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closeMIDDAY REPORT: 'Facebook meets Nike' wins for PSU student; you're buzzing over gypsy moths; Seven Mountains crash closed road
MATTHEW Allison calls his new device "Facebook meets Nike."
Pretty nifty, and it won a check for $10,000 for the Penn State senior and aspiring entrepreneur.
As Lauren Boyer reports today, Allison won the prize from ideablob.com for a touch-screen portable athletic trainer that allows users to download workouts from a Web site, map progress and plan workouts.
Advanta’s ideablob is a networking site for entrepreneurs and small businesses Each month, the ideablob community votes to select one idea to win $10,000.
Allison becomes Penn State's second winner.
Read about him as this tops the midday report on a damp Thursday in Happy Valley. Thanks for joining us.
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RENTING movies from video stores these days?
Your ranks are dwindling, apparently.
CHANGES are happening in our Happy Valley movie rental market, as Jennifer Thomas reports today. Read "Heat on video stores" and perhaps join the discussion.
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YESTERDAY Web readers buzzed over gypsy months and how they're driving us nuts already.
Centre Daily Times readers looked over some of that discussion in print this morning, and it continues online.
Linked here is the forum. See what everyone's talking about.
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U.S. ROUTE 322 near the top of Seven Mountains was closed last night in both directions for more than two hours.
Read about that crash today, along with other police and crime news here on CentreDaily.com.
Look for breaking news today and every day starting online.
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