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Amy Brandt
Former Suzanne Farrell Ballet dancer Amy Brandt is the editor in chief of Pointe magazine.
Remembering Karin von Aroldingen, Balanchine Muse and Legacy Keeper
Karin von Aroldingen and Mikhail Baryshnikov in "Prodigal Son." Photo by Costas, Courtesy Dance Magazine Archives.
"My whole mission in life is to keep Balanchine's work alive," says former New York City Ballet dancer Karin von Aroldingen in Frances Mason's I Remember Balanchine, a collection of interviews by George Balanchine's friends and colleagues. Her words feel especially potent now—and never more true. On Friday, January 5, news came to light that the German-born dancer, teacher, NYCB ballet master and longtime stager for the Balanchine Trust had died at age 76.
Born in East Germany in 1941, von Aroldingen joined Frankfurt Ballet as a first soloist before George Balanchine invited her to join NYCB in 1962. Trained in the Russian method, she had to adjust her technique to fit NYCB's fast, streamlined style. "It took me years to unwind myself, to be good," she says in Mason's book. She eventually rose to principal dancer in 1972. Her dancing was strong, assertive and passionate. During her 22-year career at NYCB, Balanchine created 20 roles for her, including Kammermusik No. 2, Union Jack, Vienna Waltzes, Who Cares?, Robert Schumann's Davidsbündlertanze and her most well-known, Stravinsky Violin Concerto. (Who hasn't marveled at her elastic backbends in the 1972 "Dance in America" broadcast above?)
Read more at pointemagazine.com.
Dec. 20, 2017 01:59PM EST
25 to Watch 2018: Maine Kawashima
Kawashima in rehearsal. Photo courtesy Tulsa Ballet
In a crowded company class at Tulsa Ballet, Maine Kawashima stands out, and not just because of her tiny size. (She's 4'11".) The 22-year-old corps de ballet member is fiercely focused, repeating combinations over and over again with tireless determination. Once class is over, she keeps going, whipping out fouettés.
"She is a technical wizard," says artistic director Marcello Angelini. "But she's also a sensitive and versatile dancer."
Jennifer Stahl
Oct. 25, 2017 05:09PM EST
American National Ballet Fires Almost Half Its Dancers Only a Few Weeks Into The Season
Photo via Instagram
The messages started coming in Monday evening. A concerned teacher was worried about several dancers she knew at American National Ballet—did we know what was going on? Later that night, more information started emerging on social media—and it was clear something was up at the Charleston, South Carolina–based company.
We've been interested in ANB since its debut was first announced in April—not only was it a brand new company, but one with close to 50 dancers, and some major names attached, like Rasta Thomas, Sara Michelle Murawski and Jessica Saund. The founders, Doug and Ashley Benefield, had few ballet credentials but they made an encouraging promise to highlight diversity, hiring dancers of different body types and races. A story in Charleston's The Post & Courier reported that they had a strategic business plan to support the company through for-profit ventures such as a licensing enterprise, a dancewear line and an academy.
Dec. 29, 2016 07:04AM EST
Coached by Gelsey
Gelsey Kirkland walks toward a group of teenage students in the middle of the studio. The dancers are practicing the tricky hops on pointe at the end of Swanilda's Act III variation from Coppélia. It's a stressful moment, and can easily read that way from the audience if a dancer tenses up. In her signature long-sleeve button-down shirt and tinted glasses, Kirkland offers a metaphor to better place their upper bodies over their standing leg. "You're practicing for your first child," she says with a smile, leaning over slightly to shake her finger at an imaginary toddler. The imagery doesn't just help the dancers better align their bodies; it gives them a physical focal point, out of the mirror and back into Swanilda's world.
For an hour and 10 minutes, Kirkland continues breaking down the same short section of the variation, with students divided into groups of four. Most corrections concern the eyes, rib cage, épaulement and port de bras. This kind of detailed coaching is a luxury most dancers never receive, yet it's par for the course at the Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet's summer Classical Repertory Workshop. The program offers advanced students a chance to study iconic roles under Kirkland. Her goal is clear. "It's important for dancers to understand how classroom technique, especially upper body technique, is related to the characters you create," she says. "You can't look a certain way in class and another way when you decide to create a character—it has to be joined."
The Best of Both Worlds: Low-Residency MFAs
Low-residency MFAs offer working dancers more flexibility.
Nicole Wolcott in her UWM MFA thesis Paper Pieces. Photo by Whitney Brown, Courtesy University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee.
For many dancers, concerns about the next stage in their career frequently loom overhead. Enrolling in a master's program serves as a crucial stepping-stone, especially if one wants to teach in a university or K–12 setting, choreograph or explore somatic practices. In the past, that usually meant uprooting and relocating—not always a good option for working professionals. Luckily, several universities have developed low-residency MFAs to accommodate just this type of student. "Once you're no longer at the barre, so to speak, you don't hear about that next gig, those new opportunities," says Luc Vanier, graduate program director at the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee. "These programs benefit professionals who don't want to lose their connection to the field." With short, intense semesters held over summer months (when dancers, choreographers and teachers generally have freer schedules) and other courses that can be completed remotely in the fall and spring, low-residency programs give working artists more flexibility to pursue their academic and creative goals. —Amy Brandt
Located: Roanoke, VA
No. of students in program: 43
Website: hollins.edu/grad/dance/index.shtml
Degree offered: MFA in dance. Three-summer track: designed for emerging artists, teachers and dance professionals. Two-summer track: designed for mid-career dance professionals and teachers, with 12 credits granted for professional experience (minimum 10 years).
Audition required: Admission is based on applicant's portfolio, which is reviewed by a panel of faculty.
Coursework includes: Mentored and individualized studio practice, dance history, theory and criticism, contemporary body practices, contemporary art practices, performance workshop, visiting artist series
How it works: Students meet for eight weeks during the summer: five weeks in residence at Hollins University, followed by three weeks in Frankfurt, Germany, studying at The Forsythe Company studio and the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts. Academic and creative coursework are completed off-site during the fall and spring terms.
ST. MARY'S COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA
Located: Moraga, CA
Website: stmarys-ca.edu/mfa-in-dance
Degree offered: MFA in Dance: Creative Practice
Audition required: Yes, by invitation only, after application review.
Coursework includes: Choreography, technique, production practicum, dance history, critical dance pedagogy, design methodologies, lighting design, somatics, research methods
How it works: Students meet for four-week residencies over two years: three in June and two in January. In the fall and spring they take technique classes locally, as well as independent somatics-based courses and online/weekend classes (depending on their needs and proximity to campus). Students take choreography courses in the spring, receiving feedback via video, Skype or FaceTime.
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN—MILWAUKEE
Located: Milwaukee, WI
No. of students in program: 25–30
Website: uwm.edu/psoa/dance/mfa
Degree offered: MFA in dance
Audition required: Applicants apply to the graduate school and submit a written statement, a choreography reel and letters of recommendation to the dance department. Candidates are selected by a committee.
Coursework includes: Dance technique (ballet, modern and African), Alexander technique, composition, improvisation, choreography, Laban Movement Analysis, dance literature, yoga
How it works: Students meet for seven weeks during the summer: a one-week intensive workshop taught by guest faculty, followed by a six-week semester. In the fall and spring, students have formal online classes and self-proposed independent studies, and they can develop a pre-thesis project, completing the thesis during the second fall and spring semesters. (Five semesters total.)
In Training: Learning to Fly
College aerial programs take flight.
University of Wyoming students performing at Vedauwoo rec area. Photo by J. Harper, Courtesy University of Wyoming.
Lately, aerial dance has become a major genre—take a look at productions of Cirque du Soleil or on Broadway, and you'll see dancers high overhead, engulfed in swaths of fabric or bounding gracefully off the walls. And dedicated aerial dance companies are popping up all over the country. As techniques evolve, more universities are incorporating it into their dance programs. "Aerial demands breadth of training in a variety of apparatuses," says Nada Diachenko, dance professor at University of Colorado, Boulder. "It takes a lot of body conditioning, and safety issues are huge." Here are three programs with extensive aerial dance offerings. —Amy Brandt
Location: Durham, NH
Dance audition required: Yes
Prior aerial experience required: No
Website: cola.unh.edu
Degrees offered: BA in theater with an option in dance; dance minor
Program description: Ballet, pointe, tap, jazz and aerial arts make up the core curriculum, as well as courses in pedagogy, composition, dance history and choreography. Aerial classes are in two-hour time blocks in which students rotate between four stations: Trapeze and silks are offered every class; lyra, single-point trapeze, net, triple trap, Spanish web and other apparatuses are interspersed throughout the semester. Safety, rigging techniques and injury prevention are also addressed each class. Advanced students assist beginning and intermediate classes; once a week, advanced aerial students meet for an extra lab.
Facility: One studio with 20-foot steel-beam ceilings that allow for rigging
Performance opportunities: Spring dance concert provides opportunities for aerial performance, Aerial Showcase at the end of each semester, outdoor performances
Location: Boulder, CO
Dance audition required: Yes, for both CU-Boulder's graduate dance program and the Frequent Flyers program. Base strength requirements and health insurance also required for aerial training.
Prior aerial experience required: One year of focused training in an aerial apparatus; teacher-training candidates should be at an advanced level in an aerial apparatus, with prior teaching experience in either dance or aerial dance.
Website: theatredance.colorado.edu
Degree offered: MFA in dance; secondary concentration in aerial dance with two track options (performance or teaching) through a partnership with Frequent Flyers, a professional aerial company and school.
Program description: Aerial track students complete 10 credit hours through FF towards total MFA requirements of 60 hours. All students take aerial fitness, aerial dance technique, ground-based movement, improvisation/choreography, open gym, stretching and workshops. Candidates work with fabric, trapeze, hoop, invented apparatus and stilts. Performance track includes student company and private lessons. Teaching-track candidates graduate with an MFA and FF teaching certification. CU graduate dance coursework includes technique, choreography, pedagogy, graduate seminar, final project, among others.
Facility: Aerial classes take place at Frequent Flyers' studio, plus one on campus.
Performance opportunities: Student and/or faculty concerts, Aerial Dance Festival, informal showings
Location: Laramie, WY
Dance audition required: No audition required for the BA, which all freshmen declare. Students audition for the BFA program at the end of their freshman or sophomore year.
Website: uwyo.edu
Degrees offered: BA in dance, BFA in dance performance, BFA in dance science, dance minor
Program description: Vertical dance courses (which involve rope and harness) are offered as electives to the overall dance curriculum, which includes ballet, modern and jazz. Vertical I is open to all dance majors and introduces safety measures, basic equipment and vertical dance vocabulary. Dancers work individually and in pairs, developing sequences and transitions for a final performance. Vertical II expands upon rigging techniques and focuses on individual choreography. Both courses begin each class with conditioning specific to vertical dance.
Facility: Classes are held in a black-box theater with an easily accessible grid, as well as in larger theaters. Rehearsals are held outdoors in late summer in preparation for performances at a local recreational area.
Performance opportunities: Two main-stage productions a year, collaborative faculty concerts, biannual performance at Vedauwoo outdoor recreation area, American College Dance Festival Association Northwest Conference
NCI: A Win-Win Situation
For the past 11 summers, emerging choreographers and dancers from across the country have gathered in southern California for the National Choreographer's Initiative. And the benefits are two-fold: Dancers on their summer break receive engaging, process-oriented work, while the four selected dancemakers receive creative freedom, valuable studio time and highly-trained artists to work with.
Starting Monday, this year's chosen choreographers—Gabrielle Lamb, Barry Kerollis, Garrett Smith and Philip Neal—have three weeks at the University of California, Irvine dance studios to create a new work. The dancers (eight men and eight women) are an eclectic mix, hailing from Sacramento Ballet, Ballet Austin, Los Angeles Ballet, Ballet Met, Richmond Ballet, Texas Ballet Theatre, Nashville Ballet, Company "C" Contemporary Ballet and Festival Ballet Theatre. The project culminates in a performance at the Irvine Barclay Theatre on July 26th.
As an added benefit, Lamb, Kerollis, Smith and Neal will retain the right to promote and license their works to other companies. This is very good news, indeed—since 2004, NCI has produced 44 new works, 23 of which have entered company repertoires throughout the U.S.
BFAs for the Great White Way
Three college programs for aspiring triple threats.
Singing. Dancing. Acting. For college-bound students hoping to become the next triple threat, it's often hard to find a dance program that nurtures all three—and few musical theater programs offer enough challenging courses for seriously trained dancers. Choosing the right school takes some digging and creative planning. For instance, dance majors can sometimes take advantage of a musical theater minor. Or, they can look for a musical theater major with a dance emphasis, such as Roosevelt University's newly launched program. Below are three strong schools for aspiring triple threats to consider. —Amy Brandt
Located: Oklahoma City, OK
No. of dance majors: 193
Website: okcu.edu/dance
Degrees offered: BPA (bachelor of performing arts) in dance performance, BS in dance pedagogy, BS in dance management
Audition required: Yes (ballet, jazz, tap); voice presentations optional
Dance classes required: Tap, jazz, ballet, theater dance
Voice and acting classes required: Music fundamentals, class voice, private voice, acting
Performance opportunities: American Spirit Dance Company (2 main-stage shows, plus local performances and touring), 4 musicals (2 full-length), 4 operas, student choreography show
Opportunities for outside study: Students are encouraged to perform in summer stock theater/theme parks, including Music Theatre of Wichita, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma and Busch Gardens. Summer internship organizations include Broadway Dance Center and Jacob's Pillow.
Alumni: Broadway, Las Vegas, national tours, cruise ship productions, Radio City Rockettes, television, film, music videos
Above: OCU's American Spirit Dance Company. Photo by John Bedford, Courtesy Oklahoma City University.
ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY
Located: Chicago, IL
No. of dance majors: 18 (22 incoming freshmen expected for 2014–15)
Website: roosevelt.edu
Degrees offered: BFA in musical theater—dance emphasis
Audition required: Yes (ballet, jazz, song, monologue)
Dance classes required: Ballet, jazz, tap, modern, hip hop, partnering, navigating song and dance, anatomy and kinesiology, dance pedagogy
Voice and acting classes required: Ensemble singing, piano, music theory, private voice, acting for the musical stage
Performance opportunities: 3 main-stage musicals, 3 main-stage plays, 4 freshman showcases, 4 musical theater showcases, 3 acting showcases
Opportunities for outside study: RU has internship programs with Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Lookingglass Theatre and Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. Juniors and seniors may audition for outside productions.
Alumni: Broadway, off-Broadway, Chicago theater, national tours, film, television
Above: Roosevelt students in Thoroughly Modern Millie. Photo by Zeke Dolezaleck, Courtesy Roosevelt University.
POINT PARK UNIVERSITY
Located: Pittsburgh, PA
Website: pointpark.edu
Degrees offered: BFA in dance, BA in dance, BA in dance pedagogy, minor in musical theater. Many musical theater dancers pursue a BFA (jazz concentration) and a musical theater minor.
Audition required: Yes (ballet, modern, jazz); audition for musical theater minor occurs sophomore year.
Dance classes required: Ballet, modern, jazz, anatomy, kinesiology, dance history, music fundamentals. Ballet concentrations take pointe/men's class, pas de deux. Jazz and modern concentrations take contemporary partnering.
Voice and acting classes required: For musical theater minor: voice, private voice lessons, acting, musical theater techniques, piano/theory fundamentals, sight-singing fundamentals
Performance opportunities: 6 main-stage productions a year (including one full-length) plus The Nutcracker. Dancers can also audition for the theater department's full-length musicals.
Opportunities for outside study: Dancers may pursue outside opportunities, but because of Point Park's rigorous class and rehearsal schedule, they must be selective. Students may also study abroad for one semester.
Alumni: Broadway, national tours, Cirque du Soleil, ballet and contemporary companies, film, television
Above: Point Park University students in Oklahoma!. Photo by Jeff Swenson, Courtesy Point Park University.
From USA IBC–Jackson: Washington Ballet's Andile Ndlovu
For the past two weeks, over 90 dancers from around the world have taken over the city of Jackson, Mississippi, for the USA International Ballet Competition. Since Tuesday, the remaining 31 finalists have been strutting their stuff to packed audiences at Thalia Mara Hall. While there's been plenty of thrilling pyrotechnics in the classical department, many of the contemporary pieces have felt like an afterthought. That is, until Washington Ballet's Andile Ndlovu, 26, stunned the crowd in an electrifying, self-choreographed solo. Expertly blending traditional African dance and hip hop, his dynamic, rippling performance was a welcome shot in the arm.
Originally from South Africa, Ndlovu started out as a ballroom dancer, eventually switching to ballet at age 15. After spotting him in a South African ballet competition, artistic director Septime Webre offered him a full scholarship to the Washington Ballet School in 2008. Two years later, Ndlovu competed in the 2010 USA IBC, only to be cut after the first round. I sat down with him yesterday at the dancer's dormitory to talk about how it's going the second time around.
Was it hard to leave South Africa?
No, not really. When you get an invitation to come to America, you go. It was always a dream of mine. Opportunities are limited in South Africa if you're as ambitious as I am.
Tell me about the first time you competed at USA IBC in 2010.
It was a nightmare. I came here young and full of energy, wanting to do everything, but not really understanding what it was really that I was coming here to do. We all come here to go for that gold or silver medal, but without understanding how much you can grow here as an artist, how much it helps you to understand other artists and how other people react to disappointment and how others react to excitement. I worked hard, but not enough—not enough on the important things, which I realized after I got knocked out after the first round. And so ever since then, I've been doing competitions to just better myself, to nurture my talent and to get the world to see it.
Now that you're back, how have you applied what you learned the first time?
When I got knocked out the last time, I thought, the next time I come here, I'll be in the final. That goal has been imprinted in my mind since then. How I got to where I am now is by working on my artistry—to be able to switch from a prince to a happy peasant to a slave in Corsaire or a hunter from Diane and Acteon. I had to work really hard on that, refining all those professional aspects, what I wanted from myself.
Do you feel like you're representing yourself, South Africa or Washington Ballet?
Representing myself is a good thing, but for me, it's much bigger than that. You always represent where you come from, no matter how much you've been disappointed or not appreciated for where you're from. You still represent it—you just should have that integrity as a professional.
Your contemporary solo, Wondering Thoughts, really brought down the house on Tuesday night. I noticed it was your own choreography—did that add another level of stress to the competition?
Yes, because I had to edit my solo five times—I was still editing backstage! It's really hard to choreograph on yourself. You need other eyes to tell you what looks good and what doesn't. My coach Charla Genn Croitoroo worked really hard with me before I got here. She wasn't able to come to Jackson, so once I got here we started Skyping during my rehearsals. It was hard, but it helped a lot.
Wondering Thoughts is about two lives, two backgrounds: my life in South Africa, and my life here. I used a lot of traditional movements from home with classical music, to show the two contrasts. The thought is to understand that at the end, they both complement each other. And it's not separate: Coming from raw, earthy tribal movements and mixing it with hip hop and breakdancing and classical—that's me confronting the new world, asking myself, "How do I fit in?" And then at the end I realize there's no fitting in. It's the same.
What do you hope to come away with from IBC-Jackson?
A gold, silver or bronze medal would be great. But if that doesn't happen, I'm still happy to be in the final, because that's the goal I set for myself and I achieved it. If I get an award then that would just put the cherry on top.
Royal Ballet Dancers Boycott Moscow Tour
This week, the Royal Ballet has been performing at the glittering Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. But two senior dancers, who the company has declined to name, are absent. Earlier this month, the dancers—one man and one woman—pulled out of the Royal's tour to Moscow in protest of Russian president Vladimir Putin's anti-gay legislation, including a law that prohibits distributing information about homosexuality to minors.
"Out of the 96-strong dancers in The Royal Ballet, just two dancers have chosen not to go for political reasons," the company released in a statement. It went on to say that several other dancers were staying home for other reasons, making the protestors identities harder to pinpoint. "On any overseas tour, there are inevitably some dancers who are not required in the repertory being taken on tour, or who have family or other commitments that do not allow them to go overseas for the duration of the tour." According to a BBC news report, Moscow's homegrown talent Natalia Osipova, along with Carlos Acosta, Sarah Lamb and Steven McRae, are among those performing.
The protests make a strong statement, especially since this year marks the UK-Russia Year of Culture, which, according to organization's website, "aims to foster cultural exchange, increase the flow of ideas and develop stronger relationships between people, institutions and governments."
NYC Dance Week = Free Classes
Today marks the start of NYC Dance Week, a 10-day event of free and discounted dance, somatics and fitness classes at studios citywide (including the outer boroughs). Mark Morris Dance Center is this year's partner studio, although other participating studios include The Ailey Extension, Power Pilates, Peridance Capezio Center, Ballet Academy East and Dancewave. (The list of is lengthy—check it out here for free and discounted classes). Registration is needed for Dance Week Passes, which can be printed out and brought to the studios, and some classes require an RSVP.
In addition, the Harkness Center for Dance Injuries is hosting two informative events: an Injury Prevention Seminar at Peridance Capezio Center today at 2:30, and a Health and Wellness Q&A Session on June 23 at Gibney Dance Center. Attendees can also sign up for free injury prevention assessments during the festival. And don't miss NYC10 at Dixon Place on June 25, where 10 emerging companies have 10 minutes to showcase new works.
Ballets Russes Classics from the Comfort of Your Couch
While we're lazing around next Saturday afternoon, the Bavarian State Ballet will be hard at work, performing a triple bill of early 20th century ballets from the repertoire of the Ballets Russes. But you don't have to miss out—the company is streaming their performance live on STAATSOPER.TV for free. The performance, which starts at 7:30 Munich time (that translates to 1:30 EST/10:30 PST) on June 21, includes three classics from the Diaghilev era: Bronislava Nijinska's Les Biches, Vaslav Nijinsky's L'Apres-midi d'un faune and Michael Fokine's Shéhérazade. So go ahead and cancel those brunch plans. Click on staatsoper.de/tv to watch.
The World at Seattle's Feet
If you happen to be in Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood this weekend, you're in for a treat. That's because the ninth annual Seattle International Dance Festival: Beyond the Threshold starts tomorrow, running through June 22. The event kicks off with a dance party at dusk, complete with food trucks, flash mobs and impromptu performances by b-boy crew Massive Monkees.
The festival's Inter|National Artists Series, held both weekends at Cornish College of the Arts, features performances by Seattle's own Khambatta Dance Company; companies and solo artists from Brazil, France, India and Romania; and mixed media collaborations between dancers from the U.S., Peru, Germany and China. In addition, the festival's Threshold Institute offers a weeklong workshop with an international roster of teachers and choreographers.
From June 17–19, three local dancers (Pacific Northwest Ballet's Andrew Bartee, Massive Monkees' Jerome Aparis and KT Niehoff) act as curators for the Spotlight on Seattle series. Each artist pays homage to the city's thriving dance scene with an evening of selected works showcasing local dance companies. The performances also serve as a competition of sorts—each night, audience members, along with panelists Donald Byrd and Dayna Hansen, award one group or solo artist $500 to develop a work for the 2015 festival. Byrd and Hansen will also serve as mentors to the winners.
And keep your eyes peeled for a cabaret-style performance on June 21—the location will be determined 24 hours beforehand. Participating choreographers will have one week to create a work based on a theme chosen by audience members on the festival's opening night. June 13–22. Click here for schedule and tickets.
Free Fridays in Bryant Park
One of the best parts about summer in NYC is the abundance of outdoor dance performances—especially when they're free! Starting next week, Bryant Park Presents Modern Dance, in collaboration with the non-profit interdisciplinary arts space Inception to Exhibition, presents a series of performances over three consecutive Friday evenings. The shows, which feature an amalgam of well-established and emerging dance companies, all take place on the Bryant Park Stage. And if you're in town on July 4th, don't miss the Booking Dance Festival Edinburgh, a sneak-peek showcase of ten companies on their way to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland.
Here's the lowdown of performance details:
Friday, June 13, 6:00–7:30 pm: Elisa Monte Dance, Buglisi Dance Theatre, Jennifer Muller/The Works
Friday, June 20, 6:00–7:30 pm: Stephen Petronio Company, NØA Dance, UnderOneDances, The Dash Ensemble
Friday, June 27, 6:00–7:30 pm: TAKE Dance, Steps Repertory Ensemble, BodyStories: Teresa Fellion Dance
Friday, July 4, 2:00–4:00 pm: Booking Dance Festival Edinburgh featuring Art of Motion, Antara Bhardwaj, Barkin/Selissen Project, Buggé Ballet, Dzul Dance, Michael Mao Dance, Rebecca Stenn Company, Reed Dance, Synthesis Dance, Compagnie Christiane Emmanuel
Kultur's New Streaming Service: Netflix for the Performing Arts
For the past 30 years, Kultur International Films has been a leading distributor of performing arts videos, dominating the dance and opera shelves at libraries, as well as the virtual shelves of Amazon.com. Now the company is joining the likes of Netflix and Hulu: Last month, it launched Kultur.com, a subscription-based digital streaming service. Kultur, which owns thousands of hours of performing arts programming, is still in the process of uploading more dance videos to its digital library online. It currently offers a collection of rarely seen classics featuring yesteryear's mega-stars: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gelsey Kirkland and Marianna Tcherkassky in Baryshnikov Live at Wolftrap; Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn in The Royal Ballet's Romeo and Juliet; Maya Plisetskya in Plisetskya Dances; Virginia Johnson in Dance Theatre of Harlem's Creole Giselle; and Fernando Bujones in The Sleeping Beauty, among others. Kultur also acquired the licensing rights to Riverdance.
The first 30 days are free, then $9.99 a month for unlimited streaming to home theater, computer and mobile devices. In addition to performing arts videos, Kultur is broadening its offerings into educational programming, historical documentaries and lifestyle shows. Click here to check it out.
Dance Films Go West
Dance and filmmaking have grown more comfortable with each other lately, bringing fascinating new visual perspectives to choreographic ideas. Next week, downtown L.A. will be abuzz when Dance Camera West presents its 13th annual Dance Media Festival, a three-day event that includes screenings, Q&A sessions, panel discussions and live performances. BODYTRAFFIC kicks off the festival with a free performance on June 6th at Music Center Plaza, where artist Gustavo Godoy will also unveil a large-scale sculpture to honor the festival's "Restructure" theme.
Film screenings will be divided between the Music Center Plaza, Grand Park, REDCAT, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Highlights include Miss Hill: Making Dance Matter, Greg Vander Veer's documentary of influential dance educator Martha Hill; Slovakian director Andrea Sudorova's visually stunning Adelaars, choreographed by Jan Sevcik; and UPAJ: Improvise, a behind-the-scenes documentary that follows the making of India Jazz Suites, a collaboration between tap dynamo Jason Samuels Smith and Indian classical dancer Pandit Chitresh Das (with a Q&A with both dancers immediately following). For schedule details and tickets, go to DanceCameraWest.org.
Ratmansky, Semionova, Cornejo Win 2014 Benois de la Danse Awards
American Ballet Theatre is having a good day. Each May, the Benois de la Dance Awards recognize an extraordinary choreographer, select male and female dancers and a lifetime achievement recipient in a star-studded gala at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow. This year, three of the four awards, from a group of 18 nominees, went to artists from ABT. Principal dancer Polina Semionova won for her performances in Theme and Variations, Symphony in C, Bach Partita and Les Sylphides, while Herman Cornejo received an award for his roles in Swan Lake, The Tempest and Martha Clarke's Cheri. Royal Swedish Ballet's Mariko Kida also won for her portrayal of Juliet in Mats Eks' Juliet and Romeo. Nominees included New York City Ballet principal Ashley Bouder.
Meanwhile, Alexei Ratmansky, ABT's artist-in-residence, won the choreographic prize for his Shostakovich Trilogy and The Tempest. Longtime Paris Opera director Brigitte Lefèvre also received the Benois Lifetime Achievement Award. The all-female jury (a first for this competition, which chooses a different jury panel each year), included luminaries such as Carla Fracci, Agnés Letestu and Ana Laguna.
Photo: Polina Semionova and Marcelo Gomes in Alexei Ratmansky's Symphony No. 9, courtesy ABT
This Weekend, Everything is Copasetic
Get your tap shoes on—May 25 is National Tap Dance Day! Founded in 1989 to honor the birthday of tap legend Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, the day is celebrated throughout the country with master classes, performances and, of course, jam sessions. Here's just a few examples of what's going on this weekend:
Washington, DC: The American Embassy of Dance celebrates tap and percussive dance in "For the Love of Tap" at the Atlas Theater. Baakari Wilder, Cartier Williams and Joseph Webb of Bring In Da Noise, Bring In Da Funk fame, along with Soles of Steel and The Jam Project promise to bring the house down. Flamenco artist Anna Menendez and percussive dance artists Matthew Olwell and Emily Oleson are additional bonuses. Friday, May 23 at 7:30 pm. Click here for ticket information.
Las Vegas, NV: MADD Rhythms' second annual Las Vegas National Tap Dance Day Festival offers two master classes, two workshops, a tribute show, tap jam and more at the East Las Vegas Community Center. Keep an eye out for special guest appearances by Dr. Prince C. Spencer (the last living member of Hollywood's infamous The Four Step Brothers) and Bril Barrett. Saturday, May 24 from 1:00-6:00 pm. Click here for prices and more information.
New York City: Head to Hudson River Park Pier 45 for "Tap Attack," a free, outdoor event presented by the American Tap Dance Foundation. Students of all ages will join professionals onstage for performances at 1:00, 2:00 and 3:00 pm. In addition to open jam sessions, look for special appearances by Chloe Arnold, Kazu Kumagai, Michela Marino Lerman, Max Pollack, Jason Samuels Smith and the Tap City Youth Ensemble. Sunday, May 25 from 1:00-3:00 pm. For more info, click here.
Austin, TX: Join Tapestry Dance Company, Tapestry Too! and the Shirley McPhail School of Dance Tap Ensemble under the dome in the Texas State Capital's rotunda for a free series of live performances and rhythm games. And make sure to stick around for the mass Shim Sham. Sunday, May 25 from 12:00-1:00 pm. Click here for more information.
What's going on in your neighborhood? Let us know!
Boston Conservatory Announces 3-Year BFA Partnership with Walnut Hill
The thought of spending four years in college often gives aspiring dancers panicked feelings of anxiety about losing precious career time. That's why The Boston Conservatory and the Walnut Hill School for the Performing Arts are teaming up for a new, expedited BFA program. The alliance allows students at Walnut Hill, a performing arts boarding high school in Natick, Massachusetts, to apply to BoCa's dance program their junior year. If selected, they can then apply their senior year coursework towards the conservatory's academic and performance requirements—and graduate with a BFA in three years instead of four.
All the World's a Dance Parade
Tomorrow, over 10,000 dancers will descend on the streets of New York City to revel in the Eighth Annual Dance Parade and Festival. Over 155 groups in 77 genres will be represented, from ballet to salsa to—yes—roller disco. The parade also features an international smorgasbord of folk dance, led by the Isra Ukrainian Folk Ensemble in recognition of their nation's current political struggles. The grand marshals are none other than Urban Bush Women's Jawole Willa Jo Zoller and tap luminary Savion Glover. Also keep an eye out for The Paul Taylor Teen Ensemble and waacking sensation Princess Lockeroo's Soul Train Float.
The parade starts at 1pm at 21st and Broadway and weaves its way east, culminating in a four-hour festival of free performances, lessons and social dancing in Tompkins Square Park. Thinking of getting your groove on? Click here for more information.
Guillaume Côté to Head Canadian Dance Festival
Guillaume Côté, a longtime principal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada in Toronto, has been spreading his wings for a while now, excelling in both musical composition and choreography (he was appointed NBC's choreographic associate in 2013).
Now he can add director to the mix. In 2015, he will assume leadership of Quebec's Festival des arts de Saint-Sauveur. The festival, held in the mountain town of Saint-Sauveur, features an international array of dance and music. This year's lineup includes the Martha Graham Dance Company, Compagnie Marie Chouinard and ProArteDanza, as well as a gala featuring dancers from the Bolshoi Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, Boston Ballet, New York City Ballet, Ballet BC, Alberta Ballet and the National Ballet of Canada.
Côté, a native Québécois, has already been getting his feet wet by co-producing this year's festival (which runs July 31–August 9) with current director Anik Bissonnette. The opening night program is devoted to Côté's choreography, including the world premeire of Dance Me To the End of Love, set to music by Leonard Cohen.


February 5th marks the beginning of the Lunar New Year – and for 2019 is the year of the Pig!
Every year Asians all around the world gather with their families to celebrate the Lunar New Year. There are many traditions that Chinese people uphold during this time like lighting firecrackers, writing spring couplets, eating dumplings and wearing red. And red symbolizes good luck and good fortune.
Personally I just like red because it is a very strong color and catches my eye right away. I love the contrast it creates against the usual dark colors people wear in the winter time. I especially love this red jumpsuit, as it offers both femininity and elegance in a simple way!
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Fixtures from Sky Bet League 1 and 2 take centre stage in early September and Football League Sponsor Sky Bet has thousands of tickets to give away.
As the Premier League and Championship take a break for international football, the action in Sky Bet League 1 and 2 continues, and Sky Bet have tickets to every one of the 22 fixtures played across the weekend of September 5-6.
To get your hands on a pair, enter your details on the Sky Bet site by clicking here and choose which game you would like to go to.
Sky Bet will let you know if you've been successful by Tuesday September 1.
All entrants must be over 18 and must be able to attend the fixture chosen. Tickets are non-transferrable and must be collected in person by the entrant.
Tickets are for the home end only.

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Uninstall those drivers and try in a different port.
The problem is with that. The N version removes Media Player and other related stuff and surprisingly Microsoft isn't aware that it caused problems related to USB connections.
Download and install this package and it should solve your problem.
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THANK YOU!!!! This has been driving me nuts. Your solution fixed it.
Fixed a friend's of mine Lumia 930 connectivity issues too!
Maybe you can help me too. I don't have the Windows N version as far as I can tell. I have 64 bit Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center. My Lumia 1020 is running the Developers Preview. Since that was installed, my connection has become unreliable. For example, right now, I can here the connect tone over and over again but it never connects to my PC. When it does, it repeatedly installs the drivers, sometimes successfully and sometimes not. I thought it might be the jack itself since the cable does wiggle a bit when plugged in at the phone, but it seems to charge fine. Just doesn't get recognized as a device.
i got a solution for it.
i had suffered with same problem even I dont open my gmail account on my lumia 1320..
plz update your Windows OS from 8 to 8.1 or 8.1 to 10..
how to install that process given on google web search..
Hello guys i have the same issue wt Salah above (connecting my lumia 630 to my laptop).
The only difference is that my OS is Wins 8.1 single language, uninstalling drivers and trying other ports is not working. On trying the link for the media feature update, it shows error that update is not compatible with my OS. pls any help?
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R.I.P. Stained Glass?
By Shaunacy Ferro 1 minute Read
Stained glass is going out the window. The ornate, elegant stained-glass window designs that for centuries have been an integral part of religious architecture don't mesh with more modern worship spaces, which may include screen, slide shows, and video displays. As people's preferences in religious architecture change, the industry that supplied those colorful works of window art is on the decline, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The industry trade group, the Stained Glass Association of America, now has half the members it did during its peak in the 1970s:
To attract business, some artisans are even steering clear of using the term 'stained glass' because it carries connotations of fusty old churches.
'I'll refer to it as art glass. Architectural glass. Leaded glass,' says David Judson, a fifth-generation owner of a stained-glass studio in Los Angeles started in 1897. Like some of his peers, he is also increasingly targeting projects without religious overtones: His recent jobs include gift shops at a Shanghai amusement park and the entrance of a Hollywood boutique hotel.
For churches that still want the stained-glass look, they are finding cheaper, less permanent ways to achieve it:
Even denominational churches are finding ways to bypass pricier stained glass. Cheaper laminated windows are available. Some use framed LED lights to recreate the stained-glass look. And others are using 'environmental projection' to beam high-definition images onto blank walls.
If glass artisans are going to continue to make a living, they'll have to start looking beyond the cathedral. As one architectural glass maker told the WSJ, why not start adding glass art to the glassiest buildings around–skyscrapers? Check out the fabulous stained glass on London's Gherkin above (thanks photo editor Danny!).
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Traditions alive, well
Week of worship and community still going strong
Families get together between meetings to sit, relax, reminisce and visit. From left, Colby Denard, Thelma Byrd, Debra Byrd Pelfrey, Brittany Anderson and Autry Anderson, 3 months, held by Anna Byrd. - photo by David Renner Dawson Community News
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For one week during the summer, families from Dawson and Lumpkin counties get together at a small campground off Lumpkin Campground Road.
Called campmeeting, this week is set aside by family and friends to gather, eat, drink, reminisce and worship together in cabins they call tents.
"I've been going to camp meeting all my life. It's a good time for families to get together," Larry Taffer said.
Taffer says he has seen and been part of many changes to the living and meeting lodges.
"There have been a lot of changes. We added on to the Arbor here ... it was needed. The Arbor was like some of these old tents, almost ready to fall down. When we got in to it some of the wood had rotted," he said. "Not only did we take the roof off, we went on and built on to it and that gave us more space. You can see where we added on. We extended it on out and built new pews at the same time."
Taffer said the campground also added a sewer system to a number of tents this year.
"A lot of [the tents] were still working off of a little old septic tank. So we tackled 25 tents," he said. "This fall we're going to come in and do the rest of them. We couldn't afford to do it all at one time. After all of this rain, we felt like we needed to."
For other families, it's not about the amenities or improvements, but the sense of tradition.
"We try to carry on the tradition with the grandkids and let them be free and enjoy," Janice Turner said. "Our family tradition is you move in as quickly as you can and play as much as you can before services actually start. Then they still go to the services and enjoy each other and make new friends and carry it on to their kids."
Turner said that her family looks forward to getting together to "play dominoes and eat." They also have a tradition for cooking the week's meals.
"One person takes the night and prepares their favorite meal and feeds his whole family," she said. "It's your choice ... and you can choose whatever you want to do."
Others continue traditions given to their families to continue. Justin Denard has attended campmeeting his entire life. He is the latest in the family line to signal meeting times.
"Ten minutes and five minutes before every service we blow the shell just to let people know," he said. "It was started by someone in my family a long, long time ago. It's just been a campground tradition and it's been in my family."
But not everyone at campmeeting comes from close areas. Some come from all across the state to see their families and have never missed a single meeting.
"I've never missed a year," said Madison Phillips of Statesboro. "We don't live here, so this is a good reason for all of us to get together and see the family and everything. We are a big family but a pretty tight family."
But for most families, such as Diane Phillips' family, the week is one to quietly reflect and spend uninterrupted time together.
"I like coming because of the fact we all get to spend time together as a family without TV and without any interruptions, just low tech this week," she said. "We are away from everybody's hustle and bustle. Just sit around and rock and just sit around and play dominoes all night. Just spending time with the kids, grandkids, it's multi-generation. Where else do you get all that in one fell swoop?"
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Online hockey games can provide a lot of entertainment and fun to those who love the sport of hockey. When you play these online games, you will be captivated by the fast pace action and thrilling thrill of a professional hockey game played somewhere in the world. You can find online hockey games being played by thousands of people from all over the world. These online video games are developed by well-known video game companies such as Electronic Arts Inc., Nintendo Co. Ltd., Blizzard Entertainment Inc. and others.
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An online hockey game is a type of game that can be played on a personal computer. If you want to play an online hockey game, you will first need to create an account with an online sports social network site. You can register for free and make use of special features such as chatting with other members; commenting on their achievements; and competing with other players for virtual prizes. Some sports social networks even allow you to play an interactive game using a variety of electronic devices such as LCD televisions and laptops. Click here for more information about oregonwave.
There are three types of online game modes in most online hockey games: adventure mode, competition mode and the single player mode. Adventure mode is suitable for those who do not want to compete with other players or spend too much time looking for information about the game. In this mode, you will follow a storyline about the sport, featuring characters that you meet along the way. The single player mode is suitable for those who wish to compete against another real player.
One of the great things about playing single player online hockey games is that you get to control various aspects of the game including the ice hockey team you are playing against. This means that you can adjust certain aspects of the game, which will make the game more challenging. For instance, you can use the players you draft in yourockey draft in order to create different kinds of lineups that will be used in your next game. However, in many cases you will also be able to make changes to the actual players that you have selected.
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There are many different online video game sites where you will be able to find ice hockey games. You can look through the various offerings and find the one that has all the best options and features available. If you are looking for a unique video game experience that includes ice hockey, you will want to consider getting a game online. There is plenty of variety, which makes this type of game perfect for ice hockey fans of all ages. Get ready for some great online action as you enjoy this popular sport with your friends and family.
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What does a Product manager have in common with a ceo?
It is a pretty bold statement to suggest that CEOs and Product Managers have a lot in common. So, let me explain.
I started my career in software development. My undergrad degree is in computer science. I spent the first 8 years of my career writing software; most of it in Operating Systems. I was hired by Digital Equipment Corporation to work on VMS in the early 80's and had an opportunty to move into a software product management role after about a year with the company. I had a strong desire to learn who was buying our products, what they needed them for and how we delivered them.
I joined a new departement that was focused on "core applications". This group was responsible for developing or acquiring applications that were considered core to successfully selling VMS and Ultrix workstations. This was a unique opportunity to play an entrepreneural role in a large public company.
The product management role at Digital put you in a position to be the CEO of your product. You had a tremendous amount of responsibility and not nearly enough authority. You owned the product, not the people who build, market, sell and support it. You owned the business plan, market and product requirements, competitive analysis and pricing. You were responsible for the life of the product; from concept to retirement.
I loved the role and thought it was the perfect training ground to be a CEO someday.
It takes a unique set of skills to be successful at product management. You need the technical skills to gain the respect of the development community, the evangelism skills to sell your ideas and the business skills to shepherd the product to market. It is a difficult role. It can be frustrating and at the same time very rewarding; especially for people with entreprenual desires.
I started the blog post because I ran across a fantastic curated article on NewsCred entitled "Product Management 101: Must-Read Blog Posts, Books, Videos+Articles" and wanted to share it.
If you are a product manager, or aspiring product manager, this is an aweseome resource.
The role of product management can vary quite a bit from company to company. Company size has a big influence on the role as does the leadership team.
Product managment often reports to engineering. It isn't uncommon for the engineering team to look at product management through a project management lens and assign them to manage the product release process. This is not something a aspiring product manager has any interest in doing.
Product managers are business people with technical/market skills. They own the success of the product in the market. They are responsible for product readiness by ensuring marketing, sales, services and support are ready for general release. A product manager will forecast revenues, set expectations with management and will closely monitor and manage the success of the product throughout its lifecycle.


Wisynco reports 11.7% decline in nine months net profit.
Cost of sales for the period amounted to $11.32 billion, up 12.2% relative to $10.09 billion reported in 2017. Consequently, gross profit rose 19.1% to close at $6.73 billion compared to the $5.66 billion for the same period a year earlier.
As such, WISYNCO booked a 1% increase in operating profit to $2.27 billion (2017: $2.25 billion).
Finance income for the period amounted to $50.55 million, down 59.5% from the $124.97 million reported for the corresponding period in 2017. Finance costs increased 48.7% to $177.12 million for the period from $119.14 million for 2017.
Profit before taxation amounted to $2.15 billion, relative to $2.26 billion reported in 2017, a 4.8% decline year over year. Taxation for the period amounted to $460.92 million (2017: $431.80 million). Profit from continuing operation amounted to $1.69 billion relative to $1.82 billion booked for the comparable period in 2017. Profit from discontinued operations totalled $41.56 million versus $133.02 million in 2017. As such, net profit of $1.73 billion (2017: $1.96 billion) was posted for the nine months ended March 31, 2018, representing a 11.7% decline year over year. Net profit for the third quarter amounted to $504.28 million relative to $820.24 million in 2017, a 38.5% decline year over year.
Earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter amounted to $0.13 (2017: $0.22), while the EPS for the nine months amounted to $0.46 (2017: $0.52). The twelve-month trailing EPS amounted to $0.51. The number of shares used in our calculations is 3,750,000,000. Notably, WISYNCO's stock price closed the trading period on May 10, 2018 at $10.32.
As March 31 2018, WISYNCO's assets totalled $13.86 billion, $1.03 billion more than the $12.83 billion recorded last year for the same period. The increase in total assets was largely due to increases in 'property, plant and equipment' by $1.56 billion to close at $6.06 billion (2017: $4.50 billion).
Shareholder's equity closed at $8.35 billion (2017: $7.67 billion). As such, the book value per share was $2.23 (2017: $2.05).


It doesn�t matter if it�s a full on glitter unicorn or emoji or just some glitter hearts or stars used as add-ons, glitter has the magical power to transform the most basic item into the most fabulous, favorite garment that your child will insist on wearing all the time!!... Time for my super-easy solution to prevent glitter from falling off! Sparkle Mod Podge! Yes, Mod Podge comes in an awesome sparkle formula, with glitter embedded in it, which you can see above in my extreme close-up shot of my little paint brush.
The way you should remove glitter glue depends on two factors: the glue's base ingredient and the material it's stuck on. The approach for cleaning dried glitter glue from a hard surface differs from washing the still-wet epoxy from fabric.... Depending on what type of clothes you're wanting to put the glitter on and how much.. For shirts etc that are cotton I would try Tree House Studio spray adhesive, spray then add glitter!
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The amount of glitter in the glitter-glue mixture and your desired level of glitter coverage are things you should consider when thinking about how many coats you might want to do. I ended up doing three complete coats of glitter to entirely cover my shoes with glitter.
Please note: due to the delicate application of the glitter to the mesh, some shedding is to be expected. Please follow all washing instructions strictly to ensure the longevity of your dress.
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On the M40 northbound between junctions J3 and J4, expect delays of up to 10 mins at peak times due to roadworks closing two lanes, from 9 pm on 2 September 2015 to 6 am on 3 September 2015.
A49 northbound between A465 and A438 near Hereford (south) | Northbound | Congestion
On the A49 northbound between the junctions with the A465 and the A438, there are currently delays of 10 mins due to heavy traffic . Normal traffic conditions expected from 1:00 pm.
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M40 at junction 4 with the A404 | Northbound | Roadworks
On the M40 northbound at junction J4, expect delays of up to 10 mins at peak times due to roadworks closing two lanes, from 10 pm on 2 September 2015 to 6 am on 3 September 2015.
M5 northbound between J3 and J2 | Northbound | Roadworks
On the M5 northbound between junctions J3 and J1, expect delays of up to 10 mins at peak times due to roadworks closing two lanes, from 8 pm on 2 September 2015 to 6 am on 3 September 2015.
A590 westbound between B5281 and A595 | Westbound | Congestion
On the A590 westbound between the junctions with the A5087 and the A595, there are currently delays of 10 mins due to heavy traffic . Normal traffic conditions expected from 12:45 pm.
A19 southbound between A1046 and A66 | Southbound | Broken Down Vehicle
On the A19 southbound between the junctions with the A1046 and the A66, minor delays are possible due to a broken down vehicle closing one lane. Normal traffic conditions expected from 1:00 pm.
M25 anti-clockwise between J28 and J27 | Anti-clockwise | Broken Down Vehicle
On the M25 anti-clockwise between junctions J28 and J27, minor delays are possible due to a broken down vehicle closing one lane. Normal traffic conditions expected from 12:45 pm.
A5 at the junction with the A34 | Unknown | Other Unplanned
The A5 between Cannock and Harpenden is closed at the junction with the A34, due to an incident. Road expected to re-open from 3:15 pm.
The junction of the A5 and the A34 is closed , due to an incident. Road expected to re-open from 3:15 pm.


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Batchwood Hall Golf Club
18 holes of golf set in the picturesque grounds of Batchwood Hall
BHGC Club Details
BHGC Membership
About Batchwood Hall
The Club was founded in 1935 in anticipation of the course being opened in 1936.
St Albans Council purchased the Hall and surrounding land in 1935 for the purpose of opening a restaurant and a public golf course. J H Taylor, five times Open Champion and the first Englishman to win the Open, was engaged to design the course. It was very likely that Samuel Ryder, of Ryder Cup fame and past Councillor and Mayor of St Albans, was instrumental in persuading the Council to hire Mr. Taylor since the two appeared to know each other well. J H Taylor captained the winning Ryder Cup team in 1933. The 18 hole course Taylor designed was widely considered as one of the finest municipal courses in the south of England
A temporary Committee was formed during the latter part of 1936 when play began on the course. The first recorded Committee meeting took place on 20th December 1936 when among other things approval was given to join the Hertfordshire Golf Union for the sum of two guineas.
At the first Annual General Meeting when 45 Members and season ticket holders attended, a letter from the Mayor expressing his willingness to be President of the Club was read out and accepted with "acclamation". Until the Mayoralty decided at the end of 2012 to reduce the number of Honorary Presidencies in the district, the incumbent Mayor of the City and District of St. Albans has always been the President of the Club.
Over the years, the Golf Club was provided with a variety of rooms in Batchwood Hall which served the needs of a growing Club. Records show that in the pre-war years there was a significant Ladies section evidenced by requests to the Council to provide a dressing table and stool for the Ladies' room and a resolution to allow Ladies to receive full handicap difference when they played against men in knockout competitions.
The Golf Club resided in Batchwood Hall until the late 1980s when the Tennis Centre was built and plans were laid to convert the Hall into a nightclub. The Golf Club leased some land next to the Tennis Centre and the Membership raised funds to build their own Club House. Alas, in August 2011 the Golf & Tennis Centre, the Golf Club House and the Bowls Club were completely destroyed by a huge fire believed to have been started deliberately by arsonists. A new Club House is expected to be completed in mid-August 2013
In 2001 the Club moved towards "Equal Opportunity" status by removing any gender or age differentiation, choosing instead categories defined by the days of the week Members wished to play; essentially Members choose to be midweek or weekend players but maintain equal voting rights.
The Club and Batchwood Golf Course have always been 'stepping stones' in the careers of Hertfordshire golfers. Notable golfers who started their golf at Batchwood include Peter Townsend who represented Great Britain in both the Walker Cup and the Ryder Cup. David Tapping, European Tour professional who was placed fifth in the Madeira Open, seventh in the Irish Open and had lowest score on the Saturday at the Open all in the same year; Carl Duke who gained England amateur honours in the early 1990s and, more recently, Luke Colgate who has represented England School Boys and was unbeaten in the County team that won the final of the English Boys Championship. The course record is held by Luke with a 65.
As an active member of the National Association of Public Golf Courses, the Club regularly participates in national team competitions winning the Men's' event in 1986, the Mixed event in 1998 and 2005 with the Ladies achieving runner up position in 2004. The men's Seniors were runners up in 2010.
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In April, the entrepreneurs' barbecue was hosted by a member of the executive board for the first time in the eight-year history of the event: Professor Thomas Hirth, the new KIT Vice President for Innovation and International Affairs, personally fired up the grill and explained the significance of innovation at KIT and plans for the further development of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship (CIE) to attendants of the event. He was supported by the Head of KIT Innovation Management (IMA), Dr Jens Fahrenberg, and the Head of the Institute for Entrepreneurship, Technology Management and Innovation (EnTechnon), Professor Orestis Terzidis.
The "KIT Gründerschmiede" (Founders' Forge) project aims to strengthen the entrepreneurial culture at KIT. It has been funded within the scope of the "EXIST" programme since 2013. Over the course of the past three years, various measures have been implemented, and their first results are becoming apparent. KIT has reached the third place in the "Gründungsradar" ranking by the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft (Donors' association for the promotion of humanities and sciences in Germany) and tied place with the start-up RESTUBE GmbH for first place in the renowned Deutschen Gründerpreis awards in 2015. The second round of funding has been approved on this basis, as continuity and the development of successful measures is one of the main principles of the association. We are delighted about the continued sponsorship from EXIST IV and the implied success of our strategy.
Under the heading "Smart Energy Systems & Entrepreneurship," the international summer school of the EIT Digital took place from July 27 to August 7, 2015 in cooperation with the KIT Institute for Entrepreneurship, Technology Management and Innovation (EnTechnon). The goal of the summer school was to promote innovations in the energy sector. Around 40 participants from around the world participated in the two-week summer school in Karlsruhe.
Through expert lectures and workshops, master students, scientists, and young professionals dealt with the energy systems of the future and potential business ideas in this segment such as new energy systems, e-mobility, or storage systems. One highlight of the summer school was the excursion to juwi in Wörrstadt. In addition to a guided tour of the company grounds and a tour of the wind facilities, Matthias Willenbacher, co-founder of juwi, was available to answer participants' questions at the founder's talk.
The focus of the first week of the summer school was on energy-relevant topics. During the second week, potential business ideas were created in various workshops. These ideas were then developed in small groups lead by mentors. At the end of the summer school, the teams presented their developed business ideas during a seven-minute pitch to an expert jury. After long consultation, the jury named the 'Multi-Family Homes Flexibility Monetization' team the winner. Participants were also able to rank each other. In this ranking, the 'Power Check Plug' team received the most votes. The final pitch ended with satisfied teams and enthused jury members.
The KIT Entrepreneurship Talks began the year with Ludwig Neer of CAS Software AG. Prospective IT founders and interested people gathered on January 22, 2015 in the Tulla Lecture Hall. Entrepreneur Neer founded CAS as early as 1986 together with Martin Hubschneider, building the company to become today's market leader for CRM solutions. In his current position on the board for research and technology, Neer continuously works on the development of the company.
Since the startup of CAS about 30 years ago, the IT industry has rapidly changed. Neer witnessed this development and, at the talk, drew personal conclusions about what is different and important for IT startups today. Many changes have to do with the digitalization, the fast pace, and the large competition in the IT sector.


Major products are live cattle and calves (40% of industry revenue); poultry and eggs (25%); dairy products (20%); and live hogs and pigs (10%). Other products include sheep, horses and farmed fish.
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The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Dayton & Waitsburg
Dayton and Columbia County
Walla Walla County and Columbia County
Waitsburg and Walla Walla County
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Conversations with Mike
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Police Notes
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By Beka Thompson
Flooding, wildfires just another element of 2020
As though a new virus wasn't enough, the year threw some wild weather into the mix
Lane Gwinn
The 2020 flood as seen from Preston Ave
WAITSBURG-Keeping with the 'chaos' theme of the year, 2020 offered some extreme weather events.
On Tuesday, February 4, the National Weather Service reported 3.8" of snowfall in the area. On February 5, the snow was washed away by .69" of rainfall, setting a short-lived record. On Friday, February 6, the rainfall record was surpassed once again, with the area receiving .91" in less than 24 hours.
The frozen ground, paired with heavy precipitation and sudden, warm weather, created the perfect conditions for muddy water to break the riverbanks on Lower Hogeye Road, just outside the county line, and in various places above that.
The first banks broke in the very early hours of the morning, sending the river rushing down Lower Hogeye Road, across Highway 12, and, eventually, right down Preston Avenue. Water flooded into basements, garages, and through yards and pastures. While the flood in 2020 was a shorter event than the flood that happened exactly 24 years prior, it was an arguably more intense event, with a higher, faster initial flow rate.
In true small-town fashion, unaffected community members jumped up and took charge. The Waitsburg Christian Church's basement became a gathering spot for hungry flood victims and volunteers who were making efforts to divert the water. Other rooms in the church became sleep centers, so everyone had a safe, warm spot to lay their heads.
Community members like Margie Benson took charge in the kitchen, accepting food donations and piecing together comforting meals while maintaining a constant supply of fresh coffee and hot cocoa.
Neighbors, including Joy Smith and Jillian Henze, stepped up and began coordinating relief efforts, organizing volunteers, clothing and supply donations, and coordinating clean-up efforts. Hundreds of volunteers headed to the gravel pits and fairgrounds to fill sandbags, including a group of 4-H'ers. Friends from Dayton and Walla Walla showed up with trucks, trailers, and tractors used to haul sandbags and other diversion methods to vulnerable areas along the river, and to threatened homes.
By the end of the day, the water had receded, but clean-up is continuing nearly a year later. Slowed down by the COVID-19 pandemic, some essential repairs, like those occurring along the levees, were pushed back. Recently a large portion of the levee running along Willard Street was repaired by the U.S Army Corp of Engineers, after it sustained severe damaged. The City of Waitsburg is still waiting on federal disaster funding.
From water to fire, the elements were not kind in 2020. In August, heavy smoke blocked out the sun for almost a week. Wildfires across Washington, Oregon, and California were out of control and fueled a massive smoke cloud that hung low over our area, creating hazardous air conditions. On the bright side, everyone was already staying home to combat the COVID-19 virus.
Waitsburg escaped unscathed from the wildfires, but some of our neighbors were not so fortunate. The towns of Malden and Pine City were almost entirely destroyed by the fires. More than 710,000 acres were charred across the state, and more than 375 buildings were lost. The fires destroyed one hundred and eighty-one homes, claimed one Washington resident's life, and injured many more.
A small fire flared in the Pomeroy Ranger District of the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness, being dubbed the Rattlesnake Fire. The fire was sparked by lightning in the 15-year-old scar of the 2005 School Fire and remained under 500 acres.
This year we had to adjust our way of life to protect, rebuild, and repair our community from the forces of Mother Nature. Waitsburg has risen to these challenges and now must keep working together through the pandemic as well. Well maintained levees protect from flooding, while masks and social distancing are still the best protection against the virus's spread.
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Home Featured Sculpture Painful memories of a failed marriage wins literary prize
Painful memories of a failed marriage wins literary prize
Wheatley, who adored her mother and loathed her father, would often gaze at her parent's smiling wedding photo and wonder what had brought them together: "I had never seen them looking happy and loving, they never looked like they did on the day of their wedding day. As I got older that question remained with me."
Author Nadia Wheatley. Credit:Janie Barrett
Writing across children's and adult fiction and non-fiction over four decades, Wheatley is best known as the author of the classic Australian picture book, My Place, depicting the history of a block of land in Sydney through the stories of the children who lived there. It was Children's Book Council Book of the Year for Younger Readers in 1988. Her biography of Charmian Clift was published to wide acclaim in 2001.
Her Mother's Daughter is her most-personal work to date, a memoir 20 years in the making and writing, having its genesis in an unstable childhood during which she would file encounters between her mother and her "sadistic bully of a father" almost as "capitalised titles in my brain as one might name chapters or episodes in a story".
"I realise now as an adult looking back on the process it was the only way I could keep some sense of control and order in my life," she says. "It was almost as if I felt one day I might be able to find out what those events were about."
Within a year of mother's death in 1958, Wheatley started writing down in the back of old exercise books stories her mother had told her about her own childhood and the years she spent nursing in Greece and Palestine during the war and post-war helping refugees in Germany.
Wheatley was not told of her mother's death until three days after her funeral, and thereafter her mother's death was not spoken of again by relatives, her mother's life in only saintly terms. "It was if a wall of silence had come down."
The quest to find the woman Wheatley remembered required four months of self-funded work digging through archives in New York, London, Paris and Germany, acknowledged by the award's $20,000 prize.
The only national literary awards run by a local council, Waverley Council's Nib People's Choice Prize was awarded to Dr Alice Gorman for her Dr Space Junk vs The Universe: Archaeology and the future. The Nib Military History Prize was awarded to John Devitt and Larry Writer for Cecil Healy: A Biography. As part of their research, the authors travelled to the UK and toured the battlefields of France, where Cecil Healy, an Olympic gold medallist swimmer, died in 1918.
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A dream to work on this video with my favorite Jerron Herman – a constant source of inspiration, motivation, and everything in between.
+ many thanks to the amazing team of The Roof Films, Jack Frerer and Liana Kleinman!
Big thank you to the New York Times's Seth Colter Walls for this write-up! ???
Very honored to have been named a recipient of a 2018 ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Award! Read more on the full list of winners and pieces via NewMusicBox.
Many thanks to 21CM for the opportunity to share my story – accompanied by some of my favorite musings and inspirations! Read the full article here.
Always love spending time w my favorite Kelly Moran, including but not limited to on her very own New Sounds radio show! Thank you Kelly for having me on, and check out our convo here.
Huge thank you to TEDxMidAtlantic, The Canales Project, and Carla Canales for inviting me to speak/perform at the 2017 Conference! It was truly and honor, and of course big thank you to my one true love – my Magnus vintage toy organ.
Very honored to be included in Beth Morrison Projects's Next Generation initiative, with vocal works from the selected composers to be performed on March 17 at Brooklyn's National Sawdust! Read more on the initiative and participants here.
Many thanks to LA's Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra for asking me some questions! Read the full interview here.


What: 3 year Teaching Fellow posts are available with a focus on innovating and liaising across food-related Masters at 5 UK Universities.
Why: The Centre for Food Policy has won a large UK Higher Education Funding Council for England grant to develop an exciting phase of innovation, education and sharing across 5 Universities' food-related Masters Programmes. The bid was led by Oxford and included City University, Reading and Warwick Universities. They are now hiring post-doctoral students for full time posts (3 year contracts).The 5 posts at the 5 Universities are being co-ordinated by Reading University human relations.One post will be based with the Centre for Food Policy (I can attest that this is a great place to work!).
When: They want to start in the beginning of the academic year. So the appointments process is tight / speedy.
Posted on June 10, 2015 June 10, 2015 by foodgovernancePosted in Food StudiesTagged Food Policy, jobs, UK.


An IOT project using a few Adafruit micro-controllers to alert us when the dog needs to go outside. She rings the bell, and we get an audio playback in our room letting us know she needs to go out.
While I didn't dress up for Halloween this year, I did manage to get in on a little bit of the fun. Thingiverse put on their 2017 Costume Contest and I figured I'd give it a go. I designed, printed, and assemble this 3d printed armature.
My co-worker Bob asked if I could take the badge on the front of his bike and make a custom one with the logo of our business on it. So I 3d printed one for him.


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package com.hazelcast.client.impl.protocol.codec;

import com.hazelcast.client.impl.protocol.ClientMessage;
import com.hazelcast.client.impl.protocol.Generated;
import com.hazelcast.client.impl.protocol.codec.builtin.*;
import com.hazelcast.client.impl.protocol.codec.custom.*;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;

import static com.hazelcast.client.impl.protocol.ClientMessage.*;
import static com.hazelcast.client.impl.protocol.codec.builtin.FixedSizeTypesCodec.*;

/*
 * This file is auto-generated by the Hazelcast Client Protocol Code Generator.
 * To change this file, edit the templates or the protocol
 * definitions on the https://github.com/hazelcast/hazelcast-client-protocol
 * and regenerate it.
 */

/**
 * Submits the task to partition for execution, partition is chosen based on multiple criteria of the given task.
 */
@Generated("97cd798c27e5bb41faa3c075bda867e9")
public final class ScheduledExecutorSubmitToPartitionCodec {
    //hex: 0x1A0200
    public static final int REQUEST_MESSAGE_TYPE = 1704448;
    //hex: 0x1A0201
    public static final int RESPONSE_MESSAGE_TYPE = 1704449;
    private static final int REQUEST_TYPE_FIELD_OFFSET = PARTITION_ID_FIELD_OFFSET + INT_SIZE_IN_BYTES;
    private static final int REQUEST_INITIAL_DELAY_IN_MILLIS_FIELD_OFFSET = REQUEST_TYPE_FIELD_OFFSET + BYTE_SIZE_IN_BYTES;
    private static final int REQUEST_PERIOD_IN_MILLIS_FIELD_OFFSET = REQUEST_INITIAL_DELAY_IN_MILLIS_FIELD_OFFSET + LONG_SIZE_IN_BYTES;
    private static final int REQUEST_AUTO_DISPOSABLE_FIELD_OFFSET = REQUEST_PERIOD_IN_MILLIS_FIELD_OFFSET + LONG_SIZE_IN_BYTES;
    private static final int REQUEST_INITIAL_FRAME_SIZE = REQUEST_AUTO_DISPOSABLE_FIELD_OFFSET + BOOLEAN_SIZE_IN_BYTES;
    private static final int RESPONSE_INITIAL_FRAME_SIZE = RESPONSE_BACKUP_ACKS_FIELD_OFFSET + BYTE_SIZE_IN_BYTES;

    private ScheduledExecutorSubmitToPartitionCodec() {
    }

    @edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.SuppressFBWarnings({"URF_UNREAD_PUBLIC_OR_PROTECTED_FIELD"})
    public static class RequestParameters {

        /**
         * The name of the scheduler.
         */
        public java.lang.String schedulerName;

        /**
         * type of schedule logic, values 0 for SINGLE_RUN, 1 for AT_FIXED_RATE
         */
        public byte type;

        /**
         * The name of the task
         */
        public java.lang.String taskName;

        /**
         * Name The name of the task
         */
        public com.hazelcast.internal.serialization.Data task;

        /**
         * initial delay in milliseconds
         */
        public long initialDelayInMillis;

        /**
         * period between each run in milliseconds
         */
        public long periodInMillis;

        /**
         * A boolean flag to indicate whether the task should be destroyed automatically after execution.
         */
        public boolean autoDisposable;

        /**
         * True if the autoDisposable is received from the client, false otherwise.
         * If this is false, autoDisposable has the default value for its type.
        */
        public boolean isAutoDisposableExists;
    }

    public static ClientMessage encodeRequest(java.lang.String schedulerName, byte type, java.lang.String taskName, com.hazelcast.internal.serialization.Data task, long initialDelayInMillis, long periodInMillis, boolean autoDisposable) {
        ClientMessage clientMessage = ClientMessage.createForEncode();
        clientMessage.setRetryable(true);
        clientMessage.setOperationName("ScheduledExecutor.SubmitToPartition");
        ClientMessage.Frame initialFrame = new ClientMessage.Frame(new byte[REQUEST_INITIAL_FRAME_SIZE], UNFRAGMENTED_MESSAGE);
        encodeInt(initialFrame.content, TYPE_FIELD_OFFSET, REQUEST_MESSAGE_TYPE);
        encodeInt(initialFrame.content, PARTITION_ID_FIELD_OFFSET, -1);
        encodeByte(initialFrame.content, REQUEST_TYPE_FIELD_OFFSET, type);
        encodeLong(initialFrame.content, REQUEST_INITIAL_DELAY_IN_MILLIS_FIELD_OFFSET, initialDelayInMillis);
        encodeLong(initialFrame.content, REQUEST_PERIOD_IN_MILLIS_FIELD_OFFSET, periodInMillis);
        encodeBoolean(initialFrame.content, REQUEST_AUTO_DISPOSABLE_FIELD_OFFSET, autoDisposable);
        clientMessage.add(initialFrame);
        StringCodec.encode(clientMessage, schedulerName);
        StringCodec.encode(clientMessage, taskName);
        DataCodec.encode(clientMessage, task);
        return clientMessage;
    }

    public static ScheduledExecutorSubmitToPartitionCodec.RequestParameters decodeRequest(ClientMessage clientMessage) {
        ClientMessage.ForwardFrameIterator iterator = clientMessage.frameIterator();
        RequestParameters request = new RequestParameters();
        ClientMessage.Frame initialFrame = iterator.next();
        request.type = decodeByte(initialFrame.content, REQUEST_TYPE_FIELD_OFFSET);
        request.initialDelayInMillis = decodeLong(initialFrame.content, REQUEST_INITIAL_DELAY_IN_MILLIS_FIELD_OFFSET);
        request.periodInMillis = decodeLong(initialFrame.content, REQUEST_PERIOD_IN_MILLIS_FIELD_OFFSET);
        if (initialFrame.content.length >= REQUEST_AUTO_DISPOSABLE_FIELD_OFFSET + BOOLEAN_SIZE_IN_BYTES) {
            request.autoDisposable = decodeBoolean(initialFrame.content, REQUEST_AUTO_DISPOSABLE_FIELD_OFFSET);
            request.isAutoDisposableExists = true;
        } else {
            request.isAutoDisposableExists = false;
        }
        request.schedulerName = StringCodec.decode(iterator);
        request.taskName = StringCodec.decode(iterator);
        request.task = DataCodec.decode(iterator);
        return request;
    }

    public static ClientMessage encodeResponse() {
        ClientMessage clientMessage = ClientMessage.createForEncode();
        ClientMessage.Frame initialFrame = new ClientMessage.Frame(new byte[RESPONSE_INITIAL_FRAME_SIZE], UNFRAGMENTED_MESSAGE);
        encodeInt(initialFrame.content, TYPE_FIELD_OFFSET, RESPONSE_MESSAGE_TYPE);
        clientMessage.add(initialFrame);

        return clientMessage;
    }

}

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