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Choquequirao in The Wall Street Journal
In a recent Adventure Life blog post, we highlighted the Choquequirao Trek and explained how it is undergoing some definitive changes. By the end of 2015, the Peruvian government plans to build the first aerial tramway in the country. To none other than Choquequirao. It is anticipated that this tramway will deliver up to 3,000 people to …
Peru Service and Travel Philanthropy
Our travelers frequently voice their wishes to contribute to the communities that they will visit, whether it is their first trip to Peru or a return for a second time after such an incredible first experience. The Cachiccata community near Ollantaytambo in the Sacred Valley has been very hospitable to us over the years (see information …
Update on Strikes and Peru Travel
Update June 23, 2010: Over the weekend, strikes came to an end, and things have returned to normal.
Over the past ten days, there have been 3 strikes in the Cusco-Machu Picchu region that have disrupted the transportation systems, requiring Adventure Life to adjust itineraries for our travelers in the region. After eleven years of providing trips …
Peru Mudslides Affect the Railway. What This Means for Your Trip
UPDATE: As of Feb. 22, 2010, there are changes to the original schedule regarding re-opening access to Machu Picchu. Click here for details.
Many of you are familiar with the heavy rainfall that hit southern Peru at the end of January. Peru is no stranger to such downpours, but this season the rainfall that hit the region, flooded the Vilcanota …
Update on Travel to Machu Picchu and the Cusco Region
We have updated information regarding the re-opening of access to Machu Picchu and Machu Picchu Town (also called Aguas Calientes). Following up on our blog post from earlier this month -- there are changes to the original schedule that may affect your upcoming Peru trip.
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The damage on the lengthy, "backroad route" …
Two National Parks Declared Off Limits to Drilling, Mining
Efforts to protect the Amazon, including how Adventure Life Amazon tours benefit the Cuyabeno reserve
Peru Guides Receive Training & Gear
We may be biased, but we truly believe that our guides are the BEST in Peru! Recently, Adventure Life offered some further training that will help them keep this title. Adventure Life covered the expenses for all of ourguides to attend themeetings andseminars. It is a priority of our company to investin our guides' continuouseducation. Their …
Attack on Peru!...By Cable Cars?
You may remember our post about the definitive changes to the Choquequirao Trek due to the construction of a cable car. By the end of 2015, the firstaerial tramway in all of Peru will be built to Choquequirao. It is anticipated that up to 3,000 people each DAY will be deliveredby thecable car to this historic site that currently gets just a …
Travel Incentive "Old Hat" for Adventure Life
This recent Adweek article highlights a company that gives employees money to use forpersonal travel experiences. Amazing employee benefit, right? Here at Adventure Life, we have been reaping the benefits of working for a company that provides similaropportunitiesto travel!
As our name suggests, our company focuses on the various adventures …
Make Every Day an Adventure
Most of us have been on vacation, far away from work & routine, and had the thought, "If only I could do this forever!" Brian Morgan, CEO & founder of Adventure Life, is one of the few who actually acted upon that dreamy notion. When he did, an international adventure travel, luxury safari, and small ship cruise company was …
Reason to visit Machu Picchu now
Machu Picchu is world-renowned as a meticulously preserved site that should be on every traveler's bucket list. This legendary lost city of the Inca is held sacred by local Peruvians and deeply appreciated by visitors. If Machu Picchu is still on that forever-growing "places to travel" list, you may want to act upon that sooner than …
Travel and Leisure A-List: Adventure Life one of the Best for Galapagos and Peru Travel
Adventure Life's Brian Morgan is recognized by Travel + Leisure' A-List 2011 -- the annual list features the world's best agents and operators in the travel industry. We are thrilled to be listed as the go-to for advice on Galapagos cruises and Peru travel. Travel + Leisure "evaluated thousands of agents to come up with this …
Adventure Life Earns the Deal of the Day
Travel writer, Mark Resnicoff and examiner.com feature our La Selva Ecuadorian Amazon trip as their "Deal of the day."
Missoula, Montana ecotourism specialists Adventure Life are currently offering an awesome 75% discount on their September 2009 La Selva Lodge Ecuadorian Amazon tours. Even in today's tough economic climate, this …
Peru reaches for the sky
While checking in for your stay at the Skylodge Adventure Suites, you are handed a harness...then a helmet. You look up at the daunting rock face you are expected to conquer, and you become keenly aware of your rising pulse.
Welcome to the world's FIRST hanging lodge! Located in the heart of the Sacred Valley, Cusco, Skylodge Adventure Suites …
Last-Minute Steal: 2-for-1 Belize!
Boasting the largest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere, Belize offers some of the best diving and snorkeling in the world. This 8-day Belize tour is based from Turneffe Flats Resort on Turneffe Atoll. The Turneffe Atoll is one of only three coral atolls in the Caribbean. Formation of these coral atolls is a result of years of coral buildup …
Swine Flu Concerns in Central and South America
Based on reports from the World Health Organization as of May 8, 2009, there are few confirmed cases of swine flu in Central and South America in two countries that Adventure Life visits. Presently, there is one confirmed case in Costa Rica as well as Guatemala.
Safety and security of our travelers is of the highest priority, and Adventure Life …
Peru Travel: February Welcomes the Virgin of Candelaria Festival in Puno, Peru
Starting early next week, the city of Puno, Peru is transformed for the Virgin of Candelaria Festival. Thousands of dancers and musicians fill the streets with sounds and fantastic costumes to fill the senses. The Virgin of Candelaria is the patron saint of Puno; this festival honors the saint with one of the regions most celebrated and elaborate …
A Holiday Poem from Adventure Life travelers, Sandi and Joe Costa
We received the most charming holiday card in the mail last week from our travelers, Sandi and Joe Costa, who joined us on a custom Peru adventure in October. And while I'd like to take credit for the Mick Jagger sighting, I'll admit, that wasn't part of the original itinerary. Enjoy a little holiday cheer, compliments of the Costas... …
Amazon Travel Video: Parrots at Yasuni Clay Lick
Adventure Life traveler, Julia, returns home from a trip to the Ecuadorian Amazon with this clip from the Yasuni Clay Lick. Located along with Napo River, this is one of the most accessible licks in the Amazon. Hundreds of parrots visit this lick each day. This is a very popular stop for guests of Sacha Lodge -- just short canoe trip from the …
Peru Guides Annual Dinner
For our second post, here are photos of an annual dinner that we hold for our wonderful guides in Cusco. The dinner was held at Inka's Grill and later the festivities hit the Cross Keys Bar.If you've traveled with one of our guides, leave them a message here!
Featured Trip: Huaorani EcoLodge in the Ecuadorian Amazon
New for 2012, Adventure Life's 7-day Huaorani EcoLodge trip is designed to immerse travelers in the people and environments of the Amazon. Trip includes multiple hikes, waterfall excursion, Amazon camping, visits with Huaorani community and 4 to 6 hour sea kayaking excursions on the twisted Shiripuno River. Accommodations at the Hauoarni Lodge and …
Machu Picchu. Yes, It Is Open.
Machu Picchu reopens as scheduled, April 1, 2010. Celebrations were held in Machu Picchu Town (Aguas Calientes) and in Cusco -- not to mention in our Adventure Life office. The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu is also opened.
Access to Machu Picchu is very limited -- the rail is the only practical way to the ruins, other than your own two feet on the …
Meet Adventure Life Peru Guide, Alex Vereau
Some of our Peru travelers have already had a chance to meet Alex, one of our Peru guides. For those who have not it's my pleasure to give a brief introduction.
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Alex has worked as a guide in Peru for the last 13 years -- primarily leading trekking and cultural tours in Peru to some of most sought-after destinations in the …
LAN Airlines New Direct Flights Make Custom Trips Easier and More Affordable
UPDATE 10/28/10: As of Oct 28 (interestingly enough one day after I posted this article) LAN announced flights from Lima to Iguazu will now go through Foz do Iguazu International Airport (IGU, Brazil) replacing the original published operation from LIM-IGR in Argentina. Still totally doable -- but now many travelers (including US travelers) will …
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World Thrift Day
World Thrift Day is observed on October 31 every year. The first International Thrift Congress was held in Milan, Italy in 1924. The congress passed a resolution declaring October 31 as the World Thrift day. It was a day "devoted to the promotion of savings all over the world". It is a worldwide celebration wellmore..

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For most organizations, it's no longer a question of if they will use cloud, but rather how to best use the cloud. Cloud is a staple for many enterprise IT strategies and from the looks of things only stands to become more important in years to come. According to Gartner, spending on public cloud servers is expected to grow 16 percent in 2016, despite projections that global IT spending will fall overall. On the whole, the cloud market is becoming increasingly crowded and increasingly complicated, often leaving enterprises with the paradox of choice.
While AWS, Azure and Google duke it out for dominance in the public cloud market, numerous smaller private or enterprise tech giants are developing new cloud offerings, which can make it difficult for businesses to decide where to spend their cloud dollars.
And while many large companies already have a multi-cloud infrastructure in place, smaller enterprises and even SMBs are also beginning to consider use of a multi-cloud strategy, in which multiple cloud solutions are leveraged for a more complete and purpose-built cloud architecture. In this slideshow, Avere Systems, a provider of enterprise storage for the hybrid cloud, outlines seven essentials that businesses should be aware of when considering a multi-cloud strategy.
Related Topics : IBM Looks to Redefine Industry Standard Servers, APC, Brocade, Citrix Systems, Data Center
Here are the top 10 strategic technology trends that will impact most organizations in 2017. Strategic technology trends are defined as those with substantial disruptive potential or those reaching the tipping point over the next five years. ... More >>
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The blog features analysis of trends and developments of claims arising out of exposures in Iraq.
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The Revolutionary Decade that Gave the World ImpressionismThe Judgment of Paris chronicles the dramatic decade between two famous exhibitions-the scandalous Salon des Refuses in 1863 and the first Impressionist showing in 1874-set against the rise and dramatic fall of Napoleon III and the Second Empire after the Franco-Prussian War. A tale of many artists, it revolves around the lives of two, described as "the two poles of art"-Ernest Meissonier, the
How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented ArchitectureOn August 19, 1418, a competition concerning Florence's magnificent new cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore--already under construction for more than a century--was announced: "Whoever desires to make any model or design for the vaulting of the main Dome....shall do so before the end of the month of September." The proposed dome was regarded far and wide as all but impossible to build: not only would
$10.59Early in 1495, Leonardo da Vinci began work in Milan on what would become one of history's most influential and beloved works of art--The Last Supper. After a dozen years at the court of Lodovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan, Leonardo was at a low point personally and professionally: at 43, in an era when he had almost reached the average life expectancy, he had failed, despite a number of
Michelangelo and the Pope's CeilingIn 1508, despite strong advice to the contrary, the powerful Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo Buonarroti to paint the ceiling of the newly restored Sistine Chapel in Rome. Despite having completed his masterful statue David four years earlier, he had little experience as a painter, even less working in the delicate medium of fresco, and none with challenging curved surfaces such as the
$8.99The author of The Prince—his controversial handbook on power, which is one of the most influential books ever written—Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) was no prince himself. Born to an established middle-class family, Machiavelli worked as a courtier and diplomat for the Republic of Florence and enjoyed some small fame in his time as the author of bawdy plays and poems. In this discerning new
[Includes Downloadable Material]Advanced Korean offers a complete, systematic, and streamlined third-year course in Korean.It is ideal for university students and adult learners with plentiful reading texts and written exercises, all in Korean Hangul. Concise Korean grammar notes in English, extensive glossaries, and an answer key make this book suitable for those studying alone, as well as for classroom use.There are 20
Second Edition (Includes Downloadable Audio)Following Elementary Korean, Continuing Korean is the second volume in Ross King and Jaehoon Yeon's popular series of college-level Korean textbooks.This volume is aimed at the student with one year of Korean language study under their belt, and particularly the student who has mastered the patterns and vocabulary introduced in King and Yeon's Elementary Korean, the first book in this series.Each
Elementary Korean Second EditionThis is a comprehensive and detailed introductory Korean textbook and language learning package.Korean is now the 15th most popular language taught at American universities. This new edition of Elementary Korean, the most comprehensive and detailed introductory Korean textbook available, offers beginning learners of Korean everything they need to learn the language effectively. Perfect for a first
The Modernist Revolution of the Group of SevenBeginning in 1912, Defiant Spirits traces the artistic development of Tom Thomson and the future members of the Group of Seven, Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, A. Y. Jackson, Franz Johnston, Arthur Lismer, J. E. H. MacDonald, and Frederick Varley, over a dozen years in Canadian history. Working in an eclectic and sometimes controversial blend of modernist styles, they produced what an English
Integrative Assessment in Clinical PsychologyThis book demonstrates an integrated model of clinical psychology practice where disorders are understood as the outcome of multiple interacting factors across different levels of analysis: biological, psychological and psycho-social. Using real-life case studies with expert analysis and interpretation by leading clinical psychologists and educators, the chapters presented in this book show how
Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water LiliesClaude Monet is perhaps the world's most beloved artist, and among all his creations, the paintings of the water lilies in his garden at Giverny are most famous. Seeing them in museums around the world, viewers are transported by the power of Monet's brush into a peaceful world of harmonious nature. Monet himself intended them to provide "an asylum of peaceful meditation.†? Yet, as Ross King


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Opinion – Wind turbines' inconvenient truthApril 30, 2015
PICTURED ABOVE: Villagers Su Bairen, 69, and Yan Man Jia Hong, 74, stand on the edge of the six-mile-wide toxic lake in Baotou, China that has devastated their farmland and ruined the health of the people in their community – IMAGE: The Daily Mail (UK)
Out of sight, out of mind – its an old saying that allows people with a problem to pretend it doesn't exist. That's how it is with wind turbines, the supposed 'clean and green' technology.
Yet the way the motors in wind turbines have to be manufactured was exposed by the Daily Mail in 2011, and verified by the Guardian – leaving terrible human health impacts and environmental degradation in China.
The process required to extract 'rare earth' minerals necessary for 'clean' technology is hardly clean at all, leaving miles of environmental wasteland on once clean, green land.
The Guardian explains in more detail the process for extracting rare earths:
The town of Baotou, in Inner Mongolia, is the largest Chinese source of these strategic elements, essential to advanced technology, from smartphones to GPS receivers, but also to wind farms and, above all, electric cars. The minerals are mined at Bayan Obo, 120km farther north, then brought to Baotou for processing.
The concentration of rare earths in the ore is very low, so they must be separated and purified, using hydro-metallurgical techniques and acid baths. China accounts for 97% of global output of these precious substances, with two-thirds produced in Baotou.
The foul waters of the tailings pond contain all sorts of toxic chemicals, but also radioactive elements such as thorium which, if ingested, cause cancers of the pancreas and lungs, and leukaemia.
"Before the factories were built, there were just fields here as far as the eye can see. In the place of this radioactive sludge, there were watermelons, aubergines and tomatoes," says Li Guirong with a sigh.
THE GUARDIAN: Pipes coming from a rare earth smelting plant spew into a tailings dam on the outskirts of Baotou in China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Photograph: David Gray/Reuters
Reuters reported in 2012:
China's rare earths refineries, which secured their monopoly by turning out metals at extremely low prices for more than a decade, have poisoned rivers with acid and piled up radioactive waste – an environmental cost that aroused little controversy in developed, consuming nations when metal prices were low.
The Daily Mail 2011 expose reported:
Jamie Choi, an expert on toxics for Greenpeace China, says villagers living near the lake face horrendous health risks from the carcinogenic and radioactive waste.
'There's not one step of the rare earth mining process that is not disastrous for the environment. Ores are being extracted by pumping acid into the ground, and then they are processed using more acid and chemicals. Finally they are dumped into tailing lakes that are often very poorly constructed and maintained. And throughout this process, large amounts of highly toxic acids, heavy metals and other chemicals are emitted into the air that people breathe, and leak into surface and ground water. Villagers rely on this for irrigation of their crops and for drinking water. Whenever we purchase products that contain rare earth metals, we are unknowingly taking part in massive environmental degradation and the destruction of communities.'
The Newcastle Herald in Australia further investigated these reports here.
This month (April 2015), the Chinese Government acted at last, banning by 2016 the water polluting mills that – like rare earth factories – are damaging the environment and human health in China.
It will be interesting to see what that does to the cost of wind and other rare-earth dependent renewable energy.baotou, carbon pollution, china, chinese, climate change, inconvenient truth, inner mongolia, pollution, rare earth, rare earth smelting, renewable energy, renewables, smelting plant, water pollution, wind farm, wind industry, wind tower, wind turbine


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Fallon & Noah Saposnik First Date: March 16, 2013 at the Belvedere Hotel Wedding Date: Oct. 27, 2013 Venue: Bnai Jacob Shaarei Zion Current Residence: Pikesville Favorite Activity: Working out Fallon Gross moved to Baltimore from her native New Jersey in August 2011 looking to meet someone. At her first Shabbat dinner, she introduced herself… Read More
Can't Smile Without You
Jill & Jason Smulson First Date: American Visionary Arts Museum, Jan. 8, 2011 Wedding Date: Oct. 19, 2013 Venue: The Inn at the Colonnade Residence: Elkridge, Md. Favorite Activity: Cooking and hiking with their beagle, Beau Jill Markowitz was surprised at how well her first date with Jason Smulson went. After meeting at a "Jewy… Read More
Be My Girl
Anna And Ryan Blank First Date: Liberatore's in Timonium, spring of 2007 Wedding Date: Oct. 5, 2013 Venue: Suburban Club of Baltimore Residence: Pikesville Favorite Activity: Traveling Twelve-year-old Ryan Blank handed 12-year-old Anna Pens a note one day while they passed in the hall at Pikesville Middle School. "Will you be my girlfriend," it read…. Read More
A Lifetime Of Giving
Although their memories of their early days together remain cloudy, Eileen (nee Jaslow) and Jerry Chiat do remember what mattered. "Her eyes were what drew me to her," says Jerry, 67. "Her eyes were her soul. She still has those eyes." Jerry remembers her cute dimples as well, as he recalls their first date at… Read More
'Lucky To Have Found Her'
When David Kowitz met Rachel Shapiro, he was overwhelmed. "I knew the first instant I saw her," he said of that day in late 2009, when she appeared to help organize a friend's office for her company, Back to Basics Organizing, LLC. "If I could have created the perfect person for me, it would be… Read More
A Perfect Match
Marla & Neil Markoff First Date: May 15, 2009 at the Flying Fish in Old Town Alexandria Wedding Date: July 3, 2011 Wedding Venue: Chizuk Amuno Congregation Current Residence: Alexandria, Va. Favorite Activity: Hanging out with friends In October 2010, Neil Markoff suggested to his girlfriend, Marla Wolf, that she dress up for dinner. They… Read More
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Jenn and Jason Miltenberger First Date: Paper Moon Diner, Aug. 31, 2012 Wedding Date: July 28, 2013 Venue: Anchor Inn, Pasadena, Md. Current Residence: Severn, Md. Favorite Activity: Orioles games Before Jenn Erwin and Jason Miltenberger recited their vows, Cantor Ann Sachs shared a few poignant comments from their pre-wedding meetings. Jason had told the… Read More
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Rochelle & Mike Sullivan First Date: May 1986 to the movies Wedding Date: March 11, 1995 Venue: Columbia Interfaith Center Jewish Wedding: May 26, 2013 Location: Beth Israel Congregation Residence: Eldersburg Favorite Activity: Cooking together Before Rochelle Jacobs and Mike Sullivan married at the Interfaith Center in Columbia in March 1995, they had talked extensively… Read More
Animal Magnetism
Jaime & Mike Kurman First Date: March 5, 2009 at Mezze in Fells Point Wedding Date: June 15, 2013 Venue: Mansion House at the Maryland Zoo Current Residence: Pikesville Favorite Activity: Going to the beach On Father's Day, Mike Kurman and Jaime Ball invited their families to the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. Mike, a professional… Read More
Pure Gold
First Meeting: May 1972 Wedding Date: June 24, 1973 Venue: Emerald Gardens,Baltimore Current Residence: Owings Mills Favorite Activity: Going to museums, traveling Diane Warner and Jesse Harris met at a wedding in Baltimore in May 1972. They talked around a girl who was seated between them. They spent the entire affair dancing and conversing. Jesse… Read More


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Ghostface Killah sets new album 'Twelve Reasons To Die'
Wu-Tang Clan stalwart Ghostface Killah has announced his latest album, the grimly titled "12 Reasons to Die."
"Black Dynamite" composer Adrian Younge produced the set, while Ghostface's Wu-Tang associate the RZA executive produced. Expect some notable guest stars to appear on the album.
To make an event out of the release, a comic book relating to the album is launching in December.
GFK is also planning a release of a "Supreme Clientele" sequel sometime next year. His last solo album was 2010's acclaimed "Apollo Kids."
As a group, Wu-Tang Clan have reportedly been working on a new studio album, following up 2011's compilation "Legendary Weapons." Meanwhile, their split album with D-Block, entitled "Wu-Block," will drop October 9.
Hear a track from that collaboration here:
Additionally, Ghostface will also be featured on the upcoming G.O.O.D. Music compilation "Cruel Summer," along with Kanye West, Jay-Z, R. Kelly, 2 Chainz and many others.
Here's the retro artwork for "12 Reasons":
"12 Reasons to Die" will be released November 20.


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Skip to comments.When Vietnam vets came home (Soldiers being spit on is just an urban myth)
Posted on 11/10/2004 3:35:05 PM PST by mykdsmom
WINSTON-SALEM -- Last week voters went to the polls to select a vision for the future. Now Americans must find a way forward together. This week, as we honor service and sacrifice on Veterans Day, an image from this political season must be put to rest.
The presidential campaign featured the resurgence of a myth from the early 1990s. That myth is that soldiers returning from Vietnam were spit upon by citizens or war protesters. That claim has been used to turn honest differences of opinion about the war into toxic indictments.
As a scholar of urban legends I am usually involved with accounts of vanishing hitchhikers and involuntary kidney donors. These stories are folklore that harmlessly reveals the public imagination. However, accounts of citizens spitting on returning soldiers -- any nation's soldiers -- are not harmless stories. These tales evoke an emotional firestorm.
I have studied urban legends for nearly 20 years and have been certified as an expert on the subject in the federal courts. Nonetheless, it dawned on me only recently that the spitting story was a rumor that has grown into an urban legend. I never wanted to believe the story but I was afraid to investigate it for fear that it could be true.
Why could I not identify this fiction sooner? The power of the story and the passion of its advocates offer a powerful alchemy of guilt and fear -- emotions not associated with clearheadedness.
Labeling the spitting story an urban legend does not mean that something of this sort did not happen to someone somewhere. You cannot prove the negative -- that something never happened. However, most accounts of spitting emerged in the mid-1980s only after a newspaper columnist asked his readers who were Vietnam vets if they had been spit upon after the war (an odd and leading question to ask a decade after the war's end). The framing of the question seemed to beg for an affirmative answer.
In 1998 sociologist and Vietnam veteran Jerry Lembcke published "The Spitting Image: Myth, Media and the Legacy of Viet Nam." He recounts a study of 495 news stories on returning veterans published from 1965 to 1971. That study shows only a handful (32) of instances were presented as in any way antagonistic to the soldiers. There were no instances of spitting on soldiers; what spitting was reported was done by citizens expressing displeasure with protesters.
Opinion polls of the time show no animosity between soldiers and opponents of the war. Only 3 percent of returning soldiers recounted any unfriendly experiences upon their return.
So records from that era offer no support for the spitting stories. Lembcke's research does show that similar spitting rumors arose in Germany after World War I and in France after its Indochina war. One of the persistent markers of urban legends is the re-emergence of certain themes across time and space.
There is also a common-sense method for debunking this urban legend. One frequent test is the story's plausibility: how likely is it that the incident could have happened as described? Do we really believe that a "dirty hippie" would spit upon a fit and trained soldier? If such a confrontation had occurred, would that combat-hardened soldier have just ignored the insult? Would there not be pictures, arrest reports, a trial record or a coroner's report after such an event? Years of research have produced no such records.
Lembcke underscores the enduring significance of the spitting story for this Veterans Day. He observes that as a society we are what we remember. The meaning of Vietnam and any other war is not static but is created through the stories we tell one another. To reinforce the principle that policy disagreements are not personal vendettas we must put this story to rest.
Our first step forward is to recognize that we are not a society that disrespects the sacrifices of our servicemembers. We should ignore anyone who tries to tell us otherwise. Whatever our aspirations for America, those hopes must begin with a clear awareness of who we are not.
(John Llewellyn is an associate professor of communication at Wake Forest University.)
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The profanities that I am ready to expel are enormous.
Just who did this person speak to??
I was spit upon, I had people throw beer bottles at me from their cars, and I heard Baby Killer many times, and I graduated Parris Island in 1977...5 years after combat ended in Vietnam!
This woman needs to be Freeped and HOW!!
The profanities that I am ready to expel are enormous.
Just who did this person speak to??
I was spit upon, I had people throw beer bottles at me from their cars, and I heard Baby Killer many times, and I graduated Parris Island in 1977...5 years after combat ended in Vietnam!
This woman needs to be Freeped and HOW!!
I think this is a guy.
He's calling me a liar. I wish he would do it to my face.
"There is also a common-sense method for debunking this urban legend."
Which seems to be anything but surveying veterans.
NC Ping Please
Hey John... we're they called babykillers (or is that just another Urban Myth)
yeah right, not only was my brother in law spat upon on his return from Nam, when he finally got home "the Baby Killer", had to pay 3 xs what was on the cab meter before the sob would drive A Bronze Star winner home!
Maybe after the surgery she looks like a guy...
hey buffoon go peddle your crap somewhere else, how dare you add salt to the wound
He can kiss my Veteran ASS!
I spent the night in a California jail for beating the crap out of a "love child" that spit on me while I was waiting for my duffle bag at the airport luggage carosel.
I ignored the chants, but the spit earned him some extensive dental work and my right boot rearranged his rib cage. I still have the scars on my knuckles from his dislodged teeth..
I graduated PI July 73, I wore my UOD on boot leave and learned my lesson. The author of this article needs a good swift kick in the face.
Oh, really...the abuse still continues.....my hubby's major was just called a war criminal, baby and civilian killer among other things....they spent 15mos in Iraq in an AVN Co....
Who is this guy kidding??? I distinctly remember marching in a 4th of July parade when I was in the Boy Scouts in 19-73 or 1974 and we were the color guard for the local VFW. The Vets marched according to their service with the Viet Nam vets in the rear and they were jeered and booed and had things thrown at them. Most of the time whoever threw something was confronted by someone else in the crowd and the parade was only a couple of blocks long but it DID happen. I remember at first I was bewildered and then extremely angry. My dad was marching with the Korean Vets and he got a good dose of the hate too and he was fuming.
My brother committed suicide after his return from Nam. Our family believes one reason was the "welcome" he received when he got home. And I saw people flip him off, turn their backs on him, etc. He told me about spitting and I saw the evidence of bar fights resulting from the name calling.
And notice this puke publishes this crap on our birthday!!
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LOL, point taken.
The left lives in a fantasy world.
Labeling the spitting story an urban legend does not mean that something of this sort did not happen to someone somewhere...
In other words, the label is utterly worthless. Thanks, perfesser.
"John Llewellyn is an associate professor of communication at Wake Forest University"
Not a vet?
oooohhh.... A liberal "intellecti"... Not smart enough to win elections, but smart enough to give opinions and insult everyone else. Got it.
I was about to ping you to this (you were the first to come to mind) but you beat me to it.
More vile absurdities from the lying, amoralistic academia nutjobs.
jun 70 lax airport ..... all the wonderful california liberals.... vvaw.. spat, through eggs, urine in a bag, fecies, called us everything they could think of.... I wore my uniform home through Atlanta, to Fayetteville, NC. I had it cleaned and it hangs in my closet to this say to remind me of them... and Kerry ..... and Fonda....
Even if Dr. LLewellyn were right, which I don't believe for a second, he doesn't bother to cover what Kerry did to the vets when he admittedly lied to the Senate about their killing babies and other civilians. Llewellyn is way off track with this screed.
John Llewellyn, an associate professor of communication at Wake Forest.
Scholar of Urban Legends?
Gosh...sounds like snopes...
I appreciate your service Race.
Lemme tell you something. This Dr. will need a Dr if I ever get my hands on him.
They not only spit, but they threw human waste at our group.
Bull Shi'ite!
And you're still an idiot.
Heard of many people who were spat upon. In this case the issue becomes an "urban myth" when it's convenient to change history.
He forgets that the SOLDIER would, if he responded, be in serious trouble with his chain of command, and could expect to be court-martialed for assault, battery, and conduct unbecoming.
This makes me so mad...I'm shaking.
I don't know what to say.
I'll have to get some control before I do say anything because this is a total lie. That's all these so-called educated people do is lie!
And you can bet your bottom dollar they vote dem!!!!!!
He certainly can't do serious research interviewing those dopers at DU!
Give me a break.
Sounds like he's trying to start his own Urban Lie.
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Get a load of this guy . . .
Do we really believe that a "dirty hippie" would spit upon a fit and trained soldier? If such a confrontation had occurred, would that combat-hardened soldier have just ignored the insult?
"Dr." John Llewellyn is a left-wing fool. I wonder if he every thought that just maybe those dirty hippies traveled in packs, like wild dogs.
20 years from now, I suspect that it will be considered an "Urban Myth" that Republican campaign offices were shot at and had their windows broken in 2004.
I can't say that I was spit on but I saw friendlier
looks on the faces of the Vietnamese people, than I saw
in LAX. Cold, hard stares, tight lips. The best part was when a WW II veteran took me into the bar and bought me a beer, that made up for the rest.
Isn't it interesting, this guy is willing to call all this
an urban legend and justifies it by saying "you can't prove
a negative", yet there is no refutation of Kerry's lies
and slanders, negatives for which were WAS no proof.
This ... individual ... is an idiot. The question simply asked those who had been maltreated by hippies to "come forward" and "tell their stories". Last time I checked, leftists encouraged people to do that. I guess the leftist welcome mat gets rolled up when "their stories" reveal that naked truth that hippies in particular and leftists in general are evil. I'm shocked
You are full of it,a$$hole. STFU!
Many of my Vietnam vet friends were spat upon and things even worse than that.
(Myself, I wasn't in Vietnam. I was a tad too old. However, My veteran friends are not liars)
You, Mr Llewellyn, Go To Hell and Burn!
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It's not just one event, being harassed happens to me as often as I wash my hair. For every day in Neukölln I walk the streets freely and assault free, there is another where young men, old men, guys in groups, fathers with their children walking beside them, comment my appearance, insult me, tell me to have sex with them or grab my butt. In 99% of the cases I don't dare doing anything because the people who witness the assault and my response would attack me and support the offender! Of course I hate being harassed, but I fear for my safety if I do anything.
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This was several years ago now, but my freshman year of college I would commute by walking down my street and catching a public transport bus to campus. On three separate occasions while walking home I was catcalled at. The first time was from two guys in a car going the same direction as I was (so they didn't even see what I looked like from the front), and the passenger stuck his head out of the window as they passed, trying to get a better look at me, and stretched his arm towards me as if asking, "What, you're not even giving us a response?" The second time I was walking on the other side of the street and I got yelled at from the passenger of a car coming from the opposite direction in which I was walking, and that made me even more tense since I saw them more clearly than the other guys. The third time was from a school bus with middle school-aged boys who yelled, "Nice ass." In all three cases I didn't outwardly react at all because I was afraid of provoking them further, but I felt extremely uncomfortable, angry, and confused-on none of the days had I been wearing anything even remotely revealing, tight, or "provocative," though even if I had, that would not have been any excuse. The middle schoolers made me particularly angry and sad because it showed how these harmful behaviors and views of women are being pushed even at young ages.
The saddest part was when I complained about the catcalling on Facebook, and a female friend of mine said, "You should be flattered 'cause it means you're attractive!" This is by no means the kind of attention I want, nor the type of people I want to be attracted to me, and telling someone to be flattered by harassment is absolutely the wrong response to harmful ideas and actions concerning women's sexuality.
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I am not asking for it.
I had a lovely walk this morning as I was on my way to an interview at the most adorable little tea place. My interview went perfectly and I am 99.9 percent sure that I nailed the job as a cute little tea enthusiast. Can I enjoy that feeling right now? No. Would you like to know why? As I'm walking back home and the weather is still fantastic, my serenity is interrupted by a male in a pick up truck yelling, referring to me as "sexy". I shake my head and ignore him, but can't help but overhear him inviting me into his truck and muttering the things he would do to me.
I make it a good 20 yards before another male, a construction worker this time, starts yelling "hey baby" and making kissing noises. More construction workers join in, hollering, staring at me, some even walking onto the sidewalk to get a better view of me.
The remaining blocks that I had until I was home were the most uncomfortable, anxiety-inducing minutes of my entire life. I haven't never felt more uncomfortable, I have never felt more unsafe. I am a strong female that does not put up with any man's nonsense, but for those few minutes, I felt like a scared little girl.
My outfit was conservative; professionally. Nothing about it was attention seeking or revealing. Attached is a (blurry) picture that I sent my boyfriend right before I went to my interview. I was all excited and giddy.
Harassing women is not okay. It is not funny. It is not acceptable. But what is even worse, is their intentions.
I didn't have a phone, otherwise I would have called the police, at least just to tell them where I was and to keep me company, but instead, all I could do was rush home, keys in between my knuckles, constantly looking over my shoulder. When I finally got home, I realized I had tears in my eyes and my lips were quivering.
The point of me writing this post is to 1.) Tell all you women out there to be safe.
and 2.) Tell all you men out there to treat a woman with respect.
The world is too beautiful a place to be soiled by such degrading scum.
I was not asking for it.
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I went on a trip to London with my college and we travelled on the underground. when we all got on I had to stand next to two men sat down on seats as the carriage was really busy. one of them patted the space between them saying "you can sit here if you like, babe" and, scared, I looked away pretending I hadn't heard. they then kept grinning at me, trying to catch my eye the whole journey. when me and the others on the college trip were getting off one of the men kept trying to trip me up. I said and did nothing, mainly because all of my classmates who had seen it either acted like it was nothing or were finding it funny. I don't know why, but I was terrified. I felt like crying afterwards
A young man in a small burgundy car yelled something about his penis and "having the papers to prove it", and then, "Suck my cock." I wish I could have called the police, but they sped away and I did not get the license number. This happens to me every few months, and it makes me feel unsafe in my small community.
I am pretty typical in build, appearance, dress, etc. There is no reason to target me. None. If this happens to me fairly frequently, it makes me wonder how often it happens to more vulnerable members of my community, or those who appear "different".
I don't have much of a story. I just wanted to document this. It gives me a bit of power in a situation that otherwise leaves me feeling powerless.
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I was just so embarrassed on the train earlier today. One of these guys in a group was blowing kisses at me, and then persisted on giving me compliments. His friends were laughing at him. I wanted to cuss him out, but something inside me just told me to ignore him. I did. I think the situation would have escalated if I had said something back to him. A woman told me as I got off the train that I should have moved because he could have been violent, since I was ignoring him. I agreed. Thank God he wasn't violent. I got a sense that he wasn't. But I just felt downright embarrassed because this guy was coming on to me in front of everyone on the train. The saddest part of it all was that these were middle aged men. Have they ever took a second to think about what if someone treated their daughter or sister like that? Shameful.
Was walking downtown on a Sunday afternoon when I noticed someone close behind me and getting closer. I quickened my pace and moved to the side of the sidewalk when he groped my ass. He apologized and I told him to fuck off. 20 minutes later I saw him again, I took his picture and yelled at him, he told me not to take his picture and I told him not to grope women. He looked terrified. I reported it to the police and they did not even want to look at the picture.
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One guy called out to me while I was walking, "hey working girl, come over here." Ten feet later another said to his friend, "look at the ASS on that girl in the blue dress."
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I went for a walk yesterday afternoon in my residential neighborhood to enjoy the beautiful fall day. A car came up behind me, honking the horn obnoxiously. As it passed me, I saw 2 or 3 men inside, and one of them shouted something unintelligible through the open window. Then they sped off…like cowards! I didn't have my phone on me, or I would have snapped a picture of their license plate. Once and for all, street harassment is not about trying to pay a compliment or just being nice. It's about making it very clear that the harasser's time and space are far more important than the victim's. And that's bull.
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At the time i was 15-16 i was alone going to a bus stop and this guy followed me there and asked me where the streetcar is and if i can show him, i said there is none here… Then he walks away and comes back and asks me to bring him to the subway i said no and he's just staring at my boobs then he left and i called my friend crying and he came running back and i screamed "leave me the fuck alone or I'll kill u!!" And he just came so close to me in the bus shelter staring at my boobs and my crotch and i told him to leave and he just stood there, slowly walking away. I was screaming cry cause i was alone then these couple came to the bus stop and i felt relived and he asked me whats wrong, i told him , and he said the same guy did the same thing to his gf across the street and said if he came back he would kick his ass so i felt safe. The next morning i woke up to go pick up my phone from a store and the same dude was infront of my condo and tried to hug me i dodged it and ran as fast as i could to a school and called the cops, when i was talking to the police they got a message that they arrested him half way through the interview. I also went downtown to hand out resumes and i needed to push a button to get into this one store, and the guy let me in and he was the only one working, he was like 60 and called me beautiful and was rubbing my leg asking if i was a virgin and he tried raping me.. I was 15!! I ran as fast as i could out of the store hoping i didnt need him to open the door for me to leave, i ran across to the grass and started crying and called the police. Other then that I've had about enough of this shit feeling unsafe going anywhere. I've had men on subways stalk me i have seen men just stare at me or down my shirt, I've also seen a guy masturbate on the subway and laughed about it thinking it was hilarious everyone saw and there were kids there… Like wtf?


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Oil central heating, electricity, bed linen and towels included. Initial logs for open fire included. Highchair.Lawned woodland garden with sitting-out area and garden furniture. Bike store. Private parking for 3 cars. No smoking. Please note: There is an unfenced stream in the garden, 20 yards away and an unfenced pond 150 yards.
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Very comfortable, spacious end terraced house set in the heart of the village of Newcastleton on the Scottish border, in the beautiful Liddle Valley. For centuries this was the front line in the wars between Scotland and England, but now this peaceful and scenic area an ideal holiday location for relaxing or more energetic pursuits. Superb hill walking locally and on the Seven Stanes Cycle route – great centre for families and all levels of ability or aspiration. The Traditional Music Festival draws enthusiasts from all over in early summer to enjoy ceilidhs, concerts and the warm welcome in this friendly village. Shops 200 yards, pubs 300 yards.
All on ground floor: Living room. Dining room/kitchen. 3 bedrooms: 2 double, one (5ft) with en-suite shower room and toilet, 1 twin. Bathroom with toilet.
Oil central heating included (£30per week November-March). Gas, electricity and bed linen included. Travel cot. High chair. Video. DVD. Stereo/CD. Gas hob. Electric oven. Microwave. Washing machine. Dishwasher. Wi-fi. Garden and furniture. Parking (1 car). No smoking.
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Privately situated on the edge of the village of Newcastleton and backed by woodland, this spacious holiday property is decorated and furnished in a light, contemporary style and is equipped for disabled access, families and moutain bikers alike. Good walking in the surrounding hills and forests. In easy reach are the Seven Stanes mountain bike route, Kielder Water and Forest Park with a wide range of activities and spectacular scenery. Hermitage Castle, 5 miles, is a startling reminder of the area's violent past. Carlisle, 25 minutes' drive. Shops and pubs 350 yards.
All on ground floor: Living room. Dining room. Kitchen. Shared utility room. 3 bedrooms: 1 double, 2 twin, each with en-suite toilet. Bathroom with (elec hoist over) bath, shower cubicle and toilet.
Gas central heating, electricity, bed linen and towels included. Cot. High chair. DVD. CD. Electric cooker. Microwave. Washing machine. Dishwasher. Fridge/freezer. Wi-fi. Shared tumble dryer in utility room. Garden with sitting-out area and furniture. Parking (3 cars). No smoking. NB: Unfenced pond.
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Situated on a quiet sheep farm enjoying stunning countryside views and a spectacular rural location, this renovated farmhouse lies at the heart of the Scottish Borders between Denholm and Hawick. The large double en-suite bedroom enjoys beautiful views from its large windows on two sides. The nearby towns of Hawick and Jedburgh offer a rich cultural and historical heritage, and Melrose, Kelso and Selkirk are also within easy reach. Golfers are well catered for with many excellent local courses at Hawick, Minto, Selkirk and Jedburgh. All of the courses welcome day visitors. Sporting parties are also welcome, with a wealth of shooting and fishing available on the Borders too. The Borders Railway runs from Tweedside near Galashiels to Edinburgh. The detached holiday property has many enjoyable walks to explore the surrounding countryside. There is peace to savour or much to do, whether you love scenery, culture, heritage or shopping in nearby Edinburgh. Shop, pub and restaurant 1.5 miles.
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2016 "EUROPEAN COMMUNITY" COMPETITION FOR YOUNG OPERA SINGERS - 70th EDITION
2016 "Cesare Valletti" Special Prize of € 8000,00
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Vice Presidente
Direttore Artistico
together with
in collaboration with
under the patronage of the
2016 "EUROPEAN COMMUNITY" COMPETITION FOR YOUNG OPERA SINGERS - 70th EDITION
President of the jury
a) The Competition is open to all young people who on 1st January 2016 are under 32 years of age for sopranos and tenors, or 34 years of age for mezzo-sopranos, contraltos, baritones and basses, providing that they are citizens of the Countries of the European Union (EU), or of the EFTA Countries:
- Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, or citizens of the Countries candidate to accede to the European Union, potential candidates or Countries which can apply to European cultural programmes (Creative Europe):
- Albania, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo (under UN Security Council Resolution No. 1244), Moldova and Georgia.
b) For singers who are citizens of non-EU Countries, or of Countries which are not listed in this article, there will be auditions outside the competition on 28th and 29th February 2016. Other possible dates for auditions will be determined during 2016 by the Institution's Management. For further information and for the procedure to participate in the extra auditions, please visit the website: www.tls-belli.it.
c) The same economic conditions of the winners are also valid for the singers that will be chosen for the auditions outside the competition in proportion to their work, unless they are awarded other special prizes. Nevertheless, the Institution will define their possible study period, role and participation in the Opera Seasons 2016 and 2017. The decisions of the Institution's Management are irrevocable.
Applications, drawn up on plain paper or by filling in the application form available on www.tls-belli.it, shall be addressed to: Istituzione Teatro Lirico Sperimentale di Spoleto "Adriano Belli" - Piazza G. Bovio, 1 - 06049 Spoleto (PG) Italy, by post or courier. The application form can also be sent to the following e-mail addresses: firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com.
If you send it by e-mail, the Institution will not be responsible for a possible non-reception.
The applicant will have to write his/her full name, address, voice range and citizenship. The following documents shall be included:
a) A copy of the passport or identity card valid for expatriation;
b) A copy of the certificate attesting accomplished studies, issued by a Conservatory, a high school or music school. If the studies were accomplished at a private school or with a teacher, the headmaster or the teacher have to issue on his/her responsibility a declaration stating the student's qualification and level of suitability;
c) Applicant's statement in writing that he/she has never played a main role during the opera season of important Opera Houses;
d) Applicant's statement in writing of any general studies they have completed, or any profession or occupation practised;
e) Authorization for the Istituzione Teatro Lirico Sperimentale di Spoleto "A. Belli", in accordance with D. Lgs. 196 of 30/06/2003, to handle the personal data supplied in order to participate in the Competition. These data will be used exclusively for the purposes of administration of this Competition. (The holder of these data is the Istituzione Teatro Lirico Sperimentale di Spoleto "A. Belli");
f) Receipt of a Eur 52,00 postal order to be sent as a competition admission fee to: Istituzione Teatro Lirico Sperimentale di Spoleto "A. Belli" - Piazza G. Bovio, 1 - 06049 Spoleto (PG) Italy; or receipt of a Eur 52,00 bank transfer sent to: Istituzione Teatro Lirico Sperimentale di Spoleto "A. Belli" at Casse di Risparmio dell'Umbria Spa – Branch of Spoleto (PG) - Piazza Mentana. IBAN: IT94 E063 1521 8500 00001009103, BIC: CRSPIT3S, reason for payment "Singing Competition admission fee";
g) 1 passport photograph; 1 full length photograph.
THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS is Thursday 11th February 2016.
Candidates must bring to the audition a valid identification document with a photograph providing citizenship as per art. 1.
The Institution:
a) will not accept applications that do not include all the documents specified in Art. 2 above, nor those posted after the final deadline of February 11th 2016. The postmark will be proof of the posting date;
b) reserves the right to request proof of authenticity of certificates and declarations.
The application forms sent by e-mail, as set out in art. 2, will have to be presented in original to the Istituzione Teatro Lirico Sperimentale before the audition.
The Competition admission fee is not refundable under any circumstances.
The official auditions of the "European Community" Competition will take place at the Teatro Nuovo in Spoleto from 23rd to 27th February 2016. All applicants must be present at 9.30 am on Tuesday 23rd February 2016 at the Teatro Nuovo in Spoleto, without any further notice. The order of appearance will be chosen by ballot at 11.00 am on 23rd February 2016 at the Teatro Nuovo. For the auditions out of Competition, refer to Art. 1 points b) and c). No travel or living expenses will be refunded to participants.
The Board of Examiners, appointed by the Institution and approved by the "Direzione Generale Spettacolo dal Vivo, Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo" of the Italian Republic, will consist of the following members:
a) the Institutions' Artistic and Didactic Director or other expert appointed by the Institution;
b) experts chosen among singers, singing teachers, artistic directors of important opera theatres, music critics and musicologists, musical and theatre organizers. One representative of the "Direzione Generale Spettacolo dal Vivo, Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo" of Italy may also be invited to participate in the audition as an observer.
The competition is divided into three parts:
Part One – Preliminaries
The applicant must present two excerpts from repertory operas, at his/her own choice.
Applicants obtaining an average of 6 marks out of 10 will pass to the semifinals.
Part Two – Semifinals
The applicant must present three other excerpts from repertory operas at his/her own choice, except for the opera referred to in letter b) below.
Applicants obtaining an average of 7.5 marks out of 10 will pass to the Finals.
Part three – Finals
The applicant must:
a) perform some excerpts chosen by the Board of Examiners from those presented for the preliminaries and semifinals;
b) show through knowledge of an opera and be able to perform any excerpt of it, including recitatives and "insieme" pieces. The applicant must also demonstrate to know its age, nature, composer and must be able to talk about the features of the main characters. For the Preliminaries and Semifinals, the Board of Examiners will decide whether to listen to the whole programme or to a part of it.
c) Interview.
Applicants obtaining an average mark of at least 8 out of 10 will be declared winners.
On Saturday 27th February 2016 at 8.30 pm, all the winners of the Competition will perform in a concert open to the public, accompanied on the piano, at the Teatro Nuovo in Spoleto.
Accompanying pianists will be available for the participants. However, if the applicants prefer, they can be accompanied by a pianist of their own choice, at their own expenses.
The Board of Examiners is valid when the majority of the members is present. It will draw up the list and will declare winners those applicants who have obtained an average mark of at least 8 out of 10. The Board of Examiners will also have the option to grade as "eligible" those applicants who, according to the examiners, could be engaged as per art. 15.
ART. 10 2016 "Cesare Valletti" Special Prize
The "Cesare Valletti" Special Prize of a total amount of Eur 8.000,00 has been founded and will be awarded by Mrs. Nicoletta Braibanti Valletti to the winning tenor who obtains the highest mark. In case no tenor wins the competition, the Prize will be shared by the first three winning singers (regardless of their vocal register), according to the marks given by the Jury, as follows:
First classed, Eur 4.000,00
Second classed, Eur 3.000,00
Third classed, Eur 1.000,00
The prize of Eur 8.000,00 mentioned at point a) will be paid through ten extraordinary scholarships of the same amount (each one or Eur 800,00 gross) during the 2016 and 2017 Preparatory Courses (months from May to September); the scholarships will be paid in proportion to the singers' actual attendance to the scheduled lessons.
The prizes mentioned at point b) will be paid as follows:
First classed, Eur 4.000,00, No. 10 extraordinary scholarships of the same amount (of Eur 400,00 gross each one), to be paid during the 2016 and 2017 Preparatory Courses (months from May to September); the scholarships will be paid in proportion to the singers' actual attendance to the scheduled lessons;
Second classed, Eur 3.000,00, No. 10 extraordinary scholarships of the same amount (of Eur 300,00 gross each one), to be paid during the 2016 and 2017 Preparatory Courses (months from May to September); the scholarships will be paid in proportion to the singers' actual attendance to the scheduled lessons;
Third classed, Eur 1.000,00, No. 4 extraordinary scholarships of the same amount (of Eur 250,00 gross each one), to be paid during the 2016 and 2017 Preparatory Courses (months of June and September); the scholarships will be paid in proportion to the singers' actual attendance to the scheduled lessons.
The winners will attend the 2016 and 2017 five-month Preparatory Courses. The Course could also include transfers for studying purposes and for specialization in Italy and abroad. The Course will include lessons on theory, acting, stage movement, singing, group exercises and preparation of several operas. The Course will be held in Spoleto at the "Villa Redenta" estate, at the "Teatro San Nicolò", at "Teatro Caio Melisso", at "Teatro Nuovo" and/or in Rome or in other places. Those applicants considered "eligible" could be called to attend the last two months of the 2016 Preparatory Course.
The attendance at the Preparatory Course and the participation in the didactic activities as well as in those which are aimed at the direct preparation of the representations of the Opera Season or in other activities set by the Institution is compulsory and free of charge. The winners of the Competition will be also awarded the annual total amount of Eur 5.000,00 gross in 2016 and in 2017. This annual sum will be divided into three Eur 700,00 monthly scholarships. The winners will also benefit from a two-month agreement of Eur 1.450,00 per month. This agreement is made for the period linked, also temporarily, to the activities of direct preparation of the operas and for the period of the Opera Season. If the activities will be extended beyond the five months expected, a sum of money proportional to the amount of the monthly scholarship will be allocated in case of extra didactic activity or a sum of money proportional to the amount of the above-mentioned monthly agreement. The right to the scholarship and to the agreement depends on the constant and fruitful attendance at the Preparatory Course and on the participation in the Debut Opera Season and it will be proportional to the actual attendance, even though the singers cannot be absent neither in the rehearsal period for the stage setting nor in the performances rehearsals. The winners of the 2016 edition of the Competition, in addition to this scholarship and to the compensation of the agreement, will also receive the prize indicated in Art. 10 of this notice of Competition, if the related requisites are fulfilled.
During the whole Course the students may not be absent. In case, the Institution might allow brief permits for serious reasons or for documented necessity, after having asked for the Artistic-Didactic Director's advice. Students cannot be absent during opera rehearsals or performances.
The 2015 and 2016 Competition winners who have attended the Course will debut in the 70th Debut Opera Season that will take place in Spoleto, in other cities of Umbria or elsewhere and the Institution will stage it within 2016. Performing the roles decided by the Artistic-Didactic Director is compulsory. Other performances could take place in main Italian theatres, such as "Teatro dell'Opera di Roma", "Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino", "Teatro Comunale di Bologna" and "Arena Sferisterio di Macerata".
a) The Institution reserves the right to use for vacant roles those students considered "eligible" by the Board of Examiners of this Competition, or the winners of previous competitions of the "Teatro Lirico Sperimentale" or the winners of other competitions as long as they are citizens of a European Union country or of the following countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Moldova, Georgia or singers chosen in auditions especially organized by the Teatro Lirico Sperimentale. The same economic conditions of the winners are also valid for the chosen ones in proportion to their work, unless they are awarded other special prizes. Nevertheless, the Institution will define their possible study period, role and participation in the Opera Season. The decisions of the Institution's Management are irrevocable.
During the Preparatory Course and the Opera Season, the participants undertake to be available for concerts, opera performances, television or radio recordings (partial or complete), and for any other event organized by the Teatro Lirico Sperimentale in Italy and abroad, without any further remuneration. This didactic activity can be scheduled also outside the period of the Preparatory Course and of the Opera Season; in this case participants will receive an additional scholarship whose amount will be quantified afterwards by the Institution's Management.
The application to this Competition implies the acceptance of all provisions in this announcement and, therefore, obligation to fully comply with them.
The students who do not attend the course regularly, who do not apply themselves, or who seriously breach the regulations will be asked to leave the course, with consequent loss of any right or benefit. Students who do not fulfill Articles 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 will lose the right specified in this announcement and will have to refund any scholarships and prizes received, as well as paying compensation for damages.
Any measures taken by the Institution, or any decisions and resolutions of the Board of Examiners are irrevocable.
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Teatro Lirico Sperimentale di Spoleto "A. Belli"
Piazza G. Bovio, 1 - 06049 Spoleto (PG)
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ROME - SPOLETO: Motorway A1 to Orte; Junction-main
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SPOLETO: main road S.S. N. 76 Ancona - Gualdo Tadino; S.S. N. 3 Gualdo
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