Lodoïska is an opera by Luigi Cherubini to a French libretto by Claude-François Fillette-Loraux after an episode from Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai’s novel, Les amours du chevalier de Faublas. It takes the form of a comédie héroïque (a type of opéra comique) in three acts
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1Performance history
2Roles
3Synopsis
4Recordings
5Sources
Performance history
It was first performed at the Théâtre Feydeau in Paris on 18 July 1791.
The opera was received enthusiastically and ran for 200 performances. It was so popular that it was revived again at the Feydeau in 1819 and was performed frequently in the Germanic countries in the early 19th century, including a production in Vienna in 1805, while Cherubini was there. It was first produced in New York on 4 December 1826.
Roles
Role
Voice type
Premiere cast,
18 July 1791
(Conductor: — )
Count Floreski
tenor
Pierre Gaveaux
Lodoïska, Princess of Altanno
soprano
Dourlinski
baritone
Titzikan
tenor
Altamoras
bass
Lysinka
soprano
Varbel
baritone
Synopsis
Recordings
There are recordings conducted by Riccardo Muti (Sony Music CD 5099709312625) and by ?ukasz Borowicz (Ludwig van Beethoven Association 2008, 5907812241858).
Sources
Casaglia, Gherardo, “Lodoïska”, Almanacco Amadeus, 2005. Accessed 9 December 2009 (in Italian).
Warrack, John and Ewan West, “Lodoïska” The Oxford Dictionary of Opera, Oxford University Press, 1992, p. 414 ISBN 0-19-869164-5
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The Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC) is a deposit insurance corporation, established in 1996 in South Korea to protect depositors and maintain the stability of the financial system. The major functions of KDIC can be classified into five categories such as insurance management, risk surveillance, resolution, recovery, and investigation.
Organisation and Governance
KDIC is composed of 10 departments, 11 offices, and 1 regional office with six hundred thirty staffs. The highest decision-making body of KDIC is the Deposit Insurance Committee, which is chaired by the President of KDIC. It makes a decision on key matters like establishing the basic guidelines of KDIC operations and reviewing the operations of the deposit insurance fund. The Board of Directors is made up of a Chairman and President, a Vice President, an Auditor and four Executive Directors.
Deposit Insurance System in Korea
The Depositor Protection Act in Korea was enacted in December 1995. In accordance with this act, KDIC was established in 1996, and right before the 1997 East Asian financial crisis took place, the deposit insurance system was established. Since then, the deposit insurance system has made major achievements through the KDIC’s work in financial restructuring, stabilization of the financial market and protection of depositors.
Before the application of the Depositor Protection Act, all the financial depository institutions had been protected through their own protection funds or implicit deposit protection schemes. Now KDIC, as the sole integrated financial protection corporation in Korea, insures five different kinds of financial institutions through the Depositor Protection Act, including banks, securities companies, insurance companies (life/non-life), and mutual savings banks, whereas credit unions were excluded from coverage in January 2004. The total number of insured institutions stood at 264, with the flat-rate premium system according to type of institution, and the amount of insured deposits totaled 685 trillion won by year-end 2005. The coverage limit is 50 million won, which is almost US$50,000, including the principal and interest.
For the resolution, KDIC applies diverse methods to the financial institutions, such as equity participation, deposit payoffs, contributions, asset purchases, loans and bridge-bank. As well, KDIC performs insolvency investigations of default debtors and default debtor corporations to create an environment in which responsible corporate governance becomes firmly entrenched and the burden on the public reduced through effective recovery of funds. Establishing ongoing surveillance system is also the major function of KDIC. KDIC tries to control risks - that insured financial institutions are exposed to - through identification, measurement, confirmation of risk, with the methods of inspections, joint examination with the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS). If facts are found that may lead to occurrences of risk events in the examination, KDIC is vested with the authority to request the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) to take proper corrective actions.
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A W18 engine is an eighteen cylinder piston engine which usually has a single crankshaft with three cylinder banks of six cylinders arranged in an inverted broad arrow configuration. Recent W18 engines powered the Bugatti EB 118, Bugatti EB 218 and Bugatti 18/3 Chiron concept cars in the late 1990s. This engine featured three banks of six cylinders set 60 degrees apart. The W18 engine was abandoned due to shifting problems.
The variation developed by Volkswagen Group retained the 18 cylinders, but instead of three cylinder banks, it had four. This confused many who saw the specification in print at motor shows, since 18 isn’t evenly divisible by four. The design was loosely based on the concept Volkswagen Group used for its VR5 engines - which had one bank with three cylinders, and one bank with only two. Essentially the four-bank W18 was two VR9 engines (one bank of five cylinders and one bank of four) mated to a common crankshaft. Ultimately the design proved to be impractical.
An earlier example is the Isotta Fraschini Asso 750 used to power the Italian Savoia-Marchetti S.55 seaplanes flown by Italo Balbo into Chicago in 1933. This engine used the same layout as the above-mentioned Bugatti - basically a vertical six with two adjacent banks set at 60 degrees each to make a W18.
In 1967, Scuderia Ferrari built an experimental 500 cubic centimetres (30.5 cu in) W3 engine in order to assess the potential for a 3 litre W18 Formula One engine. Although the engine developed 80 brake horsepower (60 kW; 81 PS) at 11,000 rpm, and 160 brake horsepower (119 kW; 162 PS) per litre - the idea was not proceeded with, and subsequently in 1972, the rules were changed to outlaw the use of engines in Formula One with more than 12 cylinders.
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^ abc“Volkswagen’s VR6 and W-engines - W18 engine”. Mark Wan - AutoZine Technical School. AutoZine.org. 1998-2001. http://www.autozine.org/technical_school/engine/tech_engine_packaging.htm#W18. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
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Bugatti’s official site
CAD images by Ugo Vicenzi - which show an Asso 750 Isotta-Fraschini engine
Single · Radial · Rotary · Deltic · Pistonless (Wankel)
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Theodore Roosevelt Bridge that crosses the Potomac River. The skyline of Rosslyn, Virginia can be seen in the background.
Theodore Roosevelt Bridge (also known as the Teddy Roosevelt Bridge) is located in Washington, D.C. It carries Interstate 66 and U.S. Highway 50 over the Potomac River, connecting Rosslyn, Virginia with Washington near the Kennedy Center. The bridge crosses over Theodore Roosevelt Island.
The center lane in the bridge is reversible; the middle barrier is moved with a barrier transfer machine.
The bridge opened on June 23, 1964. It was named in honor of Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), 26th president of the United States (1901–1909).
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William Beattie (politician) (born 1942), former minister and Unionist politician in Northern Ireland
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Mountain Cur
A young Mountain Cur
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United States
Traits
Classification and standards
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The Mountain Cur is a type of working dog that’s mainly used as a “Bay dog” in the sport of wild boar hunting. The majority of Mountain Curs are bred specifically for treeing and trailing small game, like squirrel and raccoons. They’re also used for hunting big game like bear and wild boar as well being just an all-purpose farm dog. Curs are a member of the Hound group and is one of several varieties of cur. They can also be used as water dogs. Mainly bred in Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee, it has been registered with the United Kennel Club since 1998. The Mountain Cur Breeder’s Association was formed in 1957.
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The Mountain Cur was originally brought to the America from Europe by the settlers of the mountains in Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee, then later Arkansas and Oklahoma, to guard family and property as well as chase and tree game. These dogs enabled the settlers to provide meat and pelts for personal use or trade, making them very valuable in the unforgiving frontier environment. The Mountain Cur was bred and maintained for nearly two hundred years. With the advent of World War II, many of the families who had bred them left the rural areas and went to work in factories in the war effort. By the end of the 1940s the breed was becoming rare. Four individuals, Hugh Stephens and Woody Huntsman of Kentucky, Carl McConnell of Virginia and Dewey Ledbetter of Tennessee are given credit for saving the breed from dying out and setting the Mountain Cur breed standard.
Mt. Curs were the pioneer dogs of the southern Kentucky and Tennessee mountains. It has been said that without Mt. Cur Dogs the pioneers could have never been able to settle in these mountains.
Mt. Curs were a necessity for the frontier family. They guarded families against wild animals and other dangers; then also provided food by catching, treeing and holing game for their families’ food. Mt. Curs were held in high regard by the pioneers and few were sold after acceptance into a family.
It is believed that the Mt. Cur came from Europe along with their owners who came to America seeking new homes. It has been established, through the research of the late David Carr, that the cur as a type of hunting & herding dog has existed in Britain since at least the 13th century. Many of these dogs were born bobtailed and this gave rise to the word curtail. This cur is the source for later cattle dogs such as the Welsh Corgis, the famous Smithfield and the Old English Sheepdog. After it’s arrival in colonial America in the 17th century it became the source for other cur breeds including the modern Mt Cur, the Blackmouth Cur of Old Yeller fame and the Catahoula Leopard Dog.
Until World War II, the Mt. Cur was still an economic asset to the mountain people. Their Mt. Curs helped feed the family and many of these mountain people bought food, clothes, and other necessities with money from furs caught by their Mt. Curs. Then came the War and the industrial revolution, making jobs available in the Cities. As more mountain people became moved to the Cities to become factory workers the Mt. Cur became scarce in the late 1940s.
However the Ole’ mountain men did not forget the Mt. Cur. Four men have been credited with saving the Mt. Cur from extinction, even though many Mt. Curs bloodlines carry very little if any of the blood of the old pioneer Mt. Curs. These men were Hugh Stephens and Woody Huntsman of Kentucky, Dewey Ledbetter of Tennessee, and Carl McConnell of Virginia.
In 1956, these men founded the Original Mountain Cur Breeders’ Association. Soon after, much controversy over the breed standard caused Hugh Stephen and Carl McConnell to leave the OMCBA and they founded the Stephen Stock Mt. Cur Association (Registered only long- tailed little black and white dogs).
Later the Tennessee Treeing Brindle Association ( Registering any long-tailed brindle dogs), and the Kemmer Stock Breeders Association, who registers any and all OMCBA registered dogs, regardless of bloodlines.
The Mountain View Cur was developed by selecting only the very best certified tree dogs out of a certain pure Mt. Cur bloodline. This is why they are know as the “thoroughbreds” of the cur dog world. No other Mt Cur Strain has ever been bred under their strict selection and breeding standards.
Description
Appearance
Coat: Heavy, medium short.
Color: Brindle, black, dark brown, black and brindle, yellow and can have white points
Head: Broad square with top being a flat plane between the high set ears.
Eyes:Green, blue, or dark brown, expressive.
Ears:Short to medium with a high set and tightly controlled.
Muzzle: Heavy with wide nares. Teeth form a scissor like bite.
Body: Stocky, muscular, square and slightly longer than it is tall. The tail can be docked but long enough to form a handle for show. 50% or more of pups are born with a bobbed or naturally short tail.
Legs: Straight, medium long, muscular capable of speed.
Feet: Oval shaped, muscled with feline-like pads. Can have back dew claws.
Temperament
The Mountain Cur is intelligent, easily trained, and neither vicious nor shy. They tend to be very energetic and generally do not make good indoor pets. They are known to always try to please their masters. They are not however dogs to be trifled with, historically many a cur died fighting to protect his family from hostile natives and dangerous predators.
References
^ abcdefgh“Mountain Cur Information”. Dog Breed Info. http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/mountaincur.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
External links
Mountain Cur Dog Photos
Original Mountain Cur Breeders Association
Rare Breed Network
United Kennel Club
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Jamie Lynn
Birthdate
February 25, 1982 (1982-02-25)(age 27)
Birth location
Northridge, Los Angeles, California, United States
Height
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Measurements:
34D-25-36 in
Eye color
Hazel
Hair color
Brown
Ethnicity
Caucasian
Alias(es)
Jamie Lynne, Victoria
No. of films
32 (per IAFD)
Official website
Jamie Lynn at IMDb
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Jamie Lynn (born February 25, 1982) is an American pornographic actress who was chosen as Penthouse Pet of the Month in 2005 and later as Pet of the Year in 2006.
Lynn is from Northridge, Los Angeles, California. She started working in the adult industry in 2003 after the company she was working for went bankrupt. Wanting a change of pace, she answered an ad looking for actors and models for nude work. After working for eight months with various amateur photographers, she met up with Penthouse Pet Jesse Capelli, who referred Lynn to agent Cam Smith. In quick order she did a two-day test shoot for Penthouse.
She was the Penthouse Pet of the Month for January 2005 and the Penthouse Pet of the Year for 2006. She started her career with FTV (First Time Videos).
When asked if she enjoys sex with women, Lynn’s answer was “No, not really. I enjoy making out with women. That’s what I do.”
She was named by High Times magazine their first Ganja Goddess.
See also
List of Penthouse Pets of the Year
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^ ab“Message from Jaime Lynn”. 2008-07-31. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sdrtirs/Message_from_Jaime_Lynn.
Tonoloway Creek, also known as Great Tonoloway Creek, a tributary of the Potomac River in Maryland and Pennsylvania
Little Tonoloway Creek, a tributary of Tonoloway Creek
Tonoloway Ridge, a mountain ridge that runs southwest northeast through Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia
Fort Tonoloway State Park, a Maryland state park in Washington County
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Luodian County (???) is a county-level administrative district in southwestern China, part of the Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture within the Guizhou province.
The climate in the area is humid subtropical, with strong monsoon influences bringing heavy rain during the summer. Winters are dry due to the influence of the Siberian high-pressure system.
The county seat and the largest city in the county is also named Luodian; it was formerly known as Longping. The city of Luodian is situated at 25°26?N106°42?E? / ?25.433°N 106.7°E? / 25.433; 106.7 longitude. (It should not be confused with the town of Luodian located on the outskirts of Shanghai.)
The county is frequented by both Chinese and foreign geologists, with the core area of work called Big Guizhoutan, or Big Guizhou Shoal. This has been called a “treasure land for Triassic Period research.”
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^ “China key to solving riddle of extinction”, Shanghai Daily (English version), August 22, 2005
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Li Wei-huang, “The Moon above Guizhou”, Tzu Chi Quarterly, Spring 2001
Hsu Hsi-man, “Guizhou: Into the Light, Tzu Chi Quarterly, Summer 2004
“China - Travel diary 2001, An Adventure to Guizhou Province”, tribaltextiles.info
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