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HOUSE OF CHAMPIONS OF VERO BEACH, FLORIDA

Trainer Gus Curren,
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House Of Champions

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Dance faculty from Interlochen Center for the Arts will hold dance auditions in 14 North American locations throughout January and February 2010.

The auditions will include ballet, pointe and modern technique. Participating students will be considered for admission to either of Interlochen's world-renowned educational programs: Interlochen Arts Camp and Interlochen Arts Academy.

Interested students and their families are invited to attend these open calls. Interlochen dance faculty will be available to answer questions as well. No pre-registration is necessary. Required audition dress for girls is black leotards and pink tights. Boys should wear white T-shirts and black tights.

The winter audition tour will kick-off January 9 in Boston and continues through February 21, 2010 in New York City. For a complete tour schedule including dates, locations and audition times and fees please visit www.interlochen.org/dance2010/?WT.mc_id=DanceAud_PRweb_Dec09

The dance program at Interlochen Center for the Arts offers students the opportunity to develop and grow in a positive and focused environment. At Interlochen Arts Camp, students in grades 6-12 choose a program that emphasizes either ballet or modern dance. Each three-week session culminates in a public performance.

Interlochen Arts Academy, a fine arts boarding high school (www.academy.interlochen.org), engages students artistically and academically. A ballet-based curriculum with additional emphasis in modern and jazz techniques encourages dancers to be versatile performers. Students and faculty stage three fully-produced dance concerts each year. College-prep academics foster cross-disciplinary thinking to prepare students for any professional endeavor.

Interlochen Arts Camp and Interlochen Arts Academy are part of the nonprofit Interlochen Center for the Arts, recipient of the National Medal of Arts and the only organization in the world that brings together: a 2,500-student summer camp (www.camp.interlochen.org) program; a 500-student fine arts boarding high school; opportunities for hundreds of adults to engage in fulfilling artistic and creative programs; two 24-hour listener-supported public radio stations (classical music and news); more than 600 arts presentations annually by students, faculty and world-renowned guest artists; a global alumni base spans eight decades. For information, visit Interlochen online at www.interlochen.org.

I know, I know. I have not posted any photos of my crafts in a long time! Well, I have been a bit busy over this last Summer and Fall, but the Winter is shaping up to be a good crafting season, so there will be more to browse...I promise!

If you want to easily view my past crafts, check out this link to view my Flickr photo sharing pages (or click on the link to the top right-hand side of my blog). They're all neatly organized in an easy-to-view format.

Have fun...and check back here around Christmas time for some knitting, sewing and such project photos!

-RM

http://www.ehow.com/how_5211198_perform-yoga-moves-desk.html

Better Homes and Gardens Network’s recently launched Recipe.com today announced a program for its Twitter followers. Everyone who becomes a follower of @Recipedotcom (http://www.twitter.com/recipedotcom) on Twitter between now and November 25, 2009, will receive a free eBook that includes 64 holiday recipes.

Followers of @Recipedotcom on Twitter will receive a direct message back with a link to a free eBook. The recipes also will be made available by registering with a valid email address at http://www.recipe.com/holidaymenus.

“All of the recipes in the eBook have been tested in the Better Homes and Gardens Test Kitchen,” said Jeff Myers, Vice President/General Manager of Special Interest Media. “This includes a variety of quick recipes and easy meal ideas -- including appetizers, salads, meats, potatoes, stuffings, side dishes, and desserts -- that can be mixed and matched to create great holiday menus.”

Consumers can also get additional holiday ideas at Recipe.com, including more than 20,000 of the best recipes from several of the top food brands and recipe websites. The new website has also added thousands more Thanksgiving recipes for dinner, dessert, and more, as well as Christmas recipes leading up to the holidays. These seasonal recipes are in addition to standard categories such as quick and easy chicken recipes, low calorie recipes, and healthy cooking recipes.

In addition to housing a wealth of branded recipes, Recipe.com has several additional features:

•    A photo accompanies every recipe on the site.

•    More than 2,300 different categories of recipes can be easily found and browsed, with the most popular recipes within each category being highlighted.

•    Real-time rankings of the day’s most popular recipes and recipe searches from the site are displayed on every page.

•    A weekly e-newsletter, Your Weekly Dish (https://secure.recipe.com/common/profile/quicksignupNewUser.jsp), features a variety of partner recipes in each edition.

•    Daily giveaways.

•    Twitter updates at http://www.twitter.com/recipedotcom

This is to my husband, with whom I am now back together, and will always cherish for being the man he is.

My life tells me not its breadth,

But with your love, I find its depth.

-Micol Day

Love you always, Cory!

Better Homes and Gardens Network's Recipe.com, a new website launched just a few months ago, is featuring Thanksgiving recipes (http://www.recipe.com/recipes/thanksgiving/) that will ensure a festive and colorful holiday celebration. Its recipes for Thanksgiving turkey, turkey stuffing, Thanksgiving appetizers and Thanksgiving desserts are easy to make and suitable for cooks who prefer to do it all themselves or for family and friends.

"We're excited to present our first year of Thanksgiving recipes which have been contributed by the top food brands and recipe websites of celebrities and popular food media," said Jeff Myers, Vice President/General Manager of Special Interest Media. "Our staff has tested hundreds of Thanksgiving recipes. We are confident cooks will find everything they could possibly want on Recipe.com, from traditional recipes to recipes with completely new combinations of ingredients."

Because the Thanksgiving turkey (http://www.recipe.com/recipes/thanksgiving/turkey/) is the centerpiece of the holiday, Recipe.com has several different turkey recipes, including herb-roasted turkey, maple-brined turkey, orange-roasted turkey, and other unique ways of cooking the bird. There are also many variations for gravy--everything from Apple Herb Turkey Gravy to Cider Gravy to Herbed Pan Gravy. And as for turkey stuffing, Recipe.com includes recipes for Old-Time Stuffing, Pear Stuffing, Cranberry-Pecan Stuffing and Orange-Parsley Stuffing.

Thanksgiving appetizers (http://www.recipe.com/recipes/thanksgiving/appetizers/) always present an interesting situation--people are hungry but don't want to spoil their appetites. Chili pecans and curried cashews, two of the most popular appetizers on Recipe.com, address this quandary to perfection. These dishes are chewy and light with lots of flavor. For heartier Thanksgiving appetizers, there are recipes for Caramelized Onion and White Bean Flatbread, Chile con Queso and other robust offerings.

Many times Thanksgiving side dishes (http://www.recipe.com/recipes/thanksgiving/side-dishes/) provide the most menu discussion and debate. Many hosts suggest everyone bring their favorite side dish in a certain category. Recipe.com has more than enough to choose from, including the very unusual Roasted Fall Vegetables in Cheddar Crust, Cranberry Eggnog Rolls, Maple-Ginger Sweet Potatoes, and the traditional Green Bean Casserole.

Recipe.com has dozens of tempting Thanksgiving desserts (http://www.recipe.com/recipes/thanksgiving/desserts/), and the website has a photo accompanying each recipe to make the dessert decision a bit easier. There are recipes for Traditional Pumpkin Pie, adult-suitable Bourbon and Chocolate Pecan Pie, White-Chocolate-Chip Spice Cookies, Apple Confit and more.

For more Thanksgiving recipes and other updates, Recipe.com invites readers to follow them on Twitter at @Recipedotcom

From one of my writing "mentors" Michael Geffner:

Award winning song and children's book writer Nancy Vogl http://www.nancyvogl.com/Welcome.html Click here has a disabled granddaughter, Breanna, in need of surgery in New York in November.

Eight-year-old Breanna suffers from a rare affliction that robs her of all ability to move. The family is of meager means and requires help raising the funds to cover the surgery, their airfares, food and accommodations for the necessary trips to take advantage of the hospital and surgeon's kindness.

Nancy set up a website to introduce Breanna in hopes that she can generate at least some of the needed funds:

http://www.helpbreanna.com/HelpBreanna/Welcome.html