|Born||April 19, 1947|
New York City, New York, U.S.
|Alma mater||Mannes College|
|Labels||Sony Classical, Deutsche Grammophon|
Murray David Perahia KBE (/pəˈraɪə/) (born April 19, 1947) is an American pianist and conductor. He is widely considered one of the greatest living pianists. He was the first North American pianist to win the Leeds International Piano Competition, in 1972. Known as a leading interpreter of Bach, Handel, Scarlatti, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schumann, among other composers, Perahia has won numerous awards, including three Grammy Awards from a total of 18 nominations, and 9 Gramophone Awards in addition to its first and only "Piano Award".
Murray (Moshe) was born in the Bronx borough of New York City to a family of Sephardi Jewish origin. According to the biography on his Mozart piano sonatas CD, his first language was Judaeo-Spanish, or Ladino. The family came from Thessaloniki, Greece. His father moved to the United States in 1935.
Perahia began studying the piano at age four, with a teacher, he said, who was "very limiting" because she made him play a single piece until it was perfect. He said his musical interests blossomed at age 15 for reasons he can't explain, and he began to practice seriously. At 17, Perahia attended Mannes College, where he studied keyboard, conducting, and composition with his teacher and mentor Mieczysław Horszowski. During the summer, he also attended the Marlboro Music School and Festival, where he studied with musicians Rudolf Serkin, Alexander Schneider, and Pablo Casals, among others. He played duets for piano four hands with Serkin, who later made Perahia his assistant at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, a position he held for over a year.
In 1965, Perahia won the Young Concert Artists International Auditions. In 1972, he was the first North American to win first prize at the Leeds Piano Competition, helping to cement its reputation for advancing the careers of young pianistic talent. Fanny Waterman has commented (for Wendy Thompson's book Piano Competition: The Story of the Leeds) that Horszowski phoned her prior to the competition, and announced to her that Perahia would be the winner.
In 1973, Perahia worked with Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears at the Aldeburgh Festival, and with fellow pianist Radu Lupu. He was co-artistic director of the Festival from 1981 to 1989.
In the 1980s, Perahia was invited to work with Vladimir Horowitz, an admirer of his art. Perahia says this had a defining influence on his pianism. He became close to Horowitz, whom he visited during the elder pianist's last four years to play for him.
From 1973 to 2010, Perahia recorded exclusively for Columbia Masterworks, now Sony Classical. His first major recording project was Mozart's 27 piano concertos, conducted from the keyboard with the English Chamber Orchestra. In the 1980s, he also recorded Beethoven's five piano concertos, with Bernard Haitink and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. In 2016, Perahia signed with Deutsche Grammophon.
In 1990, Perahia suffered a cut to his right thumb, which became septic. He took antibiotics for this condition, but they affected his health. In 1992, his career was threatened by a bone abnormality in his hand causing inflammation, requiring several years away from the keyboard, and a series of operations. During that time, he says, he found solace through studying the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. After recovering, he produced a series of award-winning recordings of Bach's keyboard works in the late 1990s, including a notable rendition of the Goldberg Variations.
In early 2005, Perahia's hand problem recurred, prompting him to withdraw from the concert stage on the advice of his doctors. He cancelled several appearances at the Barbican Centre, as well as a 10-city national tour of the United States, but returned with recitals in German cities in 2006 and at the Barbican in April 2007.
In autumn of 2007, he completed a 10-city tour of the United States. Owing to his hand problem, and on the advice of his doctor, Perahia cancelled a February 2008 solo recital at the Barbican Centre and a tour in the United States with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields (March and April 2008). He returned to the platform in August 2008, touring with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under the direction of Bernard Haitink, and had an Asian recital tour in October and November.
Perahia has recorded Chopin's études, and Schubert's late piano sonatas. He is currently editing a new Urtext edition of Beethoven's piano sonatas.
Besides his solo career, he is active in chamber music and appears regularly with the Guarneri and Budapest String Quartets. He is also Principal Guest Conductor of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, with which he records and performs.
Since his return at the 2008 Proms season, Perahia has been continually active on the concert scene.
Perahia appeared at Sir Neville Marriner's 90th birthday concert on April 1, 2014, playing Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K 466 alongside the Academy of St Martin in the Fields conducted by Marriner.
After 43 years (1973–2016) with Sony Classical (and its predecessor, Columbia Masterworks), Perahia signed with the German label Deutsche Grammophon. His first release for the label, Bach's French Suites, came out in October 2016.
Perahia's performance of Beethoven's Hammerklavier Sonata elicited this review from the Los Angeles Times:
Perahia threw himself into everything with a ferocious concentration. The opening left-hand leap to the fugue's landing on a triumphant final cadence 40 minutes later felt like a single gesture, a life passing by during a fall and safe landing off a cliff. The epic Adagio was exceptional. Beethoven is in a black mood. The twisted harmonies and endless melodic lines keep shifting, trying to go one way and then the next, never finding resolution or solace. For Perahia this was inescapable pain, but not to be dwelt upon. His ability to find the life in each note proved intensely moving.
Jerusalem Music Center
In January 2009, Murray Perahia was appointed president of the Jerusalem Music Center established by violinist Isaac Stern. In an interview with Haaretz newspaper he said: "Music represents an ideal world where all dissonances resolve, where all modulations —that are journeys— return home, and where surprise and stability coexist."
Upon graduation from Mannes, Perahia was appointed to the faculty and taught there from 1969 to 1979. Perahia was invited to teach at the International Piano Foundation Theo Lieven (known today as the International Piano Academy Lake Como) to selected students. He has given masterclasses at such institutions as Juilliard School, Stanford University, and Peabody Institute, among many others. He held a Summer Course at the Jerusalem Music Centre in July 2017 to young Israeli pianists ages 12 to 18, including Niv Yehuda, Amir Ron, Yoav Levanon, Tom Borrow, Talmon Pachevsky, Yuval Shmila, and Tom Zalmanov. He continues to give frequent masterclasses as president of the JMC. He plans to hold a series of masterclasses in Munich on Beethoven Piano Sonatas, hosted by the renowned publisher G. Henle Verlag, with ten young professional pianists: Eden Agranat Meged, Elia Cecino, Yan Fang, Hyunji Kim, Song Hyeon Kim, Michael Lu, Nathalia Milstein, Misora Ozaki, Maksym Shadko, and Clara Isabella Siegle.
Perahia lives in London with his wife, Ninette Shohet, who is of Iraqi-Jewish heritage. He has two adult sons, Benjamin and Raphael.
Leeds International Piano Competition
- 1972 Leeds International Piano Competition First Prize
Seventh International Schumann Festival
- 2000 Robert Schumann Society Claudio Arrau Memorial Medal
Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance
- Gramophone Award for best concerto recording, 1984, Piano Concertos 15 and 16 of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Gramophone Award for best concerto recording, 1986, Piano Concertos 3 and 4 of Ludwig van Beethoven
- Gramophone Award for best instrumental recording, 1986, works of Franz Schubert and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with Radu Lupu
- Gramophone Award for best instrumental recording, 1995, works of Frédéric Chopin
- Gramophone Award for best instrumental recording, 1996, works of George Frideric Handel and Domenico Scarlatti
- Gramophone Award for best instrumental recording, 2001, Goldberg Variations by Johann Sebastian Bach
- Gramophone Award for best instrumental recording, 2003, Etudes by Frédéric Chopin
- Gramophone Award for best instrumental recording, 2011, piano music of Johannes Brahms
- Gramophone Award for best instrumental recording, 2016, Six French Suites by Johann Sebastian Bach
Perahia is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Music and Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music (1985). In 2007 he was elected to an Honorary Fellowship of Jesus College, Cambridge.
On March 8, 2004, Queen Elizabeth II made him an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire. (This entitles him to use the post-nominal letters KBE, but not to the title "Sir".)
In 2012 he was voted into the inaugural Gramophone Hall of Fame.
In 2012 he was awarded the Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance from Northwestern University.
In 2013 he was awarded the Royal Academy of Music Bach Prize
In 2015 he was awarded the Wolf Prize in Arts (with Jessye Norman).
A species of solitary bee from Israel was named in his honour in 2016.
- Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6; Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 (1973)
- Chopin: The Chopin Preludes. (1975)
- Schumann: Études Symphoniques op. 13 & Études Posthumes; Papillons (1977)
- Schubert: Wanderer Fantasy, Op. 15; Schumann: Fantasy in C major, Op. 17 (1986)
- Mozart, Beethoven: Quintets for piano and winds (1986)
- Mozart: Sonata (K. 448); Schubert: Piano Sonata for four hands (1986; with Radu Lupu)
- Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 and 4 (1986)
- Brahms: Piano Quartet (1987)
- Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 17, 18 and 26 (1987)
- Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 (Emperor) (1987)
- A Portrait of Murray Perahia (1987)
- Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 (CD 1987, but recorded in 1974 and originally issued on LP) — with Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
- Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 11, 12 and 14 (1987)
- Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 22 and 24 (1987)
- Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1, Barcarolle, etc. (1987)
- Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 (1987)
- Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 9 and 21 (1987)
- Schumann: Symphonic Études, posthumous études, Papillons; Chopin: Piano Sonatas Nos. 2 and 3 (1988)
- Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze; Fantasiestücke (1988)
- Beethoven: The five piano concertos (1988) — with Bernard Haitink and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
- Schumann: Piano Sonata, Op. 22; Schubert: Piano Sonata, D. 959 (1988)
- Bartók: Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion; Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn (1988)
- Schumann, Grieg: Piano concertos (1989)
- Schubert: Impromptus (1990)
- Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 (1990)
- Murray Perahia in Performance (1991)
- Murray Perahia Plays Franck and Liszt (1991)
- Brahms: Sonata No. 3, Rhapsodies, etc. (1991)
- Mozart: Concertos for 2 and 3 pianos, Andante and Variations for piano four hands (1991) with Radu Lupu
- Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 21 and 27 (1991)
- The Aldeburgh Recital (1991)
- Mozart: Piano Sonatas (K. 310, 333, and 533) (1992)
- Bach: Harpsichord Concertos (1993)
- Immortal Beloved Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1994)
- Greatest Hits: Grieg (1994)
- Chopin 4 Ballades: Waltzes Op 18&42, Nocturne Op 15, Mazurkas Op 7,17&33, Études Op 10 Sony Classical #SK 64 399 (1994)
- Beethoven: Piano Sonatas (Op. 2, Nos. 1–3) (1995)
- Murray Perahia: 25th Anniversary Edition (1997)
- Schumann: Kreisleriana, Piano Sonata No. 1 (1997)
- Schumann: Complete works for piano and orchestra (1997) — with Claudio Abbado and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
- Murray Perahia Plays Handel and Scarlatti (1997)
- Bach: English Suites Nos. 1, 3 and 6 (1998), Sony Classical
- Songs Without Words: Bach/Busoni, Mendelssohn and Schubert–Liszt (1999)
- Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 and 27 (1999)
- Glenn Gould at the Movies (1999)
- Bach: English Suites Nos. 2, 4 and 5 (1999), Sony Classical
- Bach: Goldberg Variations (2000), Sony Classical
- Chopin: Études (2001)
- Bach: Keyboard Concertos Nos. 1, 2 and 4 (2001), Sony Classical
- Bach: Keyboard Concertos Nos. 3, 5, 6, 7 (2002)
- Schubert: Late Piano Sonatas (2003)
- Murray Perahia Plays Bach (2003)
- Beethoven: String Quartet, Op. 127; Piano Sonata, Op. 101 (2004) (The string quartet is transcribed for full string orchestra and conducted by Murray Perahia)
- Bach: Partitas Nos. 2, 3, 4 (2008), Sony Classical
- Bach: English Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV 806-811 (2008), Sony Classical
- Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Op. 14, Nos. 1 and 2, Op. 26, Op. 28 (Pastorale) (2008), Sony Classical
- Bach: Partitas Nos. 1, 5, 6 (2009), Sony Classical
- Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 17 & 18 (2009), Sony Classical
- Brahms: Handel Variations; Two Rhapsodies, Op. 79; Six Piano Pieces, Op. 118; Four Piano Pieces, Op. 119 (2010)
- Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54 - Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16 (2010), Sony Classical
- Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 21, 23 & Rondos (2010), Sony Classical
- Bach: French Suite No 5 (2011)
- Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 27 Op 90 (2011)
- Chopin: Mazurka C-Sharp Minor Op 30 No 4 (2011)
- Bach: The French Suites (2016)
- Beethoven: Piano Sonatas (2018)
- Murray Perahia in Performance (1992)
- Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 21 and 27 in rehearsal and performance (1992)
- Schubert: Winterreise (with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau)
- Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 3 (1988)
- Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 4 (1988)
- Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 (1988)
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Unfortunately, due to a problem he is suffering with his hand, Murray Perahia has been forced to cancel this recital on the advice of his doctor.
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Murray Perahia, the ensemble's principal guest conductor, withdrew from its American tour because of illness.
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- ^ "Pianist Murray Perahia scales the Everest of Beethoven's 'Hammerklavier' in a momentous performance" by Mark Swed, The Los Angeles Times, 28 April 2016
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Living in London, Perahia — who is married with two sons — is able to take part in one of the world's most spectacular cornucopias of the arts (it is no accident that Alfred Brendel, another émigré, is a longtime London resident).
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- Masterclass with Murray Perahia at the Jerusalem Music Centre on YouTube
- Interview with Murray Perahia by Bruce Duffie, March 13, 1997
- David Dubal interview with Murray Perahia, 3-Apr-1981
- Review of Murray Perahia's recording of Beethoven's Hammerklavier Sonata, in the Classical Music Records Reviews blog
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Forty-two major league baseball umpires collectively rescinded their resignations yesterday, a signal of a failed labor strategy that will result in the loss of jobs for one-third of the union membership.
The move by the severely split union came late in the afternoon after a legal setback in a court challenge in Philadelphia. The umpires' action, however, came too late for some of them because the National and American Leagues had already hired 25 new umpires.
The development is a significant blow to the umpires in their effort to get baseball officials to begin negotiations early on a new collective bargaining agreement. The union had embarked on a strategy of mass resignation because its labor agreement with the leagues bars the umpires from striking. More than 50 umpires of the 66-member union signed letters of resignation, effective Sept. 2, at a meeting July 14.
At the time, the action was viewed as a pre-emptive strike in the negotiations. Citing some specific problems, as well as a deteriorating relationship with baseball officials, the umpires planned to resign en masse, collect millions of dollars in termination pay and form a new umpires corporation that it felt baseball would have to deal with if it wanted their experience and expertise.
However, as Major League Baseball remained silent while examining options for hiring new umpires, some of the veteran umpires almost immediately changed their minds and reversed their positions, creating a fissure that undermined their negotiating stance.Continue reading the main story
But 42 umpires -- 33 of 36 National League umpires and 9 of 32 American League umpires (two of whom are not union members) -- had stuck to their resignations until yesterday when they withdrew them ''without prejudice,'' meaning baseball could reinstate them.
Many of them won't have a chance. A baseball official said the American League, which has hired 12 new umpires, sent letters on Monday to the nine umpires who had resigned notifying them that their resignations had been accepted. The National League in recent days hired 13 minor league umpires, meaning it has 49 umpires for 36 positions. The umpires currently come under the jurisdiction of the league presidents, Len Coleman in the N.L. and Gene Budig in the A.L.
''Len Coleman has to make some decisions,'' another baseball official said. ''There are going to be certain guys who aren't going to have jobs.''
The union reversed its strategy yesterday after Judge Edmund Ludwig of United States District Court in Philadelphia, during a series of conference calls with baseball's lawyers and Richard Phillips, the union's lawyer and chief negotiator, refused to grant the union a temporary restraining order. The union had filed a lawsuit the previous day asking, among other things, that the umpires be permitted to withdraw their resignations up until the effective date.
Instead, the judge urged the two sides to arrange an interim truce. After the last call, Phillips held a second conference call with the umpires and recommended that they rescind their resignations.
''Richie said he knows we'll take some hits for changing our position,'' Bruce Froemming, a National League umpire and a member of the union's board of directors, said by telephone from Atlanta. ''But we changed our position to move the process forward and open up a dialogue between the parties. We wanted to show baseball that we are now in position to talk and that we're not threatening anything.''
But Phillips's ability to negotiate a new agreement could be severely hampered by the division that has been created in the union, mostly by American League umpires who object to his hammer-like negotiating style.
Naming the two umpires considered to be leaders of the dissident group, Froemming said: ''I think John Hirschbeck and Joe Brinkman have caused us a lot of problems. To go off on their own, when the vote was 49 to 14 to support Richie, I don't think is healthy for us.'' He referred to a vote last February to extend Phillips's contract.
One umpire who voted against Phillips, speaking yesterday on the condition that he not be identified, said: ''Richie is caught in a time warp, using ice picks and baseball bats to drive his points home. While that was good in '79 and subsequent years, we're dealing with a new culture in baseball.''
At their July 14 meeting, Phillips recommended the resignation strategy because he thought it would induce Major League Baseball to initiate negotiations for a contract to replace the one that expires Dec. 31 rather than lose the umpires and have to play the final month of the season and the post-season, including the World Series, with minor league umpires. But the union miscalculated because baseball officials did not react that way.
At the time, Phillips said he was trying to regain some respect for his clients, but he also listed some grievances that he said prompted his strategy. They included the threat of dismissal for some; the strike zone issue and baseball's decision to have amateurs in team offices monitor pitches by television; the dispute over pay for umpires in the games between the Baltimore Orioles and the Cuban team, and the hiring of amateur umpires to supervise at the minor league level.
Phillips did not return a telephone call, but he issued a statement in which he referred to ''this very unseemly affair that was deliberately provoked by Major League Baseball.'' He also said the union was pursuing unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board. The statement made no mention of umpires losing their jobs. The nine A.L. umpires who were notified that their resignations had been accepted included 6 who have had 23 years or more of major league service. The list included Ed Hickox, who joined the A.L. this season after working in five minor leagues and two winter leagues.
There is no way of knowing which N.L. umpires will have their resignations accepted, but the only three who are safe are Mark Hirschbeck, Wally Bell and Jeff Nelson.
''I can't wait to see their theory, how they're going to get rid of guys,'' said Angel Hernandez, in his seventh season on the N.L. staff.
One umpire thought the league might temporarily put the new umpires off, but an official not in the league said that would not happen.Continue reading the main story

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A woman’s death over the weekend at an Internet cafe that went unnoticed for hours prompted police to urge the public to be more aware of the people around them.
A 37-year-old woman was found dead on Saturday at an Internet cafe in Hsinchu City, police said.
A preliminary investigation showed that she died of cardiac arrest, although prosecutors and forensic experts were yet to confirm the cause of the death, police said.
Police said the woman arrived alone at the cafe late on Friday night. Shortly after her arrival, she leaned against a partition between the seats and stopped moving, apparently because of some discomfort, police said after viewing the cafe’s surveillance tape.
It was not until Saturday night that employees at the cafe discovered something was wrong and called the police.
Employees working on Saturday morning thought that the woman was just resting, police said.
Even after the body was removed, customers at the cafe remained focused on their computer screens, appearing oblivious to the fact that several medical personnel and police were there collecting evidence, police said.
“If people were a little more curious, maybe someone would have seen that something was wrong and might have gotten her to hospital in time to save her life,” police said.
In Kaohsiung in January, a 32-year-old man was found dead after playing combat computer games for three consecutive days, the nation’s second “sudden death” case involving Internet cafe patrons this year.
A 38-year-old man was found dead at an Internet cafe in New Taipei City on Jan. 1 after five consecutive days of playing video games.
EVA Airways was ranked the eighth-best airline in the world for this year, the only Taiwanese carrier to make it into the top 25 Airline Excellence Awards this year, aviation reviews Web site AirlineRatings.com said on Wednesday. AirlineRatings.com has a seven-star rating system to evaluate more than 360 airlines around the world every year, EVA Airways said in a statement on Thursday. “We are delighted that efforts by the entire EVA staff have been recognized by Airline Ratings,” EVA Airways president Clay Sun (孫嘉明) said in the release. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the company identified and adopted services and procedures that enhance and
A promotional event for the launch of a drinks store led to police questioning a 26-year-old woman surnamed Chang (張), the Taichung Police Department said yesterday. Police said that they questioned Chang and forwarded the case to prosecutors, accusing her of producing, distributing, broadcasting or selling pornography. Police said she faces charges related to the alleged distribution of indecent photographs on Twitter and using overtly sexual innuendos to promote the store on Monday night. Officers stumbled upon the content during a routine Internet “patrol.” Chang faces a prison sentence of up to two years and up to a NT$90,000 fine if found guilty
Exiled Chinese democracy advocate Wang Dan (王丹) yesterday denied an accusation by former Taiwanese political worker Lee Yuan-chun (李援軍) that Wang had sexually harassed him in a hotel room in New York nine years ago. There was a huge gap between Lee’s accusation and his own understanding and memory, Wang wrote on Facebook, adding it was hard for him to respond further regarding a “unilateral description” made by someone else. Wang made the remarks after his initial response on Facebook was met with criticism, with people saying he did not directly address the allegation. Lee on Friday wrote on Facebook that he
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This week I'm back with a scrapbook layout using a patterned paper from Prima. If you notice most of the materials used for this layout are from Prima's products, and the good news is most of the materials are currently available at the store.
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Pocket watch from Studio 49 Art Parts.
It's a straightforward layout...and I'm lovin it!
Till we meet again...take care everyone and Happy Crafting!!
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July 17th in Athens, the 2019 EJEKT Festival will celebrate its 15-year mark with a stunning lineup of artists including THE CURE, one of the biggest names of modern music.
The first headliner announced by EJEKT, the Cure returns to Greece after more than a decade for a show that will be a part of the upcoming European tour of the band, celebrating its 40 years of history. Concert-goers will hear some of the band’s most famous hits, which include: “Friday I’m In Love”, “Just Like Heaven”, “Pictures of you”, “A Letter To Elise”, “Boys Don’t Cry”, “Lovesong”, “Never Enough”, “High”, and “Lullaby” to name a few. The video below is the after movie from EJEKT 2018.
The Cure’s music is this unique blend of goth, pop, and rock which managed to portray so perfectly what exactly is was that the 80s and the 90s were. The characteristic persona of Robert Smith (with that haircut, the make-up, the red lipstick, the black clothes), the lyrics that cut deep into the multi layers of that era (from irony to angst to bursts of happiness) and his so very British voice became a stable not only for their generation but also for the next ones.
On July 17th, 2019 the Cure will take over the stage of EJEKT Festival, at Plateia Nerou in Faliro – the most beautiful open-air venue of Athens, right by the sea – for a show that will last more than 2 hours and will cover their great career.
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SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland — The police have launched a manhunt for two men who shot and killed a security guard after he reportedly hit his three-year-old stepson here in Westmoreland, on Saturday.
One of the alleged shooters is the child's biological father.
The deceased has been identified as 22-year-old Owayne Gardener of 105 Dalling Street, Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, and Kensington, Welcome Hall, St James.
Gardener, who was in a common-law relationship with the three-year-old child's mother, was at home with the mother and her children when he reportedly used an object to hit the child in the chest.
Police said a complaint was made to a relative who lives in the same community, following which two men went to Gardener's house, where an argument developed.
He was shot in the chest and was taken to hospital where he died while undergoing treatment.


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Next Big Director of Photography: Charlotte Hornsby – Charlotte Hornsby, a cinematographer based in New York, has been making a name for herself on the festival circuit. She has worked on titles such as Mariama Diallo’s “Master,” a horror pic dealing with racism on a college campus, and Haroula Rose’s “Once Upon a River,” a coming-of-age drama about a Native American girl who embarks on an epic journey in search of her mother. Both of these titles have garnered critical a Beyoncé’s September 2015 Vogue Cover Shoot is one of Hornsby’s most prominent credits. In addition to her work on movies and shorts, Hornsby cites her positions as director and director of photography for the shoot as among her most important projects. Throughout the course of her career, Hornsby has tried her hand at a number of different cinematographic approaches, and she has developed her own unique style while also including social criticism into her work.
This was Horbsby and Diallo’s second time working together on a project, and it was titled “Master.” They worked together before on Diallo’s short film “Hair Wolf,” which was released in 2018, and is about the staff of a Black-owned hair salon defending Black culture against a white cultural appropriator. The terrifying tale was selected as the winner of the Short Film Jury Award for U.S. Fiction at Sundance. Both “Hair Wolf” and “Master” use the horror genre as a prism through which to study the Black American experience.
In “Master,” a portrait of a black student who is haunted on her predominantly white campus and a black professor who is seeking tenure at the college, Hornsby leans into an anamorphic style and juxtaposes the characters against sinister backgrounds that make the shots feel unsettling. “Master” is a portrait of a black student who is haunted on her predominantly white campus and a black professor who is seeking tenure at the college. Hornsby has stated that she wanted to create a “sick feeling” for the audience and that she did this by using zoom shots to establish a “supernatural point of view,” which gave the impression that the protagonists of the film were being observed. She referred to the experience of working with actors of varying skintones on the film as a “gift,” and she stressed “what a diversity of skin tones provide you from the lighting viewpoint.” “There’s simply so much more that both you and I were able to do,” she remarked. “Black skintones can reflect colour and absorb colour in a different manner than white skin tones, and I think that reality allowed us to create a lot of strong visuals.”
The lighting and camerawork in films such as “Master,” which takes place on what appears to be an ordinary college campus, are extremely important for creating an ominous tone and inducing a sense of foreboding. The cinematography done by Hornsby generates a distorted sense of reality, which incites feelings of discomfort and tension. During an interview with The Credits, she says that the opening scene of the 1968 horror classic “Rosemary’s Baby” had a major influence on the beginning of “Master.” “Master” was released in 2008. ” Hornsby revealed that the production team behind “The Master” had the goal of having the movie “feel like the point of view of Ancaster College itself, like this dark presence that’s staring from this impossible vantage point where you see the big, frightening campus.” Gail (Regina Hall), a professor who is moving into her new house, may be seen in this first daunting wide image as the camera gradually closes in on her.
When Jasmine (Zoe Renee), a first-year student at the institution, initially arrives at her dorm room, this visual pattern is repeated many times. Hornsby wanted viewers to make a visual connection between the scenario and the way the camera closes in on Gail, with the camerawork suggesting a menacing entity towering over these ladies. On this university, the only people who pose a threat to the black protagonists are neither the white students or the white faculty and staff; in addition, the physical settings of the story function in this capacity.
Hornsby says that she “spoke with [her] gaffer about what would make it seem weird, almost like the needle in ‘Sleeping Beauty’ that pulls her, anything that feels like there’s a ghost there, or a presence already in the room,” and that’s how she came up with the idea. In order to do this, they shot through a distorted glass that cast a pattern of shadows on the side of the room. This gave the impression that there was a spooky presence present in the otherwise lifeless area. Hornsby says that Jasmine is “driven to explore a bit deeper and touch the surface of the wall,” which causes the audience to feel uneasy at first.
The authors Diallo and Hornsby investigate the perils of microaggressions as well as the theft of aspects of Black culture in their work “Hair Wolf.” According to the film’s synopsis, it follows the employees of a black salon as they defend themselves against “white women intent on sucking the lifeblood from black culture.” Hornsby was awarded the prize for Best Cinematography in the Short Film category at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival for his work on this film.
The motions of the camera, which give tight pictures of objects and characters to induce claustrophobia, are accompanied by eerie music that plays in the background. The two main characters give off the impression that something is coming closer to them, something that they can’t get away from. When danger is impending, the camera moves in closer to the characters, and then it goes back and forth between the black protagonists and the white antagonists who are stealing from black culture. The white antagonists are exploiting black culture. When we are experiencing moments of grounded realism, the situation seems to us from a perspective that is more realistic and observant. However, when the stakes are high, we are bombarded with tight perspectives, and it is impossible to predict what will sneak into the frame or what unexpected turns the story will take next.
“Mother’s Milk,” a thriller about a journalist who teams up with the girlfriend of her late son to track down those responsible for her son’s murder, is one of the projects that Hornsby is currently working on. Another one of her projects is “Chantilly Bridge,” the sequel to Linda Yellen’s 1993 novel “Chantilly Lace,” which is a portrait of seven women friends.


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Once again we venture into this insane land of Shovel Knight. This time it takes us deep underground into the Lost City to battle Mole Knight and his multiple mole minions.
We certainly dug ourselves into a hole with this one. This Episode is gonna leave us 6 feet under.
Will we solve our differences and Bury the hatchet? Who knows?
You'll just have to sit back and find out? Can you dig it?
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The early twentieth-century American composer Douglas Stuart Moore (1893-1969) is best know for his works for the lyric opera stage. However, before achieving notice in the opera world, Moore, in his first professional position, had the responsibility to give organ recitals. The purpose of this document is to present information about the organ study and performance activities of Douglas Stuart Moore by exploring his studies with Charles Tournemire and Nadia Boulanger. A complete repertory list of Moore's recitals at the Cleveland Museum of Art is included. Moore also composed for the organ. This document establishes a definitive list of his works for the organ. There are nine unpublished pieces (Gavotte; Fugue; Prelude; Four Museum Pieces: Fifteenth Century Armor, A Madonna of Botticini, Chinese Lion and Unhappy Flutist, Statue of Rodin; Scherzo; A March for Tamburlaine) and one published piece (Dirge – Passacaglia). Each composition is given careful examination. Its origins in the context of Moore's professional life are explored and each piece analyzed. Thus Moore's compositional techniques and his development as an organist are explored, contributing to a more complete view of this composer and his contributions to American organ music in the period.
dissertation or thesis originally submitted to the local University of Memphis Electronic Theses & dissertation (ETD) Repository.
Owen, Richard Dean, "Douglas Stuart Moore (1893-1969) as Organist and Composer of Organ Music" (2014). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 934.


A Handful Of Celebrities Are Coming For Dwayne Wade After He Announces Transgender Daughter
Isn’t one of the most fabulous conversations you’ve ever had with your friends or fellow members of the LGBTQ community about coming out? Moreover, it usually leads to the “When did you know that you were [gay]?” Personally, I always joke that I was hitting on the baby boy next to me in the maternity ward. I’ve always been gay since my first memories and I’ve encountered a lot of other people who have believed the same. Nowadays, where sexuality is fluid and gender is a concept in some minds, that conversation has expanded to include our brothers and sisters of the transgender and non-gender conforming communities. Celebrities and Average Joes are making headlines for announcing their young children are identifying as transgender. Most recently, basketball player Dwayne Wade made public that his twelve-year-old child identifies as a girl despite being born a boy and has since been going through the talk show circuit to promote transgender acceptance. But, that doesn’t mean a handful of haters are going to come with it.
According to WGCI Chicago, rappers Boosie Badazz, Young Thug, and according to Pink News, Empire actress, Serayah McNeill, are calling out Wade for allowing his child to be called transgender. The three entertainers took their words to social media, where everyone besides to let their ass hang out – sometimes literally. Young Thug deleted a tweet stating: “God don’t make mistakes, but you’re your true self”. McNeill decided to throw her hat in the ring saying:
“There are plenty of kids and their parents are letting them do this. I think everything is a little bit too much premature. I don’t care if you’re boy or a girl, for me, there’s things we need to be worried about. What do you wanna do in life? Do you wanna be in any activities? OK, let’s let you go through this. But let’s not jump to a life changing decision that can never be undone. That’s really serious. [I knew people in high school who experimented and then] boom, I thought they was… that was something they were going through. They’re a child. Your brain is still developing. I’m accepting of my child being gay, that’s OK, but there are so many others things around that in society that is pressuring children and parents to be a certain type of way. Let’s wait till you get a little bit older, and this is exactly what you want to be and do for the rest of your life.”
Badazz went on a specific rant putting words in Wade’s mouth claiming that he is “allowing his son to [remove his gentilia].” Which, first of all, Wade has never made any references to his transgender daughter having any type of surgery, nor do I believe surgery so young would exist? Badazz ranted and I’ve put his now-deleted video for you below the transcript:
“Dwyane Wade, you gone too [effing] far, dawg. That is a male. A 12-year-old. At 12, they don’t even know what they next meal gon’ be. They don’t have [it] figured out yet. He might meet a woman, anything, at 16 and fall in love with her. But his dick be gone—how he gon’—like, bruh, you going too far, dawg. Don’t cut his dick off, bruh. Like, bruh, for real, if he gon’ be gay, let him be gay. Don’t cut his dick off, bruh. Don’t address him as a woman, dawg. He’s 12 years old. He’s not up there yet. He hasn’t made his final decisions yet. Don’t cut his [effing] dick off, Dwyane Wade, bruh. You [effing] trippin’, dawg.”
It seems a lot of this conversation stems around the ignorance of genitlia. To reiterate, Wade never stated his transgender daughter is going through any type of surgery. Now people want to make child abuse allegations and saying his child is too young to make any type of gender decisions, which can be argued, but as someone who truly knew they were gay from the moment of memory I can’t help but think perhaps one would know their gender identity as a young age and wouldn’t turn back. It makes me think of the horror cult classic, Sleepaway Camp, where an aunt forced her nephew to live his life as a girl and it made him become a serial killer in his teenage years. This isn’t like that! From the outside looking in, all we should be seeing is love. Speaking from a gay perspective, my young life may have been completely different if I was able to be my authentic self from the very start – not once I became a teenager.
Do you think celebrities are fair game to have their parenting flamed upon by the media and society? Before you answer that question, take a gander at Wade talking about his transgender daughter on The Ellen Show from last week that sparked this entire viral sensation.
Writer’s Note: This is the opinion of one Instinct Magazine contributor and does not reflect the views of Instinct Magazine itself or fellow contributors.
H/T: WGCI Chicago
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H/T: Pink News


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Sherri Shepherd Joins Keke Palmer in 'Cinderella' So Her Post-'View' Career Is Going Spectacularly
When Sherri Shepherd and Jenny McCarthy announced that they were leaving The View, regular watchers were both shocked and dismayed. After all, that would leave Whoopi Goldberg as the sole host until they filled those other seats and now there are mixed feelings about Rosie O'Donnell's return to The View to contend with. However, it's hard not to be excited for Shepherd when her post-View career seems to be in absolutely no danger of slowing down. In fact, Shepherd has been cast in Broadway's Cinderella, the Rodgers & Hammerstein production that will star Keke Palmer as the first African-American Cinderella. (At least, the first one on a Broadway stage — or am I the only one who watched the Brandy film?)
Shepherd will be playing the role of Madame, Cinderella's notoriously evil stepmother who runs around doing evil things like showing shameless favoritism to her real kids, making her stepchild do all the household chores, and forbidding her from going to fancy balls where she can gold-dig her way to a better life. Anyone who has ever seen The View before can attest to the fact that Shepherd has definitely got the pipes for this role and to see her achieving this level of success so soon after leaving a gig that she's had for seven years is truly amazing.
This is far from Shepherd's first acting role. As far back as 1995, Shepherd was landing reoccuring roles in shows like Cleghorn!, Everybody Loves Raymond, and Kim Possible. She's also been seen in movies like Beauty Shop, Precious, and Think Like a Man. Between her long acting resume and her musical talent, there shouldn't be anyone left out there who is doubting Shepherd's ability to play this role and play it well.
Cinderella opens on Broadway in September and it has the potential to be a truly star-making role for both Shepherd and Palmer. Oh, sure, they're both stars already, but Shepherd is best known these days among longtime fans of The View and Palmer is best known among those who recognize her as that girl from Akeelah and the Bee or Nickelodeon. They're both overdue for some more mainstream success at this stage of their careers.

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DescriptionThe incredibly moving and inspiring story about a quest to finally be heard. In Underestimated: An Autism Miracle, Generation Rescue's cofounder J.B. Handley and his teenage son Jamison tell the remarkable story of Jamison's journey to find a method of communication that allowed him to show the world that he was a brilliant, wise, generous, and complex individual who had been misunderstood and underestimated by everyone in his life. Jamison's emergence at the age of seventeen from his self-described "prison of silence" took place over a profoundly emotional and dramatic twelve-month period that is retold from his father's perspective. The book reads like a spy thriller while allowing the reader to share in the complex emotions of both exhilaration and anguish that accompany Jamison's journey for him and his family. Once Jamison's extraordinary story has been told, Jamison takes over the narrative to share the story from his perspective, allowing the world to hear from someone who many had dismissed and cast aside as incapable. Jamison's remarkable transformation challenges the conventional wisdom surrounding autism, a disability impacting 1 in 36 Americans. Many scientists still consider nonspeakers with autism--a full 40 percent of those on the autism spectrum--to be "mentally retarded." Is it possible that the experts are wrong about several million people? Are all the nonspeakers like Jamison? Underestimated: An Autism Miracle will touch your heart, inspire you, remind you of the power of love, and ultimately leave you asking tough questions about how many more Jamisons might be waiting for their chance to be freed from their prison of silence, too. And, for the millions of parents of children with autism, the book offers a detailed description of a communication method that may give millions of people with autism back their voice.
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J.B. Handley is the best-selling author of How to End the Autism Epidemic. Together with his wife Lisa, he founded Generation Rescue, a nonprofit organization dedicated to autism recovery. He and his wife also produced the documentary film Autism Yesterday. J.B. founded Swander Pace Capital, a middle-market private equity firm with more than $1.5 billion under management where he served as managing director for two decades. He is an honors graduate of Stanford University and lives in Portland, Oregon, with Lisa and their three children. Jamison Handley is an eighteen-year-old nonspeaker who was diagnosed with autism when he was two years old. Thanks to a new communication method called Spelling to Communicate, Jamison is now able to fully communicate and switched from a "life skills" classroom to a regular academic classroom at his high school and will be graduating in 2022. He plans to attend college and study neuroscience. Jamison hopes to inspire others with his story and dedicate his life to advocating for the rights of all nonspeakers. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his family.

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By Jan. 1, shoreline construction could begin for the eastern portion of the Bird Key Park phase of the West Bayfront Multi-Use Recreational Trail, which will connect the existing Bayfront MURT to St. Armands and Lido keys. But Sarasota city staff will seek public input in the coming months and report back to the Sarasota City Commission before beginning the western phase of the project.
The commission voted 4-1 at its regular meeting Nov. 16 to approve a motion ordering city staff to go forward with plans for the park in two phases. Commissioner Fredd Atkins cast the dissenting vote.
The motion calls for keeping plantings low between water and parking, maximizing turf block area, minimizing a retaining wall and installing up to 42 parking spaces.
The park plans have been in the works for more than four years, but came under recent controversy when park users said that they were not consulted about the plans. They worried that the plans would block the view of the water, limit parking and reduce access for water sports.
At the Nov. 16 meeting, city officials initially presented a staff-recommended plan for the park, which was 90% completed, along with a public-comment plan. Staff returned after a recess to present the phased plan, which would allow construction of the eastern portion of the plan to begin without jeopardizing a $200,000 grant from the Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP), which requires project construction to begin by September 2010.
Vice Mayor Kelly Kirschner said that the city should erect signs in the future in parks to notify users about upcoming projects. But he praised city staff for working with the public to make adjustments.
“It seems that while the heavy conversations were late in coming that a lot of good work has been done by staff and the community at large together,” Kirschner said.
Project Manager Neil Gaines said that public-input meetings would likely be held in January to avoid interfering with holiday plans.
“We don’t want to have a small sampling,” he said.
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Local Kiwanis clubs joined forces to help break ground on a butterfly garden and new information center for Community Haven for Adults and Children with Disabilities.
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With less than a month until Election Day, Rhana Bazzini, left, has decided she’s had enough with current campaign financing.


SERVICING COMMUNITY FOR OVER 50 YEARS!
In 1968 the North Columbus Jaycees embarked on a project to provide affordable housing for senior citizens. North Columbus Jaycee Housing, Inc., an Ohio not-for-profit corporation, was created to be the development entity. Throughout the years, the North Columbus Jaycee Housing, Inc. has looked for other opportunities to purchase properties and continue their mission of providing well-kept and affordable housing for seniors and families. In 2009, through a generous donation from the North Columbus Jaycees, NCJC Housing & Development Foundation, an Ohio non-profit corporation, was formed. It is the vision of the Foundation to develop and expand affordable housing resources for low- and very low-income residents in the State of Ohio.
EXPERIENCE with AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Combined, the 3 founding members Greg (President), Eddie (Vice President), and Connie (Secretary/Treasurer) have over a hundred years of experience in the field. Additionally, the current board has additional expertise in real estate and construction. NCJC Housing & Development Foundation possesses many years of combined experience developing and managing rental housing using funding and rental subsidy programs provided by the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development and Ohio Housing Finance Agency. It is the Owner and General Partner in the following properties:
Located at 640 Columbus Avenue in Martins Ferry, Ohio, this 80-unit, HUD-subsidized family development was purchased by North Columbus Jaycee Housing, Inc. in 2009 and its General Partnership transferred to NCJC Housing & Development Foundation in 2011. It was originally built and owned by the Martins Ferry Jaycees. (HUD financed MTM project 223f)
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Greater Zion is bordered to the north by a sliver of the Dixie National Forest’s almost two million acres.
In contrast to the rest of the region, Pine Valley Mountain and surrounding hills are covered by ponderosa pine and oaks with sagebrush, juniper and mountain mahogany sprinkled in. The higher elevations often provide reprieve from the desert’s hot summer temps. Recreational opportunities abound, including hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, fishing and many more. Cities in this area include Veyo, Enterprise, Pine Valley and New Harmony.


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This is really good. It's nice to see a female character 'fully' clothed, rather than showing bare legs and torso, because, seriously (and realistically) if you're a warrior/fighter, you need as much armour and/ or coverage as possible to protect you... especially in colder weather. I love the armour and the pose is really striking. The composition and colouring of the piece is great and the details of the piece are excellent. I know nothing of armour really, I tend to 'make up' the armour or try to reference from actual armour when and if I have ever drawn picture with a character bearing armour. Your piece is superb and looks very accurate. I can definatley see this on a trading card! She reminds me of one of the characters from Soul Calibur (Sophitia I think or Cassandra.. pretty much the same) This is a good comparisson as i could definately see this character in a game also.
She's very pretty, the piece is well done, and I've actually got a character for a game in mind that this captures pretty well, but I have to take issues with the design of her armor. Armor for women is a pet peeve of mine--I have several concepts for NPC women who wear heavy armor in my game words. But I would like to keep that armor looking vaguely practical, and finding images with women in proper armor is frustratingly difficult for reasons this piece highlights rather well.
The first problem here is that her breastplate doesn't cover her midriff. Now, this is mitigated somewhat in this piece by her actually having a shirt over it, and for that I thank you: warrior women with bare bellies send me into raving rages. (Exceptions made for armorless warriors, often of the martial artist persuasion. Also, woo alliteration.) The shirt is a pretty shade of blue that connects with the sky well and is well textured, but WHY is she not covering that gigantic target in her torso with all those tasty vital organs? Sure, you'll die if your heart gets skewered, but you're not gonna get very far without your intestines and liver and all the other squishy bits in one's midriff either.
Speaking of her heart: the chestpiece. At the risk of being crude: yes, women have breasts. In fact, hers look to be pretty nice. But accommodation for them in armor should to be minimal at best for the sake of effectiveness of the armor. Ideally, her chest is bound to the point that the shape of the chestpiece would be basically the same as a man's. If one MUST make accommodations for a woman's chest in her plate armor, making it a single bump rather than two is the way to go I think. The purpose of armor is to deflect blades away from the person; on the inner portions of that chestpiece a blade would be directed TOWARDS the person instead, a problem multiplied by the lack of torso and arm protection.
The bare-ish arms aren't as big an issue. In one's standard pseudo-medieval fantasy setting, a lack of armor over the arms can be justified for caster types who might need their arms unhindered for the sake of casting spells. She strikes me as a cleric-type of character, so that could reasonable be an issue that calls for a sacrifice of arm protection.
Let me reiterate: The piece is good and in spite of the previous three paragraphs that might suggest otherwise, I do actually LIKE it. Keep up the good work. I'd just like to see more women with armor that might actually provide adequate battlefield protection.
God will save her Thanks! I dont like armor-bikini too But its my second pic of armor and I 1) wanted to try 2) just dont sure is any full armor exist for this twisted (flexible?) pose? I dont play in any games so I dont know many about it. sorry for my bad english _)
Wow, that is really awesome. Very very impressive. The colour is bright and vibrant. The brushes you used just gives it some air, and really places the character in the environment. The choice of colours really stand out and looks fantastic.


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Why all the fuss about palm oil to begin with? Well if you’re new to the campaign and this blog, the palm oil industry is currently one of the most environmentally destructive on the planet. The rapid spread of palm oil plantations is responsible for rampant deforestation, endangered species habitat loss, and severe climate and local air pollution. Though there are now hopes that today’s announcement could begin to change that.
Wilmar’s new “No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation Policy” would, if implemented, catalyze a wholesale change in how palm oil is produced, and where plantations are sited.
So what exactly does the policy entail? Basically, it calls for numerous provisions to change the way commodities are sourced:
- No Deforestation: No more cutting down the rainforest for agricultural production.
- No Exploitation: Protect the rights of workers and communities, including the right to Free, Prior, and Informed Consent.
- Protects High Carbon Stock landscape: Including peatlands of any depth.
- Protects High Conservation Value forests: No more clearing of forests that are habitat for endangered species, such as orangutans, Sumatran tigers, elephants, and rhinos.
Up until now, the largely unregulated — and rapidly growing — industry has laid waste to more than 30,000 square miles of tropical rainforests in Indonesia and Malaysia alone. Palm oil is a $50 billion a year commodity that winds up in roughly half of all consumer goods for sale, including snacks and sweets and soaps and detergents and countless other packaged goods. Over the past decade alone, palm oil imports to the U.S. have increased nearly fivefold. The incredible loss of richly biodiverse rainforests to clearcutting also threatens the 400 or so remaining Sumatran tigers, as well as orangutans, elephants, and rhinos. Not to mention the tens of millions of people who depend on the forests to survive. Then there’s the climate impact of stripping the world of some of its most important carbon sinks. Factor in forest loss, and Indonesia is the world’s third largest source of global warming pollution.
Last week, I gave yet another talk on orangutan conservation, with student presentations about the problems with palm oil, deforestation, mining and the bushmeat trade and how these threaten nonhuman primates. Today there’s another urgent plea to save one of our most endangered relatives:
Earlier this year, more than a million people around the world called on the Governor of Aceh to abandon plans to carve up the irreplaceable Leuser Ecosystem with new roads, plantations and gold mines. The global outcry succeeded in delaying the province’s new spatial plan.
But it hasn’t been abandonned – yet. The decision will be made this month. The plan must be rejected. Please read about the campaign here, and sign the new petition today, there’s no time to lose.
Please share this urgent campaign far and wide – the wildlife, forests and people of Aceh need you now more than ever before.
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Do something amazing for orangutans in Orange October!
Sumatran Orangutan Society‘s Orange October Guide has 31 ideas – one for every day of the month – from having an Orange Day at work or school, to carving an orangutan pumpkin for Halloween. There are lots of suggestions that would be great for younger OranguFans too.
By helping spread the word and raising funds for SOS, you will be helping us to protect orangutans, their forests and their future. Thank you … and have fun!
Orange October – Sumatran Orangutan Society.
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By IZILWANE–Voices for Biodiversity on August 12, 2013 Your family carefully sorts your trash and composts table scraps weekly and tries really hard to remember to bring cloth or canvas bags to the grocery store. Some…
The Sumatran Orangutan Society has launched a new reforestation campaign, complete with an animated video. They employ local people to plant trees that will help a diverse rainforest recover.
1 million trees for orangutans!
|Today we planted the millionth tree at our forest restoration site in Sumatra. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped us reach this amazing milestone.
To celebrate, we have launched an animation, voiced by SOS patron Bill Bailey, featuring the rather charming Armstrong! You can watch the animation here.
We would also love you to visit SaveArmstrong.com, a new website where you can plant a tree (or five!) to help us build a brighter future for Sumatra’s forests, its wildlife and its people.
As habitat destruction expands (most recently logging and draining the Tripa Swamp in Leuser Ecosystem for palm oil plantations), poaching and illegal capture of endangered Sumatran orangutans (Pongo abelii) increases. Read the article: Everywhere else but home. What’s going on? A … Continue reading
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The Voice recap: The final five sing for the win
Welcome to The Voice season 21's finale performance night, everybody. Our final five artists will each have two more shots to impress tonight in hopes of winning the crown — er, V trophy.
Let's all be real, we're coming into this thing tonight knowing that this is Team Kelly's folk trio Girl Named Tom's to lose. They've been cruising through the competition, though it's not like they don't have some tough competitors to face: There's powerhouse and passionate vocalist Jershika Maple, soul singer and ultimate performer Paris Winningham, the dark horse teen who peaked at the right time Hailey Mia, and the other likely winner, industry vet Wendy Moten, who just can't seem to hit a bad note. It's a stacked final five!
Tonight, they'll each be singing one uptempo song to showcase "who they are as an artist" and one ballad dedicated to someone special. Let's see who makes the best case for first place.
Team Kelly: Hailey Mia, "Deja Vu," by Olivia Rodrigo
One of young Hailey Mia's standout moments in the competition was her performance of Olivia Rodrigo's "Traitor" in the live playoffs, so it makes sense that she'd head back to Olivia for this pivotal performance. And both Ariana Grande and Kelly Clarkson are right: This is the perfect lane for her voice and general vibe. She's got the angst, the anger, and the vulnerability down. Kelly especially loves this song choice because it will show off all shades of Hailey's voice, moving from soft to big power moments, from falsetto to chest voice. Also not for nothing, but she is starting to look a lot like Ariana Grande, another pop star who started young. It's not her best vocal, but it's a fun performance to kick off the night and says a lot about who she would be as an artist moving forward.
Team Blake: Paris Winningham, "Me and Mrs. Jones," by Billy Paul
For his ballad dedication, Paris Winningham is honoring his biggest supporter, his father. He's also going with another classic soul song that makes it easy to show off his charm and prowess on stage. It always feels like we're at a Paris Winningham show. "That was a vibe, man," Carson Daly tells the soul singer. John Legend describes the power of Paris perfectly: He can be "smooth and silky" and then "rev[s] it up" to hit some huge notes that take you by surprise. His coach Blake Shelton tells him that he just sold a whole bunch of tickets to shows he "[hasn't] even booked yet."
Team Kelly: Girl Named Tom, "The Chain," by Fleetwood Mac
In reminiscing about their journey on this show, Girl Named Tom admit that they came into this thing sure they were going to pick Blake Shelton as their coach, should they have the chance. They were a four-chair turn in the Blinds, but it was Kelly's pitch about pushing them out of their comfort zone a la Johnny Cash doing Trent Reznor that sealed the deal. The rest is history! After this performance, Blake still thinks GNT are country, and it's true they could easily go down that route. Still, as this song choice demonstrates, they can surprise more by using that rock edge. I still prefer last week's "River," but it's always nice to see GNT do something a little out of that comfort zone, like Kelly predicted way back when.
Team Legend: Jershika Maple, "I'm Goin' Down," by Mary J. Blige
Jershika Maple, our final Instant Save winner of the season, dedicates her ballad to her church community, the people who helped her "embrace her gift" and act as a huge support system. It's very nice, but can we just talk about this song? By now we know Jershika can sing anything, but this song is really Jershika in her element. It's sexy, soulful, and she brings some real power to it. Kelly, who was her original coach, calls her "the one that got away" and is once again impressed at how easy Jerkshika makes singing some of these terribly difficult songs look. Jerksika's own coach couldn't be prouder, telling her that she's "dominated every week" and that it has been "a privilege and a joy" to both coach her and watch her perform.
Team Blake: Wendy Moten, "How Will I Know?," by Whitney Houston
What a journey Wendy has had — and I mean that even before her big fall. She's spent decades as a backup singer, and by joining forces with coach Blake Shelton has reignited a dream of a solo career. Blake loves that as seasoned as Wendy is, we've still "seen some growth in her as an artist," and he calls her "masterful." She sounds technically great on this Whitney bop, although it isn't the most emotionally connected performance. Still, with that sequined caped suit and the end of that song, who really cares? Ariana can't believe Wendy sang Whitney that well and still "optioned up at the end. How is that even possible?" she asks. Blake calls it "one of the greatest live vocal performances [he has] ever heard." So that's that right there.
Team Kelly: Hailey Mia, "idontwannabeyouanymore," by Billie Eilish
Hailey is dedicating her ballad to all the youths out there, reminding them to screw what other people think and just be themselves. Her song choice, all about dealing with insecurities, speaks to that. It's an excellent song choice for her and easily the better of her two performances tonight. John Legend calls it his "favorite performance" of hers this season and can't say enough about how "rich" and "full of heart and soul and authenticity" her voice is. Kelly concurs. She thinks Hailey's tone is what sets her apart from the rest. It's round in the right places, it breaks in the right places, and it's what makes her "an amazing storyteller" at such a young age.
Team Blake: Paris Winningham, "Ain't Nobody," by Chaka Khan and Rufus
Paris started out on Team Legend, but after singing "Tennessee Whiskey" in the Knockouts, it only seems right that he was stolen by Blake. On paper it's a bit of a risky pairing, but it's obviously worked for Paris. So he's taking another risk by singing this enormous Chaka Khan song. It's not his best or most controlled, but wow, when he takes it to another gear in the chorus — those growls — it's really something. Kelly, who can barely be heard over the applause (the people love Paris!), comments on his swagger and his perfect balance of "power and restraint." Blake has nothing more to add except: "Ladies and gentlemen, this guy deserves to win this show."
Team Kelly: Girl Named Tom, "Baby Now That I've Found You," by the Foundations (Alison Krauss version)
The sibling trio dedicate their ballad to… each other? Which is fine? Anyway, for this performance they're back on their folky-country vibe. It's not their most compelling performance, but if you love what Girl Named Tom do, you'll also enjoy this. Their harmonies remain, as always, stellar. Ariana of course loves the harmonies, but also thinks it's special to see their growth as individual artists, and thinks they've really grown in those solo moments. Kelly tells her team that while powerful songs like "The Chain" are great, she loves that GNT aren't afraid to do something quieter. She digs their "angelic" vibe.
Team Legend: Jershika Maple, "Rolling in the Deep," by Adele
Jershika! Our little security guard that could! Honestly, how was she not singing for a living before this competition? Even before she (once again) annihilates her song, John Legend calls her "truly one of the best vocalists [he's] ever worked with." While people have heard this Adele song a million times, it is full of the anger and power and "fight" that have propelled Jershika through the competition. Also, you've never heard it done by Jershika Maple. The power here is unreal, and there's so much energy radiating from the stage. John says that while there are great singers in this competition, Jershika's "combination of being so technically good and being so soulful and so powerful" sets her apart. "There is no one like you," he adds.
Team Blake: Wendy Moten, "Over the Rainbow," by Judy Garland
Wendy Moten closes out the show by dedicating her ballad to her two homes, Memphis and Nashville. She sang "Over the Rainbow" in a talent show while growing up in Memphis and it began her love of performing, so singing it now is a full-circle moment. I mean, come on with this performance. Come on! This is Wendy Moten at her finest. That bend? We're done here. John doesn't think he's "ever seen anyone with a gift like [Moten has.]" He's floored by not only how "flawless" her vocals are, but also that she can just stand there and deliver "with such nonchalance." Blake sums up his feelings on the matter by calling Wendy "world-class talent." "We've never seen anything like you on this stage in 21 seasons." What a great final five!
Now, if none of these performances did anything for you (what happened to you?), Kelly also performs her catchy Christmas song "Christmas Isn't Canceled (Just You)." Go forth and watch that performance on a loop, and I'll see you tomorrow for the big finale!
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Nimbus hallmarked ornamental. Image-filling representation of the seated Virgin in three-quarter figure, holding the crucifix with the crucified Christ in her hands. About her green tunic she wears the red maphorion which is contoured by white and black shades. a western-style transparent head-cover complimented by the traditional maphorion. The halo is finely tooled.
Okhtyrka, also known by its Russian variant Akhtyrka, is a small city in Ukraine, a town of Hussar and Cossack Fame. It was also once a regional seat of Sloboda Ukraine and the Ukrainian SSR. It is home to historical and religious places of interest. More on Okhtyrka,
In the town of Akhtyrka, there had long been a parish dedicated to the Protection of the Most-pure Theotokos (The Virgin Mary). In 1739, Fr. Daniel Vasiliev was serving at that church. Once, as he was mowing the grass in his garden he saw an icon of the Mother of God praying before the crucified Lord Jesus Christ, and shining with an indescribable light. In awe, Fr. Daniel carried it into his house. Three years later, while dozing, he dreamt of the Mother of God, and heard her direct that he wash the icon with clean water, and then drape a cover over the icon. The priest did as he was told, intending to later pour the water into the river, he put the water into a container. He again fell asleep, whereby the Most-holy Theotokos said to him: “Keep this water; it will heal all those who suffer from the fever.” The priest had a daughter who suffered with fever. Awaking, he gave her some of the water to drink, and she immediately was healed.
Thereafter, all those who suffered with fever would run to the Most-holy Theotokos, and as soon as they drank of the water from her icon, would be healed. Recognizing the miraculous signs coming from the icon, the priest took it to his parish church. There the icon shone forth with the power of working miracles.
One noteworthy miracle was to Elizabeth, the ill wife of General Vedel, who came and fervently prayed before the icon that she might be healed. The next night she saw the Mother of God in a dream, and heard her direction: “You ask in vain for healing from illness. You do not need that. You will soon depart from life. Give all of your possessions to the churches and to the poor. That sacrifice will be for the good of your soul.” The ill one answered, “O Mother of God, I have children, and if I give away my estate, my children will be left in extreme poverty and need.” In response, the Mother of God said, “Do not be concerned for your children. I will be their eternal protectress.” Then, the Mother of God became invisible. Elizabeth, five days later, as told to her by the Mother of God, peacefully reposed. Empress Catherine II, learning of the miraculous protection promised to the children of the late Mrs. Vedel, took her two daughters into her care, and later gave them in marriage, one to Count Palen, the other to Count Chernishev. This miraculous icon used to be in the cathedral church of the town of Akhtyrka, Kharkov province. More on this Icon
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Good quality 4* hotel in the centre of Ischgl with locally inspired cuisine and plenty to do whilst you're off the piste!
- Half Board
- Less than 10 minutes' walk to the resort centre and Pardatschgrat gondola
- Spa and wellness facilities including sauna and steam room
- Free afternoon snacks (4-5.30pm)
Enjoy the hotel’s spa and wellness facilities, including the sauna and steam room, or head to the hotel bar and lounge to enjoy the sociable and homely atmosphere.
· 5 minutes' walk to the resort centre · 3 minutes' walk to the Pardatschgrat gondola
All rooms have a hairdryer, slippers,
bathrobes, flatscreen TV with English channels and safe. Cots are
available to hire free of charge.
Twin room - 27-32m² - sleeps 2-4 (max 3 adults): Austrian twin beds, double sofa bed, private bath or shower, WC and balcony.
Austrian twin beds
Austrian twin beds are very common in Central Europe. They’re simply one large bed frame containing two single mattresses, both with separate duvets and linen sets, that cannot be separated. Separate twin beds are less common and can often be head to head beds, rather than side by side, if they are available.
· free WiFi · bar · lounge· sauna and steam room
· hot and cold buffet breakfast · afternoon snacks (4-5.30pm) · 4-course evening meals with salad buffet
Many Austrian hotels do not serve free tap water with meals.
Ischgl, set in the beautiful Paznau Valley, offers some of the best skiing that Austria has. It also provides a link into Switzerland at Samnaun for tax free shopping (take your passport). It is a lovely Tyrolean village that has high altitude and good snow, an excellent lift system and great higher intermediate skiing and boarding. There are 200km of runs, with a bus link to Galtur for a further 65km.
Beginners will have to take a lift up and back to Idalp to access the easier slopes and these can get very busy during the day. Experts also have a few problems with limited challenging stuff, although there is some great powder when the snow is good. Also, while there are two runs back to town, they are both tough reds and do get very cut up in the afternoon. Boarders have been welcomed at Ischgl for over 15 years and the terrain is great for them. There is also a big half-pipe and a highly-rated specialist park.
New lifts have markedly reduced lift queues to the slopes, while the village has a largely traffic-free centre. It is an attractive place, although expensive, with a good selection of accommodation, hotels and some lively après-ski, favoured by Germans and Scandinavians. There is a reasonable range of non-skiing opportunities including shopping (see Samnaun).
Overall, Ischgl is one of the best of the Austrian resorts, particularly for better intermediates and boarders. It's expensive, but an ace choice if you want to sample an Austrian holiday at its finest.


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R&B veteran Brandy shows off various looks in the latest promotional photos for her forthcoming seventh studio album ‘Two Eleven.’ From a b-girl to a sexy chic look, the R&B diva shows off her sexy, while looking flawless from top to bottom.
Lead by the “Put It Down” single featuring Chris Brown, ‘Two Eleven’ is reshaping Brandy’s presence in music. “I just think the artists who know how to do R&B need to do more R&B. That’s all it is. It’s going to take all the people that can actually do it that are out there, and hot right now, to do more R&B,” Brandy recently told KEmpire Radio.
The new project is scheduled to be released on October 16, 2012 on RCA Records.


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City sees 532 murders in 2010, up from last yearPosted: Updated:
(AP) New York City saw a double-digit increase inmurders during 2010, though overall crime was down 2 percent fromlast year. That's according to preliminary figures from the NewYork City Police Department.
As of Dec. 31, there were 532 murders, up from 471 in 2009. Thecity has seen record lows in crime in the past decade, and lastyear's murder rate was one of the lowest ever.
Criminologists have said such increases should not cause worryand that the city is not returning to the days when there were morethan 2,000 people slain per year.
NYPD figures released Monday show that rapes are up 14 percentand robbery is also up 4 percent from 2009. Among those killed in2010 included 10 arson victims; the year before there was only one.

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