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Duane set for Perth debut
5 Sep 2012
Duane Vermeulen will start at No 8 when the Springboks tackle the Wallabies this Saturday.
Bok coach Heyneke Meyer has brought two new loose forwards into the match 22 following last week's poor showing against Argentina. Vermeulen will start at No 8 while Francois Louw will be utilised from the bench. Until recently, Vermeulen was playing for Western Province and Louw for English club Bath.
Vermeulen, who has been one of the most consistent performers in the past three seasons of Super Rugby, will finally get his chance at the highest level. The robust Stormer will add some grunt to a loose trio that suddenly looks very intimidating.
'We've decided to put Duane straight into the starting team because he is a classic No 8, a position we've lacked in since Pierre Spies got injured and Ryan Kankowski moved to Japan,' said Meyer.
'I've always admired the way Duane plays rugby and he's fitted in very well the past week. He would've been a Springbok years ago if it had not been for injuries and it's great to finally see him selected.
'And by including Francois on the bench, we have a specialist opensider, but also a versatile loose forward that brings a bit more balance to our back row mix.'
While Marcell Coetzee is not an out-and-out openside he will be expected to outplay Australia's Michael Hooper at the breakdown. The Boks need to produce an improved collective showing in this area after last week's shocker in Mendoza. Coetzee will need to step up in what should be a brutally physical first half, and Louw will be asked to play a different kind of game in the second when it is not as tight.
Other changes to the pack see Andries Bekker dropped completely and Juandre Kruger introduced as the starting No 5. Bekker played his worst game for the Boks last week, and Kruger should see this as an opportunity to make the position his own.
'At lock we've decided to go for Juandré as he plays more to the ball. Juandré and Eben played well as a combination in the June Tests against England.'
As expected, Meyer has favoured Ruan Pienaar at No 9 and moved Francois Hougaard from scrumhalf to wing. The backline reshuffle sees Lwazi Mvovo moving to the bench.
It's another change in selection that should become permanent if things go well in Perth. Meyer has said that it's a 'horse-for-courses' pick, but if the Bok pack fires and Pienaar has a blinder, he must be considered as a long-term solution at No 9.
Of course, if Hougaard, playing on wing, gets the ball on the front foot and produces the rugby we know he can, it will serve as further evidence that he is better suited to a back-three role.
Johan Goosen is another new face in the 22, and will earn his first cap if he gets a run in the second half.
Goosen recently recovered from a serious shoulder injury, an injury that prevented him from making his debut in the Test series against England. He represents the future of South African rugby and through his Super Rugby offerings has shown that he's ready to make the step up.
The pressure is on Morné Steyn, not only to improve on his inconsistent performances of 2012 and guide South Africa to victory, but also to keep Goosen at arm's length.
Meyer has already admitted that Goosen is the kind of player he wants in that No 10 position. Apart from having all the necessary kicking skills to be a success under today's modern laws, Goosen also boasts an impressive attacking game. It's a complete skill set that could eventually allow the Boks to play a more balanced game.
'In my mind he can become one of the great flyhalves in world rugby. I've been very impressed with his work ethic and attitude since he joined the squad on Thursday in Johannesburg and we will keep on managing him carefully over the next few weeks.'
Springboks – 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Bryan Habana, 13 Jean de Villiers (c), 12 Frans Steyn, 11 Francois Hougaard, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Marcell Coetzee, 5 Juandre Kruger, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Beast Mtawarira.
Subs: 16 Tiaan Liebenberg, 17 Pat Cilliers, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Francois Louw, 20 Johan Goosen, 21 Pat Lambie, 22 Lwazi Mvovo.
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5 Sep 2012, 21:32 pmSkop
Fourie is in the form of his life but to rank him up there with proven international performers like Hore and du Plessis..no ways man
5 Sep 2012, 21:38 pmFourie is top caliber international class HOOKER .. ready to be chucked straight into the deep end..
but the 'kenners' around the fireplace reckon he is not…
You got to be able to recognize class or at least CHARACTER when you are estimating a player's potential.
Deon Fourie will EAT up an international level portfolio where others like Strauss and Liebenberg and Burden and Gary Botha are never going to amount to anywhere near the level of fire and brimstone this little pack of mongrel dynamite would..
Deon Fourie is in same class as Bismark perhaps better in the loose.. and able to hold his own in the tight…
Like Schalk Britz his position is HOOKER… NOT flank or 8th man or wing or center or chief cook bottle washer like some other overrated ball carriers who play first receiver when all they do there is stuff up the works.
5 Sep 2012, 21:40 pmCheers, enjoy!
I also believe he has a real future as a number 6 and have no idea why he is reluctant to consider a permant switch to that position. Besides the bad lineout throwing he appears to be a bit "light" as a scummaging hooker as well- even the young and relatively small Scarra Ntubeni seems better in the scrums
Very cool place- specially the point breaks – i spent many very happy days there.
5 Sep 2012, 21:46 pmSchalk Britz not a patch on Deon Fourie.. and I reckon one on one face off.. Fourie shows Bismark a couple moves he could learn in the ring…
Fourie, Brussow, Bismark, Etzebeth, Elstadt, Vermeulen, Alberts, Hougaard, Kolisi, De Jongh, Aplon, Ebersohn, PSdT, Serfontein, Arno Botha and hopefully Goosen
these the type players you build a team around.. players with HEART and fearlessness and mongrel who put their hearts FIRST and their bodies a distant 3rd…
Instead the coach wanna surround himself with Spies and Potgieter and Kirchner and Steyn and Pienaar and Jannie Dup and Strauss all the mediocrities singing in unison in the coaches chorus.
5 Sep 2012, 21:47 pmI think he is right, Katman. Fourie is great.
5 Sep 2012, 21:52 pm@KeurboomPark-655: He's okay, but nowhere near Schalk Brits.
But out of sight, out of mind, I guess. Brits is a once-in-a-generation type of player.
Don't listen to Skoppie though. What he knows about heart and mongrel and tricks of the ring couldn't fill a post-it note. He's a phoney and he knows it. Groot bek oppie innernet and not much more.
5 Sep 2012, 21:56 pmI am staying out of the personal stuff. Skop has original ideas, and I respek him.
You are right about Schalk Brits. A rugby geniuz.
5 Sep 2012, 21:59 pmFourie is way ahead of Britz in every facet of tough mentality and fire fighter in the trenches … way ahead..
Britz was good and Jake was a moron overlooking him for far less gifted players.. But Fourie is better than Britz because Fourie will mix it right in the fire of the belly of the beast where Britz wanna dance around the fringes in the back line and look good…
This little ponce face fuckwit katman is just one little pompous fucknosed dickiehead who thinks the sun oozes out his non evolved boertjie broertjie arsehole because he's tweetalig and supposedly 'bright'
little dunce dunno the first thing about what comprises brightness from dull.. he's just a little pompous fuckwit that needs to get sat on his over aggrandized pompous arse and read the riot act about who's who and whats what.
5 Sep 2012, 22:02 pm@KeurboomPark-657: katman's a ****… who thinks he's clever.. fact is he's a little piece of over aggrandized trash who knows absolutely fckall.. yet thinks he knows a whole lot more than he actually does…..
Fourie will eat Britz for after dinner mints.. something I know that Katman don't…
5 Sep 2012, 22:06 pm@fitz1ella-658: Not gonna happen. Not by you, anyway. Not by some fake old moegoe with anger issues and delusions of grandeur.
If you're so rugby smart, Skoppie, someone would have roped your infinite wisdom in long ago. You would have been a tradable commodity on the rugby market. You wouldn't be a sad old opinionated geezer on an online rugby forum.
Sure have an opinion, like anyone else here. But this storming into a thread every night with these ridiculously overstated "truths" that everyone else in the world, including just about every coach an analyst, is too thick to see… well, that's just plain stupid. And even fake, arrogant old you should be able to recognise this.
5 Sep 2012, 22:11 pmSkoppy, as long as Fourie keeps on missing his jumpers in the lineouts he will NOT even be considered as a test player. Do you realise how many try scoring opportunities from 5 meter lineouts the Stormers/WP have lost because of his wayward throwing. I think he suffers from stage fright when throwing into vital lineouts.
He even once threw the ball straight into the hands of the Highlanders flyhalf during a lineout from 5 meters out. It was the most shocking throw in I have ever seen in my life- and it even scared the **** out of the flyjalf who was not expecting it and just managed to get his hands up in time to protect his face.
Otherwise he is brilliant- one of my favourite players- gutsty as you said and punches far above his weight. but fark man, his lineout throws are attrocious.
5 Sep 2012, 22:11 pm@katman-660: yeah they should have roped my rugby genius in long ago.. way more insight than dumbfck klutzes such as grandiose fuckwits the likes of you little pompous piece of fuckwit trash.. and your arme mesmerized coach who going round the rosemary bush the long way round…
You the kind of little over aggrandizedcunt that needs to get sat down smartly and your pompous little fucked up head fixed for you one time.. just say the word little pompous piece of garbage trash .. I fix your fucked up little over aggrandized boertjie head so smart you be thanking me profusely till your dying day…
5 Sep 2012, 22:16 pm@Robzim-661: Throwing in the line out is a trick you learn.. simple little trick that can be taught.. 1.. 2.. 3.. and bob's your aunty
mongrel and tenacity and heart and courage and attitude and CHARACTER you CANNOT learn..
Fourie is 10000 times the player that Strauss or Liebenberg or Burden will ever be.. and he's ten times the potential player that Schalk Britz was or is.
2nd only to Bismark in SA with regards to what is required at the coal face of the inferno.. Britz don't come near Fourie for sheer tenacity and grizzly guts in the trenches.. Britz is a loose playing hooker out in the fancy pansy open field.. Fourie is right in the thick of the action all 80 minutes long and reveling in it.
5 Sep 2012, 22:18 pm@fitz1ella-662: All I hear is blah blah blah. Do you ever to to some kind of point, old poepol? Or is it always the same old same old? Perhaps you could spend the weekend researching some new adjectives, because you've well and truly worn yours out.
The irony is that you probably sit in the lower 20% when it comes to real, practical rugby insight here on keo. But you reckon you're untouchable at the very top. Would have been comical if it weren' so fcken sad.
5 Sep 2012, 22:19 pm@fitz1ella-663: If it's so simple, you silly twat, then why hasn't he learnt it in the god knows how many years that he's played top-flight rugby at hooker?
Dink voor jy tik, jou onnosele aap. Dink.
5 Sep 2012, 22:33 pm@katman-664: listen punkface.. You the little sniveling runtcunt come looking for a smack to your over zealous pompousness… keep at it.. you doing just fine…
I put very simple clear as day realities out on the blogosphere for eg.. Deon Fourie is Bok material second to none and is overlooked by morons the likes of you and quite a few others.. including the national coach … then you little pompous prick come out with your pompous little cleverdick fantasies that Schalk Britz is all the beeswax and Fourie ain't a patch on your fancy footwork little razzmatazz darling …well I'm telling you it is QUITE the other way around
Fourie is the be all business they should be keeping not discarding.. and Britz is OLD hat show pony that should have been a Bok 6 years ago.. not now….
5 Sep 2012, 22:37 pm@Fitz1ella fourie is good and naturally talanted but, he's got to master the basics first. Don't get me wrong fourie is a real star in the Making… A classical hard man with guts like all hookers should be.
5 Sep 2012, 22:38 pm@i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-456:
" kiwi coaches havn't exactly turned international rugby on its head though have they?
kirwan poor
gatland poor to mediocre
henry poor
mitchell poor to pathetic
deans mediocre 'to almost out of a job' "Bakkies, if all those coaches are poor, why is it that so many Kiwi coaches get approached to coach overseas teams?
We know you hate NZ, stop- saying you don't, it is a huge lie.
Whats the bet if Henry ( Poor Coach ) approached South African rugby, he would be taken to coach South African teams. You hatred has so clouded your judgment. Get over it . -
5 Sep 2012, 22:53 pm@Gazelle-667: The FIRST thing you look at if you a decent coach is the CORE of what makes the player who he is and where his potential can develop and evolve to.. and that is the stuff you CANNOT teach or coach..it is that unseen unbridled stuff that makes a player or a person more than the average and that is called Courage, Heart and Character…
those are the cornerstone bricks you build your team around..
Not all the fancy footwork talents and techniques but the hard as nails in depth character and guts that makes a player stand out above his peers..
And Deon Fourie has got that quality in spades.. and if the coaches here are THAT dumb that they cannot recognize it then let them LOSE such caliber of quality while they surround themselves in absolute mediocrity by comparison..
There are players with that quality that the coaches stuff around and select poorly.. imagine a Christian Cullen in SA.. he might never have been discovered here.. because we look for the WRONG aspects when assessing players instead of what is the fundamental core of what makes a player more than what the average is.
First look at the inherent character and potential of the player if you recognize that fire and drive like Fourie has in bucket loads.. then you harness it and USE it.. don't LOSE it, for chrissake. !!
5 Sep 2012, 22:54 pmNot going to look back through all the posts but can someone tell me if the Poop Volcano eventually erupted today? It's been coming for our little kiwi friend……..I'm sure another enforced absence at the insane asylum (no internet there) is in the offing……
5 Sep 2012, 22:55 pmBakkies must have been taking the piss with that post.
I sincerly hope. -
5 Sep 2012, 22:56 pmis this i love Bakkies mofo trying to be the SA equivalent of Pooper? He's getting a bit boring now.
5 Sep 2012, 23:06 pm@fitz1ella-669: The only reason Fourie is so prominent at the moment is because he is being played in the loosies. As an outright hooker, where he has to be play a tight game, he is definitely not better than Bismarck, neither Burden. Fourie and Burden are better than the two hookers in the test 22.
5 Sep 2012, 23:07 pm@Robzim-671:
No he actually believes that Kiwi coaches have not done much in the international scene.
I dont think Henry was ever a poor coach. actually any of those coaches are good coaches. No doubt they would probably struggle in the South African setup as most do but does not take away that they are good coaches. -
5 Sep 2012, 23:11 pm@Hurricane-674: did pooper volcano eventually blow today? where is he, he normally lives on here?
5 Sep 2012, 23:38 pm@Humphrey-675:
Poppa comes on, makes sure all you guys are ok and if any misbehave he is here to help. Wont find anyone on here that cares for you guys as much as Poppa -
6 Sep 2012, 00:41 amHave to agree with some of the posters here.Meyer is setting up DV for a massive fall here.When that happens ,all the attention will be on DV instead of another expected kak performance from MS.
6 Sep 2012, 04:07 am@i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-61:
"race based income inequality is a fact of life in nz society as a whole, you would be a fool to think the brown brothers you tout so much in the ab's are payed as much overall as their white brothers in the team."
Where do you come up with this stuff Houston? Jonah in his time earned more than his team mates from his Nzru contract and I would expect Dan Carter to be the highest paid in the Abs now, obviously there is more to it than the colour of your skin when the Ab player/ agent and the Nzru try to negotiate a contract. -
6 Sep 2012, 04:16 amGeez. I just take a break for a boskak and I come back to befukte rumble..?
6 Sep 2012, 05:46 am@Te Rangatira-678:
Te, Houston says a lot without facts, and hopes no one actually hits him up about his comments.
I know for a fact that Tana was paid very well.
Skin colour in NZ has nothing to do with what you get paid. Bakkies is just showing his up bringing, not his fault. But needs to wind his head in especially when talking about another country. -
6 Sep 2012, 08:00 am@Te Rangatira-678:
tr, i hate to say it but its probably true. jonah would have been the statistical anomaly which when averaged out would still show an income disparity between white and brown ab players historically.dan carter again being an exceptional player in a public relations type position would eran a good salary, but again when averaged out i would hazard it is still less than white players have received. besides, carter hardly qualifies as brown.
my point was that considering the facts of race based income inequality in nz, which persists to the present, i would expect this to be reflected within nz rugby and quite probably all the way up to the ab's.
and this point was only made in response to china taking digs at sa and its refusing to allow 'brown brothers' (as he says) to play in sa. he uses this and biased refs as the blame for the boks dominance of the ab's.
it was a road he went down and i too do like go a ride every so often (we're both chops).
you think whatever you like about it hurri,
its still true. not looking for a fight about it, but it is.race based income inequality is a fact of life in nz as much as it is in many other parts of the world.
6 Sep 2012, 08:02 amand i too do like go a ride every so often = and i too do like to go a ride every so often
6 Sep 2012, 08:14 amand i too do like to go for a ride every so often
6 Sep 2012, 08:31 am@Hurricane-668: What a load of tripe….Henry, Gatland, Deans, Smith, possibly Mitchell…..NZ must have the best coaches in the world. I wish it weren't so but it's the truth.
6 Sep 2012, 08:35 am@Finfan-673: I am not so sure, in Super rugby/currie cup the smaller mobile hookers really stand out but throw Burden/Fourie into test rugby where everything is tighter and collisions are everything as opposed to looser play I would be happpier with Strauss/Liebenberg in my test team. Both really good players but not Bok quality.
6 Sep 2012, 09:19 am@i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-681:
Hi Houston…..how you been doing? I think you are confused. You go on about the "facts of raced based income inequality in Nz" when I think you mean the difference in average median income between say Maori and European Nzer and Maori avg income would be lower for sure because more are unemployed and work in lower paying occupations, fact.It certainly doesn't mean a Maori GP will earn less than a Pakeha GP because of his/her ethnicity, or a Maori who may become an Ab will earn less than a Pakeha who also becomes an Ab in the same position because of skin colour or historical stereotypes.
Oh in my post #678 Carter was my white example and Jonah my brown Thankyou my friend. -
6 Sep 2012, 09:27 am@i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-456: This is hilarious as back in January and after last years currie cup final everyone wanted a kiwi coach ? How cruel are the rugby gods !
6 Sep 2012, 09:28 am@i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-681:
See the first line says it all when you said " its probably true "
You dont know so why say that sort of thing. Its fuckn rude to sit in another country and start talking a load of Bollocks about another country.Especially about race issue.
I am a Maori so you can stick your no based facts up your a$$ -
6 Sep 2012, 09:30 am@stew-687:
Stew, Bakkies is a couple sandwiches short of a picnic. Dont bother what he says. -
6 Sep 2012, 13:51 pm@Skeppie-684: I don't mind them having top coaches especially when they end up coaching foreign teams. I don't even mind them having some of the top players, what bothers me is them having the referees on-side too – that's just taking the proverbial.
6 Sep 2012, 14:23 pm@Te Rangatira-686:
hi tr hope you're well too,
no i mean not only is there a difference in income due to unemployment and maoris holding lower paying occupations. i would venture there is a difference in the salaries paid to whites and browns (is there a better term? i'm using nzchina's term) in the private/corporate sector and if averaged out would reflect along racial lines. the world is cruel in many ways and this is a phenomenon the world over.i'm sure it would be difficult for a maori gp in a public institution hospital not to be paid the same as a white gp and the same probably holds true for most if not all public/government instituitons i would hope. is government your biggest employer though?
i am pretty certain than historically it would have been the case that brown ab's received less compensation than white ab's (in whatever form that compensation may have been given) in the present i have to agree that it probably does not happen but i am not entirely certain and neither you or i have this data at hand to show otherwise.
do the ab's receive a set contrat length payment type dealt and on top of that match fees for winning or losing?
i thought carter was white but didn't realise jonah was brown haha just kidding
well stew, hand on my heart i can tell you that i certainly was not one of the people supposedly calling for a kiwi to coach the boks.@Hurricane-688:
i am sorry if i offended you hurri and do apologise for doing so. no malice intended at all. it is a touchy subject and will stop.if it makes any difference i'll say this is a phenomena the world over and not anything particular to nz alone. also, in my defense i will say that the point was in response to nzchina baiting/goading me about sa historically denying 'brown brother' ab's form playing in sa as the reason for the boks dominating nz.
6 Sep 2012, 22:05 pm@Big Hit-690:
lol yeah right.
You have to be kidding me now that you think all coaches from NZ no matter who they coach are looked after by the refs.
Didnt realise France had a kiwi coach in RWC 2007?
Strange even the english refs are corrupt, like the english team swapping balls and fielding 16 men in RWCs. -
6 Sep 2012, 22:37 pm@i_love_u_bakkiesbotha-691:
OK understand, all good.
But what NZchina said is what actually happened.
SA didnt want the Maoris on there soil. But what should also be said is that the NZRU and public are just as much to blame. They still toured and let it happen,bloody cowards.
Bad times for both countries i think and both to blame. -
7 Sep 2012, 07:15 am@Hurricane-693:
i know but why bring it up? to prove a 'we're better than you' point? and was it in relation to the point at hand or topic of discussion?
hence my response to him that even though this may have been true it was also true that those self same 'brown brother' ab's were being compensated for their services to nz along racial lines too.he threw a rock and i threw one back.
anyway, its done and dusted. agreed, bad times and the world is certainly a better place in many ways.
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coupe appears in a Tv program
Hi All,
got a phone call yesterday from a mate of mine and said he saw my coupe appear in a TV program
twice have attached the link
this was taken at the Beach Hop in Wangamata
it appears at 2min .02 seconds and again at 18 mins 18 sec
the same shot twice but it does look good
Program is about our fascination with the meat pies down under
Give you guys an in site into a bit of Kiwiana
Mike -
Not sure what the deal is Mike but when I click on the video it gives me a message that the video is not available in my area?
Brownie -
Not available on East coast of U.S. either.
not available on east coast of canada either
Zero in Memphis. Obviously we can't pickup TV signals from New Zealand!! :D
Maybe because we don't have a funny accent??????
Alex Burr
Memphis, TN -
sorry link works fine here
maybe its because you guys never speak proper English, we can be selective down here :-O
I think you need to pick up a NZ ip address
I know my brother watches us TV programs and had to put in a US IP address and area code for that state
my area code is 0602
Mike -
While we're on the subject... A 39 Hudson is used in the opening scene of the SyFy show 'Warehouse 13', season 2 episode 3. Also, many already might know, but a 53 Hornet is under the Christmas tree in the final few minutes of 'The Polar Express'.Six in a row makes it GO!
Sorry guys, but the Kiwi's don't like to give anything away for nothing.LOL I suppose as there as some many KIwi's in Australia , they have to show it here. Sorry to my Kiwi friends, just joking.


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It's been a few weeks since our last show. OK, more than a few weeks. Since our last show, we went to the wiener dog races. And other things have happened, too.
And oh yeah. This is the last GeminiDragon episode. Be sure and subscribe to our new podcast, No Market Radio. We'll be launching in conjunction with the beginning of NaPodPoMo, which starts November 1st.
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Wow, what a lame title. I basically jut told you EXACTLY what I am going to talk about with little left to the imagination! OK will work on this.
Today I woke up SUPER late because I stayed up til 5am yesterday editing photos of my bags. Ugh. I want to get these up ASAP so that you guys can see my babies! I plan to have the oGorgeous.com and Flomme.com websites up and running with new product next week!!!
I started off my day with a vegetarian soy breakfast patty and egg white omelet with Enoki mushrooms. I got the breakfast patty mix courtesy of Harmony Valley and was so surprised at how quick and tasty it was. All you literally have to do is pour the dry soy chunks into a bowl, mix with some water and then fry it on your pan. It really tasted like a McDonald's breakfast patty! SO GOOD.
A little more sodium than I would like, but then again, I don't eat that much sodium overall, so we're good here! Lots of protein and very little sugar and carbs. Nice treat and something new to try for my Thursday morning.
Lookie what I made! It was so super delish. I topped my omelet off with some chunky mango salsa. YUM! (I don't know why the background is blue…)
Do you want a bite? I bet you do! Well, fine, I'll give you a chance!
CONTEST ALERT!!! Comment below and tell me what you would make if you got a pack of this soy sausage style mix or soy hamburger style mix. Most creative recipe idea wins. I will pick 5 winners and will announce on Monday's post! You can enter multiple times if you keep exploding with new ideas over the weekend. This contest is only open to residents of the US or Puerto Rico…sorry international POPsters, next time
After a ton of work, I got ready to go to the Aerie trunk show in downtown SF. I am a fan of Aerie workout wear so was invited to see their holiday collection. I ended up buying a few things! Here's what I got.
The Abigail strapless bra, the Tied French Terry Popover, 2 necklaces, a ring, and earrings. You will prob see me wearing this popover tomorrow in a facebook photo upload at the gym! I loved it right when I walked into the store!
I really like the clusters of jewels for my earrings – the navy, gray, and diamond work really well together. I got the ring for my sister. She's a ring fanatic.
Pretty long necklaces to dress up a plain shirt or simple dress! A little sparkle for the holiday season! Which do you like better?
Ahh, now this bra. I have been looking for a secure strapless bra for the LONGEST time. For some reason the Victoria Secret bras don't fit me so well. They're cute so I have a ton in every style but I just need to accept the fact that they are not for me. I think Aerie is my new goto store for bras. Perhaps because they are more junior-oriented. The Abigail fit like OMG. Yes it fit like OMG. The strapless bra stuck on me and gave me oomph! This has never happened to me before before. Very happy right now and can't wait to wear it!
One thing I really wanted to get but didn't see was the Aerie Low Impact Sports bra. The store didn't have any. Super sad because I think it would have looked cute in a POP Pilates vid! I like the flowers and the fact that's a crop top sports bra. So girly and sporty. So Cassey!
This Sunday I am running the Men's Health Urbanathalon with Sarah Dussault fromSarahfit.com. She's coming to SF tomorrow. I haven't seen her since my last meal in Boston a few months ago so pretty excited to catch up! If you guys have been following us on YouTube you've probably seen our diet.com Pilates vids together. Here's one of our ab videos from back in the day:
Anyway…better get to bed soon. I have a Powerflex class to teach tomorrow err…today and a shoot with a friend for the Flomme men's yoga bag collection. Busy days ahead!
Don't forget to enter the Harmony Valley veggie patty contest and tell me your most creative recipe idea below! Craziest and yummiest sounding entry wins a pack of the mix. 5 winners so start commenting! I'm waiting!!??


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The Video and DVD collection consists of approximately 6000 VHS and 1000 DVD titles.
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HSU faculty, students, staff, and patrons with community borrower cards may check out videos/DVDs. Faculty and staff can check out an unlimited number of Media materials for one week.ĀĀ Students may check out up to 3 titles for 3 days.Ā There is a $1/day overdue fine per title.ĀĀ Community borrowers may check out up to 3 titles overnight. There is a $1/day overdue fine per title. Faculty members may renew videos/DVDs or request extended checkout, if necessary, and are encouraged to reserve videos/DVDs in advance.ĀThey may do so by calling Library Media at x5656 or sending e-mail to Kumi Watanabe-Schock.
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Videos and DVDs are arranged by call number on open shelves in the Media Resources Area, located on the 2nd floor of the Library.Ā HSU Library still maintains a small collection of 16mm films.ĀĀ Faculty must present at the Circulation Desk their ID cards and the call numbers for 16mm films they wish to use.Ā Films will then be paged for checkout.
HSU faculty, students, staff, and patrons with community borrower cards can view the Library's media collection in the Media Resources AreaĀon the second floor of the Library or in Library rooms 114/208/311/312/314 (Group Viewing Rooms). Persons using the Media Resources Area or conference rooms with viewing equipment may be asked to show a currently valid HSU ID card. The Media Resources Area has 23 stations containing a variety of video and audio equipment to review non-print materials.
The first priority for use of the equipment is for materials placed on Reserve. Students using the equipment to view non-Reserve items must relinquish their stations to those needing to view Reserve items. Rooms 311 and 312, which are equipped with a TV/VCR/DVD combination units, can be reserved in advance at Circulation Desk. There is no facility to view 16mm films in the Library.Ā Faculty can check out a 16mm film projector and a take-up reel from Media Distribution in Gist Hall 221. Students need to pick up a faculty authorization card before checking out any Media equipment from Media Distribution.
Call numbers for videos and DVDs begin with VIDEO (eg. Video1045). Call numbers for 16mm films begin with FILM. The most up-to-date list of videos and DVDs owned by the Library is accessible viaĀthe HSU Library Catalog by selecting "What's New" then limiting your search to Video/DVD Collection.
To see a list of all the videos in the collection:
- Under Quick Search select Videos/DVDs within Limits.
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Flat Rock Elementary School students wave goodbye on the last day of school Wednesday. The school has held its Dragon Rodeo Roundup for at least a dozen years where buses are blessed and do laps in the parking lot before leaving to take children home.
Flat Rock Kindergarten student Arianna Wright gets a hug from Staffer LuAnne Llewellyn before she boards the bus for home. Wright is a student in Karen King's class. Students received the traditional school send off on the last day known as the Dragon Rodeo Roundup. Llewellyn performed a blessing of the buses and teachers lined up on the front lawn to wave goodbye to students.
David Broyles | The News
J.J. Jones Intermediate school staffers gathered at 13 Bones Wednesday after school to celebrate another successful school year and to fellowship. Principal Jason Dorsett said the focus of the meal was on the staff for one day and the rest of the year it is on the children.
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BERJAYA TIMES SQUARE HOTELA tower of zest and charm, this hotel is centrally located in the heart of the business and shopping district of Kuala Lumpur. Housed within the Berjaya Times Square's shopping mall, accessibility is the key trait with monorails directly connecting all strategic locations in town right to its doorstep. Well-appointed where every detail is vigilantly crafted to a fine balance, it is no wonder this hotel is touted the preferred destination for business and leisure.
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New 2010 U.S. Census figures will be released tomorrow. And that could be bad news for the St. Louis region.
Some experts say the state is just shy of the population it would need to retain all nine of its seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Washington University political science professor Steven Smith says it would be "a substantial loss" for Missouri's influence on Capitol Hill.
Vacant homes are a common sight in many metropolitan U.S. cities, but, apparently, St. Louis has more than most.
According to U.S. Census data, St. Louis has the second highest rate of home vacancy among major U.S. cities.


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Angiogenesis related gene expression profiles of EA.hy926 cells induced by irbesartan: a possible novel therapeutic approach Full Text
Chinese Medical Journal, 05/08/2012
Cong M et al. – The study showed that irbesartan may induce angiogenic effects in vascular endothelial cells. It suggested that the mechanism of angiogenic effects of Angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockers might be attributed to the signaling cascade from angiotensin receptors in the VEGF pathway. It also provided evidence indicating that Angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockers could be used as a novel therapeutic approach to treat chronic ischemic heart disease as well as anti–hypertensive agents.


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You're going to have to come up with a big ol' supply of negative rep because I intend to keep on sharing the good news. Price signals are not meaningless, they point to reality: there's so much cash out there just waiting for the next awesome good and service to buy. There's no debt crisis in the US as everyone is raising money.
The good times are back, jclay2. Sure, our system has its ups and downs, but we're back on the upswing. Why not celebrate?
Is the United States without a single problem? NOOOPE. We have plenty of problems, but we also have opportunities. We have a cheap trained workforce, tons of energy, plenty of liquidity, and healthy levels of investment throughout the United States. A hyperfocus on monetary policy shouldn't blind us from the greenshoots. Don't hate me for sharing the good news; it's always good to have multiple perspectives on every issue.
Here's some +rep to get you in the mindset of thinking positively!
High on good vibes, man.
No. Life's good.
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With two days left in early voting for the Republican and Democratic primaries, voter turnout has been extremely low. Polls are open today and Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Election Day is May 29, with polls once again open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Turnout was expected to be lower since Mitt Romney sealed the Republican presidential nomination well in advance of early voting. So far, the numbers bear this out, with a sharp voter turnout decrease from 2008, when both parties still had contested presidential nominations.
Of the 433,000 registered voters in Collin County, about 3.9 percent have turned out to vote in either primary through May 22, down from a combined 17 percent who voted early in 2008. With all Collin County offices currently held by Republicans, and Democrats not fielding candidates in the majority of the contests, voter turnout has been much higher among Republicans. Through Tuesday, 15,045 people have voted in the Republican Primary, compared to only 1,789 in the Democratic Primary.
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Five Republicans are seeking the District 67 nomination. They include former Plano Mayor Jeran Akers, Richardson CFO Roger Burns, Plano businessman Jon Cole, Plano attorney Jeff Leach and Plano dentist John Pitchford.
In District 106, which includes the Denton County portion of Plano, Frisco City Councilman Pat Fallon is challenging former Lewisville ISD Trustee Amber Fulton.
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Afrika blow for Blitzboks
30 Nov 2011
Springbok Sevens flyer Cecil Afrika will miss the Dubai Sevens this weekend after picking up a rib injury in Australia.
The IRB Sevens Player of the Year suffered the injury in the second Pool B game against Japan on day one of the Gold Coast Sevens. It was his third serious injury in a space of a year after breaking his cheekbone twice before.
This sees head coach Paul Treu make two changes to his squad for the trip to Dubai. Afrika and Steven Hunt have been left out as Branco du Preez and William Small-Smith are promoted.
Du Preez has been suffering from a serious ankle injury which he picked up in Scotland last season, but is now fit to make his comeback. Small-Smith, a former SA Schools captain, made his debut during the last campaign in his first year out of school and is given a chance to gain more experience.
'Cecil is still suffering from some discomfort after he received a blow to the ribs on day one in Australia, so we will not risk him unnecessarily because the season has only started and we have a long way to go. Branco now has a bit more training time behind him and so he will start in place of Cecil,' said Treu.
'William gets his chance in place of Steven Hunt because we want to arrive in Port Elizabeth next week with the knowledge that we've given every squad member a chance to play. Three tournaments in a row poses a tough challenge in terms of managing the players, so we will have to be sensible in our approach.'
Blitzboks squad for Dubai – Chris Dry, Chase Minnaar, Frankie Horne, Boom Prinsloo, Robert Ebersohn, Kyle Brown (c), Renfred Dazel, Bernado Botha, Paul Delport, Branco du Preez, Mark Richards, William Small-Smith.
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1 Dec 2011, 08:10 amgo boys
1 Dec 2011, 09:01 amToo many Orks still to consistently beat the bigger teams come semi's…
1 Dec 2011, 10:16 amNot enough pure speed & guile in this 7′s squad.
Likes of Minaar,Richards,Brown,Delport & Prinsloo are mediocre at present. Dazell has lost a lot of his speed after injury.
Where is Sithole,Mthembu,Mbovane,Jordaan etc.
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Moving from Pay to Purchase-to-Pay
While the private sector has benefited from the introduction of shared services since the early 1990s, using shared services within the Australian public sector has something of a mixed history.
Using Basware as a vendor for both invoice processing and procurement gives the University of Oslo a single point of contact for the whole workflow process from purchase to pay.
Collaboration between the Finance and Procurement units helps to automate accounts payable and procurement processes, consolidate methods, improve transparency and, first and foremost, make operations more efficient.
Helsingin Energia was looking for ways to rationalise and streamline its procurement processes. Basware Purchase Management system enhances the procurement process management and delivers significant savings.
The automated solution delivered an ROI during the first year of deployment and helped to collect annual savings equivalent to 10 FTE's.


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Posts Tagged "prada fall/winter 2010"
After the extravaganza that was Prada's Spring/Summer 2012 collection, I've always been expecting something amazing. The problem was that I thought 'amazing' meant 'multicoloured print-heavy spectacle'. Which is why, at first, I was so disappointed with the AW12 and the new SS13 collection.
Fortunately, I learnt the meaning of amazing, and have come to terms with the fact that 'amazing' comes in many different shapes, sizes, colours, cuts, etc…
The new collection is fabulous. Utterly original, which in essence, is exactly what Prada is: an originator.
Bravo, Miuccia!
After over a month's contemplating – and more so waiting – I finally have my euphoric Prada shirt!
I've wanted this shirt for what seems to be a very long time (just over a month), but unfortunately Prada didn't have any short sleeve shirts left. Fortunately, they had the one I wanted in long sleeve, and thanks to Prada's in-house tailors, I now have the shirt of my dreams.
I also have a t-shirt in this print, but I much prefer the shirt. Rather eclectic, don't you think?


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Lots of red, white and blue will be found on the bike path this Saturday, March 17, for the annual Boca Grande Bike Parade, sponsored by Lee County Parks and Recreation.
The theme for both the bike parade and the fair to follow is "Grande Olde Flag."
Lee County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a report of a stolen car and a stolen bicycle this week on the island.
Gritsy, the wayward Jack Russell Terrier from the south end of the island, has been returned to his home after almost six weeks of absence. Thanks to all who helped look for her.
BY ALICE GORMAN - From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, The Johann Fust Community Library will host a very special event in the loggia: Sissy Yates Designs will present a jewelry sale as a benefit for the library.
The Kruger Brothers and members of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra will perform a special concert at the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium on Monday, April 2 at 7 p.m.
This is expected to be a sold-out concert.
Want to win an all expense paid entry for this year's Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament to benefit Moffitt Cancer Institute? One winner and up to three friends will fish in the tournament with multiple time tarpon tournament winning Captain Waylon Millson "Blaze."
If you're interested in helping count Gasparilla Island's ospreys, the Center for Conservation Biology has launched Project OspreyWatch. It is a project created to engage a global community to collect data on breeding osprey.
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The Sims™ 3
Real life getting you down? Is there a huge science project due? Don't have enough to pay the mortgage? Did you get stood up at the mall? Or did you decide to take a swim but somehow every single ladder was removed from the pool so you were stuck in the water until your skin pruned? Welcome to The Sims 3, where you can escape real life by downloading a game about real life… only you control absolutely everything. Customize your character and live life to the fullest. Or, completely screw it up — the choice is yours.
The Sims franchise has always been about creativity and The Sims 3 is no exception. Utilize improved create tools to mold your Sims' appearances, personalities and homes, but don't stop there. With The Sims 3 you'll take advantage of new opportunities. You can choose to work overtime to earn more money and a possible raise, enhancing your Sims' personality traits and earning them boosts in their relationships with others. Or, refuse to push yourself to the limits, be late to work every day, get fired, and suffer the consequences at home. Whichever method causes you the most amusement. The world itself is more open than ever before: download a new mode called "Create-A-World" that's similar to the SimCity franchise, where you can create your own city to use in the game and share with others.
The Sims 3 is the ideal gaming paradise because it's yours to create. Build and decorate your home, make your character, and step out into an open world to make the most of your Sim's life . . . or just make another one after this one dies. The game lives forever, so make as many characters as you want.
• Create Any Sim You Can Imagine And Give Them Unique Personalities – Fine-tune your Sims' appearances and personalities. Will your Sims be Evil, Romantic, Paranoid, Kleptomaniacs, or more. You choose the traits to create completely unique Sims.
• Control Your Sims' Destinies – Choose whether or not to fulfill your Sims' destinies by making their wishes come true. Will your Sims be Rock Stars, World Leaders, Expert Thieves , or more – it's up to you.
• Customize Everything – Build the ultimate dream house for your Sims. Infinite customization possibilities for their clothing, furnishings, even their car.
• Explore New Locations – Take your Sims to meet friends in the park, go on a date at the bistro, visit neighbors' homes, or even converse with less-than-savory characters in the graveyard.
• Connect, Share And Shop – Go online to make movies, show off your creations, download exclusive content and more.
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Immerse yourself in the vibrant underwater world of whales.
February 15th, 2011
DNA is the thread that connects all life, but what do you really know about it? In this permanent exhibition, discover what DNA is, how it works, and what it can tell us about all life on Earth—including ourselves. Come visit us and talk to a scientist every week day from 11 am to noon.
January 11th, 2011
Marvel in the beauty and splendor of gemstones in The Field Museum's newly renovated Grainger Hall of Gems.
January 11th, 2011
Get a captivating look into the synergies between conservation and design.
January 11th, 2011
Get a rare look at the life of Field Museum scientist Dr. Corrie Moreau, and learn how her childhood love for insects spurred a career dedicated to researching ants.
February 11th, 2013
The species of the trilobite Paradoxides are found in Europe, Africa and North America. By studying these trilobites and using paleomagnetic evidence and other clues in the rock record, combined with the Theory of Plate Tectonics geologists have been able to work out the complex story of how these fossil trilobites were distributed to so many different areas.
February 07th, 2013
This specimen, UC 9705, was collected by F. W. Stokes in February, 1902. It is the lobster Hoploparia stokesi and it has the distinction of being the first fossil collected from Antarctica and scientifically described.
February 01st, 2013
In an exciting 3D film experience, discover the T. rex named SUE like you never have before. Dare to come face-to-face with this roaring, earthshaking, and breathtaking predator in "Waking the T. rex 3D: The Story of SUE," premiering at The Field Museum.


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I really got tired of trying to come up with dinner ideas and we got tired of eating the same old stuff all the time. Plus, hubby is very picky about dinner. He WILL NOT eat leftovers. Now he will eat some like chili or lasagna, but not many at all and that is few and far between.
So one day I set out to create my dinner planner. I printed off a bunch of dinner recipes with their side dishes and what not and made hubby go through them. Some of the recipes we had to try first and I had to get his approval on since he is so picky. So far we have about 34 recipes. I am always on the lookout for new ones that are easy and good.
Once I had a bunch of recipes, I sat down with a calendar and wrote down which days we had school, if there was a birthday or holiday coming up where we wouldn't have dinner at home and things like that. Sometimes I also allow 3-5 flex days in the calendar. Flex days are days where I don't have a dinner recipe written down. (I usually take them on to the last 3-5 days in the month) That way if we go out to dinner with friends on the third of the month, then the dinners get shifted down one day.
Once I had my month's calendar ready, I sat down with the recipes and added them into the calendar for the month. I tried to not group the same types of food together (pasta, chicken dishes, etc). Once I had them all down, I passed the calendar on to hubby for his final approval. He usually lets me know if he doesn't want something specific that month. Like right now he is tried of enchiladas, so we haven't had them for quite some time. Or he might switch a few days around.
This way, we aren't having the same thing all the time. We usually have each recipe once a month. A lot of times certain things we will only have once every other month. This whole process has been very trial and error so far.
Some of our recipes:
Nichols Tacos – family recipe
Meatloaf with mashed potatoes
Sloppy Joes with French fires
Stuffed Peppers
Parmesan Garlic Chicken with noodles and garlic bread
Breakfast – hashbrowns, eggs, toast and bacon
Chicken Cacciatore with crusty rolls
Confetti Burritos
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Chili Mac
Bean soup & cornbread
Chorizo Wraps
Beef Stroganoff with mashed potatoes
I also have a few more recipes in the pipeline. Which only means that I haven't ran them by hubby yet for his approval. Usually, if it is a new recipe, and he thinks he might like it, we will try it. If it just isn't very good, we will try it again the next month, but make some tweaks to it. Then if it is still not very good, we throw it out. The good ones make it into our recipe binder.
Each week I make up a list of what I need for each recipe for the week. I do my grocery shopping on Saturdays. This way, I have everything I need for the upcoming week. It is easier for us this way. Usually hubby goes with me so that he can pick out what he wants for his lunches for the week. (Did I mention he is very picky!)
What we do for breakfast and lunch.
I have to admit that we don't do breakfast usually. We have a cappuccino in the morning and that is about it. We are just not big breakfast eaters, unless it is for dinner. Lunches are an unusual affair as well. Hubby was spending his allowance for his lunches while I normally take leftovers or sandwiches. This past month he has been taking his lunch. Where he works he does not have access to a fridge or microwave or anything like that so we have to be somewhat creative I guess. He has been taking cold meat sandwiches, grapes, chips and a couple of rice crispy treats and a pudding cup. Boring I know, but it works. We are now out of ideas for what he can take that he likes and doesn't have to be heated up.
I hope that this helps explain what we do a bit more. Please, if you have any questions don't hesitate to leave a comment or email me!


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Director : Pedro Almodóvar
Screenplay : Pedro Almodóvar
MPAA Rating : R
Year of Release : 2002
Stars : Javier Cámara (Benigno), Darío Grandinetti (Marco Zuloaga), Leonor Watling (Alicia), Rosario Flores (Lydia), Geraldine Chaplin (Katerina Bilova), Mariola Fuentes (Rosa), Roberto Álvarez (Doctor), Adolfo Fernández (Niño de Valencia), Fele Martínez (Alfredo)
For more than a decade, Spanish writer/director Pedro Almodóvar has specialized in making the bizarre poignant, and in Talk to Her (Hable con ella), he has developed his most richly satisfying and deeply felt work without sacrificing the unique edge that makes it impossible not to talk about his films afterwards. Romance in the cinema is all too often routine, predictable; Almodóvar's visions of love and affection are anything but, which makes them feel so true, even when they strain the boundaries of credulity.
Talk to Her concerns two men, both of whom love and care for women who cannot love them back because they are in comas. For four years, Benigno (Javier Cámara), a naïve, childlike male nurse, has dedicated virtually every waking moment of his life to caring for Alicia (Leonor Watling), a beautiful ballerina whom he admired from afar until a car wreck put her in a coma. Flashbacks show us a shy man deeply in love with a woman clearly out of his league, unable to demonstrate his affection. We sympathize with Benigno because we realize that he means no harm, while at the same time we acknowledge that some of his actions are genuinely creepy.
At the hospital where he works, Benigno meets Marco Zuloaga (Darío Grandinetti), a journalist and travel writer who was just getting to know a famous female matador named Lydia (Rosario Flores) when she was gored by a bull and put into a coma. Marco doesn't know how to deal with this tragic turn of events until Benigno simply tells him "Talk to her," and he finds that, in caring for Lydia's comatose body—which does everything on its own except awaken—he gets to know her in a way he didn't in life. Like Benigno, he engages in a form of selfless love—truly unrequited affection—in caring for Lydia, who cannot know all that he does for her. Yet, as some have noted, there is also something deeply selfish about these men's actions, as it is only they who derive any waking pleasure from what they do. The sleeping women will sleep regardless, and if they never wake up, they will never know what has been done for them.
One of the pleasures of Almodóvar's films is the impossibility of seeing from the beginning where they will go in the end. Talk to Her takes a serious turn in the last third, as one of the characters commits an act that, on the face of it is, is both deeply immoral and illegal, but was clearly done out of love. This plot turn is in keeping with Almodóvar's sensibility, which often skews the world just enough so that actions that would seem intractably right or wrong are suddenly cast in a new light. Remember that the most touching moment in his darkly comic Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990) was a woman asking her male captor to tie her to a bed lest she be tempted to escape.
In many ways, Talk to Her is Almodóvar at his most restrained and least controversial. There is an undeniable sweetness to the film's outlook on its characters, particularly the slightly doughy Benigno, who is played to perfection by Javier Cámara. Benigno is so full of hope and good intentions and Almodóvar so successfully aligns us with his worldview, that even when he makes the "wrong choice," it is difficult not to sympathize with him. He does what he does for his own reasons, which is to love, not to harm, and you almost get the sense that it is the world's fault for not seeing things his way. Love has its own logic, and by following it Benigno finds himself on the wrong side of the law, which has a conflicting logic.
Emotionally moving as it is, Talk to Her is also quite funny at times, delving into moments of incisive black humor that are also one of Almodóvar's trademarks. In particular, there is a scene in which Benigno recounts to Alicia a silent film he saw that also doubles as a fantasy sequence for complete male immersion into the object of his affection. This black-and-white sequence borders on the surreal and the hilariously lewd, but its thematic relevance is impossible to deny.
Talk to Her is also an exceeding beautiful film, shot by cinematographer Javier Aguirresarobe, whose last film was Alejandro Amenàbar's strikingly visual horror film The Others (2001). Almodóvar's films tend to be replete with color, and this one is no different. He finds visual beauty in everything from the opening sequence's depiction of German choreographer Pina Bausch's dance piece Café Mueller, to Lydia's bullfighting, to the bathing and caring for the sleeping female bodies that are so central to the film's vision of romance. This is a singular film, one that captures everything about Almodóvar's career to this point, but also transcends it through the simple beauty of its idealism, even when told in terms that may make some uncomfortable.
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Question regarding Jazz Instructors
I am a Jazz guitarist and I take lessons from a guy who got his masters in music and went to berklee. He is the first jazz instructor that I have had and recently I feel like he has not been presenting me with much new material at all. I would just bring in my jazz ensemble tunes and we would solo and discuss a little bit (he would give me some soloing/comping tips). Is this how a good jazz instructor teaches? Should I try some other teachers? My teacher is an amazing player and maybe it's me that is doing something wrong (?). We have been working on anthropology for the past 3 months.. only if I brought up we were working on it in a lesson. We have worked through some Berklee Press Guitar Method/sight reading books, but that's it. I feel like I'm not being presented with new challenges every week. Does anyone have any insight/advice?
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This question doesn't have a simple answer.
It's impossible to really say without knowing more about you. Jazz requires a lot of motivated work from the student. Many jazz teachers are not going to take a methodical step-by-step approach of telling you what to do and work on; they expect that you are checking out music on your own and coming in with questions. This may not work well with beginners, who don't know enough to even ask the right questions. So someone might be a good teacher for advanced students but not for beginners. How well are you meeting the challenges he's already presented? A lot of students want to keep moving on to new things without having properly dealt with the stuff that has already been presented. Maybe he keeps working on RC with you because you haven't made enough improvement (maybe not, I'm just speculating here because there isn't much to go on). Maybe forcing you to stick with something long enough to really learn it is his way of teaching you that important lesson. Maybe he's just not the right teacher for you. Maybe your expectation of "new challenges every week" is off the mark and you need to focus on mastering the things you are being shown. Maybe he is just a poor teacher. Getting a degree is an accomplishment but doesn't guarantee that one is a good player or a good teacher. How much time are you spending on your own, transcribing from recordings, working on sight-reading, working on the concepts that he goes over in the lessons? How old are you? How long have you been playing guitar? When did you start jazz lessons with this guy? Where are you in a jazz ensemble? |
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This is a surprise for me. You're talking about a professional American jazz educators?
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November 29th, 2012, 01:36 PM | #5 |
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I agree with jazz oud that the question is complex. Maybe the real question is whether you think his teaching style suits your learning style.
I just started jazz piano lessons in late August. My teacher assigns me 2 or 3 songs for the week and then when I come back with play them together. Usually this leads to one or maybe two ideas/concepts that he will teach me. I will then try to integrate them into my playing for the following weeks. I am a highly motivated student, and I do a lot of practicing and learning and listening on my own. Maybe my teacher has adapted this way of teaching to suit my style, or maybe he uses it for everybody; I have no way of knowing. It works for me, because I have freedom to come up with ideas of my own as well as learning from him. When I have my own ideas he always provides me with positive feedback as a way to encourage me to continue to learn on my own. If you have a good relationship with you teacher, you should talk to him/her about it. If you want more challenges, say so. If you feel that his/her current style of teaching is suboptimal for you, request that he/she adapt a slightly different style for you. |
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I'm not sure what constitutes a "professional jazz educator". There are a handful who have a very detailed and comprehensive pedagogical approach, but this is not the majority, even among those who teach at colleges and universities. Most people who teach do so to supplement performing income; they are performers first, educators second or third. They did not study pedagogy, so they tend to teach the same way they learned: identify gaps in the students' knowledge and attempt to help them fill those gaps. It is a piecemeal approach, not a methodical one. From the original question, I also don't think we're talking about a "professional jazz educator", whatever that means, but someone who has a degree and performs as well as teaches privately. |
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16 is pretty young, especially if you've just started working on jazz a year ago. It's great that you are in those ensembles. It is invaluable experience, especially if you have a good conductor. I think you should talk to your teacher about your concerns. Any decent teacher should be happy to get constructive feedback as long as it is thoughtful and really geared toward getting the most out of your lessons. If your teacher graduated rather recently, he may still be figuring out how to best help you. You can tell him that you feel like the pace of the lessons has been a little slow or repetitive and you'd like more challenges. He might tell you that you need to nail the stuff he's already given you first. But there are some things that he should be able to help you work on regardless of what else you're doing: comping, chord forms, voice leading, rootless voicings solo guitar improvising concepts (motivic playing, space/pacing, contrast of texture/density, working with the melody, forward motion, targeting, etc) learning tunes singing stuff (bass lines, guide tones, etc.) guitar technique (left hand efficiency, right hand picking, right hand fingers) It may be that he is not the right teacher for you at this point in your development, maybe you need someone more structured. But at least discuss your concerns with him and see how that goes. As for maximizing your practice time: work slowly on one very specific thing, trying to get a noticeable improvement in one practice session. If you don't improve slightly within 30 minutes of practicing something, then either you are practicing it too fast, without enough focus, or your goal is too broad. Small goals thoroughly dealt with can quickly add up to big progress. Also, remember that early on, half of your practice is really about figuring out how to practice in the way that is most effective for you. |
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Your reply was even more surprising. Apparently, I have no idea about the categories of jazz teachers and educators in America. My experience is based on meetings with David Liebman, Herb Pomeroy, Shelly Berg, who created some of the jazz experience of teaching in America in general, in addition to Berklee.
If I'm in the last 15 years longer busy jazz pedagogy than concert activity, then I'm probably a professional educator and on the level, and by vocation. Did you have it going wrong? After all, professional jazz education in the United States has a history of 67 years, as my age! Quote:
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I wouldn't remotely consider myself a "professional educator"; nonetheless, I taught in a college for a period of time, as well as teaching privately (which I continue to do). There is a great deal of institutional inertia in the way that college music programs are set up, which makes it difficult to design more effective curricula (as it would require changes on multiple level including administrative levels), and to some extent the 4-year model of college is not a good fit for jazz study, IMO. Quote:
Learning to play and interpret classical music is relatively straightforward to teach, in comparison (though of course still extremely challenging to rise to a high level). I do think that jazz education is getting better than it used to be. The "second generation" teachers have learned from the weaknesses of the first. But 67 years is practically nothing, we are just discovering how jazz is learned, IMO. |
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And the worst teaching relationship I ever had was with a teacher who force fed methodical step-by-step stuff, whether I needed it or not. God that was dull. And thoroughly unproductive. I have always believed that real learning doesn't happen until you take responsibility for your own learning process. It may depend what you're trying to do. If it's the craft of museum music you're pursuing, method might work. If it's quest for original voice, there is no method. My only exposure to Dave Liebman's teaching is "A Chromatic Approach to Jazz Harmony and Melody". I can't imagine anyone could work through it linearly. Well... Once through perhaps, to get the flavor of it, but certainly not the full meaning of it. And yet I go back to it again and again as a source of constant inspiration. It's not a method so much as it is a path to creative exploration. It must be unteachable -- although I've talked to a number of musicians who have studied it as part of a masters program. But it is the kind of book that rewards you for the very significant effort required to engage with the material that's in it. Not something you could possibly do for marks. |
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Just yesterday, I was sitting with a student on wonderful K. Jarrett's version of Golden Earings, analyzing I would say super detail the structure of his improvisation - even in the books it is not accepted. Nothing to say about boredom: student's eyes just were his eyes just sparkled - he first drew attention to the musical elements that have eluded him.
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Just because someone gives lessons doesn't make him a good teacher
Just because someone has a degree doesn't mean he can play Just because someone is a great player doesn't mean they're a great teacher. Some people are amazing teachers and middle of the road players. Finding a good teacher is trial and error. This music has a certain level of 'do it yourself' but at the same time there are ways to approach things systematically in terms of harmony for example or just learning to play your instrument. Sitting there talking about standards is not teaching, that's just hanging out and talking the music. Good teachers assess problems and come up with options for how the student can solve them with practice. |
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Never taken lessons but have played professionally for a number of decades. I have enjoyed hearing audio of lessons by Pass, Breau, Raney and others. I'm not looking for a relationship but rather insight.
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Motivation has to come entirely from the student, but it's not necessarily inherent. Sometimes it needs to have something to kick it off perhaps a teacher, perhaps an event in one's life, like hearing the music and wanting to be a part of it. We always had a piano around the house, and I learned the treble clef early on. But I was never motivated to learn how to actually play until a friend showed me how to interpret chord symbols to create harmony. That motivated me, at 15, to a lifelong career, mostly self-taught. My advice to Derekdaman is to find other tunes that he likes and bring them to the lesson. He'll find out soon enough if he's ready to move on to other things or should continue to proceed more slowly. |
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Are you considering buying or selling your home in the Florida Keys? I pride myself on giving your Personal Service and Professional Results!
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Peggy Roegiers
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
Mission Viejo, CA 92692
MY CLIENTS ARE NUMBER ONE!!! Call me today for all of your Real Estate needs.
Peggy Roegiers, Realtor®
(949) 436-1298 Cell
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Kathleen Erba
Licensed Salesperson
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
Bodega Bay, CA 94923
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Keller/porter Team
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate Co.
Islamorada, FL 33036
If you are thinking of Buying of Selling please allow me to assist you to process your transaction from initiation to closing!
I will do my best!
Team Name:
The Keller Porter Team
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Coldwell Banker Reap Realty
Alexandria, LA 71301
Hi...Thanks for visiting my site. Buying or selling ... give me a call. Licensed by the Lousiana Real Estate Commission. Have a great day!!!
Marcia Foster
Coldwell Banker Yorke Realty
York, ME 03909
Thinking of buying or selling? Let my 20 years of experience go to work for you! Call me direct at (207) 363-4300 xt 108 or (207) 337-0132 (cell).
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Mr. Daniel Tuck
Associate Broker
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
Pleasantville, NY 10570
Welcome to my Web Page! I'm a straight forward Realtor who will listen to you and will have your best interest at heart.
Dennis Erba
Previews Property Specialist
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
Bodega Bay, CA 94923
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