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- Title: Master Zacharius, Part 2
- Author: Jules Verne
- Director: Robert Arnold
- Date Posted: September 24, 2008
- Length: 22:05 minutes (20.21 MB)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
As his creations inexplicably malfunction, an aging clockmaker feels his heart winding down toward death. How far will he go to restore his clocks' vitality -- and ensure his own eternal life? Part two of two.
Cast and Crew
|Justin Willingham
|Shannon King
|Jo Lynne Palmer
|The Hermit
|Jim Palmer
|Bo List
|Master Zacharius
|Robert Arnold
|Katherine Whitfield
|Sound Effects
|Karen Strachan
|Sound Effects
|Jonathan McCarter
|Sound Effects
|Jo Lynne Palmer
|Andrew Sullivan
|Robert Arnold
|Robert Arnold
|Tom Badgett
|Erica McCarrens
Special Thanks to:
- Jim Thompson of EgglestonWorks
- Bill Short
- Eden Badgett
- Mike Hanrahan
- Kevin Barré of Kevin Barré Photography
Written in 1854 but not published until 1874, "Master Zacharius, or the Clockmaker Who Lost His Soul" might seem strangely technophobic for a Jules Verne story. After all, Verne (1828-1905) -- who, along with H.G. Wells, is widely considered one of the fathers of science fiction -- is famous for adventure stories that showcase marvelous technological innovations. In Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, From the Earth to the Moon, Around the World in Eighty Days, Journey to the Center of the Earth, and many more of his "Voyages Extraordinaires," Verne imaginatively speculates on all the wonderful things that await humanity over the horizon of its progress.
How, then, to understand "Master Zacharius," in which the strong-willed inventor and student of science foolishly rebels against humility and religious piety? At least one critic claims that Verne wrote the story to appease his devout father, who became enraged after learning that the younger Verne had abandoned a planned legal career. This may be, but more careful consideration of the story also suggests that Verne is using Zacharius to explore a theme that occupied him throughout his entire artistic life.
In Zacharius's world, as in our own, science and technology are themselves morally neutral. Certainly there is nothing sinful in the Master's invention of the escapement, a device that changes the continuous motion of gears into the periodic motion of a clock's hands. The problem comes with Zacharius's pride in his invention, and the grandiose claim that its creation has made him the equal of God. The story's true evil, then, is named outright in the title of its second chapter: not science itself, but "The Pride of Science."
Consider, too, the strange gentleman who shows up in Zacharius's workshop. Though his bargain is undeniably Faustian, Signor Pittonaccio does not physically resemble Satan. Instead, he is described as -- and he behaves just like -- a clock. The story's antagonist, then, is time itself, whom Zacharius petitions for eternal life, and who proves more difficult to regulate than the Master, in his boastfulness, would expect.
Verne's longtime editor Pierre-Jules Hetzel had a famously strong influence on the author. Among other revisions, Hetzel encouraged Verne to imbue his narratives with happy endings and a general sense of optimism. Stories created outside of Hetzel's influence reveal an abiding cynicism about the effect of technology on the human spirit. (Poignantly, Verne's dystopian novel Paris in the 20th Century was deemed so gloomy by Hetzel that Verne locked the manuscript in a safe, where it was not discovered again until 1994, after the 20th century had nearly ended.) Written prior to Hetzel's involvement and published after his grip on the artist had begun to loosen, "Master Zacharius" may actually reveal more of Verne's true outlook than do the more upbeat narratives in his better-known works.
So -- is Verne's cynicism warranted? Can humankind pursue science and progress while avoiding a corrosive pride? Can we make moral choices in a world devoid of literal angels and demons? Of course we can. We just need the occasional reminder, which this story delivers beautifully, that true wisdom lies in admitting that, no matter how advanced we become, we still know practically nothing.
--Robert Arnold
Further Reading
- The full text of the story, along with its original illustrations
- Wikipedia entry on Jules Verne
- Possible location of Zacharius's workshop in Geneva
- Animated diagrams of various escapements
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.


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Few know the privilege of being portrayed on the silver screen by Robert Redford, but that's exactly what happened to South Carolinian Moffatt Burriss. Major Cook, Redford's character in "A Bridge Too Far, " was based in part on Burriss' heroic actions during World War II. The 1977 film tells Hollywood's version of the failed attempt to capture several bridges in Operation Market Garden, the largest airborne operation in history. Burriss, now of Columbia, was a paratrooper from Anderson in the famed 82nd Airborne Division, and played a critical role in the crossing of the Waal River in Nijmegen, Holland. In their attempt to take the bridge, Burriss and his men were forced to cross the swift river in canvas boats with few paddles. Some were forced to use the butts of their guns to row, leaving them even more vulnerable to attack by the Germans who were easily picking off the soldiers. Burriss, and fellow paratrooper Roy Hanna, of Pinehurst, NC, talk about their harrowing experiences, and their feelings of exasperation when, after finally securing the bridge, the British wouldn't move down the road and rescue their own paratroopers trapped behind enemy lines at Arnhem. The program also portrays Burriss' return to Nijmegan in 2010 for the 65th anniversary of the battle. To commemorate the occasion, Burriss, four days shy of his 90th birthday, parachuted out of an airplane in tandem with a female Dutch paratrooper. During the visit, he also came face to face with the British commander who refused to move.
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In business, it's not always possible to achieve your mission the first year out of the block. But there's evidence that 51 Main Street in Middlebury has come pretty close.
Roll back the clock with me to a scene there last April. It's a cold, blustery Thursday night and one would have expected Middlebury's Main Street to be quiet at the 8 o'clock hour.
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If there's one thing I am determined to do over the 4th of July weekend it is to get some sun. I'll be visiting my parents in Wisconsin, and I plan on going to the beach. Naturally, this involves lots of sunscreen. Both Carla and I are in the pale category, and while I don't burn easily, I am careful to protect my skin. I'm actually still affected from that one time in college I went snowboarding in California and got the worst sunburn of my life on my face. My nose has never been the same. Seriously. My nose could get sunburnt from my office lamp.
So in addition to the SPF, here's a day at the beach, Product Girl style.
When I know I'm going to be swimming or be active at the beach, I purposefully don't wear much makeup. But I still need something to help even out my skin tone. Urban Decay Urban Defense Tinted Moisturizer is perfect to apply over my sunscreen. It has SPF 20, but I recommend more if you're exposed to the sun (of course!) It's light coverage and gives me that feeling of being polished without really wearing makeup.
My face is shielded from the sun 99.9 percent of the time, so it's not exactly bursting with color. Normally I would just go without bronzer, but Tarte Cosmetics introduced my favorite bronzer, Park Ave Princess, in a matte, waterproof version. And it truly is waterproof – check out Gouldylox's Review for proof. Score! Now I can be visibly bronzed while secretly pale underneath at the beach.
I don't have freckles on my face or body, but I have several lip freckles and they drive me totally nuts. The sun tends to make them darker so I usually layer all sorts of balms on them. But Bobbi Brown Treatment Lip Shine SPF 15 is a fresh alternative! It imparts color (quite a bit!), shine and sun protection. They're lovely.
I've been using Garnier's Triple Nutrition Nutrient Spray for about a few weeks now and I'm obsessed! It's a blend of olive, avocado and shea oils and can be used on dry or damp hair.It's truly weightless and I can really tell the difference when I use it. I use it about halfway through my blow dry in the morning and my hair feels so silky the rest of the day. It's perfect for the beach to help combat dryness.
I usually carry around a small soft cooler with me to keep my beverages cold. And this time, I'll also be storing my Bath & Body Works Cooling Mist in Deep Aqua. It is so refreshing, especially when its ice cold. It contains aloe and is an overall great blast of hydration. Plus, it smells fantastic and let's be honest, sweat happens at the beach.
So those are the products I'm toting around for a day at the beach. What about you, any must-haves? Let us know! And we also wish you a safe and happy 4th of July holiday!


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Reviewed by Isabelle A (age 9)
I like this book because the pictures really show what is going on. They show the characters and what they are doing. And that helps me understand what is going on. This book relates to me because I have a big sister who is very neat and tidy just like Mable. And Mable is neat and tidy like my sister. I know Mable is neat and tidy because she is always making lists, so that means she is neat and tidy. This book also relates to me because once my friend played with my little sister when she was on a play date with me. It relates to me because in the book Mable's friend plays with Violet instead of Mable. This same thing happened to me.
I recommend this book to girls who like fiction and magic. For example there is a little touch of magic in Violet, one of the main characters. I also recommend this book to 8 and 9 year old girls who have a little sister like Mable.


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With a little bit of "Chicken Fried" and a whole lot of hit singles, the Zac Brown Band have become one of country music's most accomplished groups. Whatever it is they dabble in, from memorable videos to tasty meals to eclectic music festivals, country fans won't be walking away dissatisfied.
Here are 10 of their prime hits to keep in mind, courtesy of the CMT.com team.
"As She's Walking Away"
(Featuring Alan Jackson)
While I appreciated their jam band sensibilities from the first time I became aware of them, I have to confess I wasn't sure where — or even if — the Zac Brown Band would manage to find a place in mainstream country music. And thank goodness they have. "As She's Walking Away" is simply one of the best country records released in recent years. Brown and co-writer Wyatt Durrette excelled in combining the lyrics, melody and those subtle rhythmic changes. On one level, it sounds like something Alabama might have recorded in the early '80s, but the originality of the band's musicianship and stunning harmonies come through with every turn. Having Alan Jackson on board to sing as the voice of experience makes it even better. — Calvin Gilbert
"Chicken Fried"
Although the subject of "Chicken Fried" seems silly at first glance, it's actually a deceptively smart song. Like "a pair of jeans that fit just right," the special thing is its comfortable happiness. Brown himself is always interested in bringing people together, and being a former restaurant owner, he must have known that food would be an ideal place to start. So the first thing he brings up is a hot, home-cooked meal. When all the other things that make us happy — like cold beer, carefree children, a modest but loveable home — come pouring out, it's nearly impossible not to feel grateful for it all. Strangers get a little friendlier and troubles start to float away. And all because of a silly line about America's ultimate comfort dish. Pretty sly. — Chris Parton
"Colder Weather"
Up until I was 19, I braced myself for that same colder weather in Nebraska, where I grew up, and I bet I've stopped at that frozen truck stop just outside Lincoln a time or two. The melody of this song is just moody enough without being melodramatic, while the lyrics leave me feeling a little bit lonely. Even in the heat of a Nashville summer, "Colder Weather" takes me right back to those snowy, small-town days. I've heard Zac Brown say it's one of his favorite songs he's ever written, and I'd have to agree with him on that. — Craig Shelburne
One of the most refreshing things about country music is its simplicity. A song doesn't have to be long, complicated and overproduced to be a hit. Remember that whole "three chords and the truth" thing? Zac Brown and the boys played to that in "Free," a nostalgic and straightforward love song about, well, simplicity. They paint an inspiring picture of road-tripping across the country full of romance and free from responsibility. It may not be the most elegant of love stories, what with the living-in-a-van aspect, but you can't help but dig the "Into the Mystic" interlude. Call me a romantic, but the song makes you crave that simple and carefree feeling the guys sing about — van and all. — Bryan Rogala
"Highway 20 Ride"
Divorced fathers are not always the bad guys. Sometimes, actually, they are the very good guys who don't really understand how they wound up doing this every-other-weekend thing. That's why I knew I loved the Zac Brown Band's "Highway 20 Ride" the minute Brown sings the line about how he counts the days and the miles back home to his son. And how we shouldn't mistake him for a man (as well as a dad) who didn't care at all. I get goose bumps during the fiddle solos. I love the harmonies. The melody makes me want to slow dance. But most importantly, this song makes me want every single father I know to tell his kids that his whole world "begins and end with you." — Alison Bonaguro
"Keep Me in Mind"
In a word filled with instant results, "Keep Me in Mind" serves as a harmonious reminder that patience is a virtue. At first listen, the song seems like a fun jam session, but once you pay attention to the lyrics, the song becomes a not-so-subtle declaration of devotion. Not every woman could resist lyrics like these: "Keep me in mind/Somewhere down the road you might get lonely/Keep me in mind/And I pray someday that you will love me only." Ladies, that's not your average caliber of man. It's a man who knows what he wants and realizes you're well worth the wait. — Stephanie Pendergrass
"Knee Deep"
(Featuring Jimmy Buffett)
There's something special about being near the ocean, and there's a special kind of music that goes with the feeling. It's got to have a bit of a bounce and shuffle, just like motion of walking barefoot in the sand. The Zac Brown Band nail that feeling on "Knee Deep." All about losing yourself at the edge of the sea, its happy little nylon-stringed guitar lick is soothing and exciting at the same time. It's an earworm that's easy to live with. And Jimmy Buffett's verse about buying a boat and sailing away shows how his islander credibility has rubbed off on the band. — Chris Parton
When a person visualizes their dream destination, many will think about a sandy beach, a cold drink and their worries lost at sea. Perhaps this is why "Toes" quickly became a chart-topper and crowd favorite. The smooth beat and laid-back lyrics conjure images of water, sand, sun, beer and overall euphoria. Portraying the legend of Flody Boatwood, the music video takes the viewer through an array of adventures like winning the lottery (though only enough dough to buy beer), boats, beautiful senoritas and a high-speed chase featuring Kid Rock. And though the song does evoke stirring hallucinations of peaceful bliss, "Toes" does contain a real mantra that I try to remind myself of quite often: "Life is good today. Life is good today." — Whitney Self
"Whatever It Is"
"Whatever It Is" possesses a simplicity and genuine honesty that makes it an ideal country song despite a more folk-sounding melody. Written by Brown and Wyatt Durrette, "Whatever It Is" captivated fans with uncomplicated lyrics like "She got a gentle way that puts me at ease/When she walks in the room I can hardly breathe." It reminds me of the butterflies you get around somebody you really care about. Have you ever had just the right words ready to say, then they completely leave you? It's a totally awestruck feeling, yet somehow the words that do come out are exactly what you needed to say. Often it is simply "I love you." — Lacey Spears
"The Wind"
When you see Zac Brown Band in concert, it is immediately clear they're a true ensemble. In other words, it's not just a bunch of guys who play for Zac Brown. They always hit their groove as a true band. "The Wind" gives all of these talented pickers a chance to shine. However, it's one of the few ZBB hits I don't know all the words to, partly because he sings so fast, but also because I'm always so distracted by the hilarious cast of characters in the animated video. If that's what the band's Southern Ground music festivals are like, I'm definitely going. — Craig Shelburne


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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - World number two truck maker Volvo (VOLVb.ST) said on Wednesday that shipments of its trucks fell 26 percent year-on-year in February as lingering weakness in Europe and North America offset stronger demand in Latin America.
Heavy-duty makers have faced tougher times in recent quarters as the deep economic downturn in Europe and sluggish activity in North America has weighed heavily on the highly cyclical demand for commercial vehicles.
Volvo, which sells trucks under the Renault, Mack, UD Trucks and Eicher brands as well as its own name, said deliveries in its biggest market, Europe, were down 19 percent while they tumbled 46 percent in North America.
"The decrease was driven in part by the ongoing realignment of production to current industry demand that began in the fourth quarter of 2012," the company said of the steep fall in shipments of Volvo trucks in North America.
Shipments were down 24 percent in Asia but rose 10 percent in South America, where government incentives in Brazil, the region's biggest economy, has fuelled a surge in demand in recent months.
Volvo, which slashed inventories while idling shifts at its plants late last year, said in February it expected market conditions to gradually improve through the course of 2013 as global economic growth gained traction.
The company, which this year said it would dethrone German Daimler (DAIGn.DE) as the world's top heavy trucks maker once a joint venture in China was finalized, has forecast flat 2013 markets in Europe and North America but firm growth in Brazil.
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wirerat wrote:Excellent write-up.
On my last exam, it took about a minute for the score screen to come up. Talk about almost having a nervous breakdown.
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Teebor wrote:Good read
That last bit when clicking the End Exam button, every single time I do this it is the most nerve wracking and painful process I have ever had the pleasure to do
Also a question "they will hire you at 20+ an hour" for a fresh CCNA? thats good money where I live, maybe I should think about emmigration to the US
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SKILLMAN, N.J. - The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) recently announced its annual All-American honorees, with Georgia College & State University seniors Erick Siqueira (Sao Paulo, Brazil) and Justin Pickham (Armidale, Australia) taking trophies both as singles and as a doubles squad.
The All-American honor is the third on Siqueira's crowded mantle, as he has ended each of his last three seasons with the award. The first three-time All-American in GCSU men's tennis history, Siqueira went 13-5 in singles action this season all in the first slot. He also went 5-2 in Peach Belt Conference (PBC) action, finishing the season ranked No. 8 in the nation.
Pickham, a junior college All-American at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, earns his first Division II national honor. The senior showed sick hands in the No. 2 slot, going 13-4 including a perfect 6-0 in conference battles. Pickham finishes the season ranked No. 15 in the nation.
As a pair, the team came one win away from the ITA Fall National Title, and compiled a 16-3 mark in the spring. The duo was also a perfect 6-0 in PBC matches, adding three wins over Nationally-ranked teams.
The pair gives Georgia College 12 All-America trophies all-time in men's tennis, including five during Steve Barsby's nine years as head coach.
The 2009 season came to a close in the national quarterfinals for Georgia College at 19-4, tying the school mark in wins, set in the 19-5 1989 season. The Bobcats took their first PBC Championship, as Barsby was named the Division II National Men's Coach of the Year by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). He also brought home his third PBC Coach of the Year honor, his second on the men's side.
Winners of the 2008-09 PBC Commissioner's Cup, the GCSU Department of Athletics sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, GCSU prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the Bobcats' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at Twitter.com username GCSUSID for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCSUBobcats.com to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GCSU Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Nature Notes: November Song
Leaves. We can't live without them; some of us can't live with them, particularly so after they've all fallen and coated every inch of landscape as well as roofs, driveways, swimming pools, and other non-vegetated surfaces. On most of the South Fork it was not such a big year for acorns, but it was a great year for leaves. As of Tuesday morning, oak leaves were still falling in dribs and drabs, and that was because there were only dribs and drabs left on the trees, at least that was the case in Noyac, where I live.
Montauk never recovered from the late-August passing of Irene. Hither Woods on both sides of Route 27 was 50 percent drab from September on. Napeague, in the hamlet of Amagansett, suffered a similar fate. Very little in the way of color, save for the yellowing of the pitch pine needles. Drab, drab, drab.
North of the highway in the rest of East Hampton Town was a different story. The Stony Hill mixed hardwood forest was pleasingly colorful right through Election Day, while the pine hardwood trees of Northwest were still resplendent on the weekend. On a scale of 1 to 10, I gave Northwest leaf color a 9.5 at its peak this year. Swamp Road, Two Holes of Water Road, and Old Northwest Road offered the greatest show of reds, oranges, and yellows. Even the woods along Route 114, which had taken such a beating in past years from gypsy moths and cankerworms, were showy this fall.
While New England had its usual fanciful fall coloration, one didn't have to leave Long Island to find vibrant fall foliage. One simply had to walk, bike, or drive down a local road or two to realize the meaning of fall and the turn of the seasons. The West Coast has the Pacific Ocean and miles and miles of redwoods and grasslands dotted with live oaks, but the fall is not so different from the spring. What would happen if climate change brought us 20 straight years of Mediterranean weather, in which summer turned abruptly to winter without a soothing intervening fall? A lot of us would move away.
Isaac Newton may have based his theory of gravity on a dropping apple, but he could just as well have based it on the British Isles' falling autumn leaves. They were falling on my house and around it in droves over the weekend. On Friday morning the leaves were coming down around the house at a rate of two per minute, the oaks still had 75 percent of their leaves. By Saturday noon the leaf-fall rate had picked up to 21.5 per minute or 31,000 per 24-hour day, while on Sunday noon, only a leaf or two were left. No wonder that on Tuesday morning they were falling at an average rate of only half a leaf per minute. The five large oak trees on my sixth of an acre lot were already 95 percent bare.
Who other than Mr. Newton or Galileo, perhaps Roger Williams, maybe Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson, would spend time watching leaves fall, from September on? In California they don't play those songs.
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Man Grows Nose on Forehead
Surgeons at a hospital in China have grown a new nose on the forehead of a man who injured his nose. The operation requires doctors to place a skin tissue expander on the man's forehead, cut into the shape of a nose, and plant a piece of cartilage from his ribs. The team hopes to complete the transplant soon.
I can't imagine what it would be like to not be able to smell. Food would have no taste, and think of all the wonderful aromas you come across on a daily basis. But how difficult would it be to go to work with a nose on your forehead??? The looks and comments alone would be rough to say nothing of being out in the rain!


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As with most Radisson hotels, there are themes to the hotel bedrooms but no matter what the theme, all the rooms are in very good condition. They are quite business orientated and are all medium sized with decor and standards and facilities expected of a five star hotel. The bathrooms are also very modern and in very good condition. This is located on the lower ground floor but has a lot of natural daylight due to its floor to ceiling windows. All meals are served here and the menu is International. Light snacks are also available at the bar. This is a very modern, purpose built hotel. The lobby is large and very modern with ample seating on Italian furniture, paintings on the walls and a large flower display. It is very bright and quite minimalistic. The reception area is split into various counters and the reception desks are wooden. There is a souvenir and flower shop in the lobby, also, and the large bar is located off the lobby. This has a large amount of seating and is a lot warmer than the lobby with its darker decor. This is a very good 5 star product with excellent links to the centre of Amsterdam via train connections from nearby Schiphol Airport, making this hotel suitable for both group traffic and individuals. 08/2009/jg
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Value over replacement player
In baseball, value over replacement player (or VORP) is a statistic popularized by Keith Woolner that demonstrates how much a hitter contributes offensively or how much a pitcher contributes to his team in comparison to a fictitious "replacement player," who is an average fielder at his position and a below average hitter.[1][2] A replacement player performs at "replacement level," which is the level of performance an average team can expect when trying to replace a player at minimal cost, also known as "freely available talent."
VORP's usefulness is in the fact that it measures contribution at the margin (as in marginal utility). Other statistics compare players to the league average, which is good for cross-era analysis (example: 90 runs created in 1915 are much better than 90 RC in 1996, because runs were more scarce in 1915). However, league-average comparisons break down when considering a player's total, composite contribution to a team. Baseball is a zero-sum game; in other words, one team can only win if another loses. A team wins by scoring more runs than its opponent.
It follows, then, that a contribution of any runs helps a team toward a win, no matter how small the contribution. However, the Major Leagues are highly competitive, and talent distribution in baseball does not resemble the traditional "bell curve" of a normal distribution; rather, the majority of players fall within the category of "below-average" or worse. (Since only the most talented baseball players make the Major Leagues, if all Americans' baseball talent was distributed on a bell curve then the Major Leagues would only see the uppermost edge of it, resulting in a "right-skewed" distribution.) Therefore, the so-called "average player" does not have a value of zero, like in Pete Palmer's Total Player Rating, but instead is a valued commodity. One alternative is to rank players using "counting stats"—simply their gross totals—but this is unacceptable as well, since it is likely that the contribution a marginal player makes, even if it does help a team win one game, is not enough to justify his presence in the Majors. This is where the concept of the replacement level enters the picture.
VORP is a cumulative stat or counting stat, not a projected stat. For example, if Bob Jones has a VORP of +25 runs after 81 games, he has contributed 25 more runs of offense to his team than the theoretical replacement player would have, over 81 games. As Bob Jones continues to play the rest of the season, his VORP will increase or decrease, depending upon his performance, and settle at a final figure, e.g., +50 runs, at the end of the season.
For hitters
The currency of baseball is the out. There is a finite number of outs that a team can make in one game, and it is almost always 27 (or 3 outs/inning × 9 innings/game). A player consumes these outs to create runs, and at the simplest level, runs and outs are the only truly meaningful stats in baseball. Outs are calculated by simply taking at-bats and subtracting hits, then adding in various outs that don't count toward at-bats: sacrifice hits, sacrifice flies, caught stealing, and grounded into double-play. Runs may be estimated by one of many run-approximation methods: Bill James' runs created, Pete Palmer's linear weights, BaseRuns, etc. Baseball Prospectus author Keith Woolner uses Clay Davenport's Equivalent Runs in the calculation of VORP. Armed with runs and outs (for the player and that player's league), one can finally calculate VORP.
Critics of VORP take issue with where the formula's arbitrary "replacement level" is set. Many equations and methods exist for finding the replacement level, but most will set the level somewhere around 80% of the league average, in terms of runs per out. There are two exceptions to this, though: catchers, who shoulder a larger defensive responsibility than any other player in the lineup (and are therefore more scarce), have a replacement level at 75% of the league average. At the other end of the defensive spectrum, first basemen and designated hitters must produce at a level above 85% of the average to be considered better than "replacement level," since defense is not a big consideration at either position (it is not a consideration at all for the DH).
Therefore, to calculate VORP one must multiply the league's average runs per out by the player's total outs; this provides the number of runs an average player would have produced given that certain number of outs to work with. Now multiply that number (of runs) by .8, or whatever percentage of average the replacement level is designated to be; the result is the number of runs you could expect a "replacement player" to put up with that number of outs. Simply subtract the replacement's runs created from the player's actual runs created, and the result is VORP.
This is not the final adjustment, however: while the replacement's run total will be park-neutral (by definition, because replacement numbers are derived from league averages), the player's raw numbers won't be. Before calculating the VORP, the individual player stats must be normalized via park factors to eliminate the distortions that can be created by each ballpark, especially extreme parks like Coors Field in Denver (where the thin high-altitude air allows baseballs to travel farther than at sea level, although the humidor has significantly decreased the runs scored in Coors Field, to the extent that Denver is no longer considered a pure hitter's haven)[3] and Petco Park in San Diego (where the heavier sea air couples with distant fences to suppress run-scoring).[4] After the final adjustment, the resultant VORP may be used to estimate how "valuable" the player in question is by providing a good picture of that player's marginal utility.
For pitchers
VORP can also be calculated for pitchers, as a measurement of the number of runs he has prevented from scoring that a replacement-level pitcher would have allowed. The concept is essentially the same as it was for hitters: using the player's playing time (in a pitcher's case, his innings pitched), determine how many runs a theoretical "replacement" would have given up in that playing time (at the most basic level, the replacement level is equal to 1 plus the league's average runs per game), and subtract from that number the amount actually allowed by the pitcher to arrive at VORP. As an aside, Run Average (RA9) is used as a measure of pitcher quality rather than Earned Run Average (ERA). ERA is heavily dependent on the concept of the error, which most sabermetricians have tried to shy away from because it is a scorer's opinion; also, we are trying to determine VORP in units of runs, so a calculation that uses earned runs is not of very much use to us in this instance.
The "old" definition of pitching VORP, as alluded to above, was simply:
- R = Runs
- IP = Innings pitched
- G = Games played
- RA9 = Run average, sometimes written as RA
RA9 is calculated for the pitcher in question as
However, further research indicated that starting pitchers and relief pitchers have different replacement thresholds, as it is easier to put up a low RA9 in relief than as a starter. Armed with that knowledge, Baseball Prospectus 2002 published the current formula for determining the replacement level for pitchers:
- For starting pitchers,
- For relief pitcher,
Therefore, the current formula for VORP is:[5]
As was the case with hitters, run average should be normalized for park effects before VORP is calculated. Pitcher VORP is on the same scale as that of hitters.
See also
- Wins above replacement: another statistic with similar intentions
- ↑ Keith Woolner, "Introduction to VORP: Value Over Replacement Player," Stathead.com (2001).
- ↑ Keith Woolner, "VORP: Measuring the Value of a Baseball Player's performance," Stathead.com (2002).
- ↑ Troy E. Renck , "More humidors likely on horizon," denverpost.com (2006).
- ↑ Dave Studeman , "Visiting the 2004 New Baseball Stadiums," hardballtimes.com (2004).
- ↑ Barnes, Nate. "Ultimate Guide to Value Over Replacement Player - VoRP". Sporting Charts. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- Keith Woolner, "Understanding and Measuring Replacement Level," in Joe Sheehan, Ed., Baseball Prospectus 2002 (Brassey's Inc: Dulles, VA, 2002): 55-66.
- Rob Neyer, "The World According to VORP," ESPN.com (February 2, 2007). ESPN.com
- Derek Jacques, "Prospectus Toolbox: Value Over Replacement Player," BaseballProspectus.com (May 15, 2007).


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Life on the golf course is completely and totally different when you consistently hit the ball on the sweet spot…every shot, every time, with every club.
Instead of thin, fat, and ugly shots you enjoy crisp irons, powerful drives, and a razor sharp short game where everything looks like it's going in the hole.
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I'm Martin Chuck, a golf teacher based in Scottsdale, Arizona. You've seen my email video tips for Revolution Golf. I've spent over 20 years studying the golf swing and here's what I've discovered: if you want to make "pure" contact, three things have to happen.
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So…if you're struggling with inconsistent contact, it's likely...
Fortunately, even if you've been struggling with golf for a long time, you can quickly fix these faults. The first step is understanding WHY you've been struggling with your game. It's not your fault…
If you enjoy golf, you've read instruction articles in golf magazines. You've watched golf DVDs and videos created by famous teachers. You've taken lessons. Or you've read golf instruction books.
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"Old School" golf instruction is based on well…old concepts and thinking…plus misconceptions and advice that's just plain wrong.
You've heard things like…
And so on…
Have these dated concepts worked for you?
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These "old school" ideas fail to focus on what really matters in the golf swing: THE MILLISECOND WHEN THE CLUB MAKES CONTACT WITH THE GOLF BALL.
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Along with instructors like Sean Foley (who teaches Tiger Woods and Justin Rose), I'm a big believer in the "Modern" school of golf instruction…this focuses almost entirely on getting your body in the correct positions at impact.
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When you're hitting irons with "sweet spot" precision, you make crisp contact then take a "bacon strip" divot. The ball flight is penetrating and the ball lands softly on the green.
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My goal with David was to help him get in the perfect position at impact. And that's the goal of the "modern" method of golf teaching that I believe in so strongly.
I've been playing and teaching golf since I can remember. I learned the game by watching and hanging around two of the greatest ball strikers of all time, Moe Norman and George Knudsen.
Yes…he was a touch eccentric but Moe Norman was the greatest ball striker of all time.
A big statement I know but Tiger Woods agrees…
He told Golf Digest that only two golfers have "owned their swings": Moe Norman and Ben Hogan. Moe won 51 professional events and, for the record, that's 9 more than Phil Mickelson.
Moe was crazy-accurate and his record includes 3 sanctioned 59s plus 9 double-eagles. He set over 30 course records.
Growing up, I also worked with another legendary ball striker, George Knudson. George won 19 times on tour and came 2nd in the 1969 Masters.
I learned extremely early that it's VITAL to focus on building a swing based on getting you into the perfect position at impact. And if you came to see me for a lesson, you would quickly discover the power of the "modern" method.
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I based The Martin Chuck Tour Striker Training Program on over 10,000 questions I received through my online videos on Revolution Golf. In the online videos, you'll discover…
The Martin Chuck Tour Striker Training Program is like having 3 days of personal instruction. As soon as you see the videos, you'll be practicing at home then rushing to the range.
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I'm 70 yrs old & just started playing again, after about 10yrs, because of back surgery & HIP REPLACEMENTS. I'm not able to take the club back as far as long time ago. But I'm always straight & with your tips, I'M starting to hit it a little farther. Back when I was playing a lot, I carried a 5-handicap. Again thanks for the tips. - Bill TX.
Martin Chuck's unique talent is that he is able to simply the golf swing by communicating with the words we use everyday conversation and avoiding the technical jargon that can make hitting a golf ball efficiently seem more complex than it is. He does this by creating situations (drills) where the student can feel the most important elements of impact and shot making. He is dynamic teacher teaching a dynamic swing. - National Champion Women's Volleyball Coach from The University of Nebraska, Terry Pettit:
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P.S. Just for a second, I want you to imagine this…you stand on the tee full of confidence and pipe a "career" drive. It's a monster par-5 and you launch a 3-wood into the teeth of the wind. It's just short of the green and you hit a perfect bump-and-run that leaves a short putt you nail in the middle of the hole for a "routine" birdie.
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WarriorHawk87 wrote:I would say that 24 to 11 is a decent FT discrepancy
Well, they were trying to get a lot more below the basket than Warriors did. We were shooting from outside and hitting the jays. Can't get the foul calls if you don't drive to the basket.
Draymond Green being exposed a bit by MKG. And too bad Jackson pulled out Harrison after 7-8 minutes in the first, he was doing good...then he got back in in the 3rd, and he was cold.


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After a very successful year of touring for the 30th anniversary of the album, The Joshua Tree, U2 are hitting the road in 2018 with their latest tour, Experience & Innocence! The tour will be in support of their album 'Songs Of Experience' which is set to be released early December.
The album serves as a sequel to the band's 2014 album 'Songs of Innocence' and the tour will be the sequel of 2015's 'Innocence & Experience' tour. The band's previous tours remain some of the highest grossing concert series of all time, which isn't surprising given the boys' enviable back catalogue and their penchant for jaw-dropping stage design.
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U2 are approaching their 40th Anniversary as a band. Comprised of Bono, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr. and Adam Clayton, the band's early sound drew heavily from post-punk bands like Television, but by 1987's world-conquering Joshua Tree, it was a grand, romantic rock, steeped in the influence of Americana. Just when their new found signature sound was threatening to go stale, they reinvented themselves again, with the electronica-tinged trilogy of Achtung Baby, Zooropa and Pop. Into the 2000s, U2 returned to the business of making guitar orientated anthems, producing huge hits like 'Beautiful Day' and 'Vertigo'.
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Our target was - Eretz Israel.
I was born in Chortkov in 1903. In 1917 the youth organization "Hashomer Hazair" was established. At first, it was called the "Student's Hashomer Hazair". Even though, I was not a student, I was allowed to join the organization and started to study Hebrew. I remember that our teacher's name was Prost. We were organized in small groups. My group consisted of 10 people and our leader was Mendel Lichtenholz.
A year later, the "Hahalutz" (Pioneer) movement was organized within "Hashomer Hazair". The movement spread throughout the cities and towns of Galicia. Only my group was selected to join "Hahalutz". In meetings we started to plan our activities as members of the "Hahalutz". We tried to get jobs working in farms. Mr. Housner gave us a piece of land and we hired the agriculturist Mr. Brier to instruct us on how to be farmers. Later on, we opened a big store in the market where we sold our produce. During the winter, Mr. Bilgrie gave us a house and a garden so we can study different kinds of winter farming jobs. These activities lasted for about two years.
One day, the police arrested and put in prison all the Zionists and also our group of Halutizm. I remember that we were beaten in prison and thus we became "Prisoners of Zion". This was done under the orders of the anti-semitic general Haler and his soldiers. We called his soldiers "Halertzkim" after the general's name. In prison, we realized that when we get out, we must escape to Eretz Israel. The Bolsheviks were due to arrive in our town any day and we did want to wait for their arrival. Somehow we did managed to get out of prison. Each one of us ran home, packed whatever he was able to grab, and that night we escaped from Chortkov. We agreed that our meeting place would be in Lvov. As planned, we met the next day at the home of the Pinkerfeld family. The names of the members of the group are: Efraim Zonenshien, Mendel Lichtenholz, Peretz Fierstein, Fishel Vinter, Avarham Strodel, Monia Fisher, Hazkel Finkelman, Avraham Shapira, Yona Bodinger, Mordechai Rat.
With the traditional blessing of "Be strong and of good courage" we set off for our long and difficult journey. We did not have any money and the little that some of us did have was not enough for such a long journey. It took us almost a month to reach Vienna. In Vienna we met with educators from Chortkov. Among then were Margolit and Karp, who decided to visit the Rabbi from Chortkov and asked him to help us with our journey to Eretz Israel. The Rabbi did not object and also gave us money. I don't remember today the exact amount of money he gave us. When we arrived in Presbourg in Czechoslovakia we stayed there for 3 months. We slept on benches in parks and on benches in the synagogue. We were delayed in Presbourg because at the time of our arrival all the organizations were overcrowded with groups of Halutzim who arrived there from all over Galicia on their way to Eretz Israel.
In 1920, after the hardship of wondering for six long months, a group of eight hundred Halutzim set sail to Eretz Israel on the first ship from Trieste. The name of the ship was "Avatzia". It took us four weeks to reach Jaffa. When we got off the ship and stepped on the shore, the first stage of our life was over. We were mentally and physically ready to begin the new chapter in our new lives.
When we were in Rosh Pinah on Yom Kippur, we met two men from Chortkov. One of them was an old Jewish farmer whose name I can't remember. We worked for him harvesting olives, beating the olive trees with sticks. That was my first job in Rosh Pinah. The second man from Chortkov was the village policeman. His name was Listner and he was once a Yeshiva student in Slobodka.
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The party was the moving spirit in all the Zionists activities, either national or community. The party representatives worked hard for many years. They organized the different Zionists activities like collecting dues, teaching Hebrew, supporting the "Hahalutz" and "Gordonia" movements and spreading the idealism of Zionists movement among those who were ignorant of its existence.
Aside from Zionists activities the party was also involved in civic matters
like local elections and elections to the Polish Parliament, education, charity
organizations and many more.
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The movement developed an extensive work program in order to instill its idealism in the hearts of different groups in the city. In order to attract the young city's students the movement organized Hebrew lessons, Zionists history and socialism classes, and more.
"Gordonia" graduates were active in many Zionists interests like: "Keren Hakayemet" (the Jewish National Fund), "Ezra" and more. They also attended pioneers training camps. Later on, the movement establish two permanent pioneer camps in Chortkov that served as a training base for the movement in Eastern Galicia.
Some of the graduates immigrated to Israel and today they live in different Kibbutzim. Those who were not able to get immigration certificates that were needed to enter Palestine, were lost in the holocaust.
The leaders of the movement in Chortkov were: Yakov Stekel, Dov Friedman and Bobbie Kalisher.
Dr. Simka Finkelman helped a lot with cultural activities and with medical service for the pioneer troops.
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Betar's mission - to create a Jewish person who is perfect in his body and soul according to the basic laws of "Betar's Hadar" (honor code). That a person should always be willing and ready to serve in the building of the Jewish State and will be her future citizen.
" Betar Hadar" - "Outer beauty, knowing your self value, good manners, loyalty, nobility.."
Zev Jebotinsky saw in his vision the creation of a Jewish State and that Jewish people who will live there, will create a Hebrew culture in the spirit of "Hadar".
After a couple of years, our friend, Tzvi Finkel man, of blessed memory, returned from Vienna after completing his studies as an engineer. He took on himself the leadership of Betar in Chortkov. At that time, the movement consisted of around 150 members.
In 1930, the head leader of Betar, Zev Jebotinsky of blessed memory, arrived in Chortkov to give a lecture. It was a very important event in the city.
The movement developed and together with the Zionists Movement it was the strongest movement in the city. The leadership of the movement passed later on to the hands of Shmoel Mizelmen of blessed memory. At that time the movement organized Hebrew lessons and started to send members to pioneer training camps in preparation for their immigration to Eretz Ysrael.
The leadership of Bietar changed from time to time, since the leaders were obliged to serve in the Polish Army. The last leader was Asher Haled (Mizelman) who was in charge of the group until 1937.
Betar prepared many young men and women for immigration to Eretz Ysrae, but due to lack of immigration certificates needed to enter Palestine, many of its members were not able to leave and they were killed, slaughtered, and suffocated in the Nazis' gas chambers.
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Their question was, how could we guarantee that what the girls studied at school will stay in their hearts forever? The answer came with the establishment of the movement "The Daughters of Agudat Yisrael" in Chortkov. It was accomplished with the initiative of Miss Bloma Drok (now the wife of the Knesset member Mr. Yakov Katz)
One on the most outstanding leaders of the movement was the member Blai who was well known for her education, wisdom and activities.
Out of all the students that studied in "Beth Yakov" in Chorkov, only a few are still alive and most of them live with their families in Israel.
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Walnuts belong in your medicine cabinet
If you have a bag of walnuts sitting in your food pantry, you need to move them quickly. They belong in your medicine cabinet.
At least thats the view of the Food and Drug Administration, which last year sent a warning letter to Diamond Foods, Inc., because the packaging misbranded the product, causing them to be drugs.
The FDAs letter says in part:
Based on claims made on your firms website, we have determined that your walnut products are promoted for conditions that cause them to be drugs because these products are intended for use in the prevention, mitigation, and treatment of disease.
The labels cited studies indicating the omega-3 fatty acids found in walnuts helped lower cholesterol levels; protect against heart disease, stroke and cancer; ease arthritis and other inflammatory diseases; fight depression and mental illness; and provide other health benefits.
The FDA ordered Diamond Foods to correct the violations or face seizure of products or court injunction.
Life Extension Magazine reported on the letter in its August 2011 edition and cited a number of published articles highlighting the health benefits of walnuts. In other words, the FDA is ignoring the science that proves the healthful benefits of a natural food.
The FDA, which claims to look out for the health of Americans, is doing just the opposite. It obviously wants Americans to remain fat, unhealthy and ignorant. How else to explain an agency that ignores the science behind the health benefits of natural whole foods while allowing food manufacturers to get away with the spurious claims they make on the health benefits of processed foods like potato chips and breakfast bars with simulated fruit products they pass off as real fruit.
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Embotics delays Microsoft Hyper-V support
'More VMwareness!' customers cry
The customer is always right. At least until they go off maintenance. That's why Embotics – a maker of a virtual machine provisioning, capacity, and lifecycle management tool called V-Commander – has delayed support for Microsoft's Hyper-V hypervisor until later this year.
V-Commander integrates with VMware's vCenter Server management console and allows for system administrators to do a better job managing the creation, use, and decommissioning of virtual machines on x64 iron. Embotics has a long-term goal of supporting other hypervisors, with Hyper-V being an obvious choice and perhaps Red Hat's KVM, Citrix Systems' XenServer, and Oracle's VM Server not being too far behind.
According to Jason Cowie, vice president of product management at Embotics, as 2010 got underway, the company was convinced that Hyper-V was going to gain a lot of momentum and start seeing good uptake as an alternative to VMware's ESX Server hypervisor, which is embedded in its vSphere stack of virtual wares. Hyper-V support was in beta as the V-Commander 3.6 release, which was announced in August, started shipping.
But as 2010 went on, Cowie says, paying customers at Embotics were asking for more features to control ESX Server, and those who were interested in using V-Commander to manage Hyper-V were pushing their rollouts of the Microsoft hypervisor to late 2011 or early 2012.
And so, V-Commander 3.7 was pushed out a little from its original December 2010 expected launch date and the company's engineers got to work adding 35 new features to the release aimed at making it easier to deal with VMware's vCenter console and ESX Server hypervisor.
Hyper-V support for V-Commander is now expected in a future release due sometime in the first half of 2011.
The first new feature with V-Commander 3.7 is a plug-in for vCenter using VMware's virtual infrastructure client (VIC). This plug-in allows for the features of V-Commander to be accessible from inside the vCenter console that VMware shops are used to dealing with. Admins don't have to bop between consoles with different looks and feels. (A plug-in no doubt will be available to bring V-Commander features to Microsoft's Systems Center console, too, in that future release.) The VIC plug-in requires vCenter 3.0 and higher and works with vSphere 4.0 and 4.1 and their related ESX Server 4.0 and 4.1 and ESXi 4.0 and 4.1 hypervisors.
The 3.7 release also makes use of the metadata that the Embotics tool has wrapped around VMs to do VM lifecycle management in a more clever fashion. Now, companies can require a half dozen different metrics to be in this metadata before a VM can be moved into production. So, for instance, the underlying software in the VM could have to be PCI compliant or have an expiration date before it could be made live and let run on the ESX hypervisors.
V-Commander 3.7 portal also has "solution landing pages," which give different people at a company access to different levels of VM capacity, performance, and usage data depending on their needs. There are landing pages in the V-Commander portal for change and configuration of VMs, lifecycle management, capacity management, performance, self-service, and chargeback and IT costing.
These landing pages present subsets of the slew of data and functions that V-Commander has access to so everyone doesn't have to wade through it all to get what they need. The V-Commander portal now has a form built in that allows users to request a VM from the IT department and the workflow to pass the request around to the appropriate people from within V-Commander rather than relying on email or other means of communication outside the tool to request a VM.
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Accessible arias: Footage of famous arias, with subtitles in the original language and translation.
Largo al factotum
Act 1 of Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia/ Barber of Seville,
Figaro makes his entrance
CONTEXT: Figaro's jubilant entrance song comes just after the Count's serenade in Act I (see previous post). The count's problem is that his would-be girlfriend is imprisoned by an old man, Dr Bartolo, who is her legal guardian and has plans to become more than that in due course. What the count needs is some cunning Mr Fixit to help with an escape plan. And as luck would have it, in comes just the person: Figaro. Usually we hear him before we see him because his opening cavatina tends to start offstage, its bustling self-importance trumpeting through the (still earlymorning) streets of Seville. And self-importance is the word. In this most famous of baritone numbers, Figaro introduces himself as the sharpest character in town – not just because he's in demand as a barber-surgeon but because his profession opens doors and enables him to offer other, more discreet services concerning affairs of the heart. He is, as he says, the town factotum before whom all must step back (Largo al factotum) while he goes about his business. And apart from the technical requirements of this number – which accelerates into a fast-moving patter song and demands stamina as well as elegance – its chief difficulty is to sell the idea of Figaro's capabilities without him sounding horribly conceited. He is, after all, the title role in a comic opera. If you don't like him, it's a problem.
LISTEN: Pietro Spagnoli sings Largo al factotum in Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier's production of Il barbiere di Siviglia/The Barber of Seville. Excerpt from a Radio 3 recording, 10 July 2010.
LYRICS: In the original Italian, as sung on stage, and in their English translation.
|La ran la le ra, la ran la. La!
Largo al factotum della città, largo
La ran la le ra, la ran la. La!
Presto a bottega, che l'alba è già, presto!
Fortunatissimo per verità! Bravo!
Pronto a far tutto, la notte, il giorno,
Rasori e pettini, lancette e forbici
V'è la risorsa poi del mestiere, colla donnetta,
Ah che bel vivere, che bel mestiere.
Qua la parrucca... Presto la barba...
Presto la barba. Presto il biglietto, eh!
Ahimè, che furia!
Pronto prontissimo son come il fulmine:
Bravo Figaro! Bravo,
|La ran la le ra, la ran la la.
Make way for the city's factotum, make way!
La ran la le ra, la ran la la.
Hurry to the shop, dawn is breaking.
So fortunate, so very fortunate!
Ready to do anything, night or day,
Razors and combs, lancets and scissors,
I've got all the tools of the trade , for fine ladies
Ah, what a good life, such a good trade.
Here is the wig...The beard is ready...
The beard is ready.. The letter is ready, hey!
Ah, what a fuss!
Quick, super quick, I'm like lightening:
Bravo Figaro! Bravo,
Composer: Rossini. Libretto: Cesare Sterbini after the play'Le barbier de Seville by PierreAugustin Beaumarchais. Discover more about The Barber of Seville/Il barbiere di Siviglia: synopsis, characters, context text, full details of current production.
Credits: Intro text: Michael White. Score by Ricordi, as sung on stage, translations: Emma Beatty/Michele Bona. Photo: Bill Cooper


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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Three Cobra players notched double figure points, but the Coker women's basketball team fell to local rival Francis Marion University 58-53 on Monday afternoon.
Amber Lau (Mt. Wolf, Pa.) was the Cobras leading scorer with 16 points, 12 of which came from long range. Hailey Yohn (Durham, N.C.) had 11 points and Priscilla Fenty (Hollywood, Fla.) added 10 points.
It was a tough battle for both the Cobras and the Patriots from the opening tip-off. Coker forced 20 FMU turnovers, while the Patriots out rebounded Coker 37-23.
The Patriots held a narrow three-point lead at the half, 30-27, and Coker continued to keep it close in the second half. The Cobras used a pair of Yohn baskets with two minutes remaining to tie the game at 53, but a Brittany Christian three-pointer with a minute and a half remaining put the Patriots on top for good.
FMU's Daphne Walker was the leading scorer with 14 points, while Carmella Thompson had a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Christian finished the night with 13 points.
Coker will be back in action at home on December 29 against the College of Coastal Georgia. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.