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Suppose, for a moment, that you're in the market for a seven-figure custom house.
Nothing fancy, mind you. Just a little something for the missus and the wee tykes, now that you've outgrown that quaint pied-à-terre downtown. Something different, something fresh. Something to make your friends weep with envy.
Seeking the luxury you deserve, you head down to the seventeenth annual Parade of Homes, which opened Labor Day weekend at Daniel's Gate, a spanking-new subdivision on the southern fringe of the metro area, halfway between Highlands Ranch and the edge of reason. Sponsored by the Denver Metro Home Builders Association, the event is a promotional extravaganza, showcasing the latest in upscale housing conceits while building traffic for the surrounding development.
Of course, most of the folks milling about aren't cash buyers like you. They're proles, plebes, working stiffs. They pay their nine bucks, gawk and gape and cadge decorating ideas they can knock off for a fraction of the price, then maybe swing by the empty lots being marketed on a nearby cul-de-sac, dreaming of the day they might retire in rough proximity to such opulence. But, hey, they can dream, can't they? You're not here to rain on their parade, but to join it. This year's experiment in excess features seven big-ticket homes by six builders, each of which strives in its own way to transport you to...to...well, to somewhere else.
You might consider the charming subtleties of the Tango, which offers something called a rejuvenation room and a grand stone entry tower that is supposed to remind you of the hills of Bordeaux. Or maybe you're a sucker for the understated elegance of the Monticello, which "formally presents itself to the rest of the world," according to the official parade program, while hiding behind an "intriguing motor-court entrance."
Then there's the Tuscany, "a visual trip to Western Italy," complete with two-story rotunda foyer and open-air courtyard where you, yes you, can be sipping Chianti "and reading poetry by Dante or Petrarch." Or the Roaring Fork, with all those travertine tiles, warm earth tones -- "kisses of mercury, brick and chocolate," it says here -- and stair railings that "appear to be abstract bundles of flowing grass," or at least one blurb writer's notion of such a thing.
The Home for the Holidays house is an orgy of exposed timber and hand-hammered copper ceilings, where "the knotty pine magic of earlier times stands beside high technology's best." The Villa Il Sogno is so chock-full of Old World ambience, from the four-sided travertine fireplace to the terraced patio with six-tiered waterfall, that it's "hard to choose where to enjoy your gourmet meal." (Don't you hate it when that happens?)
But if you're a serious player -- a high-roller, an operator, a cuff-shooting guy who not only appreciates excess but understands the need to flaunt it -- then there's only one home that matters in this year's parade. That's the Villa Bellagio, a cute little number that has more of everything: more kitchens (three), more bathrooms (eleven), more space (9,100 square feet), more class. Especially if your idea of class has less do with Bellagio, Italy, than a certain Las Vegas hotel that goes by the same name.
Amid all the pricey cliches of this year's parade, from the obligatory two-story foyers and heavy-slabbed kitchen islands to the de rigueur home theaters and cavernous master baths, the Bellagio truly stands apart. It's not just the sheer size of the place or all those toilets (which suggest that the prospective owner is either planning on hosting company-wide keggers or hiring a chef who specializes in Ipecac Alfredo). It's not even the $4.1 million price tag, roughly triple the cost of the 6,000-square-foot monstrosities in this year's show.
No, what makes Bellagio unique is its wealth of over-the-top amenities and elaborate details. The grand entrance of all grand entrances, with two balconies and a massive chandelier overlooking the fray. The 27,000-gallon swimming pool with a thirty-foot "vanishing edge" that spills over to a trough below, creating a waterfall best viewed from the "casino" and wet bar on the lower level. The lavish mother-in-law apartment above the four-car garage. The Wolf stove and built-in Miele cappuccino maker (reverse-osmosis purified-water supply courtesy of Culligan), the granite counter for the outside barbecue station. The snug study with fabric window shades, perfect for a quiet consultation with the family consigliere.
Most parade homes have a giant fireplace and wide-screen TV placed side by side; the Bellagio has two such packages. Add to that the as-yet-unfinished Roman spa and arena-sized his-and-her master baths, as well as the proliferation of pillars, pedestals and impedimenta; all that's missing is the vomitorium. One procession of pedestals lines the back edge of the property, as if awaiting the arrival of busts of Caesars or perhaps CEOs, who can then gaze out across Daniel's Park, with its buffalo herd and 5,000 acres of open space, to the mountains beyond.
The parade program calls the Bellagio "a kaleidoscope for your senses" that will "speak to your heart of opera and classical Italy." But despite all the imperial touches, the villa speaks to a different sort of sensibility, more Lake Mead than Lake Como, more Tony Soprano than Enrico Caruso. (One of the arias piped into the place is the same syrupy tune Tony's wife, Carmela, listens to during idle moments on the hit HBO drama.) From its mirrored bar to its handsome stonework and crown moldings, from the painstakingly copied mosaics to the gewgawed billiards table, the villa is a stunning homage to the Hotel Bellagio -- one of the most luxurious Strip resorts, to be sure, but a mélange of styles just the same. It's a piece of Vegas on the prairie, right down to the actual Bellagio soap and shampoo in the powder rooms (complimentary to hotel guests) and the Ocean's Eleven poster outside the home theater.
The creation of Dorian Homes, the Villa Bellagio is largely the personal vision of Dorian's 48-year-old president, Paul Lambert. A former restaurateur who's been building custom and semi-custom homes in the Denver area since 1989, Lambert is also an enthusiastic patron of Vegas's Bellagio; he and his wife, Liza, held their wedding there two years ago. He's seen the remake of Ocean's Eleven, which was filmed there, five times, and he enlisted several artisans involved in the resort's construction to bring its look to Douglas County.
"I love the architecture, the mosaics, the gardens," Lambert says of his villa's Vegas counterpart. "I love the quality of construction. The idea was to give the place a resort feel outside, so you would never have to leave home -- to make it real nurturing and real custom. Many people have said it's the best parade house they've ever seen. I've heard that 25 times. It's gratifying, especially since we did it in five months instead of eighteen."
Not everyone has been bowled over by the villa, particularly in this economically troubled, drought-ridden season. But Lambert defends the house with paternal pride: "A swimming pool -- are you ready for this? -- takes 18% as much water as grass does," he says. "We used companies that offer top quality and are environmentally sensitive, too."
Yet for all its size, there is something oddly cramped and oppressive -- not to mention disorienting -- about the Villa Bellagio. Considerable space was sacrificed to the huge foyer; once you get past the grand view from the entrance, the thrill shrinks. You can play handball or slaughter cattle in the baths, but many of the rooms turn out to be relatively small, their dimensions diminished further by all the overstuffed furniture and high-end electronics, like the pop-up wide-screen TV at the foot of the master bed. The two upstairs bedrooms and the mother-in-law apartment are reached by separate staircases, like individual suites for Frank and the boys. Enough patio furniture to seat a platoon crowds the pool area, leaving little room for kids to romp. The entire affair sits on a half-acre lot, a puny estate for such a proud palazzo.
Lambert says the small lot is a fair tradeoff for the spectacular view of Daniel's Park and the Front Range. The floor plan, he adds, reflects the kind of owner he had in mind -- a family with older children who value their privacy. In fact, Lambert originally planned for his own family to occupy the villa.
"We could have connected the upstairs, but then it wouldn't have made for as grand an entry," he says. "Because our kids are older, we felt separating it was better. My kids love it. They're going to kill me if I sell it."
But Lambert says he has several prospects interested in the villa and is now "100% certain" that he will sell it. Like a lot of builders, Dorian Homes has been struggling through the economic downturn of the past year, and selling the villa will help extricate Lambert's company from certain financial difficulties.
Not that those difficulties are, by Lambert's account, all that worrisome. He has 27 lots in Daniel's Gate slated for semi-custom homes in the $400,000-$600,000 range, and his brochures stress Dorian's reputation for high standards and personal service. "Dorian Homes takes the extra time to make a home 'feel right' by managing the construction process closely and making sure all the pieces fit together flawlessly," one blurb proclaims. "Although other builders may try to imitate Dorian, there is no substitute for passion and excellence."
"I would say I'm the best in town," Lambert boasts. "[Tom] Martino used to rave about me on the radio." (Consumer reporter Martino says he doesn't remember ever mentioning Lambert or his company on his radio show: "I don't recall him at all. There could have been a problem, and I called and he took care of it. When people do that, I try to thank them on the air.")
But not all the raving about Lambert and his company is complimentary. A less flattering version can be found in court files in two counties, where Dorian is being sued by various subcontractors and suppliers for money owed to them, and in the accounts of several unhappy homebuyers, who claim they've had problems with defects in their dream homes, problems getting warranty work performed or, in one case, a problem getting a $30,000 deposit returned.
"Here he's building a $4 million home, and he was telling us he didn't have any money," says Maggie Stover, who lives down the street from Lambert in a subdivision filled with Dorian homes. Stover and her husband filed suit against Lambert over a dispute concerning her sewer line, a case that was resolved last year. "He's my neighbor, but he doesn't talk to anybody. He just threatens you with his lawyers and tries to intimidate you."
Lambert says that he's working out his debts with subcontractors and that the complaints about him are unfounded or overblown. He sees himself as a maverick champion of quality homes, taking on the big boys like Richmond and US Homes and outdoing them.
"I think we've been really responsive," he says. "This market is the toughest I've seen, but we're still building houses. And compare my houses with US Homes houses. My designs are more creative. I can give better prices. I inspect every house. I check every phase of construction. Do you think [Richmond president] Dave Mandarich goes and checks out every house? It would be a shame just to have these cookie-cutter houses, where there's no attention to detail."
Quality, Lambert insists, is a passion with him. "People are putting their life savings into these houses," he says. "They have a right to expect it to be done right."
Paul Lambert got into the homebuilding business as a disgruntled consumer. He started Paul's Place in 1979, a popular fast-service restaurant featuring Chicago-style hot dogs and gourmet hamburgers, and expanded to four stores by the time he sold his controlling interest in the operation in 1987. Left with time on his hands and a no-compete clause in his sale agreement, he began looking for something to do -- and found it in the housing market.
Lambert and then-wife Doron visited the 1988 Parade of Homes and wound up purchasing a custom model from Bainbridge. It was not quite everything he'd hoped for, an experience he recounts in one of his company's sales brochures: "After months of searching, our excitement turned to disappointment as we realized that a high-end custom home usually meant an increase in square footage, but not in quality or craftmanship," he writes. "It became evident that my concept of how the ideal home should be constructed was much different from that of the homebuilders I encountered."
In 1989, Lambert built his first spec home, in the Falcon Hills section of Highlands Ranch. Three years later, he had his own award-winning entry in the 1992 Parade of Homes at Rock Creek. The Denver economy was starting to shake loose of its late-Eighties malaise, and demand for luxurious custom and semi-custom homes on the fringes of established suburbs was increasing.
Lambert never looked back. He had a knack for sensing where the market was going, lining up the essential financing and persuading developers to sell him the choicest lots in the most desirable areas. It was a necessary set of survival skills, he says.
"The hard part for a smaller builder is finding the right land," he says. "The developers would rather sell to Richmond, where they know they've got the cash. Look at Daniel's Gate. It's not a great group of builders, to be honest with you. But it's who the developer decided to go with -- except for me. I was able to get in here because I had some great contacts."
Just how successful Lambert's business was became a contentious issue when Doron filed for divorce in late 1998. The case evolved into a bitter and costly battle that has stretched on for almost four years. Initially, Lambert claimed his gross monthly income was around $7,000; Doron, who was not directly involved in the operation of Dorian Homes, claimed that her husband had boasted of making between $700,000 and $1 million a year, and she produced bank statements showing that he withdrew between $20,000 and $50,000 a month.
Lambert responded that he'd received $59,000 in wages and $256,290 in "loan guarantee fees" in 1998, fees that were "typically offset by the loans he owes Dorian Homes for monies advanced to him to meet his monthly debt obligations." But as more financial details became known -- many of them now sealed in the court file -- Doron's monthly payments for maintenance and child support were increased from $4,500 to more than $12,000.
The acrimonious wrangling over money and parenting issues involving their three children dragged on for months. Early on, Doron obtained a temporary restraining order against Paul, claiming that "he is unwilling to voluntarily vacate the marital residence," that "there have been physical and verbal altercations" and that "Respondent has threatened to kill Petitioner and threatened to break her legs." For his part, Lambert denied any bad behavior and claimed that he'd been forced on at least one occasion to defend himself from his wife, after she'd hit him "more than twenty times with her fist."
The voluminous divorce file is teeming with ugly accusations about everything from concealed assets to denial of parenting time. Both sides have sought contempt citations against the other; after two years of litigation, Doron was sufficiently concerned about Paul's supposed depletion of marital assets through new car purchases, gambling excursions to the Bellagio and other Strip hotels, and "lavish and lengthy vacations" with his new girlfriend, 31-year-old Liza Robillon, that she asked the judge to limit Paul's spending to $20,000 a month. The judge complied -- and ordered both parties to "stop making derogatory comments about each other" and "stop discussing the divorce with children."
A final divorce decree was issued in July 2000. Doron was awarded the couple's $830,000 house in Falcon Hills, $12,250 in monthly expenses and child support, and the Lexus SUV. Paul kept Dorian Homes and the Mercedes. But the case continues to this day, with recent filings over parenting issues, motions for contempt, a hearing set this fall, and legal fees now stretching well into six figures.
Lambert's personal travails appear to have had little effect on his business -- or on his plans to build a dream house for his children and Liza, whom he married shortly after the divorce became final. Over the past few years, he's built dozens of homes in Province Center and Carriage Club Estates, two well-situated subdivisions in the thriving southeast corridor. He was within days of breaking ground for his villa in Carriage Club Estates, he says, when he learned that the Parade of Homes organizers had decided to switch the 2002 site from a development in Aurora to Daniel's Gate.
Lambert had acquired lots in Daniel's Gate last fall, in the wake of the real-estate slump triggered by the September 11 terrorist attacks. Recognizing that a home in the parade would help build traffic for his lots down the street, an area known as Topaz Vista, Lambert scrambled to build the Villa Bellagio in five months.
"I was the last one to get started," he says. "What delayed us was all the tile from Italy. Some of it was stuck in Customs."
Three weeks after the parade began, the villa still wasn't quite finished. It may be the first time in the history of the tour that paying customers have had the opportunity to peep into a master bath or Roman spa and glimpse workmen laying tile or sealing fixtures. But Lambert regards the entire effort, from assembling the financing to marshaling hundreds of artisans and laborers for months of painstaking, twelve-hour workdays, as his greatest triumph. In a time of tight money and lean budgets, he threw the dice on the ne plus ultra of parade homes.
It's a huge gamble, but one that could pay off handsomely. The sale of the villa and the properties he plans to build in Topaz Vista will go a long way, Lambert acknowledges, toward correcting his company's recent cash-flow problems. The shock waves of September 11 rattled housing markets across the nation, and Denver was no exception. Dorian's sales, like those of many upscale builders, dropped off dramatically; within weeks of the attacks, the company had five cancellations.
In recent months, several subcontractors and suppliers -- companies dealing in lumber and roofing, drywall and foundations, doors and floors -- have gone to court to collect on hundred of thousands of dollars' worth of mechanic's liens filed against Dorian properties in the Carriage Club Estates. In some instances, Dorian has worked out payment plans, but others are still pressing for reimbursement.
Although he's clashed with some of his subs over the sums involved or the quality of work performed, Lambert says the situation is largely a result of his resources getting stretched by the post-9/11 downturn. "I did fall behind, and it definitely hurts," he says. "The liens are basically past-due bills from my subs. But as these houses sell, they're getting paid off. In the last few weeks I've sold two of them, and I've got two left to go."
A recent flier on the two homes remaining in Dorian's Carriage Club development stresses that the models are available at "closeout pricing." The less expensive of the pair, the Suffolk II, comes with four bedrooms, three and a half baths, a four-car garage, "gourmet kitchen with bayed nook and adjacent butler's pantry" -- all for $630,000, price slashed from $649,646.
A few months ago, Hugh Devlyn took his wife, Lori, and their children to Carriage Club to see the lot where their future Dorian home would soon be built. The experience was a memorable one: Devlyn had scarcely emerged from his car when some of his prospective neighbors on Dacre Place showed up -- not to welcome him, but to try to discourage him from moving there.
"We had three different people come up to us on the street," Devlyn recalls. "One guy said he was ready to go to litigation because his house leaks every time it rains. He said, 'You guys don't want to go forward with this. If I had it to do over again, I never would have done it.'"
One of the homeowners who approached Devlyn that day was Richard Hallett, who'd moved to Dacre Place in 2001 and soon discovered water seeping into the house around windows during spring storms. Dorian resolved some of his complaints during his one-year warranty period, he says, but the leakage problem persists.
"If we get a hard rain, I have to put towels by the door," Hallett says. "There are some windows, the paint along the windowsills is chipped off because water comes in around them."
Dorian provides one-year warranty service to homebuyers through an independent company, which evaluates claims based on accepted industry standards. (The company also offers a limited ten-year warranty that covers major structural defects but excludes many other items.) Hallett says he was caught in a frustrating loop in which Dorian referred his complaints to the warranty company, which sent him back to Dorian, telling him they were having difficulty getting subcontractors to work on the Dacre Place homes.
"I don't think there's anybody in the neighborhood who has anything good to say about Dorian," Hallett says. "They all love living here because it's a beautiful area. But the way Paul has handled things wasn't even close to being professional. In that price range, you'd think you'd get a little bit of customer service."
Lambert insists he provides an extraordinary level of customer service; his sales literature boasts that Dorian's warranty service and followup was rated tops in the business by an independent survey. It's unfair, Lambert says, to focus on a handful of malcontents when the vast majority of his buyers are delighted with their homes. "There are always certain issues," he says. "Some people will take a magnifying glass to the house, and some people are never satisfied."
Hallett's complaint is particularly surprising, Lambert says, because his superintendent, Larry Mitchell, made numerous visits to Hallett's house over the course of the warranty period. (Mitchell confirms this; he says he hasn't heard from Hallett for months and was under the impression that all the problems had been resolved.) Hallett says that Mitchell was "somewhat sympathetic" but told him that many of his problems were "maintenance" issues rather than construction defects.
"Here we are, three months into a new home, and water's pouring through," Hallett says. "But he said it's up to the homeowner to maintain the windows and caulk them regularly. I'd been in there ninety days, and I'm supposed to caulk these picture windows that are thirty feet off the ground?"
Lambert says he's aware of one other home on the block with leaky windows, and his people have made several trips to resolve that problem as well. "I do have a problem with one homeowner who's been really awful," he says. "He's the one who yelled and screamed at the Devlyns...I see my homeowners as my kids. If someone acts really bad, I'm not the type to stop him. I put him on the end of my list, like a bad-acting kid. The kids who act good, I reward them. There's only one homeowner on that street who's really, really bad, and I won't return his calls."
Also low on Lambert's list are Calvin and Maggie Stover, who bought a Dorian home on South Kittiwake Street from its first owner in 1998 -- the same block to which Lambert himself moved following his divorce. In 1999, the Stovers' sewer began to back up, flooding their basement three times in fourteen months. Plumbers who inspected the line told the couple that their sewer line had been improperly installed, resulting in a "negative slope" that would cost thousands to repair.
Although the warranty period for the house had expired years before, the Stovers claimed that the problem was a construction defect and contacted Dorian Homes for relief. The couple says Lambert responded with a message on their answering machine: "You can write me as many letters as you want. You can write me 8,000 letters, but I am still not taking care of them, because the problem is not covered under warranty."
Last year the Stovers filed suit against Dorian and Lambert, representing themselves in the lawsuit. "Most people don't sue their builder because it costs so much to hire a lawyer," Maggie Stover says. "The cost exceeds the repair. I was told in my case that a lawyer would cost me $80,000 and up."
Although he lived down the street from them, just serving notice of the suit on Lambert was "quite a challenge," Maggie says. "I knew he wouldn't answer the door. He would just look out the window. But he parks all his cars outside, so I parked my car close to his BMW and went to the door and said, 'I hit your car.' He ran to his car, and my friend served him with the papers."
In oddly worded filings prepared by Maggie, a Romanian immigrant, the Stovers claimed various damages as a result of their sewer problem: "Plaintiffs are still sustaining damages from the hidden defect of their house, especially stress because they currently cannot use the toilets for pooping." Dorian's lawyers denied that the problem was a result of improper installation and were successful in getting most of the Stovers' claims dismissed. Ultimately, the case went to mediation, and the Stovers received a modest cash settlement.
Lambert says that the case was "completely unreasonable" and that the Stovers were simply trying to extract cash from him. "My warranty company paid them $2,000 to get rid of them because they were such a complete nuisance," he says. "I had all the engineering to prove I was 100 percent right, that there was positive slope."
But the Stovers insist they were in the right. "They tried to say things like, 'Well, your foundation shifted and the pipe rose,'" says Calvin Stover. "That was bogus. You'd see cracks in the foundation if that was the case."
"For one year, we had to poop in bags," adds Maggie. "It was a pretty horrible year."
As for Hugh Devlyn, he's had a few uneasy moments himself since he put down a $30,000 deposit for a Dorian home on Dacre Place. Following his encounter with Hallett and other residents of the block, he met with Lambert to discuss the complaints he'd heard. "Paul said there were some nuts on that street and he was going to get a restraining order against one guy," Devlyn recalls. "He made a good case that there are two sides to every story."
But shortly before Devlyn was scheduled to close on his new home, the financing fell through on the sale of his old house. According to his attorney, David Schlachter, the deposit Devlyn had paid Dorian was "earnest money, subject to financing. If he didn't get the financing through a particular lender in thirty days, it was refundable. It was pretty straightforward. The lender actually gave a written response that said he didn't qualify."
Devlyn's deposit didn't go into an escrow account-- although, Schlachter says, "there were representations made that it would." And when Devlyn tried to get his money back, he was directed to another lender chosen by Dorian.
"Paul said I had to talk to his financing guy," Devlyn recalls. "It was some guy at Wells Fargo who wanted me to do a one-year balloon and take out a second mortgage and a bridge loan -- it was like three loans, and my payments would have been more than my net take-home pay. It made no sense. I said, 'Why would you want to give me money that I can't pay back?'"
Devlyn filed suit against Dorian, Lambert and the property's real-estate brokers in August, seeking the return of his earnest money. Lambert says that while he's had people get cold feet and forfeit a deposit before, Devlyn's position regarding his contract to purchase a home is almost unique in his experience.
"I never have and never will put money into an escrow account," Lambert says. "It was never in my agreement. All the funds we get for deposit go right to our corporate account, and we can use it any way we want. Other builders operate the same way. This has nothing to do with escrow. Sometimes people want to get out of a contract, and they'll use the thirty-day contingency clause as a reason. They'll have a bogus letter written to me by a mortgage company I've never heard of."
But Lambert says he has formally agreed to refund Devlyn's money. The deposit was on his best lot in Dacre Place, he says, the one he was planning to build the Villa Bellagio on in the first place, and "I have other people who are interested in paying more money for that lot than he paid."
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In Lambert's world, there is always another customer at the gate. Things may have slowed down since 9/11, but there is still a hunger for high-end, wallow-in-luxury properties on the frontiers of suburbia. And Dorian Homes is poised to accommodate them, Lambert says. Temporary cash-flow problems, some grousing from a few dissatisfied customers -- what is all that compared with the legacy of stunning-craftmanship-with-two-story-entry homes he's built across the metro area?
Compare his homes with any of the pricier models offered by the big boys, he suggests, all those numbingly identical McMansions and blown-up tract homes. Judge his work side by side with the stuff cranked out by builders who don't give a damn about quality or customer satisfaction. Take a good look at the Villa Bellagio, and find one home in the show that has a fraction of its daring, its wow factor, its one-of-a-kind dazzle.
In fact, building the villa has opened new vistas for Dorian Homes. Lambert says he's getting more inquiries about high-end custom homes now and may concentrate on that end of the market rather than the Topaz Vista/Carriage Club customer. Instead of models in the $400,000-$700,000 range, he's thinking tonier dream homes, tailored to the buyer's needs.
It may be tough to let the Bellagio go, but Paul Lambert is ready to sell it and move on. "You know, if it helps my business and cash flow and gets rid of all these liens, then I'm going to do it," he says. "I can always build it again."


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Quick disclaimer: I have not watched every movie released in 2014, obviously. This is a Top 10 list of the movies that I have seen. Also note that throughout the year, I've kept a record of every movie that I've watched this year (grand total was 100 – yes, a nice round number) and left a short, one to three sentence review of the movie. I've included those here as well. All ten are worth seeing, if you haven't seen them already.
10. Blue Ruin
Dwight, gentle man on a vengeful rampage. The most non-Coen, Coen movie. A wonderful surprise of a film.
9. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Those eyes at the end were haunting. My new favorite of the entire Planet of the Apes series.
8. The Babadook
Wow, such a stressful movie. Once you become aware of the Babadook, consider yourself fucked. And by the way, that little boy can act.


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Things are not going well for Boeing's accident-prone A160T Hummingbird unmanned helicopter. First the US Army confirms it has abandoned plans to deploy the A160 to Afghanistan carrying DARPA's ARGUS-IS wide-area sensor, following the crash of an aircraft carrying the gigapixel camera.
Photo: Boeing
Then the Army's Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD) releases its justification for awarding Lockheed Martin a $47 million sole-source contract to use the Kaman K-Max as a testbed for unmanned technologies. Any reference to the A160 is heavily redacted with black ink, but it's clear the Hummingbird's accident record -- including a fire on the assembly line -- was a big factor.
The Army had planned to deploy three ARGUS-equipped A160s to Afghanistan this month to monitor insurgent network activity, but the service issued a stop-work order after the crash in April.
"Given the challenges experienced on the A160 program and the probability of continued technical and schedule delays, the projected cost and risk involved in completing the ARGUS A160 effort with Boeing has increased so significantly that program continuation is no longer in the best interest of the government," the Army says. "This combined with indications that the desired results of deployment with ARGUS payload can no longer be achieved as planned has resulted in the Army issuing a stop work order on June 8."
AATD's justification for non-competitively awarding the Autonomous Technologies for Unmanned Air Systems (ATUAS) demonstration contract to Lockheed, meanwhile, says the (unidentified, but unmistakable in context) A160 suffered two Class A accidents in 2010 while "a third aircraft being built for the USMC unmanned cargo effort suffered an electrical fire requiring a major rebuild. These incidents indicate the [A160] has yet to reach a level of reliability that would support the ATUAS program goals."
An A160 crashed at Victorville, California, in July 2010 during a test flight, while another aircraft flown by US Special Operations Command crashed in Belize in September 2010 while carrying DARPA's Forester foliage-penetration radar. The July crash was blamed on a flight-control sensor malfunction and the September crash resulted in tail-rotor modifications. The problems prevented the A160 being deployed to Afghanistan to resupply Marine Corps bases.
The latest crash, on April 17, occurred during a ARGUS calibration test flight. The aircraft lost engine power and went into autorotation mode, the Army says, coming down about 3 miles from the Victorville runway. An Army investigation found a failed transmission mount caused by excessive vibration. The crash "resulted in excessive damage to the ARGUS payload and aircraft," the Army says.
The A160 ARGUS operational demonstration was planned to inform an Army decision on whether to launch a VTOL UAS program of record. "There has not been a decision to halt plans to hold a VTOL competition," the service says. "The Army is still committed to a VTOL program and is awaiting completion of the AoA [analysis of alternatives] to determine the path forward for the acquisition strategy."
The AoA is being conducted jointly with the US Navy, which has already cancelled its plans for a medium-range VTOL UAS program for budget reasons. With the A160's reliability issues, it looks like the hopes for a VTOL program of record rest on the experience gained flying the unmanned K-Max in Afghanistan, where so far it has performed flawlessly carrying cargo to remote Marine Corps outposts.
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Zack Snyder's Man of Steel is potentially the first in a wave (but definitely not a "phase") of new superhero films from DC Entertainment and Warner Bros., though the style, tone, and music will likely owe a great deal to the last wave - specifically, Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy.
However, one way in which the upcoming Superman film will be a departure from Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises will be its utilization of post-converted 3D.
According to a recent press release from Warner Bros.:
"'Man of Steel' will be presented in 3D in select theaters, as well as in 2D and IMAX, so fans of the iconic superhero will be able to experience the much-anticipated movie in their format of choice."
Of course, this doesn't come as much of a surprise, as the vast majority of blockbusters released today are shown in 3D. The Dark Knight Rises was the only major superhero film last year to not get a 3D release (and one of the few blockbusters of 2012 besides The Hunger Games and Skyfall), and the lack of 3D may have ultimately cost it the number one spot at the box office to The Avengers.
Some of you might say - but isn't Christopher Nolan producing Man of Steel? And doesn't that Nolan fellow hate 3D from deep down in the cockles of his heart?
While it's true that Nolan is no proponent of 3D - hence the reason TDKR did not utilize the technology - it's also true that he handed off real control of Man of Steel relatively early on in the process. It was probably not too difficult for Warner Bros. to convince Zack Snyder, whose film aesthetic actually kind of lends itself to 3D, to post-convert his take on Superman. (After all, they convinced Guillermo del Toro to post-convert Pacific Rim, and del Toro was openly against it as recently as August.)
From Zack Snyder himself:
"The film is going to be a visually exciting experience in all formats: 2D, 3D and IMAX. Anticipating how audiences today embrace 3D, we designed and photographed the movie in a way that would allow 'Man of Steel' to captivate those movie goers, while respecting fans who prefer a more traditional cinematic experience. We've taken great measures to ensure the film and the story come first, and 3D is meant as an enhancement."
There are a lot of opponents to 3D on the Internet - I count myself among them - but there's no denying that moviegoers are still paying for it in droves. It's hard to blame studios for wanting to charge more money for this stuff when audiences are seemingly eager to pay for it.
Are you happy to hear that Man of Steel will be released in 3D, Screen Ranters? Would you have preferred they shoot the film in 3D as opposed to post-converting it? Let us known in the comments.
Man of Steel - starring Henry Cavill and Amy Adams - hits theaters June 14th, 2013.
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My first thought was "How long before MS releases windows for the MAC?"
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Consultation On Areas For 2013 Petroleum Block Offer
Media release
Thursday 8 November 2012
Consultation On Areas For 2013 Petroleum Block Offer Under Way
Consultation with iwi and councils with an interest in areas being proposed for the 2013 petroleum exploration permitting round is now under way.
"Today we are contacting iwi and councils with an interest in the areas that may be tendered next year. Feedback received will inform final decisions about the make-up of the Block Offer 2013 competitive tender planned to commence by the end of April 2013," says David Binnie, General Manager of New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals, a branch of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
The areas being considered for Block Offer 2013 include five defined onshore blocks, and three offshore exploration areas, over which companies can apply for a permit area up to a prescribed limit.
"The proposed 2013 offer includes three onshore blocks in Taranaki and two on the East Coast," says David Binnie.
"The proposed offshore areas, excluding current permits, are in the Northland/Reinga Basins, Taranaki Basin, and Canterbury/Great South Basins."
"Companies will be able to submit a permit bid up to a limit of 10,000 square kilometres in frontier areas and up to 2,500 square kilometres in the offshore Taranaki Basin."
The offshore areas proposed for Block Offer 2013 exclude already permitted areas and may form the basis of block offers in 2014 and 2015.
Block Offer 2013 will be the second year in which the government will exclusively use a 'block offer' annual competitive tender process to allocate permits for oil and gas exploration. The first round, Block Offer 2012, closed in October with permits expected to be granted by the end of the year. Between 2002 and 2010, the government also conducted 13 other block offers in various parts of the country.
The government's annual block offer process is an important part of developing New Zealand's future oil and gas reserves.
"To make the most of our oil and gas resources, we must attract responsible companies to explore New Zealand's potential oil and gas reserves. It is through such exploration that we better understand the geology of the area and where commercially viable discoveries may be made," says David Binnie.
"Oil and gas already play an important part in the New Zealand economy – and that contribution will grow for future generations if successful discoveries are made and developed responsibly."
Consultation with relevant
iwi and councils commences 9 November 2012 and closes 30
January 2013. Permits are expected to be awarded in December
Permits awarded as part of Block Offer 2013 will be under a new Crown minerals regime, which is expected to be in place in early 2013. Proposed changes to the regime include consideration of health and safety and environmental credentials at the point of permitting, annual meetings between government agencies and operators of a permit, and improved information sharing arrangements between agencies to strengthen the management of permits over the lifecycle of an operation. The proposed changes are set out in the Crown Minerals (Permitting and Crown Land) Bill currently before the Commerce Select Committee and draft minerals programmes currently under consultation.
The selection of onshore blocks and offshore areas takes into account prospectivity and anticipated commercial interest. A mixture of exploration, appraisal, and frontier acreage has been selected to appeal to a diverse range of companies, and promote a stable path to oil and gas production.
Once consultation has been completed and the final makeup of the tender determined, New Zealand and international companies will then be invited to tender for petroleum exploration permits. Applications will be evaluated based on the work programme provided and a number of criteria including the applicant's technical and financial capability and capability to meet expected health and safety and environmental requirements. Permits are expected to be awarded by the end of 2013.
Exploration permits allow for investigation of the potential for oil and gas development. Gaining an exploration permit is the first of many steps an operator is required to take in order to develop a petroleum resource. Permitting enables the start of projects that can have a life cycle of around 50 years. Once an operator is granted an exploration permit they must negotiate land access with land holders and occupiers, and meet health and safety and environmental requirements.
effects of activities in permits will be managed under two
pieces of legislation:
• Administered by regional and unitary councils, the Resource Management Act 1991 applies to onshore permits and permits located out to 12 nautical miles from the coast.
• The Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012. The legislation is expected to come into effect in 2013 before permits are awarded, and will apply to activities beyond 12 nautical miles offshore. It will be administered by the Environmental Protection Authority.
Health and safety matters will be regulated under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and new Petroleum Exploration and Extraction regulations.
For more information on Block Offer 2013, previous block offers and relevant regulatory processes go to www.nzpam.govt.nz/cms/petroleum/block-offers.


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Opt4J is an open source Java-based framework for evolutionary computation. It contains a set of (multi-objective) optimization algorithms such as evolutionary algorithms (including SPEA2 and NSGA2), differential evolution, particle swarm optimization, and simulated annealing. The benchmarks that are included comprise ZDT, DTLZ, WFG, and the knapsack problem.
The goal of Opt4J is to simplify the evolutionary optimization of user-defined problems as well as the implementation of arbitrary meta-heuristic optimization algorithms. For this purpose, Opt4J relies on a module-based implementation and offers a graphical user interface for the configuration as well as a visualization of the optimization process.
Download latest release: Opt4J v3.2 (2018-04-02)
A technical paper about Opt4J was presented at the Genetic and Evolutionary Computing Conference (GECCO 2011). If you are using Opt4J and want to cite it, please reference the paper as follows:
@conference{opt4jpaper, title = {{Opt4J - A Modular Framework for Meta-heuristic Optimization}}, author = {Lukasiewycz,Martin and Gla{\ss},Michael and Reimann,Felix and Teich,J{\"u}rgen}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computing Conference (GECCO 2011)}, pages = {1723--1730}, address = {Dublin, Ireland}, year = {2011}, date = {July 12--16} }
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I've got an ExtJs combobox next to the map with several points of the map that are provided from a Postgis database through Php/XmlHttprequest.
At the same time I've got a map with all points containing their respective attributes.
I need to select a point from the list and then this point must be searched on the map an centered on it.
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Renault Captur On Road Price in SatnaChange
|On Road Price
|Ex Showroom Price
|RTO + Others
|Captur 1.5 Petrol RXE (Petrol)
|Rs. 11,54,290
|Rs. 9,49,999
Rs. 1,03,690.00
Std. Accessories
Rs. 10,000
Miscellaneous Charges
Rs. 12,815
|Rs. 1,00,601
|Captur 1.5 Diesel RXE (Diesel)
|Rs. 13,13,622
|Rs. 10,49,999
Rs. 1,53,745.00
Std. Accessories
Rs. 10,000
Miscellaneous Charges
Rs. 12,870
|Rs. 1,09,878
|Captur Platine Dual Tone Petrol (Petrol)
|Rs. 14,93,146
|Rs. 12,18,999
Rs. 1,48,590.00
Std. Accessories
Rs. 10,000
Miscellaneous Charges
Rs. 12,815
|Rs. 1,25,557
|Captur Platine Dual Tone Diesel (Diesel)
|Rs. 16,38,659
|Rs. 13,18,999
Rs. 1,84,825.00
Std. Accessories
Rs. 10,000
Miscellaneous Charges
Rs. 12,870
|Rs. 1,34,835
Renault Captur Price in Satna
Renault Captur price in Satna starts from Rs. 9.50 lakh (Ex-showroom) on 16th December 2019. Check on road price (Ex-showroom + RTO + Insurance) of all Captur variants in Satna. Renault Captur's top competitors are Renault Duster (price starting at Rs. 8.00 lakh in Satna) and Nissan Kicks (price starting at Rs. 9.55 lakh in Satna).
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- The ride and handling, although different from the Duster, the cabin transcends the scale used for the Duster and convincingly delivers a more upmarket and appealing experience. But, somehow, the simplicity and effectiveness of what the Captur can do and accommodate, blended with its aesthetic appeal, leaves an impression that lingers on. Under the hood Renault is offering a 1.5-litre H4K 106PS petrol engine and a 1.5 K9k 110PS diesel engine. One distinct difference we experienced was the way the Captur rode. There is an added layer of firmness that can be heard as a distinct "thunk" over some of the smaller imperfections. The upside of the suspension setup is that body roll is well controlled in the Captur. The claimed ARAI mileage for the Renault Captur petrol is 13 kmpl, and for the Renault Captur diesel is 20 kmp. Total estimated maintenance cost of diesel for 4 years for diesel is Rs. 22,015 and estimated maintenance cost of petrol for 4 years is Rs. 17,165.Moreover, do take the test drive of the car in order to experience the ease and comfort offered.Check the following link to locate the nearest dealership from your respective city: https://www.zigwheels.com/dealers/Renault : By Zigwheels | 10 months ago
- Smooth drive and good feeling..I am getting 14 kml for my palatine diesel.. car door rubber beads coming out..internal plastic edges not joined properly..big lag in infotainment BT.. once sold .. they Dont bother : By Manikanda | 10 months ago
- Performance is just superb mileage you will get around 19 to 20 on highway rest depend on your driving condition maintenance cost for service 8 to 10k : By Henil | 8 months ago
- Dont go with Duster as the cost of servicing is very high , at 60K km the cost of failed parts + regular service came at Rs48000, which was shock and for the same 2015 before model the same parts replacement are at 120 k but for 2016-19 model it is at 60 K Too high, Go with Ford or Hyundai : By Vishnu | 2 months ago
- Renault Duster 85PS Diesel RxS would be a better pick. It fullfills all basic needs, it gets Multi-function Steering Wheel, Gear Shift Indicator, Driving Experience Control Eco, Rear Window Defogger. Alloy Wheels, Anti-Lock Braking System, EBD, Central Locking, Brake Assist, Dual Airbags, KeyLess Entry, Integrated 2DIN Audio, Bluetooth Connectivity etc. Click on the given link to explore more: https://bit.ly/2wDUWaX : By Zigwheels | 1 year ago
- WOW man , what a bad choice you have. you cant think beyond RENAULT, BOTH ARE AWFUL CARS with no after sales service to speak off. : By Gunit | 1 year ago
- In my opinion venue is good option under sub compact SUV (under 4m)it has good features too...OR Kicks has good features but this is bigger among all : By Srijan | 6 months ago
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- There are options available i.e. Renault Kwid, Datsun redi-GO, Maruti Alto K10. Purchasing a new car would depend on a lot of factors like segment or brand preference, specific feature requirement, buying purpose etc. Moreover, we would suggest you take the test drive of the vehicles so that you can understand the difference between the options which will help you to make a final decision for your purchase - Car Dealer : By Zigwheels | 3 months ago
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- Considering your requirement, you can have a look at Creta's 1.4 S diesel trim which is priced at Rs. 11.74 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). Creta S powered by the 1.4-litre diesel engine with manual transmission is the one to go for if you're mostly driven by a chauffeur and travel a lot. Click on the link to know more about it: https://www.zigwheels.com/newcars/Hyundai/Creta/1.4-s On the other hand, Renault Captur Platine will exceed your budget as it has a price tag of Rs.14.06 lakh (ex-showroom, delhi). Though, if you wish to stick with Renault Captur, then you can pick for Captur 1.5 diesel RXL. It is the mid diesel variant in the Captur lineup and is priced at Rs. 12.48 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). Click on the link to churn out more about it: https://www.zigwheels.com/newcars/Renault/captur/1.5-diesel-rxl Click on the link to compare these two cars: https://www.zigwheels.com/compare-cars/hyundai-creta-vs-renault-captur : By Zigwheels | 1 year ago
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India's one of the finest international sky operator as like kind of sky ride and one of the fastest growing airlines in the world is all set to change the way you fly - for the better! It operates flights to over 20 international destinations, giving to flyer a better choice in the skies. Jet Airways is the second largest Indian airline based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It operates over 400 flights daily to 76 destinations worldwide. Its main hub is Mumbai, with secondary hubs at Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Cochin, Ahmedabad, and Bengaluru. It has an international hub at Brussels Airport, Belgium. Jet Airways is owned by CEO & Director Mr Naresh Goyal. Earlier Time of Jet Airways: Jet Airways started this long way flying as an air taxi operator on 1 April 1992. It started commercial operations on 5 May 1993 with a fleet of four leased Boeing 737-300 aircraft. In January 1994 a change in the law enabled Jet Airways to apply for scheduled airline status, which was granted on 4 January 1995. It began international operations from Chennai to Colombo in March 2004. The company is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange, but 80% of its stock is controlled by CEO & MD. Due to recession, Jet Airways suspended these routes: Ahmedabad–London, Amritsar–London, Bangalore–Brussels, Mumbai–Shanghai–San Francisco and Mumbai-Brussels-New York. Subsidiaries: JetLite was a wholly owned subsidiary of Jet Airways. Jet Konnect is the low-cost b... Read More
City of Nawabs, capital city of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow is famous for its monuments, food, clothing in all of which, one can see the traces and grandeur of Mughal reign. Situated on the banks of the Gomti River, Lucknow is famous for its culture, food, heritage and its traditional dance form Kathak. Remnants of its rich historical and cultural past are well displayed here through the architectural designs, the handicrafts and the typical Lucknowi way of life. Lucknow was a symbol of Hindi-Muslim-Sikh harmony and is hub of Urdu, Hindi and many Hindustani Languages. After the First War of Independence in 1857, the British took over the city of Lucknow and Hazratganj was modeled after Queen Street in London. In 2010, after nearly 200 years, Hazratganj received a makeover. Buildings were painted in a uniform color, and stone pavements and Victorian style balustrades were constructed to enhance the architecture.
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On January 3, 2017, U.S. Congressman Al Green took the oath of office to serve the people of Texas' 9th Congressional District and began his seventh term in the United States House of Representatives. As a veteran civil rights advocate, he has fought for those in society whose voices, too often, are not heard.
Congressman Al Green currently serves on the Financial Services Committee. He serves on three subcommittees: Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Monetary Policy and Trade, as well as Oversight and Investigations, where he holds the position of Ranking Member. Within the Democratic Party he holds the position of Assistant Whip.
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Congressman Al Green's family taught him the importance of positive preparation through education and righteous resistance to overcome persistent injustice. He attended Florida A&M University, Howard University, and the Tuskegee Institute. Before receiving an undergraduate degree, he enrolled in the Thurgood Marshall School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctor degree in 1973. As a law student, he earned awards in the areas of Federal Procedure and Conflicts.
After graduating from law school, Congressman Al Green co-founded and co-managed the law firm of Green, Wilson, Dewberry, and Fitch. In 1977, he was appointed Justice of the Peace in Harris County, Texas, where he served for 26 years before retiring in 2004. Throughout his career, Congressman Al Green has enjoyed the respect of his colleagues as well as a wide cross-section of community leaders, who have praised his legal skills, impeccable character, and ability to work with people of diverse backgrounds.
For approximately ten years, Congressman Al Green served as president of the Houston Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Under his leadership, the organization grew to unprecedented heights, increasing membership from a few hundred to many thousands, and the staff from one to more than ten.
As a testament to his exceptional service to the community, and in recognition of his outstanding professional achievement as well as his superior leadership ability, Congressman Al Green has received numerous awards. These awards outstanding include: Texas Association of REALTORS Legacy Award, 2011; Texas Black Democrats' Profiles of Courage Award, 2007; the AFL-CIO MLK Drum Major Award for Service, 2007; Ebony Magazine's 100 Most Influential Black People, 2006; and the NAACP Mickey Leland Humanitarian Award, from the Houston branch as well as the Fort Bend branch of the NAACP. Congressman Green has also been honored by the city of Houston with a day named in his honor--"Al Green Day." As evidence of how truly blessed Congressman Al Green believes he is, when asked, "How are you?" He often responds, "Better than I deserve."


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image: Caitiln Franzmann, Tree-telling, MPavilion 2017, Photo by Keelan O'Hehir
Brisbane-based artist Caitlin Franzmann's 'Tree-telling' returns to MPavilion in 2018.
In Tree-telling, Franzmann deploys hand-crafted divination cards as the trigger for experimental one-on-one encounters between the artist and individual participants. The seven cards are paired with seven sound compositions, each corresponding to a tree in the Queen Victoria Gardens surrounding the MPavilion: Canary Island Palm, River Red Gum, London Plane, Algerian Oak, Jacaranda, Atlas Cedar and Lilly Pilly.
Selecting a card from the deck, visitors embark on a journey that proceeds from Tarot reading, to a shared walk from MPavilion to their chosen tree and back, to experimental listening session.
Music for the original Tree-telling sonic works is composed by David M. Thomas.
'Tree-telling' is a Liquid Architecture project developed for MPavilion.
LIQUID ARCHITECTURE is an Australian organisation for artists working with sound. LA investigates the sounds themselves, but also the ideas communicated about, and the meaning of, sound and listening.


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Bob Mase, Mars Odyssey Navigator
Caught unawares, Odyssey lead navigator Bob Mase mumbled "what?" when Ed Weiler, associate administrator for NASA's Office of Space Science announced that Mase and the Odyssey navigation team had won one of Aviation Week and Space Technology magazine's annual Laurel awards. Mase and his fellow navigators have been so busy with Mars Odyssey mission activities that they have had little time to pay attention to anything else.
Odyssey entered orbit around Mars flawlessly during the evening of Oct. 23, 2001, at JPL. The next day an elated Mase reported the precision targeting at a press conference. He also noted that no further maneuvers would be necessary to adjust the orbit prior to aerobraking, a several-month process to shorten and circularize the orbit for science-gathering activities.
At the time of orbit insertion, Odyssey had traveled 457 million kilometers (284 million miles) and flew within 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) of its target. "That's the equivalent of making a touchdown pass from Los Angeles to New York," Mase said.
Aviation Week & Space Technology
The Mars Odyssey navigation team won a Laurel in the space category for Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine's 2001 awards. The team's accomplishment was noted in the magazine's Feb. 4 issue along with other winners.
In its announcement, Aviation Week noted "Bob Mase, lead navigator for NASA's Odyssey spacecraft project at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the Odyssey navigation team, for scoring a bull's-eye last October by flying to within 1 km. of the orbit insertion aim point."
The team varied in numbers from one to fourteen from the development phase through aerobraking. In alphabetical order, members included: Peter Antreasian, Darren Baird, Julia Bell, Dan Burkhart, Eric Graat, Moriba Jah, David Jefferson, Brian Kennedy, Tomas Martin-Mur, Bob Mase, Tim McElrath, Brian Portock, Mark Ryne and John Smith.
Cover art courtesy of Aviation Week & Space Technology
Navigation is a 1-2-3 Approach
Mase has been on the navigation teams of several programs since joining the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 1991, among them Mars Observer, Galileo and Mars Global Surveyor prior to Odyssey. He explains that there are three basic navigation disciplines: 1) trajectory design, 2) orbit determination, and 3) maneuver design.
"I like to think of them as answering three basic questions," Mase said. "One, where do we want the spacecraft to go? Two, where is it now? Three, how do we get from where we are now to where we want to be?" He says he has been lucky enough to experience them all.
Building a Career in Spacecraft Navigation
Mase's first JPL job was as an orbit determination analyst on Mars Observer, collecting tracking data to determine the spacecraft's exact location and destination. He then moved to Galileo in the same function for a year, and then three years as a maneuver analyst, planning propulsive maneuvers to keep the spacecraft on the correct flight path.
Mase said, "I'm glad I was able to work on the Galileo program early in my career. It was a great learning opportunity during the long cruise to Jupiter."
By the time Mase joined the Mars Global Surveyor team in 1997, he was a fully cross-trained orbit determination/maneuver analyst and performed both duties. He said, "This doesn't seem like a big deal, but it hadn't been done very often in the past, so it was a unique opportunity for me."
He was fortunate enough to become involved with Mars Odyssey in the early stages of development and was thus responsible for all the navigation disciplines. Mase jokes, "I ended up as the navigation team lead, because at that time I was the only navigator on the project. I led a team of one." The team was staffed fully by the time Odyssey launched in April 2001, and more team members were added to support round-the-clock aerobraking operations following Odyssey's entry into Mars orbit. Now that the spacecraft has successfully concluded its aerobraking phase, the mapping mission has begun. Initial science results were announced on March 1, 2002.
The Life of a Navigator
Now that Mase's schedule has returned somewhat to normal, he was able to sit down and answer a few questions.
Question: Any sense of letdown now that aerobraking has been completed?
Answer: No, there's still plenty of work to be done, but my stress level has dropped noticeably. Actually, this is my first normal week - it was kind of strange having a free weekend.
Q: What have the last few years been like?
A: I joined the Odyssey program early on. It was really fun because I got to do everything navigators are responsible for. After the losses [of Mars Climate Orbiter and Polar Lander] in 1998, our project came under intense scrutiny, so that was when things really changed and the workload increased significantly. My responsibilities changed again when I became team lead, and it was kind of tough for me not to be as close to the hands-on analysis as I had been. But the team was great; we got the best navigators to fly this mission.
Q: What kind of qualities do navigators need, as opposed to other engineering specialties?
A: Navigation is kind of viewed as "a black art." Other disciplines actually build things. We never get to work with hardware. You have to be comfortable with and love math and physics. Orbital mechanics and orbit design is a unique field. There's just no other engineering discipline like it.
Q: You're from Naples, Florida. Did growing up in a state that spacecraft are launched from influence your choice of careers?
A: No, I was always interested in space. We did go to visit NASA's Kennedy Space Center when I was a kid. And we could see the space shuttle launch from our backyard, even though Naples is on the Gulf [of Mexico] side. But I think I would have been interested in space no matter where I grew up.
Q: You hold bachelor's and master's degrees in aeronautical and astronautical engineering from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. Why Purdue, a long way from Florida's beaches?
A: Yeah (laughing), I went off to college with nothing but shorts and discovered winter the hard way! My friends had to take me shopping for winter clothes during Thanksgiving break. I applied to and was accepted into several engineering schools, but Purdue has a very prestigious aerospace engineering program, and I spent six years there.
Q: Did any college part-time job relate to or help you in your career?
A: Not really. I worked summers and Christmas as a pool cleaner at Nassau Pools in Naples. It was a great job for a college kid. They used to joke that I was the most highly educated pool cleaner ever.
Q: How did you decide to work at JPL?
A: I applied to lots of aerospace companies when I graduated in 1991, but the industry was really down at that time. After several months of searching, one of my professors who had worked for JPL provided me some contacts and references. Once I found the right connections, I was offered several opportunities [at JPL] and was fortunate to start on the Mars Observer navigation team.
Q: What are your interests away from work?
A: My number one interest is softball - I've been playing in the JPL leagues for 10 years. I also like mountain bike riding and body surfing, but I haven't had much time for them lately. I just bought a house in Pasadena, so that will probably take up what free time I have. It's right on the Rose Parade route, so I have a prime viewing location.


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Calculus on Manifolds: A Modern Approach to Classical Theorems of Advanced Calculus
W. A. Benjamin, 1965 - 144 ページ
This little book is especially concerned with those portions of "advanced calculus" in which the subtlety of the concepts and methods makes rigor difficult to attain at an elementary level. The approach taken here uses elementary versions of modern methods found in sophisticated mathematics. The formal prerequisites include only a term of linear algebra, a nodding acquaintance with the notation of set theory, and a respectable first-year calculus course (one which at least mentions the least upper bound (sup) and greatest lower bound (inf) of a set of real numbers). Beyond this a certain (perhaps latent) rapport with abstract mathematics will be found almost essential.
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In-N-Out Burger still says its "slow-growth plan" does not include Colorado for now
Update (Sept. 4, 2014): After a resurgence of speculation about In-N-Out's potential Colorado expansion plans, Denver City Councilman Albus Brooks shared with us the word he got this week directly from the source: Still no dice, for now. A company executive wrote to Brooks: "We've had a few inquiries today about reports of us opening there soon. I'm sorry to tell you that those rumors are untrue." Similar to Trader Joe's, which just began opening up locations on the Front Range this year, the company likely first would need to open a new distribution center in Colorado to supply any new stores. And it apparently has no plans for that — yet. (Updated by Jon Murray)
Original post (July 8, 2013): In-N-Out Burger Vice President of Planning and Development Carl Van Fleet says the company is flattered by the interest in expansion to Colorado but the chain is not looking to expand from its current five-state dominion.


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- In a small bowl, whisk together water, vinegar, and honey.
- Place apricots and raisins in a small to medium baking dish and then add vinegar mixture. Bake for about 20 minutes. Use a slotted spoon and transfer the apricots and raisins to a plate. Cover with foil to keep warm. Pour the balsamic liquid into a small sauce pan and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until liquid is reduced to about 1/3 cup. Pour liquid over apricots and raisins and cover to keep warm.
- Meanwhile, heat oil in a large oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat. Season pork with salt and pepper. Add to skillet and sear until browned on all sides.
- Transfer pork to the oven and bake for about 20 minutes, or until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the pork registers 160˚ F.
- Remove and let rest for 10 minutes before slicing. Serve with the apricots/raisins and balsamic sauce.


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Will Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart Go On Vacation Once He's Done Filming 'Cosmopolis' In July?
Robert Pattinson is scheduled to stop filming 'Cosmopolis' in mid-July! Do you think he'll celebrate by having a romantic getaway with Kristen Stewart? And most importantly — will they bring Bear?
Robert Pattinson has been working hard — and looking good — in Toronto on his new movie Cosmopolis. His girlfriend Kristen Stewart has been in London but will be returning to Canada to join her man for the summer. But when Cosmopolis filming ends in mid-July, will they escape to a tropical destination a la Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez?
While his girlfriend meets with Sam Claflin across the pond, Rob's kept himself busy with beer and concerts. It's great that he has time in his busy schedule to kick back and relax with friends, but it'd be even better if he had some alone time with Kristen in a beautiful paradise, no?
Seeing Justin and Selena all loved up in Hawaii has us wishing Rob and Kristen would also take a tropical vacay to a gorgeous location together. Kristen is most likely start filming Snow White and the Huntsman in September, so there will be plenty of time for the Twilight duo to escape somewhere.
What do you think? Do you agree that Rob and Kristen deserve a fun-filled summer vacation together? And should they bring the always-adorable Bear along too?
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According to the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, the phrase "to lick one's wounds" means "to recuperate after a defeat." Presumably this notion originated from observing animals licking their injuries after surviving an attack by a predator.
Of course, we modern humans do not need to resort to such instinctual practices given our access to antibiotics and sterile dressings. But is there any scientific evidence to suggest that wound licking can actually promote healing, in both animals and humans?
Evidence for the Health Claim
Dr. Nigel Benjamin, a clinical pharmacologist with St. Bartholomew's Hospital and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, claims that licking wounds is as beneficial to humans as it is to animals. His research showed that when human saliva comes in contact with skin, nitrite—a natural component of saliva—breaks down into nitric oxide, a chemical compound that is effective in protecting cuts and scratches from unwanted bacteria. Benjamin also suggested that the nitric oxide could be used as a medication to block infection in the treatment of wounds as well as other skin conditions. Other research has shown that in addition to nitric oxide, human saliva contains other natural antibacterial agents—namely, lactoferrin and lactoperoxidase. Along with nitric oxide, these natural antibiotics could block the development of an infection, which is not only a serious threat to proper wound healing, but can also place the injured animal's (and human's) life at risk.
Evidence Against the Health Claim
Despite the antibacterial agents found in saliva, many scientists caution against wound licking, arguing that such practice is neither safe nor health-promoting. Human saliva contains a wide variety of bacteria that are usually harmless in the mouth but can cause significant infection if introduced deep within an open wound. It is well known that the bite of a human can often be more serious than the bite of an animal (assuming the animal is free of rabies).
A letter published in the April 2002 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine describes the case of doctors in Germany who were forced to amputate the thumb of a diabetic man who had licked a small wound caused after falling off his bicycle. The thumb had to be amputated after the wound became infected with flesh-eating bacteria. The man had fallen victim to a rare disease known as necrotizing fasciitis, which can destroy tissue in a little as 12-24 hours. Lab tests of the infected tissue showed the presence of two types of bacteria: Eikenella corrodens , commonly found inside the mouth, and Streptococcus anginosus , often found on the skin and in the throat. While this type of infection is extremely rare and, in this case, was probably worsened by the victim's diabetes , applying human saliva to an open wound certainly has the potential to introduce numerous unsavory bacteria.
Once the bleeding stops, all efforts should be directed at preventing a wound from becoming infected. Animals in the wild have no recourse but to lick their wounds, presumably relying on the natural antibacterial properties of their saliva to promote healing. On the other hand, domesticated humans (and their pets for that matter), have an alternative–soap and water.
While there's little harm in licking a paper cut to soothe the sting and draw away the blood, wound infections can be a serious risk in deeper cuts. Given the availability of highly effective preventive measures, the best use for your mouth would be to ask for help.


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MOSCOW — Does Russia's leading opposition activist cavort with space aliens? Or just with enemies of the state?
A photograph of a grinning Aleksei Navalny, the blogger turned leader of street protests in Moscow, standing beside a bulbous-headed extraterrestrial could be found on his own Web site over the weekend.
Another photograph, showing Mr. Navalny with a man wanted by the police in Russia, the exiled financier Boris A. Berezovsky, appeared in a newspaper distributed on Saturday by a pro-Kremlin group in the major provincial city of Yekaterinburg, according to residents. The caption said that Mr. Navalny "never kept secret" his ties to Mr. Berezovsky.
Mr. Navalny said it was a fake, and his assertion was supported when the original, unaltered photograph appeared on Russian Web sites. That, in turn, set off a flurry of parodies using altered photographs, including the image of the alien, all seeming to highlight the outdated nature of some Russian propaganda.
"Vladimir Putin and his team do not understand the Internet," Mr. Navalny said in a telephone interview, referring to the prime minister.
The image appeared to keep with a long and rich tradition in Russia of using photomontage as a political instrument. Altered prints routinely appeared in Soviet magazines.Continue reading the main story
Within hours of the newspaper's distribution at an ice sculpture festival in Yekaterinburg, 850 miles east of Moscow, the real photographer came forward in a blog post to declare that the image had been doctored. The chain of events illustrated how the Internet and crowd-sourcing are transforming Russian politics, tilting the equation in favor of activists like Mr. Navalny.
The photographer, Alexey Yushenkov, who was not involved in the later alteration, posted the original photograph and a series of shots just before and after, helping to establish their authenticity.
Taken in May in the studio of the radio station Echo of Moscow, the photographs showed Mr. Navalny standing beside not Mr. Berezovsky but another Russian businessman, Mikhail D. Prokhorov, owner of the New Jersey Nets and a candidate for president — someone not considered a discrediting associate.
Within hours, Russian bloggers had turned the tables on the faux photograph.
Online, Mr. Navalny was seen grinning beside the alien with his urn-shaped head. The caption said that Mr. Navalny "never kept secret that in his struggle with Putin he took money from aliens."
Through the day Sunday, other photographs appeared: Mr. Navalny with Stalin (who, incidentally, was a pioneering user of political photomontage); Mr. Navalny with Mr. Putin; Mr. Navalny with a nude male bodybuilder.
Mr. Navalny, who spoke in a telephone interview from Mexico, where he is on vacation but updating his blog, said the incident might not put to rest the practice of altering photographs in politics but did show its drawbacks in the Internet age.
"Contemporary technologies, the contemporary information society, are barriers to such primitive approaches," he said. "You publish something in a regional newspaper. Within an hour, it is on the Internet. Quickly, the real photographer is found.
"The general effect of all these actions led to more people learning that Putin and his team are just swindlers and fraudsters."
A real-estate lawyer by profession, Mr. Navalny rose to prominence through his LiveJournal blog, which has been read by more than a million people, and through Web sites intended to get the masses involved in reporting on official corruption. He coined the epithet "the Party of Swindlers and Thieves," in reference to Mr. Putin's United Russia party, a phrase adopted by protesters.
Photomontage achieved its height as an ideological tool in the 1930s but remained in practice even in the late Soviet period, said Olga L. Sviblova, the director of the Multimedia Art Museum in Moscow and an authority on Soviet photomontage.
Even if the alteration is obvious, Ms. Sviblova said, a photomontage can be effective as caricature, leaving a lingering, negative image.
"Ideological propaganda works better if it is blunt," she said. "We, unfortunately, have to acknowledge that crude political technologies do work — up to a point. And maybe we are reaching this point today in Russia."Continue reading the main story