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Discussion in 'Great Skate Debate' started by Sugar, Jan 24, 2013.
Osmond has enormous potential and a real talent. But I think Kim as well as the other top contenders will have to implode for her to medal at this years Worlds. Top 5 would be huge though. I also think Kim will likely retire before Osmond has the chance to overtake her.
I read this exact same article almost 20 years ago, except the Canadian skater's name was Jennifer Robinson. It has to be the same writer, and he just inserted Kaetlyn's name instead of JSlo's.
I think the key word in this article's title is "may". As in: it's within the realm of possibility, but I wouldn't bet money on it this year at least.
But it's really not going to happen now that Sugar has posted about it. Sugar, please don't make any predictions about where Osmond will place at Worlds
I would like the link that predicted that Jennifer friggin' Robinson would win the Olympics.
It is like deja vu. Similar article after 2010 Canadian Nationals : "Joannie Rochette Emerges as Contender for Olympic Gold"
Few years ago, didn't Korean media warn Yuna that Rachael, Caroline, Mirai, and Russian babies can be a threat to her and predict there will be the intense rivalry between them?
isnt chosun more like a tabloid website in Korea ? lol
Korean media must have been basing their conclusion on Osmond's Nationals scores (201.34, 70.04+131.30) rather than her last international score (176.45, 60.56+115.89). Kim scored 201.36 (72.02+129.34) at NRW.
The Korean media obviously isn't aware that Nationals scores are highly inflated and aren't a reliable predictor of international results.
I wonder if they take that into consideration when writing about the Nationals scores of Yu-na.
No, it was the word MAY. It was "Miss Robinson recently won her first national title, and she may need some more seasoning before she challenges for the top spot in her sport..." This was after Birmingham 1995. You can look for the link.
However, nothing beats the local rag that had the headline "Amber Corwin Aims for National Title". ROTFFLMAO!!! I mean, yeah, support your local skaters, but Amber frickin Corwin?
I think I should start a poll: Who would have been a better Olympic champion, Amber Corwin or Tonia Kwiatkowski? Let's start from there. LOL. Discuss.
What's wrong with that? She won her first national title (but not in 1995, BTW) and needed more seasoning. True. I don't see anything in that sentence that proclaimed she would be a world or Olympic champion.
Way to read into something that isn't there.
Yeah, when did JSlo EVER challenge for the top spot in her sport? Um, never? I particularly liked her attention to detail, so that she'd slow down to a snail's pace even just in her crossovers. I liked her wonky lutz technique and the way she'd only do her jumps so long as she is a few millimeters from the wall. Yeah, she really was a contender for the World/Oly top spot.
The story that you quoted doesn't say that she did, or that she would. It said she may need more "seasoning" before she is in a position to challenge for that spot.
You have yet to prove that anyone ever said she would/could/should.
Yu-Na Kim never once beat Jennifer Robinson in competition.
Thank you PeterG for always pointing to the truth
Yuna Kim never once beat Amber Corwin either...
Good Lord. You're cracking me up today.
Thank you Alex, I agree. Yu-Na is not all that.
Oh yeah, obviously that article had to be posted by Sugar.
Well, that newspaper is pretty well known tabloid. Just disregard that article..
The good news is that Kaetlyn is on the radar now, simply because she's being written about internationally. She won't be sneaking up on anyone and now the international judges know her. I trust that means they won't be too shy about scoring her well if she performs. 4CC will tell us a lot. She got just over 60 at SC for a clean short. I'll bet the same skate would get her 65 in Osaka.
Love you, Peter!
Yu-Na never beat Sonia Henie either....
The more I read this thread the more it's clear what a looser Kim is.
I think this thread has hurt Karen Preston's feelings.
Kim is looser? looser than who/what
(Continuing on in the silly vein)
Everytime I read this title "Canada's Rising Star May Pose Challenge to Kim Yu-na" I wonder if she is going to challenge her to an arm wrestling contest. Osmond may not be the best Canadian lady for that, but I'm pretty confident any Canadian lady would be tops against all the current elite crop (though Ashley Wagner might challenge.)
Skating, however, I think Yuna has the advantage.


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Arsenal Football Club Supporters Consultative Forum 2005/2006 Season
Meeting held at Emirates Stadium, at 12.30am on Saturday January 14th 2006.
Attendees (in alphabetical order):
ARMITT, Lee - Gold Member
BOWLES Mick - Arsenal Supporters Club Branch,
BUDDLE, Rita - Over 60 year old Representative
COXHEAD, Stephen - Red Member
DOCHERTY, Amanda - Arsenal F.C
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RANDS, Neil - Gold Member
ROBERTS, Elliot - Electoral Reform Services (Independent Chair)
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WALKER, Sophia - Silver Member
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[At about 11am, forum members were taken on a guided tour of the new Emirates Stadium, which lasted approximately an hour and a half. Members were shown all the different levels of the stadium (lower Terrace, Club level etc) as well as taken inside the changing rooms and press room]
Can you give us an overview of what's happening with the buildings around the stadium?
We have a couple of pieces of land at the South side of the stadium where we will be having a couple of developments. We also will be having a partly-residential, partly-commercial development on Queensland Road - we will outsource this work to a developer. We are also planning to work on Highbury Square ourselves, in conjunction with SRM. That development is due soon after we get our licences for the Emirates stadium and is likely to be finished in Summer 2010.
The first use of the player's names is when the stadium is less than half full - this has a negligible impact. Also the music played when the players walk out drowns out any chanting that goes on. We also need to develop some new chants as a few are now not applicable / appropriate.
It is used to build up the atmosphere prior to the players coming out on the pitch. We've started liaising with fans on creating an anthem and chants and we'll be developing this rapidly before the end of the season. We'll arrange a room and get fans involved with this.
Fans that start chants are sometimes asked by other fans to keep quiet. - Which is disappointing - can the club help with this?
It's a difficult balance for us to manage as we can't tell fans what to do in the stadium apart from coming down strongly on unacceptable behaviour. We are always trying out new things to build the correct atmosphere. We can encourage fans and try out things, but ultimately, it has to come from the fans themselves. Hopefully the meeting referred to above will help in this - we'll try and get Paul Burrell (the stadium announcer) involved as well.
Sometimes tickets go on sale the same day that Arsenal are playing away games in Europe - obviously making it harder to buy tickets over the phone - can this be avoided?
For the 2 last Premier League games at Highbury there will be a period of time during which fans can apply for tickets, not just the one day. For next season, we think it's wise to keep the same 2 months in advance system for the sale of home tickets as fans are accustomed to this and can plan in advance. To move dates around for certain games will confuse matters. Tickets can always be applied for by post and we would recommend that fans use this method, with a cover note, if they're away with the Club on an 'onsale' date.
In the Arsenal shop before Christmas, a number of items were unavailable as they had sold out - how did this happen?
We bought a certain amount (more of the Nike stock than we have in previous years) but we obviously got more demand for certain products than we expected and turnaround times for certain products, especially in the run up to Christmas, are longer than for products we directly produce ourselves. We had our biggest year last year in terms of turnover but we apologise to fans for the stock issues for some of the products we sell.
It's still possible to buy tickets at grossly inflated prices for certain games (e.g. £600 for a Wigan ticket) - how does the club try and put a stop to this?
If it comes to our attention that these tickets are actually available (some of them turn out not to be available) then we get the police involved and also get help from the Premier league in closing down these websites. We have someone who regularly checks these sites and our ultimate sanction is to cancel the membership of the person who is trying to sell these tickets. At the new stadium, with the electronic ticketing we are introducing, this will no longer be an issue.
There were problems with the on-line ticketing system for purchasing Liverpool tickets - do we know what happened?
We want ticket purchasing to be as streamlined as possible - which is why we provide on-line ticketing - it is much more streamlined for the fans and you don't have to keep re-dialling all the time. We have tested the rigours of the system and were satisfied, but for the Liverpool game, demand was unprecedented and brought the system down for a while. We've had discussions with Ticketmaster - who provide the front end technology - and we can assure supporters that this issue is receiving their full attention.
Bearing in mind the issue above, we are now looking to put credits information and away ticket sales on-line from the start of season 2006/2007. We will also be advertising in the Wigan Carling Cup programme about how fans can get tickets for the final game at Highbury - against Wigan. This information will also be put on the website.
There is still an issue about buying concession tickets on-line and we are again working with Ticketmaster on this - you are able to buy concession tickets over the phone. For the general issue of ticketing, we are stretched to full capacity at the moment as we are arranging season tickets / electronic tickets etc for the Emirates stadium, so we ask you to bear with us on these teething issues you're currently experiencing. Ultimately, ticket purchasing and electronic access will be a lot easier in the future. We'll also make sure that people can drop off postal applications for tickets and therefore avoid queuing at the box office.
After the recent Doncaster and Wigan away games, only a few of the players came to the Arsenal fans to applaud them.
We'll have a chat with Thierry Henry about this and we will also talk to some of the younger players who played in these games. We will reiterate the importance of the players applauding our fans in the future.
Thank-you for the tour today and for all your hard work you've put in to make sure this new stadium works - we're really excited about it.
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|Most of the GSD I've seen that lived past 14 were in poor shape & had (IMO) a seriously compromised quality of life. GSDs living 11/12+ good years aren't (again, IMO) dying at a drastically young age. Far too many die at 8 or 9, sometimes younger. Even more disturbing, the incidence of apparently healthy, sound dogs dying at 4 or 5 is not the vanishingly rare event that it should be. But what is most disturbing (& infuriating) is the propensity of some breeders to look to anything & everything but their own deeply flawed breeding practices.
|Bringing up a well known SL who sired many litters...he died suddenly at 8(I think) I wonder if his progeny will live long? Too bad the database to track health and pedigrees isn't active enough to help with research.
Thanks for continuing the responses. I think you probably do need to be in breeding for a while to actually know how your dogs age. Choosing a healthy sire is also important- although some traits do seem to be passed along more strongly though the dam's side, maybe because they rely more on mitochondrial DNA?
It seems to me like there is a split- some dogs succumb to illness or disease at 11-12, other breeze on by to live to 15-16. It would be nice to lean toward the 15-16 end of things, but longevity is a complicated deal. I guess you try to stack the odds in the puppies favor as much as possible and then re-evaluate as you go along with defining lines/kennel type.
I agree, that health and longevity should be important considerations in any breeding program, although temperament, working ability, and breed standards are also way up there. I think it is easier to predict that a dam with ring titles throughout her pedigree and a sire with ring titles throughout his pedigree will probably produce healthy, driven dogs suited for ring sport. I think longevity and senior health of the dog are much trickier traits for which to breed. A dog is usually titled by age 5 and often retired as a working k9 by age 7 or 8. That makes it a bit hard to determine how the dog fared into old age, which can be very important to even working-dog owners who value their dogs as companions. I guess it may be something you learn through experience and familiarity with the dogs and lines you are breeding.
I think breeders who keep a mother line going will have a good idea of the longevity of their lines (from that side). They can research the stud's lines and choose accordingly as long as his other traits complement their female. My opinion. Humble.. anyways.
My breeder has had her lines since at least the 80's.
Breeders should select breeding stock from long lived, sound & healthy extended families. They should pay particularly close attention to the dogs that are most closely related. Unfortunately in many breeds, & lines within those breeds, health, vigor & longevity have been sacrificed to careless &/or bad breeding. Too much of this masquerades as 'good breeding' *spit*.
AI can actively select for dogs that lived to a ripe age although there are drawbacks to using AI rather than natural breeding.
Breeding plans/goals s/b long range & the top priorities should always include health & longevity. Too often little more than lip service is paid to some paramount characteristics of genuinely good breeding.
Wouldn't selecting for longevity have to do with the breeders that are actually keeping dogs back from their program for future generations? Hard to track things when the lines are dispersed. I've found most of the dogs from the breeder I got my male from are for the most part free of health issues and so far the A litter is living to a good age. They are now into the 3rd generation of breeding the foundation lines and the A's are almost 12.
Truthfully, though, I've seen some GSD's that were pushing 15-16 and they were living, though barely.
I think most GSD's are long lived if they hit the 13-14 mark, past that they seem to be struggling to keep up day to day.
My childhood dog(spaniel/collie x) lived to be almost 18, but she should have been released to the bridge around 17, her last year was not what she would have wanted, if she was given the option. This was in the 60-70's when dogs were fed horse meat based food and minimally vaccinated, seldom were spayed/neutered early in their life.
Ted Kerosote has good info in his books, and it isn't his opinions but what has been researched.
|I hope some breeders will hop in on it. I have not used any herbicides (roundup) in my yard now for a good 4 years and am very cautious with flea / tick meds. I don't remember dogs getting cancer like they do now.
|Thanks for that interesting article, Nancy. I often hear that if a dog can make it past 9 to11 years old cancer-free they often live to the age of 15 to 17. I guess one of the keys to longevity is to try to avoid breeding dogs that carry genes making them more cancer prone.
I read that in Merle's door but there is so much backmassing that I wonder if it really makes that big a difference?
My longest lived GSD (15) was heavily linebred on Lance of Fran Jo. My most recent 3 dogs are all outcrosses for 5-6 generations. Two died of cancer by age 9.
What is the difference between outcrossing and backmassing? - Akron German Shepherd | Examiner.com
Breeding for longevity
How does a breeder select for longevity?
I ask because a bitch is of prime breeding age from 2 to 8 (or so). This is well before a breeder knows if the dog will live to an advanced age and how well she will age.
With studs, the dogs can be bred a bit later, but in general, one is not breeding a 16 year old stud dog either, and it might even be ill-advised for puppy health- not to mention the stud's health.
I realize you can look back at pedigrees and see how long dogs lived, and talk to breeders to see how well they aged, but unless a breeder has been at it for a long time, and selecting for longevity, this seems difficult. Also, a few generations back the age of death is often not recorded and how well the dog aged is difficult to determine, unless the dog was titled at 10 years old or competing actively into advanced age. This is not usually the case.
I've also seen breeders claim that the less inbreeding, the healthier the stock (as espoused in Merle's door).
Breeders who select for longevity- how do you go about this?
Does selecting for longevity ever interfere with selecting for working ability, appearance, or temperament?
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BIG question here that Ive been wanting to ask but totally forget, before I post a reply - toeside riding. Are you using more of a toe action or doing more with leaning on the binding and having less weight on the toes. I know its hard to describe in text, but I'm sure someone knows what Im talking about. I noticed that I seem to have more control when trying to ride straight on the toe edge on a cat track using my toes but in turns where I want more of a carve, where I leave only a tiny deep line in the snow, I use my legs against the bindings. Should this vary depending on speed and pitch of the hill or am I just doing this wrong totally by being on the toes what so ever? Actually starts to hurt the toes a bit but they slowly getting used to it.
qsilvr99 - no offense taken. I've watched both boarders and skiers rain chaos on the slopes this winter. Right away?! What right away?!?! Skiers that ride RIGHT beside boarders on cat-tracks. Boarders taking a break right dead smack in the middle steepest part of a slope... I only wish everyone knew of some etiquette while riding to be honest. I'm very aware of my newness, and will wait till I get a 'window' of riding that I will be spaced between people, and if I fall and bleed...I cover it
Honestly though, I do pretty ok for the blues. I'm just 'hoping' to make my toeside turns...and not getting in peoples way. The greens in my area are simply narrow woods trails or cat-trails. I found those much hard to go on than blues. A few days ago I finally hit the green trails to see how tight I could keep my turns without affecting others, its tougher as its so narrow and speed is usually pretty low in some spots to keep it straight enough to allow others to pass on skies (and sometimes boards)
Snowolf : I 'believe' I am doing all of those things but can't be sure. I might have someone video me and see if it can be analyzed on here. I feel like I'm coming off of this a TINY bit, but don't want to get used to doing this and make it stick. Kinda like trying to teach someone that has had a bad golf swing for 20 years how to swing properly...usually doesnt ever work if you can relate. Im not sure if it is timing, more like a weight shift with me I THINK there is a level of commitment you have to make to make a proper turn with a heel edge with the 'sit' motion, but the first times I tried this I dumped down pretty hard and hurt my shoulder pretty bad. I didnt know how to fall , still dont but getting better, and the rest is history. I feel that edge get locked, and the THOUGHT of pulling my front foot down toward the slope and applying pressure on the back foot heel after my very quick moment of flatness, ends up with me leaning back, the heel edge locking down the fall line, the board not moving and my panic...so I immediately pop back toward the nose a bit..semi level board to unlock that edge and then do my little tail hop.
The whole board isnt hoping, just the tail ever so slightly, but I can feel the weight hop and looked down once to see the back of the board lift up an inch or so.
Going to keep reading, but I THINK I've tried everyting on here...just a matter of committing and getting a feeling for what is being said in type.
2x edit: Snowolf, I was checking out one of your videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvO8GBGduWQ at 5 mins, that kinda little hop you look like you are making is what I am doing, is what I am doing not wrong then? Mine might be a bit more to the extreme than that, but a friend said that is what it looks like pretty much that I am doing. of course, because of my wanting to make wider traverses on the steeper slopes, my turns are a bit more torward uphill than the nice line you took in that video.
Please take no offense, not yelling at you just giving some friendly advice.
You should only be on green runs if you cannot link your turns yet. Green is for learning once you are 100% confident on the green runs should you ever attempt blues. You should not be on blacks.
Now with that said I do not know you or your handling skills, only what you have described.
I'm currently recovering from being taken out on a blue run by someone who had no reason to be on there as they could not control themselves. A week later and I'm still having issues with my neck.
Remember, those down hill from you have complete right-of-way. It doesn't matter how much space they take, they cannot see you as they don't have eyes on the back of their head.
Toe to heel, I just dont 'get it'
I'm still having problems going from toe to heel on turns. I have been riding mostly blues with a couple blacks and have to make wide turns to navigate the slope. This puts me at a pretty angled fall line down the slope. I can transition to toe edge very well, I even carve the toe at times without skid, but when I go flat and try to go back to heel, I literally hop the back of my board to get it over for my heelside turn. Im retaining balance well, but as soon as I try different methods discussed on this board, I feel 'locked' onto the edge and panic, either hoping out of the issue or going straight for a bit to regain balance (towards trees!) then hop into the turn.
I noticed that when I centered my weight a bit more toward center and off the back foot, and do a total weight shift, it feels like a more 'correct' type of riding style, but something that is learned later possibly as I just started doing this on my last time out on Friday. I'm going to be going Thursday night, hoping to get some ideas to try out. I seemed to have tried everything that I've read on this site, not sure what the issue is.
Even when going on cat trails, for the toe edge I can just lean to my toe and kickout my back foot to slow or turn, while on heel I have to make a more 'dedicated' turn to turn on the toe.
Riding straight still also confuses me, I'm usually riding an edge and always going in some direction even slightly.
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Each year, each member of the National Education Association contributes $20 to two segregated funds. Eight dollars goes to the Media Fund, which uses it for issue advertising and promotion both nationally and in the form of grants to state affiliates. Twelve dollars is deposited into the Ballot Measures/Legislative Crises Fund, which contributes to statewide ballot initiative campaigns in states that have them, and legislative advocacy in states that don't. The BMLC fund is the primary source of NEA's political campaign spending at the state level.
The union created the fund in 2000, and is required to annually report its status to NEA convention delegates. In the good old days, that meant not only reporting the fund balance, but the amount and destination of each grant to a state affiliate. At some point in 2009, the powers-that-be at NEA came to the conclusion that this was more information than they wanted to be known, so they reduced the report to the total amount disbursed and the total number of affiliates to receive the cash, without identifying them.
This year the union was even cagier than usual. The fund report was dated May 24, and listed the fund balance at $19,504,926. What the delegates probably didn't know – and the members they represent certainly don't know – is that the night before the convention opened the NEA board of directors met and voted to allocate $13 million of that balance, and another $4 million from the 2012-13 money, to a handful of state affiliate campaigns. The union expects to have spent $25 million out of an available $29 million by this time next year.
A total of $9 million went to five state affiliates – California Teachers Association, Florida Education Association, Idaho Education Association, Michigan Education Association and Ohio Education Association. I don't have the individual breakdowns, except that CTA received $5 million. CTA deposited that money, and an additional $7.5 million from its own ballot initiative fund, into its issues PAC. We can expect the vast bulk of this money to be spent on supporting Proposition 30 – the governor's tax increase – and defeating Proposition 32, which would prohibit the use of payroll-deducted funds for political purposes.
A total of $8 million was allocated to "behind the wall" campaigns in the states. Internal NEA documents describe them this way:
The Independent Campaigns Unit consults with state affiliates on setting up "behind-the-wall" programs involving communication to the public around candidates or issues and connecting to other organizations and individuals to help proactively position affiliates as part of a state's progressive infrastructure to elect pro-public education candidates and pass pro-public education/pro-labor policies.
If NEA's projected membership losses for 2012-13 come to pass, the union will have about $1.5 million less in the BMLC fund than it would otherwise. But the sums of money involved are so enormous it's hard to imagine the loss will have a decisive detrimental effect in any campaign.


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DETROIT – Three speakers who excel in civic engagement will be featured in the next installment of Wayne State University Law School's Good Governance Lecture Series.
Addressing the topic of "Municipal Law and Civil Rights: Spotlight on Detroit Government" on Thursday, Feb. 13, will be:
- Melvin "Butch" Hollowell, corporation counsel for the city of Detroit.
- Portia Roberson, director of the city's Civil Rights and Justice Division.
- Donnell White, executive director of the Detroit branch of the NAACP.
The lecture, free and open to the public, is in honor of Black History Month. It will be from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in Room 2242 of the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights at the law school, 471 W. Palmer St. Lunch will be provided. Register at (313) 577-2733 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Parking will be available for $6.50 in Structure One across West Palmer Street from the law school.
The lecture is the second in the Good Governance Lecture Series. The series was inspired by the October leadership summit, "Building an Honest and Open Government in Detroit: Why Public Integrity Matters." That event was moderated by Bankole Thompson, an author and editor of the Michigan Chronicle, who also leads and moderates the lecture series.
Hollowell, who earned his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law, served as chief legal counsel for Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan before the mayoral election. He also is general counsel for the Detroit branch of the NAACP and serves on the national NAACP's legal committee.
Hollowell was assistant Wayne County executive from 1985 to 1991 and is legal counsel for the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus. He has served as chairman of the Michigan Democratic Party, and serves on the board of Cass Community Social Services. His legal expertise includes public law, election law, business law and municipal finance.
Roberson, a 1993 Wayne Law alumna, was appointed in 2012 as Detroit's corporate counsel under Mayor Dave Bing. She worked for the U.S. Department of Justice from 2009 to 2012 and was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve as director of the department's Office of Intergovernmental Affairs in 2011. She also accepted an assignment with the White House Office of Domestic Policy Council and a position as Detroit team lead of the federal Strong Cities, Strong Communities Initiative, which promotes federal collaboration with local governments to encourage economic growth. In that role, she worked with local officials on all issues related to the Justice Department.
Roberson has served as an assistant Wayne County prosecutor, an associate general counsel at the Detroit Medical Center and political director for Wayne County with the Michigan Campaign for Change.
White began his service at the NAACP's Detroit branch as a volunteer in 2002. He was hired as an administrative assistant in 2003 and has risen through the organization's ranks ever since. He is the youngest executive director in the history of the NAACP.
He also serves in numerous community organizations and was appointed by Bing as a Detroit police commissioner in 2010. White's activism for social justice and community improvement has earned him a number of honors, including multiple Spirit of Detroit Awards and the 2007 Michigan Chronicle Newspaper's Contemporary Pioneer Award. He holds a bachelor's degree in finance from Michigan State University.
The series is sponsored by Wayne Law, under the leadership of Dean Jocelyn Benson, in partnership with Thompson. Subsequent forums will take place in March and April.


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My name is Julia Coles and I was born in the Nursing Home in Wrafton Road on 11 May 1954 to Edna and Phil Watchus. My father was in the RAF at Chivenor and I lived in Braunton until I left to work in Exeter in 1990. I remember Braunton so well, Caen Street with the Post Office on the left hand side. Chuggs the ...Read full memory
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I've put this date for want of something better. I was born in Ilfracombe in 1955 and lived with my parents, Charles and Marjorie Thomas, until I left to come and live in Spain in 1973. Our home was a house called Cherry Cottage, Coril Head, Braunton. To get to it you had to walk up SIlver Street. I remember the ...Read full memory
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I was born in Braunton in 1938. I am now 75 yrs of age residing in Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire where I have lived for the past 42 years. I have visited many countries in my life including a National Service stint for two and half years in Hong Kong. I have many memories of my childhood days in Braunton possibly to ...Read full memory
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Back in 2009, I brought my son down to North Devon to retrace the places my grandmother's family originated from. I had previously found references to generations of Manleys and my x 2 great grandfather was the church warden of St Brannock's. I was fortunate to find his grave in the grounds of St Brannock's and then ...Read full memory


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Drivers are the eyes of a producer's intelligence network. Managers rely on their delivery professionals to provide eyewitness reports on how well the jobs are progressing. But just as important, a driver's view of a delivery zone is the last check for safety.
As truck chassis get taller and longer, it's harder than ever for these men and women to see everything happening around them. And when you operate a 72,000-pound fully loaded vehicle, you need all the sight advantages you can get.
Ninety percent of the input information drivers use to make operating decisions comes through their eyes. So drivers who have clear sightlines can more readily avoid potentially dangerous situations.
Fortunately, fleet managers can opt for several new tools and devices that provide clearer lines of vision. These options fall into three vision categories: direct sightlines through windshields and side glass; indirect sightlines through mirrors; and artificial intelligence such as electronic warning devices.
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A clean windshield is critical to good vision. But keeping a clear windshield, especially when globs of mud or bugs practically attack each clear patch of glass, is difficult. Drivers know to change wiper blades when they start to streak. They keep windshield reservoirs topped-off with high-quality washer fluid. And in some cases fleet mangers use glycol-containing fluid in winter to melt ice and snow, and bug-dissolving fluid in summer to keep windshields clean.
Good preventative maintenance programs include year-round checks of the heater core, ductwork, and air outlets. They must be clean and free of debris. The system serves a dual purpose of defrosting the outside of the windshield and demisting the inside. In the defrost setting, the air conditioner comes on to dry the air. That is why it helps to start with the heat control at high when running just defrosters. A small dashboard-mounted, hard-wired or battery-powered fan can help circulate defroster air to hasten demisting.
One group of sight saving aids available for years, but still not universally accepted, is polymer coatings. These coatings first appeared in the 1970s. When applied to clean glass, the smooth surface protection causes water, whether raindrops or snow, to bead. The small drops don't distort vision as they blow away. Rain-X is the most popular coating. By following directions when applying, the first application should last at least a month.
In winter, ice can jam wiper frames. Rubber-covered winter blades keep ice from getting into the mechanism, so the blades can flex and follow the contours of today's curved windshields.
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Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 111 sets forth minimum requirements for mirrors on Class 8 vehicles. The standard calls for at least 50 square inches of flat mirror on each side. That could be a circular mirror 8 inches in diameter, or a square less than 7½ inches per side. For most of the first half of the last century, manufacturers complied with this minimal requirement. But today, producers have a wide variety of larger mirrors from which to choose.
For example, west coast mirrors have grown from 6x14 to at least 7x16, or 112 square inches, more than double the federal requirement.
In the 1970s, MotoMirror introduced motorized west coast mirrors enabling the driver to view the rear of a trailer when turning and backing. Stationary mirrors showed just the broad side of the trailer. Motorized mirrors can be used with straight trucks to allow an area scan before backing up.
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I'll get an iPad when we see the iPad 4 or 5. Right now the cost and performance do are not at a reasonable level to make it feasible for an average consumer to purchase one.Case in point - 16GB min @ $500 and 64GB max @ $700 is not worth it at the performance level that the iPad 2 has.practical? nope. In the future? Yep.tim
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The Annual Old Settlers' Days held this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, September 17 and 18. The festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Many former exhibitors, performers, craftsmen and demonstrators from years past, will be entertaining festival goers both days, including the medicine men, Abe Lincoln and many favorite demonstrators. One of the main attractions this year will be the raid by Morgan's Raiders, a group that has not been involved with the festival in recent years. They will be reenacting the raid, with several local businessmen and leaders participating, including Mayor David Bower, on Saturday at 2 p.m. There will be an Indian teepee set up on the Village Green by Frank and Carolyn Lindley. They will have a cornhusk doll demonstration, an Indian smoke dance and will be making Indian necklaces on Saturday and chain/pony beads on Sunday. A jam fest/hymn sing will be held in the log church both days and a Sunday morning worship service will be in the church at 8 a.m. There will be lots of children activities on the Village Green from 12-4 p.m. both days, as well as in the school house. Another highlight will be the village cook, who will be serving up stone soup and apple fritters. There will be story tellers, skits, pioneer readings, a hog calling contest and a baking contest. This year's them for the baking contest will be "Anything Pumpkin" and all entries must be at the museum basement by 10 a.m. The following is a list of entertainment that will be on stage at The Depot Train Museum: Saturday: 1-2 p.m. Sisters in Grace; 2-3 p.m. Morgan's Raiders; 3 to 3:30 p.m. Tara Little; 3:30 to 4 p.m. Claude and Jeanie Combs; 4-5 p.m. Tanya Webb, John Trinkle, Erin Houchin.Sunday: 1 to 1:30 p.m. Claude and Jeannie Combs; 1:30 to 2 p.m. Randy Nichols; 2 to 3 p.m. Warriors for Christ; 3 to 4 p.m. Weilbaker Family; 4 to 5 p.m. Bradie M. Shrum Lower Elementary- Chimes Choir. A flag raising ceremony will kick the festival off Saturday morning at 10 a.m.
Friday's Mid Southern Conference showdown between Eastern and Silver Creek had just about everything – except defense. Both teams scored early and often as the Musketeers won a thriller, 40-36. The only defense administered by either team was when the opposing offense would shoot itself in the foot with costly turnovers or penalties. And just when it looked as if one team had things under control, they would take possession of the firearm and pull the trigger. "It was good offense, but not much defense by either team," said EHS Head Coach John Dablow. "As much as we try to prepare these guys for Silver Creek's speed, I don't think they belived us about how fast they were. As coaches we also could have done better on our adjustments, especially on Silver Creek's slant pass that they had a lot of success with. "There is a lot we can improve on. We didn't tackle very well and we had some turnovers and those really hurt us. I was glad to see us get down and not fall apart, and stay the course." Eastern fell behind early and spend the first quarter playing catchup. They took the lead for the first time with 11:53 remaining in the second when Jacob Portela scored on a seven-yard run. That score looked as if it was the start of a Musketeer blow out. After scoring, Portela delivered a perfectly executed on-side kick that gave EHS the ball right back in Dragon territory. The Musketeers failed to score on the drive, but the offense got the ball right back after a three-and out by the SC offense. On the punt attempt, the ball was snapped a little high, which forced the Dragon Punter to bobble the ball and allowed the EHS rush time to block the punt. The punt was recovered by Eastern's Greg Lynn. At the SC six-yard line. On the first play of the drive Austin Brown scored on a six-yard run. Thomas Sleepe took the ball into the endzone on a sweep play on the point after touchdown, and the Musketeers were rolling 26-13. That's where the scored remained until the third quarter. Eastern got the ball to start the second and looked to add to the advantage, but costly turnovers allowed Silver Creek to get back in the game. The Musketeers fumbled on their third play of the half. The ball was recovered by the Dragons and on their first play Layne Taylor took the ball 50-yards for a score. Brad Graham took the ball and scored on the PAT and Silver Creek trailed 26-21. The Musketeers' next possession went a little better. They ran five plays this time before they fumbled the ball. The Dragons again recovered the ball and went on the attack. On the third play of the drive, sophomore quarterback Brooks Howell connected with Brant Myer on a 60-yard pass and run play. Graham kicked the PAT and SC was back in front 28-26. "We preached at halftime about coming out, driving down and going up by three scores and put the game out of reach," Dablow said. "We didn't do that, we fumbled the ball and let them back in it." The Silver Creek lead was short-lived. On the ensuing possession, Eastern marched 48 yards and scored on a three-yard run by Austin Brown. Sleepe took the ball and scored on the PAT and the Musketeers were back in front 34-28. The Dragons quickly answered and were back in front five plays later when Howell connected with number six on a 41-yard pass play. SCHS converted the PAT and were back up by two, 36-24 with 2:02 remaining in the third quarter. With their backs against the wall, Eastern mounted their most impressive drive of the night. They went 62 yards in 13 plays and ate nearly seven minutes of the clock. They scored on a three-yard run by Brown. The Musketeers failed on the PAT attempt, but led 40-36. Eastern's solid offensive possession was followed by a defensive stand. Silver Creek was marching late for the go ahead score, but Howell had a pass intercepted by the Musketeers' Kaleb Nicholson. Eastern (2-2) took over and ran out the final 4:35 of the game. Several Musketeer players had good games, but Brown was every where. "(Brown) was a workhorse for us tonight," Dablow said. "He has done a nice job of stepping up with Trey (Albertson) being out. He is playing a position we didn't rep him at very much in the summer, so he has had to learn it in the past two weeks." Eastern's will play their third consecutive home game Friday when they host the 4-0 Corydon Central Panthers. "Corydon is good, big, strong and fast," Dablow said. "They are every bit as good as they were last year." Friday's game is set to begin at 7 p.m. at Musketeer Field.Eastern 40, Silver Creek 36 SC EHS1st downs 18 24Rushing yards 98 291Comp/Att. 11-24 3-6Passing yards 238 50Total Yards 336 341Fumbles/lost 1/1 3/2Penalties/Yards 10/73 7/68Time of Poss. 17:05 30:55Rushing Eastern: Austin Brown (30-164), Luke Terry (5-44), Thomas Sleepe (8-44), Jacob Portela (6-18), Cody Hurst (7-14), Carson Newcomb (1-5), Aaron Burr (1-2). SCHS: Layne Taylor (17-111), Brad Graham (4-9), Jacob Brooks (2-7), Ben Davis (1-1), Brooks Howell 1-(-2), David Moore 1-(-28). Passing Eastern: Cody Hurst (3-6-0-50). Silver Creek: Brooks Howell (11-23-2-238), Layne Taylor 0-1-0-0.Receiving Eastern: Austin Brown (2-21), Kyle Taylor (1-29). SCHS: Grant Meyer (7-195), Layne Taylor (2-17), Jacob Brooks (1-18), Drew Sherror (1-8).


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Sounds like heaven! I have a little baby pool too. They love it, but of course getting wet is followed by rolling in the dirt
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I have a 14 acre non-working farm and absolutely no neighbors due to being surrounded by state owned land
|Oh wow... I am fortunate that I do not have to stress too much over the temps here.. although they have made good use of their baby pool during the heat of the day.. lol Greeting people I am not going to be able to help much with... I have a 14 acre non-working farm and absolutely no neighbors due to being surrounded by state owned land so most introductions the pups have been through tend to be off property on social visits.
Holy cow, 3 teenage boys AND 2 GSD pups? You are a warrior : )
I am glad to hear the rough play is quite normal. I always worry about the ears too. They love to put each others faces in their mouths. I will try the fast walk prior to play, they do hang out better when worn down. Sophie tends to be vocal with growls even when chasing her own tail, so it is hard to distinguish when she really means it during play. Next big hurdle is greeting strangers! It is a circus when someone comes to the door.
I divided a large part of my yard for separation when needed, but the extreme heat in the summer is a bear to deal with. Sophie spiked to 104.2 temp when she was outside for 15min while my vet gave shots to Dutch. The vet felt it was mostly due to her stress at being held for vaccination plus the heat, but I have to be very, very careful. My Mother texted me this morning and said there was a kennel somewhere here in AZ that just had 10 dogs die because their air conditioning went out. It is such a problem here.
|Nice meeting yout too! I am a "somewhat" single mom (have a boyfriend so I consider it somewhat) with 3 boys ages 16, 15 and 13. Unfortunately due to shared parenting there is no one at the house with the pups while we are at work so I built kennels outside that are joined but separated to let them get outside during the day. Mine go through the same process of whine and complain during our one on one training but I must say they are getting better about it. One thing I have learned is to take them out and "run" or "fast walk" them before playtime together seems to take some of the gusto out of it. Athena is my aggressor of the two and unfortunately with the size and weight difference she usually wins the initial WWE match that ensues.. Although I must say Eden is getting better at giving back and using her weight to her benefit. I also monitor their playtime closely because of their ears I was warned they could easily break them during play. I have been able to use the come command as a break when they get too rough. I call them back to my sides (works about 85% of the time now on first call sometimes still takes second call) tell them to sit and treat or love up on them like they just saved the world. Hopefully this might help you some with your pups. It is a trying process to train them both at times but when they get it and work together it is awesome to see... Mine crouch for the attack then run full force and barrell over each other sending the other rolling it looks painfull but they take turns doing it and seem to love it.. lol
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Welcome! Finally someone in the same boat as I am!!! How old are your pups? I have two pups also Athena 4 mos. and Eden 13 weeks... Maybe you can share some of your training tips for "together time"... LOL
My Sophie is 4 months and Dutch is 5 months. I did really well for the month I had Dutch by himself. Now that I have both, not so easy! Each cries (loudly) when separated for their one on one time with me. It is so hot here in AZ now, my "free" play time with them together is all in the early morning before work and in the evening after the sun goes down. They play hard, sometime requiring me to step in with "enough". Seems like my female is usually the more aggressive one. Especially when they do a chase. I have a 1/2 acre and when my male runs, she really goes after him. Inside, they are kenneled. I have Dutch trained enough to be off leash inside for periods of time, and he is good with my female Chocolate Lab. Sophie, on the other hand, I am still working on. She is a spaz! I am scouring all the information here and on my breeders site constantly. Leerburg information has helped as well. Toughest part when they are together for free play is getting them to listen to me when they are intent on each other. But they are getting better. At least they **** an ear now when I give commands, haha. Do yours do the chase thing where they crouch like a cat hunting a bird, then take off after each other?
I am anxious to hear how things are going for you and what seems to be working well. Too bad we do not live closer!
I am a single Mom, with 12yr old son. I work full time, but have been able to work from home a lot lately due to circumstances (son in summer school). Very lucky to have a job that is flexible that way.
Once summer is over and I do not have my son to give potty breaks during the day, things will get a little tougher. Not that it isn't tough now : ) I have much more to get a handle on, it is a constant work in progress.
So nice to meet you!
|Welcome! Finally someone in the same boat as I am!!! How old are your pups? I have two pups also Athena 4 mos. and Eden 13 weeks... Maybe you can share some of your training tips for "together time"... LOL
|Thank you for the welcome! Yes, it is a nut house for sure. I have had my melt down moments, but it gets better every day. Both are from Czech Republic. Female, Sophie, is a little powerhouse. Male, Dutch, is a love bug. I am very lucky to have them. I just hope I can do things right to bring out the best in them.
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|Wow nice dogs
|awesome dogs! must be a nut house over there teaching/controlling 2 pups at once.
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2013 draft picks: 1st round (28), 2(58), 3(90), 4(125), 5(161), 7(234)
It was remarkable to see Tim Tebow take the Broncos to the playoffs one season and Peyton Manning the next running two opposite offensive systems. Manning showed last season that he still has the juice and is still a magnificent quarterback. This season one would think the Denver offense could be even better, especially with the addition of wide receiver Wes Welker. If the Broncos can find a consistent run game to match Manning and the pass game their offense should be very hard to defend.
It's the other side of the ball where John Fox and his Broncos have to worry. First, Denver inexplicitly lost Elvis Dumervil. This pass rushing defensive end is now with the Super Bowl champion Ravens. They also lost defensive end Jason Hunter, linebacker D.J. Williams, safety Jim Leonhard and cornerback Tracy Porter. A good find was defensive tackle Terrence Knighton but this is still a position they will need to address in the draft as to will be linebacker even after the Stewart Bradley pickup. Denver also signed a veteran cornerback in Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie.
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The Broncos need to address their defensive front across the board. They must pick up at least one defensive end and tackle in the draft. I would expect their first round pick to go to the best available at one of these two positions. There is a chance that Bjoern Werner could be there at No. 28. So go could be Damontre Moore, although he could slide into the second round.
In terms of tackles we will just have to see who's available. Could Sylvester Williams? Maybe. If not they may have to wait until the second or third round but it also depends on what they want. With the signing of Knighton you would believe that they want more of a three-technique but Denver could want one quicker tackle and one big bodied. If you are going bigger to play a one tech that there could be a few guys to choose from with the first and possibly second pick of theirs.
2. Middle Linebacker
If it were me I would address this in the mid to later rounds. Use your first to picks to take a defensive end and tackle. After that go draft a middle linebacker. Players like Jon Bostic, Kiko Alonso, and Michael Mauti could all be around by the time it's Denver's turn in the third round. On the down side, middle linebacker is not as deep as the defensive line in this class.
3. Safety
The Broncos need an upgrade at safety but this is not as big of a concern as addressing their front seven. Safety is a deep group in this draft and they should be able to find a good one in the mid-to-late rounds.
4. Running Back
See safety and pick up a running back later in the draft. The Broncos could use another compliment to their stable of runners.
5. Offensive Line
Denver should use one or two of their selections to pick up depth at guard and offensive tackle. You will have to see how the numbers shake out, as they only have six picks.
Key Acquisitions
Wes Welker (WR)
Loui Vasquez (OG)
Terrence Knighton (DT)
Stewart Bradley (MLB)
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (CB)
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Elvis Dumervil (DE)
Jason Hunter (DE)
DJ Williams (OLB)
Jim Leonhard (S)
Tracy Porter (CB)
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Discussion in 'The Trash Can' started by martyross, Sep 8, 2012.
It's not just the fans, I promise. This is good. Really good.
Wanted to post my thoughts about Virtue/Moir's new FD program. After watching the practice I have to say it was stunning. The choreography of Jennifer Swan is very impressive. I was impressed with the Pink Floyd program and after watching Carmen, I can safely say this program is going to follow the unique qualities that Pink Floyd brought. I can't say how this program will compare with all their other programs in the past, but its been awhile since I've been this pumped for a new dance program. I'm surprised that more dance couples don't use contemporary choreographers for their dance programs.
I should state about myself that originally I was mainly into the Men's and Pair's skating, the women really never intrested me much and I couldn't really understand Dance with Russians in the past dominating the field so often with their dramatic flair, that style really never clicked with me. Then that changed when Virtue/Moir came into the scene. They brought a fresh new style to Dance that I thought was artistic, but also with an emotional connection to their music. Their musicality was very evident and compared to the Russians I just didn't see the connection with the Russians and their music. But with Virtue/Moir I saw it in spades. It was beautiful to watch. But for a young couple like Virtue/Moir I had no hope of seeing them on the podium because of how marks were handed out in the past. Skaters had to wait a very long time to get onto the podium and if they were not Russian then it would be very rare for them to win Gold in any compeition. Then change came about to the sport of Dance. Dance elements in programs were getting graded and each program had required elements that you now understood. You simply didn't get lost in trying to understand why one skate team was graded higher then the other, the average viewer finally understood why a certain grade was being handed out and you didn't see the backroom politiking that would prevent a skate team from moving up because of politiks. And that is where we come to Virtue/Moir who with the new system skyrocketed up the standings. If you were good and deserved higher grades, then you got them, and Virtue/Moir earned them and if I am not wrong became the youngest Olympic Gold medal champions in Dance with Tessa Virtue being only 20 which is incredibly young to achieve that goal in the sport of Dance.
Part of Virtue/Moir success also stems from their partnership with Marina Zueva and Igor Shpilband the two Russian coaches. Unlike their contempories over in Russia, these two coaches understood the strengths of their skaters and created programs that suited their strengths. For Virtue/Moir who had a very spirtual connection with eachother, creating strong emotional programs about love and story telling became their strengths and for me I consider Umbrellas of Cherbourg my favorite program with Valse Triste coming in second and Pink Floyd third. The first two highlighting their strong chemistry they have together but the third, Pink Floyd really stood out to me because it was so breathtaking different from what they did in the past. With Virtue/Moir they pushed the envelope of Dance and helped invigorate the sport. In fact I so much love watching Virtue/Moir skate that now for me the Dance is the highlight of any grand prix with the Men's and Pairs programs taking a backseat now.
With Pink Floyd even with the injuries that Tessa Virtue suffered in that year cutting short their training, I was hoping for more programs like Pink Floyd that would challenge Virtue/Moir to push the sport of Dance further. Happily it looks like with them teaming up with Jennifer Swan again we are going to see more of this in their new program Carmen. I'm not going to say Carmen will be their tour de force or will be the program that will be be considered their best one to date because I need to see the whole program. But "wow" is all I have to say from what I saw. We only saw half of the program skated in practice and I simply was stunned at how intricate the lifts were and the interpretations they took. The music worked which from past Carmen efforts I honestly wasn't so sure how it would turn out, but I am a believer now.
Welcome, Tracer!
Sahararainfall, it is indeed amazing. Very difficult and it needs to grow throughout the season, but IMO it's their best work so far. And they're doing it at the right moment, I don't think they could have handled the intensity a few years ago.
The one minus about this FD is that there's bound to be some rumor about them stemming from how sexual this FD actually is.
I know I am in the minority here, but i have always loved Carmen. I think the music they have chosen from this opera is brilliant, conveys the love, lust and madness in 4, too very short, minutes. The choreo looks absolutely amazing and so incredibly difficult . Can't wait to see the full thing.
I too have to say why do we have to work!
Counting the hours - 4 hours before I get home!
Also enjoying very much all the comments. How are the VM virgins who were going to wait for the actual program and were not to see the practices making out?
Oh so what, let them talk. I'm so glad they're showing this passionate side of themselves. At least we won't hear the "first love" crap again.
Also, I have to say, I love the ending and Tessa's fierceness!
Dying. But knowing that they skated the program incomplete makes me feel better. I want to see it in its full glory. How did you all like the ending? Someone in the SC forum said it was "abrupt."
It's hard to separate the fan bias but I really do think it´ll be awesome by worlds. I had my doubts Tessa could play this role but what I saw actually makes me THINK of the story of Carmen and erased any concerns I had that Anna might be a better Carmen. I found it a mature FD with a mature theme. Not generic and definitely not expected.
As Scott mentioned during HPC it's demanding and will take the whole season to skate it to it's potential, that can be seen in the lifts (which are spectacular but obvious they need more mileage). What I saw excites me, I think it has great potential and from what I saw am now glad they chose to skate this overused theme. When I think back to their PF program one of the things I loved is they way their bodies moved, the shapes they made, I see similar here. I guess that is Swan's input.
Welcome Tracer the more the merrier!
So I watched it. Man I just love the ending don't ask me why? But with all those sexy moves I just gotta wonder what they are gonna be wearing through all of this? Inquiring minds(or my mind) want to know.
That's inevitable no matter what they skate to as we've all learned but I just thought to myself 'Thank God it ain't your Olympic FD, you thought the relationship questions were annoying after Mahler/2010.'
Exactly. I wasn't expecting this sexual intensity at all. My guess is Jennifer Swan is responsible for 90% of the choreography. It's just not Marina's type of program.
And did anyone else love the step sequences? I thought they were brilliant and they matched the music wonderfully.
Yes it doesn't seem like Marina's choreo
Trouble with final lift (which may be too close to the end and perhaps even out of place), causing that "abrupt" ending.
Loved the step sequences too.
I loved the ending! It was perfect
Agree. That lift is the position many of us were excited about in the pictures we saw from HPC but it did seem a bit out of place. Pretty sure that is the choreographic lift so possible to adjust in the future if needed. As it was performed in practice it made the ending a bit crowded which probably gives the abrubt feeling.
Btw..I think it's obvious what lift Scott injured his neck on
Someone start a new thread!
I'm a fan of the "waltz goes on" title.
I am GOBSMACKED!!!!. Even though it was incomplete, it is incredible.........those holds, the StSeq, lifts, everything.......Wow ....violently sexy as it should be. Talk about out of the normal comfort zone......wheeeee!!! Tessa IS a gypsy!!!! Tessa is CARMEN!!!! sorry if I'm getting carried away
Welcome Tracer.........great post
New thread.


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Discussion in 'The Trash Can' started by johndockley92, Mar 3, 2012.
Thank you for your answer!!
Wasn't Nikita Katsalapov dating Elena Gedevanishvili at some point?
No. Elena Ilynikh, before she dumped him for Morozov lol :
Just adding, not only has it not been officially confirmed by them, but has been publicly denied by them. YMMV
Maybe they are lying!
Well I don't know them personaly, neither i ever saw them, so i can't talk much .
And thank you so much, for everyone's answer!
Are Gilles and Poirier together? They seem pretty close?
Um, NO...
Yes, I know. I meant in fact after Ilynikh!
I didn't know that. Is that on their blog or from an interview?
Valentina Marchei and Brian Joubert were a couple a few years ago...around 2008 if I'm not wrong...I remember of a video of a gala were they skated a program together and they kissed at the end of it...
I remember that they looked so nice together .Their mothers were both watching the performance and looked captivated
Are Tomas Verner and Nathalie Pechalat still together?
Interview in IFS magazine from earlier this year.
Well i have my doubts if i should believe them or not
I've always thought she was married to Stanislav Morozov!!
^ I thought Tatiana and Stanislav were living together as a couple (when they skated together) but were never married. Certainly Tatiana and Max seem very close, and there does seem to be a bit of tension between Stan and Tatiana, and Stan and Max in the kiss 'n cry.
There seems to be a kind of expectation or tradition among Russian pairs to become a unit both on and off the ice because the skating is their life and means everything (plus spending so much time together I suppose).
Well, if the denials were from "earlier this year," things could have since changed dramatically.
BTW, Piper and Paul seem in interviews and on the ice to have a great chemistry, camaraderie and shared sense of humor. I love their spirited connection on the ice, but right, they are "together" only in terms of on-ice goals and on-ice partnership. In terms of relationship, they seem more like brother and sister.
Tanya said in a interview back in March during the World championships that she isn't married, that it was the press that said she was.
The interview was done in May, and the magazine came out in August, but to be honest i think they are together even before May. I don't know anything obviously, i don't know them personaly or anything for that matter, so said that, the way they been behaving with each other this entire year (2012), really puts me thinking that they are a couple off-ice.
And thank you so much once again for everyone's answer. Really nice off you all.
Artur Gachinski is apparently dating Katarina Gerboldt now. Their age difference is also quite big, she's 4 years older.
Thinking of it...Gerboldt has dated a lot of Russian skaters Borodulin, Voronov, Bezmaternikh...to name a few.
Borodulin has also had a "career" having dated Gerboldt, Bobrova and now Kristina Gorshkova.
Christopher Dean, I don't think has been mentioned.
Chris Dean is dating Pamela Anderson
Dating an older girl seems to be the thing for Russian skaters. Kulik, Plushenko et al all married women much older than them.
Maybe it's Russian athletes in general, Maria Butyrskaya's husband is ten years her junior. btw.
Christopher Dean was married to Jill Trenary and Ms. Duchesnay (I forget her first name, maybe Isabel?)...
Richard Dornbush and Carolyn Ann Alba are dating
Well no but this time in three months after DOI it could be Karen who ?
Pamela is going to be a contestant on DOI soon
Isabel Jill Karen Barber who is a coach on DOI and long time friend and competitor to T/D with Nicky Slater
Are Caitlin Yankowskas and Josh Reagan dating?
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Throughout 2013, various singles and videos surfaced -- these included a cover of Leonard Cohen's "Chelsea Hotel #2," as well as a cover of Lee Hazlewood's "Summer Wine" performed with her then-boyfriend, Barrie-James O'Neill -- but her biggest release of the year was the new song "Young and Beautiful," penned for Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of The Great Gatsby. Ultimately, this single was overshadowed by Cedric Gervais' remix of Born to Die's "Summertime Sadness," a remix that turned the song into her first Top Ten hit in the U.S. At the end of 2013, Lana Del Rey released a short film called Tropico, which was accompanied by an EP of the same name. All of these releases -- including a cover of the Disney standard "Once Upon a Dream" for the Disney film Maleficent -- kept LDR in the spotlight as she worked on her second album. Lana Del Rey hired Dan Auerbach, the leader of Ohio blues-rockers the Black Keys, to produce the majority of Ultraviolence, the sophomore set that appeared in June 2014, preceded by the singles "West Coast," "Shades of Cool," "Ultraviolence," and "Brooklyn Baby." Ultraviolence found a more receptive initial audience than Born to Die: not only were the reviews positive, so were the sales, with the album debuting at number one in both the U.S. and the U.K. Ultimately, Ultraviolence didn't generate hits as big as Born to Die, but it performed the crucial task of elevating Lana Del Rey's critical reputation, illustrated by her selection to sing the title song for Tim Burton's 2014 bid for an Oscar, Big Eyes.
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