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The Biltmore Estate (biltmore.com), located in Asheville, North Carolina, gives its visitors the opportunity to explore George Vanderbilt's 250 room home, as well as the estate grounds. While a standard admission ticket grants access to all public areas of the mansion and grounds, separately priced tours give guests the opportunity to learn more about public and restricted areas of the estate.
House Tours
House tours are offered daily and require payment of a tour fee, in addition to Biltmore admission All tours, excluding the audio guide tour, must be booked in advance. Audio guides are offered to all visitors who want to go on self-guided tours and feature stories about each of the mansion's room that are on public display. The architect's tour focuses on the home's design and gives guests the opportunity to visit the home's roof and balconies. The butler's tour focuses on servant life at the estate and takes visitors into behind-the-scenes unrestored rooms. The family and friends tour provides information about guests of the estate and takes participants to behind-the-scenes rooms decked out with clothing and other accessories from the early 1900s. The premium tour gives visitors a private tour of the home and includes stops at many locations visited on other tours.
Grounds Walking Tours
Two walking tours provide guests with information about buildings and facilities maintained on the grounds of the Biltmore estate. The winery production tour is a 45-minute tour that focuses on the estate's wine making business and teaches participants about wine making and bottling. The Antler Hill Farm tour provides information about the estate's farm and forest areas. The farm tour requires sturdy footwear, as the walk takes guests over natural terrain, including several rolling hills.
Other Grounds Tours
The Biltmore Estate's legacy of the land tour takes guests on a guided motor coach ride through the estate grounds, including areas that are usually restricted to visitors. It focuses on the land and buildings found across the estate grounds. Seasonal farm wagon rides take guests on guided rides through the estate's farmlands, focusing on stories about life on the farm and a visit to the estate's ferry.
Educational Tours
The estate offers tours for school and educational groups Monday through Friday. These tours begin at the entrance to the home, where students receive a brief tour overview and learn about the code of behavior required for all visitors. The guide then takes students to rooms that are open to the public and provides information and stories about the home, the Vanderbilt family and the Biltmore's staff and guests. Educational tours should be booked as early as possible, as slots often fill up well in advance.


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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Nineteen years of waiting abruptly ended for Mike Haywood in January, along a road in his hometown of Houston.
Haywood was behind the wheel, while his boss, Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis, rode shotgun. As they headed to their next recruiting visit, Weis turned toward his assistant.
"He made a statement to me and I looked at him and I said, 'OK,'" Haywood said. "Then I sped up because we were running late for our next appointment."
At that moment, Weis hit the gas and accelerated Haywood's career, making him the play-caller for Notre Dame's offense. Haywood no longer just held the title of offensive coordinator, but the game-shaping power that normally accompanies it.
After working under big wheels at big programs like LSU, Texas and Notre Dame, Haywood had finally become one.
"You have responsibilities and obligations in the systems that you're in," Haywood said. "And you have to pay your dues."
Haywood's dues-paying lasted nearly two decades. The rest of Notre Dame's players and coaches hope theirs will be confined to one miserable autumn.
The Fighting Irish endured quite possibly the worst season in their decorated history last fall. They had their worst start (1-9), their most losses (9), their longest home losing streak (6) and their first loss to Navy since 1963.
The 3-9 failure spared no one.
Quarterback Jimmy Clausen spent the majority of his freshman season pressed between opposing defenders and the turf. A flimsy offensive line repeatedly put him there. Notre Dame's new-look defense had no margin for error and got mixed results. Weis went from favorite son to potential fraud, losing genius status and drawing comparisons to his quick-hooked predecessor, Tyrone Willingham.
As the Irish began spring practice last week, players and coaches were reluctant to recount the past, but they acknowledged that lumps had been taken and better days, hopefully, are ahead.
"Once everybody's paid their dues, something has to pop," running back James Aldridge said. "Something positive, something extremely positive, has to come out of the situation."
Any upswing starts with the head coach and the quarterback, the "two positions at Notre Dame football that are under the most scrutiny," Weis said.
Whether or not yielding the play-calling duties to Haywood pans out, it marks a significant shift for Weis, who built his career as an innovative offensive strategist. He spent his first three seasons at Notre Dame clutching a play sheet and never letting the quarterbacks out of his sight.
But after Notre Dame's offense finished last nationally (242.3 ypg) and didn't score a touchdown until Week 4 last season, Weis decided to step back and look at his team through a wide-angle lens. He's seeking more help, whether it's making Haywood the play-caller, hiring former Georgia Tech defensive coordinator Jon Tenuta or going to Virginia Tech on Tuesday to study special teams from Hokies coach Frank Beamer.
The changes around the program are subtle but telling.
As players broke off into groups for Friday's first practice period, Haywood worked with the offense at midfield while Weis walked over to greet a recruit and his family. In the next period, Weis stood on the back of a blocking sled being thumped by defensive linemen, while Haywood put the running backs through drills.
"It gives me a chance to coach a lot more players," Weis said. "I get to see more. When you don't have to zone in on just one aspect, you can see a bigger picture. It's actually been kind of fun."
Last year was anything but fun for Clausen. He underwent surgery to remove a bone spur from his throwing arm after spring practice, was limited in preseason camp, made his debut in a 33-3 season-opening loss to Georgia Tech, then got tabbed as the starter a week later at Penn State.
Clausen said he finally felt healthy heading into a Week 5 matchup at Purdue. He threw his first career touchdown pass against the Boilermakers but left the game with a hip injury. Porous pass protection hurt Clausen's chances of getting back to full strength, as he was sacked 34 times.
"Jimmy's been through some things," Aldridge said. "Everybody's got to earn their stripes, and he's earned it, plain and simple."
Clausen has Aldridge's full faith heading into his second season as the starter. Getting a team-wide endorsement is the next step.
"I don't know if I have their trust or not," Clausen said.
By the end of spring ball, Weis wants there to be no doubt.
"I talked to him the other day about the big difference between players looking at you and players looking to you," Weis said. "When your offensive players are looking at you, they're not looking at you as a leader. They're just looking at you as a guy who's running the plays. When they're looking to you, now they're counting on you."
Clausen will get every opportunity to win over the team. Unlike the preseason last year, when he split snaps with Demetrius Jones and Evan Sharpley, Clausen is getting the lion's share of reps this spring.
"I'm the quarterback," Clausen said. "When quarterbacks are in the huddle, they pretty much take ownership."
Clausen's growth won't matter without parallel progress from the line, which returns four starters and projected starting center Dan Wenger, who started five games last season. Notre Dame led the nation in sacks allowed (58) and ranked 115th in rushing offense (75.3 ypg), making the line a principal priority this spring and beyond.
Several linemen added weight during the winter. According to Weis, Wenger started last season at 282 pounds and now checks in at 300. Right tackle Sam Young went from 287 at the end of the season to a whopping 330 this spring.
But a bulkier line isn't a better one without cohesion, which was clearly lacking last fall.
"We have a big climb," Weis said. "People sometimes don't understand how important experience is as an offensive lineman. The communication becomes better and guys start looking out for each other."
With nine offensive starters back, Haywood is expected to diversify the playbook after Clausen operated in a restricted system last fall (evidence: He had 17 completions for 84 yards at UCLA). But the Irish still need skill-position depth, and will feature competition at several spots.
Aldridge enters the spring as the No. 1 running back but needs to hold off Armando Allen and 240-pound sophomore Robert Hughes, who rushed for 246 yards in Notre Dame's final two games, both wins.
Wide receiver Duval Kamara set Notre Dame's freshman receptions record (32) and classmate Golden Tate showed big-play potential, but Clausen needs more targets. Another arrives this summer in Michael Floyd, ranked 30th in the ESPN150.
"We're still competing," Aldridge said, "but the team is getting better because we're all doing good things."
An improved offense will allow Weis to better evaluate his defense, which at times played decently last season under extremely unfavorable conditions.
There are several questions up front, with end Trevor Laws graduating and nose tackle Pat Kuntz missing spring ball for personal reasons (Kuntz, who watched Friday's practice, is expected to re-enroll in school this summer and be back for the season). The linebackers should be solid behind senior Maurice Crum and young playmakers Kerry Neal and Brian Smith. Free safety David Bruton leads a secondary that has some depth at cornerback.
Tenuta, known for his aggressive blitzing schemes at Georgia Tech, will try to help second-year coordinator Corwin Brown ramp up a unit that managed only 18 sacks a year ago.
"We'll be flying around a lot more," Brown told reporters.
After a failure to launch last fall, the Irish are itching to take off.
"You've got to pay your dues, you know?" wide receiver David Grimes said. "We all know what happened last year. We've got a bad taste, and we're looking to do something about it."
Like getting payback.
Adam Rittenberg covers college football for ESPN.com. He can be reached at email@example.com.


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Its initial report, posted on the FDA's website on Tuesday, comes two days ahead of a meeting of outside advisors who will make their own recommendation on whether the drug should be approved. The FDA is not obliged to follow the advice of its advisory panels but typically does so.
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Sorry for your loss RoBo, My she rest in peace!
Check all your wiring, contactor points, and the terminals at the compressor.
That's 2 screws too many for today's helpers!
Trane was crazy setting the 2 coils back to back, They should have made a 1 piece condenser with the 2 circuits. I come across this problem a lot. It looks clean on the outside but when you separate...
It's up to $ in New York!
I believe the people who own larger R-22 systems will go with M099, most manufacturers are going with 410A. Other manufacturers are using 407C.
We will just have to wait and see what happens.
Then you should be good to go tomorrow.
Your employer is supposed to supply the hi tech gadgets!
Looks like a 15 or 20 ton Trane Voyager, I hope you disabled the compressor from running. If you didn't it will still look like this in the morning!
Old School, I worked for a company back in the 80's and we would evacuate the system with the compressor, we never had micron gauges!
Maybe their using 100% outside air. I have a few units here in NY like that.
Check the voltage being supplied, power companies like to drop the voltage on hot days. When they drop the voltage your amperage goes up causing all kinds of problems.
They had centrifugal chillers in the basement with the condenser water from the Hudson river. They are setting it up the same way with the river water.
Chuck that's good to know, One of the guys I work with told me you lose a ton of capacity. I will let him know tomorrow that would be the case if it was a 50 ton machine.
I heard you lose a ton of cooling, if you had a 5 ton unit after drop in of MO99 it will now be a 4 ton unit.
From the roof of 1 Liberty Plaza back in December.
From the roof of 1 Liberty Plaza in December.
Their always coming out with different refrigerants, remember freon is Duponts brand name for refrigerant.
What type of stat are you using? Is it a programmable?
3 of the 5 wires get wire nutted and then you will have 2 for hot legs.
Check all your electrical connections at the starter, make sure everything is tight. Then check your connections at the motor. One loose wire will cause the overload to trip.
Change the liquid line drier, restriction will cause the unit to pump down into a vacuum.
Do it right, recover the refrigerant you don't want to be responsible for blowing the charge. With the price of refrigerant your boss don't want to hear you lost the charge.
Check out Stulz, they are making pretty good machines.
Electric heat gun works great on melting ice on coils and pans.
Sorry about that.
Here in New York Abco has it for XXXXX a drum, Carrier is selling it for $XXXXX. How much out in Cali?
I have been working in the field for 29 years now in New York City. I started out working for Kelly-Trane I started out overhauling absorbers, re-tubing, pump overhaul. They were a nonunion shop at...
From the info you gave it sounds like your units are over charged.
The factory designs them to run at a certain voltage, when the power company drops the voltage the units require a hard start. here in NYC we are supplied 208 volts 115v each leg. in the summer on...
When you dumped the recovered gas back in both sides was it liquid?
You should get a patent on this and sell them.
Here you go.
Your right 8.5 ton!
let me check, I saw the 9 which is usual 7 1/2 but I just noticed the placement of the 9.
7 1/2 ton
there should be a plug next to the oval plate, that is the drain. Pumping the oil back in, you can pump it right into the suction service valve.
Old School!...
The motor master will maintain a head pressure of 190 to 200, it ramps the fan motor up and down a constant pressure, The fan cycle switch turns the fan on and off with a wide range in pressures. It...
Automated Logic is good for all your needs.
Maybe this will help.
That's not going to work, you need a return in the space, maybe if you put a return filter grill with charcoal filters in the space.
What type of unit? is it a voyager? and how old is it? I have experienced head pressure problems with trane units all the time. Not to many people know but the cond coil is actually 2 coils against...
The compressor was off on internal overload, How is the condenser coil? you might want to clean the coil.
The tar and nicotine is being pulled into the return and coating everything, it gets past the filters and coats the evap coil, when the coil is dry it's not that bad. When you have condensate running...
Liebert is shipping out compressors without oil in them, you have to add either mineral or poe.
I would remove it and re-pipe the line, then I would check the liquid line to see if there is a drier installed. It would be a good idea to replace the liquid line drier.
This is why our industry is going down the toilet, because of owners taking advantage of their employees. You need to go work for a union shop.
I would cut back on the Tons of outside air.
You want to work for a company that 10-15 guys, There is a comradery when you have that many. Any more and guys are stabbing each other in the back trying to move up the ladder.


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Is there any remainder operator in Python? I do not ask for modulo operator, but remainder. For example:
-5 mod 2 = 1
-5 rem 2 = -1 # where "rem" is a remainder operator.
Do I have to implement it by myself ;)?
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Is there any remainder operator in Python? I do not ask for modulo operator, but remainder. For example:
Do I have to implement it by myself ;)?
There are actually three different definitions of "modulo" or "remainder", not two:
Calling one of them "modulo" and another "remainder" is very confusing; all three of them are useful definitions for both terms.
Almost every language only provides one of the three (Fortran being a notable exception).* Most languages provide the one that matches the language's division operator.** Because Python uses floored division (following Knuth's argument in The Art of Computer Programming), it uses the matching remainder operator.
If you want either of the other, you have to write it manually. It's not very hard; this Wikipedia article shows how to implement all three.
For example:
Now, for your example:
* Often languages that provide both call truncated remainder some variation on
** Two notable exceptions are C90 and C++03, which leave the choice up to the implementation. While many implementations use truncated division and remainder, some do not (a few even use truncated division and floored remainder, which means
Edit: it's not entirely clear what you meant when you were asking for a remainder operation, the way to do this will depend on what requirements there are on the sign of the output.
If the sign is to be always positive
Also you might want to look at the built-in binary arithmetic operators:
If the remainder has to have the same sign as the the argument passed then you'd have to roll your own such as this:


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Leveraged Loans Pass '12 Level With Record Ahead: Credit Markets
The riskiest U.S. companies are stepping up their borrowing in the market for leveraged loans, with the amount of financings completed this year already exceeding what they raised in all of 2012.
Borrowers from HJ Heinz Co. to Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. have tapped non-bank lenders for $298.4 billion in 2013, more than the $295.3 billion obtained last year, according to Standard & Poor's Capital IQ Leveraged Commentary and Data. At the current pace, the record of $386.6 billion in 2007 will be eclipsed before year-end.
Rather than leveraging up, more than half of the loans made this year have been used to reduce interest costs or extend maturities as companies take advantage of investor demand to strengthen their balance sheets. Investors added a record $2.1 billion last week into funds that buy loans, bringing the total for the year to more than $40 billion, according to Bank of America Corp.
"We have seen significant demand" for high-yield, high-risk loans, said Scott Baskind, the co-chief investment officer for the senior secured bank loan team in New York at Invesco Ltd., which oversees $22 billion of the debt.
Buyouts Decline
More loans that aren't tied to refinancings may be completed by year-end as merger and acquisition activity heats up, Baskind said, following a 17 percent drop in the number of leveraged buyouts from the same period of 2012.
Loans have generated a return of 3.2 percent this year, according to the S&P/LSTA U.S. Leveraged Loan 100 Index. That compares with gains of 2.93 percent on the Bloomberg High Yield Index.
The average interest margin rose to 4.45 percentage points more than benchmark rates in June from 3.7 percentage points in May amid concern the Federal Reserve may begin to pull back from its unprecedented stimulus. The gap shrank to 4.1 percentage points last month as those concerns eased, according to S&P LCD.
Elsewhere in credit markets, a gauge of U.S. corporate credit risk fell after central banks pledged to continue stimulus efforts.
The U.S. two-year interest-rate swap spread, a measure of debt market stress, increased 0.25 basis point to 16.95 basis points as of 11:58 a.m. in New York. The gauge widens when investors seek the perceived safety of government securities and narrows when they favor assets such as corporate bonds.
Goldman Bonds
Bonds of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. were the most actively traded dollar-denominated corporate securities by dealers, accounting for 5.52 percent of the volume of dealer trades of $1 million or more as of 12:01 p.m., according to Trace, the bond-price reporting system of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
The Markit CDX North American Investment Grade Index, which investors use to hedge against losses or to speculate on creditworthiness, decreased 0.5 basis point to a mid-price of 74.1 basis points at 11:32 a.m. in New York, according to prices compiled by Bloomberg.
The European Central Bank and Bank of England both reaffirmed accommodative policies today to keep borrowing costs low and to spur economic growth. The Federal Reserve said yesterday it will continue to buy $85 billion bonds a month in an asset-purchase program that's bolstered credit markets.
The credit-swaps index typically falls as investor confidence improves and rises as it deteriorates. The contracts pay the buyer face value if a borrower fails to meet its obligations, less the value of the defaulted debt. A basis point equals $1,000 annually on a contract protecting $10 million of debt.
Loan Prices
The S&P/LSTA U.S. Leveraged Loan 100 Index fell 0.01 cent to 98.24 cents on the dollar yesterday. The measure, which tracks the 100 largest dollar-denominated first-lien leveraged loans, has declined from 98.4 cents on July 23, the highest since May 30.
Leveraged loans and high-yield bonds are rated below Baa3 by Moody's Investors Service and lower than BBB- at S&P.
Investors have been pouring money into mutual funds that buy loans as a hedge against a possible rise in rates.
Mutual funds purchased 33 percent of loans sold to non-bank lenders during the second quarter, up from 21 percent in the first quarter, according to S&P LCD. Collateralized loan obligations remain the largest buyers of the debt, with a 53 percent share, down from 60 percent during the first quarter.
Raising CLOs
Money managers have raised $52 billion of CLOs this year globally, compared with $55.7 billion in all of 2012, according to a July 26 JPMorgan report. CLOs are a type of collateralized debt obligation that pool high-yield, high-risk loans and slice them into securities of varying risk and returns.
Speculative-grade borrowers obtained $157 billion of loans to refinance debt this year, while reducing the rate on $187.7 billion of existing loans, according to S&P LCD.
"You saw a pretty heavy repricing calendar in the first quarter and early second quarter of this year," John Cokinos, the head of leveraged finance capital markets and syndicate at Bank of America in New York, said in a telephone interview.
Borrowers typically take advantage of a slowdown in merger activity and a rise in loan prices to seek a rate cut on their loans, according to Cokinos.
Heinz obtained about $12 billion in loans backing the ketchup makers acquisition by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and 3G Capital, Bloomberg data show.
Valeant got a $3.55 billion term deal as part of a transaction financing its purchase of Bausch & Lomb Holdings Inc.
Default Rates
The 12-month trailing global speculative-grade default rate fell to 2.8 percent at the end of the second quarter from 3.1 percent in the same period last year, Moody's said July 11. The ratings firm expects the rate to rise to 3.2 percent by year-end, before falling to 2.7 percent by the end of the second quarter of 2014.
Institutional loan issuance fell from $49.3 billion in May to $28.2 billion in June after Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke indicated in testimony to lawmakers that the central bank may reduce the $85 billion it spends every month buying Treasuries and mortgage bonds. The central bank pledged to keep buying the bonds yesterday, the Federal Open Market Committee said after a two-day meeting in Washington.
The initial Fed statement "had a significant impact" and "we saw a global pullback in fixed income, emerging markets, investment grade and high yield, and that caused a broad correction in the market," Invesco's Baskind said.
Junk Outflows
High-yield bond funds, which had been buying loans, saw outflows of $12.6 billion in May and June, according to data from Morningstar Inc. That led some investors to sell their loan holdings, said Joe Moroney, a senior money manager who helps run the senior credit business at Apollo Global Management LLC in New York.
While loan issuance slowed in June and July, a recent pickup in merger activity may mean new debt financings in coming months. Merger and acquisition volume rose to $111 billion in July, an increase from $71 billion in June, according to a July 30 Bank of America report.
Hudson's Bay Co., Canada's biggest department store operator, has obtained $2.8 billion of debt financing commitments to back its acquisition of Saks Inc., according to a July 30 regulatory filing. Community Health Systems Inc., the second-largest U.S. hospital chain, obtained $6.8 billion in loan commitments backing its purchase of Health Management Associates.
"There is some larger M&A activity coming that is going to provide some good opportunity in terms of sizable transactions," Baskind said.


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The Amarillo High boys continued to dominate District 2-5A high school soccer, winning 9-1 against Lubbock High on Saturday at Dick Bivins Stadium to stay undefeated.
Seven players scored for Amarillo High (16-0-1, 7-0 in district), which took a 5-0 lead in the first half. The Sandies went up 3-0 after Kyler Grimes scored two goals within a two-minute span in the first half.
Austin Henderson also scored two goals for Amarillo High, and Josh Rudder had three assists.
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Lubbock High 0 1 — 1
Amarillo High 5 4 — 9
First Half—1, Amarillo High, Jacob Tidwell (Josh Rudder), 10th minute; 2, Amarillo High, Kyler Grimes (Tidwell), 15th minute; 3, Amarillo High, Grimes (Rudder), 17th minute; 4, Amarillo High, Austin Henderson, 23rd minute; 5, Amarillo High, Wade Pierce, 27th minute. Second Half—6, Amarillo High, James Mairson (Henderson), 46th minute; 7, Amarillo High, Henderson (Rudder), 52nd minute; 8, Amarillo High, Kirby Taylor (Trenton LaFleur), 69thy minute; 9, Lubbock High, not available, 72nd minute; 10, Amarillo High, LaFleur (Pierce), 77th minute. Record: Amarillo High 16-0-1, 7-0; Lubbock High 3-9-4, 0-4-3 in district.
■ Randall 5, Pampa 0: Randall capitalized on three goals in the first half to roll past Pampa in District 5-4A play. Zach Dominguez and Brad Wilkerson each had two goals and an assist for the Raiders. Randall's Isaiah Parrie had a goal and two assists.
Randall 5, Pampa 0
Pampa 0 0 — 0
Randall 3 2 — 5
First Half—1, Randall, Zach Dominguez (Isaiah Parrie), 11th minute; 2, Randall, Brad Wilkerson (Parrie), 23rd minute; 3, Randall, Wilkerson (Dakota Myerz), 32nd minute.
Second Half—4, Randall, Parrie (Dominguez), 50th minute; 5, Randall, Dominguez (Wilkerson), 70th minute.
■ Randall 4, Pampa 0: The Randall girls stayed undefeated atop District 5-4A as Lauren Piercy had three goals against Pampa.
Piercy's goal in the 25th minute gave the Lady Raiders (14-3-1, 9-0 in district) a 1-0 lead. Alyssa Salvato had a shutout at goalkeeper. Pierce had two more goals in the second half, as Haley Girard assisted on Piercy's first two goals.
Randall 4, Pampa 0
Pampa 0 0 — 0
Randall 1 3 — 4
First Half—1, Randall, Lauren Piercy (Haley Girard), 25th minute. Second Half—2, Randall, Shealee Hodge (Kaylyn Graham), 48th minute; 3, Randall, Piercy (Girard), 51st minute; 4, Randall, Piercy (Chelsea Chapmond), 65th minute. Records: Randall 14-3-1, 9-0; Pampa 2-5-1 in district.
■ Amarillo High 6, Lubbock High 0: The Lady Sandies dominated the match against Lubbock High, scoring six second-half goals en route to the shutout victory.
The Amarillo High defense was strong as Lubbock High was unable to record a shot on goal in the match. Jenna Clark scored two goals for the Lady Sandies. Brilee Brannon had a goal and an assist.
Amarillo High 6, Lubbock High 0
Lubbock High 0 0 — 0
Amarillo High 0 6 — 6
First Half—None.
Second Half—1, Amarillo High, Jenna Clark (Brenna White, Kaila Maxey), 47th minute; 2, Amarillo High, Tessia Walters (Shannon Rogers), 55th minute; 3, Amarillo High, Clark (unassisted), 56th; 4, Amarillo High, Brady Prescott (Audra Park), 65th minute; 5, Amarillo High, Elizabeth Brock (Brilee Brannon), 75th minute; 6, Amarillo High, Brannon (unassisted) 79th minute. Record: Amarillo High 6-7-4, 4-1-2.


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Haha. Nerd alert! Made me laugh. I'll look into these guys.
Very nice and dinamic advertising. Thanks for idea!
i've seen ping pong in commercials, i've seen dodgeball, i've seen tandem bikes, but this is a first. nice work.
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This is an easy to prepare basic spaghetti sauce. It is easy to add veggies or meats as you desire. And it's much healthier than the store-bought jars! Be sure to look for cans of whole tomatoes and tomato paste with no added salt.
(Comparison - Most store-bought sauces have 80+ calories and 400+ mg sodium in a 1/2 cup serving. This sauce has 75 calories and 300 mg of sodium in 1 cup serving!)
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Easy slow cooker meal for your busiest nights. Tastes great over brown rice (not included in calorie count).Submitted by -AMANDA79-
Chef Meg's Beef Roast becomes a full dinner, complete with two servings of vegetables.
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This recipe was passed down from my mother.
It is moist and tender.Submitted by TXSANDY
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Yummy Beef Salad.Submitted by NEECIANN
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Delicious low-fat version full of flavor. Serve over hot 4 oz. dry vermicelli , cooked according to directions and mixed with 1 T butter, and 3 T parmesan cheese.Submitted by JOELSANGEL
Fast and easy requires pre-planning. This recipe will make approximately 60, 6oz servings of pasta sauce. Can, freeze or serve. You can add meat, mushrooms, ricotta, or other veggies at service time and have a sauce where you know what is in the jar.Submitted by BPEARCH


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GAME BYTES: First look at Steam Box
Published: Friday, January 11, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 1:46 p.m.
Every so often we hear something about the alleged Steam Box, a PC meant to conquer the home console space. But we had never heard anything concrete.
Until now, that is.
Valve head Gabe Newell publicly proclaimed the existence of the Steam Box this week, and now we are left to talk about it ad nauseum until it releases, which won't happen this year.
So what is the Steam Box? It is a PC, as I said. But you aren't going to use it with a monitor. This PC is meant for your giant TV, and most people will operate it with a gamepad instead of a mouse and keyboard. It will be a high-end device, most likely outstripping the next generation of home consoles. It will run on Linux, which is an inconsequential point, as the OS doesn't really matter.
What matters is Steam itself. Steam is the premier digital distribution platform for PC games, and it is where most PC gamers get their games. That's why you don't see much of a PC games section at your local GameStop or Best Buy. Aside from the occasional paranoid dude who doesn't want to put his credit card number on the Internet, buying digitally is now the norm.
Of course, you can't get everything from Steam. Blizzard never puts its games on there, and most new EA games don't make it either as it is trying to build up its Origin platform. You also can't get any of its games on Linux, but you'll be able to add Windows to your Steam Box if you want to get around that. It is still a PC, after all, which means it is an open platform.
But Valve is developing more than just your typical gaming PC. Newell stated that in addition to being bundled with a gamepad, the Steam Box will incorporate something called biometric controls, and perhaps gaze tracking. This thing is going to have some bells and whistles that make it stand out from the crowd, it would seem.
And that's why we won't see it for a while. If it were imminent, they'd be showing the thing off, but right now they're just talking about it. Valve is notorious, too, for living on "Valve time": It doesn't announce timetables far in advance, and it puts things out when it is time to do so, and not sooner. It doesn't work on deadlines, really.
But that's OK. Valve is considered to be one of the best companies in gaming because it don't screw up very often. When it delivers a product, it tends to be fantastic, because Valve gives love in addition to effort. So you can trust that when the Steam Box is finally released, it will be the best device it possibly can be. It will, undoubtedly, be worth the wait.
And we're hearing that it may not be incredibly expensive. They're looking at tiered pricing, with the lowest tier perhaps coming in at as little as $99. Of course, it's hard to say what games a system like that could play, but in a year or two, a subsidized $100 could go a long way. But we will see. It will probably be a while before we know more. n
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Castel Monastero is the ideal starting point for a holiday of art and wine tasting in Tuscany.True masterpieces of Italian painting and cuisine can be found a few kilometres from our hotel. Every day, a different, exciting itinerary is available, based on relaxation, culture and pleasure. You will be enchanted by the beauty of Siena and the energy of the Palio, as well as San Gimignano, Monteriggioni, Pienza, Sovana, Pitigliano and Volterra. Then there are the magnificent frescoes of Simone Martini, Ambrogio Lorenzetti and Piero della Francesca, as well as the traditions of high Tuscan gastronomy, which may be discovered in Castellina in Chianti, Radda and Greve in Chianti, and Montalcino.
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S1.E33 Mr. BevisAn angel comes to the aid of a good-natured man (Orson Bean) who's had an unusually bad morning. Hempstead: Henry Jones. Peckinpaugh: Charles Lane. Policeman: William Schallert. Bartender: Horace McMahon. Rod Serling is the host.
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S1.E35 The Mighty CaseyA robot pitcher (Robert Sorrells) is the answer to a baseball manager's dreams. McGarry: Jack Warden. Dr. Stillman: Abraham Sofaer. Monk: Don O'Kelly. Commissioner: Rusty Lane. Written by Rod Serling.
Eye of the Beast
A giant squid terrorizes a small fishing town after overfishing causes a shortage of food. James Van Der Beek.
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A cryptozoologist in search of the infamous Loch Ness monster discovers that the malevolent, 40-foot-long reptile from Scotland has traveled to Lake Superior via an elaborate series of subterranean tunnels, and that she's brought her hungry offspring along for a feeding frenzy.
Bermuda Tentacles
An elite Navy rescue team is dispatched to the Bermuda Triangle after Air Force One goes down with the president on board. Unfortunately, efforts to save the commander in chief end up putting the entire country at risk from a vicious sea monster.
Sea Beast
Mythic creatures from the deep sea emerge to feed on the residents of a sleepy bay village in this low-budget shocker starring Corin Nemec.
Shark Killer
A deep-sea diver accepts a shark-hunting assignment from his criminal brother, who wants to recover a missing diamond.
Ghost Shark
Two locals work to uncover the truth about their town's dark past in hopes of putting a stop to a ghost shark that can hunt on land and in the sea.
Atomic Shark
A radioactive shark is on the loose and it's up to a group of lifeguards to save everyone.
Planet Of The Sharks
Malibu Shark Attack
A tsunami brings goblin sharks to Malibu, Cal., after a massive wave cuts lifeguards and construction workers off from dry land.
Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus
Two colossal prehistoric monsters terrorize the California coast while battling for supremacy of the sea in this salt-water creature feature starring Lorenzo Lamas and Deborah Gibson.
Dinocroc vs. Supergator
Enormous reptiles escape from a research facility on a tropical island and feast on unwary tourists, culminating in a clash between a prehistoric crocodile and a monstrous alligator.
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Come Pester MeJournal Entry: Sun Apr 21, 2013, 11:19 AM
Got myself PesterChum and will likely be messing around with people as my one and only troll character, Phiacs. You can find me as reticulateHealer. Just keep in mind his quirk is somewhat hard to read. If anyone else uses the thing, feel free to pester me.
In other news, I am currently working on commissions as well as updating Thead's Ref to include a view of him from both sides. T'is interesting.
Current Commissions List:
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1. of their OC Katia
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1. custom creature
Full Commission
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Are you a Homestuck fan? Or are you just using Pesterchum? <xD
hngg i want to download that but I want to figure out what my quirk should be first,,, ;=;
Quirks can always be edited later. :> I just wanna mess with peeps but I don't really know how many folks have a Pester account.
--yeh- idk, but i think it's nicer to not have everything so crowded, but it should be neat anyways uwu


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I need a tool that can generate a tree for a C application. like walking through it to build which methods is called
I think "best" is really subjective, but eclipse and eclipse CDT have loads of plugins.
This thread is probably relevant.
If you want a thing of absolute beauty shell out the money for Klockwork.
EDIT:Thought I would add this since the user complained about requiring an IDE. I would really rather do it from an IDE myself, but there are other options.


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We measure progress against these goals at all our properties by asking all owned, managed and franchise hotels and corporate offices to report on their total energy and water consumption. To meet these goals, we are implementing a three-part approach: foundational efficiency measures, capital expenditures and product/technology innovation, to develop wide-ranging operational and systems initiatives that make economic sense.
Our focus also goes beyond energy, water and emissions reduction. In our annual reporting survey, we gather information from our properties on their water risks, waste impact, environmental best practices and certifications. Through our Global Citizenship intranet, our associates can learn how to focus on sustainable food & beverage, provide guests and meeting planners with their carbon footprint using the Hotel Carbon Measurement Initiative, view LEED and green building roadmaps and participate in waste minimization programs such as Clean The World.
Above property, we are developing strategic partnerships to provide our hotels with renewable energy sources, biodiversity improvement projects and landfill diversion programs, creating innovative development models to build resilience into future properties, and working on a Hotel of the Future to integrate sustainable thinking into our processes, procedures, and business decisions – because it is our responsibility to create a better world for our guests and associates to experience.


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Traffic accidents are the leading cause of death among teenagers in America, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Students from Dawson County High School were inducted into the National Honor Society during a ceremony Oct. 5 at the school.
The Dawson County High School Interact Club collected more than 100 pounds of litter at its annual clean-up event at the Devil's Elbow last week.
In today's down economy, it's wise to get any edge possible over applicants in the job market.
In a reversal of fortune, the state department of education has announced the Dawson County School System made adequate yearly progress, or AYP, after all.
For the second consecutive year, Lanier Technical College and its partners in adult education are being recognized at the state level.
Young leaders from Dawson County High School recently attended the Georgia Youth Summit. Held at Rock Eagle 4-H Center, delegates learned about issues affecting young people and how to partner with adults to make their community a better place to live.
The Dawson County Board of Education is considering an agreement with nearby development authorities in an effort to bring faster high-speed Internet technology to local schools.
A local group that promotes literacy spent a day last week handing out dictionaries to third grade students who go to school in Dawson County.
The local chapter of Vietnam Veterans of America is accepting applications for its 2011 scholarship program.
As adults, we'd all like to think we're smarter than a 10-year-old.
Members of a local literacy program honored Dawson County resident Lake Gibson on Sept. 22 for his recent contribution of two paintings to the Adult Education Center.
Krista Morgan, a 2010 graduate of Dawson County High School, has been awarded the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship.
Russell Vandiver, 57, has a favorite saying: If you continue to do things the same way, expect to see the same results.
Dawson County High School saw a slight decrease in average SAT, or Scholastic Aptitude Test, scores which were released recently.
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The Dawson County Board of Education voted on Monday night to unanimously approve Mountain Education Charter High School to begin operating out of Hightower Academy ...
The Dawson County Performing Arts Center will open its doors to the public next week.
Lanier Technical College opened its doors last week for prospective students to get an up close look at labs and classrooms as well as meet ...
Before the last school year began, Superintendent of Dawson County Schools Dr. Damon Gibbs wanted to see changes made at Hightower Academy. He wanted to ...
During a recent meeting of the Georgia School Boards Association, Dawson County School Board Chairman William Wade was named president.
FORSYTH COUNTY - Lanier Technical College hosts its share of banquets and events for groups throughout the community at the Forsyth Conference Center, but on June ...
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Hobo with a ShotgunStefan Bugryn
A homeless man turns himself into a shotgun-toting vigilante, blasting away the mindless crime that surrounds him.
You know exactly what to expect when you walk into a movie titled "Hobo with a Shotgun". It's B-Grade action juiced up on steroids, with a million gallons of blood, but that's the fun of it! The one liners would put any cheesy 80's flick to shame, and the body count would make any action hero blush. Some people will walk out after ten minutes, others will talk about it for ten years. Just like the Hobo says, it's kinda' like goin' on a car ride to hell... and you're riding shotgun.
The GuardAnne Murphy
An unorthodox Irish policeman with a confrontational personality is teamed up with an uptight FBI agent to investigate an international drug-smuggling ring.
"The Guard" is a comedy threaded with some serious themes. The genre is an original police-buddy action combination delivered in a lilting Irish style which proves delightful. The central character is a foul-mouthed modern masterpiece, politically incorrect, big hearted, world weary and honourable, as well as disrespectful, again a little bit of everything in the mix. This is a very funny movie but not so much laugh out loud as wryly observed and darkly humorous. Many unguarded moments.
Elite Squad 2: The Enemy WithinAndrew O'Dea
A Lieutenant-Colonel in the military police force of Rio de Janeiro wages a war to vanquish the city of its drugs and corruption.
Set amongst the slums of Rio, "Elite Squad 2" is a fictionalised yet telling exploration of the harsh political reality in Brazil. A bloody and intelligent political thriller, the guns also blaze in a host of gritty but exceptionally realistic shoot-outs. Through a tale of violence, it highlights the exploitation of the poor to the corruption of the police and bureaucrats who are meant to be preventing the crime they profit from. Not quite elite, but a markedly solid effort nonetheless.
PlayAnne Murphy
Over the course of a tense afternoon, a gang of five lure three younger boys into a complex street scam in order to rob them.
"Play" is based on real events that happened in Sweden. The movie is shot on location and uses untrained actors, imbibing a mockumentary tone, leaving a funny taste that it is neither fact nor fiction. The interactions between the cocky perpetrators and the intimidated targets make racial tensions uncomfortably palpable, but there's little else on offer. Interesting enough, but real-time drags like slow motion as the film goes on and on without getting anywhere. No fun.
HannaAndrew O'Dea
A 16-year-old who was raised by her father to be the perfect assassin is dispatched on a mission across Europe, tracked by a ruthless intelligence agent and her operatives.
"Hanna" is a film that will divide action fans. Some will appreciate that this isn't your conventional assassin flick, as it straddles the line between art-house and mainstream cinema. Others will lament the lack of action as it takes the time to explore themes of family and coming-of-age. Although the fight and chase sequences might be sparse, they are each technically captivating, and enhanced by a brilliantly pulsating, almost hypnotic soundtrack. Surreal and wayward, but still hits the mark.
SnowtownAnne Murphy
A look at the life of serial killer John Bunting.
The world looks like a more sinister place after watching "Snowtown". The story, which recounts real events, is chilling and shows life as you wish it wasn't. The setting is a colourless and unsettling suburban landscape, all the more terrifying for its ordinariness. It's sometimes hard to tell the relationships between the characters, not that it's possible to care for any of them. The dramatic build is slow and we squirm at what's coming and, unsurprisingly, the audience becomes enmeshed in scenes so sickening that they're almost unwatchable. Snowtown is no town to be.
Brighton RockAnne Murphy
Charts the headlong fall of Pinkie, a razor-wielding disadvantaged teenager with a death wish.
"Brighton Rock" is a moody and suspenseful thriller, set by a gaudy seaside carnival. A serving girl looking for love gets entangled with a criminal establishing the central tension between good and evil. The movie is dark but the chilling tone becomes hard to hold as the odd scene teeters on a melodramatic precipice... almost, but not quite, compromising its otherwise ruthless edge. An unmistakably English veneer of tea-shop gentility is cracked by hardened characters and gripping action. Callous at its core. Brighton rocks unrelentingly.
Fast FiveThomas Jones
Dominic and his crew find themselves on the wrong side of the law once again as they try to switch lanes between a ruthless drug lord and a relentless federal agent.
After watching this film, the drive home will feel slower than ever before and any muscles you thought you had will look more like excess skin. The cars and the men in this film put all to shame. The car chases and action sequences are non-stop, over the top, till you drop... and then some. The story, which follows a trio of crims on the run ties these amazingly shot scenes quite nicely together. If you have the need for speed, fasten your seatbelts.
The SilenceAnne Murphy
The bicycle of a missing girl is found in the exact place where another girl was killed 23 years ago.
A cold case that mirrors a current crime is reopened, and the dual storyline is effective as each amplifies the loss and despair of the other. Beyond the suspense of the police investigation are stories of suffering by the families of the victims. Not surprisingly, the criminals are revealed as unsettling individuals. It's the depth of the characters, revealing chilling psychological profiles of the transgressors, that sets this movie apart from TV dramas with similar story-lines. Worth talking about.
- Genre » Crime Drama Thriller
- Release » Limited 07 Apr 2011
- Festival » Festival of German Films 2011
The MechanicThomas Jones
Follows an elite hit man as he teaches his trade to an apprentice who has a connection to one of his previous victims.
Sure the plot-line is uncomplicated, the acting is over-the-top and the stunts impossible, but who really cares? "The Mechanic" is pure entertainment. The hero himself, with his 'take no prisoner' attitude, will have men wanting to be him and women wanting... are there any women in the audience? This film is definitely one for the boys, with the uncensored action/violence sequences, the guns and good guys vs. bad guys battles. Broken down? Go see the Mechanic.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' NestThomas Jones
Lisbeth is recovering and awaiting trial for three murders. Mikael must prove her innocence, but Lisbeth must be willing to share the details of her sordid experiences with the court.
Millennium fans will be fulfilled by this portrayal of the final book of the series. The magnitude of this story is handled well, despite feeling a little rushed at times. The quickened pace impacts on the suspense, which is never given enough time to really build. Consequently, the film feels less like a thriller and more like a courtroom drama. However, the acting is superb, the story is bold and the climax revenge has never tasted so sweet. She's kicking nests... and goals.
The Next Three DaysWendy Slevison
A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of a murder.
"The Next Three Days" is an arrogant American remake of a first-rate French film. However, the elegance of the original is completely lost in translation. Absurd, implausible, boring and disconnected are words that come to mind to describe this pretentious mishmash. Actually, the leading man has about as much charisma as a lump of mash, and this is far from his best work. The leading lady is merely forgettable. As a couple who cares? This supposed thriller feels as though it drags on for three days - please don't waste your time.
The Green HornetAnthony Macali
Following the death of his father, Britt Reid, heir to his father's large company, teams up with his late dad's assistant Kato to become a masked crime fighting team.
"The Green Hornet" tries to be cool, tries to be awesome... and fails dismally on both accounts. Our hero duo are completely uninspiring, and the film's meager amount of laughs are drawn from nothing but their bitterful banter and marvellings at high-tech creations with self-indulged clamour. The action scenes do their job, and there is an interesting sub-plot of media politics, but it arrives far too late in the piece for salvation. It sting's, it hurts, and has been done much better before.
Wild TargetAnthony Macali
A hitman tries to retire but a beautiful thief may change his plans.
"Wild Target" is remake with all things British, recruiting the help of some of its finest actors to impart the land's odd humour. As the professional killer goes about his deadly serious business, his actions are unmistakably downplayed and amusing. The jolly music is turned up, and the film reaches a far greater audience. The result is fun, although many jokes are often hit and miss, and the pace is all over the place. In the end, the charm of its main characters, all criminals, will win you over. A wild romp.
Anything for HerAnne Murphy
With no legal means left to him, a high school teacher devises a daring plan to rescue his wrongfully imprisoned wife from jail.
"Anything for Her" is a gripping thriller that will be watched heart pumping, and eyes glued to the screen. Tension is maintained throughout this tightly edited and well acted film that moves credibly between middle-class lives and the underside of the streets of Paris. While it may stretch plausibility, it is an action packed yarn that prompts questions about innocence and guilt, love and desperation.
MacheteStefan Bugryn
After being set up by a corrupt Texan business man, an ex-Federale unleashes a violent rampage of revenge against anyone who stands in his way.
This film can be summed up using three B's; brawn, babes and bullets. It runs along a revenge plot that breaks no new ground in terms of writing, which will no doubt bore and annoy some audiences. But it actually indulges in its own gratuity, and lets the cheesy violence and cool one-liners reign supreme. It is almost entirely overtly cliché, yet it's obvious that this is the intention. Don't expect an Oscar winner, because this surely would never make the 'cut'. Otherwise, it's slashing good fun!
The TownThomas Jones
As he plans his next job, a longtime thief tries to balance his feelings for a bank manager connected to one of his earlier heists, as well as the FBI agent looking to bring him and his crew down.
"The Town" is your classic cops and robbers fare, with a little bit of heart. The robbery scenes are exhilarating and are directed in such a way that you share the thrill of being chased, and the adrenalin which comes with the risk of getting caught. The problem with this film lies in the moments between the robberies, where a story tries to develop but really only slows the whole thing down. Much like its characters, this film is a goodie and a baddie.
The Disappearance of Alice CreedAndrew O'Dea
Two men fortify a nondescript apartment so it can serve as a prison before kidnapping a woman.
"The Disappearance of Alice Creed" sets the tone from the outset, with a dialogue-free opening act that is as methodical and gripping as the film itself. Shot almost entirely in a confined space, excellent camera work and direction help to maintain its claustrophobic nature and sustain an air of tension. It moves from confrontation to revelation with doses of dry humour in just the right places to lace the suspense. With superb acting performances from the cast (all three of them) and a tight focus, you won't need to search any further than this if you're looking for a smart, engaging thriller.
The Killer Inside MeAnne Murphy
A West Texas deputy sheriff is slowly unmasked as a psychotic killer.
Small town post-war America is faithfully captured and depicted in a way that almost elicits nostalgia, even for those of us who weren't there. "The Killer Inside Me" is dark and moody as well as stylish, as is the film-noir tradition. Watching the sociopathic protagonist committing a string of murders while maintaining his deception is profoundly disturbing. Sadistic elements of the story-line are intended to shock; the violence is brutal and administered with pre-meditated determination but most chilling is the demeanour of the murderer. There is not a flicker of remorse inside this killer.
The Burning PlainAnne Murphy
The past and the present have a curious way of affecting one another as several people separated by time and space are about to discover.
This gripping tale is revealed as slowly as a building storm while tension builds. The movie is laden with foreboding, even if you anticipate the outcome before it's played out. The threads involving various characters weave together to reveal the anguish filled origins of the story. "Burning Plain" is moody and filled with loss and remorse, filmed against scenic backdrops that create realism and tension. The plains burn with a slow fuse to create an unforgettable movie.
Animal KingdomWendy Slevison
Tells the story of seventeen year-old J (Josh) as he navigates his survival amongst an explosive criminal family and the detective who thinks he can save him.
"Animal Kingdom" is a raw, understated exploration of the ongoing 'dog eat dog' battle between the police force and a criminal family. This is a skewed reality where life is cheap, and survival often comes down to the nonchalant disposal of other lives to ferociously protect your own. Loyalties are fluid, honesty a foreign concept. This powerful film tells its compelling tale with assurance and class, and features superb performances from an ensemble of the finest actors in Australian cinema.
Harry BrownAnthony Macali
An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.
"Harry Brown" is an exceptionally made film, but the revenge takes too long, drawn out to a point where the comeuppance just doesn't match the build-up. There are great depictions of drug-dealer dwellings and troubled youth, creating a genuine sense of discomfort and distress. Invariably such a setup brings violence, including a curiously riotous ending, but digitised blood spurts just don't have the same impact as traditional cinema wounds. Dark and dangerous but a little too slow.
The Secret in their EyesAnne Murphy
A man wants to solve a murder committed many years ago.
"The Secret in Their Eyes" is engrossing as a crime thriller and compelling as a cold case romance. The threads are seamlessly interwoven to create a movie going experience that lingers long after the credits roll. All eyes will be glued on the outstanding cast who fill out the interesting characters. This is a well crafted film that spans 25 years, moving from fear to love visiting every emotion in between. It's no secret that this is a knockout story to be seen with your own eyes.
The White RibbonAnne Murphy
Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years just before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment.
"The White Ribbon" is visually mesmerising, artistically captured in black and white with a period detail that is meticulously reproduced, particularly in the costumes of the farming villagers. With its fascist undertones this film is a harrowing watch for all of its lengthy run time, and even then there is no reward of a conclusion or explanation. Austere, relentless, seething with hatred and cruelty, this is unforgiving viewing. The film evokes a sense of impending doom, with blue ribbon success.
- Genre » Drama Crime History
- Release » Limited 06 May 2010
- Festival » Festival of German Films 2010
Kick-AssAndrew O'Dea
An unnoticed high school student with no powers or training decides to become a super-hero.
"Kick-Ass" weaves teen melodrama with some of the coarsest language and most gratuitous and glorious violence ever seen on screen. Every action sequence is amazingly original, bolstered by inventive choreography and superb production values. Although the storyline is flimsy in parts, the uneven pacing may be considered deliberate, as our expectations are frequently and often shockingly shattered at any given moment. The director is to be applauded for this completely unrestrained film, free from industry conformity. Genuinely messed up, but totally kicks ass.
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"Will the cotton seeds be worth this much next year? This is agriculture, and nothing stays constant. I don't know. There's nothing to indicate to me that we better start growing seeds instead of the lint."
Andy Scamardo grows cotton in the Brazos Bottom and says that on a per pound basis, lint is still worth more than cotton seed.
"It would be nice to have the seed value contribute more to the bottom line. In the years past, it really was not a very big contributor. This year it had huge potential to be very helpful."
We asked if cotton will remain a staple of Brazos Valley agriculture.
"As it stands today, cotton is still o.k. for another year. This is what Andy has done all his life, and I guess for three generations, so, this is the crop that I enjoy growing the most, but ultimately we have to grow something that we can produce profitably. And what is that crop right now? Things are changing so quickly, we're not sure."
Today's farmers face new challenges.
"The biggest problem for me is our prices are so influenced by outside concerns. It's not necessarily supply and demand all the time. Eventually supply and demand will take hold, but right now the big money funds are driving the prices of commodities to extreme values."
And that, says Scamardo, has taken away the farmer's ability to lock in some future prices on his crop.
"Right now under my operation, I still feel I can grow cotton as a crop that will probably do me as well or better than some of the other commodities, even though corn is very expensive, the input costs have, I think, outrun the price of the commodity."
So for now, at least for Andy Scamardo, cotton will still be "king".


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The Knife: Silent Shout
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Silent Shout
Border/V2/Brille (import)
This you can expect: A synth record from Scandinavia will be catchy like a cold. But a stark and arresting tour de force of gender confusion, isolation, and longing? No kidding. The briefest of bios on theknife.net states, "The Knife is Olof Dreijer and Karin Dreijer Andersson. They are based in Stockholm, Sweden, and have made music together since 1999." If you know anything more I'd love to hear it.
All the individual sounds on Silent Shout are shiny, chilly, and either frankly direct or drifting out of wintry reverb. The limited and slightly unfashionable sonic palette gives a sense of focus, of two people putting up walls between themselves and the hot world beyond. However unpretty or unlush they get, the Knife can't be unpop. As the album swings bipolar between dance-floor menace and slow-drift melancholia, there's always a hook-maker's attention to structure and form, movement and drama. There's not an unmemorable melody to be found. And it's not all narrow-eyed Euro-gloom, either; there's plenty of Miami Vice swagger (maybe it's just the tom rolls).
The best gimmick is the vocals. There are multipart harmonies all over, made up of voices warped and re-pitched drastically out of their register. Silent Shout's terrain is populated by testosteroney female baritones, Kewpie-doll boys, Siamese harpies, karaoke Siouxsies. When an untreated male voice (Olof, I assume) lifts out of "Marble House"'s electro-cabaret interior, it's like a candle lit in a blackout.
I'd call it all goth if it weren't both so light on its feet ("We Share Our Mother's Health," "Like a Pen"--DJs take note, please) and if it didn't seem so strangely rural, in a Nordic kind of way. The narratives, what I can make out of them anyway, are too goofy to be just dark. "Forest Families" opens with "Too far away from the city/Some kids left on their own/They say we had a communist in the family/I had to wear a mask." Who knows what we lose (or gain) in translation, but we can understand the feeling of moving through a cold world, especially here. We still have a long way until spring.
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You guys should be fine in the secondary. Just look at all the secondary guys
byu has put in the NFL recently.
You need "athletes" to have a good secondary. And you dont have them. Whether it be Wilson, Shultz, or a converted offensive lineman throwing for us this year, it will be more than enough for our seniors to earn the perfect 4-0 sweep in the former "rivalry" game.
When was the last time your seniors has a perfect 4-0 sweep over utah?
- 12:20 p.m. April 4, 2013
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Re: Chris B
With the exception of Eric Rowe, I would take BYU's starters in the secondary over Utah's. That is a pretty sad statement considering all of the "athletes" only go to Utah.
- 1:01 p.m. April 4, 2013
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I predict that Utah, my school, will have a sad year again. I also predict that
Chris B will continue to hang around BYU football articles so he can get some
enjoyment out of life. How sad there isn't more to life for Chris.
I will keep my expectations very low for BYU football. I expected as few as 5 wins last year and was VERY pleased to have my expectations exceeded, although the losses were hard to take.
I wish BYU, USU, and Utah a great year.
- 2:13 p.m. April 4, 2013
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Someone needs to compile chris b's drivel for the players to read all week of the Utah game. They have not looked as motivated for that game the last couple years as fans always are
- 3:04 p.m. April 4, 2013
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I wouldn't call it a mixed bag. We should be top notch in this state again. Most teams around here are always trying to figure out how we keep putting such a great secondary on the field. They try to copy us but can't quite get there.
- 3:20 p.m. April 4, 2013
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I am sorry, but Hague starting at corner next year really scares me. Hague is a safety not a corner. I hope their new recruits can step up.
- 6:52 p.m. April 4, 2013
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The secondary is always the weak spot of the defense, until Bronco and Co. make
recruiting quality corners a priority, the trend will continue. Landing top
defensive line and linebacker prospects have not been a problem, but it seems
year after year the safety and cornerback positions are filled with walk-ons and
JC transfers. Hopefully there will be a renewed focus on recruiting athletes to
play in the secondary. With a #3 ranked defense in 2012, we really dont have a
whole lot to complain about though do we? I love and admire what BYU football
represents, and the outstanding values it expects and builds in the young men
lucky enough to be a part of it.
The 2013 season needs to be here already.
- 8:46 p.m. April 4, 2013
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I have a request for our most prolifc writer Chris B.
Specifically and without equivocation or avoidance of the truth as he knows it,
Please define "athletes" that you refer to.
Obviously you don't believe BYU has any.
So now state specifically what none of the Student/participants of the BYU athletic programs have! Name the specifc trait!
I dare you to say what you really mean.
- 10:07 p.m. April 4, 2013
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Re: Black & Blue
I agree that the secondary could be a lot better if recruiting the secondary was a priority. I agree that it all starts with the front seven with any defense, but it's not like BYU can't try harder to get good defensive backs. I also hope that the new recruiting coordinator tries to make recruiting the defensive backfield as much a priority as every other position seems to be. It's not more important to recruit DBs than it is to recruit good players on both lines of scrimmage, but it's not necessarily less important either.
- 12:07 a.m. April 5, 2013
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SLC Watch,
I'm not a Chris B fan, but he does make a valid point. This is not a position group that BYU has excelled in. When was the last time they put a DB in the NFL? Apparently Cougar Claws has not been paying attention over the past 10-15 years.
Perhaps Chris' comments are not being driven by what you are insinuating (race). It's possible Chris is referring to overall athleticism (speed, agility, lateral movement etc.)
Just so you don't think I'm a homer, I realize BYU has put more QBs in the NFL over the years than Utah. Are you willing to accept BYU's reality at the DB position?
- 12:24 a.m. April 5, 2013
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I think I can answer this for you chris b. definition of athlete is anyone who does not attend BYU. Furthermore if a player does attend BYU then transfers up to the U. he then can be an athlete.
- 9:33 a.m. April 5, 2013
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@SLC watch,
Unfortunatel the Des News monitors usually bans comments when I spell out the truth. I am not trying to hide what I am saying at all, just trying to get my comment posted.
I repeat: Byu will never be more than a mediocre football program because you dont have enough "athletes"
The alabama football team does not look like byu's football team. And there is no coincidence alamaba is doing what byu fans can barely dream of.
As soon as byu fans accept reality that championship football and the honor code/relgion shoved down your throat don't mix, the better off they will be.
- 9:43 a.m. April 5, 2013
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@Chris B
"The alabama football team does not look like byu's football team. And there is no coincidence alamaba is doing what byu fans can barely dream of."
The difference between BYU and other top programs in the nation is BYU recruits men of faith, passion, and a desire to succeed. Utah and other schools recruit kids that can play football but have nothing else to offer. How many times do we hear of college "athletes" in big time schools get caught with drugs, dui's or other legal issues?
Get off your high horse Chris B. and join society. BYU is a fine institution run by the best organized church in the world. the fact of the matter is, it's hard to play at/for BYU. They only recruit special "ATHLETES."
- 9:55 a.m. April 5, 2013
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Thank you for your comments. Yes I am aware that BYU does not have a history of great DB's. I wish they did. It's a wish most Cougar fans have. But Chris B. is not talking athleticism. You obviously picked up on what he and not I insinuates.
I doubt BYU recruiters are told to only recruit slow, clutzy, people who can only run in a straight line. If you follow their recruiting efforts I am sure you realize no one is excluded by any classification except those that can not through personal behavior live by the standards of the school.
@Chris B.
You do disrespect to all athletes of every ethnic and religious background by your personal prejudices and message of hate. You aren't fooling anyone. Please keep your comments to the sport in question. Better yet, quit festering the comment pages with your twisted view of the world and do something positive for a change.
- 10:12 a.m. April 5, 2013
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Re: U 90
Um okay, or apparently I have. Did I say BYU has filled the NFL with DBs? No. I did say that for 2013, besides Eric Rowe, I don't see Utah's starting DBs being any more talented than BYUs. Seriously. What has Utah's defensive backfield done well over the past two seasons? Get torched by Pac-12 passing offenses that's what. In no way did I insinuate that the past 10 to 15 years BYU has had loads of NFL talent in the defensive backfield. Way to put words in my mouth that I never said.
And actually BYU did put Aaron Francisco in the NFL and Andrew Rich could have inked a deal with a team, to answer your question. So occasionally BYU has a talented enough DB that they could play in the NFL. That doesn't mean that I am dubbing BYU "defensive backfield U" either. Don't get those two comments confused.
- 11:03 a.m. April 5, 2013
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Chris B is a BYU fan pretending to be a Utah fan and you guys keep falling for it over and over and over again. Wake up!
- 11:12 a.m. April 5, 2013
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We cougars are not holier than thou! We know that "Utah and other schools
recruit kids that can play football but have nothing else to offer." They
don't have any redeeming qualities. They're not special like we are.
Ok. I'll get off the rameumpton now.
- 11:14 a.m. April 5, 2013
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"Utah and other schools recruit kids that can play football but have nothing
else to offer."
Nothing else to offer?! Wow. Maybe we should loosen the straps on our blue goggles. I think they're cutting off the blood supply to our brain.
- 11:15 a.m. April 5, 2013
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I think you hit the nail on the head. Basically, if a player goes to BYU he's not an athlete. So since Star Lotulelei was academically ineligible to attend BYU, but instead went to Utah, now he's an athlete. I'll bet if Jake Murphy had actually kept his commitment to come to BYU he wouldn't be an athlete either. Trent Trammel, a defensive back, who actually had a scholarship offer to Utah, chose BYU, so I guess that means he's not an athlete. Jamaal Williams had a scholarship offer from Utah also, but he didn't go to Utah, so that disqualifies him from being an athlete too. Joe Sampson, another defensive back, chose a scholarship offer to BYU over Utah. But hey, he got in a fight and got kicked out of school, so is he officially an athlete now? Good thing Davion Orphey, another 2013 cornerback and BYU decommitment, chose Utah or there is no way he'd be an athlete. I'll also bet that Travis Still and Hunter Dimick are athletes too because they chose Utah over BYU too.
I think I get what Chris B is saying now.
- 11:17 a.m. April 5, 2013
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You're giving her the attention she craves and she's one of your own. Now that's funny!
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SRT-M1tch has some good songs in the making. Cool that you were gonna remix one of his songs. Even if you didn't remix his song this song is pretty awesome as it is. Has great progression into the song. I have to say my favorite part was the cool down at 2:45.
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[MoD] Orders for Day 1870 Update time 07.30
9 • Day 1,869, 00:40 • Published in India • Battle orders
So, we are onto a REAL war with Croatia. Here are the orders for DAY 1870. It will be updated regularly as per priorities of Defense Ministry. I request Commanders of eIndian MU's to set orders as per … read more »