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"Unlike most other ships of her class, Sea Fox mounts a gyro-stabilized remote controlled machine gun. USCGC Sea Fox was the last coastal patrol boat to be built. Her home port is Bangor, Washington. Unlike most cutters in her class she is owned by the United States Navy, although she is staffed by United States Coast Guard personnel. She and her sister ship, are employed to protect the Navy's largest submarines, the nuclear-armed , while in and near their moorings in Puget Sound. and guard the submarine base in Kings Bay, Georgia. These four vessels mount an additional gyro-stabilized remotely controlled machine gun. ReferencesExternal links Ships of the United States Coast Guard Patrol vessels of the United States Marine Protector-class coastal patrol boats Seattle Ships built in Lockport, Louisiana 2009 ships "
"Amanda Chase (née Freeman; born December 1, 1969) is an American politician and financial planner. She is currently a member of the Virginia Senate for the 11th District, representing Amelia County, the city of Colonial Heights, and part of Chesterfield County. On February 17, 2020, Chase announced her run for Governor of Virginia in 2021, making her the first ever female Republican candidate for governor in Virginia. Early life and education Chase was born in Sheffield, Alabama to Dorsey and Tena Freeman. She grew up in the community of Bon Air, Virginia, and attended Chesterfield County Public Schools. After graduating from Monacan High School in 1988, she went on to attend Virginia Tech. In 1992, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business, majoring in Corporate Finance and Business Management. Professional career Since June 2013, Chase has worked as an Independent Division Leader with Primerica Financial Services. Prior to that, she served in management roles at First North American National Bank, Signet Bankcard (now Capital One), the Virginia Student Assistance Authorities and the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Political career Chase first became involved in local politics due to a zoning issue that affected her neighborhood, serving on a steering committee that would ultimately succeed in blocking the proposed zoning change. She then went on to serve as the Chesterfield County Coordinator for Attorney General candidate Ken Cuccinelli, Deputy Volunteer Coordinator for the McDonnell Inaugural Committee and as Political Director for then-Congressman Eric Cantor (2010) and Randy Forbes (2012). Chase was briefly the Campaign Manager for Congressman Dave Brat following his defeat of Cantor in the 2014 primary. From 2010 to 2014, Chase ran a campaign management firm that sought to help grassroots conservatives run for office. Her clients included 2010 U.S. Senate Candidate Jamie Radtke, Congressman Randy Forbes (VA-4), 2013 Republican Lt. Governor Candidate Susan Stimpson, 2014 Republican Congressional Candidate Dave Brat (VA-7), the Women for Ken PAC, and many other local and state legislators and elected officials. Virginia State Senate On July 10, 2014, Chase filed to run for the Republican nomination in Virginia's 11th State Senate District. Her primary opponents were incumbent Senator Stephen H. Martin and businessman Barry Moore. She defeated both challengers and went on to face Democrat Wayne Powell in the general election. At the general election on November 3, 2015, Chase defeated Powell by a wide margin to become the district's Senator-Elect. She assumed office on January 13, 2016. On November 22, 2019, Chase announced that she will no longer caucus with the Republicans in the State Senate in 2020, although she still is a Republican state Senator. Her reason for doing so was the supposed broken and failed Republican leadership and lack of transparency. Election results Controversies = Wearing a firearm in session On January 15, 2019, Chase openly carried a .38 caliber firearm in a custom holster while presenting bills to a Senate committee. She said "it’s a deterrent for over- exuberant folks" in explaining why she openly carried a loaded firearm into the Senate committee meeting. Cursing at Capitol Police officer over a parking spot On March 22, 2019, Chase reportedly became "irate" and used supposed profanities at Capitol Police officers after being told that she was not allowed to park in the secured Pedestrian Plaza on Bank Street where she would park at times during session. Comments about rape In a post on Facebook about the Second Amendment, which was made on Tuesday, July 2, 2019, she said "[i]t’s those who are naive and unprepared that end up raped. Sorry. But I’m not going to be a statistic." This statement of hers was subject to considerable backlash. Many people asserted that her comment was insensitive to the predicament of recovery that many rape victims undergo and other people asserted that she was blaming victims. In response to the public criticism, Chase posted a video to the same Facebook page as the one that she used to make the comment about rape. She did not apologize in the video and she said that her reply was "taken out of context." She also attacked her critics as "trolls". Confederate monuments Chase opposes removing the Robert E. Lee Monument in Richmond, Virginia, which has become a flashpoint of protests in recent times. "Removing the Robert E. Lee statue is a cowardly capitulation to the looters and domestic terrorists." Chase further stated that the removal of Confederate statues is an "overt effort to erase all white history." See also * 2020 VCDL Lobby Day References * Additional sources 1969 births 21st-century American women politicians 21st-century American politicians Living people People from Bon Air, Virginia People from Midlothian, Virginia People from Sheffield, Alabama Virginia Republicans Virginia Tech alumni Women state legislators in Virginia "
"Woodcut of an actor delivering the prologue of L'Amfiparnaso, Venice 1597 L'Amfiparnaso is a madrigal comedy by composer Orazio Vecchi. It was published in Venice in 1597. Composition history Madrigal comedy, or Commedia harmonica (as known in the 16th century Italian vernacular) was a genre that flourished briefly from 1590 for about twenty years, previous to the first operas. Some of them were collections of pieces, while others used commedia dell'arte characters and told a full story through the medium of three or five-voice ensemble. The two principal composers were Adriano Banchieri and Orazio Vecchi, both contemporaries of Claudio Monteverdi. Performance history Although in the dedication Vecchi describes the dedicatee, Alessandro D'Este, as having heard a performance of L'Amfiparnaso, the date of the premiere is unknown. In 1844 historian François-Joseph Fétis proposed a date of 1594 for the work's premiere, but this was based on incorrect assumptions about the early history of opera and Vecchi's place in it.Paul Schleuse, "A Tale Completed in the Mind: Genre and Imitation in L'Amfiparnaso (1597)," Journal of Musicology 29 (2012) pp. 108-115. http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/jm.2012.29.2.101 Characters Pantalone - central figure of Commedia dell'arte Doctor Gratiano - the old man Captain Cardon Lovers - Isabella, Lucio, Lelio, Nisa The Zanni - Pedrolino, Zanni, Francatrippa, Frulla Synopsis Act 1 Scene 1. Pantalone is smitten by the charms of the courtesan Hortensia, but the ungrateful woman is not interested in the old man's affections. Scene 2. Lelio is doubtful about the feelings of his beloved Nisa, and concludes from her present of a flower that there is little love in her for him. Scene 3. Pantalone promises his daughter Isabella to doctor Gratiano, because he likes the clumsy fellow, who answers badly and listens even worse. Act 2 Scene 1. Because he believes that his beloved Isabella is in love with Captain Cardone, in utter jealousy Lucio announces to jump in the abyss. Scene 2. Cardone quarrels with Zane, because after many hints he won't understand him, but he rather confuses him so that his answers are strange. Nevertheless, eventually he knocks on Isabella's door. Scene 3. Isabella pretends to be in love with the Spanish Captain, so that when she dies she would more hurt his insatiable desires. Scene 4. As soon as the Captain is gone Isabella bursts out lamenting for Lucio. She draws courageously a dagger to depart from life. Scene 5. Frulla persuades Isabella not to thrust the dagger by announcing her that her lover Lucio is still alive. Act 3 Scene 1. As the wedding contract between Pantalone and Gratiano has been agreed now, they joyfully start planning the festivities. Scene 2. With a melting and enamoured voice the Doctor sings a gracious madrigal under the balcony of his lovely bride. Scene 3. Francatrippa goes to the Jews to pawn a hangmat. He knocks at the door and a noise is heard of many voices in unspeakable languages. Scene 4. From a distance the faithful lovers meet rejoicing in their presence, pledging to be true till death. Scene 5. Everybody is now content and happy. Isabella and Lucio are wed and a great exchange of valuable gifts is displayed. Recordings Many recordings of L'Amfiparnaso exist with a variety of performance style choices. A 2003 DVD recording by I Fagiolini, directed by Robert Hollingworth, chooses to forego any text or scene, but does however introduce each piece with an English introduction narrated by Simon Callow. Numerous recordings exist using multiple numbers of singers and drastically different choices of accompaniment. References * "L'Amfiparnaso (1597) (The Twin Peaks of Parnassus)". DVD 2004. External links Italian-language works Madrigals "