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August 22, 2015
Researchers found that dominant horses seem to be have higher body condition scores than their less-dominant herdmates.... Read More
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August 21, 2015
Obesity is not just a cosmetic issue. It's a health issue. Learn how to modify your horse's diet to help him slim down.... Read More
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August 13, 2015
Owner-managed weight loss in horses with EMS reduced both insulin resistance and susceptibility to laminitis.... Read More
Determining Horses' Body Weight and Ideal Condition
August 12, 2015
To determine your horse's nutrient needs, you need to calculate his body weight and condition. Here's how.... Read More
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July 27, 2015
Learn how to determine if your horse is underweight and what feeding options are available for hard keepers.... Read More
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July 24, 2015
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July 18, 2015
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June 23, 2015
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Nutrition-Related Problems: Hyperlipemia
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Horse Weight Management FAQ
June 15, 2015
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June 01, 2015
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Researchers Find New Method for Monitoring Horses' Body Fat
May 25, 2015
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Cresty Neck Prevalence, Risk Factors Evaluated
May 25, 2015
Risk factors identified include height, a previous history of laminitis, breed, herd size, and more.... Read More
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May 01, 2015
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Horse Feeding Basics
April 20, 2015
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Pregnancy Failure in Horses: Why Things Go Wrong
April 16, 2015
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April 13, 2015
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EAGLE COUNTY — Don't put the summer tires back on just yet.
A change in the weather is on its way. But it may take some time.
The National Weather Service's office in Grand Junction predicts that a few minor storms may roll through northwest Colorado this weekend.
But the real chance of snow — and, crucially, cooler temperatures — won't come until next week.
Travis Booth, a forecaster in the National Weather Service's Grand Junction office, said some "minor disturbances" will flow through the region late this week, but those storms will more closely resemble Monday morning's showers, with a bit of snow in the upper valley and rain in Gypsum.
"Farther out there's some promise," Booth said. "The models have been inconsistent, but they do agree there should be a push of cold air."
Meteorologist Joel Gratz of OpenSnow.com said the reasons for the change are complex — weather everywhere is interconnected, he said — but the most simple explanation is that the "jet stream," a flow of air in the upper atmosphere, is shifting to the south.
Generally, when the jet stream is tracking to the north, areas to the south stay fairly dry and brown — like the late fall we've had so far. When the jet stream drops to the south, so do the storms. This time of year, that means at least some snow.
Booth said one of the reasons the jet stream has stayed north is that it has been influenced by a persistent low pressure system in the Gulf of Alaska. That low is expected to change to high pressure, which will push the storm track to the south, and much closer to Colorado.
When that happens, temperatures drop, so what snow does fall is more likely to stick, at least for a while.

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Ed Gurowitz hit the nail squarely on the head when he called the FBI to account for their recent harassment of members of the American Indian Movement. For readers not familiar with Ed's column of Sept 27th, the FBI "interviewed" AIM members related to their peaceful and lawful opposition to Nevada's black bear hunt, a hunt that violates federal treaties and threatens their religious practices.
Not only did the State approve this hunt against all scientific data and public opinion, they did so on Tribal Lands, something they've tried in the past and were ruled against in the Supreme Court, at a cost to Nevada tax payers of millions in legal fees.
But Ed left out two important parts of the story:
It is not only AIM being harassed, but members of the Nevada-based grassroots organization NoBearHuntNv, including myself. Our crime? Speaking peacefully at public meetings held by the Board of Wildlife Commissioners and in accordance with State Open Meeting laws, bringing out complaints to the Governor and Attorney General, and writing letters like this one.
How did the FBI come to be involved? The Department of Wildlife called them! The same agency that told the Senate Sunset Committee early this year that non-hunters should not have a voice in wildlife management because only hunters fund the DOW, which is both bad public policy and untrue (only 26 percent of DOW's revenue comes from hunters/fishers).
The same agency that refuses to obey the Public Records Act (Nevada's version of the Freedom of Information Act), even after the Supreme Court ruled scathingly against Gov. Gibbons for pulling the same nonsense. The same agency that falsified the population figures for mule deer (according to two hunting groups), sage grouse (according to US Wildlife Services) and back bear (according to every expert report on the topic).
The same agency that approved the black bear hunt - for the first time in Nevada's history - even though nearly 90 percent of the public surveyed in every public opinion poll were against the hunt.
Are Nevada's Wildlife Board and Dept. of Wildlife out of control? Unquestionably. Should the FBI investigate the corruption, incompetence and cronyism that dominate these organizations? Absolutely.
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Recital & LuncheonPiano recital by Laura Williamson followed by a light lunch.03/18/2014Time: 12:00 pmLocation: First Lutheran Church, 415 Vine Street, Johnstown, PA website
Laura Williamson, pianoCanadian born-and-trained Johnstown pianist Laura Williamson performs "a romantic piano sampler" including Beethoven's Fur Elise, some Schubert waltzes, four of Grieg's Lyric Pieces, and a Paderewski menuet. A light lunch follows the recital.03/18/2014Time: 12:00 pmLocation: First Lutheran Church, 415 Vine St, Johnstown, PAwebsite
Music 101 - Rebecca CherianPSO Co-Principal Trombonist Rebecca Cherian gives an informal lecture/performance, titled "From the Back Row." Brown-bag lunches can be ordered ahead or you can bring your own to the Regency Rooms at Heinz Hall.03/20/2014Time: 12:30 pmHeinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Neshome - New & Old Yiddish Music: Classic, Klezmer and moreThe Three Rivers Klezmer Festival presents Pittsburgh Symphony concertmaster Noah Bendix-Balgley; pianist, accordionist and Brave Old World director Aland Bern; and clarinetist Suzanne Ortner-Roberts playing traditional klezmer melodies and Jewish-themed classical works. Free admission.03/20/2014Time: 7:30 pmLocation: Rodef Shalom Sanctuary, 4905 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
ABBA Mania03/20/2014Time: 8:00 pmLocation: Palace Theater, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg, PAwebsite
Bach Birthday concertRenaissance at Redeemer features a Bach motet and canons from the Musical Offering in performances by Chatham Baroque, with Justin Wallace, harpsichord, and vocal ensemble conducted by Don Franklin. Reception follows with Birthday Cake.03/20/2014Time: 4:00 pmLocation: Church of the Redeemer, 5700 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website
Highlights from "The Ring" The PSO presents Euphonic Blues by Pittsburgh Composer of the Year, Nancy Galbraith. Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto #1 features acclaimed British-born pianist Stephen Hough. Donald Runnicles conducts famous orchestral excerpts from Wagner's epic opera cycle, Der Ring des Nibelungen.03/21/2014 - 03/23/201403/21 - 8:00 pm03/23 - 2:30 pmHeinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
By the Way, Meet Vera StarkVera Stark is a budding actress in an era where the only roles for African-American women are maids. When she is cast in the same Southern epic as her employer, an aging star grasping at her dwindling career, sparks fly. Written by Lynn Nottage and directed by Tome' Cousin, "By the Way, Meet Vera Stark" is a hilarious satire of race in the glamorous days of Old Hollywood.03/21/2014 - 04/06/2014Pittsburgh Playhouse, 222 Craft Avenue Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Music of ChileLuz Manriquez, piano.03/21/2014Time: 4:00 pmLaughlin Music Center, Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Peter PanPeter Pan, the delightful tale of the boy who wouldn't grow up, is a children's ballet. Director Monica Ryan choreographs the production with a cast of 70 children. An array of fantastical characters inhabit Neverland including Mermaids, Fish, Indians, Pirates, and Lost Boys. Baldwin High School senior Nigel Armbruster stars as Peter Pan with Adrienne Elion as Wendy and 9-year-old Madisen Albert as Tinkerbell.03/21/2014 - 03/23/201403/21 - 8:00 pm03/22 - 8:00 pm03/23 - 2:00 pmCarnegie Library Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Ave, Carnegie, PAwebsite | map
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You've got until Friday to win a $15,000 playground for a deserving DFW community
Do you know a local community that deserves a playground? You've got until Friday to show how persuasive you can be with your video camera as to why YOUR neighborhood is the ideal place to build one. Five winners, chosen by public voters, will receive $15,000 Let's Play grants towards the purchase of playground equipment from KaBOOM! and Dr Pepper Snapple Group.
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Tiffin reports
Todd A. Newland, 29, of Columbus, was charged with disorderly conduct early Thursday morning.
A juvenile was charged with juvenile delinquency Friday after an incident Thursday.
Daniel R. Wood, 19, of Tiffin, was charged with improper lane change/marked and operating a vehicle after underage alcohol consumption Friday after an incident Thursday.
A person from the emergency room at Mercy Tiffin Hospital, 45 St. Lawrence Drive, reported Thursday afternoon a man said he was assaulted at a bar somewhere in Tiffin.
Dustin R. Hinckley, 40, of Tiffin, was charged with assault and disorderly conduct Thursday evening.
A fight was reported at City Lot 5 Thursday evening.
A 200-block Fourth Avenue resident reported Thursday night the theft of a school-owned laptop.
County reports
A man reported Friday morning someone had painted graffiti on a sign on East CR 58.
A 3000-block West TR 158 man went to the station Friday afternoon and reported survey stakes had been taken down.
Fostoria reports
A 700-block Woodward Avenue resident reported Thursday night a back window was broken out.
An 800-block North Main Street resident reported Thursday night a woman went into the residence and took items, causing damage to a wall.
Justin J. Eisenhour, 26, of Fostoria, was charged with left of center and driving while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs early Friday morning.
Tiffin accidents
Donna E. Holmer, 60, of Tiffin, was cited with failure to yield to a pedestrian after an accident in the 200 block of South Sandusky Street Nov. 17. Margaret H. Morehart, 63, of Tiffin, was taken by a family member to Mercy Tiffin Hospital.
Whitney S. Tea, 26, of Clyde, was cited with assured clear distance ahead after an accident in the 300 block of East Perry Street Friday morning.
County accidents
Oliver J.D. Seitz, 27, of Tiffin, was taken by Bascom EMS to Fostoria Community Hospital after being struck by a vehicle in the 9000 block of West SR 18 Nov. 15. The vehicle left the scene.
A truck that had struck barricades was in a field at West CR 14 and CR 591 early Thursday morning.
Fostoria accidents
Esaias S. Malagon, 76, of Fostoria, was cited with improper backing after an accident at South Poplar and East South streets Nov. 15.
Stacy L. Molnar, 20, of Northwood, was cited with assured clear distance ahead after an accident in the 700 block of Columbus Avenue Nov. 16.
Jennifer Billings, 53, of Clyde, was cited with a red light violation after an accident at East Center and Poplar streets Nov. 17. The other driver, Shey L. Weiker, 30, of Fostoria, and a passenger, Ernest F. Imes, 42, of Findlay, were taken by Fostoria Fire Division to Fostoria Community Hospital.
Catherine A. Sampson, 46, of Fostoria, was cited with assured clear distance ahead after an accident at East Lytle and South Poplar streets Monday afternoon.
Carl T. Snowden, 22, of Fostoria, was cited with operating without reasonable control after an accident at South and South Main streets Monday morning.
The driver of a semi was cited with improper turn after an accident at Elm and North Countyline streets Friday afternoon.
Tiffin fire
Firefighters were called to an unintentional transmission of an alarm at 154 S. Washington St. early Friday morning.
Fostoria fire
Firefighters were called via alarm to 501 Van Buren St. Friday morning. They found a faulty smoke detector.
Firefighters were called to an accident involving a semi and a car at Countyline and Elm streets Friday afternoon.


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Some people maintain their youthful looks because of genetics, while others seek the aid of skin-care products. And for those who can afford cosmetic surgery, a face-lift may help stifle the effects of age.
But no matter what method you practice to prevent the signs of aging, one thing that is virtually unavoidable is crow's feet -- especially if you like being out in the sun. Located at the outer corners of your eyes, the fine lines resemble the imprint a crow would make if it planted its foot there.
According to WebMD.com, crow's feet are often caused by sun exposure, and expand and get deeper over time. They're most noticeable when a person squints his or her eyes, or cracks a smile, as the skin bunches up to reveal the wrinkles.
TheDermBlog author Dr. Jeffrey Benabio said that crow's feet are likely the first wrinkle a person forms, and they can surface as early as your 30s. In medical terms, Benabio explained on his blog, "Crow?s feet overlie the large muscle that surrounds your eye called the ocularis orbis. When you squeeze your eyes tight, you are contracting this muscle, forming wrinkles that radiate from the corners of your eyes to your temples."
Perhaps the biggest culprit behind crow's feet is sun exposure. According to Benabio, over the years "solar radiation in the form of UVA light damages elastin and collagen leading to lax skin that hangs loosely instead of clinging tight to the underlying muscles." From there, sagging skin leads to wrinkles.
Some people are naturally protected from ultraviolet radiation and, effectively, developing crow's feet, Benabio said, by having more natural pigment in their skin. As a result, people with darker skin tend to have fewer crow's feet than those with lighter skin.
Apart from avoiding excessive exposure to sunlight, there are other ways to avoid developing crow's feet. Smokers, for example, are more likely to develop crow's feet earlier than others because they tend to squint more to protect their eyes from being irritated by smoke.
Even you can learn to puff a cigarette without squinting your eyes, Benabio pointed out that the physical effects of smoking can lead to wrinkling in general. Smoking, he said, by "damaging collagen and elastin fibers and by depriving the skin of blood flow and oxygen."
Another major cause of crow's feet, said Benabio, is menopause. Estrogen, he said, "helps prevent wrinkles by maintaining your skin's collagen, elasticity, and hydration." However, since the level of estrogen is decreased after menopause, women are more likely to develop crow's feet. One way to counteract the effects of estrogen loss, Benabio said, is hormone replacement therapy. This will help the skin maintain its thickness and elasticity.
Just because people develop crow's feet, doesn't mean that there aren't ways to conceal them. According to BeautyTipsOnline, cheap remedies include over-the-counter eye creams, which can reduce puffiness and fine lines.
The site warned of claims that these creams can completely remove wrinkles, but said there are definitely benefits "if you apply them regularly because the outer eye area is usually very dry and creams and gels add much-needed moisture."
The site said collagen injections are often taken to fill out wrinkles, and Botox is another viable option, at least for those willing to spend a bit more money to conceal their crow's feet. Botox injections, the site explained, causes "temporary paralysis, weakening the muscles, causing them to relax, thus eliminating wrinkles."
If you go the Botox route, the site said you can expect to see the full benefits within a couple of weeks of the injections, and the treatment will last for approximately three months.


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Birds sing at all hours in order to communicate
May 27, 2012
A Parkersburg reader wrote that, "Mockingbirds woke me up several times last night. Why are they singing at night?" Birds vocalize throughout the year, but the purpose of the sounds varies....
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A man accused of trying to rob an older man is in critical condition after being shot.
On Sunday, the Marion County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call about an attempted robbery.
James Stevens, 81, said he was being followed by a man identified as 28-year-old Lonnie Hollingsworth.
Stevens said when he parked his truck he was approached by Hollingsworth who said, "give me everything you got" and that's when Stevens shot Hollingsworth in the abdomen.
Deputies performed life-saving measures on Hollingsworth until rescue personnel arrived.
Hollingsworth remains in critical condition Wednesday evening.
A previous version of this story that was posted on WESH.com stated Hollingsworth shot Stevens. We regret the error.


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Every two years the National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence (NISBRE) meeting is held in Washington D.C. to bring together faculty, fellows and students that participate in the National Institutes of Health's Institutional Development Award (IDeA) programs. This year the NISBRE meeting was held June 25-27, 2012 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel and was attended by six faculty members from the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University in the West Virginia IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (WV-INBRE) program, three from West Virginia University and one each from Bluefield State College, Concord College, West Virginia State University, West Virginia Wesleyan College and the University of Charleston. Several of the Marshall University faculty presented research during the meeting including Drs. Monica Valentovic, Nalini Santanam and Travis Salisbury from the Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Toxicology and Dr. Donald Primerano from the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology. Also presenting research was Andre Benja Lamyaithong, an undergraduate student at Wheeling Jesuit University, who has been conducting research on antidotes for acetaminophen overdose with Dr. Valentovic for two summers as part of the West Virginia INBRE summer research program. Other JCE School of Medicine faculty members attending the meeting were: Dr. Jim Denvir, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, who co-authored the work with Dr. Primerano; and Dr. Gary Rankin, Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Toxicology, who is a member of the Executive Planning Committee for the NISBRE meeting.
Dr.Valentovic's research on how a component of grapes and red wine (resveratrol) can reduce damage to the kidney caused by a commonly used drug (cisplatin) to treat cancer was presented in a regular research session and highlighted in a special session on clinical and translational research. In addition, Dr. Primerano's research into the genetics of families with high blood cholesterol was highlighted in a special session on cardiovascular disease.
The IDeA program was started in 1993 to help increase the biomedical research competitiveness in states that receive only small amounts of research funding from the National Institutes of Health. The IDeA program is composed of two award programs, one (Centers Of Biomedical Research Excellence; COBRE) that is designed to create centers with a biomedical research focus at larger research schools and a second program (INBRE) designed to build the biomedical research infrastructure at smaller colleges and universities and provide biomedical research training primarily to undergraduate students. Currently, 23 states and Puerto Rico are eligible to compete for COBRE or INBRE grants. Marshall University was awarded an INBRE grant as the lead institution in 2004 with West Virginia University serving as a partner lead institution. Dr. Gary Rankin, Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Toxicology at Marshall University is the Principal Investigator for the WV-INBRE program.


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Calvert High School art students and their teacher are trying to focus on expressing themselves through their artwork.
The fruits of their efforts are to be on display starting this weekend at Tiffin University.
Fifteen art students are to exhibit about 35 pieces of work in "Creative Insight," a show to open this weekend at TU's Diane Kidd Gallery. It is the gallery's first exhibition of 2011, according to a release from TU.
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Calvert High School sophomore Austin Schultz painted "Cups," a still life that shows sunlight reflecting on stacked cups.
Instructor Marla Shultz said the group primarily is made up of juniors and seniors, and a few sophomores. There is no set number for how many works they each exhibit. Some are exhibiting one work, while some are exhibiting three.
"They're all different," she said.
The works include acrylic, oil and watercolor paintings; charcoal, colored pencil and ink drawings; prints; photographs; sculpture; and mixed media.
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The opening reception is 4-6 p.m. Saturday at Diane Kidd Gallery, located inside Hayes Center for the Arts at Tiffin University. The reception is free.
Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Thursday, or through appointment by contacting Celinda Scherger at TU at (419) 448-3313. Group tours are available.
Shultz said the students have been working on the pieces all school year, and some have put in more than 30 hours on their pieces.
"For the most part, at least 30 hours," she said.
Shultz said one of the strengths of the show is students' oil paintings.
She said one piece is unique, and the student made it outside of class. The student initially didn't plan to put the piece in the show, but it brought tears to Shultz's eyes when she saw it.
"She made a sculpture with all of the bottles and the other items that she had to use while being treated for cancer. ... It's really powerful," she said.
Sophomore Austin Schultz said he probably will have four pieces of art in the show, including two oil paintings, an acrylic painting and a printmaking piece.
"Cups" and "The Two Little Monkeys" are his oil paintings. "Cups" is a still life that shows sunlight reflecting on stacked cups, and "The Two Little Monkeys" is a painting of Schultz's two young cousins jumping on a bed.
"Buried," his acrylic painting, was made from a photograph of Schultz in a pile of sand in Marblehead. He estimated he was 6 years old when the photograph was taken.
"I looked happy," he said.
"The Lonely Bunnies" was made through printmaking. Schultz said it is a series of prints featuring a crying rabbit wearing a tuxedo and a rose bud with only one petal remaining.
Printmaking was a new experience for Schultz, and he said a lot of students had some failures and some successes.
"This is the first time (doing printmaking)," he said.


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Ravel's BoleroFeatured in Disney's Fantasia and based on a poem by Goethe, Dukas' The Sorcerer's Apprentice tells the story of a student who uses magical spells he hasn't yet learned to control. Pianist Michel Camilo, whose music combines elements of classical, jazz and world music, performs his own Piano Concerto #2. Conductor Leonard Slatkin presents four Ravel works, including his famous Bolero that demonstrate the composer's penchant for traditional dance forms.03/14/2014 - 03/16/201403/14 - 8:00 pm03/16 - 2:30 pmHeinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Ramsey LewisAfter his classic acoustic albums in the 1960s, Ramsey Lewis reunited in the '70s with Maurice White, leader of the enigmatic and iconic, Earth, Wind & Fire to record the certified gold album Sun Goddess. Ramsey has pulled together a new electric group that can funk it out, getting that good-time groove on with tunes from Sun Goddess as well as new compositions composed for this tour.03/14/20141815 Metropolitan St, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Junie B. Jones (Theatreworks USA)Dear first-grade journal, This is the bestest musical ever, I tell you! Its got loads of funny songs, and its based on a bunch of books about the things I do in first grade by Barbara, Park. Whew! I'm glad I can write everything down in my Top-Secret Personal Beeswax Journal! And you know what? I think I might like first grade after all. Love, (but not the mushy kind) Junie B. (60 minutes, ages 3-10)03/14/2014 - 03/15/201403/14 - 10:15 am03/14 - 12:15 pm03/15 - 11:00 am03/15 - 2:00 pm03/15 - 5:00 pmLocation: Byham Theater, 101 Sixth St., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Behind the Notes - Ravel's BoleroConductor Leonard Slatkin explains and the PSO demonstrates details inside The Sorcerer's Apprentice and four Ravel works that demonstrate Ravel's penchant for traditional dance forms. On the second half, hear these complete works including Ravel's Bolero and Dukas' The Sorcerer's Apprentice which tells the story of a student who uses magical spells he hasn't yet learned to control.03/15/2014Time: 8:00 pmHeinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Myths & LegendsA sweet program of suites including Felix Mata's Suite for String Orchestra, Sibelius' Swan of Tuonela (soloist: Sharlotte Devere), Rimsky-Korsakov's The Snow Maiden Suite, Faure's Pelleas and Melisande Suite, Stravinsky's The Firebird Suite (1919). Music Director Walter Morales conducts.03/15/2014Time: 7:30 pmKatz Performing Arts Center, JCC, 5738 Darlington Rd, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Juilliard BaroqueDistinguished members of faculty of the Juilliard Historical Performance program are individually award-winning recitalists, Grammy-nominated recording artists, soloists, and/or principals with every major international early music ensemble. Here they join together in a virtuoso conversation of brilliant German trio and solo sonatas by G.F. Handel, both C.P.E. and his father J.S. Bach, and the mysterious and wonderful 17th-century Czech composer Jan Dismas Zelenka.03/15/2014Time: 8:00 pmSynod Hall, 125 N. Craig St, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Tuneful Turnings: A Fortieth Anniversary Reunion ConcertA celebration with current and former singers as well as former directors of The Pittsburgh Camerata, featuring "Spem in Alium," the forty-part Renaissance motet by Thomas Tallis.03/16/2014Time: 3:00 pmLocation: Sixth Presbyterian Church, 1688 Murray Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Young Winners RecitalPerformances featuring guitarist Joseph Daval, baritone Joel Goodloe, and pianists Suvir Mirchandani, Rebecca Lee, and Caroline Fedor.03/16/2014Time: 2:00 pmLocation: Kresge Theatre, College of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
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LOCKPORT – Devon C. Klein, 22, of East Avenue, Lockport, pleaded not guilty Friday in Niagara County Court to a four-count indictment accusing him of selling cocaine April 4 and hydrocodone May 8.
Klein is charged with third-, fourth- and fifth-degree sale and third-degree possession of a controlled substance. County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III released him on his own recognizance to await further court action.
In another case before Murphy Friday, Amy L. Shank, 37, of Payne Avenue, North Tonawanda, was placed on five years' probation and ordered to serve three weekends in the county work program for attempted fifth-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance.
Shank sold a man two Suboxone pills at her apartment June 4.


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Fifth-Inning Rally Lifts Softball Past UMKC Sunday
COLUMBIA, Mo. - - The Ball State softball team used an eight-run fifth inning to rally past UMKC by a score of 8-3 Sunday afternoon to end play at the Mizzou Tournament.
After a rough start to the three-day event, the Cardinals (18-11) rolled off three straight wins to end play at Missouri's University Field with a 3-2 record for the weekend.
In Sunday's tournament finale, junior right fielder Hanne Stuedemann (Mattawan, Mich./Mattawan) led the Ball State offense by going 3-for-3 at the plate with a triple, double and single. She also collected two RBI on her triple in the fifth, while also scoring a pair of runs in the frame.
Senior third baseman Audrey Bickel (Munster, Ind./Andrean) went 2-for-3 in the batter's box versus the Kangaroos (10-19), while senior first baseman Taylor Rager (Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern) was 2-for-4 including her league-leading 14th double of the season.
In the circle, sophomore pitcher Nicole Steinbach (Merrillville, Ind./Andrean) picked up her seventh win of the season by holding the UMKC offense to 10 hits and three runs, only one of which was earned, over seven innings. She also struck out six batters, with all six going down swinging.
After being held scoreless in Saturday night's 8-0 (5 inn.) loss to the Cardinals, the 'Roos cracked the scoreboard first with an unearned run in the top of the first inning.
UMKC pitcher Cinda Ramos would limit the Cardinals to just three hits over the first four innings, but the Ball State offense came to life in the fifth, scoring eight runs on seven hits and one 'Roos error. In all, the Cardinals sent 13 batters to the plate in the frame.
Stuedemann started the rally with a double down the right field line and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt from freshman catcher Shelbie Scamihorn (Terre Haute, Ind./South Vigo). Sophomore pinch hitter Sammi Cowger (Fenton, Mich./Fenton) followed with a RBI single through the left side to drive in Ball State's first run of the game.
Sophomore center fielder Briana Evans (Tulsa, Okla./Union) followed with an infield single to the catcher, giving BSU a pair of base runners. Freshman pinch hitter Hayley Cruthers (Swartz Creek, Mich./Swartz Creek) followed with a grounder the UMKC third baseman misplayed, allowing freshman shortstop Amanda Arnett (Monroe, Mich./Monroe), who reentered the game for Cowger, to score the go-ahead run from second.
Senior left fielder Jennifer Gilbert (McKinney, Texas/McKinney) would drive in what proved to be the game-winning runs with a two-run double off the left field wall. It was her 56th career double, which is tops among all active NCAA Division I players.
With Ball State leading 4-2, a single from Rager put runners at the corners for Bickel who blasted a sacrifice fly to right field, bringing home Gilbert. After the sac fly, freshman Taylor Cooley (Chelsea, Mich./Chelsea), who entered the game to run for Rager, advanced to second on a walk to senior designated player Lauren Schroeder (Greenfield, Ind./New Palestine).
Stuedemann followed with her second hit of the inning, a triple off the left field wall, to clear the bases and push the Ball State lead to 7-1. After a walk to Scamihorn put runners on the corners once again, Arnett beat out an infield single to third base, allowing Stuedemann to score BSU's final run of the inning.
UMKC would load the bases with one out in the sixth inning, but only manage to push one run across on a two-out RBI single from pinch hitter Alex Gale.
After holding the Cardinals scoreless in the bottom of the sixth, the 'Roos would threaten once again in the seventh capitalizing on a BSU error to tack on another run. Trailing 8-3, UMKC had bases loaded with two outs, only to have a grounder back to Steinbach end the game.
The Ball State softball team is scheduled to open Mid-American Conference play Friday, with a 1 p.m. doubleheader at Buffalo.


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Led Zeppelin Imaginarium showFebruary 27, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Windward Campus, Hokulani Imaginarium
For the first time ever in the islands, Windward Community College's Hōkūlani Imaginarium will feature "Led Zeppelin" in a purely entertaining show that combines classic rock music and mind-blowing graphics in full dome digital technology.
"Led Zeppelin" (appropriate for Zeppelin fans of all ages)
Located on the Windward Community College campus at 45-720 Kea'ahala Rd. in Kāne'ohe, Imaginarium shows are open to the public and enjoyed by audiences of all ages.
Show Description – "Led Zeppelin" remains one of the most popular music shows, neck and neck with "Pink Floyd." The fulldome animations created for "Led Zeppelin" are the highest resolution ever made for a digital dome music show in a planetarium. Fulldome graphics bring to life Led Zeppelin's most famous songs, including "Stairway to Heaven," "Whole Lotta Love" and more. "Led Zeppelin" draws the audience further into surrealistic environments than any other music entertainment show, transporting visitors into dozens of mood-provoking settings that heighten the music experience. To ensure the audience is completely transported into the world of Led Zeppelin, there will be no live sky component to the show.
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on December 24, 2012 - 5:14 PM
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hooper of Hamburg celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a Thanksgiving Mass in Our Mother of Good Counsel Catholic Church, Blasdell, followed by a party for family and friends in Ilio DiPaolo's Restaurant. Mr. Hooper and Donna Bradley were married Nov. 27, 1952, in Our Mother of Good Counsel Church. He is a retired design draftsman for Bethlehem Steel, Lackawanna; she is a retired nurse. They have four children, 10 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.


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For weeks now- maybe 5 or more- I've been so very sick as you know. Not able to leave my comfy bed, hot bath, & pjs. Then Thursday morning, the day I officially started my 11th week of pregnancy, the sun was shining and the sickness had lifted. I was feeling almost like myself again. And it was good.
I was able to get out for a bit by myself on Saturday and spent over an hour at Target- checking out all the things I've missed since I've been holed up in my house. And yesterday we all went to church as a family, which means I showered, put on makeup, and wore these shoes finally for the first time since I got them for my birthday back in early January!
On the way to church I asked my hubby if gas prices have been this high for long now and he said oh yeah. And he remarked that I have been sequestered for a while now. It was so good to be up and moving about again.
Today the sun is not out. It's very rainy. But I still feel like I'm over it. I'm so much better than I had been before. And this is very good.


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Stephen Roberts and Alex Earl enjoy brunch at The Nodding Donkey which recently opened near SMU in Dallas on September 9, 2012
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A Laboratory on Mars: NASA's Curiosity Rover Will Search for Signs of Life
This Saturday, November 26, NASA will launch its biggest, most advanced rover yet: the one-ton Curiosity, a mobile laboratory with a two-year mission to find out whether Mars has ever supported life. See a life-sized model of Curiosity in the Museum's new exhibition Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration,then explore how Mars might be transformed into a more hospitable planet with an interactive terraforming table.
Brain Case: Diplodocus longus
In a corner of the exhibition The World's Largest Dinosaurs, an elegant wire outline of the head of Diplodocus longus, a sauropod that lived in the Late Jurassic period about 156 million years ago, anchors a fascinating fossil: one half of a bony braincase, its interior carefully color-coded to denote various functional structures once within it.
Annual Origami Tree on View in Grand Gallery
On the morning of Monday, November 21, the Origami Holiday Tree was lit in the first-floor Grand Gallery by the 77th Street exit. The display pays tribute to some of the Museum's "biggest and best" displays, with ornaments that include a blue whale, highlights from The World's Largest Dinosaurs, and a space shuttle as a nod to the Museum's latest special exhibition, Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration. Celebrating sheer size and scope, these origami models represent some of the largest natural and cultural exhibits on display throughout the Museum. Watch the video or flip through the slideshow below to preview a few of the ornaments. The tree is on view now until Monday, January 2.
Beyond Planet Earth Exhibition Opens With Visions of Future in Space
Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration offers a vision of the future of space travel as it boldly explores our next steps in our solar system and beyond. Future missions highlighted in Beyond Planet Earth—once limited to the realm of science fiction but today discussed by leading scientists and engineers—include building a space elevator on the surface of the Moon, deflecting a hazardous near-Earth asteroid, traveling to Mars—and perhaps even establishing colonies there.


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Source: Google Chrome Blog
quote: For a start you cannot actually stream video or audio from a tablet or phone to your TV, you can only use Chromecast to view material on the web on your TV and use your phone or tablet to control the web play back.
quote: CHROMECAST IS AN OBVIOUS PRODUCTEverything I've described makes the choices behind Chromecast clear:Google believes that the future is multi-screen, and the most prominent screen in most consumers' lives is the televisionAs a horizontal company, Google wants to be on every screen, and their vehicle to accomplish that across verticals, both from a technical and brand perspective, is ChromeChromecast works on all devices – including iOS – not just AndroidChromecast is priced as low as it can beChromecast has both a relatively easy go-to-market as a standalone device as well as allure for television makersIt helps that Chromecast looks to be very well-executed – everything Google TV wasn't, in every way.As I wrote in The Google We Always Wanted, Google is laser-focused right now. They have a clear identity as a horizontal services company, and from that perspective, just about everything they are doing makes sense.
quote: I am not shocked by this, but you obviously are not very educated in what this is. It does stream from your local computer (Mac, windows, chrome). All you have to do is use chrome and put in the address (for windows, it would be c:\.....) and it will play it. I don't know how the path would work on a mac, cause I want devices that can do more, but I am sure it can be done.
quote: It's Chrome not Android which is central to Google's strategy.


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on July 14, 2013 - 10:50 PM
The newly downsized Frontier School Board is facing a double-whammy – hiring an interim superintendent and vetting how it wants to search for a new superintendent to replace James C. Bodziak, who suddenly announced last week that he would retire as the leader of the 5,100-student district – all during budget trouble and controversial staff cuts.
It also comes at a time when the board is divided on some issues. There have been many unanimous board decisions, but at times, an emerging three-member minority on the board – consisting of Jack D. Chiappone, Larry Albert and Lynn M. Szalkowski – has been challenging some issues, chief among them, the budget.
"The three of us are very vocal. I'm not a rubber stamp and Larry is becoming the same way, and Lynn is very sharp with figures," Chiappone said Sunday. "I often supported Jim, but did not on the budget. I didn't expect him to go, but that was his decision."
Board President Janet MacGregor Plarr said the board is ready to discuss a search consultant as well as to conduct interviews with two prospective interim superintendent candidates, none of them internal ones from Frontier.
The board, however, is not expected to hire an interim – nor decide what it will do for its search for a permanent leader – until a special meeting at 7:30 a.m. July 25. When it does pursue a new superintendent, board member Thomas M. Best Jr. said he wants to look for someone who wants a long-term commitment.
"I want someone who will lead the district forward and not just for a year or two – someone who can get ingrained in the district and lead us through tough financial times," he said.
"A few board members think they can do their superintendent search. I'm not of that opinion," Plarr said Sunday of a board-led search. "We could do a hybrid," Plarr said, suggesting the use of a consultant as well as an in-house search. "Trying to please seven people is very difficult and I've been trying to keep the peace. I'm trying to be a consensus builder."
A week after Bodziak unexpectedly submitted his resignation, effective Sept. 9, the board also will be talking to Donald A. Ogilvie, district superintendent of Erie 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services, about the search process.
Ogilvie said he will review the details of a superintendent search, including discussing the "nitty-gritty things," such as advertising, contracts and other details. "They will want to know specific people on the radar, and I will talk to them about salary patterns in Western New York and leadership," Ogilvie said Sunday. "I'll cover the gamut of everything. It is a difficult time to be looking for a superintendent, because of vacation schedules of prospective candidates, board members and the community. Plus, every seated superintendent is aware of (fiscal challenges) in the next few years."
But Ogilvie, who has helped guide 35 searches over 16 years, said Frontier should do well. "Frontier is an experienced board and has already completed a successful search just two and a half years ago," he said. "They want to review the process and their options."
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Sources: HTC [via The Verge], Reuters
quote: 1) Apple isn't banning anyone over copying their CPU/GPU design now are they? No, they are trying to block an HTC phone because of a patent they had no rights to in the first place.
quote: 2) The highest resolution, yes. Is it usable? No
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York City Council narrowed the list of council replacement nominees from 21 to five Monday morning. The replacement will take the unexpired term of Joanne Borders, who died last month.
Council president Carol Hill-Evans said council received resumes from 21 candidates. Council members reviewed them, and by secret ballot picked their top three.
The list of potential replacements is Jim Norman, Larry Homsher, Jessica Fieldhouse, David Satterlee and Bryan Tate.
The replacement will be selected at a meeting next Monday at 5 p.m. and will serve out Borders' term, which is up at the end of 2013.


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on February 1, 2013 - 8:17 AM
The developer of the Riverview Solar Technology Park in the Town of Tonawanda has received a $30,000 grant from National Grid to help market the development as part of the utility's efforts to help in the development of infrastructure across upstate New York.
TM Montante Development received the grant through National Grid's Building Ready Upstate grant program, which helps companies develop infrastructure projects that could lead to new jobs and investment.
The Riverview Solar Technology Park is the first solar-ready business park in New York. The park currently has seven companies occupying 125,000 square feet of space across two buildings. A third building, featuring a 33,000-square-foot, two-story office facility and a 65,000-square-foot warehouse, is expected to be added to the park.


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The Panini Press
The Diner's Dilemma
By Denise Koek
Our waiter approaches the table,
He's young and well-groomed, with a smile,
"How're you doing today?" he inquires,
—It's clear he intends to beguile;
"I am your server, Eduardo," he adds,
"And I'll make your visit worthwhile."
My friends, clearly charmed by his sparkle,
Lean closer, towards him and the aisle.
Only I grimace in terror,
Listening to my own heartbeat,
I have no idea what to order,
I don't know what I want to eat;
The menu is long and confusing,
The "atmosphere" too dark to read,
I can't understand the descriptions,
"I don't know yet!" I long to plead.
Eduardo extends a sheet to us,
It's laminated, blue and gray,
"Have you seen these yet?" he asks with a wink,
"These are our specials today;"
"Here's Soup Du Jour, here's our house wine,
"Here's our shrimp, fresh from the bay,
"You can have prime rib or pasta,
"Or Great Northwest salmon filet."
I try to enjoy his sharp patter,
But I'm not having fun—not one bit,
I try to stay calm and focused,
I try not to run, but to sit:
The reckoning time approaches,
I feel it in my stomach-pit,
The pressure is building, as the clock ticks,
And I'm not ready to commit!
Tonight is the night to be daring,
I've promised myself to be brave.
Tonight I'll try something exciting,
That would make any food critic rave;
Like a Foodie, I'll savor my dinner,
Like an expert gourmet I'll behave,
Tonight I will throw aside caution,
I'll give in to whatever I crave.
I see Eduardo's done speaking,
He's asking me what I will drink,
I need more time to figure it out,
I feel my cheeks flush, hot and pink;
My friends ask for beer, wine and soda,
I feel myself pushed to the brink,
I take a deep breath and clear my throat,
And say, "I'll just have water, I think…"
As our server walks back to the kitchen,
To bring out the drinks we demand,
I try to assess this dense menu,
To seek the best option at hand;
Do I want savory, salty or sweet?
Do I want spicy or bland?
Do I want migraines, or ulcers?
This isn't quite what I had planned.
My friends chatter on, oblivious,
Decisions come easy to them,
They don't agonize over quinoa,
Or risotto, or cornish game hen;
They just don't care if their meat is too rare,
Or their ravioli is not pumpkin,
They don't feel compelled to impress,
They're undaunted, authentic women.
Insecure in my image as "Diner;"
I long to be more culinarian,
Tease the waiter with a good one-liner,
To seem fluid and fluent and tasteful,
And not like a fraidy-cat-whiner,
I know that I'm low-class and boorish,
I'm aspiring to be something finer.
Eduardo returns with our drinks now,
Accusing me with his dark eyes,
He knows that I do not belong here,
He sees through my customer-lies;
I fight the panic and gather my thoughts,
To conjure a meal-time surprise,
I slam shut my menu and choke out the words,
"Could you bring me a burger and fries?"
Should Auld Acquaintance Be Well-Fed
by Denise Koek
New Year's Eve is a time for celebration and renewal of spirit. It's a time to come together with your dearest friends and relatives. And it is a time of prayer—when you pray that you'll have enough food for everyone.
I experience an overwhelming fear of running out of food, whenever we host a party. I'm not alone in this phobia. All my relatives, and most of my friends, suffer from the same condition. There's nothing more embarrassing than exposing your formally attired guests to a brazenly naked buffet table.
Is any social situation more awkward than arriving at a party hungry and realizing that there isn't enough to eat? Do you stay an appropriate amount of time, ignoring the raucous rumblings of your stomach, or depart ASAP for an emergency reconnaissance mission to the nearest burger joint?
It simply confounds me that such a societal atrocity is allowed to occur. Nothing kills a party faster than the absence of chow. You have got to have enough.
Deciding what constitutes "enough" is a whole different subject. Before every get-together, I consult with my friends to establish the ratio of rations to revelers. A gathering of adults calls for a fairly large amount of food, taking into account the fact that the men will stereotypically consume more bread and meat and the women will consume more veggies. A party for children will require a much smaller and peculiarly weighted combination of snacks, meals and desserts, since the wee ones will merely pick at their lunches, in order to save the required space for their all-important cake and ice cream. A get-together for a bunch of ravenous teenagers necessitates the same volume and type of provisions one might provide for a traveling circus—pull out your pitchfork and furiously shovel munchies and slabs of raw meat in their general direction. The same rules apply when the teamsters union drops by for bite. But, if you are entertaining a group of Hollywood starlets, one box of wheat thins and a head of lettuce will suffice.
The equal and opposing sin of offering your guests too little is concocting so very much that you end up wasting food. When I was a child, my parents often reminded us kids of the poor, starving children in China, who would give anything for the lonely left-over crusts of Wonder Bread that lingered upon our selfish-Yankee platters. (To this day, I'm not convinced that their healthier palates would have even accepted the various processed foods I neglected to polish off. In fact, I'm pretty sure that boiled hot dog I couldn't finish would have turned their little stomachs. Still, my folks remained convinced that the young people of Asia would be more grateful than us spoiled Americans.)
But I digress… Getting back to the topic at hand, as a host, you must consider your menu quite carefully. You don't want to serve foods that are so labor intensive (a.k.a., Triple-Layered Chocolate Torte) that they impede your ability to generate enough. You don't want to serve something so prohibitively expensive (Beluga caviar, for example) that you can't possibly afford to buy enough. Similarly, you want to avoid serving things that come in such tiny sizes (Petit Fours, anyone?) that you have to buy 10 times as many, in order to satisfy your guests.
A good host is always cognizant of how much he or she places upon each plate. Nothing is as annoying as a server who doles out miniscule mouthfuls of each flavorful course in a misguided attempt to conserve their foodstuffs.
Portion control is a wonderful and important concept. But, to be effective in any way, it must be imposed from within, rather from without. When you decide to limit what you eat, you feel strong, virtuous and healthy. When someone else decides to limit what you eat, you feel seriously pissed off!
One of my closest friends has a conservation-minded daughter who made the commitment, a few years back, never to use more than one paper towel in a public restroom. This is a principled and admirable stance. But when the owners of said public restroom make the same decision on your behalf, by setting the paper towel machine to dispense post-it-sized paper towels, that stance is neither principled nor admirable. That behavior is cheap! I don't know about you, but I end up using about twenty of their micro-towels to dry off, rather than the one bigger one I would have chosen for myself. That kind of defeats the purpose.
Recently, I attended a fabulous soiree at an elegant venue. During the cocktail hour, the guests were encouraged to stroll from station to station, sampling various artistically assembled hors d'oeuvre. At each petite table, an impeccably outfitted chef tastefully arranged the allotted serving and handed it to us with a flourish. One hors d'oeuvre consisted of a crisp half-a-cracker topped by an eighth-of-an-inch square of exotic cheese. Another was a single pumpkin ravioli, the size of an aggie marble. The last one was comprised of three gourmet kettle chips, fried to golden perfection. Each nibble was beyond delicious; they were edible masterpieces. But they reminded me of Barbie doll-food, those tiny, beautifully crafted pieces of plastic that—even if they were fit for consumption—couldn't sate the appetite of a self-respecting Polly Pocket toy. It took all my strength not to march to the head table, small plate in hand and pipe up "Please sir, may I have some more?"
Imposed-starvation is never a winning party theme. A wise gourmet once noted that "Food is theater." And yet, there remain stark differences between the two. The time honored showbiz dictum of "Always leave 'em wanting more!" is appropriate for a broadway play—it's not a good guideline for a dinner party.
Have Yourself a Merry Little Muffin
by Denise Koek
Giving gifts of food during the holiday season is a lovely tradition. It's generally a less expensive way to go. It's more warm and personal. But it's also a tad confusing.
First off, it's hard to know which foods fall into the approved gift category. People are allowed to give canned hams and sausages wrapped in red cellophane but not chicken wings. We are fine boxing up assortments of fruit and cheese but not jars of sauerkraut. Handing out popcorn is good; corn nuts, not so much. Blueberry muffins are appreciated; bran muffins are not. A fresh apple pie is acceptable, a 99-cent moon pie, less so. Everyone enjoys a box of fine chocolates but no one particularly cares to receive a box of sea weed snacks, no matter how tastefully packaged.
Then, there are the challenges of actually transporting your present. More than once, my mom lovingly packed home-baked cookies and sent them across the country to us, in zip-lock bags, crinkly tissue and old aluminum tins. Yet never once did she see fit to mail us a jello-mold or a bowl of pudding. My father-in-law has, on numerous occasions, returned from Holland with elegant candies but, shockingly, he has neglected to bring us rookworst or herring. (Sure, he's offered flimsy excuses about his dish of "Hutspot," or his crock-pot of "Snert" being confiscated by Homeland Security. I'm not buying it. I think he just doesn't want to share his "Boerenkoolstamppot!")
By the way, why is it okay to distribute expensive bottles of wine but not jugs of moonshine? You could offer them up in fancy holiday gift bags—it's not like you'd be required to wrap them in the traditional brown-paper bags employed by the connoisseurs of Skid Row. I think a bunch of bums drinking out of colorful, metallic gift-bags would add a festive quality to your local shanty town.
And, as long as we are on the topic of alcohol as a holiday present, there's something I've never been clear about. Why is it absolutely okay to make cakes out of rum—and even share them with your under-age children—but it's frowned upon to devise desserts with cough syrup? The alcoholic content is probably the same. And—to my unschooled taste buds—the taste is the same.
Let me interject here: my children love those little rum cakes. In fact, the kids have been cited by our neighborhood watch committee for roaming the streets, reeking of rum cake, throughout the holiday season. I suppose, at some point, I risk an intervention from Child Protective Services if I continue to ply them with these spirits-infused treats. I have obviously succumbed to the temptation to be "the Cool Mom," by shamelessly enabling their rum-cake habit…
But I digress. I have recently concluded that the very fact of some foods' deliciousness makes them appropriate no matter how they are created, packaged, or delivered.
For example, I've been the honored recipient of a peculiar hybrid treat called "The Saltine Toffee Cookie." Some industrious baker had the inspired idea to slather low-brow, salty crackers with melted semi-sweet chocolate, brown sugar and butter. The improbable result of this Frankenstein-like food combo is a yum-tacular snack! (You'd be astonished at how the same concoction dresses up a slab of cardboard-y, Passover matzah.) Ergo, a batch of these crackers is an acceptable present.
However, you should be forewarned, your uncle will be bitterly disappointed if you send him a gift of saltine crackers covered in processed spray cheese.
Some holiday foods are so unique to a certain culture or region that those of us from more basic, boring cultural backgrounds have never previously experienced their inexplicable deliciousness—much less heard their names.
My college roomie's mom used to send her all manner of tantalizing baked goods on a regular basis, including one remarkable item called "a Christmas Stollen." It was half-way between bread and cake (a delightful continuum if ever there was one) and packed with raisins, currants, and tart cherries. It was like Fruit Cake's waaaay cooler younger brother. I'd never heard of this carb-o-licious miracle before glimpsing my roomie's stash. However, soon after I'd become acquainted with this seasonal treat, a significant portion of the Stollen was mysteriously stolen. (By me. I can admit it now—it was too tasty and exotic to resist. By the time this article is published, I am hoping that the Stolen Stollen Statute of Limitations has elapsed. If not, I hereby retract the entire preceding paragraph…)
Therefore, you need not have prior knowledge of a food's existence in order to deem it a good gift. Still, you must exercise caution—an air-mailed crate of Rocky Mountain Oysters is unlikely to enthrall your second cousin.
Maybe I'm over thinking this. Perhaps the purity of your intentions is the only thing that counts when you're delivering baskets of scrumptiousness to your neighbors or office-mates. It's possible that the goodness of your soul is more important than your gift-wrapped package of baked sole. With the right sentiment, even that bag of pork rinds may be considered apt. Let's celebrate this holiday season by establishing a new rule of thumb for food-giving: Any gift is proper if you give it from your heart—without heart-burn.
Around the World in 80 "Deli"s
by Denise Koek
When I watch the Olympics on TV I invariably experience a combination of awe and intimidation. It doesn't matter what sport I'm watching. I know that I cannot do what they are doing. Be it Gymnastics, or Bicyling or Basketball or Quidditch (that's a real sport now, right?), I can't. Okay, I can fence a little—and by "a little" I mean I took one semester in college, umpteen years ago. (That's not quite enough to defend myself in the face of an imminent challenge to a duel but certainly enough to list on my resume, under "special skills," for the rest of my life.)
To be honest, I don't think I'm even athletic enough to last five minutes in the annual Hot Dog Eating Contest. Just watching those people stuff hundreds of pounds of sausage casing and processed meat down their throats makes me gag. (And by the way, can anyone within earshot tell me why/how those gluttons are all so improbably skinny? Every summer, size zero women and men with waists smaller than my right thigh have the audacity to consume ten times their respective weights in cured mystery meat without gaining an ounce. Surely their superhuman gastrointestinal abilities constitute some kind of threat to national security. If they can swallow that much chow without coming up for air, what's stopping them for eating nuclear war-heads and transporting them across the country, one state fair at a time?)
So, to review, I cannot manage athleticism of any recognizable kind. Yet, "Major League Eating" aside (yes, that is the name of the governing body of the piggy-people,) I believe that there is one arena in which I can compete. That is marathon eating. Granted, it must be amateur marathon eating. (See above.) But I can linger in multiple restaurants for multiple hours over the course of multiple days. How do I know that I am capable of this Herculean feat? Well, I'll tell you….
Once a year my husband and I drag our kids back to our Midwestern homeland, to see as many friends and family as we can possibly cram into a one- or two-week time period. This allows us a rare and precious opportunity to catch up with all of our far-away loved ones. It's always fun and never relaxing.
When my mother was still alive she would host a lovely "Open House" for all of our friends and family during the first or second day of our visit. Thirty or forty or our nearest and dearest would fill my parents' home, to nibble on Lox, Bagels, Tuna Salad, Egg Salad and scads of sinful baked goods. We were able to visit with quite a few people in the course of one day.
Those happy days are long gone, since my mother's death. My mother was the social director on her matrimonial team and a house-full of ravenous relatives is more than my father can comfortably handle, nowadays. (Further complicating matters, we ethnic types tend to consume a good deal more than our WASP counterparts. So if my dad were ever to attempt such a banquet, he would have to provide two or three times the amount of food required by a clan descended from Queen Victoria's lineage. That's a lot of lox.)
Due to our current inability to shoe-horn all our hungry family members into one groaning-at-the-seams location, we inadvertently snub a notable amount of relatives during each annual visit. (Till now, at least, they've thankfully forgiven us, seeing as how we're family and they're stuck with us, either way…)
Since the bulk of people we visit are not on vacation, we try not to troop into their homes demanding to be fed and entertained. Instead, the best option for this familial speed-dating is setting up as many breakfast, lunch and dinner dates as is humanly possible. Every day becomes a blur of colorful menus, minimal elbow room and seductively fragrant bread baskets. (In Chicago, the majority of restaurants still set out baskets of fresh rolls and bagels on each table, no matter what you order. It is a delectable remnant of my childhood—something rarely seen in Los Angeles. I can't imagine it's a good thing for people like myself, who would rather eat a fresh-baked roll than a slice of birthday cake. But it makes me ridiculously happy. At least until I return home to the disapproving looks from my bathroom scale….) Often, my husband and I will divide and conquer. He'll meet one relative at one spot and I'll meet a different relative at another. Sometimes we'll re-unite at one of those two restaurants and have an extra dessert, just to be sociable. It's a week-long merry-go-round ride on the Chow Hound's Express.
When we return to the Midwest, we eat only one meal a day—it starts at 7 AM and ends at 11 PM.
My kids take this endless consumption in stride. They're teenagers—they need to eat at hourly intervals in order to avoid rusting-over. They eat in the car, they eat while they're walking, their favorite place to eat is standing over the island in our kitchen. (The other day, my older son coined a phrase, to describe this phenomenon. He told me that dry cereal was an "over-the-counter snack." I retorted, "As opposed to a prescription snack?") The upshot is that my kids do not seem overly affected by our annual, self-imposed comestible contest.
In contrast, my husband and I need to train for this repast parade. A couple of weeks before each trip we practice sitting on our butts and shoving food into our mouths. With enough practice, you'd be surprised how easy this becomes.
The last week before we go, we sit at the kitchen table for long stretches. This is more difficult for my husband than it is for me. I am, by nature, more adept at the European style of dining—three hours per meal is no sweat for me. (Or maybe I just like to eat slowly and talk a lot.) My hubby favors the traditional American model of "gobble and go."
Like any good athletes, we struggle to overcome individual obstacles and fight through the pain. (Antacids are a good training tool.)
By the time we arrive on the fertile soil of the heartland we are prepared for seven to fourteen days of epic ingestion. We are fearless feasters. We are warriors of waist-band- loosening. We chomp our way across Illinois and Wisconsin like driven, focused seven-year locusts. We plow through deep-dish pizza, char-broiled bratwurst, stacked corned beef sandwiches and juicy Italian Beef with the abandon of long-distance runners, crossing that coveted finish line. Nothing stops us in our quest for deli domination. No one can impede our determined dash to vittle victory. Against all odds, we triumph over that cautionary full-feeling in order to stuff ourselves into over-satiated comas.
And a week or so, later, we invariably return home, tired happy and nauseous, looking forward to 7-14 days of vegetables, rice cakes and water.
The V Word
by Beth Shields
So it's true confession time: I am newly vegan – which, as I've discovered these past few months, is akin to saying I am a cannibal or I am volunteering to become the fifth Sister Wife. Who knew people would get so pissed off when you talk about vegetables?
Eating a plant-based, whole-foods diet (which is the politically correct way to say "vegan") can be a huge pain in the a@@. Breakfast in this country means eggs parked on your plate next to some form or other of [usually pig] meat. Lunch sandwich menus rarely have all veggie options. Cut out mayo, and your choices are even more limited. And don't get me started on dinner. It's forced me to be creative, but it's also forced me to make some truly crappy eating out choices, especially with my diner-loving hubby.
And while we're on the matter, let me just clarify: I am not a tree hugger. I do not advocate nor did I use cloth diapers. I love animals and understand how truly yummy some of my friends and family find them. I just have decided not to eat them in an effort to be thinner, healthier and live longer. So sue me. But I digress. Back to the diner.
The first week of my plant-based switch found me at Forest Diner up on Route 40 in Ellicott City (which we LOVE) with a meat-based menu in my face, sporting what was undoubtedly a stupid look. What the . . . am I going to eat? So being the health-conscious person that I am, I ordered the BLT minus the B with French fries and ketchup. Now THAT'S nutrition!
Oh, boy. This may be harder than I thought.
The following Saturday we opted for the Greek diner Nora's up on the opposite end of 40, thinking they would have more options. My very cold veggie sandwich was complemented by my very hot French fries. Anybody sensing a theme here?
Finally, after about eight weeks of eating this way, I've gotten smart and realized that there are two choices for me for vegan diner breakfasts: an egg beater omelette with lots of veggies, or a grilled veggiee wrap sandwich, which you can find at any larger diner like Double T.
Never mind that I was about five bites into it before I realized I was eating the wrapping paper on my veggie wrap. Seriously, I thought it was phyllo dough.
At any rate, if you are working on going vegan, you'll just have to wing it for awhile like I have until you an figure out how to meet the technicalities AND have a healthy meal. Even if you're dead set on going all veg and dreaming about a burger as you read this, consider adding more veggies to your diet. Study after study has shown that the more vegetables you eat, the better health outcomes you have. As for me, I'm still working it all out, including trying to find a happy substitute for my beloved sour cream and abstaining while continuing to cook meat for the rest of my carnivorous family.
Tip for the day: Try adding veggies to your sandwich, side dishes or even meats. This is one instance where our Mom was right. Eat your vegetables, it will make you stronger!
And stay away from wrapping paper.
Bon appétit!
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text: THE YEAR IN BOXING: On Dec. 8, a good year in boxing suddenly became great. That's when the punch heard 'round the world from a bloodied and battered Juan Manuel Marquez dropped Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao with one second left in the sixth round. The 'perfect punch' sent shock waves through boxing. A dying sport? Not judging by the way this non-title bout blew up on the sports pages and in social media. Pacquiao's fall put an exclamation point on the year in boxing. USA TODAY Sports' Bob Velin takes you through the best and worst of boxing in 2012: Joe Camporeale, USA TODAY SportsFIGHT OF THE YEAR AND KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR: The fourth go-round between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez had two aging but game stars going toe-to-toe for six scintillating rounds, and the shocking end gave credence to the old saying, 'a puncher's chance.' Other top fights: Robert Guerrero's Nov. 24 unanimous decision vs. Andre Berto in another all-action, toe-to-toe slugfest and unbeaten Brandon Rios' seventh-round TKO of Mike Alvarado in October. Julie Jacobson, APFIGHTER OF THE YEAR: Guerrero moved up two weight classes to welterweight and won twice. Danny Garcia twice beat aging Mexican star Erik Morales and completed a stunning fourth-round KO upset of Amir Khan in Las Vegas. But the choice here is Nonito Donaire, who fought and won four times in 2012, including a pummeling of Mexican Jorge Arce on Dec. 15 that ended in a third-round KO. Donaire also is trying to change the sport by submitting to year-round Olympic-style drug testing. David J. Phillip, APBOXING'S BIGGEST LOSS: The unexpected death in October of Emanuel Steward, 68, shown in 1995 with his greatest fighter, Thomas Hearns, left a huge void in the sport, both from a training standpoint -- he handled heavyweight champ Wladimir Klitschko and others -- and as a commentator, providing spot-on analysis for HBO for 11 years. Jeff Kowalsky, Associated PressTOP STORY: Hector 'Macho' Camacho's murder in Puerto Rico in November stunned the boxing world. Camacho, 50, was shot while sitting in his car. It was first reported he would survive but it turned out to be false. The former champion was on life support before his mother took him off four days after he was shot. Memorial services were held in Puerto Rico and New York, and 'Macho Man' was buried in the Bronx. GV Cruz, WireImageHOW I SPENT MY SUMMER VACATION: Floyd Mayweather, 35, defeated Miguel Cotto in May, then a month later turned himself in to Clark County (Las Vegas) authorities and spent two months in lockup for domestic battery against Josie Harris, the mother of three of his children. Mayweather (43-0, 26 KOs), whose sentence was shortened by a month for good behavior, plans to fight again in May. David Becker, Getty ImagesTRAINER OF THE YEAR: For the second year in a row, Robert Garcia takes the honor. His stable of fighters includes Donaire, Brandon Rios, his younger brother Mikey Garcia, and Hernan Marquez, the stable's only loser in 2012. He fell to Brian Viloria, a former Garcia fighter. David J. Phillip, APROUND OF THE YEAR: For my money, Round 12 of Sergio Martinez-Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on Sept. 15 topped them all. Chavez had lost the first 11 rounds, but came out in the 12th desperate for a KO. It almost happened, too, as Martinez went down, and nearly out. But like a true champion, he refused to hold on to Chavez in the final minute and made it through the round to take Chavez's middleweight belt. Jeff Bottari, Getty ImagesBIGGEST RISING STAR: Boxing is in good hands with some exciting young fighters on the rise, such as Mikey Garcia, Saul 'Canelo'" Alvarez, Gary Russell Jr. and Deontay Wilder. But lightweight Adrien Broner, the 23-year-old cocky, confident rising star from Cincinnati, appears to be the next superstar on the horizon. His blazing speed and power puts him at the head of the class. Tom Hogan, Golden Boy PromotionsWORST JUDGING DEBACLE: This one's not close. Timothy Bradley's shocking split decision victory against Manny Pacquiao in June was so bad that the WBO commissioned a panel of judges to watch the fight and judge it, and they unanimously gave it to Pacquiao. But Bradley kept his belt. As of now, there's no rematch in the works. Julie Jacobson, APRETIREMENT WE HATED TO SEE: After 35 years at HBO, ring analyst Larry Merchant, 81, called it a career. Merchant will be best remembered for his great line after Floyd Mayweather's fight vs. Victor Ortiz, when he told the fighter, who had said Merchant should be fired, 'If I were 50 years younger, I'd kick your ass.' They later made up and Mayweather talked to Merchant after defeating Miguel Cotto last May. Al Bello, Getty ImagesLike this topic? You may also like these photo galleries:Replay1 of 112 of 113 of 114 of 115 of 116 of 117 of 118 of 119 of 1110 of 1111 of 11Last SlideNext Slide


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For 21 years, the Old Brick Playhouse (OBP) has toured educational shows to elementary schools, reinforcing the state Department of Education's focus on themes such as drug abuse prevention and anti-bullying. This year, OBP will be presenting one show for secondary students and one for elementary students about self-image as it relates to anti-bullying measures.
In 2009, The Old Brick Playhouse was awarded the Coming Up Taller award from the National Endowment for the Arts, The National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services as one of the top Arts Educational programs in the nation.
Since 1992, the OBP team has performed for a cumulative audience of more than 2.5 million students. The OBP has also provided specialized programming to military bases and private schools in times of crises. Additionally, the Old Brick Playhouse has been merited at the Edinburg Festival Fringe in Scotland and the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. and won the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Award for educational programming.
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A fortune teller tells a character to be nice to others as part of the Old Brick Playhouse's anti-bullying show.
Studies indicate that bullying is an urgent issue, based on the negative impact it can have on entire schools. Increased student aggression affects both cognitive and moral development, academic adjustment, resiliency and adaptive behavior for adolescents. Early intervention and exposure is one method that has proven successful in decreasing the number of bullying situations in and after school. The very basic building block essential to anti-bullying efforts is to make certain that students have a strong sense of self-esteem.
OBP creates a comprehensive educational experience with its touring shows. Each participating teacher is sent an activity guide prior to the performance. The activity guide provides vocabulary words that can often assist in communicating about a particular topic as well as words that can assist the students in dealing with the particular subject matter in real time. The activity guides also provide class exercises that prompt students to come up with their own ideas about the topic.
Each performance involves student interaction and uses student ideas in guided brainstorming portions of the performance. This year's secondary school performance will include student performances through improvised acting scenes.
"All our performances purposely provide channels for students to interact with in the performance. The most powerful moments in our shows often come when students reveal their own perspectives," said Executive Director Missy Armentrout McCollam. "Sometimes we are blown away by the profundity and careful reflection students share during our performances. The more students, teachers and parents join together in an awareness on bully prevention, the less likely these incidents are to occur." In our show, we not only address the students being bullied, but also the bully and the bystander so everyone feels hopeful that extant situations can change."
Following each performance, a principal or teacher fills out an evaluation form. This form provides an opportunity for educators to communicate what worked well in the performance as well as what aspects of the performance needs improvement. All comments are reviewed and taken into consideration for the following year.
The shows this year are titled "Darla, The Disgruntled Diva" and "The Diva Drama Tour." Both shows will use live theater as a vehicle by which audiences can learn useful tools in identifying and responding to bullying situations through self-image. The shows employ improvisation, comedy, magic and puppetry to excite students while providing practical skills for coping with difficult situations. The actors include Armentrout McCollam, Phil Smith, Arin Dickson and Shannon Harman Kerr.
Over the next two months, the OBP team will visit elementary schools and secondary schools students in Randolph, Pocahontas, Webster, Upshur and Barbour counties. This program is presented with special assistance from the Randolph County Board of Education, the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, the National Endowment for the Arts, the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts and the Snowshoe Foundation.
OBP is a nationally recognized and award-winning educational theater located in Elkins. For more information about the touring shows and other OBP programming, please visit the website at www.theoldbrick.org or call 304-637-9090.
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Those who love antique snowmobiles and racing are in for a treat this winter as a four-race series takes off, beginning this weekend.
The first Great North Woods Snowmobile Race takes off Saturday on Farr Road Gravel Pit off Back Lake Road.
Another one is planned Feb. 2 in Colebrook, another is set for Feb. 23 in Errol and there will also be a grand finale of the season at a place to be determined.
You can get more information at www.thegreatnorthwoodssnowmobilerace.com.


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Men's Tennis Suffers 6-1 Loss at Western Michigan
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Ball State men's tennis team (16-9, 2-2 MAC) suffered a 6-1 loss to Western Michigan Saturday afternoon at the West Hills Athletic Club.
The Cardinals made an early surge at the beginning of doubles play after the No. 1 doubles tandem of Dalton Albertin and Ray Leonard captured the 9-7 defeat over Nadin Indre and Zeyad Montasser. Western Michigan would then win at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots to take the doubles point.
In singles action the lone Cardinal to win their match was Leonard who beat Pablo Olivarez 6-2, 6-3 at No. 2 singles. Leonard improved his overall record to 17-8 with the victory and 3-1 in Mid-American Conference action.
The Ball State men's tennis team continues league action when it hosts Buffalo Saturday at 1 p.m.


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