The O-town Scene

R.o.B.S. A. WOODSTOCK — A cow given a pardon by Pennsylvania’s governor after it escaped from a suburban Philadelphia slaughterhouse will be grazing in upstate New York. Officials at the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary say the cow dubbed Kayli is being transported to the Catskills Mon- day. The upstate organization said the cow was being loaded into the holding pen at the butcher’s in Upper Darby, Pa., last month when it broke away. During its es- cape, the cow ran into a car, causing mi- nor damage. A slaughterhouse employee soon arrived and lassoed the cow. A few days after the escape, Gov. Tom Corbett's office “pardoned” the wayward cow, which spent the past two weeks quarantined at Pennsylvania's Quaker- town Veterinary Clinic. The Woodstock organization provides shelter to cows, pigs, sheep and other rescued farm animals. Former TSA screener B. to bare all in new book A former TSA screener is poised to release a tell-all book that will “lay bare the scandal- ous attitudes and behaviors of the men and women on the front lines of our nation’s air- port security,” according to a media release from the book’s publisher. Writers as well as those interested in contributing reviews. E-mail clips to editor@otownscene.com 26 O-Town Scene July 21, 2011 The Scene is hiring experenced feature writers, “Prying Eyes: True Stories from the TSA” will be published anonymously by Strong- man Press. The publishers say the author has been “thoroughly vetted” to guarantee the authenticity of the book, which describes Transportation Security Administration screen- ers behaving badly. The agency has come under fire several times in recent months after it introduced “enhanced” security measures, including full-body scans and increased pat- downs, in the fall of 2010. In late June, a Florida woman complained when TSA officials required her 95-year-old mother to remove her adult diaper before boarding a plane. “Prying Eyes” offers a behind-the-scenes look at the conduct and conversations of airport screeners, including openly gay screeners (male and female) selecting attractive passen- gers for enhanced pat-downs; a male screener who bragged about his history of sexually assaulting women; and screeners who showed up for work under the influence of drugs. The TSA has declined to comment publicly on the book, which is scheduled for release July 30. .S., by Emily Popek.. is Bess; Beal, by The Associated PrA. is r It’s hard to tell what’s true these days. Take a gander below, and guess if A. and B. are Real or B.S. (Answers at the bottom of the page.) Mooving out: ‘Pardoned’ cow to get new home

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