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Frustrating: Seeing the big picture and having a credible plan to knock 3% of our national electric spend, but having all the proof points seem all too technical. Example: A partner at Rho was on a panel that judged my pitch in the Bay Area. Bumped into him at Splash LA and he said, "Ether2...oh yeah...that complicated network thing." Also, knowing that one has a solution that can solve global societal issues that are much bigger than any particular website, but being held to the same criteria as some SoMoLo play.
Rewarding: Having achieved proof of concept with no money down.
For us, it was not questioning every assumption. We assumed that we needed to build a prototype after being told by VCs that we needed a prototype, and we spent our seed fund trying to bring that FPGA chip into being. Had we known then what we know now... 5 years later, based solely on marketing our intellectual property, we have been able to gain significant traction which has led to proof of concept, and we have been selected for wireless backhaul by a low power wireless sensor protocol stack.
1) The road is long for fundamental change. 2) Investors will never be satisfied with the state of the company's progress until the company is at revenue. 3) Visionaries and founders may not be the best people to raise money or run the company. As long as the project gets wings...that's okay.
Jonathan Gael is a Co-Founder of the breakthrough technology think tank, Ether2. Jonathan is responsible for all aspects of business development, including the acquisition of Ether2's intellectual property from Illinois Institute (IIT, Chicago) and Universidad Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC/CTTC, Barcelona), OEM licensing, and freely licensed strategic partnerships via EcoNODE.org (Ether2 Community Network Operators & Developers). EcoNODE will also serve as an independent governing body between community members. The community will include many diverse entities all the way from independent code monkeys to network hardware manufacturers like companies that rhyme with "disco".
Upon winning the coveted DEMOgod(tm) award, Jonathan was quoted in USA Today saying, "This is just the beginning of a dream to return telecommunications to the commons." Therefore the business model combines Dolby-style OEM licensing with a Linux-style global development community that will enjoy revenue sharing based upon code contributed to the community. Once contributions are "fingerprinted" they will be cataloged and attributed to the developer forever. Any code developer sampled in part or in whole will be due a share of the OEM licensing for any EcoNODE certified product that takes advantage of community innovations. Of course, innovations may also be kept private for direct to market OEM strategies without contribution to the community.
Either way, an investment in Ether2 is an investment in the broader global engineering community. OEM licensing fees will be derived from edge and end-user devices at a fraction of a point, which will be negligible to the final product cost. It is expected that many new companies will form in several countries to build EcoNODE certified products that will enable networks to perform better in every measurable way.
Prior to building Ether2's founding team, Jonathan spent many years in enterprise sales and as a Director at the revenue growth consulting firm, Unfair Advantage, where he worked with the senior partners of global law firms such as Pillsbury Winthrop, Coudert Brothers and Latham Watkins. Jonathan also served as a Major Account Representative, winning President's Council Awards for being a top performer at both Nextel Communications and Teligent Communications.
Jonathan Gael lives in east West Hollywood, CA, with his wife, Victoria, which he readily admits is the best thing that ever happened to him. Victoria is also the business half of the mother-daughter team that runs Verabella Skin Therapy in the heart of Beverly Hills (www.Verabella.com). Victoria designed the company's delicious skin care product line as an off-shoot of the 14 year old spa retreat that pioneered food-based facial treatments and has garnered a vast celebrity following.
Victoria and Jonathan have two beautiful boys, Leo (4) and David (18 months).


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O'Hare Named C-USA Indoor Track Athlete of the Week
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After being named USTFCCCA Division I Men's National Athlete of the Week yesterday, Conference USA announced that Tulsa senior Chris O'Hare was named the Conference USA Indoor Male Track and Field Athlete of the Week for his record-setting performance at the Millrose Games.
O'Hare crushed the collegiate indoor mile record at the 106th Millrose Games in New York City on Saturday clocking a time of 3:52.98 in the prestigious Wanamaker Mile against some of the worlds top athletes.
O'Hare's time was over a second and a half faster than the previous record of of 3:54.54 set last year by BYU's Miles Batty at the Millrose Games. O'Hare's mark also is the second fastest time by a British athlete, and shattered his old personal best of 3:56.48, which also happened to be the school record. In addition to his indoor mile record, he also claimed the collegiate-best 1500 meters with an en-route time of 3:37.25, bettering the 3:38.2 (hand-time) set by Villanova's Sydney Maree in 1979.
This marked the second time this season a TU athlete has won the award, as freshman Bryce Robinson was recognized by the conference office on Feb. 5 after he set the Tulsa school record in the 60-meter dash.
O'Hare and the rest of the track and field team will compete at the Conference USA Indoor Track and Field Championship on Feb. 23-24 in Birmingham, Ala.
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Ethical SEO: A little bad information can go a long way
Posted By Eric On September 28, 2010 @ 12:03 pm In Nuts & Bolts of Optimization | No Comments
SEO had a long run of unethical practices. It was viewed as cheating or working the system. I remember going to sites, clothed in vintage Netscape gray, that had a long – I mean really long - scroll bar. I thought "what is with this page, I'm scrolling and scrolling but there is nothing here!" Since I am usually in my computer navigation, I have a bad habit of just clicking and dragging a mouse up and down to scroll. It was that way I suddenly found a whole bunch of words appear on the screen as the highlight inverted the colors. "Woa. Hidden text." I first wondered why someone would do this, but due to the effort put into the text, I realized that it was to rank the page higher.
A few years ago, I was checking out websites that ranked for keywords for a client. This one site kept ranking #1 – all the time, for every one of my keywords. It didn't make sense. The site was some ambiguous blog on popular topics back before blogs were a buzzword. He was getting traffic and getting clout for the traffic. But how? It turned out there were hidden links in the source code to a very problematic link farm.
oo! Double Sneaky!
Add to that robot content, doorway pages, dynamic page generation and you get a slimy ball of snake oil soiling your mouse cursor.
Many changes have been made to the search engine algorithms to made these techniques worthless or punish the website for doing it. How does one punish a website? Well, how about removing it from the index altogether?
The other side of unethical SEO is the exploiting the customer. Over-promising to rank you better, faster and stronger and yet under-delivering.
Here are some exploits I've seen:
Examination of a websites SEO worthiness – $83,000. Yeah. I saw that while checking out an
SEO guy's cached page. I still get spam from him.
Optimized content chunks placed on each web page – $60,000. Wait What? Yes, a New York corporation paid this much for this company to write a chunk of readable text with the target keywords and pasted on every possible webpage they have.
I'm guessing that these two companies just wanted to land just one client and then move to another state. Oh wait! It could be the same person!
The real problem is the dissemination of outdated or bad SEO. [1] We are all guilty of it because we can post a blog post from last year and the suddenly the rules change. It's important to read the latest info available, check dates of postings. Outdated SEO: If you see anything from 2004, its probably best to move on and find something fresher. This is from 2008 [2], but it at least serves as a way to shed off some old "methods."
All this brings me to a real life instance of Ethical SEO practice. I am going to relate the conversation to you and I will ask you, readers, a question. I'd like to hear from you. I'll go ahead and say their are no wrong answers.
Colleague: "Hey, do you still do some stuff on the side?"
Me: "Sometimes, I rarely have time anymore, what's up?"
Colleague: "I have a friend that owns this Widget shop and he owns 10 different domains in different combinations of Widget-city.com and he needs someone to redirect them to a single web page. He doesn't want a website or anything online. Just a page for his contact information. He wants them to call."
Me: "uh … ok. He can't find someone to do that?"
Colleague: "Oh yeah, he got one bid for $1200 and another guy will do it for $500. But the second guy is really busy and it's been a month and he really wants to get this going."
Me: "…"
Can anyone spot the problem(s) here?
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[1] bad SEO.: http://www.stonetemple.com/articles/top-10-bad-SEO-ideas.shtml
[2] This is from 2008: http://www.seoptimise.com/blog/2008/09/25-outdated-seo-terms-tactics-vs-their-modern-alternatives.html
[3] Information Architecture: A Sometimes Forgotten SEO Basic: http://www.seoboy.com/information-architecture-a-sometimes-forgotten-seo-basic/
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'Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God' allows more than 200 deaf sexual abuse victims to be heard
The title "Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God" does not begin to cover the horrors detailed in the documentary debuting Monday, Feb. 4 on HBO.
"Mea Maxima Culpa" -- the Latin words mean "my most grievous fault" -- concerns a Milwaukee priest who sexually abused more than 200 deaf children over decades.
Some of the victims staged what was the first known protest against Catholic priests, alerting every church official they could. It is remarkable that boys who could not speak made themselves heard.
Oscar-winning documentarian Alex Gibney hopes viewers take "an appreciation of everyday heroes. Even deaf men can raise their voices in ways that make a difference."
The crimes they accuse the late Rev. Lawrence C. Murphy of are reprehensible. And worse, say many in the film, the Vatican knew.
Inspired by reading The New York Times' reports on the crimes, Gibney spent two years on this and traveled to Ireland, Milwaukee and Italy to interview people. The film feels diluted with the story of the deaf boys, denials from Rome and similar cases in Europe.
"In a way, [the Vatican] can't help but act in a such a venal, contemptible manner, revealing their law is not divine law but just corrupt old men inflicting their s*** on others." Gibney says.
The first part of the film deals with children in a school for the deaf. Many were isolated from their parents who didn't know sign language. Murphy was the one adult with whom they could communicate.
They tell of being sexually abused in confessionals and waking in the middle of the night to find Murphy molesting them.
A filmed confrontation between a victim and Murphy, who admitted no wrong, haunts Gibney. The priest's deaf housekeeper defends Murphy.
"She keeps asking 'Are you a Catholic?' It's kind of 'Why don't you take one for the team?' " Gibney says. "It is such a powerful scene. He keeps saying, 'This is a crime.' "
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Daniel Carrico
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Joseph Mills
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Hugo Lloris
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Niko Kranjcar
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Luka Modric
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Danny Rose
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Giovani dos Santos
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John Bostock
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17 comments:
- Mrs. Shelton said...
So clearly I've just been reading your blog in google reader and not actually "been" to your blog. LOVE you makeover!!! So cute! And....crack me up! The last one is SO true. Geez la pete!
Kindergarten Korner
- November 1, 2012 at 8:00 PM
- Lisa R. said...
We all need these reminders from time to time. I was just thinking about smile one today as I was at school. :) Thanks for the posters!
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- November 1, 2012 at 8:15 PM
- Michelle Hudgeons said...
I love these!
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- November 1, 2012 at 8:41 PM
- Michelle Hudgeons said...
Oops!!! Happy fingers tonight!
Smitten With First
- November 1, 2012 at 8:44 PM
- O FISH ally a First Grader (Corinna) said...
You must be exhausted! I can't imagine teaching a full day and having conferences throughout the week. We still have a week in early October where the students get out at 1:00 each day. Even with an early release, we have conferences until 5 or 6 at night. That doesn't allow time to plan and prepare for the next week. It's exhausting, but I feel blessed after reading your post.
- November 1, 2012 at 9:35 PM
- Bridgette Nicole said...
That must be soooo exhausting!! Glad you made it through the week! Love those posters! :)
- November 1, 2012 at 10:26 PM
- Tere Prendiville said...
Your state is just crazy! I love 1/2 days (now and way back when I was a kid!) I'm sorry you have to work so hard but glad that you have found the joy in it all!
- November 1, 2012 at 10:36 PM
- 4321Teach said...
Your state doesn't allow half days?! It amazes me how different states have such different laws. We used to have a half day and 2 nights after school. Now we have 3 nights after school. I agree with you that meeting the parents is worth the being exhausted.
- November 1, 2012 at 11:09 PM
- Maria Jamella said...
I agree with you post regarding Conferences...On my part, as a mother, conferences is one way to make sure that what I am doing with my child in assisting in their studies are just the right ways. I always talk to the teachers of my children to make sure they are progressing in their studies...
- November 2, 2012 at 8:24 AM
- lynchies said...
Thanks for your thoughtful reminders!
- November 3, 2012 at 10:10 AM
- gatorgal76 said...
Thank you for these posters! I love the positivity!!
- November 3, 2012 at 1:03 PM
- Christina Marie said...
We are not given time for conferences. If we need to speak with a parent we have to give up our planning time which is either before or after school and when the kids are at specials. We don't get scheduled conference days/times. Our half-days are for professional development.
Christina :)
Apples, Books, and Crayons
- November 3, 2012 at 4:35 PM
- Theresa said...
I love the posters. In middle school, we often forget that the little "challenge" was once an adorable kindergartener.
- November 6, 2012 at 1:57 PM
- ~*~Stephanie~*~ said...
My son is in kindergarten this year and his poor teacher had ONE evening that was conference night...and unfortunately has a very large class - 27 kids total. All the conferences were supposed to squeezed into that one night. I asked her a couple days before if she wanted to just tack mine onto another day right after school (as long as the school wouldn't object). She still wrote it down as though I attended on a Wednesday when in reality I came on Tuesday. I know taking just one parent off the list for that Wednesday didn't make a huge difference but I hope it helped her a little!
When I came home from work the evening of conferences I road past the school...at 9:30pm the lot was still full. I felt bad for the teachers - they worked in their classroom all day with our kids, spent the entire evening with parents and got up and had a full 2 days of school after that!
- November 29, 2012 at 9:38 AM
- Brittany Hutchinson said...
The first poster is awesome!!! I love it! Thanks for sharing. I just started following you a little while back and I love your stuff!!!
Stop by sometime :)
Closing the Gap... in a Cute Outfit
- December 4, 2012 at 9:11 PM
- Once Upon A Classroom said...
Thanks for sharing these important messages! I shared them on my FB page :) I'm off to print them now for my desk!
- July 22, 2014 at 9:19 PM
- Kendra Johnson said...
Thanks for sharing the posters! Great reminders on those days when the frustration level is high!!
- September 10, 2014 at 11:33 PM


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Or like the last promo Sprint had for port in credits.....yes some stores may have messed up but it's also the idiot customers who are too damn lazy to read the part where they need to oh I don't know maybe UNDERSTAND what it is exactly that they are getting. Customers are lazy and expect to be given what they want when they want it without any responsibility of their own......everyone is quick to jump down Sprint's throat whenever they do something, but fail to jump on the other carriers when they do the same thing. You don't like Sprint fine stop your bitching and look at the crap the other carriers are doing behind theor customers backs.
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The sport will seem a duller place without the sartorially elegant, brilliant horse trainer in it and I'm glad to have followed the sport during some of his career. It was a privilege to be at Ascot on Champion's Day last year when Frankel won his 14th and final race, a day on which emotions spilled over with the brilliant man's increasingly frail state clear to see.
I remember many years ago going to Warren Place to film Henry's horse to follow for The Racing Channel. He was welcoming and down to earth and it was exciting, as relative newcomer to the sport, to be accepted into the fold. The interview concluded with a tour of his famous rose garden and with Henry showing me various antiquities and mementos he had collected over the years. It was a great experience.
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Scientists simulating meteorite impacts on the frozen oceans of Europa have made an electrifying discovery, which raises the chances of finding life on Jupiter's moon.
Jerome Borucki, at the NASA Ames Research Center in California, and his colleagues fired aluminium bullets into a block of ice. They found that when the bullet impacted, sensors embedded in the ice detected an electric shock. A second, and much larger, electrical discharge was observed a few moments later.
A shell of ice many kilometres thick encases the surface of Europa and scientists speculate that liquid water - and therefore life - might lie beneath. Evidence for the presence of the molecular building blocks for life comes from the yellow-brown stains seen on the ice by the Galileo probe.
"Europa is a high priority target for exploration because the key ingredients for life seem to be there. But even if you have the ingredients, the question is, is there a spark that creates the first organic molecules?" says Ron Greeley, a planetary scientist at the Arizona State University.
Borucki's bullet experiments suggest meteorite impacts might have provided that spark. The electric shock had gone undetected because no-one had put sensors below an impact crater before, he told New Scientist. The team think the current is caused by the movement of protons as the ice cracks.
Methane and ammonia
In the 1950s, Stanley Miller, now at the University of California in San Diego, showed that shooting an electric current through a mixture of water, methane and ammonia created complex organic molecules. Amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, were among the products.
Methane and ammonia are likely to be present in Europa's ice and the energy pumped into the ice by a meteorite impact will melt it. Shock this mixture with electricity, says Borucki, and complex molecules should form.
But this still needs to be tested in the laboratory. So far the experiments have used only pure water ice, cooled to a chilly -196°C to simulate conditions on Europa.
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Greeley has been appointed by NASA to set the scientific priorities of Jupiter's Icy Moon Orbiter. This probe, which has recently been allocated funding, will visit Europa and two of Jupiter's other moons, Callisto and Ganymede. A lander may be sent to the surface of Europa to look for organic matter. But it will be a long wait - Greenley estimates the earliest launch date for the mission to be 2011.
Journal reference: Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets (Vol 107, p 24)
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10 Foods with Pain Fighting Ingredients
April 23, 2013 by HealthVotes
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Pain is bad, yet it is both important and unwanted. Pain is the best symptom if you need some motivation for a quick doctor visit, however in most cases people do not visit doctors – they seek some quick medicine for pain relief. Some of these medicines are pain killers which are pretty bad of our overall health. They have side effects that create problems in the long run.
Pain is helpful as a symptom but the shortcoming with pain is that it is not under our direct control. It does not go away by just wishing so.
Here, in this article we are going to cover some foods that help in fighting pain.
Garlic – Garlic hits the top spot among spices when it comes to lowering back pain – that is if you can stand its taste. One has to eat just one or two cloves of raw garlic in the very morning before you eat anything else. Its taste is enough to insure a bad morning mood, but in the long run it will help you in lowering back pain.
Green Tea – You must have heard about the weight loss, antioxidants properties and other benefits of drinking green tea, but here, we are presenting you with yet another benefit of green tea. Green tea has shown to help cartilage and bone growth thus helping in pain relief against arthritis.
Mint – You must have tasted peppermint at some point in your life and am sure you have liked its taste. This is because of menthol which is present in the mint that gives a sense of freshness and it also helps in treating muscle pain, headaches etc.
Papaya – Among fruits, papaya is known to beat pain and provide relief as it contain an enzyme called papain.
Olive oil – an excellent pain reliever as contains properties which help in pain relieving and anti-inflammation.
Cherries – This is one of those foods that do not require any benefits to be eaten as the taste alone is enough for someone to eat it. However, cherries, along with a lot of other health benefits, are also a pain reliever.
Berries – Let it be strawberry, blackberry, blueberries, raspberries as these contains some of the most powerful antioxidants which helps in lowering pain.
Salmon – Salmon, sardines etc. are kind of fish that are rich in omega3 fatty acids which are some of the best foods that helps in keeping a good and fit backbone. With omega3, the blood flow improves and thus important minerals are transported to the last of the bones in the backbone.
Walnuts – For those that are vegetarians who can't eat salmon to get omega3 fatty acids can use walnuts as replacement, as these contains plenty of omega3 fatty acids.
Spinach – Spinach contains vitamin K which is excellent in fighting pain. Eat a bit of spinach along with other foods during lunch to gain its many other health benefits along with pain fighting.
There is no limit in finding foods that fight pain, be it spices like turmeric or ginger or drinks as simple as coffee and cranberry juice or perhaps even yogurt or pumpkin seeds.
About the Guest Blogger – Author is a health enthusiast who believes that food can be the best medicine. He usually writes on topics like how to stay out of the hospital, how to treat sickness on your own, and when you should look to Buy Celebrex or other medicines if a health problem is getting serious.


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Wednesday, Second Week of Advent
Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and put a new and right spirit within me.
Do not cast me away from your presence,
and do not take your holy spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and sustain in me a willing spirit.
—Psalm 51:10-12
In order to freely give of yourself, you must be open. Being open involves getting out of your own way, being concerned about the kind of person you are, and making room for others. Not one of these tasks is a simple one, nor does any part of it stand alone. Being truly open is a challenge, that needs a lifetime of work.
These past 2 years have been of extreme challenge. There have been many changes in my life; most of them welcome but some harder to manage than others. The thing that I have truly come to feel as well as understand is that God is not done with me yet. I have told myself many times how blessed I am. I love my work, the students I work with, my family and friends. I am so busy with the day to day aspects of living my life that I sometimes forget that I am a work in progress too. So busy with the act of living that I have to be reminded to freely live; to greet each day for the day, with respect for each act, move with deliberate thought, and to remind myself of why I am able to give. The challenge is to keep the giving in our lives a "free gift".
If we are truly open, then we can give without expectation or anticipation of what we may get back. If we can stand by the sidelines long enough to ensure that our actions are without malice or underlying purpose, then others can see our sincerity. If we can get out of our own way long enough to accept that we are only a small piece of the whole, then we understand that there must always be room for others. I have been blesses today with the chance to freely give, and I accept my lifetime of work. Each day is a reminder that God is not done with me yet.
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New Zealand claimed a surprise one-run win in Chennai to secure victory in their two-match Twenty20 series with India.
Brendon McCullum smashed a blistering 91 from just 55 balls to carry the Black Caps to 167-5, with the hosts unable to chase down the target despite a strong start.
Virat Kohli hit 70 in the India reply while Yuvraj Singh, playing in his first international match since receiving cancer treatment, made 34 from 26 balls.
Rain forced the cancellation of Saturday's scheduled first game, meaning New Zealand will head home as winners of the 20-over series having lost the Test series 2-0.
After being put into bat, the tourists lost dangerous openers Rob Nicol (nought) and Martin Guptill (one) with only two runs on the board but McCullum was soon letting loose.
While Kane Williamson took a more measured approach, McCullum hit the first six of the innings off Yuvraj before another maximum off Ravichandran Ashwin and a four off Lakshmipathy Balaji took him to a 32-ball half-century.
His stand with Williamson reached 90 before the latter, on 28, lofted Irfan Pathan to Ashwin at short fine leg.
McCullum was undeterred and hit three successive fours off Kohli and Pathan but was then bowled off his arm by a slower ball for 91, which contained 11 fours and three sixes.
Jacob Oram hit three boundaries in his 18 not out and captain Ross Taylor finished unbeaten on 25 as Pathan ended as the pick of the bowlers with 3-31.
In reply Kohli hit four boundaries before losing opening partner Gautam Gambhir for three, while new man Suresh Raina was dropped on 10 by Adam Milne.
Kohli reached his half-century in 30 balls with a boundary off Daniel Vettori before Raina (27) chipped Kyle Mills (2-17) to Taylor at short cover, bringing Yuvraj to the wicket to raucous cheers.
He got off the mark second ball with a single but was dropped on nine as McCullum and Mills collided violently, the seamer being forced off the field after being caught by his keeper's arm.
Yuvraj and Kohli each hit Vettori for six but a well-judged catch by Mills' replacement Tim Southee ended Kohli's 41-ball onslaught, which featured 10 fours and a six.
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni started steadily and India were left needing 32 from the last three overs having earlier required 49 from seven.
A Dhoni boundary calmed the nerves, while Yuvraj lifted Oram for six to bring the target to 13 from six balls.
Dhoni found the boundary again but Yuvraj was bowled trying to heave a slower ball from James Franklin (2-26), and new man Rohit Sharma was twice unable to find a way past Guptill at long-on.


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2008 Shelby CSX4000 427 Cobra
A Super Snake For The Alternative Fuels Crowd
So let's talk about that boost. On E85, Sean is able to run as much as 23 psi, a result of both the alcohol's higher octane rating as well as its natural cylinder cooling tendencies. This results in the aforementioned 1,000 hp and 925 lb-ft on the brake dyno. In comparison, on 94-octane pump gas, boost must be limited to 18 pounds, knocking output back to a "mere" 805 hp and 740 lb-ft. Oh, the misery! Incidentally, a recalibrated GT500 processor is used to run everything, with suitable alterations to the wiring harness.
With the new powertrain up and running, attention then turned to the interior, which is more than a little brighter than any Cobra cockpit I've ever witnessed. "Regular" CSX carpeting just wouldn't fit, since the tunnel area required much modification and widening to accommodate the GT500 running gear. Between that and the fact that the car's initial role was to be as a show car in the 2008 SEMA show, SHM went whole hog with red leather upholstery and custom Wilton wool carpet. And though the shifter arm itself is a one-off fabrication, we like the Mustang-style knob and boot, which blend nicely with the whole powered-by-GT500 theme.
Chassis-wise, little is changed from regular CSX4000 hardware, aside from revised spring and damper (coilover) specs to complement the new drivetrain. At the back of that drivetrain is a CSX4000-standard Dana 44 axle-not the toughest rearend ever built, but, as Sean correctly points out, there's just no way to get enough traction to hurt it. And that pretty much sums up this beastly little project. With "only" around 500 hp, the original 427 Cobras had deserved reputations of being more than a handful to keep pointed in the right direction. With about double that power on tap when the 42-gallon fuel cell is topped with E85, SHM's Cobra has the irascible disposition a modern-day Super Snake with an alcohol addiction.
The Details
Sean Hyland Motorsport's '08 Shelby CSX4000 427 S/C (fiberglass)
- Modified Shelby GT500 5.4L modular
- Sean Hyland Motorsport aluminum block, bored 0.020-inches
- Manley forged I-beam rods
- JE forged pistons, 9:1 compression
- Stock GT500 cams in lightly prepped heads
- Kenne Bell Mammoth twin-screw supercharger kit
- 60-lb/hr injectors
- Recalibrated GT500 processor with revised wiring harness
- Tremec TR-6060 six-speed manual
- Custom-fabricated shifter
- Dana 44 axle
- 3.54 gears (stock CSX4000)
- Custom-fabricated, ceramic-coated, mild steel headers, 1 7/8-inch primaries
- Stock CSX4000 side pipes
- Front: Stock CSX4000 coilovers with revised spring & damping rates
- Rear: Stock CSX4000 coilovers with revised spring & damping rates
- Front: Stock CSX4000 by Baer Brakes
- Rear: Stock CSX4000 by Baer Brakes
- Front: Halibrand pin-drive, 15x8 (stock CSX4000)
- Rear: Halibrand pin-drive, 15x10 (stock CSX4000)
- Front: BF Goodrich, P235/60R15
- Rear: BF Goodrich, P295/50R15
- Custom red Wilton wool carpet, custom red leather upholstery, re-worked and widened transmission tunnel area
- Stock CSX4000 fiberglass body, except for modified hood, Guardsman Blue with white stripes


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Links to a trial graph page and wind data from Highcliffe Sailing Club's anemometer added. The graph page can be viewed using Firefox and by Apple Mac users.
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How to Blow Glass Beads
Glassblowing is an art form.
1First off, you're going to need a torch, your glass tubing, and all of the common sense required equipment to blow glass beads.Ad
2Put the middle of the glass tube in the flame, so you can hold both ends. Adjust the flame to a little smaller than medium size, and let the glass get red hot.
3Once it's red hot, pull your glass tubing apart so that the middle stretches. Break off one end in the middle so you're left with the pulled piece as the end.
4Put the end of the tube back in the flame and once it's red hot, point the end up so the glass slowly dribbles down into a ball.
5Repeat step 4 until the ball is big enough to your liking (May require some tweaking to get it just right.
6An extra little thing you can do, is take something long, thin, and metal, and when the bead is red hot on an end, poke it and pull it out real quick. It adds a mushroom.Ad
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Small steam sterilizers; German version EN 13060:2004+A2:2010PLEASE NOTE: DOCUMENT WITHDRAWN
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Dampf-Klein-Sterilisatoren; Deutsche Fassung EN 13060:2004+A2:2010
With the new edition of DIN EN 13060 the 2010 technical amendment, which basically includes the update and addition of terms and additional notes about the validity of specified performance requirements for prior decontamination programme processes and for the handling of indicators used in the PCD, has been incorporated into the European Standard. The new edition also contains the revised Annex ZA which takes into account the relevant essential requirements of EC Directive 2007/47/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 amending Directives 90/385/EEC of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to active implantable medical devices and 93/42/EC of the Council concerning medical devices and Directive 98/8/EC concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market. EN 13060 is currently under revision. The revision is performed by European Working Group CEN/TC 102/WG 5 "Small sterilizers", in collaboration with German experts. The standard has been prepared by CEN/TC 102 "Sterilizers for medical purposes", the secretariat of which is held by DIN. The responsible German Working Committee is NA 063-04-01 AA "Dampf-Sterilisatoren" ("Steam sterilizers") of NAMed.
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The two images here can be used on your Facebook Timeline to brand your Facebook in opposition to the Austerity Treaty.
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MANHUNT: 1 of 2 marathon bomb suspects dead; Boston suburbs shut down
April 19, 2013 at 1:53 am in The Daily Republic
WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) Two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing killed an MIT police officer, injured a transit officer in a firefight and threw explosive devices at police during their getaway attempt in a long night of violence that left one of them dead and another still at large Friday, authorities said as the manhunt intensified for a young man described as a dangerous terrorist. Continue Reading


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This printable coloring book page show the Death element Skylander HEX from the popular SKYLANDERS GIANTS game.
This SKYLANDERS GIANTS HEX colouring sheet is made by me based on the original artwork of herryluwuk.deviantart.com.
Skylanders and Skylanders Giants is something we have spent more than just a little time with. We've got figures in all shapes and sizes, we've played a good handfull of different IOS apps with Skylanders and we have colored dozens of Skylanders coloring pages.
HEX was the last Skylanders character we got when playing the first game, and she has been my personal favorite ever since.
I will be uploading a great deal of HEX printable coloring sheets, most of them are based on the fan-art found at Deviantart.com
About my coloring book pages: Read here
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I don't care what you use the images for, but everything is based on brands or products that are copyrighted by someone somewhere. Some of the coloring pages are drawn entirely by me, some of them are drawn based on original artwork by others or optimized by me but actually drawn by others.
So… Please if you do use these files for anything, keep the above in mind and be sure to share artist data when possible. Many hours or work have gotten into making much of the art that I have spent time turning into printable coloring pages.
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This tax is charged on the first $1,600 dollars of the sale according to Code §67-6-702 a 1. The rate can be up to 2.75%. To figure out the maximum tax that can be charged, multiply $1,600 by the tax rate and enter the result in the appropriate space.
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If it is charged, the tax rate is .15% of the sale price according to Code §67-4-709 2 a. This item is taxable if it is charged to the customer. See Department of Revenue rulings 98-34 and 98-35 for further information).
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Step 1: Do you need it?
You're probably reading this because you need to insulate your attic, or would like to add some insulation to your attic. Either way this is a simple cheap way to take care of the problem.
I needed to insulate my attic after moving into a new house that had no insulation whatsoever. I decided to look in the attic because I had the hardest time keeping my house warm. My house was built in the 30's when houses were built without insulation.
I went to the home improvement store and looked at the insulation and decided on blow in insulation because it is recycled, doesn't itch, and is simple to work with. They only had one blower there and someone had it, and I did not want to rent it anyway, nor did I have a way to get it to my house (I drive a Honda Accord).
Step 2: Gather materials
I recommend using an electric leaf blower due to the enclosed area and start-ups and shut-downs, but mostly for overall safety.
I also do not recommend doing this alone, get a buddy or family up there in case you pass out or need some help.
You will need:
Leaf blower
Dust mask(s)
Extension cords
Attic lights/flash lights/drop light
It took me about 18 bags of insulation and cost about $150
If you want the new insulation to work you need to cover all the ceiling joist and the cross support members with a minimum of 3inches of blown insulation. if you don't encapsulate the wood the heat will pass through anywhere it shows through.
These days this stuff is installed with a sealing coat over the top, but this doesn't stop insulation from the bottom or sides of the reservoir of fluff finding its way out of the roof space.


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March 28, 2007 12:00 PM PDT
Politicians squabble over digital-TV funds
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Clamping down on digital TV free-for-allJune 4, 2002
At a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee hearing here, Democrats insisted that a digital-TV law approved by a Republican-controlled Congress in late 2005 did not allocate enough tax dollars on coupons designed to defray the costs of digital-to-analog converter boxes.
Under the law, all U.S. households--regardless of income level or other factors--will be eligible to apply for up to two $40 coupons to help pay for converter devices, designed to prevent analog TVs from going dark after the nonnegotiable transition date, set for February 17, 2009.
Up to 22.5 million coupons will be available to anyone through a first wave of funding. Congress may allow funds for more than 11 million additional vouchers if the first wave runs out, but only households that certify that they rely on over-the-air broadcasts will be eligible for those handouts.
Republicans at Wednesday's event said that approach provides more than enough money to cover everyone who desires such assistance, but Democrats responded that the program should be far broader and free of eligibility restrictions at any phase.
"We should not forget that we are asking ordinary people to pay for a government decision that essentially makes their television sets obsolete," said Rep. John Dingell, a Michigan Democrat. "For that reason, we should ensure that this transition is as painless as possible for American consumers."
Some Democrats pointed to broadcast industry estimates that approximately 70 million televisions in American homes--albeit the majority of which are not the household's "primary" set--are used only for receiving over-the-air broadcasts, as opposed to having satellite or cable connectivity. The politicians said Congress should have approved $3.6 billion, or more than double the funding level that is currently in place, so that each of those sets can receive subsidized upgrades.
Republican committee leaders defended their original approach by citing another set of statistics. According to Federal Communications Commission numbers and a recent National Association of Broadcasters survey, consumers are expected to request only about 21.8 million coupons for converter boxes, theoretically leaving leftover coupons even after the first wave of funding.
"It's just a dwindling majority of Americans who use analog TV sets with over-the-air antennas," said Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas. "Fewer still will want taxpayers to give them a subsidy. After all, they are taxpayers too."
Purchasing a converter box, which is expected to cost between $50 and $70, is not the only way for Americans to continue watching television after the switchover. They may subscribe to satellite or cable services, which do not expect to require any new equipment during the change, or they may purchase televisions, DVD players, or other devices equipped with digital tuners.
Several politicians voiced a concern that consumers who walk into electronics stores to buy televisions still don't understand what the transition means. Republican committee leaders continued to push for passage of a bill that would require retailers to place "conspicuous" signs near equipment that isn't digital TV-compatible.
Michael Vitelli, a senior vice president at Best Buy, received a scolding from Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), the panel's chairman and a frequent critic of corporations, when he acknowledged that the megaretailer does not put stickers or other signage on the analog televisions it continues to sell.
"I think our committee is going to insist you do more from now on, and we want your association to warn all consumers that their (analog) TV sets will not work in two years," Markey said.
Markey and others also questioned whether an adequate supply of converter boxes will be available by January 1, 2008, when households can begin applying for the federal coupons. LG Electronics USA Vice President John Taylor assured the politicians that his company would produce enough of the devices.
Vitelli said Best Buy and other retailers will endeavor to have enough in stock in all of their stores, though when pressed by Markey and Dingell, he couldn't guarantee that every Best Buy outlet nationwide would have the devices on their shelves.
"One answer might be (to) have it in all stores, one answer might be (to) air-ship it the next day," Vitelli said.
Amid their misgivings, politicians from both parties emphasized that they had no intention of backing off on the hard date for the transition. The idea behind the switch is to set aside a chunk of the newly freed-up analog TV spectrum for use by public-safety workers, as recommended by the 9/11 Commission. The feds plan to auction off the rest of the spectrum to technology companies that hope to build more robust, affordable wireless broadband networks.
"The stakes are too high to gamble," said Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), the panel's co-chairman. "We've come too far to risk straying from this well-plotted course."
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- Geez, it's not bad enough that I had to pay those nimrods for coming up with this great plan, but now I've gotta pay for some deadbeat to upgrade his TV. A TELEVISION IS NOT A NECCESSITY!!!!! Surely, if one is in NEED, they could, over a period of 2 1/2 years, save up for a walmart special or something similar. I wish for once that people would get off of my teet and I wish for once that the people in congress would quit offering it up.
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- who is getting the handout?
- TV is not a neccessity, however when the government decides to change the standard in such a way that there is no backward compatibility, there is an obligation to provide some sort of recompense.
I'm more republican than democrat, and opposed to gove handouts in general, but I think these converters should be handed out free.
If there were one model, produced as simply and efficiently as possible the cost would be lower than if private companies compete and offer these in the retail channel. (If the units are free, there would be no need for the feared corruption in the process and no incentive for people to try and get more "coupons" than they need, or resell them. (a topic covered in other articles, not this one)
If consumers want a more advanced model, they would have the option to go out and buy one, but the basic model would cover the need to watch TV on old sets.
Let's not forget that both government and private industry will profit from this switch: government when they sell off the extra frequency bandwidth and private industry when they effectively get double the channel capacity in their currently owned bandwith. I feel that they should foot the cost for the converter boxes. Otherwise, the only ones "on the teet" as you say are gov and industry profitting on the backs of consumers. Why should I have to pay so they can make more money?
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The Lenten season officially begins today. Fat Tuesday is over, and Ash Wednesday is here.
Many of us Christians try to be more disciplined for Lent by giving up something we really love. ItтАЩs a spiritual exercise that can make us better people, IтАЩm told.
I still dread it.
As I mulled over what I will give up this year, I prepared for the usual pain. Last year I gave up white stuff тАУ bread, rice, potatoes and sugar. That was the longest 40 days I ever endured, and I celebrated on Easter Sunday by eating an entire loaf of French bread, and chasing it with a half gallon of vanilla ice cream. That canтАЩt be good.
One year, I cheated and jokingly announced that I was avoiding cocaine. (I wouldnтАЩt know cocaine from Martha White flour and have no idea what you do with it.)
This year, I decided to give up something I really hate тАУ that pesky old human tendency to worry. I look fairly normal on the outside, but thereтАЩs a very uncivil war going on in my head.
I lay awake at night worrying that the big old oak tree outside my bedroom window will fall on my bed with Lucky Dawg, Rebel and me penned underneath. I worry about global warming for a few hours; then I do an about-face, and anguish over whether or not weтАЩre doomed to return to the ice age. And on and on, ad nauseam.
I come from a long line of worriers, so I guess itтАЩs in my genes. I worry that Congress will zap social security, just when I finally get to slip my hand in the till; or that IтАЩll get a flat tire on Highway 12 and no one will stop to help me change it. I worry that IтАЩll catch swine flu or that horrible flesh eating disease.
I worry that my retirement account will run out and IтАЩll become a lonely old woman eating cat food out of the can with a plastic fork. But I must say, that brand, Fancy Feast, looks pretty tasty.
Trying to keep worry at bay is exhausting at best, and probably fatal at its worst. Worry is like spam or junk mail. It just takes up valuable space in our heads, when we could be spinning more positive dreams for the future.
We all function better when weтАЩre not weighted down with excessive worry. But each time I kick worry out the front door of my mind, it seems to sneak around and re-enter through my ears.
IтАЩm done with worry for the next 40 days. A friend once told me that he limits his worrying to Thursday afternoons between 2 and 2:15 p.m. When he begins to worry, he writes down the worry, adds it to next ThursdayтАЩs list and dismisses it.
IтАЩm going to try that. IтАЩm not sure 15 minutes will give me enough time, but IтАЩll sure try.
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On Thu, Oct 03, 2002 at 04:51:02PM -0700, Harry S wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 03, 2002 at 12:14:51PM -0700, Micah J. Cowan wrote:
> > > While looking up "script" I came across "replay". It allows you to play
> > > back "script" files (must have same terminal or results aren't
> > > guaranteed) with key timings.
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> > "key timings"? those aren't stored in the file by *my* script...
> This might only apply to Debian. The "-t" option outputs timing data to
> standard error. You would do something like:
> script -t 2> my_timing_file
> and to play it back:
> replay my_timing_file
On mine, -t is for setting the interval between explicit flushes to
the output file.
> You can specify a specific script file otherwise it uses the default
> "typescript".
> > As for viewing, what's wrong with cat or less -r?
> I tried that and strings and a few other things. Cat spews out gibberish
> as does less. The gibberish isn't interpretted.
Wha? Not if you run 'em on the same terminal, they aren't (not on the
scripts I've seen, anyway). The gibberish is terminal codes. Of
course, if it includes timing info, I imagine all bets are off.
Note that the -r option to less is important; it lets the raw terminal
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July 11, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Steve Vai: The Story of LightSteve Vai The Story of Light Sony Yes, this album's a bit old now – but he's here next week! So, thought I'd give it a mention. And I really liked this. A nice surprise. Maybe it was his virtuoso performance here earlier last year that put me in such a good (open) mind when […]
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Exclusive: Win a copy of the new Daft Punk albumSo, Daft Punk's great Random Access Memories (the record of the year? Certainly one of the contenders) has been out for a while now. But if you haven't heard it – or need more time with it but don't yet have a copy – I have a treat for you. I have one copy to […]
March 8, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
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Making his debut on the OSF Elizabethan stage is our very own Dennis who has joined the choir of the Daedalus Project.
This annual event raises money to end the spread of HIV/AIDS, and to remember and celebrate those who have died from this disease. Main event is on Monday 18th of August at 7:30 PM
Rooms Available So please don't hesitate to make a reservation


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Joshua Frank
The Outsider: a Talk with Ralph Nader
Iain A. Boal
On "Shame": Warmed-Over Orientalism and Racist Projection
Chris Floyd
All About Eve: Open Season on Women in DC and Rome
Andrew Fenton
Fighting for Democracy and Justice in Haiti
Aseem Shrivastava
Saga of an Anguished Afghan
Neil Corbett
See Cuba: Sometimes a Cigar is Just a Cigar, Mr. Bush
Carol Miller / Forrest Hill
Rigged Convention; Divided Party: How David Cobb Won with Only 12% of the Vote
Tarek Milleron
Breaking the Principled Voter
Donald Macintyre
The Battle of Najaf
Ron Jacobs
Spirits of The Dead: Why I Love My Petty Bourgeois Tendencies
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Kid Gavilan's Grave: Propaganda Scores a TKO
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Ryan Murphy Calls for Boycott of Newsweek
Here's a boycott that might actually be pretty easy to accomplish, since Newsweek is basically going out of business anyway! Glee creator Ryan Murphy has taken the weekly magazine to task for printing, and then quietly standing behind, a recent op-ed article that questioned whether gay actors can play believable straight men.
The piece questioned whether openly gay Jonathan Groff was able to play Lea Michele's boyfriend on Glee. The writer, Ramin Setoodah, called Groff "too queeny," which despite the fact that Setoodah is openly gay himself, just seems like bigotry run amok. Glee guest star Kristin Chenoweth was the first person to comment on this piece, defending Groff (and Sean Hayes, who's mentioned) while standing up for the rights of gay actors and actresses everywhere.
Murphy followed suit:
"This article is as misguided as it is shocking and hurtful. It shocks me because Mr. Setoodeh is himself gay. But what is the most shocking of all is that Newsweek went ahead and published such a blatantly homophobic article in the first place… and has remained silent in the face of ongoing (and justified) criticism. Would the magazine have published an article where the author makes a thesis statement that minority actors should only be allowed and encouraged to play domestics? I think not.
Today, I have asked GLAAD president Jarrett Barrios to stand with me and others and ask for an immediate boycott of Newsweek magazine until an apology is issued to Sean Hayes and other brave out actors who were cruelly singled out in this damaging, needlessly cruel, and mind-blowingly bigoted piece. An apology should also be issued to all gay readers of the magazine…steelworkers, parents, accountants, doctors, etc…proud hardworking Americans who, if this article is to be believed, should only identify themselves as "queeny" people (a word used by Setoodeh in the article) who stand at the back of the bus and embrace an outdated decades old stereotype."
We couldn't agree with Murphy more. You probably weren't buying Newsweek anyway, but please don't bother even getting it for your parents!
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For Immediate Release:
Monday, October 24, 2011
American soprano Audrey Luna to portray the Queen of the Night
in all performances of Mozart's The Magic Flute
at Lyric Opera of Chicago,
replacing Kathleen Kim, who has withdrawn the role from her repertoire
American soprano Audrey Luna will portray the Queen of the Night in all performances of Lyric Opera of Chicago's upcoming revival of Mozart's The Magic Flute, general director Anthony Freud announced today.
Luna replaces Korean-American soprano Kathleen Kim, who has removed the role from her repertoire. Luna made her Metropolitan Opera debut last season as the Queen of the Night, and has portrayed the quintessentially glamorous "bad mother" character at Santa Fe Opera, Spoleto Festival USA, Cincinnati Opera, and Pittsburgh Opera, among others.
"We are delighted that the gifted American soprano Audrey Luna, who has extensive experience as the Queen of the Night, is available to sing this thrilling and demanding role for all regular-season performances and also for the student matinees," Freud said.
Opera News
lauds the soprano for having "power and a blazing coloratura facility that most lyric sopranos can only dream of." Luna is fast emerging as one of the country's brightest young artists. Following her triumphant debut last summer in Ariadne auf Naxos at the Tanglewood Music Festival, Musical America praised her for being "absolutely at home both onstage and in the coloratura excesses of [Zerbinetta's] display aria."
Luna's 2011-12 season includes singing Madame Mao in Nixon in China with Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Gretel in Hänsel und Gretel with Montana's Intermountain Opera, and the solo soprano roles/Amy Beach's Grand Mass in E-flat Major and Debussy's Martyrdom of St. Sebastian in return engagements with the National Philharmonic (Maryland).
In the 2010-11 season she sang the title role/ Lucia di Lammermoor with Opera Naples (Florida); Venus/ Ligeti's Le Grand Macabre with New York Philharmonic; Najade/Ariadne auf Naxos at the Metropolitan Opera; Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia in a joint production of Opera Memphis and Mississippi Opera; and the soprano solo role/Unsuk Chin's Cantatrix Sopranica with Los Angeles Philharmonic's Green Umbrella series.
Luna's exceptionally wide repertoire onstage also encompasses Blonde/The Abduction from the Seraglio (Hawaii Opera Theatre, where she has also sung Gounod's Juliette and Anne/A Little Night Music), Gilda/Rigoletto (San Antonio Opera), Gretel/Hänsel und Gretel (Syracuse Opera), and Cunegonde/Candide (Toledo Opera), among many other roles. She is a former resident artist at Pittsburgh Opera, where, in addition to the Queen of the Night, Giulietta/I Capuleti e i Montecchi, and Adina/The Elixir of Love, her many roles included the fiendishly difficult Controller/Jonathan Dove's Flight. As an apprentice artist at The Santa Fe Opera, she sang the Accuser/Bright Sheng's Madame Mao (world premiere).
With the National Philharmonic she has sung as soloist in Brahms's Requiem, Orff's Carmina Burana, Vivaldi's Gloria, and Makris's Symphony for Soprano and Strings. She has been soprano soloist in Bach's Christmas Oratorio with Cincinnati Baroque Ensemble. She also appeared in recital, making her European debut, at the Bach to Bartók Festival in Imola, Italy.
Audrey Luna is the 2009 winner of the Loren L. Zachary Vocal Competition and received the top prize awarded in the 2009 Renata Tebaldi International Voice Competition. She has also received first place in the Terzo Concorso Lirico Internazionale "Alfredo Giacomotti," the Caruso International Voice Competition, and Eleanor Lieber Awards, and has garnered prizes from the George London Foundation, the José Iturbi International Voice Competition, Elardo International Opera Competition, the Liederkranz Foundation, the Licia Albanese - Puccini Foundation, and the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.
The Oregon native now makes her home in Chicago.
(DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE) / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (in German with projected English translations) 10 performances beginning at 7:30 p.m., except for matinees at 2:00 p.m.
Dec. 6, 8 (mat), 10, Jan. 4 (mat), 6, 9, 11, 14, 20 (mat), 22 (mat)
The Magic Flute
(Die Zauberflöte), Mozart's final opera, is an extraordinary monument to the victory of peace and love over evil. The protagonists are Prince Tamino (tenors Charles Castronovo and Alek Shrader, debuts) and Pamina (soprano Nicole Cabell), the princess for whom Tamino endures a series of rigorous trials. Pamina has been abducted by the high priest Sarastro (bass Günther Groissböck, debut), who opposes her mother, the vengeful Queen of the Night (soprano Audrey Luna, debut). Accompanying Tamino on his journey in search of Pamina is the queen's amiable birdcatcher, Papageno (baritone Stéphane Degout, debut). Monostatos, the Moor who lusts after Pamina, will be tenor Rodell Rosel. Additional roles will be sung by Amber Wagner, Katherine Lerner, Richard Stilwell, and others to be announced at a later date.
Sir Andrew Davis, an internationally celebrated Mozart interpreter, will conduct. Stage director Matthew Lata will remount the original August Everding production, with sets by the late Jörg Zimmermann, costumes by Renate Kalanke, and lighting by Jason Brown.
The I. A. O'Shaughnessy Foundation Production in memory of Mrs. Thomas B. Burke. The revival of The Magic Flute is generously made possible by Randy L. and Melvin R. Berlin, Mr. & Mrs. Dietrich M. Gross, and The Negaunee Foundation.
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