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"Like" buttons and other social media apps — those ubiquitous little programs that allow you to do cool things with your computer and mobile devices — have taken the Internet by storm. But they've also introduced unprecedented security and privacy risks now being discussed as part of the push for stronger federal privacy laws.
The core problem: anyone can introduce a social media app that ties directly into Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and other popular services designed primarily to profile and track consumers to better sell advertising, says Craig Spiezle, executive director of the non-profit advocacy group, Online Trust Alliance.
The idea is to provide more relevant services and advertising to the consumer. "However, in the wrong hands or without consumer consent, you run into the danger that that information can be used against their wishes," says Spiezle.
There is little stopping application developers from "combining and appending" personal data extracted from multiple sources. The goal: amass profiles of users' online behavior and preferences for advertisers. "Individually these may appear to be like a few pixels of a photo, but when combined can provide a comprehensive mosaic of a user," says Spiezle.
You download a social media app when you click a Facebook "like" button embedded on a friend's blog, participate in an online poll, or try out a new wordplay game, says Michael Fertik, CEO of privacy services firm Reputation.com
Some 10,000 new websites integrate with Facebook every day, and Facebook members alone install some 20 million social media apps every day, according to Facebook.
"We often don't know we're signing up for an app, and we have no clue how much information about us that app is collecting," says Fertik. "We also don't know who they're sharing it with, nor the rate at which they're sharing it.
In Senate hearings last spring about the geolocation technology built into Apple iPhone and Google Android smartphone — apps capable of tracking a user's physical location — privacy advocates warned that location data could be used by stalkers or pedophiles.
Concern was also expressed about insurers and employers potentially using medical histories to deny coverage or employment. And the lawmakers also heard testimony about how the proliferation of social media apps creates more opportunities for cybercriminals to steal data and run online scams.
In mid-June, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., and Sen Richard Blumental, D-Conn., introduced legislation that would require Apple and Google to obtain expressed user consent before sharing location data with third parties. "Our laws do too little to protect information on our mobile devices," Franken said in a statement.
"In the quest to innovate, privacy and physical lines seem to have gotten overstepped," says Kurt Baumgartner, senior researcher at Kaspersky Lab.
Many consumers join a social network site assuming any information divulged there won't go much beyond trusted family and friends. But the apps are walled off from each other. Most require setting up an account accessed by typing a valid email address and password.
Many consumers fall into the habit of using the same email account and password to access multiple social media apps. "It becomes more convenient to use the same username and password combination across personal, financial, email and work accounts," says Baumgartner. "But that can make you more insecure."
Two new free consumer tools, available at Unsubscribe.com and Reputation.com, can help consumers monitor and manage social web apps. Each assigns safety rankings to apps. And each guides users to regularly deactivate apps that aren't in use.
"Our personal data has moved from the PC to places like Facebook where malicious apps can connect to your data," says James Siminoff, CEO of Unsubscribe. "Most people have no idea how much stuff an app can access, and this access can be sold without you knowing it."


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~ Grandma is a Honor ~
I have been blessed with 4 Grandchildren
~ one lays in Heaven " Kaleb " He is God's Angel ~
~ His twin brother he will always watch over , and be in his soul~
For he loved his Brother so much in the womb ,
he chose Heaven which gave life to his twin
~ I feel his spirit when I see the other Grandson ~
Time passed another gift to see
we are " Mickes" and Loved
Our Dad held the title in Baseball
~ that's how we roll ~
those children are Grandmas hero's
The Irish they love big and Family is everything
The brothers will protect the beautiful sister
~ as many lads will be calling ~
Every time my Grandson hits a home run
There will be a Angel watching proudly in the stand
It will be as if the Angel lifted him when he runs
~no one runs faster then my Grandson~
either baseball or Art ~ you shall find your gift given
These children have been blessed~
~ a beauty to hard to describe
If you think not ~~ Take a look at the Mom
That girl can stop Traffic
after raising three and still~
"Inspired by the gift and loss of Grandchildren "
May our precious " Kaleb " softly rest where Angels only Dwell
Copyright © Shanity Rain | Year Posted 2013
Let the Deicide commence.
You're a voyeur at best!
Your vampiric heart is beating out of your chest!
And you have slayed the ones whom would love you for anything less
Ready to consume the final fragments of innocence,
And for you there is no forgiveness,
On your knees pleading, screaming to a tyrant in the skies;
The father of lies.
I will never be enslaved in your superiority
The people agree: jaded of your false dichotomies.
Know: I will be whomever nature intends to be
Apollo and I will share our dreams,
and you will be forced to see
your failure!
I know who you are...
Readily the first to present your scars
Chained by some despot or mental czar
An emotional homunculus in your mind, behind bars
Reluctant to escape - even when proven fake
Your demented mind - depths no one will penetrate!
...And you see me suffering
Not caring of any casualties
Just as long you recieve your safeguard of sympathy
So very wary of the masses and their Anarchy; Liberious ways
Solipsist - Is there no one you can see?
Even if she was presented burning?
Solipsist - Is there no one you can believe?
Even if Sophia was screaming?
Solipsist - Know you have killed and abused me
Imprisoned in your own personal reality
Copyright © Wyatt Loethen | Year Posted 2013
Coming from where I'm from
By Nate Spears
Published 2013 in "Death OF A Rose" By Nate Spears
Coming from where I'm from
Every day is a battle to survive
War is in session
Right before our eyes
Each day we battle lessons
Just to be in the running for blessings
Coming from where I'm from
We move rapidly on missions
The dead is alive with every walk of the lifeless
Limited income withholds wealth
The living is near death
Spirits are stripped of guilt
Coming from where I'm from
Deprived wealth
Creates bad health
In occurrence to this
Good feelings are killed
The worst gets exposed
As times get worse
Financial situations become a disaster
No man on earth can rehearse
The world is broken
Hunger brings harm
Coming from where I'm from
Dictatorship is not fond
The environment brings the need to shoot
These activities loosens the roots
We're grounded by values as thin as a pin
We lose ourselves at falling rates like bowling pens
No free passes
Prisons filled in masses
Separated by classes
Coming from where I'm from.
Copyright © Nate Spears | Year Posted 2013
Watching Homer struggle
to explain how a god wounded by a mortal
cannot die but may thereafter live with minor pain
and the humor when that god
complains to Jove that His supervision of His daughter
is inadequate and His Love too unconditional
while Diomed (or Tydides)
wreaks havoc on the Trojans and Hector
gives it back (in kind)
anatomically correct descriptions
of spears piercing jawbones and groins
sons without fathers hunting and fishing thereafter
alone. Written
amazingly presciently!
as a metaphor for Vietnam (our war)
forgotten consensually
as this generation slips lazily away
to Hades (on Huck Finn's raft)
where the lights are always blue, gentian actually,
supper's served at 4 and former adversaries
pass the heavy hanging time playing pinochle (and pool).
We're selling the house to pay the taxes.
Pallas Athena wars among the men
from the axle of her chariot
and Venus is injured by Diomed,
standing in the field of battle where she never should have been,
in her adorable hand.
What has this to do with Solomon in jail.
Not the Jewish king, a black American male,
same thing.
Your children can be failed at school and marched to war.
You can be taxed and sent to gaol for the honor of it.
anyone lived in a pretty how town.
We have no obligation
to perform the Iliad or read poems and even Homer
considers Achilles effete (compared to Hector)
and Odysseus is wrong even when he's right.
Therefore, modern man explores
the mathematics of circles in coordinate planes and their tangents
(when) (once) (soon)
the secret of warp speed is discovered
expansion of the species will be limitless and permanent.
Copyright © Robert Ronnow | Year Posted 2015
His sins are heavy/
He stood there silent/
Sweat dripping down his armpit this sins r heavy/
Victims see a savior sent from heaven his sins r blurry/
His sweat tastes no salt secrets hidden behind doors glued in bolt they worship his father/
Zip down unzipped to keep his zip down and never spit zip/
He is an experiment a doormat of his Father's zip/
He weeps but nobody speaks/
His father's sins are heavy/
Copyright © Raymond Ngomane | Year Posted 2013
The smell of coffee: hot and bitter in the cold winter night
With the rhythm in the left hand and the rhyme in the right,
He wrote a poem in his secret pocket,
A wistful star like a speedy rocket
Ready to leave this planet intense blue
In search of other traces of life anew.
He remembered after mother had died,
In the cold touch ,stalagmites and stalactites cried.
Father and son felt a strong taste for sweets.
As in the sunset, the blind boatman meets
With an awkward touch the water`s ring
But generally they needn`t to eat anything
For a while they rested an extraordinary team:
Father insistently (sometimes boring) told him
All his recollections:childhood,war and the rest…
All muscles and teeth pressed hot, like ice on the crest.
The son learnt them by heart, and later
He would retell them to father, even better…
One was on duty to wash the dishes;
The other tried to follow his wishes…
Their only joy was to read and read and read…
One had to cook at home ,and to bake the bread
In a bread factory:He was happy even when he was sad.
He could recognize each bread: All his loafs were bad.
He was like Chaplin in "New Times".
He was speaking in figures and rhymes.
He wore a monk beard and father was much more younger.
Looking through the window: grey hunger and anger …
At the weekend, he used to ask his father
About the favourite meal, but rather
He would find a surprise the next day.
Each day was windy winter and grey…
Father had the same touching answer:"Something good".
In the strange interference ,water and fire ,one was rude.
Solitude was their common friend stealing in like a lizard,
But, in the afternoon they played sweeping their courtyard.
They had leaves in autumn and snow in the winter.
The sky was grey without sun, the clouds were bitter.
Father was counting the leaves, in the old horizon
The son was painting the days ,in the cold horizon.
The war with the falling down leaves fighting hard
With red faces like an inveterate drunkard .
And years after his father met his final hope,
The son would stop in front of the sweets shop ,
Ready to buy recollections as Christmas tree sweets.
Copyright © Ovidiu Bocsa | Year Posted 2012
It's the third verse,
I got the urge to purge
All the curt words I've splurged,
I've submerged in sin,
I'll go to church repent,
Then go curse again,
Lets reverse this trend
We nurse tolerance,
When it might offend,
If I white wash my fence,
So try to not get tense,
When I do not defend,
Those who chose to be dense
And not use their two cents,
To show kids the reverence,
For the pledge of allegiance.
Copyright © Mike Conway | Year Posted 2013
A moment stauls...
Somewhere in between
What shall always be...
Known as my lost and forever hour
Where I wake to sounds of thrashing rains
A clock sits staring, ticking and tocking
My own darkness illuminating lightning
Distant thunder following her in shame
Although, throes of raven blackness
Slumber holds on to the pitch
But, I pass through limbo hallways of surreal
Stumbling forth in directions by my blinded feel itch
Walls of lucid memories like dripping paint
Begin to lapse deep into the younger years
And creaking footfalls shatter their echo
Of certian remembered fears
"Ah" deja vu sounds the alarm even further
Cracks from father's room, is the ceiling leaking?
Into my little ears I'm more awake
As I hear the faint famaliar tears of weeping
My curiosity ever stronger than before
And innocent eyes through doorways peer
It's the war again; Mom said he tried...
To leave it all behind, but still it's always there
And the storm's outside, but in a booming violence
Rushes back surreal into the unforgotten killing
The death, its experiences still locked up
Within his mind never free or escaping
A heroes love is his strength
Protecting me from a world with terrible pains
But, somehow I've learned to understand
That he needs his son, to calm his troubled angst
And silently I step
Inching slowly towards him
And nestle up within his trembling hands
Tugging upon one sleeve whispering "Dad, oh dad?"
"God has sent me here"
I say directly in his ear
Quieter now "To love you"
My tone gentle to his needs
Wiping away his tears
He whispers back...
"I know"
And picks me up, relieved
And in turn we face the scene
Of a passing storm into silence
As the rain seems alive to notice
Stopping to watch our mends in evanescence
We are somewhat aware we are within God's presence
Looking to each other with a shrug
And then my dad holds me up
Giving this boy the biggest hug
Beneath the returning quiet
And the ambience of moonray light
He carries me back to my room
And places me into bed amid the last flash of white
Pulls the blankets up
Knowing this will comfort me
And I'll never forget the words
He said so effortlessly
"One day...
You will have a son
Always let him know you love him
And your bond will never end"
Again I wake, this time
To the sounds of an apologetic rain
The lightening has ceased its battle
And the thunder it no longer blames
I unwind the blanket
And uncover and sit
Rubbing the sleep out of my eyes
Awake, on the edge of bed
Was this a dream?
Or a twist of fate reality?
I ponder, running fingers through my hair
And, merely reflect upon it
Then I realize…
I was not alone
Dad is watching, not far away
And I know one day, I'll see him soon, after heaven's gates
Copyright © Michael Smith | Year Posted 2013
I wish to speak to my Father
put me through
`oh, Father
why must you put me through
put me through
dial the number and
get me through
dialing the number
it won't go through
what's wrong with you
I wish to speak to my Father
get me through
I'm warning the Operator
put me through
you may be his heart
but I don't need you
I'll master the mind
without going through you
I'll murder the Father
I'll murder you too
no heart, no mind
no body for the two
Copyright © Nailah Baniti | Year Posted 2016
We had Fathers.
Distant creatures
beings aware of another dimension
condemned to keep its secrets,
protect us from its presence
for as long as possible.
Solitary creatures – these Fathers,
lone hunters
stealthily disappearing
and re-appearing.
Loud creatures –
snarling at the world,
growling and nipping
at their children
to protect them – from it.
Lonely creatures – these Fathers
prowling foggy dawns,
sunsets flaming condemnation,
weary – yet tirelessly working
to fulfill the needs of a day.
Restless beings – these Fathers
troubled even in sleep
snorting as a tethered stallion
restrained from running,
breathing as if in retreat
from a hunter's prey.
Warriors – these Fathers
Elders – possessing almost Shamanic skills,
stolid, forbearing - surface calm
roiling in the torment
of their patriarchal duties.
We are Fathers still -
less distant, less secretive,
snarling and growling
at a world we no longer understand
where perception overrides reality.
We will always be Fathers
distant, solitary, lonely creatures
Warrior elders awaiting fate's transition,
watching sons - become men – become Fathers.
John G. Lawless
not submitted to the Patriarchy Poetry Contest as it is over 20 lines
Copyright © John lawless | Year Posted 2015
hello! hey! boungiorno! what is the date?/
this world of dimensions created duality/
no letters/ no words/ are enough to express/
someone like you/ in reality/
i filled all your emptines/ MY still quiet bay/
as Jhon opened world in his Yoko/
you searched perfect princes/ looked for "right him"/
now at only one overman looking/
i swear/ i will hold you/ as much as i can/
would become all the axes/ and outer space/
voice is speared by the screaming wind/
falling down/ flakes to your place/
going crazy just seeing your knees/
don't regret anything/ my Benito/
unbelievable/ perfect/ unbearable/
you whisper/ "la comedia e finita"//
Copyright © Ilya Emelin | Year Posted 2013
"Father of Independence" Nonet Poetry
General Aung San was a hero
and father of independence
of our country of Myanmar.
Aung San fought the British
and went to london
to claim freedom.
He was killed
by the
written by: Dr Ko Ko Thein
Salt Lake City
Copyright © Mya Thein | Year Posted 2013
Our friend Margarita is a little different
She would often dream of a bearded face
What she says is gray but significant
In her very own version below I place
The contour in my dream is very familiar
But still I cannot recognize
In me he is the organizer
I love and admire his inspiring eyes
Often in my much loved dream
I see him as a Krishna
In his smile an irresistible gleam
Under the tree of banana
When I am in consonance
I feel a cerebral fiesta
But if I am in dissonance
Tempestuous is my vista
These dreams of flute and might
Reinforce my hemoglobin
Leading me from darkness to light
Making my psyche play a violin
Krishna in Radha a perfect blend
A stable amygdala to guide
Overflowing poetry at the bend
When you are by my side
May 26, 2016
For Animus – Anima Part II – Animus – Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Tom Quigley
Note: Radha and Krishna are collectively known within Hinduism as the combination of both the feminine as well as the masculine aspects of divinity. ( Wikipedia)
Copyright © Probir Gupta | Year Posted 2016
One Big Cracker
Dear God,
I don't know what to write you
I wrote many lines and then scribbled
I know you like neat and tidy things
I have been sitting by the window since morn
In my grandma's home
You made her alone, remember?
But I visited her daily after school
She is lonely and keeps waiting for me
She bakes my favourite cookies and cakes
You gifted her with nice hands and thoughts
Two days ago she brought me over for keeps
I didn't go to school today
My heart is iron heavy and my legs can't carry it
Do you like to take moms and dads
Only on Friday the thirteenth? *
You also took James mother at the same time
Sara was seen crying, she didn't tell me why
I didn't see her playing with her brother next door
Do you have enough room for so many people?
Granny, Uncle Mark held my hand at the funeral
Uncle Richard, Aunt Jane hugged and kissed me
Many many people came to wish them goodbye
Granny is old, she placed a letter on their coffin
The graveyard was full of flowers, candles and tears
Mom and Dad were buried together and
Granny says she also wants to lie with them
But I don't know where my bed is
I thought you would also burst one big cracker at the cemetery**
So that we could all be together with you
God, when are you going to burst the next cracker?
Balveen Cheema
November 15, 2015
Contest: Oil Painting-3
Sponsor: Eve Roper
* Paris terror mayhem on November 13, 2015, is no less than any terrorist attack in the world. Innocents die and families suffer.
** A bomb goes off at a funeral in Baghdad.
Copyright © Balveen Cheema | Year Posted 2015
Off to mountains he climbs
Whilst staying in his mind.
Off to battles he goes
Defeating many foes.
The nature of his quest
Unruly as it may be,
Sings noiselessly in the air.
It cries and screams,
Yet pride smirks on his face.
It wriggles and squeals,
Yet his begotten one he will not yield.
His words speak kindly to it,
Soft like the wind,
Yet harsh they become
Like leaves rushing through the mountains' wrath,
To those who may bring it harm.
Invisible string links them no matter the distance,
And at the beckoning call it grows taller than trees,
And has become stronger than the foundation of the earth.
Off to mountains it climbs
Whilst staying in its mind.
Off to battles it goes
Defeating many foes.
Copyright © Lauren Johnson | Year Posted 2013
a father is unknown to Leah*,
slowly walking
through a dread long life sans lui
had he a beard, or no,
and would he be about to ----- for instance -----
shear her sheep?
has this thing about it all -
puts it under wraps and bones
at near to midnight, she
* pronounced as Lee.
Copyright © Julia Ward | Year Posted 2016


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The Canucks Week in Quips for Nov 1st
November 01 2013 04:19PM
This is Zack Kassian's real hair. Disturbing player.
This is a regular Friday feature combining a healthy mixture of observation, analysis, and foresight on the Vancouver Canucks. If you'd like to get at me about anything covered in this column, follow me on Twitter at @yyjordan and let's start a textual relationship (wink).
Four more years: Twins re-upped for $7M per
Cam Charron
November 01 2013 01:10PM
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After weeks of speculation, on Friday morning the Vancouver Canucks locked up Daniel and Henrik Sedin to twin four-year contracts. The pair were scheduled to become unrestricted free agents in July, but the latest deal will keep the Canucks' top two scorers in franchise history through their 37-year-old seasons.
Terms of the deal were came out almost immediately after the deal itself. The twins will again make identical dollar amounts: $28-million over the four years for a $7-million average annual salary cap hit. While the contracts aren't of the length that make you think this is the last NHL contract the two will ever sign, it will probably be a cap-friendly deal, owing to the fact it's relatively short compared to other UFA deals for high-priced talent, and the salary cap is expected to increase.
Remember When Halloween Costumes Were Actually Scary?
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October 31 2013 06:52PM
Well, although the Canucks' uniforms have certainly improved since then, I don't think I can say the same for Halloween costumes in general.
When did every womens' costume get the "sexy" adjective appended to it anyway? Sheesh.
I'll give the Canucks credit for one more thing, though. Not only does their ice cleaning crew at least have a few males on it, they don't make the female members of the ice crew wear the revealing outfits that most of the other teams do. I found the Avalanche ice crew outfits to be especially distasteful when I watched a pre-season game in Denver back in September.
But anyway, enough with the rant. Let's get on with this Halloween grab bag of graphic comments...
The Canucks powerplay: not broken
Cam Charron
October 31 2013 12:40PM
In his post-game presser, John Tortorella answered a question about the powerplay the same way I might have:
"Yeah, it could have helped us tonight. It wasn't good tonight. Other night's it's been good, but tonight it wasn't good."
It may have drawn a bit of surprise from some commentators. Canucks powerplay… good? But they're clicking at just 9.3% on the season! They were 0-for-3 against Detroit and have scored just 4 powerplay goals on the season. That doesn't seem particularly good. The problem is that "good" too often conflates with "results" in the narrow minds of broadcasters and fans that focus all too often on what happens in a small sample. Leading up to the game, Tortorella made some points about the shots and chances the Canucks have been getting with the man advantage. He says some interesting things and it's worth a read.
Canucks Weekly Prospect Report - 31 October 2013
Josh W
October 31 2013 10:15AM
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Happy Halloween and welcome to this weeks Canucks Prospect Report. It was a good week for many Canuck prospects as many goals were scored, points were acquired, lots of transactions and people returning from injuries. As always, follow me @nuckprospects for the latest in prospect news and feed free to send me any feedback on anything prospect related you wish me to cover.


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Don Pasquale at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées
Critics. Can you get along without us? It is possible to reflect on this when the production of Donizetti's Don Pasquale is shown on television tonight.
Kseniia Muslanova from the Russian Federation has won the 3rd annual Elizabeth Connell Prize for aspiring dramatic sopranos held at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in Sydney Australia on 3 September 2016.
Victory Hall Opera is a new company making its debut in Charlottesville Virginia on August 14, 2016. Its first presentation will be Richard Strauss's and Hugo von Hofmannsthal's Der Rosenkavalier.
Lyric soprano Elizabeth Caballero's signature role is Violetta in La traviata, which she portrays with a compelling interpretation, focused sound, and elegant coloratura that floats through the opera house as naturally as waves on the ocean.
Maria Nockin interviews baritone Brian Mulligan.
I arrive at the Jerwood Space, where rehearsals are underway for Garsington Opera's forthcoming production of Idomeneo, to find that the afternoon rehearsal has finished a little early.
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A Double-Bill of Divine Comedies
With its merry-go-round exchange of deluded and bewitched lovers, an orphan-turned-princess, a usurped prince, a jewel and a flower with magical properties, a march to the scaffold and a meddling 'mistress-of-ceremonies' who encourages the young lovers to disguise and deceive, William Makepeace Thackeray's The Rose and the Ring has all the ingredients of an opera buffa.
Kathleen Kelly is an internationally renowned pianist, coach, conductor, and master teacher. She was the first woman and first American named Director of Musical Studies at the Vienna State Opera.
Atsuto Sawakami is a slightly built man in his late sixties with impeccable, gentlemanly manners. He communicates a certain restless energy and his piercingly bright eyes reveal an undimmed appetite for life.
'Lieder v. Opera'? At first glance it might seem to be a pointless or nonsensical question.
Extreme Dolly Parton fans may sound like unlikely subjects for an opera, but they are the major characters in Heartbreak Express, a collaboration of composer George Lam and librettist John Clum.
Last year's Oxford Lieder Festival made something of a splash when it encompassed all of Schubert's songs, performed in the space of three weeks. This year's festival, the 14th, which runs from 16 to 31 October 2015 has a rather different, yet still eye-catching theme; Singing Words: Poets and their Songs.
The First of Three Donizetti Queens She Will Sing at the Met This Season
For a company founded in 2013, Odyssey Opera has an astounding track record. To take on Korngold's Die tote Stadt is ambitious enough, but to do so within only a year of the company's founding seems almost single-minded.
The name of Hibla Gerzmava has been famous in the opera world since 1994, when at age 24 the Abkhazian-Russian soprano won the Grand Prix at Tchaikovsky International Competition, entering its history as the first and only vocalist to have been awarded the highest prize.
American tenor René Barbera is fast making a name for himself as one of the top bel canto singers in opera houses around the world.
(Boston, MA) — Odyssey Opera, a Boston-based opera company dedicated to exploring the full spectrum of adventurous repertoire, presents the Boston premiere of one of France's great operas, Le Cid (1885), composed by Jules Massenet (1842–1912).
I'm interviewing Stefano Mastrangelo in the immediate aftermath of his conducting La Traviata for the Chofu City Opera in Tokyo on 22 November 2014; he conveys an air at once of tiredness and exhilaration.
Apotheosis Opera is proud to announce their inaugural production will be a fully-staged English translation of Richard Wagner's early masterpiece TANNHÄUSER on Friday, July 31, 2015, at 7pm and Sunday, August 2, 2015, at 3pm at the theatre of El Museo del Barrio (1230 5th Avenue) .
Critics. Can you get along without us? It is possible to reflect on this when the production of Donizetti's Don Pasquale is shown on television tonight.
Critics always show up on the first night but how different will the third performance be on the Europe-wide channel Arte "live" (well, with a few hours delay at 10:10 p.m. CET) from Paris' Théâtre des Champs Elysées? After tomorrow it will be available on their internet site, ARTE Live Web, and can be streamed to computers around the world for the next six months or so.
Will you like the staging? For our jaded eyes, having old Don Pasquale hawking cut-rate lighting fixtures out of the back of an old Citroën truck did not please. With our extensive opera-going history — part of the job — we have seen this kind of "update" so often before it seems a bit of a cliché. You might like the refreshing change from the beige, overstuffed furnishings he is normally surrounded with in traditional productions. Now a hardscrabble salesman, he still retains his sense of privilege by having the costumes for this production the work of Christian Lacroix and his suit, seen from the eyes of 1950's Italy, has him sartorially splendid. The other major plus is that he is sung by the veteran Allessandro Corbelli and it would be hard to imagine another baritone today that could so effectively inhabit these clothes and so richly portray this delicious role.
The director, Denis Podalydès, a regular at the Comédie-Française, here stages his second opera and the characters had carefully defined roles but he stuck with the traditional path of "opera buffa" with its broad gestures and overwrought emotions. The old man contracts to marry to smash the hopes of the nephew in his charge for an inheritance but the story has an old man emotionally swept away with the possibility of a new love in his life, from which he is brutally brought down. The young tenor Francesco Demuro, a name to note, is similarly wrought with passion for the young girl his disinheritance bars him from having. The flouncing free-spirited character of Norina rejects the contract of obeisance with a persistent broad brush. There is more detail to be mined in this story but new eyes watching this masterpiece of the genre for the first time will find the opera's story clearly told with emphasis on fun and contrast.
Singing, in addition to the splendid Don, was at a high level. Italian tenor Francesco Demuro gets he first big aria, "Sogno soave e casto," in the first minutes of the opera and there was a vague unease and occasional imprecise intonation we did not see later where his voice was rich in color and pleasing to the ear. With tonight's performance, very likely, you will likely hear more assured and free delivery. Soprano Désirée Rancatore has recently developed into a serious star and, forced high notes excepted, gives a near-perfect reading of the self-assured girl, and, like her tenor lover, is young and appealing in the role. A very strong reading of Malatesta by Gabriele Viviani completes a exceptional vocal quartet.
The Orchestre National de France, one of France's top orchestras, was in the pit and onstage was the excellent Radio France Choir. The dynamic conductor Enrique Mazzola, on opening night, did not have the orchestra's undivided attention and attacks were imprecise. Later the orchestra seemed to warm up to their job and played with more care. The choir, wearing what Lacroix imagines locals were wearing at that time, had no trouble finding their volume or enthusiasm. The story, despite the reservations, was clearly told and the singing was generally engaging. After a dismal opera season so far in Paris even a modest success is more than welcome. If you have access to the internet distribution, it is recommended.
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D-III Linfield unites for fallen teammate
With a record 59 straight winning seasons, Linfield has played in the postseason many times before. Yet this season is heartbreakingly singular. The Division III Wildcats are playing for teammate Parker Moore. The sophomore linebacker was fatally stabbed in a random attack at an off-campus convenience store on Nov. 15. The killing stunned close-knit Linfield College and the town...
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Bernard "The Alien" Hopkins (55-6-2, 32 KOs) isn't the first elder statesman of the sweet science to hold the light heavyweight crown. With a win on Saturday, November 8 against WBO Champion Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev (25-0-1, 23 KOs at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City live on HBO World Championship Boxing®, Hopkins would be just one belt away from becoming the first fighter in boxing...
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Shots Fired at Wallkill Subway
Orange County police are actively looking for the people responsible for opening fire at a local Subway.
Orange County police are actively looking for the people responsible for opening fire at a local Subway.
Let's take a look at how things have--or haven't--changed in the New York Subway over the past 25 years.
A Chicago man was arrested for allegedly using a cell phone blocking device on the subway.
A man observed masturbating through his pants on the subway allegedly pulled out a gun when confronted by another passenger.
Over the weekend two police officers were tragically shot and killed in Hattiesburgh, Mississippi. A worker for Subway sandwich shops in the area has been fired for social media posts celebrating the incident.
U2 popped up unexpectedly yesterday in just about the last place you'd expect to find them, the New York City Subway system.
You wouldn't expect a guy worth hundreds of millions of dollars to ride the subway when he can afford limo transportation. That's exactly what this actor did. He even gave up his seat for a woman. Perhaps chivalry isn't entirely dead.
Some daring, possibly insane people have decided to give you a glimpse at the city from angles you've never seen before.
You probably had a feeling that there were some crazy things living in the subways. Well, you probably didn't realize how crazy.
I recently found this article '27 Things You're Only Afraid Of If You Live In New York,' well more of a list of pictures, I like pictures over words, they're easier...


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They plan to have between 60 and 70 employees after a five-year closure at the local mill. Wood is now coming in from all different areas in preparation to get both the saw mill and plainer up and running.
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Based on the latest information from various authority medical websites online, it seems that about thirty five million Americans suffer from sinus infections. So what causes these in the first place? Well, they're generally the result of bacteria, such as fungus or a virus that is more commonly known as Candida. While we all have it in our body, when it starts to grow out of control that's when it's going to cause you problems.
Try And Treat It With The Right Supplements
If you're the type how hates going to the doctor then you should know that there are other ways that you can treat the Candida affecting your sinuses. How can you do it? Well, all you need to do is make sure that you take the supplements from websites such as http://www.amazon.com/Purely-Holistic-Antifungals-Probiotics-Reoccurrence/dp/B0158VYYE8/ and you're going to feel better in no time. For the best results, make sure that you also adjust your diet so that you eat more vegetables and stay away from starchy foods, white sugar and bread products.
See A Doctor
One thing you need to know is that if you want to get a clear diagnosis and have the peace of mind that the treatment you're going to take is going to be effective, then it's recommended to go see a doctor right away. Talk to your doctor about the symptoms you have and whether or not you are suffering from any type of autoimmune disease. To confirm the infection, you need to have an X-ray of your sinus cavity. To kill the fungus, you'll need to ask for a prescription of steroids, such as a nasal spray or something you can take orally.
Tea Tree Oil
You may not be aware of it, but the thing sit that by taking tea tree oil you can have a very good chance of getting rid of your Candida problem very fast. On top of that, you should also get some garlic cloves, since they are known to have very powerful antifungal properties. Now using the tea tree oil is simple and you need to just apply two drops of it in each nostril 3 times a day for a total of 7 days. When it comes to the garlic clove, you need to crush it and let it sit for fifteen minutes prior to ingesting it by smothering it in honey. You should do this 3 times a day for 7 days.
Whether you have noticed sales are going down or more people have been asking you about the possibility to pay with their credit cards even if you are not yet able to, you should fix this as soon as possible.
Giving Customers What They Want
While a few years ago, not being able to accept card payment was not frowned upon, today business owners who cannot process card payments stand at a great loss. Plastic has become the preferred method of payment, and if you can't accept such payments, you risk losing a lot of sales. People see these types of methods a necessity rather than an advantage nowadays, so unless you want to lose on a load of customers, you want to do something about it.
Boosting The Credibility Of Your Company
The ability to accept payments with credit card also shows that you are trying to run a transparent and legal business and that you have nothing to hide. All card payments are processed and can be seen in the bank account, so the IRS can easily check and see that you are paying your taxes and that you keep everything visible. Customers will think better of you and they would be willing to purchase from you if you earn their trust.
Avoid Problems With Credit Cards
Being able to accept only cash and checks runs the risk of becoming laughed at by clients as well as the competition. Not only that, but you can have a lot of trouble with these old payment methods. Notes can and are counterfeited, and you could end up with quite a whole in your pocket if you get these sneaked through your company. Not only that, but checks take a load of time to clear, and by the time you realize that the check has been bounced, you may lose trace or legal action alternatives of the wrong doer. With card payments, everything happens instantly. You get the transaction approved and you can then mind your own business while the funds enter your bank account a couple of days later.
You can really save yourself from a lot of hassle, not to mention time waste, by becoming compliant with card payments. You will also provide customers with the possibility to pay with their credit cards and in return you will get more sales and more profit to expand your business.
Although digital signage solutions, such as a reliable menu board, have been around for quite a while, many coffee places and fast food restaurants are only just beginning to realize their advantages, not only when it comes to improving appearance and marketing, but also in terms of reducing the time and effort required for menial tasks that normally you'd have to hire someone for.
Menu boards can take the hassle out of all your operations, and make many other advantages available that you may not be able to recognize until you actually see your new board in action.
Ease of Operation
The main asset of a good digital menu board is the fact that it will make all your operations much smoother and more efficient. Do your employees constantly forget to change items on the menu boards according to the time of day? Do you dread having to keep checking to see whether everything is properly presented each day? Maybe you're also tired of seeing the same old design, but cannot afford the time or money to change it all the time.
All these issues are remedied through the use of quality menu boards and digital signage solutions that can improve visibility, eliminate the need for costly board changes, reduce the time and effort required for updating all your boards, and make sure your waiters never have to ask if your customers want a certain drink or some fries with their order.
Menu Labeling Laws
Menu labeling laws are constantly changing, and keeping up has proved to be an issue for many owners of cafes, fast food places and restaurants. With the best digital signage solutions, however, compliance will be much more straightforward, and firmware updates will provide you with everything you need, so you will never again have to worry about having to place phone calls and ask around about the various tasks you have to perform in order to become fully compliant.
Better Designs to Attract Customers
Probably the most obvious advantage a menu board can provide is that of an improved appearance. However, most people don't realize the fact that this isn't just for show.
Not only can customers better see what's on the board, and be delighted by the beautiful design patterns, stunning visuals and videos, or descriptive content, but also take less time to place their order, and visit more often, since your cafe or restaurant will be the only one that really provides them with a stylish, fast and comfortable way of getting what they need.
You'll find that a menu board is much more than just a pretty picture, and its ability to improve your business and keep both your customers and employees happy are definitely worth the expense.
Finding information on someone has never been easier. However, modern online background checking websites are able to access some of these data, especially of US citizens. One area that has few credible and reliable sites though is the UK. Most online background check review websites list background search companies in the USA. These don't always have information on UK citizens, unfortunately.
Many online services primarily focus on businesses, providing services for checking applicants for jobs, while also allowing landlords to screen any potential tenants and to assess how suitable they are. The checks come in three different levels, enhanced, standard and basic and offer services including authenticating identity, checking references and providing checks on individuals financial and driving license history.
One area that you notice immediately about background check services is its rivals. Any background search conducted through such an online directory is simply there to make contact and order the service. It means that you are not able to type in an individual's information and receive the results immediately; instead, you have to contact their customer support to discuss the situation and then let them handle the search.
It seems a convoluted and inefficient way of managing things, though it must be noted that they are currently developing a web-based service to carry out the background check online, however this is not up and running as of yet.
When you make contact with a good background checking service and discuss why you require their services, only then will you get an idea of how much the costs will be as no prices are listed on the site. This fact makes it very challenging when recommending whether or not they offer value for money. In contrast, background check companies like Intelius and US Search provide tools for instant online search.
On the more impressive side of things, compared to pre-employment screening, investigating potential tenants is more organized and efficient. Impressively, it draws from many sources of data when producing a report, including criminal records, while it also has the ability to calculate realistically how much rent the individual in question would be able to afford to pay.
With the tenancy area of certain services you have the choice of two different investigations that you can request, basic or comprehensive, while within both are various checkpoints in which the person is rated, including fraud records, credit records and future job prospects. Furthermore, the form updates itself as you enter in more details and you can receive a result of this assessment without paying anything.
Customer support is based the USA, and very usefully can be contacted by both phone and email. Additionally, updates are posted on the site with news and tips on background checking and employment though this can be a mixed bag with some very useful titbits but also some cheap sales patter.
Overall, many online people record searching companies make a decent fist of offering Britain some background checking facilities. A lack of options, including online searching and background reports for individuals instead of businesses is disappointing, though they are taking steps to address this. Despite these important factors missing and benefiting from a lack of competition in the UK, this is a well-run and credible site that is a good option for businesses and landlords for screening individuals.
Ayurvedic medicine has been practiced for more than five millennia in the Indian subcontinent with millions of people using it in order to successfully alleviate pain, treat various injuries and conditions. One of the secrets of Ayurvedic medicine though is turmeric which is a plant that grows abundantly in India and can be used both for cooking and for healing purposes as we're going to see in the paragraphs below.
Getting turmeric in capsule form
Getting Turmeric tablets is probably the easiest way of taking advantage of its benefits without having to worry about the fact that you need to buy it in organic form, grind it and only then being to use it. You can easily find them online, but make sure that before you buy them to read the back of the bottle. The best turmeric supplements are those that are made in the USA, are clinically proven and contain powerful antioxidants and Bioprotectants and also have a higher absorption rate facilitated by the BioPerine ingredient.
Including turmeric in your diet
Did you know that if you suffer from arthritis you can easily add turmeric in your diet and soon enough you're going to alleviate your pains? It's true and there are millions of people who can attest to that. When using it in powder form, you need to keep in mind that turmeric is more readily absorbed when combined with oil or pineapple, ginger and black pepper. How much of it should you take? Well, one to two teaspoons of it per day should be enough to have you experience its healing properties.
When it comes to the foods you can use turmeric for, they include most rice dishes, omelets, stews, but also steak. In fact, you can use it with any food you want as long as it goes well with it and you like how it tastes.
Use it topically
If you have arthritis and the pain is just unbearable, then you should consider applying turmeric topically. How can you make it? Well, you need to make a turmeric paste by using coconut oil and then applying it on the painful areas. One thing to keep in mind is that you should never mix it with water and that is because turmeric is not soluble in water. Be careful with the clothes you're wearing as well, since once they're stained with turmeric, it's going to be impossible to remove the stain.


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Again,good reporting michael.DoCoMO's stock rose in Asia on prospects it will be handling I-phone 5. They are the largest cell co. in Japan and yes they have been losing market share to rivals because they don't offer the I-phone. Pay attention China Mobile-the same thing will be happening in China. Pre-orders for the I-phone at China Unicom and China Telecom are taking off at extremely good numbers.Hope Apple can keep up with the demand.


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TWISP, Wash. -- About 300 homes -- twice as many as previously estimated -- have burned in the largest recorded wildfire in Washington state history, a county sheriff said Friday.
Officials had placed the number of homes destroyed at 150 in north-central Washington's Carlton fire complex. But Okanogan County Sheriff Frank Rogers said he knew that figure would rise because crews hadn't been able to reach some of the burned areas.
The updated estimate came after Rogers and his deputies drove 750 miles of roadway through the blackened area, surveying the devastation.
"It's every road. Every road lost something," Rogers said. "It looks like a moonscape; there's nothing left. There's hundreds of dead livestock. It's horrifying."
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When floodwaters forced residents of the Evergreen and Centennial mobile home parks in Milliken out of their homes, many lost everything, including most of their shoes.
Monday, mobile home park flood victims got fitted with shoes courtesy of Carolyn Hearne , who donated 108 pairs from her shop in west Greeley, Hearne's Fine Goods, according to a story by Martin B. Hamilton in the Johnstown Breeze.
Johnstown/Milliken Re-5J School District elementary school counselor Katy Burack recently contacted Hearne. They had met last March when they collaborated on a fashion show during the Elegant Night in Black and White, an annual event that benefits the Boys & Girls Clubs of Weld County, the paper reported.
Hearne, who owns Hearne's Fine Goods, 2030 35th Ave., Unit C in Greeley, said she believes "these are good shoes, because they are the types that will work for teenagers and adults. There's a good assortment from boots to tennis shoes. We sell so many brands, I wanted to make available a really consistent type of donation.
"And I wanted them to go to Katy, because she is one committed woman and will get them on the right feet."
Burack said she helped Hearne figure out who needed the shoes, contacted them to come in, and said "if there are any extra, they will go to the kids in Evans who go to the (Boys and Girls) club on First Street."
Throughout Monday at Milliken Elementary School, Burack told the Breeze, she had flood victims coming to her office to receive shoes.
"The first person came in at 9 a.m.," she said. "People have been trying on shoes and seeing what fits all day. I'm fortunate enough to be in a place I can do this."
Hearne has operated her Greeley store since 1986 and has since branched into Fort Collins.
"I feel very blessed in this life, and if I can – how do they say it – 'pay it forward,' it's a good thing to do."


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Gui Zhou Spicy Chicken This 8th Ave location did a very nice Gui Zhou Spicy Chicken using fresh, tender young bamboo shoots. They went a little overboard on the dried chillies and went light on the Sichuan peppercorns for my taste. Quite good overall tho
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I do carry-out once or twice per month and find the food very good. As to service, they left 2 spring rolls out of an order recently- I called, and on my next visit, a month later, they remembered and made it right without me asking. You can decide for y
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I thought this restaurant would be as good as the Grand Sichuan on 24th and 9th which this owner parted ways with. Ordered beef with string beans and garlic chicken but not before the owner asked me if I wanted beer, wine or sake with my order at least
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Thought I'd get around to some Chinese at some point during my week long stay in NY. This place came recommended by a friend and I would definitely mention this place to others. The food was great. Try the Sichuan eggplant and the camphor tea duck with g
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I decided to try this restaurant and ordered the broccoli with garlic sauce. One of the worst I've ever had. Broccoli was limp and over cooled, not crisp. The sauce was horrible. Tasteless, no complexity and worse, gluey,probably from too much cornstarch.
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Ate here twice and that's enough. Food is forgettable, kind of bland or not hitting the right note and it's greasy. Even the fried rice was unimpressive. If this is the only Chinese in the hood, I'll live without Chinese. Mediocre at best.
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I once had lunch here, one of those prix- fixe Chinese lunches that are offered all over town. I wasn't very impressed. BUT I came back a few months ago for dinner and was really blown away. I have since returned for dinner about three or four times.
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So far, the only recent position change has come with Feula moving to defensive end so Marquardt can man the middle.
"Well, first of all the coaches came to me and told me they want to try me out at defensive end," Feula said. "I just told them I will do what I can to help the team. If they want me to play end, I'll play end or whatever I can to help the team."
Feula said the adjustment does not necessarily require a change in technique but rather a new set of responsibilities.
"It's been a big change and it's a lot different," he said. "At the nose [guard] it's a simple assignment. You just step one way or step another way, but at the end position you have more responsibilities and assignments, such as you have to know when you have to go and contain, when to cover a receiver, or when to cover a back. I think I've made some progress these past few days I've been playing D-end.
"I don't think it's too difficult for me. Basically it's the same reads as the inside. It's the same block rushes but from an outside perspective now, so in that regard it's the same at the outside. It's not too difficult for me and I've picked it up pretty quick."
With BYU's new offensive line splits that have linemen creating untraditional gaps between the various O-line positions, Feula did say there was one thing that he has struggled with in his new position.
"It's a lot harder to get to the quarter against our offense, yeah," said Feula. "With those O-line splits you're out there about twenty yards. If you beat your guy you still have to run fifteen yards just to get to the quarterback. It's tough against our offense; they're real good."


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