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Rekindling memories of the now infamous 2007 World Cup, Ponta Preta once again switched on to deliver world-class conditions to see the Cabo Verde crown returned to its homeland.
Now in its third year, the Cabo Verde PWA World Cup has firmly cemented its reputation as a truly world class competition venue, with 2009 being no exception. Three days of logo to solid mast high waves saw both the single and double elimination completed with days to spare.
Single Elimination
Almost like clock work, the opening day of the event saw Ponta Preta deliver mast high barrels and cross offshore perfection to complete the entire single elimination in style.
Opening the action, all eyes turned to the high profile return of ex-World Wave Champion, Francisco GOYA (ARG) - Goya Sails/MFC. The Argentinean certainly didn't disappoint, with his opening heats seeing him crank often beyond vertical turns combined with his super smooth top to bottom style, proving he's still more than capable of excelling within windsurfing's new generation of sailors.
The first major upset of the elimination was the exit of Jason POLAKOW (AUS) - JP/NeilPryde - in round one. The Australian departed after making a huge tactical error, failing to provide a second wave of any magnitude to his score sheet, which was to be judged on the best two wave rides. He'd have to wait for the double elimination to roll around before having another chance to advance.
Moving into the second round, Brit Robby SWIFT - JP/NeilPryde - made a stand out performance after he selected some monumentally big sets. His tactical approach paid off, allowing him to link turns all the way through to the inside section of the reef, boosting his wave scores and securing him a place in the next round.
One unlikely candidate to fall in round two was American Levi SIVER - Goya Sails/MFC/Dakine - who looked to be firing on all cylinders during the warm-up and round one. Unfortunately, the imposing Ponta Preta rocks which can be credited for halting many seemingly certain advances, were to claim yet another victim in SIVER.
As the fleet was narrowed down to the final eight, the level of sailing went sky high. Credit has to be given to Kai LENNY (USA) - Naish/Naish - for in part provoking this movement. The teen sensation was on another level, being one of the few attempting 360s in the jaws of the biggest set waves, and launching consistently huge aerials.
Departing in the star studded quarter finals were Scott MCKERCHER (AUS) - Starboard/Severne - who could never seem to sustain his usually solid form for an entire heat, SWIFT, who was unlucky with equipment breakages in the increasingly fickle afternoon wind, Boujmaa GUILLOUL (MAR) - Starboard/Severne/MFC - who was looking red hot despite getting knocked out and LENNY, who'd already stamped his name firmly on the event.
This left only the final to run, under ominous skies and in increasingly weakening wind. The four finalists: Josh ANGULO (CPV) - Angulo/MauiSails/Dakine - GOYA, Kauli SEADI (BRA) - JP/NeilPryde/Mormaii/MFC - and Kevin PRITCHARD (USA) - Starboard/Gaastra/Dakine /MFC - had to be fully switched on to outwit each other.
Experiencing the might of Ponta Preta first hand, an on-form PRITCHARD fell victim to the rocks mid-way through the heat. Essentially crushing his hopes of winning the final, this must have been a tough pill to swallow for Pritchard, who was clearly capable of claiming the final as his.
Similarly GOYA, who'd already left most of the professional windsurfing community dumb struck with the ease in which he'd found his way into the final of World Cup, stumbled on a similar block when we was washed onto the rocks.
So the final came down to a familiar two-man battle: ANGULO versus SEADI. It may sound bizarre in windsurfing to suggest someone has a home advantage, but the support for ANGULO in Cabo Verde is just phenomenal. Competing only a stone's throw from the beach, the throngs of local supporters make it their business to ensure ANGULO could always hear their encouraging cheers and chants throughout a heat.
Shrugging off the one-sided local crowd, SEADI got down to business with a varied mix of aerials, slashes and dangerously late gauges, all linked cohesively by his distinctively fluid surf-style approach.
Watching from the beach there was nothing to separate the pair, but a 2-3 split decision from the judging panel ultimately handed the explosive final, and single elimination to SEADI.
Double Elimination
The second day of competition showed promise, allowing the first round of the double elimination to be completed before offshore wind and a dropping swell halted progress. Francisco PORCELLA (ITA) - Simmer/Dakine/MFC - and Thomas TRAVERSA (FRA) - Tabou/Gaastra - were the stand out sailors of the day, having both convincingly advanced in testing conditions.
Two days of waiting then passed before Ponta Preta switched back on, delivering epic conditions to finish up the double elimination. Seizing the opportunity to compete in the classic Cabo Verde conditions, the wave fleet hit the water to pick up round two where it had left off.
Making their mark on the second round were: Ricardo CAMPELLO (VEN) - JP/NeilPryde/MFC - who stepped his riding up to another level to advance. Camille JUBAN (FRA) - Gun Sails/MFC - whose super vertical attacks on the wave were both impressive and technically brilliant, and POLAKOW, who had far and away the fewest waves of the event but still managed to advance thanks to consistent excellence on the wave.
Entering the third round of the double elimination, mounting pressure meant that the sailors had to pull out all the stops to stand a chance of making it through the heats. Trips to the rocks became all too frequent, and the magnitude of crashes went through the roof.
Stamping their names on round three were Ross WILLIAMS (GBR) - Tabou/Gaastra - who took the lions share of the waves on offer, and somehow was always in the right place at the right time. Similarly, Marcilio BROWNE (BRA) - Fanatic/North - dug deep into his bag of tricks to execute some amazingly tight turns and super vertical cut backs that his rivals simply couldn't match.
TRAVERSA brought his unique flare and out-and-out attitude to his heat, which saw risk be rewarded with a highly credible pass through to the next round. Joining him was Moroccan GUILLOUL, who fended off tough opposition with some floaty aerials and late smacks that outclassed his rivals.
Entering a four way standoff with only two positions available in the next round, WILLIAMS, GUILLOUL, BROWNE and TRAVERSA went to blows in barreling mast high waves and forever increasing wind.
When crunch time came, TRAVERSA blew his chances, gambling super late smacks and deep bottom turns that were ultimately punished by the brutal Ponta Preta reef. Also departing was GUILLOUL, who notched up one truly brilliant wave, but failed to find a second to add to his score sheet, paying the heavy price of departure for his mistake.
This left WILLIAMS and BROWNE entering the two-man stage of the elimination, with only one place to play for. WILLIAMS was on a roll after dominating the four previous heats, but BROWNE was firing. The Brazilian was just going off, cranking the tightest bottom turns before smacking contorted top turns right under the lip. Williams performed well, but BROWNE was literally unbeatable.
Advancing to meet GOYA, BROWNE knew he had to deliver a solid performance, but rival GOYA just wasn't in the groove. After dominating in the single elimination GOYA struggled to find form, and essentially gave BROWNE a pass through to the next round after an unconvincing display.
Meeting Kevin PRITCHARD, BROWNE's nerve was put to the test. PRITCHARD is impossibly consistent, and while sometimes lacking the flare of his rivals he rarely delivers a poor performance. This heat was no exception. Outstanding wave selection, time and time again, combined with a fluent and well-timed attack on the Ponta Preta lip gave BROWNE a harsh reality check. This left the Brazilian, who has worked his way through the double elimination in a highly impressive fourth for the event.
Advancing to meet ANGULO in the next round, PRITCHARD saw the tables turn as he was constantly put on the back foot by ANGULO's impeccable wave selection and super vertical top turns. The American had fought well, but would have to settle for third place, an awesome achievement considering the line-up of sailors competing.
So, the all too familiar showdown began. In a rerun of the 2007 World Cup, SEADI, who'd won the single elimination, had to defend his throne from the local, ANGULO. In this instance, SEADI's defence was over thrown by ANGULO's wealth of knowledge at Ponta Preta. The pair would have to sail head to head one last time to decide the outright event winner.
With a swarming local crowed chanting the name of their national windsurfing hero, the final began. ANGULO drew the first blood with a colossal off the lip hit, but landed deep in the bowl, and ended up getting washed onto the rocks. SEADI seized the opportunity, putting ANGULO on the back foot with two solid rides.
Returning, ANGULO blew everyone away with a nine-point wave ride, a rare spectacle to behold, and something truly inspiring. Following this up, ANGULO launched into his usual routine of insanely late under the lip hits and perfectly timed aerials. SEADI knew he had to deliver, and right on queue, threw a perfectly landed goiter on the wave face.
The heat was intense and virtually impossible to call, with two very different styles unified by the much-revered Ponta Preta Break. Crunch time came in the huge event tent, before hundreds of ecstatic local fans. ANGULO had reigned supreme, returning the Cabo Verde crown to its motherland in emotional scenes rarely seen at windsurfing events.
This concluded the third Cabo Verde World Cup, an event that will forever be remembered for delivering awe-inspiring conditions and some of the finest wave riding ever witnessed on the PWA World Tour. Here's to next year…
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The Chronicle of Higher Education has published a piece by Professor of History Mark C. Carnes, on the "Reacting to the Past" (RTTP) program. In the article "Setting Students' Minds on Fire," Prof. Carnes states that "active learning is one of those academic buzzwords whose meaning has been dulled from overuse. (Some professors even regard taking notes as active learning.) But research shows that the strongest gains come from pedagogies that feature teamwork and problem solving."
The RTTP consortium, a group of 40 colleges and universities that have developed the RTTP pedagogy, invites other institutions to join them. RTTP consists of elaborate games, set in the past, in which students are assigned roles informed by classic texts in the history of ideas. Class sessions are run entirely by students; instructors advise and guide students and grade their oral and written work. It seeks to draw students into the past, promote engagement with big ideas, and improve intellectual and academic skills.
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UBS announces today that it has the support of former England football captain and Newcastle United star, Alan Shearer, strengthening its commitment to building a globally strong Sports and Entertainment Group. UBS aims to utilise Alan Shearer's experience to help the Sports and Entertainment Group raise UBS' profile amongst other professional sportsmen.
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Biltmore Grill sold, but will return
Biltmore Grill manager Katie Russell confirms that the Corner restaurant and bar, once named to a Playboy list of hot bars and home of the infamous Survivor Hour, was sold yesterday. After 14 years, it appears the poor economy prompted owner Tim O'Neil, who also owned the recently sold O'Neil's Irish Pub, to throw in the towel.
"It was time to get out," says Russell.
However, Biltmore fans needn't mourn. Russell says the new owners plan on re-opening as the Biltmore Grill in August. Russell won't say who the new owners are, but she does confirm that they are current Corner restaurant owners.
The building, long owned by Corner property owner Ann Albright, was built as a boarding house in 1945, then became a Mexican restaurant called Tortilla Flats in the 1970s. Later, it became the Coach House Inn and then Graffiti. In 1989, it was transformed into the Biltmore Grill by Dillon Baynes and a quiet North Carolina investor. Baynes is now a corporate developer in Atlanta, who happens to be spearheading Coran Capshaw's Coal Tower development project.
On the heels of another Playboy mention in 1987, in which UVA was ranked the 10th best party school in the nation, Baynes oversaw the expansion of the building in the early 1990s, adding a ground level, a new back room upstairs, and solidifying its reputation as a place to party on the Corner.
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Lawyer: No charges for Lohan in NYC assault case
NEW YORK (AP) — An attorney for Lindsay Lohan says New York City prosecutors will not charge her in an alleged fight at a Manhattan nightclub in November.
Attorney Marc Heller says the actress faces no formal charges after prosecutors were unable to gather sufficient evidence to prove the case.
A spokeswoman for Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance declined to comment.
Lohan was arrested Nov. 29 on a charge of misdemeanor assault after an encounter with a woman at the club Avenue in the city's trendy Meatpacking District.
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Gabourey Sidibe, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Lenny and Zoe Kravitz and more attended the Precious screening at the New York Film Festival. The flick reportedly received a standing ovation, but what about the clothes? Let's take a look…
Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe's plum-colored gown has questionable sleeves, but she looks happy and comfortable.
IMdB tells me that Chyna Layne was in Cadillac Records and something called STD: Sexually Transmitted Demons. Her one-sleeved gown is not for wallflowers! It kind of looks like wallpaper, but I love the color, and the large bow on one side reminds me of the Baroness in The Sound Of Music.
Sherri Shepherd looks fantastic, though I think she'd benefit from a more open neckline.
71-year-old Jane Fonda appears to be wearing LEATHER PANTS. And looking fierce while doing so.
Harvey Keitel's glasses = Awesome.
Precious actress Xosha Roquemore looks adorable in this little strapless number.
Paula Patton is stunning, and I dig her interesting LGD — little gray dress — but the booties just aren't right.
Mariah Carey shows off her hourglass figure in what seems to be a long-sleeved American Apparel tee.
Mariah's husband Nick Cannon: Dapper.
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I can't decide if Oprah's BFF Gayle King looks casually elegant, needs a shorter hem, or both.
You've gotta love the rock 'n roll nonchalance Lenny and Zoe Kravitz bring to the red carpet. Everything's a little bit off, yet it all works somehow.
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Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson might have sat out free agency -- as is his wont -- but he wasn't exactly working on his golf swing. Thompson was busy coming up with a plan to keep his own star players on the Packers.
The Packers are closing in on a deal that will make Aaron Rodgers the highest-paid player in the NFL. The quarterback would like to have the new contract in place by April 15, which is when the team reports for offseason conditioning, according to NFL.com's Ian Rapoport.
Once Rodgers' contract is settled, Thompson will turn his attention toward finalizing deals for outside linebacker Clay Matthews and defensive tackle B.J. Raji.
Rapoport was told that the Packers' latest offer to Matthews already eclipses Dallas Cowboys pass rusher DeMarcus Ware's six-year, $78 million contract worth $13 million annually.
In other words, Matthews will become the highest-paid pass-rushing linebacker in the NFL.
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported last week that "everything is in place" for the Packers to put the finishing touches on Matthews' contract. If that's the case, Thompson might have his best offensive and defensive players locked up with long-term contracts before the 2013 NFL Draft later this month.
UPDATE: Rodgers already has decided he doesn't plan to hold out or stay away from offseason conditioning, Rapoport reported Wednesday, so expect a deal to be done.
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Off Off Broadzway, the burlesque-parody all-female sketch comedy troupe, presents Does my Fat Ass Make my Ass Look Fat? their gleefully inappropriate monthly revue.
The Broadz have declared anarchy and promise to lock you in the theatre and sing at you like your drunk uncle...only in pretty clothes. They will present a brand new show every month with original song, dance and total chaos. Want to see chicks that were voted Best Audience Hecklers 2012 by the Chicago Reader? Come and see The Broadz bring something new to Chicago's comedy scene...Comedy in Panties.
For tickets, go to www.stage773.com or call the box office at (773) 327-5252. Tickets are $25.00. 2013 show dates are: tonight, January 26, February 23, March 30, April 27, May 25, June 29, July 27, August 31, September 28, October 26, November 30, December 28. All shows are at 10:30 pm.
What do you get when you mix desperation with a hint of stupid and a dash of vodka? Off Off Broadzway's all-girl revue! Meet Dolly Natrix, Ricki Dickyouless, Brie Tarde, Maddie Scientits, Cassie Oh and ringmaster Andy Drodgynous in a musical sketch comedy show that combines sharp writing with catchy songs and a lot of dirty comedy. Off Off Broadzway can guarantee foul mouths, daddy issues and free boners for the fellas!
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We three Kentucky Pearl Harbor survivors and many more veterans would like to thank the citizens of Eminence for a great Veterans Day Parade on May 17. Many thanks to the merchants who donated items to this event. A lot of organization and work made this a great day. Even the little dog in the driveway wagging its tail greeted us as we drove by. To us, Eminence demonstrated what America is all about.
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As the only U.S. yogurt manufacturer to include vegetables in the variegate component of kids' cup yogurt, Stonyfield, Londonderry, N.H., shows us you can drink this dairy and produce combo, too. New YoKids Smoothies start with a base of organic low-fat yogurt and blend in organic fruit and vegetable purees.
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Slagel, Arthur W. (1891-1943)
Arthur W. Slagel was an early Mennonite relief worker. He served in famine-stricken southern Russia under the auspices of the fledgling Mennonite Central Committee (MCC). In September 1920, Slagel, Orie Miller, and Clayton Kratz reached Constantinople, where Slagel assembled relief shipments bound for Russia. Eighteen months later, American Mennonite Relief, the Russia-based arm of MCC, established kitchens in the Ukraine. From 1922 to 1923 Slagel supervised a feeding program for 75,000 people, including 60,000 Mennonites.
Slagel was born at Flanagan, Illinois on 13 January 1891. In 1919-1920, upon graduating from Goshen College, he taught at Hesston College, Hesston, Kansas. In 1925, two years after returning from Russia, Slagel married former MCC worker Vesta Zook. He joined a printing firm in Chicago. In 1932 the family moved to a farm near Topeka, Indiana. He died there 22 April 1943.
Harder, Geraldine Gross. When Apples Are Ripe: The Story of Clayton Kratz. Scottdale, 1971: 153-57.
Hiebert, P. C. and Orie O. Miller. Feeding the Hungry: Russia Famine 1919-1925. Scottdale: MCC, 1929.
Files of Arthur Slagel at Archives of Mennonite Church USA (Goshen).
The Mennonite Central Committee Story, vol. 5: Hungry, Thirsty, a Stranger. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1988: Vol. 5, ch 2.
Unruh, John D. In the Name of Christ: A History of the Mennonite Central Committee and Its Service 1920-1951. Scottdale, 1952: 16-22.
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Well, at least I'm a creature of habit. I believe Joshie was 7 months old the last time I posted. He just turned 10 months old! How did that happen?! Here are some stats and comparison to big brother:
8 Months: July 23, 2015
Weight: 20 lb 7 oz
Eating habits: Three meals a day with a night time bottle
Sleeping: 12 hours at night with two naps during the day
Immunizations: -
Disposition: Josh is the sweetest baby ever! He continues to be so laid back, and he is very inquisitive! He adores his grandparents and big brother.
|Josh at 8 Months
|Jake at 8 Months
Weight: 21 lb 4 oz
Eating Habits: Three meals a day plus a night time bottle. I've tried oranges, pineapples and eggs this month. I love the oranges!
Sleeping: Twelve hours at night plus 1-2 naps a day
Immunizations: Hepatitis B and Flu
Disposition: So laid back and sweet! He's into everything. He army crawls all over the place, and Josh had his first trip to St. Vincent ER this month because he fell down the stairs. Luckily no damage was done, I think his fall scared Michael and I more than him.
|Josh at 9 Months
|Jake at 9 Months
|Jake at three years


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The 'easy' day at Steamboat Springs
Today was the 'easy' day of this year's Ride the Rockies. A relatively easy 50-mile loop in the Steamboat Springs area, or if you were so inclined, a nice day off to relax without having to relocate. A two-night stays in a single place is a great thing for riders on a long bicycle tour.
This part of the valley is incredibly scenic, with lots of beautiful countryside, ranches, and luxury homes in the hills to gawk at.
I had decided to make this ride a true recovery ride and keep my efforts to a bare minimum – the aching in my legs made this an easy decision. The first section of the route was slightly uphill, but these hills were small enough not to require too much effort. I also stopped a bunch of times when great 'picture taking' opportunities presented themselves. This certainly helped keep the ride effort low.


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BAFTA 2015 film award nominations announced
9 January 2015
The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Theory of Everything, Birdman and The Imitation Game lead the nominations for the awards, to be presented at the ROH on 8 February.
Royal Opera House hosts Wimbledon Champions Dinner 2014
7 July 2014
Novak Djokovic and Petra Kvitová among the 420 guests.
Royal Opera House prepares to roll out the red carpet for the 2014 BAFTAs
13 February 2014
Annual awards ceremony held at the Royal Opera House this weekend.
BAFTA 2014 film award nominations announced
8 January 2014
Gravity, 12 Years a Slave and American Hustle among those nominated for awards to be presented at the ROH.


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Photo Flash: Godlight Theatre's THE PILO FAMILY CIRCUS at New Ohio Theatre
The Pilo Family Circus is recruiting and whether he likes it or not, Jamie is auditioning. He never dreamed of running away to join the circus, but you just don't say no to a troupe of exuberantly sadistic clowns out headhunting. Darkly funny and gleefully macabre, The Pilo Family Circus follows Jamie's furious descent into the nightmare world of a centuries-old carnival where amid the acrobats, clowns, dwarves, freaks and fortune tellers, you may lose more than just your way. Jamie finds that his worst enemy is himself. When he applies the white face paint, he is transformed into JJ - the most vicious clown of them all. And JJ wants Jamie dead...
The cast includes Nick Paglino, Chris Cipriano, Dre Davis, Brett Glass, Lawrence Jansen, Gregory Konow, Craig Peterson, Michael Shimkin, Jenny Stulberg, Michael Tranzilli and Jarrod Zayas. The creative team includes Drama Desk nominee Maruti Evans (Set and Lighting Design), Orli Nativ (Costume Design), Ien DeNio (Sound Design), Rick Sordelet (Fight Choreography), Michael Blackmon & Maiysha Cade (Choreography), Brendan Tay & The Puppet Kitchen (Masks) and Meagan Miller-McKeever (Stage Manager).
Godlight Theatre Company, founded in 1994 by Artistic Director Joe Tantalo, is an award winning and critically acclaimed company and the winner of the 2010 Special Drama Desk Award for consistent originality and excellence in dramatizing modern literature, and especially for the vibrant theatricality of Godlight Theatre Company's innovative productions. GTC's mission is to commission novels from the 20th and 21st centuries and produce world première adaptations in new, unexpected ways. GTC was a 2010 NYTheatre.com Person of the Year. The Pilo Family Circus received funding and developmental support from the Drama League Director's Project's New Directors/New Works Program. For more info visit www.godlightnyc.org.
The two-time Obie Award-winning New Ohio Theatre has a twenty-plus-year history producing and presenting the most exciting, sophisticated, irreverent and boundary-busting downtown theatre. From their new home in New York's West Village, they fulfill a distinctive need in the theater community, presenting works and supporting artists who challenge the mechanics of traditional narrative to create theatre that is both deeply humane and utterly fresh.Performances are Tuesdays - Saturdays at 7:30pm and Saturdays at 3pm, with additional shows on Sunday 2/3 at 2pm and 7pm. There is no performance on Saturday 2/2 at 3pm. Tickets are $20 and $15 for students/seniors and can be purchased online at www.NewOhioTheatre.org or by calling SmartTix at 212-868-4444. The show is not appropriate for kids 12 and under. The running time is 90 minutes.Photo Credit: Sean Dooley
Lawrence Jansen as Gonko The Clown.
Cast members of The Pilo Family Circus.
Nick Paglino as Jamie/JJ the Clown and Gregory Konow as Kurt Pilo.
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Vanessa's Ship Is Coming
"Life should be about taking risks, not just any risks just the ones that are tactful, beneficial.�
[Our Model Of The Day]
Where She's From: Model Ms. Vanessa, whose sign is Cancer, was born in Hayward, California and raised in Sacramento, where she now resides. "I was raised in a single parent home with a younger sister. My mother played the role of both parents as I grew up," she tells The Black Star News, noting that she came out quite great.
"She raised us the best she can and always encouraged us to put God first and to always love each other. I love my mother for always keeping it real with my sister and I because now we are more aware of the influences and consequences that make life what it is."
Where She's At: Vanessa attends a community college as she develops her modeling career. "I just received my first AA degree in Social Science in May 2007 and will receive another AA in Business this coming spring," she notes. She will then transfer in the fall of 2008 to pursue her BA in Business Management and Entrepreneurship and will also relocate to southern California following her passion for modeling.
"I started really getting into modeling after I won an online contest to be in a website's first promotional calendar," Vanessa adds. "I became January 2006 and Centerfold. But I have always had a passion to be in pictures or just attract attention in general. I started my own fashion club in high school and trained my models how to walk the runway diva style and used our photography classes to help the models build a portfolio. I was the first in my high school to start a fashion club and I hear the legend still carries on."
"I am hoping my passion reaches out to the right people who will exposure me in an inspirational way displaying my ability to be versatile and unique," Vanessa says. "I have taken modeling onto a whole new level, after viewing my portfolio you can see I attempt to think outside the box as I try to change up my look and character with every pose."
"I want to explore different aspects involved in the industry hoping to end up being one who inspires those who look at modeling as a sense of art and not sex appeal even though, I am highly capable of proving I can stay competitive through that sense," she continues, adding that acting and starting her own agency are also goals.
"There are a lot of times I feel that I am not up to par and get discouraged that I won't get noticed by the right people," Vanessa says, when asked about challenges. "So to conquer that challenge, I continue building on my portfolio. I have over 3,000 images. If I feel that I can't keep up with the glam aspect of modeling, I would go into more artistic and creative aspects just to prove that I am more than the average model because I look beyond the norm and seek for niches that will keep people interested in my work."
This tireless lady, in addition to full time school also holed a 40-hours-a-week job between modeling. "My schedule is usually busy. I summarize it as work, school, sleep, and weekend shoots," she laughs.
So how does this beautiful young model prepare to step out?
"I love all Victoria Secret Fragrances, brands, and styles. But I am a thrift shopper so I am always looking for the better deal. I don't feel that name brand items are a necessity," she says.
Vanessa's Words Of Wisdom: "Life should be about taking risks, not just any risks just the ones that are tactful, beneficial."
Vanessa's Secrets Of Success: "Watch your market, have a passion behind what you do, and never settle for less."
Vanessa's Favorite Three Movies: "What's Love Got To Do With It, Radio,
Singing In The Rain."
Three Leaders That Have Most Inspired Vanessa: "Iman, Tina Turner, Tyra Banks."
The First Three Things Vanessa Would Do As President: "Find a way to improve education funding, end the war in Iraq, and improve funding and resources to restore dysfunctional households."
Some Of Vanessa's Favorite Cars: "Mitsubishi 3000GT; Dodge Viper; Chrysler 300."
Vanessa's Five Favorite Entertainers And Songs: "Erykah Badu-Next Lifetime, Trina- Sexy Girl, Corrine Bailey-Enchantment, Mary J Blige-Mary, and Aretha Franklin-Dr. FeelGood."
Vanessa's Five Favorite Websites: "ModelMayhem, MySpace, Black Enterprise, BET and Black Star News."
A Short Vanessa Story: "I am an aspiring model looking for a vast variety of experience in the modeling industry, as well as opportunities in the entertainment industry. I have taken into account that I would be most valuable in print opportunities, most creative in project coordination, and suitable comfortable in busy environments.
I have a strong desire to excel at being a valuable asset to all that is assigned and privileged to me. I am professional and ethical by all means while seeking connections with those who will be most beneficial to my path of success. And I am hoping to achieve being one of the most inspirational petite models to all who admire my capabilities."
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In honor of yesterday, here are 12 interesting facts about #12 and the Phillies:
**1950 NL Champions: OF Bill (Swish) Nicholson
**1980 World Champions: CH Ruben Amaro Sr.
**1983 NL Champions: 1B Len Matuszek **1993 NL Champions: 2B Mickey Morandini
**2008 World Champions: OF Matt Stairs
**2009 NL Champions: OF Matt Stairs
**Currently: CH Juan Samuel
**Most years: Tony Taylor and Mickey Morandini, 8 years each
**MLB debut: 9/10/47: 3B Wilie (Puddiin' Head) Jones
**MLB debut: 9/1/04: 1B Ryan Howard
**Spring training 2005: Ryan Howard (switched to #6 when season started)
**First Phillies player: 1932, 2B/3B Les Mallon (1932 was the first season the Phillies started wearing numbers)
Trivia Question
Can you name the first Phillies player to win the MVP Award?
Answer can be found at www.phillies.com/alummni.
Did You Ever Wonder?
If a batted ball hits the foul pole, why is it a fair ball?


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HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Japanese and Australian stocks rebounded Friday as buyers circled back after a sharp decline in the previous session, while mainland Chinese and Hong Kong shares pulled further back amid concerns about policy tightening.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index XJO, +0.97% moved 0.8% higher, Japan's Nikkei Stock Average NIK, +0.71% climbed 0.7% and South Korea's Kospi 180721, +0.66% inched up 0.2%.
Going the other direction, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index HSI, +2.17% and the Shanghai Composite Index 000001, +0.13% each fell 0.5%, while Taiwan's Taiex XX:Y9999 added 0.1%.
The day's stock action also resulted in a mixed weekly performance for regional benchmarks, with the Nikkei Average and the Kospi rising 1.9% each, while the Shanghai Composite slumped 4.9% and the Hang Seng Index gave up 2.8%.
Worries that policy makers in China might keep home prices in check with additional tightening measures kept investor sentiment subdued Friday.
"Even if the policy shift happens gradually, this is an important watershed. It implies, for example, that hopes for a continued acceleration in China's growth are likely to be disappointed," said Mark Williams, chief Asia economist at Capital Economics.
Furthermore, efforts this week by the Chinese central bank to drain excess liquidity from the money markets also signaled China's intention to tighten policies, analysts said.
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. 601288, +0.29% ACGBY, +0.10% lost 1.4%, Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co. 600418, +1.45% skidded 6.7% and property developer Gemdale Corp. 600383, +1.58% fell 2% in Shanghai.
In Hong Kong, Bank of China Ltd. BACHY, +1.38% 3988, +1.00% lost 1.6%, coal miner China Shenhua Energy Co. CSUAY, +4.41% 1088, -1.40% fell 1.9% and energy major Cnooc Ltd. CEO, +0.64% 883, +0.70% slid 1.2%.
Shares of footwear major Belle International Holdings Ltd. HK:1880 US:BELLY tumbled 5.4% in Hong Kong, extending Thursday's 16.8% plunge in the wake of a disappointing earnings outlook.
Over in Japan, heavyweight stocks Fanuc Corp. FANUY, +0.50% 6954, +0.47% and Fast Retailing Co. 9983, +0.83% FRCOY, +0.61% rose 1.4% and 1%, respectively, leading the broader market higher after sharp losses in the previous session.
Investors also snapped up defensive stocks in the telecom and food sectors, with mobile operator Softbank Corp. SFTBY, -0.21% 9984, +1.69% rising 1.1% and brewer Kirin Holdings Co. KNBWY, +0.54% 2503, -1.18% climbing 4%.
Tosoh Corp. 4042, +1.05% rallied 4.3% after a Nikkei news report said the chemical maker had developed materials that would stop lithium-ion batteries from catching fire. The risk of combustion is a high-profile issue for the batteries, particularly after they were blamed for problems affecting the Boeing Co. BA, +0.75% Dreamliner jets.
Those gains offset losses for financials, which dropped on caution ahead of next week's likely selection of a new Bank of Japan governor.
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. 8316, +0.84% SMFG, +1.56% dropped 0.7%, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. US:MTU 8306, +1.30% fell 1.4% and Nomura Holdings Inc. 8604, +2.38% NMR, +6.36% dropped 0.4%.
In Australia, health-care major CSL Ltd. CSL, +0.93% US:CMXHY climbed 1.8% and widely owned telecom giant Telstra Ltd. TLS, +0.00% TTRAF, -4.30% rising 1.3% on buying interest following a 2.3% slump for the S&P/ASX 200 on Thursday.
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He turned the Ford into a Chevy. Maybe that was intentional, since he saved General Motors and not Ford.
Or did he pick Suburban because he hates suburbia? Stanley Kurtz has written a whole book on that subject, which he summarizes here. Excerpt:
The centerpiece of the Obama administration's anti-suburban plans is a little-known and seemingly modest program called the Sustainable Communities Initiative. The "regional planning grants" funded under this initiative — many of them in battleground states like Florida, Virginia, and Ohio — are set to recommend redistributive policies, as well as transportation and development plans, designed to undercut America's suburbs. Few have noticed this because the program's goals are muffled in the impenetrable jargon of "sustainability," while its recommendations are to be unveiled only in a possible second Obama term.But jokes about "Sesame Street" characters are so much more fun to play around with right now... la la la... as we run up to the election.
Obama's former community-organizing mentors and colleagues want the administration to condition future federal aid on state adherence to the recommendations served up by these anti-suburban planning commissions. That would quickly turn an apparently modest set of regional-planning grants into a lever for sweeping social change.Big Bird... tee hee... Elmo... ha ha... woman with a slashed throat... blood everywhere....


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Aronson on the US-Egypt NGO debacle
This opinion piece on the US-Egypt NGO crisis was sent in by Geoffrey Aronson. Aronson is director of the Foundation for Middle East Peace in Washington and author of From Sideshow to Center Stage – US Policy towards Egypt.
There is an increasing chorus of US voices among the policy cognoscenti and Congress threatening to stop over 1 billion in US aid to Egypt or to make it dependent upon some politicized certification of Egypt's democratic bona fides. This course risks undermining the foundations of a core relationship at the very moment when the promise of building a new and reinvigorated partnership is on the horizon. However good it may feel, being right about what the State Department has described as Egypt's "persecution" of US employees of the International Republican Institute, National Democratic Institute and Freedom House for assisting local civil society groups is not as useful as being smart. The emotive issues highlighted by their conflict with the Egyptian government cannot be permitted to become the centerpiece of bilateral relations. Doing so plays into the hands of counter-revolution, creates the impression that US-Egyptian relations are simply a test of wills, and feeds Egyptian suspicions that the West is using "democracy" as a cynical tool to short-circuit the revolution.
Washington has a choice. It can play the part reserved for it in this sordid drama, or take a very deep breath and keep its eye firmly fixed on its interest in partnership with Egypt as it moves, in fits and starts, towards a better future.
The revolution in Egypt is first and foremost a social upheaval—demanding that rulers respect and honor the dignity of every citizen. The revolt and its imagery are essentially tied to domestic issues. Palestine for example, has not been an important motivator of revolutionary discontent, certainly not as much as it was in the aftermath of the Arab defeat (Nakba) in 1948. Similarly, it is not opposition to US support for and celebration of Egypt's autocrats — Anwar Sadat and Hosni Mubarak — over recent decades that has brought Egyptians into the streets and polling places.
This is as it should be. But the growing dispute between Washington and Cairo over the treatment of US and European-supported NGOs – unfolding on the margins of the Egyptian revolution — risks strengthening the worst instincts of the still-uncertain Egyptian upheaval and US policy towards one of its closest allies in the region, pushing each down a road of confrontation and dislocation that will serve neither Egypt nor the US national interest.
The dispute between Washington and Cairo over the former's financial support for the work of foreign and domestic Egyptian organizations promoting democracy in Egypt predates the revolution. The Mubarak regime was understandably opposed in principle to the work of such organizations, and Washington was on the whole solicitous of its opposition.
Mubarak's ouster and the widespread popular mobilization that precipitated it created a new context for the dispute. Washington and other donors see themselves doing God's work, instructing willing and now empowered Egyptians in the tools of democracy. As in all things however, the Egyptian government, and particularly the "deep state" headed by the ruling SCAF, viewed the revolution in an entirely different and more complex manner. Throughout 2011, Washington insisted on continuing and even expanding its efforts in this field, notwithstanding official Egypt's continuing objection.
Like Egyptians themselves, the Obama administration saw an opportunity to push the generals in the direction of freedom and democracy. Washington's effort however, is insignificant in the broad context of Egypt's revolution. The social and political forces mobilized for revolutionary change have little need of Washington's assistance or time to learn the lessons imparted by its well-meaning but overmatched foreign instructors.
In purely political terms, those elements in Egypt most interested in Washington's helping hand have proved least able to win public support in the polling booths. Revolutions unleash all kinds of sentiments, good and bad. In Egypt, the serial errors of the SCAF, the lingering power of the ancien regime and growing public frustration with the uncertain fruits of revolution have soured the atmosphere and created an explosive context for efforts of the kind that Washington-supported NGO's promote. What was once a relatively unimportant sideshow now risks moving to center stage, thanks to the mutually reinforcing missteps of all parties.
The Obama administration and Congress view its support for the activities of NDI, Freedom House and IRI as transparent, self-evidently beneficial and benevolent. The view that Egypt should be "punished" for stifling these programs by withholding or cutting military aid is a popular one.
Most Egyptians have a different view. The SCAF retain Mubarak's distain for foreign interests playing the public square. The state and its legal institutions follow rules and laws that continue to reflect the hostility of the ancien regime towards such activities. The public at large, where the collective memory of foreign demands for special treatment and the long history of malevolent foreign interference in Egypt's destiny is ever-present, is wary of the outsiders' "hidden hand" in growing instability and unrest. Counter-revolutionary elements are anxious to exploit these sentiments for their own purposes – to weaken the SCAF, to push someone other than themselves into the bulls eye, to create a convenient scapegoat for all that is wrong in Egypt today. Explaining these realities, however, does not excuse them, neither in Cairo or Washington.
The United States has a real and lasting interest in empowering Egyptian civil society. As the Arab Spring unfolds, the challenge for all parties is to embrace change as it moves societies away from autocracy, regimes of emergency rule, and the crushing of civil society and towards democracy and creation of national political and governing institutions that derive power from their citizens. Undersecretary of State Bill Burns made this point during a recent visit to Cairo.
For their part, Egyptians of all stripes want to maintain good relations with Washington. One leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, whose party won a parliamentary majority in recent elections notes that, "the democratic transition in Egypt is hanging in the balance […] We strongly advise the Americans and the Europeans to support Egypt during this critical period as compensation for the many years they supported a brutal dictatorship."


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Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood marries
Congratulations to Rolling Stones' guitarist Ronnie Wood!
The 65-year-old rocker married theater producer Sally Humphreys, 34, on Friday, British media are reporting.
The two had been dating about six months when their engagement was announced in late October.
Among the musician's celeb pals who attended the wedding at London's Dorchester Hotel: Rod Stewart and wife Penny Lancaster and Paul McCartney and wife Nancy Shevell.
The bride announced that she was wearing her mother's wedding dress. The rocker groom wore a dark suit with bright pink socks to the ceremony, as shown in wedding photos in The Sun.
The Stones just recently wrapped up a set of concerts in the United States as part of their 50 and Counting anniversary tour.
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It was all about style and ease under the lights as Yale Cousino (Lincoln, VT) and Brooke Voight (Fort McMurray, CAN) took the men's and women's wins during the Paul Mitchell Progression Session event, capping off the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix at Copper Mountain Saturday night.
"I feel awesome," Cousino said. "I haven't done that well in some rail jams lately, but to come away with the win is just awesome. It was a little intimidating at first, but practice started and we all had a lot of energy. The crowd was awesome. The lights are the best lights at a night event I've ever seen! The setup was probably one of the best rail setups I've ever hit, so it was right up there."
Cousino was followed in second by Eric Beauchemin (Grand Blanc, MI) and Johan Owen (Eugene, OR) finished third for the men.
On the women's side, Voight also found inspiration in the Copper crowd under the lights.
"We had practice yesterday and I found myself riding a little stronger but I was still pretty stoked on today," said Voight. "I got my 50 board slide to 70 out and I was stoked to get that. The crowd is awesome. They are all troopers for being out here!"
Voight led the way with Cheryl Maas (Uden, Holland) behind in second and U.S. Snowboarding's Ty Walker (Stowe, VT) in third.
Along with the honor of winning the season's first Paul Mitchell Progression Session, the victors received the gift of good hair in the form of the ever coveted Paul Mitchell tin full of hair-care product.
The event brings to a close Sprint U.S. Grand Prix weekend at Copper Mountain. Next up for the series is a stop in Park City, UT Feb. 9-12.


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Dogme 95
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|International, started in Denmark
|Major figures
|Lars von Trier, Thomas Vinterberg, Kristian Levring, Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, Jean-Marc Barr, Harmony Korine
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Dogme 95 was an avant-garde filmmaking movement started in 1995 by the Danish directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg, who created the "Dogme 95 Manifesto" and the "Vow of Chastity" (Danish: kyskhedsløfter). These were rules to create filmmaking based on the traditional values of story, acting, and theme, and excluding the use of elaborate special effects or technology. It was an attempt to take back power for the director as artist, as opposed to the studio.[1] They were later joined by fellow Danish directors Kristian Levring and Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, forming the Dogme 95 Collective or the Dogme Brethren. Dogme (pronounced [ˈd̥ɒwmə]) is the Danish word for dogma.
Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg wrote and co-signed the manifesto and its companion "vows". Vinterberg said that they wrote the pieces in 45 minutes.[2] The manifesto initially mimics the wording of François Truffaut's 1954 essay "Une certaine tendance du cinéma français" in Cahiers du cinéma.
They announced the Dogme movement on March 13, 1995 in Paris, at Le cinéma vers son deuxième siècle conference. The cinema world had gathered to celebrate the first century of motion pictures and contemplate the uncertain future of commercial cinema. Called upon to speak about the future of film, Lars von Trier showered a bemused audience with red pamphlets announcing "Dogme 95".
In response to criticism, Trier and Vinterberg have both stated that they just wanted to establish a new extreme: "In a business of extremely high budgets, we figured we should balance the dynamic as much as possible."[citation needed]
The first of the Dogme films (Dogme #1) was Vinterberg's 1998 film Festen (The Celebration). It was critically acclaimed and won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival that year. Lars von Trier's Dogme film, Idioterne (The Idiots), also premiered at Cannes that year but was less successful. Since the two films were released, other directors have made films based on Dogme principles. French-American actor and director Jean-Marc Barr was the first non-Dane to direct a Dogme film: Lovers (1999) (Dogme #5). The American Harmony Korine's film Julien Donkey-Boy (Dogme #6) also was considered a Dogme film.
The end credits of Het Zuiden (South) (2004), directed by Martin Koolhoven, included thanks to "Dogme 95". Koolhoven originally planned to shoot it as a Dogme film, and it was co-produced by Trier's Zentropa. Finally, the director decided he did not want to be so severely constrained as by Dogme principles.
Since the late 2000s, the emergence of video technology in DSLR photography cameras, such as the Canon EOS 550D, has resulted in a tremendous surge of both feature and short films shot with most, if not all, of the rules pertaining to the Dogme 95 manifesto. However, because of advancements in technology and quality, the aesthetic of these productions typically appears drastically different from that of the Dogme films shot on Tape or DVD-R Camcorders. Largely erasing the primitive and problematic features of past technologies, newer technologies have helped Dogme 95 filmmakers achieve an aesthetic of higher resolution, as well as of lower contrast, film grain, and saturation.
Goals and rules
The goal of the Dogme collective is to purify filmmaking by refusing expensive and spectacular special effects, post-production modifications and other technical gimmicks. The filmmakers concentrate on the story and the actors' performances. They believe this approach may better engage the audience, as they are not alienated or distracted by overproduction. To this end, Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg produced ten rules to which any Dogme film must conform. These rules, referred to as the "Vow of Chastity," are as follows:[1]
- Shooting must be done on location. Props and sets must not be brought in (if a particular prop is necessary for the story, a location must be chosen where this prop is to be found).
- The sound must never be produced apart from the images or vice versa. (Music must not be used unless it occurs where the scene is being shot.)
- The camera must be hand-held. Any movement or immobility attainable in the hand is permitted.
- The film must be in colour. Special lighting is not acceptable. (If there is too little light for exposure the scene must be cut or a single lamp be attached to the camera).
- Optical work and filters are forbidden.
- Temporal and geographical alienation are forbidden. (That is to say that the film takes place here and now).
- Genre movies are not acceptable.
- The film format must be Academy 35 mm.
- The director must not be credited.
Uses and abuses
The above rules have been both circumvented and broken from the first Dogme film to be produced. For instance, Vinterberg "confessed" to having covered a window during the shooting of one scene in The Celebration (Festen). With this, he both brought a prop onto the set and used "special lighting." Trier used background music (Le Cygne by Camille Saint-Saëns) in the film The Idiots (Idioterne). Korine's Julien Donkey-Boy features two scenes with non-diegetic music, several shot with non-handheld, hidden cameras and a non-diegetic prop. Trier, however, praised the film's transgressions on an interview released on the Epidemic DVD.
Since 2002 and the 31st film, a filmmaker no longer needs to have his work verified by the original board to identify it as a Dogme 95 work. The founding "brothers" have begun working on new experimental projects and have been skeptical about the later common interpretation of the Manifesto as a brand or a genre. The movement broke up in 2005.[3]
Notable Dogme films
Complete list is available from the Dogme95 web site.
- Dogme #1: Festen
- Dogme #2: The Idiots
- Dogme #3: Mifune's Last Song
- Dogme #4: The King Is Alive
- Dogme #5: Lovers
- Dogme #6: Julien Donkey-Boy
- Dogme #8: Fuckland
- Dogme #10: Chetzemoka's Curse
- Dogme #12: Italian for Beginners
- Dogme #14: Joy Ride
- Dogme #17: Reunion (aka American Reunion)
- Dogme #18: Truly Human
- Dogme #21: Kira's Reason: A Love Story
- Dogme #23: Resin
- Dogme #28: Open Hearts
- Dogme #31: El desenlace
- Dogme #33: Residencia
- Dogme #35: Così x Caso
- Dogme #37: Gypo
Use of concept
The 2001 experimental film Hotel, directed by Mike Figgis, makes several mentions of the Dogme 95 style of filmmaking, and has been described as a "Dogme film-within-a-film".[4][5] The use of 'Dogme 95' style filming is in a list of a hostage taker's demands in the Black Mirror episode, "The National Anthem".
Keyboard player and music producer Money Mark used principles inspired by Dogme 95 to record his Mark's Keyboard Repair album.[6]
In 2015, the Museum of Arts and Design celebrated the movement with the retrospective The Director Must Not Be Credited: 20 Years of Dogme 95. The retrospective include work by Lars von Trier, Thomas Vinterberg, Jean-Marc Barr, Daniel H. Byun, Harmony Korine, Kristian Levring, Annette K. Olesen, and Lone Scherfig.[7][8]
Notable figures
See also
- Category:Dogme 95 films
- Minimalism
- Realism (arts)
- Pluginmanifesto
- New Puritans
- Stuckism
- New Sincerity
- Remodernism
- Remodernist film
- Post-postmodernism
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Utterson, Andrew (2005). Technology and Culture, the Film Reader. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-31985-0.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Krause, Stefanie (2007). The Implementing of the 'Vow of Chastity' in Jan Dunn's "Gypo". Verlag. ISBN 978-3-638-76811-5.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Kristian Levring interview (via Internet Archive)
- ↑ Brook, Tom (6 April 2002), Figgis unlocks Hotel's secrets, BBC News, retrieved 2014-02-01<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Ebert, Roger (26 Sep 2003), Hotel, Roger Ebert, retrieved 2014-02-03<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/money-mark-constructing-creativity/
- ↑ "The Director Must Not Be Credited: 20 Years of Dogme 95". Museum of Arts and Design. Museum of Arts and Design. Retrieved 5 August 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Berman, Judy. "What Dogme 95 did for women directors". The Dissolve. Pitchfork Media, Inc. Retrieved 5 August 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
External links
- "Interview: Mogens Rukov", Zakka
- Official Nimbus Film Website
- "Lars From 1-10", 10-minute film with reflections by von Trier on Dogme 95, The Perverts Guide
- Roberts, John (November–December 1999). "Dogme 95". New Left Review. New Left Review. I (238).<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>


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Here's a interesting motorcycle trivia question: Which of the following companies was first to build a horizontally opposed twin-cylinder bike—BMW, Indian or Harley-Davidson?
BMW is famous for its opposed, "boxer" engines, with the cylinders sticking out the sides. The company has been making bikes with that engine configuration since 1924, which is a long time.
If you're a knowledgeable motorcyclist, you know that during World War II, Harley built a clone of a BMW military bike with a boxer engine. But that was a couple of decades after BMW's first boxer.
So that makes BMW first, right?
No, because before the first BMW hit the road, U.S. manufacturers experimented with the opposed-twin design, with the cylinders oriented fore and aft in the frame.
First, Indian built the Model O, a 15.7-cubic-inch (about 250cc) that lasted only three years. And then, in 1919, Harley began building this obscure machine, known as the Sport Twin.
The Sport Twin, introduced just as World War I was coming to an end, was a radical departure for Harley-Davidson. Then, as now, Harley was known mainly for its big V-twin machines.
But as Ford's Model T drove down the price of automobiles, U.S. customers found themselves facing higher prices for two-wheeled transportation than for four-wheelers. So the move was on to build smaller, more efficient bikes.
Bob McClean, former president of the Antique Motorcycle Club of America and then owner of this rare 1922 Sport Twin, noted that it was clearly influenced by machines produced by Britain's Douglas brand, which pioneered the opposed-twin design more than a decade earlier.
In building the Sport Twin, Harley took Douglas' lead in orienting the cylinders in line with the frame. The side-valve engine displaced 36 cubic inches (about 600cc), and McClean said the Sport Twin made a nice middleweight motorcycle.
"The big old Harleys thumped and bumped," he noted. "This was more of a gentleman's bike."
That made it a big seller overseas. But in the U.S., it was a different story. The machine languished in the Harley line through 1923, then was dropped.
Yes, it made for low-cost transportation. But increasingly, Americans were looking to Ford for that. Those who bought motorcycles wanted performance—just what they could get in Harley's big V-twins.


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You must also consider the negative effects of grade retention on social and emotional development. Quite often these students have fewer friends and a poorer self-concept. If a child already has emotional or social difficulties and has an academic deficit only in a particular area, he might benefit more from special services rather than retention.
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No. 1 Florida State topped No. 2 Auburn to win the 2014 BCS National Championship Game. USA TODAY Sports' Paul Myerberg ranks the 16 national champions of the Bowl Championship Era, which ended Monday night. In 2014, the Football Bowl Subdivision will decide its national title with a four-team playoff.
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16. 2007 LSU (12-2): LSU is the only team in the BCS era to lose two games and win the national championship. That's impressive, but it's also a reason to put the Tigers low on this list.
15. 2002 Ohio State (14-0): The Buckeyes didn't win pretty. OSU pulled out several late comebacks during the regular season and needed overtime to beat Miami (Fla.) to win the championship, but there's something to be said of a team with the mental toughness needed to win close game after close game.
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14. 2010 Auburn (14-0): A very good team with an elite quarterback. That's all it took for Auburn to go 14-0 – though it helped that Alabama was having a down year.
13. 2006 Florida (13-1): The Gators would hit the jackpot in Urban Meyer's second season as coach, losing only once before beating Ohio State to win the national championship. Led by the two-quarterback duo of Chris Leak and Tim Tebow, the Gators were tough to handle.
12. 2003 LSU (13-1): Then coached by Nick Saban, LSU was able to get into the championship game only after Oklahoma lost to Kansas State in the Big 12 championship game. But outside of a loss to Florida, the Tigers had little trouble during the regular season. Not a legendary team, but a very, very good one.
11. 1998 Tennessee (13-0): The Volunteers clinched the first BCS national championship by beating Florida State 23-16 in the Fiesta Bowl. Tennessee survived a few scares (Florida and Arkansas in particular) to win its first title since 1951.
10. 1999 Florida State (12-0): FSU's offense, led by wide receiver Peter Warrick, was one of the best in program history. The Seminoles' defense was good enough to hold seven teams to 14 points or less – and good enough to stop Virginia Tech's Michael Vick to win the national championship.
9. 2000 Oklahoma (13-0): The Sooners put on a defensive clinic for the ages in a 13-2 win over Florida State in the Orange Bowl. But the story was on offense, where quarterback Josh Heupel (and offensive coordinator Mark Mangino) torched teams all season. This remains Bob Stoops' lone championship at OU.
8. 2012 Alabama (13-1): Alabama again lost a game during the regular season, this time to Texas A&M and quarterback Johnny Manziel, but rebounded to win its third national title in four years. When at their best, the Crimson Tide effectively controlled the line of scrimmage on offense and harassed the opposition with an aggressive defense that held 11 opponents to 14 points or less.
7. 2008 Florida (13-1): The Gators' last championship came about despite one loss to Mississippi during the regular season. Even with that blemish, few teams in the BCS era matched Florida's combination of potent offense and stifling defense.
6. 2009 Alabama (14-0): Nick Saban's first championship team with the Crimson Tide used a tough finish to the 2008 season as the ultimate motivator. But this wasn't even Saban's best team at Alabama.
5. 2013 Florida State (14-0): They needed every second to beat Auburn, but the Seminoles' regular season was one of the most impressive of the BCS era. Auburn was the only team to lose by fewer than 14 points.
4. 2011 Alabama (12-1): How did this team lose a game? After stomping LSU in the BCS championship game, it's hard to imagine how the Tide could have lost to the Tigers at home during the regular season. This team was outstanding.
3. 2004 USC (13-0): The Trojans delivered on their preseason expectations by going a perfect 13-0, ending the year with a 55-19 win against Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl. This was the best team of the Pete Carroll era, which speaks volumes
2. 2005 Texas (13-0): The Longhorns ended USC's run at a second national championship in a row by beating the Trojans 41-38 in a memorable Rose Bowl. For Texas, it was smooth sailing from a September win over Ohio State through the end of the regular season.
1. 2001 Miami (Fla.) (12-0): Best team of the BCS era? Yep. One of the most talented teams of all time? Yep. The 2001 Hurricanes were a team for the ages.


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