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Rob has a very smart post, which sparked a thoughtful comments thread, over here. I was wary of even chiming in, considering how productive it has been without our input. I also don't want anyone to think there is a foolproof way to make it on the cover. But I thought I'd try to clarify a few issues that were raised by the post and in the comments:
1). If a story is on the cover, it should be an Editor's Pick. If not, it was oversight or error. When that happens, let us know.
2). All Editor's Picks won't make it on the cover. We just have limited real estate -- it's hard to get all the great content on there. We still hope that people will find that content through the Editor's Picks tab on the cover page.
3). Update times: We're still sticking to the twice-a-weekday publishing schedule though, you may have noticed, we're mixing it up a lot more in between those two publishing times, hoping to get more content on there, especially during heavy news cycles.
Again, I'm wary of adding to Rob's list because, the truth is, there are great posts we all swoon over that are often unclassifiable. One of my first bosses, a brilliant editor, used to say he was only looking for interesting stories to run in the magazine -- maddeningly vague, completely subjective and totally true. The best content can sometimes never be predicted. That said, some general suggestions for writing not just for the cover, but for your own audience:
• Be a great filter. A number of posts have made it to the cover by alerting us to some great story (or video) somewhere else. Cam's piece alerting us to Obama's appearance on O'Reilly; Stellaa's post on the riveting videos of Sarah Palin before her congregation; a wealth of entertainment gossip that others have posted. We're looking for quality, but we're also looking to build a vibrant magazine cover -- interesting, breaking news or fresh information helps a lot. (Tagging it "breaking news" helps in these cases.)
• Back up your points with links to primary sources. We don't know if you're an expert or not, but we can tell if you're grounding your provocative posts in fact.
• Write for your audience. Internalize what their needs are, what questions they have, what will be interesting to them. Maybe you're trying to build an audience of, say, orthodontists, ornithologists or Japanese pop-culture junkies. Your posts may not make it on the Open cover that often -- or ever -- so don't write for us, write for the people you want reading you.
• Upload a photo in your profile account. It's hard to want to invest time with a post whose writer can't take the time to upload a simple author image.
* Craft your headlines. Yes, we change them on the cover all the time (a lot of times, purely for space reasons). But in scanning through the Most Recent directory, a good headline (clever -- or even just very direct) can make a difference. Headlines, after all, are essentially ad copy. It's your hard sell.
Generally, on most days, there's just two of us reading through the day's offerings. It is, may I humbly say to you, a pretty great job. The quality is often remarkable. But it's a growing job, with 200 or more posts some days, a number that will only grow. We do rely on Ratings, we look at Most Read (which is getting a database upgrade -- but will return to the cover soon), we look at what's getting comments, we look at contributors who are consistently great. And still, we'll miss great stuff. But the cover isn't the ultimate metric. In the coming months, we hope to have traffic information easily available to all bloggers, so you can see just how many visits your posts get. I can tell you that your blogs are also getting scanned by those pesky Google spiders, and you're getting traffic from the big search engines, too -- some of the most popular posts on Open haven't even made the OS cover but made big connections in the larger Web universe. More on how to optimize that later (unless one of you want to blog on how to use Google to build your audience? Alert me if you do).
Also: the share buttons in the top right-hand corner of most posts can really be valuable -- a story that gets a lot of bookmarks on Digg or Reddit will get an awful lot of eyeballs outside of our universe.
Solitude is sometimes a wonderful thing, However, here on OS solitude is not what we are seeking. I mean, how many of us write something just to blast it off into empty cyberspace like those satellites that have all kinds of memorabilia in their gut. Even if there IS sentient life out there, the chance of intelligent life finding that one tiny satellite in the entire vast universe is infinitesimally small.
I'm sure that your post is a response to the many posts I've seen recently about not getting on the cover or not getting noticed. But most of the advice that I have seen is technical and I think that part of the answer is social.
I really think that some more advanced social features could facilitate a way for OS members to get to know each other as well as better support the work that they admire. Even a simple way to comment on comments would help. Now, if you want to have any discussion with an author or another member with the current linear mode it is necessary to go off comment and then it's impossible to keep track of who is saying what to who! So - threads perhaps? Or perhaps someone has a better idea.
In the past few days I've stopped writing at all to post a few things that just help people to get to know my personally,(and because I needed a break from politics) but I don't know if anyone sees those posts either.
No one likes those hideous counters at the bottom of web pages , but perhaps an invisible tally could serve to inform authors if anyone is visiting. If someone finds me and is uninterested, that's ok! I think I can speak for others when I say we'd just like to know if anyone is out there.
Thanks for explaining the editorial process. Major Kudos! I love Open Salon. I've been fan of the regular Salon for a long time time and am thrilled that there's an open environment for sharing and posting.
Ahem. Despite this assertion, our pink-haired friend is on the cover right now, under 'top-rated 24 hours.'
Where there's a will, there's a way. Troll on, Freaky.
(And Kerry, thanks to you and the other editors for your hard work and good job on the site. It really is appreciated, and I find the site very well designed, easy to use, and terribly addictive.)
You do have a great job. And thanks, I'm not sure I know of anyone who isn't happy to be along for the ride.
I'm just not so sure about using ratings as a means to find front-page or editor's pick posts. Not all of us actively "network" here, and I for one am uncomfortable buck trading or appealing to "friendship" for views and ratings. A lot of others are probably that way as well, and likely don't get the high ratings as a result, despite having done great work.
I never check the "highest rated" column. I sometimes look at what my friends have posted recently, but most often I just look at the activity feed and click on things that sound interesting, or that are written by people with whom I'm familiar.
I don't know - I just hope this place never becomes a jealousy-ridden hive for favoratism, frustration, and desperation to be heard. The smaller community was nice for its slowness and intimacy. Now it's not necessarily worse, just different.
I'm trying to figure out what's different between my experience here versus at salon, and there's something more connecting about being on salon. I think it's because there I find threads where my "friends" are. Maybe that's true here as well, and I've just not been here long enough? Also, I find that I'm spending more time here and less at salon, and I'm feeling bad about that and pondering why. This site feels more social and that one more intellectual maybe--but I still feel sort of alien here. Not asking anyone to solve this, just observing. And it worries me that salon will lose its readership as people move here from there. I'm wondering what your goals are about this. Surely you don't think people magically have twice the time as before just because you've opened up a new forum for them?
Also, you still didn't really mention timing. If you get 200 posts a day, when do they come in mostly? Is it better to post with the flood or during low tide? Or are you sleeping during low tide?
I like to know stuff up front; I've not been here long enough to have the right to complain, but as artsfish says, occasionally I've found something that's just terrific and really feels like it should be highlighted, especially as compared with some of the more gossipy front page stuff that occasionally makes it.
Kind of along those lines, and regarding the original topic: I think it's easier for nonpolitical posts to make the cover. That's because there are so many political posts that you have to be really good to stand out. I'd guess at least 50% of the OS blog posts in the last week have been about Sarah Palin, but only 2 or 3 of them make the cover at a time, with another maybe 7-10 cover posts that are about different topics entirely.
As for the echo chamber concerns: We're not trying to advance any agenda here. We'd love to consistently showcase a broad array of smart thinking, from across the political spectrum.
I think you're right about that. They simply can't have the front cover be all politics (Palin) all the time.
For my part, political commentary (and sometimes satire) is my bread and butter, so I'm just going to have to deal with the consequences of running with a bigger herd.
Agreed also on the sentiment that there should be more Republican or conservative views, although they would probably appear in such small numbers that they would get torn assunder from all sides. This would probably then result in only the trolls being willing to show themselves, and so the obnoxiousness factor would skyrocket.
Even still, it would make for more interesting engagements. Nothing like a truly adversarial argument to bring out one's A-game.
I find McGarrett50 to be a thoughtful conservative type.
PS: LOL, even as I post this I realize my last two comments have been touting unity over divisiveness and here I'm looking for some contention. Maybe I need your couch!
Well I don't mind being disagreeable (that sometimes gets me in trouble) but I don't find a lot of stuff on here to disagree with.
I suspect the tone of the site is pretty well set but I guess our best shot at trying to get some differences of opinion around here is for all of us to try to voice our thoughts (even and perhaps especially the dissident ones) but also to be civil and welcoming about it.
I have not read McGarrett50 but based on your rec I will check him out. Thanks. :)
And there is a practical consideration as well for anyone who wants to build a readership here. If you comment on a very active post, you are virtually guaranteed an audience. If you write a new post, it's kind of a crap shoot whether anyone will notice it. I see a lot of the new people writing posts, and unfortunately many of those posts aren't read very much. If instead they began by commenting on active posts their material would definitely be read.
There are very few posts that are great in and of themselves. Typically what makes for a great post is not just the original post, but also the comments. Commenting is kind of like being in a bike race -- you might not be one who crosses the finish line first, but you can be someone who helps the victor to win. In other words, we should look at great posts as being team, not individual efforts.
This is why it would be great if we could rate comments as well as posts, and be able to see not only the top rated posts, but the top rated comments as well. I think that would help new members become noticed and start to build a readership. I believe it would also cut down on the number of new posts, and that the remaining posts would be of higher quality.
I think I have to disagree with you regarding the commenting to readership ratio. I spend a huge amount of time commenting, not because I want someone to notice me, but because I feel I'm in an interactive dialogue and I have something to say. However, I haven't noticed any difference in the response to anything I've posted. Possibly that's because I post very little that has anything to do with politics, or possibly what is there is of little interest.
In any case, as I mentioned above, there is no way to know unless someone comments or thumbs.
And another thought occurred to me; What about people who read who aren't members? A post can be found on Google, but if a non member visits they can only read.
Does this make sense to anyone? (Again, not knocking earnest praise, just the system that encourages trite commentary).
Sure, and that's a perfectly good reason to comment. But I think a lot of people come here because they have something to share and want an audience. But a good post can take hours to write. At some point many people are going to do a cost-benefit analysis and conclude that spending that amount of time only to have the post slide through the activity queue in a few minutes just isn't worth it. When that happens everyone loses.
artsfish: "However, I haven't noticed any difference in the response to anything I've posted. Possibly that's because I post very little that has anything to do with politics, or possibly what is there is of little interest."
Hmmm . . . . I'll have to think about that. In fact I'll check out your blog and see what you have been up to.
Lainey writes: "I think you've crystallized what I formerly called pandering. I think what I really meant was triteness. But it seems necessary to get noticed! Here's what I mean: People (and I'm a people too--not excluding myself here) feel the need to add trite comments like "Great post, so and so" all over the place--NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT in and of itself, just that it feels burdensome after a while to feel the need to show your face everywhere just to get noticed."
I also offer the "great post" type of comment, not so that I get noticed, but so that the post gets noticed. I do this especially on posts that I like but that haven't gotten a lot of action. It's way of making the post visible to others in the activity queue. Of course, if the post already has a number of rating and comments, "great post" doesn't add to the discussion.
I'm just thinking out loud, btw. (I suppose one might call that trite, huh? Maybe I'll go outside and play with my family now!)
I am new here to posting, but I will offer a few, hopefully coherent observations from the vantage point of a newby:
I find the level of discourse very refreshing. I have seen too many sites that are thread-based dissolve so quickly into sniping. In the few times that I have seen name-calling or baiting, either the original author or another called out of bounds and re-focused the topic.
There is a lot of commentary here and in other postings about liberals, left, progressive, right-wing, etc. and polarizing viewpoints. I try to keep track of how each writer is using each term, but it makes me a little bit dizzy.
If I could offer a humble suggestion, perhaps somewhere in there lies the start of another meta-thread from someone who gets more readers than I have (yet - is that more pandering? sorry, I stay hopeful).
I have paid attention to politics for about 20-odd years and the definitions of these terms have gotten fuzzier and fuzzier. Context is important. To my family in the South, I am a crazy communist liberal feminist. Yet, I feel fairly moderate compared to a lot of people posting here, and ones I know in Washington DC, Austin, Boulder and omg-NYC.
2c. The endless campaigning and spin-wars do little to clarify the debate. What's up is down, what's down is up. Some here argue for position/issue based discussion, but the issues by definition are framed within the labels.
e.g., I have a number of friends who consider themselves fairly liberal (i.e., tolerant or libertarian, really) on social issues but abhor big government. They identify as Republicans.
Yet, are the Republicans still the party of small government?
I know others who don't give a hoot about the structure of government, lean moderate to right on social issues, but saw the Iraq War as the primary issue the last two times around.
So, in summary - Are conservative and liberal only applied to the social issues? Or are they the only ones that are still clear. Which voices is it you'd want to attract.
All would be lovely. But also clarification and discussion would enlighten.
Thanks, Kerry! all!
"As for the echo chamber concerns: We're not trying to advance any agenda here. We'd love to consistently showcase a broad array of smart thinking, from across the political spectrum. "
This is very good to hear, because as Stella alluded to, I think it only helps us raise our game when we are challenged (constructively and respectfully hopefully), and consider other viewpoints.
I love the forum here, and don't get to spend nearly as much time reading and commenting as I would like. I use my blog here to pursue the topics that don't necessarily fit with my audience and intent in the other places I write, and find this audience really invigorating to continue to work through my craft, not to sound to high falutin, but there it is.
Thanks for this community, and the exposure/substantive feedback it allows us!
(And Kerry, you really know how to make a grown troll cry, I am not sure what Freaky will do when she reads your comment waaay up there. Of course, I can't wait to find out.)
It may not be perfect, but it's still an amazing conception and is very user-friendly AND gives you a shot at gaining an audience without having to immerse yourself in metatagging and other web promotion methods.
I can see wanting to attract a larger audience but it would also seem to attract lots of troll-like behavior.
Maybe I'll add the second line: Note - I only have one out-dated blog posted so do not feel obligated to check me out.
Since discovering Open Salon, I will say that I am not a "social networker" kind of person because of the full and rich life that I have. But I have been taken by the people here and the quality of the writing and the people themselves, and the almost complete absence of malice and snarking that is unfortunately common in many social networking sites.
Since the short time I've joined (August 12th), I've had the good pleasure of meeting in person 5 On Salon bloggers: Joan Walsh, her daughter Nora, Dave Cullen, Lonnie, and JD. This has been unexpected and delightful fantastic. I've made other online friends as well and hope to meet them some day.
I write on a variety of subjects and humor is something I usually inject into everything I write about, as well as my therapy practice. I
find that humor is a potent stress reliever, tension easer and practical. Laughing out loud on a daily basis can add 8 years to your life!
I have no expectations. I've had some of my posts end up as an Editor pick and some land on the cover, much to my unexpected delight.
Also, I'd really like to have page views. At least I'd know that someone visited, even if they didn't rate or comment.
Finally, I'd really like the option to headline (and subhead) my post myself for the cover. No offense Kerry, but you've missed the mark on what I was trying to convey on both of my cover posts. I've noticed other folks' complaints on that subject too.
I wouldn't mind having a deck (subhead) and the option for call-outs in the body of the post itself as well - may as well ask!
Also, I hope you can make it clearer/easier for members to promote posts they really like. You are telling us here something worth remembering -- that posting a comment makes the post more visible to the system. Tell us what else we can do to bring the light to the good work we uncover.
What if there were some kind of a starred rating system that let users rank posts? This might help visitors find some of the less traveled roads. It also allows better resolution than the simple "thumbs up" designation we have now.
I think the key to promoting the best posts is to allow readers (rather than writers) to make recommendations. I know this would be a software challenge, but Amazon has that very nice feature in which readers get a message saying "People who looked at this item also looked at these items" or "People who rated this item highly also rated this highly."
I know such a system is very difficult to implement. But if members can recommend posts to other members, as in "if you liked this you'd also love this" that would help. There is, of course the risk of abuse, but simply establishing the rule that a reader can't recommend his own work would help control this.
Even still, it would make for more interesting engagements. Nothing like a truly adversarial argument to bring out one's A-game.
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A complete technology partner for exhaust after-treatment systems to the manufacturers of heavy trucks and buses, Swedish-based Swenox AB benefits from its long, distinguished history of producing exhaust systems for first the car industry and more recently the heavy and medium truck and bus markets.
The origins of Swenox date back to a car assembly plant established on the Nyköping site in 1948. SAAB bought the company in 1960 and turned it into a factory for car components, including exhaust systems. The UK-based Hexadex Group, which has interests in both the OEM and aftermarket sectors of the truck and bus market, acquired the business in 2001. Swenox has a head office and production facilities located in Nyköping, near Stockholm, and a technical centre in Gothenburg.
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"Eberspaecher specialises in a number of areas, from passenger vehicle heaters and exhausts to heavy duty exhausts and it is in this latter sector that Swenox has built itself a reputation for quality performance. What Swenox is doing in Sweden today shows just how well matched the two companies are and how easy it will for the two to work together on future products and projects."
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Hey, speaking of rhetoric, the whole public school failing thing is rhetoric. Rhetoric produced by people in the name of FUD and school vouchers. (Also, if you think a $7,000 voucher is going to get little Joe Underprivileged in the same school as Billy Gates IV, you're out of your goddamn mind.)
But wait! Everybody knows that the public school system in this country is a dismal failure. Everybody says so and it's in the news constantly. Nooope. Everybody thinks it's *someone else's* public schools that suck. Actual approval parents have for their childs public school is quite high. You want to see the power of rhetoric though: here it is.


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Sony has confirmed that its faithful black box has ceased production worldwide, following news last week of production coming to an end in Japan.
Sony has confirmed to The Guardian that the end of production isn't exclusive to Japan. The PlayStation 2 has been in production for 12 years and sold 150 million units worldwide, making it the best selling console in history–not a bad achievement.
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During the months of May through September, Baltimore County Public Library has 19 convenient branches that are open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Residents can cool off while reading a book or enjoying scheduled events at a branch in their community. Visit the Baltimore County Public Library website to get more information on the library branch nearest you or call 410-887-6100.
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Baltimore County Senior Centers are also open to the general public, regardless of age, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Residents who visit these locations to get relief from the heat can watch television, read a book or sit and relax. Visit the Department of Aging website for information on their 20 Senior Centers or call their Senior Center Information and Assistance line at 410-887-2594.
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"Residents need to know that the County has plenty of resources available where they can go to get cool," said Dr. Gregory Wm. Branch, Director of Health and Human Services. "From libraries and senior centers to churches, movie theaters and malls, there is a place in every community where you can get relief from the heat, and I urge you to use them if you do not have air conditioning."
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Lyman High School pep band rocked the Corn Palace Thursday, November 15, providing entertainment before and between matches of the opening round of the Girls' State B Volleyball Tournament. The Raider pep band prepared 32 selections and six school songs for the roughly 80 minutes of music performed. Only 47 bandsmen participated in the "band of the day," due to the absence of the volleyball players. The band directors are Scott and Julie Murihead.
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In the end, even the frog-faced, beaten-up Teach, barely running on the fumes of illusion, must conclude: "We all live like cavemen...there is nothing out there." This nihilistic cry in the wilderness is the kind of thing Mamet would wrap in an even heavier blanket of words in later plays, but it's the essence of all his work. In a world bereft of trust and brought low by materialism, we are cavemen.
Talkative, actorish cavemen, to be sure--cavemen in love with the torrents of dialogue that have been provided them. But cavemen all the same.
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Well ... That doesn't mean much, but OK. I didn't have high hopes for it happening anyway.
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TTGL was 26 episodes and some real shit happened in it.
In Avatar they were pre to early teens. They're 17 now. I think we'll have a bit more romance going on.
oh yeah... i ALMOST forgot that..But still i'd like not tooooo muuuuuccch, if you know what im saying. I like romance but i want it to develope casually or something man, i just want to enjoy the show thats all, and i think i will.
i like korra's voice but it sound so mature sometimes i dunno...
Also Samurai Champloo was 26, although the ending was niffy, hey FLCL was 6 episode...
Back to LoK, SCARY FANGIRLS ;A;
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FLCL was 6 episodes wtf are you talking about. Additionally, the guy who played Mugen (and Leeron) plays Amon.
Oh yeah sorry >__<,, I confused it with something else... ANYWAYS...
Amon got me to get goosbumps and a shiver of my spine so, awesome.
EDIT: aaaah guys have you seen episode 4 it got leaked? (i wish i could watch korra on nick, i guess ill just have to wait then its in the netherlands but i'd watch it again anyways)SPOILER! :
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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Reunites With Johansen For 'The Undertaker' (EXCLUSIVE)
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, the Danish star of "Game of Thrones," is set to reunite with "Stealing Rembrandt" helmer, Jannik Johansen, for "The Undertaker."
Jacob Jarek , who is producing the pic with Thor Sigurjonsson and Ditte Milsted via up-and-coming Copenhagen-based Profile Pictures, describes the project as a thriller in the vein of David Cronenberg's crime thriller "History of Violence."
Set in the Danish countryside, pic turns on an ex criminal biker, Tom, who is living in hiding as an undertaker, but eventually gets confronted with his violence past.
"'The Undertaker' will have a psychological edge, though centering on Tom, almost as a character study," explained Jarek, who is currently raising the financing for the film and aims to kick off production in early 2015.
Johansen directed Coster-Waldau in his 2003′s feature debut "Stealing Rembrandt," a B.O. hit in Sweden and a critical success. Other notable credits on Johansen's resume include the psychological thriller "Murk," the drama "White Night," and episodes of hit Scandi TV drama "Borgen."
Coster-Waldau, who last starred opposite Juliette Binoche in "A Thousand Times Good Night," will next be seen in Nick Cassavetes' "The Other Woman" with Cameron Diaz. Repped by WME and managed by Impression Entertainment, thesp seems to be looking to balance out mainstream U.S. movies with high-profile auteur-driven local pics.
His slate of upcoming projects include Alex Proyas' fantasy adventure "Gods of Egypt" and Susanne Bier's drama "A Second Chance," which marks the actor's first role in a Danish film in 10 years.
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'Dead Man Walking' Conquers Another City
Michael Mayes as Joseph De Rocher and Daniela Mack as Sister Helen Prejean
In one of the most anticipated opening nights in the history of Madison Opera, the performance of Dead Man Walking Friday night capped what may go down as the finest overall season in the fifty-plus years of the company. Everything you've read or heard about the opera is true: It is not a polemic against the death penalty, it has stretches of almost unbearable intensity that are arguably without equal in the world of opera, the music is memorable, singable and compelling…and it transcends the art form as only true masterpieces can.
In other words: It came…They sang…We were conquered.
A nearly full Overture Hall audience seemed primed for a performance that certainly came with some pedigree. Conductor John DeMain led a multi-company consortium that in 2002 created the first new production after the stunning 2000 premiere in San Francisco, and literally has conducted it from coast to coast. Director Kristine McIntyre (the first woman to direct the opera that has now been done by nearly forty companies) was part of the San Francisco staff when it was created. Susanne Mentzer may have been making her Madison Opera debut, but spends most of her time in places like the Metropolitan Opera and Carnegie Hall. And then there is Michael Mayes, who Heggie has described as incomparable in his portrayal of the tortured convict.
And let's not forget to credit Madison Opera's own general director, Kathryn Smith, who proposed the idea to DeMain—before they realized she was in the audience when he conducted it at New York City Opera in 2002. They share a rabid passion for the work, and should be justly proud and satisfied that they brought it to Madison.
But the work's track record speaks for itself, and Heggie's music comes out of the great tradition of Gershwin and Bernstein: a natural sounding amalgam of American influences, clothed in compelling orchestration and gratefully written for the voice. Along with a brilliantly crafted libretto by Terrence McNally, the story of a young nun who unexpectedly finds herself a spiritual adviser to a convicted rapist/murderer in Louisiana in the early 1980 is of course based on the real life story of Sister Helen Prejean, whose book was first made into the celebrated film by Tim Robbins, et al—but the opera raises the emotional intensity to even greater depths.
The brutal opening, depicting the crime on a darkened stage but uncomfortably graphic nonetheless, lets us know that Joseph De Rocher is really guilty; he spends most of the opera denying it. This sets the principal dynamic in motion, as the real Sister Helen emphasized to Heggie and McNally that this is primarily a story of redemption. But it is also about all the suffering, of the parents of the victims, of De Rocher's buried guilt, Sister Helen's doubts about her ability to see this through (and not always sure what that goal is), and De Rocher's mother willing to believe her son's innocence, but knowing she is about to lose him nonetheless.
Even on a first hearing of the CD (and by the way, I kept forgetting to ask Heggie why oh why there is no video document yet of this stunning work), it is Scene 8 of Act I that grips you. While waiting to hear which way the final pardoning hearing will be decided, Sister Helen is confronted by the parents. Ultimately a sextet develops, with the overlapping themes of suffering and doubt reflected in different ways by the parents, Sister Helen and Mrs. De Rocher (Mentzer's role). Sure enough, this was the moment that brought us to a new level on the gut-wrenching meter since the opera's opening, with Daniela Mack as Sister Helen suddenly lost in doubt and remorse, and Alan Dunbar as Owen Hart, father of the murdered girl achingly acidic in his anger. But if there was any doubt that the second act could ultimately match or top it in intensity, the confession scene is searing, and we scarcely catch our breath before the march to the death chamber begins.
Mack gave us a complete performance. Her resume is already studded by numerous great houses, and we are fortunate to experience her in this role as she appears to be cresting toward true greatness. Mayes has already achieved it, in this role at least, and it is by no means one-dimensional. As frightening and convincing as Mayes is from the black and white standpoint of criminal evil, it is a far greater trick to get us to feel any varying degrees of remorse by the end as we see him die by lethal injection, but Mayes manages that, too.
Throughout, DeMain brought his Madison Symphony to a new level, further evidence that this has been a year of significant growth for the ensemble. When great orchestras respond emotionally to new and challenging music, the results are electric, and the only thing coming out of the Overture Hall pit were glorious sounds, moving seamlessly through Heggie's inflected styles and rising to sumptuous climaxes each time it was required.
There is no way to predict how an audience will respond at the end; on Friday the applause started almost immediately, but not in a huge outburst. But it built inexorably, growing in volume and peppered with hollers and bravos as the curtain calls built toward the principals. Mayes and Mack received their due, as did DeMain (and when he asked the orchestra to stand, a stage full of singers all stamped their feet in approbation), and then McIntyre. Finally we got Heggie and Sister Helen Prejean, with at least one "God bless you, Sister!" audible from the orchestra seats. And why not? Her work has touched thousands of lives over the last three decades, and now our city has been blessed in a very special way. If I were you, I would check this morning to see if any tickets remain for Sunday's matinee. Skeptical? Walking to the car, an elderly gentleman said to me, "I thought, 'Modern opera? I'll leave at intermission.' But I couldn't leave, and I'm glad I stayed." Exactly.


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Subject: [OS] BRAZIL/PNA/ECON - Palestinian minister wants fast
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15/12/2010 - 17:09
Palestinian minister wants fast negotiation with Mercosur
The head of the ministry of Economy, Hassan Abu-Libdeh, said he hopes it
is possible to complete a free trade agreement in 2011. He is in Brazil
for the summit of the South American bloc.
Alexandre Rocha* Alexandre Rocha*
SA-L-o Paulo a** The minister of Economy of Palestine, Hassan Abu-Libdeh,
said on Wednesday (15), in SA-L-o Paulo, that he hopes negotiations of a
free trade agreement between the Mercosur and his country should develop
rapidly. "We are going to try to complete them as soon as possible," he
said to ANBA, after a luncheon with businessmen at the Arab Brazilian
Chamber of Commerce. "We want to see whether it is possible to conclude
them by the end of the year," he added.
SA(c)rgio Tomisaki/AgA-ancia Meios
Minister: agreement is an important step forward
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officially starting talks. The signing should take place on Thursday, in
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American bloc, to end on Friday.
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visited Brazil. The bloc already has free trade agreements with Egypt and
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with Palestine have become very important for Brazilian diplomacy.
At the luncheon, Libdeh stated that the agreement "will be an important
step to translate the excellent political relations [between Brazil and
Palestine] into excellent economic relations." To ANBA, he pointed out
that, when completed, the treaty should allow for total opening in terms
of investment and trade of goods and services.
SA(c)rgio Tomisaki/AgA-ancia Meios
Luncheon was attended by businessmen
Another objective of the visit, according to the minister, was to get in
contact with the Arab Brazilian Chamber and with Brazilian businessmen to
present the business opportunities offered by his country. "We are
interested in winning part of the Brazilian market," he said. "And we
count on your assistance to get there," he said, over lunch. a**If we can
export just US$ 200 million, which is little if compared to Brazilian
imports, there should be great work opportunities for the Palestinians,"
he added.
The president of the Arab Brazilian Chamber, Salim Taufic Schahin, stated
that Palestinian products such as olive oil and handicraft may enjoy good
acceptance in Brazil. "I know these products and I know that they will
please the tastes of the Brazilians," said he, who travelled to the West
Bank in November 2009 and in March this year.
SA(c)rgio Tomisaki/AgA-ancia Meios
Schahin: Palestinian products may enjoy good acceptance
Libdeh claimed that the Palestinian economy is small, with a Gross
Domestic Product (GDP) of around US$ 5.5 billion, but there are investment
opportunities in sectors such as tourism and agriculture, as well as other
yet untapped areas. "But we do not want donations, we want the businessmen
to have return on their investment," he said.
In tourism, Schahin stated that there is room for increasing the flow of
Brazilian visitors. "Religious tourism is a very important feature when it
comes to attracting visitors," said he, underscoring that the region
attract Christians, Jews and Muslims.
The president of the Arab Brazilian Chamber also said the organization
will work hard to expand economic ties between Brazil and Palestine in
coming years. The minister suggested for a bilateral entrepreneurial
council to be established.
In an interview, Libdeh stated that the recognition of Palestine as a
state, first by Brazil, approximately two weeks ago, and then by
Argentina, is an important message to the international community that it
"is high time to act" regarding the Israeli occupation issue.
"[The announcement] has come at a good time and we hope it will be
followed by other countries in Latin America and worldwide, because then
it will be hard for Israel to continue ignoring the will of the
international community," said the minister. To him, the actions of Brazil
and Argentina are good for the peace process in the region, and reflect
the ethical, moral and political stances of the two countries.
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So why is this a problem? Perhaps, upon first blush, it seems like normal behavior. Sometimes a person overeats. Don't we all? However, this condition is much different than an extra dessert at dinner or two orders of bacon at breakfast. With BED, the bingeing behavior becomes a systematic, all consuming way of life. It becomes an addiction. The individual spends most of their time thinking about the binge--when it will happen, what they will eat, and where they will do it. Often their whole day, each day, is psychologically and logistically planned around the above details of the binge. The binge itself has a frenetic and secretive feel to it. Usually the individual engages in the binge in private and attempts to keep others from knowing they are participating in this kind of behavior. During the binge, the individual eats an inordinate amount of food, typically in a very rapid (frenetic) manner. Most people with BED report feeling a "high" during the binge portion of this process. They feel a sense of escape, relief, satiation and comfort. However, once the binge is over, there is another set of rituals and emotions associated with this disease. The person naturally feels physically uncomfortable but also, invariably, feels psychologically distraught. Most BED sufferers report feeling anxious, depressed, guilty, shameful and disgusting after engaging in a binge. As a result, they spend a lot of time post-binge beating themselves up for the behavior and vowing never to do it again. Then when they do repeat the behavior, they feel even more terrible for not being "strong" enough to interrupt this pattern. This initiates a cycle of addiction marked my guilt and shame for repeatedly engaging in the behavior, despite the negative consequences. Paradoxically, it is these very feelings that contribute to the addict continuing to turn towards the behavior again and again in order to escape these unbearable emotions. And so it goes… a painful cycle of addiction. At this level, BED can become a consuming, destructive condition that interrupts one's ability to thrive in relationships, at work, and in the world.


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Emm I only have 3 fans including the Graphic Card Fan. One on the PSU and one casing. Damn Compaq. Should I install more fan ? or would you think it's better to just bring this piece of junk into CompUSA (where I bought it) and use the extended warranty that I bought along with the CPU
I would suggest first using the warranty and taking it to CompUSA and see what does for you. Good luck and I hope you get it working soon.
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I also own a 5950 Ultra, the ASUS V9980Ultra. My highest successful oc was 515clock, 1GHz mem. But my temps would reach about 56*C and I didn't like that so I dropped the speeds.
Grunt, how did you manage that OC? That card must scream compared to stock performance. Can you squeeze any more out of it? 515 was pushing it for my card, and 1Ghz seemed to stress it as well. Your is an ASUS like mine, correct? Did you flash the card's bios? What is your secret???
Well, I'm not sure how I came around to that clock speed, but I know it was just pushing it and pushing it. With some of the older drivers, like the 5x.xx & 6x.xx, it didn't like it too much and I ran it at about 540/1.02. But with the 7x.xx drivers I've been able to keep it at the 560/1.04. Now that being said, if I let it Auto Detect is usually comes back at around 512/1.02. I manually set it at the 560/1.04 and sometimes it takes more than one test to make it stick.
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JimInks (801) | Strong | None Detected | Full | Tolerable |
The smokey, woodsy, slightly sweet latakia is almost the predominant flavor, but it allows the other components to have their say. The cigar leaf is woody, earthy, mildly spicy, and a little more obvious at the front end than the finish, though you'll always taste it. The brown cavendish offers a few slight honey and creamy notes. The Kentucky is a minor addition, but you'll notice it from time to time. The flue-cured, stoved Virginias act mainly as a base for the other ingredients, but are a little grassy and naturally sweet. Full of flavor and strength with a little sharpness and complexity, it does not overwhelm the smoker as some lat-bombs will, and this isn't a lat-bomb anyway. Burns perfectly with lots of billowing smoke, very little moisture and few relights. Recommended for experienced smokers, I also suggest using a pipe with a wide bowl for this mixture. It has the highest smokey, camp fire quality of the GQ blends I have tried.
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Now to preface this review I have been searching for a blend to smoke in the evening, a true nightcap (as I'm sure we can all agree the Dunhill's Nightcap possesses the strength but not the body to match), and then I came to try Glynn's Classic English.
I am a fan of Glynn's blends, anyone who tries them is, but I will try to remain as impartial as possible.
Out of the pouch it smells like an English heaven. Rich and powerful. Perfect consistency, mixed cut and it packs easily. First light reveals an amazingly woody smoke flowing into my mouth (cigar leaf). This fades a bit after a few puffs and a tamp. Now the smoke is a beaitiful balance of wood, smokiness, cream and a hint of spice in the background. Cigar leaf in blends normally goes without note in a smoke but wow Glynn knows his stuff. On it's own this would be a good english but with the cigar leaf, holy mother of god. The body is full, flavor coats the palate and leaves you satisfied with every puff. The strength is for me built slowly until I was almost drunk from nicotine. Perfect for putting you to sleep.
This is a true nightcap blend. I urge everyone to try it if you can get your hands on it.
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Deleted Account (578) | Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
I get cigar leaf predominately with this blend,with Latakia rearing its head from time to time throughout the bowl.A nice background sweetness. Good English blend,but I miss my orientals.Turkish Izmir features in many of Glynn's other blends,and I find myself missing it when smoking this. The cigar leaf,should attract the cigar smokers amongst us.I could live without it. A well executed blend and any English fan should love this.
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I am tempted to order a pair of the greeley's.. Only thing stopping me is that alot of crocs tend to be ducktoed & that doesnt work for my big ass feet. I have a pair of the canvas upper crocks that are really comfortable, but they seen to be more pointed then the greeleys
Count me in with those who thought that they would never buy a pair of Crocs. I have always "gone cheap" with snow boots and of course associate them with annoying discomfort in exchange for a dry foot. My oldest son is of an age where sledding is a fun activity for us to enjoy together, and I am hopeful that these will be more comfortable than my current options. I had to go with the khaki color in my size, and I can't say that I am thrilled with the looks, but at least they are a conservative color and I doubt that most people would even recognize them as Crocs.
Placed order for 3 pairs of boots. Last time there was a crocs sale I ended up returning all of the shoes I bought, just could not get used to the look. But for boots, the bulkier look should look ok I hope. Also, when returning to the store, the clerks gave me a look and some attitude about returning. But return policy clearly states you can return to any retail store. This should allow you to avoid return ship fees.
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Actually, they are VERY comfortable and very odor free.
While I dislike the look of many of the crocs, at my age, Im more concered with comfort over style. My first pair of Santa Cruz are fantastic. Fit perfect. So 7 months later when they were showing some wear (Because I loved them & wore them all the time), I ordered 2 more size 12. And they were WAY too small. So I had them send me a size 13 and its too big but Im keeping them. Sizing is the only thing keeping me from buying more. Cant count on a good fit even within the same style. A 13 in a lace up might fit me better but then a part of the reason I love crocs, for easy slip on, would be lost. I wish I had a crocs store near me for easy returns and so I could be sure of a fit before buying. COMFORT is why one wears crocs and if you dont "get it" maybe you will one day. Crocs are SO light that I never care if I take them off. Every other shoe, I want off as soon as I get home. And I have terrible foot odor. Never a problem with crocs santa cruz. I would be buying 2-3 more pair right now if I could get good sizing. One pair size 12 fits perfect. 2 pair size 12 were way too small and my current size 13 is too big. I can only imagine that switching styles makes the sizing issue even worse. |
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