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Parents and Family Schedule
August 22-23, 2015
This schedule is tentative. All events and times are subject to change.
Saturday, August 22nd, evening
Parent and Family Orientation Welcome and Opening Session
Parents and family members will learn more about common first-year transitional issues, the many resources available on campus, and how to help your student from a distance. You'll also gain insight about the changing relationship with your college student through entertaining real-life scenarios presented by Orientation Team Leaders (OTLs).
Sunday, August 23rd
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Student Services Offices Open—Locations Vary
If you have any brief questions you need answered before business hours on Monday, many University offices will be open to assist you and your family.
9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Campus Tours—Walker (11), Front Lawn
The Orientation Team Leaders will guide you through Michigan Tech's campus and give you a taste of our friendly culture. Tours begin at 11:00 a.m., rain or shine.
10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Parent and Family Orientation Information Sessions—Locations Vary
Worried about your student's health or safety? Want to hear about how your student can get involved on campus and succeed academically? Don't worry… you're not alone! The conference-style Parent and Family Information Sessions will address topics like these and answer all of your questions.
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
University Welcome
Meet the people who will help your student on his or her journey to success. We will kick off Orientation Week, introduce you to Michigan Tech, and hear a welcome from University President Dr. Glenn Mroz and Vice President of Student Affairs and Advancement Dr. Les Cook.
2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Strawberry Shortcake Social & Family Farewell
Take a break and enjoy this social featuring local strawberry shortcake for new students and their families! Tickets purchased in advance for family members can be picked up at the Rozsa Center Box Office. Extra tickets will also be available on a first-come, first-served basis at the Box Office. In the event of rain, please eat in your student's residence dining hall. Families of commuter students may eat in the dining hall of their choice.
Parent Reception—Keweenaw Brewing Company, Downtown Houghton
Join fellow Michigan Tech parents, local alumni, and University faculty and staff for an informal gathering and light refreshments at the Keweenaw Brewing Company (KBC) following the University Welcome.
Sponsored by Michigan Tech Alumni Association


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Smart meter privacy concerns dissipating
Customer resistance to technologies such as demand response programs, home energy management bundles and smart thermostats have been an obstacle to utilities efforts at rolling out smart grids. However, Navigant Research has found that consumers are coming around to smart meters. Over the past few years, the percentage of consumers who have "favorable" or "very favorable" attitudes toward smart meters has increased, according to Navigant.
"While smart grid favorability has held steady year over year, in the 36 percent to 37 percent range, smart meter favorability has increased from 37 percent, in 2010, to 43 percent in 2013," said Neil Strother, senior research analyst with Navigant Research. "This result indicates that initial concerns over privacy regarding smart meters in homes are dissipating -- but utilities still have some distance to go in building majority support for these technologies."
Demand programs, which allow a utility to remotely control energy consumption by slightly increasing the thermostat setting for homes or businesses on hot days, for example, have the benefit of taking pressure off the grid, and provide cost savings for the consumer as a result of lower energy consumption. While this may seem like a win-win proposition, the Navigant survey results indicate that consumer interest in demand response programs is not very strong. Less than 30 percent of respondents say they are "extremely interested" or "very interested" in adopting such arrangements.
Utilities are still challenged by the fact that various types of smart grid and smart home technologies continue to face different levels of consumer awareness, interest, and acceptance. In addition, consumer expectations of savings from smart home technologies are likely higher than what can be achieved and the price they are willing to pay for these offerings is lower than what the market currently supports. Navigant Research's Smart Grid Consumer Survey shows that while smart grid products and services have the potential to save consumers money by reducing their energy consumption, end-user interest remains moderate to low.
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Past Weekly Hits
Media highlights for the week of Jan. 21-27, 2006
A sampling of NAU programs, professors, students, staff and alumni appearing in the news
Media highlights for the week of Jan. 21-27, 2006
A sampling of NAU programs, professors, students, staff and alumni appearing in the news
Guest column: General physical fitness deserves serious attention
[The following excerpts appeared in a guest column written by Jack Daniels, head distance running coach for the Center for High Altitude Training] Even though most people think of me as a coach of distance runners, I have always been a physical education teacher, first and foremost. Maybe there are many who agree with more daily activity for not only our children, but for ourselves, and maybe the cost of adding this to the school system would seem insurmountable, but the other option is to not do anything about it and have to deal with the ever-rising cost of medical bills, many of which are brought about by a poor state of fitness.
Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, AZ) 1/27/2006
Students try to stay afloat in concrete boat race
A group of ASU students is testing the waters of engineering with a concrete boat. The students are preparing for the Regional Concrete Canoe Competition at Cal State Fullerton March 29 through April 2. There, they will compete against 17 different schools,including UA, NAU, UCLA and Cal State Berkeley.
ASU Web Devil (Tempe, AZ) 1/27/2006
Editorial: Rural Arizona should have a seat on board of regents
There are ten seats on the Arizona Board of Regents, which governs the state's university system. Currently, representatives from the Phoenix area and Tucson monopolize all the seats. If the university system was limited to those two metropolises, that setup might seem acceptable. However, you need to take into consideration that there is a university in Flagstaff and extensions in numerous communities throughout the state. We've got one university in the "country" portion of Arizona—Northern Arizona University. There are extensions of the university system in numerous small towns, including an NAU annex through the Page campus of Coconino Community College. There is no reason why we shouldn't have a rural representative on the Arizona Board of Regents.
Lake Powell Chronicle (Page, AZ) 1/26/2006
Keeping the peace for over 30 years
Like many Flagstaff residents, Robert P. White came to Flagstaff to go to college at Northern Arizona University. In 1974, he interned as a cadet with the Flagstaff Police Department. Thirty years later, after spending nearly his entire professional career with the police department, White will retire Feb. 3. After two semesters of interning with the police department eight hours a week at $1 an hour, White graduated from NAU and became a full-time officer, making $4 an hour.
Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, AZ) 1/26/2006
Logging Wheels
An NAU fund-raiser is underway for logging wheels restoration and preservation. Be a part of NAU history. Help the NAU Alumni Association and the NAUAA Past Presidents Club restore the NAU Logging Wheels. All contributions are tax deductible. For more information, contact Wayne Connelley at 602-763-6924 or e-mail email@example.com.
Navajo-Hopi Observer (Flagstaff, AZ) 1/26/2006
NAU's Center for High Altitude Training Center hosts conditioning clinic for youth Jan. 29
Youth runners in Flagstaff will have a chance to train with emerging elite athletes by attending a conditioning clinic from 2-5 p.m. Jan. 29 in Northern Arizona University's Walkup Skydome. The three-hour clinic, hosted by NAU's Center for High Altitude Training, will offer training in the areas of running workouts, track drills and balance training to youth in grades 6 to 12.
Navajo-Hopi Observer (Flagstaff, AZ) 1/26/2006
Nolen named CFO for Paddock Pools, Patios & Spas
Paddock Pools, Patios & Spas in Scottsdale hired Sean Keven Nolen as corporate chief financial officer. Nolen had been vice president, chief financial officer, treasurer and secretary of CAVCO Industries Inc. for the past six years. He also served as CFO, treasurer and director of Simula Inc. and as a senior manager in Deloitte & Touche LLP. Nolen is a certified public accountant and has a bachelor's degree in accountancy from Northern Arizona University.
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ) 1/26/2006
Remember Holocaust Friday at NAU
On Friday it will have been exactly 61 years since the liberation of the infamous Nazi concentration and death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. Since then, what has society learned about itself, its capacity for hate and the dangers of discrimination? What has it learned about the power of love? These are some of the questions the Martin-Springer Institute at Northern Arizona University has sought to advance since its inception in 2000. As part of its ongoing attempt to extract lessons from the horrors of the Holocaust, the institute is sponsoring two events to mark the newly created International Holocaust Memorial Day on Friday. "We want people to remember but, also to learn the lessons (of the Holocaust)," said Melissa Cohen, program coordinator for the institute.
Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, AZ) 1/26/2006
Flagstaff finally behind the Lumberjacks
Folks in Flagstaff are finally following their Northern Arizona Lumberjacks. All it took to get their attention was an eight-game winning streak, the most potent offense in Big Sky Conference men's basketball - and some inducements. Admitting students for free and offering a two-for-one deal for everyone else undoubtedly helped, but NAU's brand of basketball that has resulted in a league-best scoring average of 87.5 ppg in league play should keep them coming back. "It's nice to see students and this community recognize what these guys are doing and respond by coming out and suppporting them," NAU coach Mike Adras told the Arizona Daily Sun following the Jacks' 78-72 win over Montana State. "It's a great atmosphere."
The Missoulian (Missoula, MT) 1/25/2006
The Sedona St. Patrick's Day Parade Presents 'Irish Myths & Melodies'
Come and celebrate Sedona's 36th Annual Sedona St. Patrick's Day Parade! Sedona Main Street and NAU Parks & Recreation Management Programs are proud to present this community event in cooperation with the Green Team, Sedona's Parade Committee.
Gateway to Sedona (Sedona, AZ) 1/25/2006
Jacks finally overcome the Montana hex
Talk about getting the Montana Monkey off their backs! Thursday's twin wins by the NAU men's and women's basketball teams over the Grizzlies should put to rest rumors that have swirled for years about a mysterious hex that teams from Missoula seem to employ against our Lumberjacks.
Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, AZ) 1/24/2006
Community of Leaders brings in technology money for schools
The Graham County Education Consortium is a technology committee that represents schools throughout Graham, Greenlee and Cochise counties. This consortium has brought in ... teams of teachers and administrators (Community of Leaders) who have had various technology instruction with Northern Arizona University professors.
Eastern Arizona Courier (Safford, AZ) 1/23/2006
Financial industry veteran Steven Van Fleet named president of loyalty marketing leader RewardsNOW
Steven Van Fleet, who has a quarter century of financial industry experience, has been named President and CEO of RewardsNOW, a major financial services loyalty marketing leader. He has a degree in business from Northern Arizona University.
Business Wire (San Francisco, CA) 1/23/2006
Vision, motivation key to leading
Scott David Cumberledge, principal at Hawthorne Elementary, graduated from Northern Arizona University in December 1993, master's from NAU in 1997, principal certification from NAU in 1999.
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ) 1/23/2006
Flagstaff and the Spanish Flu of 1918 A very rough year
Bee Valvo, curator of visual materials at Northern Arizona University's Cline Library, was not familiar with Flagstaff's influenza epidemic of 1918 until a student came to the library one day in October 2004 and requested materials about it. Since that time, the Flag resident has researched the epidemic that she said took 147 lives. That's a death rate of nearly 5 percent. Were a flu epidemic to hit Flagstaff today with similar results, it would mean about 3,000 deaths. "The concern that I have is in some ways already being taken care of because there needs to be a plan. If it hit as hard as the 1918 flu did, it would definitely frighten people and cause tremendous economic impact. The more the public knows about what to do, the better the community can react."
Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, AZ) 1/22/2006
State Cracks Down Bookstores
Universities all over are increasing their tuition rates, and for students tuition isn't the only thing they worry about. The cost of textbooks continues to climb. The Arizona Department of Weights and Measurements is cracking down on college bookstores who don't have fair prices. Schools like ASU, NAU in Flagstaff and Scottsdale Community College had the largest violations. Each failing with 26 items lacking prices.
KOLD-TV (Tucson, AZ) 1/22/2006
Web sites fighting high-priced texts
Fed up when a college bookstore clerk offered him just a few dollars for a $30 textbook, Eric Rebich turned to a classified ad-style Web site where he could get more money for his used book and pick up his next set of books for less than at the campus store. Rebich is one of thousands of college students nationwide trying to save money on textbooks by surfing student-run Web sites tailored for their campus. ASU West is the only public Arizona college so far with its own book-swapping Web site. The site got its start when Arizona student organizers joined a 12-state coalition in the fall, creating a grass-roots campaign to put the squeeze on publishers and lower the prices of textbooks at ASU, Northern Arizona University and the University of Arizona.
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ) 1/22/2006
11 indicted in ecoterror plot
Eleven people, including a student at Northern Arizona University, have been indicted in a decade-long arson conspiracy involving scores of fires across the West that were blamed on the radical groups Earth Liberation Front and Animal Liberation Front, prosecutors announced Friday.
Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, AZ) 1/21/2006
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Herbivore rampage . . .
Tiny insects that feast on juvenile pinon pine needles can have a dramatic impact on soil microclimates, which can cause a cascade effect sufficient to cause changes on a far greater scale. In a study conducted in northern Arizona by a team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Aimee Classen, researchers found that scale insects like those found on house plants reduced foliage of susceptible trees by 39 percent. Because of the reduction in this leaf area index, soil moisture and temperature beneath the susceptible trees increased by 35 percent and 26 percent, respectively. These and other changes in the microclimate below the affected trees were similar to predicted climate change scenarios over the next century and are sufficient to drive changes in the ecosystem process. Classen and colleagues from Northern Arizona University also found evidence supporting the notion that genetic resistance to insect herbivory occurs in the tree population. This study, published in Soils Science Society of America Journal (November-December 2005), is the first of its kind and could serve as a model for the effect bark beetles and other outbreaking insects have on defoliation and devastation of forests and, ultimately, climate change. In the U.S., insects and pathogens cause damage estimated at more than $2 billion per year.
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Vaxcel Monrovia 3 Light Inverted Pendant
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|Hardware Material: Stainless steel
|Sloped Ceiling: No
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|Bulb Type: Incandescent
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|Number of Tiers: 1
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|Voltage: 120 Volts (V)
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Whitespace: The Underutilized Design Element
There are a number of elements that make up a great web design, but probably one of the most overlooked and underutilized is whitespace. Every design has whitespace, but the problem is that not every design has enough. This could be due to the fact that inexperienced designers and their clients see whitespace as empty space and therefore a waste of valuable screen real estate. The truth is, whitespace might be one of the most valuable parts of your design.
What is Whitespace?
Even though its name seems to suggest otherwise, whitespace doesn't actually have to be white. It gets its name from the early days of graphic design where most printing was done on white paper. Whitespace is simply the empty space between and around the elements of a design or page layout. This can include: space around graphics and images, margins and gutters, space between columns, and even the space between lines of type. Whitespace is also referred to as "negative space".
Whitespace is made of nothing, but shouldn't be treated that way. There are several benefits that a generous dose of whitespace can bring to a design. Simply by increasing the space between elements in a layout, a design can take on a more elegant appearance, and by injecting more whitespace into a web design's typography, content becomes more legible.
Elegance and Sophistication
In print design, paper is a valuable resource and clients will usually want you to use every square inch of it. After all, it costs them money and they want to get their money's worth. Similar value is placed on screen real estate in web design. They both have set dimensions and represent limited space in which a message can be presented by displaying text and graphics. This is why being generous with your whitespace will speak volumes about your brand. By using large amounts of it, you're saying that your content is far more important than the screen real estate that it rests on, and you can afford to sacrifice that space in order to better present your message.
Luxury brands use this concept to convey an image of sophistication and elegance. Let's take these two furniture companies for example. Pottery Barn, being the more upscale of the two, uses lots of white space between the various elements. Notice even the logo uses large amounts of whitespace between each character.
Rooms To Go, on the other hand, is a lower end furniture store and it shows in their web design. There are several factors that contribute to this, and a lack of whitespace plays a major role. With so little space between elements, I won't even attempt to insert the little red arrows.
Notice how the list of category links is crammed up against the left border. Things like this can make a design look sloppy and unprofessional.
Lets's take a look at two other brands that you will probably recognize. Below is a comparison of the Apple home page and the Microsoft home page. You will notice that Apple, being the epitome of elegance and sophistication, uses plenty of whitespace. While the layout of the Microsoft home page is a bit more crowded, resulting in a not-so-elegant feel. This is right in line with each company's general brand perceptions.
Better Legibility and Usability
On a micro level, whitespace plays a major role in typography and even usability. Text that is cramped with minimal line spacing can be very difficult to read. By adding more whitespace between lines of text, content becomes easier to scan and digest.
Information Highwayman is the portfolio of D Bnonn Tennant, and it's an excellent example of great use of whitespace within text. The large amount of spacing between lines makes the content a joy to read.
Micro whitespace not only makes text easier to read, but also helps separate blocks of content from one another. This can help a user differentiate where content starts and stops.
Analog is a single page website. So it's important to create enough separation between the various blocks of content so that they stand out from one another. Here, the Analog team uses varying amounts to create separation and flow within the content. A larger amount of whitespace is used to separate the content blocks, then a smaller amount is used between the paragraphs within each block.
Develop an Eye for Whitespace
Like so many other aspects of design, there is no set guidelines or rules for calculating the right amount of whitespace. All designs are different so the amount you use will vary from project to project. The best way to learn is experiment and study the work of other designs that seem to be getting it right. Eventually you will develop an eye and feel for what is the right amount of whitespace.
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Arik BeremzonJanuary 12, 2010
Well first thing, there's a difference between micro and macro whitespace. Perhaps it would help the article to mention both.
Secondly, the Rooms to go website has a lot more wrong than just whitespace.
Thirdly, there are certain rules that you can hold on to for better composition. Design is not necessarily a "feel good" subject. There are rules. If you're using a grid then you are automatically set to rules. Another example is that when there are different types of data on a page or the data needs to be separated into sections, you will use whitespace to achieve that. There are also certain techniques that limit visual stress, such as making sure that a link's lower padding is larger than its upper padding, this will convey the illusion of the text actually being centered.
You touch on a good subject, but I feel that you went through it a little fast.
Overall not a bad article.
Artem RussakovskiiJanuary 12, 2010
Most of these seem like common sense, even to non-designers, no?
Good illustrations though.
FranzJanuary 12, 2010
I love Whitespace
Siddhartha OzaJanuary 12, 2010
Fantastic…Thank You!
NickJanuary 12, 2010
Federica SibellaJanuary 12, 2010
As you can see from my own website, I completely agree with you!
Jonathan F.January 12, 2010
I love Whitespace 2
Prashant BhateJanuary 12, 2010
Sorry to say, but I think, this needs to be applicable to this website too. Though the content is Superb, Its too much cluttered with adds.
But appriciate that rss feeds still are de-clutterd.
Keep up the good work !!!
And if possible please change the layout of the web.. esp bottom banner add
leerraumJanuary 12, 2010
nice article, but you're not telling what whitespace is, just how it works.
Eric Di BariJanuary 12, 2010
I like apple's website the best. The gray/off-white whitespace seems to add to the design while remaining neutral.
Drake TomilsonJanuary 12, 2010
Great article, white space is so hard to convince the client to let you use too.
One site that I think really uses whitespace well is astheria.e
Nick PettitJanuary 12, 2010
Great post! Whitespace needs to be discussed more, I think.
In my experience, good use of white space is the number one thing that amateurs and non-designers (read: engineers) miss out on. The telltale sign is when the text is right up against the edge of the page or containing box.
We actually just did an episode about whitespace:
Jordan WalkerJanuary 12, 2010
Makes it easy to view websites – the alternative http://www.milliondollarhomepage.com/
Jason R.January 12, 2010
I find it interesting when articles like this appear on websites that cram every available pixel of whitespace with graphics and ads.
Zak GronerJanuary 12, 2010
White space is probably one of the most important elements of web design. This article seemed to highlight some good examples, except for the Microsoft page. How is it not a good example of white space? Seemed like an unneeded MS bash.
HenryJanuary 13, 2010
I'm sorry if it seemed like I was bashing Microsoft. I didn't say that it was a bad design. I simply stated that Microsoft's home page was more crowded than Apple's, resulting in a less elegant look.
Vladimir RemenarJanuary 12, 2010
As Derek Birdsall said: "White space is the lungs of the layout. It's not there for aesthetic reason. It's there for physical reasons."
Richard ScottJanuary 12, 2010
Maybe the idea WAS for 'Rooms to go' to look downmarket, so to attract the lower end buyer.
HenryJanuary 13, 2010
That's quite possible Richard. I know that is done in print design all the time, but in web design you have to think about how lack of white space and poor design will effect things like usability.
MelodyJanuary 12, 2010
Whitespace is definitely underutilized and underrated, not only is it an important factor in design, but in general art as well..It's usually the most used color in my paintings..
DaveJanuary 12, 2010
It's a little unfair to Apple in this category when comparing eCommerce sites. Their actual "store" homepage is much more cluttered than their main homepage:
PusparajJanuary 12, 2010
I love whitespace.
Eric GrintJanuary 12, 2010
Very helpful article
Kirge NiCuffJanuary 12, 2010
Apple is the epitome of elegance and sophistication?!? I hope that is sarcasm.
Noel WigginsJanuary 13, 2010
whitespace indeed is a talent that separates design professionals from the hobbyist. Like which typeface works the best and being able to develop the color palette that fits.
I think the industry is filled with newcomers thinking that graphic design is learning photoshop and being able to do some new "cool" technique.
But graphic design goes much further than knowing the programs. Its what you do with the programs that count…
Thanks and Regards
Noel for Nopun.com
a professional graphic design studio
BrettJanuary 13, 2010
My weakest link is design – I couldn't make a flower garden look nice but I'm focusing on improving that in a big way – it'll take time.
I totally agree that whitespace adds elegance and sophistication and I would add that to me it also adds an element of grandeur. It makes the site appear to be for something large and important and gives the viewer a relaxed, comfortable feeling.
Having tall ceilings in a room has a similar effect. I have a cathedral ceiling in my house – which is a rather small house (1800 sq ft) but feels really big. That's a really big deal and I would never consider buying a house with 8 foot ceilings throughout.
Francisco InchausteJanuary 13, 2010
I appreciate the topic being brought up, but I don't think this article covers why white space (negative space) in design is so important. It also misses all of the related design principles. I have more thoughts in a response to this article: http://www.getfinch.com/finch/entry/a_negative_view_of_white_space/
Damian HerringtonJanuary 13, 2010
Great article! I think out of all the design trends and styles, whitespace is one of the most difficult to pull off. Not only do you have to make sure the content appears clean and spacial but not making the design look sparse as well.
Laura RhoadesJanuary 13, 2010
Thanks for the helpful examples.
I'm trying to find the right amount of white space on my new site while still showcasing enough of my work on my doorstep.
I would welcome feedback on how any of you think I'm doing. Thanks again!
Ryan Le RouxJanuary 14, 2010
To often designers & other professionals overlook the importance that white space plays. They just want to cram anything and everything they can into any left over space.
Luiz Paulo MonteiroJanuary 14, 2010
Cool, nice work. Nice exemples, sometimes is so hard to explain bout that. Clients alwais want to fill the whitespaces to "use their money". Wrong.
Thanks guys.
If you dont mind I post it in my blog.
addoJanuary 16, 2010
very good.
TouchRedJanuary 15, 2010
IKEA design is based around 'white space'….its a part of me now!
try explaining white space to a non-creative! ….blood out of a stone!
BillcoJanuary 15, 2010
Common sense is an oxymoron. Every single client I've ever dealt with has been obsessed with filling every last nook on the page with some clashy object or mindless corporate drivel. There is great elegance in simplicity and conciseness, but the sad reality is that most people are far too self-absorbed to acknowledge such a zen-like tidbit of wisdom.
Husien AdelJanuary 24, 2010
really white space make the design more pro & easy to scanning nice article
thanks a lot for that recommendations as web designer
Adam HermsdorferJanuary 25, 2010
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'Makers' shows women's place is in US history
LOS ANGELES The fight for women's equality first had to argue that it was a fight worth having.
Apparently the same goes with giving the movement recognition: "Makers: Women Who Make America" is billed by PBS as an unprecedented account of women's changing lives and the impact on U.S. society over the last 50 years.
"People are shocked by the fact it hasn't already existed. ... It is long overdue," said Gloria Steinem, the enduring face and voice of U.S. feminism. She's among the prominent women featured in the three-hour documentary narrated by Meryl Streep and airing Tuesday (check local PBS stations for time).
We hear from retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who recounts eagerly following up on job leads posted at her law school in the early 1950s, only to be told, "Oh, we didn't mean women. We don't hire women."
Actress-producer Marlo Thomas tells of reading Betty Friedan's "The Feminine Mystique," the 1963 on-switch for contemporary feminism's so-called second wave, and realizing there were "masses of women" who wanted more from life than marriage and children.
There are other famous voices heard, but the documentary's broad reach includes the struggles of lesser-known women, and its illustration of how restricted women's opportunities were at nearly every juncture. Think early "Mad Men," nonfiction version.
"Movements, as I've ever said, come from the bottom up, not the top down, like a tree," Steinem said. "So it was important to me that this record the women people don't know and should know."
Among them is Katherine Switzer, who managed in 1967 to crack the officially male-only world of distance running. Her boyfriend intervened when an incensed race official tried to physically oust her, a scene memorably captured by news photographers and shown in the documentary.
"I started the Boston Marathon as a girl and I finished the Boston Marathon as a grown woman," she says in the film. The Amateur Athletic Union didn't formally accept female participation in its sanctioned marathons, including Boston, until 1971.
In the mid-1960s, flight attendants filed complaints with the then-nascent U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over airline age restrictions: A woman could expect to be automatically fired at 32 because, as one recalls being told, that was "too old."
Lorena Weeks, a Georgia phone company worker who applied for a higher-paid job reserved for men, was told by her boss that men are the breadwinners, and that if she got the job, other women would expect the same chance. She pushed back, using the courts.
Barbara Burns, seeking higher wages than she could earn in the waitress and cashier positions routinely open to women, fought against sexual harassment as she became one of the first female coal miners in the United States.
Efficiently (if sometimes too quickly) condensing the complexities of a developing movement, "Making" covers the change from Friedan's relatively restrained view of feminism to the more sweeping agenda of grassroots, youth-driven "women's liberation."
As Steinem puts it, Friedan wanted to join society as it existed, while younger feminists sought to change the world.


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By Gary Bogue
Friday, April 13th, 2007 at 11:15 am in Puppy Mills.
Paying $$ to rescue puppy mill dogs is the wrong way to go because it makes this sleazy business profitable
We ran a story Friday by Douglas Fischer of the MediaNews staff, about a Fremont veterinarian who is flying back to Arkansas with $9,000 in donations and savings to "buy what dogs she can from a kennel liquidation auction in Arkansas on Saturday."
She will not be buying puppies, "She'll be buying breeding stock (adult dogs) … in an effort to break the chain."
I know her heart is in the right place, but her head isn't.
Puppy mills are a nasty business. They mass produce animals by the box full, generally under disgusting conditions, and then sell the puppies at inflated prices through the internet and pet stores. While the puppies are being sold, their parents "are kept in wire cages and forced to breed litter after litter until they're too worn or weak to continue."
A lot of work is being down by humane organizations to put an end to this scummy business. Work is bring done to get legislation passed in states where puppy mills are thriving.
What we should NOT be doing is rewarding these puppy mill breeders by buying up their "products," no matter how much we feel in our hearts for the plight of these poor dogs.
As Fischer says in his story, this is a market-driven industry. A Fremont veterinarian flying to Arkansas with $9,000 to buy dogs from puppy mills is not the best way to put an end to puppy mills. It fact, she is rewarding them.
This was a legitimate story for us to run. We should all be aware these things are going on. However, I think it's important for us to also know the downside of this veterinarian's actions.
I was particularly bothered by the little box we printed in the middle of the story, "HOW TO HELP," telling you how you can make donations to this veterinarian's cause.
If you were thinking about doing that, please at least give it a second thought.
The story says the veterinarian hopes to buy as many as 90 dogs. As the story also says, "For every breeder rescued, one or more will fill her place."
You can read the whole story here: http://www.contracostatimes.com/search/ci_5658166
Do you really want to help put an end to puppy mills?
The Humane Society of the United States just send me a press release entitled: "Consumer Scam: Internet Puppy Sales."
"The Humane Society of the United States reports an increase in puppy sale Web sites and a rise in complaints from heartbroken consumers scammed by these virtual pet stores. Similar to reports from people who unknowingly purchase sick and dying dogs from pet stores, puppies sold over the internet are likely to be from puppy mills. The HSUS is determined to stop on-line puppy sales.
"Puppy mills are factory-like facilities, churning out large numbers of purebreds who are then sold to the public via pet stores and over the internet by people claiming to be reputable breeders."
For more information on finding a reputable breeder, buying or adopting a dog, and about puppy mills, visit www.puppybuyersguide.org … or … www.stoppuppymills.org
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Sporting KC have been on the forefront of MLS 2.0 since their rebranding, so people tend to pay attention when they unveil their latest marketing initiative.
With the MLS regular season just 19 days away – Sporting and Philadelphia will be the first clubs to kick a ball with points on the line on March 2 at PPL Park – fans in Kansas City are already feeling the hype ahead of yet another season with high expectations.
Check out the commercial above, which ran during the Grammy Awards in the hope of capturing an audience outside the club's core fanbase, and let us know what you think in the comment section below.
If we're to believe the images leaked on TodoSobreCamisetas.com, this is what the USMNT's Centennial jersey will look like in 2013.
The primary feature? It has to be the old-school badge, which replaces the US Soccer Federation logo on today's jerseys.
Do you like this retro jersey better than the sash look? Think they should go with old-fashioned number design on the back? Want to see this crest become the new USSF logo?
Share your thoughts below.
Gus Johnson has some work to do. Five-and-a-half years worth, to be exact.
On Tuesday, Sports illustrated's sports media maven Richard Deitsch let us in on Fox Sports' plans to put an American voice, and a distinctive one at that, on center stage during the 2018 World Cup in Russia. That would be Johnson, known for his high-energy play-by-play coverage in college basketball, who surprised many by branching into soccer last year – check out the clip of some of his calls as a radio broadcaster for the San Jose Earthquakes above as well as his interview with ExtraTime Radio (scroll down to the May 2, 2012 episode).
Of course, Johnson won't get thrown in the deep end come 2018. Fox is dedicated to building him up from water wings to the equivalent of play-by-play free diving through their other soccer properties, most notably Champions League broadcasts. Along those lines, Johnson will make his prime-time debut on Feb. 13 when Real Madrid faces Manchester United in Round of 16 action, and augment his CL duties with English Premier League MC honors as well as stints in the booth for the Champions League and FA Cup finals.
Now, Johnson isn't exactly a universal taste in the sports world, mostly because of his sugar-high style of bombastic broadcasting. He also has a very limited background with the Beautiful Game, admitting he's a soccer "novice" in the grand scheme of things.
To his credit, Johnson has closed-door run-throughs under his belt in addition to Quakes duty, but the Champions League knockout stage isn't exactly a low-profile way to kick things off for a novice, especially with a pair of internationally relevant Cup finals on the docket. You can bet the American soccer Twitterati and blogosphere are going to be looking for chinks in his soccer armor from the minute he opens his mouth.
Deadspin already gave their take here, and – to no one's surprise – it wasn't entirely positive and posed the following question: What will Johnson do without a bevy of opportunities to exhibit his trademark excitability? It's a valid point.
Meanwhile, I'm a bit torn.
On one hand, I'd love for American soccer fans to once again have an American voice to narrate the world's biggest sporting event. On the other, Johnson is going to have to remake himself in the booth, a move that could turn out smelling like roses or, just as easily, reek like a crowded subway car in the midst of an oppressive NYC summer. More likely, Fox's experiment is going to fall somewhere in between, and that makes me wonder what the decision to groom Johnson says about the network's opinion of the current crop of American soccer broadcasters.
Apparently, they're not good enough to develop into national voices in five-plus years, although I don't subscribe to that belief. More likely, they're simply not flashy enough and have yet to break through into the American sporting consciousness. Or they're already contracted to a competitor.
All of which is fine. I get what Fox is trying to do. But, like everyone else, I have no idea how the network's gambit will turn out.
What I do know is that I'll follow the building crescendo from Feb. 13 until the summer of 2018. If nothing else, Johnson's unique style won't let us tear our eyes and ears away from the action. Whether that's a good thing remains to be seen.
When Jay DeMerit fell to the Vancouver Whitecaps ahead of their inaugural MLS season, most figured they'd landed the linchpin of their team for years to come.
Nobody could have guessed how quickly or fully DeMerit would embrace life in British Columbia, though. So much so that he's all settled down in the northern-most reaches of Cascadia. Literally.
He put a ring on a local celebrity (Canadian Olympic Ski Cross Gold Medalist Ashleigh McIvor) and has no trouble rattling off 'hoods (he lives in Gastown) like he's been posted up in Vancouver for years.
"The thing I love about this city is that it can really grip you in a lot of different ways," DeMerit told WhitecapsFC.com.
"I met my fiancée here and I've been able to take my life to the next level," added the World Cup veteran. "That's what we all want in our lives and our careers, and this city has allowed me to do that on both ends."
Bravo, Jay. Looks like you're doing just fine.
If you've got your finger on the pulse of the American soccer scene, you know the name Shawn Francis – former MLS Insider and curator of the fantastic blog The Offside Rules.
Once again, SF's shed some light on a clip that's got viral written all over it, and I just can't resist sharing since Alex Morgan + Katy Perry = the Internet breaking.
What are you waiting for? Hit play and enjoy US soccer's biggest star doing her best KP impression.
Oh yeah, let us know what you think in the comment section below. Just keep it civilized.
If the trailer for American Football left you hungry for more, you're in luck.
Just in time to get Sounders fans revved up for their March 2nd season opener, Levy Films released a rough cut of their unfinished feature-length documentary on Seattle Sounders FC. The footage takes you even deeper into the world of Sigi Schmid and what it means to play on his team.
Even if the Sounders aren't your team, this video will leave you longing for the return of Major League Soccer, which is now only 26 days away. Enjoy!
While we were busy debating whether the Fire or Crew got the better end of a deal that sent Dilly Duka and the right of first refusal to Robbie Rogers to Chicago and Dominic Oduro, Rogers was finding out the news on his own.
No phone call. No nothing.
The former Leeds United winger took to Twitter Monday morning to express surprise that his MLS rights had changed hands.
Bizarre? Sure, but perhaps par for the course in the often wacky world of MLS swaps.
CORRECTION: D.C. United has not yet clinched Carolina Challenge Cup championship. I apologize for the confusion. #MLS
— Andrew Wiebe (@AndrewWiebe_MLS) March 3, 2012
North American soccer fans have heard it a thousand times from countless different voices, from FIFA boss Sepp Blatter on down: If you want to be a serious league on the world stage, move to a fall-spring schedule like everyone else (by which they actually mean Western Europe, of course).
This argument shrugs off a range of important factors behind MLS and other leagues' choice of a spring-fall alignment, but perhaps the most important one is the simple fact that it can get awfully cold and snowy in places like Montreal, Chicago and New England every winter.
As it turns out, some people across the pond have taken note of this obvious fact, too, including one of the most powerful men in German soccer.
Namely Karl-Heinze Rummenigge, the chairman at Bayern Munich as well as the chair of the European Club Association, a lobbying group for more than 200 of Europe's biggest clubs.
"Everywhere, be it Germany, France or England, summer is the best period of the year. And that is the season we don't play,'' Rummenigge told France Football magazine for its latest issue. "In deepest winter, when it is very cold and snowing, we play nearly all the time in conditions that are disagreeable for both players and spectators. It is not logical.
"My sense is that we are heading straight in this direction," he added. "It's completely possible, even if this idea does not thrill our friends in South America."
Laying out a future in which European leagues open in January and run until the fall, he predicted that the change would make for more pleasant conditions for both players and supporters and even help reduce the conflict between club and international soccer by leaving a month-long window for national-team play.
"In future, there could be two phases: one for club competitions, the other for qualifying matches or finals of the World Cup or the Euros,'' Rummenigge said. "For one month, national teams would be completely free to call up their players.''
That would also help resolve the looming problem caused by FIFA's selection of Qatar as the host of the 2022 World Cup, allowing the desert nation to host the world's biggest sporting event during the mild Middle Eastern winter.
Skeptical reactions from ECA and FIFA officials underlined the difficulties of making this sweeping change to the current status quo. But Stateside soccer folks can take heart from the news that Europe's elite might actually be coming around to our way of doing things this time.
"It is clear that there will soon be negotiations to examine what can be done. My point of view is that an eventual change to the calendar shouldn't be viewed critically but more as an innovation that could improve the general context,'' Rummenigge said. "Changing the calendar carries risks but it is also an opportunity. The issue of the calendar will become more important the closer 2022 gets.''
Thierry Henry simply can't be stopped.
Even though the quality isn't great, this video of Henry in Brazil shows why he is truly one of the best in Major League Soccer.
We're sure Red Bull fans hope Henry brings some of those quick tricks back to New York for the 2013 season.
The National Women's Soccer League has released the list of 55 American, Canadian and Mexican players that will be allocated to the eight clubs in the newly formed league. Club assignments will be announced on Friday, January 11.
"The allocation will provide each club with a foundation of talent to build a competitive roster," said NWSL executive director Cheryl Bailey. "Ultimately, the goal is to pair the teams and players in such a way that we achieve a fair distribution of talent across all eight teams."
To ensure the teams are as balanced as possible, each club will be assigned two Canadian national team players, two Mexican national team players, and all clubs but one will receive three US women's national team players. The inaugural season is set to kickoff this spring.
Here's the list of available players:
Pos., Player Name
GK, Nicole Barnhart
M, Shannon Boxx
D, Rachel Buehler
M, Lauren Cheney
GK, Ashlyn Harris
M, Tobin Heath
D, Ali Krieger
D, Amy LePeilbet
F, Sydney Leroux
M, Lori Lindsey
M, Carli Lloyd
GK, Jill Loyden
D, Heather Mitts
F, Alex Morgan
D, Kelley O'Hara
M, Heather O'Reilly
D, Christie Rampone
M, Megan Rapinoe
F, Amy Rodriguez
D, Becky Sauerbrunn
GK, Hope Solo
F, Abby Wambach
M, Keelin Winters
Pos., Player Name
D, Alina Lisi Garciamendez Rowold
M, Veronica Raquel Perez Murillo
M, Teresa Noyola Bayardo
F, Maribel Dominguez Castelan
F, Monica Ocampo Medina
GK, Aurora Cecilia Santiago Cisneros
M, Lydia Nayeli Rangel Hernandez
F, Renae Nicole Cuellar Cuellar
M, Teresa Guadalupe Worbis Aguilar
F, Anisa Raquel Guajardo Braff
M, Dinora Lizeth Garza Rodriguez
D, Jennifer Marie Ruiz Brown
D, Luz del Rosario Saucedo Soto
D, Rubi Marlene Sandoval Nungaray
GK, Pamela Tajonar Alonso
D, Marylin Viridiana Diaz Ramirez
Pos., Player Name
D, Melanie Booth
D, Robyn Gayle
M, Kaylyn Kyle
GK, Karina LeBlanc
M/F, Adriana Leon
M, Diana Matheson
D/M, Bryana McCarthy
GK, Erin McLeod
D, Carmelina Moscato
M/F, Jodi-Ann Robinson
M, Sophie Schmidt
M, Desiree Scott
D, Lauren Sesselmann
F, Christine Sinclair
D, Rhian Wilkinson
D, Emily Zurrer


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1550s, from health + -y (2). Slightly earlier in the same sense was healthsome (1530s). Related: Healthiness.
It is wrong to say that certain articles of food are healthy or unhealthy. Wholesome and unwholesome are the right words. A pig may be healthy or unhealthy while alive; but after he is killed and becomes pork, he can enjoy no health, and suffer no sickness. [Eliza Leslie, "Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book," Philadelphia, 1839]
healthy health·y (hěl'thē)
adj. health·i·er, health·i·est
Possessing good health.
Conducive to good health; healthful.
Indicative of sound, rational thinking or frame of mind.


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President's Message
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At the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, we are invested in reaching, teaching and preparing the future scientists and engineers that will serve the region, the nation and the world. Many people are aware that science and engineering careers can be
lucrative -- but, even more important, they are meaningful. They engage
the individual in a lifetime of asking profound questions, finding
essential solutions, and taking part in society's most significant
advancements.As a part of our outreach mission, we are an academic partner of the USA Science and Engineering festival. This is a national grassroots effort to advance STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education and inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers. The organization sponsors a huge national Festival, that has been held in 2010, 2012 and 2014, and its many partners offer associated science events in their own communities to make science come alive for students and parents interested in knowing more. Find out more at the USA Science & Engineering Festival website: www.usasciencefestival.org.
The 4th USA Science & Engineering Festival, the largest science festival in the United States, features nationwide contests and school programs during the 2015/2016 school year. The Festival culminates in a 2-day Grand Finale Expo on April 16-17, 2016 in Washington, D.C.
SDSM&T sends a team of student and faculty scientists to participate in the festival. (More to be added on our current plans when the event is nearer.)
Contact Dr. Linda DeVeaux, Associate Professor, Chemistry and Applied Biological Sciences, for more information about SDSM&T's partnership with the USA Science & Engineering Festival. firstname.lastname@example.com, (605) 394-2260.
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The Los Angeles Times reports today that an upcoming Congressional bill might leave out a huge swath of land from the Mexico border up through the Mojave from federal protection. The land is currently protected under an executive order, says the Times, which could be rescinded by the White House without Congressional support…. other lands protected under an executive order are moving into formal protection with this bill.
Taking protection away from the Mojave could open up some of the land to mining interests, developers, off-roaders, says the Times:
"Utility companies have proposed hundreds of miles of electrical transmission corridors through California's deserts, and off-road vehicle enthusiasts oppose further regulation of the area."
I do identify with some of the off-road enthusiasts concerns: it is nice to have land with less regulation where you can camp and wander around without being told where to sleep and having to pay for it all.
Of course, we all know the downsides to a lack of regulation: scattered beer bottles and broken glass, abandoned cars, wild fires… the list goes on and on.
The picture at the top of this entry is of Surprise Canyon, a ghost town at the end of a 3,500 feet walk-climb through a verdant desert stream bed. It is the best example in the Mojave of what happens when the desire to regulate butts up against people wanting access rights. Basically, what used to be a road up to ghost town, was washed away by the current stream bed, making it drivable only by extremely souped-up jeeps.
Nevertheless, off-roaders want back in. A group I spent some time with at a nearby Panamint mountain spot insisted on referring to the same steep stream bed I climbed up for hours, beating vegetation away with both hands, as a "road."
Seems like dropping protection for the area, would be opening up even more desert areas to even more intense fights over access and land use.
Will it happen? Maybe, maybe not, but according to the L.A. Times the bill has received support from a "broad coalition of more than 70 outdoor sports, environmental, historical preservation and religious groups." Getting that kind of coalition together is a pretty big effort…. and since the bill expands protections in many other parts of the country, getting national environmental groups to turn on it may be asking too much.
On the other hand, even with an executive order, the land would still be protected until the president decided it wasn't worth it. And considering it survived through the environmentally-unfriendly Bush administration, it might well be safe for a long time.


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Unique uses for common household products: Salt
Did you know that there are over a thousand uses for salt, other than for flavoring our food?Find out what some of them are, and how you can apply them, by reading this informative article!
Salt, or Sodium Chloride, as it is scientifically known, is commonly seen on dinner tables at home and in restaurants. It even comes in little white packets with our fast food burgers and fries! Salt is a common seasoning for our food, but did you know that there are over a thousand other unique uses for this common household product? Salt is a versatile compound that can be used for everything from cleaning up a broken raw egg to killing poison ivy plants!
Use 1
Clean Up a Broken Raw Egg on a Tile Floor
Before you reach for a roll of paper towels to clean up the mess, reach for your salt shaker instead. Simply sprinkle the raw egg spill with enough salt to cover it. Let it set a few minutes.
Then, you still won't need paper towels to clean it up. Simply sweep up the dried egg with a broom and dust pan!
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Freshen Up and Clean Out Your Refrigerator
Mix together one cup of salt with one cup of baking soda. Stir the mixture into a gallon of warm water until it is completely dissolved. Use a clean sponge and the salt-soda water to clean the inside of your refrigerator. The salt-soda combination will not only scrub off drips, spills and stains, but it will also help to deodorize your refrigerator. Finish by rinsing the inside of your refrigerator with clear water.
Use 3
Cleaning stained cups – Rubbing with salt will remove stubborn tea or coffee stains from cups.
Use 4
Open Stuffy Nasal Passages
You probably know that gargling with a salt water solution can help heal your gums after minor dental surgery. You probably know too that gargling with salt water helps alleviate the pain of a sore throat. But, did you know that you can open up a stuffy nose with salt too? Simply mix up a solution of two teaspoons of salt to a cup of warm water; stir until completely dissolved. Place a teaspoon of the solution into the palm of your hand. Hold your hand to one nostril while you hold the other nostril closed. Sniff the solution up. Repeat this process with the other nostril. After a few minutes, your nasal passages should open up, allowing you to breath freer.
Use 5
Keep Peeled Potatoes, Apples, et cetera, White
Potatoes, Apples, and the like have one thing in common. When they are peeled, and the air hits their inner flesh, they tend to quickly turn brown. You can eliminate this problem by sprinkling some common household salt into the water with the fruits or vegetables.
Use 6
Easily Clean Up Burned On Food Spills in Your Oven
Here's another unique use for common household salt: you have just baked a fresh cherry pie and when you open your oven up, you spot some burned on cherry spills. What to do? Just sprinkle salt on the spills and let them set for a few minutes. Then, gently scrape the food spills up, and wipe the area clean.
Use 7
Keep a Box of Salt on Hand to Extinguish Grease Fires
If a grease fire happens to erupt in your kitchen while you are cooking, grab your box of salt and shake it onto the fire! Make sure the grease is cooled before you clean the mess up.
Use 8
Kill Poison Ivy and Other Weeds With Common Household Salt
Salt is an enemy to plants, grass, and weeds. If you want to get rid of any bothersome poison ivy, et cetera, simply sprinkle salt all around the roots of the plants. The plants will dry up and die within a few days. Be careful, though, not to get the salt on flowers, grass, or any other plant that you want to keep alive!
Use 9
Remove White Rings on Furniture
Often, setting drinking glasses right on your table tops can cause stubborn white rings to appear on your furniture. Just mix up a paste of common household salt and lemon oil. Gently apply the paste to the white rings. Let stand a few minutes, then clean the white rings off!
Use 10
Perspiration Stains Disappear Like Magic!
Here is yet another unique use for common household salt: Mix up an eighth of a cup of salt with one quart of warm water; stir until the salt is dissolved. Dampen perspiration stains on your shirts with this solution. Then, launder as usual.


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Syllabus to Open
July 06, 2009, 07:31:47 AM »
OK, so say you are now doing really well with the basic steps in your dance style so that in social dancing you are chomping for new steps and in competitions you consistently come in the top three - and hopefully win a few. What is your strategy to learn the 'open' syllabus.
In Standard (which is the only thing I am really familiar with) the destinction between syllabus and open is that the former is formally written out in great detail in 'the book' (which does not get mentioned very much on PDO BTW). There are generally accepted principles as to how it should be done - not that the don't differ but at least all the judges are very familiar with the steps.
Open choreography is in theory anything you like (even though most of the steps have also been pretty well worked over and there are also rather settled ideas as to how they should be done) but the point is you are not going to get penalized for a step by scrutineers - except extremes such as lifts.
In the competition world, it seems to me that most people stop competing and take a year or so off in order to learn the new routines to compete in open heats. The alternative is to start adding the occasional new step to your syllabus routines so that it evolves.
I'm not sure how many here have gone though this or are considering it but whats your strategy?
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July 06, 2009, 10:11:35 AM »
When I have a couple that are in ready to do gold or pre-novice, I always give them what is called an "open syllabus routine". It is a syllabus routine that are put together so that it looks/appears open. This way they don't have to change anything or they can add one or two steps once they are dancing open, novice or pre-champ. It saves the couple time and is a lot less frustrating then having to change everything just because they move up one level. My main teacher had me make "open syllabus routines" in every level so that the moving up a level would be without frustration and trauma.
Of course this may not be of great benefit to the teacher that is into making money on giving new routines. Sorry, maybe I should have said that "Oh well, I just did" as my main teacher often said it.
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July 06, 2009, 11:14:27 AM »
well, thats how we are doing it - but mostly we are making the routines ourselves. DP is actually very good at lifting step sequences from training videos - he must be a visual learner, I sure can't do it. We then get used to the step and finally go to our coach to 'do it right'
Probably the lowest budget way to get there - but maybe not the best.
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July 06, 2009, 11:57:08 AM »
I'm just looking forward to getting there!
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July 06, 2009, 10:58:50 PM »
I personally prefer the idea of adding a few steps here and there and gradually changing the routine, and frankly, learning the new material before you actually have to move up. We've done it while moving from bronze to silver, and we've been occasionally working on open things, even though I don't do open scholarships yet, just the dancesport series.
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July 07, 2009, 12:56:24 AM »
Quote from: dream a little dream on July 06, 2009, 11:57:08 AM
I'm just looking forward to getting there!
well, I tihnk in dancing the journey really IS the destination DalD
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August 11, 2009, 11:49:35 AM »
I think that I may be almost ready to jump into open from syllabus in American style Smooth... now talk about grey area... it is really not very clear... except for things like you are able to dance without any connection to your parter, meaning without any hand hold or body contact. But other than that i'm really not very clear on the distinction... Even in syllabus level dancing you are pretty free to change things up albeit not too drastically. Mostly because there are so many different syllabi in american style. We don't have 'The Book'... and therefore there's a lot more room for creativity and IMO artistic expression. But I do think it would be nice if the rules for american style (in syllabus) were more defined.
(I'm not really sure if this is where this post should go... It seemed the most fitting
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August 11, 2009, 12:13:35 PM »
(seems a great place to me
I hope to learn more about the mysteries of smooth - got a great dose of it at the Empire...
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August 13, 2009, 09:16:15 AM »
I danced allot my silver material in the open division a number of years ago. And was usually in the semi-final and close to the final . In fact I was 5 @ OSB in rythmn about 5 years ago with this idea.
I would always prefer to do clean, dynamis basics than "flash and trash". When judges are watching, they really oly have time to see you for 10-20 seconds. They have no idea about your program. And guess what? They don't really care!
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August 13, 2009, 09:26:54 AM »
I agree wholeheartedly. Last weekend pro removed all the steps that I had not at least partially protected - which left about 10 in quickstep. Whatcha know, we came second in only QS!
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August 27, 2009, 08:49:08 PM »
This thread raises two questions for me. First: can someone give me an example of an open sylllabus routine. Even if sylllabus is disguised ingeniously I am having a hard time imagining this trick. Secondly, what does Elise mean by "protected steps".
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August 27, 2009, 09:00:00 PM »
I tihnk open syllabus means different things to different people
I think the consensus is that 'open bronze' means bronze with a few silver steps thrown in - which is rather like intermediate silver I know but it also means that you will not be dinged for any step you do. So you could do open choreography if you lie - but if you are good enough to do that well then enter schollarship and if not you will get marked down for it.
I have no idea what Elise meant by protected! I think (but will have to ask her) that she meant something like provicient - but have no idea how she got that far off the word.
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August 27, 2009, 11:13:09 PM »
Were I to remove all the steps that lacked proficiency we would never make it to the competitions. Two amateurs trying to come close to doing something right will never be as good as a top notch pro masking his student's errors.
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August 28, 2009, 03:47:27 AM »
Ouch. Is that really how you see it? I tihnk I have heard that before.
IMO dancing with a pro is harder, in particular an actively competing one - he is expecting you to dance like his partner.
Besides, if all the pros are masking their students errors thats an even playing field and the one with the least errors will win. I think your point would only be valid if you have pro/ams competing against am/ams in the same heat. Its simply a different ball park...
Try it. Go see if your pro can mask your errors - what really happens is that the perfection in the pro actually shows up the student's errors. With an am/am couple part of the game is to learn to compensate for each others weaknesses - which you have a lot of time to do with all that free practise time.
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Re: Syllabus to Open
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September 02, 2009, 12:41:49 PM »
Quote from: elisedance on August 28, 2009, 03:47:27 AM
Try it. Go see if your pro can mask your errors
Well, in the case of an am lead / pro follow, the pro sort of can, if the judges or audience aren't watching closely. I've seen plenty of cases of an am lead who wasn't very good, but his pro partner stole the show well enough that the lead's deficiencies weren't noted. There are a lot of pro ladies who are pretty good at covering for their partner's deficiencies in the connection-and-direction department, and it can take careful watching to determine whether or not the lead is actually leading.
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