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----Hello Blog. Let me introduce myself. My name is Michael Chioldi and I am an American baritone who is lucky to be performing the Andree Expedition with the fabulous new company, The Vermont Opera Project. I grew up in the farmland of rural Pennsylvania outside of Pittsburgh. I currently live in downtown Manhattan, NY where the building I reside most definitely has more people living in it than my hometown in PA did. I always loved to sing and perform and most people who knew when would've called me the class clown. I would constantly get into trouble for talking too much. I was precocious and loved to sing and act. I ended up going to college on scholarship for music at West Virginia University. I fell in love with opera and decided to pursue a professional career. I went Yale University for my masters, where I graduated with honors, and ended up at the Houston Grand Opera for a young artist development program. Along the way I interned with Santa Fe Opera and San Fransisco Opera's Merola Program. In 1995 I was the winner of several competitions including the Metropolitan Opera Competition and in 1996 I made my debut there with a cast that included Luciano Pavarotti and Maestro James Levine. I've been lucky enough to get to sing for a living my entire life and now I relish the moments I have on stage. I am 47 years old and have been singing professionally my entire adult life, my first role being at the Ohio Light Opera company when I was 19. Now I get to travel all over the world singing and sharing. He most unique place I've been to to perform has to be Muscat, Oman in the Middle East. It was an incredible experience singing the title role of Macbeth at the Royal Opera House there. One of my favorite countries to perform other than the US has to be Spain. I love the people, the culture and especially the food. I will get to sing Andrea Chenier there next February/March at the Gran Teatro de Liceu, in Barcelona. My other passions are watches (time pieces), fine wines and dining, and I have started an antique cocktail shaker collection from the 1920's and 30's. I got married last December in NYC and when I have time off, I enjoy cooking at home and stay-cations, since I travel so much for work.
What is it that excites you about The Andrée Expedition?
-----First I would have to say the incredible writing of the great composer Dominick Argento. He has a way of turning a phrase so delicately and beautifully yet with great complexity and poise. The music is tonal and heart wrenching all at the same time. Here are dissonant moment all throughout the composition yet it always has this underlying tonal beauty to it. It has a haunting effect for the listener and is precisely appropriate for the incredible story. Second for me is the story itself. Imagine the turn of the century and heading off to the North Pole in a balloon. Astonishing! There are three men in this story and I get to play all three of them in the piece. A sort of, tour de force for a baritone. It is challenging both as a singer and as an actor. As I have developed as a performer, I have been looking for more and more situation like these that are particularly challenging. It keeps me on my toes. Finally to quote the piece itself, I find the Andree Expedition: "Wonderful, indescribable!"
How did you get your start in opera?
------I always sang as a child and I had a paper route. I was delivering papers one day to a family whose father was a pastor and whose daughters all were fantastic singers. I was on the route delivering the papers and I heard them rehearsing inside. The song was, "His Eye is on the Sparrow:. I boldly marched in and said: "I know that song and can sing it too!" They said come on in Michael and sing. So I did. Their eyes lit up and they all just were astonished. Before I knew it I was singing in church and at peoples weddings around town. My love for music and performing started at a very young age. As I grew older I wasn't sure that I would continue singing but when I went to my first actual opera rehearsal, I thought to myself: "If I can do this for a living, I would be the happiest person ever." So here I am still singing for my supper.
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---Recently I was asked to sing a role with New York City Opera. An opera I was not familiar with. It was a last minute request and I was at the time, in Palm Beach singing the title role of Rigoletto. I spoke to he General Director of the company, Michael Capasso, and he assured me it was a great role for me and said that I would be doing them a huge favor. So, I learned it and arrived a few days late for rehearsals because of my prior engagement in Palm Beach. Well, I get there and they inform me st I am playing a lizard. I said: "excuse me!?" Yes they said, you will be in full lizard regalia. I almost got angry but just threw my arms in the air and said oh well......here goes nothing. It turned out to be a huge success for me and I received over 20 rave reviews for my portrait of L'ondino the Lizard. See photo below!
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AWKA – AWKA, the capital of Anambra State stood still, Wednesday as the body of the literary icon, Professor Chinua Achebe arrived the state for its final journey to Ogidi, his home town, in Idemili North local government area where it will be interred tomorrow.
What happened at the Alexander Ekwueme Arcade, Awka, was simply mind blowing. The remains of the famous writer of Things Fall Apart, who died in Boston, United States of America, USA, was flown into Enugu from Abuja and was finally brought to Awka, the Anambra State capital at exactly 1.07pm Wednesday.
The remains of late Achebe was brought in motorcade to the expansive Alex Ekwueme Square, Awka, into the waiting hands of his kinsmen, friends, colleagues, business and high profile delegates from governments from across the world.
Governor Peter Obi and the Senator representing Anambra Central in the Senate, Achebe's senatorial zone, Dr. Chris Ngige received Achebe's body at Amansea border between Enugu and Anambra states to a waiting crowd comprising civil servants, politicians and journalists. The entourage headed straight to Alex Ekwueme square where prayers and tributes were lavishly poured.
The body lay in state at the middle of the square and was surrounded by Achebe's kinsmen wearing traditional attire with red caps to match.
On ground to witness the solemn moment of tribute anchored by 5 star actor Bob Manuel Udokwu were Chris Odom, Professor Joneta Cole , Director of Smithsonian Institute , Washington, Prof. Scott of Penguin Books, Professor Whelan of the University of Cambridge, who represented the Arch bishop of Canterbury.
There were also members of the Achebe family comprising his widow, Prof. Mrs. Achebe, and his children, Dr. Ike Achebe, Prof Chinelo Achebe, Dr. Chidi Achebe and Prof Nwando Achebe.
In his glowing tribute to Achebe, the Director of Penguin, Scott described the late writer as a very great man of letters, whose works have had a succession of influence across generations of writers.
He noted particularly the influence of Achebe's first three books; Things Fall Apart, Arrow of God and No Longer At Ease, which he described as a " trilogy of African literature, stressing that " I have not seen others books or writer that have been so studied and reprinted like Achebe and his works.


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Bill Gurley, the Benchmark venture capitalist who served for 10 years on the board of directors at Zillow Group, reunited with Spencer Rascoff for the latest episode of the CEO's podcast "Office Hours."
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The two covered a range of topics in the podcast released on Friday, including what Gurley looks for when assessing a person's leadership potential. Gurley referenced "insane curiosity" and a discussion between Bill Gates and Warren Buffett in which those two billionaires said they shared that trait.
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Rascoff also asked Gurley how he can look at an early-stage company and determine, "Is this legit? Is this the real deal? Is this gonna become a massive company?" Without much data to analyze, Gurley said he's looking for three things.
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Low point: earlier this year I put a lot of fresh green lawn clippings in the bin, which overheated and promptly killed all my little fishing buddies.
Pauly's Reply,
Sorry to hear about your fatal but educational worm farming experience Carl. I too had a high and low point when I first started my very own worm bin. My high point was when I got my worms in the mail. Ever since I opened the box they were doomed. They probably would have lived longer if I would have just kept them inside the box.
I crammed so much food inside that it would have made "Carnival Cruises" jealous. Well, just like you, the ship overheated, but no one jumped ship. They probably tried, but there was no way out. That's one of the reasons I started this website so others could learn from people sharing their stories like you and I.
The best advice that I could give anyone trying anything new in their worm farm would be in one word..."Moderation". Sometimes if you put too much greens in and not enough carbon-based material the bin turns into the "Worm Bin From Hell". Although, you still need to watch the amount of nitrogen-based foods you put in. Always keep in mind the 20:1 Carbon/Nitrogen ratio.
Another helpful hint is to keep the bin big enough so the worms have a place to retreat to in the event there is a nuclear meltdown. I usually use an 18 gal. Rubbermaid or bigger. Many people are successful with smaller containers, but for those just starting out there needs to be a lot of room for error.
Third and last piece of advice is to put the worm food in at one end of the bin. So, if it gets too hot at that end, they can retreat to the other end or if you have plenty of castings in the bin, then they can dive down below under the flames.
...and yes, it is freakin cool that we can dive into the big box and just grab some more worms for whatever or whenever we want.
Thanks Carl for sharing your story with the rest of the worm farming community. Hope to hear from you again. Till then,
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Over 30 years ago Galaxy Audio pioneered the personal monitor/small PA category with an innovative product called the HOT SPOT. Through the years they have offered groundbreaking powered and unpowered models. The all new redesigned Galaxy Audio PA6S is the newest powered model in the Hot Spot line since 1998, and while the PA6S has been redesigned from the ground up, they have kept the basics. The newly designed outer shell keeps the distinctive shape of the original Hot Spot, but with a 21st Century look. The cabinet now uses two specially designed speaker components, the new 155 watt NEOLITE 6.5″ Woofer and a highly efficient 1.5″ 60 watt Tweeter.
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Secure application development done the DevOps way means prioritizing nonfunctional requirements.
For many software teams, especially those who have not embraced the DevOps approach to integrated design, secure application development, performance optimization and managing other nonfunctional requirements are tertiary concerns that can be dealt with when programming is complete, and all of the unit tests pass muster. But important nonfunctional requirements like security aren't something that should be left to the last minute. "Often, we do the quality or security after the product is made, and that becomes a cost function. It's ten to the nth, depending on the number of processes," says Don Brancato, an enterprise architect at Hewlett-Packard.
What is a better, more Agile approach to dealing with nonfunctional requirements? According to Brancato, there are significant gains to be made by dealing with security early on. How early? As early as the initial design phase, before the first line of code even gets written. "The idea is that if we can get the notion of security to the design side, then the cost will be less," says Brancato.
That cost can be quantified and verified in a variety of ways. Fines can be eliminated when certain security requirements are not met. Development costs can be reduced by not extending the development phrase (for instance, by eliminating a nonfunctional testing routine when application developers hand off their code to the operations team).
Listen to the full interview with Don Brancato to learn more about how forward-thinking organizations are working with DevOps to reprioritize security, performance and other nonfunctional requirements by dealing with these concerns early on in the application design phase.


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I'm rarely a get-crafty-with-the-kids momma. But sometimes I see something that looks easy—simple—and I think, Well, why not?
With that innocent thought, I found myself late Saturday afternoon standing over my stove cooking dough to be molded and cut into ornaments with cookie cutters. (Note to self: Read directions before promising children super, fun Christmas crafts.)
For the sake of brevity, let's just it's Monday and finishing touches still need to be added to these easy ornaments. The experience did not meet my expectations.
Are the ornaments cute? Absolutely.
Did the kids have fun? Yes.
Am I glad I did it? I think so?
I had ideas of a blissful few hours creating gorgeous Christmas ornaments with my children and one of their sweet friends. But true to my normal life experience, I felt frazzled and tired as messy chaos ensued.
My expectations met reality. This is a trend.
I'll be honest. I'm facing the Christmas season tired, overwhelmed with work, and cranky. Having to put so much effort into finding the "Christmas spirit" has left my heart tender and aching.
I want to sit in a quiet house, stare into the soft twinkle of tree lights, listen to "O Holy Night" in the background, watch snowflakes gently fall outside my window, and sip hot chocolate from my special mug. I want all of these things. I want every moment of the season to be packed with those perfect images. I want Christmas to be perfect.
Or at least like the perfect image set up by Christmas movies, social media, and our culture.
I feel like a spoiled brat because I want. I want. I want. And I live in Florida, ruling out snow on Christmas for all time. I'm now having a tantrum.
Sunday morning our small group watched a video portraying how the first Christmas probably played out.
As I watched a laboring Mary and a scared Joseph , all I could think was how nothing about the night of the Christ-child's birth met their expectations.
To begin, Mary was having a baby and Joseph wasn't the daddy. (Just imagine for a moment having that conversation with your teenage daughter as she protests again and again she's a pregnant virgin.) Scandalized and poor, this is the beginning of their marriage.
Then at nine months pregnant, Joseph drags his wife across the desert so they can complete what the government requires for a census. Not sure about you, but I can't imagine being all smiley and cheerful about that detail. I mean, they couldn't even enjoy the Christmas lights along the way while drinking their peppermint mochas. (See. Spoiled brat. What do I know about hardships?)
And when they get there? Not a single, solitary room to rest their weary heads. Oh, but there's this barn out back. I think I would have looked at Prince Charming in that moment and gone ballistic. Like, I don't care what you have to steal, who you have to kill, how much you have to pay—get. me. a. room!
We don't know Mary and Joseph's conversations. But I can imagine the fear, confusion, and sadness that comes with unmet expectations.
No midwife. No hospital. No bed.
Just a dirty barn with manure, filthy animals, and a feeding trough.
An imperfect beginning to what we now celebrate as Christmas.
Friends, I am reminded that Christmas has never been perfect. And no matter what I do, I can't ever make it so.
I feel like much of this season is an illusion, a deterrent. We hustle and bustle around in an attempt to find the ideal Christmas spirit, but we're not looking in the right direction. We look to the lights, the carols, the decorations, even the traditions. While those things are beautiful and good and joyous, they won't meet our expectations.
But the one place I will find the Christmas spirit, lose my bah-humbug, and sink into the comfort and joy of this season? The one place?
The manger.
When I quietly peek over the edge of the feeding trough and lift the swaddling clothes, I find the perfection of Christmas I've been looking for.
A baby.
God with us.
Christ. The perfection of Christmas.
When I am looking at Him, the tiny miracle baby, my Christmas expectations shift. Nothing I do will make Christmas perfect or holy. The joy I experience this season cannot hinge on my striving and straining to create the ideal.
To find my Christmas spirit, my eyes, my expectations need to be on the manger.
Only then will I discover the comfort and joy and peace the season brings. I will find the rest I crave during this chaotic time of year.
The babe in the manger.
Only He is perfect.
He is Christmas.


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I'm excited to share my recent road trip to our Nations Capital with my family. Ottawa is one of the most beautiful cities I have visited and whether you are from Canada, or planning a trip to Canada, Ottawa is definitely a city you have to visit. It's been so long since I was last in Ottawa – almost 20 years ago! At that time we went for the Canada Day celebrations they host every year. I must say, if you are planning on visiting at some point- July 1st is the time to visit!
When I was younger my Dad lived and worked in Ottawa for almost a year. He came home on the weekends to visit us but it was not easy. We didn't move because I was in my last year of highschool and my sister was going to be starting highschool the next year. It would have been too hard for us to start over meeting new friends and leaving our old friends behind. So eventually my Dad transferred his job to Toronto and moved back home.
It's funny because back in those days I didn't really like Ottawa, it was just not my type of city to go to – oh and let's not forget that it's even colder than where I am living now! Winter is a great time to visit because they have the Winter Carnivale, but boy, is it cold in the winter! I have to say it was so nice to visit Ottawa after 20 years and I was actually excited to go because Ottawa is such a beautiful city and very clean! It reminds me so much of Europe and it made me feel like I want to go back to Europe. I plan on saving and hopefully next summer I can plan a trip! Ottawa is definitely one of those cities you can just walk around and explore the different little areas. It has a lot of beautiful detailed buildings and locations -which made for the perfect backdrop for photoshoots.
Unfortunately, the weather wasn't the greatest. It rained like crazy when we arrived in the evening. We even walked in the rain to the restaurant for dinner without umbrellas! I was definitely not too happy about that…you know why?! It ruined my hair! haha. Yep, it got a little frizzy! I managed to run in the rain even while wearing my wedges, it was a mad dash looking for roofs to walk under to avoid getting more soaked! It was totally crazy, but a fun memory!
The next day it was sunny in the morning, but the temperature was pretty cool – heck I had to wear a jacket! But it was good that it wasn't blazing hot or else it wouldn't be much fun walking around exploring the city. We actually did A LOT of crazy walking to the point I was having joint pains in my left knee and muscle pain in my right calf. Then my hips were hurting me and omg I was wearing flip flops…my feet were killing me! I don't do well wearing flats! Everyone always thinks I'm crazy for wearing heels or wedges all the time, but in all honesty, I'm so used to it that they're more comfy than flats!
We did bit of shopping downtown at the Rideau Centre Mall. I was so excited they had Nordstrom's as it gave me a chance to check out the Anniversary sales happening. You should be proud of me – I didn't go crazy shopping because I am always watching my wallet and saving up in my "shopping fund" for some things I've had my eye on that I want to purchase. They also had an Off Saks, with tons of amazing bags, shoes and sunglasses, you name it! This mall is right near the very popular Byward Market, where local farmers sell all fresh fruits and veggies. There's also vendors in tents selling all sorts of neat things and let's not forget all the cute bakeries, coffee shops and restaurants – it's a hot spot to explore! Oh, and a stop at the BeaverTail hut is a must! Deep fried dough rolled in cinnamon sugar, shaped like a beaver's tail and topped with so many different options – need I say more?!
Later on that afternoon we decided to walk over the bridge to Hull, Quebec because they had this cool museum (The Canadian Museum of Civilization) that I wanted to do some outfit photoshoots. While walking over the bridge we spotted this park with all these Garden sculptures so we decided to check it out! It was absolutely breathtaking and happy we stumbled across it! It sure was a long walk, I thought I wasn't gonna make it because I was getting tired and a little sore. We took a break before going over the bridge. It's about a 10 minute walk over the bridge which is not bad. Funny I was thinking back in those days when I was in Ottawa with my family we walked that far to my Dad's apartment each day. It didn't feel like a long walk until now. It must be age! lol. It sure did bring back to good memories!
If you ever plan on visiting Ottawa I recommend going for 3 or 4 nights if you want to do a lot of sightseeing around the city, visit museums, art galleries and a tour of the parliament building.
Speaking of the parliament buildings, every Wednesday afternoon at noon they have a huge yoga class that anyone can attend for free! Unfortunately we didn't know about it but we did walk by it! It was pretty interesting!
There's so many neat places to check out – you can tour the Canadian Mint to see how our currency is made, take a beautiful river cruise (best at sunset). Also at night we went to see the Northern lights show on Parliament Hill – which was a nightly light show on the parliament buildings that tell the story of Canada. It's all part of the Canada 150 celebrations this year as our great nation turned 150 this year!
Lastly, if you're visiting this summer be sure to visit Hull, Quebec and check out the gardens I mentioned earlier – Mosaicanada150 Gatineau 2017. They also have a really nice casino in Hull, Quebec if you are into casinos. We didn't get a chance to go to the casino because we did so much to the point we were so exhausted! Next time for sure when I go back!
I hope you enjoyed my road trip adventure and until next time! Love always xo
P.S. Trust me on the BeaverTails 😉
20 Comments on Road Trip To Ottawa
I've totally been wanting to plan a trip to Canada! Ottawa looks beautiful and this is a great guide. Thanks for sharing!
I've never been to Ottawa before, but am now putting it on my list of places to visit! It sounds like you had such a great time, and I love these photos.
The Byward market sounds amazing!!! Apparently I need to visit Ottawa!! I loved reading this post!
What a neat trip! I can't wait to visit Canada in the near future. I'll definitely keep this place in mind.
What a great post, thanks for sharing all your fantastic pics! I would love to visit up this way some day! Canada has some amazing sites to see, what a lovely country!
I want to visit Canada! There are so many cities I'd love to see. That park looks so fun and those cupcakes are calling my name
Wow, Ottowa is SUCH a gorgeous city! I had no idea what it even looked like and now I know not only that but also know it's somewhere I want to visit eventually!
I've never been to Ottawa but I will have to make the journey next time I am in Canada, even if just for a day!
What a cool trip! Everything look so pretty and yummy especially because I'm hungry right now hahaha
I hope to make a trip there soon.
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Adding this to my bucket list!!


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Check out my new You Tube video on photographing and exploring Closed Canyon in Big Bend Ranch State Park in west Texas.
This is a location that gets regular visits on my trips to the Big Bend country and is a great place to visit in the middle of the day and watch the light bounce down the canyon walls. It really reminds me of what you might find in Utah. If you look back through this blog you will find several entries from here over the years.
If you keep your eyes and ears alert in the canyon, you might even see barbary sheep up on the cliffs above.
It is a very good hike and worth adding to a trip in the Big Bend.
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A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
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Splish splash I was taking a bath. Super cute!
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I still sometimes bathe my 2 year old in the same sink my mama bathed me in. sink baths are the sweetest! great shot.
Oh how sweet. There are pictures of me as a baby just like this. I have never bathed my babes in the kitchen sink. I don't know why that is. hmmm.
I know we normally do mommy moments 'round here, but this week I find myself drawn to this moment & this photo... http://sofiasideas.com/2013/11/08/this-moment-90/
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More than a century after its publication, Louisa May Alcott's chronicle of growing up female in civil-war era New England remains a main dish in the smorgasbord of American popular fiction. Readers have devoured the adventures of Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy in more than one hundred languages. In our own land and tongue, Hollywood has had to film the piece once every 20 years or so to slake the recurring appetite. The applause that hailed Little Women in its own century echoes in its steadily rising prestige at the close of our own; writers as diverse as Simone de Beauvoir and Joyce Carol Oates have claimed Alcott as a literary ancestor.
I read the book as a child, and loved it. And I recognized that Little Women itself solves certain problems for the opera composer. The novel itself part classic, part mass-culture perennial as well as its young, lively characters in their antique locale reminded me of opera itself these days: an art buzzing with new writing and thinking while still working with resources (the bel-canto trained voice, the acoustic orchestra) that stabilized one hundred years ago. I knew Jo's wild imagination, her haunting memories, would free me musically to range between abstract and tonal, poetic and vernacular, song and symphonic forms.
The conflict of Little Women is Jo versus the passage of time. Realize this about Jo: alone among adolescent protagonists in classic American fiction (Tom Sawyer, Holden Caulfield, Portnoy), she's happy where she is. Adored by her family, she adores them in turn. Not so poor as to starve, Jo is just poor enough to see in each small windfall gold to delight a Midas. Jo knows adulthood will only graduate her from her perfect home. She fights her own and her sisters' growth because she knows deep down that growing up means growing apart.
Mark Adamo
(Setting: Massachusetts during the Civil War)
PrologueThe dark attic of the March house.Jo, distraught, greets her friend Laurie. He's just married Jo's younger sister Amy; but has he only married Amy to stay near Jo? Worse: Laurie adores Amy nothing is as it was and the opera spirals back in time to show why Jo tried to keep it so.
Act I, Scene 1The attic, two years ago.Jo and her sisters Meg, Beth, and Amy make games of their chores. Laurie tauntingly tells Jo that his tutor, John Brooke, keeps Meg's glove because he loves her. Jo, alone, sketching a story, fearfully denies that Meg might love him too.
Act I, Scene 2In front of the March house, weeks later.Brooke courts Meg. Jo urges the family to reject him. Cecilia, the girls' aunt also scorns Brooke: but Meg, resolved, accepts him. Her family celebrates; but Jo accuses Meg of abandoning her.
Act I, Scene 3The March garden, the following summer.Meg and Brooke adapt their parents wedding vows. A feverish Laurie pleads for Jo's love. She spurns him; stung, he flees. Beth, secretly ill, collapses as Meg cries for help.
Act II, Scene 1The offices of the Daily Volcano, a New York City fiction tabloid, one year later.A triumphant Jo sells a story; back at her boarding house, she writes her increasingly atomized family. A new acquaintance, Fredrich Bhaer, invites her to the opera.
Act II, Scene 2Simultaneously, Jo's boarding house; the March parlour; sunny Oxford lawn.Jo and Bhaer engage in flirtatious debate while, in Oxford, Amy tests Laurie's feelings for Jo. Beth rages at the piano. Bhaer ardently recites Goethe to Jo: then Alma's desperate telegram interrupts them. Jo flees to Concord.
Act II, Scene 3Beth's bedroom, three sleepless nights later.Beth dozes as her family keeps vigil. Jo bursts in; Beth bids her family leave. Beth urges Jo to accept her impending death.
Act II, Scene 4Before the March house, the following spring.Cecilia baits Jo with Amy's letter about loving Laurie. Jo wearily admits Bhaer may have abandoned her. Cecilia urges Jo to choose solitude; refusing, Jo retreats to the attic.
Act II, Scene 5The attic.As in the beginning, Jo, distraught. Laurie, appearing, again reminisces; but now Jo rejects the past. Her sisters materialize as memories: Jo, in emotional exorcism, celebrates and releases them. Bhaer her future appears: Jo extends her hand to him.
Opera in English, an old American musical ideal often forgotten, makes an impressive, reassuring reappearance here. Not surprisingly, the squeals of delight coming out of the Opera Pacific audience attested to the many joys and satisfactions still possible in that old concept.
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Happy Hour With Chickens
Katherine Cox Stevenson, RN, PhD
Three favorite things: happy hour, writing, and my chickens.
"Cheers, chickens! Thank you for being a key to getting my life back."
Peony, Lady Violet, Marigold, Boots, Lavender, Periwinkle, and Splash don't acknowledge my raised glass of red wine, instead focused on mealworms, a daily favorite treat. Scratch, scratch as they dance. Left foot, right foot, left again. Pause. Head down to check out what tasty morsel might be revealed. Peep. Cluck. Peck, peck. Poofy lacy bums up and down.
Comfortably seated near their coop, I sigh in contentment on this mid December lovely late afternoon. My body registers a nice ache from a solid day of gardening, finally getting the garlic in. The chickens helped me, giving new meaning to pleasant company. Their intense curiosity with everything I do often makes me laugh out loud. The air smells fresh with a hint of the newly changed coop straw bedding. Total quiet except chickens and an eagle call.
The chickens and I share a serene refuge on our little homestead on a tiny island. My robin egg blue colored little house sits high on a hilltop overlooking the vast Salish Sea. Before I put pen to paper, I think about how far I have come since my husband Matt died last year. So ill, heading for a wheelchair, having lost myself for over eight years to Matt's rare and horrid type of dementia. One morning, as I hung onto the bed and dresser trying to walk to the bathroom, my soul said, "Get chickens to heal and live again."
Chickens!? I always wanted to be a farmer but knew nothing about chickens. I doubted my stamina to take them on, but my soul kept nudging. I talked with women chicken experts, found an online resource, and took the plunge. Got a coop built with all the necessary safety barriers and purchased heritage babies from an off-island farm. As I cared for them, getting to know their unique personalities, I began to emotionally and physically heal. We are good for each other.
Lately, I say, "I love my life."
A far cry from the years I said to my counsellor, "The best way out of this is to just die."
Flashback! Waiting for Matt to join me on the front deck. The sliding glass door opens, and he stomps out carrying my suitcase. I watch in horror as he hoists it high, throwing it over the fence, rolling end over end down the driveway. His facial expression one I had never seen before: clenched jaw, eyes flashing, and evil looking. Yelling, "See that, fucking bitch! Do you see that!? That is what I am going to do to you. I want you out of here!"
Then he locked me out of the house. I get a lot of PTSD flashbacks about Matt's behavior and my fear. Being with the chickens and their gentle togetherness allows me to stay present, take a deep breath, and let the flashbacks pass through.
Back to the chickens. They are preening now, grooming important to keep feathers oiled and clean. Light is fading. Then suddenly like flipping a switch, they are still in a trance like state. After several minutes, Marigold leads the single file procession into the coop and up the ramp into the safe night roosting area.
Darkness is upon us. I finish my wine and journal entry, lock and double check all three coop bolts. I can't wait to tell the chickens about the puppy soon coming to live with us.
"Good night, darlings. Sleep well. Thank you."
My Haven
Patricia Young
Along with countless other writers, readers, list makers and thought provokers, I've found solitude in tiny coffee shops. I've written in a booth at the diner, and even while sitting on boulders with mallards at the edge of the Hudson River. I've found inspiration driving the winding road of the Eagle's Nest on my way to a lake in Port Jervis, as well as developing plot twists with my toes in the sand where land meets the Atlantic in Chatham.
Yet, my Haven is my home.
This IS where the story began, although ideas will present themselves unexpectedly anywhere, or a person's face in the checkout line at the grocery store becomes a character I've been searching for. My creativity as a writer, my permission to be vulnerable, the chapters building one on top of another, happen at home.
Home is not just where I keep my memories, but also my treasures: my mother's artwork, the voices of my grown children passing by, our three dogs singing the songs of their people, and my husband. Which I've learned after more than thirty years of marriage is not always about that loving feeling. It is the ability to live together and support one another as individuals. We are very different people than when we first met. It takes a lifetime to truly understand another person. Warren has given me a shoulder to rest my weary head on, an arm to give me the strength to keep going no matter how many rejection letters arrive, and his ear along with his heart–which has listened to the drafts and rewrites as the story grew, always encouraging, never doubting that this is what I should be doing, even at times when I doubted myself. I recognize this is a gift, and I cherish it.
All of these parts built my Haven. Past the tears and sorrows, the grief and joys, it is not just my castle in the shape of a 1942 Cape Cod, it is much more complicated, and it is very, very simple. My Haven is my place to be completely me without explanation or judgments. From the kitchen following my grandmother's biscuit recipe, to the hammock between two trees in the backyard to my overstuffed chair facing the fireplace. My Haven is the Japanese maple outside my window, the scent of the lilac bush in spring, the flox outside the laundry room. It is all interwoven to become my sanctuary.
In some respects, I've grown stingy. I want and need to keep my private life private. It is important to me, maybe it has something to do with security in this internet world. Perhaps it is due in part to modesty. What would photographing my stuff tell you about me when the dialog is missing? Maybe that's just too risky. So here I am in my office; it is where I close the glass-paneled door without shutting life out, where I can type the fastest and watch the light change as the day ages or the night tucks in around me. Where my NaNoWriMo challenge in 2013 gave birth to my first novel "Northeast of 80" and where each rejection letter is stacked, bringing me another step closer, anticipating success as I continue this journey as a writer. On the path, Laura pointed out in her Montana Haven.


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Kitchen cabinets are the ones that can really change the way your kitchen looks and hence you ought to plan for your cabinets with a lot of thought and care.
Most important factors that have to be born in mind while buying kitchen cabinets.
Prime importance is the design of your kitchen and its measurements; kitchen cabinets have to fit properly in the available space making the most of it. At the onset, you will have to measure your kitchen accurately and write down the measurements. Everything has to revolve around the dimensions of the kitchen and the cabinets have to be planned even more carefully if the space available is limited.
Next is the style of the house; modern, rustic, traditional, contemporary, or country style; and the cabinets have to be planned accordingly. A rustic house, for example, looks great with kitchen cabinets that are distressed and likewise, a modern house looks wonderful with sleek and stylish cabinets.
The material for the kitchen cabinets has to be selected with care and the budget set apart for this will help you make your decision in this regard. Solid wooden kitchen cabinets are the best since they last for a very long time and they also offer sturdy and great looks to your kitchen. The other material used for the cabinets is steel, hard plastic, bamboo, particleboard, etc.
Let us look at some of the major categories of kitchen cabinets available in the market
Stock kitchen cabinets are manufactured in bulk in factories and come in different designs and styles but they are available only in set sizes. They are usually made to fit kitchens that are built with a standard plan and measurements. They are available in most of the home improvement stores.
Semi-custom kitchen cabinets are also available in standard sizes but they can be modified to suit your kitchen. They are less expensive than the custom made cabinets and can be made to match the interiors of your kitchen to give it a nice look.
Custom made kitchen cabinets are much more expensive than the others because they are built as per your own specifications to suit your kitchen. You have the possibility of adding any number of features that you wish to incorporate into your kitchen cabinets. You can utilize the space in your kitchen to the optimum since you can plan the cabinets as per the plan and design of your kitchen. These cabinets will not be found in every other home and they are unique to your kitchen since they are made just for you with your specific requirements.
Most popular kitchen cabinets.
Traditional kitchen cabinets made of cherry, mahogany, walnut made with doors having raised panels.
Country kitchen cabinets made of oak or cherry also have raised panels either painted or distress to give it a country look.
Modern or the contemporary kitchen cabinets usually are more geometrical in designs and are made of stainless steel mostly and have their doors open in the lift up style.
The other types of kitchen cabinets are transitional and the rustic types where the former uses a mix of man-made and the naturally available material and the latter one uses wood that is gained heavily.


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Illegally Parked Vehicles
Your parking space is your property, and you have the right to determine who can and can't use it. When you find someone disregarding that ownership, you are perfectly within your rights to remove their vehicle at their expense. At Charlotte Area Towing Service you can depend on us to bring you quick and effective removal of illegally parked cars across Charlotte and the surrounding area to ensure that you have the means to control your property once more. With wheel lifts for tight spaces, and flatbeds for larger vehicles, we come prepared to give you your space back.
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Business takeovers will be high on the agenda when companies line up for the Sheffield 10K Corporate Challenge on Sunday 24th September.
A popular feature of last year's first Asda Foundation Sheffield 10K, the corporate challenge is a race within a race in which firms battle it out to be crowned fastest team in the event.
Places are still available in this year's run. Teams must have at least five members and the times of the first three home are used to calculate the winners. Lablogic Systems, based in Broomhill, clocked an average time of 47:17 to emerge victorious in last year's challenge.
Siobhan Curtis, corporate manager at race organiser Run For All, said: "The corporate challenge is a great way for firms to foster a bit of team spirit, support a local charity road race, raise funds for a good cause and engage in a bit of friendly rivalry."
Staff from companies across the region are in training for this year's event.
Catherine Snaith, of NatWest, said: "Everyone here at NatWest Commercial Banking South Yorkshire taking part in this year's corporate challenge is really looking forward to the day. The 10k run will be a great test of the team's overall fitness and a fantastic opportunity to raise money for St Luke's Hospice."
Marie Hadfield, of HLM Architects, said: "HLM have a number of keen runners who were all talking about running the Sheffield 10K, so we thought why not take up the Corporate Challenge. It is another opportunity for us to raise money for our chosen charity, Cash for Kids and supports HLM's health and wellbeing initiative that promotes an active lifestyle whilst encouraging teamwork."
After becoming aware of the work of YWCA Yorkshire, a charity that aims to improve the lives of women, children and families, Fergus Bailie, CEO of the Baird Group, suggested the group's communications company, CDS, enter a team to raise funds.
He said: "We now have a strong team of nine runners raising funds, which we'll match with a corporate donation. We're all looking forward to the atmosphere, camaraderie and of course the run."
Teams entering receive race day hospitality at the Crucible Theatre, exclusive corporate challenge T-shirts a team photo as a race day memento. There are trophies and prizes for the winners and all entrants receive medals, finishers' T-shirts and goody bags.
For more information and to enter email email@example.com or visit http://theyorkshiremarathon.com/corporate-team/
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USA Philatelic, the "official source of current stamps and stamp products from the U.S. Postal Service," delivers more than a colorful showcase of new issues in its summer 2018 issue. "The Thrill of the Chase" on page 40 examines the world of collecting stamps by topic ‒ one of the highlights of this year's StampShow/National Topical Stamp Show in Columbus, Ohio.
This year's show will be co-hosted jointly by the APS and the American Topical Association (ATA), and will host the first-day-of-issue ceremony for the release of a quartet of new Forever-rate Dragons stamps.
Dawn Hamman has a unique perspective on topical philately. Although she only recently began collecting in 2012, she has become an ardent advocate for that popular branch of the hobby, rapidly becoming a vice president of its American Topical Association and a frequent contributor to the ATA's highly regarded journal, Topical Time.
Although many collectors specialize in stamp topics related to their professions and passions, Hamman notes that topical collecting is "very creative and flexible," with no limitation on what you can collect or how you can collect it. Topicalists can create stamp, cover and cancel collections tailored to their interests, tastes and budgets.
Hamman looks forward to meeting, exchanging ideas and learning from other collectors at the Aug. 9-12 StampShow/NTSS, beginning with the release of the Dragons stamps Aug. 9 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. The APS hopes to see you there, too.
Also of interest to U.S. collectors in this issue of USA Philatelic is a cover story on stamps celebrating the centennial of U.S. airmail service and the dauntless daredevils who flew those early American mails equipped with little more than a compass and a canvas map.
For free copies of the quarterly USA Philatelic, call 1-800-782-6724, or visit usps.com/philatelic.
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Are Mouth Sores Caused by Muscle Building Supplements?
Mouth sores -- also called cold sores or fever blisters -- are lesions filled with fluid caused by a virus. The sores generally last 10 to 14 days and appear as painful red, raised areas of the skin near the mouth. You may also experience tingling or pain a day or two before sores appear. Although the herpes simplex virus 1 is the main cause of mouth sores, muscle-building supplements may play a role in both mouth sores and mouth ulcers, also called canker sores.
If you are experiencing serious medical symptoms, seek emergency treatment immediately.
Arginine is a naturally occurring amino acid found in foods such as dairy, red meat and nuts. Arginine can increase secretion of the human growth hormone that helps to increase lean tissue, which is muscle and everything but fat. Bodybuilders may take the synthetic L-arginine from supplements to enhance muscle, though most people get sufficient arginine from food. L-arginine supplements may lead to mouth sores by triggering the herpes virus, according to the Mayo Clinic. The herpes simplex virus type 1 is typically the cause of cold sores whereas herpes simplex virus type 2 causes genital herpes; however, both types may cause sores on the face.
Vitamin C
Painful spots on your mouth could be mouth ulcers. Mouth ulcers are linked to vitamin C supplements 2. Vitamin C is ascorbic acid and too much acid can cause problems in your mouth. According to an article published on the "Daily Mail" website in September 2007, taking around 500 to 1,000 milligrams of vitamin C may cause mouth ulcers 2. Vitamin C may be beneficial to weightlifters, according to an article on Bodybuilding.com 3. Large amounts of vitamin C can suppress the release of the hormone cortisone, which lowers testosterone levels and causes your body to use muscle for fuel.
Additional Effects
Muscle building supplements can cause adverse effects besides mouth sores that are not only unpleasant, but could sabotage your workouts. Human growth hormone is a supplement believed to enhance athletic performance and muscle mass, though neither claim has been proven. Taking HGH may cause muscle weakness, joint pain, fluid retention, carpal tunnel syndrome and cardiomyopathy. Arguably the most popular supplement with weight lifters is creatine. Taking creatine may give you short bursts of power and could cause weight gain that indicates an increase in muscle mass, but is likely to cause fluid retention. Creatine may cause muscle cramps, nausea and diarrhea.
If you are working out hard to build muscle, you may be overtraining and wearing yourself out. Training too much without allowing your body to rest can cause fatigue. Mouth ulcers often show up when a person is run down, according to the Daily Mail article. Work with your doctor or a personal trainer to modify your workout routine to avoid overtraining. It may help to work out fewer days per week, reduce your repetitions and sets or engage in shorter workouts. Eating a balanced diet may also help fight fatigue to reduce mouth ulcers.
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Pinarello unveils the new Dogma F10: made for Di2
Team Sky to use F10 at Tour Down Under
This article was originally published on Cyclingnews
Pinarello has revealed its new Dogma F10 frame that will be used by Team Sky for the 2017 season, with riders using the new bike at the Tour Down Under in Australia and at Team Sky's training camp in Mallorca.
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Pinarello has used its influence in the bike industry to also secure some of the very first Shimano 9150 Dura-Ace Di2 groupsets, and so the Team Sky riders will begin the 2017 season on exclusive and highly desirable new bikes. Team Wiggins will also ride Pinarello again in 2017, with the development Continental team bike equipped with SRAM components.
Pinarello presented the Dogma F10 to a select group of media, including Cyclingnews, at a special event on the slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily in December, a few weeks before Chris Froome visited the area to film a video and test the bike himself. His sighting sparked rumours in Italy that he could be planning to ride the Giro d'Italia, but he was more interested in the bike he will use when he targets a fourth victory at the Tour de France.
Pinarello usually reveals its new products during the Giro d'Italia when the race passes near its Treviso headquarters in late May, with the bikes available later that year. The Dogma F8 was revealed in May 2014, but Fausto Pinarello wanted to do things different this time and inspired by Apple product launches, Pinarello aligned their new bike launch with the new road racing season and Team Sky's debut in Australia, while doing everything they could to keep the new bike a secret.
The Dogma F10 is available immediately and will be in the shops within days. Most of the first 500 bikes, many equipped with Shimano 9150 Dura-Ace Di2, have already been shipped to Pinarello dealers around the world. The Dogma F10 was quietly added to the UCI list of approved frames and forks on January 9, meaning it is ready to race.
"We're relatively small compared to some of the giant brands, so the best way to beat our rivals is to be fast and flexible," Fausto Pinarello said proudly at the presentation. "In the time they produce one model, we can do three and so constantly update our design and technology."
Pinarello's 2017 road bike range
The Dogma F8 is the best-selling bike in Pinarello's history and will still be available going forward, but the Dogma F10 is now the top of the range road bike. There is no Dogma F9, with the Dogma F8 Disc filling the gap in the range. Cyclingnews understands there will be no Dogma F10 disc brake model, at least not in 2017, with Pinarello still firm believers in caliper brakes.
The Dogma F10 is considered an evolution rather than a revolution, with some clever design changes to the F8 inspired by the Pinarello Bolide time trial bike, the specially developed Bollide HR track bike used by Bradley Wiggins to a set a new Hour Record and the bikes created to help Elia Viviani win a gold medal on the track at the Rio Olympics. Input from Team Sky has also played a key part, with Pinarello pointing out that their bikes have won more than 90 major races in the last three years. Team Sky recently extended their agreement with Pinarello until 2020.
During the presentation, the Pinarello engineers explained that their goal was to maintain the famous Pinarello handling, while increasing stiffness, reducing weight and aerodynamic drag. The white paper Pinarello issued for the Dogma F10 claims it is 6.3 per cent lighter and 7 per cent stiffer, with a 53cm raw (unfinished) frame weighing 820g.
The curved frame tube shapes look very similar to the Dogma F8 but have been redesigned using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to ensure aerodynamics and strength in combination with the athlete in motion. Final shaping was made thanks to 3D printed samples and sand paper, with Pinarello insisting that final aesthetics come before any tiny gains in aerodynamics.
Aero improvements to the Dogma F10
Much of the reduction in drag of the Dogma F10 comes from the concave rear of the down tube first created for the Bollide models. Combined with a snugly fitting smaller bidon, the concave tube shape helps reduce drag by a claimed 12.6 per cent. The seat tube of the Dogma F10 also has three bottle cage bolts, with the lower option also helping to reduce drag and allowing for an oversized bidon for summer.
Other aerodynamic touches include the adoption of the fork flap shape behind the dropouts. These are smaller than on the Hour Record bike, but Pinarello consider it a Team Sky style marginal gain thanks to a reduction in drag for the fork. The fork is again bowed for better aerodynamics, and so the flaps are arguably a way of distinguishing between an F8 and F10. If you can afford a Pinarello F10 you probably want people to recognise it.
Pinarello again use Torayca T1100 1K carbon fibre for much of the Dogma F10 frame and fork. They believe it is the best on the market, and a Torayca logo is another badge of honour on the down tube. The Dogma F10 has carbon fibre dropouts, removable front and rear derailleur hangers, an Italian threaded bottom bracket and the Think 2 system that allows the same frame to be fitted with mechanical or electronic gears.
Pinarello believe in their asymmetric design and have edged the Dogma F10's centre a further 2mm out towards the chainset side of the frame to counteract the forces on the chain set and gears, thus providing a stiffer and more balanced bike. Pinarello tests their frames and fork to ISO 4210 standards in their in-house lab, allowing them to obtain the 7 per cent increase in stiffness.
The geometry of the frame remains the same as the Dogma F8, with 13 different sizes available between 42 and 62cm, with one-centimetre increases in the middle of the range. It comes in eight colourways, including the most popular black on black, a black and gold Wiggins edition, and the new Team Sky design decorated with thin white and blue lines that signify the team's major success.
Dogma F10: designed for the new Shimano Dura-Ace Di2
The Dogma F10 frame is designed specifically for the latest version of Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 electronic gears, which is scheduled to to go on sale in February.
After years of hanging the Di2 brain under the stem and hiding the Di2 battery in the Dogma F8's seatpost, the combination of the new Shimano Dura-Ace and the Dogma F10 means the battery disappears into the down tube, with the so-called E-Link allowing a simple plug-in position for recharging. It is a solution that one or two new frames also include but one that should have come much sooner.
Unfortunately, it means that the older version of Dura-Ace cannot be accommodated in the same space in the down tube. However, the battery and control can also be hidden in the handlebars.


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