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Hector BerliozComposer. Born 11 December 1803. Died 8 March 1869
Hector Berlioz Biography (BBC)
Berlioz: a profoundly original composer and brilliant writer; sensitive, agnostic, humorous, sardonic. During his life, and after his death his detractors outnumbered his admirers. A century later those detractors started to die out and Berlioz is now securely seated in the pantheon of great composers.
The eldest child of a country doctor, Berlioz duly enrolled in the School of Medicine in Paris. His determination to study composition was, however, so intense that he soon got himself accepted as a pupil of Jean-François Le Sueur. A seven-year apprenticeship which produced among other things his first orchestral work, the thrilling Les francs-juges Overture, culminated in 1830 when he won the prestigious Prix de Rome and single-handedly promoted the premiere of his Symphonie fantastique. This electrifying work made him notorious, not least because it included overt autobiography – his adolescent worship of Estelle Duboeuf (he was 12, she 18, when he first saw her) and his passion for Harriet Smithson, the Irish actress he was to marry.
Now began a career veering between heady success and debilitating failure. The decade after 1831 saw three more extraordinary symphonies (Harold in Italy, Romeo and Juliet, Symphonie funèbre et triomphale), the Requiem (the greatest success of his life), the opera Benvenuto Cellini (a failure) and the exquisite song cycle Les nuits d'été. But his music was so unconventional that it inevitably aroused antagonism, as did his journalism; in his secondary career as a music critic, prudence fought losing battles with artistic ideals. The positions to which he was obviously fitted – music director of the Opéra or professor at the Conservatoire – were denied him. For income he relied on his journalism, supplemented, from 1842, by concert tours abroad conducting (mostly) his own music. In Germany, Russia and England he was acclaimed the greatest conductor of his age.
The Revolution of 1848 left him contemptuous of politics, and his music became seemingly more 'Classical', notably in The Childhood of Christ (1854), a rare triumph. The splendours of his last great work, The Trojans (1856–8, never performed complete in his lifetime), showed, however, that his music was as modern as it had ever been. His final years were blighted by illness and then by the death of his son Louis. But a little earlier he had visited Estelle and rekindled that poignant relationship with which, if the facts were not more prosaic, one would like to think his life had become complete.
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Hector Berlioz Biography (Wikipedia)
Louis-Hector Berlioz (11 December 1803 – 8 March 1869) was a French Romantic composer. His output includes orchestral works such as the Symphonie fantastique and Harold in Italy, choral pieces including the Requiem and L'Enfance du Christ, his three operas Benvenuto Cellini, Les Troyens and Béatrice et Bénédict, and works of hybrid genres such as the "dramatic symphony" Roméo et Juliette and the "dramatic legend" La Damnation de Faust.
The elder son of a provincial doctor, Berlioz was expected to follow his father into medicine, and he attended a Parisian medical college before defying his family by taking up music as a profession. His independence of mind and refusal to follow traditional rules and formulas put him at odds with the conservative musical establishment of Paris. He briefly moderated his style sufficiently to win France's premier music prize, the Prix de Rome, in 1830 but he learned little from the academics of the Paris Conservatoire. Opinion was divided for many years between those who thought him an original genius and those who viewed his music as lacking in form and coherence.
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Sir John Eliot Gardiner on Berlioz's Romeo and Juliet
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Berlioz: Romeo and Juliet (extract)
- Ailish Tynan, Alasdair Tait and James Baillieu perform Berlioz's 'La Captive' live on In Tunehttps://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/240x135/p03pcyh2.jpghttps://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/240x135/p03pcyh2.jpg2016-03-29T10:51:00.000ZAilish Tynan, Alasdair Tait and James Baillieu perform Berlioz live on In Tunehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/music/audiovideo/popular/p03pczzb
Ailish Tynan, Alasdair Tait and James Baillieu perform Berlioz's 'La Captive' live on In Tune
- Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (extract)https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/240x135/p02mqycj.jpghttps://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/240x135/p02mqycj.jpg2015-04-23T09:00:00.000ZAn extract from Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastiquehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/music/audiovideo/popular/p02mqydj
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (extract)
- Berlioz: The Trojanshttps://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/240x135/p0206cqg.jpghttps://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/240x135/p0206cqg.jpg2014-07-11T13:46:00.000ZIn this Proms Music Guide, Suzy Klein talks about Berlioz's The Trojanshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/music/audiovideo/popular/p022nfq1
Berlioz: The Trojans
- Hector Berliozhttps://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/240x135/p01zzwz3.jpghttps://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/240x135/p01zzwz3.jpg2014-05-30T12:00:00.000ZDonald Macleod explores the life and work of quintessential romantic, Hector Berliozhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/music/audiovideo/popular/p020030f
Hector Berlioz
- Words and Musichttps://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/240x135/p01zvvs2.jpghttps://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/240x135/p01zvvs2.jpg2014-05-27T16:32:00.000ZCharles Hazlewood explores how composers have approached setting words to music.https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/audiovideo/popular/p01zvvs7
Words and Music
- Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/240x135/p01yn6sk.jpghttps://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/240x135/p01yn6sk.jpg2014-05-07T13:02:00.000ZDonald Macleod discusses the music of Berlioz with John Eliot Gardiner.https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/audiovideo/popular/p01yn6t9
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Still, for now, it is undeniably hot. The way he wears that suit. The way he moves pre-combat at the end, half-dancing, half stalking...
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What I love most about this preview though is Kristin Scott Thomas as we've never seen her before -- Ebola Paris Hilton in 20 years. What's that all about? I don't know. But the point is, I now want to. And the music. This is well chosen trailer music. This is a lullaby deliberately laid over brutality, exactly the right tone. Refn does a great job with song selection in his films. You remember how you felt in Drive when A Real Hero came on? Similar application here. It's very effective.
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Would it make a difference to know that Gosling supposedly speaks in an English accent in Only God Forgives? That's what Entertainment Weekly says. A Canadian boy with a Brooklyn accent playing Julian with a British accent...?
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9-12 Learning Results
This section has been updated to include the new Maine Learning Results, "Parameters for Essential Instruction," which were adopted by the state legislature in 2007. They are presented at the level of Development Standards. The 1997 Performance Indicators have been condensed slightly to conserve space.
The Common Core State Standards were added in November 2012.
Career Preparation 1997
A-2: Skills and abilities required in a variety of career options; relate to their own skills and abilities.
A-3: Relationship between the changing nature of work and educational requirements.
Career and Educational Development 2007
B1. Relationships among Learning, Work, the Community, and the Global Economy
C4. Social Needs and Changes that Influence Workplace Success
Common Core State Standards-English Language Arts 2012
Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies
Key Ideas and Details
2. Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source;
- provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas develop over the course of the text (grades 9-10)
- provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas (grades 11-12)
3. Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine whether earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them (grades 9-10)
3. Evaluate various explanations for actions or events and determine which explanation best accords with textual evidence, acknowledging where the text leaves matters uncertain (grades 11-12)
Craft and Structure
4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text,
- including vocabulary describing political, social, or economic aspects of history/social science (grades 9-10)
- including analyzing where the text leaves matters uncertain
9. Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several primary and secondary sources (grades 9 – 10)
9. Integrate information from diverse sources, both primary and secondary, into a coherent understanding of an idea or event, noting discrepancies among sources (grades 11-12)
Health and Physical Education 1997
Health Education
A-9: How disease-causing microorganisms, family history, nutrition, and other factors relate to the cause or prevention of disease and other health problems.
D-1: How different cultures affect health beliefs and practices (gender equity)
Health and Physical Education 2007
A3. Diseases/Other Health Problems
D1. Influences on Health Practices/Behavior
D2. Technology and Health
Mathematics 1997
C-2: Make tallies and graphs of information gathered from immediate surroundings.
F-1: Use measurement tools and units appropriately and recognize limitations in precision of measurement.
Mathematics 2007
C4. Surface area and volume of three dimensional objects
Common Core State Standards-Mathematics 2012
Number and Quantity Overview
- Reason quantitatively and use units to solve problems
- Geometric Measurement and Dimension
- Modeling with Geometry
Science and Technology 1997
H-5: Use mathematics to describe the work and power in a system.
I-4: How forces affect fluids (e.g., air and water).
L-3: Symbols, pictures, diagrams, scale drawings, and models to represent and simplify real life situations and to solve problems.
M-4: Impacts of various scientific and technological developments.
M-5: Historical relationship between prevailing cultural beliefs and breakthroughs in science and technology.
M-7: Connections between industry, natural resources, population, and economic development.
Science and Technology 2007
A1. Systems
A2. Models
A3. Constancy and Change
A4. Scale
B2. Skills and Traits of Technological Design
C2. Understandings about Science and Technology
C4. History and Nature of Science
E2. Ecosystems
Social Studies 1997
Civics and Government
B-1: Compare and contrast the purpose and structure of the U. S. government with other governments.
A-1: Major events and people that characterize each of the significant eras in U. S. and world history: Expanding Nation, Civil War and Reconstruction, Industrial U.S., World in the Nineteenth Century.
B-1: Causes and effects of major events in U. S. history and their connection to Maine and world history with emphasis on events after 1877.
B-7: Benefits and conflicts resulting from encounters among cultures.
C-2: Primary and secondary sources in order to differentiate between facts and interpretations, and to support or reject hypotheses.
A-3: How cultural and technological features can link or divide regions.
B-1: Factors which shape places and regions over time.
B-2: Cultural characteristics that make specific regions of the world distinctive.
B-3: How technologies contribute to cultural sharing and separation; identify examples of the spread of cultural traits.
B-1: Factors that impact development and distribution of a product.
C-1: Impact of cultural values on economic decisions.
D-2: Effect on international trade of domestic policies that encourage or discourage exchange of goods and services.
Social Studies 2007
Civics and Government
B1. Knowledge, Concepts, Themes, and Patterns of Civics/Government
B3. Individual, Cultural, International, and Global Connections in Civics and Government
C1. Economic Knowledge, Concepts, Themes, and Patterns
C2. Individual, Cultural, International, and Global Connections in Economics
D1. Geographic Knowledge, Concepts, Themes, and Patterns
E1. Historical Knowledge, Concepts, Themes, and Patterns
E2. Individual, Cultural, International, and Global Connections in History
Visual and Performing Arts 1997
A-6: Arts as a means of renewal and recreation, as well as an occupational opportunity.
B-1: Compare two or more visual and/or performing arts by identifying the genre, style, historical period and conditions, probable artist, and cultural source.
B-2: Compare and contrast characteristics of visual and/or performing arts within a particular historical period or style with concepts about the period or style from other content areas.
B-3: Characteristics and purposes of various visual and/or performing art works across time and among cultural and social groups; explain how characteristics and purposes fulfill social, religious, or ceremonial functions in a particular cultural and historical context.
B-4: Create works that reflect concepts, theories, approaches, and styles from their own and other cultures.
B-5: Develop visual and/or performing artwork in response to a historical, social or cultural condition.
Visual and Performing Arts 2007
E1. The Arts and History and World Cultures
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As he embarked Monday on a mayoral re-election campaign, Mike Houston faced criticism for saying four years ago he'd serve only one more term.
As he embarked Monday on a campaign to win his second consecutive and fourth overall term as Springfield's top official, Mayor Mike Houston faced criticism for saying four years ago he'd serve only one more term.
Houston, joined by his wife, Carolyn, in the city council chamber, ended months of speculation by announcing he is asking voters to let him keep serving the "city I love."
"I'm not the perfect mayor, but I am the right one, needed right here, right now," said Houston, 70, who was elected in 2011 but also was mayor from 1979 to 1987. "Today, I'm smarter, more energized, and even more eager to continue this journey. Together, we can continue what we started."
As Houston was announcing his intentions, the mayoral campaign of Sangamon County Auditor Paul Palazzolo sent reporters a half-minute video showing three statements Houston made to media outlets before being elected in 2011, including: "I'm only going to serve one term" and "I'm not looking to make a career out of city government."
"Don't promises mean anything anymore?" said a statement on that video.
Ward 6 Ald. Cory Jobe, who is contemplating a run, also issued a statement saying he was "disappointed that the mayor has gone back on his pledge but not surprised." He said many people supported Houston "because of the self-imposed term limit." Jobe said he would "meet with my team in the days ahead" to talk about his potential race for mayor.
City Treasurer Jim Langfelder, who says he will formally announce his mayoral run about the time candidates for city office can start circulating petitions later this summer, said the way Houston has been talking lately, he expected the re-election bid.
"It's a free country," Langfelder said. "Everybody can do what they please. … I just feel I'm the best person for the position. … Hopefully, the voters will turn out in droves because I think there will be a strong field."
The nonpartisan primary is Feb. 24, and the general election is April 7.
Under state law, if four or fewer people run for mayor, there will be no primary for the office, and all candidates will be in the general election, Sangamon County Clerk Joe Aiello said. In that general election, the candidate with the most votes — even if not above 50 percent — would win, he said.
If there are five or more candidates, there would be a primary, and the top two candidates would advance to the general election, Aiello said.
'Turned it around'
At Monday's announcement, Houston told reporters and about 50 other people that when he was running for mayor in 2011, he knew that tough decisions needed to be made, and his intention was to serve only one term.
"I've made a lot of decisions that I knew would hurt me if I decided to run for re-election," Houston said, adding that in his opinion, "We have run the most political-free operation in city government that this city has ever experienced."
He said city financial problems were "far deeper" than he expected upon taking office, but, "We turned it around much faster than I would have ever dreamed." He said he thought it would take his full term, but "the reality is we did it in a 10-month period."
"I thought that at the end of four years, people would be so mad at me there would be no chance that I would have any opportunity to even consider running for re-election," Houston said.
But now, he said, "I honestly believe with what we have done, I want to make sure that we continue. The only way that I can assure that is if I am here leading this organization, and I'm willing to do that. I'm willing to commit four more years of my life."
As for the criticism, Houston said while his original plan was to seek one term, when he is "out and about," people thank him for the job he is doing.
"I have faith in the people of Springfield," he said. "I think the average person in this community that's not involved in politics really sees a difference in city government."
When Houston highlighted his wife Carolyn's support as one of his major considerations in deciding to run for re-election, he appeared to get choked up, turned and kissed her. The pair initially decided that Houston would only run for one term as mayor, and she's made "many sacrifices" so he could serve, Houston said.
Weren't surprised
In Houston's speech, he pointed to accomplishments including the elimination of 97 city positions, an $11.3 million reversal in the city's average daily cash balance that has gone from a negative figure to a positive $7.8 million, and ongoing multimillion-dollar efforts to upgrade the city's infrastructure.
Ward 8 Ald. Kris Theilen said later that a lot of the groundwork for that positive fiscal swing was laid by the city council during the time when Ward 1 Ald. Frank Edwards was serving as interim mayor after the December 2010 death of former Mayor Tim Davlin.
"The aldermen and interim Mayor Edwards, we did a lot of heavy lifting on that last budget that really set things in motion," Theilen said.
Aldermen who spoke Monday about Houston's announcement weren't surprised the mayor decided to seek re-election, and their reviews were mixed on what it's been like to work with Houston's administration.
Ward 7 Ald. Joe McMenamin, who attended Houston's announcement, said the retired banker brings "vast experience and strong management know-how" to the position, but said all the candidates for mayor "deserve a serious look."
"I think the mayor goes too far when he says only he can carry us forward," McMenamin said.
Edwards, a candidate for city treasurer, said he thinks the next administration will need to tackle many of the same issues that face the city right now, including aging infrastructure and maintaining a stable financial situation.
"I don't think our challenges are over by far," Edwards said.
Edwards called himself a "neutral player" when it comes to the field of mayoral candidates because Edwards is largely concentrating on his campaign for city treasurer.
Better communication
Theilen is less critical about working with Houston's administration than some of the other aldermen. Communication with the administration was difficult at the beginning but has improved substantially for Theilen, he said.
"Certainly from my perspective, I wish it would be less contentious," Houston said Monday of the dynamic with the council.
Edwards, who acknowledged Monday communication has improved, said there's room for improvement. Edwards pointed to a recent example when Jobe two weeks ago issued a news release calling on Houston to shut down and condemn the Bel-Aire Motel by this week, which Houston said he first heard about through media reports.
"Now he knows how we feel," Edwards said. "I think it's gotten a bit better, but it should have been that way from the beginning. He should let the (aldermen) know what we're going to do."
Asked about race relations in the city, Houston said 19 percent of people hired in his first three years were minorities, dozens of top managers have been through a three-day program to root out institutional racism, and there is now a diversity council meeting regularly.
He said his executive assistant, Willis "Bill" Logan, who is black, is involved in "probably every decision that we make in city government" .
"We still have a lot of work to do within city government," Houston said, "but I think that we have made a lot of progress." And in the city in general, he said, "There is a racial divide.
"If you talk to African-Americans, they will tell you that they feel that they are not treated equally," Houston said. "That's going to take a long time to change," he said and it will be "one day at a time." But he also said he hasn't seen another with "the type of progress that we've made. …"
Going after blight
During Houston's tenure, some police internal affairs files that were more than four years old and were requested through the Freedom of Information Act were shredded under an agreement between the police union and some city officials. The police chief at the time later retired, and the city's top lawyer at the time resigned. An Illinois State Police report on the incident is not yet complete, Houston said.
"We could have done a better job," in that situation, Houston acknowledged. But he noted that he asked the state attorney general to conduct an investigation into the issue, and the city has been forthcoming in the state police probe.
"I wanted everything to come out and I think that everything will come out," he said, predicting that "a lot of the innuendo will just kind of fall by the wayside, and it may be a lot simpler than what a lot of people think."
Houston also told the gathering he would accept campaign contributions given "for the right reasons," and those giving are "not trying to buy access."
Michelle Higginbotham, president of the Enos Park Neighborhood Improvement Association, said infrastructure improvements and targeting blighted properties are among the biggest issues for the association. Higginbotham called the city Public Works Department under Director Mark Mahoney's leadership, through Houston's first term, a "vast improvement" from the past.
"One of the things Mayor Houston originally campaigned on was a pledge to come down on blighted properties," Higginbotham said, emphasizing that as a nonprofit, the association doesn't endorse political candidates. "Under Houston's administration they've been much more aggressive about going after blighted properties and holding property owners accountable and that's something we've been very pleased with."
Houston's highlights of ongoing projects, efforts
* See through ongoing infrastructure upgrade to streets and the sewer system.
* Long-term, multiphased Springfield Rail Improvements Project that will consolidate freight and passenger rail traffic along the 10th Street corridor.
* Aim to grow the Springfield economy — increase local jobs, expand public-private partnerships and support local businesses.
* Maintain fiscal "discipline" and continue with some of the budgetary practices that have been implemented; continue to improve the city's credit rating.
Reactions to Houston's plan to run again
Ward 7 Ald. Joe McMenamin: "I wish the mayor could reach out and solicit ideas and advice from the council members better than he does."
Mayoral candidate Jim Langfelder, current city treasurer: "I just feel I'm the best person for the position. I think that will come out during the campaign… Hopefully, the voters will turn out in droves because I think there will be a strong field."
Ward 8 Ald. Kris Theilen on the budget Mayor Mike Houston inherited when he took office: "The aldermen and interim Mayor (Frank) Edwards, we did a lot of heavy lifting on that last budget that really set things in motion. I don't think all the credit goes to (the Houston administration). I think people forget to give credit where credit's due."
Ward 6 Ald. Cory Jobe, another potential mayoral contender (prepared statement): "I am disappointed that the mayor has gone back on his one-term pledge but not surprised. Many of us took the mayor at his word when he pledged to run for one term and many voters supported him because of the self-imposed term limit."
Ward 1 Ald. Frank Edwards: "I think the mayor is better educated today than when he took office, and I think that will bode well for him in the election."
Ward 7 Ald. Sam Cahnman: "I work well with the mayor and his directors on the day-to-day needs of my constituents... Representing older neighborhoods, I especially appreciate his administration's dramatic increase in the number of abandoned buildings demolished, and the step up in the enforcement of building regulations."
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The AAFP has joined with other major physician organizations in filing a friend-of-the-court brief(www.ama-assn.org) in a lawsuit that seeks to overturn a Florida law(www.flsenate.gov) prohibiting physicians from asking patients and their families about guns in their homes and from noting a patient's gun ownership in the patient's medical record.
In the brief, the AAFP and nine other physician organizations said the statute, known as the Firearm Owners' Privacy Act, prevents physicians from communicating with their patients, and it prevents them from providing medical care according to accepted standards.
"Not only do physicians lose the right to express themselves freely, but their patients are deprived of the full range of medical care and professionalism that they should and do expect from their physicians," said the brief.
The brief also noted that "the statutory restraint on record keeping prevents physicians from taking a routine precaution that might enhance their defense against charges of medical malpractice."
- The AAFP has joined with other major physician organizations in filing a friend-of-the-court brief that seeks to overturn a Florida law that severely restricts the ability of physicians to discuss firearms safety with their patients.
- The measure, enacted last year, prohibits physicians from intentionally entering firearms ownership information into a patient's medical record, and also bars physicians from asking their patients about firearms ownership.
- AAFP President Glen Stream, M.D., M.B.I., said the AAFP's opposition to the law is motivated by gun safety issues and preventive medicine and not by opposition to gun ownership.
Other physician organizations that signed onto the brief include the AMA, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, American College of Preventive Medicine, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and American Psychiatric Association.
Florida enacted the measure last year, but a U.S. District judge in Miami issued an injunction(www.prnewswire.com) in July, blocking enforcement of the law. The state filed an appeal to the judge's decision, and the AAFP and the other organizations then filed a friend-of-the-court brief in opposition to Florida's appeal. The Florida AFP was one of three physician groups that filed an initial suit in 2011 seeking to block enforcement of the law.
"The Florida law -- and our opposition to it -- has nothing to do with gun ownership," said AAFP Board Chair Glen Stream, M.D., M.B.I., of Spokane, Wash., in an interview with AAFP News Now. "The issue is whether there are firearms in the house, and if there are, the physician should be able to talk to patients about gun safety -- the safe storage and maintenance of guns, for example, and keeping guns out of the reach of children."
Stream described gun ownership as "an important safety issue and an appropriate topic for family physicians to discuss with their patients and the patients' families in regard to overall preventive health."
The friend-of-the-court brief comes on the heels of a New England Journal of Medicine article written by the AAFP and four other physician-led organizations that calls on states to stop promoting and passing laws that infringe on the patient/physician relationship and that are not based on science and evidence.
According to Stream, the Florida law intrudes on the physician/patient relationship, and is an example of one of the overreaching laws cited in the New England Journal of Medicine article. "It is not taking a position against gun ownership simply by asking whether people have guns in their homes, and using that as an opportunity to discuss and counsel patients about gun safety," Stream said.
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(Gray News) - James Holzhauer, who set the one-day record for Jeopardy! winnings at almost $111,000 last week, had another six-figure day on Tuesday and brought his total winning well past $500,000.
The 34-year-old professional sports gambler won $106,181 on Tuesday night, easily defeating a challenger whose incorrect response on Final Jeopardy left him with just $1.
Holzhauer correctly responded that Crimea moved its clocks ahead two hours in 2014 in order to align its time with Moscow's.
He has extended his winning run on Jeopardy! to nine days.
Holzhauer's $110,914 record day last week dwarfed the previous record, set in 2010, of $77,000.
His total winnings now stand at $566,660.
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It has become something of a ritual for me at this time of year, just when I'm most eagerly anticipating the change of seasons, to attend a performance of Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, and, most years, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra obliges me by staging one. Last night's performance, conducted by Vasily Petrenko, was a triumph. Sufficiently blood-stirring to bolster me through however many weeks of winter we have left to endure.
There are a couple of legal stories associated with The Rite of Spring that I recalled only vaguely going in. But the excellent program notes by Don Anderson filled in some of the details. And, diligent law & the arts blogger that I am, I did a bit of research today to ferret out more.
The most interesting tale relates to its debut performance at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris on May 29, 1913. Though most often performed as a concert today, The Rite of Spring was conceived and debuted as a ballet, choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky and performed by the Ballets Russes. The combined effect of Stravinsky's music and Nijinsky's choreography was such a shock to the sensibilities of its first audience that it provoked what has been termed the best-known classical music riot in history. (How many contenders might there be for that honour? If you know any other stories that challenge the genteel image of classical music, please share them in the comments!)
Stravinsky wrote of the event: "Mild protests against the music could be heard from the beginning. Then, when the curtain opened on a group of knock-kneed and long-braided Lolitas jumping up and down, the storm broke." Carl van Vechten, who was in attendance that evening, explained: "A certain part of the audience was thrilled by what it considered to be a blasphemous attempt to destroy music as an art, and swept away with wrath, began to make catcalls and to offer audible suggestions as to how the performance should proceed." Others chimed in with contrary views. The vociferous debate soon degenerated into fisticuffs in the aisles. The police were summoned but were unable to fully restore order. Some accounts assert that the police shut the performance down at the intermission, others that it continued on chaotically to the end. Subsequent performances were not similarly disrupted. In fact, they were ecstatically received, and ultimately the controversy surrounding the debut served only to further burnish Stravinsky's rising star.
The Rite of Spring's second brush with law involved courts rather than police, after it was prominently featured in Walt Disney's 1940 animated film, Fantasia. At that point, Rite was in the public domain in North America, but it was protected by copyright elsewhere in the world, so Disney negotiated a licensing agreement with Stravinsky for a total of $6,000 to secure foreign distribution rights. Stravinsky was not impressed when he saw a preview of the film. He was unhappy with alterations that had been made to the music and he pronounced the performance of it "execrable." But he did not seek legal recourse, whether because he believed the agreement he had signed precluded him from doing so or he was simply disinclined to litigate.
It was Boosey & Hawkes, music publishers who had purchased rights to the composition from Stravinsky in 1947, who took Disney to court decades later on the occasion of the release of the film on videocassette, alleging breach of contract and infringement of copyright in at least 18 countries. The litigation began in 1993 and continued for eight years, raising all manner of interesting issues about the jurisdiction of U.S. courts in international copyright matters, the effect of unforeseen technological advancements on licensing agreements, and the assignability of moral rights. Ultimately, however, after multiple court rulings, most but not all in their favour, Boosey & Hawkes settled for three million dollars.
To return focus to the music, here's a bit of Rite-related viewing, courtesy of YouTube, to take you into the weekend.
Conductor Simon Rattle on Stravinsky and The Rite of Spring:
A recreation of the debut performance from the BBC drama Riot at the Rite:
And, finally, a snippet from the animated version in Disney's Fantasia that Stravinsky found so objectionable:


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Eric Murdock was looking to get involved in college basketball. Rutgers coach Mike Rice was looking for a former pro to mentor his players.
The match was perfect, so Rice has hired the Bridgewater hoops legend as director of player development, a mentoring post that will focus on attitude and life skills. Rutgers will announce the hiring early next week.
"This has always been something I've wanted to do," Murdock said last month after he reached out to Rice to explore the possibility. "I've been in the Big East, I know what it's about. I know what the players are going through. I can relate to these guys."
Murdock, 42, is one of Central Jersey's most accomplished hardwood products and also offers a compelling personal story. When he was six months old his mother was struck and killed by a car as she crossed the street. Raised along with nine others by his grandmother in a house that sometimes lacked electricity, he became a high school phenom and led Bridgewater-Raritan West to back-to-back state group championships.
Then he embarked on a celebrated career at Providence College, where the 6-foot-1 point guard earned first-team All-America honors and the nickname "The Man of Steal" as he set the NCAA record for career steals.
After being selected with the 21st pick in the 1991 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz, Murdock played nine seasons in the league and averaged 10.1 points per game over that span. His best campaign came with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1993-94, when he averaged 15.3 points, 6.7 assists and 2.4 steals.
After his NBA career ended Murdock played in Italy and later worked as a college basketball analyst and, for one season, was the head coach of The Pingry School's varsity boys team. Along with his cousin and assistant Jason Murdock, he guided the Big Blue to a 17-win season, its best in recent memory. The experience lit a spark, and Murdock has been looking to get into the mentoring business since.
"He got a lot of satisfaction from coaching and I think he might have even found that this was his calling," Pingry athletic director Gerry Vanasse said Thursday. "He saw how the players responded to him and the uptick in performance really made it a galvanizing experience for the whole school."
It seemed like an unlikely marriage at first—an NBA veteran coaching at a suburban prep school known more for its soccer, lacrosse and tennis—but Murdock connected with the players and Pingry's students packed the gym that winter.
"He has a world of talent as a coach," Vanasse said. "It was never about him. He really had a lot of respect for the kids and his staff and the whole department."
This spring Murdock followed the Rutgers coaching search closely in the hope of getting involved with the program.
"Somebody to bridge the gap between the players and the coaches," Murdock said last month of his ideal role. "With the players, I can try to open their eyes to life and to becoming men, because they're on that cusp."
Murdock, who lives in Warren, hit it off with Rice from their first phone conversation.
"He's a winner and I want to win, too. I could be playing my grandmother in 500 rummy and if she beats me I have an empty feeling in my stomach," Murdock said.
Rice and Murdock found common ground right away—both are Pittsburgh Steelers fans, and both feel like Rutgers has a world of hoops potential.
"If Rutgers was to turn the basketball program around it would be more exciting than when Rutgers turned the football program around," Murdock said, "because Jersey is a basketball state."


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April 30, 2012
The CS2->CS6 upgrade window remains open, but barely
Photoshop PM Jeff Tranberry addresses upgrade questions on the Photoshop team blog:
Question: Can I upgrade to CS6?
Yes. Owners of a CS5 or CS5.5 qualify for upgrade pricing to CS6.
There is a special offer – good through the end of the year- which allows CS3 & CS4 owners an opportunity to upgrade to CS6.
Owners of CS2 have one last chance if they purchase CS5 from a reseller in the next 30 days (to receive a free upgrade to CS6).
Check out the rest of Jeff's post for other useful Q&A.
I use CS2 as it is easy but CS5 or higher version are too slow on my Pc
I bought the full version of CS2 years ago and have upgraded over the years to CS3 then CS4 and finally CS5. I'm a NAPP member too. Will I be able to get and upgrade to CS6 or will I need to get the full version of CS6? If so, how much will this cost me as a NAPP member? I just can't seem to find a straight answer on this. Thanks in advance for any and all help provided.
Subject : Adobe CS2 upgrading to/CS3/CS4 and CS5
I noticed your question regarding the upgrade to CS6 as NAPP member and I also cannot find a straight answer to this issue on the internet.
Have you received an answer in the meantime ?
Many thanks in advance for your reply.
Willy Soenen – Brussels
I've CS2 but never upgrade. Can I still upgrade to CS6 or any higher. Thanks.
2012/10/7 can I upgradeto a newer version of photoshop have cs2.
I have cs2 need to up grade to cs5 do you have the up grade to cs5 that I need and how much is the cost.
I have cs2 production suite and.want upgrade to
Cs6 what is the cheapest way.thanks
My company recently upgraded from CS2 to CS6 Adobe suite (PC). Prior research affirmed CS6 could open CS2 files. I also have CS5 on personal computer. We need to update a large project and want to pull from CS2 InDesign files, but neither CS5 or 6 will open the INDD CS2 files. In fact, trying to open them closes InDesign.
Do you have a solution to this problem?
Thank you!
Hi Linda, post your question here for the InDesign team to answer: http://forums.adobe.com/community/indesign/indesign_general
I have Adobe Photoshop 2 and would like to upgrade it to CS Standard PC. It's for use in my home office and I'm retired. I've use CS2 before on someone else's computer and found it to be very easy to use.
HELP please!
Veda Beckman
Hi Veda, it's unclear what you currently own. Do you own Photoshop 2? Photoshop CS2? Or Elements 2?
Do you want to upgrade to Design Standard CS6?
Your best bet may be to subscribe to Creative Cloud. You can get all the Suite, and more, for $29 a month if you own any CS product.
I own the complete version of Photoshop 2. Could i just upgrade it to Photoshop 3 or 4?
I have the CS2 version of Photoshop. I want something that has the clone, newer ghealing tool, etc.
i want my photoshop CS2 upgrade to photoshop CS6.
I have CS2 Premium on my old Windows XP computer. I would like to buy CS6 for my new MAC. I would like to find out for sure if CS6 for MAC will open my CS2 files from my PC. I expect to pay the price for CS6. I am not asking for a less expensive upgrade. But I want to be certain that I can transfer my CS2 files before I invest in CS6. Thanks!


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Hey, ive made a simple test applet for a project. But when i start the applet up and start the test the progress bar doesn't progress. 3 questions, 100% is set to 3 for the progress bar, and i increment the progress by one every time a person clicks next. But the Progress bar doesn't increase. When the test is finished the progress jumps to 100%.
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Occupy's Pledge to FIGHT BACK
We Didn't Start the Class War
Dan Kinney pledged on to fight back against the 1% by doing the following:
- Come out in the streets when Occupy calls for a day of action.
- Never go to work during a general strike.
- Attend a direct action / civil disobedience training session.
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Professor Lorelei Stein Elected to Family Services of Western PA's Board of Trustees Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Family Services of Western Pennsylvania announced this month that Professor Lorelei Stein, Ph.D., has been elected to the organization's Board of Trustees. She will serve a three-year term.
Family Services of Western Pennsylvania is a human services agency that provides a variety of programs, services and activities for children, adults and families. The agency works in the areas of behavioral health, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and rehabilitation to help build stronger families and communities.
Among its many services are the Families Outside program and the Allegheny County Jail Collaboration, a family support program that provides comprehensive services to families impacted by incarceration and delivers a wide array of programming, including services based in the jail and in the community.
Stein, who directs Point Park University's graduate program in criminal justice administration, is a longtime advocate for children with parents who are incarcerated in Allegheny County.
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SES Toronto was full of great content from the keynote from Avinash Kaushik where he took local companies to task with their search visibility and user experience to breakout sessions like the content marketing optimization panel I presented on and this one: Spy vs. Spy: Competitive Analysis. There's a plethora of tools available online to track, monitor and uncover information that could be used to gain a competitive advantage for both organic search optimization and pay per click.
This session provided a balance of both and included speakers Jim Yu of Bright Edge (@brightedge) and Matt Van Wagner (@mvanwagner) of findmefaster. Moderation duties were handled by Mike Grehan (@mikegrehan), Global VP Content, SES, Search Engine Watch, ClickZ.
Starting things off was Jim Yu of BrightEdge, which is an enterprise SEO platform that has over 2,000 brands using their product.


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Patrick Sarran-Keza Chilled Cheese Trolley
At Design Interviews
Interview with Patrick Sarran : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Patrick Sarran : French cheeses belong to the best of the gastronomy. Refined cheeses are fragile. They have to be handled with care, and be kept at a constant temperature of around 13°C. In 2007 the few chilled cheeses trolleys for restaurants had an outdated design and were not very effective. The master cheese ripener Xavier asked me to create a model for him. He simply told me "it would be nice if the cold could come from above ». .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Patrick Sarran : I searched for convergence between functions, materials, virtual optimization, economy of means and manufacturing technologies; with the goal of creating a beautiful piece of design dedicated to cheeses service. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Patrick Sarran : I hope this design will become an archetype. .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Patrick Sarran : It took one year to complete the first version. After six years of improvements I finalize the perfect one which won the award. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Patrick Sarran : In 2007, I became convinced that there was a need. Fine gourmet restaurants were becoming more and more popular an a big effort is put into the interior design. France is the country of cheese, Is it not? There were no companies able to produce and sell these carts in good conditions. I new it would take some time to finalize my design because I had to resolve a lot of technical issues. So I decided to found QUISO and carry on this project. .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Patrick Sarran : KEZA design is used by QUISO, my own company; Maybe in the future I will need a partner. .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. Patrick Sarran : It is a question of family. My mother was a cook, my brother is a chef, and now I have became very familiar with many people in that world. .Frank Scott: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?. Patrick Sarran : Like designer Jean Prouvé I began this design by listing constraints and functions. Then I followed the simpler ways to get from function to form. Thanks to the complexity of the issues, the first shapes that came to mind were not simple. I worked on it for a long time until the design expressed a totemic character. At that time, I was rather influenced by Ettore Sottsass and Memphis, the italien movement he founded in the 80s. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Patrick Sarran : Gourmet restaurants. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Patrick Sarran : This design is radically different from every existing cheese trolleys. .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Patrick Sarran : In 2007 I designed two chilled trolleys with a strange look. I named it KEZA & COQ. It was a joke. » KEZAKO means « What is this? » in the patois of my countryside. .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. Patrick Sarran : I simultaneously use the software Vectorworks and my cabinet maker workshop. .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Patrick Sarran : Closed it has a face, open it is a table. .Frank Scott: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?. Patrick Sarran : I took advise from chef Michel Sarran and the master cheese ripener François Bourgon. The design of the electrical circuit was made by an engineer. .Frank Scott: What is the role of technology in this particular design?. Patrick Sarran : Cold distribution. .Frank Scott: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?. Patrick Sarran : There was no data used during the early stages but a lot research went into the types of materials, components and shape of design. .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?. Patrick Sarran : There were a lot of issues. For example it took me quite some time to find appropriate hinges for the box, good wheels and its bindings. Designing inbuilt handles was also difficult. By trial and error I opted for the present round shape that turned out to be easy to use and had a friendly look. Etc… .Frank Scott: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?. Patrick Sarran : One day, I found the proposal to participate to A'Design Award in my mail box. I did not know this competition. After I read the rules and the methodology of the contest, I told myself, why not? .Frank Scott: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?. Patrick Sarran : For the first time, I designed entirely with a 3D software. It was not easy, I learned by myself. But it was a revolution. My design became more precise, clear to my eyes, easy to share with subcontractors and clients. It was the beginning of a successful period for QUISO. .Frank Scott: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?. Patrick Sarran : No. .
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If we weren't before, we should probably all be worrying about the ozone layer right about now: the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports that this past October was the fifth warmest ever, tied with the one in 2008. One repercussion of this unseasonably warm trend, says an analyst at Weather Underground, is the danger of drought, which has the potential for even more destruction and fatalities than Hurricane Sandy. During the heat wave-induced drought in the US back in 1998, 7,500 Americans died. For a visual aid, check out the infographic.
But here's a weather-related fact somewhat less likely to ruin your next dinner party: anyone born in or after April 1985 (which would make them 27) has never lived through a month that was colder than average. Ever. So, MILLENIALS (I hate that term) stop complaining, nut up and get a scarf.
'If you're 27 or younger, you've never experienced a colder-than-average month' [Grist]
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Ready to jump in and learn SQL Azure?
[This article was contributed by the SQL Azure team.]
Ready to jump in and learn SQL Azure? Here are some resources from Microsoft's Channel 9.
Introduction to SQL Azure
In this lab, you will walk through a series of simple use cases for SQL Azure such as: preparing your account, managing logins, creating database objects and query your database. Here are the direct links to the various sections:
- Overview
- Exercise 1: Preparing Your SQL Azure Account
- Exercise 2: Working with Data. Basic DDL and DML
- Exercise 3: Build a Windows Azure Application that Accesses SQL Azure
- Exercise 4: Connecting via Client Libraries
- Summary
Migrating Databases to SQL Azure
In this lab, you will use the AdventureWorksLT2008 database and show how to move an existing on-premise database to SQL Azure including modifying the DDL and moving data via BCP and SQL Server Integration Services. Here are the direct links to the various sections:
- Overview
- Exercise 1: Moving an Existing Database to the Cloud
- Exercise 2: Using BCP for Data Import and Export
- Exercise 3: Using SSIS for Data Import and Export
- Summary
- Known Issues
SQL Azure: Tips and Tricks
In general, working with a database in SQL Azure is the same as working against an on SQL Server with some additional considerations covered in this lab.
- Overview
- Exercise 1: Manipulating the SQL Azure firewall via API's
- Exercise 2: Managing Connections – Logging SessionIds
- Exercise 3: Managing Connections – Throttling, latency and transactions
- Exercise 4: Supportability – Usage Metrics
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G. Schirmer 24 Italian Songs & Arias Medium Low Book/Online Audio
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For well over a century, the G. Schirmer edition of 24 Italian Songs & Arias of the 17th and 18th Centuries has introduced millions of beginning singers to serious Italian vocal literature. Offered in two accessible keys suitable for all singers, it is likely to be the first publication a voice teacher will ask a first-time student to purchase. The classic Parisotti realizations result in rich, satisfying accompaniments which allow singers pure musical enjoyment. For ease of practice, carefully prepared accompaniments were also recorded by John Keene which can be accessed online. Keene is a New York-based concert accompanist and vocal coach who has performed throughout the United States for radio and television. Educated at the University of Southern California, he has taught accompanying at the university level and collaborated with Gian Carlo Menotti and Thea Musgrave on productions of their operas.
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'American Idol' Recap: Was Skylar Laine That Good, Or Was Everyone Else That Bad
With the Top 8 given the opportunity to sing the songs of the eighties, many songs could have been chosen but most of the hopefuls picked horrible songs and didn't perform much better. Which helped Skylar Laine have a breakout performance, or was it just the best of the bad?
When the hopefuls get to pick their songs each week I am convinced they have zero taste in music. There are so many legendary 80's songs that could have been picked and a majority of the songs that were picked didn't live up to the potential of what could have been. Where was Journey? Where was Madonna? I know we are a few days past but the April 4 performance show was border line April Fool's Day in how the performances ended up sounding. Yikes!
Deandre Brackensick: Deandre chose 'I Like It' by DeBarge which his voice actually made the song listenable. But would it have killed him to do a song that people actually know? And if you do know the song, you'll certainly admit that it shouldn't have been his first selection. He should be safe for another week, but he really has to start picking up the pace to have any chance in the finals. Mark my words, he'll be voted off the show within two weeks. Please do us all a favor Deandre, sing a song that we can sing along with you and have us enjoy the ride. Jennifer Lopez said that the way he moved his hair was very natural. Think about how stupid of a compliment that is, he needs to step it up!
Elise Testone: Elise sang 'I Want to Know What Love Is' by Foreigner which is a spectacular song. When I heard the song I almost thought it would have been a great song for Deandre to try out because Elise actually made a wonderful song terrible. She certainly will be in the bottom three and may possibly be voted off the show. She has had a rough road of ups and downs and this just might be the nail in the coffin. Should be interesting to see if the judges would use the save on her. It might be a sleepless night for her tonight.
Phillip Phillips: Phillip sang 'That's All' by Genesis which is great song but I thought he should have chose a solo song by Phil Collins instead that would show something different from Phillip. I get the fact that he is his own person, but he does the same thing every week. Its really getting stale, plus the judges will not give him bad remarks as he is a fan favorite. The judges need to judge and tell Phillip to mix it up a little bit. We want to be kept guessing, not watching the same thing over and over. Would you really want to see a two hour show of the same song? Regardless he'll be safe for now but he needs to give us something different, hopefully that will start next week.
Joshua Ledet: Joshua chose 'If You Don't Know Me By Now' by Simply Red which was a song that is in his wheel house. The judges loved it but he complained that he didn't really know any 80's songs so it was hard this week for him to find the right song. This is his excuse every week. He is a bit cocky for his own good which you need as a singer but I think it will bite him in a few weeks when he is voted off.
Jessica Sanchez: Jessica chose 'How Will I Know' by Whitney Houston and she is trying to sell us her alter ego BBCHEZ who apparently is just like Beyonce. Last time I checked, Beyonce moves around on stage and not like a zombie like Jessica Sanchez showed tonight. If BBCHEZ is her alter ego and anyone says its just like Beyonce they need their head examined. I think she should retire BBCHEZ because that alter ego is a pitchy robot. I understand that she is currently a favorite and may even get to the finals but she will have the same fate as she had when she was on America's Got Talent and that is not winning the show. Just wait and see.
Hollie Cavanagh: Hollie chose 'Flashdance, What A Feeling' and looked amazing in that dress they had for her but it was all over the place in her performance. She actually would have fared much better with Jessica's song. The judges mentioned she thinks about her performance and doesn't really let it all go. I couldn't agree more. She will be in the bottom three and possibly may be in trouble going home. Its too bad No Doubt wasn't big in the 80's as it would suit Hollie much better. She needs to mix it up and maybe even do a song done by a guy. It could work wonders for her.
Colton Dixon: He sang 'Time After Time' by Cyndi Lauper and looked like Kate Gosselin doing it. Just look at that hairdo. He is a solid performer and the most consistent of the bunch which should help matters but he should really pick an epic song to showcase his complete talents next week. This performance would have been a home run if he stayed still and added more emotion to it. But he walked around and looked like a deer in headlights singing to everyone but us. He will be safe, he will do better. Tonight was a 7 out of 10.
Skylar Laine: Skylar went out of her comfort zone and it worked. Helped by a lackluster set of performances before her, she took the stage and sang the iconic 'Wind Beneath My Wings'. It was nice to see her get out of the country thing for a week and give us something different. Which every Idol hopeful should do in their journey. It makes things that much better when they show range. She bought herself some more time in the competition and gave herself a opportunity to stretch herself as the show goes on. She may pull off being third place this year.
So HollywoodLifers, Who did the best? Who is in your bottom three? Sound off below!


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Iowa CDL Practice Test: Tank - Test 2020(From the 2020 Iowa CDL Handbook)
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Directions: To obtain this endorsement for hauling any liquid or gaseous materials in a tank or tanks, applicants must pass a 15-question test. And to pass the test, applicants must score at least 80%. Test questions are from the Iowa Commercial Driver Handbook. The Tanker Vehicles endorsement can be used with the Class A, B, or C CDL. If you need additional information, please contact your local DMV office. You can find your nearest DMV office at Iowa DMV locations.
1. Because of a liquid tanker's high center of gravity and liquid surge, you should approach curves by ______.
2. If you have a cellphone, it's best to call for assistance _______.
3. The effects of liquid surge can be particularly dangerous for tankers driving on what type of surface?
4. What is the best way to recognize that the trailer has started to skid?
5. A trailer air supply that is in good working condition will pop out when the air pressure falls into what range?
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Esurance AC Milan Primavera (U-21) exhibition match presented by Peroni Italy, June 19, PGE Park, 7 p.m.
Six players from AC Milan's Primavera (U-21) squad suited for the first team's final home match of the 2006-07 Serie A regular season in a 3-2 loss to Udinese Saturday.
The Primavera players called up included defender Mateo Darmian, midfielder Alex Guerci and forward Davide Di Gennaro who each saw the field as second-half substitutes. Luca Antonelli(def.), Matteo Bruscagin (def.) and Willy Aubameyang (for.) were included on AC Milan's 18-man game roster.
The Portland Timbers and AC Milan Primavera meet on June 19 for the Esurance AC Milan Primavera vs. Timbers match presented by Peroni Italy at PGE Park at 7 p.m.
AC Milan's first team faces England's Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League final on
Wednesday, May 23 in Athens, Greece.
Wednesday, May 23 in Athens, Greece.


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Since 2008, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been on the hunt for the next cryptographic hash function. It has evaluated several proposed functions, and chosen five as of them as potential finalists. From those five, one will become the new SHA-3 standard. This article examines these finalists, with an eye to their operation and features. I examine how each one reduces a given message into a unique hash.
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NSString), test it, and compare the results against those produced by the current OpenSSL standard. For this article, you need only a basic understanding of cryptography.
The Need for a New Hash
Many of today's security packages rely on three standard functions to supply hashes that are cryptographically secure. These functions are products of open-source projects and thus are free of licensing issues. But under attack from high-speed hardware, cloud computing, and advanced algorithms, cracks in these hash functions have appeared, making them unreliable.
Consider the MD5 hash function, for instance. First introduced in 1992 by Ronald Rivest, this function emits hashes that are 128-bits long (16 bytes). It uses a Merkle-Damgård block to process the message data. It takes about 4 rounds of block operations to generate a hash. The function's internals are detailed in "The MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm" (RFC-1321).
But MD5 was found to be insecure. In 2009, researchers Tao Xie and Dengguo Feng reported they were able to break MD5 with a collision attack. In theory, such attack should take at least 264 cycles to find a collision. This 2009 attack, however, succeeded after 220.96 cycles, and it was done with off-the-shelf computer hardware. (More information on the subject can be found here.)
Next came SHA-1. It was developed in 1995 by the US National Security Agency (NSA) and published as document FIPS PUB-180 by NIST. It too uses a Merkle-Damgård block to process its message data. The function takes around 80 rounds of block operations to produce a 160-bit hash.
SHA-1 is meant as a viable replacement for MD5. It is currently unbroken, but several test attacks have revealed potential flaws. For instance, in 2005 Rijmen and Oswald made a collision attack that worked on 53 of the 80 rounds of SHA-1, a safety margin of about 1.5. Later attacks have reduced the margin of safety even further. Details of the latest attack are made public by the open-source project HashClash.
As a result, SHA-2 was designed by the NSA as a successor to SHA-1. Like SHA-1, it uses a Merkle-Damgård block to process the message data. But SHA-2 can emit hashes in one of three bit lengths: 256, 384, and 512 bits. It uses 64 rounds of block operations to produce a 256-bit hash (32 bytes) and 80 rounds for a 512-bit hash. Technical details on SHA-2 are published by the NIST under the document FIPS PUB 180-2.
Currently, SHA-2 has no known weaknesses. The best attack was a pre-image one directed against 41 rounds of SHA-2/256 and 46 rounds of SHA-2/512. In both attacks, SHA-2 maintained a safety margin of at least 1.5. So far, there are no recorded attacks successful against a full-round SHA-2.
And yet SHA-2 failed to displace SHA-1. One reason for its failure is the lack of urgency in the developer community to make the switch. Another is the cost in time and effort to migrate from SHA-1 to SHA-2. Moreover, many developers prefer to wait for the next standard, which is SHA-3.
Seeking a New Hash
It is a matter of time before someone does come up with a successful attack against a full-round SHA-2. To guard against this event, NIST began a public contest in 2008 to find a hash function to serve as the SHA-3 standard.
The contest has three rounds of tests and evaluations. Candidates for the contest must meet four design goals:
- A candidate algorithm must have security traits at least equal to those for SHA-2. It should resist known attack types like pre-image and collision. Failure to meet this goal results in immediate rejection.
- The candidate must lend well to cryptanalysis. Its output should show enough randomness to obscure any correlation between message and hash. Possible design flaws should be isolated and studied carefully. The same applies to corrections made to address those flaws.
- The candidate function must be easy to implement as either hardware or software. It should be able to use the latest technology like multiple processor cores and GPUs. Conversely, it should be able to work within the resource-frugal realm of embedded systems.
- Finally, all candidates must practice code diversity. No two should have the same compression function or use the same mix operations. This helps ensure that no two candidates are vulnerable to the same attack.
Fifty-one candidate functions were submitted for the first contest round. Out of those candidates, 14 were chosen for the second round. The rest were rejected due to flaws in design or to weaknesses found by cryptanalysis. Some were rejected due to poor performance.
Of the 14 round-two candidates, five have reached the third and final round. The other nine were rejected solely on performance and design issues. Nevertheless, these same nine have no known weaknesses. They may still be useful for tasks that do not require high security. In 2012, one of the final five candidates will become the new SHA-3 standard.


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- Posted Date:03/07/2018
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- Own/Operate business located within the central business district (Downtown)
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1. Powers and DutiesThe board of zoning adjustment shall have power to grant variances in any exceptions to any of the provisions of this chapter to the extent of the following and no further.
To vary or modify the strict application of any of the regulations or provisions contained in this chapter in cases in which there are no practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships in the way of such strict application. No variance or modifications of the uses permitted within a district shall be allowed.
To permit the extension of a district where the boundary line thereof divides a lot in one (1) ownership at the time of the passage of this chapter, but such extension of any district shall not exceed one hundred (100) feet.
The granting of the variance shall be in harmony with the general purpose and intent of the regulations imposed by this chapter on the district in which it is located and shall not be injurious to the neighborhood or otherwise detrimental to the public welfare.
There must be proof of unique circumstances. There must exist special circumstances or conditions, fully described in the findings, applicable to the land or buildings for which the variance is sought, which circumstances or conditions are peculiar to such land or buildings and do not apply generally to such land or buildings in the neighborhood, and which circumstances and conditions are such that the strict application of the provisions of this chapter would deprive the applicant of the reasonable use of such land or building.
There must be proof of unnecessary hardship. It is not sufficient proof of hardship to show that greater profit would result if the variance were granted. Furthermore, the hardship complained of cannot be self-created; nor can it be established in this basis by one who purchases with or without knowledge of the restrictions; it must result from the application of this chapter; it must be suffered directly by the property in question; and evidence of variance granted under similar circumstances shall not be considered.
That the granting of the variance is necessary for the reasonable use of the land or building and that the variance as granted by the board is the minimum variance that will accomplish this purpose. The report of the zoning board shall fully set forth the circumstances by which this chapter would deprive the applicant of any reasonable use of his land. Mere loss in value shall not justify a variance; there must be a deprivation of beneficial use of land.
That the proposed variance will not impair an adequate supply of light and air to adjacent property, substantially increase the congestion in the public streets, increase the danger of fire, endanger the public safety, or substantially diminish or impair property values within the adjacent neighborhood.
That the granting of the variance requested will not confer on the applicant any special privilege that is denied by this chapter to other lands, structures, or buildings in the same district. The board may prescribe any safeguard that it deems necessary to secure substantially the objectives of the regulations or provisions to which the variance applies.
2. Organization and Terms A board of adjustment is hereby established.
The board shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the mayor and approved by the city council each to serve for a term of three (3) years. Vacancies occurring in said board shall be filled in a like manner. Vacancies for the unexpired term of any member shall be filled for such unexpired period only. Upon the request of the board, the city council shall appoint an alternate member who shall sit as an active member when and if a member of the board is unable to serve at any hearing.
The board shall choose its own chairman and in the chair's absence an acting chairman. All meetings of the board shall be held at the call of the chairman and at such other times as the board may determine.
Such chairman may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses.
All meetings of such board shall be open to the public. Such board shall keep minutes of its proceedings showing the vote of each member on every question. If any member is absent or fails to vote, the minutes shall indicate such fact.
The concurring vote of four (4) members of the board shall be necessary to decide in favor of the applicant any matter upon which said board is required to pass under the provisions of this chapter.
3. Members
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- Tom Behm
Term Expiration - April 17, 2021
- Stacey Kemp
Term Expiration - June 24, 2022
- Mark Peterson
Term Expiration - June 24, 2022
- Del Scholer
Term Expiration - May 3, 2021
- Lyn Vreeland
Term Expiration - June 24, 2022
Mayor- Brandon Bochenski
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Welcome Back
How about a totally different challenge? Would anyone like to join me for an Advent Calendar Sew along? Last year I bought an advent calendar fabric panel, printed on it is a Christmas design and pieces to sew onto it to form the pockets for an advent calendar. The one I chose was 899 Fireplace Advent calendar; The Henley Studio Makower UK.
The principle with these calendar's is that you cut out the smaller squares and then sew them onto a main image panel. You back the piece with batting and another decorative fabric on the back. Got to admit I have wanted to do this for ages but have been tying myself in knots about just how to go about it. There are instructions on the panel but I fell into my usual trap of over thinking it, I put it away in the cupboard until now.
Any hoo, I figured if I turned it into a challenge then maybe some of you lovely readers might like to sew along with me to create an advent calender either for your own home or as a gift for someone you love. After looking up the brand name on my panel I discovered that Wendy Gardiner has made a tutorial for how to put one of these panels together.
If you would like to make an advent calendar too you could either use a panel of some sort like this, there are other brands too, or there are also lots of tutorials on You Tube and online if you want to quilt your own designs. Perhaps you'd like to make a garland or any other kind of fabric advent calendar. It would be nice to see some projects made from panels but any kind of fabric advent calendar you choose to make would be welcome to join in too.
So how about it? Would anyone like to sew along with me? I'll put some links in below so you can see the kinds of panels available, they are quite easily available on Ebay as well as online sewing shops. You can even get an advent calendar design card to use with a Slice fabrique machine if you want to choose your own fabrics and colour scheme.
Check out your favorite sewing store to see if they have any designs you like, or pick your favorite fabrics to create your own Advent calendar.
- Other ideas for Christmas projects
- Advent Calendar design cards for Slice Machine maybe worth the investment if you are making these in bulk 😉
- Create and Craft have also had some great advent calendar kits on their site too. Type in Advent Calendar into their search box as stock varies
If you want to design your own style of calendar don't forget you can use other design cards for the slice for cutting the numbers. The sturdier dies like Sizzix and heavier die cutting machines like Big shot have been shown on C&C cutting felt and cottons. Christmas designs like trees, numbers and holly etc are bound to feature on your favorite craft sites any time soon.
This is a great challenge for anyone else like me who bought one of these and hasn't yet made it up, or for those looking for something a little different and hand-made for the Christmas season. The panels are ideal for total newbies to sewing as it's just straight line sewing but there are also Character advent calendar's like Tilda dolls who wear clothing with many pockets that can be left on a child's bed for the more advanced or adventurous fabric artist.
To join in with this challenge just leave a comment in the post below. I am also running this challenge on The Sewing Forum, which is a great place to learn, share ideas and make new friends who sew. I know its early for Christmas projects BUT its to give people chance to get their calendars in to give us all a fighting chance of getting them done in time for December 1st.
Best wishes and thanks for reading, see you soon
Billie 🙂


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Brazil honors diplomats that saved Jews from Nazis
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Two Brazilian diplomats who helped save hundreds of Jews from ending up in Nazi concentration camps have been honored during an International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony.
The Wednesday night ceremony paid tribute to Aracy Guimaraes Rosa, a staff member of the Brazilian consulate in Hamburg in the 1930s and 1940s and Luis Martins de Souza Dantas, Brazil's ambassador to France during the same period. Both issued hundreds visas to Jews.
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Claudio Lottenberg, president of the Jewish confederation, said the two diplomats had "the courage to disobey foreign ministry orders to restrict the entrance of Jews into Brazil."
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Prostate cancer tests for healthy men? U.S. panel says no
(CBS/AP) Health experts gave a big thumbs down to routine PSA blood tests for prostate cancer screening saying it might not work and it can do more harm than good.
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a non-federal panel of medical experts, had long advised men over 75 to forgo the tests. The new recommendation extends that "do-not-screen" advice to healthy men of all ages. Most men over 50 have had at least one PSA blood test because the assumption has long been that finding cancer early is always a good thing.
Dr. Virginia Moyer of the Baylor College of Medicine, head of the task force, disagrees:
"We have put a huge amount of time, effort and energy into PSA screening and that time, effort and energy, that passion, should be going into finding a better test instead of using a test that doesn't work," she said.
Doesn't work? According to the task force, high levels of PSA - or prostate-specific antigen - in the blood only sometimes signals prostate cancer. But it can also mean an infection or an enlarged prostate. Worse, PSA tests often detect tiny tumors that pose little threat - and there's no way to tell in advance who needs aggressive treatment.
One study the task force reviewed found that two of every five men whose prostate cancer was caught through a PSA test had tumors too slow-growing to ever be dangerous. Another found as much as a third of men ages 40 to 60 have brewing prostate cancer but "the huge majority of them will never know it in their lifetime if they are not screened," she added.
The task force analyzed all the previous research on PSA screening to evaluate whether routine tests reduce prostate cancer deaths. They found there's little if any mortality benefit.
But they did find a lot of risks from routine PSA tests: impotence, incontinence, infections, and even death that can come from subsequent biopsies, radiation and surgery. Moyer said 30 percent of men who are treated for PSA-discovered prostate cancer suffer significant side effects.
The task force previously had considered the evidence for or against PSA screening inconclusive.
The new recommendation flat out says not to routinely screen. However if a man asks for a PSA test and wants it after being informed of the evidence, he should receive it, Moyer said. Likewise, it's appropriate to use PSA tests to examine a man with possible prostate cancer symptoms.
"We have been long concerned, and it has been apparent for some years, that some supporters of prostate cancer screening have overstated, exaggerated and in some cases misled men about the evidence supporting its effectiveness," said Dr. Otis Brawley of the American Cancer Society in a statement. "We need balanced, truthful information to be made widely available to physicians and patients when making important health decisions."
Nearly 241,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year, and 34,000 men will die of the disease.
WebMD has more on prostate cancer.


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What swings, jumps, slides, climbs and hides? Kids on a playground, of course.
Playgrounds are the best part of the park...especially for the little ones! Many of our parks have playground facilities, and many more are in the works. Check out the list of parks with playground facilities and see which ones are in your neighborhood....
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I just got these new minkpink shorts and I absolutely love them. They are so comfy!
I'm ordering another pair for Christmas :) I'm still debating which color to get.
This week was a pretty bad week, I have been sick for the past couple of days but I am finally starting to feel better! Something really excited happened this week...i got asked to do a partnership with an online store!
hopefully everything goes well so this all works out. I'm so EXCITED! yay! updates to come :)


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^ This is the entire new Lil Wayne documentary, The Carter, which won multiple awards at Sundance, and is absolutely worth a full viewing.
Apparently Wayne's people pulled their support for the project a week or two after it premiered, and although most of the film is positive, it's easy to see why. Aside from the blatant display of his drug habit and neglect of his daughter, the film accurately captures the insanity of Wayne's superstar status: unending interviews, recording, shows, syrup and weed, and the consequent lack of friendships or real relationships that surrounds it all. His only real friend, his tour manager, calls Wayne out on all of this too, which doesn't really help the cause.
Still, aside from the negatives, there's a lot to respect about Wayne after seeing this. His work ethic and dedication to his craft trumps 99% of the people on the planet (of course quality and quantity don't quite sync in Wayne's portfolio, but whatever). His energy and enthusiasm for the game is also unmatched, especially after everything is said and done the dude probably sleeps 1 hour a week.
And he still makes shit that I like, which I can't quite figure out yet. Off the new mixtape No Ceilings, yadig?:
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