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The album, Plains, can be pre-ordered here:
AS I start to scale the solo artists back a bit...
I am excited by my featured artist. Before I come to her, I wanted to look at production values in music; the possibilities within the Folk genre- with a little about diversification and music success. When I encountered a new band/solo artist I always find the music is a little too polished. Artists have that central fear: if it is not shiny and gleaming (a song) will not get radio play. When it comes to clarity and decipherability- hearing the lyrics and instruments- it is important to ensure the track is mixed and produced effectively- ensuring the listeners do not miss out on anything. I understand this consideration. What I am desperate to hear are more artists that create something real and under-produced. You do not need to make it live-sounding and completely bare: just strip some of the gloss and reduce a song to its bare essentials. Music has the potential to grip and seduce people: illicit huge emotional reactions and speak to them. I feel- if you load your song with shine- then it can be harder to hear that rawness and naturalness come through. It is like someone heavily made-up and cosmetically-altered: you have less of a person; more of an experimentation. It may seem like an odd theme to raise- trust me: I’ve raised weirder- but I long to discover a musician that sounds completely honest and genuine. I have discovered a lot of bands (over the last few weeks) that have a variety of sounds and ideas. Every time I witness a track, there is a very professional and glistening impression. Very slick and seamless: where is the reality and emotion? I have been investigating music from the ‘70s and ‘80s: some of the best bands at the time and some classic albums. I am not sure whether it is a sign of the modern age: artists seem to have lost what made music special in the first place. Whether the intense competition or studio costs- getting the most for your money- has led to this oversite: music is becoming too polished and over-produced. It is a general assessment- there are a lot of artists that do not fall into this territory- but definitely something in it.
Before I continue my point, let me introduce Jessica Rotter to you:
“Jessica Rotter is able to transcend creative boundaries and defy what’s expected of a modern female musician. The songstress’ voice has been heard across multiple genres, from movies, TV shows and commercials to backing vocals and collaborations with other artists—all in addition to her original songs. Rotter describes herself as a “musical storyteller” and is just as comfortable using her voice in a major feature film (credits include Pitch Perfect 1 & 2 and Frozen) as she is performing one of her original songs live. Following the success of charting #1 on HypeMachine with her mashup of Stay/Animal with Emily Colombier, Rotter is embarking on her most powerful and ambitious project to date; the full length release of “Plains.” Produced by Cazz Brindis and mixed by Scott M. Smith (Carole King, John Mayer, Katy Perry), the 11 track record is breathtakingly stunning and cinematic. Plains will be released April 22nd nationwide”
Jessica Rotter’s music has that earthiness to it: you can hear every breath and feel like you are in the room with her. Were the songs to be fed through the machine- all processed and fake- the music would not have that heart and meaning. It is impressive to hear someone who brings music back-to-basics and has that consideration. It is no surprising Rotter has amassed a loyal fan-base: her followers are among the most dedicated and passionate you will find. Folk is a genre that has its critics and doubters. I am someone who treads lightly and cautiously. Just yesterday, I was reviewing James Edge and the Mindstep and their track, On a Red Horse. Folk was employed as bedrock: the On a Red Horse. Folk was employed as bedrock: the Five Leaves Left-esque sounds Edge played were the focal point. Not leaving things at that; the composition employed Psychedelia, Jazz and Alternative strands- the entire composition was improvised by musicians with very little direction. Some basic strings- violins, viola; double bass and cello- combined with guitar and drum to create something stunning. Folk was the starting point yet colours and contours were layered: the results very much speak for themselves. The danger comes when you get Pure Folk. What I mean by this is the sound of Nick Drake, Neil Young etc.: those acts that have inspired many and changed the face of music. They have come and conquered- and should not try and be topped- but have a very distinct sound. In addition to being incredible songwriters- you can add Joan Baez and Laura Marling in there- they have their own voice and style. I feel too many (folk artists) are trying to replicate them. There are a lot of dull Folk acts out there: a very tepid voice and gently-strummed guitar; no real flair or originality to be found. Luckily, Jessica Rotter has enough beauty and diversity in her music to push it beyond boundaries and predictability. Not only do the slight-produced and tender-hearted songs resonate but the lyrics hit home: immersive stories that bring the listeners in and paint some rather wonderful pictures. Rotter has already cemented success and reputation in the music industry. Not only has she gathered a large fanbase- that keeps rising by the week- but her music has been used on T.V. and film. The L.A.-based musician will release her 11-track album, Plains, in a few weeks. It is an album that came about after a (successful) Pledge Music campaign. The fans and followers showed faith and were keen to get the album financed- signs that Rotter writes music that people NEED to hear. Folk is getting a lot of criticism- not enough artists pushing boundaries and writing original music- but Rotter is definitely an exception. I have mixed feelings when it comes to advertising and music: I hate adverts and avoid them at all costs. One of the reasons is they are hysterically unfunny and embarrassing: the music is often overlooked; distilled by the cringe-worthy nature of the presentation. I am a bit more positive when it comes to film and T.V. music. The right song on a certain scene can have a profound effect on a human. In a social media age- where we can often miss great artists- film and T.V. is a platform that allows us to discover some terrific musicians. Rotter is not in the game for money and fame: she wants to inspire fellow musicians and push Folk past its stuffy reputation and limitations. I was going to talk about L.A. artists- but have covered the subject too often- but I have heard few Los Angeles-based Folk acts. I will follow Rotter closely and ensure I get her album, Plains. Every song and moment coms from a young woman who adores music and the effect it can have on people. I hope she comes to the U.K. some time and plays to the crowds here. I know she will have a lot of support here and will find willing venues.
Plains will show Jessica Rotter in full flight: the exploitation and representation of her talents and abilities. If you have been following her- and familiar with her work- you would have heard some of Plains’ songs already. The album’s 11 tracks were recorded and produced at various times over the last five years. Not only do the tracks sound completely natural and seamless- whether recorded last year or several years before- but there are so many different sides and sounds. Rotter does not just stick with a tried-and-tested Folk sound: she incorporates so many contrasting elements and makes everything sound natural and deeply personal. I know Rotter wrote Plains’ songs when her life was in a bad place: she was searching for something and looking for clarity. Rotter receives emails from fans- saying how much the music means to them- so here is an artist that connects with people and can tap into a very spiritual place. I can see Rotter growing and developing as an artist. Even though this is her debut album, it sounds completely solid and professional. There are no nerves and uncertain tracks: each song brims with authority and assuredness. Although her grandfather wrote for the likes of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin: the young American is out on her own and proving her merits. Hooking with Cazz Brindis (producer) and Scott M. Smith (who has worked with Carole King and John Mayer; he mixes Plains) you have a team that brings the best from Rotter. Emerging from a musical family; it is no wonder you can hear other artists emerge in Jessica Rotter. ‘60s and ‘70s musicians like The Beatles, The Mamas & the Papas sit with The Beatles and Carole King- musicians that would have been in heavy rotation in her childhood home. Modern acts like Lykke Li and Bon Iver count as influences: if you are inclined towards any of these acts; you should seek Rotter out and hear those idols come through. To be fair, Jessica Rotter is a standalone artist who only sprinkles the faintest suggestion of other acts. Having had a hard last few years- seeking fulfillment and identity- and experimenting with music: Plains is the sound of a woman that wants HER voice to come through on record. Each of the 11 songs shows a new concern and story: every track will stick in the head and compel you to revisit it. Porch Song is a track that flowed organically. The swansong to Plains: it is a song that has already garnered a lot of heady praise and wonderful reviews.
The opening seconds to Porch Song see Rotter extend her voice and open her lungs. The gorgeous, call-across-the-oceans declaration is filled with immense power, beauty; spine-tingling grace. I am not sure what affected the song- and how it was created- but our heroine calls out to a subject. Whether a friend or former sweetheart; you can hear the dedication and commitment in the song. Having the chance to “breathe easy”; the song’s lead seems to be in a bad place. Maybe affected by stresses and the perils of love: there is that need for a helping hand and support. Luckily, our heroine is at hand and willing to provide a comforting heart. At the earlier stages, you are intoxicated by that sensual and breathless vocal. It is almost an acapella performance: there is very little backing; the sparse production allows the voice to crack through the clouds and shine brightly. Backing herself on vocals- you get a multi-tracked effect- you keep guessing and speculating. The hero/heroine is “dreaming alone” and needing a safety net. Gentle, carefully strummed acoustic guitar accompany Rotter who provides one of more arresting and captivated vocals to date. At every stage- when the lyrics are revealed- you start to picture who is being represented. In a way, Porch Song is a song for everyone: a universal message that each listener can relate to. Few artists are as open and supportive as Rotter: a human who throws her arms open to catch the struggling figure. Whatever has got in the way- and the song’s lead is fighting against- our heroine has some sage words and consistent support. Life is not so hard when you “let your head/fall on my shoulder”.
The vocal remains passionate and firm: never needlessly flying and getting away with itself. Despite the relaxed and committed delivery, the listener is always hooked and invested. Rotter showcases a blend of Pop and Country tones; sitting inside Folk and Alternative strands: it is a complex, rich and luxuriant voice that delivers shivers with every note. Each new revelation builds clarity and definition. When our heroine asks (the song’s lead) to rest their heart in hers: I got thinking relationship issues were being attested. Maybe the song looks at a relationship that has gone through strains but starting to gain traction. Perhaps we are looking at a man that has kept things bottled-in and not revealed his feelings. Whatever your interpretations, you will find a lot of mystery and fascination within Porch Song. Jessica Rotter knows the truth but I do not want to know it: I am happy in my assertions and loved delving into the evocative and heartfelt lyrics. When singing “Free your mind”- layered vocals backed by a raw production- it is like you are hearing the heroine up-close. The song has such a direct and urgency to it: every vocalisation comes through the speaker and gets straight inside the head. Throughout Plains; Rotter explores more upbeat and fast sounds: here, she is at her most explorative and tender best. Our struggling fighter- be they a lover or close friend- has their mind tangled and is in a mess. Rotter is close by and is always keen to be a good friend and confidante. I know Rotter is inspired by the Earth and the world around us; her songs emerge from broken relationships and finding salvation. Porch Song is one of the most memorable and stunning creations across her debut L.P. There are no peripheries and baubles: just one voice and guitar projecting immense beauty and shiver. If Folk artists- who play songs similarly have been accused of being dull and limited- I know plenty of examples- the same cannot be said of Rotter. Her voice sounds like no other and is one of the strongest, most beautiful out there. After providing comfort and dedication- to her wandering hero- you get emotional and sonorous strings: they provide a mid-way point of reflection and contemplation.
Similar in nature with Pray for Rain- a song that ends with a cool and airy tone- Porch Song seems like a natural companion. Rotter has ounces of charm and can win every listener in with ease. That voice never escapes my mind: after listening to Porch Song I had to go back and let that beauty and passion get into my soul. Given the vocal and its richness; I am fascinated to learn more of the woman behind it. On the outside there are obvious observations: immensely beautiful and impeccably styled; it is what’s inside that really appeals. A mature and intelligent soul from someone so young: music can learn a thing or two from L.A.’s Jessica Rotter. Porch Song continues to amaze and strike to the very last notes. The simplicity of the lyrics- honest, earnest and universal- can be extrapolated by all. We have all been in that position when a friend/contact needs loyal arms: Jessica Rotter has penned a song that can be loved by everyone who hears it. Whether the subtle, tender acoustic guitar wins you; if it is the quotable and direct lyrics- for me, it is always going to be the voice. It has been a while since I have encountered a singer that makes an impression with such authority and conviction. Supported by a terrific producer and mixing engineer: Porch Song shows just what promise Plains holds.
Make sure you get Plains when it is released on April 22nd. It is the result of intense hard work and a lot of personal revelations. Songs have been compelled by a number of things: perhaps wrestling with love in uncertain times (Pray for Rain) or the restless moments in a relationship (Let Me Go). With each track, you understand a bit more (about Rotter). The heroine has a tender soul and is keen to share it with the public. Tracks- featured throughout Plains- explore love and the contrasts existent. Some songs have that positive and celebratory tone; others are more introspective and heartbroken. At no point do you feel bogged down and depressed by the music: that sensational voice and musicality raises each track to the heavens. Porch Song is the latest track from Plains: one of the most stunning and memorable tracks from Jessica Rotter. Our heroine has been recording music for many years now but seems at her most assured and confident here. Maybe past events- falling in love and her current situation- has been particularly influential. The material on Plains- and Porch Song especially- is the finest material she has crafted. A lot of you will turn your noses up at Folk and assume it is a rather niche, particular sound. I agree with that assessment, in part: there are a lot of Folk artists that can compel you to put a bullet through the temple. I am not sure what they expect- those that stick to the plaintive and narrow form of the genre- but those are musicians that will never get respect from me. Jessica Rotter uses Folk as a template and expands it for her own measures. On some tracks (in Plains) you get a Pop semblance: sounds that will appeal and fit into the current mainstream. Elsewhere, you get something more Rock/Indie flavoured. Critics have noticed how cinematic and raw Rotter’s music is. I cannot argue with this assertion. No wonder her voice has been featured on Frozen and Pitch Perfect (both films). I mentioned how there are too many over-produced songs in the modern scene. It is a tendency that needs to be reversed and overhauled. Once in a while, it is great hearing music that has the polish stripped away to showcase something very human and revealing. L.A. keeps producing wonderful, scene-changing musicians, so I have high hopes for Jessica Rotter. She does not need my patronage, of course: her reviews and fan numbers speak for themselves. Influenced by nature, the Earth and love: all these elements come together in stunning, emotional music. I feel Rotter- and the success she is finding- will inspire other musicians and lead to a new way of working. Balking against the tendency to polish a song to the point of insanity: the L.A. musician favours feel and a human touch over machine-fed productions. Jessica Rotter has had a fascinating career and covered a lot of ground. Having provided backing vocals for Carole King and Alicia Keys; conquering towns and cities- the young star is only just starting out. I am excited to see how she develops and grows throughout 2016. Plains is going to be much-reviewed and celebrated. From there, Rotter will travel across the U.S. and take her music to the masses. I would not be surprised to see (songs from Plains) feature in T.V. and film. Whether you are aware of it or not: you have probably heard a Jessica Rotter song somewhere. She is a musician that writes universal songs that capture the heart and mind. When she has done with the U.S.- seducing the home crowds- I hope there is room and money aside for the U.K. If I got the chance to see/interview her- were she to swing through London- it would be great to see her in the flesh, up-close. One of the most original and exciting female artists coming through right now: I will follow Jessica Rotter’s career closely. It is hard finding a musician that remains consistent and ever-evolving. Too many artists come on strong and dissipate across time: maybe squeezing a couple of albums out before fading out. It is rare finding a musician that not only remains and improves but gets stronger with every record. I can hear the confidence and commitment in Rotter’s new music: she is at her most essential, inspired and compelling. As the rain comes down- I think we have had summer in this country- you’ll be looking for something to bring some peace and beauty into the day. With that said, sit back and allow Porch Song…
TO wash the rain away.
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Chelsea overcame a recent slump to get a huge 4-0 win in the FA Cup third round tie against Morecambe.
Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount opened the scoring for Chelsea in the first half, as a shot from outside the box beat the away team’s goalkeeper after 18 minutes.
A Chelsea fan Jermaine Enyie has raised a valid point following the game, as he revealed that the Chelsea team currently lacks someone who can take a shot from distance.
Truly, Chelsea try to open up team’s defence from the flanks and through the middle. A good shot from outside the box will definitely be a bonus to the team’s attacking play.
Meanwhile, Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has backed Mount to score more goals for the team.
“Mason can, should and will score more goals from midfield,” Lampard told Chelsea TV when asked about Mount’s display.
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About a third of overall Americans, and a majority of Republicans, are fine with a ban on Muslims from other countries entering the United States. Lest the Democrats sprain themselves patting themselves on the back for their tolerance, about one in five approves of the ban.
As a country, we’re much more evidently split on the idea of a government database of all Muslims — a proposal that Donald Trump never explicitly supported. Even 31 percent of Democrats support it; I wonder if the number would be higher if they were offered a database of Evangelical Christians. (If you insist a national Muslim Registration Act would be constitutional, don’t argue with me; argue with Ted Cruz.)
Why are significant swaths of the country embracing ideas that violate the Constitution? Because people feel, with good reason, that they’re not safe:
Forty-four percent of the public says an attack is “very” likely to happen in the next few months, the most in Times or CBS News polls since October 2001, just after the deadliest terrorist assault in the country’s history. Seven in 10 Americans now call the Islamic State extremist group a major threat to the United States’ security, the highest level since the Times/CBS News poll began asking the question last year.
“Senator, listen, you support gun registration, yes? Well, some of these so-called children possess more than ten times the destructive power of any handgun! No, I don’t see a difference, all I see is weapons in our schools!”
Gitmo Is Turning Into a Revolving Door for Terrorists. Will Democrats Notice?
We let prisoners out of Guantanamo Bay . . . and they return to the fight:
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a new video featuring a former Guantanamo detainee, Ibrahim Qosi, who is also known as Sheikh Khubayb al Sudani.
In July 2010, Qosi plead guilty to charges of conspiracy and material support for terrorism before a military commission. His plea was part of a deal in which he agreed to cooperate with prosecutors during his remaining time in US custody. Qosi was transferred to his home country of Sudan two years later, in July 2012.
Qosi joined AQAP in 2014 and became one of its leaders. Qosi and other AQAP commanders discussed their time waging jihad at length in the video, entitled “Guardians of Sharia.”
We’re constantly being told by President Obama that whatever policy idea he opposes — halting Syrian refugees, keeping Guantanamo Bay open, sending ground troops to fight ISIS — is “doing exactly what the terrorists want.”
Ace of Spades points out that getting let out of prison is literally “exactly what the terrorists want.”
Obama also keeps telling us the detention center at Guantanamo Bay “has been an enormous recruitment tool for organizations like ISIL.” Do you believe that? Some ordinarily Muslim young man hears about Guantanamo Bay and heads out to Syria to sign up with the beheading maniacs? A recent study of 49 fighters in Syria and Iraq who were willing to discuss their motivations didn’t mention Guantanamo Bay.
Here’s a quick refresher on life at Gitmo:
It’s been a busy summer at the detention center at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base. The joint task force in charge of the 226 remaining detainees — they are never called “prisoners” — is spending about $440,000 to expand the recreation yards at Camp 6, a medium-security facility. At nearby Camp 4, which offers communal living for the most “compliant” captives, the soccer yard is being enlarged. At Camp 5, a maximum-security facility, another new, $73,000 classroom is under construction, and satellite TV cables have just been installed. In March, Joint Task Force Guantánamo added art classes to the thrice-weekly instruction it offers in Arabic, Pashtu, and English. And the estimated 16 detainees who have been cleared for release as soon as Washington can find countries willing to accept them have just received training on new laptop computers, courtesy of the U.S. taxpayer.
Gitmo continues to expand its “intellectual stimulation program” for detainees, whose education ranges from nonexistent to postgraduate. In addition to a library of over 15,000 books in a dozen languages, magazines, puzzles, electronic games, and newspapers — two mainstream Arabic dailies are offered twice weekly along with USA Today — there are over 315 movies on DVD and up to five hours a day of five-channel satellite TV. Detainees may order between two and eight books a week. Librarians black out pictures of scantily clad women and other photos that detainees find offensive.
Over at America Rising, they note that just about every Democrat running for Senate in 2016 has voted or publicly supported bringing Gitmo prisoners to the United States.
-The Democrats’ lone incumbent, Colorado’s Michael Bennet, is likely breathing a sigh of relief that he was a no-show during Clinton’s visit to the state last week. With Colorado a likely destination for detainees, Bennet claims to oppose transfers to the U.S. However, his record includes multiple votes to enable the transfers and he has called closing the base “the right thing to do.”
– Missouri Senate candidate Jason Kander also faces the likelihood of detainees being transferred to his backyard, just over the border in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Despite widespread local opposition to the transfers, Kander voted against a resolution urging Congress to reject detainee transfers into Missouri or Kansas when he served in the state legislature, putting him a lot closer to Obama and Clinton than to the voters in his state.
– Patrick Murphy, a Florida Republican-turned-Democrat desperate to burnish his liberal credentials to win his primary against left-wing firebrand Alan Grayson, has consistently supported legislation to make it easier to bring detainees to the homeland. The Obama-Clinton Gitmo plan presents another tough issue where Murphy risks alienating general election voters who deeply oppose it.
– Illinois’ Tammy Duckworth, who touts Clinton’s endorsement in an increasingly crowded Democratic Senate primary, is all-in on Clinton’s strategy. Duckworth called for the facility to be “shut down immediately” and pushed for a “fair trial” for terrorist detainees in an interview with a Thai newspaper in 2012. Duckworth also cast numerous votes to facilitate prisoner transfers to the U.S.
– New Hampshire’s Maggie Hassan, another Clinton supporter, said she would “consider closing” Gitmo, but hasn’t offered any specifcs. Her Republican opponent, Kelly Ayotte, strongly opposes the closure and has established significant gravitas on the issue, leading a recent Congressional visit to the base. If Hassan sides with Clinton, voters will face a stark contrast between the candidates.
– Former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, another Clinton-backed Democrat facing a primary challenge from the left, has maintained a strict silence on the issue, opening up yet another opportunity for primary opponent P.G. Sittenfeld to drive a wedge between him and Clinton, as he has on gun control and the Keystone pipeline.
– Nevada’s Catherine Cortez Masto and Pennsylvania’s Katie McGinty have avoided taking a position on Gitmo, but then again, they’ve kept mum on Clinton too.
Could Homeland Security Have Prevented the San Bernardino Attack?
We should be a little wary about tales of secret intelligence programs that could have prevented terrorist attacks — i.e., Able Danger. With that in mind . . .
A former Homeland Security employee says he likely could have helped prevent the San Bernardino terror attack if the government had not pulled the plug on a surveillance program he was developing three years ago.
Philip Haney told Megyn Kelly tonight that as part of his investigation, he was looking into a collection of global networks that were infiltrating radical Islamists into the U.S.
But a year into the investigation, Haney said they got a visit from the State Department and the Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, who said that tracking these groups was problematic because they were Islamic.
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About Carly Pearce
Carly Pearce Biography
Carly Pearce is a renowned American country music and songwriter. Pearce is famous for her musical style which is basically a combination of contemporary and traditional country-pop music. “Every Little Thing” is the song that rose her to the peak of fame besides making it to the Billboard Country Airplay chart. She is also the artist behind the hit song, “I Hope You’re Happy Now”.
Carly Pearce’s Early Life
Carly Pearce was born Carly Cristyne Slusser in Taylor Mill, Kentucky, on the 24th of April 1990. Pearce’s passion and aptitude for music came at tender age since at the age of eleven she could play guitar on her own and before long she started tours with a bluegrass band. At the age of 16, Carly Pearce dropped out of school and moved to Nashville, Tennessee she gained widespread recognition following her regular performance at the Dollywood theme park. At Dollywood, Pearce would perform six times a day and five days a week. At the age of 19, Pearce started performing her own music content which in return earned her a high reputation as a songwriter.
Carly Pearce’s Family Life
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Carly Peace is married to Michael Ray her fellow country music singer and a songwriter. The duo met at a comment segment on Ray’s Instagram. And before realizing it all, they had already engaged on the 19th of December 2018. Their engagement followed a proposal made by Ray at a beach resort in Tulum, Mexico in an event that saw the presence of Pearce’s family. A year later the duo walked down the aisle tying the knots of life on the 6th of October 2019 in a colorful event attended by their families and close friends. The couple is currently living together safely and healthily.
Carly Pearce’s Career Journey
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Carly Pearce had the passion and aptitude for music from her early years, something that saw her quit her studies moving to Nashville, Tennessee with the sole intention of pursuing her music career. However, her career didn’t pick up immediately. It was until 2016 that she found a breakthrough after meeting Josh Abbott together with whom she produced the duet, “Wasn’t That Drunk”. The song made it to position 36 of the Country Airplay chart following its frequent play on the radio. Pearce later got introduced to producer Busbee, together with whom they worked closely releasing “Every Little Thing,” which again was a hit song.
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Ever since Pearce’s music career gained momentum soaring higher with most of her song making it to the Top Country Albums Billboard Chart. Before releasing the hit song, I Hope You’re Happy Now,” in 2019, Pearce had released “Closer to You,”(2018), a stand-alone single which again did very well. Pearce’s good work in the music career has seen her win various awards including CMT Music Awards (2018), and Country Music Association Awards (2020).
Carly Pearce’s Height and Weight
- Carly Pearce is a gorgeous lady aged 30.
- She has a well maintained slim body physique.
- Pearce stands 5 feet, 4 inches tall which translates to 1.65 m
- The country singer weighs 55Kg, an equivalent of 121 Pounds.
Carly Pearce’s Net worth
- After prominently working on the country music career for 3 years, Carly Pearce has indeed amassed great earnings
- Her estimated net worth of about $ 1.5 is arrived at based on the following criteria.
- Her singles, albums as well as her different several tours bring much income to her.
- Incomes from her smart stock investments contribute a big percentage of net worth.
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- Besides owning a chain of restaurants in Washington DC, Pearce owns a Football Team called the Taylor Mill Angels.
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Opening Reception – Saturday, May 11, 2PM – 4PM
Home Made Home: Patch Work is a new project by Vancouver-based artist Germaine Koh, which explores complex housing issues relevant the Durham Region, and opens a conversation about civic responsibility, housing standards and the potential of alternative building models. For the exhibition, Koh has designed two provisional structures which provide practical solutions for emergency shelter. The first, a modular structure made from recycled materials, and the second, a small-scale building system in the form of a set of reusable panels that can be quickly assembled. Working together with members of the community, each of the panels will be created by various groups offsite and then brought together within the gallery. This framework, much like a patchwork quilt or old-fashioned barn-raising, draws on the skills within the community and provides a structure for individuals to contribute to communal needs. Starting from a DIY ethos, the works in the exhibition seeks to re-imagine housing conditions through models that address specific needs. Other projects by Koh in the Home Made Home series offer more speculative or utopian propositions that envision other possibilities for dwelling and sharing space.
Germaine Koh is a Canadian artist based in Vancouver, in the unceded ancestral territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. Her work is concerned with the significance of everyday actions and common spaces, often adapting familiar objects to encourage connections between people and with the human and natural systems around us. Her current projects include Home Made Home, a project to build and advocate for alternative forms of housing, and League, a community project using play as a form of creative practice. Her exhibition history includes the BALTIC Centre, De Appel, Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, Para/Site Art Space, Frankfurter Kunstverein, The Power Plant, The British Museum, the Contemporary Art Gallery in Vancouver, Plug In ICA, Art Gallery of Ontario, and the Liverpool, Sydney and Montreal biennials. In 2018-20 she is the City of Vancouver’s first Engineering Artist in Residence.
Download the Patch Work Manual for building the small-scale home as seen in the exhibition space here.


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an Associate Reformed minister, was born in County Derry, Ireland, in 1761. He arrived at Philadelphia shortly after the close of the American Revolution. He was a tailor by trade. He graduated at, Dickinson College in 1792, was ordained at Greencastle in 1794-95, went south on a missionary tour, and returned to Greencastle in May, 1795. In 1796 he was installed pastor of Hopewell, Union, and Ebenezer, remaining in this connection until a short time previous to his death, which occurred May 30, 1832. See Sprague, Annals of the Amer. Pulpit, IX, 4:62.

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(A) Generally. The county is hereby divided into zones or districts as shown on the Official Zoning Map, which, together with all explanatory matter thereon, is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this title.
(B) Location and boundaries of the districts. The location and boundaries of the districts established by this title are set forth on the Zoning Map which is hereby incorporated as part of this title. A copy of the Official Zoning Map shall be kept in the Planning and Zoning Department. It is the responsibility of the County Planning and Zoning Director to continually maintain and update this map. The County Commission shall record any amendments to the Zoning Map on such map within 30 days after the official adoption of the zoning amendment.
(C) Official Zoning Map. The Official Zoning Map shall be identified by the signatures of the Chairman of the County Commission and Planning and Zoning Board, attested by the County Auditor, and shall bear the seal of the county. Regardless of the existence of purported copies of the Official Zoning Map which may, from time to time, be made or published, the Official Zoning Map, which shall be located in the Planning and Zoning Department, shall be the final authority as to the current zoning status of land and water areas, buildings, and other structures in the county.
(Ord. 14-01, passed 6-6-2014, Ch. 4, Art. 1)


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Most common unmet health need
Can oral disease affect systemic health?
Oral diseases associated with smoking
Lung and oral cancer
Medications that cause Xerostomia
Steroids, antihistamines, diuretics, antihypertensives, anticholingerics, antidepressants
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Diabetes, coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease
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Periodontitis increases after menopause
Causative agent for gastritis, peptic ulcers, and risk factor for gastric cancers
Effects of periodontitis on pregnancy
Preterm birth, low birth weight, preeclampsia
Loss of large number of teeth
Risk factors for dental caries
High bacterial counts, family history, frequently eating sugary, inadequate fluoride, low socioeconomics status,
Physical disabilities, existing restoration, decreased salivary flow, certain medications
Mouth tenderness, erythema, bleeding gums, mild gum swelling, bad breath
Treatment for gingivitis
Good home hygiene, regular dental visit
Etiology of gingivitis
Plaque buildup, changes in hormone levels, oral foreign bodies, gum inflammation
Chronic plaque exposure

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The Pittsburgh Penguins will return to the scene of the season opener when they visit the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.
The Eastern Conference powerhouses kicked off the 2021-22 campaign on Oct. 12 in a Stanley Cup banner-raising night for the Lightning, who celebrated their second consecutive championship.
All the cheering after that belonged to the visiting Penguins, who won 6-2 despite playing undermanned.
Penguins star centers Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin both missed the game with injuries, while Zach Aston-Reese and Jake Guentzel were sidelined under COVID-19 protocol.
Pittsburgh, which lost a rematch in the Steel City, 5-1, two weeks later, will play the middle clash of a three-game road swing that will finish Friday against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Behind a 27-save outing by Tristan Jarry and a goal by Malkin, the Penguins broke a three-game skid with a 1-0 triumph over the visiting New York Rangers on Saturday.
In Columbus the next day, Crosby fought his way to the front, grabbed a rebound after contact initiated by Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins and whipped in the tiebreaking goal with 2:14 left in regulation for a 3-2 comeback win.
The game-winner was Crosby's 74th, tying him with Mario Lemieux for third all-time in franchise history. It also elevated him to 25th place in scoring in NHL history with 1,375 points.
"For us to come back and show the grit we did in the third was pretty special," Penguins defenseman Mark Friedman said.
The Lightning have reclaimed the top spot in the Atlantic Division by matching their season high with five straight wins, but they made it tough Tuesday night at home against Ottawa as they trailed 2-0 in the match's first 3:43.
Center Brayden Point sparked the comeback by scoring the tying goal late in the first period, and he also handed out three assists in the 5-2 win. Tampa Bay improved to 7-0-1 at its home arena since Jan. 13.
While a four-point night is something to brag about, Point heaped praise on the play of right winger Nikita Kucherov (goal, assist) and goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (25 saves).
Regarding Vasilevskiy, Point said a few crucial saves kept the game from getting completely out of hand.
"We have a lot of belief in our group and never feel out of a game," Point said. "On four-on-four (play), Vasi made a couple of massive saves. That could've been three-zip. That definitely changes our momentum and how we're feeling on the bench."
Point credited Kucherov for leading the charge to five unanswered goals to end the season series against Ottawa with three wins in four outings.
In 17 games, the sharpshooting Kucherov -- who missed 32 games after getting hurt in the season's third contest -- has produced 11 multi-point showings.
"The hardest thing is getting your timing back -- when you've got time, when you can make plays -- but Kuch is so good at that," said Point, who has 40 points (21 goals, 19 assists) in 38 games. "It's so natural to him. Plus, he worked so hard when he was recovering."
After home games against Pittsburgh and Detroit, the Lightning will embark on an arduous six-game trip through the Western Conference.
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The issue of video gaming terminals could stop the bill from moving forward.
US.- With less than two weeks left in the 2022 legislative session, the odds of Missouri legalising sports betting this year are dwindling. Missouri senators have opted not to vote on the House-approved sports betting bill that would legalise in-person and online sports gambling.
It’s all because of the issue of video lottery terminals. Senator Mike Bernskoetter has introduced an amendment to HB 2502 that seeks to remove the part of the bill that would allow an additional 5,000 video lottery terminals (VLT), his argument being that the state already has enough unregulated “gray machines” available.
However, senator Denny Hoskins is convinced that the implementation of VLT’s would serve to reduce the increasing presence of unregulated machines, which he says undermine player protection standards. He also believes that VLT’s would generate $45m per annum in gross gaming revenue.
In the Senate’s version of the bill, 5,000 video lottery games would be allowed with no more than seven per location in truck stops, fraternal and veterans clubs, and the entertainment districts around the six sports venues where the state’s professional teams play.
“They have to be in a separate, enclosed room and that room is under consent video surveillance, it’s connected to a centralized system and only 21 and older can be in that room,” Hoskins explained.
The amended bill would also increases the wagering tax to 10 per cent.
HB 2502, introduced by Republican Dan Houx, is the bill that has made it the furthest in five years of failed legislation. It was introduced on January 19 and would allow both online and retail sports betting. If it passes the Senate, the House will need to concur with any changes made on the Senate floor. Missouri’s current legislative session is scheduled to end on May 13.

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Buoyed By Keystone XL, Pipeline Opponents Want President Biden To ActAfter President Joe Biden revoked Keystone XL’s presidential permit and shut down construction of the long-disputed pipeline that was to carry oil from Canada to Texas, opponents of other pipelines hoped the projects they’ve been fighting would be next.
Federal Judge Orders Dakota Access Pipeline Shut Down For More Environmental ReviewA federal judge on Monday sided with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and ordered the Dakota Access pipeline to shut down until more environmental review is done.
Tribe Files Formal Request For Hearing On Pipeline ExpansionThe Standing Rock Sioux has requested a hearing on a plan by the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline to double the line's capacity. Tribal Chairman Mike Faith says in a letter to state regulators that doubling the pipeline's capacity increases the "consequences as well as the likelihood" of an oil spill.
Landowners' Lawsuit Over Dakota Access Goes To Appeals CourtAttorneys for the 21 landowners are scheduled to take their argument before an 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Thursday.
U.S. Bank Stadium Protester Pleads Guilty To MisdemeanorOne of two protesters at a Minnesota Vikings game in January 2017 pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor public nuisance charge on Tuesday.
Gov't Asks Judge To Reject Injured Pipeline Protester's Evidence RequestThe government is asking a federal judge to reject a request for evidence to be returned to a New York City woman who suffered a serious arm injury in an explosion while protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota.
Spill Response Plan Ruled Mandatory For Dakota Access Pipeline"Although the court is not suggesting that a similar leak is imminent at Lake Oahe, the fact remains that there is an inherent risk with any pipeline."
2 Sentenced To Jail Time For Pipeline ProtestsProtests against the pipeline resulted in 761 arrests from August 2016 to February 2017.
N.D. Tribal Leader Bashes Deal With Dakota Access Pipeline BuilderThe leader of the Standing Rock Sioux and an attorney for private North Dakota landowners believe the builder of the Dakota Access pipeline got off too lightly when it settled allegations that it violated rules including those dealing with artifacts discoveries.
North Dakota Borrows $5M To Cover Policing Costs For Pipeline ProtestNorth Dakota officials on Monday approved borrowing more cash from the state-owned bank to cover policing costs related to protests over the Dakota Access pipeline.
Trial For Woman Accused In DAPL Protest Shooting Moved To FargoThe trial for a Denver woman accused of shooting at law enforcement officers during a protest against the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota has been moved from Bismarck to Fargo.
Company That Built DAPL Sues Greenpeace The company that built the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline filed a lawsuit against Greenpeace and other groups on Tuesday, alleging that they disseminated false and misleading information about the project and interfered with its construction.
Dakota Access Pipeline To Begin Shipping OilThe developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, which is expected to begin shipping oil on Thursday, will face scrutiny later this summer on whether it violated North Dakota rules during construction.
DAPL System Leaked More Than 100 Gallons Of Oil In MarchThe Dakota Access pipeline and a feeder line leaked more than 100 gallons of oil in North Dakota in separate incidents in March as crews prepared the disputed $3.8 billion pipeline for operation.
Oil Pipeline Opponents Going After The MoneyOpposition to the Dakota Access oil pipeline has persuaded some banks to stop supporting projects that might harm the environment or tread on indigenous rights, but calling the divest movement a success might be a stretch.


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Woke up to a gentle rain this morning; the tree |
frogs are singing, our cats are stalking around
shaking their paws and frowning at the wet grass (yes, cats really do frown)and we saw our first crab yesterday, so it appears summer has definitely arrived! Here's the latest Tropical Weather Outlook:
Statement as of 5:00 am PDT on June 18, 2009
For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude..
Showers and thunderstorms associated with an area of low pressure located about 275 miles southwest of Manzanillo Mexico have continued to become better organized overnight...and a tropical
depression could be forming. If this trend continues...advisories could be initiated later today. There is a high chance...greater than 50 percent...of this system becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours. Regardless of development...locally heavy rains may spread over portions of southwestern Mexico during the next day or two as the system moves slowly northwestward to northward.
Showers and thunderstorms are associated with a broad area of low pressure located about 850 miles southwest of Manzanillo Mexico. While this system has changed little in organization over the past several hours...some slow development of this system is possible during the next day or two. There is a low chance...less than 30 percent.... of this system becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours.
Elsewhere...tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 48 hours.
Sounds like more rain is on the way. I'll post
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THE MARRIAGE WRECKER; as One of Britain's Top Legal Figures, Brenda Hale Has Done More to Undermine Marriage Than Anyone. What Further Damage Will She Inflict Now She's Become Our First Female Law Lord?
Byline: MELANIE PHILLIPS
THE FIRST female member of the Law Lords, Dame Brenda Hale, held a press conference last week. There, she gave vent to a variety of fashionable but deeply controversial opinions.
She was in favour, she said, of gay adoption, legally recognised gay partnerships and improved legal rights for heterosexual cohabitants, and wanted to see the concept of fault removed from divorce law.
These issues, among the most divisive in our society, are all political topics. They are the subject of heated debate in Parliament and among the general public.
What, pray, was one of our most senior judges therefore doing in making known her own opinions on these matters?
For judges are not supposed to enter the political fray. We should not know what their views are. If they do nail their colours to a particular mast, they will not be viewed as properly impartial when cases touching upon such issues come to court.
What, indeed, was Dame Brenda doing having a press conference at all? She is a judge, not a politician.
The explanation given was that many journalists wanted to interview her as the first woman Law Lord. All the more reason, then, to be especially mindful of her delicate position, and of the need to uphold the distinction between policymaking and law-enforcement upon which our system has traditionally depended.
Dame Brenda, however, appears to regard her new position as a political platform. This is hardly surprising. For despite the fact that she denied she was a hard-line feminist - 'a soft-line feminist' is the most she admits to - the fact is that she is the most ideological, politically correct judge ever to have been appointed to the highest court in the jurisdiction.
As such, she will be bringing this destructive perspective to bear upon binding legal decisions over some of the most difficult and contentious issues around.
But for the past two decades - first as a legal academic, then as a law commissioner and a judge in the Court of Appeal - she has been one of the most powerful backroom influences over the development of family law.
The disturbing truth is that she has taken it consistently in an antifamily and antiman direction.
Dame Brenda was the principal architect, for example, of the Children Act, which, by giving children 'rights', has helped destroy the authority of adults and made it impossible for teachers, social workers or even parents physically to restrain children from mischief without the child reporting them to the police.
Dame Brenda was behind a Bill in the Nineties - which was eventually withdrawn - which would have given live-in girlfriends who had left the mutual home the right to win a court order to move back, or even have their boyfriends evicted from their own property.
And Dame Brenda was behind the ultimately doomed attempt to remove the concept of fault from divorce law, which would have given the marriage contract less significance than buying a second-hand car. Public opinion - led by the Daily Mail - put paid to that particular initiative.
However, as she announced last week, she still wants to see no-fault divorce introduced. But what is really worrying is that as a judge, Dame Brenda is advocating a change in the law.
This is quite wrong. If judges want to take sides, they should remove their wigs and stand for election to Parliament.
But then, Dame Brenda is used to influencing the development of policy.
For nearly a decade, in the Eighties and early Nineties, she was the driving force behind the Law Commission, the law reform body which takes a consistently radical line and whose proposals frequently turn into legislation.
This body has been consistently hostile to marriage over the years, pushing for easier divorce and for cohabitation rights. …


The Encryption Code
By Phillip Britt
While encryption can protect data from hackers and companies from security breaches, many companies have yet to adopt this type of data protection. Why? Let’s blame it on a handful of misconceptions about the technology, according to two database security practitioners who work closely with companies on encryption implementations.
“We understand that the reason that some companies aren’t implementing encryption isn’t from lack of desire but from misconceptions about it,” said Sheryl Rajbhandari, solutions architect for Teradata, a division of the Dayton, Ohio-based NCR. “They can really get caught up in [the misconceptions].”
Rajbhandari and Hans Meijer, a consultant for Protegrity USA, Inc. in Stamford, Conn., reported that misconceptions stem primarily from many of the security consultants who have set up businesses in recent years. These consultants, who have actually steered clients away from encrypting data, have based their decisions on a number of factors (including cost, complexity, and other issues), according to Rajbhandari and Meijer.
The security regulations are intimidating; some documents are at least 30 pages long. So a chief information officer makes the natural assumption that the actual security tools and implementations will be at least as daunting.
Rajbhandari and Meijer also noted that most firms view security as an expense, which doesn’t contribute anything to the bottom line. As a result, they only employ those basic security measures required by regulation. Even then, if there’s no imminent threat of a security audit, implementation might be delayed.
Surprisingly, Teradata and Protegrity have discussed encryption with many firms that have worked with smaller, newer security companies rather than with more established, veteran consultants, according to Rajbhandari. Here are five major misconceptions that Rajbhandari and Meijer see in their work in the industry.
Misconception No. 1: Encryption is costly.
Among the biggest misconceptions, according to Rajbhandari and Meijer, is the cost of encryption. These two experts talked to firms that expect encryption to cost at least 10 times more than it actually does, Rajbhandari said. Meijer added that companies with databases from different vendors expect encryption to be even more expensive, depending on how many different databases they have.
Meijer explained that Protegrity has an encryption application that works across a variety of databases, so translation software or entirely different applications aren’t needed for each.
Another reason for the misconception about cost is not knowing what needs to be encrypted in order for data to remain secure. “You need to think logically about what needs to be encrypted,” Rajbhandari said.
“A clear understanding of the potential damage from data theft will quickly put the initial investment costs in alarming perspective,” she added. Fines, required notifications, and negative publicity from security breaches can force companies into bankruptcy or into undesired business restructuring. Some business experts have said that the data breach sustained by CardSystems Solutions, Inc. in Atlanta was a major reason for the recent sale of the company.
Rajbhandari and Meijer estimated that companies spend millions of dollars recovering from internal data theft. External theft adds additional countless dollars. Many state laws require that customers be notified if there is a data breach that could have compromised their data (even if there’s no evidence that it ever was), as in the much-publicized incidents of lost data tapes by financial institutions, Marriott International Washington, D.C., and others during the past year. The cost of encryption should be considered in that context.
Misconception No. 2: Following standards and rules guarantees data protection.
Many companies believe that if a company follows data security standards and other compliance rules then their data will be secure, according to Rajbhandari and Meijer. However, many of the regulations recommend security procedures and best practices rather than require certain procedures. Even following the law will leave security holes.
“A lot of companies are doing only what they need to in order to pass a [security] audit,” Rajbhandari said. Even regulations that require encryption do so to make sure the corporate database can be encrypted. But these rules don’t discuss protection of incoming company data.
They recommended evaluating security risks in the overall architecture. This includes network, user access, and database permissions. The experts advise thinking inside out instead of outside in. Start by securing the data at rest, and then secure the data in transit all the way to the client. Securing with hardware involves firewalls, software encryption of the communication between the database and client, and strong password rules for application users.
Rajbhandari and Meijer added that if a Web-based application is used, it is also important to secure the communication between the Web application to the client and apply strong authentication into the Web application. Encrypted data is still at risk of being exposed to network traffic sniffers or spyware. Statistical attacks can be made successfully on encrypted data if powerful encryption algorithms are not used.
Securing access to data can also ensure that network traffic comes from valid TCP/IP addresses during approved work hours. This lessens the chance that hackers can access user authentication (user IDs and passwords) for hardware, software, and sensitive data. Both Rajbhandari and Meijer recommended that companies use active monitoring software to recognize valid, acceptable network traffic.
Misconception No. 3: Data encryption will require more capacity and storage.
The third major misconception is that adding security will increase data storage and capacity requirements. The actual amount of additional space depends on encryption needs. Not everything needs to be encrypted, according to Meijer.
Even with sensitive information, such as credit card data, not all columns need to be encrypted for security. A credit card might have separate columns for the card number, expiration date, cardholder’s name, address, and other information. Only the first two columns actually need to be encrypted to secure the data, Meijer said.
In practice, data overhead for encryption adds less than 5 percent to storage needs. This is achieved when a thorough analysis of the sensitive data is made and when only key fields can be encrypted. By increasing disk size to 73 GB, the majority of Teradata and Protegrity customers systems can accommodate the 5-percent disk increase without any additional hardware.
Misconception No. 4: Adding encryption reduces performance.
Knowing what needs to be encrypted for security reasons can also limit loss of performance, according to Meijer. Some companies don’t want to see any slower performance of systems once encryption is added, but that’s simply not possible unless a company adds more processing power, Meijer said.
“By using Teradata’s parallel architecture, all hardware components are working to encrypt/ decrypt data simultaneously,” Rajbhandari said. As a result, performance degradation is minimal. In a recent case, the average change in performance was less than 2 percent in testing. The parallel architecture is efficient because it executes all physical nodes and logical processor units.
Misconception No. 5: Encryption will put a strain on the network.
The fifth misconception is that adding encryption will put a tremendous strain on database performance during queries and loads. Again, the additional strain on the database depends on the amount of encryption that is actually required, which is usually less than companies expect, according to Meijer.
Another way to reduce strain on the network from multiple queries is to understand the system impact where the application’s data model searches for sensitive data—in columns that may require the data model to be redesigned.
One approach is to investigate whether any area of the sensitive data column can be exposed, according to Rajbhandari and Meijer. An analyst or administrator can then use that exposed area as search criteria—and the rest of the sensitive column could remain encrypted.
By understanding the realities and the misconceptions regarding implementation and encryption usage, those chief information officers charged with protecting customer data could find the solution easier to implement/use and more affordable than they thought, Rajbhandari and Meijer said.
Phillip Britt, president and CEO of S&P Enterprises, Inc., is a business writer who covers key topics in the information industry. His e-mail is email@example.com. Send your comments about this article to firstname.lastname@example.org.
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The advantages of cloud computing were dramatically illustrated last week by researchers working on the STAR nuclear physics experiment at Brookhaven National Laboratory's Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collider. New simulation results were needed for presentation at the Quark Matter physics conference; but all the computational resources were either committed to other tasks or did not support the environment needed for STAR computations. Fortunately, working with technology developed by the Nimbus team at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, the STAR researchers were able to dynamically provision virtual clusters on commercial cloud computers and run the additional computations just in time.
Nimbus is an open source cloud computing infrastructure that provides tools allowing users to deploy virtual machines on resources, similar to Amazon's EC2, as well as user-level tools such as the Nimbus Context Broker that combines several deployed virtual machines into "turnkey" virtual clusters.
The Nimbus team at Argonne has been collaborating with STAR researchers at Brookhaven's Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider for a few years. Both research groups are supported by DOE's Office of Science.
"The benefits of virtualization were clear to us early on," said Jerome Lauret, software and computing project leader for the STAR experiment. "We can configure the virtual machine image exactly to our needs and have a fully validated experimental software stack ready for use." The image can then be overlaid on top of remote resources using infrastructure such as Nimbus.
With cloud computing, Lauret said, a 100-node STAR cluster can be online in minutes. In contrast, Grid resources available at sites not expressly dedicated to STAR can take months to configure.
The STAR scientists initially developed and deployed their virtual machines on a small Nimbus cloud configured at the University of Chicago. Then they used the Nimbus Context Broker to configure the customized cloud into Grid clusters which served as platform for remote job submission using existing Grid tools. However, these resources soon proved insufficient to support STAR production runs.
"A typical production run will require on the order of 100 nodes for a week or more," said Lauret.
To meet these needs, the Argonne Nimbus team turned to Amazon EC2. A Nimbus gateway was developed to allow scientists to easily move between the small Nimbus cloud and Amazon EC2.
"In the early days, the gateway served as a protocol adapter as well," said Kate Keahey, the lead of the Nimbus project. "But eventually we found it easier to simply adapt Nimbus to be protocol-interoperable with EC2 so that the scientists could move their virtual machines between the University of Chicago cloud and Amazon easily."
Over the past year, the STAR experiment in collaboration with the Nimbus team successfully conducted a few noncritical runs and performance evaluations on EC2. The results were encouraging. When the last-minute production request came for new simulations, the STAR researchers had virtual machine images ready to go.
"It was a textbook case of EC2 usage," said Keahey. "The overloaded STAR resources were elastically 'extended' by additional virtual clusters deployed on EC2." The run used more than 300 virtual nodes at a time, using the default EC2 instances at first and moving on to the high-CPU medium EC2 instances later to speed the calculations.
Using cloud resources to generate last-minute results for the Quark Matter conference demonstrates that the use of cloud resources for science has moved beyond "testing waters" and into real production. According to Keahey, virtualization and cloud computing provide an ideal platform for resource sharing.
"One day a provider could be running STAR images, and the next day it could be climate calculations in entirely different images, with little or no effort," said Keahey. "With Nimbus, a virtual cluster can be online in minutes."
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JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING THE REOPENING OF THE SMITH CENTER AND BROADWAY
I am thrilled to be retuning to the Smith Center for the Performing Arts with my newly created show, “Home! – A Return to Broadway” … a heart pounding musical revue celebrating the reopening of Broadway and the resilience of the human spirit. The show features some of Broadway’s greatest hits from composers such as George Gershwin, Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein, Harold Arlen, Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Schwartz, Leonard Bernstein, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Benj Pasek And Justin Paul, Sarah McLaughlin, Jason Robert Brown, and many more.
The show is backed by an incredible band, with musical direction by three-time MAC Award winning Broadway veteran Mark Hartman, whose credits include Sondheim on Sondheim, Avenue Q, The Fantasticks, Feinstein’s/54 Below, Café Carlyle, Birdland, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and much more.
Featuring several surprise guests, this feel-good show will have you smiling and singing along to Broadway hits of yesterday and today. Expect to laugh, cry, and leave smiling.
Ticket prices range between $29.00 and $45.00.
Presented in the intimate setting of Myron's Cabaret Jazz at a special twilight time of 6 PM, this promises to be a wonderful evening of the iconic hits of Broadway. See you there!


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On the cover . . . A pair of “new” .45 ACPs: a stainless Ruger SR 1911 and a Remington R1 Enhanced model. Pistol photos by Charles E. Petty. Background photo by Terry Wieland. This issue features: The Mysterious .44s- Reloader’s Press by Dave Scovill, .401 Herter’s Powermag- Bullets & Brass by Brian Pearce, .240 Weatherby Magnum- Cartridge Board by Gil Sengel, Alliant’s AR-Comp- Propellant Profiles by R.H. VanDenburg Jr., Case Trimming- Mike’s Shootin’ Shack by Mike Venturino, Battle of the .45 Colt Bulge- From the Hip by Brian Pearce, The Mystery of the .380 ACP- Pistol Pointers by Charles E. Petty, The “Latest” 1911s- New Pistols from Ruger and Remington by Charles E. Petty, Getting Down to Cases- The Joys (and Sorrows) of Brass by Terry Wieland, Investigating the Lever Revolution- Rubber-Tipped Bullets for Leverguns by Mike Venturino, .257 Weatherby Magnum- Handloads for a Hot Rod by John Haviland and much more!


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You know I was feelin kinda down when i heard Lebron was 'supposedly' goin to Miami, but we dont need basketball, cuz chicago artists got this rap shit LOCKED. Here's another joint you gon enjoy from A-Way featuring Sunny Money
A-Way feat. Sunny Money -Dun Ya (produced by GARCIA VEGA)
A-Way also has a mixtape on the market "A-Way or the Highway Vol. 1" which is available online already and will be posted in our featured mixtape section, and Volume 2 of the series is set to drop soon. You can holla at the homie and let em know you feelin the new joint at the links listed below...

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Collapsible rain barrel, a revolutionary solution for sustainable water conservation and gardening enthusiasts. This innovative product combines functionality, durability and Eco-friendliness to bring you a convenient and efficient way to collect and store rainwater.The collapsible water rain collector is made of high-quality lightweight materials and designed to be portable and sturdy. Its collapsible design allows for easy storage when not in use, making it perfect for those with limited space. When you need it, simply deploy and install in minutes. With ample [insert capacity] capacity, it can collect a lot of rainwater even during downpours.
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Please read these instructions thoroughly before using this product.By adhering to our recommended usage guidelines,you will enjoy a hassle-free installation process and learn the correct methods of operation for optimum results.
*This water barrel sale is used for collecting rainwater.In order for the product to achieve maximum utility and to store rainwater,it must be connected to the downpipe usually located on the side of your house.
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Follow these simple instructions for easy assembly.
*Remove the water bag from the packing box and unfold it, inspecting it carefully.
*Remove the outlet accessory and unscrew the obturating ring and the fixed screw cap from the top of the outlet accessory.See figure 1 below.
*Insert the main part of the outlet accessory through the installing hole of the water bag
*Screw down the fixed screw cap and obturating ring from the inner side of the water bag.
*Closely review instructions for the correct assembly sequence for the installed outlet accessory.
These are the final fitting instructions for proper assembly.Again please study this carefully.
*Remove the supporting bar accessory from the packing box.
*Insert the five piece-supporting bar into the five corresponding holes on the rainwater collection buckets.
*Be sure to face the plastic stepping stone in the bottom toward the earth.This stepping stone can be used after installation.
*Closely review the illustrations to help you understand the correct assembly sequence for this portion of the process.
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*After proper installation of the tank,engage the infall which is equipped with a textilene filtration net and is located on the top of the tank.The infall will filter out.impurities in the water which will allow for easy clearance inside the raindrop rain barrel.See illustration below
*Open the zipper on the top of the barrel which will make it possible to expose the entire top part of the tank.Taking this step will make it more convenient to store and fetch eater.The overflow portion on the barrel top will divert redundant water automatically when the barrel is at full capacity.
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*Be sure to install the unit on a flat surface.
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*Insert the support legs into the sewn hems located on the side of the storage tank.See illustration.The remainder of the components come pre-assembled.
*Select the permanent position of the water butt,making certain that the surface is even and can withstand the total weight of the water butt when the unit is filled.Attach the white flexible pipe to the overflow valve.This pipe has multiple uses.It can be used to link an additional water butt,divert water to a drain or attach to a rain trap.
*Position the downpipe receptor directly under the downpipe in order to collect rainwater via the lid mesh filter.By doing so,unwanted debris will not contaminate the water.
*Connect the flexible pipe to a downpipe trap(not included).
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the bank does not charge any fee on COVID-19 loan applications as claimed in false reports circulated on social media.
The CBN’s Director, Corporate Communications Department, Isaac Okorafor, said this in a statement in Abuja on Monday.
Mr Okorafor explained that procedures for accessing the N50 billion Targeted Credit Facility (TCF) stimulus package for households and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises affected by the pandemic were clearly spelt out.
“The attention of CBN has again been drawn to false reports on the social media circles, that loan seekers and owners of small scale businesses who apply for loans provided to cushion the effects of COVID-19 are required to pay a certain amount as application processing fees.CBN urges members of the public to disregard any message requiring them to pay any amount to process their applications.
“Members of the public, particularly, households and owners of small scale businesses are therefore advised to disregard any message requiring them to pay any amount to process their applications.
“Prospective applicants are advised to approach NIRSAL Micro Finance Bank or the CBN branch nearest to them for clarification on the procedure for accessing any of the bank’s related loans.
“Any observed irregularities should be reported to the Consumer Protection department of the CBN via email@example.com or call 07002255226” he stated.
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A mainstay of the British techno scene, Perc has been advancing the genre for nearly 20 years, incorporating influences from noise, drone and industrial music into extensive 4/4 builds that flirt with experimentation without losing sight of reason. to be music – to make people dance.
Perc’s latest EP is a distinctively vigorous three-track collection of tête-à-tête that sees the producer reducing his ideas to a handful of powerful elements that compress maximalist intensity into a minimalist package. After the record’s release, we sat down with Perc to hear his five essential tips for music production, covering kick layering, sidechain build-ups, and the dangers of over-EQing.
1. Analog front digital
“I’m not a purist and use a mix of analog and digital processing ranging from free plugins and cheap second-hand guitar pedals to more expensive circuit-modeled plugins and valve rack units. It might just be me, but I’ve found that getting a signal out of my computer through analog gear, and then into a chain of plugins, always works better than the other way around.
“I think the analog gear colors the signal and takes away the digital advantage before the very precise control of the plugins kicks in. I use Ableton Live and all of my external hardware effects are set up using routings. recorded external audio effects, so it’s easy for me to change the order of an effects chain when experimenting with a sound.
2. The sidechain build-up trick
“I don’t use a lot of risers or stacks of effects when I start to break down a track, but if I want an increase in the intensity of an arrangement before a breakdown, I automate the ratio controls. all tracks that are sidechain compressed from the kick In. As the track approaches a break, I automate the ratio controls of all compressors slowly down to 1: 1.
“This reduces the side chain effect and the separation of the tracks and also gradually increases their volume. It makes the trail a bit more chaotic and messy when you get to a break without having to use risers or white noise or something (which I don’t like). Then as the track picks up after the break, I automate the ratio controls to their original setting before the first kick.
3. Pay attention to stack the kicks
“I used to lose my focus sometimes and build bass drums that were six or even eight layers and they often sounded good in the studio but terrible when testing the track in the club. Working with Ansome has taught me how important it is to make sure all elements of your kick are in sync and that’s something I’m really watching now. I also reduced the number of items I use for a kick. Two or three layers are the most I’ll be using now and if the kick doesn’t work with just a few layers then throw it off and start over.
“Most of my songs now only have one kick layer, then maybe a high-pitched transient like the very beginning of a closed 909 hi-hat, but the transient will be filtered by a high-pass filter at a frequency. so high that it is far from close. interfering with the main kick frequencies. I like that my transients are barely noticeable, they should just provide a bit of attack and click the kick, and like the reverb, I only want to notice them when I’m cutting them, not when they’re active.
4. Do not use templates
“I’ve seen people on YouTube open their DAWs and the kick is already on channel 1, snares and claps on 2, some kind of bass synth on 3, lead synth on 4 etc with a reverb on aux. 1 and a reverb on aux 2. Yes it’s handy and if you want to do a track in a few hours it really helps, I prefer to start from zero every time.
“I think it helps each track sound unique and keeps you from doing the same things over and over again. When I open Ableton Live there is a limiter and a plugin for mono low frequencies on the master channel, but they are disabled and that’s it. Everything else has to be done from scratch every time and that means I never know which direction I’m going to go and I really like it.
5. Don’t equalize the life of your song
“Years ago I would automatically add a high pass EQ band to every channel that wasn’t kick or bass and to all of my aux return tracks. After a while, I realized that it made my pieces lifeless and brittle. Cutting frequencies to prevent a sound from overlapping the kick is fine, but doing it by default on each channel without stopping to think about whether it’s really necessary can quickly suck all the life and warmth out of a track. .
“The point to remember is not to fall back on default behaviors and to think through every production and engineering decision in relation to that particular sound and its place in the track you’re working on. “