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The June 2010 Women's Independent World MMA Rankings have been released. These rankings are independent of any single MMA media outlet or sanctioning body, and are published on multiple MMA web sites, as well as www.IndependentWorldMMARankings.com.
The members of the voting panel for the Women's Independent World MMA Rankings are, in alphabetical order: Nicholas Bailey (MMA Ratings); Jim Genia (Full Contact Fighter and MMA Journalist Blog); Yael Grauer (MMA HQ); Jesse Holland (MMA Mania); Robert Joyner (Freelance); Zac Robinson (Sports by the Numbers MMA); Leland Roling (Bloody Elbow); Michael David Smith (AOL Fanhouse); Joshua Stein (MMA Opinion); and Ivan Trembow (Freelance).
June 2010 Women's Independent World MMA Rankings
Ballots collected on June 15, 2010
Featherweight Rankings (136 to 145 lbs.)
1. Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos (9-1)
2. Marloes Coenen (17-4)
3. Gina Carano (7-1)
4. Yuko "Hiroko" Yamanaka (9-1-1)
5. Cindy Dandois (4-0)
6. Shana Olsen (4-0)
7. Amanda Nunes (5-1)
8. Jamie Seaton (2-1)
9. Emily Thompson (3-2)
10. Hitomi Akano (15-7)
Bantamweight Rankings (126 to 135 lbs.)
1. Sarah Kaufman (11-0)
2. Roxanne Modafferi (15-5)
3. Tara LaRosa (18-2)
4. Hitomi Akano (15-7)
5. Shayna Baszler (12-6)
6. Takayo Hashi (12-2)
7. Miesha Tate (9-2)
8. Julie Kedzie (14-8)
9. Vanessa Porto (10-4)
10. Jennifer Tate (6-1)
Flyweight Rankings (116 to 125 lbs.)
1. Rosi Sexton (10-1)
2. Tara LaRosa (18-2)
3. Aisling Daly (9-0)
4. Rin Nakai (6-0)
5. Sally Krumdiack (8-3)
6. Lena Ovchynnikova (6-0)
7. Megumi Fujii (20-0)
8. Monica Lovato (5-1)
9. Jeri Sitzes (3-1)
10. Mutsumi Kasai (4-1)
Junior Flyweight Rankings (106 to 115 lbs.)
1. Megumi Fujii (20-0)
2. Yuka Tsuji (22-2)
3. Lisa Ward (12-5)
4. Mei "V Hajime" Yamaguchi (6-2)
5. Jessica Pene (7-0)
6. Jessica Aguilar (8-3)
7. Kyoko Takabayashi (11-4)
8. Angela Magana (8-4)
9. Saori Ishioka (8-4)
10. Emi Fujino (8-4)
The Women's Independent World MMA Rankings are tabulated and published on a monthly basis, with fighters receiving ten points for a first-place vote, nine points for a second-place vote, and so on.
The rankings are based purely on the votes of the members of the voting panel, with nobody's vote counting more than anybody else's vote, and no computerized voting.
The voters are instructed to vote primarily based on fighters' actual accomplishments in the cage/ring (the quality of opposition that they've actually beaten), not based on a broad, subjective perception of which fighters would theoretically win hypothetical match-ups.
Inactivity: Fighters who have not fought in the past 12 months are not eligible to be ranked, and will regain their eligibility the next time they fight.
Disciplinary Suspensions: Fighters who are currently serving disciplinary suspensions, or who have been denied a license for drug test or disciplinary reasons, are not eligible to be ranked.
Changing Weight Classes: When a fighter announces that she is leaving one weight class in order to fight in another weight class, the fighter is not eligible to be ranked in the new weight class until her first fight in the new weight class has taken place.
Catch Weight Fights: When fights are contested at weights that are in between the limits of the various weight classes, they are considered to be in the higher weight class. The weight limits for each weight class are listed at the top of the rankings for each weight class.
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Among the enormously important issues that this symposium will address are these: Is Christ inherently against culture? Or, does faith work through culture? Perhaps both? When and why? Or, perhaps neither? And given the "post-consensus" theological and ethical climate of broader Western culture, how is the Christian community to understand–in faithful and relevant ways–the relationship between Christian faith and the surrounding culture?
A rich, long-standing, and at times exceedingly contentious "intramural" Christian conversation surrounds the question of how the faith interacts with human culture. Answers through the centuries have been many and diverse. The early church father Tertullian's well-known question "What does Athens have to do with Jerusalem?" mirrors the tensions that are inherent in the issue.
Tertullian's answer, rooted in his deep-seated concerns about idolatry, was unambiguous: they have very little to do with one another. Because Athens represents for Tertullian intellectual culture, and hence the study of literature, history, philosophy, science and the arts, seeking to develop the life of the mind is the equivalent of fiddling while Rome is burning. After all, he reasons, won't human culture be relegated to a cosmic ash-heap as a result of the final judgment?
Over against Tertullian, contrasting construals of the relationship between Christian faith and culture, of course, have been many and diverse–from late patristic to medieval to modern. These proceed on the assumption, at least in the Western cultural context, that Christian faith is the basis for and fullest expression of human culture. Variations of this can be triumphalistic and borderline-theocratic, on the one hand, to North American "mainline" Protestant, on the other hand, in their character.
And H. Richard Niebuhr's classic five-fold typology of "Christ and Culture," published in 1951, continues to exert considerable influence among theological and social thinkers. In recent years, however, Niebuhr's typology has been called into question, raising questions of an enduring nature that this symposium will seek to address.
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Old Dominion University's Hugo A. Owens African American Cultural Center will host the first Umoja Conference Jan. 25-26, 2002. The conference, derived from the Swahili word for "unity," merges the Sisterhood Symposium and the Black Male Summit into one program under the theme of "Masculinity, Femininity, One Entity."
The two-day Umoja conference will feature guest speakers, workshops and cultural events designed to enhance unification among black students. It is open to all colleges and universities as well as various community groups. Students will have the opportunity to network with workshop presenters, members of the black community and students from other schools.
According to Bobbi Lynn, a conference spokesperson, between 300 and 500 representatives from six universities across the state are expected to attend: Old Dominion, Norfolk State, Hampton, Christopher Newport, Norfolk State and Virginia Tech.
The Sisterhood Symposium seeks to encourage academic success among Black females; heighten awareness of cultural issues; encourage success in the occupational setting/workforce; promote leadership; and emphasize the importance of spirituality and a healthy self-image. The Black Male Summit is designed to provide a link between faculty, especially black faculty, and the black male student body. It also aims to establish contacts and resources for the social and academic development of black male students, and create ties between black male students and the larger university population.
Participants will check-in beginning at 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, in the North Mall of Webb University Center. The Umoja Unity Dinner will start at 6 p.m.
On Saturday, Jan. 26, the conference resumes with a continental breakfast, followed by check-in and registration from 8- 8:50 a.m. in the North Mall of Webb Center. Workshops will begin at 9 a.m. Casual dress (no jeans or tennis shoes) is appropriate for Friday night, and professional attire is required for Saturday.
Visit www.odu.edu/AO/student_serv/AACC to register online or complete the process in person at the Hugo Owens African American Cultural Center, located at 1417 W. 49th St.
The registration deadline is Dec. 14.
The cost to attend is $5 for Old Dominion students, faculty, and staff; $10 for representatives of other colleges and universities; and $25 for members of the surrounding communities.
All registered participants will receive a free T-shirt and a workshop packet. For more information, call 683-5490.
This article was posted on: November 15, 2001
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On rare occasions the forces of the Universe smile and align to provide a memorable experience.
My moment was wandering into Bayley's Taproom in Portland and choosing this beer.
Served on cask in a nonic.
What a joy to behold. Every sip to be savored until sadly, it's gone.
Appearance alone is bewildering. Cloudy. Striated. Somewhat pale at the top, clearly defined layers of accelerating darkness to the bottom. A rusty amber. Amazing!
No head no lace but who cares?
Move on to the aroma which is overpowering grapefruit. And each sip follows. A hop fiends delight.
There is nothing bad to say about this beer and I feel very fortunate to have the chance to experience it.
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Burial rule relaxation is a 'small step forward'
The Farmers' Union of Wales has welcomed the relaxation of rules banning the burial or animals on farms as a 'step towards common sense.'
But the Union criticised the announcement that restrictions will come back into force in a weeks time.
EU Regulations require farmers to pay collectors to remove and dispose of fallen stock.
– Emyr Jones, FUW president
We welcome this concession but have highlighted the fact that it does not cover all those who have been worst affected by the severe weather.
Many have lost hundreds of animals and tens of thousands of pounds, requiring them to pay further thousands to have dead animals removed because they cannot meet very strict guidelines.
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330ml bottle purchased from Slowbeer in Melbourne.
Pours a mildly hazed golden yellow colour, with a full and pretty persistent head of fluffy white. Head is slightly flat, although pocked with larger bubbles. Lacing is excellent. Very slight, but relatively large-bubbled carbonation when tilted. Looks pretty decent.
Nose is luscious and fruity, with deep sweet mango characters melded with something spicy and organic. I believe there's a hint of the wheat coming through, which gives a rounder, sweeter character to the hops (hence the mango). But there's a sharpness as well: a bit peppery, a bit green and bitey. It's a nice way to cut through but support the sweetness. Nice stuff.
Taste is clean and bright, with a positive hop character through the centre of the palate. Mild wheat characters give a slightly more acidic tone than might otherwise have been there, and allow a peppery, slightly herbal character to dominate. It feels slightly thin, although that maybe accentuates the hops a bit more, and leaves it less filling and more refreshing.
Overall, this is pretty good stuff. Clean and bright, with a really solid hop character to it. The spice and bite of the hops does tend to overwhelm after a while, but given it's a showcase of the hops, that can easily be forgiven.
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Pours a half finger white head over a golden hazy body. Clumpy lace.
Aromas are moderate,wheat, citrus. Dry.
Taste is dry and sharp. Wheat flavours up front, and a dry hop bitterness on back. Earthy notes. Some grapefruit, which builds to be dominant Not completely at one with itself IMHO.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied and needs more carbonation to lift the overall beer and give zest for style.
Overall, too dry and unbalanced for me overall. Doesn't need to be a 6 percent beer, either!
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Pours a nice slightly cloudy mango. Good head/lacing.
Smell is fruity mango character. Then a kind of rich botanical herbal smell.
Taste is straight off mango. Finishes with a solid and moreish hop bitterness, verging on the salty. More subtle-ish herbal character.
Mouthfeel feels decently thick and well bittered.
A highly enjoyable beer, amenable to the Australian summer and whose slightly higher alcohol percentage belies its drinkability.
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NEOGA — With the end of the school year approaching, further staff cuts are expected at Neoga schools.
Even though 12 teachers were dismissed at the board's March meeting, Superintendent Chuck Castle said further staff cuts may still be needed.
"We're going to probably address the non-certified staff," he said. "We'll probably have to do that next month."
Castle estimates the district has saved around $300,000 by dismissing teachers and an additional $100,000 from dismissing non-certified staff members. Further cuts to non-certified staff are estimated to save the district around an additional $75,000.
The district hopes to save even more money through an academic inter-governmental cooperative agreement with Stewardson-Strasburg School District. Castle said the district is still in the planning stages for those talks and agreements are being worked on.
"It seems to be progressing," he said. "We're getting them drawn up with the attorneys."
While staff cuts can still be made up to 30 days before the end of the year, Castle said he is looking to next year and continued losses in state funding for education.
"I fear for the ability of the state to fund education," he said "They don't seem to have the will or the resources. We'll cut until we can't do anything anymore. Probably at the beginning of next year, we'll address our thoughts and the board's thoughts and have some talks about where we are and what we're going to do."


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Brookfield, Vermont - June 26, 2008
Vermont State Police have issued an Amber Alert for a missing Braintree girl.
12-year-old Brooke Bennett was last seen Wednesday morning in Randolph.
"Obviously I'm upset. You just want her home. We want her back," Brooke's father, James Bennett, said tearfully.
James Bennett sat with his wife, Janet, as they tried their best to be strong. Pictures of Brooke are scattered throughout the home. Brooke lives with her mom in Braintree. The 12-year-old celebrates her birthday next month and her dad says she is already a typical teen.
"Of course, she is becoming a teen so she is interested in spending time with friends and doing sports. You know we are all for that. But we are not all for this," said James Bennett.
Brooke was last seen on surveillance video walking away from the Cumberland Farms in Randolph Wednesday morning. Police say she convinced her uncle to drop her off at the store so she could get a ride to visit a sick friend. But police say she really went there to meet a person she had been communicating with online through the popular social networking site MySpace.
"It is the family member's opinion that was a ruse to the family to get to that location. Members of the Vermont State Police Computers Crime Unit are currently examining the computer used by Miss Bennett in an attempt to isolate and identify when she was speaking with the online- the person online prior to her being reported missing," said Vt. State Police Capt. David Covell.
Police do not know who that person is at this time.
Brooke's mother, Cassandra Gagnon, issued a heartfelt plea to her daughter on Thursday night. "I love you Brooke. I'm not mad. I just want you home," she said through tears.
Police K-9 teams searched the area near the floating bridge on Sunset Pond in Brookfield after family members found clothing in the area similar to what Brooke was last seen wearing. Missing signs have been hung at businesses throughout the area.
"If anybody has seen her or heard from her or talked to somebody that saw her, please call. Call us, call the state police, help us find her," pleaded James Bennett.
Brooke's 17-year-old sister, Savannah, issued her own plea. "I just want you home, Brooke, and if you can hear me, if you're watching, just call me and let us know you're safe."
Police will be sending dive teams to the floating bridge Friday to continue to look for clues. Relatives of the missing girl found some of her personal belongings near the bridge. Police say it's a popular hang out spot for teens.
James Bennett said there had been some tension a month ago regarding Brooke's MySpace page. He actually helped her set up the page originally, but then had taken it down due to some inappropriate language. But he said overall she is really a good kid and had no reason to run away.
Brooke was missing for a day and a half before police issued the Amber Alert. That's because there are certain regulations that authorities have to follow in order to issue the alert. There has to be evidence of an abduction. And police believe that they do now have that evidence, though they will not comment on what exactly that evidence is, so that is why they issued the alert late Thursday afternoon.
This is the first Amber Alert Vermont has issued since it joined the program four years ago.
Brooke is 12-year-old. She is 5'3", 98 pounds, has brown hair with purple highlights and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing blue jeans, a pink sweater and white sneakers with pink lettering.
If you have seen her or have any information-- call Vt. State Police at 802-234-9933.
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Lawyer defending the weak turns fifty
When Johanna Suurpää was founding the Refugee Advice Centre in the 1980s, there were hardly any refugees to advise
Johanna Suurpää
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By Hanna Syrjälä
The Ministry of Justice's Judicial Administration Department Unit for Democracy, Language Affairs and Fundamental Rights is located on Helsinki's Kasarmikatu. That is where
Johanna Suurpää
is currently to be found, working as the unit's director.
Her five-year stint as the Ombudsman for Minorities was interrupted when the Ministry of Justice founded the new unit.
"It was a shame, but this was such a fascinating new post," explains Suurpää in her office.
As the Minorities Ombudsman, Suurpää represented ethnic minorities and foreigners in Finland.
Her current duties have her pondering, amongst other things, how to get the younger generation voting in the municipal elections this autumn.
"The older demographics are active voters, and their proportion is increasing. At the same time, young Finns are voting less and less. This presents a challenge for democracy."
From the start
of her legal career
, Suurpää has tackled questions pertaining to immigration and human rights.
She was initially motivated to study law, or
[literally translated "justice science"] because she felt that a lawyer's duty was to help those who were at a disadvantage.
"That combination of words was just so beautiful: justice and science."
She graduated in 1988. That same year, she founded the Refugee Advice Centre, which offered legal aid to refugees.
In the late 1980s, Finland was an entirely different place
compared with the situation today.
There were few immigrants, and legislation concerning immigrants was vague at best.
"Every group to cross the border into Finland made the news. The law roughly stated that a person can be deported if advisable."
A lot has happened since then
. According to Suurpää, most of the policy lines under the Aliens Act are just about in order, but foreigners landing here should be received more openly.
"Immigrants are not employed in all levels of society. There are hardly any in governmental positions. Immigrants should be given the opportunity to influence and participate in what happens in Finland."
During her years of work in the field
, Suurpää has received plenty of feedback from those who oppose immigration.
During the years when she was involved in the Refugee Advice Centre, she received letters and phone calls - even, on occasion, visits to her home.
Later on, most of the debate moved to the internet.
Suurpää is pleased that there is lively debate, so long as it doesn't become aggressive.
In her capacity as Ombudsman for Minorities, she was questioned by users of the
[an internet-born community of immigration-sceptic activists].
"It was actually a positive experience."
Recently, there has been criticism
that attitudes towards immigration have become harsher and more negative. According to Suurpää, though, this isn't exactly true, at least not when seen from a broader perspective.
"Compared with the 1980s, Finland certainly hasn't become more racist. These days, acceptance of internationalism is on an entirely different level."
As attitudes have changed
towards foreigners
, they have also changed towards human rights. Previously, the entire term was scarcely known.
"When Finland joined the European Union in 1989, the European Convention on Human Rights was implemented.
That resulted in a very rapid activation on the ground", says Suurpää.
Suurpää sees no reason for Finns to hang their heads in shame as far as human rights are concerned, but notes that there is certainly room for improvement.
"All people should have the same basic rights. At the moment, however, the implementation of these rights may vary. For instance, the quality of geriatric care depends heavily on the individual's municipality of residence. This can lead to inequalities."
Suurpää's most rewarding
were those where she worked directly with people.
"It has felt important to help, for example, some human rights activists from some country."
Individuals have also stayed in her mind.
"During my years at the Refugee Advice Centre, I heard stories about children being tortured. I especially remember one Lebanese girl who told me she still had nightmares about snipers. I thought, 'This girl is certainly not going to be sent back to Lebanon'. And she wasn't."
WHO: Johanna Suurpää
March 6, 1962 in Helsinki.
Head of a unit established in 2010
at the Ministry of Justice, which handles elections and the delivery of basic rights.
Ombudsman for Minorities
from 2007 to 2010.
Eva Biaudet
(recently the Swedish People's Party candidate in the presidential elections) followed her in this task.
Former employment
includes the Refugee Advice Centre, the Asylum Board, the United Nations, and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs' human rights unit.
Bachelor of Law
, with two children.
Hobbies include
walking with her dog and various arts and culture interests.
Helsingin Sanomat / First published in print 10.3.2012
Previously in HS International Edition:
UN takes issue with Finnish expulsions of torture victims (13.2.2012)
Espoo shooting: why was Ibrahim Shkupolli not deported? (4.1.2010)
Work-based immigration grows by 60 per cent (22.5.2008)
Ministry of Justice: Unit for Democracy, Language Affairs and Fundamental Rights
Ombudsman for Minorities
Refugee Advice Centre
Hommaforum in English
HANNA SYRJÄLÄ / Helsingin Sanomat
Labour disputes surprisingly common inside labour unions
GUEST COLUMN: Fukushima brought extensive changes to attitudes in Japan - but what about Finland?
Guggenheim: We want to be proud and alone
Online harassment of underage individuals has become an everyday phenomenon
Film industry brings revenue to Lapland during tourism off-seasons
NOTES AND QUERIES: Slower transport services in prospect out west
NEWS ANALYSIS: Russian opposition is looking for a new direction
Finland is too small for some: astronomer left home for better observing sites abroad
Finnish books to be showcased at Frankfurt Fair in 2014
Lawyer defending the weak turns fifty
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Google and Motorola Mobility plan to file for pre-closing antitrust clearances for the merger of Motorola with a Google subsidiary in a number of jurisdictions, including Canada, China, Israel, Russia, Taiwan, and Turkey, in addition to filings in the United States and before the European Commission.
The companies have already filed for clearance to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice on Aug. 29 under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, and the request is still within the usual waiting period of 30 days, Motorola Mobility said in a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday.
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The U.S. agencies can either allow an "early termination," or if either agency determines during the waiting period that further inquiry is necessary, it can in a "second request" call for additional information and documents beyond the waiting period.
Google said in August it entered into an agreement to acquire the mobile phone and tablet maker for about $12.5 billion, to strengthen its patent portfolio.
Google will acquire Motorola through the merger of the company and RB98, a wholly owned subsidiary of Google formed solely for the purpose of facilitating the acquisition, which will cease to exist after the merger, the filing said. Motorola will continue as a wholly owned subsidiary of Google.
Fifteen putative class-action complaints challenging the proposed transaction have been filed against Motorola Mobility and its directors, according to the filing. Motorola Mobility and its directors intend to vigorously contest the allegations, it added.
The merger agreement and the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement were more favorable to Motorola Mobility stockholders than remaining independent or other strategic alternatives available to Motorola and its stockholders, because of ongoing risks Motorola faces in a historically volatile consumer-based industry with intense competition from highly successful competitors, short product cycles relying heavily on product execution, carrier and consumer demand, evolving technologies and ongoing intellectual property litigation, the filing said.
The filing also reveals further details of the behind-the-scene negotiations between the two companies, starting with Andrew Rubin, senior vice president of mobile at Google, contacting Sanjay Jha, chairman and chief executive officer of Motorola Mobility, in early July to request a meeting to discuss the purchase by some of Google's competitors of the patent portfolio of Nortel Networks and its subsidiaries in a June auction, and the possible impact of and potential responses to the purchase.
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Nice looking shoe. Anyone here have anything to say about them?
I just bought them yesterday. They are pretty much the best shoes ever.
They are shoes made for a god. Just lost my pair yesterday and im already whining about having to use my old galileos l. Ill definately be buying a second set
I and other climbers tested them for Climbing's Gear Guide, and we gave them the Editor's Choice award. Really strong combination of edging ability and pulling ability (on steep terrain). I'm still using them and still loving them.
I tried them on but they have the same 5.10 heel problem that most of their shoes have. Their heel is not for everyone's foot. Up front, they are very cambered. I could not stand with my foot flat in them, I had to kinda roll onto my outer foot. Of course, if you're standing on flat ground while wearing 5.10 Arrowheads you're using them wrong.
Got a pair a little while back they are AMAZING! They fit to my foot really well the heal sucks your foot in for ultimate control. Super sticky and can edge on anything.
I had a pair of Anasazi's for a couple years they were AWESOME ! so good for bouldering, sport climb, and gym had to retire them due to my big toes sticking through the fronts. the heel pocket is great
What sizes are you guys using relative to your street shoe? How much do they stretch? Can anyone compare them to the Optimus Primes? The Evolvs fit me great but they wear out quickly so I'm looking for alternatives.
They're some of the best shoes that I've ever worn. I have used them bouldering on all types of terrain, they edge and smear ridiculously well on face climbs and slabs, perfect balance of edging stiffness and sensibility. The rubber is very sticky, much more so than La Sportivas' rubber. They are also amazing for roof climbing, because they are slightly downturned and heel hook quite well. I have 10.5 street shoes, and I'm going with 9.5 for these badboys. Would definitely reccomend these if they fit your foot of course. They are a lot like the La Sportiva narrow+low volume shoes like the katana, but they fit me even better.
Let me compare them to the Optimus Primes. The main difference is they don't suck. I don't dislike Evolvs... The Pontas seems like a good shoe. But the OPs are weak sauce. I sold mine after a week or two. The arrowheads seem to stretch a little more than the old Anasazis or at least they get more comfortable... If that makes sense. 1 size down should be about right, but sizing is so individual... I think I went down 1.5. I would argue they are NOT narrow and low volume... Maybe they work for that, but my feet are fairly wide and they fit great. If you like the Evolv fit, I think you'll like the arrowhead (or any Anasazi) fit. the arrowheads seem to really break in comfortably. The only sizing issue is if you have really flat feet, the downturn might make your foot cramp and you'll have to size up a bit (I feel it in my right foot a little because it's bigger). The rubber is great and the most durable I've used yet. The other part of the shoe is a little LESS durable, so be careful on toe scums (worth it for the added comfort).


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10:31pm Friday 31st January 2014 in Sport
NEWPORT Gwent Dragons suffered their third January defeat to English opposition after being overpowered by Newcastle in the LV= Cup.
The Falcons have scored just six tries in the Aviva Premiership this season but crossed the whitewash four times for a 29-0 bonus point win at Kingston Park.
And to make matters worse for the Rodney Parade region on a grim trip to the north east of England, openside flanker Nic Cudd was sent off in the second half for a tip tackle.
It was a crushing defeat to bring to an end a miserable month for the Dragons, who have suffered a derby loss to Cardiff Blues and thumpings at the hands of Bath, Northampton and Newcastle.
Both sides were looking for a morale-boosting win at Kingston Park ahead of their returns to league action.
The Falcons fielded a strong line-up to try to build some momentum for their battle to beat the drop from the Aviva Premiership with title-chasing Bath their next opposition.
The Dragons adopted a different approach with director of rugby Lyn Jones giving a number of fringe players an opportunity to press for a place in their team to face Edinburgh in the RaboDirect Pro12 next Sunday.
But their hopes won't have been helped by defeat in the Anglo-Welsh dead rubber.
On a gluepot pitch both sides displayed surprisingly good handling in the first half but the Falcons dominated the possession and ran in four tries, three of them before the break, as the Dragons struggled to match them up front.
It was a different story after the break, the game disintegrated on the back of myriad changes from the benches and any hopes the Dragons may have had of a comeback were dashed when Cudd was sent off for a spear tackle on Adam Powell in the 56th minute.
Both sides made 14 changes to their line-ups and despite being competitive at the breakdown, the Dragons proved no match for the Falcons up front.
They were heaved off their own ball just about every time in the first half and Newcastle were able to play the game very much on the front foot.
Fly-half Phil Godman skipped through some ragged defence for the first try after just seven minutes which the Scotland cap also converted.
With the wind at their backs the Falcons were soon looking for more but they had to wait until the 20th minute for the next score.
Newcastle moved the ball wide to Sinoti Sinoti with the Dragons struggling and the winger sent in flanker Mark Wilson, who was making his 100th Falcons appearance, for a try in the corner to make it 12-0.
The big flanker was back again in the 28th minute when scrum-half Warren Fury's darting blindside break made the hole for Wilson to blast through and this time Godman's conversion from wide out was good for 19-0.
Right on half-time, the Dragons were turned over at the scrum on their own put-in again and the Falcons upped the power again at the scrum to force a penalty which Godman knocked over for 22-0 at the break.
The Dragons' first real chance arrived eight minutes into the second half when they tried three successive line-out catch and drives with Falcons hooker Matt Thomson sin-binned after the second attempt which went close to the try-line - but the Falcons pack turned the ball over and were able to clear.
Cudd then joined Thompson on the sidelines - but he was not to return as the colour of the card he was shown after a spear tackle on Powell was red.
That effectively ended any hopes the Dragons may have had. Newcastle were totally in control from that point - but the number of chances they wasted will not have pleased Falcons boss Dean Richards.
The hosts had just one solitary score to show for all their dominance, when lock Fraser McKenzie scrambled over with just two minutes left. Rory Clegg converted to complete the scoring.
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keithbob wrote:Now don't be silly. Obviously they will recruit.
and talk of going into the english aviva with our record.bet the english teams are rubbing their hands for bonus points next season if it does happen!!
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Then we could get behind him
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ten2two says...
I genuinely believe the future is bright for the dragons, and when i mean bright i dont mean beating the best teams in france and england in there own back yard... im not deluded like some people on here seem to be
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By default, content management systems such as Drupal (which we're using for this web site) expect users to format their posts with HTML markup. This can be inconvenient and deter casual contribution from members of the community who aren't completely comfortable with HTML.
Javascript-based WYSIWYG (What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get) editors to the rescue!
I recently published ec2metadata which provides a simple CLI and Python interface to the metadata of an Amazon EC2 instance. In that post I mentioned that "one of the most useful pieces of data is user-data, which can be used to pass configuration information or even initialization scripts to the instance upon launch".
I received a couple of responses by email asking for more information, so here it is.
The 2 most annoying things about Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Storage) I have found, is that there is no support to auto-attach an EBS on instance launch, and the need to manually mount an EBS when it's attached.
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Welcome to Mega-City One, a city of over four hundred million people and everyone of them a potential criminal. Stretching the length of the 22nd century American eastern seaboard, Mega-City One is the most dangerous city on Earth, for it is calculated that one serious crime takes place every second of every day. So dangerous, it demands a special breed of law enforcer.
Here, there are no police, no trials and no juries, only the Judges. It takes fifteen years to train a Judge for life on the streets of Mega-City One. Fifteen years of iron discipline, rigid self-control and concentrated aggression. Most feared and respected of all Judges is Joe Dredd, a man vested with the power of instant sentencing, a man whose court is the streets and whose word is the Law!
Multiplayer notice: The game's multiplayer servers have been taken offline and the only multiplayer option available is LAN.
Age requirements: ESRB Rating: MATURE with Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language.
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There's a lot to like about Dredd vs. Death. Just one look at the screenies should convince you that we're talking ancient tech here, but the dated visuals hide a smooth and capable engine. The environments are suitably Dredd-y, and the level design is varied enough to keep attention levels high for the duration of the campaign. The gameplay's pretty good, too; Dredd's regeneratingread more shield means that you can always soak up a few bullets no matter how precarious your health gets. As old-school shooters go, it's a solid, entertaining title.
There are a few quibbles: it's pretty short, and Mega City just seems so ....empty. Luckily, this is more than made up for by the Arcade mode, which adds some much-needed time to to the gameplay. Shooting zombies with shotguns? Works for me. And we're talking the old-fashioned, shuffling zombies here. Brilliant.
So, it's not a laster and not much of a looker. But if you have a few hours free at the weekend and you fancy some undemanding shooty fun, you could do a lot worse than to check it out.
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Posted on 2009-07-29 04:18:39 bysunny02:
The game's based on the popular, long-running 2000AD series of comic books rather than the aforementioned unpopular Sylvester Stallone movie. You, of course, play Dredd, a cop of the future who acts as judge, jury, and executioner in a fascistic consumer dystopia called Mega-City One on your quest to recapture four escaped "Dark Judges"--Fear, Fire, Mortis, andread more Death.
You can expect to be badgered by a lot of vampires and zombies. Though there are some token human lawbreakers to execute here and there, for the most part, the game's 11 short levels pit you against swarms of the undead. In what might have been an attempt to spice up gameplay, you can arrest human lawbreakers rather than kill them. Sometimes they'll surrender on sight, and sometimes you'll have to wing them first. The problem is, unless it's a very occasional part of a mission goal, or unless you're deeply into role-playing Judge Dredd, there's basically no reason to do this. Arrests do boost your "law meter," which is a stat bar that tracks your success as a judge. Unfortunately, the law meter isn't tightly integrated into gameplay. So unless you willfully ignore instructions, it rarely dips below maximum and can be safely ignored.
As you complete the single-player levels, 11 "arcade" levels become unlocked. These feature small, goal-oriented tasks that usually require you to either kill a certain number of enemies as fast as possible or survive an onslaught for a given amount of time. In short bursts, these levels are actually more intense and entertaining than the campaign. Two people can tackle the single-player campaign cooperatively. This is a nice feature that would have been a lot more exciting in a better game
The environments are colorful but geometrically simple. They're not attractively stylized simple, either; they're just simple, with lots of big, flat surfaces. The game also features what appears to be some of man's first experiments in rag-doll physics. Characters crumple and tumble but are completely out of sync with the force applied to them. Shoot an oncoming zombie in the foot and it's just as likely to be blown 20 feet in the air and forward as any other direction.
Success in both the campaign and arcade modes unlocks a bunch of extra character models that can be used in multiplayer. Game can handle up to 16 people over a LAN or the Internet, unfortunately game doesn't include a built-in server browser for anything but LAN games, so you'll have to hop out of the game and use an external browser to find servers..
I axpected something more from this game when I played it, but someone would have more fun from it. Price isn't high so you might consider buying it but don't say I didn't warn you!
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Posted on 2010-10-10 15:11:06 byCurunauth:
Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death is a surprisingly fun little diversion, emphasis on little. The 11 chapters go by rather quickly even on the hardest difficulty and spending extra time and effort to maximize your arrest record. Arcade mode does add some time, but with the exception of two, those twelve levels don't take very long to beat with a maximum rating either.
Playingread more on Hard, I earned Judge Dredd ranking on all story missions and all but one Arcade level in one day; not bad for $6, but a pretty weak value next to most of GOG's offerings. Still, it had the potential to earn a four, but gets dragged down by a few moderately irritating bugs.
This is a budget game, and it shows. The engine isn't bad, but the models are low-poly and flat-textured. That said, it looks fine, and the fire and gas effects are plentiful, if not particularly advanced. Environments are a bit sterile, but there are setting-appropriate if simple decorations, the cityscape skybox is nice, and varied lighting provides a bit of atmosphere.
Amusing enough. I don't know the comics, but the theme is clear, the various criminal charges are often funny, and flavor comments from Dredd, perps, and bystanders are varied enough to be engaging. Story is fairly standard superhero fare, and the whole game is silly enough that weak voice acting in some of the dramatic scenes doesn't matter at all.
As noted at the top, this is an easy game. On Hard, you can lose most of a health bar to a zombie charge, but there's not much risk of that unless you're trying to save ammo (which is never necessary) and beat them up in hallways where you can't dodge. Most levels have a couple Med-judges to heal you and give you a medpack, which automatically fills your health bar once it empties. For enemies with guns, you have a shield that can take a couple pistol hits and recharges after a few seconds.
The attempt at providing challenge comes in the form of "rankings" - at the end of the level, your kills, secondary objectives, and arrests are tallied, and you unlock arcade levels and multiplayer characters (or cheats, in arcade levels) depending on how well you did. However, this just requires that you play properly - arrest everyone and you'll make Dredd every time. Thanks to your shield, it's not too hard to camp in cover and slowly shoot guns out of perps' hands so they'll surrender. For those perps that refuse to surrender or gang wars where they're shooting each other and depriving you of arrests, you have gas grenades. However, beware - the ranking is based mostly on total sentence time, NOT number of arrests; the one level I had to repeat was the mall one, where I managed to take out all the perps' guns before any of them fired a shot, resulting in short sentences. Make sure they fire once first, so you can give 'em life (100 years) for assault of a judge. When you see Cult Guards / Assassins, take them out and surrounding cultists generally give up.
Another tip to farm sentence time: some vagrants, most scrawlers, and some civilians will refuse arrest if challenged from the front, but submit from behind; each refusal adds five years until the fourth, which gives them life for resisting arrest. Also, anyone on their knees (due to gas grenade) can be arrested, even formerly innocent civilians, and the innocent always resist arrest! Abuse the system for fun, profit, and Judge Dredd ranking! :-P
You get credit for arrests even if they die after they're cuffed (most useful in the Judge Fire level - fire barely hurts you, so you can run around issuing traffic and smoking citations before too many are fried by your fireball-tossing foe). Finally, when you're out of 'nades, death cultists who won't surrender will stop picking up weapons once you shoot several out of their hands, and if you leave for a bit then watch from a distance, they eventually get scared and surrender.
Outside of the story level where I didn't abuse the law enough, I only had to repeat two arcade levels, both of which are timed zombie kills. "Night Shift" merely required a change in strategy (keep charging upstairs and using ammo quickly - the grenade launcher respawns when you're down to 2 shots), and "Visiting Hours" is the only one I haven't reached Dredd ranking; protecting the civvies is easy enough, but I haven't yet gotten enough vampires to spawn while doing so. This raises an point of mild irritation about rankings: while arrests and undead kills drive your rankings in story mode, arcade levels aren't made clear. Generally, if it's timed, you want to complete the objective as quickly as possible, while if it's "survive/protect for n minutes", you want to max your kills. (There's an added twist to "Public Relations" that isn't clear until you finish it - technically it makes the level harder, but it actually makes getting max ranking easier, if only I'd known!)
One irritation that shows up any time you're escorting is that ally pathing is really bad - if it's not a straight shot to you, they are prone to falling off of stairs and ramps, or getting stuck on corners; when there's a rescue zone the last one can get caught behind the fronzen rescued ones, forcing you to load a save and try again, and when the last rescue zone is also your exit zone, you might leave the level before they step in, losing you a secondary objective.
Standard WASD+grenade+action, with an extra action for "challenge" (do this so you can arrest perps or random bystanders guilty of owning hamsters without a license) - it works well enough, and everything is responsive; any vaguely recent machine should handle max settings smoothly. Jump is a bit flaky, especially combined with crouch - time it wrong and you'll end up doing not much at all, with a slight delay before you can try again. Fortunately, it's rarely necessary. There aren't many objects lying about, but it's still possible to get temporarily stuck on geometry, particularly in tunnel doorways or near railings; this can break your stride when dodging vampires, which is upsetting.
"Action" is used both for arrest and for switching weapon - text onscreen tells you what you'll do, but when approaching a perp it's all too easy to accidentally swap your secondary with his pistol, or to arrest him instead of swapping (which makes you stand and freeze for about a second). Also, in arcade levels, you swap your current weapon, not just the secondary - this is confusing until you get the hang of it.
Your primary gun has a wide array of modes, all of which pull from the same clips (with varying per-shot costs). This would have been a lot cooler if I'd used anything other than armor-piercing. The burst-capable standard is pointless because and AP isn't actually just anti-armor, it's a more powerful, accurate single shot. Hi-ex rounds pack punch but are more trouble than they're worth for the most part, and incendiary is fun but a pointless waste of ammo. Ricochet is similar, and the only time I used heat-seeking was to see if it would track undead once they were on fire (it does).
LEVELS, STRATEGY, and OTHER ELEMENTS:
My favorite level is the final, a desolate outdoor wasteland with surprise-spawning enemies, flame geysers scattered about to keep things interesting, and a loaded Lawrod right at the beginning. You have way more than enough ammo to spend the whole level sniping, even if you miss a lot. My least favorite is the one where you rescue a Tek Judge, because he got trapped in a room by unarrestable vagrants twice and stuck on geometry three times, requiring a reload every time (shooting innocents gets a big law-meter penalty; I had 5111 years of sentence but I like my clean record, ya know?).
Be aware that you move fastest running forward - you back up at about vampire speed, but can easily outrun them if you turn around. When using the Lawrod, always turn and run when you hear spawns, then snipe at your leisure.
When short on ammo, anything can be beaten senseless. 2 hits for normal undead, 3 for the fat ones, 15 for the ludicrously obese, 3 for vampires, 4 for skeletons. At close range, undead can hurt you when they roar, with no noticable attack animation, so either get behind them or attack at the end of their 5-swipe charge (run up at the third swipe, hit, and back off). Vampires have terrible aim, so you can circle around and hit them when they pause after a leap or stand and roar - this is pretty safe with up to three in a wide hallway, but don't get stuck on any corners.
If you're feeling cheap, all monsters have some sort of range limit - past a certain point they either turn around and go home or get stuck and stand still while you beat on them. This counts against the game because in some hallways, you'll end up hitting this point accidentally when trying to beat them up, which takes out the fun.
A few more tips: steer the heck clear of the civvy shotgun (Stump); slow ROF, 4-shot clip, long reload, and low power except at point blank combine into "you should be 4-tapping AP from your primary", which you can do 8 times on a clip and at any range. The Lawrod has a large clip and fires AP-equivalents in accurate 3-shot bursts or has an instakill sniper mode which is tremendous fun outdoors. The only round you need on the Lawgiver is AP (32/clip), and there are usually dead judges lying about to give you 5 clips each. The Las Rifle charges shots when you hold fire: a half-charged shot to the head or fully-charged blast to the chest will kill a Guard/Assassin. It zooms, has a big clip and any level where you find one has Assassins to drop more, so have a ball. If you're low on primary ammo and can't find a rifle, the civvy pistol is accurate and good for disarming perps. The Lawrod is lovely but sniper mode makes disarming harder - you can usually shoot the gun or arm, but with the Lawrod arm shots are lethal. The grenade launcher is lovely when you don't need arrests, but look out - some vampires seem to resist it really well. Finally, reloading can be interrupted by melee attacking - the resulting partial clip is plenty for an emergency, particularly with the machine gun.
I AM the Law!
I did enjoy the game, but there's not much here, and it's not much of a challenge either. Worth a few bucks, a fine buy on special, but it just lacks the usual GOG value. If it weren't for the glitches, it might have earned a 4, but as it stands, it gets a respectable 3. [I try to use a balanced scale; 3 is just fine but nothing special, leaving room for 4 & 5 to distinguish good and great.]
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Stella's Southern Bistro
- Address:
684 C Fairview Rd
Simpsonville, SC 29680Neighborhood:
- Cuisine:
SouthernPrice: $30 and under
Stella's Southern Bistro
- Dining Style: Casual Elegant
- Website: http://www.stellasbistro.com/
- Phone: 8647571212x
- Hours of Operation:
Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:30am - 2:30pm; Dinner: Monday - Saturday: 5:30pm - 10:00pm
- Payment Options: AMEX,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: Southern, Contemporary American
- Executive Chef: Jason Scholz
- Dress Code: Business Casual
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Beer, Farm to Table, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Personal wines welcome, Personal wines welcome (corkage fee applies), Private Room, Smoking Area, Smoking Area (patio only), Wheelchair Access, Wine
- Private Party Facilities: The Indigo Room is an attractive, versatile space that can accommodate groups of up to 50 people. From buffet, to hors d oeuvres, to plated dinner- Stella"s can take care of any size or type of event.
- Private Party Contact: Julia Scholz 8647571212x
A word from Stella's Southern Bistro
Stella's offers cuisine influenced by the coastal Carolinas & American south. We support regional food artisans & emphasize the importance of sourcing products harvested locally. Stella's offers from-scratch food & genuine hospitality all served in a relaxed atmosphere. Enjoy the menu & cuisine of nationally recognized Chef Jason Scholz. Stella's can accommodate groups up to 50 in size in our beautiful & private Indigo Room.Continued
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64 reviews since May 5, 2014
- Food4.6Service4.6
- Ambiance4.2Noise LevelModerate
special occasion (45)fit for foodies (40)neighborhood gem (40)great for lunch (26)romantic (21)good for groups (19)notable wine list (19)vibrant bar scene (11)hot spot (10)great for brunch (8)late-night find (6)kid-friendly (5)great for outdoor dining (3)Show More
- Good Tasting MenucarlosVIPDined on 8/30/2014Overall the Tasting Menu I had was good, particularly the soup and the mixed grill. Unfortunately, I was disappointed with the dessert: the blueberry roll was ok and the white chocolate toffee was uneatable: the toffee was so hard that I could not cut it with the spoon so I had to leave it on the plate.Special Features:
- Stella's Southern BistroOpenTable Diner Since 2012VIPDined on 8/30/2014The acoustics are so poor that you cannot talk if there is a moderate crowd in the restaurant. Menu parings are strange, not flexible to substitute.
- 10 year anniversaryOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 8/29/2014My husband and I choose Stella's for a dinner to celebrate our Anniversay. The staff was excellent, everyone was so friendly and looked like they were having as much fun as we were. The food was so delicious we have not stopped talking about it yet! Thanks guys!!!!!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Only for lunchStoliRocksDined on 8/27/2014One of my favorite lunch spots but I avoid for dinner.Special Features:
- Still GreatJim19Dined on 8/19/2014We have been dining at Stellas for the past three years and I choose it for my birthday dinner. We are always pleased and were once again. I had the duck sampler and it was the best I have ever eaten. My wife always gets the pork chop as it is well prepared. The wine list is adequate and we can always find a bottle we like. This may be the best value restaurant in the Greenville area. Two couples next to us were also celebrating birthdays and commented on how good their meals were. It was the first time for one couple and they said they would be returning. If you are looking for a pleasant change drive to Simpsonville and try Stellas.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Good As AlwaysBookerDined on 8/15/2014My wife and I have been going to Stella's since it opened. Never a bad experience. Food is consistently good/great. Excellent wait staff and management.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 8/8/2014Outstanding !!!! The food and atmosphere were great. Did I mention the food ? I would eat here every day if I could !!!!!Special Features:
- The ExperienceKnightDined on 8/5/2014Stella 's provided an excellent venue for old friends to get together and enjoy each other's company. Food was excellent, with daily specials and drink compliments. Wait staff was attentive and knowledgeable. Will certainly return again.Special Features:
- Mixed ExperienceLuvgoodfoodDined on 8/2/2014Went to Stella's on busy Friday evening. Service overall was good. Our initial waiter was attentive, but he left to handle a group of 15 that came in. Our second waiter tended to talk over us without listening to what we were saying. The fresh heirloom tomato and mozzarella salad was fantastic as was the duck bacon and arugrula salad. However our main courses were not as good. I ordered the duck sampler plate with sliced duck breast and a duck roulade that was too bready and overly salted. My wife ordered the trout that had a bit of a muddy water taste. We were surprised that with local trout available from up in western NC that the quality of their trout wasn't better. The peach cobbler was homemade, but was too bready; not enough fruit.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great Foodie SpotKevinDined on 8/2/2014In Greenville, Stella's remains in my top 5 Foodie Hot Spots. The culinary skill is simply amazing with knowledgeable servers on the nuances of the mill and recent changes to menu items. Only reason why this spot doesn't recent full stars is due to the size of the dinging room....very cramped as tables and seats are very close together and near high traffic lanes for servers and front-of-the-house staff.Special Features:
- Anniversary DateandrivenDined on 8/2/2014Went here for our anniversary - very attentive service (congratulated us on our anniversary) and fantastic food. Would absolutely recommend. I had the hanger steak and meatloaf -- both quite good and very unique. Unique cuisine/menu but still fairly accessible even if not a total foodie (which I'm not).Special Features:
- Family FriendlyTheNanaDined on 7/26/2014I recently had dinner there with my daughter, son-in-law, and 6 year old grandchild. We enjoyed excellent food and cocktails and they also had a child friendly menu. The wait staff was efficient and responded to every request. The food was fresh and perfectly prepared. We will definitely go to this restaurant again.Special Features:
- Simply the Best!kimberlymaustinDined on 7/25/2014From reservation all the way until the very end of the meal this was simply one of the very best experiences ever! We were celebrating my grandmother's 80th birthday and while I had called ahead earlier in the week to let the staff know why we were coming and to request a specific waiter, I was simply blown away by the attention to every detail. All the waitstaff made sure to greet and wish my grandmother a happy birthday. Even the flowers the restaurant were decorated with were her favorite which was also on her cake that was delivered there earlier in the day. The food was fabulous as always and the memories we made as a result are priceless!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Awesome, as always!MaggienanaDined on 7/25/2014We had friends from Charleston visiting for the weekend, so we decided to take them to one of our favorite restaurants, knowing we would not be disappointed! Charlestonians think that no one does fine dining like they do, but, hey, they know differently now! Our dinner was incredible - from the service to the server Samy to the food!! We love Stella's!Special Features:
- UnderwhelmedFoodie82Dined on 7/25/2014We had eaten at Stellas previously and hadnalways enjoyed the food. This meal was disappointing. The side of macaroni and cheese was very dry and the potato cake that was served alongside the NY strip could have used more flavor and a crisp coating. The shrimp and grits were good but I was not crazy about the tomato ragu/gravy served over it. The best thing that I ate was the Wedge salad. We might come back for drinks and an appetizer but probably not dinner.Special Features:
- Excellent ExperieneOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 7/19/2014Food and service were outstanding. Will definitely return soon.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Never disappointsAVE14Dined on 7/18/2014I have never had anything I didn't like at Stella's. It has been consistently good every time I have dined there. The shrimp and grits are by far the best in Greenville County, and my husband's NY Strip was very tasty. The fried okra is a must try, along with their seasonal peach cobbler dessert that's hot out of the oven. Take the time to drive down to Simpsonville. It's worth it.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Excellent MealSimpsonvilleGalDined on 7/18/2014We enjoy going to Stella's. You can always count on getting a delicious meal and the service is very good. I had their Shrimp & Grits, which I feel are the best in the Greenville area. My husband had their new chicken trio. He thoroughly enjoyed it. I did notice the menu no longer includes crab cakes. I know they change the menu seasonally so perhaps crab cakes will return in the future. We finished our meal with their Peach Cobbler topped with ice cream! The only negative is the restaurant can be very noisy when it's crowded. I highly recommend Stella's.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Above and beyond!JALucasDined on 7/16/2014We had lunch as a couple last year and immediately thought of Stella's for Dad's 70th birthday, we were not disappointed. Our server was exceptional, with a beautiful execution of the specials and attention to detail.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- EnjoyableChuckDined on 7/12/2014What a great little restaurant. Decided to try something other than downtown Greenville and was not disappointed in the least. Since we can be downtown in 12-15 minutes this was a little bit of a drive from Taylors, and I though a bit pricy for Simpsonville. But the food and the service made up for any inconvenience. Not your typical "southern" food but delicious and well presented. A lot of the customers seemed to be regulars and it was a little loud. Also, there were almost too many service staff which may account for the prices.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Very goodBroyleemanDined on 7/11/2014We have dined here many times and have never been disappointed. Local fresh ingredients and outstanding service. Worth the drive to Simpsonville.Special Features:
- Great food but ...LouiDined on 6/28/2014We went to this restaurant because it was our end of vacation and we heard that it's a great one with south cooking. I can say that the product used was good quality and the chef was a really good cooker. My tuna was perfect, pink inside and cooked outside like the duck that my friend took. The risotto was sublime. I just can criticize the waiting. Almost 1hour to make 4 plates. But I was really disappointed by the fact that from the beginning I wanted a dessert I saw in the menu ( strawberry cheesecake) and while we waited, the other costumers were served. When my turn came to choose a dessert I was ready and the waitress told me that there is no more Strawberry cheesecake so if we hadn't waited so long I surely would have one.Special Features:
- Always greatHappydinerVIPDined on 6/27/2014As usual, the food prep and presentation was just perfect. The service complimented our meal, friendly and personal but not intrusive. Always a great night out.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Recommendedmurphster47VIPDined on 6/20/2014Kept hearing remarkable things, but never wanted to make the travel. I hate that it took me so long, excellent service, amazing food, had a few apps and fully dinner + cocktails and I couldn't complain about one element, we even ventured outside our comfort area with our choices and were astounded by the deliciousness. I highly recommend for a apps/drinks or an entire night.Special Features:
- Very DisappointedBillDined on 6/14/2014Pleasant and attentive staff. Very limited menu and had an abundance of non-southern and unusual items for chef's selections. Very pricey for what you get. Smallest "baked potato" I've ever seen much less be served with a $25 entree. Three bites and it's gone. $7.50 for a lettuce wedge and $12 for a glass of house wine in Simpsonville, SC?? Very loud too if one wants to have a normal conversation with their table mate. No axe to grind here, just sharing our feelings. Had been here 3 years ago and was hoping for a better experience which obviously didn't happen.
- galcuadradoDined on 6/4/2014Stella's is on my go to list whenever I have guest in from out of town. I personally prefer is the back room as it is quieter. The shrimp and grits is always a great choice.I would recommend this to a friend.
- Always a special occasionGvilleDinerDined on 6/3/2014Because of Stella's connection with local farms, the menu is able to feature ingredients which are fresh and in season. The menu is always interesting, and I have never had a less than outstanding dining experience here. It is a place for special occasions.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Food is incredibleOpenTable Diner Since 2010Dined on 5/27/2014Everything we ordered was amazing. It's too bad it is located in a strip mall in the suburbs. If only they could find a spot in downtown Greenville.... We'll be back!Special Features:
- Amazing food & excellent servicePickyEaterDined on 5/15/2014We've passed by Stella's everyday for the past two years of living in Simpsonville. I always complain that there is no where to eat in town, and we always drive back to Greenville if we decide to go out. I love to cook and i love food! It is very hard for me to find a new restaurant and be satisfied with the food. My husband had heard from co-workers that the food was very good so we thought to give it a try. From the outside i would've never guessed what a gem this place was on the inside. Very cute yet elegant, cozy, and friendly atmosphere. The staff was excellent from the beginning to end. The food was amazing! I recommend Stella's Southern Bistro to anyone who wants great food and service.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Stella's Mothers Day brunchLisaOVIPDined on 5/11/2014Love the food, great service, just a bit crowded and cramped.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- The following 371 reviews are from the Stella's Southern Bistro reviews archive.
- temperaturejuserDined on 4/30/2014Air condition was too cold for our feeling......................Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Nice outingErmkidDined on 4/30/2014Enjoyed dining for dinner at Stella's Southern Bistro. Friendly and knowledgeable staff. The crab cake was wonderful. The Fried Green Tomatoes were a bit spicy for my taste.Special Features:
- Favorite places to dineDavidDined on 4/26/2014Every time we done here, always a great experience! One of the best kept secrets in Simpsonville.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Enjoyable VisitRLF1632Dined on 4/26/2014This was our first visit to Stella's and we will definitely be back. Service was wonderful with just the right amount of attentiveness. Waitress was knowledgeable about the selections and her recommendations were spot on! Food was delicious and the dark Chocolate peanut Butter Pie for dessert was spectacular!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- ServiceOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 4/26/2014Great service and attitude of the staff. The duck and the steaks were prepared to the requested temperature .Special Features:
- Lunch April 2014MarkJVIPDined on 4/23/2014Great lunch. Good service, and priced reasonably. Will be back.Special Features:
- Enjoyed our first visitOpenTable Diner Since 2010Dined on 4/20/2014Went to Easter Brunch on Sunday and enjoyed our experience. Food was very good, service was excellent. Really like that food items are 'local' and fresh. We will return to try the regular menu items. Only negative was we felt rushed - main entrée came out almost right after the Starter course.I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great southern food and hospitalityDeebsdiningDined on 4/18/2014Food was great! Wine was good! Service great! No complaints at all.....just a little noisy the evening we were there. The food overrides the noise!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Another great experienceRabynDined on 4/18/2014Stella' s has always been a great dining experience. I had the duck, which was perfectly cooked medium rare and my why had the quail that was succulent. Service was excellent as always, very attentive and answered our questions about the dishes and sources. I can't recommend highly enough!Special Features:
- a bit underwhelmedJenCoDined on 4/18/2014I was very much looking forward to lunch here. My husband ordered the roast beef sandwich and I had a cheeseburger. They were both good but not great. The atmosphere was great and the price point was spot on.Special Features:


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ROSCOE, Ill. — Ninety miles northwest of Chicago in a sheet metal building down a dead-end road is a museum that could make any collector envious.
"Well, when people first come here they get a different impression than they do when they get to the inside," said Wayne Lensing.
The museum's name, Historic Auto Attractions, doesn't adequately describe the treasures inside.
Lensing has assembled what's believed to be the largest public collection of President John F. Kennedy memorabilia outside the National Archives.
"We have about the most hard artifacts — not writings, not papers [but] hard artifacts," Lensing said.
Items include Lee Harvey Oswald's getaway car. Oswald hailed the Marathon Taxi #36, a 1962 Checker cab, to get back to his Oak Cliff rooming house on Beckley Avenue.
There's also the printing plate The Dallas Morning News used to stamp out the historic headline, along with the Dallas police uniform that Ofc. Nick McDonald wore when he arrested Oswald at the Texas Theater.
Lensing paid $15,000 for Jack Ruby's size-11 Florsheim Wing Tips, which Ruby was wearing when he shot Oswald.
In the same room is another historic vehicle, the ambulance from the O'Neal funeral home in Dallas. The 1962 Ford rushed Oswald to Parkland Memorial Hospital.
"My favorite piece of the Kennedy [collection] is right behind me, of course the '56 Cadillac," Lensing said with pride. "[It's] so awesome, so big."
The 1956 Cadillac is known as the Queen Mary II. It was the U.S. Secret Service car that was directly behind the president's limousine on Elm Street that day. Agent Clint Hill stood on its running board before jumping off and pushing Jackie Kennedy back into the limousine during the assassination.
Over the years, Lensing has picked up some odd items, including the top of JFK's 45th birthday cake from that famous party in New York City where Marilyn Monroe serenaded him with "Happy Birthday" in a sultry voice.
"A Secret Service man got a small piece of this cake and kept it all those years," Lensing said. "And they decided to auction it off in New York City, and oh that one intrigued me."
Paying $6,500, Lensing was the highest bidder for the cake piece.
He also purchased one of two veils Jackie Kennedy wore during JFK's funeral.
Also on display is Oswald's first tombstone, a 130-pound slab of granite that's at the center of a legal dispute.
He loves talking about each of his artifacts, but he will not discuss how much he's invested in his collection over the years.
"I'd just as soon not say that," he told News 8.
Lensing makes his money building race cars. He owns Lefthander Chassis, Inc., which is across the street from his museum.
But in 2000, he put up his business as collateral and took out a $3,000,000 loan. He then purchased his first set of historic vehicles and built the museum.
Several years later, Lensing purchased many of his JFK artifacts from the late Robert White, a noted collector from Maryland.
Since then, Lensing said he's picked up other items at auctions across the country. His has about 400 JFK artifacts in his collection right now.
"I don't need money," Lensing explained. "I need these hard artifacts. I love these things because it's a thing in life I thrive for. It's like an addiction once you get started."
Lensing seems more of a gear-head than a curator. He's a salty character, who's passionate about history and more comfortable in jeans and a ball cap.
Lensing said he's already planning to double the size of Historic Auto Attractions by adding on to the museum, which means he'll be shopping more auctions. There's not one specific JFK item he wants and doesn't yet have.
Unlike most JFK collectors, Lensing doesn't lock away his artifacts. He wants people to take a look inside that sheet metal building in rural Illinois.
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