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Lindsey Stirling
|Lindsey Stirling
Stirling performing at TEDxBerkeley in 2012
|Background information
September 21, 1986
Santa Ana, California, United States
|Associated acts
|Tyler Ward
Lindsey Stirling (born September 21, 1986)[1] is an American violinist, dancer, performance artist, singer and composer. She presents choreographed violin performances, both live and in music videos found on her YouTube channel, Lindsey Stirling, which she introduced in 2007.[2]
Stirling performs a variety of music styles, from classical to pop and hip-hop to electronic dance music. Aside from original work, her discography contains covers of songs by other musicians and various soundtracks.[3][4] Her music video, "Crystallize" finished as the eighth-most watched video of 2012,[5] and her cover version of "Radioactive" with Pentatonix won Response of the Year in the first YouTube Music Awards in 2013.[6] Stirling achieved one million singles sold worldwide by August of 2014.[7] As of April 2015, her Lindseystomp YouTube channel exceeded 6 million subscribers and over a billion total views.[8]
Stirling has been named in Forbes magazine's, 30 Under 30 In Music: The Class Of 2015. Forbes notes her quarter-finalist position on America's Got Talent season five in 2010,[9][10] a #2 position on the Billboard 200 for her second album Shatter Me in 2014, and her 6 million subscribers on YouTube.[11]
Stirling's eponymous debut album was a commercial success in Europe, selling 200,000 copies in Germany, winning a platinum certification; three additional certifications were given by Austria, Switzerland and Poland. The debut album was nominated for the 2014 Billboard Music Awards for Top Dance/Electronic Albums.[12] Stirling's second album won the 2015 Billboard Music Awards for Top Dance/Electronic Album.[13]
- 1 Early life
- 2 Career
- 3 Philanthropy
- 4 Personal life
- 5 Live band members
- 6 Discography
- 7 Tours
- 8 Videography
- 9 Awards and nominations
- 10 References
- 11 External links
Early life[edit]
Stirling was born in Santa Ana, California. She describes her childhood as being raised in a modest household and stated she "would not trade my humble childhood years for anything else".[14] Due to her family's financial limitations, her parents could only afford to find a violin teacher who would give half lessons.[15] Told by instructors, "a child isn't going to learn how to play in 15 minutes a week", her parents persisted and at the age of 5 she began violin lessons. [15]
Living in Gilbert, Arizona at age sixteen,[16] Stirling attended Mesquite High School and joined four friends in a rock band called, "Stomp on Melvin". As part of her experience with the group, Stirling wrote a solo violin rock song, and her performance helped her to win the state title of Arizona's Junior Miss and claim the Spirit Award in the America's Junior Miss Finals competition.[17] Stirling was also a member of Charley Jenkins Band for about a year.[18]
From a young age, Stirling had a fascination for dance, and wanted to take both dancing and violin lessons. In an interview with NewMediaRockstars, she said, "...ever since I was a kid, I've always wished that I could dance, but my parents said, 'You [can] choose violin or you [can] choose dance, but we can't afford both', and I chose violin. So this is kind of a fulfillment – it's funny to say, but this is something I've always wanted to do."[19]
She impressed the judges on America's Got Talent, not only by mixing hip-hop and classical music on the violin, but by incorporating dancing with playing the violin, which she also does on her tours and official music videos. On a live-chat Stirling explained: "It is very unnatural to dance while playing the violin. I had to practice so hard to learn how to do it but now it is part of my expression and it comes naturally. I have to know a song perfectly before I can even begin to move. Once I know a song really well I can then have fun dancing." Not only in her performances, but also with her music, dancing made a huge impact: "I loved dance music so I started with that and wrote Transcendence, Electric Daisy and Spontaneous Me."[20]
In October 2013, Stirling announced she would take part in season three of Dance Showdown, a dance competition web series created by DanceOn where the winner is awarded US$50,000.[21] Stirling was the second of three finalists, but didn't win the fifty thousand dollars despite receiving critical acclaim on her three performances with her partner Anze Skrube. One of the three judges, Laurieann Gibson, classified her second performance as "one of the best" in Dance Showdown and the last one as the best she had ever seen.
2010–12: America's Got Talent and debut studio album[edit]
In 2010, at the age of 23, Stirling was a quarter-finalist on season five of America's Got Talent, where she was described as a "hip hop violinist".[9][10] Stirling's performances were dubbed "electrifying" by the judges, and won the acclaim of the audience, but after she attempted to step up the dance level in her quarter-final performance, judge Piers Morgan told her: "You're not untalented, but you're not good enough to get away with flying through the air and trying to play the violin at the same time."[22] Sharon Osbourne commented: "You need to be in a group. ... What you're doing is not enough to fill a theater in Vegas."[23][24] In her blog, Stirling confided: "I was devastated at the results ... It was painful, and a bit humiliating; however, I had to relearn where it was that I drew my strength."[25][26] Stirling decided to continue to embrace her unique style of performance, promoting herself on the Internet. In a 2012 interview she remarked: "A lot of people have told me along the way that my style and the music I do ... is unmarketable. But the only reason I'm successful is because I have stayed true to myself."[15]
Shortly after her performance on America's Got Talent, cinematographer Devin Graham contacted her in hopes of making a YouTube video together. They agreed to shoot a music video for her song, "Spontaneous Me". It was filmed the week of May 9, 2011. The video boosted Stirling's popularity, and she began making music videos for her YouTube channel regularly. Graham has filmed almost all of her videos, while Stirling often does backup camera work and assists with his music videos. Stirling's YouTube channel, Lindseystomp, which she created in 2007 and which is named after her first band Stomp on Melvin, is the main repository for her music videos. During 2011, the channel rapidly gained popularity and has over 1 billion total views and over six million subscribers, as of June 2015[update].[27] Her music is featured on Pandora, Spotify, and Last.FM.[28] Stirling also created a second YouTube channel, LindseyTime, in September 2012, in which she posts videos related to her life, vlogs, behind-the-scenes content, etc.
Stirling has experimented in combining violin playing with hip hop and dubstep.[29] Stirling's collaborations with other musicians and singers have included Shaun Barrowes ("Don't Carry It All" – The Decemberists), Jake Bruene and Frank Sacramone ("Party Rock Anthem" – LMFAO), Tay Zonday ("Mama Economy"), Peter Hollens ("Skyrim", "A Thousand Years", "Game of Thrones" and "Star Wars"), Alisha Popat ("We Found Love"), John Allred ("Tomb"), Amiee Proal ("A Thousand Years"), Megan Nicole ("Starships"), The Piano Guys ("Mission Impossible"), Debi Johanson ("River Flows in You", "Phantom of the Opera"), Sam Tsui ("Heads Up"), Tyler Ward ("I Knew You Were Trouble", Thrift Shop"), Kurt Hugo Schneider ("Pokemón Dubstep Remix" and "A Thousand Years"), John Legend ("All of Me"), Chester See ("I Knew You Were Trouble"), and Pentatonix ("Radioactive", "Papaoutai").[30] She has also collaborated with the Salt Lake Pops orchestra and Alex Boye.[31] Stirling's eponymous debut album was released on September 18, 2012 in conjunction with a North American tour that same month.
Stirling completed her first U.S. tour on November 26, 2012. She announced her second tour as well as a "test tour" for Europe on December 3, 2012, which kicked off in January 2013. The tour covered 55 cities throughout Europe, Canada and the U.S. and ended in Arizona on April 5, 2013.[citation needed]
In December 2012, YouTube announced that Stirling's song, "Crystallize", was the No. 8 top-viewed video of 2012 with over 42 million views.[32]
2013–present: First World Tour and Shatter Me[edit]
On April 22, 2013, it was announced that Lady Gaga's manager (Troy Carter) inked a deal with Stirling after being impressed by her rise in the media. "By looking at the numbers, automatically you could see this girl knew how to move the needle and understood YouTube was a venue to engage fans both online and offline," Carter said. Stirling, who had previously refused to work with other management companies explained her new deal with Carter: "But with Atom Factory, they were up to date on current things and trying new stuff all the time, and I felt so creatively alive when I met with them."[33]
On June 21, Stirling received her first golden certification for her album, Lindsey Stirling, in Germany[34] and in the next month, she earned golden certifications from Switzerland and Austria. On August 2, 2013, Billboard announced that Stirling's studio album had sold more than 158,000 copies in the United States and that she was the second best-selling artist on the Classical Crossover charts in 2013, behind Andrea Bocelli's album Passione.[35]
In June 2013, she performed at Miss Switzerland,[36] and in July, she joined Nathan Pacheco, The Orchestra at Temple Square and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir at the 21,000-seat Conference Center in Salt Lake City, UT for their annual Pioneer Day concert.[37] Stirling also announced her first ever tour dates in Australia, South Korea and Japan. Stirling's YouTube channel reached three million subscribers on August 31[38] and on September 4, after almost a year of touring, she completed her world tour with her last appearance in London. On September 12, Stirling performed at the Dreamball 2013 charity gala at Ritz Carlton in Berlin, Germany.[39][40] Two weeks later, Stirling announced on her official website that she had started making her second album.[41]
Almost a year after its official release, Stirling's self-titled studio album was re-released on October 29, 2013, as an exclusive deluxe version featuring newly recorded versions and remixes of her best-known songs such as "Crystallize", "Elements", and "Transcendence". Target carried four bonus tracks while all other retailers had two additional tracks.[42] Stirling sold 10,000 copies of her extended-version album in the first week of sales, which was a record for her, and her album as it peaked from No. 79 to No. 23, becoming its highest position in Billboard 200.[43] Days before, she had performed on Conan on October 24.
On November 3, 2013, Stirling and Pentatonix's version of "Radioactive" won a YouTube Music Award in the category Response of the Year. Stirling also performed during the live-streamed event.[6][44] On December 16, Stirling announced the first tour dates on Canada and United States of her new 2014 World Tour;[45] some pre-sales were sold out after the first day of selling[46] and the first concert to be sold out was in Portland, Oregon on January 29.[47]
Stirling appeared on several Billboard 2013 year-end charts; notably, No. 3 on Classical Album Artists,[48] No. 2 on Classical Albums,[49] and No. 3 on Dance/Electronic Albums (both for the Lindsey Stirling).[50]
At the beginning of 2014, Stirling's self-titled album hit gold on Poland,[51] received its first platinum certification in Germany[52] and later on in Austria.[53] Stirling received her first RIAA gold certification on February 4 for her hit single "Crystallize".[54] On February 26 Stirling released for the first time her debut album in France which entered in number 17 selling 4,900 copies in its first week of sales.[55] On March 5, Stirling performed three concerts at the El Plaza Condesa in Mexico City, being her first time to do so in Latin America.
In 2014, Stirling was nominated for the Echo music award in two categories: Crossover National/International and Newcomer International,[56] receiving the Crossover National/International award on March 28.
On March 12, 2014, Stirling posted a video announcing her second studio album, Shatter Me, would be released in May.[57] She also created a PledgeMusic account where consumers could buy her new album, signed or not, and also exclusive items, such as signed posters, personalized video and even Skype calls with Stirling herself. At the end of the first day, the signed Shatter Me CD was already sold out.[58] On March 25, Stirling officially released her first single from Shatter Me, entitled "Beyond the Veil", along with its accompanying music video.[59] On April 3, Stirling posted that she collaborated with Owl City for his fifth album. The song, "Beautiful Times", was released on April 8.[60]
On April 23, 2014, Stirling released the second single of her upcoming album: "Shatter Me". The song, the album's title track, accumulated 1.3 million views its first day online.[61] The album was released in the United States on April 29 and in Europe on May 2. In the U.S., the album sold 56,000 copies in its first week and reached No. 2 on Billboard 200, becoming Stirling's biggest sales week ever.[62] In Europe, Shatter Me was also a commercial success as it reached the Top 5 in Sweden and Germany and also peaking the first position in Austria. On May 18, Stirling assisted to the Billboard Music Awards where her debut album had been nominated in the category "Top Electronic/Dance Album". Stirling also performed her first single "Beyond the Veil" during the ceremony.[63]
On May 13, 2014, Stirling performed in San Diego, the first show of her second world tour, which consisted of 77 shows in total, 48 in North America and 29 in Europe. This world Tour was in support of her new album Shatter Me and the crew consisted of Jason Gaviati and Drew Steen (which had been part of her First World Tour) plus the adding of two new dancers: Stephen Jones and Pter Styles[64] and the choreographer Anže Škrube.[65]
On July 2, Billboard posted that Stirling's second studio album Shatter Me had been the third dance/electronic album with most sales in the first half of the year (119,000) only behind Daft Punk's Random Access Memories and Lady Gaga's Artpop. In the same chart, Stirling's debut studio album was at sixth place with 108,000 copies sold in the first half of 2014.[66] On July 27 Stirling's hit single Crystallize reached 100 million views, being Stirling's first music video in doing so.[67] Six days later, on August 2, Stirling posted on her Twitter account that she had been nominated for her first ever Teen Choice award.[68] On August 6, Stirling came back after four years to America's Got Talent to perform as host, along with Lzzy Hale their single "Shatter Me".[69]
In August, it was revealed that Stirling would be part of two collaborations. The first one was revealed on August 13, and was about Stirling collaborating for a second time with the a cappella group Pentatonix for their third studio album PTX, Vol. III on the French song "Papaoutai".[70] The second collaboration was revealed nine days later, on August 22, when it was announced Stirling had been part of a song with singer Jessie J for her upcoming album Sweet Talker.[71] On September 29, Stirling announced she would be joining tenor Andrea Bocelli for his UK and Ireland Tour on November 2014.[72] On October 4, Stirling started the European leg of her second world tour by performing in Finland, on support of her album Shatter Me.[73] On November 24, Stirling extended her tour to the year of 2015 by adding dates in North America and Oceania.[74] That same day Stirling performed at the Today Show to promote her album by performing "Roundtable Rival".[75] On December 5th, Stirling performed at the Video Game Awards.[76]
On the 2014 Year-End Billboard Charts, Stirling peaked the categories of Classical Albums with Shatter Me[77] and the Classical Album Artist.[78] Her second studio album also appeared tenth in the year-end charts of independent albums[79] and fourth in Dance/Electronic Albums.[80] Stirling had the second position in the Dance/Electronic Album Artists[81] and fifth in the charts of independent artist[82] and Top dance/electronic artists.[83]
On January 9, 2015 Stirling was featured on the Forbe's list '30 Under 30' as one of the few musicians featured in the top thirty of recognized celebrities under the age of thirty.[84] In that same day Billboard announced that Shatter Me and Lindsey Stirling had reached the first and second position as the best-selling dance-electronic albums in 2014.[85]On February 7, 2015, Lindsey performed at the Grammy Foundation's 17th annual Legacy Concert.[86] Few days later, on February 13th,Stirling announced that the public television would be airing her shows from London under the name Lindsey Stirling: Live from London, starting in March.[87] It was confirmed that the airing would be playing across United States as well.[88]
On March 2, it was announced that Stirling had won a YouTube Music Award among other forty-nine artists. The fifty selected artists were the ones with biggest growth in views, subscribers and engagement over the last six months. This is Stirling's second YouTube Music Award.[89] On March 23, the 2015 YouTube Music Awards were held via online, in this ceremony thirteen selected artists released original music videos. Stirling released the music video for "Take Flight".[90] On March 26th, Lindsey assisted the 2015 Echo Music Awards, where she won for a second consecutive year the category of "Best Crossover Act".[91] Stirling also performed at the Echo Awards with artist Andreas Bourani.[92] On April 7, the 2015 Billboard Music Awards nominees were announced and Stirling was mentioned in two categories: Top Dance/Electronic Artist and Top Dance/Electronic Album, for her album Shatter Me.[93] Stirling was awarded the winner in the latter category. It was her first Billboard Music Award.[94] On May 4, a single from Marina Kaye'e Fearless album was released under the title Sounds Like Heaven, featuring Stirling.[95] A day later a collaboration between Stirling and Joy Enriquez was released on iTunes.[96]
On June 21, Stirling announced that over the course of two and a half years, she had completed her autobiography The Only Pirate at the Party.[97]
On July 1, while being interviewed by Billboard in New York, Stirling announced that when her current tour had been completed in August she would begin work on her third studio album: "As soon as we finish this tour, mid-August, I'm just gonna jump straight into the studio, it's pretty exciting and it's also terrifying to start thinking about a new album again. But I'm honestly so excited to see where it goes. I have a lot of ideas on directions it could go, and I'm really excited to see which way it could go. But the truth is, I don't know where it's going!" [98]
On October 1, 2013, Stirling teamed with the non-profit Atlanta Music Project to help spread appreciation of music to children who might not otherwise have the chance. The Atlanta Music Project's mission was "to inspire social change by providing Atlanta's under-served youth the opportunity to learn and perform music in orchestras and choirs." For this, Stirling made available two limited edition Lindsey Stirling/The Power of Music shirts. The money collected from the sale of those shirts went directly to the Atlanta Music Project with the combined goal of raising enough to provide music training for 50 children.[99]
On March 22, 2014, Lindsey joined Cirque du Soleil for the second annual One Night for One Drop in Las Vegas.[100] The non-profit organization presented the show in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in celebration of World Water Day, a day which encourages people to conserve water resources in an effort to make clean water accessible to all.[101]
Personal life[edit]
Stirling attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah to study film making.[14] She went on to perform missionary work in New York City for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[102][103] A story that she wrote about her mission was later published in the compilation Do Not Attempt in Heels: Mission Stories and Advice from Sisters Who've Been There.[104] Stirling returned home to Provo in 2009 to continue studying at BYU. She then moved back to Arizona, in December 2012, to be with her family. She resides in Los Angeles.[105]
For a short time she dated film maker Devin Graham who had attended the same university and church.[106] The two began dating shortly after the filming of Crystallize and Graham moved to Utah.[107][108] The two have since ended their relationship.[108]
Stirling has publicly spoken about her battle with anorexia. She discovered her disorder while working for a treatment centre for troubled girls. Stirling said in an interview with Good Morning America, that her song "Shatter Me" was "actually my story of overcoming my eating disorder".[109] The cover art of the album is a reference to her struggle which showcases a "seemingly perfect-looking ballerina standing in the middle of a cracked glass globe".[110] In 2013, Stirling was featured by the LDS Church in its "I'm a Mormon" campaign in which she spoke openly about how her faith helped in her battle during high school and college.[14][107] On November 25, 2014, she performed and answered questions in a live world broadcast to LDS youth.[111] A one-hour video recording of the event was featured on the LDS.org home page.[112]
Live band members[edit]
- Jason Gaviati – Keyboards, samples[113]
- Drew Steen – Drums, percussion[113]
|Album details
|Peak chart positions
|Lindsey Stirling
|Shatter Me
Extended play (EPs)[edit]
- 2010: Lindsey Stomp
- 2011: "By No Means" (with Eppic)
- 2011: "Party Rock Anthem" LMFAO cover (with Jake Bruene and Frank Sacramone)
- 2012: "Starships", Nicki Minaj cover (with Megan Nicole)
- 2012: "Grenade", Bruno Mars cover (with Alex Boye and the Salt Lake Pops)
- 2013: 1 Original, ONE Cover (with Tyler Ward)
- 2013: Living Room Sessions (with Tyler Ward and Chester See)
- 2013: "Mission Impossible" (with The Piano Guys)
- 2013: "Radioactive", Imagine Dragons cover (with Pentatonix)
- 2013: "Star Wars Medley" (with Peter Hollens)
- 2013: "All of Me" (with John Legend)
- 2014: "Papaoutai" (with Pentatonix)
- 2014: "Beautiful Times" (with Owl City)
- 2014: "Loud" (with Jessie J)
- 2015: "Sounds Like Heaven" (with Marina Kaye)
- 2015: "Pure Imagination" (with Josh Groban and The Muppets)
- 2015: "Hallelujah" (with Joy Enriquez)
|Peak chart positions
(sales thresholds)
Dance/Electronic Digital
|RIAA: Gold
|Lindsey Stirling
|"Beyond the Veil"
|Shatter Me
|"Shatter Me (ft. Lzzy Hale)"
|"Take Flight"
|"Master of Tides"
|"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
Stirling's first tour lasted almost a year with 122 dates around North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The Lindsey Stirling Tour began three days before the CD release of her first album, Lindsey Stirling. Her tour began with dates around the United States and Canada in 2012. At the beginning of 2013, Stirling continued her tour in Europe as a "test tour". Her official European leg kicked off in Russia on May 22, 2013. In August, she continued her tour adding dates around Asia and Australia.[140] Finishing her tour, Stirling added a last date in the UK on September 4. The shows proved to be a success as 46 dates were sold out and on Ticketmaster.com the audience gave a rate to the tour of 4.8 out of 5 stars.[141]
- Lindsey Stirling 2012/2013 Tour
- Shatter Me World Tour (2014-2015)
|YouTube views
|May 18, 2011
|"Spontaneous Me"
|Devin Graham
|Original video
|July 29, 2011
|"Transcendence" (Original version)
|Nathan D. Lee
|Original video
|September 8, 2011
|"On the floor take three"
|September 21, 2011
|"River Flows in You" (with Debi Johanson)
|Devin Graham
|October 11, 2011
|"By No Means" (with Epicc)
|Sean Haggel
|Original video
|November 3, 2011
|"Electric Daisy Violin"
|Devin Graham
|Original video
|November 26, 2011
|"Zelda Medley"
|Devin Graham
|Medley of Zelda game music by Koji Kondo
|December 7, 2011
|"Silent Night"
|Devin Graham
|December 19, 2011
|"Celtic Carol"
|Devin Graham
|Original video
|January 9, 2012
|Devin Graham
|Filmed at the Ensoul warehouse in Salt Lake City, Utah
|February 2, 2012
|"Lord of the Rings Medley"
|Devin Graham
|Music by Howard Shore. Filmed in New Zealand.
|February 23, 2012
|Devin Graham
|Filmed at Ice Castles in Silverthorne, Colorado[142]
|April 3, 2012
|"Skyrim" (with Peter Hollens)
|Devin Graham
|Medley of Skyrim game music by Jeremy Soule
|May 7, 2012
|"We Found Love" (with Alisha Popat)
|Devin Graham
|Cover, with changed lyrics. Filmed in Kenya, sponsored by VenTribe.
|Jul 5, 2012
|"Grenade" (with Alex Boye, Nathaniel Drew and the Salt Lake Pops)
|June 10, 2012
|"Starships" (with Megan Nicole)
|Devin Graham
|Filmed at the Ensoul warehouse in Salt Lake City, Utah
|July 31, 2012
|"Phantom of the Opera"
|Lindsey Stirling (also edited, and produced
|Locations: Capitol Theater in Salt Lake City and the Velour in Provo, Utah
|August 14, 2012
|"Come With Us" (with Can't Stop Won't stop)
|Devin Graham
|Original video
|September 5, 2012
|"Game of Thrones" (with Peter Hollens)
|Medley of Game of Thrones music
|September 18, 2012
|"Elements" (Original version)
|Devin Graham
|Filmed at the Ensoul warehouse in Salt Lake City, Utah
|October 23, 2012
|"Moon Trance"
|Nathan D. Lee
|Original video
|November 5, 2012
|"Assassin's Creed III"
|Jace Leroy
|Medley of Assassin's Creed III music
|November 29, 2012
|"Song of the Caged Bird"
|Nathan D. Lee
|Original video
|December 14, 2012
|"What Child Is This"
|Scott Winn
|December 7, 2012
|"Just Dance 4"
|January 15, 2013
|"Thrift Shop" (with Tyler Ward)
|January 22, 2013
|"Mission Impossible"
|Paul Anderson and Tel Stewart
|Piano Sonata No. 16, K. 545, first movement
The Piano Guys arrangement and original material written by Steven Sharp Nelson, Al van der Beek, Jon Schmidt, and Stirling
|March 12, 2013
|"Radioactive" (with Pentatonix)
|Cover of the song by Imagine Dragons
|May 23, 2013
|Halo theme (with William Joseph)
|Devin Graham
|Cover. Video features cosplay by members of 405th.com.
|July 21, 2013
|"My Immortal"
|Klepticenter Productions
|Cover of the song by Evanescence
|October 11, 2013
|"Elements" (Orchestral version)
|A video remix for the TV show Dracula on NBC
|October 26, 2013
|"All of Me" (with John Legend)
|Performance of John Legend's song
|November 14, 2013
|"Minimal Beat"
|Klepticenter Productions
|Filmed in various cities globally
|December 4, 2013
|"O Come, Emmanuel" (with Kuha'o Case)
|Blue Kite Cinema
|Original video. The text is written By Stephen Stirling
|February 6, 2014
|"Stars Align"
|Nathan D. Lee
|Filmed in studio with SFX Effects by PlayFight. Premiered on Yahoo Music before YouTube.[143]
|March 14, 2014
|"Transcendence" (Orchestral version)
|In association with The Leader in Me Program, and the Landfill Harmonic.
|March 25, 2014
|"Beyond the Veil"
|Joe Sill
|Original video
|April 23, 2014
|"Shatter Me"
|Joe Sill
|Original video. Concept by Joe Sill & Lindsey Stirling. Featuring Lindsey Stirling & Lzzy Hale. Includes announcement of her new album of the same name.[144]
|August 14, 2014
|"Master of Tides"
|UE Boom
|Original video. A spontaneous live performance.
|October 20, 2014
|"Roundtable Rival"
|Original video.
|November 18, 2014
|"Dragon Age"
|Joe Sill
|Original video.
|January 28, 2015
|March 6, 2015
|"Les Misérables Medley"
|Chris Le
|Medley of Les Misérables.
|March 23, 2015
|"Take Flight"
|Joe Sill
|Original video.
|April 3, 2015
|"Into The Woods Medley"
|Joe Sill
|Medley of Disney's Into the Woods.
|May 7, 2015
|"Pure Imagination" (with Josh Groban and The Muppets)
|Dan Carr & Bobby Mosser
|Cover of the song from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
- ^ Additional 9,421,189 views on The Piano Guys YouTube channel
Awards and nominations[edit]
|Lost to
|Billboard Music Awards
|Top Dance/Electronic Album
|Lindsey Stirling
|Daft Punk
|Top Dance/Electronic Artist
|Shatter Me
|Calvin Harris
|Top Dance/Electronic Album
|Shatter Me
|German Echo Music Awards
|Newcomer International
|Lindsey Stirling
|Beatrice Egli
|Best Crossover Act
|Lindsey Stirling
|Best Crossover Act
|Shatter Me
|Teen Choice Awards
|Choice Web Star: Music
|Shatter Me
|Shawn Mendes
|Streamy Awards
|Best Choreography
|Lindsey Stirling
|Best Musical Artist
|Lindsey Stirling
|YouTube Music Awards
|Response of the Year
|"Radioactive" (with Pentatonix)
|Artist of the Year
|Lindsey Stirling
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The diminutive violinist may have caught her big break on television's America's Got Talent, but it was her self-run YouTube channel that ultimately helped propel her to the top.
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Pentatonix's new video is a collaboration with violinist (and recent Chart Beat Meet & Great spotlight artist) Lindsey Stirling, a cover of Imagine Dragons' "Radioactive," the original of which has topped Alternative Songs for seven weeks and this week bounds 15–7 on the Hot 100. The reworked "Radioactive" has garnered 775,000 YouTube views, while Pentatonix's official YouTube channel has drawn an astounding 63 million views
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BERLIN, GERMANY – SEPTEMBER 12: Lindsey Stirling performs at the Dreamball 2013 charity gala at Ritz Carlton on September 12, 2013 in Berlin, Germany.[dead link]
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Well, it turns out that that shortly after it was posted, the video became the most viral video globally for about a week. It finished the year as No. 9 on all of Youtube for 2012 and currently has over 80,000,000 hits.
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Which is the real Chase Headley?
DENVER Even Chase Headley is a little surprised at the difference between his 2012 and 2013 seasons.
"You never think about going through tough years," the Padres third baseman said Wednesday morning a day after his batting average again dipped below .240.
"This game is not easy. I knew the second half of last season was going to be tough to duplicate. And I expect to be a lot closer to those numbers in the future. As to what's happening right now, I can't totally explain it.
"The swing is better now than it was earlier. The results are getting better. The power . . . who knows, sometimes you just have stretches where things aren't where they should be and other stretches where everything goes right."
Which raises the questions the Padres must ponder this winter as Headley approaches free agency at the end of 2014:
--Is the real Headley the player who hit .286 last season with 31 homers and a National League-leading 115 RBIs fueled by a great second half? That Headley finished fifth in the N.L. Most Valuable Player voting while winning both the league's Gold Glove and Silver Slugger awards at third base.
Or, is the real Headley closer to the one on either side of the breakout 2012 season? That Headley is around a .265 career hitter with an average of around 9-10 homers and 50-60 RBIs a season – not great numbers for a No. 3 hitter in the order.
Headley's sudden rise in 2012 and equally rapid decline in 2013 raises questions for the Padres as well as the teams expressing interest in him last winter. How can you accurately determine his value?
He is arbitration eligible one last time next winter, meaning the 29-year-old will get a raise over the $8.575 million he made this season. That's just the way the system works.
But might this be the time for the Padres to sign Headley to a long-term deal at a discount based on this season – also leaving the option to trade him high should he begin to again look like the Headley of 2012?
Or, do they reduce any future losses by trading him this winter at a market value far below what it was last winter? If they pick that option, how will they look if Headley is indeed the player of 2012?
Try weighing those options as though you were Padres general manager Josh Byrnes.
Since his batting average bottomed out at .218 on July 4, Headley slowly and steadily raised it to .245 last Friday – the highest it had been since the last day in May. But the gain in average didn't carry over into his power and run-production totals – two homers and nine RBIs in his last 34 games.
He is currently in a 2-for-21 slump that has dropped his average back to .236.
Other numbers also raise concerns. The switch-hitting Headley is batting only .236 against right-handed pitching this season with four homers and 86 strikeouts in 275 at-bats – or one every 3.2 at-bats.

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The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Tax Relief Act of 2012), signed into law on February 22, 2012, extended the reduction in the social security tax rate paid by employees for wages through December 31, 2012. In accordance with the Tax Relief Act of 2012, the employee social security rate remained at 4.2% with employers continuing to pay the full 6.2% rate for their portion of the social security tax.
Since the law is set to expire on December 31, 2012, and Congress has yet to pass a new bill extending the reduction, the social security tax rate for both employees and employers is scheduled to be 6.2% effective January 1, 2013. As of Master Payroll Cut-Off for the December pay period (December 19th), the reduction has not been extended which means that employees will have a 2% increase in contributions to social security, reducing their net pay by the same amount for the December 2012 pay warrant (issue date January 1, 2013).
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Alumni Art Show - Call for Entries
Open Call for West Texas A&M University Alumni Juried Art Show with Cash Awards.
We are pleased to announce a call for art from all alumni who have attended West Texas A&M University for the 2013 WTAMU Alumni Art Show in June in the Mary Moody Northen Hall Formal Art Gallery. The opening will be on June 6, 1-3 p.m. during the Alumni Summer Reunion, June 6-7.
All media are welcome. The show will be juried by WTAMU faculty, and the three best works will be awarded cash awards. (1st place: $500, 2nd place: $200, 3rd place: $100).
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UTSA hosts 'Name That Author' literary competition Oct. 28 at Main Campus
(Oct. 26, 2011) -- If you think you know literary history, now is your chance to put your knowledge to the test. The UTSA Department of English will host the inaugural "Name That Author" competition at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 28 in the Business Building University Room (2.06.04) on the Main Campus.
The questions will span the entire history of English and American literature, and the competition will be divided between undergraduate and graduate students. Cash prizes totaling $2,000 will be awarded to six finalists.
"We will have six panelists at a time answering questions and competing against each other," said Steven Kellman, UTSA professor of English. "The top three will move on to the second round and the first prize winners in both categories will receive $600, then $300 for second place and $100 for third."
Kellman came up with the idea after hosting a similar event as an officer in the National Book Critics Circle at the Texas Book Festival in Austin. The competition was a success with both professional authors and audience members in attendance. Kellman hopes the competition is successful enough to become an annual event at UTSA.
"I hope people are entertained in an intellectual manner, which is appropriate in a university setting," said Kellman. "We now have a football program, so there is no reason why we can't also have academic competitions."
The $2,000 in cash prizes is provided through the endowment of Sonja Lanehart, UTSA professor and Brackenridge Endowed Chair in Literature and the Humanities.
For more information, contact Steven Kellman at 210-458-5216.


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So she was stuck, for a goodish bit of time, with a load of red-faced paunches who thought she was the spawn of hell.
If you find him extreme, just wait til you get a load of his boss.
Micah asks one of her dumpster-diving friends, who scored a load of meat too big for any of them to finish.
"that which is laid upon a person or beast, burden," c.1200, from Old English lad "way, course, carrying," from Proto-Germanic *laitho (cf. Old High German leita, German leite, Old Norse leið "way, course"); related to Old English lædan "to guide," from PIE *leit- "to go forth" (see lead (v.)). Sense shifted 13c. to supplant words based on lade, to which it is not etymologically connected; original association with "guide" is preserved in lodestone. Meaning "amount customarily loaded at one time" is from c.1300.
Figurative sense of "burden weighing on the mind, heart, or soul" is first attested 1590s. Meaning "amount of work" is from 1946. Colloquial loads "lots, heaps" is attested from c.1600. Phrase take a load off (one's) feet "sit down, relax" is from 1914, American English. Get a load of "take a look at" is American English colloquial, attested from 1929.
load (lōd)
A departure from normal body content, as of water, salt, or heat. A positive load is a quantity in excess of the normal; a negative load is a deficit.
Related Terms
carry a load, carry the load, freeload, get a load of, half load, have a load on, a shitload, shoot one's load, three bricks shy of a load
1. To copy data (often program code to be run) into memory, possibly parsing it somehow in the process. E.g. "WordPerfect can't load this RTF file - are you sure it didn't get corrupted in the download?" Opposite of save.
2. The degree to which a computer, network, or other resource is used, sometimes expressed as a percentage of the maximum available. E.g. "What kind of CPU load does that program give?", "The network's constantly running at 100% load". Sometimes used, by extension, to mean "to increase the level of use of a resource". E.g. "Loading a spreadsheet really loads the CPU". See also: load balancing.
3. To install a piece of software onto a system. E.g. "The computer guy is gonna come load Excel on my laptop for me". This usage is widely considered to be incorrect.


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10 jQuery Plugins that Will Make your Life Easier
jQuery has changed the way developers write JavaScript and the way users interact with websites and web applications. If you're a developer, you know what a pleasure it can be to work with jQuery, especially the convenience of plugins. In this post, we've rounded up 10 jQuery Plugins that Will Make your Life Easier. In this collection of plugins, you'll find a wide range of functionality, from navigation enhancements to image viewing.
blur.js is a jQuery plugin that produces psuedo-transparent blurred elements over other elements.
Gips is a clean and simple jQuery plugin and is based on Gips Freebie . Its simple, customizable, and easy to use. It also supports CSS themes.
Drag & drop hierarchical list with mouse and touch compatibility (jQuery plugin)
Notify! is a jQuery Notification Plugin which adds simple notifications bars that you can use on your website and application to assist users while they fill in forms, navigate through pages or interact with interface.
A javascript library for multi-touch gestures
TypeButter allows you to set optical kerning for any font on your website.
Websanova Paint
A little jQuery plugin paint app that allows you to draw an image using some basic tools providing ability to load and save the images drawn.
iPicture is a jQuery Plugin to create interactive pictures with extra descriptions.
Adipoli is a simple jQuery plugin used to bring stylish image hover effects.
The Wookmark jQuery plugin
We have received several questions about how the grid layout on wookmark.com is created so we created this simple plugin. It lays out a series of elements in a dynamic column grid.
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ChristophJuly 10, 2012
Thanks for featuring the Wookmark plugin. If there are questions or somebody uses it on their site, we'd love to hear from you.
Design TurnpikeJuly 10, 2012
Cool I just signed up for Wookmark! http://www.wookmark.com/profile/designturnpike
NateJuly 10, 2012
What are the advantages of using blur.js over RGB values and Opacity in CSS3? (Seems like it does the same thing to me, though I haven't actually tried it…)
Imperative IdeasJuly 4, 2013
Well, for one thing, blur.js is using matrix transforms…
AndreyJuly 10, 2012
great collection of jQuery Plugins. Always worth it – I liked the iPicture plugin
DavidJuly 10, 2012
Great list. the gips plugin should work great for a client of mine. Thanks!
RichzendyJuly 11, 2012
did not know any of the plugins, but it really surprised me was IPicture, tremendous plugin must be amazing to show things on a map or to show things descriptively in a product catalog
Dev DesignJuly 11, 2012
Excellent post Henry and thanks for sharing jquery plugins. I love using hammer.js
safaJuly 11, 2012
i liked iPicture plugin. thanks for post….
KaranJuly 11, 2012
Good roundup of jQuery plugins.
It's saves my lot of time and I defenatly use these plug-ins for my feature projects.
Thank you.
WebmastericonsJuly 12, 2012
Great collection of plug-ins! The iPicture one was my favorite. Thanks!
Jacob KelleyJuly 13, 2012
Hey I made blur.js!
Paul WestonJuly 17, 2012
Thought this was a great article and one I will be coming back to again and again with the resources included. There are some great plugins that will be very useful for me with my development and push my use of jQuery. I liked all the examples you have included but the ones I really like are the hammer.js and Adipoli. I really like the user interaction you get with the hammer.js and this will be a great feature to add into sites. With the Adipoli plugin I really love the variety of transitions and there is something that will fit any site. Great article, resources and I look forward to more articles like this from yourself.
sanjeevJanuary 7, 2013
can any one say what types of jquery is being used in any website and any procedure??
1. http://www.templatemonster.com/demo/41992.html
when i click in arrow it shows the peoples name
2. http://www.templatemonster.com/demo/42081.html
when i click below Smart stable Strong Wise. Images flips
sanjeevJanuary 7, 2013
3. http://www.templatemonster.com/demo/42077.html
In the slider there is + button so when i click it, it expands so how to i use in any other website?
sanjeevJanuary 9, 2013
hello is there any one to reply to my post??
Imperative IdeasJuly 4, 2013
Hey Sanjeev,
You are basically asking technical questions in the comments of a media outlet. Even the qualified people who see your question aren't likely to answer you here. Try visiting http://stackoverflow.com/ and you will get better responses.


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The United States is considering sending troops for war games in the Baltic states bordering Russia, Vice-President Joe Biden said Tuesday in an effort to reassure NATO allies alarmed at the Kremlin's intervention in Ukraine.
Moscow's despatch of troops to Ukraine's Crimea region and its unilateral declaration that the area is now part of Russia have left NATO member states in eastern Europe worried that they could be next in line.
In the Polish capital on the first leg of a two-day trip to the region, Biden condemned Russia's actions in Crimea as a land grab, and he said NATO's commitment to protect any of its members from attack was unwavering.
He also said the United States would work on reducing the dependence of eastern European states on imported Russian fuel, a relationship that, US officials say, the Kremlin uses as a tool of political influence.
Biden's suggestion of sending US troops for military exercises in the Baltics, if it is implemented, would represent the strongest concrete evidence to date of Washington's resolve in backing up its NATO allies on Russia's doorstep.
"We are exploring a number of additional steps to increase the pace and scope of our military cooperation including rotating US forces to the Baltic region to conduct ground and naval exercises and training missions," Biden told reporters after talks with Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, who was visiting Warsaw.
Earlier, at a briefing alongside Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Biden described Russia's actions as an assault on Ukraine's sovereignty and a violation of international law.
"Russia has offered a variety of arguments to justify what is nothing more than a land grab," Biden said. "But the world has seen through Russia's actions and rejected the logic, the flawed logic, behind those actions."
Russia said it sent troops to Crimea to protect Russian residents, who it said were in danger in the unrest that followed toppling of Ukraine's pro-Russian president. A referendum in Crimea Sunday backed union with Russia, though the West called that vote a Moscow-orchestrated sham.
Biden said the events in Crimea were a reminder to NATO members that they need to stand together.
The three Baltic states, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, are in NATO and the EU. Yet they are particularly vulnerable to any Russian action. They are small, they depend on Russia for energy and trade, and they have sizeable Russian-speaking minorities.
Gorbachev: Crimean vote 'happy event'
MOSCOW: Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has hailed Crimea's vote to join Russia as a "happy event". Gorbachev said in remarks carried Tuesday by online newspaper Slon.ru that the vote offered the Crimean residents the freedom of choice and justly reflected their will. He said Sunday's referendum showed that "people really wanted to return to Russia" …continued »


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Friday, December 30, 2011
TALKERS Top News/Talk Stories and People of 2011. The editors of TALKERS are publishing the annual lists of the most-talked-about stories and people of 2011 as heard on America's news/talk radio stations. The year-end lists are compiled from data from TALKERS ongoing research that is used for the weekly charts of news/talk radio's top stories and people during the year. It's important to underscore that many consumer media outlets publish annual lists of top news stories and people and those are often the results of data culled from Western news organizations. TALKERS data is unique in that it reports popular stories and people talked about on American news/talk radio stations. See the TALKERS year-end charts here.
Penn State Scandal Tops the TALKERS 10 Most Talked About Stories on Sports Talk Radio in 2011. Like any list, this one comes with qualifications. What constitutes a major story in New York might get precious little attention in Chicago. Although we talk in terms of "national pastimes," the truth is that for the most part, sports interest is local. With that in mind, the following is the TALKERS list of the most talked about sports stories of 2011.
1. Penn State Scandal. This story dominated sports talk radio throughout the late fall. A legendary coach is fired and shocking testimony is unveiled — documenting unspeakable acts against minors. The Syracuse basketball program is rocked in a similar case, but as of this writing, the alleged perpetrator has escaped legal action. To read Richard Neer's full list click here.
WAXY, Miami PD Marc Hochman Steps Down from Programming Role to Focus on Dan LeBatard Program. For the past two years, Marc Hochman has been serving in the dual role as program director for Lincoln Financial Media's WAXY, Miami and executive producer and second co-host for the station's Dan LeBatard PM drive show. Now Hochman says he'll leave the PD post to concentrate on his role with the program, "It became obvious to me that I would be serving the radio station and radio show better if I were to focus only on one. There are many opportunities presenting themselves to 'The Dan LeBatard Show' so I've decided to focus 100% of my attention on the show and its future. Lincoln Financial Media has been super supportive of my decision. They're thrilled I'm going to remain part of the radio station and they've asked me to remain in the PD position until they are able to find a replacement." WAXY is beginning a search for a new programmer immediately.
Sports KILT, Houston Debuts New Local Midday Show; Premiere's Jim Rome Exits. CBS Radio Houston debuts a new midday show called "Mad Radio" featuring Mike Meltser and Brad Davies in the 10:00 am to 2:00 pm slot. Meltser has served as the morning show news anchor on KILT and Brien Straw will take over that position according to the Houston Chronicle. Brad Davies previously worked at crosstown sports talker KBME-FM. Premiere Networks' Jim Rome was one of the first major market affiliates for the program when it leaped from its Southern California base to national syndication in 1997 and has been a mainstay of KILT for those 14 years. But program director Gavin Spittle says it's simply a matter of ratings and Rome's program is the only one that doesn't beat its three sports talk radio competitors in the market. "This is a performance-based business, and we have exhausted our options. We like Jim and thank him for all he has done for the station. He has been a huge fan of Sports Radio 610, and we have been huge fans of Jim Rome. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, the ratings in Houston have slid to the point where a change is necessary."
Former Marketing Director Sues CBS Radio Philadelphia for Sexual Harassment and Discrimination. As reported in the Philadelphia Daily News, former KYW, Philadelphia marketing director Shelley Kanther is suing the company alleging suffering "severe and pervasive" sexual harassment and discrimination and being fired after speaking up about it. Kanther's attorney, Samuel First, writes in the suit that work environment at CBS Philadelphia was "toxic" with male co-workers telling Kanther "to wear skirts more often, swat at her butt and considered offering her money to make out with another worker." The suit singles out SVP and market manager Marc Rayfield as the "worst offender" and alleges he fired Kanther when she complained. The suit also says VP and general sales manager David Yadgaroff failed to take action when asked to do so. CBS Radio is not commenting on the suit.
KQV, Pittsburgh to Air Robert Dickey Retrospective Today. Calvary senior partner and KQV, Pittsburgh president and general manager Robert Dickey passed away last week at age 84. KQV anchor PJ Maloney has produced a 50-minute retrospective of the man who dedicated his professional life to radio. The station says, "This special will include tributes from broadcasters, staff, friends and public officials…people who have known and worked with Bob Dickey during his 60-plus years in broadcasting." The special airs this morning (12/30) at 10:10 am on KQV and is being repeated at 11:10 to allow staff to attend this morning's funeral mass.
Bart Ritner, Pioneering North Carolina Radio Talker, Dies at 76. According to reports, the 39-year veteran of WPTF, Raleigh died on Wednesday (12/28) after a long battle with abdominal cancer. He was a regional pioneer of the call-in style of talk radio famous for impartiality and tremendous interviewing skills. According to the Greensboro News and Record, his interviews covered the gamut including President Lyndon Johnson, arsenic killer Velma Barfield and North Carolina Ku Klux Klan leaders. His reputation for even-handedness led to him serving as a mediator who helped resolve a dangerous standoff at Raleigh's maximum-security Central prison.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
The D.C. All-News Battle is On. CBS Radio will take on Hubbard Broadcasting's stranglehold on all-news in the Nation's Capital in January when it unveils a brand new FM news station at 99.1 on the dial. CBS is moving its "El Zol" Spanish station from 99.1 to the recently acquired WFSI-FM, Annapolis, Maryland signal at 107.9 it purchased from Harold Camping's Family Stations, Inc. Hubbard's WTOP brand (which includes its tremendous digital initiatives) has been dominant in the news game in D.C. and nowhere is that more evident than in its first-place finish in the revenue race among all American radio stations as it billed $57 million in 2010. Now, CBS Radio brings its years of all-news experience to town. CBS Radio CEO Dan Mason states, "CBS Radio's history in all-news is rich in tradition and recognized nationwide for its excellence. There is no one more regarded in this field, nor anyone with the journalistic expertise and capability to put forth a product with such instant credibility. We have perfected this format over many decades and we're thrilled to expand the options for the D.C. community who have a distinct passion for news." CBS moves WCBS, New York assistant director of news and programming Robert Sanchez to DC to program the station and brings Michelle Komes-Dolge aboard to serve as news director. Komes-Dolge is a veteran D.C. news person who served with WTOP-FM in the past. CBS Radio operates successful all-news operations in New York (WCBS, WINS), Los Angeles (KNX), Chicago (WBBM-AM/FM), San Francisco (KCBS), Philadelphia (KYW), Detroit (WWJ), and Boston (WBZ). The growth of all-news and the emergence of head-to-head competitive major market battles promises to focus a new level of industry attention on the competitive elements that make a difference in determining success in the format. Stay tuned!
WBAL, Baltimore's Ron Smith Ends Chemotherapy. Baltimore talk radio legend Ron Smith announced today that he will continue to host his daily talk show on the Hearst news/talk station he's worked at as a host for 27 years as long as he can, but he is ending his chemotherapy. Smith announced on October 17 that he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer that has spread to other organs. The 69-year-old personality said at the time his doctors believed he had a chance to beat the disease with treatment. Smith delivered the news to his listeners earlier today (11/17).
America's Radio News Network Adds Daily Election Feature. "Trek to 2012: The Presidential Agenda" is the name of ARNN's new 90-second feature that airs four times daily during all four of ARNN's news programs. Billed as providing "listeners with all the latest on the 2012 presidential campaign schedules, media events, policy issues, latest polling numbers and debate coverage along with other election details and information," the feature will be heard on ARNN's 215-plus affiliate stations. ARNN executive vice president John McCaslin says, "We trust that the 'Trek to 2012: The Presidential Agenda' will keep ARNN's listeners well informed on the latest news and the whereabouts of their favorite 2012 presidential candidates, whether it is President Obama or one in the large field of GOP White House hopefuls. Given the dismal U.S. economy and continuing recession, plus other hot-button issues such as national security, we are already experiencing unprecedented interest in the upcoming 2012 presidential campaign."
KYW, Philadelphia Adds Three to its Newsradio Hall of Fame. CBS Radio's KYW, Philadelphia announces the induction of Bob Kelly, and the late Karin Phillips and Jack O'Rourke into its KYW Newsradio Hall of Fame. Director of news and programming Steve Butler and director of sales David Yadgaroff gave the awards to Kelly, who served as an account executive for 20 years and to relatives of Phillips and O'Rourke, who died within days of each other in September.
Former WWNC, Asheville, North Carolina Host Matt Mittan Announces Digital Effort and Terrestrial Affiliate. Matt Mittan hosted the "Take a Stand" show on Clear Channel's WWNC, Asheville until a few weeks ago when he left the station after personnel cuts at the cluster cost him producer/sidekick Agnes Cheek. Now, Mittan and Cheek, who've been producing a podcast, will begin streaming their show and have announced WHKP, Hendersonville, North Carolina (south of Asheville) will pick up the 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm hour of the show. Mittan says that although the program is produced in their downtown Asheville studio, they plan to take it on the road across Western North Carolina.
Clear Channel Raises More than $700,000 for Fisher House. Capping a week-long fundraising effort November 7-11 culminating on Veterans Day, Clear Channel Radio put its 850 radio stations to work to bring in more than $700,000 for the Fisher House Foundation. Ken Fisher is chairman of the foundation and he comments, "We're grateful for Clear Channel's support of our military families again this year. Clear Channel's remarkable reach and continued support is an amazing force for our military families that will continue to help veterans and their families across the United States." Fisher House provides housing close to hospitals for families of military personnel who are receiving treatment for injuries suffered in battle so they can be near their loved ones during that time without incurring huge expenses. CC has helped raise more than $1.2 million for Fisher House in the last two years.
2012 Presidential Race, 'OWS' Shutdown, European Debt Threatens U.S., and Marines in Australia Plan Among Top News/Talk Stories Yesterday (11/16). The 2012 GOP presidential candidates, the shutdown of the Zurcotti Park encampment in New York City and what it means to the 'Occupy' movement, the continuing threat to the U.S. and world economies by the European debt crisis and President Obama's plan to station U.S. Marines in Australia were some of the most-talked-about stories on news/talk radio yesterday according to ongoing research from TALKERS.


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Presentations & Workshops
Academic Transformation Workshop
May 9-10, 2012
The Academic Partnership for Instruction hosted a 2-day workshop where course redesign principles and strat
egies for managing large courses were featured. UNO faculty shared practical tips and techniques for integrating technology to improve learning, reduce course costs, and increase efficiencies.
See the Workshop Web Site for links to presentations and other workshop materials.
NCAT Scholar Presentation
February 16, 2012
Dr. Michelle Miller, NCAT Scholar and Chair of the Department of Psychology at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona, gave a presentation on the National Center for Academic Transformation (NCAT) course redesign models and her successes in integrating technology into her courses to enhance learning, reduce course costs, and save time.
Supporting Faculty Teaching Students in a Digital Age
May 11-12, 2011
Transforming Learning Environments through Course Redesign
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Worker's use of city truck draws harassment complaint
Worker: Photographer sparked state investigation
LAWRENCE - A city worker has filed a police complaint, claiming harassment, because someone is photographing his personal use of a city truck when he's off the job.
The city employee told officers he first noticed someone taking his picture as he worked off duty off 52nd Street in February. His city truck was parked nearby and he noticed pictures being taken by a motorist in a passing car.
The worker said his next encounter with a photographer was in March when he parked his city truck in a disabled parking spot while attending a swap meet at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. He told officers he parked in the disabled spot because most of the parking lot was full, and in his words, "everyone was parking wherever they could."
The city worker admitted that he was attending the swap meet between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. on that day, but he told police he was still on call for city business and therefore needed his city truck.
The 63-year-old city worker told police that his supervisors allow him to drive the city truck for personal activities, since he carries personal tools and is on call for city work.
He also told police that the photographer has apparently caused a state agency to initiate an investigation into his timecard, checking into his recorded entries and comparing them to hours he was actually performing personal business.
The city worker provided the name of the person who was seen snapping the photos, but no charges were filed.
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FLORIDA MAY OPEN DOOR TO MORE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS-Andrew Stelzer
As the Florida State legislative session comes to a close on Friday, one of Governor Bushââ¬â¢s remaining objectives is to get an energy bill passed. One aspect of the bill may jumpstart to construction of new nuclear power plants in the state, and environmental advocates are concerned that it will leave citizens and local communities without a say on the expansion of an expensive and potentially deadly technology. WMNFs Andrew Stelzer reports.
ACT-Glick ââ¬ÅThis is not a bill to give us a clean future, it will give us more coal and nuclear plants..ââ¬?
Susan Glickman is with the natural Resources Defense Council. Sheââ¬â¢s been in Tallahassee for much of this springs legislative session, and one of her major goals was to get an emphasis on renewable sources of energy into the states priorities, instead sheââ¬â¢s seen the big power companies bet their way.
ACT-Glick ââ¬Ëââ¬Â¦..sugar industry will get 5 millionââ¬Â¦meanwhile the entire solar rebate for the state is 2 million dollarsââ¬Â¦Ã¢â¬?
The 163 page energy bill, which has already passed the house, does include a few positive things, like a sales tax holiday on energy efficient appliances, and establishes a commission to advise the legislature on adapting an in depth energy policy. The senate version may set up a commission to study among other things, greenhouse gases, but Glickman say the proposal is very vague and has no timeline or goals. Susie Caplowe, a lobbyist with the Sierra club, says Floridaââ¬â¢s efforts do not match up with other states.
ACT (not marked) ââ¬ÅWere kind of behind the times with this..ââ¬?
ACT-Callow ââ¬Å28 other states have plansââ¬Â¦2 states have a better portfolio..Idahoââ¬Â¦..Michiganââ¬Â¦Ã¢â¬?
High on the list of concerns about the legislation, is that it would clear many of the hurdles for the construction of Nuclear power plants in Florida, something which hasnââ¬â¢t happened in over 20 years. The state Public Service Commission would be the only body evaluating the applications, and would have to hold a hearing within 90 days of a company's application and decide within 135 days after that. Appeals to that approval would be much harder, and nuclear plants would also be exempt from a state requirement that electric companies prove they have considered less expensive alternatives. Callow says itââ¬â¢s a giveaway to the electric companies.
ACT-Callow ââ¬ÅIn general the idea has been to streamline coal and nuclear, so they are streamlining the process..ââ¬?
ACT-Callow ââ¬ÅBut when youââ¬â¢re streamlining the permitting process, the idea is to reduce public comment, and there is nothing for other technologiesââ¬Â¦Ã¢â¬?ââ¬â¢
The Public Service Commission would be given the responsibility to evaluate whether the plant would have any detrimental environmental effects, and they would have to fast track approval of nuclear applications. Callow says thatââ¬â¢s not worth much.
ACT-Callow ââ¬ÅThe PSCââ¬Â¦doesnââ¬â¢t really do much in terms of environment..ââ¬?
The only thing the PSC can consider in evaluating approval is whether a nuclear plant provided needed generating capacity, reduced Florida's reliance on oil and gas, and reduced air emission costs, which any plant would do by nature of nuclear power. Glickman says approval will be all but assured.
ACT-Glick ââ¬ÅThe utility proposes a power plant and the PSC looks through the lens of fuel diversityââ¬Â¦they want to diversity..so itââ¬â¢s very likely the PSC will do its seal of approval..ââ¬?
Customers could also be billed for the cost of the nuclear plant even before it was built, If an electric company closed an old power plant because it had built a new one, it could still bill its customers for the value of the old plant for the next 5 years, and a company could decide to abandon the plans for a nuclear plant, and continue to bill customers for the cost of the plant which was never built. Nuclear power plants can cost 4 billion dollars to build, a cost which Callow says shouldnââ¬â¢t be passed on to the tax payers.
ACT-Callow ââ¬ÅCitizens are going to be hit with higher bills..our rates are gonna go up..this legislation has tax free holiday but electricity..ââ¬?
Senator lee Constantine, the sponsor of the Senate bill, did not return WMNFs calls for comment. Calls to Progress energy were not returned either. There are already 4 nuclear power plants in Florida. Glickman says itââ¬â¢s been difficult to have her voice heard on the issue, for several reasons.
ACT-Glick ââ¬ÅBecause there hasnââ¬â¢t been a nuclear plant in 30 years, people arenââ¬â¢t at full strength on this issue..ââ¬?
ACT ââ¬ËThe utility companies are very powerful in the legislators..I counted 78 contract lobbyists, 3 former speakers, former lobby chairs, PSC, 78 people founding the hallways..and on the other side you have a few, working on several issues, its power and influence and campaign contributions..ââ¬?
Glickman says that if the bill passes, she believes a new nuclear power plant will go online within the next 10 years. Progress energy and Florida power and Light have both announced plans to build nuclear powers plants in Florida, which would be the first constructed since 1983. Not even being discussed in Tallahassee, Glickman notes, is that there is still a great amount of debate about the safety of Nuclear power.
ACT-Glick ââ¬ËThey have absolutely no idea what to do with it and it will costs so much..ââ¬?
The House has already passed the energy bill; the State Senate is still waiting to hear it, and if the senate makes any changes, it will have to go back to the house, which could stop the bills passage because the legislative session is scheduled to end on Friday, and there wouldnââ¬â¢t be enough time to get it back through the House.
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Processor: Intel Core i5 3427U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Display: 11.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels, glossy: no
Weight: 1.13kg
Price: 2100 euro
Average of 4 scores (from 3 reviews)
Reviews for the Panasonic Toughbook CF-AX2
The durable one. Panasonic's Toughbook CF-AX2 is built for demanding professional usage scenarios and supposedly comes with an extra level of resilience against concussions and pressure. With business-friendly features, more than decent performance and great mobility, the inner values are handled well too. Our detailed review will show whether the potential target group will be satisfied with the CF-AX2.
Source: Good Gear Guide
This semi-rugged 11.6in Ultrabook can conveniently be turned from a laptop into a tablet, but it has a keyboard that is way too cramped and uncomfortable to type on. As a tablet, though, it's very good and there is adequate performance under the hood for typical office tasks.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/18/2013
Rating: Total score: 70%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Erenumerique FR→EN
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/24/2013
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: PC Online.com.cn zh-CN→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/17/2013
Rating: Total score: 100%
Intel HD Graphics 4000: Processor graphics card in the high end Ivy Bridge models. Offers a different clock speed in the different CPU models (ULV to desktop quad core) and therefore a different performance.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
3427U: Fast Ivy-Bridge-based ULV-CPU in Q2 2012. Offers a core clock of 1.8 - 2.8 GHz and an HD 4000 GPU (350 - 1150 MHz). The TDP is rated at 17 W.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
11.6": » To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
1.13 kg: This subnotebook is one of the most lightweight of all notebooks and can be carried very easily. There exist hardly any models in this extreme class of weight. 7-9 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
Panasonic: Panasonic Corporation, formerly known as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., is a multinational corporation based in Japan. Its main business is in electronics manufacturing and produces products under a variety of names including Panasonic and Technics. Since its founding in 1918, it grew to become the largest Japanese electronics producer. In addition to electronics, Panasonic offers non-electronic products and services such as home renovation services. Panasonic is an international notebook manufacturer, but with rather small market shares and few laptop reviews. Panasonic concentrates its notebook sortiment primarily to the niche of ruggedized notebooks, which are made for rough outdoor usage.
80%: This rating is not convincing. The laptop is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.