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Movie Review: 'Black Swan'
Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis shine in Darren Aronofsky's horror-ballet-thriller
With only five features to his credit, Darren Aronofsky has pretty much cemented his place as Hollywood's most fascinatingly unpredictable predictable filmmaker.
Aronofsky's portraits of insatiable obsessives are so aesthetically and topically varied that he'll never be accused of repeating himself, even if there's an easy and compelling argument to be made that the Aronofsky-ian hero or heroine is invariably cut from the same cloth.
That's one of those things that sounds like a criticism, but that's not my intent. Aronofsky's latest film, "Black Swan," is one of 2010's most dazzling and effective films and I derived great pleasure from its unlikely similarities to "The Wrestler," one of my favorite films of 2008.
Like "The Wrestler," "Black Swan" is a story of artistic commitment and the dangers of dedicating yourself so totally to a performance that you become untethered from real life. Both films also find Aronofsky playing off of very familiar genre tropes, with very different results. While "The Wrestler" was a reconciliation narrative, with Mickey Rourke's character seeking solace through his relationships with two archetypal women in his life, "Black Swan" spikes the traditional backstage drama with the highlights of a psychological thriller and even a horror film. So if you thought "The Wrestler" was bleak and distressing, "Black Swan" is sure to throw you for a loop.
Even vulnerable viewers wary of going through Aronofsky's wringer once again, though, should check out "Black Swan" for the wholly consumed lead performance by Natalie Portman, career-best work from Mila Kunis and some of the best music and dancing of any film in recent memory.
[More on "Black Swan" after the break...]
Portman plays Nina Sayers, a young ballerina merely striving for exposure in a New York City ballet company. When the company's artistic director (Vincent Cassel) announces that his longtime prima ballerina Beth (Winona Ryder) is making the not-so-voluntary decision to exit, the lead role in "Swan Lake" is suddenly up for grabs. Nina, suffocated by her mother (Barbara Hershey), a former aspiring dancer herself, is pure and technically perfect -- the embodiment of the White Swan -- but she lacks the passion and sensuality to also embody the Black Swan. Conveniently, the new dancer Lily (Mila Kunis) isn't necessarily technically gifted, but she's all kinds of sexy and dangerous.
Is "Black Swan" about Nina "All About Eve"-ing Beth or about Lily "All About Eve"-ing Nina? Or is something more psychologically insidious occurring? [Hint: It's probably the latter, but maybe it isn't.]
Cassel's Thomas acknowledges without prompting that in choosing "Swan Lake" to launch his new season, he's giving in to cliche. His argument: Yes, "Swan Lake" may be obvious, but the challenge is in taking the obvious and making it into something the audience hasn't seen before. Aronofsky, who has never really aspired to be a subtle filmmaker, intends for Thomas' realization is his own. The backstage melodrama is an obvious choice, but Nina's descent into confusion and alienation from herself is done in a manner all-together new in its extremity and interpretation. Well, maybe it isn't *all-together* new in its interpretation. Nina spends a lot of time looking into mirrors and looking at photos and paintings of herself. "Black Swan" is a movie that's very demonstrably about identity and representation.
"Swan Lake" is also an obvious choice for its purposes within the story. Like "Black Swan," it's a transformation narrative but Aronofsky and company are very much aware of the darker undertones of its story, as well as the darker evocations of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's score, which has been marvelously arranged, adapted and embellished by composer Clint Mansell. A ballet about sorcerers and dopplegangers and romance and misery isn't a counterpoint to a story about performers, imagined characters, duality, romance and misery. It is, to abuse the ballet term, predictably and effectively en pointe.
After the hyper-stylization of "Requiem for a Dream" and "The Fountain," Aronofsky and cinematographer Matthew Libatique chose "documentary-style grit" as their new artistic artifice for "The Wrestler" and "Black Swan." That first film's rough textures, worn-out color and tone and careful location shooting, plus the tremendous work by Mickey Rourke, helped cut through what could have just been "Rocky, only with an over-the-hill WWE superstar" (just as "Rocky" itself is elevated by director John G. Avildsen's embrace of the rebel '70s cinematic flavor). Had "The Wrestler" been any glossier, any more polished, it would have been an underdog sports movie, and a banal one at that. "Black Swan" might have been even more greatly hampered with more gloss and polish.
Just as "The Wrestler" was fascinated by the often painful minutae of Randy the Ram's stagecraft, "Black Swan" is deeply invested in the physical sacrifices that dancers must undertake, from the rigorous breaking in of shoes to the careful maintenance of every aspect of their bodies. The sacrifice is why Randy the Ram would cut himself in the ring to give the audience the blood it desired and why Nina -- a scratcher, rather than a cutter -- would push herself to the breaking point to give the audience the beauty it desires (beauty that comes with no shortage of blood). When Thomas' best advice to Nina is "Lose yourself," it's not such terrific advice, but it helpfully spells out the movie's undercurrent.
In some ways, "Black Swan" feels like it's taking the story-free ballet verisimilitude of Robert Altman's "The Company" and then dumping the trappings of a popular genre upon it. "Black Swan" may well prove to be too arty and dance-y for horror fans and it's equally likely to prove too horror-y for some art house moviegoers (and for some younger female viewers who might somehow be confused into thinking that if you love "Center Stage," "Black Swan" is a viable pirouetting placebo).
Let there be no doubt on this fact: "Black Swan" is certainly a horror movie, or for long stretches it operates using the visual language of a horror movie and not even a high-brow dance-horror movie like "Suspiria." Aronofsky utilizes some of the same jump-y scare-cuts as you'd expect from a slasher movie. But grafting the schlocky and the exploitative onto the esoteric and the allegedly high-cultured is part of Aronofsky's game. Just when you think you know what movie "Black Swan" is, it becomes a different movie entirely. Aronofsky takes something of a buffet approach to the movie, picking and choosing genre-wise, but it's the weirdest and most twisted buffet imaginable and then, just when you think you can't take it anymore, it becomes a lavishly orchestrated ballet performance and you realize that the intensity of the movie is in no way foreign to the intensity of "Swan Lake."
The movie hinges utterly on Portman's ability to be convincing in every aspect of the role. She looks and feels like a dancer. Little known fact: I'm not a ballet expert. Shocking, right? So I can't tell you if a professional dancer with decades of non-stop training will be fooled by the effects of Portman's aggressive crash course. I *can* tell you that I was never taken out of the dancing sequences by Portman and that, at her very best, I could distinguish between her dancing at the beginning of the film and her dancing at the end, recognizing the evolution required from both the character and the actress. Portman's occasional difficulties transitioning into fully adult roles actually improves the first half of her performance and then she we see Nina transitioning from White Swan to Black Swan herself, Portman becomes more confident and we see her uncertainty with that metamorphosis. The movie becomes terrifying and Portman's commitment is terrifying as well. When it comes to actresses, Oscar voters alternate between career achievement awards and career validation awards and if this year is in the latter category, Portman may be very difficult to beat.
Portman carries the weight of the movie, but she's still aided by a crack supporting cast. I was once hesitant at Kunis' ability to transition from solid sitcom actress to movie star, but her character here is required to have a gravitational field that sucks in all around her and you never question why Portman's character would be both intimidated and attracted by this dynamo. Charisma is usually all that's asked of Kunis, which is why Hershey or Ryder may be more viable Oscar contenders, with breakdown scenes aplenty.
Of the leads, the only one who slightly disappointed me is Cassel, if only because his natural tendency towards hamminess in English language roles would have been perfectly in keeping with Aronofky's MO, but he's possibly under-playing Thomas. Note that "underplaying" for Cassel doesn't resemble a traditional conception of "underplaying" and he's not without grand gestures and spitting out chunks of florid dialogue with aplomb.
[Folks who watch as much TV as I do should keep an eye out for "Human Target" co-star Janet Montgomery and "Life Unexpected" co-star Ksenia Solo as two members of the ballet company. Neither has a huge part, but neither seems out of place, which is a high compliment. Ditto with Sebastian Stan, who's currently best known to "Gossip Girl" and "Kings" viewers, but will become "a movie guy" after he appears in the upcoming "Captain America."]
There's a lot happening in "Black Swan" and I suspect that due to Aronofsky's approach, it's a movie that will reward second viewings. My first impressions largely concentrated on the film's visceral pleasures -- it tied me up in knots -- and its thematics -- as suggested already, simultaneously heavy-handed, but also rich. I want to watch again to pay closer attention to Portman, to study how Aronofsky and Libatique shot the ballet scenes, to try to piece together the different shadings of fantasy and reality. I'm sure it will be good enough to stand up to the scrutiny.
Aronofsky will continue his streak of unpredictable predictability with "The Wolverine," a career choice that sounds strange and out-of-character until you remember how consumed Wolverine is by his particular obsessions, his need for revenge, his need to validate his memories, etc. Like Randy the Ram, like Nina the Ballerina, Wolverine the X-Man is another character struggling to balance multiple identities. Sounds like an Aronofsky movie to me...
"Black Swan" is now out in limited release. [And I'm working on a very strange time zone/sleep schedule, so I apologize if any of this is incoherent.]


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EVENING HOURS; 12 O'Clock Rock
Published: November 22, 1992
The New York City Ballet opened its season with Dance and dance. Nov. 17.
Photos: 12:20 A.M.: PETER MARTINS and his wife, DARCI KISTLER, at the dinner-dance after the opening of the season of the New York City Ballet. 11:35 P.M.: IAN SCHRAGER with RITA NORONA, center, a former City Ballet dancer who has opened the 10th Street Lounge, a restaurant, and MOIRA EMANUEL. 11:20 P.M.: LISA WISHNICK and ALBERT EVANS, a soloist for the New York City Ballet. The party, on the promenade of the New York State Theater at Lincoln Center, had a Russian theme, in homage to George Balanchine. 11:10 P.M.: PERRI PELTZ RUTTENBERG, a chairwoman of the ballet's opening-night celebration, and her husband, ERIC RUTTENBERG, at the dinner-dance. (Bill Cunningham/The New York Times)

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That's the Chump Line...
Howie spends about an hour a day on the treadmill, but isn't very careful about his diet. He's like 6'2", 200#, so I wouldn't say he's particularly fat for a 55 year old guy.
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Maybe ten years ago, he began to get paunchy and took some ribbing from his on air side kick, VB ("Virgin Boy", now a morning personality on FOX25.), who is in absolutely no position to talk.


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January 15
Pre-Bonds Outfield Addition: Remember Chris James? The veteran outfielder that had previously been with the Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, and the Cleveland Indians signed with the San Francisco Giants on this date in 1992. James joined what ended up being a crowded outfield in '92, joining incumbents Willie McGee, Mike Felder, Darren Lewis, Cory Snyder, and Kevin Bass. James had a mediocre season (.242/5/32), and wasn't invited back the following season – the Giants went another direction and signed some guy named Barry Bonds.
January 16
Third Time Not the Charm for Servais: Continuing a trend of signing veteran catchers in lieu of developing minor league ones, the Giants signed backstop Scott Servais on this date in 2002. Servais had previously been with the team on two separate stints in 1999 and 2000, but he never saw any Major League action after his final signing.
January 17
First Time Was a Bit Better: Speaking of which, Servais signed his first Giants contract on this date in 1999. Serving in a platoon role with Brent Mayne that season, Servais played in 69 games and put up some respectable numbers (.273/5/21). However, he was granted free agency at the end of the season, but still managed to find his way back to the team for seven games by way of waivers at the trading deadline the following season.
January 18
A Baby Bull of a DH: After spending three games as a member of the Oakland Athletics the previous season, then-career National Leaguer and ex-Giant Orlando Cepeda decided to go with the designated hitter role and signed with the Boston Red Sox on this date in 1973. The decision proved to be a wise one for the Baby Bull, as the fading slugger had a resurgent year at the plate (.289/20/86). His 17-year career, however, would conclude the following season in a limited role with the Kansas City Royals.
January 19
Speaking of the Aforementioned Trend: The Giants signed veteran catcher and now Hall of Famer Gary Carter on this date in 1990. In his lone season as a Giant, the once-offensive powerhouse Carter split time with incumbent Terry Kennedy and posted mediocre numbers (.254/9/27).
January 20
Two Stops Before a World Championship: Now-veteran pitcher Dustin Hermanson signed on for a second stint with the St. Louis Cardinals on this date 2003. Marginally effective with the Cardinals this time around, Hermanson was released that June and promptly picked up the by the Giants, where he spent 1+ season as a valuable swingman and closer. When the Giants didn't see Hermanson as their closer of 2005, he signed with the Chicago White Sox and proceeded to save 34 games for the eventual World Champions.
January 21
Last Stop for Vida: Except for a two-season stay with the Royals, Vida Blue spent his entire 17-year career with either the Athletics or the Giants. And after finishing the 1986 season with the Giants, Blue decided to call it a career by signing a ceremonial contract with the A's on this date in 1987. He might be known now for asking for donations on the radio, but Vida was a heck of a pitcher and is a Bay Area treasure.
Don Shin eats, breathes, thinks, and bleeds in Orange and Black. Pac Bell Park officially opened on his 25th birthday (the one year he decided to move out of the Bay Area!!!). For the 2000 playoff drive, he dyed his hair orange while studying in Korea. He watched Game 6 of the '02 World Series at a restaurant in LA, and couldn't finish his meal afterwards. Feel free to write him at firstname.lastname@example.com to commiserate, cheer, and complain.
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Best Western Hotel Gamla Teatern places you next to Ostersund Town Hall and within a 15-minute walk of Badhusparken. This 64-room, 4-star hotel has 2 restaurants, a 24-hour fitness center, and free in-room WiFi. In central Ostersund, the hotel is also close to Jamtli and Ostersund Multi Challenge.
Free full breakfast is included with your stay and awaits you each morning from 7 AM to 10 AM. Enjoy dining at one of 2 onsite restaurants including Teatergrillen, which specializes in local cuisine. Savor a meal from the comfort of your room with room service.
The 64 rooms are recently renovated and have an array of amenities, including coffee makers, safes, and desks. TVs come with cable channels, and guests can stay connected with free WiFi. Hair dryers are also standard.
Property features
Best Western Hotel Gamla Teatern offers a 24-hour fitness center, a steam room, and free WiFi in public areas. There's free parking if you drive. The front desk has multilingual staff standing by 24 hours a day to assist with dry cleaning/laundry and securing valuables. Additional amenities include conference space and coffee/tea in a common area.
- Free full breakfast
- Free WiFi in rooms and public areas
- Free parking
- Onsite dining
Best Western Hotel Gamla TeaternThomeegrand 20 Ostersund 831 34
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Best Western Hotel Gamla Teatern features a steam room and a 24-hour fitness center. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants. The property also offers a snack bar/deli. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of hotel's 2 bars/lounges. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access.
This Ostersund hotel also offers spa services, multilingual staff, and coffee/tea in a common area. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Best Western Hotel Gamla Teatern is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Conference space
- Total number of rooms - 64
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Elevator/lift
- Number of floors - 4
- Number of bars/lounges - 2
- Smoke-free property
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Free breakfast
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Free WiFi
- One meeting room
- Multilingual staff
- Year Built 1882
- Number of restaurants - 2
- Free self parking
- Snack bar/deli
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Spa services on site
- Steam room
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Snack bar/deli
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Shower only
- Television
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Cable TV service
- Free WiFi
- Room service (limited hours)
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
A complimentary full breakfast is served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
Teatergrillen - This restaurant specializes in local cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.
Teaterbaren - This restaurant serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. A children's menu is available.
Late night fare is available from room service (during limited hours).
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a steam room and a 24-hour fitness center.
Children under 15 years old are not allowed in the fitness facility without adult supervision.
To make special requests for accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of SEK 100 per accommodation, per night, plus a deposit of SEK 100 per night
- Restrictions apply
- For more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Optional extras
- Pet deposit: SEK 100 per night
- Pet fee: SEK 100 per accommodation, per night
- Late check-out fee: SEK 300
- Rollaway bed fee: SEK 200 per day
Hotel Name
- Best Western Gamla Teatern
- Best Western Gamla Teatern Ostersund
- Best Western Hotel Gamla Teatern
- Best Western Hotel Gamla Teatern Ostersund
- Teatern
- Best Western Östersund
We should mention
Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section).
National Rating
Hotelstars Union assigns an official star rating for properties in Sweden. This property is rated 4 stars.


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Almost unbelievably bad... almost.
i arrived there at 12, and was told the room wouldn't be ready until 3, so they permitted me to leave my luggage in their easily accessable, smoke-fogged waiting room. this was only the beginning. i booked through hotels.com, and little did i know that this meant i would be on the very bottom of the room totem pole. the first room i was assigned was not only tiny, but it had toilet paper... and no freakin toilet! i searched the entire floor, and no bathroom. so i went and asked for a room change and they dumped me in the basement. every time their rickety deathtrap of a 'lift' descended, i felt the loud bump rattle my room. the bed must have been dragged out from under some poor homeless man... not that he would have missed it. the walls were dirty, and the wallpaper was peeling... i could go on, but in the interest of saving the reader time, i'll sum up by simply saying "STAY AWAY". and make sure you take these reviews to heart. i didn't, and spent two awful nights in that abomination of a hotel.
Arrived at 10:00 PM. Signed in at the Hotel only to be told that the room was "unusable". Had to schlep to the Castleton, 4 blocks away which had no elevator.
Never even unpacked...
Dreadful and somewhat nauseating. Never unpacked my bags. Upon arrival found the walls peeling off the entrance. Finally got into my room at 3 and found the bedding terribly stained, the bed springs painful to sit on and someone else's sweater in a drawer. Minimal locks on the door (push button on knob). Would dissuade any single female travelers from booking here. Peace of mind is too valuable to stay here.
Excellent value in great London location
After reading the reviews posted here, I was very hesitant to book a room at the Prince William. But the price I got at a UK booking site was just too good to pass up (39 pounds per weeknight). So I was ready to be disappointed. Guess what? It was quite a bargain! Ok...you cannot go in with expectations that this is going to be a standard US-type hotel room. The halls are narrow and the carpet is tired. The room was quite small, but there was a new hardwood floor, all new furniture, roomy wardrobe, decent lighting, a big window, and a sparkling, newly tiled, though tiny bathroom with an EXCELLENT shower (and that last one is a true rarity in any budget hotel in London). The bed was fine, the linens were clean, the staff was polite. Breakfast...just coffee, toast, juice and cold cereal. But for 39 pounds per night, 5 minutes walk from Paddington station, you just can't complain. We had Room 12, a double that looks out on Craven Road, which is pretty noisy. So if noise bothers you, not a good choice. The neighborhood is full of a great range of pubs, ethnic restaurants, shops, and a laundromat within 3 minutes walk. The Heathrow Express comes in to Paddington, so if your luggage rolls, no need for a cab to the hotel. The exchange rate is just awful at this point, with the pound being worth almost two dollars. I am a frequent traveler to London, and after extensive research, this was by far the best deal I could find. I'm not sure how they rated three stars (seems more like a 2-star, so maybe it's the new floors, furniture & baths) but the place was an excellent value and I would stay at the Prince William again.
Could be so much nicer
This hotel has a great location near the Paddington tube station and has a lot of potential, but it needs some simple improvements. Top priority is new bedding. The mattresses are horrible and the blankets and bedspreads are stained with you know what. Bathroom door handle kept falling off and the hook to hold the shower head was the wrong size. With just a few improvements, this could be a very nice place, although our triple was extremely small. I would not recommend it even with the deals offered on the internet. There are much nice hotels on the same street.
Prince William should sue...
I have just endured a miserable seven nights at the Prince William Hotel. Billed as a three star establishment, I booked and prepaid about $100US per night using a well known online hotel booking website.
What I ended up buying was seven nights attempting to sleep on a sprung mattress, springs poking out and jabbing me each time I turned over.
The bed spread had large white crusty stains and holes. Yikes. Though the cramped bathroom had been nicely renovated, the shower failed to produce any hot water for several days. Major problem. Also, the bathroom light was burned out and never replaced, though with no water, who needed to see anyway?
I immediately contacted the front desk but was informed they could not change my room until the end of my stay. My request for a refund to relocate to a different hotel was refused both by the hotel and the well known website through which I booked the hotel. The online booking company declined to resolve the problems, though offered to send me a $50 voucher off my next booking through their site. Yeah, right.
As a frequent traveler to London, I have stayed at many hotels of all classes. Though not expecting The Savoy, The Prince William Hotel is no three star place, as I've had far better stays at London youth hostels for a fraction of this price.
Great depending on room
I found the Prince William to be exactly what I expected--snappy but simple rooms with a reasonably courteous staff and a basic continental, London-style breakfast. Good prices. The rooms were recently refurbished and the small bathrooms were gorgeous. Make sure to ask for a room that does not overlook the airshaft! While my first night was spent with a great street view, the next was a basement room with a nasty view of cigarette butts. The only advantage to that room was that the fairly good Indian restaurant was next door and they delivered my dinner free of charge. I am planning to stay again, on an upper floor.
Okay but seen better
It all depends what kind of room you get. Ours was in the top floor, refurbished and the bathroom was really nice. Noise didn't bother us either but we heard others complain, especially if they were located near the elevator or in the lower floors. The "breakfast" was ridiculous: a small glass of juice and cereals. For extra juice you had to pay 50p. Prince William's is located very conveniently near the Paddington Station and Kensington Park.
Unprofessional and rude manager
I have made an enquiry to the manager regarding to the loud noise through out the night which kept me awake. However, instead of a reasonable answer nor a solution, she stated that "rooms booked through internet" are the cheap ones and that is what I paid and therefore deserve. Her rude comment gave me a very negative impression especially after a sleepless and stressfull night caused by the noise above my room which was endless from 11pm to 5am in the morning. I complained about her rude attitude and then she cursed and hung up in the middle of the conversation. It was extremely un-proffesional and disgraceful.
I do not recommend anyone to go there especially when you are booking through internet. She clearly stated that there is nothing they can do and rooms can not be changed if you book through a internet special offer.
Prince Williams Hotel
The rooms are all refurnished and quite cheerful. Close to everything you need, Hyde Park, Major Tube (subway) Pattington! Lots of resturants. Only down is the noise. But its a city so what do you expect! Staff was awsome! Clean!
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OXFORD. THE RAZORBACKS LOST BY 10 POINTS. AND WHILE IT'S THEIR 7TH STRAIGHT LOSS, HOG FANS WE TALKED TO WHO MADE THE TRIP TO MISSISSIPPI ARE WILLING TO GIVE COACH B A FEW MORE YEARS TO TURN THE TEAM AROUND. YOU MAY NOT FIND A BIGGER RAZORBACK FAN THAN BOB LUCKY. Bob Lucky I try to make all the home and most of the away. HIS BROTHER PLAYED FOOTBALL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FROM 1972 TO 1976. HE LOVES THE GAME, THE TEAM AND THE PLAYERS-BUT Bob Lucky, Razorback fan it's frustrating. I was cautiously optimistic when we started the year but it's just, not getting it done. THE OLE MISS GAME MARKS OUR 7TH STRAIGHT LOSS, BUT LUCKY SAYS WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS. Bob Lucky it was a competitive game. We gave up some big plays on defense. We've gotta make the plays on defense. Offensively we don't look bad, but defense is not getting it done. HE'S ONE OF MANY HOG FANS WHO AGREE, WE NEED TO PUT MORE POINTS ON THE SCOREBOARD. Sarah Guynes, Razorback fan I think they can do better. They're not doing their best. THEY MAY NOT BE, BUT IT'S A NEW SEASON, TEAM AND STAFF! AND SOME FANS SAY, WE WILL COME OUT ON TOP AGAIN, WE JUST HAVE TO BE PATIENT. Ronny Omell, Razorback fan I like the new coach but you can't do miracles in one year. They'll be good next year, I promise you that. Bob lucky It may take three years, but coach b will get it done. ARKANSAS HAS NEXT WEEKEND OFF AND WON'T PLAY AGAIN UNTIL NOVEMBER 23 GAME AGAINST MISSISSIPPI
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Brandon Ashley scored the first points of the game, but Nikola Jovanovic matched it. Aaron Gordon and Ashley then scored again as Arizona led 6-2 with 15:51 left in the first half.
Byron Wesley scored and Nick Johnson followed with a three. Wesley then scored again before Ashley got a basket. After a bucket by Pe'shon Howard, Strahinj Gavrilovic scored. A three by T.J. McConnell then gave Arizona a 14-10 lead with 11:52 left in the half.
After a jumper by McConnell, consecutive three-pointers by Julian Jacobs and Gavrilovic forced Sean Miller to take a timeout with the game tied at 16 with 10:23 left.
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson scored out of the timeout, but Jovanovic did the same. Wesley then picked up a three-point play and the Trojans went up 21-18. Ashley and Jovanovic exchanged jumpers before a three by McConnell tied the game at 23 with 6:44 left in the first half.
Wesley made two free-throws and J.T. Terrell hit a jumper before McConnell made a three to cut the Trojans' lead to 27-26. Gabe York made two free-throws and Gordon got a layup to extend the Arizona lead to 30-27 with 2:39 left in the half.
Ashley scored and then followed with two free-throws, but Jacobs got two on a goal tending call. Howard proceeded to score on a layup at the buzzer and the Trojans went into the half only down 34-31.
Ashley and Kaleb Tarczewski scored to start the half and force a quick timeout by USC with the Wildcats up 38-31. A three by Johnson soon after put Arizona up 41-31 with 15:37 left in regulation.
Ashley proceeded to make one of two from the line, but Jovanovic and Jacobs scored consecutive hoops as Sean Miller called timeout with the lead down to seven. Johnson and Gordon then scored before Wesley picked up a three-point play. A score by Gordon shortly after gave the Wildcats a 48-38 lead with 11:50 left in regulation.
Gavrilovic made two from the line and followed it up with a three-point play before Ashley and McConnell scored to put Arizona back up 52-43.
Jacobs got open for a lob, but McConnell hit a three on the next trip down court. Wesley and Johnson exchanged hoops, as a bucket by Hollis-Jefferson put Arizona up 59-47 with 4:19 left in regulation.
Ashley made two from the line less than a minute later, as Omar Oraby answered almost right away. Johnson then made a floater and McConnell a three as the 17-point cushion would be more than enough for the Wildcats.


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HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A paroled robber condemned for a shooting spree 15 years ago that left three people dead during a robbery aboard a tugboat in the Houston Ship Channel has died of natural causes in prison, officials said Monday.
Carl Napier, 55, was found dead in a cell Sunday at the Stiles Unit near Beaumont where he had been taken last week for medical treatment, said Larry Fitzgerald, spokesman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Death was attributed to hepatitis C and liver disease, he said.
Napier also received treatment at the prison hospital in Galveston Friday before he was returned to the Stiles Unit.
Napier, born in Lincoln County, N.M., was on parole from a 60-year robbery sentence in Dallas when he was arrested for the Feb. 20, 1986 shooting deaths of Jack and Martha Carlin, both 62, and their son, Andrew, 31.
Court and prison records show Napier and an accomplice broke into the boat, which had been renovated into a houseboat and was docked in the Houston Ship Channel, and shot the couple and their son before fleeing with a television and video recorder, a sewing machine, jewelry, a fur coat and some $5,000 in cash.
Evidence also showed Jack Carlin's finger had been hacked off by his killers so they could get a large diamond ring off his hand.
Napier was arrested the day after the slayings when police who stopped him on a bad check warrant found some of the stolen property in his car. They also found some of the stolen property at his apartment.
Napier insisted he was innocent, that he had loaned his car the night of the slayings and was at what he called a "dope house" elsewhere when the murders occurred.
"I've been guilty of a lot of things," he said in a death row interview. "But I'm not guilty in this case. I was doing wrong but I don't do robberies and kill people."
The accomplice, Charles Rummell, known as "Red-Headed Pete," pleaded guilty to a single murder charge and received 45 years in prison. He testified he shot Jack Carlin during a struggle over a shotgun and that Napier used a .32-caliber pistol to kill Carlin's wife and son.
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Can you define these popular missing words?
1. Somewhere in between no and ok.
2. an ambivalent choice word
2. an ambivalent choice word
1. "Would you like to go the movies"
"N'ok thanks"
"N'ok thanks"
Beküldő: Amanda Nicole Romanach 2010. április 18.
"Not okay"
Pronounced as "No kay"
Pronounced as "No kay"
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"That's nok"
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A gay Russian, devoid of any intelligence whatsoever, that uses the mating call chia waaa
Noks: (rap) My name is Noks, I got da cocks, I take em down to da docks
Beküldő: waaa 2005. február 4.
1.not o.k.,under your breath, used when someone won't stop nagging until they hear yes or o.k.
2. no way, as if.
2. no way, as if.
boss:"you are going to have to stay late and take care of stuff so I can go out and party now."
boss:"great, thanks man!"
then they both leave
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then they both leave
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To disagree, but comply. No, but Ok
(usually pronounced "noak", but sometimes said as "No'kay"
(usually pronounced "noak", but sometimes said as "No'kay"
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Terry: "Nok"
Terry: "Nok"
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When you say 'ok' but you really mean fuck off
John "Can i please borrow some money?"
Joel "No-k".
Joel "No-k".
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It has been four weeks since the state Senate moved with unusual speed to unanimously approve legislation to abolish that court.
That all had little impact on the 39 dreamers - 37 Democrats, one Republican and one candidate who filed to run for both parties - who on Tuesday turned in nomination petitions for three vacant Traffic Court seats.


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1842 – Royal St. George Yacht Club, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
A fine facade dominated by classical columns in a design of pedimented pavilions –
A fine facade dominated by classical columns in a design of pedimented pavilions –
Fine stone boathouse and slipway built for the launch of the lifeboat in times past. Due to size, the current lifeboat is now permanently moored in the harbour,
In a town of spires and towers, this small Methodist Church on Northumberland Avenue has neither.
Built in the neo-classical style with Dalkey granite in 1820. Contains an unusual staircase and is surmounted by a clock tower and signalling turret.
Originally the principal Church of Ireland in the town, the Mariners Church, now the Maritime Museum,
Opened in 1842 by the Dublin & Kingstown Railway Company, with further works in 1854,
The third church designed by Scottish architect Andrew Heiton in a French Gothic in Dublin. The other two are Findlater's Church on Parnell Square,
Adjacent to the school and the local Church of Ireland, this is an attractive little house with unusual detailing above the upper windows.
Imposing 19th century bank built in red sandstone, brick and terracotta mouldings. The ground floor with its large round-headed windows and doorways gives the impression of a recessed arcade due to the deep-set nature of the glazing.
Imposing 19th century bank (No. 102 Upper Georges Street) now in use as a commercial premises.


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