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Arguably the greatest player of the piano ever to have lived, a celebrity of iconic proportions and one of the most radical composers during the Romantic era, Franz Liszt is seen by many as a true musical romantic hero.
Liszt met Beethoven in 1823, at a concert in which he impressed the master with his virtuosity to the extent that he kissed him on the forehead in praise. It was not until he witnessed a concert by Paganini that Liszt decided he too, wanted to become a true instrumental virtuoso. He practically invented the notion of a touring performer, and with it, the solo piano recital. His activities led to a genuine European euphoria, which became known as "Lisztomania". Concert halls were desperately seeking to be included on his touring schedules, admirers appeared in crowds for a glimpse of the genius and women fought each other for the right to take home Liszt's discarded handkerchiefs and gloves.
But Liszt was far from an ostentatious fame-seeker. Besides reinventing piano technique, particularly with his Transcendental Etudes, he also paved the way for the symphonic poem with Les Preludes - a character or landscape study for orchestra (usually from a literary source), and arguably predated Debussy's impressionism with such piano works as Les Jeux d'eaux à la Villa d'Este. His later works even herald the music of the early twentieth century.
Liszt's music spans the full gamut of the Romantic period, from Beethoven's death to progressive romanticism and the seeds of modern music. During his life, he met, socialized, influenced and was influenced by almost every key figure in nineteenth century music, including Beethoven, Berlioz, Brahms, Paganini, Chopin and Wagner. The latter became his son-in-law, further cementing Liszt's pivotal position between the Romantic tradition and the 'Music of the Future'.
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John Dennis Spellman, född 29 december 1926 i Seattle, Washington, död 16 januari 2018 i Seattle, var en amerikansk republikansk politiker. Han var Washingtons guvernör 1981–1985.

Spellman tjänstgjorde i USA:s flotta i andra världskriget. Han avlade kandidatexamen vid Seattle University och juristexamen vid Georgetown University.

Spellman efterträdde 1981 Dixy Lee Ray som Washingtons guvernör och efterträddes 1985 av Booth Gardner.

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ALBANY — If the best Jeanine Pirro can do right now is say that Hillary Clinton should be defeated because she may run for president in 2008, Republicans can pack it in and go home, political insiders agreed yesterday.
But Westchester County District Attorney Pirro's initial frontal attack on Clinton was just that yesterday, as she hammered the former first lady for — horror of horrors! — not pledging to serve a full six-year term.
Pirro said virtually nothing about how she differs with Clinton on key issues: the war in Iraq, the fight against terrorism, New York's high taxes and the disastrous upstate economy, which is supposed to be dear to the heart of Elmira native Pirro.
Instead, Pirro repeatedly charged Clinton with using New Yorkers as a "doormat" because she won't vow to serve a second full term in office — something that several recent public opinion polls suggest many New Yorkers would like her to do.
"That's not enough to win on," said Marist College polling director Dr. Lee Miringoff.
"If she runs with that as her main theme, she runs the risk of becoming a one-note song the way Rick Lazio did in 2000, when he ran against Mrs. Clinton, calling her a carpetbagger for moving into New York to run," Miringoff continued.
Former state Republican Party Executive Director Brendan Quinn agreed, saying, "You need to have more substance than just saying, 'Serve six full years,' to convince the people to vote for you."
Meanwhile, Pirro came under attack, for allegedly not holding strong Republican positions, from would-be GOP primary rival Edward Cox, son-in-law of the late President Nixon.
"Ms. Pirro's limited record and her positions on the issues will prevent her from motivating Republican and Conservative voters," Cox said.
"That is simply a recipe for a resounding defeat," he added.
Also, state Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long said some of Pirro's generally liberal social positions were troubling to conservatives.
"She's entitled to do what she wants to do, but I've been on record saying that I thought she would be an easier fit for our party's nomination if she ran for attorney general," said Long.
Mayor Bloomberg, a Democrat-turned-Republican, also refused to say he'd back Pirro in the Senate race.
"I've got a race with 95 odds days left to go . . . I'll worry about other elections after that time," Bloomberg told reporters.


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The editorial team of the journal "Risk Governance and Control: Financial Markets & Institutions" are pleased to announce the winners of the Best Paper Award for 2018.
The three papers were selected based upon Virtus Scholar Platform statistics, Crossref views statistics and opinion of the reviewers and editorial team.
for the paper "Audit fees and pricing strategy: Do restatements of internal control reports and earnings matter?", 8(2), 63-73.
Congratulations to the authors. All of them will receive relevant certificates to appreciate their outstanding works.
We will definitely continue this tradition next year and will again select the best papers for the journal at the end of 2019.


As there are a wide variety of writing conferences and festivals taking place this year we will not be running a NorthWrite conference. Instead we will run short workshops in conjunction with Kings Theatre Creative in Kawakawa. As well, we are organising a competition for Northland writers where the prize will be registration fees at a conference of the winner's choice. Details will be posted shortly – watch this space.
It was great to catch up with members at our first summer picnic on 30 January, where we joined the ArtBeat Community Arts Festival. Piet Nieuwland performed a number of his poems celebrating our Northland environment and local musicians and bands did us proud. Great weather, interesting stalls and lots of activities for children made this a very successful event and one that NZSA would like to continue to support.
Our next meeting is on Saturday 20 February in Kerikeri – venue to be advised. Dates for 2016 meetings can be found here.
The National Flash Fiction Day competition is now open and submissions are being accepted until 30 April. A maximum of three stories per entrant with each story up to 300 words (excluding title) may be submitted. This year the prize money has been seriously increased to $1000 for the first, $400 for the second and $100 for the third place winner. Full details are available at the NFFD site. James Norcliffe and Elizabeth Smither are this year's judges.
Rules and Entry Forms available from: www.topwriters.co.nz or TOSNZSA15@gmail.com or here.


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Statistics Canada Reports Crime Continues To Decline
Statistics Canada today released a report on Police-reported crime statistics for 2009.
According to the report:
"Police-reported crime in Canada continues to decline. Both the volume and severity of police-reported crime fell in 2009, continuing the downward trend seen over the past decade (...)"
"The crime rate, a measure of the volume of crime reported to police, fell 3% in 2009 and was 17% lower than a decade ago."
"The Crime Severity Index (CSI), a measure of the seriousness of police-reported crime, declined 4% in 2009 and stood 22% lower than in 1999."
"Violent crimes, which range in seriousness from harassing phone calls to homicide, accounted for about 1 in 5 crimes in 2009. Police-reported violent crime in Canada is also declining, but to a lesser extent than overall crime (...)"
"Rates for many violent crimes fell in 2009, including serious assault, sexual assault and robbery."
"However, some violent crimes did increase. There were 806 attempted murders in 2009, 85 more than in 2008. Increases were also reported in the rate of extortion, firearms offences and criminal harassment."
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The Story of "The Bird" 7/18/20
The Detroit Tigers are one of the most storied franchises of the American League, originating as a part of the AL's inaugural season in 1901. With this history comes many Hall of Famers, but no Detroit legend, whether it be Hank Greenberg or Al Kaline, can compete with the meteoric rise and fall of "The Bird," Mark Fidrych.
Mark Fidrych was a non-roster invitee for the Tigers in 1976, officially joining Detroit's MLB roster in late April. He was lanky and curly-haired, which is how he got his nickname from Big Bird from Sesame Street. "The Bird" made his mark on the baseball world on May 15, when he allowed a single run in a complete game against the Indians at Tigers Stadium in Detroit. Throughout the game, Fidrych would talk to the ball and pat down the mound repeatedly, idiosyncrasies that elevated his celebrity status to levels that you could say have never been seen since. Fidrych continued to dominate the American League with his weird tendencies and masterful pitching. By the All Star break, his seasonal ERA was under 2 and was elected to start, the second rookie in MLB history to be named an ASG starting pitcher. Fidrych would finish the season with a 19-9 win-loss record with a league-leading 24 complete games and 2.34 ERA. He obviously finished in first place for AL Rookie of the Year voting, but also came in second for the Cy Young Award behind the Hall of Famer pitcher for the Orioles, Jim Palmer. Throughout this amazing year, Fidrych was asked for curtain call after curtain call, as fans fell in love with the quirky future of the American League. To this day, he is the only baseball player to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.
Sadly, Fidrych suffered an injury before the 1977 season and was never the same pitcher again. It was diagnosed in 1985 as a torn rotator cuff, a surgery that could've saved Fidrych's career from imploding the way it did, had the injury been dealt with sooner. "The Bird" only pitched professionally for another four years after that amazing 1976 season, but lived a quiet, fulfilling life at his Massachusetts farm until his untimely death in 2009. So, this begs the question: what if "The Bird" continued flying after '76? Well, he would've had a lot of fun with 1984 Cy Young Award and AL MVP recipient, Willie Hernandez, who helped the Tigers win the World Series that year, but overall, he would've been a superstar pitcher, mesmerizing fans with his precise control, until he was elected into the Hall of Fame. Thanks for reading this post and I hope you enjoyed it. Check back soon for more of "all the buzz on what wuzz."
Five Alternative Team Names for the Indians and Braves 7/4/20
The NFL recently opened discussions about changing the name of the Washington Redskins to something more appropriate. This has prompted the MLB to consider the Cleveland Indians, who got rid of their red-faced Native American mascot and logo, Chief Wahoo, in 2018 (on Columbus Day, of all days). The Redskins moniker is definitely worse than Cleveland's, but it still begs the question: if the Indians change their name, to what will it be changed? I'll be proposing five of these potential names, three for Cleveland and two for the Atlanta Braves, a team that also has a questionable name, thanks more in part to the culture of the team (the Tomahawk Chop and their defunct mascot, Chief Knockahoma) rather than the team's actual name.
The Cleveland...
Cleveland is known as a blue-collar city with a vibrant industrial life that made it inviting for immigrants during the 20th century. Blow-up hammers at games for children might get a little annoying, but this also makes for some potentially excellent home run puns.
There's a better name to epitomize the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's home in Cleveland, but I can't think of it right now. Still though, with music's soulful connection to baseball that dates back decades, this name seems like a great fit.
A random name to some, sure, but there used to be a team called the Cleveland Spiders that played in the 19th century. The team was absolutely putrid, posting the worst win-loss record in baseball history in 1899 (20-134), but used to have a lesser-known pitcher named Cy Young in their rotation. The name is original, fearsome, and a merchandising goldmine.
The Atlanta...
Atlanta's history with music is extremely vast, with artists of all different genres calling Atlanta home. The same logic that makes the Rockers name logical applies here. Musicians just love singing about baseball.
I'm stealing another former baseball team name, this time from Seattle in 1969 (the Seattle Pilots moved to Milwaukee and became the Brewers just a year into their existence), to honor the world's busiest airport. Yes, sports names involving flying vehicles, whether it be birds or airplanes, are seen across the sporting landscape, but Atlanta's airport is the king of air traffic.
What other names should the Indians and Braves consider? Leave your thoughts in the comments section below. Thanks for reading this post and I hope you enjoyed it. Check back soon for more of "all the buzz on what wuzz." And have a great July 4th!
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The Maryland Mining Company was a iron and coal mining company operating in Eckhart, Allegany County, Maryland. The Eckhart mines location up Braddock Run were among the first bituminous coal mines developed in the area, together with a few others along Georges Creek.
Northern Pacific Railway constructed a branch line between Cle Elum and Roslyn in 1886 and on to Ronald in 1887 that transported coal as well as local residents.
While there's plenty of money for free stone training in health care and trucking, local workers pack coal classes instead.
The Bowen Basin contains the largest coal reserves in Australia. This major coal producing region contains one of the world's largest deposits of bituminous coal.
This picturesque site on the Tasman Peninsula once housed up to 600 convicts who laboured in the inky blackness of underground tunnels, chipping at coal and dragging it out on trolleys behind them.
Annually, 28 West Virginia Counties produce coal.; McDowell County has produced more coal than any other county in West Virginia. The West Virginia Coal Industry provides about 30,000 direct stone in WV, including miners, mine contractors, coal preparation plant employees and mine supply companies.


Ethanol fuel, a gas additive, is everywhere! Nowadays, the gas you pump from almost every gas station contains a blend of gasoline and ethanol. The percentage of ethanol blend is indicated by the E number. For example E10 means the gas mixture contains 90% gas and 10% ethanol. In automobiles, ethanol fuel won't do much harm to your car's engine. However, when you're using gas with ethanol mixture in your outdoor power equipment, you run the risk of engine damage and incurring costly repairs.
What are the effects of ethanol fuel?
E10 fuels are approved for usage in lawn mowers and outdoor power handhelds like chainsaws, trimmers, and leaf blowers. Gas with higher concentrations of ethanol is not. Always refer to your owner's manual for the correct fuel to use.
While E10 fuels are approved for small engine equipment usage, it is not recommended, especially in handheld products. Gas with ethanol separates while being stored in your gas tank. The 2 stroke oil remains bonded to the gasoline but not to ethanol. Thus, the ethanol and water part of the mixture contains no oil for engine lubrication. This leads to poor lubrication, performance issues and costly repairs over time.
Ethanol will start to absorb water over time, leading to poor engine performance. E10 gas absorbs up to 50 times more water than standard gasoline. It is recommended that you replace gas in your fuel tank every 2-3 weeks to avoid alcohol and water related engine issues.
Ethanol is also an excellent solvent. Simply put, it will dissolve plastic, rubber, fiberglass and much more, potentially causing serious problems to small engines.
What are solutions to the ethanol problem?
Always keep your fuel fresh! Never buy and store gas for more than a 30 day supply.
Use pre-mixed ethanol free fuel for your power equipment. We offer the best pre-mixed fuel option for the your handheld equipment. For a limited time, you can extend your Husqvarna gas handheld, like chainsaws, trimmers, and leaf blowers, for up to 4 years by purchasing Husqvarna premixed fuel along with your handheld purchase. See the extended warranty program for more details.
Are you looking to fell trees? To trim branches? To clean up after a big storm? To cut firewood? When buying a new chainsaw, the most important thing to consider is how you will use it.


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By Ben Mason
December 15, 2014, Berlin, Germany
Fifty-five years ago C.P. Snow gave a lecture, which became famous, about the "Two Cultures." He argued intellectual life was divided into two separate domains — science and the humanities — and this division was an obstacle in solving the world's problems. Today, might we say the same about "digital" and "social"?
In Blueprint 2015 — for which betterplace lab served as a research partner — what Lucy Bernholz calls Digital Civil Society (in Europe, often called Digital Social) sometimes feels like it's divided into two camps. On the one side are the traditional apparatus of promoting social good: foundations, charities, and NGOs; on the other a generation of hackers and techies set on using their IT skills for social good.
So the passages of this year's Blueprint about "social going digital" vs. "digital going social" rang very true with our experiences and discussions we have in the betterplace lab about what we're trying to promote and achieve. But one of the things our Lab Around the World research showed us is how much of a gulf exists between the two — more so in many of the developing countries we visited than in the United States.
This is due in part to scepticism in the populations of those countries towards NGOs after six decades of mixed experiences with international aid initiatives. Moreover, in societies with high levels of poverty or those less well served with amenities, there are simply more needs to be served. This, in combination with rapid growth in incomes and access to affordable digital technology, leaves open a wide field for (social) tech businesses with an autonomous entrepreneurial spirit.
For that reason, Lucy's argument that we should have a broad understanding about what constitutes civil society, and should appreciate the growing importance of the social economy, is all the more important when we're thinking globally.
And there's a further interesting question, I think, about this wave of socially-minded techies. At the moment, a certain culture and vocabulary, heavily influenced by Silicon Valley, pervades many (not all) tech communities worldwide. In tech hubs in Accra and San José, Lucy's "design thinking" buzzwords are spoken fluently; meanwhile entrepreneurs in Nairobi polish their "elevator pitch" for investors.
What is not clear is to what extent, and in which ways, a worldwide social tech community will continue to emerge. People working in tech professions will hopefully be bound together by collaborations and knowledge sharing, also common technologies and data publishing standards. On the other hand, we can expect to see more local adaptations across the board, from organization forms to the technological backbones of projects (incidentally, my submission for a further buzzword: "open hardware"). I'm excited to see how these various centrifugal and centripetal forces play out.
As for us in betterplace lab, we're thrilled that through this cooperation, Lucy's analysis has shone new light on our research — and on us. And it's just in time to include in our current work planning Lab Around the World 2015.
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Quad leaders discussed cyber attacks: White House
Washington [US], March 13 (ANI): The leaders of the Quad countries of India, Australia, Japan and the United States discussed the issue of cyber attacks during talks conducted earlier in the day, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Friday.
"Without getting into too much detail, they discussed both recent cyber-attacks and semiconductors in the course of the conversation today. The leaders agreed -- as part of the Emerging Technology working group to look at the supply chain question including as it relates to semiconductors to make sure that we do not have shortages of critical materials," Sullivan said during a briefing at the White House.
"But also the cyber attacks that have hit Japan, India and Australia just in the past few weeks and months."Sullivan said that the impetus behind the new cyber working group of the Quad countries is not solely the recent massive SolarWinds or Microsoft cyber attack incidents "both of which the United Staes is responding to with urgency". He stressed that such attacks are a "common challenge" the Quad is facing from both state and non-state actors.
Sullivan also said the scale and scope of the Microsoft cyber attack is yet to be determined, but noted that it is significant. "We are still trying to gather information, trying to determine the scope and scale (of the attack)," he said.
Sputnik reported that on Tuesday, Microsoft released emergency security updates saying it had uncovered exploits that a China-based hacking group was able to access email accounts and install malware. Within three days, reports emerged alleging that some 30,000 organizations in the United States were subjected to a cyberattack.
Microsoft explained the hackers targeted institutions in the United States to obtain information from infectious disease researchers, law firms, universities, defense contractors, think tanks and non-governmental organizations.
The Chinese authorities have asked the media and companies accusing Beijing of cyberattacks to provide evidence instead of baseless accusations. (ANI)


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2023: Miyetti-Allah endorses Tinubu/Shettima ticket
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Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, the Fulani socio-cultural association has endorsed the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, ahead of the 2023 Presidential election.
Alh. Abdullahi Bello Bodejo, the President of the association revealed the association's decision to support the candidacy the APC's presidential candidate when members of the APC Youth Campaign support group, City Boy Youth Movement led by Mr. Favour Abayomi paid him a courtesy visit in Nassarawa state on Saturday as part of the group's community engagement with stakeholders and community leaders across the country.
The association's leader while addressing members of the City Boy Youth Movement said the groups' choice of Bola Ahmed Tinubu amongst other candidates is based on the antecedent of Tinubu and their desire to have a secured, prosperous, and united Nigeria where the safety of the live and properties of their members, as enshrined in the constitution of the country will be guaranteed.
Alh. Bodejo urged all Fulani pastoralist across the country to come out en-masse to vote for Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2023 presidential election.
He used the visit to extended an invitation to the City Boy Youth Movement to a public declaration of the group's endorsement of Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Lafiya the Capital City of Nasarawa State.
While speaking on behalf of the City Boy Youth Movement, Mal. Idris Jibril expresses the groups gratitude to Alh. Bodejo and describe the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore as a critical partner in the economic development of the country.
"The Nation owes a debt of gratitude to Alh. Bodejo for his steadfastness and commitment to peace and security in the country" he remarked.
In a similar vain, Mr Favour Abayomi, described the APC presidential candidate as an untribalised Nigerian who has the interest of Nigeria and Nigerians at heart.
" If you look at the antecedents of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, you will see that he has lived his life for the masses and touched lives across all States of the Federation.
"He has done it before, he is ready to do it again," said Abayomi.
Alh. Bodejo further challenged the youth across the country to uphold integrity and fight against deliberate propaganda targeted against any section or ethnic group in the country by unscrupulous politicians.
"Nigeria was one happy united and secured country until unscrupulous politicians were allowed to beguile the masses" he said.
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EPRI Investigates Promising Technologies and Approaches to Detect Dangerous Downed Power Lines
By Chris Warren
Live downed power lines (conductors) on utility distribution grids present a public safety challenge for utilities. They may not arc, sputter, or give off any other indications that they are live. This increases the possibility that someone would touch the wire, causing serious injury or death.
For decades, the electric power industry has investigated ways to improve the detection and prevention of downed conductors. Recent research has put more effective, scalable detection methods within reach.
As part of a three-year project begun in 2016, EPRI is examining approaches to high impedance fault detection. A low impedance fault can occur when a fallen tree limb forces two wires together in the air and there's little fault impedance to limit the flow of current between the two wires. Protective equipment such as a fuse or circuit breaker senses the high current and trips to end the fault.
In contrast, a high impedance fault limits the flow of current. "If a conductor breaks and falls on the ground, then it's a high impedance fault because the wire has poor electrical contact with the soil. Little current flows, so it won't blow a fuse or trip a circuit breaker," said EPRI Senior Technical Executive Tom Short, who leads research on high impedance faults. "The conductor can sit on the ground live for a long time and threaten public safety without the utility knowing it."
Today, there is no widely used method for detecting downed power lines. Most utilities publicize a phone number that customers can call when they see a downed power line, but this does not fully address the problem.
Watch an animation about a "meter pinging" approach under investigation to detect downed wires.
http://eprijournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MeterPinging_Animation.mp4
Following a literature review of research on high impedance fault detection, Short and his colleagues conducted tests at EPRI's research facility in Lenox, Massachusetts on newly available arc detection technologies. "When a live conductor on the ground is arcing and sputtering, arc detection technology looks for changes in the flow of current," said Short. "The tests showed that off-the-shelf technology could detect some downed conductors but not others."
For example, when live wires were placed on asphalt—which provides significant insulation—there was no current flow or arcing, and the faults were undetectable. "On a patch of freshly laid grass and sod, there was a better electrical connection that caused arcing, so the technologies were able to detect the faults," said Short. "While not a comprehensive solution, this approach offers an improvement over what is done now."
EPRI is investigating a potentially more effective detection approach that involves the use of a utility's advanced metering infrastructure and outage management system (OMS).
When advanced meters lose power during an outage, they send alerts to the OMS. Based on the meters' locations, the OMS may determine that a blown fuse caused the outage. It can pinpoint the fuse's location, directing repair crews to replace it.
Advanced metering can be used to detect cases in which outages are caused by a broken, downed conductor rather than a blown fuse. Distribution grid operators can send messages (known as pinging) to meters just downstream from the fuse located by the OMS.
"If the fuse really is out, the meter won't respond," said Short. "If the meter responds, that means that the fuse didn't blow, and the problem is somewhere else. Operators can continue pinging meters further down the feeder until one doesn't respond. That indicates that the problem is between two meters and could be a downed conductor. That is where you send the crews."
In the project's final year, EPRI will continue to investigate methods for detecting downed conductors. Researchers plan to test the pinging approach with several utilities.
"We will work with at least six utilities to implement an automated detection system and evaluate how it works in practice," said Short.
Tom Short
Modern Approaches to High Impedance Fault Detection


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