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we havent poly'ed it yet but many pieces are significantly lighter then i expected. i am worried it will not be the cherry look i was hoping for. my installer was also not happy with the planks being very small.
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Order at least 10-15% more that you need. Lots of small (1 foot pieces) and some with black marks or significant color or grain changes that means some of the material is wasted.
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Floor was installed through out main level of a home in Alamo Heights.
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We had this flooring installed in 2,000 sq.ft of our 2,400 sq. ft home in July. It looks absolutely beautiful and we've gotten a lot of compliments on it. However, apparently none of the reviewers of this product have children. True the floor does not scratch from shoes or dog claws, but it DOES DENT EASILY. We have a 5 and 8 year old, and yes, children do occasionally drop toys by accident. Unfortunately we can see every place where one (no sharp, metal or heavy toys- plastic ) has been dropped since removing all the carpet from our home. My sister and parents both have wood floors throughout their homes. I dropped a bottle of beer on my sister's floor this summer- not even a scratch- I would hate to think what our floors would have looked like after that! My parents have floors that are 40 yrs old and do not look the way ours does in areas. It sickens me that we invested so much money into our floors, and just 3 1/2 mos later I'm already thinking about having to save money for something I thought would last 20 years!
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The floors were very high quality - very little waste - look great
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We had this wood flooring installed and finished (matte oil-based polyurethane) in the entire first floor of our home. It's been down for about nine months ago now and still looks dynamite. The wood seems to be very high quality, with a nice mix of colors and grains. In fact, the installer commented on how nice it was. It's darkening as expected into a much deeper, redder hue, and the color differences are becoming more pronounced. If you want your floor to be one consistent color then don't buy this wood, but if you like the natural variation in Brazilian Cherry (which we do) then this is great stuff. We're very pleased and would do it again in a heartbeat.
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Affected property owners will be sent notice of the pending demolition within the next two to three weeks, at which time, they can choose to allow the demolition or file an objection for review by the City Council. Should the council still find the property a nuisance, the owner has 30 days to eliminate those conditions or 10 days to request an appeal. Each property will be reviewed by the council at a public hearing that has yet to be set.
The properties were initially chosen by the city's former building inspector John Gladness based on his knowledge of building violations throughout the city, Carden said. Outside contractor Jim Lanier was later hired to review those selections and include additional properties.
Lanier certified structures on the 50 properties as nuisances and confirmed that the cost of rehabilitating the structure is not economically feasible.
Carden said all of the properties, which are mostly residential, exhibit long-term neglect, and were deemed structurally unsound. Eight of the locations also had asbestos present, and only one had active utilities.
Monroe and Associates, LLC is managing the project. Company representative Susan Monroe updated the City Council on their progress at its Sept. 5 meeting and estimated demolition will begin in October.
"John Gladness had these properties on a list for years, and he has been trying to get them down one or two houses at a time, so this is an opportunity to get 50 down at once and clean things up quite a bit," Monroe said.
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BOUNTIFUL — The annual sidewalk sale has gotten smaller since its heyday a few decades ago, but Main Street Merchant's Association President Ben Jorgenson is hoping to turn it around and make it grow once again.
This year, the mid-August event is being called Magic on Main. It starts Thursday, Aug. 9 and ends Saturday, Aug. 11.
"People come out and walk up and down, sort of like they used to do 40 or 50 years ago when this was the place to be for back-to-school shopping," said Aric Jensen, Bountiful City redevelopment director. "It's kind of a throwback."
Businesses such as Classy Chasis Beauty Supply, Barton Comfort Shoes, Bountiful Music and The Wight House will participate, and most will offer deep discounts. For a list of all association businesses, visit bountifulmainstreet.com.
Next year, the association hopes businesses locating in a new building downtown will join in the sale.
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The sale coincides with the Bountiful/Davis Summerfest, and organizers of both groups help spread the word about each other's events to bring in bigger crowds. The Bountiful Farmer's Market also helps to bring in what Jensen calls a critical mass of shoppers.
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In 2013, two seats on the State Bar's Board of Trustees will be up for election. Districts 1 and 3 will each have one open seat.
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District 3: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo and Yuba.
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Although it is the first crossover SUV ever sold by GMC, the 2011 GMC Acadia actually shares most of its structure and many of its features with the Chevrolet Traverse and Buick Enclave. The Acadia successfully combines the appearance and capabilities of an SUV with an added measure of practicality and efficiency. It seats up to eight people, has ample room for luggage or cargo and offers good fuel economy. Considering that most SUVs never leave paved roads, GMC expects the Acadia's street-focused ride, handling and available all-wheel drive to make up for its lack of off-road capability. The Acadia's competitors include the Honda Pilot, Toyota Highlander, Subaru Tribeca and the Ford Flex.
If you need lots of room to haul people and cargo but hate the look of a minivan, you'll like the 2011 GMC Acadia. It combines a large, usable interior and good gas mileage with attractive SUV-like exterior styling.
If you are one of the few drivers who travel off-road in your SUV, the 2011 GMC Acadia may not be for you. Its available all-wheel-drive system is designed to enhance traction during on-road driving, not during off-highway adventures. A maximum tow rating of 5,200 pounds may also be a deterrent.
The big news for 2011 is the addition of a Denali model to the Acadia lineup. The Acadia Denali includes a chrome honeycomb grille, monochromatic exterior trim, HID headlamps, unique interior trim and a long list of standard features. Other changes include a new eight-way power driver's seat (which replaces the previous six-way power seat) with power lumbar and recline, heated cloth seats (available on SLE) and a revised SL Preferred Package.
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plenty of traction during cornering. Eighteen-inch wheels are standard, with an optional 20-inch wheel and tire package available, which sharpens handling without sacrificing a comfortable ride. The GMC Acadia accelerates swiftly, and the StabiliTrak stability control performs admirably in the most dramatic situations. Many drivers will appreciate the raised seating position, which gives a clear view of the road. However, a high beltline limits rearward visibility, making parking lot maneuvers more difficult.Third-Row Seats
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The 2011 GMC Acadia is a well-equipped vehicle that includes as standard GM's OnStar system with one year of complimentary service, AM/FM/CD stereo with six speakers and MP3 capability, XM Satellite Radio, seven-passenger seating, dual exhaust with chrome tips, rear spoiler, sliding second-row seats, fog lamps and 18-inch wheels. Safety features include StabiliTrak with rollover mitigation, anti-lock brakes (ABS), Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) and six airbags. The Denali trim adds mahogany wood inserts, heated and cooled front seats, dual SkyScape sunroof, perforated leather seating and 20-inch two-tone clad wheels.
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The 2011 GMC Acadia's strong 3.6-liter V6 uses variable valve timing and gasoline direct injection technology to enhance responsiveness, deliver good engine power and provide a maximum tow rating of 5,200 pounds. The six-speed automatic transmission maximizes engine performance and helps the Acadia achieve excellent fuel economy for a vehicle of its size. However, the transmission can be slow to react to throttle inputs, resulting in delayed downshifts when trying to accelerate to pass other vehicles.
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Review this carBy brian (TX) on Friday, November 29, 2013
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 1,900
overall rating 10 of 10rating detailsPros: "Fun to drive, very quiet in the road, spacious cab"
Cons: "No sunglass holder, no back seat mirror"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"1. The fit and finish is much better than average. 2. Nice interior, and comfortable, quiet ride. 3. The 3rd seat has a good head room and leg room. 4. It has some wood interior, so it looks like you are in a luxury car. 5. I do not have any problem yet."
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By Patrick (VA) on Wednesday, November 20, 2013
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 71,500
overall rating 4 of 10rating detailsPros: "Drives well, roomy, responsive, tons of features"
Cons: "Reliability. Cost (time & money). Dependability."
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 1
"First off, I love my Acadia; however, I'm like an abused spouse. It's a fantastic smooth ride, powerful, handles well, hauls EVERYTHING I need and my family. Looks good, etc. Bought my '09 SLT 2 2wd with 29k mikes 2.5 years ago and have 71,500 on it. Within first year I had to go to the dealer several times. Waterfall sounds apparently were water coming in from sunroof, dealer fixed. Headlights went out and I paid, 2nd time got warrantied and I got reimbursed for 1st. Then the power steering went bad but was covered by warranty. Then I had problems driving up a snowy mountain where I had to step on the gas and the car just went bizerk really with sensors flashing and rpms going all over the place and so forth. Sometimes you just have to stomp the gas to get through before you slide backwards. When I took it in the dealer was sort of hush about the cause and ended up replacing the timing chain and some sensors and that didn't fix it, covered by warranty. Snowed again and I almost couldn't drive up the hill to my house because the car was just confused again by wheel slippage and gas applied. Took it back and they do more work and end up replacing the entire transmission at only 61,000 miles. Said it was an $8000 repair, thankfully under warranty. So I go back for my oil change and new tires at 71k miles and the struts on the passenger front are "leaking like a faucet" and need to be replaced. Not under warranty. I love my car, but at this point I am stuck knowing it's just a matter of time till it happens again. Looking heavily at trading my Acadia when I get it back from the shop when I'd originally figured I'd have it for 10 years or more. So disappointed and what an absolute waste of my time and money. And unfortunately I still really like it and regret having to make this decision. Darn you GMC. I so want to own American, but this is just getting silly."
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By sunflower (PA) on Monday, November 11, 2013
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 73,000
overall rating 4 of 10rating detailsPros: "Looks Nice"
Cons: "transmission, hatch shocks, electrical, water pump"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 1
"Fell in love with this vehicle. Only 20K miles later and in the shop countless number of times for minor and major fixes. Last project - $5500. Ouch, BIG waste. Don't recommend at all!"
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By Tabbby (TN) on Thursday, October 31, 2013
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 5,200
overall rating 10 of 10rating detailsPros: "comfortable, nice interior, great for travel!"
Cons: "Could do slightly better on gas millage."
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"My family is an active military family. We move around a lot more than most and needed something that would carry kids and cargo. This ride is awesome as it seats 8 when all the seats are up and you still have a ton of room for say hiking gear, beach stuff, camping equipment, or luggage. My husband and I frequently go on long drives of 2-12 hours to see our family and friends. We needed something not only decent on gas and reliable, but comfortable as well. No one likes to be squished up for that long of a time. It handles in all conditions wonderfully as well. The safety was a huge factor as we have little ones to protect and also thinking of expanding our family. With the Acadia access to the back seat could be better but its not difficult at all. We love this ride!"
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By Lhoffman08 on Wednesday, October 09, 2013
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 35,000
overall rating 9 of 10rating detailsPros: "spacious, lots of features, perfect for families"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"I owned a range rover sport. Once we had a child, we bought a 2007 Acadia. I loved it. The 2nd row captains chairs, DVD system, leather seats held up very well to wear and the spaciousness were all perfect. All car related issues were covered by warranty. We just traded in our 07 for a 2011. I upgraded to navigation, dual sunroof, headset DVD players and a chrome grill. We LOVE this suv. It is the best fit for our family of 4. I recommend the warranty and maintenance plan just to be covered - especially all the technology related features!! ($30 monthly payment add on)"
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By Not-so-happy (MN) on Saturday, October 05, 2013
I owned and sold this car
Reason: poor electronics - My approximate mileage is 75,500
Pros: "Comfortable, roomy, lots of storage space."
Cons: "Too many sensor/computer/electrical issues"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 1
"I bought this vehicle for the safety/comfort and AWD. I absolutely loved it (it does have blind spots in the front window and rear- the backup camera helped with this). The seats are comfortable, love the recline option in the middle row seats. Able to haul large items. After the first few months, I started having O2 sensor alerts (check engine light)... no biggie. I had one of the rear park assist sensors go out (this costs over $300 to replace, I opted not to). After a year of driving it, we drove it to a restaurant- and it would not start when we were trying to leave. The gauges all worked, but it wouldn't do a thing when the key turned. After about 15 minutes, the car finally started and while driving home the gauges all quit working (didn't know how fast we were driving, no RPMs showing, no fuel gauge, etc.), the AWD quit, cruise would not work, traction control alerts went off- all alerts triggered. -This happened multiple times during the (almost) 4 years I owned it. I would bring it in to the dealer, and there was never a 'code' that showed up, so the dealer was unable to fix it. After $400+, it continued to do this. I finally got fed-up after having it in the shop for almost two weeks and traded it in for a non-GM vehicle. I do not know if I just had a lemon- but would not recommend the Acadia to anyone. If the dealer cannot fix it, why have all the gadgets?"
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Q: When will I find out about on-campus housing? A: As information becomes available, the University Housing website is being updated. We will also be sending out information to current students in the 2013 fall semester letting them know when we will start accepting applications. New students admitted to the university for fall 2014 will be notified in their acceptance letter how to access information about University Housing.
Q: How do I complete a housing application-contract and submit my housing deposit? A: Current GSU students enrolled fall 2013 will be able to apply for University Housing starting December 2, 2013 by going to the University Housing website and clicking on the link that says Apply to University Housing. New GSU students admitted for summer 2014 or fall 2014 will be able to submit an online application starting February 3, 2014 by going to the University Housing website and clicking on the link that says Apply to University Housing. As you go through the online application-contract process, you will be asked to read and signify your understanding of the Housing Terms and Conditions. Submission of the online application-contract indicates that you agree to abide by the contract terms and conditions and that you consent to the policies described in the document. You will also be asked to submit a $25.00 housing application fee and a $200 housing pre-payment within the application - contract channel on the Housing application portal. A Visa, MasterCard, or Discover credit or debit card is needed to pay your housing application charge and make your initial housing payment.
For students admitted for spring semester 2015 we will begin mailing information about our housing process in early November 2014 and then each week as students are admitted.
Q: What is the difference between the academic year and 12 month contract? A: The academic year contract covers housing for the fall 2014 and spring 2015 semester. Breaks such as winter, spring, and summer, are at an additional cost and are billed on a nightly basis. The nightly cost depends on the type of housing accommodation a student has. The 12 month contract runs from August 2014 thru August 2015 and includes all breaks. Students with a 12 month contract who decide not to stay in housing during a break will not receive a reduction in cost. Please review the Units, Plans, and Rates page for information on the cost of the two contracts relating to each specific housing accommodation.
Q: When will I get my room assignment? A: In April 2014 University Housing staff will begin making fall housing assignments for currently enrolled students. University Housing staff will begin making housing assignments for NEW students beginning the first week of June 2014. Once an assignment has been made the student will receive an email at his/her GSU address with information about the assignment and assigned roommate(s).
Q: Is there a deadline for completing the application-contract? A: Application-contracts are accepted on a "first-come, first-served" basis and admission to the University is not a guarantee of housing. Current GSU students will be able to apply for housing starting December 2, 2013. Newly admitted students will be able to apply beginning on February 3, 2014.
Q: Do I have to pay any money with my application-contract? A: A $200 initial pre-payment and a $25.00 housing application fee is required to complete the online university housing application-contract. You will be asked to submit your housing payment within the university housing application – contract channel. You will need a Visa, MasterCard, or Discover credit or debit card to complete this transaction.
Q: What are the different housing options available? A: Suite (room with roommate and shared bath) Four Bedroom Apartment (single occupancy bedroom)Two Bedroom Apartment (single occupancy bedroom)Two Bedroom Apartment (double occupancy bedroom)
Q: Can I change my room assignment once I've been assigned a room? A: Once an assignment has been made you will not be able to request a room change until after the first ten days of classes in the semester.
Q: What if I change my mind? Will I get my money back? A: A Request for Cancellation of the contract before moving into university housing (checking out keys), and prior to the applicable opening day of University Housing, will be accepted with one of the following guidelines:
A request for cancellation of the University Housing Contract (before semester starts) OR a Petition for Contract Release (after the semester has started) must be done by logging into the student portal, clicking on the HOUSING tab and selecting the TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS link.
Q: What about food?A: Apartment units have fully-equipped kitchens. Community kitchens with appliances are located on each floor of the residence hall. The GSU Café in the main university building serves meals and a variety of snacks every day. Vending machines are located at the residence hall and throughout campus.Students living in University Housing are strongly encouraged to place monies on the GSU myONECard for food and beverage purchases in the café, convenience store and in GSU vending machines. The GSU myONECard Campus Cash program is a convenient and flexible declining balance account.
We don't mandate that students obtain meals at specific times or use a certain number each week. GSU students do not pay for missed meals or subsidize other students' dining plans. Our dining program allows each student to suit their own personal dining habits and needs. Students may add value to their GSU myONECard anytime via credit/debit cards at the GSU Campus Card office or online.
There are 3 recommended Campus Cash options for students living in University Housing. For the student that lives in the suite style housing units and plans to purchase food or beverages daily, we recommend the student sign up to have $1,500 each semester placed on their GSU myONECard for food and beverage purchases. This averages out to approximately $100/week during the semester for these types of purchases.For students who don't plan to purchase food or beverages daily, we recommend placing $1,000 each semester on their GSU myONECard for food and beverages. For students living in the apartment style housing units which have a full kitchen, and who plans to only enjoy an occasional meal at the café when appointments, study time, class, and work schedules leave little time for preparing and cooking food we recommend placing $500 each semester on their GSU myONECard for food and beverage purchases.
Q: If I turn in my application early, will I have a better chance of getting into University Housing?A: It's impossible to predict how early you would have to turn in your contract to get into Housing. Although your chances are enhanced the earlier you turn in your contract, it is still no guarantee. Currently enrolled students will begin applying for University Housing starting on December 2, 2013 and new GSU students will begin applying on February 3, 2014 We are currently planning on setting aside half of the hall for new students coming to GSU in the fall 2014 semester (first year, transfer, graduate level).
Q: What if I need special accommodations?A: If you need special accommodations because of a disability, medical need, or transgender identity, please contact University Housing at 708.235.7110 or email@example.com.
Q: Do you match roommates?A: You will have an opportunity on the housing application to identify a student you would like to have as a roommate and/or apartment mate. We will work to accommodate this request provided both (all) students have identified the other student as a preferred roommate. If you do not have a preferred roommate, we will assign you a roommate utilizing the responses to the preferences you identified in your housing application. We will try to assign new first year students with another new first year student but this may not always be possible.
Q: What do I do if I want to live with a friend who is also attending GSU?A: If you know someone you want to live with - whether it's a friend from high school, a friend who is transferring to GSU, or a friend who is already at GSU - you will be able to identify them as a roommate preference through the assignment website.
Q: What if my roommate and I don't get along?A: To be a good roommate, you have to be willing to negotiate and to compromise on some things and understand your roommate rights and responsibilities, even though it's not always easy. In order to avoid conflicts, at the beginning of every year roommates are required to sit down together and fill out a Roommate Bill of Rights.
The Bill of Rights helps roommates talk through some of the most frequent areas of conflict, such as guests/visitors to the room, use of the TV, whether or not to share items (like food), etc. If, during the course of the semester, a conflict arises that you and your roommate are unable to resolve, you should talk to your RA or Residence Hall Director. If both you and your roommate have tried to resolve a conflict and have not succeeded, you may decide you don't want to live together. At that point, if there is space available in other rooms, it may be possible for the RHD to reassign you. If not, then you may have to wait until second semester to make a room change.
Once a student has been assigned, we do not make room assignment changes before the school year begins. Students should come, move in to their assigned space, and meet roommates before making judgments on compatibility. The University has a 10-day room freeze - meaning, during the first ten class days of the fall and spring semester no room changes occur. This is in order for us to determine whether everyone assigned a space has arrived on campus.
Q: Do all first year students live together? A: Not all first year students will live with another first year student so as to accommodate mutual roommate requests of incoming students who know a student already enrolled at GSU or who is transfer student. When University Housing staff members make new student assignments, we will work to assign students of similar academic standing to a room or apartment.
Q: Can I have visitors in my room?A: Yes. Guests are allowed 24 hours a day, seven days a week in University Housing. A guest may stay a maximum of 3 consecutive days within a seven - day period with the permission of your roommate. Residents in violation of this policy may have their hosting privileges revoked. All guests (male and female) must be accompanied by a resident of the residence hall at all times. Any guest who will be in the hall past midnight must be registered at the Residence Hall main desk. Residents should understand that 'visitation' is a privilege and that it does not take precedence over a roommate's right to study, sleep and have privacy.
Q: What is furnished in the hall?A: The University supplies a desk, chair, wardrobe/dresser unit, a bed, and extra-long twin mattress (36" wide x 80" long x 6" deep) for each student. Window coverings, garbage can and recycling bin, cable television and internet access are also provided. There are four different types of housing units. Apartment units also contain full kitchens with appliances, living room furniture.Each residence hall floor has lounges for study and socializing as well as a kitchen for programs and use by students. A laundry room and vending machines are located on the first floor of the hall.
Q: What do I need to bring when I move in to the residence halls?A: You should bring your own extra-long twin sheets, blankets, bedspread, and pillow. All rooms have cable TV outlets. However, you must provide your own cable cord. The University strictly prohibits electrical appliances in the residence halls with the exception of hair appliances, mirrors, and shavers. For your convenience, a microwave oven is provided in the public kitchens on each residence hall floor.
Q: What about a computer?A: New students should plan to bring a computer to campus. Internet access is free if you use the University's Internet resources.
Q. Does the University provide staff in the halls?A: Yes. There are professional and paraprofessional (resident assistants, or RAs) staff working and living in the residence hall. The staff provides opportunities for each resident to enhance their personal, interpersonal, and educational development. Residents are encouraged to talk to their RA or the professional staff about any concerns or questions they have. Between midnight and 6 a.m. students must show their University ID to Night Operation staff in order to enter the residence hall.
Q: How can I become a Resident Assistant?A: The RA hiring process is conducted once each semester for the following year or semester. Applications for RA positions (2014/2014) will be available online starting in October 2013.
Q: What jobs are available for students on campus?A: There are numerous jobs available for students. Please check out the Career Services employment site (http://www.govst.edu/careerservices) for more information
Q: Can I have a car on campus?A: Yes. Parking will be available for no additional cost. Students will be required to display a residential permit on their cars at all times and park their cars in a designated university lot overnight (between the hours of 10 pm – 8 am). There is also a small parking lot adjacent to the residence hall that will be assigned through a lottery system. The cost for a reserved space in this residential lot will be $50/semester. Please note that the $50/semester is in addition to the Parking & Walkway Fee paid by all enrolled students.


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New York City mom Veronica Defonso carefully saved for her daughter's education, but she doesn't want to use up those funds before her child gets to graduate school. "Graduate school is absolutely necessary to get my daughter that much farther ahead," she says.
To stretch out the savings in her 529 plan, a tax-advantaged college investment account, her daughter will live at home during her first two undergraduate years. The average cost for room and board in 2012-2013 is $9,341, according to data reported by 1,063 ranked schools in an annual U.S. News survey. By having his or her child live at home for two years, a parent could save more than $18,000, depending on the college selected.
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Parents with students choosing to live at home should follow these four tips to stretch their savings.
1. Set educational goals together to limit excess spending: While their kids are still living at home, parents should have discussions with them about their career goals and the college credits needed to achieve those goals, Arkansas 529 Plan Project Coordinator Dale Ellis says.
Saving money by living at home won't help family finances if there isn't a plan for students to graduate with degrees in a timely manner, he notes.
Map out the full plan with students' high school counselors and solidify goals via career exploration options, such as shadow days or internships, he suggests. While students might change their minds, parents should make sure current goals are based on careful research.
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2. Increase investment earnings for students planning to attend grad school: The longer parents wait to tap 529 plan funds, the more time they have to grow. "If parents have limited resources and feel grad school is a definite, keep the money invested or saved while paying for [college] expenses from the parents' regular paycheck or savings account for those first two years," says Jason Washo, a certified public accountant and personal financial specialist in Arizona.
Hypothetically, this gives their 529 plans more time to grow tax free, provided funds are used for qualifying educational expenses. However, this only works if the students eventually attend graduate school, he notes. Otherwise, there may be tax penalties for withdrawing excess funds if the money isn't transferred to an eligible beneficiary.
3. Use matching grant funds wisely: To avoid losing benefits, parents in states that offer 529 plan matching grants shouldn't wait to use those funds unless it's definite that their child will go to graduate school, Ellis says.
For instance, an Arkansas couple may have earned up to $2,500 in matching contributions for their child, but saved those funds for graduate school. Instead, the couple spent their own funds or borrowed money to pay for college. After earning an undergraduate degree, the child decided not to continue schooling. Since matching grants are only payable to a university, the matching grants expired unused.


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B is for bizarre -- also for Boehner, budget and Washington bozos
Column | Dec 21, 2012 | 12:30 PMHow long is this show going to go on in Washington, and must it? They say closing time for its costars is midnight, December 31. That's when the president and the speaker of the House need to agree on the federal budget Or Else, but politicians never... -
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Movie Preview: âInspector Bellamyâ
Story | Jan 3, 2011 | 4:37 PMThis Claude Chabrol French murder mystery starring Gerard Depardieu is the film The Enzian has booked for this Friday, leading up to "Rabbit Hole," which opens Jan. 14. It's about a celebrated police detective, on vacation, who dabbles in... -
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Story | Jan 5, 2011 | 4:36 PMThe late French filmmaker Claude Chabrol, who died in September at 80 after a long career in movies and TV, will be remembered for his place within the 1950s French New Wave (âLe Beau Serge, â1958) and such later movies as âStory of... -
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Tuesday, feeling almost like fall!
You can't believe what a break it is when it starts to be a bit cool and less humid in the mornings in South Carolina! It's been GORGEOUS the past few days...yes! Come on FALL!
With fall brings the desire to pull out the crockpot for some wonderful soups that simmer all day long, whole wheat bread dough rising in the bowl, and hot cereal for breakfast with brown sugar, cinnamon, raisins and milk...comfort food!
I just can't cook like this in the summer...it's usually too hot to even want to drink hot tea in the mornings. Once school starts and things settle in, I hanker for my tea pot and the smell of tea steeping as well.
I have another little picture for you! Let's see..what have I done so far? 90 hour glass units....turning 1/2 of them into puss in the corner type blocks....and now..180 flying geese units! Some quilts just require building one block at a time so you can match colors and get things just so. Other quilts...like this one...just call for what I refer to as POWER SEWING! Figure out how many units you need, and just chain them through the machine in mile long strings of pieces. THIS is that kind of quilt!
Now that I've finished the fying geese units, I need to make 180 1/2 square triangle squares, blue and neutral. It's a daunting task, but with power sewing, books on CD, or music from XM radio 70's channel blaring, I can get it done in no time!
I finished the binding/hanging sleeve on Weed Whacker last night at guild meeting and showed it for show and tell. It was a hit :c)
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There you go - tempting us further with more pictures. I'm wanting to get out fabric and sew along with you - but you've not given us any dimensions! Can't wait to see what this is going to turn into!
I'm with you - fall weather, soup, fresh bread and oatmeal is absolutely the best - gourmet soul food! We've had no rain but temperatures are in the 70's and evenings cool off - SO much better!I wish I could get into that serious power sewing. I start, then I need a rest (usually computer related, or lying on the bed related). Then I do a bit more, then I have to try something else for a while. Short concentration span maybe?? Summer is coming here - very depressing. Today it is raining at the back door and sunny at the front, and they are only about 8 metres apart.
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A spot to archive nerd images of interest from out of print/hard to find art books, magazines, comics and other assorted ephemera laying about as well as detours into other things found about the web. I really do try my due diligence to make sure none of these things have been seen online before with the scanned images or at least new to Tumblr with the web stuff to make it worth everyone's while and to have fresh content but, y'know, I'm not perfect and I'm not going to lose sleep over it.
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Sometime this spring, when soil temperatures reach about 67 degrees at a depth of 4 inches, large numbers — millions — of cicadas are expected to emerge from the soils of more than one-third of the state's 95 counties.
The greatest population concentrations are expected to be in Middle Tennessee.
Though Roane County is not one of the high-target areas predicted by University of Tennessee Extension, high populations are anticipated for surrounding counties, including Loudon, Meigs, Monroe and McMinn.
The Roane County Chamber of Commerce's fifth annual Home and Garden Show will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 26 in Roane State Expo Center.
The date will give vendors more time to get their 2011 ideas and products out earlier than in the past shows.
The indoors venue will give all who attend a "weather-proof" outing to see the many offerings at the show.
Native Americans for uncounted generations have enjoyed the first wild plants of spring foraging.
Although the dandelion was first introduced from Europe, many Indian tribes quickly learned to enjoy eating it.
Dandelions may be eaten in salads or cooked like spinach, which minimizes the slightly bitter taste. (The Iroquois preferred it boiled with meat.)
Deer love dandelion leaves, and pheasants and grouse like the seeds.
Editor's note: The Roane County News publishes reunions each Monday. Reunion notices should be submitted no later than 3 p.m. Thursday to appear in the following Monday paper.
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children is working to improve the health of low-income women and children in the face of challenges such as childhood obesity and increases in chronic disease.
WIC's food package now offers a wider variety of nutritious foods that are lower in fat, higher in fiber and more culturally appropriate.
"The improved WIC food package follows the Diet-
Kingston Mayor Troy Beets was unanimously elected treasurer of the board of directors for the East Tennessee Development District and the East Tennessee Human Resource Agency.
Beets was elected to the office during the agencies' annual business meetings and luncheon on March 8 in Rothchild Catering and Conference Center.
He will begin serving his term on July 1.
April 1 is the deadline to obtain Non-insured Crop Disaster Assistance coverage on pasture for the crop year 2011.
Timely purchased coverage is a requirement to participate in the Livestock Forage Disaster Program if Roane County is approved for payments.
Other disaster programs require all crops of significance to have either crop insurance or NAP coverage.
Contact the Roane/Loudon Farm Service Agency at 424 N. Kentucky St., Kingston, or call 376-2392, Option 2 for details.
The National League of Junior Cotillions, a program of etiquette, character education and social dance training for middle and junior high school students, plans to establish its national program in Roane County. "We will be selecting a director for a local chapter who will receive complete training and an exclusive territory for expansion," said Elizabeth Anne Winters, National League of Junior Cotillions national director. The organization has directors operating hundreds of chapters in 34 states.
Travelers along Hwy. 58 or Blair Road in Roane County on the first or third Saturday of April may hear a diesel horn echoing through the hills, or see a very visible sign of spring in the vintage passenger train that looks like it rumbled right out of the 1940s. April is the month when buds on the trees of Poplar Creek Valley start turning green, and the Secret City Scenic Excursion Train starts showing up to take happy passengers through the hardwoods and meadows of the valley.
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Fifteen Trine University students and five faculty or staff members will take the spotlight with fashionable new looks during the Office of Student Life's third annual Rockin' Hot Makeovers event Friday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. in Fabiani Theatre.
Participants will receive fashion makeovers, including new clothing, hair styling and makeup donated from local businesses. Subjects will model their new looks, and five participants will receive on-stage makeovers to entertain the audience.
Trine community members receiving makeovers will be Charles Schelinski, Claudio Shaw, Sebastian Audet, Matt Mills, Matt Spangler, Calvin Broden, Aaron Kiefer, Kelly Canter, Hannah Paul, Gwen Kelly, Cassie Byrd, Destinee Baker, Annie Mulvaney, Ruth Feliciano, Claire Will, Erlene Yentes, Victor Morrow, Nicole Ecklid, Kristina Brewer and Rachael Benner.
Local businesses contributing goods and services for the event include Maurice's of Angola, Dress Barn, Mitchell's Clothing & Tuxedos, Kohl's, Van Heusen, Bass, Bowen Arrow Photography, Bon Appetit, Finishing Touch Hair Salon and Mary Kay makeup consultant Sue Pipher of LaGrange.
The event is free and open to the public.


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Monte Cassino The Soldiers Story! The Battle of Monte Cassino (also known as the Battle for Rome and the Battle for Cassino) was a costly series of four battles during World War II, fought by the Allies against Germans and Italians with the intention of breaking through the Winter Line and seizing Rome.
In the beginning of 1944, the western half of the Winter Line was being anchored by Germans holding the Rapido, Liri and Garigliano valleys and certain surrounding peaks and ridges, together known as the Gustav Line. The Germans had not occupied the historic hilltop abbey of Monte Cassino, founded in AD 524 by Benedict of Nursia and which dominated the town of Cassino and the entrances to the Liri and Rapido valleys, although they manned defensive positions set into the steep slopes below the abbey walls. On 15 February, the monastery, high on a peak overlooking the town of Cassino, was destroyed by 1,400 tons of bombs dropped by American bombers. The bombing was based on the fear that the abbey was being used as a lookout post for the German defenders (this position evolved over time to admit that German soldiers were not garrisoned there but that the risk of the monastery becoming occupied justified the action). Two days after the bombing, German paratroopers took up positions in the ruins; the destruction caused by the bombing and the resulting jagged wasteland of rubble gave troops improved protection from air and artillery attack making it a more viable defensive position. From 17 January to 18 May, the Gustav defences were assaulted four times by Allied troops. For the last of these the Allies gathered 20 divisions for a major assault along a twenty mile front and drove the German defenders from their positions but at a high cost
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Thomas Alva Edison: We all know what he did, right? He was the creator of modern conveniences, improving and innovating light bulb, motion picture and sound recording technologies.
Right about this time two years ago, the night before the Green Bay Packers won Super Bowl XLV, several hundred people in Oconomowoc were definitely not talking about football. They had just seen the documentary "Consider the Conversation," which tackles a fairly taboo subject in our culture: dying.
One year from today, speed-skating events are set to begin at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Bridie Farrell hopes to be there. Today, though, she's in Milwaukee, training at the Pettit National Ice Center.
Jenn Grant is not a well-known name to American music fans. Yet.
The Canadian singer-songwriter is working hard to be noticed in this country. She toured across the upper midwest with Erin McKeown, took a brief break back home in Nova Scotia, and is back at it with a show at Madison's High Noon Saloon Thursday evening, also in support of McKeown.


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RUGBY UNION: Corker looks for fortress Kassam
10:00am Saturday 26th October 2013 in Rugby
London Welsh club captain Matt Corker wants to make the Kassam Stadium a fortress, starting with tonight's eagerly-awaited rematch against Cornish Pirates, kick-off 6.30pm.
The visit of the Pirates is sure to bring back some fond memories for Corker, who will make his 190th appearance in a Welsh jersey if he comes off the bench.
While there have been many highs during his six-year spell at the club, clinching the Championship title against the Pirates on May 30, 2012, at the Kassam Stadium for the Exiles is a day that stands out above all others.
"It was a fantastic win and a fantastic night," he said. "It ended up in an amazing crescendo in winning the final, and we definitely deserved it."
This will be the Exiles third outing at the Kassam this season and Corker would like to see Welsh become unbeatable there.
He said: "If we can build our home venue into a fortress it's only going to be better for us.
"That enthusiasm to play there can really come out in our style of play.
"We're really looking forward to being back there.
"There isn't a player in the squad who isn't glad we're playing at the Kassam again – it's a fantastic stadium."
The visit of the Pirates is the start of a big few weekends for the Exiles, with a trip to Leeds Carnegie to follow before Bristol come to town a week later.
Welsh go into the game leading the way in the Greene King IPA Championship.
However they have suffered back-to-back defeats in the British & Irish Cup, to London Scottish and Pontypridd, and just three points separates them from the Pirates in the table.
In contrast, the Pirates head to the Kassam buoyed by two comprehensive victories in the cup.
But Corker is confident that Welsh can rediscover the form that brought them four wins from their opening four games.
"We've had some good tests leading up to this point, but these three teams are going to be there or thereabouts come the end of the season," he said.
"In a couple of weeks we'll know where we really are," he said.
"At the moment we're top of the table and can be very pleased with ourselves."
Meanwhile, London Welsh's Greene King IPA Championship fixture with London Scottish at the Kassam Stadium on Saturday, December 21 will now kick-off at 5pm and be broadcast live by Sky Sports.
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I now know that I'll be just like Stephen Fry when I grow up…
… I might even be a celibate gay like him too at this rate. (Though, with one of my cousins now successfully married off, there is slightly less pressure on me to, er, perform… in the Jewish sense…)
Anyway, the genius, polymath, inimitable and generally-awesome Stephen Fry twittered a link to a 30-minute video interview. Ostensibly, from the title, it's some kind of retrospective… but it really isn't. Stephen spends half an hour giving us a succinct and hyperacute overview of life on Earth. It's almost like a sermon: what to avoid, how to behave and other little nuggets of info.
The scary bit, at least for me, is that we seem to share almost identical ideologies. As he spoke, it felt like it could've been me in 30 years. Very, very weird — but cool!
(Americans: you probably don't know Stephen Fry. If you've heard of Blackadder, he was in that. He also spent most of his early career alongside Hugh Laurie of 'House' fame — they're bestest friends, even.)
If you've been reading this blog for a while, you'll probably notice quite a few common strains between Fry and I.
It's also very satisfying, and calming, to realise that I'm on the right path. I don't want to spout all that usual crap about quarter-life crises, but there is definitely a gap between finding your feet between 18 and 25, and then learning to fly. Very satisfying indeed.
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In unrelated other-than-first-name news Stephen Hawking's new TV show (Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking) has just finished airing on the Discovery Channel. You can wait a while and the DVDs, or download it from reputable BitTorrent sites. The first part on aliens was excellent; the bit on time-travel was a bit boring (I've heard it all before) — and the last segment on The Story of Everything looks like it'll be amazing (but I haven't seen it yet!)
(You've all watched Carl Sagan's Cosmos by now, right?)
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The Yuma County Sheriff's Office is informing the community of a Level 3 sex offender's new address.
Christopher Michael Allyn, 40, is described as 6 feet tall, 210 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. He is now residing at 13499 E. 48th St. in Yuma County.
In September 1990, Allyn was convicted by the Clark County Superior Court in the state of Washington of third-degree rape. He was sentenced to one year in jail with six months suspended providing that he completed a sex offender treatment program at the Center for Behavioral Interventions in Portland, Ore., and 24 months of community supervision.
Then in 2000, he was charged and convicted for failure to register as a sex offender, for which he served one year in jail. He was again charged and convicted for failure to register in 2004 and spent 180 days in jail and 36 months probation.
Offenders are categorized in three levels. Level 1 is a low risk to reoffend, Level 2 an intermediate risk and Level 3 a high risk. Allyn is considered a Level 3 sex offender.
Allyn is not wanted by law enforcement. The sheriff's office is releasing information about his new address pursuant to the community notification law on sex offenders.
The YCSO is responsible for registering sex offenders who reside in Yuma County. This includes new registrations, address changes and/or updates and confirming offenders who have moved out of the area. During December 2012, the YCSO:
• Registered three new sex offenders.
• Received six sex offender address changes.
• Conducted 55 sex offender compliance checks.
More information about sex offenders can be found at www.ci.yuma.az.us/2349.htm or www.azsexoffender.com.
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Sore- That name is played out, but im diggin the throw. The E was placed awkwardly though.
Reny- Keep practicing, make all your letters the same size.
Relish- That one liners got some potential, but try something different with the R.
all i ask myself is...whats the deal with the oneliners? f*ck it. really. it means nothing.
heated spots? theres no such thing. throw on some head phones drink a sixer and get it started.
i dont know difrient strokes for difrient folks.
crits? need new ideas for an e
idk why but the m in the tag was faded.
idk why but the m in the tag was faded.
Strangers - I like your M, I've never seen one quite like it.
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Is tht a good thing?^^ it's original.
Ya dude thats why I like it. It looks good but more importantly its unique.
Is the first one supposed to look like nutsacks came?
No its supposed to look like a load shot across the wall and its dripping down. I kinda fucked the M up but does it at least look decent? Crits?
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I grew up playing hockey on frozen rivers in northern New York State, so I was particularly taken by this scene on Lake Louise. There is something surreal about the goal sitting in the middle of this dramatic mountain scene.
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Cradle Will Rock
MPAA Rating : R
Year of Release : 1999
Stars : Hank Azaria (Marc Blitzstein), Rubén Blades (Diego Rivera), Joan Cusack (Hazel Huffman), John Cusack (Nelson Rockefeller), Cary Elwes (John Houseman), Philip Baker Hall (Gray Mathers), Cherry Jones (Hallie Flanagan), Angus MacFadyen (Orson Welles), Bill Murray (Tommy Crickshaw), Vanessa Redgrave (Countess LaGrange), Susan Sarandon (Margherita Sarfatti), Jamey Sheridan (John Adair), John Turturro (Aldo Silvano), Emily Watson (Olive Stanton), Paul Giamatti (Carlo), John Carpenter (William Randolph Hearst), Harris Yulin (Congressman Dies)
At the end of "Cradle Will Rock," a group of actors, vaudeville performers, and dedicated theater goers perform a symbolic funeral procession mourning the death of the Federal Theater Project, an offshoot of the Works Progress Administration program of FDR's New Deal, that was closed down by the government for monetary reasons that conveniently masked political reasons. Holding aloft a casket containing a ventriloquist's dummy and a hand-painted sign noting the life and death of the Federal Theater Project 1934-1937, they solemnly march down the streets of New York. However, when the camera finally pans up, we suddenly realize that we are looking at modern-day Times Square.
This ending, I suppose, is writer-director Tim Robbin's non-too-subtle means of making a statement about the modern state of theater production in the United States. "Cradle Will Rock" is a celebration of theater as a form of righteous social protest, and by ending the film with a shot of Disneyfied Times Square with all its gaudy neon advertising, Robbins is throwing his arms in the air and saying, "Look what has happened! Where once dedicated artists put their careers on the line to make a meaningful statement, we now have theaters showing 'Phantom of the Opera' and 'The Lion King.'"
"Cradle Will Rock" is the first film Robbins has written and directed since the extraordinarily powerful "Dead Man Walking" in 1995, and, although "Cradle" is an entertaining, energetic, and well-made film, it suffers precisely because it lacks what made "Dead Man Walking" so good. In "Dead Man Walking," Robbins tackled one of the most hotly contested topics in American society--the death penalty--without once resorting to preaching, grandstanding, or sentimentality. Robbins is on record as being adamantly opposed to capital punishment, yet his film looked with sincerity and clarity at both sides of the issue and allowed the viewers to decide for themselves. "Cradle Will Rock," on the other hand, is an object lesson in how not to be subtle, and although the good humor and exaggerated performances of the first half of the film balance out Robbin's political exhortations, the second half becomes too self-righteous for its own good.
This is probably most prominent in the last twenty minutes, when the play-within-the-movie, a musical about union strikers in Steeltown, U.S.A. called "The Cradle Will Rock" is finally performed. The performers have been ordered by their respective unions not to perform the play because the government has shut down the Federal Theater Project. Therefore, if they appeared on-stage, they would risk losing their jobs. Eventually, though, as the musical's brave writer, Marc Blitzstein (Hank Azaria), begins to perform the musical on stage alone, the various actors and actresses stand up in the audience and begin joining in.
The sequence is meant to be a grand moment of spontaneity, where social responsibility outweighs monetary necessity, but it is ultimately crass and unaffecting. The truth is, this is more or less how it really happened, with one crucial difference. It is true that the actors played their roles while standing among the audience. But, the film would have you believe that they decided to do so right there in the theater as Blitzstein began playing--as if seeing him alone on stage spoke to their deepest social mindset, monetary consequences be damned.
In fact, what happened is this: Hours before the guerilla performance, the producer-director team of John Houseman and Orson Welles decided to take advantage of a potential legal loophole in rhetoric. The actors has been ordered not to appear on-stage, so technically there was nothing stopping them from performing the musical while standing in the audience. Houseman and Welles asked the actors to do this well beforehand, and they went into the theater with the full intent of joining Blitzstein. So, what we get in the film is a silly, sentimental sequence worthy of a bad Broadway musical, rather than a more deliberate, historically accurate scene that would have maintained the dignity of the actors and the risk they took with their livelihoods without resorting to manipulative melodrama.
And, if this weren't enough, the performance of "The Cradle Will Rock" is only part of a three-way associative montage that cuts together scenes of the musical with scenes of the destruction of a subversive mural by revolutionary Mexican artist Diego Rivera (Rubén Blades) and scenes of Nelson Rockefeller (John Cusack), media baron William Randolf Hearst (John Carpenter), and fictional steel tycoon Gray Mathers (Philip Baker Hall) discussing how to exploit the working class while (get this) at a costume party dressed as Renaissance-era aristocrats.
This brief description of the film's climax only begins to hint at Robbins' aspirations. Perhaps because the 1937 musical "The Cradle Will Rock" was such a defiant statement, he felt that his film had to match its ambition. Like Rivera's destroyed mural, which tried to summarize the entire socio-political trajectory of the 1930s on a wall in Rockefeller Center, Robbins' film covers a great deal of ground with great economy.
He includes the story of Olive Stanton (Emily Watson), a homeless naïf at the beginning of the film who ends up singing "Cradle's" opening number. We get to see the behind-the-stage antics of the musical's creation, which includes brief glimpses at the tumultuous relationship between anal producer John Houseman (Cary Elwes) and prodigious director Orson Welles, played by Scottish actor Angus MacFadyen as a drunken, boastful, and loud-mouthed young visionary.
We see sultry Italian propagandist Margherita Sarfatti (rather unconvincingly played by Susan Sarandon) wooing American capitalists into funding Mussolini's fascist regime. At the same time, ironically, red-baiting Senator Martin Dies (Harris Yulin) is holding Congressional hearings investigating proported communist influence in the theater world, specifically targeting the head of the Federal Theater Project, Hallie Flanagan (Cherry Jones, in the film's most understated and effective performance). The hearings are given fuel by the misguided Hazel Huffman (Joan Cusack), a federal worker upset at the leftist influence she sees at work (interracial dating!), and she even manages to convince a fading vaudeville ventriloquist, Tommy Crickshaw (nicely played by Bill Murray) into helping her practice her testimony.
And there's still more: John Turturro as an Italian actor who deplores his heritage and the fact that his family still supports Mussolini; Vanessa Redgrave, in the film's most enjoyably lunatic performance, as a wild countess who gets her kicks helping out the struggling theater scene; and, of course, the rise and fall of Diego Rivera's ill-fated mural on the wall of Rockefeller Center. All of these stories are interesting and engaging, but they're all clipped for the sake of time. We get snippets and pieces of these characters' lives, but few of them come out as full-blooded people. So, what we get are mostly caricatures, and if the film had stuck with the comedic approach that characterized the first half, it would have been a breezy, enjoyable comedy.
Instead, Robbins turns up the social pathos in the last half, and it all comes crumbling down. At one point, as Rivera is being forcibly removed from Rockefeller Center so his mural can be destroyed, another character informs the angry artist that he shouldn't be surprised because Rockefeller paid him for his art, not his politics. "They're the same thing!" Rivera screams. You don't have to listen too closely to hear Robbins screaming the same thing, except much louder.
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The companys line of GALAXY cell phones and tablets are getting some additions. In tablet news, the GALAXY Tab 8.9 is getting 4G connectivity with the addition of LTE. This tablet will sport an 8.9-inch touchscreen and will weigh close to a pound.
Samsung also showed off the GALAXY S II LTE Android 2.3 smartphone, which will offer 4G connectivity via LTE, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 3D graphics, and a spacious 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus display. Thats going to be larger than cell phones like the DROID X2 by Motorola and the HTC EVO 3D. It will also have an 8-megapixel camera and the ability to record HD video.


text: Sakura Wars is a strategy RPG that features a unique sim-based story system. Character interaction plays a major role in a storyline that never follows a set course, and your responses to the various characters in the game can ultimately change the story content and even the final outcome. The battle system is divided into two main parts; ground combat and air combat. Ground combat takes place using two-legged mechanized suits, which transform into jet fighters to take the fight to the sky. Every mech unit in the game can transform from battle mech mode to jet fighter mode during combat.


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