DPWH PUSHES FOR A CLEAN, GREEN METRO MANILA

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Roger Mercado is marshaling for support to his advocacy to clean up and green up the National Capital Region (NCR).

Mercado said that the campaign to revitalize the center islands of roads coupled with the strategy to instill a cleanliness discipline will make a healthier Metropolis that will have implications to the entire nation with Metro Manila being the major gateway of the Philippines.

DPWH-NCR Regional Director Nomer Abel Canlas spearheaded the implementation of the public work chief’s initiative with the help of road maintenance workers hired under the Assistance to Youth and Unemployed for Development and Advancement or AYUDA Program in replenishing or growing up new plants on center islands; repainting of median/concrete barriers/gutters/curbs and worn out lane markings for the safety of motorists; and maintaining the cleanliness of roads.

AYUDA Program, also an initiative of the public works head, was launched nationwide on December 7, 2021, to provide local employment opportunities by hiring the youth and those who lost their jobs, allowing Filipinos to recover from COVID-19 and at the same time contribute to public infrastructure development nationwide.

“Let’s Help Keep NCR Clean and Green”

To heighten awareness of the campaign, several tarpaulin posters with the message: “Let’s Help Keep NCR Clean and Green” were strategically put up on major roads in Metro Manila to imbibe clean and green into the way of life of the people.

Advocacy announcement of NCR-wide clean and green campaign is posted in the following areas: along EDSA Northbound (before Cloverleaf Interchange); along EDSA Southbound (before Balintawak Market); along Quezon Avenue to V.V. Soliven, EDSA Southbound; along Whiteplains to Quezon Avenue, EDSA Northbound; along Padre Burgos St. corner Roxas Boulevard; along Finance Road before Padre Burgos St.; along Roxas Boulevard after Padre Burgos Intersection; along Ayala Bridge (South Bound), Ermita, Manila City; along P. Quirino Avenue corner P.M. Guazon St.; along EDSA Northbound corner Roxas Boulevard; along EDSA Southbound near Taft Avenue; along Bonifacio Drive near Anda Circle; along Mel Lopez Blvd. Marala NMDEO Boundary; along Mel Lopez Blvd. cor. Pacheco St. (Northbound and Southbound); along Mel Lopez Blvd. cor. Zaragosa St.; along Mel Lopez Blvd. cor. before M. Roxas Jr. Bridge; along P. Casal St. cor. C. Palanca St., Arlegui St., Bustillos St., and fronting Arellano St.; along R. Magsaysay Blvd. cor. V. Mapa St. and Valencia St.; along C-4 Road cor. Dagat-Dagatan, Malabon City; along C-4 Road cor. M. Naval St., Navotas City; along Daang Maharlika Road, Brgy. Alabang, Muntinlupa City; along Daang Maharlika Road, Brgy. Tunasan, Muntinlupa City; along EDSA Southbound (V.V. Soliven), Mandaluyong City; along EDSA Northbound (White Plains), Mandaluyong City; along EDSA Northbound and Southbound (near Guadalupe Bridge), Mandaluyong City; along EDSA Southbound (cor. Ortigas Ave.), Mandaluyong City; along EDSA Southbound (fronting Megamall), Mandaluyong City; along C5-Road Extension, Parañaque City; along C5-Road (corner Mckinley), Makati City; and along EDSA Northbound and Southbound Caloocan City/ Quezon City Boundary.

“Secretary Mercado’s call to action for the protection of the environment would hopefully influence others.”

“In our little way, Secretary Mercado’s call to action for the protection of the environment would hopefully influence others,” said Director Canlas.

Other clean and green actions are to promote waste management by reducing, reusing, and recycling, and to reinforce the practice of growing plants and trees in easement lots and open spaces to improve air quality.

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Germany has announced that the West will impose additional sanctions on Russia after allegations of war crimes in Ukraine. Reports of the latest atrocities are adding pressure on Western allies to take more radical steps.

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Musicians who left us in 2021 – Hypebot

Musicians who left us in 2021

In addition to all the heartache last year wrought, the list of notable musicians and producers who died in 2021 is extensive, with a host of innovators, groundbreakers, and icons joining their departed brethren at the eternal post-gig party.

A guest post by Andre Calilhanna of the Disc Makers Blog.

I did my best to make this a comprehensive tribute, but there are doubtless many musicians who were inadvertently overlooked. Please take a moment to share remembrances of anyone who didn’t make this list and share your thoughts in the comment section as we move past the trainwreck that was 2021 and look ahead to the new year.

Mary Wilson, 76
Founding member of The Supremes — died of hypertensive atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease 2/28/21

Originally formed as The Primettes in Detroit, Mary Wilson — along with Diana Ross and Florence Ballard —  signed to Motown Records in 1961 as The Supremes, ultimately becoming the most successful Motown act of the 1960s and the best-charting female group in history with 12 of their singles reaching number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100. After their first few singles failed to make waves, 1964’s “Where Did Our Love Go” hit number one, soon followed by “Baby Love,” “Come See About Me,” “Stop! In the Name of Love,” and “Back in My Arms Again” — all of which hit number one. Wilson remained a Supreme until 1977 (Ballard and Ross has left before that), and the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988.

Don Everly, 84
Singer, guitarist, songwriter of groundbreaking duo The Everly Brothers — died of undisclosed causes 8/21/21

Brothers Don and Phil Everly were accomplished musicians before becoming The Everly Brothers, and they are regarded as one of the most successful and influential acts of the burgeoning rock and roll scene in the ’50s. Combining elements of rock, country, and pop, the Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, Nick Lowe, and Dave Edmunds cite the duo as a major influence, fueled by a string of popular songs that started with the band’s first number one hit, 1957’s “Bye Bye Love.” Other notable songs include “Wake Up Little Susie,” “All I Have to Do Is Dream,” “Bird Dog,” “(‘Til) I Kissed You,” “When Will I Be Loved,” and “Cathy’s Clown.” The Everly Brothers were awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997 and were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001.

Chick Corea, 79
Jazz keyboardist — died of a rare form of cancer 2/9/21

Chick Corea’s music career began in the early ’60s, and he released his first album, Tones for Joan’s Bones, in 1968. He joined Miles Davis’ band in the late ’60s, playing electric piano on In a Silent Way and Bitches Brew. That set Corea up to explore the jazz-rock fusion that really defined his career, as he formed Return to Forever in 1972, recording seven albums with the ever-changing ensemble and performing in various configurations of the band until he passed in 2021. In that time, Corea recorded nearly 90 albums, racking up 23 Grammys along the way.

Stephen Sondheim, 91
Composer-lyricist of American musicals — died of cardiovascular disease 11/26/21

Stephen Sondheim compiled a dizzying list of accomplishments, notably with American musicals, which began with his composing lyrics to 1957’s West Side Story and Gypsy in 1959. From there, Sondheim composed music and lyrics for a string of Broadway musicals, including A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, and Assassins. Sondheim’s work went beyond the musical, and in addition to having a theater named after him in New York, his career achievements include winning eight Tony Awards, an Oscar, eight Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize, and a 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom, presented by Barack Obama. [Photo by Poemsstories: Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0.]

Michael Nesmith, 78
Guitarist, songwriter, producer with The Monkees — died of heart failure 12/10/21

The Monkees formed in 1965 as a TV sitcom show about a fictitious band. But Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, and Davy Jones’ band soon took flight, and while they had little creative and musical input on the first two albums, 1967’s Headquarters saw Nesmith getting writing credit on seven tracks. Nesmith-penned Monkees classics include “Circle Sky,” “Listen to the Band,” and “The Girl I Knew Somewhere.” Nesmith played in bands after The Monkees, including First National Band, and worked in the music biz for years after, founding Pacific Arts in 1974, a multimedia production and distribution company which helped pioneer music videos. [Photo by NBC Television. The photo was also used to answer fan mail during the height of their popularity. The card had no copyright marks either. eBayfrontbackeBaycard front card back, Public Domain.]

Dusty Hill, 72
Bassist for ZZ Top — died in his sleep, shortly after suffering a hip injury 7/28/21

ZZ Top formed in 1969, with Dusty Hill joining on bass and backing vocals in 1970. Together, the trio of Hill, Billy Gibbons, and Frank Beard released 14 studio albums between 1972 and 2012, and performed over 3,100 live concerts, including their World Wide Texas show, which lasted 18 months and went down in history as one of the craziest tours of the ’70s. The band’s signature long beards and dark shades played well with the advent of the music video, and the ’80s proved pivotal for the band, with songs like “Legs”, “Sharp Dressed Man,” and “Rough Boy” making waves with their music videos. ZZ Top was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2004. [Photo by Ralph ArvesenCC BY 2.0.]

Barry Harris, 91
Bebop pianist — died of complications from COVID-19 12/8/21

Barry Harris came up as a jazz pianist in the late 1940s and ’50s in Detroit, where a thriving scene helped him develop the bebop style indelibly associated with the master player and educator. His catalog includes well over 30 releases, spanning seven decades. Harris was named a Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts in 1989.

Pat Martino, 77
Jazz guitarist — died of chronic respiratory disorder 11/1/21

Pat Martino’s story is extraordinary, and unique. His professional debut as a jazz guitarist came shortly after being expelled from Catholic high school, joining singer Lloyd Price’s big band and saxophonist Willis Jackson’s combo in 1962. In the mid-’70s, after launching a career as a bandleader and having over a dozen albums released, Martino began experiencing frequent headaches and seizures, including one that came on while he was performing in 1976. An emergency operation to remove a brain tumor a year later left Martino with no memory. Martino literally had to relearn to play guitar, including listening to his own albums, from scratch. By the mid-’80s, he was performing again, and went on to release another 14 albums, beginning with 1987’s The Return.

Phil Spector, 81
Music producer — died of complications from COVID-19 1/16/21

Phil Spector changed the role of the record producer, creating his “Wall of Sound” technique that famously made the recording studio, essentially, another member of the band. Born in the Bronx, Spector moved to Los Angeles as a teenager, founding the Teddy Bears and recording the ballad “To Know Him Is to Love Him” in 1958, which went on to sell over a million records. His work as a record producer is now legend, crafting hits with the Crystals, the Ronettes, and the Righteous Brothers, as well as the Beatles, John Lennon, and George Harrison. After spending three decades in semi-retirement, Spector was sentenced to to 19 years to life in prison for the murder of the actress Lana Clarkson in 2003. He died in prison. [Photo by Kingkongphoto from Laurel Maryland, USA. Phil Spector, CC BY 2.0.]

Ronnie Wilson, 73
Multi-instrumentalist, co-founder of the Gap Band — died after suffering a stroke 11/2/21

Hailing from Tulsa, OK, Ronnie Wilson formed the Greenwood Archer Pine Street Band (named for the streets in the Black part of Tulsa attacked in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre) with his brothers Charlie and Robert, releasing their Gap Band debut, Magicians Holiday, in 1974. It was 1979’s self-titled album that started getting attention, and the band went on to record a string of hits over its 40-year career, including “Shake,” “I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops Up Side Your Head),” “Early in the Morning,” “Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me),” and 1982’s “You Dropped a Bomb on Me.”

Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas, 70
Saxophonist and a founding member of Kool & the Gang — died in his sleep 8/7/21

In 1964 in New Jersey, Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas and six of his teen friends formed The Jazziacs, blending jazz, soul, and funk and rolling through several names and iterations before releasing the eponymous Kool & the Gang album in 1969. Dee Tee was known as the master of ceremonies at the band’s shows, and he also served as the group’s wardrobe stylist. Kool & the Gang has earned two Grammy Awards and seven American Music Awards in a career that spanned over 50 years, including 2021’s release, Perfect Union. Notable tracks by the group include “Get Down on It,” “Ladies’ Night,” “Cherish,” “Jungle Boogie,” and “Celebration,” the ubiquitous wedding/birthday favorite that was inspired by the Quran. [Photo: sourced from the Kool & the Gang website.]

Joey Jordison, 46
Drummer and co-founder of Slipknot — died in his sleep 7/23/21

Joey Jordison helped found the Des Moines, Iowa alt-metal band Slipknot in 1995, with Roadrunner Records releasing the band’s eponymous debut in 1997. Through constant touring, exceptional musicianship, and a ghastly, Halloweenish persona, the band built a following, buoyed by a couple of appearance at the traveling Ozzfest music festival. Jordison appeared on the band’s first six releases, including the independent Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat., before leaving the band in 2013.

Graeme Edge, 80
Drummer and co-founder of the Moody Blues — died of metastatic cancer 11/11/21

In addition to drumming for the seminal English band, The Moody Blues, Graeme Edge wrote spoken-word poems that, along with the orchestral and progressive elements of the band, helped define them as true pioneers. Their most famous song, 1967’s “Nights In White Satin,” includes Graeme’s “Late Lament,” read by keyboardist Mike Pinder on the album version of the release. Other notable tracks for the band from the ’60-’70s include “Tuesday Afternoon,” “I’m Just a Singer (in a Rock and Roll Band),” and “Ride My See-Saw,” and after a hiatus in the late seventies, the band scored a hit with 1986’s “Your Wildest Dreams.” The Moody Blues have sold more than 70 million albums and were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. [Photo Nationaal Archief, Den Haag, Rijksfotoarchief: Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Fotopersbureau (ANEFO), 1945-1989 (negatiefstroken zwart/wit, nummer toegang 2.24.01.05, bestanddeelnummer 923-9509 — Nationaal Archief), CC0.]

Stonewall Jackson, 89
Singer, guitarist, songwriter — died of complications of vascular dementia 12/4/21

Born in 1932 in Tabor City, N.C, Stonewall Jackson (not a nickname, that’s his name at birth) was a honky-tonk singer steeped in “hard country,” a lean, shuffling brand of country music that features fiddle and steel guitar. Boasting more than 60 years as a member of the cast of the Grand Ole Opry — which includes a chapter in 2007 when he sued the organization for age discrimination — from 1958 to 1965, Jackson released 23 consecutive singles that reached the Country Top 40, and ultimately saw 44 of his songs make that list. Notable songs include “Don’t Be Angry,” “B.J. the D.J.,” “The Carpet on the Floor,” “Why I’m Walkin’,” “A Wound Time Can’t Erase,” and “I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water.”

B.J. Thomas, 78
Vocalist — died of complications of lung cancer 5/29/21

Billy Joe Thomas made his name singing pop and country songs in the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s. His best-known songs include “Hooked on a Feeling,” “(Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song,” “Don’t Worry Baby,” and “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head.”

Bunny Wailer, 73
Singer-songwriter and percussionist — died of complications from a stroke 3/2/21

The last surviving original member of the Wailers — which emerged from The Teenagers, a vocal trio that included Bob Marley and Peter Tosh — Bunny Wailer served as the “spiritual mystic” and helped propel the band into the most influential in the ska/reggae genre. Wailer left the band in the mid-’70s, but continued to make music, launching his solo career with 1976’s Blackheart Man. [Photo by Peter Verwimp, own work, CC0.]

Junior Mance, 92
Jazz pianist — died of a brain hemorrhage 1/17/21

Born in Evanston, Illinois, Julian Clifford Mance, Jr. (or Junior, to differentiate him from his father) got his first professional gig when he was 10. He played with Gene Ammons in the ’40s, Lester Young and Ammons-Sonny Stitt in ’50s, and released albums on his own, starting with 1959’s Junior.

Sylvain Sylvain, 69
Guitarist, co-founder of New York Dolls — died of cancer 1/13/21

The New York Dolls didn’t last long, but the legendary proto-punk’s renown grew in the years after it collapsed. Syl Sylvain joined the band just after it had formed, and is credited with coming up with the name. He performed on the bands ’70s releases, New York Dolls and Too Much Too Soon, as well as 2006’s “comeback,” One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This. [Photo by Erika Harding, Public Domain.]

Lee “Scratch” Perry, 85
Reggae Innovator, record producer, and singer — died of undisclosed causes 8/29/21

Rainford Hugh Perry was a pioneer in the 1970s, developing dub music and mentoring artists like Bob Marley. He wrote and fronted his own bad, The Upsetters, and worked with luminaries including the Clash, Paul and Linda McCartney, the Beastie Boys, among many others. [Photo by pitpony.photography, own work, CC BY-SA 3.0.]

Terence “Astro” Wilson, 64
Founding member and toaster of UB40 —died after a short illness 11/6/21

 
 
 

Brian Travers, 62
Saxophonist, arranger, and lyricist for UB40 —
died of cancer 8/22/21

UB40 formed in December 1978 in Birmingham, England, with Terence “Astro” Wilson joining in February 1979. A percussionist and toaster (rapping, talking, or chanting, usually in a monotone melody), Perry joined Brian Travers and six other members and saw UB40 enjoy massive success, seeing more than 50 singles reach the UK Singles Chart and selling over 70 million records worldwide. Travers was part of the original lineup and was one of five members who stayed with the group from its inception to his passing in 2021.

Robby Steinhardt, 71
Violinist and singer for Kansas — died of complications of acute pancreatitis 7/17/21

With a uniquely middle-American take on progressive rock, Kansas rose to be one of the most popular bands in the US in the ’70s and ’80s. With classically-trained Robby Steinhardt on violin, the band carved a niche for itself with massive hits including “Carry On Wayward Son” and “Dust in the Wind.” Steinhardt was also co-lead singer and emceed during concerts. [Photo by Kirshner Records, from file: Kansas 1976.JPG, Public Domain.]

Jim Steinman, 73
Composer, lyricist, record producer, and playwright — died of kidney failure 9/19/21

Jim Steinman was notable for having a larger-than-life sensibility when it came to writing and producing music. The most notable example can be found on Meat Loaf’s Bat Out of Hell album, that seamlessly threads elements of rock and music theater into a genre unto itself. Other notable works by Steinman include Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” Air Supply’s “Making Love Out of Nothing at All,” and Meat Loaf’s “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That).” [Photo by Justin (aka Jsteinfan)CC BY-SA 3.0.]

Jimmie Rodgers, 87Jimmie Rodgers, 87
Vocalist, guitarist, pianist —
died of kidney disease 1/18/21

Kangol Kid, 55
Hip hop producer, songwriter, member of hip hop group UTFO —
died of complications of colon cancer 12/18/21

Wanda Young, 78
Singer in the all-female Motown group the Marvelettes —
died of complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 12/15/21

[Photo by Motown/Tamla Records-photographer-James Kriegsmann, New York – Billboard page 13, Public Domain.]

Lonnie Smith, 79
Jazz organist —
died of pulmonary fibrosis 9/28/21

Tom T. Hall, 85
Songwriter, vocalist, guitarist, banjo, mandolin, piano, saxophone —
died of undisclosed causes 8/20/21

Les McKeown, 65
Singer, Bay City Rollers —
died of cardiac arrest 4/20/21

DMX, 50
Rapper —
died of cocaine-induced heart attack 4/9/21

Leonard ‘Hub’ Hubbard, 62
Bassist, The Roots —
died of multiple myeloma (a type of blood cancer) 12/16/21

Joe Simon, 85
R&B singer —
died of undisclosed causes 12/13/21

Keith Allison, 79
Singer, songwriter, guitarist, Paul Revere & the Raiders —
died of undisclosed causes 11/17/21

Photo: © 1978 Ed Thrasher

Sonny Osborne, 84
Bluegrass banjoist —
died of a stroke 10/24/21

Deon Estus, 65
Bassist, vocalist (Wham! & George Michael) —
died of undisclosed causes 10/11/21

Bob Moore, 88
Bassist —
died of undisclosed causes 9/22/21

[Photo by Bill Forshee/CMHOF. Original publication: MusicRowImmediate. SourceFair use.]

Sarah Dash, 76
Vocalist —
died of undisclosed causes 9/20/21

[Photo by Vannessajg, own work, CC BY-SA 4.0.]

Ron Bushy, 79
Drummer, Iron Butterfly —
died of esophageal cancer 8/29/21

[Photo by Onemore, wn work, CC BY 3.0.]

Kenny Malone, 83
Drummer —
died of COVID-19 8/26/21

Shock G, 57
Rapper, Digital Underground —
died of an accidental overdose of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and alcohol 6/10/21

Mike Mitchell, 77
Guitarist, The Kingsmen —
died of undisclosed causes 4/16/21

Morris ‘B.B.’ Dickerson, 71
Bassist, vocalist, founding member of War —
died of undisclosed causes 4/2/21

Photo: Gino Rossi

Jim Weatherly, 77
Singer, songwriter —
died of natural causes 2/3/21

Ed Bruce, 81
Country singer-songwriter, guitarist —
died of natural causes 1/8/21

Gerry Marsden, 78
Singer, songwriter, guitarist, Gerry and the Pacemakers —
died after being diagnosed with a blood infection in his heart 1/3/21

[Photo by Paul Schumach, Metropolitan Photo Service, New York City. – eBay itemphoto front photo back, Public Domain.]

Robert ‘Bob’ Rudolph, 82
Jazz trombonist — died of pneumonia 10/8/21

Vicente Fernández, 81
Singer, songwriter, producer — died of undisclosed causes 12/12/21

Margo Guryan, 84
Singer, songwriter, pianist — died of undisclosed causes 11/8/21

Dave Frishberg, 88
Jazz pianist, vocalist, composer — died after battling illness for several years 11/17/21

Johnny Ventura, 81
Singer, merengue and salsa bandleader — died of a heart attack 7/28/21

Jay Black, 82
Singer, Jay and the Americans — died of pneumonia that led to cardiac arrest 10/22/21

Edita Gruberova, 74
Coloratura soprano — died after suffering a head injury 10/18/21

Paddy Moloney, 83
Uilleann pipes, tin whistle, button accordion, bodhrán, the Chieftans — died of undisclosed causes 10/12/21

Richard H. Kirk, 65
Keyboards, guitar, saxophone, clarinet, founding member of Cabaret Voltaire — died of undisclosed causes 9/21/21

Alemayehu Eshete, 80
Singer known as the “Ethiopian Elvis” — died after suffering from heart disease 9/7/21

Carlisle Floyd, 95
Opera composer — died of undisclosed causes 9/30/21

Carmen Balthrop, 73
Opera soprano — died after a yearlong battle with cancer 9/5/21

Mikis Theodorakis, 96
Composer and lyricist — died from cardiopulmonary arrest 9/2/21

R. Murray Schafer, 88
Composer and music educator — died of dementia 8/14/21

Chucky Thompson, 53
Hip hop and R&B producer — died of COVID-19 8/9/21

Nanci Griffith, 68
Singer, songwriter, guitarist — died of undisclosed causes 8/13/21

Jacob Desvarieux, 65
Guitarist and singer, Kassav — died of complications of COVID-19 7/30/21

Biz Markie, 57
Rapper, DJ, record producer — died after months of health issues 7/16/21

Louis Andriessen, 82
Composer, pianist — died after suffering from dementia 7/1/21

Frederic Rzewski, 83
Composer, pianist — died of an apparent heart attack 6/26/21

Jeanne Lamon, 71
Violinist, conducter — died of lung cancer 6/20/21

Alix Dobkin, 80
Folk singer, songwriter — died of a brain aneurysm and stroke 5/19/21

Jack Terricloth, 50
Guitarist, singer, The World/Inferno Friendship Society — died of hypertensive cardiovascular disease 5/13/21

Johnny Pacheco, 85
Multi-instrumentalist (flute, conga, bongo, güiro, saxophone, accordion) — died of pneumonia 2/15/21

U-Roy, 78
Vocalist and pioneer of toasting — died after after a long illness 2/17/21

Sophie, 34
Keyboardist, vocalist, producer, dj — died after an accidental fall from a balcony 1/30/21

Jimmie Rodgers, 87
Folk singer, guitarist — died of kidney disease 1/18/21

J.D. Crowe, 84
Banjo player and bluegrass band leader — died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) 12/24/21

David Lasley, 74
Singer, songwriter — died after a severe illness 12/9/21

Ralph Tavares, 79
Singer, Tavares — died of undisclosed causes 12/8/21

Steve Bronski, 61
Keyboardist, vocalist, founder of Bronski Beat — died from smoke inhalation shortly after suffering a stroke 12/7/21

Slim 400, 33
Rapper — died from a gunshot wound 12/9/21

Robbie Shakespeare, 68
Bassist, record producer, half of the reggae rhythm/production duo Sly and Robbie — died of complications from kidney and liver transplants 12/8/21

Billy Hinsche, 70
Guitarist, vocalist, Dino, Desi & Billy (and touring member of The Beach Boys) — died of giant cell carcinoma 11/20/21

Hank Von Hell, 49
Vocalist, Turbonegro — died of undisclosed causes 11/19/21

Young Dolph, 36
Rapper — died from a gunshot wound 11/17/21

Andrew Barker, 53
Bassist, keyboardist 808 State — died of undisclosed causes 11/6/21

Sarah Harding, 39
Vocalist, Girls Aloud — died of breast cancer 9/5/21

Adalberto Álvarez, 72
Pianist, musical director — died of complications of Covid-19 9/1/21

Larry Harlow, 82
Salsa pianist, composer, producer — died of heart failure 8/20/21

Kelli Hand, 56
DJ, keyboards — died of arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease 8/3/21

Paul Johnson, 50
DJ, producer — died of COVID-19 8/4/21

Clarence McDonald, 75
Keyboardist, producer, composer — died of cancer 7/21/21

Mike Howe, 55
Vocalist, Metal Church — died of asphyxiation due to suicide by hanging 7/26/21

Byron Berline, 77
Bluegrass fiddle player — died of a stroke 7/10/21

Sanford Clark, 85
Rockabilly guitairst, vocalist — died of COVID-19 7/4/21

John Lawton, 74
Vocalist, Uriah Heap — died of undisclosed causes 6/29/21

Johnny Solinger, 55
Vocalist, Skid Row — died of liver failure 6/26/21

Gift of Gab, 50
Rapper, Blackalicious — died of natural causes 6/18/21

Lil Loaded, 20
Rapper — died of gunshot wound to the head (apparently self-induced) 5/31/21

John Davis, 66
Vocalist, Milli Vanili — died of complications of COVID-19 5/24/21

Patrick Sky, 80
Folk singer, songwriter, record producer — died of cancer 5/26/21

Lloyd Price, 88
R&B and swing singer-songwriter, record executive and bandleader — died of complications of diabetes 5/3/21

Nick Kamen, 59
Singer, songwriter — died after a long battle with bone marrow cancer 5/4/21

Tommy West, 78
Producer, singer, songwriter — died of of complications associated with Parkinson’s disease 5/2/21

Christa Ludwig, 93
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ロシア軍が“大量虐殺”か 世界が非難「戦争犯罪だ」 ※動画視聴の際はご注意下さい(2022年4月4日)

 ロシア軍が撤退したウクライナの首都キーウ近郊の「ブチャ」で多くの市民が死亡しているのが見つかりました。これから流れるVTRには遺体の映像が含まれているので、つらいと感じる人は無理しないで下さい。

 目を背けたくなる惨状。ただ、目を背けられない現実でもあります。

 キーウ近郊の街・ブチャ。ロシア軍から奪還したキーウ州の街です。

 ブチャ・フェドルク市長:「おととい、ここで22の遺体が見つかった」

 ウクライナ政府が全域を奪還したと発表した「キーウ州」。その凄惨(せいさん)な状況が時が経つにつれ明らかになってきました。

 車道には逃げる途中だったのか、乗り捨てられた車や自転車とともに多くの遺体が放置されています。

 軍服を着た人は1人もおらず、女性の姿もあります。高齢の女性にも銃口は容赦なく向けられました。                 

 ゼレンスキー大統領、これには怒りをあらわにしています。

 ウクライナ、ゼレンスキー大統領:「何百人の人々が殺されました。市民は拷問され撃たれました。すべてのロシア兵の母親にブチャ、イルピン、ホストメリの遺体を見てもらいたい。ブチャという街がロシアに何かしたのか?なぜこのようなことができるのか?」

 ウクライナ当局はキーウ周辺で民間人410人の遺体を発見したと発表。裏付ける目撃談は相次いでいます。

 住民:「ロシア軍が最後に去った日、何の理由もなく手を上げていた男性を殺してマンションの入り口にいた女性を殺しました」 

 市長も生々しい証言を続けます。

 ブチャ、フェドルク市長:「彼らの手は白い布で縛られて後頭部を射撃されたんです。ロシア軍はどれだけ残虐行為を犯したかイメージできますか」 
                          
 映像には、その証言を裏付ける白い布で縛られた遺体が映し出されていました。

 非人道的な行為。撤退する時にも行われています。

 ウクライナ、ゼレンスキー大統領:「この地域は地雷で埋め尽くされています。遺体までも罠が仕掛けられている。この地域に戻る人はくれぐれも注意してほしい」

 兵士も容易に近付けず、ロープを使い遺体を回収する状況です。

 民間人だけではありません。ウクライナでは11の村の村長が拘束され、ある村の村長は一家全員が処刑されたという情報もあります。

 ウクライナ副首相:「彼女は残念ながらロシア軍の捕虜となり殺されました」

 ロシア国防省は殺害の事実を否定、こう言っています。

 ロシア側:「ブチャの映像はマリウポリの時と同様、ウクライナ政府が西側メディアのために制作したものである」             

 “民間人の虐殺”。各国はこれまでにない強い言葉で非難しています。

 アメリカ、ブリンケン国務長官:「このような映像を見て、はらわたが煮えくり返る思いです」

 ドイツ、ショルツ首相:「民間人の殺害は戦争犯罪だ。犯罪は容赦なく調査しなければならない。加害者とその雇い主が責任を負うべきだ」 
                       
 首都キーウ。ウクライナが奪還して迎えた週末、変化はあったようです。

 キーウ(キエフ)在住、オレクサさん:「最近市民の車が増えた。戻ってきた人も多い。空襲警報も少なくなり1日1回か2回、少し静かになった」

 キーウで科学者をしていたオレクサさん。ロシア軍の侵攻と共に赤十字でボランティアを務めています。

 薬も食料も満足になく、地下で耐え忍ぶ人々の姿がありました。

 オレクサさん:「8歳の男の子が胃腸薬を頼んできました。その子どもは2週間ろくに食事ができず、急に食べたからおなかを壊したそうです」
   
 ウクライナから国外に逃れた人は今月2日時点で417万人以上に上ります。

 ハルキウから避難した人:「彼らはハルキウを爆撃しました。空を軍用機が飛び交い空襲警報が鳴り響いていました。本当に怖かった。多くの人が町や村を出ました。恐ろしいことが起こっていました。状況は日に日にひどくなっています」

 その体験したこと、見てきたことはあまりにも凄惨です。

 ハルキウから避難した人:「ハルキウ郊外のある家族は地雷に巻き込まれ子ども1人しか生き残りませんでした。(ハルキウ州)チュフイフの状況は恐ろしいです。病院にはレイプされた女性が来ました。恐ろしいです」

 7歳のマクシム君。ハルキウの家が爆撃されました。

 ハルキウから避難・マクシム君:「最初は家にいたけど銃撃が激しくなって地下室に移動した。それから家に戻ったり地下室に行ったり家が攻撃された時は地下室で寝ていた。家にあんなことが起きた後だともう何も怖くない」

 ポーランドを訪問し国境の街などを視察した林外務大臣は4日、政府要人と会談後、帰国します。

 日本への避難を希望する人について政府専用機に同乗させる方向で調整しています。

 林芳正外務大臣:「帰国する時までに調整を了しまして避難民の方々を連れて帰る可能性を最後まで追求していきたいが現時点では引き続き調整中という状況でございます」

 惨劇はいつまで繰り返されるのでしょうか。

 ウクライナ、ゼレンスキー大統領:「ロシア政府の決定により平和が奪われた。彼らが我らの領土から去っていくなどという無駄な期待はできない。厳しい戦いで平和を獲得する以外に道はない。同時に交渉や積極的な活動を行っていく」

 ウクライナとロシアの停戦に向けた交渉は今月1日と2日、オンラインで開催され4日に再開される予定です。

 ロシアは来月9日、対ナチス・ドイツ戦勝記念日までに勝利宣言をするのではという観測が強まっていて、何らかの成果を上げようとする可能性もあります。
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A modular approach for integrating an analytics platform (like Mixpanel) into your iOS app – Mixpanel

Mixpanel is the gold standard for iOS app analytics. And the best way to see how is to try it in your app.

Now, I know what you’re thinking. Integrating new frameworks can be work, not to mention risky for introducing bugs (especially if you’re already invested in some other analytics tool like Google Analytics).

The good news is, through the power of modular integrations in Swift, it’s not difficult to optimize your app’s architecture to virtually eliminate the disruptions that can come with this kind of experimentation. And that makes it possible to get into all the benefits of a sophisticated platform like Mixpanel with little technical risk—even if for only a trial run and/or to use it alongside other tools like GA.

Here’s how you (or your app developer team) can do it.

As a matter of principle, abstract-away your dependencies

Whether you’re talking about analytics platforms or persistence frameworks, it’s generally a good idea to keep the tentacles of third-party dependencies out of your core product code.

But this is especially true when it comes to tracking user events for analytics purposes. If you’re not careful, your view controllers (and SwiftUI views) will be littered with calls to code you have no direct control over. And if you ever have to remove that code, or swap it with some other dependency, you’ve got yourself a risk-introducing extravaganza!

But what if it was easy to swap analytics platforms or use multiple at the same time—without so much as touching any of the code that drives your features?

Use services to hide analytics frameworks

A service layer is a way of defining app-specific interfaces for logically related chunks of functionality that are often dependent on external APIs or third-party frameworks.

For example, “analytics” is a chunk of functionality relevant to all apps interested in growth, so it makes sense that we encapsulate our analytics-related functionality in a service called AnalyticsService.

The accompanying AnalyticsEvent protocol neatly represents any event you or your product team might desire to track, and in a way that takes full advantage of Swift language features.

For example, let’s say you wanted to track when a user shared something from your app to another app. We could have a struct called ShareEvent that natively represents the act of sharing, along with an associated item being shared (as represented by a ShareEventItem enum):

Then when we want to track this event from our view controller, all we need is an instance of this strongly typed event and the analytics service.

So we create a protocol that allows an object to track analytics events:

And then we have our view controller conform to this protocol and track the ShareEvent:

And viola! You’ve tracked an event in a way that is as natural as possible using Swift language conventions.

Now to funnel this event back to Mixpanel, we simply implement a custom struct that conforms to AnalyticsService which we then inject into our view controllers abstractly:

It’s in this service where we import and make calls to the Mixpanel SDK. We’ll get to the nuances of implementing the track method later. At this point, notice just how simple this overall structure makes our lives. We could swap MixpanelAnalyticsService with any service that conforms to our protocol, leaving our view controller completely unchanged in the process because it never has to be aware of the details of the concrete implementation.

Leverage composition for multiple analytics platforms

But let’s say we wanted to use two analytics platforms simultaneously, say Mixpanel and GA. We’d simply create another service that composes our two platform implementations.

Then, when injecting into our view controllers, we pass both platform-specific implementations in the form of a single compound service:

In this case, every event that get’s tracked will get sent to both Mixpanel and Google Analytics—again, without ever touching the internals of your view controller (or SwiftUI) code!

Map events to each platform

So far, you’ve seen how simple and elegant it is to support multiple analytics platforms with a few basic protocols and structs. But we still need to dive into the details of translating our native Swift events into something Mixpanel and other frameworks can understand.

In other words, the Mixpanel SDK (and others) accepts events and properties as simple strings and dictionaries. So to send an event to Mixpanel, we’d need to write code like this:

But recall that the track method of our MixpanelAnalyticsService takes native Swift events:

So let’s start by using a struct to define exactly what Mixpanel needs from one of our events in order to make tracking easy:

Then we define a protocol that allows our native events to be converted into one of these platform-specific events:

Then for each of our native events (at least those we’d like to track with Mixpanel), we conform to this protocol in an extension. For example, the extension for our share event from above would look like this:

After that, the track method of our MixpanelAnalyticsService is as simple as a few lines of code:

And we could replicate this pattern for an arbitrary number of analytics platforms, say GA for example:

What’s great about this approach is that each platform is entirely self-contained, both from each other and from the rest of your code. Adding support for a new platform is simply a matter of creating a new group in Xcode and adding files for your service and extensions. Your native events remain untouched and so do your views and view controllers. You simply add another child analytics service to your compound analytics service and you’re done.

Accomodate variations in event architecture

But it’s time to address an inconvenient truth: There’s no one way to define your events.

For example, a Share event with a property for an items type could just as easily be split into a separate event for each item type (e.g. Share Photo and Share Video).

This is relevant, for one, because you might use different approaches at different stages of your app’s development. That is, you might start with a Share Photo event because your app only allowed photo sharing at launch. But now that you can share all types of items, a generic Share event with an items property makes more sense.

On the other hand, different platforms encourage different architectural approaches. Mixpanel prefers you keep events concise and let the event properties do the talking. That’s because it has advanced tools that allow you to slice and dice your data however you like after you track. However, other platforms might have limitations that make separate events a better approach.

That means there’s not necessarily a one-to-one mapping between your native Swift events and the events tracked by a given analytics platform.

In other words, your native ShareEvent(items: [.photo, .video]) could translate to a Share event with an items property in Mixpanel and at least two events in some other platform.

To accommodate this, we simply update our MixpanelEventConvertible to require each native event map to one or more platform-specific events:

Tweak based on your needs

The benefit of this approach is that it’s highly flexible and can be adjusted to accommodate a variety of use cases and app-specific needs.

Accommodate lots of events and properties

Most apps have a manageable number of events and properties such that our approach to mapping events to each platform is maintainable while adding clarity. But if you have hundreds of events and properties, that could amount to many engineering hours and thousands of lines of code. As such, you might want to swap it for something that can be defined outside of engineering and automated. And with this overall structure you can swap as desired!

Handle divergent naming conventions

Different analytics platforms have different conventions for naming events. For example, Mixpanel uses a simple (and IMO attractive) uppercased string with spaces (e.g. Share or Sign Up) while GA uses lowercased strings with underscores (e.g. share and sign_up).

Sure, we could kind of force consistency across analytics platforms by picking one style and rolling with it, but we’d still have special cases to deal with. For one, GA encourages you to use predefined names (that can’t be changed) for certain events to get additional, special data about the event.

As such, you could easily update the AnalyticsEvent protocol with a universal tracking identifier property (perhaps as an enum type) for all platforms:

Then you could provide a mapping from this identifier to the platform-specific event name from which the name property of each of your platform-specific event types could be derived automatically.

Simplify as desired

Maybe you think some aspects of the above approach are overkill for your setup. Perhaps you really are only using GA and Mixpanel and you don’t really need to maintain separate event types since they both reduce to a string and properties dictionary. You could just as easily combine the MixpanelEvent and GoogleAnalyticsEvent into a single AnalyticsPlatformEvent struct and call it a day.

This way, each of your native Swift events would conform only to this protocol once, funneling the same data to both services.

On the other hand, you may want to adopt this shared protocol while coming up with some other abstraction that solely addresses the differences in naming conventions.

Either way, this structure still gives you the option of adding support for feature sets supported exclusively by one platform and not the other, which is particularly useful as new features are introduced.

It’s just a matter of how sharply separated you’d like to keep each silo, or whether you want to track additional points of overlap in your code.

About Joseph Pacheco

Joseph is the founder of App Boss, a knowledge source for idea people (with little or no tech background) to turn their apps into viable businesses. He’s been developing apps for almost as long as the App Store has existed—wearing every hat from full-time engineer to product manager, UX designer, founder, content creator, and technical cofounder. He’s also given technical interviews to 1,400 software engineers who have gone on to accept roles at Apple, Dropbox, Yelp, and other major Bay Area firms.

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Halverson Gets Stepped on but Notches First Ride at the “Daddy of ‘Em All” | News

By: Justin Felisko

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Connor Halverson’s shirt was ripped and his ribs were pulsating, but all the pain in his body was quickly erased by the euphoria of earning his first qualified ride at the “Daddy of ‘em All” on Monday night.

Halverson shook off a rough buckoff against Safe Cracker in Round 1 at Last Cowboy Standing at Cheyenne Frontier Days on the first out of the night to ride his re-ride bull, Homegrown, for 86.75 points after winning a challenge to earn the re-ride and advance to Round 2 of the progressive-elimination PBR Major event.

“It was kind of rough,” Halverson said after Safe Cracker stepped on his ribs. “I was pretty sored up. He kind of stepped on me pretty good. But I knew I had a good re-ride, so I was really excited, and I just kind of looked forward to it even more. It just all worked out, and I couldn’t be any happier.”

Once he got past Homegrown for the second ride of his premier series career, Halverson immediately ran toward the side of the arena facing the packed grandstands and lifted his arms triumphantly into the air.

The 20-year-old knew his dad, grandpa, grandma and friends were somewhere in the sea of PBR fans.

 
Halverson grew up about three hours away in Gordon, Nebraska. He had heard plenty about Cheyenne Frontier Days and the prestigious rodeo facility where the legendary Lane Frost tragically passed away in 1989.

“But I’ve never been to this arena in my life,” Halverson said before peering back to look at the crowd. “To get one rode here is definitely a check off the bucket list. It was kind of surreal. It’s the Daddy of ‘Em All. You hear it all growing up. Just to kind of take a breath, and you’re like, ‘I’m here. Cheyenne, Wyoming.’

“It is a pretty sweet feeling.”

Halverson made sure to check out the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo earlier in the day Sunday before turning his focus towards competing at the first PBR Major since last February in downtown Los Angeles.

The 20-year-old is attempting to pull off what Cole Melancon did in LA at Iron Cowboy and become just the third rookie in PBR history to win a PBR Major since the world’s leading-bull riding organization launched the PBR Majors in 2015.

2018 World Champion Kaique Pacheco won the Music City Knockout in Nashville as a rookie in 2015.

Halverson tied for fourth place with Daylon Swearingen on Monday night to pick up 19.5 world points and push himself up five spots in the world rankings to No. 40 overall.

The No. 6-ranked rider in the Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour standings has drawn Mezcal (5-0, UTB) for Round 2 (CBS Sports Network 10 p.m. ET).

Mezcal is 5-0 on the premier series and 9-0 at all levels of competition.

There were 11 qualified rides in Round 1, so 14 additional riders were brought back on world standings ranking as of July 19 for the second round.

The Top 8 riders via aggregate score following the second round will then advance to Round 3.

Round 4 will then consist of the Top 4 riders in the aggregate based upon the previous three rounds.

Round 5 will feature every rider that posted a qualified ride in Round 4. A minimum of two riders will compete in Round 5. If only one rider covers in Round 4, then the PBR will bring back one rider (based on aggregate scores following Round 4).

The rider with the highest score in Round 5 will win the title of Last Cowboy Standing. If all riders buck off in Round 5, then the LCS crown will go to the rider with the highest aggregate score among those that attempted a bull in Round 5.

The winner of Last Cowboy Standing will earn 150 points toward the world standings and a minimum of $75,000.

If Halverson can rise from dark horse to event champion on Tuesday night, he would be well on his way to his first PBR World Finals qualification in less than four months.

“That’s the main goal,” Halverson said. “That’s what I’m shooting for, and I’m not going to let off the pedal. The Finals is the main goal at the end of the year, so winning this would just be huge for that. And just to have that Cheyenne, Wyoming, belt buckle would be even cooler.”

So will his ribs be OK enough on Tuesday for at least four more bull rides?

“I don’t think they are broken,” Halverson said with a chuckle. “They feel alright now.”

Follow Justin Felisko on Twitter @jfelisko

Photo courtesy of Andy Watson/Bull Stock Media

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