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Harry Potter: The Quest
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Harry Potter: The Quest was a website by Warner Bros., the same company that made the Harry Potter films. Registered participants in Harry Potter: The Quest were eligible to receive monthly prizes such as Noble Collection Harry Potter merchandise, tickets to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort, Blu-rays, DVDs, Games and more. In addition, there were two Grand Prize sweepstake opportunities for registrants of Harry Potter: The Quest. The first sweepstakes opportunity was a chance to win tickets for two to attend the world premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 in London. The second sweepstakes opportunity was a trip to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Florida.[1] Harry Potter: The Quest was made available to the public on 1 March, 2011.[1]
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- The site became defunct at some point before May 2013, with one URL for it redirecting to the page for the Harry Potter Wizard's Collection and the other returning a blank page when a country choice is made.
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Some family members and friends of College of Charleston graduate Peyton Tuthill are outraged that Adrian Raine, who testified as an expert witness for the defense in the trial of the man who brutally raped and murdered her, will be speaking on campus next month.
A British psychologist and professor at the University of Pennsylvania, Raine's research focuses on biological and social factors in criminal behavior. He testified on behalf of Donta Page, who is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for Tuthill's 1999 murder in Colorado. A jury found Page guilty of first-degree murder. A three-judge panel considered the death penalty, but opted instead for a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
According to a Nov. 18, 2000, story in The Denver Post, Raine said that the frontal lobes of Page's brain were misshapen, identical to the frontal lobes of 41 murderers Raine had examined. The frontal lobes control impulsive and violent behavior.
College leaders said they would not cancel Raine's appearance, citing academic freedom. Tuthill's best friend and mother said they are angry and deeply saddened because Raine's appearance on campus will sully the wonderful memories of Peyton's years there.
Ryan Nelson, who graduated from the college with Tuthill in 1997 and was her friend and roommate at the time of her murder, said "my blood boiled" when she learned that Raine would be speaking in Charleston next month.
Raine is promoting his new book, "The Anatomy of Violence," in which he discusses Page, and Tuthill's murder. Nelson said Raine will make money selling books that contain the story of Tuthill's murder.
The murder was brutal, she said. Page left their home after restraining Tuthill, then returned and murdered her. "He didn't snap," said Nelson, who was not home when Tuthill was killed. He chose to murder Tuthill. It had nothing to do with a troubled childhood or brain chemistry.
"This guy is making money off Peyton's death," Nelson said. "I think it's just in poor taste."
College of Charleston philosophy professor Thomas Nadelhoffer, who invited Raine to campus, invited Nelson to attend Raine's presentation. He also offered Nelson, who works in Charleston as a public relations professional, the opportunity to address his students before Raine arrives.
Nelson said she's not inclined to take him up on his offer, but she hasn't totally closed the door on the possibility.
Raine, who is out of the country on sabbatical, answered some questions by email. He said he would be willing not to discuss the Page case if that is something Nadelhoffer wants. He also said he doesn't get a lot of negative reaction to his work from crime victims. The most common concern about his work is the civil liberties issues that are raised in identifying people as biologically violence-prone.
Nadelhoffer said he didn't know when he invited Raine to speak at the college that Raine had testified in Page's murder trial. "I never knew there was a College of Charleston connection to the victim," said Nadelhoffer, who specializes in neuroethics. "I invited him because he was the world's leading expert on neurobiology of crime."
Nadelhoffer said Raine's visit was designed to teach students in his freshman seminar about the scientific aspects of criminal behavior. But, Raine's Nov. 14 talk will be open to the public.
College spokesman Mike Robertson said the college values and respects the tenets of academic freedom, which allow faculty members and students to engage in intellectual conversations without threat of censorship or reprisal. "While the college acknowledges and regrets the very sensitive connection between the work of guest speaker Adrian Raine and the case of murder victim Peyton Tuthill, the college must also respect the academic freedom of our faculty to pursue their teaching and research without undue restrictions."
Robertson also said Raine will be paid a $500 honorarium and up to $1,500 for travel expenses for his visit to the college. None of the money will come from state funds.
Peyton Tuthill's mother, Pat Tuthill, said her daughter's college years were happy. And family members and friends have established a scholarship in her honor there, as well as set up a memorial at the Chi Omega sorority house. "I don't want to see her defiled at the place she so dearly loved."
Tuthill knows the college won't cancel Raine's visit. But officials have assured her that Raine will not do a book signing. Still, she questions the purpose of Raine's visit there. "I'm disappointed there wasn't more due diligence before making the decision."
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Meaningful Use: Libraries connecting patrons to ACA resources
This webinar will explore strategies for libraries to identify ACA resources, hear from libraries that are working to prepare for patron requests, and obtain key policy and resource updates from ACA experts.
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As libraries look ahead to the October 1 open enrollment date for the health insurance marketplace, there is an abundance of information about the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and many opportunities for public libraries. One of the key roles that libraries can play is to maintain an awareness of available resources in your area, and develop an approach for connecting patrons to those resources in the way that makes the most sense for your community.
Please join us for this interactive session, where we will discuss strategies for libraries to identify ACA resources, hear from libraries that are working to prepare for patron requests, and obtain key policy and resource updates from ACA experts.
Presenters include:
- Susan Hildreth, Institute of Museum and Library Services
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The Beef Checkoff Program was established as part of the 1985 Farm Bill. The checkoff assesses $1 per head on the sale of live domestic and imported cattle, in addition to a comparable assessment on imported beef and beef products. States retain up to 50 cents on the dollar and forward the other 50 cents per head to the Cattlemen's Beef Promotion and Research Board, which administers the national checkoff program, subject to USDA approval.


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Quality Education in the Benedictine Tradition
Michelle Gil-Montero, assistant professor of English at Saint Vincent College, is the translator of a book of poetry by Andrés Ajens entitled, Poetry After the Invention of America: Don't Light the Flower (Modern and Contemporary Poetry and Poetics) published by Palgrave Macmillan. The 200-page hardcover volume, published in English, is a collection of essays which trace the Western poem as it confronts indigenous alterity in Latin America. Mr. Ajens approaches literature as a Western invention and seeks connections between the two traditions. This book discusses a wide range of indigenous American, Hispanic and European texts with a focus on language, authorship, genre and translation. He is the author of numerous books, essays and poems and co-edits the journal, Mar con Soroche. Ms. Gil-Montero's translations have appeared in Conjunctions, Circumference, Cipher, Jacket, Almost Island, and in the forthcoming anthology, 500 Years of Latin American Poetry. The book is available from Amazon.com.


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A gas-line leak in Citrus Heights shut down roads and forced some people to evacuate their homes on Tuesday.
A construction crew digging in the area hit a gas line about noon in the area of Olive and Red Maple ways.
As a precaution, Citrus Heights police shut down roads in the area and surrounding homes were evacuated.
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Back in late March, Hyundai announced
two additional variants of its popular Sonata midsize sedan: the
Hybrid and a more powerful 2.0t (turbocharged) model. While the
Sonata 2.0t has already hit dealer lots, the Hybrid will soon be
making its way to consumers.
Ahead of the official public launch,
Hyundai has announced
pricing for the Sonata Hybrid. The base price of the vehicle will
be a relatively low $26,545 including destination fee. This compares
favorably against the Toyota Camry Hybrid ($27,335) and the Ford
Fusion Hybrid ($28,990).
The Sonata Hybrid is capable of
achieving 35 mpg in the city and 40 mpg on the highway (37 mpg combined). For
comparison, the aforementioned Camry Hybrid and Ford Fusion Hybrid
are capable of 31/35 and 41/36 respectively.
"Sonata Hybrid offers something new
to the mid-size sedan segment, with its segment-leading 40-mpg
highway fuel economy rating, differentiated appearance, and
incredible value," said John Krafcik, Hyundai Motor America
president and CEO. "Like the 2.4L direct-injected Sonata and the
2.0L Sonata Turbo launched earlier this year, Sonata Hybrid
demonstrates Hyundai's unique approach melding innovative
technologies and emotional design into products more and more people
want to put in their driveways."
The Sonata Hybrid uses a 2.4-liter
direct-injection gasoline engine that has been modified to run on the
Atkinson Cycle along with a standard six-speed automatic transmission
instead of a CVT that is traditionally used with hybrids. In
addition, the Sonata Hybrid uses a lighter lithium-polymer battery
pack instead of the NiMH batteries used in the Camry Hybrid and
Fusion Hybrid.
While the base Sonata Hybrid undercuts
the competition, a higher-spec "Premium" model will also be
available for $31,545. This trim level adds 17" wheels,
panoramic sunroof, navigation system, rear backup
camera, and leather seating.
The Sonata Hybrid along with the
introduced 2011 Elantra are some of the first baby steps that
Hyundai is taking to reach a fleet-wide
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Or was she a clear-eyed celebrity who required a laundry list of prescription drugs to manage her chronic pain and broken heart?
After two months of testimony and a week of closing arguments, a Los Angeles jury on Tuesday will ponder those questions.
The panel will try to decide whether Howard K. Stern, 41, and doctors Sandeep Kapoor, 42, and Khristine Eroshevich, 62, are guilty of multiple felonies, including conspiring to furnish prescription drugs to an addict. The three are not charged with Smith's 2007 death at age 39 from an accidental prescription overdose.
Prosecutors argued that the doctors, motivated by a desire for fame, crossed ethical boundaries by becoming too friendly with their patient.
"These defendants knew what they were doing was wrong," Los Angeles District Attorney Renee Rose told the six man, six woman panel at the conclusion of closing arguments on Friday. "They knew their conduct was unlawful."
The Defense CaseDefense attorneys argued that the charges were arbitrary and there were no such warnings to heed. Smith's daughter was not born drug addicted, they said, and Smith didn't have "any Lindsay Lohan incidents."
During his nearly two-day closing argument, Stern's lawyer, Steve Sadow, said the prosecutors massaged and manipulated the evidence to mislead jurors. He said the prosecutor, for instance, showed photos of Smith with bruises on her face to let jurors think Stern hit her, but the marks were from Botox injections.
"They are seeing evil in every action," Sadow suggests. "The prosecution's overreaching in this case knows no bounds."
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And Sadow pointed to one of several ironies in the case: To bring down the three people blamed for Smith's downfall, the prosecution had to portray the sassy sex symbol as a drugged-out puppet of the alleged co-conspirators, someone who according to her Haitian nannies in the Bahamas would be carried out of the bathroom by Stern and Eroshevich as they left behind bloody syringes.
"How dare you degrade and disparage Anna's life in such a critical, condescending way," said Sadow, who insisted that, "Nobody told Anna not to do something. Nobody told Anna to do something."
Same Evidence; Different SpinAnother irony: Both sides used much of the same evidence to suit their spin on questions that arose in the case.
Why was Smith was swimming and playing at a summer camp for children with AIDS just three months after she broke ribs in a jet ski accident in May 2004? Or jumping on a trampouline?
The prosecution suggests Smith exaggerated her rib injury pain to stock up on her favorite drugs. Kapoor's attorney, Ellyn Garofolo, suggests the swimming and jumping prove nothing more than that "the medicine was working."
For prosecutors to establish that the three conspired to furnish drugs to an addict, they had to prove that Smith was in fact an addict and not, as the defense suggests, someone who developed a high tolerance for medications after years of treatment for chronic pain.
Smith was first treated in 1996 at the Betty Ford Center for addiction issues related to Vicodin and alcohol, and it later became clear that she was addicted to opiates and benzodiazepenes, Deputy District Attorney David Barkhurst explained.
"Her addiction started long before the crimes that we have charged," the prosecutor said. "She had an addiction problem."
Seduced by Fame?Prosecutors suggested that Kapoor and Eroshevich cut corners for Smith because they were seduced by her fame and sexuality.
Rose introduced notes hidden in Kapoor's closet indicating he was going against a colleague's advice not to develop personal relationships with patients. "I was making out with Anna, my patient, blurring the lines," Kapoor allegedly wrote. "I gave her methadone, Valium. Can she ruin me?"
Stern invited Kapoor, who is gay, to ride in a West Hollywood gay pride parade, Garofolo said. Kapoor became "somewhat inebriated." He never saw Smith socially again.
"If he had not spent an afternoon with his shirt off, partying at a gay pride parade, he would not be sitting here," she told jurors.
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Party Pics: The swanky, sexy scene at Fashionistas Friday at Fedora in the Arts District
Photo: Jerry McClure/Special Contributor
The Dragonfly Agency provided the models at Fashionistas Friday at Fedora in One Arts Plaza fashion show on November 8, 2013. The event showcased new designs by local designers Danh Ta and Lucy Dang.
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Congratulations to Alif, Dimi, and Azrul of Duncan Crew Malaysia! The guys took all three top spots in the 5A Division at Malaysia National Yo-Yo Contest! Alif Izwan took 1st, Ahmad Dhamiri Nur (Dimi) took 2nd, and Azrul Hafriz took 3rd!
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on December 20, 2012 - 12:02 AM
Investigative journalist and anchor Jordan Williams will join the "Wake-Up" morning team on WIVB-TV beginning next month, said Joseph D. Schlaerth, Channel 4 news director. Williams, 31, most recently worked for four years as anchor and reporter at KRGV-TV in the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas.
Williams will replace former anchor Joe Arena, who left WIVB in October for WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh. Reporter Ed Drantch had been filling in as morning co-anchor. Drantch will return to his reporting duties, said Schlaerth.
Williams said he is looking forward to morning television, Buffalo style.
"I believe in morning news, and how much it impacts people's lives," said Williams. "I'm excited to join a team that knows how important breaking overnight news and weather can be."
Williams was raised in the small southeast Texas city of Groves.
"I spent some time in Buffalo and was immediately impressed by the people, the architecture and the work at Channel 4," he said. "Its clear station management values investigative journalism and will allow me to tell stories that matter."
In Texas, Williams put together an investigative series called "Got Guardrails?" in which he measured dozens of roadside guardrails in Hildago County. The probe uncovered inadequacies that impacted driver safety. It also found taxpayers footing the bill for the faulty guardrails.
"It wasn't just a taxpayer issue, but a safety issue as well," said Williams over the phone from KRGV.
Williams, who visited Buffalo before just before Thanksgiving, is also a church organist. He said he was intrigued by the area's solid stock of buildings.
"I was really struck by the charm of Buffalo, just row after row of beautiful houses," said Williams. "It's wonderful because you still have beautiful old churches. I love church music, and I hope to definitely continue playing the organ for at least a couple of services a month. For the right church I'm always willing to make sacrifices."
He starts at Channel 4 on Jan. 14.
In other morning television news, Melissa Holmes was named permanent co-anchor for "Daybreak" on WGRZ-TV Channel 2. The appointment takes effect Jan. 3, announced Jeff Woodard, WGRZ news director.
Holmes started at Channel 2 early this year. She will replace former "Daybreak" co-anchor Jodi Johnston, who left the station last month for an executive position with First Niagara Bank. Holmes will join a morning crew that includes John Beard, meteorologist Andy Parker, Kevin O'Neil, Matt Granite, Mary Friona and Heather Ly.
Holmes, an Amherst native, graduated from the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
Meanwhile, general manager Jim Toellner said Channel 2 is searching for a co-anchor for its 5 p.m. news show, a spot also held by Johnston. In the interim, Holmes will split her anchor duties between the morning and late afternoon programs.
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"The Rodger family offers our deepest compassion and sympathies to the families involved in this terrible tragedy," the family said in a statement issued through their lawyer, Alan Shifman. "We are experiencing the most inconceivable pain and our hearts go out to everyone involved."
According to Sheriff Bill Brown, Rodger stabbed three males in his apartment before taking to the streets in a BMW, fatally shooting two female university students in front of a sorority and a third male student inside a deli. Rodger also hit two bicyclists with his car and seriously injured others with gunfire before the BMW came to a crashing halt.
After a shootout with deputies, the 22-year-old was found dead with a gunshot to the head, apparently self-inflicted.
Parents Voiced ConcernRodger had struggled to make friends, the family's lawyer tells ABC.
"There was an incident probably a year and a half ago where he was – he fell from a balcony at a party or was thrown off of it," says Shifman. "I think he was probably a victim, from my understanding, of bullying throughout his life. ... I'm sure that had played a role in the terrible consequences from last night."
His parents had become concerned about him in recent weeks and had reported Rodger's disturbing YouTube videos to police, says Shifman, who represents Rodger's father, Peter Rodger, a second unit director on the 2012 blockbuster. Peter Rodger also wrote and directed Oh My God, a 2009 documentary in which celebrities including Hugh Jackman and Seal ponder the question, "What is God?"
Contacted by Police on April 30Elliot Rodger was a student at Santa Barbara City College, living in an apartment near the University of California campus. At the request of concerned relatives, deputies made a "welfare call" on him April 30 but "determined he did not meet the criteria for an involuntary mental health hold," Sheriff Brown told a news conference Saturday evening.
The deputies found Rodger "shy" and "timid" as the man spoke of his personal problems, telling them he had difficulties with his social life and wasn't planning to return to school next year, says Brown.
Rodger's final video was posted to YouTube hours before the rampage, promising "retribution" against women, whom he blamed for his "loneliness, rejection and unfulfilled desires." In the six-minute clip, he sits in his car and complains women had left him a frustrated 22-year-old virgin.
"Girls gave their affection and sex and love to other men, but never to me," Rodger states.
"It's an injustice ... I'm the perfect guy, and yet you throw yourselves at all these obnoxious men instead of me, the supreme gentleman."
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on February 21, 2013 - 1:00 AM
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WASHINGTON – Like romance or divorce, the explanations offered for spikes in the price of gasoline are manifold: It's the air, it's the mix, a refinery fire here, a Persian Gulf incident there, foreign consumption and, of course, the blockage of the Keystone XL pipeline. Industry analysts talk like Druid priests examining the entrails of a crow.
There are simple constants, though, besides the bites that come out of everybody's wallets that, annualized, make tax cuts meaningless.
One is that both political parties here – other than symbolic protests from "liberal" Democrats – appear willing to go along with whatever Big Oil wants.
Both parties have been looking the other way at a rush to industry consolidation that would make the founder of Standard Oil, the original John D. Rockefeller, blush.
Worshippers at the altar of all things Clinton know that it was President Bill Clinton who opened the most gates to the restructuring of the gasoline business. The near-monopoly status of the Big Five drillers and sellers of gasoline was created under Clinton and his attorney general, Janet Reno.
Of course, Republicans George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush helped. Their careers were partially bankrolled by Houston oil interests. But a report of the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office reported that "in the 1990s," a euphemism for Clinton, there were 2,600 industry mergers approved by the government.
There were, according to the GAO, eight mergers under George W. Bush. One of these created the largest independent oil driller in the nation. There was little left for Bush to do after Clinton.
As the dawn rose on the Clinton era, there were 22 large to medium-sized oil and gasoline combines. As Clinton's sun set, there were just eight massive ones. You can see the effect in your mind's eye. On busy intersections where once you shopped from four or five sellers of gasoline, there might be one or two. Their prices are identical.
These were the companies whose mergers were completed or begun under Clinton, according to the GAO: Exxon-Mobil, British Petroleum-Atlantic Richfield-Amoco, Phillips-Tosco, Shell-Texaco, Conoco-Phillips and Valero-Ultramar.
The largest five of these earn profits of about $350 million a day. The Federal Trade Commission, founded in the New Deal to be the public's lion against price fixing, is a paper tiger, with its commissioners rotating from presidential campaigns, then into lobbying, then the White House, then into a fat DC law firm. Of the thousands of industry mergers proposed over 30 years, the FTC has blocked just four. Now there's a people's watchdog for you!
As a presidential candidate, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., charged in 2008 – when gasoline cost half of what it does now – that prices resulted from industry collusion, and that the Bush administration wouldn't use the FTC to prosecute. Bill Clinton didn't, Bush didn't and neither does President Obama.
Oil companies, according to the FTC, never conspire or connive against the consumers. Yet with concentration of the industry, gasoline inventories shrink at critical times, and refineries close in the face of soaring demand. Besides, the FTC is not empowered to investigate price fixing in companies that both drill for and sell gasoline, which is the case for all the largest distributors.
Gasoline refining capacity was higher in 1981 than in 2005, after the surge of mergers. And the production of these fewer refineries can drop precipitously.
Democratic politicians have a bag of tricks with which to ply gullible followers when prices soar. They call on the FTC to "investigate," or demand the release of stores from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve. No one ever starts a congressional investigation.
Correction: A previous version of this column did not correctly indicate British Petroleum-Atlantic Richfield-Amoco as one of the companies whose mergers were completed or begun under President Clinton, according to the GAO.
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TJAC Deeksha on Jan 7 for 'Total Telangana'
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Published: 01st January 2014 08:33 AM
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Intent on keeping the heat on the Centre, the Telangana Joint Action Committee (TJAC) has decided to organise a deeksha for 'Total Telangana' at Indira Park here on Jan 7.
According to TJAC chairman M Kodandaram, the purpose of the deeksha is to seek a meaningful debate on the draft Telangana bill in the Assembly, making amendments to certain provisions of the bill that would harm the interests of the Telangana people and speey completion of the process of formation of Telangana state.
"We have decided to organise the deeksha to seek Telangana with Hyderabad as capital without any curbs on the powers of Telangana government. "We have sought permission from the police to organise the deeksha," he said.
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SYCA MORE - Port Clinton built up a 4-0 first half lead before Mohawk began to battle back. However the Redskins held on for a 5-2 victory.
Port Clinton built their lead on goals by Ashtyn Baney, Abigail Pitts, Miranda Rivera and Shelby Gerwin. Mohawk got on the board in the 38th minute on a unassisted goal by Sarah Runion.
Mohawk tacked on another goal in the second half when Cambria Kohlenberg found the back of the net on an assist by Kim Danner.
Port Clinton though iced the game with a goal in the 67th minute by Breanna Hernandez.
The Redskins outshot Mohawk 12-8. Liz Runion made eight saves in goal for Mohawk.
The Warriors drop to 4-6.
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HURON - Columbian used a pair of goals in an eight-minute span to pull away Saturday in a 3-2 win over Huron.
Sam Danilo put the host Tigers (4-6-3) up 2-1 with a goal in the 69th minute, but Nathaniel Gilmer's penalty kick two minutes later knotted the score and Hunter Stark's corner kick in the 79th minute put TC ahead.
Alec Demith snapped a scoreless tie for the Tornadoes (4-7) in the 23rd minute, and Josh Gibson stopped eight of the 10 shots he faced.
Austin Rathbun's goal tied the game in the 55th minute for the Tigers. Taylor Prosser had five saves against 12 shots.


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The Backstreet Boy says he hit rock bottom after years of alcohol and drug abuse but has made a dramatic turnaround in his struggle with addiction, even as he continues to work on painful family relationships and cope with the death of his sister last year.
Carter, in an exclusive interview with Dr. Phil, gets candid about his demons, saying he started using marijuana when he was just 15 and then began taking Vicodin and Ecstasy. But in 2008, he was diagnosed with a heart condition, promptly stopping him in his tracks and spurring him to face his problems.
"I made that choice right there and said, 'I do not want to be this person anymore,'" Carter, 33, told Dr. Phil in an episode that aired Monday. "You have to find that moment in your life – that moment of clarity – and say, 'Is this who you want to be the rest of your life, or do you deserve more?' I decided I deserved better."
Losing a SisterDrug abuse has cost his family plenty. He lost his sister Leslie, 25, in January of 2012 to a drug overdose, and he tells Dr. Phil that as the oldest of the five Carter children, he feels at least partly to blame for her struggle, noting that three of the five siblings have all had drug problems.
Carter – whose band fully reunited last year after Kevin Richardson parted ways in 2006, and who got engaged in February – also explained why he did not attend his sister's funeral.
"I started to get blamed by the rest of the family. They were blaming me for the death," he said. "I felt it was unfair, especially with all the things I have done and continue to do for them."
Rocky Family LifeCarter says the family grew up in a home life that was "up and down." His father had a "dominating personality" and was someone who "kind of led by fear," he said.
Carter's success in the music industry made him the financial provider for his family, but despite the income, he wished he could have been a better role model for his brothers and sisters.
"I became the father in a lot of ways, due to the fact that I was making more money than my father, " he said of the pressure. "I love my family. But there comes a point when you really have to ask yourself if you are helping or hurting them."
Looking back, Carter – whose new book, Facing the Music and Living to Talk About It, is out now – says that he took on too much responsibility as the oldest child and admits that although his relationship with his family has been "toxic" in the past, he's working in therapy to become a better communicator.
That included helping younger brother Aaron also find his own sobriety. "When my brother entered rehab, I took him there. It was heartbreaking, but at the same time, there was more hope," Carter said.
Losing his sister was a wake-up call that he had to become a better man.
"The effect it had on me was that things needed to change ... and lead by example," Carter said. "I felt like I had to do something and show them that I'm being a better person."


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these are perfect for when your craving something sweet after dinner! great idea!ReplyDelete
Yum! These look great! I have never made these with white chocolate but I bet it ia heavenly because all chocolate is wonderful. This recipe is also great with a rolo melted on top and a candied pecan or walnut - delish!ReplyDelete
What a cute yummy idea! I'm having Bunco next week, so I'm making these for sure! Sweet and Salty.a great combo!ReplyDelete
Those are really cute, perfect for the late night sweet tooth.ReplyDelete
What a great idea to have for those last minute events that come up. I know I did that to my mama a time or ten. Haha! Yummy!ReplyDelete
How Creative was that..love this fast idea and kids(and adults like me) would love munch on them!!!ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing!!
How lovely...something more to throw in my grandkids' Easter baskets.ReplyDelete
Oh Kate - great idea about the Rolo - that sounds good!ReplyDelete
Yum! Love the idea of making these "Spring-ish". We made them at Christmas with Rolos and M & M's for a splash of color on our Christmas goodie plates we gave out.ReplyDelete
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Love this recipe girl! Chocolate covered pretzels that don't take all day, right up my alley! And the rolo idea is so awesome, can't wait to try these!ReplyDelete
LOVE these! They are soooo good. Funny story: First time we had these was at a barbecue. Both my husband and I had a few on our plates. I went to jokingly grab one of his and he literally stabbed me with his plastic fork! Now he didn't mean to hurt me, but it actually scratched my skin. Now I know that he takes these pretty seriously! ;)ReplyDelete
I love these quick and easy treats. :) I've made these with the little square waffle type pretzels too- the sweet and salty combination is always a winner!ReplyDelete
These look delicious and I love that they're so simple!ReplyDelete
LOVE the idea of white chocolate with these! YUMMMM!!!!ReplyDelete
My kids will LOVE these. What a great idea. :DReplyDelete
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I've made these of the Christmas variety and I'm the first to admit that they are addicting little guys!ReplyDelete
These are brilliant.ReplyDelete
love these cookies look beauty and delicious! gloriaReplyDelete
Love these!!!ReplyDelete
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What a great looking Easter treat. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
So easy and So CUTE!!ReplyDelete
Myself and 2 other great bloggers are hosting THIS WEEK'S CRAVINGS and the theme this week is "EASTER COOKIES & TREATS" and I think this is a great recipe for that! We would love for you to stop on by and link up your recipe if you wish! Hope to see you there!!! :-)
Oooh, I've seen something like this before but haven't had the chance to make it. So yummy and easy and a virtually endless array of combination you could pull off with this one! Thanks for reminding me!ReplyDelete
Oh I love how easy these are and how many different flavors you could do! Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
What yummy little fellas! I've made the Rolo version, too...so many fun options for these sweet-salty gems!ReplyDelete
what a brilliant idea. the super fastest sweet treat i've seen and it has chocolate, what's not to love?ReplyDelete
thanks for sharing Brandie
I love making these for various holidays. I have not tried the Bliss candy before. Thanks for the tip!ReplyDelete
Brandie, you are brilliant. Great idea, super treat and just right. Yes, hands up on that one except I have also been told the DAY ITSELF, hey Mum: did you "remember" that we were to bring cakes in today at school? Er nobody told me! Now these would have saved me in an instant...ReplyDelete
Awww I love these!!! Too cute and love how simple!!ReplyDelete
These are dangerous!ReplyDelete
If you haven't already, I'd love to have you share your recipe on Sweet Tooth Friday. I hope to see you there! http://alli-n-son.com/2011/04/21/quick-no-rise-chocolate-cinnamon-rolls/
I have always loved these but never knew how to make them!! This would be perfect for my Foodie Friday linky party - stop by this week and link up!ReplyDelete
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This is too cute I would love it if you stopped by and linked this recipeReplyDelete
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YUM!!!!! Thanks for such a fun and simple treat and linking to TMTT.ReplyDelete
I'm loving the fact that these use white chocolate. I'd have to leave off the M&M to really be able to enjoy them! Thanks so much for sharing this.ReplyDelete
Awesome 3-minute cookies! My girls will definitely love them!ReplyDelete
Brilliantly quick sweet treat to put together!ReplyDelete
Opening a bag, unwrapping chocolates and turning on the oven. I didn't think there could be such an easy treat but this is it. Will definitely be giving them a try. Thanks for sharing. Best wishes, TammyReplyDelete
I love your blog!!! I am stoppin' by from Gooseberry Patch's Choco-holic blog hop. These lil' cookies are so sweet and I bet they are sweet to eat, too. Thanks for posting.ReplyDelete
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Yum!!! I love salty & sweet!!ReplyDelete
- Sandra M.June 8, 2011 at 9:16 AM
I make these at Christmas with Rollo's and a pecan half on top. Also, use the peppermint Hershey kisses with red and green M & M's. There have never been any left. :)ReplyDelete
hey. just found your blog and I love it! I to am from sw Va.:) keep the recipes comming! thanks beckyReplyDelete
I haven't had these with white chocolate before. YUM! Genius!ReplyDelete
Oh Baby! These are right up my taste bud alley...going to search the pantry for ingredients right now..=)ReplyDelete
This looks yummy plus m&ms no doubt that its delicious, Can't wait to have a bite.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 21, 2013 at 8:07 AM
My daughter in laws birthday is next week and I am going to make a box of these in different flavors for her.ReplyDelete
These look great...could you put these in a microwave instead of the oven?ReplyDelete
I love these topped with a Rolo and a hazelnut or macadamia nutReplyDelete


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The Green Team won the deciding game of the annual Hatter Series on Saturday with a 9-6 victory over the White Team.
Both teams brought their bats in the final contest of the fall, and started using them right away. White got off to a quick lead with three runs in the top of the first, capped by senior Mitchel Brennan's two-run home run to right field.
The Green Team quickly answered in the bottom of the frame with back to back RBI singles from sophomore catcher Garrett Russini and freshman third baseman Carlos Garmendia. Freshman second baseman Kevin Fagan then added a two-RBI single to give Green the lead.
Fagan had the big hit in the fourth inning as well, putting the Green Team in the lead for good with a two-RBI double down the left field line. Other offensive highlights from the Green Team came from junior center fielder Mike Fernland, who also had a two-RBI single in the fourth.
Fagan finished the day three-for-five with a run scored and three RBI, while Russini went two-for-three with a run scored and an RBI. Junior left-hander Austin Perez picked up the win in relief of freshman Adam Schaly. Perez allowed no runs on three hits while striking out four in three innings of work. Redshirt freshman Ben Rakus picked up the save for Green.
The White Team outhit the Green Team 12-10, but couldn't get the big hit late in the game. They were paced offensively by Brennan, who ended the day two-for-three with the homer, a double and four RBI. Freshman catcher Buck McCarthy was three-for-five with a double and an RBI. Sophomore center fielder Tanner Blackman was three-for-six with two runs scored, and sophomore shortstop Tyler Bocock went three-for-five with two runs scored. Senior right-hander Chad Rood took the loss for White.
The end of the Hatter Series marks the end of the fall practice season for the Hatters. They will be back in action this spring, opening the 2013 campaign at home against St. Joseph's on Feb 15.


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The Volvo Group's CO2-neutral trucks were a big hit at WIREC in the USA.
One of many interested visitors was US President George Bush.
"Five years ago those trucks would not have been available for people at this exhibit to look at. Today they're on the road. As a matter of fact, the United States Air Force is using these kinds of trucks," he said when he was shown around the Volvo Group's stand.
WIREC is a big international renewable energy conference hosted by the US government in Washington. The purpose of the conference, which runs until 6th March, is to draw attention to the global opportunities and challenges within the area of renewable sources of energy.The Volvo Group's stand has been one of the most frequently visited during the conference. There has been a lot of interest shown in studying Volvo's 7 trucks that can run on different types of renewable fuel.Politicians from around the world, high-level public servants and representatives from the private sector and universities are also participating in the conference.According to Volvo Group CEO Leif Johansson, good relations between the Swedish and US governments were further strengthened as a result of WIREC."We've shown the USA that the answer is yes to the question of whether it's possible to run vehicles on different fuels. The uncertainty that existed is now gone," he said.US President George Bush was very interested in the Volvo Group's efforts in reducing environmental impact. He very much wanted to visit Volvo's stand and look at the trucks. In his speech at the conference, he also pointed out the significance of using alternative fuels."Amazing joint venture with Mack and Volvo on these giant trucks that are using bio diesel to power them," he said.


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The modern-day city of Thessaloniki in northern Greece is known for being the birth place of Alexander the Great in ancient times.
It's also where Teddy Keramidas of Altoona was born, in a small town outside the city where his mother still lives in a meager home with an outhouse and a wood burning stove.
But like the legendary king of ancient Greece, Keramidas left home and made something great of himself by bringing tasty, traditional Greek food, a strong work ethic and an inviting atmosphere to Altoona with The Athenian Cafe.
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Teddy Keramidas and his daughter, Katrina Keramidas pose at The Athenian Cafe.
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Waitress Tarah Smith of Altoona serves lunch to Preston and Sue Rice of Tyrone at the restaurant.
Serving both authentic Greek cuisine and American cafe favorites, The Athenian Cafe's menu is a mixture of what Keramidas ate growing up and what he learned to cook while working in diners in upstate New York for 20 years before moving to Altoona.
"I watched everyone else and just started doing it," he said.
His first local business was running The Altoona Diner, which he said served everything from hot dogs to lobster. But in an effort to simplify offerings and ensure quality, Keramidas said he slimmed down his menu and kept it "to the basics" when he decided to open The Athenian.
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Address: 217 Union Ave., Altoona
Phone number: 949-0991
Web site: http://www.atheniancafe.com
Hours: 11 a.m.- 8 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Closed Sunday.
Price range: $1.50 to $17.95
Specialties: Gyros, falafel, burgers and traditional Greek dinners
Seating capacity: 72
So along with burgers, salads and a variety sandwiches, gyros, falafel and traditional Greek platters are also regularly enjoyed by loyal customers. Most of the recipes are his own and made from scratch, Keramidas said.
"That's why I keep it simple, so I make sure everything is fresh," he added.
Dinner items like Mousaka, an eggplant and potato dish, Spanikopita, a traditional spinach pie, and Pasticcio, a Greek lasagna, are menu items that Keramidas' daughter, Katrina, remembers her father cooking at the restaurants he has owned throughout her life.
"That's where we spent all of our days," she said. "Morning to night, that's all he's ever done as long as I've grown up."
Katrina Keramidas added that her dad will sometimes prepare specialty items when he's in the mood, like lamb shanks or stuffed peppers. His homemade "recipes," she added, should be referred to in loose terms.
"There is no recipe," Katrina Keramidas said. "It's just a handful of this, a pinch of that. There's no measuring at all."
Loyal customers don't seem to mind his tactics. Doreen Agnew of Hollidaysburg has been stopping into The Athenian Cafe for her lunchbreak at work or for dinner with her family for the past six years.
"His food is just so tasty," she said. "I bring people from out of town here all the time, too. Friends from New York that also go to Greek restaurants out there, [say] this is as good as any Greek restaurant in New York or anywhere else. ... My son even eats the gyro meat with pancakes when we come. We eat a little of everything."
Barry Little of Altoona hadn't eaten Greek food before he tried it at The Athenian Cafe. Now he comes in for lunch at least once a month.
"The food is actually good and the service is fairly quick," he said. "It's been consistent, too. You don't get one thing one week and one thing another week."
Katrina Keramidas said she thinks the business has grown largely due to word of mouth, and that a bulk of their orders come in as take-outs or catering opportunities. Moving from their old location on Fairway Drive to the more visible Union Avenue store front over a year ago also helped bring in new customers.
It's the loyal customers who have followed Teddy Keramidas from location to location that have really become the heart of The Athenian Cafe.
"There are a lot of customers that come in here that are like family to us because they've grown with us and we've grown with them," she said.
Teddy Keramidas said he has customers that have been coming to his restaurants for 20 years. He likes that they know they can just sit down, take and clean their own plates and do just about anything they want to ensure they're having an enjoyable meal.
"I have a good communication with people," he said. "Even if I can't come out to talk with them, they come in the kitchen to say 'Hi.' We're very friendly here. That's the way I like it; I don't like it any other way."
Teddy Keramidas takes a break from work for one week a year, sometimes to travel back to Greece to visit his mother and other family. But every other week, he enjoys cooking for his customers and working for his kids.
"I like to make everybody happy, as long as I can make a living," he said. "I like to work anyway, so I'm always going to be in the kitchen."
Mirror Staff Writer Beth Ann Downey is at 946-7520.


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Plodding along Niagara Street on the No. 5 Metro Bus these days hardly qualifies as the ultimate commuting experience.
The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority is about to change all that.
A $4.5 million plan getting under way later this year will transform one of Metro's busiest bus routes into a modern and efficient commuter corridor as part of a larger project for smart technology buses.
When the No. 5 project is completed in 2015, commuters will benefit from:
• Traffic signal synchronization to enhance bus flow and timing.
• Bus shelters with electronic signs notifying commuters of the next arrival.
• A neighborhood transit center with a park-and-ride lot and bus-holding spaces at the confluence of Route No. 5 with several other major transit lanes.
• Purchase of five new compressed natural gas, 40-foot buses to carry passengers.
The aim is to attract commuters to Metro Bus with quicker runs and better equipped shelters – some even with heaters – to make the experience as pleasant as possible.
"We deem this route a high-quality transit corridor; one of our busiest," said Thomas George, the NFTA's director of surface transportation. "We're trying to enhance the rider experience and make it more efficient. That means improving timeliness and reliability, and providing a higher level of amenities."
A new generation of riders, he added, demands a new generation of transit technology and information.
"They want every bit of information possible – 10 minutes ago," he said.
The new program stems from the NFTA's success in obtaining 80 percent of the project cost from competitive grants offered by the federal government. New York State will pay for 10 percent of the project and the NFTA the other 10 percent. The city portion of the project is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
When it's all done, riders will come the closest they can to a transit route totally dedicated to the bus.
"The most exciting part for me is traffic signal prioritization," said NFTA Executive Director Kimberley A. Minkel. "Our biggest competition is not cost, but time. If we always have the green light, now we can compete with the time issue and attract more riders."
George explained that as a Metro bus on the new No. 5 route approaches an intersection, it will electronically send a signal to extend the green light. That will allow Metro to develop faster runs that also will increase the chances of being on schedule.
"The key part is being on time," he said. "Early is worse."
Another important aspect of the plan is purchase of five natural gas-powered buses at approximately $500,000 each, serving as the vanguard of many more of the highly efficient vehicles for the NFTA,
Several new shelters will feature electronic signs flashing the arrival time of the next bus, similar to some of the Rochester bus system's busiest stations. Like signal synchronizations, a transponder aboard the vehicle will transmit that information to a receiver in the solar-powered shelter.
Enhanced, solar-powered shelters are under study along Niagara Street at the intersections of Carolina, Hudson, Ferry and Delavan, though no definite plans have been determined, said NFTA spokesman C. Douglas Hartmayer.
In addition, a major transit center is set tentatively for somewhere in the Riverside area that would serve Routes 3, 5, 23, 32, 35 and 40.
"For that, we want access to pedestrians, bikes and the Niagara Thruway," George said. "We'll have a site selection process, and then identify a site in that area."
Plans call for the public involvement and design phase to kick off this year, with construction of the enhanced bus shelter and park and ride set to begin in April 2014.
"The study will show us ridership tendencies to determine where the amenities will go and best serve our customers," Hartmayer said.
New shelters, new buses and traffic signal prioritization will be completed by March 2015, he added.
"Once this is deployed successfully," George said, "the only question is what corridor is next."
The transit portion of the project is part of an even wider $10.62 million plan to enhance the Niagara Street corridor involving the City of Buffalo and the Greater Buffalo Niagara Regional Transportation Council.
Although the federal money for the project has been awarded, it has not yet been officially "obligated" by the federal government to the NFTA, though officials are not anticipating any glitches in the process.
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AA Center (the Hangar) is a beautiful basketball venue. It absolutely sucks to try to watch hockey there. It is too steep and you can't see the corners, so you learn to watch the game on the jumbotron - admittedly one of the coolest jumbotrons I've seen.
I am very glad I have been able to catch a few games at the Joe before they dump it. What a shame, when/if that happens.
I don't agree with that, the AA is an amazing venue in its own right, even for hockey. I've been to no less than 4 or 5 Wing's games there and never had a problem seeing anything. It may be steep on the second level, but I wouldn't know, I've never been up there. with $75 lower bowl tickets, why would you? Depending on where you sit in ANY venue, the corners are hard to see for hockey period, especially the closer you get to the ice.
Oh, and I have a hankering it may be called Amway Arena or something along those lines....
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Selena Gomez, 20, isn't following in the footsteps of her ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber, who says he's "not in the happiest place" since the two parted ways.
"I've been recording, having a lot of fun with my girlfriends, having a good time," she tells E! Online.
Although she recently sang a heartfelt rendition of Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me a River," Gomez remained mum on the types of songs her upcoming album will include. She said simply, "I'm having a lot of fun expressing everything that I'm feeling."
One thing is for sure – she's definitely breaking away from her Disney image.
"I've been telling people I'm definitely a little bit more sassy now," she said. "I'm a little bit more mouthy."
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There is a herd mentality afoot in New York. This summer 500 cows will be set loose from the Battery to the Bronx. But leave your milk pail home. Bring the kids and camera instead. These are life-sized fiberglass faux-cows that have been specially painted by local artists, most of whom competed for the privilege -- and $2000 stipend. A group called Cowparade -- in cahoots with NYC 2000, the Mayor's Office and the Parks Department is billing this bovine boom as the "first public art exhibit ever staged in all five NYC boroughs."
The cows will be in public places like parks, lobbies and medians, although a few may stray to such locales the decks of boats. At the end of the summer there will be a cattle auction. Proceeds will go to children's and educational charities as well as the Parks Department Foundation.
How now, these cows? Blame it on the Swiss. They thought unleashing such a herd in Zurich would be good for civic pride and art appreciation. And so it was, and so this bestial idea traveled to Chicago where Mayor Daley called it "the most successful promotional event in the city's history." Our own Mayor, not yet in his effusively sensitive persona, did his own quasi-kowtowing. "CowParade [will add] to New York City's creative, dynamic environment, stimulating the economy," he said.
Ah yes, the ecownomy.* Don't think these cows are just cheap exhibitionism. The total price tag will top $2 million. That's where cow sponsorships come in. They cost $7,500 per cow, and come along with plenty of marketing benefits for those so inclined. A spokesman said that nearly all the cows are sponsored, singly or in herds. For example, the multinational chemical giant BASF sponsored 55 cows; Paine Weber and Emigrant Savings Bank also took some.
What do artists think? Patricia Nix, who regularly exhibits all over the world, initially said that the cows were too silly for her. She refused repeatedly when the cow committee tried to rope her in. "Then," she said, "I saw this cow full blown in a dream. I agreed the next morning and suddenly I was being held hostage by this huge heifer in my foyer. I worked on it 12-14 hours a day for eight days. My dealer told me that this is one of the most important pieces I've ever done."
Dozens of cows are being painted at the cow corral, and can be viewed at the Park Avenue underpass. Among them are "Mattress Cow," which comes complete with the requisite "pasturepedic do not remove tag," and "Moobile Library Cow" that features various painted titles including "Tail of Two Cities," and "Far from the Madding Cow."
In 1830 British travel writer Frances Trollope (Anthony's mom) noted rural Americans' uncanny ability to live on "terms of primaeval intimacy with [their] cow." It may have taken 150 years, but this summer even we urbanites will know just what she meant.
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What better cash cow for the city than well, cows. Chicago took in millions in added tourist dollars, never mind that most serious artists scoffed. They scoffed in New York too, but since when does that matter? Here the moovers* and shakers are milking those heifers for all they're worth. CowParade Holdings Corporation, the private in this "unique public-private partnership," boldly predicts that this stampede is "destined to be the biggest event of the Millennium in New York." Maybe, or maybe that's just the mad cow disease talking. In any event, it seems clear that the bovine bacchanal may prove that the art of cowmerce* (and vice versa) is as robust as ever. To beckon potential sponsors Cowparade declared that "with hundreds of cows roaming...NYC, patrons who adopt the most cows will be the most widely recognized." Among the marketing perks offered are banner ads and hyperlinks on the Cow website, discounts on official merchandise, and, of course, a permanent plaque affixed to the base of each cow." It's corporate branding that even an animal rights activist can love.
*so shoot me and send me to the Jello factory - if you really want to groan, take a look at the painful puns piled like cow patties all over the official website: http://www.cowparade.org
Rhonda Zangwill is a writer, editor and teacher in New York City. She does not claim to be a critic, but she knows what she likes. She has been published in various special interest and trade journals, even some that are still in existence.


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TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. — I first came across the Storm King moniker in the 1980s while researching 19th century newspapers for information on Sierra winter storms. In the late 1800s it was common for editors to capture the reader's attention with headlines like "Railroad Battles Storm King." The headline would be followed by a riveting account of heroic railroad crews fighting against the violent Storm King, who wielded weapons of heavy snow, deadly avalanches, extreme wind and biting cold. When wild weather overwhelmed the railroad, news articles would describe train blockades, derailments, and other calamities. Depending on the newspaper, sometimes the stories were accompanied by advertisements touting the "Storm King" brand of weather-proof boots and jackets for those who worked outdoors.
Years later I discovered the story about James Pollard Espy, the first official meteorologist to the U.S. government, who the press had dubbed "The Storm King." According to one account, during his long, esteemed career, Espy became known as the "Old Storm King," as much for his argumentative style as his significant scientific accomplishments. Born in 1785, Espy taught school in several states before settling in Philadelphia in 1820, where he transformed the city's Franklin Institute into the nation's vanguard of weather science. By 1836, Espy developed a theory that storms were caused by moist air heated by the earth's surface. It rises in a column that eventually cools, condenses and forms clouds. The so-called latent heat trapped within the air is released by condensation, which often leads to clouds, wind and precipitation. (Espy's concept of convection is now accepted as part of modern meteorology.)
These were challenging times for scientists attempting to study the physical processes and internal dynamics of weather systems. At the time, unpredicted storms often caused catastrophic loss of life and widespread damage, and pioneer weathermen were scrambling to figure out how improve forecasting. Even the rudimentary concept of the counterclockwise circulation of low pressure systems in the Northern Hemisphere was not proven. Scientists didn't know how storms formed or traveled. Prevailing thought held that storms traveled in the direction the wind blew. Even the brilliant Benjamin Franklin was at a loss to explain why winds during a storm blew from the northeast even as the low pressure worked its way northeastward from Philadelphia to Boston.
While Espy was developing his theory, William Redfield, a self-taught American weather aficionado, had been working on his own research. After visiting the aftermath of a hurricane that ravaged New England in 1821, Redfield observed that in one location fallen trees were toppled by a southeast wind, while trees further north had been blown down by winds from the northeast. That evidence convinced Redfield the tropical storms that sometimes walloped the East Coast were in fact massive whirlwinds that rotated as they surged up the Atlantic coast. For the next decade, he analyzed ship logs, interviewed shipmasters, and studied wind patterns. In 1831, his thesis containing the details of a storm's anatomy was published in the American Journal of Science. James Espy, however, vociferously disagreed with Redfield, arguing (incorrectly) that instead of winds rotating in a circular manner, they rushed in at great speed toward a storm's center where the rising column of air was strongest. Their heated debate went on for years.
William Redfield's postulate would later be verified with the establishment of the telegraph system, which enabled operators to report real-time information. By 1860, there were 500 stations across the United States telegraphing data to the Smithsonian Institute, which began producing America's first daily weather maps, and the science of forecasting had begun. Ironically, Redfield and Espy died without realizing each of them had contributed vital parts that led to a more advanced understanding of weather and storms. Perhaps more ironic is that as a weather enthusiast growing up in Philly, I never knew about Espy, the "Storm King from Philadelphia."
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Adam Liu, cello Cellist Adam Liu is joined by pianist David Allen Wehr in a recital celebrating Mr. Liu's 10th anniversary in Pittsburgh, and welcoming the Chinese Year of the Horse. The program includes works by Boccherini, Saint-Saens, Chopin, Faure and Brahms, plus the evocative Chinese erhu showpiece Sai Ma (The Horse Race) played by Mr. Liu. Free admission.02/10/2014
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A Mass Affair – French Kiss Thomas Douglas conducts the beautiful Requiem Masses by Maurice Durufle and Gabriel Faure. The twist here is that the sections of each Mass will be presented back-to-back – the Kyrie of one followed by the Kyrie of the other, et cetera – hence the "French Kiss."02/14/2014
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Ingrid Matthews & Byron Schenkman: The Bach Standard Bach's Sonatas for violin and harpsichord represent a microcosm of what makes the great composer great: exquisitely beautiful melodies, rich counterpoint, perfect formal structure, and an unparalleled breadth of expression. Violinist Ingrid Matthews and harpsichordist Byron Schenkman have been probing this magnificent repertoire together for over 20 years, dazzling audiences with the intensity and passion of their performances and establishing themselves among the top Bach interpreters of their generation.02/15/2014
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Meet "Paul's Case" composer Gregory Spears Reservations due by Feb. 14 at 4:00 pm. This Opera Up Close preview of Paul's Case features composer Gregory Spears, two Willa Cather scholars, stage director George Cederquist, and Pittsburgh Opera Director of Artistic Operations Biull Powers.02/16/2014
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Teacher from the Black Lagoon This musical revue from Theatreworks USA is based on the books Teacher from the Black Lagoon, Dogzilla, I Want My Hat Back, Love, and Splat shows that our imagination can get the best of us. Amuse and quell fears of new experiences, all at the same time! Join Hubie and friends as they learn to be courageous when confronting the things that scare them. (60 minutes, ages 3-10)02/16/2014
Beethoven on the Bluff - Violin/Cello II The Beethoven duo cycle featuring pianist David Allen Wehr with guests Noah Bendix-Balgley and Anne Martindale Williams continues with the beloved 3rd Sonata for cello and piano, one the composer's most spacious and melodically appealing works. The Op. 30 violin sonatas were written when Beethoven was facing the crisis of his increasing deafness and the professional challenge of breaking out of his extremely successful early music to create a more dramatic and poetic style.02/16/2014
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