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The shrinking California snowpack is the lurking climate change issue that people aren't talking about
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February 25, 2019 Patrick W. Zimmerman
By: Patrick W. Zimmerman
Sea level rise is the sexy aqueous climate change issue that's grabbing all the headlines, periodically interrupted by disaster sensationalism every time a hurricane hits the US mainland or the West catches on fire. But it's the shrinking snowpack that is driving the impending water crisis.
Think of the West's water infrastructure as analogous to an electricity grid, but one that only produces power for 3-6 months every year and whose storage consists of a big bundle of really shitty batteries duct taped together. The snowpack is one of the major ways (along with reservoirs and groundwater aquifers) in which water is stored in the American West.
Why does storage matter to the water supply more than raw rainfall? Because of the 6 months out of the year when it doesn't rain. That's why.
The snowpack is a huge part of that storage system, as of 2015 accounting for on average 41% of the state's total available water supply. So, sure, building more reservoirs is a potential long-term way to replace that. Raise your hand if you think any legislature is currently debating the remote possibility of doubling its reservoir storage capacity. No? No one? Yeah, us neither.
Is snowpack becoming less reliable as a water storage system for California?
The short-short version
Yyyup. California's population continues to rise steadily, and its snowpack water content continues to drop. That means that more people will have less water to split up with the US's largest agricultural sector.
Buckle your seatbelts, more water fights are coming.
California's snowpack over the last 40 years
The California Department of Water Resources is amazing. It has publicly available data for each of 405 snow stations going back to 1930 on (at least) a monthly basis, with many of them having daily snowpack water content measurements. For the rainfall geeks among you (or the people who are wondering if there's going to be water rationing, again, this year), the DWR also has daily-updated plots of rainfall compared to historical averages and recent years.
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Ok, so there's a steady decrease over the last 40 years in the snowpack, which means a declining water supply. Got it.
Annnnddddd, there's been a steady increase in California's population. And that trend suddenly reversing would surprise everyone.
In case you missed it, those trendlines are moving in opposite directions. Here, we made some handy annotations to help:
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So, ::checks math::, that leaves us with the following equation:
More people + less water = Big problem
Yeah, it's really not that complicated.
How is California trying to solve this pending problem?
Well, since "keep the snow from melting" isn't really an option, the answer is a bit up in the air.
One thing is for sure, planning for a shrinking snowpack needs to be better.
The current favorite water infrastructure project of California governor Gavin Newsom is the "California Water Fix and Eco Restore" Project, which amounts to building a couple of huge tunnels to carry water flowing out of the Sacramento River under the Delta and into California's twin canal systems that transport water from the wet(ter) North to the dry South, the California Valley Project (a federally built canal system between the 1930s and 70s, mostly used for agriculture), and the California State Water Project (a state-built canal system in the 60s, mostly used for urban users).
The bottom line of the proposed project? It will help California move more water around, more efficiently, and might have less of an environmental impact on the Delta riparian ecosystem. But it doesn't solve our storage problem, in any way. Additionally, it's predicated on the (PWA-era) assumption that the Northern part of the state is a water-rich environment, and that the major challenge is to figure out how to get water from where it falls to where it's used.
Guess what? That assumption might not be true in a warmer, more volatile climate (and it's quite a risky assumption in a state with 37 million thirsty mouths and even more thirsty avocados). And, even if it does hold true, the delayed-release pillow of white-capped mountains is disappearing faster than you think.
Shasta Lake, July 2014, during the last major drought.
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CAR SEAT HEADREST - MAKING A DOOR LESS OPEN Vinyl LP
Making A Door Less Open, the new album from Car Seat Headrest and the first set of brand-new songs since 2016's Teens Of Denial, is set for release on May 1. The album will be available on vinyl and CD featuring distinct tracklists and mixes for each product.
Created over the course of four years, Making a Door Less Open is the result of a fruitful "collaboration" between Car Seat Headrest, led by Will Toledo, and 1 Trait Danger, a CSH electronic side project consisting of drummer Andrew Katz and Toledo's alternative persona, "Trait."
In this way, Making A Door Less Open sees Toledo embarking on new and imaginative roads to songwriting and recording, placing emphasis on the individual songs, each with its own "special energy," rather than attempting to draw a coherent storyteller narrative through the album as he has in the past , resulting in his most dynamic and open-ended work to date.
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Comprised of Will Toledo, Andrew Katz (drums), Ethan Ives (guitar) and Seth Dalby (bass), Car Seat Headrest has either released 11 or three albums to date, depending on the way you look at it. A prolific songwriter, Toledo took his moniker from making early recordings in the private environment of his family's car, releasing a dozen self-recorded and produced albums on Bandcamp and building a tight-knit following. Toledo has since gone from an empty five-seater to selling out tours and filling festival main stages. 2015's Teens of Style was a collection of songs from his early years. The band's proper Matador debut, Teens of Denial, followed in 2016 and catapulted them to overnight commercial success and widespread critical acclaim, as well as highlighting Toledo as a prodigious lyricist. 2018's Twin Fantasy, an epic re-imagination of an album originally released in 2011, demonstrated newfound scale, depth and ambition.
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1. This year I visited Frieze Art Fair for the first time, a rare and interesting insight into the contemporary art world and it's followers. I found the amount of artwork on show hugely overwhelming, and it felt quite odd to experience art in a busy and bustling environment (unlike the normal calm, quiet gallery setting I'm used to seeing art in which allows space for contemplation and appreciation of artworks). It was however an interesting experience, due in large part to the eclectic mix of people milling around which made for good people watching! Afshin Dehkordi's review of the contemporary art fair highlights important issues surrounding the affect commercialised art fairs are having on artists and their practice, including the benefits that arise from artists using art fairs as a platform to commodify and sell their art to subsidise more experimental or community based work.
2. The sculpture garden in surrounding Regent's Park was more my scene, allowing walkers and joggers to encounter contemporary art as they went about their business. Black Light 2012, David Nash.
3. I've been frantically researching and reading up on cultural policy since starting my course earlier this month. First assignment is in the form of a 3000 word essay in response to the question "What does cultural policy involve?".
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Gatwick Airport claims that a new YouGov poll shows that 63% of London's councillors support its expansion compared to 44% for Heathrow.
The airport, which is quick to point out that its expansion plans require no tax payer funding, like its rival Heathrow insists that a deliverable new runway for London is more important than ever for the UK economy since the Brexit vote.
Stewart Wingate, Gatwick CEO, said: "London has united behind Gatwick expansion as the only scheme that gives us guaranteed growth while limiting the impact on the environment.
"Crucially Gatwick expansion is the only plan that can actually be delivered and - unlike Heathrow – it does not need £5 billion of taxpayer funding.
"This money could otherwise be put towards vital infrastructure projects such as Crossrail 2, Thames river crossings and new homes.
The airport already counts new Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, as one of its supporters.
Gatwick adds that it also scored best on six out of seven key indicators YouGov monitored.
Only yesterday Heathrow claimed that the majority of local residents in 12 constituencies around the gateway supported its expansion plans.


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I recently joined Audioshark and the advice, information and general help that fellow sharks have given me has been invaluable to helping me choose the best possible loudspeakers that perfectly suited my requirments. I started from ground zero and had many 'stupid' questions, which to my surprise many Audiosharks embraced, understood and then responded to in a way that made sense to me. As a result, I purchased some speakers which now give me absolute pleasure. And I mean absolute pleasure. Speakers which I had not even heard of until I joined Audioshark. Since then, I am now on a mission to upgrade my electronics (high end audio is an arms race after all!) and, again, I am astounded at the willingness of Audiosharks to share information and advise (and disagree, which is even more informative!).
Mike has created something quite special here. A place where anyone can come to learn, share information, and generally have fun and indulge in our very pleasurable hobby/passion/whatever you want to call it. And this collaborative effort helps us all navigate through a maze of equipment and, I believe, ultimately, helps us find the best possible solution for each of our particular requirements.
To come to the point (sorry, being a typical Kiwi now!): I call on all regular users to donate to Audioshark. I think we all get huge value from participating in this forum (well, I certainly do) and almost by definition we are not exactly hard up, so how about those of us who can spare some dosh contribute in an amount commensurate with the value (and fun!) we get from being Audiosharks. I suspect Mike is far too polite to ask for contributions. So iin a moment of deep empathy (no, nothing illegal, maybe it was just the bass line pumping out of my speakers that has got me all excited&#128513 , I just feel it is the right thing to do.
I have committed to make a fairly sizeable (I think!) annual donation. I think I have already saved a multiple of that by buying the speakers I settled on.
Thanks guys. 100% of the money goes into account and is used 100% for Audioshark. Always has, always will.
I, too, like the people and the place Mike has set up so I decided to donate $25 for a three month trial period. What I may have actually committed to with Paypal is a three month period for $25 time three transactions for another $50.
If this is what I actually committed to, how can I get this resolved?
Thanks Joe. If there is any issues, let me know and I can do a refund. There's also probably a way through your PayPal page to adjust things. Just google it and I'm sure you'll find it. I think it's under the Payments tab.
Thanks Mike. I am sure it was me not reading the offering properly but I will let you know if I can't.


In what is obviously a response to the massive international search and recuse effort for the missing Argentine Navy submarine ARA San Juan, the German Navy published an article on its site, outlining the various systems and procedures put in place to protect submariners should a German Navy submarine ever get in danger.
As described by the navy, the most important feature of German Type 212A submarines is that they are configured in such a way that they would return to the surface under almost all circumstances.
This would effectively transform a submarine rescue to a surface rescue.
Should, "contrary to all expectations" – as the German Navy says, a submarine fail to surface, submariners are still able to evacuate from the distressed boat using submarine escape suits, provided the submarine lies at a depth of up to 200 meters. Once on the surface, the submariners enter a life raft equipped with an emergency position-indicating radiobeacon (EPIRB) and wait for help.
Additionally, Germany is a member of the International Submarine Escape and Rescue Liaison Office (ISMERLO), as is Argentina. The office is dedicated to the global humanitarian effort for the coordination of search and rescue for military disabled submarines.
The German Navy article was published as the search for the Argentine Navy's TR-1700-class diesel-electric submarine ARA San Juan entered the sixth day on November 21. According to an Argentine Navy spokesman, the ARA San Juan last communicated its position in the morning hours of November 15 while en route from the Ushuaia naval base to the Mar del Plata naval base.
Germany is actively supporting search efforts with a P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft which operates alongside numerous aircraft and vessels from other countries. Among the first to join the search and rescue efforts were the US Navy, which deployed its Undersea Rescue Command and P-8A Poseidon multi-mission maritime aircraft, and the Royal Navy whose ice patrol ship HMS Protector was among the first to arrive on scene.
Waves of up to 10 meters hampered search efforts in the previous five days and authorities hope calmer seas will improve sonar conditions.
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One of several siblings, Gabrielle was born to a family that couldn't quite afford to keep her and her siblings. Gabrielle is one of the older siblings, and tended to take on a lot of responsibility for her younger siblings and help keep them out of trouble. Her family were born in Pyxis, and in Pyxis remained throughout much of her childhood.
Eventually, though, their mother died and their father walked away from it all, and Gabrielle did what she could to keep the family going. Some of the means of making money she decided to turn to were somewhat questionable and dangerous, but it was whatever. One of her clients, though, discovered she had rather the brilliant mind, and the next thing she knew, he was talking about getting her into Erebos University. Unfortunately, none of the Brenners were registered.
Ultimately, and she isn't sure, even now, if it was that client that did it, or fate, or whatever, but one morning Suyis motherfucking Maitra was sitting on the stoop outside their house. He said he wanted to adopt them, and while Gabby was skeptical, he seemed genuine. Eventually, she agreed to at least meet the others he'd adopted and spend some time in the Pyxis Tower.
And they never did go back to the Grid.
Since then, Suyis did indeed adopt and register them all, and insisted Gabby go through school and eventually she graduated from Erebos University, having decided she wanted to be a doctor. Not just any doctor, a mental health doctor. The Republic, probably through influence of Suyis, Jadyka, and maybe Jahan, decided to hire her on to the Medical department, and she's been a psychiatrist for the Special Other Forces ever since.
She tries not to get too attached to her patients, but she does always wonder how they're faring when she isn't in contact with them. Most recently, she got a telepathic Losrian who had a twin brother the Republic wouldn't let him see. She got a decent way in getting him to open up to her, but, he was ultimately reassigned because she was taking too long.
It's the story of her life, really.
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Blockchain is a revolutionary technology, and so are the women behind it. Here, we have listed the most influential women in blockchain that you should be following
There are hundreds of women in blockchain throughout every operation and implementation of the technology. All of these women are doing many brilliant things, but as with many industries, they do not get recognised. Here at Coin Rivet, we believe that women need to be supported and idolised.
That is why we have created this list of the most influential women in the blockchain and crypto space!
Linda Xie
Linda is the co-founder of Scalar Capital, a crypto asset investment firm. She has a massive 55,400 following on Twitter, which is not surprising for this inspiring woman. She first delved into the world of cryptocurrency in 2014 when she worked for Coinbase as their product manager. However, she first got interested in the space back in 2011 when she realised crypto was currency without government control, meaning no one could take it away.
Follow her on Twitter: @ljxie
Sally Eaves
Sally is a thought leader in the blockchain space and is the CTO at MindFit and CIO at Intrapreneur International. Sally is also a member of the Strategic Management Board for TeamBlockchain and undertakes numerous bespoke consultancy projects. Eaves is also an experienced event speaker and established author with more than 60 publications in technology and education.
Follow her on Twitter: @sallyeaves
Laura is an independent crypto journalist and host of the Unchained podcast Big Ideas from the World's of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. She used to be a Forbes senior editor focusing on blockchain and crypto articles. She now has a large part to play in the crypto industry with her extensive expert knowledge, making her one of the most influential women in the cryptosphere. If you aren't following Shin, you are missing out.
Follow her on Twitter: @laurashin
Meltem is the chief strategy officer at CoinShares. She is a digital asset manager and crypto investor with a unique experience in legacy and blockchain-based finance and cryptocurrencies. Meltem previously served as the vice president of development at Digital Currency Group, where she managed 110 investment companies in the blockchain and crypto space. Demirors is also a guest lecturer at MIT Media Lab and Oxford University, teaching all things blockchain related.
Follow her on Twitter: @Melt_Dem
Elizabeth is a blockchain educator and entrepreneur. She is a mentor of the Thiel Fellowship and has collaborated with large companies such as Google and Mozilla. She is a former professor at Stanford and Yale where she taught courses on peer-to-peer, open source software and privacy technology. She is now the co-founder of Lightning Labs and is an active member of the Bitcoin community with a Twitter following of 92,300.
Follow her on Twitter: @starkness
Tiffany Hayden
Tiffany is an established, highly recognised influencer. She is a "recovering Bitcoin addict" who is now Ripple's number one fan and supporter. In 2014, she launched the Casheer mobile payment platform. Hayden now works as an independent adviser, aiming to help professionals and organisations in the finance industry to better understand blockchain technology and all it has to offer.
Follow her on Twitter: @haydentiff
Preethi Kasireddy
Preethi is the founder and CEO of TruStory, a platform for users to validate claims made in the blockchain space. She is a software engineer and an avid learner. She taught herself how to code and says she is very passionate about using software to build products that will better the world. She has previously worked for Coinbase where she helped to architect and rebuild their front-end in React.js. When she is not immersed in coding, she is writing blog posts and giving back to the crypto community with her knowledge and teachings.
Follow her on Twitter: @iam_preethi
Amber is a board member at Zcash and co-founder and CEO of Clovyr, a development framework that builds tools that make it easier to be smart about how data is collected. Before this, she previously led JP Morgan's Blockchain Centre of Excellence. Baldet is a leading voice on the practical application of blockchain technology within the financial industry and beyond.
Follow her on Twitter: @AmberBaldet
Neha Narula
Neha is director of digital currency at MIT Media Lab, where she focuses on research and the promotion of blockchain and the technology behind it. She is also a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Futures council on blockchain. Neha graduated MIT with a PhD in computer science before becoming a senior software engineer at Google.
Follow her on Twitter: @neha
Perianne is the founder and president of Digital Chamber, the world's leading blockchain trade association. Here she helps to support the acceptance of blockchain technology and digital assets. She also takes part in a variety of initiatives such as the Global Blockchain Forum, the Digital Assets Accounting Assortium, and the Blockchain Alliance. Perianne is also a frequent speaker at all major financial technology conferences.
Follow her on Twitter: @PerianneDC
Arianna Simpson
Arianna is the founder and managing director at Autonomous Partners, an investment fund focused on cryptocurrencies and other digital assets. She has been involved in the crypto space for around five years and has built herself a steady base of followers. Arianna has spent the last few years investing in early-stage start-up tech companies at Crystal Towers Capital.
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Cisco Tower, a 283,135 square foot office building located in Santa Clara, California.
1155 Perimeter Center West, a 376,693 square foot complex located in the Central Perimeter submarket of Atlanta, Georgia that includes an office building, a 66,499 square foot trading facility and data center, and an 8-level garage.
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5000 & 7000 Marina Boulevard, a 147,669 square foot two-building office complex located in the Sierra Point submarket of Brisbane, California.
Blanchard Plaza, a 255,818 square foot office building located in the Denny Triangle/Belltown submarket of Seattle, Washington.
1625 K Street, NW, a 109,490 square foot office building located in the Central Business District of Washington, D.C.
Fair Lakes Office Portfolio, a 1.25 million square foot portfolio of nine office buildings and developable land, which has been entitled for an additional 480,000 square feet, located in Fairfax, Virginia.
311 South Wacker Drive, a 1.3 million square foot office building located in the West Loop submarket of Chicago, Illinois. Fund Seven acquired a 25% nominal interest in the property.
2601 Elliott Avenue, a 339,799 square foot office building located in the Waterfront District of Seattle, Washington, with a 592-stall parking garage located across the street and connected to the office building by a skybridge. Fund Seven acquired a 95% nominal interest in the property.
Media Studios North, a media and entertainment campus comprising 927,993 square feet in five existing office buildings and options to acquire three neighboring parcels that could support development of an additional 426,000 square feet of office space located in Burbank, California. Fund Seven made this investment in partnership with Fund Eight, with each fund owning a 45% interest in the existing buildings and the remaining 10% owned by the local operating partner.
Palisades Office Park, a 634,588 square foot, four-building office complex located in the Central Perimeter submarket of Atlanta, Georgia, which includes additional development sites that are entitled for 524,000 square feet of office space, 200 multifamily units, a 200-room hotel, 50,000 square feet of retail space, and 10 live/work office condominiums.
In September 2006, Fund Seven entered into a long-term lease with a biotechnology company for 100% of a building to be constructed at 409 Illinois Street and the option to lease up to 100% of a second building to be constructed at 499 Illinois Street. In November 2006, Fund Seven commenced construction on the two buildings totaling 452,659 square feet, the buildings were completed in November 2008, and the tenant took occupancy of 409 Illinois Street in December 2008.
In March 2010, the Media Studios North joint venture exercised its option to acquire one of the three neighboring parcels. This parcel is entitled to build a three-story 96,000 square foot office building. The project is being marketed to potential tenants.
In September 2012, the ownership of 311 South Wacker Drive was restructured to provide Fund Seven with a 38.5% ownership interest in the property.
In July 2007, 1155 Perimeter Center West was sold and proceeds from this sale were used to acquire Palisades Office Park in August 2007 through a Section 1031 tax-deferred exchange.
409 and 499 Illinois Street were sold in April 2011.
The Starrett Lehigh Building was sold in July 2011.
5000 & 7000 Marina Boulevard was sold in November 2012.
1201 Third Avenue was sold in November 2012.
311 South Wacker Drive was sold in March 2014.
Cisco Tower was sold in April 2014.
1625 K Street, NW was sold in July 2014.
Palisades Office Park was sold in August 2014.
Blanchard Plaza was sold in January 2015.
2601 Elliott Avenue was sold in March 2015.
Fair Lakes Office Portfolio was sold in September 2016.
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Протоієрей ( «первосвященник», з πρώτος «перший» + ίερεός «священник») — титул, що дається особі білого духівництва, як нагорода в православній церкві. Зазвичай буває настоятелем храму. Посвячення в протоієрея відбувається через хіротесію.

В урочистій або офіційній промові до протоієрея заведено звертатися «Ваше високопреподобіє». При богослужіннях священники (ієреї, протоієреї, ієромонахи, архімандрити) поверх підрясника і ряси, а на літургіях до стихаря, одягають: єпитрахиль, пояс, нарукавники, фелонь (ризу) та ін.

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Q: Is the infinitive form of the verb appropriate in this sentence? I came across the following and would like to find out whether the bolded part is properly formed:

To be honest it sounds like she's got the perfect relationship, in her eyes, going right now.  So I don't think you should be swayed when she desires keep having it.

Should it be "keep" or "to keep"?

A: Between these options, you should definitely choose the infinitive here:

To be honest it sounds like she's got the perfect relationship, in her eyes, going right now. So I don't think you should be swayed when she desires to keep having it.

However, the entire sentence could be improved (and I could do better if I had context):

To be honest, it sounds like she thinks she's got the perfect relationship going right now. So I don't think you should be surprised if she says she wants it to continue.

(I'm not sure if you wanted the word "swayed" in there; correct me if I'm wrong.)

A: The verb desire takes the infinitive form, so I desire to eat is correct and I desire eat is not. However, the gerund of the verb can be used as normal noun, so I desire eating would also be appropriate.
So in regards to the original question, these forms would be appropriate (although the second one changes the meaning a little):

So I don't think you should be swayed when she desires to keep having it.
So I don't think you should be swayed when she desires having it.

As @drm65 has noted, the entire sentence could be improved to make it more concise and clear, with something like this:

So I don't think you should be surprised if she says she wants to continue it.

But be aware that the same issue with the infinitive is present in this form. If she says she wants to continue it is correct, but if she says she wants continue it is not correct.

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31: Farewell
Sadly, this will be the last episode of Learn Swift. I want to thank everyone who has listened to the show, because it would not have been around if it wasn't for you.
Sadly, this will be the last episode of Learn Swift. I want to thank everyone who has listened to the show, because it would not have been around if it wasn't for you. I met a lot of great developers that I never would have had the pleasure of talking to otherwise, and the show would have been impossible without them as well. I also want to thank Garric of Swift Coders for helping me get this show off of the ground and giving me a lot of pointers early on, and I am grateful for the friendships I gained from being a part of the Swift Coders family of podcasts.
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The White Mountains region of Arizona is an alpine recreation area in the northeastern part of a state known for its desert landscapes. With mountain lakes, cool temperatures and pine forests, the White Mountains offer RV camping enthusiasts summer fishing, boating, hiking and bicycling, and winter skiing and snowshoeing. Many state and federal campgrounds either supply no hookups or very limited facilities for RVers, but some public and many private campgrounds provide these amenities.
Elk Pines RV Resort (elkpinesrvresort.com) in Overgaard offers 68 full-hookup pull-through sites for self-contained RVs. The level, granite-based site pads are extra large, about 40 feet wide by 50 feet long, to accommodate spacious RVs. Most of the sites are shaded by tall pines. Interior roads are paved. Guests can use the activity center, clubhouse, screened-in patio with picnic tables, fish-cleaning station and laundry and restroom facilities. Fee-based wireless Internet is available. Gas barbecue grills are permitted.
Putter's Paradise RV Park (puttersparadiserv.com) is in a foothills location adjacent to a golf course in Snowflake, Arizona, near the Snowflake Latter-day Saints Temple. All sites at the park include full hookups, free cable television and free wireless Internet access. Swimming in the pool is available during the summer season only.
Hon-Dah RV Park (hon-dah.com), adjacent to Hon-Dah Casino near Pinetop, Arizona, includes full-hookup sites for 258 self-contained RVs. The park is open year-round, welcomes RV clubs and accommodates big rigs. Parking is easy while awaiting site assignment in a large overflow lot. Pets are welcome with some breed restrictions. The casino offers a full-service store and an ATM. Other amenities include patios, picnic tables, wireless Internet access, a pavilion and partial handicap access.
Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area (pr.state.az.us/parks/FOHO/index.html) in Show Low, Arizona, is an all-year state recreation area that provides RV hookups. While not all of the 123 paved sites have hookups, availability for full-hookup camping exists in this no-reservation park. The configurations are as follows: Ninety-two sites have water hookup, 92 sites have electric hookup, both 30 amp and 50 amp, and 63 sites have sewer hookup. The back-in sites, 30 feet by 60 feet, have room for slide-outs. Pets are permitted. Fool Hollow Lake provides recreation with fishing and boating. The park includes restrooms and showers, a dump station, a fish-cleaning station, nature trails and barbecues at the sites. Maximum stay is 15 days.
A., Mary. "Campgrounds With Hookups in the White Mountains in Arizona." Travel Tips - USA Today, https://traveltips.usatoday.com/campgrounds-hookups-white-mountains-arizona-56594.html. 15 March 2018.


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PuLSE Announces Major Lecture Series on Caribbean Influence on American politics
Don Rojas | December 8, 2020 | Global News |
The PuLSE Institute, an independent anti-poverty think tank headquartered in Detroit, has announced the launch of a major lecture series beginning in January 2021 to focus on the contributions of the Caribbean world to U.S. politics and to examine the quest for reparatory justice and anti-poverty policies.
The concept originated from the strong interest that was generated from the December 2 PuLSE Literary Circle National Forum that featured the internationally renowned Jamaican scholar Dr. Rupert Lewis of the University of the West Indies. Lewis, who received a U.S. Congressional Record testimonial at the forum recognizing and placing his decades of scholarship into the Congressional record, delivered a riveting keynote address that touched on the many important flashpoints of Caribbean contribution to American life, and the rise of U.S. Senator Kamala Harris as the next Vice President of the United States. Harris is the first Black woman of Jamaican heritage set to become the second in command of the United States. Lewis spoke before an international audience of leading academics from Brown University, University of the West Indies, officials from institutions such as the Caribbean Development Bank and policy makers, activists and heads of several organizations, foundations and agencies including the United Nations who attended The PuLSE Institute forum on Wednesday.
The new speaker program, Caribbean Influence on America and the World: Reparatory Justice and Anti-Poverty Policy Lecture Series, will feature some of the most important voices in the Caribbean region whose work and research deals with issues of economic justice including reparations.
The 2020 presidential election has thrust the issue of reparations for African American descendants of slaves to the national spotlight. The issue for the first time became a significant topic of discussion in the presidential campaign, and it gathered momentum in the wake of the Black Lives Matter demonstrations that were crystalized after George Floyd, a Black man died under the knee of a white police officer in Minneapolis in May of 2020.
The lecture series will explore how the Caribbean world is leading the international debate about the future of reparations and lessons to advance the theory of reparatory justice for Black descendants of slaves both in America and in the Caribbean.
For example, the 20 nations of the Caribbean under CARICOM have endorsed a commission on reparations called The CARICOM Reparations Commission, a regional body created to "establish the moral, ethical and legal case for the payment of reparations by the governments of all the former colonial powers and the relevant institutions of those countries, to the nations and people of the Caribbean community for the crimes against humanity of native genocide, the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and a racialized system of chattel slavery."
The series will also examine specific and effective anti-poverty policies that are being championed in the Caribbean to address the vexing issue of economic inequality.
"The quest for racial parity is a centuries-long battle that persists in present day American life and around the world. Yet as we celebrate the historical election of Senator Kamala Harris of Jamaican descent as the first Black woman Vice President-elect, the highest elected political office of any Black woman in the nation, we cannot ignore that the true pursuit of equality is incomplete without reparative justice," said Attorney Tina M. Patterson, president and director of research at The PuLSE Institute. "This contentious but necessary debate has found its way into American politics, but no region has paved the way forward in this essential topic than the Caribbean. As such, The PuLSE Institute is proud to introduce this lecture series that uplifts the groundbreaking work of reparatory justice from the Caribbean."
Bankole Thompson, the editor-in-chief and dean of the Academy of Fellows at The PuLSE Institute, said the series is timely and relevant as the nation prepares for a Biden/Harris era in 2021. Thompson, a nationally renowned journalist and culture critic is an opinion columnist at The Detroit News, where he writes a twice-a-week column on presidential politics, culture and socioeconomic issues. He was one of the leading voices in the media pushing for a Black woman as a VP candidate on the Democratic ticket during the 2020 presidential campaign.
"Through a diverse range of authoritative speakers including scholars, activists and policy makers, this series will help provide an educated understanding of the international push for reparatory justice as well as the need to address issues that are front and center of the Black Lives Matter movement in the nation," Thompson said. "What is happening in the Caribbean is not lost on our national conscience given the deep historical ties between the United States and the Caribbean. It is important for the Biden/Harris administration to engage this issue head on."
Biden's transition team has added a reparations advocate, Mehrsa Baradaran, a professor at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, as a member of the U.S. Department of Treasury transition review team.
A major highlight of the series will be the significant ties between the United States and the Caribbean, a region that has had a prominent presence on Black political life in America. Children Caribbean parents, have long shaped U.S. politics and have been a force in the Civil Rights Movement as well as in the entire sphere of influence in national politics. Among them is the elder statesman of the Civil Rights Movement Harry Belafonte (Jamaica), Black activist and philosopher Stokeley Carmichael (Trinidad), Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, the first African American to run for president (Barbados), Eric Holder, the first Black Attorney General (Barbados) and General Colin Powell, the first African American Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Jamaica).
The earliest and most notable of these global influencers with deep Caribbean roots is Marcus Garvey, a son of Jamaica and the father of Black nationalism, whose message of Black economic and political empowerment permeated the veins of the American Civil Rights Movement and the contours of the global liberation movements. As a matter of fact, one of the icons of the struggle for Black humanity, Malcolm X, whose mother was from the Caribbean nation of Grenada, was heavily influenced by Garvey. Malcolm's parents were loyal disciples of the Garvey movement.
"We are hopeful that this series will enlighten and educate on the difficult but imperative work needed to fully correct the atrocities caused by barbaric institution of slavery," said Patterson.
Thompson added, "From the Caribbean to Detroit, the issue faced by many is poverty that is rooted in centuries of structural inequality stemming from slavery. That is why this series is important."


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Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician and 'Hidden Figures' Inspiration, Dies at 101
Katherine Johnson's pioneering contributions to the Space Race were highlighted in the film Hidden Figures, where she was played by Taraji P. Henson
By Rachel DeSantis
Published on February 24, 2020 11:14 AM
Katherine Johnson in 2015. Photo: Shutterstock
Katherine Johnson, a NASA mathematician whose trailblazing contributions to the space agency during the Space Race got the silver screen treatment in the film Hidden Figures, has died, NASA announced Monday. She was 101.
Johnson played a pivotal role in many of NASA's first space missions — she did trajectory analysis for America's first human spaceflight in 1961, and was also the first woman in the Flight Research Division to get credit as an author of a research report one year earlier, according to her NASA biography.
One of her most memorable contributions, though, came in 1962, when Johnson helped crunch the numbers that would control the trajectory of astronaut John Glenn's orbital mission, making sure that those calculated by the IBM computer were correct.
"'If [Katherine] says they're good, then I'm ready to go,'" Johnson recalled Glenn saying, according to her biography.
Her hard work was highlighted in Hidden Figures, a best-selling book that was adapted into an Oscar-nominated film starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe in 2016.
Hidden Figures' Real-Life NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson: 'If You Like What You're Doing, You Will Do Well'
Johnson was played by Henson in the film, which focused on the women's work as pioneering black female aerospace workers in a time when racial and social barriers still made achieving her level of success almost unheard of (she and her colleagues worked in a racially segregated computing unit until 1958).
Henson, 49, paid tribute to Johnson on Instagram, calling her a "QUEEN" and thanking her for sharing her "intelligence, poise, grace and beauty with the world."
"Because of your hard work little girls EVERYWHERE can dream as big as the MOON!!!" she wrote. "Your legacy will live on FOREVER AND EVER!!! You ran so we could fly!!! I will forever be honored to have been apart of bringing your story to life. You/your story was hidden thank GOD you are #hiddennomore. God bless your beautiful family. I am so honored to have sat and broke bread with you all."
She was born in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, and went on to study at West Virginia State College, where she was the first African-American woman to desegregate the graduate school.
Johnson, née Coleman, worked for years as a teacher before taking a job with NASA in 1953, where she was nicknamed the "human computer."
"I like to learn," she told PEOPLE in 2016. "That's an art and a science. I'm always interested in learning something new."
Before retiring from NASA in 1986, Johnson coauthored 26 research reports, and also worked on the Space Shuttle and the Earth Resources Satellite, according to the agency.
Johnson received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama in 2015.
RELATED VIDEO: Former NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson Makes PEOPLE's List of 25 Women Changing the World
She married her second husband James Johnson, an Army artillery officer, in 1959, according to the Washington Post, and was a mother to three daughters: Constance, who died in 2010, Joylette and Katherine.
"I will always be grateful for her," her daughter Katherine told PEOPLE in 2016 of the mother she considered a role model.
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First Lady Michelle Obama Hosts Star-Studded Screening of 'Hidden Figures' at the White House
Octavia Spencer Gives Props to 'Hidden Figures' Costar Taraji P. Henson Amid Film's Huge Success: 'Glad to Be Your Wing Woman'
Taraji P. Henson Tears Up Over Emotional 'Hidden Figures' Footage at TIFF: 'It's So Important'
Taraji P. Henson Pays Tribute to 'Hidden Figures' 'Selfless Heroes' at Oscars: 'These Women Changed the Course of History'
13-Year-Old Aspiring Astronaut Raises Enough Money for 1,000 Girls to See 'Hidden Figures' : 'The Movie Shows We Can Do Anything!'


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By Cliff Richardson
McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week
The McKenzie High School Athletic Department will host the 2014 Winter Sports Awards Program on Tuesday, March 11 with at the High School cafeteria with the event scheduled for 6:00 pm.
Mt. West League Update
The Triangle Lake Girls Basketball team defeated Prairie City in their OSAA Quarter-Final game held at Baker City on Wednesday, March 5. The Lakers won 44-40 led by their standout Mt. West League Player of the Year, Kianna Brown. Brown scored 29 pts. and grabbed 15 rebounds. Prairie City was paced by their standout, Amy Black, with 21 pts. and 10 rebounds. The Lakers lost to Damascus Christian, 62-38, in their Semi-Final game on Friday, March 7. Triangle Lake next faced St. Paul in the 3rd/5th place game on Saturday, March 8. The Buckaroos of St. Paul, coming off a qualifying second round victory over McKenzie, surprised Dufur in the Quarter-Finals, upending the Rangers 42-33 but then lost their Semi-Final game to Condon/Wheeler, 62-20. Triangle Lake and St. Paul battled even through the first quarter, both teams scoring 13 pts., and the Lakers held a slim five pt. margin, 29-24 at the half. St. Paul came out in the third quarter defensively holding Triangle Lake to just 3 pts. while scoring 10 pts to take the lead going into the fourth quarter, 34-32. The Buckaroos held on to win the game, 46-45, and claim the third place trophy. Triangle Lake (24-6) earned the fifth place trophy. The Lakers Kianna Brown led all scorers with 30 pts., had 10 rebounds and was an unanimous First Team All Tournament Selection. Condon/Wheeler defeated Damascus Christian, 57-52, for the State Championship.
Triangle Lake's Boys Basketball team dropped its first Quarter-Final game at Baker City to Columbia Christian, 97-38. The Lakers were down 60-16 at halftime in the loss. Triangle Lake was led by sophomore Carson Wynn, who scored 10 pts. The Lakers subsequently lost its next game in the Consolation Semi-Finals to Ione, 92-84. Chad Steinhauer scored 25 pts. and Chase Parker, 22 pts. to lead the Lakers against Ione. Triangle Lake's 2014 season ended with a fine 25-5 overall record. Columbia Christian defeated Horizon Christian, Hood River, 68-49, to earn the State Championship.
Karissa Harbick, class of 2012, and a sophomore playing basketball for Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls will travel with the No. 18 ranked Hustlin' Owls to the Tyson Event Center in Sioux City, Iowa to participate in the 2014 NAIA Division II Women's National Basketball Championship. OIT's first round opponent on Wednesday, March 12 is 15th ranked Purdue Calument (Indiana). Purdue Calument enters the Tournament with a 24-6 overall season record while the Hustlin' Owls are 28-5. OIT earned an automatic bid into the Tournament by winning the Cascade Collegiate Conference.
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The Way People Are
Freedom of speech is a sticky wicket.
It seems like it should be a fairly straightforward concept, but that's only true if those availing themselves of that freedom can always be counted on to use good judgment.
I wholeheartedly support and vehemently defend Freedom Of Speech. I think it is one of the most precious freedoms that we have been afforded under the auspices of our Declaration of Independence. I place it before Freedom of Religion and Freedom to Bear Arms in order of importance. Its not something I take for granted, and I will defend anybody, even Don Imus, who chooses to exercise that freedom.
Unfortunately, there are a few things people seem to forget about freedom of speech.
First, and foremost, that it is a privilege, not a God given right. Any privilege too often abused, is inevitably curtailed or abolished. And I have learned, with unfortunately personal clarity, that any potential in that regard will be exploited if the potential exists.
Because that's just how people are.
Secondly, that no freedom is absolute. There have to be guidelines. There have to be standards. There has to be a just and reasonable expectation or we risk falling into a moral and social profligacy.
Thirdly, that the founding Fathers never intended Freedom Of Speech to be a vehicle for hatred, bigotry and vulgarity. They intended to give the people a voice. They intended to empower us to stand up and say "this is wrong" or "here's what I think" without risking our lives or our freedom.
Nobody intended for yahoos like Don Imus to go on public radio and make racial and sexist remarks about innocent young women. Nobody intended to pave the way for Howard Stern and his ilk to broadcast the kind of vicious and offensive shlock that he dishes out under the dubious compendium of "entertainment".
And yet, a precept that was conceived with only the very best of intentions, is being used to sanction just that sort of thing.
I think that's nuts. And I think it's equally nuts that people are rushing to the defense of such individuals. There is nothing defensible about intolerance.
And here's where it gets sticky. Because there's really no way to define and quantify such freedom without endgendering the kind of ham-fisted autocracy that the Founding Fathers sought to eliminate.
So where does that leave us?
Well, that's where responsibility and accountability come in. We all have to use good judgement in how we choose to exercise our freedoms. And we have to stand up and say "This is WRONG" when someone like Don Imus abuses his freedom. That's not denying someone their right to speak freely. It's protecting our own.
So. While in theory, I support Don Imus' right to say what he said, in practice, I think he's an unmitigated ass for doing so. And I fully support the action that was taken against him.
Because if we don't demonstrate that such behavior is unacceptable, then we will all, one day, pay the price. Freedom of Speech will become a distant memory; a thing spoken of in history books and tales told by grandfolks to grandchildren.
Because that's just the way people are.
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At 10:14 AM, Natalie said…
Very well said. It is too often that the message of the founding fathers is twisted to suit people's needs and moods. Look at how the right to speak your mind has turned into the right to spout hate. How a well ordered militia has turned into anyone being able to have a gun. Did our founding fathers predict automatic weapons? How freedom of religion has become the freedom to pray in public schools. Who knows how far it could go? For some people the pursuit of happiness may include numerous illegal activities, will they start to claim that it is their right to murder because it makes them smile? Our rights as Americans are given freely but also depend on how well we can use them. The constitution can be ammended, they can be taken away.
At 10:55 AM, bubandpie said…
Freedom of speech is such an ill-understood concept. There are the limits that you've outlined here on what can be said, and there are also plenty of limitations on where things can be said. It's not censorship when I (the instructor) choose not to assign a particular book that you (the student) would like to read. Just as an example.
This came up recently in an article about civility in the blogosphere. Apparently there are campaigns to harass bloggers on the grounds that they are violating the free speech of their readers by deleting their malicious comments. Freedom of speech has never guaranteed anyone the right to force others to publish their remarks. If they want freedom of speech they can get their own blog.
At 11:40 AM, mamatulip said…
Well said, BA. As usual.
At 12:54 PM, Kirdy said…
Dammit, I hate when you say things better than I do. ;)
At 12:57 PM, Mrs. Chicky said…
I love your take on these types of topics. I loved this post so much that though it hurt my head to read (with the sickness and all), read it I had to do.
Well said, BA!
At 3:46 PM, Kelly said…
What especially bothered me about Imus was that I thought he was only sorry because he got called on it. That was all.
At 10:03 PM, jen said…
i just wish people used their freedom to do something good instead of break others down.
it seems simple on the outset.
At 7:14 AM, Fairly Odd Mother said…
I don't believe Don Imus got fired for what he said. He got fired b/c his advertisers exercised their right to not be associated with someone spewing his type of hate. Once his advertisers jumped ship, he lost too much revenue and was fired. Unfortunately, if what he said had attracted advertisers and audience, I bet he'd still be on the air. Money talks.
At 8:09 AM, jchevais said…
I have always thought that a freedom is a freedom when it doesn't encroach on the freedom of others.
IMHO, Imus's comments encroached on the women's basketball player's freedom to dignity.
I really don't understand potty behaviour as entertainment. It makes no sense.
At 9:51 AM, Andrea said…
Bravo. I support his right to say it but not his judgment in doing so. I too think he's an ass, and treating Freedom of Speech as a security blanket for abusing the freedom it provides is only going to jeopardize the fundamental freedom in the first place. Freedom of Speech is NOT an excuse for poor judgment. Too bad that caveat is often forgotten.
But that's why we have you to remind us.
At 10:35 AM, Anonymous said…
Your writings are so true! What reallyt irritates me is that ust because we have the right to speak our minds doesn't mean we have to be racist and stupid while doing it.
At 3:00 PM, Kerry said…
I agree, Freedom of Speech is a privilege. Say what you want, but you have to accept the responsibilities that go along with it.
At 7:55 PM, Rachelle said…
Well, we are FREE to SPEAK. But, we are not FREE from the consequences of our speech, are we?
Similarly, God gave us free choice in all things. But he did not give us freedom from the consequences of our choices.
Fantastic post.
At 8:40 PM, Mom101 said…
Love your take on this (of course). Thoughtful and well-reasoned as always.
I of course agree with you about freedom of speech, which doesn't extend to federally regulated airwaves.
But I have to say I am torn on the whole firing issue. He certainly crossed a line when it was innocent young girls he went after as opposed to the public figures and politicos normally in his line of fire. I suppose the rules are just so arbitrary - Rush Limbaugh is on the air every day saying far more hateful things about people. As are Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity, Michelle Malkin...
But I'm glad it's opened up so many discussion about this and hopefully it will pave the way for a new, less hateful set of airwaves. If he was the sacrificial lamb, well, so be it. Someone had to be.
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A field evaluation of enhanced reductive dechlorination of chlorinated solvents in groundwater, New York Metropolitan Area
Eric Rodriguez, Kevin A. McGuinness, Duke Ophori
Earth and Environmental Studies
An initial assessment of an old manufacturing site with groundwater impacted by trichloroethene (TCE) contamination in the metropolitan New York area showed that the TCE was being removed naturally by reductive dechlorination. However, complete dechlorination was not expected at the site because the process was progressing too slowly under transitional to aerobic conditions at a degradation constant of -0.0013 and a TCE half life of 533 days. A pilot test was conducted at the site in which a carbohydrate substrate (molasses) was injected into the groundwater to create an In-Situ Reactive Zone (IRZ). Post-pilot test groundwater sampling and analysis indicated that an IRZ was created successfully as the total organic carbon (TOC) content and conductivity increased significantly while oxidation-reduction (REDOX) potential and dissolved oxygen (DO) decreased. The created IRZ caused enhanced reductive dechlorination of TCE at the site, found to proceed with a degradation constant of -0.0158 and a TCE half life of 44 days.
Published - 1 Mar 2004
Dechlorination
oxic conditions
Enhanced Reductive
Rodriguez, E., McGuinness, K. A., & Ophori, D. (2004). A field evaluation of enhanced reductive dechlorination of chlorinated solvents in groundwater, New York Metropolitan Area. Environmental Geology, 45(5), 623-632. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00254-003-0920-0
Rodriguez, Eric ; McGuinness, Kevin A. ; Ophori, Duke. / A field evaluation of enhanced reductive dechlorination of chlorinated solvents in groundwater, New York Metropolitan Area. In: Environmental Geology. 2004 ; Vol. 45, No. 5. pp. 623-632.
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S0060. OLEG KAGAN, w. Tauno Hannikainen Cond. Finnish Radio S.O.: Concerto in d (Sibelius), Live Performance, 8 Dec., 1965, Helsinki; OLEG KAGAN, w. Hans Vonk Cond. Vienna S.O.: 'To the memory of an angel' Violin Concerto (Berg), Live Performance, 11 Aug., 1985, Bregenz. (Germany) Classics Live LCL 143. Long out-of-print, Final Sealed Copy! - 4015512001434
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"Oleg Kagan is not to be confused with that other Russian master violinist Leonid Kogan. Kagan who died in 1990 at the age of only 44 has a considerable following among connoisseurs. Amongst his most effective and eloquent advocates is Professor Maria E Michel-Beyerle. Her company, Live Classics, has created a Kagan Edition which draws on radio station and Melodiya sound materials.
The Kagan Sibelius has considerable documentary value and must have been held in considerable affection by the Kagan family. A native of the extreme East of the USSR (the city of Sakhalin) his family moved to the other extreme, to Riga in Latvia in his early years and his outstanding musical skills took him to Moscow to study with Boris Kuznetsov and then with David Oistrakh. The Sibelius tape, sourced from Finnish Radio, enshrines the very performance that won him the 1965 Sibelius Competition. It reveals the nineteen year old Kagan as a player with slender tone, petulant attack and phrasing alive to variety and emphasis. The original tape and transfer engineering was accomplished with exemplary care. It is satisfying also to hear Hannikainen conducting the Finnish Radio orchestra.
Kagan twenty years later had developed a much more refined and succulent tone. The Berg Concerto is given a wonderfully poised and moving performance. All credit to Hans Vonk for his direction of the Vienna Symphony. They handle the diaphanous orchestral textures with masterly sensitivity. I do not recall having been quite so moved by the calming susurration of those tolling opening bars. This strikes me as a very special performance.
This disc is satisfying for the Sibelius and outstanding for the Berg."
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"Oleg Kagan was one of the foremost Russian violinists from the latter half of the twentieth century. While he developed a reputation on his own, many know him for his collaborations with pianist Sviatoslav Richter, as well as for his chamber music activity with a clutch of Soviet artists that included his first wife pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja, second wife cellist Natalia Gutman, pianist Elisso Virssaladze, and violist Yuri Bashmet. Virtuoso violinist David Oistrakh was an ardent admirer of his pupil Kagan, arranging for him to record all of Mozart's concertos while serving as his conductor in the enterprise. Though Kagan played much Russian music, including works by Shostakovich and Schnittke, he focused heavily, at least in the recording studio, on the Germanic sphere: Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn, and Brahms. Many of his numerous recordings were reissued on the German label Live Classics, EMI, and Olympia.
Kagan was born in the Eastern Soviet city of Sakhalin on November 22, 1946. His father was a physician with a passion for music. Young Oleg grew up in Riga (Latvia), studying first with Joachim Braun at the local conservatory, then with Boris Kuznetsov, who would eventually take him to Moscow for study.
Kagan won first prize at the 1965 Sibelius Competition and second prize at the 1969 Tchaikovsky. After Kuznetsov's death Kagan immediately began studies with David Oistrakh and soon found himself in a circle of friends that included Sviatoslav Richter, with whom he would collaborate in numerous concerts. Between 1975 and 1983 they gave a series of acclaimed Mozart sonata recitals, many recorded and later issued.
Throughout the 1970s and '80s Kagan's reputation grew as he extended his repertory to include Messiaen (Quartet for the End of Time), Ravel (Duo Sonata for Violin and Cello), contemporary Soviet composer Sofia Gubaidulina (Rejoice!), and works from the Second Viennese School.
As Kagan seemed to be approaching the zenith of his career he became seriously ill in 1989. He had several surgeries, but struggled to remain active, touring Europe when he could and arranging festivals. Though his doctors at a hospital in Lübeck, Germany, declared him too sick to be released, Kagan discharged himself to appear at his final festival, in Kreuth am Tegernsee, Bavaria. Shortly after giving two Mozart concerts there, where he had to be helped on-stage, he died on July 15, 1990, not yet 44."
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While sitting down with ET Canada's Carlos Bustamante to discuss her new sitcom "Jann", celebrated Canadian singer-songwriter Jann Arden opens up about her character's bisexuality, which is inspired by her own experiences off screen.
"That, for sure, mirrors my own life," Arden says of her character's bisexuality. "I, as a teenager, grew up with boyfriends and girlfriends. I remember crying once over a girlfriend that had broken up [with me], and I was crying to my mom on the phone, and my dad was at the other end of the phone — this is a concrete construction guy — and he said, 'Honey, we would love you if you were pink with purple spots.'
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