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.class Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController$DeviceActiveState;
.super Lcom/android/internal/util/State;
.source "WifiController.java"

# annotations
.annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/EnclosingClass;
    value = Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController;
.end annotation

.annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/InnerClass;
    accessFlags = 0x0
    name = "DeviceActiveState"
.end annotation

# instance fields
.field final synthetic this$0:Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController;

# direct methods
.method constructor <init>(Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController;)V
    .locals 0

    .prologue
    .line 861
    iput-object p1, p0, Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController$DeviceActiveState;->this$0:Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController;

    invoke-direct {p0}, Lcom/android/internal/util/State;-><init>()V

    return-void
.end method

# virtual methods
.method public enter()V
    .locals 2

    .prologue
    const/4 v1, 0x1

    .line 864
    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController$DeviceActiveState;->this$0:Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController;

    iget-object v0, v0, Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController;->mWifiStateMachine:Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiStateMachine;

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiStateMachine;->setOperationalMode(I)V

    .line 865
    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController$DeviceActiveState;->this$0:Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController;

    iget-object v0, v0, Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController;->mWifiStateMachine:Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiStateMachine;

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiStateMachine;->setDriverStart(Z)V

    .line 866
    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController$DeviceActiveState;->this$0:Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController;

    iget-object v0, v0, Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController;->mWifiStateMachine:Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiStateMachine;

    const/4 v1, 0x0

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiStateMachine;->setHighPerfModeEnabled(Z)V

    .line 867
    return-void
.end method

.method public processMessage(Landroid/os/Message;)Z
    .locals 3
    .param p1, "msg"    # Landroid/os/Message;

    .prologue
    const/4 v0, 0x1

    .line 871
    iget v1, p1, Landroid/os/Message;->what:I

    const v2, 0x26005

    if-ne v1, v2, :cond_1

    .line 872
    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController$DeviceActiveState;->this$0:Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController;

    # invokes: Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController;->checkLocksAndTransitionWhenDeviceIdle()V
    invoke-static {v0}, Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController;->access$2400(Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController;)V

    .line 892
    :cond_0
    const/4 v0, 0x0

    :goto_0
    return v0

    .line 874
    :cond_1
    iget v1, p1, Landroid/os/Message;->what:I

    const v2, 0x2600c

    if-ne v1, v2, :cond_0

    .line 878
    iget-object v1, p0, Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController$DeviceActiveState;->this$0:Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController;

    # getter for: Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController;->mFirstUserSignOnSeen:Z
    invoke-static {v1}, Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController;->access$1100(Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController;)Z

    move-result v1

    if-nez v1, :cond_2

    .line 879
    iget-object v1, p0, Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController$DeviceActiveState;->this$0:Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController;

    iget-object v1, v1, Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController;->mWifiStateMachine:Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiStateMachine;

    invoke-virtual {v1}, Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiStateMachine;->reloadTlsNetworksAndReconnect()V

    .line 883
    :cond_2
    iget-object v1, p0, Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController$DeviceActiveState;->this$0:Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController;

    iget-object v1, v1, Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController;->mWifiStateMachine:Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiStateMachine;

    invoke-virtual {v1}, Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiStateMachine;->getOperationalMode()I

    move-result v1

    if-eq v1, v0, :cond_3

    iget-object v1, p0, Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController$DeviceActiveState;->this$0:Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController;

    iget-object v1, v1, Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController;->mNetworkInfo:Landroid/net/NetworkInfo;

    invoke-virtual {v1}, Landroid/net/NetworkInfo;->getDetailedState()Landroid/net/NetworkInfo$DetailedState;

    move-result-object v1

    sget-object v2, Landroid/net/NetworkInfo$DetailedState;->DISCONNECTED:Landroid/net/NetworkInfo$DetailedState;

    if-ne v1, v2, :cond_3

    .line 885
    const-string v1, "WifiController"

    const-string v2, "Fail to connect to AP--setOperationalMode when DeviceActiveState and ScanModeState"

    invoke-static {v1, v2}, Landroid/util/Slog;->d(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)I

    .line 886
    iget-object v1, p0, Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController$DeviceActiveState;->this$0:Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController;

    iget-object v1, v1, Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController;->mWifiStateMachine:Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiStateMachine;

    invoke-virtual {v1, v0}, Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiStateMachine;->setOperationalMode(I)V

    .line 889
    :cond_3
    iget-object v1, p0, Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController$DeviceActiveState;->this$0:Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController;

    # setter for: Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController;->mFirstUserSignOnSeen:Z
    invoke-static {v1, v0}, Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController;->access$1102(Lcom/android/server/wifi/WifiController;Z)Z

    goto :goto_0
.end method


I'm really confused about my saving situation, despite all of the articles and information I have found online.
My employer offers a Roth 401(k), and I'm contributing up to the maximum employer match every year.
Because of this, I make too much income to deduct a Traditional IRA from my taxes.
Can I still invest $5,500 in a traditional IRA, even though I cannot deduct? If I can, is this a good idea, or should I put my money elsewhere?
To your question. Yes. What you propose is typically called the back door Roth. You make the (non-deductible) IRA deposit, and soon after, convert to Roth. As long as you have no other existing IRA, the process is simple, and actually a loophole that's still open.
Depending on the value of the existing Traditional IRA and its pre-existing basis, if any, the backdoor Roth conversion might be almost completely taxable. Example: Traditional IRA worth $250K with zero basis. New nondeductible contribution increase value to $255.5K and basis $5.5K. Converting $5.5K into a Roth IRA leaves $250K in the Traditional IRA with basis $5381.60. That is, of that $5500 conversion, only $118.40 was nontaxable and so, not only is the original $5500 taxable income to the OP but he also owes taxes on $5381.60 of that $5.5K conversion.
In short, discussions of backdoor Roth conversions as a great idea should always be tempered with an acknowledgement that it does not work very well if there is any other money in the Traditional IRA. Once that nondeductible contribution enters a Traditional IRA, it does not come out completely until all your Traditional IRA accounts are drained of all money. All your Traditional IRA money is considered by the IRS to be in a single pot, and you can't set up a Traditional IRA (possibly with a new custodian) via nondeductible contribution, convert just that Traditional IRA account into a Roth IRA account, and claim that the whole conversion amount is nontaxable because all the tax-deferred money is in the other IRAs that you haven't touched at all.
Last - you disclosed that you are depositing to a Roth 401(k) to the match. Which prompts me to ask if this is best. If your marginal rate is 25% or higher, you are missing the opportunity to save 'off the top', at that rate, and 'fill the lower brackets' at retirement, or, via conversion, any year before then when you are in a lower bracket for whatever reason. See my answer for Saving for retirement: How much is enough? which addresses this further.
Won't his Roth 401k contributions max out his overall Roth contributions?
No. They are separate numbers, each with own annual limits.
Wouldn't this prevent any back-door Roth conversions?
The 401(k) has no effect on back door Roth, except for the fact that the 401(k) and high income make the Roth IRA unavailable by normal deposit. Back door is the only door.
At the end are you encouraging him to look for a Traditional 401(k) at work to max out, then contributing to a Roth?
Yes! Read the linked SE article, and consider the annual withdrawal that would get you to 25%. As I wrote, it would take $2M+ to 'fill' the 15% bracket at retirement.
Anybody can contribute to a traditional ira up to the maximum limit.
Does it make sense to contribute to a non-deductible IRA?
If you're 59 1/2 or older, you're old enough to make IRA withdrawals without penalty. If you choose investments that maximize the value of tax deferral, you can use the nondeductible IRA to manage your tax burden.
If you're aware of an upcoming change in tax law that will benefit high earning individuals, it might be beneficial to use a nondeductible IRA. For example - you know that income limits for converting a traditional to a Roth are going to change in the coming year. You set up a nondeductible IRA with the intention of converting it the next year, so you can get around Roth contribution rules.
You are 35. You contribute the max amount of $5,500 every year until you retire at 70. With a modest growth rate of 9.5%, your total contribution of 193K would become 1.46M. The compounded returns are 7.6 times your contributions.
Yes, you may make non-deductible contributions to an IRA.
The main benefit of a non-deductible IRA is tax-deferred earnings. If the investment pays out dividends, they will be kept in the IRA (whether you take them in cash and put them in a Cash Management Account, or you automatically reinvest them).
You do not get taxed on these earnings until you withdraw from the IRA during retirement. If your income at that time is significantly lower than your income while you're working, you will be in a lower tax bracket (unless tax rates change drastically between now and then), so the taxes you pay on these earnings will be lower than if you'd invested outside the IRA and paid taxes along the way. You also get the benefit of compounding of the tax-deferred earnings.
There's one caveat -- when you withdraw from the IRA, all the growth is treated as ordinary income. Even if some of it is capital gains, it will be taxed at your ordinary income rate, not your capital gains rate. So this is most beneficial for investments that produce dividends.
If you have a mix of deductible and non-deductible contributions to your IRA, the tax on the principle portion of your withdrawals is pro-rated based on the ratio of deductible to total contributions. This ensures that you eventually get taxed for the deductible portion (it's not really tax-free, it's tax-deferred), but don't get taxed twice for the non-deductible portion.
Another option, if your 401(k) plan allows it, is to make after-tax contributions to the 401(k). At the end of the year, you can make an in-service distribution of these contributions and their earnings from the 401(k) to a Roth Conversion IRA. This allows you to contribute to a Roth IRA even if you're above the income limit for normal Roth IRA contributions. You can also do this even if you're also making non-deductible contributions to your regular IRA.
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Master of Consensus: July/August 2007
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It is said that Maryland Speaker Mike Busch inundates his caucus with information and persuades them with intellectual brute force.
By Tom Stuckey
Michael Erin Busch was chairman of the House Economic Matters Committee in 2002 and looking forward to four more years when it became clear on Election Night that the incumbent speaker, Casper Taylor, would lose his race. Busch and his aides began making calls that night to line up support for his bid to succeed Taylor, who had been a friend and mentor. They moved so quickly that they had the commitments needed to win the speaker's post before anyone else could mount a serious challenge. Busch was chosen by House Democrats without opposition.
Busch, 60, was elected to the House of Delegates in 1986 to represent a district that includes the Capitol. A high school teacher and coach, Busch jokes that his victory was based on votes from people he had taught or coached, or their relatives.
Busch's job running the House is made easier by the fact that Democrats outnumber Republicans 104 to 37. He has, for the most part, maintained cordial relations with Republicans, although there are occasional dustups with some GOP members over issues such as taxes, gay rights and immigration. Busch and Democratic Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller maintain a publicly cordial working relationship despite differences over a few hot button-issues such as slot machines, which Miller favors and Busch opposes.
Busch, a graduate of Temple University, works for the Anne Arundel County Department of Recreation and Parks when he is not involved in legislative duties. He and his wife, Cindy, have two daughters, Erin and Megan, and live in Annapolis not far from the Capitol.
Mike Busch's Day
7 :47 a.m.
Busch begins his day, as he usually does, driving daughter Erin to school. When he drops her off at her public middle school, she leans over, gives him a quick kiss on the cheek and says, "I love you," before jumping out of the car."
Back at his modest shingled house, Busch waits a little impatiently as daughter Megan, a third grader, dashes out to the car. He drives a few blocks to her public elementary school and watches as she walks into the building. "This is the best part of the day," he remarks.
Busch stops at a small deli for his usual morning sandwich—egg, cheese and tomato on a croissant. He settles in at a table inside with his sandwich, a cup of coffee and a newspaper. "Did you see him dip it in his coffee?" one of the regulars teases. Unfazed, Busch continues to dunk his sandwich
as he chats with the owner and other customers.The breakfast break—19 minutes today—is a regular part of the speaker's morning routine during the nine months of the year that the legislature is not in session.
Busch returns to the car, which he drives himself even though he has a state police officer at his disposal, and heads for his job, which he calls his real job, at the Department of Recreation and Parks. Like most members of Maryland's part-time legislature, Busch has a second job to help pay the bills.
Busch joins a staff meeting at the agency where he has worked for 27 years; currently he is the assistant to the director.
He slips out of the meeting for the short drive to the State House and the major item on his agenda for the day, a bill signing ceremony with two fellow Democrats—Governor Martin O'Malley and Senate President Miller at 10:00.
Busch swings into his reserved parking place a minute late. (His staff, unable to contact him, is relieved that he has arrived) As Busch walks into the State House, a reporter grabs him, asking about a Republican lawmaker's complaint about a newSpanish language service planned by Maryland Public Television. Busch is probably the most accessible major public figure in Maryland and rarely fails to answer a question at length.
Busch reaches the ceremonial room on the second floor of the State House for a bill signing that won't start for several more minutes. He is collared by Delegate Curt Anderson, who is collecting money to take about 300 boys and girls to Cooperstown, N.Y., for Cal Ripken's induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. When the bill signing ceremony starts, O'Malley offers Miller and Busch a chance to speak. Miller demurs. Busch talks briefly, praising the legislature for passing a state living wage law, the first of its kind in the nation. Busch, Miller and the governor spend more than an hour signing 203 bills passed by the 2007 General Assembly.
When the ceremony finally ends, Busch walks down a flight of stairs on the way to his office but stops when he sees a group of elementary students peering through the door into the House of Delegates chamber. Busch invites them in, seats them in chairs normally used by members and gives an impromptu lecture on state government. "I always love to talk to the kids. I'm an old history teacher," he explains.
Busch meets privately with Delegate Nancy King. After the meeting, Busch goes over his schedule, signs citations and letters, and talks to his staff about invitations to future events. Busch goes over emails that have been printed out by his staff. There is a notebook computer on his desk, but he doesn't even turn it on during the almost four hours he will be in the office. Asked why he doesn't make more use of electronic devices, he says: "I have good staff. I call people on the phone." He is also wary about the potential use of the public information law to access electronic records that would open up his family to public scrutiny.
Busch gives an interview to a reporter for his local newspaper, then meets with Steve Carr, community liaison with the State Highway Administration. Carr has come to talk about community outreach, but he is a local political activist, and the two men spend most of their time chatting about Annapolis city politics.
Busch takes a brief break for lunch—tuna salad on lettuce with crackers and a Pepsi. But he's a Coke drinker, and he kids his staff about running out of his favorite drink.
Busch begins a light afternoon schedule with a meeting arranged by Nick Manis, a lobbyist who played high school basketball for Busch. Manis brings in representatives from a computer-learning company based in Texas who are talking to Maryland schools about using their products. They don't
ask for any favors, but spend about 15 minutes talking to Busch about their learning programs and how they can help improve student performance.
Busch meets with William Dabbs, his doctor, who has asked for an appointment to exchange ideas about problems facing health care providers. Health care is one of the speaker's favorite topics, and the two men spend about 20 minutes talking about what the state can do to improve
the system and help doctors.
Busch walks two blocks to a Senate office building where there is a small gym with exercise machines and treadmills. He spends more than half an hour lifting weights while watching a poker tournament on TV.
Busch leaves the gym for the walk back to his car and then the short drive home, where a state trooper will drive him to the final event of the day, a speech on global warming by former Vice President Al Gore at the University of Maryland at Baltimore County. Before the speech, Busch and his wife, Cindy, attend a reception and dinner for Gore given by university officials.
Tom Stuckey is a former statehouse reporter for the Associated Press.

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Greenville, South Carolina, home to Reedy River Falls and the Liberty Bridge, is about to get a taste of New Orleans as Euphoria throws a Big Easy Bash.
The culinary creations of South Carolina's Upcountry and the festive flavors of the Big Easy come together this year in a brand new event at Euphoria, one of Greenville's most anticipated festivals. While most of the events during this annual celebration of food, wine and music happen in and around Downtown Greenville, a new event is taking the fun about 20 minutes up the road to a town called Travelers Rest.
The Big Easy Bash, as it's called, fuses the talents of Upcountry and New Orleans chefs, mixes it with music and spirits, and turns this burg in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains into an unforgettable trip to the bayou.
Two of the chefs you'll find there know New Orleans and South Carolina well. Heidi and Joe Trull own and operate Grits and Groceries near Belton, SC. The restaurant is located in an old country store, where the Trull's serve up "real food, done real good," a slogan that worked well for Heidi when she owned Elizabeth's Restaurant in New Orleans (the home of praline bacon!). Grits and Groceries is well known in the region and at Euphoria.
Heidi said Grits and Groceries got involved in Euphoria out of a need to get connected with the Greenville Market which was receiving many accolades for its growing culinary scene. "We are such a small operation that Grits and Groceries can't pay for any advertisement so we try to pick the outside work that we do so that it helps someone else as well as us." Heidi said Euphoria gives to charities that she and her husband would be involved in.


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Posts Tagged 'Bryn Terfel'
Siegfried, Royal Opera, Covent Garden, September 2012
Wotan's meeting with Erda that starts Act III of Siegfried is a focal point in his demise. After awakening her for advice she tells him to ask Brünnhilde, their daughter bold and wise, but learning Wotan has cast her aside, she asks why he who taught defiance punished defiance, why he who ruled by vows now rules by perjury. Wotan responds angrily, and in most productions Erda simply sinks back down into the earth, but in Keith Warner's staging he stabs her in the side with his spear and she slumps over the side of her throne.
Act I, all images ROH/ Clive Barda
This deeply flawed Wotan, whose downfall may be represented by the crash-landed aeroplane we see in Act I, was superbly portrayed and sung by Bryn Terfel, and his encounters with Mime in Act I, Alberich in Act II, and Siegfried in Act III were beautifully represented. While Wotan is the key to this opera, the cast was a strong one despite the illness of Wolfgang Koch as Alberich, which led to an interesting last minute scramble.
According to Kasper Holten, who appeared on stage before the start, Koch informed the ROH this morning that he would be unable to sing, so they flew Jochen Schmeckenbecher in from Vienna. Holten smilingly told us he was already on his way through passport control, and from the wings in Act II, with Koch acting the role on stage, he gave a fine performance.
As Mime, Gerhard Siegel was in excellent voice, his acting superb, and in Act II this scheming liar dons an ass's head whenever he speaks his true thoughts to Siegfried. This is a nice aspect of the production, as is the representation of Fafner. After he puts on the tarnhelm, turns into a dragon and is fatally wounded, Siegfried places the helm on the floor, lifts it up and the head continues to sing. Later he brings the dead head to stage front, placing it next to the body of Mime. While still alive, Eric Halfvarson sang a wonderful Fafner, his deep notes carrying an air of otherworldly wisdom and menace. Lovely singing from Sophie Bevan as the Woodbird, and her clever contemporaneous contortions on the trapeze were a wonder to behold.
Woodbird and Siegfried
She interacted well with Siegfried, whom Stefan Vinke portrayed to perfection as a strong brash fellow. His powerful singing had a great clarity of tone, and he seemed entirely at ease on stage. Sadly this was not so true for Susan Bullock's Brünnhilde, and though her voice showed charm, particularly in unaccompanied passages, her stage presence failed to convey the power of this role. Whether she will have the imperious glance to face down Gutrune in Act III of Götterdämmerung remains to be seen on Monday.
End of Act III
The orchestra was on top form under Antonio Pappano's direction, giving great support to the singers, and I loved the percussion work by Stefan Vinke's Siegfried as he tempers the sword. A wonderful performance all round, and such a pity that Bryn Terfel is now out of it. His response to the thunderous applause was admirably restrained, and he seems to be happy to be just one of an excellent team.
There are four Ring cycles, the final Siegfried being on October 31 — for details click here. There will also be a live broadcast on Radio 3 on Sunday, October 21 at 2:45 pm, and Christmas broadcasts of Acts I, II and III on December 28, 31 and January 1 at 4:30 pm.
Tags:Antonio Pappano, Bryn Terfel, Covent Garden, Eric Halfvarson, Gerhard Siegel, Keith Warner, Maria Radner, opera review, review, Royal Opera, Siegfried, Sophie Bevan, Stefan Vinke, Susan Bullock, Wagner, Wagner's Ring, Wolfgang Koch
Posted in 2012, Opera, Sept–Dec, Wagner | Leave a Comment »
Die Walküre, Royal Opera, Covent Garden, September 2012
A pivotal point in Wagner's Ring is Act II scene 1 in Walküre where Fricka faces her husband Wotan. A strong presence is vital here and Sarah Connolly gave a superb portrayal, avoiding the danger of playing her as overbearing but firmly and gently persuading her husband that he is in serious error. It was beautifully done, and she kisses him before he asks Was verlangst du? Her demand that he abandon the Wälsung finally succeeds, and as the scene ends, Bryn Terfel's Nimm den Eid (Take my oath) was sung with a gravelly resignation.
Valkyries, all images ROH/ Clive Barda
His representation of Wotan is more mature than during initial performances of this Keith Warner production seven or eight years ago, and he ranged from gentleness to fury with great conviction. In talking to Brünnhilde in Act II scene 2 he showed serious introspection as he sings of giving up his work and longing only for das Ende! Recalling the words of Erda that allude to Hagen's birth signalling the end of the gods, moves him to real anger, and his In meinem Busen berg' ich den Grimm (In my heart I hide the fury) was delivered with huge effect. The orchestral ending of that scene under Pappano's direction was superb.
As Brünnhilde, Susan Bullock started rather nervously after the misfortune of needing help from a stagehand to detach her harness, but for a performer to make her first entrance down a forty-foot ladder is surely a bit of an ordeal. She warmed up later, and at the start of Act III scene 3 her War es so schmählich (Was it so shameful), delivered initially without orchestral accompaniment, was beautifully sung.
Siegmund and Sieglinde
The final ending was an orchestral triumph, and so was the beginning with Pappano delivering a feisty prelude including wonderful thunder from the kettledrum after Siegmund enters, and beautiful playing from the solo cello. When John Tomlinson later enters as Hunding, driving his axe into the table, the drama moves into top gear and his initial Du labtest ihn? was unusually powerful. Followed by his Heilig ist mein Herd (Holy is my hearth), including a brief handshake with Siegmund, it became quite clear who was master here. A hugely commanding portrayal, only rivalled by La Scala's new production in December 2010 with — wait for it — Tomlinson again. Yet in Act II after facing Siegmund with Wotan taking a hand, he suddenly shows uncertainty and fear, and rightly so as Wotan drives his spear into him, having done the same to Siegmund.
Valkyries and Terfel as Wotan
As Siegmund himself, Simon O'Neill gave a moving performance, singing with huge conviction and animation, and with fine chemistry between him and Eva-Maria Westbroek as Sieglinde. Faced later with Brünnhilde in Act II his So grüsse mir Walhall (Then greet Valhalla for me) was simply riveting. When Sieglinde awakes, the stage is suffused with new energy, and in Act III her emotional O hehrstes Wunder! Herrlichste Maid! was beautifully delivered, with a lovely ringing quality to her top notes.
Altogether a super Walküre, grounded by Bryn Terfel's brilliant performance as Wotan. We shall miss him in the final opera, but his reappearance as the Wanderer in Siegfried on Saturday is eagerly anticipated.
There are four Ring cycles, the final Walküre being on October 28 — for details click here. There will also be a live broadcast on Radio 3 on October 18 at 4:45 pm, and Christmas broadcasts of Acts I, II and III on December 25, 26 and 27 at 4:30 pm.
Tags:Antonio Pappano, Bryn Terfel, Covent Garden, Die Walküre, Eva-Maria Westbroek, John Tomlinson, Keith Warner, opera review, review, Royal Opera, Sarah Connolly, Simon O'Neill, Susan Bullock, The Ring, Wagner
Posted in 2012, Opera, Sept–Dec, Wagner | 1 Comment »
Das Rheingold, Royal Opera, Covent Garden, September 2012
This prologue to Wagner's Ring promises a feast of fine singing and acting in the remaining three operas of the cycle.
Alberich and Rheinmaidens, all images ROH/ Clive Barda
Bryn Terfel sang as well or better than I have ever heard him in the role of Wotan, emphasising maturity and self-awareness, showing he realises he has set in motion something against which the treaties on his spear will be powerless. His acting left the audience in no doubt that they were witnessing the start of something very dangerous, confirmed by Loge's later warning when he sings of the gods hastening to their end.
As Wotan's wife Fricka, Sarah Connolly sang beautifully, giving the role a hugely feminine charm, and in two days time it will be intriguing to see how she and Terfel interact in their difficult conflict during Act II of Walküre. Such a pity however that fratricide has removed Iain Paterson's magnificent Fasolt. His engaging appearance in flat cap, carrying a measuring rod of five cubits length, was well matched by his superbly lyrical singing, and when Fafner strikes him down we see the action very clearly as he falls forward against the glass wall facing us.
Gods and telescope
This is one of many fine aspects to Keith Warner's production, revived by the director himself. The descent to Niebelheim is accomplished by the floor rising, revealing a coldly lit, colourless realm where a cadaver lies on a hospital trolley, and Alberich rapes a woman tied down to another trolley, though Wotan eventually sets her free. Niebelheim is a thoroughly nasty world, but this production also has its light moments. Alberich's transformations using the tarnhelm are amusingly effective, and right at the end of the opera, the shrewd but flippant Loge takes one of Freia's golden apples, slices it, and cooks it in a frying pan!
Valhalla awaits
In the meantime Antonio Pappano's conducting has moved the action smoothly forward, making two and a half hours seem like nothing at all, particularly with such very fine singing from the whole cast. Gerhard Siegel made a superb return to the role of Mime, but many of the cast were new. Wolfgang Koch and Eric Halfvarson sang strongly, making their House debuts in the bass roles of Alberich and Fafner, and Maria Radner sang a glorious Erda. Stig Andersen made a cheekily lively, if somewhat ungainly Loge, Ann Petersen sang with real feeling in the relatively minor role of Freia, and among the Rheinmaidens I particularly liked Harriet Williams in the role of Flosshilde as she sings seductively to Alberich.
Word has it that the entire cast for this Ring is rehearsing very strongly both in terms of singing and acting, and I eagerly await the next three operas.
There are four Ring cycles, the final Rheingold being on October 26 — for details click here.
Tags:Ann Petersen, Antonio Pappano, Bryn Terfel, Covent Garden, Eric Halfvarson, Gerhard Siegel, Harriet Williams, Iain Paterson, Keith Warner, Maria Radner, opera review, review, Rheingold, Royal Opera, Sarah Connolly, Stig Andersen, Wagner, Wagner's Ring, Wolfgang Koch
Siegfried, Metropolitan Opera, Met live cinema relay, November 2011
In the final part of the intermission feature from the second interval, as Renee Fleming went to meet Bryn Terfel in his dressing room, he said he was wondering when she would get round to him. Was he feeling left out? Perhaps so, but never mind because in the third act he was superb as the Wanderer. When Siegfried asks, who are you then, who wants to restrain me? Terfel's lengthy response came over superbly, with a strong focus on Wotan's psychological angst, 'wer sie erweckt, wer sie gewänne, machtlos macht' er mich ewig!' (whoever wakes her, whoever wins her, would render me powerless forever!).
Mime and Siegfried, all images Ken Howard
This production by Robert Lepage, brilliantly conducted by Fabio Luisi, brings nuances in the score and the libretto that had previously passed me by, and in Act I, Gerhard Siegel gives one of the finest portrayals of Mime that I have ever seen. After his encounter with the Wanderer, and his failure to ask the one question he really needs answering, he muses on what he has just learned: that only one who knows no fear can kill the dragon. He has already forfeit his head to the Wanderer and knows that Siegfried will lop it off unless he learns fear from the Dragon Fafner. But how can he kill the dragon if he learns fear? "Verfluchte Klemme!" (Damned dilemma!) he sings, and you feel for the poor fellow who has devoted eighteen years to bringing up the boy who will kill the dragon, but will also finish his own ill-fated existence. Gerhard Siegel acts everyone else off the stage, making me think of him as an Asperger's victim embroiled in teenage fantasies that he can never fulfil.
Siegfried and the Sword
As for the real teenager, Siegfried, Jay Hunter Morris sang the role with huge conviction. There are not many people in the world who can do this well, but their number has just increased by one with this great new Heldentenor, and the intermission features showed he was utterly dedicated and loved what he was doing. He looked the part too, as a Christ-like figure full of spirit, rather than the rambunctious oaf he sometimes appears.
Alberich and the Wanderer
Eric Owens reprised his wonderful Alberich from Rheingold, and Patricia Bardon looked and sang a beautiful Erda, with Deborah Voigt bringing back her Brünnhilde from Walküre. After a mythical eighteen year sleep, and a real absence of over four hours while the other singers have warmed up, or even died, she has to come in with Heil dir, Sonne! Heil dir, Licht! and it's a tough call. As she began expressing her love for Siegfried, the voice took on more confidence and she was terrific.
Brünnhilde and Siegfried
One of the odd moments in the last scene is when Siegfried loosens the breastplate of the sleeping hero, and cries, Das is kein Mann! This sometimes sounds foolishly naive but the way Jay Hunter Morris tackled it, facing the audience with this revelation, it all made sense. Making sense is a vital feature of this production, and Terfel helped bring out the subtleties of Wotan's dilemmas. Technically I regret that the shards of the sword looked fake, unlike the eventual sword itself — an important point when you have close-ups on the cinema screen — but the Woodbird flitted around like a well-rehearsed pet animal, and we shall doubtless see more of these clever 3D-projections in other productions.
Tags:Bryn Terfel, Deborah Voigt, Eric Owens, Fabio Luisi, Gerhard Siegel, Jay Hunter Morris, live cinema screening, Met, Metropolitan Opera, opera review, Patricia Bardon, review, Robert Lepage, Siegfried, Wagner
Tosca, with Gheorghiu, Kaufmann, and Terfel, Royal Opera, Covent Garden, July 2011
The orchestra, under brilliant direction by Antonio Pappano, started with a bang and the tension kept up throughout. Lukas Jakobski made a strong entrance as the escaped prisoner Angelotti, and as he left, Jeremy White came on as a humble Sacristan followed by a madding crowd of children. All very good theatre, before Cavaradossi enters, climbs to his platform, and takes up his paints. Then as I was beginning to daydream I was pulled up short by the voice of a god — Jonas Kaufmann launching into Recondita armonia. This was . . . . well, words fail me. The performance suddenly hit a higher level. Kaufmann was fabulous, well matched by Angela Gheorghiu as Tosca, showing superb quiet notes. This was a woman in love with Cavaradossi, rather than a prima donna, and she kept up the almost understated portrayal throughout. It was very effective.
The Sacristan and children
In this Jonathan Kent production, Act I takes place on two levels and towards the end of the act, as Scarpia is singing near the Attavanti chapel, a crowd of people enter at the upper level. The lighting design by Mark Henderson works particularly well here, and watching the congregation, I noticed the bishop cross himself in time to the music. It's only a small detail, but getting the details right help a performance come to life — and this was a performance to treasure.
Kaufmann and Terfel
Bryn Terfel's portrayal of Scarpia showed him to be a thoroughly nasty piece of work, and at the start of Act II we see a man determined to pursue his prey, even though he serves a regime that's about to fall to Napoleon's forces. His soliloquies were beautifully delivered, yet when Spoletta — strongly sung by Hubert Francis — enters, Scarpia's aggressive nature reasserts itself as he knocks the fellow over. Act II swept forward, and the dragging off of Cavaradossi after his Vittoria! Vittoria! was a hugely powerful moment. There were also lovely moments of silence, which helped raise the tension, such as when Ms. Gheorghiu launched into Vissi d'arte. After her beautiful rendering of this aria, Scarpia gave her a slow handclap — a nice touch. Her killing of him, her movements and her placing of the candles, was perfect and I had to remind myself this is an opera and she's actually gearing everything to musical cues. It all seemed so real I wanted to tell her to get a move on and get away.
With E lucevan le stelle in Act III, Kaufmann started calmly, but by the time he hit the last line E non ho amato mai tanto la vita! (And never have I loved life so much!) his emotion flew from the stage to embrace the audience. The shots from the firing squad sounded like hell, and after Tosca jumped to her death, Spoletta calmly walked forward as the curtain comes down. The menace is still there, and one urgently waits for Napoleon's forces to arrive.
Pappano's conducting was nothing short of superb, and a more emotional evening one could not wish for. But one small thing occurred to me during Act I, a mere quibble with the libretto, and I only mention it for Tosca buffs. When Tosca and Cavaradossi agree to meet later she sings E luna piena (the moon is full), but Sardou sets his play specifically on 17 June 1800 when Napoleon's forces have just won the battle of Marengo. Full moon was on 7 June that year, so the moon would be in the last quarter and have risen only an hour or two before dawn. Yes, I know . . . it's artistic license, but I've never seen this mentioned before, so I thought it worth a comment.
There are only two performances with this cast, so beg, borrow or steal to get a ticket for the final performance on June 17 when the present run of Tosca will close — for more details click here.
Tags:Angela Gheorghiu, Antonio Pappano, Bryn Terfel, Covent Garden, Hubert Francis, Jeremy White, Jonas Kaufmann, Jonathan Kent, Lukas Jakobski, Mark Henderson, Opera, opera review, Puccini, review, Royal Opera, Tosca
Posted in 2011, May-Aug, Opera, Puccini | 2 Comments »
Die Walküre, Metropolitan Opera live cinema relay, May 2011
The second act of Walküre is the axis about which the whole Ring turns, and I'll restrict my remarks mainly to that part.
In the first Ring opera, Rheingold, Wotan is persuaded to give up the mighty ring that he stole from Alberich. This is when the earth goddess Erda appears from the depths warning him to Flieh' des Ringes Fluch! (Flee the curse of the ring). Now his own wife, Fricka appears demanding he rescind his support for Siegmund who has broken the bonds of matrimony by taking Sieglinde from her loveless marriage. So often this comes over as a petulant moment, but Stephanie Blythe as Fricka exhibits a powerful presence, and in Robert Lepage's brilliant production she rises from behind the stage set and, like Erda, compels Wotan to change his mind.
Wotan and Fricka, all photos Metropolitan Opera/ Ken Howard
The dialogue between her and Bryn Terfel as Wotan is superbly done, and as she demolishes his claims that Siegmund is a free agent, he is aghast. Yet Blythe manages not simply to demand, but cajole, becoming emotional and shedding tears. As she does so, Terfel's Was verlangst du? (What do you ask/desire?) came through with heartfelt anguish, and by the time he sings Nimm den Eid! (Take my oath) he is utterly defeated. He then countermands his orders to Brünnhilde, who will later tell Siegmund of his fate. In scene 3 of Act II we find Siegmund and Sieglinde, superbly portrayed by Jonas Kaufmann and Eva-Maria Westbroek, as they reappear following their magnificent love scene in Act I. They showed wonderful chemistry together and after she falls asleep, and Brünnhilde appears to Siegmund alone, Kaufmann gave a riveting portrayal of his determination not to be defeated by Hunding, nor be a victim to Wotan's change of heart. He showed immense nobility as he responded to Brünnhilde with So grüsse mir Walhall (Then greet Valhalla for me), and when he realises his fate is to die in battle, and tries to bring down the sword to kill both himself and Sieglinde, it is only Brünnhilde's shield that stops him.
Siegmund and Sieglinde in Act I
This is a second turning point in Act II. If Brünnhilde had obeyed Wotan then the lovers would die and the gods would live on while Fafner continues guarding the ring. But it is not to be. Siegmund's love has moved Brünnhilde to disobey Wotan, allowing Sieglinde to escape after the battle with Hunding, and as Siegmund lies mortally wounded she is spirited away. Wotan's anguish was palpable as he cradles his own son, the dying Siegmund in his arms. Terfel is remarkable, brilliant, outstanding in his portrayal of Wotan. As he sweeps his arm sideways to dismiss Hunding, his emphasis is on the second Geh! Here is a god whose anger and frustration will lead eventually to the twilight of the gods.
Brünnhilde arrives on high carrying Sieglinde
In Act III the Valkyries tremble before Wotan's arrival, declining to help Sieglinde. Brünnhilde then takes charge, deciding to send her to the East with the shards of Siegmund's sword, and naming her unborn baby, Siegfried. Eva-Maria Westbroek then launched into Sieglinde's O hehrstes Wunder! (Oh, most sublime miracle) as if it were the high point of the entire ring, and for her it was. We do not see her again. Yet although I may praise the singers for bringing out these high points to perfection, it was only through James Levine's sensitive and powerful conducting that all this was possible. He brought huge emotion from the orchestra, building up to the great moments so that they came on the audience with enormous force. Levine's conducting of the so-called Ride of the Valkyries was done without any of the bombast that sometimes spoils this orchestral prelude to the third act. His sensitive support of the singers, along with the staging in which the Valkyries could sing front-stage made the first two scenes of Act III come over beautifully.
The rather thankless role of Hunding in Act I, and briefly in Act II, was strongly sung by Hans-Peter König, and the entire cast sang superbly, including Deborah Voigt as Brünnhilde, though her facial expressions did not always suit the emotions she was expressing in the music. She was such a wonderful Isolde for the Met in 2008, but she is singing Brünnhilde for the first time, and I'm sure she will bring more depth to the role in the last two operas of the Ring next year.
This new Ring is already showing a unified sense to the staging, as the Valkyries and Rheinmaidens both appear at the top of a slanting set, and I look forward to Siegfried in November, and Götterdämmerung next February.
Tags:Bryn Terfel, Deborah Voigt, Die Walküre, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Hans-Peter König, James Levine, Jonas Kaufmann, metopera, Metropolitan Opera, Opera, opera review, review, Stephanie Blythe, The Ring, Wagner
Posted in 2011, May-Aug, Opera, Wagner | Leave a Comment »
Das Rheingold, Metropolitan Opera live relay, October 2010
Building a glorious monument with borrowed money is a dangerous business, as many of our politicians have now realised. It's a lesson they could have learned from Wagner's Rheingold whose consequences lead to three more operas in the Ring cycle. When the two brothers get their payment for the elaborate folly of Valhalla one kills the other to take the powerful ring, reminding me of recent events in British politics. The brother giants get their payment in treasure stolen from Alberich by Wotan, but Alberich in turn stole it from the Rheinmaidens who were guarding it in the river Rhein. There's word play in German between Rhein and rein (pure), and although one might regard the Rheinmaidens as pure they are not unsullied by very human failings, and it's their teasing rejection of Alberich that causes him to forswear love, a necessary precondition for creating the ring from the gold.
Giants and Gods, all photos by Ken Howard
One cannot help feeling sympathy with Alberich as he cries out, "O Schmerz!" (What pain!), and Eric Owens sang and acted the role brilliantly. His dark, rich voice expressed his anguish and determination, and my only quibble — a really minor one — is that he looked such a nice guy! Truly he was the star of the show, along with Bryn Terfel as Wotan, who managed to look ruthless and show fierce determination to retain the ring after stealing it, until Patricia Bardon as Erda warned him off such nonsense. She was terrific in that small role, looking and singing like a goddess.
In Niebelheim, Alberich transformed as a dragon
As that other goddess, Wotan's wife Fricka, Stephanie Blythe sang strongly and gave a warmly human portrayal. Loge, whose schemes let Wotan off the hook he's made for himself, was well sung by Richard Croft, and I liked the costume and the lighting for him. In fact the whole production, by Robert Lepage, was very well lit by Etienne Boucher with good costume designs by Francois St-Aubin, including those for the giants who were made to look large without using stilts or artificial heads. Franz-Josef Selig and Hans-Peter König as Fasolt and Fafner both gave fine portrayals of these giants, and I loved the way Fasolt turned his head sympathetically as Fricka sang of a woman's value, Weibes Wonne und Wert. Fafner was thoroughly menacing, and we shall presumably hear him again in his transformation as the dragon in Siegfried. Carl Fillion's set design, with multiple strips of wood that could tilt at various angles was certainly clever, and I liked the placing of the giants at a higher level, and loved the rainbow bridge at the end. This high-tech production sets a standard that will be hard for other opera houses to beat, and I look forward to the broadcast of Walküre next May.
Gods ascend the rainbow bridge
As to the conducting, it was wonderful to have James Levine back in the pit, and the orchestra played beautifully under his direction.
Tags:Bryn Terfel, Carl Fillion, Eric Owens, Etienne Boucher, Francois St-Aubin, Franz-Josef Selig, Hans-Peter König, HD cinema screening, James Levine, Metropolitan Opera, Opera, opera review, Patricia Bardon, review, Rheingold, Richard Croft, Robert Lepage, Stephanie Blythe, Wagner
Posted in 2010, Opera, Sept-Dec, Wagner | 2 Comments »
Die Meistersinger, in concert at the Proms, 17 July 2010
Wagner's Meistersinger scales the heights of comedy, passion, youthful energy and mature wisdom. It's a magnificent opera and should produce some wonderful productions, though I saw a real horror last summer at Bayreuth! In such a case one is better off with a concert performance, which of course this was, and it was terrific. The music was played with clarity and unflagging energy from the orchestra of the Welsh National Opera under the direction of Lothar Koenigs, and the cast was the same as their recently acclaimed production. Unfortunately the men were all in plain black, with no nod to the costumes, except for an apron for Hans Sachs in Act II, befitting his role as a cobbler, inundated with worried neighbours wanting to talk, and claiming uncomfortable shoes to justify their visits. This is where Amanda Roocroft as Eva interacted so well with Bryn Terfel as Sachs, their body language as eloquent as their words. Both of them sang magnificently, and Terfel gave a wonderfully nuanced performance. He built up gradually through Acts I and II, and in Act III his Wahn monologue was beautifully done, and he ended very strongly with his Verachtet mir die Meister nicht . . .
Christopher Purves was a superbly arrogant and insecure Beckmesser. He sang wonderfully, and his chewing up of the prize song was a lovely comic turn, but what a pity the translation in the libretto missed a trick in line two, translating 'Blut' as 'blossom' when it means 'blood' — Beckmesser has mistakenly sung Blut instead of Blüt. The last time I saw Purves he sang an excellent Tonio in I Pagliacci at the ENO, another role for a foolish and rejected lover, but I imagine his abilities go beyond these comic roles, and he's surely a rising star. Andrew Tortise also sang beautifully as David, temporarily abandoning his beautiful tone as he made a gloriously deliberate mess of his first attempt at Am Jordan Sankt Johannes stand early in Act III. Anna Burford did well as Magdalena, and only Raymond Very as Walther was disappointing. His voice lacked youthful energy and did not come over well in the huge Albert Hall, though on the BBC recording the microphone seems to have picked up his voice far better. In close-up on the television he looked fine, if a little old for the part, but in the Hall his little white beard and poor posture made him look like a middle-aged version of Beckmesser.
The orchestra of less than seventy players, apart from some extra brass in the second part of Act III, produced big sounds when necessary yet managed to feel almost like a chamber orchestra at times. The chorus was magnificent, and witnessing Meistersinger in the Albert Hall with these performers was an uplifting experience. For such a feast of music one really wants the dynamic range afforded by a large auditorium, and I applaud The Proms for their first performance of this opera.
Tags:Amanda Roocroft, Anna Burford, Bryn Terfel, Christopher Purves, Die Meistersinger, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Lothar Koenigs, Opera, opera review, Proms, Raymond Very, review, Royal Albert Hall, Wagner
Posted in 2010, May-Aug, Opera, Wagner | 1 Comment »
Tosca, Royal Opera, July 2009
Tosca, Royal Opera, July 2009. The main reason I bought tickets for this revival was to see Deborah Voigt as Tosca, with Marcello Giordani as Cavaradossi. Unfortunately Ms. Voigt cancelled due to acute colitis, and is being replaced by two other ladies: Angela Gheorghiu and Nelly Miricioiu. Ms. Gheorghiu sang on the first night, and I saw the second night on July 11 with Ms. Miricioiu. Bryn Terfel was Scarpia, and the conductor was Jacques Lacombe. Last year this same production by Jonathan Kent was superbly conducted by Antonio Pappano, and this time around Jacques Lacombe also did an excellent job, reminding me of his wonderful Ariadne auf Naxos in Berlin five months ago.
As Tosca, Nelly Miricioiu gave a fine performance, and though her singing lacked perfection her acting was superb. For my money she was far preferable to Micaela Carosi last year, who lost her pitch on some of the sustained notes and lacked the pathos essential to this role. Nelly Miricioiu had the pathos and never went over the top — she is a wonderful singing actress. I'm not sure the interaction with Marcello Giordani worked as well as it might, because he started off very strongly in Act I, but seemed to flag towards the end. I was slightly reminded of his performance opposite Karita Mattila as Manon in the Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Manon Lescaut of February 2008, though as Sharpless in the Metropolitan Opera simulcast of Butterfly in March 2009 he sang like a god.
What really made this evening terrific was the riveting performance of Bryn Terfel, who gave a strong and nuanced interpretation of Scarpia, showing him to be manipulative and incorrigible rather than purely evil. He exuded a smouldering sexual power, and in Act I of this production, where Scarpia stands at a lower level than the main floor of the church, Terfel's powerful stage presence provided a fitting close to the end of the act. In that act, Kostas Smoriginas was a sympathetic Angelotti, and Jeremy White a convincingly foolish Sacristan. With Martyn Hill doing a fine job as Spoletta, this was an excellent cast, well-rehearsed by Stephen Barlow, who was the revival director. In fact there were significant improvements from last year, and the activities of the soldiers in Act III did not distract from the music in the way they did before.
Tags:Bryn Terfel, Deborah Voigt, Jacques Lacombe, Jeremy White, Kostas Smoriginas, Marcello Giordani, Martyn Hill, Nelly Miricioiu, Opera, opera review, Puccini, ROH, Royal Opera, Royal Opera House, Stephen Barlow, Tosca
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Teen charged with making threat against Northgate HS
Friday, January 30th, 2015, 11:52am
COWETA COUNTY, Ga. -- A 17-year-old Coweta County resident was arrested for making a threat against Northgate High School.
Brandon Dale Hammond was charged with terroristic threats and disruption of public schools.
The threat was made Wednesday morning. Hammond was taken into custody that same evening.
Coweta County Sheriff's Capt. John G. Lewis said investigators believe the motive revolved around an "administrative incident" that occurred at the school shortly before the threat was made.
Students were evacuated to a nearby church while police searched the school building. No explosive devices were found.
3 injured in Newnan drive-by shooting
Submitted by 11Alive News Staff
Wednesday, September 24th, 2014, 8:09am
NEWNAN, Ga. -- Three people were shot when suspects opened fire outside a Newnan house Tuesday night.
It happened at around 9:40 p.m. on West Washington Street near Wheat Street.
Newnan Police Deputy Chief Rodney Riggs said two men, ages 20 and 24, were sitting on a house's front porch when a burgundy car drove by. Someone inside the car fired several shots in the house's direction. Both men were hit, as was a 57-year-old woman in bed inside the house.
Riggs said the female victim was airlifted to Grady Memorial Hospital, while both male victims were taken to Grady by ambulance.
The shooting is under investigation. Police have not yet named any suspects.
World Gym locker thief identified
Thursday, April 24th, 2014, 10:07am
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. -- Peachtree City Police used the power of social media to identify a man accused of stealing from lockers at a local gym.
Brian Gordon, 40, of Kansas City, Mo., faces several felony counts of financial identity theft.
Peachtree City Police Lt. Mark Brown said Gordon is accused of taking wallets from at least two lockers at the World Gym on Lexington Circle on Apr. 9.
The victims' credit cards were used within minutes of the theft at a Chevron and Best Buy in Newnan. Brown said the suspect made a $2,800 purchase at the Best Buy.
Police posted a picture of the suspect on the department's Facebook and Twitter accounts, which led to someone in another state identifying him as Gordon.
Anyone who can help Peachtree City Police catch Gordon is asked to call the department at 770-487-8866.
Coweta phone Peeping Tom beaten by victim's boyfriend
Submitted by Paul Crawley, 11Alive Reporter
Tuesday, February 25th, 2014, 12:31am
NEWNAN, GA - "Human behavior never ceases to amaze me," Coweta County Sheriff Mike Yeager told 11Alive News on Monday.
Even after 22 years in office, Yeager said he was still disgusted by the actions of 36-year-old James Robert Findley of Pine Mountain, who now sits in his jail.
Findley was at a Five Below store in Newnan Sunday afternoon when he allegedly put his cell phone underneath the dress of a woman who was shopping with a young girl.
According to the police report, the woman's boyfriend saw what was happening, hit Findley in the head and kicked him twice.
He then held him until a deputy arrived.
"He went to the rescue of his girlfriend...and he did the right thing," Sheriff Yeager said.
The sheriff said Findley confessed, calling himself, "an idiot."
"He admitted to our officer, he said...he was doing something stupid," Yeager added.
13 sentenced for trafficking oxycodone
Tuesday, June 11th, 2013, 12:04pm
MARIETTA, Ga. -- Several metro Atlanta residents have been sentenced in federal court for planning to peddle prescription drugs.
Kristen Noelle Goduto and 12 co-defendants all pleaded guilty to the charges against them.
"These defendants exhibited total disregard for how their pill peddling could destroy lives," U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian Yates said in a statement. "This prescription drug can be deadly when not taken under proper medical oversight. Such brazen forging of prescriptions should serve as a reminder that some in our society will go to any length for illicit gain."
"We will continue in our commitment to prosecute law-breakers and keep the citizens of this district safe," Yates added.
Anonymous tip leads to arrest of arson suspect
Friday, March 29th, 2013, 1:00pm
NEWNAN, Ga. -- Police have arrested a man accused of setting several fires in downtown Newnan.
A call to the Newnan Police Department's anonymous tip line led investigators to arrest Willie Claude Mack. City spokeswoman Gina Snider said Mack was convicted on four counts.
Ten vacant homes on the southeast side of downtown Newnan were set ablaze between October 2011 and April 2012, Snider said.
"We are extremely grateful for the assistance of the individuals who have utilized the anonymous tip line to provide information regarding these fire," Newnan Fire Marshal Tim Cox said in a statement. "Their information has been extraordinarily helpful in furthering the investigation to this point, and we strongly encourage anyone with additional information to call this hotline."
The number for the anonymous tip line is 770-254-2350.
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Le Peletier è una stazione della Metropolitana di Parigi sulla linea 7, sita nel IX arrondissement di Parigi.

La stazione

La stazione venne aperta nel 1911. Il suo nome trae origine da Louis Le Peletier ultimo prévôt des marchands dal 1784 al 1789. Nella strada che prese il suo nome, venne costruita la salle Le Peletier (1821), nuova sala dell'Opéra. In essa venne utilizzata per la prima volta l'illuminazione a gas per le messa in scena dell'opera Aladino. Un incendio distrusse completamente il teatro nel 1873.

Interconnessioni

 Bus RATP - 26, 32, 43, 48, 67, 74, 85

Note

Voci correlate

 Elenco delle stazioni della metropolitana di Parigi

Altri progetti

Stazioni della metropolitana di Parigi

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Need a rest
Leaving.
Babies!
Sarah's chicks are doing fine, and Bronwyn has revived the nursery box and added an extra layer of chicken wire. One layer for the chicks, the other one for the cat. Unfortunately one of Cooper's chicks died on Sunday. She was rather small, and hadn't started eating, and accidentally fell a few inches. Sarah was really upset. But Claire has found a replacement, and Cooper is now back up to two again. Apparently one has been named "Rock Star".
And Zeus, our spina bifida lamb, died on Tuesday. He wasn't feeding too well on Sunday, and just went slowly downhill. We were all quite upset about that.
There was an accident on the main road on Tuesday morning. Motorcyclist died in a head-on with a truck. Rachael's school bus got stuck in the diverted traffic and was one and a half hours late. And apparently two people died early yesterday on the back road not far from us. They used to go to Kaipara College, and some of the youth group knew them.
So it hasn't been the best of weeks. But as Ross told Sarah, Zeus is up there in heaven, with all four legs working, gamboling away somewhere. And there's plenty more of his cousins still in the paddock. It hasn't been all bad.
Erica moved out this week. She's staying with a young Chinese couple in North Shore. We took her out for a meal last night. She's become like a daughter to us (she calls us Mummy and Daddy) and I keep expecting to hear her walking down the corridor in the morning. But we haven't seen the last of her. She's hoping to bring her entire English class to see the farm next weekend. She's also planning to bring her boyfriend next month when he's over here. And as I said, we took her out for a meal last night. It happened to coincide with the Bledisloe cup match, so they had to move us out the moment we'd finished, to make room for the hordes in front of the TV!
Did plenty yesterday. Two loads of washing, plus three jumpers and a sofa. This was the sofa bed we'd shipped out from England, but one of our cats found it years ago. Bronwyn wanted to throw it out, but the mechanism is still good, so I stripped it down and washed everything I could. I think it's almost passable for the youth group, but I'm not sure I'd sleep on it!
And I have a new car. A 1994 Corolla. The engine works perfectly, which is a bit of a shock after having learnt exactly how to move the old one, and then coming into a car that nearly does wheelspins. There's a spring loose in the driving seat, right where my spine sits. I couldn't get into the seat to fix it, so I arranged some cardboard and an old pullover (thanks, Mum) under the seat cover. Almost perfect. Now I just need to fix a flapping stone guard underneath, and give the carpet in the boot a wash, and it should be perfect.
Must dash. I have a sofa to reassemble.
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Sarah has brought home another pair of chicks from school. She hasn't named them yet, but they're doing well so far and learning to peck for food. Claire's son Cooper has also got some chicks, and they're off skiing this weekend, so we're looking after them too. Bronwyn's installed them in the old laundry under the heat lamp.
And we've got a paraplegic lamb. He's got spina bifida, and his back legs barely work. But his front legs are fine, and he's otherwise healthy and very lively. We'll probably make some wheels for his back half at some point. Meanwhile, he's learning to get around by scrambling frantically with his front legs. And he's in nappies. Yes. Bronwyn decided it wasn't good for him to sit in his own wee all the time. Rachael has decided he needs a strong masculine name, so she's called him Zeus. I'm thinking more along the lines of "Wheels".
Erica did her exam again today, and she thinks it went better than last time. She had a topic "Something that made you happy". That's a lot easier than "School Rules". Next week, she's going to move out to a house in North Shore, about half an hour from here. And buying a car. Hope it all goes to plan!
Rachael's off on camp with the Guides this weekend. Hope they've got good shelter. We've had quite a bit of rain this weekend.
Let's see... the car is still dying, I've had a stomach bug, Rachael's had a cold all week and Erica didn't make her grade in the exam. Oh, and it looks like we've lost another file store at work. Meanwhile, Bronwyn's on the hard stuff after the operation this week. She's had some teeth out, and it looks like one of the holes has got infected. It's really painful and swollen, but it's not quite as bad as it was. She's been on all sorts of medicines this week. Anti biotics, painkillers, anti-nausea and some stuff to increase her blood clotting factor. She's rattling.
Well, apparently the new car is still available, but it's not quite ready yet. It's owned by some guy who works at a car parts shop. This explains why it's taking so long. My mate Dave lives next door to a builder, and his house is never finished.
Erica's going to retake the exam, and hopefully in just a week's time. So it's back on the speaking practise. They gave her a rather tricky subject - School Rules. It's not easy pronouncing that, let alone describing it in a foreign language!
Plenty of fun at work. All the servers went down. It took us five hours to trace it to a rogue network cable. This was after some hasty phone calls to set up a support contract, because I don't actually work for them any more! Now it looks as if we've lost a backup file store too. It fell over on Friday, and I restarted it. Gone again. I think that means it's terminal...
We've had some wild weather this week. And about ten new born lambs. Tell me, which other species chooses to bring its offspring into the world in these conditions? Plus one calf. He was born on the same day as a certain other baby, so we've named him Prince George.
Erica did her English exam. She won't know the results until next week, but it sounds like it went better than the ones she did in China. Apparently she didn't speak to her boyfriend for a week before the exam, in order to keep her brain in English mode! Poor guy. We'll see him next month when he comes to visit. Now Erica's a lot happier! She's still attending the language school, just in case she misses the grade and because of her visa conditions. But she's been given a voluntary place at a local kindy, which she'll need for when she starts her university course.
Bronwyn and Rachael were supposed to go south to the mountains for the weekend; it was a present for Rachael to see the snow. But the weather has been rather wet and mild, and windy this weekend, and neither of them were really feeling up to it. So they've managed to get that postponed until September. Instead, they've gone to Kelly Tarlton's instead. Sounds like it's had a face lift recently. It's got all sorts of aquariums from urchins to sharks and full sized stingrays. Plus the penguins (complete with snow) and the replica of Scott's Antarctic cabin.
Rach and Sarah started at school this week. It's gone smoothly so far, although Sarah's missed the bus quite a few times this week! Rach is now doing drama. I think she's had plenty of practise.
Celia came back for an afternoon, and she's currently on a rapid tour of Australia, or at least Melbourne and Sydney. She's spent almost a whole year in New Zealand, and is looking forward to getting back home. It's just taken two months extra to say goodbye to everybody!
As of last Thursday, I am officially self employed. I did my first GST return yesterday. It was rather easy - only one transaction. But it might get more complicated once I work out which expenses I can claim on. I'll still be doing work for the old company. There's basically only two people left in the country that know how the system works, and that's me and my old boss that I'll be working with. So we're sorting out a support contract for them.
My poor car is dying. The radiator fan went years ago, so it overheats in heavy traffic. One window doesn't wind up too well. The parcel shelf is slowly turning to compost. The engine is wearing out; if it wasn't for the short downhill run on our driveway, I'd never be able to start it. I have to park at the top of a hill, or carry jump leads everywhere. And the clutch slips when going up hill. Our mechanic says he's found a couple of suitable cars I can purchase, and another guy who does scrap. I must reimburse him for his brokership services...
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Holidays?
We've had one week of the school holidays so far. Claire's five year old son Cooper (or is that Mini Cooper?) has been round for the day so Claire can go to work. He doesn't ever do things by halves. So far, he's broken the toilet seat and lost a few bits off one of my puzzles. We've got off reasonably lightly. So far.
Rachael somehow managed to finish all her homework for the end of term. Now she's had a whole week on Minecraft, and she's bored. Erica's been working Very Hard studying for her English exams. Haven't seen a lot of her, to be honest. So yesterday, we all went out to the hotpools. There's two pools, the warmish one for recreation and the hot one for recovering afterwards. And there's slides. The high slide was continually occupied by a large group of boys, so we went on the slightly lower slide. No queues on that one. All rather tired last night, and Rach wasn't feeling too good this morning. But at least she's not quite as bored.
We both forgot our anniversary, so we're going out for a dinner tonight, almost a month late. Then next week Bronwyn's planning movie trips, Sky Tower, and quite a few other things. Celia is planning to visit next weekend before she leaves the country, and Erica's got her exam. It's going to be a busy week!


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Bob Marley's Son Collects Family Traveller Excellence Award
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Bob Marley's son Julian collected a Family Traveller Award of Excellence on behalf of the Bob Marley Museum.
Julian Marley accepts a Family Traveller Excellence Award
Julian Marley, son of music icon Bob Marley, has collected a Family Traveller Award of Excellence on behalf of the Bob Marley Museum in Jamaica. Julian Marley picked up the award on February 26, 2020 at the One Love football match, an annual charity event held in honor of his internationally famous father.
The 2019 Family Traveller Excellence Awards took place at the Natural History Museum in London to celebrate travel organizations across the world that offer families truly exceptional vacation experiences. The Bob Marley Museum in Jamaica was awarded an Excellence Award in the category of Immersive Experiences, an award recognizing organizations that go beyond tourism and give families the chance to fully immerse themselves in a destination. Visit Jamaica was also recognized in the awards for making visiting the country with teens a joy.
Jamaica's Bob Marley Museum is situated on the site of the legendary musician's home. Marley bought the property in 1975 and lived there until his death in 1981. The house was converted into a museum six years later by his wife, Rita Marley.
The Bob Marley Museum helps visitors connect with the musical legend
A tour of the property offers families a peek into every aspect of Marley's life, including the chance to see many of his personal treasures. The museum also houses an 80-seat theater, a photo gallery, record shop and the One Love Cafe.
The Bob Marley Museum is a hit with families and a well-deserved winner of a Family Traveller Excellence Award.
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New Dark Souls III Trailer Is Unsettling
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Bandai Namco Entertainment released a new promotional trailer for Dark Souls 3, just in time to compete with Sony's release of the new Uncharted 4 trailer. The big difference between the two is that one is all about action and adventure and the other is all about dying, melancholy, darkness and throwing your controller at the screen.
The trailer was posted up over on the official Bandai Namco YouTube channel, and it clocks in at around two and a half minutes and features a very brooding and dark cover of Cyndi Lauper's 1986 tune "True Colors".
The somber music accompanying the death and despair featured throughout the trailer garnered mixed reactions from some gamers. A few felt as if the music didn't match at all. Others thought that the vocals weren't quite aligned with the melody of the music. There were some who just felt as if the whole trailer itself did a poor job of representing Dark Souls 3. And as much as I hate to say it... the last group is actually kind of right.
The problem isn't just the music but the way the trailer is cut together. Dark Souls 3 has great atmosphere, an awesome new overhauled combat system, improved visuals and some of the most outrageous bosses featured in a game to date. However, we don't really get a sense of some of the game's most promising upgrades and features.
The cuts are a little too quick and the action seems to center mostly around basic hacking and slashing, rather than on the fact that it's hard to get out of the way sometimes and that some of the bosses have attacks that make it difficult to predict where they're going to strike or how. The parrying and counters are also strangely absent. On the plus side the trailer for Dark Souls 3 does put a lot of focus on the game's typical theme of dying over, and over, and over again. Most gamers in the comment section agreed that it was something they were likely going to suffer from when playing the title.
With all that said, the first half of the trailer is definitely the better half. The second half seems to want to show the player retaliating but does so in the most unconvincing fashion imaginable. The main problem is that they stick mainly with just showing the sword and board action, and completely forgo the game's more exotic and unique weaponry and combat system. It would have been nice to see more broadsword action, or the spears or the dual swords in action. They should have taken an opportunity to juxtapose all the different ways to die in Dark Souls 3 with many of the different weapons that can be used to stave off death. In this regard, the failure of the trailer has more to do with the marketing department and how they cut it together rather than the game or the music itself.
I still wonder how well Dark Souls 3 will fare sales wise going up against Uncharted 4 in April? While they don't have the same release dates they still launch relatively close together at the middle of the month and at the end of the month.
You can look for Dark Souls 3 to launch on April 12th for the Xbox One, PS4 and PC.
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The Cardinal of the Abuja Catholic Diocese, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has called on Nigerians to rise above religious, political and ethnic divides to save the country from drifting into anarchy.
Onaiyekan stated that Nigeria is in a state of emergency, noting that saving the country from anarchy required the cooperation of all citizens irrespective of their religious and political affiliation.
He said this on Tuesday in Abuja at a mass at the National Ecumenical Centre shortly before a procession by Catholic faithful in protest against the killings across the country.
The mass was held in honour of two Catholic priests, Rev Frs. Felix Tyolaha and Joseph Gor, and others who were murdered at Ayati in Gwer East Local Government Council of Benue State by unknown gunmen.
He called on the federal government to act decisively to end the spate of killings across the country, warning that if murderers were allowed to continue killing, it would come to a time when people will begin to use other means of self-defence.
The cleric further admonished the people to be vigilant and be their brother's keeper.
Onaiyekan called for forgiveness and warned against reprisals, adding that the souls of the righteous are in the hands of God.
He appealed for calm and advised the Christian faithful to show appreciation to God in all situations.
"This is our hope which is based on our trust in God," the cardinal said.
The procession which attracted a huge number of participants took off from the National Ecumenical Centre, Central Business District, terminated at Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Pro-Cathedral, Garki.
A woman, however, fainted during the mass and was rushed to a health facility for medical attention.


Everybody on an Antarctic station has a job, and many of these are operational positions. Each person has an important role to play in the successful running of the station.
Two major station committees which are formed each year. The Environment Committee and the Occupational Health and Safety Committee are required to meet and report regularly to their counterparts at the AAD.
All those in the station communities are expected to participate in station duties, which include various routine and other maintenance tasks.
These are allocated by the station leader on a rotating roster. Generally, jobs such as household cleaning, blizz line maintenance and waste removal (known as the 'gash run') are done on Saturdays, while kitchen slushies work throughout the week.
As well as these general station duties, there are a number of volunteer positions. Volunteers for these roles are all drawn from within the station community.
Training is provided prior to departure from Australia for those roles which require specialised skills.


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The annual Couture show in Las Vegas, is the most exclusive and intimate destination for the luxury jewelry and timepiece market and this year LoveGold is making its debut! As you may know, LoveGold's main goal is to seek the best in gold jewelry and Couture is the perfect place for the brand to do so.
LoveGold shows off its brand new booth at Couture in Las Vegas.
The booth comes complete with it's own photo studio so great finds can be instantly captured for LoveGold.
This London Good Delivery Bar offers 400 ounces of pure gold and it is just one of the many treasures to be found at the LoveGold booth at Couture.
I am beyond loving this multichain yellow gold necklace from Hoorsenbuhs made special for LoveGold.
These Lleana Makri yellow gold cuffs are just a taste of the amazing gold pieces that the LoveGold team is finding at Couture.
Who does not love a good geometric gold accessory from the legendary Janis Savitt?
Carolina Bucci has woven gold with colorful silk threads. These bracelets would be the prefect accesory for a weekend getaway in the Hamptons!
Couture is held at the Wynn Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. If you are attending this year and would like to stop by to check out LoveGold's booth, they are located on the Stage in the Lafite Ballroom. Just tell them OJ&B sent you!