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Texas Football: 5 Longhorns on Offense with the Most to Prove The Texas Longhorns appear to be on the up-and-up, but they are not without their flaws, some of which encumbered their efforts a season ago. Equipped with an up-tempo offense and vast amounts of experience—something Texas lacked in 2012—the Longhorns are a prized pick to win the Big 12. But winning on paper and winning on the field are two very different scenarios. Despite the veteran presence ...
June 19, 2013 - Bleacher Report
Tom Ridge in Forbes It's really rather remarkable we're talking about a deceased individual responsible for all kinds of carnage and you as an individual are still encumbered by law,Ridge told Stewart.
Steve Jobs in PC World So if the music companies are selling over 90 percent of their music DRM-free, what benefits do they get from selling the remaining small percentage of their music encumbered with a DRM system? There appear to be none,Jobs said.
Elijah Wood in WNBC It's ultimately a similar process in that you're ultimately a character,Wood explained. "The big difference obviously is that it's not encumbered by physical movements, so you're not at all considering how the character will move or be...