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We have, for a long time, observed with interest the shifting relationships between the university and architectural practice. In some ways, the two domains are separate and distinct and operate under very different expectations and goal structures. Conversely, in other ways, they are related in that they involve many of the same people, many of the same terms (although these terms can carry different meanings) and, of course, there is the normal chronology which finds most architects moving over time from the academy to some form of practice.
This series of conversations we're calling "What's Where? Academia + Practice" invites the heads of architectural programs in the Los Angeles region to examine the relationship between academia and practice, using these two terms in the very broadest sense. What's Where? as a title is intended to suggest notions of shifting territories and prompts questions of which parts of the architectural universe are found within the academy and which parts are found in practice, and, of course, which parts overlap, are missing, are redefined, are contested, are whatever.
Here you will find an archive of our series of five conversations with the heads of Los Angeles' university architecture programs.
Summer 2013
- Michael Woo, Hon. AIA|LA - Dean, College of Environmental Design, Cal Poly Pomona
Sarah Lorenzen - Chair, Department of Architecture, Cal Poly Pomona
- Eric Owen Moss, FAIA - Director, SCI-Arc
- Qingyun Ma - Dean, Della & Harry MacDonald Chair - USC, School of Architecture
- Hitoshi Abe - Chair, Professor - UCLA, Architecture & Urban Design
- Norman Millar, AIA - Dean, Woodbury University, School of Architecture
Moderated by Scott Johnson, FAIA - Design Partner, Johnson Fain & 2013 AIA|LA President
Michael Woo, Hon. AIA|LA - Dean, College of Environmental Design, Cal Poly Pomona
Michael Woo brings a unique background in public service, community involvement, and urban planning to his role as Dean of the College of Environmental Design. He was the first trained urban planner and the first Asian American elected to serve on the Los Angeles City Council. Representing a diverse constituency of 235,000 people in Hollywood and surrounding neighborhoods, Dean Woo spearheaded the Hollywood Redevelopment Plan, which laid the groundwork for Hollywood's current revitalization; played a key role in choosing the route and station locations of the Metro Red Line subway; and made decisions on numerous development proposals and neighborhood controversies. He gave up his Council seat after eight years to become one of 24 candidates for Mayor of Los Angeles in 1993, ultimately receiving 46 percent of the citywide vote and a second-place finish in the citywide run-off election.
In 2005, Dean Woo was appointed to the Los Angeles City Planning Commission. He chairs the national board of directors of Smart Growth America, the national coalition advocating compact development patterns and sustainable transportation choices; the governing board of Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center; and the board of directors of Sustainable Economic Enterprises of Los Angeles (SEE-LA), the nonprofit organization which runs the Hollywood Farmers Market, the largest certified farmers market in the City of Los Angeles, which he helped to establish 19 years ago when he was a Councilman.
Reflecting his growing interest in the relationship between climate change and environmental design, Woo's recent special assignments include an appointment from the California Air Resources Board to the Regional Targets Advisory Committee (RTAC), and an invitation from the Urban Land Institute to co-chair a study panel on the economic impacts of Senate Bill 375.
A native of Los Angeles, Woo received his B.A. from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and earned his Master of City Planning degree from UC Berkeley. He was a Fellow of the Institute of Politics at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. Before becoming Dean of ENV, Woo taught the undergraduate introduction to urban planning and development at USC for seven years and led a seminar at UCLA on urbanization in China.
Sarah Lorenzen - Chair, Department of Architecture, Cal Poly Pomona
Sarah Lorenzen is a registered architect, Associate Professor and Chair of the Architecture Department at Cal Poly Pomona. Since 2007 she has also been the resident director of the Neutra VDL Studio and Residences. In 2004 Sarah co-founded multimedia design firm Plasmatic Concepts with partner David Hartwell. Their design practice emphasizes the use of creative communication devices: films, animations, and interactive apps to engage the public on issues related to the built environment. Recent projects include a video installation on the architecture of Don Wexler at the Palm Springs Museum, a 30-minute documentary film about the Los Angeles River funded by the Graham Foundation, a motion graphics piece about Informal Urbanism in Mexico City for the Rotterdam Biennale, and a temporary pavilion for the AEC Expo in Mumbai, India.
Eric Owen Moss, FAIA - Director, SCI-Arc
Eric Owen Moss was born and raised in Los Angeles, Calif. He received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1965. He holds Masters degrees in Architecture from both the University of California at Berkeley, College of Environmental Design (1968) and Harvard University Graduate School of Design (1972).
Eric Owen Moss Architects was founded in 1973. The office, located in Los Angeles, is currently staffed with twenty-five professionals designing and constructing projects in the United States and around the world. The firm has garnered over sixty design awards from Progressive Architecture magazine and the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
Moss was honored with the Academy Award in Architecture from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1999. He received the AIA/LA Gold Medal in 2001. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architecture and was a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of California, Berkeley in 2003. In 2007, he received the Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize, recognizing a distinguished history of architectural design, and in 2011 he was awarded the Jencks Award by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
There are ten published monographs on the Eric Owen Moss office, including three by Rizzoli and one, Gnostic Architecture by Monacelli Press. Most recent areEric Owen Moss - The Uncertainty of Doing, published by Skira in 2006; Eric Owen Moss - Provisional Paradigms, published by Marsilio in 2007; and Eric Owen Moss - Construction Manual (1988-2008), published in 2009.
Moss continues to build, teach, lecture and exhibit. In 2002, the firm won two competitions in St. Petersburg, Russia, one for the New Mariinsky Theatre, the second for the redevelopment of New Holland. In 2003, Eric Owen Moss Architects won the international competition for the Queens Museum of Art in New York. In 2006, they won the Future Cities competition - LA, NY, Chicago, sponsored by the History Channel. The firm has featured regularly at the Venice Biennale, with exhibits that have included the controversial proposal for the New Mariinsky at the Russian Pavilion in 2002, and the international competition entries for the National Library in Mexico City and the Smithsonian Institute in 2004. In 2006, the firm exhibited the Los Angeles/Culver City project in the Cities, Architecture, and Society section. In 2010, Moss became the first foreign architect invited to curate a national pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale.
Eric Owen Moss first taught at SCI-Arc in 1974, and was appointed director in 2002. He has held chairs at Yale and Harvard universities, and appointments at the Technische Hochschule in Vienna and the Royal Academy in Copenhagen.
Qingyun Ma - Dean, Della & Harry MacDonald Chair - USC, School of Architecture
Qingyun Ma is a designer and educator. Named one of the world's most influential designers byBusinessWeek, Ma's experience and involvement on an international level make him a leader in the design community with a great understanding of the contemporary issues in global urbanization.
Ma earned his bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering in Architecture from Tsinghua University in Beijing in 1988, and in 1991, he received his Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania. Through his academic and professional experience, he developed a keen business sense centered on design intelligence, which culminated in his establishment of MADA s.p.a.m in 1996. MADA s.p.a.m. has designed and built modern buildings and urban communities, garnering worldwide recognition. Ma was the chief curator of the 2007 Shenzhen Hong Kong Biennale, and he is frequently invited as a speaker and juror, including for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the prestigious Rome Prize, and the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.
In 2007, Ma became the dean of the School of Architecture at the University of Southern California, where he has enhanced the program by developing the School's ties with China and launching a number of global initiatives, particularly the USC American Academy in China, a base for visiting scholars to facilitate their research and foster academic exchange.
Hitoshi Abe - Chair, Professor - UCLA, Architecture & Urban Design
Since 1992, when Dr. Hitoshi Abe won first prize in the Miyagi Stadium competition, he has maintained an active international design practice based in Sendai, Japan, and Los Angeles, as well as a schedule of lecturing and publishing, which placed him among the leaders in his field. Known for architecture that is spatially complex and structurally innovative, the work of Atelier Hitoshi Abe has been published internationally and received numerous awards in Japan and internationally, including the 2011 Japan Society for Finishing Technology Award for the F-town building, 2009 Contractworld Award for Aoba-tei, 2009 Architectural Institute of Japan Award for the K-Museum, 2009 the Architectural Institute of Japan Education Award, 2008 SIA-Getz Prize for Emergent Architecture in Asia, the 2007 World Architecture Award for M/Kanno Museum, the 2005 Good Design Award for Sasaki Office Factory for Prosthetics, the 2003 Architectural Institute of Japan Award for Reihoku Community Hall, 2003 Business Week and Architectural Record Award for Sekii Ladies Clinic, 2001 Building Contractors Society Award for Miyagi Stadium, and 1999 Yoshioka Award for Yomiuri Media Miyagi Guest House. Principal of his own firm, he worked with Coop Himmelblau in Los Angeles from 1988 -1992 before founding Atelier Hitoshi Abe in 1993 in Sendai, Japan. He recently opened a second office in Los Angeles, to work on a series of projects outside of Japan including invited competitions and an exhibition installation.
Some of his key projects located in Japan include the Aoba-tei restaurant, the Sasaki Office Factory for Prosthetics, F-town, which is an eat-and-drink building filled with bars and restaurants in Sendai, the Miyagi Stadium in Rifu, SSM/Kanno Museum in Shiogama, the 9-tsubo House "Tall" in Kanagawa, and the Reihoku Community Hall in Kumamoto.
A monograph Hitoshi Abe Flicker (TOTO) accompanied an exhibition of his work at the Gallery MA in Tokyo in 2005. He is the subject of the Phaidon Press monograph Hitoshi Abe released in 2009. Dr. Abe has a decade-long distinguished career as a leader in education, which began at the Tohoku Institute of Technology (Sendai, Japan) where he taught from 1994 to 2007. He was the Friedman Professor at the University of California, Berkeley. At Tohoku University, Dr. Abe served as Professor in charge of the Architecture and Urban Design Laboratory and Director of the Architectural Design Education Committee, where he established an international network of architectural training, offering workshops and exchange programs with several foreign universities. Dr. Abe earned his M.Arch. from SCI-ARC in Los Angeles in 1988, and his Ph.D. from Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan in 1993. In 2007, he was appointed professor and chair of the UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design. In 2010, he was appointed Paul I. and Hisako Terasaki Chair in the Study of Contemporary Japan as well as Director of the UCLA Paul I. and Hisako Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies. New projects include a new departmental building for the Vienna University of Economics and Business in Vienna, Austria and a duplex, Hotlinks, for Brad Pitt's Make It Right Foundation in the lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans. In 2010, SCI-ARC featured an exhibition on the work of Atelier Hitoshi Abe entitled len-tic-u-lar-is. In 2011 he served as director of the Little Tokyo Design Week Los Angeles and served as director at large for the International Architectural Education Summit (IAES) held in Madrid.
Norman Millar, AIA - Dean, Woodbury University, School of Architecture
Norman Millar is an educator and practicing architect. He has been a registered architect since 1983, licensed to practice architecture in California, Washington and Hawaii. He established his Los Angeles practice, Norman Millar Architects, in 1985. His work has been widely published and awarded. He has led the growth the architecture programs at Woodbury University since 1999 during which time enrollment has nearly tripled in size and several new graduate programs have been established. Prior to joining Woodbury, he taught at several Los Angeles institutions including the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), USC, Pasadena Art Center, and UCLA.
In 2006 on sabbatical leave, he earned a Certificate from The Ross Minority Program in Real Estate at the Lusk Center for Real Estate in the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California (2006). Norman has served as an accreditation team member on several NAAB accreditation visits. He is a regent for the California Architectural Foundation. He also serves on theHollywood Design Review Advisory Board, the advisory board for the Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design, and the board of the Los Angeles Chapter of the AIA.
Norman's academic interests are in the areas of critical practice, alternative practice and urban forestry, and everyday urbanism. Many of his critical essays have been published; including one on the plight of Los Angeles street venders, which was included in Everyday Urbanism, edited by Margaret Crawford, John Chase, and John Kaliski and published by Monacelli Press of New York in 1999 and again in 2009.
Scott Johnson, FAIA - Design Partner, Johnson Fain & 2013 AIA|LA President
One of the most highly regarded architects in California, Scott Johnson is also one of the few architects who is well-known to the general public and the design profession alike. A prolific designer of residential, commercial and institutional building projects, a number of his best known designs have been widely published and have become local landmarks, including three high rise buildings in Century City, California, the Opus One and Byron Wineries in the Napa Valley and Santa Barbara County, respectively, Rincon Center in San Francisco, and the Capitol Area East End Complex in Sacramento.
Born in California and educated at Stanford University, the University of California at Berkeley (AB in Architecture) and the Harvard Graduate School of Design (Master in Architecture), Johnson worked variously at The Architects Collaborative in Cambridge, Mass, the Los Angeles and San Francisco offices of Skidmore Owings Merrill and the office of Philip Johnson and John Burgee in New York City. For the latter firm, he served as Design Associate for some of Johnson Burgee's most notable projects, including the Dade County Cultural Center, Houston's Republic Bank Center, 33 Maiden Lane, 885 Third Avenue in New York City, and the Times Square Renewal project. During his tenure there, Scott Johnson also served as an assistant to Arthur Drexler in curating the 'Three Skyscrapers' exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York (1981).
Joining Pereira Associates in Los Angeles in 1983 as Principal and Design Director, he and William Fain acquired the firm now known as Johnson Fain in 1987. In addition to designing nearly 100 built projects in the past 20 years, Johnson has also taught and lectured at various universities. He served as Director of the Master of Architecture Programs at the University of Southern California's School of Architecture from 2004 through 2007. He is the author of the recent The Big Idea: Criticality and Practice in Contemporary Architecture, Tall Building: Imagining the Skyscraper, as well as Tectonics of Place: The Architecture of Johnson Fain.
As Design Partner, Mr. Johnson is responsible for the direction and quality of the firm's architectural and interior design projects.


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Four Aeronautical Engineering Technology students from the HCT-Al Ain Women's campus (AAW) were the pride of the college when they presented their combined graduation project from February 1-7, 2018, as part of the Al Ain Municipality's activities for the UAE's nation-wide Month of Innovation.
The students' project demonstrates controlling traffic light signals using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). It aims to facilitate a smooth flow of traffic in case of emergencies, accidents, congestion or special events/marches.
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THE controversial prosecution of a 10-year-old Salford schoolboy for calling a fellow pupil racist names has been dropped.
Greater Manchester's chief crown prosecutor, John Holt, has decided not to continue a prosecution against the Irlam boy who admitted calling his 11-year-old schoolmate a "Paki".
Mr Holt said he had decided after reviewing the case that the boy should be given a warning about his conduct under the Prevention of Harassment Act 1997.
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When the case against three boys first came to the CPS, the reviewing lawyer recommended a reprimand for one boy and final warnings for the other two, in line with national guidance on dealing with young offenders. The mother of the victim was content with this course of action but one of the boys refused to accept the warning and was charged.
But the decision to prosecute came under fire by district judge Mr Jonathan Finestein, who described it as 'crazy' and 'political correctness gone mad'. He asked the CPS to reconsider the case.
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"He has accepted that he may well have been less forthright in his comments if he had been aware.
"His request for us to look at the case again is a valid one as we have a duty to keep cases under constant review, and as head of the CPS in Greater Manchester, I have reviewed this case personally."
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4 Problems Social Media Causes in Relationships
Issues we face due to social media use are what we like to call "first world problems," but it turns out social media depression is a very real and scary thing. We are constantly seeing the inside of someone's life which, in turn, causes us to feel like we're left out or missing an event we would love to be a part of.
It causes stress in relationships, both romantic and platonic. It allows us to be glued to our phones because we constantly want to inhale new information. There is never a limit to what we want to see, and our hunger for new content on social media is never fully satiated.
Social media can really take a toll on our romantic relationships we hold so dearly. Our parents and our grandparents had it easy. They couldn't log on to see what kind of shenanigans their girlfriend or boyfriend got into at the club last night. They couldn't view the drunken Snapchats of your girlfriend's friend who photographed her talking to some random guy. They couldn't quickly shoot a text over to him or her, and they definitely couldn't see recently added friends on Facebook. With each social media application that emerges, it seems our obsession to stalk our friends and loved ones is becoming more valuable than our actual friendships.
Because of social media, we jump to conclusions, make rash judgements, get distracted more easily, and never seem to be interested in one thing long enough.
Here are a few things that social media is doing to our relationships.
1. We need false reassurance on social media
Time and time again, we see couples enter relationships, change profile pictures, and write on their significant other's walls on Facebook to show the world they are together and proud. Yet, if this doesn't happen, the person who so desires it may feel like they are being played or cheated on. This is not OK. Despite what you do on social media, it is never good to feel less confident in a relationship based on what they "like" or "share." If you are dating someone, learn to trust them without focusing on their social media presence. And don't be so reassured of your self-worth based on who likes your pictures or posts, either. It creates a false sense of self.
2. We get competitive in unhealthy ways
Social media may as well be nicknamed the game of comparison because deep down, that is what it is. It's hard to not be fazed by social media, no matter how removed you may seem. We view others' Snapchats and Instagrams and see their lives. Our innate human reaction is to look at our own life and compare its worth to theirs. Cherish the good things in your life and don't compete with others on social media. Set goals for yourself and learn to be happy with what you have.
3. Special moments are less genuine
"Snap it [Instagram it, Facebook it] or it didn't happen" is what many people live by. Taking pictures solely for memories like people used to is no longer the rule. We are obsessed with sharing our lives and adventures on social media, but when you spend special moments taking pictures for the sole purpose of your Facebook friends seeing them, it is pretty unhealthy. Live in the moment. Put your phone down.
4. We are becoming a culture of constant change
Change is an amazing thing, but lack of commitment is not. Especially when it comes to modern dating, it seems that millennials are afraid of commitment. Social media causes us to see what is better out there, and unless you are 1,000% confident in what you have in front of you, it is a distraction. Change is good, but when we can no longer commit to our partners, our goals, or our dreams, change is bad.
Social media is easy to be addicted to, and oftentimes it can hurt our relationships without us even realizing it. It can cause us to become insecure, disloyal, distracted, not live in the moment, and create a false sense of who we are. This is especially true in the reality of online dating, where we are constantly putting ourselves out there to be the perfect version of ourselves.
Putting our self-esteem, self-worth, and everything we love into the power of social media is not healthy. Kim Stolz, author of Unfriending My Ex: And Other Things I'll Never Do, said in an interview with Time magazine, "There's been an emerging body of research that shows that when you stop having offscreen interaction, you lose empathy. You lose the ability to have genuine reactions to real problems and real things."


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Spider-Man: Far from Home 12A
Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man must step up to take on new threats in a world that has changed forever.
Tom Holland | Samuel L. Jackson | Zendaya | Cobie Smulders | Jon Favreau
Jon Watts
- This review contains significant spoilers for "Avengers: Endgame" and minor spoilers for "Spider-Man: Far from Home."
- Spider-Man: Far from Home works best when viewed as an epilogue to Avengers: Endgame (and, by extension, the entire MCU multi-film arc to this point) instead of a stand-alone adventure. Perhaps of necessity considering the monumental task it has of following up on The Big Wrap-Up, Far from Home falls back on standard superhero tropes. Although there are some twists (which won't be viewed as such by anyone familiar with the comic books), the basic structure is essentially hero vs. villain without many of the subtleties and tangential elements that have elevated the better MCU offerings. This movie is more about ending one era and starting another while giving Tom Holland an opportunity to continue to fill the shoes of Tobey Maguire (and, to a lesser extent, Andrew Garfield).
- The screenplay, credited to Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, wrestles with the aftermath of Thanos' snap. While a five-year age difference might not be viewed as a big thing for adults, it's more than an inconvenience for high school kids. Far from Home also has to deal with the post-Avengers superhero "reality." However, even though some of the highest profile saviors are gone, the film tap dances around the survivors' whereabouts. Thor is said to be "off-world." Others are "unavailable." No one mentions Scarlett Witch, Hawkeye, Black Panther, or a host of other Earth-based heroes who presumably could join Spider-Man. (To be fair, the post-credits sequence offers an explanation of sorts, but it's spoiler-ish, so I won't get into it here.)
- Fortunately for Peter Parker (Tom Holland), all of his friends and family members were also obliterated by the snap (in an event now referred to as The Blip), so their relative ages remain constant. In particular, Peter's crush, MJ (Zendaya), is still in high school, as is his annoying best buddy, Ned (Jacob Batalon), and Ned's girlfriend, Betty (Angourie Rice). Aunt May appears as hot as ever, although with the ageless Marisa Tomei playing her, who would know if she added a few years? The movie spends the better part of its first 20 minutes (or so) attempting to give a sense of the "new normal."
- Peter feels lacking for what Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and Happy Hogan (Jon Favreau) expect: elevating his position as Tony Stark's protege to that of Tony Stark's successor. There's a new threat facing Earth - a series of four Elementals that could destroy the planet from the inside out - and Fury needs a new "Avengers"-like team led by Spider-Man and the mysterious Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal), a superhero from a parallel Earth. Peter is more interested in being a normal teenager, taking his school trip to Europe, and trying to figure out how to tell MJ that he really likes her. Fury, not used to being defied, manipulates Peter's life script so he's in the right place at the right time. (The place in question being Prague.)
- As was the case with Spider-Man: Homecoming, director Jon Watts keeps the tone as light as possible considering the remnants of the Endgame cloud that hangs over the world. Images of Iron Man are everywhere and Peter is suffering from a sense of extreme inadequacy. He's more than happy to let Mysterio take the lead while he hangs back and fills the sidekick role. Watts is adept at developing the Peter/MJ dynamic (this is pure rom-com territory), although he doesn't quite generate the level of magic Maguire and Kirsten Dunst conjured for Sam Raimi 15 years ago.
- Once area where Watts' vision encounters limitations is a key psychedelic sequence that echoes something out of Doctor Strange albeit with less flair and imagination. In overlaying perception and reality, Watts never tricks us enough for it to work. If one was to compare this to Christopher Nolan's Inception, there's no question which offers a more complex scenario. In Far from Home, there's a sense that Watts wants to play it safe rather than risking an overreach. For those who would argue that Spider-Man needs to remain guarded to guarantee its box office, I present Exhibit A: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which was anything but "safe." In fact, to the extent that I was disappointed by aspects of Far from Home, it may be because Into the Spider-Verse raised the bar for what a Spider-Man movie can be.
- As one might expect from a Marvel feature, there are mid-credits and post-credits scenes. Both are important and need to be seen in order to get the entire picture of where the future is headed (there's also a great cameo). The film's significance to the overall MCU and its role in "normalizing" the post-Thanos milieu forces one to think beyond the tepid superhero elements when evaluating Far from Home. Its strengths lie more in the existential realm than the tangible one. By using its most popular (at least over time) superhero, Marvel has smoothed over the aftermath and recalibrated the universe for whatever lies ahead. With a dose of comedy, a dash of romance, and some CGI-heavy battles, the film accomplishes what it needs to do.
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Kwikset Premis vs. Schlage Sense: Which Is The Best For HomeKit?
After a month of testing, I determined Schlage Sense is the best option for people looking for an affordable HomeKit lock. Schlage works well with Apple products, but the app is subpar and the lock's physical design leaves much to be desired. Kwikset Premis has a sleek design, but the keypad doesn't work well in many circumstances.
I'll compare and contrast two HomeKit smart locks (Kwikset Premis vs. Schlage Sense) by evaluating six categories: setup, unlocking, locking, interior design, exterior design, and software.
Schlage Sense
- Setup: You'll need to replace your previous lock setup and follow the instructions to install.
- Unlocking: You can enter codes, ask Siri, or use the app. But it's loud and annoying.
- Locking: You can set auto-lock, ask Siri, use the app, or tap the physical (always there) Schlage button.
- Inside Design: It's huge and aesthetically unappealing.
- Outside Design: It's a push button display that works well and doesn't attract attention.
- Software: An alarm sounds if someone tries to break in. You can manage guest codes.
Best for you if...
You want a smart lock with a keypad that works consistently. You'll have to deal with the clunkiness, the annoying unlocking and locking sound and the substandard app. The good news is you shouldn't need the app much if you sync it with HomeKit.
Kwikset Premis
- Setup: You'll need to replace your previous lock setup, but the app has easy-to-follow interactive instructions.
- Unlocking: You enter codes, ask Siri, or use the app. It doesn't work well in the cold.
- Locking: You can set auto-lock, ask Siri, use the app, or tap the lock button once the screen is awake.
- Inside Design: It's slim and looks well-designed.
- Outside Design: It's sleek and the digits are easy to read, but it's slow to respond.
- Software: Secure mode is cool. The activity log gets messed up sometimes.
Best for you if...
You're willing to sacrifice usability for aesthetics. Premis looks better from the inside and the outside and has a touchscreen. You need to wake up the screen before punching in the code (which can take longer than you'd think). The keypad responds slowly in cold weather.
Schlage Sense
Setup (C):
- The app instructions aren't good, but the paper instructions get the job done.
- For installation, you need to remove your existing deadbolt. Then, drill a bigger hole if your previous hole isn't 2-⅛" (most are 2-⅛" already), install a new deadbolt latch, mount the front and back plates, attach the wires, and install a new strike on the door frame. It took me 30 minutes from start to finish.
Unlocking (B-):
- You type in a four-digit code and it unlocks.
- You can unlock with Siri if your phone's unlocked.
- You can unlock with the Schlage and Home apps.
- You can use the key that's included.
- The keypad works well in the cold and with gloves.
- The lock is the loudest of the six locks I tested, by a solid margin. I found it incredibly annoying, but you could probably get used to it.
Locking (A):
- You can lock with Siri or the Schlage or Home apps.
- You can tap the physical Schlage to lock without using a code.
- You can set it to auto-lock after a certain amount of time has elapsed since it was last unlocked. Your options are 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes or 4 minutes.
Inside Design (F):
- It's bulkier and uglier than Premis.
- There's one screw to remove the batteries but the battery pack doesn't slide out easily.
Outside Design (D):
- It's not a touchscreen like Premis, but an old-school push button. This makes it work better in the cold and with gloves.
- Another advantage for some is that from far away this lock looks like an ordinary model, not a smart lock.
- People in humid climates have complained about moisture getting inside the lock, but I didn't experience this firsthand.
- It's not attractive, but it's more practical because it works consistently.
Software (C+):
- The Schlage app is a mess, but once you set up the lock and access codes, you can stick to using the Home app.
- If someone tries to break into the door with enough force, an alarm will sound.
- You don't get smarts or remote control from afar without an Apple TV or HomePod as your hub. It'll just function as a keypad lock without an Apple hub.
- Guests don't need to download the app; you can give them an access code that expires or only works during specific times.
Kwikset Premis
Setup (C+):
- There are interactive hardware instructions, similar to the Premis app and much better than Schlage's.
- For installation, you need to remove your existing deadbolt. Then, drill a bigger hole if your previous hole isn't 2-⅛" (most are 2-⅛" already), install a new deadbolt latch, mount the front and back plates, attach the wires, and install a new strike on the door frame. It took me 30 minutes from start to finish.
- I had difficulty aligning the keypad.
Unlocking (D):
- You need to wake up the screen to enter the code, but it doesn't work well. It takes at least 5-10 seconds for the screen to turn on.
- You type in your 4-8 digit unlock code once the keys are visible.
- The keypad doesn't work with gloves and it doesn't work well in the cold.
- You can ask Siri to unlock if your phone is unlocked.
- You can unlock with the included key.
Locking (C):
- You can set it to auto-lock after 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes, or 4 minutes.
- I suggest leaving the Secure Keypad Randomizer off because it requires using an extra two buttons to lock. Otherwise, with the randomizer off, you just tap the lock button on the keypad.
- You can ask Siri, use the Home app or the Premis app to lock.
- You can lock with the included key.
Inside Design (B-):
- The interior design is similar to Kevo's, with a thin metal cover that goes over the plastic base. It looks alright but it's nothing special.
- You have to unscrew the metal cover with three screws to access the battery, then the pack slides right out.
Outside Design (B-):
- The design is sleek and the digits are big and easy to read.
Software (C-):
- The Premis app on iPhone is a mess.
- You don't get smarts or remote control from afar without an Apple TV or HomePod as your hub. It'll just function as a keypad lock without an Apple hub.
- It sometimes has issues connecting to HomeKit. In my experience, Premis needs to be closer to the Apple TV than other locks for it to work properly.
- There's a cool "Secure Mode" to indefinitely disable all codes you've given to other people.
- The activity log that lets you know when the door was locked and unlocked isn't always accurate. In my activity log, it says the door was unlocked in December of 1999.


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Willy – The Guitarist – Kotachiwadi (Mumbai), a photo by Indro Images on Flickr.
had met Willie during my walks through Kotachiwadi on a Sunday morning. Kotachiwadi is an old Portuguese settlement in the heart of Mumbai, with its trademark houses. The neighborhood has a distinctive character to it and will transport you back to another era
Willie's house was full of interesting curios, pet rabbits and what not…. And the piece-de-resistance was that his gate is never locked. Willie offered to strum the guitar for us and we did not look back…..


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To-day's Daily Telegraph "Criminal threat sending ID overseas" says that 91% of Australians believe their personal information should only be stored overseas with their express permission. The article follows other reports in the last week that Qantas and St. George Bank are in the process of moving jobs off shore. It refers to a (UK)Channel 4 TV program aired overnight that alleges that British bank customer details in India sell for as little as $12.
India's National Association of Software and Service Companies has asked for the details of the allegations and supporting documentation, claiming that sting operations such as the one conducted by Channel 4 have goaded people into committing crimes that otherwise may not have been committed.
Indian service companies have been struggling to respond to allegations about lax privacy security practices (see our earlier blog). The National Association announced in May plans for a new self regulatory body to raise security and safety standards across the IT industry.
It's hard to judge whose standards work to safeguard data, but the call for more disclosure when data is to be transferred offshore seems reasonable.
The Federal Privacy Act limitation that applies to private sector organisations passing personal information outside Australia is not particularly onerous - a "reasonable belief " that the data will be subject to substantially similar principles that it would receive if it remained in Australia.
Strangely, the Federal Privacy Act provisions relating to public sector agencies contains no specific limitations on cross border data flows, and the NSW Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act limitation on NSW Government agencies has not commenced (6 years after the Act itself came into force) because the Privacy Commissioner is still to issue a code of practice relating to such transfers. Who knows what goes in these areas?
The Victorian Privacy Information Act has a substantially similar provision as the Commonwealth's private sector requirement, and the Privacy Commissioner there has published useful guidelines for Victorian Government agencies - Model Terms for Transborder Data Flows of Personal Information
The Australian Law Reform Commission is scheduled to publish on Monday an issues paper in connection with its review of privacy laws - it will be interesting to see what it has to say on this and other current privacy concerns.
Thanks to PogoWasRight for the lead on the Indian IT industry.


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Why Edinburgh is the perfect city for families
From the medieval tenements, vennels and wynds of the Old Town to the sweeping elegance of the Georgian New Town, Edinburgh is one of the world's most beautiful cities. While the activities below have plenty to offer learners of all ages, its compactness makes Edinburgh suitable for even small legs.
What to see
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle is thrillingly stark and creepy. From an outline of courtly music to an examination of gruesome Highlander battlefield practices (with fierce weaponry to illustrate), there's a special event for families every day (edinburghcastle.gov.uk).
Royal Yacht Britannia and Leith
Still a working port, Leith has always had a Jekyll and Hyde character — imposing merchants' houses mixed with Dickensian tenements - and now Michelin-starred restaurants and galleries. Visit Royal Yacht Britannia (there's an excellent tearoom on board; royalyachtbritannia.co.uk) or take lunch at a cafe along the Shore.
National Museum of Scotland
A celebration of science, history and art rolled into one, this is a wonderfully hands-on museum; you could easily spend a day here.(nms.ac.uk). Take Potter fans to the nearby Elephant House cafe (elephanthouse.biz), where J.K. Rowling started her books.
Georgian House
Life in Georgian Edinburgh is easier to imagine if you're suitably dressed: wander this typical Edinburgh New Town house, restored to reflect life in the late 18th to early 19th century, dressed as a child of the time (nts.org.uk).
Climb Arthur's Seat
No one knows how this extinct volcano in Holyrood Park got its name, but romantics think it was the location of Camelot. It's 251 metres high, but if you have enough puff and the right footwear it is a relatively easy climb (visitscotland.com).
- Find more activities in our Edinburgh city break guide
Where to eat
The Dogs, a Scottish take on gastropubmania, is centrally located, in the New Town, and serves - among other, more elaborate dishes - the best Scotch broth I've had (thedogsonline.co.uk). The standard of food is high - but the atmosphere is casual, making it ideal for a nice night out for parent and child.
Where to stay
Live like a local in the West End, at The Chester Residence, a collection of slick modern apartments hidden in a row of townhouses. Just a 10-minute walk to Princes St, its welcome pack of games, toys and treats - plus the DVD collection - make it a nice break from touring.
- For more ideas for where to stay, read our Edinburgh hotels guide
Before you go
This is the birthplace of Harry Potter - you've got months of reading (or film-watching) to do. Besides Rowling's oeuvre, it's wise to skip Trainspotting (far too much to explain) in favour of the beautiful 2010 animation The Illusionist, which shows Fifties Edinburgh to grey perfection.


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¶ "Investors Won't Want to Miss This $10 Trillion Opportunity" • In the last five years, global enterprises have invested a stunning $1.5 trillion in renewable power. But the opportunity that lies ahead is monumental, with one estimate pegging the number at more than $10 trillion to replace the current carbon-based power systems. [Motley Fool]
¶ "To Chart NH's Energy Future, Learn from our Conservative Past" • At the turn of the 20th century, unregulated clear cutting wiped out most of New Hampshire's forests. In response, environmentalists, businessmen, and elected officials, led by Republicans, set out to save the state's natural resources for future generations. [Nashua Telegraph]
¶ "Switch to Green Energy – and Save £250 on Your Bill" • The UN could not have been any clearer. If you are worried about climate change, you've got to do your bit and reduce harmful emissions. Fortunately, there is no longer any excuse not to switch to a green electricity (and in some cases, gas) supplier. It is easy and saves money. [The Guardian]
¶ "Climate Change Provided High Octane Fuel for Hurricane Michael" • Sometimes connecting climate change to a specific weather event is difficult. With Hurricane Michael, it is not. Earth's waters are getting warmer due to an increasing global temperature, and warmer waters fuel hurricanes. They were 3°F to 5°F higher in the Gulf. [CBS News]
¶ "Pioneer Turbine Sets New Benchmark For Tidal Renewable Energy" • In its first year of testing, the world's most powerful floating tidal turbine has generated 3 GWh of electricity. The SR2000 FloTEC project from ScotRenewables has shown it can provide low-cost, low-risk and reliable energy to the European power grid very predictably. [Phys.Org]
¶ "Plug-in Cars = 60% of New Car Sales in Norway in September" • Exponential electric vehicle adoption has been at play in Norway for several years. Fully electric cars are up to 45% market share in Norway, and if you throw in another 15% for the plug-in hybrids, plug-in vehicles have grown to a whopping 60% market share. [CleanTechnica]
¶ "Blue Agave Crop Grown in Far North Queensland to be Burned at Sugar Mill for Power Generation" • Blue agave, the basic ingredient for tequila, is grown on a commercial scale in Mexico, but Queensland's MSF Sugar plans to plant 4,000 hectares of it. After the sugar is extracted, fibers will be burned to produce electric power. [ABC News]
¶ "Saskatchewan NDP rolls out key element of climate change plan at convention" • A loan program that would enable people, businesses, and farms to switch over to more energy-efficient options and renewable energy was presented at the convention of Saskatchewan's New Democratic Party as key element of the climate change plan. [Circleville Herald]
¶ "Offshore Wind Technology Takes Off" • Compared to other renewable energy technologies, offshore wind still makes up a small part of global power generation. Today, there is slightly less than 19 GW of installed offshore capacity. Costs have been falling rapidly and installed capacity is expected to grow to 128 GW by the year 2030. [Utilities Middle East]
¶ "TEPCO Apologizes for Still-Radioactive Water at Fukushima Plant" • TEPCO admitted that water at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant still contains radioactive materials, which it has insisted for years had been removed. The utility apologized to a government committee which is looking into ways to dispose of the water. [Japan Today]
¶ "5.7-MW Solar Project Now Producing Energy on Former Landfill in Vermont" • A 5.7-MW solar project on a former landfill in Brattleboro, Vermont, is now online. The project was jointly developed by Sky Solar and Encore Renewable Energy. The solar array sits on land owned by the Windham Solid Waste Management District. [Solar Power World]
¶ "'It's a Big Deal for Us': The Magic Kingdom is Going Green" • By the end of 2018, Disney will flip the switch on a sprawling 50-MW solar power facility with more than a half-million solar panels, just outside Disney's Animal Kingdom. Disney plans to reduce its net greenhouse-gas emissions 50% worldwide by 2020, compared to 2012. [The Sydney Morning Herald]
¶ "A Scientist And Clean Energy Advocate Is Gaining Ground in Chicago's 'Hottest Congressional Race'" • Sean Casten, who holds degrees in molecular biology and biochemical engineering, has been working to profitably reduce greenhouse gas emissions for more than a decade. Now he is in a congressional race that is too close to call. [ScienceAlert]
Have a magnificently joyful day.


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My favourite room in our house has to be the kitchen – it really is the heart of the home. We have an island between the kitchen area and the dining table and people just seem to gravitate towards the kitchen – I'd like to think its because of all the fabulous home baking I churn out 🙂 Whats your favourite room in your home?
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Goodwood Revival 2018 celebrates 70 years of quintessential British transport
As well as celebrating its own 20th anniversary, this weekend's Goodwood Revival will also mark 70 years of three quintessential British forms of transport with a special track parade and display each morning.
Both the black cab Austin FX3 (better known simply as "the London Taxi") and the formation of British Railways date back to 1948, and these will both be honoured at the Revival as swathes of "cabbies" and various forms of commercial vehicles take to the 2.37-mile Goodwood Motor Circuit.
The first Austin FX3 taxi was registered in the summer of 1948, with the cab's official announcement coming at the Commercial Motor Exhibition ahead of full production in 1949, the model going on to be a regular staple in the capital long after its successor, the FX4, was released in 1958.
While Austin was working on the FX3, Parliament was preparing itself for the commencement of the Transport Act, which would see the nationalisation of canals, sea and shipping ports, bus companies and, despite immense opposition, the road haulage network.
The best-known outcome of the Transport Act, however, was the formation of British Railways. In the early 1950s the railways were making a working profit, and as such helped Britain catch up with the rest of Europe in terms of dieselisation and electrification. By 1968, two years after the Goodwood Motor Circuit closed (until the Revival commenced in 1998) the age of steam was over.
These two anniversaries will be celebrated by a stunning parade of commercial vehicles, including buses, coaches, lorries, vans and a large collection of Austin taxis, each morning to open the Revival.
The original Land Rover, which went on display at the 1948 Amsterdam motor show, was celebrated with a special parade at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July but expect a huge variety of pre-1966 "Landies" within the circuit perimeter all this weekend, where only historic vehicles are allowed.
Meanwhile, the retro-themed Earls Court Motor Show at the Goodwood Revival is devoted to the cars and motorcycles driven and ridden by Hollywood film legend Steve McQueen.
An impressive line-up of vehicles used and owned by McQueen, along with some of the cars and bikes he made famous though his film roles, will be displayed within, along with a number of car manufacturer exhibits, such as Maserati, Ford, BMW and Aston Martins, each showcasing both their heritage plus "models of the future".
Vehicles owned and used by petrolhead McQueen in his personal life are set to include an ultra-rare Jaguar XK SS, Ferrari 250 GT Lusso, 1950s Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster, Brough Superior SS80 motorcycle and a customised 1960s Radford Mini Cooper S.
Those made famous in his various film roles will include the Ford Shelby Mustang GT390 and Dodge Charger 440 T/T from the epic Bullitt car chase through the undulating streets of San Francisco, plus the famous Triumph TR6 Trophy bike (disguised as a pre-war BMW R75) from the well-known motorcycle jump scene at the end of The Great Escape, as well as the Porsche 917 K and Ferrari 512 S used in the 1971 blockbuster Le Mans, based on the eponymous 24-hour race.
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Too much time spent staring at a screen, such as when you are reading on your smartphone, playing video games, watching TV, or browsing the internet, can be harmful to your eyes.
All that screen-gazing can lead to myopia, dry eyes and headaches. A lack of proper eye care after developing myopia, which is the proper term for short-sightedness, can make it worse, and puts you at risk of developing other diseases like glaucoma. In fact, you can even put yourself at risk of retinal detachment. Young Post asked Chinese University's Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences assistant Professor Jason Yam Cheuk-sing, for some healthy eye tips.
According to a study in 2011 conducted by Polytechnic University and the Hong Kong Paediatric Foundation, approximately 70 per cent of the participants look literally too closely at their screens.
To lower your chances of developing myopia and other eye-related diseases, Yam says; "You should keep [a distance of] at least 30cm from your smartphones. For iPad users or e-book readers, your face should be at least 40cm from the screen. The minimum distance between your eyes and a TV/computer screen should be at least 50cm. Being too close to a screen leads to eye strain."
"Although there is no scientific evidence that using smartphones on a bus or on the train will harm your eyes, you might feel uncomfortable and develop a headache because your eyes need to catch up with the objects on the screen," says Yam.
In the New England Journal of Medicine in June 2016, doctors referred to the cases of two women who suffered "transient smartphone blindness" for several months. These patients were found to have the habit of checking their smartphones in the dark while lying in bed.
Yam agrees that you should not use your smartphone, play computer games or read in the dark as it takes a while for your eyes to adjust to the lower light.
"These cases of blindness are uncommon, but reading in the dark can [mean you] risk a higher degree of myopia and will exhaust your eyes."
After you have spent 20 minutes reading, gaming, playing on your smartphone or using a computer, give your eyes a 20- second break by looking at something in the distance – that is, something at least six metres – which is 20 feet in old measurements – away from you.
"Simply closing your eyes doesn't mean you're taking a rest. Look away from the screens and view some distant object. When you're focused on a particular point such as when you're using a computer, your ciliary muscles are contracted. Your eyes will get tired as these muscles are tensed. You can relax these muscles by looking at something far away. Simply look at the sky to reduce eye strain," Yam says. Stretch your break even further by going outside – research suggests that sunlight can help to slow myopia.
Although there is no scientific evidence that blue light from electronic devices is related to macular degeneration – a condition which can lead to blurred or no vision, Yam says you can use blue light screen protectors to alleviate the potential strain on your eyes.
You can use lubricant eye drops or gel if your eyes feel sore or dry. These artificial tears, Yam says, will moisturise your eyes. But don't overdo it.
"Using eye drops only serves as temporary relief for your eye strain – it's better to take a break after a long period of smartphone or computer use. Ask for medical advice if your eye problems persist," Yam suggests, "and have your eyes checked regularly."


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On The Tudors, It's Good To Be the King!
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Henry VIII has suffered decades of being best-known for his many wives, big church battles and kingly appetite. But in Showtime's The Tudors, the series that counts among its executive producers hitmaker Ben Silverman, Henry spends less time making hay than rolling in it.
Given all the nookie in the pilot, the series (premiering April 1) seems better-suited for Cinemax. Tudors stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers (a Golden Globe winner for playing that other king, Elvis) as a very young (and able) king. Five minutes into the premiere, Henry declares war on France—and marks the occasion by playing a little "divide and conquer" with a leggy blonde. Before long, finding the Queen absent, the rakish ruler invites her buxom servant into his
Contrary to the typical depictions of Henry VIII, Rhys Meyers cuts a virile figure. Silverman, who has a history degree from Tufts, admits to the edgy, contemporary feel of the period piece but insists writer Michael Hirst pored over reference books— "first-personal archival material"—to offer up the hard facts.
But won't this cloud our view of the megalomaniacal monarch? Silverman explains he was looking to spice up the stodgy costume-drama genre. "A little skin goes a long way," he says, adding, "Henry was a very passionate kind of guy." And how.
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A new PUBG update has rolled out to the game's closed experimental server, bringing some significant changes to the Savage map. Those playing during the 48-hour testing window will notice that the red and blue zones act a little differently, and that more grenades are spawning.
Check out the full list of PUBG update patch notes below:
New PUBG Update Patch Notes:
- The redzone's size and duration have both been decreased.
- A new feature enables the bluezone to calculate and adjust its waiting time based on the number of players left alive.
Spawn Balance
- Grenades now spawn more often.
- The strongest scope which can be obtained from care packages is now the 8x scope.
- Total numbers of boats spawned has been decreased, but boats now spawn more predictably along the towns near the sea.
Map Changes
- Three new areas have been added.
Here's a reminder of how much time is remaining before the closed experimental server is taken offline:
- OPENS: Mon, April 16, 6pm PDT / Tues, April 17, 3am CEST / April 17, 10am KST
- CLOSES: Wed, April 18, 6pm PDT / Tues, April 19, 3am CEST / April 19, 10am KST
In other PUBG news, the new Savage map was recently tested on the Closed Experimental Server, an argument as to whether PUBG is pay to win has been brought up again, and it's been found that 30% of all PC gamers are playing battle royale titles.
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Tonight's OSM concert began introspectively, deep down in the baritone register of Brian Manker's cello, accompanied warmly by his section and the contrabasses. Rossini's overture to William Tell is both immediately recognizable and perilously difficult – virtually every section of the orchestra is highlighted, and quite often pushed to technical extremes.
Much of the opening of this overture was enshrouded in subdued tones – when finally the orchestral tutti crescendoed boisterously, the brass, portending the imminent Bruckner, exploded in full force with clear, rich tone. Most expressive in the winds this evening was English horn player Pierre-Vincent Plante, accompanied acrobatically by the principal flute.
Next we would hear a very classical Piano Concerto no. 3 of Beethoven, performed by pianist Till Fellner, a musician clearly adept at the Beethoven repertoire after having recently toured worldwide with a cycle of the complete piano sonatas.
This was controlled Beethoven, leaning more towards Mozart's classicism than Bruckner's romanticism. The long orchestral introduction was played without tempo alteration or rubato, without particular attention to dissonance or suspensions, and with climaxes and cadences which were gently contained with the usual Nagano precision rather than unleashed with romantic fervor. Fellner was a supremely refined and mature player, with immense control and sensitivity – clean, yet affected, and with a Mozartian affect which complimented Nagano's conception of the piece wonderfully. His quiet playing throughout the evening was the most stunning element. At times, especially during his cadenzas, his soft playing was so smooth and liquid as to conjure up images of Claude Debussy's La cathédrale engloutie. The second movement, a true Largo, was perhaps a little too restrained, to the point of dreaminess. When the wonderful theme of the third movement emerged from the texture, with its sardonic landing point of dissonance, it was a kind of reprieve after the somewhat unaffected lullaby which came before. Fellner found a fabulous tempo for the Rondo, which afforded him the chance to show off his immense range of articulation and style.
Bruckner's Symphony no. 6 was to follow. One of the most powerful elements of hearing a Bruckner symphony live is the sheer wall of sound he is able to produce with his immense orchestration. Indeed, Brucker is often criticized for not being a "thematic" composer such as Beethoven or Brahms, or for a general absence of counterpoint in his music, but another way to look at his symphonies would be to see them as a kind of proto-minimalism. Bruckner's music, much like that of Richard Wagner's, is often about the far-reaching harmonic goal, not the vertical working out of motivic germs. His music, therefore, speaks in run-on paragraphs, where Beethoven speaks in more concise sentences. It is a landscape from a bird's-eye view.
Bruckner was not appreciated as a composer during his lifetime, except perhaps by the young Gustav Mahler, who would also struggle to find an audience who could comprehend him. Bruckner wrote this symphony during a time when it was still impossible not to be aware of Beethoven's ever-looming shadow, which had not quite been dissipated by the blazing light of modernism. Therefore, when composing his Sixth Symphony, Brucker certainly was thinking of Beethoven's Pastoral. Similarities abound in the two works: Bruckner was surely inspired by Beethoven's use of incessantly repeating cells. In addition, both works are idyllic in nature.
One would certainly be remiss not to mention the brass after hearing a Bruckner symphony. Principal trumpet Paul Merkelo led the brass section heroically this evening, all of whom played with a bright, muscular tone, totally devoid of vibrato, which Nagano allowed to sustain with full power into the wonderfully resonant Maison Symphonique. Bruckner has some of the most stunning climaxes in classical music, which often take the form of howling, elemental climaxes culminating in full-throated shouts, only to be pulled suddenly down into hushed whispers, which for a few moments are inaudible beneath the still-ringing haze of the previous chord. The OSM had an incredibly effective dynamic range throughout the symphony, highlighted once again by the indefatigable brass.
One can only imagine the potency of this music in the time of Bruckner, when such thunderous walls of sound had never truly been experienced in concert halls. In the times before dance clubs and rock concerts, before the advent of earth-shaking amplifiers, the visceral power of this music must have either seemed brash, or celestial in its otherwordliness.


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The Hofstra University Museum of Art's Art Travelers Through Time program has been awarded a $30,000 Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). This is the NEA's second major grant announcement of fiscal year 2019, and these awards continue the organization's commitment as the only arts funder reaching the entire country. Art Works is the NEA's principal grantmaking program, and the Hofstra University Museum of Art received one of 62 museum grants.
"These awards, reaching every corner of the United States, are a testament to the artistic richness and diversity in our country," said Mary Anne Carter, acting chairman of the NEA. "Organizations such as the Hofstra University Museum of Art are giving people in their community the opportunity to learn, create, and be inspired."
Art Travelers, started in 2008, has provided thousands of elementary school students and their teachers the opportunity to visit Hofstra and view authentic cultural objects from the Museum's large and diverse collections. They are then able to connect these objects with their classroom studies of "Communities around the World." Activities like Art Travelers engage students in creative thinking processes and reinforce classroom learning.
The program was developed collaboratively with museum and local classroom educators, and it correlates to the New York State Learning Standards in the Arts, Social Studies, Science, and Language Arts. Hofstra Museum educators complement the class visits by going into the schools to meet with the students before and after their trips to Hofstra. There are currently partnerships with the following school districts: Baldwin, Freeport, Hempstead, Rockville Centre, Roosevelt, Uniondale, Westbury, West Hempstead, and the Long Island School for the Gifted (South Huntington).
For more information about Art Travelers and associated public programs, call (516) 463-5672.


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All Athens Regional Library System branches' buildings remain closed to the public at this time. We now offer curbside holds pickup and are accepting returns in our book drops, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays at most branches. Please contact us at http://athenslibrary.org/homepage/regional-information/contact-us if you have any questions regarding library service during this time. We will update you as more information becomes available.
Adult Events
But First, Coffee
Monday, September 30, 2019, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Enjoy coffee and camaraderie with neighbors in the Jere Ayers room! All ages.


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Mazatlan, Mexico
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The Beaches
The beaches of Mazatlan are known for their beautiful golden sand and the most popular ones are located in the traditional area of Mazatlan or near the famous boardwalk. Some even have lookout points where you can stop to admire panoramic views of the coast. The Zona Dorada offers more exclusive beaches as well as those with private access from the hotels. These are often the liveliest beaches with the highest number of tourists and recreational activities. The quiet and remote Emerald Bay area is perfect for those wanting to enjoy a more laid-back atmosphere. Whichever you prefer, the beaches of Mazatlan are always a great place to relax, sunbathe, and have a good time.
The Boardwalk
The Mazatlan Boardwalk is considered one of the five liveliest boardwalks in Mexico. Running alongside most of the city's beaches, it's the main venue for the Mazatlan Carnival, a popular event that fills the surrounding hotels. Its attractive design and large size makes it ideal for exercising, cycling, running or roller skating and the ocean view is beautifully complemented by the various sculptures that adorn the boardwalk. Local shops, restaurants and bars can be found all around this famous attraction.
Mazatlan has four golf courses, and some hotels have their own courses or have agreements for guests to use them. Many of them also feature driving ranges and putting greens. There are private clubs as well available for visitors who are willing to pay a fee. These clubs usually have lesson for both adults and children.
Thanks to a privileged location by the waters of the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Cortez, sport fishing is a popular activity in Mazatlan. The city has dozens of marinas where you can book a spot on a private or group fishing trip. There are also many affordable tours available, with shared or private boats. the various sculptures that adorn the boardwalk.
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Located in the heart of Mazatlan, the cathedral began construction in 1875 and was completed in 1899. Consecrated to the Immaculate Conception in 1937, it is considered the most beautiful cathedral in the northeast of Mexico and houses magnificent sculptures in the atrium. The cathedral's design displays a notable gothic influence and is primarily decorated with neoclassical baroque details, creating an incredible mosaic of styles for you to admire. Visit the cathedral, see the artwork and listen to the music of a magnificent nineteenth century organ that was originally constructed in Paris.
Plazuela Machado
Located just a few blocks away from the Cathedral and surrounded by traditional restaurants and cafes, Plazuela Machado is the ideal place to savor a cool beer or a cup of coffee. This is also a preferred meeting spot for those heading out to enjoy Mazatlan's nightlife. With numerous restaurants, beautiful seating areas and a great location near the Angela Peralta Theater, this plaza is an epicenter of relaxation and fun.
If you wish to travel around Mazatlan, you may want to try out the traditional city vehicle, known locally as the "Pulmonia". Similar to a golf cart, this open-air vehicle allows visitors to explore the city and enjoy the coastal breeze. The use of one of these vehicles costs around the same amount as a "regular" taxi.
Angela Peralta Theater
This excellent cultural center is a beautiful example of late nineteenth century architecture. Capable of holding up to 850 people, the theater often hosts shows, operas and other cultural exhibits or even sporting events. During an evening walk through Plazuela Machado, make sure you visit the theater to check out the billboard and take in a great show for a very affordable price.
La Isla de la Piedra (Stone Island)
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Mazatlan Carnival
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(UPDATED) Basketball playoffs: Boys from Center, Tenaha and Shelblyville advance; Tenaha girls lose
Playoff update:
• The No. 6 Tenaha Tigers lost to LaPoynor today, 52-43, at Leon High School.
UIL 2A Regions 1 and 3 girls basketball bracket
• No. 6 Center will play Spring Hill in the Tuesday in the Region 2 Quarterfinals.7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Tyler Junior College.
On Friday, Center defeated Van, 52-36. The Roughriders (31-2) held Van to one point in the second period to break open what a been a one-point game early. Center led 24-12 at the half and 33-27 after three. Center used a 19-9 scoring advantage in the fourth period toput the game away. Center had three players in double-digit scoring: Kaleb Parks, 15; JaTeious Evans, 13; Reggie Daniels II, 10.
Spring Hill beat Mabank 49-31.
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• No. 4 Tenaha will Woden 7 p.m. Tuesday at Lon Morris College in Jacksonville in the Region 1 Quarterfinals.
Woden beat West Hardin 62-32.
Tenaha and Woden are both in District 22. Tenaha and Shelbyville finished tied for first. Woden took fourth behind San Augustine.
Tenaha defeated Woden 57-49 on Jan. 12 and 71-55 on Feb. 6.
• No. 5 Shelbyville will Evavdale in the Region 1 Quarterfinals 7 p.m. Tuesday at Woodville.
On Friday, Shelblyville defeated No. 7 Pineywoods Community Academy, 76-68. The Dragons trailed 24-12 after the first period, but ralled to trail by just two, 37-35 at the half. Shelbyville built a 54-46 lead after three periods. Jay Bukley scored 27 for the Dragons. Cole Ferguson scored 18, Jordan Boykins, 17 and Ryan Bailey, 10 to pace Shelbyville.
Evadale beat Neches, 62-53, Friday.
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Too in love to let it show
if you never try
youll never know
just what you're worth
Lgihts are supposed to guide me home. I know this but I've got so many things going on in my brain that I'm trying to handle that things kinda get thrown to the wayside. Coldplay always seems to ground me. I wonder does music affect YOU this way? Do YOU ever feel like it's there to support you and get you through what you are going through right now at THAT exact moment. The music brings you the emotions that you'd feel if you were in a room full of people hearing and experiencing their own realities but you are all there at one time creating energy that is positive. All set to music that we can listen to as many times as we want and recall that memory. Recall that energy. I live for music. I really do. I exist to go to see live music. At least at the live concert it's positive. When you are alone it can be different because you can experience emotions privately and cry your eyes our if it's just one of those days. Im
I'm definitely learning a lot about life right now. I'm learning about nutrition. I'm trying to exercise. That's a hard one because of the pain cycle that I get stuck in. I will hurt from sleeping, or sitting, or any of those activities that sets me off and it will hurt so bad I dont want to move. But that not moving makes the pain worse. Sometimes even moving makes the pain worse. But there is no difference between the pain on the opiates and the pain off the opiates. There are a shit ton of positives though and I wouldnt p ut myself back on those drugs if you paid me. I am so much happier now. I still wonder what kinds of damage my brain has, but I have hope.
I read recently that they observed a 72 year old man making huge changes to the pathways in his brain. They had previously thought that stopped when we were infants. That gives me hope that whatever the drugs may have done to me, I might be able to get it back. Im defnitely having small issues at recalling certain words but I feel I may have crossed a bridge recently because my writing seems to have changed even. Maybe it's because I'm puffing.
THe anxiety is lessened. The stress has lessened. The excitement's (believe) levels are high. Less then 24 hours and I'll be on a plane heading to Cali. Im going on a trip again. This is what I save every penny for. Well ok, I got help on this one. Thanks for the ticket mom!!! Love you!
I will soon be traipsing around a city ive never been in. Something that I've enjoyed since I hit my early 20s. Life is an adventure. Such a cheesy line and saying but it really is true.
Out the other side
Well I've made it through some sort of test. I should say tests as this is a never ending set of tests that if I fail, something pretty damn ugly might happen. I'm starting to realize that I may never be with you. Ever. And I have to accept this as fact. I'm so in love with you it's silly. I miss you so much. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. So badly. I still have David. My mom tried to tell me I didn't have any friends. I feel like I have you. I have your friends. I have Grant et all at the Unity Center. I have folktime. They taught me, and are teaching me to handle the anxiety that I know isn't my fault. It's your fault Mom. It's all your fault. You didn't teach me how to live this life. You didn't do anything except make me dependent on other people which is not how you make it through this life. I have to depend on myself; first and foremost.
I want to go on tour. I want to leave yesterday. I'm so ready to let it all go and just take a plunge into a new life. And say goodbye to this one. I'm sure I've screwed up in some way, I'm the queen of screwing up but what I'm starting to realize is that even if I screw up, things will go on and I will get another chance to set the path towards the right way.
I'm starting to get sleepy. I'm not sure if I should go nap. I'm not sure what to do. I need guidance. I need help.
The new album is incredible LD. It makes me feel so much and that's what music is supposed to do. That's what you do.
Flowers blooming…the music's boomin…
The musics playin, the birds are chirpin, the clematis is blooming and spring has arrived to our corner of the world. The shorts are on and The New Mastersounds are givin it UP!. They are the new soundtrack to our house. I can't wait to give them a full listen tomorrow when I have relaxation day. I can't wait to relax. I've been back to the grind for almost a month now. Saw another doctor today. Told me that my medication has been the reason for all of my ill health the past few months. It's nice to have somewhat of an answer and someone powerful on my side. The parental is also relieved. I think she was just as scared as me and the hubby when this all happened except for the fact that she is 3000 miles away and couldn't be here. I talked to her today, and she said she almost came out. Even though I had heard that from the hubby already. It really made me feel good to hear it on this day again and from her. It's taken years of hard work but we really have a great relationship and I'm thankful that we are as close as we are.
Spring is my most favorite season. Even with the rain. I am hoping that the warm rains will start to come so I can start hanging outside. I miss just sittin on the porch, swinging, and reading on the weekends, sun shining. That's how it was today but I didn't get enough of the day to enjoy because of the doctor appointments. The physical therepy is enjoyable enough. I get pain relief there and they have big ceiling to floor windows and I can look outside at the leaves waving in the wind.
Instrumental music, especially good instrumental music can really inspire, but it has to be the right time, and the right time is not now. I'm wrappin this up short style because I want to go be with the hubby. Its important to me.


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Wanderland Pixels: Are You Ready for Wanderland Music and Arts Festival 2018? @wanderlandfest
From the jungles of 9,597 Wanderers at Wanderland Music and Arts Festival 2017, dare to explore the world of Wanderland Pixels as it celebrates it's 6th run in bringing together good music and good people! Level up the adventure and conquer the south on March 10, 2018 at Filinvest City Event Grounds, Alabang. The biggest international and homegrown indie acts are set to accomplish one important mission: to power up the best Wanderland stage yet.
Here's the lineup for this year's festival and our tips so you can have a great time:
Wanderland Festival 2018
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An online car hire business fears it will go out of business because the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) won't allow it to pick up its customers at the airport, the High Court has heard
The claims have been made by ER Travel Ltd, which trades under the name Easirent.com, and is part of a group of companies that offers online car rental services in the UK, the US as well as Ireland.
It has sued the DAA for damages over the on-going refusal by the DAA to allow it to collect its customers at the airport and take them to its offices 2km away where they pick up their rentals. The DAA denies the claims.
It says the company is carrying on unlicensed business activity at the airport's facilities which the DAA claims breaches by-laws governing the airport.
As part of its action, where it seeks damages against the DAA, Easirent seeks an injunction preventing the DAA from stopping the car hire business from collecting its customers from the airport's public car park.
The injunction, if granted would remain in place pending the final outcome of the action. The injunction application, which the DAA says should not be granted, is before Mr Justice Tony O'Connor.
The company commenced operations in 2016, employs 33 people and its offices are located 2.1km from the airport.
High O'Keeffe SC told the court that Easirent collects its customers from the airport and brings them to its offices where its customers pick up their rented cars.
Counsel said a few months after it started trading the DAA sent it a cease and desist letter.
The company found this strange as it does not operate in the airport.
In August 2016, counsel said the Airport Police, who work for the DAA, refused the company's employees access to the airport car park.
It also threatened taxi and hackney drivers that their licences would be revoked if they carried passengers who used Easirent.com's services.
There were other incidents, but things then settled down.
Last April, there was "an increased level of hostility from the DAA" when Easirent's drivers taking it customer's from the airport to its offices were again stopped, counsel said.
Counsel said this disturbance is having a "catastrophic" effect on his client's operations and claims there is a concerted effort by the DAA to "destroy its business".
Counsel said the DAA's actions are anti-competitive and are being carried out because his client, unlike other car hire companies, does not operate out of Dublin Airport and does not have a licence agreement with the DAA.
In a sworn statement to the court, the firm's Managing Director Paul Hanley said Airport Police have also been watching their activities away from the airport itself.
He said they "park outside our premises and they clearly give the impression of being concerned only with our activities and not with the Dublin Airport car park". This was very unsettling for his customers, he added.
The DAA, represented by James Doherty SC, opposes the application and said the claims concerning the alleged behaviour of the Airport Police are "vigorously denied".
It also says that no taxi nor hackney was told their licences would be revoked, as claimed.
It says that it has tried to resolve the ongoing breaches of the by-laws with the company, but said it has repeatedly informed Easirent that it is in breach of the by-laws.
Counsel said that the DAA position is that permission is required by any firm or entity wishing to pick up clients at the airport.
The case continues next week.


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New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman tweeted out an interaction between acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and panelists on the president's favorite television network on Friday morning.
Haberman abbreviated their interaction in her Twitter post, mentioning the mere details. "Fox crew pushing Mulvaney on how to square changing from 'wall' to 'steel slat fence' is not going to be seen by Trump voters as bending to Dems on a core issue," Haberman wrote.
The supposed concern by Fox panelists highlighted by Haberman piqued my interest — not because I believe it's a genuine fear that President Donald Trump should worry over, but rather because I believe his base of supporters will back him up no matter what happens on the issue of a southern border wall.
We can look at this from a game theory perspective to prove my point. Let's suppose it's the start of the year 2018, and Trump has to decide how hard he should fight for a border wall. There are only two outcomes: a wall is built, or a wall isn't built. Trump also has two choices: fight like hell to get the border wall, or try to create a cooperative effort to maybe get one.
NEW: Pres. Trump threatens to "close Southern Border entirely" if Democrats don't fund border wall. https://t.co/6i1fwXU0yj pic.twitter.com/AEZjhPyNQa— ABC News (@ABC) December 28, 2018
If Trump makes an attempt to "fight like hell," he wins over his supporters no matter what. It was, after all, one of his campaign promises, according to reporting from PolitiFact (which also points out he pledged to get Mexico to pay for the wall). The outcome doesn't matter at this point, because it's the action, not the result, that matters more to Trump's base of support.
Should Trump win the wall debate, then he gets the wall and his supporters call it a victory. Should he lose the debate, his supporters witness Trump, through his ranting and raving online and in real life, fighting for their supposed interests, and consider the "loss" not of his making. It's Democrats — and possibly wayward Republicans — who are to blame.
The only way Trump "loses" support from his base on the matter is if he acquiesces, or shows timidity on the issue. Even then, if Trump can get a compromise deal — say, a wall alongside a promise to give immigrants already living in the United States a track toward citizenship — most of his supporters will still give the president props for getting the border wall construction started.
Most Americans, of course, don't support the idea of building a wall, much less the move to shut down the government in order to get one. As previous reporting from the Inquisitr points out, both moves are considerably unpopular, and won't help Trump in his re-election campaign in 2020.
But neither will distancing himself from his base of supporters. Trump is banking on them to make it to the polls in droves two years from now. In order to get that to happen, he needs to be the same Donald Trump he was in 2016. On the issue of the border wall, he's demonstrated, at least to his core voters, that he is that same candidate.


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2016-06-10 - The metal Queen, DORO, will release her brand-new 2Blu-ray/3DVD+CD package entitled »Strong And Proud - 30 Years Of Rock And Metal«, on June 24th, 2016 through Nuclear Blast. After the presentation of three live clips, another trailer has been launched today.
Check it out here:
Pre-order your copy of »Strong And Proud - 30 Years Of Rock And Metal« now:
Watch the third live clip 'Love Me In Black' (Classic Night) here:
Don't miss the exclusive cinema premiere!
20.06. D Berlin - UCI KINOWELT Colosseum (Premiere)
A ca. 100-minute cut of the upcoming 3-DVD will be shown!
DORO will be on site and a signing session will follow the premieres!
Showtime: 20.00 CET
Tickets: from 10,-- €
Pre-sale: http://www.UCI-KINOWELT.de as well as at the relevant cinema cash desks
Also don't miss the release party for »Strong And Proud - 30 Years Of Rock And Metal«!
Tickets: 15,-- € (incl. a huge drink (beer, vine, water, softdrink))
When: Tuesday, June 28th, 2016 @ 19.00 CET
Where: Hard Rock Cafe - Bei den St. Pauli Landungsbrücken 5, Hamburg
What: DORO release party, incl. signing session
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DORO - new album out now!
2018-08-17 11:00 - Today is the day - "Forever Warriors, Forever United", the new studio album of metal queen DORO, is being released today. Details
DORO - releases new single!
2018-07-27 13:30 - For the third time this Friday, the metal queen opens her treasure chest - and out comes one of her hardest diamonds so far: "If I Can't Have You - No One Will". Details
DORO - supports WACKEN Blood Sponsor campaign
2018-07-20 10:00 - On July 18th the rock star visited the blood donation head office in the university hospital of her hometown, Düsseldorf. Details
DORO - release second single and video!
2018-07-06 10:30 - On Friday, DORO will once again open her treasure trove and release 'Lift Me Up', the second single from their highly anticipated new album »Forever Warriors, Forever United«! Details
DORO - release second album trailer!
2018-06-28 13:00 - Today, the metal queen reveals what fans may expect on the upcoming DORO double album and which guests perform on the both CDs! Details
DORO - release first album trailer!
2018-06-21 15:00 - Today, the metal queen reveals what fans may expect on the upcoming DORO double album »Forever Warriors, Forever United«! Details
DORO - unveils cover artwork & title!
2018-04-09 10:00 - The long-awaited new studio album of DORO will be released on August 17th, 2018 via Nuclear Blast! Details
2016-07-15 00:00 - Metal Queen, DORO, releases her brand-new 2Blu-ray/3DVD+CD package entitled Strong And Proud - 30 Years Of Rock And Metal... Details
DORO - 'Earthshaker Rock' live clip revealed!
2016-06-17 10:30 - The metal Queen, DORO has released the new live clip, 'Earthshaker Rock' (live @ Wacken) from her upcoming 2Blu-ray/3DVD+CD package »Strong And Proud"! Details
DORO - 'Love Me In Black' live clip revealed!
2016-06-06 18:00 - Today, the third live clip from »Strong And Proud - 30 Years Of Rock And Metal« has been launched - 'Love Me In Black' (Classic Night). Check it out here. Details


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Ban ACT teachers from poll duty, Comelec urged
MANILA, Philippines — Former overseas Filipino workers sectoral Rep. Omar Fajard "strongly urged" the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to not allow members of ACT Teachers Party-list to serve as Board of Election Inspectors in the May 13 elections.
Fajardo, who submitted his petition before the Comelec on Monday, said ACT teachers might influence voters on who to vote for.
"ACT is an alliance of teachers claiming to represent, assist and defend teachers and other education workers. Clearly, it is a political party under the party-list system," he said in his petition.
"Under the Omnibus Election Code and civil service laws, public officers and employees are prohibited from engaging in partisan political activity," he added.
"In this regard, the undersigned hereto strongly urges the Commission to strictly implement the law by not appointing public school teachers who are members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers to ensure a fair and orderly conduct of elections," Fajardo continued.
The Comelec released on Saturday the names of party-list groups included in the ballots for the elections.
ACT Teachers Party-list was among the 134 groups that filed their intention to participate in the elections.
READ: Comelec releases partial list of party-list groups for May midterm polls
Also, the Comelec released the partial list of senatorial candidates for the polls. /cbb
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Phosphor Bronze wound strings were introduced in the early Seventies and have become the most popular acoustic string. Phosphor bronze wire is made from approximately 92% copper, 7% zinc and 1% phosphorous. Phosphor Bronze provides nice highs and lows, as well as pleasant subtle overtones. Phosphorous is used to help reduce tarnish and corrosion. It took several years of trial and error to develop a proprietary string coating that resists tarnish and corrosion without compromising tonal quality.
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