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Men's basketball — The Fire competed against Grinnell College at home on Jan. 19. Knox fell, with the final score 126-87. The men shot an exceptional 63.3 percent in the first half, but did not attempt any threes. Junior Justin Windt had 34 points and freshman Jordan Rayner added 15. Freshman Wes Jolly had 12 points of his own to add. The men will face off against Beloit College at home on Friday, Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m. and Lake Forest College on Saturday, Jan. 26 at 3:00 p.m.
Women's basketball — The women competed against Grinnell College on Jan. 19. The Fire found victory with a final score of 65-41. Senior Karlie Thorn had 17 points with a field goal percentage of .462. Senior Jarrelyn McCall had 16 points and a field goal percentage of .273. The women will play Beloit College at home on Friday, Jan. 25 at 5:30 p.m. and Lake Forest College on Saturday, Jan. 26 at 1:00 p.m.
Track & field — The track and field teams competed at Monmouth College on Jan. 19. Freshman Takira Koonce placed second in the women's 60m with a time of 8.00, the fourth best time in Knox history. She also placed third in the 200m with a time of 26.92. Freshman Austin Rauch placed first in the men's high jump by clearing the bar at 1.99m, the second best in school history. Alex Baker earned third place in the pole vault, jumping 3.20m. The team will travel to Illinois Wesleyan on Jan. 26 for the next competition.
Swimming & diving — The swimming and diving teams competed at Monmouth College on Saturday, Jan. 19. The women's team fell to the Scots 114-57 and the men lost 140-25. Junior Melissa Wood placed first in the women's 50 freestyle with a time of :27.56. She placed first in the 100 yard backstroke as well. Senior Joseph Hilger placed second in the men's 100 yard freestyle with a time of 1:01.30. The teams will compete again on January 25 when they head to Principia.

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Shrimp and Avocado Taco Saladwith honey-adobo dressing / tortilla chips
This is a new combination of flavors in a perennial favorite of the Cook Smarts community - the taco salad! This unique version is topped with shrimp and avocados and finished with a spicy and sweet dressing. Tortilla chips add great crunch - they're good crumbled over top or just served alongside the salad.
- Shrimp, peeled and deveined - 1 lb
- Bell peppers, any color - 2, diced
- Lettuce - 8 oz, chopped (any crisp variety like romaine)
- Tomatoes, medium - 1, chopped
- Avocados - 1, chopped
- Black beans (14 oz / 397 g) - 1 can, drained and rinsed
- Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
- Cumin - 1/2 tsp
- Lime juice - 2 tsp
- Tortilla chips, gluten-free - 4 cups
- Garlic - 1 clove, chopped
- Lime juice - 1 Tbsp
- Honey - 1 Tbsp
- Adobo sauce - 2 tsp (usually found with canned chipotle peppers)
- Cumin - 1/2 tsp
- Oil, cooking - 4 Tbsp
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- Shrimp - Defrost, rinse, and pat dry.
- Make dressing - Chop garlic. Whisk together garlic, lime juice (portion for dressing), honey, adobo sauce, and cumin (portion for dressing). Add oil (portion for dressing) while whisking. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
- Bell peppers - Dice bell peppers. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
- Lettuce / Tomatoes / Avocados - Prep as directed.
- Beans - Drain and rinse.
- Heat a skillet or frying pan with oil (portion for salad) over medium heat. Add bell peppers and saute until tender, ~3 minutes.
- To bell peppers, add shrimp with cumin (portion for salad) and saute until opaque and cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in beans. Squeeze lime juice (portion for salad) over top. Season with some salt and pepper.
- Assemble salads by tossing together lettuce, tomatoes, avocados, bell peppers, beans, and shrimp. Add vinaigrette until dressed to your liking. Crumble tortilla chips over the top. Enjoy!
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Wasn't bad but nothing special. I probably won't make this one again.0 Helpful
Portobello mushroom, avocado, and quinoa taco salad. 5yo actually ate some red pepper!! I forgot the blue chips, so it was like dessert at the end of the meal. Dressing was amazing- only it was without garlic or adobo sauce plus garam masala, 5yo was literally licking the bowl and next time I need to double it!0 Helpful
Very yummy and easy to make. Filling with lots of textures. There was something bitter about my dressing though. I think next time I'll do a cilantro lime dressing instead.0 Helpful
Pretty easy and filling. A salad win!0 Helpful
Yum. That was very good.0 Helpful
Filling and tasty. Came together quickly. Nice change for a taco salad. The dressing is especially good.0 Helpful


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Preheat the oven to 200°C, fan 180°C, gas mark 6. Roll out the pastry and use to line a deep 20x30cm loose-bottomed tart tin, or a 23cm round tin.
Prick the base and line with greaseproof paper and baking beans. Sit the tin on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes, then remove the beans and paaper and return to the oven for a further 5-10 minutes until pale golden.
Lower the oven to 180°C, fan 160°C, gas mark 4.
Steam the Cavolo nero leaves for 4 minutes until tender. Cool and drain well then pat dry with kitchen paper.
Arrange the Cavolo nero and pancetta pieces on top of the pastry, leaving a border of about 1.5cm.
Beat together the milk, double cream and eggs until well blended. Stir in the cheese and some freshly ground black pepper, then pour onto the Cavolo nero and pancetta.
Bake for 25 minutes until just set. Leave to cool for 10 minutes, then cut into slices and serve whilst still warm.
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M. Shunmugam, M. Ugarte, M. S. Ahmad, A. Laidlaw, T. H. Williamson; Pilot Study of Metamorphopsia Quantification in Surgical Retinal Disease. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2010;51(13):1833. doi: https://doi.org/.
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Patients with retinal disease present with a number of definable symptoms which includes metamorphopsia. There has been considerable difficulty in designing a tool to record the nature and degree of distortion perceived by the patient. A pilot proof-of-principle study was performed to validate a new method of quantifying the nature & degree of metamorphopsia using modified Amsler charts.
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Patients with unilateral epiretinal membranes (ERM) and full-thickness macular holes were prospectively recruited and presented with modified Amsler charts with gradations of increasing line thicknesses. The line thickness at which their distortion failed to be manifest was recorded. Patients were then asked to match the patterns of distortion they noted with modified Amsler grids of 10 differing sinusoidal distortion patterns and corresponding grid displacements/excursions of between 1% to 8% (in single percentage increments). These results were compared with LogMAR visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, stereopsis, subjective Amsler grid assessment, dominance & optical coherence tomography (OCT) characteristics.
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Twenty-five patients with a mean age of 70 yrs (SD = 7.7) identified pattern distortion displacement which statistically correlated with near & distance visual acuity (p < 0.01), contrast sensitivity (p < 0.01) & ERM central foveal thickness on OCT scanning (p < 0.01) . The line thickness threshold at which distortion was noted correlated with visual acuity (p < 0.01), stereopsis (p = 0.01) & the number of Amsler grid squares affected (p < 0.02). The actual pattern of grid distortion however did not correspond to any clinical indices.
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Subjective symptoms of metamorphopsia can be quantified and this test may provide a quick office-based tool to monitor the severity of certain retinal conditions. The degree of image displacement is more clinically relevant than actual distortion pattern perception.
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Allianz Global Investors, active investment managers, is launching an Asian private credit capability. The addition of Asian private credit rounds out the geographic reach of AllianzGI's fast-growing global private debt platform.
AllianzGI's new Asian private credit team will be based in Singapore and led by Sumit Bhandari, who joins AllianzGI with 17 years of industry experience, including helping establish a private credit business in Asia. Weizhong Yun also joins AllianzGI, with ten years of Asian market experience. Further hires are expected to join the team over the coming months.
Deborah Zurkow, global head of alternatives at Allianz Global Investors, says: "Since we launched our alternatives pillar four years ago, AllianzGI has established a reputation for bringing differentiated types of cash flows to the market, helping make previously unseen or complex strategies investible for our clients. Adding Asian private credit to our platform provides our investors with an access point to another unique set of cash flows that are inaccessible through public markets.
She adds: "Given the abundant growth in Asian debt, it is critical we have the right expertise to identify the deals that we believe will help meet our investors' portfolio return and diversification objectives, so I'm delighted to have two such highly-experienced local market experts leading the build out of our team. Over time, with Asia as an anchor, we will explore further extending the range of emerging market credit our clients can gain access to via our rapidly expanding global platform."
With growth rates in Asia higher than in developed markets and corporate default and creditor recovery rates comparable to developed markets, Asia's private debt markets exhibit attractive fundamentals. With the retrenchment of banks due to regulatory pressures and inefficient debt capital markets, AllianzGI believes Asia's mid-cap companies are currently particularly underserved, lacking access to credit despite their strong fundamentals and compelling growth stories.
AllianzGI's Asian private debt team are expected to begin investing shortly, with Allianz as an initial investor. The investment is a cornerstone of Allianz' strategic ambition to increase its exposure to emerging markets on the Alternatives side to lock in attractive returns, benefit from high growth rates and further diversify its insurance portfolios.
AllianzGI's Asian private debt team will be targeting a senior secured debt strategy and mezzanine financing strategy. They will target private companies based in Asia and look to build up a diversified portfolio.
Sumit Bhandari, managing director, Asia Private Credit at AllianzGI, says: "The ability to invest across the capital structure provides for complete financing solutions to borrowers and unlocks an abundant deal flow with an attractive risk / return profile. We are excited to be able to help our clients unlock the potential of Asian private debt markets."


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|El Partal comes from an Arabic word meaning portico.
El Partal
El Partal comes from an Arabic word meaning "the portico", and is the name given to the remains of the residence of Sultan Yusuf III, the northernmost of the Nasrid Palaces. The stately Moorish homes which once filled this part of the Alhambra Hill were allowed to fall into ruin because they were not close enough to the new Christian palace to be conveniently used, by its intended inhabitants, as recreational areas and decorated gardens, of the type so popular during the Renaissance. All that is left now are the archaeological excavations of several of these homes visible among the terraced gardens (planted in the 20th century) - and the picturesque arcade, tower and pond of El Partal.
Near the pond stands a small mosque, one of the most charming buildings of the Alhambra.
It was built atop the ramparts and is barely wide enough for three or four persons to kneel in side by side. The "mezquita del Partal" is the only free-standing mosque conserved in the city.
The higher part of the garden, at the foot of the church of Santa María, was the site of the palace cemetery or rawda, situated next to the Great Mosque. Here we have an external view of the star-shaped "lantern" of the Room of the Abencerrajes.
As we walk up the hill, along the northern ramparts, we pass four towers, each of which has its romantic legend, and which are in themselves precious, miniature palaces. Below we see the Torre de los Picos - the "tower of the pointed battlements"...
...and, higher up on the left, the Torre de las Cautivas and the Torre de la Infanta, with the Monastery (Parador) de San Francisco in the background.
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Dogs Make a Splash at Lighthouse/City Tucson YMCA
The Lighthouse/City YMCA in Tucson, Arizona encouraged people to bring their dogs for a Dog Day Swim on Saturday, October 17th. The lifeguards did a terrific job teaching dogs to swim, and the dogs really made a splash. The Dog Whisperer would have been proud.
We enjoyed taking photographs, as much as the dogs enjoyed the water. We hope you enjoy our SLIDESHOW.
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There are two kinds of leaders; the men who are born to create history and the others who are catapulted into the leadership role by the history. It is the first category of leaders whose vision and initiatives lift the countries from the vicious circle of poverty and shape their future as world leaders. Deng Xiaoping was the leader who was born to create history. His vision to evolve China's own version of socialism characterized by openness with a clear cut goal of putting China on the road to sustainable development and improving lives of the people has worked wonders. China over the four decades has become number two economic power of the world poised to play a major role on the economic and political stage at the global level. Economist and political analysts believe that China would be the number one economic power of the world by 2050 and the indications are that no matter what the US and its allies do to obstruct that process, it has become unstoppable to achieve that distinction.
Over the last 40 years GDP of China has been expanding at an average rate of 9.5 %, a phenomenal happening. The result is that China now accounts for 30% of global GDP. The reforms set in train in 1978 were premised on special economic zones in several provinces; introduction of household responsibility system that allowed households to contract land, machinery and other facilities from collective organizations; the consolidation of state-owned enterprises and accession to WTO in 2001. These policies boosted foreign investments exponentially besides encouraging entrepreneurship. The willingness of the Chinese leaders to implement pragmatic and impregnable economic policies enabled the country to escape the poverty trap and gave its 800 million people upper-middle class income status.
China's rise to number two economic power has not only benefitted China and its people but it has also helped many countries of the world in improving their economic profile through investments made by China. It is reportedly the third biggest source of foreign investment with outflows touching $ 125 billion mark in 2017. The economic strength enabled China to dilute the impact of financial crisis in Asia in 1997 as well as at the global level during 2008-9.
The BRI initiative launched by President Xi Jin Ping in 2013 which aims to connect China with Asia, Europe and Africa via land and sea-based infrastructure development manifests its economic prowess to propel global development through partnership and connectivity with an explicit aim of shared global prosperity. President Xi Jinping while addressing second Belt and Roan Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing on 26 April vividly espoused the achievements of the initiative so far and an encouraging perspective on the future aims of the cooperation. He said "What we have achieved amply demonstrates that Belt and Road cooperation has both generated new opportunities for the development of all participating countries and opened up new horizons for China's development and opening-up. We need to be guided by the principle of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits. We need to act in the spirit of multilateralism, pursue cooperation through consultation and keep all participants motivated. We may, by engaging in bilateral, trilateral and multilateral cooperation, fully tap into the strengths of all participants. We need to take a people-cantered approach, give priority to poverty alleviation and job creation to see that the joint pursuit of Belt and Road cooperation will deliver true benefits to the people of participating countries and contribute to their social and economic development. We also need to ensure the commercial and fiscal sustainability of all projects so that they will achieve the intended goals as planned. Connectivity is vital to advancing Belt and Road cooperation. We need to promote a global partnership of connectivity to achieve common development and prosperity. I am confident that as we work closely together, we will transcend geographical distance and embark on a path of win-win cooperation."
The fact that more than 150 countries and international organizations have signed agreements on Belt and Road cooperation with China amply demonstrate the faith of the participating countries and multilateral organizations in the BRI initiative and its potential to give the world a new global economic order predicated on participation and shared economic prosperity. The much awaited re-awakening of the East has come forth in the shape of BRI.
However the BRI initiative also has its detractors and opponents like USA and some of its western allies who perceive it as a threat to the global economic orders which promotes their vested interests. They are taking all possible measures to stop China from gaining the status of number one economic power of the world with greater political role on the world stage. The US trade war with China is one of the manifestations of the malice and grudge that they harbour against China but it will harm them more than the latter. Their economies have reached a point of saturation while China still has a vast potential to increase its economic prowess that will benefit the countries participating in the BRI initiative because it is not only a global factory for producing goods and services for exports but is also a global market for other countries with ever expanding horizons. China is vying for removal of trade barriers and is willing to lower tariffs as well as removal of non-tariff barriers to meet ever-growing material and cultural needs of its people by giving them more choices and benefits.
The US has found a willing partner in India to do her bidding in this region and to check Chinese burgeoning influence in the region and beyond. USA and India are vying to sabotage CPEC, a pivotal project of BRI which aims at regional connectivity and shared regional prosperity. However in spite of covert and overt Indian actions to sabotage CPE both China and Pakistan have urged India to join it earnestly believing that Indian participation would not only help in exploiting the regional economic potential for shared prosperity but would also benefit India immensely. But unfortunately the Indian leaders remain oblivious to the benefits of CPEC blinded by their designs to establish hegemony in the region.
However notwithstanding the US hostility toward BRI and Indian opposition of CPE, it is an irrefutable reality that China is destined to lead the world within the next two decades as its economic prowess and future potential have amply suggest. Connectivity has become the buzz word of the twenty first century which has turned the tide against those who are vying to protect their vested global interest and resist the change.


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advantage and organisational profit. When looking at diversity in the workforce, the business case and the moral case justification are often necessary. The following paragraphs will talk more about the business case and moral case, and the linkages between them, as well as the theories and conceptual frameworks for the business and moral cases justification for diversity management in organisations. The business case for diversity is often expressed in terms of managing diversity (Urwin et al. 2013). It
5. Cases: Model, Related, Contrary, Borderline & Invented Model Case A model is a simple representation of something else. Avant and Walker 2011, define a model case as an occurrence that defines the case or idea exactly. In many instances, a model is something that the person can relate to and should come first in the study (Avant & Walker, 2011). Example of a model case: "Jason" is a 31-year-old white male that has worked on the surgical oncology floor for 5 years. He has a wife and a two-year-old
State of Karnataka Respondent Appearing on behalf of Respondent INDEX SR.NO | PARTICULARS | PAGE NO. | 1. | List of Abbreviations | | 2 | Authority Cited | | 3 | Statement Of Jurisdiction | | 4 | Fact Of Case | | 5 | Issue Of The Case | | 6 | Body Of Pleading | | 7 | Prayer Clause | | LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 1. Indian Evidence Act 1872 2. Indian penal code 1860 3. Criminal Procedure code 1973 4. Criminal law 1967 AUTHORITY CITED 1. Chirra Shivaraj
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Holding Fast HBR Business Case Assignment 1. This case starts out in a lab that is located in a building that is operated by Crescordia. Crescordia is a company that makes a range of products such as artificial hips and scalps but also is one of the few companies that sell fixation devices. At the beginning of the case Crescordia holds a seminar for orthopedic surgeons so they can better familiarize themselves with the products and procedures that are needed when dealing with using these fixation
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ASSIGNMENT FORM COURSE: Operation Management INSTRUCTOR: Professor Wang Xiayang HOMEWORK: Case Writing –National Cranberry Cooperative NAME: JESSIE ZHOU/KOBE LIU STUDENT ID NO.: 08210359/ CLASS: 09PA STUDENT DECLARATION I declare that this assignment is my own work, which all sources of reference are acknowledged in full and it has not been submitted for any other course. Signature: Date: 10/10/30 NATIONAL CRANBERRY COOPERATIVE
Synthes Case Study Team S Santiago Sanchez Villalba Bharat Pawar Morris Li Jose Llanos Tiia Paananen What are the different threats to the sustainability of Synthes` competitive advantage? Synthes has several threats to consider in the near and upcoming future. The first threat we can talk about is with regards to imitation. Imitation is a big deal in the internal fixation device industry. Synthes has become the leader in this market due to several competitive advantages, for example


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As reported in an earlier column the gun grabbers are on the move, and today, Senator Dianne Feinstein's AWB bill (S: 150) finished up it's open hearing.
Already, the schedule for the Senate Judiciary Committee has been published.
Item 1. Committee Authorizing Resolutions.
Item 2. Nominations. (Numerous District Court Judges)
Item 3. III. Legislation – Addressing:
S.150, Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 (Feinstein)
S.54, Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 (Leahy)
S.374, Protecting Responsible Gun Sellers Act of 2013 (Schumer)
S.146, School Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 (Boxer)
Certainly on S. 150, now that the hearings are over, it is most likely that S. 150 will come up for a vote on passing Committee. Since the other three bills have not been vetted in hearings, their fate is unknown. They could be scheduled for hearings themselves, or could be put to the vote. In any event, we will know the answer tomorrow (2/28/13) or the day after.
Speculation is that IF S. 150 passes the Committee, then the other gun related bills will also pass without a hearing as the mood of the Committee will have been established.
It is still not too late to contact your Senators, especially those Senators of yours that are on the Committee, to make your feelings known.
The Senate Judiciary Committee members
Patrick J. Leahy Chairman, D-Vermont
Dianne Feinstein D-California
Chuck Grassley Ranking Member, R-Iowa
Chuck Schumer D-New York
Orrin G. Hatch R-Utah
Dick Durbin D-Illinois……Class 2
Jeff Sessions R-Alabama
Sheldon Whitehouse D-Rhode Island
Lindsey Graham R-South Carolina——–Class 2
Amy Klobuchar D-Minnesota
John Cornyn R-Texas——–Class 2
Al Franken D-Minnesota——Class 2
Michael S. Lee R-Utah
Christopher A. Coons D-Delaware—–Class 2
Ted Cruz R-Texas
Richard Blumenthal D-Connecticut
Jeff Flake R-Arizona
Mazie Hirono D-Hawaii
If your Senator is on this committee, it is time to contact them expressing your wishes these bills die in Committee. You can contact them via the following link. The Senators listed as Class 2 are up for re-election in 2014. The Class 2 Senators are more vulnerable to pressure due to the fact they are up for re-election next cycle.
Interactive map for both chambers of Congress.
If you haven't contacted your Senators yet NOW is your last chance.
©2013 Chris Woodard – All Rights Reserved.
Gun Rights Examiners……
Kurt Hofmann
Jennifer Cruz
Dave Workman
Other sites of interest….
Constitution Watch
War on Guns, notes from the resistance
Armed and Safe


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CINCINNATI, Ohio - Organized Living, a manufacturer of home storage and organizing products, worked with Differential, a digital agency to redesign its Professional Design Tool.
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LOS ANGELES � From brain-devouring zombies in �The Walking Dead� to crime-scene bloodshed on �CSI,� special-effects wizard Sam Nicholson has delivered gore galore to television viewers. But he says nothing has affected him more than the commercial he made for Super Bowl Sunday.
It�s an ad urging viewers to spay or neuter their pets. The ad uses elaborate computer-generated images and live-action shots of cats and dogs in pet-sized football helmets and pads facing off in a stadium full of cheering fans, falling confetti and exploding flashbulbs. It won�t air during the New England Patriots-Seattle Seahawks matchup Feb. 1 but on one of the game-day alternatives for animal lovers � the Kitten Bowl.
The Hallmark Channel hosts the feline counterpoint to the beloved Puppy Bowl. Both are cute contests, rather than athletic competitions, presenting young pets romping across tiny turf fields, pushing around toy balls and pawing one another instead of scoring touchdowns.
In between cuddly cats, the commercial will promote sterilization. It�s not the most crowd-pleasing cause, but animal welfare agencies say it�s an effective way to reduce the number of homeless cats and dogs that are euthanized.
�I promised my best people because it was close to my heart,� said Nicholson, owner of Stargate Studios. �I believe in the cause.�
The ad is the brainchild of Lucy Pet Foundation founder Joey Herrick, whose group aims to sponsor a fleet of spay-and-neuter vans to travel wherever dog or cat overpopulation is a problem.
His foundation launched a social media campaign in the hope scores of people will see the ad, which pans into a stadium where live-action pets in uniforms face off in a mock championship, barking to hike the football, catching it in their mouths and getting cheers from real and computer-animated animal fans.
Nicholson fused computer-generated images with live-action video and as many as 80,000 images of dozens of animals that were brought in by staff members or from shelters.
While the pets in the audience got lessons in quick costume changes, the dogs and cats on the football teams took fast-tracked training on how to be comfortable under the weight of shoulder pads and helmets. Nicholson said he shot all the parts, then pieced them together like a large, layered puzzle.
�All the dogs and cats in the stadium are individually photographed elements, dressed in every outfit we could think of,� Nicholson said. �We synchronized them so they looked left to right when the ball was going that way.�
To get the dogs to look from one side to another, someone would run behind the camera with a hot dog. For cats, they put kitty food on a stick and ran.
Nicholson photographed most of the animals in front of a green screen to eliminate distractions.
�We used the same dogs in sunglasses, lots of wardrobe changes, crazy hats and tutus ... cats in muscle suits, Chihuahuas in ballerina outfits,� he said.
The ad would have cost about $1 million to purchase, Nicholson said, but he donated nearly 90 percent of the actual production cost to the foundation�s cause. Herrick�s foundation believes overpopulation is the biggest challenge to animal welfare: Shelters euthanize millions of unwanted cats and dogs every year.
�You have to stop the influx,� said Herrick, who started a mobile spay-and-neuter clinic outside Los Angeles. �There are too many animals coming in.�