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It was great !! It is impossible to find a mistake!
very central
Under construction
Very convenient to Victoria Station, rooms overlooking the train station, but very quiet.
long walk to the elevator, long line to check but OK
When I arrived they said my room was not available and they said it would be in 30 minutes. It took 2.5 hours. Then they charged me for food and drinks I did not eat and they have not responded to my requests since then.
No heating in the room
Too expensive The reception staff is not too friendly. The rooms are very loud and not very clean.
Well located with good reception / foyer. The hallways were also well furnished.
The total price confirmed by e-mail does not include VAT, which I did not know. As a result, the total price charged to my account was a surprise when I received my explanation.
Great location for Victoria
In the confirmation e-mail the price without VAT and the total price was indicated. On my account the total price plus VAT was charged. It was not good to know after my stay when I received my explanation.
When we arrived in our room, a considerable amount of water flowed through the roof through the lights! The response of the receptions was to ask if I wanted to change the room !!! Then, when the concierge came to the room change, we showed him the flooded bathroom and his reaction was completely indifferent.
very friendly and professional staff at the reception // very impressive reception room // very well located //
The design and quality of the 70s are romme // The office chair was broken // The water in the bathtub would not be empty // The bathroom was under 2 * the quality //


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Touted as one of the most widely used symbols in the digital age, the famous hashtag of Twitter turned 10 on Wednesday.
Born on August 23, 2007, the hashtag was originally meant to simply 'tag' or categorise tweets.
The micro-blogging platform celebrated the occasion by inviting its users to tweet #Hashtag10, which would enable a custom '#' (hashtag) emoji.
In India, Cricket hashtag #IPL, TV show BiggBoss #BB10 and movie #Sultan were among the most tweeted hashtags of all time, the company said in a statement.
"From social movements like #ChennaiFloods to fans of TV show BiggBoss #BB10, and iconic sporting events like the #IPL, India's top hashtags is a unique mix that speaks to India's culture, sense of identity and passion. It's #whatshappening," said Taranjeet Singh, Country Director, Twitter India.
Twitter user Chris Messina, on this day 10 years ago, tweeted #barcamp — the first time a hashtag was used.
Today, an average of 125 million hashtags are shared globally every day on the platform.
The most popular hashtags worldwide are #NowPlaying which was used over one billion times, #FollowFriday (over half billion times) and #ThrowbackThursday (over 120 million times).
#TheWalkingDead was the most tweeted television show hashtag of all time and in the movies category, it was #StarWars.
The most tweeted global sporting event hashtag was #Euro2016.

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The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) has completed test flights of its prototype vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) X-Plane, an experimental, high-speed electric aircraft that can be deployed on missions without needing a runway.
The X-Plane, which is now officially recognised by the US military as the XV-24A, is powered by 24 fan propellers distributed across the wings and tail of the unmanned aircraft, which are driven by a 4,000 horsepower hybrid turboshaft engine.
The tests, which began in March 2016, involved a scaled-down version of the craft. Over the course of six flights, the demonstrator was used to test the X-Plane's flight systems, navigation, manoeuvrability, hovering, navigation and the craft's automatic take-off and landing capabilities.
The tests indicated that future VLOT aircraft would be capable of flying "much faster and much farther" than current hover-capable aircraft, Darpa concluded.
"The VTOL demonstrator was designed specifically to test the aerodynamic design of the aircraft, validate flight dynamics, and develop the flight and mission-systems controls for application to the full-scale vehicle," said Darpa program manager Ashish Bagai.
"The aircraft exhibited exceptional flight characteristics, with no loss in altitude even as it transitioned from vertical to horizontal flight. It also demonstrated aerodynamic effectiveness of the distributed propulsive system."
The final X-Plane will weigh approximately 5,400kg compared to the demonstrator's mere 146kg – and should be capable of flight speeds in excess of 345mph. While this is only a third of the top speeds achievable by a Boeing 747 and a fraction of that of top fighter jets, it is faster than any helicopter currently in operation.
Following the success of the trial, Darpa said it would divert "all ongoing program efforts" toward the development of the full-scale VTOL XV-24A.
Bagai said: "These are ambitious performance parameters, which we believe will push current technologies to the max and enable a new generation of vertical flight operational capabilities."


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ST. PAUL, Minn.-The St. Paul Cos. Inc. has completed the sale of $68.5 million in securities that will provide reinsurance capacity for its St. Paul Re subsidiary for up to 10 years.
Proceeds of the transaction, one of the first by a U.S. reinsurer, will fund a retrocessional reinsurance company called George Town Re whose sole purpose is to reinsure St. Paul Re. The new company will reinsure five classes of property excess-of-loss and property catastrophe coverage under a 10-year proportional reinsurance treaty.
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This is the first major transaction executed by Goldman Sachs' Insurance Products Group, a newly formed joint venture of the fixed-income and investment banking divisions of Goldman, Sachs & Co.
WASHINGTON-The Health Care Financing Administration is considering requiring new durable medical equipment suppliers to post a surety bond as a way to help weed out fraudulent suppliers in the Medicare program.
HCFA plans to publish within the next six months a notice of proposed rulemaking establishing a surety bond requirement, HCFA Administrator Bruce C. Vladeck wrote in a letter last month to Rep. Fortney "Pete" Stark, D-Calif.
The National Assn. for Medical Equipment Services in Alexandria, Va., is "cautiously supportive" of a bond requirement to eliminate fraud and abuse, a spokesman said. The biggest problem is shell operators billing federal agencies for non-existent supplies, he added. However, the association is concerned that a surety bond requirement may make it more difficult for small suppliers to enter the market.
Suppliers expect that the HCFA proposal will call for a $50,000 bond, like that posted by Medicaid suppliers in a successful Florida program begun last year.
NEW YORK-Phelps Dodge Corp. must pay $21 million to the U.S. Postal Service and take back a 37-acre polluted site it sold to the Postal Service 10 years ago, a U.S. District Court judge in Brooklyn has ruled.
The Phoenix-based mining and manufacturing company must now work with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to determine how it will clean up the site.
The original cleanup cost was estimated at $750,000, but if the original specifications are followed the cleanup would cost $275 million, said Judge John Gleeson of the Eastern District of New York.
Phelps Dodge has been in effective control of the site since 1875 and is currently determining whether its past insurance coverages will cover the pollution cleanup, a Phelps Dodge spokesman said.
The site in Maspeth, Queens, had been polluted after years of use as an industrial site.
Phelps Dodge sold it to the Postal Service for $14.7 million in 1987 but agreed to clean up the site by removing the contaminated soil to a landfill in Ohio. However after the cleanup began, it was discovered that the ground water had been contaminated and a much more expensive and extensive cleanup was necessary, court documents say.
After discovering the true extent of the pollution, Phelps Dodge ceased cleanup operations and suggested capping the site with asphalt or clay, but the plan was rejected by the DEC after opposition from the local community, court papers say.
Phelps Dodge breached its contract with the Postal Service by failing to clean up the site "with diligence and continuity to completion," Judge Gleeson said. "It has engaged in dilatory tactics ever since it became clear that there may well be no solution to the environmental problems affecting the Phelps Dodge site," he said.
Judge Gleeson awarded the purchase price plus interest to the Postal Service. Phelps Dodge is considering whether to appeal the decision.
WASHINGTON-Joseph A. Dear will leave his job as head of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration at the end of this week.
Mr. Dear, the assistant secretary of labor credited with promoting a cooperative approach to solving workplace safety-problems, will become chief of staff to Washington state's Gov.-elect Gary Locke.
In announcing his resignation, Mr. Dear said that OSHA is "stronger and more focused on its mission." OSHA also is "more open to new ideas and better ways of working" than it had been previously, he said.
No successor to Mr. Dear has been nominated and no acting assistant secretary for OSHA has been named.
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-Mattel Inc. is attaching warning labels to its Cabbage Patch Snacktime Kids dolls following several incidents in which the doll's mechanical mouth munched on hair and fingers as well as its intended plastic food.
Despite passing a battery of safety tests, including those set by the Consumer Product Safety Commission as well as state and federal guidelines, the toy manufacturer said it was aware of at least 35 incidents in which a child's hair or finger was caught in the doll's mouth. No serious injuries have been reported, however, and a Mattel spokeswoman said she is unaware of any lawsuits filed.
The CPSC is investigating other possible safety risks posed by the doll, and has the authority to order a recall if the risks are deemed "a substantial safety hazard," according to a commission spokesman.
Mattel is pursuing its own investigation on a case-by-case basis, the company's spokeswoman said. "At this point, we both still feel (the Cabbage Patch doll) is a safe product," she said.
Mattel has distributed 700,000 Snacktime Kids since August 1996. The new warning labels will be affixed on all the dolls still on store shelves and on all future production. The label not only warns that long hair and fingers can get caught in the doll's mouth, but also how consumers can stop the doll's chewing action by removing its backpack.
KALAMAZOO, Mich.-Steelcase Inc.'s $211.5 million payment that ends a 17-year patent infringement dispute with Haworth Inc. is not covered by insurance.
The payment, ordered by a special master in U.S. District Court in Kalamazoo, Mich., has been paid from cash reserves, a spokesman for Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Steelcase said last week. The judgment consists of $96.8 million in damages and $114.7 million in interest.
The dispute first arose in 1978 when Holland, Mich.-based Haworth claimed Steelcase copied its design for movable office panels that allow electrical routing. After settlement attempts failed, Haworth filed suit in 1985 and a federal court ruled in Steelcase's favor in 1988. An appellate court reversed that ruling in 1989 and the Supreme Court refused to review the case.
W. Marston Becker was named chairman and CEO of New York-based Orion Capital Corp., succeeding Alan R. Gruber, who remains chairman of the executive and investment committees. Mr. Becker previously was president and CEO of DPIC Cos., Orion's professional liability unit. . . .Dutch insurer AEGON N.V. is buying the insurance operations of Louisville, Ky.-based Providian Corp. for $3.5 billion. A banking unit, Providian Bancorp, was spun off prior to the Aegon acquisition. . . .The U.K. Director General of Fair Trading is reviewing Aon Corp.'s acquisition of Bain Hogg Group P.L.C. under the Fair Trading Act 1973 and is inviting comments on the deal until Jan. 15. Once comments and other information have been reviewed, the director general will decide whether to recommend that the deal be referred to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission for investigation. . . .James M. Skelton, who resigned late last year as president of the Illinois Insurance Exchange, and his son recently formed Equity Insurance Managers of Illinois L.L.C. Equity Insurance Managers purchased and plans to expand the operations of Irland & Rogers Inc., a 40-year-old wholesale agency in Chicago that will continue to do business under that name. . . .Humana Inc. will eliminate 700 to 900 jobs this year from its U.S. workforce of 18,000. The cuts, which will result in a charge of about $15 million before taxes for the fourth quarter of 1996, are needed to boost efficiency and cut administrative expenses, the company said. . . .Gregory V. Serio, first deputy superintendent and general counsel of the New York Insurance Department, has been named acting superintendent following the resignation of Edward Muhl last month.


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All's well that ends well, according to Kate Hudson.
The rom-com queen and Muse frontman Matthew Bellamy quietly separated sometime in 2014, though they didn't confirm that their engagement had ended until December of the year. Now, for the first time ever, Hudson is opening up in detail about why she is no longer going to marry the British rocker.
"Relationships ending are painful, and you can choose to carry that or you can choose to reframe it. If Matt and I had a great relationship, we would still be together, but we chose to move on because we had different visions of how we wanted to live our lives," she tells Allure. "That doesn't mean, though, that we can't rebuild something that would be the best thing for the kids."
Ah, the kids. The actress is the proud mother of son Bingham Bellamy, 4, with Matthew, as well as son Ryder Robinson, 11, with ex-husband Chris Robinson.
Since their breakup last year, the exes have made a point of staying connected. "We said, 'We need to try to create something for the kids where they feel like they're gaining something rather than losing something,'" the Rock the Kasbah star says in the November issue. "It's been a seamless transition. Kids just want to see their parents be cool. Everybody's cool; everybody's good."


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He's a Dancing Machine
Joie: Willa, last week we talked about the Ghosts short film and that got me thinking about the dance sequence in that video. You know, for so many years, Michael's name has been synonymous with dance, and he has long been recognized as one of the greatest dancers of our time. I believe we would have to search long and hard to find someone – anyone – who would take issue with that statement. Even people who don't consider themselves to be fans seem to have no trouble admitting that. In fact, he was the first figure from the world of rock and roll to be inducted into the prestigious National Dance Hall of Fame in 2010.
Willa: Really? How do you know all this, Joie? You're just amazing. But no, I didn't know about that. That is impressive.
Joie: Yeah, it is really impressive. Especially since the honor is usually reserved for classically trained dancers from the world of ballet and modern dance. The list of inductees includes names like George Balanchine, Martha Graham and Bronislava Nijinska as well as Fred Astaire and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson.
I think one of the reasons so many people acknowledge his dance talent is because he always used his short films to showcase that amazing ability, and I really love the big dance sequence in the Ghosts short film. Even though it's the storyline and the dialogue that really drive this video, the dance sequence, to me, is really just as important. From the very beginning where he introduces the invading villagers to his "family" of ghosts, to the very menacing charge against the Mayor, to the almost angelic conclusion where the ghosts float from the ceiling in reverence. I think it's one of the most complex dance sequences we've ever seen in a Michael Jackson video and I love how he used the background music to sort of shift the mood of the dance throughout – from lighthearted circus-feel entertainment, to very threatening, to almost ethereal. It's just so much fun to sit and watch; I love to pop in this video and really immerse myself in it.
Willa: Oh, I agree! The dance sequences are fascinating and you're right – they really propel us through a wide range of emotions. I wish I knew more about dance so I could be more aware of what's happening and have a better understanding of what he's doing and why. He had three choreographers, including Travis Payne, working with him and the other dancers on this movie, but the credits say, "All Dance Sequences Conceived and Staged by Michael Jackson." And you can definitely feel his guiding vision in these dance sequences – they embody through physical movement some of the central themes of the film. And that first dance, with all those ghosts and ghouls dancing behind him, feels so different from any other dance sequence he ever did.
You know, he really liked to develop each dance so that it precisely fit what he was trying to convey in that particular piece. In a 1999 MTV interview, he described how he and Michael Peters choreographed the big dance sequence with the zombies in Thriller:
"It was a delicate thing to work on," he says, because zombies move in such a stiff, unnatural way – they clomp around on their undead legs and can scarcely walk. As he says, "I remember my original approach was, How do you make zombies and monsters dance without it being comical?" He approached that problem by imaginatively putting himself in the body of a zombie and working through it that way. As he says, "I got in the room with Michael Peters, and he and I together kind of imagined how these zombies should move."
And they solved the problem brilliantly. When you watch the big dance sequence in Thriller, it feels so right you don't even think about how difficult it must have been to choreograph a dance for undead legs. He and the other zombies really move, so it's fun to watch, but there are some distinctive gestures that vividly convey the idea that these are rigid, corpse-like bodies.
Joie: And, you know, it's not something that most people would think about. But asking the question, "how do you make zombies dance without it being comical," is really what made him such a brilliant talent – that attention to detail is incredible. He approached everything he did with that same obsessive attention to detail. It's really astounding to think about! I just love when he says that he would even go so far as to show up for rehearsals with Michael Peters wearing monster makeup in order to get into character, to make it easier to envision just how these undead creatures would move and dance. That dedication to detail is key.
Willa: I agree. I think it's subtle details like that, along with the ability to imaginatively put yourself in the emotional and physical space of your character, that sets apart great dancers, great actors, great artists. I remember reading an article one time about Baryshnikov when he was very young. He was dancing the role of a toy, I think it was, who comes to life, but he was acting listless on stage. His instructor stopped the music and asked if there was something wrong, and he said no, he just hadn't come to life yet. I love that! He was dragging around on stage because he was completely immersed in that role and imagining what it would be like to inhabit a wooden mechanical body and not yet have a living body. How would your arms and legs move if they weren't alive yet?
Michael Jackson had that same imaginative capacity to genuinely inhabit a character and move in a way that suggested he really was a zombie or a gangster or a mayor forced to dance against his will. He describes dancing as the Mayor in "The Making of Ghosts," about 6½ minutes in:
Joie: You know what I love about that clip, Willa, is the fact that, even though he is being interviewed about his new video, he stays completely in character because of all the makeup and conducts the interview as the Mayor – with the voice, the attitude and everything! So funny.
Willa: I love that too! And then he starts to jerk and move, and it really feels like something inside him is yanking his muscles and compelling him to dance. And then he really gets into it and starts to groove, but there's still that resistance the Mayor has to the dance. It's just amazing to hear him talk through what's happening as he does it, and so fun to watch him pull it off.
I see something similar but a little more complicated happening in the big dance sequence in Ghosts. He's creating a dance that's appropriate for these characters – for ghosts and ghouls – but he's also creating a dance that carries out an important thematic function by evoking the grotesque. He suggests the grotesque in many different ways throughout Ghosts: in the contortions of his face when he first confronts the villagers, in the laughing fool with his jingling three-pointed hat, in the irreverent ghouls who challenge the Mayor, in the upside-down dancing on the ceiling. And he also evokes it through the dance steps themselves. There's lots of splayed legs, and these skittery spider-like jumps and sidewinder movements that we've never seen him do before.
Joie: You're right, there are lots of really different, menacing, even almost sinister moves in this one. In Thriller, even though they were portraying dancing undead zombies, the feel of the dance was still sort of lighthearted, soft-horror. But in Ghosts, the entire dance sequence feels much darker and more frightening because of the unique choreography.
Willa: I hadn't thought about that, but it is kind of unsettling, isn't it, just because it is so different from any dance I can think of. I don't remember ever seeing a dancer move their body in quite that way before. And you know, while you see people from around the world doing so many distinctive Michael Jackson dance moves, you don't see them doing those splayed-leg movements from Ghosts. I've never seen those moves outside this film, and maybe that's also because they are so unnervingly different.
There is so much going on in this film, and in the dance sequences, and there are some subtle gestures that really jump out at me in interesting ways. For example, he begins the first dance sequence by calling up all these ghouls to dance with him and then wiping the back of his hand across his mouth. He uses that same gesture in Bad after calling up the imaginary gang members/artists to back him up in the big dance sequence there. And the Macaulay Culkin character does the same thing in the intro to Black or White, just before blasting the electric guitar so loud he sends his father flying back to Africa and the origins of music and dance.
That small gesture seems to carry the same meaning in all three cases. In all three, a rather powerless solitary figure is confronted with the threat of violence, and in all three he stands up to that threat and counters it with art: with music and dance. It's almost like Michael Jackson is creating his own vocabulary of gesture, so when we see him wipe his mouth with the back of his hand in Ghosts, we feel the echoes of those prior films and kind of know what's coming.
Joie: "His own vocabulary of gesture." I like that!
Willa: You know what I mean, right? It's just so fascinating to me what he's doing – how he uses subtle gestures like that to signify a very specific concept, but in an unspoken way. He does something similar to begin the skeleton dance. As we were talking about last week, the villagers have very conflicted feelings about the Maestro – they aren't sure if they can trust him or not – so he reflects that back at them by making himself unfamiliar, a skeleton, but then dances in a very fun, familiar way that draws them to him.
Interestingly, he begins the skeleton dance by jerking up his right shoulder – and that is exactly how he began the zombie dance in Thriller. And he's dealing with a similar situation in both films. In Thriller, he's addressing people's very conflicted feelings about him as our first black teen idol. The United States was and is a racist country with oppressive taboos against inter-racial relationships – especially in the early 1980s when Thriller was made – and suddenly millions of teenage girls of all races were fainting at his concerts and affirming that he was sexually desirable. So he was really challenging those taboos, and a lot of people felt very unsettled about that. He responded to those conflicted emotions just as he does in Ghosts: he makes himself unfamiliar – a zombie – so he reflects those emotions back at us, but then dances in a way that's unmistakably Michael Jackson and draws us in to him.
Joie: Ok, you have officially blown me away here! I never made that connection between the skeleton dance in Ghosts and the zombie dance in Thriller before. But you are right; he does begin both dances the exact same way, in order to remind us that he is still the same person. Wow!
Willa: Isn't it fascinating? He just knocks me out, over and over again – he's just breathtakingly brilliant. Every time I experience his work, I feel awed by it all over again.
Joie: Willa, that is a statement that I think so many of us can agree with. It never fails to astound me that, no matter how many times I listen to his music or watch one of his short films or watch a concert performance, I always discover something new that I had never heard or experienced before. It's just amazing to me.
Willa: Oh, I know! And it's so interesting to me how he conveyed meaning through so many different avenues simultaneously. For example, he conveys so much through that gesture of jerking up his right shoulder or wiping his mouth with the back of his hand, and importantly, those gestures are nonverbal. I wonder if that's one reason his work was so popular around the world – because even if you didn't speak English and couldn't understand the lyrics, you could still understand the central ideas because he was able to convey meaning in so many other ways.
And he didn't just use gesture to convey concepts and emotions. He used them to convey personality details as well that brought his characters vividly to life. In a wonderful comment Nina posted a couple weeks ago, she describes how he was able to "sketch a character" through a few subtle gestures:
As some of the most skilled artist/draftspeople could sketch a character in an attitude or pose with just a few simple lines – so that we become privy to an essence the figure's demeanor and personality – Michael could perform such a character "sketch" through movement alone. It's gestural economy at its finest … you can recognize the "character" at once.
Nina goes on to say,
he can strike the attitude of a louche sort of fellow who runs a comb through his hair in "Billie Jean," a gangster in "Smooth Criminal," and a different [gangster] in "You Rock My World," and so on. Each of these characters is composed of a few basic elements that are familiar throughout his repertoire. But these elements are rearranged and sequenced in a different way for each "number," with variations throughout. It's no wonder that, as a mime, he'd been going to perform with Marcel Marceau. And in film study, we'd consider Michael's distinctive style that runs throughout his body of work the mark of an "auteur."
Nina's descriptions of his "gestural economy" are so interesting, and I absolutely agree about his ability to "sketch a character … with just a few simple lines," so the "essence" of that character comes to life for us. So in Ghosts, for example, he isn't just performing the dance of a generic Mayor forced to move against his will. He's performing as a Mayor with a distinctive personality and specific desires and biases and beliefs, including a desperate need to be in control at all times. And those individualizing characteristics are conveyed to us through simple gestures, such as that abrupt gesture with his hands when his body begins to move. He's losing control of his legs and then his hips as his body begins to dance, but he's trying to reassure the villagers that he's still in control – of the situation, of the Maestro, of them, of his own body.
Joie: Willa, I love the comment you used from Nina. I agree with what she says about the "elements being rearranged and sequenced in a different way for each number." This is really true and we can see this in various performances throughout his career. One of my absolute favorites is the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards performance. His entire opening number is incredible. He performs a medley of "Don't Stop," "The Way You Make Me Feel," "Scream," "Beat It," "Black or White," and "Billie Jean," with a little help from his friend, Slash.
But it's the full-length rendition of "Dangerous" that really makes this performance something special. He's not even singing live here but, you quickly forgive and forget about it because the dance is so spectacular! Even now, nearly 20 years later, I can't watch it without getting goosebumps. The way he moves is just so totally beyond anyone else; it's like he's made of rubber. His body bends and twists and moves in ways that regular people's just don't. There have been, and I'm sure there will continue to be, many imitators but, the simple fact is that nobody else moves like that! Slash once made this observation:
"The thing about Michael is he's hands down one of the most professional, most talented performers I have ever worked with. All the brouhaha aside, when it comes down to it, you can have 60 choreographed dancers up there and you know which one Michael is."
I just love this quote because Slash is absolutely right; you can always pick Michael out when he's on stage with other singers and dancers. He just moves differently than anyone else. And I especially love that this quote came from Slash – someone you wouldn't normally think would pay attention to the dancing, you know?
Willa: And what he says is absolutely true. When Michael Jackson is dancing with a group, you simply can't take your eyes off him. Even in the group dance in The Way You Make Me Feel when all you can see are silhouettes of the dancers, you know which one is him and you can't help watching him.
And of course, he also received praise from professionals who do pay close attention to dancing – people like Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Debbie Allen, and Michael Flatley, as Jacksonaktak noted in a comment a couple months ago. I love this quote she cited from Baryshnikov, saying,
What Baryshnikov remembers most about Jackson, he said, was "… his simple, bouncy walk across the stage, that was what was most beautiful and arresting, swinging his hips, kicking his heel forward. That's to me what he is: that superior confidence in his body as a dancer. You wanted to say, 'Wow, this guy, what a cat; he can really move in his own way.'"
As soon as I read this, I could picture that "simple, bouncy walk" so well. I love that walk, and it's so distinctively Michael Jackson. We see snippets of it throughout the MTV medley you love so much, Joie. He also performs it as the skeleton in Ghosts, and even as a skeleton, it is so distinctively him. It's just so joyful and carefree, and as Baryshnikov says, it reflects "that superior confidence in his body as a dancer."
Joie: Yeah, that is a great quote from Baryshnikov and, you're right. He did receive a lot of praise from many in the dance community. From the highly acclaimed and regarded all the way to the neophyte just trying to catch a break – like all those young dancers at the beginning of the This Is It film. You know, during an interview on The Making of Thriller, Michael Peters talks about how Michael had never taken a formal dance lesson in his life and yet, there he was in the dance rehearsals with all of these classically trained dancers who had been studying dance for years, and he was not simply holding his own with them, but he was actually out-dancing them. "It's just something you're born with," Peters said. "It's just in him."
Posted on April 18, 2012, in Michael Jackson and tagged 1995 MTV Video Music Awards, Bad, Black or White, Ghosts, Michael Jackson, National Dance Hall of Fame, Thriller. Bookmark the permalink. 27 Comments.
Thanks for the focus of MJ's dancing. I read in Joe Vogel's book a quote by music critic Neil McCormick: "Jackson was a dancer at heart and his vocal prowess expressed itself playfully within and around the rhythm" (10). We also heard from his collaborators that when he was happy with the way the music sounded, he would be dancing all over the studio.
About that 'bouncy walk'–so great to highlight it. Here is a youtube vid that focuses on it–the music is a cover of BeeGees' 'Stayin' Alive'–the walk is so full of aliveness and vibrancy that the song seems appropriate (even if it isn't MJ's music).
Here's another mashup of MJ's 'bouncy walk'– it's amazing how Michael could totally inhabit a walk and make it into a signature dance step–
thanks Aldebaran for posting this video. Just watched it again and it is brilliant – so clever of someone to get Michael's steps to match the music – how he inspires us hey?
Hi, Caro, yes, it is an amazing montage of some of my favorite clips (I love the quick, shifting hip movements in the The Way You Make Me Feel–how did MJ DO that?), and you're right, it does match the music so well. People do such wonderful, gifted, inspired work on youtube. Thanks for your reply!
There's a line in a song in Yentl that goes 'like slaves his eyes follow everywhere she goes". Well my eyes are like that for Michael. I have tried soooooo many times to watch what is going on around and behind him, but my eyes just keep going back to the maestro!! He does indeed stand out in the crowd, even of professional dancers who are often younger than him. I also L.O.V.E. the MTV Dangerous performance – it is sheer perfection – a lean, mean dancing machine – what more can one say. Even from the first time I saw This Is It, my favorite part was when he walks across the stage during They Don't Care About Us – I could not explain why but there is just something about that walk, and now I see that I am not alone!! Poetry in motion is all!!! Also in the MTV Will You Be There when he walks across the stage in front of the car – phew Thank you again for this wonderful blog, and thanks to others who put in the videos. I spend a lot of time looking at MJ videos on Youtube, but there is no way I can get to them all, or even know about them all, so am really grateful for other postings here.
Caro, I TOTALLY agree- and what a great idea to cite that line from Yentl- you are absolutely correct. I never could and still cannot NOT look at Michael (forgive the double negative). That just got into my way when watching Immortal as my eyes got stuck to the screen watching Michael in JAM, and totally forgetting the amazing performers live on stage. 🙂
Aldebaran- thank you for the clips- I always love to read your comments on here! I can stare for hours at Michael's walk.
Willa and Joie- amazing post, as always! Another Thursday morning pleasure (it made me forget I wasn't feeling well…thank you).
The dance in Ghosts has always taken my breath away. It bursts out at the observer like gushing water held back by an invincible seeming damn, totally sweeping anything away in the deluge of passion. When I watch the short film by myself, I often rewind the different sequences- but especially that first one.
Thank you for the information you provide- I had forgotten the induction into the Dance Hall of Fame… what an accomplishment. Also, brilliant analysis of the parallel function of certain gestures! It reminded me of the tortured outcry of "Lord, I'm the same" in Stranger in Moscow… I believe it was deeply disturbing to Michael that, after being elevated in his status, his art and craft honored, he was then derided, ridiculed, persecuted…when he knew he had not changed. Of course, his art developed, but he was the same person- and yet people saw and treated him so differently. You are amazing to point out that he conveys that confusion of being seen as a "freak" and monster when he is just the same Michael the world had fallen in love with.
Also, thanks for citing Nina's comment- she was dead on! Michael was able to give us a short sketch of a character and conveyed it perfectly with a few strokes. Like watching a gifted painter develop a visual piece in minutes appear before our eyes, filling us with all the emotions and thoughts belonging to the object conveyed. I think Michael had an uncanny ability to tap into Jungian archetypes in both his dance and his music and lyric, then fill them slightly with his very own symbolic language, making them uniquely his, while leaving them familiar enough so people all over the world could instantly relate.
As for the 95 performance- I have seen it so many times, and it takes my breath away every single time. As you said, the fact the performance was not sung live did not even matter. One became simply lost, transported all over the universe, then returned in some sort of breathless and euphoric stage watching Michael.
Beside the dancing- the way he works that stage when he talks and when he walks (every time I watch, I wonder how he did not fall over the cables of the camera…).
This was what hurt so much during 2005….to watch that amazing walk wilt away for a while in the progression of the trial. The strain and the anguish are reflected in his face…and in the way he moved. The bounce was taken for a while- when I saw it again years later, I am not sure why I was so relieved then, but reading this piece and thinking about it makes it clear. He had survived and he had found that swagger again. A unique artist using his instrument, his body, to the fullest in a way no one ever has. Dancing, singing machine with unmatched heart and soul.
Thank you- till next week!
Thanks, Birgit E, for your beautiful post–I always love to read your comments, too!!
You are so right when you write "He had survived and he had found that swagger again." In the clip showing his walk to his O2 Press conference, you can see it in all its glory (in 1st clip above). One of the collaborators on 'This Is It' who had worked with him before remarked that MJ seemed to have lost confidence, and people were trying to help him regain it. This is sad, but I think he did get his swagger back!
I love your description of the dance in 'Ghosts'–
"The dance in Ghosts has always taken my breath away. It bursts out at the observer like gushing water held back by an invincible seeming damn, totally sweeping anything away in the deluge of passion."
YES!! The dance builds slowly, with the slow steps forward, and then burst out, as you say, like water gushing from a dam–it is MJ's RESPONSE to the Mayor's insults (and the world's). I love the fire in '2 Bad'–'I'm standing though you're kicking me!'
It is interesting that Katherine first noticed MJ as a toddler dancing to the rhythm of the old rickety washing machine–his body felt the BEAT. What knocks me out about his dancing is his grace–yes, the economy of gesture (thanks, Nina!) and the gracefulness. We are so blessed.
Just want to add that when MJ says to the Mayor–'Meet the family'– and summons the ghosts–his gestures (and words) are so full of power and fire (even fury). The way he stands–just that–he conveys so much just standing. The way he gestures to the ghosts, who appear to his summons. This is remarkable. It reminds me of Milton's 'Comus,' and the Hindu god Shiva accompanied by his retinue of ghosts. Michael's power here displayed is AMAZING.
You are all so right. Watching This Is It, it was obvious that the other dancers were hard-training, highly talented professionals, but all eyes were on Michael. There was such an economy in his movements, every one of them right, nothing less, nothing more. While the others dance to the music, he becomes the music. They dance on the outside, on the rim, but he is always dead-center. It's a complete melding of his mind/body–of his whole being–with the music and thus with the whole universe. Kind of reminds me of the Amadeus film, where the emperor criticizes Mozart's latest work by saying, "It has too many notes," and he looks bewildered and answers something like, "it has exactly the right amount of notes, not one more or one less." Here's where their genius comes in. Somehow, they were given an additional dimension and immersed themselves in it. When I think of Michael now, I feel him totally immersed in the Music, in perpetual ecstacy. It's where he was before he was born, where he belongs.
"When I think of Michael now, I feel him totally immersed in the Music, in perpetual ecstacy. It's where he was before he was born, where he belongs."
This is a beautiful thought, Kris. Thanks for sharing it.
I think it was Grace who said a few weeks back that after watching "This Is It" 75 x, she was thinking of watching it again out of curiosity to see if someone else might be in the movie other than MJ! I agree, I've actually tried to watch the dancers in Smooth Criminal, it's no easy feat. I'll keep trying.
Here's my favorite bouncy walk, what a magnificent thing! http://youtu.be/zWID2IKTgTk
I like to watch the Lombard Twins tribute to MJ at the Dance Hall of Fame without sound. It's amazing to see all that choreography back to back, you can recognize it even without the music telling you what it is. I don't know why this video didn't go viral a long time ago: http://youtu.be/2AGRyhws21A
Amazing post, as always, Willa and Joie!
Ultravioletrae, thank you so much for sharing that video of the Lombard Twins' tribute at the Dance Hall of Fame ceremony. I love this video and I agree with you that it really should have gone viral. I just love how the Twins didn't miss a single piece of that iconic choreography – all the videos/performances were represented and it just served to remind us of why he was so great and exactly why he was chosen for induction into this prestigious Hall of Fame. Wonderful clip!
Too funny you should mention that video, ultravioletrae- I watched it this morning- it was amazing!
Dear Willa and Joie,
My heartfelt gratitude for your profound, concise and factual analysis of Michael's Dance. The fact that you quote giants like Baryshnikov speaks alone for itself.
I personally believe that Michael Jackson is supreme in "Will You be There", the choreography consisting of gospel, contemporary and personal dance moves all performed with great plasticity. In fact, gazing at his performance from various vantage points, this deeply moving work of art can be diversely interpreted, various levels of meaning come to mind.
Thanks again for the wonderful post and thanks to all the links in the comments. I guess I'll be getting my Michael fix this weekend.
I have been thinking about my favourite moves of Michaels since reading this blog, and wanted to list my favourite 5, but just as I can't narrow down my 5 favourite songs, I can't do the same with his dance moves, so here are my favourite 10. Would love to hear other peoples' favourites as well. These are not in order of preference, just as I thought of them.
Kind of walking/marching across the stage in They Don't Care About Us – This is It
Bowing to Judith during I Just Can't Stop Loving You – This Is It
Walking across the stage and up a couple of steps in Will You Be There – MTV Music Awards
Pulling down jacket, brushing off shoulder, putting hand in pocket and clicking fingers of the other – MTV Music Awards, Dangerous routine.
Moonwalk in Billie Jean, Bucharest concert – best ever performance of Moonwalk I think
Taking off glasses and blowing kiss to crowd in Teaser in Budapest
Turning and smiling with hair over eyes on the stage while singing You Are Not Alone – short movie on MJ's Vision
Taking a pose with hand under elbow of raised arm and moving slightly forward to look in opposite direction on stage – Stranger in Moscow, History Tour
Lightening flashing through his body and coming out of his hands – Give In To Me, short movie
Gravity-defining lean forward – Smooth Criminal, any version
Those were all great, but I'm going old school, as they say. There are some REALLY great moves from the Triumph Tour that are on the 20/20 interview. The dancing in Don't Stop Til You Get Enough is great.
Hi, Willa, Joie, and Everyone,
Today is Earth Day and I found this beautiful video on Youtube–it's Michael reading his poem "Planet Earth"–This video is deeply moving and a tribute to Michael's love for the Planet. (I know it's off topic but I couldn't help myself.)
am soooo glad you found this and am sharing it, especially today. It is wonderful, and as many people as possible should hear it. I found it some time ago and have This Is It double cd, where he recites it on the 2nd cd. I don't know how to put videos onto blogs like this, so am so glad when other people do it. thank you very much.
Aldebaran, Thank you so much for this. I had never seen it.
Thanks, Caro, and Happy Earth Day!
@Willa—I just finished your book M Poetica. I think it's wonderful. It should be read by every serious Michael Jackson fans and by everyone else who is curious about this great artist and his works. I loved all of it and was especially taken with the analysis of Ben, Ghost, Earth Song, Trickster, and Smooth Criminal. Actually, it's hard to pick a favorite with so much to admire. I definitely want a print-copy to put on my special Michael Jackson bookcase alongside every other bit of positive information that has come out about him. Please let me know when the print-book becomes available. From one English major to another, I admire all the care you've put into your manuscript. It was interesting for me to read that you did your dissertation on coming-of-age novels, as three of my novels are just that. I love that fresh point-of-view. In fact, my fourth, VOID, is the only one of my books that is written from the perspective of an adult—but then, to paraphrase your words, VOID is about the task of rewriting our shared narratives, which is why I gave the minimally disguised part of the "emperor of song," i.e. Michael Jackson, such a prominent role. I was determined to reshape his story and our own. I always look forward to your weekly discussions with Joie. Your combined blog is timely and a real treat, making Thursday morning my favorite time of the week. I appreciate both of your unique interpretations of Michael's work.
Willa and Joie and all commenters, Again it is so wonderful to read your insights into MJ and his work. He is the music; he is the dance. As someone mentioned in a previous discussion, he is kundalini energy. He is the life force. Thank you so much for this blog.
P.S. @Willa–I just finished reading your end-notes in M Poetica. I thoroughly enjoyed them.
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Makes exactly twelve. Tell everyone else it made ten. Ahem.
For the Cupcakes –
160g Plain Flour
3/4 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Salt
220g Dark Brown Sugar
120g Unsalted Butter (keep that stuff soft, yo)
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
125 ml Whole Milk
For the Frosting –
120g Unsalted Butter
220g Dark Brown Sugar
75ml Double Cream
1/2 tsp Salt
400 – 450 g Icing Sugar (as needed)
Decorative Toppers (I used these 'cause they're all pretty)
1. Preheat your oven – 160 celsius fan, 180 non-fan. Organise yourselves and line your cupcake pan with twelve cupcake liners (these ones are really pretty!)
2. Mix together your flour, baking powder and salt – I find that (with dry, clean hands) it's often easiest to do this with your fingers! In a separate bowl or bowl-shaped container, combine your butter and sugar with your hands or a mixer for two to three minutes until they're ready for a close-up. Perfect, yeah? Add in the eggs and vanilla and keep beating. Finally, tip in the flour mix, part by part, and keep combining. Add in the milk to get a final, perfect, even consistency.
3. There, your batter is ready! Use it to fill each cupcake liner to just over halfway full – these things will grow in your oven, no need to worry. Bake for between 20 to 22 minutes (mine took twenty, bang on.) They're ready when a poke-stick comes out of the centre of one of 'em, clean. Set aside to cool, 30 minutes to an hour.
4. Icing time – now, personally speaking, this bit is scary, because you make caramel as part of the icing. This is one of the much spoken-of, often-dreaded 'difficult' things to master as part of a career in confection. Want advice? Chillax. Follow my instructions, and things will turn out fine. Okay? Here we go.
5. Over a mid-low heat, melt your butter in a small saucepan. When it's just melted, add the brown sugar, and the cream. From here, you do not leave that saucepan alone. Turn the heat down a tiny little bit (particularly if you have a demonic stove-top like ours) to keep yourself extra protected from burning. And stir. Seriously. Consistently. Just stir. The sugar will dissolve. Add in your salt. Keep stirring. It'll start bubbling and thickening. Permit the bubbles for precisely three minutes (keep a timer next to you. I watched my microwave). After that take it off the heat and let it cool down to room temperature (takes about a half hour). Put it nowhere near a fridge, it messes with the magic.
6. Now, get out that electric mixer. Put the caramel you've made (hey! well done!) into a mixing bowl, add your icing sugar (start with about 3/4 of what you have) and beat 'em up good. Add more icing sugar as desired til it reaches a good consistency – and here's a tip, if you go overboard with the sugar, add in whole milk or cream to get it back to prettiness again. Use piping or a spoon to layer this over your cakes, and top with decorations of your choice.
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Thailand's second quarter numbers were fairly strong. Research by Colliers International stated Bangkok's condominium supply, launches, take-up and prices were all on the rise despite some negative factors coming to bear, such as lowered confidence due to Thailand's shaky economy, existing stock yet to be absorbed and a slumping mass market sector. Still, new transit infrastructure will have a positive impact on the condo market, and developers are tweaking their plans for new launches to avoid oversupply for the rest of 2015. In addition, "Second-hand and ready to move in units are becoming more interesting than newly launched units in the market, due to the lower prices," said Colliers. In the office sector, Jones Lang LaSalle's second quarter report noted office rents were still growing — albeit slowly — and tight supply is keeping demand strong. That, however, could change if the central bank's reduction of the monetary policy rate to 1.75 percent doesn't stimulate the economy. In the second quarter, things were reasonably steady.
But then came August 17. In late August, The Bangkok Post reported that in light of already soft demand, developers were scaling back plans for new project launches ahead of what is traditionally peak sales season. Among them were some of the country's biggest: Supalai, Property Perfect, Major Development, Noble Development and Pruksa Real Estate. "The impact from the Bangkok bombing on the property sector may be minimal in the short term but it will be bigger if the effect on tourism prolongs," Pruksa managing director and Thai Condominium Association president Prasert Taedullayasatit told the Post. Micah Tamthai, vice president of real estates for Minor International (MINT) isn't worried. He's confident in Thailand's resilience and it's position as one of the world's most attractive destinations. "Statistics have shown that visitors continue to go ahead with their plans to visit Thailand and we remain very positive about the steady increase in arrivals into Thailand in the future," he says. Nonetheless, since the bombing at tourist-heavy Erawan Shrine, visitor arrivals have fallen 17 percent and research by travel data specialists ForwardKeys suggests fourth quarter travel plans to Thailand are down as much as 65 percent over the same period in 2014, with Chinese bookings down a whopping 350 percent.
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But it is business as usual in northern Chiang Mai and southern Phuket with MINT's launch of a collection of private villas at The Residences at Four Seasons Chiang Mai. Overlooking the lush tranquillity of the Mae Rim Valley, the hotel's five-star amenities are at residents' fingertips. In Phuket, MINT is launching Anantara's Phuket Layan, just 15 unique villas on Layan Beach offering access to the Anantara Phuket Layan Resort & Spa and set against the backdrop of the
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The properties certainly aren't the only ones like them in Thailand: the country has welcomed millions of dollars in investments in Phuket, Koh Samui and Krabi among other similar properties. Tamthai argues that Chiang Mai's position as northern Thailand's most culturally significant city set it apart. "This is a great place to soak up Thai culture and to breathe in the delicate fragrance of Thai orchids, and thus has attracted increasing number of people to think about living and working in the city on a long-term basis," he points out. Demand for ownership is on the rise, and branded residences provide investors peace of mind that it will be managed to high standards and provide as strong return. "It is more than just investment in terms of dollars for these buyers. Rather it is an investment in terms of lifestyle that they pursue," he states.
Conversely, Phuket is a stalwart, stable market, but the less densely popular Layan area is seeing steady demand. "Layan remains a favourite with savvy overseas visitors seeking tranquillity on Layan's untouched white beaches lapped by turquoise water," says Tamthai. "Home ownership … has provided people who love Layan an ideal and comprehensive way to experience the lifestyle of this legendary place." Anantara, of course, provides an alternative to the Four Seasons in a completely different environment. "With more luxury hotels entering various Asian markets in the last few years, we are seeing an increase in brand loyalty, with guests seeking hotel brands when they travel or when they are considering buying homes," theorises Tamthai. "Branded residences are popular because the buyers are purchasing a lifestyle with which they've become familiar. With Residences by Anantara Phuket Layan, homeowners are buying laid-back luxury, intuitive service and a sense of discovery."
The Residences at Four Seasons Chiang Mai are made up of two- to four-bedroom Lanna Thai style villas, each guaranteed indoor/outdoor living and surrounded by lush greenery. The Residences are available in three types: the ground-level Garden Terrace Residences with private plunge pools; the Wat Saengfang-inspired Mountain View Residences; and the multi-level Penthouse Residences, featuring rooftop master bedrooms and terraces. Residences by Anantara Phuket Layan range between three and seven bedrooms, and boast private infinity pools and unobstructed views of the Andaman Sea. In both cases, owners are welcome to take advantage of the facilities offered by the hotels, and entry into the rental programme is optional.
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text: Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus Cite Synonyms of captivating Find synonyms for: Verb1. capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant, attract, appealusage: attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"Adjective1. bewitching, captivating, enchanting, enthralling, entrancing, fascinating, attractive (vs. unattractive)usage: capturing interest as if by a spell; "bewitching smile"; "Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting music"; "an enthralling book"; "antique papers of entrancing design"; "a fascinating woman"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: unctuous Analogy of the Day: Today's Analogy Spelling Bee: Today's Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language Synonyms Index


text: It is important to start walking soon after a leg injury or surgery. But you will need support while your leg is healing. A walker can give you support as you start to walk again.There are many types of walkers.Some walkers have no wheels, 2 wheels, or 4 wheels.You can also get a walker with brakes, a carrying basket, and a sitting bench.Any walker you use should be easy to fold so that you can transport it easily.Your surgeon or physical therapist will help you choose the type of walker that is best for you.If your walker has wheels, you will push it forward to move forward. If your walker does not have wheels, then you will need to lift it and place it in front of you to move forward.All 4 tips or wheels on your walker need to be on the ground before you put your weight on it.Look forward when you are walking, not down at your feet.Use a chair with armrests to make sitting and standing easier.Make sure your walker has been adjusted to your height. The handles should be at the level of your hips. Your elbows should be slightly bent when you hold the handles.Ask your health care provider for help if you are having problems using your walker.Follow these steps to walk with your walker:Push or lift your walker a few inches, or a few centimeters, or an arm's length in front of you.Make sure all 4 tips or wheels of your walker are touching the ground before taking a step.Step forward with your weak leg first. If you had surgery on both legs, start with the leg that feels weaker.Then step forward with your other leg, placing it in front of the weaker leg. Repeat steps 1 through 4 to move forward. Go slowly and walk with good posture, keeping your back straight.Going from Sitting to StandingFollow these steps when you get up from a sitting position:Place the walker in front of you with the open side facing you.Make sure all 4 tips or wheels of your walker are touching the ground.Lean slightly forward and use your arms to help you stand up. DO NOT pull on or tilt the walker to help you stand up. Use the chair armrests or handrails if they are available. Ask for help if you need it.Grab the handles of the walker.You may need to take a step forward to stand up straight.Before starting to walk, stand until you feel steady and are ready to move forward. Going from Standing to SittingFollow these steps when you sit down:Back up to your chair, bed, or toilet until the seat touches the back of your legs.Make sure all 4 tips or wheels of your walker are touching the ground.Reach back with one hand and grab the armrest, bed, or toilet behind you. If you had surgery on both legs, reach back with one hand, then the other hand.Lean forward and move your weaker leg forward (the leg you had surgery on).Slowly sit down and then slide back into position. Stepping Up or Down a Step or CurbWhen you go up or down stairs:Place your walker on the step or curb in front of you if you are going up. Place it beneath the step or curb if you are going down.Make sure all four tips or wheels are touching the ground.To go up, step up with your strong leg first. Place all your weight on the walker and bring your weaker leg up to the step or curb. To go down, step down with your weaker leg first. Place all your weight on the walker. Bring your strong leg down next to your weaker leg.Safety TipsWhen walking, start with your weaker leg. If you had surgery, this is the leg you had surgery on.When going up a step or curb, start with your stronger leg. When going down a step or curb, start with the weaker leg: "Up with the good, down with the bad."Keep space between you and your walker, and keep your toes inside your walker. Stepping too close to the front or tips or wheels may make you lose your balance.Make changes around your house to prevent falls: Make sure any loose rugs, rug corners that stick up, or cords are secured to the ground so you do not trip or get tangled in them.Remove clutter and keep your floors clean and dry.Wear shoes or slippers with rubber or other non-skid soles. DO NOT wear shoes with heels or leather soles. Check the tips and wheels of your walker daily and replace them if they are worn. You can get replacements at your medical supply store or local drug store.Attach a small bag or basket to your walker to hold small items so that you can keep both hands on your walker.DO NOT try to use stairs and escalators unless a physical therapist has trained you how to use them with your walker.ReferencesEdelstein J. Canes, crutches, and walkers. In: Webster JB, Murphy DP, eds. Atlas of Orthoses and Assistive Devices. 5th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2019:chap 36.Meftah M, Ranawat AS, Ranawat AS, Caughran AT. Total hip replacement rehabilitation: progression and restrictions. In: Giangarra CE, Manske RC, eds. Clinical Orthopaedic Rehabilitation. 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2018:chap 66.BACK TO TOP


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Narelle is a Toowoomba based Kinesiologist who has combined 30+years of teaching (Preschool, Primary and Secondary to adults in Vocational Courses) with 20 years of Kinesiology to help her clients to increase emotional intelligence, improve posture and neurological integration, to improve quality of life and ease of learning.
As a teacher, Narelle's passion to improve the learning outcomes of all students based on her experience with brain injured children opened the world of holistic health and learning. Using the neurological approach of repetition and extrinsic behaviour reinforcement with children with brain injuries Narelle observed dramatic changes in the children's cognitive skills and abilities.
Narelle was introduced to Brain Gym and Educational Kinesiology as a Learning Support teacher and later successfully adapted these techniques with adult learners who were failed by a the education system as children. The results were amazing. Learning became easier and students met with new success.
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Kinesiology is about getting your energy flowing through your body. It is a non invasive method of locating stresses and blockages in your body and then using appropriate techniques to unblock the stress. By combining eastern wisdom and western knowledge to use your body's own innate healing system and the plasticity of your brain to move the stress you will experience greater energy for living and learning.
You know how magnificent your healing powers are when you accidently scratch yourself and your immune system is triggered immediately without any conscious request from you.
Kinesiology helps you to harness that same power for healing in all areas of your life – learning, emotions, physical pain, limiting belief patterns, habitual behaviour…
Kinesiology Modailities which may be used include Neuro Organisational Technique, Healing Principles and Innate Intelligence, Emotional Stress Release, Dissolve Limiting Fears and Beliefs , Retained Primitive Reflexes, Counselling Kinesiology, Brain Formatting including the Enteric Nervous System- the other brain- which is your complete digestive system and responsible for more than 90% of the release of the feel good hormone, serotonin.
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Today on this Feast of the Ascension I'd like to tell you all where to go. I mean of course, to heaven.
Because our feast today, the Ascension, raises the question of "where do you belong?" Another way to put this is, what is your ultimate goal? Where are you headed? Where is your heart's true desire and destination?
Today we celebrate the Ascension. Jesus goes to heaven. Some might think this was to get away from all of us fickle, faithless, half-hearted followers of His. But that is not so. The Preface which I will pray in just a few minutes puts it nicely: "He ascended, not to distance himself from our lowly state / but that we, His members, might be confident of following where He, our Head and Founder, has gone before."
This is an image that can resonate well with us Americans and Texans. Jesus is like the frontier scout, the trail blazer, who prepares the way before us. He ascended into heaven and so blazes the trail we are to follow. The Prayer After Communion at the Vigil for this Feast states: "Lord, kindle in our hearts a longing for the heavenly homeland / and cause us to press forward, following in the Savior's footsteps, to the place where for our sake He entered before us."
The image I get is of Jesus as Daniel Boone or Davey Crockett, or John C Fremont. Think of John Wayne as the wagon train scout intrepidly going ahead to open up the way for the settlers to follow. Jesus finds and leads the way. But Jesus leads us not to some strange and exotic place, some wild and wooly frontier settlement, but rather to our true homeland, to the place we were created to inhabit, where we truly belong, where our hearts yearn and long for, our true homeland.
The Prayer After Communion for this Mass says "draw us onward to where our nature is united with You." The land we long for is not so much a place but rather a state of being united with God. It is about relationship and union; the union with God that we were created for. It is the fulfillment of all our deepest longings and desires. It is the condition of our complete fulfillment. It is our true destiny. It is our true home.
I conclude with the wish of St. Paul for you in today's second reading:
"May the eyes of your hearts be enlightened,
that you may know what is the hope that belongs to his call,
what are the riches of glory in his inheritance among the holy ones,
and what is the surpassing greatness of his power for us who believe,…"
what are the riches of glory in his inheritance among the holy ones,
and what is the surpassing greatness of his power for us who believe,…"
Happy Ascension! Amen.


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Mariellen O. Gilpin is a member of Urbana-Champaign Meeting in Illinois. She celebrates the many ways God has helped her deal with mental illness. ©2002 Mariellen O. GilpinPosted in: Features
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Mariellen Gilpin is coordinating editor of What Canst Thou Say?, a publication for Quakers and others who have mystical experiences, and a member of Urbana-Champaign (Ill.) Meeting. She wrote the Pendle Hill pamphlet God's Healing Grace: Reflections on a Journey with Mental and Spiritual Illness.Posted in: Features, May 2014: Mental Health and Wellness
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