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The city committed to Hananiah. (1-4) Register of those that first returned. (5-73)
Verses 1-4 Nehemiah, having finished the wall, returned to the Persian court, and came to Jerusalem again with a new commission. The public safety depends on every one's care to guard himself and his family against sin.
Verses 5-73 Nehemiah knew that the safety of a city, under God, depends more upon the inhabitants than upon its walls. Every good gift and every good work are from above. God gives knowledge, he gives grace; all is of him, and therefore all must be to him. What is done by human prudence, must be ascribed to the direction of Divine Providence. But woe to those who turn back from the Lord, loving this present world! and happy those who dedicate themselves, and their substance, to his service and glory!
Nehemiah 7:1-4 . NEHEMIAH COMMITS THE CHARGE OF JERUSALEM TO HANANI AND HANANIAH.
2. I gave my brother Hanani . . . charge over Jerusalem--If, as is commonly supposed, Nehemiah was now contemplating a return to Shushan according to his promise, it was natural that he should wish to entrust the custody of Jerusalem and the management of its civic affairs to men on whose ability, experience, and fidelity, he could confide. Hanani, a near relative ( Nehemiah 1:2 ), was one, and with him was associated, as colleague, Hananiah, "the ruler of the palace"--that is, the marshal or chamberlain of the viceregal court, which Nehemiah had maintained in Jerusalem. The high religious principle, as well as the patriotic spirit of those two men, recommended them as pre-eminently qualified for being invested with an official trust of such peculiar importance. The piety of Hananiah is especially mentioned as the ground of his eminent fidelity in the discharge of all his duties and, consequently, the reason of the confidence which Nehemiah reposed in him; for he was fully persuaded that Hananiah's fear of God would preserve him from those temptations to treachery and unfaithfulness which he was likely to encounter on the governor's departure from Jerusalem.
3. Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot, &c.--In the East it is customary to open the gates of a city at sunrise, and to bar them at sunset--a rule which is very rarely, and not except to persons of authority, infringed upon. Nehemiah recommended that the gates of Jerusalem should not be opened so early; a precaution necessary at a time when the enemy was practising all sorts of dangerous stratagems, to ensure that the inhabitants were all astir and enjoyed the benefit of clear broad daylight for observing the suspicious movements of any enemy. The propriety of regularly barring the gates at sunset was, in this instance, accompanied with the appointment of a number of the people to act as sentinels, each mounting guard in front of his own house.
4. Now the city was large and great--The walls being evidently built on the old foundations, the city covered a large extent of surface, as all Oriental towns do, the houses standing apart with gardens and orchards intervening. This extent, in the then state of Jerusalem, was the more observable as the population was comparatively small, and the habitations of the most rude and simple construction--mere wooden sheds or coverings of loose, unmortared stones.
Nehemiah 7:5-38 . GENEALOGY OF THOSE WHO CAME AT THE FIRST OUT OF BABYLON.
5. my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, &c.--The arrangement about to be described, though dictated by mere common prudence, is, in accordance with the pious feelings of Nehemiah, ascribed not to his own prudence or reflection, but to the grace of God prompting and directing him. He resolved to prepare a register of the returned exiles, containing an exact record of the family and ancestral abode of every individual. While thus directing his attention, he discovered a register of the first detachment who had come under the care of Zerubbabel. It is transcribed in the following verses, and differs in some few particulars from that given in Ezra 2:1-61 . But the discrepancy is sufficiently accounted for from the different circumstances in which the two registers were taken; that of Ezra having been made up at Babylon, while that of Nehemiah was drawn out in Judea, after the walls of Jerusalem had been rebuilt. The lapse of so many years might well be expected to make a difference appear in the catalogue, through death or other causes; in particular, one person being, according to Jewish custom, called by different names. Thus Hariph ( Nehemiah 7:24 ) is the same as Jorah ( Ezra 2:18 ), Sia ( Nehemiah 7:47 ) the same as Siaha ( Ezra 2:44 ), &c. Besides other purposes to which this genealogy of the nobles, rulers, and people was subservient, one leading object contemplated by it was to ascertain with accuracy the parties to whom the duty legally belonged of ministering at the altar and conducting the various services of the temple. For guiding to exact information in this important point of enquiry, the possession of the old register of Zerubbabel was invaluable.
Nehemiah 7:39-73 . OF THE PRIESTS.
39. The priests--It appears that only four of the courses of the priests returned from the captivity; and that the course of Abia ( Luke 1:5 ) is not in the list. But it must be noticed that these four courses were afterwards divided into twenty-four, which retained the names of the original courses which David appointed.
70. And some of the chief of the fathers, &c.--With Nehemiah 7:69 the register ends, and the thread of Nehemiah's history is resumed. He was the tirshatha, or governor, and the liberality displayed by him and some of the leading men for the suitable equipment of the ministers of religion, forms the subject of the remaining portion of the chapter. Their donations consisted principally in garments. This would appear a singular description of gifts to be made by any one among us; but, in the East, a present of garments, or of any article of use, is conformable to the prevailing sentiments and customs of society.
drams of gold--that is, "darics." A daric was a gold coin of ancient Persia.
71. pound of silver--that is, mina (sixty shekels, or about $45).
73. So . . . all Israel, dwelt in their cities--The utility of these genealogical registers was thus found in guiding to a knowledge of the cities and localities in each tribe to which every family anciently belonged.


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Sometimes there are deep-seated instabilities in the snowpack that lie dormant, while all appears normal, waiting for just the right trigger to unleash disaster. Likewise sometimes there are deep-seated and well-hidden flaws in safety management systems that have very much the same effect. It will take an independent and objective investigation to see if that is what played any part in last Monday's almost-killer avalanche at Sunshine Village.
In December 2010 Sunshine Village embarked on a labour relations strategy that was associated, to some extent, with an almost 100% turnover of the Snow Safety department responsible for avalanche forecasting and avalanche control. It is this department that is responsible for the management of the avalanche hazard in the Delirium Dive area as well as the other big avalanche paths that affect the in-bounds advanced terrain at Sunshine Village.
At the commencement of the 2011/12 season only one avalanche technician remained on the Snow Safety team from the start of the previous season. This was the result of a massive and wholly unprecedented turnover that included firings and resignations.
Normally employee turnover in the Snow Safety department is minimal with only one or two changes per season, if that. This minimal turnover rate allows for gradual and progressive training and mentoring of new Snow Safety team members to develop the specialized skills, knowledge and judgement that are essential for the safe management of areas such as Delirium Dive. It also allows for effective supervisory oversight and review of all information and an effective and essential well-informed, team-based, decision making process.
To compound matters, during the 2010/11 and subsequent season there was also considerable turnover within the Ski Patrol department which works very closely with the Snow Safety team. Again this turnover was closely related to the labour relations strategy that affected the Snow Safety department. Typically Snow Safety team members are chosen from experienced senior ski patrol staff and both departments rely heavily upon each other. At the commencement of the 2011/12 ski season the Ski Patrol department also experienced an unprecedented high turnover of staff and a large influx of very new and inexperienced ski patrollers.
The combined effect of this turnover was a massive loss of skills, knowledge and experience on both the Snow Safety and Ski Patrol teams.
Avalanche forecasting is as much art and judgement as it is science. It relies on teamwork and a constant flow of information and observation and even "gut-feelings" from experienced personnel who are highly familiar with the area and the terrain and who know its history. Employee certification is just the very start of this process. Certification does not make anyone an expert, in fact there are very few lone "experts" in avalanche forecasting. Team input, evaluation and critique is essential to sound decision making.
On March 31, 2014 two guests were caught and injured in a very large avalanche in Delirium Dive. According to various news stories one guest was completely buried and both were seriously injured.
Sunshine Village says that everything possible was done to make sure the area was safe. Sunshine Village also says that it is investigating the incident.
The question that arises is will Sunshine Village honestly and objectively investigate to what extent the massive Snow Safety and Ski Patrol staff turnover may have weakened the training, mentoring and staff development of the departments responsible for managing the big avalanche terrain like Delirium Dive.
The next question that arises is, if that turnover did create weaknesses in the team, did that weakness play any part in the factors leading up to the serious avalanche incident on March 31, 2014. If it did, would Sunshine Village admit it?
Aircraft accident investigators know that almost any incident is caused by a chain of factors and not one single factor. Often those factors include human error, training issues and failures in the safety management system. This even occurs with highly professional and well-trained pilots and maintenance technicians. That fact is not just applicable to aircraft incidents.
Air crash investigators leave no stone unturned to discover all the factors that lead to an incident. That is the process that leads to true learning and true safety.
Will Sunshine Village conduct such an investigation? More to the point – should Sunshine Village conduct such an investigation? Sunshine Village has yet to complete any sort of investigation and make the results public but the company is already making public relations statements that appear biased and which raise more questions.
The CBC reports the following comments from Sunshine Village's spokesperson:
Over the past week, the resort used explosives and helicopter bombing to stabilize the snow and skiers criss-crossed the area to check the stability, said spokesman Crosbie Cotton."In fact, on the morning of the incident, two trained avalanche experts were in Milky Way checking it, cutting it, criss-crossing it and they deemed it safe."
Can the public trust this company statement as an objective and informed investigative conclusion or is it just more PR and marketing? Is Sunshine Village's spokesperson saying that this huge in-bounds avalanche slope was not checked and/or evaluated since that morning? Hopefully that was not the case.
An avalanche area deemed as safe in the morning may not be safe in the afternoon. This is especially true in spring conditions when mid-day solar heating often plays a significant role in snowpack stability. An avalanche path like Milky Way needs more than just a morning check. It needs regular evaluation during the day by knowledgeable staff who can feed pertinent information to the decision process. Sunshine's statement, at least as reported by the CBC, leaves this in doubt and it needs to be clarified.
It's not the first time that Milky Way has avalanched while Delirium Dive was open to the public. Was this fact known and taken into account by all the ski patrol and snow safety staff on March 31, 2014? History and experience matters and it takes time to pass that on and time to learn it too. A ski area can't turnover snow safety and ski patrol staff the way it does ticket sellers and lift operators – not when it routinely opens big avalanche terrain like Delirium Dive.
This is no small thing. People nearly died. A near miss doesn't get any closer than this. It is Parks Canada that is ultimately responsible for public safety within Banff National Park. Parks Canada should independently and diligently investigate the incident and publish its findings in a formal and reviewable report to the public. This is not a matter than can be left to a private corporation with a vested interest in the outcome.
How long does it take to replace the combined effectiveness of decades of experience, skill, knowledge and cross-departmental teamwork? Quite possibly an objective investigation will find that the massive loss of experienced Snow Safety technicians. ski patrollers and senior mountain operations staff during and shortly after the 2010/11 season played no part in the incident that occurred on March 31, 2014. But the point is, we won't know unless someone takes an honest and objective look at that particular factor as part of an independent and thorough investigation.
This was not just a public safety incident but also a workplace safety incident. It may not have directly affected any workers but it affected their workplace and their work tasks and process. Accordingly Alberta OH&S should also take a close look at this incident.
Media Update: Avalanche survivor owes rescuers 'the world' (Calgary Herald – April 4, 2014)


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Policymakers and industry review the options for using regional industrial "clusters" to support technologies for both security & defence Pubblicato il: 27/03/2013
MADRID – Given the many technological synergies between Europe's civil security and defence sectors, it make sense to bring the two sides closer together on the research and production side of things. One way to do this is by using industrial "clusters" or centers where diverse technological players – whether large or small, or public or private – can share ideas, facilities, capital or expertise.
The concept of clusters was among the topics debated during the Commission's 12-13 March "Security Event" workshop in Madrid, which took place alongside Spain's biannual HOMSEC security-defence trade fair.
"Why create clusters in the security area? Because it is their SMEs [small and medium-sized enterprises] that create value-added for the sector," Thierry Louvet told workshop. Louvet is director of international affairs at Systematic, the Paris Region's ICT cluster, which brings together 100 large companies, 80 laboratories, 420 SMEs and 20 venture capitalists. "Yet how to shift from nationally-based clusters to a truly European-based ones is the big challenge."
Peter Statev, head of Bulgaria's ICT cluster, agreed. Noting that his cluster was formed in 2006 with strictly private-sector funding, Statev said the primary reason behind its creation was to help the country's SMEs break into foreign markets.
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The European Defence Agency, which works closely with the Commission to coordinate their respective research agendas, is also interested in clusters for their potential in developing "dual-use" technologies, or those that can be used by either military or civil end-users.
"More needs to be done to create complementary regional clusters and to stimulate interaction between them," Christian Bréant, the EDA's director for research and technology, told the workshop, adding that his agency is interested in how the Structural Funds with the EU's next Horizon 2020 research budget could be applied "to get these clusters going in the right direction".
One critical ingredient for success is a cluster's value-chain. Due to its location and the surrounding industrial density of Paris, Systematic has the full ICT value-chain under its roof, from R&D to manufacturing and sales. So does the Madrid Security Cluster for the same reasons.
"Clusters must integrate the whole technology portfolio by pulling everyone together under the same roof. This could help defragment the sector across the EU," Lucio González Jiménez, managing director of the Madrid cluster, told the workshop. "I think Europe needs to create a network of defence and security clusters along this line."


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In case you didn't hear the Brewers recently announced their team awards and the results weren't that surprising. From the JSONLINE:
First baseman Prince Fielder and right-hander Yovani Gallardo were named the Milwaukee Brewers' most valuable player and most valuable pitcher, respectively, for 2009 in balloting conducted by the Milwaukee chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America.
Other award winners were closer Trevor Hoffman as top newcomer, reliever Todd Coffey as unsung hero and veteran infielder Craig Counsell as recipient of the "Good Guy" award.
(Quick tangent: The Milwaukee chapter of the BBWAA? We have ONE daily newspaper here, how many people can be in it? Seriously, is this just Tony W, Tom H and Mike Hunt voting? Is this a joke? I mean, it's not like they allow broadcasters in here and Uecker got a vote. Who are the people voting on this? I can't find one of them on the BBWAA Wikipedia page. It has to just be the guys at the Journal Sentinel, there is nobody else. So why not just say that?)
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Annotated SICP
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
Front Matter
Copyright Page
Preface to the 2nd Edition
Preface to the 1st Edition
1 Building Abstractions with Procedures
1.1 The Elements of Programming
1.1.1 Expressions
1.1.2 Naming and the Environment
1.1.3 Evaluating Combinations
1.1.4 Compound Procedures
1.1.5 The Substitution Model for Procedure Application
1.1.6 Conditional Expressions and Predicates
1.1.7 Example: Square Roots by Newton's Method
1.1.8 Procedures as Black-Box Abstractions
1.2 Procedures and the Processes They Generate
1.2.1 Linear Recursion and Iteration
1.2.2 Tree Recursion
1.2.3 Orders of Growth
1.2.4 Exponentiation
1.2.5 Greatest Common Divisors
1.2.6 Example: Testing for Primality
1.3 Formulating Abstractions with Higher-Order Procedures
1.3.1 Procedures as Arguments
1.3.2 Constructing Procedures Using Lambda
1.3.3 Procedures as General Methods
1.3.4 Procedures as Returned Values
2 Building Abstractions with Data
2.1 Introduction to Data Abstraction
2.1.1 Example: Arithmetic Operations for Rational Numbers
2.1.2 Abstraction Barriers
2.1.3 What Is Meant by Data?
2.1.4 Extended Exercise: Interval Arithmetic
2.2 Hierarchical Data and the Closure Property
2.2.1 Representing Sequences
2.2.2 Hierarchical Structures
2.2.3 Sequences as Conventional Interfaces
2.2.4 Example: A Picture Language
2.3 Symbolic Data
2.3.1 Quotation
2.3.2 Example: Symbolic Differentiation
2.3.3 Example: Representing Sets
2.3.4 Example: Huffman Encoding Trees
2.4 Multiple Representations for Abstract Data
2.4.1 Representations for Complex Numbers
2.4.2 Tagged data
2.4.3 Data-Directed Programming and Additivity
2.5 Systems with Generic Operations
2.5.1 Generic Arithmetic Operations
2.5.2 Combining Data of Different Types
2.5.3 Example: Symbolic Algebra
3 Modularity, Objects, and State
3.1 Assignment and Local State
3.1.1 Local State Variables
3.1.2 The Benefits of Introducing Assignment
3.1.3 The Costs of Introducing Assignment
3.2 The Environment Model of Evaluation
3.2.1 The Rules for Evaluation
3.2.2 Applying Simple Procedures
3.2.3 Frames as the Repository of Local State
3.2.4 Internal Definitions
3.3 Modeling with Mutable Data
3.3.1 Mutable List Structure
3.3.2 Representing Queues
3.3.3 Representing Tables
3.3.4 A Simulator for Digital Circuits
3.3.5 Propagation of Constraints
3.4 Concurrency: Time Is of the Essence
3.4.1 The Nature of Time in Concurrent Systems
3.4.2 Mechanisms for Controlling Concurrency
3.5 Streams
3.5.1 Streams Are Delayed Lists
3.5.2 Infinite Streams
3.5.3 Exploiting the Stream Paradigm
3.5.4 Streams and Delayed Evaluation
3.5.5 Modularity of Functional Programs and Modularity of Objects
4 Metalinguistic Abstraction
4.1 The Metacircular Evaluator
4.1.1 The Core of the Evaluator
4.1.2 Representing Expressions
4.1.3 Evaluator Data Structures
4.1.4 Running the Evaluator as a Program
4.1.5 Data as Programs
4.1.6 Internal Definitions
4.1.7 Separating Syntactic Analysis from Execution
4.2 Variations on a Scheme -- Lazy Evaluation
4.2.1 Normal Order and Applicative Order
4.2.2 An Interpreter with Lazy Evaluation
4.2.3 Streams as Lazy Lists
4.3 Variations on a Scheme -- Nondeterministic Computing
4.3.1 Amb and Search
4.3.2 Examples of Nondeterministic Programs
4.3.3 Implementing the Amb Evaluator
4.4 Logic Programming
4.4.1 Deductive Information Retrieval
4.4.2 How the Query System Works
4.4.3 Is Logic Programming Mathematical Logic?
4.4.4 Implementing the Query System
5 Computing with Register Machines
5.1 Designing Register Machines
5.1.1 A Language for Describing Register Machines
5.1.2 Abstraction in Machine Design
5.1.3 Subroutines
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5.1.5 Instruction Summary
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5.2.1 The Machine Model
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5.2.3 Generating Execution Procedures for Instructions
5.2.4 Monitoring Machine Performance
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5.3.1 Memory as Vectors
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5.4.1 The Core of the Explicit-Control Evaluator
5.4.2 Sequence Evaluation and Tail Recursion
5.4.3 Conditionals, Assignments, and Definitions
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5.5.1 Structure of the Compiler
5.5.2 Compiling Expressions
5.5.3 Compiling Combinations
5.5.4 Combining Instruction Sequences
5.5.5 An Example of Compiled Code
5.5.6 Lexical Addressing
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One year. ONE YEAR! I have made it one full year smoke free.
At 12:15pm on 2/22/12 I started with my V2 ecigs and now, a year later, I couldn't be happier about the results. Let me tell you about it.
It has been a great year, but there have been some challenges along the way. In spite of those challenges I would recommend switching to anyone who smokes.
Now, when I say "smoke free" that's not technically 100% true. Over the past year I have bought, as closely as I can remember, about four packs of analogs. When my kit arrived I had three or four analogs left which I smoked over the course of my first two weeks. I also bought a pack there in the beginning as a kind of crutch. As anyone who has smoked can attest, one of the worst parts of smoking is the urge to have a pack with you at all times. You are planning to buy one before your last pack is gone. So I bought one "just in case". I smoked some of them, even though I quickly had come to hate the taste. That pack lasted me over the next few months. My next (and last) two packs were purchased due to power issues, one of the downsides to ecigs, which I'll describe later. The first time was pure user error – I forgot my charger at work on a Friday. An ecig battery without a charger is about as useful as a car without gas. You ain't goin' nowhere. The last time was when my charger, for some reason, didn't seem to want to charge. But that has been it for the past 365 days.
Before I weigh in with all the positives, let me be honest and describe a few negatives.
- Power – as I mentioned above, when you are out of power, you are out of luck. You need to have enough spare batteries, and the means to charge them, to make this work. Which leads me to the next negative.
- Standardization – There isn't any. The number of configurations is amazing. It makes finding something that suits you easier, but that is countered by the incompatibility of one setup with another. There are three major components to any ecig system, the battery (or power source), a place to hold the liquid, and a heating element to turn that liquid into vapor. The parts are not interchangeable from system to system. There are inside threads and outside threads, and threads of different sizes. There are containers of different sizes and heating elements that require different ohms and watts and things that make you think that you need an EE degree to operate. That's before you even start talking about DIY mods.
- Availability – Currently the majority of ecigs and accessories are purchased online. While the option to purchase ecigs from retail stores is increasing rapidly, there is nowhere near the options that are available for analogs. When you can find items you are faced with the standardization issue and quality that can be all over the map.
The overwhelming positive is the utter lack of desire for an analog cigarette. As long as I have a charged battery and a filled cart I have never thought, "I'd rather have an analog instead." Of course there are many more positives.
- I feel better. Reputable ecig companies make no claims about the health benefits of switching from smoking. I certainly don't have the medical background to say that I am healthier, but I can tell you with out a doubt that I feel better. The first thing that Cindy noticed was that my persistent coughing had stopped. I noticed that I didn't tire as quickly. In short, I just feel better.
- I Smell. Wait, that didn't come out right. I can smell things again. That can be good and bad, especially when you have an eight year old boy living in the house. I am still struck by this when I smell a freshly mowed lawn or orange blossoms.
- Things taste so much better. That may not be the best thing for a fat old guy like me, but I sure do enjoy tasting food again.
- I'm a rebel! It's kind of fun to vape in a store or restaurant. I've received some strange looks, but in the entire year not one person has said a word. That was probably the hardest thing to overcome, vaping away in the aisles of Wally World.
- Variety – For the most part I stick with my menthol flavored liquid, but I love trying all of the many options that are available. Fruit flavors, food flavors, more flavors than you can imagine, and even a few that are too weird for me.
- $$$ – One of my prime motivations for switching was financial rather than physical. And the savings have been tremendous. I wasn't the heaviest of smokers, probably a little under a pack a day. Even my cheep-o brand was costing me $25-$30 a week. When I realized how much that added up to in a year, I was motivated! I have a spreadsheet that tracks my costs and calculates my savings. I don't have it here at home, but the last time I updated it my projected savings for the year was about $850. That's huge.
That's my first year wrap up. If you are a smoker and your looking for a way to stop I really recommend giving ecigs a try.
Going forward I want to continue to educate others, and work to keep the government from doing anything stupid with regards to vaping. As I wrote in my comments to the FDA,
The positives of electronic cigarettes are many, and I ask that you cautiously and honestly consider their benefits when adopting any policies related to their use. Please do not regulate them out of existence, or make them difficult to obtain or less attractive to use. I don't want to go back to smoking, and electronic cigarettes have made that possible.
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Hello, people, and apologies for my absence! I've had a bit of a crazy few days/been quietly enjoying the fact that we have meaningless September baseball/Green Day has a new album out and so there's that/my silly sister is moving halfway across the world and making me all weepy.
Meaningless September baseball is surprisingly fun, though – especially when the team knocks my sparkly flip-flops off and makes it seem like it is completely meaningful. It's a bit like Spring Training, except with cinnamon gingerbread lattes and a guaranteed playoff spot. They just finished up their last homestand, taking two out of three from the Diamondbacks (who are the Diamondbacks, but that's a different story) and are hitting San Diego and LA one last time to wrap up the season.
Matt Cain did everything and then some, Barry Zito did everything and then some and Tim Lincecum kind of floundered and made us all feel badly for criticizing him because, guys, he missed the celebration when they clinched and looked altogether like a sad puppy.
I mean, he always kind of looks like a sad puppy. But now more than ever. I want to hand him a consolatory beanie and say, It's meaningless September baseball! You'll be fine! (Or you won't be. And you'll develop a massive chip on your shoulder about it, a la Barry, and then be fantastic a few years later so, lo, everything I said was true and you will be fine even if it's not necessarily all that soon.)
The Giants were a sight to see travelling yesterday evening, because it was rookie hazing day.
One question, though. A few people said they hazed the rookies and sophomores, because they didn't do it last year. Is that true? Because you know how I love a good conspiracy theory. And this one is too good to pass up. Maybe… they were possessed by magnetic-drawn robots that love metal, but mysteriously hate dress-up. Maybe… they had someone on the team who had a fear of clowns (common phobia!) and for a reason to be named later, that was the only costume they could have done. Or maybe Sabes was in a nasty mood and rained on their parade. Which isn't all that good a conspiracy theory at all.
Or maybe it was reported on at the time and I just have the memory of a goldfish? Yes. That seems likely.
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Federal prosecutors are seeking actual damages to be determined at a trial to be set later. Life Care is charged with five counts including violation of the False Claims Act and for unjust enrichment by retaining monies to which it was not entitled.
An open letter to Life Care employees and medical professionals stated the lawsuit appears to be the latest attempt by the federal government to target companies that provide rehabilitation therapy services in the skilled nursing setting.
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"Life Care stated that based on data and information from its skilled nursing facilities where high-intensity therapy is provided to patients, Life Care also believes that such therapy actually saves the government money," the open letter stated. "Life Care's analysis reveals that high-intensity therapy allows patients to reach their clinical goals and to be discharged from the nursing facilities more quickly than if the patients had not received this therapy, which ultimately reduces Medicare spending. Life Care's analysis of publicly available information regarding lengths of stay and corresponding payment information indicates that Life Care's practices have resulted in significant savings to the Medicare program — potentially $400 million for the time period 2006-10.
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(10-04-2012 02:18 PM)motu79 Wrote: I didn't think Frank was eligible until 2014. I do believe he's a 1st ballot as well no matter when it is
(10-05-2012 12:42 PM)ajcdj1012 Wrote: First off, let me apologize for the incorrect hit count for Bagwell, that certainly does deserve mention. Gets him just a little closer in my book. Secondly, what are YOUR opinions on the questions you've posed? Just curious, as now the debate has gotten some weight to it. Third, Mussina. After some research, I have to agree. His win/loss ratio is rather exceptional. Look at him compared to Blyleven, and my vote goes to Moose. Thanks again.
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This is my 500th post! Celebrate with me! Adore Yu Darvish with me!
I had sort of a bad feeling about last night's NLDS finale. I have kind of a bad feeling whenever the Cardinals are involved. It's nothing against them personally, it's just… something against them personally. Recall last year's Game We Do Not Talk About. (Literally. We literally do not talk about it. If you start talk about it, I will not hesitate to employ techniques like Willy Wonka's Stickjaw For Talkative Baseball Fans and plugging my ears and singing Total Eclipse of the Heart at the top of my lungs.) Anyway, I got a sinking feeling in my stomach as that game played out and the Nationals completed what people are calling the biggest choke in recent memory.
I'd like to stop right there, though. Yes, they choked. The Nats were the favorite from the NL to go to the World Series and their decision to shut down Strasburg only adds fuel to the second-guessing fire. But it's baseball. These things happen. There's a "choke" almost every year and in large part, it's just bad luck, it's what happens at the moment and, you know, facing the Cards (kidding, kidding). I'm sure it's a nasty enough moment for the Nationals organization and their fans. I don't have much love lost for them myself, but there's no need to hash and rehash right this moment, either. I'd rather leave it at that.
On to happier things!
The Giants checked out of their hotel in Cinci in the middle of that game and waited in their plane to take off as the game ended. I would personally rather endure a myriad of terrible tortures, such as having my liver eaten out every day à la Prometheus, then spend that extra time on a plane, but to each his own, I guess. Maybe their planes are really nice/equipped with life-size Temple Runs screens or something.
Practically, the outcome was good for us. The Giants have home field advantage locked down the rest of the way and Tim Lincecum's beanie habit is alive and well. Good news, good news.
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Also, how about the omnipresent Ryan Theriot smile? Sadly, no fedora. But the smile will do.
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President Barack Obama shakes hands with singer Bruce Springsteen during a campaign event near the State Capitol Building in Madison, Wis., Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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MADISON, Wis. — With the help of legendary rocker Bruce Springsteen, President Barack Obama drew nearly 20,000 to downtown Madison in a pre-election rally Monday as Kid Rock gave Mitt Romney a boost in New Hampshire.
The increasingly weary candidates, nearly deadlocked in national polls, criss-crossed the swing states on the eve of the election in an intense fight to the finish for both campaigns.
There was increasing talk that the contest was so close that it would go into overtime with possible recounts. Obama held a slight lead in national polls but his campaign on Monday insisted that early voting tracking in key states favored the president.
In recent days, the two men and their surrogates have flown in and out of the battleground states of Ohio, Virginia, Wisconsin, Florida and Iowa. Republicans now believe that Pennsylvania could also be play, so Romney added last-minute Election Day stops — in both Pennsylvania and Ohio while Obama was expected to spend the day in Chicago.
Romney rallied across four states on Monday, including a stop before a cheering crowd of more than 8,000 people at George Mason University's Patriot Center arena in Fairfax, Va.
"The same course we're on isn't going to lead to a better destination. The same course we're on is going to lead to $20 billion in debt," Romney said. "Unless we change course, we also may be looking at another recession."
Thousands more gathered inside an airplane hangar in Orlando to greet the GOP candidate.
"Look, we have one job left, and that's to make sure that on Election Day, we make certain that everybody that's qualified to vote gets out to vote," Romney said. "We need every single vote in Florida."
Romney's day was scheduled to end with a rally with Kid Rock in Manchester, N.H.
Obama began his election eve blitz in Madison, Wis., Monday morning. Thousands of people filled the streets to hear one boss sing — and another ask to be re-eleccted.
Bruce Springsteen's legendary voice echoed through downtown Madison as he offered a spirited boost to Obama in this must-win swing state with the aid of a guitar and a harmonica.
"It will be great to feel the power of your voices and your votes tomorrow. I'm here today for Wisconsin, America and for President Obama," Springsteen said to cheers.
He said after 63 years of life, he and his wife had lived through some galvanizing moments in American history, including the Civil Rights struggle, the Peace Movement, the Woman's Movement, playing in East Berlin one year before the fall and before apartheid ended.
"And ... we both remember another galvanizing moment, the night that President Obama was elected."
Obama's Madison visit would be the first of a series of stops for the president. He is planning to spend Election Day in Chicago.
"You may not agree with every decision I've made — Michelle doesn't either," Obama said. "You may be frustrated at the pace of change. I promise you, so am I sometimes. But you know that I say what I mean and I mean what I say."
Obama then headed to Ohio and ended the day in Iowa — where it all began for him.
Romney's plan for a last-minute blast into Ohio didn't seem to impact the Obama campaign.
"There's no plans to leave the state of Illinois at this point. I don't think that will change," said his campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki. "Ohio remains a very difficult nut for them to crack. And we feel we have a superior ground game and a superior campaign in the state, and we're confident of victory there tomorrow."
There was mixed response to the president's presence in Wisconsin.
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Schuth and his wife, Joanna, both 30, said they do back some of Obama's plans.
"I'm voting defensively because Mitt Romney as president could be devastation for me and my family."
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"I couldn't even walk a few months ago."
Enger, who has Multiple Myeloma, said he lost his job because of his severe health issues and was soon paying $873 a month for health care. He said he lost his house, lost his 401 (k) and his life savings to pay his medical costs.
He said the health care act allowed him to get insurance regardless of his having a preexisting condition.
Romney and congressional Republicans have blasted so-called "Obamacare," vowed to repeal it and said that the president carelessly drove up the deficit because he was more concerned with his legacy than with boosting the economy.
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About two dozen galleries in all open the doors each year to showcase their best and current works. These special collections are something that has to be seen to be believed—paintings, drawings, sculptures, abstract art and full-room projects transform the street into a sanctuary of artistic design. And to the delight of their patrons, some galleries even offer free wine—while it lasts.
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The opening in Morton Grove and Rockford of the first test sites for video gambling at Illinois bars and restaurants has prompted several emails from readers wondering just what kinds of games they'll get.
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◆ Games will have random number generators, just like those in casinos. One reader asked if machines will be video lottery terminals like those in New York, where the effect is an electronic stack of scratch-off cards. Whatever is on those "cards" determines your outcome, and player decisions make no difference.
That's not the case here. These are RNG games, and any result is possible on every spin. Your choices, including video poker strategy, do matter, and you can win even if no one else is playing.
◆ There is a central monitoring system, but it's there for game security and to monitor the money coming into and going out of the machines, not to determine outcome. With the potential for thousands of machines in hundreds, if not thousands, of locations, up-to-date electronic monitoring systems were essential for the Illinois Gaming Board to regulate video gaming.
◆ Even games of the same theme and look will be somewhat different than those in casinos. When I toured WMS Gaming's new facility on the North Side several weeks ago, I asked how much change had to be made in translating games for the new environment. I was told a surprising amount of work had to be done with the math of the games to keep the payback percentages up while reducing the top jackpots.
The most obvious change will be the simplest. Quarter video poker games that pay a $1,000 jackpot on a royal flush when five coins are wagered will be able to pay only $500 in bars and restaurants. Video poker paybacks will be a percent lower than casino games that match the rest of the pay tables.
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Dal 01 gennaio 2015 al 31 dicembre 2015
aggiornati al 25.01.2015
This is OUR UPDATED LIST OF EVENTS FOR TAORMINA AND SURROUNDINGS
Although we regularly double-check our different information sources, we cannot guarantee for all informations on the events listed.
If you need more detailed information about events in and around Taormina stay in touch or email us: email@example.com ____________________________________________________________________________
until January 2015
Chiesa San Francesco di Paola – Taormina
Tradizioni Siciliani. Exhibition on Sicilian traditions curated by the Fonazione Giovanni Panarello.
until January 6 (10.00 to 13.00 h and 16.30 to 20.30 h)
Piazzale Chiesa del Carmine – Taormina
Mecatino di Natale. Christmas market at Taormina.
until January 6
Contrada Mastrissa – Taormina
La Via dei Presepi. Exhibition of cribs alongside the streets
all year
Chiesa San Antonio Abate – Taormina
Presepe a Taormina. The crib made from cork oak by Don Dioniso Cacopardo in 1953.
until January 6
Town hall – Taormina
Exhibition of cribs, organized by the Coop S. Antonio Abate.
until January 8
Chiesetta di Santa Maria della Neve ("A Rutta") – Acireale
Crib from the 17th century. A fantastic live-size crib from 17th century, made of wax and wonderful clothes. Other locations to visit are the Chiesa San Rocco with an exhibition of cribs and a nice crib at the Oratorio dei Padri Filippini, via Arcangelo Raffaele. Until December 23: 9 to 12.30 h, December 24 to January 8: 9 to 12.30 h and 16 to 19.30 h. At December 24 at midnight: Vigiliga di NAtale at the Chiesetta di Santa Maria della Neve.
until January 11
Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano – Taormina
Vulcano. Works by Aykut Saribas and Federica Masin.
An exhibition curated by the Fondazione Mazzullo.
until January 7
Archivio storico – Taormina
Taormina Cult. Photographies on the society hot spot Taormina.
until February 28
Palazzo Corvaja - Taormina
Stregato da un'anima di legno…e di pietra" by Pippo Pattavina and "La Madonna De Turcis". An exhibition of photographies by Taoclick and an exhibition of sicilian puppets and carts.
Every Sunday (from 8.00 h)
Via Beato Cardinale Giuseppe Benedetto Dusmet – Porto di Catania
Mercatino delle pulci. Flea market.
Info: www.comune.catania.it
January 1 (8.30 h)
Piazza IX Aprile – Taormina
CorriCapodanno. 40° Tuffo a Mare e corsa. New years running and swimming contest. On the streets and alleys of Taormina and at the seaside. Chico Scimone Trophy prize-giving ceremony on Piazza IX Aprile at 10.30 h.
Janaury 1 (18.30 h)
San Domenico Palace Hotel – Taormina
New Year's Concert with the Orchestra a Plettro di Taormina, conducted by Antonino Pellitteri.
January 3 (21.00 h)
Teatro Metropolitan - Catania
Giuseppe Castiglia, the Sicilian comedian in E Adesso La Pubblicità…
Info: https://it-it.facebook.com/giuseppecastigliaallakatalla
January 2 (18.30 h)
Teatro Nazarena – Taormina
Concert for piano and trumpet with the Duo Coco Grasso.
January 3 (18.30 h)
Chiesa San Giuseppe – Taormina
Organ concert with Domenico Gioffré. Musics by Bach, Widor, Reger, Langlais and Messiaen
Info: www.facebook.com/pages/Associazione-Musicale-Almoetia/738086352913085
January 3 (19.15 h)
Teatro San Giorgio – Taormina
Italian Opera live concert with the soprano Silvia Di Falco and friends performing arias from operas by Mozart, Verdi, Puccini and Rossini.
Info and tickets: www.italianoperataormina.com
January 3 (19.00)
Parrochia Santa Maria Goretti – Mazzeo, Taormina
Classical Concert with the Orchestra a Plettro di Taormina, conducted by Antonino Pellitteri.
Info: www.comune.taormina.me.it
January 4 (10.00 h)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Guided tour to the archeological sites of Taormina. Antique Theatre, Odeon, Terme, Naumachie and Mosaics.
Info: www.comune.taormina.me.it1
January 4 (18.30 h)
Chiesa Santa Caterina – Taormina
Concert with the string trio Il Terzo Suono
Info: www.comune.taormina.me.it
January 4 (19.00 h)
Palazzo Biscari - via Museo Biscari 10 Catania
Anna Kravtchenko. Concert with the internationally known pianist from Ukrayina, performing works by F. Chopin, R. Schumann and F. Liszt.
Info: www.annakravtchenko.it
January 4 (21.00 h)
Teatro Angelo Musco - Via Umberto 312, Catania
Kaballà, the Catanese singer Giuseppe Rinaldi with the programm Viaggio immaginario nella Sicilia della Memoria. An event about Sicily, the people and their way of living, combining music, poetry, sequenze del film di Visconti ai Fratelli Taviani, edited by the film critic Sabstiano Gesù. Accompanied by the pianist and accordionist Antonio Vasta.
Info: www.teatrostabilecatania.it
January 6 (21.00 h)
Teatro Angelo Musco – Via Umberto 312, Catania
I Dioscuri. Christmas concert. Traditional Sicilian Christmas music, performed by the band "I Dioscuri" from Agrigento, with Giovanni Lo Brutto, Eduardo Cicala, Giovanni Gallo, Franco Sodano, Lillo Guarraci, Ciccio Carnabuci, Cristian Falzone and Dario Mantese.
Info: www.teatrostabilecatania.it
January 6 (17.00 h)
Piazza IX Aprile - Taormina
Live event for children with piano musics and the witch Befania.
Info: www.comune.taormina.me.it
January 6 (18.00 h)
Hotel Villa Diodoro – Taormina
Premio Città Di Taormina. Taormina Award in memory to Nino Manfredi. With the Orchestra a Plettro Città di Taormina, the tenor Salvo Todaro, the singer Annamaria Facciolà, the actress Rosita Gulotta and the Associazione Danza Taormina.
Info: www.comune.taormina.me.it
January 13 and 14 (21.30 h)
Ma - via Vela 6 Catania
Catania Jazz Festival. Iiro Rantala. The Last Heroes. My History of Jazz.
Info: www.cataniajazz.com
January 17 (21.30 h)
Teatro Abc - via Pietro Mascagni 92, Catania
Catania Jazz Festival. Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, Bill Stewart in concert.
Info: www.cataniajazz.com
January 22, 23 (21.00 h), 24 (16.00 and 21.00 h) and 25 (21.00 h)
Palasport - Acireale
Romeo and Giulietta: Ama e cambia il mondo. Romeo and Juliet: love and change the world. The musical by Gérard Presgurvic (musics) and Vincenzo Incenzo (libretto), with among others Giulia Luzi and Davide Merlini, a project by David Zard.
Info: www.romeoegiulietta.it
February 12 (21.30 h)
Teatro Metropolitan - Catania
Giuseppe Giacobazzi. Un po' di me… New program of the actor and comedian from the Emilia-Romagna. Stories about himself and his life.
Info: www.giuseppegiacobazzi.com
February 20 (21.30 h)
Teatro Abc - via Pietro Mascagni 92, Catania
Catania Jazz Festival. Ravi Coltrane Quintet in concert
Info: www.cataniajazz.com
February 25 and 26 (21.30 h)
Ma - via Vela 6 Catania
Catania Jazz Festival. Radio String Quartet Vienna. Tribute to Weather Report.
Info: www.cataniajazz.com
February 20 to 22 (21.15 h)
Teatro Metropolitan – Catania
Antonio Albanese. The actor and comedian with Sicilian roots with his new program "Personaggi".
Info: www.antonioalbanese.info
March 4 (17.00 h)
Teatro Metropolitan - Catania
Lodovica Comello the actress, singer and dancer, best known for her role as "Francesca" in the Argentine Disney Channel series Violetta.
Info: www.lodovicacomello.com
March 9 (21.30 h)
Teatro Metropolitan - Catania
Massimo Ranieri in Riccardo III (Richard III.) by William Shakespeare. With original musics by Ennio Morricone, directed by Massimo Ranieri.
Info: www.massimoranieri.it
March 21 (21.00 h)
Teatro Metropolitan - Catania
Kataklo the athletic dance theatre. The dance company was founded at Milan in 1995 by Giulia Staccioli. Recognised and appreciated beyond national borders for its shows displaying an incredible physical proficiency and sophisticated inventiveness.
Info: www.kataklo.com
March 27 (21.30 h)
Teatro Abc - via Pietro Mascagni 92, Catania
Catania Jazz Festival. Omar Hakim Band in concert
Info: www.cataniajazz.com
March 30 and 31 (21.30 h)
Ma - via Vela 6 Catania
Catania Jazz Festival. Adam Ben-Ezra Trio in concert.
Info: www.cataniajazz.com
March 30 (21.30 h)
Teatro Metropolitan - Catania
Fiorella Mannoia in concert
Info: www.fiorellamannoia.it
April 3 (at dawn)
Centro storico - Taormina
Good Friday Procession in Taormina. A most impressive procession, that takes its way through Taorminas Corso Umberto I. Men and women in black carry the sculptures showing the passion of Christ. All shop's lighting and all street illuminatiion on the Corso Umberto will be switched off, as soon as the procession is arriving. Only the candles of the procession give some low light. When it is passed by, the shopkeepers on Corso Umberto continue with their business and switch on the lights again.
April 3 to 6
Town center - Palermo
Easter celebrations in Palermo take place all over town and feature impressive street processions and re-enactments of the Last Supper. There are three splendid processions on Good Friday, dating back several centuries. The procession of the Cocchieri used to be seen by the local aristocrats as an opportunity to show off their power and wealth. Thirty-two participants take turns in carrying the statues of Christ and Madonna, escorted by people wearing original medieval armour. The procession departs from the Chiesa della Madonna dell'Itria at around 14.00 h, though it is advisable to check the time with the tourist office a few days in advance. The other processions dedicated to Maria Addolorata and Santa Maria Soledad are similar, finishing late at night. The times and places of departure can again be checked with the local tourist office. Easter Sunday celebrations feature the re-enactment of the Last Supper at major churches throughout the city.
Info: www.aapit.pa.it
April 3 (14.00 h)
Centro storico - Trapani
Processione dei Misteri Good Friday procession, one of the longest lasting and oldest in Italy. Beginning at about 14 h in the afternoon it lasts for nearly 24 hours. Reinactment of the passion and the dead of Jesus Christ.
Info: www.comune.trapani.it
April 3 (15.00 h + 20.30 h)
Centro - Pietraperzia (EN)
Processione de Lu Signuri di li fasci. The preparing of the Good Friday Evening procession already beginns at 15 h with the crucifix to be carried from the Chiesa del Carmine to the cathedral and back. A very special rite: as a sign of their faith more than 400 believers tie themselves to a high pylon with ribbons, that will be carried along the streets of the city during the procession.
Info: www.comune.pietraperzia.en.it
April 4 and 5
Centro - Terrasini (PA)
Festa di li Schietti Folcloristic feast on Easter Saturday and Sunday. A feast that has nothing to do with the religious rites in these days. La Festa di li Schietti is a competition of bachelors, who still are hoping to get a wife by showing their maleness and strength. The competition asks to lift a bitter orange tree of about 50 kg as long as possible. The two days of competition are accompanied by tastings of local food, processions and musics.
Info: www.comune.terrasini.pa.it
April 5
Adrano (CT)
I Diavulazzi di Pasqua or La Diavolata. In the morning the statues of Christ, of the Madonna and of the Angel will be brought to the Piazza Umberto where the Diavolata, the struggle between the evil and the good takes place, ending up with the victory of peace. This tradition goes back to a text called La Resurrezione written by Don Anselmo Laudani in 1752.
Info: www.comune.adrano.ct-egov.it
April 5
Gangi (PA)
Easter celebrations in Gangi involve various rituals and processions throughout the Holy Week, though the most interesting event happens on Easter Sunday, when an unusual rivalry between saints takes place. Devotees of the Madonna compete against those who venerate Jesus. The peaceful competition consists of creating the best decorations in the streets in the centre of town, near the cathedral. They assume the shape of arches, bizarrely constructed of bread, vegetables and other foodstuff.
Info: www.aapit.pa.it
April 6
Forza D'Agrò (ME)
Traditional "Festa dell'Alloro" and the Procession of the "Sacri Oli". The young people of the village create banners made from laurel leaves in honour of the SS. Trinità. After the awarding of the most beautiful example all banners will be carried in a procession alongside the Via SS. Annunziata to the Chiesa della Triade. On this "Monday of the Angels" the people of the village present to everyone the "collure", tipical sicilian easter sweets (in memory to Abraham in the desert and the three angels).
Info: www.comune.forzadagro.me.it
August 1, 9 and 12 (21.30 h)
Teatro Antico - Taormina
DON GIOVANNI opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Opera in two acts with Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It is based on the legends of Don Juan, a fictional libertine and seducer. Don Giovanni, a young, arrogant, and sexually promiscuous nobleman, abuses and outrages everyone else in the cast, until he encounters something he cannot kill, beat up, dodge, or outwit. Directed by Enrico Castiglione, costumes by Sonia Cammarata.
August 4, 7, 10 and 13 (21.30 h)
Teatro Antico - Taormina
CARMEN opera by Georges Bizet. The opera tells the story of the downfall of Don José, a naïve soldier who is seduced by the wiles of the fiery Gypsy, Carmen. José abandons his childhood sweetheart and deserts from his military duties, yet loses Carmen's love to the glamorous toreador Escamillo, after which José kills her in a jealous rage. Directed by Enrico Castiglione, costumes by Sonia Cammarata.
August 8, 11 and 14 (21.30 h)
Teatro Antico - Taormina
IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (The Barber of Seville) by Gioachino Rossini. The libretto was based on Pierre Beaumarchais's comedy Le Barbier de Séville. Rossini's Barber has proven to be one of the greatest masterpieces of comedy within music, and has been described as the opera buffa of all "opere buffe". Directed by Enrico Castiglione, costumes by Sonia Cammarata.
Info: www.enricocastiglione.it and www.festivaleuromediterraneo.eu
Tickets: boxol.it and ticketone.it
August 16 (21.30 h)
Teatro Antico - Taormina
NABUCCO Opera by Giuseppe Verdi, directed by Enrico Stinchelli. The Opera follows the plight of the Jews as they are assaulted, conquered, and subsequently exiled from their homeland by the Babylonian King Nabucco (Nebuchadnezzar II.) The historical events are used as background for a romantic and political plot. The best-known number from the opera is the "Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves,"Va pensiero, sull'ali dorate"/"Fly, thought, on golden wings," a chorus which is regularly given an encore in many opera houses when performed today.
Tickets: boxol.it
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- Number of Discs: 2
- Run Time: 267 Minutes
- Region: 1
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- Language: English
- Studio: Warner Home Video
- DVD Release Date: August 6, 2002
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- Cast: Jane Badler,Michael Durrell,Robert Englund,Faye Grant
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Compass Cinema Launches Modern Parables Digital Store
Yesterday, Compass Cinema launched the Modern Parables Digital Store.
Acclaimed as "Bible Studies For People Who Like Movies," Modern Parables is a set of six short films based on modernize versions of Jesus' parables from the Bible. These six films are now available for individual digital download in Quicktime or Windows Media format. Video quality options range from free iPod versions of the films to full HD ready-for-your-massive-home-theater versions ($26.99).
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Hublot & Ferrari celebrate U.S. launch of the Big Bang Ferrari Timepieces
FermerNew York, NY – (September 13, 2012) – Amongst the glitz and glamour of New York Fashion week, Hublot hosted an exclusive cocktail reception to celebrate the U.S. debut of the Hublot Big Bang Ferrari Titanium and Magic Gold timepieces at the Ferrari showroom on Park Avenue.
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Top New York influencers and press including, President and CEO of Ferrari North America, Marco Mattiacci, American football player, Plaxico Burress and his wife, Tiffany, editors, Bruce Pask, Mark Ellwood, Paige Reddinger, Hyla Bauer, Noah Levy, Aaron Sigmond, Joshua David Stein, stylist, Brooke Magnaghi and watch aficionados Jack Forster, Roberta Naas, Michael Thompson, Jonathan Bues, Rachel Gold, Mark Bernardo, Jason Pitsch, Marie Picon and Meehna Goldsmith came out to admire the new Big Bang Ferrari Titanium model and the scratch-resistant Magic Gold timepiece
that were flown in from Geneva especially for the occasion. The Swiss luxury watchmaker transformed the Ferrari showroom for the celebration; along with life-sized artwork of the timepieces, a Hublot-branded 'pit crew' greeted guests upon arrival. To add to the excitement of the evening, four Ferrari sports cars lit up the red carpet.
Throughout the night, guests enjoyed Swiss and Italian inspired hors d'oeuvres and an Italian countryside bar that served a selection of regional spirits. A highlight of the night was entertainment by the fashion industry's favorite DJ, Mia Moretti, whose playlist had the crowd dancing. At the end of the night, guests were treated to a Hublot gift bag including a branded keychain and gourmet Swiss chocolates. Hublot's partnership with Ferrari was announced last November. Hublot first unveiled the Big Bang Ferrari timepieces at Basel 2012.
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