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George Hodge is reflected getting rope untangled in the eye of an alligator he just captured and pulled over the sea wall at Port of the Islands Resort & Marina in East Naples. Hodge, along with Collier County trapper Dave Regel were at the development to trap three alligators that were swimming up to children fishing off the sea wall. Greg Kahn/Staff
George Hodge, left, and Dave Regel, right, hoist their first trapped alligator of the afternoon into a small covered space in the flatbed of his pickup truck at Port of the Islands Resort & Marina in East Naples. Greg Kahn/Staff
With a hook under its front leg and another in the right side of its neck, an alligator is tied off like a boat as George Hodge, left, and Collier County alligator trapper Dave Regel, center, catch the first of three nuisance alligators at Port of the Islands Resort & Marina in East Naples. Tying the gator to the dock allowed Regel to tape the reptile's mouth closed before they loaded the more than nine-foot-long alligator into Regel's pickup truck. Greg Kahn/Staff
As the pair of trappers arrive at Port of the Islands Resort & Marina off US 41 in East Naples, Dave Regel, right, watches the water around the docks for signs of alligators as George Hodge carries other equipment to the water's edge. Regel received a complaint from a resident that three alligators were swimming up to kids fishing on the dock every afternoon. Regel then receives a permit from Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission to catch three "nuisance" alligators. Alligators that Regel determines to be a nuisance are ones that show no fear of humans and will swim right up to them. Greg Kahn/Staff
Dave Regel, Collier County's licensed alligator trapper, clears a path in the water at a Bonita Springs resident's home, so that a nuisance gator could easily get to the bait he had set. This particular gator had been hooked by Regel multiple times, but so far had eluded catpture. Regel would used rotting animal lungs hung on a treble hook to attract the alligator and once hooked, the resident would call Regel to remove it from the property. Greg Kahn/Staff
George Hodge rubs salt into the hide of a alligator he finished power washing as a way to preserve the skin. Selling alligator hides used to be a lucrative business for Dave Regel, Collier County's only licensed alligator trapper. But Regel hasn't be able to make a bulk sale of hides in more than two years, and he grows more worried he won't be able to make a living anymore from alligator trapping. Greg Kahn/Staff
After all three gators are killed, their spinal cords are severed, and Dave Regel stands on top of them with a hose, bleeding them out so they can be stored fresh in a walk in freezer. Greg Kahn/Staff
As Dave Regel, right, repositions a dead alligator, George Hodge, left, drags the next alligator out to be killed. Each nuisance alligator that Regel takes care of, he is paid $30 by Florida Fish and Wildlife. Regel then has the opportunity to sell the meat, hide and head, all of which are not selling for a livable wage, according to the trapper. Greg Kahn/Staff
Back at his home in Golden Gate Estates, Dave Regel, Collier County's sole alligator trapper, loads his antique rifle to kill the first of three alligators he caught that day. Regel said there are only a few ways to legally kill an alligator in Florida. With a shot, from a gun or bang stick, or by using a knife behind the head to sever the spinal cord. Greg Kahn/Staff
After loading the third alligator, all more than nine feet in length, Dave Regel, right, Collier County's only gator trapper, and his helper George Hodge, left, catch their breath as they lean on Regel's truck for support. Regel says the process of catching the alligators is hard work, and his bad back is proof of how heavy the reptiles are. Greg Kahn/Staff
Dave Regel waits patiently for an alligator to resurface late in the day at Port of the Islands Resort & Marina in East Naples. Regel says the patience is necessary because an alligator can hold its breath underwater anywhere between seven to eight hours. Regel said if he is going to catch the reptile, he will have to continue watching the ripples in the water for the alligator's head to emerge. Greg Kahn/Staff
George Hodge, who processes the alligators he and Dave Regel capture, stores the heads in a walk-in freezer behind Regel's house in Golden Gate. The heads are usually sold as trophies, but a lack in purchases has their freezer stockpiled. Greg Kahn/Staff
Dave Regel sits on the porch of his alligator processing facility. He is facing the possibility that he won't renew his trapper license with the state after struggling to sell the alligator hides and meat. Regel said he harvests on average 600 alligators per year, and is paid $30 for each until the state's budget runs out, which he said usually happens halfway through the year. Greg Kahn/Staff
Harley Hodge watches as her father, George uses a knife to begin removing an alligator hide and harvesting the meat. Greg Kahn/Staff
George Hodge cleans a dead alligator before removing the hide and harvesting the meat. Greg Kahn/Staff
Harley Hodge, left, watches as her father George drags an alligator into a room to be cleaned and skinned. Greg Kahn/Staff
George Hodge tickles his daughter Harley as they sit outside the alligator processing area at Dave Regel's house in Golden Gate Estates. With Hodge's wife in and out of the hospital with a hip injury suffered from a car crash, and mounting medical bills, Hodge hopes that he and Regel can soon find a buyer for a surplus of alligator hides they have been waiting to sell for more than two years. Greg Kahn/Staff


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S.3187 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act112th Congress (2011-2012)
|Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] (Introduced 05/15/2012)
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|07/09/2012 Became Public Law No: 112-144. (TXT | PDF)
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|06/26/2012 : Resolving Differences; 05/24/2012 : Passed Senate
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Public Event: PrivacyCon
January 14, 2016
The Federal Trade Commission will hold a conference on January 14, 2016 to bring together a diverse group of stakeholders, including whitehat researchers, academics, industry representatives, consumer advocates, and a range of government regulators, to discuss the latest research and trends related...
November 18, 2015
The Federal Trade Commission will host the third of its Debt Collection Dialogues in Atlanta, GA, on November 18, 2015. The FTC held the first Dialogue in Buffalo, NY, on June 15 and the second in Dallas, TX, on September 29. At the Atlanta event, representatives from the FTC and other federal and...
Public Event: Cross Device Tracking
November 16, 2015
Not long ago, consumers accessed the Internet primarily through the browser on their desktop or laptop PC. While the PC remains a fixture for many, today's typical consumer relies on a variety of different connected devices to navigate their daily lives. Examples include consulting a traffic app on...
Public Event: Start with Security - Austin
November 5, 2015
The FTC's second "Start With Security" event will take place on November 5, 2015, in Austin, Texas, and will be co-sponsored by the University of Texas Robert S. Strauss Center and the Center for Identity. This one-day conference will continue the FTC's work to provide companies with practical tips...
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October 1, 2015
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September 29, 2015
The Federal Trade Commission will host the second of its Debt Collection Dialogues in Dallas, TX, on September 29, 2015. The FTC held the first Dialogue in Buffalo, NY, on June 15. The third will be held in Atlanta, GA, on November 18. NOTE: The Dallas Dialogue has been moved and will now be held...
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September 21, 2015
The Federal Trade Commission is hosting a workshop on September 21, 2015 to evaluate advertising for over-the-counter homeopathic products. The workshop will bring together a variety of stakeholders, including medical professionals, industry representatives, consumer advocates, and government...
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September 18, 2015
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September 9, 2015
The FTC's first "Start With Security" conference is scheduled for September 9, 2015, in San Francisco, and is co-sponsored by the University of California Hastings College of the Law. It is part of a business education initiative designed to provide companies with practical resources to help them...
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September 2, 2015
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August 31, 2015
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August 19, 2015
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August 10, 2015
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July 31, 2015
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When asked about finalizing his roster before the start of the 2014 season Chicago Fire Head Coach and Director of Soccer Frank Yallop said on a conference call last week that he and his staff were "looking at other possibilities with other teams about maybe trading. We're forever on the lookout."
The options have become clearer as Yallop and his staff have pulled the trigger on two trades in three days.
On Monday, the team acquired left back Greg Cochrane from the LA Galaxy while the team acquired midfielder Matt Watson (above) from Vancouver in exchange for an international roster spot.
Neither player is brought in with a view of starting but it seems likely Yallop and his staff will look to both to provide depth. Cochrane played 12 matches for LA during his rookie season in 2013, filling in mostly for veteran Todd Dunivant.
Watson, who's known for a high work ethic and steady, consistent performances, played a more regular role with the Whitecaps over the past two seasons, appearing in 21 matches in 2013.
The acquisitions mean that the team roster sits at 29 players four days out from the season opener vs. Chivas USA. While MLS rosters can accomodate 30 players, Yallop has said he expects to start the season with 28, likely using the open two spots to earn allocation money from the league to help with the team's tight salary situation.
With the team admitting they're working towards a loan deal with Tottenham Hotspur's Grant Ward, it seems likely more moves could be imminent.
Stay tuned.
...what a horrible lead-in to this one.
We strapped Fire goalkeeper Sean Johnson up with a GoPro as Aron Hyde put him through the paces at Thursday's training session. See through the eyes of one of the USA's best goalkeepers in this video:
Chicago Fire assistant coach Clint Mathis had a number of classy goals during his playing career. While he'll tell you his most memorable was the one he scored vs. South Korea at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the goal of his that will forever stick in my mind is this one he scored four games into his stay with Hannover 96 in 2004.
Towards the end of training today, Clint drafted Head Coach Frank Yallop, Goalkeeping Coach Aron Hyde and Sean Johnson into service to cross him balls for this clinic. While he didn't hit the target on every attempt, we have to give it up to Fire Equipment Manager Allan Araujo for helping Clint with one trick shot...
We've seen Fire legend Hristo Stoitchkov around Chicago a couple times the past two seasons so we may have a better idea than most on with what he's been up to.
Still, this "Whatever Happened To..." feature from MLSsoccer.com's Simon Borg has a fantastic number of quotes from the former European Player of the Year regarding his time in Chicago, controversey surrounding his career and his decision to retire.
Our favorite: "I put Chicago on the same level as Barcelona, the Bulgarian national team and CSKA Sofia. The same level. I came here at 32, 33 years old, but I enjoyed it like I was an 18-year-old."
Read the full feature here.
Heading to Arizona to catch the Fire play FC Tucson this weekend? Following the match (set for 1:00pm Mountain Time), the club is hosting a Happy Hour for Fire supporters in the hotel bar at the Desert Diamond Casino (7350 S. Nogales Hwy; Tucson) from 5:30-7:30pm MT.
Fire Head Coach & Director of Soccer Frank Yallop as well as Technical Director Brian Bliss will be on hand for the event, the first few drinks are on us and appetizers will be provided.
All Fire fans in and around Tucson are welcome to attend!
As someone that's taken in Section 8 Chicago trips to Montreal, Toronto, Kansas City, Columbus, Philadelphia, New York and in a month, Portland, I've come to appreciate the character and drive that is inherent in a traveling supporter's blood as they lend their voice to help the Fire on the road.
And while it's amazing to see so many take air trips, bus rides or insanely long travels in a stuffy van for a regular season match, I've also come to appreciate some of the faces I see every year in preseason.
For "The West Wing" aficionados out there, it reminds me of Bradley Whitford's character Josh Lyman trying to get to Port St. Lucie, Fla., for a New York Mets intrasquad game during Season 2's "Stackhouse Filibuster" just so catcher Mike Piazza could say, "Dude" to him.
At this point, if you're not understanding the Sorkinese I'm throwing at you, please meet Ray Cook, the Chicago Fire's very own version of Josh Lyman (more in the sports fan sense).
Ray traveled to Tucson via Amtrak from Chicago and even beat the team here (arriving Friday). I've seen Ray each of the last four preseasons (usually in Charleston, S.C.) but as he says, his tradition of making it out prior to the start of every campaign dates back to 2000 and has taken him to such places as Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Jackson, Miss., New Orleans and Guadalajara, Mexico.
This is why he does it...
You'd have to say with all the snow in Chicago last night (and this winter), he's looking pretty smart.
We here at Chicago-Fire.com love a bit of humor and creativity around holidays.
Enter #cf97 supporter Hannah Goulet (@HannahGoulet) who always seems to integrate the Fire into her holiday cheer (see the below photo of her Fire-themed Christmas cookies from December).
The @ChicagoFire gingerbread series feat. @DilaverDuka @HunterJumper_ @aberr22 @sjohn25 @JefeCrandall @ChrisRolfe17 pic.twitter.com/YSkKPbZG8h
— Hannah Goulet (@HannahGoulet) December 23, 2013
Well, Hannah was back at it today with a whole host of Chicago Fire-themed #SoccerGrams to celebrate Valentines Day. See them below and Tweet and Instagram your own #SoccerGrams to @MLS today for a chance to win a signed 2013 MLS All-Star Match Ball.
@ChicagoFire @Section8Chicago Happy Valentine's Day! #cf97VdayCards pic.twitter.com/D12qygVhQu
— Hannah Goulet (@HannahGoulet) February 14, 2014
@ChrisRolfe17 happy valentine's day! #cf97VdayCards pic.twitter.com/fAOguvLU0C
— Hannah Goulet (@HannahGoulet) February 14, 2014
@DilaverDuka haha happy valentine's day! #cf97VdayCards pic.twitter.com/C608wFkOVa
— Hannah Goulet (@HannahGoulet) February 14, 2014
@magee9 haha happy valentine's day! #cf97VdayCards pic.twitter.com/9fZkDKPkFb
— Hannah Goulet (@HannahGoulet) February 14, 2014
@HunterJumper_ haha happy valentine's day! #cf97VdayCards pic.twitter.com/k0IFfOQ4fl
— Hannah Goulet (@HannahGoulet) February 14, 2014
@aberr22 happy valentine's day! #cf97VdayCards pic.twitter.com/Qwoqzun5uC
— Hannah Goulet (@HannahGoulet) February 14, 2014
@sjohn25 happy valentine's day! #cf97VdayCards pic.twitter.com/Y0KYyssmwD
— Hannah Goulet (@HannahGoulet) February 14, 2014
@pattyberron happy valentine's day! #cf97VdayCards pic.twitter.com/qJ7cmd0iX2
— Hannah Goulet (@HannahGoulet) February 14, 2014
@corona442 haha thank you! Here, this one's for you pic.twitter.com/k9zyiahVbz
— Hannah Goulet (@HannahGoulet) February 14, 2014
@QuincyAmarikwa @MLS #SoccerGrams #cf97VdayCards pic.twitter.com/ABTP6sslQy
— Hannah Goulet (@HannahGoulet) February 14, 2014
@jefecrandall oh but there's more! haha pic.twitter.com/sdcsTwRqBL
— Hannah Goulet (@HannahGoulet) February 14, 2014
That last one... My long line of selfies is finally paying off... Thanks Hannah!
Mike Magee has racked up the accolades the last year. MLS MVP, Best XI, Team MVP and surely a few other awards were garnered during his stunning 2013 campaign. The last honor he received before heading into the 2014 season was Fire Player of the Year at Monday night's 26th annual Comcast SportsNet Awards, benefiting the March of Dimes.
Magee was honored alongside the Bears Martellus Bennett, the Blackhawks Patrick Sharp, the Bulls Nazr Mohammed, the Cubs Welington Castillo, White Sox Nate Jones. Blackhawks legend Stan Mikita also earned the night's Lifetime Achievement Award.
Mike jokingly thanked the children's charity for helping him get out of "preseason boot camp in Florida" but also for the great work they do with kids saying, "any charity dedicated to children is brilliant".
He also made special mention of Naperville native and Paralympic athlete Alyssa Gialamas who earned the night's "Inspirational Athlete Award". Of her he said, "she's definitely the best athlete in the room."
Watch Mike's full acceptance speech, courtesy of CSNChicago.com, below:
Following last week's mic'd up session with Frank Yallop, Chicago Fire videographer Leo Flores decided to give Clint Mathis a chance on the mic Thursday in Bradenton.
While Fire Strength and Conditioning Coach Tony Jouaux took the team through their warmups during the afternoon session, Mathis, Flores and Yallop colluded to play a prank on myself and Fire Press Officer Eunice Kim.
If you would have told 15-year-old Jeff Crandall that one day Clint Mathis would be punking him on camera, he wouldn't have believed you...
Today's Numbers Game features a switch as second-year Fire midfielder Dilly Duka will now wear the #11. Acquired from Columbus this time last year in exchange for Dominic Oduro, the pair took each other's numbers when they got to their new clubs (Duka taking 8, Oduro taking 11 in Columbus).
This year, with the Crew's #8 shirt vacant, Oduro has switched back to his regular number while Duka completes the swap. Coincidentally, #11 became available at the Fire when the team traded Daniel Paladini to Columbus back in December.
"Number 11 is what I've worn going back to youth soccer," Duka said. "It's what I'm familiar with, it's part of me as a player."
Meanwhile, fresh off scoring the game-winner in Sunday's friendly vs. Florida Gulf Coast Univesity, Giuseppe Gentile becomes the first player in Fire history to wear #92.
The dual Swiss-American citizen, who also happens to speak four languages and also shares a name with an Olympic triple jumper, went the Kellen Gulley route in choosing his number according to the year he was born, 1992.
So with that, we have two trivia questions for today…
1) Dilly Duka becomes the eighth player in Fire history to wear the #11 shirt, name the other seven.
2) What four languages to Giuseppe Gentile speak? We'll give you a freebie: English.
1) Roman Kosecki (1998-1999), Diego Gutierrez (2000-2001), Billy Sleeth (2002), Nate Jaqua (2003-2006), Thiago (2007), John Thorrington (2008-2010), Daniel Paladini (2011-2013).
2) English, Spanish, Italian and German


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Wherever you take your laptop and work, Windows 7 is designed to make it easier for you to get things done.
PC running Windows 7.
Laptop with Wi‑Fi or mobile broadband.
Your first task on the road is typically getting online. Windows 7 makes it easier. It includes better support for mobile broadband technologies such as 3G.
Another nifty innovation: View Available Networks. Located on the taskbar, it shows you all your networking options—Wi‑Fi, mobile broadband, dial-up, or corporate VPN—in a single glance. Two clicks, and you're connected.
Do you use one printer at home and another at work? It's a chore to constantly tell your PC which printer to use. In Windows 7, you don't have to. Location-aware printing, available only in the Professional and Ultimate editions, remembers which printers you routinely use and automatically routes your documents to the right one.
Windows 7 is also designed to help you wring more life from laptop batteries. For example, it cuts off the power to your Ethernet jack when you're not using it and automatically dims your LCD screen—a huge power drain—if the computer sits idle too long.
We know you can't be too careful with your work. So Windows 7 includes numerous security enhancements. It makes better use of laptop fingerprint scanners and includes BitLocker To Go. Available in the Ultimate edition, BitLocker To Go encrypts USB flash drives and other portable storage to help protect them from theft or accidental loss.
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The second day of Russia's biggest dog show weekend, Eurasia, had a total entry of 6,211 dogs, all judged on Sunday, March 24. Mostly the same dogs competed as the previous day, but the results were mostly different — not surprisingly, in...Read more
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The biggest dog show in Russia, in fact one of the largest anywhere these days, is called Eurasia and is held in Moscow each year. It's been called "the Crufts of Russia," and entry figures seem to increase every year. This year's...Read more


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At the IAB's Social Media Agency Day last month, held in the beautiful offices of AppNexus in New York City, I had the honor of moderating the sports marketing panel. The event's title, "Social: Planning for the Real Time," was apt given that sports is a highly conducive venue for real-time marketing. That is especially the case with social media marketing, which, increasingly, requires marketers to be constantly on their toes, ready to take advantage of any important moment — or relevant opportunity within or around a sporting event — in which their brand could potentially benefit or add to the evolving story of that game, match or event. In short, the combination of sports, social media and real-time marketing are a potent elixir for savvy markets and brands wishing to tap into consumers' insatiable demand for smart, visually appealing content.
I led a discussion with three distinguished panelists. We discussed a number of topics related to real-time sports marketing, but first, we had to get the obvious out of the way: Oreo's now-famous Super Bowl blackout ad. While the Oreo ad featured prominently in much of our discussion about how social media and real-time marketing are changing sports marketing — for better and worse — the panelists quickly made it clear that the ad shouldn't live in a vacuum. The reality of real-time social media marketing in sports is that it's not just the big, epochal moments that make for great marketing opportunities for brands. It's what you do to integrate your brand within the broader context of the sporting event between the pitches, between the downs and after the whistle blows that sets the digitally savvy brands apart from those that allow themselves to be bystanders.
I asked each sports marketer to reflect on what real time marketing means to their organization, how social fits into the equation and how success is measured. Below is a synopsis of each of their thoughts on how real-time social media marketing is altering the sports marketing landscape, with some of their favorite examples.
Marla Newman | Senior Vice President of Sales | Fox Sports Digital
.@deseanjackson10 doesn't want taunting fouls to offset against illegal use of hands penalties. #ChangeTheRule twitter.com/MikePereira/st…— Mike Pereira (@MikePereira) February 1, 2013
In terms of inserting ourselves within non-obvious real-time marketing situations, it's important for us to extend the relationship they have with our brand and our talent on-air and deepen that relationship. It's important for us to be relevant to their sports experience, which enables us to be considered the go-to source of info and continue to make sports fun.
What does success look like? I don't think anybody has cracked this code yet. We can only look to show increases in the number of our fans engaging — tweet, re-tweeting, taking any form of action then we are heading in the right direction.
Social media is all about real-time. I think real-time marketing is quite simple: it's capturing a moment in a natural and organic way.
Tricks don't work in social; the consumer can see right through it. To be good in real-time social media marketing, brands need to capture a moment and evoke emotions.
The concern is that marketers will try too hard and will want to turn every event into a real-time marketing opportunity; that simply won't work. I love a BuzzFeed example in which we worked with MLB 2K13, the video game that launched around the start of the 2013 Major League Baseball season.
Another good example with BuzzFeed is work we did with the NHL around the playoffs in 2012. Leveraging known tent-pole events and allowing great content to find its audience served both brands well.
As for a non-obvious situation, I'm impressed with the Tide newsroom. Tide quickly took advantage of a crash at the Daytona 500, where the crew used Tide to clean the crash site. Tide aggressively used a spontaneous moment and filled the social Web with organic, timely content.
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Patrick Albano | Vice President of Sales | Mobile and Innovation, Yahoo! Sports
We have taken a few interesting approaches to real-time marketing that have helped brands scale this concept. Brands reacting quickly and pushing content or commentary out over social channels is attractive. But we find it's difficult to scale and sustain this strategy. We have developed ways to help brands understand the stories that are going to go viral before they do and have been able to attach a brand to that content as people start talking about those topics and sharing relevant content. Imagine if we could have told the Oreo team there was a blackout coming and allowed them to prep their integration ahead of time?
A good example of this was the work we did with a wireless service provider for last year's NCAA tournament. Our editors created "bundles" of content in real time based on the major sports stories in the new. We integrated the brand into the story that day, so all of the discussion and sharing that occurred around the story included the brand.
Another great example is our Smart Ads program, which a large beer brand took advantage during the 2012-13 fantasy football season. The actual ads within the game updated in real time with the names of teams and scores from the previous Sunday's fantasy match ups, sparking smack talk sponsored by the brand.
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Hemitage Artist Retreat and Ringling College Announce Ringling College Residency
August 31, 2008 – The Hermitage Artist Retreat and Ringling College of Art and Design are pleased to announce a collaboration to bring internationally recognized artists to the Hermitage's Manasota Key beachfront campus. The collaboration is part of a special cultural exchange program to be called the "Ringling College Residency." Each year, up to two visiting artists will be invited to live and work at the Hermitage in conjunction with a teaching exchange between Ringling College and Sint Lucas College in Antwerp, Belgium. These artists will enjoy the same 3-6 week residency as other invited artists and will also "give back" two free community services, as is required by all Hermitage artists.
"We are very pleased to announce the Ringling College Residency," remarked
Bruce E. Rodgers, executive director of the Hermitage. "Ringling College has an
international reputation and draws top artists from around the world. The opportunity to support artists' work that has been qualified by Ringling College's high standards is a way to expand our global reach. It also allows us to share the work and expertise of these artists with the community, through our community 'give-back' program. Everyone who chooses to take advantage of these programs will benefit from the Ringling College Residency at the Hermitage. We are thrilled to be able to provide the time and space to create for these deserving artists."
The program is expected to begin in spring of 2009. Philip Heylen, Antwerp's
vice mayor for culture and tourism, is a yearly visitor to Sarasota and helped to create the teaching exchange between the two colleges. Coincidently, Ringling College President Dr. Larry R. Thompson and Hermitage Executive Director Bruce E. Rodgers had already been in discussions about a residency in order to support the impressive roster of artists affiliated with the college. A memorandum of understanding was signed earlier this month.
"We expect the Ringing College Residency to expand on the already exciting
programs that are offered at Ringling College of Art and Design," continued Melody Weiler, vice president of Academic Affairs. "This residency will be far reaching in that it will provide opportunities for our faculty to grow, opportunities for our students to be introduced to a more global mindset and, of course, the added benefit to the community as a result of the Hermitage programming. For all of these reasons, the college looks forward to starting the Ringling College Residency at the Hermitage Artist Retreat."
For more information about The Hermitage, contact Bruce E. Rodgers, Executive
Director at 941.475.2098 or visit the website at www.hermitage-fl.org.
The Hermitage is a not-for-profit artist retreat located on Manasota Key. It brings mid-career painters, sculptors, writers, playwrights, poets, composers and other artists from all over the world for extended stays on its 8.5 acre, beachfront campus. Each artist is asked to contribute two services to the community during their stay. So far, Hermitage artists have touched over 4,000 Sarasota County children and adults with their unique and inspiring programs.


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Agreement on the Implementation and the initial operation of the GMES Space Component signed between the EC and the European Space Agency (ESA) Publicēts: 17/06/2011
A second amendment to the Delegation Agreement on the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) Programme has been concluded on 15th June between both the European Commission and the European Space Agency (ESA).
The documents have been signed in Paris by Heinz Zourek, Director General of DG Enterprise and Industry of the European Commission, and Jean-Jacques Dordain, Director General of ESA. Their signature confirms the transfer of additional 104 million euro from the EU budget to ESA for the initial operations of the space component for the GMES Programme. The new total volume amounts to 728 million euro.
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Heading out this holiday weekend? The AAA estimates 775,000 motorists may join you on the state's roads this weekend.
Here's some good travel news—gas prices are down a bit over prices just over the past few weeks—down 13 cents a gallon since the May 7th peak—still not low—just lower…and the N.C. Department of Transportation is suspending most road construction activities on major routes across the state during the Memorial Day weekend.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Energy stocks did not keep up with the broader U.S. equities market this year, and there's not much hope 2013 will be better.
Energy names on the S&P 500 Index have gained about 4.5% so far this year. Only the utilities sector performed worse, down 1.3%. This compares with gains of nearly 30% for the top-performing financial sector.
"Performance has been lousy this year, surprisingly so since oil prices have traded higher," said Fadel Gheit, a managing director and analyst with Oppenheimer & Co. "Most investors are looking for growth, and these companies don't have any growth." See: Gold, silver and oil markets hope for better year.
Despite all the commotion about an "oil spring" that is expected to turn the United States into a net energy exporter in a little more than a decade, finding new oil and gas reserves remains a risky, expensive and unpredictable business.
Expectations the global economy will improve have also sapped Big Oil's allure as a "defensive" play.
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Most major oil companies missed their production growth targets this year, often merely matching last year's output. This has prompted investors to seek more specialized alternatives within the sector, such as the so-called independent oil and gas producers or companies that limit their operations to refining.
U.S. teetering on fiscal-cliff edge
Political analyst Charlie Cook looks back on the year in politics. Reporters assess the state of the fiscal-cliff talks and discuss the chances of gun-control legislation in the wake of the school shootings in Connecticut.
Among the industry giants, Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM, +0.05% shares have advanced 2.9% this year while Chevron Corp. CVX, -0.93% shares have gained 2.2% and ConocoPhillips COP, -1.48% is up 5.3%, all falling short of the S&P 500's SPX, +0.13% 13% gain.
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Meanwhile, Goldman advised "tilting back" to riskier but potentially more rewarding energy stocks, adding it would likely defer its call for an upturn by the big international oil companies until 2014.
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Recent Mind-Body Medicine School Graduate LaVera Forbes Advances Awareness of Food Addiction and Weight Bias
LaVera Forbes recently completed her PhD in Mind Body Medicine, and has been actively creating her new professional identity. One of the ways she has accomplished this is presenting the research she conducted at Saybrook on the topic of obesity and food addiction at professional conferences. Her proposals have been accepted for the following conferences, and she awaits decisions for several others: The National Wellness Conference, the International Conference and Exhibition on Obesity and Weight Management, and the Health, Wellness, and Society Conference.
Presenting at a conference is a way for LaVera to reach a large audience and provide participants with tools and strategies they can apply in their practice to better help people suffering from food addiction. LaVera has combined an evidence-based research approach on the topic of food addiction with her passion in an area that has affected her personally. Passion fueled with knowledge is sure to make a lasting impression on conference participants. LaVera explained that her desire to study food addiction stems from her own personal experience. Her mom and two brothers died early due to complications of diabetes and heart disease, which she feels was linked to food addiction. "If my research can prevent one other family from experiencing the pain and suffering that my family endured due to the effects of food addiction, then it will all be worthwhile."
Prior to presenting at national conferences LaVera began by offering her research on food addiction to physicians at Grand Rounds as part of her dissertation. The aim of her study was to assess whether participating in a one-hour lecture on physician weight bias and the biochemical sources of food addiction would change physicians' knowledge and attitudes about their overweight and obese patients. The hospitals she worked with approved her presentation for Continuing Medical Education units, which is appealing for busy medical professionals. For her dissertation she designed the lecture for MD's and then delivered the lecture to 70 physicians in three different hospitals. To assess the impact of the presentation on their knowledge and attitudes, she designed a pre- and post-test, and conducted individual interviews with 6 physicians. The results indicated a significant increase in physician knowledge about food addiction, greater self-awareness about weight bias, and a reduction in negative attitudes toward overweight and obese patients from the pre-to post-test. She determined that the physicians became more aware of their own bias, and more sensitive and empathetic to their overweight and obese patients.
As LaVera continues to promote the findings of her research on food addiction with colleagues and participants at national conferences, she realized that she transformed herself into an expert in the topic of food addiction. She reflects that the courses at the School of Mind Body Medicine taught her how to conduct research, and that the research she did gave her the confidence to present her findings to other health professionals. During her academic studies LaVera wrote many of her papers on the topic of food addiction and obesity. By focusing on her topic early in her academic career she became abreast of the current research and was able to identify gaps that she could address with her dissertation.
LaVera Forbes is continuing to pursue her academic interests by developing products and services for healthcare providers and overweight and obese individuals. She has been accepted into The Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), which is a startup accelerator that helps technology entrepreneurs in Georgia launch and build successful companies. ATDC provides business incubation and acceleration services to startups through coaching, connecting, and community.
This is a wonderful service that is so critically needed. More and more people are truly suffering from obesity and there does not seem to be a lot being done to provide really any hope for those affected. Thank You LaVera. I wish you all the success in the world for a most worothy cause.Posted by Gwen Bledsoe (not verified) | 05/29/2013 @ 09:13 AM


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For several decades, GMC products represented little more than rebadged versions of their Chevrolet counterparts. Beginning in 2007, GMC began a concerted effort to distinguish itself from its divisional sibling. With the 2010 GMC Sierra HD trucks, GM's engineers have also made a concerted effort to increase the differentiation between the Heavy Duty pickups and their lighter-duty 1500 counterparts. With improvements in refinement, engines and capabilities, the GMC line of trucks are easily a match, and in some cases superior, to their peers from Dodge and Ford.
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The Heavy Duty's principal mission is to haul or tow big and heavy things. If you don't need this sort of vehicle and its "heavy-duty" attributes, you'll probably be happier with something not quite so robust.
For 2010, a USB port is added to up level radios, while the newest version of OnStar features long range remote start and traffic probe.
Driving Impressions Given the number of drivetrain, cab and chassis variations in the GMC lineup, it's difficult to provide one set of observations regarding drivability. However, everything GMC's engineering team did to...enhance the driving experience has worked. A rigid frame, in combination with a wide track and retuned suspension (Z85, standard on 2WD and 4WD models; and Z71, the optional Off-Road suspension), supplies the needed capability without imposing the typical vices of a heavy-duty platform. The ride is composed, handling stable and steering accurate with good on-center feel. With the 6.0-liter gasoline V8, performance might be described as "almost recreational." The Duramax does what diesels do best, pulling a lot of load (up to 13,000 lbs.) in an authoritative manner.
Six-Speed Automatic
This transmission has two overdrive gears to provide relaxed cruising with lower engine speeds and a first gear that's intended to enhance off-the-line response. Of importance to those towing is both Driver Shift Control (tap up and down) and standard Tow/Haul Mode.
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For sheer day-in, day-out driving pleasure the 6.0-liter gasoline V8 is terrific, offering extraordinary response for a vehicle this large.
With the 2010 GMC Sierra there are two available interiors. The base and mid-level Sierra HD standard interior is all about functionality, with an instrument panel focused on ergonomic ease, specific door panels offering larger door pulls and handles, a specific center console and two glove boxes. The "luxury" interior of the SLT trim level offers a driving environment straight out of a top-of-the-line Yukon. With a distinct instrument design, large center console and other specific trim elements the end result is decidedly upscale.Exterior
"Upmarket" might be a kiss-of-death descriptive for a heavy-duty pickup, but it will work for the 2010 GMC Sierra HD. The grille is framed by a large chrome or black surround, with the GMC logo as its centerpiece, and is flanked by large headlamps. Corner lights wrap into the flared front fenders, which complement the bulge atop the hood, and there is a sleek profile by virtue of a 57-degree windshield angle. Functionally, large door handles are "grab-style" (for ease of operation while wearing work gloves), doors extend over the rocker panels and, on Extended Cab models, the rear doors open 170 degrees.
For truck-oriented capability few things beat power; GMC's standard 6.0-liter Gen IV V8 delivers 360 horsepower and 380 lb.-ft. of torque, and a six-speed automatic transmission meshes perfectly with the engine's capability. Standard safety features include seat-belt pretensioners, tire-pressure monitoring and OnStar.
For many, selecting the diesel is a no-brainer; GM's Duramax turbo-diesel provides plenty of power and is a lot quieter and smoother than diesels of the past. Those carrying lots of random cargo might better organize it with GM's cargo management system, those living in either excessively cold or warm climates will benefit from remote starting on certain trim levels and those wishing to be entertained will enjoy an enhanced DVD system and CD/MP3 audio. Finally, people who often travel to previously unknown destinations might opt for the available touch-screen navigation system.
GMC offers two engine choices. Base power is the 6.0-liter gasoline V8 which delivers 360 horsepower and 380 lb.-ft. of torque. Although the EPA doesn't provide a rating for vehicles in this category, past experience suggests GM gasoline engines deliver competitive fuel economy. For those wanting more, the 6.6-liter Duramax provides 365 horsepower and a remarkable 660 lb.-ft. of torque
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By wizard on Sunday, September 13, 2015
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 20,120overall rating 9 of 10rating details
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 9
"My Sierra 1500 has 20 inch wheels and rides very well and is comfortable.I have had no problems or warranty issues just change the oil and rotate the tiresetc.The gas mileage could be better but I like the get up and go effect so I can't complain."
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By Cal on Wednesday, September 02, 2015
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 98,000overall rating 9 of 10rating details
Pros: "depenable"
Cons: "dosen't turn real sharp"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"This is one of the best trucks I have ever owned. Almost 100k and is still going strong. I have never had one problem with this truck, I pull a 30 foot fifth wheel (13,000 lbs) and you don't even know is back there."
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By JG on Monday, August 31, 2015
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 100,000overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "Great truck, great daily driver and beautiful."
Cons: "I can't give a bad review to a great truck!!"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"I'm so happy with my 2007 SIERRA that I'm thinking of getting a newer truck and probably will this coming week end. It still has a good resale value. I love my GMC Sierra SLT it's a great truck and has always been very dependable."
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By Bubba on Tuesday, July 28, 2015
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 59,000overall rating 9 of 10rating details
Pros: "GMC looks, comfort, amenities, towing, resale"
Cons: "Fuel economy, price for new truck"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"Bought new in 2004, 2007 and 2013. Love this truck. Fuel rail went out in 2004 model at 80K but dealer R&R'd at no charge and paid for rental truck and hotel. Traded 2004 for new 2007. The 2007 developed cooling problems at 150K. Traded 2007 for new 2013. The 2013 has 60K to date with no problems. I would buy another in a heartbeat but the prices have shot through the roof."
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By Bill on Thursday, July 16, 2015
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 130,000overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"GMC...well designed,most reliable,comfortable,great looking,best versatile truck,i have ever owned!,,,and,i've owned them all!...;)"
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By Shadow on Wednesday, July 08, 2015
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 55,500overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "Great ride, dependable, comfortable, capacity,"
Cons: "None"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"This Sierra rides better than my cars. It's been great for hauling things back & forth to NY, I am working there on a temporary basis. It fits my lifestyle well for canoeing, Kayaking, biking, hauling my zero turn lawnmower and the occasional home project. It's been great in the snow in upstate NY. Never had any issues starting it. Completely dependable. I'd never be without a full size truck again. I owned an S10 prior and had 240,000 miles in the inline 4 when I bought the Sierra. I figured if that GM 4 banger could last that long I'd get a full size and it should do better. I did consider the Toyota Tacoma and am glad I bought the Sierra, that bed size has been very handy. I'll never go back to a small truck again. My next truck is going to be a Sierra."
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By RICHARD SHAWSun Advocate publisher
The Utah State Legislature is in its third week of meetings and Brad King, representative from District 69 representing about two thirds of Carbon County is counting the days that he and his fellow law makers have to get things done.
"As of today at noon the session is half over," he commented on the phone on Monday afternoon. "We're 22 and a half days into the session and have that many more to go. Now we will get to the real meat of the legislative process."
Up to this point King and his fellow law makers have been doing a lot of committee meetings, setting up bills for the full house and senate. Starting later this week that will change.
"Actually, even tomorrow we begin spending a lot more time on the floor than in meetings," he stated.
So far King says that there have been no real bills passed that have affected the local area, but certainly some are in the works.
"The house passed a bill that will allow OHV enthusiasts to donate money to the state to protect lands used by that group," explained King. "That is certainly of interest to many people who like to go off road in Carbon and Emery counties."
He also talked a little about the houses passage of the voucher bill for private schools that passed by one vote at the legislature last week.
"That was the most contentious bill so far," he said. "But I know there will be more. Up until that point there was a lot of routine stuff. That livened things up."
King says the big date for this session is February 15 when the state tax commission releases its final report on tax revenues. It is then when frenzy will begin because everyone will know exactly how much they will have to spend on various programs this year.
"We have been spending a lot of time in sub committees reviewing submitted state budgets," he stated. "Now we will be heading off to executive committees before a lot of the bills and appropriations go off to the floor of the senate and house."
King is on the executive appropriations committee, which helps to establish the funding for the executive branch of government, corrections and public safety. He is on that committee because he is in the house leadership as minority whip.
"We have been coming up with a priority list for those areas and now we will have to establish what money is going where," he explained.
King says there will be a variety of bills on energy coming up in the house, but most of those have to do with efficiencies and have little to do with the Castle Valley area.
"But what could really affect us is some bills that have to do with state lands, including State Institutional Trust Lands," he said. "Some of those bills could mean changes in the money that comes to the counties in our area. It could mean a lot of money."
King said that because the legislature is half way done, any bill that hasn't been heard in one house or another by this time will probably be in jeopardy, as far as passage goes.
"Well maybe those bills might get through if they are heard by the end of the week, but that would be the latest they could be heard and survive," he concluded.


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By RICHARD SHAWSun Advocate publisher
Not many years ago, it may have been difficult to imagine Tom Williams' painting be ing placed in buildings across America. He was, at the time, a coal miner in the Des Bee Dove Mine in Emery County and the West Virginia native thought that would be his life's work.
Then a coal mining mishap injured him and through a retraining program, he found all those years of doing hard labor translated into something else; beauty on canvas. Since then his paintings have sold and sold, so much so that his work is often gone before it is off the easel it is being created upon.
While still probably not at the peak of his art career, Williams found out in March that he has certainly reached at least one high point. A panel set up to decide on the art to decorate the new Park City Public Safety building selected him to do a number of large panels that will hang in the reception area of the structure which opened Dec. 1, 2007.
"It was a thrill to be selected for the job, particularly when you consider how many artists were in contention for the commission," said Williams as he stood among his and David Johnson's paintings in their BoxCar Gallery in Helper last Thursday morning. "They started out with dozens of artists to pick from in January, then moved that number down to 10 in February, got it to three at the first of March and by the end of the month they told me I had the commission."
Thomas' rendition of working people, in mining and industrial settings, that he has painted over the years fits right into the ideas the Park City group had for the new building.
"We were very impressed with what he has done and how he has portrayed miners and others in working settings," said Park City Police Chief Lloyd Evans on Friday afternoon. "He will give us what we need for this building."
A setting for high rollers and the rich today, Park City's beginnings were in the mining industry, not a far stretch from what Thomas has been painting for years in the Carbon County area. While coal mining and hard rock mining are very different in technique, the people who do it face many of the same challenges and their lives also take similar turns. And while the the Park City commission is not all about mining, it is about the history of that once blue collar town.
"I promised them that I would push the envelope of my talent so that people who come into that reception area would stand speechless in the lobby as they were waiting. And rather than just see the paintings, I want them to feel them, not just see them," said Williams.
The project is a large one with two upper walls to be filled by huge canvases that will portray Park City's past. Thomas will create what he terms "triptychs." Three panels will be upright (5 feet by 12 feet) while three horizontal panels will hang below them (3 feet by 21 feet). Williams has already created two paintings that hang in the administrative offices and conference room area of the building.
"As I presented the concepts for these panels earlier this week the people on the commission seemed to like what I have developed," said Thomas. "The only thing they added was that they would like to see more women, children and dogs in the paintings."
Since the paintings will hang in the public safety building, some of the emphasis of the art will be on local law enforcement and its history in the town. Evans, who plans on retiring the end of June from the police force there, knows about that history, because his family has been involved in the police business in Park City for four generations.
"My great-great-grandfather was the town's justice of the peace, and since then the family has been heavily involved in law enforcement in Park City," he said.
Evans influence on the concepts Thomas has created shows when they are viewed as a group. Police officers appear in many of the paintings, but the concept drawings also portray miners, town life, the towns band and other groups throughout the years.
The commission to create the works also means something more important to Williams than just notoriety and income. It means for the first time in years, he will be able to stay in Carbon County for most of the summer.
"We are always doing shows out of town and many of those come in the summer," he said. "This year I will only do one show in Colorado because we are already committed to it. But the rest of the summer I will be working hard to finish these so they can be unveiled at the dedication on Sept. 1."
This past winter he created 50 paintings while in the Palm Springs, Calif. area. Those paintings all sold in galleries there and he said that all he has left of any of his art is in the studio right now.
Williams said he will be at the studio working on the new panels for Park City all summer and invited anyone who wants to see the creation process taking place to come in and see him at 41 South Main in Helper.
Williams jokingly cautioned those who might visit the studio though.
"In the past when we have been here painting people come through from the Wasatch Front and other areas while on vacation and want to see our work," he said. "More than once people have looked around, bought a painting and then say 'You just took our vacation money.' So be careful when you come here."
While the Park City commission was a proud moment for him, he says the favorite painting he has created in years was of a miner riding his mules down off a mountain.
"That painting portrays a local miner doing what he loves in his time off the job," stated Williams with a few tears in his eyes. "I painted that image from a photo that was taken of him. That photo was taken by one of his good friends, one of the men who lost their life in Crandall Canyon last summer."
He says Helper is where he wants to be as much as he can be.
"My main passion is the people of Carbon and Emery counties," he said. "While these paintings are being done for another towns buildings, my heart is always here and I'm really happy I will be able to be around here so much this summer."


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.. Or, their love could never be , because he was possessed by a demon sock puppet .
Dragonlady..It's OK ,I've picked myself up off the floor , now..
I was sorry to see I/K go to Morozov , and now , the same goes for P/G , if the rumour is true ..
.. Or, their love could never be , because he was possessed by a demon sock puppet .
Dragonlady..It's OK ,I've picked myself up off the floor , now..
I was sorry to see I/K go to Morozov , and now , the same goes for P/G , if the rumour is true ..
I'm willing to bet real money that the Russian federation are going to send I&K to Igor. Only Chock & Bates are going with him so that would make I&K his top team. Moscow is very disappointed with I&K's lack of progress and with V&M, D&W and the Shibs gone, why not give them to the man who swept the podium at Worlds and engineered the fastest rise in the history of ice-dance, to get I&K ready for Socci. Plus Piseev said he'd give Igor anything he needed to work for Russia.
They may keep IK at Morozov since they did have a two spot improvement at worlds. Anyway all the best coaching in the world won't help them until they grow up and start working. Lazy practice isn't going to he them results. Say what you want about bobrova and soloviev but they have a damn good work ethic.
P&G did improve from there second GP event to Russian nantionals but even if they came in second in TES at Russian nationals in the free dance that is not actually impressive. A level 2 was involved in them getting second in TES there. I/K's peaks were higher under Morozov then they were with Zhulin even if they displayed some of the same problems with low levels sometimes. The low level problem is an epidemic in russian dance. No matter how hard a team is working or who their coaches are. It's a fundamental and systemic problem across all teams.
I never did figure out why Paganini needed a red glove; I took a guess that either it was meant to be a violin version of the Red Shoes, where Guerreiro had to keep playing as long as the glove was stuck on his hand, or that he had played his fingers bloody, or some such, or else that Pushkash was bothering him while playing and he stabbed her.
In some ways, the sock puppet story is more plausible, for sure
Russia apparently has no Champs Camp censorship program for costumes and story lines .
Well, for me I/K is THE Russian couple. Elena has striking musicality, something B/S doesn't have. I don't mind Morozov as far as they can stay consistent. As of R/T, they need to increase their speed and lightness to move up. Of the three junior couples my favorite is actually Yanovskaia/Mozgov.
Something I always wonder is how Monko/Khalavin survives. Their lift positions are just atrocious and it's not really improvable.
I noticed that there isn't a Russian Ice Dance thread, and with all the amazing Russian Ice Dance teams, I thought that they deserved a thread once the news started coming in.
To start it off, here is a link to Bobrova and Soloviev's new SD!
Macassar88, Do you what the name is of the music they are using?
I think this choreo suits them better than what their previous coach was doing for them, for sure.
Also this was posted on youtube recently.
Zenkova-Sinitsin SD (I believe they are staying in juniors)
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I have no idea of either music cut, but at least they aren't doing a dramatic Yankee Polka (although Sinitsina and Zhiganshin will probably do that so we won't lose out completely...)
And I noticed that her posture is improved and that their choreography goes with the music more. I love the way that the first set of twizzles ends with the music perfectly. I also like their new twizzles. They are much more in sync and smoother whereas I felt like in the past their twizzles were pretty rocky.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XWmY...tailpage#t=72s (2012 Russian Nats) If you look at their twizzles, especially the second set, it feels like they shifting their movement too much from the front of the blade to the back of the blade and back.
Obviously there are still improvements to be made such as the beginning and end as well as the music change, but it's still very early in the season and their polka SD has more of a polka feel now than their Latin SD had Latin feel at the end of the season. Also, I'd like to see them get a harder step sequence - Doris, do you know what this one would get? It feels like a level 2 or even level 1, but I'm just looking at level of apparent complexity, not the actual steps since I don't know enough about them to tell. Also, they need to smooth their lift out a bit.
Well,it sounds like Schnittke...
-It is Schnittke.The opening credits from "Air Crew".
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Last edited by gmyers; 07-28-2012 at 11:07 PM.
I just merged the two threads.
I really like B/S' music and I like that lift.
I agree that you can see some improvements , even at this stage of the game... ( I'm encouraged )


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Michele Cinquegrano of Verizon was recently presented a gold medal by John Howell, president of the Rhode Island Academic Decathlon, for the company's ongoing support of the event that has been held annually since 1983. The 2013 competition is March 10 at the Knight Campus of CCRI. So far, 18 schools have registered to compete in the daylong event. Verizon made a $2,000 donation to the decathlon this year. (Warwick Beacon photo)
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