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Wednesday, February 6, 2008
"NASCAR In 30 Seconds" Features Rutledge Wood
The mysterious program that is lurking on the SPEED schedule at 9PM on Thursday night is called NASCAR in 30 Seconds. It is produced by the NASCAR Media Group, who last year was called NASCAR Images. It seems a lot of things have changed for 2008.
SPEED's Rutledge Wood is going to host this one hour program that is going to celebrate NASCAR's most memorable TV ads of the past, and then preview the new ad campaigns for 2008.
"NASCAR fans should really get a kick out of this show," said Steve Craddock, SPEED SVP of Programming. "Fans get to see Kenny Wallace when he was just getting into NASCAR and a much younger Darrell Waltrip. They'll also see legends like Richard Petty, Bobby Allison, and the late Dale Earnhardt make their pitches during a different time in history. Not to mention all the great 'behind the scenes' footage you will see during the show. NASCAR in 30 Seconds will appeal to fans of every generation."
The show will also feature a bloopers segment and some behind-the-scenes footage that did not make it to air. The way that NASCAR is trying to integrate this commercial content into a full-length program is a mirror of the NFL's Super Bowl efforts.
In fact, the new NASCAR commercials previewed in this show will be posted on NASCAR.com on the day of the Daytona 500. Fans will be asked to go and vote for their favorite new commercial. Sound familiar?
The program is sponsored by Toyota, and culminates with an in-depth and behind-the-scenes look at Tony Stewart as he shoots his new 2008 Toyota commercials. The show will be re-broadcast several times by SPEED during the week before the Daytona 500.
The reaction to this TV show should be interesting. When Internet guys say things like "migrate content across several platforms" this is what they are talking about.
TV commercials become a show, then move to the Internet for you to see again, and finally they are aired in the product for which they were first created...the race on TV.
Just as we saw with several programs on ABC last season, the sponsorship pays for the creation of a "show" that is completely ad-driven. Regardless of the ratings, the idea is to heighten the visibility of "ad content" that was once just aired in the race and on the NASCAR TV support shows.
Just as we discussed on The Daly Planet last season, one of the biggest enemies of NASCAR commercial sponsors is technology. Isn't that ironic? People use DVR's, TiVo's and even their computer hard drives to record the races and then fast-forward through the commercials.
What they are trying to do is eliminate the commercial content and only view the program content. This specific problem is absolutely the best reason NASCAR should be driven to adapt the side-by-side commercial approach of the IRL.
By keeping the racing action (the program content) going on the screen continuously, it eliminates the ability of users to identify and fast-forward through the commercial content. It no longer exists. I am not sure why this concept is such a hard sell with NASCAR, where one hour of commercial and promo content in a three hour race is not uncommon.
It will be interesting to see how this show rolls-out, what it tries to accomplish, and just how well it is received. The Daly Planet will follow-up with a review on Friday.
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37 comments:
- SquidBuzz said...
Does Rutledge Wood drive anyone else crazy? I know I won't be watching just because of him.
- February 6, 2008 at 11:22 PM
- Anonymous said...
I think the Super Bowl-like ad hype and imitation is the sole motive for the program. Nothing more, nothing less. They're trying to build up the anticipation for Daytona 500 ads and are hoping the hype takes a life of its own.
They conducted the fan vote on nascar.com last year too. NASCAR wants to be able to say 'We can charge X amount for our Daytona ads because they're so closely watched.'
I'll say that the Daytona 500 ad debuts last year were very good and that was a rare race where we didn't skip most of the commercials. Unfortunately the same ads were then aired 10,000 more times during the season (just a slight exaggeration) and we got really sick of them. If you miss them during the Daytona 500, you can easily catch them during the next race, which dilutes their impact.
I expect the same high quality commercials this year (although Junior's new AMP commercial last Sunday was mediocre and unmemorable at best; even some die-hards weren't happy with it) - along with the unfortunate replays all season.
I'm rather disappointed that Rutledge is still with SPEED. Hopefully his antics and his airtime will be kept to a minimum.
- February 7, 2008 at 12:06 AM
- Vince said...
I kinda like Rutledge, but NOT for a whole hour show. And I certainly am not watching an hour of old Nascar commercials. This show will be "Must NOT See TV" for me.
I'd like to know what executive came up with the idea for this "show". Must be the same guy that gave us Pinks, Street Tuner Challenge and Unique Whips. Now there's some quality Speed programing. Puke!!!
Can we really call it a show if all it is, is old commercials?
A quote from one of your Dec. posts:
"Brain France recently mentioned SPEED as a TV partner that he would like to see develop more original programming with his production company, NASCAR Images." I hope this show wasn't what he was thinking of with that comment.
- February 7, 2008 at 2:32 AM
- jeff said...
If I never saw this isiot on the air again that would be just fine
- February 7, 2008 at 6:33 AM
- Fed up said...
Rutledge is a nit-wit who managed to con his way onto TV - NASCAR no less. It is because of inane nonsense like this that this "old school" fan has become disenfranchised from the sport. (You might know me. I'm one of the people who used to go to Daytona and other races when no one (except the southern press) covered the sport and you were looked at strangely when people found out you were a race fan.) And NASCAR wants to reconnect with the die hard fans. Give me a break.
- February 7, 2008 at 7:19 AM
- Anonymous said...
Not being a chronic complainer and naysayer who is always eager to look on the downside, I think this sounds like a fun show.
Many of the Nascar commercials are better-written, funnier, and more interesting than the so-called "dramas" and "sitcoms" that air on broadcast TV.
An hour of Nascar commercials vs an hour of stupid, egotistical people violating every professional tenet of their supposed jobs while playing musical beds? Nascar commercials win hands down.
- February 7, 2008 at 7:31 AM
- Anonymous said...
What a ridiculous concept. A show about commercials to hype commercials that annoy the fans on race day.
ah, yes...more money in the France pocket...that's what it's all about.
I'm trying hard to stay interested for the first 5 races this year. If the top-35 isn't modified soon, I'll be a former fan. NA$CAR says the fans are paramount, but the fans hate the top-35. Screw the fans!!
Ploys like this commercial about commercials just add to the push...they are trying to push me out of the sport...keep pushing, NA$CAR. Yeah, I'm one of the old school fans (since about 1959).
- February 7, 2008 at 7:34 AM
- Anonymous said...
As much as I hate commercials during a race, I do like the NASCAR-specific ones ("Sorry about your little car, Tony"), and I will watch this show because of that.
While I supposed Rutledge Wood was the "natural" choice for SPEED on this show, I wish he weren't; the guy's not very good and I find him grating.
- February 7, 2008 at 7:47 AM
- Anonymous said...
My question is why do the folks that write into this blog dis the shows and host before the show appears?
If you watch the program and it wasn't any good then critique it. IMHO if you decide that you won't like the show ahead of time you won't.
Henry Ford said "if you say you can or say you cannot you are probably right".
Frank Sebring,Fl
- February 7, 2008 at 8:22 AM
- glenc1 said...
I agree with Frank, kinda hard to critique something that hasn't been on yet. In case you missed it, folks, there have been many specials over the years dedicated to commercials that did very well in the ratings ('World's funniest commercials' or whatever.) I know some people hate them, but enough like them that this is not a new concept (except for the racing angle.) I look forward to it as a historical piece--just like watching 'Back in the Day' with those crazy outfits the crew guys wore, for example. The bloopers might be a hoot as well. Rutledge doesn't really bother me--sometimes he's funny, sometimes not. Yes, the new ad/voting bit is hype, but we're trying to *attract* sponsors to NASCAR, remember?
I totally agree on the side by side concept, I've never understood why NASCAR is so opposed. It seems to work for the IRL...
- February 7, 2008 at 9:00 AM
- Lisa Hogan said...
I'm not fond of the goofy Rutledge. I'll see how he does hosting this program.
I enjoy watching the older commercials featuring drivers. I expect to enjoy this show.
As far as the side-by-side commercials during the race, I thought it was the advertisers against this and not NASCAR.
- February 7, 2008 at 10:13 AM
- diane said...
People seem to be missing what this type of show is. It will not be a collection of commercials. Its a TV program where they use "product placement" during the show to put the product in your mind. Like watching a movie and the hero is always drinking a certain type of soda. Recently on Speed they had a show about Baja 1000 and Taupo that was sponsored by Toyota. There were no Toyota commercials, but the teams they followed were using Toyota vehicles. That's what this is.
As for this show, I find Rutledge annoying and always fast fowarded through his segments when I recorded other shows. I won't be watching.
- February 7, 2008 at 10:31 AM
- Anonymous said...
"People seem to be missing what this type of show is. It will not be a collection of commercials."
Actually, it will be a collection of NASCAR ads. The product placement comes into play with the specific segment on the making of Tony Stewart's new Toyota ads and also with Toyota's role as presenting sponsor of the show.
- February 7, 2008 at 10:45 AM
- Anonymous said...
I'll say that the Daytona 500 ad debuts last year were very good and that was a rare race where we didn't skip most of the commercials. Unfortunately the same ads were then aired 10,000 more times during the season (just a slight exaggeration) and we got really sick of them.
The sponsor advertising folks really need to think about allocating their budgets for multiple commercials over the season, not one. They probably spent a boatload on the Dale Jr "Road Warrior" ad, but then had no money to make more ads the rest of the year (even before he was leaving Bud). At least it seems like it.
Remember Jeff Gordon's Sprint commercial that got played too much late last season? They only made one Sprint ad as opposed to Nextel usually making two or three ads for each half of the season.
- February 7, 2008 at 10:53 AM
- Anonymous said...
I love Rutledge! He's so funny! I and will most certainly record and save the show.
- February 7, 2008 at 11:10 AM
- dave said...
So, we are supposed to be happy with a show that gives us highlights of pass years TV ads?
I would rather see the missed restarts from past years because we were watching all the TV adds that are shoved down our throat.
Rutledge Wood is a man/child that is more sad than funny.
- February 7, 2008 at 11:25 AM
- Ron P said...
Did somebody at ESPN leave and go to SPEED????
What have NASCAR Fans done to deserve this?
JD,Please tell us this some kind of sick joke!
I would rather have pins stuck in my eyes than watch an hour of anything containing Rutledge.
I would rather be stuck in an elevator with Kenny Wallace during a black out than listen to the incessant BS that comes out of this "Man/Child" ( well said Dave)
I would rather grab the exhaust pipe of a cup car at the end of a 500 mile race with my bare hands then put up with an hour of that idiot.
I would rather sandpaper the bottom of an alligator in a phone booth then deal with this show.
I would rather act as Tony Stewart's Punching Bag for an entire race Season than deal with this garbage.
Please somebody at SPEED put stop to this show and Get a Grip!!!!!
"The season hasn't even started yet and I'm already fed up with it!"
- February 7, 2008 at 1:24 PM
- Anonymous said...
I must have been distracted by something shiny...my response was still in my tab, guess I never sent it :)
I love Rutledege! I'm also one of the few weirdos who likes Riki too :). I'm looking forward to the show :)
- February 7, 2008 at 1:34 PM
- Anonymous said...
You guys are all over reacting. It is a show about past NASCAR commercials throughout the years. Nothing more, nothing less. It is not about product placement besides the deal with Tony and Toyota who has every right as they are sponsoring the show. You guys need to calm down. If it doesn't sound interesting....then don't watch it. If you don't like Rut, which I'm not a fan either, then don't watch or fast forward past his on camera parts which most likely will just be going to and coming back from a real commercial break. JD is reading too much into this as well with his comment..."It will be interesting to see how this show rolls-out, what it tries to accomplish, and just how well it is received." It is not trying to accomplish anything other than give fans a look back and it's an hour time slot to fill.
- February 7, 2008 at 1:50 PM
- Anonymous said...
Hey anon 1:50, I'm the one who already used the "nothing more, nothing less" line in my post regarding the focus of this show - last night, second post of the column. You took my line, ha.
Seriously, though, SPEED is giving us five hours of NASCAR today - the Bud Shootout history special, the two hour media day, the selection special, and then this commercial thing. Pretty nifty, I think. And they're repeating the shows so we can see them later if needed.
It looks like SPEED kept Rutledge and dropped Riki Rachtman. But Riki is on NASCAR.COM's media day video coverage interviewing drivers so maybe he's signed on with them.
- February 7, 2008 at 3:26 PM
- slithybill said...
Ron P said...
Please somebody at SPEED put stop to this show and Get a Grip!!!!!
At least it's an hour of NASCAR-related programming instead of PINKS All Out, which is what would normally be showing at 9pm on Thursday.
By the way, does this show count toward SPEED's "100 Hours of Daytona in HD"?
- February 7, 2008 at 3:44 PM
- Newracefan said...
I am actually interested to see this show. It might be fun to watch old commercials that either never aired in my area or were from back before I watched Nascar and therefore I would not have know who the person was. I could live without Rutledge but he sort of is the perfect choice for a show of this type (as long as he isn't acting like too much of a goof ball)
- February 7, 2008 at 3:58 PM
- Uncle Dan said...
Good God there are lots of cranky people here today. I can't wait to watch the show. I love old commercials and it's great to see how different the drivers look. It's going to be a fun hour. As far as Rutledge goes....he's laid back, silly and refreshing.
- February 7, 2008 at 5:47 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Please feel free to voice your views of this program before and after it airs.
In this forum, you will find very diverse opinons from people all over the world. What they have in common is that they are here because they are NASCAR fans.
One person may sound cranky to you, but they may have very strong feelings on the subject being discussed.
Withing the guidelines that we established over the past season by trial-and-error, we have a good cross-section of opinion expressed in a very clear manner.
- February 7, 2008 at 6:26 PM
- PammH said...
I too am looking forward to this show, because I've only been a fan for about 7 years & LOVE to see the drivers in their earlier years. I could do without Rud, but I can ignore him.
- February 7, 2008 at 7:20 PM
- SGee said...
Rutledge Wood is awesome funny.I think Rutledge is for younger people, so I can understand while some older folks might not like him.
As for the show, I am excited that we get to see Nascar history (and more than watching the finish of the 1979 500 for the billionth time)!
This is a show I am looking forward too! (of course I also watched "SPEED Road Tour Challenge" and kind of enjoyed it)
- February 7, 2008 at 7:33 PM
- Sgee said...
Ok, well, halfway through the show, and I got to admit that I feel like I am watching one of last season's races. Same commercials over and over... love the Allstate ads, but there were only like 3 variations and they played them every 3 laps...
I wish they would focus more on what the drivers have to say about filming commercials, and I was hoping for more older ads, this seems to be based more on the past couple of years...
well, it is back on.... It is mildly entertaining, but not really what I wanted...
- February 7, 2008 at 9:32 PM
- GinaV24 said...
Rutledge annoys the heck out of me, but I thought I'd tune into this show just for the heck of it. I only lasted 15 minutes. Between Rutledge and Kenny Wallace,well, it's too much for me to stand more than 15 minutes of it. I should have put this on the DVR then I could fastforward thru the junk. You are right, JD, technology has set us free in some regards!
- February 7, 2008 at 9:55 PM
- darbar said...
Thank heaven I Tivo'd this and could use the fast forward. I don't know who I can't stand more, Rutledge or Riki. They both grate on my nerves. I cannot understand the purpose of either of those two guys, except they might attract kids under 12 and people who like overly tattooed guys. As for the show, it just seemed like a very long commercial, which I suppose it was. Some of the outtakes were funny and I rather liked seeing someone try and run over Tony Stewart, but all in all, it was a waste.
- February 8, 2008 at 1:02 AM
- Bill H said...
26 comments on the show before it ever aired and then only 3 during / after?
I watched the 1st 1/2 hour of the show, it was ok, but I found myself looking at the top right hand corner for the Speed logo to see if I was watching the show or a real commercial.
I like these "Behind the scenes" shows, but maybe behind the scenes of the commercials is too much.
Overall though I will give the show a "B" for production and "A-" for effort. If they (Nascar, Speed, Espn ect) can come up with more of these non-racing, racing shows it would be nice.
- February 8, 2008 at 5:09 AM
- Anonymous said...
Who, if anyone produced this show?
Perhaps a 16-year-old with ADD?
It was terrible. It certainly wasn't what was advertised--a collection of NASCAR commercials--and it wasn't "behind the scenes" much, either. It was like an hour-long montage of random shots strung together.
Rutledge was a waste of time. His fake "acting" was miserable.
Good idea, miserable execution.
Who'd thunk someone could screw up a show about TV commercials?
Rule #1: When you mention the spot more than once, show it!
We heard how much people liked the Coke spot with the RC cars...and never saw it. Can't air it? Don't have the rights? Then don't talk about it in the show.
Terrible. Just terrible.
- February 8, 2008 at 6:35 AM
- Anonymous said...
Was thre an HD formatting issue with this show? I watched on an SD TV and noted that all the commercials had a promblem that caused a lot of the frame to be cut-off--any lower-third graphic was out of the frame.
SPEED, if you're going to do HD productions like this, you have to letterbox for SD viewers.
- February 8, 2008 at 7:35 AM
- earl06 said...
I DVR'd this, thank god. What a bunch of junk. Good idea, poor execution. I don't see what Rutledge Wood adds to any program.
- February 8, 2008 at 9:46 AM
- Lisa Hogan said...
The show was o.k. The goofy Rutledge was toned down some, just not enough for my taste.
I was hoping for more of the older commercials. I have to assume that there was a problem getting releases. The show seemed to have been a last minute decision and a bit thrown together.
I did enjoy the preview of Smoke's commercial.
- February 8, 2008 at 10:58 AM
- Nascar#3 said...
I loved the show....It's was quite entertaining...The only things that drove me nuts were, every time they'd come back from commercial we'd be subjected to...Welcome back to Nascar in 30 seconds brought to you by Toyota" .....and the darn fan "ventalator" or whatever it's call kept spinning in the back ground. plus....it's like they'd go...."Action " Ruthlege would start talking and some stage hand would unplug the fan and you'd see it slowing winding down in speed.....LOL
Over all, great show though!
- February 8, 2008 at 12:41 PM
- Anonymous said...
It seems like the only people who post here are angry, old, distant fans. I say that with all respect, and having read everything above.
When Uncle Dan tried to mention that people were cranky, which if you can read, they clearly are, he was almost reprimanded.
It's ok to say these people are cranky. Just like it's ok to say you don't like someone. It's also ok to speak your voice positive, or negative.
The show was fun and entertaining. I enjoyed seeing some of the older bloopers and outtakes to see what some of the driver's looked like back in the day.
Just like a few others have said before, Rutledge is fun. He is a breath of fresh air. What would you guys rather see? The same old guys, almost talking in monotone, for hours, about the same stuff, every weekend ?
I don't. Contrary to what most of you think, it's ok to be different. It's ok to laugh, it's ok to smile. He obviously enjoys what he's doing, and believe it or not, there's a lot of people that do.
I think if you ever meet him at the track, you'll see why fans like him so much, and trust me, they do like him. He doesn't take himself too seriously, unlike some of you on here.
And have any of you payed attention to how much the drivers like him? They're the ones racing every weekend when you guys are apparently begrudging everything people do about NASCAR.
And in case anyone forgot, yeah, it costs money to put on shows. People sponsor things. Toyota paid for a fun show and that's what they've got. If you don't like it, I don't think anyone that really did will lose any sleep over it.
Enjoy the sport people. It's here for our amusement and our entertainment. I'll say again, ENTERTAINMENT. Just like baseball, football, or even bowling.
Thanks for having a place where people can agree and disagree freely. That, just like new programming on any of my favorite NASCAR channels, is refreshing.
- February 9, 2008 at 6:16 PM
- Anonymous said...
To all the people that want to blast Rut for making NASCAR fun for the average NON redneck: CHAMILLIONAIRE
has a song that came out last year Called Ridin Dirty: Starts off a little something like this. They see me rollin, They hatin... Rut is the only reason to watch things going on in the world of NASCAR. Get used to him being around for awhile because the days of Billy talking about Number 3 with a halo and wings that he just got tatted on his shoulder are gone and how that Angel has gone to heaven... The fact remains that you are upset because you feel like you could do a better job and maybe some feelings of resentment have settled in for this man having success beyond your trailer park lives. Stop hating, if you think you can do better, I'm sure you can go audition. Eat it, I'm out.
Lt. Dan from the D
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Anna Osadcenko was born in Alma-Ata in Kazakhstan where she received her first ballet training at the Academie A. B. Selesnew. From September 2000 she attended the John Cranko Schule in Stuttgart, where she graduated in July 2001. In January 2000 Anna Osadcenko participated in the Prix de Lausanne with the Kitri-Variations from
Don Quijote
(after Marius Petipa) and
, a work which was especially created for her by Christian Spuck, resident choreographer of the Stuttgart Ballet and won the Prix de l'espoir.
For her part in the Pas de deux
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, Anna Osadcenko was named in the critics' choice 2014 of the magazine Dance Europe as "Outstanding Dancer".
After being an apprentice with the Stuttgart Ballet, Anna Osadcenko became a Corps de ballet member in 2002/03. In the season 2005/06 she was promoted to Demi Soloist, in 2007/08 to Soloist and in 2008/09 to Principal Dancer.
Leading Roles with the Stuttgart Ballet
Bite (Katarzyna Kozielska)
Bolero (Maurice Béjart): The Melody
Brouillards (John Cranko): Pas de deux "Feuilles Mortes"
Concerto for Flute and Harp (John Cranko)
Dances at a Gathering (Jerome Robbins): Role in Mauve
Delta Inserts (Kevin O'Day): Pas de deux
Don Quijote (Maximiliano Guerra): Mercedes, Queen of the Dryads
Dream of Galilei (William Forsythe): Pas de trois
Dummy Run (Douglas Lee)
Fanfare LX (Douglas Lee)
Forgotten Land (Jiří Kylián): Couple in White
Frank Bridge Variations (Hans van Manen)
Gaîté parisienne (Maurice Béjart): Pas de deux "The Lovers", Marianne, Ballerina
Giselle (Production: Reid Anderson, Valentina Savina): Giselle, Myrtha
Initials R.B.M.E. (John Cranko): B.
Jeu de cartes (John Cranko): Hearts Queen
Kammerballett (Hans van Manen)
Kazimir's Colours (Mauro Bigonzetti): Pas de deux
La fille mal gardée (Sir Frederick Ashton): Lise
La Sylphide (Peter Schaufuss, after August Bournonville): The Sylph, First Sylph
Las Hermanas (Sir Kenneth MacMillan): Martirio
Le Grand Pas de deux (Christian Spuck)
Le Sacre du Printemps (Glen Tetley): Pas de deux
Leonce und Lena (Christian Spuck): Rosetta, the Governess
Les Sylphides (Michail Fokine): Valse
Lulu. A Monstre Tragedy (Christian Spuck): Countess Geschwitz
melodious gimmick to keep the boys in line (Marc Spradling): Postcard to Bartok
Mobile (Tomm Ruud)
Onegin (John Cranko): Tatjana, Olga
Opus 1 (John Cranko): female lead
Othello (John Neumeier): Emilia
Pas de deux: Onegin (John Cranko)
Poème de l`Extase (John Cranko): Diva
Requiem (Kenneth MacMillan): Solo role
Return to a strange land (Jiří Kylián): Pas de trois
Ricercare (Glen Tetley)
Romeo and Juliet (John Cranko): Juliet, Gipsy, Carnival Dance
Seventh Symphony (Uwe Scholz): female leading role
Swan Lake (John Cranko): Odette/Odile, Pas de six, Pas de quatre
Symph (Katarzyna Kozielska)
The Four Temperaments (George Balanchine): First and Third Theme, Sanguinic
The Lady and the Fool (John Cranko): Lady
The Lady of the Camellias (John Neumeier): Olympia, Manon Lescaut
The second detail (William Forsythe)
The Sleeping Beauty (Márcia Haydée after Marius Petipa): Princess Aurora,Lilac Fairy, the Blue Bird's Princess, Strength-Fairy
The Song of the Earth (Kenneth MacMillan): diverse solo roles
The Taming of the Shrew (John Cranko): Katharina, Bianca
The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude (William Forsythe)
Two Pieces for HET (Hans van Manen)
Variations for two Couples (Hans van Manen)
Voluntaries (Glen Tetley): Pas de deux
Yantra (Wayne McGregor)
Specially created Roles
Aubade (Douglas Lee)
Begegnung (Stéphane Fléchet)
Das Fräulein von S. (Christian Spuck): ruby
Firebird (Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui)
In Short (Itzik Galili)
Neurons (Katarzyna Kozielska)
Or Noir (Fabio Adorisio)
Pizzicato (Christian Spuck)
Pocket Concerto (Edward Clug)
PS (Katarzyna Kozielska)
RED in 3. (Jorma Elo)
Ssss... (Edward Clug)
The Shaking Tent (Marc Spradling)
Specially created Roles at Noverre-Gesellschaft: Young Choreographers
"6" (Ivo van Zwieten)
Clepsydre (Stéphen Delattre)
Corps de ballet Roles at the Stuttgart Ballet
..., la peau blanche... (Christian Spuck)
A Streetcar named Desire (John Neumeier)
das siebte blau (Christian Spuck)
Edward II (David Bintley)
Gaîté parisienne (Maurice Béjart)
Giselle (Production: Reid Anderson, Valentina Savina)
Hikarizatto (Itzik Galili)
I fratelli (Mauro Bigonzetti)
Initials R.B.M.E. (John Cranko)
La Fille mal gardée (Sir Frederick Ashton)
La Sylphide (Peter Schaufuss, after August Bournonville)
Le sacre du printemps (Glen Tetley)
Les Sylphides (Michail Fokine)
Lulu. A Monstre Tragedy (Christian Spuck)
melodious gimmick to keep the boys in line (Marc Spradling)
Onegin (John Cranko)
Romeo and Juliet (John Cranko)
Serenade (George Balanchine)
Seventh Symphony (Uwe Scholz)
Stravinsky Violin Concerto (George Balanchine)
Swan Lake (John Cranko): Tarantella and others
Sweet Sweet Sweet (Marco Goecke)
Symphony in C (George Balanchine)
The Cage (Jerome Robbins)
The Concert (Jerome Robbins)
The four Temperaments (George Balanchine)
The Sandman (Christian Spuck)
The Sleeping Beauty (Márcia Haydée after Marius Petipa)
The Taming of the Shrew (John Cranko)
Roles as a student at the John Cranko Schule
Don Quijote (after Marius Petipa): Kitri Variations
Light Fandango (Robert North)
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In an attempt to stop any potential pollution entering Blue Spring Creek in northwest Miller County, landowners reached out to the Northern Cherokee Nation for help. The nation obliged and land along the creek is now considered sacred by the tribe.
In an attempt to stop any potential pollution entering Blue Spring Creek in northwest Miller County, landowners reached out to the Northern Cherokee Nation for help. The nation obliged and land along the creek is now considered sacred by the tribe.
Although the land is now designated a Cherokee Holy site, the Rocky Mount Sewer District is not required by law to halt plans to construct a wastewater treatment facility at the headwaters of the creek. The facility's blueprints call for the effluence to drain into the creek — a plan vehemently protested by creek advocates and area landowners, most of whom are not district constituents.
The Cherokee ceremony performed Friday afternoon is another avenue the Committee to Save the Blue Spring Creek utilized to bring attention to preserving the cool water creek ecosystem. The committee has contacted the Missouri Department of Conservation, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Sierra Club, submitted petitions to the Missouri Department of Conservation and held organizational meetings — all with the goal to either divert the effluence or relocate the facility.
Steve Lee, a landowner along the creek, said the land is surrounded by burial grounds, which qualified it for the ceremony.
Northern Cherokee Nation Chief Gray Elk performed various ceremonies including the seven directions ceremony,— a ritual meant to purify the area. The ceremony set the stage for an adoption ceremony.
Lee was officially adopted into the Cherokee Nation. "By Cherokee law, he now has the same rights and responsibilities as any blooded tribal member. There is no difference between him and us now," the Chief said.
"This has been a life long dream," Lee said of his adoption.
The newly-formed relationship with the tribe may have been a dream of Lee's, but saving the creek was the underlying factor in the decision to pursue the ceremonies.
"Hopefully they will realize that they will be running man's sewage through holy ground. Hopefully it will play a part in stopping it," Lee said. "This ground has always been sacred to me anyway. All my neighbors feel this way."
"This is too beautiful of an area to pollute anyway and it is so easy to fix the problem with a little bit of movement and a little bit of change. Everybody ends up happy," the Chief added.
At the conclusion of the ceremonies, Chief Gray Elk declared the land sacred. "This land will now be known as a Cherokee Holy site," he said. The tribe can now use the land for weddings and other special occasions.
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Big changes are coming to the Carmi Public Library as the organization will join forces with several other libraries in the area for the new Heartland Library system. The change will include several updates and staff members of the library have already attended training workshops for the new Polaris system that will be offered with the change.
Big changes are coming to the Carmi Public Library as the organization will join forces with several other libraries in the area for the new Heartland Library system. The change will include several updates and staff members of the library have already attended training workshops for the new Polaris system that will be offered with the change.
"Starting March 15, we will not be able to place holds until the system goes live, which is April 9," said Stephanie Dennis, library director. "We really need to alert customers that during this time, we will be in transition and we will have disruptions. We will have new changes coming up. We hope everyone understands and is patient during this time."
Dennis noted that once the new system is up and running, it will be part of the biggest library consortium in the United States. The new system runs from Kankakee to the north all the way to southern Illinois and points in between. The new system will have 10 million items in the system and will have over 1.3 million registered patrons. Dennis said she will continue to remind patrons of the changeover and deadlines to place holds on items during this time.
Staff members recently attended training for cataloging books and have already implemented the new system. In all, staff members are required to have 15 hours of continuing training per year and training on the new Polaris system will be included. As a result, there will be times the library will be closed to the public while staff members receive the necessary training to be prepared for the new changeover in April. The library will be closed Feb. 28 for staff members to attend training in Marion and the facility will not open until the afternoon that day.
In other library news during the monthly meeting of the Carmi Public Library board, Dennis reported that circulation is running up from last month and traffic on computers is still strong. A total of 133 patrons are signed up for e-books. Dennis foresees some issues as they move forward with e-book options.
"Everything out there is not on e-books, but some are only on e-books," said Dennis. "We are geared toward juvenile non-fiction, crafts and family concentrations, but we may have to start branching out."
Dennis also noted the library is in a consortium with Amazon and their prices are sometimes higher and they have risen considerably since last year. She said they are sometimes challenged to stay within their goal of $100 per month for e-books as a result of the prices. To date, the library has approximately $1,500 invested in e-books.
The library is paying for magazines, and they were able to collect $954.95 of the $1,429.92 due from donations. Also, Dennis noted the library finally received their E-rate credit for the Internet line. There is now $1,058 available credit for the library.
Finally, Dennis has been in contact with Kelly and Ellen Pyle of Kelly Company concerning the carpet in the basement. Kelly noted the carpet is not worn anywhere and suggested a special dry cleaner for the area rather than replacing the carpet. Dennis will continue to work on this project with Kelly Company.
Ralph Anselment reported that the House Committee is fine while Lloyd Stills reported on finances of the Library board. Stills did note there is a certificate coming due in April and asked for a vote to cash it out and put it in a CD. After this year, the board will collect the interest in 2013 and 2014. The board passed the motion to move the money to a CD. Stills also noted the board has never used the money market funds and they have always been kept as a safety.
Vice President Denton Aud filled in for President Andy Acord for the meeting and asked for an update on Friends of the Library. Dennis said the library had their first volunteer meeting in January with 20 people interested in helping out. The group includes both members of Friends as well as other volunteers. Dennis said five people have already stopped in and have begun labeling books and straightening shelves. They are also working on a book discussion group and volunteers from the group plan to have some sort of activity each month.
In honor of Library Lover's month, Friends of the Library hosted a special chocolate event Thursday, Feb. 7. Oma Farmer, a chocolatier, presented a program on the benefits of chocolate and held chocolate tasting along with door prizes.
The Friends of the Library will hold a Valentine's Story Hour at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9. The event is geared toward pre-school kids through second grade and will include a craft for each child.
Finally, the board was reminded that National Library Week is set for April 14 - 19. The library plans to have an equal amount of events for kids and adults during that time.


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"Sometimes, people believe this facial redness comes from drinking alcohol," says John E. Wolf Jr., M.D., a spokesman for the National Rosacea Society (NRS). "People thought W.C. Fields had a lumpy nose from drinking. But he had rhinophyma, a form of rosacea causing thickening of the skin of the nose." Other celebrities with rosacea: former President Bill Clinton and the late Princess Diana.
About 14 million Americans, mostly ages 30 to 50, have rosacea to some degree, the NRS estimates. "There may be more. Most people with rosacea don't know they have it," says Dr. Wolf, who chairs the dermatology department at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. It's usually seen on the cheeks and nose, but rosacea can strike the neck and chest, too.
Although the cause of rosacea is unknown, people with fair skin who blush easily may be at the greatest risk for it, the NRS says. Over time, the redness of the skin becomes more noticeable and blood vessels may be seen. If untreated, bumps and pimples may develop, and the nose may become swollen.
In a 2002 NRS survey of 1,900 people with rosacea, 68 percent said the illness caused low self-esteem, 25 percent reported anxiety and 20 percent were depressed. "Treating rosacea can not only help patients physically but also emotionally," Dr. Wolf says.
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I don't have a lot of time for genealogy, but I'd like to dabble some, and someday I'll perhaps get more into it. The info I have goes back only a very little way to Albert's father and perhaps his grandfather. I don't know a lot yet aobut searching public records.
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At issue are two laws passed this spring that are set to take effect July 1, limiting the size of the of ammunition magazines to 15 rounds and expanding background checks to private and online firearm sales.
The lawsuit involves sheriffs from 54 of the state's 64 counties, and most represent rural, gun-friendly areas of the state where they were elected. They said it was their duty to uphold the U.S. Constitution.
"We each took an oath. The line in the sand has been drawn, and we will stand united," said El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa.
In contrast to the sheriffs filing suit, the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police supported the bills, calling them "common-sense approaches" to protect the public "while not taking guns from law-abiding citizens in any way."
The sheriffs argue the laws have many flaws that will make it nearly impossible for citizens to comply, and they insist the measures won't improve public safety but will restrict the rights of law-abiding citizens.
Colorado lawmakers passed the new gun restrictions in reaction to mass shootings at a suburban Denver movie theater last summer, where 12 people were killed and dozens more injured, and the massacre at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn.
Relatives of victims of the Colorado shooting criticized the sheriffs for filing the lawsuit and accused them of playing politics.
"As a parent who lost my son Alex at the Aurora theater shooting, I ask these people to put themselves in my place," Tom Sullivan said in a statement. "I do not understand why these politicians are picking guns over people."
Weld County Sheriff John Cooke said he and his colleagues were "not the ones playing politics with this."
"We believe that the Legislature were the ones who were playing politics," he said.
Opponents of the new gun laws insist the language in the regulations do not provide enough clarity or safeguards to protect people from inadvertently breaking the laws. They've argued that magazines by their nature are easily converted to larger sizes, something the bill bans. They also say the expanded background checks don't provide enough exemptions for temporary transfers, and people conducting private transactions will have a difficult time getting checks through a federally licensed dealer.
Lawmakers allowed several exemptions in the background check, including exempting transfers between immediate family members, shooting events and temporary transfers of 72 hours.
Republican Attorney General John Suthers, who's responsible for defending the state in the lawsuit, issued a statement Friday giving guidance to law enforcement on how the new magazine limit should be enforced. He said magazine features "must be judged objectively" and that magazines that hold 15 rounds or fewer can't be defined as "large capacity" simply because it can be modified to include more.
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Texas School Tells Teen He Can't Wear Dress to Prom
A student at a Houston high school says an assistant principal told him he couldn't wear a dress to his senior prom because it violated school policy.
Houston CBS affiliate KHOU 11 reported that Tony Zamazal finds himself wearing women's clothing more often and expressed the desire to wear a dress, heels and a wig to his senior prom. The assistant principal at Spring High School "told me it just wasn't in the dress code," Zamazal told the TV station.
The school official told him that "women wore dresses, and men wore tuxedos." Zamazal said he was extremely disappointed but remains determined to fight. A spokeswoman for the school spoke of a process which allows Zamazal formally to question the decision. The senior would first have to take his request to the principal of the high school and then go up the ranks in the city's school system.
"If I do get to go as a woman, I will be ecstatic," he said. "If I don't, it would be devastating, because I put myself out there." Zamazal added that he doesn't care how his peers view him. "It's not okay to just tell people, they can't be the way that they are," he said. "It's not just a choice of the way you look. It's more of who you are."
High school proms, those rites of adulthood that are part of the American landscape, have been undergoing some surprising changes around the country as a result of queer students being more vocal about their identity.
Just last week, the Associated Press reported that a Missouri school initially prohibited same-sex couples from attending prom but a day later rescinded their policy and said, gay couples were welcomed.
A group of students, parents and at least one teacher in Indiana's Sullivan County made national headlines this month after the coalition wanted to create a second prom for Sullivan High School that would barr LGBT students from attending. The teacher, Diana Medley, a special education from another school, was put in the media's spotlight after spewing anti-gay comments.
AP reported on Feb. 21 that officials from the Sullivan school district fired a teacher over anti-gay comments. While the district's officials never gave out the teacher's name, most assumed it was Medley.
The student who started this movement, Constance McMillen, became a national cause celebre in 2010 after the American Civil Liberties Union took up her cause. The Mississippi student was feted at gay fund-raisers around the country. Later that year, another Mississippi lesbian, Ceara Sturgis, sued her school for the same reason.
A 2011 article on EDGE took the case of a school in Michigan that decided to do away with traditional gender roles in crowning a prom king and queen as a sign of a sea change in the way students were using the prom as a way of asserting their gender identity. Students in a high school in Norton Shores, Mich., near Waukegan, voted Reed Oak, a transgendered student, as their prom king.
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KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - The Truman women welcomed MIAA newcomer Nebraska-Kearney to Pershing Arena for their only scheduled visit. The ladies flipped the script on the Lopers as TSU ran out early and had to hold on late to win 60-48.
Truman has made a habit of putting teams away early in the second half, but like many things on Thursday night that didn't go according to schedule.
It started with Truman playing without senior post player Jennifer Conway for the second straight game continued with three players battling flu-like symptoms, and was capped off by having to face the UNK match-up zone.
"At some point in time we realize that some teams come in still searching and we have to come out with the same intensity level and we talked about that in the pre-game. We got up early and I felt like we got complacent, and I know we were playing without Conway and we had girls that were sick, but at the same time that's no excuse," said Truman head coach Michael Smith.
Truman led 36-14 at halftime and UNK looked lost on the offensive end, taking and missing contested bad shots. They started to close the gap early on in the second half, cutting the lead to just 13 at the first media timeout. A contributing factor to the Lopers' run was that TSU only made one basket in that 5:20 time span.
"We lost focus early in the second half we didn't come out as strong as we did in the first half and that led to us losing our momentum," said Becka McHenry.
Truman would push the lead back up to 21 with just over eight minutes to play, led by big contributions off the bench.
"It's tough but we're not going to make excuses, and at the same time it is the beauty of having such great depth and having everyone be able to kind of play the same position," said McHenry.
The Bulldogs' bench outscored the UNK bench 22-10. Smith used an almost hockey-like substitution pattern, subbing at nearly every dead ball.
"We were just trying to keep people hydrated and keep players fresh, because in the back of my mind I was thinking about Saturday's game," said Smith.
The Kearney defense forced the Bulldogs into facing an expiring shot-clock throughout the night.
"Trying to figure out reads on the match-up zone without a post presence was difficult. In the past when our shooters were shooting they had to guard us pretty close and that opened it up for our post, but we didn't have that tonight," said Smith.
Truman went scoreless over the last 3:53, allowing UNK to trim that 21-point lead down to 12.
"For the most part I feel like we just went trough the motions to get the game over with, but at the same time you are going to have nights when you aren't firing on all cylinders and have to overcome some adversity. I'm just glad this game was at home and not on the road," said Woodley.
McHenry led Truman with 13 points and nine rebounds.
Allie Norton chipped in with 11 and four assists.
Ivy Jones had a nice outing in defeat as she scored 23 for the Lopers.
As for the afore mentioned Saturday match-up, Truman will play their third ranked opponent in four games when they welcome Ft. Hays State to Pershing Arena. Truman is 1-1 in the previous two games against Washburn and Central Missouri.
"We need to get a lot of momentum going in practice tomorrow and that's our big focus, because we know how good Ft. Hays is," said McHenry.
Conway is expected back in the Truman line-up for Saturday's game.


text: With Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez and newly acquired Dan Haren drawing the headlines, Washington's rotation gathered plenty of hype leading up to this season. A unit that last year led the National League with a 3.40 ERA had seemingly only gotten better over the offseason, with Haren joining the mix and Strasburg shedding his innings limit.Through a month and change, the Nats starting corps has continued to excel, with a 3.42 ERA that ranks them second in the NL behind St. Louis' ridiculous group. But the star performer hasn't been Gonzalez, who has been unable to replicate last year's great results early on. It hasn't been Haren, who has been mediocre through his first seven starts. It hasn't even been Strasburg, who's looked downright human with a 1-4 record and 3.45 ERA.Instead, it's Jordan Zimmermann leading the way. The 26-year-old is following up his quietly brilliant 2012 campaign with another spectacular effort here in 2013, as he leads the majors with six wins and has hurled two complete games in seven starts. With a 1.59 ERA, 0.82 WHIP and only two homers allowed in 51 innings, the right-hander has been sublime. Given his track record, there's no reason to think that major regression is in his future, even if his .209 BABIP is bound to come back to Earth. Zimmermann can really pitch, and is lined up for two starts against scuffling offenses in the coming week.A few other notes on The Week Ahead...* Barry Zito has effectively walked a tightrope this year, holding a 3-1 record and 2.75 ERA despite some iffy performances, but I'd stay away this week. Hard to draw a tougher pair of match-ups than pitching in Toronto and Colorado.* Travis Wood has amazingly turned in seven quality starts in seven tries this year. He goes twice at home in the coming week and is available in more than 50 percent of leagues.* With a double-header on Monday and no off days scheduled, the Yankees are slated to play eight games -- six at home. Make sure to get any New York hitters into your lineup.Going Twice…American LeagueStrong PlaysDerek Holland: @OAK (Colon), DET (Fister)Matt Moore: BOS (Doubront), @BAL (Chen)CC Sabathia: SEA (Hernandez), TOR (Morrow)Jake Peavy: @MIN (Correia), @LAA (Vargas)Anibal Sanchez: HOU (Norris), @TEX (Grimm)Doug Fister: HOU (Harrell), @TEX (Holland)Felix Hernandez: @NYY (Sabathia), @CLE (Masterson)Decent PlaysJustin Grimm: @OAK (Griffin), DET (Sanchez)A.J. Griffin: TEX (Grimm), KC (Mendoza)Jason Vargas: KC (Guthrie), CWS (Peavy)Bud Norris: @DET (Sanchez), @PIT (Locke)Hector Santiago: @MIN (Hernandez), @LAA (Blanton)Justin Masterson: NYY (Phelps), SEA (Hernandez)John Lackey: @TB (Moore), @MIN (Hernandez)At Your Own RiskDavid Phelps: @CLE (Masterson), TOR (Buehrle)Pedro Hernandez: CWS (Santiago), BOS (Doubront)Joe Blanton: KC (Mendoza), CWS (Santiago)Luis Mendoza: @LAA (Blanton), @OAK (Griffin)National LeagueStrong PlaysJordan Zimmermann: @LAD (Beckett), @SD (Cashner)Jake Westbrook: NYM (Gee), MILLance Lynn: NYM (Hefner), MIL (Lohse)A.J. Burnett: MIL (Lohse), HOU (Lyles)Homer Bailey: @MIA (Sanabia), @PHI (Kendrick)Travis Wood: COL (Nicasio), NYM (Gee)Mike Minor: @ARI (Miley), LAD (Beckett)Wade Miley: ATL (Minor), @MIA (Sanabia)Decent PlaysDan Haren: @LAD (Kershaw), @SD (Cashner)Barry Zito: @TOR (Dickey), @COL (Frncis)Andrew Cashner: @BAL (Tillman), WAS (Haren)Jeff Locke: MIL, HOU (Norris)Kyle Lohse: @PIT (Burnett), @STL (Lynn)Josh Beckett: WAS (Zimmermann), @ATL (Minor)At Your Own RiskDillon Gee: @STL (Westbrook), @CHC (Wood)Jeremy Hefner: @STL (Lynn), @CHC (Feldman)Alex Sanabia: CIN (Bailey), ARI (Miley)Juan Nicasio: @CHC (Wood), SF (Lincecum)Jeff Francis: @CHC (Villanueva), SF (Zito)Streamer CityThe following pitchers are generally available in over 50 percent of fantasy leagues and have favorable match-ups this week:American LeagueTuesday, 5/14: Chris Tillman vs. SDTillman has run his string of quality starts up to four. The Padres offense is not good.Friday, 5/17: Ubaldo Jimenez vs. SEAIt's too early to reach conclusions, but Jimenez seems to be turning things around as he's looked good in consecutive starts. He'll try to keep it rolling at home against the Mariners.National LeagueTuesday, 5/14: Julio Teheran @ ARIThe young righty has shown signs of getting on track, with a 2.79 ERA over his past three starts.Wednesday, 5/15: Mike Leake @ MIALeake's had some ups and downs, but he's a good bet to suppress the miserable Marlins in Miami.Friday, 5/17: Jorge De La Rosa vs. SFIn two home starts this year, De La Rosa has allowed five hits and zero runs over 12 innings.Total GamesAmerican League5: BAL, TOR6: BOS, HOU, KC, MIN, OAK, SEA, TB7: CLE, CWS, DET, LAA, TEX8: NYYNational League5: PHI6: ARI, ATL, CHC, CIN, LAD, MIA, SD, SF7: COL, MIL, NYM, PIT, STL, WASLefty/Righty BreakdownsAmerican LeagueBAL: 3 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHPBOS: 2 vs. RHP, 4 vs. LHPCLE: 5 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHPCWS: 4 vs. RHP, 3 vs. LHPDET: 5 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHPHOU: 5 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHPKC: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHPLAA: 4 vs. RHP, 3 vs. LHPMIN: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHPNYY: 6 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHPOAK: 5 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHPSEA: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHPTB: 3 vs. RHP, 3 vs. LHPTEX: 7 vs. RHP, 0 vs. LHPTOR: 3 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHPNational LeagueARI: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHPATL: 2 vs. RHP, 4 vs. LHPCHC: 5 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHPCIN: 5 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHPCOL: 4 vs. RHP, 3 vs. LHPLAD: 3 vs. RHP, 3 vs. LHPMIA: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHPMIL: 3 vs. RHP, 4 vs. LHPNYM: 6 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHPPHI: 4 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHPPIT: 6 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHPSD: 5 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHPSF: 4 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHPSTL: 6 vs. RHP, 1 vs. LHPWAS: 5 vs. RHP, 2 vs. LHPThe InfirmaryYou can get a full listing of injured players at Rotoworld's Injury Page but here's the latest on a few prominent players who have been out of action:Miguel Gonzalez: Out until late May (finger)Joel Hanrahan: Out indefinitely (arm)Jerry Hairston Jr.: Out indefinitely (groin)Hanley Ramirez: Out until mid-May (hamstring)Josh Reddick: Out until late May (wrist)Roy Halladay: Out indefinitely (shoulder)James McDonald: Out indefinitely (shoulder)Clayton Richard: Out indefinitely (virus)A.J. 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SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn said making Illinois' temporary income tax increase permanent should prevent "extreme and radical" state budget cuts, a politically difficult trade-off that's likely to be a major issue during his tough re-election bid.
The Chicago Democrat tied his push for extending the increase to relief for homeowners, saying he'd like to guarantee every Illinoisan who pays property tax a $500 annual refund. He also used his budget address Wednesday to call for increasing the earned-income tax credit for low-income families.
But the ideas — particularly the tax extension — give Quinn's Republican challenger, Bruce Rauner, fodder to attack him and set up what's expected to be a tough budget battle heightened by election-year scrutiny.
Still, Quinn predicted dire cuts without the extension. And Democrats, who control the Illinois House and Senate, said they'd support the move.
"If action is not taken to stabilize our revenue code, extreme and radical cuts will be imposed on education and critical public services," Quinn said in the 30-minute speech to legislators. "Cuts that will starve our schools and result in mass teacher layoffs, larger class sizes and higher property taxes."
The question of what to do with the income tax increase has nagged lawmakers and candidates. Polls show that most Illinois voters would rather cut spending than increase revenue.
Rauner and his fellow Republicans immediately blasted Quinn's proposal, saying he went back on his word because the 67 percent income tax increase approved in 2011 was billed as temporary.
"After five years of Pat Quinn's failed leadership, we have record tax hikes, outrageously high unemployment, massive cuts in education, and there's still a giant budget mess in Springfield," the Winnetka businessman said in a statement.
"We can balance the budget without more tax increases, if we create a growth economy, and restructure and reform our broken government."
Other top Republicans said Quinn didn't address the state's high unemployment or go far enough on other fiscal issues, like paying down the backlog of bills.
Illinois will see a $1.6 billion revenue dip if the tax increase rolls back in January as scheduled. For weeks, state agency officials have been predicting dire cuts if that happens.
Without the increase, Quinn said, about 13,000 teachers would be laid off, among other cuts.
Maintaining the tax rate would be a "hard choice," but he vowed to not institute new taxes on "everyday services." He said he'd like to again increase the state's earned-income tax credit, to help poor families keep more of what they earn, over the next few years.
Democrats credited Quinn, who is seeking a second full term, with taking a bold step.
"I would commend the governor for his political courage and honesty, unlike previous governors," House Speaker Michael Madigan told the public television show "Illinois Lawmakers." "He told the truth. He laid the cards on the table. If we wish to continue to provide the level of services we've become accustomed to education and other services, then the tax increase should be extended."
Still, Quinn's budget proposes an increase in spending.
Budget documents show a $36.8 billion state spending plan, including more for education, public safety and courts if the extension is in place. That's 4 percent over last year, when lawmakers approved a $35.4 billion budget.
Budget director Jerry Stermer said part of the increase addresses rising costs. He said Illinois is still saving money from Quinn's past decisions, including closing state facilities, a renegotiated union contract and a Medicaid overhaul.
Republicans and business groups have vowed to fight any extension of the temporary income tax hike and claim that testimony from state agency officials predicting dire cuts has been overblown to justify keeping it. They've called for cutting spending and limiting new programs.
Quinn briefly recapped his signing of a landmark pension overhaul, which he's called one of his biggest accomplishments. But the proposed budget won't contain the estimated savings. The overhaul that cuts benefits for state employees and retirees is undergoing a legal challenge by unions that say it's unconstitutional.
Republicans said they had hoped for Quinn to address the state's issues. House Minority Leader Jim Durkin called Quinn's speech "rhetoric" that didn't mention how to combat high unemployment.
"I would have hoped to have heard something of how we can do that, how we can turn that tide other than we're going to tax, tax, tax," he said. "I don't believe that we can tax our way to prosperity."
Lawmakers must approve a budget for the new fiscal year, which starts July 1, by the end of May.


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June 18, 2013
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Developers have released images of the new residential tower designed by Herzog & de Meuron for Miami.
The Jade Signature tower by Herzog & de Meuron on an estate in Miami's Sunny Isles district will accommodate 192 residences, ranging from one-bedroom apartments to a 975-square-metre penthouse. Click here to read more.


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CENTENNIAL — The man accused of murdering 12 people during the Aurora movie theater massacre is willing to admit to the killings if doing so will save his own life.
In a surprise motion filed Wednesday, lawyers for James Holmes said he has offered to plead guilty in exchange for a life in prison with no chance of parole. The offer was first made prior to the arraignment hearing earlier this month, according to the motion.
"Mr. Holmes is currently willing to resolve the case to bring the proceedings to a speedy and definite conclusion for all involved," the lawyers wrote in their motion.
The move swings the spotlight onto prosecutors, who have said they will announce during a court hearing Monday whether they will seek the death penalty. Prosecutors are talking with theater shooting victims and their families to hear their opinions on capital punishment for the case.
Holmes' attorneys wrote in their motion that prosecutors have not accepted the offer. Denver defense attorney Dan Recht said the offer narrows prosecutors' decisions to a single question: Is death the only acceptable punishment in the case?
"Holmes can't offer any more than he is offering," said Recht, who has been following the case. "The choice for the prosecution could not be clearer."
A representative for the 18th Judicial District attorney's office said he could not comment on Wednesday's motion because of a gag order in the case.
Holmes is accused of killing 12 people and wounding at least 58 others with gunfire in a darkened Aurora theater July 20. He faces 166 counts of murder, attempted murder and other offenses.
Earlier this month, a judge entered a not guilty plea to the charges on Holmes' behalf, after his attorneys refused to enter a plea. At the time, they said they needed more time to study their options, and Wednesday's filing provides fresh insight into the cause of their hesitancy.
By disclosing their offer in a court filing, Holmes' attorneys have upped the pressure on prosecutors and, in effect, taken their plea directly to the public, Recht said. It is no coincidence that the motion was filed so close to the now-pivotal Monday hearing, he said.
In the filing, Holmes' attorneys say they believe the case can be closed on Monday.
"It appears the only impediment to a resolution of this case would be if the prosecution chooses to seek the death penalty," Holmes' lawyers wrote in the motion.
If prosecutors decide to reject the offer, Holmes' lawyers said they may launch a mental health defense and will "vigorously" defend Holmes at trial.
The ostensible reason for Wednesday's filing was to ask the judge for more time to litigate motions prior to trial, and Holmes' lawyers identified nine separate categories of issues they said would have to be argued about. The lawyers referenced the length of other recent death-penalty cases in Colorado — the trials, alone, in three recent cases each "took closer to four months" Holmes' attorneys said — and they said the current trial date of Aug. 5 "would obviously need to be vacated."
Prosecutors will have to weigh the pain of such a process on the victims with the value they might see in pursuing the death penalty, Recht said. Offering to plead guilty in exchange for life in prison without parole provides a guaranteed alternative for families reluctant to go through the years — or even decades — long march to execution.
"There's finality," Recht said. "They know Holmes will never be out on the streets again. And they don't have to go through the agony and trauma of a drawn-out legal process."
But prosecutors and victims may see life in prison without parole as inadequate punishment for such a terrible crime, said Karen Steinhauser, a Denver attorney who has been watching the case.
"They may believe the only appropriate sentence is the death penalty," she said.
It is not an easy decision to make, Steinhauser said, and two high-profile cases show that it could go either way.
Last year, Jared Loughner, the man who killed six people and wounded 12 others, including former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, pleaded guilty to avoid the death penalty. But, in the case of Chuck E. Cheese killer Nathan Dunlap, an offer to plead guilty was rejected because prosecutors said he deserved death. Dunlap, Colorado's longest-serving death-row inmate, is still awaiting execution.
Likewise, theater shooting victims and their families are unlikely to hold a single opinion on the death penalty for Holmes.
"From our family's perspective, there are different opinions," said Scott Larimer, whose son, John, was among those killed. "For me, as long as he never walks the face of the earth a free man, I will be happy."
In comments made after Holmes' arraignment earlier this month, shooting survivor Marcus Weaver said he believed Holmes should face the death penalty — but not if he pleaded guilty to the killings.
"To be honest," Weaver said then, "I saw a human being today. And you can plead guilty and own up to it. Or you can plead not guilty and face serious consequences."
In less than a week, Holmes will learn whether prosecutors agree.
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The youngest of four siblings, Romney was born into one of the most prominent families within the Mormon faith. His father, George Romney, was a successful business executive who managed American Motors from near bankruptcy to record profits and who later served as governor of Michigan (1963–69) and as secretary of housing and urban development (1969–72) in the cabinet of Pres. Richard M. Nixon. The younger Romney attended Stanford University in California, but he interrupted his studies in 1966 to undertake a 30-month missionary campaign for the Mormon church in France. While there, he was seriously injured in a car accident, and he returned to the United States a few months later. Romney completed his undergraduate studies with a bachelor's degree in English from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, in 1971, and he earned a master's degree and a law degree from Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., in 1975.
Romney then moved into the private sector as an investment consultant. He spent most of the next 20 years with the Boston-based consulting firm Bain & Company and with its investment-focused spin-off, Bain Capital. He made an unsuccessful run for the U.S. Senate in 1994 against Democratic incumbent Ted Kennedy. His successful turnaround of the scandal-plagued 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, chronicled by Romney in Turnaround: Crisis, Leadership, and the Olympic Games (2004), served as a springboard for his successful Massachusetts gubernatorial campaign in 2002.
As governor, Romney addressed the state's budget problems, implemented universal health care for the uninsured, and created a scholarship program for lower- and middle-income students to attend Massachusetts universities. Romney sometimes took centrist positions early in his political career (e.g., during his 1994 campaign against Kennedy, he argued that homosexuals needed "more support from the Republican Party" and that "abortion should be safe and legal"), but later in his career he fashioned himself as a fiscal and social conservative, maintaining that his views on such issues had evolved. For example, following the decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Court in November 2003 that the denial of marriage licenses to same-sex couples was unconstitutional, Romney attempted to get a repeal measure on the ballot.
His 2008 presidential campaign platform stressed his achievements as governor, as well as his business background, and suggested that his successes as governor could be repeated at the federal level. His campaign received a boost in August 2007 when he finished in first place in the Iowa straw poll. In January 2008, however, Romney placed a disappointing second in both the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary, losing to Mike Huckabee and John McCain, respectively. He won the relatively uncontested Wyoming caucus and emerged from Super Tuesday (Feb. 5, 2008) in second place, behind front-runner McCain. Acknowledging the gap that existed between the number of delegates that each candidate could claim, Romney suspended his campaign several days later. In 2010 he published No Apology: The Case for American Greatness.


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Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch is being sold, according to Radar Online.
Sources told the website that Colony Capital, the company that owns a primary stake in the Santa Ynez property, has put it on the market.
"Colony Capital has the legal right to sell the property to pay down the debt they are owed from the loan, interest, management fee and maintenance costs," a source reportedly said. The 2,500-acre ranch in the Santa Ynez Valley area of Santa Barbara County has an assessed value of $27 million.
Jackson's estate released a statement Thursday. "We are saddened at the prospect of the sale of Neverland which, under the agreement negotiated during Michael's lifetime, Colony has the right to sell. The estate will maintain Michael's family home in Encino, including its iconic recording studio there."
The big question coming out of all this is ... who gets the monkey?
The estate said it will "continue to build upon Michael's legacy as an artistic genius and humanitarian through his music and new projects such as the Michael Jackson ONE show in Las Vegas. We hope and trust that any new owners of Neverland will respect the historical importance and special nature of this wonderful property. Michael's memory lives on in the hearts of his fans worldwide."
Right. So what's the deal with the monkey?
Sources told Radar the owners explored "a number of potential options for Neverland ... but zoning, financial and land use restrictions limited the alternatives and ultimately Colony made the decision to sell."
Apparently, the estate tried to keep Neverland, but couldn't reach an agreement with Colony.
Radar reported Jackson's daughter Paris wanted to turn Neverland into a haven for sick children.
Yeah but what about the monkey?
Neverland Ranch sits on 3,000 acres, and was Jackson's home from 1988 until his molestation trial in 2004.
The ranch could fetch up to $60 million, insiders told Radar.
Tony Hicks provides celebrity commentary for the Bay Area News Group. Contact him at Facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.TonyHicks or Twitter.com/thicks67.


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January is the month of resolutions. With a new year comes the opportunity to change. Nowhere is this more evident than Anytime Fitness, where there has been a reported growth of 20 new members during the month. Compare that to the three to five new memberships the gym gets during a normal month.
January is the month of resolutions. With a new year comes the opportunity to change. Nowhere is this more evident than Anytime Fitness, where there has been a reported growth of 20 new members during the month. Compare that to the three to five new memberships the gym gets during a normal month.
"January is always a busier time in the gym industry," says Personal Trainer Beth Henderson. "People want to make fresh and new commitments."
The Scranton University Journal of Psychology says only eight percent of people will reach their resolution's goal with more than 40 percent failing within the first month. Still, those people who make resolutions are ten times more likely to achieve a goal than those who don't set any resolutions at all.
If you haven't already fallen short of your resolution there are a couple of steps you can take to ensure you reach your goal. The first step is to create a goal that is attainable.
"People tend to make unattainable goals," says Henderson. "I encourage people as a trainer to determine more attainable goals."
Henderson recommends goals that look forward only a short distance. A simple, one-step goal is more attainable, and creates a path upon which you can reach your overall goal. It also provides motivation, as you can see yourself improving and reaching your goals throughout the process. It takes 21 days to establish a new habit and six months for that habit to become a lifestyle.
The second step is to keep your routine fresh. The body can become accustomed to a routine and what was once new and exciting can become boring and monotonous. The idea is to keep the routine fresh so keeping your resolution doesn't become a chore, but rather an exciting part of your day.
An important step to keeping your resolution is going out and doing something. It seems simple and self-explanatory, but just leaving your house to workout can be difficult after a long day of work.
"If there are days where you can only get in the gym for ten minutes, do it," says Henderson.
It can become easy to take a day off, but just going into the gym once a day for a short while can become a routine part of your day – you can begin to add more time to your routine as you progress through your goals.
If you find yourself slipping out of the routine that you began, invite your friends to become a part of your resolution. Studies show that communicating your goal is beneficial to completing your goal. Even posting a status about your progress on Facebook will help you to continue moving forward in your resolution.
The final step in completing a New Year's resolution is to keep trying. When the time comes in mid-March where you haven't worked out in weeks, have begun eating unhealthily, are spending too much time in the office or breaking whatever resolution you may have set for yourself, don't give up!
A resolution can be set any time of the year. You've recognized you want to change something about your life, so stick to it. There is nothing that says you can't start over as many times as it takes to achieve your goal. Recognize what made you fail on your first try, and fix the problem. Just keep trying.