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Warning: this post got very long, and is only tangentially related to hockey. It's mostly about all the stuff that keeps me up at night.
I love 24/7. And the ending to the Flyers/Rangers series was about as strong a conclusion to a documentary that I can possibly imagine. In fact, seeing Jagr smile almost always makes me tear up, and I'm not even a Flyers fan.
Never get caught telling a hockey player it's just a game. Never get caught trying to explain to him all the things in the world that matter so much more. His mind might well acknowledge the truth to your point, but his soul would be powerless to accept it, considering the immensity of what he gives to the sport, and the immeasurability of all it offers in return.
I really, genuinely love this statement. It acknowledges that yes, all of this fuss and fighting and bleeding and crying is over a sport where men strap blades to their feet and push each other around while chasing a tiny oddly shaped object. And yet, it means so much to so many. And I really respect that.
But tonight, I am going to get caught telling the Kings- and the Canucks, and every team in the league, and all of their fans, that it is just a game.
And I think we all need to remember that, myself included.
I didn't actually cry last year at Staples during the playoffs- not even during the home games, which were genuinely upsetting. But I cried tonight.
During every home game, the Kings feature a Hero of the Game. He or she serves (or formerly served) in some branch of the United States military. They come out onto center ice, sometimes with their family, and stand near the person who sings the National Anthem. The crowd gets on their feet and claps, usually vigorously, in recognition of the person's service. I always find it tremendously moving.
Tonight's Hero of the Game was initially a little confusing. There were three people at center ice- two men and a woman. But it seemed like the Hero was not there. The announcer briefly read through his service record, but through the noise it was very difficult to hear the whole thing, and I could tell the audience- myself included- was a little confused. I could make out that the person was injured, but I couldn't tell what exactly happened. People stood and clapped, but something seemed very wrong. And it bothered me for the entire first half of the game.
Later in the game, per usual, the Kings announcer returned to the Hero of the Game. Usually at this point, he or she is sitting in the 100s, with family, enjoying the game and cheering for the Kings. Usually, everyone stands up again, and the people around the Hero high five him or her, and it is a feel-good moment that unites everyone at Staples, even fans of the visiting team.
But through the din tonight, the announcer's voice was much clearer that usual. He explained that the Hero of the Game had been critically wounded by a bomb, and that he succumbed to his injuries at the beginning of April. He explained that the three people there were his father, brother, and wife. And he asked everyone at Staples to thank them for the sacrifice made by their loved one.
As the announcer spoke, the wife began to cry. The father and brother blinked back tears. The people around them- clearly strangers- held out their hands, offered hugs, and mouthed the words "thank you" and "I'm sorry." And 18,000 people stood to applaud, many of them- from what I could see from those around me- with wet eyes themselves.
From that moment on, I couldn't give a shit about who won the game. I wasn't upset when the goal was waved off.
It's just a game.
It's just a game.
I have really, really strong opinions about the military. Specifically, I think that every person in the armed forces should be cherished, and treasured, and protected, and used only when absolutely necessary.
Why does this matter to me so much?
I grew up obsessed with history. In this country, history is taught by covering wars, with a few other notable periods sprinkled in. So from even a young age, I spent a lot of time trying to understand war as a basic human concept- what is so important that people will kill- and die- for it?
For a long time, I considered war to be contrary to human nature (which I believe is inherently good). If two children disagree about something, they may yell, or scuffle, or even injure each other, but they don't kill each other. So at what point, as we age, does killing become acceptable? If killing is not generally permitted on an individual level then why is it ever appropriate on a larger scale, which is exactly what happens during wars? Is there a cognitive distance that grows as orders to kill are given by people not on the battlefield, and is that what makes waging warfare so easy for some leaders? Is it a good thing or bad thing that killing can be automated now, with robots and bombs and remote controls? I've spent a lot of time thinking about these questions. I've spent a lot of time visiting battlefields and grave yards and monuments. As the WWII memorial says, Here We Mark the Price of Freedom. As the Korean War Veterans memorial says, Freedom Is Not Free. As the Vietnam Veterans Memorial reminds us, every casualty has a name. And for every name, I've always wondered, "why?"
And then, one day I started to get some answers in the unlikeliest place...
...my best friend's beautiful identical twin baby girls. Even though they are not my own children, and I don't get to see them all that often, I distinctly recall a moment when they were 6 months old and I was watching them play, and I knew, suddenly, as surely as I've ever known anything, that if anyone ever harmed one of her twins, I would absolutely f*cking kill them. And for the first time in my life, war on an individual scale began to make sense. I had an answer to what I'd kill for, and what I'd die for.
So now I understand, in just the smallest way, why wars might happen. And each war is different, and each soldier fights for a different reason.
That brings me back to the Hero of the Game.
Why did he fight? And why did he die?
Did this have to happen? How can this be avoided in the future? These are questions that we should all ask ourselves every time that an American solider (or any soldier) is sent anywhere, for any reason.
If you have any interest in thinking more about these things, I encourage you to read this old article from the Rocky Mountain News about how families of Marines are notified of deaths. It is an incredible piece of journalism. It is also very upsetting.
Hockey is just a game. Tomorrow (or maybe even the next day), I can go back to caring about who wins.
But tonight, I am going to sit on my couch, in my dark house, and think about tonight's Hero and his family. Because that is what really matters.


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Life with four young children being what it is, I don't spend much time looking ahead at the calendar. Most days I can tell you the number of minutes until bedtime, but I'd be hard pressed if you asked me the specifics of next week's schedule – let alone what's happening next month. This past November was a particularly busy month for our family, so all of my energy was focused on just getting through Thanksgiving.
Right after Thanksgiving, I ran into a friend at a Middlebury College family dinner. She asked about our holiday, and I said, "It was wonderful, and I'm feeling much more relaxed now that we've survived November."
"That's great!" she said, "November must've been pretty crazy if you're feeling relaxed with only three weeks until Christmas."
That's how I learned that, this year, there were only three weeks – THREE WEEKS!! -- between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
It could be worse, of course; this year, my Jewish friends had to deal with Thanksgiving and Hanukah falling on the same day. The fact is, no matter how many weeks separate Thanksgiving and Christmas, the Christmas season is always measured in numbers. "Advent" derives from the Latin word "adventus," which means "coming;" the weeks before Christmas are a time of waiting for what's coming, counting down the days. And if you celebrate Christmas in any form, I'd suggest that you probably celebrate Advent, whether or not you're aware of it. You may count down the four Sundays prior to Christmas, or shopping days left, or – as my daughters' Advent calendars suggest – "24 Chocolate Days 'Til Christmas," but we're all counting.
This year I've made my own Advent calendar; a numerical accounting of our family's Vermont Christmas:
1: Number of Christmas pageants I'm co-directing. This is the second year I'll be wrangling nine barnyard animals, three shepherds, six angels, four wise men (don't ask), and Mary and Joseph over at Memorial Baptist Church.
2: Rehearsals we have prior to the Christmas pageant. (Which makes things awfully exciting!)
3: Graham cracker gingerbread houses my daughters made at Ilsley Public Library. We used gallons of sticky white frosting: most ended up on our clothes, some in the girls' bellies, and a small amount on the gingerbread houses.
4: Hot chocolates our family consumed while waiting on Main Street for Santa to arrive in Middlebury via fire engine.
5: Marshmallows my 2-year-old scooped up from the sidewalk and popped into her mouth after spilling her hot chocolate.
6: Christmases we've owned a stuffed squirrel wearing a Santa cap that sings "I'm Getting Nuttin' for Christmas" when you squeeze his foot. (Thanks, college roommate!) Here's hoping this is the year he finally short-circuits.
7: Stockings we have to hang. But where to hang them when we have an operating wood stove directly under the mantle? That's been our dilemma the past three Christmases. It's probably okay to hang the stockings over the wood stove, but who wants to risk them all bursting into flames?
8: Minutes it took to select our Christmas tree at Werner Tree Farm (four cold kids make for quick decisions).
9: Unprintable oaths my husband uttered (internally, of course) while attempting to put up the tree – a process that required two days, two tree stands, safety goggles, a power saw, and five blocks of wood.
10: Paper snowflakes cut out and decorated with glitter glue.
11: Candy canes we'll have sitting around until I finally toss them in April. (Every year my daughters ask for candy canes, but nobody actually likes candy canes. Why do I always buy the candy canes??? Baffling.)
12: Days my older daughters will be out of school for Christmas vacation. (These are the days I'll really be counting down!)
13: Times our daughters will come out of their room on Christmas Eve.
14: Times this month I'll order my daughters to leave the breakable Nativity set ALONE!
15: People I need to buy gifts for.
16: Minutes it takes to decorate our Christmas tree with the girls "helping."
17: Minutes it takes me to re-hang all the Christmas tree ornaments once the girls lose interest.
18: Times we'll take the long way through town in order to see all the beautiful lights.
19: Times I'll ask, "What do you think?" in response to a daughter's question about whether Santa is real. Yes, we answer those types of questions with more questions.
20: Minutes it'll take us to drive up to Rikert Nordic Center for some holiday cross-country skiing.
21: Minutes it takes to get the girls from the mudroom to the car, in order to drive to Rikert Nordic Center.
22: Minutes of actual skiing we'll get done during two hours spent at Rikert Nordic Center.
23: Times I'll read How the Grinch Stole Christmas! this month.
24: Candles on our new Advent wreath, which sits on the dining room table: one candle for each day of December until Christmas. It's beautiful, and seemed like such a good idea at the time. But we're only halfway through it, and already the cloud of smoke that's released when we extinguish the candles after dinner is enough to set off the smoke alarm. I'm expecting the Middlebury Fire Department to join us on Christmas Eve.
I know that, for many adults, this Advent countdown seems less like eager anticipation and more like speeding towards an impossible deadline. But soon it will be January, when the days are just days, and each day doesn't come with its own numbered cardboard door hiding a piece of chocolate.
I think my daughters' chocolate Advent calendars might be on to something; one little bit of joy each day might just be enough to get through life's crazy countdowns.
Wishing all of you, in Vermont and elsewhere, a wonderful holiday season.
Faith Gong has worked as an elementary school teacher, a freelance photographer, and a nonprofit manager. Since moving to Addison County in 2011, her work has involved caring for a house in the woods, four young daughters, one anxiety-prone puppy — and writing for her blog, The Pickle Patch.

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Neringa/Curonian Spit - Lithuania
The Curonian Spit is a slender piece of seaside land, virtually surrounded by water and stretching from the Lithuanian city of Klaipeda in the north to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad in the south.
We rent bicycles and cycle the length of the spit, 32 miles, to the town of Nida. Along the way, we marvel at the diversity of Neringa's landscape and culture – taking in sand dunes, old German villages, and the Hill of Witches, a wooden sculpture garden in the village of Juodkrante.
Read more about our journey around the Baltics.
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Town Hall and Market Square - Krakow, Poland
Krakow, located in southern Poland, maintains a young and vibrant atmosphere thanks to its large university population. As the weather warms, the main square becomes full of outdoor cafes.
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Ladder and Sand Dunes - Curonian Spit, Lithuania
Ladder and Sand Dunes - Curonian Spit, Lithuania
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Adventures along the Curonian Spit – Lithuania
In addition to sand dunes, German minority villages, and sculptures, nature's inhabitants also draw us in. Here, we attempt to develop a rapport with an apparently friendly pack of wild boars who busy themselves by digging with their long snouts in the soft, moist soil of the birch forests. It's not unusual to see miles of upturned soil along the roadside, the result of the boars' persistent search for food.
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Journey Across Europe in 100 Days
A trip across Europe by plane, train and bus, from Estonia to Turkey, and back west to Portugal. Come join us.
Read more about our journey around the Baltics.
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The Journey Begins - Tallinn, Estonia
Tallinn has a small, charming old town center with an architectural style reminiscent of frosted cakes, fairy tales and Teutonic knights. It is surrounded by medieval walls and is full of windy cobblestone streets and colorful houses, many of which date back to the Hanseatic League (13th century) and the Middle Ages.
For us, it marks the beginning of our journey where we say goodbye to friends and set off south by bus to Lithuania.
Read more about our journey around the Baltics.
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Gondoliers Before the Pause on the Grand Canal - Venice, Italy
Our first stop in Western Europe is Venice, Italy. Although the magic and romance of its famous canals, bridges and narrow alleyways is well-known, a way for tourists to roam its streets without getting lost is not.
We learn quickly and take joy in re-orienting ourselves by finding the nearest bar or restaurant serving cicchetti, the local style of small-plate eating. Cicchetti features a choose-your-own rhythm and pace, equivalent to that of Spanish tapas. Offers run the food pyramid from grilled vegetables and marinated olives to cheeses and prosciutto. Order a few plates and wash them down with some Italian wine and you'll likely wax reflective on the day's events as you decide where to go next for gelato.
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Plague Monument - Kosice, Slovakia
Tucked away in eastern Slovakia between the Tatra mountains and the Ukrainian border is Slovakia's second largest city.
Genealogical research along a Slovak branch of our family tree brings us here. Our journey is replete with warm hospitality, including offers of grapes, plum brandy, meals and translation services from people we'd never met. Eventually, our search pulls us eastward into farming areas near the Ukrainian border and concluded in a village of 1000 people, whose mayor met with us personally and presented us with apples as a reward for our perseverance.
Umbrella Salesman - Amalfi, Italy
What is an umbrella salesman to do on a sunny day? This one dreams of buffala mozzeralla the size of softballs from the deli down the street.
Fishermen on the Amalfi Coast - Italy
The Amalfi Coast, made famous in recent years by the film "The Talented Mr. Ripley", simply stuns. The Mediterranean Sea mesmerizes with its blueness, the bougainvilleas are striking, and the houses – engineering marvels themselves – are tucked right into the cliffside. Walks are not for the faint of heart – stairways are small and steep and alleys are tight. The roads - a challenge to navigate even for Europe's best drivers – provide an amusement-park style experience. With blind curves and barreling buses sounding their air horns, the possibility of careering down a cliff is possible at any turn. Stay on foot!
Our arrival in late September coincides with the end of the tourist season, so the town had a sleepy feel to it as locals go about their normal routines.
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View of Florence from Palazzo Pitti - Florence, Italy
Another entry in the dazzling array of Florence's art galleries open to the public. The grounds of the Pitti Palace provide a respite for those seeking to escape the intensity of the streets and well-known, more heavily-visited tourist sites.
The Honeymoon Begins - Dubrovnik, Croatia
The walled city of Dubrovnik, known as the "Pearl of the Adriatic", is situated at the southernmost tip of Croatia's Dalmatian Coast. With its marble-lined promenade, medieval architecture, and terra cotta tiled rooftops, it makes for a pleasant history-filled introduction to the Balkans. Enjoy its laid-back lifestyle with an order of risotto with squid ink, and a carafe of local white wine.
Dubrovnik marked the start of our "honeymoon". After enjoying our stay there, we explored the Dalmatian coast, including the island of Korcula where, according to local folklore, Marco Polo was born.
Tuscan Hill Town – Pienza, Italy
Nestled in the Tuscan hills between Montepulciano and Montalcino, Pienza was redesigned by Pope Pius II in the 15th century as his ideal Renaissance town. Today, it is a small, romantic hillside town full of tiny streets and beautiful views over the valley (Val d'Orcia).
It is a special place for us, as we get married here in the pictured Palazzo Pubblico (Commual Palace) by the local mayor with a trusty interpreter by our side to ensure that we knew what we were agreeing to.
Although early autumn weather was spectacularly sunny in the run-up to our wedding, it pours for much of our wedding day. Providing us the silver lining to the day's clouds, the locals cheer on the bride by chanting "sposa bagnata, sposa fortunata" (a wet bride is a lucky bride).
Read more about our 10th Anniversary trip to Tuscany
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Il Duomo (Cathedral) in Black and White - Florence, Italy
Il Duomo (Cathedral) in Black and White - Florence, Italy
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Tuscan Agriturismo (Tourism Farm) - Tuscany, Italy
A typical Italian agritourismo is a working farm often dating back 100s of years that offers rooms for rent and home cooked meals made from locally produced vegetables, fruits, meats, and wines. This agriturismo, located in the valley three miles from Pienza, includes a 1000-year old tower.
We and our guests stay here during our wedding festivities. The food was sublime. Luciano, the owner, arranges for his wife to prepare a meal that includes bruschetta and crostini made with truffles, pecorino cheese, and sundried tomatoes and series of main plates ranging from freshly made pillows of ricotta-stuffed ravioli to Florentine steaks.
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Cypress Trees - Tuscany, Italy
Cypress Trees - Tuscany, Italy
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Sveta Gospa - Dubrovnik, Croatia
Dubrovnik's Sveta Gospa.
Dracula's Castle in Autumn - Bran, Romania, Romania
Dracula's Castle in Autumn - Bran, Romania, Romania
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Pletna Boats at Midday - Lake Bled, Slovenia
Pletna Boats at Midday - Lake Bled, Slovenia
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Romanian Castle - Transylvania, Romania
Romanian Castle - Transylvania, Romania
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U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
Despite Earlier Consent Decree Barring Religious Discrimination and Retaliation, Security Guard Fired After Complaining of Coworker's Threat, Federal Agency Charges
NEW YORK – Grand Central Partnership, Inc. (GCP), a not-for-profit developer of real estate, offices, and facilities around the Grand Central Terminal area in New York, violated a consent decree and committed new illegal acts when it fired a black Rastafarian security officer in retaliation for his complaints about threats of violence and racism, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed Friday.
According to the suit, in 2009, EEOC and GCP settled an earlier lawsuit about GCP's treatment of Rastafarian and Caribbean security officers with a consent decree filed in federal court. In that settlement, the parties had agreed that GCP would offer accommodations for the religious practices of the Rastafarian security officers and not retaliate against Rastafarian security officers for their participation in the lawsuit. As part of that settlement, GCP is still subject to supervision by the federal court in that action.
The new lawsuit claims that in 2010, the hostility toward Rastafarians at GCP erupted again when a non-Caribbean security officer threatened to shoot and kill a group of Rastafarian officers. After a white security supervisor made light of the physical threats made to the Rastafarian security officers, one Rastafarian security officer objected to the supervisor's conduct and his past discrimination. Additionally, he called the supervisor a racist for referring in the past to a group of Rastafarians with the "N word" and threatening to stand in the way of their getting paid for their work. After the security officer complained to the supervisor and telephoned EEOC, GCP fired him about three months later.
This alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which protects employees from retaliation when they complain about employment discrimination based on race or religion. It additionally is a breach of the original consent decree filed in 2009. The EEOC filed suit, Civil Action No.11 Civ. 9682 SDNY, in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, only after attempting to reach a voluntary pre-litigation settlement.
Elizabeth Grossman, Regional Attorney of EEOC's New York District Office, said, "EEOC is particularly concerned when it obtains a consent decree to stop violations of the law and the employer turns around and ignores the settlement by reverting to the illegal behavior.
We will pursue vigorously retaliation claims against employers whose managers would rather not comply with court orders and fire individuals who object to threats based on their religion and bias based on race."
"Retaliation against an employee who objects to threats of violence against his co-religionists and then objects to racism will not be tolerated. EEOC's lawsuit should make it clear that an employer may not blame the victim when it loses control of its managers and employees," Michael Ranis, a trial attorney in EEOC's New York District Office, said.
EEOC is the federal government agency responsible for enforcing anti-discrimination laws in the workplace. Further information about the EEOC is available at www.eeoc.gov.


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The participants of the meeting in Milan – one of the world's greatest fashion hubs – discussed the "Challenges and opportunities for the textiles and clothing sector in the Euro-Mediterranean Region".
The conference brought together sectoral stakeholders to exchange information, good practices, and other success stories.
Speakers from the private, public and academic sectors highlighted a range of ways in which the cooperation between researchers, SMEs and social partners could be supported, as well as financing opportunities.
Following the conclusion of the conference's discussion panels, participants either made a guided visit of the Centre for Cotton Textiles and Clothing, CENTROCOT, in Busto Arsizio, or attended a special information session on the topic "Meet Milan Chamber of Commerce and its Industrial Research Centre for Silk and Textiles: how our labs can help your company; opportunities for innovation and growth".
All-in-all the meeting significantly improved mutual understanding between the participants of the regions and provided them with a range of ideas for improving co-operation.
The event was organised with the support of the TAIEX instrument
All of the presentations and proceedings can be found here below.
You can also have a look on the article in Enterprise and Industry Magazine.


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So so so busy at the moment with work that Mr Candy has taken over on the Christmas Photography side of things (thank goodness). Therefore, no time for new make up posts so I declare 2 days of random randomness tweets.
Like the good old days!
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The Ballet Boyz filming footage of Romeo and Juliet for The O2 arena performances © Leon Poulton/ROH 2011
The Ballet Boyz filming footage of Romeo and Juliet for The O2 arena performances © Leon Poulton/ROH 2011
The Ballet Boyz filming footage of Romeo and Juliet for The O2 arena performances © Leon Poulton/ROH 2011
The sun is out, all is well in Covent Garden, and the very charming Ballet Boyz have been spotted wielding High Definition cameras near Stage Door. We tracked them down to find out why.
It's some 25 years since Ballet Boyz Michael Nunn and William Trevitt started out at the Royal Ballet School. Now after hanging up their ballet pumps as dancers, they are thriving as directors of an all-male dance/film company. They still frequent their alma mater from time to time, however. This month they're making films to introduce the Royal Ballet's production of Romeo and Juliet at The O2.
The Boyz are hard at work in the cavernous spaces of Opera Rehearsal Room One, putting dancers through their paces to the magnificent strains of Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet. They're attempting to exactly synch up the bars of music to one long camera shot, describing moments in-between the scenes in Shakespeare's tragic tale – such as Friar Laurence awaiting the lovers at his cell. These musical passages were originally penned by Prokofiev to fill scene-change time on stage. They were an anomaly for the O2 arena where the mechanics of stagecraft would have meant an overlong interlude on an empty stage.
This is where the Ballet Boyz come in: their dual knowledge of ballet and film allows them to make something balletic enough in character to keep the audience on the edge of their seat, still entranced by the tragic story. The Boyz' dramatized footage is to be timed to live music and must provide a smooth transition to enhance and illuminate the main action. It will be shown on three 10-metre wide screens around the arena, so is being filmed in High Definition revealing every nuance of the dancers' movement, every swirl of smoke and light.
Nunn and Trevitt have never directed anything like this before. They know MacMillan's ballet intimately, and aim to create the same theatrical atmosphere on film as on stage– hence the use of the one long shot, and of obvious stage props and scenery. In one scene, the live Juliet will run off stage, and reappear back stage (on the screens) for her quick change – ably assisted by her nurse in full costume. It is a neat splicing of the worlds of on stage/back stage, theatrical/cinematic. On the night, all will have to be timed to the split second; Music Director Barry Wordsworth who will be conducting, is primed to hold his orchestra steady to mellifluously segue from live to filmed action.
"This will be a very different ballet experience," says Nunn. "It's ballet for the cinema generation, perhaps. People are so good at reading the language of film and TV, but don't know how to read ballet. Maybe this will help bridge the gap. This O2 production will be an epic experience. The sense of drama and intensity in that space will be like nothing else."


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With this skin pack you will be able to change the appearance of Genestealers in both single player and multiplayer games.
The skin pack includes 3 skins:
- The Hive Fleet Kraken Skin
- The Black/Green Skin
- The Bonedust Skin
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The U.S. House of Representatives welcomed 84 new members today, including the youngest new member, East Bay Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell — who has already been interviewed on Capitol Hill about whether he'll make a run for president.
Swalwell, in a broadcast interview Politico.com, laughed that one off — and said today that as part of the freshman class, he's raring to provide some "new energy" to the House.
Swalwell represents California's 15th Congressional District that includes Livermore, Danville and Newark. He repeated his call for a movement toward a more "mobile Congress," which would marshall the same social media and technology used by American business, like video conferencing, to save money and allow House members to spend more time with constituents in the districts.
(Good luck with that: we hear the newbies aren't even getting phones or websites until the end of the month.)
The former Alameda County prosecutor said one of the first bills he's going to co-sponsor will be with Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-New York– a ban on high capacity magazines and assault weapons that comes in the wake of the Newtown massacre.
Asked by Politico if he would ever run for President, Swalwell said: "Fourteen months ago, no one thought I would ever run for Congress," he laughed. "I'm just thrilled to be here….I'm going to do everything I can to serve the people I sent me here."