January
27
2012
When Marguerite Bertoni Oliver played Hearts, one of her favorite pastimes, she always shot the moon, said her son, Scott Oliver.
Her shooting the moon was very reflective of how she lived life, he said. She really wanted you to go for it. And she always did.
Even though she lived her whole life in Ann Arbor, she didnt feel the bounds of it. She always believed you could do whatever you desired.
Marguerite Oliver, 82, an influential leader within the Ann Arbor community, died Monday in Massachusetts from old age and dementia. She moved to Massachusetts in 2010, following the death of her husband, William.
January
27
2012
Princeton Universitys controversial plan to add an arts and transit neighborhood to its campus is facing another legal challenge, this time by residents who say the school illegally obtained the zoning changes needed to build the project.
In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, residents of the borough and the township accused the school of using money to entice Princeton borough and township to grant special zoning for the $300 million redevelopment project on a portion of its campus that straddles both municipalities.
The suit alleges that the new zoning violates laws against granting special development privileges known as spot zoning for specific landowners.
The complaint, filed...
January
27
2012
Brian Elliott also saw the postseason that year with Ottawa. In four games, Elliott won just once and gave up over four goals per contest.
The Blues are seemingly a lock for the playoffs. Why take the chance with Elliott alone when Halak has proven himself as a force?
Contracts
Brian Elliott is now locked up for the next two years after signing an extension on January 18th. Some might assume that this is a hint Halak is on the move. It isnt.
The Blues also signed Halak to a four-year, $15 million deal after his arrival before even seeing the ice with St. Louis. If he continues this level of play, it would be foolish not to retain him for the deals last...
January
27
2012
PORT CHESTER, NY – The Port Chester Council for the Arts (PCCFA) hosted an opening reception for its Literacy Through the Arts (LTA) art exhibit on Thursday evening at the school districts administrative wing inside Port Chester Middle School.
The gallery, which opens to the public on Friday, displays the art of LTA instructors Mai Kong, Grace Mora, and Brigitte Loritz. Literacy Through the Arts will celebrateits 15th anniversary this year, and is a program that offers students K-5 a diverse artistic experience.
The program, which employs 15 to 20 professional artists, is a partnership between the PCCFA and the school district. According to PCCFA Board President Anne...
January
26
2012
NEWSBRIEFS
OLTL’s Michael Easton makes the move to General Hospital.
Last week saw the end of another US daytime soap when One Life To Liveaired it’s last episode. The show came to a close on a cliffhanger when we learned that Victor Lord Jr., who had been believed to be dead was in fact alive. Of course, this cliffhanger only happened because it was widely believed that OLTL would continue online thanks to Prospect Park, who bought the rights to the show from ABC and made plans to turn it into a web series.
As we previously reported, that plan fell through days after the show stopped taping and there was no way to go back and tinker with the show’s...
January
26
2012
When Paula Deen told Al Roker yesterday that she has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, no one was really surprised, but plenty of people were pissed, over all sorts of things: that she hid her condition for so long (three years), that she says she doesnt plan to change what she eats (shell just eat less of it), and that shes conveniently getting paid to shill for the diabetes medication Victoza. Are the complaints justified?
One furious commenter on the Timess story seems to encapsulate most of the griping:
What a surprise. Some great American pastimes are on display here:
1. The right to sell awful and unhealthy foods. 2. The inability to stop eating...
January
25
2012
Except, not. No one ever thought Newt Gingrich could become president because of his value system. That he cheated on his first wife with his second, then his second with his third: Old news. And on that, no one ‘lacks moral character’ to be president, as some are now saying. The position of the president requires no morals, or character, whatsoever. Non-wide-eyed sociopaths need not apply.
And then: Are ex’s reliable sources? Of course not. Exs and come forward with information, allegations and rumors because they hate their ex, which is true of most exs (same thing happened to former NJ Guv Jon Corzine when he ran for governor in 2005). Here’s President Lyndon...
January
25
2012
JERSEY CITY, N.J., Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –
Lockwood Advisors, Inc. (Lockwood), an affiliate of Pershing LLC, a BNY Mellon company, today announced the availability of Seminars and Event Marketing: Creative Ideas to Build and Enhance Relationships, a new guidebook offering financial professionals detailed information for developing successful events to deepen relationships with clients, attract prospects and to build relationships.
Seminars and Event Marketing, developed in collaboration with Impact Communications, Inc., describes how changes in event marketing in recent years now require financial professionals to develop more sophisticated content and unique...
January
25
2012
Dear Daisy Dog: My dogs have been using Frontline Plus for fleas and ticks, and my veterinarian said I have to buy it at the animal hospital because products sold elsewhere arent as good. Television ads tout PetArmor as equivalent. Whats the truth?
Daisy responds: You ask two questions, which Ill answer in reverse order.
Frontline Plus combines fipronil, which kills fleas and ticks, with methoprene, an insect growth regulator that kills flea eggs and larvae.
Now that Frontlines patent has expired, similar products have joined the market. One of them, PetArmor, contains fipronil, but not methoprene.
Thus, the products arent equivalent, but they do contain the same...
January
25
2012
Eric Zemanovic, a dental hygienist, and Dominic Poteste, a restaurant server, had been dating two months after a yearlong friendship. In the past, both had practiced safe sex and got regular HIV tests. Both are in their early 30s. They had grown up when AIDS meant an early, horrible death. So, whenever they heard about friends testing positive, they felt pangs of fear. Poteste explained: Theres always an anxiety that comes with getting tested, even though 99 percent of the time Ive been safe and been careful, there still is always … His voice trailed off. A slight possibility, Zemanovic completed the sentence. A slight possibility, Poteste agreed. —— Testing...