| Hockey opens up a new world for autistic girl
Hockey somehow speaks to Isabella Masenga. It does it in ways her parents and twin sister - or anyone else for that matter - can't fully understand. Saturday at Staples Center, as the Kings scrambled back to take their game against the Dallas Stars into overtime and then a shootout, hockey made a profound connection with the soon-to-be 10-year-old from Pasadena who lives with a form of autism that prevents her from verbal communication. Watching from a second-level luxury suite, her eyes lit up, a smile was painted onto her face and she seemed to embrace every moment of the exchange. "It's probably the best day of her life," said her mother, Suzanne. "It's the happiest I've ever seen her," said her father, Tom. Until recently, no one in the family knew that she even was aware that the sport existed.
ATM: Houses and more houses in Roaring Fork Valley
The project has been before Garfield County since the mid-1980s, but it's no better now than before, says the dissenting commissioner, Jim Martin. "We are not preserving agriculture and our heritage. What we have done is create a new gated community," he said.
Dual-language students heading to high school
EAGLE VALLEY - The dual-immersion program that began at an elementary school in the Vail area will produce its first students at Battle Mountain High School next year.
The students in the program are split evenly between native English speakers and native Spanish speakers, and the students learn from each other as well as the teachers, explains the Vail Daily. Reading, math, science and social studies classes are conducted in Spanish and English.
Hydrogen study fuels possibilities
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - As Jim Flanagan makes his rounds in a white Ford van, his electrician tools in the back, the vehicle seems no different from any other in the maintenance fleet at Pennsylvania State University. That all changes when he stops for a fill-up. Every day, at a service yard across the street from the football stadium, Flanagan pulls up to a slender white pillar and connects a sturdy metal nozzle to his gas pipe. In this case, the word gas is literal. With a loud mechanical hum, the nozzle dispenses a blend of natural gas and the lightest element on earth: hydrogen. Hydrogen has been spoken of for years as a key to cars of the future. Now, in a very limited way, it seems the future is already here. Besides Penn State - home to more than 100 engineers, chemists, physicists, and others studying the gas as a transportation fuel - a handful of institutions are starting to use hydrogen in their vehicle fleets.
Filed under: AuburnFootball
It's about 30 minutes before kick off of the Chick Fil A Bowl where Auburn will be taking on the talented Clemson Tigers. I wanted to give my quick thoughts on why I believe Auburn will win this game. 1. While Clemson has a very strong running game, Auburn has faced the tandem of McFadden & Felix Jones when they played Arkansas earlier in the season & they virtually shut down the Hogs excellent rushing attack. I don't believe the Clemson RB's to be superior to those two so I think that will be a big factor in Auburn's favor. 2. The "mystery" spread option attack. While AU certainly has not had time to install the full package due to the limited amount of practice time allowed since they hired new OC Tony Franklin, I think this unknown element will cause some defensive problems for Clemson.
Shop owner hopes new store will feed Northwest Roanoke
The owner of an established neighborhood grocery store is bringing new flavor to Northwest Roanoke. Rett Ward, owner of Tinnell's Finer Foods in South Roanoke, will open next month a discount grocer on Melrose Avenue, a move that could benefit residents of a local neighborhood and enliven a blighted retail center. The new store is Save-A-Lot, a St. Louis-based chain that claims to sell common items at prices 40 percent lower than conventional stores. Its arrival was first reported by The Roanoke Times in August. It's slated for the former Office Outlet space, which fronts the Roanoke Salem Business Center, a once thriving shopping area that now houses industrial and service businesses. The 18,000-square-foot store will open Feb. 13. Ward said he'll continue to operate Tinnell's, a cozy specialty grocer on Crystal Spring Avenue founded in 1937 by his grandfather.
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