rom Washington gets commitment from Wichita State transfer and Lacey native Erik Stevenson By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 15:29:54 -0700 Mike Hopkins and the Washington Huskies secured a commitment from Wichita State guard Erik Stevenson, who is transferring after two seasons and returning home. Full Article Huskies Husky Basketball Sports
rom Poll: Would coronavirus concerns stop you from attending a Seattle-area sports event you had planned to attend? By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Sat, 07 Mar 2020 21:43:25 -0800 Full Article College Basketball College Sports Cougar Basketball Cougars Gonzaga High School Sports Hockey Huskies Husky Basketball Mariners MLB NBA NCAA Tournament NFL Pac-12 Reign Seahawks Sounders Sports Storm WNBA
rom Analysis: Pac-12 winners, losers, trends and takeaways from the 2020 NFL draft By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 13:31:23 -0700 Here's a look at how the Pac-12 stacked up against other conferences during the NFL draft. Full Article Cougar Football Cougars Huskies Husky Football Sports
rom Amazon prepares first earnings report from coronavirus era, as pandemic accelerates retail trends in its favor By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:18:54 -0700 The company’s first-quarter earnings report will provide a view of how the pandemic has accelerated trends already working in its favor, and the extent to which coronavirus restrictions on businesses and consumers have boosted Amazon’s sales. Full Article Amazon Business Local Business Markets Retail Technology
rom Cash crunch from coronavirus crisis will force Alaska Air to shrink By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 08:49:24 -0700 The company's cash burn rate peaked at $400 million for the month of March. Management hopes to reduce the cash burn rate to zero by year end and will make whatever cuts are necessary to do so. Full Article Boeing & Aerospace Business Markets
rom Unofficial numbers show $7 billion hit to Washington state revenue through 2023 from coronavirus downturn By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 14:50:22 -0700 In the unofficial forecast numbers, Washington would lose $3.8 billion in revenue this current budget cycle. An additional $3.27 billion would be sheared off the 2021-23 budget cycle. Full Article Business Economy Local Business Local News Local Politics Markets
rom Free college: Can Washington keep that promise during a recession? By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 05:00:46 -0700 Washington state and the city of Seattle have both made far-reaching promises to cover college tuition costs for many students. Despite the economic downturn, they say they will keep those promises. Full Article Education Education Lab Local News
rom Poll: Would coronavirus concerns stop you from attending a Seattle-area sports event you had planned to attend? By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Sat, 07 Mar 2020 21:43:25 -0800 Full Article College Basketball College Sports Cougar Basketball Cougars Gonzaga High School Sports Hockey Huskies Husky Basketball Mariners MLB NBA NCAA Tournament NFL Pac-12 Reign Seahawks Sounders Sports Storm WNBA
rom 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
rom Harlem figure skating gala pivots from ice to internet By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:46:33 -0700 Unable to stage its big fundraiser because of the pandemic, Figure Skating in Harlem is going from the ice to the internet. The Figure Skating in Harlem Champions in Life Virtual Gala will be held May 14 and will feature Olympic champions Scott Hamilton, Kristi Yamaguchi and Meryl Davis. The 23-year-old group is the only […] Full Article Sports
rom Many businesses may follow Amazon in stretching out work-from-home policies, crimping downtown recovery By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 20:25:21 -0700 Business and government insiders say other companies and organizations are contemplating similarly extended time frames as they consider the new realities of the workplace in the COVID-19 era. Full Article Amazon Business Economy Local Business
rom Unofficial numbers show $7 billion hit to Washington state revenue through 2023 from coronavirus downturn By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 14:50:22 -0700 In the unofficial forecast numbers, Washington would lose $3.8 billion in revenue this current budget cycle. An additional $3.27 billion would be sheared off the 2021-23 budget cycle. Full Article Business Economy Local Business Local News Local Politics Markets
rom SBA slashes disaster-loan cap to $150,000 from $2 million, shuts out nearly all new applicants By www.seattletimes.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 08:14:23 -0700 After initially telling businesses that individual disaster loans could be as high as $2 million, the Small Business Administration has now imposed a $150,000 limit without publicly announcing the change, people familiar with the situation said. Full Article Business Economy Nation
rom 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
rom 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
rom 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
rom 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
rom 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
rom 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
rom 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
rom 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
rom 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
rom 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
rom 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
rom 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
rom 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
rom 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
rom 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
rom 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
rom 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
rom 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
rom 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
rom 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
rom 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
rom 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
rom Mystery Inflammatory Syndrome In Kids And Teens Likely Linked To COVID-19 By www.npr.org Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 08:00:00 -0400 Doctors in the U.S. and Europe are reporting a small wave of cases of what looks like a "shock syndrome" in young people. They have low blood pressure, inflamed hearts and other serious symptoms. Full Article
rom Molly Webster: Is Our Definition Of "Sex Chromosomes" Too Narrow? By www.npr.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 09:14:00 -0400 Over a century ago, one part of our DNA got labelled the "sex chromosomes." Science and radio journalist Molly Webster explains the consequences of that oversimplification. Full Article
rom 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
rom 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
rom 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
rom 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
rom 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
rom 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
rom ZÁDOR, E.: Sinfonia Technica / Music for Clarinet and Strings / Trombone Concerto (Sólyomi, Fejér, Budapest Symphony Orchestra MÁV, Smolij) (8.574108) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT The music of Eugene Zádor is both warmly expressive and colourful. The composer took great delight in writing for overlooked solo instruments, as his Trombone Concerto, garnished with elements of Hungarian folklore, clearly shows. The easy-going, gypsy-influenced Music for Clarinet and Strings is a beautifully proportioned quasi-concerto. The Sinfonia Technica, composed much earlier when he was living in Vienna, and something of a one-off, is an enchanting and exuberantly orchestrated example of ‘industrial music’. Full Article
rom 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
rom 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
rom 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
rom 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
rom 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
rom 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