Insight

An Artist's Life: An Interview with Adrienne Trafford

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Amazon.com is the number 1 online publishing platform in the world. That's why I used it to publish my first ebook:

Fox Television's Erin Como Reveals Her Timeless Model for Success: Interview

This mini-tome is a collection of stories and poems for readers who don't take themselves too seriously. I hope that you enjoy it and am always interested in your feedback.

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Saturday, March 15, 2014

Inside Access: Philadelphia Flyers verses Pittsburgh Penguins

'Inside Access' is an ongoing 'Insight' series that takes readers behind the scenes at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. Today's game featured the Flyers verses the Metropolitan Division-leading Pittsburgh Penguins.

Fred Shero

The Flyers honored their legendary back-to-back Stanley Cup Championship head coach Fred Shero prior to today's game. The organization unveiled a statue of the Hall of Famer ceremony outside of Xfinity Live approximately two hours before today's 1 p.m. EST faceoff.

With Shero the Flyers revolutionized hockey in the 1970s, terrorized every National Hockey League opponent and created an era that they fiercely defined. Without Shero the Flyers have often appeared in the playoffs and made it to the Stanley Cup Final a number of occasions. But, the organization has never been able to lift the Silver Chalice for a third time. That ongoing reality serves to underscore how vital Shero's presence in Philadelphia was during the team's greatest moments in ice time.

Pregame

Starting Goalies: Marc-Andre Fleury for the Pens and Steve Mason for the Flyers. (Ray Emery's return to the bench today could mean that he starts the Pittsburgh end of this double-header tomorrow.)

Pens entered the game with the top power play and the top penalty kill in the NHL.

The Flyers would accomplish something against the Pens today that they hadn't done since April 23, 2009 (playoffs) and since April 6, 2008 (regular season).

First Period

Zac Rinaldo involved himself in a scrum directly in front of the Pens net that eventually drew all five opposing players into a shoving match that resulted in a Flyers' power play.

Scott Hartnell then scored his sixteenth goal at 3:50 on the power play. Claude Giroux and Wayne Simmonds assisted.

Later in the period, while short-handed, Sean Couturier stole the puck, circled behind Fleury and hit Matt Read with a pass. Read tallied his seventeenth marker of the season at 8:12.

A notable play happened when Braydon Coburn stripped Sidney Crosby of the puck as he was moving in on Mason. Crosby was called for a cross checking penalty at 11:04.

Flyers outshot Pens 12-7 in the period.

Second Period

Fleury made two terrific right pad saves midway through the second period.

Vincent Lecavalier pulled a string, then lifted a nice shot over Fleury's right shoulder to give the Flyers a 3-0 lead. It was his fifteenth goal of the year, which was assisted by Luke Schenn and Nicklas Grossmann.

Pens have been shutout three times this season, most recently by the Dallas Stars (3-0) on the road in January (25^th). The other shutouts were by Colorado in October and by Ottawa in December.

Tic-Tac-Toe: Couturier moved toward the net on a rush. He passed the puck to Giroux, 'G' paddle-balled it to Coots, who slid it to Read. Number 24 stood alone on Fleury's right side and smartly netted his second goal of the game (eighteenth overall).

Flyers outshot Pens 29-18 through two periods.

Third period

Mason recorded his fourth shutout of the season, stopping 25 shots to Fleury's 40. The Flyers last shutout the Penguins (3-0) on April 23, 2009 with Martin Biron between the pipes. Prior to that playoff game, they last shutout the Pens in the regular season on April 6, 2008. Biron was also in net during that game.

The Pens clearly seemed less motivated (considering their double-digit Metro Division lead) then the Flyers. Philadelphia knew they needed these two Saturday points and they got them.

Tomorrow's game in Pittsburgh offers a different challenge for Craig Berube's squad, who have done well on the Consol Energy Center Ice in recent seasons. Of course, the same was also true for the Pens when they've played in Philly before today's game.

Postgame

Craig Berube praised Matt Read's speed, quickness and competitiveness in the postgame presser. He said that he liked 'Coot's' positioning against Crosby and also noted that his rising young star has a good stick.

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My illustrated children's book: Maddie: Teaching Tolerance with a Smile officially became a Top 10 Amazon best-seller as of January 29, 2014.

Since December (2013) Maddie has appeared within Amazon's Top 50, 40, 30, 20, and 10 illustrated children's books.

The ongoing public response to this real-life story continues to be deeply humbling for everyone who was involved in creating this illustrated children's book.

Children's Alopecia Project

50% of all proceeds from the sale of our book (in both print and ebook forms) are being donated to the Children's Alopecia Project (CAP).

What a ride

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It only takes a few minutes to read some of my other stories as well:

Here's a selection of my interviews with broadcasters, actors, models and more...

A Model's Life: An Interview with Kourtney Reppert

Ellen Wasser-Hrin: Behind the Scenes of the Modeling World
Model and Actor Rachael Platt-McMullan Proves Why Dreams Are Worth Pursuing

Samantha Paisley's Great Success Story
Megan Irminger: Model Management Agency Has Another Rising Star

An Artist's Life: An Interview with Adrienne Trafford

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Amazon.com is the number 1 online publishing platform in the world. That's why I used it to publish my first ebook:

Fox Television's Erin Como Reveals Her Timeless Model for Success: Interview

This mini-tome is a collection of stories and poems for readers who don't take themselves too seriously. I hope that you enjoy it and am always interested in your feedback.

-------------------------------------------------------------

Visit my Examiner Contributor Page, or my Yahoo Contributor Page.

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Writing a Top 10 Amazon Best-Seller

My illustrated children's book: Maddie: Teaching Tolerance with a Smile officially became a Top 10 Amazon best-seller as of January 29, 2014.

Since December (2013) Maddie has appeared within Amazon's Top 50, 40, 30, 20, and 10 illustrated children's books.

The ongoing public response to this real-life story continues to be deeply humbling for everyone who was involved in creating this illustrated children's book.

Children's Alopecia Project

50% of all proceeds from the sale of our book (in both print and ebook forms) are being donated to the Children's Alopecia Project (CAP).

What a ride

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It only takes a few minutes to read some of my other stories as well:

Here's a selection of my interviews with broadcasters, actors, models and more...

A Model's Life: An Interview with Kourtney Reppert

Ellen Wasser-Hrin: Behind the Scenes of the Modeling World
Model and Actor Rachael Platt-McMullan Proves Why Dreams Are Worth Pursuing

Samantha Paisley's Great Success Story
Megan Irminger: Model Management Agency Has Another Rising Star

An Artist's Life: An Interview with Adrienne Trafford

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I look forward to becoming friends on Facebook.

Let's connect on LinkedIn and on Twitter @SeanyOB.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Amazon.com is the number 1 online publishing platform in the world. That's why I used it to publish my first ebook:

Fox Television's Erin Como Reveals Her Timeless Model for Success: Interview

This mini-tome is a collection of stories and poems for readers who don't take themselves too seriously. I hope that you enjoy it and am always interested in your feedback.

-------------------------------------------------------------

Visit my Examiner Contributor Page,
or my Yahoo Contributor Page.

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Philadelphia Flyers Trade Deadline Deal: Andrew MacDonald obtained from New York Islanders

General manager Paul Holmgren obtained a solid puck-blocking defenseman one day prior to the NHL's trade deadline by acquiring 27-year-old Andrew MacDonald for a prospect Matt Mangene, a third-round 2014 draft pick and a second-round 2015 draft pick. While not a star, he clearly deepens the orange and black's defensive contingent.

How about Meszaros?

The Flyers' have been rumored to potentially move one of their veteran d-men, Andrej Meszaros who's set to become a UFA at season's end, by tomorrow's deadline in response to this deal.

Production and money matters

MacDonald, who makes a modest $500,000 is also set to become a UFA this summer as well, leads the NHL with 198 blocked shots. His acquisition should upgrade the Craig Berube's defense and surely offers a preview where Holmgren, Hextall and the rest of the front office will watch to decide if they want to offer this veteran a new deal in the off-season.

(Photo courtesy of fannation.)

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My illustrated children's book: Maddie: Teaching Tolerance with a Smile officially became a Top 10 Amazon best-seller as of January 29, 2014.

Since December (2013) Maddie has appeared within Amazon's Top 50, 40, 30, 20, and 10 illustrated children's books.

The ongoing public response to this real-life story continues to be deeply humbling for everyone who was involved in creating this illustrated children's book.

Children's Alopecia Project

50% of all proceeds from the sale of our book (in both print and ebook forms) are being donated to the Children's Alopecia Project (CAP).

What a ride

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It only takes a few minutes to read some of my other stories as well:

Here's a selection of my interviews with broadcasters, actors, models and more...

A Model's Life: An Interview with Kourtney Reppert

Ellen Wasser-Hrin: Behind the Scenes of the Modeling World
Model and Actor Rachael Platt-McMullan Proves Why Dreams Are Worth Pursuing

Samantha Paisley's Great Success Story
Megan Irminger: Model Management Agency Has Another Rising Star

An Artist's Life: An Interview with Adrienne Trafford

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I look forward to becoming friends on Facebook.

Let's connect on LinkedIn and on Twitter @SeanyOB.

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Amazon.com is the number 1 online publishing platform in the world. That's why I used it to publish my first ebook: