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Hollywood veterans will tell you that if a low-budget movie makes it into theaters, it's a miracle. But when Alex and Stephen Kendrick say that, they mean it literally. The Kendrick brothers, ministers at Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Ga., are the writers, producers and directors of the surprise hit Fireproof. Shot on a $500,000 budget with an all-volunteer cast and donated sets and locations, their drama about a fire captain trying to rekindle his marriage made $6.8 million in its opening weekend at the box office, coming in fourth overall, between a Samuel L. Jackson...
...stands out as one of The Who’s strongest and best songs, “Love U” is discordant and lyrically lackluster, demonstrating that, while a good songwriter, Earley has a lot to learn. “Furr” closes on a surprisingly low note with “Lady on the Water.” For an album that poses so many questions and contains so many engaging songs, “Lady” disappoints as the final offering. Earley, accompanied by mellow, soporific guitar, merely paints another nature image, which by this...
...Arizona, the goal is to fill in the gaps in the righty’s repertoire: bring up the velocity on his fastball and develop a definitive third pitch. A’s coaches greeted their low-A prospect by telling him that he couldn’t use his curveball or his splitter as long as he was there. Only fastballs and cutters were allowed...
...Everyone’s good friends, but it’s different in the low minors because it’s not really about how the team does,” Haviland explains. “If you’re lose a game in extra innings at Harvard, everyone’s going to be devastated. If you lose that game in Vancouver, people don’t take it as hard because they’re not playing for their school, they’re trying to do well personally so they can move up. It?...
...physics and economics. The Harvard professors named in the Reuters list were not overly concerned with their selection. “I frankly don’t know anything about how [Thomson Reuters] does this,” Feldstein wrote in an e-mail. “These are low probability events. It’s flattering to be on the list but even if it comes to pass it would not affect my research.” Professor Roy J. Glauber, winner of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics, also expressed some skepticism about any Nobel predictions since...