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André Leon Talley – New York
I had the pleasure of working with Mr. André Leon Talley during New York Fashion Week 2014. These were for a series of interviews and a shot for Numéro Russia. It was a thrill to see ALT in action, supremely quick and sensitive. Like being in a jazz improv jam session with a tornado! Loved it. For DMA / Sam Sohaili. John Morgan producer.
The best ringtone / morning alarm for iPhone
Wanna wake up without having your heart race from your iPhone alarm sound? Test out Chicken Dream Alarm (Link only works on iPhone / iPad).It's a transitional alarm that starts out in the woods with the sounds of birds and a far-away rooster which slowly lead to sounds of the city and children playing in the playground. Some reviews: "A glorious way to wake up!" "My cat effin' loves it!!" "This is the best iPhone alarm sound I have ever heard!" "My favorite iPhone alarm, period!" I'll be posting more on iTunes soon, under the artist name Gabbay.
note: ringtones and alarm sounds are only browsable on your device and are not available on the desktop iTunes as of this writing.
CBR Print & Digital Campaign Photography
Thrilled to have teamed up with CBR, a remarkable company that is dedicated to enhancing human life. CBR is a leader in stem cell science and they pioneered cord blood collection and storage. Our recent shoot was organized creative mayhem, with kids, clients, crew and agency running around the set together. The photographs are part of CBR's campaign for 2014 including their upcoming website, print and digital communication.
For Cord Blood Registry: Tia Newcomer, Peter Bawin. Agency: The Brooklyn Brothers, NYC. Credits: Sasha Wyroba, producer. Saam Gabbay, photographer. Thank you to the amazing crew above for helping do over 40 setups, including ones with crying babies, and keeping it beautiful!
Steve Martin & Edie Brickell
Having an intimate moment with uber-talent Steve Martin back stage while he was tuning his banjo. Moments later he unleashed his formidable chops along with the Steep Canyon Rangers and Edie Brickell.The PBS special will premiere this spring. I was lucky to see the behind-the-scenes Steve, ultra-focused, discerning, perfectionist. He is a force.
GoPro + Porsche
A night shoot with the GoPro Hero3 Black Edition became photo of the day and went on to be published in "911 Love," an epic 50cm x 50cm book about the history of the Porsche 911. Photos and stories by racers, owners and photographers including Walter Rohrl, Jeff Zwart, Chad McQueen, and Jerry Seinfeld.Porsche 993 on the 10 Fwy east. Hero3 Black Edition controlled by the GoPro App. GoPro went on to run another image from that night and use it in their marketing for the camera's low-light capabilities.
CBR Family Stories: Connelly, Low, and Murfey
I had the privilege of running around the grass with these two remarkable children. Laird and Peyton. Each had an unbelievable life challenge and both had their cord blood collected by and stored at CBR. Their families share the incredible stories of their recovery and the use of the stem cells they transfused from CBR as an essential part of their strategy. I am so humbled to have had this opportunity and to be able to tell the story of these graceful families.Credits: Alessandra Pasquino, producer. Susan Barnes, editor. Incendio, colorists. Damian Wagner, composer.
Carolina Health System: Cam Newton
Photo shoot for Carolina Health and Cam's involvement in spreading the news about fitness habits. Carolina Panther's QB Cam Newton is absolutely Awesome in person, as in a person that evokes awe. I've always loved photographing athletes. Cam is playful and hilarious and at the same time has such poise, strength and skill that he's a force when he's standing in front of you. And a gentleman.
SocialMediaLink / Smiley 360
SML are enablers that provide an awesome platform where product mavens are encouraged to freely express their views about the products they love and use. They invited us in to help branding a new product. Their executive team and marketing people live the company's open and inclusive values. It made our discovery and ideation session a true delight. They're up to something very unique and useful, check them out.
Google Now
Teamed up with the heroic people at Left Field Labs in Venice to create animated plates for Google Now, showing the various scenarios where a user could take advantage of the digital soothsaying service. Camios by a couple of Ritte CX bikes. Credits: Alessandra Pasquino, producer. Shannon Hamblin, coordinator. Saam Gabbay, director/photographer.
Levy Tran
Studio shoot for the ah-mazing and delightful Levy Tran.
TrueCar.com: A Better Way
I directed a series of spots with real people about their car buying experience, for TrueCar.com. The spots were focused around the frustration and stress of car buying by men and women and this particular one seemed to strike a nerve. It's called "A Better Way" and it was based on extensive data TrueCar had collected around car buying headaches and stereotypes. The spot was opined on by NBC, HuffPost and a whole lot of other outlets. Data begs the question, "Is the truth sexist or authentic?"
Credits: Alesandra Pasquino, producer. Arlene Nelson: DP. Saam Gabbay, director, camera. For DW+H: Jennifer Parke, ECD. Lucas Donat, ECD.
Petrolicious: Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ
I was lucky to direct one of Petrolicious's first videos, about the rare and beautiful Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ. There are thrills and there are thrills. This was a visceral one, first because of the feelings that the shape of the thing elicit, and then the sound, the gorgeous sound through the canyons of Malibu. Thank you Petrolicious.Credits: Afshin Behnia, creator of Petrolicious. Anthony Rimicci, racer and master builder. Josh Clason, editor. Saam Gabbay, Director / DP.
Kiersted Systems Brand Refresh
Legal-tech veteran Kiersted Systems approached us last year to help rebrand the company. We had the opportunity to work with a fantastic client and help update their look and feel.Deliverables included identity, style guide, stationery, booth design and displays, marketing material and website. The team included Deanna Goodwin, Michael Clarke and BaoQuoc "Wok" Doan on ID, design, and coding.
Ritte Women's Cycling Team
Spencer Canon's had me under water chasing a cyclocross bike, pretending to be …um, a European film director, and a carbon fiber frame painter. I don't say no to Spencer because it's always going to be fast and fun. We teamed up to shoot the Ritte women's cycling team sponsor book. And it went viral. Even though these things are typically seen by a handful of sponsors, The PDF saw 40,000+ downloads in a couple of weeks and created the regular maelstrom of impassioned comments about women in cycling.
Women Empowered: The Indianapolis 500
A couple of images for you from our two week shoot in Indianapolis and the Indy 500 with DW+H and TrueCar / TrueCar Racing. The company is working on a most ambitious initiative with its all-female racing team and the drivers are responding with success and podium finishes. We've been documenting it. The teasers for the documentary clocked over 400,000 hits on YouTube at launch on Indy weekend. You can watch one on the TrueCar home page. Stay tuned for some beautiful footage and sounds.For DW+H, Lucas Donat is CEO and chief creative along with mastermind Jennifer Parke. Robby Schaeperkoetter is creative, design, and camera. Elizabeth Espat is producer. Alessandra Pasquino produced live action. I am director, photographer.
Traktor + Wieden + Stride Gum = Nonstop Fun.
Nonstop as in the pure fury of amazing moments created by Director / Maestro Ole Sanders of TRAKTOR and MC Richard Ulfvengren's team. It took a late night of trampolining in TRAKTOR's back yard to finally drain all the adrenaline out of our bodies. Yes, it was that fun to work on "The Ex." You want proof? Just check out the beginning of the wrap party. It's the only part of the night we can legally show. The boys teamed up with the Wieden London office to create magic and mayhem. The full spot is here, with a secret spot due out very soon.For Weiden, Ben Shaffery, Max Batten and Sam Heathe were pulling creative punches. Thank you Anna Smith for a remarkable and thrilling production. Carlos Battilana created the Stride Gum website. I was photographer.
Portfolio Course / Cal Poly
I had the thrilling opportunity to give a lecture about some of the things they don't teach you in school to the students of Cal Poly SLO, and look at some of their remarkable work. Sitting in a circle and dialoging about the future."I asked Saam to come and speak with my portfolio class at Cal Poly. He blew them away with his knowledge, experience, and openness. His teaching style of engaging, asking questions, and interacting with the students got them thinking about their photo careers and life in general in a very different and innovative way. They will never be the same." Sky Bergman, Department Chair. You can look through the lecture notes here.
Woodshop and Goodby make temples of toast
Yes, that's a doggy bowl. And a bottle of hot sauce. And the beautiful woman is none other than Goodby's brilliant ECD Margaret Johnson doing the hard work on their groundbreaking SONIC campaign over at Woodshop.
Teaming up with Trevor and Sam, Goodby did magic by creating a mashup of motion graphics + design + humor and food. I was there to document the mouthwatering madness and shot this piece for them. Sprinkle some patented Trevor quirks and knowhow, and you get an amazing campaign for Sonic. (side note, Sam, Trevor and I are born on March 25, 26. and 27.) Watch the whole piece here.
humphrey bogart brand book
Stuff we didn't know about Humphrey Bogart: He was in the US Navy, he was United States Chess Federation tournament director, he played chess with GIs stationed abroad, and the FBI was reading his mail because they thought that the chess notation was secret code. These are some of the remarkable things we learned about Bogie while we helped create his brand book and book of quotes in collaboration with Robbert J. F. de Klerk and Orange Equity, LLC. Details are here.
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Q: – What happened to Butterfly?/ A: – The Wachowskis did!
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HardyDev's first ever interviewee Adam Kuczek (that I talked to back in 2009) is sadly to busy working with the Wachowskis (on Cloud Atlas and Jupiter Ascending) to finish his own cyberpunk adventure game Butterfly. Nevertheless, he decided to create a gallery of artworks related to the world and story he envisioned. Have a look! (New images are regularly added)

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There is perhaps no political issue -- aside from health care maybe -- that stirs passions more than that of illegal immigration. Regardless of where you stand on the issue, it's undeniable that it's a complex one with ramifications that touch on education, the economy and yes, even the aforementioned health care. It's a thorny topic too, often rooted in personal experience, that it can be difficult to view it from any objective angle. But for director Olivier Masset-Depasse, there is no doubt where his sympathies lie and in "Illégal," Belgium's official foreign film selection for last year's Oscars, he makes his case with all the subtlety of a man pounding his fist on the table.
The story follows Tania (Anne Coesens) an illegal Russian immigrant in Belgium, with a child, who fears going back home following an undescribed incident which we're made to understand was fairly horrific. With the help of the the mob, she managed to get her son Ivan (Alexandre Gontcharov) smuggled in and find an apartment, but of course, she remains in debt to them. She works a job under the table and scrimps and saves to finally buy fake documentation should she ever be stopped on the street and asked for ID. Of course, the tragedy here is that when she is stopped shortly after receiving her papers -- and on Ivan's birthday no less -- she doesn't have them on her and when she tries to run, she's arrested while her son manages to escape the clutches of the authorities. This opening -- an exploration of the levels of paranoia and deceit an illegal must deal with on a day to day basis -- is actually fairly fascinating stuff and a whole movie on just this could have been great. But Masset-Depasse has a lesson to impart and it's really what happens next that drives the film.
Tania is thrown into the Kafka-esque system of Belgian detention centers. She is advised to keep her mouth shut and she does so for three reasons. Firstly, not soon after she arrives she hears that if the can last five months without the authorities finding out her name or identity, she will quietly be released back onto the streets. Secondly, she fears that if they know who she is, her son will eventually be snatched up as well and deported. Finally, there is the issue of the mob who are greatly concerned that she might trade her freedom in exchange for naming names and pointing fingers. And at the start of her stay, Tania is remarkably strong and stoic in her struggle. But it isn't long before the stretch of time, the distance from her son and the grim surroundings wear on Tania. Finally, in desperation, she gives them a name. That of her best friend, also an illegal. And it makes things worse.
Tania bet on her friend not being in the system, and lost the gamble. The name turns up in their files and suddenly she's on the fast track for deportation to Belarus, a country she's never been to and where she knows nobody. Tania tries to plot an escape, but seeing the bruises and scars on her fellow inmates who have tried, and were beaten savagely for the effort, she resists. However, when the steps are taken to get her on a plane with a marshall and flown back home, things get very, very real. While she is told that they will only fly when she is comfortable, these are just empty promises. Every time she gets weak-kneed about getting on the plane, she is beaten by four male officers brutally and without remorse. These deportations are enforced by extraordinary violence and the humanitarian approach espoused by the officials is not even worth the paper its written on. While we can't tell you what happens next for fear of spoiling the film, it takes a very extreme situation and the kind of moment of collective public consciousness only seen in movies, to drive home the message the filmmakers want.
To be fair, Masset-Depasse did do intensive research for a year before making the film, and in Belgium, "Illégal" was considered quite eye-opening, shedding light on a problem -- the rather Dickensian system for dealing with illegals -- that was largely kept under the surface. And while the director can be lauded for his efforts in bringing attention to the failures and inadequacies of the system, nothing can forgive the leadenly one-sided narrative. In "Illégal" every single person with a uniform is male and comes off as a monster. Oh sure, there is the token single mother working at the detention center who has a sympathetic heart -- to a point -- but everyone else is an ignorant clod who prefers to use fists and clubs rather than words. And Masset-Depasse really goes for the waterworks by having Tania befriend a small child and Aïssa, a young Malian immigrant, and have each of those characters tragically ripped from her life too, all in the name of his dramatic exposé. This is an issue that begs for nuance and balance, but it's not to be found here in Masset-Depasse's singular screed and it's a shame, because beneath all the bluster, he's got a compelling portrait of the difficult life an illegal faces but also how intricately these persons tie into the economic and cultural life of a city or country. One almost wonders at times, why he didn't just make a documentary instead; it certainly would've been a much better format to get into the thorny tangles of the issue with much more complexity.
Yet, despite the film's narrative flows there are some highlights that are worth taking away. Coesens' performance is riveting; she is a longtime collaborator with Masset-Depasse and it shows. She's fearless here in a part that is both physically and emotionally wearying and the actress is in top form. And visually, the film is kinetic, employing a grimy digital hand held style that still carries with it rawness and immediacy that lends itself very well to the proceedings; the influence of Paul Greengrass is definitely felt. But it's still not enough to rescue the film. Driven by a singular goal, Masset-Depasse loses the pull of the film to his insistence on its message. "Illégal" doesn't answer many questions, largely because by time the film ends it has only just started asking them. [C]


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The elephant fish, a deep-water cartilaginous cousin to the shark, is often caught and served deep-fried with chips in the Southwestern Pacific whenever the females come up to shallow waters to lay their eggs. But the taste of the fish is not what keeps Andrew Gillis coming back for more. Where local fisherman cast reels for the adult females, Gillis goes on an egg hunt — scouring with SCUBA gear the soft sediment for prickly pouches hidden in the muck that each contain a developing embryo attached to its yolk sac.
Gillis is tracking evolutionary history and pinning down the process that likely determines how many fins, fingers, toes, or any appendage from the body for that matter, a species has at birth. "Unfortunately, elephant fish like to lay their eggs in cold, muddy, shark-infested bays, so we spent months seeking out sites like this in southeastern Australia and New Zealand. When you finally find a few eggs in the muck, it feels like winning the lottery," he said in a press release.
Last year, Gillis — while working as a graduate student at the University of Chicago with Neil Shubin, head of the team that discovered the leggy Tiktaalik fossil fish — showed that gills share the same developmental programming as fins.
The link is a gene that vertebrates and invertebrates alike use during embryonic development. First identified in the fruitfly for causing a break-out of back bristles, the hedgehog gene is the leading culprit behind why some species of lizards have three toes and others five. Turn off one of the vertebrate copies of the gene, the sonic hedgehog gene, in sharks and skates, and the rows of appendages called branchial rays, which spoke outward from frilly gills, disappear or are reduced to nubs. On sharks each row of branchial rays support a flap that protects the delicate gills and corresponds to the number of gill slits seen on the side of the shark, typically five but some species have as many as six or seven gill slits along their sides.
Knowing that the elephant fish has only one row of branchial rays supporting a single gill flap, Gillis wanted to stain the eggs for the sonic hedgehog gene and see if and when it was active. "The elephant fish have the same number of gills as sharks, just a different way of protecting them. They use one very long flap." Gillis said. "Independently they have hit on the same way of protecting gills as boney fish," he told Discovery News.
Gillis moved to the University of Cambridge to conduct his post-doctoral work on the elephant fish in Clare Baker's developmental biology lab. Surprisingly, the fish showed a set of five primordial rows of branchial rays during the early stages of the fish's embryonic development, but not surprisingly the sonic hedgehog gene was turned on for all five rows. Later the signaling for the gene was active, as expected, only on the single row that the fish have as an adult. Gillis and his team published their results in the Jan. 10 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Image 1: An overhead and side view of the head skeletal anatomy of a skate (left), a shark (center) and an elephant fish (right) showing cartilage that is stained blue. All surrounding tissue has been cleared away. From the PNAS report courtesy of the University of Chicago/University of Cambridge.
Image 2: Inset of an elephant fish embryo on its yolk courtesy of the University of Chicago/University of Cambridge. An elephant egg case in the wild, photo by A. Gillis.
Image 3: Staining of an early stage (top) and late stage (bottom) embryo showing where the sonic hedgehog gene that controls the growth of gill rays is active in the elephant fish. Courtesy of the University of Chicago/University of Cambridge.


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PLEASE IGNORE THESE MORONS TRYING TO SCARE YOU, HAVE THE CSECTION, THE IDIOT WHO TOLD YOU THE MORTALITY RATE FOR CSECTION BABIES ARE 3 TIMES HIGHER, WHERE IS HER STATISTICAL DATA ? SHE DOSENT HAVE ANY BECAUSE ITS NOT TRUE, IF IT WERE DON'T YOU THINK DOCTORS WOULD BE LESS HESITIANT TO PERFORM THEM ROUTINELY! HAVE IT, HAVE IT, HAVE IT, I HAD ONE, ELECTIVE AND IT WAS THE BEST DECISION I EVER MADEposted 10/30/2007 by a BabyCenter Member
I dont care what anyone says. I do not want my vagina stretched out beyond recognition like shredded pork. A man once told me that no matter what your husband tells you, it never feels the same again after you pushed a child through. As long as they cut me low so I can still wear a bikini and they don't screw up my abs so I can have a 4 pack again. C-Section it is!posted 06/10/2010 by alfreda410
I wanted and had a c-section. I had no problems with it, and had no guilt from not laboring or trying a vaginal delivery. I am an RN, and had assisted on hundreds of c-sections, so I knew what to expect. I think that it should be the woman's choice, and it should be respected. I am now 5 months pregnant with my second child, and am planning to have a repeat section. I am excited, and at the same time relieved that I am supported by my husband and friends.posted 05/28/2008 by robswife4life
I am noticing that alot of the posts on this question are from quite a few years back and medicine and the nature of c-sections has changed drastically from even 3-5 years ago. I am having a scheduled C section in September 2010 and I am electing to do so. With modern techniques and a Dr. that is highly skilled they no longer cut the muscle which was historically the most painful and difficult aspect to recover from. The muscle is moved aside to allow uterine access unless there is a need to get the baby out as fast as possible due to complications. In addition, the incisions made in non emergency situations is approx3-5 inches long and it only made large enough to pass the head through. The shoulders and chest are then squeezed athrough this small space which is often about the same size as the birth canal per my dr ( who has been practicing for 32 years and delivered over 5,000 babies). It is an individual's choice to have their family in the manner that they see fit.posted 06/24/2010 by a BabyCenter Member
First, do NOT feel bad about wanting a c-section. Your friends, family and doctors may look at you like you're crazy, but only YOU know your body and what you're capable of. Do NOT let the stats on c-sections scare you. Keep in mind there are less c-sections done than vaginal deliveries. Thus, all the bad stats will be higher for c-sections than they will in vaginal delivers. Frankly, you could tear from your vagina to your rectum and that recover process can be longer and much more painful than recover from a c-section. Moral of the story: talk with you doctor. Explain that you aren't crazy, just concerned given your medical history and what you think you're capable of. They don't give you a medal for giving birth vaginally!posted 11/14/2007 by KMcCabe24
I am in my 5th pregnancy - I have 1 child he is almost 11 - my husband and I have been trying for a little over 2 1/2 years to have another child - We have had some losses - (a bit of info on me) I have read the facts and oppinions on this subject - My doctor has told me I have a 95% chance of getting a c-section with our daughter - At first I was scared - which I feel is normal for someone who is going to have surgery - So, I decided to get more information on the subject - As I read some of these comments I wonder if the ladies who put out the "RISKS" took the time to find out how many c-sections where done on an emergency basis...and how many babies or mothers would have died in labor... I am personaly about choices... I am choosing to have me c-section before I am put in an emergency situation - when the risks are much higher - I would rather schedule an elective c-section and fully understand what is happening - then lose another baby! It's your choice - God will handle life!!posted 10/22/2007 by Craversbaby
My first time giving birth was via c-section. It was unplanned. I was 41 weeks, went in for a standard check when they realized the baby was in distress, and needed to come out ASAP. I can see why a cesarean would seem appealing, as you get to skip over labor, but the healing time was horrible for me. I puffed up everywhere for about 2 weeks, my stitches dissolved before the incision had healed enough, leaving it gaping open in a few spots. I had a large baby, and my scar is two inches longer than the standard c-section scar. I was in so much pain, and it was a good month before I felt normal again. Recovering from surgery while trying to care for an infant is no fun. I didn't even get to hold my baby until he was nearly two hours old. I am currently in my second trimester with baby #2 hoping that I will be able to do a VBAC. I know that recovery time for a natural birth will be SO much shorter, which is my main reason.posted 02/16/2010 by Jessymichelle
I have had four children, Three vag and the last C-section. As you can guess I was very familar with vag births and felt very comfortable with them. My last was born c-section after over twenty-four hours of labor due to complications. I was terrified, I would usually skip over the sections in books about c-sections thinking I don't need this I have had three perfectly wounderful deliveries. My advice: Keep yourself as informed as possible and don't be afraid to ask your doctor any question no matter how corny you may think it is. This is your body and your baby!!! Make sure that what ever birth plan you go with you will remain flexible and look at the end result, NOT the way your baby arrives. I am pg with baby number five and my doctor says I am an excellent canidate for VBAC, but if it doesn't happen I will be prepared this time. Good luck and remember that what ever birth experience you have, is right for you. As long as you have a safe delivery that's all that really matters.posted 11/25/2007 by Mikasam
after pushing for an hour and a half they told me my son had turned his head and even if I pushed for and even if I pushed for another 3 hours he wouldn't move. So I had an emergency c-section. Recovery was awesome! I was completely fine in 2 days. My friends have told me about discomfort while sitting after they had a vaginal birth, not to mention tearing, areas being stretched out and other things, not sad I missed out on that. My son came out with a stork mark on his head from when I was trying to have him vaginally and no ill effects from the c-section. He was Apgar 9 and didn't have a stretched out head. I'm excited that my c-section is already scheduled for my 2nd child. I have a friend who is due soon and absolutely terrified of labor, I recommended she discuss an elective cesarean with her doctor.posted 06/27/2010 by DLmama
I am all for c-sections! I had an emergency c-section with my 4 year old son in October 2006 due to my cervix being swollen, his cord was wrapped around his neck (when they did the section he was quite blue and purple) and he just was not progressing through labor. I was scared of vaginal delivery (don't like pain, I guess) and I was actually quite relieved when the doctor told me I'd need a c-section. I am now pregnant with my 2nd and even though those problems may not arise, I want to schedule a c-section. I don't even want to try for a vbac. C-sections are not the horror stories that people make them. Yes, some people have bad experiences but not all do. If you elect to have a c-section, nobody should be able to tell you different. Don't let anyone try to discourage you from what you feel is best for you. (Unless, of course, you were planning a vaginal and the doctor said you needed a c-section, etc.) Good luck to those who want a c-section. They are worth it. :)posted 01/19/2011 by albrieann
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will not hear an appeal from an anti-abortion group that wanted to be exempted from campaign-finance disclosure regulations.
The high court today refused to hear an appeal from the Real Truth About Abortion, Inc., which was formerly called the Real Truth About Obama, Inc. The group sought to stop the Federal Election Commission and the Justice Department from enforcing fundraising and advertising regulations against it.
The Virginia based group, which was formed by anti-abortion activists, says its issue advocacy amounts to constitutionally protected free speech that does not expressly advocate the election or defeat of a candidate. The group also says that FEC rules defining Political Action Committees (PACs) and their activity are unconstitutionally broad and vague.
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Here are five ways that mortgage experts say the market is becoming more flexible:
1. Some lenders are easing payment and credit score requirements. Having a modest down payment or a lower than stellar credit score won't necessarily keep you from buying a home. Between March 2011 and March 2013, Zillow Mortgage Marketplace saw a 570 percent increase in the number of lenders offering conforming loan quotes with down payments between 3.5 percent and 5 percent, Lantz said. That does not include the Federal Housing Administration, which allows down payments of 3.5 percent.
If a borrower can provide a bigger down payment, a bank may dial back on a high credit score requirement. Cecala said lenders have wiggle room because of overlays, standards they impose above those required by mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
2. Piggyback loans are popping up. The term describes two mortgages taken out at the same time for one property, so a borrower can avoid paying for private mortgage insurance on a traditional loan representing more than 80 percent of a home's value. Piggybacks also help borrowers avoid higher interest rates on jumbo mortgages.
Jeff Lazerson, who runs an online brokerage in Laguna Niguel, Calif., says he began offering piggyback loans again this year, allowing borrowers to refinance up to 90 percent of the value of their homes. But unlike piggyback loans in the past, he said, "With these, you have to income-qualify for it and have some skin in the game."
He says the loans are conservatively underwritten, requiring at least a 700 credit score even if the borrower has put down more than 10 percent on the mortgage.
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LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Before the sun began to rise over the Afghan mountains, music and prayer filled the air as service members and civilians gathered to celebrate Easter Sunday at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, March 31.
The early morning service began with the invocation by U.S. Army chaplain Maj. Steve Prost, brigade chaplain, assigned to 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and native of Platte City, Mo., said there couldn't have been more perfect weather.
The service featured a pastoral prayer, scripture reading, and a musical performance by U.S. Army Sgt. Amelia Shields, unit supply specialist assigned to Company C, 27th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, based out of Fort Hood, Texas.
The native of Stone Mountain, Ga., said she was grateful to be asked to participate in the morning service. "I am honoured to be here amongst my fellow soldiers this glorious morning,"
Shields said she liked to see soldiers and their leaders worshiping together.
"Soldiers and leaders celebrating our risen king is awesome," said Shields.
Prost said he was watching the audience during Shields' rendition of "Because He Lives." He said he saw a couple of people with tears running down their cheek.
"I think people can relate that song to their deployment," said Prost.
Another soldier who attended the service, Pfc. Paul Clay, a multichannel transmission systems operator-maintainer, assigned to Brigade Special Troops Battalion, also with 4th BCT, 1st Cav. Div., said the timing was perfect for the service to happen right as the sun rose above the mounaintops.
"The ceremony was gorgeous," said Clay. I wouldn't have any other chaplain put this service together."
This is Clay's first deployment to Afghanistan. The Gulfport, Miss., native said he attends weekly religious services and said he was pleased by the chaplain's performance during the early morning service.
"He puts his heart and soul into every service he's done here, and it's made this deployment so much easier," said Clay.
Prost said he cannot take all the credit for the morning service and thanked people who helped with the early morning service.
"The service could not have happened if it wasn't for the hard work of my chaplain assistant and the help of volunteers, who helped with the music and the set up."
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China is in the throes of the world's single largest day of shopping, Single's day. Shoppers are expected to spend a record amount of money, mainly through online platforms like Alibaba and JD.com.
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Mike Daniels is Probably Going to Fill That Leadership Void
If this offseason is any indication, third-year defensive lineman Mike Daniels is intent on filling the gigantic leadership void on the Green Bay Packers defense.
We noticed it last night, although there have been indications since the end of last season. We saw a link to some article where Daniels was apparently blathering on about how awesome Julius Peppers is, what he brings to the team and so forth. And then we realized, Mike Daniels has an opinion on everything.
He's certainly been the most outspoken member of the Packers defense, if not the entire team, this offseason. Not too long ago, he was the guy saying he was tired of the Packers defense getting pushed around. That they needed to get tougher. Calling out his boys.
When the hell is the last time that's happened? In fact, when is the last time any Packers defender has said anything worth remembering?
I'll tell you. When Charles Woodson was in town.
But Charles and his leadership qualities were too old, so he had to go. Quality move, Big Ted.
Clay Matthews was supposed to fill that role when the Packers gave him a gigantic contract. He paid some lip service to that fact, but let's be honest. Clay Matthews is not a vocal, heart-and-soul kind of guy. He's a playmaker. He goes hard. He's got nice hair. A guy you'd love to play with. Not necessarily a guy you'd sell your soul to fight for.
Johnny Jolly filled that role as much as he could last year. Most of us probably remember the halftime speech at Dallas or, prior to the season, how everyone kept pointing out how Jolly brought a certain excitement to the team.
Even though the Packers won't say it, they've moved on from Jolly much like they did with Woodson — in a very calculated way. Don't need his leadership. And forget that he was one of the only bright spots on the defensive line last year. Just have no use for guys like that!
However, unlike when they moved on from Woodson, it looks like there's actually someone in house ready to fill the void. Whether the Packers agree or not is unimportant. Mike Daniels obviously thinks he's the guy.
And why the hell shouldn't he be?
Daniels had a breakout season in 2013, registering 6.5 sacks and staking a clear claim to being the team's best defensive lineman, despite not even being a starter.
There's nothing stopping Daniels from becoming a starter this season and improving upon his numbers. He's already expanded his role from an accountability standpoint.
If you're waiting around for Matthews or, say, A.J. Hawk to turn into leaders of men then, well, we hope you've got a nice thick book to read. You're gonna have some time to kill.
If one guy is going to lead the Packers defense into battle this season and actually have guys following behind him, our bet is that guy is Mike Daniels.
Monty McMahon is one of the founders of Total Packers. He is probably the most famous graduate of UW-Oshkosh next to Jim Gantner.
I think you overrated jolly a bit. He honestly didnt add much outside of a little juice to start the season but even that seemed to fall off along with his play on the field. According to pff he averaged a stop less than half as often as daniels and on par with pickett and raji who were all towards the bottom of the nfl at their positions. His pass rush was non existent, he didnt bat balls at the LoS like we were so used to in the past. I see the youth on the team easily feeling his void on the field. Players like boyd worthy or even thornton dont have far to go to do this. As far daniels goes, he may not be very known outside of gb but he wasnt just the best player on the dl last year but also one of the best players on the defense and probably top 5 on the entire team. That in only his 2nd season and when he really wasnt even a full time starter. Ill be very disappointed if he isnt starting at de this season. Every1 knows how good of a pass rusher he is but he also graded out as by far the best run defender among packers dl. I believe he was top 10 in both areas according to pff. Im more excited to see him this season that just about any other packers. Hes finally bringing in that juice weve been hearing about for years. He isnt just talk…


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The Don P. Pence Center for the Performing and Visual Arts has just recently undergone a face-lift to become a state-of-the-art venue and Pinal County's cultural hub!
Central Arizona College offers a variety of affordable arts and entertainment options. Please check the Arts & Entertainment page for our list of Premier Shows, the CAC Calendar for chronological event listings, Creative Arts Performances, our Brown Bag Talk Series, Art Exhibits, and Special Events pages for more information.
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In 1974, the new FINE ARTS CENTER was named the Don P. Pence Center for Visual and Performing Arts. On Sunday, October 26, 1975, a dedication ceremony was held for the Don P. Pence Center and the following day the stage production "Oklahoma" premiered. The musical was a part of a long series of programs presented to dedicate the Fine Arts Center.
Throughout our history, we have presented a variety of performances ranging from South Pacific, Woody Herman, Sons of the Pioneers, Peking Acrobats, Duttons, J.D.Crowe and The New South. Our 735-seat theatre is dedicated to bringing diverse performances of artistic quality at an affordable cost.
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Hardcover: 509 pages
Publisher: Blackwell Business (July, 2001)
Language: English
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This is the first handbook to provide an overview of the major research perspectives in cross-cultural management and to look at how they can be applied to real-world situations. The volume is distinctive in bringing together perspectives previously considered independently, placing the work of management experts alongside contributions from leading cross-cultural psychologists, sociologists and economists. The editors have consciously selected cutting-edge contributors from a variety of countries.
The structure of the handbook reflects a systems feedback model of management. Beginning with the influence of national cultures on managerial and employee behaviour, the volume goes on to cover strategy, structure, human resources, motivation, rewards and leadership behaviour, interpersonal processes, and corporate culture and values. This allows the reader to see the issues within a dynamic and systematic context. The relationships between the chapters are elucidated by commentary from the editors.
This authoritative volume will be welcomed by managers, researchers and students seeking insight into cross-cultural issues and problems in and across organisations.
About the Author
Martin J. Gannon is Professor of Management and Director of the Center for Global Business, Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland at College Park. He has authored or co-authored 13 books including Managing without Traditional Methods: International Innovations in Human Resource Management (1996), Ethical Dimensions of International Management (1997), Dynamics of Competitive Strategy (1992) and Understanding Global Cultures (2001).
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When they are ripe. This year it is pointless going by the calendar.
Would be nice if there were any on the trees this year.
We've loads but they are quite sheltered, got my mum to give a couple a squeeze today when she came around for a cuppa and she reckons give ours another week, we're in Mid Lancs
So very disappointing not to have any damsons this year. They usually grow like wildfire, and fruit with abundance. How I envy those with a crop!
I made 10 gals of damson wine with my crop last year. This year, I will be lucky to find 10 damsons! Lord knows what to expect for 2013.
I havent found any at all this year, have been checking the tree's since early Aug, tree's are completely bare of fruit!
Hardly any damsons from our three damson trees. We had lots of damsons last year and I made several jars of chutney and jams in fact we had too many damsons. This year I think we've had 20 useable damsons this year, other damsons which have fallen have been bad, I suspect this is due to the heavy rain and lack of sunshine this year. Fingers crossed for a good crop next year.
I have three trees, two had fruit which stayed hard for ages and then some of it just shrivelled up, one tree didn't fruit at all. Did get enough to make damson gin and a batch of jam, so judging from the comments above, it looks like I had a pretty good crop as far as 2012 goes. Here's hoping for a bumper harvest in 2013 (and a summer would be nice too while we're at it).


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Timothy Albee, creator of the 3D-animated KAZE, GHOST WARRIOR short, has released, in conjunction with programmer Mac Reiter of Mac Reiter Creations, has released the facial animation tool developed for the project that cut his production time considerably.
Closeups and powerful performances being integral to KAZE, Albee had to find an alternative to the time-consuming way of animating facial performances using Morph Sliders. Introduced to Reiter, the meeting sparked a creative partnership. Albee created faux interface designs, listings of functionality and workflow for the tool for facial animation. Reiter took these foundations and pushed them beyond the speed and functionally of other animation tools. Using an early, "pre-pre-alpha" version of TAFA, Albee was able to achieve 55 seconds worth of facial performance, including lip-readable dialogue, in about two hours.
TA Facial Animation (TAFA) renders interactively on the fly without the need for Morph Sliders, allowing work to be done within hours. TAFA allows expert animators to increase their output 10 fold, and allows novice animators to achieve feature quality results.
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* Blazingly fast realtime with more than 110 fps interaction on most "video-game-level" systems.* UV Texturing, Surface Coloring, Diffuse, Specularity, Transparency and eight fully-customizable lights. * Realtime Sub-Patching (Subdivision Surfaces).* Morph Palette lets you Puppeteer a performance in seconds that would take hours, or days, using old-fashioned Sliders. * Instant Playback. No need to build a preview. * Full support for LightWave 's Endomorph embedded morph system. * Integrates directly with LightWave through the built-in Morph Mixer and .MDD parser. * Use your animation with any 3D application that reads .MDD animation files: XSI, Maya and 3dx max (with third party plug-ins).* Intelligent Parser lets you actually set-up TAFA as you model your Morph Targets.* TAFA automatically splits Symmetrical Morphs into Left and Right halves for you. * Morph Remapper lets you use animations with characters that have different Morph Target names. * Playback & Record with or without Pre-Roll and Punch-In/Out. * Work your scene with TAFA's powerful Curve Editors, or use TAFA's ultra-powerful Exposure Sheet. * Scrub dialogue as fast as you move your mouse hear & see each frame's sound & animation. * Drag-and-drop interface for lightning-fast dialogue animation. * Unlimited animation tracks. * New technology that plays hundreds of tracks as quickly as it plays a handful. * Cut/Copy/Paste/Slide keyframes while the animation is playing. * Fully Customizable, Scalable interface remembers your three favorite layouts. * Ex/Im-port single or multiple tracks between animations. * Multiple levels of Un/Re-Do.
The free TAFA demo and tutorials will get you up to speed on creating your own feature quality facial animation in (on average) under half-an-hour. The TAFA demo only prohibits the saving and exporting of animation and scenes.
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All sales of surplus University owned property must be administered by Surplus Operations. When a department determines that it has no further use for University owned property, the manager, equipment custodian or authorized person initiates steps to dispose of it. Departments are strictly prohibited from gifting or selling surplus materials directly to UCSC faculty, staff, students, and other individuals. The Surplus Administrator has been delegated the authority to "determine whether an item has no further value to the organization and can be disposed of as excess material." The Surplus Administrator then determines the best method of disposal.
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Outfielder George Springer, who was on pace to shatter Lance Berkman's Astros rookie record of 21 home runs in a season before landing on the disabled list on July 20, has been shut down for two more weeks after aggravating his left quad injury.
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April 7, 2013
LOS ANGELES - Fifteen hits did not produce enough offense for visiting Stanford as the 25th-ranked Cardinal dropped its Pac-12 Conference baseball series finale at USC, 7-6. Stanford, which won the first two games of the series, continues its four-game swing away from Sunken Diamond at 6 p.m. (PT) Tuesday at San Jose State.
One day after posting season-bests in runs (10) and hits (17), the Cardinal offense battled out of a 6-3 hole to tie the game at 6-6 in the top of the eighth. James Roberts' solo home run in the bottom half of the inning was the dagger that snapped Stanford's three-game winning streak.
USC (12-19 overall, 5-7 Pac-12) fell in a hole by giving up an early unearned run. Alex Blandino singled to center and scored when Danny Diekroeger's infield single was thrown past Trojan first baseman Kevin Swick.
The Trojans took a 3-1 lead with a trio of unearned runs in the second.
Wayne Taylor reached base for the 13th straight game by singling in the third.
Stanford (16-10, 5-4) neutralized the score beginning with Brian Ragria's second home run on the season, a leadoff shot to right in the fourth. Justin Ringo was walked, Lonnie Kauppila sacrificed him to second and Brant Whiting singled through the left side. Austin Wilson dropped a single into center to score Ringo.
With things knotted at 3-3, USC tagged reliever Sam Lindquist for three fifth-inning runs. The Trojans had four hits in the frame.
Lindquist was the third of six Cardinal pitchers to see action. Lindquist gave up three earned runs on two hits with a walk in 0.1 innings.
Starter Bobby Zarubin left after throwing 1.1 innings of hitless two-run ball. Zarubin walked two.
Dean McArdle and Daniel Starwalt combined to toss 2.2 innings without allowing an earned run.
After leaving the bases loaded in the sixth, Stanford loaded the bags in the eighth. Ringo, Kauppila and Whiting singled to set the stage for Wilson. Wilson reached on an infield chopper to score Ringo. Slater brought home two runs with a triple to the deep right-center gap.
Whiting's single was his fourth in as many at-bats.
A.J. Vanegas (0-1) gave up a leadoff homer in the bottom of the eighth. It was the first earned run permitted by Vanegas this season.
Ringo and Dominic Jose had two-out singles in the top of the ninth as Brett Michael Doran stepped in to pinch hit. Doran popped out to shallow center.
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Rays' sixth-inning rally falls short in Rangers' win
The Rangers held off a Rays' rally in the sixth inning to claim a 5-3 victory Tuesday and remain in third place in the Lincoln Little League Majors Standings one game behind the Phillies.
The Texans' Alex Nunez drove in two runs and Aiden Isola was 2-3 at the plate with a run batted in to help the Rangers' get by the Rays. Also getting hits were Evan Risucci (double) and Robert Griffin.
Rusucci also threw for 5 1/3 innings to help keep the Devil Fish in check. The hurler recorded 14 strikeouts and only one base on balls. Isola came on in the sixth to close the game.
Gavin Young was 2-3 and got hitting support from teammates Nolan Chapple, Max Pettey and Ben Buhler to lead the Rays. Pettey had two RBI.
Young pitched 4 1/3 innings for the Floridians and Petty closed the game. Young had eight Ks and Pettey three.
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2 August 2006
With the pitlane and main straight surrounded by gently rolling hills, Brands Hatch is arguably the greatest naturally formed Motorsports amphitheatre in the world.
The fact that Brands is also the biggest event on the World Superbike calendar is subject of little argument, with the enthusiastic and knowledgeable local crowd helping to make Brands the highlight of the 12-round championship trail.
The magnificent 4.197km circuit, first used for cycle races in the 1920s, is stunning mix of undulations and variety of corners. From the up and down hairpin at Druids, to the high speed sections in the woodlands towards Hawthorn and Westfield, Brands offers a unique challenge to every level of rider, in this its 14th appearance on the SBK calendar. Such is the importance of this meeting that when an additional venue had to be found to complete the scheduled 2000 season, Brands got the nod, and therefore hosted two SBK events in the same season - one in August and the other in October.
Despite championship leader Troy Bayliss on the Ducati Xerox having blasted his way to an impressive mid-season lead after the sixth round at Misano (including an eight-race unbeaten record only one short of the all-time best) the fates have now skewed the plot - in favour of everyone outside the official Ducati Xerox pit garage. Bayliss still enjoys a more than useful 73-point lead, but compared to the previous run of events, the last two rounds have certainly shuffled the face cards in the SBK pack.
Seldom is the World Superbike series predictable for any length of time, and the surprise beneficiary at the most recent round at Brno proved to be the mercurial Japanese Yukio Kagayama riding for Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra. Robbed of a chance of an early season win at Qatar, Kagayama hit the bull's-eye not once but twice at Brno, scoring his first SBK double ahead of a host of more fancied riders, including his own team-mate Troy Corser, the 2005 season race winner, who now sits fourth overall.
Of the riders still active in World Superbike, none can challenge the recent Brands Hatch record of Yamaha Motor Italia rider, Noriyuki Haga. Winner of the three of the last four SBK races at Brands (two on Ducatis in 2004 and one on a 2005 Yamaha) Haga was pole man at Brno, and still sits second in this year's championship fight overall. His team-mate Andrew Pitt has gone one better than Haga in race trim thus far, and despite sitting sixth overall, was a race winner at the second Misano leg, in late June. Two Brno retirements, from strong front-running spots, have merely fed his hunger for more wins and podiums, on what is a spectacularly resurgent Yamaha R1.
James Toseland on his Winston Ten Kate Honda enters his home round with the knowledge that he has returned to podium-scoring form, and that his much-desired improvement in qualifying has already paid dividends in terms of recent points scores. The 2004 champion has proven already that he can win in 2006, and alongside is his team-mate, the ever-improving Karl Muggeridge he will be a force to be reckoned with in front of a partisan home crowd.
World Superbike may be a long-term dance partner with Brands, but for the hugely experienced ex-MotoGP rider, Alex Barros on the Klaffi Honda, it is a step into the latest unknown during his rookie SBK season. Having never raced at Brands Hatch, he will possibly find it the steepest of all his learning curves this year, but after two disappointing races at Brno, plagued by technical problems, he and his determined team are sure to bounce back into podium contention. Another top rider without a win so far, Barros is certain to show why he is such a highly rated player in SBK, irrespective of the obstacles he may have to overcome on the way.
Having amassed experience in many forms of racing over the past three years, 2003 European Superstock Champion Michel Fabrizio on his DFX Honda scored not just his first but a pair of podium finishes at Brno, setting himself up for two more strong showings at the rigorously-challenging Brands Hatch circuit. His first two podiums since his move up from World Supersport were audacious in the extreme, proof that being partnered with the vastly experienced Pierfrancesco Chili is now paying dividends for Fabrizio and his entire Honda team.
After a breathtaking debut SBK season, Lorenzo Lanzi on the Ducati Xerox has had to summon up every splinter of self-belief in 2006, and has occasionally approached the heights of his two wins in 2005. His pair of third places at Valencia were notable highlights, and Brands offers him two more chances to display his unquestioned abilities on the factory 999F06 Ducati.
Only two points separate the PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse pairing of Fonsi Nieto and Chris Walker (in 10th and 11th places respectively) as Brands approaches, with third team-member Regis Laconi (16th) having suffered greater misfortune in races, despite his obvious speed. Some brilliant qualifying and early race performances from each rider have yet to be turned into podium consistency, but at Brands, where Walker scored fourth place in race two last season, anything could be possible for the PSG-1 triumvirate. Kawasaki Bertocchi rider Josh Brookes is approaching Brands with the intention of scoring his first points since his move to Superbike from what was scheduled to be a rookie season in World Supersport.
The unique three-cylinder Malaysian Petronas FP-1, run from a British base by the Foggy Petronas Racing Team, will bow out from British track action in front of the same Brands Hatch banking that witnessed its first public track outing in 2002. Riders Steve Martin and SBK rookie Craig Jones will be out to make the race a memorable one for both team and fans, despite the machine's 100cc disadvantage to all other competing machinery.
The list of strong talent in the midfield of any SBK race this season is impressive to behold, but the likes of Ruben Xaus on board his Berik Sterilgarda Ducati, Roberto Rolfo with the Ducati SC Caracchi machine, Norick Abe on the Yamaha Motor France bike et al will be strengthened by former AMA Supersport Champion and MotoGP rider Kurtis Roberts, who has joined the Pedercini Ducati squad to replace the outgoing Max Neukirchner.
Regular British Championship runner Tommy Hill riding for Virgin Mobile Yamaha proved that the wildcard concept is far from over in World Superbike when he scored a remarkable pole position during the first British SBK round of 2006, at Silverstone. Out to repeat that feat and then build on it at Brands, Hill is back in SBK action once more, ready to make the regulars take note.
After a series of dramatic changes in fortune, and the re-emergence of some early season talents, the World Supersport championship is once more completely wide open as Brands Hatch approaches. 2005 Champion Sebastien Charpentier on the Winston Ten Kate Honda could only finish 11th at Brno in the most recent round, having also missed the previous Misano outing after suffering pelvic and collarbone injuries in testing. Despite his misfortune he still leads the championship, thanks to his four previous race wins and a third at Monza, but he now heads Brno race winner Kevin Curtain on the Yamaha Motor Germany by only ten points.
A run of three successive podium finishes for Curtain's team-mate Broc Parkes has pushed him to a relatively comfortable third, ahead of top Honda privateer Robbin Harms on the Stiggy Motorsports bike. In a good year for rookie riders, Misano race winner Massimo Roccoli riding for Yamaha Team Italia is in fifth place overall, with another WSS race winner in his inaugural season in the category, Yoann Tiberio on the Megabike Honda in sixth. After a difficult period of late, another full season newcomer, Kenan Sofuoglu also on the Winston Ten Kate Honda scored his second podium of the year at Brno. The most recent formbook at Brands makes comforting reading for Charpentier, who won the race in 2005.


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Nador Maps 20-24 show the entirety of Tal, the great south continent of the world of Nador. Map 20 shows the northern part of the continent. Map 20 connects to the western edge of Map 21 and to the northern edge of Map 22.
I sketched Tal in the mid-1980s. The Tal maps have a different scale than the Pham maps. One inch on the Tal map represents much more than 40 miles, but I never really decided how much. Since the Tal was created inadvertently when the Musid ripped the Evil Sibling Maza out of her hellish fortress, tearing Tal from Pham, Tal must be considerably narrower (east to west) than Pham, so maybe 1" = 100 miles.


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The Fringe & Purge Action News and Commentary Squad is once again looking for a few good women and men to write reviews of Fringe shows. No experience necessary, though we will ask you to follow this format—and if you want to read this helpful manifesto on How to Make Criticism written by a respected authority on the subject with fabulous hair whose credentials are utterly beyond reproach, that can only help you. Reviewers get their tickets comped, of course, and for each review you write you'll earn a ticket to another Fringe show of your choice. If you're looking to break into the District's widely read, obscenely lucrative arts journalism community, this is a good opportunity to get your writing into the world. For veterans, it's a fun way to remain part of the conversation, too. If you're a participating Fringe artist, you probably can't review shows, but we welcome your ideas for other types of posts you'd like to contribute.
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I have been waiting to get back to the Windows Phone 7 Chronometer app that I have started to build and blogged about last week. Today's World Cup Cricket final provides the perfect setting to sit in front of the television to watch the game and get some coding done as well! My goal today is to add the Application Bar functionality to the application, to use a different timer construct, and also to clean up the code a bit. Getting the 'official' icons Let me start first by using some professional icons
for the application instead of the self-made ones in version 1. You will find most of the important icons used on the Windows 7 phone already on the system. These come with the Windows Phone 7 developer toolkit, and you will them in the following locations: On 32 bit computers – C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows Phone\v7.0\Icons On 64 bit computers – C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows Phone\v7.0\Icons You have both "dark" and "light" versions, I will be using the "dark" versions, as I have the default dark background for my Stop Watch...(Read whole news on source site)


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The former tennis courts on the west side of 15th Ave. S have been replaced with an $80-million, four-story building sitting on top of a 1,020-space underground parking garage. When completed, the 134,000-square-foot building will house the Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business, media studies programs and the University's new motion pictures major. Additionally, the facility will include a 1,200-square-foot cafeteria that triples the size of the current cafeteria and 40,000 square feet of classrooms and faculty offices. The complex is expected to open in summer 2015.
Classrooms and faculty/staff offices will comprise approximately 70 percent of the building. Academic program-centered features include 30 student edit bays, multiple computer labs, a motion capture facility, a number of production and sound studios, a 2,500 square foot sound stage and a scene shop. In addition, two state-of-the art screening theaters will also boast audio mixing technology.
Belmont is seeking LEED certification for the new facility, which will utilize a geothermal HVAC system and a partial green roof. The geothermal system is projected to yield the University an estimated 40 percent in cost savings over a standard heating and cooling system.
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The Wheeler Humanities building will be removed after graduation ceremonies. The age and condition of the building made it unreasonable and cost-prohibitive to renovate, and its absence will allow for more green space to the central Quad. Demolition on the building is expected to last until late June or July and will not involve blasting. Fencing for the demolition will begin May 11 and is anticipated to remain in place until mid-late July. A significant portion of the Quad will be fenced off to ensure safety throughout the demo and haul away phases of this project.
The Wheeler building, which was built in 1974, has been vacant since Fall 2014. The programs housed in Wheeler (education, humanities, social sciences and writing center, among others) are now operating in the Wedgewood building, which also houses BU's math, science and religion programs.
Renovations to the Massey Business Center will begin immediately following graduation and will continue until the first of the year. Specifics of the project include the following:
• The first floor lobby, second floor atrium, the alley from Patton Hall to the Rose Garden and the parking spaces in front of MBC on Wedgewood will all be unavailable beginning May 11. These areas will not reopen until January 2016.
• Jack Massey classrooms, offices and event spaces are anticipated to re-open for the fall semester. However, the first floor lobby and second floor atrium will remain closed until January 2016. Access to Barbara Massey from Jack Massey this fall can occur via connecting hallways on the third and fourth floors.
• The pedestrian bridge that connects Inman to MBC will close after graduation and remain closed throughout the summer.
• The basement studios and Copy Center/University Marketing offices are not part of the planned renovation and should incur minimal impact. These spaces can be accessed via the alley beneath the Inman/MBC pedestrian bridge. Though there will be frequent construction congestion, the alley will be made accessible to pedestrian traffic as well as to delivery vehicles.
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Woodlands golf course operator sells to ClubCorpAugust 13, 2014 Updated: August 13, 2014 9:46pm
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The Woodlands Country Club is being sold to a Dallas company as part of a $265 million deal that the new owners say could result in millions of dollars in upgrades for seven local golf courses.
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Jhonny Peralta hits an inside-the-park homer
Thanks to my friend Brian for pointing this out moments ago. Jhonny Peralta hit an inside-the-park homer for the Indians today. This is a guy with 9 career stolen bases in his 8 years in the majors. All it took was an outfielder crashing off the wall and getting dazed, as well as a bullpen door flying open.
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Johnny Says:
July 18th, 2010 at 10:06 pm
Of course it happened on a Day Off for Austin Jackson! Ryan Raburn playing CF and did that jumping crash into the bullpen door that opened. It was a bizarre play!
Jay Says:
July 18th, 2010 at 10:41 pm
[...] unlikely was Peralta's round-tripper? Well, as Baseball-Reference points out, he has only nine career stolen bases over eight seasons. And the inimitable Tater Trot Tracker [...]


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