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Shostakovich- Symphony No. 9 in E-flat Major, op. 70 Part III

The third and fourth movements of Shostakovich’s 9th symphony contrast sharply with one another.

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Star Wars Inconsistencies, #1

I like Star Wars.  As I often do, today I was staring out of my window at the mountains behind my office building and got to thinking about things that don’t add up.

Everyone knows that a homing beacon was planted on the Millenium Falcon that allowed the Death Star to find the hidden Rebel Base on Yavin 4.  What I can’t find (anywhere on the internet, so it must not exist…) is anything saying that the homing beacon was removed.
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Shostakovich- Symphony No. 9 in E-flat Major, op. 70 Part II

The second movement of Shostakovich’s 9th.
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Shostakovich- Symphony No. 9 in E-flat Major, op. 70 Part I

Soviet authorities asked Shostakovich to compose a tremendous 9th symphony- the symbolism of which was not lost on Stalin and his cronies. Nazi Germany had just been crushed between the Red and Allied armies, and the new symphony was supposed to be a triumphant monument to Soviet power and achievement.

Dmitri Shostakovich
Dmitri Shostakovich

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Dvorak- Symphony No. 6 in D Major, op. 60 Part IV

The fourth and final movement of Dvorak’s Symphony No. 6.

Antonin Dvorak
Antonin Dvorak

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Dvorak- Symphony No. 6 in D Major, op. 60 Part III

The nationalistic, Bohemian Furiant dance forms the basis for the exciting third movement.

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5 Ways to Un-Minimize Windows in OS X

I’ve got another article up on MakeTechEasier.  As the title suggests, it contains 5 Ways to Un-Minimize Windows in OS X.
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