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I recently took a behind-the-scenes construction tour of Busch Gardens’ new triple-launch coaster with Tigris project manager Andrew Schaffer.

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For my last column for 2018, I wrote about a young great black hawk from Latin America that became the first of its species ever seen in the United States.

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A two-tiered fountain on display at Cottage Gardens of Petaluma has found a second purpose. It features succulents, offering texture and greenery instead of shimmering water, an eye-catching alternative.

6. Use the pin to make two holes in the neck of the bottle, on opposite sides and level with each other. Widen these with scissors.

Nearby in the North Bed, two 18-foot red-crowned Japanese cranes tower over blooming lotus flowers in various stages of life. The cranes are inspired by the popular One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, one of a series of ukiyo-e prints by Japanese artist Hiroshige. In Japanese culture, the crane symbolizes longevity and strength, while the lotus flowers are honored for their ability to bloom from the mud of a murky pond – a process that symbolizes enlightenment. Designed to replicate a legendary tea house that debuted at the 1893 World Fair in Chicago, a traditional tea house sits just beyond the pond, set for a time-honored tea ceremony. 

^BBN-FREDERICKSON-COLUMN:SL—< Gathered toward the back of a press conference that was Paul Goldschmidt, personified, stood a bunch of Cardinals.

The foundry has indicated the project will take three to four months once the trough is delivered to its Iowa headquarters. During that time, village officials will continue refining plans for a major revitalization of the downtown streetscape and infrastructure -- designs that will factor into discussions about where to install the bronze trough, Village President Diane McGinley said.

Don Torino, president of the Bergen County Audubon Society, leads a group through the Meadowlands on a birdwatching tour of Richard W. DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst in January 2018. Torino leads Meadowlands tours twice a month. (Photo: Tariq Zehawi/NorthJersey.com)

Indoors: Whereas many homes in Arizona are on a single level, taking advantage of the large amount of available land, this house is on two levels and incorporates a north-facing glass wall in the great room that frames an arresting mountain view. The main floor includes, on one side, the 1,000-square-foot great room, with its 25-foot ceiling, and a pair of bedrooms sharing a Jack-and-Jill bathroom. Down several steps on the other side are a dining room, kitchen, family room, bedroom suite and laundry room. A curving stairway from the living room leads to a partial second floor with a 900-square-foot master suite opening to a private outdoor deck.

^BBN-PHILLIES-HOSKINS:PHI—< A week ago, when Rhys Hoskins began to feel soreness in his left shoulder, the plan called for him to rest for a few days before playing in the Phillies' final two spring-training games. But when the lineup was posted Sunday morning, Hoskins wasn't in it.