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Guest Post by Bert
Before I was a mom I looked at other mothers with their screaming toddler in the aisle of Target and said to myself, I would never let my child behave that way. I said, before I became a mother, that I would always leave a public place if my child was misbehaving or making a scene so that I wouldn't disturb others. I vowed that I would never become THAT mother with the screaming, misbehaving children in tow.
Oh foolish vanity! To think before I had any inkling what it would be like to care for and be responsible for the well being of another human life that I would do it better than those who had gone before me. I stand here as a mother who has taken her child out in public with mismatched clothes, crazy dirty hair (because her son went through a stage of being fearful of washing his hair), and dried up boogers clearly in view because her son wouldn't let her clean his nose! I am a mother who has had to chase her child through the patio dining area of a restaurant, pick him up like a sack of potatoes and say to him, "Just wait until we get home," because she didn't want to cause any more of a scene than what was already playing out. And I am a mother who has had to finish her grocery shopping with a kicking and screaming toddler simply because she had no other option but to buy food then and now.
Going forward I promise to give a sympathetic look to the other mothers I see with kicking and screaming children. I vow to smile and giggle with the mother of a booger faced toddler and then point to my toddler, shrug and say, "Him too!" I will support you and encourage you on your rough day because I have been there. I promise to not judge you because I know that the best behavior isn't always displayed in public but that doesn't mean you are doing a terrible parenting job. Maybe if you join me in support and encouraging other moms like us we can all feel a little less pressure to be perfect.
Elizabeth (aka Bert) Anderson married her college sweetheart in 2005, and started her journey into motherhood in 2008 with the birth of her son. She started blogging in 2009 as a way to keep track of her thoughts on being a first time mom, especially her struggle with postpartum depression, and as a way of reaching out to other moms who are struggling with the same things. This July, Bert had another first in her motherhood travels - a little girl! Even though she's newly a mother of two, Bert maintains that no matter how many children you have you will always be a "first time mom" because there's a first time for everything! Visit her blog, at FTM. Bert is a contributor for She Thinks Media.


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Help keep your independence despite low vision
Visit our new website, Living Well With Low Vision. This online resource offers up-to-date information and free materials for people living with low vision. Follow any of the links on this page to access our extensive resources.
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If you've been told "nothing more can be done with regular corrective eyeglasses," you may need to have a low vision specialist evaluate you. Vision rehabilitation specialists can prescribe magnifiers, telescopic aids, closed-circuit TVs and other products that can help you make the most of your limited vision. Ask your doctor for a referral to a specialist.
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KANSAS CITY - Missouri marijuana activists have their sights set on Kansas City after a successful campaign to reduce pot possession penalties in St. Louis.
The pro-legalization group Show-Me Cannabis recently asked its members to lobby the Kansas City Council in support of decriminalizing possession of less than 35 grams of the drug.
The 28-member St. Louis Board of Aldermen voted April 15 to let city police officers treat certain pot possession cases as municipal violations akin to receiving traffic tickets. The law takes effect June 1 but must still be signed by Mayor Francis Slay. Columbia has had a similar law in place since 2004.
Show-Me Cannabis says it's considering collecting Kansas City voter signatures for a local initiative in 2014 but would prefer quicker action by the city's elected leaders.


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The secular festival Rock Beyond Belief will now come to fruition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 31, 2012, after military authorities there reversed course and approved the event that will feature an array of music and speakers including famed evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins.
The Rock Beyond Belief event was planned in response to Fort Bragg's sponsorship, endorsement, and overwhelming support of the Billy Graham Evangelical Association's Christian evangelical concert, called Rock the Fort, held last year. When secularists around the country protested the government's support of this event and requested that it be canceled, officials at Fort Bragg justified their support by stating the same level of support would be provided to anyone who organized a similar event.
That pledge proved to be untrue when Fort Bragg officials, led by garrison commander Col. Stephen J. Sicinski, initially denied Rock Beyond Belief organizers the use of an outdoor venue and financial support. The Center for Inquiry (CFI) previously condemned those discriminatory actions as both an outrageous misuse of power and potentially illegal, and applauds the base's decision to approve and support Rock Beyond Belief.


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Without too much editorialising, I'd like to publish this link to an earlier (2005) brush that I had with freedom of expression, teens-and-sex and the law, etc., issues. What was a stake here was rather different, in some respects, from the Bill Henson incident - arguably, the legislation that was proposed by the Victorian government was more draconian (whatever it actually meant), particularly in that it would have prevented the depiction of anyone who was under, or looked under, eighteen in a sexually indecent manner (whatever that is, exactly). Still, the article may shed some light on the debate.
In this case, the government did actually water down its proposed legislation, thanks to opposition from the arts community.
Victorian censorship legislation, in so far as it applies to child pornography, now refers to the age of sixteen - not that that would help Henson. For someone who merely possesses child pornography (rather than creating it) there is a defence of artistic merit but it has only limited application and would again not help Henson.
I played only a tiny role back in 2005, in giving some quotes to Helen Razer. Still, the government did take some notice when concerns were expressed.
What this incident confirms for me is that there are social and political forces - though it was never clear, with the Victorian legislation, where the impetus came from - that can push supposedly enlightened governments in a very restrictive direction.
For any comments from readers.
Edit: I've edited this post a few times in an endeavour to get it as legally correct as I can in the limited time I have (given that I don't have anyone I can charge for my time). I've now had a look at what appears to be the relevant legislation under which Henson would be charged in New South Wales. See section 91H of the NSW jurisdiction's Crimes Act.
Interestingly, this section has a quite sweeping defence provision that appears relevant: "It is a defence to any charge for an offence under subsection (2) or (3) ... (c) that, having regard to the circumstances in which the material concerned was produced, used or intended to be used, the defendant was acting for a genuine child protection, scientific, medical, legal, artistic or other public benefit purpose and the defendant's conduct was reasonable for that purpose ..."
This would seem to give Henson a good defence.
However, there's another section that may apply, relating to using children under 14 for pornographic purposes.
I guess we need to wait and see what charges, if any, are laid. Meanwhile, I'll go on questioning the current witch-hunt.
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Scandalous mischief
Posted by Russell Blackford at 12:42 pm
2 comments:
- Thymeforart said...
It is great to see someone showing the legal side of this debate rather than the overall sense of moral superiority of the media's commentary, Mr Rudd and 'blogging pedestalists' (not that I can rule myself out of that category).
He is a fine photographer with international acclaim, and whom I respect. I would hate for the floodgates to be opened enough to prosecute every artist who does anything that slightly pushes the envelope.
- 28 May, 2008 01:14
I think Scotland Yard are about to go raiding the bastion of culture in search of 'refreence' photos illegally retained in the country (UK). Henson's kiddie fetish material is child porn in London.
- 02 June, 2008 03:47
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Ray Lewis loves America more than all y'all (PHOTO)
Ray Lewis was in tears during the singing of the national anthem at the AFC championship. Or at least he tried to be.
When the camera cut to Ray Ray, he was in the midst of the most passionate wincing you've ever seen. it was almost as if he knew his image was being broadcast to tens of million of viewers, so he acted accordingly. He brought out the crocodile tears to let the world know that Ray Lewis loves America. HE LOVES IT.
You hear me, Ben Franklin? Got that, John Adams? Miley Cyrus, you know who wants to Party in the U.S.A.? Ray Lewis, that's who.
It's not about the USA's talent or smarts, it's the heart he loves. HEART. It's all about heart. America isn't in here striving to be mediocre. It's ticked off for greatness.
Why? Because we give effort. We give EFF-ORT. George Washington wasn't No. 1 in his recruiting class, but he looked at the man next to him and didn't settle to be second best. He did NOT settle. America got one opportunity to become the best and it did it. IT DID IT. We did it.
Your love of country? That's between you and you.
Ray's love is worn on his sleeve. Ignore that he couldn't summon real tears. His winces were winces of passion.Maybe Gloriana, the performing band you hadn't heard of until they were announced at Gillette Stadium, didn't do it for him. He's more of a Josh Groban guy.


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Abigail Blain - Care & Community in Kenya
My two weeks in Nakuru, Kenya doing the Care and Community project was a once in a lifetime opportunity that I thoroughly enjoyed from start to finish!
Why Kenya?
I made the decision to volunteer with Projects Abroad about two years ago. My three best friends and I decided we would all go together and spent a long time going through all the possible projects in all the different countries. Finally, we decided on the Care and Community project as we all wanted to work with people to improve a local area.
Of all the countries that we could go to we felt it would be most valuable to visit Kenya as it is a country that's developing quickly and would really benefit from any possible aid in order to ensure that no area and no person is left behind as the country becomes more and more economically stable. We were all sure that we wanted to go to Africa and get an authentic African experience and Kenya seemed to be a country that was rich in culture with an interesting history and beautiful landscape.
We liked that English is the official language of Kenya as well as Kiswahili. We knew we would be able to communicate with everyone but also get the opportunity to learn parts of a new language. We also researched local customs and food. We thought that ugali looked interesting and we would love to try it as it is the staple food in Kenya. After finalising the decision we booked our trip to Kenya and began to get more and more excited about building a pit latrine for an orphanage as well as spending time teaching children.
Arriving in Kenya
After a lengthy flight we arrived in Nakuru, Kenya at our host family's house. It was a lovely house in a gated community. Our host mum, Miriam, was kind and welcoming. She lived alone as her children were all grown up but she had a very nice maid named Lynette. We felt included at all times and got to try all sorts of exciting Kenyan food. At dinner times Miriam told us all about Kenya, the culture, her job and religion.
We slept under a mosquito net which was interesting as I had never seen one in real life before. We woke bright and early the next morning for our first day at the placement. Our driver Gitau took us to Sure 24, a local orphanage with a school on site as well as other people living and working. It was so interesting to see how this small community all worked together.
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There were cows and chickens around as well as men doing building work and women cooking food which they then sold. We met the children in the orphanage and at the school. They were so sweet and entertaining; they asked lots of questions about us and also tried to teach us some Kiswahili words and songs.
We then set to work building a block of pit latrines for the children in the orphanage to use. We had to begin by taking rocks over to the building site as they would be used as bricks. We then filtered gravel then mixed it with water to create cement. Each day we progressed much further and laid new layers of bricks. After a few days the latrines began to take shape and by the end of the project we had fitted the doors. On the last day we were given paint and everyone on the project wrote their names up on the wall of the latrines we had built.
Constructing the pit latrines was our community project and we spent our mornings doing this however we also undertook Care project in the afternoons. We visited Kaadesh, a local orphanage for small children up to five years old. We heard the tragic stories of the children and how they ended up in the orphanage - this was very sad and moving.
We then spent time playing with all the children as well as helping out with some cleaning. We also visited Hope Children's Ministry, a school in a nearby slum. Here we taught the children games. We spent the majority of our time at the Sure 24 School where we taught some lessons to the first and second year students. This was an amazing experience and all the children were so lovely and grateful. Some of them wrote us letters thanking us. It was very sad to say goodbye.
The Experience
I loved everything about our trip to Kenya. It was a really special opportunity and I met so many lovely people. All the Kenyans were so kind and sweet and the children were adorable. This was a special and unique experience and one I would certainly undertake again. In our time off we visited Lake Baringo and went on a safari. We also visited shops and markets. All the Projects Abroad staff was so fun.
I would fully recommend visiting Kenya!
Abigail Blain
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Department Overview
Pullman Fire Department is a combination department comprised of full-time professional and reserve firefighters engaging in the performance of fire suppression and emergency medical services. Fire suppression is provided to all properties within the city limits of Pullman including Washington State University. Department Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians provide ambulance service to the city and to 450 square miles of rural area including the towns of Johnson, Albion, and Palouse.
The Pullman Fire Department was formed July 23, 1890, after "disastrous fires had levelled the city three times in the six years previous". "Rescue Hook and Ladder Company No. 1" was organized as an auxillary of the Pullman Hose Company. The first hook and ladder truck was a hand-drawn vehicle. The trucks ladders could be extended "to the top of the highest buildings in town in an incredibly short time" per an early newspaper account.
WSU Fire Department History
From Washington State Magazine, Winter 2003/04
By Pat Caraher
Photography by Shelly Hanks
According to a Pullman Herald account, student firemen at Washington State College date back to 1922-23, "when nine students manned the pumps." In the early '20s they lived in a metal shed attached to the rear of College Hall. In response to calls, they pulled a rickshaw-like fire cart across campus lawns and fields.
The college purchased its first fire truck, a Mitchell, in 1925, about the time the fire station was being established in a mechanical building on the present site of Daggy Hall-at the top of Engineering Hill. The current three-bay station across from the Compton Union Building was built in 1962.
The campus has experienced a number of significant fires. In the spring of 1949, a major portion of a wing of North House, one of the two-story World War II-vintage student residence halls known on campus as "Cardboard Castle," burned down.
An April 4, 1970 blaze destroyed 10,000 seats in the south grandstands at Rogers Field-now Martin Stadium-causing nearly $300,000 damage. The arson fire occurred during spring vacation, when only four firemen were on duty. The wood grandstands burned for three hours. That blaze was the impetus for adding full time staff to the department to provide for increased staffing coverage round the clock.
More than 400 students have supported their education as WSU firefighters. The WSU Fire Department was discontinued in May 2005 when the City of Pullman took over fire suppression and ambulance transport responsibilities.
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The Pullman Fire Department is committed to the preservation of life, property and the environment by meeting the public safety and welfare needs of our diverse community, and maintaining the highest standards of professional service through continued training and education.
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- We are committed to providing the best public service through innovative training, education and equipment.
- We will strive to be a model of excellence as a Fire Department in Whitman County.
- Our future depends on our commitment to shared leadership, employee empowerment, and responsiveness to the community.
- We will strive to provide assistance beyond the expectations of those we assist and seek effective solutions to problems.
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The teaching performance assessment consists of the Teaching Event and Embedded Signature Assessments (ESAs). Multiple Subject (elementary) candidates complete three additional Teaching Event tasks so that they are assessed in each of the core content areas (literacy, mathematics, history-social science, and science) taught in elementary schools. The Teaching Event measures the Teaching Performance Expectations (TPEs), which are teaching standards for California student teachers. The customized ESAs, which measure selected Teaching Performance Expectations, are developed by each program.
We are grateful to the following for generously funding PACT activities and research from 2002 to the present: Carnegie Corporation, CSU Chancellor's Office, Flora Family Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Morgan Family Foundation, National Science Foundation (subcontract through UC-Riverside), and the UC Office of the President.
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Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. Voluntarily Expands Recall of Refrigerated Ready-to-Eat Products Due to Potential Health Risk
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services received information that Reser's Fine Foods of Beaverton, Ore., is voluntarily expanding its Oct. 22, 2013, recall of refrigerated ready-to-eat products because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria is an organism which can cause serious and sometime fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and individuals with weakened immune systems. Healthy people may suffer only short term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
The recalled refrigerated ready-to-eat products were distributed nationwide and in Canada. The products are sold in retail and food service establishments. The packages will be marked with a Use-by-Date or Best By Date and followed by a plant identifier code of 20.
There are no confirmed illnesses associated with these products.
The recalled products were manufactured at the Topeka, Kan., salad manufacturing facility. No other Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. manufacturing facilities are involved in this recall.
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Coda electric sedan rolls off Benicia assembly line
AUTOMOBILES Final assembly for new Coda sedan done in Bay Area
The latest entrant in California's increasingly crowded market for electric cars is a small, unassuming sedan that rolled off an assembly line in Benicia on Monday morning.
The Coda sedan, the first car from a Southern California startup, seats five, can drive up to 125 miles on a charge and has taken two years longer to reach the market than its makers initially planned.
The timing holds both promise and peril. Coda Automotive, based in Los Angeles, must now compete directly against global automakers such as Nissan and GM, which have already started selling their own plug-in cars in California. At the same time, gasoline prices have soared past $4.35 per gallon in the state, practically a form of free advertising for electric vehicles.
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"Never has the case for what we do been clearer," said Mac Heller, the company's executive chairman, speaking at a small ceremony in Benicia.
While California's most prominent electric car company, Tesla Motors, is busy converting an older auto factory in Fremont to build its vehicles, Coda has chosen to outsource most of the work. Designed in Southern California, the Coda sedan is largely built in China, with final assembly taking place in Benicia. The engine comes from a company in Colorado.
Mixing and matching
"We have wanted not to reinvent things that didn't need to be reinvented," Heller said. "We didn't want to reinvent windshield wipers."
The mix-and-match approach allowed the company to bring its car to market with $320 million in venture capital - and without the massive government loans received by Tesla or its competitor Fisker Automotive in Irvine. Coda has applied for a federal loan, Heller said, but the application is pending.
With a list price of $37,250, the Coda sedan is not cheap. It is slightly more expensive than the Nissan Leaf, which lists for $35,200. Financial incentives from the federal and state governments can knock $10,000 off the price of each car.
But the Coda sedan's supporters say the market has room for it. Sales of the Leaf and GM's plug-in hybrid Volt have been lackluster nationwide, but both cars have performed well in eco-conscious California.
"People say there's no desire for these cars? There's plenty of desire," said Rick Curtis, director of electric vehicles for the Del Grande Dealer Group, which will open Coda of Silicon Valley in San Jose this week. "We couldn't get enough Leafs, we couldn't get enough Volts, and this is our answer."
Karma 'wasn't ready'
John Hoffman, store manager for Coda of Silicon Valley, used to sell the Karma, the $107,000 advanced hybrid car from Fisker Automotive. But the car was prone to software glitches, he said. Of five Karmas delivered to his dealership in Marin County in January, four developed problems almost immediately.
The far more modest Coda sedan, Hoffman said, doesn't have those issues. "I think it's going to be a real win for the electric vehicle," he said. The Karma, he said, "is a phenomenal car, but it just wasn't ready to come to market."
The Coda sedan itself is simple in appearance, with four doors and a plain interior. One reviewer used the term "econobox."
John O'Dell, senior editor with the Edmunds.com auto information website, said the car is comfortable to drive and gets more miles per charge than the Leaf, whose owners often report driving 70 miles on a fully charged battery pack.
"You can pretty much count on a good, honest 90 to 110 miles, depending on the way you drive," O'Dell said. "There's nothing wrong with the car. It's just that considering the cars in the market today, there's nothing exciting about it."
It is, however, exciting to Benicia officials. Coda in 2010 reached a deal with a company called Amports, one of North America's largest auto processors, to perform final assembly for the Coda sedan, and Amports already had a facility in Benicia. The city has easy access to the Port of Oakland, where the partially assembled Coda sedans are shipped from China.
The city, home to one of the Bay Area's major oil refineries, has been trying to attract green businesses and jobs, said Mayor Elizabeth Patterson. Only 20 people work at the Amports facility now, she said, but that number could expand to 200 by the end of the year.
"This is a community that had been talking for a long time about sustainable development," she said. "That attitude is really important, because businesses see that this is what the people want."
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Shakespeare's themes and stories have inspired numerous operas over the years. Here's our list of operas that have used Shakespeare as inspiration:
The Tempest
The Tempest by Felice Lattuada (1922)
The Knot Garden by Michael Tippett (1970)
Un Re In Ascolto by Luciano Berio's [A Listening King] (1984)
The Tempest by John C Eaton (1985)
The Enchanted Isle by Thomas Shadwell (1674)
Romeo and Juliet
Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod (1867)
A Village Romeo and Juliet by Frederick Delius (1901),
West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein (1957)
I Capuleti e i Montecchi by Vincenzo Bellini (1830).
Giulietta e Romeo by Nicola Vaccai (1825)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream by Benjamin Britten (1960)
The Fairy Queen by Henry Purcell (1692).
Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi (1847)
Macbeth by Ernest Bloch (1910)
Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas (1868)
Otello by Giuseppe Verdi (1887)
Otello by Giulio Rossini (1816)
Much Ado About Nothing
Béatrice et Bénédict by Hector Berlioz (1862)
Timon of Athens
Timon of Athens by Stephen Oliver (1991)
The Taming of the Shrew
Kiss Me Kate by Cole Porter (1953)
Operas based on the character of Falstaff
At the Boar's Head by Gustav Holst (1925)
Der Kustigen Weiber von Windsor by Otto Nicolai (1849)
Sir John in Love by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1929)
Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi (1893)
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Paul Capon says:
Two other works – The Boys from Syracuse, a musical, was based on A Comedy of Errors by Rogers and Hart; while Das Liebesverbot was an early opera by Richard Wagner, based on Measure for Measure. Berlioz also included a portion of Merchant of Venice in Les Troyens.Reply
Michael J. Begley says:
Samuel Barber set "Antony and Cleopatra" to a libretto adapted by Franco Zeffirelli from Shakespeare. It opened the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center in 1966. Though deemed a failure at the time of it's premiere, it was revised by the composer and recorded for New World Records. Lyric Opera of Chicago staged the revised version; a performance was televised as part of PBS' "Great Performances" series.Reply
Michael J. Begley says:
Regarding "The Taming of the Shrew" there are a number of other operas:
The first opera based on the play, Il duca di Atene, was an opera buffa with a libretto by Carlo Francesco Badini and music by Ferdinando Bertoni. The opera was first performed in London in 1780.[105]
In 1795 the Spanish composer Vicente Martín y Soler wrote La capricciosa corretta, an opera buffa with libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, partly adapted from the play. It was first performed in London.
Another operatic version came in 1828, when Frederic Reynolds adapted Garrick's Catherine and Petruchio, adding an overture by Rossini and songs from Shakespeare's plays and sonnets set to music by tenor John Braham and T. Cooke. Starring J.W. Wallack and Fanny Ayton, the opera was staged at Drury Lane, but it was not successful, and closed after only a few performances.[106]
In 1874, Hermann Goetz created Der Widerspänstigen Zähmung, a comic opera first performed at the National Theatre Mannheim in Germany; the libretto was by Joseph Widmann and Goetz.
In 1927, Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari wrote a verismo opera called Sly, or The Legend of the Sleeper Awoken, based on the prologue of the play, with a libretto by Giovacchino Forzano. First performed at La Scala in Milan, the opera starred Aureliano Pertile as Sly (tenor) and Mercedes Llopart as Dolly (soprano).
In 1953, Vittorio Giannini adapted the play into an opera buffa, with a libretto by Giannini and Dorothy Fee.
In 1957, Vissarion Shebalin composed the best known Russian opera based on Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew (Укрощение строптивой)
It is my understanding that the Goetz setting is still frequently performed in German speaking countries, and several recordings exist. The Giannini was also recorded in the LP era.Reply
SingingDaniel says:
Bellini's I Capuleti e i Montecchi was based on the same Renaissance sources from which Shakespeare based Romeo and Juliet but not from Shakespeare directly. It's often included in such lists, but really, it shouldn't count as one of the Shakespeare 'inspired' works.Reply
Lito Messini says:
There is also an opera called "Lear" , composed by Aribert Reimann and premiered on 1978Reply
Basil Walsh says:
You need to add the Dublin born composer Michael W. Balfe's opera Falstaff (1838) to your list.
It had its premiere at the Italian Opera in London in July 1838 with great success. Four of the most famous singers in Europe at the time sang in it. We also produced a revival of Balfe's Falstaff in concert format with an international cast in Dublin in September 2008 for the composer's bicentennial. The opera was also recorded and is available through Amazon.com worrld wide. Thanks.
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Michael J. Begley says:
Antonio Salieri (1750 – 1825) also wrote an opera "Falstaff, ossia Le tre burle" (1799) which was recorded by Hungaraton (József Gregor, Mária Zempléni, Dénes Gulyás, Istvan Gáti, Eva Pánczél, et al. Tamás Pál cond., Salieri Chamber Orchestra, Salieri Chamber Chorus. 3 CDs, DDD, Hungaroton, 27 September 2003). An excellent recording of Balfe's opera has also been issued in the last few years, deriving from performances by RTE (Irish Radio).Reply
Therry Neilsen-Steinhardt says:
Do please update your list of operas inspired by The Tempest to include Thomas Ades's Inspired The Tempest, 2004, to be simulcast from the Met Live in HD series on November 10, 2012.Reply
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President Obama is now blatantly breaking the law in an effort to ban one of the most popular types of ammunition for the AR-15 semi-automatic weapon, and the timing comes just before a massive amount of supply of the bullets is due to arrive in the U.S., according to Gun Owners of America Chief Counsel Michael Hammond.
Last month, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, or ATF, announced it was planning to fast-track a ban on 5.56 mm M855 ammunition through executive action.
Hammond said the timing is not a coincidence.
Which statute is that, exactly? Hammond said he worked to defeat 18 U.S. Code Section 921
Hammond said the revolt to this executive action is already underway.
As WND reported, a lawsuit has been threatened by the Second Amendment Foundation.
On March 4, 239 House lawmakers, including seven Democrats, wrote to ATF
Hammond specifically cited Sens. Harry Reid, D-Nev.; Michael Bennet, D-Colo.; Joe Manchin, D-W.V.; Heidi Heitkamp, D- N.D., and Jon Tester, D-Mon., as being inclined to buck the president on this issue.
Another major fight centered on federal efforts to dry up the money supply for the gun industry.
There are other challenges unfolding in addition to the effort to ban certain ammunition. Hammond said one of the biggest ongoing fights centers on Obamacare and efforts to gather information on gun owners.
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25st September, was a first Moya?s live performance in Russia (St. Petersburg)!
I think it was great! I & my friends didn?t believe that Moya would ever visit us. But it happened!
Before the concert we went to meet with Moya and gifted to her a little present. Moya was so friendly!
Then we went to wait till the concert in the Irish pub called ?Gold pint?.
By the way, before Moya's performance Russian folk rock band called ?Melnitsa? (The Mill) performed several of their songs. Check out their best song on YouTube (The Master of mountain roads, Travushka, Silkworm) and their performance on september?s concert.
First Moya?s song was a ?Caisle?n ?ir?? I can?t believe it, because it?s one of my favorite Clannad?s song! Here is track list:
Caisle?n ?ir
Down by the Sally Gardens
Mhorag?s Na Horo Gheallaidh
Alasdair MacColla
Tunes Medley (Eleanor Plunkett, Hobknobs)
In A Lifetime
Mh?ire Bruineall
Caid? Sin Do'n T? Sin
Tunes Medley (Mrs. McDermott + Teampall an Ghleannt?in)
Theme from Harry's Game
I Will Find You
Against The Wind
A Mhuirn?n ? (with Hellawes)
Also was a many funny moments, e.g. ?funny love song about seaweed? (Moya introduced Dulaman)
After the stunning performance of ?Against The Wind?, Moya and Hellawes (Melnitsa? soloist) performed ?A Mhuirn?n ??. Everybody danced in a concert hall! You can see it on this video.
(and also this video)
After the concert Moya signed our CDs. To everyone's surprise she gifted us ?Heart Strings?!!
Here is photo with Moya and CDs.
We all enjoyed the concert! Thank you, Moya! Thank you so much!
P.S. Here is photos by Ruslan Shamukov.
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Over the course of a few hours, Britney Spears went from just another fan of 'Modern Family' to possibly its next guest star. After tweeting that she loved the ABC comedy, fans immediately began a campaign to get Brit on the show.
Yesterday, Spears tweeted, "I know everybody is excited about the Super Bowl, but I personally can't wait to see the next episode of Modern Family! Funniest show on TV." A fan then started a #GetBritneyOnModernFamily hash tag, to which Spears replied, "Ahhhh I would love to be on it!"
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The Harvard women's basketball team started the season off young and unproven but by season's end, the 11-woman team showed that no matter how young or old your team is, working together and playing with heart and soul can bring out the best and lead to success.
The Crimson, who went 20-9 overall and 11-3 in the Ivy League, posted its first 20 win season since 2004-05 and made its eighth postseason appearance under head coach Kathy Delaney-Smith. Harvard went to the Women's National Invitation Tournament for the second year in a row, marking the third time in four years the Crimson played in the postseason.
Harvard made history by defeating all five Division I opponents in the state of Massachusetts. The Crimson started the trek in its season opener against Boston College, handing the Eagles an 82-81 defeat. Harvard followed its victory with wins over Holy Cross, Boston University and Northeastern at home in December. The Crimson started the new year off with a win at UMass to give Harvard a perfect 5-0 mark against its Bay State foes. Harvard also posted non-conference wins over Maine, Navy, New Orleans and NJIT.
Junior Emma Markley was one of three Crimson players to earn All-Ivy League honors and one of four to average double-digit scoring on the season. For the second year in a row, the Yorktown Heights, N.Y., native led the Crimson in scoring (14.0 ppg), rebounding (7.0 rpg) and blocks (2.7 bpg). She earned a spot on the first-team for the first time in her career.
Sophomore Brogan Berry, who was third on the team and ninth in the league in scoring (11.9 ppg), earned a spot on the second-team. She led the league and was among the top 15 in the nation in assists, averaging 5.8 per game. She handed out 169 assists this season, which is second on the single season assist lists and combined with 100 handed outs from a season ago, stands ninth on the all-time assists list at Harvard with 269 helpers.
Freshman Victoria Lippert earned a spot on the second team and was name to the All-Rookie team as well. She was second on the team and fifth in the league in scoring (13.1 ppg). She was the team's best shooter, connecting on 46.2 percent of her shots.
Junior co-captain Christine Matera also averaged double figures for the Crimson (10.3 ppg) and led the league in three-point field goals. Matera had the touch from beyond the arc, making 40.1 percent of her shots which was sixth in the Ivy League. Classmate Jackie Alemany was a force to reckon with on defense not only crashing the boards, but picking pockets. She was eighth in the Ivy League in rebounds (6.6 rpg) and sixth in steals (1.6 spg).
Junior Claire Wheeler, who saw limited playing time due to an injury, was a spark off the bench contributing 5.3 ppg and 2.7 rpg. Freshmen Elle Hagedorn and Miriam Rutzen contributed solid minutes in their rookie season, averaging 3.4 and 3.2 ppg, respectively.
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Looking at the more notable new game releases of the next month, it's surprising that four of the highest-profile are in fact remakes or re-releases of older games in new formats.
First up (tomorrow!) is Black Mesa, the free remake of the original Half-Life using the Source Engine. More than six years in the making, the game is looking very impressive indeed. Anyone with Steam installed on their PC will be able to download and play it tomorrow.
That's followed by the release of Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition on 18 September. This is an upgraded and updated version of the original game, with significant UI improvements, compatibility with tablets and Macs, and some new content (in the shape of three new NPC companions and a major new dungeon). Baldur's Gate II will follow next year. Both games include the original expansions.
Then, on 28 September, we get Carrier Command: Gaea Mission. From the makers of the ARMA franchise, this is a remake and recreation of the classic 1987 action strategy game, casting the player as the commander of an aircraft carrier playing hide-and-seek with an enemy carrier whilst trying to conquer a chain of islands.
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- Blood studies, including arterial catheter insertion to measure blood pressure and
collect arterial blood samples, blood flow studies using sensors applied to the skin and
a pressure cuff around a limb, and blood draw for genetic studies.
- Bladder motility: Ultrasound test of bladder function.
- Electrocardiogram and heart ultrasound.
- Responses to changes in temperature: Warm water and then room temperature water are
passed through watertight pads applied to the back and front of the body and body
temperatures are measured.
- Gastrointestinal motility: Bowel sounds are recorded using a microphone placed on the
- Lower body negative pressure: The lower body is placed into an airtight barrel-like
chamber. Some air is sucked out of the barrel, causing blood to pool in the legs, as
occurs during standing.
- Lumbar puncture: A needle is inserted in the space between the bones in the lower back
to collect a small sample of cerebrospinal fluid.
- Microdialysis to measures levels of chemicals in the body fluid of certain tissues. A
solution is passed through a thin tube inserted into the skin. Chemicals in the body
tissues enter the solution. The solution is collected and the chemical levels are
- PET scanning: A nuclear medicine test to produce images of body organs. For patients
with urinary problems, a catheter is inserted into the bladder before starting the scan.
- Pupillometry: The pupil of the eye is measured using a special camera in a
light-controlled room.
- QSART. A small amount of a brain chemical is applied to the skin with a tiny amount of
electricity, and the sweat in a nearby patch of skin is measured.
- Measurement of saliva production, using a cotton-like material placed between the teeth
and gums to absorb saliva.
- Skin electrical conduction test, using sensors on the skin to measure sweat production.
- Skin and core temperature measurements using sensors on the skin and in the ear canal.
- Speech and swallowing assessment for patients with speech and swallowing difficulties.
- Stress echocardiogram: A catheter is placed in the subject's arm for sampling blood or
giving a drug while the subject exercises. During the test, blood pressure, pulse rate,
and EKG are continuously monitored.
In dysautonomias, altered functions of one or more components of the autonomic nervous system
adversely affect health. Primary dysautonomias have been classified clinically into chronic
autonomic failure (CAF) syndromes that include pure autonomic failure (PAF), multiple system
atrophy (MSA), and Parkinson disease (PD) with autonomic failure (manifested especially by
neurogenic orthostatic hypotension (OH)). Clinical assessment alone is often inadequate for
correct diagnosis and does not provide insights into mechanisms or identify new therapeutic
targets. This protocol calls for continuous development and assessment of physiological,
neuropharmacologic, neurochemical, neuroimaging, and other clinical laboratory approaches, to
identify lesion types and sites in CAF and improve diagnosis, increase mechanistic
understanding, and incite novel therapeutics. PAF, MSA, and PD exemplify alpha
synucleinopathies, in which deposits of the protein alpha-synuclein occur in Lewy bodies in
catecholamine-producing neurons (PD, PAF) or in the cytoplasm of glial cells (MSA). Only the
Lewy body forms of synucleinopathy are consistently associated with loss of catecholaminergic
neurons. Under this protocol we have obtained evidence that patients with Lewy body diseases
have decreased ability to take up intra-neuronal catecholamines from the cytoplasm into
storage vesicles. Cytoplasmic catecholamines are cytotoxic, such as by enzyme-catalyzed
conversion to highly reactive catecholaldehydes. By studying CAF patients we hope to make
discoveries that will yield a unifying, integrative concept for the pathogenesis and
different clinical manifestations of Lewy body diseases. Autonomic function testing under
this protocol is also required for screening purposes for entry into other protocols of the
Clinical Neurocardiology Section. Moreover, comprehensive autonomic function testing is
requested in patients of the NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program. Finally, in a long-term
project as a member of the Autonomic Rare Diseases Clinical Research Consortium we are
applying this testing to study the natural history of neurogenic OH.
Study Population:
The study population consists of patients with idiopathic, or primary, CAF, with emphasis on
PAF, MSA, and PD. Comparison groups include healthy volunteers (HVs), patients with PD who do
not have OH, and patients with iatrogenic CAF such as from bilateral thoracic
Design: Subjects undergo multiple physiological, neuropharmacologic, neurochemical, and
neuroimaging, and other tests, to see if the results by different modalities agree and point
to specific sites and types of lesions.
Outcome Measures:
Physiological outcome measures include hemodynamic responses to the Valsalva maneuver,
orthostasis, and altered temperature at skin of the back. Neuropharmacologic measures include
cardiovascular responses to test drugs that probe specific components of the autonomic
nervous system. Neurochemical measures include plasma, cerebrospinal fluid, microdialysate,
urine, and skin biopsy tissue levels of catecholamines and related compounds. Neuroimaging
measures include positron emission tomographic scanning after injection of 18F-dopamine,
18F-DOPA, 13N-ammonia, or 11C-methylreboxetine.
The subjects are patients with known or suspected primary CAF, based on referral
information and confirmation of the clinical diagnosis at the intake evaluation. They are
classified by results of the intake evaluation and then undergo comprehensive autonomic
function testing.
Patients with primary or iatrogenic CAF are included. Control patients have been previously
diagnosed with PD or MSA without OH, confirmed at the time of the intake evaluation.
Healthy Volunteers 18 years old or older are included. People at increased risk for PD or
CAF consent in this study as if they were patients (e.g., to enable DNA extraction and
All subjects must be able to provide their own consent to participate or have an existing
Durable Power of Attorney (DPA) in place.
Age: People younger than 18 years old are excluded.
Risk: A candidate subject is excluded if, in the judgment of the Principal Investigator or
Clinical Director, protocol participation would place the subject at substantially
increased acute medical risk. This includes the risks associated with air travel to the
NIH. A candidate subject is excluded if, in the opinion of the Principal Investigator or
Clinical Director, the medical risk outweighs the potential scientific benefit.
Disqualifying Conditions A candidate subject is excluded if there is a disqualifying
condition. Examples of disqualifying conditions are hepatic or renal failure (defined by
serum creatinine more than 1.5 g/dL), symptomatic congestive heart failure, severe anemia,
psychosis, refractory ventricular arrhythmias, and symptomatic coronary heart disease.
Patients are excluded from further participation if the results of the intake evaluation
lead to a diagnosis of a secondary form of CAF, such diabetic autonomic neuropathy.
Candidate subjects who are unable to give their own consent and who do not have an existing
DPA in place are excluded. Pregnant or lactating women are excluded from the study.
Medications Patients with known or suspected allergy or hypersensitivity to any test drug
are excluded from receiving that drug. Patients are not to discontinue any medications
before the patient or the patient s doctor discusses this with the Principal Investigator,
Research Nurse, or Nurse Practitioner. If it is decided that discontinuing medications
would be unsafe, then the patient may be excluded from all or part of the study.
Herbal Medicines and Dietary Supplements Certain herbal medicines or dietary supplements
are known or suspected to interfere with the experimental results, and such herbal
medicines or dietary supplements may be disallowed before enrollment in the study. For many
herbal medicines or dietary supplements, the mechanisms of action and therefore the
possible effects on the experimental results are unknown. In cases where the subjects wish
to continue their herbal medicines or dietary supplements while on study, and search of the
available medical literature fails to identify effects that are known or expected to
interfere with the experimental results, then the subjects may participate.
Practical Limitations Patients in whom we feel it would be difficult to insert a catheter
into a vein may be excluded. Subjects who are not expected clinically to tolerate lying
still during the procedures may be excluded.
Pregnancy Pregnant or lactating women are excluded from the protocol overall. In women with
child-bearing potential, blood testing for pregnancy will be done with 24 hours before
initial testing (except for obtaining the medical history and physical examination) or any
testing involving radioactivity under the protocol. Repeat pregnancy testing will be done
before any procedure or drug administration under the protocol that takes place more than
one week from a previous pregnancy test. Participants will not start or remain in the study
if pregnancy test is positive.
Refusal to Undergo Certain Procedures Candidate subjects are excluded if they refuse to
undergo certain procedures. These are: (1) IV catheter; (2) electrocardiogram; (3) blood
drawing; (4) DNA extraction and storage (patients and non-HV controls only); and (5) DNA
analysis (patients and non-HV controls only).
Principal InvestigatorDavid S Goldstein, M.D.National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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Edinburgh have secured the futures of Scotland internationals Ross Rennie and Nick De Luca.
Flanker Rennie, 25, and centre De Luca, 28, have both signed two-year contract extensions, keeping them at the club until at least 2014. Both players featured heavily for Scotland during the recent Six Nations championship and Edinburgh coach Michael Bradley is delighted to see them sign new deals.
Bradley said: "It's fantastic news for Edinburgh Rugby that players of the calibre of Ross [Rennie] and Nick [De Luca] have committed these crucial years of their rugby careers to the club.
"They've played some tremendous rugby this season, showing the commitment, style and professionalism that we look to foster in all of our players here at Murrayfield. Both will play a key role in the bright future being pieced together at this club and I'm delighted that they're here to stay."
Rennie, who was away from the international scene for almost two years due to a knee injury, said: "Personally I'm in a good place just now. I'm happy with the way I'm playing for both the club and Scotland. I've made these developments as a player at this club and I'm confident that this is the right place for me to continue to improve.
"There's definitely a different atmosphere around the club at the moment. There's a lot of optimism about where we're going and I'm looking forward to being a part of that future".
De Luca added: "I'm really enjoying my rugby in Edinburgh. Our progress in the Heineken Cup has made this season a real landmark for even the most experienced players. Despite these highlights it's clear to all the players that we have opportunities to improve as individuals and as team, combining a committed group of players who are signing on to something special with exciting new arrivals in the seasons ahead."
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