By norman lebrecht
The family of Daniel Kobialka, former principal second violinist for the San Francisco Symphony, has posted news of his passing:
Daniel Kobialka of San Antonio, TX, age 77, passed away Thursday, January 18, 2021. Daniel is survived by his life partner, Lilly B. Gardner; children, Lisa, Semyon, Alina, and Ivan; two grandchildren; and brother, Jan and wife.
Daniel was an internationally acclaimed violinist, composer, teacher, and lecturer who for over forty years performed and recorded best-selling albums that made the New York times Best Recording List. Before retiring from professional life, Daniel engaged in a wide variety of pursuits surrounding his love for music and specifically, the violin. His efforts over the years took in a wide swath of the music industry from soloist to Principal Second violinist for the San Francisco Symphony to owner of his own company. Bravely confronting his last big challenge, this time with Inclusion Body
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Jan 27, 2021
A week into Joe Biden’s presidency, the United States and China have already delivered significant signals that the two powers’ security relationship has undergone a dramatic shift since the former U.S. vice president’s last time in the White House and that these changes are here to stay.
“What we’ve seen over the last few years is that China is growing more authoritarian at home and more assertive abroad,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said earlier this week. “And Beijing is now challenging our security, prosperity and values in significant ways that require a new U.S. approach.”
President Joe Biden has appointed Dev Jagadesan as the acting head of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, the White House announced.
With all the senior political appointees in key positions leaving office after Donald Trump s term ended Jan. 20, Biden made interim appointments pending the Senate approval of his candidates. Most of them are career employees, rather than political appointees.
An experienced deputy general counsel with a demonstrated history of working in the international trade and development industry, Jagadesan has spent the last two decades with the USIDFC.
He started at the corporation in July 2001 as associate general counsel, and continued to move up the latter with other roles such as acting general counsel, acting chief executive officer and president, and deputy general counsel, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Scientists used image processing on high-resolution images of the sun to reveal distinct “plumelets” within structures on the sun called solar plumes. The full-disk sun and the left side of the inset image were captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory in a wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light and processed to reduce noise. The right side of the inset has been further processed to enhance small features in the images, revealing the edges of the plumelets in clear detail. These plumelets could help scientists understand how and why disturbances in the solar wind form. Credits: NASA/SDO/Uritsky, et al.