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Movie Review: Contagion
An all-star cast star in this thriller about a killer virus that unleashes global chaos.
Director: Steven Soderbergh Rating: PG-13 Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
"But, what if someone good made a horror movie?" That was Alfred Hitchcock's question meant to reassure those who kept second-guessing his reasons for wanting to tackle a lowly little shocker that turned out to be Psycho. Many decades later, another really good director, Steven Soderbergh, poses himself, and the audience, a similar question by making Contagion, which he has described as his own "horror movie." In it, a runaway killer virus unleashes global chaos. Civilized "order" quickly collapses. The "experts" prove inadequate. Self -preservation leads to greed and panic. And major chunks of the world's population—played in this movie by some very big stars—die wretchedly.
We've already seen biohazard done on screen before but, with Soderbergh in charge, Contagion, with its multi-character structure and its location shooting all over the planet, plays like the Traffic of horror-disaster thrillers. It's smart, well acted, believable and because it's mostly done in a sober, documentary-like style, it's often utterly terrifying. Working from a sharp, big-canvas screenplay by Scott Z. Burns (The Informant) that the avoids hokey, cheesy action sequences and opportunities for scenery-chewing, Soderbergh and his cast make clear from the jump that they're out to scare the living hell out of us. Matt Damon and Gwyneth Paltrow play an American married couple forced to confront the insidious virus when Paltrow returns from an eventful Asian business trip and quickly develops violent symptoms that confuse doctors, overtake her and, soon after, her young son.
Meanwhile, the mystery bug spreads unchecked around the world—and with horrific graphicness, too—while political bureaucrats fumble, panic rules the streets and CDC experts Laurence Fishburne, Kate Winslet and Jennifer Ehle race to find a cure in the U.S. while Marion Cotillard risks life and limb as a doctor working with the World Health Organization to isolate Hong Kong as the birthplace of the bug. Then there's Jude Law as a firebrand blogger who goes on TV delivering a messianic rant against Big Pharma for withholding a simple antidote and John Hawkes as a struggling CDC janitor threateningly wheedling Fishburne for the hard-to-get antidote to save his family.
Contagion is relentless, jittery and makes one uneasy from its fade in to finale. The conflicted behavior of many of the characters raises all sorts of ethical issues and, when it really cooks, the thing is a bleak, powerful, nerve jangling nail-biter. Although the canvas and logistics are massive, the script and direction constantly keeps the human element in focus, which lets impressive performances—Damon, Winslet, Ehle and Law's, especially—emerge. Even if the finale throws out a welcome, hopeful lifeline, don't be surprised if you find yourself stocking up on hand sanitizer and glaring at anybody who coughs or sneezes anywhere within spitting distance. Contagion may not be "about" anything, it may not be deep and profound but, for sleek, skilled moviemaking, storytelling and acting—let alone for scares—it's right on the mark.
About the Author
Playboy Contributing Editor Stephen Rebello has written many Playboy Interview and 20 Questions features. He is the author of such books as the notorious Bad Movies We Love (with Edward Margulies) and Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho, the latter of which has inspired a dramatic feature film set for production in 2012. His most recent Playboy Interviews include Josh Brolin and Cameron Diaz.


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Jenkins/VFW team swept
The Jenkins/Pequot Lakes VFW baseball team was swept by Park Rapids by scores of 8-7 and 4-2 in a doubleheader on Friday, June 21, at Park Rapids
In the first game, Jenkins/PL led 6-0 before Park Rapids answered with seven runs in the third inning. Justin Olson was 2-for-4 while Karl Satterlund was the losing pitcher.
In the second game, Olson was 3-for-3 while Christianson took the pitching loss.
Jenkins/PL, 2-6 overall, was scheduled to play at Staples on Tuesday, June 25, before hosting Crosby at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 1.
Brainerd sweeps PL/Jenkins
Brainerd's swept a doubleheader from the Jenkins/Pequot Lakes on Wednesday, June 19, at Mills Field.
In Game One, Kody Kettleson and Olson each had two hits in an 11-1 five-inning loss. Connor Davich was the losing pitcher.
Brady Houle led Brainerd to a 6-5 win in eight innings in the nightcap. Levi Puetz took the loss. Olson and Chad Christianson each had two hits.

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Deep Portage Conservation Reserve celebrates 40 years
Deep Portage Reserve, Minnesota's northwoods wilderness education center, hosted a public celebration of its 40th year on July 5, bringing people together to reminsice, take tours, have a meal, hear the history of the reserve and enjoy a concert by Minnesota Music Hall of Fame inductee Dick Kimmel.
Deep Portage, located east of Hackensack on Big Deep Lake, is a center dedicated to wilderness research and education. The reserve consists of woodland spanning more than 6,000 acres, which was once almost entirely logged off in Minnesota's early logging years.
Without logs, these 6,000 acres were little more than deposits of sandy glacial soils that weren't marketable for agriculture. As a result, those who owned the property were unable to earn money off of it once it was logged, and they refused to pay taxes on it. The tax delinquent property was forfeited to the state, which attempted to sell the property for a profit.
Those who purchased the property found it covered with immature stands of trees that were often logged off yet again, and again forfeited to the state for delinquent taxes. Forester Fay L. Harrington and surveyors discovered something special in the land that would become Deep Portage, and set out to end the cycle of unsustainable logging and tax forfeiture. He did this at a time when commercial snowmobile producers were considering turning it into a testing site for their products.
With help from the Izaak Walton League and many local supporters like Walt and Jeannette Silbaugh, in 1973 Harrington was able to raise the money and the support needed to preserve the property as a center for wilderness research and education.
In celebration of the success of Harrington's image, visitors were treated to a tour of the facilities on July 5. Today, the facilities include housing for workers, a rock climbing wall, a 50-foot observation tower, and a carbon neutral campus run on renewable and sustainable energy.
After the tour, visitors were treated to a meal including fried walleye fillets and wild rice followed by a presentation on the history of the reserve and a bluegrass concert by Kimmel, Jerilyn Kjellberg and Ian Kimmel.
Visitors also received commemorative coasters and the opportunity to purchase Deep Portage merchandice, which included a book on Deep Portage history compiled by Harrington.


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The Kingsford Heights municipal water utility's current rates were approved in 2009.
For a copy of the IURC's 15-page order, click here.
For the complete IURC public file in this case, please click here and enter docket number 43502.
An OUCC news release inviting consumer comments was issued July 3, 2008. An IURC public field hearing and OUCC information meeting in this case were held in Kingsford Heights on September 23, 2008, as announced in the OUCC's September 15 news release.


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I ordered a nuc from a local guy back in January. They were coming from MS from, according to him, and good supplier. 2 weeks ago he pushed the date from April 14 to April 25. Called again last night to make sure everything was a go for Wed and he told me the supplier backed out on him. He said he was making nucs from package bees from Dadant. I'm not sure I want to spend $130 on a nuc from package bees that have been in the nuc for 2 weeks. Fortunately for me I ordered another nuc from another place that is still going to deliver this weekend.
I do have a line on a cut-out about 45 mins away that is in a garage and should be easy to do. I might just tell the guy to sod off on his package bee nucs. Not really sure what else to do at this point.


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Give the guy one more year. If he has an impressive camp and doesn't get hurt, then he's a maybe. If he's just another guy or gets hurt again, then I'll switch over to the bust camp.
One more year to prove himself wrong I'm thinking. Then....he's toast!
Right now I question his heart. He was picked up by a team that prided itself on Defense, and showed good faith after a year off in college. After the injury year, I would have hoped he came back in top shape ready to play. All we got was a new haircut. I am pulling for him as I do for all the Giant's players. I think the answer will come early on in training camp. In shape, on the ball and hungry for a starting position, is the key. Shows up balls-out or I lean toward bust.


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What have area legislators done to us?
Now that the Minnesota Legislature has gone home we can now review what our two members, Rep. Tom Anzelc and Sen. Tom Saxhaug, who are supposed to represent us, have done to us.
They have ignored those of us who believe in limited government and strong Christian values. Tax and spend are alive and well in Minnesota and with these two so-called representatives.
So what have they done to us?
1. Voted against traditional marriage as a valued part of our society, even voting against a compromise to keep marriage between a man and woman and yet allow the gay community to have a civil union with all the same rights.
2. They have continued their attack on being successful. Whoa be to you if you work hard and are successful. They, like Obama, believe you did not build that and they deserve some of your money to redistribute wealth to "make life fair."
3. Voted for more union control even for small day care businesses. Day care providers who supply care to people receiving state assistance now must pay the union even though these providers get no benefits from the union. Factually, it takes money meant for child care and sends it to the union. Sounds like money laundering to me.
4. Taxes are added to auto insurance and taxes on business mean higher prices.
5. Send the same group of people back for another session and they will be passing laws to limit your second amendment rights, raise additional taxes for an ever expanding government and likely provide more money to their campaign money donors at your expense.
These so-called representatives have not listened to anyone except, of course, those that paid to get them elected, unions, the teachers union, the far left groups, etc.
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D-DJ Khaled
D-DJ Khaled
And Kels
D-DJ Khaled (Ohhhhh)
D-DJ Khaled (Konvict Muzik)
Akon (Yeahh)
The Remix!
[Verse 1: R. Kelly]
All dressed up, ready to go
All shined up, ready to glow
Drop that top, ready to roll
Up in the club,ready to ho
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Kels takin ova bitch fo sho
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Stay in your place where it be's young fella
Singin ain't all I do young fella
So keep it movin right along young fella
Dont-Dont get mad cause-cause-cause Kels
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Akon tell 'em why we go excel
[Hook: Akon]
Cause we takin' over, one city at a time
Said we takin' over, one city at a time
Said we takin' over, one city at a time
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This is why we hot get your whole block hotta
Like ha ha ha ha
I'm the man right now, homie wait your turn
You can't buy the shit that I earn
Trust me you don't wanna feel the burn like
Hey hey hey hey hey
[Hook: Akon]
[Verse 3: Lil' Kim]
What that do bitch?
I got what you need Kim give it to you real
The highs and the lows however you wanna feel
You want that night out? I got that NyQuil
You want that matrix? Then choose the right pill
Fuck I think I do this shit for my health?
Same clothes every week and yall ain't seein my wealth
On the low.i keep a bankroll like (Fresh)
Cocktail dress by John Galliano
In a restaurant owned by Taliano's
I'm a boss bitch my last name should be Soprano
Switchin' up phones so them boys can't follow
They tryna link me to the old address
I left in '02 and ain't been back since
I'm in a new state, a new place with new plates
Shit damn near a new face
So by the time they try to build them a new case
I'm gone like yesterday - what?
[Hook: Akon]
[Verse 4: Young Jeezy]
Look - I am the streets
Real niggas shit and thats word to meet you
She like my wrist so she follow the rainbow
Now I'm switchin' lanes she tryin to follow the lambo
Can't keep up bitch? Follow the Range Rove'
But be cool cause my goons in there
And a couple of guns and a couple of clips
And a couple of K's and a couple of bricks
And then I throw it in the pot
Now what the fuck that cook like?
Marc Jacobs don't know what the fuck I look like
Hey, this a remix ain't it?
Just copped a new 'rari and I just might paint it
Just copped a new plane and I just might fly it
Just left Lenox Mall and I just might buy it
Stay strapped, nigga don't even try it
Pockets so fat I need to go on a diet
[Hook: Akon]
[Outro: DJ Khaled]
Here's to DJ Khaled the Don Dada
Big dog pitbull, Terror Squad
AKA The Beat Novacaine
AKA We the Best!!!!
DJ on this track!!
Marcella what it does!!
This is the remix!!
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Binghamton University to host fourth annual Invitational Iron Pour
BINGHAMTON, NY -- Binghamton University will host the fourth annual Invitational Iron Pour, starting at 10 a.m. Friday, April 24, in the sculpture studios located in room 154 of the Fine Arts Building on the University campus. This event is free and open to the public.
Sculpture students and faculty from eight other college programs, including Ramapo State University of New Jersey, Syracuse University and the Salem Art Works, will attend to pour over 100 molds, with three furnaces firing. Independent professional sculptors, such as Chris Dashke, Michael Dominick and Alair Wells, who are well-known for their work with iron, will also participate.
The process involves pouring red-hot iron, raised to temperatures of more than 2,700 degrees, into special molds to create sculptures.
This event is supported by the Rosefsky Memorial Visiting Artist Endowment, the Harpur College Dean's Office, the University Provost's Office, Sodexo Campus Services, Ben Weitsman and Sons, Tonawanda Coke Company, Harbison-Walker Refractories Company, and the Dim Spark SFB fund.


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See what it feels like to go on your own sea turtle rescue mission when you climb aboard the yellow rafts of Riptide Rescue. But hold on—like SeaWorld's actual rescues, it can be a wild ride!
Beat the crowds and ride early during your visit.
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Mobility-impaired guests should enter the ride through the disabled entrance located next to the operator control booth.
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Guests must be 45" to ride. Guests between 45" and 50" must be accompanied by a Supervising Companion.
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Country singer Miranda Lambert and her dog pose at rehearsals for the 2010 CMT Awards at Bridgestone Arena on June 8, 2010, in Nashville, Tennessee. [ + - ]
Star Jones arrives with her dog at the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund's 16th Annual Super Saturday on July 27, 2013, in Water Mill, New York. [ + - ]
Actress Jennie Garth and her dog attend the Beverly Center's Holiday Pet Portraits Debut on Nov. 13, 2014, in Los Angeles. [ + - ]
Actress Maria Conchita Alonso and her dog Tequila are seen at the grand opening of the fourth Pooch Hotel on May 3, 2012, in Hollywood, California. [ + - ]
Country music singer-songwriter Jamey Johnson and his dog Hank pose for photos backstage before a concert at Tipitina's uptown on May 5, 2011, in New Orleans, Louisiana. [ + - ]
Actor Gilles Marini and his dog Mila celebrate the "Green Works Muddy Puppy" video premiere at the Palihouse Hotel in Los Angeles on Oct. 2, 2014. [ + - ]
Chris Isaak and his dog Rodney arrive at the Keep Memory Alive foundation's "Power of Love Gala" celebrating Muhammad Ali's 70th birthday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Feb. 18, 2012, in Las Vegas, Nevada. [ + - ]
Paula Abdul takes the stage with a rescue dalmatian at Fox's Cause For Paws: All Star Dog Spectacular at Barker Hangar on Nov. 22, 2014, in Santa Monica, California. [ + - ]
U.S. President Barack Obama greets his dog Bo outside the Oval Office of the White House on March 15, 2012, in Washington, D.C. [ + - ]
Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti poses with his wife, actress Ashley Judd, and their dogs on the yard of bricks during the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Trophy Presentation at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 28, 2012. [ + - ]
Actor Richard Belzer and his dog arrive at the 2011 Directors Guild Of America Honors on Oct. 13, 2011, in New York City. [ + - ]
In this handout image provided by Kensington Palace, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge pose for a photograph with their son, Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge, surrounded by Lupo, the couple's cocker spaniel, and Tilly the retriever (a Middleton family pet) in the garden of the Middleton family home in August 2013 in Bucklebury, Berkshire. [ + - ]
Actress Susan Sarandon (left), her dog and her daughter Eva Amurri (right) attend Longchamp's 60th Anniversary celebration at La Maison Unique Longchamp on July 14, 2008, in New York City. [ + - ]
Anne Leary, Denis Leary and their dog Daphne attend the New York premiere of "Marley & Me" at Tribeca Cinemas Gallery on Dec. 17, 2008, in New York City. [ + - ]
Model/actress Beth Ostrosky and her dog Bianca attend the New York premiere of "Marley & Me" at Tribeca Cinemas Gallery on Dec. 17, 2008, in New York City. [ + - ]
Actor Mickey Rourke arrives with his dog, Loki, for the award ceremony of the Venice Film Festival, Sept. 6, 2008. Loki died in February 2009 at the age of 18. [ + - ]
Tori Spelling arrives with her dog at a cocktail party for the launch of her book "sTORI Telling" at the Kitson boutique on March 18, 2008, in Los Angeles. [ + - ]
Bill Maher, his girlfriend and their dog after ceremonies unveiling his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Sept. 14, 2010. [ + - ]
Tennis star Venus Williams and her dog leave the press conference during previews for the WTA Internazionali BNL D'Italia at Foro Italico on May 3, 2009, in Rome, Italy. [ + - ]
U.S. President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush with their dogs Spot and Barney talk with the media on Nov. 13, 2001, in Waco, Texas. Spot, the daughter of President George H.W. Bush's dog, Millie, was put to sleep in February 2004 at the age of 15 after a series of health troubles. Barney died of lymphoma in February 2013. [ + - ]
First lady Laura Bush shows off Miss Beazley, the Scottish terrier pup given to her as a birthday present by President George W. Bush, during an event at the White House on Jan. 6, 2005, in Washington, D.C. The dog, named for the character Uncle Beazley, a dinosaur in Oliver Butterworth's children's book "The Enormous Egg," died from lymphoma in May 2014. [ + - ]
Kelly Osbourne, left, introduces her dog, Fanny, as she and her mother Sharon Osbourne announce the winner of the Choice R&B Artist award during the 2004 Teen Choice Awards at the Universal Ampitheatre in Los Angeles on Aug. 8, 2004. [ + - ]
Singer Mya holds her dog Journey at the North Shore Animal League America's 8th Annual Tour For Life press conference on March 26, 2008, in Port Washington, New York. [ + - ]
Singer Britney Spears arrives with her dog at the MGM Grand Garden Arena for the 2004 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on Dec. 8, 2004. [ + - ]
Fran Drescher attends the Much Love Animal Rescues Bow Wow Ciao Benefit at the Serra Retreat on Aug. 5, 2006, in Malibu, California. [ + - ]
Tennis star Serena Williams holds her dog Jackie as her sister Venus Williams plays against Sania Mirza of India during the Bank of the West Classic tennis tournament on July 27, 2005, at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. [ + - ]
Nicole Richie attends the Pelle Pelle Celebrity Catwalk for Charity at the Hollywood Palladium on Aug. 19, 2004, in Los Angeles, California. [ + - ]
Paris Hilton and her dog, Tinkerbell. [ + - ]
Elizabeth Taylor leaves the CNN Studios after an appearance on "Larry King Live" in Los Angeles on May 30, 2006. [ + - ]
Actress Lauren Bacall poses with her dog, Sophie, during a photo call at the 57th Berlinale International Film Festival in 2007. [ + - ]


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Turntable Talk with Summer Altice: Interview with DJ Gusto
Playmate Summer Altice talks to DJ Gusto about new DJ's, the world's hottest women and living in Sin City.
About five years ago, I decided I wanted to take my knowledge and love for music and learn how to deejay. I called upon a good friend of mine, DJ Gusto, for some advice. He said, "Bring your computer and records over here and show me what you got." For the next few months he schooled me in everything about the art. He was hard on me, made me cry a few times and demanded perfection from me. It was like Boot Camp for DJs. There were times I wanted to throw in the towel and he wouldn't let me. He made me work hard for it. If a mix was even slightly off, he'd make me do it until it was perfect. I couldn't be more grateful for that. DJ Gusto is one of the premier DJs in Las Vegas. He has billboards up all over the place for his residency at LAX and PURE nightclubs. He is among the world's most elite Open Format/EDM DJs; he can play and mix just about anything. His work ethic is unparalleled and I'm excited to finally feature him in this month's interview.
Summer Altice: When did you start deejaying?
Gusto: When Serato came out. [laughs] Just kidding. I started in 1994.
Altice: What is your favorite equipment?
Gusto: 2 Technics 1210 M5Gs or 2 Pioneer CDJ 2000s, Pioneer DJM 800 or 900 mixer, 13" MacBook Air and Rane Serato Scratch Live.
Altice: What is your favorite style or format to play?
Gusto: House music.
Altice: What was your most recent fun gig?
Gusto: TAO Beach with Nicole Scherzinger and Chris Paul.
Altice: Do you feel the advances in technology have hurt or helped the DJ world?
Gusto: Both. I always tell people it's been the gift and the curse.
Altice: Do you ever find the traveling and late nights hard on your personal life?
Gusto: Only when drinking is involved. [laughs]
Altice: What advice do you have for a young DJ that wants to follow in your footsteps?
Gusto: Stay humble and network.
Altice: What are your thoughts on people like Paris Hilton trying to deejay?
Gusto: I'm no one to say who should or shouldn't deejay, but if you're going to, you need to work hard at it and hone your craft.
Altice: Where are your current residencies?
Gusto: Vegas. Weekly: LAX Nightclub and PURE Nightclub. Monthly: Wet Republic and TAO Beach.
Altice: If you could tell your 10-year-old self anything, what would you say?
Gusto: "Save your money and don't buy any belt-driven turntables."
Altice: Who is your favorite Playmate?
Gusto: Lisa Marie Scott.
Altice: Where are the hottest women, in your opinion?
Gusto: South America. Brazil, specifically.
Altice: Is it hard to live in Vegas, considering it is "Sin City"?
Gusto: No, because most of my time is attributed to deejaying at clubs. The rest of my focus is away from The Strip and in the studio.
Altice: What is your dream gig?
Gusto: To play at an international music festival.
Altice: What is it you love so much about being a DJ?
Gusto: That I get to make a living doing something I enjoy. I'm able to provide a soundtrack to people to make their day or night that much more memorable by playing their favorite songs or exposing them to something new.
Check out DJ Gusto in Vegas or when he is on tour. He makes the crowd come alive. He knows his music and people respect him for it. Oh, and he's the best teacher I've ever had. I am forever grateful. Thanks, Gus.
Follow @DJGusto81 and check out his music at soundcloud.com or skamartist.com
About the Author
Playmate Summer Altice first graced Playboy magazine pages in 2000. Since then there has been no stopping the multi-talented Altice: actress, model, business owner and for over six years, popular DJ. Much in demand for her Dj skills, Altice currently travels the world playing shows. To book her for your next event please visit summeraltice.com. Make sure to follow her on Twitter@SummerAltice.


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Earl Spencer's diamond ring going up for sale
Earl Spencer's former fiancee is selling the diamond ring given to her when he proposed.
According to the Daily Mail, Lady Bianca Eliot has given what was once the royal's token of love to a jeweller's in London, where it is currently on sale for £29,000.
Lady Eliot, widow of Lord Eliot – whose death was the result of an epileptic fit in 2006 – separated from the Earl earlier this year.
A source was quoted in the paper as saying: "Spencer did not ask for the ring back – he said she could do whatever she wanted with it."
The ring was originally purchased for £25,000 and features a large diamond surrounded by small sapphires – the opposite of the ring Prince William proposed to Kate Middleton with, which formerly belonged to the Prince's mother and Earl Spencer's sister, Princess Diana.
Television historian Dan Snow exchanged rings recently with Lady Edwina Grosvenor in a simple Liverpool ceremony.
A statement read that the couple wanted a small wedding only attended by their families.


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Shadow Program
Jump into September!
Here's your opportunity to be a college student for a day.
Students entering WCSU for the Fall 2016 semester are invited, at no cost, to shadow a current Western student through classes in the school of study that you are interested in. You'll meet with instructors, check out our cafeteria food, residence halls, athletic facilities, computer labs- and certainly our classrooms- to get a feel for what your Western experience will be!
Western's "shadow" program is intended to familiarize you with the ins and outs, where-to-go's and what-to-do's that are bound to come up when you start your first semester. Be the person who knows the lay of the land when you arrive for good this fall.
If you have any questions please contact Francesa Testa at email@example.com
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"The Raid: Redemption" is an Indonesian action film, featuring the martial art of Pencak Silat. It was given limited release two or three weeks ago, and spread wide last week. It's been given little to no promotion, in fact, as I said on (title pending) this week, I hadn't even noticed it was in my megaplex. Foreign, subtitled, limited release, directed by and starring people I've never heard of… this isn't usually the type of movie I cover here.
But the film has been getting some crazy buzz, and the rest of this week's offerings
make me want to kill myself are lackluster to say the least, so I figured eh, let's go check it out.
Now that I have, there's only one thing to say:
Holy Mary, mother of God…


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The Young Lawyers Committee meets monthly to discuss various upcoming projects. Sponsors have 20 minutes for their presentation. If you have a power point, contact the PCBA to make arrangements for that. Sponsors may also bring handouts for the group, which is usually 25 - 30 young lawyers. If you would like to sponsor one of the YLC monthly meetings, please contact: Young Lawyers Committe Chair, Vincent Boyle (309) 676-0400, or Linda Raineri at the PCBA at (309) 674-6049, to choose a meeting date. To finalize the sponsorship, you may either send a check, payable to "Peoria County Bar Association" in the amount of $300.00, and mail to 110 SW Jefferson Ave., Suite 520, Peoria, IL 61602-7104, or you may pay here with MasterCard or Visa.
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UTSA Club Fencing
UTSA student organization takes a stab at fencing competitions
By Bronwyn Wingo
Special Projects Writer, UTSA '05
(July 7, 2005)--Founded in 2002 with the name Swordplay@UTSA, UTSA Club Fencing has become a force in Texas collegiate fencing.
The student-run, coed team is one of several fencing clubs in South Texas, and despite the lack of a coach, members consistently perform well at foil and saber competitions conducted by the Southwest Intercollegiate Fencing Association (SWIFA).
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
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The fencing club is hosted by UTSA Campus Recreation, which purchased equipment for the sport last year. The equipment includes fencing suits, helmet masks and an electronic scoring system. The suits wired with sensors are corded to a scoring box that records blows from a saber or foil.
Most of the members of UTSA Club Fencing are former students of Sara Price, who teaches foil and saber fencing at UTSA. Veteran club members train newcomers on the basics of fencing before separating into weapon-specific groups for practice.
"I like the challenge of foil," said fencing club president Chris Boney, a UTSA senior majoring in psychology and communication. "Other people might disagree with me, but I think it's harder than other styles because of the smaller target area and specific hitting style."
The team hopes to develop a stronger showing in epee, a third style of fencing not covered in the UTSA class.
Recently, some of the team members moved into the more competitive United States Fencing Association (USFA) circuit, which organizes competitions throughout Texas every weekend. USFA fencers are ranked for national competition with top athletes holding Olympic-level rankings.
Boney, who is ranked a D2005 in foil, will travel with fellow teammate Adam Brewer, who holds an E2005 ranking in saber, to the USFA national championships in Sacramento, Ca., this year.
The team has applied for varsity status, but with no other universities in the area with varsity teams, competition could prove difficult. "We know there are other schools interested in going varsity, but we haven't heard much about their progress in getting varsity status," Boney said. "Right now, the nearest NCAA team is in North Carolina, so it really wouldn't be practical."
As one of the most affordable fencing clubs in South Texas, UTSA Club Fencing is seeking sponsors to help with the cost of sending members to competitions.
"The club provides everything members need for practice and competition," said Boney, "Sponsors would really help us take care of some of the costs."
With finishes like first place in foil and second place in saber at the last SWIFA competition, UTSA Club Fencing has a head start at proving its mettle... and metal.
For more information about UTSA Club Fencing, e-mail Chris Boney or visit the UTSA Club Fencing Web site.
For more information about UTSA Campus Recreation, contact Laura Munroe at (210) 458-7566.


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This is when you tell a joke or say something sarcastic through a text message and the person who received it did not get the joke or sense the sarcasm. So you have to go explain the entire situation turning something that was really funny into SNUNNY! So Not Funny!
by Ka$h Money! May 06, 2010
So Not Funny. Only used when a joke or sarcasm does not get conveyed through text messaging. Making the sender explain the entire thing making the situation so not funny; Snunny.
Kevin texted a joke to Kelly: "Lost and Insecure.. Jabunjayyy Jabunjuu." Kelly didn't get it responding "What are you talking about?" Kevin had to explain the entire joke making it Snunny!
by Kevin B-Ville May 07, 2010


text: I'm a new beekeeper, or will be when my package arrives in a couple weeks: I ordered supplies after reading "Beekeepers for Dummies," and then, as I kept reading from other sources (including Beesource, bushfarms), decided against almost everything I'd already purchased, in favor of all mediums, foundationless frames, natural pollen, aiming for small size cells, no chemicals, etc. My dad, a beekeeper for decades, is shaking his head and "waiting to see" how it all comes out. Wish me luck.


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Just got back from seeing The Hobbit and thinking to your self: Damn, I wish Saruman had put out a Christmas album? Well, here's the next best thing. Christopher Lee — Saruman himself — has just released A Heavy Metal Christmas. The playlist is a little short with just "The Little Drummer Boy" and "Silent Night," but it's a gift that will keep giving, year after year. Especially his take on "The Little Drummer Boy." I'm not a big heavy metal fan, but I can appreciate the over-the-top bombast of this track and Lee's voice absolutely makes it. Oh, and the cover is pretty fantastic in its cheesiness too. Available as a $1.98 download on iTunes or $1.78 at Amazon. Preview above (sadly, no video).
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text: I recently bought a '99 GMC Sonoma for my son. The previous owner told me that the heater control didn't work correctly. Specifically, it wouldn't change between the defroster, upper, or lower vents. It didn't matter what setting on the control was used, the air would basically come out of all vents (including the defroster vents) equally. The temperature was fine- it would blow cold air for a/c settings, and warm/hot air when you changed the temperature to full hot, but you could not change the location of the air discharge. I had the lower dash panels off to troubleshoot a headlight problem anyway, so I started messing around with the heater problem. For those of you who don't know (I didn't know this until I started troubleshooting the system), the actuators that direct the airflow to the various ports (defrost vents, upper vents, lower vents, or a combination of these) are controlled by vacuum pressure from the engine, and they are all located behind the dash panels. The vacuum is supplied directly to the control head, which ports the air pressure to the appropriate actuator, based upon the HVAC control position. Anyway, I pulled off the HVAC control head to check the vacuum lines. This is very easy to do- just pull the retaining screws on either side of the panel, and then release the clips on either side of the panel- it will pop right out. Then disconnect the electrical connectors and vacuum connector. The vacuum lines seemed ok, and I knew the engine vacuum lines were good, so I continued to troubleshoot. My next step was to make sure I had good vacuum to the control head from the engine. Oh, by the way, the vacuum lines are all color-coded, so you know exactly which line goes to which actuator. When I was preparing to check the suction line from the engine, I pulled on the collective group of vacuum lines, and, to my surprise, they simply all came right out of the front of the dash! This was a nice discovery, because it let me know that something had come loose further back in the system. The vacuum lines are routed behind the glove box, so the next step is to lower the glove box out of the way. To do this, simply open the glove box, locate the spring-loaded stop that prevents the glove box from tipping down any further than the normal "open" position, and push up on that spring until the back of the glove box clears it. The glove box will then drop straight down and be out of your way. Make sure you unload it first, or everything that was in it will hit the floor! Behind the glove box, there is a junction connection that looks like this: You can see the junction block in the background. The group of vacuum hoses was disconnected from this junction block, and therefore no vacuum pressure could get to the control head, let alone get to the control actuators. I reconnected this connection, and the system works as advertised. Here is another picture with the connection properly in place. Notice one of the acutators in the background to the right (not sure exactly which actuator this is, but could probably figure it out based upon the color of the vacuum hose): Hopefully this will help people who have a similar problem. Remember to work from the source out, and you should be able to isolate your problem pretty easily.


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I found her in the park, in rags, hacking like a jitney - but all I had was a crumpled twenty, and so a pertustitute would have to do.
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When someone suddenly changes from being relaxed and easygoing to being aggressive rude or obnoxious. A shady part of a person's personality that comes out at times.
by Bisa February 20, 2015
When one of two 'cops' alternate their interviews. The 'Bad Cop' behaves negatively toward the subject, making blatant accusations, derogatory comments, threats, and in general raising the subject's antipathy. This sets the stage for the 'Good Cop' to deceptively act supportive, understanding, defensive, and in general show sympathy for the subject, which may make the subject cooperative towards the latter.
Pledge 1: "Dude, how about what Tiffany, the bad cop, said at the pledge meeting last night?"
Pledge 2: "Oh I know man. It made me feel so terrible. I'm just glad Danny was there to make us all feel better."
Pledge 2: "Oh I know man. It made me feel so terrible. I'm just glad Danny was there to make us all feel better."
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-the one who has to straighten out a bad situation, usually when it seems uncool, unpopular, or rude
"Man, I had to play bad cop tonight with ol boy and his friends. They try to stay at my apartment cuz they act like they homeless or something. Get!"
by SirZDefiner September 21, 2014
The Kickass part of an interrogation. There are three types of bad cop: Black: Usually looks like Samuel Jackson. Has a white guy pull him off the suspect when he gets angry and starts beating people up. White: Has cool shades and a black leather jacket and, opposite of his black counterpart, has a black good cop pull him off of people. Asian: Usually looks like the average cop until someone does something bad. Then, HE OPENS A CAN OF KICKASS AND LAYS THE SMACK DOWN ON DEESE FOOLS WITH SOME MUAY THAI BOXING AND SHOOTS LASER BEAMS FROM HIS EYEBALLS AS HE BECOMES ONE WITH HIS INNER DRAGON!
Man, shouldn't have messed wit dat bad cop. That Boy was Asian and kicked my unsuspecting, treacherous ass!
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Founded in 1899 by Lewis Hancock, former mayor of Austin from 1895-1897, the Hancock Golf Course stands today as one of the oldest golf courses in the state of Texas. Although the course was re-named after Mr. Hancock in 1946, it was the original site of the Austin Country Club. At one time, the course maintained sand greens and 18 holes.
Today, Hancock Golf Course is located in the heart of Austin. This par 35, 9-hole course carries up and down hills over beautiful Waller Creek. The old course is relatively short by modern standards, featuring small, well-manicured greens typical of the era in which it was built.
Noted Austin player and teacher, Harvey Penick, started his professional career as a caddy at this location of Austin Country Club and remained with the club for over 70 years. Penick was the golf coach at the University of Texas at Austin from 1931 to 1963, coaching the Longhorns to 21 Southwest Conference championships in 33 years.


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text: GRRRRR! My Dear Jane Cd finally arrived yesterday. I went to install it and found out it doesn't work on a MAC computer. My Old ancient computer is a PC. Not sure if I should install it on there or sell the CD. If I put it on the old PC I will have to print everything out or keep running up and down the stairs. I don't know why so many programs don't come with a MAC version when Macs are so popular. I am off tomorrow and was going to sew on this all day. I want to go queen sized and don't know how much to enlarge.


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If you are 'seriously' interested the fifteen year long Scientific debate behind the European ban on neonics, please read the full document at the link below. Those of you who are not interested - just don't bother; it requires some effort.
I have abstracted the crucial section on the TIMELINE of how this poison got onto the market; how and why 1 million French bee colonies died as a result - and why the French government then banned Imidacloprid after considering more than 120 Peer -Reviewed Scientific Papers. The main evidence however, came from the beekeepers
The abstract below shows that Bayer's strategy - in terms of the Four Dog Defense, was as follows:
1994 - Deny that the pesticide presents ANY risk to bees at all - because it is biologically impossible for it ever to appear in the flowers. That got them the license.
1995-97 - Admit that they were wrong - it DOES come out in the flowers, but only in tiny, tiny amounts that could never harm a bee - and the million colonies which died among the sunflowers treated with the poison - COINCIDENCE!
1998-1999 Bayer said its scientists could not find, or could not quantify 'how much' imidacloprid came out in the flowers.
Independent researchers had no problem finding it and quantifying it.
1997-2002 Bayer admits that imidacloprid is present in pollen and nectar at 1.9 ro 3.3 ppb - but claim that no toxic effect was seen until the dose reached 5000 ppb - so it was still safe. Independent research shows bees were intoxicated and died at just 5ppb - one thousand times less than Bayer claimed.
. . . it just goes on and on. See for yourself.
The truth is that we are trying to retrospectively prove something is safe or not safe 20 years after it was first licensed - and ten million dead bee colonies later. You are supposed to verify that pesticides are safe BEFORE they are unleashed on the world.
Bayer claimed that imidacloprid applied on seeds
cannot be present in flowers, because it disappears
before the treated plants flower
The consistent association between
the use of Gaucho® in treating sunflowers and the
appearance of intoxication symptoms in bees during sunflower
foraging, however, led beekeepers to suspect
the presence of the substance in those parts of the
plant utilized by honeybees.
All of Bayer's studies concluded that Gaucho® used
in sunflower seed-dressing is harmless for honeybees
However, the
significant lack of quality in Bayer's studies was
repeatedly demonstrated by independent scientists.
Beekeepers and local/departmental state services also
carried out field studies and showed the occurrence of
bee symptoms in areas of extended monocultures seed-dressed
with Gaucho®, and the absence of other
potential causes
The studies undertaken by Bayer during this period
either could not detect imidacloprid or detected it,
but could not quantify it (GVA, 2006; SCT, 2003).
One exception was a laboratory study that quantified
the substance (imidacloprid) in sunflowers treated with Gaucho® to
be 3.3 ppb in pollen and 1.9 ppb in nectar (Stork,1999)
The first independent
research program (INRA, CNRS and AFSSA, 1998)
identified the presence of imidacloprid in plants
during flowering and abnormal honeybee behavior
at both treated and control sites. This last finding led
the researchers to address the problem of imidaclo-
prid's persistence in soils and its presence in
untreated crops cultivated in soils previously used
for treated crops (Bonmatin et al., 2000).
Bayer received precise results during this period
(3.3 ppb in sunflower pollen and 1.9 ppb in nectar
(Stork, 1999, in SCT, 2003)). Nevertheless, the
company reported an exposure between 0 and
5 ppb The value of 5 ppb is the quantification limit declared by Bayer
for the dosage of imidacloprid in Gaucho®-treated
sunflowers and maize. We, however, showed that
Bayer had already obtained lower measurements
(using radioactivity-based methods). In view of the
relevancy of the existing knowledge, this semantic
slip blurs the message by strategically selecting
among the measurements available.
Moreover, independent research had already
reported (two years before) available quantification
and detection limits well below those used by Bayer:
quantification limit at 1 ppb (pollen and nectar) and a
detection limit at 0.3 ppb for pollen (Bonmatin,
2001, in SCT, 2003) and 0.8 for nectar (Lagarde,
2000, in SCT, 2003). Imidacloprid was measured in
the pollen of sunflowers and maize in concentrations
between 2 and 4 ppb.
Recently published results of a survey initiated in French apiaries to
monitor the weakness of honeybee colonies showed
that imidacloprid had become a common contaminant
of the environment (the most frequently found
residue was imidacloprid: in 49.4% of the samples)
(Chauzat et al., 2006).
3.3. The lowest effect concentration
In 1997, Bayer declared that the first biological
effects (only appear in bees) at 5000 ppb. Two years later,
however, the LOEC (lowest observed effect concentration)
value identified by a Bayer study was
well below this value: 0.5 to 7 ng/honeybee (20 ppb)
(Kirchner, 1999, in SCT, 2003).
In 2000, sublethal effects were identified at very low doses (0.075
0.21 ng/honeybee, i.e., 3 ppb in a solution containing imidacloprid)
by scientists working in independent
research (Colin and Bonmatin, 2000, in SCT, 2003).
Beekeepers continued to present the results of
independent research, emphasizing that doses as
low as 3 ppb and 6 ppb affect honeybees (GVA,
Bayer claimed that the lowest effect dose is 20 ppb,
but failed to mention that this result was obtained
during an open-field study. Thus, the company stated
that for the studies made on complete colonies in the
open field the first negative effects are not observed
at 20 ppb. The first observed effect of imidacloprid is
a refusal to feed from the contaminated source and
thus the end of foraging
This claim inadequately reflects the results of
the respective study (Kirchner, 1999, 2000, in SCT,
2003), in which the effects observed in the open field,
and caused by 0.51.4 ng/honeybee (20 ppb), were
not the refusal of feeding, but a decrease in the
frequency of wagging dances (which is correlated to
recruitment in the colony for a food source), a change
in dance precision (concerning the direction), and the
occurrence of trembling dances (which is an inhibiting
behavior for foraging recruitment and often
observed in intoxicated bees) (Kirchner, 1999,
2000, in SCT, 2003).
Based on the results produced by independent
research, the beekeepers supplied arguments in
support of their demand to ban the use of Gaucho®.
Three of the available results for the effect dose of
imidacloprid were validated in 2002 by the Commission
for Toxic Products and ranged from 0.15 ng/
honeybee (laboratory) to 7 ng/honeybee (open field).
3.5. Impacts on non-target organisms and on the environment
Bayer judged the risks that imidacloprid forms for the
environment to be either 'non-existent' or acceptable
(Bayer, 2001).
Available scientific knowledge, however,
indicated negative effects on other insects (including
pollinators), birds, and aquatic organisms.
Both researchers and beekeepers insist that the honeybee, in
this case, represents a bio-indicator for the state of the
environment. The Minister of Ecology also held
imidacloprid responsible for the bird intoxication
observed in France after 1995 (GVA, 2006). Imidaclo-
prid authorization data in several countries has shown
different toxicity levels for birds, pollinating insects
(particularly honeybees), fish and other aquatic organisms,
and mammals (pesticides authorization registers
for Portugal, Belgium, Spain, Canada, and the United
States, websites visited in January 2006).


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Our kitchen and other rooms in the house are not accessible to our guests.
Our two "wimdu" rooms are on the second floor of our Victorian townhouse.
The house is called "Rainbow Hermitage" and there is a name plaque on the wall next to the door to help guests find us!
The house is within walking distance to the famous "The Shore" dockland pubs & restaurants. Free all day street parking and frequent bus services to town centre.
Rooms, one with king size double bed and the other with two singles, are elegantly furnished and have coffee and tea making facilities, Freeview TV and free Internet WIFI. A bathroom with shower and bath is just outside the two rooms and shared exclusively by both.
Maximum number of guests per room is 2.
We can accommodate a maximum of 4 guests. In this case both the double and twin rooms can be booked.
Please note our offered room tariff is based on 2 guests occupying one room. If alternative occupancy is required, please contact us via Wimdu for special arrangements.
For families a small folding single bed or child travel cot can be added to the double room to increase capacity to 3 persons.
Check Out time is 11am, at the latest, unless otherwise arranged with owners.
Our home is Gay Friendly.
Our friendly family dog Asia is staying with us at the moment. She does not have the freedom of the house, so you may not even see here during your stay.
From £54 room price low season
From £74 room price for high season bookings; Edinburgh Festival(s), Christmas, New Year
Domovní řádOur house is an late Georgian/early Victorian Townhouse. We consider our home as a quiet one where our guests can relax during their stay in Edinburgh. For this reason we ask your guests to not make any unnecessary noise. Our floors are original English Oak. Please help us maintain this by not using high heeled shoes indoors and avoid dragging heavy suitcases across the floors.
The entire house is non-smoking. You can of course smoke outside in our front garden.
You wll have a key to your room and also a front door key for you to come and go as you please. Your hosts Eric & Alessandro live on the premises and are pleased to help you with any information they can provide to make your stay enjoyable. We also speak Italian..
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absolutely nice place to be, very friendly. a first class breakfast for everyone, and very clean and comfortable. Close to the City. Bernd
Eric was a wonderfull host. The rooms (and the beds!) were very comfortable. They were decorated with love and the facilities were great. The tranquility of the house made it a real holiday.
Thanks for the very helpfull tips in this great city!
Though it was only a short stay, we enjoyed it very much. Everything was organized perfectly. Eric and Alessandro are friendly, helpful and caring. We had a very delicious breakfast and the rooms are nice, cosy and clean. When we come back to Edinburgh some day, we'd love to stay here again. And we will recommend it to our friends without hesitation. .
The stay at Eric´s B&B was perfect: Very friendly and helpful hosts, a nice and cozy room and a delicious breakfast (with great coffee!!). We will come back again.
It was a very beautiful guesthouse. The breakfast was fantastic. Thanks for the help, with my lost identy card. Hope we see us agian.
Our stay in Eric's B&B was really marvellous. The house is located next to a small park, getting into town from there is very easy - there is a bus stop only a few meters away. The house is very tastefully and lovingly decorated. Thus, you feel at home there immediately. Each of us got his/her individual breakfast every morning. Eric is a really nice and caring host and it is a pity that there are only five stars to give ... we could easily have given six :-). We would definitely book at his B&B again, it is an absolutely recommendable place!
We had a brilliant stay, bedrooms were lovely and great location with bus stop right outside to get into Edinburgh town centre. Eric's breakfast was fantastic and he was always on hand to answer any questions we had. Would stay again and highly recommend.
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What kind of music do you think Caroline Zhang should skate to in this upcoming Olympic season?
I'm thinking something energetic and dynamic, at least in parts, but which also has great melodic phrasing, since that seems to be her strength.
What kind of music do you think Caroline Zhang should skate to in this upcoming Olympic season?
I'm thinking something energetic and dynamic, at least in parts, but which also has great melodic phrasing, since that seems to be her strength.
Since it IS Olympic season, I think any one of Tosca, Romeo and Juliet, Carmen or Turandot will fit the bill...
Ok, I kid. I fervently hope the top skaters will avoid the old warhorses (I'm looking at you, Evan).
Anyways, for Caroline, I think something from the Amelie soundtrack by Yann Tiersen will make a charming program. It's not excessively princessy and some of the faster pieces may make her skate faster to keep up with the music. Granted, most of the pieces from the Amelie soundtrack are not terribly bombastic or energetic, but Caroline seemed a bit overwhelmed with the energetic La Bayadere music she's been using this season.
Something Spanish-esque may also be a good idea, she seemed so much more comfortable with her Spanish Gypsy SP than with her La Bayadere SP this season.
Last edited by evangeline; 04-24-2009 at 09:44 PM. Reason: fixing a grammatical error
And I saw what you posted in the other thread, feraina, about Caroline taking music suggestions. I'm glad I was able to work on you to work on her. I'll take some time to think of new ideas, but I'm sure to be back.
Also, the Tchaikovsky violin concerto (the only one he ever wrote, sadly) has a great main theme that I will look for a video of later. EDIT: Haha I lied, it starts at 6:22 here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATK_pj2iMqg
Last edited by LeCygne; 04-24-2009 at 09:56 PM.
For Caroline, a sophisticated piece that would really showcase her growth in terms of look, style, fashion and maturity!
She is one of the skater who I believe can medal
(Kim, Mao, Rochette, Zhang, Kostner, Ando, Flatt)
So she really needs to up the ante
Lyrical skating is beautiful! To see her perform "Meditation of the thais" this year and showcase her growth would be my dream! The music fits her so much!
Nice musical pieces for her could be
"Saint Saens-music"
"Turandot" wins but it's too redundant
"Schindler's List" is ok for an LP
SP: The Secret Garden
Other nice musical choices
"The Mission"
No more R&J, Carmen, Turandot please heeheheeheheh!
Swan Lake, Giselle may be ok!
Anastacia would be nice, Mulan, Legends of the fall
Dark Eyes
Last edited by christinaskater; 04-24-2009 at 10:03 PM.
I love Amiele and I think she could skate to it so well. I also liked the Mission idea, but I am rather sick of that music.
No Tosca, no Malaguena, no Dark Eyes. Please. The latter too will make her look like a sasha wanna be.
I like Saint-Saens' Violin Concerto in B
This is also one of my favorite pieces from Saint Saens
The Firebird i guess is going to be fabulous for Yu-Na kim or Caroline!
My suggestions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd9rg...eature=related (Adagio movement)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS8Lh...eature=related (Rondo movement)
Both the above are from Beethoven's 5th Piano Concerto. The 1st clip is rather long, but one need only listen to the first few minutes to hear the relevant parts. Picture Caroline doing her spiral as the piano comes in. The Rondo movement is the fast and dramatic section. Caroline doesn't strike me as the type who does bombastic very well, though, so she might want to find another piece for the parts where she has to skate faster.
I suppose the 3 choices above are a bit too mature and sophisticated for a 16-year-old girl to skate to, but I think Caroline would leave an unfavourable impression in comparison to skaters like Mao and Yu-Na if she were to skate to 'little girl' music at the Olympics, so I figure if she has to have her Salome-like breakthrough, she might as well do it next season. However, if she wants something slightly more age-appropriate, she could go for the below:
'Walking In The Air' by Howard Blake from the film 'The Snowman', as sung by Peter Auty. The song is so popular that I'm sure a faster, instrumental version could be found.
I suppose the 3 choices above are a bit too mature and sophisticated for a 16-year-old girl to skate to, but I think Caroline would leave an unfavourable impression in comparison to skaters like Mao and Yu-Na if she were to skate to 'little girl' music at the Olympics, so I figure if she has to have her Salome-like breakthrough, she might as well do it next season. However, if she wants something slightly more age-appropriate, she could go for the below:
Yup, she needs a Salome like program, i think she can do it next year! GO CAROLINE!
Hey, thanks everyone for your input so far!
I just listened to several waltzes on Amelie's soundtrack. While I love the music (and loved the movie too), I think most of the belong to the tinkly, cute music category that are not going to help her look mature and athletic. Tanith & Ben are powerful skaters and can carry off a tinkly waltz, I'm not sure it'd work for Caroline.
The Beethoven concerto adagio movement is really slow (last thing she needs for the music to slow her down), and the rondo movement is really overpowering. Ditto the Tchaikovsky violin concerto. She had two such orchestral pieces this year (Sleeping Beauty and La Bayadere) and neither really worked out. She ends up looking rushed and behind all the time.
The Saint Saens piece is beautiful, but it is rich in rhythmic texture, which she's not particularly strong in, and relatively short on melodic phrasing, which is her strength. Besides, once the orchestral parts set in, I worry about the overpowering issue again.
Meditation of the Thais she already skated to three seasons ago.
Since she has had the most success with something a little different from classical, namely Spanish Gypsy, which is kinda of a modernized version of flamenco, I wonder if she wouldn't do well with a tango. Not an over-dramatic ballroom tango, but a nice melodic, lyrical Argentine tango.
Maybe this classical tango (two versions, so you can see the different possibilities of musical interpretation):
The faster rhythmic accompaniments are great for spins and footwork sequence, and otherwise she can skate to the melody carried by the violin.
I also like Palomita Blanca (Garufa version), which is nice lyrical rendition of a fast tango-waltz, not unlike the Spanish Gypsy, but with tango flavor instead of flamenco. Unfortunately I can't find it online.
feraina, overpower Caroline with all the choices and see which ones she picks.
I agree the Adagio movement of the Beethoven concerto might be a tad too slow - if she ever uses it, maybe she could just utilize the beginning piano section. And while Amelie's waltz is piano music (she might want to avoid the tinkliness that comes with a solo piano piece and pick something with more oomph), I wouldn't say it's cute.
I like the tango pieces you posted, but everyone and their Aunt Annie seems to be skating to tango pieces these days, to the point that they're getting to be overkill. I agree Caroline might want to go for something other than classical...we'll just have to rack our brains to come up with more choices!
I'm thinking Grieg would suit Caroline well. The Holberg Suite is quite light and youthful, with irresistible melodies and lots of energy. Here's the first number.
Some more:
His piano concerto is certainly a wonderful, romantic piece - very familiar, but perhaps not so much in the skating world.
I was thinking about Grieg as well! Maybe even something from the Peer Gynt Suite like Anitra's Dance or Solveig's Song.
Last edited by Alicja; 04-25-2009 at 04:17 AM.
I know this will sound weird, but i'd love to see Caroline skate to A Little Princess soundtrack by Patrick Doyle. I know it sounds like another princessy-princess program, but the score is a lot more than that. I could also see her doing a program to maybe Legends of the Fall, and maybe Sound of Music (why hasn't anybody skated to that yet???)
Anyway, you can listen to some of the score here: http://www.amazon.com/Little-Princes...0667812&sr=8-1


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Tintagel 1 mile. This one time corn mill is situated in atmospheric St Nectan's Glen, a densely wooded valley and an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, sat between the villages of Tintagel and Boscastle. Set in 20 acres of garden and woodland, the cottages have been converted from the former mill buildings and millworkers' homes - each individually designed to retain their character. Visitors will enjoy the woodland, lawns and sitting areas next to the old mill stream. The perfect base for a restful holiday!
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