fro From goofy to grotesque, here are some horror options to stream that are a scream By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 06:00:14 -0700 Here's a quick survey of the good horror stuff you’ll find streaming on various services. There’s something to offer both casual and hard-core fans alike. Full Article Entertainment Movies TV/Streaming
fro From ‘Jeopardy!’ to opera, our arts critic picks 6 of the best events to watch or listen to May 1-7 By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 06:00:18 -0700 Here are a few arts-and-entertainment-y online diversions for the week, from near and far, including Seattle Opera on KING-FM and New York City Ballet. Full Article Books Classical Music Dance Entertainment Movies Music TV/Streaming
fro Sunday Best: Finally, some relief in the form of parasols and bonnets from ‘Belgravia’ By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 06:00:20 -0700 These costumes, from “Downton Abbey” creator Julian Fellowes’ new EPIX miniseries “Belgravia,” are made by their details — and are the perfect relief, in photo form, for the day/week/month/year’s stresses. Full Article Entertainment Fashion TV/Streaming
fro Get to know Jordyn Brooks, the Seahawks’ first-round NFL draft pick from Texas Tech By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 21:02:57 -0700 Instead of trading down to add more picks, the Seahawks selected linebacker Jordyn Brooks out of Texas Tech with the No. 27 overall pick. Wait, who? Allow us to explain. Full Article Seahawks Sports
fro NFC West roundup from Day 2 of the draft: Cardinals and Rams improve, while 49ers watch from the sidelines By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 21:14:11 -0700 Here's a look at how Day 2 of the NFL draft shook out for the rest of the NFC West. Full Article Seahawks Sports
fro Get to know Colby Parkinson, the Seahawks’ fourth-round NFL draft pick from Stanford By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 11:09:30 -0700 The Seahawks taking lanky tight end Colby Parkinson out of Stanford with their first fourth-round pick addresses a future and possibly current need Full Article Seahawks Sports
fro Get to know Alton Robinson, the Seahawks’ fifth-round NFL draft pick from Syracuse By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 12:17:29 -0700 After trading up to take Darrell Taylor of Tennessee in the second round, the Seahawks added another defensive end with their fifth-round pick of defensive end Alton Robinson. Full Article Seahawks Sports
fro The Korean Baseball Organization is back from the coronavirus shutdown. Is this what Mariners games will look like? By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:26:50 -0700 The quality of the games, which include a handful of former big-league players, isn’t great. But it’s real, live baseball being broadcast by ESPN. Beyond the joy of watching baseball, these games provide a glimpse of what Mariners games and other MLB matchups might look like if/when they return. Full Article Health Mariners MLB Sports
fro High-school coaches trying to coach from afar and hoping there’s still a season By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 06:00:41 -0700 Coaching in the time of social distancing means plenty of emails and social media. Full Article High School Sports Sports
fro Sideline Chatter: And a smirking emoji text from Bill Belichick lands on Bruce Arians’ cellphone By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 16:40:32 -0700 Rob Gronkowski probably won’t be guest-speaking at a Tampa Bay Mensa meeting anytime soon. Not after the fun-loving tight end, traded to the Buccaneers on April 21, posted a picture of himself holding his new playbook — a team-issued Microsoft Surface tablet. “It’s still in the package and hoping it is all pictures and drawings,” […] Full Article Seahawks Sports
fro NCAA women’s hoops committee moves away from RPI to NET By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 11:28:42 -0700 NEW YORK (AP) — The women’s basketball committee will start using the NCAA Evaluation Tool instead of RPI to help evaluate teams for the tournament starting with the upcoming season. The Division I men’s basketball committee has been using NET since the 2018-19 season. “It’s an exciting time for the game as we look to […] Full Article College Sports NBA Sports
fro NCAA women’s hoops committee moves away from RPI to NET By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 11:28:42 -0700 NEW YORK (AP) — The women’s basketball committee will start using the NCAA Evaluation Tool instead of RPI to help evaluate teams for the tournament starting with the upcoming season. The Division I men’s basketball committee has been using NET since the 2018-19 season. “It’s an exciting time for the game as we look to […] Full Article College Sports NBA Sports
fro AP source: MLB to cut amateur draft from 40 rounds to 5 By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:44:16 -0700 NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball will cut its amateur draft from 40 rounds to five this year, a move that figures to save teams about $30 million. Clubs gained the ability to reduce the draft as part of their March 26 agreement with the players’ association and MLB plans to finalize a decision […] Full Article College Sports MLB Sports
fro NCAA women’s hoops committee moves away from RPI to NET By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 11:28:42 -0700 NEW YORK (AP) — The women’s basketball committee will start using the NCAA Evaluation Tool instead of RPI to help evaluate teams for the tournament starting with the upcoming season. The Division I men’s basketball committee has been using NET since the 2018-19 season. “It’s an exciting time for the game as we look to […] Full Article College Sports NBA Sports
fro NCAA women’s hoops committee moves away from RPI to NET By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 11:28:42 -0700 NEW YORK (AP) — The women’s basketball committee will start using the NCAA Evaluation Tool instead of RPI to help evaluate teams for the tournament starting with the upcoming season. The Division I men’s basketball committee has been using NET since the 2018-19 season. “It’s an exciting time for the game as we look to […] Full Article College Sports NBA Sports
fro Passionate Mayor In Brazil Is On A Mission To Save Lives From COVID-19 By www.npr.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 05:04:00 -0400 With hospitals and cemeteries overwhelmed by the coronavirus, the mayor of Manaus, Brazil's hardest hit city, has appealed to world leaders, including President Trump, for help. Full Article
fro COVID-19 Forces More People To Work From Home. How's It Going? By www.npr.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 05:04:00 -0400 About a third of Americans are working from home because of the coronavirus. The technology that enables this has been around for many years, but it took a pandemic to force the move to remote work. Full Article
fro How To Prevent Glasses From Fogging Up While Wearing A Mask By www.npr.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:01:00 -0400 Some Americans who wear face masks have faced a problem: Their glasses keep fogging up. Optometrist Joseph Allen shares some tips on how to treat spectacles before putting on a mask. Full Article
fro Next on FRONTLINE: Close to Home By www.pbs.org Published On :: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:00:00 EST Tuesday, Mar. 23 at 9pm on PBS (Check local listings). Producer Ofra Bikel chronicles the recession's impact on one unlikely neighborhood -- New York's Upper East Side... Full Article
fro O-H from Maui, Hawaii By www.osu.edu Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 12:07:25 -0400 Sunrise from Maui Haleakala Full Article rss audience-faculty-staff audience-alumni buckeye-pride photo user-generated audience-current-students audience-future-students audience-donors-friends-fans audience-parents audience-citizens-of-ohio audience-external
fro Facebook To Reportedly Allow Employees To Work From Home Till Year End By www.rttnews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:31:31 GMT Facebook Inc. will allow most of its employees to continue to work from home through the end of this year, according to a report by CNBC. The social media giant will reportedly begin to open most of its offices on Monday, July 6, and is in the process of identifying which employees can report to the office. Employees who can do their work remotely will be allowed to continue to do so. Full Article
fro COVID-19 Forces More People To Work From Home. How's It Going? By www.npr.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 05:04:00 -0400 About a third of Americans are working from home because of the coronavirus. The technology that enables this has been around for many years, but it took a pandemic to force the move to remote work. Full Article
fro U.S. Stocks Rebound From Early Weakness To Close Mostly Higher By www.rttnews.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 20:21:54 GMT After coming under pressure early in the session, stocks showed a significant turnaround over the course of the trading day on Monday. The major averages all bounced well off their early lows and into positive territory. Full Article
fro Dollar Retreats After Recovering From Early Fall By www.rttnews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:12:34 GMT The U.S. dollar recovered a bit Friday morning after data showed a slightly smaller than expected drop in U.S. employment in the month of April, although the fall was quite steep and the biggest in several decades. Full Article
fro Hightimes Holding To Buy 13 California Dispensaries From Harvest Health By www.rttnews.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 05:00:35 GMT Hightimes Holding Corp, the owner of the High Times cannabis brand, has agreed to acquire thirteen California dispensaries from Harvest Health & Recreation Inc. for $80 million. Full Article
fro Ethos Cannabis To Buy Seven Medical Marijuana Dispensaries From 4Front Ventures By www.rttnews.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 05:01:42 GMT Ethos Cannabis, a Pennsylvania-based multi-state cannabis operator, said it has agreed to acquire the rights to seven medical marijuana dispensaries in Maryland and Pennsylvania from 4Front Ventures Corp. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Full Article
fro Hain Celestial Q3 Profit From Cont. Ops. Surges; Raises FY20 Earnings Outlook By www.rttnews.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 12:32:06 GMT Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (HAIN), an organic and natural products company, on Thursday reported net income from continuing operations for the third quarter of $25.04 million or $0.24 per share, up sharply from $8.78 million or $0.08 per share in the prior-year period. Full Article
fro With Help From Psychology Professor Dad, 7-Year-Olds Run A Study By www.npr.org Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 08:00:00 -0400 When SUNY Plattsburgh professor Jeremy Grabbe's 7-year-old triplets complained about not getting out because of social distancing, he enlisted their help in writing up a study. Full Article
fro BEETHOVEN, L. van: Celebrate Beethoven - Music from His Middle Compositional Period (9.30206) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
fro Wind Band Music - MASLANKA, D. / PERRINE, A. / WALCZYK, K. (Freedom from Fear) (University of Kansas Wind Ensemble, Popiel) (8.574169) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT Contemporary American music for wind band continues to offer a rich combination of colour and variety. David Maslanka was one of the most prolific and admired of all wind band composers, and in Liberation he utilises plainchant in a moving exploration of death, the afterlife and the continuance of hope. Inspired by Walt Whitman, Aaron Perrine’s In the Open Air, In the Silent Lines creates a rich sense of space, while Kevin Walczyk’s moving Symphony No. 5: Freedom from Fear – Images from the Shoreline is unified by its themes of adoption, segregation and immigration. Full Article
fro WHARTON, E.: Ethan Frome (Unabridged) (NA0421) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Set deep in the remote countryside of Massachusetts, New England, in a world of small-town prejudice, pettiness and rural poverty, the story of Ethan Frome explores the crippling marriage of a young man to an older woman and his love for her vibrant young cousin, Mattie, who lives as a dependent in the Frome household. His feelings lead to a day of explosive emotions with tragic consequences. Published in 1911, two years before Wharton divorced her husband, the novel integrates the raw experiences of the author’s own life to create a powerful tale of the tragic destruction of innocent love, in a stark, compressed and unified form. Over time, the book has gained the reputation of being Edith Wharton’s best work. Full Article
fro From the Naxos Blog: Playing the fool (Apr 03, 2020) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT April Fool’s Day occurs each year on 1 April and although the day has been marked for many centuries in different cultures, its exact origin is difficult to pin down. One speculation links it to the move by France in 1582 to move from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar, effectively moving the start of the year to 1 January from the last week in March through to 1 April. People who were slow off the mark as regards this development, and continued to mark the transit ...more Full Article
fro From the Naxos Blog: Drum roll for a teacher’s role (Apr 17, 2020) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco I was on a plane a few months ago during which the choice of in-flight viewing didn’t immediately excite, but my eye was caught by a film about Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968). Naxos and its affiliated labels have released numerous recordings of the composer’s works which, to be honest, I find much more engaging than I did the film. In fact, we chose a clip from his Cello Concerto Op. 72 as the intro and outr ...more Full Article
fro Podcast: Ludwig van Beethoven. Music from his late compositional period. (Apr 24, 2020) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT BEETHOVEN, L. van: Celebrate Beethoven – Music from His Late Compositional Period (c.1815–1827) 9.30207 Raymond Bisha introduces the latest release in the Naxos Beethoven anniversary digital album series. Ranging from a solo piano to the huge resources required for his final symphony, the programme comprises ten works that define the last ten years of Beethoven’s creative life, exemplifying his ever more technically c ...more Full Article
fro From the Naxos Blog: Swiss roles (Feb 07, 2020) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Naxos has travelled far since its founding in 1987 as a budget label with a compelling business model, a chairman of great foresight and a DNA oozing innovation. It has developed into a web of avenues that link art music with music lovers. The Naxos label is now just one of the constituents of the Naxos Music Group; a host of other independent labels have joined the group over the years, benefitting from the Naxos global infrastructure, but each retaining its i ...more Full Article
fro From the Naxos Blog: Reicha’s rich reach (Feb 21, 2020) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT You have to pity those composers who got air-brushed out of the limelight during their time for no other reason than they were contemporaries of the acknowledged masters, and so had to live under the long shadows of composers such as Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and so on. Or, at least, it seems to us that they were unduly neglected. It’s nearer the truth to say that societies of their day did afford them recognition, but the passing of time has not been so acco ...more Full Article
fro Podcast: Ludwig van Beethoven. Works from his middle years. (Feb 28, 2020) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Celebrate Beethoven – Music from His Middle Compositional Period 9.30206 Raymond Bisha presents an overview of works written by Beethoven during his middle years period. It’s a companion resource to the latest release in Naxos’ monthly digital album series featuring the music of Beethoven in this 250th anniversary year of his birth. February’s compilation album (9.30206) presents a programme of wo ...more Full Article
fro From the Naxos Blog: I can zing a rainbow (Jan 24, 2020) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT I never tire of listening to the voice of Peggy Lee (1920-2002), the American jazz and popular music singer who was also a songwriter, composer and actress. And with an active career that spanned some six decades, it seems I’m not the only one in her fan club. Her unique vocal timbre was apposite to one of her hits, Sing a Rainbow. I wondered if the Naxos catalogue could similarly zing a rainbow and turn up an interesting collage of pieces reflecting the individual c ...more Full Article
fro From the Naxos Blog: Six Sounds of Shakespeare (Mar 20, 2020) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT Source: Hogarth Shakespeare March 21 marks the European Day of Early Music. By way of a slightly contorted response to the occasion, I thought we might take a look at William Shakespeare’s influence on composers, not through the contemporary contributions they made to performances of his plays (he lived from 1564 to 1616), but by taking stock of how The Bard has inspired and permeated the output of generations of composers since his day. ...more Full Article
fro From the Naxos Blog: Is there a doctor in the mouse? (May 01, 2020) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT Source: The Flemish American As I write this blog, I’m in a lock-down situation in London arising from the Covid-19 epidemic. What was planned as a quick 7-day visit to the capital has turned into a longer-term relationship, since my home base of Thailand has pulled up the drawbridge against returning travellers such as myself. I’m staying in a hotel near London’s Paddington Station, and my permitted daily emergence to do a spot of ...more Full Article
fro ROSSINI, G.: Barbiere di Siviglia (Il) [Opera] (Meli, Simone, R. Shaham, Frontali, Furlanetto, Teatro la Fenice Chorus and Orchestra, Fogliani) (CDS597) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
fro Concertos - KUHLAU, F. / BARTH, C.F. / GADE, N.W. (Concertos from 19th-Century Denmark) (O. Nordahl, Aarhus Symphony, Thorel) (6.220664) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
fro Impressions of China - Winning Works from the 2018 Huang Zi International Chinese Piano Composition Competition (G. Luisi) (8.579070) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT All of the works in this programme were prize winners in the hotly contested 2018 Huang Zi International Chinese Piano Composition Competition, an event marking the 80th anniversary of the death of this influential composer and educator. Themes explored include the charm and unpredictability of China’s landscape, alongside elements of Chinese musical and theatrical aesthetics. Joint First Prize winners were Emile Naoumoff, whose Celestial Parade describes the composer’s wonderful experiences while in Shanghai, and Zhiliang Zhang, whose Qiao Ling Liu Dan portrays six widely differing ‘Dan’ or female characters in Sichuanese opera. Full Article
fro CHINA / SYRIA Gao Hong / Issam Rafea: From Our World to Yours (EUCD2899) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
fro BEETHOVEN, L. van: Celebrate Beethoven - Music from His Late Compositional Period (c.1815–1827) (9.30207) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
fro JANÁČEK, L.: From the House of the Dead [Opera] (Bavarian State Opera, 2018) (NTSC) (BAC173) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
fro JANÁČEK, L.: From the House of the Dead [Opera] (Bavarian State Opera, 2018) (Blu-ray, Full-HD) (BAC573) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
fro Baby Chaos - Ape Confronts Cosmos By www.music-news.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 19:50:00 +0100 Full Article
fro Using data science to manage a software project in a GitHub organization, Part 1: Create a data science project from scratch By www.ibm.com Published On :: 13 Nov 2017 05:00:00 +0000 In this two-part series, I explain how to find project management insights from a GitHub organization and how to create and publish tools to the Python Package Index. Full Article data opensource
fro Cleansing, processing, and visualizing a data set, Part 2: Gaining invaluable insight from clean data sets By www.ibm.com Published On :: 04 Jan 2018 05:00:00 +0000 Learn about VQ and ART algorithms. VQ quickly and efficiently clusters a data set; ART adapts the number of clusters based on the data set. Full Article data
