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Emil Grigoryevich Gilels (Russian: Эми́ль Григо́рьевич Ги́лельс, Emi'li Grego'rievič Gi'lelis;–) was a Soviet pianist. He was born Samuil Hilels in Odessa to a musical Jewish family; both his parents were musicians. He began studying the piano at 6 under Yakov Tkach, a stern disciplinarian who emphasized scales and studies. Gilels later credited this strict training as establishing the foundation for his technique. Gilels made public debut at the age of 12 in June 1929 with a well-received program of Beethoven, Scarlatti, Chopin and Schumann. In 1930 he entered the Odessa Conservatory where he was coached by Berta Reingbald, whom Gilels credited as a formative influence.

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Southeast Texans could be waking up to a tropical mess

Tropical Storm Humberto gathered steam as he rumbled toward the Southeast Texas coast late Wednesday night, and forecasters expected near-hurricane force winds when he made landfall somewhere between Galveston and Sabine Pass in the wee hours Thursday morning.

The National Hurricane Center's 10 p.m. advisory said Humberto's center was only about 45 miles south-southwest of High Island and moving about 6 mph.

Predictions had Humberto making landfall between 3 and 4 a.m. at Sea Rim Park in Jefferson County west of Sabine Pass on Texas 87. Meteorologists were expecting tornadoes in the northeast quadrant of the storm once it makes landfall.

The National Weather Service said Humberto's winds were churning at 65 mph and gaining speed, and the storm likely would hit Southeast Texas with the force of a hurricane "in a small area close to where the center crosses the coast." Humberto's winds need to reach 73 mph for it to be considered a hurricane.

Rainfall of 5 to 10 inches still was forecast in Humberto's path, with 15 inches in some areas. Forecasters also predict a storm surge of 3 to 4 feet above normal tides near and east of the storm's center.

Hurricane Humberto Crashes Into Texas Coast

Humberto slammed the southeast coast of Texas just east of High Island at about 3am ET, near the neighboring southern state of Louisiana. The storm is expected to weaken as it crosses Louisiana, US officials said.

A hurricane warning was issued from east of High Island to the town of Cameron in Louisiana and Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco has already declared a state of emergency ahead of the arrival of the storm.

The category one storm - the lowest strength on the five-level Saffir-Simpson scale - is expected to drop between five and 10 inches of rain on the already-saturated Texas and Louisiana coasts, but authorities have not ordered residents to evacuate.

Texas Governor Rick Perry has already activated search and rescue teams and state resources, including 50 vehicles, 200 soldiers, six Blackhawk helicopters and two swift-water rescue teams before Humberto even grew into a hurricane.