Today's Current Links--April 19-26, 2021

 For an email notice that the latest links have been uploaded

send and email with your email address. to 

jbsolock1@gmail.com

Check out my new Domestic Cricket Blog (12 countries). Links to results, video (full match and highlights, match reports, standings, etc.). Have entries for Afghanistan,  England, and New Zealand (New Zealand completed April 21). Working on Australia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Sri Lanka, British West Indies, and Ireland. They should be coming on board soon. 
 

Today we begin a bit of a format change. I am going to arrange these in general topic (alphabetic within topic), with the sports at the bottom.

Section 1: News
Section 2: Politics, culture (art, music, theatre, film, TV,), science and technology, etc.
Section 3: Sports

There will be no anchors, as I still don't know how to make anchors, but you can use the section headings yourself as an anchor mechanism. Use the "find" function of whatever your device is (CTRL-f on PCs) and copy the section heading into the sign box. That will get you to the part of the report you are interested in. I will try to keep "Section #" unique to this function so that you can jump around easily to any of the sections. 

I am also going to be making use of Youtube playlists more. That way, you can look at a topic and decide for yourself which links within the playlist to use. Playlists almost (but not) always have the most current links at the top of the list and will also tell you when the latest link was added. This should be particularly helpful for news sites, which tend to be prolific. 

Hopefully, these changes will make it easier for you to find what is of interest to you, as well as digging into particular subjects more deeply than a single Youtube link would.

Finally, I have decided to make this a weekly for the time being.  There will be plenty to keep you entertained in each issue, as well as enough context links for you to keep current yourself if you wish. 

As always, enjoy

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This Issue's Gems

Music


Grand Old Opry

Jazz

NPR Jazz Night in America

Classical

New York Philharmonic

Theatre

Andrew Lloyd Webber The Shows Must Go On

Border Tails (Full Show) available until April 30 (mature subject matter)
Run has been extended, don't know for how long (5/1/21)

Border Tales, Luca Silvestrini’s Protein’s smash-hit commentary on multicultural Britain seen through the eyes of an international cast, is told through dance, live music and dialogue compiled from the performers’ personal experiences. With this broadcast we contribute to breaking down the walls of silence that uphold and sustain ‘borders’ around the world.

After the Interval (Full Show) available from April 30

'After the Interval' (2012) and its sequel 'Before the Interval' (2014), conceived and directed by Luca Silvestrini for award-winning HeadSpaceDance will be presented together for the first time giving you the chance to see them in their continuity. 'Before the Interval' will be available from Friday 7th May 7pm BST.

'After the Interval' pins Silvestrini’s observational genius to satirising dancing life. A show about dance and dancers that opens with the performers’ curtain calls, who then answer audience questions, and continues with revivals of their past stage roles and steps. After the Interval brings to the fore the art of dance making and the backstage lives of dancers while celebrating Broom/Akrill’s 20 years joint career and the start of their company HeadSpaceDance.

UPCOMING MAY 7


Before the Interval' imposed itself as the obvious title for this second commission in which Akrill, Goddard and Sveaas take Broom’s absence as a cue to promote their own talents as dancer-directors, projecting themselves into what their future selves could be. Using Silvestrini’s style of humorous, satirical dance theatre, they speak their thoughts about their potential careers, audience expectations and hold conversations as they simultaneously move.

Film

Canadian National Film Board documentary. NFB makes a limited amount of its films available free of charge outside the country. They usually feature one per week.

The Biosphere (1979) directed by William Pettigrew (56 minutes)

"The Mackenzie and Amazon valleys are 10 000 km apart and are ecologically distinct. Yet, in a subtle sense they are collaborating elements within the biosphere, the Earth's thin layer of living matter. In this film are seen two of the world's myriad river ecosystems and how they are linked within the biosphere."

Sports: This week we begin serious video coverage of elite baseball in five countries: United States, Japan, Taiwan, Chechia (Czech Republic), and Germany. There is no easy access to Korean baseball. The summer Mexican League begins in May. See below in the Section 3 under "Baseball".

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SECTION 1: NEWS

AFRICA (CONTINENT INDICATES RESIDENCE OF THE SOURCE, NOT NECESSARILY THE COUNTRIES COVERED BY THE LINKS)

AllAfrica News
The Allafrica website also links to its own set of aggregated Youtube videos

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ASIA 
Aljazeera English News (Doha/London)
Playlists: Videos added in the last week. Most recent news always at the top of the Playlist

Context: More on Idris Deby (allAfrica.com Chad News)





India Today
Playlists: Videos added in the last week. Latest items always appear at the top of the Playlist

State Assembly Election Playlists:

West Bengal State  (90.32 million)

NDTV (India)
Playlists: Videos added in the last week. Latest items always appear at the top of the Playlist




NHK (Japan)
Playlists: Videos added in the last week. Latest items always appear at the top of the Playlist



And one more that may be of interest


Korea Now (Yonhap--South Korea News)
Playlists: Videos added in the last week. Latest items always appear at the top of the Playlist




Pyongyang Broadcast Service (D.P.R.K--North Korea)
Kim Jong Un Activities for 2020 (Documentary) (Korean, but, as they say, a picture is worth 1,000 words, in any language)

MNB World (Mongolia)
Playlists: Videos added in the last week. Latest items can appear at the top or bottom of the playlist


Sightline (Bottom)

This Week (Bottom)

Generation (Bottom)

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AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND / POLYNESIA 

ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Playlists: Videos added in the last week. Most recent news is always at the top of the playlists

Context: More information on ANZAC--Australian Army Corps
Context: More information on ANZAC--New Zealand History



Indigenous News (Most recent at top)

Radio New Zealand 
Playlists: Videos added in the last week. Latest items can appear at the top or bottom of the playlist



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EUROPE

AFP (Agence France Presse)
Playlists: Videos added in the last week. Most recent news is always at the top of the playlists





Deutsche Welle News (Germany)
Playlists: Videos added in the last week. Most recent news always at the top of the Playlist (Selected, for all consult this Address)






Euronews in English (European Community)
Playlists: Videos added in the last week. Latest items can appear at the top or bottom of the playlist


Context: More information on Max Keiser (Wikipedia)

Covid 19 Pandemic (Worldwide coverage)

Crosstalk (debates on issues)

Financial Times (London, UK) 
Playlists: Videos added in the last week. Latest items always appear at the top of the Playlist


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NORTH AMERICA

CBC News (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Playlists: Videos added in the last week. Most recent news always at the top of the Playlist




Democracy Now (Amy Goodman) (US) Playlists: Videos added in the last week. Most recent news always at the top of the Playlist

Latest Shows (split into topical sections)
Context: More information about Amy Goodman

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SECTION 2: Politics, culture (art, music, theatre, film, TV), science and technology, etc.

Bright Side
Playlists updated in last week. Most recent always at the top of the playlist




CBC Docs (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Charlie Berens (Comedy)

CUNY TV
Playlists updated in last week. Most recent always at the top of the playlist







David Swanson
Playlists updated in the last week. Most recent always at the top of the playlist.

Context: More information about David Swanson (David Swanson)

David von Pein's JFK Channel
Playlists updated in the last week. Most recent always at the top of the playlist.


Democracy at Work (Richard Wolff, David Harvey, etc.)
Playlists updated in the last week. Most recent always at the top of the playlist.


Economic Update (Richard Wolff)

Capitalism Hits Home (Harriet Fraad and Juliana Forlano)



Context: More information about Richard Wolff
Context: More information about Harriet Fraad and Julianna Forlano (scroll to the bottom of the page
Context: More information about David Harvey

Deutsche Grammophon
Playlists updated in the last week. Most recent always at the top of the playlist.






DW (Deutsche Welle) Documentaries (English)
Playlists updated in the last week. Most recent always at the top of the playlist.


Fascinating Horror

France 3 Nouvelle Acquitaine
Playlists updated in the last week. Most recent always at the top of the playlist.


France Musique
Playlists updated in the last week. Most recent always at the top of the playlist.


Indigo Traveler
Playlists updated in the last week. Most recent is at the bottom of the playlist.


KCET Los Angeles Public TV
Playlists updated in the last week. Most recent is at the BOTTOM of the playlist.

The Lincoln Project



UK National Theatre
Playlists updated in the last week. Most recent are always at the top  of the playlist.



Nature Bats Last (Guy McPherson)
Playlists updated in the last week. Most recent are at the BOTTOM of the playlist. 

Note: The missing Feedback Loops (#3-7) can be found in the "Videos" portion of the site: #3-5; #6; #7


Context: More information about Guy McPherson (University of Arizona)


NHK (Japanese TV) Documentaries

NPR Music
Playlists updated in the last week. Most recent are at the top of the playlist.


Smithsonian National Museum of American History
Playlists updated in the last week. Most recent can be at the top or bottom of the playlist.

Featured (Top)



History Time (aimed at Elementary School Students) (Top)

Something Incredible
Playlists updated this week. Most recent are at the BOTTOM of the playlist

From the Creators of Something Incredible (videos about Earth geological history, history of life on Earth) 

Stats Media ("Moving graphs through time by nations" of single variables)

VideoFromSpace
Playlists updated this week. Most recent are at the top of the playlist.




Voices of the Past (1st person accounts)

YoYo 68 (12 ft. 4 inch bridge v 12 ft. 4+ inch vehicles)

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SECTION 3: SPORTS

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL (SOCCER) IN EUROPE

1. BBC Sport covers European Super League debacle
 
2. 2020/21 UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) Champions League
The first leg of the Semi-Finals (April 27--Real Madrid v Chelsea; April 28 Paris v Manchester City. Watch the Highlights playlist.

Extended Highlights Playlist (most recent is at the top of the playlist--current through end of Quarter Finals)
Context: UEFA Champions League (Schedules, results, statistics, etc)

The competition began with 69 champion teams from all over Europe. The Final 8 have been determined (Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City--England; Dortmund, Bayern--Germany, Real Madrid--Spain, and Port-Portugal. The first leg of the Quarter Finals began April 6 and 7. The first leg of the Semi-Finals begin on April 27 and 28. The tournament concludes in May.

3. Bundesliga (Germany)
Note: Playlists for Matchdays 29-31 have yet to be compiled into Playlists at the Youtube site. 

While we wait for that, all highlights, match statistics and commentary are available, match by match, and day by day, at the Bundesliga Fixtures and Results page, part of the main Bundesliga below (context)
Highlights Playlist (look for "Matchday" in the playlist title) 
Best of 2020-21 Playlist (latest are at the bottom)
Context: Bundesliga, scores standings, articles, statistics, etc.

4. LaLiga (Spain)
There are some issues with the Youtube organization of the site. The highlights are better organized at the web page. While it is bandwidth rich, scores accompany the highlights, and match articles and statistics are just a click away. Highlights are current through Week 32.
Context: La Liga Santander (Top Spanish Professional Football Division) (schedule, standings, results, statistics, etc).

5. Premier League (England)
Highlights Playlists
Scroll to any file that says "Highlights" 
Context: English Premier League, everything you need to know 

AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL

AFL (Australian Football League (Aussie Rules) (Ninh explains)

Highlights from all 9 matches. 
Context: AFL--scores, schedules, match reports, statistics, and anything else you can think of.

BASEBALL

1. MLB (Major League Baseball
Playlists updated in last week. Most recent always at the top of the playlist




MLB.com offers a free game of  the day (free registration required at the site)

Last week's Best Free Game of the Day--April 23, New York Mets 6, Washington Nationals 0 (Jacob de Grom pitches a 2 hit complete game shutout, striking out 15).

Boston Red Sox (MLB)

MLB Vault
Playlists updated in last week. Most recent always at the top of the playlist





INTERNATIONAL BASEBALL


2. Japanese Baseball Highlights: 2 sources

2.1 Dramatic Baseball 2021 (NTV Yomiuri Giants--Central League) Highlights.

Highlights for April 20-25 (look for "Today's Highlights")

2.2. Japanese Baseball (Nippon Professional Baseball) Today's Game Digest Play List (Pacific League TV Official)  (home team listed first) scores are usually given at the end of each video). Dates are clearly given. Commentary is in Japanese but visuals are in English. Final line score is usually flashed at the end of the highlights.
Context: Nippon Professional Baseball Access to scores, schedules, statistics, standings for both Pacific and Central League. Information is in English


3. Czech Extraliga

Multiple games are live streamed each week. The origins are the Youtube sites of the teams, but you can reach them through the calendar (TV) listed at the League Web site, which will also give you all score, statistical, standing, etc. information. Games are played on weekends.

Latest live streams are for the weekend of April 23-25, 2021 (12 games were live streamed)

April 23 (2 games); April 24 (7 games); April 25 (3 games)_
Context: Czech Extraliga (scores, boxes, standings, player statistics linked through the box scores). 

4. German Bundesliga 

One of the teams in the League, the Haar Disciples, streams selected games via Youtube. The playlist has the latest game at the bottom. Long times indicate doubleheaders.
Context: German Bundesliga (scores, schedules, box scores, standings, game stories (German). Box scores are in English and include English play-by-plays that indicate the count at the time of result pitches.

5. Mexican Summer League (LMB) begins May 20. Video will be available at the LMB Youtube site. Schedule (.pdf format, 4p.). Teams

6. Taiwan (Chinese Professional Baseball League)

CPBL TV Youtube Game Highlights (longer highlights are the full game highlights). Highlights are dated. For a more contextual view of highlights, they can also be accessed from the CPBL Website Calendar (click on F for highlights. The box scores and game stories are in Chinese. However, the standings are presented in English. Because there are only four teams in the League, a split schedule is used and there are some series that are round robin.
Context: CPBL English Page

Note: there will be no coverage of the KBO (Korean League) because there is no easy access to video.
Context: (everything you need to know).

BASKETBALL

NBA (National Basketball Association)
Playlists updated in the last week. Latest games are at the top of the playlists.










INTERNATIONAL BASKETBALL

FIBA (International Basketball Federation) 
Playlists updated in the last week. Latest games are at the top of the playlists.



Context: FIBA and its competitions

BOWLING

Candle Pin

International--Home team listed 1st in title, batting order determined by coin flip--coin flip winner has option to bat or field first

1. South Africa v Pakistan: The teams played 3 One Day Internationals (300 deliveries [pitches]--50 overs) a side and 4 T20s (120 deliveries--20 overs a side. April 2-16, 2021)

Key: runs/wickets (outs). A "wicket victory" means how many wickets the winning team had left when the winning run scored. Balls left to bowl indicates how close to the end of the match when the winning run scored. 10 wickets finishes a team's innings.

1st ODI: South Africa 273/6; Pakistan 274/7 (50 overs) 
Pakistan won by 3 wickets with 0 balls left to bowl (P 1-0)

2nd ODI: South Africa 341/6; Pakistan 324/9
South Africa won by 17 runs (1-1)

3rd ODI: South Africa 320/7; Pakistan 292 (49.3 overs)
South Africa won by 28 runs (South Africa wins the series 2-1)

1st T20: South Africa 188/6; Pakistan 189/6 (19.5 overs)
Pakistan won by 4 wickets, with 1 ball left to bowl (P 1-0)

2nd T20: Pakistan 140/9; South Africa 141/4 (14 overs)
South Africa won by 6 wickets with 36 balls left to bowl (1-1)

3rd T20: South Africa 203/5; Pakistan 205/1 (18 overs) 
Pakistan won by 9 wickets with 12 balls left to bowl (P 2-1)

4th T20: South Africa 144 all out (19.3 overs); Pakistan 149/7 (19.5 overs)
Pakistan won by 3 wickets with 1 ball left to bowl (Pakistan wins the series  3-1)


2. Sri Lanka v Bangladesh (1st Test of a 2 match series)--5 day 2 Innings match, up to 2,700 deliveries (pitches) allotted, winning team must dismiss the losers twice (10 wickets per innings--well, like everything else in cricket, that's not actually true--they must actually dismiss the losers in their 2nd Innings--in cricket a team can close it's innings any time it wants--declaration--strategy, time remaining are variables) The two tests will run from April 20-24 and April 28-May 2. About the length of a maximum of 20 MLB baseball games by time and deliveries. Or 5 consecutive 9 inning doubleheaders, followed by 3 days off, followed by another 5 consecutive 9 inning doubleheaders. 

April 20-24
Bengladesh 541/7(declared innings closed) and 100/2
Sri Lanka 648/8 (declared innings closed)

Match Drawn; Series (0-0)

Highlights (Sri Lanka Cricket Board)

Context: (Scorecards, Match Reports, Photos) (ESPNcricinfo)

3. Zimbabwe v Pakistan (T20--120 deliveries per side)

A three match series (April 21-25, 2021), followed by 2 Test Matches (April 29-May 3 and May 7-11)

Match 1: Pakistan 165/3 Zimbabwe 141/7
Pakistan wins by 24 runs and leads the series 1-0

Match 2: Zimbabwe 118/9 Pakistan 99 all out (19.5 overs) 
Zimbabwe wins by 19 runs and the series is tied 1-1

Match 3: Pakistan 149/7 Zimbabwe 138/7
Pakistan wins by 11 runs and wins the series 2-1

All highlights and other videos are available at the Zimbabwe v Pakistan playlist at Zimbabwe Cricket Board Youtube (look for "highlights" that are over 10 minutes long. This contains highlights for the 2nd and 3rd Matches

Match 1 highlights (Rabbitholebd [Bengladesh TV])
Context: (Scorecards, Match Reports, Photos) (ESPNcricinfo)

Pakistan's winter Tour to South Africa and Zimbabwe will last from April 2-May 11, and consist of 2 Tests, 3 One Day Internationals, and 7 T20s. About the length in time and deliveries of a maximum of 33 MLB baseball games.

FENCING

FIE (Federation Internationale d'Escrime
European Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Madrid, Spain)
Context: FIE results (click on the arrow next to "Championnats de Qualification Europeen (Madrid) to open up all of the competitions)
Context: FIE news article about the Qualifying Tournament


Professional Darts Corporation 
Playlists updated in the last week (latest is at the BOTTOM of the playlist)

Context: PDC, Tournaments, Players, Newss

FIELD LACROSSE (Ninh Explains)

Lax Sports Network 
Playlists updated in the last week. Latest is at the BOTOM of the playlist.

Context (CAA Men's Lacrosse)

GRIDIRON FOOTBALL


ICE HOCKEY

NBC Sports NHL (National Hockey League) Highlights Playlist (Latest is at the top of the playlist)
NBC Sports NHL Classics (Latest is at the BOTTOM of the Playlist)

NHL (National Hockey League)
Playlists updated in the last week. (Latest is at the top of the Playlist)




KENDO (Ninh Explains)

Kendo World 
19th All Japan Invitational 8-Dan Kendo Championships
 Semi-Final 1; Semi-Final 2; FINAL  (all highlights)
Context: All Japan Kendo Federation (news,results, photos) 
Context: Full Match Playlist (Japan Kendo Federation Youtube)

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

Bellator MMA (MMA) (Ninh Explains)
"Bellator MMA™ Bellator is a leading mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization featuring many of the best fighters in the world." 

Full Fight Videos (latest is from Bellator 257)
Context: Fighters, rankings, schedule, news, etc. 

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Playlists updated in the last week. Latest are at the top of the playlist.

Full Replays (various sports)


Womens Basketball--Added full game videos of the Semi's and FINAL)

Frozen Four (Ice Hockey)--Added Full Match Video of the FINAL)


OLYMPICS
Playlists Updated in the last week. Latest are at the top of the playlist.

Throwback Thursday (Classic moments from Olympics)


World Padel Tour Adeslas Madrid Open Playlist (Latest--Semis, Final) are at the BOTTOM of the playlist (commentary is Spanish) (Highlights)
Context: World Padel Tour, everything you need to know (Spanish)

BASQUE PELOTA

Federacion Espanola de Pelota (rubber ball Paddle and Frontenis) (Spanish)
Context: Frontenis
I have been unable to find contextual information for Paleta Goma

Dania Beach Jai Alai (Ninh explains) (Quineila Jai Alai--Parimutuel wagering)
Context: Dania Beach Statistics (wins, places, shows, roster)

 VALENCIAN PELOTA

Pilota Godella (Valencian Pelota)

 
Raspall (scrape) is played on a 60 meter by 10 meter court without a net. The ball is made of wood and as big as a golf ball. 

Vincent-Tonet IV-Jose (Red) v Versher-Carnari-Ricardet
Context: Federacio de Pilota Valenciana: Scores of all matches, final table.
Context: Pilota per a Dummies (Playlist) (Catalan) 
Context: Enciclopedia de la Pilota (Playlist)

RUGBY (LEAGUE AND UNION)

World Rugby League (Rugby League) (Ninh explains

NRL (National Rugby League) (Australia) 

NRL Round 7 Highlights (Short Highlights Playlist)
NRL Roundup Playlist (One 30+ minute video that summarizes the Round) (Current through Round 7--latest round is at the bottom of the playlist)
NRL 2021 Mini Match (extended highlights) Playlist (Current through Round 7, latest round is at the bottom of the playlist)
Context: National Rugby League (news. schedule, ladder, scores, statistics, etc.)
Note: At the above site, full match replays of all matches are available, free of charge. Free registration is required. Click on any match for link to full match replay. If the full match isn't available, go back later. It will be. 

Betfred Superleague (England)
Highlights Playlist: Round 4 (selected matches, along with Try's of the week)
Context: Superleague (news. schedule, ladder, scores, statistics, etc.)

World Rugby Union (Rugby Union) (Ninh explains) 

Super Rugby (Aotearo--New Zealand; Australia) 
Highlight Playlists 

Aotearoa (Updated through Round 8--April 17)
Australia (Updated through Round 10--April  25)
Context: Scores, Standings, Fixtures, News (this page may have more up to date highlights than the playlists

This is the premier Southern Hemisphere Domestic Club Competition. It is usually contested as one League with Teams from Australia, New Zealand (Aotearoa), and South Africa. Due to the Pandemic, South Africa dropped out this year and the other two countries are having separate competitions.


Spikeball 
Playlists updated in the last week. Latest are at the top of the playlist.


TENNIS

WTA (Women's Tennis Association)
Context: WTA (tournaments, scores, news, players, etc.)

WRESTLING (PROFESSIONAL)

Chicago Film Archive Presents Wrestling From Chicago
Context: More information about Yukon Eric (Online World of Wrestling)
Context: More information about Hans Schmidt (Online World of Wrestling)

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