As longboards go, the Funk Chubby is on the shorter side, but its deck extends a few inches wider than most for added stability, according to the board's designer, Brooklyn-based furniture maker Daniel Moyer.

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It followed that with a motion Monday to effectively wrest IAC from Diller, seeking to have him and several other board members, including Diller's wife, fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, removed from IAC's board.

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With perseverance and a strong knowledge of the retail industry, they convinced iconic designer Zac Posen to be the first designer to come on board.

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That is 12 months later than originally announced, but with a 10-year contract and uber circuit designer Hermann Tilke on board the future is bright for Indian motorsport.

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Participating restaurants offer up a fixed number of tables per night, making VillageVines a tool for them to move unused inventory without lowering prices across the board, as Gilt does with designer clothing companies.

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In any event, the Fusion's weird Aston Martin-ness was a matter of board-level sign-off, the judgment of designer Chris Hamilton, design chief J Mays and CEO Alan Mulally.

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