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It often surprises visitors to our club to learn that the building was designed by an architect who was only twenty four when given the commission. He had been invited by the originator of the Club, John Wilson Croker, to become a Member on the Club's foundation in 1824 and was already noted for his work designing the layout of Hyde Park, the triumphal arches at the entrance to the park at Hyde Park Corner and the Holme in Regent's Park. Burton's father James, also a Member of the Club, had worked alongside the already famous John Nash and James lived to see his son Decimus become almost as famous in his time as Nash himself.
The site of the building was over the Western corner of Carlton House, home of the Prince Regent before his accession to the throne but demolished in 1824. Our building was originally to have mirrored the United Service Club across Waterloo Place, for which Nash was the architect, but a last minute change of Nash's plans defeated this intention.
When his building was nearly finished young Decimus was persuaded to include as a frieze around the outside a copy of the recently rescued marbles from the Parthenon in Athens ("The Elgin Marbles", now in the British Museum), the frieze to be executed by John Henning, a leading sculptor of the day. This proposal was pushed through the committee despite the enormous cost (over £2,000 which was about 5% of the entire cost of the building).
The promoter of the idea was the Secretary of the Admiralty, J W Croker, one of the prime movers in the formation of the club in 1824, and a man who liked to get his own way.
Others would have preferred the money to be spent on the creation of an ice house to provide cold storage in the summer, which led to the composition of the witticism:
I'm John Wilson Croker,
I do as I please;
Instead of an Ice House
I give you - a frieze!
Croker's marble bust, by Francis Chantrey (who was also a Member of the club) is to be seen on a mantel-shelf in the drawing room, close to a bust of the club's first secretary, a sometime bookbinder's apprentice by then working on the mysteries of electricity in the laboratories of the President of the Royal Society, Sir Humphry Davy, (who was the first Chairman of the Club). This bookbinder turned engineer was Michael Faraday, who was to announce the discovery of electromagnetic induction some seven years later.
The iron-tyred wheelchair in which Faraday died in 1867 is kept in the building and can be seen on the main bedroom landing. The club benefited from its first secretary's inventiveness just before he died when in 1886 it became one of the earliest buildings ever to be lit by electric light, using its own generator until a public supply became available in the mid 1890s.
The great staircase has seen all these famous figures pass by, and many, many more. The clubhouse carries echoes of the presence of great men of the past that inspire each new generation. There are many stories - one on record describes the reconciliation at the foot of the stairs in 1863 between Dickens and Thackeray, who had not spoken to each other for years, after a famous quarrel. Thackeray, although only 52 was clearly a dying man. Dickens, seeing him slowly descending into the hallway, stepped forward, offered his hand and here in the hall made up a quarrel of some twelve years' duration so that Thackeray could die at peace with the man who had once been his close friend. The scene was observed and later described by a fellow member, Percy Fitzgerald.
The club was founded as a meeting place for men and women who enjoy the life of the mind. Over the years the membership criteria have been widened and now extend to persons of attainment or promise in any field of an intellectual or artistic nature and of substantial value to the community.
Today many of the Members of the Athenæum, indeed a majority, are professionals concerned with science, engineering or medicine, but the clergy, lawyers, writers, artists, civil servants and academics of all disciplines are also heavily represented on the roll, with a small number from business and politics.
We are proud of the high distinction of many of our number, proudest perhaps of those, past and present who have won a Nobel Prize, totalling over fifty-two at the last count, including at least one in each category of the prize.
1902 saw the first award to be held by a member - this was the prize for medicine (the first of twelve to be held in that category). Prizes for Physics and for Chemistry followed two years later, our first for Literature did not come until 1907, the Peace Prize in 1949 and Economics in 1972. The latest Nobel Prizes to be awarded to Members were those for Peace and Medicine, in 1998 and 2001. Portraits and biographies of all are inscribed in a memorial volume to be seen in the club, on the first floor landing.
Fortnightly dinners bring together Members from the widest range of disciplines to hear one of their number open a discussion. Occasional concerts of music, wine tastings and gatherings simply to celebrate the changing of the seasons provide the occasions that serve to stimulate friendship and satisfy the urge to good fellowship. Guests of members are welcomed at the majority of these events.
The wide interests of today's members are reflected in the literary riches contained in the libraries on the first floor, which house some 80,000 books. The culling of unwanted volumes and their replacement with modern works, together with rebinding of older books is a never-ending process. A selection of interesting items is generally to be seen in the drawing room display case.
The clubhouse is entirely redecorated every few years, the style changing from time to time. The present treatment of the walls and curtains of the two largest rooms is derived from Decimus Burton's own sketches, lately retrieved from the archives. Some of the mahogany furniture that was designed for the club by Burton is still in use, and can be recognised from his drawings.
The smaller dining room, known as The Picture Room, is hung with portrait sketches, mainly drawn by members of the club. In the adjacent corridor are originals of famous newspaper cartoons featuring the club as it is imagined by the general public - not always bearing much resemblance to the real spirit of this place, but good fun nevertheless.
We hope that all our visitors will enjoy their visit to our club and find here that companionable welcome and stimulating conversation that we believe is the hall-mark of this as of all good clubs.


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Open House, 4 pm – 8 pm
Celebrate the season with this special tour through four of Washington's most beautiful historic homes, Anderson House, Dumbarton House, Tudor Place and the President Woodrow Wilson House.
Enjoy festive period decorations and music from the Federal period through the Roaring Twenties. Shuttle service provided between the sites. The Wilson House will feature a ten-foot tree adorned with electric lights in the solarium, light refreshments and the opportunity to create your own Christmas Ornament.
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With eight patents selected from those conceded and 53 requests for patents deposited during the course of 2008, this year Pirelli also celebrated its innovative ability with the Awards for Inventions ceremony and the traditional presentation of gold and silver plaques.
Gold plaques for three product patents, two for the production process and three for materials were presented at the Castello degli Arcimboldi, Bicocca, on Thursday 26 November. The winners were 17 inventors of Pirelli Tyre and Parts, who received their plaques from the chairman of Pirelli, Marco Tronchetti Provera. Speakers who described the importance of the award-winning inventions were Francesco Gori, managing director of Pirelli Tyre and director general of Tyre and Parts, Pier Giovanni Giannesi, director of Industrial Property, and Maurizio Boiocchi, Pirelli Tyre Product director.
For the inventors of Pirelli Tyre, Pirelli Labs and Pirelli & C. Eco Technology, authors of the 53 patents deposited in 2008, there was the silver plaque ceremony on Monday 30 November in the Auditorium of the Pirelli Tyre Building, Bicocca. Speakers at that ceremony were Francesco Gori, Pier Giovanni Giannesi, Bruno Tronchetti Provera, managing director of Pirelli & C. Eco Technology, Maurizio Boiocchi and Enrico Albizzati of Pirelli Labs.
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Welcome to Casa Miradouro Charming Hotel in Sintra!
The Lambregts Family is very pleased to let you enjoy the pleasure of spending your holiday in the beautiful Casa Miradouro.
The lady of the house Charlotte and her team will make your stay very comfortable and unforgettable.
Take a look inside and discovered the most charming Boutique Guest-house in Sintra, Portugal.
The House
Casa Miradouro Hotel was built around 1890 for a family of army officers. In 1987 the family moved out and the house stood empty for six years.
The house was bought in 1993 and completely restored in the following year. Casa Miradouro opened for guests in July 1994.
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A breakfast buffet is served in the breakfast room that has direct access to our romantic garden/terrace.
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Rolling agricultural fields, reclaimed strip mines, ravines, rocky streams and wooded bluffs dominate the northern half of the Tunnel Hill State Trail. With 47.8 miles (one-way) of crushed gravel surface, extended inclines and dark tunnels, this trail is a difficult one, but one not to pass up, as long as you're up for the challenge. The southern half of the trail explodes with scenery that includes bottomland woods, ponds, streams and marshes. The trail, which winds through seven towns, even touches upon a handful of ghost towns that faded into the landscape after the trains here stopped running.
Spectacular woodlands and sheer sandstone walls create a challenge for rock climbing and rappelling, as well as hiking. Outdoor lovers will also find horseback riding, a lookout tower, cabins and a swimming pool. Dine at historic Giant City Lodge, known for its homemade fried chicken dinner. Two different locations in Giant City State Park near Carbondale give you climbing options. A trail behind the picnic shelter takes you to a set of steep bluffs known as Shelter #1 near the Makanda entrance; another climbing area of the park includes the steep sandstone cliffs in Devil's Standtable. Plan to bring all of your own equipment since no permanent anchors are allowed. Ropes are permitted in both areas. After rainstorms, the wet sandstone gets really slippery. Use caution when grabbing for ledges as copperhead snakes warm themselves on the rocks during sunny days.
Private log cabins in a wooded setting. Hot tub on covered back deck. Full kitchen including dishes. TV/VCR. Linens and paper products supplied. Fireplace. Loft.
Egyptian Hills Resort is your passport to the Ultimate outdoor family vacation. Whether you are into waterskiing, wakeboarding, tubing, sport fishing, or pleasure boating; the Lake of Egypt is a boater's paradise. All within a stone's throw of your cabin. Within minutes of your cabin, your family can enjoy guided expeditions such as; horseback riding, rock climbing, mountain biking, kayaking, geo-caching, wildlife photography and many other outdoor activities. Whether planning a single activity or multiple activities for your group, we at Egyptian Hills are your personal concierge in planning your ultimate outdoor family vacation. Whether onsite or through one of our partner guides, all activities are tailored for all ages and experience levels.
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Tucked away in the beautiful rolling hills of Southern Illinois, the cabin location rests on the highly acclaimed Southern Illinois Wine Trail. Pinnon Lake is five minutes from the edge of Shawnee National Forrest. We are only three miles off Interstate 57 at exit 36. Moments from anywhere yet feels like miles from it all. On any given day you may observe deer in the field, geese landing on the lake, a family of wild turkeys at the edge of the woods. In the spring you may even take a peek at our new baby calves, as the property is a third generation working family farm.
The 34 cabins offered at Giant City State Park include 12 one-room cabins and duplex cabins nestled in the bluffs near the lodge, featuring a living room and deck overlooking the woods below. An outdoor swimming pool is on site. Giant City Lodge's full-service restaurant features a popular all-you-can eat chicken dinner. Closed Dec. and Jan. every year.
The Shawnee Hills Wine Trail features 12 award-winning wineries located along a 25-mile scenic drive along highway 127 and highway 51 in the Shawnee National Forest. Along the way have a picnic, go on a hike, visit a shop, and stay in a cozy B&B or cabin. Many of the wineries host special events throughout the summer and fall.
Big Creek Cabins is the perfect place for a romantic weekend or quick getaway from the busy rush of daily life. The moment you check-in to our fully furnished luxury log cabin, you can't help but to slow down and relax. Unwind and get chin deep in the hot tub on the large cover decks overlooking a private pond all situated on 20 very secluded acres. Perhaps enjoy a game a pool on the executive pool table by the fireplace with family or good friends. There are many reasons why Big Creek Cabins is quickly becoming the most popular cabin retreat in Southern Illinois, but we want to personally invite you to a place where memories are made and experience them first hand.
On the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail, Rustle Hill winery features an amphitheater bandstand for live music, great wines and beers, restaurant and cabins for rent.
This natural geologic sandstone formation spans 90 feet across a ravine in a mature beech, oak and hickory forest. Nearby is an easy hiking trail dotted with picnic sites.
Anchoring the eastern end of the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail, our winery offers you "The Romance of Italy in the Hills of Southern Illinois". We are open year-round, 7 days a week, to provide great Illinois wine. Please join us for wine tasting, a variety of hearty sandwiches, soups, pizzas, and snacks, as well as wine-alternatives such as beer and non-alcoholic beverages. Come enjoy our large indoor seating area and two beautiful outdoor terraces that overlook our vineyard and the rolling countryside.
Located on Lake Kinkaid, the marina offers camping, boat slip rental, and boat rental. They have a restaurant, bar, bait shop, camping and boating accessories, and water toys. In addition, you can also purchase your fishing license.
If you like to fish, enjoy the beautiful outdoors, for boating, hiking, relaxing rent a cabin that puts you right on the edge of beautiful Kinkaid Lake, Muskie fishing at your fingertips!
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Take a drive out to the orchards and buy in-season strawberries, peaches and apples. Flamm's Fruits & Cream Stand offers treats like homemade strawberry shortcake, cobblers, apple dumplings and pies.
A 3.6 mile loop trail constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. Offers spectacular views of the Big Muddy River, Turkey Bayou, and the Missouri bluffs across the Mississippi River.
This historic boardwalk dates back to the 1890s. Today it offers galleries featuring quality handcrafts created by local artisans and a country store.
Bruce Goff Castle Bed & Breakfast
The Castle is a premiere architectural delight atop a forested bluff in the area of the Shawnee National Forest. Accommodations for up to three acquainted couples. The Castle has a sunken tub and is a great 'outdoors' experience.
Alto Vineyards Winery & Tasting Room
Nestled in the Shawnee Hills of Southern Illinois, sits Alto Vineyards, the region's oldest, most award-winning winery. Founded in 1988 by Guy Renzaglia, Alto introduced a new industry to the area, starting a movement that has altered its landscape. Today, Alto Vineyards shares the region with 11 other wineries along the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail, in the state's first federally recognized grape-growing region, known as an American Viticultural Area (AVA). While continuing to produce some of Illinois' finest wine, Alto opened a new tasting room in Champaign, IL, and began distributing throughout the state and surrounding regions. Celebrating 25 years in business in 2013, Alto constructed a new, modern tasting room next to the vineyard in Alto Pass. Resting atop the new facility lies an outdoor deck for customers to take in the view on one of southern Illinois' oldest vineyards – a truly breathtaking sight that exemplifies the beauty of the Shawnee National Forest and Illinois wine country. We invite you to visit our winery and tasting rooms to experience the tradition of Alto Vineyards.
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Shawnee Bluffs Canopy Tour consists of eight zip lines, the longest stretching more than 1,100 feet, which will zig-zag across the property's bluffs and through the valley. The tour also includes 11 platforms high in the trees, three aerial suspension bridges, the longest stretching 180 feet, and two short ground hikes. A canopy tour is an exciting way to experience the flora, fauna, geology and history of the outdoors by safely traversing an established route of ziplines and aerial bridges between platforms built in the trees, and they are just plain fun!
Skyline View Cabins invite you to Southern Illinois to enjoy the most beautiful view in the area. From your cabin front porch, you can see the rolling hills of the Shawnee National Forest, Bald Knob Cross and lots of wildlife. In the Winter and early Spring there are 20 acres of hillside woods to tromp through, The property joins the Quetil Walking Trail, into Alto Pass. Both cabins have vaulted ceilings in the living room, kitchen and bedrooms, with real fireplaces, satellite TV and DVD player. Cabins come furnished with leather look sofas, chairs with ottomans, and a dining table that seats 4 people. Local art has been used to decorate both of the cabins.
Kite Hill Vineyards Bed and Breakfast
Kite Hill's B&B is located on a 30-acre estate with a five-acre vineyard, all surrounding Kite Hill Lake. Start your day with a full three-course breakfast followed by a stroll through the vineyards or around the lake. After a full day of Southern Illinois activities, enjoy a complimentary wine tasting at the winery.
The Vineyard Chalet cabins are nestled across the valley from the winery, overlooking the pond and amphitheater. Some of the amenities include: Cathedral ceilings, Full kitchen, King size bed, Upstairs loft with six windows, 2 fireplaces, Central heat and air, Wrap around deck. The cabin is designed for a single couple...but can sleep 4 to 6.
Illinois' newest wine trail connects six wineries dotted throughout the southeast corner of the state. Visitors can enjoy both breathtaking vistas and friendly rural communities, all while sampling excellent red and white wines.
The Science Center of Southern Illinois
This center was designed for children ages 3-13 and their families. The science museum features several interactive hands-on exhibits dealing with a variety of basic concepts of science, as well as special events and programs.


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PEORIA, Ariz. -- Hammers were still pounding and construction crews were still painting the inside walls as the Mariners' new clubhouse and training facility officially opened for business on Thursday, when pitchers and catchers donned their uniforms for the first time this spring.
The Padres and Mariners have been in this facility for 20 years and as part of an extension to the original lease, both teams had their clubhouse facilities gutted and reconstructed since this past spring. A revamp of Peoria Stadium is on the docket for this summer.
For the Mariners, their new building went from 35,700 square feet to 56,368, a 58 percent increase at a cost of $15.5 million. The complex opened in 1993, drawing the Padres from Yuma, Ariz., and the Mariners a year later from Tempe.
"It's nice," said reliever Tom Wilhelmsen, who has been with the Mariners since 2011. "It looks newer, fresher. Everything is much bigger. The weight room is much bigger. I'm just starting to get around the whole complex. It's very nice."
The new facility includes a high-tech, HD-TV video room, a 1,000-square-foot training room, a modern kitchen and dining area, a 2,800-square-foot clubhouse, a hydro-therapy pool area and a 4,280-square-foot strength and conditioning center.
On the Minor League side, the clubhouse is 3,948 square feet and the training room is 1,420 square feet.
The reconstruction keeps the Peoria Sports Complex on par with many of the newer facilities that have opened in Maricopa County over the past few years, including Camelback Ranch in Glendale for the Dodgers and White Sox, Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in Scottsdale for the D-backs and Rockies, and the new Cubs Park, an $84 million stadium and facility that opened in Mesa this spring.


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A CAMPAIGN to end a national youth skills crisis is highlighting the success of an Eastcote woman who overcame cancer to break the cycle of unemployment.
Nicola Staff, 24, was jobless on and off for four years while facing mental health issues as well as cancer, before getting help from youth charity The Prince's Trust.
She now works as a commis chef at the Grosvenor House Hotel in central London and hopes her story can inspire other young people.
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She has been given a mentor, for extra support, and says the company has given her working hours that remain flexible, to help manage her health.
"I'd definitely recommend the Get into Hospitality programme to other young people," she added. "The support I received was phenomenal because it changed my life.
"I've gone from having no job and little prospects to working for an international company in a prestigious hotel within a great team."
Research carried out by The Prince's Trust and HSBC suggests that 70 per cent of UK business leaders believe the recruitment of young people into the workforce is vital to avert a skills crisis.
And, with almost a quarter of London organisations reporting skills shortages at entry level, the charity is calling on employers to invest in vocational training like the schemes Nicola benefited from.
Dermot Finch, regional director of the The Prince's Trust in London, said: "It is deeply concerning that employers are struggling to fill vacancies when we have thousands of unemployed young people who are desperate for work.
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Outgoing U.S. Sen. John Kerry is planning a farewell tour of Massachusetts before formally stepping down from the seat he's held for nearly three decades.
Kerry will make stops in Springfield and Worcester on Thursday before giving a farewell address at Boston's Faneuil Hall to thank voters who have elected him to the Senate since his first win in 1984.
The tour comes a day before Kerry steps down to become secretary of state.
On Wednesday, Gov. Deval Patrick appointed former chief-of-staff William "Mo" Cowan to serve as interim senator until a special election in June.
The only announced candidate is Democratic U.S. Rep. Edward Markey. Democratic Congressman Stephen Lynch is expected to announce his candidacy Thursday.
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At the CanSecWest Security Conference in Vancouver this week, Charlie Miller made headlines by exploiting a Safari vulnerability on a fully patched Mac OS X system with a fully patched Safari web browser in mere seconds to claim the Pwn2Own prize. Ryan Naraine interviewed Charlie Miller for a ZDNet article and asked him why he exploited Safari- why not exploit Internet Explorer or Firefox. His answer?
"It's really simple. Safari on the Mac is easier to exploit. The things that Windows do to make it harder (for an exploit to work), Macs don't do. Hacking into Macs is so much easier. You don't have to jump through hoops and deal with all the anti-exploit mitigations you'd find in Windows.
It's more about the operating system than the (target) program. Firefox on Mac is pretty easy too. The underlying OS doesn't have anti-exploit stuff built into it.
With my Safari exploit, I put the code into a process and I know exactly where it's going to be. There's no randomization. I know when I jump there, the code is there and I can execute it there. On Windows, the code might show up but I don't know where it is. Even if I get to the code, it's not executable. Those are two hurdles that Macs don't have."
This is a commentary on Windows more than Internet Explorer. As Miller pointed out, "it's more about the operating system than the program". This is a testament to the security controls in place in Windows Vista and Windows 7. The combination of least privilege access enforced by UAC, with DEP (data execution prevention), ASLR (address space layout randomization), and Protected Mode IE provide additional layers of protection which make it harder to exploit vulnerable software. It was the ASLR in particular that Miller pointed out as the hoop that complicates exploits on Windows.
Miller even goes on to suggest that Firefox, and particularly Google's Chrome browser might be even harder than Internet Explorer to exploit, but its primarily due to the hoops an attacker would have to jump through to exploit a vulnerability in Windows. Seems like fairly high praise for Microsoft's efforts to build a more secure operating system, especially coming from the guy who just blew a fully patched Mac OS X with a fully patched Safari web browser out of the water in under a minute.


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Artcraft — Daughter of Arguson April 8, 2014 at 9:20 pm
Hello again! I'm Senior Art Director Chris Robinson, and today we wanted to give you a super quick look at our current progress with the new female Draenei.
After the April Fools' joke we wanted to ensure you weren't waiting too long to see where we're at with her actual character model update. Keep in mind that she's still in-progress, and doesn't have any animation to pose her body or face.
Animation is a big factor for the female Draenei specifically, so it's important to keep it in mind when comparing the two. The original female Draenei has some fairly extreme posing that happens when she's animated. If you were to see the static model of the original without any posing you'd see that it looks very similar to the new one. With her pose applied her shoulders stretch backward, her pelvis rotates forward, and her chin lowers—causing her head to angle downwards. The curvature in her lower back, and why the head shape looks slightly different, are also due to the new model not having the same posing applied yet. She also looks a lot taller! Ultimately all of those things will be addressed when we animate the new model, they just don't take place until she's rigged and sent on to the animation team.
We hope you enjoyed this super quick look at where we're at right now, and we'll continuing sharing more in-progress art as we go forward. The next article in the Artcraft series we're planning is a look at the creation of the Spires of Arak, a new zone coming in Warlords of Draenor. Thanks for stopping by!
Senior Character Artist Joe Keller did the majority of the work on this revamp, with direction from our Lead Character Artist Tyson Murphy (@tysmurph), and myself (@artofcgrobinson).
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UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State's Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will close the Philipsburg Outreach Office on Sept. 30.
Demand for services in the Centre Region has made SBDC reevaluate the allocation of resources and staffing, as consultants there look for more efficient ways to deliver services to small businesses.
The Penn State SBDC remains committed to the Philipsburg community and entrepreneurs in and around the Centre County portion of Philipsburg will still be able to access the expertise and assistance of SBDC staff in University Park, located in the main office at 200 Innovation Blvd.
Since opening in March of 2012, the Philipsburg Outreach Office has helped numerous Philipsburg entrepreneurs with the resources to start or expand their own small business. SBDC experts have consulted with 64 individuals there, leading to the opening of five new businesses.
Brian Hoopsick, president and chief executive officer of PSR Inc., said he utilized the SBDC's Philipsburg Outreach Office and plans to continue working with SBDC consultants in Innovation Park.
"The SBDC helped me prepare for a rapid growth in our small business. I have personally worked with many members of the staff with incredible results," Hoopsick said. "I am very fortunate and appreciative for all they have done thus far and plan to request their assistance in the near future."
The Penn State SBDC serves businesses in Centre and Mifflin Counties and consultants at the main office in the Technology Center at Innovation Park are available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.


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I'm not normally one for excitement over games, but whenever I see the world artist Viktor Antonov (Half-Life 2) has helped create for this game, I can't help it.
Especially since I'm a sucker for a good sea shanty.
Bethesda and Arkane's shooter will be out on PC, 360 and PS3 on October 9.


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Eight months after Angelina Jolie filed for divorce, ending their two-year marriage and 12-year partnership, Pitt gave his first in-depth interview to GQ Style, in which he owned up to his own shortcomings and revealed what he's now doing to become a better father to their six children.
"You know, I just started therapy," said Pitt, whose entire family sought individual and group counseling after the split. "I love it. I love it. I went through two therapists to get the right one."
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Last September, while aboard a private plane en route to L.A., there was a reported altercation between Pitt and his 15-year-old son, Maddox Jolie-Pitt. An anonymous phone call was made to the police, leading to an FBI investigation (which was later closed with no charges). Jolie filed for divorce five days later, which resulted in months of back-and-forth fights in the courts.
"I was really on my back and chained to a system when Child Services was called," Pitt told GQ, publicly addressing the ordeal for the first time. "After that, we've been able to work together to sort this out. We're both doing our best. I heard one lawyer say, 'No one wins in court--it's just a matter of who gets hurt worse.' And it seems to be true. You spend a year just focused on building a case to prove your point and why you're right and why they're wrong, and it's just an investment in vitriolic hatred. I just refuse. And fortunately my partner in this agrees. It's just very, very jarring for the kids, to suddenly have their family ripped apart."
Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston Are Still in Contact
Pitt says relations are better today than they were last fall.
Part of that, Pitt said, is because he and Jolie agreed to handle their divorce "with great care and delicacy" out of consideration for their children. "There's a lot to tell them because there's understanding the future, there's understanding the immediate moment and why we're at this point, and then it brings up a lot of issues from the past that we haven't talked about. So, our focus is that everyone comes out stronger and better people--there is no other outcome."
Pitt said he would use substances to avoid facing his issues. "I can't remember a day since I got out of college when I wasn't boozing or had a spliff, or something. Something. And you realize that a lot of it is, um--cigarettes, you know, pacifiers. And I'm running from feelings. I'm really, really happy to be done with all of that. I mean I stopped everything except boozing when I started my family. But even this last year, you know--things I wasn't dealing with. I was boozing too much. It's just become a problem," Brad admitted.
How Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Went From Bitter Enemies to Friends
It wasn't hard to stop smoking pot, but alcohol was tougher. "I mean, we have a winery. I enjoy wine very, very much, but I just ran it to the ground. I had to step away for a minute. And truthfully I could drink a Russian under the table with his own vodka. I was a professional. I was good," said the actor, who ultimately decided that he didn't "want to live that way anymore."


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Lamar Odom just put his big foot into his mouth BIG TIME. Doesn't he know that calling a woman "big" in any way, any time, is NEVER OK? No matter what. Yet, there he went and did just that.
In an interview with Playboy, he talked about why he and his wife, Khloe Kardashian, won't be releasing any sex tapes. Good news there, but his choice of words was accompanied by the sound of a man being sent to the doghouse ... for a long time.
"When people see us in person, they see Khloe's not small," Odom said. "I'm not small [either]. People see us and are probably like, Damn, I wonder how that looks. We wouldn't have anything to be ashamed about, but no, that's not going down."
This is a big case of: Speak for yourself, Lamar! Perhaps that's why she was so cranky over having to change her red hair back to brunette recently. Even if Khloe is secure with her curves, those words have got to sting. I'm sure she'll publicly laugh them off soon and say they don't bother her. What else is she going to do? But I bet they do.
Otherwise, he seems like a pretty nice guy, so it was likely an innocent, albeit stupid slip of the tongue. He almost made up for it with some sweet remarks about their relationship later in the interview.
"With her I was like, if I do what I normally do, I'm going to lose her. And if I lose her, I think it's going to hurt a lot. Right then and there I knew. We were together every day."
Awww ... can't wait to see them together in action -- WITH clothes -- on their new show Khloe & Lamar.
Would you be upset if your husband described you as "not small"?
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