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Down South: a changing rural southland
By: Tom Poland
I’ve been writing about how the South is changing for a while now. That’s why I was asked to take part in Smithsonian’s traveling exhibit, “Crossroads, Change Comes To Rural America.” By the time you read this I will have taken the stage at the Newberry Opera House in, where else, Newberry, South Carolina, to give two talks. My first talk is to 300 ten-year-olds. Well, change has come to kids too. They’re used to all sorts of digital media, pads, tablets, and websites. If a silver-haired guy can keep their attention for an hour, it’ll be remarkable. I think I can though. Later in the evening I’ll address adults, a less-challenging audience for sure.
As for the kids, I plan to show them photographs of how things used to be. I doubt any of them have been in churches where ladies used funeral home fans to stay cool. Air conditioning ended that. And I am sure few have been in a genuine country store and fished a sub-zero Coke from the bottom of an ice-filled vat. Nor, I wager, have any walked roads picking up soft drink bottles to get a deposit. I bet none of them ever pumped gas at a country store to earn a few dollars either.
I’m pretty sure none have used a fly swatter like our grandmothers did. Windows and doors stay shut in this era of central air and heat. A “See Rock City Barn roof?” No way they have seen any of those. Many are gone and those left are fading past. I plan to tell them about the excitement you felt hunting for arrowheads, swinging in an old tire hanging from an oak limb, and what a character the Goat Man was. Shoot, if the Goat Man came along today folks would put him an institute pretty fast. Crazy they’d say he was. And climbing a fire tower to get a great view of the land? I doubt kids do that anymore.
Today, many folks live in communities managed by rule-obsessed homeowner associations. Why if they buried old tires in the ground along their driveway and painted them white, they’d pay a huge fine.
It wasn’t that long ago I wrote about eating snow ice cream. I suspect today’s brand of kids is happy eating those Dippin’ Dots, a sorry excuse for ice cream if there ever was. I’ll show them an old-fashioned checkerboard too, one where old timers used Royal Crown cola caps instead of checkers.
Change. According to the folks at Smithsonian, the percentage of Americans living in rural areas since 1900 has dropped from 60 to 17 percent. I believe it. I grew up in the country but have lived on the fringes of a city for a long time myself. Yes, we stand at a crossroads all right. Behind us we see the past. In front of us looms a future in which people will be more helpless than ever. Someone will grow food for them and make clothes for them too. Well, we do have to pump our own gas now. There was a time, though, when service station attendants would pump it for you. Today’s kids wouldn’t know anything about that would they.
We old folks were lucky to grow up in a time when we had to entertain ourselves. We didn’t sit on the sofa with an iPad in our hands all day. We weren’t obese either. We played outside in fresh air and sunshine and now and then some of us would work an old hand pump to get cold water to drink. Now water comes in plastic bottles that litter the land wherever you look.
“Crossroads, Change Comes To Rural America.” Yes change sure came to rural America didn’t it. Well, I don’t like much of it, and I suspect you don’t either.


That’s according to Sky Sports pundit Danny Higginbotham.
Last season under Maurizio Sarri, Kante was played further forward than usual and scored more goals in a season than he ever had before, but Chelsea were left defensively exposed.
Many believed this to be the case because of Sarri’s insistence on playing Kante further up the pitch.
But Higginbotham believes it was more down to Jorginho being left to fend by himself defensively while Kante ventured forward.
The former Stoke man noted how Kante had success against Liverpool in the Super Cup final because Mateo Kovacic and the Frenchman would take turns partnering Jorginho in a deeper role.
"I think because I've heard it mentioned since the game [against Liverpool] that everybody is saying that Sarri did it and it was seen as a huge problem, and now Lampard's doing it and it's not seen as a big problem,” he told Sky Sports.
"The problem isn't the fact that Kante was pushing high last season, it was the fact that Jorginho didn't really have any support.
"They're playing 4-3-3 now but two will sit whilst one goes forward.
Key N’Golo Kante tactic revealed as Chelsea boss Frank Lampard prepares for Leicester game
“Whereas last season when they played it, Jorginho was left on his own and that's why they were so open to the counter attack.
"There's no problem with Kante going forward.
“You want to press high, but what we saw at times was Kovacic then saying 'ok, well I'll sit and just take it in turns’.
“So there's no problem with that, it's just within a 4-3-3 system having the two sitting midfielders instead of just the one."
Kante was magnificent as Chelsea lost 5-4 on penalties to Liverpool after an enthralling 2-2 draw in Istanbul.
The World Cup winner had suffered with injury throughout the summer, missing Chelsea’s pre-season tour of the Far East.
The Blues’ next clash is at home to Leicester, who drew 0-0 with Wolves last weekend, on Saturday.


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Reconstituted Supreme Court bench to hear Section 377 case
Days ahead of the crucial hearing on a clutch of petitions challenging the validity of section 377 of the IPC that criminalises consensual gay sex, the Chief justice of India Dipak Misra has reconstituted the 5 judge constitution bench to hear the case.
According to the cause list released by the Supreme Court registry, the hearing in the matter will commence from July 10, and the new bench will comprise – Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra, Justice RF Nariman , Justice A M Khanwilkar, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Indu Malhotra.
The new members on the bench are Justice Nariman and Justice Indu Malhotra, who was recently elevated to the Supreme Court, replacing Justice AK Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan.
This change comes almost 6 months after the chief justice of India set up a bench of 5 judges comprising himself, Justice AK Sikri, Justice Ashok Bhushan, Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice DY Chandrachud to hear among other constitutional matters, the controversial section 377 case.
In January, the Chief Justice of India had set up this bench to hear cases like Aadhaar, the validity of Section 377 of Indian Penal Code, validity of adultery law under the IPC, entry of women into Kerala’s Sabarimala temple and others.
These petitions filed by -- Bharatnatyam dancer Navtej Johar, culture expert Aman Nath, restaurateurs Ritu Dalmia and Ayesha Kapur and mediaperson Sunil Mehra -- challenge a 2013 judgment of the top court that criminalised consensual sex between adults.
The petitioners, who are also members of LGBT community, argue that section 377 has the potential to destroy an individual’s choice and sexual orientation and is not a reasonable restriction under law.
The court had last year admitted these petitions and referred it to a constitutional bench.
Legal experts believe that there is nothing unusual in the development. “It is always normal thing. The CJI is the Master of the Roster and it is his prerogative to decide on the bench. It is an absolutely correct thing to do and there is nothing unusual in this. Also as you know that the judgment on Master of Roster has come, so it is completely normal” said former solicitor general of India Ranjit Kumar.
Supreme Court advocate Aishwariya Bhati said, “Constitution benches keep changing on the availability of judges, their benches and matters.”

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MANILA, Philippines – Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III and neophyte Senator Manny Pacquiao opposed Senator Leila De Lima’s resolution seeking a United Nations-backed probe into the extrajudicial killings in the country.
Sotto said the UN has no reason to meddle with Philippine affairs.
“If you’re asking for my personal opinion, hindi ako supportive (I am not supportive). Bakit makikialam ang UN sa atin? Payag ba sila na makikialam din tayo sa kanila? (Why would UN meddle with our affairs? Will they allow us to meddle in theirs?)” Sotto told reporters on Wednesday, September 21.
Sotto said the UN should be the one to explain their stance on abortion, saying it is the “highest form” of human rights violation.
Sotto is strongly against abortion, contraceptives, and the Reproductive Health law.
“Eh di pakikialaman ko yung pagtuturo nila ng (Then I will meddle in their teaching of) abortion because to me, the highest form of human rights violation is abortion and the UN officials are supporting it and recommending it,” Sotto said.
Citing what he said was a speech of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, Sotto hit the UN for encouraging countries where abortion is illegal to “find ways to skirt strict abortion law.”
“For me that’s the highest form of human rights violations. Tapos pakikiaalam nila tayo? And dinadamay nila ang mga namamatay sa drug operations ng police na nag-resist, (And then they will intervene with our affairs? And they’re including those who died in drag operations because they resisted.)” Sotto said.
Sotto also hit the international body for only reporting on the killings and not on the 16,582 arrests.
“They are concentrating on drug operations of the police tapos dinadamay nila pati ang mga pinapatay ng mga gang war (and then they will also count those who were killed by gang wars). Bakit natin hahayaang na makialam ang UN dito? (Why would we allow them to intervene?” he said.
Sotto said De Lima’s resolution would be referred to the committee on foreign relations, which is headed by Senator Alan Peter Cayetano – a staunch ally of President Rodrigo Duterte.
‘Very wrong move’
Pacquiao, for his part, said no other nation should tell the country what to do. For him, it is a “very wrong move.”
“It’s a very wrong move na gagawin natin. Walang pwedeng makialam dito sa atin, sa problema natin. Di pwede makisawsaw ang ibang bansa. Pangit ang makialam ang ibang bansa, (No one can interfere with us, our problems. Other countries can’t do it. It’s bad if they do so.)” Pacquiao said.
He defended President Duterte’s actions, saying he only wants the good for the Philippines. After all, he said the country needs discipline, which only Duterte could offer.
“Wala naman hangad ang ating Pangulo kung hindi kabutihan ng ating bansa. Di naman naging Pangulo yan para sa kanyang sarili. Ayaw nga nya ng corruption, ayaw ng drugs, kung baga ang ginagawa ng ating Pangulo ay para sa ating bansa,” Pacquiao said.
(Our President has nothing but good intentions for the country. He did not become President for himself. He does not want corruption, drugs. In short, all the President’s actions are for the country’s welfare.)
“Dapat talaga may disiplina dahil matitigas ang ulo. Kung sumunod lahat, di rin naman ganun magdisiplina ang pangulo,” he added.
(There really should be discipline because people are hard-headed. If everyone follows, the President wouldn’t discipline like that.)
The UN has repeatedly cricitized Duterte’s stance on human rights – something that did not sit well with the President.
Duterte also earlier invited the UN special rapporteur to a public debate but retracted it later on. – Rappler.com


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Cyclonic Storm Unlikely To Be Of Great Intensity Due To Monsoon Current: CEC Director
Bhubaneswar: A severe cyclonic storm is likely to hit Odisha-West Bengal coast on May 26 triggering heavy rains in coastal Odisha, stated the Centre for Environment and Climate (CEC) at Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) here.
Numerical models have been indicating formation of a low pressure area over the central Bay of Bengal on Saturday which would move north-westwards before intensifying into a cyclonic storm on May 25.
It is likely to move in a north-northwestward direction close to the Odisha coastline towards the Odisha-West Bengal coast, Dr Sarat Chandra Sahu, Director of CEC, said.
The system may cross the coast either in the districts of Bhadrak or Balasore or close to Digha in West Bengal, he said.
As per climatology, most of the cyclones developing over the Bay just before onset of the south-west monsoon have moved towards the West Bengal-Bangladesh coast.
“If favourable meteorological conditions prevail along the coast it will intensify into a severe cyclonic storm. Otherwise, it will cross the coast as a cyclonic storm,” he said.
However, the cyclone’s path, intensity and wind speed can be predicted with accuracy on May 24 because the monsoon current is intertwined with the system, Dr Sahu said adding model products fluctuated from day-to-day.
The cyclonic storm may not be of great intensity due to monsoon current, he said.
The wind speed would vary from 65 to 90 km per hour if it crossed the coast as a cyclone but it would increase to 100 km per hour gusting to 120 km per hour in case it turns into a severe cyclonic storm.
The Odisha coast will experience higher wind speed and heavy to very heavy rainfall was likely in Balasore, Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj, Kendrapada and Jajpur districts from May 25 evening to May 27 morning. The system would then move towards Bihar, he said.
As per the IMD projection, the landfall of the cyclonic storm will be between North Odisha and Sundarbans in West Bengal. It will enter the North Bay of Bengal and reach Odisha and West Bengal coasts in the morning on May 26.
Also Read: Cyclone Yaas Likely To Reach Odisha & Bengal Coast On May 26: IMD
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Laney has been dating Rich for almost 2 years, but now thinks he might be using her money to date someone else. Let’s find out.
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BET’s Amplified International Artist of the Month Omah Lay just released a sentimental new single with 6LACK which tells a story about being in love with a woman who loves him through thick and thin. The refrain is him realizing the depth of her infatuation with him.
6LACK joins him and asks for this level of devotion from a partner who he has wronged in the past. Together the duo paints a beautiful afro fusion depiction of modern romance.
“Damn” will appear on Lay’s forthcoming EP, What Have We Done is set to drop on Nov. 20. According to a press release, the original version of “Damn” appears on Lay’s debut EP, Get Layd.
Lay, who was born in the city of Port Harcourt in Southern Nigeria, comes from a musical family — his grandfather was a drummer for Igbo highlife musician Celestine Ukwu throughout the 1970s. He rapped as a teenager and began putting out serious music in 2019 with songs like “Do Not Disturb” and “Hello Brother.”
After signing a record deal last July and moving to West Africa, his star power continued to rise. In February, he released his breakout single, “You,” that broke him out to a wider audience, leading to Get Layd becoming the most streamed Afrobeat album on Apple Music when it came out in May.
Details about the forthcoming What Have We Done EP are sparse so far, but it looks like that the project will be even bigger than Get Layd was before.
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BLOOMINGTON — As if losing 13 of its last 14 games hasn’t been bad enough for Indiana, its coach and fans, four of the Hoosiers’ last five defeats have been downright disheartening.
Sandwiched around a 21-point, not-even-that-close loss at Minnesota on Feb. 16 were home setbacks of five and three points to Iowa and Ohio State, respectively, which preceded last week’s two-point home loss to archrival Purdue followed by Friday night’s six-point overtime setback at Iowa.
“We continue to play at a very high level in terms of our effort,” second-year IU coach Archie Miller, who has tried to stay positive in his post-game press conferences, said after that latest loss. “I feel bad for them. Everybody does at this time of year. You’re trying to scrap and claw for everything you can, we just came up short.”
It’s become an all-too-familiar story for the Hoosiers (13-14, 4-12), who’ll try to put what’s been an otherwise forgettable 2019 (they are 2-12 in the new year) behind them tonight when they host No. 19 Wisconsin (19-8, 11-5). The game is scheduled to tipoff at 9 p.m. (ESPN) at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
The Badgers, who are fifth (2.5 games behind Michigan) in the Big Ten standings, have won five in a row against Indiana. Meanwhile, the Hoosiers are tied with Penn State (11-16, 4-12) for 12th in the league, barely ahead of Northwestern (12-15, 3-13), and have lost five in a row since their surprising overtime win at Michigan State on Feb. 2.
Tonight, IU looks to bounce back from Friday’s OT loss at Iowa in which it held the lead for much of the second half. The Hoosiers, who had five players in double figures, shot 41.3 percent (26 for 63) from the field, but were just 6 of 27 (22.2 percent) from 3-point range and 12 of 22 from the free throw line.
“Offense wasn’t the problem,” Miller said. “We missed 10 free throws. We had two breakaway layups, one came up empty and one got fouled — that’s four points right there. One turned into a five-point swing. When you get the opportunities in, and around, the basket you’ve got to knock them in.
“Twelve of 22 on the line in a one-possession game, you wish you have some of those back.”
Miller would like to have some of the defensive intensity his team exhibited at times against Iowa and Purdue back against Wisconsin.
“I thought we took the perimeter away at the beginning of the game,” he said following Friday’s loss. “I thought our on-ball defense was, just in general, as good, if not even better than it was Tuesday [against Purdue]. Our guards, to their credit, are doing a pretty good job of staying up under guys and at least making things hard.”
The Hoosiers held the Hawkeyes to 28 percent shooting from long range. However, junior guard Jordan Bohannon went 3-for-4 from beyond the arc in OT.
“Defensively, especially through the first 40 minutes, we were really dialed in again on the perimeter,” Miller said. “They’re a tough task because you’ve got to deal with both things. I thought we, at least, took away the 3-point line. [But] they missed some that they probably make on a normal basis.”
The Hoosiers will need more of that vs. the Badgers, who lead the Big Ten in 3-point field goal percentage (38.6) and rank third in field goal percentage (46.5). They are led by 6-foot-10 senior forward Ethan Happ (17.7 ppg, 10.2 rpg, 4.7 apg), 6-0 sophomore guard D’Mitrik Trice (12.6 ppg) and 6-3 sophomore guard Brad Davison (11.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg). Davison scored 16 in Saturday night’s 69-64 win at Northwestern.
Things don’t get any easier for Indiana, which will host sixth-ranked Michigan State at noon Saturday.


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I have a tiny reindeer. He says his name is Bob. The winsome tale of Bob opens this book of seven Boynton Christmas stories. Using the colorful picture tabs, little children can choose the story they want to hear: * Bob * Merry Christmas Party * The Star * A Big Box * Eight Wishes * Wake Up! * Christmas Lullaby Every perfectly silly selection is just right for snuggling by, all December long. And highly approved by Bob.
Sandra Boynton is a popular American cartoonist, children’s author, songwriter, producer, and director. Since 1974, Boynton has written and illustrated over sixty children’s books and seven general audience books, including five New York Times bestsellers. More than 70 million of her books have been sold, “mostly to friends and family,” she says. She has also written (with Michael Ford) and produced six albums of renegade children’s music. Three of her six albums have been certified Gold (over 500,000 copies sold) and Philadelphia Chickens, nominated for a Grammy, has been certified Platinum (over 1 million copies sold). Boynton has also directed twelve music videos of her songs, including the award-winning “One Shoe Blues” starring B.B. King, “Alligator Stroll” starring Josh Turner, and “Tyrannosaurus Funk” (animated) sung by Samuel L. Jackson. She lives in rural New England, and her studio is in a barn with perhaps the only hippopotamus weathervane in America.

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Must confess I love reading news that meets my bias. In this case, there are more benefits to riding a bicycle besides the wonderful sensation of flying across the pavement and giving the old cardio system a workout.
Opting for two wheels rather than four could lower your risk for type 2 diabetes, new research suggests.
The study found that people who bike to work or regularly cycle for fun were less likely to get the illness.
That was true even for those who started biking late in life, Danish researchers said.
“Because cycling can be included in everyday activities, it may be appealing to a large part of the population. This includes people who, due to lack of time, would not otherwise have the resources to engage in physical activity,” said study leader Martin Rasmussen, from the University of Southern Denmark.
The study included more than 50,000 Danish men and women. They were between 50 and 65 years old.
The researchers found that those who biked routinely were less likely to develop type 2 diabetes. And, the more time the participants spent cycling, the lower their risk for type 2 diabetes, the study showed.
After a period of five years, the participants’ biking habits were reassessed. Those who started riding a bike on a regular basis had a 20 percent lower risk for type 2 diabetes than those who didn’t routinely cycle.
The researchers took risk factors into account that could have affected the participants’ risk for type 2 diabetes, such as waist circumference, diet, alcohol, smoking and other forms of exercise. But they acknowledged that other factors could have influenced their results, too. Their study only found an association between biking and type 2 diabetes risk, rather than a cause-and-effect link.
The findings were published July 12 in the journal PLOS Medicine.
Still, the study authors said their findings should support programs that encourage cycling.
“We find it especially interesting that those who started cycling had a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, given that the study population were men and women of middle and old age,” Rasmussen said in a journal news release.
These findings emphasize that “even when entering elderly age, it is not too late to take up cycling to lower one’s risk of chronic disease,” he said.
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Finding physical activities (preferably one’s we enjoy) is an important component in reducing the chances for developing most diseases. One day people will learn to balance life’s needs and life’s wants.
Hi Tony – I saw this in our local paper today and thought you would get a kick from it 🙂 – Defying the ‘norm’: Bill Hamilton, 92, is biking further than ever before http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/bill-hamilton
Now that I’m into “spinning” — can I say I’m already “biking? 😉
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Thanks for your comment … spinning is wonderful cardio, but no. Biking allows you to actually fly across the pavement. Spinning keeps you in one place. Next time you actually go out for a ride, enjoy the difference, outside in the air.
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I've had some various Saturn programming docs on my computer for awhile now, and I had noticed one thing of particular interest while skimming through them:
These programming docs are from July of 1995, shortly after the release of the Saturn in North America. They could easily be referring to VCD cards in this instance, but somehow Hitachi managed to pull off native MPEG decompression on the Hi-Saturn and that came out in Japan in January of 1995.Figure 1-1 shows the three buses and major components of the Saturn system, including the following:
SH2 CPUs. The main processor is a 28-MHz Hitachi 32-bit RISC chip (SH-2) that uses a second SH-2 as a "slave CPU" to speed processing of calculations such as matrix transformations. Both SH-2s have access to 1.5 MB of synchronous DRAM (labeled Work RAM in Figure 1-1).
System Control Unit (SCU). Includes a programmable DSP, a DMA, and a bus controller that transparently translates addresses specified by the SH-2s into appropriate control signals for the other buses.
CD-ROM subsystem. Includes a 20-MHz Hitachi SH-1 processor and an optional MPEG decompression chip, which if present connects directly to the video and sound subsystems.
This makes me wonder if it might be possible to solder a compatible MPEG Decompression chip (probably from a VCD card) onto a standard Saturn (or at least the Model 1 since that's what these docs pertain to).
This is just something I had been wondering about for awhile. I truly have no ground to stand on in all of this, so feel free to prove me wrong! ;-)


Identifying critical life stage transitions for biological control of long-lived perennial Vincetoxicum species.
Demographic matrix modelling of invasive plant populations can be a powerful tool to identify life stage transitions for targeted disruption, in order to cause population decline. This approach can provide quantitative estimates of reductions in select vital rates needed to reduce population growth rate (λ) below 1 and can inform the prerelease selection of effective biological control agents, as in the case of two invasive Vincetoxicum species in North America. We parameterized a five life stage matrix model using vital rate data from six populations (field and forest) of Vincetoxicum nigrum and Vincetoxicum rossicum. Elasticity analyses were used to identify life stage transitions and associated vital rates for perturbation through the incorporation of per capita impact data of candidate agents. Several survival, growth and fecundity-related transitions were identified that were mostly similar across species, habitats and locations, although two populations showed unique population dynamics. Reductions in associated vital rates needed to prevent population growth varied greatly among populations. Defoliation damage and predispersal seed predation can be effective against slower growing forest and field populations of Vincetoxicum species. A fly and bivoltine moth are recommended as priority agents. However, biological control with these same agents will be ineffective against other field populations as well as some forest populations if the intensity of damage is not severe. Synthesis and applications. Control of long-lived perennial plants, such as species of Vincetoxicum, is projected to occur through disruption of some individual vital rates of survival, growth or fecundity if population increase is low to moderate (λ<1.6). However, without significant and simultaneous reductions in multiple lower level vital rates, faster growing populations will not be contained with biological control or other management tools.


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Family members (other than your spouse or children) wishing to visit the U.S. must enter either on WB/WT status under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) or with a visitor visa (B-1/B-2). Spouses and children can enter the U.S. as visitors for a short stay. However, for a longer stay, they should enter on dependent visas.
Citizens of certain countries are eligible to enter the U.S. under the Visa Waiver Program. If your family members are eligible to enter under the program, they do not need to apply for a visitor visa (B-1/B-2) at a U.S. embassy.
If your family members are not eligible to enter under the Visa Waiver Program, then they must apply for a visitor (B-1/B-2) visa at the U.S. embassy in their home countries.
The U.S. State Department/Bureau of Consular Affairs has additional information about applying for a visitor visa. In addition, many individual consulates will have more specific information on their websites about inviting family members to the U.S. Visit the U.S. Department of State for links to U.S. consulates around the world.
There is no documentation available from ISSS for visitor visa (B-1/B-2) applications.
Ensure that your family members have the following evidence, which will be helpful during the visa application process for B-1/B-2 visas:
- Invitation letter from you: Write a letter of invitation that includes your name and your reason for living in the U.S., the names of your family members who wish to visit, the purpose and approximate length of the visit, and whether you will provide room and board or any other financial assistance for the visit. ISSS does not have a sample letter and will not write a letter for you.
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I still want to know how you got the Husie out of that mud hole. lol.
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Four Seasons Hotel Rabat at Kasr Al Bahr is now confirming reservations ahead of its grand opening of the new hotel in Rabat, Morocco.
Once Sultan’s summer residence and later a military hospital, the historic Kasr Al Bahr – “palace by the sea” – is evolving again, now as a Four Seasons hotel. Spread across five hectares (twelve acres) of beautifully landscaped gardens, the fully restored and enhanced property includes six heritage and five new buildings, creating a true oceanfront oasis in the heart of the city. At the same time, guests are just minutes from the Kasbah, the Medina, and the city’s most popular landmarks and most important business addresses.
The new Hotel in Rabat includes 200 guest rooms and suites, most with balconies or terraces with ocean or lush garden views. A highlight is the lavish Sultan’s Riad, spread over two floors within a restored 18th-century heritage building with a private infinity-style pool, encompassing close to 1,000 square meters (10,000 square feet) of beautifully appointed rooms accommodating parties of up to six adults and three children in luxurious style.
Four Seasons Hotel Rabat at Kasr Al Bahr will be the third hotel in a diverse collection of Four Seasons experiences in Morocco that also includes Four Seasons Resort Marrakech and Four Seasons Hotel Casablanca.

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In May 2015, we had the pleasure of honoring the Department’s founding father, Dr. Benjamin Rush, Jr. Over 200 guests, including past and current faculty and residents, celebrated his legacy. It was a night of friendships, fond memories, camaraderie, and most importantly, remembering Dr. Rush’s surgical career. The event was one that honored the past, while paving the way for future generations in the Department of Surgery.
University Hospital is only one of two liver transplant centers in NJ. Dr. Baburao Koneru leads the program and performs 40-50 liver transplant surgeries annually. His dedication to his patients is simply unmatched. Read this article about his remarkable work.
Does the 30-day mortality rule prolong unnecessary suffering among elderly patients? The debate entails whether or not physicians should focus on surgical success or put the patients' interest first. This NY Times article features our very own Chair, Dr. Anne C. Mosenthal, who gives an insightful perspective on how palliative care offers end-of-life support for elderly patients.
We are featured on NY Med on ABC! This eight-part series follows our trauma surgeons from the Department of Surgery on the Newark campus. Our ER and Trauma Bay are the doorways to the exposed streets of one of America’s busiest cities, so audiences have the unique opportunity to experience a day in the life of our trauma surgeons. The exciting and riveting limited series showcases our surgeon’s elite medical training, as well as the level of intimacy they have with each of their patients. NY Med dramatically delves into the realm of high stakes medicine and surgery through the eyes of our unforgettable characters. Click here to see the full episode guide.
Kenneth G. Swan, M.D., a beloved faculty member at New Jersey Medical School for more than 40 years, passed away suddenly on March 22, 2014. We, at New Jersey Medical School, mourn his passing and dedicate this page to the commemoration of his life.
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"Our schools are representative of outstanding communities whose hallmark has always been excellence. Our local commitment to education is great and we want to be worthy of that commitment by providing children an education that is second to none."
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Regular Board Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Septembert 10, 2014 at 1:15 p.m. in the Millard School District Offices located at 285 East 450 North, Delta, Utah.
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In 2012-2014, in Russia will experience training military personnel laid off in store on the basis of municipal registered educational certificates.
This is the second "security", which, together with the municipal housing certificates (GLM) will help soldiers realize their social rights. The text of the respective decree signed by the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev placed in an electric database Russian regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers.
Experience held to promote employment of dismissed soldiers, their adaptation to new social conditions and prepare for the implementation of a new kind of prof. During the period of the experiment is scheduled to ensure the establishment of criteria for the training of more than 2,000 laid-off personnel.
Defense Ministry, Interior Ministry, Emergencies Ministry and Federal Security Service within two months, ordered to establish the order and selection of the military aspects of claiming the right to obtain a certificate, the procedure for its issuance.
RF Government Decree of 21 May 2012 № 501 approved the Regulation on the 2012-2014 experience in training soldiers fired on the basis of municipal registered educational certificates.
The Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation entrusted to three months to approve the list of educational institutions participating in this study, in consultation with the Ministry of Finance set the form certificate, the technical requirements for its letterheads, order booking, registration, storage, etc. Ministry of Education together with the Ministry of Defense and other agencies, where military service is provided, will produce organizational and methodological support of the experiment.
Financial security will be implemented within the budget appropriated under the Ministry of Education and Science in the federal budget for the respective cash and the planned period.
The Regulation on the experience of training soldiers fired on the basis of municipal educational certificates registered fleshed out some details. Experiment was carried out from September 1, 2012 till June 30, 2014. It brings together educational institutions under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, in accordance with the approved by the agency list.
Under the certificate refers to the nominal document confirming the right of the holder to additional measures of state support for the payment of his training at an additional professor of educational training program there prof. The certificate is delivered qualifier discharged servicemen once. In other words, like an apartment, education at the expense of the country can be received only once (obviously not counting what has already been obtained in the military college).
On educational certificate may qualify soldiers serving under the contract in respect of which immediately produced the following requirements:
— total length of military service in a calendar year for 5 years and more than, not counting the time training in military educational institutions of higher prof and (or) the average professor of education;
— presence of discharged servicemen or mean higher prof professor of education;
— dismissal from military service on the grounds that provide for attainment of the maximum age for military service, the expiry of the contract, as well as health, organizational and staffing arrangements.
Training certificate soldier will be issued at its exclusion from the list of personnel. Fake it is unlikely to succeed, because the certificate is a security printing products with a degree of protection "A".
For the period of experience provides certificates for training programs when profperepodgotovki-secondary education professor and professor at a higher education.
Receiving the certificate holder to the educational institution for the training program there under Prof. training experience carried out on the basis of a personal statement and a certificate.
It should also pay attention to the deadlines. Certificate dismissed military issued no later than six months before the coming of the day or end of the experiment, and is an educational institution not later than three months prior to the day or graduation.
The Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation defines as standard costs for the provision offered by educational institutions in the experience of educational services in programs when prof refresher on the basis of the average professor and professor at a higher education and the number of certificates. On the basis of proposals submitted by the Ministry of Defence and other security agencies, and the Ministry of Education will determine the quotas on the number of certificates.
Participate in the experiment, without any doubt, interested and universities. Reimbursement of costs under the experience carried out in a volume of standard costs for the provision of services provided by educational institutions through grants from the federal budget. In other words, it is guaranteed funds. By the way, if the price of training by Prof. training program there will exceed the amount of standard costs for the provision offered by educational institutions as part of the experience of educational services, the price of training over the value of standard costs reimbursed by the certificate holder. In other words, as in the case of GLM, will have to pay from their own pockets.
But these supplements are unlikely to be material. Well pocket servicemen have now much harder than before. So that the dismissal is unlikely to be in store for their current disaster. The government will provide not only a roof over his head, and the opportunity to get the latest profession. And taking into account that the number of participants is limited to experience all the same, it is necessary to hurry …


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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has permanently revoked the Animal Welfare Act license of Cicchelli Second Chance Rescue and Exotics, effectively shutting down the Lake City, Michigan roadside zoo owned by April and Ryan Cicchelli.
The violations outlined in the complaint include:
Providing false information to inspectors in January 2022 concerning a young mountain lion that they weren’t federally licensed to own.
Providing false information to inspectors concerning a North American River otter during a relicensing inspection in January 2022.
Failing to provide adequate veterinary care to animals in January 2022 as follows:
-One male olive baboon had growths on its head.
-The inside shelter housing the baboon had an inadequate temperature reading of 31.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
-The inside shelter housing the rhesus macaques had an inadequate temperature reading of 37.4 degrees Fahrenheit.
-The primates were locked outside and exposed to cold weather and temperature extremes while their indoor housing facility is cleaned and sanitized.
-The inside shelter housing the baboon was insufficient as the shelter could not be cleaned without causing the animals harm in cold weather.
-The inside shelter housing the kinkajous had an inadequate temperature reading of 45.0 degrees Fahrenheit.
-The zebra enclosure lacked accessible water.
On February 3, 2022, the Cicchellis failed to provide inspectors access to complete an inspection or have a responsible adult available to accompany officials during the inspection.
On February 10, 2022, inspectors found the Cicchellis were again locking a primate outside and exposed to cold weather and temperature extremes while his indoor housing facility is cleaned and sanitized.
On April 4, 2022, inspectors found:
-The Cicchellis failed to provide adequate veterinary care to a goat that was lame on the right front leg.
-The lemur enclosure was insufficient as it was covered with streaks of brown organic material.
-The Cicchellis failed to keep clean and in good repair the premises housing the African crested porcupine.
On July 14, 2022, the Cicchellis failed to provide adequate veterinary care to a goat that had a 2-inch lump on its side.
On September 13, 2022, the Cicchellis failed to provide inspectors access to complete an inspection or have a responsible adult available to accompany officials during the inspection.
On September 19, 2022, inspectors found:
-The Cicchellis failed to provide veterinary care to a buffalo with overgrown hooves on both front feet and one hind foot.
-The Cicchellis failed to maintain sufficient distance and barriers between a pig and the public during the time that the public was allowed to view the pig, which resulted in a pig biting a child.
-The wolf enclosure was designed and constructed insufficiently as the fencing allowed the wolf pup to stick its head through.
On November 29, 2022, inspectors found:
-The lemur enclosure was designed and constructed insufficiently as it could not contain the baby lemurs.
-The coyote enclosure had sharp points on the metal flashing below the roof shingles.
-The Asiatic water buffalo and Highlander cow had excessive mud.
Ryan and April Cicchelli were ordered to permanently cease any activity regulated under the Animal Welfare Act. Read the full order here.
In a video posted on their Facebook page, the Cicchellis claim they’re not closing but admitted the public can no longer visit the roadside zoo.
Ryan said he and April plan on obtaining big cats and opening in the “next couple years” with their daughter as the owner. The Cicchelli’s daughter appears to be about five years old.
April said they’re “giving up” their license, but that they will continue providing the same level of care to the animals; a level of care that resulted in 53 violations of the Animal Welfare Act in a two-year period.
The USDA has determined that the animal welfare violations at Cicchelli Second Chance Rescue are egregious enough to revoke the roadside zoo’s license to operate, but April and Ryan Cicchelli were allowed to keep the animals, which will no longer be subject to federal oversight in regards to their care and treatment.
The USDA’s policy is referred to as “revoke and run.” The agency is currently being sued by Animal Legal Defense Fund for the policy, with the nonprofit organization demanding the USDA recognize its authority to remove and relocate animals from facilities whose license has been revoked for violating the Animal Welfare Act.


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8 slices of Sandwich Bread
3 Green Chilies, Chopped finely
Few Olives, sliced
Mozrella Cheese, Grated
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If you're lucky enough to be getting your hands on a brand-new Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S this week, you're going to need to think about how you charge your controller. Do you use disposable AA batteries, pick up some rechargeable AAs, or use the Xbox Rechargeable Battery Lithium-ion solution?
Well, if you've picked up one of the Xbox One Play and Charge kits in the past, you'll be glad to know that the battery included with those kits will work just fine in the brand-new Xbox Series X|S controller.
In fact, that's exactly what comes with the all-new Xbox Rechargeable Battery solution:
There's one big difference this time around, however, which is that the new Xbox Series X|S controller uses USB-C for connection purposes. You'll need one of these cables in order to connect it to your new console.
Fortunately, you get one of these included with the new Xbox Rechargeable Battery solution as pictured above (available on the Microsoft Store and at various other retailers), or you can always pick one up separately instead.
Something to keep in mind!
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More and more people across America are reading e-books - on Kindles, iPads, and even cell phones! And it is a major trend that is only likely to accelerate.
An e-book is an electronic version of a printed book. It is a book length publication in digital form readable on a computer or dedicated e-reader such as an iPad or Nook. Smart phones can also be used to read e-books.
Amazon's Kindle e-books now completely outsell hardcover and paperback books combined! A tipping point has been reached. For every 100 p-books (paper books) sold, the retailer now sells 105 Kindle e-books!
E-book sales are soaring because of the following trends:
E-book readers and tablet computers, like the Kindle and iPad 2, are catching on with the public at a rapid pace. And these digital devices can often store up to several thousand e-books at a time!
Low prices! Many popular Kindle e-books sell in the range of $0.99 - 2.99. Many mainstream titles and New York Times bestsellers are available on Kindle for $9.99 or less.
Popular content makes e-books very appealing to the reading public!
Mobile availability! E-books can be downloaded immediately without having to go to a bookstore to purchase.
In 2010, 66% of U. S. public libraries were lending e-books.
Btw, my new book, SOCIAL MEDIA AND MINISTRY Sharing The Gospel In The Digital Age, is now available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch at iBookstore, and on your computer with iTunes. It is also available as a NOOK eBook at Barnesandnoble.com!
These very popular trends, along with the rapid development and increased availability of digital technology, will only make e-books more popular! To get up to speed on today's e-book explosion check out the following:
E-Book - wikipedia
Best Sellers In Kindle E-Books
Kindle E-Books Outselling All Paper Books on Amazon
30 Benefits of E-Books
Apple Launches iBookstore
SOCIAL MEDIA AND MINISTRY Sharing The Gospel In The Digital Age, E-Book
Until next time,
Hi! I'm Kenneth Lillard, author, ordained minister, and motivational speaker. This blog is an expression of some of my thoughts and opinions. I'm glad you stopped by. Hope you'll share some of your comments while you're here. Be Blessed!

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Our Winterberg Lodge offers space for 22 people in one house. Also located here is a vacation apartment with space for up to 4 people. The skiing area "Postwiese" is about 150 m away. Various hiking trails start directly at the accommodation. A spacious outdoor area with numerous seating options invites you to linger.
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A charity dedicated to helping families with young children is hoping for a surge of new volunteers after a national celebration of people who serve freely.
Home-Start Lincolnshire is looking for parents, former children’s workers, ex-teachers and others after National Volunteers’ Week which ended on Sunday.
The charity wants to speak to those interested in joining its Boston and South Holland team based in Swineshead and community liaison co-ordinator Emma Haisman said: “There have been lots of changes at what was Home-Start South Holland which is now known as Home-Start Lincolnshire.
“However, all our local families are still being supported in the same way and we know the power that volunteering has helped to transform the lives of both vulnerable families we support and our volunteers.
“Home-Start Lincolnshire helps families with young children to deal with whatever life throws at them and we support parents as they learn to cope, increase or improve their confidence and build better lives for their children.
“The benefits of our support include improved health and well-being, better family relationships and a deeply trusting friendship between parents and volunteers which can lead to powerful changes within the family concerned.
The benefits of our support include improved health and well-being, better family relationships and a deeply trusting friendship between parents and volunteers which can lead to powerful changes within the family concernedHome-Start Lincolnshire community liaison co-ordinator Emma Haisman
“Our amazing team of volunteers donate their time to see these changes in families, but they also give their time to build their own experience, confidence and skills to allow them to further their own development.
“Many of our volunteers go on to secure employment or access further education in health or social care and so we would love to hear from anyone who is interested in becoming a home-visiting volunteer, fundraising volunteer or trustee.”
You can call Home-Start Lincolnshire on 01507 308030 or email firstname.lastname@example.org to find out about volunteer training courses running soon in the South Holland and Boston, or Grantham and Stamford areas.

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In the rooms in your house are dim and dark, you’ve probably wanted at least once that you could add some all-natural sunshine to them. However, in the event that the present windows are too minor to let sunlight or perhaps the chambers experience the shore, a heavily manicured area or a unsightly highway, you most likely think that you are restricted by using additional lamps and sometimes in spite of higher wattage lighting bulbs. You may possibly be surprised to realize that you will need to do have a means to increase natural sunshine for a result of an exceptional dwelling characteristic. You require a sunshine tube for the residence.
You necessitate a window and doors firm to add sunlight tunnel in your own house. If your own window and door company also has determined that fresh doors and windows won’t help and also sky lights are not an alternative, but you do have a way to bring in the sun light. Certainly one of the best ways will be to bring a tube. These tunnels capture the daytime at the roofing of your house and carry down the beams by way of a tube. The beams move through reflective stations, which means the lighting may be delivered to some room in the property. The tube ends at the ceiling at the desired location, at which in fact the natural lighting is going to be dispersed equally. The sunlight is dispersed via a diffuser meeting, which will help ensure that bright spots and glare are all limited, leaving the room bathed in soft, natural lighting.
One-of the most apparent added benefits of doorways, windows and also a sun pipe would be that they let sun light to build up any region of one’s residence. This can make any room appear greater and also a great deal much more inviting, and that’s very good whenever you’re working to promote your home. In addition, they could decrease an household’s energy use given that they will perhaps not needs to depend upon thus far on synthetic lighting, such as overhead and lamps fittings.
Some helpful property owners do opt to set up their particular sunlight Tunnels, have big doorways and doors, but many are comfy having a company that focuses on installing windows and doors perform the work. Having a tuned door company do your work usually means that the occupation is going to be performed professionally and correctly, plus it’s crucial considering that the pipe start the family’s roof. If the surface of the tube is not installed properly, you might come face to face with roofing leaks or additional issues when it rains. Additionally, a windows and doors company can additionally have extra ideas of this best way to enhance the lights efficiency of your dwelling, such as installing fresh entry doors, doors and a whole lot more.
If you need your home to have more natural sunlight, you need to hire professional who can install doors and windows and probably sunshine pipes. In the United States, windows Boise will be the experts. Windows Boise Professionals would be the most ideal for you.

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In the name of Stock Trading Goldhil, A woman has filed a police complaint against six persons for cheating her and her daughter of Rs 45,50,000 by asking them to invest. The accused are Grenville Vas, Lavanya, Lloyd Martiz, Flora Martiz, Ronald and Melissa Pereira.
In a complaint filed by the victim, it is alleged that the accused were introduced during a wedding ceremony. Later, the complainant also claimed that Grenville was working at Stock Trading Goldhil in Meera Road of Mumbai and a branch office will commence operations at Mangalore and the complete responsibility of the Mangalore branch will vest with Lloyd in the coming days.
In the complaint, she said Grenville and Lloyd promised the complainant that if money was invested in Godhil, within 37 days, the investors will get 30% interest. So, trusting them, the complainant’s daughter had invested Rs 45,50,000 lakhs on various occasions in the year 2020.
Cash was transferred to the bank accounts of Greneville Vas and Lloyd Martiz. But, the accused have neither refunded the money which was given nor was any interest paid on the deposit. Martiz and Ronald also cooperated with the accused, she stated in her complaint.


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Indian Assamese Super model Manikongona Dutta
Assamese Indian super model Monikangana Dutta is a renowned face in the Fashion world. Monikangona Dutta hails from Guwahati of Assam. Monikangana has started her career as a sportsperson and after that moved to the Fashion industry as a ramp model.
Career of Monikangana Dutta as a Model: Monokangana Dutta has started her career as a ramp model. Now she is an established model in the world fashion circuit. Monikangana was featured as the cover girl of Vogue Magazine which is a dream of any model.
Manikangana has been a pin-up girl in Kingfisher Calendar too.
Hindi Film Debut of Monikangana : Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Guzaarish is Monikangana first Hindi Movie.Monikangana's co-stars in Guzaarish are Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Hritik Roshan.
Monikangana's Role in Guzarish
Monikangana's role in Guzaarish has generated much interest for this film. Yes. Because though this is a Hritick and Aishwarya starrer Moni's role is equally important.
Monikangana is portrayed as Hritik's ex-lover. Hence she has intimate scenes with her co-star Hritik Roshan where as Aishwarya is portrayed as Hritik's Nurse in the movie Guzaarish. So Monikangana's bold scenes with Hritik are creating hipes naturally!!
it is a very good presentation and good luck to her for more films and success in her venture.
She is not only an Assamese super model but also an Indian Super
Model who is the second Indian in Victoria's Secret Angel after
the first Ujjala Rawat.we can know more about her at www.asianmodelsfaces.blogspot.com/2011/02/asian-models-faces-monikangana-dutta-is.html
It is nice to see a very promising young Assamese actress to be part of Bollywood Film Industry. Before she came as actress She has appeared in Elle, Vogue, and other magazines as well as other fashion shows and brands.[vague] She is represented by the IMG, a top international modeling agency which also represents Gisele Bündchen, Julianne Moore and Naomi Campbell.

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The Los Angeles County Fire Department said firefighters assessed 17 children and nine adults who complained of minor injuries and none needed to be taken to a hospital.
The fire department said the substance sickening the students and adults was confirmed to be jet fuel.
The other schools affected were San Gabriel Elementary, Graham Elementary, Tweedy Elementary, 93rd Street Elementary and Jordan High School.More news: Auto industry cautious as China starts 2020 with 2% sales decline forecast
Up to 23 people were injured when a plane dumped fuel over a school in Los Angeles.
The flight tracking website FlightAware shows that Delta Air Lines Flight 89 to Shanghai, China, departed LAX and circled back over Southern California and returned to the airport on Tuesday.
"The aircraft landed safely after an emergency fuel release to reduce landing weight", the statement said. The school is about 19 miles east of the airport. Substance was confirmed JET FUEL'.More news: Bigg Boss 13: Is Shehnaaz Gill in love with Sidharth Shukla?
A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman did not have any immediate information.
The FAA said it was "thoroughly investigating" the incident. "There are special fuel-dumping procedures for aircraft operating into and out of any major United States airport", an FAA spokesperson wrote.
Being exposed to jet fuel will likely cause a person to experience irritant contact dermatitis, according to DermNet NZ.
All the fuel evaporated very quickly and nothing flammable remained in the air or on the ground, he said.More news: Billie Eilish to record new 'James Bond' film theme
When the plane was over the school area, the plane was at around 2,300 feet and was on final approach to the airport, a Delta spokesperson said. Compresses, creams, and ointments also can help promote healing, according to the site.


There is a chance — a chance, mind you — that the Rockies will put their best starting rotation in franchise history on the mound this season.
That tantalizing possibility is predicated on many things, but certainly, two things must happen. One, the Rockies’ core of young pitchers must stay healthy. Two, those pitchers must continue the maturation that began last season.
The quest begins in earnest Wednesday at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale, Ariz., when pitchers and catchers gather for the first official workout of spring training. It promises to be an intriguing camp, with seven pitchers competing for five slots in the rotation.
The seven: right-handers Jon Gray (age 26), Chad Bettis (28), German Marquez (22), Antonio Senzatela (23) and Jeff Hoffman (25); and left-handers Tyler Anderson (28) and Kyle Freeland (24). As a unit last season, those seven (plus Tyler Chatwood, who signed with the Cubs as a free agent in December), went 63-56 while compiling a 4.59 ERA, the fifth-lowest ERA in franchise history.
“Last season spoke really highly of those guys,” said Bettis, who battled back from testicular cancer to make nine starts. “For them to be able to step up in that position, on the big stage, was huge. And none of them took it for granted, which was awesome. They have all been down here in (Arizona) working to get better. It’s a tight group. We’re all pushing each other to be better.”
With Bettis out of action for much of last season while he battled cancer, and with Gray going on the disabled list April 14 because of a broken bone in his left foot, it looked as though the Rockies’ 2017 season would be a bust. Instead, the Rockies won 87 games and made it to the playoffs for the first time in eight years.
“The success our young pitchers had gave them a little more fuel for this year,” Bettis said. “I mean, the critics came in and said, ‘Oh, the Rockies are falling apart with their pitching staff.’ So for those guys to step up was huge. At the same time, I think those guys understand what it will take to get better this season.”
Improved pitch command, especially in key situations, as well as cutting down on walks, will be the primary focus this spring. Last year, the Rockies’ starters posted an 18.9 percent strikeout rate and an 8.4 percent walk rate, both among the worst of teams that made it to the playoffs.
“Our pitching staff — with the exception of a couple guys — historically and statistically, have a walk habit,” manager Bud Black said. “We have to do a better job of both coaching them and them making some adjustments in their game to be better strike throwers, especially in certain counts.”
Colorado’s starters were given directives to work on specifics of their game over the winter. For Freeland, who finished 11-11 with a 4.10 ERA in his rookie season, the mission was to sharpen his delivery.
“The biggest change is a more consistent delivery and my direction on the mound — finishing more toward the plate,” he said. “That’s gotten much better. That’s helping command, it’s helping velocity, it’s helping a whole bunch of things, all rolled into one simple thing.”
Marquez, who went 11-7 with a 4.39 ERA and led big-league rookies with 14 quality starts, spent the offseason in his native Venezuela working on adding a serviceable third pitch. His 95 mph fastball and 80 mph curveball make for a wicked one-two punch, but Marquez knows he needs a third pitch if he wants to take the next step.
“I’ve been working on my changeup and my slider,” he said. “Right now, the change is better than the slider. I feel like I am getting comfortable with it.”
Anderson could be on the verge of a breakout season. Last year, he missed all of July and August after arthroscopic surgery on his left knee, but he returned in fine form. He was 3-1 with a 1.19 ERA with 18 strikeouts vs. just three walks in his final four appearances of the season, flashing the promise that made him a first-round draft pick in 2011.
“My knee finally felt strong after the surgery, and I think I had better command when I came back,” Anderson said.
Black expects his rotation to be better this year, but he knows it’s no sure thing.
“We have to guard against a little bit of a sophomore season, with four guys specifically — Freeland, Senzatela, Marquez and Hoffman,” he said. “The guys aren’t going to jump on the scene like they did last year. There’s a book on these guys now, especially within our own division. So they have to get better. It comes down to consistency.”
For Gray, the next step is gigantic. He finished 10-4 with a 3.67 ERA, but his 2017 season was tarnished by his poor performance in the wild-card playoff loss at Arizona. The Diamondbacks ripped him for four runs on seven hits, and he recorded only four outs.
“Jon has been very up front and honest about what happened that night,” Black said. “He’s confronted it head on, and I’m proud of how he handled that aftermath. He’s going to grow from this experience.”
Gray understands that the Rockies want him to rise to the level of a bona fide ace.
“An ace is a guy who is almost guaranteed to win every game, like (Clayton) Kershaw,” Gray said. “But not every team has that guy. I mean, maybe only seven or eight really do. But that’s the goal, and that’s where you want to be. I’m not there yet, I know that.”
Injuries, of course, are the wild card that could spoil the Rockies’ hopes. Even with Bettis and Gray missing significant time a season ago, the Rockies needed only eight starters last year. It’s rare for any team, especially the Rockies, to make it through the season without utilizing 10 or more starters. That’s why depth is so important.
Colorado’s 40-man major-league roster includes right-handers Yency Almonte and Zach Jemiola and lefty Sam Howard — all of whom pitched for Triple-A Albuquerque last year. Promising lefty Harrison Musgrave returns as a nonroster invitee. He was considered for the opening-day roster last year but then suffered a season-ending finger injury early on in Triple-A.
Right-hander Ryan Castellani, who turns 22 on April 1, returns for his second big-league camp after pitching all of last season for Double-A Hartford. He’s another young pitcher who bears watching this spring.


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Well, let's say you've got a nerve irritant, then it can be a matter of eating raw cream.
Then you needed both, the protein and the cream. The raw cream is the best to soothe the nervous system.
If you find yourself uptight and rigid. You go drink a cup of raw cream, and you'll be relaxed within a few hours.
That's a protein deficiency, and a fat deficiency. He's got to eat a lubrication formula with it. The lubrication formula in the recipe book.
You're going to get that when we go out. Just have them have that during the eating of the meat, not just after.


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This beautiful calligraphy wedding invitation set is quickly becoming one of our absolute faves! We love the combination of tradition and modern in this set-especially that script font! This suite is shown in navy, sage, and burgundy, but you can personalize this set with your wedding colors & theme.
What’s Included in your hand calligraphy wedding invitation set:
- Invitation on heavy cover stock
- 2 Backings, 1 glitter, 1 paper (you choose your colors!)
- Extra Wide Belly band (your choice of color!)
- RSVP card on heavy cover stock
- Insert card on heavy cover stock
- RSVP envelope in any color with complimentary address printing
- Invitation envelope in any color
This price includes printing on our smooth white, luxe white, or cream 100# paper with your color ink. More paper choices are available for printing for an additional fee.
Want to see color options, glitter choices, and other customization options available? Check out our CUSTOMIZING page where you can also check out our custom fonts, add-on’s & more options to make our invitation yours!!
Note: the colors you see in the photos are just an example! You can choose any color combination you like!


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Tuesday, Nov. 22 -
Saturday, Pettisville FFA member Kelly Wyse placed 3rd in the State Division 5 Job Interview contest. Congratulations!
Sports results from last night: The 7th grade girls’ basketball team won 35-6. The 8th grade team lost 15-33.
Tonight the JV and varsity girls basketball teams will host Hilltop starting at 6:00pm. The JH boys will host LC starting at 5:00. The JH girls will travel to LC starting at 5:00. Good luck to all of our teams!
Monday, Nov. 21 -
Those students that have signed up to go to the Walleye game, please stop by Ms Litogot's room and sign up for the bus you would like to ride to the Walleye game.
Attention all students interested in taking a College Credit Plus course next school year. One of your parents MUST attend the informational night tonight at 6pm in the theater. This is mandated by the state of Ohio if you plan to take a CCP class during the 2023-2024 school year regardless if you’ve already taken a CCP course. Please plan accordingly. Contact Ms. Audet with questions.
Attention all Junior and Senior members of National Honor Society: Please meet in the theater today after lunch for a brief rehearsal for tonight’s induction ceremony.
On Saturday the high school quiz team competed in the annual Hicksville tournament. In the JV division, Pettisville C was named tournament champs. Gavin Sifuentes was named a JV tournament all star. In the Varsity division, Sam Myers was named a varsity tournament all star, and both Pettisville A and B teams walked away with a bid to the Small School National tournament in April. This is the 6th consecutive year that Pettisville has qualified for the National tournament, this time qualifying two teams. Congratulations to all quizzers!
Congratulations to the JV and varsity girls’ basketball teams for their wins over the weekend. On Friday, Pettisville defeated the visiting Stryker Panthers. The JV team won 24-22 and the varsity team won 41-39. On Saturday, Pettisville picked up 2 road wins at Edgerton. The JV team won 28-21 and the varsity team won 37-35.


Hind High Vacuum Advanced Technologies (HHVAT), a subsidiary of the Bengaluru-based HHV group and a leading provider of equipment’s in vacuum science, thin film technology, and optics applications for high-tech electronics and machinery, has successfully completed the installation of 2.5m Telescopic Mirror Coater (TMC) in Gurushikhar Peak of Mount Abu, Rajasthan, India at an altitude of about 5,600 feet above mean sea level. This is for Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), a unit of Department of Space, Government of India, to coat high reflective Aluminum onto mirrors of the telescopes.
The PRL was founded in 1947 by Vikram Sarabhai, and carries out fundamental research in physics, space and atmospheric sciences, astronomy, astrophysics and solar physics and planetary and geo-sciences. The mirrors of the telescopes are amongst the most important components for sensing radiation from distant sources. These need to be coated with a reflective Aluminum that aids efficient light collection by a vacuum deposition process to obtain the best properties as in reflectivity and durability.
The TMC installed by HHVAT is equipped with a unique downward physical vapor deposition process, which demands a diligent hardware design to ensure a smooth and debris-free Aluminum coating onto both hyperbolic concave primary mirror (M1) and a hyperbolic convex secondary mirror (M2). The key highlights and features of the 2.5m Telescopic Mirror Coater are:
- Highest safety controls and interlocks to ensure safety of operator and equipment.
- Modular design for easy transportation.
- Earthquake resistant to ensure mirror safety.
- Equipment designed considering the high humidity at site.
- In-situ cameras for remote monitoring of the process.
- Vibration-resistant trolley for mirror loading and unloading.
- Shields to prevent debris during downward evaporation.
- Whiffle tree with 9-point support system capable of rotation at various speeds.
- Compatible to coat M1 and M2 mirrors without changeover.
- Inline mirror cleaning system with CO2 foam.
- In-situ mirror cleaning with plasma.
“Astronomical telescopic mirrors coaters require a technologically advanced high vacuum equipment design, engineering, and manufacturing, HHVAT has been globally recognized as a trusted supplier of vacuum coaters for telescopic mirrors and has demonstrated at various locations including demanding high altitudes going up to about 14,800 feet” said Prasanth Sakhamuri, Managing Director, HHVAT.
Telescope mirrors of size of up to 3,700 mm diameter and weighing more than 4,000 kg can be accommodated in HHV coating chambers with a maximum overall dimension of 4,000×2,100 mm. The coaters offer an automated and highly reliable process for coating mirrors with Aluminum and/or Silver-based coatings.
HHVAT is the supplier of the TMC equipments for several organizations in India and across the world such as the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences, and Observatory of the Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow State University, Russian Federation.


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Cheddar Jalapeno Chicken Burger Recipe. - our new favorite burger recipe! Also good with Turkey, although the chicken was more moist and juicy. We eat them on buns with pepperjack cheese and mayo or avocado slices.
Fresh tomatoes and corn make this Mexican Chopped Salad recipe perfect for summer get-togethers and holidays! Be sure to serve this delicious appetizer on Memorial Day and Father’s Day with Town House Sea Salt Pita Crackers for a crunch your friends won’t soon forget.
Hopefully everyone had a great Father’s Day! Next time, why not make brunch using your NuWave Oven? Rosy C. did just that when she made Mexican sausage, potatoes, eggs and toast, all in her NuWave Pro!


UNIGRIND GmbH & Co.KG
Since 1984 unigrind has been offering high-quality machining and testing products for industrial valves. This includes products for the machining of sealing surfaces on industrial valves, pumps, pipelines, turbine housings, compressors, etc. unigrind develops and produces industrial valve test stands for pressure, leak, and flow testing on gates, butterfl y valves, valves, ball valves, safety valves, etc.
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They met in a wintry Missouri forest---a German immigrant and an escapee from the Trail of Tears. You grew to love them in "Hummingbird" and now you can continue to share the lives of Fredrik and Lela Schmidt and their friends in "Until Next We Meet..."...the post trauma of the Civil War, their joys as grandparents, and their grief as they lose a friend to death. Their life is totally changed when they solve a mystery, hidden in an old letter, and a new member comes to their family. Continuous in the story is the thread of mutual love and commitment throughout their joys and sorrows.
Number Of Pages: 148
Published: 3rd May 2010
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 22.91 x 15.19 x 0.81
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Verizon, Cox to sell each other’s services in Wichita
At Wichita’s four Verizon stores or at www.verizonwireless.com/cox, customers can now purchase packages of Cox video, Internet and voice services. Likewise, at Cox’s four Wichita stores or at www.cox.com/wireless, customers can buy Verizon smartphones, tablets and phone plans.
The partnership is also in place, starting Thursday, in five other Kansas markets — Hutchinson, Junction City, Manhattan, Salina and Topeka — plus Omaha and northwest Arkansas.
Verizon and Cox are already selling each other’s services in the Oklahoma City and Tulsa areas. Brenda Hill, a Verizon spokesperson, says it’s part of Verizon’s national strategy to offer customers more options. It has similar partnerships elsewhere, such as an arrangement with Time Warner Cable in Kansas City.
Hill says one of the companies’ main goals is to offer more convenience to customers, with a wider range of services now available at Verizon and Cox stores.
“It allows our customers to get all these options in one place,” she says.
She says that as an added incentive, the companies are offering $100 to $400 prepaid debit cards to customers who sign up for packages from both businesses.
Hill says that although the two companies’ services will be sold in many of the same places, the services themselves will remain separate. Customers can’t, for example, save money by bundling together Cox and Verizon products, and they will receive a separate monthly bill from each company.
The arrangement between Verizon and the cable companies initially came under scrutiny from regulators, who, according to CNN Money, were concerned that it essentially amounted to a noncompete agreement among the companies. Regulators worried about the fact that cable companies would be selling Verizon service and not those of other phone companies. Plus, they were concerned that Verizon would no longer try to market what had been a big cable competitor in some areas, its own FiOS TV and Internet services. Verizon doesn’t offer FiOS services in Wichita.
The Department of Justice sued over the deal, CNN reports, and the resulting settlement bars Verizon from entering the cable deals in areas where FiOS is available. It also allows cable companies to begin selling other wireless companies’ services starting December 2016.
Here’s more on the plan from a Verizon news release:
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Looking for a beach vacation with a twist? Nestled between Los Angeles and San Diego, Laguna Beach, California is a charming seaside town. It is known for its stunning landscape, vibrant art scene, and endless outdoor activities.
If you’re a Millennial like me, then this Orange County destination got on your radar with the hit MTV show Laguna Beach in 2004.
Then, again with the Dirty John series on Bravo in 2018. Click here to listen to my podcast episode where I interview Terra Newell, the woman who took down Dirty John.
When my husband and I visited Southern California in the winter of 2023, we stayed at the Art Hotel. Because it’s right off of North Pacific Coast Highway and just one block from the beach, it’s a great place to stay.
The Art Hotel is just
- one block from the Pacific Ocean,
- five minutes from Crystal Cove State Park,
- one minute from Crescent Bay Point Park,
- 20 minutes from Newport Beach,
- 22 minutes from San Juan Capistrano, and
- 20 minutes from Balboa Island.
But, let’s get back to the popular destination of Laguna Beach!
Best Things to Do in Laguna Beach, California
1. Hit The Beaches
One of the best things to do in Laguna Beach is hit up one of its many gorgeous beaches. From coves and lagoons to wide-open beaches, there are many to choose from.
Main Beach is the most popular spot in town. It’s great for swimming and sunbathing and offers plenty of nearby shops and restaurants. This is about a one-mile walk south of Art Hotel.
Victoria Beach is a very popular place. It’s home to iconic sights – like the famed “Pirate Tower” and a circular, man-made pool, or tide pools, that blew up thanks to Instagram. It’s also beloved by skimboarders. So much so that the most successful skimboard company on earth, Victoria Skim Boards, borrowed the beach’s name.
Crescent Bay is perfect if you’re looking for some peace and quiet. It’s tucked away from most tourist activity but still offers all the ocean views you could want.
2. Explore The Arts Scene
Laguna Beach is also known as one of California’s premier art hubs… hence the hotel I’m staying at this trip. The Art Hotel shows a lot of love to local artists in their lobby and throughout the property.
Every summer since 1932, the city hosts its annual Festival of Arts (also known as Pageant of the Masters) which features over 140 artists from around Southern California who come together to showcase their work.
The Sawdust Art Festival hosts two main events annually – Sawdust Art Festival summer festival (June to August), and Winter Fantasy (November to December).
When we were by Sawdust, we stopped by the Laguna Beach Beer Company. My husband loved trying the beer and I loved eating the garlic cheese bread, and of course, the Mexican Coke.
There are also dozens of art galleries throughout town that feature everything from modern art installations to classic oil paintings. Spend an afternoon strolling through these galleries like the Laguna Art Museum with an impressive permanent collection featuring works from over 150 years’ worth of California art.
If musical arts is more up your alley, visit the Laguna Playhouse for live music and shows.
3. Life Is Better Outdoors
Finally, don’t forget about all the outdoor adventures waiting for you just outside your door.
Take a hike at Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park or take a stroll along any number of trails in Crystal Cove State Park.
The Laguna Coast Wilderness Park lies within some of the last remaining coastal canyons in Southern California where rocky bluffs tower above the canyon trails.
Or if you’d prefer something more relaxing, head down to Heisler Park where you can take in all that nature has to offer while sitting on a bench overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
These are also great places to spot marine life, like California sea lions, northern fur seals, and northern elephant seals, in their natural habitat along the California coast.
4. Go Downtown
Shoppers will love exploring downtown Laguna Beach too! With a variety of boutiques and shops selling everything from clothing and jewelry to home decor items, you’ll be sure to find some great souvenirs or gifts.
There are also plenty of restaurants in town where you can enjoy fresh seafood dishes, fine dining, wine tastings, or grab a coffee while taking in the beautiful ocean views. Walking around downtown with my husband was my favorite part of the trip.
His favorite spot was Urth Caffe. He found it in between Art Hotel and downtown Laguna Beach on the Pacific Coast Highway… and snapped this picture of his breakfast.
If wine tasting is your jam, don’t miss a trip to the Laguna Canyon Winery.
Remember the art scene I mentioned? Downtown is a great spot to take an art walk and check out the famous works of art from California artists on a walking tour of the area.
5. Hop on the Trolley
If there is one thing I love when traveling, it’s this. I love a hop on and hop off trolley service.
If you want to give your walking shoes a break, then the free trolley will take you to a few of the top things to do in the city of Laguna Beach like,
- Coast Highway between North Laguna and Heisler Park
- South Laguna and Mission Hospital
- The Ritz Carlton in Dana Point
For more on when and where to hop on the Laguna Beach trolley, click here.
I could go because there is so much more to do in Laguna Beach, like watching humpback whales along the spectacular views of the laguna beach coastline, having lunch at one of the many picnic tables at Alta Laguna Park, or visiting the Pacific Marine Mammal Center to see local rescue animals be rehabilitated.
What is your favorite thing to do here? Find me on Instagram at @ChristinaAllDay and let me know!
And if you travel to San Diego, check out my favorite things to do in La Jolla here. Palm Springs? I’ve got you covered here too!


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"Let them march all they want as long as they pay their taxes" – Alexander Haig.
The word march could be "protest" or "petition" or even "boycott," and I doubt if this present U.S. Congress would listen. The 1 percent, the globalists, know that high taxes are the means by which they can control the populace and govern this country without a seat at the voting table.
High taxes mean a loss of freedom and choices for the working middle class. High taxes are a guise to population control. High taxes limit freedom of choice regarding your lifestyle, your right to subsidize only the charities of your choosing. High taxes are a means to control your choice in education. It, step by step, eliminates private schools. Every taxpayer should read Andrew Carnegie's position on wealth. Why? Because our government is the heir to Carnegie's beliefs.
" ... to provide moderately for the legitimate wants of those dependent upon him ... surplus revenues which come to him ... to administer in the manner which, in his judgement, is best calculated to produce most beneficial results for the community.
"The man of wealth thus becoming the mere agent and trustee for his poorer brethren bringing to their service his superior wisdom, experience and ability to administer, doing for them better than they would or could do for themselves."
And exactly how did Carnegie accumulate this wealth? On the backs of the underpaid laborers, it is said. On what buildings are their names?
Carnegie's superior wisdom no doubt excluded the right to have more children; to contribute to the building of a church; to send children to a private/religious school; to create a business of one's own choosing; to be self-sustaining. These things can only be accomplished by paying laborers a fair and livable wage and a government that ceases to enact laws that tax an unjust amount of our income. Carnegie feared that, we the people, would use our funds unwisely. He is right.
I ran for office and lost both times to the socialists. Higher taxes anyone?

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Release Day Picks: May 17th New Album Highlights
Each week Release Day Picks profiles new LPs and EPs Team JamBase will be checking out on release day Friday. This week we highlight new albums by The National, Steel Pulse, Perpetual Groove, The Head and the Heart and Sam Cohen. Read on for more insight into the records we have all queued up to spin.
The National – I Am Easy To Find
The Scoop: The National was ready to enjoy a well-deserved vacation after releasing Sleep Well Beast in 2017 and touring behind the record. Instead, the band went back into the studio after frontman Matt Berninger received an email from filmmaker Mike Mills. The National decided to provide music for a short film Mills was putting together and today released the result of that work, I Am Easy To Find via 4AD. The 16-track LP was recorded mostly at Long Pond in Hudson Valley, New York with additional sessions held in Paris, Berlin, Austin and other locales. Sharon Van Ettne, Lisa Hannigan, Mina Tindle and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus are among contributors. “Yes, there are a lot of women singing on this, but it wasn’t because, ‘Oh, let’s have more women’s voices,’ said Berninger. “It was more, ‘Let’s have more of a fabric of people’s identities.’ It would have been better to have had other male singers, but my ego wouldn’t let that happen.”
Steel Pulse – Manipulation
The Scoop: Mass Manipulation is legendary U.K.-based reggae outfit Steel Pulse’s first new studio album in 15 years. The long-awaited follow-up to 2004’s African Holocaust features 15 new original songs and two “mystic interludes” written by frontman David Hinds. The album was co-produced by band members Sidney Mills and David Elecciri. “For when it comes to addressing the current issues of the world, we hope that [Mass Manipulation] will be able to sharpen the minds of man to uproot all negativity, and foster embracement,” vocalist David Hinds told Rolling Stone. “Presenting each and every one of us a higher level of consciousness for a harmonious future.”
Perpetual Groove – Perpetual Groove
The Scoop: In 2007, Perpetual Groove released the studio album LIVELOVEDIE. The classic lineup of Brock Butler, Matt McDonald, Albert Suttle and Adam Perry have finally unveiled the follow-up 12 years later. Perpetual Groove features seven new originals, all of which weren’t road tested before the band entered the studio. The album is out today via Harmonized Records. Jason Kingsland served as producer on an LP that took more time to record than all of the band’s past efforts combined. PGroove started the process by making demos at a studio in Atlanta and then met up with Kingsland for a long period of sessions at The Fidelatorium in North Carolina before returning to Atlanta to finish the record.
The Head And The Heart – Living Mirage
The Scoop: “This is literally the most work we’ve ever done on an album,” The Head And The Heart vocalist Jon Russell stated. “In my mind, the songs on this album are vignettes. Like ‘Brenda’ reminds me of when you’re a teenager at a house party. You’re surrounded by noise — ‘What am I doing here?’ — and a ray of light comes down and you notice this person. You’re like, ‘Maybe I will stay.’ These songs feel honest.” Since the release of 2016’s Signs Of Light, The Head And The Heart underwent lineup changes, as co-founder Josiah Johnson amicably departed, with Charity Rose Thielen’s husband, Matt Gervais, joining on guitar and former keyboardist Kenny Hensley returning to the group. Following a band trip to the Mojave Desert’s Joshua Tree National Park, the members reconvened for recording sessions at Appleton, Wisconsin’s The Refuge Fox Cities, Omnisound in Nashville, Barefoot Recordings in Los Angeles and elsewhere with co-producers Tyler Johnson and Alex Salibian and engineer Ryan Nasci.
Sam Cohen – The Future’s Still Ringing In My Ears
The Scoop: Sam Cohen co-produced his sophomore solo album, The Future’s Still Ringing In My Ears, with Danger Mouse (Brian Burton). Danger Mouse’s 30th Century also issued the 11-track follow-up to Cohen’s 2015 solo debut, Cool It. The single “I Can’t Lose” features a bass-and-drums loop created with The Strokes‘ Fabrizio Moretti. The former member of Apollo Sunshine and Yellowbirds, Cohen and Danger Mouse recorded the 11-track album at the former’s studio in Brooklyn. “Brian really helped me get motivated to make this record,” Cohen stated. “His support pushed me to get started, and to value myself as an artist. It came at a time when I needed to hear that from someone.”
Compiled by Andy Kahn and Scott Bernstein.


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