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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Scoring 92 points on the fourth and final day of the conference meet propelled the Texas A&M women into first place as they claimed the SEC Outdoor Championship team title with a 117 point total in their first year in the conference. The Aggie men finished third with 118 points.
"This was a big meet for us," said Texas A&M head coach Pat Henry. "I think as anybody knows who follows the sport, in this conference you have to qualify well in those first couple of days to set yourself up for the final day.
"It may look like it comes down to the last couple of events, but what happens over the course of the past couple of days is what dictates a lot of what happens on the final day. This group lined up and got after it."
In a pair of events near the end of the meet, the 200 meters and triple jump, the A&M women totaled 31 points, getting 16 points in the 200 (2-3-7) and 15 points in the triple jump (2-3-8). That gave the Aggies 112 points and the lead, by six points going into the final event – the 4x400 relay – over LSU (106), Arkansas (99) and Georgia (98).
"To score three jumpers in the triple jump at the end of the meet was big," noted Henry. "We figured LaQue Moen-Davis would be the one to beat in the event and she jumped a long ways today. The other two ladies stepped up and scored. Jennifer Madu said before the event started she was ready to jump today."
An Aggie fourth-place finish in the 4x400 (3:34.03) was enough to secure the team title by five points over LSU. It marks the sixth outdoor conference title for Texas A&M women in the past seven years. The Aggies won a string of five consecutive Big 12 outdoor meets from 2007 to 2011 and now have their first ever SEC crown.
Arkansas won the women's 4x400 in 3:30.06 and the 10 points pushed them to 109 for third in team scoring. A third-place effort from LSU (3:31.94) earned eight points to reach a total of 112 for second place in team scoring.
Florida, runner-up in the 4x400 (3:31.44), placed fourth in team scoring with 106 points and were followed by Georgia (87), Missouri (49), Kentucky (46), South Carolina (41), Tennessee (38.5), Mississippi State (35), Auburn (32.5), Alabama (20), Vanderbilt (16), and Mississippi (9).
"Placing third at SEC Indoor we didn't really like the outcome we had," stated Kamaria Brown. "Outdoors we knew we had more individuals who could score big points. This is the first year we are in the SEC and to win the outdoor conference title is really special for us."
The men's title went to Arkansas with 152.5 points with Florida runner-up with 123. Following the 118 points for Texas A&M were LSU (72.5), Georgia (56), Alabama (52), Kentucky (46), Mississippi (39), Auburn (37), Missouri (37), Mississippi State (33), Tennessee (33) and South Carolina (16).
"On the men's side we scored about what we could score," said Henry. "But I was disappointed with the eight points we lost with the disqualification in the 400 hurdles. Greg Coleman ran a fast time for second place, and with those points we finish second in team scoring instead of third. The group competed real hard."
Texas A&M added another five SEC champions to its collection this weekend, totaling nine over the course of the four-day meet.
Deon Lendore completed his sweep of 400 conference titles, running 45.02 to claim the SEC Outdoor title. Lendore later anchored the Aggies 4x400 with a 45.01 split as A&M won in 3:03.14.
In sweeping the indoor and outdoor conference titles in both the 400 and 4x400 relay, Lendore became the first SEC sprinter to accomplish the feat since Florida's Jimmy Hackley in 1998. As a freshman Lendore achieved the feat in the Big 12.
"After the prelims I had a feel for the track going into the final," said Lendore. "I executed in the final. Today the wind was much calmer, so I was happy for that. After sweeping conference titles in the Big 12 last year, I knew the best I could do in the SEC was to try and do it again. I was able to show the world I'm cable of doing this again and try to put my name out there."
A sweep of the sprint hurdles had Wayne Davis II taking command of the 110 hurdles with a 13.46 win into a -2.1 headwind while Donique' Flemings cruised to a 13.03 (0.5) victory in the 100 hurdles.
Both Davis and Flemings had won the same events last season in the Big 12 and they each became the first Aggies to win consecutive conference titles since 2001 when Bashir Ramzy and Christina Ohaeri achieved double wins in 2000 and 2001.
Davis topped a field that included Florida's Eddie Lovett in second with a 13.61 while Caleb Cross of Arkansas finished third in 14.094. A&M's Kenneth Minkah placed seventh with a 14.57.
"I'm just happy to win," Davis noted. "I came out here trying to get a new personal best, but there was too much headwind in our race. I'm still happy with the time and it shows my potential for later this season.
"From step two out of the blocks I knew I had it. I didn't really see Lovett, I just saw his foot on his lead leg the rest of the race. That pushed me through the rest of the race."
Flemings defeated a pair of seniors in South Carolina's Kierre Beckles, who ran 13.11 for second, and Ugonna Ndu of Florida, who clocked 13.14 for third. Defending champion Jasmin Stowers of LSU finished sixth 13.45 after dealing with an injury the past couple of weeks. Flemings finished sixth in the 400 hurdles with a 58.66.
"We knew we had to come here, perform well and get points for the team," said Flemings, who came very close to her career best of 13.00. "It's a season best and wind legal. I won in the Big 12 last year, and to switch conferences it was just a matter of being competitive against a different set of teams.
"I've been preparing all year and slowly progressing each week during the outdoor season. This is the meet we've been preparing for the whole year. To come here and run a season best time means I've prepared well. From start to finish I focused on my lane, finished strong and came out with a victory."
The Aggie women won the first final on the track Sunday when the foursome of LaKeidra Stewart, Ashton Purvis, Kamaria Brown and Jennifer Madu posted a 43.43 win in the 4x100 relay over LSU's 43.81 and a 45.16 by Georgia. Florida and Arkansas didn't finish the race.
Ricky Babineaux (46.7), Aldrich Bailey, Jr. (45.8), and Carlyle Roudette (45.62) ran the first three legs of the 4x400 and gave the lead to Lendore on his anchor leg carry. A 3:03.14 had the Aggies defeating Florida (3:04.46), Arkansas (3:04.68), Mississippi State (3:05.59), LSU (3:05.96) and Alabama (3:06.36).
Kamaria Brown supplied the Aggies with a pair of runner-up finishes against defending champions in the 400 and 200 meters.
Facing Arkansas' Regina George first, Brown ran a 52.10 behind the 51.74 from George in the 400. Ibukun Mayungbe added four points for the Aggies by placing fifth with a 53.72.
In the 200, with LSU's Kimberlyn Duncan going for her third outdoor title, Brown challenged with a 22.58 as Duncan won in 22.35 (1.3 wind). A&M teammates Ashton Purvis finished third in 23.07 while Olivia Ekpone placed seventh with a 23.38.
"In the 400 I wanted to make sure I set up my race well," noted Brown. "Since I faced her at Arkansas a few weeks ago I knew what to expect from her. I didn't win the race, but I'm very happy with the effort I put forth. In the 200 I haven't raced Kim since the indoor season. She is such a great athlete, I wanted to compete against her and produce a good time."
LaQue Moen-Davis led the A&M scoring trio in the triple jump with a wind-aided mark of 44-9.5 (13.65) that only trailed a 45-5.75 (13.85) by Florida's Ciarra Brewer. Moen-Davis, who won the long jump the day before, also had a wind-legal 44-9 (13.64) in her series that ranks No. 3 on the Aggie all-time list.
Madu placed third with a 42-9.5 (13.04), moving to No. 10 on the Aggie all-time list, while Jordan Wilson supplied a point in placing eighth with a 41-2.25 (12.55).
In the women's 100 meters Madu led another Aggie trio to 16 points with a runner-up finish in 11.41 seconds behind a 11.32 by LSU's Duncan. Purvis placed fourth in 11.50 while India Daniels ran 11.56 for sixth place.
A bid by Henry Lelei for a fifth SEC individual title this academic year came up short in the 5,000 meters. Lelei, who won the 3,000-meter steeplechase the night before, ran 13:58.02 for second place behind the 13:57.17 from Kemoy Campbell of Arkansas. Aggie Isaac Spencer, who placed third in the steeple, added a sixth place finish in the 5,000 with a 14:15.21 career best time.
Webb finished as a runner-up in the 200 meters, running 20.47 behind a 20.20 facility record by Isiah Young of Mississippi. Prezel Hardy, Jr. placed sixth with a 20.96. Earlier Webb placed sixth in the 100 with a 10.29.
The A&M men's 4x100 ran 39.11 for third place behind LSU (38.98) and Alabama (39.08) while finishing ahead of Arkansas (39.34), Auburn (39.48) and Florida (39.53). Running for the Aggies were Webb, Bailey, Michael Bryan and Hardy.
A throw of 187-3 (57.08) placed Dalton Rowan third in the discus. LSU's Rodney Brown won with a 203-1 (61.91) with Kentucky's Andrew Evans second with a 194-5 (59.25).
A&M scorers for the men included Hector Hernandez running a career best 1:48.62 for fourth in the 800, Babineaux (7th, 46.91) and Roudette (8th, 47.14) in the 400, Devion Harris and Chase Wolfle each equaled seventh in the high jump (6-8.75) and pole vault (16-9.25), and Dave Brown in the triple jump (8th, 49-9).
Other scorers on the day for the Aggie women included Kendall Munoz in the javelin (5th, 145-11) and Brea Garrett in the shot put (8th, 51-1).
Greg Coleman originally placed second in the 400 hurdles with a 50.48, but was disqualified for trail leg violation.
400: Deon Lendore, sophomore
110 Hurdles: Wayne Davis II, junior
4x400 relay: Ricky Babineaux, senior; Aldrich Bailey, Jr., freshman; Carlyle Roudette, junior; Deon Lendore, sophomore
Steeplechase: Henry Lelei, senior
Javelin: Sam Humphreys, senior
100 Hurdles: Donique' Flemings, senior
4x100 Relay: LaKeidra Stewart, senior; Ashton Purvis, sophomore; Kamaria Brown, sophomore; Jennifer Madu, freshman
Long Jump: LaQue Moen-Davis, freshman
Discus: Shelbi Vaughan, freshman


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Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
Production Conception, English Lyrics and Additional Material by Eric Blau and Mort Shuman
Based on Jacques Brel's Lyrics and Commentary
Music by Jacques Brel
Directed by Benjamin Henson
Musical Direction by Grant Winterburn
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Reviewed by Lexie Matheson, 11 Nov 2012
There's nothing more exciting than being in the audience of a graduation performance and attending the UNITEC School of Performing and Screen Arts Graduating Acting Class 2012 final soiree is absolutely no exception. The fact that it is stunning is merely a bonus.
One of the features of the evening is the excellent balance that exists between male and female performers. The boys, dressed largely but not exclusively as matelot and dock workers create a world of ambiguous sexuality and real manliness. The girls are vulgar, often androgynous, and create a disquieting world where sex, love, cruelty and a mouth-wateringly amoral brutality can walk hand in hand.
Choosing the vehicle for students is always a challenge, one that has been met on this occasion with supreme courage and elegance. There's always the choice between production and showcase and on this occasion director Benjamin Henson has managed to achieve both. This is credit to him but also to the talent he has at his disposal and a school prepared to take this not inconsiderable risk.
Jacque Brel was a Belgian chansonnier who became hugely popular in France and subsequently the rest of the world. His work falls into line with that of Edith Piaf, Charles Aznavour, Jean Ferrat and more recently Mathieu Boogearts and Olivia Ruiz and has been recorded by such luminaries as David Bowie, Rod McKuen, Nina Simone, Leonard Cohen and Marlene Dietrich.
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris was created in 1968 as an off-Broadway show where it ran successfully for 5 years. In 1972 a gala performance of the work entitled Hommage à Jacques was staged at Carnegie Hall with Brel, who died in 1978 age 49, in attendance.
A film was made of the show in 1975 and new songs were added, the most significant being My Childhood, Song for Old Lovers (La Chanson Des Vieux Amants) and Ne Me Quitte Pas all of which feature strongly in the UNITEC production.
Many new productions have been staged internationally since its inception including a number in New Zealand and an off Broadway revival was staged at the Zipper Theatre in 2006 which ran for a year. Jacques Brel, it would seem, has always been popular as can be seen locally with two shows featuring his work running concurrently in Auckland [the other being Silo's Brel at the Concert Chamber].
This production follows more closely the running order of the original than it does the revival but some songs have been dropped from the schedule and none added. It does not suffer from the cutting.
UNITEC theatre is as attractive as I have ever seen it. In front of closed, conventional salmon pink curtains there is a small, square table covered with a rumpled white cloth on which sits a wood-encased valve radio with a fret-worked front.
The opening night full house sit silently in a fine mist of smoke - and so the tone is set. The curtains open on an astonishing design by Rachael Walker. I am unashamedly a fan of Walker's design but in this instance she has exceeded both my expectations and her own high standards.
To the left sit musicians Grant Winterburn (piano) and Aaron Coddel (double bass). I am no musician but would hazard a guess that the work of these gentlemen is flawless throughout. Grant Winterburn's direction of the singers certainly supports this view.
The set suggests, at various times, a deserted warehouse, at others a disused mortuary. Odd-sized wooden crates are used as seats, a place to lounge or even lie and the whole reeks of Skid Row on Bedlam Night. It is immensely practical too, with ample space for the seventeen actors to strut their stuff and with six tunnel-like spaces inset into the back, where ever-alert performers can lounge, squat, perch and hover.
The whole is lit by Michael Forkert, a 3rd year technical student, with intricacy and skill and, considering the intentionally disjointed nature of the evening and the large cast, it's a sublime compliment to the rehearsal process that no actor misses their light or their singular moment to shine.
Add to the above a collection of period-perfect costumes (Suzanne Sturrock) and you have a degree of technical excellence that would be hard to beat in any theatre.
Jacques Brel may have achieved legendary status in the performing arts but his songs remain complex and extremely difficult for actors to sing. The nature and depth of the emotion driving the songs is rare and lesser artists would fill volumes attempting to express what Brel achieves in a simple three minute narrative.
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris was created for four actors – two men and two women. They carry not only the songs and the inner narrative of each that drives a through-line which connects the whole thing together. It's one of the powers of the piece. Like Side by Side by Sondheim and other such works, the character through-line is what separates these shows from a standard concert format.
Director Henson has seventeen actors but manages, with a high degree of subtlety, to link each characterisation with a connecting vision that might otherwise have split even further the disintegrated personas created for the original. The result is characterisations that work in every case and each is supported beautifully by a cleverly referenced costume: a couple of toffs, some matelot, a dock worker or two and a variety of working girls.
While I will focus on the extraordinary highlights of this bittersweet evening it has to be said that there are no imperfect performances, no weak links, and barely a foot out of place in the 80 minutes which pass in the blink of an eye.
Benjamin Henson has created an intensely 1950s European netherworld and his direction never lets up. It is refined and delicate work and I can imagine it being an absolute joy for him to work with a group of young actors at the top of their game.
Laura Daniel begins the evening – and further sets the tone – with a classy performance of Le Diable then Cole Jenkins and Rebecca McFadzien join Daniel in If We Only Have Love, the song that is reprised throughout the evening
Jackie is sung splendidly by Saraid Cameron and this is followed by Brussels, the first full cast number. Assembled together, the full cast work as one without sacrificing any of the individuality that is so attractive and essential if this piece is to work.
My Childhood is an extraordinary song. In Rebekah Brady's hands all the resonances of Brel's original are present and we get to experience, first hand, what it was like for him – and what it was also like for us – to approach the end of innocence: "…and then my childhood burst open, that was adolescence, and the wall of silence tumbled down one morning."
Madeleine is one of Brel's best known chanson and in the hands of David Sutherland she lives on. The song was inspired by Madeleine Zeffa Biver, a Bohemian friend of Brel in the '50s who died in Spain in 2007. Her final letter epitomised Brel and the Bohemians and is worth quoting here as, to some considerable extent, it encapsulates the work. Prior to her assisted death she wrote to Le Pais newspaperthat she wished to "die with dignity [with] a glass of water, wine or whiskey … my head held high, blowing kisses to those who have helped me with their love and words."[i] These words could have easily been written by Brel himself.
Just when you think there will be no further surprises, Walker springs a few with the set and the cast create some acutely disconcerting moments with cages, masks and red balloons.
Jason Hodzelmans' rendition of the fiendishly difficult Fanette showcases a lyric tenor voice of power and subtlety. His handling of the topsy-turvey emotion – it starts with "we were two friends in love, Fanette and I"and ends with "but let's talk of something else, we were never two friends, Fanette and I, the empty streets are cold and crying in July" – is exhilarating.
In an evening marked by extraordinary solo performances it has to be said that Paul Lewis's Amsterdam is an absolute highlight. Lewis's passion, his exceptional phrasing and his incredible assurance paints a picture of tortured melancholy that would have pleased even the master himself.
There are times when Rebecca McFadzien owns the stage and performing Brel's 1959 epic Ne Me Quitte Pas (Don't Leave Me) constitutes one of those moments. It's simply breathtaking. Representing the slumming classes in a dazzling red cocktail dress she embarks on Ne Me Quitte Pas as a hauntingly dark ballad and makes it even darker. Her repetition of the phase 'if you go away' is compellingly beautiful. Brel denied that Ne Me Quitte Pas was a love song despite writing it after he was unceremoniously dumped by his pregnant mistress Zizou (Suzanne Gabriello). He said, rather, that the song celebrated 'the cowardice of men' and this explanation seeps lusciously into McFadzien's fine interpretation.
In The Middle Class Paul Lewis, David Sutherland, Jason Wu and the ensemble, replete with oinky pig masks, seem to channel Maxim Gorky's characters from The Lower Depths as they belt out this angry and disillusioned peaen to poverty and it leads poignantly into James Roque's darkly funny Funeral Tango.
A trio of fine solos – with a satisfying respite provided by Paul Lewis, David Sutherland, Tayla Pitt and Chye-Ling Huang, who slap us with The Desperate Ones – escort us towards the finale, beginning with Rebecca Brady's My Death.
Blessed with a magnificent voice, Brady simply stands and sings and there is a silence in the theatre that you can taste. I'd done some research in advance of the show and when Brady comes to the lines "where the blackest shadow, blackest shadow cowers, let's pick lilacs for the passing time", written as early as 1957, it is impossible not to be touched by Brel's prescience and reminded of his tragic death from lung cancer at such a young age.
Laura-Jean Bainbridge sings Marieke – a song to yet another of Brel's lovers, this time Flemish - as the second of the three solos and this is followed by Jason Hodzelmans' extraordinary performance of Song for Old Lovers where he sings "in spite of all, we're still together" to the body of the woman whose life he has just snuffed out with a pillow. "A thousand times you've packed your cases, a thousand times I've flown the nest" might better have summed up the clever incongruity of this interpretation and indeed Brel's life itself.
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris isn't a record of a man's life, however, but more a reflection on life itself through the work of a genius – but Brel is there alright, in the psyche of every lost soul, in every single breath of despair, in every sublimely human moment.
All musicals, no matter how bleak, disturbing and bitter, need an ensemble number to end with. In this case, Laura Daniel leads the excellent cast in a magnificent version of Carousels. Originally entitled La Valse à Mille Temp (To Waltz a Thousand Times) it can best be described as a Parisian love song written, it is rumoured, in a car travelling between Tangiers and Casablanca – which in itself tells us a lot. It's Brel at his most light-hearted and is a fitting finale. The ensemble moves subtly into a triangular formation with Daniel, at its peak, becoming a head-nodding carnival calliope that is quite simply tremendous.
This is cabaret at its absolute best and on opening night, as the earth shook and the sky fell, the artists simply carried on as they – and the show must always do – providing a fitting metaphor, should one have been needed, for any, and every, actor's career.
Only an ensemble reprise of If We Only Have Love was mandatory to allow us to express our thanks and to bring across the final curtain.
Fitting, then, that the final voice heard from the crackling old valve radio was that of Jacques Brel himself. He'd have been well pleased.
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Gustavo Kuerten and Jennifer Capriati will enter the premier clay-court tournament as its defending champions, but I get the feeling they won't exit the event with repeat performances, or in the case of "Guga," three-peat performances.
Kuerten has won two straight and three of the last five titles at Roland Garros, but he's still in the midst of trying to relocate his formidable clay- court game after missing more than two months of action after undergoing arthroscopic hip surgery in February. The popular Brazilian star has failed to get past the quarterfinals in three tourneys since rejoining the circuit last month.
Guga whipped Spaniard Alex Corretja in last year's French Open final; defeated Swede Magnus Norman in the 2000 title match; and stunned the tennis world by running the table in south Paris as a green 20-year-old in 1997 (Sergi Bruguera).
The Fed Cup-foiling Capriati outlasted Belgian Kim Clijsters in last year's dramatic three-set Roland Garros championship match, including a 12-10 win in the final stanza.
The 26-year-old Capriati is the top seed on the ladies' side this year, while Kuerten is seeded seventh among the men, who boast several serious threats to Guga, such as big ol' Russian Marat Safin, tough German Tommy Haas, the amazing Andre Agassi, rising Swiss Roger Federer, and even 19-year-old American teen sensation Andy Roddick.
Don't expect 2002 Australian Open titlist Thomas Johansson of Sweden to be a factor during the fast-approaching French fortnight, as clay is not his friend.
World No. 1 and reigning U.S. Open champion Lleyton Hewitt is the top seed on the men's side, but the hardcourt ace has never gotten past the quarterfinals at Roland Garros. Safin, the current ATP Champions Race leader and Aussie Open runner-up to Johansson four months ago, is dangerous on any surface, as is the hard-hitting Haas, and the incomparable Agassi has already captured at least one Grand Slam title on each of the Slams' tracks -- hardcourt, grass and clay.
Agassi completed his career "Slam" by prevailing in Paris three years ago, and he's fresh off his big clay-court Tennis Masters Rome title just two weeks ago.
Andre'll be ready.
If Agassi can nail down a second French title in four years, it would give the time-defying great his eighth Grand Slam title overall.
Speaking of greats, let's not forget the all-time Grand Slam king -- "Pistol" Pete Sampras.
Or maybe we should forget Pete.
The 13-time Grand Slam event winner has piled up seven Wimbledons, four U.S. Opens and a pair of Aussie titles, but let's face it, he's just not a threat to win seven straight matches over a two-week period on dirt.
France's best shot on the men's side is probably 10th-seeded Sebastien Grosjean, but he has yet to hit his rather-short stride this season.
A Frenchman hasn't claimed his national championship since the great Yannick Noah jumped for joy adorned by his customary dreadlocks in 1983.
There are other viable threats in the men's draw, including dangerous Spaniards Juan Carlos Ferrero and 1998 champion Carlos Moya, but I really don't see either one of them getting past the likes of Safin, Haas, Agassi, Kuerten or the immensely-talented Federer, who's currently second in the Champions Race thanks to his three-set dismantling of Safin in last week's clay-court Tennis Masters Hamburg final.
I think Roddick is still a darkhorse due to his lack of experience in the "majors."
Former champions Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Michael Chang are expected to be on hand next week, but don't expect either one, especially the used-up Chang, to travel very far in the deepest of draws.
World No. 6 Tim "No Shot" Henman says he feels confident on clay right now, but let's be serious...he's "Soft Tim."
Capriati will be challenged on the ladies' side by fellow juggernaut Americans Venus and Serena Williams, and perhaps even Monica Seles, and the Belgian studs Clijsters and Justine Henin.
Venus and the current-world-No. 1 Capriati have exchanged places atop the WTA rankings on four occasions this season; Serena is arguably the best player in the women's game right now; Clijsters came oh-so close to winning the French a year ago; and the red-hot Henin recently squared off against Serena in two straight finals, including an upset victory over the 1999 U.S. Open champion in Berlin two weeks ago and a loss to the superstar last week at the lofty Tennis Masters Series Roma.
I'm pickin' Serena to weave her way through the draw in Paris, but Capriati, Venus, Clijsters or Henin will be eager to jump in there if the younger Williams falters.
Venus would like to add Roland Garros to her expanding trophy case, which already includes back-to-back Wimbledon and U.S. Open titles, but she's had to battle a variety of injuries this season, and was forced to pull out of last week's lucrative event in Rome just minutes before she was scheduled to play Russian beauty Anna Kournikova, who, by the way, will certainly be a non- factor, tennis-wise anyway, in Paris.
The aging Seles has won three French Open crowns, but that was during her heyday way back in the early 1990's. She soared to Roland Garros titles in 1990, 1991 and 1992, but has reached just one French Open final (1998) since the well-publicized back-stabbing incident in 1993.
France's female hopes will rest on the shoulders of Sandrine Testud and Amelie Mauresmo, but Testud is just not a Grand Slam threat and Mauresmo has always choked in front of the home crowd at the Parisian Slam. Mauresmo was a first- round loser in Paris for a third time last year, and is an unacceptable 6-7 in her home major.
Mary Pierce was the last French woman to win it all in Paris, in 2000.
Pierce plays for France despite being born in Canada (Montreal) and residing in Florida (Sarasota).
Go figure.
Three other former champs will be in the ladies' draw, but additional French hardware will not come for the oft-injured Pierce, the washed-up Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (1989, 1994, 1998) or the out-of-her-league Iva Majoli (1997).
Capriati will try to become the first repeat women's winner since the legendary Steffi Graf turned the trick for a second time in 1996. Graf also won the French back-to-back in 1987-88.
The grunt-crazed Seles is the last woman to rattle off three consecutive titles (1990-92) in the "City of Lights."
The propitious Kuerten will try to become the first man to hoist the trophy for a third straight time since the fabulous Bjorn Borg gathered four straight championships from 1978-81. Borg won six French Opens during an eight-year span from 1974-81, as the steely Swede was a perfect 6-0 in his French finals.


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As celebrations for the Chinese New Year begin, questions are being raised about the low number of New Zealand children learning the language.
Auckland's ASB Showgrounds was transformed for the annual Chinese New Year Festival and Market Day yesterday.
The event ran from 9.30am to 4pm and included a grand opening from Prime Minister John Key, more than 200 stalls, cultural dances, martial arts and games.
But it takes more than festivals and parades to cement a relationship with New Zealand's second largest trading partner. And New Zealand parents and children are being accused of falling behind the curve.
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Mandarin is the most commonly spoken language in the world. But in this country only 13,000 primary and intermediate school children learnt the language last year, while 31,000 studied French.
Once students hit high school, the gap widens with around 3000 leaning the Chinese language, and 22,000 learning French.
John McKinnon, executive director of the Asia New Zealand Foundation, said: "We need to be able to interact with Chinese in their own terms and in ways which are comfortable for them as well as comfortable for us."
He said a change "has to happen out of the willingness of parents to have their children learning Chinese, and seeing that as an advantage for their children".
Mandarin's been part of the curriculum for 20 years at Onehunga High School in Auckland.
Principal Deidre Shea told ONE News: "What we're doing is not only investing in our students in terms of learning another language and culture, or supporting their own, but also preparing them for the world, in terms of their relationship and understanding of Chinese culture."
She said with Mandarin being the number one language spoken in the world its pretty compelling for the language to be learnt at school.
However, Shea said New Zealand's history as an island nation "means that we haven't had in my view a really strong primary language focus, so that has had a serious impact on us".
The Confucius Institute helps establish Chinese language programs in schools, by providing teacher aides and training.
Nora Yao, Director of Confucius Institute at The University of Auckland, said there is no language policy in primary schools in New Zealand.
"So in some ways we are filling the gap - we help the primary schools establish the Chinese programme. We think it's very very important for younger ones to start learning a foreign language."
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It can't be almost September.
I refuse to believe that there are only a few fleeting moments left of summer. How has this happened? I swear, it was the Fourth of July just, like, yesterday. And now Labor Day weekend is just around the corner? I won't go quietly, I'll tell you that much…Unless someone wants to give me $500 fo a pair of these:
Nothing takes the edge off the end of summer like some gorgeous Tory Burch riding boots. Fact. And actually, I only need $495. Which means you can buy yourself a pumpkin spice latte from Starbucks with that extra $5. Deal? And yes – I am one of those super annoying people who lives and dies for pumpkin spice latte season. I'm sorry, I just can't help it. I'm a walking cliche, you know this.
The thing is, I really do like fall. All my favorite TV shows come back on, football starts, stores start selling Halloween candy, pumpkin beer hits the shelves…these are all good things. Also, I've coerced my new runner of a sister to do this with me:
The Bucktown 5K on September 18th. I'm super excited about this race because a) I need a race to zap me out of this running funk I'm in and 2) I love Bucktown, though I'm not nearly cool enough to hang out there regularly and 3) I love running with my sister. Though the chances of her beating me, as she did by a second at this year's Shamrock Shuffle are pretty damn good considering her training regimine these days is much more impressive than mine. No matter. As we've already concluded, I'm motivated purely by material things and this is in the goodie bag:
It's ridiculous how much I love running swag. It makes me feel like maybe one day I'll be a real runner. Unlikely, I know. But fall is the season of possibility**, so you never know what might happen.
But it's not fall quite yet. Which means I'm going to do my best to squeeze the last bits of summer out of this weekend with some excessive sun exposure, rooftop drinks to celebrate a certain lady's birthday and whatever other summer-related activities I can cram into these final hours of August…
Afterall, those pumpkin spice lattes will be here before we know it. I highly encourage you to get out there and do the same.
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Who Makes the Best Vanilla Ice Cream?
I like Breyer's French vanilla. It's a little creamier than the natural vanilla. I love that they don't put corn syrup in it.
I like Breyer's French vanilla. It's a little creamier than the natural vanilla. I love that they don't put corn syrup in it.
I am so sorry, I remember that. I lived on several variations of creamed potatoes (hot sauce, sour cream and chives, etc.), but maybe mashed avocado (skip lime juice) would give you some good fat? I think I pureed a meaty chili at some point, too. A good curried lentil soup might be nice, as well. Hope you heal quickly.
Oops I meant to say if you get hot, above, not that it has anything to do with how you would actually use the squash.
Make sure to keep some frozen butternut squash puree in your freezer at all times. If nothing else, you can take it out and put it on your forehead when you get cold. It's pretty self-explanatory, but cut the squash in half, scoop out seeds, put both halves flesh-side down on a baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees until it's done (that means a fork goes into all parts easily...don't worry, really hard to overcook...usually takes me a half hour or a little more). Let it cool for about 10 minutes (not too long--then it gets hard to work with) and scoop the flesh out from the skin with a spoon, so that all you waste is the little bit of skin. Put the flesh into a blender, puree, then let it sit in a collander lined with wet coffee filters for a few hours to get the excess water out. It sounds like a lot more work than it really is, and the final product is so velvety and beautiful that I usually just want to eat it right away. Stick it in the freezer and take it out when you want to make muffins, stir it into oatmeal, pancake batter, anything that calls for pumpkin, etc. I really love the beautiful orange tint it gives baked goods. Also, straight-up this is great wholesome baby food.
Hey great suggestions! I am not going to be in the ticketed area or along the parade route, but some of my coworkers will, and it appears thermoses are not allowed there! On a 34-degree day! I am still not clear on what size bag I can take with me, and I definitely don't want to have to ditch my only bag (with all my tools in it!) for security purposes. I think that is what is making this so hard to plan for.
I did some of this for one of my food columns:
Time is a big factor, but if you enjoy time in the kitchen, then it's probably less of a "cost" than if cooking is not fun for you. I feel like taste is much better on homemade. There are a lot of things to balance, but on many items it's a personal choice.
A pasta salad I make with lemon, olive oil, garlic, red chili flakes, feta, tomatoes and basil.
@Raiders757....OK OK I was being sarcastic...but thanks for the warning, that confirms my hunch never to go to Va. BBQ. I heard a rumor that they were shipping pre-cooked meat in from Siler City NC, at least where I am. Not sure if that's true, though. I totally agree with your observation of the use of the word, "barbecue." If you have friends over and fire up a grill to cook hamburgers and hot dogs, that is a "cook out." Not a "barbecue." And grilling chicken and slathering sauce from a bottle that says BBQ on it is not barbecue-ing either.
Queensland Blue is the pumpkin Barbara Kingsolver spent 30 min trying to cut in Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. She made soup in it.
Also...the photo. The slaw is not the right color. It should be pinkish, not white and greenish. And it should be ON THE SANDWICH, not to the side. Just offering some constructive criticism...;) You need some hush puppies, too.
To the person who wanted tomatoes...that is Western NC 'cue. Head over to Lexington and you'll find what you need. I am a Tar Heel and love them both (I know, you're not supposed to love them both, but I do.). Allen & Son is great...It burned down when I was in college and thankfully they rebuilt. I now live in Virginia and there is a place in my town called "Virginia Barbecue." That is an oxymoron and I refuse to eat there.
Thanks for all the suggestions. I had a great birthday, and ended up making a Hummingbird Cake, two layers with rich cream cheese frosting. Hummingbird cake is a Southern cake that is so easy---it's basically like making banana bread with pineapple and cinnamon in it and then pouring the batter into cake pans instead of a loaf pan. And since there was fruit involved, it doesn't even count as my birthday indulgence, right?
Thanks, now I am pumped! The hard part is definitely going to be choosing what to make. I have a chocolate cake-chocolate icing recipe that I LOVE, but have made that a few times for other peoples' birthdays. I am tempted to try a traditional Southern caramel cake with caramel icing, that one's been on my list for a while now. But then I am a sucker for anything with cream cheese icing, and I've never made carrot cake! Oh, decisions...
I totally agree, JerzeeTomato. Nothing tastes like homemade, not even the most expensive bakeries, in my opinion, though the high-end cakes are definitely good, they seem to be missing something that you only get when you make something in your own home, and you see all that goes into every crumb of it.
My husband and I are going to be seeing "Wicked" at the Gershwin Theater (51st and Broadway) on a weeknight. We're looking for a place to grab dinner that isn't overly formal or fine-dining, but that offers something interesting and good. We'll be a little pressed for time, because we're coming off a tour that ends at 6pm and the show is at 8, so something relatively quick would be nice. We just don't want to get stuck in some tourist trap. Any suggestions?
If you could only subscribe to one food magazine, what would it be? I have been thinking about subscribing to one for a while and want to do it, but am having trouble deciding. I have LOVED recipes from Gourmet, I like Cooking Light's content, I am not overly familiar with Bon Appetit, but have cooked lots of their recipes from Epicurious. I have tons of cookbooks but like the seasonal aspect that the magazines bring. Any suggestions?
Here in Virginia, the first thing we see at the farmers' markets are spring onions. Some call them green onions, but they are not scallions. They're like baby onions, with fuller bulbs at the bottom than scallions have and green tops. They are a little milder than bigger onions. I usually chop them up for salads or roast them, but I was wondering if there are any good recipes out there that highlight these, because they are in abundance in early spring (granted, it's no longer early spring) and when you go to the first weeks of the farmers market, they are the most commonly seen veggie.
I am a newspaper reporter who will be covering the inauguration. I also love to bake, especially with whole, healthy ingredients. I would like to make something this weekend that I can pass out on Monday to all of my colleagues who will be covering this with me. We are preparing to survive below-freezing temperatures from 6am until 4pm with no shelter, just the small bags we can carry with us. We'll be doing lots of walking among huge crowds, so we need sustenance! Any suggestions?
Hmm, OK, I'm not trying to imply that I don't have wonderful people around me who love me, but I love to bake. The thing is, whenever I go to the trouble of baking and icing a cake from scratch, it's always for someone else's birthday, so I am usually making their favorite. My birthday is this week and I am considering making my own birthday cake, just to get to make something I chose for once. It feels kind of strange, though. So, my question: Would you bake your own birthday cake, and what cake would you make? Please be specific on details like icing, number of layers, etc ;)
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Family Guy: It's a Trap
It is the final chapter of Seth MacFarlane's hilarious rendition of Star Wars. Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia must travel to different worlds in order to destroy the galaxy's most dreaded villain.
New Adventures of Old Christine: Season One
We love her as Elaine on the classic sitcom Seinfeld but now audiences can fall in love with Julia Louis-Dreyfus all over again. Portraying divorcee Christine in the CBS hit show New Adventures of Old Christine, Louis-Dreyfus gives everyone plenty of laughs. Although the series has ended, this collection presents all 13 episodes of the shows debut season.
Archer: Season 1 Box Set
With that 1960's spy drama feel, this FX animated series introduces charming yet somewhat dimwitted master spy, Sterling Archer, to audiences. With a team consisting of his super sexy and crafty ex-lover, a domineering mother and boss, and a slue of other unforgettable characters, this series was an instant hit. The box set recaptures the adventures of first season and gets everyone ready for the next series of episodes beginning in 2011.
Glee: Season one Gift Set
Attention all Gleeks! This gift set will be the perfect gift for all you Glee fans. With 22 episodes from the first season and a number of extended episodes, this gift set has everything you need for your Glee fix. The set includes karaoke, behind-the-scenes look at some of the most memorable episodes and tons of never-before-seen footage. Also available on Blu-Ray.
Futurama: Volume 5
Futurama is back and better than ever. Although Comedy Central has taken over and has given fans all of the Planet Express one can handle, this 5th Season box set has so many extras one won't know what to do.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Sunny Christmas Gift Set
Join the Paddy's gang for this Christmas special and don't forget the egg nog. This hilarious comedy box set comes packed full of hilarious behind-the-scenes footage and useful Paddy's Pub gifts for fans.
Tudors: Season 4 Final season
This critically acclaimed HBO series wrapped with high reviews and all of the intensity of the final season is here for fans. The series, which is loosely based on the English kind Henry VIII, ended with season 4 focusing on the King's ill-fated marriage and attempt to invade France. This visually stunning series is now brought to audiences through this final season set.
24 :Season 8
And so it concludes. Taking place on the eighth day, the final season of one of the most popular television series takes place. Audiences will love to take home all of the excitement and adventure which made the show a hit in this final season box set.
Ugly Americans:Volume 1
Not that different from New York City today, Ugly Americans follows all the freaks, beasts and devils as they live every horrifying day in the Big Apple. Comedy Centrals animated hit, Ugly Americans, is now here for anyone who may have missed the first season of this hilariously disturbing series.
Eastbound and Down: Complete First season
Don't miss out on the HBO series that had everyone laughing. With tons of cameos by funny man Will Ferrell, this show follows the ending of a Big League pitcher. After returning home, this insufferable drunk spends every moment trying to recapture his fame and make his comeback.


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Control Valve Sizing and Selection Software
Fisher® Specification Manager software has been enhanced to include ease of use and added flexibility. Designed for engineers who select and specify control valves, the Fisher Specification Manager software package features a clear, sequential process to such tasks as building ISA specification sheets, predicting valve operating noise levels, and exporting dimensional data for Fisher and Baumann™ control valves. Enhancements include the addition of a port diameter attribute to the trim details grid as well as updated product data and literature. The newly revised Fisher IEC valve sizing engine now includes inlet temperature for liquid sizing, while faster download and installation of software changes are now possible thanks to a new quick update feature within the Help menu. A "What's New" menu option allows one-click access to the latest software changes. The latest version of the Fisher Valve Specification Manager software can be downloaded from www.FisherSpecificationManager.com.


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By Jim Wright, Correspondent The month of May was proclaimed Morrison County Drug Court Month by the County Board of Commissioners, honoring the program's inaugural year in the county. It's National Drug Court Month because over the past 25 years, drug courts across the country have served mo...Read More
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Layshia Menk has rare disorder, but says help is out there By Gabby Landsverk, Staff Writer For those with mental or neurological disorders, pain may be invisible to other people, but has a huge impact on one's ability to function normally. Just ask Layshia Menk, who deals with the constant prese...Read More
Local child service policies could change as a result By Gabby Landsverk. Staff Writer Policies governing how Morrison County deals with child protection cases may be in for major changes, as the Minnesota Governor's Task Force on the Protection of Children debates how child protection cases shou...Read More
By Jim Wright, Correspondent Morrison County Social Services Director Brad Vold asked the County Board of Commissioners for help, due to a huge workload increase. He asked to hire two workers. "We did not add staff when the health care law was enacted, but we have 2,200 more cases now than a year...Read More
by Jennie Zeitler, Staff Writer County services for families and children are making a positive difference. "Because of the new school-based mental health programs, there is a definite improvement from where it was five years ago," Social Services Supervisor Melanie Erickson told the County Boar...Read More
by Jennie Zeitler, Staff Writer The Morrison County Board approved the addition of a position in the adult services area of the Social Services Department due to increased workload. Funding for the position would not come from county funds. "We anticipated this in the 2014 budget," said Social S...Read More
By Jennie Zeitler, Staff Writer St. Gabriel's Hospital is required to conduct a comprehensive health needs assessment of the county every three years. In partnership with Morrison County's Public Health and Social Services departments, a survey was completed in 2012. "We sent 800 surveys to ho...Read More
by Jennie Zeitler, Staff Writer County Board Chair Duane Johnson conveyed to Social Services Department Director Brad Vold commendation for a job well done, contained in a letter sent by Lucinda Jesson, Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) commissioner. In reading Jesson's letter aloud at ...Read More
by Jennie Zeitler, Staff Writer Social Services Supervisor Melanie Erickson told the County Board about improvements that have been made in keeping or returning children to their families rather than placing them in foster care or adoption. Nearly 20 years ago when Erickson came to the...Read More
By Jennie Zeitler, Staff Writer Dial-a-Ride transportation service offered in the city of Little Falls will be changed beginning Thursday, Nov. 1. MorrTrans, which has provided unlimited Dial-a-Ride bus service throughout the entire city limits of Little Falls, will be dividing into two different s...Read More