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Have You Seen This? All the ideas Pixar scrapped
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Would you have enjoyed "Toy Story 3" as much if the characters went to a Hannah Montana concert? What if it were titled "Toys in the Hood?" - photo by Mary Dalrymple
PIXARLAND What if the "Mona Lisa" were frowning? What if the Eiffel Tower was shorter? What if the stars weren't so bright in Van Gogh's village?

Most artists can probably tell you they go through a process to create a work of art. Even the greats have scrapped ideas, altered plans and gone back to the drawing board over and over to get to the finished products that now define our world.

It's fun to imagine how various tweaks would have changed the well-known and well-loved pieces of art we all recognize, and thanks to a video from Pixar released last month, we can now apply that hypothetical thinking to some of the more modern masterpieces (yes, I'm talking about Pixar films. We can argue about whether they should be considered masterpieces in the comments below
Driver injured when semi rolls on I-70 in Russell County
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The driver of a semi-tractor hauling a trailer received what appeared to be minor injuries Saturday afternoon when the vehicle left Interstate 70 in Russell County and overturned.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reports the crash occurred at 1:51 on April 15, 4 miles east of U.S. 281 on I-70. The eastbound 2022 International was driven by Todd E. Collins, age 44, of Winchester, Kansas. The vehicle went off the roadway to the right, struck a guardrail and went into the south ditch, where it overturned and came to rest.

Collins was wearing a safety restraint. 

He was transported to Russell Regional Hospital.