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During his stylistically diverse and often convoluted career,
Iain Matthews
(born Ian Matthews MacDonald, he changed his last name in 1968 and then the spelling of his first name in 1989 to reflect his Celtic roots) has seen commercial success, major-label deals, and numerous bands come and go, and then come and go again, while always bouncing back in one way or another.
After time spent with a couple of local bands (the Classics and the Rebels) in his hometown of Scunthorpe, he moved to London where he began his recording career in 1966 with the surf group Pyramid. The band recorded one single for Deram Records, but never really went any further and
(then still known as Ian MacDonald) left after he was brought to the attention of
Ashley Hutchings
, who happened to be looking for a male singer for his new band
Fairport Convention
. He remained with
for two albums, including the folk-rock classic
What We Did on Our Holidays
, before leaving during the recording of 1969's
(his backing vocal can be heard on "Percy's Song") due to creative differences. By the time of his second and last record with the band, he became known as
Ian Matthews
, changing his name to avoid confusion with
King Crimson
Ian MacDonald
soon signed with MCA Records for his first solo effort,
Matthews Southern Comfort
(1970), which featured former
Richard Thompson
Simon Nicol
. He eventually formed a band of the same name, recording two albums for MCA and scoring a number one U.K. hit with their version of
Joni Mitchell
's "Woodstock." In November of 1970, at the height of the band's popularity,
left, abruptly walking off-stage during a show in Oxford. Shortly thereafter, a deal with Mercury Records subsidiary Vertigo resulted in two of his best albums,
If You Saw Thro' My Eyes
(January 1971) and
Tigers Will Survive
(November 1971).
Artistically restless,
formed another band,
, with
Dave Richards
Andy Roberts
, and
Bob Ronga
. Both
had appeared on
Tigers Will Survive
. A contractual obligation with Vertigo for one more record led to the recording of
Journeys from Gospel Oak
. The finished product, which was completed in just five days, remained in the can until 1974, after being sold to Mooncrest Records. Free from his contract with Vertigo,
and his new band recorded the loosely conceptual
In Search of Amelia Earhart
in 1972 for Elektra Records, before disbanding when the label refused to release the follow-up.
then relocated to California, recording two more albums for Elektra, the
Michael Nesmith
Valley Hi
(November 1973) and Some Days You Eat the Bear and Some Days the Bear Eats You (July 1974). While both received their fair share of critical praise, neither did all that well commercially, and he was dropped from the label. Following a brief stint with Columbia, which yielded what may be his two weakest records (
Go for Broke
[1975] and
Hit and Run
[1976]), he reunited with
Sandy Roberton
, who had produced both
Journeys from Gospel Oak
In Search of Amelia Earhart
, for his next venture, 1978's
Stealin' Home
. Produced by Roberton on his own Rockburgh label,
Stealin' Home
surprisingly spawned
' biggest U.S. hit, the
Terence Boylan
penned "Shake It" (number 13). Subsequent LPs failed to match the success of
Stealin' Home
and when Rockburgh went bankrupt, he was once again without a label.
From the mid-'70s on into the '80s,
dabbled in a number of different styles, from jazz-inflected pop to new wave, with varied results. Living in Seattle (he moved there in the late '70s), led to the formation of yet another band, Hi-Fi, who released two records to relative public indifference before splitting up. Once again solo,
returned with the techno-pop
(1984), which was released only in Germany following PolyGram's decision to not market the album in Britain or the U.S. Frustrated by the decision,
decided to call it quits after 18 years as a recording artist. This consequently led to work as an A&R man for Island Music and then Windham Hill Records, but a 1986 appearance at
Fairport Convention
's annual reunion festival rekindled
' interest in performing. His retirement turned into merely a five-year hiatus, culminating with
Walking a Changing Line
(1988), an album dedicated solely to the songs of singer/songwriter
Jules Shear
The late '80s saw another move for
, this time to Austin, Texas, where he worked on and off with
Walking a Changing Line
Mark Hallman
. The next decade would be
' most productive stretch since the late '60s/early '70s, with the release of five solo studio albums, as well as three with the re-formed
, one with the band
Hamilton Pool
, and a handful of live recordings. It also proved to be his most fruitful period as a writer. The '90s also saw the release of various collections of odds and ends, including three volumes of rarities and unreleased material entitled Orphans & Outcasts.
As the '90s came to an end,
continued to stay busy, floating from project to project, recording on his own, as well as with others.
Tiniest Wham
was issued in early 2000, as was the
Sandy Denny
tribute Secrets All Told with the one-off band
No Grey Faith
. A collaboration with singer/songwriter
Elliott Murphy
(La Terre Commune) followed in 2001.
Throughout the 2000s
stayed active, releasing a handful of live albums while also stretching out into unfamiliar territory and collaborations. With the Searing Quartet, he explored jazz on the 2008 album Joy Mining. He made duet albums with Egbert Derix and Ad Van Der Veen, as well as two records with the Nick Vernier Band, including a 2010 LP called Time Will Show the Wiser that also showcased Emitt Rhodes. He also cut a record with
in 2003 and one with Matthews Southern Comfort in 2010. In the early days of 2014, he released The Art of Obscurity, which he called his final solo album; he wasn't planning to retire but rather to cease making solo records.
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A 17-year-old Houghton Avenue boy was charged with felony first-degree assault this afternoon, less than a day after a male stabbing victim was taken to Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo police said.
The stabbing occurred about 9:40 p.m. Monday in the first block of Houghton.
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UNIVERSITY PARK - The rules give teams four plays to get a first down, so it's really kind of silly, if you think about it, that coaches so readily give up 25 percent of their opportunities by always punting on fourth down.
Bill O'Brien was hailed as a risk-taking, mad genius at times last season for taking so many chances on fourth down. And his strategy paid off for Penn State, which converted 56 percent of its fourth-down tries (19-of-34).
That's a good number, right, 56 percent? Most coaches would take that conversion rate any day.
But surprisingly, PSU's 56 percent figure was only 44th best in the nation last year. Ten teams converted at least 70 percent, while 33 converted at least 60 percent.
Football coaches can be stubborn, and many simply don't want to risk it on fourth down. But as more and more coaches realize the odds really are in their favor in more situations than previously thought, going for it on fourth down more frequently could become commonplace in college football.
"Personally, I think it's kind of fun because it comes down to 1, 2 yards, who's going to man up and do it," running back Zach Zwinak said. "So it's always fun to test it."
Penn State rarely played that way under Joe Paterno, who preferred to punt it away, let his strong defense do its job and win the field position battle.
O'Brien views things very differently.
"We're going to go for it on fourth down," O'Brien said.
Penn State's players love that mentality.
"It's very fun," receiver Brandon Moseby-Felder said. "Some teams maybe only have three downs, but for us to go for it on fourth gives us a lot of opportunities to make touchdowns and first downs."
The Nittany Lions did take more chances than most teams last year, going for it on fourth down 34 times, which tied for sixth in the country. Their 19 conversions ranked 12th.
"I had always assumed everyone punted on fourth down until O'Brien came in here and started going for it," Zwinak said. "At first it definitely threw a lot of us for a loop, like, really, you're going to go for it on fourth down?
"But football-wise, he's a genius, and whatever he calls we're going to do. We're going to execute whatever he wants us to do."
There's a method to O'Brien's fourth-down madness, and he's not just some reckless coach taking unnecessary risks. Time, situation and field position obviously are the keys, and as O'Brien frequently says, he often has a play call he really likes in a given scenario.
"If we get the ball on the 50-yard line going in and we've got an advantageous fourth down and the momentum of the game or all the different factors that go into it," then it's worth going for it, O'Brien said.
"Obviously we're not going to be dumb about it," the coach added. "If we feel like we're in a good spot and we can punt the ball and pooch it inside the 5-yard line, then that's what we're going to try to do."
The biggest factor in going for it or not is simple: What does Penn State have to lose? The Lions can't go to a bowl game, so why play timid? And with far fewer scholarship players than other teams, winning means thinking outside the box.
There also are two major factors that should weigh heavily into O'Brien's decisions this year.
He has a young quarterback who has never played a Division I game rather than a veteran in Matt McGloin, so there might not be as much of a tendency to put extra pressure on the signal caller on fourth down.
Also, place-kicker Sam Ficken gave O'Brien no reason to have confidence in him early last year, so that meant going for it deeper in an opponent's territory. If Ficken shows this year he can consistently make field goals from 40-45 yards, O'Brien might settle for three points instead of going for it on, say, fourth-and-5 from the 25.
"Will we go for it on 4th down as much as we did last year? Who knows?" O'Brien said. "How many fourth-down situations are we going to have? Last year was a little bit unique in the fact that we had a lot of fourth-and-short situations. Will that happen this year? Who knows?"
The players love that O'Brien has confidence in them to convert on fourth down, which gives them more confidence. And the more they do go for it, the more relaxed the players become in those important situations.
"It's a game of downs," Moseby-Felder said. "If you think you have an opportunity to go for it, then go for it."


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quote: But I'm hoping that the only problem is that no one wants a VW and they're just waiting for another manufacturer to make a diesel.
quote: Well I wouldn't touch a VW with a 10 foot pole covered in AIDS, that's for sure.
quote: Well there's been other diesel vehicles here besides VW's, but they've all failed for one reason or another. I think the consumers just don't see a good ROI on diesel vehicles, and with the rise of hybrid technology, I can't really argue with them.


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on January 15, 2013 - 7:58 PM
LOCKPORT – A man who grew marijuana outside his former home in Porter last summer said Tuesday that he disagrees with the laws against the practice.
"I think the laws need to be changed. Yes, I do," Jeffery R. Thomas, 48, told Niagara County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III.
Thomas said he thinks there is substantial public support for altering marijuana laws.
"You don't have any inclination to follow the laws," Murphy said, and gave Thomas six months in jail for second-degree criminal possession of marijuana.
The county Drug Task Force raided the Youngstown-Lockport Road residence Aug. 15 and seized 12.57 pounds of marijuana.
"I realized I was taking a tremendous chance in doing what I was doing," said Thomas, who moved to Webb Street in Lockport after his arrest.


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French toast had me at "Hello" back when I was a kid growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area. In the 20th century, my mom made it with white bread, white eggs and whole milk, and we drizzled the treat with store-bought syrup and teamed it with bacon and homemade squeezed orange juice. It was a special treat that I liked in the past, but now I simply love it with its more sophisticated appeal.
French toast, also called "eggy bread" is a popular breakfast of bread dipped in an egg mixture and fried on a skillet. In the 21stcentury, I often add a healthier twist to classic dishes, including this bread dish. I'm talking a redo with natural ingredients, spices and fresh fruit, such as strawberries for romance in February, to make it a special food that tastes good and is good for you, too.
Several years ago, when I was neighborly with the former guy next door, on V-Day we woke up to snow-covered ground and trees, a real super dumping of fresh powder, like a picture-perfect Lake Tahoe post card. During my anti-cooking phase, instead of making a scrumptious hot breakfast, I offered, "Like a cup of instant coffee and toast?" After a pregnant pause he answered, "Nah, I'll pass." I was a bit hurt that he didn't stay for the no-cook continental Callie's special. I devoured it and spent the morning shoveling snow and making trails for me and my dog. But now I, the Food Network groupie, get it. If I brewed a pot of fresh gourmet coffee and whipped up a yummy, hearty dish that's easy on the eyes, I may have enjoyed the company of a two-legged breakfast companion.
Strawberry Spice French toast
2 brown eggs, beaten
1 cup 2 percent low-fat organic milk
1 teaspoon each cinnamon and nutmeg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (optional)
2 teaspoons honey (or sugar)
4 slices wheat sourdough bread
2 tablespoons European style butter
1 cup fresh, sliced strawberries
All natural maple syrup
Confectioner's sugar
Whipped cream
In a bowl, mix eggs, milk, spices, vanilla and sweetener. Melt butter on medium heat in large frying pan. Dip bread in egg-milk mixture. Cook till golden brown. Serve on plates and top French toast with strawberries. Drizzle with syrup, dust with sugar, and add a dollop of whipped cream. Serves 2.
So, this Valentine's Day, I'll probably cook up Strawberry Spice French toast and pair it with a large mug of hot flavored java. I tried it this week and it works like a charm with berry sweetness for a cold winter morning on the South Shore. True, there isn't a neighbor to cuddle up with but this year I've been blessed by cupid early. A new Aussie 10-week-old puppy will be snuggling me and my cat Zen and Brittany Simon. It's sweet enough for me and the French toast will make the morning that much sweeter!
Motto: Sometimes relationships don't work out the way we want them to but if we take an alternative route it can be sweet.
- Cal Orey, M.A. is an author and journalist. Her books include "The Healing Powers" series (Vinegar, Olive Oil, Chocolate, Honey, and Coffee) published by Kensington. (The Healing Powers of Honey and Coffee are offered by the Good Cook Book Club.) Her website is www.calorey.com.


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Altoona solidified its positioning for the third seed in the upcoming District 6 Class AAAA high school boys basketball playoffs on Thursday night.
The question rapidly is becoming, though, whether the Mountain Lions will have any starters left by the postseason.
Already missing leading scorer DeShae Lee with a injury, Manny Span, Altoona's top rebounder, went down with a nasty-looking knee injury late in the third quarter and didn't return. The Lions, though, pulled together and controlled the fourth quarter to post a 51-39 victory against Bishop Guilfoyle at the AAHS Fieldhouse.
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Altoona's Matt Dry shoots between BG's Brandon Chadbourn (left) and Zach Patterson.
Altoona moved within a game of .500 at 10-11 with one game left in the regular season, but the prospect of playing without Span, who averages 14 points and 12 rebounds, took a bit of luster off the rivalry triumph.
"That's our major big man," Altoona sophomore Jermaine Samuel said. "Without him, we're missing another teammate. Now that's two."
Lee was on the bench with his left wrist and hand in a cast when Span bit on a Sam McCloskey ballfake and came down awkwardly on the lobby-side baseline. He was carried off without putting any weight on his injured leg, and, after the game, his knee was heavily iced.
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"We're going to have to have people definitely step up and get rebounds," Lion guard Brandon Lytle said.
The Mountain Lions did that on Thursday. McCloskey's layup off a feed from Pat Irwin - the play on which Span was injured with 37.7 seconds left in the third quarter - knotted the score at 34. Altoona, though, carried the fourh quarter, 17-5, to come out with their second straight win.
"We've had some adversity in the last few weeks with DeShae going down and some other situations that all teams go through, and we just seem to have guys step up," Altoona coach Paul Hasson said. "Jermaine Samuel came in and did a nice job tonight. Jeff Hancock and Jabril Hill came in and gave us a lift."
Samuel stepped into Span's shoes and held his own, scoring all four of his points in the fourth quarter.
"I knew I had to step up," Samuel said.
Matt Dry also scored four in the fourth on his way to a game-high 15 points. Lytle finished right behind with 13 and equaled Dry with three 3-pointers, including one from the corner with 6:06 left that ignited an 8-0 Altoona run to push the lead to nine over the next three minutes.
"We knew this was going be a big game for us, because it's big for playoffs. We knew we had to win this game to lock down third place," said Lytle, who opened the scoring by banking in a baseline 3-pointer. "I told Jermaine, 'You're going to get some minutes. Just come in and play your game.' I was just looking, when I had an open shot, to put it in. We're without our leading scorer. We need guys to step up. Right now, everyone is contributing."
Brandon Chadbourn paced Guilfoyle with nine points, while McCloskey and Damon Rickens each had eight off the bench. However, the Marauders were just 1-for-9 from the field in the last eight minutes.
"Tied at the half, tied at the end of the third quarter, I liked where we were. They just got a couple of second shots and got some shots to fall, and we missed some, and we had to start fouling. They hit their free throws," BG coach Chris Drenning said.
After big wins over Bishop Carroll and Somerset, the Marauders now have lost twice in as many days to drop to 16-5 with the District 6 Class A playoffs starting next week.
"The Cambria Heights game [Wednesday] was probably the worst game we've played from an execution standpoint. I thought we played better tonight. Sometimes you play a better team, and that's what happens," Drenning said. "I think if we can win [tonight], we'll be fine. We get a week to regroup."
Drenning was demonstrably upset when Span was injured.
"That put a damper on the whole thing. I hope Manny's OK. He's a good kid," Drenning said.
So do the Lions, but, either way, they have to make do.
"It's really big," Samuel said. "It's moving forward."
Game notes: Altoona won the JV contest, 36-30. ... Senior members of the Lioneer dance team were recognized at half time. ... Guilfoyle wraps up the regular season tonight when it hosts Central Cambria and holds its senior night. Altoona's last tune-up for the playoffs is on Tuesday at home against Hollidaysburg.
BISHOP GUILFOYLE (39): Irwin 2 0-0 4, Drenning 1 2-2 4, Koehle 0 0-0 0, Chadbourn 3 3-5 9, Patterson 3 0-0 6, Fulare 0 0-0 0, McCloskey 3 2-2 8, Rickens 3 0-0 8, Nardelli 0 0-0 0, Fiore 0 0-0 0, Brumbaugh 0 0-0 0, Little 0 0-0 0, Kitt 0 0-0 0, Kibler 0 0-0 0. Totals - 15 7-9 39.
ALTOONA (51): Dry 5 2-2 15, Lytle 5 0-0 13, Acrie 3 0-0 6, Givens 3 2-4 8, Span 2 1-2 5, Hill 0 0-0 0, Samuel 1 2-2 4, Hancock 0 0-0 0, Miller 0 0-0 0, Dammann 0 0-0 0, Wansley 0 0-0 0, Simmons 0 0-0 0. Totals - 19 7-10 51.
Bishop Guilfoyle12 12 10 5 - 39
Altoona11 13 10 17 - 51
3-point goals: Bishop Guilfoyle 2 (Rickens 2); Altoona 6 (Lytle 3, Dry 3).
Records: Bishop Guilfoyle (16-5); Altoona (10-11).
Officials: Doug Moore, Jim Buchanan, Sam Zambanini.
JV: Altoona, 36-30. High scorers-Jamey Brumbaugh, BG, 15; Kevin Miller, A, 11.


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Why is CIA allowed to lie to the public?
Each day we read of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice and her account of what happened at the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi. Did she mislead the public? Was she just telling us what she had been told? The CIA says that it knew it was a terrorist attack, but deliberately kept that information out of the briefing that was given to Rice.
The real question is not what Rice said or knew, but why the CIA deliberately misleads the American public. This is not the first time it has lied to us. The CIA gave false information to Colin Powell, who then appeared before the United Nations to justify the war with Iraq.
What was the purpose in hiding the fact that it was a terrorist attack on our embassy in Benghazi? Certainly the terrorists knew that they were the ones who did it. Therefore, the only ones kept ignorant were the American people. What the Congress should be concerned with is whether the so-called intelligence community lies for the sake of lying or whether there is a legitimate purpose to its deceit. Or, does the CIA even know what it is doing. Perhaps it should be better controlled.
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ELLICOTTVILLE — Holiday Valley's parent company, Win Sum Ski Corp., unveiled plans for the next phase of development at the popular ski resort to the Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency on Friday.
Plans include renovating the pool and cabana area, and buying new snow groomers, snow guns and other snow-making implements, as well as a plow truck to aid in winter operations.
The agency gave the project preliminary approval to proceed and perhaps return with a formal application.
Year-round business is expected to be enhanced with renovations to rooms at the Inn, an on-site hotel, as well as the addition of a climbing tower at the Sky-High Adventure Course. The $2.8 million project is expected to add one job.
Corey Wiktor, executive director of the Cattaraugus County IDA, said the project is expected to increase the number of visitors to the resort.
Holiday Valley is the home of 13 lifts, 56 slopes and trails, three base lodges, two hotels, a golf course, pools and other attractions, like a highly acclaimed terrain park and a sled coaster winding down the hillside.
In addition to the Holiday Valley improvements, the county IDA gave initial approval to new development in the village of Ellicottville to Sprague Development Corp. for redeveloping the 1887 School Building on the corner of Washington and Jefferson Streets.
The building was recently commercial rental spaces, housing various businesses, from hair salons to fitness classes, newspapers and professional services offices.
The developers want to transform the building into a boutique hotel and are seeking New York State tax abatements, a mortgage recording tax abatement and a tourism payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement. The facility would have 18 rooms and a community center that could be used a movie theater.
"For this to happen, aggressive renovations are necessary," Wiktor said. "The interior will go through an extensive renovation, to include all-new [heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems], a computer system, laundry area, and construction of the 18 rooms."
According to the application, the exterior of the building would remain largely untouched, keeping the footprint the same. The 19,200-square-foot building has had a difficult time in maintaining a solid base of tenants for years, Wiktor said.
The new facility would add 10 jobs to the area, as well as several construction jobs in the renovations. The cost estimate of the project is $2,442,000.
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An Elkins man accused of injuring a two-month-old baby is free on bond following a hearing in Randolph County Magistrate Court Tuesday.
Magistrate Rob Elbon modified bond for Earl Casey Woods, 21, who is charged with child abuse causing injury, a felony, in the wake of an Oct. 3 domestic incident during which Woods allegedly broke two of the infant's ribs and caused additional bruising to the child's body.
Woods had been incarcerated in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $25,000 cash-only bond prior to Tuesday's hearing. On Tuesday, Elbon granted a motion filed by Woods' attorney, Dwight Hall, to modify Woods' bond from $25,000 cash-only to $75,000 cash, property or surety.
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Randolph County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Lori Gray did not oppose Hall's motion.
Elbon informed Woods that as an additional condition of his bond, he is to have no contact with either of the two child victims involved in the case - a 2-year-old and the infant- unless Randolph County Circuit Court Judge Jaymie Godwin Wilfong modifies that condition and grants him permission.
Woods also waived his right to a preliminary hearing, meaning the case will automatically be bound over to Randolph County Circuit Court.
On Oct. 3, police were dispatched to the Aero Club Trailer Park on Country Club Road to respond to a domestic incident. When they arrived on scene, officers heard a baby screaming, and a neighbor told them it sounded like someone inside the residence was hitting the infant, according to the criminal complaint.
The baby was taken to Davis Memorial Hospital the same day, and the hospital subsequently made a referral to Child Protective Services after discovering that the infant had two broken ribs and bruising on his left rib area, back and left leg.
On Oct. 10, Woods provided law enforcement with a written statement in which he admitted that during an Oct. 3 argument with his girlfriend he had "picked up the (2-month-old) child a little too hard," the complaint states.


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Salad Nicoise
By marcussamuelsson.com | April 12, 2011
Second-Day Meal Of Leftovers by Marcus Samuelsson
Can you make a colorful, healthy, delicious meal from things you already have in your kitchen? Absolutely, with a Salad Nicoise!
Salad Nicoise is a great source of vegetable and fruit vitamins and minerals, protein from the fish and eggs, as well as starch and fiber from the potatoes. There's something for everyone in this dish.
It's a great, healthy dinner to pull together on a busy night. You probably already have some of the ingredients in your kitchen. If you don't, invest in some high-quality tuna, olives, anchovies to have on hand when a Salad Nicoise craving strikes. If you cook a batch of hard-boiled eggs at the beginning of the week, you'll only need to add some lettuce and fresh vegetables.
This salad consists of a foundation of the buttery Boston Lettuce leaves with a variety of healthy, vibrant additions:
* Green beans
* Tomatoes
* Boiled potatoes
* Canned or jarred tuna
* Hard-boiled eggs
* Anchovies
* Nicoise olives
This classic recipe can be tampered with easily, though – feel free to add favorites of your own. Try marinated artichokes or jarred roasted red peppers.
Drizzle the entire salad with a basic salad dressing and save some extra for any leftover potatoes, green beans or eggs.
What do you like to put in your Salad Nicoise?
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Since being elected earlier this month to represent Pennsylvania's 79th District, which includes Altoona and parts of Logan Township, John McGinnis said life has been a "whirlwind."
McGinnis, a Republican, said after the rigors of a campaign that saw him elected by a 955-vote margin over Democrat Richard Flarend, he took a few days to "decompress." But that rest period didn't last long.
This past week he headed to Harrisburg for a three-day orientation designed to instruct him how to set up an office, obtain staff, introduce legislation and fill out paperwork.
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Rep. Richard A. Geist looks at a gift given to him by his staff, including
legislative assistant Cindy Updyke. Geist will be a transportation and project development consultant.
"I like the dull life," said McGinnis, an assistant professor of finance at Penn State Altoona. But in describing his intense three days, he called the week "a blur," "a bit daunting" and "exciting."
His No. 1 priority now is to set up his district and Harrisburg offices.
In Harrisburg, he learned that as part of a Republican Party austerity plan, he and another legislator will share an aide assigned to them by the Republican Caucus.
He will be able to hire three people for his district office - a receptionist, an office manager and an outreach coordinator.
McGinnis said he offered positions to some of the staff now serving outgoing Rep. Richard A. Geist, but they declined the offers, the aftermath of a hard-to-take loss for the 34-year veteran of the State House.
McGinnis said he is attempting to negotiate a lease with the landlord of the Gables Building in downtown Altoona to open his district office in the same quarters now held by Geist.
Geist, meanwhile, is preparing for his new career as a transportation and project development consultant, an extension of his legislative career in which he chaired the House Transportation Committee and became a spokesman for highway and bridge improvements and transportation programs in general statewide.
He, too, is opening offices in the Gables Building and in Harrisburg for his consulting business.
McGinnis, who ran on the platform of a less intrusive and more austere government, said he has already fulfilled one of his campaign promises: He will not become part of the state House pension plan. He signed off on that, stating the pension program represents an expenditure of about $50,000 a year for each legislator.
He said he will not accept per-diem payments, essentially money given to legislators when in session.
McGinnis said he will put in for gas mileage and expenses, but he said he will keep a strict accounting of those legislative benefits.
He will take a two-year leave of absence from his duties at the university, and Penn State will hold his job during that time. If he decides to continue as an elected official beyond that, the Penn State job will be "gone forever," he said.
While in Harrisburg, McGinnis met another newly-elected legislator, Thomas Sankey III of Osceola Mills.
Sankey used the same word - whirlwind - to describe what he went through during the week. He said the new legislators were introduced "to more information than anyone can retain."
While Sankey operates a crane and helps to run a small business, and McGinnis is a finance teacher, they have common ground. Sankey has a degree in accounting and, like McGinnis, he is not going to take a pension, a car or per-diem payments.
"We have a responsibility to maintain the people's money," Sankey said.
He said he ran for office because he wanted to stand up for what he believes, and he said he believes the House is the "steward" of the people's money.
He said he has been granted a staff of one part-time employee and three-full-time employees and he will have an office in Clearfield and a branch office in Osceola Mills.
Sankey will spend next week signing leases and getting those offices in place.
Sankey and McGinnis are each replacing a representative who is among the longest-serving in the history of the House of Representatives.
McGinnis will fill the seat vacated by Geist, who has been in the House for 34 years, the fourth-longest term in history. Sankey is replacing Camille "Bud" George, who is completing his 38th year in office and who is the second-longest-serving House member.
George, a Democrat, who is retiring, backed Sankey's opponent, Democrat Mark McCracken, in the General Election. Sankey won by a margin of 4,609 votes, garnering 61 percent of the popular vote.
Sankey said he never saw the lopsided victory coming, but added that he has concluded the people of his district wanted a breath of fresh air in a time when the area's once prosperous economy of stripping coal, sawing logs and driving truck is ebbing.
He said he'd like to have coffee with George and talk about the future, "just two guys from the Moshannon Valley."
Longtime staffers
Matthew Maciorkoski, who has served as an aide to George for 13 years, said the Democratic Caucus will assign him another job, but he said at age 58, and his future unknown, he admitted to being "nervous" and "apprehensive."
He reflected on what it has been like working for George for so long: "Challenging, very challenging. It's not a walk in the park."
A decade ago, George was voted "the legislator hardest to work for," and that was George's description of himself as he gave his farewell speech to the House on Wednesday.
Maciorkoski said that despite George's reputation as a tough taskmaster, he inspired a great deal of loyalty.
The manager of George's Harrisburg office, Deb Newton, has been with him for 35 years, while another George worker, Rhonda Campbell, was with him for 30 years.
Geist's staff has displayed similar loyalty. Aide Julius Iacurto has been with him for 25 years.
Neither Newton nor Iacurto wanted to talk about their careers with their favorite legislators.
Geist called his staff "like family."
"I have the best people in the world. ... I have been blessed with really good people," he said.
As his term winds down, Geist's staff threw him a surprise party with more than 300 people in attendance.
Legislators look ahead
In their reflections on their terms in office, Geist and George expressed a similar concern about what's happening in politics. Geist said he didn't like the "political knife-fighting" that is prevalent in today's world and George, who loves controversy and debate, disparaged the partisanship of the present political arena.
"I'd probably argue with a possum. And, I love, to the very core of my being, the give and take between opposing camps," George said.
But, he added, "I can be as partisan as the next person, and neither side is blameless in this, but the naked partisanship in recent years scares me."
Geist believes he accomplished a lot over the years, pointing to the improved Route 22 to Pittsburgh and the completion of Interstate 99 through the Altoona area.
Transportation employs thousands of people in the area, when considering workers at New Enterprise Stone and Lime Co., Grannas Brothers Concrete and the Norfolk-Southern Railroad, Geist said.
As for the State House, Geist said, "Oh yeah, I'll really miss it. I loved crafting legislation."
George said he could never envision the day he would say goodbye to the House. But after Edna, his wife of 60 years; his family; and the 74th district, he said, "I love [the House] more dearly than just about anything in the world."


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First-term Republican Assemblyman Raymond W. Walter is facing an underfunded opponent who has never before held office in his bid to win re-election in the 146th Assembly District, which covers the towns of Amherst and Pendleton.
Walter and his Democratic challenger, Joanne A. Schultz, both are attorneys who entered the University at Buffalo Law School relatively late in life.
Walter is a former Erie County legislator, an upstate Republican who said he relies on building good bipartisan relationships to try to get things done in an Assembly dominated by downstate Democrats.
"You have to be willing to work across the aisle," said Walter, 40, of East Amherst.
Schultz, who made an unsuccessful run for an Amherst Town Board seat in 2011, is seeking election to the Assembly because she has concerns about sprawl, congestion and a proposed public-private golf course swap in Amherst. But she has raised far less money than Walter.
"It's an uphill battle for me," said Schultz, 54, of Amherst.
The campaign between Walter and Schultz is a low-key one, without candidate debates or negative advertising.
Walter is seeking his first full term after defeating Democrat Craig R. Bucki last November in a special election to fill the rest of the term of Assemblyman James P. Hayes, who resigned to enter the private sector.
Walter had served in the County Legislature since January 2009, when he was appointed to fill the seat vacated by Michael Ranzenhofer following his election to the State Senate.
Walter is an associate with Magavern Magavern Grimm, practicing elder law and estate planning. He entered law school after working for 10 years in sales and management for an auto dealership. "You learn how to talk to people and deal with people," he said.
Walter said one example of his bipartisan approach was his ability to gain Democratic support in the Assembly for a bill sought by Daemen College, which would allow physical therapy faculty to form a practice group. The bill passed both chambers and was signed into law.
Walter said he believes the Western New York delegation works well together. He said he's pleased the State Legislature passed an on-time budget this year and that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has taken an interest in this region.
"It's the step in the right direction," Walter said of the SUNY 2020 legislation that channels new tuition and capital projects revenue to schools like the University at Buffalo.
Walter represents the 148th District, which starting in 2013 will have a new number – the 146th – and no longer will include any part of North Tonawanda.
For next week's election, Walter holds the Republican, Conservative and Independence party lines, while Schultz has the Democratic line.
Schultz is a member of the Independence Party and has received a $3,000 contribution from the party's Erie County Committee, but Walter won the backing of the state party and retained the line in a primary.
A mother of three, Schultz was 36 when she started a second career in the law. The solo practitioner does securities litigation on behalf of investors. She also does some bankruptcy law.
Schultz said she'll serve as an advocate in Albany for consumers and others whose voices are drowned out by special-interest groups, particularly on issues of smart growth.
"I think there's overdevelopment. Amherst is, in my opinion, it's just becoming sort of urban sprawl," she said.
Campaign-finance records show Walter raised a little over $32,000 so far this year, with Walter telling The News he's raised about $8,000 more since his most recent filing.
Those records show that aside from the $3,000 from the Independence Party, Schultz has raised just $99 for her campaign. She also donated $300 and loaned $3,000 to her campaign, and she said she has raised an additional $2,000.
Schultz is handing out palm cards as she walks door to door in the district, and she did some mailings during the Independence Party primary, but she can't afford to do a district-wide mailing before Election Day.
She also was out of town for several days recently at a conference that she agreed to attend before entering the race. "I wasn't thinking about running at the time," she said.
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One who juggles nuts, aka BALLS. Juggling is often performed by the mouth, as though swirling a couple gob stoppers.
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It is likely that the cancer itself and the treatment you get will cause symptoms and side effects. In this section, you'll learn more about how to respond to some of the most common symptoms and side effects from treating pancreatic cancer.
You may not have all of these. We've listed them in alphabetical order so you can quickly find help when you need it.
Throughout your treatment, your doctor will take small samples of your blood for testing. One thing he or she is checking is your level of red blood cells. A low red blood cell count is called anemia. Red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body. If your body does not have this oxygen, you may feel tired. Decreased red-blood-cell counts can be caused by blood loss, chemotherapy or radiation, or the cancer itself.
If your doctor tells you that you have anemia, take these actions to feel better.
Take short rests when you're tired. Avoid long naps during the day so that you can sleep well at night.
Add mild exercise, such as walking, to your daily routine. It may help you sleep better, and can help increase your energy.
Balance activity with rest. Save your energy for important tasks.
Drink plenty of water. Dehydration leads to increased fatigue.
Talk with your doctor about medications or treatments that may help manage your anemia.
Many people may feel blue, anxious, or distressed after being told they have cancer. This is normal, and these feelings may continue or come back throughout treatment.
Taking these actions may ease your mental stress.
Talk with your family or friends.
Consider joining a cancer support group or finding a cancer "buddy" who can help you cope.
Ask your doctor about medications for depression and anxiety.
Certain kinds of chemotherapy may reduce your blood platelet count. Without enough platelets (which is called thrombocytopenia), your blood may have trouble clotting. Even a minor injury may cause you to bleed or bruise.
If your doctor tells you that your platelet count is low, take these actions to avoid causing injuries that could lead to uncontrolled bleeding.
Call your doctor if you develop a rash, bleeding, or bruising.
Protect your skin from cuts and scrapes, and be very careful when using sharp objects. Use electric razors for shaving to prevent cuts and bleeding.
Take steps to prevent constipation, which can lead to hemorrhoids and bleeding.
Use a soft toothbrush to prevent bleeding gums. Ask your doctor if it's okay to floss.
This may be a side effect of chemotherapy or some pain medicines. Constipation includes difficult or infrequent bowel movements. It ranges from mildly uncomfortable to painful. Taking pain medications often leads to constipation, so it's wise to take these preventive actions. These same steps may give you relief if you are already constipated.
Drink plenty of fluids, especially water and prune juice.
Eat foods high in fiber, such as cereals, whole grains, fruits, and vegetables.
Take stool softeners or a laxative only as prescribed by your doctor.
If your entire pancreas was removed, your body can no longer make the hormones insulin and glucagon. You'll need to take these two hormones, as well as pancreatic enzymes, to help digested food get to the rest of your body. You'll take these steps to manage diabetes.
Learn how to inject insulin and test your blood for sugar (glucose). The diabetes educator at your hospital or your nurse will help you learn and practice these techniques.
Meet with a dietitian to learn how to select foods to help keep your glucose levels steady.
Be diligent about testing your blood sugar as prescribed and following the recommended diet
Keep all your follow-up appointments.
Ask questions about anything you don't understand.
This may be a side effect of chemotherapy or changes in digestion after surgery. Diarrhea includes loose or frequent bowel movements, or both. It may lead to dehydration if you don't take these precautions. Many drugs can cause bowel changes.
Avoid milk and milk products if you already have diarrhea or if you are lactose-intolerant.
Avoid gas-producing vegetables, dried fruit, fiber cereals, seeds, popcorn, nuts, corn, and beans.
Eat low-residue, low-fiber foods, such as those included in the BRAT diet (bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast).
Drink more fluids, such as water and broth, to prevent dehydration.
Ask your doctor about medications that may help.
Most chemotherapy drugs given to treat pancreatic cancer do not cause hair loss. But if you do lose your hair, it can be upsetting because baldness is a visible reminder that you are being treated for cancer. Keep in mind that your hair will grow back after treatment.
Try these coping tips.
Consider cutting your hair before treatment starts.
Think about getting a wig, hat, or scarf before your hair loss starts. That way, you can get a wig that matches your hair and you'll be ready with head coverings, if you choose to use them.
Because your scalp may be more sensitive to temperature and sun, protect it with sunscreen and hats or scarves.
Throughout your treatment, your doctor will take small samples of your blood for testing. One thing he or she is checking for is your level of white blood cells. Many types of chemotherapy can cause low white blood cell counts. This condition is called neutropenia. Without enough white blood cells, your body may not be able to fight infection. If your doctor tells you that your white blood cell count is low, take these actions to stay healthy:
Avoid crowds or people with colds.
Wash your hands often or use hand sanitizer throughout the day to kill germs.
Call your doctor right away if you have any of these signs of infection:
A fever of 100.5°F or higher when you take your temperature by mouth
Severe chills
A cough
Pain or a burning sensation during urination
Any sores or redness
Some types of chemotherapy may cause mouth sores. These may hurt and make eating an unpleasant experience.
To prevent sores in your mouth, take these actions.
Brush your teeth after meals and before bedtime. Check with your doctor about flossing.
Keep your mouth and lips clean and moist.
Use sugar-free candies or gums to increase moisture in your mouth.
To ease the pain if you get sores in your mouth, take these actions.
Avoid alcohol and mouthwashes containing alcohol because they may irritate the sores.
Avoid hot, rough, or spicy foods because they may irritate the sores.
Avoid tobacco because it may irritate the sores. Smoking can also make you more susceptible to sores.
Ask your doctor about topical mouth medications.
Ask your doctor or nurse about taking over-the-counter pain medication, such as acetaminophen, if necessary.
Call your doctor or nurse if your temperature reaches 100.5° F or higher.
Nausea or vomiting as a result of chemotherapy, radiation treatment, or the cancer itself may range from barely noticeable to severe. It may help you to understand the different types of nausea.
Acute-onset nausea and vomiting occurs within a few minutes to several hours after chemotherapy. The worst episodes tend to be five to six hours after treatment, and the symptoms end within the first 24 hours.
Delayed-onset vomiting develops more than 24 hours after treatment.
Anticipatory nausea and vomiting are learned from previous experiences with vomiting. As you prepare for the next dose of chemotherapy, you may anticipate that nausea and vomiting will occur as it did previously, which triggers the actual reflex.
Breakthrough vomiting occurs despite treatment to prevent it. It requires additional treatment.
Refractory vomiting occurs after one or more chemotherapy treatments — essentially, you're no longer responding to antinausea treatments and need to try different medicines.
To prevent nausea, take these actions.
Ask your doctor about getting a prescription medicine to control nausea and vomiting. Make sure you take it as directed. If you are vomiting and cannot take the medicine, call your doctor or nurse.
If you have bothersome nausea and vomiting, even though you are taking your medicine, call your doctor or nurse. They may increase or change your medicine.
To help ease nausea or vomiting if you have it, try these tips.
Try eating foods and drinking beverages that were easy to take or made you feel better when you had the flu or were nauseated before. These might be bland foods, sour candy, pickles, dry crackers, ginger ale, flat soda, or others.
Do not eat fatty or fried foods, very spicy foods, or very sweet foods.
Eat room-temperature or cold foods. The smells from hot foods may make your nausea worse.
Ask your doctor or nurse if he or she can help you learn a relaxation exercise. This may make you feel less anxious and more in control, and decrease your nausea.
Ask your doctor or nurse about using acupressure bands on your wrists, which may help to decrease your nausea.
If you have numbness, tingling, or weakness in your hands and feet, you may have nerve damage called peripheral neuropathy. This can be a side effect of some types of chemotherapy. Other signs of this problem are ringing in your ears or trouble feeling hot or cold. If you have symptoms such as these, take precautions to protect yourself.
Take extra care walking and moving so that you don't fall. Wear only well-fitting shoes.
Use warm, not hot, water for bathing to prevent burns. Consider using a shower chair or railing.
If your daily activities become too difficult, ask your doctor for a referral to an occupational therapist or a physical therapist. They can help teach you new ways of doing things so that you can stay as active as possible.
Take extra care when driving because you may have trouble feeling the gas and brake pedals. Ask friends and family to drive you places.
Surgery to remove all or part of the pancreas can affect how your body digests food. So can any blockages caused by tumors. You may have problems digesting food. Your body may not absorb nutrients as well as it should. Try some of these steps to help the problem.
If your pancreas no longer makes hormones, work with a diabetes educator or your nurse to learn what you need to do to replace those hormones. The educator can also help you adjust meal planning and take other steps to maintain your health.
If your pancreas no longer makes enzymes to aid digestion, ask your doctor about enzyme tablets. These medications can replace the enzymes your body no longer makes.
If you find that you are having trouble getting enough nutrition, see a dietitian. This person can help you plan meals that provide enough nutrition, without causing you excess discomfort.
If you have no appetite or feel full after eating just a small amount, be sure to tell your doctor. He or she may have ways to help.
This may be a side effect of radiation therapy. Follow these tips for relief.
Check with your doctor or nurse about protecting your skin from sun exposure, by wearing sunscreen of at least 15 SPF (sun protection factor). Don't apply sunscreen or other lotions to your skin without first checking with your health care provider.
Ask your doctor or nurse what kind of lotion you can use to moisturize and soothe your skin. Don't use any lotion, soap, deodorant, sunblock, cologne, cosmetics, or powder on your skin within 2 hours after radiation treatment because they may cause irritation.
Wear loose, soft clothing over the treated area. Cotton underwear can help prevent further irritation.
Don't scratch, rub, or scrub treated skin. After washing, gently blot dry.
Don't bandage skin with tape. If you must bandage it, use paper tape, and ask your nurse to help you place the dressings so that you can avoid irritation.
Don't apply heat or cold to the treated area. Bathe only with lukewarm water because it's less dehydrating.
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A working replica of "The Best Friend of Charleston," the first American-built locomotive, will be making an appearance in Summerville before it's moved to its permanent home in a new downtown Charleston museum.
According to Summerville-Dorchester Museum Curator Chris Ohm, who has been working to organize the visit for four years, the locomotive will make an appearance on E. Doty Avenue on Oct. 28.
Mayor Bill Collins officially announced the train's arrival during a visit to the museum Thursday afternoon.
Ohm said the four-car replica will arrive on tractor-trailers around noon on Oct. 28 and will stay for approximately six hours. He is in the midst of planning a celebration for the event.
"This is, to my knowledge, going to be one of the biggest historical events we've ever thrown in Summerville," he said.
The locomotive is of significant historical importance; not only was it the first locomotive to be constructed entirely in the United States, but it was the first train to carry U.S. mail and it traveled on the period's longest railroad track in the world – the South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company's Charleston-Hamburg line, which was constructed from 1830 – 1833.
According to local historian Barbara Lynch Hill, the town owes its development to the railroad.
"Summerville was a little tiny settlement … and it stayed that way for quite some time until the railroad came," Hill said.
Summerville was one of the earliest stops on the line, according to her book "Summerville," and it was "the reason for Summerville's big boom and growth."
Not only did the railroad company purchase the land in what's now known as "New Town" and sell it to homeowners, but railroad barons also lived in Summerville and "used it for the first time as a bedroom community," she said.
For Ohm, the train is more than just a piece of Charleston's history.
"'The Best Friend of Charleston' has always been 'The Best Friend of Summerville' too," he said.
The original Best Friend only ran for six months before it was destroyed in an accident.
"It blew up," said Ohm. "A safety valve on the boiler made a whistling noise and one of the workers closed the valve to make it stop. The boiler overheated and the train exploded."
The replica – which was built using the blueprints from the original Best Friend – is a historical artifact in itself, as it was created in 1928s to commemorate the centennial of the South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company.
For the past several years the Best Friend has been housed in Atlanta at the Norfolk Southern Railway headquarters.
Its permanent home will be a new museum in Charleston's East Shed community, where the Visitor Center and Camden Towers, a structure designed by E.B. White in the 1850s to mark the train's entrance to the city rail station, are located.
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