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Where are all the women conductors?
Conducting has always been a male preserve, but now one woman is storming the podium. Marin Alsop tells Stuart Jeffries how she got there
Stuart Jeffries
Thu 2 Jun 2005 07.30 EDT First published on Thu 2 Jun 2005 07.30 EDT
Storming the podium: Marin Alsop
The following correction was printed in the Guardian's Corrections and Clarifications column, Wednesday June 8, 2005.
Simone Young, mentioned in the article below, is no longer music director of Opera Australia. She left that post in 2002-03.
One day, Marin Alsop boarded an aircraft and looked into the cockpit. There were three women inside, and there was every likelihood that they would be flying the thing. "My first reaction was 'Uh-oh'." Alsop is not proud of her instinctive response. "Of course, it turned out to be the smoothest flight I'd ever been on. But my reaction was very thought-provoking. I guess I'm as much a victim of societal programming as the next person."
This honest admission is especially surprising from Alsop, one of the very few women conductors in the world and one who is proud to call herself a feminist. What a horrible shock to find you had unconsciously internalised a sexist agenda. "Well, yes. When I watch TV news now, I notice that we've become accustomed to seeing a man and a woman presenting. Twenty years ago it was just all men. If it's two women it doesn't seem quite right." Why? "It's all about comfort levels. It's not all specifically about capability or connection of knowledge. It's much more abstract."
Conducting, one might well think, is fundamentally a sado-mascochistic ritual involving either virile young male turks whipping orchestras into frenzies with tapering batons of birch and maple, or sage old men waving their penis substitutes in front of a bunch of instrument-playing stiffs in irksome collars, before jetting to the other side of the world to do exactly the same thing in another cultural capital. Viewed thus, conducting is an unsuitable job for a woman, particularly one who, like this 48-year-old New Yorker, has childcare responsibilities.
Yet Alsop has made a name for herself in this man's world. The first CD in a projected Brahms symphony cycle that she released with the London Philharmonic earlier this year led the Guardian to pronounce that she was "well on her way to becoming one of the best Brahms interpreters". Last week, she won a Classical Brit (admittedly as best female artist) for her recordings of John Adams, Samuel Barber and Philip Glass. In 2003, she was voted Gramophone's artist of the year and also won the Royal Philharmonic Society's conductor award. She has been principal conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony, Britain's oldest orchestra, since 2002, reviving its artistic reputation after a disastrous period, and attempting to radicalise the tastes of what was regarded as a conservative audience with new music. She is conductor laureate of the Colorado Symphony and guest conducts for many of the world's leading orchestras. On Sunday, this protege of Leonard Bernstein will conduct the LSO in a performance of his Mass at the Barbican. It is a fine CV, even if the post of principal conductor at any of those top orchestras still eludes her.
But she has hardly any female peers. True, there is Simone Young, music director of Opera Australia. Yes, there is Andrea Quinn, music director of New York City Ballet. Ten years ago there used to be Sian Edwards at the English National Opera, until she abruptly left for "internal reasons". But very few women, living or dead, have taken to the podium. Back in the 1870s, there was apparently a woman conductor of the great Dutch orchestra, the Concertgebouw, about whom it would be interesting to know more. Next year, Alsop will guest conduct for that Amsterdam orchestra - more than a century after the last woman raised a baton there.
Does she not find this depressing? "I assumed 20 years ago when I got into the profession and looked around that there would be an influx of women on to the podium. It never happened." Yet, in that period, women have hardly been unobtrusive as instrumentalists. Think, for instance, of all the great women pianists - Martha Argerich, Mitsuko Uchida, Myra Hess, Moura Lympany and Annie Fischer. There is no such roll call of honour for women conductors.
The result, then, is that Alsop has to bear the burden of being both an exemplar to young women conductors and one who incessantly has to explain why there are few like her around. It is, one might think, a royal pain. "It's a question I am asked a lot." And what is the answer? Why are there so few women conductors? "It's a chicken and egg question. Maybe there aren't enough talented women conductors because there have never been many women conductors." She particularly finds one question on this subject especially daft. "When people ask me, 'What's it like to be a woman conductor?' I have no perspective. I've always been a woman conductor. I have never been, say, a lizard conductor."
Doesn't she get exasperated with having to answer the same questions? "I look forward to the time, a generation down the line, when things have changed so that it's no longer an issue." But will that happen? As she has previously said, rather optimistically, "When I teach it's generally a 50/50 ratio of men to women and I don't think women hesitate as much to consider a career as a conductor these days ... But it would be naive not to notice that there are no women music directors of any major orchestras in the world."
She was pleased when appointed as principal conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra four years ago that the British media did not make much of the fact she was that rare thing, a baton-waving woman. "They would just have one sentence. It wasn't a huge deal." Why do you think that is? "Possibly because of Margaret Thatcher. It's very different in the US, especially in the classical music world, which is very conservative. It's a huge deal there to be a woman conductor. As a society we are not accustomed to seeing women in the highest offices."
When will Alsop rise to the highest offices? Some say that she took the Bournemouth job to build a British power base from which she would become principal conductor of one of London's leading orchestras. Last year she was tipped by the Los Angeles Times to become the principal conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. She denies she has such a grand plan, pointing out that she has just renewed her Bournemouth commitment for two more years.
Alsop started learning the piano at two and the violin at five, but her real musical epiphany came when, aged nine, her father took her to see Bernstein conduct a Young Person's Concert in New York. "He was jumping around and talking to the audi ence. He was breaking all these rules. It was like he was in Technicolor, it was so captivating. I said: 'I'm going to do that' and then it took 30 years, but I did. I knew I wanted to do it and I never changed my mind." Her parents, Ruth and LaMar Alsop were professional musicians - she a cellist and he a violinist and concertmaster for the NYC Ballet orchestra. Were they encouraging? "Yes. There was absolutely no gender division in my family. My mother played the cello, for instance." She thinks for a second. "But dad used to carry it for her. They never thought it was a bad idea nor did I think about the woman issue until I had been conducting for a while."
But Alsop says she has reflected since on the gestures that she makes as a conductor in order to undermine her musicians' sexist prejudices. "The hardest thing for me is always to get a big sound from the orchestra without being very demanding or apologising. As a woman, if you're too aggressive people think, 'She's so overpowering. What's she on us for?'. But if a man does the same gesture, it's regarded as strong and virile." To show me what she means she sticks out an upturned fist towards me and then uncurls her fingers. "If you're too strong, the orchestra responds the same way. If you push them too hard, the sound tightens up. I have worked really hard to make my gestures less threatening. Also, when you're delicate, as a woman sometimes you're interpreted as being lightweight. Men don't get that."
At the choral rehearsal for the Bernstein Mass I attend at St Luke's, the LSO's London rehearsal space, her gestures do not seem to be misinterpreted. She is brisk but warm, charming to the small children in the choir and helpfully communicative to everybody else. She says she models herself somewhat on Simon Rattle, whom she regards as a great communicator (she is renowned for her pre-concert talks, where she is, like him, keen to contextualise new music for audiences often unfamiliar with such work).
This is the second rehearsal of the day. She flew in from Denver (nine hours to Heathrow) and went straight into rehearsal. Her hour-long break, punctuated by slugs of Diet Coke, was this interview. Now she is back putting the choir through the Mass's Kyrie Eleison.
She says she flies around the world seven times in a year. "Success equals hyperactivity in this industry. Jet transportation has made this life possible; conductors wouldn't choose it. It's particularly hard on women who have children. I have a son and I want to stay with him at home in Denver. So I try not to be away from home for more than two weeks." But there is a counterveiling impulse - her love for music. "I'm just trying to follow the passion for music. I try to do what feels thrilling in every dimension of my life." She realises this sounds a bit implausible and pretentious, so adds: "Except when I do my laundry."
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra


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Departments and Programs Eligible for Uncapped Benefits and Accepting All Eligible Students Under the Yellow Ribbon Program:
Yale School of Divinity
Yale School of Public Health
Approximate bachelor's degree cost for students without military benefits: $249,000
Earn your degree through the Eli Whitney Student program, a traditional, on-campus bachelor's degree that can be completed either full- or part-time
Waived application fees for service member and veteran students
Yale University boasts a global reputation that's hard to beat and the kind of military-supportive environment that solidifies its commitment to our nation's military! Active service members and veterans alike enjoy waived application fees and a unique pathway to their bachelor's degree program through the Eli Whitney Student Program. This program, designed for adult students who want to pursue a traditional undergraduate Yale education, features on-campus courses and your choice of full- or part-time study. Choose Yale University for your undergraduate education and you'll be part of one of the nation's largest research universities!
Jack Welch College of Business & Technology
Dr. Susan L. Davis RN & Richard J. Henley College of Nursing
Isabelle Farrington College of Education & Human Development
St. Vincent's College
School of Communication Media & the Arts
School of Computer Science & Engineering
Named among the Best Colleges for Veterans by U.S. News & World Report
Comprehensive support services and resources available through the Office of Veteran Student Affairs and the Student Success Center
Sacred Heart University comes with a solid reputation as a national leader for service member and veteran education! In fact, it was named among the Best Colleges for Veterans by U.S. News & World Report! You're sure to appreciate the solid support offered here through the Office of Veteran Student Affairs, which works with the registrar, admissions office, student accounts office, financial aid office, and more to ensure your academic journey is successful from start to finish. The Student Success Center here serves as a hub for service member and veteran resources.
College of Nursing & Health Sciences
School of Public Service and Education
Approximate bachelor's degree cost for students without military benefits: $113,040. For a full bachelor's degree, that works out to a total cost savings of $32,400 below the state average for private schools!
Online tuition rate of just $250 per credit for all eligible service members, veterans, and their families
On-campus tuition rate of just $16,720 per year for all service members, veterans, and their families
Veteran military undergraduate nursing tuition rates of just $290 per credit
Active duty military undergraduate nursing tuition rate of $2,600 per semester for competency-based programs
Veteran military undergraduate nursing tuition rate of just $2,800 per semester for competency-based programs
Post University's commitment to our nation's military begins the moment you step in the door! Their specially trained military finance specialist will help you obtain all military benefits you're eligible for and will work with you to complete all financial aid and scholarship/grant applications. Post also offers an Accelerated Degree Program that allows service members, veterans, and their families earn their degree online and in an accelerated format. Best of all, Post offers outstanding tuition rates for all eligible service members, veterans, and their families. And they also cover the cost of books and all course materials!
School of Nursing & Health Studies
Approximate bachelor's degree cost for students without military benefits: $99,000. For a full bachelor's degree, that works out to a total cost savings of $46,440 below the state average for private schools!
Additional bonus grant of 20% off the uncovered tuition for military students who don't qualify for maximum Post-9/11 GI Bill® benefits
Fairfield is a proud member of the Yellow Ribbon Program, which covers the remaining tuition that the Post-9/11 GI Bill® doesn't cover (for those qualifying for maximum benefits). Fairfield also awards a bonus grant that's equal to 20% of the uncovered portion for all military students who don't qualify for maximum benefits under the GI Bill®! Whether you're a service member or veteran, you'll also love Fairfield for its excellent undergraduate course offerings (it's home to 48 undergraduate majors and minors) and its ranking among the Best Colleges in the North by U.S. News & World Report in 2022!
Goodwin University
School of Applied Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
School of Business Technology and Advanced Manufacturing
School of Nursing and Health Professions
Flexible scheduling and your choice of online, hybrid, and/or on-campus classes to accommodate your busy schedul
Career-focused degree programs are ideally designed for today's military students
Whether on-campus or online study is right for you, you'll be impressed with Goodwin University's commitment to ensuring the best possible outcome for military students! Decidedly military-centric, Goodwin's online learning format provides a personalized student-centering learning experience. As an online student here, you'll also enjoy plenty of support and guidance through the Online Studies team, flexible class scheduling, and 24/7 access to classes. Choose from a nice selection of career-focused programs and your choice of on-campus, online, or hybrid courses to fit your busy schedule – the choice is yours!
WASHINGTON, DC (Public)
School of Business and Public Administration
UDC Community College
College of Agriculture Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Approximate bachelor's degree cost for students without military benefits: $31,080 (in-state), $65,280 (out-of-state). For a full bachelor's degree, that works out to a total cost savings of $3,240 below the state average for public schools!
Serves as a Service Members Opportunity College, which works to facilitate programs and courses for our nation's enlisted
Superb support and guidance offered through the Office of Military and Veteran Student Services
The University of the District of Columbia backs its commitment to our nation's military with outstanding support and guidance through the Office of Military and Veteran Student Services and as a Service Members Opportunity College (a program designed to facilitate programs and courses for military members) – the only one in our nation's capital! Dedicated admissions counselors, a supportive faculty, and experienced military leadership all work together to ensure success throughout your academic journey.
ILLINOIS (Private)
Booth School of Business
Crown Family School
Harris School of Public Policy
Graham School
Pritzker Molecular Engineering
Waived application fee for all veterans and their dependents
Superb access to military-specific resources and initiatives through the Military-Affiliated Communities
Veteran Services Officer offers dedicated assistance with VA benefits
The University of Chicago has long been home to a strong military-affiliated community that includes veteran alumni, staff, senior leaders, and students. Unique, longstanding partnerships and outstanding support have allowed military-affiliated students here to reach their academic and personal goals. The Office for Military-Affiliated Communities within the Provost Equal Opportunity Programs is home to a superb selection of initiatives and programs for the school's military-affiliated community, while the school's licensed Veteran Services Officer is there to help vets and their dependents understand and have access to the VA benefits they're eligible for. Veterans and their dependents pay no application fee here!
School of Education and Social Policy
School of Journalism
Outstanding resources and services available through student organizations like the Northwestern University Veterans Association and the Student Veterans of America
Super selection of majors and minors available and opportunities to double major and pursue a dual degree
Waived application fee for all service members and veterans
Northwestern University comes in strong for veteran and service member support and services with dedicated organizations like the Northwestern University Veterans Association (NUVA) and its own chapter of the Student Veterans of America. Through NUVA, for example, vets enjoy access to the resources, support, and advocacy that help them achieve their academic and career goals. Whether you're a current service member, vet, or dependent of one, you're sure to appreciate Northwestern's selection of undergraduate programs that include majors, minors, certificates, and opportunities to double major or pursue a dual degree. Now is the time to apply – all service members and veterans enjoy an application fee waiver!
Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL
McGraw School of Business
Walker School of Science
Engineering and Mathematics
School of Theology & Christian Ministry
Consistently recognized among America's Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report
Excellent selection of accelerated, online programs ensure the best in flexibility and convenience for military-affiliated students
Olivet Nazarene University is here to ensure that all service members, veterans, and their dependents have everything they need to succeed! In addition to being a proud partner of the Yellow Ribbon Program, Olivet Nazarene is home to an outstanding selection of accelerated, online certificate and bachelor's degree programs for a truly convenient and flexible pathway to an undergraduate degree. Business, education, nursing, multidisciplinary students, and more – choose one of the school's online undergraduate programs that allow you to earn your degree regardless of where the military takes you! It's little wonder why Olivet Nazarene has been consistently recognized as one of America's Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report!
Saint Xavier University
Graham School of Management
Home to the Saint Xavier University Student Veteran Alliance – a hub for professional and social networking, leadership development, and peer support
Recently launched Valor Project provides financial support and assistance to student veterans and their dependents
Student Veteran Resource Center provides a quiet place to study, relax, and access military-dedicated resources
Saint Xavier University is serious about providing its military-affiliated student community with the finest support and resources. Home to the Saint Xavier University Student Veteran Alliance – a hub for professional and social networking, leadership development, and peer support and the Student Veteran Resource Center, which offers a quiet place to relax, study, and ask questions, Saint Xavier is where you'll find unmatched guidance and support. It's also home to "Veteran Matters," an award-winning, ten-part radio production on the university's student-run radio station that features raw, moving veteran interviews about their experiences in the service and beyond. And in 2020, Saint Xavier's National Alumni Board launched the Valor Project, a program that helps student veterans and their dependents through financial support and dedicated assistance.
Benedictine University Lisle
Goodwin College of Business
College of Science and Health
Earn college credit for your prior military training and experience
RN-BSN program is offered through a fully online format for maximum convenience and flexibility
Outstanding, student-centered learning environment features a low, 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio
Benedictine University Lisle ensures the smoothest transition to college life for its military-affiliated student community! You can earn college credit here for your prior military training and experience, and regardless of your life and work demands, the school's online RN to BSN program provides a convenient and flexible pathway to the BSN. Online learning here is never second-rate, providing students with a career-focused course of study within an engaging, online format. Personalized attention, support, and resources are all at your disposal as an online student at Benedictine. Decidedly military-centric, Benedictine offers a student-centered learning environment that comes complete with a low, 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio!
McKendree University
Lebanon, IL
School of Nursing/Health
Named a "Military Friendly School" for 11 consecutive years by G.I. Jobs Magazine
Online students receiving Tuition Assistance pay just $250 per credit hour
Flexible and convenient learning options – campuses in Lebanon, the Center at Scott Air Force Base, and online
McKendree University has a storied history that includes being the first institution of higher learning in Illinois and being a longstanding supporter of student service members and veterans. With campuses in Lebanon, the Center at Scott Air Force Base, and online, military-affiliated students here enjoy convenience and flexibility, regardless of their military commitments. And regardless of where and how you'll complete your bachelor's degree, you'll always be met with the same high level of support as you transition to college life and navigate VA benefits. And if you're an online student and are eligible for Tuition Assistance, you'll pay just $250 per credit hour!
Roosevelt University
CCPA Music Conservatory
CCPA Theatre Conservatory
Chicago College of Performing Arts
College of Science Health and Pharmacy
Walter E. Heller College of Business
Outstanding selection of online and on-campus bachelor's degree programs available
superb support and resources for military-affiliated students available through the Office of Veteran Services, the Veteran Resource Center, and the Veterans Upward Bound Program
Roosevelt University's comprehensive system of support and resources for its student military-affiliated community is offered through the Office of Veteran Services. This hub serves as your one-stop shop for answers to and assistance with your VA benefits, academic plan, and financial aid package. But Roosevelt's outstanding network of support also includes the Academic Success Center, the Center for Student Involvement, the Counseling Center, and the Veteran Resource Center. Roosevelt is also home to the Veterans Upward Bound Program – the first of its kind in Illinois. Since 1995, this program works alongside the VA to prepare vets to enroll in college. This is what outstanding military support looks like! Check out Roosevelt's outstanding selection of on-campus and online bachelor's degrees in areas like criminal justice, health science administration, paralegal studies, and more!
Blackburn College
Business Admin & Economics
English & Communications
Leadership, Law and Public Service
Physical Education and Sports Management
Approximate bachelor's degree cost for students without military benefits: $104,280. For a full bachelor's degree, that works out to a total cost savings of $1,440 below the state average for private schools!
Transfer-friendly school is ideal for military students with previous college and military education
Prior military experience and education and prior college credits can transfer here to help you move quickly through your chosen program. Blackburn is a proud participant of the Yellow Ribbon Program. Through this program, Blackburn covers all tuition expenses not covered by the Post 9/11 GI Bill® (for those qualifying for maximum benefits). You're also sure to appreciate the school's personalized academic approach that includes a low, 11:1 student-to-faculty ratio and a faculty committed to your success.
Lindenwood University
Plaster College of Business and Entrepreneurship
College of Education and Human Services
and Health Pre-Professional Programs
Military-friendly programs feature evening and hybrid courses available at the school's main campus and at its many extension site locations
Online courses offer the best in flexibility and convenience
Outstanding resources and services available through the Veteran Affairs Center
Special educational programs created through a partnership with the Missouri National Guard ensure that the current needs of the National Guard are met
Lindenwood University offers the best support for our nation's military through flexible programs and participation in the Yellow Ribbon Program. Through the Yellow Ribbon Program, Lindenwood covers the cost of tuition that exceeds Post-9/11 GI Bill® benefits, thereby allowing military students to enjoy the perks of a private university without the private university cost. The Veteran Affairs Center is your one-stop shop for all things military at Lindenwood, providing service members, veterans, and their families with outstanding support and guidance throughout their academic journey. For more than 20 years, Lindenwood has been partnering with the Missouri National Guard to create programs that fill the needs of this branch of the military!
National Louis University
Undergraduate College
The National College of Education (NCE)
School of Business and Information Technology
College of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences
Kendall College
Accelerate U
Community Heroes Scholarship Program offers a 15% tuition discount for service members, veterans, and their spouses and dependents
Outstanding support and resources available through the Veterans Resource Center
Generous credit transfer program allows you to earn college credit for your prior military education and training
National Louis University's dedicated Veterans Program Director and Veteran Service Coordinator offer unmatched support services for military-connected students through the Veterans Resource Center. Here, you'll learn about educational benefits, community partners, and resources available to you throughout your educational journey and beyond. National Louis also offers course credit for your prior military education and experience… online, on-campus, and hybrid courses to fit your busy lifestyle… and a Community Heroes Scholarship Program that offers a 15% tuition reduction for veterans, service members, and their spouses and dependents. For active duty military, this reduction in tuition meets the reimbursable Tuition Assistance (TA) rate of $250 per credit.
INDIANA (Public)
Indiana University Bloomington
School of Art Architecture and Design
School of Global and International Studies
IU Hutton Honors College
School of Informatics
The Media School
School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Approximate bachelor's degree cost for students without military benefits: $45,840 (in-state), $70,920 (out-of-state). For a full bachelor's degree, that works out to a total cost savings of $4,560 below the state average for private schools!
In-state tuition rates awarded to service members, veterans, and GI Bill® recipients
Ranked among the "Best for Vets" by Military Times
Outstanding resources available through the Center for Veteran and Military Students and the Office of Veterans and Military Personnel
Indiana University Bloomington has a long history of partnering with the military. In fact, many of IU's first students, faculty members, and trustees served in the War of 1812! More than 200 years later, IU Bloomington still maintains a strong commitment to our nation's military. Outstanding support and guidance are offered through the Center for Veteran and Military Students. Access to resources and guidance as military students make the transition from the military a smoother one are just one of the many service offered through the Center. In addition, the Office of Veterans and Military Personnel was created in 2006 as a hub for resources for student veterans. It's little wonder why IU Bloomington made it on the Military Times 'Best for Vets' list!
INDIANA (Private)
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology
Biology & Biomedical Engineering
Computer Science & Software Engineering
Engineering Design Program
Humanities Social Sciences and the Arts
Physics & Optical Engineering
Ranked first in the nation for its undergraduate engineering programs for 23 consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report
Supportive, student-centered learning environment features outstanding support and individual attention
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology boasts a military supportive environment, a storied history dating back to 1874, and a ranking as one of the top undergraduate engineering colleges in the U.S. Outstanding tech, engineering, and mathematics programs are found here, making it a national leader in STEM education. In addition to its status as a Yellow Ribbon Program participant, Rose Hulman provides military-affiliated students with an exceptional, student-centered learning experience that includes individual attention and support and a superb selection of majors and minors to choose from. Find out why Rose Hulman has been consistently recognized as first in the nation for its undergraduate engineering programs by U.S. News & World Report!
Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, IN
Communication Studies Dance and Theatre
Data Science 4+1
Humanistic Studies
Interdisciplinary Self-Designed Major – ISDM
Modern Languages and Cultures
Nursing Science
Pre-Med/Pre-Health Professions
Religious Studies and Theology
Social Work and Gerontology
Sociology and Criminology
Ranked among the top liberal arts colleges in the nation by U.S. News & World Report
Unique partnership with Notre Dame University provides outstanding opportunities to learn and get involved in both schools
Superb, student-centered learning environment boasts a 9:1 student-to-faculty ratio
Saint Mary's College is rich in spiritual growth, service learning, and opportunities for leadership for today's military-affiliated students. This college partners with neighbor Notre Dame University to offer an outstanding selection of activities, clubs, organizations, and learning opportunities. In fact, all students of Saint Mary take one or more courses at Notre Dame! You'll also love their student-centered learning environment that includes a 9:1 student-to-faculty ratio and their reputation among the top liberal arts colleges in the nation by U.S. News & World Report!
College of Education and Health Sciences
College of Business and Engineering
Consistently recognized as a military supportive university both publications like U.S. News & World Report, Military Times Magazine, U.S. Veterans Magazine, and Military Advanced Education
Outstanding support and resources available through the UE Center for Academic Advising, the Center for Career Development, and the Office of Veterans Affairs
Excellent selection of accelerated, cohort-designed bachelor's degrees
The University of Evansville has long been supportive of its military student community. In fact, its ties with our nation's military dates all the way back to WWI! Today, support and resources for service members, vets, and their dependents abound at the University of Evansville. The UE Center for Academic Advising, the Center for Career Development, and the Office of Veterans Affairs are available to ensure your academic journey is a successful one. Its outstanding system of military support has earned it many national accolades from U.S. News & World Report, Military Times Magazine, U.S. Veterans Magazine, Military Advanced Education, and more! Military-affiliated students are sure to appreciate UE's exciting selection of accelerated, cohort-designed bachelor's degrees!
Taylor University
Upland, IN
Biblical Studies Christian Ministry and Philosophy
Public health and Sustainable Development
Global and Political Studies
Theatre and Dance
Ranked among the top Midwest universities by U.S. News & World Report
Ranked among the top regional universities by Forbes
Student-centered learning environment includes a low, 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio
Superb faculty mentorship makes it ideal for students transitioning from the military to college
Taylor University is a university rooted in Christian ideals, grounded in the liberal arts, and designed with military students in mind. Whether you're a current service member, veteran, or a dependent of one, you're sure to appreciate the university's focus on a student-centered learning environment that includes a low, student-to-faculty ratio of just 12:1. Outstanding faculty mentorship, more than 100 degrees and programs to choose from, and a superb record of student achievement that includes a 99% career placement rate are just a few of the many other reasons why Taylor University is the ideal school for military-affiliated students!
Applied Behavioral Sciences
Outstanding selection of undergraduate degrees that include your choice of part-time, full-time, or accelerated study
Innovative online programs are ideally designed for today's busy military student
Home to the UINDY Freedom Award, which is given to eligible Yellow Ribbon Program recipients
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Winona, IN
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Dedicated veteran's specialist provides superb guidance and support throughout your academic journey
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Grace College and Theological Seminary offers more than 70 undergraduate majors, options to earn college credit for your previous military education and experience, and outstanding support and guidance regarding everything from VA benefits to your course schedule. A dedicated veteran's specialist is there to help you throughout your academic journey, while a veteran student lounge provides you with a safe, supportive space to interact with peers and relax between classes.
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Military students receive dedicated academic advising and priority registration
Current service members pay just $250 per credit (that's about $30,000 for a bachelor's degree)
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Franklin University's dedication to our nation's military is clear the moment you learn that current service members here pay a discounted tuition rate of just $250 per credit! You're also sure to appreciate Franklin's dedicated source of support and guidance provided by the Office of Military & Veteran Affairs. Here, advisors are available to help you understand your VA benefits and connect you with on-campus resource and services. You'll also be able to get a jump start on your education by earning credits for your previous military education and experience. Take advantage of Franklin's 100% online classes here and you won't have to worry about juggling your education and military commitments!
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Yankees clinch playoff spot with dramatic walk-off win over the Rays
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NEW YORK CITY -- Aaron Judge drove home the winning run with a one-out single in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees clinched a playoff berth in their final at-bat of the regular season by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 Sunday.
Yankees shortstop Gio Urshela made a Jeter-esque catch, charging recklessly into the visiting dugout, and New York finished the year 92-70, punching a fifth consecutive postseason ticket after nearly falling into a labyrnth of tiebreaker scenarios.
The Yankees had their bags packed, knowing a loss to the 100-win Rays could send them into one of several potential Game 163s on the road Monday. Instead, they'll wait until Tuesday to play again in the AL wild-card game against either Boston, Toronto or Seattle, pending the rest of Sunday's results. New York will host the game if the Red Sox lose to Washington.
Rougned Odor led off the ninth with a single against Josh Fleming (10-8), just New York's second hit. Pinch-runner Tyler Wade advanced to second on Gleyber Torres' flyout to the warning track in center, and Anthony Rizzo moved Wade to third with a one-out single.
Andrew Kittredge came on to face Judge, who ripped a 104.4 mph line drive off the right-hander's glove. The ball skipped toward drawn-in second baseman Brandon Lowe, whose off-balance throw home wasn't nearly in time to catch a sliding Wade.
Teammates swarmed a smiling Judge midway between first and second, and fans chanted "MVP! MVP!" at the face of the franchise during an on-field interview.
"I wouldn't say we exhaled," Judge said. "We still have a lot of work to do."
With the out-of-town scoreboard showing the Blue Jays routing Baltimore from the start, it was clear by the fourth inning that New York wouldn't back into a wild-card spot.
Rays starter Michael Wacha wasn't getting out of the way, either. The veteran pitched one-hit ball over five innings, steamrolling the Yankees with 56 pitches. He induced two double plays, pushing New York's AL-most total to 154.
Urshela restored a charge into Yankee Stadium with his brazen bolt into Tampa Bay's dugout.
With two outs in the sixth inning of a scoreless game, Urshela sprinted 126 feet after Austin Meadows' popup from a shifted infield formation. He caught it a stride before reaching the top step of the Rays' dugout, then appeared to leap from the warning track full-speed into an empty spot on the bench.
Plate umpire Angel Hernandez flipped over the railing chasing after him to confirm the out call while Tampa Bay players quickly waved toward the home dugout for a trainer. Yankees manager Aaron Boone sprinted across the field and was followed by members of the medical staff. Pinstriped teammates gathered near the dugout entrance while Urshela was tended to.
Urshela emerged about a minute later and limped back to the Yankees bench to chants of "Gio! Gio!" Astoundingly, he returned to shortstop for the seventh inning slightly favoring his left leg. He grounded out in his next at-bat in the eighth inning, then was replaced by Andrew Velazquez in the ninth.
Derek Jeter, inducted into the Hall of Fame last month, famously bloodied his face diving into the third-base seats after catching a popup in a game against rival Boston on July 1, 2004.
Yankees right-hander Jameson Taillon delivered 3 1/3 scoreless innings in his second start since partially tearing a ligament in his right ankle last month. Wandy Peralta, Clay Holmes, Chad Green and Jonathan Loaisiga got the ball to closer Aroldis Chapman in the ninth with the game still scoreless.
Chapman (6-4) struck out two and stranded a runner to keep it 0-0.
New York had just one hit through eight innings, although Gary Sánchez hit two rockets in the eighth. The first sailed wide of the left-field foul pole, and the other was caught with a diving effort by left fielder Brett Phillips.
This was the fifth time the Yankees entered the final day of the regular season still in contention for a postseason spot and first since 1995.
Tampa Bay rookie Randy Arozarena led off the eighth with a single and stole second, giving him 20 homers and 20 stolen bases. Only Tommy Pham and B.J. Upton had previously reached those marks in the same season for the Rays.
YES Network broadcaster Ken Singleton planned to retire after Sunday's game, capping a 37-year run in the booth, including 20 covering the Yankees for YES. He threw a ceremonial first pitch to play-by-play man Michael Kay.
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Yankees: INF DJ LeMahieu went on the 10-day injured list with a sports hernia. LeMahieu was pulled from New York's game Thursday at Toronto after six innings and hasn't played since. He's been day to day, trying to work his way back into the lineup. When he still felt discomfort doing baseball activities Sunday morning, the Yankees decided to put him on the shelf. ... New York recalled rookie RHP Luis Gil.
Yankees: Gerrit Cole gets the ball Tuesday against either Boston, Toronto or Seattle.
Rays: Host the opener of an AL Division Series on Thursday against the winner of the AL wild-card game.
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Ive just moved away from home, to france. didnt know anyone, just me. see what i can develop and work through if given the time and space. and so when i do go home i want to be at a stage where i feel in control. to prove that the time away was not just exactly what i needed and very productive, but that i can be the person i want to be. that i can be happy that i can be stable. for everyone else as well as myself, as i know how bad it feels from my side and i assume its not much fun for the people around me either. depression hurts everyone, its just that the people being hurt by it indirectly, because of a loved one suffering from it, dont always know its the depression to blame.
the fact that i find it very hard to imagine what i would enjoy or want to do is because for me it always depends so much on my state of mind: where i am in the guilt cycle where i am in the depression cycle, where i am in the paranoia cycle, where i am in the anxst cycle. so it feels completely impossible for me to predict what i will be able to enjoy, when i will have a good day and what i will be doing when that happens... i suppose that may contribute to why i always liked situations i hadnt chosen or paid for or was expected to have fun at - because when situations werent like this i would rarely be excited, i would generally feel numb or negative as i knew that however 'fun' the activity was would have absolutely nothing to do with my enjoyment of the experience.
for example that day at the sanctuary (a spa), a christmas present, an expensive xmas present. which sounded as good idea as any. but as i remember it, it was one particularly memorable low day. the kind of low day that is very hard to describe to someone who cant just understand it from that. LOW day. its not just numb, its definitely not nothing, it is a very real feeling, but also very irrational. so it follows that no rationalising can erase it. if someone has ever taken a drug that gave them a comedown that makes them hurt inside, like they are physically deteriorating inside, in your heart and your mind. and they cant understand it so you cant possibly try to explain it to someone - so often, people feeling it dont show it. they rationally know how rediculous it is so they keep on smiling and talking. but if anyone followed that smile for a few seconds longer than it was expected to appear on their face, they would see it vanish as if it was never there and be replaced with a look of trying not to throw up. and a scarily dead look in their eyes.
sometimes it gets so sickening i can actually feel the acidic taste in my mouth making it tingle in preparation for vomit.
what s horrible though is the despair. going on like normal when you really need some kind of mental rehab, you need to be pumped full of knowledge of good things and happy places and happy people and taught ways to harness your thoughts. but its not just that you dont know how to describe it, you are also scared of them not understanding, as you are in such a delicate state you cant risk them saying anything that will make it worse or make it last longer, or let them know you are hating every second of your christmas treat.
so often all i manage to say is something like 'woah, i feel bad. i just feel, whoa, i dont know what to do - omg this is horrible' and someone unexperienced in the field will just ask why and try to help in for example changing the subject or making me laugh. but thats like giving laughing gas to a patient with a potentially fatal disease. it doesent help for the long run or the short run really. when you feel like this even laughter hurts.
i dont know about everyone else, but my depression seems to resemble a wave. in an frequently choppy sea.
and sometimes i can swim and enjoy the water, and sometimes i can see a tsunami forming from afar and i cant get out.
so this time (as it seems to vary), im in a state where i can stay afloat but every gasp of air is short lived and is interupted by accidental intake of water. making me choke. the air is the enjoyment, anything that might make me smile, anything that i may normally enjoy.
i dont think the feeling of depression can ever really be understood by anyone who doesnt suffer from it, any other rational human couldnt comprehend something so completely irrational.
wouldnt it be incredible if people could have the inverse, if there were some people who just felt deliriously happy all the time with no apparent reason.
i say its irrational because at the times i have tried to explain it to someone i realise how stupid i sound (which coincidently i believe contributes to its horrific effects, because it is so iscolating). sometimes the explanation would be about the grief i was feeling for all the things i will ever loose, all the loved ones and things going, leaving me. which of course is on one level rational in a sense that i will lose things i love in my life, but it is vital to realise the beauty is in having the love of it first. and the happiness that brings, but if im so depressed about the eventual loss of it, i will not enjoy having it so their ironically would be little to grieve when it goes. also when my mind is poisining me like this i seem to think of losing everything all at once. all people and things whereas that is almost impossible. people will leave and pass away at all different times and if i am lucky i will have children who will outlive me so i will never have to have them leave me.
the clever bit is about the way my mind tricks me is how utterly convincible it is. it takes information given to it by a reliable source, or even the common knowledge that nothing lasts for ever or everything living must die, and out of this natural fact, it forms a feeling in me that rots my insides.
you see, it moulds the information to make it horrific. but it does it at such a late stage in the process of making thoughts that i dont even think to question it. for example like above, the feeling that i have about nothing lasting forever is actually derived from the idea of loosing it all at once, and the same fate for everyone all at once, with noone around able to enjoy anything because all that was loved is lost. but that is not the right derivative.
and that is only one example. imagine a huge company that produced milk, and the cows and the machines etc all worked well and were healthy etc but there was a faulty machine just before the milk got packaged up that put poison into the milk. and it all happened so quick including distribution that the problem is only noticed when people start getting sick. well in this analogy i might get sick from one carton of milk and i am trying to fix that last machine but i dont have any other supplier of milk so a lot of the time im drinking poison. i suppose a parallel could be drawn also to the poorest 6th of the population who dont have clean water supply and although it can kill them they have to keep drinking it.
which brings me to another common supposed 'cause' of my depressive episodes: guilt. and compassion. i seem to spend a lot of my time thinking about those less well off than me. i try not to be all talk, im 18 and i give to charities, do volunteer work, and generally work hard so i can one day try and make an actual difference. but its completely exhausting. i do know its not my sole responsibility to change the world. i know it but i cant feel it. and i dont think i dont deserve what i have, but that everyone deserves to have what i have, or the opportunity to have what i have. or some access to happiness.
which is ironic of course because i just wrote about 'what i have' and assuming that was access to happiness, when the very reason i am writing this blog is because that is something i really struggle to obtain. and there have definitely been times where i thought i would genuinely never be able to feel it again, or even laugh, or even smile again.
so maybe the life of a successfull depressive is bound to go like this, things go well and from the outside things look rather peachy. your on a rollercoaster going up and up. but when you get to a certain point, a certain level of happiness, i realise how much is and what could be below me. and something in that knowledge brings me right back down to the bottom. and like on a ride, you at the lowest point so fast that part of you feels like your still at the top. what im trying to show here is that by being so concerned about the rest of the people in the world who i seem to think have less than me (once more probably a trick of my mind, as that is inevitably immeasurable and not constant) i bring on my depression, that then leaves me on or near the bottom of the pile. as if the sky is happiness the ground must be depression.
thats why i think my life is a rollercoaster, whereas many peoples are like the little trains for todlers where it stays at the same level and pace generally. im envious of those passengers sometimes.


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CEDAR RAPIDS, IA—According to the frightened family members of Luke Manning, 34, the local father of three invented 47 entirely new cuss words while putting Christmas lights up on his family's home Wednesday evening.
"I swear to Bob this is the last snocksin year I do this!" he reportedly screamed.
Manning's cursing even took on biblical overtones, with the Manning family patriarch invoking curses such as "by the beard of Samson" and "by Delilah's wiles" as he swore to get revenge on whatever "no-good son of Beelzebub" invented Christmas lights in the first place.
At one point, when the cheap plastic stakes holding the family's inflatable Santa to the ground tore out of the dirt a fifth time, Manning launched into a terrifying tirade against the large, cartoon Christmas icon, calling him a "worthless spawn of a demon goat," a "bloated hamster man" and a "giant candy cane-eating oaf," according to his neighbors.
At publishing time, Manning had been asked to set up the family Christmas tree.


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Tighter regulations for the outputs of materials recycling facilities (MRFs) are essential if cost burdens on UK reprocessors and manufacturers are to be eased, new research suggests.
The levels of poor and inconsistent quality recyclate coming out of British MRFs is a growing cause for concern, according to findings from the Costs of contamination report 2012, released by the Resource Association yesterday.
The study puts the cost of managing these under-par outputs at over £51m a year, which represents an average of £15.67 per tonne for over 3m tonnes of reprocessing capacity featured in the survey.
Nine reprocessors participated in the research, collectively representing around half of all the UK reprocessing capacity that exists for paper and card, plastics, aluminium and glass.
Respondents were asked to submit detailed data on costs associated with input of recyclate to their manufacturing processes, and relate this to operational contamination levels.
The study pointed out that while the burden of these contamination costs were being absorbed by the reprocessing sector, it warned that it was also acting as a significant barrier to future infrastructure investments.
"Indicative figures from our plastics reprocessors suggest that investment equivalent to a year's costs of contamination (£51M minimum) could createe up to 700 direct and supply chain jobs and support the government's ambitious plastics packaging recycling targets," it stated.
In response, the Resource Association has called for "a fresh look" at the entire municipal recycling supply chain, which must include a mandatory MRF code of practice.
It also said that more research by government and its agencies was needed to understand better the relationship between waste collection systems, public behaviour and contamination of recyclate.
Commenting on the findings, chief executive Ray Georgeson said: "The drive for quantity has come in part at the expense of quality, and what might be seen as the delivery of cost savings at the collection end of recycling appears simply to be shifting costs into the manufacturing end of recycling.
"We question how long must the UK reprocessing sector carry this burden."


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Eight YMCA Teen Leaders clubs exist in Hillsborough County, and all of them are having a friendly fundraising competition at the end of next month. With the annual Teen Leaders 5K coming up, the Plant City branch is looking for the win — and they could use some help.
The Teen Leaders 5K was created in 2013, a year before Plant City's YMCA got its own Teen Leaders Club. Last year, members like Emily Colburn attended the 5K for the first time and got hooked.
After participating in that event, Colburn and her 10 colleagues are working hard to help make this year's event a success. The members of the eight Hillsborough clubs, ages 12 to 18, meet once a month to plan out every aspect of the 5K, from the venue to the snacks and t-shirts. All of the money goes to the individual clubs.
In a mix of car washes, dance marathon events and more, the Teen Leaders 5K is one of the best shots these clubs have at raising a lot of money each year. Since none of the clubs are given money from their corresponding YMCA facilities, everything they want to do as a group has to be funded with a strict, do-it-yourself approach.
The big goal for Plant City is to raise enough money for the group to take a trip to North Carolina to visit to the Blue Ridge Leaders' School where similar YMCA clubs from all over the eastern United States go for workshops, classes and other character-building activities.
Colburn said that about 50 Plant City residents signed up for the 5K through the Plant City YMCA in 2014, though there could have been more. At the time, the club wasn't aware that runners could choose to represent Plant City at the click of a button online. Now, they do.
The goal for 2015 is to improve upon that number. So, the club is doing whatever it can to make sure that the $20 from every registration fee it's responsible for goes to the right place.
They're also hoping that a bigger turnout can lead to more interest in the club, which would lead to more members joining up.
When: 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 28 (check-ins begin at 8 a.m.).
Cost: $20 per person. Register online by Feb. 3 with the promo code "YMCA" and get $5 off.
To register: www.tampaymca.org/leaders5k. Make sure to select the Plant City YMCA at the prompt.


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If you were lucky enough to be born between February 18th and March 20th than you should be proud to be a Pisces, the last sign of the zodiac. Because they're the last sign and belong to the Water family, Pisceans have one of the deepest energies. They inherit every lesson learned by the signs before them, good and bad, so they feel every emotion intensely. This causes them to be the most compassionate and empathetic beings. They're always willing to listen without judgment and put themselves into your shoes to truly understand what you're going through.
You may find yourself easily connecting with a Pisces from the first moment you meet them. They have a special trait in making other feels comforted around them. You'll quickly realize how faithful of a person they are without ever having to question it. Your needs will always come before their own.
Anyone who knows a Pisces would describe them as an old soul. The experience they gained from all the other signs creates a huge imagination that is always looking for the next adventure. It's hard to tie a Pisces down and keep them in one place for a long time. Hence symbolized by The Fish, this sign never slows down enough to stop "swimming." They channel this energy through creativity, many times finding careers in the arts or music.
A Pisces' sensitivity to emotions can hinder their ability to see things clearly. They view the world in a romanticized way, through rose-colored glasses and find the good in everyone. When things go wrong, they often react in an extreme way. Sometimes, they'll try to walk away from a situation rather than face it head on and find a solution. Other times, especially in a toxic relationship, they can become attached and codependent. It is important for a Pisces to always remember to stay level-headed and grounded when making an important decision.
Pisces are the most caring souls of every sign, and their strong emotions are a true blessing. The world would be a better place if we all could find as much empathy as a Pisces.
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Instagram inception, here we come. If somebody sends you a photo or video in a private conversation on Instagram, the app will now let you play around with the original photo so that you can reply in a creative way and keep the context of the conversation.
But you can also move it around, tilt it and draw around it. If you're replying to a video, it looks like Instagram only keeps a screenshot of the first frame.
If you tap on it, the original photo fills the top half of the screen. You can then take a selfie for the bottom half of the photo. It reminds me of Frontback, a photo-sharing app that lets you take a photo of what you have in front of you, and a photo of your reaction with a selfie. Instagram works the same way as it features both the context and your reaction.
The comparison stops there as you can still apply filters, draw on your photo, add stickers, write text and use all those creative tools together. Your reaction doesn't have to be a photo either. You can record a video, a boomerang, use a selfie filter and more.
More importantly, this new reply mode isn't limited to direct messages. If you're watching a story, you can either send a text reply by tapping on the text field at the bottom of the screen, or you can send a photo/video reply by tapping on the camera icon at the bottom left of the screen. And that makes a lot of sense as you want to know the context when somebody is replying to part of your story.


UEFA Champions League betting is one of the most popular sporting competitions for bettors around the world.
The Champions League is the highest level of competition within European club soccer. It was first played during the 1955-56 season and was called the European Cup. The competition was rebranded in 1992 and the format that we are used to these days was born.
The competition begins in late June when four qualifying rounds and a playoff round decide the remaining teams that will join the 26 teams that have qualified in advance. The qualifiers often see the champions of countries such as Sweden, Celtic, and Denmark join the competition.
Once the teams have been decided, the 32 teams compete in the group stage of the tournament, where four teams are drawn into eight groups; with the top two qualifying for the next round.
Once the group stage has ended, the knock out phases continues the competition through to the final; with every tie (excluding the final) played over two legs, one at home and one away.
The winners are crowned in a standalone game, and they go on to play in the curtain raiser for the following European season, in the UEFA Super Cup; where they play against the winners of the Europa League. The Champions League winners also qualify to play in the FIFA Club World Cup, where they play the winners of the equivalent competitions from the various continents.
The Champions League has been won by 22 clubs in total, with Real Madrid being the most successful team having won on 13 occasions. The Spanish giants are also the reigning champions. However, they won't be winning the 2019 tournament as they were knocked out by Ajax at the round of 16 stage.
The best way of betting on the Champions League is match betting. This can be done in an array of ways, with the most straightforward way just being the match result. Here the punter will select whether the result after 90 minutes will be a home win, draw, or away win.
The both teams to score market is a valuable one within the European competition as the calibre of the teams is so high, meaning that goals are common. Simply you can opt to choose yes to the question of both sides to score, or no if you don't believe both teams will find the net.
Over and under markets are a profitable way to bet also, because of the calibre of attacking players on show. There will be a wide range of markets for this, with the over/under 1.5, 2.5, and 3.5 goals all offering the punter the ability to choose whether they think there will be more or fewer goals than the market is stating.
It is a profitable market when the latter stages begin, as the second legs of games are unpredictable and the 2017-18 seasons knockout stages averaged three goals per game.
If a punter was to place a bet on over 3.5 goals, then they will need four goals in the game for the bet to be a winning one.
Additionally, due to the nature of the knockout stages, the Champions League allows bettors to select what team they believe will qualify from a particular tie.
These bets can be placed as soon as the draw is made. Punters can continue to place bets on the team that will qualify from ties even after the conclusion of the first leg; meaning this could be the perfect time to get the value as punters would have seen how the two teams compare when they are on the same pitch.
Betting on the outright winner of the Champions League opens as soon as the previous season's competition has ended. However, punters would be wise to wait until after the summer transfer window before placing a stake on any team to win the competition, due to the chance of star players moving clubs.
This was evident in the summer of 2018, where Real Madrid where the heavy favourites to win the competition for the fourth time on the bounce until Cristiano Ronaldo was sold to Juventus. Once this transfer had been completed Madrid dropped to third favourites.
As typically is the case with the outright market, it is best to find the perfect time to place your wager, so you get the best possible price on your designated outcome. The teams at the top end of the market are typically the same, with Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester City, and Bayern Munich always likely to be short prices.
Along with betting on the team, various markets allow the bettor to place a stake on the country that they believe the winner will come from.
Along with betting on the outright winner, punters can place wagers on the winners of each group. The could be a profitable market should the teams of the group all be even and there isn't two stand out teams that will dominate.
An example of this would be a group consisting of Porto, Roma, Schalke, and Valencia; since all sides are of an equal standard.
The Champions League is highly considered by football fans as the best, with even neutral fans tuning in to watch the games. This is shown in the extensive selection of markets available.
One of the most competitive and lucrative is the top goalscorer market. As you can imagine, the prices are tight regarding who will finish as the top marksman due to the amount of quality on show.
Bettors would be wise to use this market, but they should first consider the team that the player plays for and their chances of progression, since the top scorer of the competition is likely to feature through to the latter stages.
Bettors would be hard pressed to look past Lionel Messi, Christiano Ronaldo, and Sergio Aguero.
Bettors can find 2019 Champions League Tips for all major games on site.


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Websites and useful links
Find books, journal articles, scores and video and audio for musicology.
Sites of Interest to Musicologists
American Musicological Society
Access the Doctoral Dissertations (DDM) from the publicaitons tabs. DDM is a database of bibliographic records for completed dissertations and new dissertation topics in the fields of musicology, music theory, and ethnomusicology, as well as in related musical, scientific, and humanistic disciplines. Contains over 14,000 records.
Australian Music Centre
National Library of Australia - digital music collection
State Library of Queensland - music resources
Grainger Museum (includes digitised Percy Grainger resources)
Harvard Loeb Music Library - internet resources for music scholars
Medieval Music Database
Australian Music: ABC Classic FM
Music Australia
Hosted by the National Library of Australia, Music Australia contains Australian scores prior to 1930.
English Folk Dance & Song Society
Glossary of musical terms
DIAMM: Digital Image Archive of Medieval Music
A leading resource for the study of medieval manuscripts, with images and metadata for thousands of manuscripts.
Music Theory Online
Music Theory Online is a journal of criticism, commentary, research and scholarship.
Journal of Seventeenth-Century Music
The Journal of Seventeenth-Century Music (JSCM) is published by the Society for Seventeenth-Century Music to provide a refereed forum for scholarly studies of the musical cultures of the seventeenth century.
Neue Mozart Ausgabe
The purpose of this web site operated by the Internationale Stiftung Mozarteum in cooperation with the Packard Humanities Institute is to make Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's musical compositions widely and conveniently accessible to the public, for personal study and for educational and classroom use.
In Mozart's Words
Multilingual access to an annotated version of the voluminous correspondence of Mozart and his family - approximately 1,400 letters.
Schumann Autographs
Bonn University Library holds an extensive collection of music autographs and letters from Clara and Robert Schumann
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Game of Thrones...arguably the biggest show in the world?
Published: 13:29 Tuesday 20 September 2016
Game of Thrones is arguably the biggest show in the world right now, and one local man right at the heart of it is Holywood man Garth Hill.
It's certainly not the norm to go to work with giants or White Walkers, but for Garth - a member of the greens team on the hit HBO
series - this has been a regular occurrence over the past six years.
In his time working on the show, Garth has been involved with some of the most iconic episodes. From Hardhome to the Battle of the Bastards, and that emotional scene with Hodor 'holding the door' in season six, the local man has been part of television history in the making.
He even has an Emmy certificate proudly hanging on his wall to show for his work on the show.
But how did he become involved with the show in the first place?
"I know my Head of Department, Michael Gibson, and I just happened to bump into him, and he was looking some tree work done for the first series.
"He got me in as an outside contractor to do some pruning of some trees.
"I now work for the Game of Thrones production company, Fire and Blood Productions."
Did he know what an epic show he was getting involved with?
"I'd never heard of it," Garth admitted. "I'd never heard of the books or anything."
So what exactly does a Greensman do?
"I suppose it would be building and dressing sets, using natural and artificial materials," Garth explained.
Officially, a Greensman's role is an extension of the art department on a film set, responsible for obtaining and taking care of anything 'green' – plants, grass, trees, flowers, and landscaping materials like rocks, gravel or sand.
The duties range from tending to plant nursery operations, from watering or fertilizing to transplanting plants, through to the artful crafting of vines, trees or flowers using cut living material and various forms of artificial material.
"For the indoor sets it's mainly artificial because the lights would kill the living plants," Garth explained, "and we do a lot of ground cover."
Such ground cover would include the infamous 'King's Road', which was filmed at the Dark Hedges.
"That was covered in peat and then there were grasses and turf to break the line up and a lot of leafage collected," Garth stated.
Northern Ireland has been central to the filming of Thrones, with locations across the whole country, and local workers involved in the production.
Holywood man Garth has certainly been involved with many famous scenes from the show, but the first scene he was in charge of was the filming of the Iron Islands at Ballintoy Harbour.
"I hadn't a clue," Garth admitted. "I'd never done anything like that before and it was handed to me to do.
"It was when Theon meets his sister when he returned to the Iron Islands.
"We had to hide a lot of concrete and green out the houses and cottages, and lighting cables etc.
"We knew a farmer up there and he gave us his field. We stripped his field and transported that down to the harbour in tractor loads."
"My main set would have been the three-eyed raven cave underneath the Godswood tree, in Banbridge.
"That was collecting and transporting 26 lorry loads of rhododendron roots of all sizes, and then stitching them all together with screws and putty.
"Some of the roots were maybe 30 foot long, the size of the chamber. They all had to be stitched together to make it look like a half man, half tree sort of thing, him living in the roots.
"That was a big one," Garth said.
Then of course, the last big one was the Battle of the Bastards, with the epic showdown between Jon Snow and Ramsay Bolton.
"We were just given a huge field, and we had to make it look like a dead, sparse place.
"They wanted it white and grey, as if there was no life about.
"We knew there was going to be trouble with drainage and with all the horses and action, it was going to be a quagmire. So we put about 400 ton of stone into that field."
With 4am starts, it was tough going for the greens team.
"We covered the field with a thing called haylage, then we dug up a field of reeds, I think it would have been about 1000 reeds, just to get textures, so it didn't just look like a flat field.
"Everyone pulled together on that one because it was such a big production, with 500 extras and 80 horses.
"You have to work quick," he added.
So what is it like to watch such an epic episode come to life?
"It's incredible," Garth commented. "It's an eye opener."
Whilst viewers won't see season seven of Game of Thrones for a year, work is already well underway.
"Work has started," Garth explained. "No spoilers, but it's going to be great, already you can tell."
What will he do when the final two seasons of Thrones has been filmed?
"I suppose when Game of Thrones is over, I'll just get on to the next thing," Garth said. "But I'll always be able to say that I was involved in it.
"And I've got the Emmy Award certificate," he adds, almost an afterthought.
"The departments that won the Emmy's all got a certificate, and we got our photographs taken with the Emmy itself. So that's my legacy really."
So how does it feel to go to work with White Walkers and Giants?
"It's weird," Garth laughed. "You're in the Paint Hall and you see a giant just walking over to get a cup of coffee, or Daenerys dandering about, or the Lannister Guards, all sitting around chatting.
"The White Walkers are incredible when you see them. The prosthetics are incredible. Most of that is real, it's not visual effects what you see with them.
"I have to mention Hardhome," Garth added. "It was incredible to work on. Seeing the work going into the White Walkers, the visual effects, and the construction. I worked on that one for a long time."
One scene that was particularly poignant in season six was the revelation of what happened to 'Hodor'.
"I was very involved with the making of the Hodor scenes last series," Garth explained.
"That was between special effects and us on the door. They'd made three or four doors, one main wooden heavy one and then they had the fake ones, and we had to dress that door inside and out with roots, and of course they had to retake that scene several times so when they put the next door on to shoot again, they all had to match the exact same.
"It was quite an intense wee scene with the amount of work that went into it.
"It was a big iconic scene; it was sad. A lot of time went into that scene."
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Election Security In Georgia
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST:
There are new developments in a legal fight over the security of Georgia's election server. This past week, an election security expert said he found evidence the server was tampered with in 2014. The allegation was contained in an affidavit filed as part of a lawsuit brought by election integrity activists seeking to bar Georgia from using its paperless voting machines.
Marilyn Marks is the executive director of the Coalition for Good Governance, one of the nonprofit groups behind the lawsuit. We talked about the implications of a breach of the election server.
MARILYN MARKS: The reason this is so concerning is because while it appears that the malicious attacker got in in 2014, they could have clearly stayed in quite a long time. This server was not shut down until the end of 2017. But the records that were on that server - and these would be millions of records. This would have been the hub for all of Georgia's elections. Those millions of records could have been, certainly, infiltrated. And then as copies of those records were removed from the server to put on new applications, they could have carried with them malicious code. There is still quite a lot we don't know. But there is no reason to believe that anything that an attacker did in 2014 and beyond is not still present in the system.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: Could these malicious actors have actually changed people's votes?
MARKS: Unfortunately, yes. The reason is that on this central server, it was the mothership. It was the hub of all things elections in Georgia. And every single one of the 30,000 voting machines that are used in Georgia was programmed from that central server. So yes, they could've changed votes. Do we have any evidence of that? Not at this point. We will certainly be wanting to find out.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: This sounds like an enormously problematic breach. Who was responsible for the server's security?
MARKS: The secretary of state's office has run that particular operation. It's called Center for Election Systems. At the time of the breach, it was located at Kennesaw State University. It was operated as a little satellite organization that was really under the control of the secretary of state's office. After the breach and then after an explosive event when we sued them and then they deleted all of their files, then there was such a public outcry that that contract was canceled, and all of the work was moved back to the secretary of state's office but under the direction of the same managers.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: What does this mean for the 2020 presidential election? How can Georgia audit its vote if it needs to?
MARKS: Lulu, it cannot. And it's not just the presidential election that's at risk because Georgia programs every single machine centrally. It is the U.S. senatorial elections - and as you know, Georgia has two senators up in the election this year - mayors, county commissioners and then all the way up to the presidential office. None of those elections will be able to be audited.
The secretary of state has chosen a new system. They've spent over a hundred million dollars on it. It is absolutely as vulnerable, if not more vulnerable, according to many experts, than the old system that we're talking about. So not only could the old malware have been transferred into the new system in various places, but the fact that it cannot be audited is really troublesome.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: So you're saying, bottom line is that Georgians can't be confident about their vote in 2020 unless some things change. What are those things?
MARKS: What needs to change is really simple, Lulu. What needs to change is that paper ballots marked by hand by all those who are able have them counted using a optical scanner and then have audits done. The state should not be putting an electronic screen between the voter and the ballot. And then with an audit, they could be virtually 100% sure that the vote was what reflected the will of the people.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: That's Marilyn Marks, executive director of the Coalition for Good Governance. Thank you so much.
MARKS: Thank you, Lulu. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


Just hours after she declared Donald Trump to be the "biggest wimp" in U.S. presidential history for agreeing to temporarily end the government shutdown without any assurance of funding for his border wall, Ann Coulter appeared on "Real Time" to talk about it with Bill Maher. But as it turned out, Coulter mostly defended POTUS from criticism — except about the wall.
The conversation between Maher and "my good frenemy" Coulter was like a political shouting match between family members over Thanksgiving dinner. Things would get heated, they largely talked over one another, and they never actually saw eye-to-eye on anything. There were also a few jokes here and there — including a moment where Maher pretended to apologize for comparing Coulter to slime, and promised to "make it up to you in bed tonight." Coulter largely had Trump's back on almost everything from the Mueller investigation to his tendency to fib.
Coulter said that Trump's lies, which she repeatedly referred to as "puffery," were a refreshing contrast to other "respectable" politicians who, she said, have also lied about important matters. Coulter said she assumed Trump's many outlandish statements indicate that he wouldn't care what "elites" think, and would actually keep his promises.
Maher and Coulter argued over a number of other issues too: Whether or not Robert Mueller has proof that Trump is a traitor; whether or not a wall would actually keep immigrants from reaching the United States; Israel; Trump's support for a new regime in Venezuela; and Russia's opposition to regime change in Venezuela. They didn't find much common ground.
So for those of you readying a "welcome to the resistance, Ann Coulter" tweet, you can move that into the trash bin.
"I'm against women working, so I can't," she said.