Today at the WWDC event Apple released a slew of announcements, covering a wide range of products. This post is a compendium of what they released, and promised to release today. For convenience, the order of this post mirrors the order of Apple’s event.
The event was packed, as always, filling the 6,230-person capacity room. Media was mixed with a strong developer contingent. It was a classic Apple event. Now, to the news:
WWDC
Apple reported that over 1,000 of its engineers are at the event. This was the 23rd WWDC, selling out in 1 hour and 43 minutes. People from 60 countries made the trek to the venue. Apple stated that it shut down in anticipation of the conference.
App Store
There are now 400 million user accounts, each with a credit card attached. In the store there are more than 650,000 apps, of which 225,000 are designed for the iPad. Customers have downloaded some 30,000,000,000 apps in total, a staggering figure.
First t+m I''ve become interested in the sport of professional boxers, but sources in Manila and Quezon City advise that there's an ongoing saga to a World Champion boxer.
— Sportikos
The NYT reporter saw instead a Pacquiao losing it to distractions (bible studies, included): "Pacquiao has always embraced distractions, which seemed to multiply around him as fast as victories, celebrity and money. He earned a reported $32 million for just two fights in 2010 alone. He played basketball, gambled, sang, starred as an action hero in Filipino films, ran for political office, won a seat in the 15th Congress of the Philippines and even interrupted training for Antonio Margarito in November 2010 to campaign for Nevada Senator Harry Reid. No matter what he did, he won. Since a loss to Erik Morales in March 2005, he went on a remarkable run of 15 successive victories.
But a sign that distractions might finally be taking a toll were suddenly evident last November in a majority decision over Juan Manuel Marquez. Pacquiao won on two of the three scorecards, but lost points in the court of public opinion. The dominance he had displayed against Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton and Cotto was not there. He appeared vulnerable. He looked distracted. He was."
The Nave of York Minster cathedral in northern England is covered in 1,500 square meters of real grass as the church is prepared for the York Minster Rose Dinner to be held later this week. John Giles/AP
This athlete's brow, eyes, mouth, hands are a rich semiotic array
of signs and signals to be interpreted by the perceiver. I didn't
at first read joy, rather fear or disbelief. How do you read the
body language of Leonardo Mayer? Anyway, it's a powerfiul
photo by Benoit Tessier of hard-won victory.
"Leonardo Mayer of Argentina reacts after winning his match against Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany during the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. The photo is by Benoit Tessier for Reuters." — CSM
Sweelinck's German Fantasia in D
Hat Tip to Lucas Grassi Freire
"Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (15621621) was a Dutch composer, organist, and pedagogue whose work straddled the end of the Renaissance and beginning of the Baroque eras. He was among the first major keyboard composers of Europe, and his work as a teacher helped establish the north German organ tradition." — amadeus9man
— Hat Tip to Lucas Grassi Freire, also to Marcelo Matos.
'Calvino disse que deve haver uma clara diferença entre o que se canta nas tavernas e a música entoada a Deus no culto, na presença dos anjos." (Lucas Grassi Freire)
' Calvin said that there should be a clear difference between what sings in taverns and music chanted God in worship, in the presence of the angels. " (Lucas Grassi Freire)(Translated by Bing)
'Calvino disse que deve haver uma clara diferença entre o que se canta nas tavernas e a música entoada a Deus no culto, na presença dos anjos." (Lucas Grassi Freire)
' Calvin said that there should be a clear difference between what sings in taverns and music chanted for God in worship, in the presence of the angels. " (Lucas Grassi Freire)
Karl Barth made Calvin 's statement famous in our t+mz by saying that God prefers Bach in church, but Mozart in family (includes angels). (Albert Gedraitis)
Bes+dz becoming aware of Atlanta, Georgia, as a hub for Christian musicians and singers, I was del+ted to see the names of Marvin Sapp, Mary Mary, Kirk Franklin, and Jason Crabb all strung out in one sentence of recognition. May their cohort and competitors increase (music, after all, strives for the virtue of excellence l+k all other arts, hence all the awards events).
— Musikos, refWrite Backpage music editor and columnist
Booker Rising (June1,2k12)
— posted there by Shay Riley; reposted here by Musikos
From the Associated Press (hat tip: theGrio): "Atlanta has become a key place of business for many of the heavyweights in gospel and Christian music, like Marvin Sapp, Mary Mary, Kirk Franklin and Jason Crabb. They flock to the city known to some as 'gospel’s Hollywood' because of its flourishing R&B and hip-hop scene, an evolving television market, a variety of Christian and gospel record labels, and a plethora of mega churches. Some of the industry’s best, such as Francesca Battistelli, the group Casting Crowns, Chris Tomlin and Dottie Peoples, reside in the city or in the suburban areas."
The article continues: "That sounds good to the ears of Georgia officials, who have worked hard to promote the state as an entertainment destination. They offer one of the highest tax credits in the United States — up to 30 percent to those looking to produce shows, music videos and commercials in the state. 'We are developing strategies to aggressively promote Georgia’s strengths in the music industry including its wealth of talent, expanding digital media infrastructure, production facilities, live music scene and music education opportunities', said Lisa Love, the director of music marketing and development for the Georgia film, music & digital entertainment office. 'The gospel and contemporary Christian-oriented assets in all of those areas will continue to be invaluable in the positioning of Georgia as an entertainment industry destination,' she continued."
Sound, video graphics, intense performers, and those calligrapic orthographic flashes of words — it left the a deep impress of the elements of the message. It inv+ts further listning to fill in the cognitive gaps and gradually grow surer in one's interpretation. I even think the listner is driven to interpret.
It tells the Gospel story in an idiom unique to the heavy-metal performers and enjoyers around the globe. Many thousands in my city alone.
— Loud'ndPounding, refWr+t Backpage metal music reviwer
YouTube channel UT2ube affiated with refWr+t Backpage (found May30,2k12)
Hat Tip to , and congratulations to the performers of Prayer Banda (Brazil, Porgugese language) on the animated toon-style video (CD Anatomy of Reality), of which a 5-minute single song nt+tld Tears of Blood smashes them up the charts unashamed of Jesus Christ and the seeking of personal salvation. It is heavy-matal.
Michael Bradley scores for USA. Later, Scotland scores making it USA 2 vs. Scotland 1.
"Scotland pulls a goal back in their 5-1 loss to the U.S. Men's National Team. MNT defender Geoff Cameron puts through his own net at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Fla."
Donovan's 2nd goal against Scotland 1, USA 3
"U.S. Men's National Team midfielder Jermaine Jones scores his second career goal for the USA with a well taken-header from a cross by Landon Donovan."
This wonderful plaza mosaic is located in Baixa, Lisbon, Portugal.
The foto is by Joao Pedro Mamoto for NYT. A celebratory text
accompanies the set of fotos; text by Frank Bruni (May25,2k12).
Found and posted here by Archibald, refWrite Backpage architecture & sculpture columnist
Toronto's Mayor, Rob Ford, sends out a news-update from his office fairly regularly. The most recent sums up in a pithy paragraph a ceremonial nicety that I share here with you, dear reader. In case you're wondering just who are the personnel involved, behind all the extensive titles, why it's Charles and Camilla.
Welcome to Your H+nesses! How about leading the Cawz for spelling reform? 8–)
This week Toronto had the honour of being one of the few stops on the 2012 Royal Tour of Canada, in celebration of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. On Monday evening, I had the distinct pleasure of welcoming Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall to Toronto for our Victoria Day celebrations at Ashbridges Bay. The Royal couple spent a portion of their night meeting frontline emergency workers and enjoying the annual fireworks display.
Edmonton's Oilers and the Portland Winterhawks are an old rivalry that is reaching fever pitch again. — Sportikos, refWrite Sports columnist and reviewer
DEREK VAN DIEST, EDMONTON SUN
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Edmonton's Keegan Lowe tussles with Portland's Joseph Morrow during the second period of the Oil Kings' 5-1 loss against the Winterhawks at Rexall Place on Friday. Codie McLachlan, Edmonton Sun
PORTLAND, OREGON - The Edmonton Oil Kings aren’t used to losing.
Prior to dropping Game 2 of the Western Hockey League final Friday to the Portland Winterhawks, the Oil Kings had just one loss in the post-season.
That defeat to the Moose Jaw Warriors was monumental in its own right, as it snapped the local junior club’s 22-game winning streak.
The Oil Kings were able to bounce back after that defeat by putting the Warriors out of their misery. They hope to rebound again Sunday and wrestle home-ice advantage back from Winterhawks.
“When you lose in a championship series, it puts a lot more pressure on you,” said Oil Kings head coach Derek Laxdal. “Now that loss has more meaning to it, because it’s one loss in the series and if you lose three more, then you’re out.”
This is the only time in the playoffs that the Oil Kings have been under any real pressure. They cruised through the first two rounds and were up 3-0 on the Warriors before having their winning streak snapped.
Heading into the next two games in Portland, the Oil Kings are looking at a 3-1 series deficit if they can’t win at least one game in the Winterhawks’ barn.
“It’s a five-game series now and Portland has home ice,” said Laxdal. “We have try and come in here and win Game 1 of the series here in Portland.”
In order to do that, the Oil Kings need to do a better job of taking care of the puck. In Friday’s 5-1 loss they coughed up more pucks than cats do fur balls.
A big part of the reason was due to the Winterhawks agressive forecheck, which had the Oil Kings defence under pressure from the onset.
“They’re pushing on our defencemen pretty hard and we’re not getting a lot of crisp passes out of the zone,” said Laxdal. “We have to get back on pucks quicker and make that first read, move the puck, let our forwards do the work through the neutral zone. What’s happening is our forwards are coming back and then turning up ice and getting passes that are bouncing or are in their skates where we really can’t pick them up and translate that into a speed game in the neutral zone.”
For their part, the Winterhawks did well to come up with strong effort despite the absence of leading scorer Ty Rattie.
The second-round pick of the St. Louis Blues was sent into the boards awkwardly by Oil Kings winger Mitchell Moroz early in the opening game of the series and was knocked out of the contest. Rattie missed Friday’s encounter, but could be back Sunday.
“He seems to be doing better,” said Winterhawks head coach and general manager Mike Johnston. “I thought he was pretty good (Friday) and seems to be doing fine (Saturday). Our trainers are going to take a look at him in the morning, he might skate in the morning and we’ll see how he is after that, that’ll be the key thing.”
Rattie leads the league in playoff scoring this year with 17 goals and 13 assists in 16 games.
But even without the Airdrie product in the lineup, the Winterhawks are a pretty formidable foe as Calgary Flames prospect Sven Bartschi and Winnipeg product Brendan Leipsic picked up the slack in the Game 2 victory.
“I was happy with the response,” said Johnston. “You play the team the night before and you don’t really know the team that well, so you’re forced to make a couple of adjustments. I thought our team was bang-on on how they had to play. But I think it’s a series where both teams are going to make adjustments from game to game.
“We know it’s going to be a tough series. Certainly when you go on the road, we’re expecting to get a split in the games, but at the same time, we know they feel the same way and no matter where we’re playing Edmonton, they’re going to be tough games.”
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— reposted here by Archibald, refWrite Backpage architecture columnist
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