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Abby Lee Dance Company goes to Nationals! Considering how awesome everyone dances, there's an awful lot of crying in this episode that I could live without. I've also chosen to ignore the Candy Apples in this recap, because they were just too annoying. (Although I did think the thirty seconds of Cathy's creepy cackle perfectly illustrated her personality.) With that said, on with my top five moments:
5. Not that Abby generally holds back when insulting her students, but Abby calling Paige stupid was below the belt. Kelly storms out. Silver lining? This means she's outside and free when she gets a call offering Paige a photo shoot. Yay Paige! We're not really sure what this photo shoot was for, but it was a nice moment in the spotlight. She really is a beautiful kid.
4. So there's this new trend on "Dance Moms" where Abby waits until the last minute to cast a routine. It's not fun for the girls, it's not fun for the moms and it's really not fun for me. This week, the routine in question is a solo, and the three contenders for the spot are Chloe, Kendall and Nia. In an unexpected twist, Abby makes the moms be the judges. Shocker of shockers, all the moms choose their own kids to win the part. Who will break this three-way tie? Mom Melissa, of course. (Do we think producers were upset about the lack of mom drama last week?) Melissa picks Nia! Yay Nia! I'm so proud of… wait, Abby doesn't want Nia. You mean this whole letting-the-moms-choose idea was just a ruse?! Abby convinces Melissa to choose Chloe, which makes Kendall cry. "We already knew who was going to get it," says sad-face Kendall. Excellent point. Chloe's happy to get the part, but she's feeling the pressure. And now Chloe's crying, too. I told you there was a lot of crying in this episode. Well done, Abby. Well done.
3. Maybe I'm still coming down from the excitement of meeting Maddie and Chloe last week, but I love that these two are constantly cheering each other on instead of pulling each other's hair out. They both competed solos this week, danced beautiful, and (most importantly) beat Justice! As Abby so eloquently says, "Justice has been served!" Maybe the judges were as turned off by all the fake blood in his routine as I was. Anyway, back to the girls. Chloe's beaming smile backstage while Maddie performed was just priceless. Time for crowning: Maddie got second place, and Chloe got first! Maddie was so happy for her. Mom Christi was a mess. So was I. Go Chloe! Cue the victory music.
2. Remember how nothing makes me happier than seeing Mackenzie dressed up like an animal? So obviously I was thrilled when Abby announced that this week, little Mac would be a killer bee. Wait, is that the same solo music that Vivi once used? Uh oh, I sense impending drama… Luckily, Mackenzie was so darn cute that nobody stayed angry for long. Basically, she put Vivi's sad shimmying to shame. A well-deserved first place. "She's not Maddie. She's Mackenzie, and she's an amazing little dancer," said mom Melissa. Truth.
1. A moment of silence at a dance competition is a very rare thing, but Abby manages to inspire one with this week's group routine. "My Last Text," about a group of kids who die because they're on their phones in the car (creepy!) was well danced, mature and super poignant. The audience was in tears and even Cathy called it "absolutely brilliant." Not surprisingly, this number wrapped up the Abby Lee Dance Company's clean sweep. All in all, an excellent way to end the season.
We know you've got a lot of reality dance shows to watch this year—"So You Think You Can Dance," "Dancing with the Stars" and "All The Right Moves," to name just a few. But get ready for one more!
That's right, "SYTYCD" producer and judge, Nigel Lythgoe, is at it again. His new show, "A Chance to Dance" premieres August 17 on Ovation. It follows Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, former Royal Ballet dancers and founders of London-based BalletBoyz dance company, on their quest to form a new troupe in the U.S. After a nationwide search, they select a dozen dancers who travel to Jacob's Pillow to rehearse for a final gala performance. DS attended the taping of that final episode back in May, and afterwards, sat down with Nigel to talk about the show.
Dance Spirit: You filmed the entire show in only 6 weeks. What was that like?
Nigel Lythgoe: Getting it all together in that time was remarkable. They took two weeks to audition around the country, and it took two more weeks to do background checks on the chosen dancers. Then they went up to Jacob's Pillow and choreographed the final number with the help of Allison Holker. Two weeks later, they performed at the gala in New York. I thought they were terrific. I was shocked at how good they were in such a short time. They looked like they'd been a company for a while.
DS: What makes this show different than other dance reality shows we've seen?
NL: The boys are sort of fish out of water. They're not used to American dancers, and they didn't know what to expect. And, unlike "SYTYCD", they really only wanted contemporary dancers. But at the end of the day, it isn't very different. It's a competition, and it's one big audition from beginning to end.
DS: Will we see you on the show?
NL: My contract with FOX excludes me from judging on any dance competition shows other than "SYTYCD." But at the end, the 12 dancers in the company were supposed to go on tour with "SYTYCD." Then we found out that this year we can only take 8, so just after the final performance when everyone was excited about the experience, the company was told that not all of them could go out on the road. I was there for that, to explain that to them. It was very tough, and there were a lot of tears.
DS: What will happen to the company after the "SYTYCD" tour?
NL: It's Michael and William's company. We were there to film the experience of creating it, but now it's up to them what they do with it.
Tune in August 17 on Ovation for the first episode!
All photos by Adam Taylor, courtesy ABC Family
If you're like the DS staff, you're already obsessed with "Bunheads," the new ballet-centric show on ABC Family. What's not to love? The show's star, Sutton Foster, has serious Broadway cred, the plot gives us a sometimes dramatic, sometimes hilarious look at the life of a dancer and, best of all, four real-life dance students get their big breaks on the small screen! Kaitlyn Jenkins, 20, who has trained in ballet, modern, hip hop, tap, jazz and ballroom, plays Boo, who loves to dance but struggles with the fact that she doesn't have the perfect ballet body. Former School of American Ballet student Julia Goldani Telles, 17, plays Sasha, who's got the dream body and the talent but doesn't really have the heart. The musical-theater loving Bailey Buntain, 22, plays Ginny, who yearns to break out of her small town life. And Emma Dumont, 17, who has a couple of small movie roles under her belt, plays fun-loving Melanie. Read on for The Dirt with all four breakout stars.
Dancer you would drop everything to see: Natalia Osipova!
Biggest guilty pleasure: "The Ellen Show's" Hidden Camera Pranks and Dance Dares.
One thing most people don't know about you: I eat raw garlic. It's great.
What are your pet peeves? People who leave the toilet seat up! GROSS!
Dance-wise, do you have any bad habits? Many, but I like to think of it as interpretive dancing ;)
What's the strangest thing in your dance bag? A plastic monkey watch that I once found in a classroom
What was your reaction when you found out you were cast in Bunheads? I ran around my house in my pajamas, howling.
When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? A spy.
Where do you see yourself in ten years? On a remote island, formulating my world-domination plan.
If you could dance with any performer, past or present, who would it be? Fred Astaire. But before we could start dancing he would have to pick me up off the floor from fainting.
Biggest guilty pleasure: Cuddling up in bed, eating Wheat Thins and watching Instant Netflix on my nights off. Wow, I'm exciting… J
Favorite food: I LOVE Mexican food.
One thing most people don't know about you: I'm an Auntie to 9 nieces and nephews, and I'd rather hang out with them than most adults. They are the sweetest little people.
One thing you can't live without: My sisters. They're my best friends, my inspiration, and the good kick in the butt I sometimes need.
Who would play you in a movie? Oh probably one of the Victoria's Secret models. Oh wait… HA! I'm sorry I fell asleep for a minute and was DREAMING.
What are your pet peeves? The sound of snoring drives me a little nuts. Oh and I hate getting to a movie late and missing the previews.
Dance-wise, do you have any bad habits? I carry tension in my shoulders. If I had a penny for every time I've heard "Shoulders down!"…
What's the strangest thing in your dance bag? Floss. Oral hygiene is no joke.
When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? Belle from "Beauty and the Beast." Clearly, I was a very realistic child.
Dancer you would drop everything to go see: Ariana Lallone. She used to dance for Pacific Northwest Ballet, and she is stunning. I've ever seen anyone command attention in their dancing like she does.
Most played song on your iPod: "Bad Reputation" by Joan Jett
Favorite movie: Billy Elliot. I own it on VHS and have seen it a thousand times. I also love Fight Club.
Biggest guilty pleasure: Butterfingers. Butterfinger Crisp. Butterfinger ice cream. Anything Butterfinger.
One thing most people don't know about you: I play Roller Derby.
If you weren't a dancer/actress, what would you be? A biomedical engineer.
Who would play you in a movie? A teenage Amanda Bynes.
What's the strangest thing in your dance bag? An allen wrench.
Do you have any pre-performance habits or superstitions? Right before I go on stage, I like to put a little Tiger Balm under my nose. It smells great and reminds me to smile.
Dancers you would drop everything to go see: Desmond Richardson & Diana Vishneva
Favorite movie: The Help and Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland
Biggest guilty pleasure: CUPCAKES!!!
One thing most people don't know about you: I have this burning desire to ride a motorcycle.
If you weren't a dancer/actress, what would you be? I would want to pursue a singing career or possibly photography. It would have to be something "artsy!"
One thing you can't live without: My iPhone <3
Who would play you in a movie? Jennifer Lawrence
What are your pet peeves? When people lie
Dance-wise, do you have any bad habits? Sometimes my turnout isn't as good as it could be.
Do you have any pre-performance habits or superstitions? First I jump up and down and then I shake my arms out. Then, I give a little prayer and blow a kiss to my pointe shoes!
It's official, times are a-changin' on "Dance Moms" this week. New moms, new dancers, new rival studios—it's getting a little hard to keep track! To help you out, I've compiled the three most awesome—and three most awkward—moments from the latest episode.
AWKWARD The moms' strategy to get Kelly back to the studio. Because they spend way too much time with their daughters, it appears the moms have reverted back to fourth grade, and have decided to give Abby the silent treatment. Melissa even hides behind her Sweet Tarts box so Abby can't see her. Abby is confused. I'm confused, too. Why would that bring Kelly back? Didn't Kelly decide to leave on her own? And most importantly, who's watching all the children while the moms are busy silently loitering in Abby's parking lot?!?!
AWESOME Everybody's replaced. Don't get me wrong, I love all the little cuties that usually make up ALDC, but it's nice to see Abby finally put her money where her mouth is. We've certainly heard her say, "Everyone's replaceable," enough times. Plus, these new girls are mega-talented! We knew Ally was phenomenal, but with the addition of Bella and Kaeli, she looks even better (and fits in better height-wise). An excellent threesome, but we're told another kid is on her way…
AWKWARD Enter Sophia, the "Maddie replacement." Let's hold off talking about her dancing for a minute and focus on her voice. Unless Mom Jackie is married to Mickey Mouse, there's no way that's natural, right? But even after Abby makes fun of her high, squeaky pitch, she sticks to it. I guess she's not faking it…Until later, alone in the confessional, her voice suddenly sounds perfectly normal. Something fishy is going on here. I smell a publicity stunt.
AWESOME I wish Abby hadn't felt the need to hype Sophia's dancing up as much as she did. Truth is, it was unnecessary. This girl's talent speaks for herself. And her solo? I still can't get over those fouettés. Just for fun, check out this clip of her pirouetting on "Ellen":
AWKWARD A new rival dance-studio owner is emerging, and it's Yvette, the dance mom we loved to hate (but mostly hated) on "Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition." Yvette's daughter is Hadley, who Abby infamously referred to as "road kill" back in L.A. She's got a grudge, and she's out for blood. But does this mean our old rival is out of the picture? Don't get too excited. In a strange, unnecessary clip this week, Mom Jill is "in the area", so she stops by Candy Apples to have an uncomfortable conversation with Krazy Kathy. Ohio is in the same "area" as Pittsburgh, right?
AWESOME The old ALDC girls band together for a mall performance. They choreographed it themselves and the moms put out the word, but will anyone come? Obviously. The mall goes insane! They might as well have been One Direction for the number of crazed teenage fans packing the place and shoving their iPhone cameras in each other's faces. The dancers did one routine on a makeshift stage, and, while it was cute, it was not up to their normal high caliber. It's nice to see them having some fun, but Mom Holly admits, "The girls need discipline. They need a dance teacher." Well, duh.
And now, the QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
"Hadley wasn't exactly road kill. She was just the road, and Sophia drove right over her." —Abby
I guess Abby feels really bad about that road kill comment. You showed her, Hadley. Oh wait, no you didn't. Better luck next time.
The suspense is killing me for the next episode. Who will still be a member of ALDC? The new girls only got second place, so will Abby kick them to the curb? And what will the poor old dancers we love do without a teacher?! Check back here next week for another recap.
by Joe Toreno
There's no better feeling than rooting for your favorite "So You Think You Can Dance" contestants all season long and then seeing them come out on top. That's exactly what happened for ballet enthusiasts across the country, who have been hoping since Vegas Week that America would recognize Eliana Girard and Chehon Wespi-Tschopp's fantastic technical skills (not to mention their onstage charisma). The Season 9 winners—the first male/female pair to be named America's Favorite Dancers—have come a long way, and their journeys started long before they set foot in front of the judges.
Click here to read how Eliana Girard became America's Favorite Girl in "Dancing Queen."
Click here to get the inside scoop on Chehon Wespi-Tschopp's rise to the top in "Dancing King."
Photography by Joe Toreno
It was one of the most emotional moments in one of "So You Think You Can Dance" Season 9's most emotional routines: Chehon Wespi-Tschopp, 23, leapt across the stage, his face a picture of anguish, to rest his head on a suitcase that represented all the possessions he had left in the world. By the time the dance was over and the judges were wiping away tears, there was no doubt: Ballet dancer Chehon had proven that his passion and performance were every bit as strong as his classical technique.
Still, no one was more surprised than Chehon himself when Cat Deeley announced he was the season's male winner. "I knew I would be the runner-up, and I was OK with that! I was ready to hug Cyrus [Spencer] and congratulate him," Chehon says. "When Cat said my name, I was shocked. I didn't know I had that much support from the viewers."
It wasn't an easy road to "SYTYCD" success, but Chehon earned his title as America's Favorite Guy. Here's how he made the most of his time in the Top 20—and found a place in America's hearts. Overcoming a Late Start
Born in Chicago and raised in Australia and Switzerland, Chehon didn't take his first ballet class until he was 13. "I saw my first ballet performance—Swan Lake," he says. "Afterward, I tried to do the choreography in my living room. I hit my head and had to go to the hospital—so my parents decided to find me a proper dance school."
He started at a ballet school in Zurich, and a year later asked his parents about going abroad to study more seriously. After auditioning and being accepted to Germany's Hamburg Ballet School, the John Cranko School at Stuttgart Ballet and The Royal Ballet School in London, he chose RBS.
"When I got to London, it was a shock," Chehon says. "I'd never seen so many guys in ballet. I showed up thinking I'd be the next Mikhail Baryshnikov, and it burst my bubble. I had a lot of catching up to do." But he did catch up, going on to win the 2009 Senior Grand Prix at the American Dance Competition. He was ready to go pro.
Finding a Professional Path
In September 2009, Chehon joined Los Angeles Ballet, where he stayed for two seasons. With LAB, Chehon performed Giselle, The Nutcracker, George Balanchine pieces and works by "SYTYCD" notables Sonya Tayeh and Mandy Moore. "Chehon really matured during his time with us," says Colleen Neary, co-director of LAB. "When we hired him, he had very good technique, but he didn't have much performing experience. In those two years, he grew into an artist."
Working with Tayeh and Moore exposed Chehon to a side of dance he'd never seen. "They opened my eyes," he says. "From then on, I knew I wanted to move into the commercial world." He started by taking himself further from his classical comfort zone by joining the national tour of Twyla Tharp's Come Fly Away. He was on that tour when he took the leap and auditioned for "SYTYCD."
A "SYTYCD" Journey
Unlike fellow winner Eliana Girard, Chehon wasn't an early favorite. He struggled in Vegas Week, never having studied anything besides ballet, and in the live shows he had trouble emoting. "Leaving home at a young age meant I had to let go of a lot of friends. I find it hard to open up," he says. "And I treated the first episodes as a ballet audition, without thinking to bring personality."
He landed in the bottom three early on, but the judges were quick to save him. "We had so much faith in Chehon," says judge Mary Murphy. "We wanted everyone to see what we saw."
After his brush with elimination, Chehon was shaken. "Chehon's extraordinary, but when we were working on 'I Will Always Love You,' his confidence was low," says choreographer Stacey Tookey. "I'd give him a step and he'd do what I wanted and more—and then he'd ask, 'Was that okay?' " The piece was a triumph for Chehon and partner Witney Carson, but it took a few more weeks for Chehon to truly open up onstage. The week his mom traveled from Switzerland to see the show, he danced a steamy Argentine tango with All-Star Anya Garnis and an emotional solo. The next week, he moved the judges to tears in Tyce Diorio's suitcase routine. "We'd just seen him make an enormous jump forward," Murphy says. "Just like that, Chehon stepped into stardom."
In the Top 4, Chehon's vulnerable performance in Tookey's "Leave" with All-Star Allison Holker brought the house down. "On top of the tricks, we finally saw Chehon the artist," Tookey says.
For Chehon, being on the show "turned everything upside-down," he says. "I entered the show feeling like I had so much growing to do—but I definitely didn't expect to win!"
And now that he has won? "I want to use this as a stepping stone," he says. "I'd like to take acting classes and do more choreography. Whatever's next, I'm excited!"
Full name: Chehon Biko Fidelio Wespi-Tschopp
Favorite movies: Star Wars, Avatar, Watchmen—"any epic science fiction"
On his iPod: Ólafur Arnalds, Max Richter, District 78
Non-dance hobbies: "I like going snowboarding whenever I'm home in Switzerland. I love to choreograph and can spend hours listening to new music. I also like to cook!"
Dance idols: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Carlos Acosta
Advice for Dance Spirit readers: "Dance with honesty and find ways to push through negativity. There will always be someone who can do something better than you can, so you have to find a way to make it yours. Also, 'SYTYCD' taught me that it's not always about being perfect. Ultimately, the audience doesn't connect to perfection—they connect to the passion and love in your movement. Watch everything and everyone—
there's something to learn from even the most inexperienced dancer."
Photography by Joe Toreno
"I went blank!" That was 21-year-old Eliana Girard's reaction when Cat Deeley announced her as the "So You Think You Can Dance" Season 9 female winner. "People were clapping, I was crying and I honestly didn't know what was going on," Eliana says. "I'd dreamed of winning, but I never thought it would actually happen."
That's right: The girl who got nothing but praise from the judges all season never thought of herself as a shoo-in for the title. For Eliana, the journey to the finale was a reward in itself. "Every week, I got excited all over again," she says. "I told myself, 'This only happens once. Stay in the moment. Remember everything.' "
As a viewer, it was easy to see that enthusiasm and gratitude—both in Eliana's complete commitment in the studio and onstage, and in her radiant smile after each performance. "Eliana is a ray of sunshine," says choreographer Stacey Tookey, who created the stunning "Bang Bang" contemporary duet with All-Star Alex Wong that Eliana picked as her favorite routine of the season. "In addition to having this gorgeous ability and a great personality, she spent the show going, 'Okay, what else can I learn?' "
Superb classical technique, natural artistry, the ability to adapt to any style, a genuine desire to grow and a positive attitude? Sounds like a recipe for a long and fulfilling career.
A Solid Foundation
A native of West Palm Beach, FL, Eliana started dancing when she was 3. She began at Jon Mullen Performing Arts Center, and then followed her best friend to Susan Lyle Studios, where she studied jazz, modern and acrobatics in addition to ballet. As a teen, Eliana attended summer programs at American Ballet Theatre and the Joffrey Ballet School in NYC. In 2007, the Joffrey Ballet School offered her a spot in its year-round program on full scholarship.
"Going from living at home to being on my own in NYC was a huge challenge," Eliana says, "but I was ready to get out there." After a year at the Joffrey Ballet School, Eliana realized classical ballet wasn't her final destination. "I wanted to dance professionally, but in ballet, my body type was scrutinized," she says. She wanted to branch out and learn other styles, which is how she ended up on scholarship at The Ailey School in 2008.
The Ailey faculty saw the seeds of what would captivate America on "SYTYCD." "Eliana came to us with a wonderful facility," says Tracy Inman, co-director of The Ailey School. "I was impressed with her ability not only to pick up choreography and perform it well, but also to understand that artistry is as important as technique."
One day in 2009, Eliana showed up for class at Ailey and saw Cirque du Soleil was holding an audition in the building. "I went in and said, 'I don't have a headshot or a resumé, but I'd love to audition,' " she says. The gamble paid off: Eliana was chosen for the original cast of Viva ELVIS in Las Vegas. When the school year was done, she went to Montreal to start rehearsals.
Performing with Cirque was a life-changing experience. In addition to mastering the aerial skills she showcased on "SYTYCD," Eliana "learned to make the same choreography fresh every time, because we did the same show 10 times a week," she says. "You have to make your work interesting for the audience, but also for yourself."
Eliana danced in Viva ELVIS until February 2012. At that point, she was ready to see what other opportunities the dance world had to offer. "I heard 'SYTYCD' was having auditions in L.A. I've been a fan of the show since day one and I'd always wanted to audition," she says. "So I thought, Why not?"
A Winning Performance
It was obvious from Eliana's first audition that she was special. Executive producer Nigel Lythgoe's comments while she was dancing—including "Love her" and "Wow, those legs"—led to a ticket right back to Vegas. Eliana sailed through to the Top 20. "The first live show was the most nerve-racking experience I've ever had," Eliana says. "You're onstage and you can see the whole audience, and then you see the cameras and realize this is going to be on TV. But I went into the show with no expectations other than to have the time of my life."
In the Top 20, Eliana was partnered with animator Cyrus Spencer—a unique challenge, given his lack of formal dance training. But Eliana made the partnership into a learning experience for herself. "Cyrus helped me see how dancers from different backgrounds learn choreography," she says. "I developed a new way of explaining dance so he could understand it."
Not even an early dip into the bottom three—which judge Mary Murphy says made her jaw drop—could slow Eliana's momentum toward the finale. She won over viewers with her passion and humility. The way she effortlessly combined classical pointe work with contemporary movement and acrobatics didn't hurt, either. "Eliana never took a wrong step," Murphy says. "She was a great partner, and she had her perfect moment in 'Bang Bang.' She entered a new league. She's exquisite."
What's next for Eliana, now that the confetti from her win has settled? "I want to do concert dance," she says. Among her dream companies: Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and Nederlands Dans Theater. "I also want to sing, act and do Broadway and film," she says. With her combination of talent, drive and optimism, the sky truly is her limit.
Favorite color: Mint green
Favorite foods: Sushi and ice cream
Favorite book: The Shack by William P. Young
Favorite TV show: "Community"
Non-dance hobby: Raising birds
If she weren't a dancer, Eliana would be: A pilot or a child psychologist
Dance idols: Alessandra Ferri, Sylvie Guillem
Advice for Dance Spirit readers: "Never take no for an answer! The amount of work you put into your craft is the amount of growth and success that will happen. And remember to be patient. Everything happens at the right time!"
At Dance Spirit, we're super sad that one of our favorite dance shows has been cancelled after seven seasons. "America's Best Dance Crew" not only showed off amazing dancers of all ages, but it introduced the audience to the challenges of coming up with unique and interesting choreography week after week. To celebrate the awesome accomplishments of the "ABDC" competitors, here's a look back at our favorite moments from the winners of each season:
Season 1: The Jabbawockeez
On week one, this masked crew set the bar incredibly high. Every one of their performances was great, but their very first one blows me away to this day.
Season 2: Super Cr3w
When the Season 2 champs performed at "ABDC Champions for Charity", they added an extra member to their crew—the cutest little member ever! Nothing makes me happier than seeing little kids steal the spotlight from the grown ups. This boy is amazing!
Season 3: Quest Crew
I love seeing props used in creative ways. On week 7, one dancer spins on his head on top of a piano, slowing down and speeding up in perfect time to the music, and it was pure awesome.
Season 4: We Are Heroes
OK, so this dance was actually performed on Season 6, when the ladies returned to perform. But you've gotta love how they prove that girls truly do run the world. Could any male hip hopper pull off back flips in heels? I don't think so.
Season 5: I am Me
This crew is just non-stop with the energy, especially in their week 8 routine to Kanye West music. They give a whole new meaning to the "Dougie"! We especially love spunky Chachi—click here to read why.
Season 7: Elektrolytes
The newest "ABDC" winners truly mastered the art of "gloving" in this performance. Too cool!
"ABDC," you will be missed. Help us say goodbye by sharing some of your favorite routines in the comments!


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It's that time of year when family and friends gather around the table, eat chopped liver, matzo balls, and brisket! Yes, Passover is here, the one week where its possible to get sick of one food and one food only, Matzoh. Its not like matzoh is bad or anything, but when one consumes it for a week your options seemed limited. However, if there's a will there's a way (especially in the kitchen).
-Chocolate matzoh,
-Matzoh Brie (eggs, matzoh and sugar)
-Lox, eggs, onions (LEO) & Matzoh,
-Matzoh sandwich,
-Matzoh pizza,
-Matzoh cake,
-Matzoh & jelly
Passover also consists of those classics like brisket, apricot chicken, broccoli casserole, charoset (a mixture of fruit and nuts) and of course Matzoh Ball (M-Ball) soup. My Nana and Grandma make some of the best M-Balls around with fantastic homemade chicken broth. My Papa always used to ask for bigger M-Balls and my Nana would always deny his request. Finally one year my Nana, brother and I finally decided to give Papa what he wanted. We made a M-ball the size of a grapefruit. I'm still waiting for our "World Record" for the largest M-ball in the world! We gently placed it in a shallow pool of broth and presented it to him. He stared, confused, a little amazed and finally spoke " why so big, I like smaller ones". Lets just say you can't please everyone (on Passover).
Here's a sweet treat from me to you on this filling holiday. The best Macaroons (coconut cookies) ever that can be made not only for Passover but any occasion. Happy Passover everyone!
Chocolate Dipped Mac's
2 14oz bags of sweetened flaked coconut
1 14oz can sweetened condensed milk
2 Tbsp sour cream
1 Tbsp heavy cream plus ¼ cup
1 1/2 Tsp. vanilla extract
3/4 lb bittersweet chocolate
Preheat to 325 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, mix together all ingredients until thoroughly combined. Press dough into a soup spoon or small ice cream scoop and release onto the baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.
Melt the chocolate with a ¼ cup of cream until thick and smooth.
Dip one side of each macaroon in melted chocolate and place on a tray lined with wax paper. Refrigerate for 20 minutes before serving!
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Following the recent announcement by EPCR that the postponed European Rugby Champions Cup and Challenge Cup fixtures would be played on the weekend of 8/9/10 January 2016, the exact dates, kick-off times and broadcast schedule for the six matches have now been agreed.
Once again, EPCR would like to thank the three leagues, the clubs and the broadcasters for their collaboration and understanding during the rescheduling process.
And Premiership Rugby would like to place on record its thanks not only to Bath Rugby, but to both London Irish and Newcastle Falcons as their Aviva Premiership Rugby fixture on Sunday 10 January has now been moved to a 1pm kick off, from 2pm.
Of the five Champions Cup games which were postponed due to last month's Paris attacks, Bordeaux-Bègles and ASM Clermont Auvergne will be the first into action when the TOP 14 rivals meet at Stade Chaban-Delmas in Pool 2 on Friday, 8 January 2016.
The Racing 92 v Glasgow Warriors, and Stade Francais Paris v Munster Rugby matches will be played on Saturday, 9 January 2016, as will the postponed Challenge Cup Pool 2 fixture between Pau and Castres Olympique.
Oyonnax will host Ulster Rugby in Pool 1 of the Champions Cup on Sunday, 10 January 2016 with the RC Toulon v Bath Rugby Pool 5 clash at Stade Félix Mayol scheduled for later the same day.
As previously outlined, the revised European schedule means that the Round 13 fixtures in the TOP 14 will be played later in the season, as will the following Round 12 fixtures in the Guinness PRO12: Ulster Rugby v Newport Gwent Dragons, Zebre Rugby v Glasgow Warriors, and Cardiff Blues v Munster Rugby.
The Aviva Premiership Rugby Round 9 match between Bath Rugby and Sale Sharks, which was due to be played on Friday, 8 January 2016, will also take place later in the season on a date to be announced.
Friday, 8 January 2016
Pool 2: Bordeaux-Bègles v ASM Clermont Auvergne
Stade Chaban Delmas 8.45pm beIN Sports / BT Sport
Saturday, 9 January 2016
Pool 3: Racing 92 v Glasgow Warriors
Stade Yves-du-Manoir 2pm beIN Sports / Sky Sports
Pool 4: Stade Francais Paris v Munster Rugby
Stade Jean Bouin 5.45pm FR 2 / Sky Sports / beIN Sports
Sunday, 10 January 2016
Pool 1: Oyonnax v Ulster Rugby
Stade Charles Mathon 2pm beIN Sports / Sky Sports
Pool 5: RC Toulon v Bath Rugby
Stade Félix Mayol 4.15pm FR 2 / BT Sport / beIN Sports
Saturday, 9 January 2016
Stade du Hameau 9pm FR 4 / beIN Sports
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Sunday, September 18, 2016
The Suicide of Swedes and Germans
The multiple stabbings yesterday in the Minnesota Mall by someone shouting Allah is great shows that the suicidal altruism of Swedes and German in Minnesota is the same at it is in Sweden and Germany. Minnesota Swedes and Germans have happily brought in an estimated 20,000 Somalis refugees (and growing), and that is adding to 63,619 Hmong refugees (and growing)---and both groups are mainly not assimilating.
We are seeing the dying of a great branch of northern people, who developed their altruism due to very difficult survival conditions during and following the last Ice Age where strong altruism and sacrifice were the only way to survive. This natural altruism has been diabolically exploited for many years in our educational system which teaches cultural Marxism.
So it will take an equally strong educational system to discourage accepting unassimilating immigrants. That may take more time than we have. So stronger means of preventing the suicide of Swedes and Germans will probably be tried... I continue to believe that preventing the great suicide should be done legally, even if it takes a few amendments to the Constitution.
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July 25, 1997
SERONO LABORATORIES, INC., Plaintiff,
DONNA E. SHALALA, et al., Defendants.
The opinion of the court was delivered by: SPORKIN
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction. The Court has considered the motion and the opposition thereto and heard argument on July 1, 1997.
The Plaintiff, Serono Laboratories, Inc. ("Serono"), manufacturer of the infertility drug Pergonal, contends that the FDA erred in approving an abbreviated new drug application ("ANDA") which permits Ferring Laboratories to market Repronex, a generic alternative to Pergonal. The Court finds the FDA failed to comply with its governing statute and its own regulations in approving the ANDA. The Court also has certain questions related to the safety of Repronex. Based on this finding, the Court grants Plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction, barring the marketing of Repronex in the United States.
I. The FDA's Regulatory Scheme
The FDA has the authority to regulate the manufacture, distribution, and sale of drugs within the United States pursuant to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act ("FFDCA"). 21 U.S.C. § 355(a). Pharmaceutical companies seeking approval to market a new drug (also known as a "pioneer" drug) initiate this process by filing a new drug application ("NDA") with the FDA. A successful application will detail the numerous tests undertaken by the pharmaceutical company in its effort to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the candidate drug. 21 U.S.C. § 355(d). Only after the FDA approves an NDA can the applicant market the product in the United States. 21 U.S.C. § 355(a).
In an attempt to encourage the marketing of generic alternatives to existing drugs, Congress enacted the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984 (also known as the "Hatch-Waxman Amendments" to the FFDCA). The Hatch-Waxman Amendments permit the submission of an ANDA when an applicant can demonstrate that a generic drug meets stringent requirements designed to ensure that it is as safe and effective as the pioneer drug. 21 U.S.C. § 355 (j)(2)(A); 21 C.F.R. § 314.94.
Specifically, in order for an ANDA involving a drug product administered by injection to be approved, an applicant must demonstrate and the FDA must conclude that "the active ingredients [of the generic product] are the same as those of the [pioneer] drug." 21 U.S.C. § 355(j)(3)(C)(ii). The agency's implementing regulations state that "for determining the suitability of an abbreviated new drug application, the term 'same as' means identical in active ingredients." 21 C.F.R. § 314.92(a)(1).
The Hatch-Waxman Amendments also require that an ANDA applicant demonstrate that a generic drug is not unsafe "because of the type or quantity of inactive ingredients included. . ." 21 U.S.C. § 355(j)(3)(H)(ii). In order to meet these stringent requirements, regulations mandate that the "FDA . . . refuse to approve . . . [an] abbreviated new drug application unless [the applicant drug] contains the same inactive ingredients . . . in the same concentrations as the listed drug . . ." 21 C.F.R. § 314.127(a)(8)(ii)(B). The agency's rationale for requiring equivalence with regard to inactive ingredients is based on its conclusion "that changing the inactive ingredients in a drug can adversely affect the drug's safety or effectiveness." 54 Fed. Reg. 2872, 28902 (July 10, 1989).
II. The Serono and Ferring Products
In 1969 the FDA approved an NDA for Pergonal, a drug marketed by the plaintiff, Serono. Pergonal is an injectable, intramuscular medication which treats female and male infertility. Its active ingredients,
follicle stimulating hormone ("FSH") and leteunizing hormone ("LH"), are derived from the urine of post-menopausal women and make up five percent of the drug's overall chemical composition. Because the drug is crafted from mammalian urine, it is labeled a menotropins product. The remaining ninety-five percent of the drug contains lactose and uncharacterized, urinary protein ("UUP") impurities, both inactive ingredients.
Certain of the UUP are biologically active and may have effects on individuals who undergo fertility therapy.
On June 21, 1990, Lederle Laboratories filed an ANDA with the FDA for approval of Repronex, a generic fertility drug based on Serono's Pergonal. This application was transferred to Ferring Laboratories ("Ferring") on July 3, 1996, and was subsequently approved by the FDA on January 30, 1997. In connection with its approval of the ANDA for the generic product, the FDA relied on Serono's Pergonal as the pioneer drug (or reference listed drug) for which pre-clinical and clinical studies had been undertaken, since it concluded that Repronex was "therapeutically similar" to Pergonal. On the basis of this approval, the FDA assigned an "AB" rating to Repronex in its publication entitled "Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations," commonly known as the "Orange Book." Physicians and pharmacists, who rely upon this document in writing and filling prescriptions, consider the "AB" rating to mean that the generic product is fully substitutable for the pioneer drug.
On December 8, 1992, after learning that at least one ANDA for menotropins was being considered by the FDA's Office of Generic Drugs, Serono filed a citizen petition with the FDA pursuant to the agency's procedures published at 21 C.F.R. § 10.30. The FDA regulations require the agency to respond to a citizen petition within 180 days of its submission. 21 C.F.R. § 10.30(e)(2). When no action was taken on Serono's petition for over four years, the Plaintiff on May 30, 1997 filed its complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief.
Plaintiff's complaint challenging the approval of an ANDA for Repronex has four counts: (1) failure to establish that Repronex had the same active ingredients; (2) failure to establish that Repronex had the same inactive ingredients and composition; (3) inconsistent agency action; and (4) agency action unreasonably delayed and unlawfully withheld.
Serono now moves for a preliminary injunction.
The agency argues that its approval of the ANDA for Repronex was consistent with the Hatch-Waxman Amendments and the applicable regulations. With respect to the active ingredients, the FDA argues that the active ingredients of Repronex are the "same" as those of Pergonal for the purposes of the FFDCA. With respect to the inactive ingredients, the agency believes that the Repronex ANDA should be judged by the standards in place at the time the application was submitted in 1990, and not the more stringent implementing regulations established in 1992.
Four factors must be considered in deciding whether to issue a preliminary injunction: (1) the likelihood of success on the merits; (2) irreparable harm to the plaintiff; (3) whether the issuance of a stay would substantially harm other interested parties; and (4) a determination of where the public interest lies. Washington Metro Area Transit Comm'n v. Holiday Tours, Inc., 182 U.S. App. D.C. 220, 559 F.2d 841, 843 (D.C. Cir. 1977). A party need not establish all four factors in order to prevail. Rather "if the arguments for one factor are particularly strong, an injunction may issue even if the ...
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Earlier this week we took my old Mum to Burnby Hall Gardens, near Pocklington in Yorkshire (UK). Typically English Summer day - grey and windy - but the gardens were beautiful, and very wheelchair friendly so big thumbs up for that. I took some photographs, thinking they might make ref pics for future drawings...
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On the actual Thanksgiving day we were hosted by Kim and Gregg. Kim made lots of delicious food! Mark brought a loaf of bread and I made this turkey cake:
It's a flourless raspberry chocolate cake.
The next day, Mark and I thought we should also celebrate with our own traditional Thanksgiving dinner:
Stuffing, cranberry-orange sauce, gravy, turkey's insides, stuffed turkey, candied yams.
The turkey is made of seitan:
And it is stuffed:
The poor thing had to watch us first eat is insides, then cut him and eat his sides....
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Source: Washington City Paper Young & Hungry
If you're looking to go buck-wild this weekend, Saturday is the night to do it. Bars, restaurants and nightclubs will be able to sell booze until 4 a.m. Sunday morning according to Washington City Paper. This is the first daylight saving time in D.C. where businesses won't have to register with the Alchoholic Beverage Control Board to extend their hours.


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Irvine author Roberto Buonaccorsi used tales from his Italian family to research his latest book - which could be set to become a film.
Next month Roberto, of Longrow Gardens, will see his new two-books-in-one, The Witness and The Devil's Bridge published. And already interest has been shown by a production company based in New York.
"When I signed the book deal with Thames River Press I had no idea it may include a film, though, Kim has already planned her outfit for the premiere if it goes ahead," joked Roberto, 69.
He puts his decision to get published down to the love of his wife Kim whom he calls his "best friend".
"Kim encourages me all the time and I tend to write the books while I am sitting next to her on the sofa," said Roberto.
"She even came up with the name Legacy of Sorrows."
The first half of the book tells the tale of a massacre of almost two thousand Italian civilians by the German SS during World War II as witnessed by a 13-year-old boy.
And the second, is an old family tale Roberto heard about back home in Italy where the people of a small village do a deal with the devil for a bridge to be built on the basis that he can have the soul of the first person to cross it.
As for Roberto, he is busy working on his next two books and has a children's book, Carter the Farter, already penned.
"I just love to write, it's what I do," said Roberto.
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The Role of Manolin in the Old Man and the Sea
by: Qadeer Ahmad
There are many different types of characters in a story- some are active in the plot while others are not. One character that is introduced at the start of the story is Manolin. Manolin is the young boy pupil of Santiago who has been learning the 'Tricks' of fishing from him. He is an important character of this novel, though he does not play an active part in the adventure of the old man. Manolin symbolizes Santiago's youthful strength, serves as a source of comfort, care and happiness for the old man, and provides inspiration and hope to Santiago-an old, weak fisherman.
Santiago was an old man who did not have much strength left- "everything about him was old ..." (pg. 10). Although his body had weakened, his courage to continue fishing had not vanished. On his adventure, Santiago is continuously faced with many challenges that test his strength and courage. Whenever he feels defeated and exhausted, he remembers the boy and says "I wish the boy was here". More often than he prays to God for help, the old man recalls memories of Manolin to give him strength in his time of need. The boy symbolizes the old man's youthful strength. He is a constant reminder of youth age, courage and bravery for the old man. This is also seen when the fish is pulling away the boat and Santiago is feeling very weak, he states, "Now I will pay attention to my work and then I must eat the tuna so that I will not have a failure of strength. I wish the boy were here..." (pg. 56). Thinking about Manolin gives strength to Santiago as he becomes stronger in achieving his goal after having thought about the boy. In the story, the old man admits "the boy keeps me alive" as he provides him with the strength to stay alive.
Another important role that Manolin plays in the novel is that of providing comfort, care and being a source of happiness in Santiago's life. The old man does not have anyone to take care of him and provide him with the...
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The said curricula present a coherent and significant set of competences to acquire in order to perform in different trades. The curriculum design approach has also taken into account the training needs, the work situation, as well as the goals and the means to implement training.
Modules in the CBT/CBA curricula described in this meeting include a description of the expected results at the end of training. They have a direct influence on the choice of the theoretical and practical learning activities. The competences are the targets of training and acquisition of each is required for certification.
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I posted, not long ago, about Foamy Soap. A key ingredient is, of course, liquid soap. Well, guess what we're almost out of… you got it, liquid soap. Considering we bought a gallon at Costco about 6 years ago, it's about time we ran out! I decided to make some myself…
"But, CnC, you're crazy! You can't make your own soap." Fear not dear reader, I already did!
While looking for liquid soap recipes, I found one on this great website (and I'll be trying a lot more of their recipes!). The thing I love is that you aren't actually making soap, you're remaking bar soap into liquid soap. The recipe I used is for "Liquid Soap" and it's about 1/3 of the way down on the page.
Here's what I did differently… I used my food processor to grate the plain Dove soap. It's just soap, and it's going to rinse of in the dishwasher just fine!
I put 3 c of water in a saucepan and boiled it on the stove intstead of using my microwave. I also threw in an herbal tea bag… a pomegranate one, to be exact. You'll need two or three bags to overpower the Dove's smell which isn't my personal favorite. Steep the tea in the boiling water for a minute or two then fish out the tea bag.
Make sure you have your venthood on and start adding the soap flakes to the boiling water (it's got a powerful smell). Add a small amount each time and wait for it to dissolve. Once you've got all the soap dissolved, allow it to boil for a little while and thicken up a little. Then, you're done.
I also added a drop of red food coloring to give it a prettier color. Be careful with food coloring in this use… you don't want red or blue hands! I put a small amount in my foamy soap container and added water, shake shake shake – I've got homemade foamy handsoap now! I'm storing the leftovers in a leftover vinegar bottle (I don't throw things away, usually).
I'm going to try it in my shower as a shower gel as well… why not!?! And, if I can find some inexpensive bottles, I might just give it as gifts.
PS… I bought my 14 pack of Dove soap at an estate sale this summer for $2. Keep your eyes peeled for deals like that!!!


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Contrary to popular belief, the materialist notion that all the question of what is needed to sustain biological life is all that a civilisation needs to worry itself with has been put into question by post-modernity, a cultural life form which is shot through with post-secular motifs.
It must be stated that everything in postmodernity is still collapsed into the sheer materiality of the commodity. Nevertheless, it is fascinating to see how justifications for consuming those materials changed in the short period between the end of the Cold War and the present day. With varying degrees of subtlety, there is now built into the advertising of many product lines the imperative that one transcend one's biological life through these commodities, whether they be the consumption of music to feed the soul, or eat cheese as a means to get eternal life, as the ad below demonstrates.
This is an impulse that the culture only seems to recognise in recent years, but it is noteworthy that at the turn of the 20th century, Sigmund Freud spoke about an impulse to transcend one's biological life, and access a remainder that is part of one's life, yet lies beyond its biological confines. In order to transcend one's material limitations, one may be driven to engage in behaviours that may even threaten one's physical integrity. It is because of this willingness to risk one's life in order to assume that Freud calls this impulse the "death drive".
Drawing upon Lacan's recovery of Freud, Slavoj Zizek has labelled this remainder beyond biological life as "undeadness", a point which shall be of interest to those seeking a psychoanalytical exploration of the zombie. Moreover, in his coverage of the Gospel of John Zizek, in his book On Belief, makes much of the significance of Jesus as the exemplar of one who is successfully redeems the "death drive" by providing a means by which we can "have life, and have life in abundance". On the cross, Jesus embraces "undeadness", embodying in his person that fullness of life in which biological life and the remainder that transcends it come together. In other words, Christ on the Cross redeems the zombie.
Whilst Christians ought to be thankful for Zizek's drawing of our attention to the fullness of life as something more than a spiritual nicety, it is also important to note one major point of difference between Zizek's account of the fullness of life in Christ and that in the Christian tradition. The former finds a fullness of life in what Zizek calls "subjective destitution", whereby the Son gives up on hoping for the Father for help. By contrast, the orthodox Christian position is that Christ bears within him the fullness of life precisely in a sacrificial giving up of himself to the Father, a gesture summarised by his last words, "Father, into your hands, I commend my spirit"(Luke 23:46).


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For you medical and dog people, thought this might interest you. Cerah started occasionally running into random things (like a table leg). So I looked at her eyes, she has an iris cyst and two focal cataracts that are likely causing blind spots. I e-mailed pictures to the opthalmologist who said these are likely congenital and don't progress in goldens. The cyst usually floats around the anterior chamber of the eye, then attaches somewhere, it looks attached now, and is probably why she's started acting like she has a blind spot.
Anyway, here is a picture of it I thought was kind of interesting.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Iris cyst
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house clips
Here are some clips of the new house, we haven't moved in yet, still painting and putting in floors, will hopefully move in the next two weeks.
Bryan's visit
Bryan came to visit last week. It was nice to have a familiar Tahoe face in Montana.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Naptime jailbird blues
This naptime didn't go so well......
Owen Crawling
I've been delinquent in getting videos on the blog, Owen started crawling a couple weeks ago, and now that he is on the move, it's not so easy to get pictures of him...
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ALIA Biennial – Day 2
Day 2 ALIA Biennial
Day two went quickly with the theme being literacy, reading and libraries. Started with an author panel.
Author panel including Matthew Reilly, Richard Glover, Melina Marchetta, Anita Heiss, Pam Newton
Session – Wonders of Reading
- Words to Dust session
- words from the dust program
- series of 12 programs
- 6 locations
- 3 hours each
- consecutive days
- # small exercises using memories from youth, school & homelife
- Challenges
- # some nervous about putting their stories online
- # technology
- Inspiring in the future
- # self-managing writing groups have been established:
- Cowra
- Grenfell
- #Continue to inspire & support each others
- www.wordsfromthedust.com.au
New Years Resolutions …..
Think I'd learn by now that it's never a good idea to have a new years resolution. Since my last post I've been to VALA 2012 and got blown away with all the information presented. Unfortunately life got in the way & I didn't blog any of it. Unfortunately between work, kids, studies, ALIA Sydney activities & rebuilding a house I seem to have lost my ability to find five minutes to blog. Must try to reclaim some of the time to blog especially as ALIA Biennial is coming up.
AGLIN Forum here I come
Getting ready to go to Canberra for the AGLIN forum on "New technologies: value and practices in libraries". Looking forward to an informative day and possible networking opportunity. This comes after a very informative and enjoyable evening yesterday at the ALIA Sydney "Knowing Me, Knowing You" networking event. Fun time and lots of information for all who attended. Especially good to see a good cross section of people from different sectors of the library and information industry as well as varying professional backgrounds.
One thing that came through in all the discussions is that if you have a passion for something follow it and you'll find the perfect job for you. The passion may be in libraries but it may also take you out of libraries as well. Remember that your skills are transferrable to any role you take on.
AGLIN Forum "New technologies: value and practices in libraries"
Just organising my trip to Canberra for the AGLIN forum on "new technologies: value and practices in libraries". There is an interesting mix of people speaking. I'm interested in looking into the semantic web and what that is about. At the moment there really is a lot going on technologically both globally but also within libraries and sometimes it's hard to keep up. Will be blogging from the forum and tweeting if possible.
Online training
As more training gets done online these days I'm finding myself evaluating things that I like and don't like about it and what bits are helpful. I know we all do this but I'm finding that there are times where I wonder why I'm doing the training. I've recently had to do some systems training and as the LMS provider is in the US the training has been done online. Now I know there are technical difficulties that arise and there are time zones and other issues but I really struggle to follow a training session where all I'm doing is sitting at a desk watching my computer monitor and listening in while the trainer is showing me different links and areas of the system. While I do find it interesting it becomes a bit of a battle trying to remember everything – while taking notes – and not to fall asleep during the session as it becomes a bit of a one way session.
I'm not talking about a session that is only 1 hour – this is a 6 hour training session that can become monotonous when all you have is one person talking and all you need to do is remember to move your mouse occasionally so that the screensaver doesn't come on. It gets worse if there are no training manuals provided – or are provided 5 minutes before the session starts and you haven't had time to print them out. I know there are limitations to what you can do but I'm not sure that anyone learns a lot in that situation. I know that I'm usually left scratching my head and wondering what was it that I've just learnt.
Through the door
Lately have been wondering about how you would reach the non-library user? How do you get them using your collection or telling you what they want as far as services / collections are concerned so that they will use your services. With limited funds the libraries, whether academic, special or public libraries, need to be savvy with the way they use their funds and what they offer as far as services are concerned.
In the context of the public library, which is mainly my focus, you get such a different range of people coming through that you can really be stretched. I'm not only interested in the range of collections – do we focus on fantasy rather than science fiction or crime etc. – but also do we cut out the audio books in tape format – & yes we do still have some (some of our patrons will not give up their tape recorders) – in favour of e-audiobooks or do we continue to purchase audio tapes, audio cds & e-audiobooks?
The question also arises for those who don't come to the library – why not? Is it not enough time? or we don't have the resources/ things of interest? or are they just not aware of the services the library has to offer? I'm continually getting surprised looks when I tell people what I do when I'm at work at a public library. The usual assumption is "but you just loan out books don't you?". There are days when I feel like I'm the counsellor, careers advisor as well as the person who loans out the book you want to borrow. They get surprised when I say "yes I loan out books but I also train people on how to use computers, how to send emails, search for information, how to use Twitter and Facebook as well."
It's fair to say we can't be all things to all the people but we sure can try and provide as much reasons as possible for them to use the library and to find value in what we do provide. I don't pretend to know the answers but I know that it's something that I'll continue to try and answer – who do we get the non-user using the library?


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Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez says Edinson Cavani will be assessed ahead of Wednesday's Copa America quarter-final after his father was allegedly involved in a fatal car crash on Monday.
Cavani is due to feature in Uruguay's last-eight clash with hosts Chile, but could yet return home following the incident in the city of Salto that reportedly left a teenage motorist dead.
Tabarez explained on Tuesday that the Paris Saint-Germain striker is to be monitored before any further decision is made on his availability for the game with Chile in Santiago.
"It is a personal issue regarding Edinson who was not involved in anything but is nonetheless affected," Tabarez told a news conference.
"We talked to him to extend our support to him. He is affected by it, as anyone who would have such a thing happen to a member of their family would be.
"What will happen in between now and the game is that we can assess how the player has been affected.
"The game is tomorrow, not today, so we will train and continue to talk to him."
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Editor's Note: TheStreet ratings do not represent the views of TheStreet's staff or its contributors. Ratings are established by computer based on metrics for performance (which includes growth, stock performance, efficiency and valuation) and risk (volatility and solvency). Companies with poor cash flow or high debt levels tend to earn lower ratings in our model. NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Encana (NYSE: ECA) has been reiterated by TheStreet Ratings as a hold with a ratings score of C- . The company's strongest point has been its a solid financial position based on a variety of debt and liquidity measures that we have looked at. At the same time, however, we also find weaknesses including feeble growth in the company's earnings per share, deteriorating net income and disappointing return on equity.
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- ECA, with its very weak revenue results, has greatly underperformed against the industry average of 1.1%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues plummeted by 63.2%. Weakness in the company's revenue seems to have hurt the bottom line, decreasing earnings per share.
- In its most recent trading session, ECA has closed at a price level that was not very different from its closing price of one year earlier. This is probably due to its weak earnings growth as well as other mixed factors. Looking ahead, our view is that this company's fundamentals will not have much impact in either direction, allowing the stock to generally move up or down based on the push and pull of the broad market.
- The debt-to-equity ratio of 1.12 is relatively high when compared with the industry average, suggesting a need for better debt level management. Regardless of the company's weak debt-to-equity ratio, ECA has managed to keep a strong quick ratio of 1.72, which demonstrates the ability to cover short-term cash needs.
- ENCANA CORP has exprienced a steep decline in earnings per share in the most recent quarter in comparison to its performance from the same quarter a year ago. The company has reported a trend of declining earnings per share over the past two years. During the past fiscal year, ENCANA CORP reported lower earnings of $0.15 versus $2.00 in the prior year.
- The company, on the basis of change in net income from the same quarter one year ago, has significantly underperformed when compared to that of the S&P 500 and the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry. The net income has significantly decreased by 942.0% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, falling from $176.00 million to -$1,482.00 million.
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Thierry Mugler is one of those love-hate brands for me. I wore Angel religiously in my teens, and adored it, but it's simply too much for me now. It seems that their second most famous scent 'Alien' has had the opposite effect on me... I hated it when I used to wear Angel, but more recently it has started to grow on me and when I smelt the new version of the fragrance, I found I actually really like it.
The new Alien Absolue Essence is a slightly sweeter version of the original, with added notes of vanilla and amber. To me it is a lot easier to wear than the original and lasts (literally!) all day on my skin. As usual with Mugler's perfumes, two sprays and you're good-to-go for the whole day. This is one thing that I love about the brand, as I find it increasingly hard to find fragrances that don't disappear within two hours. If you're looking for a scent with serious staying power and you like gourmand fragrances, this is for you!
You can pick up the new Alien Absolue Essence now from all major department stores (It's a permanent addition to the Thierry Mugler family). The 30ml and 60ml refillable bottles are priced at £52 and £69 respectively.
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R.I.P Marquise Hill
Posted by svedda on May 29, 2007
Yesterday Patriots DE Marquise Hill was found in Lake Pontchartrain after being missing for a whole day. after he was found he was pronounced dead. Whole story-
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NEW ORLEANS — The death of New England Patriots defensive end Marquise Hill, who fell off a personal watercraft Sunday in Lake Pontchartrain, was ruled an accidental drowning Tuesday.
An autopsy found no signs of drug or alcohol in Hill's body, although more tests are planned and will take two weeks to complete, said Orleans Parish coroner Dr. Frank Minyard.
Minyard said Hill might have suffered a mild concussion when he fell off the watercraft.
Hill spent much of his free time and his NFL paycheck helping loved ones rebuild in the hurricane-damaged city where he grew up.
Aiding others came naturally to him, and distraught relatives on Monday said Hill died a hero after the former LSU star helped save the life of a former high school classmate who could not swim.
On his latest visit home for Memorial Day weekend, Hill and a female friend ventured out on Lake Pontchartrain on a personal watercraft without life vests Sunday night. The two ended up falling off the watercraft in an area of swirling currents near where a major shipping canal runs into the lake.
While the woman survived by grabbing a piling and holding onto it until she was rescued, the 24-year-old Hill, who friends described as a good swimmer, drifted away and disappeared until searchers pulled his body from the water on Monday afternoon, about 17 hours after the accident.
"He was a hero until the end," his cousin, Elaine Hill Blackshire of Alabama, told the Boston Herald for Tuesday's editions. "He made sure he got her to safety. I'm just so sad that he lost his life, but he wouldn't have had it any other way. If he had saved himself, and knowing she couldn't swim, he couldn't have lived with himself.
"He thought of others first. He was just that kind of person."
Loved ones including Hill's fiancee, Inell Benn, and friends, including Patriots teammate Randall Gay, had waited anxiously along the shoreline during the search and consoled one another when authorities told them the 6-foot-6, 300-pound Hill was found dead.
"Right now's a terrible time," Benn said. "I don't know what to feel right now."
Gay, who also played with Hill at LSU, had planned to spend the holiday weekend in Baton Rouge, but drove to New Orleans on Monday to monitor the search. Rough sea conditions and the current caused Hill's watercraft to overturn.
"Knowing that I have to go back to work and go look at his locker this week, it's tough," Gay said.
Hill's body was discovered by searchers about a quarter of a mile from where he fell into the water, Capt. Brian Clark of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Department said. The name of Hill's companion has not been released.
Hill also leaves a 2-year-old son.
"He was just such a fine young man. I'm just so deeply, deeply, sorry," his stepgrandmother, Virginia Hill of Alabama, told the Herald. Before his body was found, his mother, Sherry Hill, told the newspaper she was hoping for a miracle.
"I lost a brother, man," said Patriots defensive lineman Jarvis Green, a fellow Louisiana native and former LSU player. "He was a funny guy. … He'd just sit there and talk to you, say some funny things off his head that'd make you laugh. He was good to be around."
The Coast Guard was called Sunday night, Petty Officer Tom Atkeson said. The search began immediately, using boats and helicopters. By the time the body was found, the Coast Guard, Wildlife and Fisheries, the New Orleans Police Department and Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Department were involved, Clark said.
"We have suffered a stunning and tragic loss," Patriots coach Bill Belichick said in a written statement Monday evening. "Marquise will be remembered as a thoughtful and caring young man who established himself as one of the year-round daily fixtures of our team. I send my deepest condolences to the Hill family."
Hill's agent, Albert Elias, said he spoke with Hill's friend and said she either couldn't swim or was having difficulty doing so.
"Marquise knew this, and being a strong swimmer, he was instructing her as he drifted away in a different direction to stay calm and don't fight the water. He found a buoy or piling behind her and told her to let the current take her to that. She listened to him and it pretty much saved her life," Elias said.
The woman was sent to Tulane Medical Center, where she told authorities that Hill had tried to keep her calm as the two were drifting away from each other.
"It's so important to have a life jacket and a signaling device," Atkeson said. "One keeps you afloat and the other helps us find you."
Elias said the player spent much of his time since Hurricane Katrina helping rebuild the homes of family members including his mother and the mother of his son.
"From what I hear, he's done a lot to help with things after Katrina and I know he had a great passion for the city of New Orleans," said former LSU quarterback Matt Mauck, who was Hill's teammate at LSU. "Off the field he was a really kind person, kind of like a gentle giant. And not only for LSU, but for New England and everyone who got a chance to meet him throughout his life, everyone has to be extremely saddened and disappointed to hear the news."
After going to the NFL, Hill continued to do much of his offseason training at LSU's Baton Rouge campus, about 80 miles up the Mississippi River from New Orleans, and was known and admired by current Tigers players, university athletics spokesman Michael Bonnette said.
"His presence meant a lot for some of the younger guys. He gave them someone to look up to and he was always there for them," Bonnette said. "Here's a 6-foot-6, 300-pound guy, as intimidating as can be, and yet every time you approached him he always welcomed you with a big old smile.
"In between the lines, he had his game-face on, but outside the lines, in the community or in the weight room, he was always smiling and having a good time."
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R.I.P Marquise Hill
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Christian Jantz - Director of Web Development
Christian Jantz has never followed a straight path to accomplish his goals and gave his teachers a hard time by being the tech-loving guy with no interest in writing pages long essays. After realizing there are other ways education can work--thanks to Mr. Lochthove, his history teacher in 12th grade--he started getting deeper into it and even started teaching corporations how to get the most out of tech.
He is also a big fan of Agile principles and loves to go skiing in the spare time he has. Always living for startups and servant leadership, he managed to get 6 teams consistent in productivity--even managing to improve it for a few of them--and implemented new software as a side thing to keep the company moving forward. He's also got a background in open source, loves combining communication and technology, and is looking forward to working with the 24/7 Teach team.


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The Obama administration is giving $20 million in taxpayer money to the State of Missouri for improvements to I-70 that will "better connect" people in St. Louis with the parkland around the base of the St. Louis Gateway Arch. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, and Sen. Claire McCaskill -- a Democrat who faces a tough re-election battle in 2012 -- made the announcement in St. Louis last week. The $20-million federal grant is funded through the TIGER III program. (TIGER stands for "Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery.") The money going to St. Louis will help build a pedestrian land bridge over I-70 connecting the Old Courthouse, Luther Ely Smith Square and the Gateway Arch grounds. The I-70/Gateway Arch improvements fall under President Obama's America's Great Outdoors initiative, which aims to reconnect Americans to the outdoors...more
How your tax dollars are being spent...you know...during these "tough" budgetary times Congress keeps telling us about.
Issues of concern to people who live in the west: property rights, water rights, endangered species, livestock grazing, energy production, wilderness and western agriculture. Plus a few items on western history, western literature and the sport of rodeo... Frank DuBois served as the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003. DuBois is a former legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator, a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Interior, and is the founder of the DuBois Rodeo Scholarship.
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Obama Administration Spending Millions to 'Better Connect' People With an Urban Park
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Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone have always made headlines for their relationship with Ranbir Kapoor. While people might think they hold grudges against each other, recent reports state otherwise.
Previously, the two restricted to comment on each other's personal lives but with passing years, they have become cordial to each other — at least in public. Deepika seems to have moved on from her former beau as she initiated a series of friendly relations with Ranbir's current girlfriend.
Earlier in January, Deepika made a statement at Star Guild Awards saying, "If I were Katrina, my New Year resolution would be to marry Ranbir," reported Indian website.
After that, the two have been quite vocal about their on and off screen chemistry with Ranbir. They were often reported praising and supporting each other.


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Since I was a little girl, I have always loved stories. Any kind of stories, really...mysteries, fairytales, romances, adventures...anything that could whisk me away into another world and open my imagination to ideas I'd never considered before.
Here recently, I've started reading Allen Jackson's TEACH, a book for youth ministry leaders, and he touches on the concept of the Bible as a metanarrative, which in non-English major/philosophy major terms is simply a story about stories. I'm fascinated by this idea that the Bible, which was written by hundreds of separate God-inspired scribes, is such a beautifully-woven collection of these intertwined stories, each of which tells a little more of the larger story of the unfailing love of God and His plan for mankind's redemption. Only one Author could pull that off, and He's written the all-time bestseller (literally).
And the cool thing is...He continues to craft new stories every single day. Every moment of every human life is in His perfect hands, and He's using these miraculous stories of love, joy, peace, pain, and suffering to draw His children, His characters closer and closer to Him. I haven't stopped loving stories, but now that I've grown up, I have more of an affinity for the stories God writes...mysteries, fairytales, romances, adventures...there is no shortage of them. I'm exhilarated by my own story and find each new page more thrilling than the last even if the conflicts seem to have no discernable solution. It's in those times that it's too comforting for words to know that I know the Author of my story and that He knows my perfect ending...and every page and chapter before that perfect ending.
Sure there are times when I want to grab the pen from His hand and write my own version of my story, and He lets me do that every now and then, but He soons let me realize my misgivings and realize that His way is always the best way.
The best part is that I'm not the main character in this story...He is. I'm just a teeny short story in an anthology of God-written stories of every man, woman, and child who ever lived or will live. Each one having love as their recurring theme...the only true Love...one that makes you want to share your story and listen to others' tales of how they found it too. It's exciting to feel a tiny part of a bigger picture, a grand masterpiece. I'm amazed at the way so many of our stories are inter-connected with incredible people coming in and out of your life the way a cool breeze swirls through a damp summer night. He plans every chance meeting, every deep friendship, every love interest, every hurt, every desire, every blessing...all to bring glory to Himself, the Author. We're His creations, His characters, and we should desire to praise our Creator, our Author.
Take a moment to just step back and wonder at the unbelievable way He's written this grand scheme, and I'll leave you with this...a verse from John that's one of my favorites:
"Now there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written." (John 21:25)
You and I are those books...those stories. Jesus continues to do miraculous things in our lives every day (small and enormous) so that we might have new stories to tell about His great Love. So take some time to praise the Author of it all today.
I haven't been a little girl for some time now, but the stories of God never cease to whisk me away while simultaneously opening my eyes to things I've never seen before. Those of you who know me know that I love books...ok adore books, but there's only one that's changed my life. I hope that one day its power and beauty will change yours too.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
The Author of It All
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A Scam Email with the Subject "PLEASE ENDEVOUR TO USE IT FOR THE NEEDY." was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Sat, 05 Jun 2010 11:49:16 -0700 and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam. The sender was "MRS HELENA VANDAVERT"<email@example.com>, although it may have been spoofed.
Beloved in Christ,
Greetings in the name of God, I am Mrs Helena Vandavert from Netherlands. I am married to Dr.
Franklyn Vandavert who worked for twenty years before he died.We were married for twenty-
seven years without a child. He died during one of the riot in the Iraq war. He was held
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Presently, this money is still with the Security Company and the management
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proceed at the end of every year distributed among charity organization. I want a person
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propagating the word of God and to ensure that the house of God is maintained.
The Bible made us to understand that blessed is the hand that giveth.I took this
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As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the
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Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.
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APart E-VOL60
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The APart E-VOL60-BL is a 100Volt volume control. It is available in white and black color, and can handle up to 60 Watt of power.
It is very versatile thanks to the step-by-step attenuation in 11 steps + zero position.
The E-VOL 60-BL is designed to handle 24V priority signals. This means that you can always get an announcement out, even to zones where the local volume control is in the 'OFF' position!
If your amplifier has a 24 V priority output, it will send a 24 V signal when you push the talk button on the microphone. The 24 V signal will close a relay on the E-VOL60-BL volume control, and the signal will pass, even when the volume control is in the 'OFF' position. This can be very useful for emergency or evacuation messages.
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How to Get to . . .
Wading River Baptist Church
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1635 Wading River-Manorville Road
Wading River, New York
The charming village of Wading River is located on the North Shore of eastern Long Island, New York, approximately 80 miles east of Manhattan, and directly south across Long Island Sound from New Haven, Connecticut.
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text: The Seashells Resort at Suncrest is situated right on the Salini along the St. Paul`s promenade. There are the most beautiful views of the Mediterranean from the promenade, which may be enjoyed from most of the public areas. This is a large comfortable hotel in a great location, with good facilities.The Seashells Resort at Suncrest is located directly on the seafront in the picturesque resort of Qawra in Malta, with unspoilt views of the Mediterranean. The nearest beach is approximately two thirds of a mile from the Seashells Resort at Suncrest. Qawra is seven miles from the old capital of Mdina and 10 miles from Valletta and is an ideal base for a fun-packed and animated holiday in the sun, so book your holiday to Qawra today.This Malta hotel is located 19 kilometres from Luqa airport, so transfer times are around 45 minutes. There are 452 comfortable guest rooms at the Seashells Resort at Suncrest in Malta, most with a private balcony, satellite TV, air-conditioning and private bathroom. The property has a large swimming pool, children¿s pool, indoor heated pool, fitness centre and squash court which is just 150 metres away, as well an internet corner and Wi-Fi connection. If you want to head out in the evening on your Malta holidays, you could make use of the hotel¿s babysitting services and the 24 hour reception.The hotel¿s own Carisma Spa provides massages and other treatment in a most relaxing atmosphere. Sauna is free of charge, and a Turkish bath is also available. Head to Malta for your next holiday in the sun, with year round sunshine, beautiful sandy beaches to laze on in the sun, pretty coastal towns to visit and plenty of water sports to try. Those on their family holidays to Malta will enjoy the water parks, excursions, boat trips and glass-bottomed boat trips ¿ so book now.Some facilities may be payable locally.