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With ‘The [Uncertain] Four Seasons,’ classical musicians and St. Kate student poets tackle climate change

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:00:08 GMT

To respond to climate change and call for action, St. Catherine University students will present original poetry later this month onstage at The O’Shaughnessy, alongside new music that uses climate data to reinterpret classical concertos.“The [Uncertain] Four Seasons” is a re-composition of Antonio Vivaldi’s famous four-part piece, put through an algorithm that changes the music based on geospatial predictions for the year 2050, drawn from a report by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Rising surface temperatures alter the tempo; ocean temps alter the pitch; sea level data changes the mode, or base scale; species decline increases the length of silent rests.At St. Kate’s, the algorithmic version and Vivaldi’s original will be juxtaposed against each other in a new arrangement by Emily Isaacson of the organization Classical Uprising and Jesse Irons, a Grammy-nominated violinist. The performance will also feature the Minnesota Opera Orches...

St. Paul, Ramsey County still at impasse over riverfront zoning rules due to RiversEdge project

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:00:08 GMT

When the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources mandated that cities along some 72 miles of the Mississippi River rewrite height standards for new real estate development, among other zoning rules near the water, the city of St. Paul was among the first to raise its hand and volunteer to lead the way.Fast-forward seven years, and St. Paul’s new riverfront zoning code appears stuck in a kind of planning limbo, even as at least 19 other cities have finalized or nearly wrapped up their new zoning ordinances.In January 2020, the DNR informed St. Paul that it had a year to adopt a riverfront zoning ordinance. Some of that work was waylaid by the pandemic. The city finally held a public hearing on draft language in January of this year, but there’s been no visible progress since.So what’s the holdup?Nicolle Goodman, director of St. Paul Planning and Economic Development, said Wednesday that she had called for further analysis on how the city’s draft rules —...

Sunday Bulletin Board: Twenty-two years later, she gives thanks for an argument lost …

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:00:08 GMT

Life (and death) as we know itA LADY WHO LOVES LITTLE PEOPLE: “Last March, my husband and I were on a cruise where we met a couple who told us a remarkable story.“Both E and C emigrated as adults from the Philippines to New York; however, they didn’t meet for several years after their arrival. This is their story:“E’s niece invited E and his family to her and her husband’s 25th-wedding-anniversary celebration in Germany. E & C decided to attend with their two children & C’s mother. E wanted to extend the Germany trip; however, school started during the time of the extension. C wanted her children to be there on the first day so they wouldn’t miss out on important information. E kept arguing the case for having the extension, and C kept arguing for the children not to miss the first days of school. After many discussions, C reluctantly agreed to E’s schedule, but she wasn’t happy about it.“On the flight home from Germany, their plane ...

Other voices: McCarthy’s pursuit of Biden comes with lots of noise, so far little evidence

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:00:08 GMT

On its face, the impeachment probe announced Tuesday by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is a waste of time.Republicans have admitted they have no actual proof of actual wrongdoing by President Joe Biden.Nor do they even know for certain that their accusations are based on legitimate information, not just something they pulled from someone’s partisan internet blog.Nor do most of them seem to really care. The theatrics are the point, all of it encouraged from the wings by former President Donald Trump, whose legal woes are backed up by more hard evidence than Mar-a-Lago has storage boxes.In the Biden matter, so far, the investigation looks less like fact-finding than performative vengeance.In an announcement after which McCarthy took no questions, he called the impeachment inquiry the “logical next step” for Republican claims — did we mention they are unproven? — that President Joe Biden somehow was enriched by his son Hunter’s international business v...

10 tips to survive a remote internship in news media (or anywhere else)

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:00:08 GMT

Greetings, new remote worker! You’re receiving this 10-step guide not as punishment or homework, but as a handy reference based on my several years of working with interns and fellows, increasingly remotely. I’ve been in the news media — and other industries — a couple of decades now, and it amazes me how little communication there is involving basic office etiquette and other workplace survival mechanisms. In a communications field, no less!This crib sheet was written for new reporters, but I suspect it could be adapted for interns and new hires in government, marketing, nonprofits … any field where workers used to meet face-to-face with the public, and each other, to get eye-to-eye, and are now left trying to accomplish the same by Zoom, text and email, or silent muttering under their breath in their “home office.”So do this, don’t do that:PICK UP THE PHONE: If you’re here just to rewrite press releases, quit now. Don’t get me wrong — I love an event listing, events ar...

Ask Amy: Welcome wagon should’ve stayed in the garage

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:00:08 GMT

Dear Amy: A new neighbor moved in. I left a welcome gift on their porch, like I do for everyone that moves in.He got our number from a neighborhood directory and texted us a few times, inviting us to visit.My husband and I went to their house and our children (ages 13 and 11) stayed home.Upon entering, the husband said: “Let’s get the awkward part over and hug.” Hugs came in our direction, and we gave them both a hug.During dinner he mentioned wanting to use our pool. After more texts from him, we invited them over on a Sunday evening.The husband immediately went in to hug my son.My son gave him an uncomfortable side hug.My older son put out his hand for a handshake. The neighbor said, “Oh, a handshake, huh?”I never thought they’d come in expecting to hug our children!A few weeks later he texted, asking my son to feed their dog while they were away.Our son had never been to their house before.Related ArticlesAsk Amy | Ask Amy: Engaged m...

Krueger beats Zhu at Japan Open for maiden tour title

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:00:08 GMT

OSAKA, Japan (AP) — American Ashlyn Krueger capped a perfect week to win her maiden tour title by stunning top-seeded Zhu Lin of China 6-3, 7-6 (6) in the final of the Japan Open.Krueger hadn’t dropped a set at the tournament leading into Sunday’s final and the 19-year-old Texan showed few nerves as she broke No.35-ranked Zhu’s first service game of the match and then maintained composure through a tight second set and tiebreaker to claim her breakthrough title in one hour and 36 minutes.Before this week, the 123rd-ranked Krueger’s best tour result was the quarterfinals on the grass of ’s-Hertogenbosch. She came into the week without a main-draw win on hard courts this year. Her victory in Osaka will move the American inside the top 100 for the first time.——AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennisSource

Police investigate relation between 2 vehicle crashes in SWMD

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:00:08 GMT

Police responded to a possible accident involving a motorbike in SouthWest Miami-Dade.It happened between Southwest 22nd Avenue and Southwest 8th Street.One person was seen lifted into the ambulance. Another car seemingly crashed in front of a tree.Officials have not confirmed if the two vehicles are both involved in the same incident.7News will provide more details as the story develops.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Rapids beat Revolution 2-1 for their first victory since July 8

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:00:08 GMT

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Cole Bassett and Calvin Harris each scored a second-half goal and the Colorado Rapids held off the New England Revolution 2-1 on Saturday night for their first win since July 8.Colorado (4-13-10) also scored its first goal in the last six regular-season matches. New England (13-6-9) had won the last three games against the Rapids.Bassett scored his third goal of the season in the 48th minute by heading in Connor Ronan’s free kick. Harris cut back his defender at the corner of the 18-yard box and finished with his left foot for his first goal with the club.Defender Omar González headed in a cross in second-half stoppage time for the Revs.

Column: Gridlocked White Sox need to improve their messaging to a beaten-down fan base

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:00:08 GMT

Sitting in gridlock on the Kennedy Expressway late Friday night thanks to the caravan-created traffic tsunami, I had a lot of time to think about annus horribilis, the worst year in Chicago White Sox history.My first thought was about Sox fans leaving Guaranteed Rate Field and finding themselves stuck on a highway with exits blocked. How many of the announced crowd of 18,001 were trying to make their way back home and blaming themselves for going to watch a terrible Sox team play out the string in a 10-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins?My next thought was one of sympathy for the Sox players, coaches, executives and fellow media members who soon would be exiting the ballpark and dealing with the same traffic nightmare as the fans. Would anyone call in sick Saturday to avoid a repeat after Friday night’s game against the Twins?But as I crawled past another blocked-off exit on my way north, it finally dawned on me that the postgame gridlock was another perfect metaphor for the Sox se...