Wow! She said yes! In this awesome City of talented people, it's really hard to get the really good ones because they are all busy working! Well, Angela IS busy but she is making room in her schedule for some good old fashioned French chansons! And we are so lucky she is able to join the cast of Piaf: Love Conquers All at the Winchester Cultural Center on March 4 & 5. Angela is well known in Las Vegas and has performed in "The Producers," "Spamalot," "Mamma Mia," Disney's "The Lion King," "Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular" as well as playing with the Las Vegas Philharmonic. Playing in "Jersey Boys," "KA" by Cirque du Soleil, Steve Wynn's Showstoppers, and Franco Dragone's Le Reve keeps her hoping around town. She is a touring diva! She has a very cool website to help touring musicians / artists find the best places to eat, sleep and be happy! Angela is also an award winning lyricist and composer, capturing "Best of the Fringe Festival" awards for her shows "Legacy of the Tiger Mother" in San Francisco in 2012, (a self produced show that played in Las Vegas, New York, Adelaide, Australia, and San Francisco) and "Sudoku the Musical" at the Las Vegas Fringe Festival in 2013! So excited to start rehearsals with this talented lady!
One of the fun things in this whole process of self-producing is the many hats I have to wear! Today, I put on my "Light Designer" hat and head down to the Winchester Cultural Center to meet with the in house tech John to discuss their lighting inventory and compare it to what I need for Piaf: Love Conquers All in a few weeks (March 4 & 5. I met the next day with Rob, who will be programming the board for me and he was awesome to work with so far! And the theatre perfect for the show!
The original lighting design for my first tour in 2006 was done by Dominic Manca. He was given the challenge of adapting his design for three different spaces that tour around Quebec and Ontario. I studied the designs/plots and asked a lot of questions and picked up some lingo. 10 years later and 12+ theatres later, I have a pretty good grasp at what I need! I have added some gobos and other fixtures, and have bought my own gels, and even an iris. By the end of the tow hours at WCC, I am happily surprised (and relieved) that they have almost everything I need to make this show look pro! Hey, I've done this show with a house plot in two Fringe festivals with limited cues, but I think I will be able to get the whole 101 LX cues and 16 sound cues this one! Now to see if the set has all it's pieces....next blog.
Vlog 1 of #piafinlasvegas - The Set Arrives!
It was an exciting doy! My husband and a friend arrived in Las Vegas after a long drive from Austin to deliver the piano and my Piaf set pieces!! The pieces haven't seen the light of day since 2010 since the show was struck in San Francisco. More about the set in a future post! I am also re-designing the logo for the #piafinlasvegas run of Piaf: Love Conquers All. Posters, social media banners, flyers, e-blasts and all that fun marketing stuff...not.
Well, I am trying to fit in a little time in the morning before going to my "job that pays for groceries" to familiarize myself with the script again. It's a little distracting with the chickens. So much to look at! Pecking, scratching, fights over the "flock block". But I've made it through half of the first act and, oh ya, there are some dramatic moments I gotta get my head back into! Especially, as I get ready for Act 2! Drugs, alcohol and all that crazy stuff!
Shiny penny #1 leads me to check in with what Piaf was doing this time in different years of her life in the little book I bought in Paris at the Piaf Museum run by Les Amis De Piaf. Such an amazing record of where she was almost on a daily basis. Who knows how accurate it is but it does give one the idea of how busy she was! her schedule was very full either recording or performing, traveling or all three!
Shiny penny #2 I listen to the Le Bel Indifferent record with Momo (Maury Katz). He loves learning about Piaf! This little piece was written for Piaf by Jean Cocteau in 1940. It was performed live at the Theatre des Bouffes-Parisiens. Piaf shared the stage with Paul Meurisse who also became her lover. In Piaf's autobiography My Life, she talks about how heated with anger she would get towards him for his coolness and seemingly indifferent demeanor. Meurisse spends the whole time in the play behind a newspaper. Talk about reality TV on stage!
I love hearing her voice! It catches and is hoarse at times. You can hear the years of singing in the streets over the city traffic and smog. I could no way try to imitate this speaking voice as I would ruin my own but it's great to hear!
I saw a clip excerpt of the piece in a documentary about Piaf and the set in that piece, plus the cover of this record were the inspiration for my set!
But that's a topic for another post!


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Joe Vide (born May 16, 1984 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American soccer player.

Career

Amateur
Vide attended high school while playing for TSV Munich 1860's youth team in Munich, Germany. He played four years at the University of Virginia as a defensive midfielder and became a regular for the Cavaliers by his senior year.  In 2004, he spent the collegiate off season with the Richmond Kickers Future in the USL Premier Development League.

Professional
Vide was selected fifth overall in the 2006 MLS Supplemental Draft by MetroStars. He made his MLS debut July 4, 2006 as a substitute against Los Angeles Galaxy. He would go on to appear in 7 matches for the re-branded New York Red Bulls during the season, including two starts.

After not featuring in the clubs plans during the early part of the 2007 campaign, Vide began to receive significant playing time earning 16 appearances and 13 starts due to injuries to first team midfielders Claudio Reyna and Dema Kovalenko. He also made his playoff debut against New England Revolution on November 3, playing 77 minutes. His tenacious play and ability on the ball in the center of the field was a revelation and quickly established Vide as a fan favorite.

On November 21, 2007, he was selected by San Jose Earthquakes in the 2007 MLS Expansion Draft. He was waived on July 14, 2008.

On July 16, 2008, he was claimed by D.C. United. He scored his first MLS goal for United against Colorado on August 23. Despite solid performances for D.C., he was waived by the club in February 2009.

Personal life
In April 2010, Joe Vide was diagnosed with Stage 3 Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

Honors
Elected to the Capital Area Soccer League (CASL) Hall of Fame in 2012

D.C. United
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (1): 2008

References

1984 births
Living people
American soccer players
New York Red Bulls players
Richmond Kickers Future players
San Jose Earthquakes players
D.C. United players
People from Fort Worth, Texas
TSV 1860 Munich II players
Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer players
USL League Two players
Major League Soccer players
New York Red Bulls draft picks
Soccer players from Texas
Association football midfielders
American expatriate soccer players in Germany
Expatriate footballers in Germany
American expatriate soccer players

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Q: javascript:find screen resolution when having multiple monitors I am using this piece of code to determine the client screen resolution, and then logging it
<input type="hidden" id="DFF63C7E-FB32-49AE-8ADA-3AB5C4834FB0" name="DFF63C7E-FB32-49AE-8ADA-3AB5C4834FB0"/>
 <input type="hidden" id="565C07CF-0D37-41DE-B47D-A247E9BD231B" name="565C07CF-0D37-41DE-B47D-A247E9BD231B" />
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
         document.getElementById("DFF63C7E-FB32-49AE-8ADA-3AB5C4834FB0").value = screen.width;
         document.getElementById("565C07CF-0D37-41DE-B47D-A247E9BD231B").value = screen.height;
</script>

It worked OK when testing in my localhost, but what I found out from the production logs was that the screen resolution was always 480x640. Does anyone know why this happens ?
And I did some more digging and found that I could change the resolution of my primary monitor and regardless of whether I open my browser in primary/secondary monitor, it would always give me the resolution of the primary monitor.
Is there any way to get the screen resolution based on which monitor the browser gets opened ?
And obviously the next question is, if the resolution changes midway (say from control panel) or moving the browser from one to another, is there a way to detect/update it with JS ?

A: *

*It might be that your production PC really has 640*480 screen resolution. Is there a reason to doubt it?

*Javascript has no means getting out of its virtual machine to take even a glance on the real host, so you must implement your update mechanism by the same means you detect the screen resolution, whatever it is.

A: Try this to get the dimensions of the window instead:
window.document.width //Get the width
window.document.height //Get the height

A: Add the following line to your page.
window.moveTo(0,0); window.resizeTo(screen.availWidth,screen.availHeight);"

it will resize your window to full width and height..
for example use
<body onload="window.moveTo(0,0); window.resizeTo(screen.availWidth,screen.availHeight);" >

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Q: How to say to Django not to hash user passwords? My user model is django.contrib.auth.models.User. By default it uses PBKDF2 algorithm to encrypt passwords, so I see hashes of the passwords in the database. Is there a way to switch off the encryption so I could read the passwords?
I know that is not a good practice generally. I have this purpose because I encrypt passwords on Frontend level and pass the hashes through REST framework. They are supposed to be used to check signatures and to do other crypto stuff, so I need the passed passwords themselves and I don't want to create a custom user model or a related one-to-one model to store hashes in a separate field somewhere.
Django version: 3.0.5

I have also tried to implement my own hasher like this:
# app/hashers.py

from django.contrib.auth.hashers import BasePasswordHasher

class EmptyPasswordHasher(BasePasswordHasher):
    algorithm = 'empty'

    def verify(self, password, encoded):
        """Check if the given password is correct."""
        print(password, encoded)
        return password == encoded

    def encode(self, password, salt):
        return password

    def safe_summary(self, encoded):
        return {
            _('algorithm'): self.algorithm,
        }

And my settings.py:
# settings.py

PASSWORD_HASHERS = [
    "app.hashers.EmptyPasswordHasher",
]

Unfortunately it didn't help. According to the source code here https://github.com/django/django/blob/master/django/contrib/auth/hashers.py, the function check_password calls identify_hasher that required the passed encoded password to have the algorithm name before $. Therefore the implemented EmptyPasswordHasher alwaws returns False on checks, that is wrong.

A: As you say yourself, this is a bad idea, because if someone is using the same password on your site as on another site, you are effectively risking leaking another site's password if you get hacked. It's a big responsibility.
That said, I know there might be specific cases where the above does not apply, or when you are sure that no-one is reusing their password from another site.
Django decides which method to hash a password it should use by looking at the PASSWORD_HASHERS setting. It's possible to write your own password hash and reference that with your setting.
Hashers use the signature found in django.hashers, so maybe you could write your own hasher that just returns the password as is?


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NFL Week 14 2009
By: Nick Popyack
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What a wild week in the NFL we had last week! After a few season-ending injuries, a cut kicker here, a contract extension there, and a few upsets along the way, we have a pretty interesting rest of the season. The chase for a wild card spot [and, in some teams' cases, the division] is really getting tense, and at least six teams from that made the playoffs last year are in serious jeopardy of making them this year. It'll all come down to this final four game stretch, with some teams playing for that clinch scenario and others simply trying to win their second game of the year. What chances does your team stand? Here's week 14.
Pittsburgh Steelers [6-6] @ Cleveland Browns [1-11]
[Thursday 8:20]
Honestly, the feelings towards the professional football team in Pittsburgh might be the same feeling that Cleveland's feeling: So much promise, but, in the clutch, when it counts, they disappoint. That's my way of saying the Steelers are in serious trouble. The fourth quarter against the Raiders last week was a perfect example of how hopeless their defense is without Troy Polomalu, allowing three touchdowns. Their offense is fine, but if they don't sort out their defensive problems, they'll have a hard time cracking .500 this year. After this week, they have games against Green Bay, Baltimore and Miami, all fighting for a wildcard spot. While I think this week will be an easy win for the Steelers, they really need to play their best football now if they hope to beat out Jacksonville or Denver for that last playoff spot. Any number of things could happen in the AFC wildcard chase, and tonight's game will help shape it up.
New Orleans Saints [12-0] @ Atlanta Falcons [6-6]
[Sunday 1:00]
It might be taboo to talk about this in New Orleans, but the Saints have a really good shot of finishing the regular season undefeated. They haven't scored less than 30 points in a game since their bye week, they're playing three teams with a record of .500 or less, and the only real competitor they're facing, Dallas, has already begun to unravel. If they can get their running game going again, I wouldn't put it past them to finish the regular season with a big zero in the loss column. As for the Falcons... They're going to have to play their best just to stay at .500. They still have to play the Jets, who have a defense that's playing great, the Bills, who are unpredictable, and the Buccaneers, who almost beat them two weeks ago. Not to mention the high-powered Saints offense. This week, with Matt Ryan and Michael Turner both questionable to play, and a defense that surrendered 27 offensive points to the Eagles last week, I'm going with the Saints.
Seattle Seahawks [5-7] @ Houston Texans [5-7]
Both of these teams are unpredictable. The Texans were at one time 5-3, but have since then dropped their last four and are real long shots to make the playoffs. The Seahawks can't seem to beat anyone outside of their very weak division, and have long been out of the playoff race. As if the Texans needed a harder time winning games, their leading rusher, Steve Slaton, was placed on IR this week. The Seattle runningbacks, on the other hand, have been working very well together, and have essentially been the offense in the last few games. I think this will be the key, and the Texans will finally say goodbye to their already dim playoff hopes.
Denver Broncos [8-4] @ Indianapolis Colts [12-0]
What a season it has been for Jim Caldwell, starting the season off with a twelve-game winning streak and one of the least scored upon defenses in the league. That's one thing people overlook when they talk about the Colts: Their defense. Their offense behind Peyton Manning has been so dominant for the majority of the year that people forget what's preventing teams from scoring as many points as the Indianapolis offense has scored. However, the Broncos have a very tough defense as well, with the third fewest yards and points allowed against them, so Manning will have a more difficult time against this team. However, the Colts have one of the top offenses in all of football, so it's hard to bet against them. Though this could be the week Indy finally loses one, I expect them to come out on top.
Buffalo Bills [4-8] @ Kansas City Chiefs [3-9]
This game features two teams that are at the bottom of their respective divisions. Both teams are having years to forget, but that was at least expected in KC. They have a new head coach, a new starting quarterback, their top wide receiver was suspended and they cut their top runningback. The Bills were supposed to get an enormous boost from Terrell Owens, but that didn't work out, and they ended up firing their head coach. However bad these teams are, I think it's quite clear the Bills will win this game. They have one of the top pass defenses in the league, and Owens was turning on the heat before he met one of the league's best corners, Darrelle Revis. Let me add in the fact that the Chiefs have given up the most big pass plays [15 of 40 yards or more] in the league, and I think we have our winner.
Green Bay Packers [8-4] @ Chicago Bears [5-7]
The Bears might have won last week, but that doesn't mean they had a good week by any means. Struggling against one of the worst teams in the league is barely covered up by the fact that they won the game. If the Bears want to be taken seriously, they need to run the ball more and fix their defense. Only then will Jay Cutler be able to lead this team to victory. The Packers, on the other hand, have fixed their big problem: The offensive line. Only allowing one sack against the Ravens, the Packers are finally looking like a playoff-worthy team and will likely lock up one of the wild card spots. They'll get some help this week against a team that only gained 143 yards passing last week.
Detroit Lions [2-10] @ Baltimore Ravens [6-6]
I know the Lions are bad. Really bad. Ok, terrible. But I have to imagine that the mood in Detroit is pure optimism for the future, considering they came off one of the worst seasons in the history of the NFL. They have great offensive pieces in place, with a young quarterback, runningback, wide receiver and tight end all poised for a breakout year in 2010. The next step the Lions need to take is getting their offensive line in place and setting up their defense. With Jim Schwartz coaching them, I think that Detroit will finally put together a decent team in the next year or two. As for teams that haven't improved upon last year, the Ravens are right at the top of that list. They have regressed defensively and offensively, and the penalties are killing them. The once vaunted Baltimore defense has only 22 sacks on the year, one more than the Lions. If they somehow make it into the postseason, it'll be because of their offense, but that seems pretty unlikely. They'll get a little closer this week, though.
New York Jets [6-6] @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers [1-11]
This game is pretty easy to determine who will win. The Jets don't have Mark Sanchez, their top draft pick, this week because he didn't follow their kind words of advice ["He's gotta grow up!" --Rex Ryan] and decided to dive headfirst for a first down against the Bills. Well, this will probably end up being good for the Jets. Not counting their three game winning streak to start the season, the Jets have had three games in which they've passed the ball less than 20 times, and six in which they've passed more than 20 times. You guessed right; the three they've thrown less than 20 times, they've won all of them, and in the six they've thrown more than 20 times, they've lost. So when the backup quarterback comes to Tampa Bay with the league's best rushing defense against the second worst rushing defense, you can probably expect few passes and New York dominance.
Miami Dolphins [6-6] @ Jacksonville Jaguars [7-5]
This is probably the biggest game in the AFC this week. Both teams are playing for a wild card spot, and the race in the AFC is so tight that this could be the final week that counts for either team. When looking at these two teams, a few things jump out at me. For starters, Maurice Jones-Drew, after scoring at least one touchdown in five straight weeks, has been held out of the endzone for the last two. David Garrard, in those two games, has been the offense, throwing for two touchdowns and no interceptions. As for the Dolphins, have decided to put the Wildcat offense on hold with Ronnie Brown no longer in the backfield, and have adopted a much more conventional offense. However, their quarterback, Chad Henne, has thrown four interceptions in the last two games. While I'm here, can I talk about how incredible it is that the Dolphins are still in the playoff race? They lost their top runningback and quarterback, and their wide receivers aren't anything to get excited about, and yet they're only a game behind the Patriots for the division lead. Anyway, I expect this one to come down to the wire, and am going to take the Jaguars.
Cincinnati Bengals [9-3] @ Minnesota Vikings [10-2]
Another big game. Both teams sit at the top of their division, with impressive defenses, strong running games and exciting quarterback-wide receiver duos. Well, that was true until last week. The Vikings couldn't get anything going against the Cardinals, with their best player, Adrian Peterson, only gaining 19 yards on 13 carries. The Bengals, on the other hand, have had three different runningbacks rush for over 100 yards in as many weeks. With both teams having strong rushing performances, I think it'll come down to the passing game, and the most impressive receiver of these two teams in recent weeks has been Chad Ochocinco [Soon to be 'Hachi Go'?]. The man that always steps it up in the biggest games will have a big game against a team that allowed three touchdown passes on Sunday night. This game could go either way, but I expect the Bengals to emerge victorious.
Carolina Panthers [5-7] @ New England Patriots [7-5]
What has happened in New England? Actually, I should say 'out of' New England. Their last two games, both losses, were on the road, after all. Actually, all of New England's losses have been on the road this year. For whatever reason, they've left either their offense or good decision-making in Foxborough all year, excluding the London game. When it comes down to it, however, the Pats are only one game up in their division, and having missed out on the postseason last year, they're desperate for a win this week. They'll get a little closer this week, as Matt Moore, the man filling in for the injured Jake Delhomme, didn't make a lot happen last week against the Bucs. Against the much tougher defense of the Patriots [though it's been thrown under the bus in recent weeks], I don't expect much more. Not even an mildly injured Tom Brady should stop the Patriots from keeping themselves undefeated at home this year.
Washington Redskins [3-9] @ Oakland Raiders [4-8]
For the first time in a long time, I have good things to say about both of these teams. The Redskins, though they ultimately blew it, played a really great game against the top team in the NFC. If they had made that last field goal, they probably would have gone on to win that game. While I'm on the topic of their kicker, I have to voice my mixed feelings about the release of Shawn Suisham, the aforementioned kicker. He missed three makable field goals in two big games: The one against the Saints of course, but also against the Cowboys. If he had made those three field goals, the Redskins would easily be at 5-7 right now instead of 3-9. However, those were the only field goals he had missed all year. If he's only missed three field goals all year [the top three kickers in the league, David Akers, Nate Kaeding and Lawrence Tynes, have missed four, three and five field goals, respectively], I don't think he's the one that should be getting the blame. I think that lies more heavily on the offense as a whole. Speaking of offense, who knew that Oakland had one? I think they surprised even themselves with their play in the final quarter against the Steelers last week. Though I was opposed to the idea of benching JaMarcus Russell after a game in which his receivers dropped more passes than they caught, I can't argue with success. Bruce Gradkowski, in his three starts, has thrown six touchdown passes, while Russell only threw for two in nine starts. That is an absolutely ridiculous statistic, and in a week in which Clinton Portis was put on IR and Albert Haynesworth and DeAngelo Hall won't play, I'm going with the new found offense in Oakland.
St. Louis Rams [1-11] @ Tennessee Titans [5-7]
You want to know what's strange? No, the Rams only having one win isn't strange at all. It's the fact that their past four games have been so close. They've lost their last four by five, eight, ten and eight points, respectively, which is a good sign for St. Louis fans. It means that, though it took him a while, Steve Spagnuolo's defensive scheme is finally settling in. However, the explosive Titans are on their way, and the Rams haven't faced anybody like Chris Johnson this year. I expect him to have a big game in a big win over St. Louis.
San Diego Chargers [9-3] @ Dallas Cowboys [8-4]
Right on schedule. The collapse in Dallas, that is. As if they have to follow the same path every year, the Cowboys failed to beat a team that they should have beaten the first time as well. Though Tony Romo had a great day [41 of 55, 392 yards and 3 TDs, 0 INTs] it wasn't enough. The punt return for a touchdown put Dallas in a hole and they never found a way to dig themselves out of it. They really didn't look bad, but they couldn't beat a team they not only outgained in their first meeting, but one that only scored six points the week before. The Chargers, on the other hand, have scored 105 points in their last three games, and should add to their seven-game winning streak.
Philadelphia Eagles [8-4] @ New York Giants [7-5]
Suddenly, the Giants are one game away from leading the division, and could very well take the NFC East if a few things go their way in the weeks to come. After playing very poorly against the Broncos, they bounced back with their extra days of practice and beat the Cowboys at home. However, they have a lot of flaws. For instance, though they're ranked sixth overall in total defense, they're ranked 25th in points allowed per game. Donovan McNabb, in three week winning streak, has been spectacular, and this week, he gets his top weapon, DeSean Jackson, back in the starting lineup. While it might not be the same dominance we saw earlier this year, I think it's safe to say we'll see a similar result to when these teams first met this year.
Arizona Cardinals [8-4] @ San Francisco 49ers [5-7]
[Monday 8:30]
If there was any doubt as to whether or not the Cardinals are for real, erase it. Arizona held Adrian Peterson, one of the league's top rushers to 19 rushing yards, second lowest in his career. They also intercepted Brett Favre, formerly leading the league in passer rating, twice. Oh yeah, their offense didn't do too bad, either, scoring three passing touchdowns. Yes, the Cardinals are for real. They're a completely different team from the one that was beaten in their home opener against the 49ers 20-16. The 49ers have been completely erratic and haven't won consecutive games since their first two of the season. In this game, they'll face a team that's clicking on all cylinders.
Last week's winner: Kavik [12]
Season totals:
Nick: 123
Kavik: 123
Pat: 117
Fantasy Football: The story of Team Nate Kaeding [3-10]
Dropped TE Jeremy Shockey, RB Jason Snelling, and RB Shonn Greene for WR Jason Avant, RB Fred Jackson and WR Chris Chambers. I didn't have a bad week, but the same thing happened that's happened all season. I was leading by ten points going into the Sunday night game, but my opponent had Sidney Rice and… Larry Fitzgerald. Yeah. I lost, 88-105.
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This week's unfounded rumor: Nobody's job is safe in Washington anymore. If anybody messes up anything, they're likely to be fired. First on the list is the kid that runs onto the field after the opening kickoff and takes the tee. You better not trip, little kid... Dan Snyder is watching.

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indoo.rs radio interview features our COO Bernd went for a walk around Vienna's Westbahnhof with the team of Austrian radio station Ö1 for a demonstration of indoo.rs' technology. During the interview, the Ö1 team and Bernd chatted about navigation in indoor areas using WiFi, iBeacons and Sensor Fusion, use cases for public safety, and the refreshing effect of competition by Google, Apple & Co. The result is a 5 minute interview which was aired in the radio show "Digital.Leben".
This blog has been revisited to update the readers on how the Indoors Positioning market looks for the tech giants. Since this blog, the market has matured immensely so if this is the first blog you see you may want to see what the tech giants are doing. First up we show what Amazon is doing with indoor positioning then we have an outsider in Uber and talk about the improvements to the beginning and end of a journey with indoor gps. The other big players are Microsoft and Google who along with Apple have been looking at including RTLS in their platforms.
Finally, before last years WWDC we put in a lot of research and predicted that Apple would push indoor navigation as a top priority, guess what…we were RIGHT!
This all shows that the market is moving forward at a rapid rate and is why there is a need for an enterprise level solution to offer the market a secure and data sensitive version for large organizations.
Those who have missed the original broadcast can listen to the entire interview om the Ö1 SoundCloud account.


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The quiet in which I compose is not a different part of my world, set apart in contrast to noise, bustle and contradictions. This quiet is the focal point in which everything stills, becomes transparent; and I can listen, not only to what I know, but also to what I don't know I know.
White dawn. Stillness.	When the rippling began I took it for sea-wind, coming to our valley with rumours of salt, of treeless horizons. But the white fog didn't stir; the leaves of my brothers remained outstretched, unmoving. Yet the rippling drew nearer - and then my own outermost branches began to tingle, almost as if fire had been lit below them, too close, and their twig-tips were drying and curling. Yet I was not afraid, only deeply alert.
I was the first to see him, for I grew out on the pasture slope, beyond the forest. He was a man, it seemed: the two moving stems, the short trunk, the two arm-branches, flexible, each with five leafless twigs at their ends, and the head that's crowned by brown or gold grass, bearing a face not like the beaked face of a bird, more like a flower's. He carried a burden made of some cut branch bent while it was green, strands of a vine tight-stretched across it. From this, when he touched it, and from his voice which unlike the wind's voice had no need of our leaves and branches to complete its sound, came the ripple. But it was no longer a ripple (he had come near and stopped in my first shadow) it was a wave that bathed me as if rain rose from below and around me instead of falling. And what I felt was no longer a dry tingling: I seemed to be singing as he sang, I seemed to know what the lark knows; all my sap was mounting towards the sun that by now had risen, the mist was rising, the grass was drying, yet my roots felt music moisten them deep under earth. He came still closer, leaned on my trunk: the bark thrilled like a leaf still-folded. Music! There was no twig of me not trembling with joy and fear. Then as he sang it was no longer sounds only that made the music: he spoke, and as no tree listens I listened, and language came into my roots out of the earth, into my bark out of the air, into the pores of my greenest shoots gently as dew and there was no word he sang but I knew its meaning. He told of journeys, of where sun and moon go while we stand in the dark, of an earth journey he dreamt he would take some day deeper than roots . . . He told of the dreams of man, wars, passions, griefs, and I, a tree, understood words- ah, it seemed my thick bark would split like a sapling's that grew too fast in spring when a late frost wounds it. Fire he sang, that trees fear, and I, a tree, rejoiced in its flames. New buds broke forth from me though it was full summer. As though his lyre (now I knew its name) were both frost and fire, its chords flamed up to the crown of me. I was seed again. I was fern in the swamp. I was coal. And at the heart of my wood (so close was I to becoming man or a god) there was a kind of silence, a kind of sickness, something akin to what men call boredom, something (the poem descends a scale, a stream over stones) that gives to a candle its coldness in the midst of its burning, he said. It was then, when in the blaze of his power that reached me and changed me I thought I should fall my length, that the singer began to leave me.	Slowly moved from my noon shadow to open light, words leaping and dancing over his shoulders back to me rivery sweep of lyre-tones becoming slowly again ripple. And I in terror but not in doubt of what I must do in anguish, in haste, wrenched from the earth root after root, the soil heaving and cracking, the moss tearing asunder- and behind me the others, my brothers forgotten since dawn. In the forest they too had heard, and were pulling their roots in pain out of a thousand years' layers of dead leaves, rolling the rocks away, breaking themselves out of their depths. You would have thought we would lose the sound of the lyre, of the singing so dreadful the storm-sounds were, where there was no storm, no wind but the rush of our branches moving, our trunks breasting the air. But the music! The music reached us. Clumsily, stumbling over our own roots, rustling our leaves in answer, we moved, we followed. All day we followed, up hill and down. We learned to dance, for he would stop, where the ground was flat, and words he said taught us to leap and to wind in and out around one another	in figures	the lyre's measure designed. The singer laughed till he wept to see us, he was so glad. At sunset we came to this place I stand in, this knoll with its ancient grove that was bare grass then. In the last light of that day his song became farewell. He stilled our longing. He sang our sun-dried roots back into the earth, watered them: all-night rain of music so quiet we could almost not hear it in the moonless dark. By dawn he was gone. We have stood here since, in our new life. We have waited. He does not return. It is said he made his earth-journey, and lost what he sought. It is said they felled him and cut up his limbs for firewood. And it is said his head still sang and was swept out to sea singing. Perhaps he will not return. But what we have lived comes back to us. We see more. We feel, as our rings increase, something that lifts our branches, that stretches our furthest leaf-tips further. The wind, the birds, do not sound poorer, but clearer, recalling our agony, and the way we danced. The music!
from Relearning the Alphabet (1970) published by New Directions Publishing Corporation. Copyright © Denise Levertov 1970. Reproduced by permission of the author.
A tree telling of Orpheus was commissioned by the English ensemble, GEMINI and the score is dedicated to Michael Hall.


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