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The newest Disney animation film, Frozen, opened Thanksgiving week and broke all kinds of records for Disney. The film had the best opening of a Disney animated film since The Lion King.
Santino Fontana, an actor known for his many roles on Broadway, plays Hans in Frozen. Hans is the prince of a neighboring country of Arendelle, who plays Anna's love interest. With 12 older brothers, Hans can relate to Anna's feeling of being invisible at times to her older sister. The two quickly fall in love and can't wait to see what kind of journey love takes them on. I had the opportunity to sit down for with Fontana to chat about his role in the film and what it's like to play a prince.
Fontana started his career on stage, and it was something he knew he wanted to do since childhood.
"I forced my family to do a Thanksgiving play in our garage, and I was the turkey in pre-school," admitted Fontana. "I always liked bringing people together and telling a story that kind of united them. Ever since I was a little kid I wanted to be an actor."
Fontana didn't have to do much research of what it's like to be a prince, as he is currently playing the role of the prince in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella on Broadway. But don't think that just because he plays a prince on the stage and on the big screen that he and Hans are anything alike.
"Like any role, it's kind of a match of your imagination and your experience. Hans doesn't have a huge sense of humor. I like to think that I have a good sense of humor," admitted Fontana. "I like to keep people laughing or myself laughing, because life is too hard otherwise. He's not really that, so I'd say we're pretty different. There's not a lot that's similar."
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It's the start of 2008, and no doubt, after the Christmas festivities and New Year parties, your thoughts – like mine – have turned from presents, mince pies and chocolate to the year ahead.
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I have found this to be a good change of pace food for my mud turtles. I use it occasionally to supplement the turtle pellets/chopped earthworms/feeder minnows/romaine lettuce diet.
For about 2 dollars, you can get over a pound of beef heart and I slice it into small strips, make into small freezable packets, and thaw out when needed. A pound goes a long way.My wifes hieroglyphic cooters and western painted love it as well.
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Posted 03 June 2011 - 03:49 AM
I use it also. Its nutritional, cheap, and the turtles love it.
Posted 03 June 2011 - 05:33 AM
I do the same with chicken hearts which I can get like 3 lbs. for $2.00 at an area Amish farmer's market - I rotate with nightcrawlers and pinky mice on a varying basis with my boxies. Great supplement for snappers also.
Posted 03 June 2011 - 09:42 AM
I will look into the chicken hearts.
Posted 02 July 2011 - 09:19 AM
all great foods, I use the beef heart, chicken hearts, and chicken gizzards from the grocery store. all cheap and good additions to a well balanced turtle's diet. besides, what else can fill up a large ally snapper? LOL
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Jersey City police are searching for a victim and his assailant following a shooting on Van Houten Avenue in Jersey City early this morning, police said.Officers responded to Van Houten Avenue near Kennedy Boulevard this morning, just after midnight, reports said.
Police spoke to two men who said they were sitting outside their mother's Van Houten Avenue residence when they saw two men, one with a light beard and a blue Northface sweater, exit a silver Mazda.
The witnesses told police the men then approached a blonde-haired man and began to beat him. The man wearing a Northface sweater then pulled out a silver handgun and shot at the victim, reports said.
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The colloquium will engage specifically with the ways in which John Ruskin's thought and work have been, and continue to be, disseminated through such cultural and economic means as museums, books, social experimentation, and business or manufacturing practices. In particular the colloquium will discuss Ruskin's books and their place within nineteenth century publishing history, Ruskin's readers, and the museums and collections set up in his name or guided by his teaching.
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RICHMOND, Va. - The Curve had to battle through the elements, but they snapped their five-game losing streak Wednesday night in Richmond.
With three runs in both the fifth and sixth innings, the Curve's offense had its best game since the All-Star break and they beat Richmond, 8-3, in a rain-shortened contest at The Diamond.
The game was called after 6 innings when it was in its second rain delay. The first delay of the contest occurred in the top of the sixth inning and lasted a little more than an hour.
It was the Curve's first win since last Thursday, and Kyle McPherson's first victory since June 16, as he snapped a personal four-game losing streak.
McPherson, the Pirates 2011 minor league pitcher of the year, pitched until the game's first rain delay. He struck out eight and allowed three runs on five hits in five innings. McPherson (2-4) also helped his own cause with an RBI single in the sixth inning.
Outfielders Oscar Tejeda and Quincy Latimore evenly split four RBIs. Tejeda did so with a two-run double, while Latimore had a solo homer in addition to an RBI groundout.
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Tonight: Erie at Altoona, 7 p.m.
Pitchers: Curve RHP Gerrit Cole (2-2, 5.17) vs. SeaWolves RHP James Avery (9-7, 4.25)
Record: 45-50
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LEADING OFF: The Curve return home tonight to face Erie after seven games on the road. RHP Gerrit Cole will be on the mound for the Curve and so far in four Double-A appearances, Cole is 2-2 with a 5.17 ERA.
SAFE AT FIRST: In his last outing, Cole took a loss in Akron. In 42/3 innings, Cole allowed three runs and six hits, he also struck out three and allowed his first Double-A home run.
STEALING SECOND: This will be Cole's fifth start for the Curve, but just his second at Peoples Natural Gas Field. The No. 1 overall pick in last year's MLB draft made his Curve debut at home against New Britain on June 20, and he allowed two runs on five hits in five innings while striking out six in a winning effort.
ROUNDING THIRD: OF Quincy Latimore hit a solo homer in the sixth inning. It was his first since July 6, and he leads all Curve players with 11 homers this season.
HEADING HOME: Tonight's contest at Peoples Natural Gas Field will be the first time the Curve play at home since July 9. In their last home game, the Curve downed Binghamton, 3-2, behind a walk-off single from SS Brock Holt.
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The eight runs the Curve scored in seven innings is just one shy of the total number of runs they scored during their five-game losing streak. Their offense averaged 1.8 runs per game during the skid.
Though he struck out seven batters in five innings, Richmond starter Justin Fitzgerald took the loss. Fitzgerald (5-7) gave up five runs - four earned - on six hits and also issued two walks.
Game recap
Key player: 2B Drew Maggi was 2-for-3 and scored twice for the Curve.
Key play: OF Oscar Tejeda's two-run double with two outs in the fifth inning put the Curve up 4-1.
Key stat: The Curve scored nine total runs during their five-game losing streak. They scored eight runs in seven innings Wednesday.
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Bottom 1st: Brown doubled, scored on Minicozzi (0-1).
Top 2nd: Farrell singled, scored on Latimore groundout (1-1).
Top 3rd: Maggi singled, scored on Holt single (2-1).
Top 5th: Maggi singled, Holt walked, both scored on Tejeda double (4-1); Fitzgerald wild pitch scored Tejeda (5-1).
Bottom 5th: Weeks singled, scored on Brown two-run homer (5-3).
Top 6th: Latimore solo homer (6-3); Cabrera doubled, scored on McPherson single (7-3); Quirarte wild pitch scored McPherson (8-3).


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I'm looking for something that isn't that expensive....
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First off... what distance do you consider "long range"??? 300 yds?? 600 yds?? 1k yards??? Makes a BIG difference in what is recommended.
Second.... "best" and "not that expensive" are generally mutually exclusive traits. Good quality long range match grade ammo ain't cheap. It's probably going to be about the most expensive stuff you can buy.
Commercial ammo: Federal Gold Medal Match and Black Hills are probably going to be the best you can get. IIRC, they are both loaded with the Sierra Match King 168 or 175 (Can't remember which has which one). The 168 will do you fine out to about 600 yards. Beyond that, and especially if you have windy conditions, you'll definitely want the 175. It has a much better BC for long range conditions.
Load your own: If you handload, the SMK bullets are proven factors. A good VLD bullet ("Very Low Drag") from makers such as Berger or JLK Bullets (yours truly... see my link at bottom) ups the ante on BC considerably for accurate LR shooting.
In .308 chambering I'd stick with bullets in the 175-180 grain range to make the most of the .308's powder capacity. Re-15, VarGet, and IMR-4064 are proven performer powders with this application.
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August 19, 2007, 09:56 AM
RE15 powder, a match primer, Lapua brass, and Sierra Match King 175 grain bullets should easily get you where you want to go.
Otherwise, the "gold standard" for match-grade factory ammo is the Federal Gold Medal Match .308 ammo.
Edit: of course, the gentleman above said the same thing.
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August 19, 2007, 10:19 AM
The guy who got me into Long Range (600-1000 yard) shooting keeps some Black Hills Match 175 gr in reserve if he gets behind on his handloading with a match coming up.
(By the way, I shoot Mr Swampy's bullets in the AR I have tried to turn into a Long Range rifle. Good stuff. Unsolicited testimonial.)
August 20, 2007, 06:14 AM
does anybody use Lake city LR 7.62x51. somwhere i heard this is better at long range.
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does anybody use Lake city LR 7.62x51. somwhere i heard this is better at long range.
The Lake City M118-LR is simply the SMK 175 over Re-15 powder. Load your own.....
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August 20, 2007, 12:43 PM
If you are going to reload, also consider the 155 Lapua Scenar. It beats the 175SMK for both wind and drop to 1000.
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When Steve Jobs Met Tim Cook
For the next six months , Steve Jobs has asked Tim Cook run Apple while Jobs convalesces. For Cook, that must feel a little like getting the keys to dad's Porsche. For Jobs, it suggests he's confident Cook won't drive the company into a ditch.
Rick Devine has a unique view of the relationship of the two Apple executives. Devine was present when Jobs and Cook met for the first time in 1998. At the time, Devine was an executive recruiter at the firm Heidrick & Struggles, which Jobs had hired to conduct searches for a new head of manufacturing operations and a new CEO (Jobs was "interim" CEO at the time; he later took the CEO job himself).
Devine arranged to bring a number of candidates for the manufacturing job to Silicon Valley to meet with Jobs. Most of them didn't last long in the lion's den with the famously brusque Apple co-founder. Devine recalls Jobs getting up and walking out on one candidate – a hapless, hirsute executive from Compaq Computer – five minutes into the interview.
"The guy had a beard and collected barber chairs," says Devine. "Steve is very focused on people he can connect to emotionally."
Cook, also a Compaq executive at the time, was a better fit. When Devine was on his way to the airport to pick Cook up, he says he got a call from Jobs, who peppered him with questions about Cook's interests and personality. Devine told Jobs Cook was an avid cyclist. "I said, I think you're going to like him," he recalls.
Devine drove Cook to an office near the Palo Alto, Calif., home of Jobs, where the Apple executive sometimes takes meetings when he's not at the company's headquarters. Devine sat listening to their conversation from another room as the two chatted. He sensed that Cook's cool, unflappable demeanor impressed Jobs, who is more exuberant by nature.
Convincing Cook to join Apple was a stretch. Apple was then a deeply troubled company that Jobs hadn't yet begun turning around, while Cook's employer, Compaq, was on the top of the PC business. Switching into pitchman mode, Jobs started selling Cook on the notion that Apple would one day be great again, Devine says.
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Connee Jellison, who passed away in June, was born in Bar Harbor in the midst of the Great Depression. But the deprivations of that hardscrabble era did nothing to dampen the irrepressible spirits of this bright and gregarious girl.
"For one thing, we were all in the same boat," says her older sister, Ada Hatch. "Everyone helped each other where they could and having to make do with what little we had just seemed normal."
Mrs. Hatch recalls how her father had to send her and Connee to a neighbor's house to get their hair braided every time their mother went to the hospital to have a new baby, and how one day he got fed up with that routine and just cut off their long braids.
"Connee and I laughed at how strange it was to feel the air on the backs of our necks."
In the summers, she and Connee and their other siblings helped out in the family's big Victory Garden their parents, Albert and Dorothy Hanscom, cultivated. Not having many toys to play with, they made up games to play in the woods out behind the house.
"Connee was outgoing and talented," Ms. Hatch recalled. "She could draw all our favorite cartoon characters, without tracing, and everyone knew better than to start an argument with her, because she'd always win."
On her first day riding in her new bus after moving following the Great Fire of 1947, a gangly red-haired boy named Jeremiah Jellison offered to carry Connee's books. She said yes, and they soon become sweethearts.
Connee graduated high school in 1950 and she and Jere were married the following January.
While Jere went to work for the family's Five and Ten store on Mount Desert Street, Connee started raising their family, which eventually included five children.
In 1960, the couple was able to build their own home in Salisbury Cove. A major feature of "the clearing," as Connee called their land, was a marshy pond where all manner of birds and other wildlife could be spotted in all seasons.
Eventually, she started sharing her nature observations with the readers of the Bar Harbor Times in her "Junior Naturalist" column.
When the old Ethel Conners school underwent renovations, Connee got a big old chalkboard and school desk, which she placed in her kitchen to become office space for these columns and her many future writing projects. She would jot down notes on the chalkboard and later write it all out on her big old Smith Corona typewriter.
The column was just the beginning of Connee's writing career. When the town of Amherst – one of her girlhood homes – paved over an old cemetery for a new parking lot, she was so incensed she started gathering photos and historical information about the town, which was published as "Amherst, Maine, Her Settlement and People 1790 -1975." She later wrote "Along the Union River," a pictorial history of Ellsworth. She contributed to Loretta M. Turner's "When Bar Harbor was Eden" and, finally, in 1990 Connee produced "Hancock County: a Rock-bound Paradise," for the county's bicentennial.
Another passion Connee somehow found time for was genealogy, which she pursued in a column for the Bangor Daily News called "Family Ties."
Having traced her own ancestry back to a Capt. John Bracket, a Revolutionary War soldier, she organized the first local chapter of the Daughters or the American Revolution.
In middle age, Connee returned to the art she had loved as a schoolgirl, painting charming landscapes, in watercolor and oil, one of which became the cover art for an issue of "Down East Magazine."
An active church-goer and Sunday school teacher, many also might recall Connee's popular "Country Store" booth at the annual Church of Our Fathers Fair in Hulls Cove, where kids bought penny candy by the fistful and other affordable goodies Connee brought over from the Five and Ten.
When Connee Jellison died on June 13, her family believes she was ready spiritually and emotionally to become part of the rich history she had spent a lifetime gathering and sharing with others.


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Roseville siblings claim world championship
Tsunami warning didn't stop these two
A brother-sister combination out of Roseville brought the heat in Maui this past weekend.
Neilson and Shayna Powless won first and second place, respectively, at the 2012 XTERRA World Championships in Maui, Hawaii.
The XTERRA World Championship is the world's premier off-road triathlon, combining a one-mile swim, a 19-mile mountain bike ride and a six-mile trail run through pineapple fields and forests.
Neilson Powless is a sophomore at Roseville High School who became the youngest overall amateur finisher in the 18-year history of the XTERRA competition.
Finishing 23rd overall in what was dubbed this year's most competitive field ever assembled, Neilson was competing against 800 athletes around the world, including 70 professional triathletes.
At age 15, Neilson was the youngest competitor in all the races he won that led to his qualifying for World's, including XTERRA Tahoe City, XTERRA Portland, Ore., XTERRA Incline Village, and finally the XTERRA National Championship in Ogden, Utah.
Neilson's older sister, Shayna Powless, is a recent graduate of Roseville High who now attends UCLA and rides for Team BMC.
Shayna was recently selected to represent the USA Olympic Development Team for the 2013 upcoming season as the only under-23 female rider.
Finishing second in her 15-19 age group, Shayna was unsure if she would be able to even race in the World Championships this year due to tsunami warnings caused by the earthquake off the coast of Canada.
She had to try to sleep on the concrete floor of a market because she was evacuated from her hotel the night before, but even so, Shayna finished the race in 3 hours, 18 minutes and 15 seconds.
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Absolutely WonderfulReviewed on 10/20/2011 Theresa C
Dior was the first bridal salon I went to visit and I must say...they set the bar very high. As an out-of-town bride, Dior was the salon near my hometown. They had a great variety of dresses to choose from not only for me but for my entire bridal party. The staff was amazing... Read More to work with: everyone was very nice and made you feel special whether it was your first or fifth time visiting the salon. Even their team of seamstresses were wonderful to work with and made the experience so wonderful. The salon is very clean, comfortable and has a romantic feel that really gets you in the spirit of being a bride. From the moment you walk in the door you are treated as if you are the only bride in the store who is getting married. They truly do make you feel that special. Every other store I went to (in other states) did not compare. Once you experience the customer service from Dior every other shopping experience is just painful.
Exceeded my expectations!Reviewed on 8/05/2013 bekah m
When I went into Dior to find a dress I was so nervous and anxious. Within minutes, Barb and Sharon calmed me down and helped me find the perfect dress that wowed my groom the day of the wedding. The staff at Dior takes time to know their bride, what they like, how they feel... Read More about the process, etc and make you feel like family every time you enter their doors. Sharon even teared up a bit when I was in for my final fitting! It really made me see how much they value their customers. I have referred anyone I talk to that is planning a wedding to Dior:)
Sharon goes above and beyond!!Reviewed on 6/01/2013 Rachel F
Sharon is my absolute FAVORITE person here. When i walked through the door she always greeted me by my name. She went above and beyond to make sure i was happy with everything. She gave me great advice during the process of selecting my bridal gown, bridesmaids dresses and... Read More fittings. If you go here, which you should, request Sharon! You will not regret it! I LOVE HER!!!
Good news: great dress selection; Bad news: horrid customer service that ruined my entire experience. This is supposed to be fun, right? Found a great dress my first visit, 9 months in advance of my wedding. Was talked into ordering a belt. Upon further thought, I decided... Read More I did not want the belt. I had spoken to multiple people in the salon in person and on the phone, including the owner, regarding cancelling the belt (months prior to the belt getting shipped from China). They would not let me remove it from my order!! Instead, they held my dress for ransom and made me pay $300 (Yes, $300!) for a belt I expressly said I did not want and did not use on my dress. They recommended I sell it on the secondary market...?!?!? Aren't THEY the ones that should be selling this item, since this is their business??? This place is a joke. I did not and would not send anyone else their way and am currently contemplating small claims court. I am saddened, as Dior Bridal is right in my backyard. If you go onto 'Yelp" you will see similar experiences with this salon. I honestly wish I would have done so prior to engaging in business with them.
I ordered my wedding gown, veil, garter, and four bridesmaid dresses through Dior Bridal. I attended multiple Trunk Shows. Sharon is by far the best to work with. If you are going to schedule an appointment or work with Dior, I recommend only scheduling with her. As reviews have... Read More said before me, many of the other workers at Dior were not friendly or attentive. Two of the workers ruined shopping for a veil at the trunk show by not being helpful or friendly at all, even though I had an appointment. When my girls came in to try on dresses, there was little to no support to help the girls. When my dress came in and I tried my dress on, the girl working didn't help me get in or out of my dress. My mother and I had to figure it out, which was difficult as I had a corset back and never did it before. We lived over an hour away so each appointment we scheduled strategically around work and each other's schedules and to not get waited on with an appointment, let alone receive any greeting, friendliness or help as a bride who already purchased all her dresses at their shop was disappointing. So, schedule with Sharon and the experience at Dior will be everything you want it to be as a bride! Also, Mary in alterations is very talented and very kind to both my maid of honor and myself.
I cannot say enough great things about Dior bridal. They have many different styles and sample sizes to try on, which I appreciated being a curvier girl. I never felt like I was being judged or had a hard time trying to find something that would fit to try on. Everyone their is... Read More extremely helpful! Also, alternations were a breeze, even when I decided to add on a belt a week before my wedding, they still got it done! All my bridesmaids at their dresses from Dior as well!
Great service, selection, and priceReviewed on 12/12/2015 Dianna C
I had a great experience at Dior. I found my dress on the first day of shopping and it was at a very reasonable price. The bridal consultant Victoria Taylor was the best. She showed me only dress that I was interested in and allowed my mom to pick out some dresses for me. Which... Read More was great as it was my mom that actually found the dress. I don't have anything bad to say about this store. All of the staff I worked with were very helpful. I loved the selection of ivory dresses rather bright white. My maid of honor even went their to get her dress and found the one on the first trip.
Dress of my DreamsReviewed on 12/04/2015 Lindsay M
Stopped at Dior on a whim and ended up finding the dress of my dreams. The staff are very accommodating and always willing to help and give suggestions. The alterations are a little on the pricey side and i ended up somewhere else for those. But i would still recommend Dior to... Read More look for the gown of your dreams!
My Dream DressReviewed on 10/28/2015 Kylea P
Dior was my first bridal salon appointment on my hunt to find my dream dress. I had quite a few people with me and Dior was very accommodating. They started my appointment by asking me overall what I was looking for and showing a few photos. Then we went through the salon... Read More together and started pulling dresses. Everything in their store is very affordable (I was expecting to have to spend way more than I did) and they had a great selection of dresses. I tried on 10-15 dresses, and eventually narrowed it down to two. They were very patient with me as I went back and forth before saying yes to the dress! I didn't have to go to any other salons. Dior and specifically Kim and her mom who own the salon were fantastic throughout the process. My dress came into the store in a timely manner and when I received it I nearly panicked when it felt way too small. They said not to worry and then I met Mary (my seamstress) and my god is she a miracle worker. She transformed that dress and made it fit absolutely perfectly when I thought we had made a mistake in the size. She completely put me at ease. Dior was there for us every step of the way from my dress, to my bridesmaid dresses, the mother's dresses, and now in preserving my dress. I did work with some consultants throughout the process that were somewhat aloof or clueless at times, but I knew I could always count on Kim to ensure everything was taken care of. If you're going to Dior work with Kim or her mom and you won't be disappointed. My dress was my dream and I have no regrets with picking the dress or Dior!
Horrible communication. Never called me or communicated to me that my dress was in until August and it was in months before that. They never measured me when I first ordered the dress and I was 3 months pregnant so they had nothing to go off of when the dress came in. Had to... Read More switch to a corset back. Anna assured me that my dress would be secure in the bust area, even though I kept telling her I didn't feel secure. My dress was so loose In my chest area that it kept falling down the whole night. Everytime I see pictures that's all I think about. The manager wants me to wait until Anna is in to bring my dress to see what she did. Like she doesn't believe me. She took all day to call me back because she said she was doing what she had to do for her job. Maybe if she would of made my dress a priority in the first place we wouldn't of had this problem.
I would never get a dress here again. 5 bridesmaid dresses bought - took WAY too long to come in, giving us barely any time to get alterations (which now will cost more). The store told me when to order them, neglected to tell me they take 14-16 weeks to come in, and then... Read More changed the arrival date on me. One lady slipped up that it was a rush order because they placed my order 2 months after all the dresses were actually ordered by us, but then another lady said that was false. Clearly they don't have it together. And not only that, but she made it sound like it was my fault and was very rude on the phone. I will NEVER shop here again. Sincerely - pissed off bride.
Not a good ideaReviewed on 6/11/2015 Meghan V
First, I would like to start by saying that I wish that I could review the shop and the alterations separately. The women in alterations were amazing and my wedding dress was perfect at my final fitting. They were sweet, helpful, and really put me at ease during the process.... Read More The cost was a shock but they did a good job. As for the shop, that is a whole different story. My first visit was ok, I know that the attendant was just being nice but it's probably not a good idea to tell a bride that every single dress that she puts on looks amazing. One suggestions, Wait for the brides response first before you say anything. Again, I know that she was just a happy, bubbly person. There was only one person on the staff that was easy to talk to and I wish that I could remember her name, all I know is that she was not the owner. From that day forward dealing with them was a nightmare. No one ever knew what was going on. One day I was told one thing and the next day I was told something else. Yes they can do it and then no they cannot, that is extremely frustrating for a bride. Thankfully my sister stepped in for me when I was about to lose my cool. Their billing was horribly unorganized. I was given numerous slips with different scribbles that were hard to figure out. At one visit I was given a total for my alterations, or so I thought, at my next visit it was higher then I had expected and I didn't really feel like there any good explanation for the difference in price. I would not recommend going there, it is a mystery to me how they have been in business for so long!
Meghan - After reviewing your bill for alterations, I find the total cost of $201.50, very reasonable. This included a lace hem adjustment, altering side seams and a bustle. Subtract the $26.50 that you paid for adding bra cups and we show that you paid... Read Less Read More
Help, professional, kind staffReviewed on 2/23/2015 Christina D
The ladies at Dior are amazing! They were honest, kind, and so helpful. The sales experience was fun, informative, and stress free. There was no pressure to buy and they are very clear with the deadlines and pricing. The tailoring was perfect! I wish I could buy all my clothes... Read More from them!
Winter PrincessReviewed on 1/20/2015 Adrienne Y
I had my wedding on NYE and went to Dior first (my parents live in the area). I found my dress almost immediately. All gowns there are $3K and under and just gorgeous. The seamstress is perfect; my strapless gown fit like a glove and the bustling was easy with the help of my mom... Read More and bridesmaid.
Excellent Customer ServiceReviewed on 12/14/2014 Patricia F
Victoria was amazing. Truly a touching experience that I will never forget.
Absolutely HorribleReviewed on 12/09/2014
I never write bad reviews, I am writing this one because I have never been treated so horribly in my life. I went to Dior Bridal with a $2,000 budget and was so excited to find my wedding dress and left in tears. I received HORRIBLE service. My assistant didn't clearly want to... Read More make a sale because I was never even asked how much money I was planning on spending. I was put in the sample dresses that were way too big for me (which is to be expected) however, my assistant did not even take the time to clip me into it. Every dress was huge and added about 50 pounds to my figure. It was extremely hard trying to picture how a dress will look like on you when it doesn't even nearly fit. I was asked to keep my leggings on which made trying on dresses extremely hot, I finally asked to take them off so that I wasn't dying of heat. My assistant was very cold and acted like my family or I weren't even there. She did not try to accommodate us at all. This salon carried the dress of my dreams that I ended up buying at another salon. I hated it at Dior because it didn't even fit me in any way possible and looked absolutely horrible. I suggest that you go to another salon and save your time and energy. I will not recommend this salon to anyone.
We were so distressed to hear how unhappy you were with your bridal gown appointment. We have always strived to make your experience as indiividualized as possible. After reviewing your registration, we understand you came in because we were one of two salons who had... Read Less Read More
Wedding DressReviewed on 11/04/2014 Leslie C
Sharon at Dior was amazing & a blessing to work with! She helped every step of the way! She helped my mom and MOH find their dresses too!
Dior BridalReviewed on 10/09/2014 Erika R
Dior Bridal is a fantastic bridal gown shop! They have a ton of inventory to choose from and the staff is so friendly! They also let me try on my dress as many times as often as I want and are so kind! You will not be sorry if you purchase your dress from Dior!
Best Place EverReviewed on 8/26/2014 Angela M
Dior was the first bridal shop I worked with and I met with Natalie to try on dresses. I went to a few other stores after to make sure the one I found at Dior was the "one". Had I started at the other stores first I wouldn've been disappointed in "exciting" time everyone says... Read More it is to find a dress. At Dior I was made to feel special and that it was no problem to try on dress after dress. I was very satisfied with my alterations that were done at Dior. All the ladies are very professional and make it an exciting time. I would recommend this bridal salon to everyone.
Very disappointedReviewed on 7/29/2014 Lauren S
I recently visited this salon with my mother, my FMIL, and MOH. This was our first day of seriously dress shopping, with full intentions of buying that day. When I called to make our appointment, I specifically asked if they had Mori Lee dresses and they told me that they... Read More did, which is one of the main reasons I made the appointment with them in the first place. When we walked in, we were greeted by two ladies at the front desk. After checking in, we started to discuss what it was I was looking for. I specifically told her that I wanted to try on Mori Lee and even brought a folder with multiple dresses as examples of what I'd like to see, and we discussed budget. After our brief discussion, she had us sit down and wait while she pulled dresses. She did manage to stay within budget, but not a single dress I tried on was Mori Lee. I can't imagine it was because they were outside my budget, (she was one of the lower priced dresses at the next salon I went to, not even breaking $1000!). When I would mention things I didn't like about a dress, instead of pulling out the dresses that had those characteristics and finding something else, she would just move on to the next one she originally pulled. There were 3 dresses she pulled for me that I didn't even bother trying on, because I could tell by looking at them that they were not even close to what I wanted. When we had gone through trying (or not trying) all the dresses she pulled for me, that was it. Appointment was over. It was either I like what she grabbed or nothing at all. I'm glad I didn't find the dress here, because who knows how the rest of my experience would have been with them. Dior Bridal is not one that I'll recommend in the future.
I said yes to the dressReviewed on 7/18/2014 Megan M
So to start with, I was a bit picky when picking out my wedding dress. I took a couple months and over 10 stores to find the perfect dress at the perfect price. I was looking for a dress that was off white, like not white at all and I also wanted it to be covered in ivory... Read More lace. Once in Dior Bridal we started coming the shelves, the sales attendent was helpfully pulling dresses that semi matched my description. While going through the racks, I pulled out my dress and I pretty much knew that I had found the dress. I tried it on, loved it, and finally said yes to the dress. The sales attendants were very patient with me while I tried dresses and made my final decision. There was quite a large dress selection there, price tags seemed to range from $800 to around $2000. There were some more expensive dresses, but I didn't pay much attention to them because there were well out of my price range. I also had my bridesmaids purchase there dresses there as well. They didn't have a large selection of bridesmaids dresses, but they did have the perfect little black lace dresses to match my dress and I fell in love with them. I also had alterations done to my dress and the seamstress did a fantastic job.
Beautiful!Reviewed on 7/15/2014 Mandy S
I found the perfect dress, veil, and tiara at Dior! The dress was name brand and only $400! The veil and tiara together were a little less than $400. I only needed minor alterations including a simple bustle added and it came to $250. I was very pleased just felt the... Read More alterations were a bit pricey.
Amazing experience!Reviewed on 4/25/2014 Karrah M
I arrived at Dior bridal to try wedding dresses on for the first time. I knew that I wanted a lace gown, but had no idea what style dress. The consultant that I had was amazing! I was overwhelmed walking in to the store and seeing racks of white gowns...But I never even had... Read More the chance to look through them. My consultant pulled all of the gowns for me that she thought would flatter my figure. I ended up saying yes to the first one that she put on me! She was very patient- we went over our appointment by an hour and I never felt rushed! She even jacked me up with jewelry and a veil so that I could feel confident in ordering the gown. They also have a payment plan that is very reasonable if you can't afford to pay for the gown up front. I'm definitely going to take my bridesmaids there to get their gowns!
Lenora is FANTASTIC!!Reviewed on 3/27/2014 Shonna C
A friend of mine bought her dress and our bridesmaids dresses from Dior Bridal and I knew I had to shop there when it came time to look for my own gown. I did look other places but the thing that set Dior apart was Lenora! She was fantastic. I was wedding dress shopping after... Read More a knee injury and I was on crutches at the time. She was so sweet, helpful, encouraging, and knew her stuff! I found my dress the first time I went in and it was the dress that I compared all others too as I continued shopping. I of course came back to that dress and Dior and I'm so glad I did! Throughout the process and being a soon to be bride with an injury, I could not have asked for a better person to work with. I would strongly recommend Dior. My only concern was that I thought alterations and accessories were a little expensive and the person that did my alterations wasn't the most patient but overall a TRULY GREAT experience. My mother got her dress from Dior and she had a very positive experience as well.
Loved this bridal salon!!Reviewed on 3/19/2014 Maria I
The women at Dior bridal are the best in town. The shop carriers every style and designer you could want! We worked with Sharon most of the time, and one of the best parts about it was that her and her team really cared about what I looked like! We were not just some other... Read More customer to them. Those women are the best in the business and they will set you up with whatever you need! We loved their seamstress too!


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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Paula Trief, Ph.D., has been named senior associate dean for Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development for the College of Medicine at SUNY Upstate Medical University. In this position, Trief will be responsible for promoting faculty development, mentoring, recruitment and retention; oversight of the promotion and tenure process; coordination of search processes for senior leadership positions including chairs; assisting the dean of the College of Medicine in establishing processes for reviews of departmental and senior leadership; and other matters relating to faculty affairs.
"I am thrilled that Dr. Trief is willing to take on this substantial role within the College of Medicine, as she has a unique blend of talents and strengths," said Steven J. Scheinman, M.D., senior vice president and dean of the College of Medicine. "She is an active clinician, an educator and a funded investigator, and thus will be able to understand, engage and support the varied constituencies among our faculty."
Trief, a resident of DeWitt, is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at SUNY Upstate and holds joint appointments in the departments of Medicine and Orthopedics. Her studies address psychological predictors and psychological interventions in the treatment of diabetes, chronic pain and other medical disorders. She is currently supported by a number of awards for diabetes behavioral intervention trials, including two from the National Institutes of Health.
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Tom Brady doesn't show many (if any) signs of slowing down at age 37, and the Patriots quarterback's Hall of Fame career won't end until that happens.
Brady, speaking Tuesday on WEEI's Dennis & Callahan Morning Show, claimed it won't be anytime soon.
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"When I suck, I'll retire," Brady said. "I don't plan on sucking for a long time. Hopefully, that leads me to be in here, and there's no place I'd rather be. I love this game, and I love working hard at it."
The topic of career moves came up after Brady was asked about last week's Logan Mankins trade — the latest teammate and friend Brady's seen take off a Patriots uniform for good.
"I haven't really spoken to anybody about it," Brady said of the guard's trade. "I have my own personal feelings that obviously are very personal to me. Whatever those are, I just want our team to be the best it can be for this year. I love Logan. Logan was a great friend of mine. Nobody stood for Patriot football more than him. But he's moved on. I hope he's happy. We'll keep in touch."
Brady begins his 15th NFL season Sunday when New England travels to Miami for a Week 1 divisional matchup.


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Jim Fixx Makes Long-Distance Running Sound So Gratifying, the Loneliness May Be Over
The success of Fixx's informative, 314-page The Complete Book of Running has astonished the publishing world. Random House has already sold 155,000 hardcover copies, and paperback and overseas editions are still to come. Even to Fixx, Running seemed "too unsexy" a book to interest the average lethargic American. But, he adds, "I didn't worry a whole lot about what other people would think. The book was a kind of love letter to a sport that means a lot to me." (So far he's cleared more than $200,000 from his labor of love.)
The author of two previous books on games, Fixx says he "sat down and cried" when he realized he had hit the big time. "I started writing when I was 13," he explains. "Now I'm 45 and finally I do a book that people like. That's a long time to wait." For 17 years Fixx was a magazine editor based in Manhattan. A former colleague recalls, "When Jim was at LIFE he was a portly slob—the least likely candidate to be a lean runner." Much of the book's appeal stems from Fixx's tips on diet and running gear and his anecdotal story of the long, painful trip from 220-pound chubbie to marathon competitor.
He has become a kind of guru to novice joggers, inspiring converts with tales like that of the 85-year-old woman who recovered her health and happiness by running. At home in Riverside, Conn., Fixx gets half a dozen calls a day from runners with specific questions about injuries or shoes. One Ohio man called up New Year's Day to thank Jim for saving his life.
Ironically, since Fixx went on the promotion tour treadmill, his own physical condition has slipped. "There is nothing worse for your running than writing a running book." He was so exhausted when he reached the AM Chicago show that he turned to the hostess and blurted on live TV, "I'm sorry. I have to leave. I don't feel well." And he walked off camera. After recovering from nausea, he gamely ran through four other interviews later that day.
Hardly a jock as a teenager ("Jim wouldn't have dreamed of playing football," says his mother), Fixx graduated from Oberlin College (where he met his first wife, Mary, the mother of his four children) in 1957. At 35 he became editor of the then third biggest magazine in the country, McCall's. (Of one of his star contributors, Lynda Bird Johnson Robb, Fixx now admits, "She was a terrible writer—on the level of a not very talented high school senior. But she was very popular with the staff.") About seven years ago his marriage crumbled, and in 1974 he was wed again, this time to a public relations woman, Alice, 34, who tried running but could never summon up much enthusiasm. "My apex was seven miles," she confesses. "Then I stopped, and when I did it felt wonderful."
Fixx, who has run in 20 marathons, still averages 10 miles a day—despite dogs, flying beer cans and rude drivers. ("Hey, buddy, why don't ya get a job?" shouted one motorist.) Fixx's advice, especially to new runners, is refreshingly simple: Take it easy. "The biggest mistake people make is to try and run like they're still in junior high school," he says. "In the beginning you should just shuffle along."
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Now that the Milwaukee Brewers are heading back to Miller Park to host the Arizona Diamondback in Game 5 of the NLDS, there is a very real chance the Brewers' season could end Friday evening.
That would likely mark the end of Prince Fielder's playing career for the team, as he's set to become a free agent this winter.
Great debate and much attention will be paid to where Fielder plays in 2012. While that will be the subject of many articles this winter, the only thing Brewer fans care about is how the team will fill his void at first base.
Many critics like to point out Fielder's weight as a concern for his future, but he's only missed 13 games since becoming a full-time starter in 2006. As much as the team will miss his clubhouse presence, it's Fielder's ability to play (and amass MVP-type numbers) every day that will be hardest for the Brewers to replace.
The Brewers can go with an internal option, make a trade or sign a free agent, but it's quite likely they'll have no chance of replacing the 37 home runs and 106 RBI that he's averaged in his career.
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"On his 2011 demo, here completed, remastered and re-designed, Oyaarss already expressed all that made of his "Bads" album such a widely praised work: the intense analog noise, the bass-heavy droning, and most of all the implacable, misanthropic atmospheres. "Smaida Greizi Nakamiba": "The Future Smiles Wryly", but also very loud, as Oyaarss's music (here supported by three other Latvian musicians) sings the tune of decay and rust. Exigent, massive and calling the deepest pits of its listener's ears and soul, this album underlines Oyaarss's talent, while displaying another side of his vast repertoire" (label info) "This album is a compilation of nine "tales" from the future, largely inspired by the works of George Orwell, Stanislav Lem, Aldous Huxley, Jean-Paul Sartre, Knut Hamsun and Maynard James Keenan. It is an attempt to pay a tribute to the inevitable realization that eventually all things are to pass, perish and rot, as well as appreciation to the people who strive daily to make the smile of the future less wry." (Oyaarss)
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>JUST KIDDING: THE BIG PICTURE The backhand comedy starts with the title. This is a small but funny picture with Kevin Bacon as a film-school grad who sets out to take on Hollywood, where he encounters Martin Short and falls for Emily Longstreth. Surprise someone with this cutting, easy-to-take comedy. (RCA/Columbia)
GET SERIOUS: YOUNG EINSTEIN For a brief moment someone had the idea that the young Australian actor who calls himself Yahoo Serious could turn this feckless idyll into a cult sensation. When last heard from, Yahoo was...When was Yahoo last heard from, anyway? (Warner)
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SAN FRANCISCO – There were plenty of offers from plenty of teams, but maybe it just came down to one critical factor for Jim Harbaugh: He was ready.
He wanted to coach in the NFL, he said Friday, and the allure of doing it in his adopted hometown, where he had put down roots and where his two daughters were born, was perhaps too good to pass up.
Put aside all the catchphrases Harbaugh used after being introduced as the new head coach of the San Francisco 49ers -- being competitive, going to work, evaluating players, loving the game – and there was no getting around the fact that he wanted to be an NFL coach and this was the right time and place to make the leap.
"I started thinking about the four years I was here (coaching at Stanford)," he said. "I've been married here, had two beautiful baby girls and had so many great things happen – remarkable things professionally and in my personal life. So being in this area is a big bonus."
The details: Harbaugh, 47, agreed to a five year deal that will pay him $5 million annually, a source told Scout.com. He won't have control over the 53-man roster or the signing of free agents – new general manager Trent Baalke will have those responsibilities – but he plans to employ the West Coast offense. That's sweet music to the ears of 49ers fans who remember watching former coach Bill Walsh use it to win three Super Bowl titles.
Harbaugh's star had never been brighter than it was this week. He took Stanford to a 12-1 record and a victory in the Orange Bowl on Monday night and found himself inundated with offers. Baalke and 49ers team president Jed York jumped in quickly and met for more than five hours with him on Wednesday, but Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross flew to California that night and offered to make him the richest coach in the NFL. The Denver Broncos also expressed an interest, as did the University of Michigan, where Harbaugh played, and Stanford, which sweetened an offer it initially made in December.
The 49ers' offer wasn't the best – the Dolphins were reportedly offering $7 million or more per year – but they were apparently the best fit.
"I don't ever talk about money," Harbaugh said. "It wasn't the (primary) factor. I like a buck just like the next guy. But I love coaching, I love winning and I love football. The factor that dictated my being here was that Trent and Jed and the organization wanted me, and I wanted to be here as much as they wanted me."
Baalke, who was hired to be the team's GM this week, said he believed the team would snag Harbaugh all along. Asked if he felt the team was in danger of losing their main target during negotiations, he said, "Never. It was obviously a tough decision for him. He had a lot of options and he had to do some soul-searching. I encouraged him to take his time so that it was the right decision for him."
By late Thursday, it appeared that Stanford might swoop in at the 11th hour and convince Harbaugh to stay. There were reports the university was willing to pay him $5 million a year before bonuses. At one point, Stanford appeared to be the frontrunner.
"Those meetings with the president and the provost, they made it quite clear they were 100 percent behind me and our staff and our football program going forward," he said. "That was never in doubt to me.
"It really comes down to this is the level I want to be on. This is the shot and the organization I wanted to do it with, and this is the perfect competitive opportunity. I willingly accept it."
Harbaugh said he intends to reach out to 49ers players and coaches first, but there's also the matter of a regular-season game against the Baltimore Ravens, who are coached by his brother John. Jim Harbaugh said John and other family members and friends counseled him during the negotiating process.
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Defining a Mapped Dielectric Distribution of a Metamaterial Lens
Application ID: 13873
This example demonstrates how to set up a spatially varying dielectric distribution, such as might be engineered with a metamaterial. Here, a convex lens shape is defined via a known deformation of a rectangular domain. The dielectric distribution is defined on the undeformed, original rectangular domain and is mapped onto the deformed shape of the lens. Although the lens shape defined here is convex, the dielectric distribution causes the incident beam to diverge.
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1870 Wyatt and Nicholas Earp Signed Summons
Starting Bid - $9,000.00, Sold For - $11,600.00
Presented is an extraordinarily document from the Old West, signed by both father Nicholas P. Earp as Justice of the Peace for Lamar, Missouri and his son, the newly appointed Lamar Township constable, Wyatt Earp. In the first year of his career as a lawman, Wyatt is ordered by his father to serve a summons upon several individuals to appear before the Justice of the Peace. The front of this partly printed document (8.5 x 5 inches) is filled out and signed by Nicholas Earp, "N. P. Earp." The summons was issued to "...Loyd Brummett Hatfield James Thomas 7 levy Harman Dr. Dunn Old Baty John Cockerl Carl Cockerel... You are hereby commanded, that... you personally be and appear before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace... on the 22nd of July 1870... to testify on the trial of a case wherein the State of Missouri is plaintiff, and Theodore Edwards Samuel Jones & Joseph Graham defendant, on the part of the Defendants..." On the reverse his son, Wyatt, has signed the piece "W. S. Earp Constable" and adds: "I have served the within Subpoena upon the within Names Herin [sic] mention by Reading the Same to them this July the 22th 1870. W.S. Earp." A few light chips at left margin and some very light soiling, and one horizontal filing crease do not in the least affect the text nor detract from the impressive appearance of this rare document. Nicholas Earp became constable for Lamar Township, Missouri, in early 1869. Later that year he accepted an appointment as Justice of the Peace, and Wyatt, then a teamster, was immediately appointed constable, his first job as a lawman. Wyatt would continue as constable for Lamar until he disappeared the next year, fleeing two lawsuits and an accusation of theft. Signatures of Wyatt Earp are extraordinarily rare. This is an extremely rare legal document from the days of the Old West, signed by the most legendary lawman of the era, Wyatt Earp. All writing and signatures in fountain pen and very bold ("8/9"). LOA from James Spence, Steve Grad & John Reznikoff/PSA DNA. Reserve $9,000. Estimate $15,000/$20,000. SOLD FOR $11,600.00
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"Mr. Nauss was handed lemonade during this trial, and now, 18 years later, he says it was a lemon," McAndrews argued in a hearing before Delaware County Court Judge Maureen F. Fitzpatrick. Nauss' attorney is seeking a retrial on the grounds that previous defense counsel was ineffective.


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Somerset-based start-up Phlib have launched a new 3D magnetic frame. Like their other frames, you get the option of 27 single photos or the 'photo explosion', which is 1 image split into 27 pieces and spread over the entire frame. Photos are held to a sleek, metal, skeleton frame by tiny but powerful magnets. The novelty of the 3D Phlib frame is that it fits into the corner of the room (two walls and the ceiling).
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iTGE FPS
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This is a first person shooter in three different environments showing what's possible using GarageGames' Torque's 3D tools for game development. iTGE is built to natively load projects from Torque Game Engine and deploy them to the iPhone.
iTGE supports the full TGE set of features, so you can prototype your iPhone game in TGE on PC or Mac, then optimize it for deployment to the iPhone using iTGE. The levels playable in this game are unoptimized from the PC.
WARNING: If you have one of the new 3Gs handsets, do NOT download this game yet!!! Wait for an update to fix known crash bugs!
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I paid 4$ to get ifps online, and you added better things in this game then that. First of all, in ifps online you need
To add more weapons and a switch weapon button, not just pick up, they should all have unlimited ammo, but alldiffrent attributes, for example one has large explasion and slow fire rate ( master blaster for this one possibley) one with medium explosion and and medium fire rate ( default weapon) and the last with fast fire rate and small explosion ( crossbow ). Also make larger levels were there is long range shooting like halo or metroid.
Looks nice, terrible performance
This seems to be a tech demo, and unfortunately, it's an awful one. While the models, textures, environments, and effects all look pretty decent, the performance is awful. It takes forever to start the game, with not even a progress bar for feedback (I had thought it froze and was about to force quit when it finally went to the main menu). Level loading is too long for what are actually in the levels, and once inside the level, movement is very clunky/slow. I would never play a game like this. Also, the menu graphics are pretty bad (but I'm assuming that's because they were quickly drawn up just for the demo).
Pls update!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can someone pls put more into. The engine is amazing and the environment is phenomenal. I jumped out of the lvl with the Orc and was wAlking around the mountains and the graphics of the mountains are awesome. Only downfall are controls which are very hard to use and the framerate is very slow. Someone update this soon it has huge potential!!
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- Category: Games
- Released: Apr 19, 2009
- Version: 1.0
- Size: 24.4 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Pick Up And Play
- © Copyright (c) 2009 Garage Games, Inc.
Compatibility: Requires iOS 2.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.


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January 7, 2013
This week from Israel
Found their Waze
After recommending their users to try the navigation application, Waze, apple might purchase the Israeli startup, which has become an international success in the past year. Waze is a GPS system/Social network. Its users contribute map data, and report traffic incidents, delays, police ambushes, etc., which can help other users find alternative routes or directions and get to their destination as soon as possible. Reportedly, Apple and Waze are on their way to make a deal worth hundreds of millions of Dollars.
Read more here.
Israel says "no" to animal testing
After banning animal testing in Israeli Cosmetics industry in 2007, Israeli decision-makers decided to go all the way in terms of fighting animal testing. The Knesset passed a law which limits the import, marketing and sale of any cosmetics, toiletries or detergents whose manufacturing process involves animal testing.
Read more here.
TLV's finest cuisine
When we visit someplace new, one of the first things we take in our mind is the local food. We are always looking for something that's not too foreign, but also not McDonald's. Planning on paying a visit to Israel? Make sure you don't miss the best of the best when it comes to food. Judith Goldstein of the Jerusalem Post, made a list of the best dining places in Tel-Aviv.
Read more here.
Looking on the bright side of life
Israel's British Film Festival, held on behalf of the British Council, will open in Cinemas across Israel in late January. Beside premiers of several new British films and screenings of some British classics, the festival will salute Monty Python. It will include some classic films by the jolly gang, as well as a special premier. Is the gang back together?
Read more here.
The Chinese woo Israel
Israel has always been the best of the best when it comes to technology: from startups to security. Now, leading Chinese companies are looking for investments in Israeli technology to help boost their growth and development, similar to what U.S. companies have done in the past two decades.
Read more here.
The Photoshop law
After a massive published discussion on the matter of the too-skinny, too Photoshopped models, which set examples for young girls, the Knesset passed a law, which might put an end to the false standards of beauty. The law is banning underweight models in advertisements, and forces advertising companies to mention, in bold letters, any use of Photoshop, when portraying a model.
Read more here.
How did Hitler really die?
According to director Noam Shalev, and researcher Pablo Weschler, Hitler did not spend his last days in a bunker, nor did he commit suicide, but ended his life in quite a different way. This theory of theirs is presented in their upcoming documentary: Revealed: Hitler in Argentina.
Read more here.
Happy 111th birthday to KKL
Land redemption, land reclamation, the Blue Box, stamps, and all that's "green" in Israel: Keren Kayemeth Le'Israel-Jewish National Fund, is now celebrating 111 years of activities.
Read more here.
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BRADENTON, Fla. - Pitcher Mike Crotta will be on the Pirates' opening-day roster, raising the number of former Curve players to reach the major leagues to 82.
For some perspective, 367 players have worn a Curve uniform during the first 12 seasons, and 22.3 percent of them have gone on to play in the big leagues.
Crotta was the Curve's opening-day starter last season and went 2-0 with a 1.78 ERA in four starts to earn a promotion to Triple-A. He went 5-10 with a 4.93 ERA for Indianapolis.
The Pirates have yet to name the Curve's opening-day starter this season, and they don't see it as a reward as much as simply whose regularly scheduled day it is to pitch.
Still, whoever gets the nod doesn't exactly face great odds of reaching the big leagues.
Crotta became just the fourth pitcher in Curve history to start on opening day in Double-A and go on to reach the majors, joining Brian O'Connor (2000), John Grabow (2001) and Ian Snell (2004).
Other opening-day starters for Altoona who failed to reach the majors: Paul Ah Yat, Justin Reid, Ben Shaffar, Mike Connolly (twice), Josh Shortslef, Kyle Bloom and Tony Watson.
Crotta earned a spot on the big league roster by giving up only two earned runs and seven hits in 12 innings this spring.
Philly reward
Twelve minor leaguers, including several slated to be with the Curve, are with the Pirates in Philadelphia for exhibition games last night and today. They are: OF Starling Marte, IF Jordy Mercer, C Kris Watts, C Eric Fryer, OF Brad Chalk, RHP Mike Colla, 3B Josh Harrison, 2B Brian Friday, RHP Jared Hughes, RHP Anthony Claggett, RHP Michael Dubee and IF Benji Gonzalez.
Marte, Watts, Chalk, Fryer and Colla will be with the Curve, while several others are possibilities but don't yet know their opening-day assignments.
The minor leaguers will return to Bradenton after today's game to continue to prepare for the season.


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The debate over Michigan's K-12 education funding breaks roughly along these lines: Those who say schools shouldn't be exempt from state budget-cutting, and those who argue that, at the very least, K-12 funding should be maintained at its current level even if that means a tax increase.
The first camp believes there are still some savings to be had in the K-12 system, particularly when it comes to school employee benefits and perhaps their pay.
The second camp says defunding education sends a completely wrong message at a time when Michigan is relying on schools to create a better-educated work force.
The problem with this debate is it tends to focus simply on the sheer amount of money allotted to education rather than how it is spent — which perhaps should be the real question.
I've been mulling that ever since listening to Tim Bartik's presentation last month at a state hearing held at Kalamazoo Central High School. Bartik, a former president of the Kalamazoo school board and a labor economist at the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, offered what I thought was the most thought-provoking testimony of the night.
To be sure, Bartik is firmly in the second camp. He believes that to rebuild Michigan's economy, the state needs to make some strategic investments, which includes investments in education.
He says improving educational outcomes — lowering the dropout rate, getting more kids into higher education — is one of the best ways to attract employees and raise Michigan's per-capita income over the long term.
But he also says school funding should be spent in ways where Michigan gets the biggest bang for its buck. He offers several ideas which he says research shows are all proven ways to improve academic and life outcomes for individuals and, by extension, boost economic growth.
His top suggestions, along with his fiscal analysis:
- High-quality summer school for early elementary. That would cost $49 million a year, based on enrolling either the bottom 20 percent of students in one grade or the bottom 10 percent of students in two grades, Bartik said, but that $49 million would eventually boost the present value of state residents' earnings by $406 million.
- Universal preschool for 4-year-olds. Bartik estimates it would cost $300 million a year, but that $300 million investment would eventually boost the present value of state residents' earnings by $834 million.
- High school career academies, which would help high school students develop career-relevant skills. The cost of creating academies for 20 percent of Michigan's high school students is estimated at $69 million; Bartik calculates it would boost the present value of state residents' earnings by $757 million.
"There are large benefits for the Michigan economy from making improvements in our educational system," Bartik said in his December testimony.
"There is good research evidence that such improvements can be made, and have the desired economic benefits.
"The barrier is that making such educational improvements frequently has large upfront budgetary costs. The political issue is that making room for educational investments requires some difficult budgetary decisions. These budgetary decisions include significant tax and spending-system reforms."
Bartik's testimony and his fiscal analysis are available online at www.upjohninst.org.
As policymakers and voters contemplate where Michigan should go from here, Bartik's analysis offers much food for thought. To those who question whether Michigan can afford to spend more on education, there's also this question: Can we afford not to?
Julie Mack's opinion column appears Saturdays in the Kalamazoo Gazette. She can be reached at email@example.com or at 388-8578.


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THE DOLLAR DOESN'T BUY WHAT IT USED to. The pound has taken its licks. Even the mighty yen has had its ups and downs. But the wooden nickel still makes a buck for Louis Berkie. Berkie, mind you, doesn't Lake wooden nickels. He makes them, cranking out 4 million a year in his magic shop cum wooden nickel mint in San Antonio, Tex.
Berkie, 80, got into his money-making business almost by accident. He was already selling magic tricks in 1950 when he saw an ad in Billboard magazine. "It said, '100 wooden nickels for $1.50,' " he recalls. "I sent the guy a letter, and after some correspondence he said he would sell me the business for $50." Berkie paid up and received 3,000 blank disks and two rubber stamps, one of a buffalo, the other of an American Indian. "The first year I made 10,000—all stamped by hand." Soon he was advertising his coinage aggressively. "I think I'm the one who got the wooden nickel really going," says Berkie.
So, who does take wooden nickels? The cured-maple tokens—which sell for $30 per 500 and are customized with messages for each client—are bought by everyone from the Holiday Inn in Secaucus, N.J., where they can be used to claim a free order of chicken wings, to the annual Rattlesnake Festival in San Antonio, Fla. They are used to commemorate births, marriages and retirements and to promote safe driving. And, of course, they are distributed in political campaigns. "I made 5,000 for someone in Dallas for Perot," says Berkie. "I've made a few for Bush. I made a lot for Reagan."
The origin of the wooden nickel—and of the phrase Don't take any wooden nickels—is obscure; some experts think they date back to ancient Rome at a time when wooden money was introduced to offset a scarcity of coins. Whatever its origins, the wooden nickel has helped put Louis Berkie on the map. "I can go anywhere in the world," he says, "and say that I have a magic shop and I make wooden nickels—and I'm a two-bit celebrity." Two bits? Even wooden nickels, it seems, are subject to inflation.
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•originally published 09/14/1992 AT 01:00 AM EDT
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The trip to Xapuri (pronounced shapu-REE), if you start in Los Angeles, is a 21-hour haul—flights to Miami, Rio de Janeiro and Rio Branco for the final 116-mile leg aboard a single-engine Piper that skitters above the treetops of the dense Brazilian rain forest. "It's like a sea, and the clearings are little islands," says L.A.-based correspondent Jack Kelley, who made the trip last November. "You can sec the forest breathing wisps of steam."
Kelley's mission was to interview Ilzamar Mendes, widow of Chico Mendes, the Brazilian rubber tapper and activist who was gunned down in December 1988 in the midst of a crusade to preserve his beloved rain forest and way of life. In the year since his murder, Mendes has become a symbol of the struggle, and Ilzamar, 26, has taken up his fight. She recently sold the film rights to her husband's story.
With the help of a friend of Ilzamar's who served as translator and guide, Kelley and photographer John Maier brought back the inspiring and alarming story that begins on page 28. Surrounded by the natural beauty of the Amazon and the warm, open ways of the people, Kelley was struck by the brutality Mendes encountered. "When you see the peaceful village, you can't imagine that this violence could happen under the surface."
Kelley's adventure wasn't the first he has had in pursuit of a story. In 1987 he crossed the Bering Strait in a walrus-skin boat when Lynne Cox swam from Alaska to Siberia; in 1988 he trekked with llamas and gourmet backpackers in the Cascade Mountains. Kelley has skied with former world champion Stein Eriksen and been knocked down by prizefighter Randall Cobb. "I asked him what it felt like to get hit by a heavyweight. He showed me," says Kelley.
A native of Quincy, Mass., Kelley, 45, graduated from Boston College in 1966 and began his journalism career with a two-year stint at Army in Europe magazine as a lieutenant stationed in Heidelberg. Stateside, he reported for the Boston Herald from 1969 to 1971 and free-lanced for years, joining PEOPLE in 1984. His wife, Carrie, is operations manager of a chain of dress shops.
For Kelley, meeting Ilzamar put a global problem on a personal level: "Complex issues sometimes turn on the simplest human choices."
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Robert Salazar and Gloria Ferrero were married on March 4, 1948, in Los Angeles.
The couple have been residents of the Santa Clarita Valley for 22 years.
Robert Salazar is a retired cement mason and also is retired from the Los Angeles Unified School District.
The couple have five children, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Their children are Robert Salazar Jr., Patty Burgess, Marlene Salazar, Ken Salazar and Jeff Salazar.