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Arcia's first career homer lifts Twins in Game 1
MINNEAPOLIS -- Even though it was only his 12th plate appearance as a big leaguer, Oswaldo Arcia had a good idea of what to expect from fellow rookie Jose Fernandez in his second at-bat on Tuesday.
He saw Chris Parmelee and Trevor Plouffe both single on first-pitch fastballs, so he figured Fernandez would come at him with a first-pitch changeup to mix it up.View Full Game Coverage
MINNEAPOLIS -- Even though it was only his 12th plate appearance as a big leaguer, Oswaldo Arcia had a good idea of what to expect from fellow rookie Jose Fernandez in his second at-bat on Tuesday.
He saw Chris Parmelee and Trevor Plouffe both single on first-pitch fastballs, so he figured Fernandez would come at him with a first-pitch changeup to mix it up.View Full Game Coverage
Arcia was right, and he blasted the changeup for his first Major League homer to lead the Twins to a 4-3 win over the Marlins in the first game of a doubleheader at Target Field. It was Minnesota's fifth straight win.
His three-run blast, which landed on Target Plaza in right field, proved to be the difference, and helped the Twins retake the lead after the Marlins scored twice in the top of the fourth.
"It was just three pitches off a really good pitcher," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "I think we saw when Fernandez reached back, he was pumping it up there at 95-96 mph. But it was just three swings in a row with Parmelee, Plouffey and the kid. So it happened quick and that's the way you're supposed to answer."
Arcia also made a bit of history with his homer, as he became the ninth-youngest Twins player to homer in a game, at 21 years, 11 months and 14 days. He was also the youngest Twins player to homer since Joe Mauer (21 years, one month and 18 days) did so on June 6, 2004.
"It feels good," Arcia said through translator Wilkin Ramirez. "But it's time now to get ready for the next game. But I'm going to relax and enjoy the moment."
The three-run shot made a winner out of right-hander Kevin Correia, who continued his strong start to the season. Correia gave up two runs on five hits over seven innings to improve to 2-1 with a 2.86 ERA. He's pitched at least seven innings in all four of his outings this year.
"It's nice to get off to a good start," Correia said. "I'm sure I'm going to have some outings where I don't get through seven so it's nice to get off to a good start and get those innings piled up. That's kind of the goal for me."
Correia gave up a two-run single to Joe Mahoney with two outs in the fourth after Greg Dobbs singled and Justin Ruggiano doubled.
He outpitched Fernandez, who fell behind early, as Brian Dozier led off the first inning with a triple and eventually scored on an RBI groundout from Justin Morneau. Dozier finished 3-for-4.
Fernandez settled down after the first, but surrendered four runs on six hits and two walks over five innings for his second loss of the season.
"We just had a chance to win, and I just kind of blew it up," said Fernandez, who was making his fourth career start. "It doesn't feel good. I like to go out there and do my job to help the team win. It was pretty hard today to give up that [home run]. It was like, three pitches, three runs. It's kind of hard. It was like, 'Boom, boom, boom,' and we were 4-2 down."
The Marlins threatened in the eighth, loading the bases with one out against reliever Jared Burton, but came up with only one run on an RBI groundout from Dobbs. Twins closer Glen Perkins tossed a scoreless ninth to pick up his sixth save and struck out the side in the process.
"Burton was having trouble feeling the ball with his two-seamer sailing on him," Gardenhire said. "But Perk came in and shut it down pretty good."
With the win, the Twins extended their winning streak to five games entering Game 2 against the Marlins on Tuesday night. The five-game win streak is the club's longest since also winning five in a row from June 30 to July 3, 2012.
"Some good things happened and so it was a good win in the first one," Gardenhire said. "We'll wait around and see what the temperature is for the second one."
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Bollinger Beat, and follow him on Twitter @RhettBollinger.


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How to Disarm a Nasty Co-Worker: Use a Smile
Hostile Work Environments Cost Companies in Productivity, Creativity; Using the 'No Venting' Rule
Workers have new tasks on their to-do list: Say hello to colleagues. Don't forget to smile.
Companies may be reluctant to admit their offices are anything less than pleasant, but incivility—think belittling barbs or gruff responses—can lead to lost productivity, creativity and talent. As employees who are forced to do more work with fewer resources become more stressed, the rudeness is ramping up. So firms are urging staffers to play nice....

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Some border crossings are as easy as showing a passport and getting on with your day. Others are slightly more involved....
It's a fairly open question as to which border crossing in the world is the very toughest. What might seem to be a fairly straightforward border crossing (like the US and Canada near Niagara Falls) can turn into a Kafkaesque episode (when the Canadians don't understand why someone would drive crosscountry for fun and you end up in interrogation for a few hours, not that I know that firsthand).
However, there are some border crossings that are unequivocally tougher than others, and they tend to be located in the more remote, more troubled, more bribe-friendly parts of the world.
What border crossing do you know to be the most difficult? Your stories are welcome.
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Vacation Overview
Anyone can fly direct to Rome but why fly over Europe when you can take your time and explore the cities below at leisure? That's exactly what the Road to Rome tour offers. Paris, Venice, Florence and of course, Rome, with a little bit of Switzerland and Germany thrown in for good measure. All roads may lead to Rome, but why not extend your holiday and use this as your opportunity to discover Italy in depth?
Vacation Itinerary
Vacation Day 1 - Arrive London
Meet up with your 18-35 team before we hit the road and take a ferry past the White Cliffs of Dover. We travel via World War I battlefields in the Valley of the Somme, to Paris. Tonight, the group kick-starts Paris with the 'Tour of Illuminations', which shows off the French capital's transformation into the "City of Lights". Lamp-lit bridges and cool little cafés give us a real taste of Paris' romance. Your Tour Manager will fill you in on the world's most-recognised monuments, like the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe. Then get a stunning view of the entire city with included entry to the top of the Eiffel Tower. Oui, oui, Paris! Hotel (D)
Vacation Day 2 - London to Paris
A warm welcome from your 18-35 Vacation Crew as we travel to the White Cliffs of Dover and the Channel crossing to France. We drive past World War I battlefields to the splendour of Paris. What better way to begin than with an evening tour of the "City of Lights" and a first glimpse of the Eiffel Tower? (D)
Vacation Days 3 - Paris
Next up: Fragonard! This perfumery has an elegant interior and is a unique setting for a look into the history of perfume. It's also a chance to pick up some French perfume at great prices. This town is loaded with possibilities. Discover its many bistros, museums, tree-lined avenues and diverse quartiers (neighbourhoods). Get a feel for French flair by window shopping on the Left Bank. Step into the Notre Dame or explore the endless galleries of the Louvre, where you can get up close to the famous Mona Lisa. In your free time, try indulging in some delicious pastries and relax in one of Paris' many city parks. Treat yourself to the full Parisian experience with a cabaret show, complete with can-can girls, dinner and Champagne. But don't stop there – afterwards hit the clubs and finish up your time here with a big Parisian night out. Hotel (B)
Vacation Days 4 - Paris to Lucerne
With down-time on the coach, plug in your MP3, chill out to some music and chat with friends while travelling through the scenic wine producing regions of Burgundy and Chablis. Next stop: the jaw-droppingly beautiful Alpine town of Lucerne. Wind down the day with an optional cruise on one of Europe's most striking lakes, where stunning scenes of the Swiss Alps reflect back across the water. Hotel (B)(D)
Vacation Days 5 - Lucerne to Munich
Make sure your camera is charged - first up this morning there's a chance to take in some amazing views of the Alps, with an optional cable car ride up to the summit of Mt. Stanserhorn. Next, we travel past the stony cliffs of Liechtenstein into the capital Vaduz, where you can grab some lunch and eat it in the shadow of the Royal Family's 12th century castle. Afterward, it's northbound to the home of the world-famous Oktoberfest, Munich - a city that blends traditional Bavarian culture and modern lifestyle. Explore the heart of Munich's old town with the crew, and head to Marienplatz. It's a central gathering spot famous for the Glockenspiel - a Gothic clock, complete with 32 dancing figures and 43 chiming bells. Then get a taste of tradition at a typical beer hall and park yourself at a long wooden table. Order yourself some hearty local food, like roasted pork knuckle, and quench your thirst with a stein of one of Germany's 5000 brews. Hotel (B)
Vacation Days 6 - Munich to Austrian Tyrol
Get off the beaten track this morning in Munich - on two wheels - with our Local Guide in a fun bike tour around the city. It's a great way to see lots more of the sights! Later we head south, rolling on through the Tyrol's massive mountains to a cute Austrian village in a region famous for adventure sports. With a night in an Austrian Gasthof (guest inn), there's time to do your own thing – laze about or get out for a walk in the surrounding hills. Our resident crew will give you pointers on the best stuff to do in the region and make sure you get everything out of your time here. Hotel (B)(D)
Vacation Days 7 - Austrian Tyrol
This morning, fill your lungs with clean mountain air, jump on a bike and get into the region's outdoor lifestyle with a fully guided optional tour through the Tyrol's picture perfect scenery, complete with waterfalls and mountain fields. Work up an appetite – a BBQ lunch is waiting for you at the end! With time to do your own thing, laze about or get out for a walk in the surrounding hills. Catch up on some emails or postcards at the inn or take a gondola up the mountainside for more spectacular views of the area. For something different, pop into the local trout farm. For adrenaline-junkies, an optional tandem paragliding experience will give you an awesome angle on the surrounding Alpine scenery. Hotel (B)(D)
Vacation Days 8 - Austrian Tyrol to Venice
Start the day with a plunge into some whitewater rafting in an adrenalin-pumping optional activity on the river. Later on, wind through the Austrian Alps and the Brenner Pass to fairy tale Venice. Known as the "floating city", Venice is packed with character, crammed with hidden lanes and linked by a network of canals. Hotel (B)(D)
Vacation Days 9 - Venice
Today we travel on our private boat through the waters of the lagoon to visit the city's historical heart. The limestone Bridge of Sighs, the Gothic arches of the Doge's Palace and the expanse of St. Mark's Square (pigeons and all!) show off Venice's unique beauty and way of life. Take some time to explore the floating city and lose yourself in the backstreets. There's an optional walking tour where you can discover the labyrinth of interweaving lanes, waterways, palaces, piazzi and markets with our Local Guide. You'll see historic monuments, hidden treasures and the Rialto market – a local favourite for food shopping. Maybe grab a table on St. Mark's Square and eat some delicious Italian food al fresco. Cap off the day with an optional gondola ride & share the amazing experience with your friends - seeing Venice from on the water is unforgettable! Hotel (B)
Vacation Days 10 - Venice to Florence
Wind through the Apennine Mountains and Tuscan countryside to the Renaissance city of Florence, with a stop at the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa. The scene-stealing Duomo Cathedral rises above Florence, which serves up frescoes, markets and priceless art. After dinner, walk along the River Arno with your Tour Manager, take in the atmosphere and head into the heart of Florence, where you can sit back and relax Tuscan style with a glass of Chianti wine. Hotel (B)(D)
Vacation Days 11 - Florence
Jump start the day uncovering this open-air museum. Our Local Guide gives you the inside track as the group learns about Florence's cultural beginnings and explores streets crammed with artworks from masters like Michelangelo. Then take a look into a skillful demonstration of Florentine leather making and understand this region's traditional art. With bargains and bustle, the city's markets are a great place to hang out. Grab a gelato and enjoy this gorgeous city. Tonight, there's a choice of a group dinner - an authentic Tuscan feast. Try regional dishes in a fantastic Tuscan country setting. Then keep it moving with a night out and get your groove on at Florence's biggest nightclub. Hotel (B)
Vacation Days 12 - Florence to Rome
Travel through Tuscany's rustic hills, past the recognisable cypress tree landscapes of this olive oil-producing region, to vibrant Rome. Stylish Rome oozes energy and overflows with relics from another age. Our special access coach tour gets you right into the thriving atmosphere of this living timeline as your Tour Manager shows you the Colosseum and Piazza Venezia. Continue on foot to check out the Pantheon and Piazza Navona. Honour tradition at the Trevi Fountain and throw a coin in the fountain's waters (it's meant to improve your chances of returning to Rome!) or maybe hang out with your new friends at the Spanish Steps, sit back with a few slices of pizza and people watch. Hotel (B)(D)
Vacation Days 13 - Rome
This morning, make the most of our Local Guide's inside knowledge with an optional guided tour of the Vatican Museums, including the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica. Then check out Rome's imperial glory by visiting the Colosseum and Roman Forum. Take off into the city and absorb the atmosphere, as Vespas flash past timeworn monuments that are surrounded by fountains, pizzerias, cafés and bars. Before you hit the shops, let your Tour Manager point you in the right direction with some tips on the best buys. In your free time, live the local lifestyle by indulging in a long lunch on a paved piazza or knock back a shot of espresso at the bar, like the Romans do. Make your last night on tour special by diving into Rome's night action with your buddies and finish your travels off with a night to remember. Hotel (B)
Vacation Days 14 - Depart Rome
Time to swap addresses and e-mail contacts as your tour finishes after breakfast. (B)
Vacation Prices
Starts London / Ends Rome
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*Prices are not guaranteed until time of booking
All of this & more, included as standard on your trip.
- 12 nights twin or triple share accommodation: 12 nights in hotels
- Transport in a modern, air-conditioned coach with power outlets for charging
- Ferry crossings
- Hotel tips, local taxes & service charges
- A dedicated crew with an experienced & professional Trip Manager & Driver
- Sightseeing tours of all major cities
- 12 continental breakfasts (B)
- 7 three-course dinners (D)
- 6 World Heritage Sites visited
- See the White Cliffs of Dover
- Exclusive 'Paris by Night' sightseeing tour
- See the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre, the Champs-Élysées, and Notre Dame Cathedral
- Check out Paris from the top of the Eiffel Tower
- Visit a French perfumery
- See Chablis & Burgundy vineyards
- Scenic drive through the Alps
- See the Wooden Chapel Bridge in Lucerne
- Visit the capital of Liechtenstein, Vaduz
- See the Glockenspiel & Marienplatz
- Visit a traditional beer hall
- See this pretty mountain region famous for adventure sports
- Scenic drive past vineyards, orchards & castles
- Private boat through the canals & islands of Venice
- See the Bridge of Sighs, the Doge's Palace & St. Mark's Square
- See Venice's iconic canals & gondolas
- See the Leaning Tower of Pisa
- Discover the Secrets of Michelangelo's Florence – see where his David was gifted to the Florentines, Ponte Vecchio, the Medici Palace & much more on our locally guided walking tour of Florence
- See the Duomo, Basilica Santa Croce, Giotto's Bell Tower, the Baptistry & Piazza della Signoria
- Learn about Florence's leather craft with a demonstration
- Special access Rome sightseeing coach tour
- See the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, Piazza Venezia, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon & Piazza Navona
- See St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City
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Do I need to go into full-time ministry to live a truly Christian life? Am I really a Christian if I'm not out preaching the gospel in dangerous places where people have never heard of Christ? Can secular work benefit the kingdom of God? All Christians struggle to discern God's call on their life, but God does call all to live a Christ-centered life. Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis of Sales attempts to help Christians discern what it means to be a child of God in a secular world. We can glorify God in a secular world, and be a testimony to the world of God's abounding grace and love.
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My partner works in IT and he was telling me the other day about a programming concept called the happy path,
While the happy path might sound like a joyful and positive thing, in programming it's not.
The happy path is one followed by the constant optimist. If you program the happy path it means your software works beautifully, but only when everything is going well.
The happy path has no back-ups, fail-safes or contingencies, because nothing is going to go wrong. The happy Path assumes the data is correct, the system is bug free, the deadlines are achievable and the users are all well behaved.
Maybe it's programming for the delusional optimist?
All of which means, the moment something happens that's not in the plan, the whole system falls over. As this writers says about following the happy path: "the result is often brittle code that is unfit for purpose and difficult, if not impossible, to maintain and enhance."
Now this strikes me as exactly many people's approach to the way they eat.
Being eternal optimists they come up with an overly ambitious plan and, rather than learning from previous mistakes, think 'this time it will be different'. This time I will cook every night, I'll eat clean, I'll start each day with a green juice, I'll stop eating chocolate, I'll cut out alcohol and bread. I might even go vegan.
The happy path.
While everything is going well - work is under control, the house is full of good food, the kids cooperate, you're getting a good night's sleep - the happy eating path is easy to follow.
But then something goes awry and you have no back-up plan or contingencies.
You have a bad week at work; your partner forgets to do the grocery shopping; the kids refuse to eat quinoa and kale; your period hts and you just want red wine and chocolate. Having made only one plan, the perfect happy path plan, you have no way of dealing with these eventualities and your whole way of eating falls in a crumbling heap.
As with software design, happy path eating has no way of dealing with errors, exceptional circumstances, failures and compromises.
Instead you can develop a way of eating and a mindset that isn't brittle, but is instead flexible and resilient.
A headspace that lets you have a bad day and a night off, without thinking you've blown it.
A freezer stocked with back-up meals, just in case your cooking plans fall through.
The freedom to fail, give in to chocolate occasionally and not give up.
The mindset that means it's okay to have beans on toast for dinner sometimes.
A willingness to surrender control and, no matter the initial mess and hassle, teach your kids to cook, so that in the long-term you get at least one night off from meal making.
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IMRO necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 36 diseños de 5 diseñadores freelance.
IMRO. Irish Music Rights Organisation.
IMRO is a national organisation that administers the performing right in copyright music in Ireland on behalf of its members and of the international overseas societies that are affiliated to it.
IMRO members who are songwriters, composers and music publishers.
The audience therefore is mostly of an artistic nature and is of mixed ages and mixed ability when navigating and using web applications.
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Stock up on a variety of breakfast items, beverages, snacks, frozen entrées and more, any time—all on the honor system.
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Candlewood Suites Jersey City - Harborside
Hotel Suites in Jersey City Offer Convenience to Manhattan.
In the heart of Jersey City Harborside Financial Center, overlooking the Hudson River, the Candlewood Suites® Jersey City hotel is ideal for your extended stay and weekend visits to New York City. Our hotel suites near Times Square and Manhattan make for a peaceful, relaxing stay. We invite you to live, work, and unwind in your spacious hotel suite featuring a full kitchen, executive desk and comfy recliner.
Jersey City is home to JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs. Business guests appreciate that The Exchange Place and Newport PATH stations are nearby, which provides for a great alternative to driving into the city. We offer free shuttle services on a schedule within a half mile radius for your convenience.
Situated in the New York Metropolitan area explore local attractions. Discover the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and other historic landmarks. While in town, enjoy Madison Square Meadowlands, home of the NFL's Giants and NY Jets. Visit the 9/11 Memorial, Empire State Building, Central Park, and so much more.
After a day of the city-life, the Candlewood Suites® Jersey City allows you to settle in to your space and take advantage of our hotel amenities: free Wi-Fi access and laundry facilities, 24-hour Candlewood Gym, Lending Library, Lending Locker, and our onsite convenience store, the Candlewood Cupboard. You can count on us to make you feel at home.
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Whether you are booking suites for a family reunion or suites for your company's training needs, Candlewood Suites hotels can accommodate your group.
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As quoted by NPBtracker, Kikuchi will begin his professional career in Japan, although he made clear that he hopes to compete in MLB someday, "I want to be given the chance to play in Japan...for now I'm closing the door to the Majors, and after becoming a top pitcher in Japan I want to take on the world."
Meanwhile, two Mets beat writers believe that the price for Chapman will be too rich for the Mets. On Friday, David Lennon of Newsday tweeted,
If the price for Aroldis Chapman gets to $40-$60 M, as some have speculated, forget the #Mets. They have no desire to get into that range.The New York Post's Bart Hubbach, who has been very skeptical of the Mets ability to spend heavily this winter, tweeted on Sunday,
The Mets won't be pursuing Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman after being told he wants up to $60 million to sign.Meanwhile, according to Jon Heyman, the Yankees, in an effort to impress Chapman, invited him to the Stadium for Sunday night's ALCS game 6 with the Angels. Heyman does not indicate that the Mets are out of the bidding for Chapman despite describing the Yankees and Red Sox as "gearing up for a battle." Heyman points out that the Mets bid $39 million on Daisuke Matsuzaka's posting fee, although the Sox beat them out with their $51 million bid.
Will Chapman really command $60 million? That's a lot of pretty pennies, especially given Cuban pitchers' failure to live up to their hype. Alay Soler anyone?


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By Nabil Al Mulhem
Damascus -- Albawaba.com
Syria's ruling Baath party will make at its June 17th congress an evaluation of the outgoing era since the party held its last congress in 1985 and address its failings, according to Syrian information minister Adnan Imran.
"The congress will draw up a realistic program but an ambitious one able to realize the goals sought by citizens'" said Adnan Imran at a press conference in Damascus Thursday.
"The positive aspects will remain the same, but we will change the negative ones," the minister said.
The presser, to which only foreign press was invited, was the first to be held by Imran since he became minister in Mustafa Miro's government, which was formed in March.
The minister confirmed that in light of the Baath regional command's nomination of Bashar Assad to succeed his father, the People's Assembly will meet on June 25th "to discuss the decision" before a national referendum is held.
According to the Constitution, the referendum should be held 90 days after the death of the president.
Imran stressed that all procedures taken by Syrian authorities regarding Bashar's nomination for presidency were constitutional, adding that the street rallies that raised Bashar's pictures and chanted loyalty to him, along with other expressions of support were indicative of popular endorsement of the late Assad's son as new president.
On Monday, speaker of the Syrian People's Assembly, Abdul Kader Kaddoura, announced that the regional command of Baath will appoint Bashar Assad as secretary general, to succeed president Assad who held the seat throughout his reign.
Meanwhile, Imran welcomed the participation of Turkish president Ahmed Sezer in Assad's funeral.
"Any goodwill initiative is mostly welcome in Syria," he commented.
Relations between Syria and Turkey were strained over Turkish allegations of Syrian support of Kurdish rebels.
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Callaway rolls out HEX Chrome+ distance tour ball
Callaway Golf is embracing the generation of distance off the tee like at no time in the company's history. The new RAZR Fit Xtreme and X Hot drivers are providing a big leap forward from previous models, and the company is actively marketing its new roster of staff players, which includes some of the PGA Tour's biggest bombers.
The latest development in Callaway's drive for distance is the HEX Chrome+ ball, which delivers high ball velocity for maximum distance at mid to high clubhead speeds, especially with the driver.
''HEX Chrome+ is hands down the fastest tour ball we've ever designed at Callaway,'' said Dave Bartels the senior director of Golf Ball R&D at Callaway. ''This new four-piece construction has a single-piece core and dual-mantle system that were designed in unison to create more ball speed with the longer clubs without generating excessive spin, leading to longer distance.
''However, what makes the distance of this ball special is that is achieves that distance and features a soft DuraSpin cover,'' he added. ''This urethane cover material not only has great durability, but provides exceptional 'tour-level' control around the green that the best players in the world demand in a premium ball.''
The ball's extremely resilient core helps to generate more distance over a wide range of clubs and swing speeds. Its dual mantle unlocks distance by increasing speed and minimizing spin off the tee.
The proprietary cover formulation uses a thermoplastic urethane (TPU) blend with excellent durability characteristics, while the cover's softness promotes control on approach shots and shots around the green. And the refined aerodynamics of the HEX dimple pattern helps to reduce drag and promote a stable, penetrating ball flight that holds its line in the wind.
The HEX Chrome+ is Callaway's latest offering in the HEX Chrome family of balls. The original HEX Chrome ball is a three-piece model designed for a high performance from tee to green and a soft feel for players with moderate swing speeds.
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Jan. 27, 2007
Reputation is what people think you are. Character is what you really are.
Lipscomb's Bisons will get a test of their character as they respond to Saturday's 71-66 Atlantic Sun loss to ETSU at Allen Arena. There are seven games left in the regular season.
"Our No. 1 goal was to win our league," Lipscomb coach Scott Sanderson said. "But with ETSU with a three-game lead and having beaten us twice that is probably not going to happen.
"Our focus is on getting better our last seven games. If you had told me at the start of the season that we are not going to win the league, but we are going to the NCAA Tournament then I'm taking option B."
Last year the Bisons tied for the regular season championship, but fell short by one basket in the conference finals to Belmont. The consolation prize was an NIT bid.
"Our preparation has to be to get better on both ends of the floor both mentally and physically, " Sanderson said. "We are going to find out a lot about the character of our team, not on Thursday (at Mercer), but on Monday in practice.
"We will see if we can bounce back from a back-breaking loss here at home. We just don't lose at home. We have to get off the mat on Monday and be ready to go Thursday night."
The Bisons jumped out to a 5-0 lead on a lay-up and 3-point shot by point guard Trey Williams. The Bisons led 7-5 as Williams connected on a jumper at 16:51. It would be the last time the Bisons would lead in the game.
With 16:11 left in the first half guard Courtney Pigram hit a 3-pointer to give ETSU a 10-7 lead. The Bisons kept it close for much of the half, but at intermission they trailed 33-23.
ETSU extended its lead to 14 points (45-31) with 14:27 left in the game.
The Bisons refused to give up. The Bisons went on a 9-0 run to cut the lead to 45-40 with 11:07 remaining. The Bisons continued to battle, tying the game at 56-56 on a jump shot by forward Michael Teller with 3:31 left to play.
"You battle back from 14 down against the best team in the league and it expends a lot of energy," Sanderson said.
ETSU answered with a 10-0 run, capped by a tip-in by Knuckles with 50 seconds left. With 36 seconds left ETSU was still up by 10 points, but one last rally by the Bisons cut the lead in half in the final seconds.
Williams scored a team-leading 22 points, hitting eight-of-14 from the field, including three-of-seven 3-pointers.
Junior forward Eddie Ard added 13.
The Bisons shot 35.8 percent from the field, hitting 24-of-67 attempts. From 3-point range the Bisons hit six-of-30, a 20 percent rate. The Bisons were 12-of-21 from the free throw line.
Pigram shot a game-high and career-high 34 points to lead ETSU. Knuckles added 11.
"We had a lot of mental breakdowns against ETSU that hurt us," Sanderson said. "I thought the physical effort was there. But mentally when you leave a guy like Pigram open so many times you can't win that type of game.
"The first 12 points he made he got good looks at the basket. For a shooter if the first few shots are good looks, then the basket gets awfully big for him on the tougher shots."
ETSU hit 23-of-56 shots from the field, a 41.1 percent rate. Sparked by eight 3-pointers from Pigram, ETSU hit 12-of-20 (60 percent). At the free throw line ETSU connected on 13-of-20 tries, 65 percent.
On the boards ETSU held a 46-39 advantage. Williams and centers Jason Hopkins and Thomas Pfaff each grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Bisons.
Knuckles completed the double-double for ETSU with a game-high 14 rebounds.
The loss ended the Bisons home winning streak at 18 consecutive games.
The Bisons are 13-9, 7-4 in the conference. ETSU is 16-7, 10-1 in the A-Sun.
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Our social groups usually meet three times a month, usually the first Sunday, the second Saturday and the fourth Sunday. During the warmer months, the first group is a picnic, located on a terrace that is a public space in my apartment building in the Chelsea section of Manhattan. We ask each member to bring their own lunch as well as something to share. During the colder months, we try different restaurants throughout the city or do cultural events like going to museums. The second social group usually meets the second Saturday of each month and is held at the same location, allowing for some feeling of routine. This is usually at a diner located in the Gramercy section of Manhattan. We chose a diner because it has a wide variety of food choices to accommodate the largest number of tastes and dietary restrictions. The third social group is held on the fourth Sunday at an ethnic restaurant. In the past we've tried Mongolian, Thai and now we are going to a Ramen noodle restaurant.
These groups provide a sense of community for individuals who may not otherwise have many opportunities to socialize, to have somewhere to go on a regular basis that is a relaxed comfortable judgment free atmosphere where people can be themselves amongst others sharing similar difficulties and interests. For the most part, these social events are just like any other. We provide just enough boundaries to make it a safe space.


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Families of poor grow as church and state in stand-off over contraception
The Philippines has one of Asia's fastest growing populations with millions living in chronic poverty, writes Lindsay Murdoch in Manila.
By lunchtime doctors have delivered 57 babies and still they keep coming.
In wards with peeling paint, more than 300 mothers wearing gowns nurse their newborns, three or four to a bed.
''It's always busy here … there's not enough beds for the mothers,'' says a nurse in Manila's Dr Jose Fabella hospital, known here as the baby factory.
Philippines government officials point to these scenes to justify a controversial proposed law to make contraceptives freely available to the poor in a country that has one of Asia's fastest-growing populations and where millions live in chronic poverty.
But the move has brought the Philippines President, Benigno Aquino, into confrontation with the powerful Catholic Church.
Elena Penavosa, 33, and her family sleep under a railway bridge in a Manila slum. She struggles each day to scrounge enough food to feed her eight children, aged four to 13, and her sick husband. Life would be much easier with fewer children, she says, but she has never thought of using contraceptives.
''If the Lord wants me to multiply, I will multiply … we are guided by him,'' she says as a train roars past.
Nearby in the same slum a Reuters photographer captures Liza Cabiya-an, 39, rousing her 14 children, the youngest just 11 months, in a room nine square metres, shortly after dawn.
The children huddle together waiting for breakfast, which on a good day is pan de sal, or Filipino salt bread, which they dip into hot instant coffee. Mrs Cabiya-an works part-time as a laundry woman and home help.
''It's tough when you have so many children,'' she says, with a shy smile. ''I have to count them before I go to sleep to make sure no one's missing.''
At one time Mrs Cabiya-an had access to contraceptives but the Manila mayor, Jose Atienza, a devout Catholic, swept them off the shelves of city-run clinics in 2000. Since then she has struggled to limit the size of her family, resorting to illegal abortion more than once.
Mr Aquino, a Catholic, is strongly backing a reproductive health bill before the Philippines Senate that aims to give poor couples free access to family planning methods, including contraceptives and condoms, and would require schools to teach sex education.
The legislation was first drafted 14 years ago but proved too difficult for previous governments as the country has grown to be the world's 12th most populous nation with almost 100 million people.
Mr Aquino says his conscience would not allow him to stand aside on the bill, despite defying the church, which was behind the popular uprising that propelled his late mother, Corazon Aquino, into power in 1986.
''Every child who would not be brought up properly or would not be given the opportunity that is their inherent right would be a burden that I couldn't bear,'' he says.
But the Catholic Bishops Conference has vowed to oppose the bill, even though legislators have watered it down to appease the church, removing references to a two child per family policy. ''We are still for scrapping the bill. It is not necessary,'' Archbishop Jose Palma, the conference president, says. Some priests have even branded support for the bill a ''serious sin'' punishable with excommunication, reflecting how conservative the church has remained in the Philippines, the sole Catholic nation without a divorce law.
But private polls show that about 68 per cent of 76 million Filipino Catholics favour the government distributing free contraceptives to those who want them.
Contraceptives are available in most places but most poor people cannot afford them.
The Philippines population is increasing by 1.9 per cent a year, compared with 1.2 per cent in Indonesia and 0.9 per cent in Thailand. Authorities say the population rate will have to decrease for the economy to grow at the level required to lift people from poverty.
''If you increase access to contraceptives for women … you will have births averted,'' says Josefina Natividad, director of the University of the Philippines' Population Institute.
Despite the church's tough stand, there is support for some kind of family planning measures among senior Catholic clerics.
Father John Carroll, founding director of the Institute of Church and Social Issues at Ateneo de Manila University, says the church is in ''no win'' situation. If the bill is not passed, ''I fear a powerful backlash … [and] the beginnings of anti-clericalism'' that swept the church from a position of influence in Spain and Ireland, he says.
Father Shay Cullen, an Irish-born priest who has campaigned for children's rights and worked among impoverished families in the Philippines since 1974, says both sides of the controversy have exaggerated their positions, but insisted, ''I don't want to get involved in the politics of it.
''There needs to be some means of family planning because you just can't let the population grow to the extent it is.
''There are reportedly 16 million malnourished children in the Philippines and the population is said to be 100 million. We see the population as one of the main causes of poverty in this country and it needs to be controlled.''
In the 1960s, then dictator Ferdinand Marcos made reining in the population a priority and enshrined family planning in a 1973 constitution.
Ironically, it was Mr Aquino's mother who, mindful of the church's help in her gaining power, scrapped the clause when the constitution was rewritten in 1987. The bill is likely to be voted on by the end of the year.
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|Tuesday, 15 August 2006
Carl Hiaasen has been a bestselling novelist for years, but has only recently decided to try his hand at young adult fiction. Many of Hiaasen's adult books have environmental themes, or characters deeply tied to the environment or issues surrounding land development and the protection of endangered species, so it's no surprise that he chose to hit those hot buttons again in the book, "Hoot." This movie shows he found kindred spirits in Wil Shriner and Jimmy Buffett, the latter a native Floridian and songwriter. Hiaasen has recently published another young adult novel, this one also focusing on the evils of big corporations and the plight of the beleaguered environment, called "Flush."
Now "Hoot" has been turned into a movie. One of its best features is the beauty of the landscape. Florida's wetlands, beaches, and forests are rightfully shown as wonders. When two of the three kids featured in the film—Roy Eberhardt (Logan Lerman) and Mullet Fingers (Cody Linley)—take the boat out into the Everglades, the viewer is swept along through a panorama that almost defies description. I watched the movie with my eight-year-old son, and he was as taken with the exotic wilderness as I was. Many of the scenes are breathtaking, and the sunsets in a few of those scenes are explosions of color that will remain with the viewer for a long time. Crocodiles, egrets, cranes, and—of course—the burrowing owls the kids are trying to save from Mother Paula's Pancake House, all take center stage at one time or another.
Although the story is told from Roy's first-person narrative throughout most of the movie, there are times when it's conspicuously absent. The voice-overs really serve as a director's shorthand for advancing the plot and backgrounding the character, and only resurfaces sporadically. It was a small annoyance.
The story begins in Montana, with Roy narrating what his life has been like. His father works for the Department of Justice (which we learn later) and the family has to move around a lot as a result. We see Roy shown riding his horse n the mountain country, then the story shifts suddenly to a Florida school bus where he's crammed in like a sardine and definitely not feeling at home. A bully, Dana Matheson (Eric Phillips), pounces on Roy and grinds his face into the bus window. While being held there, Roy spots a blond, barefooted boy racing down the sidewalk, actually outrunning the bus for a time. Another turn or two, and the boy disappears.
The movie shifts to Officer David Delinko (Luke Wilson) and Curley Brannitt (Tim Blake Nelson) as they sort through the vandalism that's been done to the Mother Paula's Pancake House development site, where Curley is living as a caretaker and worker. Luke Wilson, normally at his best in the laidback, not-quite-knowing-what's-going-on role, seems almost lost in this one. He meanders through the scenes and hits his marks, but never develops beyond that. The vandals are deliberately delaying construction on the pancake house. When Officer Delinko pokes his head in the potty, he discovers a baby alligator. Tim Blake Nelson's character is slap-your-knee funny.
At school, Roy shows up late for Mr. Ryan's (Jimmy Buffett) class in marine studies. He meets Garrett and they become instant friends. Both lament about changing schools and being the dreaded "new kid". Roy questions Garrett about the barefoot boy but he has no idea who it is.
By Day Two, things spin irrevocably out of control. Dana assaults Roy, but this time Roy breaks Dana's nose. Rushing out the bus door, Roy bumps into Beatrice Leep (Brie Larson), who takes an instant dislike to him. Pursuing Mullet Fingers, Roy almost runs the mysterious boy to ground but finally loses him. Before Roy can get clear of the golf course, he gets hit between the eyes with a golf ball and knocked out.
The story proceeds from there, moving into the real issue: Mullet Fingers knows there are burrowing owls on the construction site and is doing everything he can to protect them. He's Beatrice's step-brother, but he's also a runaway from military school. Beatrice is helping him hide out and trying to get him to stop vandalizing the construction site. Mullet Fingers won't give it up, though, and soon Roy and Beatrice are involved in helping him do everything he can.
The stakes rise on each side of the board. Ruthless pancake house developer Chuck Muckle (Clark Gregg) is in a rush to break ground on his 100th restaurant and will do anything to make that happen. In fact, he already has by hiding the existence of the burrowing owls. Officer Delinko has no luck at all, and—after his windows are spray-painted black while he was asleep on sentry duty—gets the keys to a ridiculous-looking police cart. Curley hires a man with dogs to guard the site at night and Mullet Fingers gets bitten, leading to Roy lying to get him admitted to the hospital for treatment.
The special features collected on the disc add a lot of value to the package. Parrotheads (Jimmy Buffett fans) will be rewarded doubly, first by the musician's genial performance, and by his enthusiasm for the part and what he did to get the movie made. The interviews with Buffett, Shriner, and Hiaasen reflect almost the same interests and concerns. Even more of the Florida background gets revealed in those shots.
The bloopers reel shows the true magic and chemistry between the young stars. The backyard animal sanctuary bit will encourage a lot of youngsters and adults to undertake projects.
With a Jimmy Buffett musical score, the movie offers a treat to the ears, but the sounds carry through the surround sound system really well. The crash of the surf, the outboard motor, the angry, impatient snarl of the bulldozer all fill the room. Visually, with the Florida coastline and jungles to work with, as well as the wildlife, the DVD shows vibrant colors and images that often get lost in a purely action-driven tale.
"Hoot" is a delight to watch, the perfect family movie that's accessible to kids as well as adults. It's a feel-good movie with a predictable ending, but the enjoyment comes out of the trip to get there.


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WASHINGTON (June 26, 12:40 p.m. ET) — The American Chemistry Council called the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Green Building Review "fatally flawed" at a June 25 session to discuss a revised rating systems for federal government use.
Under the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA), GSA is required to evaluate green-building certification systems every five years to identify a system "deem(ed) to be most likely to encourage a comprehensive and environmentally sound approach to certification of green buildings."
The last review in 2007 resulted in GSA using LEED as the exclusive green building standard system of the federal government. For 2012, GSA commissioned Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to prepare the Green Building Certification System Review, and the June 25 session was held to gather input from the public and key stakeholders, such as the manufacturers of energy efficient building products.
Keith Christman, ACC's managing director of plastic markets, outlined what Washington-based ACC considers limitations of the GSA report.
According to ACC, the report offers only a cursory examination of the green building rating systems it reviews, including the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED program and the International Living Building Institute's Living Building Challenge (LBC).
Neither program operates in a manner that meets the consensus requirements necessary for the federal government under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), according to ACC.
"No one green building system meets all the federal requirements outlined in EISA. There is no basis for the continued monopoly for LEED within the federal government. GSA should expand its review to consider recommending any consensus standard that meets EISA, including ASHRAE 189.1 and the International Green Construction Code," Christman said.
"The review merely accepts USGBC's claim to be consensus-based without critical review. Numerous, substantial stakeholder groups in building and construction, as well as members of Congress, have argued that LEED standards are not consensus-based," he continued.
Christman pointed out that the GSA review focuses on LEED 2009, not the current LEED [version 4] draft under consideration by USGBC, and that GSA "should not implement a different version of LEED than the one the agency has reviewed."
"Each change is a new standard. If GSA and DOE want to use a new version of the standard, they would need to conduct a new review," Christman said.
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retooled Commodore C64 to arrive, so we're not at all surprised that the first people to claim one are wasting no time putting its tactile keys through its paces. In that clip you see below, YouTube user "EternalPtah" places the three decades-old original next to its Atom-powered successor, comparing everything from the beige color to the height of the function keys. All told, he reassures us, the twenty-first century iteration is a worthy follow-up to the vintage model, even if it does replace the power light with a button. If you've got four minutes to spare, hit play for what will probably be the most nostalgic hands-on you see this week.
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Cars.com Marketing Already On The Road To New Orleans For Super Bowl XLVII
By Barry Janoff
September 2, 2012: It's never too early to jump on the Super Bowl bandwagon, especially when you are a veteran of the marketing strategies associated with the big game.
Cars.com, an online destination for buying, selling and reading reviews about new and used vehicles, said it would be back on the road as an advertiser in Super Bowl XLVII with a 30-second spot. The media buy on CBS marks Cars.com's sixth consecutive year as a Super Bowl advertiser.
Thirty-second spots during Super Bowl XLVII on Feb. 3, 2013, are going for upward of $4 million, according to industry analysts. The game will be played in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.
The commercial will be part of a larger multi-media campaign, the first from McGarryBowen, Chicago, for Cars.com, which was named the site's lead agency this past May, replacing DDB.
Although details on creative were not disclosed, the company said it would maintain the theme of "buying with confidence" from previous Super Bowl commercials and would show "how the site's tools make car shopping a great experience."
"Commercials during the big game have proven to be very highly anticipated, so there is no better platform to start the year off with an all-new campaign," Linda Bartman, vp-marketing for Cars.com, said in a statement regarding the news of a Super Bowl buy some six months before the game. "Year after year, the Super Bowl has afforded us the opportunity to showcase Cars.com in a powerful way, giving us a significant boost to our brand, and this year we expect to see even greater results when we unveil our latest brand campaign."
The campaign seen during Super Bowl XLVI and subsequent marketing featured people whose confidence in using Cars.com was manifested in the form of a second head (pictured above). Two spots that ran during Super Bowl XLV showed cars reading and glowing over their reviews on Cars.com. Previous Super Bowl spots featured fictional people named Timothy Richmond and David Abernathy, who each had the confidence to overcome difficult situations in life except when it came time to buying a car — until they found Cars.com.
According to Bartman, "Buying a car is the second largest purchase most people will ever make. Car shoppers often indicate that they feel stressed during the process, so our new campaign taps into this insight and highlights the tools that Cars.com offers to help take the stress out of car shopping."
Cars.com was formed in 1998 and is a division of Classified Ventures LLC, which is owned by media companies, including A.H. Belo, Gannett, McClatchy, Tribune and The Washington Post Co.
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"The Disappearance of Alice Creed" Trailer Appears
OK, it's been kicking around, but now it's back -- Gemma Arterton ("Clash of the Titans," "Prince of Persia") is kidnapped and held for ransom in this thriller from writer-director J Blakeson. After her initial terror subsides, she forges an alliance with one of her captors and things get hairy. Showing at Tribeca.
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We know that many of the followers of this blog also love a creative and interesting clock. Chris Blasius of Germany has a new one that is fun to watch.
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Happy New Year…! Hi! blackpinksoul.
I know I said the same thing last year but could you consider following the step of Geno75 and place the PIRATE FUNK design on the DBH collective. I still think it's one of the coolest designs I have seen on DBH.
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Happy New Year…! Hi! blackpinksoul.
Hi! blackpinksoul, I don't know how it works really but can you maybe consider or see if you could enter the DHB Collective artist program and print "PIRATE FUNK", it's one of your old designs but it really stuck with me!!!.. I would buy it, like rightway.
Love your designs!
I could use your vote! here
hello mate
please check out and vote for my first artwork here at DBH
thanks a lot :)
i've been looking all over the net to make that universe thingy on my shirt. i couldnt find it for weeks till i found this.I had a question though, what vector did you go to make that depiction of the universe? How did u make that ?? Can u send me a link to where you got that vector to my email address? my email is firstname.lastname@example.com.
Seriously, stop making such awesome shirts.
thanks for the heads up. i plan on getting one tomorrow. i hope Into The Sound gets printed
Hey BPS, got Ocean of Deep, Saweeet, another nice one. Congrats on Atmosphere!
Yes, I remember voting and supporting your design, and I was ecstatic when I found out it printed. Congrats on a great print, I will pick it up next paycheck. =)
Hi bps…I have a question for you…could you email me at email@example.com? Id appreciated it =]
waiting for your new designs..added to my fave human!!!good luck
Thank you Jorge! You're awesome! __
Yo BPS! Rkdoo's putting together a minibook of DBH artists. We though you might be interested. If you are, add to this post :)
Can you send me your email?
Can you send me your email?
Your designs are stunning! Is there anyway I could contact you regarding purchasing the rights to a design, for the use of band artwork? The band in question is TesseracT. http://www.tesseractband.co.uk – firstname.lastname@example.com
Amazing work!
hey. check out my designs : )
vote/cmnt. Thanks
What's goign on bps!
So, I have this new thingie here http://www.designbyhumans.com/vote/detail/76770 it's my design for the 10K contest and I believe it looks good but, to me there's something missing, can you tall wht it is? I think I know, it's your vote! haha, sorry for the suspense and all, just wanted to be creative on spamming :oD
I would aboslutely, totally, 100% be more than grateful if you could support my design and help me become the first Bolivian designer ever being in the top 10 finalist in this conest :oD
Thanks man, really appreciate it.
PS, you rock dude! can't wait to see another of you fine designs printed.
you are on fire! keep it up man!!! do you have your website? :D
If you try to get these designs printed anywhere else after their license with DBH expires, I would like to know about it ;).


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Each year, thousands of children, young adults, and educators around the United States select their favorite recently published books for the Choices reading lists. These lists are used in classrooms, libraries, and homes to help readers of all ages find books they will enjoy. The annotated lists for the current year are posted online in May, aligning with Children's Book Week, and are available for free download. Click individual Choices projects for details, including the team leader application form for ILA members, and find our combined booklets for all three Choices reading lists below.
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Heard that I could upgrade my 2006 Mac Mini to make it faster. Give it NEW life.
나의 수리
Using the guides and Tools from IFixit.com I was able to follow step by step and upgrade CPU, RAM, Optical drive, HDD.
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IFixit.com guides and tools are great!! Great way to give life back to our toys that have been left a . . .


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522 horse necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
2 ganadores han sido elegidos entre 179 diseños de 54 diseñadores freelance.
522 Health
We are launching an Equine pharmaceutical company which carries over the counter horse supplements. 522 believes quality produces quality. "What goes in is what gets produced outwardly." The company 522 Health will bring only the best products to market because we understand the passion and love our consumers have for their horses.
522 Health will be the company that brings to market each product. Each product will be branded with the 522 logo as a secondary mark but the product will have a fully developed brand and campaign itself. For example, we will launch a daily feeder called LOVE.
Therefore it is essential that a we find a logo that can be included in every one of our product launches and still has the ability to stand by itself. The stand alone mark we represent our brand promise and be the qualifier for all products that fall under that brand.
522 purchasing consumers in phase one will be 88 percent female according to recent studies. However, the 522 logo will be worn by both genders.
The consumer is typically consider affluent and is a horse owners. Their horse interests will have great diversity from pleasure horses, to barrel racing, to racing, all the way to the elite equestrian competitor.
***Be careful. Most non-horse people believe that ever horse related logo must be cliche and carry some sort of rope or spur. Remember these people are passionate about their horses and are high wealth individuals with a strong sense of quality.
(However, as you read on you will see that I am looking for a abstract horse integration.)
As for the start, there are not many requirements. I will tell you my thoughts but I am completely open to all suggestions. We will intensely follow the progress and be sure to give real solid critics to what we are seeing. Please feel free to ask more as well.
As for colors, I have not settle any where. I do like the orange look that I will include as a thought.
I have attached a file that will show an abstract Horse's Head. We like the abstract so that no one particular breed of horse feels left out.
We also love the idea of having 522 be prominent in the mane portion of the logo. A very cool integration of the Horses Head being a part of 522 or 522 being a part of the horse head and mane is great.
The logo attached is not bad. If the mane of the horse could be the 522 that would be great. Then we could be able to put whatever brand we want under it similar to where they have the word "company".
A couple more thoughts. Possibly having the horse facing the other way might work too. (might not). As well, we thought about a color inversion, where the horse head and mane were the white background part.
Good luck and don't hesitate to ask.
(Once this logo is done, we will look to post four more logos for the products that we will launch under 522.)
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Weak Canadian dollar will affect NHL salary cap, Bettman says
The decline of the Canadian dollar will indeed have an effect on the NHL salary cap next season, the league's commissioner, Gary Bettman, confirmed at a press conference in Boston on Saturday.
"Our system corrects for fluctuations in the Canadian dollar, because all of our computations are done in U.S. dollars. So if the Canadian comes down, as it has a little bit, then hockey-related revenue will be down and the cap will be down," he said.
"I'm not talking sizeable amounts of money, maybe a million or two. We've said, and these are rough, rough projections because we don't have enough data yet, the guesstimate was around $71 million. With the Canadian dollar down, maybe it could be 69 or 70, in that range."
Bettman also addressed the topic of expansion to places like Quebec City, Seattle and Las Vegas.
Sin City broke ground on a new 20,000-seat arena Thursday. Bettman reiterated that the league is not considering expansion at this time.
"I think it's very nice for the people of Las Vegas and people who go there to visit that there will be an arena," he said. "Beyond that, we haven't made any plans. We, as I've repeatedly said, have received expressions of interest from people who might want to own a franchise in Las Vegas, as we have from a number of other cities. But, we're not involved in any expansion process."


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Dear Electronic Drosophilists, We have the pleasure to announce the official release of GIFTS (Gene Interactions in the Fly Trans-world Server), a new WWW server mainly devoted to topics related to gene interactions in Drosophila. This server will progressively propose different services, databases, tools ... related to this research area and connected ones. At the moment, the GIFTS server proposes an access to the GIF_DB database (Gene Interactions in the Fly database), a new, fully annotated, fully referenced database of gene interactions involved in Drosophila pattern formation. In GIF_DB, the data (captured from the literature) are structured into an EMBL- (or SWISS_PROT-) like format, readable both by humans and computers. This database already offers hyper-links towards Flybase, EMBL and SWISS-Prot databases and more are planned in the future. Release 1.2 of the GIF database is presently accessible from this server. The GIFTS server has been created and is presently maintained by a group of people in the Laboratoire de Genetique et Physiologie du Developpement, CNRS Marseille, FRANCE, under the scientific direction of Bernard JACQ. For people having an Internet connection and a WWW browser (the majority, we hope), Our server can be reached at the following URL: http://www-biol.univ-mrs.fr/~lgpd/GIFTS_home_page.html For people who do not have access to WWW browsers, but nevertheless have an Internet connection, please drop a line to Bernard JACQ (jacq at lgpd.univ-mrs.fr). If several people are in this case, we will prepare a text-only version of the database. This new server will be funded for the next two years, but feedback from users will be essential for its maintenance and development. We therefore hope that people will find this new server an interesting place and the GIF database a useful tool for their research. Let us say that for people who are not involved in Drosophila pattern formation research (sadly, a majority of you!), the launching of a new interaction database (less annotated, but more general) is scheduled for the end of the year. Do not hesitate to react to this server (applauses, screams, suggestions, .... are welcome) ! We hope we will enjoy the GIFTS ... Server. Sincerely, Bernard JACQ, Florence HORN and Florence JANODY Laboratoire de Genetique et Physiologie du Developpement Parc scientifique de Luminy CNRS Case 907 13288 Marseille cedex 9 FRANCE Fax 33 91 82 06 82 Phone 33 91 26 90 55


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The Company participates in Stravinsky festivals in Berlin and Paris.
Ib Andersen, formerly of the Royal Danish Ballet, joins as Principal Dancer.
New ballets include Robbins' Suite of Dances and Rondo, Martins' Eight Easy Pieces and Lille Suite, and Balanchine's Robert Schumann's Davidsbündlertänze.
At the instigation of Balanchine, New York City Ballet donates the proceeds of its April 29 benefit performance to assist in the purchase of protective vests for New York City police officers.
Balanchine, Bates, and Perry Silvey, with financial assistance from the Kresge Foundation, develop an innovative, widely copied portable dance floor for touring.
Kyra Nichols, Nikolai Hübbe
Photo © Paul Kolnik
The Company makes its first visit to Fort Worth, Texas.
In June, New York City Ballet honors Russian composer Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky with a two-week Tschaikovsky Festival, which, in addition to repertory ballets, includes 12 new works by Balanchine, Jacques d'Amboise, Joseph Duell, Martins, Robbins, and Taras. The stage setting for the entire festival is made of translucent tubing designed by Philip Johnson and John Burgee to be hung and lit in different architectural configurations.
For the Tschaikovsky Festival, Balanchine re-choreographs his 1933 Mozartzana.
For a Dance in America telecast, Balanchine, in collaboration with Kermit Love, re-conceives L'Enfant et les Sortileges, which he had set as his first commission from Diaghilev (1925), for the opening of Ballet Society (1946), and again for the Ravel Festival (1975).
Peter Martins is named Ballet Master, joining George Balanchine, Jerome Robhins, and John Taras.
The 100th Anniversary of Stravinsky's birth inspires Balanchine to present a Stravinsky Centennial Celebration. It comprises 10 evenings of past masterworks as well as new ballets by Balanchine, Lew Christensen, Jacques d'Amboise, Martins, Robbins, and Taras. The Philip Johnson-John Burgee tubing created for the Tschaikovsky Festival is used again. Noah and the Flood is given its first stage presentation by Balanchine, assisted by Jacques d'Amboise. The ballerina Vera Zorina collaborates with Balanchine and Taras on Persephone, in which she also plays the title role.
Live from Lincoln Center telecasts Apollo and Orpheus.
Darci Kistler is promoted to the rank of Principal Dancer.
The New York State Theater undergoes a major acoustical renovation made possible by The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation.
Peter Martins, Jerome Robbins
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Balanchine dies on April 30 in New York at the age of 79, following a long illness.
Robbins and Martins assume positions of Co-Ballet Masters in Chief.
The Company dances in London, Copenhagen, and Paris.
Robbins' Glass Pieces premieres in May.
December 6 marks the 1,000th performance of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker®, and Martins dances his final performance.
Maria Calegari is promoted to the rank of Principal Dancer. Valentina Kozlova and Leonid Kozlov, both formerly with the Bolshoi Ballet, join the Company as Principal Dancers.
The National Endowment for the Arts awards the Company a Challenge Grant of $1,000,000, to be matched in the ensuing three years.
The Lila Acheson and DeWitt Wallace Fund for Lincoln Center, established by the co-founders of Reader's Digest, makes the first of its annual leadership grants to the Company in support of new productions.
Liebeslieder Walzer
Miranda Weese, Damian Woetzel,
Pascale van Kipnis, Nikolaj Hübbe
Photo © Paul Kolnik
Liebeslieder Walzer, absent for some time, is reintroduced on May 24. New designs by David Mitchell follow ideas discussed by Balanchine and Kirstein many years earlier; Karinska's costumes are retained. It is the first of five productions of Balanchine ballets to be restudied at the behest of Kirstein. Others are Gounod Symphony, Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet, Swan Lake, and La Sonnambula.
A special two-part Dance in America telecast commemorates Balanchine's life and achievements. Works by Martins (Concerto for Two Solo Pianos, Eight Easy Pieces, and The Magic Flute) are also televised.
Robbins choreographs Antique Epigraphs, which premieres in February.
Twyla Tharp collaborates with Robbins on Brahms/Handel, which premieres in June.
Helgi Tomasson choreographs Menuetto for New York City Ballet.
Joseph Duell, Lourdes Lopez, and Stephanie Saland are promoted to the rank of Principal Dancer.
The Company pays its first visit to Minneapolis.
NYCB Ensemble
Photo © Paul Kolnik
This year marks the anniversary of Serenade, which has been in continuous performance for 50 years.
Never before seen at the New York State Theater, Balanchine's Gounod Symphony is reconstructed for revival by former ballet mistress Vida Brown. Robin Wagner designs the new set, and the original Karinska costumes are reproduced.
New ballets are created by Martins (Poulenc Sonata, Valse Triste, Eight More, and Eight Miniatures), Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux (Shadows), and Robbins (Eight Lines and In Memory of...)
Christopher d'Amboise and Jock Soto are promoted to the rank of Principal Dancer.
At Robbins' initiative, New York City Ballet establishes a Dancers' Emergency Fund, for which there is to be a closing night benefit at the end of the winter season.
In April, Martins stages a special performance of We Are the World in support of USA for Africa.
Settings for two ballets by Balanchine are redesigned: Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet by David Mitchell, and Swan Lake by Alain Vaës, who works closely with Kirstein, again following ideas projected by Balanchine.
Martins creates Songs of the Auvergne, which premieres in February.
Judith Fugate is promoted to the rank of Principal Dancer. Robert La Fosse, formerly with American Ballet Theatre, joins the Company as a Principal Dancer.
Special grants from AT&T, corporate sponsor of the tour, the National Endowment for the Arts, and Lawrence A. Wien enable New York City Ballet to travel to the West Coast for the first time in 14 years. The Company appears in Berkeley and Costa Mesa, California, and Seattle, Washington.
Dance in America produces Choreography by Jerome Robbins with the New York City Ballet, which is broadcast in May.
La Sonnambula
Sofiane Sylve, Peter Boal
Photo © Paul Kolnik
On May 18, New York City Ballet and the School of American Ballet join in celebrating Kirstein's 80th birthday with a special performance at the New York State Theater.
Martins choreographs Ecstatic Orange. Balanchine's La Sonnambula is revived and given a new production by Alain Vaës, who also provides new decor for Bournonville Divertissements.
On October 4 the Company participates in Dancing for Life, a benefit to help victims of AIDS.
Peter Frame is promoted to the rank of Principal Dancer. Lindsay Fischer, formerly a member of the Dutch National Ballet, joins the Company as a Principal Dancer.
Following a three-year sponsorship of "Ballet for Young People" matinee performances New York Telephone becomes the corporate sponsor of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker™, ensuring preservation of this work and allowing its presentation to 1,000 New York City schoolchildren each year. It is the largest corporate contribution the Company has received.
Bolshoi Ballet Principal Dancers Nina Ananiashvili and Andris Liepa perform as Guest Artists in February, in the first such collaboration between the Soviet Union and the United States.
NYCB 40th Anniversary
Opening Night Gala Invitation
Under the direction of Martins, a three-week American Music Festival in honor of New York City Ballet's 40th Anniversary is presented during the Spring Season, from April 26 to May 15. Twenty-two world premieres are offered, including five ballets to newly commissioned scores, along with ballets in repertory, among them Robbins' Ives, Songs, presented earlier in the year. Choreographers represented are Christopher d'Amboise, Ib Andersen, Balanchine, Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, Bart Cook, Laura Dean, Joseph Duell, Eliot Feld, William Forsythe, Robert La Fosse, Lar Lubovitch, Miriam Mahdaviani, Martins, Robbins, Tanner, Paul Taylor, Violette Verdy, and Robert Weiss. Composers are drawn from the entire spectrum of 19th- and 20th-century music. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., is the corporate sponsor of the Company's 40th Anniversary American Music Festival.
The National Endowment for the Arts, the Lila Acheson and DeWitt Wallace Fund for Lincoln Center, and The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation award leadership grants to the festival; other major contributions are made to the festival.
As New York City Ballet celebrates 40 years of existence, it begins its 89th New York season on November 22, 1988, with the original opening night program, consisting of Balanchine's Concerto Barocco, Orpheus, and Symphony in C. It numbers 104 dancers.
On July 15, American Music Festival ballets premiere at Saratoga, along with Robbins' Ives, Songs.
In September, the Company departs for its first tour to Asia since 1958, two weeks and 13 performances at Tokyo Bay N.K. Hall in Japan.
For the 1988-1989 Winter Season, the Company initiates the NYCB Discovery Series to encourage children and their parents to explore the world of ballet.
Two new Martins ballets premiere in February: Beethoven Romance and Mozart Serenade.
Also in February, New York City Ballet holds the fifth Dancers Emergency Fund Benefit. The 40th Anniversary program, "Forty Carats," is comprised of excerpts from 12 ballets spanning the Company's 40-year history.
May marks the 10th Anniversary of Ballet for Young People, celebrated with a free matinee for 2,500 students from all 32 New York school districts.
Ray Charles and the Raeletts return to New York City Ballet to perform Martins' American Music Festival ballet A Fool for You. The live performance was telecast on Live from Lincoln Center and was viewed by over 2.7 million households.
In June, Patricia McBride dances her farewell performance at the New York State Theater.
The Spring Gala performance honors Robbins' 70th birthday. The all-Robbins program includes The Concert, with six Principals in the "Mistake Waltz," and a special version of Circus Polka that concludes with 48 students forming the initials "J.R." in a floor pattern.
Echo, a new work by Martins, premieres in June, with music by composer Michael Torke. The Saratoga season features local premieres of Martins' Beethoven Romance, Mozart Serenade, and Echo.
Patricia McBride gives her farewell performance at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Valse Triste.
Vienna Waltzes
Suzanne Farrell
Photo © Paul Kolnik
In August, the Company embarks on a European tour, with one week in each of the following cities: Copenhagen, Glasgow, The Hague (Holland Dance Festival), and Paris (Festival International de Danse de Paris). After completing the tour, members of the Company return to Denmark for the filming of two Dance in America (PBS) segments, including Balanchine's Serenade and Western Symphony, and Martins' Sophisticated Lady and Valse Triste.
Peter Boal, Helene Alexopoulos, Damian Woetzel, and Gen Horiuchi are promoted to the rank of Principal Dancer. Robert Hill, formerly of American Ballet Theatre, joins the Company as Principal Dancer.
In November, Suzanne Farrell dances her final performance with New York City Ballet in Sophisticated Lady and Vienna Waltzes.


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Student or Learner
1) "My commitment is to recover every single dime the American people are owed. And my determination to achieve this goal is only heightened when I see reports of massive profits and obscene bonuses at some of the very firms who owe their continued existence to the American people, folks who have not been made whole and who continue to face real hardship in this recession."
Does it mean here to get a refund?
Recover what they lost.
I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.


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October 08, 2006, San Diego, California, USA_ The dog park in Balboa Park is very popular on weekends. Dog parks have multiplied around the country, from 20 in 1995 to more than 600 today, to the delight of frolicking, unleashed pets and the consternation of opponents who fear wear and tear on property, dog fights and deaths, and loss of green space. Emma Jane, a 2-year-old Rottweiller is brought to the park by her owner Patti Hyman of Point Loma, who likes to bring her here to socialize with other dogs (or cameras!). Shot on Sunday, October 8, 2006. _Mandatory Credit: photo by Crissy Pascual/ San Diego Union-Tribune/Zuma Press. copyright 2006 San Diego Union-Tribune
XOL Memorial Park
March 09, 2009, San Diego, California._B2 XOL: Kids play on the playground at Memorial Park. Emily DeLaRosa, 10, swings next to Butterball, the 3-month-old puppy of her friends, Lizbeth and Maribel Landa. Shot on Monday, March 09, 2009. Mandatory Credit: photo by Crissy Pascual/Zuma Press. copyright 2009 San Diego Union-Tribune.
Howl-A-Day Pawty
December 16, 2007, San Diego, California, USA._PawYards Holiday Pawty was held at Metropawlitan Dog in downtown San Diego, where pet owners could bring their dogs in for pictures with Santa and prizes were given for best costumes. Munchkin, a Yorkshire Terrier, was dressed as a Christmas present under the tree by owner Teresa Meng of Clairemont. They won the prize for Best Costume for small dog. Shot on Sunday, December 16, 2007._Mandatory Credit: photo by Crissy Pascual/San Diego Union-Tribune. copyright 2007 San Diego Union Tribune.
Alex Woodard
February 4, 2009, ENCINITAWS, California._ Musician/surfer Alex Woodard recorded his latest cd at his home studio in Leucadia, where he lives with his dog, Stella. Shot on Wednesday, Februrary 4, 2009. Mandatory Credit: photo by Crissy Pascual/Zuma Press. copyright 2009 San Diego Union-Tribune.