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  • April 12, 2021

'Courts of the future - the future of courts' is an online workshop series organised by the Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans Bredow Institute that takes a deep dive into the role of technology in and in front of courts, of platform courts and of the use of courts to effect social changes.

Prof. Mireille Hildebrandt will take part in the first workshop 'Courts as law-makers for the internet? Limits and potentials of norm entrepreneurship' where the keynote will be provided by AG Maciej Szpunar, CJEU.

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14i'm gonna give all my secrets away » Halfway through her sophomore year, Santana and her family left Lima, Ohio with the reason that her father got a new job. While that is true, she was hiding a big secret. She returns a year and a half later with more than just one secret. The question is, how long can she kept those secrets hidden?
Glee, T, English, Romance & Drama, chapters: 4, words: 7k+, favs: 19, follows: 32, updated: 7/6 published: 9/16/2020, [Santana L., Brittany P.] Rachel B., Finn H.
12Until We Have Freedom » She hadn't sung on a stage for six years. She hadn't felt the sun on her skin in six years. She hadn't seen her dads in six years. There was so much she hadn't done, and it was tearing her up inside. All she could do was hope; and even then it wouldn't stay until they had freedom. Rated T for themes and language. Eventual Finchel.
Glee, T, English, Drama & Hurt/Comfort, chapters: 2, words: 3k+, favs: 12, follows: 18, updated: 4/30/2017 published: 4/29/2017, Rachel B., Finn H.
3That Dreaded Question That was it. That was the moment Rachel hoped she'd never have to face; having her daughter find out the truth on accident. It was something she had been avoiding for seventeen years, plunging it deep into the ground. Now it resurfaced and she heard what she didn't want to hear. That dreaded question. Two-shot. (Possibly three-shot.)
Glee, T, English, Drama & Family, words: 7k+, favs: 6, follows: 5, 8/8/2016, Rachel B.
10Found Again » Set in an alternate universe to my fanfic Complicated. What if it was never revealed that Puck wasn't the father of Rachel's baby? Fifteen years later, follow the life of Rachel and Finn's child, Cory, who discovers his true parentage during his sophomore year. Along the way, what other secrets will be revealed?
Glee, T, English, Drama & Romance, chapters: 2, words: 3k+, favs: 14, follows: 17, updated: 7/24/2015 published: 12/14/2013, [Finn H., Rachel B.]
322More Than Words » Rachel would have never thought that in her senior year of high school, she would be engaged to her boyfriend Finn Hudson, and had had a baby boy named Cory in her sophomore year. What kinds of drama will the couple face during their last year of high school? Find out in the sequel to my other fanfic, Complicated!
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49Outnumbered » Finchel AU. Rachel is a Broadway star who recently lost her husband in an accident. Finn Hudson is a production assistant to a late night talk show, who also lost his wife. Both Rachel and Finn meet during her tour of talk shows and hit it off. There's one catch though; Rachel has eight kids and Finn has ten. Based off the movie Yours, Mine, and Ours.
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350 Complicated » Rachel's a cheerleader who's dating Puck, and Quinn has a crush on him. Puck's best friend is Finn, who had a one night stand with Rachel at an end of the summer party. Can things get more complicated between these four people? Actually they can, because Rachel's pregnant with Finn's baby. Finchel is endgame.
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Taking St. Louis' lead-footed concertgoers to task

Music critics are, on the whole, a pack of cowardly, smug bastards who take perverse delight in belittling the achievements of musicians: "cowardly" because we do so from the safe distance of the written word; "smug" because our musical taste is so much more catholic than yours; and "bastards" because our very nature drives us to analyze, rate, gauge and judge the worth of another person's creative output (or not so creative, in the case of Matchbox 20) with little or no regard for said person's feelings. Cheap jokes and charientisms are our stock-in-trade, and we gleefully dole them out week after week, disrupting your lives with our outbursts like the paste-eating kid with ADD exiled to the back of the room in third grade.

And we do so knowing full well that we have no discernible talent in the field of music whatsoever. Critics are notorious record-collecting geeks (ask me about my Sonic Youth bootleg collection) and fonts of useless musical trivia (did you know Blackie Lawless of WASP was briefly in the New York Dolls?), but when was the last time you heard a great band fronted by a rock critic? Lester Bangs may have been the last great humanist critic, but his band Birdland sucked. Scratch a music critic and you find a failed musician (the violin being my personal waterloo). The aphorism "Those who can, do; those who can't, teach," should be appended "and those who can't do either, become critics."

So why do we do it? Shiny, brass-balled ego. Just like that loudmouth in the third grade, we crave your attention -- positive or negative, we don't really care, as long as you notice us and acknowledge us in some way. Aren't we witty? Aren't we annoying? Look over here! I'm mocking your pop stars! I make funny, no?

But lately you haven't been playing along. Every week the music department slips a couple of (we think) clever blades into the sallow hide of whatever Glamour Shot is topping the charts in hope of eliciting some sort of response from their fans: Britney Spears. Korn. The ever-popular Matchbox 20. These marketing coups have sold millions of albums to you schmucks, and none of you ever writes in to defend them, or explain what it is that drives you to purchase their schlock, no matter how many nasty barbs we hurl at them. How much shit must we pile on top of Limp Bizkit before one of you stands up and fights for your right to "Nookie"?

C'mon, say something. Jill Posey-Smith makes a couple of jokes in her restaurant reviews and she gets all sorts of nasty mail, but what do we get? Nothing. Not even a death threat on toilet paper. Were you all too busy lining up to buy that Alice in Chains boxed set?

So this week we're upping the ante. Rather than critique the bands, we're going after the fans. We hope you'll take this personally and grind your Husky pencils down to nubs on those Big Chief tablets, and the torrent of illegible letters calling us bastards (check the spelling in the first paragraph) will justify our spots on the payroll -- or at least make us feel as important as Jill Posey-Smith.

This is our critique of you, the St. Louis Music Fan: You're afraid to dance.

Mind you, this is a scientifically researched fact, compiled from firsthand experience and one-on-one interviews with concertgoers, so don't try to deny it. But you rave kids are exempt because, well, you're ravers. Given a deep enough K-Hole and a 135BPM click track, you all shimmy and twist as if St. Vitus is slapping you around. But the rest of you, when it comes to dancing, you are chickenshits.

As proof of your cowardice, I first call your attention to the Oct. 4 Mike Watt show at the Side Door. Watt delivered an inspiring set of classic material, jumping from his own "One Reporter's Opinion" to Lou Reed's "The Blue Mask" with a stevedore's grace. His sidemen were tight and on fire. The sound was good and the Old Milwaukee was cheap. The first three rows of that show, inches away from a punk-rock legend, stood in stony silence, arms folded across chests, feet rooted firmly to the cement-slab floor. Nary a head-bob in sight. Watt encored with a flurry of Minutemen classics, and a lone punker shoved his way to the front and pogoed amid the petrified forest that paid 7 bucks to get in and stand stony for a couple hours.

Item No. 2: The Highway Matrons/ Rex Hobart and the Misery Boys show at the Rocket Bar. The Matrons extruded some of the finest rock & roll this city has to offer to a roomful of corpses while a pair of ladies swayed down in front. The Last Honky-Tonk Hero took the stage next and unleashed a fine, fine set of songs that snapped heartstrings and stirred the blood, and the same ladies danced with one another while the crowd impersonated sculpture. The Matrons got their drink on, then returned to the floor to dance with these fine women who obviously knew more about enjoying a show than a roomful of paying "music fans."

Scenes like the ones described above are common throughout the city. You will buy your tickets, pay that ridiculous service charge, stand in line in ungodly conditions (all you folks at the Mr. Bungle show, are you rehydrated yet?) and be herded into venues like cattle, but when the moment of truth arrives, how do you respond? With a wall of indifference.

What's wrong with you people? Don't you want to have fun?

Apparently you'd rather be "cool." When nondancing concertgoers were polled by RFT operatives, they gave remarkably similar answers. A typical exchange follows:

RFT: Great show, huh?

Nondancer: Yeah (takes drag from cigarette).

RFT: So why aren't you dancing?

Nondancer: I don't want to look stupid.

The irony of someone uttering that last line with a bull-ring hanging from his nose is heavy, and disturbing. Who really cares what a bunch of drunken rock fans think of you? It's rock & roll. There was a kid at Cibo Matto who had to be all of 15, sporting a head of giant red liberty spikes and wearing bondage pants, who was not dancing because he didn't want to look stupid. Right....

Now, has anyone here heard of Beatle Bob? You know, tall guy with a moptop and stylishly out-of-date suit? He goes to every show (yes, every show) and unleashes some of the greatest idiosyncratic dance steps and Hai Karate kicks you'll ever hope to see. He grins from ear to ear while doing it and stands up front for all to see. He was at all the shows mentioned in this piece. You nondancers laugh and point at him, but guess what? While you're maintaining your impenetrable facade of icy coolness, Bob's having a great time. He's not practiced or polished, but he does his own thing and enjoys each and every show on a physical, visceral level you'll never understand if you don't cut loose and dance to the music.

The rest of us dancers, we have a great time, too. And while you're all laughing at us, we laugh at you, because you're cool enough to maintain some sort of stoic decorum but not smart enough to have a good time, even when you're the one paying for it. This probably explains your taste in music: A little too cool, but not too smart. And definitely not brave enough to stand out from the rest of the faceless, motionless crowd.

So go ahead and buy that new Korn album. It's not getting any better, but hey, it's got two different covers, and that's pretty cool, right? Well, it looks cool. Or at least that's what your friends tell you. And who cares about the music? It's not like you're going to dance to it anyway.

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We're thrilled to report that two of our favorite Young Adult titles have been nominated for YALSA's Best Fiction for Young Adults for 2012. Congratulations to Carol Lynch Williams (MILES FROM ORDINARY) and M.J. Putney (DARK MIRROR)!

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FANTASTIC NEWS! Macmillan has THREE books on the July 2016 LibraryReads list!

Coming in at #4 is AMONG THE WICKED by Linda Castillo
In the eighth book in Castillo’s bestselling series, Kate Burkholder goes undercover in an isolated and secretive Amish community in rural, upstate New York to investigate the death of a young girl. “Ripped-from-the-headlines writing from the New York Times best-selling author…” — Library Journal, pre-pub alert

Available from Minotaur Books and Macmillan Audio on July 12.

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Available from Flatiron Books and Macmillan Audio on July 26.

Landing at #7 is ALL IS NOT FORGOTTEN by Wendy Walker
The must-read summer thriller of 2016 with movie rights snapped up by Reese Witherspoon is also a July 2016 Indie Next pick! In a small affluent town, a teenage girl is attacked at a local party and in the hours immediately after is given a controversial drug to medically erase her memory of the violent assault. Except she can’t really forget and the person narrating the story wants her to remember what happened. But why? “Exceptional… While secret after secret about the residents of Fairview add to the suspense, Forrester’s secrets may be the most stunning of all.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review

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Consortium that includes Apple making a ‘last-ditch bid’ for Toshiba’s chip division — Reuters reports that a consortium led by Bain Capital and including Apple has offered a revised last-ditch bid for Toshiba’s chip division that’s worth $18 billion.
Under the new proposal, Bain and Toshiba would both hold 46% each of the unit, Japanese broadcaster NHK reports. The article says that talks between the conglomerate and a Western Digital-led consortium have stalled.

Photolemur is selling at 50% off — The software analyses images for you and improves them, letting you step in if you need. It’s pretty remarkable. This deal takes it from US$50 to US$25.

Western Digital launches internet-connected My Cloud Home & Home Duo drives — Hard drive manufacturer Western Digital has released the My Cloud Home, a network-attached storage (NAS) drive intended to provide both local and remote access to personal files.

Matias seeks to fill void left by Apple with new Wired Aluminium Keyboard — Taking some design cues from Apple’s old keyboard line, Matias has released a new Wired Aluminium Keyboard to accommodate those not looking to replace batteries or charge an input device. The new Wired Aluminum Keyboard comes in silver and space gray. A fixed 99cm (3.25-foot) USB 2.0 cable with a type A connector provides connectivity, with pass-through devices like wired mice able to be connected through the two-port USB 2.0 hub. [This is my favourite keyboard configuration: numeric keypad, never needs recharging, perfect fr Logic and Final Cut and two extra USB ports offers a lot.]
The US layout is available for pre-order for US$59 from Matias, with shipments in late November. Other layouts available include German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swiss, Nordic, Japanese, Taiwanese, and Korean. Apple’s full-size new wireless Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad retails for NZ$219/US$129 [this replaced Apple’s wonderful and sadly missed wired version in this configuration, which cost less than NZ$100].

New USB-C Docks — Plugable has thrown its hat into the Thunderbolt 3 ring with a pair of new docking stations, and the lower-cost TBT3-UD1-83 appears to be a good option for most at first glance. mBeat has created the Elite USB-C Multi-Function Dock – you can power your MacBook, plug into a wired network, and connect those old USB peripherals as well. Apple World Today currently has the Elite USB-C Multi-Function Dock for US$69, 30% off of the usual price. [This is not available to buy in NZ so you’d have to check it comes with a compatible power supply if you can mail order it.]

Compare Anything 1.0 is new file comparison tool for macOS — B-Eng has introduced Compare Anything 1.0 for macOS. It’s a stand-alone utility designed for comparing files of any type – compare two files and check them for any differences. Files to compare can either be selected via the Finder or by entering directly the path in the corresponding entry line. Specifics of the two files are then listed in a split window with differences are high-lighted.
Compare Anything 1.0 requires macOS 10.10 or later and costs NZ$1.49/US99¢ in the Mac App Store.

Wrise for macOS makes reading and writing accessible for more people — AssistiveWare’s Wrise 1.0 for macOS is a text-to-speech-powered word processor designed to make reading and writing accessible for most people thanks to its highlighting, zoom and EasyReading mode.
The latest version (1.3.1) includes several bug fixes, including issues with speech aping after every tag. Wrise is customizable and can be used to read selected text aloud in any Mac application. You can personalize your reading experience by selecting your preferred voice, adjusting its speech rate and even fine-tuning the pronunciation of words. What’s more, the app allows import of a variety of document types including PDF, Word (doc/docx), plain texts and RTF and with the intuitive formatting features texts are easily edited and styled.
Wrise 1.0 can be used with Text to Speech voices in many different languages, but the user interface is currently only available in English. The application requires macOS 10.9 or higher and is exclusively at the Mac App Store for NZ$89.99/US$59.99.

WWDC scholarships, Luminar, Photolemur, MacPilot, Espionage, Macs easier in enterprise, Time Machine space

Apple will accept applications for WWDC 2017 scholarships on March 27 — Apple has revealed the process to garner a scholarship to the 2017 World Wide Developer’s Conference, and is requiring applicants to create a short scene in Swift Playgrouns to attract the interest of the judges.

Luminar’s Golden Hour filter — A video shows how Pro photographer and educator Derrick Story uses the Golden Hour filter in his Luminar-based photo editing workflow. The filter helps you simulate that magical time around sunrise and sunset each day when the sun is low on the horizon and the light is warmer and softer.

Photolemur has analysed almost a million additional photos — The automatic photo improvement software has taught itself to edit them like a pro retoucher. Here’s the first demo of the 2.0 version vs manual retouching. Photolemur 2 will be available shortly.

Koingo Software announces the immediate availability of MacPilot 9 — This is a powerful tinker tool for Mac with over 500 features. MacPilot allows everyone to harness the phenomenal power of UNIX with the elegance and ease of Macintosh, from the perfectionist who wants to tweak the appearance and functionality of the Dock or Finder to the system administrator locking-down the operating system for guests.
Version 9 for macOS Sierra (10.12) comes with a free 15-day trial upon download, and sells at US$29.95 (about NZ$43) for a single user license after that. For everyone who purchased an older version within the past six months, this version is free. Versions for older copies of macOS are also on the Koingo website on the product page under the Download tab.

Espionage 3 Encryption Software for Mac — the Mac Observer has a deal on Espionage 3 encryption software for Mac. It allows you to create multiple master passwords, each protecting an isolated set of folders with a combination of AES-256 encryption and scrypt security. The deal is for US$19.99 on a lifetime license to Espionage 3, which includes all minor updates and major upgrades.

Surprise! Macs (and iPhones) are easier to support and deploy than Windows PCs, enterprise IT survey finds — Macs and iPhones are easier for IT administrators to deploy to workers than PCs and other smartphone platforms, according to a survey examining the increased adoption of Apple products in enterprise, with the results also indicating that Macs and iOS devices are also perceived as easier to secure and support than alternatives.

How to save space on Time Machine/Time Capsule drives — Chances are you really need to look at what folders you’re excluding from your backups. Here’s how to do that.

Photolemur, Civilization expansions, Fruitfly malware

Photolemur is photo magic — Arthur C Clarke’s third law states that “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” While Photolemur doesn’t do magic on every photo, it did magically improve almost all the test shots, with 70–80% of them noticeably improved despite a wide variety of flaws and subjects.
It’s extremely simple for the user: drag a picture or folder full of pictures onto the Photolemur icon to enhance them one at a time or all at once. Then, there’s just one slider control with Realistic at the left end and Vivid on the right. Slide it left or right (or don’t), and then export your improved picture.

Civilization VI Gets Viking and Poland Expansions, other improvements — Civilization Vi got its first expansions with the release of the Poland Civilization & Scenario Pack and Vikings Scenario Pack. The Polish pack includes the full Poland civilization, which includes the ability to take over tiles by fortifying their borders. The Poland scenario is a 60-Turn game where you defend Poland, Prague, and Vienna from Teutonic Knights and Ottoman Turks! Sounds awesome. The Viking Scenario includes new City-States with new benefits, and a 100-Turn game where you invade England, take Paris, find Vinland, or raid the Mediterranean. Each pack is US$4.99, and is available through both Steam and the Mac App Store version of the game.

‘Fruitfly’ malware patched by Apple relies on ‘ancient’ Mac system calls — Newly-patched Mac malware relies on some antiquated code predating the OS X era, but has been used in some previous real-world attacks on biomedical research groups, according to a prominent security software maker.
Serious malware threats are a relatively rare phenomenon on the Mac, both because macOS remains a minority platform —hence a smaller target —and because Apple has stepped up its own security efforts in recent years.

Regent Street, Quicken 2017, racer, Photolemur, Australian Apple Store employee transgressions

The Apple Store in Regent Street, London has reopened.
The Apple Store in Regent Street, London has reopened.

London’s renovated Regent Street Apple Store interior shown off in photos — After a year of renovations, the Regent Street Apple store in London is opening on October 15, and members of the press were given a sneak peek of the interior prior to the big day.

Quicken 2017 available for macOS (and iOS, Windows, Android OS) — Quicken 2017 is now available for Mac and Windows system. The new product line offers users a revamped interface, a mobile app that’s iPhone/iPad compatible, and new investment, reporting, and bill pay capabilities. The products have been re-designed to work optimally on high resolution displays.

You’ll want to take GRID 2 Reloaded Edition for the Mac for a (fast) spin — Vivid graphics and realistic gameplay make GRID 2 Reloaded Edition for the Mac a racing game you should definitely take for a spin. Much of its appeal is due to the TrueFeel handling system that emphasizes each car’s unique features such as torque and weight distribution. With it you can adjust your driving style to each auto when you slip behind the wheel.

Photolemur beta for Mac coming next week: AI photo enhancement that will amaze you — There’s a difference between photos that are OK and those that really pop. Usually, the ones that are most impressive have been enhanced somehow behind the scenes to make them more vivid, get rid of haze, straighten the horizon, and so on, all by someone who has spent a lot of time learning how to make those enhancements. Photolemur is a new Mac app that will be arriving in public beta next week. If you want to sign up for the beta, this is where; you have to follow the site on social media, apparently.

Apple investigation of employee-led photo sharing ring finds no purloined customer data — Apple’s investigation of allegations levied against employees at an Australian Apple store has determined that no customer data had been stolen, but the employees said to be at the centre of the photo-stealing ring aren’t off the hook for other misdeeds.


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MiM 010 – Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, Tennessee

Confession:  I am not a car person I’ve always thought of the automobile as just a mode of transportation.  Nothing fancy, totally practical.  However, the marketing person in me completely understands the emotional appeal cars can have on people.  And the product manager in me can appreciate a good design in any form.  So I...

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MiM 008 – Worlds of Puppetry Museum in Atlanta, Georgia

Confession:  I am a secret puppet person (I just didn’t know it) I certainly didn’t think of myself as a puppet person before I visited the Worlds of Puppetry Museum in Atlanta, Georgia.  But after visiting and talking to Jill Malool, Director of the museum, I realized I’ve been a closet puppet person for years. ...

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MiM 007 – Pinball Hall of Fame Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada

Confession:  I am not a gamer. I mean, I’ve played games in arcades.  I’ve played pinball machines in the local Four Thieves bar when I was growing up (don’t worry, it was small town Nebraska and the family-friendly bar was also the only place in town that served food).  We even had an Atari when...

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MiM 006 – Museum of Design Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia

Confession:  I love product design. As a product manager, my world revolves around products and how they’re designed.  When I tell people that my day job is a product manager, the usual response is, “What is that?”  I’m not even sure my family completely understands it.  A product manager’s job is to figure out what...

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MiM 005 – Embroidery Museum in Louisville, Kentucky

Confession:  I have never even tried embroidery. I’ve done some crocheting when I was younger.  Took up knitting when I was older, but I have never gotten the hang of working with a needle and thread.  The closest was sewing lessons, but all I made was an apron and I was done.  The pinnacle of...

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MiM 004 – Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind in Louisville, Kentucky

Confession:  I love manufacturing. I work in the manufacturing industry, so when my travels combine both a factory and a museum – sign me up!  Have you ever watched the television show, “How Things Are Made”?  I am completely sucked in when I come across an episode – I’ve even recorded it (check my DVR...

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Weekly Update: August 17-23, 2020

Happy Sunday, bibliophiles! I hope you’ve all had a lovely week.

You ever just get so consumed with the fact that it’s your birthday week that you forget that it’s the last week of summer? Whoops…

At least that last week of summer was lovely for me. I had a wonderful birthday, and I’m starting to get back on my feet as far as writing goes. I’m nearing the climax, and I FINALLY feel as though I have some sense of direction. (Key word here is “some.”) I can owe part of that sense to something new–Amie Kaufman’s new podcast! For all you writers and aspiring writers out there, Amie Kaufman On Writing is a super helpful resource. There’s only two episodes out as of now, but it’s weekly, if I remember correctly.

I’ve had a hit-or-miss sort of reading week–I’ve had a lot of bright spots, but Cinderella is Dead turned out to be a major disappointment, so that was a travesty. At least there were several books that made up for it. I also got some comics and a gift card for my favorite bookstore, so there’s bound to be lots of interesting books next week…

Also, just so everybody knows, since school starts tomorrow for me, I won’t be able to post as frequently. Luckily, I get off school earlier on every day but Friday, so I’ll at least be able to get to my usual Goodreads Monday/Book Review Tuesday/Top 5 Saturday.

The War That Saved My Life–Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (⭐⭐⭐⭐)

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Cinderella is Dead–Kalynn Bayron (⭐⭐.5) Cinderella Is Dead eBook: Bayron, Kalynn: Kindle Store

The Umbrella Academy, vol. 3: Hotel Oblivion–Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá (⭐⭐⭐⭐) The Umbrella Academy Volume 3: Hotel Oblivion eBook ...

Spinning–Tillie Walden (⭐⭐⭐⭐.5)

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The Weight of the Stars–K. Ancrum (⭐⭐⭐.5) The Weight of the Stars eBook: Ancrum, K.: Kindle Store

An Unkindness of Ghosts–Rivers Solomon An Unkindness of Ghosts (9781617755880): Solomon ...

Magnificent Ms. Marvel, vol. 2: Stormranger–Saladin Ahmed and Minkyu Jung Ms. Marvel by Saladin Ahmed Vol. 2: Stormranger ...

Michigan vs. The Boys–Carrie S. Allen

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Fire With Fire–Destiny Soria (eARC)

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Jelly–Clare Rees (eARC)

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Top 5 Saturday (7/18/20)–Books You Own 📚

Happy Saturday, bibliophiles!

Time for another Top 5 Saturday! This was originally started by Devouring Books, and it sounded like such a fun post to take part in. Today’s topic is books that you own. (Probably shouldn’t have done a book tag based on books I own yesterday…whoops…) I’ll try to pick some that I don’t talk about as much.

7/4/20 — Coming of Age

7/11/20 — Hyped Books

7/18/20 — Books You Own

7/25/20 —  #OwnVoices Books

  • Share your top 5 books of the current topic– these can be books that you want to read, have read and loved, have read and hated, you can do it any way you want.
  • Tag the original post (This one!)
  • Tag 5 people

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Zodiac (Zodiac, #1), Romina Russell

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I got this one a few years back, and though my memory’s shaky on it, I remember it being fun. (I mean, I gave it 4 stars on Goodreads, so that must count for something…) I only got up to book 2, but I’ll think I’ll start back up again because I NEED some good sci-fi in my life…even though I don’t remember what happened in book 2…

The Hawkweed Prophecy, Irena Brignull

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I got this one as an Easter gift a few years back.

The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus, #1), Jonathan Stroud

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At some point in middle school, my class did some sort of book exchange; each one of us brought in a book, and we closed our eyes, passed the books around, and ended up with one of our classmate’s books to read. I got this one from an old friend, and it’s an autographed copy, too!

Doll Bones, Holly Black

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I bought this one for an overnight trip with my school, and I have fond memories of reading it.

Monstrous (Monstrous, #1), MarcyKate Connolly

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SUCH an underrated middle grade series. Maybe this is why I love Frankenstein so much now–that, and the undeniable influence of Frankenweenie.

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That’s it for this week’s Top 5 Saturday! Have a wonderful rest of your day, and take care of yourselves!


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A homage to Madrid’s Chinese corner shops

25 January 2020

A year ago, my photo series of 100 of Madrid’s no-frills bars reignited the nation’s love for a time-honoured aspect of Spanish culture, but around 20 of these no-frills bars are actually Chinese-owned.

Earlier this week, I was thrilled to see this article in El Comidista giving Chinese bars the credit they deserve for preserving an aspect of Spanish culture we all claim to cherish, yet so few are prepared to preserve. And then my thoughts turned to our corner shops: Madrid’s other well-known Chinese-run businesses, and to the element of mystery surrounding their community.

So I did a bit of digging. What could the internet tell me about Madrid’s Chinese population? And what could an old friend tell me about her culture? One thing I did find was that the Chinese population of Spain has increased 16-fold in just 21 years and that over 90% were born in China, many of whom are from the region of Zhejiang.

My high-school bestie is second-generation Chinese, born in the UK to two Chinese parents. As the only non-white teenagers in our class, we bonded over our mutual dilemma of how our culture at home was different to the culture surrounding us.

Catching up with her on Skype, with her mum pitching in every now and again, she helped me piece together the story of Spain’s Chinese migration…

China has a very top-down authority, and with the one-child policy in place until 2015, a lot of people wanted to escape. Zhejiang seems to be where almost all of Spain’s Chinese residents are from – it’s quite a poor region and many people who leave the country do so without skills. When they arrive in Spain, they look for work that doesn’t require a degree, such as owning a shop, bar, restaurant or business.

Many Chinese nationals are business owners, and in Madrid, the corner shop has become culturally linked with the Chinese – so much so that some locals derogatorily refer to their local alimentación or bazar as a “chino”, though this term is falling out of fashion.

And of course, this term jars with Brits, harking back to the racial slurs of the 1980s and 1990s aimed at Pakistani-, Indian- and Bangladeshi-run corner shops. But the Spanish term is clearly indicative of the role the Chinese play in the corner shop scene in Madrid. I’ve even heard a corner shop referred to as a “chino español”  because it was run by a Spaniard.

Allegedly, the concept of the corner shop/convenience store as we know it didn’t really exist in Spain until around the millennium. Legend has it that Chinese entrepreneurs saw a gap in the mercado sector and created a mini boom in small, local businesses. This concurs with the graph above, which goes back to 1998, and the graph below, which shows that 54% of Chinese nationals working in Spain are registered as self-employed and are the largest group, by nationality, to be economically autonomous.

The presence of the Chinese in Madrid has had a significant impact on the city’s culture too. As explained in this recent article in El Comidista, many Chinese nationals are helping to preserve Spain’s much-loved neighbourhood bars – and the same is true of our beloved corner shops. But one of the most visible impacts the community have had on Madrid is something that is not quintessentially Spanish.

The Chinese community in Madrid is concentrated in the neighbourhood of Usera, aka Madrid’s China Town, whose swinging red lanterns, Chinese-only ads and hole-in-the-wall restaurants make the narrow, gridded streets around Usera metro station feel more like a suburb of Hong Kong.

The Chinese husband and wife team, and their teenage children who speak perfect Spanish. The shrine on the top shelf next to the jarred pulses. The Chewits the mother gives us every time we buy alcohol. The speed the father can run to catch up with thieves who think they can get away with stealing a packet of chewing gum. The awe when he returns with the gum and he’s not even out of breath. The shifts they put in seven days a week from 9 am to midnight. The abuse they get after dark, and the protectiveness we’ve developed of them…

They’re a community we must endeavour to learn more about.

  • The Chinese New Year celebrations in Usera this weekend are an opportunity not only for the Chinese community to celebrate, but also for the rest of us to experience their culture.
  • One of the most anticipated moments by neighbours and visitors celebrating the Chinese New Year is the multicultural Gran Pasacalles (Sunday, January 26, 2020 from 11.30 am to 13:00) that runs along the main street of Usera (Route: start c / Marcelo Usera esq. C / Olvido – Av. De Rafaela Ibarra – c / Dolores Barranco).

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Adam Greaves 25 January 2020 at 8:04 pm

I say ”bajo al chino” when I’m going to the Chinese run shop across the road. It has never occurred to me that it could be derogatory. Sometimes I say ”voy al Ahorramás”, or ”al Día”, and sometimes ”voy la chino”. To me it’s just a shorthand way of saying the shop owned by the Chinese man across the road. I’m not sure it can be compared to saying ”Paki shop” as people did in the 70’s, because Paki is clearly a term of abuse, whereas ”chino” is simply the nationality. I’d be interested to hear what other readers think.

Patrick Burton 14 February 2020 at 1:43 pm

Hi Leah, this is a great article. One thing I would say is that Zhejiang is actually one of China’s richest provinces. The sheer size of China means that a lot of the migration is internal – from countryside to city within a particular region or from less developed areas (often inland) to wealthier coastal provinces such as Zhejiang, Guangdong and Jiangsu.

Economic migrants starting from these richer provinces with more international links, therefore, are generally the Chinese people that come to Europe to set up small businesses.

Keep up the good work!

Madrid No Frills 14 February 2020 at 3:26 pm

Hi Patrick, you do seem to be right. Zhejiang has a growing economy and is actually quite wealthy, though this could be just for the lucky few as articles talk a lot about billionaires. My information is based on conversations with numerous Chinese nationals so perhaps there could be a discrepancy based on perspective. Thanks for your comment!

Olivia 25 February 2020 at 8:52 am

Great article. I have visited and lived in Cadiz province over the last 15 years and was initially surprised by the number of large “Chinese bazaars”, which seemed to increase, year on year. However, the number now seems to be waning – maybe due to over supply, or perhaps people have achieved what they wanted to? Have seen one or two Chinese owned bars, but never an alimentaciòn, to date. (A note on language, these bazaars are often referred to as El Chino, by the locals and Chinese bazaars by English speakers. I don’t think there is any malintent here)

Madrid No Frills 25 February 2020 at 8:58 am

Thanks for your comment. There most likely is no malintent but it’s still a racial slur and is best not used.

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Hunter Chalets and Apartments – mountainside decadence

As the Global Editor of Luxuria Lifestyle international, through our luxury grapevine we’d heard about Hunter Chalets and Apartments in Morzine and Les Get, but didn’t know much about them, so when given the chance to find out more we jumped at it.

For me when skiing without a doubt the location is important, the surrounding ski area needs to have a huge choice of runs and easily accessible, but more important than that the accommodation whether hotel, chalet or apartment must provide a haven of comfort and luxury, in order that my body can replenish and recover for the next day on the slopes.

Stunning cuisine, warmth, and comfort are also essential after all do we go on holiday to lower our standards, certainly not?! Hunter Chalets and Apartments, situated in Morzine and Les Gets provides access to Avoriaz, Super Morzine, Les Gets and even Switzerland this seemed the most amazing destination. The Hunter website is impressive, with a selection of luxury chalets and apartments offering designer decor second to none, a concierge service, host service, and in-chalet fine dining, it seemed the perfect combination.

From the moment our party of four entered our exquisite luxury chalet, The Old Macaroni, we were treated to five-star service, our luggage was scooped up and delivered to our rooms, skis placed in the heated boot room and afternoon tea and champagne was served in the stylish and spacious lounge, with a stunning view of the surrounding mountains and town.

Our premium chalet was a quick five-minute drive from the centre of Morzine, a large and fun town with numerous busy bars and restaurants as well as a fabulous array of skiwear boutiques and rental stores. The Hunter chauffeur-driven mini-bus staff were on hand day and night, dropped us at the slopes, met us with our après ski boots, enabling us to spend time in the town in comfort, and knowing our ski hardware was safely back in the chalet., drying and being prepared for the next day skiing. A quick phone call and the drivers were ready to collect at the drop of a hat, and this was the same service into the evening if we fancied a stroll and drink in the town.

We didn’t leave the chalet often in the evening as we were pretty tired after an amazing day of skiing, but also our in-chalet dining was so perfect we did not feel the need to go elsewhere.

Our chalet hosts and chef were on hand day and night, they were happy to deliver a coffee or array of cocktails to our rooms, find extra pillows, book our drivers, arrange ski lessons, pretty well anything we needed, which was superb.

Chef Dan presented us with a spectacular breakfast every morning, fresh pastries, layered fruit, and yoghurt pots, cheeses, and meats followed by freshly prepared hot dishes of our choice, from a classic full English to eggs Benedict. In the afternoon after skiing we indulged in much-needed tea and homemade cakes, just to help us through to dinner.

Dinner began each evening with canapés and cocktails in the lounge, followed by a four-course gourmet meal, fine wines, and coffee, all absolutely spectacular. Dan presented each course and the chalet hosts, Chloe, Katy, and Pheobe looked after us at the table. One of our party was vegetarian and his dishes were equally as superb.

Details, details, details… the chalet was full of them. Luxurious soft furnishings of silk, fur, and velvet on huge plump cream leather sofas, unusual stylish lighting, large bespoke pieces of furniture. The crockery and cutlery were rustic and went perfectly with the over-sized dining table and raspberry patterned dining chairs. Every room, from the cinema to the numerous bathrooms and bedrooms were individually designed to use maximum space and ensure complete comfort.

Our four days were simply perfect, the weather was as good as it could ever be for skiing, super snow and blue skies. Our premium ski equipment packages supplied by Doorstep Skis in Morzine ensured we were safe and very comfortable. The package included the latest Rossignol, K2 and Salomon skis, boots, poles and helmets, which can be collected from their well-stocked store in town or delivered directly to your chalet, hotel or apartment. The service provided by the Doorstep team was spot-on. All of our measurements, weight, height and any ailments were put into a computer programme to make sure our bindings were set correctly and the skis were the right length and shape to match our skiing ability.

We must also thank our friends at Morzine / Avoriaz tourist office for their kind help with this press and review trip and for ensuring our safe passage to and from Geneva airport with Skiidy Gonzales, who’s minivans were warm, comfortable and speedy and were happy to lift the luggage in and out for us.

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How to Remove Pet Hair from Upholstery by House Cleaning Sacramento

As much as we like having pets at home, doing House Cleaning must be a little extra. With them wiggling and shaking their tails and body around the house, pet hair has a way of sticking stubbornly to upholstery. But you don’t need to worry because, with a little bit of patience, you can remove it using some House Cleaning products.

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Using a Lint Roller

Roll the lint roller over the surface of your furniture to pick up dog hair. A lint roller can be used on clothing, furniture, and even on your dog. Its adhesive isn’t strong enough to harm the furniture, skin, or clothing. You can find lint rollers at any grocery store or drug store.

Using a Damp Washcloth

House Cleaning would be easy with this tip from House Cleaning Sacramento. Using a damp washcloth is easier than the others when it comes to removing pet hair. Wipe the cushions in one direction and the pet hair will lift off. A damp sponge or mop can be also used in removing pet hair on the carpet. Always wipe in one direction to pile up the hair and to be easily picked and dispose of.

Using a Toothbrush

If you have a few pet hairs on the furniture, use an old toothbrush. Make sure that you won’t use the toothbrush on any House Cleaning task or anything else because it will be hard to clean out from between the brush bristles.

Using a Tape

You might not believe but tape can be a House Cleaning tool too. Flatten a section of the tape against the furniture and let it sit for a moment. Peel it away and see that the stubborn pet hair is removed. Using broad sections of the tape makes the task faster. Using masking tape or duct tape is a good choice. Doing this many times will eventually remove the hair off.

Having persistent problems with pet hair in upholstery is hard especially that you have to do House Cleaning every time. If this is the case, groom pets often, train them not to climb the furniture, cover furniture with a sheet or consult a vet about your pet’s hair loss problem. We know that these tips from House Cleaning Sacramento will somehow help you keep your spaces clean and fresh.

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Version 0.30 released

Postby Czarek » Sun Jul 15, 2012 1:22 pm

Version 0.30 released, comes with:
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* Fixed application error when closing main window.

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Madhva utsAha?

Beautiful short interview – Thanks to “Pidi Arisi” Sri Sriram Raju for this interview with Brahmasri.Raghavendra Achar (Uppili Achar) prathama sishya of Brahmasri.Parasuramachar at Nanmangalam. Only one word came to my mind when I watched this interview – “Guru bakthi”. When one’s mind is filled with guru bakthi, words normally dont come out when talking about guru – only tears come. I see that he is choking. What a simple background he had – even his upanayanam and brahmopadesam was done by his guru and not his parents.

He narrates a beautiful incident from Mahaperiyava where Periyava asks the wellbeing of all with great karunyam. As he rightly says even in madvas, Mahaperiyava is the single reason for all vaideekas’ subeeksham in today’s world. As a true devotee of Mahaperiyava, he has given both his boys to veda matha!!

Our namaskaram to this great vaideeka!

Periyava Sharanam

Categories: Devotee Experiences, Periyava TV

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Dance Educators

You don’t just want a good teacher, you want the best.

With over 20 years of experience in dance education & the arts, Dance Arts would love to welcome you & your dancer to our studio!

What makes us different? We are more than a dance studio…we are a family. Many of our teachers have grown up under our direction & now we are so pleased to see them continuing onto to teaching & inspiring the next generation of dancers. Our educators are trained to focus on teaching the whole student; giving them life skills such as dedication, determination & perseverance. Our dedicated, friendly and professional staff nurture students to flourish and become passionate and confident dancers.

Diana and Gillian have received numerous personal accolades, awards & grants for outstanding choreography & contributions to the arts. Many of our graduate students have been accepted at prestigious International dance schools such as Julliard, Royal Winnipeg Ballet & Ryerson University in Toronto to further their love of dance.

Dance Studio Directors
Our Directors Diana Radcliffe (left) & Gillian Howatt

As dance educators, we take on the role of mentors maintaining a professional relationship with all of our students and parents and are reliable, responsible, and inspiring.

Email Diana ( or Gillian ( directly with any questions.

Meet Our Team

Dance studio director, Diana Radcliffe

Diana continues to bring her expertise in dance training & choreography to dancers of all ages. Her knowledge has contributed to developing many talented & aspiring young dancers, successful studio competitive programs, summer dance programs & creating new outlets for young dancers to learn & grow.

Prior to owning a studio Diana was contracted throughout the city teaching & choreographing for local studios for 10 years strong after working globally as a Professional dancer.

Dancing professionally gave Diana the opportunity to be featured as a dancer in 42nd Street Rainbow Stage Winnipeg, Toronto Raptors Dance team, various corporate Industrials, Celebrity Cruises feature dancer/dance captain, and “Ariel” from The Little Mermaid in the opening cast of Tokyo Disney Sea in Japan.

Diana has also received numerous personal accolades, awards & grants for outstanding choreography & contributions to the arts.

Diana is thrilled to be able to continue to share her love of dance with many more children at Mahogany Dance Arts.

Dance studio director, Gillina Howatt

Howatt, RAD, RTS

Gillian Howatt trained locally in Calgary, Alberta before moving to one of Canada’s largest dance communities in Toronto, Ontario to study and perfect her art. She performed professionally and trained under the guidance of professional teachers from such well-known companies as The National Ballet of Canada, The Kirov Ballet, The Alberta Ballet and The London Contemporary Dance Theater.

Upon completion of university, Gillian traveled throughout Europe before returning home to Calgary to open her first dance studio. Gillian has been a successful dance studio owner for over 25 years, sharing her love and passion for dance with children of all ages and levels.
Gillian Howatt is specialized in Classical Ballet studies. She holds certificates in dance teaching education from three establishments:

  • The Royal Academy of Dance, London England. Selected by RAD Toronto to mentor dance instructors in Alberta
  • Ryerson University, Toronto Ontario. Studied under the direction of Nadia Potts, ex-professional lead dancer with the National Ballet of Canada
  • Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing, London England. Certification in Ballet, Modern, National, Character

Gillian is the proud mom of two wonderful children, Emily and Owen.

Gillian loves to share her knowledge and passion for dance with all of the children at Mahogany Dance Arts!

Dance teacher, Emily Crebbin

Crebbin, RAD, RTS

Dance Educator

Instructor – Ballet RAD

Growing up in Calgary, Emily began dancing at the age of 2 under the instruction of her mom who inspired and fostered her love for ballet and teaching from a young age. She grew up focusing on many dance genres; Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, and Hip Hop under the instruction of Gillian Howatt and Diana Radcliff. During her many years dancing, Emily performed in shows, competitions, and community events, she also completed several RAD exams.

Following the completion of her final RAD exam, Emily went to the RAD Headquarters in London, England to study their Dance Education program for a year. Emily’s experience at the RAD headquarters was diverse: daily ballet and contemporary classes, dance science, and history classes.

Emily trains her students with passion, love, and structure which allows the dancers to learn in a positive environment. She is thrilled to share her energy and excitement with the MDA team this year and for many to come!

Miss Sadie

Dance Educator

Miss Sadie began dancing at the age of three and was instructed by both MDA artistic directors Gillian and Diana growing up. Miss Sadie’s love for the arts grew as she travelled around North America through her dance career. Receiving scholarships that took her from Los Angeles to Los Vegas, Miss Sadie quickly realized that dance was her greatest passion!

Being able to express herself through movement and music lead her to her post-secondary education at the University of Calgary. Specializing in Contemporary Dance, Miss Sadie has adored learning all about the creative process of choreographing, performing in unique productions, learning all about the health and safety of young dancers and how to help the new generation of performers grow to their full potential.

Miss Sadie is a child at heart, which makes working with young dancers, their indescribable imagination, drive to learn, and ability to make everyday fun and exciting an absolute dream.

Dance teacher Laura

Dance Educator

Laura Donaldson grew up dancing in various styles since the age of 5 and was and trained by both Gillian Howatt and Diana Radcliffe for much of her studio dance years.

As an emerging tap dancer, teacher and choreographer she continues to develop her artistic voice through extensive training, teaching, and performing. She has performed in various productions including “Caravan” co-directed by Derick K. Grant and Tasha Lawson, and most recently the premiere of Danny Nielsen’s newest full-length work “On Foot”.

Laura has had the opportunity to assist world-renowned tap artists Lisa La Touche and Ayodele Casel in New York City and she was the assistant to Lisa for the 2019 IDO World Tap Championships for Team Canada in Germany. Laura’s favourite thing about dance is being able to express herself through movement and music, her favourite thing about teaching dance is seeing her students learn, grow, and shine in their own unique ways!

Dance teacher, Hannah

von Rothkirch

Dance Educator

Hannah von Rothkirch grew up training and competing in various dance styles under the direction of both Gillian Howatt and Diana Radcliffe for 9 years.

After graduation, Hannah continued her dance training primarily in the styles of hip hop and contemporary dance. Professionally, Hannah has had the ongoing opportunity to dance with a show band called The Revolucion. She has performed at many public and private events across Canada including Diner en Blanc, Taste of Calgary, Lilac Festival, Expo Latino, Festival, Mexifest, and many weddings and corporate events.

Additionally, Hannah has 7 years of dance teaching experience and has taught children of a variety of different ages in the styles of hip hop, jazz, lyrical, and ballet. Hannah is passionate about using dance to instill confidence in the next generation of young dancers. Her favourite thing about teaching dance is watching her students grow into the confident and passionate dancers that she knows they can be!

Arles Shipley

Shipley, RAD (RTS), ADAPT, AAC1

Dance Educator

Born in Calgary, Arles began dancing at the age of 4 with The Dance Factory, the place she called home for 17 years. During those years she achieved an expansive dance education in Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Musical Theatre, Lyrical and Hip Hop.  She has received exclusive training by experienced registered Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) teachers, preparing her to complete exams in Grades 1-8 and Vocational Syllabus. She extended her training to include Advanced ADAPT Tap and Jazz. As an intensive dancer, she has had eight years’ competitive dance experience in solo, duet, and group dances and won scholarships to support her training. To broaden her education she attended enrichment programs such as Triple Threat Dance Convention, International School of Ballet Summer School of Excellence, and ADAPT TTS led by renowned Brian Foley. Outside of training, Miss Arles has had the privilege to perform with Alberta Dance Theatre and prepare her students to perform with the Canmore Canada Day Parade and Disney Dance the Magic Show and Parade in California.

Arles is passionate about giving back to her community. She began teaching through her home studio’s Student Teacher Education Program (STEP), whereby she felt called to teach her love of dance to children. Since then, she has completed teaching certification and accreditation with the Royal Academy of Dance, Associated Dance Arts for Professional Teachers, and Acrobatic Arts. Embracing a philosophy of individualized and detailed technical training, complemented by a positive and fun learning environment, Arles prides herself on creating a supportive teaching space based on the principles of respect and inclusion. She wants all her students to feel valued. Individual attention and constructive feedback are provided, which helps to develop their confidence as dancers. Through a variety of volunteer roles in her local community, Arles has also developed extensive leadership skills with children, and teaches them that many of the skills learned in the dance classroom can translate into important skills for life. She is a trusted role model, offering young dancers mentorship, support, and guidance.

As a full-time dance educator, she continues to broaden her understanding of dance with continued professional development expanding her knowledge of new teaching techniques. She is committed to ensuring her students receive the best education possible. Gaining certification with prestigious institutions has given her a greater perspective on the interdisciplinary relationship between the different genres of dance. Ballet provides dancers with a solid foundation of technique (enhancing the quality of lines, posture, balance, flexibility, alignment, and strength), and all other dance styles can build on this. Arles’ passion is to help students understand the differences between each dance genre, and help them connect and transfer their knowledge of Ballet into Jazz, Tap, and other disciplines. She believes that teaching correct technique is important to students’ success, together with developing positive personal characteristics. She strives to promote self-awareness, self-confidence, resilience, mutual respect, and positive relationships in her students, to help them develop healthy self-esteem and a strong sense of studio and community belonging.

Arles is looking forward to joining the Mahogany Dance Arts team.

Kaylie Fulwiler

Dance Educator

Kaylie began dancing at the age of 3 under the instruction of Gillian Howatt and Diana Radcliffe. Her love of dance shined on the stage where she competed in various dance styles and gained scholarships, awards, and titles. Kaylie has had the opportunity to perform at many competitions, conventions, and showcases, including an International Tap Day performance at the National Music Centre in Calgary. Under the instruction of Gillian Howatt, Kaylie has completed many RAD examinations which taught her the importance of discipline, determination, and hard work.

Kaylie has been assisting and teaching at Mahogany Dance Arts for years and loves seeing young dancers grow and find a passion for dancing. She is looking forward to continuing to share her positivity and love of dance for many years to come.

Abby Gerlitz

Dance Educator

Abby began dancing at the age of 14 where she found her lifelong passion for dance!
She began training in hip hop, which led to training in contemporary, ballet, jazz, acro,
tap, and cheer! Once dance was a part of her life she spent hours at dance class or at
home practicing. She continued to train in her school dance program where she had
received a dance scholarship for her pursuits in dance. Abby started competing in
contemporary and jazz throughout high school as well as being a part of a student
teacher program where she began her journey as a dance teacher.

After high school, Abby began teaching her own classes, which was her dream job since
age 10. Abby has begun working towards her ADAPT syllabus training certification and
will have the chance to complete that in summer 2023! She is also excited to continue
her dance training and gain more certifications this upcoming year.

Abby’s favourite part about teaching is seeing the dancers gain knowledge about the art
as well as gain confidence and find their passion. She loves to teach her students how
expressive dance can be. Abby aspires to inspire! And is happiest when with her

Leah Cameron

Dance Educator

Leah Cameron began dancing at the age of four and has continued to enhance her career ever since. After focusing on classical styles of dance in prestigious training programs such as the Joffrey Ballet School and Pacific Dance Arts, she made the move to Toronto. From performing in the MMVA’s with LMFAO to guest appearing in a production of Giselle, Leah’s versatility is letting her explore multiple venues of dance. While in Toronto she has had the privilege of working with Jasmyn Fyffe Dance in ‘Pulse’, BOSS Dance Company in The Choreographer’s Cup competition in LA, Diamond Dancers Entertainment opening performance for Elton John (Hot Pink Party – NYC), the soloist role of Aki in ‘Worldly Women,’ and other freelance work. As a choreographer she has had the opportunity to choreograph for Pacific Dance Arts’ Mexico tour, Diamond Dancers’ samba and disco shows, and was the Associate Choreographer for ‘Anatomy of a Dancer’ for the Toronto Fringe Festival 2018 – Winner of 2 Broadway World Awards. Most recently she was the Associate Choreographer and danced the role of Abigail in ‘Tales of a Cocktail’ premiering in July 2019. Leah has been teaching dance for both recreational and competitive dancers for over 10 years and has adjudicated across Canada. She is excited to continue educating dancers and passing along her passion for the art.

Siobhan Boyle

Dance Educator

Siobhan began her journey of dance at the age of 3, taking up highland dancing. At age 5 Siobhan continued dancing in technical genres such as Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Tap, and Acrobatics. Committing to many hours of training, Siobhan was part of a performance group in Calgary and was eventually contracted to dance with Calaway Park at the young age of 15.

Siobhan completed both her Advanced 2 Modern and Tap exams with the I.S.T.D and then continued on to attain her Associate Modern and Tap Teaching Certifications, training under some of the founders of the I.S.T.D in London, England. Siobhan also has certifications under the A.G.F holding her Level 1 N.C.C.P Gymnastics Certification, Acrobatic Arts Module 2 Certification, and Acrobatique Syllabus Course Completion. Siobhan has had the opportunity to teach children and adults of various ages for over a decade!

She is also quite involved in the dance community, performing in many events around Calgary, as well as training in a professional Hip hop company. Continuing to grow within the urban dance community, Siobhan has had the opportunity to train under guest choreographers such as Roberta Bierman, Carlo Atienza, Luther Brown, and Scott Forsyth.

Siobhan is always thrilled to share passion and love for dance in hopes it will resonate with her students, so they can reach their true potential and inspire others.

Glenda Radcliffe

Office Administrator

Glenda Radcliffe is your “go-to” girl! She is a very important part of the MDA Team as our office administrator & first point of contact for many of our dance families. She will always be happy to assist you with all of your questions via phone or email.

The majority of Glenda’s professional career was in the medical field as a Medical Technologist in Microbiology, with a brief period in Virology (thankfully prior to the COVID era). Having been a mother of 2 daughters who were heavily invested in dance, upon retirement & her girls growing out of the dance studio community she wanted to continue to share her knowledge of dance that she had gained over the years. She also knew & understood the many roles of a dance studio so felt her knowledge could greatly benefit studio owners & current dance parents alike. Having seen & experienced firsthand every aspect of the dance community there are no questions she is unable to answer.

So please don’t hesitate to reach out at any time!
403 837 9514

Assistant Teachers

Mahogany Dance Arts offers a teaching assistant program in order to train dancers that are interested in following a career in dance education.

The assistant teacher program is offered to Intermediate & Advanced students who who are interested in developing experience working with young children, teaching dance & moving into a teacher position after graduating high school. We believe that by starting off your dance career on the right foot, with an understanding of classroom management and child development is imperative. Our assistants play an imperative role in running successful classes at MDA, as it improves the teacher-student ratio and it helps make the classes run more smoothly.

All Teaching Assistants who successfully complete their volunteer term in a dance year will earn a certificate and reference letter, which can be used for school, volunteer, or work applications.

Please contact us at: for further information or to apply for the program.

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When a single mom ends up playing an unwilling fake girlfriend to a charming playboy baseball player, love suddenly turns everything upside down in this fun, heartwarming multicultural romance.
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Caleb “The Duke” Lewis is a star pitcher for the Bronx Bolts whose romantic escapades make delicious fodder for gossip columns. But lately he’s been trying to keep a lower profile—so much so that when he meets Angel, first while she’s in her nurse uniform and the next time behind the bar, she has no idea who Duke is, fails to fall for his obvious charm, and ends up throwing a drink in his face! She is the perfect woman for Duke … to fool the tabloids into thinking he’s finally settling down. But what begins as a charade soon has Duke and Angel hurtling into a full-blown romance that rocks each of their worlds and begs the question: Is this the real deal—or are some love stories just too good to be true?

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EVELYN LOZADA is a high-profile Latina-American reality television personality, entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist. She is best known for her role on VH1’s hit series Basketball Wives (2010-present), OWN’s hit series Livin’ Lozada (2015), author of the first installment of the book series: The Wives Association: Inner Circle (2012), and creator of Healthy Boricua (A Puerto Rican Lifestyle Guide to Healthy Living). Evelyn has become a national trendsetter, a “go to” fitness export, jewelry designer, fashion and beauty maven, social media royalty, and a stimulating voice and proactive supporter of causes that effect women and girls through the Evelyn Lozada Foundation. Evelyn is a Bronx native, mother of two (Shaniece Hairston and Carl Leo Crawford), who currently resides in Los Angeles.

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Holly Lörincz is a successful collaborative writer and owner of Lorincz Literary Services. She is an award-winning novelist (Smart Mouth, The Everything Girl) and co-author (best-selling Crown Heights, and How to Survive a Day in Prison) living in Oregon.

When St. Martin’s Press’ publicist offered me an advance copy of The Perfect Date to review, I readily accepted after seeing the cover and the name of a PoC author. I was like, “Yay for representation and inclusion.”

I had high hopes for this book as I love some of its elements: multicultural main characters, placing a priority on education, desire to rise up from poverty. I thought I would be able to relate to the heroine since I also have a little boy. I thought there would be strong family support and solid female friendships.

I thought wrong. The Perfect Date did not live up to expectations. The writing is unpolished, the pacing is uneven, and the editing is unsatisfactory with plenty of grammatical errors and head hopping points of view. The main characters are unlikable and the many sub-plots are too heavy and angsty without let-up.

I cannot even consider it a proper romance since the main focus of the book was not Angel and Duke getting together to form a loving relationship. Each went about their own way – Angel to deal with the creep of a doctor she works for while studying for her exams, and taking care of her sickly son; Duke to return to playing baseball while hiding his injury and warring with his blackmailer of an ex-girlfriend. Their association was forced, their meetings combative. They never had a perfect date, so the title doesn’t fit.

Only Angel’s friend Gabrielle and her son Jose are positive representations of people of color. The rest, including Duke, are abusive, drug addicts, amoral cheaters and blackmailers, and in the case of Angel, whiny and hot-tempered.

Contrary to the blurb, The Perfect Date is not fun. It’s a soap-opera drama better suited to a reality show on TV. If you’re a fan of that, this book might be for you. Sadly, it is not for me.

About Maida Malby, Reader, Reviewer, Blogger, Book Hoarder, Traveler, Cook, Foodie, Air Force Veteran Spouse, Mother, Daughter, Sister, Friend, Polyglot, Photographer of flowers and weeds, Lifelong Learner.

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