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		<title>Gun control grammar: why words actually matter in the Constitution</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 04:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Hayhurst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since the 2012 Presidential Election I&#8217;ve made a conscious effort to take a break from politics.  All of the constant back and forth between talking heads is somewhat fun and exciting in the build up to election day, but becomes a rather depressing reminder of the absolute political intractability we currently find ourselves in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zackhayhurst.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7420731&#038;post=735&#038;subd=zackhayhurst&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Escaping the industrial grip of the “Western Diet”</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Hayhurst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the Christmas holiday, I studiously devoted myself to completing Michael Pollan&#8217;s book &#8220;In Defense of Food&#8221;. Granted, I chose a rather odd time to attempt to educate myself on the array of problems with our &#8220;way of eating&#8221; &#8211; &#8220;Pass the gravy please!&#8221;, but I was up for the challenge nonetheless.  I had heard [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zackhayhurst.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7420731&#038;post=561&#038;subd=zackhayhurst&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reflections on Connecticut Shooting Tragedy: the problem is far beyond gun control</title>
		<link>http://zackhayhurst.wordpress.com/2012/12/16/reflections-on-connecticut-shooting-tragedy-the-problem-is-far-beyond-gun-control/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 01:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Hayhurst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As this weekend comes to a close, I cannot help, like the rest of America, to spend this Sunday reflecting in disgust and sadness at the awful events that transpired in Connecticut this past Friday.  However, while so many in the country are asking the expected questions that occur after such an event; &#8220;Why would [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zackhayhurst.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7420731&#038;post=600&#038;subd=zackhayhurst&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why New Student Loan Interest Deal is a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2012 15:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Hayhurst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may have heard in the past couple days that Congress recently passed a bill to prevent student loan rates from doubling 3.4 to 6.8 percent.  How "noble" of them.
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		<title>Coughing Audiences – Attention Deficiency or Act of Defiance?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:18:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Hayhurst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The rudeness and inconsiderate nature of some classical music audiences never ceases to amaze me. Whether it is the agonizing  cellophane wrappers being delicately opened with precision, the inerrant cell phone interruptions, such that occurred recently at the New York Philharmonic&#8217;s performance, or the need felt by some performance attendees to constantly discuss moment by [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zackhayhurst.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7420731&#038;post=521&#038;subd=zackhayhurst&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reflection on my Master’s Thesis – in short, opera companies are still struggling to relate culturally</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Hayhurst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A year ago, I had only ever been an intern in opera.  Now I am fully employed in opera, and even more terrifying, I'm partly responsible for my companies future.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zackhayhurst.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7420731&#038;post=519&#038;subd=zackhayhurst&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Completing a Masters Degree in Arts Management</title>
		<link>http://zackhayhurst.wordpress.com/2011/05/07/completing-a-degree-in-arts-management/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 14:28:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Hayhurst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I write this post on the morning of my graduation day.  I had set my alarm for 9am ( I thought I would &#8220;sleep in&#8221; today), but I couldn&#8217;t sleep past 6:30am.  I suppose the excitement and anticipation were simply too great. Today, after two years in the making, I will finally graduate from American [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zackhayhurst.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7420731&#038;post=517&#038;subd=zackhayhurst&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Artistic Discourse is branching out</title>
		<link>http://zackhayhurst.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/artistic-discourse-is-branching-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Dec 2010 01:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Hayhurst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My poor Artistic Discourse blog has certainly been neglected lately, but the writing and the conversations are still happening.  I have been fortunate enough the last few months to be afforded the opportunity to create content both for the Washington National Opera blog, as well as the Americans for the Arts ARTSblog.  Here is a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zackhayhurst.wordpress.com&#038;blog=7420731&#038;post=515&#038;subd=zackhayhurst&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Let the Thesis writing begin!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 16:03:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Hayhurst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think this topic is valuable to the field of opera.  I have seen a lot recent writing around creative cost-saving measures.  A few examples that come immediately to mind are the use of projections in place of scenery, using the same core set structure for multiple operas in repertoire, the utilization of various social media techniques to take the place of more expensive traditional and expensive marketing campaigns, and the utilization of "demand pricing" - the same way airlines determine ticket prices.
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		<title>Tribute to Norman Scribner  &amp; Choral Arts Society of Washington</title>
		<link>http://zackhayhurst.wordpress.com/2010/08/17/tribute-to-norman-scribner-choral-arts-society-of-washington/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zack Hayhurst</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you, Norman, for all that you have done to establish a solid foundation from which Choral Arts can continue to be a great place to work, a great asset to the D.C. community and an important cultural institution.
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