Before she lost the sight in both eyes a few years ago, Christina Ebersohl would have easily walked down this Portland State University hallway. Now, she used a red-tipped cane, tapping walls on her way to a practice room in the university's department of music.
The small room is where she comes to renew her heart and soul, and continue working toward a dream that not too long ago seemed impossible. Even though she can't see the notes on a musical score, Ebersohl wants to make a living as a soloist and member of a chamber ensemble. Inside this room, a crucible of sorts, she felt for her viola and began playing before stopping to explain the meaning of music.
"Music permeates everything we do," Ebersohl said. "It's a complex and innate part of human existence."
Her journey to this room has been both difficult and empowering. As she encountered obstacles, she turned, for comfort and strength, to music.
Now, at 29, Ebersohl once again believes she can make a life in music.
Before she lost her sight, she was a bit of a prodigy. She started piano lessons at 7. While continuing piano, she also learned how to play the flute, bass guitar, tuba. By the time she earned an associate's degree in art from an Illinois community college she could also play the guitar, harmonica, dulcimer, mallets, organ and violin.
Based on her ability, teachers suggested she apply to the Julliard School in New York City. She sent a videotape of her performances and was one of a select few applicants invited to audition in person. She didn't have enough money for a plane ticket and realized attending the school was financially out of the question. She let go of that dream.
Then, she won a $10,000 scholarship to major in music at Millikin University in Illinois. Even so, she still couldn't swing it.
"My family and I didn't have the money," she said. "I knew music was a part of me, and it wouldn't just go away. Life was taking me on a different path."
That path took her to the U.S. Army. She planned to serve four years and get her college paid through the GI Bill. After basic training, she was considered smart enough to be selected by commanders to study Arabic at the Defense Language Institute California. Two years in, she ended up in the hospital for three weeks. Doctors diagnosed a rare illness, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder. It left her unable to eat and caused problems in her left eye. She received an honorable discharge but didn't qualify for the GI Bill and returned to Illinois to live with her father.
She turned again to music. "I went to a music store one day and bought a viola," she said. "I played it, and I knew it was the instrument for me. It was magic."
She found a teacher, took two lessons a week and within two months was playing in public.
"Then I started losing my sight," she said. "The disease damaged me again. Over the year, I was in the hospital six times. Slowly, I also began losing sight in my right eye."
Soon, she was blind in both eyes.
Could she still be a musician?
By then, Ebersohl was married to a solider she'd met in California. They moved to Colorado, where he continued linguistic studies with the Army.
When he was discharged, Ebersohl returned to her dream of a musical life. She wanted a second chance.
Her husband, Lenny Van Scyoc, supported her decision and was willing to move to any place she was accepted.
"I was looking for a teacher who could help me with my dream," she said. She applied to five schools and was accepted at three.
"Many teachers are obsessed with child prodigies," she said. "I wanted a teacher who believed in me and who would challenge me. I didn't want a teacher who thought music would make a nice hobby."
On her visit to PSU, she met Joel Belgique, and she knew he was the one. She enrolled in 2015 and began studying with Belgique, an adjunct instructor who is also the principal viola player in the Oregon Symphony.
"Christina is an amazing person," Belgique said. "Talent alone is not enough. It's her personal history and her drive. She's inspiring. She's the hardest working student I've ever had."
She owns a beautiful viola and bow worth more than $23,000.
"I saved money," she said. "And I make payments at the credit union."
Because she can't sight read, Ebersohl learns musical scores in Braille and then memorizes them. She uses computer software that lets her hear tonal differences in a score, the subtle change, for example, between an F and a F#. She listens to music, slowing it down with a computer application, and focuses on the viola part and then memorizes it.
"The hard parts are the passages," Belgique said. "Where she must come in, playing with others. Think about listening and picking out the viola in an opera. Think about the amount of music to learn. She works incredibly hard."
Ebersohl, who practices at least six hours a day, also relies on tricks that only people in the orchestra know.
"It's called the sniff technique," she said. "Everyone is taught that in a section that everyone must be ready to lead. When it's time to play, you hear a sniff and know it's time."
She picks up her viola, a sign that it's time for her to resume practice. She needs to prepare for two concerts, March 3 and 5, when the Portland State Orchestra will perform at the First United Methodist Church. Tickets are available at PSU.
"If a person has enough willpower, she can do anything," she said. "I can't imagine my life without music."
She closes the door and begins to play, lost in her music.
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'Tis the season for holiday cheer, whether we like it or not -- and God bless us everyone, Washington-area theaters are no exception to the rule. With at least three theatrical versions of A Christmas Carol playing simultaneously, theatergoers can give themselves the Dickens almost until the New Year. The Christmas Carol at Ford's Theatre has become a Washington tradition, though with renovations to the historic venue underway (less charitable adjectives for Ford's Theatre would include "antiquated" and "creaky"), the event has moved a few blocks east to the smaller Lansburgh Theater, home of Shakespeare Theatre Company, where the seats are more comfortable and the stage space more modern and flexible. Performances are nearly sold out through Christmas, but easily available afterwards, and this Christmas Carol should prove a pleasant if pricey break for families weary of looting and pillaging the after-Christmas sales.
Synetic Theater: Meanwhile, Synetic Theater's A Christmas Carol, running through December 23 at the Rosslyn Spectrum, offers a dark, weird and wonderful twist on the holiday chestnut. Far from an easy grasp at a Christmas buck, as so many productions of Christmas Carol are, this uneven but surprisingly ambitious production trades the usual "goodwill toward men" for something more unsettling. The show gets off to a slow start, with a dialogue-heavy opening, but when the three spirits of Christmas make their respective appearances, it's a wild, unpredictable ride that never flags.
Irakli Kavsadze plays the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge with a Russian accent as thick as week-old borscht, yet he manages to reveal hitherto unseen depths in a character we thought we knew. Among the other seven members of the ensemble, Regina Aquilo shines as the "Spirit of Christmas Past," while co-director Dan Istrate plays the accordion and dances a sprightly trepak as the genial Fezziwig. None of the actors ever give the impression that they've so much as set foot in London, which is more than a little distracting, and the bleak, industrial sets and lighting frequently suggest Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment rather than Dickens. Yet despite some obvious shortcomings, theatergoers willing to accept a different distinctive gloss on this classic tale will find much to savor here.
As is typically the case with Synetic, A Christmas Carol is heavy on dance and spectacle. The final third of the show, involving the visit of "Christmas Future," is almost completely wordless, which frees the ensemble to perform the sort of pantomime they do best. This particular Christmas Carol is too harrowing for children, but teenagers and grown-ups should find it as a worthy introduction to one of the area's oddest and most fascinating theatrical groups.
Arena Stage: Arena Stage's world premiere of Christmas Carol 1941, now playing through December 30, has been widely advertised as a light-hearted musical entertainment. Alas, I must report that the show is neither light-hearted, nor especially musical, nor remotely entertaining. Not only is it the worst show I have even seen at Arena Stage, it's one of the worst shows I have ever seen, period. Christmas Carol 1941 gives rancid new meaning to the phrase "War on Christmas." And if the show is, as its producers claim, "truly an American Carol," it might even be reason enough to flee the country.
Local playwright James Magruder is best known for his translations of classic French farceurs, and judging from his unbelievably inept work on Christmas Carol, I can only hope he returns to Moliere and Marivaux as soon as possible. As the title implies, Magruder has set Dickens's tale of Victorian London in Washington DC during the opening weeks of World War II. Ebenezer Scrooge -- here known as "Elijah Strube" -- has become a hoarder, black market tycoon and war profiteer, while his long-suffering associate Henry Schroen, named after Magruder's maternal grandfather, is a patriotic typist with a loving family to support. The three Christmas ghosts appear to Scrooge in the guise of well-known DC statues, none of which are even slightly suggestive of the holiday season (one is meant to resemble Saint-Gaudens' Adams memorial, but looks more like a refugee from community theater). And poor little Tiny Tim has been transformed into a robust if somewhat dim-witted high-school senior who is all too eager to join the Allied war effort.
By conflating Christmas with World War Two, Magruder has taken a simple but effective story about the redemption of an individual soul, and infused it with Depression-era self-loathing, anti-capitalist rhetoric, social-justice sanctimony, and quasi-religious militarism. In this Christmas Carol, warfare eclipses Christmas, governments replace charity, and FDR and Winston Churchill assume the role of Jesus Christ. The resulting incoherent muddle is guaranteed to perplex and offend everyone alike -- hawks and doves, liberals and conservatives, Christians and secularists.
Still, Arena's production looks slick enough, and it's about as well acted as it can be. It's clear that director Molly Smith and an immensely talented cast and crew have done their damnedest to make this sow's ear stageworthy, but to no avail. As Scrooge -- or rather, "Strube" -- James Gale is too shrill and annoying to gain audience sympathy, though that's hardly his fault: Gale's repeated cries of "Bullcrap!" instead of the more traditional "Humbug!" open the show on the crassest of false notes, and his attempts early in the show to goad a young girl into delivering a full-throated Nazi salute come across as genuinely repugnant. But no show with Nancy Robinette can be entirely unwatchable, and Robinette is far more effective than she has any right to be as Mrs. Cratchit -- or rather, "Mrs. Schroen" -- a nervous matriarch who views the prospect of her son's enlistment with growing dread.
Composer Henry Krieger (Dreamgirls) and lyricist Susan Birkenhead (Jelly's Last Jam) contribute three perfunctory musical numbers, one of which -- the generic swing-tune "Heroes on the Homefront" -- provides the only enjoyable moment in the show. But the shapeless scenes, clunky exposition, and hard-line socialist rhetoric make the rest of Christmas Carol 1941 feel like the work of Arthur Miller in his dotage. It is unsuitable for children of all ages, races, creeds, and political and religious persuasions.
Folger Library: For theatergoers seeking non-Dickensian cheer, or simply a rollicking good time, the Folger Consort is providing a hundred minutes of nonstop Yuletide bliss with its delightful rendition of the anonymous, 16th century Second Shepherds' Play. This comic encounter of three well-meaning shepherds with a sheep thief and his equally deceitful wife has lost none of its playful sparkle over the centuries, and the thief and his wife -- played to gut-busting perfection by Andy Brownstein and Holly Twyford -- qualify as two of the flat-out funniest characters in English literature. As the finale demonstrates, there is some theological method behind the madness, but you don't have to be well-versed in Christian doctrine to appreciate the show's earthy humor and infectious good nature.
Director/adaptor Mary Hall Surface hews closely to the original, unmodernized 16th-century text, and keeps the staging simple, uncluttered and colorful. Performances are broad without going over the top, and even though younger theatergoers will find the arcane language difficult, the cast always ensures that the meanings and situations are clearly understood. The only possible drawback lies with the show's extensive use of medieval carols, dances and popular songs, which make this Second Shepherds' Play more like a musical concert than a drama proper. No doubt some theatergoers will sense that these interludes are all so much padding, but when the music is flawlessly performed on period instruments, as here, there's no real cause for complaint.
Second Shepherds' Play is seldom staged nowadays, but as the Folger has triumphantly demonstrated, there's no reason it shouldn't be done far more often. Hopefully, it will become another DC-area holiday tradition, like the Ford's Theatre Christmas Carol.
Ford's Theatre: A Christmas Carol, adapted by Michael Wilson from the novella by Charles Dickens. Directed by Matt August. Original staging recreated by Mark Ramont. Through December 29 at the Lansburgh Theatre. For more information or to buy tickets, call (202)547-1122 or visit http://www.fordstheatre.org.
Synetic Theater: A Christmas Carol, adapted by Nathan Weinberger. Directed by Paata Tsikurishvili and Dan Istrate. About seventy-five minutes, no intermission. Through December 23 at the Rosslyn Spectrum. For more information or to buy tickets, call (703) 824-8060 or visit http://www.synetictheater.org.
Arena Stage: Christmas Carol: 1941, adapted by James Magruder. Music by Henry Krieger, lyrics by Susan Birkenhead. Directed by Molly Smith. Two hours ten minutes, including one 15-minute intermission. Through December 30 at the Fichandler Theater. For more information or to buy tickets, call (202) 488-3300 or visit http://www.arena-stage.org.
Folger Library: Second Shepherds' Play. Anonymous, attributed to the Wakefield Master. Adapted and directed by Mary Hall Surface. One hour, forty minutes, including 15-minute intermission. Through December 30 at the Folger Shakespeare Library. For more information or to buy tickets, call (202) 544-7077 or visit http://www.folger.edu.
Which is more distressing about Mike Huckabee's now-infamous Christmas ad -- that the bookshelf behind him looks suspiciously like a glowing white cross, or that it apparently contains not a single actual book?
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Trafigura has said it has no plan to become public, like its rival Glencore, which has gradually turned from a trader into a mining company by building up asset exposure.
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Gerold Joseph Wertz
May 16, 1919 – September 20, 2019
Gerold (Jerry) Joseph Wertz passed away Friday, September 20, 2019 in Twin Falls, Idaho. He was born May 16, 1919, to Blair and Josephine Wertz near Aberdeen, South Dakota. After graduating from Central High School in 1938, Jerry Joined the South Dakota National Guard, 147th Division. After three years, he was called to active duty and his unit left for what was supposed to be one year at Fort Ord. One year became over four years because of the outbreak of World War II on December 7, 1941. Jerry was sent to the South Pacific for over three years, and he returned home to Aberdeen in June of 1945. It was then that he met the girl of his dreams, Elaine Forsting. They were married in 1946. Jerry enlisted with the United States Reserves and was retired from the Army as a Master Sgt. after serving 21 years. Jerry worked for the United States Postal Service in Aberdeen, and he and his family moved to California when he was transferred to Fullerton. After 28 years with the USPS Jerry moved his family to Twin Falls in 1976. Jerry’s life was one of service; he was very active in the community. He was a tutor at Lincoln School for Kindergarten through third grade for The America Reads Program that is supervised by the Office on Aging at CSI. Grandpa Jerry enjoyed helping the students become better readers. On Veteran’s Day, each year he would speak to the third graders about his experience in the South Pacific during WWII in the fight against the Japanese. After 13 years of tutoring, he was forced to retire because of hearing loss. Jerry was elected Board Chairman for the Twin Falls Senior Citizens. He served as a public address announcer at the Twin Falls County Fair. He joined the American Legion and is still active after 34 years. He held the office of Post Commander for six consecutive years and was District 5 Commander for one year. Senator Crapo awarded him in 2007 Spirit of Freedom Award. President George W. Bush awarded him the President’s Call to Service Award for serving in the American Legion Post 7, which included programs that helped the community and returning veterans. One of the highlights of Jerry’s life was a 19-day trip to Greece, Turkey, Israel, and Palestine. Jerry was preceded in death by Elaine, his wife of 69 ½ years. His two daughters Becky Bress of Clearwater, Florida and Cindy (John) Hayden of Chubbuck, Idaho survive him. He has one Granddaughter, April and twin Great Granddaughters. He is also survived by a niece Kay (Wally) Wright of Twin Falls and a sister-in-law Helen (Harold) Wertz of Hemet, California Jerry will be cremated and the ashes buried in South Dakota. The Family would like to thank the employees of Syringa Place and the staff from Auburn Crest Hospice for their care and compassion while taking care of Jerry.
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Jerry was a long time customer of mine at the bank and after he stopped regularly coming I would go visit him at Syringa. We would sit for hours and just chat about life and we would talk about family and his wife. I truly enjoyed my visits with Jerry and I will greatly miss him. He will forever remain in my heart. My condolences to his family. He was truly a great man ❤❤

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Nice! Love the sketches and process description. The thark head studies are great...tharks are such a bitch to design to Burrough's description but still make cool.
Wow, your sketches have so much life to them. Pretty amazing.
I tried message you but I'm a noob so i cant
Your a great artist and It would be awesome if we could be friends, I think it would really help to work my ass off and grow to a level of artist such as yourself. I'm really getting serious about my art and it would mean a lot if you would give a critique every here and there. I'm leaving town today but I'll be drawing in my sketch book every day so look out for some updates in a about a week.
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Re-Edit:My bad, tried to fix my failed grammar and deleted the post.
Anyways, amazing work and thank you for your advice again.
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Hi Buddy! Long time no visit
Sorry! It is great to see you are still working and posting in here matey, I loved the sketch for the forgotten Gods that has loads going for it and |I would suggest pushing on with that one! Only because I am keen to see it in more detail
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Barack Obama used NASA for Muslim outreach and now Joe Biden is considering using a NASA facility in California to house illegal alien children.
Our enemies are laughing at us.
This week NASA sent their employees an email seeking volunteers to help staff facilities for unaccompanied minors, per an internal email provided to The Intercept.
NASA just sent employees an email seeking volunteers to help staff facilities for unaccompanied migrant children, per internal email provided to me: pic.twitter.com/erAGwjK3KB
— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) April 6, 2021
Last month it was reported that Joe Biden was considering using A NASA facility to house illegal aliens.
At the time, the US was housing 3,500 migrant minors, that number is now closer to 18,000.
ABC News reported last month:
Sources told ABC News that plans are still in flux, but the site, Moffett Federal Airfield in Mountain View, is expected to house a number of unaccompanied minors in Customs and


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I was looking for a way to program my Atmel ATTiny13 easily.
Project showcase by Hugo Blanc
You can control internal environment with Magconn. Just combining Magconn module and Sensor. This system is easy and wireless control.
Project tutorial by Kangwon National University ECEE
Measure your light intensity lux using this sensor and simple code.
Project tutorial by afsh_ad
Low cost robots to assist recovery of patients with non-traumatic brain injuries.
Project showcase by Team Theragym
Millions of gallons of water are wasted every year. Learn to conserve water with this project!
Project tutorial by MD R. Islam
I’m on a mission to reduce the amount of noise my LulzBot Mini 3D printer makes. The stock fan is loud and it's either on or ON!
Project showcase by PlastiBots.com
A joystick controlled robot for playing the famous fishing game.
Project tutorial by Ibrahim Yassine
DTMF decoder without an 8870.
Project tutorial by MM_Shoaib
The New Velocity is a machine that plots the phantom Sandy Island in digital means.
Project showcase by Luiz Zanotello
Text Clock with Arduino that can display the time in two languages: English or Portuguese.
Project tutorial by LAGSILVA
Transform your mediocre Jack-In-The-Box into a fun mechatronics project with an Arduino, Rotary Encoder, Servo Motor, and more!
Project tutorial by Team 10
This project will show you how to make a unique DIY Christmas Tree for this year’s Christmas.
Project tutorial by STEMpedia
This PWM Learning Board helps students to understand the PWM concept. What is it and how it works.
Project showcase by lmsousa
Smart Cash Box guard to secure ATM cash during transit which gives emergency alert with a live tracking features.
Project showcase by Musketeers
In this project we show you a Julia fractal generator on Arduino board.
Project showcase by OHAlgerie
Multitasking solution for Arduino.
Project showcase by Du Phạm
Transforming an ordinary chair to a chair that warns you when you are having unhealthy sitting.
Project tutorial by Mona Mohamed
What if an old IBM keyboard was converted with Arduino so it continuously types like Jack Nicholson in The Shining movie?
Project showcase by R Bandini
We have created a car controlled by claps with Arduino. It also stops when it impacts with something.
Project showcase by Clara & Jone
Another TIC TAC TOE game for the Arduino.
Project tutorial by rom3
The comfort level was symbolized by blinking 5 different colored LED using HUMIDEX (a combined parameter of temperature and humidity).
Project tutorial by somenjana
An Arduino-based device that can execute brainfuck code.
Project showcase by Chulkov Dmitry
This toy consists of 4 buttons, 4 LEDs 5 potentiometers and 1 speaker. Toddlers can turn, slide and push to change the lights & sounds.
Project tutorial by Isaac Wolf and Sarah Worthington
What is a Survey Rover? A Survey Rover is survey tool for measuring point-to-point distance using a remotely operated rover.
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CARVING ROUND HANGING POT
Made from Paulownia wood pot will add an earthiness and primitive look to any décor. The natural wood creates an earthy aesthetic that finishes any home style. Easily add as decoration to any room or area in your home, office, or studio. Use on windowsills, as a centerpiece, or to house keys, jewelry, and much more. Each item is machine made and hand-finished.
Due to the porous nature of Paulownia wood, please do not plant directly into pot use an impenetrable liner as a base layer.
Height: 22.05 in / Diameter: 12.20 in


What is the proper procedure for removing the soft top rear window? The canvas has begun to pull out from under the seal, and I can not seem to find a way to tuck it back under. Any help would be appreciated!
I don't think you need to remove the window. If I understand what you describe (post some pics?), there are woven steel cables that run inside the cloth (like a bicycle brake or gear cable) around the rear window. They stretch. You just need to tighten them to take up the slack. Perhaps Rodney can post that procedure. I had it done under warrany do so don't know exactly how it was done. But removing the window will not help.
Don't know about a W208. On a W209, the hard rubber seal thing around the rear window overlaps the canvas top but does not actually connect to it. When the top is up, it is held taught under the seal by steel cables that run inside the canvas. They are pretty thin cables - thinnner than those in the pics you linked. They are right on the inside edge of the canvas under the seal around the window opening. Once you release the rear of the top at the first step of lowering it, the cables go slack and you can easily feel them. One of mine was slack even with the top fully up, so the canvas on that side would not go tight and tuck under the seal. I never traced the cables to see where they went, or if the adjustment is at the back under the top or elsewhere. I suspect it's at the back. The dealer did it so I'm not sure how it was done, but I think it's pretty simple.
EDIT: and just to be clear, I am only talking about the main canvas outer top layer - the other inner layers do connect in some way to the window, so I'm guessing at the OP's problem.
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Apple’s iOS 17 update for iPhone may not be as feature-rich as previous versions, but it’s still a valuable update worth your attention. Among the new tools, our favorites are interactive widgets and StandBy apps. Unfortunately, Apple and other companies haven’t paid enough attention to this latest feature, and that’s a shame.
Some people think that StandBy is nothing more than a way to turn your iPhone into a digital watch, but it’s much more than that. With Standby mode, you can quickly and easily access the information that matters most to you just by looking at your iPhone. Apple initially displays data from its own Calendar, Clock and Reminders app, but third-party apps are also supported if the developer chooses to do so.
Getting started with Standby mode is as simple as connecting your compatible iPhone to a power source and placing the phone in either portrait or landscape orientation. The best MagSafe mounts are best for this purpose, although any mount will do.
Sleep mode only works on iPhones that support Always-On Display. This includes the iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max.
While the number of third-party apps that support standby mode is small, that number should grow significantly in the coming weeks and months. In the meantime, here are a few great ones to get you started.
Flighty – Real-time flight tracking
If you travel frequently, you may be familiar with Flighty. This app is designed to make air travel easier and less stressful by providing real-time updates on delays, boarding changes and other important information. The Flighty StandBy app has a countdown feature that shows you the time left until your next flight and a widget that shows the number of flights you’ve taken using the app.
If you like to plan your cruise trips months in advance, the countdown feature will be especially useful. It’s nice to have a visual reminder of your next flight.
iScreen: widgets and themes
Over the years, we’ve come across many applications that we didn’t even know existed. And iScreen is one of those applications that pleasantly surprised us with its fantastic features. Lets you customize your iPhone’s home screen with widgets, themes, and wallpapers. The latest iOS 17 updates bring new features to the app, such as interactive widgets for the home screen and home screen.
Currently, iScreen has almost 10 StandBy widgets that offer various features such as clock, battery graph, calendar, and more. Favorite Display is a widget that displays extensive information about your iPhone on one screen, including processor, battery status, time, disk usage, and more. The app also provides a DIY feature that allows you to customize the iScreen StandBy widget by choosing the information you want to see.
When the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max were introduced in 2022 with the new Dynamic Island feature, one of the apps that caught our attention was Sports Alerts. This app provides live sports scores directly through the Dynamic Island feature, now available on the entire iPhone 15 series.
With Sports Alerts, you can stay up to date with the latest scores, stats and news from your favorite sports teams and leagues. You can choose which teams and leagues to follow and get real-time updates about their results and upcoming matches. The app also offers personalized alerts so you never miss an important game or score.
In the latest version of iOS 17, Sports Alerts has released two widgets for StandBy. One widget shows live scores for your favorite sports teams or information about upcoming games, while another shows the latest PGA golf tournament scores. These widgets make it easy to stay up to date with the latest sports news and match results without opening the app.
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If you’re looking for an accurate and fun weather app, you should definitely try Carrot Weather. This app has been around for a long time and is available for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Its advantage is that its developers are always up to date with the latest features of Apple software and provide updates that make the application even better and better. use. Carrot Weather recently added Smart Stack support for Apple Watch, making it easier to access weather information. Now you can view the weather from the iPad lock screen, which is very convenient.
With the release of iOS 17, the Carrot Weather app and its many comments are now available in standby mode. This means you can get weather information and laugh at the same time without even unlocking your device. There was a time.
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There are thousands of radio stations in the world. However, with so many options available, finding the right app to listen to your favorite stations can be a daunting task. Luckily, Broadcasts is among the best apps that let you tune in to radio stations from all over the world.
The latest update to the Broadcasts app brings an even better user experience. With full integration of interactive widgets on compatible iPhones, you can easily manage your radio stations, playlists and tracks without opening the app. This feature is incredibly convenient for those who want to multitask while listening to music.
Broadcasts also adds another feature to improve the user experience for those with always-on screens. You can now control music playback in standby mode. It’s a small feature that can save you a few seconds a day.
When it comes to getting a good night’s sleep, many people need background noise to feel relaxed. If you are looking for an app that offers this feature, Dark Noise is one of the best options. It offers over 50 built-in sounds and the ability to create your own mixes, so you can easily find the perfect soundscape for a restful night’s sleep.
Now, with StandBy, access to your favorite Dark Noise soundscapes is just a tap away. Dark Noise has also recently added interactive widgets for iPhone and Mac, making it even more user-friendly.
Any professional photographer knows that certain times of day are optimal for outdoor photography. Lumy, an app available on several Apple platforms, including the Apple Watch, helps you determine that time. It provides information about golden hour, solar noon, sunset and last light, as well as the weather forecast and whether conditions are favorable for photography.
The latest version of Lumy (compatible with iOS 17) offers several StandBy widgets, including a solar countdown, daylight distribution bar, and moon widgets. These widgets are visually appealing and can be viewed at any time of the day or night.
This is just the beginning of StandBy widgets
Interactive widgets and their use in the idle feature in iOS 17 are just getting started. But we’re sure many more third-party developers will soon join in on the fun.
There are already some great widgets to choose from right now. And if one thing is for sure, it will be interesting to see what developers come up with using this new tool in the near future.
Source: Digital Trends


So as to make the most of an available irradiation test volume of the gas-cooled high-flux test module of the International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility, the vessel of the test module is supposed to have a rectangular shape, into which specimens can be packed spatially efficiently. There is a large pressure difference of several atmospheric pressures between the inside and the outside of the vessel because gaseous helium flows inside the vessel to control the temperature of the specimens and a low-vacuum condition is kept outside the vessel for safety reasons. This pressure difference is assumed to cause readily the deformation of the vessel wall. Even a slight deformation should be taken seriously because the deformation of the vessel noticeably affects the coolant flow, that is, cooling performance. In this study, we performed elastoplastic finite element analysis for two rectangular vessels of the high-flux test module proposed by FZK and Kyushu University. In addition to the material nonlinearity, by taking into account the geometrical nonlinearity and thermal stress, we could obtain detailed results such as relations between the deformations and the pressure differences.
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Social, emotional and mental health
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
A specialist NHS service offering assessment and treatment when children and young people (aged 0-18 years) living in the London Borough of Ealing have emotional, behavioural or mental health difficulties.
Types of problems CAMHS can help with include:
- violent or angry behaviour
- eating difficulties
- low self-esteem
- obsessions or compulsions
- sleep problems
- self-harming and the effects of abuse or traumatic events
There are different ways to access support from Ealing CAMHS. The most common is via the child’s or young person’s GP. The school teacher or SENCO can also refer to the service.

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Video has emerged of Jagmeet Singh’s speech at a Sikh separatist rally in San Francisco, where he accused India of “genocide” and called India his “country.”
In the speech, Singh accused India of “genocide,” and strangely referred to India as “our country where we live,” despite having been born in Canada.
In the video, Singh alternates between English and Punjabi.
The speech can be seen below:
As the backlash to his speech spreads, a desperate Jagmeet Singh released a weak statement where he refused to distance himself from the Khalistani movement.
My statement regarding an event I attended in San Francisco in 2015: https://t.co/qgCAnllAr2
— Jagmeet Singh (@theJagmeetSingh) March 14, 2018
Singh’s weak statement has failed to stem the growing backlash against his remarks, with many questioning how Canada could have a leader who has what appear to be such divided loyalties.
It’s looking like the NDP has made a huge mistake.
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Fresh Mahi Mahi or dolphin fish is quite popular in my house for dinner. This fish is great served over a bed of roasted sweet potatoes, vegetables, drizzled with a light butter sauce and topped with sweet pepper medley. So flavorful and contains a whole lot of goodness.
The Polynesian translation of Mahi Mahi is ‘strong strong’. These fish are quite large and have ray like fins. Mahi Mahi is also known as dolphin fish. No, not a dolphin like the Flipper TV show, nor is it even related to dolphins! However, just like dolphins it does also reside in tropical or sub-tropical waters.
Dolphin fish is jammed packed with a whole lot of protein. Despite the extremely large size of this fish it is rather low in mercury therefore it is a good fish to eat if you are pregnant. The high number of proteins found in the fish aids in reducing the risk of heart disease, fights inflammation and can even delay symptoms of aging!
Goodness found in Fresh Mahi Mahi
Dophin fish is loaded with B vitamins. B-3 vitamins controls cholesterol levels within our bodies. B-5 vitamins aid in converting food into energy. B-6 vitamins regulates our hormones and helps our livers function. B-12 vitamin keeps our blood cells healthy.
Essential minerals found in this acrobatic game fish include potassium, omega 3 fatty acids and selenium. Potassium helps lower blood pressure levels and supports our muscle functions. While omega 3 fatty acids reduces inflammation in the body while improving our vision and brain function. Selenium helps our bodies fight cancer by boosting our immune system, improving blood flow through out our bodies, regulating thyroid function and boosting fertility. You get all of this goodness from one fish!
Fresh Mahi Mahi has a mild sweet flavor, with a pinkish flesh and bright blood lines. If you come across this fish with brown bloodlines do not eat. The fish is then considered to be old if you see this.
Cooking Fresh Dolphin fish
Since this fish has a slightly firm texture this is best cooked by either baking, broiling, sauteing, deep frying, grill or can even be made into sushi. However, for this menu the fish was broiled. In Bermuda you can purchase this fish from a fisherman or grocery store. Usually the fishermen will sell fillets but you do have options to purchase whole or with the head removed and gutted.
- 2 lbs. of fresh Mahi Mahi fish
- Juice of 2 lemons
- Cayenne Pepper sauce
- Olive Oil – 2 Tbsp.
- ½ salt, black pepper, fresh thyme (mixed)
- 8 oz. of butter
- 1 tsp of freshly chopped parsley
- finely diced green pepper, red pepper, red onion and tomatoes (optional)
- In glass bowl add lemon juice, olive oil, cayenne pepper sauce, salt and pepper. Mix together. Add fish to marinade and ensure each fillet is covered in marinade. Place in refrigerator for about 30 mins
- Remove fish from marinade and place in flat baking sheet. Add thyme and any other additional seasonings as desired. Place in broiler for 10 mins on bottom rack then move to top rack for 5 mins to brown the top.
- Finely chop green pepper, red pepper, red onions and tomatoes and mix together.
- In small pot add the butter and freshly chopped parsley. Melt the butter in pot and remove the melted butter only from the pot leaving behind any water etc., into another small bowl. Add the chopped parsley to the butter. Drizzle over fish and top with pepper medley to serve.

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August 20, 2012
Women with something to say but in a chill way.
oh boy again the 90s by greensofia
back to the 90s.
90s, 90s pop
Golden Oldies by greensofia
oldies, 60's and 70's
1999-2009 hits by greensofia
musica en español by greensofia
Mis favoritos .
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A shopping center food court in Canada was the victim of a joyous flash mob attack by an Ontario choral society on Nov 17, 2010. Their performance of Handel’s Messiah Hallelujah chorus has taken the Internet by storm and has already been seen more than 45 million times so far. The video, shot by hidden cameras and planned by a small company called Alphabet Photography as a thank you to their customers, is the most viewed choral flash mob on Youtube up to date.
Niagara This week reported that the video of the event, which took the mall’s food court patrons by delighted surprise, was initially sent by Alphabet Photography to about 20,000 people on their newsletter list and about 17,000 Facebook fans. And then it took off.


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In 2005, DreamWorks and Aardman Animation released Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. This movie would be their second film together, and while it was not quite as successful as their previous collaboration, Chicken Run, it was still well-received, and took in almost $193 million worldwide.
The word ‘worldwide’ here is key though, because in America the film barely broke even, and DreamWorks saw it as a failure. This was likely the first step towards the split of the two companies, and eventually lead to the cancellation of their five film contract, two years later.
Aside from an underwhelming American box-office, Curse of the Were-Rabbit was still critically acclaimed. In 2006, the film won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, making it the first stop-motion film to win this award. It is also the only stop-motion film to win so far, as no other stop-motion animated film nominated since then has won.
The characters Wallace and Gromit, while perhaps new to most American audiences at the time, have been around since 1989, and had been the subject of several short films before Curse of the Were-Rabbit. By the time that Were-Rabbit was released, the duo were somewhat of an iconic part of British pop culture.
Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit follows the adventures of an eccentric inventor and his loyal dog. The two have started a pest control business, which they have called, ‘Anti-Pesto’ (Yes, they do love their puns) and they use Wallace’s inventions as a way to humanely trap garden pests who are threatening their small town’s vegetable gardens.
During a routine stop Wallace catches the eye, and perhaps heart, of one, Lady Campanula Tottington, a member of the local elite, and a devout animal lover. She is being wooed by the self-obsessed, Lord Victor Quartermaine, who shares none of her heart for all things furry and adorable. Wallace traps and removes all of Lady Tottington’s rabbits, much to the chagrin of Lord Quartermaine, who would love nothing more than to blast every last rabbit into eternity.
In his quest to find a non-violent solution to the town’s rabbit problem in time for the town’s giant vegetable competition, Wallace decides to invent a machine to brainwash the bunnies he has trapped, into hating vegetables. However, in the process of hooking himself and the rabbits into the machine, something goes terribly wrong, and several jolts of electricity later, one of the rabbits begins exhibiting strange symptoms. As the time draws nearer to the competition, a monstrous, vegetable-devouring beast begins appearing at night, destroying gardens all over town. Could Wallace’s invention be to blame?
The rest of the movie plays out like a brilliant spoof of many old monster movies from the days of early cinema. Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, King Kong, and many others are all tapped to make this film into a hilarious take on classic horror movies. But of course, this is a family film, so it never actually dips into horror territory, it just lampoons it, to great effect.
With all the parody going on, you might have guessed, Curse of the Were-Rabbit is very funny. From the parodied monster movies, to the puns, wordplay, sight gags, and slapstick, there is really something for everyone here. Aardman knows how to do humor, and they pull out all the stops for this movie.
All this humor is of course elevated by the incredible cast, all of whom are veteran actors, both from British comedy backgrounds, as well as more serious dramas, and they all work together brilliantly. Of course we have Peter Sallis as Wallace, but there’s also Helena Bonham Carter as Lady Tottington, Ralph Fiennes as Victor Quartermaine, and various townsfolk voiced by the likes of Nicholas Smith, Peter Kay, and Liz Smith, just to name a few.
If you haven’t seen this movie, I highly recommend it. Like most stop-motion films in recent history, the animation holds up much better than the CGI animation of the same time, and the charm of the British perspective that saturates the film, sets it apart from a lot of other American films. It’s such a unique and special film in the DreamWorks animation library, you owe it to yourself to see it.
Have you seen Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit?
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Marriott breach puts spotlight on hotel cyber riskPosted On: Dec. 4, 2018 7:00 AM CST
Marriott International Inc.’s disclosure last week of a massive data breach illustrates the potential vulnerability of the hospitality sector, which plays host to mountains of personal information via hotel bookings and loyalty programs, experts say.
Already the target of past cyberattacks, hotels should ensure they have consistently high levels of security throughout their franchises and conduct cyber due diligence prior to mergers and acquisitions, they say.
Bethesda, Maryland-based Marriott said Nov. 30 that hackers accessed up to 500 million customer records in its Starwood Hotel unit’s reservation system in an attack that began four years ago, prior to Marriott’s ownership of the brand, exposing data including passport numbers and payment cards. The hotel chain said it buys cyber insurance coverage but it is too early to estimate the financial impact of the breach.
Hackers see hotels as a rich source of personal information, said Ryan T. Becker, a partner with Fox Rothschild LLP in Philadelphia.
“Generally speaking, the reason that the hospitality firms probably get more attention than others is because of the amount of information they collect from their guests when they check in,” he said.
Typically, guests provide credit card information, a driver’s license and, if they are travelling internationally, a passport at check in, Mr. Becker said.
Payment information remains a prime target for hackers, said Scott N. Godes, a partner with Barnes & Thornburg LLP in Washington.
“Ultimately, the criminals are looking for places in which they can get ahold of the largest number of valuable records possible,” he said.
Under their loyalty programs, hotels have “spent decades gathering personal information,” which “makes them a huge target,” said Devin J. Chwastyk, chair of the privacy & data security group at McNees, Wallace & Nurick LLC in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
In addition, hotel breach costs tend to be more expensive because “the hospitality industry has already attracted a fair amount of attention” from the Federal Trade Commission on the Wyndham case.
The FTC had charged Parsippany, New Jersey-based Wyndham Worldwide Corp. in its 2012 lawsuit with failing to properly safeguard consumer information held by its hotels, allowing intruders to gain unauthorized access to its computer network three times between April 2008 and January 2010.
The consent decree in that case states what firms need to do to protect hotel information and provides “a road map for the plaintiff attorney who wants to argue the hotel was not doing what it should have done,” said Mr. Chwastyk.
In addition, “The reputational harm for these kinds of incidents is more substantial,” he said. “These companies have a vested interest in trying to placate their valued repeat customers,” which could inflate the cost of a monetary settlement.
Hotels “have a very high transaction volume,” said Stephen J. Newman, an attorney with Stroock & Stroock & Lavan. “Part of it is because they have a lot of locations that are potentially areas of attack, and part of it is you have a lot of employees who are handling credit cards, and it’s very difficult to make sure every employee is fully trained on security matters.”
Hospitality firms “need to make sure, no matter where in the world you are, your training is at the level that’s comparable to your most developed operations,” he said.
In addition, criminal hackers “know that the hospitality industry has not paid enough attention to cybersecurity, so they are easier targets in that sense,” said Raj Chaudhary a Chicago-based principal with Crowe LLP, public accounting, consulting, and technology firm.
Adam Cottini, managing director of insurance and risk management in North America at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. in New York, said new regulations, including the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation, have broadened the definition of what is considered personally identifiable information.
Before its 2016 acquisition by Marriott, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. said in November 2015 that the point of sale systems at 26 of its hotels in the United States and Canada were infected with malware, which permitted access to some of its customers’ payment card data for various periods between November 2014 and June 2015.
The situation raises the question of whether the due diligence conducted before the acquisition “was as comprehensive as it should have been,” which is unknown, said Peter Taffae, a D&O liability insurance expert at Los Angeles-based wholesale brokerage Executive Perils Inc.
“I also think it is very hard, if not impossible, to quantify that risk,” he said.
“(Marriott) should have done a better job of monitoring for losses,” said Joshua B. Bevitz, a partner with Newmeyer & Dillion LLP in Walnut Creek, California.
Experts said the breach will raise questions about the adequacy of investigations concerning cybersecurity prior to mergers and acquisitions.
“This is becoming a pretty big topic of conversation” and “is going to be the next wave of discussion” for M&A activity, Mr. Cottini said.


Boys Basketball: Morgan Park drubs Julian
By Bill Harrison For Sun-Times Media January 23, 2013 9:16PM
Updated: February 25, 2013 1:05PM
Morgan Park coach Nick Irvin was able to ride the bus and walk in with his team Wednesday while traveling to Julian. What he wasn’t able to do was sit on the bench and coach.
Irvin was serving the first game of a four-game suspension issued to him and Simeon coach Robert Smith by Chicago Public Schools officials. The suspension came in the wake of their conduct during their game Jan. 16 at Chicago State, according to a statement released by CPS official Barbara Byrd-Bennett.
A Morgan Park student was shot and killed in the parking lot following that game.
Assistant coach Lance Irvin, Nick’s older brother, is serving as interim coach. He had an easy start in his first game as the top-ranked Mustangs humiliated the Jaguars 84-30 in the Red-South.
“We just wanted to come out here and play hard,” said Lance Irvin, who was an assistant coach for 17 years at the college level, including a stint at Illinois State. “I’m not going to comment on the suspension; it is what it is. That’s why I leave that alone. I’ll let the people downtown comment on that. CPS is cracking down really hard.”
Nick Irvin, who cheered for his team in the third row behind his team’s bench, was instructed by the CPS not to talk to the media.
Guard Kyle Davis scored 22 of his 25 points in the first half Wednesday in helping the Mustangs to a 53-13 lead. Davis had four three-pointers and a dunk in the first 16 minutes before giving way to the reserves in the fourth quarter.
“I didn’t know anything about the suspension until I saw coach Lance coaching here,” Davis said. “I play for him the same way I play for Nick. We’re just going to continue playing hard until Nick comes back.”
Morgan Park (18-2, 5-1) ran off the first 18 points of the game and led 20-3 after one quarter. Julian (2-13, 2-6) scored its first point with 31 seconds left in the first period on a free throw by Armanti Everett.
Billy Garrett Jr. had 15 points for the Mustangs.


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What to Know
- About 25,000 state employees working in Pennsylvania’s state prisons or health care and congregate care facilities are getting about a month to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or take weekly tests for the virus.
- Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday that workers in those jobs — and all new hires at those facilities — have until Sept. 7 to get fully vaccinated or face regular testing.
- Philadelphia City Council is also mandating a COVID-19 vaccine requirement. Those who chose not to get the vaccine will face weekly coronavirus testing.
About 25,000 employees of Pennsylvania's prisons and state health care and congregate care facilities have about a month to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or take weekly tests for the virus, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday.
Wolf said workers in those jobs — and all new hires at those facilities — have until Sept. 7 to get fully vaccinated. In addition to the Corrections Department, it applies to state hospitals, veterans' homes, community health centers, prisons and homes for those with intellectual disabilities.
The state Health Department said this week that 63.8% of adult state residents are fully vaccinated, although there were nearly 4,100 positive cases over a recent three-day stretch. So far, more than 1.2 million Pennsylvanians have been infected with the coronavirus and nearly 28,000 have died from it.
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The two-week moving average of cases has been on the rise in Pennsylvania, where daily vaccinations have recently averaged about 14,000 people.
Starting Oct. 1, all state workers who prove they are fully vaccinated will also be given an extra day off of work as an incentive to increase the vaccination rate.
“We want to reward those who have already gotten the vaccine and encourage those who have not yet decided to get the vaccine, to get the vaccine,” the Democratic governor said at a news conference in Harrisburg to lay out the new policy and encourage vaccinations generally.
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Wolf’s policy directive stops well short of requiring all state workers to get vaccinated or tested and he has said he does not expect to require schoolchildren to wear masks as the academic year approaches.
“As well as we're doing, it's not good enough. With the vaccine we actually have the ability to do even better,” Wolf said.
Early last month, he vetoed a Republican-crafted bill to ban so-called COVID-19 “vaccine passports” in some cases and to restrict the health secretary’s actions during health emergencies.
The vetoed bill would have prevented colleges and universities that receive state money from mandating proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter buildings, attend class in person or undertake any activity. State and local governmental entities would have been similarly restricted, and governments would not have been allowed to include coronavirus vaccine status on ID cards.
Philadelphia City Council Requiring COVID Vaccines
Every member of Philadelphia City Council and their staffs must be vaccinated against COVID-19 before the start of the next council session on Sept. 16.
"This action is to ensure the health and safety of every employee, as Council takes steps to return to in-person work, and to allow the public into Council’s chambers in City Hall to observe and participate in Council’s legislative business," council said in a Tuesday news release.
Any of the 190 or so council workers who chose to not follow the vaccine mandate will face weekly COVID-19 testing, similar to the Pennsylvania state plan.
“The public has a right to see and participate in the business of their City Council," Democratic Council President Darrell Clarke (5th District) said. "At the same time, we must balance that right with public health and safety. With the rise in COVID-19 cases due to the Delta variant, we must act to protect the public and Council. That’s why we are requiring that all Council employees be vaccinated."
Philly is averaging around 180 COVID-19 cases daily. Around 63% of adults in the city are fully vaccinated, while around 77% of adults have at least one dose.
Pittsburgh to Delay School Year?
Pittsburgh’s school board may delay the start of school for about two weeks because of a shortage of bus drivers, district officials said Tuesday.
The district is working on getting drivers for about 6,000 students, but contractors need time to get drivers hired and ready for work.
If the board gives its OK, it will delay the start of school from Aug. 25 to Sept. 8.

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Nadal holds off strong Murray challenge in Rome
ROME - Rafael Nadal stormed back from a surprisingly poor opening set to edge Andy Murray 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 Friday and secure a spot in the Italian Open semifinals.
Murray jumped out to a 5-0 lead and won the first set in just 37 minutes with a dominant display, as the Wimbledon champion unleashed a series of winners from just about everywhere on the court.
But Nadal broke early in the second set and took control with a late break in the third to stay on course for his eighth title in Rome.
Still, it was the third consecutive match in which Nadal was pushed to three sets, leaving his clay-court form in question entering Roland Garros, which starts in nine days.
And despite losing in the end, it was a positive performance for Murray, who is still trying to regain his top form following minor back surgery in September.
Nadal's semifinal opponent will be Grigor Dimitrov, while Novak Djokovic and Milos Raonic will meet in the other half of the draw.
Djokovic is back on track after a right wrist injury sidelined him last week. And Serena Williams is cruising again, too, after being slowed by a left thigh problem.
The second-ranked Djokovic overcame a stiff challenge from David Ferrer before grinding out a 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 win and the top-ranked Williams then rolled past Zhang Shuai of China 6-1, 6-3 to stay on course in her title defense.
Williams' semifinal opponent will be 2008 French Open champion Ana Ivanovic, who beat 13th-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.
The other semifinal will pit local hope Sara Errani of Italy vs. 2007 and 2008 Rome champion Jelena Jankovic.
Errani took advantage of a supportive crowd to beat second-seeded Li Na 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 and reach the semifinals for the second consecutive year, while Jankovic eliminated third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 6-4.
Dimitrov celebrated his 23rd birthday with a win when 36-year-old Tommy Haas retired after losing the first set 6-2 due to a right shoulder injury - spoiling a matchup between the youngest and oldest players in the top 20.
The big-serving Raonic held off Jeremy Chardy of France 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 on an overcast day with intermittent rain at the Foro Italico.
Djokovic double-faulted on his first match point but then won a 38-shot rally before eventually closing it out in just over 2 1/2 hours.
"It was definitely the most physical match I've had on clay this year," Djokovic said, adding that his wrist is reacting well. "I'm playing with no pain. As long as it stays like this I'll be happy."
The 10th-seeded Errani is attempting to become the first Italian to win the tournament since Raffaella Reggi took the title 29 years ago in Taranto.
The last Italian man to win was Adriano Panatta back in 1976.
Li had won all six previous meetings with Errani but she was unusually inconsistent this time, committing 52 unforced errors to Errani's 21, and appeared rattled by a close call from the chair umpire early in the third set.
Errani celebrated by waving her arms to incite the crowd.
"I did well not to get carried away by the euphoria," Errani said. "It's difficult to describe how it felt at the end. The fans were incredible."
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