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This 'Official Comedy' parody public service announcement urges people to "stop caring" about Amanda Bynes' behavior.
The former child star has been acting strangely since she announced her retirement from acting. As one of the video's speakers notes: "she threw a bong out of her apartment window. You know what she threw out of that same window five years ago? Her career." The video recalls other odd habits of hers like wearing "crazy wigs."
Bynes has lashed out at celebrities like Rihanna, Courtney Love and Lance Bass on Twitter. Bynes' shockingly inappropriate tweets to Drake have received over 50,000 retweets and 35,000 favorites. This PSA calls for people to stop encouraging Amanda Bynes and to focus on other more important world issues.
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- By: Laura McQuarrieJun 5, 2013
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LIVESTRONG Sporting Park | Kansas City, Kan.
Attendance: 18,491 (sell out)
Weather: 84 degrees and partly cloudy
Video: Match Highlights
Sporting Kansas City (14-7-5, 47 pts)
New York Red Bulls (13-7-6, 45 pts)
Sporting Kansas City: Jimmy Nielsen ©; Seth Sinovic, Matt Besler, Aurelien Collin, Chance Myers; Julio Cesar, Paulo Nagamura, Roger Espinoza; Kei Kamara, Teal Bunbury (C.J. Sapong 14), Graham Zusi
Subs not used: Eric Kronberg, Michael Harrington, Lawrence Olum, Oriol Rosell, Soony Saad, Michael Thomas
New York Red Bulls: Bill Gaudette; Connor Lade, Markus Holgersson ©, Heath Pearce, Wilman Conde; Jan Gunnar Solli (Roy Miller 91+), Teemu Tainio, Tim Cahill, Dax McCarty; Sebastien Le Toux, Kenny Cooper (Joel Lindpere 70)
Subs not used: Luis Robles, Brandon Barklage, Stephen Keel, Jonathan Borrajo, Jose Angulo
Shots on Goal
Corner Kicks
Misconduct Summary:
KC – Aurelien Collin (caution; persistent infringement) 35
NY – Tim Cahill (caution; reckless tackle) 45
KC – RogerEspinoza (caution; unsporting behavior) 68
KC – C.J. Sapong (caution; reckless foul) 76
NY – Wilman Conde (caution; reckless foul) 77
Scoring Summary:
KC – Kei Kamara 10 (Teal Bunbury 1, Graham Zusi 12) 4
NY – Own Goal (Kei Kamara) 28
Sporting Kansas City drew 1-1 with the New York Red Bulls on Sunday at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park. Kei Kamara scored his team-leading 10th goal of the year to keep Sporting KC in first place in the Eastern Conference, two points ahead of New York with eight games to play.
Sporting Kansas City burst out of the gates with the top spot in the conference on the line and went up a goal in the first four minutes. With Graham Zusi's service from midfield drawing goalkeeper Bill Gaudette out of the box, Teal Bunbury was first to the ball and chipped the ball to Kamara, who sent in a perfectly-aimed header that put the home side ahead.
The two teams remained relatively quiet until the 20th minute when Aurelien Collin looped in a header that was just wide and high of the far post. Collin again took another attempt seven minutes later, receiving a corner kick from Graham Zusi and aiming another header on goal, this time better-placed but into the arms of Guadette.
The Red Bulls equalized off of an own goal in the 28th minute after Sebastien Le Toux curled in a free kick from the left sideline that was directed toward Tim Cahill. In a rush to deflect the dangerous ball, Kamara's header ended in the back of the net to draw the rivals level.
Neither side could create scoring opportunities in a half that saw Sporting KC hold the Red Bulls without a single shot. Sporting Kansas City's last effort of the first half came five minutes into stoppage time when Paulo Nagamura barged down the right flank and sent in an arching shot, just wide of the crossbar.
The second half commenced with Sporting KC continuing to control possession. Ten minutes in, Nagamura took a well-struck volley from the top of the box that was saved by Gaudette. Sporting Kansas City continued to push for the go-ahead goal two minutes later when Sapong received a cross from Chance Myers and made a diving header, denied again by Gaudette.
New York responded in the 65th minutes when Dax McCarty led a counter attack, slipping the ball to Le Toux at the penalty spot but the striker sent his first-timeshot well over the crossbar.
Kamara sought his second goal of the night in the 80th minute when he took a driving free kick that cleared the wall and was just a glance wide of the left post. Sapong took a long-range effort of his own two minutes later when he evaded New York's defense and sent in a swinging ball that went wide.
Both sides kept up the tempo for the final 10 minutes of the match, with action in both ends but no shots on goal. New York had a golden opportunity in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time when Le Toux and McCarty broke away, catching Sporting Kansas City on the counter. Myers made the recovery run back on defense and denied McCarty just outside of the goal.
Sporting Kansas City, unbeaten now in their last four MLS matches, will host Toronto FC at 7:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, Sept. 1 at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park. Tickets are available online at Ticketmaster.com and at LSP Box Offices.
- Sporting Kansas City are now 14-7-5 on the season and remain in first place in the Eastern Conference with 47 points, two points ahead of New York.
- Sporting KC's 47 points are second most in MLS this season and the team's 1.81 points per game are also second-best behind San Jose.
- Sporting KC are 7-3-3 at home this season in MLS play and 137-75-46 all-time at home.
- Sporting Kansas City are 208-206-105 all-time. The team has more draws than any other team in MLS history.
- Sporting KC have the most wins (14) and best goal differential (+9) of all teams in the Eastern Conference this season.
- New York set season lows in shots (3), shots on goal (0) and corner kicks (0) on Sunday.
- Sunday's match marked the third MLS match in 2012 that Sporting KC has not allowed ashot on goal.
- Prior to 2012, Sporting Kansas City had held an opponent without a shot on goal only three times in team history.
- Sunday was the sixth MLS match in 2012 that Sporting KC goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen did not make a save.
- The Red Bulls have gone seven straight MLS matches without a win on the road, dating back to May.
- The all-time regular season series between Sporting KC and New York Red Bulls remains even at 17-17-10. Sporting Kansas City are 14-7-3 at home in the regular season series.
- Sunday's match was the first of three meetings between Sporting KC and the New York Red Bulls this season. The two teams will meet twice more at Red Bull Arena in the final two months of the season.
- Sunday's match was the first of three consecutive MLS home matches for Sporting KC. The team has eight games remaining in the regular season with four at home and four on the road.
- Sporting Kansas City are unbeaten in their last four MLS matches and went 3-0-1 in MLS play in the month of August.
- Kamara leads all Sporting KC players with 10 goals this season, matching his single-season career high.
- Kamara is now tied with Chris Pontius for tenth in the League for goals scored this season with 10.
- He now has 30 goals in his KC career and 44 in his seven MLS seasons.
- He is now tied with Ariel Graziani and Stern John for the No. 40 spot on MajorLeague Soccer's all-time goal scoring chart.
- Kamara's goal was the 10th goal scored on a header for Sporting KC this season.
- Kamara leads MLS with 100 shots this season and 40 shots on goal.
- Kamara's 100 shots this season are the most by a KC player since Preki in 1996 (140).
- He has 422 shots in his MLS career, surpassing Brad Davis for the No. 23 spot among all-time MLS leaders.
- Sporting Kansas City is 7-2-1 when Kamara scores this season.
- Kamara scored for the second straight match and now has goals in four of his last seven matches.
- The fourth minute goal was the eighth scored by Sporting Kansas City in the first 15 minutes of an MLS match this season, tying the club for the most in MLS.
- New York has allowed nine goals in the opening 15 minutes this season, most in MLS.
- Graham Zusi earned his 12th assist on Sunday, extending his single-season career high and moving into second place on the MLS chart behind Mauro Rosales.
- Zusi now has 20 career assists in MLS regular season play, moving into a tie with Jack Jewsbury for eighth most in team history.
- Zusi has assists in three straight matches, the longest active streak in MLS, and also has assists in four of his last five games.
- Bunbury earned his first assist of the season. His last assist came almost one year to the day, on August 27, 2011.
- Teal Bunbury exited the match with a sprained left knee in the 14th minute.
- New York's only goal came on an own goal in the 28th minute. It was the second own goal conceded by Sporting Kansas City this season and 16th in MLS this season.
- Sporting Kansas City has allowed 23 goals in 26 MLS matches for a 0.88 goals againstaverage, the best in MLS this season.
- Sporting Kansas City have allowed only nine goals at home this season in 13 matches, the fewest home goals allowed in the Eastern Conference.
- Sporting Kansas City is 22-2-6 in all competition when Matt Besler, Aurelien Collin,Seth Sinovic and Chance Myers start on the backline together.
- Nielsen is the only Sporting KC to have played every minute for the club this season.
- Nielsen's 1.07 career goals against average in the regular season is the second best mark in MLS history among goalkeepers with 4,000 minutes played.
- Nielsen's 0.88 goals against average this season is on pace to be the best mark in club history, surpassing Tony Meola's 0.92 goals against average in 2000.
- Nielsen leads MLS with 14 victories and 11 shutouts this season.
- Sporting KC is 7-2-4 when tied at halftime in 2012.
- Sporting KC is 12-2-3 when scoring first in 2012.
- Sporting KC is 6-3-2 when scoring one goal in 2012 and 5-2-2 when allowing one goal this season.
- Sporting KC is 12-6-5 when wearing Sporting Blue this season.
- Sporting Kansas City is 12-5-3 when outshooting an opponent in 2012.
- Sporting Kansas City is 7-5-3 when the temperature is above 75 degrees at kickoff in2012.
- Sporting Kansas City is 7-5-3 in the central time zone this season.
- Sporting Kansas City is 8-5-3 against the Eastern Conference this season.
- Sporting Kansas City is 11-6-4 on grass surfaces this season.
- Sporting Kansas City leads MLS with 418 shots this season and has allowed the fewestshots against (254).
- The club has led MLS in shots in five of the past seven seasons, finishing first in shots in 2006 (408), 2007 (420), 2010 (393) and 2011 (488).
- Sporting Kansas City leads MLS in all-time shots taken with 7,067.
- Sporting Kansas City outshot New York 14-3 on Sunday. Sporting KC has outshot their opponent by 10 or more shots 13 times in 2012.
- Sporting Kansas City has outshot their opponent in 20 out of 26 matches in 2012.
- Zusi leads MLS with 107 corner kicks this season.
- Teal Bunbury started his 50th match in MLS competition (including playoffs) on Sunday and Aurelien Collin made his 50th appearance in MLS competition (including playoffs).
- Kamara made his 175th appearance in MLS competition (including playoffs) on Sunday.
- Kamara surpassed 7,000 regular season minutes played in a KC uniform on Sunday, becoming the fifth active player to do so.
- Aurelien Collin received a caution on Sunday and will miss Sporting Kansas City's next match due to caution accumulation.
- New York was without Designated Players Thierry Henry (personal) and Rafa Marquez (calf injury) on Sunday.
- The attendance at Sunday's match was 18,491, which marks the 12th sell-out of the season for Sporting KC.
- Sunday's match was sponsored by The Home Depot and the first 5,000 fans inside the gates received a mystery gift card worth up to $1,000.
- LIVESTRONG Sporting Park hosted Military Appreciation Night on Sunday, featuring an oath of enlistment of ceremony at halftime.
Sporting Kansas City Manager Peter Vermes
Opening comments…
I think that it was a great effort on our part. I think that we gave everything we had from the opening whistle to the end of the game in order to get the three points. I thought that we started off with great pressure. We were swarming them, and they couldn't get it out of their half of the field. They couldn't come up with a solution for building out. They just keep sending it to their last guy who would then whack it up the field. I think that this caused a lot of problems for them. As I said, our pressure was strong throughout the course of the game. Obviously, we get a good goal just because of that pressure. The goal that we give up is soft. We shouldn't give up that goal by any means. We did a good job of staying in the game, and I think that, at the end, we created some chances, and we were at places where we put them under pressure. It was a great effort, but now we are moving on to the next game.
How did losing Teal Bunbury change the game?
He was putting them under pressure. That is what Teal has been doing very well lately. I think when you look at the way that he was putting pressure on them, he was forcing them to simply boot the ball out, which makes the game predictable for our back line. He can really stretch the defense, and I think that they were afraid of him getting behind them. CJ came in and did a good job considering he just had to come in with little warning or preparation. It hurts to lose Bunbury, but it is what it is.
He'll be getting looked at in the next two days, probably an MRI on his knee because we aren't sure what it is, so we'll just have to take the necessary steps. We will let you know over the course of the week.
What percentage is C.J. Sapong at currently?
At the moment, he's probably at 85% at best. But his fitness is going to pump up now that he played tonight; so hopefully, that is going to be good for the next game.
On only getting one point…
Every game is important, right? So situations are going to happen throughout the course of, not only this game, but the next games that we have ahead of us. At the end, we just have to go on to the next game. Yeah, it'd be great to have the three points, but at the same time, I feel that the dominating performance that we had in regards to being all over them - never really letting them have any of the run of the play - it says a lot about our game. And, these are what the games are going to be like when we hopefully get into the playoffs. It's going to be the same way - we're going to play with the same kind of performances.
At some point, teams have to come in and go after you, they can't just sit back, and these guys bunkered in tonight. They're very happy leaving here with one point. I mean, we don't go to places and go "we're really happy with getting one point." We want to go in there and get three, so it's a little different in mentality for sure.
Sporting Kansas City defender Matt Besler
Opening Comments…
I think that we started the game exactly how we wanted to – with high pressure. We were all over them for the first 20-30 minutes of the game, and that's when we got the goal. Overall, we are happy with the effort that we have put in. The goals didn't go in tonight, but we are still in the position we want to be in. We're just going to take the next seven to eight games a game at a time.
What to expect when Sporting KC plays New York next…
Same type of game. Both teams are physical teams, and both teams want to win the game. Every time we play these guys, it is a battle.
Sporting Kansas City defender Aurelien Collin
On Sporting KC's 1-1 draw against New York Red Bulls…
It was a very competitive match. I think we dominated all game—we were solid in defense and scored a good goal. We are unlucky because they didn't have any chances on goal. Jimmy (Nielsen) didn't have to make any saves, and in the end, we tie. That happens in football; it's just part of the game. Now we just have to focus on the next game. We still have confidence, and I think we played a good game tonight. We had a good mentality, and sometimes the other team is lucky, and you only tie. Now we will try to win the next game against Toronto.
On the physicality of the match…
MLS is a physical league. Tonight it was maybe a little more physical because both teams had big strikers and big defenders who can jump very high. But tonight we were better than them and dominated everything in the game. We deserved three points. They didn't have hardly any shots, and Jimmy (Nielsen) didn't have to do anything. Tonight, we expected to win, and we were very positive. We are unlucky, but we can try to perfect a couple things to win the next one.
On playing New York twice on the road in the final eight matches of the season…
Of course, we feel more comfortable at home. We have the best stadium and the best fans. Tonight was an amazing party—the fans were great again and very loud. But we are also very good on the road. We have seven wins away from home, so we will have plenty of motivation when we play them at their place. We have shown that we can win away from our stadium. And tonight we were better than them, so I think we will do well when we play them next.
On missing the next match due to yellow card accumulation…
I'm not worried about missing next game. Neven (Markovic) and (Lawrence) Olum are good players. It hurts that I must miss the next game, and I'm very upset. Sometimes I say too much to the referee and I get too sensitive, but the calls the referee makes are not always right. I have been here one-and-a-half years, and it has been the same problem. I just have to keep my mouth closed.
Sporting Kansas City defender Chance Myers
On Sporting KC's 1-1 draw against New York Red Bulls…
As the game went on, it kind of turned into a defensive battle. There weren't too many shots until the last 15 minutes when we started putting a lot of pressure on them. I felt like we created enough chances to win, but at the end of the day, a point is a point. We made one mistake, and we paid for it.
On the physicality of the match…
This game was a little more physical than most this season. New York dropped a lot of guys behind the ball. We took our chances and they tried to counter. We had the ball a lot, but it was tough to break them down. We probably deserved the three points, but like I said, the one mistake we made all game really cost us.
On how the result will impact the Eastern Conference race…
If anything, it's an indication that it's going to be a battle to the very end. The winner of the Eastern Conference and the winner of the Supporters Shield won't be decided probably until the final game or two of the season. New York is a good team, but so are we. So it's definitely going to be a tough battle to the very end.
Sporting Kansas City midfielder Roger Espinoza
On Sporting KC's 1-1 draw against New York Red Bulls…
I thought we played better than they did, but we should have finished some of the opportunities we had, and we should have defended the goal they scored much better. We had a little miscommunication right there. But we got a point at home and can't really complain. Now we have to get ready for next week against Toronto and just keep going. We're still on top of the East, and we've got to keep working to maintain that. Overall, I thought we played pretty well—we kept the ball a lot, but they defended really well.
On the physicality of the match…
It was pretty physical, but I thought the referee did a pretty good job. He didn't hand out too many cards. There were a lot of strong tackles from both teams, but nothing very malicious. We tried to play high-pressure and they played more long balls, but they defended well enough.
On playing New York twice on the road in the final eight matches of the season…
I'm excited to play at their place. Tonight, they set back a little bit. When we go over there it's going to be a great game. With the way we play and the way they play at home, it's going to be exciting. They haven't lost at home, and they score a lot of goals there. They really go at teams, and we like that. If we lose over there, it will be because they played better than us. We aren't going to go over there and sit back like they did tonight. Everybody on our team wants to win, and you do that by trying to go forward, whether it's home or away.
New York Red Bulls Manager Hans Backe
On not having a shot on goal and yet still getting a point from the match…
We could have won it. We had two of the best goal scoring chances in the game. Most important, we stopped our losing streak on the road. We lost 4 in a row. I think that we came back great after being down after 4 minutes of play, especially against a good team like Sporting KC. They forced us to defend, but I think that we did very well. I do not think that they had one 100% scoring chance during 90 minutes.
How did the injury to Bunbury affect the game?
Of course, he is a very strong target. He controls the ball well, and KC has two very good midfielders that give support to him quickly. He is definitely a threat, but Sapong is also a decent player.
On the aggressive play and how it may be during these two teams next match up…
We said at halftime "this will be ugly." It was a lot of 50/50s and headers in the box. Both teams definitely wanted to win the game. We play them two more times, and I'm glad that we play them at home. Still, Kansas City is a strong away team as well. They are hard to break down. Bunbury will be back, and Holgersson will be back as well. We also have a new guy from Leeds, Lloyd Sam, so we have a few quality players coming in.
There were some guys who picked up yellow cards that were a bit in the danger zone to get a second yellow. It wasn't easy for the referee because of all of the set plays and the battle when you have 16 players in the 18-yard box. It makes it difficult to see elbows and things like that.
New York Red Bulls midfielder Dax McCarty
General comments on the match…
It was a tough game, it was a battle, a real playoff atmosphere to it. I am very impressed with what Kansas City is doing here, fantastic fan support. It is a tough team to play and they are very good at home. They're very direct with Kei Kamara, C.J. Sapong and Teal Bunbury. They have some serious athletes out wide and up front. It's a battle every time you come here. After we gave up a tough goal, we responded well, we battled back. We didn't create too many chances from the run of play but we hit them on the counter a few times. We probably could have snuck one or two goals in there at the end of the game. I thought we defended fantastically as a team. We snuck out of here with a point and now we get them twice at home.
On playing a team three times in a short period of time…
It is definitely tough when you play a team three times in a short span. But, it's good, it really starts to test your character as a team, because they are one of the best teams in the League. They have proven that, in the past two years they have been very good. I think we have been a little bit inconsistent, so defensively it's a step forward for us. It is a step in the right direction. When we played Portland we gave them way too many chances. Tonight is a good step for us, it's a point on the road which is better than our last road performance in Houston so it's a step forward and we have to build off this.
On the quick turnaround…
It's tough, we have to recover well as a team. For whatever reason I think we started off the season pretty well on the road. We were defending well on the road and getting results. It's got to be a mentality that we are getting down to the wire now, it's crunch time, it's playoff time. I think a starting point for us is to defend well, keep clean sheets. I think we're always going to get a few chances and score goals. Tonight we're missing probably our best player especially in Henry's ability to create chances. Hopefully, we'll have him back for the D.C. game. In that game, we need to play for a little bit of pride. They beat us 4-1 down there earlier in the season. It's a punch in the gut. We have to go down there and make sure we don't give up an early goal. I think that's been our Achilles heel all season. I think we are undefeated in forty games when we score first.
New York Red Bulls goalkeeper Bill Gaudette
On the result…
Anytime you get a point on the road, especially here in Kansas City, it's a good result. We gave them an early goal, so we had to battle back, but the boys did great and fought through it. It's a good point on the road after a really tough start. We are satisfied with that point tonight.
On facing Sporting Kansas City three times in a short span…
Kansas City is a dangerous team, obviously they are at the top for a reason. The next two games are going to be tough. They come to our house and we are excited to play them again. They have a strong team and we will have to bring our top game to compete and get a good result. We get them at home now, so we'll see how that game goes.
On their next match…
It is a quick week, but we get used to these. Obviously we'll go home and get some recovery in tonight and tomorrow, and we'll be ready to go Wednesday night. It will be a tough match. D.C.'s coming off a positive result two games ago, but they had a tough one the other week when they rested some players. No doubt they'll be ready to go. Ben always gets that team ready to go. It will be a good game.
New York Red Bulls striker Sebastian Le Toux
On the match…
It was a tough game. We know a match in Kansas City is never easy. After a bad start and giving up an early goal, we responded well. I think all in all, it was a good effort from the team.
On the absence of Thierry Henry…
He is a big part of our team, one of the best players on this team. He brings a lot of charisma and leadership, so it was good for us to be without him one time to see how we could do if Thierry is not going to be here. I think everybody responded well and we are hoping for him to come back on Wednesday against D.C.
On game plan moving forward…
It was important for us to come back after our games in Montreal and Houston. We didn't play very well over there and I think tonight playing in Kansas City with them being in first of the East and to come get the result here was good for everybody. I hope in D.C. we will try to use the momentum from this game to help us get a win at D.C.
On season low in shots (3) and shots on goal (0)…
It was hard for us to keep the ball on target because we were defending a lot. When we got the ball we tried to get into position, but they were pressing a lot. We continued to work together and even though we didn't have a lot of shots, we got a result. Maybe we can shoot more against D.C. on Wednesday.


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Much like when we were children, we often live in the illusion that all households are like our own. No matter what you endured as a child, most of us thought that all our classmates faced the same thing.
As we grow older and discuss our childhood with friends, we find that this was just something that we assumed. Likewise, we often are under the impression that our workmates celebrate and see things the way we do.
So, when we think of Thanksgiving, we often think of Turkey and all the trimmings. We think of being with family. We think of football games and napping on the couch. But, do we actually think through what Thanksgiving is about.
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Now, I will not bore you with the history of the holiday, or with the fact that holiday derives from the word which means a holy day. But, what I want to ask is, if we are thankful, to whom are we giving thanks?
The very thought of instituting a day of thanks would imply that we were thankful to someone. George Washington stated that Almighty God was the one who had delivered our nation from British tyranny.
And this should make us think about what it means that our nation has a holiday called Thanksgiving. A day set aside to give thanks.
Aside from the fact that the giving of thanks insinuates One to thank for blessings, we also know that the Bible gives many examples of thanksgiving. It is the Christian mind that points to the good given to people by their Creator. It is the only Christian holiday that the Church has not allowed the pagan world to adulterate.
As you celebrate Thanksgiving today, remember that there is a God in Heaven to which you should be thankful for all you have.
We live for Christ's sake, and for that we should be thankful.


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The apartment has a good connection by road, and this village is become the base in order to discover the beauty of the main villages of the Costa Brava (Palamós, Sant Feliu, S'Agaró, Begur...), their nerby medieval villages (Peratallada and Monells) and another lovely cities around (Barcelona, Girona, Figueres).


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Desktops are quickly becoming a secondary interactive channel with consumer audiences. Mobile devices like phone browsers and tablets are gaining momentum as a key touchpoint in the interactive landscape.
Mobile Application Development. Yeah, we do that.
We've developed specific mobile-enabled applications for a variety of different platforms over the years. In some cases in the past, we've worked within the specific development platform for the devices. Our mobile application development strategy is similar to any of our other standard approaches with Rich Media Application Development. We research the platform specifics and the general usage factors, building a series of user paths and flows that ultimately help us produce working prototypes.
We also designed and built various applications that were specific to the iPhone, like Are You Safe Washington D.C. This is a downloadable iPhone app that connects to a local crime database, providing you with a threat assessment based on your geo-location as well as with crime data for the location you're currently in.
Having a good strategy when it comes to mobile audiences is crucial for achieving your business objectives. Disregarding mobile as a secondary channel is a critical mistake. With our help, we can get you moving to where you want to be.
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Over the years, because our industry has been so focused on-screen resolution for desktops and laptop screens, mobile was generally treated as an add-on experience. In most cases, this meant a scaled-down version of your more robust desktop experience.
Those days are already in the rearview mirror. We're now in the mindset of adaptive web experiences, which means building a web experience through the use of smart CSS techniques and code foundries that allow your content to scale and rebuild itself depending on the screen resolution. The end result is essentially a single experience that is the same for any screen, whether it be your Samsung phone, your iPad or the 27-inch monitor at your office.
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text: I know....who am I kidding? You see, my dad has a business that runs all Windows and every now and then he kicks some old stuff my way. The latest thing is the aforementioned printer. It lacks USB, but I know I can get a converter, but my question is....is there any way that I can get this thing to work with my Mac? Thanks.


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Kerala on Tuesday paid their tribute to NSG commando Lieutenant Colonel Niranjan Kumar, who was killed while defusing a grenade at the scene of the terror attack at Pathankot IAF base, as his mortal remains were brought to his hometown here.
The slain officer's body was flown in from Bengalaru yesterday where hundreds of people thronged the BEL grounds to pay homage to the martyr.
Lt. Col. Kumar, a bomb disposal expert, was killed while defusing a grenade after terrorists attacked an Indian Air Force base in Pathankot, Punjab.
Lt. Col. Kumar, 34, is survived by his father, his wife Dr KG Radhika, a dentist, and a two-year-old daughter. The Army officer was promoted to Lt. Col. in the elite NSG a few months ago.
Meanwhile, combing operations continue at Pathankot Air Base, which has entered day four today.


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The six-wheeled military truck loaded with ammunition was roaring down a mountain road in Italy during World War II and the soldier behind the wheel, Roland Cooley, was slamming on the brakes, trying to get it to stop.
DETROIT BEACH ? The six-wheeled military truck loaded with ammunition was roaring down a mountain road in Italy during World War II and the soldier behind the wheel, Roland Cooley, was slamming on the brakes, trying to get it to stop.
He could have geared down, but at the time he wasn?t thinking clearly.
?I would have put a hole through that mountain,? Mr. Cooley, now 84, said from his Detroit Beach home. ?I just flaked out.?
That truck was No. 13. But for Mr. Cooley, it was lucky 13. It finally slowed down and he eventually delivered the shells without further incident. For Mr. Cooley, that truck was his partner. His time in the war was spent mostly delivering bombs and supplies and pulling large weapons to the front lines.
And just like four of his brothers, Mr. Cooley survived the war and came home to Monroe to continue civilian life. He is proud of his service and even got the opportunity to shut the yap of a mouthy German prisoner.
He was one of 16 children ? eight boys and eight girls ? born to Edward and Laura Cooley. The family grew up on Monroe?s east side and often relied on food they trapped and hunted.
?We never knew we were poor,? said Mr. Cooley?s sister Donna Welch.
Gaylord Cooley was the first into the war. Melvin, Walter and Robert also went. Finally, when he was old enough to enlist, Mr. Cooley joined his brothers. All five were stationed in Europe at the same time but they all were in various units and never crossed paths.
?We were scattered all over Europe,? Mr. Cooley recalled.
Gaylord had it the worst. He fought at Normandy, the Battle of the Bulge and others. He was wounded and decorated but never spoke of his time in the war.
After his basic training at Fort McClellan, Ala., Mr. Cooley was shipped to Italy as a member of the 338th Field Artillery Battalion under the Blue Devil 88th Division.
Mr. Cooley spent about two years in Italy and always with his truck, No. 13. He mostly drove supplies and pulled big guns to the front lines. But one time in particular he was transporting two German POWs and one of them kept bad-mouthing the United States. Mr. Cooley told him to quiet down several times, but the German kept up with his insults.
?I had enough,? Mr. Cooley said. ?I told him to shut up and he wouldn?t do it.?
He was a pretty good boxer in the Army so he stopped the truck and went around the back. He grabbed the prisoner in a bear hug and squeezed so tight it broke two of the German?s ribs. That shut his mouth.
?Boy, did I get in trouble for that,? Mr. Cooley recalled. ?I tried to explain it to the captain, but you can?t touch the prisoners.?
After the war Mr. Cooley met and married his wife, Edna. But before they could exchange vows, she said, he had to quit drinking, so he did. It was 1950 and hasn?t had a drink since. They had four children, 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Mrs. Cooley died in 2004 and Mr. Cooley retired in 1989 from Midway Products after 35 years. He still lives in the same 10th St. house he built for $13,200 in 1959.
A sixth brother, Charles (Pete), served in the Korean War. The other four have since died.
Mrs. Welch remembers those days when she had five brothers in the war at the same time. She remembered the military flag hanging in the window with five stars signifying each of those overseas. Despite the obvious worry, she said her parents did not show their emotions often.
?They handled it very well,? Mrs. Welch recalled. ?Of course they were very proud.?


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My barista and I have an ongoing conversation. Every morning, we pick up where we left off the day before, talking about writing while she pulls espresso shots. While she's never tried to write a book, she told me one day that she's often thought about doing NaNoWriMo, and we discussed how getting through the very first first draft is often the greatest challenge.
"If I keep telling myself I'll do it one day, maybe that'll work," she joked.
I shrugged. "Hey, positive thought is an important part of the process. You have to believe you're going to do it, right?"
"True," she said. "But sometimes I think that's the problem."
Column by Michelle Schusterman, who writes books for kids, screenplays for a
TV/film production company, and music for anyone who'd buy a "groove matters"
bumper sticker. She lives in New York City with her husband (and band mate) and
chocolate lab (who is more of a vocalist). The first two books in her MG series
I HEART BAND (Penguin/Grosset) were released Janurary 9, 2014.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
She grinned. "When I was little, I had this sleepover party. One of the girls said that if one of us lay flat on the floor, and the rest of us put just two fingers underneath her, it was possible for us to lift her off the ground with just those fingers."
"So one girl lay on the floor and the rest of us sat around her and slid our fingers between her and the floor," she continued. "And we all just sat there, focusing, like she was going to magically levitate. The girl who told us about this in the first place starting laughing. 'But you have to actually try to lift her!' she said. 'You still have to lift!'"
(Do agents Google writers after reading a query?)
I'm a big believer in positive thought. I have a hard time writing when my head is in a particularly negative place. And I really do feel like I have to believe I'm going to reach my goals if it's going to happen. Back in 2007 when I first decided I wanted to write fiction, I kept a little piece of paper that said I will be a published author in my pocket every single day. It was sort of a reaffirmation thing, a reminder that this wasn't just something I wanted, it was something I was going to do.
And that's all well and good, but that conversation with my barista made me realize something. That little piece of paper isn't the reason I'm a published author. The reason is because I wrote a book. And another. And another. I queried agents, I went on submission, I went through years of rejection. I kept writing. I did the lifting.
Chances are pretty good you know someone who's said "Oh, I always wanted to write a book." There are tons of people out there who want to be authors, who maybe even feel confident that it will happen for them some day, because they've got an idea for a story. But they'll never sit down to write that story. It'll always just be an idea.
Positive thought is so important. But at some point, you still have to lift.
(What writing credentials will impress an agent or editor?)
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- New Agent Amy Cloughley Seeks Clients!
- Tackling Tough Topics in Young Adult Fiction.
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- Agent Interview: Frank Weimann of Folio Literary Management.
- Remember the importance of BICHOK: Butt in Chair, Hands on Keyboard.
- Follow Chuck Sambuchino on Twitter or find him on Facebook. Learn all about his writing guides on how to get published, how to find a literary agent, and writing a query letter.
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Understand India's concerns over NSA snooping: John Kerry
US secretary of state John Kerry met external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday and discussed key bilateral issues including NSA snooping, WTO deal and India-US partnership. US hopeful of WTO deal with India hours before deadlineindia Updated: Jul 31, 2014 21:00 IST
External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj told visiting US secretary of state John Kerry on Thursday that US surveillance of an ally was "unacceptable" following allegations that Washington's National Security Agency targeted the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party.
"I raised this issue and even told them that when the news came out in the Indian media, people were angry," Swaraj said at a joint press conference with Kerry.
"I also told them that if we consider each other friendly countries, it is unacceptable that a friendly country spies on other friendly nations."
A classified document made public by the Washington Post earlier this month showed that India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was among authorised targets for the NSA in 2010 while it was in opposition.
In response, Kerry told reporters: "We have a policy in the United States with respect to intelligence matters, we do not discuss intelligence matters."
Here are the highlights of what Kerry said at a joint press conference:
• Fully understand and respect the feeling expressed by India on snooping.
• We are encouraging India to reach a compromise formula on WTO deal.
• India and US are indispensable partners in 21st century.
• There are incredible possibilities in our relationship.
• President Obama has ordered unprecedented review of intelligence gathering, we fully understand concerns and are willing to work with India.
• Moment has never been more right to deliver on our (US-India) relation.
• Recognized that both sides stand at a great turning point.
• PM Narendra Modi has called for a saffron revolution because saffron represents energy.
• US still 'hopeful' about Gaza ceasefire.
• In weeks to come, we will take series of steps to pave the way for PM Narendra Modi's visit to US in September.
Highlights of what Sushma Swaraj said at a joint press conference:
• We raised the issue of snooping and conveyed that such spying was not acceptable.
• There is growing global partnership to the relationship.
• We see great potential in US as our global partner.
Moment has never been more right to deliver on our (US-India) relation: John Kerry, US Secretary of State pic.twitter.com/8NLh8hWNzP— ANI (@ANI_news) July 31, 2014
(With AFP inputs)
First Published: Jul 31, 2014 20:16 IST


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If you're a regular O'Reilly watcher, you know he's had it in for Colin Powell who, for some reason, got mixed into O'Reilly's racial resentment over the election. But last night, O'Reilly hosted Powell for a spirited debate that was mostly respectful.That is, if you don't count how O'Reilly "had to ask" if Powell's support for Obama was due to anger at Republicans over the war in Iraq. I guess O'Reilly didn't "have to ask" the questions O'Reilly has previously asked him: whether Powell supported Obama because of any "racial business."
But that doesn't mean that race wasn't a subtext throughout. And if the discussion showed nothing else, it showed just how clueless white Republicans can be about people of color. This was particularly noticeable in two areas: voting restrictions and insensitive language.
Powell said he doesn't think the Republican party "recognizes the fundamental demographic changes that are taking place in the country." He went on to slam Republican immigration attitudes as repellant to people of color. And then he brought up voting issues.
"You can't have policies that try to make it harder for minorities to vote. I think one of the most terrible things that happened in the past election season is when we had a number of states that were going out of their way, claiming there was outright fraud when there really wasn't any fraud that would be of concern to us. But we were doing things to make it more difficult for those people to vote."
This was not in the on-air interview but in the unedited version, Powell added, "What did that produce? It produced an outpouring of them who stood in line to vote."
O'Reilly jumped up in his chair in indignation that anyone could object to voter ID laws.
Powell continued, "I want to see a Republican Party that, rather than trying to make it more difficult to vote and restricting the number of days and hours you can vote, a Republican Party that says, 'We want everybody to vote and we're gonna give you a reason to vote for us.'"
O'Reilly not only didn't understand, he didn't seem to want to understand: ."..I'm sorry, you should be able to prove who you are before you cast a ballot."
Powell replied, "No, you should be able to prove who you are when you register to vote."
When O'Reilly complained about fraud, Powell said, he has not seen "any study that says fraud is a problem of such significance that these kinds of procedures were (needed)."
O'Reilly didn't offer any such evidence, either (most likely because there isn't any). Instead, he said, "Let's get to race." And they were off to debate comments by Republicans that Powell had objected to as racially loaded, such as Romney surrogate John Sununu referring to President Obama as "lazy" and not truly American. O'Reilly suggested that Powell was playing the race card by objecting to language he knew was not from a racist. But Powell said, "You have to understand the impact this has on minorities throughout our country and if you want to appeal to these people, if you want to bring them to the Republican Party and give them a reason to vote Republican, you have to avoid this kind of language which can infuriate people and cause them to go vote."
In other words, whether O'Reilly feels it's justified or not, the language is insulting and offensive to people of color.
But again, O'Reilly seemed more interested in pegging Powell as too racially sensitive than in re-considering his own frame of reference. He defended Sarah Palin's "shuck and jive" remarks by saying she's "a performer" who was "performing for her crew."
Powell was not persuaded. He said, "There is this vein of intolerance within the party... There are a lot of things the party has to look in the mirror at and say, 'Is this who we want to be?'"
They parted amicably, with O'Reilly talking about how much respect he has for Powell and Powell saying, "I had a good time. Invite me back, Bill!"
I hope he will.
Below is the raw video. You can watch the edited versions that aired here and here.
He was singly responsible for the release of the Marine in some Mexican jail, just in time for Christmas. Billdo also scolded all those Asians in libertine Hawaii.
Which brings us to the debauchery of Sandra Fluke speaking at the Democratic convention and the prophylactic shower.
Of course, Billdo is just doing his job.
You know, small things like defending 'murka from President Obama and his urges to turn us into Europe.
Then again, look at those degenerates in France. They put royalty to a rather ugly end. Then they came up with the "bikini"
When Billdo moves out, I hear it is very soon, when Billdo moves out to Beckertown, Texas, you dogless lbruls are going to regret it.
And that's the memo.
The same one that ran a series saying only black people commit crime in Chicago.
The same one that talks about "white privilege" and "white, male, christian power structure."
The same one that's surprised black people have manners.
And he's still not as openly racist as Hannity, Kelly, or anyone on "The Five." And without even touching how fast the trio is catching up, let's talk about the contributors.
Bravo to Powell who gave some push back on the voter ID/fraud meme that FOX "news" loves to overhype. BOR tried to swerve away from the subject when he realized Powell was making valid points but Powell wasn't having any of it. "Come on, come on, Bill"…I loved it!
And what's with BOR's "Barney Fife tough guy" sniff at the 1:20 mark? LOL! Gawd, BOR is getting more and more irritating to watch due to his wild gesticulations, his shoulder shrugging, his faces/grimaces, his over-dramatic way of speaking and his self-absorbed " I, I, I" schtick. Ugh. It will be a beautiful thing when BOR finally leaves the TV airwaves.
Where was Bill's no-spin question about the right wing meme that Powell coordinated his comments with the Obama White House? Where was Bill's no-spin question about why Powell was appearing on MSNBC to make such statements?
While we're on the subject, it's good that Bill O'Reilly knew that Powell was specifically referring to the racist comments made by Sarah Palin and John Sununu, as opposed to Hannity trying to lie and say "Show me a Republican who said anything like that!" when Powell didn't name drop.
But how could O'Reilly seriously defend Palin or Sununu? They made nasty comments, regardless of whether they were "in the heat of the campaign". There was no mistaking the intent of the comments, and there was no excuse for making them, other than that Palin and Sununu were trying to rile up Romney voters. If O'Reilly thinks comments like this are okay "in the heat of the campaign", does this mean that Joe Walsh's comments during his losing campaign were okay too? Does this mean that you can just say racial epithets during a campaign and then hide behind your candidacy? This can't be anyone's idea of healthy public discourse.
And it's clear that both Fox News and the GOP are aware of this, since they've dropped Palin from the roster, and since John Sununu hasn't been seen since Romney's loss.
That came as an un-readable mess.
That's some really long link.
I don't know if it will work. O'REILLY: General Powell has been, in his books, quite candid about him using affirmative action to succeed, alright? And Barack Obama did use affirmative action to, you know, be educated and something like that. Do you think that there's any racial business here? NEVILLE: No. No. No. No. O'REILLY: And I'm not saying that in a pejorative — I'm not saying that in a negative — but a connection — the general and the president came up the same way. . . . You don't think shared experience enters into General Powell's endorsement? NEVILLE: You're telling me that if President Obama had not done a good job that Colin Powell — General Powell — would have supported President Obama regardless? Absolutely not true. O'REILLY: No I'm saying that he (Powell) might be cutting him (Obama) a little more slack.
In my opinion here is what I heard Billdo saying: I'm dissapointed in you Mr. Powell. You had a chance to be my Republican Parties colored fella of choice at the top of Party and you destroyed that plan by not only criticizing my Republican Party, but, you also voted for that Kenyan, Muslim, Christmas hating, wealth redistributor, and Socialist Mr. Obama.
My question is, did you just do it because Obama is a colored fella just like you?
That's how I heard that interview.
Billdo is still trying to figure out what went wrong for the PARTY he still supports.
Let me recap. Let's see if Billdo can see what's wrong here.
Michelle Bachmann
Newt Gingrich
Rick Perry
Rick Santorum
Herman Cain
Ron Paul
Mitt Romney
Oh, let me throw in another two turds with presidential ambitions.
Sarah Palin
Donald Trump
What a marooon… "I am not releasing my tax returns"
"47% of the people are not going to vote for me"
"I'm just a regular guy. I shop at Wally World. Watch me parallel park Rafalca"
No, Billdo. There is NOTHING wrong with the gNOpigs.
They are going straight to the cliff.
If the Republican party wants to win in the future it will start listening to reasonable people like Powell and stop tuning in to people like O'Reilly who has nothing to gain by changing his message of division, and that's why he didn't air the most important parts of Powell's interview.


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Wall Street Journal 's Christina Binkley first captured the moment on Instagram, while WSJ 's fashion director Meenal Mistry tweeted, "A major seating kerfuffle at @MaisonValentino has Anna Wintour sitting in (gasp!) the second row."
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Radhakrishna Rao, Ph.D.
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1974 B.Sc. Chemistry/Biology, The University of Mysore, India
1978 M.Sc. Biochemistry, The University of Mysore, India
1987 Ph.D. Biochemistry, The M. S. University of Baroda, India
Research Interest
For details of research projects, staff, position availability, rotations and teaching materials see my laboratory site:
The epithelial Tight Junctions form the gut barrier function preventing the diffusion of allergens, toxins and pathogens from the gut lumen into systemic circulation. Disruption of tight junctions and resulting endotoxemia play crucial role not only in the pathogenesis of most gastrointestinal diseases (IBD, celiac disease, colon cancer, etc) but also in other systemic diseases such as diabetes, alcoholic liver disease, sclerosing cholangitis, etc. The focus of studies in my laboratory is to understand the molecular organization of tight junctions and its regulation by protein phosphorylation-based cell signaling. Some of the right junction proteins currently addressed in my laboratory are occludin, claudins, E-cadherin and b-catenin. Signaling elements such as c-Src, PKC isoforms, PP2A and PTP1B are being studied in relation to phosphorylation of tight junction and adherens junction proteins on tyrosine, serine and threonine residues. Our recent studies (Suzuki etal 2009; Elias etal 2009) have identified a unique regulatory motif in occludin C-terminal domain. All cellular and molecular studies are conducted in close relation to understanding the pathogenesis IBD, colon cancer, alcoholic liver disease and cholangitis.
-Culture of epithelial cells on Transwell inserts and measuring transpithelial
electrical resistance.
-Measuring macromolecular flux across epithelial monolayers.
Cell biology
-Analysis of cell morphology by phase contrast microscopy
-Confocal microscopy to localize specific proteins in epithelial cells.
-Live cell imaging of fluorescent proteins.
-FRET and FRAP analysis to analyze protein-protein interactions and protein dynamics in live cells.
Molecular biology
-Site directed mutagenesis.
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-Ischemia reperfusion-induced tissue injury.
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NIH R01 DK055532 (PI: R. K. Rao) ?Intestinal Mucosal Protection by Epidermal Growth
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NIH R01 AA12307 (PI: R. K. Rao) ?Mechanism of Endotoxin Absorption in Alcoholics,? 2000-2015
Selected Publications
Samak G, Narayanan D, Jaggar J, Rao RK. Cav1.3 channels and intracellular calcium activates JNK2 and disrupts tight junctions in Caco-2 cell monolayers. J. Biol. Chem. In press, 2011.
Jain S, Suzuki T, Seth A, Samak G, Rao RK. PKCzeta phosphorylates occludin and promotes assembly of epithelial tight junctions. Biochem. J. In Press, 2011.
Aggarwal S, Bhargava A, Taylor W, Rao RK. ERK has contrasting effects on epithelial tight junctions in undifferentiated and differentiated Caco-2 cell monolayers. Biochem. J. 433:51-63, 2010.
Suzuki T, Bertha E and Rao RK. PKCeta is essential for the assembly and maintenance of epithelial tight junctions. PNAS 106:61-66, 2009.
Elias, BC, Suzuki T, Kale G, Giorgianni F, Desiderio DM, Le Shen, Naren AP, Turner JR, Rao RK. Phosphorylation of Y398 and Y402 in Occludin Prevents its Interaction with ZO-1 and Attenuates its Assembly into Tight Junctions (TJ) J. Biol. Chem. 284:1559-1569, 2009.
Suzuki T, Seth A, Rao RK. Role of PLC-induced activation of PKC and PKCI in EGF-mediated protection of tight junctions from acetaldehyde in Caco-2 cell monolayers. J. Biol. Chem. 283:3574-3583, 2008.
Seth A, Sheth P, Elias B, Rao RK. PP2A and PP1 interact with occludin and negatively regulate the assembly of tight junctions in Caco-2 cell monolayer. J. Biol. Chem.
Sheth P, Seth A, Atkinson KJ, Gheyi T, Kale G, Giorgianni F, Desiderio DM, Li C, Naren A, Rao RK. Acetaldehyde dissociates PTP1B-E-Cadherin--Catenin complex in Caco-2 cell monolayer by phosphorylation-dependent mechanism. Biochem. J. 402:291-300, 2007.
Basuroy S, Sheth P, Dandaswamy K, Balasubramanian, Ray RM, Rao RK: Expression of kinase-inactive c-Src delays oxidative stress-induced disassembly and calcium-mediated assembly of tight junction in Caco-2 cell monolayers. J. Biol. Chem. 278: 11916-11924, 2003.
Sheth P, Basuroy S, Li C, Naren AP, Rao RK: Role of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase in the oxidative stress-induced activation of c-Src and focal adhesion kinase in the cytoskeleton and the disruption of tight junctions in Caco-2 cell monolayer. J. Biol. Chem. 278:11916-24, 2003.


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One Filipino businessman told VET that he was inspecting villas at Flamingo Dai Lai as the amended Law on Housing, which permits foreigners to buy houses in Vietnam, takes effect on July 1. "The quality of property in Vietnam is rising to international standards, especially with real estate investors targeting foreigners who wish to own a house in the country," he said.
On recent business trips, he added, he has seen many posters and banners at the airport advertising villas and apartments. "Advertisements about Vietnam's real estate are also appearing more widely on international media," he said. Vietnam's real estate market is going through a period of unprecedented vibrancy as real estate companies prepare to do business with foreign homebuyers.
Under the amended Law on Housing foreigners will be allowed to own houses in Vietnam with leaseholds of 50 years, extendable for a further 50 years, but as a whole must not own 30 per cent of apartments in any one block.
VinaCapital was among the first real estate investors to get preparations underway quite early to attract foreign homebuyers. In its sales campaigns it has introduced special programs for foreigners and overseas Vietnamese to buy apartments at its Azura luxury apartment project in central Da Nang city. According to Mr. David Blackhall, Managing Director of VinaCapital's Vinaland Investment Fund, with the greater number of enquiries as July 1 approaches it designed a memorandum of understanding to provide first right of refusal to these potential buyers.
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In Hanoi, the Hoa Binh Group was the first investor to adopt concrete plans to sell houses to foreigners. Though still selling to Vietnamese customers it has left a relatively large number of houses in its Hoa Binh Green City project in Minh Khai Street available to foreign homebuyers and overseas Vietnamese. Mr. Nguyen Huu Duong, General Director of the Hoa Binh Group, told VET that the company is speeding up construction of the H2 block so that apartments can be handed over to customers next month, which coincides with the introduction of the amended law.
At a presentation introducing the affordable housing of the National Housing Organization (NHO), a representative of the project said that in addition to low-income earners the company and Vietcombank also target foreign customers. Vietcombank has been in the process of creating a program helping foreigners access mortgage packages in the project, with flexible payment methods similar to those for its Vietnamese customers.
It's clear to see that the amendments are having a positive influence on the country's real estate market. According to Ms. Duong Thuy Dung, Head of CBRE's Research and Consulting Department, many enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City are planning to advertise their products overseas. "One investor, a partner of CBRE, said he will directly market the project in Singapore rather than simply waiting for customers to come," she said. "The new law has given many real estate companies the momentum to develop and expand their projects."
While the amendments are more likely to attract interest among expats living and working in the country, they also ease the way for foreigners planning to invest in the property market. Taken overall, the amendments are putting the country's real estate market in a more positive frame of mind.