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The Italian writer Italo Calvino has been a recurrent source of inspiration for composers (including Christopher Cerrone, whose operatic treatment of “Invisible Cities” made a splash at its 2014 premiere). The latest to draw material from Calvino’s writings is the Australian composer Melody Eötvös, whose “House of the Beehives” is based on a surprisingly sinister tale of secrets. [...] on the program is a world premiere by David Coll, and chamber works by Dusan Bogdanovic, Sebastian Currier and Ravel.

In 2008, Cal Berkeley grad and former New England Patriots safety Je'rod Cherry inadvertently found himself in a conversation that would change his life.

Delayed CBS All Access series serves up behind-the-scenes footage to eager fans Discovery has finally begun production, CBS TV Studios has released new behind-the-scenes footage from the set to help satisfy fans who are anxious to see the long awaited show. In the brief video, we get a look at the designs of some of the Federation starships that will be featured on the show, new Starfleet uniforms, and what appears to be the Discovery’s captain’s chair. The series is produced by CBS Television... Читать дальше...

Written at the height of the movement’s popularity, it’s a sick burn in two delectable acts, making gleeful sport of Wilde, Whistler, Swinburne and other fancy-pants figures. [...] all of it is decked out in Sullivan’s ingeniously catchy music. The Lamplighters, the Bay Area’s repository of this tradition for more than half a century, brings “Patience” back to its stage with a double-cast production, conducted by David Möschler and directed by Barbara Heroux.

La encargada de los mamíferos en el parque Christina Gorsuch dijo el martes que el personal que cuida a la pequeña —que nació hace una semana— pensaron que el nombre, derivado de la palabra gaélica para "piel blanca", era perfecto para la "pequeña gordinflona". La mantienen cerca de sus padres para que puedan olerse entre sí.

BOSTON (AP) — Universities across the nation say President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from seven Muslim countries is disrupting vital research projects and academic exchanges in such fields as medicine, public health and engineering, with untold numbers of scholars blocked from entering the U.S. Students in Knuckey's clinic have been working with a think tank in Yemen to explore the health consequences of the country's civil war, inviting scholars to lecture and planning a conference in New York this year. Читать дальше...

Demonstrators are planning to rally outside the tony resort Saturday, drawing attention to the worldwide humanitarian relief group's somewhat awkward choice of venue. Trump signed an executive order Friday that suspended the country's refugee program for four months, stopped indefinitely the issuance of all visas to Syrians and halted for three months travel and immigration from a half-dozen other countries. Penniman said that at the request of local authorities, the Red Cross "will provide basic... Читать дальше...

Bill Nye the Science Guy and Buzz Aldrin walk in the Nick Graham Fashion Show, Tuesday.

Fox News, which passed CNN back in January 2002, averaged 1.8 million viewers this month to beat ESPN among total viewers as the most-watched network among all of basic cable. ESPN averaged 1.45 million viewers to finish second in a sports-heavy month, with Nickelodeon, HGTV and Adult Swim rounding out the top five. FNC had 14 of the top 15 programs in cable news among total viewers, with only MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” joining “The O’Reilly Factor,” “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” “The First 100 Days,” “The Five,” “Hannity,” “Special Report... Читать дальше...

New NBC comedy ‘Powerless’ in both plot, humor “Powerless” is a half-hour comedy about a young woman who gets a job as head of research and development at a company charged with trying to help protect people from supervillains. The series stars Vanessa Hudgens, Danny Pudi, Ron Funches, Christina Kirke and, as Bruce Wayne’s cousin Van, Alan Tudyk. David Wiegand is an assistant managing editor of The San Francisco Chronicle and co-host of “The Do List” every Friday morning at 6:22 and 8:22 on KQED FM... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Joey Alexander, the 13-year-old jazz pianist, broke ground after scoring two Grammy nominations last year, though he walked away from the ceremony empty-handed. Alexander said he was "thankful" for his Grammy nominations last year, but it was more special to perform on the live telecast and help bring jazz to a stage dominated by pop music. "Countdown" is the title track from Alexander's sophomore album, released last year. Like his 2015 debut album, My Favorite Things, ''Countdown also reached No. Читать дальше...

[...] to traditional email, Slack works more like a social network, allowing employees to share their thoughts, updates, web links and documents in channels that can be viewed on a personal computer or smartphone. Since its 2013 debut, Slack has emerged as a popular new way for teams of employees to communicate with each other, but those workers haven't been able to quickly connect with other departments within the same company to discuss projects or other issues. Slack's early inroads in reshaping... Читать дальше...

Tinker toys? ABC late-night host says On Monday night, the late-night hosts took to the airwaves to discuss the second wave of weekend protests against Donald Trump, these being aimed at his recent refugee ban.  On ABC, Jimmy Kimmel discussed how airports in nearly every major U.S. city were overloaded with protesters demanding that refugees be released from detainment. Read original story Jimmy Kimmel Ridicules Sean Spicer for Considering 5-Year-Old Boy a Security Threat (Video) At TheWrap

“Supergirl” is welcoming another member of the DC comic book family into the fold, with the casting of former Lois Lane actress Teri Hatcher. Hatcher’s “Lois & Clark” co-star Dean Cain, who played Clark Kent, is already a “Supergirl” cast member, and played Kara’s adopted father Jeremiah Danvers.

On his second full day as the 49ers GM, Lynch hired Broncos director of college scouting Adam Peters to be his vice president of player personnel, a league source confirmed. Lynch spent part of the 2013 offseason learning from Elway, a fellow Stanford graduate. Lynch attended the scouting combine with the Broncos and was also in their draft room. Lynch presumably got to know Peters, a Cupertino native who has spent the past eight seasons with the Broncos as the assistant director of college scouting (2014-15) and a scout (2009-13). Читать дальше...

A statement from his publicist, Glass Onyon PR, says Wetton died Tuesday from colon cancer. Wetton was a recovered alcoholic who had worked in the past 11 years to help others quit drinking.

U.S.-backed Iraqi forces have been battling the Islamic State group for more than two years, and are currently trying to drive the extremists from Mosul, the country's second-largest city. A message posted on the embassy website on Tuesday says Israeli passport holders born in Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, or Yemen who do not have a valid passport from their birth country can travel to the U.S. under a valid visa. France's prime minister is criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump's... Читать дальше...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Elderly or disabled people on low incomes who have been allowed to ride Rhode Island's public bus system for free aren't happy that they will have to start paying this week. Advocates and riders said it's inadequate because it's only for senior citizens and veterans, not the disabled, and because many riders take far more than 10 trips a month. State leaders said that Medicaid coverage already pays for bus trips to non-emergency medical destinations such as doctor's visits and physical therapy appointments.

(AP) — A Columbia County teacher is charged with failing to report suspected child abuse after a parent discovered Snapchat messages between him and a student. An incident report says the child's mother contacted sheriff's deputies last week after finding messages between her 14-year-old daughter and Thornhill, who teaches at Columbia Middle School.

The nation's third largest health insurer is painting a cloudy picture of its future on the Affordable Care Act's insurance exchanges. Trump has talked about "insurance for everybody," while congressional Republicans say they want to provide "universal access," a term whose meaning isn't clear. The state-based public exchanges have helped millions of people gain health coverage, many with assistance from income-based tax credits. The company's profit actually sank 57 percent to $139 million in the quarter... Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is joining a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts challenging President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration. The Massachusetts ACLU filed court petitions over the weekend on behalf of people from the seven predominantly Muslim nations who were detained at airports as the travel ban took effect.

(AP) — Vermont's Republican governor says the state will not work with federal authorities to carry out border security and immigration enforcement orders as suggested by recent executive orders signed by President Donald Trump. Scott says he believes the GOP president's executive orders have the potential to erode civil liberties and states' rights.

Sparhawk says he decided to fly the Trump flag from his SUV after hearing about planned protests in opposition of the travel plan were happening at airports across the country. Eugene Police Chief Pete Kerns says investigators are reviewing video of the incident in hopes of identifying people who could face charges for their involvement.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Midday" game were: 7-7-5-9, Lucky Sum: 28 (seven, seven, five, nine; Lucky Sum: twenty-eight)

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were: 7-0-5, Lucky Sum: 12 (seven, zero, five; Lucky Sum: twelve)