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Delve into the sordid private lives of some of history's most notorious figures. Agrippina is the ambitious and seductive wife of Emperor Claudius, who through shocking, and often darkly comic, machinations places her volatile teenage son, Nero, on the throne. Jeweled with Handel's glorious melodies, Agrippina is the composer at his most theatrically visceral and musically stunning.
This striking new Opera Omaha production premieres an original edition of the opera by early music specialist and conductor Stephen Stubbs, and stage director James Darrah. This progressive creative team leads a charismatic cast of singers, nearly all of whom will make their Opera Omaha debuts!
By Conductor, Stephen Stubbs
Handel's second and last opera for Italy, Agrippina, is in many ways the musical culmination of his Italian years (1705-1709). Already with his first surviving opera, Almira, written at the age of 17 for Hamburg, he had demonstrated his precocious genius and his life-long manner of sifting through the best musical ideas of his time and place and creating something greater than the capabilities of his contemporaries. Almira put the finishing stroke to his apprenticeship as an opera composer in Hamburg, and simultaneously left his mentors there, Keiser and Mattheson, with an example of their own genre which they could never match. Similarly his stay in Rome, musically dominated at that time by Alessandro Scarlatti, produced in him the ambition to outdo that master in his native genres of cantata and oratorio. Again, the astounding production of Handel in those years produced over a hundred exquisite cantatas and culminated in the great first oratorios Il trionfo del tempo and La Resurrezione. When given the opportunity to write for the Venetian stage, and given a first rate libretto by the librettist Vincenzo Grimani, he again rose to the occasion with a quintessentially Venetian opera including almost all of the most powerful music he had written during his Italian sojourn. Again he had composeed a Venetian opera of a standard that could not be challenged by his contemporaries. The difference however, between writing the "best Hamburg opera to date" and writing the "best Venetian opera of its time", was that the latter was truly placed on the world stage. Anyone who could afford the journey wanted to be in Venice at Carneval time, and this became synonymous with opera season where the sons and daughters of Europe's aristocracy were the avid and demanding aficionados.
Handel's life-long habit of creative self-borrowing (as well as borrowing from other composers) has been a well-known and much-debated phenomenon of Handelian research. He always had an acute sense of the psychologically satisfying way to re-deploy his best materials, but in the case of Agrippina this is more than just a historical curiosity. It was the stage director, James Darrah, who first brought to my attention the intimate connection between Agrippina and the magnificent oratorio Il trionfo del tempo, which he had written two years earlier. In particular, James found the original "deus ex machina" happy ending for Agrippina to be a disappointment compared to the rest of the work and proposed to borrow the sublime final aria of Il trionfo to create a new ending for Agrippina. We had the chance to make this experiment in a production at UCLA and were both completely convinced by the results. After that production my curiosity was piqued to gain a more intimate acquaintance with Il trionfo, and I programmed it for concert performances in Seattle the following year. It was through this experience that I began to see that the borrowings from Il Trionfo for Agrippina were much more than simply an assembly of "greatest hits" placed in their emotionally appropriate places in the new work – it was in fact based on a connection in Handel's thinking between the characters of the two pieces. In a nutshell, Handel borrowed from the allegorical figure of Bellezza (Beauty) to supply arias for Poppea, from the figure of Piacere (Pleasure) to supply Nerone, and from Disinganno (Truth) for Ottone. At a superficial level, these connections are fairly obvious – Poppea is obviously the "Beauty" of Agrippina as the object of desire for most of the male characters in the plot, Nerone is equally obviously a self-involved pleasure seeker and Ottone's character stands out as the only entirely admirable and "truthful" one in the play. Beyond this, the situation of Poppea, awakening lust in Claudio and Nerone and love in Ottone, parallels the situation of Beauty in the earlier work in which Pleasure argues that youth, beauty and pleasure can last indefinitely, while Truth reveals that Time will eventually bring an end to all that, thus leading Beauty from fleeting earthly delights toward the eternal "beauty" of the faithful soul. Likewise, Poppea, hotly pursued by Nerone and Claudio, finally perceives the "truth" of Ottone's love for her – while Nerone remains on his self-involved, self-serving path as he prepares to become the next Emperor. In the current production we have underlined the connection between Ottone and "Truth" even further by replacing the "parody-aria" Vaghe fonti with its original form Crede l'huom from Il Trionfo.
And what of Agrippina and Claudio in this equation? These two characters seem more closely connected to Handel's second great Roman oratorio La Resurrezione, with Claudio borrowing an aria from Lucifer there and Agrippina borrowing lock, stock and barrel (that is, text as well as music!) an aria which had been sung by Margherita Durastanti there and now revived as she portrayed Agrippina for Venice.
Knowing the artistic background which I have described here to Handel's creation of Agrippina is not necessary to the enjoyment of that work in its own right, but for us, in creating this production of the work, it has enriched our understanding of some of the psychology and even philosophy which Handel brought to bear to expand the witty human comedy of Grimani, to an artwork of wider dimensions and deeper significance.
By Director, James Darrah
Immediately before I was about to submit a seemingly usual director's note on Agrippina full of academically and historically considered points of view for this program, I deleted it all. I find myself instead suddenly struck by a desire to write about why Handel occupies space in my mind. I talk about his music all of the time. What is it that deserves to be heard?
I wish I could recall the first Handel opera that had hooked me on the composer's unmistakable sound. It's an unapologetic and ongoing sonic obsession that, while I'm unable to trace its genesis, has me consistently enthralled. It's then quite arresting to feel a limitless level of possibility within the constant excavation of character and the playing of text through this sound. The seven characters of Agrippina each journey through a well-crafted arc of musical and personal development that results some exquisitely crafted examples of human connection. That's quite a big statement from me, but I think it truly holds firm even for this work's constantly scheming Roman Royals.
The trajectory of Nero in this opera is worthy of more words than I can devote to him here, but presents the most striking example. At first glance, Handel's depiction of the young emperor-to-be in Agrippina emerges as a lazy, sullen, maternally dependent teenager. Given voice through his musical arc, the role instantly transcends expectation and appears as quite the crafted depiction of maturation and discovery of self. What begins for him musically as smoldering, layered hesitation then spends time drifting through indecisive and foreboding sonorities. Nero searches for his own identity while constantly wading through murky dance-like rhythms. The love of his mother, inability to clearly motivate or jumpstart his own ambition, the confusion of desire—it all smolders and churns musically until he erupts in part two as a tempestuous and now fiery, dangerous being. His is a new lust and an even more unruly ambition. Add to this that the role even allows a great utilization of current performance practice and convention. The androgynous, gender bending of casting a mezzo-soprano bolsters the dramaturgy of the troubled young man. By all accounts, Nero was quite a unique individual. Experiencing him as a teenager, singing 18th century arias that rumble slowly toward a frightening end, played in a vein of gender-neutrality by a woman all somehow seems to fit perfectly.
With this in mind, Handel's work as a dramatist has been incredibly exciting to parse for every character and certainly also in our design phase for this new production. The fantastic text and score has led our entire production team toward a timeless ever-shifting landscape of burgeoning imperial power, interiority, and desire. The scenic design has evolved out of the aim to create a space that could feel at once intimate and labyrinthine for palatial settings, but transparent, crumbling and exterior for the more transformative garden scenes of part two. Whatever the decrees may be in plot's end: the intrigue happens only on the grounds of the imperial palace, intentionally hidden away from the public eye.
In preparing the score's performance edition, Stephen Stubbs and I have attempted to preserve the dramatic momentum of the text and piece but also trim some of the excess away to provide a sharper clarity for the reintroduction of early opera to Omaha. Cuts were made to the libretto not to achieve a shorter length, but only where we both agreed they would provide focus and specificity. Foremost was the desire to honor the work's deftly penned libretto at every juncture.
Handel's Agrippina certainly makes no claim toward historical accuracy, but rather uses what would have certainly been salacious fictionalized history in Handel's time as a foundation. We've intentionally kept the ages of Claudius and Agrippina younger for this production. They are volatile, attractive personalities capable of engaging in quite a dangerous psychological game. The rest of the court is left to scramble in their wake as strong-willed people each vying for their own superiority. Handel gives his human beings extraordinary moments of thought, interior contemplation, and then action.
PerhAps it is fitting I can't remember what opera of Handel's I first heard. It's beyond the point. His music is infectious and seems as though it's consistently, perhaps always, been part of my blood. It inexhaustibly powers a desire to hear it live, see it played, and feel wrapped in its potential on stage. I believe this remarkable cast shares that same blood and pulse, and I hope there are moments tonight in which Handel's brilliance invades your heart as well. Once there, it doesn't leave. This sentiment was echoed when, several years into our friendship and collaboration I asked conductor Stephen Stubbs, "What is it about early music that made you love it and devote your life and career to it?" His answer was "I don't know exactly."—with a knowing smile that brimmed with possibility and excitement…
Act 1
The ImperIal Bedroom, Rome
Roman Emperor Claudius fights in Britain without having named a proper heir to the Empire; all eagerly await his announcement of a proper successor back in Rome. Agrippina, the wife of Claudius, wakes to news that the Imperial Navy has been caught in a violent storm and the Emperor has drowned at sea.
Agrippina wastes no time in ensuring that Nero, her son by a previous marriage, takes the throne. She readies him for the tasks ahead and sends him outside as to gain support by giving freely to the poor. Agrippina sends separately for court members Pallante and Narciso, seducing them with promises of money, sex, and power if they agree to voice and build support for Nero.
Pallante and Narciso confirm they will back Nero and Agrippina prepares to ordain her son as heir. As the group conspires and plans the coronation, they hear trumpets outside announcing the arrival of the Imperial Navy.
Pallante announces that Claudius is, in fact, alive. He has been saved by Ottone, the Commander of the Roman Fleet. When Ottone reaches the inner palace, he declares that Emperor Claudius has rewarded his bravery by nominating him as his successor to the throne. Nero, Pallante, and Narciso lament the news.
In a private conversation with Agrippina, Ottone reveals that he actually loves the beautiful courtesan Poppea more than the prospect of being Emperor. Agrippina comforts Ottone while fully aware that Claudius keeps Poppea in the palace as his personal courtesan.
Poppea sneaks into the Imperial bedroom but is discovered by Agrippina, who warns that Ottone has betrayed her. She tells Poppea that Ottone has abandoned her to Claudius in exchange for the throne.
Agrippina suggests Poppea obtain revenge and make Claudius jealous. She tells Poppea to convince Claudius that Ottone, emboldened by his new status, has ordered Poppea to refuse the Emperor's advances. When
Claudius arrives, Poppea executes Agrippina's plan and makes Claudius swear revenge on Ottone.
Having realized that Agrippina has deceived them, Pallante and Narciso decide to form an alliance. Ottone enters in the midst of their scheming, apprehensive about the imminent public celebrations of being named the heir. The Imperial family arrives and tensions run high with the impending arrival of the Emperor. Claudius re-enacts his victories abroad. Ottone approaches the Emperor who accuses him of conspiracy and treachery. To his dismay, Ottone is shunned by all.
Act 2
The ImperIal Gardens
Poppea doubts Ottone's guilt. Seeing him approach, she pretends to be asleep; but Ottone sees her and protests his innocence. Realizing that she has been a pawn in Agrippina's plans, Poppea swears to be avenged and hatches a plot involving the humiliation of both Claudius and Nero. Nero arrives in the garden and is immediately swept up in Poppea's plans.
Ever ambitious, Agrippina has been plotting further to make Nero the heir and appeals in a ritual to the Gods for assistance. She commands Pallante to murder Ottone and Narciso; and then asks that Narciso murder Ottone and Pallante. She tells Claudius that Ottone is seeking revenge on him for the loss of the succession and persuades him to suppress Ottone's dissent by declaring Nero as heir. Impatient to have Poppea, Claudius agrees.
Poppea continues her plan for revenge. She hides Ottone, telling him not to be jealous of anything he overhears. Nero returns, eager to seduce Poppea; but she pretends that Agrippina is expected at any moment and convinces him to hide. Claudius enters and Poppea complains that he does not truly love her. Claudius reminds her of all he has done for her, including Ottone's punishment. At this Poppea claims he misunderstood her: it was Nero, not Ottone, who constantly harassed her. After she also hides Claudius, Poppea calls to Nero, who resumes his lustful pursuit of her. Claudius is enraged, interrupts and confronts Nero. Poppea frees herself of Claudius, and she and Ottone, reconciled, swear their eternal love.
Nero recounts his disgrace to Agrippina and begs her to protect him from Claudius's rage. Dismayed by all the treachery, Pallante and Narciso reveal Agrippina's conspiracy to Claudius but are banished when Agrippina outsmarts them.
Agrippina realizes her schemes are now in jeopardy; she claims that she acted only in Rome's best interests, and accuses Claudius of paying undue attention to Poppea. She also reveals that Ottone loves Poppea. Claudius lays the blame for his actions on Nero, whom he commands to marry Poppea, and names Ottone as his successor.
Immediately, Ottone renounces the throne in order to reclaim his love of Poppea.
Endorsing Ottone's desires to the delight of Agrippina, Claudius agrees to name Nero his heir, with dangerous consequences...
Stephen Stubbs, Conductor*
After a thirty year career in Europe, musical director and lutenist Stephen Stubbs returned to his native Seattle in 2006. Since then he has established his new production company, Pacific Musicworks, and developed a busy calendar as a guest conductor specializing in baroque opera and oratorio.
With his direction of Stefano Landi's La Morte d'Orfeo at the 1987 Bruges festival, he began his career as opera director and founded the ensemble Tragicomedia. Since 1997 Stephen has codirected the bi-annual Boston Early Music Festival opera and is the permanent artistic codirector. BEMF's recordings have garnered three Grammy nominations.
Besides his ongoing commitments to Pacific MusicWorks and the Boston Early Music Festival, other engagements have recently taken Stephen to Bilbao's opera house in Spain to conduct Handels' Guilio Cesare and Gluck's Orfeo as well as Handel's Guilio Cesare in Murcia, Spain. In 2007 he returned to the Netherlands Opera, Amsterdam, where he directed Monteverdi's L'Orfeo. Following his successful debut conducting the Seattle Symphony Orchestra in 2011, he was invited back in 2012 to conduct the Symphony's performances of Messiah. He will also debut with the Edmonton Symphony in Messiah this season.
Stephen has an extensive discography as conductor and as a solo lutenist of well over 100 CDs. To cultivate the singers and players of the next generation he founded an early opera course called the Accademia d'Amore in 1997 now in Seattle at the Cornish College of the Arts, and also heads a faculty for early music at Cornish.
Jamie-Rose Guarrine, Poppea
In the 2011-12 season, Jamie-Rose sang the role of Olympia in Les contes d'Hoffmann with Wolf Trap Opera Company, Papagena in Die Zauberflöte with Austin Lyric Opera, Maria Celeste in Galileo Galilei with Madison Opera, Cis in Albert Herring with Los Angeles Opera, and Xanthe/Aphrodite in Lysistrata with Fort Worth Opera. She was a featured soloist in the 2011 Christmas Spectacular with Madison Symphony Orchestra, and Brahms' Requiem with the Santa Fe Orchestra. In the 2012-2013 season she reprises her Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro for both Florentine Opera and Austin Lyric Opera. Engagements in the 2012-13 season included Papagena with Opera Omaha and her debut with Memphis Opera as Judy Atkins in Lee Hoiby's This is the Rill Speaking. With the Santa Fe Opera Ms. Guarrine has appeared as Barbarina in Le nozze di Figaro, Papagena in Die Zauberflöte and Cis in Albert Herring. Additional recent highlights include Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance with Kentucky Opera, Susanna in Utah Opera's Le nozze di Figaro, Nella in Gianni Schicchi and the roles of Fire, Nightingale and Princess in L'Enfant et les Sortileges with Opera Company of Philadelphia, and concert appearances with the Madison Symphony Orchestra, St Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica.
James Darrah, Director*
Los Angeles based director, production designer and visual artist James Darrah's recent work includes directing the world premiere of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen for the tenth anniversary of the Walt Disney Concert Hall, a San Francisco Symphony debut with direction and production design for Ibsen and Grieg's Peer Gynt conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas, collaborations with Peter Sellars in staging John Adams' new The Gospel According to the Other Mary, a short film to accompany Schoenberg's Book of the Hanging Gardens for the Theater@Boston Court in Los Angeles, and two new productions for Chicago Opera Theater directing, designing and choreographing Handel's Teseo and Marc-Antoine Charpentier's Médée.
He was a resident artist with the Croatian National Theater in direction and design and his theater work ranges from adaptations and new translations of Aeschylus' Oresteia to new productions of the plays of Caryl Churchill. Upcoming projects include a Lincoln Center debut with Handel's Radamisto for The Juilliard School, a new production of his original performance edition of Handel's Agrippina for Opera Omaha with frequent collaborator and conductor Stephen Stubbs, a debut with Pacific MusicWorks in Seattle directing and choreographing Handel's Semele, Peter Grimes with San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas as well as a new production of Don Giovanni for the Merola Opera Program of San Francisco Opera.
He has taught performance and theater for the Adler Fellowship of San Francisco Opera and directed and designed six new productions for the University of California, Los Angeles including the west coast premiere of Jonathan Dove's Flight. MFA: UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television where he was the recipient of the George Burns/Gracie Allen Directing Award.
He has been awarded the James Pendleton Foundation Grant and the national Princess Grace Award in Theater.
Nathan Medley, Ottone*
Nathan Medley is rapidly becoming one of the leading countertenors of his generation. In the 2012-13 season he made his New York City Debut at Avery Fisher Hall with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, as well as debuts at the Barbican, London; La Salle Pleyel, Paris; The Lucerne Festival, Lucerne; and Concertgebouw, Amsterdam. In May 2012 he premiered John Adams new Oratorio, 'The Gospel According to the other Mary' with Los Angeles Philharmonic under Gustavo Dudamel. His performing career has taken him around the United States and Europe singing recital, oratorio and opera repertoire.
Upcoming performances include Chicago's Ravinia Festival, Handel's Semele with Pacific Musicworks, Agrippina with Opera Omaha, artist-in-residence with Miami Bach Society, numerous recital concerts, and the 2013-14 season with Echoing Air, as a core artist. His opera credits include the roles of Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Dema in Cavalli's L'Egisto, Le Peinture in Charpentier's Les Arts Florissants, the title role in Charpentier's Acteon, Narrator 3 in John Adam's Gospel According to the other Mary, and Ottone in Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea. As Ottone, Medley won praise from Cleveland critics for an interpretation "sung with baroque perfection." Mr. Medley has worked under the direction of Markus Stenz, Gustavo Dudamel, Stephen Stubbs, Umberto Finazzi, Peter Sellars, Sally Stunkel, Jonathon Field, Webb Wiggins, and Danielle Patelli.
Hadleigh Adams, Claudio*
A first year Adler Fellow and graduate of the 2012 Merola Opera Program, the New Zealand native was a PWC Dame Malvina Major Emerging artist with the New Zealand Opera from 2006 to 2008, before relocating to Australia in 2009 on a full scholarship to The Opera Studio - Melbourne, during which time he was awarded second prize at The Australian Singing Competition, and was a national finalist in the Opera Australia Young Artist auditions. Hadleigh forged a strong career as an oratorio soloist through Australasia, including performances of The Messiah with the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic. In 2010 he was awarded the Dame Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonygne scholarship. In 2010 he relocated to London to take up a full scholarship to the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama opera course. Here he studied under Rudolf Piernay, and Janice Chapman, gaining a Masters of Music with first class honors. During his time in London he made his debut with the Royal National Theatre in 2011 in the role of Christ in Jonathan Miller's award winning staged production of Bach's St. Matthew Passion. He has performed in recital at St. Martins in the Field, and the Wigmore Hall in the Voiceworks recital series. In 2012 he performed in Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Barbican Theatre under the baton of Stephen Barlow
Douglas Williams, Pallante*
Bass-baritone Douglas Williams has collaborated with leading conductors including Helmut Rilling, Sir Neville Marriner, John Nelson, and Christoph Rousset in such prestigious venues as Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, Stuttgart's Mozart-Saal, and the Frankfurt Alte Oper.
Last season, he made his European stage debut at Opéra de Nice singing the role of Orcone in Scarlatti's Tigrane; reprised in New York a role he premiered as a Tanglewood Fellow in It Happens Like This, by Charles Wuorinen; and sang Compère in Virgil Thomson's Four Saints in Three Acts with the Mark Morris Dance Group at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and Apollo in Purcell's Apollo e Dafne for Pocket Opera.
Douglas's "superb sense of drama" (The New York Times) is as apparent on the concert stage as it is in opera. Highlights include Handel's Messiah with the Detroit Symphony; Beethoven's Missa Solemnis with the Cathedral Choral Society; Bach's St. Matthew Passion for the Chicago Bach Project; and Bach's St. John Passion with Les Talens Lyriques.
Peabody Southwell, Agrippina*
American mezzo soprano, actor and cabaret artist Peabody Southwell has been described by Opera News as "…displaying a rock-solid lower range, clean and controlled tone and a wide expressive range". She will bring her "…arresting María, passionate, sexy, vulnerable and tragic" (LA Times) to Chicago Opera Theater in the title role of Piazzolla's María de Buenos Aires as her debut for the company this season. The LA native will also make her debut with Los Angeles Opera in 2013 under the baton of Plácido Domingo in the World Premiere of Lee Holdridge's new opera Dulce Rosa at the Broad Stage, as part of the company's new Off Grand series. Also in 2013, she will be conducted by James Conlon in Britten's Rape of Lucretia as a guest artist of Los Angeles Opera's Domingo-Thornton Young Artist Program at Zipper Hall.
Future projects include the title role in Handel's Agrippina with Opera Omaha and Juno/ Ino in Handel's Semele with Seattle's Pacific MusicWorks, both conducted by Stephen Stubbs, Stravinsky with New World Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas in Miami and the US Staged Premiere of Schoenberg's Book of the Hanging Gardens with James Darrah and Mark Robson at Boston Court.
Other recent work includes performances of Peer Gynt with San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas, Theater@Boston Court with the new multimedia work Voces en el Polvo, a Kurt Weill cabaret in Maine with pianist/singer Edwin Cahill, her role debut as The Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors and solo appearances with both the Los Angeles "Pacific Standard Time" art and culture exhibition and The Geffen Contemporary/MOCA. She made her Central City Opera debut in 2011 as Anna in Weill's Die sieben Todsünden concurrently with Zita in Puccini's Gianni Schicchi, lauded by The Denver Post as the "standout performer from the lineup [with] the self-assurance and polished technique of a well-established veteran…"
She made her professional debut with Long Beach Opera as The Fox in Janáček's Cunning Little Vixen in 2009 immediately following her graduation from UCLA. Subsequent engagements with LBO have included more than ten principal roles in the past four seasons, notably Federico García Lorca in Golijov's Ainadamar, María in Piazzolla's María de Buenos Aires and the staged US Premiere of Gavin Bryars' The Paper Nautilus. She made her role debut as Carmen with Peter Brook's famed adaptation of Bizet in La tragédie de Carmen as a professional fellow at the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival and returned for Handel's L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato in a genre-bending staged production by James Darrah and Stephen Stubbs. Orchestral credits include Steven Loza's America Tropical, Dalbavie's Sextine Cyclus, Berlioz's Les nuits d'été and the World Premiere of Mark Popeney's Harvest Moon featuring the poetry of her great grandmother: award-winning poet and playwright Jospehine Preston Peabody. Committed to contemporary music, she has premiered and recorded many works by modern composers, recently for composer Patrick Leonard and The White Oak Dance Project. Trained at NYC's Herbert Berghof Studios; her work as a voiceover actor can be heard on PBS.
She was a Western Region finalist in the 2012-13 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and a prize winning Western Region finalist in the MONC of 2010-11 after winning the Los Angeles District both years. She won the 2009 Atwater Concerto Competition and was a finalist in the 2011 Lotte Lenya Competition. Additional upcoming projects include a recording of the songs of Eric Zeisl with Piano Spheres' Mark Robson and creating the title role in Emilie Schindler, a new opera by Thomas Morse and Ken Cazan set to premiere in Germany in 2016.
Zachary Wilder, Narciso*
Zachary Wilder, tenor, has worked with many ensembles on the international stage including the Boston Early Music Festival, Cappella Mediterranea, Festival D'Aix en Provence, Handel & Haydn, Les Arts Florissants, Mercury Ensemble, and Pacific Musicworks. He is a former Gerdine Young Artist at the Opera Theater of Saint Louis, Tanglewood Fellow, Britten-Pears Fellow at Aldeburgh, Lorraine Hunt-Lieberon Fellow at Emmanuel Music, and an Adam's Masterclass Fellow at the Carmel Bach Festival. Favorite roles include Grimoaldo in Händel's Rodelinda, Peter Quint in Britten's Turn of the Screw, Renaud in Lully's Armide, and the Evangelist in Bach's Matthäus-Passion.
Jennifer Rivera, Nerone*
Jennifer Rivera has earned a spot as one of the most sought after lyric mezzo-sopranos of her generation by consistently delivering exceptional vocalism, superb musicianship, and a powerful stage presence. Ms. Rivera returned to Innsbruck for the title role in Stellidaura Vendicante during summer of the 2012. The 2012-2013 season included a return to the Berlin Staatsoper and an appearance at the Salle Pleyel in Paris for Agrippina, Mrs. Williamson in The Difficulty of Crossing a Field with Nashville Opera, and a debut with Central City Opera as Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia. Future seasons see Ms. Rivera in a return to Central City Opera, debuting the role of Sister Helen Prejean in Dead Man Walking, and as Penelope in Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria with Boston Baroque. 2011 saw the release of two recordings: Nerone in Agrippina for Harmonia Mundi and Licida in L'Olimpiade for Sony Music.
Friday, February 14, 2014, 7:30PM
Sunday, February 16, 2014, 2:00PM
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Asst. Director: Matt Soson*
Principal Accompanist/Harpsichord: Michael Sponseller*
Continuo Cello: David Morris*
Scenic & Lighting Designer: Cameron Jaye Mock*
Scenic & Properties Designer: Emily Anne MacDonald*
Projection Designer: Adam Larsen*
Costume Designer: Sarah Schuessler*
Makeup & Hair Design: Elsen & Associates Inc.
Stage Manager: Angela Turner
* Opera Omaha Debut
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Wade Barnes & The Bottom Line Ensemble at the Moldy Fig Jazz Club
Called, "The Future of Bebop (House of Blues, Review May 5, 2000), Wade Barnes is certainly considered by many to be one of the great drummers, and composers. The Albany Times Union stated about his appearance at the 1997 Saratoga Jazz Festival, "Mr. Barnes has developed into a premier drummer, composer, and educator."
Receiving a Master of Arts, in Music, Vermont College, Norwich University and two Bachelor of Arts degrees in Music, Empire State College, S.U.N.Y., and in History, Queens College, after years of study and performing in New York City, as a teenager, has facilitated a holistic conception which incorporates the entire history of American music.
Drummers, who were born in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries such as: Cornelius Tillman; Buddy Gilmore; Paul Barbarin; Baby Dodds; and Chick Webb have been extremely influential. Notwithstanding, Wade Barnes is commonly recognized as extending the tradition of the drums, pioneered by drummers Kenny Clarke, Max Roach, 'Philly' Joe Jones, and Roy Haynes. It has been stated, by many, that Mr. Barnes has the "swing of Philly Joe Jones and the technique of Buddy Rich." Although all the musicians stated above have been profound influences, Wade Barnes has incorporated the ideas of these and others, to fashion his very distinct personal sound.
Mr. Barnes is the director of The Brooklyn Repertory Ensemble (a 17 member ensemble) noted for its unique sound. In addition, he leads smaller ensembles. Two of his other regular working bands are: Wade Barnes and The Bottom Line (a ten member ensemble); and Wade Barnes and Unit Structures. Mr. Barnes, also, performed with: "Doc" Cheatham; Earle Warren; Dicky Wells; Howard McGhee; Cecil Payne; Leonard Gaskin; Joe Knight; Franklin Skeets; Candido; Albert Dailey; Billy Mitchell; Benny Powell; Jimmy Garrison; Bob Crenshaw; Archie Shepp; George Coleman; James Spaulding; Sonny Fortune; Jon Faddis among others.
Mr. Barnes has performed in venues such as: The Smithsonian Institute; The JVC Festival (in New York City and Saratoga Springs, N.Y.); Sweet Basil, Slug's Saloon, The Village Vanguard, Small's; Fat Cat; and The Iridium, New York City; Larry's Hideaway, Toronto; The Rising Sun, Montreal; Snug Harbor, Satchmo Summer Fest and Club Strut, Tiptina's, Ashe Cultural Arts Center, New Orleans.
His discography includes: Pragmatic Optimism, The Brooklyn Repertory Ensemble (360 Records); Passport To Brooklyn, The Brooklyn Repertory Ensemble (Progressive Records); The Brooklyn Four Plus One, Self-titled, (Progressive Records); The Sounds…They Show Us, The Wade Barnes Septet (360 Records); Bridgin'The Gap, The Brooklyn Conservatory Faculty Jazz Ensemble (360 Records); Deane's Basics, Deane and The Jazz Masters (Progressive Records); In Your Eyes, Linda Presgrave (Metropolitan Records); Wild As The Wind, Pucci Amanda Jhones (CIMP Records); Fantasy For Orchestra, The Universal Jazz Symphonette (Independent).
The Brooklyn Four Plus One Inc. has been awarded grants to conduct education programs from: The Charles Evans Foundation; The New York City Council and The Department of Cultural Affairs; The Music Performance Fund; The Vermont Arts Council; Vermont College; New England Life; and The Jazz Foundation Of America. The grants were awarded to The Brooklyn Four Plus One Inc. in order to administer music education programs created by Mr. Barnes.
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Carotid Endarterectomy Versus Carotid Artery Stenting in Asymptomatic Patients (ACST-2)
This study is currently recruiting participants.
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The trial randomise patients with asymptomatic carotid artery narrowing in whom prompt physical intervention is thought to be needed, but there there is still substantial uncertainty shared by patient and doctor about whether surgery or stenting is the more appropriate choice.
The study is looking at immediate risks (within one month)and at long term benefits
|Carotid Stenosis
|Procedure: CEA, CAS
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|Asymptomatic Carotid Surgery Trial-2 (ACST-2): an International Randomised Trial to Compare Carotid Endarterectomy With Carotid Artery Stenting to Prevent Stroke
Further study details as provided by University of Oxford:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- To compare peri-procedural risks (MI, stroke and death) within the first month after the allocated CEA or CAS and long-term (up to 5 or more years) prevention of stroke, particularly disabling or fatal stroke, in subsequent years. [ Time Frame: 10 years ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- To identify types of patients to be identified in which one or other procedure is clearly preferable as well as economic evaluation; procedural costs and stroke-related healthcare costs and quality of life. [ Time Frame: 10 years ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|January 2008
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2019
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2019 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: CEA
Carotid endarterectomy
Procedure: CEA, CAS
Carotid Artery Stenting (CAS) Carotid endarterectomy (CEA)
Active Comparator: CAS
Carotid Artery Stenting
Procedure: CEA, CAS
Carotid Artery Stenting (CAS) Carotid endarterectomy (CEA)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Carotid artery stenosis detectable by duplex ultrasound, with no ipsilateral carotid territory symptoms(or none for some months) and no previous procedure done on it, which might well need procedural treatment now with CEA or CAS.
- Already started any appropriate medical treatment (eg, statin, aspirin etc), and already recovered from any necessary coronary procedures (eg, CABG)
- Patient seems fit and willing for follow-up in person (at 1 month) and by annual letter (for at least 5 years)
- Investigations show that both procedures (CEA and CAS) appear to be practicable and appropriate
- Some type of angiography (eg, MRA or CTA) has already been done that has shown that CEA and CAS would both be anatomically practicable.
- Doctor and patient both substantially uncertain about whether to treat with CEA or CAS, and the doctor sees no clear indication/contra-indication for either procedure
Exclusion Criteria:
- Small likelihood of worthwhile benefit (eg, very low risk of stroke because stenosis is very minor, or major co-morbidity or life-threatening disease, such as advanced cancer)
- Unsuitable for one or other procedure (eg, stenosis at carotid siphon that is inaccessible for CEA, or complex vasculature below the stenosis that would hinder CAS, or patient unfit for major surgery)
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00883402
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University of Oxford
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BUPA Foundation
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|Alison Halliday
|University of Oxford
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Keywords provided by University of Oxford:
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Additional Information:
Halliday A, Mansfield A, Marro J, Peto C, Peto R, Potter J, Thomas D; MRC Asymptomatic Carotid Surgery Trial (ACST) Collaborative Group. Prevention of disabling and fatal strokes by successful carotid endarterectomy in patients without recent neurological symptoms: randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2004 May 8;363(9420):1491-502. Erratum in: Lancet. 2004 Jul 31;364(9432):416.
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|Study First Received:
|April 15, 2009
|Last Updated:
|June 13, 2017
Keywords provided by University of Oxford:
Carotid stenosis
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Carotid Stenosis
Carotid Artery Diseases
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Arterial Occlusive Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
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HOUSTON -- Outfielder Colby Rasmus was removed from the lineup for Thursday night's series opener against the Astros after showing up late to the ballpark.
Rasmus had originally been listed in the starting nine, but Toronto made a late change after what was described as an "internal team decision." Nolan Reimold got the start instead, and he went on to hit a pair of home runs in Toronto's 6-5 victory.
Manager John Gibbons declined to specify a reason for the late move, but Rasmus was more forthcoming when approached by reporters.
"I was late getting here to the field," Rasmus admitted. "Wasn't here when I was supposed to be, and they punished me, as they should have.
"No excuse. Just got caught up eating lunch with the family, got caught up in a little traffic and didn't make it on time. It is what it is."
Rasmus did eventually get into the game as a defensive replacement in the seventh inning. He later had an at-bat but struck out in his only plate appearance.
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'Daily News' hires Ted Young, former editor of Mail Online, to edit its website
The Daily News has named a new web editor about a week after the resignation of its outgoing digital chief, Scott Cohen.
And News editor-in-chief Colin Myler has dipped into the talent pool of his native Britain in making the appointment: The job goes to Ted Young, formerly editor of the Daily Mail's web operation, Mail Online
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"I am thrilled that a journalist of Ted's outstanding ability is joining us to guide our expansion plans for our online operation, both locally and nationally," Myler said in a note to staff Wednesday afternoon. "I know he is looking forward to working with the great team of journalists who have done so much to establish such a successful site."
The announcement suggests that Myler, the former News of the World editor who replaced Kevin Convey at the News in January, isn't letting yesterday's report from a British parliamentary committee get in the way of his day-to-day business. It accused Myler of misleading Parliament in 2009 about his knowledge of phone-hacking at News of the World, which News Corp. shuttered last summer, thus leaving Myler without a job for several months. He's come under increased scrutiny as a result of the report, but has not lost the support of News owner Mort Zuckerman, who issued a statement in Myler's defense.
Young's hiring also comes as New York's perennial tabloid war appears to be heating up a bit, especially on the digital front. The News has been ahead of its rival the New York Post for some time in terms of web traffic, partly thanks to the prime positioning of S.E.O.-friendly national stories and celebrity news that became a bigger part of nydailynews.com's DNA under Cohen. A new report out yesterday from the Audit Bureau of Circulations likewise showed the News beating the Post in overall digital circulation.
But the Post is ramping up its web operation, too. Jesse Angelo, a longtime lieutenant of News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch and editor of tablet tabloid The Daily, is taking on a larger role in the Post's website, nypost.com. And the paper recently tapped Gawker alum Remy Stern to helm the Post's digital ship under the direction of Angelo. (The Post also is owned by News Corp.)
As for Young and his "various senior positions in British journalism" mentioned in Myler's announcement, at least one of them ended controversially. In 2005, Young claimed he was forced to leave his post as executive editor of the Daily Express because the paper's owner, Richard Desmond, punched him during a newsroom brawl.
Myler's full memo is below:
I am delighted to announce that Ted Young, the former Editor of Mail Online, is joining the Daily News to develop our online Digital site.
For the past two years Ted has been one of the key driving forces behind the Mail's phenomenal success and has over 28 years of experience in the newspaper industry.
Before he joined the Mail, Ted held various senior positions in British journalism including Editor of the London Lite and Standard Lite newspapers, Executive Editor of the Daily Express, and Night Editor of The Sun.
He is a graduate of the University of Cambridge.
I am thrilled that a journalist of Ted's outstanding ability is joining us to guide our expansion plans for our online operation, both locally and nationally. I know he is looking forward to working with the great team of journalists who have done so much to establish such a successful site.
He is arriving at a time when we will be investing heavily in our new digital business strategy and he will play a major role in those plans.
We hope to have Ted on board in June.


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Dan74 wrote:Throughout this discussion (and others) there is an assumption that everything written in the Suttas was spoken by the Buddha. I don't think we can be sure of that, can we?
Let's see. 2500 years old, verbally transmitted over many centuries, documented much later, then translated and interpreted again by many scholars in several languages, could have suffered cultural and religious (Hinduism) influences... I think the answer is somewhat obvious.


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Celebrity chef Manu Feildel admits he was "stupid" and takes "full responsibility" for driving unaccompanied without displaying his learners' plates on Monday.
But the Frenchman is adamant there is more to the story. Feildel says when he left his home in Edgecliff to drive to a hardware store in Double Bay, there were no L-plates on his car. When he returned to his parked car in Double Bay there was an L-plate on the front of the vehicle, which he claims he did not put there.
"I was caught red-handed by the paparazzi," Feildel admitted to PS, after photos of him returning to the car and removing the mystery L-plate were splashed across the front page of The Daily Telegraph on Tuesday.
The paparazzo behind the lens was Jamie Fawcett, who said yesterday the L-plate was always on the front of the car, though the Telegraph reported Feildel was "busted driving through eastern suburbs streets on a learner's licence with no L-plates".
Fawcett said he observed Feildel return to his home on Monday after going on a driving lesson, confirming he was aware the chef was taking driving lessons after reading an article in The Sun-Herald.
In the accompanying video of the incident, a woman identifying herself as Brittany from The Sunday Telegraph, is fortuitously in position filming Feildel's reaction to Fawcett on her smartphone, as Fawcett's lens zeros in on the television personality.
Fawcett denied it was a set-up, telling PS: "It's bullshit ... the story is about him driving unaccompanied on his L-plates."


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Thanksgiving 2009 is the fourth year I've published a collection of carb-conscious holiday recipe ideas. Of course, these recipes are suitable for people on the South Beach Diet or anyone following a low-glycemic way of eating to control diabetes, insulin resistance disorder, or other health concerns, but they're also tasty choices even if you're not following any kind of special diet!
This year I'm starting the countdown to Thanksgiving with this list of recipes from 2009 that I think you might like for Thanksgiving, as well as links to the recipe round-ups from Thanksgiving 2006, Thanksgiving 2007, and Thanksgiving 2008. (As more Thanksgiving recipes are posted during November, those links and photos will be added to this post. There's also a master list of Thanksgiving Recipes.)
Carb-Conscious Thanksgiving Recipe Collections:
South-Beach Diet friendly Thanksgiving recipes from 2006
South-Beach Diet friendly Thanksgiving recipes from 2007
South-Beach Diet friendly Thanksgiving recipes from 2008
New Salad Ideas for Thanksgiving 2009
I don't think you could go wrong with this Strawberry Spinach Salad with Almonds and Dill for Thanksgiving dinner. If you can't find strawberries, you could use blueberries or even dried cranberries.
This Warm or Cold Salad with Artichoke Hearts, Roasted Red Peppers, Capers, and Basil Dressing would be another salad option for Thanksgiving.
New Vegetable Ideas for Thanksgiving 2009
Green beans are a classic Thanksgiving vegetable, but Roasted Green Beans with Mushrooms, Balsamic, and Parmesan are a delicious new twist on green beans.
Anyone who likes mushrooms would enjoy Roasted Mushrooms with Garlic, Thyme, and Balsamic Vinegar for a Thanksgiving vegetable option.
My family has a lot of onion fans, so I'm pretty sure this Onion Gratin with Rosemary and Thyme would be a hit.
Or maybe they'd rather have these Marinated and Roasted Vidalia Onion Rings with Parmesan. (You can use any type of sweet onions if you can't find Vidalias at Thanksgiving.
I noticed some asparagus at Costco recently, so I'm thinking maybe Pan-fried Asparagus Tips with Lemon Juice and Lemon Zest would be a hit at Thanksgiving.
If your family likes cauliflower, how about Cauliflower Gratin with Sharp Cheddar and Parmesan for a Thanksgiving vegetable?
This recipe for Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pecans was such a hit, I made it two ways. This is the version without Gorgonzola cheese.
This is the Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Pecans with Gorgonzola Cheese, positively a brilliant combination!
Another Brussels Sprouts option is the Shredded and Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Toasted Almonds and Parmesan. (I ate the whole dish for lunch the day I tested the recipe!)
New Side Dish Ideas for Thanksgiving 2009
This Wild Rice with Sausage and Mushrooms could be used as a stuffing option, with or without some added bread, or you could serve it as a Thanksgiving side dish.
Spaghetti Squash and Chard Gratin would be great for a Thanksgiving side dish.
When I posted the recipe, I predicted that Soy-Glazed Sweet Potatoes with Sesame Seeds might turn out to be my favorite new Thanksgiving recipe of 2009, that's how much I liked it!
I'm calling Roasted Carrots and Mushrooms with Thyme a side dish instead of a vegetable, because to me it seems like carrots should be classified with the starchier options.
I bookmarked this recipe from last Thanksgiving, and Roasted Butternut Squash with Rosemary, Pecans, and Gorgonzola Cheese was just as good as I thought it would be.
New Dessert Ideas for Thanksgiving 2009
This Low-Sugar Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie takes the best ideas from pumpkin pie and pumpkin cheesecake and combines them into one!
This Low Sugar Flourless Apple Crisp made with Olive Oil would be a healthy dessert option for Thanksgiving.
Check Back for More Thanksgiving Ideas!
All during November I'll be sharing new low-glycemic recipe ideas for Thanksgiving 2009, (and adding them to this post) so bookmark this page and check back during the month as you're debating what should be on the menu at your house!


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Skip to comments.Obamacare causing local concerns
Posted on 10/07/2013 6:30:14 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
STEUBENVILLE - Americans are required under the Affordable Healthcare Act, commonly called Obamacare, to have insurance by March 1, with bargains for consumers, big changes for the insurance industry and possible peril for the insurance system.
Tracy McManamon of One Source Benefits and Suzanne Kresser of Tri-State Financial Services, both in Steubenville, and John Frankovitch, chief operating officer at Assure America in Weirton, all said they're advising small business groups to wait.
The federal government gave a one-year extension to employers of fewer than 50 people to push back meeting the full requirement to provide insurance or face fines. The three professionals say that's good because there is little to show to small groups now.
Frankovitch said employees should have received a notification form last Tuesday detailing their rights and responsibilities under the act.
"We're making sure our groups met the notification requirement to their employees, telling them that they are eligible and that the exchanges exist and walking the employees through it," said Frankovitch. "But every insurance professional will tell you there is a learning curve on our end, too. The first step is to meet the requirements of the bill. Then, once we see what the exchanges look like, we will be able to make more decisions."
The frustration at accessing the online exchanges raises concerns for Kresser.
"Overall, the implementation of the system, even the website, was not even tested. It all went live at midnight last Tuesday. Everything has been rushed. I think the way this has been rolled out is very complicated and confusing," she said. "As agents, when we call our carriers, even they cannot answer. It's all so confusing. But I do not think it will go away. Billions of dollars have been spent, but I think things will change."
She said small group plans are not finalized, which led to her telling clients to take the opportunity to push back the requirement for a year by renewing their current plans. She said while insurers were ready, the states didn't approve the new plans or rates, so there is nothing to show employers as an alternative yet. Those renewals come at a cost, however. She said renewal offers have ranged from 3 percent to 30 percent increases.
McManamon, whose company has a focus on individual, family and small group plans, said the volume of people looking for coverage increased substantially, both in and out of the exchanges.
"In the past, we had to decline roughly 35 percent of the applications we process for individual health insurance. Now, we underwrite 100 percent of them, due to the guaranteed issuance of coverage. There are no more ineligible or uninsurable people."
He and Frankovitch both said the success of the Affordable Care Act depends on getting full participation by the public, but McManamon said many younger people might choose to simply pay the fines. Both noted the fines increase from $95 to higher percentages of income based on income level, and will rise in the years ahead. McManamon said many people will be eligible for the subsidy, a tax break that comes off the front end of their premiums.
Frankovitch said if people with more money enroll in private plans, the result will be a two-tiered care system. He also said that, with two years to prepare, the government should have done a better job with the rollout.
McManamon said that in the Steubenville area, (the exchanges do not cross state lines) it is possible for people to obtain subsidized health care coverage without premiums at all, based on income. For instance, he said, there are 11 plans for a 22-year-old male nonsmoker making $25,000 a year without a premium, and three plans for a family of four earning $50,000 a year without premiums. All plans have co-pays and deductibles that are higher with the lower-premium plans.
Kresser said deductibles on the subsidized plans eventually will weigh on hospitals and doctors. A person who is struggling economically and gets the subsidy to buy insurance through the marketplace still will face potentially high deductibles for low-cost coverage plans. And, many people might simply not pay the deductibles.
"So, who gets stuck? The hospitals, the providers, the doctors," Kresser said. "They won't be getting paid. People who already are struggling are not going to pay those large deductibles. I can tell you that in the small group and individual market, I don't sell anything with under a $1,000 deductible and people can't afford that." She said failure to pay the deductibles results in people having their accounts turned in to collections agencies, so they will walk back into the hospital next time without insurance and still will receive treatment.
Still, she said, there are good provisions, such as the ability to keep a child on the family plan to age 26 if necessary, and the elimination of pre-existing condition denials. While people with catastrophic illness get the headlines, she said denials often were as simple as someone who is healthy except for high cholesterol changing insurers when changing jobs.
McManamon noted the only health issue that can be asked about and that would lead to higher premiums is smoking.
Frankovitch said the new system didn't change the illness-driven model.
"Providers still are not paid unless you get sick, and the incentives to bend the cost curve are not there," he said.
Frankovitch said one of the first changes this year was to eliminate the use of health care savings accounts to buy over-the-counter drugs at a substantial savings.
"That is contrary to bending the cost curve," he said. A person with acid reflux, for example, could have used their own health care savings account to buy their Prilosec in bulk at Costco at a substantial savings. Now, they have to go see their doctor, get a prescription, pay for the office visit and pay the pharmacy price for the prescription.
"Now, the $40 spent is $200 for the same amount of Prilosec with an office visit and the pharmacy," he said.
McManamon said another issue that could lead to increased costs to families will be employers telling spouses they no longer are eligible for company coverage if the spouse has coverage available where they work.
"We're seeing that already, with employers like Dell, Home Depot and Delta notifying employees that come Jan. 1, when there is open enrollment, the spouses are ineligible if they can be covered by their own employers."
He said workers who are notified that there is health coverage available through their workplace cannot use the subsidized marketplace to get lower-cost coverage.
None of the three say the system was implemented in a way that will result in long-term savings. McManamon questions the viability of the system in three or four years.
He had been participating in a system that paid for clients to go overseas to obtain surgery at lower costs than in the United States, so he has studied health care financing in other nations.
"In Europe, now, the national health care system is upside-down with claims.
They don't know what to do with them. What they are aggressively trying to do is get back to private health care. I've also studied health care in Asia and they're beginning to see that claims far surpass the costs and they'll have to do something drastic," McManamon said.
All three said the consumer will benefit in the short term, but McManamon said, "Yes, several years from now, the system is going to implode."
For now, he's expanded his office space and is hiring to handle the increased volume. His company offers the Obamacare plans and his website works, he noted.
McManamon said while most people in the individual and small group sector ran from the industry because of fears of the impact of Obamacare, he looked for opportunity.
"We embraced it from a technological standpoint," he said.
Kresser, frustrated by the government's lack of technological preparation for the traffic in the opening days of the marketplaces, said the system is going to drive most small insurance agencies out of the individual and small group sector.
She said some carriers will make it impossible for agents to earn commissions under the new system, which will drive more people to the marketplaces.
"People still need experts to explain the benefits of the plans," she said.
Current premium $450 per month.
Next year's premium $2100 per month (no exemptions).
This is nothing but a huge tax apparently aimed at the non-democrat voter.
Massive civil disobedience?
I don't get this at all. Why not buy omeprazole OTC in bulk for cash at Costco and forget all the rigamarole? That's what I do. It's not before tax but the generic savings are much greater than the pre-tax savings.
There's another weird statement. "Claims far surpass the costs". What on earth does that mean?
Well, Hell, Suzanne, why not just make it all free and provide 100% coverage to everyone. Wouldn't that be even better???
Repeat after me: "good" does not always equate to more free stuff from Uncle Sam. Someone is paying for it, and ultimately it is a drag on increasing productivity that makes us all richer in the long run.
Soooo, heroin's okay then?
Maybe he meant to say the expected costs?
Ohio Ping - Of possible interest
STEUBENVILLE [OHIO] - Americans are required under the Affordable Healthcare Act, commonly called Obamacare, to have insurance by March 1, with bargains for consumers, big changes for the insurance industry and possible peril for the insurance system.
Tracy McManamon of One Source Benefits and Suzanne Kresser of Tri-State Financial Services, both in Steubenville, and John Frankovitch, chief operating officer at Assure America in Weirton, all said they're advising small business groups to wait.
No one said the thing was supposed to SUCCEED. It's supposed to collapse and go to single payer.
"So, who gets stuck? The hospitals, the providers, the doctors," Kresser said. "They won't be getting paid. People who already are struggling are not going to pay those large deductibles. I can tell you that in the small group and individual market, I don't sell anything with under a $1,000 deductible and people can't afford that." She said failure to pay the deductibles results in people having their accounts turned in to collections agencies, so they will walk back into the hospital next time without insurance and still will receive treatment.
... which also applies to everyone who pays the fine, or evades paying the fine, and does not purchase insurance. So the middle class ends up paying for all of them and for the people who receive subsidies.
The longer the shutdown continues, the more people will discover how much this is going to cost them.
Thanks to Ted Cruz, instead of falling apart in three years, Obamacare will fall apart in three weeks.
It means discount for cash.
Liberals whine about imaginary Back Alley Abortions.
Now we will have Back Alley Prostate Exams, for cash of course. Bring your own Surgical Glove and Petroleum Jelly.
People will go through the hassle because of being able to apply that rigmarole to their now high deductibles.
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text: This revised introductory book gives insight into goat raising in the British Isles. Chapters on British breeds, feeding, housing, kidding, milking, dairy products, and by-products, management, the male goat, showing (in England), and the commercial herd. 50 page veterinary section by John Matthews has sections on routine vaccinations, worm control, CAE testing, foot care, breeding problems, and more. Black and white and color photographs. Hardback. 178 pages. 2002.


text: Petition seeks reversal of Pocahontas prosecutor's election December 5, 2012 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A Pocahontas County resident filed a petition with the state Supreme Court this week, arguing that the man elected county prosecutor last month shouldn't have been on the ballot.Cheryl McCullough, of Arbovale, argues that Marlinton lawyer Eugene Simmons should not have been able allowed to run as a non-affiliated candidate on the ballot because he was still registered as a Democrat.Simmons defeated incumbent Prosecuting Attorney Donna Meadows Price, 1,883 votes to 1,392 votes, in last month's election. Price, a Democrat, had defeated two challengers in the Democratic primary. No Republicans filed for the office.McCullough also argues that Simmons, when collecting signatures on his petition to get on the ballot, should have been allowed to collect signatures only from people who were not registered with any party.McCullough, representing herself, named Secretary of State Natalie Tennant and Pocahontas County Clerk Missy Bennett in her petition, arguing they did not properly enforce election laws under their jurisdictions."We disagree with the interpretation in the petition [filed by McCullough]. We will argue otherwise before the court," Tim Leach, Tennant's assistant general counsel, said on Wednesday.Leach said the Supreme Court is unlikely to hear arguments about the petition until after Jan. 14, when the court reconvenes. Neither Price nor Simmons could be reached for comment Wednesday.McCullough was a Republican candidate for Pocahontas County magistrate, but lost in the May primary.If McCullough's legal arguments are correct, then any West Virginian registered as a member of the Democrat, Republican, Mountain and Libertarian parties would be barred from signing any petition to gain ballot status from candidates who are "independent" or members of other parties.In 2000, for example, a registered Democrat or Republican should not have been allowed to sign a petition to get Ralph Nader on the presidential ballot in West Virginia. McCullough cities a passage from West Virginia law stating that only "groups of citizens having no party organization may nominate candidates" on political ballots."Allowing petition signers to both sign a petition and vote in the primary would be allowing them, in effect, to vote twice in the primary," McCullough argues.Simmons needed 31 signatures on his petition to get his name on the November ballot running as an independent -- 1 percent of the number of people who voted in the previous election for prosecuting attorney.Simmons got 34 signatures on his petition, including 15 Democrats, 11 Republicans and eight independents, according to McCullough. She argues that only the eight independents had the legal right to sign his petition. Price and her staff are making arrangements to leave the prosecuting attorney's office in Pocahontas County and Simmons is closing his private law practice in Marlinton, according to McCullough's petition.Circuit Judges Joseph Pomponio and James Rowe have "ongoing unresolved ethics complaints against" Price, McCullough's petition states, for failing to participate in dozens of legal hearings, many involving drug cases.Pocahontas County Sheriff David Jonese also accused Price of failing to bring drug cases to trial.Chief Justice Menis Ketchum recently appointed retired Supreme Court Judge Larry Starcher to hear evidence in these charges against Price. No hearing have been held yet.McCullough's petition also criticizes Simmons for having been "suspended from the practice of law three times, reprimanded once and admonished twice."In 2006, Simmons received his third suspension, for 20 days, for failing to complete estate and financial work for four clients. The Supreme Court required him to work under the supervision of another lawyer for one year. Simmons' previous two suspensions were for six months, issued in November 1990, and one month, issued in November 1995, according to a document the state's Lawyer Disciplinary Board filed with the Supreme Court in 2006.Reach Paul J. Nyden at email@example.com or 304-348-5164. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Plans for all-ages venue rise in old bakery building 2 City of Milton tries to revive Morris Memorial property 3 Mitch Vingle: WVU's Lyons watching bombshell merger news 4 Man arrested after explosion in Kanawha City dumpster 5 Longtime WV SUPCO clerk leaving for federal court Harrison County impoundment had previous problems, records show Previous Story Kanawha sheriff may oversee Metro 911 Next Story


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Giambi activated as part of Indians' roster moves
CLEVELAND -- The Indians made a series of expected roster moves Monday, as the roster expanded to 40 players. Those moves included activating 20-year Major League veteran Jason Giambi from the 60-day disabled list.
Manager Terry Francona was pleased to have Giambi available again. Giambi, 43, had not played for the Tribe since June 11 due to left knee inflammation, but he remained a presence in the clubhouse.
"He stuck his head in today, he had a little bounce in his step," Francona said of Giambi. "I think it means a lot to G. I think this has been hard on G this year. He never once uttered a frustrating word to anybody, but I don't think for one minute that this has been easy for him. I respect him more now than I used to, which is hard."
Giambi -- who struck out in a pinch-hit appearance in the ninth inning of Monday's 12-1 loss -- recently made three rehab appearances with Double-A Akron. The five-time All-Star went 2-for-9 with a pair of doubles and five strikeouts.
"What 43-year-old guy who has that many years goes to Double-A and gets at-bats? Nobody. Except for G," Francona said Monday.
In addition to Giambi's activation, the Indians recalled right-handed relievers Bryan Price and Austin Adams from Triple-A Columbus.
Price and Adams both pitched in Monday's loss. Adams was tagged for a three-run homer in the ninth. Price, meanwhile, made his Major League debut in the eighth, and after two outs, he was welcomed to The Show in the form of a Miguel Cabrera solo homer. Price went on to allow another run, two hits, a walk and he hit a batter with two outs before ending the inning.
"I thought his first couple of hitters, real good stuff," Francona said. "Then the home run went to right and I thought he started pitching away from the barrel a little bit. I think he has good enough stuff where he needs to stay in attack mode."
Infielder Jesus Aguilar was also added to Cleveland's roster from Columbus and was in Monday's lineup, going 0-for-2 with a walk as the DH. Aguilar made his Major League debut on May 15.
Catcher Chris Gimenez was activated from the paternity list on Monday. Gimenez is hitting .262/.331/.355 in 34 games this season, all of which came when he was a member of the Rangers. The Indians acquired Gimenez in a trade on Aug. 23.
Stephen Pianovich is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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AN 11-year-old chess prodigy has earned a place in a national squad after coming second against adults in a tournament.
Niall Ali, a Year 7 student at Westcliff High School for Boys, took on a host of adults at the Southend Chess Congress, which is open to all ages.
He earned the David Wood Memorial prize for the best junior and £100 prize money.
He is now looking forward to testing himself as part of the England junior chess squad.
He said: "I was very pleased to win the awards. I'll be heading off to play international matches in Russia next year, so I can't wait."
Niall's fascination with chess began three years ago when he won a primary school tournament when in Year 3.
The current Essex under-11 champion, he will head into this year's British junior championships in Aberystwyth, Wales, with a good shot at the under-12 title.
Niall added: "I used to play against my dad at home and I started beating him, so I decided to enter the school tournament.
"Since then, I've had a coach for two hours a week and I train with puzzles every night."
Niall's parents are in discussions with a Mercedes dealership in Thurrock and hope to set up sponsorship for their son to cover tournament costs.
The whole family has the chess bug now, with mum, Samantha, setting up clubs across the county with the help of Niall's coach, Richard Harding.
Mrs Ali said: "Niall has done really well. We're very proud of him.
"He's punching well above his weight in adult competitions, but he works extremely hard at it.
"He has a good chance at the British championships in Aberystwyth and it'd be great to have a junior champion in the area.
"I had no involvement in chess before Niall started, but he is so dedicated, reading 15 puzzles a night and always practising – something


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MARTINEZ — Two West Contra Costa County gang members will be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on April 26 for killing two men in a Richmond restaurant in 2009.
A Contra Costa County jury on Tuesday found Ignacio Ruiz, 31, and Steven Valencia Miranda, 23, guilty of two counts of first-degree murder in the Aug. 30, 2009 shotgun slayings of 32-year-old Intaz Ahmed and 23-year-old Alvaro Garcia-Pena at the Alvardo Pit Boss Bar and Grill on San Pablo Avenue.
The defendants were also convicted of conspiracy to commit murder, gang participation and numerous charge enhancement.
Deputy district attorney Aron DeFerrari argued Ahmed, of Richmond, and Garcia-Pena, of San Francisco, were blow away as they sat at a bar drinking because the defendants wanted to promote their street gang.
A third defendant, Eliseo Flores, took a plea deal in the case and was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.
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Since 2010 the museum has been producing its own art programme, Boijmans TV, in association with RTV Rijnmond, Popov Film and Ro Theater, a world first. The first 13-part series of Boijmans TV proved to be a great success, drawing approximately 140,000 viewers per episode on TV Rijnmond. In January 2013 started a new series of Boijmans TV.
In episode 1 of Boijmans TV 2013, a group of economics students and guide Bregje van der Laar take a closer look at this important question. The discussion is triggered by Jeff Koons' enormous 'Baroque Egg with Bow (Orange/Magenta)', which was purchased in 2011 by a private collector for 6.2 million dollars. Does the value depend directly on the fame of the artist? Is it proportional to the beauty of the subject depicted? Does the concept of supply and demand apply or does it simply come down to 'whatever you can get for it'?
As the students fantasise with graphs and profitability models that give insight into the true worth of art, security guard Arie interrogates the artist Dadara. Dadara is also a bank manager and issues his own money, in wonderful notes of zero, million and infinity. But not everybody believes they have any value. Why do people believe that the Euro has any value?
The artistic couple in the espresso bar, enjoying a cup of coffee amidst old and new media, also has an unusual attitude towards money. Pay?
And cashier Mandy isn't happy. The Dutch winter is making her pale and lifeless. Until Museum Director Sjarel Ex cheers her up with his remark that she is 'the museum's human face.'
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NEW YORK (The Deal) -- A Securities and Exchange Commission investor advisory panel is expected to urge the agency not to move forward with a pilot program to experiment with widening the one-penny increment currently used to price securities, according to three people familiar with the situation.
Already two subcommittees of the SEC's investor advisory panel, whose suggestions are not binding with the SEC but nevertheless carry significant weight with the agency's commissioners, have voted against the program. The vote of the full panel, set for Jan. 31, would contradict one made an SEC advisory committee on small and emerging companies in March. The small business panel joined other groups in urging the agency to widen trading increments - at 5 cents or 10 cents - a move that they believe would help increase the visibility of small publicly traded companies by giving small boutique investment banks the incentive to trade them more and invest in hiring stock salesmen and analysts who would shine a spotlight on otherwise ignored and illiquid small public companies. A tick is the minimum pricing increment that can be used to trade securities.
All of this would kick some life into illiquid small capitalization companies and the generally lackluster IPO market for small-cap stocks, they contend.
However, the two investor advisory subcommittees opposed a pilot program, arguing that they "see little evidence" that an increase in tick size would increase research and market making activities. The investor subcommittees added that if tick sizes are increased "additional profits will simply be retained by trading centers or shared with firms that send them order flow, rather than being directed into increased research or other activities to benefit capital formation."
Indicating that they believe the SEC may launch a pilot program anyway, the subcommittees also issued a separate recommendation suggesting that if the commission goes forward with such a pilot program that it be "designed with a tight timeframe" and a guaranteed sunset unless benefits are proven to outweigh the costs. This suggestion is also expected to be approved by the committee, people familiar with the panel said.
The recommendations come as a wider tick pilot program has gained momentum. SEC Chairman Mary Jo White has said recently that the agency is considering a wider tick spread pilot program but has yet to announce the details of its length or how it would look. Also, the House Financial Services Committee in November unanimously, by an unusual bipartisan vote of 57-0, approved a wider-tick spread pilot program bill introduced by Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wis.
The recommendations issued by the subcommittees also raised serious concerns with a small business group known as the Equity Capital Formation Task Force, which worries that a pilot program with a 'tight timeframe" would discourage boutique investment banks from spending money on new technology or the hiring of sales people that would inject liquidity in these securities because they would worry that the program would shut down too soon. The ECFTF, which is made up of officials who work for boutique investment banks, exchanges, trading firms and lobbying shops, sent a letter Wednesday to the advisory panel arguing that opposing any pilot program is a "do nothing approach" that is not a viable alternative to solve the core problem, which includes a "substantial decline in small company IPOs over the past decade and a half." This group has led the way in advocating for an SEC pilot program that would widen tick increments.


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Cubs have confidence in Coghlan as leadoff man
CINCINNATI -- The Cubs have been looking for a leadoff man since Emilio Bonifacio was injured, and Chris Coghlan seems to be filling that role well.
Coghlan posted his eighth career four-hit game Monday, and he led off again Tuesday for the Cubs in the first game of a day-night doubleheader against the Reds.
So far, Coghlan is 11-for-49 (.224) batting first this season, but Cubs manager Rick Renteria has seen encouraging signs.
"As a whole, his at-bats have been really good," Renteria said. "He's not going to get four hits every night, but his at-bats have been good. As a byproduct, he's getting pitches he can handle and he's seeing the ball well. He's used that slot and kind of taken off a little bit."
Bonifacio has been sidelined since June 13 with a right oblique strain, and he has been rehabbing in Mesa, Ariz. There was no timetable for his return.
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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LOWER LAKE -- Taylor Klemin and Sadie Sheldon were selected as winner and first runner up respectively in the Lake County Poetry Out Loud competition.
Students from Lori White's English Honors classes competed Friday in the Lower Lake High School library. Seniors Conner Babcock, Louisa Correa, Junior Sylvia Manners and sophomores Travis Martin, Cheyanne Cacy, Sadie Sheldon and Taylor Klemin recited poems by authors Edith Wharton, Kenneth Patchen, Countee Cullen and others.
Michele Krueger, a poet-teacher with California Poets in the Schools, facilitated the program. According to Krueger, Poetry Out Loud encourages students to master public speaking skills, build self-confidence and learn about their literary heritage.
Klemin will join competitors from 50 counties, March 24 and 25 in Sacramento, for the California Poetry Out Loud competition. The winner will advance to the national finals in Washington, D.C.
Poetry Out Loud is made possible through the California Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. The Lake County Poetry Out Loud competition is sponsored by the Lake County Arts Council. For more information, call 263-6658 or visit http://poetryoutloud.org/.


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I can't stop fiddling with the Sampler in DopplerPad (iTunes link). The new upgrade adds some very nice features to one of the best music making applications for the iPhone. Some of what's new includes Gate Dynamics, Gate Shuffle, Beat Shift, New Samplers and Wifi Sync Loop download.
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Defector from the North, goose father from the South
Jeff Smith 8:30 a.m., Sept. 20
Six choreographers will present dances based on notorious couples. Choreographers presenting new work include Blythe Barton (Gerturde Stein and Alice B. Toklas), Bradley Lundberg and Nikki Dunnan (F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayre), Khamla Somphanh (Marc Antony and Cleopatra), and Ericka Aisha Moore (Thelma and Louise). Additionally, Michael Mizerany will restage his critically acclaimed work "Far From Eden," a duet inspired by the play Never the Sinner, which explores the twisted relationship between Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb. Production contains mature themes and male nudity. Part of the San Diego Fringe Festival.
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In this section we display some of our most beautiful african fabrics. Here you will find authentic African kente cloth at discount prices and designer cotton fabrics with African-inspired designs.
Part of the rich cultural history of the African continent is reflected in Africa's traditional textiles. The most well known African textiles outside of the continent are mudcloth and kente cloth.
Today, African textiles are widely appreciated for their craftsmanship and vibrant colors. The designs of African fabric can be used to make wonderful traditional garments. The slightly waxed feel of kente cloth can also add a cosmopolitan flavor to your wardrobe for everyday use.


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This course examines the various aspects of marketing within the hospitality and tourism industry. Emphasis will be placed on marketing concepts from a managerial point of view. Areas analyzed include the product, the marketing process, competition, cost effectiveness, and other forces which influence the hospitality tourism industry today. Students are expected to complete projects that apply theory to an existing food service, lodging, or tourism establishment by means of group projects and present the results in written and oral form to the establishment. Convention sales is included in the course.
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You may have noticed this new acronym popping up on some of our products. RoHS stands for Restrictions on Hazardous Substances, and it's a directive that could have a huge impact on the production and disposal of consumer electronics. First adopted in Europe in 2006 (and later adopted in California in 2007), RoHS restricts the use of six dangerous substances in lots of common electronics. According to the official RoHS compliance Web site (www.rohs.eu), the RoHS symbol indicates that "new electrical and electronic equipment put on the market does not contain any of the six banned substances: lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, poly-brominated biphenyls (PBB) or polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), in quantities exceeding maximum concentration values."
While some military and medical equipment is exempt from RoHS compliance, the electronics governed by the standard are among the most common you'll find in your home, from radios to MP3 players to cell phones and (increasingly) computers. In practical terms, the standard protects factory workers at the production level, sharply reducing their exposure to hazardous substances. The standard also has a profound impact on the disposal and recycling of electronics, in that disposed substances will no longer have at least six of the most hazardous chemicals formerly found in electronics, and recycled electronics will not expose workers to toxics as they harvest components.
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There are so many comedies hitting theaters and home video anymore, it's often hard to keep them straight. That said, one that you won't soon forget after seeing is Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds in The Proposal. While some of it's humor isn't exactly the most original, the acting is top-notch, the story is laugh-out-loud funny.
Sandra Bullock is the angry, disgruntled and all-around p.o.ed book editor and super-boss Margaret Tate, who's wraith is the thing of legend and who's "administrative assistant," Andrew Paxton (Ryan Reynolds) lives to ensure she gets what she wants. While committed to ensuring Tate gets everything she needs to rule the book and publishing world, Paxton soon finds he's going to give Tate even more when it turns out her work visa has been denied and she's deported to Canada. In turn, Tate requires Paxton to marry her in order to keep her in the USA and ensure her publishing success continues. Of course, Paxton agrees...under one condition: he's allowed to go to his grandma's 90th birthday in his small Alaskan hometown. Of course, Tate follows along and what ensues is disturbing, heart-felt and down right hilarious.
Bullock and Reynolds hold the cast reigns to this film, while Malin Akerman, Craig T. Nelson, Mary Steenburgen and Betty White bring up the rear and play their parts perfectly. White especially makes a hilarious appearance as Paxton's 90-year old grandma and, whether she's talking about the "baby maker" blanket or dancing in the woods, she's great. Another casting worth mention comes thanks to Oscar Nuñez (The Office), who plays what seems to be the town's only waiter, stripper, and judge. It's so wrong, it's right...
The Blu-ray edition of this film includes a beautiful 1080p hi-def picture in the original 2.35:1 aspect ratio. Likewise, the English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio delivers dialogue, sound effects and the score well.
Special features on the Blu-ray edition include an alternate ending to the film with optional commentary with director Anne Flecter and writer Peter Chiarelli, deleted scenes (with commentary), outtakes, and a feature film commentary with both the writer and director. The second disc includes a digital copy of the film for those with a computer, iPod, or portable data device.
While I wouldn't personally call The Proposal "the year's best comedy" (though Pete Hammond did!), I would say it's well worth a watch. Reynolds continues to impress as both an action star, as well as a comedic and dramatic actor and Bullock...well...she's Miss Congeniality for goodness sake...she's great.
The Proposal is available now on DVD home video and Blu-ray hi-def wherever fine home video are sold.
- Jess Horsley