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I have sampled food from around the world and, if faced with the difficult choice of selecting my "last meal," I would not hesitate to choose Indian food. Sadly, most Americans don't agree with me and even close relatives would prefer to dine on some other ethnic fare. According to a recent article that appeared in the Washington Post entitled "Why Delicious Indian Food is Surprisingly Unpopular in the United States," the author (Roberto Ferdman) concludes that;
The answer . . . likely has to do with a certain lack of appreciation for the skill required to make Indian food. The cuisine is among the most labor intensive in the world. And yet Americans are unwilling to pay beyond a certain, and decidedly low, price point. Indian food, in other words, is cheap food in the eyes of many Americans. And that has all kinds of repercussions that have stunted the cuisine's growth, at least on a commercial level.
In fact, Indian Food accounts only for 1.2% of ethnic food consumption in the United States as the chart from the Specialty Food Association.
Personally, I have a difficult time getting around this poor representation of Indian cuisine since their flavor profiles are second to none in my estimation.
Fortunately, science suggests that Asian and western foods differ significantly in their taste outcome. According to Scientific American, western cuisine share many flavor profiles at the molecular level resulting in a blend that may mask the authentic flavors of each of the food variables. This is apparently less true for Asian cuisine. Found below is a summary of their findings:
Science-minded chefs have gone so far as to suggest that seemingly incongruous ingredients—chocolate and blue cheese, for example—will taste great together as long as they have enough flavor compounds in common. Scientists recently put this hypothesis to the test by creating a flavor map, a variant of which we have reproduced here. Lines connect foods that have components in common; thick lines mean many components are shared. By comparing the flavor network with various recipe databases, the researchers conclude that chefs do tend to pair ingredients with shared flavor compounds—but only in Western cuisine. Dishes from a database of recipes from East Asia tend to combine ingredients with few overlapping flavors.
In other words, Indian cooking tends to produced consistent and distinguishable food flavors and aromas despite the fact that these dishes are often complicated to prepare because ingredients are combined with few overlapping flavors. In a more interpretative article by the Washington Post entitled "A scientific explanation of what makes Indian food so delicious," the author suggests the following to aspiring chefs:
The takeaway is that part of what makes Indian food so appealing is the way flavors rub up against each other. The cuisine is complicated, no doubt: the average Indian dish, after all, contains at least 7 ingredients, and the total number of ingredients observed by the researchers amounted to almost 200 out of the roughly 381 observed around the world. But all those ingredients — and the spices especially — are all uniquely important because in any single dish, each one brings a unique flavor.
Now I realize that science is unlikely to make much of a dent in the dining habits of Americans, but the flavor profiles of Indian cuisine continues to inspire me and others who have experienced the richness of this culture expressed through food.


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I hope everyone is getting excited about Prime Day; I know I am! If you haven't read my list of tips you can check it out here. Amazon devices are generally at their BEST prices on Prime Day so I am getting the most questions about them! Here is my "Cheat Sheet" for Prime Day. I will update it as prices are released.
Make sure to join my Daily Deal Detectives group on Facebook where I will be live blogging the deals all day!
AMAZON ECHO DEVICE DEALSFor the uninitiated, Echo is Amazon's line of Alexa enabled Smart Home devices. They can play music, turn on your lights, adjust your AC and even run your robot vacuum! Right now Prime Members can get
- Echo Show: The Echo Show allows you to video chat using the built in screen.
- Echo Spot: Same idea as the Echo Show but smaller with a cute little round screen.
- Echo (2nd Gen): This is the "tower" that everyone thinks of when they think of Alexa devices.
- Echo Plus: The difference between Echo and Echo Plus is that the Echo Plus has a hub to manage Smart Home devices built in. Check it out here
- Echo Dot: A more compact version of the original Echo with a less powerful speaker.
- Echo Dot Kids: This is basically the same as the Echo Dot but you get a case, a 2 year warranty and a year of Freetime Unlimited.
KINDLE FIRE DEVICE DEALSKindle Fire is Amazon's tablet line. There are several size/performance options depending on what your needs are.
- Kindle Fire 7: Amazon's entry level tablet. 7" IPS display, a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, and up to 8 hours of battery life. 8 or 16 GB of internal storage and a microSD slot for up to 256 GB of expandable storage. Good value if you want a very basic tablet.
- Kindle Fire 8: 8" HD display, a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, 1.5 GB of RAM, and Dolby Audio. 16 or 32 GB of internal storage and a microSD slot for up to 256 GB of expandable storage. A better value IMHO than the 7.
- Kindle Fire 10: 10.1" 1080p Full HD display, up to 1.8 GHZ quad-core processor, 2 GB RAM, and up to 10 hours of battery life. 32 or 64 GB internal storage expandable by up to 256 GB (using the microSD slot). This thing is a BEAST! The specs are great but I would make sure you want one this big!
- Kindle Fire Kids: The kid's version comes with a case, a 2 year-worry free guarantee and a free year of Freetime -- I PERSONALLY think this is the way to go if you have kids. Amazon will replace it if your kid breaks it no questions asked!
- Kindle Fire 7 Kids
- Kindle Fire 8 Kids
- Kindle Fire 10 Kids: BRAND NEW!!!
I LOVE my Kindle E-Reader. In a world of tablets and smartphones I really appreciate how much easier it is on my eyes!
- Kindle: The entry level Kindle without any bells and whistles. No Built in light.
- Kindle Paperwhite: Higher resolution screen than the e-reader (twice as many pixels) and built in light. ABSOLUTELY no glare in the sun! This is my current Kindle and I LOVE it! I had the basic version and think this is worth it for the back lighting alone!
- Kindle Voyage: The big difference between this and the paper white is PagePress (it enables you to turn the page without lifting a finger) and Adaptive front light (provides ideal brightness day or night).
- Kindle Oasis: ALL the bells and whistles lol! This is the first waterproof Kindle. It also is Audible enabled and has a larger screen.
- Kindle for Kids: The latest Kindle without sponsored screensavers, a free cover, plus a 2-year worry-free guarantee. Set reading goals and track progress with Kindle FreeTim. Zero distractions since there aren't any apps or videos. If your kid is as destructive as mine are this is the way to go since it's comes with the warranty.
- Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote: The cheapest way to stream videos on your TV! This is what I currently use.
- Fire TV with 4K Ultra HD and Alexa Voice Remote: Smoother and more responsive than the Fire Stick. I might upgrade to this if the price is right ;)
- Fire TV Cube | Hands-Free with Alexa and 4K Ultra HD | Streaming Media Player: If Fire TV and Alexa had a baby this would be it lol.
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Art, Classically Speaking
The Sheldon Syndrome or Florence Syndrome
Also referred to as hyperkulturemia is a psychosomatic illness that causes rapid heartbeat, dizziness, fainting, confusion and even hallucinations when an individual is exposed to art, usually when the art is particularly beautiful or a large amount of art is in a single place. The term can also be applied in circumstances when confronted with immense beauty in the natural world.
The illness is named after the famous 19th Century French author Stendal who described his experience with the phenomenon during his 1817 visit to Florence in his book Naples and Florence: A Journey from Milan to Reggio.
Although there are many descriptions of people becoming dizzy and fainting while taking in Florentine art, especially at the Uffizi, the syndrome was only named in 1979, when it was described by Italian psychiatrist Graziella Magherini who observed and described more than 100 similar cases among tourists and visitors in Florence. I doubt anyone has ever experienced the Sheldon Syndrome in a museum of contemporary art.
Sit back and enjoy a little tour of the Uffizi.
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Contact FSS OUTDOOR RECREATION DIX to reserve and for more info
Bldg. 6045 Doughboy Loop (Located at Doughboy Loop and Newport Street)
JB MDL Dix
Phone: 609.562.6667 / 609.562.4208
Hours of Operation:
Monday – *Friday: 10am – 5pm
Saturday & Sunday: 9am – 4pm Holidays: CLOSED
*Extended Friday Hours (Memorial Day to Labor Day): 9am - 7pm
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FFSS Ouddoor Recreation Dix offers the perfect sites to set up and camp out
87FSS hosts two RV Camp Sites located at Willow Pond (8 spots on-installation) on JB MDL Dix and 87FSS Range 14 (12 spots off-installation). Both campgrounds have electricity, water and waste dump station. Camp Dix (6 spots) primitive tent campsite is located along the Willow Pond peninsula off of 8th Street and Texas Avenue, JB MDL Dix. These include a fire pit and picnic table per site. Max of 8 guests per site. Porto Potty restroom available in parking lot (seasonally) or restrooms located at Willow Pond RV Camp Site. Fire extinguishers available at 87FSS ODR included with rental. No portable water available on site. Please practice "Leave No Trace" Ethics.
Call or visit FSS Outdoor Rec Dix to reserve: 609.562.6667.
- Payment required in full at time of reservation.
- All guests are to check in to 87FSS ODR to sign contracts and get window placard.
- Check-In is after 1pm on arrival; Check-Out is no later than 11am on departure.
- No back-to-back reservations; participants must depart FamCamp for 24 hours before making another reservation.
- We require 24-hour notice for any cancellations for refunds.
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Menopause and DiabetesWritten by Clara Schneider, MS, RD, RN, CDE, LDN
November 2, 2014
It is a fact that in my years of teaching people with diabetes about keeping healthy, many women of menopausal age do not know much about the topic. Menopause will occurs in women and natural menopause is not related to an illness. Women sometimes have fears and anxiety about this subject. My patients tell me that their friends have had hot flashes and perhaps a change in mood but do not know much more. Let's explore this topic. Feel free, Diabetes Sisters, to comment on this blog. Those that have been through what is called by some "the change of life", may have real life comments and suggestions on what to do to make the transition easier. Please share your views with all of us.
What is menopause?
Natural menopause is defined as the time that follows 12 continuous months without having a menstrual period or in medical terms, amenorrhea. (1) A women's ovaries stop making the hormones estrogen and progesterone thus ending a women's fertile period. The average age of menopause in Caucasian women in the United States is 51.5 years. Women of Hispanic and African-American decent usually go through menopause a little earlier and those of Asian heritage a little later. (2)
Early menopause happens to some woman before the age of 40. When this happens it is called premature menopause. Reasons this may occur include:
Genetics- Ask your mother and sisters at what age they went through menopause. Genetics are a strong indicator of the timing that menopause occurs. (3,4)
Procedures that remove or damage the ovaries can cause menopause. A term used when both ovaries are removed is surgical menopause. (5)
There are many other causes of early menopause, which includes diabetes. For information go to: http://www.34-menopause-symptoms.com/early-menopause-causes.htm
One study in Columbia concluded that menopause does not increase the risk of diabetes, but women with type 2 diabetes do have triple the risk of having an early menopause. (6) It is interesting to note the results of a study of early menopause in type 1 women in Finland. Over 900 women were involved (2011). It was concluded that age at menopause for women with type 1 diabetes was not lower than the general population. Factors that did, however, influence early menopause were microvascular complications (end-stage renal disease and proliferative retinopathy). (7)
What is Perimenopause?
As much as 8-10 years before natural menopause takes place, a woman's ovaries gradually start to produce less and less estrogen. This loss increases naturally until one to two years before menopause, at which time a women's ovaries begin ceasing the production of estrogen entirely. A women may exhibit menopausal symptoms which on average lasts for up to four years. With the halt of estrogen, the woman will not release eggs. During perimenopause, it is possible for the woman to become pregnant. A women should be mindful that this can occur and discuss this with their medical team. (8, 9)
Symptoms of Perimenopause
Some woman do not experience any symptoms but many do. You should call your doctor to discuss menopause and the changes that may happen. These are some of the symptoms that sometimes occurs with a drop in estrogen levels:
Changes in body temperature regulation including hot or cold flashes and night sweats
Changes in emotions (moods, depression)
Body change including the need to urinate in a hurry, difficultly with normal sleep habits, dry skin, breast tenderness and headaches
Menstrual cycle changes
Problems with memory (10)
For a more extensive list go to: http://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases_conditions/hic-what-is-perimenopause-menopause-postmenopause
Some doctors and dietitians recommend the following to help get through the menopausal period and after to keep healthy.
Maintain a healthy weight and eat a diet that meets your healthcare needs.
Exercise according to your physician's recommendations
Ask your doctor and dietitian about specific recommendations for you.
Sometimes women ask about medications to help them get through the premenopausal time period. The FDA has released a booklet on medications that can be accessed here: http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ByAudience/ForWomen/ucm118627.htm Ask your doctor what is best for you.
Special Considerations for Women with Diabetes going through Menopause
Before menopause many women have fluctuations in their blood glucose as their hormones change during the month. The fluctuations can continue during perimenopause. It is recommended to test blood glucose levels frequently and ask your physician for help with blood glucose regulation.
Weight gain will affect your blood glucose levels. Work with your dietitian to control your weight and ask your physician about proper exercise.
Ask your doctor how to monitor your blood glucose if you have trouble sleeping. This may affect your blood glucose levels
Low estrogen levels can increase the probability of having yeast and urinary tract infections.
Talk to your doctor about reducing your risk of cardiac problems after menopause. (11)
Talk to your doctor and dietitian about ways to support bone health. Ask your doctor if you need a bone scan if you have not had one yet.
Please do comment on this blog and share your experiences with us. We would love to hear about ways you have coped with going through menopause.


text: The Civic screwed up for the last time today. All four door seals failed and something in the rear end broke. It started banging and clanking to beat the band. That was it! I tried to get a Yaris 3 door with power and air bags. I was told by two dealers. That Gulf States Yota doesn't bring them in there network. Plus they didn't want to give my near enough for the wanker Civic. And the PII's where out of the question price wise. Mitsu has the new Lancer out. and I liked it and they wanted to give me a great deal. But being a first year car. Couldn't do that. Learned my lesson with the Civic. I couldn't get into the Versa or Sentra. So I ended up with a Mazda3 S Touring, 2.3L, 5MT. Its Purple Mica with Charcoal inside. With 17" wheels. Driving it home from the dealer in Tulsa I got a 44 mpg segment at 40 miles. I took the wife out for a ice cream in it when I got to Okmulgee. The tank is setting at 42.8 right now. I will pump up the tires in the morning and get it out on my test loop. I see no reason why I cant get high 40's to low 50 mpg out of this car. The Civic had to go. psy


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In April 1907 the Royal Society of St George held its annual St George's Day celebration in the Cecil Hotel in London. Situated between the Thames Embankment and the Strand, it was one of the city's grand hotels. As had been the case at previous dinners, the Society chose a period to be associated with the festival, and invited soldiers to act as guards to the chairman, also escorting 'the "National Dish" as it is paraded around the hall'. In 1907 this honour was bestowed upon the King's Guard of the 1st Battalion English Grenadiers. 'tall, stalwart Englishmen they were, of splendid physique, all considerably over six feet in height'.
As many other gatherings of this type, the annual St George's Day dinner of the Royal Society of St George brought together many of the London elite for an evening of entertainment. At the heart of the event, however, was the dinner – a highlight of which undoubtedly was the arrival of 'the roast beef of Old England'. As was reported in the Royal Society of St George's journal, it
is always an inspiriting and impressive feature, and a little hit of pageantry very highly appreciated. First the "Old Flag," then the drums, soldiers (two and two), the lordly baron upon a cradle embowered in red and white roses, ribbons, and bannerettes, borne upon the shoulders of four cooks correctly apparelled and beribboned, then more soldiers ; while the band, with thrilling drum accompaniment, plays the well-known air, "Oh, the Roast Beef of Old England," amidst the plaudits of the assembled guests.
During the dinner the string band of the Victoria and St. George's Rifles rendered English airs, while, after dinner, a selection of English folk music and Morris dancing was provided for the illustrious round of guests that included, for example, Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge and His Excellency Baron Komura, the Japanese Ambassador.
Of great importance too were the toasts and speeches delivered. Given the nature of the event they were, of course, of a celebratory nature, designed to appeal to the national sentiment of the English. This sentiment was certainly showing through in the toast of the evening delivered by the chairman of the fesitval, the Right Hon. Lord Redesdale, who noted that it was the aim of the Society 'to instil in the minds of the youth of this country those principles of patriotism which are essential to the well-being of the Empire, without which, indeed, the Empire cannot exist.' Lord Redesdale was of the view that the English could learn one or two things from the Celt: while 'the Anglo-Saxon is a reserved creature, a rather shy creature … The Celt, on the contrary, is full and bubbling over with patriotism.'
Whether Lord Redesdale had a point with this assessment or not, there was certainly powerful evidence in 1907 of how Englishness was expressed by many around the world on St George's Day. One way of measuring this activity is through the numerous greetings and cable messages sent on the day. Click here to see a map of where message were sent to; click on a location to read the message sent.
In the spirit of the global greetings dispensed in 1907: a happy St George's Day from the English Diaspora Team!


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Tuxedo: R&B-soul artist Mayer Hawthorne and producer Jake One, both Grammy nominees, comprise the catchy funk act. [9 p.m., Regency Ballroom, 1300 Van Ness Ave., S.F.]
Negotiation Skills for Women: American Association of University Women sponsors the free workshop for those who want to confidently, successfully bargain for better salaries and benefits packages. [5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Main Library, Latino Hispanic Room, 100 Larkin St., S.F.]
The End of the End of the World Literary Café: Benjamin Heim Shephard speaks about his book "Illuminations on Market Street," a fictionalized look back at San Francisco during the AIDS crisis, and Lynn Breedlove discusses "45 Thought Crimes," a volume about spirituality for skeptics. [7 p.m., Green Arcade, 1680 Market St., S.F.]
The 39 Steps: TheatreWorks Silicon Valley begins preview performances of the slapstick stage spoof of the famed Alfred Hitchcock film thriller. [8 p.m., Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View]
Tupelo Hassman: The author of the acclaimed "Girlchild" is in town to promote her second novel, "gods with a little g," an irreverent story about a young misfit growing up in a small California town. [7:30 p.m., Green Apple Books, 1231 Ninth Ave., S.F.]
William Alsup: The Southern-born jurist, 74, speaks about his memoir, "Won Over: Reflections of a Federal Judge on His Journey from Jim Crow Mississippi." [6 p.m., Book Passage, 1 Ferry Building, S.F.]
Alice Phoebe Lou: The South African singer-songwriter's second album "Paper Castles" has been described as "a free-spirited blend of electronic soul and psychedelic folk," [8 p.m., Swedish American Hall, 2174 Market St., S.F.]
Chris Botti: Allmusic calls the instrumentalist a "session trumpet player [who] rose to superstardom on smooth licks, deft covers and hip threads." [7:30 p.m., Lilian Fontaine Garden Theatre, Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga]
An Ideal Husband: Pear Theatre begins its three-week run of Oscar Wilde's play about blackmail and political corruption with a preview performance. [8 p.m., 1110 La Avenida St., Mountain View]
First Exposures: The photography mentoring program opens two shows at its gallery: "Myths and Monsters," including final prints by program mentees, and "Growing Up!" images by artist-in-residence Lupe Reyes. [5 to 8 p.m., 3361 Mission St., S.F.]
Food for the Future: In the panel, held in conjunction with the Los Altos History Museum exhibition "Silicon Valley Eats: A Taste for Innovation," experts address topics from alternative meat to upcycled food products and energy-efficient cooking. [7 p.m., Orchard Room, Los Altos Library, 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos]
LINES Ballet Dance for Parkinson's Disease: Teaching artists with Alonzo King LINES Ballet lead free classes, offering "a fun movement and dance experience and an encouraging environment for individuals with Parkinson's Disease and their loved ones to explore creativity." [1 p.m., Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St., S.F.]
2019 Harlem Renaissance Gala: The night of "music, soul food and inspiration" is a $250-per-ticket fundraiser for Old Skool Café, a youth-run supper club that serves as a violence prevention and job training program for young adults aged 16-22. [6:30 p.m., Bayview Opera House, 4705 Third St., S.F.]
Age as an Asset in Your Job Search: The workshop covers stereotypes about older workers (and how to overcome them), as well as offers guidelines on how to leverage experience in the job search and subsequent employment. [2 to 4 p.m., Main Library, fifth floor Learning Studio, 100 Larkin St., S.F.]
Death Valley High: Playing on a bill with Rare Americans, the Northern California band, a group of "horror obsessed provocateurs," delivers "doom pop and death disco of the highest order." [7 p.m., Back Bar, 418 S. Market St., San Jose]
The Flick: Shotgun Players begin previews of their production of Annie Baker's Pulitzer Prize-winning play about workers in a movie theater. [7 p.m., Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby Ave., Berkeley]
Hank Von Hell: Metalsucks & Tone Deaf Touring present the former lead singer of the Norwegian band Turbonegro on a rock bill with Spiders (from Sweden) and Jonny Manak & The Depressives (from San Jose). [8:30 p.m., Bottom of the Hill, 1233 17th St., S.F.]
All About Eve: Filmed live onstage in London, the acclaimed National Theatre production (based on the movie classic by Joseph L Mankiewicz) features Gillian Anderson and Lily James. [7 p.m., Hammer Theatre, 101 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose]
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Category: Out From Under
Out From Under – Albums of 2019
My program 'Out From Under' on London's Resonance FM pushes Australian underground and experimental music further into the ether – and 2019 was a phenomenal year for wayward and warped local sounds.
The 'Out From Under' Albums Of 2019 playlist is up on Spotify, and features (in no particular order) tracks from this collective of artists, all shredding conventionalism in some form or another.
Out From Under #37 – New Music: Corin, Luke Howard, Call Compatible +
In the final episode of the second season of Out From Under, we investigate a host of new releases from the underside of the Australian music scene.
There's dramatic, angular electronics on Corin's stunning new album on Bedouin Records ; Melbourne composer Luke Howard gets remixed by Fia Fiell and Nina Buchanan; we hear from Perth minimal psych duo Erasers; we delve into releases from producers Puscha and Yunzero; we hear two tracks from a new Brisbane compilation called Aussy Bangers; plus new music from artist and curator Gail Priest, Sydney's Call Compatible and Melbourne noise artist Beast Bones.
Out From Under #36 – Archival: The 1980s (Part II)
This episode of Out From Under is the second of a two part journey travelling back to 1980s Australia, surveying some of the most interesting experimental and underground music being made during the decade.
We'll hear from key players in the proto-electronic and post-punk scene such as Scattered Order, Makers Of The Dead Travel Fast, Systematics, Prod and more; plus experimental music from Toy Division, The Horse He's Sick, Splendid Mess and composer Helen Ripley-Marshall, and from one of Andy Rantzen's early projects, Pelican Daughters.
Out From Under #35 – Archival: The 1980s (Part I)
On this week's Out From Under, Stu Buchanan visits 1980s Australia; drawing out some of the most interesting experimental music being made across the decade.
We hear from a cross-section of experimental and underground artists; including those whose lights shone brightly in Australia but not far beyond, such as Laughing Hands, Essendon Airport and Browning Mummery, as well as artists that achieved recognition on an international scale including Severed Heads and Dead Can Dance. We also hear music by Ian Hartley, Warren Burt and composer Sarah Hopkins, who – 35 years later – would go on to collaborate with Bjork on her 'Utopia' album.
Out From Under #33 – New Music: Mara, Karen Marks, Laurence Pike +
This episode of Out From Under is a new music special, taking a deep dive into new music releases from Australian experimental artists.
We'll be listening to: Sydney's Oren Ambarchi teaming up with turntablist and composer Martin Ng and the new music quartet Ensemble Offspring; the new solo album from renowned Australian percussionist and producer Laurence Pike; Brisbane radical violinist Adam Cadell in a collaboration with French folk collective Artus; two cuts from Perth collective Rathe; experimental vocal work on a pair of remixes by Mara (pictured) and Arrom, reversioning The Overheads and Sebastian Field; plus we fall back in time with a newly unearthed cold-wave classic from Melbourne's Karen Marks and take a cut from Canberra via Tokyo producer Wa?ste.
Out From Under #32 – Ela Stiles
In this episode of Out From Under, I talk to Melbourne-based experimental artist Ela Stiles.
Taking a radical detour from her early work with Sydney bands Songs and Bushwalking, Ela's remarkable debut self-titled album mixed acappella, drone and tape loops, and her follow-up, Molten Metal, added dark synths, found sounds and drum machines into the mix. Running in parallel to her experimental approach to sound, her use of bare vocals and layered harmonies also highlights her deft expertise as a songwriter.
Out From Under #30 – Longform Editions
On this week's Out From Under, I'm talking with Andrew Khedoori, the founder of the Sydney based project, Longform Editions. Described as a "collective for deep listening", the project surfaces prolonged exploratory and immersive pieces, each guiding us towards a re-evaluation of the ways in which we listen to music.
Out From Under #29 – Tangents
Out From Under is a weekly radio program and podcast, diving deep beneath the surface of the Australian music scene, celebrating experimental and eclectic music from the upside down.
In Episode #29, I talk with Sydney-based quintet Tangents; a band that somewhat defy categorisation, colliding between genres and forms, taking cues from electronic production, post rock, jazz and free improvisation and more.
Out From Under #27 – Michael Kucyk (Efficient Space)
Out From Under is a weekly radio program and podcast, diving deep beneath the surface of the Australian music scene, celebrating experimental and eclectic music from the upside down.
On this week's program, we explore decades-old Australian music, made available for a new generation of listeners via the unique archival label, Efficient Space. We talk with label founder Michael Kucyk and listen to a selection of off-kilter Australian music from the archives, exclusively curated by Michael for Out From Under.
Out From Under #26 – Fia Fiell
Out From Under returns for a second season, diving deep beneath the surface of the Australian music scene, celebrating experimental and eclectic music from the upside down.
In the first episode, I talk with Melbourne musician and composer Carolyn Schofield, aka electronic artist Fia Fiell. We listen to tracks from her two albums on the Nice Music label, and share an exclusive selection of rare and unreleased music.
Out From Under Season 2 – New Australian experimental music
I'm back on your radio this Sunday (7th April 2019) with the second series of Out From Under – diving deep beneath the surface of the Australian music scene, celebrating experimental and eclectic music from the upside down.
Out From Under #25 – New music from My Disco, Garry Bradbury, John Chantler and more
The final episode of the first season of Out From Under is a mix of new music released in September 2016 featuring work from Severed Heads alumni Garry Bradbury and Room40 mainstay John Chantler; Regis takes on MY DISCO (pictured) in a remix for the Downwards label; Blake Freele & Sam Price drop a new collaboration; we tackle brute noise from Blut; and also hear new work from Panoptique Electrical, Pale Earth, Cooper Bowman, Harrow, H∃✖†⏄P∄, FATE ÆFFECT and Catfingers.
Out From Under #24 – Scattered Order & M-Squared (Part II)
In the second episode of a two-part Out From Under special, I talk to Mitchell Jones; founding member of both seminal Australian experimental band Scattered Order and the early 80s record label M-Squared which balanced the prevailing sounds of post-punk with lo-fi punk electronics and experimental explorations from a close knit community of artists.
Out From Under #23 – Scattered Order & M-Squared (Part I)
Whilst the legacies of post-punk, DIY electronics and proto industrial are widely known and documented in the UK and US scenes, their impact in an Australian context is less widely recognised. Bonding over the discovery of Cabaret Voltaire imports in Sydney record stores, Scattered Order formed in 1979 and gorged on a wide range of inputs to create a sound and visual aesthetic that was unique in Australia at the time. Together they also formed the label M Squared and fostered an impressive roster of bands such as Makers Of The Dead Travel Fast, Systematics and Ya Ya Choral.
Out From Under #22 – Rand & Holland
Brett Thompson has been the guiding force in the Australian band Rand & Holland for nearly fifteen years, but its been a tumultuous and often torturous ride. Widespread love for their lo-fi folk debut led to a polished pop follow up that furthered their critical acclaim whilst also setting in place a chain of events that led to the band conducing an artistic volte-face. They recorded a dark, intense and experimental third album, polarising audiences at a short series of live shows before abruptly breaking up.
Out From Under #21 – New music from Fia Fiell, ju ca, Wives, Bright Sea and more
In this week's episode of Out From Under, we hear new music from Melbourne electronic producer ju ca; Canberra's Wives get remixed by Enderie Nuatal; there's two releases from Hyperborea and Fia Fiell (pictured) through cassette label Nice Music ; new work from Cold House member Morgan McKellar recording as Bright Sea, plus tracks from TEEF Records charity compilation 'Imperium In Imperil II' featuring Making, Hence Therefore and Tracy Chen.
Out From Under #20 – Andy Rantzen & Jochen Gutsch (Hinterlandt)
On this week's Out From Under, artists Andy Rantzen and Jochen Gutsch discuss their new collaborative project, which fuses Andy's poetic spoken lyrics and Jochen's diverse musical background, recording and performing as Hinterlandt. Highly conscious of the potential pitfalls of fusing poetry and experimental music, Andy and Jochen carve a path to an outcome that is tense and fascinating and compels you to listen close. We also hear music from Jochen's Hinterlandt Ensemble and take in back catalogue work from Andy's Pelican Daughters project.
Out From Under #19 – New Music from Scraps, Half High, Lortica and more
This week's Out From Under is another in our new music playlist series, presenting a selection of underground and experimental work being made right now in Australia. We check out two compilations both surveying experimental electronic terrain – from labels Butter Sessions and Iceage Productions; music from two Canberra labels, Dream Damage and Moontown Records, featuring Danger Beach and Scraps (pictured); new releases from Sydney artists M.O.B. and Lortica; abstract sounds from Sam Filmer; and a new recording from Half High, featuring Lucy Phelan and Matthew P Hopkins from Naked On The Vague.


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Wednesday, July 1, 2009
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17 comments:
- Barrie said...
I'm guessing eggplant? and I could definitely use a bout of silliness. especially after today when the a/c went out in our van! Sweat!
- July 1, 2009 at 11:11 PM
- Donna said...
Dancing an Irish fig.
- July 2, 2009 at 10:09 AM
- Donna said...
or a figjig
- July 2, 2009 at 10:24 AM
- Stephanie, PQW said...
Really fun idea. I guess I'll have to put my thinking cap on.
- July 2, 2009 at 10:33 AM
- Tricia J. O'Brien said...
We have a nimble-footed winner! Donna has danced around the winning answer, which is Irish Fig.
Ms Higgins wondered if this one was easier than others she has posted. And, like Barrie, I at first thought of an eggplant, than recognized the fig and had my lightbulb moment.
Donna, I have a book for you!
Wishing everyone a playful day. If you have any sites that give you a smile, pass them on, pls.
- July 2, 2009 at 10:45 AM
- Tess said...
I never even knew there was such a thing as an Irish fig -- and I'm Irish!!
- July 2, 2009 at 11:24 AM
- Donna said...
It's a pun on Irish jig, right Pat? I've got figs on my mind, since I ate two from our tree this morning. Is that cheating?
- July 2, 2009 at 11:29 AM
- Robyn Campbell said...
Hmm Guess I got here too late. *stomps foot* Congrats on winning Tricia!:)
- July 2, 2009 at 11:38 AM
- PJ Hoover said...
It is wonderful!!!!!
- July 2, 2009 at 4:46 PM
- Rick Daley said...
Darn, I was going to guess "Dancing to the Beet."
What do beets look like, anyway? Aren't they similar to that fig?
- July 2, 2009 at 6:03 PM
- Tricia J. O'Brien said...
Sorry, Robyn. This was definitely an early worm day. :)
PJ: *gushing* there you are hauling bricks across country and stopped in!
Rick: Welcome, I'm so honored to have you. About those beets......blood red and kinda hairy. But Dancing to the Beet is darn good. I wonder if you have pre-empted MG Higgins' next artwork?
- July 2, 2009 at 6:20 PM
- Donna said...
I wanna see a dancing beet. MG, can you draw us one?
- July 3, 2009 at 10:50 AM
- MG Higgins said...
I have a plan for a beet drawing, but it has nothing to do with dancing. I may change my mind, though, because that is a darned good idea. Thanks!
- July 3, 2009 at 1:36 PM
- Eileen said...
Dang. And I knew the right answer too.
- July 3, 2009 at 5:59 PM
- Tricia J. O'Brien said...
Hi Eileen, so cool you dropped by!
- July 4, 2009 at 6:23 AM
- Yat-Yee said...
Very punny. My daughter would love it. Thanks for the pointer to MGHiggins blog.
- July 7, 2009 at 9:17 AM
- Tricia J. O'Brien said...
Ha! Thanks Yat-Yee and welcome!
- July 7, 2009 at 11:31 AM


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Think digital and it's likely that you think of Google. The tech company wields unrivaled power in digital marketing, giving brands and organizations of all sizes the chance to compete for online advertising slots, and the opportunity to track performance with its analytics product.
With their work on Google Kiosk, Chrome Sign Builder and experimenting with DOOH (digital out-of-home) installations in London's Old Street roundabout, the digital signage industry is eagerly awaiting Google's foray into offering programmatic DOOH advertising. When we spoke to Frederik de Wachter, co-founder at DOOH apps, earlier in the year, he was excited about the possibilities for businesses to bid on DOOH screens close to their businesses in real-time, combined with other forms of digital advertising.
We spoke to Peter Fahlman, CEO and co-founder of Telemetry, a leading provider of digital signage SAAS which provides a flexible and simple backend for customized digital signage displays, about the potential Google DOOH revolution.
How do you think Google's entry into DOOH will shake up the industry?
I think cost is one of the big ones — they're driving the unit cost of these deployments down. The other interesting thing about Google is scale. Added to this, it's not their first rodeo. They've been implementing digital advertising innovations on a global scale for a long time.
Chrome OS, in particular, is a really interesting platform, its security model is quite good when compared against any other OS and it has these useful modes of operation, like kiosk mode.
A Chrome device can appear as a purpose-built device. It appears as a GPS system for a car, or in our case, as a signage device player. Even though it's a full-on operating system because of the operation mode and kiosk mode, you basically turn the thing on and it's a sign player. That's all it is.
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There's this interesting thing I'm exploring now around intimacy. With ambient displays that are on walls, we have a particular tolerance for personalization and repetition. That tolerance is different to the tolerance we have with our phones.
I may not want to be reminded repeatedly that there is a discount on some local neighborhood restaurant on my phone. On my phone, I want to know that my daughter's safe at home but on a wall, I'm much more tolerant — and sometimes even appreciative of — an ad with a discount targeted by my eating out habits.
There's an interesting intersection here that these new tools will allow us to explore more fully. We don't know where this intersection is on intimacy. We're not quite sure where to get the data.
The Chrome operating system lends itself to beaconing and things like this that. Again, we don't know where those intimacy thresholds are going to be crossed, but you can start to see there's some interesting alchemy at play here.
Do you have any examples of the types of changes we might see?
Look at corporate communication and this idea of what we call the 'agile office' now. When you're talking about office space, you talk about the floor plan, you talk about the square footage of floors and what you can do, and how much square footage an employee needs.
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I've created a Teensy 3.6 custom part for Fritzing…
Teensy 3.6 (Basic).fzpz (72.8 KB)
Fritzing custom part for Teensy 3.6
I've created a Teensy 3.6 custom part for Fritzing…
Holly carp, that must have been a bit of work.
Sometimes people use the PCB footprint to mount on custom boards, and there is a few tweaks you could do.
1 Could use a silkscreen outline in PCB. Silk is for superfluous stuff and should be above copper in XML.
2 The pins on the inside are actually there and will be drilled, is that what you want. Move them to silkscreen group for no drill
3 The copper layer is only on the top side so no tracks on the underside of the PCB can connect to it. Rename your copper group copper0 and put it inside a group called copper1.
Nice job… Teensys have always been one of my favorite boards.
In your Schematic View .svg, connector25terminal through connector46terminal are missing, resulting in your wires snapping to the middle of the pins. Old Grey is right, your PCB View needs a little work.
I still like it… nice art work.
Are the inner pins used in the Teensy, ie should they be in the PCB view.
Seams like no one wants to fix this, so I'll have to take a look at it.
There is a lot to clean up in the svgs.
While this is different than the one Sparkfun sells it seems to match this one:
in which case yes there are connectors missing for all the pads in the middle of the board (which from the board labels appear to be usable) That may be why it is listed as basic though. All the pads seem to be present on the PCB, just no connections to the center ones. The pin map (which is quite confusing) looks to be here:
From reading, PJRC are the ones making the series.
Seams like all the inner pins are used except the USB header.
There probably should be an upside-down version so people can use the square pads, but I'm not keen on drawing that. At least those pads aren't needed in PCB, so the other views can simply be reused.
I mainly want to fix the PCB because it doesn't have copper0.
PCB view - added bottom copper layer - removed USB header pins - added other pin assignments - made neater.
SCH view - added other pin assignments - made neater.
BB view - added other pin assignments.
Data - https://www.pjrc.com/teensy/pinout.html
My mods - Teensy 3.6 (Basic).fzpz (96.2 KB)
In the end, I didn't use this fritzing component. But I made a few subsequent revisions and saved on github. Apologies for not relaying this info sooner.
This fritzing component was my first and my first pcb project too. It was a good learning curve which I enjoyed and it gave me good insight, however I feel for my current project, fritzing may not be entirely suitable for the pcb requirements; But I still think Fritzing is a great tool and Im very glad that the teensy 3.6 is now available in Fritzing. Both teensy and fritzing are wonderful tools for enthusiasts and educators and are mutually beneficial. I wish I had more time to contribute.


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I made myself curious with the last post and rummaged through my reference books to find that grammar book I mentioned. It is Plain English: A Complete Guide to Good English written by Anna Kathleen and J. Martyn Walsh of the Kansas Walshes. When looking online for a photo of the cover, I learned a few things about this skinny but valuable little book.
First, it was originally published in 1939 and that would have been the edition I used in school since it was my mother's originally. When I moved on to college and graduate school I lost track of the book but was lucky to find a replacement copy in a used-book store, possibly in St. Louis. This is the one I still have on my bookshelf; it's the third edition from 1951 and is in great shape except for some pencil notes in an unfamiliar hand (the notes are in cursive writing so they will become relics very shortly). I then went on to Amazon and discovered that Plain English at least made it into a ninth edition in the 1980s. What I also discovered was that there are barrels full of self-help grammar books that have been published since I was in college: some a complete, some are essential, some demystify, others divulge secrets, some are big books, some are plastic cards, but I wonder how many are actually better than my old Walsh handbook?
The Plain English Handbook is only 143 pages long and I see from the inside back cover that there are several workbooks available with a stated target of Junior High students and teachers. That's interesting but I can assure you that English grammar you study when you are in Junior High is the same English grammar you use when you apply for Social Security. If anything, the rules get forgotten over the years or people just get lazy, but the rules are still the rules.
To demonstrate what a little gem this handbook is, I'll just list out the major sections:
- Sentence Completeness
- Grammatical Usage
- The Sentence
- The Mechanics of Composition
- The Paragraph
- The Whole Composition
- Diction
A sub-section of the chapter on "The Sentence" introduces sentence diagramming and provides numerous examples of what now appears to be a lost art. Later in the chapter on "The Whole Composition" the handbook introduces several forms of writing and even has an extensive collection of sample letters, business and social. And finally the handbook goes beyond good writing and discusses good speaking and gives examples of good speeches.
That's a lot for only 143 pages in a small format. I'm glad I still have my copy of the handbook over fifty years later … it's right on the shelf over my desk, just to the left of my copies of Fowler and Follett.


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Tuesday, 6 April 2010
Mispent childhood!
Here's something I came across the other day which I found rather amusing! This was my bedroom wall when I was about 13 years old! I had a very tolerant mum who allowed me to draw some pictures on my bedroom wall and here they are! Won't get any drawing done today as I have been out cleaning and I have my daughter round for tea tonight too so hopefully get more done of the rejoneador tomorrow.
ps, had to join the two old photos together hence the colour difference!
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There is an emerging consensus that the Christchurch terror attack was not limited to merely New Zealand's biggest southernmost city, but rather a far bigger global event with global consequences.
Indeed, over a period of time, it will be seen, especially after the initial and rightful initial emotional outpouring settles a bit, how dramatically New Zealand has emerged on the map of global terrorism.
Right now the focus is surely and rightly on the immediate response of dealing with grave losses to our communities and uniting a grieving nation.
Undoubtedly, the efforts led by the current political leadership so far have largely been successful in attracting intense domestic support and global adulation.
The mainstream media coverage has also been primarily focused on these issues related to Christchurch terror attack.
However, there are a few areas around Christchurch terror attack that has received insignificant attention.
Firstly, the attack despite appearing to be directed against the Muslim community in fact is equally malicious toward the entire migrant community – especially people of colour. For the ethnic migrant communities, including Kiwi-Indian community a piercing question, though currently under the carpet, yet easily palpable is what does this attack means to them?
The Kiwi-Indian community has borne a significant brunt of the attack by losing 11 precious lives and leaving three more gravely injured with one facing the possibility of being permanently disabled. Among those of Indian-descent people who lost their lives, five were Indian nationals; three were Fiji-Indians and three New Zealand citizens who have settled in the country about two decades ago.
This is a significant loss to the community, and put aptly by the High Commissioner of India to New Zealand Sanjiv Kohli in words who said, "The attacks were a tragedy of huge proportions which had left a lot of countries suffering, with families of Indian victims shoulder to shoulder with them."
In the twisted ideology of white supremacists, the targets are against "foreign invaders" – who are primarily people of colour, with differing beliefs, faiths and worldviews, including Indians – which is of our utmost concern.
The killer – who is mostly believed to be a white supremacist – has clearly mentioned "Indian invaders" in his "manifesto". Denouncing immigrants, the manifesto has dubbed them as "invaders", and talks about an invasion from India, along with China and Turkey.
Once the dust settles in, and we collectively regain our ability to see and analyse things objectively, more answers will be sought about the perceived sense of safety and security of the broader ethnic communities, including the Kiwi-Indian community.
Substantiating the point being made here is the loud cry made by the instigator of Christchurch terror attack of "subscribing to "PewDewPie channel on YouTube."
Surprisingly New Zealand mainstream media has completely missed such a vital fact around Christchurch terror attack that can throw much light into the twisted white supremacist ideology.
For the uninitiated, since October 2018, much of the YouTube community, and the internet at large has been engrossed in the battle for YouTube supremacy, as an independent creator, Felix 'PewDiePie' Kjellberg went up against an Indian Bollywood channel T-Series.
The Indian-based channel has been mostly uploading music videos whereas PewDiePie – refers to a 29-year-old Swedish YouTuber who is primarily known for his relatively innocuous meme and video game commentary videos.
In the last few months, the battle between two channels in the internet world had attracted significant attention of the internet world with leadership in subscription base fluctuating between both of them.
At the time of writing, T-Series has 90,649,931 subscribers on YouTube, whereas PewDiePie has 90,457,675 subscribers. There is about a 12,300 subscriber gap between the two channels, and it's still growing, with T-Series putting more distance between itself and PewDiePie every minute.
This seemingly innocuous internet fight had a marked symbolism of white supremacist ideology targeted so ludicrously against an Indian-based channel.
The fact that the instigator of Christchurch terror attack had so vividly called for subscribing PewDewPie channel only exposes the underbelly of white supremacist ideology so blatantly targeted against everything Indian.
From a Kiwi-Indian perspective, this is an alarming concern, and it's omission from New Zealand's mainstream media coverage on the Christchurch terror attack, is a stark reminder of the fact that a lot has to be done over and beyond the current phase of kindness and compassion to fully integrate ethnic population in this country.
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LONDON — It hasn't always been an inevitable truth here that "The Nutcracker" plays during the holiday season. But things seem to be changing, perhaps influenced by the belt-tightening in British arts funding and the moneymaking powers of this ballet: For the past few years, the English National Ballet and the Royal Ballet have both had long December-into-January runs of "The Nutcracker."
Both productions offer a more-or-less traditional take on the story, roughly based on the 1816 tale "Nussknacker und Mausekönig," by E.T.A. Hoffmann. At a family Christmas party, the young Clara (called Marie in some productions) is given a Nutcracker doll by her godfather, Herr Drosselmeyer, a magician. After she falls asleep, the Nutcracker and a regiment of toy soldiers come to life and battle marauding mice, led by a fearsome Mouse King, whom the Nutcracker must vanquish. Clara helps the Nutcracker win the battle, and their reward is a journey through the Land of Snow to the Kingdom of Sweets, where they are entertained by dances from different countries.
Choreographers have loved to tamper with this scenario, originally drawn up by Marius Petipa in 1891, but choreographed by his assistant Lev Ivanov. The 1892 premiere, when "The Nutcracker" was paired with Tchaikovsky's opera "Iolanta," was not a great success, but the ballet's endurance through countless settings — Nureyev's Freudian state of mind, Matthew Bourne's Dickensian orphanage and John Neumeier's ballet school among them — is probably mostly due to its glorious Tchaikovsky score. The English National Ballet and Royal Ballet versions are no exception to the choreographic desire to mess about, even if they do keep the period setting of a prosperous 19th-century German household and the basic structure of the plot.
Peter Wright's production for the Royal Ballet, with a set designed by Julia Trevelyan Oman, was originally staged in 1984, then substantially revised in 1999, and claimed to reconstruct parts of the original Petipa scenario and Ivanov choreography. But Petipa certainly never imagined an incomprehensible back-story for the ballet that involves Drosselmeyer's nephew, Hans-Peter, being turned into the Nutcracker doll by a wicked Mouse Queen as punishment for his uncle's invention of a mousetrap that has killed off half the rodent population. (Yes, read that again. I always have to.)
Unless you have discovered this in the £7 ($8.60) program for the current production, there is little probability of understanding why Drosselmeyer is gazing longingly at a portrait of a young man in his study, or whether the perky ginger-haired assistant has anything to do with this (she does not), or that Drosselmeyer gives the Nutcracker doll to Clara in order to free his nephew from his wooden imprisonment. What's more, the breaking of the spell needs the love of a young girl as well as the Mouse King's defeat. Why the king, then, if the queen had cast the spell?
Although Act 2 takes place in a lovely cream-and-gold setting, Clara, played by a grown-up dancer in this production (a very good Anna Rose O'Sullivan last Saturday), and Hans-Peter (James Hay, excellent) never stop thrusting themselves into the divertissements. These are all conjured up by the annoyingly ubiquitous Drosselmeyer (Thomas Whitehead, good cloak flourishing), which in effect undercuts the stateliness and mystery of the grand pas de deux, the one bit of Ivanov choreography that survives in Mr. Wright's ballet.
Drosselmeyer's reunion with his nephew ends the ballet; we haven't lived through a child's magical dream, but an adult soap opera.
I may be griping — I confess loyalty to George Balanchine's logical, child-focused, yet poetic version for the New York City Ballet — but London audiences and the British dance critics love Mr. Wright's version.
Many equally admire Wayne Eagling's idiosyncratic treatment for the English National Ballet, first seen in 2010. The company, now directed by Tamara Rojo, has a notably less extravagant production. The tree barely grows; the scenery (designs are by Peter Farmer) looks a bit sparse. But the production does have its virtues, among them an opening ice-skating scene and a charming Christmas party. Then it goes awry with an odd battle sequence that features adult-size mice doing jazzy, hip-jutting, tap-dancing routines. These could be funny, but they instead play oddly against the mice's scary skeleton heads.
The Mouse King (a valiant James Streeter on Thursday) just can't be killed, which rather obviates the reward trip to the land of sweets, and he doesn't stop popping up in Act 2 until he is — with a strange lack of theatricality — put to rest offstage. And then there is the fact that Clara is a child in Act 1, but changes into an adult dancer (the wonderful Alina Cojocaru) halfway through; and Drosselmeyer's nephew (Cesar Corrales, a new star) and the Nutcracker (James Forbat) incomprehensibly keep switching places as they partner her.
Nonetheless, under Ms. Rojo, the English National Ballet seems to be improving from production to production; the performance sparkled, and the Act 2 divertissements, which can feel rote, were delivered with real panache. The same was true for the Royal Ballet on the day before Christmas; the dancers seemed to genuinely love performing the ballet, and the audience responded with corresponding warmth and enthusiasm. Perhaps the truth is that everyone's favorite "Nutcracker" is the one you grow up with.


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