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The Imperial Italian opera company paid Mozart 450 florins for the work; this was three times his (low) salary when he had worked as a court musician in Salzburg . Da Ponte was paid 200 florins.
Emperor Joseph II was indirectly responsible for preserving this magnificent opera score for posterity. Joseph II was looking for an opera to be produced at the imperial court. Mozart's work was one of the works under consideration, along with several others by contemporary composers. With the scant success Mozart had received to that point, he reportedly swore that if his work was passed over, he would toss the entire score into the fire.
Although the total of nine performances was nothing like the frequency of performance of Mozart's later success The Magic Flute, which for months was performed roughly every other day , the premiere is generally judged to have been a success. The applause of the audience on the first night resulted in five numbers being encored, seven on May 8th . Joseph II, who, in addition to his empire, was in charge of the Burgtheater, was concerned by the length of the performance and directed his aide Count Rosenberg as follows:
The requested posters were printed up and posted in the Burgtheater in time for the third performance on 24 May .
The newspaper Wiener Realzeitung carried a review of the opera in its issue of 11 July, 1786. It alludes to interference probably produced by paid hecklers, but praises the work warmly:
The Hungarian poet Franz Kazinczy was in the audience for a May performance, and later remembered the powerful impression the work made on him:
Joseph Haydn appreciated the opera greatly, writing to a friend that he heard it in his dreams. In summer 1790 Haydn attempted to produce the work with his own company at Eszterháza, but was prevented from doing so by the death of his patron, Nikolaus Esterházy .
The work was not performed in Vienna during 1787 or 1788, but starting in 1789 there was a revival production.. For this occasion Mozart replaced both arias of Susanna with new compositions, better suited to the voice of Adriana Ferrarese del Bene who took the role. For Venite, inginocchiatevi! he wrote in August 1789 Un moto di gioia (K. 579), and for Deh vieni he wrote in July 1789 Al desio di chi t'adora (K. 577).
The opera was produced in Prague starting in December of 1786 by the Pasquale Bondini company. This production was a tremendous success; the newspaper Prager Oberpostamtszeitung called the work "a masterpiece" , and said "no piece (for everyone here asserts) has ever caused such a sensation." Local music lovers paid for Mozart to visit Prague and hear the production; he listened on 17 January 1787, and conducted it himself on the 22nd . The success of the Prague production led to the commissioning of the next Mozart/Da Ponte opera, Don Giovanni, premiered in Prague in 1787; see Mozart and Prague.
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|Luisa Laschi
|Ann Storace
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Figaro is happily measuring the space where the bridal bed will fit while Susanna is trying on her wedding bonnet in front of the mirror (in the present day, a more traditional French floral wreath or a modern veil are often substituted, often in combo with a bonnet, so as to accommodate what Susanna happily describes as her wedding "capellino"). (Duet: Cinque, dieci, venti, trenta — "Five, ten, twenty, thirty"). Figaro is quite pleased with their new room; Susanna far less so. She is bothered by its proximity to the Count's chambers: it seems he has been making advances toward her and plans on exercising his "droit de seigneur", the purported feudal right of a lord to bed a servant girl on her wedding night before her husband can sleep with her. The Count had the right abolished when he married Rosina, but he now cunningly desires to reinstate it. Figaro is livid and plans revenge on the Count (Cavatina: Se vuol ballare, signor contino — "If you want to dance, sir Count").
Figaro departs, and Dr. Bartolo arrives with Marcellina, his old housekeeper. Marcellina has hired Bartolo as her counsel, since Figaro had once promised to marry her if he should default on a loan she had made to him, and she intends to enforce that promise. Bartolo, still irked at Figaro for having facilitated the union of the Count and Rosina (in The Barber of Seville), promises, in comical lawyer-speak, to help Marcellina (aria: La vendetta — "Vengeance").
Bartolo departs, Susanna returns, and Marcellina and Susanna share an exchange of very politely delivered insults (duet: Via, resti servita, madama brillante — "After you, brilliant madam"), and Susanna triumphs in the exchange by "complimenting" her rival's old age. The older woman departs in a fury.
Cherubino then arrives and, after describing his emerging infatuation with all women and particularly with his "beautiful godmother" the Countess (aria: Non so più cosa son — "I don't know anymore what I am"), asks for Susanna's aid with the Count. It seems the Count is angry with Cherubino's amorous ways, having discovered him with the gardener's daughter, Barbarina, and plans to punish him. Cherubino wants Susanna to ask the Countess to intercede on his behalf. When the Count appears, Cherubino hides behind a chair, not wanting to be seen alone with Susanna. The Count uses the opportunity of finding Susanna alone to personally step up his demands for favours from her, including financial inducements to sell herself to him. As Basilio, the slimy music teacher, arrives, the Count, not wanting to be caught alone with Susanna, hides behind the chair. Cherubino leaves that hiding place just in time, and jumps onto the chair while Susanna scrambles to cover him with a dress. Now the Count is behind the chair and Cherubino is on the chair covered by a dress.
When Basilio starts to gossip about Cherubino's obvious attraction to the Countess, the Count angrily leaps from his hiding place and he lifts the dress from the chair to illustrate how he found Cherubino under a table in Barbarina's room—again to find Cherubino! The young man is only saved from punishment by the entrance of the peasants of the Count's estate, this entrance being a preemptive attempt by Figaro to commit the Count to a formal gesture symbolizing the promise of Susanna's entering into the marriage unsullied. The Count evades Figaro's plan by postponing the gesture. Still keen on punishing Cherubino, the Count is alerted that the youth had overheard his inappropriate advances towards Susanna. This covert blackmail forces the Count to pardon him grudgingly, but he is summarily to be dispatched to Seville for army duty. Figaro gives him advice about his new, female-less, harsh, military life (aria: Non piú andrai — "No more gallavanting").
The Countess laments her husband's infidelity. (aria: Porgi, amor, qualche ristoro — "Grant, love, some comfort"). Susanna comes in to prepare the Countess for the day; she has evidently updated the Countess on the latest news regarding the Count's overtures to her, since she responds to the Countess's questions by telling her that she is now fully informed and adds that the Count is not trying to "seduce" her, he is merely offering her a monetary contract in return for her affection. Figaro then arrives and hatches a plan to trick the Count: Susanna will give him a note indicating she wants to meet him that night in the garden; Cherubino will be waiting there, dressed as a woman; and the Countess will arrive and catch him red-handed. Furthermore, Figaro has already sent a letter to the Count (via Basilio) that indicates the Countess has a rendezvous that evening of her own.
Susanna lets Cherubino into the room but locks the door because the Countess is worried about the jealous Count's reaction should he find Cherubino there. Susanna urges him to sing the song he wrote in honor of the Countess (aria: Voi che sapete che cosa é amor — "You ladies who know what love is, see if I have it in my heart"). After the song, they proceed to attire him in women's clothes (aria of Susanna: Venite, inginocchiatevi! — "Come, kneel down before me"). At this time, the Countess sees Cherubino's commission, and notes that the Count was obviously in such a hurry that he forgot to seal it with his signet ring (which was necessary to make it an official document). Susanna returns to her room for some clothing in which to dress Cherubino. While the Countess and Cherubino are waiting for Susanna's return, they suddenly hear the Count arriving, so Cherubino hides in the closet. The Count demands to be allowed into the room and the Countess reluctantly unlocks. The Count enters, angry at the information in the note that he has received from Figaro (via Basilio), hears a noise from the closet, and tries to open it, but it is locked. The Countess pretends it is only Susanna, trying on her wedding dress. Unobserved, Susanna re-enters the bedroom with the clothing and conceals herself after she realises what is wrong (She knows that to reveal her presence would only result in the worst possible consequences to the Countess). Furious and suspicious, the Count leaves with the Countess to find a way to get the door open. As they leave, he locks all the bedroom doors to prevent the intruder from escaping. Susanna emerges and frees Cherubino, who escapes by jumping through the window into the garden. Susanna then takes his place in the closet. (duet: Aprite, presto, aprite — "Open the door, quickly!").
The Count and Countess return. The Countess finally admits that Cherubino is hidden in the closet. The raging Count draws his sword, promising to kill Cherubino, but when the door is opened, they both find to their astonishment only Susanna. The Countess claims that she has told the Count that Cherubino was in the closet only to test him. Now, shamed by his jealousy, the Count begs for forgiveness. When the Count presses about the letter accusing the Countess of infidelity, Susanna and the Countess reveal that the letter was written by Figaro, and then delivered through Basilio. Figaro then arrives and tries to initiate the beginning of the wedding festivities, but the Count stops him and asks who wrote the anonymous note given to him by Basilio. Figaro manages to evade the question, only to have Antonio, the alcoholic gardener, arrive, complaining about a man jumping out of the window into his plantings, and ruining his carnation flowerpots. Antonio brings a letter which, he says, was dropped by the escaping man, and Figaro claims it was he who jumped out the window and fakes that he also hurt his foot. However, the document is Cherubino's appointment to the army. The Countess and Susanna recognize the letter (having seen it previously) and whisper the information on to Figaro, who gets out of this scrape by saying Cherubino gave it to him because it still needed the Count's seal. Marcellina, Bartolo and Basilio now appear, and the former brings her charge against Figaro, demanding that he honor his contract to marry her. The Count secretly rejoices at their arrival. The wedding is postponed in order that the Count may investigate. The scene ends in a tempestuous septet and the Countess, anxious and upset, faints.
The Count mulls over the situation, confused by the preceding events. At the urging of the Countess, Susanna enters and she agrees to arrange to meet the Count later that night (duet: Crudel, perché finora — "Cruel girl, why until now have you allowed me to languish") since the Countess herself plans to meet the Count but disguised as Susanna. As Susanna leaves, the Count overhears her telling Figaro that he has already won the case. Realizing that he is being tricked (aria: Hai già vinta la causa — "You've already won the case?"), he is determined to make Figaro pay by forcing him to marry Marcellina.
Figaro's trial follows, and the judgment is that Figaro must marry Marcellina. Figaro appeals to the Count, but the Count supports the judgment. When Figaro declares himself to be of noble birth and that he was stolen from his parents when he was a baby, the subsequent discussion reveals that Figaro is the long-lost illegitimate son of Bartolo and Marcellina. A touching scene of reconciliation occurs. Because a mother cannot marry her son, Figaro is let off the hook. During the celebrations, Susanna enters with a payment to release Figaro from his debt to Marcellina. Seeing Figaro and Marcellina in celebration, Susanna mistakenly believes that Figaro is happily reconciled to marriage with Marcellina. With some difficulty, Susanna is convinced of the truth of the situation, and joins the celebration. Bartolo, overcome with emotion, agrees to marry Marcellina that evening in a double wedding (sextet: Riconosci in questo amplesso una madre — "Recognize a mother in this hug").
All leave, and the Countess, alone, ponders the loss of her happiness (aria: Dove sono i bei momenti — "Where are they, the beautiful moments"). Susanna enters and updates her regarding the plan to trap the Count. The Countess dictates a love letter for Susanna to give to the Count, which suggests that he meet her that night, "under the pines." The Count is instructed to return the pin which fastens the letter. (duet: Sull'aria… Che soave zeffiretto — "On the breeze… What a gentle little Zephyr").
A chorus of young peasants, among them Cherubino disguised as a girl, arrives to serenade the Countess. The Count arrives with Antonio, and, discovering the page, is enraged. His anger is quickly diffused by Barbarina (a peasant girl, Antonio's daughter), who reminds him of a promise he made to her: "Barbarina, if you will love me, I will give you anything you want." What she wants, it seems, is Cherubino's hand in marriage. Thoroughly embarrassed, the Count allows Cherubino to stay.
The act closes with the double wedding, during the course of which Susanna delivers her letter to the Count. Figaro sees the note with the pin in it, assumes it is from another of the Count's trysts, and laughs to himself. As the curtain drops, the two newlywed couples rejoice.
Actuated by jealousy, Figaro tells Bartolo and Basilio to come to his aid when he gives the signal. After commenting on the situation, they depart, and, left alone, Figaro muses on the inconstancy of women (aria: Aprite un po' quegli occhi — "Open your eyes"). Susanna and the Countess arrive, dressed in each other's clothes. Marcellina is with them, having informed Susanna of Figaro's suspicions and plans. After they discuss the plan, Marcellina and the Countess leave, and Susanna deliberately sings a love song to her beloved within Figaro's hearing (aria: Deh, vieni, non tardar — "Oh come, don't delay"). Figaro is hiding behind a bush and, thinking the song is for the Count, becomes increasingly jealous (which is Susanna's intention).
The Countess arrives in Susanna's dress. Unfortunately Cherubino has also arrived, and, thinking the Countess to be Susanna, tries to kiss the supposed Susanna, but is prevented by the interference of the Count. The Count is pursuing the supposed Susanna (really the Countess), who eludes him; they both run off when they detect Figaro nearby. Then the real Susanna arrives in the Countess' clothes. Figaro starts to tell her of the Count's intentions, but suddenly recognizes his bride. He plays along with the joke by paying deference to her as the Countess; Susanna, not knowing that Figaro knows it is she, becomes jealous: she thinks Figaro is making a pass at the Countess and promptly rewards him with slaps. Figaro finally lets on that he has recognized Susanna's voice, and they make peace.
Playacting, Figaro declares his love for the supposed Countess as the Count appears. The enraged Count calls for his people and for arms: his servant is seducing his wife. Bartolo, Basilio and Antonio arrive with torches as, one by one, the Count drags out Cherubino, Barbarina, Marcellina and the "Countess" from behind the pavilion. During his tirade as he refuses to forgive Figaro and the supposed Countess, the real Countess appears and reveals her true identity; the Count realizes he has been trapped (the supposed Susanna he was trying to seduce was actually his wife), and he simply kneels and asks for forgiveness (Contessa, perdono — "Countess, forgive me"). The Countess, more kind than he (Piú docile io sono — "I am more kind"), forgives her husband and all are contented. They celebrate as the curtain falls.
Charles Rosen (in The Classical Style) proposes to take da Ponte's words quite seriously, noting the "richness of the ensemble writing", which carries forward the action in a far more dramatic way than recitatives would. Rosen also suggests that the musical language of the classical style was adapted by Mozart to convey the drama: many sections of the opera musically resemble sonata form; by movement through a sequence of keys, they build up and resolve musical tension, providing a natural musical reflection of the drama. As Rosen says:
(Figaro, Susanna, Count, Countess, Cherubino)
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swreader wrote:I was more disturbed with Terry's use of Gladys in this book. The golems have been recognized as a kind of people in the forgoing books. They have stature and worth. To turn Gladys into a ludicrous but not funny character who is "in love" with Moist and who reads books just is embarrassing.
I didn't particularly find Gladys that entertaining, but I do see the point of his subplot with her. Like Dorfl, Gladys is trying to be human, or more independently sentient, at least. Unlike Dorfl, who explore his faux humanity through the words of the prophets of religions, Gladys explores her faux humanity by reading books about women's behavior. Since Golems are literally influenced by words more than anything else, a golem's behavior is either intellignet or foolish depending on which words he or she reads. Glady's behavior is Pterry's commentary on the ways that golems (as an allegory for people) often accept the words they read (or what they seen on TV) as gospel truth, without appropriate deliberation. In the end, the "thinking" golems of AM are only more sophisticated versions of the "golden" golems. It's all about responding to the right words spoken by the right people at the right time.


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- Place Made: Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq, Turkey, & Syria)
- Dates: late fifth millennium B.C.E
- Period: Late Halaf Period
- Dimensions: 4 1/8 x 1 7/8 x 1 5/8 in. (10.4 x 4.7 x 4.2 cm) (show scale)
- Collections:Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Ancient Middle Eastern Art, The Hagop Kevorkian Gallery, 3rd Floor
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The Starkville School District Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting today at noon to announce the semifinalist candidates for the district superintendent position.
"We have discussed releasing the names and determining the dates for the timeline going forward," board President Keith Coble said.
Last week, the board narrowed down the list of 22 candidates and sent the names to the Mississippi School Board Association, which handled the background checks and candidate confirmation.
Coble could not confirm how many semifinalists they now have, but said all the candidates they selected have passed the background check and confirmed they wish to continue to be a part of the pool.
The board has yet to determine how it will proceed with the rest of the process, from interviews to eventually naming a superintendent.
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Google continues to scan millions of books from cooperating university libraries, including general books that are still in print and in copyright. But multiple lawsuits by writers, artists, and illustrators against Google and its library "partners" are also continuing.
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I'm going to preface this by saying, "If this isn't a stickied post on this forum, then it should be."
I have been a painfully loyal KoRn fan since Issues. I know that sounds like "wow, next thing you'll tell me you've been enjoying air since birth, right?" Sorry. I didn't know about the band at all until a friend invited me to a concert (at the ripe old age of 13). (Saw my first live breasts there. Sick and Twisted indeed, props, aw yeah, good job).
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The turth is that I am much smarter than you people. Every single one of you Democrats say the same things. its because your brain washed by the media. FoX news is the only legit station that reports real news. Its fair and balanced, they actually have dems and repubs on the air. All of the other stations only carry dems on air. As it goes for young people voting, I just believe there should be a ttest on basic U.S history and Law before you can be allowed to vote. I also believe people who dont pay taxes shouldnt be allowed to vote. Thomas Jefferson said the country would be ruined when people can vote for free money. We have people on Government assitance voting democrat because they know they will get Obama bucks. Its not right. Screw you crazy democrats, You are insane and eventually you will all realize that you were brainwashed by the government. Republican = Americans. Democrats = scumbag confederate socialist Commies.
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One last thing. Obama and the Dems doubled unemployment in 4 years, they tripled the US debt. They increased people on government assitance by 70% in 4 years. These are not the statistics we need to be seeing. I should be president compared to Obama. I believe in jobs and making money, If the US was a business Obama would have been fired 2 years ago. I will see KoRn play in Indianapolis, IN next week. I am hoping for the song Illumanti haha. Actually id like to see Faget played live of course. I seen Korn in Detroit in FEB and I am upset to see they havnt changed their setlist since then. Whats the deal? O yea and all of the worst US cities and states are run by Democrats (California, Michigan). Absolute facts. The best places in the country are run by Republicans (Texas Indiana). Thats a fact.
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Great comeback. I bring the facts with me. I am not a troll. This is called Jon vs. Obama and it really means America vs. Obama.
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I think you need to pick up a dictionary and look up the definition of a fact, because you've brought nothing but bias and misrepresentation. You think Obama is a socialist. I bet you can't even define socialism as a socio-economic philosophy without looking on Google or Wikipedia.
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Hers the fact of the day. Socio/commy economic policies dont work period. Obama worships Castro and Chavez haha
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Guess I was right, but then I knew that already. Though for someone so intelligent you do make a quite a lot of spelling and grammatical mistakes.
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All you democrats are good at is spinning the subject away from the ISSUES. You guys FOLLOW THE LEADER and are brainwashed. You act like your UNTOUCHABLES but every one sees through you. TAKE A LOOK IN THE MIRROR you idiot.
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Your assertion is redundant no matter how many Korn album titles you use to make it. Also, not sure if you paid attention or if you're just an idiot (I lie, I'm 100% sure you're an idiot) but as I stated previously; I'm not American. I'm not a Democrat. Your "arguments" have been viewed, judged and found to be lacking. Thus, they've been dismissed as horse piss.
Please try to pay attention next time.
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Your assertion is redundant no matter how many Korn album titles you use to make it.
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I doubt JD is looking to influence anyone. Everyone needs to do their own due diligence in researching their candidates before casting their own vote. Responsible due diligence should go beyond what one's favorite "talking head" or celebrity would have to say.
I think this is the smartest thing I've ever heard and ya know what I think the intro to his live set is absolutely HILARIOUS, he can express his own views though some of us might not agree with it, he's an artist, and personally i feel like politics and religion don't have any place in the music world thats just me.
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don't wanna talk about politix! who gives a shit about politix!! hehe
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awww damnit JD vote for Obama. The other guy is a douche.
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Hers the fact of the day. Socio/commy economic policies dont work period. Obama worships Castro and Chavez haha
really works in Scandinavia happens to be least corrupt best well off most intelligence longest live span happiest countries least religious less religious nut jobs highest public spending and tax burden high GDP best this is the first time you heard of Scandinavia in Alabama.
Google Nordic Model or Nordic Socialism
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This is not the first time a president is blamed for previous presdent's mistakes and fucking up the economy go back to 7th grade US History you learned it happened before
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Let's face it, the current problems come way before Obama became president
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The following factors increase the chances of developing GERD:
Symptoms of GERD include:
Your doctor will ask about your child's symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. Your child may need to see a pediatric gastroenterologist. This type of doctor focuses on diseases of the stomach and intestines.
Tests may include:
Talk with your doctor about the best treatment plan for your child. Treatment options include the following:
Medications options include:
Many of these are over-the-counter medications.
Surgery or endoscopy may be recommended for
more severe cases. It may be considered if lifestyle changes and medications do not work.
The most common surgery is called
fundoplication. During this procedure, a part of the stomach will be wrapped around the stomach valve. This makes the valve stronger. It should prevent stomach acid from backing up into the esophagus. This surgery is often done through small incisions in the skin.
Most causes of GERD in children are unknown. Some cases of GERD may be prevented by:
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In the great abyss of data, information and sheer EVERYTHING that is the World Wide Web nothing stirs the cauldron of controversy and debate like some simple blogger offering an opinion. See…even reading this you suddenly have an opinion concerning my opinion about opinions! Does it ever end? All kidding aside what is a blog for anyway but to offer comments, opinions and share information? Agree
Many wrestling fans have found this man to be one of the worst in wrestling today. They say that he doesn't do a good enough job when it comes to his style of delivery. But what the fans actually don't realize, is that when this "Teacher" actually does his job right, he becomes one of the best that the business has ever had. His name, is Mike Tenay.
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Yippee, it works. I needed to download the latest (development) version of
putty. It supports X11 Forwarding. I just got an xterm on from my machine
at home, Pretty cool.
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From: "ME" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
To: <email@example.com>
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: [vox-tech] X, SSH across Internet through NAT
> On Fri, 12 Oct 2001, Jay Strauss wrote:
> > Is this possible, I have (crappy) linksys dsl router/NAT devices set up
> > on other sides of the internet. Behind one is my SSH client, behind the
> > other is my SSH server (on my deb box):
> It can be done if you can establish an ssh session from the source NAT-ed
> host to the destintaion NAT-ed host.
> > SSH SSHd
> > Client Debian
> > (putty) 192.168.5.102
> > 192.168.5.100
> > | |
> > | |
> > | |
> > | internet |
> > 192.168.5.254 =================== 192.168.5.254
> > Linksys Linksys
> > xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy
> Cool ASCII Drawing. (ME likes it)
> > I am able to SSH from the client to the server, but when I try to start
> > xterm:
> Whoah! Dejavu!
> > 192.168.5.102:jstrauss> xterm -display xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
> In this case, you are probably trying to tell the remote machine to use an
> X $DISPLAY that would try to connect to the NAT-ed IP address and there is
> no service on the NAT linksys router to perform this by default. Also, the
> remote host does not know how to get to your reserved network IP address
> used in the NAT LAN at "home".
> By default most new ssh clients/servers seem to be shipping with disabled
> X forwarding by default due to security conerns with X.
> > It just hangs. Now I figure I can't really send the display to the
> > device in front of my client, but where
> > else can I send it? I can't send it to 192.168.5.100, cause it will try
> > route to it's local LAN. Is what I'm trying impossible? I thought you
> > could run X through (some sort of encrypted tunnel) ssh all the way back
> > the client.
> You can generally offer X updates/draw through an ssh session, but there
> are security implications with this. If you have one of the newer ssh
> varients (openssh or ssh2) then check the options when starting ssh. For
> one, I think you can add "-X" and the other you can add "-x" to explicitly
> state you want to tunnel X through SSH. (Not exactly sure, which is which
> ans which one uses "-X" for enable, but one seems to use -x for disable,
> so check your man pages to be sure.)
> Once you have enabled X through SSH, you will/should have a new env var on
> the remote machine called $DISPLAY. echo $DISPLAY in the shell on the
> remote machine to see if it is set. It will probably be a local high port
> like "yourhostname:11.0"
> You should be able to then start X apps on the remote location and have
> them appear on your local screen automagically.
> The cost of X through ssh is you will take a processor hit, and smooth
> graphics and video won't be so smooth. You will/should notice more lag
> than when you compare it to a non-encrypted session. If you are going from
> one NAT-ed host to another NAT-ed host, using an ssh session is the
> easiest way to get the stuff to yourself, but with the cost of speed and
> the X security issue.
> > One more thing, when I'm pick up my laptop and bring it home (onto the
> > where my sshd is located). I'm able to get an xterm sent sent locally,
> > how do I know its even using the ssh tunnel and not just sending it
> > text?
> Use a sniffer. :-) Or you can examine your env variable $DISPLAY to see if
> it is set to send to the remote host, or is using the localhost and then
> Also, I just noticed that you mention "putty" as your client side. Most of
> the above (-X flag for enabling X session stuff) is/was for the
> openssh/fsecure ports of client ssh. I have not used this client (putty),
> so you should check to see if it offers X11 forwarding/redirection. If it
> does, then make sure you have enabled this option. If this is on Windows
> (Win32) then you need to have an X11 Server for windows (or if on the mac,
> then one for the mac).
> If you do not have an X-Server for your windows/mac machine, i think you
> can get one for trial for Mac or Windows called MI/X
> http://tnt.microimages.com/www/html/freestuf/mix/
> I used that before (or at least an earlier one) and it seemed to work for
> most of the things I wanted to use at the time. It was rather feature
> limited, but the price at the times sounded right.
> There was one out there called Hummingbird Exceed or soemthing like that
> but I think it co$t a bit more. People that have used said they liked it,
> but what do people know anyway? They are only human. ;-)
> Others here may have more up-to-date suggestions on W32 based XServers
> that are fresh on the menu.
> P.S. Just found from from putty docs:
> http://www.tartarus.org/~simon/puttydoc/output.txt
> 3.16.1 X11 forwarding
> If your server lets you run X Window System applications, X11
> forwarding allows you to securely give those applications access to
> a local X display on your PC.
> This feature will only be useful if you have an X server on your
> such as Exceed or XWin32.
> To enable X11 forwarding, check the `Enable X11 forwarding' box. If
> your X display is not the primary display on your local machine
> (which it almost certainly will be unless you have deliberately
> arranged otherwise), you need to enter its location in the `X
> display location' box.
> Which really answers your last Q more more directly.
> That options should set the env var $DISPLAY on the remote machine. Check
> echo $DISPLAY to see if it does.
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Whoopi Goldberg stars in this musical take on the South African struggles against Apartheid in the mid-1970s, during the imprisonment of Nelson Mandela. An adaptation of Mbongeni Ngema's popular musical, which ran on Broadway from 1988 to 1989, Sarafina! recounts the political coming of age of the title character, a high school girl involved in the Soweto student protests of 1976. At first just a petulant bundle of energy, more interested in boys than civil rights, Sarafina (Leleti Khumalo) learns of the Afrikaaner oppression through the underground lectures of her teacher, Mary Masembuko (Goldberg). Sarafina's mother, who works as a servant in a white household and never sees her children, urges Sarafina to toe the line. But she can no longer turn a blind eye when the government imprisons her teacher and slaughters her would-be boyfriend during an arson protest. Incited to rebellion, the students kill a crooked black constable, leaving Sarafina to wrestle with their decision to use violence against the government's strictures. Ever tightening its grip, the ruling regime would kill 575 blacks over eight months in an attempt to quell the civil unrest. The sober subject matter is leavened by Ngema's jubilant songs and Michael Peters' electric choreography.~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide
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There´s a showdown brewing in the west that is fixing to make that little incident at the O.K. Corral look like child´s play. On one side of the street you have the NCBA, packing enough hardware and weighted down with sufficient checkoff gold to make them the odds on favorite. They´ve got the sun behind them and the fastest hired guns in their stable. But they may have overplayed their hand. Lately there´s been no shortage of up and coming cowboys who want to take them on.
The scene is reminiscent of early range wars where big ranchers hired professional gunslingers to eliminate squatters, rustlers and sodbusters. The history of ranching is marked by conflicts such as this. In range country hot words have often led to cold slabs, and someone in this fight could be headed for boot hill. It could be the checkoff as we know it, the NCBA, or small independent thinking cattle producers who are currently engaged in the economic fight of their lives.
The initial skirmish in this range war occurred in 1996 with the USDA approved merger that combined the National Cattleman´s Association with the Beef Board, which had controlled checkoff dollars up to that time with few vocal critics. That merger between NCA and CBB´s chief contractor, the National Livestock and Meat Board, was voted on by less than .000583% of beef producers.
The battle really heated up last spring when the Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) initiated a petition drive on behalf of independent cattle feeders, auction operators and ranchers across the country who believed NCBA was using checkoff funds to lobby against the interests of grassroots producers. In fiscal year 1997, 86% of NCBA´s total $62.6 million budget came from checkoff funds.
"It´s outrageous that NCBA is living off funds paid by family ranchers while they use our money to advocate economic policies that fundamentally threaten the future of independent family ranching in America", says rancher Jeanne Charter, who is on the front lines of this battle.
Recent actions by the NCBA have breathed new life into the LMA´s petition drive. The straw that broke the bull´s back may have occurred when NCBA alienated many ranchers by initially opposing a petition from an independent rancher´s group, R-CALF, Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund. Their petition would require the International Trade Commission to investigate whether cattle and beef from Mexico and Canada are being illegally dumped on the U.S. market or are being subsidized. In a conference call vote two thirds of the NCBA leaders polled were in favor of supporting R-CALF, but the weighted structure of NCBA´s voting system meant that interests representing Kansas and Texas cattle feeders voted the proposal down. That´s when all heck broke loose.
Beleaguered by devastatingly low prices that threaten to drive many ranchers out of business, the cattle industry is deeply divided over what economic policies should be pursued to change this dire predicament. Imports and industry concentration are the two biggest scapegoats. At issue is whether the industry should support so-called free trade agreements such as NAFTA and GATT, which the NCBA has supported in the past, and whether the federal government should take antitrust action against three multinational corporations that control over 80% of the U.S. beef packing industry. Many ranchers feel the big three packers are exploiting these trade agreements to drive down prices by dumping imported cattle and beef on the U.S. market. They see R-CALF as a positive corrective measure.
But R-CALF was dealt a heavy blow by NCBA´s initial lack of support because the government must decide what percent of cattlemen support R-CALF´s efforts in order to proceed. Because the NCBA, claiming at times to represent a million ranchers through the checkoff, does not support the three pronged R-CALF petition, its outcome is iffy. This despite the fact that ranchers have contributed well over $700,000 to the effort and, reportedly, as many ranchers have signed the R-CALF petitions as have voluntarily joined the NCBA.
Negative letters about the NCBA´s actions regarding R-CALF poured into livestock newspapers across the country, causing NCBA to rethink its position. So the Executive Committee of the NCBA came out and said they would be neutral on the anti-dumping case against Canada, would support the subsidy argument but would oppose the anti-dumping case against Mexico.
Getting any corrective measures passed through Congress or initiated in Washington will be difficult without NCBA´s support. And while the NCBA claims in press releases to support two other currently hot issues, country of origin labeling and mandatory price reporting, others question their use of checkoff funds to lobby AGAINST labeling of imported ground beef and to require the packers to publicly report the prices they pay for cattle. One of those experienced marksman who´s got the NCBA in his sights is Vietnam War hero and highly respected Nebraska Senator, Bob Kerry. We quote from the November 10 edition of the Omaha World Herald:
"Kerry said he was frustrated by the lack of support for mandatory cattle price reporting from the National Cattlemen´s Beef Association in the face of the stiff opposition of packer lobbyists. The association has supported mandatory price reporting for packers but not for its member cattlemen. Kerry said a letter of opposition from the association nearly kept his proposal from gaining Senate approval in the first place. Instead, the NCBA supported a watered down version that does not include day to day deals for live cattle between cattlemen and packers. Kerry´s original proposal would have required packing houses to report price and terms of all their cattle purchases to the USDA for three years."
So instead of a law with real teeth in it we get an NCBA supported one year study. Kerry said "the last minute wrangling over the proposal gave the illusion that something significant was being done. But the new version is a defeat for free market cattle producers and cattle growers. We lost," said Kerry.
Kerry also said that "he will work next year for open reporting rather than secrecy, and will focus part of his attention on the NCBA. I will attempt to persuade the NCBA that it´s in the best interest of their members to have mandatory price reporting. With their opposition it´s very difficult to get it done." In the meantime, some cattlemen are taking matters into their own hands.
Those three issues, country of origin labeling, R-CALF and mandatory labeling forced the NCBA to show their true colors and feeder bias, and now many ranchers are calling for a new cattlemen´s organization (perhaps R-CALF?). In the very least they want NCBA´s generous allowance cut back. "The last thing we need right now," says Jeanne Charter, "is a civil war. We hope ranchers will see through NCBA´s propaganda and join together to reclaim our voice. A lot of folks are calling for a new organization to represent producers, but if a new organization is going to have a chance of being heard, the first thing we need to do is reform the checkoff." The words that Patrick Henry uttered throughout the original 13 colonies are now echoing through cattle country: "Taxation without representation is tyranny."
"The tail is wagging the dog," says Jeanne Charter. "At the NCA Convention in 1996, about 700 people voted for the merger. Now we need 120,000 signatures just to ask for the right to vote to undo that decision. The family ranchers who pay the checkoff have very little to say about how it´s spent."
The Northern Plains Resource Council (NPRC), a Montana-based grassroots citizens organization that advocates and organizes on a wide range of family agriculture and conservation issues, has been very vocal in its criticisms of the NCBA. The group has established "The Other Side of the Checkoff Story Media Fund," to raise money for radio and newsprint ads to counter NCBA´s public relations campaign. Currently the NCBA and the Beef Board are pouring three million dollars into a nationally coordinated, aggressive media blitz defending the checkoff.
At the NPRC annual convention in Billings, Montana, ranchers opposed to NCBA´s policies took a strictly low budget, grassroots approach to spreading their message. They distributed bright red political campaign signs, at $5 a piece, that they hope will start appearing on fences in right-of-ways across Montana and beyond. The signs, which shout "Rein in NCBA!" and "Sign a checkoff petition!", are intended to urge fellow ranchers to rally in support of LMA´s petition drive for a referendum to repeal the 12-year-old federal law mandating the Beef Checkoff.
On another front, NPRC is administering a legal defense fund for the Charters who were sued for $11,000 by USDA earlier this fall for refusing to pay $250 in checkoff fees. In the first court battle of its kind in the nation, the Charters plan to fight USDA on the grounds that the checkoff is illegal as currently structured. The Charters contend NCBA is seriously abusing federal law that prohibits checkoff dollars from being used to either support or oppose a referendum petition drive.
If the NCBA thought they could ride out this disturbance and that everything would just blow over they had best turn their eyes toward John Day, Oregon. In December this eastern Oregon county cattlemen´s group became the first county stockgrower association in the nation to buck the NCBA merger and national checkoff. The Grant County Stockgrowers passed a slate of resolutions calling for state disaffiliation from NCBA and checkoff reform.
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An Old Man Walking by a Stream, with Distant Mountains
Wu Li, an acclaimed Qing dynasty painter, expressed himself through the styles of a select lineage of past artists. Here, sparse trees and an empty pavilion allude to Ni Zan (1301–1374), but Wu Li has reworked the dry, sketchy style of the Yuan dynasty master by incorporating loose, moist brushstrokes to create a richer tonality. Wu Li's reinterpretation may have been influenced by an increasing awareness of Western artistic techniques, such as chiaroscuro and one-point perspective. Wu Li converted to Christianity in the 1670s, allowing him close contact with the missionaries who brought new images and skills to China from the West.
- Artist: Wu Li, Chinese, 1632-1718
- Medium: Ink and color on paper
- Place Made: China
- Dates: 1706
- Dynasty: Qing Dynasty
- Dimensions: image: 50 3/4 x 13 1/2 in. (128.9 x 34.3 cm) mount: 22 3/4 x 100 in. (57.8 x 254 cm) (show scale)
- Markings: Inscribed with a poem, with two seals of the artist and five deals of various collectors.
- Signature: Signed: "Mojing daoren Wu Li"
- Inscriptions: "Lonely old trees lean on a riverbank. new wabes hit the foot of rocks. Distant mountains hold the sunset, there is nobody in the autumn shadow of a thatched pavilion."
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- Museum Location: This item is not on view
- Accession Number: 1990.71
- Credit Line: Gift of the Asian Art Council
- Rights Statement: No known copyright restrictions
- Caption: Wu Li (Chinese, 1632-1718). An Old Man Walking by a Stream, with Distant Mountains, 1706. Ink and color on paper, image: 50 3/4 x 13 1/2 in. (128.9 x 34.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Asian Art Council, 1990.71
- Image:
- Catalogue Description: Four colophons on the mounting brocade; one by Guo Ling (1767-1831), and one by Wu Rongguang (1759-1834). Landscape in the Ni Zan (1301-1374) style, depicting an old man walking by a stream in the middle ground, with a pavilion under trees and distant mountains in the background. Dated "A Winter month of the year bingxu (1706)." Condition: cracks in the painting, but stable.
- Record Completeness: Best (93%)


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30% ripe, some variation in ripeness between trees, taste: 6.5, no splits
Orig. in New Brunswick, N.J., by M.A. Blake,
New Jersey Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1940. J.H. Hale x Delicious; cross made
in 1925; tested as N.J. 98. Fruit: large; round, uniform; skin bright red
on white ground, attractive, pubescence medium; flesh creamy white, red at
pit, melting, moderately firm, fine texture, good quality, freestone; ripens
2 weeks before Elberta. Tree: vigorous, globular, very productive; flower
large, showy, petals pink, self-fruitful, blooms with Elberta; leaf glands
reniform; chilling requirement 850 h.
The description of each variety of peach or nectarine fruit under each group is in different formats as this information is collected from varied sources and hence is not consistent