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Dennis

Posted on July 10, 2005 by sogalitno

Dennis is coming….. Last year my family dealt with IVAN and our house on Santa Rosa Island (Navarre Beach).  Then we sold it – so this year is the first time in a long time we don’t have to worry … Continue reading →

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Domingo and the Proms

Posted on July 10, 2005 by sogalitno

Link: Guardian Unlimited | Arts features | ‘I must live up to what people expect’. On stage he is the embodiment of operatic passion and fire. In real life Placido Domingo is the gentlest of men and driven by his … Continue reading →

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London Under Attack

Posted on July 9, 2005 by sogalitno

From the NYTimes Editorial Page, July 8th      We watched the scenes of mass murder in the heart of London yesterday with a cascade of emotions, starting with raw outrage. Memories of Sept. 11, 2001, flooded back – the … Continue reading →

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To soothe the terrors of the darkness…

Posted on July 8, 2005 by sogalitno

Link: BBC – Radio 3 – Opera On 3 – 8 July 2005. Mozart, Cosi fan tutte.Friday 8 July 2005 19:00-22:15 (Radio 3) Stephanie Hughes presents Mozart’s Cosi fan Tutte from The Sage, Gateshead. Sir Thomas Allen directs this simply … Continue reading →

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London…

Posted on July 7, 2005 by sogalitno

Link: BBC NEWS | In Depth | london explosions. Prime Minister Tony Blair made two statements about the series of explosions in London on Thursday morning. Here is the second one STATEMENT FROM DOWNING STREET, 1730 BST This is a … Continue reading →

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Knitting Camp

Posted on July 7, 2005 by sogalitno

This is where I wish I were going to be this weekend.Link: Knitting Camp. but once again, i didnt get my application mailed during the time period in April and missed out.  One of my goals next year is to … Continue reading →

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Judith Miller Goes to Jail – New York Times

Posted on July 7, 2005 by sogalitno

Link: Judith Miller Goes to Jail – New York Times. Read it.  Journalism will be changed forever.

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Midgette on Tindall

Posted on July 6, 2005 by sogalitno

Link: Behind the Curtain, Classical Music Shows It Has Serious Flaws – New York Times. Ms. Midgette (who wrote the Breslin/Pavarotti bio "The King and I") talks about the similarities between herself and Blair Tindall.  Ms. Tindall, a professional Oboist, … Continue reading →

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Miller loses

Posted on July 6, 2005 by sogalitno

Link: BBC NEWS | Americas | US reporter to speak in CIA trial. US reporter to speak in CIA trial Both reporters made inquiries about the source of the leak A US journalist who had faced jail for refusing to … Continue reading →

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Suzanne Farrell and Balanchine

Posted on July 6, 2005 by sogalitno

Robert Gottlieb (formerly of THE NEW YORKER) writes passionately about Suzanne Farrell’s revival of DON QUIXOTE in Washington in his latest column in the the New York Observer. Created for Ms. Farrell by Balanchine at the height of his discovery … Continue reading →

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