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Today at the OECD Ministerial Meeting on the Digital Economy in Mexico, the Global Commission on Internet Governance released its final report, One Internet. Despite its important-sounding name, the Commission is not an official body, but a think tank convened in 2014 by the Center for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and Chatham House, composed of a diverse panel of 29 invited experts from industry, government, academia, and civil society (including EFF Pioneer Award recipient Anriette Esterhuysen).
A European Commission proposal to give new copyright-like veto powers to publishers could prevent quotation and linking from news articles without permission and payment. The Copyright for Creativity coalition (of which EFF is a member) has put together an easy survey and answering guide to guide you through the process of submitting your views before the consultation for this "link tax" proposal winds up on 15 June.
A new agreement between the European Commission and four major U.S. companies—Facebook, Google, Twitter, and Microsoft—went into effect yesterday. The agreement will require companies to "review the majority of valid notifications for removal of hate speech in less than 24 hours and remove or disable access to such content," as well as "educate and raise awareness" with their users about the companies' guidelines.
The deal was made under the Commission's "EU Internet Forum," launched last year as a means to counter what EDRi calls "vaguely-defined 'terrorist activity and hate speech online.'" While some members of civil society were able to participate in discussions, they were excluded from the negotiations that led to the agreement, says EDRi.
Authors around the world are realizing the benefits of sharing their work in new ways, finding new audiences by refusing to articipate in traditional methods of distribution and licensing. But a new proposal in Chile could undermine those choices, at least for Chilean creators.
Over the last few months, Pakistan's Internet community has been fighting to stop the passage of one of the world's worst cyber-crime proposals: the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill (PECB). Thanks in part to the hundreds of messages sent to Pakistan's senators, they secured a major victory this week—public assurances from key members of Pakistan's Senate that they will oppose the bill in its entirety. There's still work to be done, but it's a strong sign that public opposition is working.
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From my Family to yours we wish everyone a Blessed and Wonderful Thanksgiving.
I hope that you all can spend it with family and friends and all that are close to you.
Keep those that protect us in your blessings today as you sit at the table.
Thank you all for your support and Happy Thanksgiving!
Jerry & Family


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We are all in Scouting for one reason or another. Some of us have been in Scouts since we were in Cub Scouts, our parents and grandparents were in Scouts and we have just grown up with the program. For others, it was an invite at a join night that fell out of the lunch box. Either way you are an active part of Scouting and that means you are making a difference in the lives of young men.
Scouting, through its many merit badges, skills, and the advancement program challenges a Scout to seek an interest or a passion. It does this in the adult volunteers also. Now, I am not suggesting that adults find an interest through a merit badge and certainly not in the advancement program, but there are opportunities for adults to seek interests and yes a passion.
Let me give you an example about a passion that I have, one that until I became a Scout leader I never really had. And that's teaching. I love to teach Scouts to lead, to do skills, and to grow to be good men. I had been assigned to be an instructor while in the Army, but it was not really a passion. The students either got it, or they didn't. Their success or failure was never something I concerned myself with. I did my job and presented the material, they either picked it up.. or they failed. It was pretty cut and dry. When I started teaching Scouts leadership and skills on the other hand, I realized that there was a lot more at stake with these boys. They are our future. Now, not to get overly dramatic about it, but they truly are the future and how I teach them will matter one day.
I was talking with a fellow Scoutmaster, a really great friend of mine. He shared with me a story about a Scout he had in his Troop years ago. This young man struggled with skills and never wanted to be a leader. It was a constant struggle to keep this Scout engaged and willing to participate without distraction. One day, the Scoutmaster was delivering his Scoutmaster Minute to the Troop and as he wrapped up he told the Scouts that he really loves it when he sees them in the paper or within the community doing great things. He shared that he keeps a scrapbook filled with all of the accomplishments of the Scouts. Winners of track meets, Football all stars, academic achievements, they are all in this scrapbook. He went on to tell the Scouts how proud he is of them and that he wants to continue to see this kind of stuff in the paper.
About a year went by and Scouts came and went, but the Troop was active and having a great year. One night the same Scoutmaster stood in front of the Troop to deliver his Scoutmaster minute. He held a newspaper clipping in his hand. He asked the Scouts if they remembered the talk he had last year about his scrapbook? They collectively replied that they remembered. Well, he began, I have another clipping for the scrapbook, but its not good news. He asked if they remembered that Scout that was always making trouble? Again, collectively they answered they remembered. The clipping was a tragic story about a couple crimes. The troubled Scout had robbed a few houses in the community and was convicted of burglary. He was sent to prison on a relatively short sentence, but while he was locked up he got mixed up with a group of prisoners and they beat him violently. He later passed away in the prison hospital of internal injuries. This clipping was going into the scrapbook, not as a story to celebrate the achievements of the Scouts, but as a reminder that we need to impact these young men in a positive manner. The lessons we teach them about life and living, about being a man of character, about skills and leadership will last within them. If we fail to do our part in the development of these young men there will be lasting circumstances. On the other hand if we are successful we will be able to celebrate with them.
That is a long way of telling you that we can seek a passion, mine is to teach and coach these great young men to be fine men. It drives me and makes me want to be better and gives me the drive to stay the course, even when it is frustrating and the boys don't seem to get it. I know they will. I believe in them.
There are many opportunities to develop a passion in Scouting. Some find backpacking, some find the High Adventure bases, some find Wood Badge, some find a podcast, while others, well they just want to hang out with their son and watch him grow. Whatever it is, I would encourage you to find it and then do whatever it takes to grow it, share it, and make it a passion.
Scouting is one of my passions, as you should be well aware by now.
Have a Great Scouting Day!


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Dancing for Ghana
"Huemanity," a dance group from Calvin College, took first place at a Global Outreach Show held at Ohio Wesleyan University (OWU) on April 7. The group—made up of eight Calvin students—won $500 for their routine to techno and dubstep music.
May 02, 2012 | Matt Kucinski
Dance Guild turns 40
Dance Guild stomps, leaps and pirouettes its way into its 4th decade.
April 15, 2011 | Jessica Folkema
Airband XXV highlight reel
This is a video from Airband XXV
February 27, 2009 | Myrna Anderson
Getting ready for Rangeela
Students gear up for international variety show.
February 24, 2009 | Myrna Anderson


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Katz talk: "Universities After September 11," Nov. 13
Posted November 12, 2001; 08:57 p.m.
Professor Stanley Katz is scheduled to lecture on "Universities After September 11" at noon Tuesday, Nov. 13, in the Center for Jewish Life on Washington Road. The talk is part of the center's Very Interesting Professors series.
Katz is a professor at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and is the director of the Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies.
An informal lunch, free to upperclass and graduate students, is part of the hour-long discussion.
Contact: Marilyn Marks (609) 258-3601


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Title may be worded wrong, but I am wondering how long do ya'll use, or come back to specific pattern blinds you have established ? I have one field established with a 3 legged pattern, and have ran blind drills, and diversions on this pattern field atleast 2 times a week for a month and a half, and my pup knows the drill, and has no issues running like a pro on this field, But other than making me feel good, I am too the point that I see it's doing her no good anymore !
I am trying to work on her initial lines, and holding lines, which she does well on the pattern blind field, but not good at all when we have worked on BB blinds, or walk out blinds.
o my question is with a dog in the beginning/middle stages of transition, and for the lifetime of the dog, how often do you return back to a pattern blind field that the dog knows like its on dog house, and how often do you move to new areas and establish patterns ?
I am starting the stages of cheating singles, and ready to work on carrying lines through factors, and plan on using the same concepts of establishing pattern blinds for this training as well !
Just courious how ya'll utilize your pattern blinds ?


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Microbiology and immunology are recognized specialties in consistent demand by corporations, government, education and research organizations. The Microbiology and Immunology Master of Science Program is indispensible for students focusing on careers in these areas and ideal for those who wish to study medicine, dentistry or veterinary science.
Participating faculty are from various departments in the College of Science and Mathematics. Admission and registration information is available under the Admission Tab.
Areas of specialization include:
- Molecular genetics
- Microbial physiology
- Immunology
- Human neutrophils
- Host immunology/parasite relationships
- Microbial ecology
- Immunotoxicology
- Immunoparasitology
- DNA and conventional vaccine development
- Retrovirology (HIV)
- Environmental microbiology
- Indoor allergens
- Inflammation
- Virology
Didactic Semester Courses offered by the Program of Microbiology and Immunology
- M&I 7260 Immunology
- M&I 7270 Pathogenic Microbiology
- M&I 7310 Basic Virology
- M&I 7450 Immunobiology M&I 7700 Intercellular Communication
- M&I 7720 Mechanisms of Cell Death
- M&I 7750 Pathogenic Mechanisms
- M&I 7770 Gene Therapy
Additional graduate level courses may be selected from the Departments of Biological Sciences, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Mathematics and Computer Science.
For more information, contact:
Dr. Barbara Hull, Director
Microbiology and Immunology M.S. Program
042A Biological Sciences Hall
Wright State University
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton, OH 45435-0001
(937) 775-2532
Admission and registration forms and procedures are available through the Graduate School.
- The applicant should have taken a distribution of undergraduate courses in biological sciences, chemistry, physics and mathematics that would support his or her anticipated graduate study.
- Students are required to submit three letters of recommendation from individuals who can evaluate the applicant's ability handle graduate-level course work and research. Recommendations should reflect professors' knowledge of the applicant's undergraduate performance in the sciences and/or from the student's work. The recommendations should describe the applicant's competence in understanding and performing work in a science-related area and reflect the ability of the candidate to accomplish the graduate level work in microbiology/and immunology.
- A personal statement summarizing the applicants interests in the fields of Microbiology and Immunology is required.
- Students are strongly encouraged to enter into the program only in the Fall Semester, although admission is permitted at other times in exceptional circumstances.
- A part-time graduate student can take course work in the program at any time, but will not be accepted into the program as a degree candidate until a faculty member has agreed to supervise his/her research.
- International students with a GPA of less than 3.0 are required to submit GRE scores. While not required, other applicants are encouraged to provide GRE scores. These scores may be used to make Admission decisions when the GPA is below 3.0.
- Non-English-Speaking international students must pass the oral proficiency test before starting the research or teaching portion of their program.
- International Students should contact the University Center for International Education when applying to Wright State University.
Degree Requirements
Students may choose between a research-based thesis option and a non-research based thesis option. All students will be advised by the Program Director until a thesis advisor has been selected.
Option A. Research-Based Thesis Option
The M.S. Program should be completed in two to two and a half years. The Program of Microbiology & Immunology requires the completion of specified courses and a research thesis for recommendation for graduation.
A minimum of 30 semester hours is required to complete the program. All students are required to take BMB 7500 and 7520, for a total of six semester hours. All students must take M&I 7260 (4 credits) and two seminars with an M&I prefix, for a total of eight semester hours. One of the seminars can be replaced with a course from another department with the approval of the director. An additional didactic course for three semester hours must be taken in M&I or other life sciences department. The additional 13 semester hours may be taken in a mixture of M&I 6990, M&I 8990, and other didactic courses in the life sciences. BIO 6080, Writing in the Biological Sciences, is strongly recommended for all students in the program.
All graduate students are required to successfully complete an original research thesis. The performance of research will be under the guidance of a thesis advisor and an advisory committee.
A written thesis proposal and projected program of study MUST be approved by the advisory committee and submitted to the Program Director by the beginning of the second year. The student should meet with the Committee for a formal review of the research progress before permission is granted to submit a written thesis. A final draft of the thesis MUST be submitted to the Advisory Committee at least two weeks before the scheduled defense. The student MUST obtain permission from the advisor to schedule the defense. The defense will be evaluated on a pass/fail basis determined by the quality of the written thesis, the quality of the student's presentation, and the ability of the student to clearly and accurately answer the Advisory Committee's questions concerning the research. The completed thesis and its successful defense before the committee should be completed by the end of second year.
The defense will consist of two parts. For the first part, the student will present a seminar that is open to the public. Following this, the Advisory Committee will examine the student in a closed session. The seminar will cover the completed research project. The program requirements for successful completion of the graduate program will not be met until this defense is completed and approved by the Advisory Committee.
Depending on research progress, full-time students should complete the M.S. two to two and a half years. A program of study should be filed with the Graduate School by the beginning of the second year; if there have been any changes, an updated program of study must be filed with the Graduate School during the final semester.
Option B. Non-Research Thesis Option under the Quarter System
The non-research based Master's student is required to do an extensive literature search in a specific area and write a literature-based thesis. As an alternative, the student could prepare and defend a proposal in a specific research area.
Specifics of the program are as follows:
- Students are required to take all courses required of the thesis-based M.S. candidates, including 2 seminars. At least 6 additional hours must be taken in didactic courses in M&I and other life science departments. The remaining 10 semester hours may include M&I 6990 and 8990. BIO 6080, Writing in the Biological Sciences, is strongly recommended for all students in the program.
- Extensive literature searches are essential to prepare a literature-based thesis or research proposal. The area to be researched would be at the advisor's discretion, but should be reviewed by the advisory committee.
- The procedures for selection of the Advisor and formation of the Advisory Committee is the same as it is for the research based option.
- The final examination will be based on a written literature-based thesis or a written research proposal. The thesis or research proposal will also be presented orally to the Advisory Committee. It will be open to the public. In the proposal, the logic behind the experiments, justification and rationale should be emphasized. Also, possible results and alternative ways to do the experiments should be discussed.
A program of study should be filed with the Graduate School by the beginning of the second year; if there have been any changes, an updated program of study must be filed with the Graduate School during the final semester.
Financial Assistance
Two graduate teaching assistantships are available on a competitive basis. These carry a waiver of most tuition and instructional fees. Appointments are made for one year and may be renewed for a second year.
For more information, contact:
Dr. Barbara Hull, Director
Microbiology and Immunology M.S. Program
042A Biological Sciences Hall
Wright State University
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton, OH 45435-0001
(937) 775-2532
Program Faculty
Faculty members for the Departments of Biological Sciences (BIO), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB), Neurosciences, Cell Biology and Physiology (NCBP), and Pharmacology and Toxicology (P&T) with interests in microbiology and immunology comprise the program faculty. They may be contacted as listed below.
Barbara E. Hull, Ph.D.
Larry G. Arlian, Ph.D.
Nancy J. Bigley, Ph.D.
Thomas L. Brown, PhD
Kate Excoffon, Ph.D.
Julian Gomez-Cambronero, PhD
Shulin Ju, Ph.D.
Oleg Paliy, PhD
Courtney Sulentic, PhD
Dawn P. Wooley, Ph.D.
The Microbiology and Immunology program has excellent ancillary facilities on campus which include
- Specialized cell and tissue culture facilities
- Constant temperature rooms and coldrooms
- Animal care facilities
- Darkroom capabilities
Equipment includes
- Fluorescent microscope
- Flow cytometry
- Electrophoresis
- PCR thermocoupler
- Laminar flow safety cabinets
- Transmission and electron microscopes
- Mass spectrometer


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Five named American Academy of Arts and Sciences fellows
Posted May 6, 2003; 05:50 p.m.
Five Princeton faculty members have been named fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. They are among 216 scholars, scientists, artists, business leaders, educators and public officials elected in recognition of contributions to their respective fields.
The Princeton faculty members are: Paul Chaikin , the Henry DeWolf Smyth Professor of Physics; George Philander , professor of geosciences; Stephen Pacala , the Frederick Petrie Professor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Michael Wood, the Charles Barnwell Straut Class of 1923 Professor of English and department chair; and Nicholas Katz , professor of mathematics and department chair.
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, which was chartered in Boston in 1780, will honor its newest members at the annual induction ceremony at its Cambridge, Mass., headquarters in October.
Contact: Lauren Robinson-Brown (609) 258-3601


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I am continuing my vehicle poll thread series.
This will discuss ONLY the vehicle in the title of the thread (in this case Neeva Kee's Podracer From TPM by request).
I will cover several unmade vehicles for the action figures per week, choosing them from a rotating schedule through the prequel movies and the Expanded Universe.
I'll order it TPM, AOTC, ROTS, EU, and then keep going back through the order in that manner. I've started polling beasts now, leading off with selections from the OT because all the vehicle choices from the classic films have now been polled for.
So here I'm only asking you if you'd buy Neeva Kee's Podracer From TPM?
At least one of you I can recall likes this non-traditional-looking podracer (could a fan please supply the picture?) This pod does not have separate engines with connecting cables to attach it to a chariot-style cockpit like all the others. It is more "racecar looking."
The podracer wouldn't have to do anything. It didn't in the movie.
However, the vehicle should come with the unmade action figure for Neeva Kee, its pilot.
I can't give you any more information on this one than that. However, a new vehicle (without features) and an action figure would probably still run up the price to $24 for the racer. In 1999, Anakin and Sebulba's racers were $24 in spite of there being a $20 pricepoint (for the Vulture Droid Fighter 3-pack), so this isn't so bad. (The 1999 podracer price was the standard at Toys R Us where I purchased mine.)
So do you want Neeva Kee's Podracer made?
What other features would you want on it?
Why would you NOT want it?
How do you think it would sell if produced?
Should it appear in the Clone Wars to increase kid-recognition?


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The Mutation of Television
The Internet is allowing the consumer to directly purchase product from its creator, flattening out most business models by eliminating the middleman: the distributor or publisher. Industries that accept this impact and explore new business models will survive, others (such as the recording industry) will fight it or die. "The Wrap" published an excellent article detailing why the traditional television business, like music, is dying. I recommend that you read it before continuing here.
All businesses go through the same downward spiral when they let the accountants, lawyers, and Wall Street take priority over the customer and brand. No model operates forever, and the cycle can occur in any business. It goes like this: (1) The company experiences declining income from what they are use to receiving. (2) Rather than adapt their business or look for new opportunities, they reduce expenses and the quality of their product to the customer. If you're a restaurant for example, you cut back on complex dishes and serve food made with lesser expensive ingredients. A business analyst I know calls this "robbing your customer" because it was you who set the original expectations of quality and trust. (3) Sales decline further because the product quality and uniqueness attributed to your brand and supported by loyal customers vanishes (4) The company eventually collapses or gets purchased.
This is what is happening to television. Cable meant people were offered more programming choices. VCRs and and DVRs meant they were freed to watch their programs at their convenience. And the Internet offers two more things:
- Anyone can produce and distribute content. Quality is based on talent, passion, and ideas — not money, and anything from a 3 minute video made by students, to a web series like "The Guild", to special big budget web episodes of popular shows like "Battlestar Galactica" can attracted a large following. It's no longer true that something is too inexpensive to be attempted.
- People can watch an even larger variety of content, including content that is not available elsewhere at the time, when they want ANYWHERE, including their phone. A La Cate viewing is taken to its logical conclusion, and physical location becomes unimportant.
It's not hard to understand that people are attracted to quality. They'll accept commercials, but not lots of them, or lengthy ones, or insulting ones, or "in your face" interruptions. Cable and broadcast television have destroyed all sense of viewer immersion by frequently displaying distracting animated blips during a show. And if you already have commercials, don't expect people to also pay viewing fees. Not unless you are only going after the audience segment that wants instant gratification rather than waiting a few days or forever rather than pay. This is why Hulu became popular — it was free and the commercial interruptions were few and only 30 seconds long.
People are viewing content more and more based on what they hear from others they trust (whether it be friends and family, or the celebrities they are fans of), or what they discover is already very popular with the public. With so much content available, and the ability to watch it at will anywhere, large audiences only exist in real-time for the premiere episode broadcast of an extremely popular show or a live event. Otherwise they are spread so thin that the old ratings and time-targeted ad methods of collecting large money at once are gone.
So what does the new model look like? It's not hard to see where all this is going:
- People want to watch content on any device they choose, especially if they've already bought it in some form. If they buy content, it's implied they own viewing rights and it must work everywhere.
- They will not pay "per view", but may pay "per episode". If someone pays for a show or an episode, and wants to watch it again, they should be able to.
- People want their content free, and don't mind polite, short advertising or being asked for voluntary contributions to get it. Most people are willing to wait a week to see a new episode if it means they can then watch it for free. Most are also happier if THEY judge the value of the product.
- The people that are willing to pay for content are those that must watch a new episode of their favorite program immediately, or are watching a live event. Some will also pay a subscription fee to avoid all commercials,
- People are not happy to pay for content AND be forced to see a commercial. It feels like greed or double-dipping into their wallets.
- Quality content can come from anywhere, and creative people starting out greatly value recognition and control as a form of payment. Broadcasters should be constantly on the lookout for people already creating popular content. There is no risk, and you already know what you're getting.
- Content can be proposed or improved by using social media to communicate with your existing or prospective audience. One reason the "Lord of the Rings" movies were so successful is that the fans of the books were included in some of the creative accuracy. "Crowd Sourcing" is helping software development and merchandise create products more likely to be widely popular and with a built-in consumer base already present. This can work for broadcast programming also. Imagine being able to vote on what favorite book series gets next made into a movie?
- Income is going to resemble the micro-payment model; meaning that instead of collecting a lot of money at once from huge audiences, it will be very small sums of money from a large number of diverse sources over a period of time.
- The cost of professional quality video equipment and editing tools is becoming ridiculously affordable to the average person. Cameras that cost over $30k years ago are under $3k today and dropping fast, plus their quality is higher and they are a fraction of the size and weight. Even today the mass market holds video cameras capable of producing any High definition video they'd want to upload. The only real barrier is talent.
- Social Media will play a large part in business. A single consumer has a voice that can reach thousands of people, so whether they like something or not will be heard. This will force products to be the best they can.
It is hard to see how an old school "network station" can survive given these realities. Cable and satellite stations that specialize on diverse content geared toward a common audience (such as a sports channel or comedy channel) may have a better chance. Network stations already dilute their brand by syndicating their older show episodes to other channels. The real brand is now the show itself or it's creator. Even today, people associate quality and franchises with show like "Battlstar Galactica" or "House" or creators like "Joss Whedon" or "George Lucas" much more than with "NBC" or "Comcast".
Another thing that is changing is that the Internet is becoming the launching platform for shows. "The Guild" received financing from Microsoft for exclusive initial distribution on their networks. I can see a future where popular Internet shows similar to "Chad Vader" or "The Joker Blogs" start off as personal Internet projects, and as they gain popularity they receive financial support from larger organizations wanting to share revenue (as long as the creative control and the original audience are not alienated).
Generation Y did not grow up watching television like previous generations. They watch almost all of it on the Internet; usually limited to only the few shows or movies they are interested in following. Most for free; but sometimes paying for a download if it was an episode that originally aired for free and was missed, or they want to own it. They are also playing online games a lot, and producing content of their own at an ever increasing rate, including their own Internet broadcasting channels and podcasts. Their cost? Practically $0.00
Overall is means that the industry is going to continue to flatten, and be less driven by spending lots of money for episodes in advance, and more purchasing product that has already proven to be successful. Quality is going to come fom hard work, computer usage, and talent rather than large budgets and expensive actors. By the way; expect union actors to be needed less as well. When you have computers, and the world as your filming ground, why spend tons of money in Hollywood for an independent project?
For the consumer, this is all good news. You'll have more content, from a larger pool of creative people, for free or little cost. For television, the upside is that if you are willing to work at it you'll find quality product with a built-in audience and creative people that will share revenue for a mixture of income and recognition and control. The downside is that you'll have less control, and your added value to this process is mostly financial support, merchandising, and advertising help. However there is nothing stopping you from also starting programs as inexpensive Internet shows and clips and working up from there like everyone else, or creating your own versions of Stickam and UStream collective channels. You have the advantage of a brand to leverage recognition and acceptance. I can see a future where someone creates a popular video series on YouTube, and the "Fox Streaming Network" offers to host it on their site as a channel in exchange for sharing the advertising revenue, and leveraging the show's existing audience to try other things.
There are always opportunities.
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Well, I liked the Dark Eyes from last season.....Sasha seems is slowly pacing herself this season. Hasn't heard any of her triple/triple yet. Heard a tons of singles and doubles....(just some rumore I heard).
Well, I liked the Dark Eyes from last season.....Sasha seems is slowly pacing herself this season. Hasn't heard any of her triple/triple yet. Heard a tons of singles and doubles....(just some rumore I heard).
I am a bit disappointed that she is keeping the same SP, but she has done it before. She kept Malaguena for a second year and skated great. May be she is keeping Dark Eyes to focus on the LP. Sasha has always chosen familiar music for her programs, with the exception of Carmen in the 2002 year. Now don't laugh at me. Her cuts of Carmen were very different from what other skaters had used, and I liked that program.
If Romeo & Juliet is same as her exhibition (I am actually quite tired of it), she may have chosen it because of her familiarity with it. I don't know if that's a good sign or bad.
If she's rehashing Exhibition music, I think she should go with a revamped Hernando's Hideaway. That number was absolutely delightful.
For the Zeferelli R&J I think it would be very good if she skates after someone who uses a big noisy piece a la Carmen. If she skates first with it, I think it will get lost in the shuffle. JMO.
Actually, if we're being pedantic here, then it was Erik Satie's Gymnopedie No. 3 that was used in the middle section of her Lyra Angelica LP.Originally Posted by Mathman
ITA with you about Lori Nichol tho. Part of the reason why Michelle's programs were so beautiful to watch was not only because Lori knew precisely how to choreograph the elements and MITF to suit the flow of the music, but also how she seamlessly blended different pieces of music, often unrelated and from different mediums (ie orchestral pieces v. film scores), for one program, and most people would have thought it was from the same composer. Also, Lori using unfamiliar pieces of music made Michelle's programs stand out even more.
ITA again. Such a shame Michelle and Lori parted ways, I would have loved to see Lori choreograph both Michelle's programs for the Olympic season. Oh well, at least we have "Salome", "Taj Mahal", "Dream of Desdemona" and "Rachmaninoff" to remind us of the sheer brilliance and genius of Ms. Nichol.This might have contributed to Michelle parting ways with Lori the next year. Michelle wanted to "take charge of her own skating." Part of that seemed to be, just grabbing Sheherezade or Tosca off the rack and there's your music.
I think this is a mistake on Michelle's part. Not being an expert in music herself, I don't know why she doesn't seek the advice of people who are.
Seems as if Sasha doesn't want to challenge herself musically. I absolutely HATE the version of "Dark Eyes" she is using---to me, it sounds like Musak. Same with Rota's "R&J". Each year I think Sasha will finally break free and go wild with her music, and I was so sure the Olympic season would be the one. Now I am certain it will never happen.
I guess the next blow will be that Kwan is using rehashed music, too.
While I'm more than happy to give Nichols a lot of credit (not expecting a 15 - 18 year old Michelle to know little used composers), let's not minimize Michelle's contribution. Lori Nichols may have been the creative genius behind the little or never before used music that Michelle used in the 90s and early 2K, but Michelle was the one skating to them, not Lori. If Michelle wasn't able to interpret the music, no amount of talent on Lori's part would have made those programs memorable.
A song writer could write the most brilliant original song, but if the singer can't execute it, the song is never more than collection of notes and words on a page.
And for the sake of staying on topic, we all just had to know that Sasha was going to be skating to another war horse. I've read from a lot of non-Sasha fans that R&J is the one program she's done that they have loved. So if she can put together a complex program to music that inspires her, than more power to her.
I can only speak for myself, but of course I have no way of knowing. I was trying to find something positive (for me) in this news, so that fact that I liked her R&J Ex was a positive thing to say!! Beyond that, I hope she can find some cuts (are there some we haven't heard 10,000 times?? Surely there must be..) and interesting choreo to somehow make the old warhorse look fresh and new.Originally Posted by Red Dog
I love to watch Sasha skate, so I hope she works it!
I think this is going to be a great season of watching how everyone's training and competitive strategies play out. The one thing that I found interesting in Sasha's last journal entry is that it sounded like she was not yet back to a full training regimine. From the sound of things, I get the impressing that MK and Shiz (and probably others too) might already be in full swing, or close to it. Of course these are all my own speculations based on LIMITED information that may or may not be true. I'm really looking forward to Campbell's!!
well, I LIKE sasha's music and i think she could skate to anything, used or not. And besides, it's not up to us. It doesn't matter what we think about the music. I'm sooo sick of hearing people complain about skater's music choices. If you want to pick somebody's music, then become a skater yourself! but stop complaining about something you have no control over.
IMO, it doesn't matter if the music is used alot, because all skaters will skate it differently.
With all due respect, this is a figure skating discussion board. So what else should we talk about besides opinions about skaters, their programs, their elements, their styles, their music, etc.?Originally Posted by luvsasha
I think both are good choice for her. I'm sure the repeated music will help her consistancy and confidance.
I am disappointed but not surprised. I think Sasha could have made a big impression with the judges by skating to some really strong, dramatic music instead of the weepy romantic stuff she picks year after year. Swan Lake, Nutcracker, now Romeo & Juliet. Think of how pallid "Swan Lake" was next to Shizuka's dramatic "Turandot".
Because of competition nerves, Sasha tends to shrink into herself in the FS at major competitions instead of being bold and taking command of the ice. I've always thought that if she used stronger music, she'd make a bigger impression.
I have to disagree. With the fragil appearance I would think music R&J will carry her more than the strong/dramatic music. It just suit her imagine on ice. She is not a powerful skater, IMO, R&J suits her exquisite/elegant style.Originally Posted by euterpe
I wish Sasha kept Robin as her coach. Robin always made good music choices for Sarah.
Sasha and Nicks are playing their cards right. I think that with this music, she can make it her own and come out fighting, concentrating on what she had to do to win--that's what they are all trying to do. I think that no matter what music choice she selects, there are going to be people saying that she should have selected something better. Last season skaters selected music and at the beginning of the season people thought that because they chose such dramatic piece that they would conquer all, but they didn't. The same is happening this season.
Afte all is said and done, its not up to us, but the judges.
Let the skaters skate!
Let the fans watch!
Let the judges judge!
Let's hope that they all do well.
Happy skating!
This is interesting. I've always loved the Nino Rota music for Romeo & Juliet, and I thought Sasha's exhibition to it was excellent. Although the subject matter of the movie is romantic, the music itself is actually highly dramatic, with many strong crescendos. I thought Sasha made brilliant use of her showstopping spirals to interpret that dramatic quality in the music. I personally feel that Sasha skates best to dramatic, passionate music. Sasha's personality is hard-edged and intense, and her skating is all about maximum impact, in terms of the positions she hits. Therefore, dramatic music suits her in my opinion. So in a way, I think this choice of music is excellent.
At the same time, we *have* been watching Sasha skate this number for the last 3 years. And, much as I like it, I have to admit even I've been growing bored with it.
I bet, though, that Sasha and Nicks are making a calculated guess that most of public watching the Olympics will *not* have seen this program before, because most people aren't skating fans and don't watch skating shows. So they may feel they can get away with using the music for this reason.
I would have preferred a more adventurous and fresher music choice. But it may still work out for Sasha.