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Marin Marais (1656 - 1728): Prélude en Re menor

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Mikhail Glinka (1804 - 1857): Ruslan and Ludmila - Overture

“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.” — Stephen Hawking

HOPEFUL OUTLOOK: There Will Be Blowback, In Mostly Good Ways

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Manuel de Egüés (1657 - 1729): ¿Quieres estarte quieto?

Johannes Schenck (1660 - 1712?): Sonata XII (d-Moll), Allegro-Presto

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Johann Christoph Oley (1738 - 1789): Der Tag ist hin, mein Jesu

Michael Gotthard Fischer (1773 - 1829): Canone

"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance—it is the illusion of knowledge." --Daniel Boorstin 

DON'T DESPAIR, INSTEAD... Personal Leadership is Required to Address Today’s Crises 

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Aram Khachaturian (1903 - 1978): Waltz

“There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches.” --Ray Bradbury 

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Tomaso Albinoni (1671 - 1750): Adagio in G Minor

Source: kairos-music.com 

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Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856): Symphony No.3, Movement I

IT MIGHT NOT BE A GOOD SIGN WHEN MICROSOFT BLOCKS THEIR UPDATE FROM MICROSOFT SURFACE DEVICES: Windows 10 2004: Microsoft warns of a new bug that makes connected displays go black

INTERESTING BUSINESS PLAN: Cox slows Internet speeds in entire neighborhoods to punish any heavy users

I ACTUALLY SWITCHED TO USING PAPER BALLOTS SOME YEARS BACK: Security Analysis of the Democracy Live Online Voting System 

ATTENTION STARGAZERS: This week's sky at a glance, June 5 – 13 

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Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843 – 1900): Erntefeier op. 104

"The unprepared speaker has a right to be afraid." -Dr. Ralph C. Smedley

JUST SO YOU KNOW: Windows 10 printer problems: This bug makes USB printer ports vanish, says Microsoft 

ESPECIALLY RELEVANT IN LIGHT OF CURRENT EVENTS: My Upcoming Debate with the Harvard Professor Who Wants a “Presumptive Ban” on Homeschooling

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Francesco Antonio Bonporti (1672 – 1749): Aria cromatica e variata en la mineur (Duo Tartini)

Carlos Seixas (1704 – 1742): Sonata nº 11

Source: annefrank.org

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Anne Frank (1929 – 1945)

"Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave." --Frederick Douglass

NOT JUST FOR THOSE STARTING OUT: How to Map Your Ambitions and Navigate Your Career

EDUCATION... THE CONDITION, NOT THE WORD (RICHARD MITCHELL): Homeschooling could be the smartest way to teach kids in the 21st century — here are 5 reasons why

DO INDIVIDUAL LIVES MATTER? Individualism Is the Answer

HERE IN CALIFORNIA, BLACKOUT SEASON IS COMING: The 8 Best Portable Generators for Emergencies

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ATTENTION IPHONE USERS: This app will tell you if your iPhone has been hacked

"It will also give you a wide array of tips, tricks, and tweaks to harden your security, improve privacy, and make your iPhone very hard for hackers to attack."

AND BEWARE OF OBELISKS: Lunar Mining Outpost Using Cybertruck Bulldozers 

ATTENTION STARGAZERS:  NASA’s New Horizons Probe Is So Far Away, It Now Sees Stars in Different Positions Than We Do

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Antonio Sacchini (1730 –...

ATTENTION STARGAZERS: This weeks sky at a glance, June 12 - 20

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Pietro Alessandro Pavona (1728 - 1786): "Regine Coeli"

GOOD TO KNOW:  Zoom Will Be End-to-End Encrypted for All Users

HE MAYBE ONTO SOMETHING: The Segway's Inventor Wants to Mass-Produce Human Organs—Yes, You Read That Right

THIS SOUNDS ENCOURAGING: Technological Singularity Will Be Late But Antiaging and Advanced Biotech is Near

The Lifespan.io rejuvenation roadmap shows that three out of nine major areas of aging have phase 3 clinical trials and three other areas have phase 2 clinical trials and all nine areas are at least at...

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Jacques Offenbach (1819 – 1880): "Les oiseaux dans la charmille" (Les contes d' Hoffmann), and Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Barcarolle

“Civilization is not inherited; it has to be learned and earned by each generation anew.“  —Will and Ariel Durant

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Cajetan Kolberer, born in Salzburg, Austria (1668 - 1732):  Magnificat

Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732 – 1795): Sinfonia in D minor WFV I:3

“Civilization is not inherited; it has to be learned and earned by each generation anew.“ —Will and Ariel Durant 

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Carl Reinecke (1824 – 1910): String Quartet No.4, Op.211 - III. Scherzo; vivace ma non troppo qu

Ernest Guiraud (1837 – 6 May 1892): La Chasse fantastique, poème symphonique

Alan Turing (1912 – 1954)

“Civilization is not inherited; it has to be learned and earned by each generation anew.“
—Will and Ariel Durant
 

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Johann Melchior Dreyer (1747 - 1824): Sonata for fortepiano and cello No.5 in G major, I. Adagio II. Allegro assai

Ambrose Bierce (1842 – 1914)

Harry Partch (1901 – 1974): Two Studies on Ancient Greek Scales

“Civilization is not inherited; it has to be learned and earned by each generation anew.“
—Will and Ariel Durant

ATTENTION INDIVIDUALISTS:  21 Nonconformity Quotes to Help You Resist the Crowd

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Francesco Araja (1709 – 1770?): Cadro, ma qual si mira

Gustave Charpentier (1860 – 1956):  "Depuis le jour"

George Orwell (1903 – 1950)

Anthony Bourdain (1956 – 2018)