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Ian McLagan RIP, James, Stars, Sun Ra, Jukebox the Ghost, Sophia
Thursday, December 04, 2014 - 08:00 AM
Posted by: Karl
IAN McLAGAN, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, keyboardist for the Faces and Small Faces, Rod Stewart and the Rolling Stones (to name but a few), has passed away in Austin TX at 69. The Rolling Stone obit embeds classics "Stay With me" and "Itchyco Park," but I'll throw in "Tin Soldier" as a bonus tribute track. BOUNUS: His recent session at The Current.
JAMES gives KEXP listeners a live performance from The Cutting Room Studios in New York City.
STARS stopped by The Current for a chat and mini-set.
THE SUN RA ARKESTRA plays a Tiny Desk Concert at the offices of NPR.
JUKEBOX THE GHOST stopped by World Cafe for a chat and mini-set.
THE RAVEONETTES' 2011 video for 2001's "The Christmas Song."
ARIEL PINK isn't a misogynist but a nymphomaniac, according to his cal Arts schoolmate John Maus.
CAKE's one-time drummer Peter Ivan McNea has been sentenced to 15-years-to-life in state prison for molesting a three-year-old girl at a Thanksgiving 2009 party.
DAVID BOWIE: Ten of the Best.
ROUGH TRADE'S Top 100 Albums of the Year.
LINDSAY LOHAN is launching a clothing line, named...wait for it...My Addiction.
JIMMY FALLON and wife Nancy welcomed their second child on Wednesday. He's also Entertainment Weekly's Entertainer of the Year.
ARNIE HAMMER is a first-time father after welcoming a daughter with his wife, journalist Elizabeth Chambers Hammer.
EVA MENDES stopped by The Ellen DeGeneres Showto talk about her new daughter and parenthood with her man Ryan Gosling.
MARIAH CAREY was so consumed with divorce talk Tuesday evening that she blew off her scheduled taped performance for the Rockefeller Center tree lighting ceremony... but she was to perform live Wednesday night.
ANNIE LENNOX questioned Mdonna's topless photoshoot for Interview magazine. Did she just now realize Madge is "attention seeking"?
CENTCOM reported that since Dec. 1, the US has carried out 14 airstrikes in Syria against the Islamic State, and that the US and partner nations carried out 11 airstrikes against the group in Iraq. Secretary of State Kerry refused to confirm reports that Iranian airstrikes had targeted the Islamic State in Iraq and added that the US is not coordinating militarily with Iran, but said that the net effect of such strikes could be positive.
IRANIAN jets helped Iraqi and allied forces, including Kurdish fighters and Shiite militiamen, chase Islamic State fighters from the two towns in Diyala in late November.
NATO and AFGHANISTAN on Tuesday formally launched the new training and advisory mission that will take over from departing alliance combat troops on Jan. 1.
SOPHIA the RHODESIAN RIDGEBACK: From 2 months to 3 years in 23 seconds.
RATS offer clues to why men like lingerie. It's Science!
SNAIL SLIME: The secret to youthful-looking skin.
BLADE the TORTOISE was fitted with a set of Lego wheels after losing the use of his legs.
Bobby Keys, RIP, Conor Oberst, Sean Rowe, the RAA, Goodbye Party, Pug
Wednesday, December 03, 2014 - 08:00 AM
BOBBY KEYS, longtime saxophone player, session musician and touring member of the Rolling Stones, has died in rural Tennessee at age 70. Though he's undoubtedly best known for playing on classic Stones LP's including Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main Street, he got his start playing with Buddy Holly, and one of his first recorded solo's was on Dion & The Belmonts' "The Wanderer." His discography is truly impressive, as are these performances.
CONOR OBERST stopped by Morning Becomes Eclectic for a session.
SEAN ROWE stopped by WFUV's Studio A for a chat and mini-set.
THE RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE performs live in the KEXP Studio, with a set of tunes from their 2014 album, Mended With Gold.
THE GOODBYE PARTY is streaming Silver Blues via Bandcamp.
THE DECEMBERISTS drop a lyric video for "Lake Song" ahead of What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World.
SLEATER-KINNEY drops "Surface Envy" ahead of No Cities To Love.
THE KILLERS dropped a video for "Joel the Lump of Coal," with help from Jimmy Kimmel.
NATALIE PRASS: This 28-year-old Nashville singer/songwriter weathers heartbreak while backed by lush arrangements that recall the orchestrated, soulful pop of the 1970s.
AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has entered a plea of not-guilty to charges of threatening to kill and possession of drugs.
VINYL COMEBACK? Don't believe the hype.
THE 50 BEST ALBUMS of 2014, according to Stereogum.
BILL COSBY is being sued by a 55-year-old woman who claims the comedian sexually assaulted her at the Playboy Mansion in 1974 when she was 15 years old ... according to TMZ.
KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN is the next member of the family to do a nude photoshoot.
LADY GAGA revealed on The Howard Stern Show Tuesday that she was raped as a teen.
ROSARIO DAWSON adopted a 12-year-old girl in October.
BRADLEY COOPER tells Buzz Bissinger about his past struggles—including addiction, and the wrenching loss of his father.
SUICIDE SQUAD: Warner Bros announced Jared Leto, Will Smith, Tom Hardy, Margot Robbie, Jai Courtney and Cara Delevingne will make up the all-star cast of Warner Bros.' supervillain tentpole.
"BEAUTY WORK": The secret Hollywood procedure that has fooled us for years.
NATO will establish a prototype of a new rapid response force next year as it strives to improve its ability to deter a potential Russian attack, the alliance said on Tuesday. The new Army commander in Europe plans to bolster the U.S. armored presence in Poland and the Baltic states and keep rotations of U.S. troops there through next year and possibly beyond to counter Russia.
THE ISLAMIC STATE is expanding in Egypt.
SYRIA: The latest effort to unify the fractured Syrian military opposition has done little to create a cohesive vehicle for foreign military aid that could fight insurgents in Syria, after at least two major rebel groups dropped out of the initiative.Meanwhile, the US hasn't started vetting so-called moderate rebels yet.
IRAN is bombing Islamic State targets in Iraq.
BARRY THE PUG takes a bath.
BUTCH THE BOSTON TERRIER experienced joy in his final days.
GIRAFFE numbers have plummeted by 40 per cent in the past 15 years.
JUMPING THE SHARK: Guess who photobombed a surfing competition off an Australian beach?
Wilco, Willie Nelson, School 94, Faith No More, Disney Puppies
Tuesday, December 02, 2014 - 08:00 AM
OF MONTREAL's Kevin Barnes covered David Bowie's "Moonage Daydream" and "Hang Onto Yourself" at the Museum Of Contemporary Art Chicago.
WILCO is streaming all four discs of Alpha Mike Foxtrot: Rare Tracks 1994-2014... at TLOBF, ClashMusic, Uncut, and The Quietus. (Thx, Frank Yang)
WILLIE NELSON & SISTER BOBBIE stream December Day: Willie's Stash, Vol. 1.
SCHOOL 94 advance streams their Like You EP.
FAITH NO MORE played a secret five-song set at Amoeba Records.
DEER TICK drops "White Havoc" for the holidays.
GLAM XMAS: Wizzard's awesome "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day" and Slade's "Merry Christmas Everybody" (1973's UK Xmas No. 1) are your Twofer Tuesday.
KIM GORDON has proven to be the most adventurous member of Sonic Youth since the band's demise.
PANDORA's new deal with indie labels...sounds like old school payola?
AC/DC: Angus Young and Brian Johnson talk to The Guardian about unwelcome headlines.
ROLLING STONE's TOP 50 ALBUMS of 2014 is pretty Rolling Stone.
CHRISTIAN BALE talks to the Wall Street Journal about Exodus: Gods and Kings, past roles, and tells George Clooney to shut up.
BILL COSBY resigned from Temple University's board of trustees on Monday, after the Berklee School of Music and Cosby's alma mater, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, became the latest institutions to cut ties with the 77-year-old comedian as more women stepped forward with accusations.
ANGELINA JOLIE had a big scare Sunday when her SUV skidded on an oily L.A. road, hitting a median and blowing 2 tires.
SCARLETT JOHANSSON married French journalist Romain Dauriac in a secret ceremony just after the birth of their daughter, Rose.
ROSIE O'DONNELL's days on The View are numbered. Turns out she's difficult. Who knew?
STEPHEN HAWKING would like to play a Bond villain.
SONY PICTURES are being devoured on copyright-infringing file-sharing hubs online in the wake of the hack attack that hobbled the studio earlier in the week. Currently being investigated is a connection between upcoming Sony movie The Interview, and North Korea.
TERRORISTS are plotting to blow up five European passenger jets in a Christmas "spectacular", security experts say.
TURKEY: The Obama administration is weighing the opening of a new front in the air war against the Islamic State in Syria, part of an offensive to push back militants along the western portion of Syria's border with Turkey and create a relatively safe zone for U.S.-backed Syrian rebel forces to move in.
SYRIA: CENTCOM stated that the US conducted 27 airstrikes in Syria since Nov. 28; 26 targeted the islamic State and one targeted Al Nusrah.
PUPPIES dressed as Disney characters, and PETA does nothing?
THE SQUIRREL THREAT: A militant rodent terrorized the Chater Infants School in Watford, Hertfordshire.
CRICKETS could solve the world food shortage, if we get desperate.
WHO LET THE COW IN? Moo...Moo...
Los Campesinos!, The Band, Unearthly Black Gospel, Growlers, Golden Retriever
Monday, December 01, 2014 - 08:00 AM
SHE & HIM drop a video for "Stay Awhile."
LOS CAMPESINOS! advance streams their Christmas EP.
THE BAND: Genuine Bootleg Series 4: Crossing The Great Divide.
WHEN I REACH THAT HEAVENLY SHORE: Unearthly Black Gospel 1926-1936.
THE GROWLERS drop by KEXP to perform psych-pop from their 2014 album, Chinese Fountain.
NME's TOP 50 TRACKS of 2014, playlisted on Spotify.
ST VINCENT dropped "Pieta" and "Sparrow" for Record Stored Day Black Friday.
U2 cover "Merry Christmas, Baby (Please Come Home)," ripped from the premiere, for extra retro goodness.
JERRY LEE LEWIS does a Killer Q & A with The Guardian.
BACKSTAGE WITH JANIS JOPLIN: Tour manager John Byrne Cooke talks to All Things Considered.
LIONEL RICHIE has been confirmed to play Glastonbury 2015. Hello?
NEW TALENT FOR 2015: The Guardian is already on it.
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Mockingjay repeats atop the chart (as expected), with 57 million. The third installment of The Hunger Games now lags the second by roughly 70 million...but it's performing much like Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1, which is not bad at all, esp. considering Part 2 went on to make much more money. Penguins of Madagascar places with 26 million, which is likely diappointing against a 132 million budget; Madagascar 3's opening weekend was above 60 million. Big Hero 6 shows with 18.8 million on a mere 7 percent drop, which suggests why the Penguins didn't fare so well. The Disney Marvel adaptation has recouped its 165 million production budget domestically, with many foreign markets still to come. Interstellar takes the fourth slot with 15.8 million and saw a verry leggy 3 percent rise over last weekend. At 147 million, Nolan's epic has not recouped its budget domestically yet, but has grossed another 395 million overseas. Horrible Bosses 2 rounds out the Top 5 with a 15.7 million debut, but the budget was only 43 million and the original did100 million overseas, so this may yet profit on the big screen.
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS has a trailer online, as well as a "George Lucas Special Edition."
IDINA MENZEL hints that a Frozen sequel is in the works. Adele Dazeemwas not available for comment.
JAKE GYLLENHAAL has bulked up for Southpaw.
SHIA LaBEOUF claims a woman raped him during his silent art project last February.
SCOTT STAPP: The Creed frontmanwas placed on a psych hold after cops say he had drug-fueled paranoid delusions.
SNOOKI had a Gatsby-themed wedding in New Jersey, because she's klassy.
CHESPERITO, the Mexican TV comedy legend Chespirito paid homage in The Simpsons, died on November 28, 2014 at the age of 85 in Cancun, Mexico.
CHINA has blocked a group of British legislators from traveling to Hong Kong.
RUSSIA reportedly brokered a major bilateral trade deal for gas with Qatar, and plundered its national art collection, in return for votes to host the FIFA World Cup.
CRIMEA's Tatars again face pressure from occupying Russian forces.
SYRIA: Islamic extremists came out on top of the latest effort to unify opposition to the Assad regime.
A GOLDEN RETRIEVER has racing priorities.
THE SQUIRREL THREAT: The holiday lights keep going out at the Cincinnati Zoo, and it's not the zookeepers flipping the switch.
A MARAUDING PIG and its owner were forced to deplane a flight to Connecticut.
A NASHVILLE DOG died following a red-tailed hawk attack.
Faves 2014
Thursday, November 27, 2014 - 08:00 AM
THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND STARTS HERE... with FAVES 2014! I occasionally hear from folks who want to know what music -- from among all of the posts I do here -- I recommend. To some degree, I recommend all of it, unless I expressly write otherwise (e.g., it's not my thing, but it might be yours). With the holiday shopping season upon us, I have tried to make a list of reasonable size. It's an unordered list. I likely will have overlooked something that I really dig. Some of these are grouped together, because that's the way they occurred to me at the moment. And note these are my faves; I'm not purporting to list the "Best" albums of the year.
EX HEX: Wild Flag breaks up; Sleater-Kinney reforms; Mary Timony moves on to Ex Hex and Rips out an aptly-named, snarly album of garage-punk power-trio goodness, recalling The Runaways and The Pretenders run through some some vintage reverb unit.
TWIN PEAKS: Nothing like the TV show, which I also loved at the outset. Pate frontman was fond of saying (likely chanelling Luke) that it's hard to be a prophet in your hometown, so I've got this Chicago-based quartet near the top of the list. Wild Onion avoids the sophomore slump, assimilating classic rock and proto-punk influences with a seemingly unusual depth of knowledge and chops to boot (plus just an occasional whiff of prime Mark Knopfler).
KING TUFF's fifth album, Black Moon Spell,got a boost from a cameo from Ty Segall on the throne for the title track, but the whole thing mines glammy, early-70s hard rock vibe quite nicely.The title track and (especially) "Eyes of the Muse" are picks to click.
NUDE BEACH doesn't break much stylistic ground within lo-fi garage punk on the double-length 77, but I like the poppy tunes, which goes a long way.
DUM DUM GIRLS: Working with Richard Gottehrer and Sune Rose Wagner (The Raveonettes) accounts for the clean production, but it's the solidly vintage songwriting that attracts me most. I think this one will tend to be overlooked by the usual critical suspects who prefer He Gets Me High.
SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS returned with Give the People What They Want, which is a somewhat ironic title, given that a number of critics found this to be a "more of the same" release. But if you like a fresh take on the classsic R&B one used to get from Stax (and blasts of Motown this time, as on "Retreat"), you'll be hard-pressed to beat this LP this year, delayed from last summer so that Jones could complete chemotherapy.
LEE FIELDS: Of course, if you press hard enough, Emma Jean might be the retro-soul LP that beats the Dap-Kings this year. Here, Fields draws more from early 70s Motown, Philly, and even a dash of JB as influences, and it's solid.
ST PAUL & THE BROKEN BONES released a creditable debut LP, Half The City, in this retro soul groove. Some may think it tries a bit too hard, but I'm okay with it until they learn to simmer down on occasion.
LUCINDA WILLIAMS: Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone seems like another aptly titled LP, although I could argue she's really fleashing her songs out here, adding more soul and even jazz touches to her Americana (a genre she helped put on the map) on this double-length album. If you already have the Williams LP, you might also like Jolie Holland, who got back to her roots on Wine Dark Sea.
OLD 97's : Most Messed Up mostly is, in a good way, recorded mostly live in-studio to produce a friendly, shambling, yet energetic collection of Americana. "Longer Than You've Been Alive" isn't strictly true in my case, but no less fun. Ryan Adams also had a very good year leading up to a self-titled LP.
CLOUD NOTHINGS: I want to call Here and Nowhere Else nosiy and tuneful, but it's mostly the latter, with hooks-a-plenty. Likely Dylan Baldi's best to date.
PARQUET COURTS: Sunbathing Animal turned out to be an intriguing blend of art-punk like Television and early Wire, filtered through a 90s Pavement-esque slacker filter.
GUIDED BY VOICES and STEPHEN MALKMUS & THE JICKS: GbV's Motivational Jumpsuit (the last from the reunited 90s libneup, iirc) and the Malkmus-led Wig Out at Jagbags were both fine entries in the respective catalogs of these 90s stalwarts. Niether made the sort of critical or commercial impression to vault them onto many "Best Of" lists, I suspect, but tehy make my Faves List.
THE BOTH: Aimee Mann and Ted Leo have also been around for decades, but The Both really does sound like both of them without particularly sounding like either of them.
NEW PR0NOGRAPHERS: I like Brill Bruisers more than I liked Together, as this time the indie supergroup manages to embiggen their power pop without veering too much into hard rock.
SPOON: Similarly, I prefer They Want My Soul to 2010's Transference, which found Britt Daniel & Co. veering away from their core strengths. It may be shallow, but really, only Spoon can make a Spoon album and thus I like one that sounds pretty much like them.
ST VINCENT: Annie Clark has largely shed the Disney-esque touches of yore, but the sheer weirdness and her shredding guitar remain. The electro backdrop on St Vincent may seem like a nod to the commercial, but she still freaked out a lot of people on SNL, didn't she?
TUnE-yArDs: Merrill Garbus alsosounds more commercial on the exuberant Nikki Nack, though here again this is a relative term. I for one find her nods to the more convential worldbeats don't diminish her quirkyappeal
ARIEL PINK's Pom Pom, the most recent entry on this list, continues to challenge musically as much as Pink trolls the media. A sort of Brian Wilson-esque sensibility executed as 80s synth rock, and he makes it work somehow.
PERFUME GENIUS also plays in roughly the same space as Ariel Pink, but perhaps with early Bowie tossed into the mix, making Too Bright a compelling listen.
LAKE STREET DIVE doesn't fit neatly into any genre. I know Jon Pratt's family likes them, which ought to be recommendation enough for Bad Self Portraits.
REAL ESTATE also doesn't really fit in with these groups, but Atlas is an album that can come into heavy rotation through sheer indie pleasantness.
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Sharon Van Etten, Leonard Cohen, Angel Olsen, Dave & Phil Alvin, and the The Basement Tapes Complete could all be on this list, if not for my laziness.
A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING: It's always somewhere on the net.
WKRP: "Turkeys Away," in its entirety. And here's the turkey giveaway by itself.
THANKSGIVING has a lot of myths, both traditional and the new "Pilgrims were evil" ones taught in some public schools. Not to mention the fights over kindergarteners dressing as Native Americans. However, if you read the journal of William Bradford -- who served some 35 years as governor of the Pilgims' colony -- you quickly discover that the Pilgrims' relationship with the natives was complex. Ultimately, Bradford quieted internal discontent by doing away with the collectivism of a company town and granting property rights.
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June 3, 2014 — CNBC today announced that "Restaurant Startup," the newest addition to its primetime reality lineup, will premiere on Tuesday, July 8th at 10pm ET/PT.
Produced by Shine America, the eight one-hour episodes feature restaurateur and TV personality Joe Bastianich, and chef and restaurant operator Tim Love who vie to invest their own money in restaurant concepts they believe could make them millions.
Each week, two teams selected from hundreds of applicants are invited to pitch their food ideas to our investors. Under high-pressure questioning, each team tries to convince Bastianich and Love that theirs is a concept worth backing. But, only one team moves forward.
The chosen team is given the keys to a working restaurant on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. They get 36 hours and $7,500 to put their dream to the test and launch a pop-up restaurant; come up with a branding campaign; and write a business plan. Under the watchful eye of Bastianich and Love's culinary consultant Waylynn Lucas, the aspiring food moguls open their doors, serve their food and test their concept on the public.
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"Restaurant Startup" is produced for CNBC by Shine America and JB Crushed, LLC with James Bruce, Eden Gaha, Paul Franklin, Robin Feinberg and Joe Bastianich as executive producers. Jim Ackerman and Lucas Platt are the executive producers for CNBC.
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Q: Is there a generalization of Araki-Lieb-Thirring inequality for four matrices? It is known that $$ Tr[(AB)^n] \leq Tr (A^n B^n)$$ for $A$, $B$ positive semi-definite matrices. I am looking of a generalization of it for a product of $4$ positive semi-definite matrices of the the form,
$$Tr [(ABCD)^n] \leq Tr [(AB)^{2n} ] Tr [(DC)^{2n}]$$
Is there any such inequality? Can someone suggest an approach if the above thing can be proved or disproved?

A: *

*The inequality you propose seems not very homogeneous ... in your case, just take $A=B=C=D$ and it becomes
$$\mathrm{Tr}(A^{4n}) ≤ \mathrm{Tr}(A^{4n})^2,$$
which is obviously false for general matrices.

*The homogeneous version could be
$$\mathrm{Tr}((ABCD)^{n}) ≤ \mathrm{Tr}((AB)^{2n})^\frac{1}{2}\, \mathrm{Tr}((CD)^{2n})^\frac{1}{2}.$$
But it seems to also be false in the general case. To prove that, take for example $CD = BA$ and you will obtain
$$\mathrm{Tr}(|BA|^{2n}) ≤ \mathrm{Tr}((AB)^{2n})^\frac{1}{2}\, \mathrm{Tr}((BA)^{2n})^\frac{1}{2}$$
where I used the notation for the absolute value value of a matrix defined by $|A|^2 = A^* A$, which gives $|BA|^2 = AB^2A$. By using the cyclicity of the trace, it is easy to see that $\mathrm{Tr}((BA)^{2n}) = \mathrm{Tr}((AB)^{2n})$, so your inequality becomes
$$\mathrm{Tr}(|BA|^{2n}) ≤ \mathrm{Tr}((BA)^{2n}),$$
which is false in general.

*An inequality in the idea of what you are looking for could be
$$\mathrm{Tr}((ABCD)^{n}) ≤ \mathrm{Tr}(|AB|^{2n})^\frac{1}{2}\, \mathrm{Tr}(|CD|^{2n})^\frac{1}{2},$$
which follows from Hölder's inequality for matrices. It can equivalently be written
$\mathrm{Tr}((ABCD)^{n}) ≤ \mathrm{Tr}((A^2B^2)^{n})^\frac{1}{2}\, \mathrm{Tr}((C^2D^2)^{n})^\frac{1}{2}$
using the definition of the absolute value and the cyclicity of the trace. The Araki-Lieb-Thirring inequality then tells you that you can also obtain
$$\mathrm{Tr}((ABCD)^{n}) ≤ \mathrm{Tr}(A^{2n}B^{2n})^\frac{1}{2}\, \mathrm{Tr}(C^{2n}D^{2n})^\frac{1}{2}.$$

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To say I've been eagerly anticipating new Wild Nothing is an understatement. I still believe Nocturne is still one of the best albums of the last few years and Empty Estate was a great EP. That being said, it's been a long wait… 3 years to be exact. This past week though, Wild Nothing made an epic return with a double release of "To Know You" and "TV Queen" off the upcoming Life of Pause. Of the two, "To Know You" takes the cake for me. The song has a driving, almost post-punk feel to it, but still remains the Wild Nothing feel. Jack Tatum (a.k.a Wild Nothing) has said, "I view every record as an opportunity to write better songs. At the end of the day it still sounds like me, just new." So, it seems Tatum has hit the mark in glorious fashion.
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This processing photo from @dana_steinbrunner received more than 14,700 likes and was our most-liked post of the week!
One of the best parts about being an editor for MODERN is the ability to feature both new and seasoned artists on our page and share your work to our more than 1 million followers! See the most-liked posts from our Instagram from January 14-21.


There's one thing we all know – The Rock is one of our favorite fitness celebrities on the planet. He brings bodybuilding mentality (and physique) to the masses in a really, really exciting way. It seems like every day The Rock is doing something amazing on the internet. Breaking new PR's. Lifting iron like a beast… and now going full-on strongman by lifting two gigantic refrigerators. This man truly has no limits.
The best part about all of this is the fact that it's all for the BAYWATCH movie. Not Furious 7, not some new action packed serious movie, but instead a reboot of cheesy ol' Baywatch. That's how badass The Rock is. He's always pushing the limits… even for a movie that might just be terrible. We'll see.
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Making an angel craft can sometimes be a little advanced – especially for kids to make. But this easy angel craft is really simple and turns out so beautiful! We love how you can make a silver, gold or even all-white angel. If you have colored doilies you can even make different colors too. This doily angel craft is the perfect ornament for kids to help make. It would also make a great Christmas gift to give to friends, relatives or even classes to make to bring home.
These paper doily angels are so sweet and simple to make! Kids will love helping to make them. You can place them around your house for decoration or glue some twine to the back for hanging on the Christmas tree.
You can easily make a whole batch of these angels with just a few supplies. They are simple and quick to make! Perfect for giving as gifts to family members at Christmas.
– We got our doilies at Michaels in the party section (by Martha Stewart), but here are a few similar packages from Amazon: Gold, Silver, White. Note the sizing on these may differ but they come in 3 sizes so the smaller one should be similar in size. The size of the doilies we used were 4.5 inches tall.
Small bow – we found ours in the Christmas section at Michaels, but you can use any sort of embellishment here. You can even use regular ribbon to create your own bow.
1. First, take your white doily and cut a slit half way through. Then wrap the edges around so that you get a piece that looks like this.
2. Paint your wooden balls with acrylic paint.
3. Hot glue your wooden ball to the top of the white paper doily. Adults should do this part.
4. Now make the wings. Take either silver or gold doilies and fold them over two times. You can also use white if you want a white angel. Then glue this to each side of the angel.
5. Add some embellishment to the front with a small ribbon bow.
6. Cut a small piece of gold or silver pipe cleaner. Create a circle and have a piece coming down to glue to the back of the angel. Hot glue this to the back of the angel.
7. If you want to hang your angel craft on the Christmas tree, you'll need to wrap some twine or ribbon around the halo.
We love how simple and easy these little angels are to make! They turn out so beautiful that you'll love making them and giving them away as gifts!
For more fun Christmas crafts, see these easy to make popsicle stick snowflakes! These are so fun to make, and we show you step-by-step in a video too!
We have over 25+ salt dough ornaments featured here which make great keepsakes for Christmas!
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Theatre director Tiit Ojasoo and interdisciplinary artist Ene-Liis Semper are the founders in 2005 and since then the two artistic directors of Theatre NO99. The two have formed an indispensable duo that together with the actors of Theatre NO99 has received considerable aclaim for their work across Europe. Ojasoo and Semper work in various formats, from doing productions that are presented in offices and other non-stage situations, to work presented in television, to film, to big scale stage productions for thousands of spectators at a time. Their works often combine visually expressive staging with fearlessly addressing the most complex societal issues.
Ene-Liis Semper (1969) studied set design at the Estonian Acacemy of Arts, graduating in 1995 and has since worked extensively in the fields of contemporary theatre and opera. Beside performing arts she is also an internationally acclaimed video artist and has represented Estonia at the Venice Biennale and at Manifesta. Her interdisciplinary experience has been crucial for the development of Theatre NO99. At Theatre NO99 she is with Tiit Ojasoo the co-author of the majority the theatre's productions.
In addition to Theatre NO99 Tiit Ojasoo's and Ene-Liis Semper's international career has over the years included also working at Münchner Kammerspiele and Thalia Theater Hamburg (Germany) where their latest work was Peter Handke's "The Hour When We Knew Nothing Of Each Other" that premiered in April 2015. That production was invited to Wiener Festwochen (Austria) and Ruhrfestspiele (Germany, both on 2015) and most recentl opened the Holland Festival (Netherlands, 2016).


Researchers hoping to much better interpret details from the detection of gravitational waves produced by the collision of binary black holes are turning to the general public for enable.
West Virginia University assistant professor Zachariah Etienne is main what will soon turn into a world-wide volunteer computing hard work. The community will be invited to lend their have computer systems to aid the scientific group unlock the strategies contained in gravitational waves noticed when black holes smash with each other.
LIGO's initial detection of gravitational waves from colliding black holes in 2015 opened a new window on the universe, enabling experts to notice cosmic activities spanning billions of yrs and to far better understand the makeup of the Universe. For a lot of experts, the discovery also fueled expansion of initiatives to much more comprehensively test the theories that aid demonstrate how the universe works—with a unique aim on inferring as a lot details as possible about the black holes prior to their collision.
Very first predicted by Albert Einstein in 1916, gravitational waves are ripples or disturbances in area-time that encode significant details about shifting gravitational fields.
Due to the fact the 2015 discovery, LIGO and Virgo have detected gravitational waves from eight added black gap collisions. This month, LIGO and Virgo commenced new observing runs at unparalleled sensitivities.
His team—and the scientific neighborhood in general—needs computing potential to run the simulations essential to go over all alternatives similar to the properties and other information and facts contained in gravitational waves.
"Each and every desktop laptop or computer will be in a position to complete a single simulation of colliding black holes," reported Etienne. By trying to get general public involvement through use of large numbers of particular desktop personal computers, Etienne and other folks hope to drastically enhance the throughput of the theoretical gravitational wave predictions necessary to extract information from observations of the collisions.
Black holes are regarded to contain two physical quantities: spin and mass. Spin, for instance, can then be broken down additional into path and velocity. Etienne's colleagues, hence, are examining a complete of 8 parameters when LIGO or Virgo detect waves from a collision of two black holes.
"The simulations we need to accomplish, with the public's support, are designed to fill massive gaps in our know-how about gravitational waves from these collisions by covering as several possibilities as we can for these 8 parameters. Recent black gap simulation catalogs are considerably much too modest to adequately cover this extensive place of opportunities," Etienne reported.
Etienne and his workforce are building a web-site with downloadable software package based on the very same Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Community Computing, or BOINC, procedure made use of for the [email protected] challenge and other scientific programs. The free of charge middleware process is designed to support harness the processing power of countless numbers of personal pcs throughout the world. The West Virginia workforce has named their project [email protected] and expects to have it up and running later on this 12 months.
They have by now established a website where by the public can start out studying additional about the effort and hard work: https://math.wvu.edu/~zetienne/SENR/.
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Your Btec level 1 physics links to the same page as Chemistry Level 1. Your resources look very useful and I was wondering whether there are any Physics resources??
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Believe In Christmas, Listening CD by. Believe in Christmas Arranger: Travis Cottrell Label Benson Choral Level Moderate Voicing SATB Duration 01: 01: 00. An electrifying Christmas worship experience conceived by the creative team of Travis Cottrell, Sue C. Smith, and David Moffitt with compelling orchestration by Mason Brown Deeply embedded in the story of Christmas is a word that takes us from simply hearing about the birth of Christ to allowing our lives to be transformed by His love.
It is with an expectant heart that we believe. With this belief we find hope and peace through the Son that God sent down to earth. An electrifying worship experience, Believe In Christmas. Travis Cottrell • Sue C. Smith • David Moffitt Deeply embedded in the story of Christmas is a word that takes us from simply hearing about the birth of Christ to allowing our lives to be transformed by His love.
Deeply embedded in the story of Christmas is a word that takes us from simply hearing about the birth of Christ to allowing our lives to be transformed by His love. It is with an expectant hearts that we 'believe. ' With this belief we find hope and peace through the Son that God sent down to earth.
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"Believe Medley" is a joyful celebration of worship, originally included in Travis Cottrell's exciting collection Believe in Christmas. Travis weaves some of the best-known Christmas carols with a powerful song of worship, sure to. Travis Cottrell is worship leader for Beth Moore's Living Proof Conferences, a solo artist, and author. Travis Cottrell& Team Christmas Tour. God has given Travis what I believe is a gift of favor with audiences and congregations.
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The charity, which marks its 75th birthday this year, supports more than 5,000 beneficiaries a year.
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February 2014 Horoscope Virgo, free Monthly Horoscope for February 2014 and Virgo Astrology Forecast for the month ahead.
For the zodiac sign of Virgo, February 2014 will be an ambiguous time, and sadly more negative than positive. The thing is that Mercury, that is at the same time the planet-ruler and the exalt of Virgo, will unlikely be capable of fully fulfilling his protective task. In light of his exalt status, while he might be able to give some positive energy, it will be disproportional to the negativity that the Virgo sign will have to endure. All this negativity will come from just one planet. The general combinations with Uranus and Saturn will significantly strengthen Neptune, responsible for the "expulsion" of Virgo. As a result, the energy of this planet will reach unheard of levels. Luckily, Venus, responsible for the "fall" of the Virgo sign, will choose the right side in this complicated situation, and being the "celestial leader" of this sign; will attempt to help Virgo at least on the love front. However, its combination together with the other celestial bodies of the Solar System may bring difficulties for the Virgos in the sphere of business.
As a result, in the sphere of work and finances, February 2014 will be a truly difficult month for the Virgos. It is mostly the fault of precisely Mercury, since it is his lack of action that will be the main problem. However, in this period, this information will be of no use to you since you will be the one with the problems, not Mercury. If you do not have your own business, then most of the complicated situations will result in some misunderstandings between you and your management. By the dawn of the second ten-day period, this misunderstanding will undoubtedly turn into open conflict. Do not be scared, you will not be fired. However, regardless of your own actions you may receive such a reputation that no one will hire you in your area of specialization ever again. So think thrice before voicing what you think about your management. If you wanted to change your area of expertise for a long time then everything is in your hands. Just remember that everything in the world is interconnected and returns to the roots eventually. If you work for yourself, then be prepared for an unprecedented level of activity from your competitors. Be attentive and plan your business development strategy carefully as any miscalculation can cost you dearly now.
In relation to personal relationships, then everything will be much simpler. You should say thanks to Venus for that, but that was already mentioned above so let's get to the root of the issue. In this month, the main reason for your nervous breakdowns will be your lover. Her constant unhappiness, leading into hysterics, will often be substantiated. Carefully observe your actions from an objective point of view. Try to be honest with yourself. Maybe you are indeed doing something wrong. Perhaps you are indeed not trustful enough of your second half? If you are quite content with this situation then remember that other people also have their feelings, concerns and hopes. If you continue down the same path, then do not even hope for family happiness. Those who are lonely during the current time are recommended by the stars to cease searching during this period of time. Just wait for a while, time will come and fate will gift you the person with whom you will be truly happy.


I have cut hundreds out of the trees in our woodlands. They run to the top of the tree and pull the top down. Eventually they make a sail and the whole tree blows over. Especially bad to have them in yellow poplar.


Blue Bamboo Music Inc started in 1986 as a vehicle for shameless, self promotion of my work. Eventually, I learned that by sharing my resources with others, I helped myself. My playing, singing, engineering, producing, and cinematography skills are all enhanced by the associations with the artists on my label. By enabling their work, I serve my own. It's an incredible life lesson, and the way I've decided to build my company. As a record label, we support about a dozen, cutting edge jazz, and jazz crossover artists we feel are deserving of wider recognition.
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"Just you wait till you've been married a couple...10... 40 years"
"Just you wait till you're in the last trimester...in labor...the baby comes out."
"Just you wait till they start crawling... teething... walking"
"Just you wait till they're 2, 3, 4...10...14...18 years old."
"Just you wait till you have 2, 3...10 children"
It seems as though people have this need to make sure others know how horrible the next phase is going to be, have or having not been through it themselves. After the "Just you wait" phrase always comes a negative know-it-all notation that in fact the stages ahead are going to be miserable. Your beaming glow from the stage you're in and the stage you're looking forward to seems to draw out the fun-suckers of this world.
The glow from being newly engaged drew out many sarcastic comments on marriage and married life from others. The glow from pregnancy drew out horrible rants from mothers and their terrifying birthing and pregnancy stories. The glow from being close to the due date drew out awful concerns of my excitement - 'For don't you know that this is the easy part? You should keep that thing in there as long as you can! Sleepless nights, blowouts, sore body parts, depression ... JUST YOU WAIT!!!!' The glow from this new bundle drew out the even more awful news that diapers will get much much worse, screams from teething will make you go insane. Baby will get into everything once they're mobile don't you know, they destroy everything including your married relationship! The glow from dreaming of them as they get older, their grade school years, and yes even those tender wonders on their teenage struggles and how I'll help them through... drew out the CRASH AND BURN awful-hood warnings of your children getting older and even more horrid.
I really feel like the "Just you wait" phrase is secretly a wishful curse of agony upon your future household. Is there any kind of benefit that these mentions are supposed to have? What did people want me to say in these situations? - "You're right! I'll back out now! Thank you kindly for sharing your great wisdom o wise elder."
News flash (that's right that cliche just happened) I'm not you, my spouse is not your spouse, our love story is not your love story, my pregnancy and child birth is not going to be yours, and I therefore most certainly won't have the children you have nor mother them just like you. Your "Just you wait" threats haven't held so far and I don't see them ever holding in the future. Sure, there may be some truth to what you're saying, BUT your attitude in which you describe these events is not true to my situation.
Yet still... there was a most courageous minority who dared stand alone and gave me such humble words of alleviation and pure glee for what lye ahead that it tugged at my heart ever-so truthfully. The miracle of love that enfolds you with the start of an embark like marriage and child-rearing is something that the just-you-wait's have yet to understand.
My marriage and motherhood have not come without slivers, scars, bumps and bruises, yet how gloriously beneficial, beautiful, magical and miraculous this ride has been so far.
I've never fought, yelled, kissed, or laughed harder nor thought, smiled, stepped, or dreamed bigger than I have with this man.
I've never lost more sleep, appetite, time, lunch, or brains nor gained more knowledge, insight, kindness, worry, love, nobility, courage, strength, endurance, compassion, joy, charity, or gratitude due to this girl.
"Just you wait - It's about to get even better. Though, I know you already knew that anyways so I'll just leave you to it. P.S. you're very pretty ;) "
Heaven's slice is seeing the beauty in each phase of life - ours and our children's.
Julie that was an awesome post. I loved it. I agree with you %100. I still get the "just you wait" when people find out I have triplets. It drives me crazy. I love my kids and hubby to death. I wouldn't trade any of my experiences for anything. Thanks for your post. You are an awesome mom and wife!
Thanks tons! Glad to know the one's that really get it ;) YOU are an awesome mommy and wife!!
Thanks for putting this in words. I feel the same way. Each stage is wonderful and we get to learn more and more each time. I say enjoy every moment because the time slips away so fast and they really change and grow up and we can just be there by there sides to enjoy this wonderful journey we call life.


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Review: "Witness Uganda" – Wallis Annenberg
Opening Night Review 2/8/19 – Lovelace Studio Theater – – Wallis Center For the Performing Arts
The Wallis Center For the Performing Arts Complex in Beverly Hills has several venues. "Witness Uganda" billed as a 'documentary musical' is being showcased in the Lovelace Studio theater. A relatively small arena. Instead of theatre in the round this is more like theater in the rectangle where the audience is seated on both of the longer sides facing each other with the performing area in the middle between them and both ends which also houses the band.
To say that the performance was the center of attention is literally the truth. It's almost like we were part of the performance and the first row often was. It's called a 'documentary musical' because it's about the experiences its creators MATT GOULD and GRIFFIN MATHEWS actually had. Mainly Griffin Matthews who is the lead character.
I say all this because what I witnessed was a high voltage, high energy, high decibel piece of musical theater that I will never forget. It has everything I'd ever want in an evening of entertainment. Fantastic singing and dancing. Incredible ensembles of both. Great based on real life characters. Conflict. Heart and humor, with a message. Many messages.
GRIFFIN, the lead character, is based on GRIFFIN MATTHEWS experiences going to Uganda. An African-American protagonist (confronted by 'African-Africans' in Uganda) GRIFFIN is also gay. A striving musical theater performer in New York City who finds himself kicked out of his church for being gay. I know this is set in 2005, but I accept the fact that this really happened, but this reviewer who is from New York City finds it a little hard to believe at face value that Griffin would be kicked out of his church for being gay and that would have such a devastating effect on him. Granted, he's naïve, as the rest of the plot points out. Griffin is so devastated by the injustice and inhumanity, from a church no less, that he wants out of the country. And winds up in Uganda. Knowing little about the country or the culture – or the politics. Where he finds injustice and inhumanity. How did he wind up in Uganda? He saw an ad seeking volunteers to go to Uganda and build a school. He's in. Packs up his bags and with his attractive female room-mate Ryan spends all his savings and goes to Uganda in the belief that there is no better gift you can give to children than an education. What could be more basic than to build a school in a poor village in Uganda? Only it's Griffin who gets the education. His "good intentions" are tested against the backdrop of an incurable AIDS epidemic fueling the lethal anti-gay sentiment and corruption, from of all places the Church, questioning everything he has ever known.
For me, I can't point to a weak link in it. The music. The lyrics. The book filled with touches of humor, character comedy – the best kind, and emotion. The suspension of disbelief I had when a few prop steps became a school on a hill.
It's a complex musical made simple and easy to digest. After a successful, off-Broadway run this is a new and revised production. The only minor quibble I had is a technical issue. Because the venue is so small, oftentimes the orchestra, especially the piano, drowned out the singers who were giving it their all. But there are so many characters and so many instruments that have to be mic'd that that might not be as easy to fix as one might think. But I hope they get a handle on it. And learn from each performance.
Outstanding performances by JAMAR WILLIAMS who plays the real-life Griffin and is on-stage most of the time, singing, dancing, climbing. AMBER IMAN is Joy, an ironic character name to be sure. She is the voice of authority. The adult to these kids and the constant reminder of the oppressive PASTOR who we never see but don't need to we see the results of his/or her oppression, if he even exists or is some representation of a spiritual being. Perhaps a light bulb that often follows them around and who they seem to pray to.
EMMA HINTON is the mid-=twenties RYAN and Griffin's, blonde, ballsy Caucasian room-mate who also has performing ambitions which she put on hold to accompany Griffin to Uganda. This gives the opportunity for the Ugandans to perceive Griffin as straight. Heaven forbid he should be gay. That could be a capital offense in Uganda which Griffin was unaware of. KEMERON RICHARDSON is (Jacob) a Ugandan who is forced to suppresses his sexuality by Joy, his older sister and guardian, who he lives with.
It's hard to single anyone of the supporting performances out. Brilliantly cast by BINDER CASTING. They are all outstanding and each a clearly defined character and piece of the puzzle. DEXTER DARDEN as Ibrahim. JORDAN BARROW as Ronny. SHA'LEAH NIKOLE STUBBHLEFIELD as Eden. NAARAI as Grace. A slightly overweight girl who envisions herself a runway model someday. She has the energy and moves with the Grace of one in spite of her size. KEENAN D. WASHINGTON. ANTWONE BARNES. THURZDAY. And JAI'LEN JOSEY who also understudies for the roles of RAIN LADY/CHURCH LADY, normally played by JAI'LEN JOSEY, at this performance. All are stand-outs as the part of the singing and dancing ensembles. The vocal blending, harmonies, and counter-points tight as can be.
That's a lot of bodies moving about quickly for one small area, but it is staged and directed dynamically by GRIFFIN MATTHEWS who co-wrote this musical adaptation of his story with MATT GOULD who was also the musical director and in view the whole time at the piano.
The LIGHTING DESIGN by David Hernandez was worthy of a bigger arena. COSTUMES by Carlton Jones. The closing number costumes alone were authentic to see colorful and fantastic to see. The SET DESIGN by Connor MacPhee made use of every inch of the stage more than once by using movable platforms and steps on wheels and even the piano became part of the choreography while MATTHEW continued to play.
Extended through March 3rd, 2019. Tickets And Information: TheWallis.org/Uganda. This production was on Opening Night, February 8th, 2019 at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in the Lovelace Studio Theater.
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A 17-year-old was taken to hospital after he was stabbed in his arm on April 13 at around 3.25pm outside Bromley Magistrates' Court.
Doctors are still unsure how much damage was caused to the victim.
Met Police is now appealing to find Miguel Colbourne, 18 of no fixed address, but linked to Bromley, in relation to the stabbing.
Police warn Colbourne should not be approached and to call 999 if he is seen.


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Review: Twiztid – The Darkness
January 26, 2015 BearlySinister Off All Posts, Bands, Rap/Hip-Hop, Reviews,
Artist: Twiztid
Album: The Darkness (Official Merch Store)
History has taught us that more people are afraid of the dark than anything else in their lives. Why? It's simple… the media portrays the dark as the home for many twisted, evil beings/happenings. So for those who have overcome their fear of the darkness… how did you do it? It's likely you were intrigued by the unknown… the mysticism, the magic and, overall, the intrigue of what lies beyond the naked eye. For over 20 years, the original Demented Duo has been lying in wait for each and every one of those brave enough to enter their domain: The Darkness. That duo is made up of Jamie Madrox and Monoxide Child, better known as Twiztid. For those brave souls, these 2 beings take it upon themselves to teach you all of the wonders that the darkness can hold. These two misunderstood beings, like many Juggalos before them, unlock the mind's eye, teaching you about all of the wickedry in the world… and how they've dealt with it for the many years they've been around. Despite their raps about murder, gang life and other occult things… these are nothing more than a persona. In reality, these are two incredibly down-to-earth individuals who are down for their fans (aka their "Juggalo Family") as much as their fans are for them. They are the product of many years of blood, sweat and tears in the rap game… the true struggle… and The Darkness will quickly destroy any talk of them having "lost their flavor".
While they have gone in a dark direction before, this album speaks volumes for just how Twiztid these two can get! They decided to drop the more "mainstream" sound that they had started to turn towards on their last 2 EPs for old-school beats, incredibly raw raps and lyrics that will make your skin crawl… yet make you truly think about the world. The Darkness is not for the faint of heart… this album is the darkest, realest and most thought-provoking rap album of 2015 without a doubt. With tracks like "In Hell" which deals with the subject of Madrox dying and being trapped in hell, followed by "Back to Hell" that speaks of how Monoxide saved him but all he wants to do is return to hell because the world has become such a horrible place. It gets pitch black as you go farther into the album and the band even recommends that you wear a blindfold as you listen to the album from front to back. This is an album that is void of all subliminal messages, it's an album that doesn't rely on radio play, an album that is truly worthy of many plays. From the dope beats to the dark lyrics, the production and even the new elements (there's some symphonic parts if you listen closely)… it doesn't try to distract you from how deep it is. Very few rap groups ever attempt this method and even fewer have done it successfully. Say what you will but Twiztid has been making underground rap for many, many years and I'm entirely certain they won't be disappearing any time soon.
I challenge you to ask yourself this after listening to The Darkness: Are you still afraid of the dark or have you been captivated by the occult magick within? The Darkness will be released on the band's newly founded label, Magick Ninja Entertainment on January 27th, 2015 and you're a fool if you don't pick it up! Check it out EXCLUSIVELY on Rdio, just sign up and press play!
BearlySinister


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Their previous name was dependent on the sponsorship of Italian phone company Wind. In 2014 they were officially known as just Music Awards while between 2019 and 2021 they have been sponsored by SEAT.
From 2022 it is sponsored by TIM.

History
From 2007 to 2009, the awards were held in Rome, first in the Auditorium Conciliazione and then in the Valle Giulia. Since 2009, the event has been held in the Verona Arena, previously home to the Festivalbar, for which the Wind Music Awards has been seen as a replacement. The first five years of the awards were broadcast on television network Italia 1; they have been broadcast on Rai 1 since 2012. The event has also been broadcast on radio station RTL 102.5.

The awards have been criticized in the past by Italian indie label Produttori Musicali Indipendenti for excluding independent artists.

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Q: ajax stopped working when not logged in? Have had an autocomplete field working for months but has stopped working when not logged in? Not sure when but within the last few days or week (not updated wordpress recently).
already have;
add_action('wp_ajax_filter_schools', 'filter_schools');
add_action('wp_ajax_nopriv_filter_schools', 'filter_schools');
in functions.php and there are no errors anywhere.
response i get when not logged in is;
from safari...
*Request URL:http://www.payingforit.org.uk/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?term=holywe&action=filter_schools&postType=school
Request Method:GET
Status Code:302 Found*
any help welcome ! Dc.
jquery code
 $( "#userSelectedSchool" ).bind( "keydown", function( event ) {
            if ( event.keyCode === $.ui.keyCode.TAB &&
                    $( this ).data( "autocomplete" ).menu.active ) {
                event.preventDefault();
            }
        }).autocomplete({
            source: function( request, response ) {

                $.getJSON( "/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php", {

            term: extractLast( request.term ), action: 'filter_schools', postType: 'school'
            }, response );

            dataToBeSent = {
                term: extractLast( request.term ), action: 'filter_schools', postType: 'school'
            }

            console.log(request.term);

        }, select: function( event, ui ) {

            var terms = split( this.value );
            // remove the current input
            terms.pop();
            // add the selected item
            terms.push( ui.item.id );
            // add placeholder to get the comma-and-space at the end // ui.item.label
            terms.push( "" );
            this.value = ui.item.label;

            $('input[name=userSchool]').val(ui.item.urn)

            return false;

        }, open: function() { $('.ui-menu').width(300) }

});

function in functions.php
add_action('wp_ajax_filter_schools', 'filter_schools');
add_action('wp_ajax_nopriv_filter_schools', 'filter_schools');

function filter_schools(){
    global $wpdb; // this is how you get access to the database

    $str = $_GET['term'];
    $action = $_POST['action'];
    $postType = $_POST['postType'];

    $finalArgs =  array (
        'posts_per_page'=>5,
        'order' => 'ASC',
        'post_type' => 'school'
    );

    $searchSchools = new WP_Query( $finalArgs );
    $mypostids = $wpdb->get_col("select ID from $wpdb->posts where post_title LIKE '".$str."%' ");

    $args = array(
        'post__in'=> $mypostids,
        'post_type'=>'school',
        'orderby'=>'title',
        'order'=>'asc'
    );

    $res = new WP_Query($args);
    while( $res->have_posts() ) : $res->the_post();

        global $post;

        $EstablishmentNumber = get_post_meta($post->ID,'EstablishmentNumber', true);
        $URN = get_post_meta($post->ID,'URN', true);
        $add = get_post_meta($post->ID,'address', true);

        $schl = array('post_id'=>$post->ID,'id'=>$EstablishmentNumber, 'label'=>$post->post_title.', '.$add['town'].' '.$add['postcode'] , 'value'=>$EstablishmentNumber, 'urn'=>$URN );
        $matchedSchools[] = $schl;

    endwhile;

    echo json_encode($matchedSchools);
    wp_reset_postdata();
    die(); // this is required to return a proper result
}

A: Edit: I've kept my original answer below, however, I'm not sure what I was thinking... You should never need to trigger do_action( 'wp_ajax...' ).
While I can't be sure what the issue is, is the code in the question is roughly ok (I think $_POST should be $_GET with .getJSON).

Try putting this at the top...
if(isset($_REQUEST['action']) && $_REQUEST['action']=='filter_schools'):
        do_action( 'wp_ajax_' . $_REQUEST['action'] );
        do_action( 'wp_ajax_nopriv_' . $_REQUEST['action'] );
endif;

I think WordPress does not automatically do ajax actions for users not logged-in. Potentially non-users could things they are not suppose to be able to do.
I would probably change those $_GETs & %_POSTs to $_REQUEST too.

A: Final working code before the filter_schools() function.
if(isset($_REQUEST['action']) && $_REQUEST['action']=='filter_teachers'):
    add_action('wp_ajax_filter_teachers', 'filter_teachers');
    add_action('wp_ajax_nopriv_filter_teachers', 'filter_teachers');
endif;

if(isset($_REQUEST['action'])):
        do_action( 'wp_ajax_' . $_REQUEST['action'] );
        do_action( 'wp_ajax_nopriv_' . $_REQUEST['action'] );
endif;