The ‘living concrete’ that can heal itself
http://www.cnn.com//2015/05/14/tech/bioconcrete-delft-jonkers/index.html
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The ‘living concrete’ that can heal itself
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Facebook ‘tramples on European law’
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-32749416
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Boston bombing death sentence
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-us-canada-32758474
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Republican lawmaker: Cuts didn’t cause crash
http://www.cnn.com//2015/05/15/politics/shuster-defends-amtrak-spending/index.html
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Feds Tell Insurers To Pay For Anesthesia During Screening Colonoscopies
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B.B. King, Legendary Blues Guitarist, Dies At 89 http://n.pr/1ag3sjh
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U.N. Appeals To Syria’s Warring Groups To Spare Ancient City Of Palmyra http://n.pr/1Fd10oB
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Palmyra: IS threat to ‘Venice of the Sands’
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Ex-Bin Laden aide sentenced to
life http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-32757609
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IS seizes Iraqi city stronghold
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-32751728
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This college student told Jeb Bush that his brother “created ISIS.” Now she’s speaking out: http://t.co/ZqqMaEXSc7 pic.twitter.com/QX6dbTJp6h
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Les jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este (The Fountains of the Villa d’Este) – Over the music, Liszt placed the inscription, “”Sed aqua quam ego dabo ei, fiet in eo fons aquae salientis in vitam aeternam” (“But the water that I shall give him shall become in him a well of water springing up into eternal life,” from the Gospel of John).
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Eugene Ormandy conducting Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra
I. Allegro non troppo
II. Scherzando
III. Intermezzo
IV. Andante
V. Rondo
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The Symphonie espagnole in D minor, Op. 21, is a work for violin and orchestra by Édouard Lalo.
The work was written in 1874 for violinist Pablo de Sarasate, and premiered in Paris in February 1875.
Although called a “Spanish Symphony” (see also Sinfonia concertante), it is considered a violin concerto by musicians today. The piece has Spanish motifs throughout, and launched a period when Spanish-themed music came into vogue. (Georges Bizet‘s opera Carmen premiered a month after the Symphonie espagnole.)
The Symphonie espagnole is one of Lalo’s two most often played works, the other being his Cello Concerto. His “official” Violin Concerto in F, and his Symphony in G minor, written thirteen years later, are neither performed nor recorded as often.[citation needed]
A typical performance runs just over one-half hour. One of the shorter recordings, conductor Eugene Ormandy’s 1967 recording with the Philadelphia Orchestra, featuring violinist Isaac Stern, runs 32 minutes and 43 seconds.[1]
The Symphonie espagnole had some influence on the genesis of Tchaikovsky‘s Violin Concerto in D major. In March 1878, Tchaikovsky was staying at Nadezhda von Meck‘s estate at Clarens, Switzerland, while recovering from the breakdown of his disastrous marriage and his subsequent suicide attempt. His favourite pupil (and possibly his lover), the violinist Iosif Kotek, shortly arrived from Berlin with a lot of new music for violin. These included the Symphonie espagnole, which he and Tchaikovsky played through to great delight. This gave Tchaikovsky the idea of writing a violin concerto, and he immediately set aside his current work on a piano sonata and started on the concerto on 17 March.[2] With Kotek’s technical help, the concerto was finished by 11 April.
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One of the three major festivals of Kyoto, Japan, the Aoi Matsuri, or Hollyhock Festival, is believed to date from the sixth century. The festival’s name derives from the hollyhock leaves adorning the headdresses of the participants; legend says hollyhocks help prevent storms and earthquakes. Today, the festival, which was revived in 1884, consists of a re-creation of the original imperial procession. Some 500 people in ancient costume parade with horses and large lacquered oxcarts carrying the “imperial messengers” from the Kyoto Imperial Palace to the shrines. More… Discuss
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Born Hugh Romney, Wavy Gravy is a peace activist known for his whimsical hippie appearance and clown persona. After being repeatedly arrested at political demonstrations, he adopted his flamboyant look in the hopes that police officers would be less likely to arrest someone dressed as a clown. Gravy was a master of ceremonies during the first Woodstock Festival and the two subsequent events and is now the official clown of the Grateful Dead. Who gave him his unusual moniker? More… Discuss
The Scripps National Spelling Bee is a highly competitive annual spelling bee run on a non-profit basis by The E. W. Scripps Company, held at a hotel in the Washington, DC, area. The competition came into existence in 1925, and the first winning word was “gladiolus.” The bee is open to the winners of sponsored regional spelling bees held mostly throughout the US, and participants must be in eighth grade or below, or 15 years old or younger. Why is it called a spelling “bee”? More… Discuss
Definition: | (noun) A social outcast. |
Synonyms: | castaway, leper, untouchable |
Usage: | The rumors of his traitorous actions were enough to make him a pariah among his peers, though nothing was ever proven. Discuss. |
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Islamic State militants close in on Syria’s historic Palmyra
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Blues legend B.B. King dies
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Exercise ‘buys five years for
elderly’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-32735723
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