Held in check in the first half, Gay broke loose for 17 points in the third, connecting on seven of nine field goal attempts.

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Using his unique format that presents science in an exciting way, he has volunteered at schools both locally and in communities where he travels by connecting with underserved schools through the volunteer network of Points of Light.

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The young hero, Hugo Cabret, through a series of events outside his control, lives a clandestine life in a grand but unnamed train station in Paris and spends his days winding the enormous clocks which are the unerring reference points for the coming and going of trains connecting all the legendary capitals of Europe across its ancient timeless landscapes.

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Staged in an old cave quarry, this massive, excavated cavern is divided into several connecting spaces that can be viewed in total from various vantage points.

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Mali tried to force an equalizer after the break and Seydou Keita came close to connecting with Mahamane Traore's pass, but Ghana held out for the points.

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Maeda also points to RISD graduates who have started companies including AirBnB, a website connecting travelers to room or housing space, and Spirare Surfboards, a company that makes eco-friendly surfboards as models to emulate and is bringing these graduates back to campus to consult with students.

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He points to gold - a resilient conductor of electricity - which shows clearly in the connecting prongs of a laptop hard drive.

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