I know that country isn't everyone's cup of tea but this was the most influential country artist of all time IMO.
He sure was. I'm not a country fan, but when I have enough to drink at the campfire and whip out my guitar and start strumming "There's a Tear in My Beer", it's a rare individual that isn't singing along by the time I get to "you are on my lonely mind".
Arizona just dropping indictments on the fake electors and trump inner circle including Rudy, Meadows, Boris Epshteyn and others. Trump is unindicted co conspirator #1
Since pit got us turned country, I would be remiss without mentioning Patti Loveless and Garth. I would marry Patti tomorrow - right after my quick divorce lol - if she asked me, her voice is angelic.
Matt Mays, a Canadian roots rocker who is virtually unknown in the U.S. Rod Stewart. Just a few.
I don't want to bogart this thread but I felt I had to post this song. It is a jazz classic that many consider to be one of the greatest recordings.
Everyone has their own preferences in music which makes them all valid. From my point of view I don't know if music will ever again reach this level of sophistication.
That sounds reasonable. Players do that a lot. As of now Amari Cooper's contract expires at the end of the 2024 season. From my understanding the Browns have been working to extend his contract. So the entire answer to all of this are two fold. If they extend Cooper's contract Jeudy will not be the #1 WR in Cleveland. That greatly diminishes his leverage in getting more money as the #2 WR.
If however the Browns can not sign Cooper to an extension and Jeudy can step up big time your scenario is a possibility.
Gaza could surpass famine thresholds in six weeks, WFP official says
GENEVA, April 24 (Reuters) - The Gaza Strip could surpass famine thresholds of food insecurity, malnutrition and mortality in six weeks, an official from the World Food Programme said on Wednesday. "We are getting closer by the day to a famine situation," said Gian Caro Cirri, Geneva director of the World Food Programme (WFP).
"There is reasonable evidence that all three famine thresholds -- food insecurity, malnutrition and mortality -- will be passed in the next six weeks."
A U.N.-backed report published in March said that famine was imminent and likely to occur by May in northern Gaza and could spread across the enclave by July. On Tuesday, a U.S. official said the risk of famine in Gaza, especially in the north, was very high.
Cirri was speaking at the launch of a report by the Global Network Against Food Crises, an alliance of humanitarian and development actors including United Nations agencies, the World Bank, the European Union and the United States.
In its report, the network described the 2024 outlook for the Middle East and Africa as extremely concerning due to the Gaza war and restricted humanitarian access, as well as the risk of the conflict spreading elsewhere in the region.
"As for Gaza, the conflict makes it difficult and sometimes impossible to reach affected people," Cirri said.
"We need to scale up massively our assistance... But under the current conditions, I'm afraid the situation will further deteriorate."
The United Nations has long complained of obstacles to getting aid in and distributing it throughout Gaza in the six months since Israel began an aerial and ground offensive against Gaza's ruling Islamist militant group Hamas.
Israel has denied hindering supplies of humanitarian aid and blames aid agencies for inefficiencies in distribution.
Israel's military campaign has reduced much of the territory of 2.3 million people to a wasteland with a humanitarian disaster unfolding since Oct. 7, when Hamas ignited war by storming into southern Israel.
Cirri said that the only way to steer clear of famine in Gaza was to ensure immediate and daily deliveries of food supplies.
"They've been selling off their belongings to buy food. They are most of the time destitute," he said.
So Israel, the nation that controls everything that goes in and out of the territory is blaming others because the aid isn't getting in as we watch aid trucks backed up at the border not being allowed entry. Over 95 aid workers have been killed by indiscriminate bombing and the the latest WCK workers directly targeted. Hmmmmm, something doesn't add up there.
I'm actually very much in favor of banning noncompetes, unless specific consideration (read $$$$$) was given separately, either as a clause or as a separate contract. In that case, I think it should be enforced.
From my own OG conservative viewpoint, I actually think it's the role of government to foster competition, because that drives companies to give a better product and try harder. In this case, it drives companies to be more incentivized to retain better talent. Let's face it. The pro-corporation element running rampant through neo-conservativism has driven both product quality and innovation down. See Boeing, et al.
The trade secrets and proprietary information assertions are a tired excuse. I've seen my corporate counterparts shout those from a rooftop for everything. "Hey, Bob, why didn't you give me that proposal on time?" "TRADE SECRETS AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION!"
"How's the weather?" "TRADE SECRETS AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION!!!!"
It's a lazy excuse. I would also be more than confident that they have other clauses or contracts with their employees that are essential non-disclosure agreements that would ban the sharing of that type of information anyhow. I didn't see anything about this ruling that would nullify those provisions.
The Census data also show that 9 of the 10 states with the lowest median household income were Red: Mississippi, Arkansas, West Virginia, Kentucky, Alabama, Tennessee, Louisiana, South Carolina and Oklahoma.
I don't get it either. As they watch their politicians time and time again rail against their own best interests they keep voting for them. It's kind of like older Americans who tend to support the side that is working towards cutting their social security benefits.
Mississippi is one of those deep south juxtaposition states. It's very poor yet also very red. Per Google, it has the second higher poverty rate of any state in the country, after New Mexico. You would think programs like Medicaid and welfare would generally be more of a priority for the constituents, but I guess not??
To clarify as well, this is not me taking a side - just being surprised at the dynamic.
North Carolina man sentenced to six years in prison for attacking police with pole at Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who became a fugitive after a federal jury convicted him of assaulting police officers during the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced on Tuesday to six years in prison.
David Joseph Gietzen, 31, of Sanford, North Carolina, struck a police officer with a pole during a mob’s Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
Gietzen told U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols that he didn’t intend to hurt anybody that day. But he didn’t express any regret or remorse for his actions on Jan. 6, when he joined a mob of Donald Trump supporters in interrupting the joint session of Congress for certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory.
“I have to make it explicitly known that I believe I did the right thing,” he said before learning his sentence.
The judge said Gietzen made it clear during his trial testimony — and his sentencing hearing — that he clings to his baseless beliefs that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Trump.
“Mr. Gietzen essentially was unapologetic today about his conduct,” Nichols said.
Last August, a jury convicted Gietzen of eight counts, including assault and civil disorder charges. After his trial conviction, Gietzen disregarded a court order to report to prison on Oct. 20, 2023, while awaiting sentencing. He missed several hearings for his case before he was arrested at his mother’s home in North Carolina on Dec. 12, 2023.
“This pattern of flouting rules and laws and doing what he wants, regardless of the consequences, is how Gietzen operates,” prosecutors wrote in a court filing.
Defense attorney Ira Knight said Gietzen apparently remained at his house, “just waiting to be picked up,” and wasn’t on the run from authorities or trying to hide after his conviction.
Prosecutors recommended a prison term of 10 years and one month for Gietzen, who worked as a computer programming engineer after graduating from North Carolina State University in 2017 with bachelor’s degrees in computer engineering and electrical engineering.
“Clearly, Gietzen is bright and able to get something done when he puts his mind to it – be it a college degree or assaulting officers as part of in a violent mob,” prosecutors wrote.
Gietzen’s attorneys requested a four-year prison sentence.
“David’s current philosophy is that he no longer wishes to be engaged with the political process,” defense attorneys wrote. “His involvement with politics has concluded and should be an indication to the Court that he is no longer interested in being a threat to the public or political process.”
Gietzen traveled to Washington, D.C., with his brother from their home in North Carolina. He attended then-President Donald Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally near the White House on Jan. 6 before marching to the Capitol.
As the mob of Trump supporters overwhelmed a police line on the Capitol’s West Plaza, Gietzen shoved a police officer, grabbed another officer’s gas mask and struck an officer with a pole.
“And all of Gietzen’s violence was based on a lack of respect for law enforcement and the democratic process — its goal was to get himself and other rioters closer to the building so they could interfere with the certification of the election,” prosecutors wrote.
Gietzen later bragged about participating in the riot in messages to friends and relatives, saying he had “never been prouder to be an American.”
More than 1,350 people have been charged with Capitol riot-related federal crimes. Over 800 of them have been sentenced, with roughly two-thirds getting terms of imprisonment ranging from a few days to 22 years.
I think I would not sleep on Jerry Jeudy this season. After Amon-Ra St.Brown signs his new 30 million/year contract, Jerry will want something similar since he was projected to be much better.
