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I would really like to know the polycount and technique used to achieve such realtime realism!!! Impressive!!!
are they using ray tracing ??….
[...] O.M.G. Have y'all seen these images: Cryengine2 I am assuming they are real (actual CryEngine 2 images)? [...]
Srsly, I just got linked here from the OCN, and I'm trying to figure out if there are some tweaks/modifications to Crysis. Brilliant programming from Crytek, btw. Beats the pants off of that crummy "Dunia" engine. Ugh, I hate Ubisoft Montreal's buggy garbage… (Far Cry 2 is a guilty pleasure. )
Does anyone know if these are standard DX10 rendering in Crysis?
Also linked here from ocn an all i can say is WOW.
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- Studio: First Run Features
- Release Date: Jan 31, 2014
- Summary: Peter Brook is one of the world's most respected and revolutionary directors of contemporary theatre. To help his actors achieve extraordinary performances, he has a special exercise, called "the Tightrope," which evolved over decades of experimentation and practice into a process of transformation that makes theatre real and new for actor and audience alike. In this quietly eloquent and unique film, director Simon Brook, Peter's son, reveals how the Tightrope works its dramatic alchemy. [First Run Features]… Expand
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Jan 28, 2014Brook offers himself as a teacher whose goal is to help his students discover brief, ephemeral moments of bliss.
The way the tightrope works is vague, but what the exercise shows is straightforward and marvelous.
Simon Brook used five hidden cameras, and the audience has a sense of witnessing intimate moments rather than watching a performance.
There's no doubting Brook and the performers' commitment to their craft, even if the end result is somewhat repetitive.
Frustratingly devoid of any background information about the director's storied career, the film is ultimately repetitive and tedious.
So instructional is the film, directed by Brook's son, Simon, that it feels like one of those P90X or Insanity home fitness programs: Try this at home. You too can perform on stage.
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But there is one big decision that won't so easy.
Difficult decision: Toby Hall
Two routes:
I am a huge dog and overall animal fan. I have on numerous occasions told people that my pure black German Shepherd Hansel was my DFF (Dog Friend Forever). Animals have dotted my entire life and sometimes I do get an affliction of treating them almost like another human.
So maybe it is just me, but I'm appalled at the recent video surfaced on August 21st showing a man with his dog on a leash basically beating discipline into his dog while traveling in a closed elevator while staying at a hotel in Vancouver, BC.
Sure we all have disciplined our pets, but not while they are seated on an elevator floor and by kicks to their middle regions or applying foot to hind quarters. For me it was a newspaper slight pop and putting their nose near their badly placed deposits. And neither of these actions were done out of anger, frustrations or even a hint of hurting my beloved pet.
Subsequently after the British Columbia SPCA viewed the actions a search warrant was issued for Desmond Hague the current CEO of Centerplate Inc., which is the largest food services vendor that provides food options for us locally at Tampa Bay Rays, Tampa Bay Lightning, Orlando Magic games and at many other major sports venues in the U.S., Canada and the U.K.
Even though the investigation into the animal abuse case involving Hague is on-going, it will be interesting to see how this event will effect in-stadium sales for Centerplate for the rest of the baseball season and possibly hurt the conglomerate during the upcoming MLB post season.
Hague has issued an apology for his actions, but maybe it is a bit too late to possibly fend off the extremely negative effect such actions will have on devote animal loving fans and if the vendor will feel any significant financial pains while the case is open.
I can definitely see fans possibly making a choice in the coming weeks by possibly invoking an in-stadium silent protest and just stroll by the Centerplate booths instead buying their food items at Centerplate vendors located within your stadium or arena.
Centerplate also caters the Rays VIP areas like the suite area, Dex Imaging Home Plate Club, Hancock Bank Club, 162 Landing, Papa John's Bullpen Box, Left Field Terrace, and new Back Porch group seating areas. They also provide food and beverage items for the Everglades Brewhouse and the Rays Press Club.
But even if you feel Centerplate should feel some sort of financial pain because of their CEO's disregard, the vendor might not be the only one to feel less dollars in their pocket because of this animal abuse.
A lot of the charities or team organizations also run booths that have to use Centerplate food and drink items and they could also feel a significant pinch to their fundraising efforts if fans decide to boycott buying in-stadium food or beverage items.
Even worse, the beer, ice cream and cotton candy vendors who patrol both the bowl and upper deck areas are independent contractors who do not work for Centerplate but work on a commission basis when they sell you that cool beverage or neon-colored cotton candy. Such a protest could affect them.
So if you do plan a silent protest of Centerplate please be sure decide individually who you want to hurt the most.
You are permitted to bring outside food into Tropicana Field as long as they fit into these parameters. All items must be for individual or single family consumption. The items should be wrapped, bagged or contained in individual proportions in a soft-sided container not to exceed 16 in. by 16 in. by 8 inches. Only sealed water bottles no larger than 1 liter and child single-serving juice boxes are permitted into the stadium.
I'm a firm believer in discipline in your animals, but not by forcing fear of physical retaliation into their training or projecting violent interactions with an animal that can't defend or speak for themselves.
My actions is in no way a negative reflection on the Rays overall organization, their staff and hope my stand is not viewed as a disapproval of their connection with Centerplate because no one could of seen this event coming without psychic ability.
But I feel strongly about this issue and have decided to partake in this action on my own, but if others want to follow my action……
As of this moment, and during the rest of the Rays 2014 season (which hopefully extends into October), I personally do not plan on buying a single food or drink item from a Centerplate operated stand.
I do however plan to show support for the volunteer fundraising organizations throughout the Trop. by donating to their cause via tips not food or drink purchases, the tips will never touch the hands of Centerplate and will be the sole monetary property of that organization.
The fundraising organizations should not be collateral damage for this event and hopefully will see a lot more tips coming their way.
I'm going to eat before I hit the stadium for a while and lug around a 1-liter bottle of Aquafina I purchased before entering Tropicana Field. It is as much in a sign of protest as it is cheaper on my wallet overall and will give me my own small sense of doing the right thing.
I worked with Centerplate for many years as their Pepsi representative and most of the employees, supervisors and managers are good people who would or could not do such actions privately.
I am venting my disgust upwards way beyond their pay grades to the highest level who has done the unthinkable in my opinion. I am not an active animal right activist, but I do believe in the fair treatment of all creatures not mosquito, brown recluse spider or cockroach, but that is just me.
Unfortunately I do not have the means or proper media influence to let the visiting fans coming into the Trop know about this event. But hopefully the Red Sox, Blue Jays, Orioles, Yankees and White Sox faithful are abreast of the Centerplate situation and will take their own actions.
Hopefully Hague will get what coming to him in the coming months, but even in Canada you can't strike Hague in punishment with the same swiftness he hit his defenseless dog.
There has been alot of chatter and speculation that the Tampa Bay Rays might be talking to former Yankee Jason Giambi about a possible Designated Hitters' position with the club. I have always been a defender and distractor of the "Giambino" because his past behavior and his hitting prowness .
To say that the Rays would not listen to his agent would be obsurb. We will listen to anyone talk about their client or even tap dance on the top of the dugout, but the price has to be right for the Rays to bite on Giambi. He would have to be willing to give the team a "AL East" discount.
By this I mean he will have to give them a discount to be able to face his former team at least 17 times in 2009 and rub their noses in their refusal to even consider him for the team. He would be an upgrade to the DH position without a doubt, but he will also have to come with the stipulation that fater BP he throws his gloves into his locker and doesn't look at them again until the next day.
To say he would be a defensive downgrade would be a joke. He has gone from being an ample first baseman, to being a liability with a glove. He no longer has the range or the motion to adequately play the position for an extended time. And considering the Rays have one of the best at the position in house, He will need to stow the gloves after BP.
For the Rays sake, that might have to be written into the contract. For intimidation factor, Giambi gets a "10". I always say when I see him on the big screen that he has serial killer eyes. Those baby blues seem to stare right through you even from 50 yeards away. I can only imagine what they look like when he sees a hanging curveball or breaking pitch and is about to thrust it over the wall in one long swing.
Jermaine Dye is another guy who has been getting a lot of Rays trade talk in recent weeks. He is a powerful hitter who is also right-handed. that plays right into the Rays plans looking for a above average bat who can also play a great defensive outfield position.
But what might not play into the Chicago White Sox plans is the fact that the team is asking for a proven starter and a fielder player at the triple-A level for Dye. He is still under contract for the 2009 season, and will certainly be considered a prime free agent next season.
He has been pretty injury free and has taken his batting game up a notch the last 2 seasons. In the recent American League Divisional Series, the Rays got a lot of first hand looks at Dye as he hit and drove in runs for the White Sox in the series against the Rays.
What is also known around baseball is that White Sox GM, Ken Williams wants to lower his payroll a bit before filling his holes on his squad. He will have to start to make deal soon to be able to capitalize on the top tier players before the market goes thin and he will have to trade for his desired postions.
Also of consideration is if the Rays are on the list of 6 potential trade destinations that Dye will veto any trades. The Rays might have been on that list in 2007, but would Dye either void the list or are the Rays a desination that suits Dye………..We shall see in the coming weeks.
The New York Mets have been actively asking and looking for information on the Rays 4 and 5 starters this off-season. Edwin Jackson had early interest from the team, but based on his career numbers and his consistant pitching, they have moved onto inquiring about Andy Sonnanstine.
Sonnanstine has been a fierce competitor for a long time. He was not an orignal target of the Rays in the amatuer draft, but former owner Vince Namoli was interested in Sonnanstine after a win against his alma mater, the Norte Dame Fighting Irish. The Kent State pitcher had always fought the Irish hard and Namoli liked the young pitcher's style.
So the team drafted him and Sonnanstine displayed this same knack for consistancy all the way through the minor leagues. When he got to the majors, he had already been selected as the Rays "minor League Pitcher of the Year" twice during his tour in the Rays farm system.
He came to the majors and set a presence of consitant pitching and low run and walks totals, which have kept him into games deep last year and this season for the Rays. He was the first pitcher to hit the 11 win plateau this season, but got mired at that number before finally posting his 12th win. He is one of those inning eater pitchers who can make a staff better by pitching his game and staying on top of the opposition.
I really do not think the Mets have the fair trade prospects in their farm system to make a ideal trade with the Rays. If they were to get Sonnanstine, it would have to be a 3-team deal that would bring in a few pieces that would be heading Tampa Bay's way.
That is not say that the wheels are not already at work trying to locate pieces that would entice the Rays to give up their young pitcher. The Rays are still under control of Sonnanstine until 2010, when he will be up for his first taste of arbitration.
But there is one big decision that won't so easy.
Difficult decision: Toby Hall
Two routes:
Why keep Hall?
The last three years have illustrated that getting a competent backup catcher isn't as easy at it seems. Back-up catching prospects wander from the inexperienced rookies' looking for a chance to succeed, to veterans on their last few years of organized ball before looking beyond the game for a job. Putting another year on the trusty backup catcher chart, Hall posted the best OPS for the position since 2005:
Compared to Chris Widger, Gustavo Molina, Sandy Alomar Jr. and one-armed Toby Hall, the two-armed version was a marked improvement, even if still below-average — especially considering he more than held up his end against lefties.
Hall hit southpaws to the tune of .377/.411/509 over 56 at-bats, with more homers (2) than strikeouts (1). Even while his overall numbers took a nosedive in the second half, he had seven hits in 21 at-bats when the match-up was in his favor.
He also saw significant improvements in his catcher's ERA (3.68, compared to 6.12 in 2007) and his caught stealing rate (17 percent, up from 10), which isn't awful.
The Sox don't really have anybody else, as Cole Armstrong is still a season or so away at the very least. And even if you don't like Hall, it's hard to say he was much of a problem. The Sox went 22-14 when he started, a near reversal of his 2007 record. Perhaps they played better because his teammates were hoping for one of his delightful pies.
The case against Hall
A.J. Pierzynski is 31 years old and has a two-year extension ahead of him, and yet his plate appearances keep shooting up. He set a personal record for plate appearances while catching more than 130 games for the third consecutive year. Not surprisingly, he went into a major slump at the end of the year.
Hall isn't helping lighten Pierzynski's workload much, mainly because he's so miserable against righties. He posted a .431 OPS in such situations, including a .321 OPS after the break (.133/188/.133 in 30 ABs). God forbid a foul tip ever catch Pierzynski the wrong way, because the Sox would likely receive zero production in his absence.
And one full year after his shoulder injury, he still had trouble generating extra-base power. Part of it was due to his inside-out swing that is built to dump singles to right field, but he lost out on a handful of doubles because he couldn't outrun a glacier. Paul Konerko grows impatient watching him.
He's part of the reason why the Sox struggle against the turf teams (Minnesota, Toronto, Tampa Bay). He can't turn deep gappers into doubles easily, and he can't throw runners out unless he gets a lot of help from the pitcher.
So what to do?
There's actually an OK crop of backup catchers' out there, with a few interesting buy-low candidates like Javier Valentin, Josh Bard and David Ross. But Bard is an offense-first catcher who stopped hitting (his rate against basestealers is worse than Hall's, although Padres pitchers are more indifferent to runners than even Sox pitchers), and Valentin and Ross both lost their jobs on a bad Cincinnati ballclub.
Below them are guys like, well, Paul Phillips. That wouldn't help, either.
Everybody else would cost more than Hall's $2.25 million salary (especially adding the $150,000 it'd take to buy out Hall in the first place). So I see the Sox picking up his option, citing the way he handles the pitching staff and his antics as clown prince of the dugout.
Perhaps one more year off his shoulder injury coinciding with a contract year will show Sox fans they haven't seen the best of him yet. Chances are he'll make Pierzynski the most valuable member of the club for a third straight year, so hold your breath that he survives.


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Photos and Description of this 10 bedroom holiday farmhouse in Castelbuono - Tenuta Don Ruggero
Charming luxury farm with large pool in Sicily perfect for large family groups
Tenuta Don Ruggero is an old olive oil farm which has been restored to a very high standard to provide accommodation for large groups of family or friends to enjoy a holiday together on the fascinting and historic island of Sicily. It's set in the typical landscape of the Sicilian country-side, at 800 meters of altitude, on the edge of the natural park of Madonie and only 30 minutes from the sea at Cefalù. The farm has a charming atmosphere and an extensive panaromic view of the surrounding landscapes, including the volcano Etna. The farm is within 3 kms of the archaeological site of Polizzi Generosa, which is an important local town and near the biggest rock salt mines of Europe.
Visitors will be impressed by the often stunning landscape of the island's interior.
The farm is laid out in a unique way.It has been owned for several generations by the same owners, who have restored the farm using ancient building techniques and materials, combined with interesting modern styles. There are 3 dry-stone walled buildings which are joined by cobbled-stone paths.
Within these buildings the accommodation is set on two floors with 11 bedrooms which include a small apartment: 3 of the rooms have balconies that face the big yard of the entrance as well as the 'italian' garden,and the others face the different landscapes of the Madonie country-side. All the rooms are en-suite.
The small apartment has 2 bathrooms and an internal stair.
One of the bedrooms is larger, with a double bed and a twin bunk or 'castello' bed, perfect for children or a small family unit.
In total there are 28 bed spaces, and baby cots are also available.
In the main building of the farm there is a large dining room with seating for up to 28 people, which also has a unique feature fireplace in the lounge area.
There is a self catering kitchen with facilities which make it easy to cook for large groups.
Outside, the unique infinity swimming pool is the main feature. At 16 metres by 5 metres, the pool is excellent for relaxation and play,and keen swimmers can improve their fitness.
A number of outdoor activities can be arranged, including guided trekking in the National Park, and there is horse riding only 3kms away.
A visit to a local farm can be arrnged to learn about cheese making and olive oil, and cooking lessons can also be arranged.
The farm is available for weddings, art courses, therapy groups, cooking or any type of group activity, as well as outdoor activities.
The owners are able to help with transport and catering for large groups, as well as general advice about this interesting and beautiful area.
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- Events Allowed
- Long-term Renters Welcome
- children welcome
- non smoking only
- pets considered
- wheelchair accessible


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Nishikori: Geography, mentality can be a challenge for Asian players
Japan's No. 1 was motivated by other top Asian players, but sees location and tradition as obstacles.
Japan's No. 1 was motivated by other top Asian players, but sees location and tradition as obstacles.
Kei Nishikori is rewriting Japanese tennis history, which is filled with significant events and players.
Emotion, Rafa, Kvitova: It was all as beautiful as Li's trademark backhand.
With some 40 players standing behind her, she then watched as highlights of her biggest tennis moments played on the stadium's giant screens.
Left knee injury prevented Australian Open champion from training properly.
Serena, Rafa, Martina, Petra, Ana, Caro and Vika all pay tribute to the retiring champion.
Frenchwoman topples No. 5 seed, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7); Ivanovic, Cibulkova retire; Errani, Jankovic, Keys, Lisicki and Pliskova advance.
Recapping the winners and losers from the week that was in pro tennis.
"I think this is about the right time to say goodbye to everyone, because my body doesn't allow me to participate in any high-level tennis," Li said.
Where to start? Li Na gave tennis fans and the Asian region so, so much.


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Marvel's merry mutants ruled the box office this weekend, as expected, while Disney's Frozen moved up another step on the list of all-time highest grossing films. X-Men: ... Continue Reading →
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It was a huge weekend for Godzilla, as the most-recent re-imagining of the classic Japanese monster franchise scored the year's biggest debut to date with a whopping $93 million ... Continue Reading →
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The Sweetwater Authority in California will receive a federal grant of $1.5 million to expand a desalination plant as part of its Water Reclamation Project, Times of San Diego reports. The expansion will result in greater capacity and increased access to local water for San Diego County.
Scott Peters, US Representative for California's 52nd congressional district, said that the grant will help the region reduce its dependence on imported water. It will also improve local water security, which is of increasing significance in the dry state. Peters said he is proud the expanded capacity will cater to the needs of users across various water jurisdictions, those in the 52nd District included.
Peters also announced the passage of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act. It is the first since 2007 and it provides funding for water and ports across the United States, including the Unified Port of San Diego.
The agreement was passed in a House and Senate conference committee and was then approved by the House. Protections for the environment and funding for dredging, berthing, cleaning up of sediment and port upgrades are among its provisions.
Some of the conditions Peters added to the Act require the Army Corps of Engineers to coordinate with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide the public with information on sites where flood risk is being managed.


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BEAUTIFUL MOVE IN READY EOG TOWN HOME IN AUTUMN RUN! UPGRADED APPLIANCES IN KITCHEN WHICH OPENS TO A LARGE DECK OVERLOOKING TREES FOR ADDED PRIVACY! SITTING ROOM OFF OF KITCHEN and amp; MASTER SUITE! NICELY FINISHED REC ROOM IN BASEMENT PERFECT FOR ENTERTAINING! A MUST SEE! Floor Plan-Open Deck, Porch-front Dishwasher, Disposal, Dryer, Microwave, Refrigerator, Stove, Washer Forced Air Ceiling Fan(s), Central A/C Backs to Trees, Bcks-Opn Comm, Corner Lot
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Brick front townhome in new development. New construction homes still being built. Large Master bed roomsuite with sitting area and walk in closet. Huge functional kitchen with eat-in area and separate Dining/Sun room area. Basement is framed and waiting on your finishing touches. Forced Air Central A/C
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LEE COUNTY, Fla.- Andrew Castor was sentenced to life in prison today for killing Bianca Interiano in 2008.
Castor was found guilty of first degree murder, grand theft of an automobile and burglary.
The judge sentenced Castor to five years concurrent for grand theft, and another concurrent life sentence for burglary with assault.
The State said Castor is guilty of murder because he formulated a plan to end 20-year-old Bianca Interiano's life. Meanwhile, the defense said Castor was in such a depression that he was insane when he stabbed Interiano to death.
Interiano's father Mike Serrano spoke at the sentencing hearing. He says while justice was served, they will never have closure.
"It's not easy for her family in this case. But we got justice and I hope Andrew one day will recognize his mistake," he said. "Really hard. Not to have my daughter in the house, to talk to, to enjoy, go out, have a dinner all together. She was a good kid, I'm proud of her."
As a man of faith, Serrano says he has no ill will toward Castor, but wants to know why Castor took his daugther's life. "I feel sorry for him. He's a young kid, I don't have nothing against him. But one day he's going to have common sense himself, he's going to ask himself why."
He says he misses the little things about his daughter. "She was my handyman in the house. She would do all the repairs in my house. That's the most that I miss her. One day, we're going to see her. In heaven."
Terrance Lenamon, Castor's attorney, says, "the only thing we know is what he told the psychiatrist and that's he had an intense feeling of anger and hatred, some of it tied to his abusive mother. And he just went in there and killed her. I think he wasn't acting in his right state of mind at the time." He also added, "he's very grateful to the victim's family..because this originally was a death penalty case and I think they played a very significant role. Their tie to religion and their belief in God played a significant role in them taking the death penalty off the table in this case."


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LAPORTE/STARKE COUNTY ŌĆō The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) will close U.S. 35 between U.S. 6 and U.S. 30 beginning Tuesday, Aug. 9. Crews will be demolishing the old bridge over the Kankakee River and changing the alignment of the highway to carry traffic over a new bridge.
During the work, traffic will be directed on a 20-mile, marked detour. Northbound traffic will be directed west on U.S. 30, north on Ind. 39 and east on U.S. 6. Southbound traffic will be directed west on U.S. 6, south on Ind. 39 and east on U.S. 30.
A ŌĆ£town hallŌĆØ style meeting has been announced by a group called Concerned Property Owners of Southern Marshall County, scheduled for Saturday, August 13, starting at 10 a.m. at the Uptown Cinema on Lake Shore Drive in Culver.
If you'd be hard-pressed to tell the difference between an ATV, RTV, UTV, and MTV -- and whether any of them constitute a golf cart, or are allowed on Culver's streets under state statute -- you're in good company.
Culver's town council last week sought to untangle the meanings behind those acronyms (hint: All Terrain Vehicle, Rough Terrain Vehicle, Utility Terrain Vehicle, and Marginal Terrain Vehicle are at least some of the options) and their legality.
PLYMOUTH ŌĆö ItŌĆÖs back to the drawing board for the Plymouth Aviation Board if it wants BZA (Board of Zoning Appeals) approval for signs at the airport.
Airport Manager Dave Lattimer and Aviation Board President Tom Flynn appeared before the BZA Tuesday night seeking a variance from the development standard to increase the sign area from 32 square feet to 119 square feet for a monument sign. The sign ŌĆö designed by Vanadco Signs of Argos ŌĆö would measure 17 feet high.
The BZA Board considered the matter and then voted unanimously to deny the application.
LAKEVILLE ŌĆō Racing around the track isnŌĆÖt anything out of the ordinary for NASCAR driver Tony Stewart. But Tuesday at Newton Park, Stewart was behind the wheel of a quarter-scale radio controlled car instead of his #14 Office Depot Sprint Cup car.
The 44th annual Culver Invitational Tennis Tournament will take place this Saturday and Sunday, August 6 and 7, at the Culver Academies tennis facilities off State Road 10. Cost is $20 per player, payable at the courts; ages 15 and up.
A crash has claimed the life of at least two in Marshall County this morning.
Around 6:30 a.m., emergency crews were called to the scene, where a mulitple-vehicle collision occurred. A car crossed the center line near the intersection of 5A and Michigan Roads, north of Plymouth. The car hit a pickup truck head-on, spun around and was hit by another car. Two others were airlifted for their injuries. A fifth person was treated at the scene.
Michigan Road between 4th and 6th was closed for a short time this morning following the crash.
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PLYMOUTH ŌĆö ŌĆśTis the season for pens, notebooks, and glueŌĆöand not a small amount of stress for parents who need to provide new school supplies for their children.
ŌĆ£IŌĆÖm not a good plannerŌĆöI usually buy what I can the last couple of weeks before school starts, even if it breaks the budget,ŌĆØ said Hesper Manns, Knox mom of Layne, 14, and Brenna, 10.
Manns is not aloneŌĆöthe list of needed supplies, especially for parents of multiple children, can seem overwhelming. To combat budget worries, Plymouth mom Amy Schuler plans on buying school supplies gradually instead of all at once.
PLYMOUTH ŌĆö Even a 15-day strike hasn't slowed the project on Pioneer Drive.
Reporting to the Marshall County Commissioners DLZ project engineer Ron Wireman said that even dealing with a strike that shut down work for more than two weeks likely won't push the completion date for the road back any further than the second week of September. The contractors on the project will be allowed a 15-day extension for the days lost to the work stoppage which sets the official required completion date back to Oct. 17.
A car fire gave customers and residents a scare in Argos Sunday evening. The car, parked near the front door of the building, was completely engulfed in flames. Firemen checked the insulation in the store to be sure there was no lingering heat and damage inside.


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President Obama has had fun at Michele Bachmann's expense in the past. On the cover of this week's New Yorker, illustrator Barry Blitt depicts Barack doing it once again.The occasion this time is the announcement that 7.1 million people signed up for Obamacare before the end of March, a number surpa ... More >>
What list features Nepal, Uco Valley in Argentina, Zambia, and... Minneapolis?Last month, Minneapolis topped a full five categories in Travel and Leisure's annual survey of 35 cities across the country. Now, the magazine is handing us a more exotic honor: one of the 13 best places to travel ... More >>
Is this the Manliest Restaurant in America?In between advising readers on how to "Loose Your Gut" and get "Amazing Abs!", Men's Health magazine has taken on a new quest: To find the country's "Manliest Restaurant." To do so, they've nominated several standouts and put them up for a vote, inc ... More >>
Jon Stewart: Crazy words, not crazy eyes.Jon Stewart has never been shy about taking on Michele Bachmann -- or her husband Marcus, for that matter. But Stewart thinks Newsweek magazine went too far, using what he thinks is a deliberately bad photo of Bachmann to run for its cover story in this we ... More >>
Michele Bachmann on NewsweekMichele Bachmann has truly made the big-time: She is featured on the cover of the August 15 Newsweek.Of course, this may not be how she would have liked her close-up.The photo of Bachmann makes her look like some sort of manic street preacher. And the headline, " ... More >>
Photo by Ben StannardA new issue of Rolling Stone magazine is out this week, and it shines a spotlight on local record store the Electric Fetus and their top-selling record, Roma di Luna's latest self-released effort Then the Morning Came. Channy and Alexei Moon Casselle's expansive folk project ... More >>
Pernula and Yerks decorate for HalloweenHalloween-enthusiasts change everything in October--clothes become costumes, makeup turns gruesome, even giant cobwebs become acceptable home attributes. But what about art? Family photos can be scary enough, but not really in a Halloween way. Cuppa J ... More >>
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The Apple Valley native couldn't resist taking a shot at golfer and serial philanderer Tiger Woods' marital problems.
If she doesn't compete, there are still plenty of Minnesotans to cheer on at the games.
He brings with him two decades of media business experience at Time, Inc., as well as a more recent specialty: media mergers and acquisitions.
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The controversial and defunct unit is likened to the cast of characters in "Reno 911" on the magazine's November cover.
Eden Prairie High School listed as No. 9 in national rankings.
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A chilling report from April 8, 1994, the day Kurt Cobain was found dead in his Seattle home.
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Stephanie and Kelly Kinnunen didn't quit their jobs, sell off their worldly possessions, and move into a motel in order to launch a new magazine about patio furniture
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State data shows that more pedestrians in Georgia died after being hit by a vehicle last year than in any other year since 1997.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that 2013 was the second consecutive year of rising pedestrian deaths in Georgia, though the total number of pedestrian crashes decreased.
Last year saw 182 people killed statewide after being hit by vehicles. So far this year, 67 pedestrians have died, a 12 percent increase over the same period in 2013.
Roughly half of the deadly crashes involving pedestrians happen in metro Atlanta, where clogged multi-lane roads frequently lack sidewalks and safe crossing areas for those on foot.
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The Haunted Mansion (2003) Thriller Movie Review
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The Haunted Mansion stars Eddie Murphy as a father who moves into a mansion. Unknowingly, the mansion is haunted by ghosts. Packed with loads of laughs that all children will love. I enjoyed it and the special effects were pretty good. Problem is that the story was not up to par with the rest of the movie.
Synopsis:Workaholic realtor Jim Evers, his wife/business partner Sara and their two children are summoned to a mansion. When they discover that the place is haunted, Jim discovers an important lesson about the family he's neglected as they attempt to escape.
About The Haunted Mansion (2003)
Year: 2003
Starring: Deep Roy, Jennifer Tilly, Terence Stamp, Martin Klebba, Clayton Martinez, John Alexander, Jeremy Howard, Eddie Murphy, Steve Hytner, Nathaniel Parker, Jim Doughan, Michael McAdam, Heather Juergensen, Bridget Brno, Gregg London, Zach Minkoff, Shelby Grimm, Harry J. Campbell, William T. Lewis, Marsha Thomason, Tim Reeder, Wallace Shawn, Bob Hartley, Dina Waters, Cat Eberwine, Marc John Jefferies, Jeremy Gilbreath, Aree Davis, Dorian Martin, Rachael Harris
Runtime: 99 minutes
Director: Rob Minkoff
Reviewer: Florita A.
MPAA Rating: PG
Score: 5 / 5 starsPublished: April 22, 2009, 6:49 pm
Avg. Rating: 3.3/5 stars from 9 users. Reviews: 9.Genre: Thriller, Fantasy, Comedy, Mystery, Family
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