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OWENSBORO, Ky. (9/3/14) — The first year of implementation of the Owensboro Reads summer literacy camp funded by the Public Life Foundation showed very positive results in combating the 'summer slide' in reading that plagues students over the summer months.
Of the 60 students served by the five week camp, 95 percent (all but three students) made exceptional or expected progress in reading as a result of the camp.
The camp, called Camp Superpower, targeted entering second grade students reading below grade level or showing signs of struggling in their reading progress. Students spent 30 minutes per day with a reading specialist and remaining time of the half-day camp with cognitive coaches on a combination of literacy-oriented projects and summer fun activities.
The summer slide is a widely documented phenomenon based on research conducted by groups such as Scholastic and the Annie E. Casey Foundation which results in reading skill losses during the summer months which are cumulative and lead to wider gaps as students get older. By the time a student reaches middle school, summer reading loss has accumulated to a two-year lag in reading achievement.
A sample of four second grade classrooms in the Owensboro Public Schools showed that about one-third of the students showed regression on reading assessments administered at the end of summer vacation compared to the same assessment administered at the end of first grade. The sample included 14 students from Camp Superpower, all of which either maintained their pre-summer reading levels or made reading gains as a result of the camp.
Of the 60 students attending the camp, 47 percent made expected progress and 47 percent made exceptional progress on the Developmental Reading Assessment administered to them at the beginning of second grade compared to the same assessment administered at the end of first grade.
Camp Superpower is a partnership between the Public Life Foundation of Owensboro and the Owensboro Public Schools as part of the district's comprehensive literacy effort called Owensboro Reads. Students and instructors included representation from all five OPS elementary schools.
The Public Life Foundation of Owensboro will provide funds to support the camp the next two summers.SurfKY News
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Hörzu reviews VODO's 'In Guantanamo'
It's great to see a 'traditional' TV magazine, Germany's 'number one TV magazine' Hörzu, reviewing a VODO release. We're grateful for progressive print media realising that 'real' films don't have to come out in the cinema or on TV – a proper net distribution can easily rival the amount of viewers associated with a small terrestrial or cable screening, so shouldn't viewers be entitled to a review from their trusted source? They sure should. Here's a translated excerpt of what Hörzu's Tanja Beeskow had to say:
"Copy me!" is the call of David Miller. His documentary "In Guantanamo" should see as many people as possible. He makes a close examination of the U.S. prison camp in Cuba, and shows how reporting is controlled by the U.S. military.
In May 2008 David Miller travels with his team for three days to Guantanamo. Together with other journalists, he was there to look around the site. But he finds that critical reporting is impossible – the U.S. military makes the event into a PR event.
The reporting is carefully controlled. The censorship of the images is evident in almost every scene. Everywhere are signs to draw attention to the recording ban. People whose faces can not be filmed are seen in abundance. As a journalist accidentally films cameras that he hasn't seen, he has to go through all his shorts and delete these scenes. Carefully controlled, the military presented the clean side of the prison.
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Dear STTI Members,
The Board of Directors convened via teleconference on 1 April 2014 and in Indianapolis on 5-7 June 2014. It is with a sense of accomplishment that we provide a summary of decisions and actions.
New Member Welcomed to the Board of Directors
The Board appointed Dr. Thora Hafsteinsdóttir to the position of director at the 1 April 2014 meeting and welcomed her to her first meeting on 5-7 June 2014. The appointment was necessitated after the resignation of Dr. Gladys Mouro due to ill health. Dr. Hafsteinsdóttir's term of appointment will expire at the 2015 House of Delegates. The transition of Dr. Hafsteinsdóttir to the Board created an opportunity for a new European regional coordinator, and during the Board's June meeting, Dr. Joy Merrell was appointed to that role. Dr. Merrell is currently Professor of Public Health Nursing at the College of Human and Health Sciences at Swansea University in Wales. She was a founding member of Upsilon Xi at-Large Chapter, based at Cardiff University, where she served as both treasurer and president.
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The Board approved funding for information technology upgrades and for improvements to the design of the STTI website. Upgrades will involve a more responsive design and dynamic content.
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After the acceptance of the Strategic Plan 2014-2020, the Board continued development and refinement of the strategic planning document for 2014-2020 focusing on the strategic goals. Objectives, activities, and metrics (i.e., key performance indicators) for each goal were reviewed and discussed. The board approved the metrics for 2014-2015 that are aligned to Strategic Plan 2014-2020.
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The Board of Directors received a report from the president and CEO on the first meeting of the Global Advisory Panel on the Future of Nursing (GAPFON). The panel's first meeting was convened in Switzerland in March 2014. The next GAPFON meetings will be in Puerto Rico (December 2014), followed by planned regional meetings in the Middle East (April 2015), Pacific Rim (June 2015), and Latin America/Caribbean (July 2015) with additional meetings in other areas through 2016. In the planning of the series of regional meetings, relevant stakeholders will be consulted around key issues and a plan to move forward with global health initiatives will be identified. As the convener for the group, STTI brought key nursing leaders together and funded the initial meeting. Because the goal is that GAPFON ultimately be self-sustaining, the Foundation Board and a Foundation Task Group are looking at possible future funding sources to sustain the work of the panel. The Board of Directors recommended that the work of GAPFON be incorporated as part of STTI's strategic plan and that regular updates be provided to the Board. STTI members will be kept informed of the group's progress via the
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• A side event during March 2015 as part of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) event was secured.
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It was a very ordinary-looking mallard duck….
Except for the superhero costume.
Still, it seems, we have to expect that sort of thing these days.
After all, it was less than a week ago when I as was strolling down the High Street I was passed by a zebra wearing bra, knickers, suspenders and stockings… on a skateboard. It wasn't long after that I saw the wood pigeon smoking a cigar whilst reading the Collected Poems of Keats.
It was then I started to wonder about the integrity of the space-time continuum and whether it had broken down completely, possibly due to the strain on its integrity caused by a sudden influx of porridge-eating bears into our local woods.
Not only was all the wildlife behaving rather oddly, there had been a rather disturbing influx of fairy tale characters into the locality during the last few weeks of the spring. All, no doubt, encouraged by those bears with the cottage in the woods and their porridge-eating escapades.
I was beginning to think that maybe some folk were right after all, reality just isn't the same as it was when I was a lad. These days there seems to be far too much magic and fantasy disturbing our sense of what should and shouldn't be the case.
Just then, a whole load of dwarf miners tumbled out of the pub dragging a very worse for wear Snow White with them, all singing… well, you know what they were singing, as they headed back to their cottage in the woods.


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Campbellsville Business and Professional Women celebrated Christmas at the home of Dr. Frank and Shirley Cheatham. Members brought canned goods to be donated the local food pantry. BPW meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at Creek Side Restaurant. Any working woman is invited to join or visit.
Briley Grace Edwards is the 2-year-old daughter of Bobby Edwards and Ashley Clark, both of Greensburg. Her grandparents are Phyllis and David King, Bonnie and Mike Clark, Steve and Connie Wood and Wayne Edwards, all of Campbellsville, and Vikki Edwards of Greensburg. Great-grandparents are Charles and Lucille Clark and Shirley Young, both of Campbellsville, and Naomi Edwards of Greensburg.
David and Lurah Jane Shouce Clark will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Jan. 18.
The Clarks were married on Dec. 9, 1958.
An open-house reception will be given in their honor on Sunday, Jan. 18 at Woodlawn Christian Church's Family Life Center from 2 to 4 p.m.
All relatives and friends are invited to attend. They request no gifts.
Richie Kayle and Terra Cherise French of Campbellsville announce the birth of a daughter, Ayden Cherise, at 11:44 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 10 at Spring View Hospital in Lebanon. She weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces and was 20 inches long.
Grandparents are Marie Harvey, Adolphus Holland and Kevin and Mary French, all of Campbellsville, Keith and Susan Anderson of Russell Springs and Mark Becker of Lemont, Ill.
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Holly Brianna Nallia was the first baby born at Lebanon's Spring View Hospital in 2009. Nallia was born Jan. 2 and weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces. She is the daughter of James and Crystal Nallia of Campbellsville. She has two brothers, Cole and Andy, and a sister, Makayla. Her grandparents are Karen and Ed Parrott of Campbellsville and Gerald Nallia and Judy Ward, both of Lebanon. Her great-grandfather is Roy Graham of Campbellsville.
Campbellsville Business and Professional Women's Club observed National Business and Professional Women's Club Week in October.
The local club hosted an awards banquet honoring several local people.
Cheryl Williams received the Rita Goldstein Award; Dr. Frank Cheatham was named Man of the Year; Pat Webster received the Citizen of the Year Award; Connie Phillips was named Woman of Achievement; and Diane Woods-Ayers received the Woman of the Year Award.
Taylor County Republican Women installed officers for 2009 during their Dec. 2 meeting at the home of Brenda Barnett. They are, from left, Frances Phillips, historian; Kathy Larimore, parliamentarian; Margaret Stewart, corresponding secretary; Barnett, secretary; Carol Mobley, first vice president; and Marlyn Shreve, president. Absent from photo are Jewell Rattliff, second vice president; Gladys Montgomery, third vice president; and Mary Ellen Hedgespeth, treasurer.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving recently published its fall national donor newsletter issue called "The Road Ahead."
The newsletter is mailed to donors throughout the country who have made major financial contributions to the organization.
A photo honoring the late Karen Cox, daughter of Joseph and Frieda Cox of Campbellsville, appears in the issue.
For each issue of The Road Ahead, selected photos of friends, family and loved ones who have been killed or injured in a drunk driving crash are published.
Taylor Regional Hospital Auxiliary Volunteers hosted their annual awards luncheon on Dec. 2 in the hospital's meeting room.
With 61 workers, the Auxiliary has given 8,085 1/2 volunteer hours in 2008 to assist Taylor Regional Hospital by working at the information desk, surgery department, emergency department, radiology department, cancer center, as greeter and gift shop.
The Auxiliary also collected canned food items to be donated to the local food pantry as part of their service to the community.
Ashley Tucker Green was honored with a baby shower Nov. 23 at the home of Janet Mills. She and her husband, David Green, are expecting their first child in January. Pictured are, from left, Carolyn Benningfield and Sharon Lee, hostesses; Debbie Miller, maternal grandmother-to-be; Stephanie Mills Johnson, hostess; Ashley; Susan Phillips, hostess; Karen Green, paternal grandmother-to-be; Mills and Shiela Newcomb, hostesses. Absent from photo is hostess Kelli Howard Shuffett.


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I have a proven winners Ms. Ruby Butterfly Bush and I planted it last spring and it has done very well. I was getting ready to prune it and wondered if anyone has experience with the Ms. Ruby? The Proven Winner's site says this: "Prune in late winter or early spring. In Northern states, this plant will die back to the ground though the roots are hardy." So the question I have is should I cut it back to the ground or leave some of the main branches in tact? Thanks |
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I have done both! Cutting it all the way back keeps it at a more reasonable size. One year I pruned one to look like a bonsai. That was pretty neat. It seems that you can't kill the things, so don't be afraid to give it a hard prune. Teresa |
Thanks girlcat! I'll be cutting it back this week as soon as the snow clears out. |
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Hi, I'm in Minnesota but I grow Miss Ruby also. I pruned down to about 6 inches and it came back great. Hopefully it survived another winter! Good luck with yours, Tony |
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Insurance Commissioner Bowler Approves Residual Market Auto Insurance Reform
"Clean in Three", Group Discount Retention, Other Provisions Added to CAR Rules
Following two public hearings and thorough review of Commonwealth Automobile Reinsurers' ("CAR") proposals, Commissioner Bowler is notifying CAR that its proposed rule changes, as modified by the Commissioner, are approved and that the Massachusetts Assigned Insurance Plan ("MAIP") will be implemented as an assigned risk system as of January 1, 2008, following a three-year transition period.
In considering CAR's proposals, Commissioner Bowler noted, "I have added modifications that are necessary to balance the need for consumer protections with the need to eliminate the inequity in the existing market. These changes will eliminate the gaming in the residual market system and motivate insurers to dedicate capital to reduce fraud, lower losses and increase voluntary insurance coverage in all areas of the state."
Commissioner Bowler added, "Nothing in this ruling increases the rate policyholders will pay or changes coverage options available to them. It reintroduces healthy market dynamics in order to attract new insurers to our state and ultimately provide agents and their customers a wider array of choices."
Residual Market Changes & Benefits
- Eliminates "subscription" requirements as basis for involuntary agencies assignment to insurers, ending the practice of insurers terminating voluntary agencies or acquiring other insurers' agencies to maintain or improve competitive position.
- Increases the market share requirement to 2% for insurers to directly service business placed in the high-risk pool or the MAIP, making the system more attractive to insurers not currently offering coverage in Massachusetts.
- Phases-out the high-risk pool deficit by requiring all insurers to be fully financially responsible for the losses of policyholders they are assigned through the MAIP.
- Creates incentives for insurers to increase voluntary coverage of policyholders in all areas of the state through the creation of a subsidy clearinghouse, which will allow insurers to collect the correct premium for each insured vehicle in the MAIP without affecting the premium charged to a policyholder.
- Establishes uniform claim handling practices and performance standards based on nationally accepted standards.
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- New "Clean in Three" provision prevents insurers from assigning any policyholder to the MAIP if they are experienced drivers (licensed 3+ years) who have not had at-fault accidents or moving violations within their most recent three years of driving experience and who have had no convictions for drunk driving or vehicular felonies within 5 years.
- During the transition period between January 2006 and January 2007, only policyholders who are relocating to Massachusetts without proof of previous driving history or who have obtained a license for the first time are eligible for assignment in the MAIP. During 2005, ceding of policyholders to the current high-risk pool will continue as currently done.
- Policyholders who are members of group marketing plans retain their discounts and cannot be assigned to the MAIP.
- With full implementation of the MAIP, newly licensed drivers added to an existing policy within a household must continue to be covered voluntarily with the current insurer.
- Insurers will be required to send written notice to policyholders detailing the reason(s) for denial of voluntary coverage and must establish an appeal procedure for policyholders to contest assignment to the MAIP.
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United States Attorney Michael J. Moore, Middle District of Georgia, announced today that Charity M. Holloway, age 38, of Griffin, Georgia, was sentenced before the Honorable Marc Treadwell, District Court Judge, Middle District of Georgia, to a term of 135 months imprisonment.
Holloway pled guilty on April 6, 2012, to Count Three of an Indictment charging her with Distribution of Child Pornography, in violation of Title 18 United States Code, Section 2252(a)(2). Counts One and Two of the Indictment will be dismissed.
The case involved two minor victims. The defendant admitted that between May 12, 2009, and October 19, 2009, she engaged in internet chats with a male subject whom she romantically pursued. The defendant admitted that she sent him sexually explicit photographs of herself and two minor children through the use of her computer and the internet. Some of the photographs displayed the genitals of the minors and sexually suggestive acts, movements and positions.
U.S. Attorney Moore stated, "Every time a sexually explicit image of a child is shown or distributed, that child is re-victimized. By making these cases a top priority, my office is working every day to protect our children and to put those who prey on their innocence in the penitentiary."
This case was investigated by Agents of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Special Investigations. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Verda Colvin, United States Attorney's Office, Middle District of Georgia.
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I am in Central Al. I bought 6 dasiy gardenias and planted 3 in full shade and 3 in afternoon sun. The 3 in full shade have not had a yellow leaf and 6 ft away the other 3 have hardly any green leaves . I am completely stumped. I have tried the Epsom Salt thing poured over the plants as well as putting it around the base. Also the blossoms have all turned yellow even unopened ones. I hate the way they look and am about to rip them out.
Any suggesitons would be appreciated. I have great big old regular gardenias in full shade and have never had a minutes trouble with them. They bloom and bloom and are beautiful. Thank you in advance . Caroline |
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Gardenias can be persnickety. They typically need shade at least in the afternoon, although you will occasionally see an old one growing in full sun. (Go figure.) They do not like competition from tree roots. This will make those leaves yellow up very fast. They do like rich, fertile soil and a steady level of moisture (not wet, mind you). Chances are, the problem with the three that are not thriving is they are not liking that afternoon soon. I'd advise you to move them. My best ones grow on the north side of my house. All gardenia blooms turn yellow as they age. Pull them off. If you think they need fertilizer, try giving them a cup of Holly Tone. |
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Property type | cabin |
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State land within walking distance (right off of the paved bike path outside your door). ORV Trails are 1 ½ miles away and can be driven right from the driveway.
This gorgeous cabin is located on an all sports lake and was recently renovated to an open floor plan. The bathroom has a full tub/shower with an endless hot water system. Equipped with dish network, DVD/CD & portable radio & patio fire pit to use. There is a full size charcoal grill on the uncovered brick patio along with a couple of chairs & a picnic table.
The yard is large enough to play games and also has a large fire pit. All of the essentials you might need (including movie rentals, ice cream stand, pizza, hot food, fire wood, etc.) is located across the street.
There is a bike/rollerblade/walking path right outside the front door which will take you around all 7 lakes in the area. A playground is located around the corner and a public beach/picnic area on Sand Lake is about 1/4 mile, restaurants, gas station & additional stores (all along the bike path).
We are located 15 minutes from East Tawas where there is plenty of shopping, piers for fishing, beaches on Lake Huron, putt putt golf, etc. We are also 30 minutes either way from Omer & Oscoda where there are canoe rentals. Hale is 15 minutes away also.
Please note that there are 2 cabins located on the same property which share the private sandy beach, yard and large fire-pit.
My husband's family built a cottage (with Sand Lake access) down the street in 1978. When his parents decided to sell the property we decided to purchase our property on Sand Lake. It is only 3 hours from where we live so we travel there often to 'get out of the city.'
Susan purchased this cabin in 2004
The cottage is only 10 miles from East Tawas and Lake Huron. There is a bike/rollerblade/walking path right outside the front door which will take you around all 7 lakes in the area. There is also a playground right around the corner and plenty of other children to play with in the area. We are located about 15 minutes from East Tawas where there is plenty of shopping, a long pier for fishing, beaches on Lake Huron, etc. We are also about 30 minutes either way from Omer & Oscoda where there are canoe rentals.
Beautifully renovated, open concept cottage on beautiful private sandy beach/lakefront on (all sports) Sand Lake. Our cottage has a fully equipped kitchen and dining area that is open to the living room. Enjoy the relaxation on the patio or enjoy the private beach. The water is so clear and sandy with a slow gradual slope and you can even see the snails making trails in the water! There is also a dock for swimming when weather permits. There is also a shared fire pit on the beach. Take a short walk to Huron National Forest State Park, playground and local stores for ice cream, pizza, movie rentals and other necessities.
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But he's also tried very hard to get away from that; he doesn't just want this to be the monthly show where people can go watch comedians tell serious stories from their life, or whatever. He really wants it to be a place where people who are fans of long-form stories can get perspectives from all across the spectrum. We recognize that it is a big challenge for us, too -- overcoming this obstacle of knowing we are just white dudes who are telling stories.
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Opera preview: 'Madama Butterfly' at Seattle Opera
Seattle Opera's new production of "Madama Butterfly," opening May 5, 2012, marks the company debut of acclaimed soprano Patricia Racette, who invests her young geisha Cio-Cio-San with vocal prowess, experience, passion — and nuances of classical Japanese theater.
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Composed by Giacomo Puccini; produced by Seattle Opera. May 5-20 at McCaw Hall, Seattle Center; $25-$241 (206-389-7676 or www.seattleopera.org). Note: A free HD simulcast of the opening-night performance of "Madama Butterfly" will be held at McCaw Hall and KeyArena. Reservations and information: www.seattleopera.org/keysimulcast.Which Italian opera was based on a Broadway play that was adapted from an American short story, inspired by a true incident in Japan, as evoked in a French novel?
That pan-global lineage belongs to "Madama Butterfly," the 1904 opera classic, and composer Giacomo Puccini's favorite among all his operatic works. One of the most-performed operas in the world, "Madama Butterfly" conveys through its mellifluous score the heart-rending tale of a romance between a young Japanese woman and an American naval officer, and its tragic aftermath.
Seattle Opera's new production of "Madama Butterfly" marks the company debut of acclaimed soprano Patricia Racette, who has won bravos in the demanding lead role of 15-year-old geisha Cio-Cio-San. She has logged more than 100 performances in the part, at the Metropolitan Opera, the Sydney Opera and elsewhere.
In addition to her vocal prowess, experience and passion, Racette invests her Cio-Cio-San with something else: nuances of classical Japanese theater.
Between rehearsals in Seattle, Racette reminisced about her memorable introduction to singing "Madama Butterfly," in the late 1980s.
"I was young and green and part of the Merola young-artists program at the San Francisco Opera," said the petite, vivacious American diva. "This was the first opera I'd sung in a foreign language.
"We went over to Japan for a month on a cultural-exchange program. And I studied there with Japanese teachers who taught us so much, like how to move and walk like a geisha. A samurai even taught me how to commit the ritual suicide. Before we did a performance of 'Butterfly' at the gravesite of the first Japanese singer to do the role, Tamaki Miura, I was wrapped in eight layers of kimonos."
The evolution of "Butterfly"
Racette brings that cross-cultural adventure to an opera embraced in the East and the West but also recently critiqued, in some circles, for its European, Imperialist-era view of all-consuming love and self-sacrifice.
It all began with 19th-century "paper marriages": unions between Japanese women and Western visitors to Japan, which the men viewed as convenient temporary arrangements but their partners took more to heart. There was one fabled incident of a singer in Nagasaki, Japan, with the stage name Butterfly, who married a Scotsman, gave birth to their son and was abandoned by her husband. His brother "reclaimed" the child and raised it with his wife as their own.
That poignant tale stirred the imagination of Pierre Loti, a French writer and naval officer familiar with Japan, and became the fodder for his novel "Madame Chrysanthemum" — the basis of a lesser-known opera by French composer André Messager.
But what moved Puccini to compose his own version was a play titled "Madame Butterfly" by prominent American writer-producer David Belasco, adapted from the John Luther Long short story of the same title. Long had the bereft wife Cio-Cio-San commit suicide after her husband, Lt. Pinkerton, left her and Japan — and years later, returned with a new American wife.
Watching Belasco's short play in London in 1900, Puccini reportedly was deeply moved — despite his tenuous grasp of the English language. The "exotic" setting, the outsized passions, the cruel misunderstandings and tragic climax were the stuff Italian opera was made of.
Today it is easy to view the piece as a projection of Western fantasies about Japanese culture, young Japanese women as exquisitely devoted love objects and part of a vogue for "Orientalia" that swept Europe after long-isolated Japan opened its borders to the West in the 1850s and exposed its vibrant cultural traditions.
Would a very young woman in Cio-Cio-San's position have risked being renounced by her family to marry an American? Would she have committed suicide with her father's sword to save face?
These are questions a social historian might answer quite differently than an artist of Puccini's temperament and attraction to tragic operatic heroines (Mimi in "La Bohème," Manon in "Manon Lescaut," etc.).
But Puccini didn't just rely on sentiment. Though he had never been to Japan, he avidly studied and incorporated some of its musical traditions and devices into his score. He also consulted with the wife of Japan's ambassador to Italy, who knew of true stories very similar to Butterfly's and introduced him to Japanese folk songs from which he borrowed.
As a leading contemporary Butterfly, Racette defends Puccini's conception of the character heartily.
"I don't like that image of her as a helpless victim," she declared. "She is the victim of circumstances, of a tragic cross-cultural misunderstanding.
"And she's a human being. She has moments of doubt. She's real, and relatable."
Racette noted that after the famously disastrous 1904 premiere of "Madama Butterfly" in Milan, Puccini revised the opera significantly over its next several (and far more successful) engagements — making, in her words, "Cio-Cio-San more assertive, and Pinkerton less of a jackass."
Getting the geisha right
Racette has starred in productions of the opera ranging from the very conventional to the very postmodern. She describes the Seattle Opera version, directed by Peter Kazaras, as somewhere in between the two.
Racette's rich, robust voice earns raves in the part, but her detailed and sympathetic portrayal of Cio-Cio-San is much admired, too. In a Metropolitan Opera "Madama Butterfly" staged by film director Anthony Minghella, The New York Times praised Racette's "facial expressions, gestures and physical tics" as those "of an innocent, trusting girl" and concluded, "Hers is a performance not to be missed."
Such accolades may stem in part, Racette agrees, from that month in Japan years ago. "I still get goose bumps when I think of our movement teacher showing us the tiniest movements of a geisha's walk: her gestures, the way she holds a teacup. It was something I will never forget."
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Great Information That Helps You Succeed At Work From Home Business
While running a business from home can be enticing, it can also seem overwhelming. But, how do you begin? And how can you make sure your online business will work? Having a home based business will spawn many questions. Read this article to find out what kind of things you will need to work on.
You should always be looking forward. Try to remember that your past successes are in the past. Keep your eyes on the goals you have set for today and the coming weeks. You will then be able to prepare of things to come and things that might happen. Through this process, you will never be surprised.
Track all of your expenses to save money. Included business expenses are things such as Internet service and car mileage related to your work. Being an owner and operator of your own business, your expenses have expenses of their own that can be removed off your taxes. Small expenses add up to a lot of money, so keeping track of these expenses and deducting them adds to your profit margin.
When it comes to your customer's needs, make sure you go beyond the call of duty to satisfy their unique requirements. For example, you could include a free gift with their order to show them that you value their business. Everyone loves to get something free. Let them know that you value their business.
It is important to get yourself a business specific email account so you can easily keep business and personal emails separate. Check your email in different places as well. You could choose to check one online, while having the other delivered to Outlook.
Going above and beyond what is expected will show your customers that you care. Pack a little something extra with their orders, or write them a nice thank-you note, letting them know how grateful you are for their business. Adding these little touches can make your customer feel appreciated. Show them that you'll go above and beyond to keep them happy.
If you want to make big money as a home based business owner, it is important to occasionally experiment and take chances. No matter how successful a business, it's important to keep it fresh and up to date. This will entice new people as well as keep your current customers coming back. You will not know what strategies will improve your business if you only use one or two all the time.
Anytime you decide to recruit employees for your home-based entity, you must conduct due diligence regarding their backgrounds. Employees need to be able to keep up with your business, so make sure that their backgrounds indicate that they are skilled and reliable.
Make sure you do some research on any potential recruits to your home based business staff. You want to make sure that your employees are reliable and skilled in the product that you are going to sell, or else you are taking the risk of your business flopping.
When you serve as the lone operator of a home-based business, it is important that you are the only one able to decide financial issues pertaining to it. Permitting someone else to use business credit accounts may be something you end up regretting, because they may also purchase things that are not deductible expenses.
Gaining your family and friends' support is very important when starting your home-based business. It can be very hard to start a business out of your home. You need to have the support of your family if you want to be able to start a successful home business enterprise.
You can build a strong mailing list by adding an option for visitors to enter their email addresses. You should have this on each page of your website, so that a user will have more than one opportunity to sign up.
If your business has an address outside of your actual home, then use it, rather than a PO box for your business address. Your customers will feel more comfortable knowing your company is not a faceless entity. Customers will be more likely to trust your brand because they know that someone will receive their feedback once it has been sent in the mail.
As was mentioned earlier in this article, a home based business can be both appealing and intimidating. Hopefully you have gleaned some good information and advice from the tips shared in this article. Put that advice into action, and watch as things begin to work more smoothly for your online business.
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This is the twig of a hydrangea you gave me last year I beleive and wanted me to grow as a topiary. It's not very full but has just bloomed and the lime green color is very beautiful. Thanks very much!!!!! Richie |
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Enjoy! This is a seedling from Limelight. As you can see it's true to the parent. |
This combination of the two greens will sparkle against the white. It's beautiful! Molie |
Wow! That's gorgeous! New fence, Richie? Looks good! :) |
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Hi Dee, Yes, new fence. I had to do something because the house in back of me is really getting rough! |
I've decided I need one of these. I'm already picturing the bouquets I could make with this and a deep purple hydrangea which a friend of mine has. Ooh, can't wait! Dee |
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Wow, Richie, that looks fabulous!! Really, it's just wonderful. I remember the lot behind you and this definitely improves the view and gives a great backdrop for your plants. I like the way the bit of lattice work at the end keeps it from looking too stockade-like. Did you put in the fence yourself? Can I ask where you got it from? It's so nice to see a wooden fence - I don't care for the vinyl/plastic ones that are so popular now. Are you going to stain or paint it? Sorry for all the questions. It's just that I've been considering a fence around a garden and I'm just not sure - I'm on the fence, lol! Sorry, that just popped into my head, lol. But seriously, it really looks great. Nice job! P.S. One last question - are you going to grow anything up the fence? I know you've done some espalier work before, so this might be a good site for more, depending on sun exposure. P.P.S Okay, one LAST question - where did you get the planter? Very nice! |
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HI Dee, I just want to take out the tiger lillies and move the asters in back of the dogwood. The lillies were in bloom so I didn't want to move them yet and I don't want mess the asters up now also. I had the fence installed by Orange Fence. I don't care for vinyl much either except that it's easy to maintain. I have to water seal this one every few years now. I'm not sure I want to let anything grow up it since I have to water seal it every 3 years. The planter came from Marcucio's Garden Center on route 34 in Derby in front of Lowes. It's two pieces. |
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The journalist Andy Rowell wrote a blog last night asking "BP will survive, but what about the others?" He was specifically talking about the rest of the oil industry in north America, but the immediate fallout could yet cause further damage to the other two companies directly involved in the gulf oil spill: Halliburton and Transocean.
Transocean received a reminder that the pain has not yet eneded last month when Moody's downgraded its credit rating from Baa2 to Baa3. Last night Kenneth Austin from Moody's explained the ratings agency's thinking.
"Regardless of the responsibility that Transocean will bear for the Macondo blowout, we do not believe that its risk profile reflects a Baa2 ratings."
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BP's drilling company Transocean, which owned the rig leased by BP, insured its oil platform at Lloyd's of London. Lloyd's has estimated net losses from the explosion at up to $600m. It has asked a judge to limit its exposure as an insurance carrier for Transocean, on the basis that BP was grossly negligent.
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WRUP: Foxlight and the fiercest mount, like, ever {WoW}
Jun 4th 2011 10:11PM I bought one for my fiancé, as it was her birthday on the 3rd. I thought it looked so damn nice, I bought one for myself. I didn't want to ruin it for her and so I haven't told her - so for the next week or so I'll have to keep an ear out in case she comes into my office. It'd take away some of the "special-ness" - and she'd Sparta me into next week.
There has been a lot of derision about it in Trade: Blizzard making millions from people's desire to have something not everyone can have. Players not earning mounts by painstaking raiding or gathering. Blizzard making players lazy by supplying all their characters with mounts. Blah blah blah.
To those people I say the following:
I bought the mount to see the smile on my partner's face. Nobody could or should put a negative spin on that.
The mounts cost me almost two hours of work in the real world. Sure, there are some people out there who can't afford it (or more likely mummy and/or daddy won't buy it for them) and that's a pity, but if USD $25 means the difference between you being able to eat this week - maybe you're better off reassessing whether you should be spending the USD $15 on your subscription. That may come across as nasty but I personally know of two people who are barely scraping through financially - and yet seem to have ample money for Foxtel (Australia's rediculously expensive cable), WoW, cigarettes and beer. If you have the disposable income to part with, good for you. If you don't and you REALLY want it, tell your friends and have them chip in for one for your birthday.
Now both my fiancé and I have two mounts we can choose from when we roll yet another alt.
Totem Talk: Restoration PTR patch 4.2 changes {WoW}
May 18th 2011 6:13PM @TheBlob
So, so very true. Certainly, having your class "nerfed to the ground" (as many QQ-ers will say) can be frustrating - but Blizzard almost always gives something back in return. That's why they call it an adjustment.
Every class has had its share of buffs and nerfs and in every single case, it's been because of a ligitimate concern over their power in a PvP/raid environment. I for one look forward to these changes: after playing the same spec for almost 5 years, the occasional rethink on strategy is like learning the class all over again.
Cross-realm Dungeon Finder premium service coming soon {WoW}
May 17th 2011 6:13PM I personally would pay three times my subscription fee if I could do the following:
1. Add someone from another server to my friend's list without asking them for their Real ID.
2. Group up with those people - or even just chat to them.
How many times have you completed a really successful run (or series of instances) with a group and said to yourself, "I wish I could add these players to my friend's list and run with them all day when time isn't such an issue"? I imagine all of you have felt that way at least once.
I understand why Blizzard has plans to implement a fee for the feature: it will stop LFD becoming a "closed shop" where player wait times balloon out to epic proportions because everyone else is using the feature. As a result. I think we should all take a step back and wait until there is more information on it.
Breakfast Topic: How do you cope with broken addons? {WoW}
May 11th 2011 6:05PM I'm the same with Bartender and Altoholic - although at last count I had 112 addons running. If any of those break temporarily, I just switch the offending addon off and keep going until a fix appears on my Curse update application, but if it's Bartender or Altoholic - I get stuck. If DBM is broken, I simply wing if or refrain from raiding. Winging it is far more fun though.
I too had hassles with MSBT, so I just switched it off. About the only things I missed was knowing I'd made a killing blow and ore and herb totals on my farming character.
Actually, add FishermansFriend to my list if "can't do without" addons: fishing is too painful without if.
Around Azeroth: Drop bear! {WoW}
Apr 27th 2011 5:25PM Damn it! We still had years of getting tourists to wear heavy jackets and helmets in summer, putting vegemite behind their ears, wearing ice cream containers on their heads, wearing mirrored sunglasses (remembering to always look up when walking under a tree).
At least we can mess with apprentices by sending them to the store to buy a new spirit level bubble, a long weight (wait), left-handed screwdriver or a skyhook.
How lag forced me to play a little differently {WoW}
Apr 21st 2011 6:29AM Living in Australia, we've always had terrible lag. Even with top-of-the-line ADSL2 , I'll still cop 200ms on a *really* good day. You learn to live with it though and addons like Quartz help a lot. I think a lot of us here would probably spend a lot of time twiddling our thumbs with 90ms latency.
Tell you what though, 90ms would be great for Crysis 2. No more setting up your melée attacks three days before starting a multiplayer match...
Blood Pact: Witching around with demonology {WoW}
Apr 20th 2011 6:28AM Off topic a bit, but the funniest thing I ever saw was on the day that Meta went live:
My (far) prettier half was tooling around in Duskwood and decided to use it. She then saw another player and ran toward him/her.
That character is probably still running to this day.
Ready Check: Get ready for raiding changes in patch 4.1 {WoW}
Apr 15th 2011 6:33PM I'm very excited about maelstrom crystals being purchasable. The going rate for the top-end melée DPS enchant is currently 14k - 20k gold on Aman'Thul - which hurts.
Breakfast Topic: How are you managing your alts? {WoW}
Apr 14th 2011 5:55PM I now have four 85s running around, but I concentrate mainly on my awful Retadin and Resto Shaman for dungeons/raids. My Druid takes care of gathering herbs and ore while my Warrior skins his hairy little butt off. Any cloth is sent to my partner's Warlock for her tailoring.
I see where you're coming from with dailies and gathering helping leveling: my partner levelled Her Warlock from 80 to 85 with only a small amount of questing and never setting foot in a dungeon. She did it all with archaeology - but she's masochistic like that.
I love creating alts, but they will generally have a set role they will fulfill, be it a tradeskill or raid role.
Officers' Quarters: How to replace an absentee guild leader {WoW}
Apr 11th 2011 6:33PM We've had the same hassles with our guild: Rift. We held a meeting in March after realising that due to a major gear/communication disparity between players, we would remain a 0/12 guild until several players pulled their fingers out and started putting in some work on their characters. It was decided by the entire guild that we would suspend raiding for a month, giving those who needed to gear up a chance to do so. We would re-convene in April and smash it.
Then Rift came.
It's almost mid-April now. Several guildies have suspended or cancelled their accounts In favour of Rift and most of those who remain in WoW have left for greener pastures. I've been lumped with the job of letting players know that the guild is, for all intents and purposes, dead - and to point them in the direction of a fairly successful raiding guild which has offered to take them on.
There is a light at the end of the tunnel - hopefully. I am currently negotiating with the GL to hand the keys to STBW (Soon To Be Wife) to keep the guild ticking over instead of disbanding, before I myself take my leave.
It's a pity really.
Anyone looking for an awful retadin with an awful, AWFUL shaman healer alt?


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New Albany Housing Authority Executive Director Bob Lane has some tough decisions to make.
With Congress unable to reach an agreement, Lane is attempting to adjust to an 18 percent annual budget cut due to the federal sequester.
The reduction in this year's operating budget of about $850,000 has already led to the merger of some NAHA offices, and in time could result in possible employee furloughs, reduction of services and even the loss of public housing units.
Lane estimated that NAHA could close 40 Section 8 housing units in the coming years if the federal matter isn't resolved.
"We've got to look at everything," Lane said Friday.
Through attrition, Lane said the units could be shut down as families move out. The NAHA has operated at a 99 percent occupancy rate for the past three years, and about 46 percent of public housing residents in the city are less than 18 years old, according to the organization.
Lane said he isn't disputing the issue of debt reduction, but doesn't support how the matter has been handled by Congress.
Now with 55 employees, NAHA has seven fewer workers on staff than five years ago. The thought of cutting employees' salaries, reducing benefits or further trimming the staff aren't appealing propositions for Lane.
"This should not be on the backs of the people who serve low-income" residents, he said. "There are other cuts that could be made in this country."
Congress approved a bill two years ago declaring a plan must be approved to reduce the national deficit by $4 trillion or automatic budget cuts would start in 2013.
The arbitrary cuts are estimated to tally about $1 trillion and began March 1.
President Barack Obama has stated he was hopeful the threat of the sequester would be so unattractive that Democrats and Republicans would find a compromise.
"I believe such a balanced approach that combines tax reform with some additional spending reforms, done in a smart, thoughtful way is the best way to finish the job of deficit reduction and avoid these cuts once and for all that could hurt our economy, slow our recovery, put people out of work," Obama told The Associated Press.
According to the White House, unless Congress acts, the sequester will cut funding for first responders in local communities, eliminate jobs for 30,000 teachers and school staff and end afterschool programs for about 1.2 million kids.
Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., said recently in a stop in New Albany that a bipartisan approach and a balanced budget could stave off the sequester.
"What we're trying to do is put together a long-term budget plan that is mixed and balanced so that we can get back to a balanced budget," he said.
As far as federal funding goes, the reduction to the NAHA budget is closer to 30 percent.
Rent payments from public housing residents were estimated to bring in about $2.26 million this year, with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development subsidies to account for the remainder of NAHA's $6.1 million 2013 budget. According to the NAHA, the organization has about $1.8 million in annual expenses related to utilities and property insurance that it cannot control. That leaves about $4.3 million for this year in operating costs primarily tied to maintenance, protective services and administration costs.
Lane recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet with Indiana congressmen about the public housing cuts. He said most of the conversations were centered around regulations and "red tape," which he said drive up expenses for public housing agencies.
"You can't operate with unfunded mandates," Lane said.
According to NAHA, no local or state dollars are required to operate the organization's programs.
The sequester hasn't yet affected NAHA's plan to reconfigure the 512 units and more than 50 buildings that comprise Broadmeade Terrace, Parkview Towers and Parkview Terrace. The three complexes adjacent to Bono Road embody the largest continuous public housing site in Indiana, according to Lane.
The $60 million project would primarily be funded through tax credits and could start next year.
Public housing history
• The New Albany Public Housing Authority launched in 1937.
• The annual average income of NAHA residents as of 2013, according to the organization.