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Try using the Translator for the Microsoft Edge extension instead. First Sight by Laura Donohue. By Maura Sullivan Hill, staff writer Photo by Robin Ritoss for Ice-Dance.com. For the past three years, and have been the bronze medalists in the event at the U.S. Championships. They finished third in the short dance at Worlds in 2017 before a disastrous fall on a twizzle by Donohue in the free dance took them out of the medals. They have qualified for the Grand Prix Final three years in a row, but missed the podium by less than a point in December. This year, Hubbell and Donohue have had it with “almost.” “I’m not here to get third place for the fifth time at Nationals, that’s not an option,” Donohue told reporters in a U.S. Figure Skating media call on December 28. “Ultimately, our goal is to skate our best at the national championships and go into our first Olympic Games very strong and end up on the podium,” Hubbell said. “We think that the changes we’ve made going into this national championships set us up well to compete against these two other teams [Maia and and and ].” Since their last outing at the Grand Prix Final in early December, Hubbell and Donohue have made some changes to their short dance. “At the beginning of the season, we decided to make this bold move of having our non-touching midline step transition directly into our rhumba, which maybe was a bit risky in some ways. We thought it was really cool and initially got a great reaction, but at the end of the day, there was nothing that the judges could give us in extra GOE [grade of execution] for connecting those two elements and it was hard physically,” Hubbell said. “So we decided that we would make a connection between, so we know we have a little more ice coverage in the midline step. We wanted to show more flow.” Throughout both programs, they are working on transitions that highlight their strengths. “We want to maximize that we are a bigger team than our competitors. We have more speed and longer lines,” Hubbell said. Their goal is the top step of the podium, and their plan to get there is by skating clean programs. An error on a lift was the difference between their fourth place finish and a bronze medal at the Grand Prix Final, and small mistakes making a huge impact is the story of any ice dance event. Donohue said that they are focused on “performing clean programs to the best of our capability.” “For us, it’s always a mental thing. We have a strength of really loving the spotlight, but with that comfort level, we’ve noticed that we can get a little too excited and a little too caught up in the moment,” Hubbell said. “I don’t think, most of the time, when we make a mistake it’s that we are nervous, but that the arena and the audience are giving us so much energy…we get ahead of ourselves. We’re working on skating with a lot of precision and managing our energy levels, trying to find a way to skate at our max performance while we are still present in the moment, so that those little things that are inevitably off don’t take us by surprise, the program doesn’t unravel. We are able to control everything.” This focus and attention to detail comes straight from their coaches, Marie-France Dubreuil, , and Romain Haguenauer in Montreal, where they’ve been based since the spring of 2015. Hubbell and Donohue skate there alongside the two most recent world champions, Canada’s and and France’s and . Donohue said that they have never trained harder in their lives than they do now. “We’re in a very positive environment where everyone pushes each other, and we have a team of coaches that works together seamlessly and selflessly,” he said. “There is no ego involved in the work. It is enjoyable for us to push ourselves and for our coaches to push us. We’re not afraid to go out on a limb and we really have a full opportunity to live and learn while we’re training here. Our partnership has improved, our communication has improved. We get on the ice and apply ourselves to what we’re doing.” This season, they’ve applied themselves to winning that first national title in San Jose, and they’ll put it all out on the ice when competition kicks off with the short dance on Jan. 5 and concludes with the free dance on Jan. 7. Welcome Laura Donohue to the Celebration of Chick Lit Tour! I’m excited to welcome author Laura Donoahue to the Celebration of Chick Lit to tell us why she loves chick lit. Sing it, Sister! (And PS, I have “First Sight” on my Kindle waiting to read ) Why I Love Chick Lit. One of the reasons I love reading is for the escape! It’s fun to experience someone else’s life for a while. Everyone loves a story where they can root for the heroine. What’s better than seeing the main character of a novel face many of the same struggles we do in real life—work, family, kids, relationships—with a little bit of humor thrown in? Although the character is relatable to us, the levity and dash of humor keeps the story light and interesting. While I do enjoy other genres, I love that chick lit focuses on the heroine. Everything is seen through her perspective—when we read the book, we’re quite literally stepping into her shoes. Whether it’s a coming of age story, a budding romance, a new marriage and baby, or a character simply coming into her own, the reader is along for the ride. And unlike in real life, the story is usually wrapped up nicely in the end. Reading provides an escape and an adventure. What better way is there to sit down with a cup of coffee or kick back at the beach than with a fun new chick lit book in hand? Happy reading! BIO. Laura Donohue is an author and freelance editor. She blogs at Love Chick Lit about books, fashion, and kid’s activities. Laura loves coffee, the beach, and reading. She lives in the DC metro area with her husband, daughter, and a baby on the way. Blog: lovechicklit.blogspot.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovechicklit Twitter: https://twitter.com/lovechicklit. FIRST SIGHT. Maddy Smith writes for a trendy website in Washington DC, has two fabulous best friends, and her own apartment. When a girl’s night out ends with her locking eyes with the handsome stranger across the room, the last thing she expects is for him to show up at her office on Monday morning. Travis Emerson, her attractive and single new colleague, just moved to town. Although an immediate friendship between Maddy and Travis forms, she soon finds herself wishing for something more. After a misunderstanding between them occurs, not only is her hope for a relationship ruined, but their friendship is in jeopardy as well. Is any chance that Maddy had with Travis over? Or could he possibly be what she’s been looking for all along? Follow Maddy and Travis on a series of adventures that will quickly have you cheering them on. First date jitters? Not when you’ve been in love since First Sight! Novelista Girl – January 6, 2016. Readers first met sassy Kimberly Long in Blogger Girl, and now the feisty New Yorker is back in a sequel packed with quick wit, friendship, heartache, and, of course, romance. Kim runs the most popular chick lit book blog on the web, loves playing house with her sexy lawyer boyfriend, Nicholas, and is finally pursuing her lifelong dream to become a published author. At first glance, her life is five-pink-champagne-flutes worthy. But is there more to the story than meets the eye? After hearing the phrase “chick lit is dead” more times than she’s read Bridget Jones’s Diary, Kim is driven to desperate measures, seeking advice from up-and-coming chick lit author, Hannah Marshak, her high school nemesis and resident “mean girl.” As if Kim doesn’t have enough on her plate balancing her secretarial duties with her blog Pastel Is the New Black, shrugging off the growing pile of agent rejections, and keeping her best friend from turning green over Kim’s budding friendship with Hannah, Nicholas is so blinded by his career ambitions, he doesn’t see that their home sweet home could use more than a dash of sugar. This is the year when all of Kim’s dreams—professional and romantic—are supposed to come true, but will the story have a happily ever after, or will Kim end up unpublished and all alone? This novel can be read as a sequel or as a standalone and is best accompanied by a cocktail, preferably a pink one. No, ‘Jeopardy!’ Champ Kelly Donohue Didn’t Make the ‘White Power’ Hand Gesture. A brief hand gesture by Donohue sparked a torrent of internet outrage. Bethania Palma Published 28 April 2021 Updated 29 April 2021. Claim. Rating. Origin. On April 27, 2021, social media users circulated a rumor that “Jeopardy!” contestant Kelly Donohue had made a “white power” hand gesture during the show. Based on the context of Donohue’s actions, however, that doesn’t appear to be the case. Donohue is a bank examiner hailing from Massachusetts. While being introduced by the show’s host, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, he made a brief hand gesture that sparked an online fury: Some #Jeopardy fans have accused returning champion Kelly Donohue of flashing “the white power sign" during his introduction last night: https://t.co/jNFkFdLy5E pic.twitter.com/1oKcVsTZvK — Decider (@decider) April 28, 2021. But Donohue’s gesture seems to be an indicator of the number of times he has won. His appearance on April 27 was his third win, and he was holding up three fingers. Similarly, during his introduction on previous shows, Donohue held up two fingers and one finger, signaling he had won twice, and once, respectively. Images of these moments, from April 23 and April 26, can be seen here: According to the Anti-Defamation League, which tracks and researches hate and extremism, the white supremacist meaning behind the “OK” hand gesture has evolved over time. It started as a hoax on the 4chan message board in 2017, then became a trolling tactic. The gesture, per the ADL, is generally a circle formed with the thumb and forefinger and the three remaining fingers outstretched: The symbol evolved over time and has, in some cases, lost its ironic aspect, per the ADL. “By 2019, at least some white supremacists seem to have abandoned the ironic or satiric intent behind the original trolling campaign and used the symbol as a sincere expression of white supremacy, such as when Australian white supremacist Brenton Tarrant flashed the symbol during a March 2019 courtroom appearance soon after his arrest for allegedly murdering 50 people in a shooting spree at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand,” the ADL reported. For the most part, however, the ADL cautioned that the gesture’s use to signify “OK” as in approval or agreement has remained unchanged: “As a result, someone who uses the symbol cannot be assumed to be using the symbol in either a trolling or, especially, white supremacist context unless other contextual evidence exists to support the contention.” We note that in this case, Donohue wasn’t even necessarily making the “OK” gesture because his palm was facing his chest and his thumb and forefinger appeared to be tucked in: In context, it appeared to be nothing more than a gesture signifying his status as three-time winner, and there was never any evidence offered to the contrary. However, on April 29, Donohue posted a statement on Facebook in which he stated, “I reject and condemn white supremacy and all forms of bigotry for the evil they are,” and added, “I deeply regret this terrible misunderstanding.” First Dates – Ein Tisch für zwei – Informationen zur Sendung. Hier kommt Knistern auf: In der Dating-Doku First Dates - Ein Tisch für zwei begibt sich Gastronom, Koch und Weltenbummler Roland Trettl auf Mission Liebe . In seinem besonderen Restaurant begrüßt er Singles aus ganz Deutschland, die er verkuppeln möchte . Bei einem gemütlichen Abendessen treffen die Singles auf ihr Blind Date , das vorab sorgfältig anhand von Vorlieben und Abneigungen ausgewählt wurde. Die Zuschauer können im Online-Stream beobachten, wie die Singles aufeinandertreffen und sich am Ende des Dates entscheiden müssen: Zweites Date oder doch wieder getrennte Wege gehen? First Dates – Ein Tisch für zwei – Das Team. Aufgabe im First Dates-Restaurant Name Gastgeber Roland Trettl Barkeeper Nic Barkeeper Rocco Barkeeper Phil Kellnerin Mariella Kellnerin Anika Kellnerin Viola Kellnerin Maria Kellnerin Marlitt. Wie läuft so ein Date ab? Das First Dates-Restaurant ist eigens für die Sendung entstanden. Nachdem die realen Singles von Roland Trettl im Eingangsbereich empfangen werden, nehmen sie an der Bar platz. Bei einem ersten Getränk beginnt hier der erste Small Talk bis Roland die beiden Liebessuchenden dann zu ihrem Tisch führt. Es wird spannend . Findet jemand die große Liebe? Die Blind-Date-Paarungen betreffen alle Generationen und Berufsgruppen: vom Informatiker über Büroangestellte bis zu Senioren. Persönliche Prioritäten und No-Gos wurden schon im Vorfeld abgewogen. Die Kameraführung ist unauffällig und schwenkt von den einzelnen Paaren einmal in die eine, einmal in die andere Richtung. Die Zuschauer sind unauffällige Beobachter und können raten. Wird es was? Du kannst die Dating-Doku First Dates – Ein Tisch für zwei jetzt streamen und online anschauen. Wer bezahlt? Das Interessante bei diesem Dinner ist auch die reale Frage, wer die Rechnung am Ende bezahlt . Damit kommt es zu jenem peinlichen Augenblick, der allen Dates innewohnt: Zahlt der Mann ? Wird getrennt bezahlt oder geteilt? Zahlt vielleicht auch einmal die Frau? Ein geheimer Sport, der sich bei den Folgen entwickelt hat, ist, dies als Zuschauer schon im Vorhinein zu erraten. Jedenfalls kommt die Rechnung in einer Box an den Tisch. Ganz zum Schluss begeben sich die Kandidaten in eine sogenannte Fotobox und werden befragt. Zuerst jeder extra, dann gemeinsam. Werden sie sich wiedersehen? Durch das Genre einer Doku-Show bleibt es spannend. Am Ende wird eingeblendet, was aus potentiellen Paaren geworden ist. Die Dates kannst du jetzt online streamen.