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TS Steakhouse at Turning Stone
- Address:
5218 Patrick Rd.
Verona, NY 13478Neighborhood:
Verona, NY
- Cuisine:
SteakhousePrice: $50 and over
TS Steakhouse at Turning Stone
- Dining Style: Casual Elegant
- Website: http://www.turningstone.com/dine/tssteakhouse.php
- Phone: 3153618004
- Hours of Operation:
The Dining Room:
Sunday, Wednesday & Thursday: 5pm - 10pm
Friday & Saturday: 5pm - 11pm
- Payment Options: AMEX,Diners Club,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: Steakhouse
- Executive Chef: Joseph Stewart
- Dress Code: Business Casual
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Bar Dining, Beer, Cigar Room, Fireplace, Full Bar, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Private Room, Smoking Area, Smoking Area (patio only), View, Wheelchair Access, Wine
- Private Party Facilities: When it comes time for business, little can compare to the unparalleled on-site services available at Turning Stone Resort. Our convention services staff will attend to every last detail with in-house catering, state-of-the-art audio/visual technology and a professionally managed business center. Add to that the exceptional range of Resort recreational amenities available, and your meeting experience is certain to be a complete success.
•Dedicated Professional Staff for Pre-Event Planning
•In-house Catering Offering Extensive Choices in Fine Cuisine
•Business Center
•Fully Equipped Audio/Visual Department
•Transportation - Shuttles and Limousines
•Floral Department
Weddings at the Turning Stone provides the perfect setting for the complete destination wedding of your dreams. From rehearsal dinner to the post-wedding brunch, our comprehensive Resort offers everything you need to custom design a uniquely personalized wedding event.
- Private Party Contact: Sales at 315.361.7958 or 8883617958
- Entertainment: The Oneida's Turning Stone Resort Casino offers world-class golf, gaming, entertainment, and accommodations. Since opening in 1993, Turning Stone has become a destination resort and one of the top five tourist destinations in New York State, hosting more than 4 million visitors a year.
A word from TS Steakhouse at Turning Stone
Enjoy classic cuts, chops and cocktails at upstate's restaurant, TS Steakhouse, located in the Turning Stone Tower. Featuring a menu to dine for plus panoramic views, lifted spirits in our penthouse bar, and fine cigars in our intimate smoking parlor.Continued
Inspired by the cultural dining history of the Oneida Indians and their practice of "eating the seasons" through locally sourced and sustainable foods, TS Steakhouse builds on this long-standing tradition to deliver fine dining steakhouse favorites created with seasonal ingredients.
Inspired by the cultural dining history of the Oneida Indians and their practice of "eating the seasons" through locally sourced and sustainable foods, TS Steakhouse builds on this long-standing tradition to deliver fine dining steakhouse favorites created with seasonal ingredients.
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TS Steakhouse at Turning Stone reviews from OpenTable diners
143 reviews since May 6, 2014
- Food4.5Service4.8
- Ambiance4.6Noise LevelModerate
scenic view (116)special occasion (114)romantic (92)notable wine list (45)fit for foodies (30)good for groups (20)vibrant bar scene (16)neighborhood gem (8)hot spot (8)late-night find (7)kid-friendly (4)great for brunch (4)great for outdoor dining (2)Show More
- AmazingOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 8/31/2014We decided to take a chance eating at the TS Steakhouse and it was the BEST decision. The food was amazing ... The desserts are to die for. We frequent many fine dining places and this is definitely one I'd recommend to all who take the excursion. The scenic view was breath taking. Thank you for a wonderful experience.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Very EnjoyableWAlkerDined on 8/28/2014We had a very enjoyable time at the Steakhouse. The service was the best, our glasses were never empty, never a dirty dish on our table just FANTASTIC! The food was delightful, I had the prime rib, it was done to perfection and very tasty. My wife had a small steak and it too was done to perfection. We each had a twice baked potato, nothing but Greatness. The portions were very generous. We had a delightful experience and look forward to our next visit.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- TS steakhouseOpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 8/27/2014food was superb.. setting not so much... table was far too large for two and the chair I sat in was very uncomfortable.. I had to raise my voice to converse with my table partner.. View was great as well as the service.. would go back just for the food...Special Features:
- Delightful DiningBobthecatDined on 8/27/2014The atmosphere is wonderful,the meals are always perfect, and the service is knowledgable,efficient ,and personable !Special Features:
- Anniversary DinnerOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 8/24/2014Outstanding experience for our anniversary dinner. Great service, great food, beautiful setting.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Server 111440 Joseph was excellentBloscadhDined on 8/24/2014I am not a fine dining expert, I am very out of my element and your server Joseph was fantastic, attentive and very nice. He made my wife and myself very comfortable and made us feel very special on our 24th anniversary. Please thank him, he's a asset to your establishment. The food was exceptional, amazingly tender, and perfectly seasoned, my regards to the chef and his staff.Special Features:
- Hidden gem in upstateChristianDined on 8/23/2014Tough to beat around central New York for sure! Great steaks!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great food super service but noisyDinedelightDined on 8/22/2014Service was excellent, steaks were memorable, wines were superb. Noise level was high and for a group of four, they sat us at a table big enough for twice our number. It was OK, but coupled with the high noise level from a party on the overhead balcony and loud conversation around us, it was difficult to carry on dinner conversation. We also had a problem hearing the server. We eat at a number of top places: Aureole, NY; Daniel, NY etc. and put TS SH in the mix. Their service especially. Steaks were excellent, cooked perfect and the filet could be cut with a fork. I recommend the twice baked potato, but specify sour creme or not; they didn't ask. The wagyu was great, but I recommend the filet. A great dining experience.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Good, with caveatsOpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 8/20/2014Very good food and well chosen wine list hampered by formal service with far too few servers to make it work on any level. Nothing wrong with the servers themselves, they hustled but formal service needs an un-frantic staff to make it work.Special Features:
- Fantastic food exceptional service!JeffreyDined on 8/17/2014We took our 16 year old daughter for a celebratory dinner and we had an outstanding meal with exceptional service. Now I have a big problem.....My daughter will now be a steak snob like me!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 8/16/2014The food was excellent! The menu could have a little more variety.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Big city eats in Verona NYToothdocDined on 8/14/2014Surprisingly modern, beautiful vista setting on the the top floor of casino. Attentive staff, excellent food. Food was pricey, but very good.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Anniversary DinnerFoodloverDined on 8/14/2014Food was great. service was even better. Views form our table and balcony are amazingSpecial Features:
- Amazing Meal and ServiceHthrDaveDined on 8/13/2014My wife and I had another amazing meal at TS Steakhouse during a recent visit to Turning Stone. The menu is quite varied and the food as always was excellent. My steak and lobster was prepared perfectly, as was my wife's filet mignon. The Caesar salad and shrimp cocktail appetizers were also excellent. The service here is always outstanding - attentive and so friendly, yet not obtrusive at all during a romantic dinner. Many thanks to Herb for making our meal so special as our server. Highly recommend this restaurant for special occasions!Special Features:
- AWESOMEthehoovDined on 8/10/2014The place was great we will be back I used the maple bacon sauce for my steak what a awesome taste been looking for recipe since delmonico steak was to die for will come back again and againSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- steakeaterDined on 8/9/2014The ambiance at this restaurant is very nice as it prides itself on being on the 21st floor with a wonderful view. They attempted to seat us at the worst table in the restaurant. Upstairs in the corner. Not much of any view. Not sure why anyone would want to sit there. After showing our discontent they did seat us downstairs in the main dining area with a terrric view. Service was wonderful. The candy cart was indeed a great addition to the dessert menu. Would definitely go back.Special Features:
- One of our top 5 meals ever!rokcoupleDined on 8/8/2014My wife and I went to TS Steakhouse to celebrate our 34th wedding anniversary. It was our first time there. We couldn't have had a better experience. We sat at a table by the windows with a very nice view. I ordered the bone in ribeye. It was mouth watering. My wife couldn't decide wether to get a filet mignon or scallopps. Our waitress suggested that she order an 8 ounce filet with two or three scallops added on. The filet was cooked to perfection and the scallops melted in your mouth. We each ordered one side and shared them. The cost was very fair compared to other high end steak houses. The wait staff was very attentive. Everything was great! We'll definately return.Special Features:
- Turning stone visitcook460Dined on 8/8/2014After finding The TS restaurant the first time we wanted to return and found it to be a wonderful experience both times. the food, service and ambiance is terrific. They can't do enough for you. we will certainly return the next time we are in the area.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Dress codeJacketandpantsDined on 8/8/2014For a place that markets itself as upscale dining there really should be a dress code. Customers were all over the place with their dress: from very nice jackets and dresses to awful cutoff jeans and flip flops. Looking at those people while I ate took away from the feeling that we were at a special dining experience. If you're charging me luxury prices make the clientele match the beautiful surroundings.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Perfect Every time!BruceDined on 8/7/2014My Wife and I have enjoyed TS Steakhouse at least 8 times. I always order Steak (usually the Filet) and it is always cooked to perfection, Medium Rare. The onion soup is fantastic, the sides are always great! Nice Wine list, great service.Special Features:
- Overdue Dining ExperienceGroup1DesignDined on 8/7/2014Quiet, Laidback and terrific attentive service. They had a lot of steak choices, but seafood and chicken for non meat eaters too. We treated ourselves before we attended a concert at a show, all tables had a great view but we had one right next to the window.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- birdDined on 8/3/2014beautiful view and Daniel, our waiter, was wonderful. Great personality, very attentive and answered many questions for us. The food was good - filet was wonderful, the prime rib was not so good. Pricing to food was a little high for similar restaurants with similar ambience and food. Had a good time but were there very early so that may have had something to do with the noise level.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Turn up the airOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 8/2/2014T.S. Steakhouse was a failry good experience, but if you get seated in the upper loft area you'll want to wear a tank top and shorts as it was very warm and to the point of uncomfortable. I nearly had to leave due to overheating. Aside from that big issue, all was good!
- Great ambience!JenrexDined on 8/2/2014Great for special occasion dining! Great service, amazing view and very trained professional staff. Menu offers many different choices of greatly prepared food.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Steak with a ViewDining101VIPDined on 7/27/2014TS Steakhouse is on the 21st floor of the Turning Stone casino. Great view. This is a high end steakhouse with a few nice surprises including the Potato crusted sea bass, calamari with red cherry peppers, jalapeno cream corn and a confectionary dessert cart. This is the best of the casino restaurants with prices to match. Go treat yourself.Special Features:
- Top notchHappyhighintheskyDined on 7/25/2014On a recent Friday nite my husband and I visited TS Steakhouse. We have had the pleasure of eating at many fine steakhouses, and we both agreed this was top notch!! From the service to the food it was a very enjoyable evening..we can't wait to go back..Special Features:
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 7/25/2014dinner was ruined by a loud and out of control women at one of the other tables. Other than that dinner was goodSpecial Features:
- coopertDined on 7/23/2014We very much enjoy dining at TS. Our waiter Herb is outstanding in every way and only adds to a wonderful experience. Our food was perfectly cooked and served, could not have asked for more!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- great night had by all!!llpbw3Dined on 7/19/2014First time but will definitely return! Food and service was wonderful! Very classy and beautiful place...Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Most memorable anniversary dinner.OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 7/19/2014I don't know where to begin. TS was a marvelous experience. Our waiter was the most attentive young man I have ever encountered. There were three tables on our level with a waiter, Daniel, I believe, and a young bus girl. They were as attentive to their paries as if they were entertaining friends in their own homes. Not onlywere our entees delicious, the lamb chop and the lobster stuffed filet but the ala carte sides were plentiful enough to share. We started with appetizers and cocktails and they were top shelf.This was our anniversary but we will go back before the next special occasion. Thank you to all at TS for making our 45th anniversary so specialSpecial Features:
- Excellent Steakhouse!llb2Dined on 7/19/2014Food was great! Waiter was great! Sat at table 60 - lovely, cozy! Rib-eye for two is the way to go - and they cut it up for you!!!!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great foodRobMCDined on 7/17/2014My wife and I both had steaks and they were excellent. All food served was excellent. The service was also first rate and the time for the meals to arrive was quick.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- exquisitewoulddoitagainDined on 7/12/2014Very nice atmosphere. The food was fantastic. Service outstanding. Recommend to all that enjoy fine dinning at its best.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- ExcellentilovemywifeDined on 7/11/2014A very elegant setting for a special evening. The superb personalized service was beyond what we expected. Our waitress' service was well timed and attentive without being bothersome. She was very knowledgeable of the menu and contents of the individual dishes. The food was excellent and unique. They made it a wonderful evening for us.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Our waiter john was a delightAlbany2Dined on 7/9/2014This was our first trip to the turning stone. We came to celebrate our wedding anniversary. The service from our waiter john was great and food delicious. The view from the restaurant was a delight. So glad we spent time there.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 7/5/2014Good food and service. Bit high on price. Place in beautiful, drinks were great but again priceySpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Amazing!Chilly9810Dined on 7/5/2014Food was excellent, the price was too low for the food you got, best food I've ever ate in my life hands down!Special Features:
- Very good steak hoiseLargeDined on 7/4/2014Kinda in the middle of no where in upstate NY! But if you are in the area or staying at the Tunrning Sound it's a must go place. Beautiful views, big tables, lots of privacy, and great food. Very good experience.Special Features:
- lisalisaDined on 7/2/2014Food was good. Wait was incredibly long for a Wednesday night.Special Features:
- Great the first timeGoodfoodDined on 6/26/2014We went here for our anniversary last year and loved the food. So this year we went back and unfortunately ordered the same thing. This time we were extremely disappointed with our order. It tasted nothing like last time. We will return but try something different!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.


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More job openings, and more quitting
The housing market won't improve until the job market does. Unemployment is creeping down only slowly. But this week had some good job news. Job openings – the number of unfilled positions being advertised – are almost 7% higher than a year ago, which is good news for job seekers. But employers are picky and could be having a hard time finding the right workers. Even though openings are up 7%, they're advertising for jobs more than they're hiring: the number of hires rose only 3% in the last year. On the other side of the human resources department, layoffs and firings are down 8% from a year ago, and back to the way things were before the recession.
But workers aren't returning the loyalty: the number of workers voluntarily quitting is up 10% from a year ago, and up almost 20% from June 2009 when the recession officially ended. They say nobody likes a quitter, but the uptick in quitting might ironically be a sign that people feel confident that they can find a better job or have found one already. Most workers don't voluntarily quit unless they feel like they have other options. With this glimmer of confidence in the job market, it's only a matter of time before people start feeling better about the housing market as well.
—BLS August 2011 Job Openings and Labor Turnover (released 10/12/11):
Volatility: Can you get low-risk high returns?
Like everyone, I've been watching the ups and downs of the stock market. Stock prices ratcheted down in early August around the time of the debt ceiling debate in Congress, but volatility shot up and stock prices have been a roller coaster ever since. A good measure of how much the market is bouncing around — the VIX index — has been at its highest sustained level for the last two months since the darkest days of the financial crisis in the fall of 2008. For investors, volatility means risk: investors want to make lots of money with little or no risk. In other words, it's better to have an investment that dependably returns 5% a year than one that has a 50/50 chance of returning 10% and returning nothing (unless you're a thrill-seeking gambler).
You should think about home values the same way. Even though home prices aren't volatile day to day the way the stock market can be, they are over a long period of time. In cities with volatile housing prices, you run the risk of losing all the money you put into your house – everything from your down payment to all the upgrades you made – if you can't stay put long enough for the market to bounce back up again. Across the US, some markets are a lot bouncier than others. Home prices in Sacramento and Nashville, for instance, both increased around 3.3-3.4% a year on average for the last 25 years. But the similarity ends there. Over those 25 years, Sacramento prices swung big (up or down at least 10%) in 11 of those years, while Nashville prices never did. For the same average return over this period, buying a home in Nashville was a much less risky investment than buying a home in Sacramento. Why does this matter? Well, if you were CERTAIN in 1986 that you would stay put in a home until 2011, then Nashville and Sacramento were equally good bets. But people move all the time, and if you want to minimize the chance that your home will lose value, low volatility matters.
With housing as with any other investment, you want a high return with low risk. But long story short, you can't have it all. Looking over 25 years, no local real estate market has offered a high return with low risk. Among larger metros, NONE of the top ten metros where prices increased most over time is also in the top ten in low volatility:
|Top Metros
|Home Price Growth
|Honolulu, HI
|San Jose, CA
|San Francisco, CA
|Seattle, WA
|Portland, OR-WA
|Orange County, CA
|Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, MD
|Tacoma, WA
|Los Angeles, CA
|Washington-Northern Virginia, DC-VA-MD-WV
(Note: Home price growth is annualized growth rate in home prices, 1986-2011.)
|Top Metros
|Low Volatility of Growth
|Greenville, SC
|Pittsburgh, PA
|Jackson, MS
|Wichita, KS
|Omaha, NE-IA
|Little Rock, AR
|Louisville, KY-IN
|Rochester, NY
|Indianapolis, IN
|Greensboro, NC
(Note: Volatility is the standard deviation of annual home price changes, 1986-2011. All data from the Federal Housing Finance Agency home price index.)
Among the metros with the highest long-term price growth, Portland OR had the lowest volatility. But Madison WI would have given you still pretty high growth with less volatility – a good place for the risk-averse. But the bottom-right part of the graph – where average growth is high and volatility is low – is pretty empty.
Even though you can't get high returns with low risk, you could get the worst of all worlds. Over the past 25 years, Las Vegas NV, Bakersfield CA and Phoenix AZ offered low overall price growth with very high volatility. Here's hoping to a better next quarter-century in those places.


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The Nationals have 90 games left in the season starting Friday.
The Nats have a lot of division games left and games against teams fighting for a wild card spot.
They have 9 games left against the Braves. if they want any shot in winning the division the need to take at least 6 of those 9 games.
They have 14 games left against the Mets. Besides Harvey and Wheeler they dont really have much and just as a bad as an offense so far as the Nats. So the Nats need to wake up against this team and take like 9 out of 14 from them,
They have 13 games remaining against The Phillies. It would be great if they could take 8 out of 13, A lot will depend on if the Phillies are buyers are sellers at the trade deadline.
They have 13 games remaining with the Marlins. The Marlins are by far the worst team in the league. Division winners stomp on the little guys in the division. Nats need to take 10 out of 13,
They also have 7 games remaining against the Brewers. A team with awful starting pitching and will likely not have Braun for the first series because of the nerve damage in his finger. 5 out of 7 shouldnt be asking too much for a team who still has playoff aspirations.
Oh injuries to Desmond, Span, Jordan Zimmerman, Gio, Stras, or anymore to Harper will kill this team. Desmond being hurt for any length of time would mean Rendon at short, and Lombo/Kobernus platooning.at 2nd base. Span is very important to the team as well because Bernadina and Lombo will get exposed like they have been having to start for long periods of time. I can't understate how important Span has been in CF. Bryce is a good CF with great raw tools but, is still learning the outfield in general.
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By Barbara Grijalva - email
Tucson, AZ (KOLD) - We went to a South Tucson restaurant, a lunchtime focal point for people from all over Tucson, to find out what they think about the federal lawsuit against Arizona, and how it might change things in our state.
As you might imagine, opinions ran the gamut..
Whether people are for the lawsuit or against it, they want something to be done about immigration.
Some believe SB 1070 has been bad for business, and welcome the lawsuit as helpful.
"Not only for business, for the economy, for the city, for the state and for the county. I think this is good for everybody," says the restaurant's owner, Rigoberto Lopez, who is worried about his bottom line.
Others take SB 1070 more personally.
Tucsonan Judy Gonzalez says she and her husband are contemplating a move because of it.
"We both were born and raised in Arizona and we've considered leaving the state as a result of it," she says.
Gonzalez says overturning SB 1070 might change her mind.
Sunnyside Unified School Superintendent Manuel Isquierdo says, "I think it may encourage some of them to stay and maybe others to come back."
Cameron MacArthur was in town from Yuma.
He says, "I think this bill that was introduced was a knee jerk reaction to a serious problem, but not the right answer."
Then there are those who are for SB1070, who worry about being profiled under the law, but feel something needs to be done to stem the tide of illegal immigrants.@
Tucsonan Marisa Enriquez is one of them.
"If they want to come here, be in the United States then they should get their citizenship, instead of just coming here illegally," she says,
Others are more sure that SB 1070 is the right answer.
"I think there needs to be some sort of standard, but because we don't have one that the federal government is enforcing, then the local government has to do what it thinks is in the best interests of its citizens," says Tucsonan Gabe Ruiz.
Tucsonan Julia Calderon says, "Now that this law is coming up, everybody is against us. Why? Why are they against us because we want to protect ourselves from all that's going on across the border?
One thing most agree on: They hate the boycotts against Arizona.
Whether the federal lawsuit brings business back, is anybody's guess.
"No. I think there's deeper issues that people are waiting to see what's going to happen in the State of Arizona before they stop boycotting," says Carol Fimbres-Gaughan.
Businessman Rigoberto Lopez is hoping for a windfall because of the federal lawsuit to overturn SB 1070.
"Maybe in a few weeks, this is the comeback of the people and spend the money," he says.
SB 1070 is scheduled to take effect July 29th.
The judge in the lawsuit says she can't promise a ruling on a preliminary injunction to temporarily block enforcement of the law before that.
In the lawsuit, the federal government is asking for an injunction to keep the Arizona law from taking effect while the issue is in court.
A Tucson legal scholar says judges issue injunctions for several reasons.
One is that they look at who'll be harmed if the law is temporarily stopped, and who'll be harmed if it isn't.
The federal government argues that it will be harmed if the law goes into effect, while the state won't suffer a substantial burden.
University of Arizona law professor Marc Miller says, "It leaves the status quo and that, by the way, includes state law enforcement enforcing federal law under existing law that they can arrest somebody for violating federal law. They work with the federal government."
Miller says, "So, the question here is not whether or not Arizona can enforce federal immigration law at all. It is only a question of the enforcement of these new crimes and new provisions" (in SB 1070).
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The newly christened Central Catskills Chamber of Commerce held its annual awards dinner last Wednesday at The Andes Hotel to honor a number of its members for their accomplishments and commitment to local business.
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Scott Stanford, son of Fleischmanns resident Arlene Stanford, won his fourth Emmy Award on Sunday, March 29 for Excellency in New York Sports Broadcasting. Stanford joined the WWOR My9 News Team in 2003 and now anchors the weekend sportscasts including a Sunday sports wrap up. He covers the sports beat as a reporter during the week.
Two New Kingston brothers have recently graduated from their respective military trainings. Ryan Rosa was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps on Nov. 21, 2008 at Quantico, Va.
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At its annual holiday party at the Binnekill Square Restaurant on Sunday, the Margaretville Rotary Club honored Dr. George Levy with the prestigious Paul Harris Fellowship award. Levy was presented with a certificate, lapel pin and medallion as emblems of the award.
Dr. Levy, a dentist who practiced locally for many years, joined the Margaretville Rotary Club in 1970 and has been a faithful member for the past 40 years. He served as the organization's president in 1975.
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By Perla G. Lena
TACLOBAN CITY, Jan. 31 (PNA) — Less than three months after super typhoon "Yolanda," local government units (LGUs) in Eastern Visayas, through their disaster risk reduction and management councils (DRRMCs), are now taking necessary precautions as tropical depression "Basyang" intensified into a storm Friday morning.
A report from the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) here disclosed that LGUs in Leyte have been advised to conduct preemptive evacuation of residents living in flood and landslide-prone areas.
The DRRMC of Tacloban City has already initiated the evacuation of its residents living along coastal areas and other places that are vulnerable to landslides and flooding.
The Philippine Air Force, Philippine Army and Philippine Coast Guard are on standby for possible deployment when necessary.
The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Center (RDRRMC) has not monitored any disaster-related incident as of date.
Currently, storm warning signal No. 1 has been hoisted over the southern part of Samar and Eastern Samar and the provinces of Leyte, Southern Leyte and Biliran. These areas will experience 30-60 kilometer per hour winds in at least 36 hours.
Meantime, cloudy weather with isolated rainshowers is being experienced in Leyte, Southern Leyte, Biliran and Western Samar. (PNA)


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Nature abhors a vacuum, and fills it. Call that the law of Ksubi (née Tsubi), which launched ten years ago this month. At the time, surf pals George Gorrow (pictured, right), Dan Single (left), Paul Wilson, and Oscar Wright were distributing a line of sunglasses and got a stand at Australia fashion week. Alas, there wasn't much to fill said stand with. "We had, I don't know, five pairs?" Gorrow recalls. "That was going to look ridiculous. So we decided to make some clothes…" A decade later, Ksubi is closing out Australia fashion week in Sydney on May 7 with a multimedia runway show styled by Brana Wolf. Below, Gorrow and Wilson talk to Style.com about launching shoes, possibly/maybe making the move to New York fashion week next year, and ten years of letting things roll, Aussie-style.
What made you guys decide to start a clothing line?
George Gorrow: "Decide" might be too strong a word. Back then, we were all living in this town on the northern beaches—one of those places that's like, somewhere on the way to somewhere else. There wasn't much going on other than skateboarding and surfing and hanging out with your friends, and if you wanted to do something else, you kind of had to make it up for yourself. So people got creative—painting, making music or videos. We had a million little projects going on. We were managing bands, hosting parties, doing just about anything to make some money. That's how we wound up distributing this line of sunglasses, and that's how we wound up with a stand at Australia fashion week. And then everything kind of took off from there.
Why do you think the brand connected?
Paul Wilson: I get the sense that people saw that we were a group of likeminded people who were trying something different. I mean, the attitude was different, and even the techniques we were using back then, the way we were making our denim, it wasn't something you saw anywhere else. The abrasion and destruction of the jeans, all hand-done and very ad hoc, you see that a lot now but ten years ago we were pretty much the only guys doing it.
How do you see Ksubi's evolution since then?
PW: I think there was one stage of evolution, leading up to now, and this show marks the start of a new stage. It's kind of like our rebirth—we've rationalized and stabilized our business, we have a new manufacturing partner, and from a design point of view, we're maturing.
How so?
PW: The new collection is very much focused on texture, for instance. And we're developing our own fabrics now and working even harder on our fits. That said, I wouldn't say we're maturing that much—our humor and irreverence is always going to be a part of the brand. It's just that we're starting to move off of loud and graphic and into clothes that are a little more subtle.
GG: And we're working on collections that are less reactive and more conceptual, and pushing our whole team to get on board with the seasonal calendar, so we can show consistently. Up to now, it's been—hey, wanna do a show? Like, if it's something we feel like doing, if there's something we want to say. But the plan is to show every season from now on. Next year, we're intending to move the show to New York fashion week.
Tell me about the show. I hear you've got quite the extravaganza planned.
GG: I don't want to give away too much, but essentially, we've got a video installation going back and forth with the performance part of the show, and we've also shot a bunch of short films that we're going to be screening before the show starts. The collection is inspired by eighties post-punk in Australia; there's a kind of ganglike quality to the clothes, and we've jumped off that for the performance and the video.
Why eighties Australian post-punk?
GG: Well, that was really the last time Australia had its own distinct musical look and sound—bands like the Church, for example.
PW: One of the key things about Ksubi is that it is quite an Australian brand—even if we do wind up moving our show to New York, we'll always be based in Australia, and we'll always draw from the unique culture and environment here. So it seems appropriate to get our conceptual inspiration from Australia, too.
Are you making all the videos yourself?
GG: Whatever we can do in-house, we're doing.
PW: That's a huge thing for us, actually. I mean, when we started this brand, it wasn't just about making clothing. It's always been meant to encompass whatever we do, whatever we're interested in. Poetry, photography, music, architecture. We have all these talented friends we like to work with, and we like to get our hands dirty and try new things for ourselves.
GG: Like, we design all our stores. We won an architectural award for that recently, by the way. That was pretty huge.
So, what's next for Ksubi? Where will you be in ten years?
PW: Hmm. There are a few imminent developments—we're trialing a range of shoes at our shops here and in Hong Kong and the U.K., and the idea is to expand that internationally, and expand our presence in general. And we're continuing to expand our range of sunglasses—there's opticals now, too.
GG: I'm not sure I even want to answer that question. I mean, if you'd asked me that ten years ago—if you'd requested I draw up a business plan—I probably would have laughed. I definitely wouldn't have foreseen all this, where we are now. I'd kind of like to let things keep rolling the way we have. That approach seems to be working.


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Illinois needs money, and one way state leaders think they can hit the jackpot is to give customers a chance to win some cash of their own. It's also got business owners excited, but opponents worried, about the after-effects.
"It gives people something to do, rather than come to drink, or sing, or you know, listen to music," says Troy Sheets, the owner of 3 Sheets Pub in Rockton. "Now they can actually gamble, legally. So I think a lot of people will be attracted to that."
3 Sheets Pub in Rockton is one of several bars in Illinois waiting patiently for its video poker machines to arrive. He's getting three to start, with five being the maximum. It's all in a plan to make more money for state projects, something that's been in the works for over three years.
"If it can help the state's, badly needed infrastructure program, or highway improvement program, then it's definitely a plus," says Rockton Mayor Dale Adams.
Cities and villages can opt out though, for whatever reason.
"It's something that we'll try out, and if it doesn't work, or causes a lot of problems, then we can still opt out some day in the future," says Adams.
And others question it as well. Lee Schreiner, a former member of the Rockford area anti-gambling group, "Enough is Enough", says the social costs are greater than the revenue. Gambling can be addictive. He also believes gambling plans tend to not bring in as much revenue as expected, and Illinois' plan, in his opinion, isn't regulated enough. But not everyone agrees.
"I think it's gonna work," Rockton resident Nick Falzone says. "And I think that Rockton needs something like this to generate more money, more revenue, in order to facilitate the things we need out here to make the quality of life better for everyone here at Rockton."
Revenue doesn't just go to the bar. It's split between state and local governments. Adams says at least 25% goes to Illinois, 5% to the city, and the rest is split between the business owners and gaming companies.
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Big-picture look at habitat connectivity needs could give local land managers more tools; measure seen as critical to helping wildlife survive global warming
By Bob Berwyn
SUMMIT COUNTY — If federal lawmakers can be convinced to look at the country's wildlife in a big-picture perspective, local land managers and conservation biologists may soon have some powerful new tools to help preserve critical connections between important habitat areas.
The Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act, introduced in Congress last week, would create a national wildlife corridors information program within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to build a national picture about essential wildlife movement areas and to distribute that information among various state and federal agencies.
The law would also establish a stewardship fund to provide grants aimed at protection movement corridors, and would require key federal agencies, including the federal Departments of Agriculture, Interior, and Transportation to consider the preservation of these movement areas in their management plans.
The measure has key backing from the national association of wildlife agencies, which represents state wildlife and fish and game departments. A top official with The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies said the new law could help address looming landscape-level impacts from climate change.
"It is vitally important that we identify and maintain habitat connectivity and migration corridors for fish and wildlife in response to the effects of climate change and other landscape level impacts. This bill will facilitate meaningful cooperative endeavors to this end between states, federal agencies, tribes, industry, and private landowners," said Gary Taylor, legislative director for the association.
The measure was introduced by Democratic U.S. Representatives Rush Holt and Jared Polis. it builds on the wildlife habitat and corridors provisions of the House climate bill that has already passed and now appears stalled on its way to the U.S. Senate.
"Smart growth is a popular concept these days, not just on Earth Day, and we need to make decisions about growth with the best information and forethought available." Polis said. Cutting off movement corridors can have serious consequences for wildlife, including genetic isolation that can make animal populations more susceptible to catastrophic disease, and over-populations of species in some areas.
This legislation will ensure that our scientific knowledge of wildlife is central to federal planning and provide local communities with the tools they need to maintain healthy ecosystems and public safety," Polis said.
"Wildlife corridors are vital to maintaining healthy wildlife populations, which are part of what provide Coloradans with their outstanding mountain landscapes and quality of life," said Paige Bonaker, staff biologist at Denver-based Center for Native Ecosystems. "Corridors are also vital to preserving wildlife in a warming world. In Colorado, they will be especially important for our native wildlife most threatened by climate change, like lynx."
In Colorado, hundreds of wildlife corridors provide essential connections among core areas of habitat for species ranging from elk and mule deer to bears and lynx. The importance of a preserving habitat connectivity throughout the Rocky Mountains was underscored recently by a 1,200-mile journey made by a radio-collared lynx from Colorado to Canada.
The Colorado Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration are funding research to identify important wildlife corridors that cross Interstate 70 through the Rocky Mountains and investigate ways to reduce animal-vehicle collisions along the roadway. As part of this project, dozens of citizen scientists will be monitoring wildlife activity at key crossing locations on I-70 this summer. The Colorado Division of Wildlife is also participating in a project to identify wildlife corridors as part of its comprehensive wildlife conservation strategy.
"Wildlife corridors connect natural areas and allow animals to move, migrate, and adapt in a warmer, more crowded world," says Jeffrey Parrish, Executive Director of the Freedom to Roam Coalition, which represents a broad group of businesses, non-profits, and government agencies. "Corridors also connect people to the outdoors, and ensure that all our citizens can hunt and fish, watch wildlife, and recreate while still developing our nation's economy and addressing our energy challenges sustainably."
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[Thanks to paddyfairview for today's game preview (sign up!). I'm trying to ignore the Booz updates, they seem to be changing quite frequently. But there's a chance he plays. This game has all the trappings of the first-game-back-from-roadtrip letdown, but that may be a myth. -ed.]
I was just going to blather on about how the Bulls are a legit contender for the first time since the Jordan Era (which occurred sometime around the Civil War, it feels like) but then the news broke that Carlos Boozer is coming back. Bulls at full strength. Taj as a bench guy. Rose with options. Brian "the moving screen" Scalabrine sliding off the end of the bench. It's all happening. If you hear someone screaming, hide your children, because it's me running down the street naked waving a Bulls flag.
Booz's status vs. the Magic is still uncertain, but whatever. The point is that we're going back to once upon a time, when Booz was Our Guy. Remember that? First LBJ did the snickers commercial thing and morphed into Aretha Franklin. Chris Bosh is totally Betty White. We gave 'em the finger and put all our hope and a bunch of JR's money in Carlos' hands, so of course on his way to cash the check he trips. The "fifth metacarpal" - which I assumed was medical speak for "all hope of a championship season" - is crushed. Turns out we came out swinging. "Carlos Boozer" stopped being a basketball player for a while and became the byword of some hazy future where the Bulls would be even better than they already were. Sometimes I forgot there was another player on this team and just assumed we adopted a big bald mascot with a cool beard and a diamond-encrusted McDonald's watch.
But it's all over now. He's back.
[I can't stomach these discussions about us getting "worse" when he returns. You don't add a player of his caliber and not improve. Unless the player has the exact same game as one of your current stars, and you try to insert them both into the starting lineup, creating a weird traffic jam that disintegrates the halfcourt game into a stupid, VDNesque isolation "offense". (Not that anyone would be stupid enough to actually try this, Pat Riley.) There will be transition time but we will be an elite team before long.]
On to the actual game: I hate the Magic. I think they suck. Their game plan is, put the Howardmonster in the middle and let him play whack-a-mole, then jack a bunch of threes to stay in the game. They have Vince Carter and Rashard Lewis on the same team. What the hell is that? Being both overpaid and lazy in the playoffs is how "stars" kill a franchise, and if the owner wasn't willing to do things like effectively paying J.J. Reddick a max salary they would fall apart. We are hard hat lunch pail. They are the rich kid cashing a fresh check from Dad after blowing the last one on coke. If they get Arenas (who would fit right in, I guess), then maybe I'll be scared. I can't believe they didn't pull the trigger after that Heat game, when they spent four quarters dribbling around the perimeter looking more and more desperate. What a bunch of hacks. If Vince Carter retires they should keep him around as their mascot.
We've got the return of Chris Duhon (who cares) and the first appearance of J.J. Reddick at the UC after his almost-signing by the Bulls this summer as far as storylines go. I like that the Bulls will be rested and finally at home, and the Magic will be on the second night of a road back-to-back. Kurt Thomas should see some playing time - I'm pretty sure it says in his contract he has to run out and kick Dwight Howard really hard in the kneecaps if Howard tries to Rambis Rose. And Brian "the moving screen" Scalabrine will hopefully remain safely on the bench, where the crowd won't be forced to pelt him with concessions as he gets schooled by one of the Magic's many effective big men.
Here's a schedule breakdown I think is revealing (or maybe it just confirms what I want to hear): Orlando has gone 13-4 against teams with a combined record of 144-168. They are 11-1 against teams below .500, and 3-3 against teams above .500. Their wins came against teams with a combined record of 100-142, while their losses came against teams that went 44-26. What this says to me is that they have an easy schedule, and they definitely have not established themselves as elite. Their toughest wins came against Atlanta, New York, and the recently shitty Heat, while their losses have come in that first Heat blowout, and then to Utah, San Antonio, and weirdly, Toronto. Again, the ONLY teams above .500 they have beat are the Knicks, Hawks and Heat. All I'm saying is they have yet to prove they're the juggernaut everyone talks about.
The Bulls have gone 9-6 against teams with a combined record of 139-115. We are 7-0 against teams below .500, and 2-6 against teams above .500. That might not seem flattering, until you consider that a) we're still missing our second scoring option, obviously, and b) we beat Dallas, a much better team than anyone the Magic have beat (maybe a much better team than the Magic), and we lost mostly to very good/elite teams like LA, San Antonio, Boston, Denver etc. Teams we have lost to have a combined .692 winning percentage. I'm OK with that, for now.
This game is very winnable, even if Boozer doesn't come back. If we do walk away with a W, it will be on for the rest of the season in terms of teams coming at us. It might be already, what with the prophet Charles Barkley on our bandwagon now. Whatever, I'm cool with it.
Go Bulls.
Oh yeah, and go talk some shit.Orlando Pinstriped Post
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A website called Lumosity released its list of the smartest cities in America. Lebanon is in the top 30, topping cities like Boston, San Francisco and Chicago.
Lebanon's claim to fame is bologna.
"And I remember when I was a child eating Lebanon bologna, we used to fry it," said Earnest Robinson of Lebanon.
But some Lebanon residents think the rankings are bologna.
"I think that's pretty surprising just because I grew up here and I just never thought it could produce that many smart people," said Tia Gamble of Lebanon. "Maybe the fact we have Lebanon Valley College?"
LVC psychology professor, Michelle Niculsecu, said that is a good guess.
"Well you know it makes sense considering that there's a college right in town," said Niculescu. "Smarter people tend to go to college and therefore you're going to have smarter people in the area."
Lumosity used an online exercise that measures intelligence in five ways; attention, memory, speed, flexibility and problem solving.
But Niculescu said that might not be the smartest research method.
"You don't know if it's the same people logging on to do it over and over again. You don't know what is motivating that person to log-on. So you're not getting an actual representative sample of that area," said Niculescu.
Here is how some other midstate cities ranked: Lancaster, 63rd, Harrisburg/Carlisle, 82nd, and York, 126th. For a complete list of the rankings, check out http://asset1.lumosity.com/smartest-cities-2013/SmartestCities2013.pdf.
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In a lot of ways Bobby Lashley owes his career to Brock Lesnar. Once dubbed "Black Lesnar," the former Army wrestler has followed in the giant South Dakotan's footsteps, from the amateur wrestling world, to the theatrics and grueling road life of the WWE, right into an MMA cage.
That's both a good and a bad thing. Lesnar has paved the way, but he's also created enormous expectations. Unrealistic expectations. Few will ever be able to match Brock's rocket like rise to the top of the MMA business. He fought former champion Frank Mir in his second fight. By his fourth fight he was vanquishing the legendary Randy Couture. Lashley couldn't match that. No one could.
"It's hard when you have your first fight. And that first fight is on TV," Lashley told Bloody Elbow Radio in an exclusive interview. "You have a lot of publicity around you. It's kind of hard. Other guys, they get a handful of fights before they ever see any competition or are even on TV or anything like that. My first fight was on a major card and I've been on TV my whole career. Everybody was like 'Who are you going to fight next? Are you going to fight Fedor?' And man, I've only got one fight under my belt!"
After a controversial loss to Chad Griggs last August in Houston, Lashley regrouped, reevaluated, and is moving forward. Making it to the top is still the goal, but this time, he's going to take it slow. Lashley has parted ways with Strikeforce and is starting fresh March 25th in Titan Fighting Championship, a regional powerhouse operating in his old Kansas City stomping grounds.
"I'm not giving up. I know what I'm capable of...There's going to be a lot less pressure. Because I'm not undefeated anymore," Lashley said. "That's going to alleviate a lot of pressure for me. I don't have to worry about keeping this undefeated streak or anything like that. I can just go out there and be more comfortable. I think you're going to see a much better fighter, because I think they're going to let me fight every couple of months. I'm just going to get better and better and better."
The loss to Griggs was liberating in a way, but the circumstances still trouble the former wrestler. Lashley controlled the first two rounds and was in a dominant position when the referee decided to stand him up. Struggling for breath, it was a decision that changed the fight irrevocably.
"It was kind of garbage. It was very, very poorly officiated. You can't improve from full mount. I don't think there's a better position. Taking me from the full mount position and putting us back on our feet, that was really bad," Lashley said. Exhausted after all most ten minutes of hard fighting, Griggs was able to put him away. But, according to Lashley, illness and not cardio was to blame for his diminished gas tank. "I was training really hard and feeling phenomenol. Then a couple of days before the fight I started feeling really weak. I went down to urgent care. The fight was on Saturday, I went to urgent care on Thursday. I just felt like garbage. They said I was dehydrated and they gave me some fluids and put me on an IV...I'm a heavyweight. I don't cut weight. There's no way I should be dehydrated....afterwards I was out of it. They had to give me four bags of IV fluid. Just to get me back...they sent the information back to my Doc here and that's when he said that I had mono."
Since recovering physically, Lashley has been back in the gym and improving on his skills. He plans a trip to train with Josh Barnett, a fellow pro wrestler who will be busy preparing for his upcoming quarterfinal matchup in the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. Lashley's opponent is an unknown named James Jack. But it's less about the opponent and more about the cage time for the fallen prospect.
"This Titan organization, they have a lot of fights planned this year. I could possibly be fighting every other month. And if that opportunity is presented to me, I damn sure will be fighting every other month," Lashley said. "Experience makes a world of difference when you're in that cage. That's one of the main things. I've been improving my skills in the gym considerably, but just getting out there and getting in the cage and fighting - that's what's going to make me a better fighter. I'm trying to get out there, get active, and stay as active as possible."
You can hear the complete Bobby Lashley interview on Bloody Elbow Radio. Join us this afternoon as special guest host Luke Thomas talks with Maximum Fighting Championship owner Mark Pavelich.