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Hi guys! sorry for not posting here as much as I should. I can't believe it's 2013! Last year was a really good year for me. If you hadn't noticed, I started responding to a lot of comments. I'm going to try to be more interactive here. It's the reason why I set up this account separate from my photography in the first place. I'm also thinking about getting a paid account so that I can change the name of this to match my other cosplay accounts.
ALA happened! It was a lot of fun. Expect a big pic spam. Katsucon is next month! I am very excited! Here's what I'm planning on:
Though I'm working on other things right now too. It's whatever gets finished really!
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What's all this whining I hear about Sombra not being bad enough? Or getting enough screen time? Or not being developed enough?
He's going to be back. The lack of exposition confirms this.
Further proof:
When Cadance's magic shield sliced off his horn, we saw the severed horn piece act on its own (melting into the ground). Later we saw Sombra repair his horn completely. What has been established? That Sombra can regenerate (his horn anyways).
What happened the last moment we saw Sombra? He got obliterated into shards by the crystal heart magicyness... and we saw his horn (intact) fly away (towards the viewer).
He'll be back.
Besides, the episode wasn't about Sombra. It was about Twilight Sparkle.
What happened at the end? Twilight was allowed to advance in her studies. Celestia and Luna are preparing her for bigger, badder, showdown that has yet to happen.
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by Kenn. ShinaberyThe beginnings...
Last summer I was walking around Soho near Broadway and Houston when I came across a little 2x3 frame leaning against a building. I guess my child like tendencies got the better of me because I picked it up. I really liked the artwork that was in the frame, but I was kind of disappointed that the artist did not sign his or her work. I kept the frame and took it home.
A couple of days passed and I began looking at the frame again. I even opened it up and there was still nothing to be found about the artist. I really like street art and love discovering who the artist is behind the work. However, this artist still eludes me.
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I began to wonder what kind of journey the frame had. Where it came from, where it had been, and if anyone else had found it. At that second I came up with an idea for a social media experiment.
As an artist I like to share my work, and I also enjoy viewing art that is interactive. Especially if the viewer can create something with the art.
So, I thought it might be interesting to put some of my artwork in a series of frames of frames for people to find. I also decided to include a set of instructions that instructed those who found the frames to take a creative picture and submit them to an email address. At the bottom of the instructions would be a link for a website where people could track the frames and view other people's submissions. Thus, the project would turn New York City into a virtual art gallery where people could express themselves creatively by taking pictures of the frames and submitting them for others to view.
I decided to create a simple WordPress page so that people could follow the artwork and view the project.
One of the first releases...
Granted I don't have time to watch what happens to a frame, but one of the first releases my wife and I watched. We were at Union Square and we sat down on the steps. Before we got up we left a frame on the steps. We watched for awhile and people walked past the frame. My wife said that we should not wait around, but we could go into DSW (a ploy for her to do some shoe shopping).... she said I could watch out the window upstairs.
So, we went upstairs into DSW. I could still see the frame sitting on the steps. As I was watching the frame a sales associate approached me and asked if I needed help. I pointed the frame out on the steps and told him about the project. He thought it was interesting.
A guy sat down next to the frame.... I thought he would pick it up, he didn't. A girl sat down, and got up... no movement. Finally another girl sat down. She was waiting for a friend I guess. When they got up the friend pointed at the frame and she shook her head. They left. Finally another guy sat down. He picked up the frame. He walked around with it and then I saw him take out his cell phone and take a picture of the frame. A minute later I got an email on my phone.... one of our first submissions! My wife, myself and the sales associate thought it was really cool.
That was really the only time we watched what happened to a frame. Now, I put it down and walk away. Usually by the time I get home and check my email there are a few submissions.
Wave 1 and Wave 2...
Wave 1 was very random. I took five frames and placed them in random areas and then waited for responses. It was fun seeing where the frames ended up and how creative people could be taking pictures.
Wave 2 was a little more thought out. I had 10 frames and there were two big events happening. First the New York City Comic Con. So, I took four of the frames there that had comic based images in them. Success! I got a large number of emails.
The next day I took the frames to the Creators Project in Dumbo (Brooklyn). I left the frames in the exhibit areas carefully not to be seen by the people working the event. I did not want to get into trouble. But again success! Several responses!
I still have more pictures to post from these events! But for the most part I posted all the ones that were taken inside these two events. The outdoor ones I still need to post.
I have three more frames in Wave 2 to release! Then I will start working on Wave 3.
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My overall goal was to create a social media experiment that would allow people the ability to interact with art in New York City by allowing them to be creative and submit their own photographs. The project enables people to turn the city into a virtual art gallery for viewers around the world to enjoy.
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Norma | |
Opera by Vincenzo Bellini | |
Domenico Donzelli, Giuditta Pasta, and Giulia Grisi (original cast) | |
Librettist | Felice Romani |
Language | Italian |
Premiere | 26 December 1831Teatro alla Scala, Milan – |
Norma | |
Opera by Vincenzo Bellini | |
Domenico Donzelli, Giuditta Pasta, and Giulia Grisi (original cast) | |
Librettist | Felice Romani |
Language | Italian |
Premiere | 26 December 1831Teatro alla Scala, Milan – |
Norma is a tragedia lirica or opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini with libretto by Felice Romani after Norma, ossia L'infanticidio (Norma, or The Infanticide) by Alexandre Soumet. It was first produced at La Scala in Milan on 26 December 1831.
The opera is regarded as a leading example of the bel canto genre and a major soprano aria, "Casta diva", in act 1, is one of the most famous of the nineteenth century. A notable Norma of the post-war period was Maria Callas.
The management organisation, "Criveli and Company", was managing both La Scala as well as La Fenice in Venice, and as a result—in the April to May 1830 period—Bellini was able to negotiate a contract with them for an opera for December 1831 at La Scala—which became Norma—and another for the 1832 Carnival season in Venice for an opera which became Beatrice di Tenda.[1]
With Bellini's La sonnambula successfully staged in March 1831 and Giuditta Pasta having demonstrated her extensive vocal and dramatic ranges in creating the role of Amina, the Swiss village maiden, she had been engaged by La Scala for her debut during the following season. Bellini and Romani then began to consider the subject of the coming autumn's opera. By the summer, they had decided to base it upon Alexandre Soumet's play which was being performed in Paris at around that time and which Pasta would have seen.
For the forthcoming autumn/winter season, La Scala had engaged Giulia Grisi, the sister of Giuditta, and the well-known tenor Domenico Donzelli, who had made a name for himself with Rossini roles, especially that of Otello. They would fill the roles of Adalgisa and Pollione. Donzelli provided Bellini with precise details of his vocal capabilities which were confirmed by a report which the Neapolitan composer Saverio Mercadante also provided. By the end of August it appears that Romani had completed a considerable amount of the libretto, enough at least to allow Bellini to begin work, which he certainly did in the first weeks of September as the verses were supplied.[2] He reported in a letter to Pasta on 1 September:
Norma was completed by about the end of November. While, for Romani, it became "the most beautiful rose in the garland" of all his work with Bellini,[4] it was not achieved without some struggles. Bellini, now at the height of his powers, was very demanding of his librettist and required many re-writes before he was satisfied enough to set it to music.[5]
After rehearsals began on 5 December, Pasta baulked at singing the Casta diva in act 1, now one of the most famous arias of the nineteenth century. She felt that it was "ill adapted to her vocal abilities",[6] but Bellini was able to persuade her to keep trying for a week, after which she adapted to it and confessed her earlier error.[7] At the opening night, the opera was received with what Weinstock describes as "chill indifference".[8] To Florimo on the night of the premiere, Bellini wrote "Fiasco! Fiasco! Solemn fiasco!" and proceed to tell him of the indifference of the audience and how it affected him.[9]
In addition, in a letter to his uncle on 28 December, Bellini tried to explain the reasons for the reactions. As other commentators have also noted, some problems were innate to the structure and content of the opera, while others were external to it. Bellini discusses the tiredness of the singers (after rehearing the entire second on the day of the premiere) as well as noting how certain numbers failed to please—and failed to please the composer as well! But then he explains that most of the second act was very effective. It appears from the letter that the second evening's performance was more successful and Weinstock reports it was from this performance forward that it "was recognised as a successful and important opera" with 208 performances given at La Scala alone by the end of the 19th century.[10]
Among the external reasons, Bellini cited the adverse reaction caused by "hostile factions in the audience"[5] consisting of both the owner of a journal (and his claque) and also of "a very rich woman", who is identified by Weinstock as Contessa Giulia Samoyloff, the mistress of the composer Giovanni Pacini. On Bellini's part, there had long been a feeling of rivalry with Pacini ever since the failure of his own Zaira in Parma and his return to Milan in June 1829. With no firm contract for a new opera for Bellini, Pacini's success with his Il Talismano at La Scala—where it received 16 performances—fueled this rivalry, at least in Bellini's head. It was only when he staged a triumphant revival of his own with Il pirata with the original cast that he felt vindicated. Pirata received 24 consecutive performances between 16 July and 23 August 1829, thus outnumbering those for Pacini's opera.[11] However, Bellini also noted that on the second performance evening of Norma, the theatre was full.[12]
In all, Norma was given 34 performances in its first season at La Scala, and reports from elsewhere, especially those from Bergamo, when it was staged in late 1832, suggested that it was becoming more and more popular. Between 1831 and 1850 Weinstock provides details of the dozens of performances given in numerous cities outside of Italy, and then he gives details those beyond.[13]
Bellini left Milan for Naples, and then Sicily, on 5 January 1832 and, for the first time since 1827, 1832 became a year in which he did not write an opera.[14] Norma quickly "[conquered] the whole of Europe in the space of a few years".[5]
Richard Wagner conducted Norma at Riga in 1837. Following the common nineteenth-century practice of adding interpolated arias, he wrote an aria for the bass and men's chorus for this production.[15] However, that aria has not entered the general repertoire. Wagner wrote at the time that Norma was "indisputably Bellini's most successful composition".[16] He continues by praising Romani's libretto:
The opera was given its British premiere in London on 20 June 1833 and its US premiere at the St. Charles Theatre in New Orleans on 1 April 1836.[17] In the late 1840s and during the Risorgimento era, some of the music was used in demonstrations of nationalistic fervour, one such example being the 1848 celebration of the liberation of Sicily from the rule of the Bourbons held in the cathedral in Palermo. There, the Guerra, guerra ("War, war!") chorus from act 2 was sung.[5]
During the 20th century, with the bel canto revival, the most prolific Norma was Maria Callas, who gave 89 stage performances (several of which exist on live recordings as well as two on studio versions made in 1954 and 1960). Callas' first appearances in the role began at the Teatro Comunale di Firenze in November/December 1948 followed by the second at the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires in June 1949, both of which were conducted by Tullio Serafin. The following year, she appeared in the role at La Fenice in Venice in January 1950, this time under Antonino Votto.[18] In London in 1952, Callas sang Norma at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in November (where one of the smaller roles was taken by Joan Sutherland); she made her American debut singing the role at the Lyric Opera of Chicago in November 1954 under Nicola Rescigno; and then she appeared at the Metropolitan Opera in New York under Fausto Cleva in October/November 1956.[19]
Many other notable sopranos have performed the role, so that in modern times, Norma continues to be quite widely performed. Operabase shows 274 performances of 62 productions in 51 cities given or planned to be given since 1 January 2012.[20]
The title role—"one of the most taxing and wide-ranging parts in the entire repertory"[21]—is one of the most difficult in the soprano repertoire. It calls for great vocal control of range, flexibility, and dynamics as well as containing a wide range of emotions: conflict of personal and public life, romantic life, maternal love, friendship, jealousy, murderous intent, and resignation. The German soprano Lilli Lehmann once remarked that the singing of all three Brünnhilde roles of Wagner's opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen in one evening would be less stressful than the singing of one Norma.[22] She also commented "When you sing Wagner, you are so carried away by the dramatic emotion, the action, and the scene that you do not have to think how to sing the words. That comes of itself. But in Bellini, you must always have a care for beauty of tone and correct emission."[citation needed]
Throughout the 20th century, many singers have taken the role of Norma. In the early 1920s, its was Rosa Raisa, Claudia Muzio, and Rosa Ponselle who were each admired. Maria Callas emerged as a major force in the role in the post-World War II period and she made several recordings.
In the 1960s, two very different performers took the role: the Australian Dame Joan Sutherland and the Turk Leyla Gencer. Following Sutherland's 1964 debut as Norma, Luciano Pavarotti called her "the greatest female voice of all time".[23]
The Dutch coloratura Cristina Deutekom tackled the role in 1970. Throughout the decade, four other bel canto specialists debuted their Normas: Radmila Bakočević, Montserrat Caballé, Beverly Sills, and Renata Scotto. Also sining Norma during this period were Grace Bumbry and Shirley Verrett, the American divas who began as mezzo-sopranos and eventually started singing soprano repertoire.
During the 1980s and 1990s, the role of Norma was performed by such different singers as Katia Ricciarelli, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Marisa Galvany, Dame Gwyneth Jones, and Jane Eaglen. Other Normas include Hasmik Papian, Fiorenza Cedolins, Galina Gorchakova, Maria Guleghina, Nelly Miricioiu, June Anderson, Edita Gruberová and Carmela Remigio (who performs more frequently the role of Adalgisa).[24]
In 2008, Daniela Dessì performed as Norma at Teatro Comunale di Bologna. In 2010 (in Dortmund)[25] and 2013 (at the Salzburg Festival) the role was taken by famous mezzosoprano Cecilia Bartoli: this version was also recorded with coloratura soprano Sumi Jo as Adalgisa.[26] In 2011, Sondra Radvanovsky also added the role to her repertory, one to which she returned in the autumn 2014 at the San Francisco Opera. On 13 April 2013, the Italian bel canto soprano, Mariella Devia, after a career of 40 years and one day after turning 65, successfully made her debut as Norma at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna.[27][28]
Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 26 December 1831 (Conductor: Alessandro Rolla[29]) |
Norma, daughter of Oroveso, High-priestess of the Druids | soprano | Giuditta Pasta |
Adalgisa, priestess in the grove of the Irminsul statue | soprano (today often sung by a mezzo-soprano) | Giulia Grisi |
Pollione, Roman proconsul in Gaul | tenor | Domenico Donzelli |
Oroveso, Norma's father; Chief of the Druids | bass | Vincenzo Negrini |
Clotilde, Norma's friend | soprano | Marietta Sacchi |
Flavio, Pollione's companion | tenor | Lorenzo Lombardi |
Scene 1: The grove of the Druids
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Oroveso leads the Druids in a procession in the forest to pray for victory against the invading Romans: (Oroveso and druids: Ite sul colle, o Druidi / "Go up on the hill, oh Druids. Go and observe the skies and see when the new moon will show her silver crescent"). The Druids' pray that Norma will come and have the courage to break the peace with the Romans: (Druids and Oroveso: Dell'aura tua profetica / "With thy prophetic aura, imbue her o terrible God".) All leave to go to the temple.
Pollione and Flavio enter. Although Norma has secretly broken her vows in order to love him and has borne him two children, Pollione tells Flavio that he no longer loves her, having fallen in love with the priestess Adalgisa. But he expresses some remorse, describing his dream in which Adalgisa was beside him at the altar of Venus and a huge storm arose: (Pollione, aria: Meco all'altar di Venere / "With me at the altar in Rome was Adalgisa dressed in white, veiled all in white".) The storm presaged disaster for them both: "Thus does Norma punish her faithless lover", he declares. They hear the trumpets sounding to announce Norma's arrival. Flavio urges his friend to leave, but Pollione stands firm, proclaiming that he will confront them with a superior power and overthrow their altars: (Cabaletta: Me protegge, me difende / "I am protected and defended by a power greater than theirs / I am inspired by the thought of the one I love...")
As Norma leads the Druids and Priestesses, the crowd proclaims: Norma viene / "Norma is coming" and, as Oroveso awaits her, they describe her dress and manner. All kneel as she approaches. "The time is not ripe for our revenge", she declares, stating that Rome will perish one day by being worn down. Then, with the mistletoe in hand, she approaches the altar with a plea to the "Chaste Goddess": (cavatina: Casta diva / "Chaste goddess...turn upon us thy fair face, unclouded and unveiled"). Continuing, she pleads that the goddess shed upon earth that peace which she has created in heaven. She calls for all to complete the rites and then clear the uninitiated from the grove. To herself, she declares that she cannot hurt Pollione, but desires that things return to where they used to be: (Cabaletta: Ah! bello a me ritorna / "Return to me oh beautiful one as in the bloom of our true love"). The assembled crowd accepts her cautious approach, and all leave the grove.
Later that night: The Temple of Irminsul in the grove
Adalgisa prays at the temple, remembering with some sorrow how she became involved with Pollione. He enters, telling her that she prays to a cruel god and is not trying to invoke the god of love. While she appears to reject him, he declares (Aria: Va crudele /"Go oh cruel one, to your god make an offering of my blood") but he is convinced that he cannot leave her, he is distraught, but she is equally torn, until the moment when he declares that he must return to Rome the following day. He begs Adalgisa to go with him: (Duet: Pollione, then Adalgisa, then together: Vieni in Roma / "Come to Rome, my darling; Love and joy and life are there"). She resists him, but finally appears to agree that they will leave together the following day.
Scene 2: Norma's dwelling
Norma appears to be upset and orders her maid, Clotilde, to take the two children away from her, expressing very conflicted feelings about them. She tells Clotilde that Pollione has been recalled to Rome, but does not know if he will take her or how he feels about leaving his children. As Adalgisa approaches, the children are taken away.
Adalgisa tells Norma she has fallen in love with a Roman, whom she does not name. As she describes how she fell in love while waiting at the temple and seeing "his handsome face" appear, Norma recalls (as an aside) her own feelings for Pollione ("my passions too burned like this"), and more and more, their experiences of falling in love run parallel: (Norma and Adalgisa, duet: Sola, furtiva al tempio / "Often I would wait for him, At the temple, alone and in secret"). Adalgisa pleads for help and forgiveness, and Norma pledges that she will do that and will also free her from her vows as a priestess: (Norma: Ah! si, fa core, abbraciami, Perdonno e ti compiango / "Yes, take heart, embrace me. I forgive you, and sympathise with you". Adalgisa: Ripeti, o ciel, ripetimi / "Say that again, heavens, say again, Such wonderful words: Through you my long suffering is calmed".)
Norma asks Adalgisa to describe the man whom she loves. Responding, she tells her that he is a Roman and, at that moment, turns to indicate that it is Pollione who is just then entering the room. As Norma furiously turns to confront Pollione, Adalgisa is confused: Norma: Oh non tremare, O perfido, per lei. Essa non è colpevole, Il malfattor tu sei / "O faithless man, Do not tremble for her. She is not guilty, You are the wicked one".
Forcing the priestess to realise that she is the victim of a huge deception, Norma addresses Adalgisa. (Trio: each sings in succession, beginning with Norma: Oh! di qual sei tu vittima / "Oh, you are the victim, of such a bitter, deadly deception. It would have been better to die, than to know this man!" ; then Adalgisa: Oh! qual transpare orribile, Dal tuo parlar misterio / "Your mysterious words, reveal such horror"; then the two women together, followed by Pollione alone: Norma! de' tuoi rimproversi, segno non farmi adesso / "Norma, do not reproach me now", continuing with "Please give this wretched girl some respite"; after which all three repeat their words, singing at first singly, then together.)
There follows angry exchanges between the three, Norma declaring Pollione to be a traitor, he trying to persuade Adalgisa to leave with him, and she angrily telling him to go away. When he declares that it is his fate to leave Norma, she encourages the young priestess to go with him, but the latter declares that she would rather die. Norma then demands that her lover go, leaving behind his children—and his honour. (Finale: brief duet, Adalgisa and Pollione: he declares his love and she her desire to Norma not to be the cause of grief to her. Trio: Norma continues to rage at Pollione, Adalgisa repeats her desire to make him return to Norma, and Pollione curses the day when he met Norma.) Then the sound of the Druids calling Norma to the temple is heard. They report that the angry god, Irminsul, has spoken. Pollione storms out.
Scene 1: Norma's dwelling
Norma looks at both of her sons, who are asleep. She considers killing them. Advancing towards them with knife upraised, she hesitates. (Recitative: Dormono entrambi...non vedran la mano che il percuote / "They are both asleep...they shall not see the hand which strikes them".) But she cannot bring herself to do it: (Aria: Teneri, tenerie figli, Essi, pur dianzi delizia mia / "My dear, dear sons; a moment ago they were my delight, in their smiles, I thought I saw the forgiveness of heaven".) The children wake up and she calls for Clotilde, demanding that Adalgisa be brought to her.
The young priestess enters, concerned at how pale Norma looks. Norma makes her swear to do everything she asks and, upon her agreement, tells her that she is entrusting the two children to her care and states that they should be taken to the Roman camp to their father, a man whom she hopes will make a better husband for Adalgisa than he was for her. Adalgisa is aghast. Norma: "I beg you for his children's sake". (Duet, first Norma: Deh! con te, con te li presendi, Li sostieni, li defendi / "Please, take them with you, support them and protect them; I don't ask you for honour or power, let that be kept for your own children.") Adalgisa tells her that she'll never leave Gaul and only agreed to the request in order to do what was good for Norma. (Duet, Adalgisa: Vado al campo, ed all'ingrato Tutti io reco il toi lamentri.) In the duet, Adalgisa agrees to go to the Roman camp and tell Pollione of Norma's grief but her hope is to persuade him to return to Norma. She then renounces Pollione: (Duet: Mira, o Norma / "O Norma look at your dear children of yours on your knees. Be moved by pity for them, even if you have no pity for yourself.") They sing together, each expressing her own thoughts and feelings until Norma realises that Adalgisa will give up Pollione and remain with her: (Cabaletta: Duet, Norma and Adalgisa: Si fino all'ore estreme, compagna tua m'avrai / "Yes, you will have me as your friend until your last hour; the world is large enough to be a shelter to both of us together".)
Scene 2: The grove
The Druid warriors gather and prepare themselves to attack the Romans. Oroveso enters with news from the gods: the time has not arrived to strike. Somewhat frustrated, the soldiers accept the decision.
Scene 3: The temple of Irminsul
Norma enters. (Aria: Ei tornerà. Si, mia fidanza è posta in Adalgisa / "He will come back. Yes, I place my trust in Adalgisa: he will come back repentant, imploring, full of love.") Then Clotilde arrives with news that Adalgisa has failed to persuade Pollione to return. Although Norma questions whether she should have trusted her, she then learns from her servant that Adalgisa is returning and wishes to take her vows at the altar and that the Roman has sworn to abduct her from the temple. In anger, Norma strikes a gong-like shield as a summons to war. Trumpets sound and Oroveso and the Druids all rush in, demanding to know what is happening. They hear Norma's answer and the soldiers take up the refrain: Guerra, guerra! / "War, war!", while Norma proclaims "Blood, blood! Revenge!"
In order for Norma to complete the rites to authorise going to war, Oroveso demands to know who will be the sacrificial victim. At that moment, Clotilde rushes in to announce that a Roman has desecrated the temple, but that he has been apprehended. It is Pollione who is led in, and Norma is urged to take the sacrificial knife to stab him, but—approaching him—she is unable to perform the deed. The assembled crowd demands to know why, but she dismisses them, stating that she needs to question her victim.
The crowd departs: (Duet, Norma and Pollione: In mia man alfin tu sei / "At last you are in my hands; no one can cut your bonds. I can"). Norma demands that he forever shun Adalgisa; only then will she release him and never see him again. He refuses, and she vents her anger by telling him that she will then kill her children. "Strike me instead", he demands, "so that only I alone will die", but she quickly rounds on him with the announcement that not only will all the Romans die, but so will Adalgisa, who has broken her vows as a priestess. This prompts him to plead for her life. (Cabaletta: Norma and Pollione: Già mi pasco ne' tuoi sguardi / "Already I take pleasure in the look you give me, your grief and in her death; at last I can make you as miserable as I".) When Pollione demands the knife, she calls the priests to assemble. Norma announces that it would be better to sacrifice a priestess who has broken her vows, and orders the pyre to be lit. Oroveso demands to know who is to be sacrificed while Pollione demands that she keep silent, but Norma then reveals that it is she who is to be the victim because she is the guilty one, a high Priestess who has broken her vows, has become involved with the enemy, and has borne his children. (Aria, Norma to Pollione: Qual cor tradisti / "May this awful moment now show you the heart you betrayed and lost"; Duet: Norma and Pollione; Ensemble, Norma, Oroveso, Pollione, Druids, Priests: each expresses his/her sorrow, anger, pleas to Norma, with Oroveso learning for the first time that Norma is a mother.)
In the concerted finale, Norma pleads with Oroveso to spare her children (Deh! non volerli vittime / "Please don't make them suffer"). As she prepares to leap into the flames, the re-enamoured Pollione joins her, declaring "your pyre is mine as well. There, a holier and everlasting love will begin".[30]
It was Giuseppe Verdi who—late in his life—made some perceptive comments in a letter of May 1898 to Camille Belaigue, who had recently published a book on Bellini. In the letter, Verdi states:
Therefore, commenting on the overall quality of the music in Norma, David Kimble states that:
Additionally, Kimbell provides examples of how the composer's art in revealed in this opera, but also noting that the ability to achieve a "fusion of music and dramatic meaning is to be found elsewhere in Bellini's work"[32]
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Cloudy Hours LyricsArtist: D-A-DAlbum: Psychopatico It's not death - it's hell I fear - Yeah, but still I come and go What I pay to see the show - Yeah, right now it's all I know 'Coz in all those cloudy hours when your demons seize your brain Yeah, you think, you're going crazy, but I'm going back again.. Yeah, I'm going back again Yeah, moving walls of sound up to my neck, but I can't drown. The rooms so small I can't fall down. I'm feeling lose, But never free noone but myself to be. Oh, I wish you were like me 'Coz in all those cloudy hours when your demons seize your brain Yeah, you think you're going crazy, but then you're coming back again Yeah, in all those cloudy hours. see it's a game within the game Yeah, I felt that I'd gone crazy - I'm going back again.. Yeah, in all those cloudy hours when a demon seized my brain Yeah, I falt that I'd gone crazy - But I'm coming back again Yeah, I'm coming back, I'm coming back again...
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Oil Prices Weaken on Europe Doubts
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Oil prices were weak Friday as traders analyzed the plan to address Europe's debt situation and decided to book profits.
Some limited chatter about more government asset buybacks and marginally uplifting U.S. economic news took prices off session lows.
West Texas Intermediate light sweet crude oil for December delivery was down $1.05 to $92.91 a barrel, off the intraday low of $92.01, and the December Brent crude contract was behind by $2.01 to $110.07, off the intraday low of $109.78. The U.S. dollar was ticking up 0.2% to $75.04 against a basket of currencies corresponding to the country's major trading partners.
While Friday's University of Michigan consumer sentiment final reading turned out better-than-expected, the data wasn't enough to significantly move the needle to the upside.
"It is a revision of the number originally released mid-month," explains Matt Smith, a commodity analyst at Schneider Electric's Summit Energy. "That number was worse than expected, so the impact of it is already likely to have been absorbed, even if this number disappoints further." Meanwhile, Trey Cowan, senior market research analyst at Rigzone, characterized the Michigan number as "benign." Overnight, Japan's weak industrial data rattled the markets a bit, but the reaction was shortlived as Japan only represents about 5% of the global crude oil consumption. "The downside in consumption is limited and variations do not have much impact on the world total anyway," says SEB Commodity Research strategist Filip Petersson. Brian Habacivch, a senior vice president at energy management company Fellon-McCord, agrees that the Japan numbers weren't "any big surprise," pointing to the record high strength of the Japanese yen currency and the chokehold this has put on the country's exporters and manufacturing sector. Thus, the real pressure bearing down on oil prices Friday was a strong bout of profit taking following the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 340-point move up Thursday, with many market watchers now punching holes in the strategic plan formulated by European leaders. OptionsXpress analyst Michael Zarembski says he now sees strong resistance for December WTI futures from $94.65 to $95 and support at $90. He sees Oct. 17 highs of $113.86 as a key resistance level for December Brent, with support found at the 20-day moving average, which is now near the $107.75 level. Now, "the devil will be in the details and I think the details lend themselves to more scrutiny and possible anxiety," TEAM Asset Strategy Fund manager James Dailey says of the European plan. The main question being asked is where the money to leverage the European rescue fund will come from. After all, if the strongest countries of the eurozone provide guarantees, they could also be dragged down with the rest on any losses incurred, rendering the entire region a debt union. Fellon-McCord's Habacivch said it's unnerving that the enormous 50% haircut for Greece still may not be enough to prevent a country with a gross domestic product the size of "the state of Delaware" from taking down the entire European Union. With the general markets consumed by Europe's far-reaching problems, fewer have been paying attention to a bigger story unfolding: The possibility of another round of quantitative easing -- which could suppress the dollar and inflate oil prices -- amid speculation on how the U.S. government will support its movement towards reducing consumer debt levels and servicing costs. Another round of asset purchases focused on the mortgage-backed market in reportedly being talked about. "The student loan program announcement has been followed by mortgage rules being weakened and now a growing move towards principal write downs," says Dailey of TEAM Asset Strategy. This asset manager has been navigating the markets with the view of an unfolding recession and weak short-term data. He says these conditions could drive the Federal Reserve to become even more aggressive with its loose monetary and fiscal policies. Shares of energy companies were trading mixed. EOG Resources (EOG - Get Report) was down 0.6% to $92.26; Triangle Petroleum (TPLM - Get Report) was surging 9.2% to $6.03; Suncor Energy (SU - Get Report) was down 0.2% to $33; Apache (APA - Get Report) was up 1% to $103.83; Anadarko Petroleum (APC - Get Report) was up 0.8% to $83.27; Chesapeake Energy (CHK - Get Report) was up 0.8% to $29.40; and Southern Union (SUG) was down 0.3% to $42.35. -- Written by Andrea Tse in New York.>To contact the writer of this article, click here: Andrea Tse.
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I am at the ticketmaster.com website trying like crazy to find out what happened to the pre-sale that was supposed to start at 10:00 AM today. What happened to it? Did they cancel it? If they did, it'll be that much harder to try and get single game tickets with a Saturday sale date.
I got an email yesterday with a presale code saying this: Tickets will be available beginning at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, May 10 exclusively through the Ticketmaster Phone Center by calling (617) 931-2222. You will not be able to order tickets on-line or through the Gillette Stadium Ticket Office. When calling Ticketmaster, you will be required to provide the operator with a password found on the bottom of the email.
Well, funny how the Ticketmaster website made no mention of a password in the E-mail they sent me! Anyway, I found out about the password after calling and I discovered that even if I did have a password, I probably wouldn't be buying any tickets today. They are requiring anyone who purchases tickets at this presale event must buy tickets to a pre season game! That's crazy. It's one thing to force season ticket holders to buy these games, after all, they have the same seats for the regular season, but to force someone who wants to buy one game to buy a ticket to a game they have no interest in? Thanks but no thanks. BTW, they said that the Colts game is sold out already.
These pre-sales for waiting list members and then the public sale on Saturday is pointless. All they offer is the worst seats (top rows of upper deck) for the worst games. Just by checking Ticketmaster before the Jaguars playoff game last January, I got 2 seats in Row 12 of Section 124 or so. Face value. Or, in November, I also got 2 seats in Section 201 (players' family section I believe - sat in front of Mike Cloud's Dad on Mike's first game back) for the Colts MNF game. Face value. There's also the Season Ticket Exchange for waiting list members on Patriots.com.


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Volcano voyage seeks truth about hotspots
Deep-sea volcanoes created by hotspots are helping scientists understand the movement of Earth's continents through history.
A RECENT EXPEDITION TO agreat chain of underwater volcanoes 1500 km north-east of New Zealand may provide new insight into the geography of the Earth millions of years ago.
Scientists sailed to the Pacific to find out whether or not hotspots – plumes of superheated molten rock – in the Earth's mantle are in fact stationary, as current theory suggests. These hotspots create chains of volcanoes as tectonic plates move over the top of them.
"The research will shed light on the dynamic processes of the Earth's mantle," says Dr David Buchs, a geologist at the Australian National University, in Canberra. David was a member of the international expedition which spent two months on the Pacific Ocean from 17 December, 2010 to 11 February, 2011.
Drilling into Louisville Seamount Trail
The target of the expedition was the 4,300 km-long Louisville Seamount Trail of underwater volcanoes, which are all between 1200 m and 2000 m below the surface. The Louisville volcanoes were formed between 80 and one million years ago when the Pacific oceanic plate passed over a hotspot in the Earth's mantle.
Little is known about the hotspot itself, and the expedition – part of the The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), a massive global research effort involving hundreds of academics in 20 countries – drilled into five of the Louisville volcanoes in an attempt to learn more about the forces that created them.
Using equipment lowered from the IODP flagship research vessel, the JOIDES Resolution, the researchers drilled 500 m down, extracting large amount of volcanic rock and fossils for analysis.
Until recently, experts thought that volcanic hotspots stayed in the same place in the Earth's mantle and that chains of volcanoes only formed when the Earth's tectonic plates moved across them. This process is credited with forming a chain of now-extinct volcanoes down the east coast of Australia (which includes the Glass House mountains and the Warrambungles) and also the Hawaiian islands.
Volcanic hotspots on the move
Whether or not hotspots move is an important distinction, because they are used as markers to map the movement of Earth's continents through geological history. However, recent research suggests that the hotspot which created the Hawaiian islands may have moved.
"The hotspot that created the Hawaiian-Emperor chain of volcanoes to the north of the Louisville Seamount Trail might not have been stationary, but moved about 15 degrees southward between 80 million and 50 million years ago," says geologist and expedition member Dr Benjamin Cohen, at the University of Queensland in Brisbane.
The researchers hope to use the samples collected, over the next six months, to test whether or not the hotspot under the Louisville Seamount Trail has also moved. This will help to confirm if the movement of the Hawaiian hotspot represents a wider trend.
Clues to past climate in volcanic rock
"This study is critical to understanding the Earth's movements over time," comments Dr Mark Tingay a geologist at the University of Adelaide who was not involved in the expedition. "We have used hotspots as a reference frame, with the assumption that they are fixed in place and stationary. If they have moved then it's very valuable to know how, in terms of geographically [mapping] the Earth to what it was millions of years ago."
These rock samples will not only be used to analyse the way the Earth was shaped, but will also reveal key information about past climate. "The fossils will help us to understand oceanographic conditions ... [and] the climate in the past," says David. "This information could be valuable for looking at the way the climate is changing now."
The nine-nation expedition was led by scientists from Oregon State University in the US, and both the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology and the Geological Survey in Japan.
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Wednesday's Music Roundup
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WILCO Plot Next Album
"We are in writing mode... [and] are going to record quite a bit over the summer," said bassist John Stirratt. [Faster Louder]
TRENT REZNOR and Wife Form New Band
How to Destroy Angels will release their debut EP this summer. [SPIN]
ROGER EBERT Reveals Lost SEX PISTOLS Screenplay
Weeks after Malcolm McLaren's death, the film critic unveils a movie transcript he wrote in 1977. [SPIN]
OZZY OSBOURNE Biopic In The Works
Wife Sharon Osborne said the film will likely star an unknown actor. [NME]
LETTERMAN Starts Record Label, Signs Pop-Punk Band
But are SoCal quintet Runner Runner any good? Decide for yourself! [SPIN]
RZA to Produce GZA's New Album
Wu-Tang beatmaker will man the boards on the sequel to GZA's 1995 classic, Liquid Swords, out this fall. [Twitter]
PARAMORE Rock Knoxville
The Tennessee pop-punk sensations launch their Spring tour with a hot show in their home state. [SPIN]
WOLF PARADE Reveal Cover Art for New Album
The Canadian indie stars' third LP, Expo 86, is set to drop on June 29. [Exlaim]
KATE NASH Turns Riot Grrrl in Toronto
British singer-songwriter showcases her tough new sound with gripping opening night set. [SPIN]
OWL CITY Talks About Upcoming Album
Creative force Adam Young says he's under "good pressure" to make another hit record. [MTV]
REGINA SPEKTOR Covers RADIOHEAD
The Russian singer/songwriter remakes the OK Computer ballad to benefit Doctors Without Borders. [SPIN]
KORN Confirm Tracklist for Upcoming Album
Nü-metal band's June 28 release has 10 tracks, including "Pop a Pill" and "Lead the Parade." [Kerrang]
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WATCH: HOLE Release New Video, Rock 'Letterman'
Hang out in Courtney Love's hotel room in the lo-fi clip for "Skinny Little Bitch." [SPIN]
LISTEN: New BEST COAST Song
"Our Deal" is a 1950s-inspired love song, featured in XBOX's "Bright Falls" web series. [Black Iris TV]
LISTEN: COCO ROSIE's New Album
Stream Grey Oceans in its entirety before it drops May 11. [Sub Pop]
WATCH: MUMFORD & SONS Unplug at SPIN
The London-based indie folk quartet belt out stunning renditions of "The Cave" and "I'll Kneel Down." [SPIN]
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Genres: | Traditional Metal |
In 2000, Wayne decided to resurrect Reverend, recruiting an entirely new lineup. A four-track EP, A Gathering Of Demons, was later released, again featuring a power metal style with characteristicly fine vocals from Wayne, though the tone here is a bit darker in the past. Wayne also formed another project/group, this one simply entitled Wayne, and that band's album was ironically called Metal Church, a move that has caused much mudslinging between him and his old bandmates.
Reverend was an on-again, off-again venture for several years.
Wayne's last venture was to once again usurp the name of his
former band, touring and promoting his new band as
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This jacket should be mandatory for any outdoor athlete in the Pacific Northwest. I bought it primarily for running in the cold and rain during our long winter/spring months. I was worried that it wouldnt be breathable enough given that it is fully waterproof. So far I have been very pleased. Yes, you might get a little damp from sweat when pushing it up a hill, but compared to many other running jacket I have, this is much better.
I like how its waterproof, but doesnt stick to your arms after getting wet like other wind breaker type jackets that I have. It also has tapered sleeves which is nice for minimizing excess material. I sized it to fit with just a short sleeve wicking layer underneath since its primary function will be a running/biking jacket. I'm 5'10" 150lbs and got a medium. It fits perfectly for what I got it for. Feels a little snug with a long sleeve baselayer under, but I dont plan on ever needing a long sleeve underneath. I would have sized up if it was just a casual jacket. I also like the lack of bulky pockets. I dont need handwarming pockets when Im running or biking. I also like how this jacket doesnt come with the attached "gluff" (glove/cuff) like the non-hooded jacket has. I'd rather bring my own gloves if i need them and decrease the bulk at the end of the sleeve.
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Fairy Godmothers are something from children's books, until you meet Leigh Anne Touhy, a real life angel. Sandra Bullock gives a stunning portrayal of her in the film The Blindside , the true story of Michael Oher. Sandra Bullock is not alone in the portrayal, Quinton Aaron is moving as the young, troubled Michael Oher.
This film will inspire you and challenge you as a Christian. From the moment she tells Mr. Touhy, played by Tim Mcgraw to "turn the car around", we see the mercy and grace of Jesus lived out, through Leigh Anne Touhy's actions, as she reaches out to help the oversized, shivering T-shirt wearing Oher survive the cold November rain.
From the moment she covers a $10,000 couch with sheets for Oher to sleep on, you know there is something special about this lady, it is obvious she is a Christian and she proves it without preaching a word.
Oscar buzz is already swirling for Sandra Bullock. Her essence shines through the portrayal of Mrs. Touhy, she is believable, and embraces the character of Leigh Anne, who is unashamed of who she is, from her status to the color of her skin, she proves she will do whatever it takes to do the right thing, even standing up to the toughest of characters from the dangerous streets Michael grew up on. Her kindness and ability to open, not only her home to this young man, but her heart is a true testament and example of how we can be as a society, especially those of us who call ourselves Christians.
Leigh Anne did not see the color of Michael's skin, she only saw his need.
This is more than a football movie, it is an inspirational story of how love and courage can change lives.
If you see any movie this weekend, be sure to make it The Blindside.


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Few programs have consumed as many resources with as few positive results as foreign aid. Since World War II the United States has contributed more than $1 trillion in assistance to other countries. Other nations and international aid agencies have provided more. Although individual development projects have no doubt worked, and humanitarian aid can help alleviate the effects of crises, there is little evidence that cash transfers do much to advance growth or stability in the developing world.
The failure of foreign assistance to meet its traditional goals has led to new justifications. A current favorite, especially of the Clinton administration, is that international financial aid can prevent social catastrophe. But almost every country that has suffered internal catastrophe collected abundant foreign aid beforehand. Foreign aid did not forestall catastrophe. To the contrary, in many countries it helped create and aggravate problems.
Decades of financial transfers have not fostered economic growth. Many nations have been losing ground. Seventy developing states are poorer today than they were in 1980, and 43 are worse off than they were in 1970. Aid levels do not correlate with economic growth.
To truly help poor nations, Washington should end government-to-government assistance, which has often buttressed brutal and venal regimes and eased pressure for reform, and drop its trade barriers, which now impede poor nations' participation in the international marketplace.


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Veteran fatally shot at MacDill Air Force Base had record involving threat - St. Petersburg Times
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Posted: May 20, 2010 02:28 PM
TAMPA The 61-year-old veteran accused of confronting an off-duty FBI agent with a knife Wednesday had threatened a public official before, according to Texas records.
Ronald J. Bullock received four years of probation for threatening aggravated assault against an official in Austin, Texas in 1994 and a year of probation for resisting arrest in the same incident, according to Texas Department of Public Safety records.
Bullock, a military veteran, was staying at a camp area on the MacDill Air Force Base on Wednesday when he was fatally shot by an FBI agent, according to police.
The FBI does not plan to identify the agent who shot Bullock.
The incident began when Bullock got into an altercation at FamCamp, the camping area at the base that can be used by anyone with a military ID card, authorities said.
Bullock sped away on a motorcycle with security officials following. He then confronted an FBI agent at the Dale Mabry Highway gate with a knife. The agent shot Bullock at least once, authorities said.
Bullock was pronounced dead before 7 p.m. Wednesday. The gate reopened about 3 a.m. Thursday.
His family said Bullock is an Army veteran who served in Vietnam. His brother, Donald Bullock, said that Ronald had struggled with drug and alcohol problems ever since he fought in Vietnam, where he was disabled by a grenade.
"I don't have any information. I only know what I've read," Donald Bullock said. "But it doesn't seem like his character. He wasn't a violent person."
An FBI shooting incident response team is arriving from Washington, D.C., today to review the case. The inquiry will determine if the shooting was consistent with the FBI's deadly force policy, said Dave Couvertier, an FBI spokesman in Tampa.
Such reviews are standard and occur whenever an FBI agent is involved in a shooting, Couvertier said. The team will work with Tampa police, the Air Force Office of Special Investigations and U.S. Air Force security forces. The team may also interview witnesses, including the agent involved.
The FBI expects to complete its review within two weeks, and its Shooting Incident Review Group will determine if the shooting complied with FBI policy.
The FBI generally does not release the names of agents involved in shootings because of concern for their safety, Couvertier said.
Times news researcher John Martin contributed to this report.
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"Leave my mind alone, and let me choose a government that will be responsive to me, and quit trying to make me responsive to my government. I will not stand for four more years of spinning and brainwashing. No longer."
Very well put. The art of propaganda is getting more and more honed. We have been close to a fascist takeover; we certainly don't need a similar takeover from the left – similar, in the sense of elevating the state and its acolyte to holy status. "Our Master, who art in Washington, give us this day…"
I'm thinking of this in particular because of coming across a report just recently – presumably true; at least in essence, if not in every detail – on a conservative blog about the stacking of the Iowa Democratic caucuses by Obama supporters bused in from out of state. This is reprehensible stuff; Rovian in spirit, no more acceptable just because it's an example of 'business as usual' in political matters. And so the whole Democratic primary campaign is thrown into question, because of that beginning to the Obama surge. 'Hey, if he can win in Iowa……'
Not a good augury of things to come. I salute you on your gimlet-eyed take on this matter, Rob. Keep it peeled.


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"Long on words-short on content"
I found this book to be mostly worthless. It has a few good stories and several other lousy ones which are used to illustrate the repetitive content of the book which is- Persistence requires perseverance. Huh??? Personally, It took an enormous amount of persistence to get through this boring book, so I guess you could say I learned persistence.
"Well done. Great concepts."
I really liked this book. Author alo narrated and is easy to listen to and follow. Content is well organized. Excellent research. I thought this book would be sub-par because it was free, but on the contrary, it is excellent. If you are looking to incorporate free into your business, then this book is highly recomended.


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L: Z. Duke (0-1)
The San Francisco Giants' slump is largely due to the struggles of their starting pitchers, and Ryan Vogelsong may need to turn things around quickly before he loses his spot in the rotation.
He'll face a Washington Nationals team that has struggled offensively of late in the opener of a three-game series Monday night in San Francisco.The Giants (24-20) lost five of six on their road trip with the starters posting a 9.82 ERA while allowing at least five runs in each contest. The club wasn't much better at the plate in a 5-0 loss to Colorado on Sunday.Manager Bruce Bochy, though, isn't concerned about his currently ineffective rotation."It's a temporary thing. You don't have the success we've had and not be good, these pitchers," Bochy said. "It's a great starting rotation. They've done some remarkable things for us, but at the same time it's a new year and we've got to make some adjustments."Vogelsong (1-4, 8.06 ERA) may not be getting more votes of confidence from Bochy if he can't bust out of his funk. He's winless in his last six starts and 0-3 with an 11.81 ERA over his last four.The right-hander gave up a career worst-tying eight runs -- though only three earned -- in two innings of an 11-3 loss to Toronto on Wednesday.Vogelsong has pitched fewer than five innings in each of his last three outings."Things have got to turn in my favor here eventually," Vogelsong said.There had been speculation Bochy would bypass him in the rotation, but Vogelsong still is scheduled to go Monday."He's fighting, I'll say that," Bochy said. "I know he's taking it hard. He'll get on track."Vogelsong's only start versus Washington didn't go very well, as he allowed eight runs and nine hits in 2 2/3 innings of a 14-2 defeat Aug. 13.He'll face a Nationals team that's lost six of nine after falling 13-4 to San Diego on Sunday. Washington has scored two or fewer runs five times and is batting .211 during that stretch."The lineup is not swinging the bats very good," manager Davey Johnson said. "I like the way the pitching has been. Sometimes, it just takes time to jell."Johnson will hand the ball to Zach Duke on Monday to give him some extra work as he makes his first start since July 10, 2011, with Pittsburgh.Duke (0-0, 8.40) has struggled in his last two appearances. He gave up three runs in three innings of an 8-1 loss to Atlanta on April 30 before allowing four runs in two-thirds of inning as Washington fell 8-2 to the Chicago Cubs on May 11."I haven't able to give him the kind of work to keep him sharp," Johnson told the team's official website. "This will help him get back to where he needs to be. It kills two birds with one stone."The left-hander, 1-0 with a 1.23 ERA in three career starts in San Francisco, will be taking the place of Ross Detwiler, who suffered a lower back injury Wednesday.Duke likely will be facing the hot-hitting duo of Marco Scutaro and Buster Posey after Bochy gave both players the day off Sunday. Scutaro is batting .486 during a 17-game hitting streak while Posey has batted .340 with 12 RBIs in his last 15."He's been on a great run here," Bochy said of Scutaro. "Sometimes, you've got to give him a break."Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press
Gameday Matchup
Washington | San Francisco | |
Night | 61-49 | 46-59 |
Grass | 86-76 | 75-82 |
Current Streak | L1 | W1 |
Last 10 | 5-5 | 6-4 |
Pitching Matchup
Washington | San Francisco | ||
Z. Duke 1-2, 6.03 ERA Last Game: 9/29 at CIN 1.0 IP, 0 ER Dec = ND |
R. Vogelsong 4-6, 5.73 ERA Last Game: 9/27 vs SD 6.0 IP, 2 ER Dec = Win |
Gameday Lineups
NO. | Washington | San Francisco |
1. | D. Span, CF | A. Pagan, CF |
2. | S. Lombardozzi, 2B | M. Scutaro, 2B |
3. | B. Harper, RF | P. Sandoval, 3B |
4. | R. Zimmerman, 3B | B. Posey, C |
5. | A. LaRoche, 1B | H. Pence, RF |
6. | I. Desmond, SS | B. Belt, 1B |
7. | R. Bernadina, LF | A. Torres, LF |
8. | J. Solano, C | B. Crawford, SS |
9. | Z. Duke, P | R. Vogelsong, P |
Injury Report
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