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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Nov 30, 2009

Page

4

Habitat home in Americus marks milestone for Hicks family

Habitat for Humanity builds in Americus since 1976 recently handed keys to Sarita Hicks 21 and her daughter Brianna. Hicks earned 200 sweat equity hours starting July 2008 and praised volunteers led by Women of Woodside. Hicks, from New York, works at Davor's in The Alley and plans school while celebrating her new home financed by local supporters.

Sarita Hicks Brianna Habitat Hicks June Shively Women of Woodside Davor’s New York Bnanna Heidi Sklizovic Americus Woodside Plantation Aiken

Skywriters and Gators Top Strange Questions

Skytypers and sewer dwelling gators feature in a quirky piece noting tricks of skywriting and skytyping. A MIT aerospace scientist, R John Hansman, is cited on the challenges of curved letters and aligning strokes across passes in high altitude, fast flights.

NewScientist. Com Massachusetts Institute of Technology R. John Hansman

Gators in New York Sewers: Urban Legend or Reality

University zoologist Jeffrey R. Baylis explains sewers may harbor young alligators briefly due to storm sewage conditions. He notes warm water and darkness aid survival but reproduction and basking needs make long term populations unlikely. Most stories reflect storm sewer pockets rather than sanitary networks.

New York University of Wisconsin Jeffrey R. Baylis Bill Rich Sivc Ingetrueltcompuserve.com

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