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It's one of the biggest games of the year, but Cowboys fans, like myself, in many parts of America won't be able to watch it on cable Thursday night. The face-off between the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers, both teams with 10-1 records and possible home-field advantage throughout the playoffs at stake, will not be shown by Time Warner Cable, America's second largest cable company, because of a impasse with the NFL Network. During a conference call last week, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said fans should blame the big cable companies if they cant get the NFL Network. Jones points out that 240 smaller cable companies, with a combined 8 million subscribers, are carrying the network and have not passed along price increases to their customers. Really though, who the heck cares who's to blame? I just want to watch the game. So...y'all better make friends with people who have satellite tv or head to a local bar to watch the game.It's one of the biggest games of the year, but Cowboys fans, like myself, in many... more
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Police have identified a little girl whose body washed ashore in a box last month, and arrested her mother and stepfather, authorities in Galveston, Texas, said Sunday.
Investigators believe the child they dubbed "Baby Grace" is actually 2-year-old Riley Ann Sawyers, the Galveston County Sheriff's office said Sunday.
DNA analysis is still in progress to confirm that identification.
The child's mother, Kimberly Dawn Trenor, 19, and stepfather, Royce Clyde Zeigler II, 24, were arrested Saturday on charges of injuring a child and tampering with physical evidence, the sheriff's department said. Police have identified a little girl whose body washed ashore in a box last month, and... more
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No, its not more awesome coverage of Burning Man. It is the resurrection of an age old tradion whereby youngsters hailing from College Station, Texas, in the United States of America take to cutting and stacking wood for three weeks to burn in time for the game against Aggie rival Texas. Texas A&M, we salute you and honor those brave cut n stackers who dies doing the same thing in '99. Be safe and Gig 'em boys. Whoooop!No, its not more awesome coverage of Burning Man. It is the resurrection of an age old... more
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Thumbs Up America - season 1 : episode1
See the good, the bad, and the ugly in America via David Choe and Harry Kim's coast to coast journey (20 episodes) of hitch hiking, freight jumping, even rafting the Mississippi.
Raw and pure. Not the most 'PC', but clearly heartfelt.
An addictive watch. Thumbs Up America - season 1 : episode1
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To date, the Cowboys' best regular season run, 13-3, was in 1992 under Jimmy Johnson. The 8-1 Cowboys have a chance to finish 15-1, which would be the best record in franchise history. They play arch-rvial Redskins at home tonight, and again on December 30 in Washington, and although the Cowboys haven't won in Washington since 2004, the Redskins failed to score touchdowns from inside the Eagles' 2-yard line TWICE last week, so I'm not too worried. The game against Green Bay on November 29 is the one to watch out for; it is the big game that will likely decide home-field advantage in the NFC. Let's go Cowboys!!!To date, the Cowboys' best regular season run, 13-3, was in 1992 under Jimmy... more
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A group of mayors from border towns in the US state of Texas has called for sections of the Rio Grande to be dammed as a deterrent to illegal immigration.
The mayors want to deepen and widen the natural border with Mexico through a series of low dams or weirs across the desert flood plain.
Tens of thousands of people cross the river border illegally every month.
Critics say more people will die trying to get over the border if the river-crossing is made more dangerous.
The Rio Grande, or the Rio Bravo del Norte as it is called in Mexico, forms the border between the US state of Texas and Mexico.
It is a popular point of entry for the many thousands of illegal immigrants hoping to cross over into the US.
Many people in the border regions are unhappy about the growth of illegal immigration.
Part of the Bush administration's response has been to start the construction of hundreds of kilometres of security fence along the border, backed up by patrols and surveillance cameras.
Cost-effective
But now a group of Texan mayors, business leaders and county judges feel the approach is misguided.
They say the key to stopping illegal immigration - at least in Texas - is the Rio Grande.
They propose damming the river along several important sections in the flood plain to widen and deepen the river, making it too hazardous to cross.
They believe the measure, when taken in conjunction with improved surveillance, is much more cost-effective than the fence.
"We're only going to have one chance to secure the border and we feel that in this modern age, technology is the way to sincerely secure the border," says the group's leader, Chad Foster, the mayor of Eagle Pass.
"The fence... is going to convey a false sense of security, and the border patrol has said it will only slow down an illegal entry by three to four minutes," he added.
Some border towns on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande are also in favour of the measure, reports suggest, because they believe it will help to increase the region's water supply.
But critics of the scheme say that it will do nothing to reduce the number of people prepared to risk everything in search of a better life in the north, and a more dangerous river-crossing will simply mean that more of them will die in the attempt. A group of mayors from border towns in the US state of Texas has called for sections... more
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So here's the situation we're in. BioWare games require a great deal of
writing. Storylines, world building, characters, journals - and about a
bazillion lines of dialogue. What makes my job harder is not only does
all of this writing have to be high quality - something not always
demanded in our industry - it can only be done by writers who understand
the complexities of interactive fiction. Take the average screenwriter
who doesn't play RPGs, place him in front of the writing tool from
Neverwinter Nights and you'll get a linear story with a complete lack of
Player agency and no interesting decisions. Just trying to explain the
concept behind writing without a protagonist to someone who has never
even been a dungeon master can be like showing card tricks to a dog.
Which brings me to the current problem. The BioWare MMO is the largest
thing we've ever done by leaps and bounds. We're talking a double digit
writing staff working for years (yes we've already been working for well
over a year). Now I've realized I need even more writers and I've got no
reliable way of predicting where they're going to come from. In the
history of the company, we've had published fantasy authors,
screenwriters and editors all wash out of BioWare's training program. On
the flip side, we've had fantastic kids right of college, an ex CNN
producer and a former gift wrapping clerk from Singapore all succeed in
the BioWare writer family. Previous job of lead writer for Baldur's Gate
2, the highest rated PC RPG in history? Travelodge manager.
So yes, we're shaking the usual trees and our HR folks are turning over
all the rocks they can think of but I had to go through over three
hundred qualified candidates to find the team I have now so a lot of
those trees have done already been shook. With that level of challenge
around finding writers, I want to throw out an open invitation for
anyone out there that thinks might be the strange combination of RPG
fiend and talented writer to grab a copy of Neverwinter Nights and start
putting together a writing sample. I don't care if you can script, just
put three guys in a field and attach conversations to them. Make the
plot compelling, write the NPCs as real people who could exist in a
believable world even if the PC wasn't there, give me an interesting
choice or two and you're done -- easily something can be done over a
weekend and there's a ton of great community support online if you're
really tech deficient.
Anyone out there want to write for the game company with three of the
top five rated RPGs of all time on their biggest project ever?
Cheers,
Daniel Erickson
Principal Lead Writer
BioWare AustinSo here's the situation we're in. BioWare games require a great deal of... more
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Since the coining of the term "America's Team," Dallas Cowboys prove that they still are the reigning champs. Tonight's bold victory against the Giants is enough proof in itself, but still not convinced? Read all about the "Cowboys Factor" in this article. Since the coining of the term "America's Team," Dallas Cowboys prove... more
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According to the betting public, the most favored match-up for Superbowl XLII is the Pats against the Cowboys. The Pats may be on an undefeated winning streak now, but we'll show them how it's really done when it really counts. I'd even put my money where my mouth is.According to the betting public, the most favored match-up for Superbowl XLII is the... more
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A man was arrested for drug possession after telling authorities that two masked gunmen had stolen 150 pounds of marijuana from his home.
Hidalgo County sheriff's deputies arrived at the home near Penitas in South Texas to find the door kicked in and nearly 15 pounds of pot lying on the floor, Sheriff Lupe Trevino said.
A man was arrested for drug possession after telling authorities that two masked... more
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"Another day, another bizarre world record for Jackie Bibby, the 'Texas Snake Man.' Bibby spent about 45 minutes in a see-through bathtub with 87 rattlesnakes Monday, fully clothed, shattering his own record by 12 snakes just in time for Guinness World Records Day, which is Thursday. A Guinness official certified the record."
Why are there records for things like this? I need to come up with some ridiculous thing I can set a world record in (even if it only lasts a year). I think u get a nice lil chunk of change for it too."Another day, another bizarre world record for Jackie Bibby, the 'Texas... more
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In celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders' uniform, Mattel is giving Barbie a makeover as a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader! Barbie as a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader also demonstrates ethnic diversity, designed as a blond Caucasian and a brunette Hispanic and African-American. Hey, what about the Asians??!
Want one? You can pre-order yours at Wal-mart.com for $34.95 each, which will arrive in time for the holidays. They'll be available in stores this December.In celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders' uniform,... more
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Our hero, Tony Romo, in a postgame interview with Brad Sham and Babe Laufenberg on 11/4 in Philadelphia.Our hero, Tony Romo, in a postgame interview with Brad Sham and Babe Laufenberg on... more
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Fresh off a bye week, Romo, Owens, and the rest of the Dallas Cowboys come back to Philly for their second chance - and they owned it. You know you've had a successful game when a stadium that seats 70,000 people only has 4,000 people left before the end of the game. That wasn't even enough for an adequate "boo"ing. Fresh off a bye week, Romo, Owens, and the rest of the Dallas Cowboys come back to... more
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So...Romo will earn a guaranteed $30 million over the next 3 years, with an $11.5 million signing bonus. Now part of the Meredith-Staubach-Aikman lineage, he now has the third-highest annual salary among NFL quarterback, ahead of Tom Brady and Brett Favre. I bet it's all because of his dimpled aw-shucks grin :)So...Romo will earn a guaranteed $30 million over the next 3 years, with an $11.5... more
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Here we go again, Sunday night game in Philadelphia! There's nothing like the Eagles-Cowboys showdown; T.O. returns and we all know Philly is the most hostile place to play. Hopefully we don't repeat last Christmas...Here we go again, Sunday night game in Philadelphia! There's nothing like the... more
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A 47-year-old man was shot in both legs when he accidentally discharged a handgun while sitting in his cubicle at an insurance office, police said. Ahhh, Texas.A 47-year-old man was shot in both legs when he accidentally discharged a handgun... more
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wow...this has to be one of the craziest endings to a football game i've ever seen. amazing.wow...this has to be one of the craziest endings to a football game i've ever... more
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A film by Michael Nichols and Joshua Woltermann.
An enormous web formed in a Texas park last summer. It completely engulfs trees and vegetation, strewn across an acre of trail. Entomologists are perplexed while visitors pour in, bewildered as they stare at thousands of spiders crawling overhead. Something new and strange has happened in Texas. Heres the story.A film by Michael Nichols and Joshua Woltermann.
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