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Beethoven: Sparks of Joy – Four hands are better than two, Op. 6 piano sonata With an opening theme that resembles the Fifth Symphony, Beethoven’s Opus 6 sonata for piano four hands is a rarely heard gem. Due to its…
Mexico Stands Firm: Texas Shows We Are Right To Put Energy Security Before Profit March 3 (EIRNS)—In the middle of the Texas energy crisis, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador asked leaders of the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) to brief the…
U.S. Infrastructure Gets Report Card: C- March 3 (EIRNS)—The American Society of Civil Engineers released its 2021 Infrastructure Report Card. Although the grade improved to a C-, up from a D+ in 2017, the investment gap—the funding required to get…
China to Biden Team: It Is ‘Evil’ To Try and Prevent AnyPeople’s Right To Pursue a Better Life. March 3 (EIRNS)—China’s Global Times responded strongly to a report issued March 1 by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, which…
Yemen Donors Conference Raises Even Less Money for Yemen Humanitarian Relief than Was Provided Last Year March 2, 2021 (EIRNS)—The UN donors conference which convened yesterday to raise funds for relief efforts in Yemen, cosponsored by Sweden and Switzerland, failed…
Tulsi Gabbard Slams Unconstitutional U.S. Regime-change War in Syria March 2, 2021 (EIRNS)—In a series of tweets on Feb. 28, former Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard addressed the Biden administration’s unconstitutional airstrikes in Syria, but also addressed the broader issue of…
Biden Drops a `Green’ Hammer on American Industry March 1 (EIRNS) – The Biden White House on Feb. 26 announced that it would multiply the “price of carbon” by more than seven times, to $51 per ton of CO2, for…
Beethoven: Sparks of Joy — Three nations on Mars; Beethoven’s triple concerto. The space agencies of three different countries – the United States, China, and the United Arab Emirates – have successfully arrived at Mars and begun a promising collaboration…
UK Proposes Climate Change Have UNSC Veto March 1 (EIRNS) — In typical “snow is black” fashion, the United Kingdom is attempting to declare the “fake news” Climate Change hoax as the biggest threat to global security, today. To argue…
Beethoven: Sparks of Joy — the master’s climactic Op. 111 finishes his use of the sonata form. Although Beethoven would go on to compose other works for solo piano, the Opus 111 is Beethoven’s climactic finish to the sonata form.…