For the Thad Jones Mel Lewis Orchestra album OpeningNight Jones Lewis album Infobox Film name OpeningNight image Openingnightposter.jpg writer John Cassavetes starring Gena Rowlands br Ben Gazzara br Joan Blondell br Paul Stewart actor Paul Stewart br Zohra Lampert br John Cassavetes music Bo Harwood cinematography Alan Ruban editing Tom Cornwell director John Cassavetes producer Al Ruban studio distributor 1977 release br Faces Distribution br 1991 release br Castle Hill Productions ref http www.inbaseline.com project.aspx?view AllCategoryCredits&project id 4802694 ref released Original release br December 22, 1977 br Theatrical re release br May 17, 1991 runtime 144 minutes country Film US language English budget OpeningNight is a 1977 in film 1977 drama film written and directed by John Cassavetes . The film stars Gena Rowlands , Ben Gazzara , Joan Blondell , Paul Stewart actor Paul Stewart , Zohra Lampert and John Cassavetes . Plot In the film, Broadway actress Myrtle Gordon Rowlands rehearses for her latest play, about a woman unable to admit that she is aging. When she witnesses the death of an adoring young fan, she begins to confront the personal and professional turmoils she faces in her own life. Pedro Almod var repeats the film s accident scene in his film All About My Mother as the epicenter of the dramatic conflict. Cast Gena Rowlands Myrtle Gordon Ben Gazzara Manny Victor Joan Blondell Sarah Goode Paul Stewart actor Paul Stewart David Samuels Zohra Lampert Dorothy Victor John Cassavetes Maurice Aarons Release and reception The film was entered into the 28th ... 1992.html title Festival de Cannes OpeningNight accessdate 2009 08 17 work festival cannes.com ref ... 0079672 title OpeningNight http www.criterion.com asp release.asp?id 255&eid 379§ion essay Criterion ... de OpeningNight fr OpeningNight it La sera della prima ... archive.sensesofcinema.com contents cteq 07 43 opening night.html All the World s a Stage, essay on the film ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2009 infobox Book See Wikipedia WikiProject Novels or Wikipedia WikiProject Books name Opening Night title orig translator image image caption author Ngaio Marsh illustrator cover artist country language English language English series Roderick Alleyn genre Detective fiction publisher release date 1951 english release date media type Print pages isbn preceded by Swing Brother Swing followed by Spinsters in Jeopardy Opening Night is a detective novel by Ngaio Marsh it is the sixteenth novel to feature Roderick Alleyn , and was first published in 1951. It was published in the United states as Night at the Vulcan . The novel is one of the theatrical ones for which Marsh was best known, and concerns the murder of an actor backstage on opening night of a new play in London. The play is being performed at the Vulcan Theatre it was formerly known as the Jupiter Theatre, renamed after an infamous murder recounted in the Alleyn short story Murder on the Air . Martyn Tarne, a young and inexperienced actress from New Zealand, finds herself involved in a play where her own heredity plays a significant role in a minor part. As the understudy for a minor role, Martyn is caught up when Inspector Roderick Alleyn begins investigating the murder he has witnessed. Ngaio Marsh crime novel stub Category Roderick Alleyn novels Category 1951 novels ... more details
Summary Openingnight program for Booth s Theatre , New York City, Romeo and Juliet , February 3, 1869. Licensing PD self date April 2009 ... more details
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Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name OpeningNight Type live album Artist The Thad Jones Mel Lewis Orchestra Thad Jones Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra Cover OpeningNight ThadJonesMelLewisAndTheJazzOrchestra.jpg Released 2000 Recorded 1966 February 7, The Village Vanguard , New York City Genre Jazz Length 71 55 Label Alan Grant Presents Producer Alan Grant Reviews Allmusic Rating 4.5 5 Allmusic class album id r571309 pure url yes link Last album This album OpeningNight br 1966 Next album Presenting Thad Jones Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra br 1966 OpeningNight is a big band jazz recording of the The Thad Jones Mel Lewis Orchestra Thad Jones Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra playing at the Village Vanguard club in New York City in February 1966. This was the first performance of the group at this club although the recording was not released until 2000. ref Ken Dryden, Allmusic Allmusic class album id r571309 pure url yes link . Accessed 2008 April 29. ref A 40 year tradition for Monday nights at the Village Vanguard began from this first evening for the Thad Jones Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra which later became the Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra and eventually the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. Track listing Introduction Mel Lewis & Alan Grant 1 50 Big Dipper 5 10 Polka Dots and Moonbeams Jimmy Van Heusen Van Heusen , Johnny Burke lyricist Burke 3 47 Once Around 12 37 All My Yesterdays 4 08 Morning Reverend 4 50 Low Down 4 25 Lover Man Oh Where Can You Be? Lover Man Davis, Ram Ramirez Ramirez , Sherman 5 08 Mean What You Say 5 35 Don t Ever Leave Me 4 15 Willow Weep for Me Ann Ronell Ronell 6 25 The Little Pixie 13 45 All songs composed by Thad Jones except as noted. Personnel Thad Jones flugelhorn Mel Lewis drums Hank Jones piano Richard Davis double bassist Richard Davis bass Sam Herman guitar Jerome Richardson alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute Jerry ... Lewis Jazz Orchestra discography DEFAULTSORT OpeningNight Jones Lewis Album Category 2000 live albums ... more details
Non free historic image Non free media rationale Description Unique photograph of c. 1935 opening of Caesar Cardini caf in Tijuana. Historically significant photograph. Source http content.cdlib.org ark 13030 kt0199p7wn ?docId kt0199p7wn&layout printable details Article Caesar Cardini Portion slightly cropped Low resolution yes size was reduced to width 400px picture was digitally edited. Purpose educational, in Caesar Cardini Replaceability no other information Category History of Tijuana Category Buildings and structures in Mexico by city Tijuana Category Restaurants in Mexico Mexico ... more details
wiktionary Opening may refer to Chess opening Grand opening of a business or other institution Al Fatiha , The Opening , first chapter of the Qur an Opening morphology Opening , a morphological filtering operation used in image processing Contract bridge glossary O Opening bid , a term from contract bridge Opening credits or title sequence of a TV show or film Opening statement , a beginning statement in a court case Salutation greeting Saluting , opening a correspondance Vernissage , the opening of an art exhibition See also lookfrom intitle Hole disambiguation disambig de Opening es Opening io Aperturo it Apertura nl Opening ja pt Opening ... more details
Orphan date November 2007 Context date October 2009 At the opening is an order type set to be executed at the very opening of the stock market trading day. If it wouldn t be possible to execute it as part of the first trade for the day, it would instead be cancelled. References Weiss, David, After The Trade is Made, Processing Securities Transactions , Portfolio a member of Penguin Group, 2006 Category Stock market ... more details
Wikify date March 2009 Unreferenced date July 2007 File Inaugura o da m dia.jpg thumb Grand opening of a swimming pool, 1941 A Grand Opening is a term used when a business, public office, or private association wishes to announce the official opening of a new location. This differs from just opening the doors on the first day, in that a Grand Opening is more of a celebration event, not just the first day having the doors open for clients. Often the opening announcements are in this order Coming Soon, Now Open, and then Grand Opening. The first two of these announcements are meant to communicate to the targeted clients that there is an intent to serve them and the Grand Opening signifies a planned special event or ceremony . Often a party type atmosphere is promoted by use of food, music, prizes, balloons, giveaways, festive signs, searchlights lighting up the night sky, fireworks display , and so on. It is often suggested that an organization not have a Grand Opening the very first day it opens its doors unless that organization is already well established. Often an organization will have a soft opening first. In a soft opening, the establishment begins to operate with little promotion. This allows the organization to become more organized the first few weeks or months before the more publicized Grand Opening, and gives the management and staff a chance to become familiar with the daily operations of their inventory, accounting, and customer service requirements. Once the institution is organized and ready to receive more clients, it will then sponsor a Grand Opening event. Some will use hanging banners, colorful posters, bright signs, post card mailings, newspaper articles or radio and television ads to attract as much attention as possible to this celebration. Still others ... to cut an over sized ribbon to officially open their doors. Generally, a Grand Opening is regarded ... Category Organized events de Grand Opening zh ... more details
At the beginning of a written work stands the opening sentence . Considered most important , ref cite web url http www.fuelyourwriting.com the most important sentence how to write a killer opening title The Most Important Sentence How to Write a Killer Opening date November 6, 2009 author Christopher Jackson accessdate November 28, 2009 ref the opening sentence needs to entice the reader ref name rinzler cite web url http www.alanrinzler.com blog 2008 09 18 opening sentence writing fiction editor novelist tips for writers agents author Alan Rinzler title Ask the Editor The Power of the Opening ... English title Wow to Begin Writing The Opening Sentence access date 2009 11 25 ref although this does ...?BlogID 2283&PostID 32717 author David Venter title The Opening sentence The Genesis of the Novel accessdate November 28, 2009 ref David Lodge author David Lodge describes the opening sentence as the threshold ... publisher Penguin London, 1992 page 5 isbn 0 14 017492 3 ref The opening line is part or all of the opening ... is in use for the very first words of the opening sentence. ref http www.encyclo.co.uk define incipit ... s, essay s, poetry , lyrics , and general works of fiction and nonfiction . In nonfiction, the opening ... style. In journalism, the opening line needs to stimulate the reader s interest already aroused by the headline . It is in fiction where the art of the opening sentence flourishes as authors have ... s attention include keeping the opening sentence to the point, showing attitude, shocking, and being controversial. ref name rinzler One of the most famous opening lines, It was the best of times, it was the worst ... of a short opening sentence that grabs the reader immediately. Formulaic openings are generally eschewed, but expected in certain genres, thus Once upon a time ... . Inspired by the opening, It was a dark and stormy night ... , the annual tongue in cheek Bulwer Lytton Fiction Contest invites entrants to compose the opening sentence of the worst of all possible novels , ref http www.bulwer lytton.com ... more details
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beyond North America. Similarly, there are openingnight performances for new Broadway theatre Broadway plays . Prior to Opening Day, the teams manager baseball managers have to decide the starting pitcher s for the Opening Day game. This spot is usually given to the teams ace pitchers, and is usually considered an honor for a pitcher to start on Opening Day. In turn, the pitchers who start on Opening ... thumb 300px Opening Day introductions at Minute Maid Park on April 2, 2007 File Dodger Stadium Opening Day 2009.jpg thumb 300px 2009 Opening Day of Dodger Stadium Opening Day is the beginning of a new ... On Opening Day . ref name opening day http www.baseball almanac.com opening day opening day.shtml Baseball almanac.com opening day opening day.shtml ref Many feel that the occasion represents a newness ... begin with 0 0 records. ref name opening day For generations, Opening Day has arrived amid pageantry ... Astrodome . ref http nky.cincinnati.com article C2 20100318 LIFE 3180316 Reds broadcaster recalls Opening Day memories ref The past decade has brought the introduction of a Sunday nightopening game televised by ESPN Major League Baseball ESPN , as well as the staging of season opening series in Mexico ... in the same league . The ensuing Monday brings Opening Day to numerous major league ballparks .... Opening Day is a state of mind as well, with countless baseball fans known to recognize this unofficial ... and for the team. You know that when you win the first one, you can t lose em all. ref name opening day Opening Day extends throughout the sport of baseball, to hundreds of minor league baseball franchises .... History Image Wilson opening day 1916.jpg 300px right thumb President Woodrow Wilson throws out the ceremonial first pitch on opening day. Photo 1916 In 1940 Cleveland pitcher Bob Feller threw a no hitter . It remains the only no hitter in Opening Day history. Twelve President of the United States ... pitches with both his right and left arm in 1950. ref name opening day On April 4, 1994, Bill Clinton ... more details
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Unreferenced date December 2009 An opening ceremony is the official opening of a building or event. The opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup are huge events involving thousands of participants and watched by a massive worldwide audience. On a much smaller scale, some ceremonies mark the opening of a small building such as a shop and are only attended by relatives or friends. Many public buildings, especially schools and libraries, are opened by a special guest. See also Olympic Games ceremony Olympic Games opening ceremonies Category Opening ceremonies culture stub es Inauguraci n fr C r monie d ouverture id Upacara pembukaan zh ... more details
distinguish Benko Gambit chess notation Infobox chess opening image Chess diagram rd nd bd qd kd bd nd ... Flank opening AKA Hungarian Opening, Barcza Opening, Bilek Opening, King s Fianchetto Opening chessgid 127898&move 1.5&moves g3&nodes 127898 Benko s Opening also known as the Hungarian Opening , the Barcza Opening , the Bilek Opening , and the King s Fianchetto Opening , is a chess opening characterized by the move 1. b Chess Opening Theory 1. g3 g3 It is named after Pal Benko , who used ... Courier Dover Publications year 1994 ref Benko used the opening the first eleven times he was White ... postscript None ref White s 1.g3 is a fairly popular first move of the twenty possible opening moves ... . Usually the game will transpose to another opening such as the Catalan Opening , King s Indian Attack or some variation of the English Opening . The move 1.g3 can also be followed by 1...e5 2.Bg2 ..., most games will transposition chess transpose to some other opening with another code. Perhaps the most ... R ti Opening . Then Black may play 2...Nf6 for King s Indian Attack A07, see b Chess Opening Theory ... A07, see b Chess Opening Theory 1. Nf3 1...d5 2. g3 2...c6 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 . Also White can play 2.Bg2. Then Black may play 2...Nf6 for uncommon opening see b Chess Opening Theory 1. g3 1...d5 2. Bg2 2...Nf6 1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 Nf6 . This can lead to King s Indian Attack A07 or still uncommon opening. Or Black may play 2...e5 for uncommon opening see b Chess Opening Theory 1. g3 1...d5 2. Bg2 2...e5 1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e5 . This can lead to still uncommon opening. A possible move is the symmetrical 1...g6. White can play 2.c4, which is usually reached by 1.c4 g6 2.g3 so see English Opening . Then Black may play 2...Bg7 for English A10, see b Chess Opening Theory 1. c4 1...g6 2. g3 2...Bg7 1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 , or Black may play 2...Nf6 for English A15, see b Chess Opening Theory 1. c4 1...g6 2 ... opening see b Chess Opening Theory 1. g3 1...g6 2. Bg2 2...Bg7 1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 . This can lead ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 An opening act in British English, supporting act is an entertainer or act entertainment entertainment act that performs at a concert before the Headliner performances featured or headline entertainer . Rarely, an opening act may perform again at the end of the concert. The opening act s performance serves to warm up the audience, making it appropriately excited and enthusiastic for the headliner. In rock music , the opening act will usually be an up and coming rock group group with a much smaller following than the featured artist. On long concert tour s, different opening acts may be used for different legs of the tour. See also Curtain raiser drama DEFAULTSORT Opening Act Category Concerts Category Concert tours Music stub de Vorgruppe es Telonero fr Premi re partie it Gruppo spalla ja pl Support muzyka sv F rband musik ... more details
distinguish Ruy Lopez chess notation Infobox chess opening openingname PAGENAME image Chess diagram rd nd bd qd kd bd nd rd pd pd pd pd pd pd pd pd pl pl pl pl pl pl pl pl rl nl bl ql kl bl nl rl moves 1.e4 e5 2.c3 ECO C20 birth nameorigin parentopening Open Game AKA MacLeod Attack chessgid 197462&move 2.5&moves e4.e5.c3 The Lopez Opening or MacLeod Attack is a chess opening characterized by the moves 1. b Chess Opening Theory 1. e4 e4 b Chess Opening Theory 1. e4 1...e5 e5 2. b Chess Opening Theory 1. e4 1...e5 2. c3 c3 White s second move prepares to push a pawn chess pawn to d4, establishing a strong Glossary of chess Centre Center center . Play can potentially transpose chess transpose to other openings, most likely the Ponziani Opening or the G ring Gambit in the Scotch Game . However, in Unorthodox Chess Openings , Eric Schiller states that the opening is too slow, and that Black can respond vigorously with 2...d5 to eliminate transposition chess transpositional possibilities and solve all of his opening problems, as after 1.e4 e5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 there is no 4.Nc3 to chase the queen chess queen away and gain a tempo chess tempo . clear See also Ruy Lopez a very popular opening with a similar name References reflist wikibooks Chess Opening Theory 1. e4 1...e5 2. c3 Lopez Opening cite book author Schiller, Eric title Unorthodox Chess Openings publisher Cardoza year 2003 isbn 1 58042 072 9 Category Chess openings chess opening stub it Attacco Lopez lt Lopeso debiutas pt Abertura Lopez fi Lopezin avaus ... more details
Infobox television episode Title Opening Doors Series Desperate Housewives Image Caption Season 4 Episode 14 Airdate May 4, 2008 Production 414 Guests Gary Cole as List of Desperate Housewives characters Wayne Davis Wayne Davis Justine Bateman as Acquaintances of Gabrielle Solis Ellie Leonard Ellie Leonard Sunny Mabrey as Marisa Mayer Tuc Watkins as List of Desperate Housewives characters Bob Hunter Bob Hunter Kevin Rahm as List of Desperate Housewives characters Lee McDermott Lee McDermott Kathryn Joosten as Karen McCluskey Tom Schmid as Dr. Oakley Richard Burgi as Acquaintances of Susan Mayer Karl Mayer Karl Mayer Writer Dahvi Waller & Jordon Nardino Director David Grossman Episode list List of Desperate Housewives episodes Prev Hello, Little Girl Next Mother Said Opening Doors is the 84th episode of the American Broadcasting Company ABC television series , Desperate Housewives . It is the fourteenth episode of the show s fourth season and aired on May 4, 2008 in the United States . ref name TVGuide http www.tvguide.com detail tv show.aspx?tvobjectid 100118&more ucepisodelist&episodeid 7719034 TVGuide Listings for Opening Doors ref The title comes from a Stephen Sondheim song from his musical Merrily We Roll Along . Plot Bree gives Orson an ultimatum in the beginning of the episode, where she suggests to him that he surrender himself to the police. Orson regrets his actions and asks her for forgiveness, but tells Bree that he can t go to jail, and Bree asks him to leave. Orson waits on the front lawn drunk one night, and tells Bree he can turn himself in to the police and explains ... every night. One night, Katherine discovers their secret meeting when she decides to spy on Dylan ... ajt k Opening Doors Italian Le porte che si aprono The Opening Doors Spanish Puertas Abiertas Open ... 06 13 ref References reflist DHSeason4 Category Desperate Housewives episodes Opening Doors Category 2008 television episodes pt Opening Doors ... more details
chess notation Infobox chess opening openingname R ti Opening image Chess diagram 8 rd nd bd qd kd bd ... parentopening Flank opening AKA R ti System, R ti Zukertort Opening chessgid 74&move 1.5&moves Nf3&nodes 74 The R ti Opening is a Hypermodernism chess hypermodern chess opening characterized by the opening move Wikibooks Chess Opening Theory 1. Nf3 1.Nf3 to prevent 1...e5, with the intention of following ... fianchetto to create pressure on the light squares in the center. One idea behind the opening is to either ... it later. Because the single opening move Wikibooks Opening theory in chess 1. Nf3 1.Nf3 is rife with transpositional possibilities, it is incorrect to infer that any chess game opening with that move is an example of the R ti Opening. For example, 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 is the Queen s Gambit Declined . The R ti should not be thought of as a single opening sequence, and certainly not a single opening move, but as an opening complex with many variations sharing common themes. It is named ... Opening was introduced into master play in the early part of 1923, according to R ti. ref name Schiller ..., Inc. ISBN 978 0 931462 78 8. ref In the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings ECO R ti Opening is classified ..., Carlsbad, 1923 the R ti Opening or the R ti System. Savielly Tartakower had earlier named this opening The Opening of the Future. File Planilha R ti e Capablanca.gif right thumb 150px Scoresheet of R ti Capablanca game According to ChessBase , out of the twenty possible opening moves, Wikibooks Opening theory in chess 1. Nf3 1. Nf3 ranks third in popularity. It develops the knight chess knight ... the S misch system against the King s Indian Defence King s Indian . Transpositions b Chess Opening Theory 1. Nf3 1. Nf3 will often transposition chess transpose into a b Chess Opening Theory 1. d4 1.d4 opening such as the King s Indian or the Queen s Gambit . If White follows up with an early c4 a transposition to the English Opening may be reached. Perhaps the most common move recently is the symmetrical ... more details
Image Opening.png thumb right The opening of the dark blue square by a disk, resulting in the light blue square with round corners. In mathematical morphology , opening is the Dilation morphology dilation of the Erosion morphology erosion of a Set mathematics set A by a structuring element B math A circ B A ominus B oplus B, , math where math ominus math and math oplus math denote erosion and dilation, respectively. Together with Closing morphology closing , the opening serves in computer vision and image processing as a basic workhorse of morphological noise removal. Opening removes small objects from the foreground usually taken as the dark pixels of an image, placing them in the background, while closing removes small holes in the foreground, changing small islands of background into foreground. These techniques can also be used to find specific shapes in an image. Opening can be used to find things into which a specific structuring element can fit edges, corners, ... . One can think of B sweeping around the inside of the boundary of A , so that it does not extend beyond the boundary, and shaping the A boundary around the boundary of the element. Properties Opening is idempotent , that is, math A circ B circ B A circ B math . Opening is increasing , that is, if math A subseteq C math , then math A circ B subseteq C circ B math . Opening is anti extensive , i.e., math A circ B subseteq A math . Opening is Translational invariance translation invariant . Opening and closing satisfy the duality math A bullet B A c circ B s c math , where math bullet math denotes closing. See also Mathematical morphology Closing morphology Closing Dilation morphology Dilation Erosion morphology Erosion Bibliography Image Analysis and Mathematical Morphology by Jean Serra, ISBN 0126372403 ... 0845 X 1992 External links http homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk rbf HIPR2 open.htm Morphological Opening Category Mathematical morphology Category Digital geometry compu graphics stub comp sci stub de Opening ... more details
chess notation Infobox chess opening image Chess diagram tright rd nd bd qd kd bd nd rd pd pd pd pd pd pd pd bl pd pl pl pl pl pl pl pl pl rl nl bl ql kl nl rl moves 1.e4 e5 2. Bb5 ECO C20 birth nameorigin parentopening Open Game AKA chessgid The Portuguese Opening is a chess opening that begins with the moves 1. b Chess Opening Theory 1. e4 e4 b Chess Opening Theory 1. e4 1...e5 e5 2. b Chess Opening Theory 1. e4 1...e5 2. Bb5 Bb5 The Portuguese is an uncommon opening. In contrast to the Ruy Lopez 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 , by delaying Nf3 White leaves the f pawn free to move and retains the possibility of playing f4. The trade off is that White s lack of pressure on e5 leaves Black with a freer hand. If Black replies 2...Nf6, White can try a gambit with 3.d4. Another Black reply is 2...Nc6, possibly hoping White will transpose into the Ruy Lopez with 3.Nf3, but a more popular try is to kick White s bishop with 2...c6. The game might continue 3.Ba4 Nf6 and now White can play 4.Nc3 or 4.Qe2. See also List of chess openings List of chess openings named after places References cite book author Burgess, Graham title The Mammoth Book of Chess publisher Carroll & Graf year 2000 isbn 0 7867 0725 9 External links wikibooks Chess Opening Theory 1. e4 1...e5 2. Bb5 Portuguese Opening http www.chess.com opening eco C20 Portuguese Opening 227 Games at Chess.com Category chess openings de Portugiesische Er ffnung fr Ouverture portugaise lb Portugisesch Er ffnung lt Portugali kasis debiutas pt Abertura Portuguesa fi Portugalilainen avaus ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 File Opening statement legalman mock trial Dec 23 08.jpg thumb 250px right A legalman making an opening statement for the prosecution to a jury during a mock trial . An opening statement is generally the first occasion that the trier of fact jury or judge has to hear from a lawyer in a trial law trial , aside possibly from questioning during voir dire . The opening statement is generally constructed to serve as a road map for the fact finder. This is especially essential, in many jury trials, since jurors at least theoretically know nothing at all about the case before the trial, or if they do, they are strictly instructed by the judge to put preconceived notions aside . Though such statements may be dramatic and vivid, they must be limited to the evidence reasonably expected to be presented during the trial. Attorneys generally conclude opening statements with a reminder that at the conclusion of evidence, the attorney will return to ask the fact finder to find in his or her client s favor. Opening statements are, in theory, not allowed to be argumentative , or suggest the inferences that fact finders should draw from the evidence they will hear. In actual practice, the line between statement and argument is often unclear and many attorneys will infuse at least a little argumentation into their opening often prefacing borderline arguments with some variation on the phrase, As we will show you... . Objection law Objections , though permissible during opening statements, are very unusual, and by professional courtesy are usually reserved only for egregious conduct. Generally, the prosecution in a criminal case and plaintiff in a Civil law common law civil case is the first to offer an opening statement, and defendants go second. Defendants are also allowed the option of delaying their opening statement until after the close of the prosecution ... to stand uncontradicted for so long. DEFAULTSORT Opening Statement Category Statements Category Legal ... more details
chess notation Infobox chess opening image Chess diagram rd nd bd qd kd bd nd rd pd pd pd pd pd pd pd pd pl pl pl pl pl pl pl pl rl nl bl ql kl bl nl rl moves 1. h4 ECO A00 birth nameorigin Marcel Desprez parentopening Irregular chess opening AKA Kadas Opening, Anti Borg Opening, Samurai Opening, and Reagan s Attack chessgid 377754&move 1.5&moves h4 The Desprez Opening is a chess opening characterized by the opening move 1. b Chess Opening Theory 1. h4 h4 The opening is named after the France French player Marcel Desprez . Like a number of other rare openings, 1.h4 has some alternate names such as Kadas Opening , Anti Borg Opening , Samurai Opening , and Reagan s Attack . Gabor Kadas is a Hungary Hungarian player. According to Eric Schiller s Unorthodox Chess Openings , the latter name is because 1.h4 is thoroughly unmotivated and creates weaknesses with only vague promises of future potential , a political gibe against Ronald Reagan . Like 1.a4, the Ware Opening , 1.h4 is an irrelevant pawn chess pawn move which does nothing in the fight over central space, and does very little for development. The only piece released is the rook chess rook , and this piece is usually not developed by moving it to h3. In addition, 1.h4 weakens White s kingside . For all of these reasons, 1.h4 is among the rarest of the twenty possible first moves for White. Black usually responds by grabbing the center with 1...d5 or 1...e5, and simple and sound development by 1...Nf6 is also possible. However, 1...g6, intending to fianchetto Black s bishop chess bishop on g7, is rare because White can undermine ... ref However, Black does not have to be so cooperative. As the Desprez Opening is very rare, it is considered an Irregular openings chess irregular opening , so it is classified under the A00 code in the Encyclopaedia ... Opening The Koola Koola continues 1...a5. The Wulumulu continues 1...e5 2. d4 The Crab Variation continues ... Chess Opening Theory 1. h4 Desprez Opening See also List of chess openings List of chess openings ... more details
chess notation Infobox chess opening image Chess diagram rd nd bd qd kd bd nd rd pd pd pd pd pd pd pd pd pl pl pl pl pl nl pl pl pl rl nl bl ql kl bl rl moves 1.e4 e5 2.Ne2 ECO C20 birth nameorigin Semyon Alapin parentopening Open Game AKA chessgid 2253003&move 2.5&moves e4.e5.Ne2&nodes 21720.21721.2253003 Alapin s Opening is an unusual chess opening that starts with the moves 1. b Chess Opening Theory 1. e4 e4 b Chess Opening Theory 1. e4 1...e5 e5 2. b Chess Opening Theory 1. e4 1...e5 2. Ne2 Ne2 It is named after the Russia Russo Lithuania n player and openings analyst Semyon Alapin 1856&ndash 1923 . Although this opening is rarely used, Ljubomir Ljubojevic Ljubojevi as Black played against it at Groningen city Groningen in 1970. Alapin s Opening is offbeat, but perfectly playable for White. It is mainly used by players who want to avoid highly theoretical lines such as the Ruy Lopez , or those who wish to surprise their opponents. White is intending to play f2 f4 soon. Also, it s similar to the Smyslov Position Smyslov Botvinnik, 1958 if White tries to play something in the lines of g3, Nbc3, d3, Bg2. However, Alapin s Opening also incurs several problems for White. Firstly, the development of White s light squared bishop, and also of his queen, is blocked, and it will require another move of the knight or another pawn move, both of which go against opening principles, to develop these pieces. Secondly, the knight on e2, although flexible, has no control over Black s half of the centre, and will need to be moved again to become more useful. It is relatively easy for Black to equalize in this opening, e.g., 2...Nf6, 2...Nc6, and 2...d5 all equalize, although Black should be careful to avoid being caught by surprise by an eventual f2 f4. See also List of chess openings List of chess openings named after people wikibooks Chess Opening Theory 1. e4 1...e5 2. Ne2 Alapin s Opening References reflist cite book author John Nunn , Graham Burgess , John Emms chess player ... more details
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