Steven Allen Fox '98 Returns to the ISU School of Music
Steven Allen Fox is an innovative concert creator, conductor, producer, and composer. He has conducted or produced over 100 premieres of new compositions and suites. In the summer of 2022, Fox made his debut on the stage of Walt Disney Concert Hall.
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Read more at Illinois State University News
Martin Scorsese and Sikelia Productions settle a U.K. Lawsuit
Op-Fortitude informed the court of a deal to resolve the case. The settlement is contingent on the completion of certain terms to be performed within 45 days. Scorsese accepted a $500,000 initial payment to personally assemble an all-star cast.
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The Dangers of Underwater Welding
underwater welding lives up to its dangerous reputation due to several complex and hazardous factors. Divers enter the ocean equipped with specialized gear, designed to withstand the challenging deep-sea environment.
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Catherine, Princess of Wales, Diagnosed With Cancer
World leaders and everyday Britons voice their support for Catherine, Princess of Wales. Catherine said in a video address that the news of her diagnosis came as a “huge shock” to her family as she asked for “time, space and privacy” following months of concerns, memes and rumors about her health and whereabouts.
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Bernie Bluestein's Life Story
Bernie Bluestein was a sophomore at Cleveland School of the Arts in 1943 when he left to join the U.S. Army. He then trained in a secret unit that landed at Normandy, France, shortly after D-Day in June 1944. As a private first class serving in the 603rd Camouflage Engineer Battalion, he created fake shoulder patches.
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Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World by Radu Jude
Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of World is a thrillingly caustic comedy about what might get summed up on social media as the realities of life under late capitalism. But Radu Jude’s masterpiece, which sprawls digressively over two hours and 44 minutes, also switches between black-and-white photography and color clips from a communist-era film and cites both the great Japanese poet Matsuo Bash and the great German schlockmeister Uwe Boll.
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U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day
2024 U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day (WSD) will celebrate the theme, "A Shared Vision for a Better World: Standards for the Changing Climate' The standards community and the whole of the built environment must be resilient and ready to face the challenges ahead. Each year, WSD features a theme relevant to the broader community and its priorities.
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Missouri State Record Fish
The Missouri Department of Conservation confirmed a Festus man is the latest state record holder after catching a 97-pound bighead carp from the Mississippi River. According to a release from the MDC, George Chance was bank fishing for catfish with a bottom-bouncing crankbait when he hooked the fish on March 19. The previous pole-and-line state record was an 80-pound fish caught from the Lake of the Ozarks in 2004.
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People With Down Syndrome Wear Mismatch Socks on 3/21
Every year, the world celebrates people with Down Syndrome by wearing mismatch socks on 3/21. People with Down syndrome have 47 chromosomes instead of the typical 46. Mismatch socks are worn because they resemble what a karyotype looks like.
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The World's 4th Youngest Female IM Continues To Shine
Lu Miaoyi, 14, won the WGM title in 2023, as one of the youngest ever, but less than a year later, she has already secured the IM title. The Chinese chess prodigy has had an explosive start to 2024, playing back-to-back tournaments with great success. She is now ranked as high as second among girls under 20 years.
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Read more at Chess.com