want to offer sailing to them, so this relationship is great.
"This works out great, because there's so much to see on the ship with the history and everything."
Grybowski said campers enjoyed meals at the Fantail of the ship, and during Tuesday night's dinner, they were able to spectate the College of Charleston Sailing Association's weekly community dinghy racing night.
Jacob Raymond, assistant dockmaster with the college, started the Tuesday racing night as a way for association members to have a social experience with one another while competing in friendly racing. Non-members can also participate for a small fee.
Grybowski said the campers soaked in the scenery and the experience to interact with a sailing program fresh off another national championship title. "In talking to them, they're realizing where they want to go to school and how competitive this team is," Grybowski said. "About 90 percent of them have intentions to not only apply at the College, but this is their first choice."
The camp isn't about recruiting future Cougars, but the camper from Guatemala – Irene Abascal van Blerk – will be coming to College of Charleston with intentions of joining the sailing team.
Tuesday night, the youth sailors also interacted with Daniel Williams, trainer of the sailing program. Fisher called him "one of our greatest strengths," adding that Williams customized workout regimes specifically for the team after studying the boats.
The campers raced with the College's FJ and 420 boats. "They're a talented group," Fisher said.
"They got to talk to people who just won a national championship," Grybowski said. And they acted like Cougar sailors too.
Lunches from a local Jersey Mike's is a regular occurrence for College of Charleston sailing athletes, and Fisher extended that tradition to the youth sailors.
They sailed in strong wind conditions and weak ones, receiving all the Charleston Harbor offered. The campers developed relationships with current sailing team members. As early as next fall, they could become teammates.
Grybowski said the partnership with the College of Charleston opens the door to complement his existing camps. The Yorktown hosts a 3-week-long science camp with the Mount Pleasant Recreation Department, as well as a Girls Scout camp. Grybowski hopes to add in an opportunity for those campers to stay later one of the days and sail with the College of Charleston.
Local yacht clubs heard of the partnership and also want in. According to Fisher, the Hobcaw, James Island and Carolina clubs could add to the relationship in the future and pave the way for additional clinics that would extend the range of skill level camps offered.
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Systemwide Events Calendar
Zencho Everywhere: A Brief History of Earthquake Prediction in Japan, 1855-2012February 12, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Manoa Campus, Moore Hall 319
Lecture by Gregory Smits, PhD, Associate Professor of History and East Asian Studies at Pennsylvania State University, on the history of earthquake prediction in Japan.
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Maui Campus, Pilina Bldg., Wellness Center
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Maui Campus, The Learning Center
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Manoa Campus, Moore Hall 319
|WRRC Seminar: Pathogens in Water: Value and Limits of Correlation with Indicator
Manoa Campus, Watanabe 420
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- Picturing the Ryukyus: Images of Okinawa in Japanese Artworks from the UH Sakama
- Civil War 150 Traveling Exhibit
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