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I have never faulted Israel for seeking defense data from the U.S. or anywhere else. They do nothing different than we do. The sole relevant issue is the act of an American citizen, the Zionist Pollard, in committing a major felony in order to aid the country to which he gave his allegiance. Does a...

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Ask the Czechs, Poles and Lithuanians what they think about "betrayal of trust" after Obama caved in to Russian demands that the U.S. remove its missile shield from Eastern Europe. Another lame dodge. Are you really so utterly childish that you cannot admit a wrong however strong the evidence, but ...

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Brendan wrote: Israel has a track record of betrayal of trust now that others do not.

Ask the Czechs, Poles and Lithuanians what they think about "betrayal of trust" after Obama caved in to Russian demands that the U.S. remove its missile shield from Eastern Europe.

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I don't know what all the fuss is about. Almost every country, the U.S. included, has spies in almost every other country, friend as well as foe. It's a fact of modern political life.

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Leinsdorf's gorgeous recording of Korngold's opera Die Tote Stadt is not to be missed.

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Martinon/CSO, Mahler 10 in 1966; Reiner/CSO, Bartok Concerto for Orchestra, 1956, (substituted at the last minute in place of Shostakovich 7 when Budapest was suddenly occupied by Soviet tanks); and a spectacular performance of Tchaikovsky 5 by Koussevitzky/BSO in 1949.

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And, because Puerto Rico was a territory of the US when he was born there, I would include Jesus Maria Sanroma as well.

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And I'll add Ursula Oppens for good measure!

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I'd include Frederic Rzewski, Jeffrey Siegel and Donald Berman.

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David Alan Miller, who conducts the Albany Symphony Orchestra has made some wonderful recordings over the past few years for Albany/Troy Records, concentrating on American composers. James Sinclair is also a fine conductor of American music, and although his official title is director of Orchestra N...

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Personal opinions on PTSD aside, in reality, opening this door to PTSD would inevitably open the door to tons of costly frivolous lawsuits. It would be unmanageable (especially if some wisecracks start claiming that lawsuits themselves cause mental injury). I'd rather go with thick skin. If you rea...

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Personal opinions on PTSD aside, in reality, opening this door to PTSD would inevitably open the door to tons of costly frivolous lawsuits. It would be unmanageable (especially if some wisecracks start claiming that lawsuits themselves cause mental injury). I'd rather go with thick skin. If you rea...

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And I will say again that there is not a single Supreme Court case that even reflects sympathy for Pizza's theory much less endorsing it in any circumstance. Right, but time and time again we have seen the unprecedented become mainstream. Who would have thought the Supremes would go missing in the ...

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Of course all issues of LAW as opposed to FACT are subject to de novo review. There is no deference to the trial court. That has nothing to do with the fact that there is no support whatsoever for Pizza's bizarre proposition that any psychological ailment that can result from an act of expressive c...

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Of course all issues of LAW as opposed to FACT are subject to de novo review. There is no deference to the trial court. That has nothing to do with the fact that there is no support whatsoever for Pizza's bizarre proposition that any psychological ailment that can result from an act of expressive c...

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What happened to the strict scrutiny vs. de novo debate? Or did pizza win? :lol: ***** I didn't know there was a debate. Apparently it is you who have forgotten the standard of review in constitutional cases; in determining whether a district court has properly interpreted the law, the standard of ...

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I don't doubt for a moment that marches can trigger PTSD. Never said it couldn't, Think of the marches against integration. Can the First Amendment support pro-integration marches but not anti-segregation ones? And what about the genuine pain of white Southerners confronted with integration? If PTS...

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1) The result of such a claim would depend on whether the burden of proof is met by competent supporting medical testimony, not by the bare text contained in DSM-IV. 2) The 1 st Amendment doesn't permit one to cause, or to aggravate an existing disease. As for second-hand smoke, I don't see how pub...

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Your selective choice of which diseases are permitted to be spread and which are not reveals the core of your liberal approach to this issue, namely, that principles which you prefer to protect at any cost are more important than the welfare of the very people whom they were designed to serve. As f...

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Causing PTSD under the guise of exercising a 1st Amendment right remains violence, nonetheless. 1) Does any kind of speech proximately cause/aggravate PTSD? Don't think DSM IV would support such a proximate link. 2) Does PTSD fall under the "clear and present danger" exception? If so, then second-h...

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1) The result of such a claim would depend on whether the burden of proof is met by competent supporting medical testimony, not by the bare text contained in DSM-IV. 2) The 1 st Amendment doesn't permit one to cause, or to aggravate an existing disease. As for second-hand smoke, I don't see how pub...

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1) The result of such a claim would depend on whether the burden of proof is met by competent supporting medical testimony, not by the bare text contained in DSM-IV. 2) The 1 st Amendment doesn't permit one to cause, or to aggravate an existing disease. As for second-hand smoke, I don't see how pub...

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Causing PTSD under the guise of exercising a 1st Amendment right remains violence, nonetheless. 1) Does any kind of speech proximately cause/aggravate PTSD? Don't think DSM IV would support such a proximate link. 2) Does PTSD fall under the "clear and present danger" exception? If so, then second-h...

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Was PTSD already recognized in 1978? From Wikipedia: Terminology The term post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD was coined in the mid 1970s.[84] Early in 1978, the term was used in a working group finding presented to the Committee of Reactive Disorders.[88] The term was formally recognized in 198...

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What's most interesting about this thread is that those who cried bitter tears over Abu Graeb and Gitmo have little problem with those who were tortured beyond description 65 or so years ago, and still bear the scars and open wounds, being tortured again so that the same kind of depraved thugs who t...

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I never heard of a PTSD exception to the 1st Amendment. Neither have I. Folks want to draw a direct line between words and violence, but often the words is just words and there is no threat of violence. When violence starts, its a whole nother matter. Causing PTSD under the guise of exercising a 1s...

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Regardless of his political affiliation, the First Amendment doesn't give one the right to cause or aggravate an existing injury or disease. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a disease, and is presented as such by the US Disease Control Center in Atlanta. If Holocaust survivors living in the propose...

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More about Wilma Cozart Fine and Mercury

http://www.soundfountain.com/amb/mercury.html

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Ives wrote the texts to about 40 of his songs.

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I'd put him behind Skrowaczewski, Zinman and the Sanderlings as well.

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The other day I happened upon the 10 CD EMI/France Chopin set and expect it to be quite an interesting adventure into off-the-beaten-path Chopin playing based upon the four Ballades I've heard so far. I'm familiar with Francois' playing from an all Debussy two CD set, and an EMI/France two CD Rariss...

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The Second Symphony (1934), however, "was a failure." The composer himself felt that: ...it had only one good movement, the second, and the orchestral parts, unlike the immaculate first symphony, had over 1,300 mistakes. It taught him a hard lesson. I don't know if there exists any recording of thi...

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Bernstein/NYPO I from '61 takes the prize for me. his later recording [DG] is good too, but the eariler one is better. I would find it difficult to describe either recording as "better" than the other. The earlier one (1961) is a gripping studio performance (17'09"), fairly typical of Bernstein's e...

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I met him in '52 when I was stationed at Gov't Island in the Bay Area, having been introduced to him by a gal I was dating at the time; she was one of his students at Mills College in Oakland. He was a very pleasant, unassuming man and made one feel at ease in his company. I enjoy La Creation du Mon...

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I've been doing medical/legal work for over 50 years, both as a defense lawyer and as a plaintiff's lawyer. As a professional, it's impossible to glean anything of real value from a media account. Settlement range, verdict range, how to negotiate with a particular adversary, development and presenta...

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Toward the end of WW2 when American troops entered some of the camps and saw what the SS had done, they shot and killed many of them even after they had surrendered. The war was still in progress, and although killing POWs is a war crime, Gen. Patton never allowed the press to discover it, and his ...

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Toward the end of WW2 when American troops entered some of the camps and saw what the SS had done, they shot and killed many of them even after they had surrendered. The war was still in progress, and although killing POWs is a war crime, Gen. Patton never allowed the press to discover it, and his s...

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When blood libel becomes part of 'Kultur' Aug. 24, 2009 Petra Marquardt-Bigman , THE JERUSALEM POST Few readers of the Israeli or Jewish media will have missed the reports about a recent article in a Swedish tabloid that accused Israel of abducting and killing Palestinian civilians to harvest their ...

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A scholarly, well-researched book on Dvorak's American experience is New Worlds of Dvorak: Searching in America for the Composer's Inner Life by Michael B. Beckerman. Rather than strictly biographical, it's basically a study of the cultural and social forces that shaped Dvorak's work and attitudes, ...

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Thank you! Luckily I have it [Hyperion 67656], but didn't list the title of the Weissenberg transcription. I must play it now ... at 1:30 in the morning! Perhaps I'll awaken the neighbors! I wonder if Hamelin will commit that to CD unless he already has. He has indeed recorded this! It is on his al...

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Abusing freedom of speech Aug. 23, 2009 Michelle Mazel , THE JERUSALEM POST Having lived through a revolution in Rumania and following five years in Egypt, I rejoiced when my husband Zvi was named ambassador to Sweden. Indeed, I looked forward to what was to be our last posting in a friendly Western...

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Thanks, guys. I've been immersed in some time-consuming projects these past few months and I haven't had much time to socialize, or even to listen to as much music as I normally do, for that matter. But I come up for air whenever I can!

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Sudden kidney failure as a result of infection by some strains of streptococcus is not that uncommon even today. It's an infection that can affect the entire body, and can cause streptoccal toxic shock syndrome. Early diagnosis and aggressive treatment with antibiotics is usually the key to a succes...

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Very sad news indeed. He put classical music broadcasting on a level that's never been equalled. And who can ever forget those wonderful Saturday night 3 hours of fun-filled mad-cap Midnight Specials with Norm and his sidekick Ray Nordstrand?!

The end of an era, I suppose.

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Two fine recordings are Horenstein/London PO on Classics for Pleasure which was rescued from obscurity by a well-deserved first class remastering; and Abravanel/Utah on Vanguard has perhaps the finest 4th movement of all, with Netania Davrath's near-perfect singing.

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living_stradivarius wrote:God-given? More like UK-given

From the UK perspective, is there a difference?

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An excellent article. Considering his love of Schubert's lieder, it isn't surprising that Dvorak wrote songs of depth and beauty that deserve to be heard more often.

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Zinman is a fine musician and conductor. He raised the stature of the Baltimore SO to its present high level of professionalism, and has pretty much done the same with the Zürich Tonhalle. He has a wide range of repertoire, from the 19th Century classics to 20th Century modern works. I'm particular...

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Zinman is a fine musician and conductor. He raised the stature of the Baltimore SO to its present high level of professionalism, and has pretty much done the same with the Zürich Tonhalle. He has a wide range of repertoire, from the 19th Century classics to 20th Century modern works. I'm particularl...

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If he had written nothing but Années de pèlerinage he would still be considered a master composer. It may be the greatest romantic cycle of the 19th Century composed for piano. Only a superb musician and craftsman could have conceived of such a magnificent work.

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