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SUPERSUCKERS to release new album "Suck It" on September 21st

30th anniversary tour confirmed for the Fall

"We've finally become the band that we've always threatened to be," says singer-bassist Eddie Spaghetti, calling, as ever, from the road. With the Supersucker odometer clicking on three decades this very year, the self-proclaimed Greatest Rock n' Roll Band in the World is marking the occasion with a loud, resounding Suck It. Off the blocks, this 12th studio album from the band showcases a ruthless, get-it-done trio that sounds rebuilt from Motorhead parts, with a singer-bassist transmuting Lemmy's mojo to rasp "You said to grab it / Just hook or stab it / And now I gotta have it - All of the time."

"Once we tapped into that vibe, we really ran with it," Eddie says of All the Time, which opens an album he and core 'Suckers Marty Chandler (guitar) and drummer Chris Von Streicher (drums) recorded early this year at Bismeaux Studio in Austin, TX, cutting all ten tracks in four days. "And it sounds great," says Eddie. "There's not a lick I wish we could have back."

One upside to putting 30 years of work in: You get better. One downside: Few around you do. The History of Rock n' Roll begins by lamenting a key knowledge gap among youngsters: "The difference between what sucks and what's good" - going on to illustrate the latter with an exuberant chorus: "Like Rocket From The Crypt / And the New Bomb Turks / Let's hear it for the Hangmen / Yeah they know how it works..." The list goes on: "How 'bout Zen Guerrilla man / They were fucking killer / And I am just amazed / Every time I see the Bell Rays." In the tradition of "Dancing in the Streets" or "Land of 1,000 Dances," the rhyming list song flips a crank's tirade into a roll call of fallen heroes: "Don't forget Danko and the Didjits / And the motherfucking Dwarves man / Yeah the Dwarves!" Eddie Spaghetti says it's all from the heart. "I had the line in my head for a long time - 'a footnote to an anecdote in the history of Rock n' Roll,'" he recalls. "I'm happy it came off snarky and crotchety but at the same time, celebratory about all these great bands that I really love, wish everybody else loved, and get bent out of shape that they don't."

By rights, Eddie Spaghetti should be way more than bent out of shape. Three years ago, he packed his wife Jessica, their sons Quattro and Zeke, and daughter Elvis into an SUV pulling a 29-foot Argosy Airstream, setting out from Seattle to spend a year as a family on the road - a year that was ended eight days later by a patch of black ice in Oklahoma. "That turned everything upside down," Eddie says of the crash, which was swiftly followed by a diagnosis of throat cancer and put the uninsured sometime country singer on a blue-collar trajectory from trailer to ICU room in just under six months. With his family living out of a minivan, Eddie got treated at City of Hope in Los Angeles, spending four days intubated and another six months fed by a tube before clawing his way back to Rock n' Roll. "I'm back, for sure," he says now. "It was a rough one though."

Since this is the first batch of Supersuckers released since then, some come from genuine darkness. "Everything happens for a reason" begins the track Dead Inside. "What a stupid thing to say." Four-on-the-floor cowbell and singsong chorus turn this telegram from the abyss into what Eddie rightly calls "a pop song. Back when bands used to have hits, this one could totally be a hit." The Worst Thing Ever describes the bottom in these same straight-shooting terms, the kind you hear throughout the Supersuckers oeuvre-giddily trashy paeans to hooch, Satan, or deviant sex in offhandedly-witty light verse.

This has been more or less their métier since the group of high school buddies from Tucson first moved to Seattle in 1990, signing with Sub Pop and becoming grunge's sole country-music dabblers, going so far as to back up Willie Nelson on the Tonight Show. On Suck It, Eddie's forays into country are reflected solely in the bluesy nod of Cold, Wet Wind. Otherwise, their expansive hardcore-band aesthetic came through time-tested Supersucker methodology: "writing songs in hotel rooms, dirty back stages, and all the shitholes we're always play at," says Eddie, whose fleet pen and nimble wit aren't to be overlooked-the gifts of a NSFW James Thurber or an inhalant-abusing Dorothy Parker.

"If somebody is a carpenter for 30 years, they're gonna be a fucking good carpenter, you know?" says Eddie. "So it shouldn't be such a surprise that a band just gets better over time and I really genuinely believe that we have," he says. And near-death experiences aside, Eddie says "It's really sort of a miracle. I mean, who does anything for 30 years anymore?" On this summer's 30th-anniversary tour, the band will play songs from Suck It, some country faves, and two of their Sub Pop records in its entirety.

As a whole, Suck It brings to mind that old friend who's awesome to hang out with even if his life is in the shitter. "I tend to do my best work when I'm feeling good," Eddie says. "I don't tend to channel dark stuff into my Rock n' Roll, but it makes for a more interesting record. I've come to realize what we do is not for everyone, but I still feel like we have hit songs. This one sounds like it's coming from dudes in their 50s who've been doing it for a long time and have this stupid hope that someday somebody will hear our song and make it popular like it oughta be. Because that is the truth."

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Pre-order: https://mvdshop.com/products/supersuckers-suck-it-cd

Tracklisting:

All Of the Time (5:14)

The History of Rock 'n' Roll (5:37)

Dead Inside (3.33)

Breaking My Balls (3:10)

The Worst Thing Ever (3:46)

What's Up (With This Motherfucking Thing?) (1:46)

Cold Wet Wind (3:16)

(Im Gonna Choke Myself and Masturbate) 'Til I Die )2:52)

Private Parking Lot (3:12)

Beerdrinkers and Hellraisers (w/ Jesse Dayton)(3:37)

US Tour Dates 2018:

07/26/18 - Bend, OR @ Volcanic Theatre Pub

07/27/18 - Reno, NV @ July Jam / Greater Nevada Field

07/28/18 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of the Hill

07/29/18 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Moe's Alley

07/31/18 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge

08/01/18 - Tustin, CA @ Marty's on Newport

08/02/18 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah

08/03/18 - West Hollywood, CA @ Viper Room

08/04/18 - Mount Baldy, CA @ Mt Baldy Ski Resort

08/05/18 - Long Beach, CA @ Alex's Bar

09/01/18 - Milwaukee, WI @ Harley-Davidson Museum

09/07/18 - Birmingham, AL @ Zydeco

09/08/18 - Huntsville, AL @ Sidetracks Music Hall

09/09/18 - Knoxville, TN @ The Concourse

09/11/18 - Tampa, FL @ Brass Mug

09/12/18 - Orlando, FL @ Soundbar

09/13/18 - Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits

09/14/18 - Savannah, GA @ The Jinx

09/15/18 - Charleston, SC @ The Royal American

09/16/18 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl

09/18/18 - Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle Music Hall

09/19/18 - Raleigh, NC @ The Pour House Music Hall

09/21/18 - Wilmington, NC @ Reggie's

09/22/18 - Richmond, VA @ The Camel

09/23/18 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Shaka's Live

09/24/18 - Washington, DC @ Pearl Street Warehouse

09/26/18 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge

09/27/18 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Upstairs

09/28/18 - Worcester, MA @ The Cove Music Hall

09/29/18 - New Haven, CT @ Cafe Nine

09/30/18 - Troy, NY @ Hangar on the Hudson

10/02/18 - Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place

10/03/18 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom

10/05/18 - Erie, PA @ Kings Rook Club

10/07/18 - Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Bar

10/09/18 - Minneapolis, MN @ Uptown VFW

10/10/18 - Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews

10/11/18 - Waterloo, IA @ Spicoli's

10/12/18 - Lombard, IL @ Brauerhouse

10/13/18 - Pekin, IL @ Twisted Spoke

10/14/18 - Nashville, TN @ Exit/In

#IFTTT #Blogger #Moosterrecords #punkrock #punk

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perfectirishgifts · 4 years

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How The Global Pandemic Became An Inflection Point For Drones

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How The Global Pandemic Became An Inflection Point For Drones

The automatic landing of a drone with a case for medical samples and supplies in Berlin, Germany, … [] Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

As the pandemic continues to rampage across the globe, forcing much of the world into a semi-shutdown, the digital economy has seen explosive growth. While brick-and-mortar businesses struggle to stay afloat, companies that enable deliveries and services in the home are working hard just to keep up with demand. Even with the hope of a vaccine, the realities of working, shopping, and socializing remotely may permanently reshape human behavior. This unexpected shift has created a gap for new technologies, especially those that speed up the delivery of goods. Now, more than ever is the time for drones.

The earliest concept of a drone—or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)—dates back to 1849, according to Interesting Engineering, when Austria launched unpiloted hot air balloons stuffed with explosives over the city of Venice. By the beginning of World War I, advancements in technology led to the development of remote controlled aircraft by a British scientist and the U.S. Army. Suddenly, UAVs went from fantasy to serious military technologies with real potential for generating revenue.

I’ve been following modern drone technology since the U.S. military began deploying UAVs for reconnaissance. This was a turning point for drones. Worldwide interest and development in UAVs led to more sophisticated models that could fly longer and at increasing heights. Since then, militaries around the world have continued to pour money into drone research, but it wasn’t until about the last ten years that the concept of drones for commercial use really caught on.

In 2013, Jeff Bezos predicted Amazon would be delivering packages with drones by 2018. While that deadline passed without Amazon packages descending from the skies, the interest in commercial drones has only gone up. Business Insider Intelligence predicts that global shipments of UAVs for the enterprise will reach 2.4 million by 2023—increasing at a 66.8% compound annual growth rate.

It’s too early to tell if the pandemic and its impact on in-person business will be the shot in the arm to propel the commercial drone market forward, but companies around the world are rushing to put forth drones that can serve numerous enterprise applications in multiple industries, including construction, agriculture, inspection and food and medicine delivery. Here are a few examples:

1. Package Delivery: Bezos’ dream of drones delivering Amazon packages is one step closer to reality. This past August, the company was granted federal approval to operate its fleet of Prime Air delivery drones. Meanwhile, Wing, Alphabet’s drone delivery service, has been making deliveries for a year in Christiansberg, VA. The contactless service, which provides residents deliveries from Walgreens, CVS, and a number of other local stores, reportedly really took off during the pandemic—a sure sign that drones may soon be making deliveries around the country as the need for social distancing drags on.

2. Food Delivery: Uber started several food delivery trials in partnership with McDonalds, including one in San Diego, but it is just one of many companies experimenting with drones for food delivery. In Alabama, Deuce Drone is expected to start deliveries from Buffalo Wild Wings and grocery chain, Rouses Markets, by the end of the year. Meanwhile, in North Dakota, golfers can get snacks delivered on the course thanks to Flytrex. The company is also testing drones for meal delivery in North Carolina. Food delivery is expected to be a huge segment for drones.

3. Medical Delivery: Earlier this year, company Zipline jumped in with its drones to help aid delivery of PPE to a Novant Health Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. The company said it was the first emergency drone logistics operation to help hospitals respond to the pandemic. Eventually drones could deliver other life-saving medical supplies, including blood, vaccines and donated organs which could make all the difference, especially in remote areas where healthcare can be more difficult to access.

Most of the elements needed to enable the widespread use of drones in the consumer and enterprise markets are available. These include, drone size, advanced navigation systems, geolocation, 2D and 3D image capturing and AI. Here’s a short list of the companies enabling the newest drone technology:

· Skydio has created an artificial intelligence system that introduces learning and decision making into autonomous drone flightpath;

· Volansi is a developer of logistics solutions for autonomous drone deliveries;

· DroneDeploy offers cloud-based drone mapping and an analytics platform;

· ALBORA Technologies provides next-generation geolocation technologies for drones.

While the technology is nearly there, we still have some major challenges to overcome before drones truly flood the sky. These include:

· better cyber security to prevent hacking and hijacking;

· a streamlined process for FAA approval of different applications;

· Ability to carry asymmetric and imbalanced payloads by smart inflight balancing;

· Enhanced drone design to mitigate in-flight rotor failure

· Robotic arms for pick-up and drop-off; and

· Delivery of multiple packages per flight rather than single delivery per mission;

Drones have been on the radar of startups and big companies for a while, but the demands of the stay-at-home economy have added a degree of urgency that wasn’t there before. In the next few years, I think advances in robotics and AI will drastically improve drone technology and allow it to truly take over tasks that are too dangerous or undesirable for humans to do. Drones are here to stay. We are at the very beginning of this technology curve which will impact almost every sector of the economy. My advice for entrepreneurs is to reach for the skies.

From Entrepreneurs in Perfectirishgifts

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lessbeatenpaths · 5 years

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Everywhere a Sign - Some WELCOME Signs From 2018 #AtoZChallenge

Everywhere a Sign – Some WELCOME Signs From 2018 #AtoZChallenge

Well, the Blogging Challenge is winding down. It has been a wild and wacky challenge for me.

Through the month I have provided readers with a wide variety of wonderful signs which I wandered upon during the year. As I do with all of my posts, I try to be witty and wry in my presentation. I hope that I have brought out the wanderlust in my readers as well. This post will be all about Welcome…

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ellymackay · 6 years

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New UNC Medical School Introduces Future Doctors to Sleep Medicine Early

New UNC Medical School Introduces Future Doctors to Sleep Medicine Early was initially seen on Elly Mackay's Blog

An observant sleep medicine physician approached the school with a pitch: expose third- and fourth-year students to the sleep subspecialty.

By Lisa Spear

Medical school curriculums generally don’t take a deep dive into sleep medicine. Some medical students may not even realize they have the option to subspecialize in sleep. This gap in education may be fueling a shortage of sleep medicine physicians.

Some medical schools are taking steps to change that. The University of North Carolina (UNC) in Ashville, NC, recently appointed Muhammad Sayed, MD, RST, RPSGT, to develop a sleep medicine curriculum in his new role as an assistant professor.

Through this program, third- and fourth-year students will have the opportunity to do rotations at the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, NC, part of the US Department of Veterans Affairs. This is where Sayed will continue to work as chief of sleep medicine while he supervises the UNC program.

Sayed will spend time working one-on-one with students and giving lectures on campus. He hopes that through this initiative more future physicians will be exposed to and become interested in this area of medicine that is so crucial to overall health.

“It’s known here in the US that medical students and even residents, in general, don’t get enough education in sleep medicine, if any. They get this education only when they start doing a fellowship in sleep medicine,” says Sayed. “I think we really need to expand that, to start early.”

Sleep has long been a focal point of Sayed’s career. About four years ago, he moved to Ashville, NC, to build and run the sleep center at the local VA hospital . Soon after, Sayed noticed that UNC was launching a medical school. He approached administrators at the university, director and assistant dean Robyn Latessa, MD, and Sandra Whitlock, MD, associate director. He pitched an idea. “I can help you with a sleep medicine program,” he told them.

The idea for the new program developed intuitively. He says, “I knew that most medical schools do not have the curriculum for sleep medicine and it is something that is known now that really there is some deficiency.” Sayed says he wanted to try to do something to change that.

The UNC university administration liked the pitch and they started collaborating on plans for the new program.

Since sleep medicine overlaps with many specialties, to set up the program Sayed is joining forces with department heads in neurology, pulmonology, and cardiology.

Through the sleep medicine curriculum, students will spend a month learning all aspects of this subspecialty. ‘They will have a strong background in all the specialties that contribute to sleep medicine,” says Sayed.

The VA hospital will also benefit since some students may be invited to work in the sleep center after they graduate. “It is a win-win situation,” says Sayed.

Sayed first became interested in sleep medicine as a neurology fellow at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo. There, he studied stroke patients and learned that two-thirds suffered from untreated sleep apnea—a fact that drove him to look more seriously at the study of sleep.

Since then, he has held fellowships with the American Academy of Neurology and the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. All the while, he noticed that many patients with sleep issues do not get the treatment that they need. This new program at UNC Ashville is one step to filling the gap.

“I am very happy that we are going to get more and more medical students, locally, to know more about that subspecialty and become more interested. It’s a chance to have more sleep medicine specialists. We don’t have enough in the country,” says Sayed.

“In many sleep centers people wait for weeks and months either to have their sleep studies or even to have their follow-up appointment,” he says. “I think we need to encourage more and more students to know about it.”

Lisa Spear is associate editor of Sleep Review.

from Sleep Review http://www.sleepreviewmag.com/2019/01/unc-medical-school-future-doctors-sleep-medicine/

from Elly Mackay - Feed https://www.ellymackay.com/2019/01/14/new-unc-medical-school-introduces-future-doctors-to-sleep-medicine-early/

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marclefrancois1 · 6 years

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New UNC Medical School Introduces Future Doctors to Sleep Medicine Early

The following blog article e0a9e1e9e6412908cf53cee25f32209b62d23d03e119cd2df63e6855e8fc22eee0a9e1e9e6412908cf53cee25f32209b62d23d03e119cd2df63e6855e8fc22eepostlinke0a9e1e9e6412908cf53cee25f32209b62d23d03e119cd2df63e6855e8fc22eee0a9e1e9e6412908cf53cee25f32209b62d23d03e119cd2df63e6855e8fc22ee Find more on: https://www.marclefrancois.net

An observant sleep medicine physician approached the school with a pitch: expose third- and fourth-year students to the sleep subspecialty.

By Lisa Spear

The UNC university administration liked the pitch and they started collaborating on plans for the new program.

Since sleep medicine overlaps with many specialties, to set up the program Sayed is joining forces with department heads in neurology, pulmonology, and cardiology.

The VA hospital will also benefit since some students may be invited to work in the sleep center after they graduate. “It is a win-win situation,” says Sayed.

Lisa Spear is associate editor of Sleep Review.

from Sleep Review http://www.sleepreviewmag.com/2019/01/unc-medical-school-future-doctors-sleep-medicine/

from https://www.marclefrancois.net/2019/01/14/new-unc-medical-school-introduces-future-doctors-to-sleep-medicine-early/

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vacationsoup · 6 years

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New Post has been published on https://vacationsoup.com/best-hikes-near-fancy-gap/

Best Hikes near Fancy Gap

There are many great choices for hiking around Fancy Gap, Virginia. These are our picks for the top 10 hikes in the area. You'll see beautiful vistas, waterfalls, bold flowing creeks, historical sites, wild ponies and more. Hike hard or look for something a little more laid back. If you like hiking, we hope this list helps you find one of the best hikes near Fancy Gap. Most are less than an hour from Pilot’s Perch Cabin, where you can soak in the hot tub after your hike.

1. Buffalo Mountain Natural Area Preserve

Location: Willis, VA (Between Fancy Gap and Floyd, VA)

Travel Time from Fancy Gap: ~40 minutes

Distance: 1.1 miles out and back (2.2 miles total)

Skill Level: Moderate

Highlights: 360 views; views of Pilot Mountain and the Peaks of Otter

Notes: Gravel road to the top can be tight; navigate Buffalo Mountain Parking Area when using GPS.

Hiking with Pilot's Perch

2. Cumberland Knob Recreation Area

Location: Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 217.5

Travel Time from Fancy Gap: ~35 minutes

Distance: 2.5 miles (loop)

Skill Level: Strenuous

Highlights: Small waterfall and numerous cascades

Notes: This was the starting point for construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway. There is a picnic area with an easier 1 mile hike.

3. Devil’s Den Nature Preserve

Location: Fancy Gap

Distance: .5 mile (1 mile out and back)

Skill Level: Strenuous

Highlights: Devil’s Den Cave

Notes: It is close to the old Appalachian Trail.

4. Doughton Park

Location: Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 238

Travel Time from Fancy Gap: ~1 hour

Distance: Numerous trails (2-7.5 miles)

Skill Level: Numerous trails (Easy to strenuous)

Highlights: Features stream crossings, historical cabin and homestead. Cross country skiing allowed in the winter.

5. Grayson Highlands State Park

Location: 40 miles west of Galax, VA

Travel Time from Fancy Gap: ~1 hour 20 minutes

Distance: Numerous trails

Skill Level: Numerous trails (Easy to strenuous)

Highlights: Get up close and personal with “wild” ponies. The Appalachian Trail passes through here. Beautiful view from the park’s balds.

6. New River Trail State Park

Location: 20 miles north of Fancy Gap just off I-77

Travel Time from Fancy Gap: ~20 minutes

Distance: 57 miles

Skill Level: Easy

Highlights: It is a 57-mile linear park along an abandoned railroad right-of-way. The trail’s gentle slope makes it great for visitors of all ages to hike, bike and ride horseback. Guided horseback trips, canoe and bike rentals are also available. Popular spot for fishing.

7. Pilot Mountain State Park

Location: almost halfway between Winston-Salem and Mt. Airy, NC

Travel Time from Fancy Gap: ~40 minutes

Skill Level: Numerous trails (Easy to moderate)

Highlights: The summit of Pilot Mountain offers great views of the Sauratown Mountains and Blue Ridge Mountains.

Note: It can get very crowded, and parking is limited.

8. Rocky Knob Recreation Area/Rock Castle Gorge

Location: Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 169

Travel Time from Fancy Gap: ~50 minutes

Distance: Several trails (1-12.5 miles)

Skill Level: Several trails (Easy to strenuous)

Highlights: There are great views up top and a babbling brook down in the gorge, with ruins of old homesteads in between.

9. Stone Mountain State Park

Location: Off the Blue Ridge Parkway at Milepost 229

Travel Time from Fancy Gap: ~40 minutes

Distance: Several trails (.5-6 miles)

Skill Level: Several trails (Moderate to strenuous)

Highlights: Stone Mountain is a very unique rock formation. There is a 200′ waterfall and a mid-19th century farm. It is a popular destination for trout fishermen.

10. Thurmond Chatham Wildlife Management Area

Location: Off the Blue Ridge Parkway at Milepost 229 (close to Stone Mountain)

Travel Time from Fancy Gap: ~1 hour

Distance: 5.5 miles (11 miles out and back)

Skill Level: Moderate to difficult (slick rocks and river crossings)

Highlights: There are many river crossings, so prepare to get wet. That along with shade over most of the trail can make this a pleasant summer hike. There is a historic church on the grounds. Features a waterfall and a historic church and cabin.

Note: Tip from a fellow hiker: Check the weather prior to heading out, if the weather turns some crossings could become dangerous if not impassable.

Honorable Mention:

Beaver Dam Trail

Cascade Falls

Dragon's Tooth

Fred Clifton Park

Mcafee Knob

The Great Channels

#BlueRidgeParkway #FancyGap #hikers #HolidayInFancyGap #VacationInFancyGap #VacationSoup #Virginia

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gillespialfredoe01806ld · 7 years

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Real Estate’s Racial Divide: Why Don’t Minorities Own More Homes?

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The recent violent and deadly protests in Charlottesville, VA, are a tragic reminder that racism continues to divide our nation. And the racial division permeates so many facets of life, including real estate..

White Americans are much more likely to own their homes compared with minorities—regardless of how much money they’re making or their education level—according to a recent Apartment List report. The apartment rental site looked at homeownership and rental trends by race, education, and income levels as well as U.S. Census Bureau data from 1980 to 2015. The report included only households headed by adults aged 25 to 54.

What it found is that about 64.4% of white households were homeowners. The same is true for about 54% of Asian households, 41.1% of Hispanic households, and 32.7% of black households.

“The fact that these gaps persist in spite of educational attainment or income levels is pretty striking,” says Chris Salviati, a housing economist at Apartment List. He attributes some of the disparity to generational wealth being passed down and potentially fewer professional opportunities for minorities.

“A lot of first-time buyers are relying on help from parents or other family members” to come up with a down payment, he says. “For a whole host of reasons, minority households, even those with college degrees, are more likely to come from less privileged backgrounds.”

Why aren’t there more minority homeowners?

Blacks in particular were hit hard by the housing bust a decade ago. Many were targeted by shady mortgage lenders selling subprime loans. These mortgages were typically issued to borrowers with lower credit and often came with higher or ballooning interest rates, which led many homeowners unable to pay the larger monthly bills to default.

“They were disproportionately affected by foreclosures,” Salviati says of black homeowners. “It’s hard to buy after a foreclosure. And after having that experience, it would certainly make a person more leery of entering the market again.”

Since the recession, it’s also harder for potential buyers to get a mortgage—let alone a loan with a low down payment—and they often must have high credit scores to do so. This hurts minority buyers, who have lower credit scores or don’t have credit cards, says Barry Zigas, director of housing policy at the Consumer Federation of America. The federation is a Washington, DC–based umbrella advocacy group.

“It’s not getting better,” Zigas says of the racial homeownership gap.

Want to become a homeowner? Finish college

No matter their race, every group’s homeownership rate has fallen since the recession. But, not surprisingly, those with bachelor’s degrees or higher, about 65.1%, were most likely to own the deeds to their properties.

That’s because the highest-paying jobs typically require academic credentials. Unless you’re Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, or Mark Zuckerberg, it’s become harder to make a good living without a degree.

About 53.5% of those with just some college credits under their belt were homeowners, as were 50.1% of those with just high school diplomas and 34.6% of those who never finished high school.

The racial disparities were starkest between high school dropouts: 44.9% of whites who dropped out still became homeowners compared with just 15.3% of blacks who didn’t finish high school.

Asians were the most likely to complete a college degree, at 65.8%, compared with whites, at 42.2%; blacks, at 25.1%; and Hispanics, at 18.2%, according to the Apartment List report.

Areas where the gaps are largest

The report also pinned down the phenomenon of homeownership gaps. To figure out which areas of the country had the widest disparity between races, it calculated the average racial differences in homeownership rates. After examining the data, the widest gaps in the country are concentrated mostly in the Northeast and the Midwest. South Dakota, at 43%, had the biggest contrast on average, followed by North Dakota, at 41%; Montana, at 35%; Minnesota, at 35%; and Vermont, at 33%.

On the metro level, smaller, struggling cities in upstate New York had the highest disparities. Buffalo, NY, and Rochester, NY, at 40.5% and 37.1% respectively, topped the list. They were followed by Hartford, CT, at 35.1%; Minneapolis, at 33.9%; and Pittsburgh, at 33.6%.

More than two-thirds of white households, about 67.8%, own homes in Buffalo compared with 27.3% of minorities.

On the state level, the smallest racial gaps were spotted in New Mexico, at 8.6%. Washington, DC, had a 10.5% disparity followed by Nevada, at 15.4%; Florida, at 15.5%; and Oregon, at 15.9%.

Miami was the metro with the smallest racial gaps in homeownership, at 13%. It was followed by San Diego, at 14.6%; Jacksonville, FL, at 14.8%; Washington, DC, at 15.1%; and Austin, TX, at 15.7%.

“Metros that are diverse tend to have smaller gaps in their homeownership rates,” Salviati says.

The post Real Estate’s Racial Divide: Why Don’t Minorities Own More Homes? appeared first on Real Estate News & Insights | realtor.com®.

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zappahead · 7 years

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Lost River logs

August 8-14, 2017, Logs by Larry Will, from the Lost River Grill in Lost City, WV, and Lost River State Park and Big Ridge Campground, Mathias, WV. Tecsun PL-600, Tecsun PL-660, Icom IC-R75, 100 foot long wire at 40 feet, and various random wires.

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Hardy County is an excellent DX location. The noise floor is very low. Conditions were superior on FM, good to very good on AM and fair to good on shortwave.

The biggest surprise station we logged was WVMR 1370 in Frost, Virginia. This is the only AM staion I've heard in many years that played NPR News. WVMR is a 5 kilowatt daytimer and is part of a network of flea powered FMs that comprise "Allegheny Mountain Radio", a community based network serving Pocahontas County, West Virginia and Bath and Highland Counties in Virginia. They are the only radio stations operating in this area since it's in the National Radio Quiet Zone surrounding the radio telescopes in Green Bank. The station's format is completely freeform and we heard a variety of very interesting music programmed by local volunteers.

WFWM 91.9 in Frostburg is a public radio station that also plays a wide variety of music. They run classical during the daytime, but in the evenings they range from jazz to bluegrass to nostalgia and everything in between. This station is also very entertaining.

WWNL 1080 Pittsburgh wins the prize for the weirdest oddball religious station we heard. The local WBTX 1470/102.1 is also a unique religious station. WBTX is the only place we heard religious redneck country music, and like WWNL, they played a lot of oddball preaching and religious talk shows.

On shortwave, it was entertaining to listen to WINB in Red Lion, Pennsylvania on 9265. We are too close at home in Maryland to ever get much of a signal from WINB. They play a lot of crazy, bizarre religious programming and nutty, paranoid preachers. Much of their programming is even more bizarre than Brother Scare, if such a thing is possible.

Sports talk radio appears to be on a serious decline. There don't seem to be nearly as many stations running this format as there have been in the recent past. Classic hits appears to be the big format used by AMers who are trying to survive with their newly acquired FM translators. Religion and Jesus pop music formats are now all over the place, and seem to be sprouting up all over the FM band now.

In our completely subjective format breakdown below, I've split the country format in two. Modern contry music is a weird thing to my ears. The format seems to be some kind of odd pop music hybrid and a lot of the music is incomprehensible to me. (Brad, Val and Jane classify modern country music another way: "This sucks!") The other type of country format is what we call redneck music, or the more traditional "get in the truck bitch you look so fine in your cutoff jeans let's go to the bar/cryin' in your beer" music.

And, we really liked hearing the outlaw country/southern rock format on WBCN 1660 Charlotte in the late afternoons. This new station IDs as "947 Smoke".

Stations logged on the broadcast bands:

FM 64 AM 77

Formats heard on the broadcast bands:

Religious 22 Talk 21 Classic hits 18 Sports talk 12 Redneck country 11 News/talk 9 Modern country 9 Jesus pop 9 Adult contemporary 9 NPR 6 Classic rock 5 Freeform music 3 Top 40 3 Rock 2 Spanish 2 Classical 1 Bollywood music 1 Jazz 1

FM broadcast

88.3 August 8 at 1536, WOTC Edinburg VA, "K-Love" religious pop music. (Will-WV)

88.9 August 8 at 1536, WVEP Martinsburg WV, NPR, West Virginia Public Broadcasting. (Will-WV)

89.1 August 10 at 1439. WVTF Roanoke VA, NPR show "Fresh Air" in the slop from 88.9, ID "WVTF". (Will-WV)

89.5 August 8 at 1536, WVDS Petersburg WV, NPR, West Virginia Public Broadcasting. (Will-WV)

89.9 August 9 at 1549, WPER Culpeper VA, Religious financial talk. August 12 at 1641, ad for "encouraging radio app" and ID "Your PER". (Will-WV)

90.1 August 9 at 1550, WVRS Gore VA, Religious pop music, fair signal. August 11 at 1616, gospel music, ID "The Point", into religious talk. (Will-WV)

90.1 August 13 at 1445, WPVA Waynesboro VA, Jesus pop music, ID "Spirit FM", commercial for putting your spots on Spirit FM (nice use of your noncommercial license, there.) (Will-WV)

90.3 August 8 at 1536, WAIJ Grantsville MD, American Family Radio. August 9 at 2151, an anti-transgender diatribe "by the grace of Jesus", "Washington Watch" with "Dr Jerry Newcomb", citing questionable statistics such as "90 percent of transgenders regret it", into a story about a transgender who regretted it and became a christian. August 12 at 1908, talk about the "Ark Encounter" amusement park in Kentucky, whose owner, Ken Ham, has got the LGBTQ crowd all "ticked" because of the rainbow, "how dare you take the rainbow flag from the LGBTQ community" the host says, sarcastically. Parallel 91.1. (Will-WV)

90.5 August 13 at 1444, WJYJ Fredericksburg VA, PER with commercials and jesus pop, bothered by much stronger 90.7. (Will-WV)

90.7 August 8 at 1536, WRMA Harrisonburg VA, NPR, "On Point". August 9 at 1910, Hank Williams Jr song "There's a tear in my beer" intros a segment about whether breakups cause alcohol abuse. (Will-WV)

91.1 August 8 at 1536, WTRM Winchester VA, American Family Radio. August 11 at 1904, oh no! Ben Gozzy conspiracy heating up again. 91.1 is only 75 watts. Parallel 90.3. (Will-WV)

91.3 August 8 at 2033, WQAB Philippi WV, NPR News. (Will-WV)

91.5 August 9 at 2045, WLUR Lexington VA, classical music, fair signal. (Will-WV)

91.7 August 8 at 1536, WEMC Harrisonburg VA, talk, classical music. (Will-WV)

91.9 August 8 at 1536, WFWM Frostburg, MD, classical music. August 9 at 2241, old school jazz music by John Coltrane. August 12 at 1409, NPR show "Car Squalk". August 12 at 1828, bluegrass and celtic-style bluegrass music, Sparky the fire dog PSA (sparky dot org), Dave Van Ronk's "Duncan and Brady". August 12 at 2212, 1940s nostalgia music, Gershwin, Gene Kelly, etc. (Will-WV)

92.5 August 8 at 1857, WINC Winchester VA, Country music. ID, "WINC FM" and commercial for Southern New Hampshire University at 1828. (Will-WV)

93.1 August 8 at 1536, WFGM Barrackville WV, modern country music. (Will-WV)

93.1 August 9 at 2225, WSVO Staunton VA, A/C music, Santana, Cyndi Lauper. (Will-WV)

93.3 August 12 at 1501, WQZS Meyersdale PA, Politics talk, Let Freedom Reign, Lincoln Institute, at 1530, "WQZS Myersdale Somerset" into mellow music. (Will-WV)

93.7 August 8 at 1536, WAZR Woodstock VA, top 40, iheart commercials, "93-7 Now" ID at 1807. (Will-WV)

94.1 August 8 at 1536, WQZK Keyser WV, Top 40, rap-pop music, "94-1 QZK" at 1901. (Will-WV)

94.5 August 12 at 2110, WRVQ Richmond VA, Every time this station appeared I was unable to ID because apparently all they play is commercials. Two stations here now, one playing music by Genesis, "In the air tonight" and the other playing an infomercial for a health supplement. ID "Q-94's summer sendoff". (Will-WV)

94.7 August 10 at 1439, WIAD Washington DC. Five minutes of commercials, ID "94.7 Fresh FM". (Will-WV)

95.1 August 10 at 1448, WQMZ Charlottesville VA, pop music, "Uptown Funk". (Will-WV)

95.5 August 9 at 1554, WBPO Buffalo Gap VA, Religious pop music. (Will-WV)

95.7 August 13 at 1456, Unid, preaching. (Will-WV)

96.1 August 8 at 1536, WQMR Broadway VA, A/C. August 9 at 1554, commercial for Green Valey Book Fair in Mt. Crawford, PSA for report a drug dealer dot com. August 12 1t 1505, "WQMR Broadway Harrisonburg". (Will-WV)

96.5 August 9 at 1557, WKYE Johnstown PA, Music, Aha "Take On Me", ID "96 Key", into Sheila E "Glamorous Life". (Will-WV)

95.9 August 8 at 1901, WKTZ Loch Lynn Heights MD, classic hits ID, "WKTZ FM Lock Lynn Heights 95.1". (Will-WV)

96.9 August 8 at 1536, WSIG Mount Jackson VA, Redneck country music, ID "96-9 WSIG". August 12 at 2212, "Bluegrass Saturday Night" show with contemporary bluegrass. At 0209 Sunday August 13 the host is taking requests; appearently everyone wants to hear reefer music, as he played "Wildwood Weed" by Jim Stafford and "Granny Woncha Smoke Some Marijuana" by John Hartford. Very good freeform bluegrass show. (Will-WV)

97.1 August 9 at 1722, WLIC Frostburg MD, Preaching, bibling. August 11 at 1852, religious pop music. August 13 at 1457, ID "Reveal FM WLIC Frostburg Cumberland". (Will-WV)

97.5 August 8 at 1536, WLFT Martinsburg WV, Adult contemporary/80s music. (Will-WV)

98.1 August 8 at 1903, WFGY Altoona PA, news. August 10 at 1449, "forever altoona dot com" and "Froggy 98". August 12 at 1415, redneck country music. (Will-WV)

98.3 August 8 at 1536, WKSI Stephens City VA, Top 40. (Will-WV)

98.5 August 8 at 1536, WACL Elkton VA, Classic rock, "98 Rock". (Will-WV)

99.1 August 8 at 1536, WRKW Edensburg PA, Classic rock. August 9 at 1722, commercial "Before your wife gets hot under the collar call the AC man". August 10 at 1414, "The Laurel Highland's Rock Station Rocky 99" into Ronnie Dio "Rainbow in the Dark", occasionally bothered by WDCH Bowie MD with Bloomberg News. (Will-WV)

99.3 August 8 at 1536, WFRX Luray VA, Rock music. August 10 at 1419, music by Van Halen, ID "Woodstock spells rock F-O-X 99-3 the Fox". (Will-WV)

99.5 August 8 at 1603, WDZN Midland MD, Classic hits, Earth Wind & Fire "September". August 9 at 1558, ID "WDZN". August 12 at 1653, music by Rick Springfield and Blondie, ID "9905 QZM". (Will-WV)

99.7 August 8 at 1603, WCYK Staunton VA, Redneck country music, ID "Hit Kicker 99.7". August 12 at 1510, ID "Hit kicker and only hit kicker 99.7". (Will-WV)

100.1 August 8 at 1603, WVMD Romney WV, Redneck country music, Fox news, ID "The tri-state's new country 100.1 in Romney, 99.9 in Cumberland, The Wolf". August 12 at 1435, spot for Allegheny Radio. (Will-WV)

100.3 August 8 at 1603, Unid, commercial for John Tesh radio show, mellow A/C music. (Will-WV)

100.5 August 9 at 1604, WDYK Ridgeley WV, ID "Magic 100.5" and into Fox News. (Will-WV)

100.7 August 8 at 1603, WQPO Harrisonburg VA, A/C, "Q101", "The valley's hit station". (Will-WV)

101.1 August 8 at 1603, WWPN Westernport MD, Religious pop music. August 9 at 1638, ID "WWPN Today's Christian music". August 12 at 1516, commercial for Oral Roberts University, commercial for Rock Of Ages restaurant in Cumberland with worship service on Sunday. August 12 at 2114, ID "Spirit 101" and a commercial, "Rat and mice problem? Get plug-in pest free!" (Will-WV)

101.3 August 8 at 1900, WBRB Buckhannon WV, Country music. (Will-WV)

101.3 August 12 at 1854, Unid, Sports, ESPN app commercial, fair signal. (Will-WV)

101.5 August 8 at 1603, WBHB Waynesboro PA, Alt-rock metalpop. August 10 at 1422, ID "Bob Rocks". Good signal, splattered by local 101.7. (Will-WV)

101.7 August 8 at 1606, WELD Moorefield WV, Country music, news and weather, "Noon time round-up show", farm news at 1620. (Will-WV)

102.1 August 8 at 1606, W271CC Broadway VA, old school redneck christian country music, fair signal, parallel WBTX 1470. August 12 at 1655, right wing talk show discussing "migrants" and harshly criticizing the Southern Poverty Law Center for calling out religious organizations as hate groups just because they hate homosexuals. Show "in the market with Janet Marshall dot org", WBTX ID at 1700. August 12 at 1854, "get your southern gospel gift certificate...right here on WBTX". (Will-WV)

102.5 August 8 at 1606, WUSQ Winchester VA, Country music. August 12 at 1438, ID "Q102". August 12 at 1517, commercial for "Handi Mart". (Will-WV)

102.9 August 8 at 1606, WLTK New Market VA, "K-Love" religious pop music. August 12 at 1516, talking about "germy things" in hotel rooms. (Will-WV)

103.3 August 8 at 1606, WCTF Wardensville WV, "K-Love" religious pop music. (Will-WV)

103.7 August 9 at 1638, WQWV Fisher WV, Pets for sale. August 10 at 1425, music by the Police, Def Leppard, etc. August 11 at 1543, ID "Jack FM" and into "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osborne. August 12 at 1438, music by Rush. (Despite being very close to us, this station only came in occasionally. 310 watts.) (Will-WV)

103.9 August 12 at 1855, WYFT Luray VA, choral religious music. (Will-WV)

104.3 August 8 at 1606, WKCY Harrisonburg VA, iheart Vegas concert promo, ID "KCY", modern country music. (Will-WV)

104.7 August 8 at 1606, WAYZ Hagerstown MD, modern country music. August 9 at 1606, ID "WAYZ Hagerstown". (Will-WV)

105.1 August 8 at 1606, WWRE Bridgewater VA, Rock/alternative/classic rock music. "WWRE Bridgewater Harrisonburg" at 1909. August 9 at 2309, ID "Rewind 105-1". (Will-WV)

105.3 August 8 at 1554, WFRB Frostburg MD, Modern country music, ID "Froggy". (Will-WV)

105.7 August 8 at 1909, WXMH Luray VA, Music by U2 "Sunday Bloody Sunday", "Sassy soul, good time rock and roll WXMH 105-7" at 1913. August 9 at 2050, ID "Right Radio 105-7". (Will-WV)

105.7 August 12 at 1445, W289BR Cumberland, "get your happy groove on now 105-7", 1520, ID "Happy 105-7". August 13 at 1501, "if someone tells you to turn it down you don't have to...happy 105-7" and into top 40 A/C music. (Will-WV)

106.1 August 8 at 1554, WRQE Cumberland MD, Rock music, ID "Rocky 106". Pink Floyd "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" at 1913. (Will-WV)

106.5 August 10 at 1430. W293AM Martinsburg WV, CBS News, local weather for Martinsburg area, ID "WRNR". (This is a repeater for WRNR 740 which was not heard.) August 11 at 1546, politics talk and interview with Bill O'Reilly (GAH! No!) who is shilling for his webcast now that he's been booted off Fox News. August 12 at 1450, "Talk radio WRNR" and into Kim Commando show. 1522, talk about the August 22 eclipse "it will overload the internet!" August 12 at 1900, news, riots in Charlottesville, car hit protesters, state of emergency declared, KKK mentioned, "Talk radio WRNR" at 1907 amidst a pile of commercials. (Will-WV)

106.9 August 8 at 1554, WWEG Myersville MD, Classic hits, ID "The Eagle". (Will-WV)

107.1 August 8 at 1554, WCBC Keyser WV, Classic hits, ID "WCBC 107-1 the classic hits station". August 13 at 1507, "across the Potomac valley classic hits" and into Boz Skaggs "Lido Shuffle". (Will-WV)

107.9 August 9 at 2050, W300BU Keyser WV, Country music, mixing with another unid. station. (Will-WV)

107.9 August 13 at 1508, W300CN Harrisonburg VA, News/talk. This is a 250 watt repeater for WKCY 1300. (Will-WV)

AM broadcast

540 August 9 at 1549, WWCS Canonsburg PA, Sports talk. (Will-WV)

550 August 8 at 1609, WSVA Harrisonburg VA, News/talk. August 9 at 1641, livestock sale. August 11 at 1505, ID "News talk 550 and 92.1 WSVA". (Will-WV)

560 August 8 at 1609, WFRB Frostburg MD, Talk, Rush Limbag at 1627. ID "WFRB Frostburg". August 9 at 1500, Mike Gallagher show, ID, Fox News. (Will-WV)

560 August 12 at 1337, Unid, Self-described "independent baptist preacher" declaring his independence. He doesn't agree with what a lot of baptist preacher do, but he believes what the bible says. (Will-WV)

620 August 9 at 1500, WKHB Irwin PA, Health talk. August 9 at 1650, music by the Allman Brothers Band, ID "KHB", into Peter Gunn theme. (Will-WV)

630 August 9 at 2330. WMAL Washington DC, Mark Levin show. (Will-WV)

690 August 8 at 1609, WELD Fisher WV, Alex Jones. August 12 at 0155, classic hits, good signal on night power at 14 watts. This station plays mostly a canned "classic hits" mix but does do local programming in the weekday mornings. They also run Alex Jones mid-day on weekdays. (Will-WV)

740 August 13 at 1515. WRNR Martinsburg WV, Commercial for toilets, and gerber online dot com, ID "talk radio WRNR" and into home improvent talk. (Will-WV)

780 August 9 at 2330. WAVA Washington DC. My Pillow commercial, religious talk. August 11 at 1614, Jay Sekulow show, fair signal. August 13 at 1515, christian apologetics. (Will-WV)

790 August 8 at 1520, WSVG Mount Jackson VA, Country music. August 12 at 1340, old school bluegrass music, country/bluegrass cover version of the Who's "Squeeze Box". August 13 at 1520, instrumental version of "Ghost Riders In The Sky" with Les Paul-like guitar. ID "WSVG" at 1521. (Will-WV)

820 August 9 at 2330, WWFD Frederick MD, Washington Nationals ball game. August 12 at 1807, eclectic rock music, "The Gamut." (Will-WV)

840 August 9 at 2330, WKTR Earlysville VA, Preaching. (Will-WV)

890 August 12 at 2219, WKNV Fairlawn VA, spot for "Joy FM", play jesus music, be a volunteer! joy fm dot org. (Will-WV)

900 August 9 at 1500, WKDW Staunton VA, Country music. August 10 at 1944, ID "AM 900 WKDW", also IDed as "WKCY 107.9 FM" which is, in reality, W300CN, the FM repeater for WKCY 1300 Harrisonburg. August 12 at 1350, redneck pickup truck song, "Pick Up Man". (Will-WV)

920 August 9 at 1507, WMMN Fairmont WV, Dan Patrick Show. August 9 at 1700, sports talk. (Will-WV)

930 August 12 at 1735 WFMD Frederick MD, ID "930 WFMD", fair signal. (Will-WV)

970 August 12 at 1735, WKCI Waynesboro VA, Rush Limbag. (Will-WV)

980 August 10 at 1945, WTEM Washington DC, Sports alk, "ESPN 980". (Will-WV)

990 August 8 at 1690, WNTI Somerset PA. Rush Limbag. August 9 at 1508, Glenn Beck show, North Korea talk. August 9 at 1704, ID "The Laurel Highlands Sports Talk Network", web site forever johnstown dot com. August 10 at 1945, Pittsburgh Pirates ball game. (Will-WV)

990 August 9 at 2330. Unid, Old timey bluegrass music. (Will-WV)

1020 August 8 at 1609, KDKA Pittsburgh PA, Talk. August 9 at 1508, Pittsburgh news, massive fentanyl bust. August 10 at 1500, Beaver County news from Big Beaver Borough. August 12 at 1820, ID "News radio 10-20 KDKA". (Will-WV)

1030 August 10 at 1945, WWGB Indian Head MD, Spanish talk, frequent mentions of Washington DC, into mellow music. (Will-WV)

1050 August 9 at 1509, WMSG Oakland MD, music by Guns and Roses. August 10 at 1505, "Z 95.9", spot for a workshop in Oakland, "Classic hits". Appears to be simulcasting WKTZ 95.9. (Will-WV)

1070 August 9 at 2330, Unid, Classic hits, music by the Jackson 5ive. (Will-WV)

1080 August 8 at 1609, WWNL Pittsburgh PA, Preaching. August 9 at 1642, "Married Man Ministry" show, parent tips for sending your kids back to school, into a "Faith healing" show with Anita McCoy, "the prophetic voice of healing". August 9 at 1704, crying caller is "havin' an issue with my weight" and a lot of other "issues". August 10 at 1505, very animated female preacher, foaming and frothing. The audience is likewise very animated, yelling and amen-ing, must be pentecostals. August 10 at 1948, preacher criticizing other preachers who promote "rapture" in order to get money, says they're funded by the illuminati group, sorcerers, witchcraft worshipers! He says he has the story of the "true" rapture. Next, a long screed about pretribulation dispensationalism, finally IDing as Pastor Inman in Dayton Ohio. WWNL Pittsburgh ID at 1958. August 12 at 1818, horribly overmodulated church service with the preacher talking over the chorus, mentions "church of the lord Jesus Christ of the spostolic faith", the congregation says "ay-men" at everything he says. August 13 at 1525, host hawking goop to help you lose weight, "every scoop gives you 19 grams of protein", more commercials for similar crap followed. (Will-WV)

1090 August 11 at 1614. WBAL Baltimore. Derek Hunter show, good signal. August 13 at 1530, ID "WBAL TV 11 News weekday mornings at 4:30...WBAL news radio 10-90 and the WBAL app". (Will-WV)

1120 August 9 at 1509, WUST Washington DC, Spanish preaching. August 12 at 1740, bizarro asain "majarishi" music. August 13 at 1523, spanish preaching, very animated, screaming at the audience. (Will-WV)

1140 August 9 at 1509, WRVA Richmond VA, Glenn Beck. August 12 at 1322, "News radio 1440 WRVA", commercial for "Bob X" deer repellant for shrubbery, into talk show "In the Garden" which mentions their flagship station WSVA Harrisonburg; sure enough, WSVA 550 is parallel. August 12 at 2039. Jeff Katz, a weekday talk host, is live in the studio giving news and talking calls about the riots in Charlottesville. One dead and 19 injured at the "Unite the Right" rally when a car hit the crowd. He remained on, live for several hours. August 12 at 2222, Virginia governor and Charlottesville mayor, live, make statements condemning the Nazi violence in Charlottesville earlier today. (Will-WV)

1150 August 9 at 1706, WNLR Churchville VA, Preaching and bibling. August 10 at 1510, venomous condemnation of a "brutal butcher and abortionist...this is the face of abortion". August 10 at 2002, "New life radio WNLR" and into Jesus talk. August 12 at 1748, odd christian apologetics discussion talking about something called "the criterion of embarassment". August 13 at 1532, religious talk, mentions James Dobson, Focus on the Family. (Will-WV)

1150 August 9 at 2330, Unid, Classic hits, Ricky Nelson "Travelin' Man". (Will-WV)

1170 August 8 at 1609, WWVA Wheeling WV, Rush Limbag. August 9 at 1509, Glenn Beck. August 9 at 1706, ID "News radio 11-70 WWVA". (Will-WV)

1190 August 8 at 1609, WCRW Washington DC, Talk, Chinese government propaganda. (Will-WV)

1190 August 12 at 1325, WVRS Grafton VA, religious talk about artificial intelligence mixing with chinese government propaganda on WCRW co-channel. (Will-WV)

1200 August 9 at 1509, Unid, Glenn Beck. (Will-WV)

1210 August 9 at 1510, WANB Waynesburg PA, Redneck music, August 9 at 1707 "He's a flatliner". (Will-WV)

1220 August 9 at 2330, WFAX Falls Church VA, Preaching. (Will-WV)

1230 August 8 at 1609, WCMD Cumberland MD, Sports, ID "AM 1230 ESPN Radio". (Will-WV)

1240 August 13 at 1535, WTON Staunton VA, Sports talk, parallel 1230 with a slight delay. (Will-WV)

1250 August 13 at 1535, WRCW Warrenton VA, Financial talk, fair signal. (Will-WV)

1260 August 9 at 1510, WWRC Washington DC, Mike Gallagher show, commercial for BJU Press (Bob Jones University). August 11 at 1614, Dennis Prager show, fair signal. August 13 at 1534, politacal talk, Planned Parenthood. (Will-WV)

1270 August 8 at 1610, WCBC Cumberland MD, ID "WCBC Cumberland", religious commentary on Princess Di, "The Cal Thomas Commentary". August 9 at 2045, Sean Hannity. August 12 at 1350, ID "WCBC Hanover Cumberland". (Will-WV)

1280 August 12 at 1400, WHVR Hanover PA, ID "1280 and 98-3 Hanover classic hits". (Will-WV)

1290 August 10 at 2004, WDZY Richmond VA, "The blessed hope broadcast". August 12 at 1400, heavily-southern accented preacher. (Will-WV)

1300 August 9 at 1510, WCLG Morgantown WV, Commercials, mellow music, ID "Morgantown's classic hits 13 AM". (Will-WV)

1310 August 9 at 1510, WBFD Bedford PA, Mike Gallagher show. (Will-WV)

1320 August 9 at 1510, Unid, Glenn Beck show. (Will-WV)

1330 August 8 at 1610, WRAA Luray VA, Country music. "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" at 2020. August 9 at 1712, ID "Rascal 1330", "We play bodacious conuntry", music by Sugarland and Willie Nelson. August 13 at 1630, music by Hank Williams, ID "Rascal 1330" and spot for "Bright Radio 105-7 our sister station". (Will-WV)

1340 August 9 at 1510, WEPM Martinsburg WV, Rush Limbag. (Will-WV)

1350 August 9 at 1510, WOYK York PA, Sports talk. August 10 at 1521 ID "WOYK". (Will-WV)

1360 August 13 at 1540, WHBG Harrisonburg VA, Sports talk. (Will-WV)

1370 August 9 at 1528, WVMR Frost VA, West Virginia impaired driver spot, "drive sober or get pulled over". August 9 at 1712, music by the Eagles, "Peaceful Easy Feeling". August 10 at 1521, old school contry music. August 10 at 2004, NPR News into Bath County local politics, "back to the music" at 2011 with a song by Randy Skruggs and Joan Osborne, "Passin' Through", spot for First Baptist Church in Huntersville, and more music, Genesis "Follow You Folow Me". ID "Allegheny Mountain Radio". August 11 at 1531, old school country music by Johnny Cash and others, host says "if it's not 50 years old I won't play it", underwriter support spot for AMR at 1535. August 12 at 1752, rocking alt-country music, a song called "Up In Smoke" by Blackberry Smoke, and into more outlaw country music, good signal. One of two hosts IDs as "Scott the blue bearded guru". Station ID at 1800: "WVLS Monterey 89.7, WCHG Hot Springs 107.1, WNMP Marlinton 88.5, WDMT Markinton 106.3, WVMR Hillsboro 91.9, W278AL Durbin 103.5 and WVMR 1370 Frost allegheny mountain radio dot org" and into "Don't Look Back" by Boston. (Will-WV)

1380 August 9 at 1528, WCBG Waynesboro PA, Commercial for Savage Pharmacy in Waynesboro. (Will-WV)

1390 August 10 at 1537, WKLP Keyser WV, Sports talk, "Fox sports radio." (Will-WV)

1400 August 9 at 1529, Unid, Spanish talk. (Will-WV)

1400 August 13 at 1542, WINC Winchester VA, Mark Levin talk show. (Will-WV)

1410 August 8 at 1627, KQV Pittsburgh PA, Talk. August 9 at 1530, ID "KQV", local news, AP news. (Will-WV)

1420 August 8 at 2020, WKCW Warrenton VA, Classic hits, ID "WKCW" at 2021. August 9 at 1529, Todd Rundgren "Hellow It's Me", very good signal. August 10 at 2101, carribean accented preacher (who is apparently WKCW's only client) is on with usual odd religious talk, interview-style as usual. (Will-WV)

1430 August 9 at 1530, WVAM Altoona PA, Sports talk, ESPN Radio ID. (Will-WV)

1440 August 8 at 1610, WAJR Morgantown WV, Rush Limbag. August 9 at 1530, "Talk line on metro news", into political talk. August 9 at 1530, Mellow music, poor signal. August 10 at 1537, "Talk with Danny Jones", a syndicated West Virginia talk show. August 10 at 2059, ID "1440 WAJR". August 13 at 1542, preaching. (Will-WV)

1450 August 8 at 1610, Unid, Music. August 9 at 1529, country song sampling Warren Zevon's "Werewolves of London". (Will-WV)

1450 August 11 at 1530, WREL Lexington VA, ID "Sports radio for Rockbridge County 1450 WREL". (Will-WV)

1460 August 12 at 1332, Unid, possibly WGMF Tunkhannock PA, classic hits with Seals and Croft's "Summer Breeze" mixing with a spanish language talk show on WKDV 1460 Manassas VA. (Will-WV)

1470 August 8 at 1610, WBTX Broadway VA, redneck religious music. August 9 at 1530, preaching. August 10 at 2059, ID "1470 AM 102.1 FM WBTX Broadway Timberville Harrisonburg". Parallel 102.1 is there but very weak at 2100. (Will-WV)

1480 August 10 at 1540, Unid, talk. (Will-WV)

1500 August 13 at 1545, WFED Washington DC, mentions wtop dot com, ID "federal news radio". (Will-WV)

1510 August 9 at 1530, WPGR Monroeville PA, Choral religious music. August 9 at 1715, preaching, "The followers of Christ are the followers of Christ." (wtf) August 10 at 1540, Cathy lick apologetics. (Will-WV)

1540 August 9 at 2350, Unid, Bollywood music. (Will-WV)

1550 August 10 at 1545, WZUM Braddock PA, old jazz music from the 1930s and 1940s, faded into the mud with a couple of other stations, back dominant at 1549 with more old jazz/pop instrumentals. At 1558, lounge-style instrumental version of "You must have been a beautiful baby". (Will-WV)

1550 August 11 at 1500, WKVA Vinton VA, ID "WWBA 1550 and 1390". August 12 at 1333, old time gospel music, very good signal. August 13 at 1550, religious talk, poor signal, mixing with sports talk (the latter is probably WMRE 1550 Charles Town WV). (Will-WV)

1560 August 8 at 1610, Unid, Talk, politics. August 10 at 1550, this was parallel with 1440. (Will-WV)

1570 August 9 at 1542, Unid, Classic hits, Phil Collins, Fleetwood Mac. (Will-WV)

1570 August 12 at 1333, WYTI Ricky Mount VA, Old country music, "Two cigarettes and an ashtray", mixing with a talk station. (Will-WV)

1580 August 8 at 2020, WJFK Washington DC, Military and veterans talk radio, very good signal. (Will-WV)

1590 August 8 at 1610, WHGT Maugansville MD, Religious music. August 9 at 1542, preaching. (Will-WV)

1600 August 9 at 1715, WKKX Wheeling WV, ID "AM 1600 WKKX and AM 1370 WVLY", (1370 not heard). (Will-WV)

1660 August 9 at 2345, WBCN Charlotte NC. Rock/southern rock/outlaw country music by Chris Stapleton, Molly Hatchet, Joe Cocker, etc. ID "94-7 Smoke". (Will-WV)

1690 August 9 at 1655, WPTX Lexington Park MD. Mellow music, "When You Wish Upon A Star". August 10 at 1556, talk, CBS News, ID "1690 AM WPTX...your favorite easy lustening music" and into "Happy Together" by The Turtles. (Will-WV)

Shortwave broadcast

3485 USB, August 12 at 1605. Aviation weather. Washington Dulles, missing. New York, missing. Bermuda, missing, Miami, missing, Atlanta, missing. Nassau, missing. Orlando, missing. (Repeats) (Will-WV)

3892 LSB August 8 at 1626. At least three local hams chatting. "Izzat yew Larry?" August 9 at 1614, Local hams discussing a high speed chase in Sand Hills. "Run over poor ol' guy's mail box..." "...the dawg treed him". (Will-WV)

5130 August 12-14, 2300-0400. No sign at all of WBCQ. When I get back into cell phone range the next day, they tell me that the transmitter had a hardware failure and the staff was all away until Sunday. Sunday evening, August 13-14, 5130 good signal all evening from 2300 sign-on. (Will-WV)

5850 August 14 at 1303, preacher says that Rev. 12:1 prophecies the alignment talking place during the eclipse. Good signal. (Will-WV)

6070 August 12 at 1618, CFRX Toronto. Excellent signal, commercials, talk show "Saturday with Ted on News talk ten ten". (Will-WV)

7200 LSB August 12 at 2155, The ham zoo is in full crazy mode with the usual "jammers" and "quirmers". One of the hams says "These guys used to hang out in the bathroom at the Krispy Creme and jack with the CBers and make 'em all lose their mind...as Fred Roll used to say..." (Will-WV)

7200 LSB, August 13 at 1603, Multiple stations, one complaining about "malicious interference" on the channel, Donnie N4TAT on the other end. (Will-WV)

7490 August 8 at 1949. WBCQ, Pirate Joe Extravagonzo music show, blues and jazz 78s, excellent signal. (Will-WV)

7490 August 9 at 2103, WBCQ, Glenn Hausers' World of Radio 1890, very good signal, into Tom Barna music at 2129 and cut to Goddess Irena 1 Music Show promptly at 2130. (Will-WV)

7490 August 9 at 0000, WBCQ, Ramsey's "Furthermore 29/54" opening with a song called "Liquour and Whores". (Will-WV)

7490 August 12 at 2126, WBCQ, Documentary on UK pirate radio from the 1960s with British top-40 music from the early sixties. Perfect signal and sound. (Will-WV)

7780 August 13 at 1319, Wavescan DX show on WRMI, discussion about DRM experiment on oceanbound ships with two-way digital comunications. Also on 9395 and 9455. 7780 very good, 9395 very good, 9455 fair. Romanian folk music at 1322, VOA News at 1330. (Will-WV)

9265 August 12 at 1540, WINB, Bible talk with high-pitched female voice. Scary solemn music at 1546, followed by talk, how to eat food and prepare dishes, how often to eat, etc., avoid milk and sugar in the stomach (it produces alcohol), avoid vinegar and oil (it rots the food), back to Jesus talk at 1551. Scary accordion shrill hymn at 1552, psalming at 1555, music "how great thou art" with slightly off-key violin. Write to Pittsburgh and send a bible to Africa. amazing discoveries dot org. A truly frightening broadcast. ID "WINB Red Lion PA" at 1600. (Will-WV)

9265 August 12 at 1914. WINB, Host says health problems are caused by soy formula. It's a conspiracy! "Soy formula is a poison!" More pseudo-medicine discussion continues, with "dr wong dot us" hawking various supplements and crap. He also says that the CIA is importing heroin into the US, among other conspiracies. (Will-WV)

9265 August 13 at 1554, WINB, Preacher says "stop sending your money into the religious swamp" and harshly criticizes Pat Robertson because of his "backslider theology". (Will-WV)

9350 August 9 at 2137, WWCR, Old time crime drama, "The Lineup" from July 8, 1952. (Will-WV)

9370 August 13 at 1417, WWRB, "EMP Pulse" paranoid conspiracy doomsday talk, ISIS Russian Syria Putin EMP Bomb, oh no! B.S. interrupts at 1423 to pitch his eclipsefest happing later this month. Very good signal. (Will-WV)

9395 August 8 at 2045. Oldies music, Sammy John "Chevy Van". Very good signal. (Will-WV)

9395 August 9 at 2315. The Brother Scare gang yelling, moaning and wailing, with random old B.S. bits mixed in. This pathetic programming went on for several minutes. Whenever this audio comes on I always wonder if B.S. has kicked the bucket, but eventually came back on promoting his eclipse gathering. (Will-WV)

9420 August 10 at 1805, CRI from Lingshi. Pleasant middle eastern music, fair to good signal. (Will-WV)

9445 August 10 at 1806, All India Radio, news in English, very good signal. August 10 at 2107, AIR News again, excellent signal. (Will-WV)

9445 August 12 at 2132. BBC News, sport news from Austrailia, very good signal. (Will-WV)

9475 August 9 at 1614. WTWW, Excellent signal, but the modulation is wrecked and the programming, assimed to be Pastor Peat Peters, is completely unintelligible. The audio was still boogered up at 1725. August 11 at 1606, finally got the modulation fixed, Pastor Peat Peters with an old tape, poor audio quality and low levels. August 12 at 2130, bibling, excellent signal but very low audio, almost impossible to decipher. (Will-WV)

9570, August 13 at 1335. KBS Korea with talk about people who have problems recognizing others' faces (face recognition). Squealy, low modulation, excellent signal.

9710 August 8 at 1940. World news and talk in English, Radio Japan ID at 1945 and into Hiroshima/Nagasaki segment, very good signal. (Will-WV)

9810 August 8 at 1946. Islamic Republic of Iran. News in English, Spain/Catalonia news, at 2001 started political screeds from Iranian government, "The US is the greatest terrorist nation", etc. very good signal. (Will-WV)

9840 August 9 at 1725. Brother Scare says he has a "make me an offer" for a 50KW FM stating blanketing Charleston, and asks listeners for ten million dollars. (Will-WV)

9915 August 8 at 2005, BBC News in English, very good signal. (Will-WV)

9955 August 12 at 1530, WRMI, end times preacher predicting the end of everything, "Yew are damned!" etc. (Will-WV)

10050 USB August 11 at 1551, Aviation weather, good signal. (Will-WV)

11580 August 8 at 2009, Very nice classic jazz music, very good signal. (Will-WV)

11710 August 13 at 1431, North Korea playing patriotic military music, fair signal. (Will-WV)

11930 August 12 at 1600, Radio Marti holding its own against Cuban jammer, very good signal. (Will-WV)

11635 August 9 at 2145, Cuban spy transmission with numbers and modem sounds. August 11 at 1806, perfect signal. (Will-WV)

15034 USB August 9 at 1730, Aviation weather, ID "This is Trenton military". No report from Victoria, Abbottsford or Zagreb. (Will-WV)

15140 August 11 at 1558, Radio Sultanate of Oman, Thumrayt, Extended talk in English with male and female about essentially nothing, ID "the nation's station", switched language at 1600 and into middle eastern music. Very good signal. (Will-WV)

15290 August 11 at 1611, Deutche Welle news in English, fair/poor and parallel 15315 with similar signal. (Will-WV)

15490 August 13 at 1557, BBC sport news, Manchester United versus West Ham, "BBC World Service" ID. Very good signal. (Will-WV)

15555 USB August 11 at 1815, WJHR, Music, into pre-tribulation rapture talk, fair signal, fadey. August 12 at 1603, trashing the Catholic church, talk about muslim 911 bombers paying prostitutes 300 dollars in Vegas, fair to good signal. (Will-WV)

15575 August 14 at 1256, "KBS World Radio coming from Seoul the Republic of Korea", interval signal and ID in Englsh and French, very good signal. (Will-WV)

15610 August 11 at 1819, EWTN Cathy lick programming, characteristic squealy signal, off-the-chart signal strength. (Will-WV)

15630 August 8 at 1925, VOA via Wooferton, talk in middle eastern language, pop music, news at 1927, excellent signal. (Will-WV)

15825 August 10 at 1920, WWCR with Little Tony children's show. Opening song was sung by a baby. (Will-WV)

17640 August 11 at 1821. Madagascar World Voice, health talk, "How can I make sure the wound heals properly?", excellent signal. (Will-WV)

17920 August 11 at 1604. Cuban spy transmission, fading in and out. (Will-WV)

Shortwave pirates

6960 AM August 13 at 0010. Radio Illuminati, mellow progressive music, low-fi sound, full stop between songs, nice deep audio. 0057, acoustic version of Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here". 0103, "the show's over" and into the national anthem. Excellent signal. (Will-WV)

6925 AM August 13 at 0036. Unid. 1930s jazz music snippet, fair signal, off at 0039. (Will-WV)

6935 USB August 13 at 0048. Jingle "can anyone hear me" repeated several times, 0049, "Wolverine Radio" ID and into old 30s jazz music. The theme tonight was songs with "last" in the title, e.g., Traveling Wilburys "Last Night", Tom Petty "Last Dance With Mary Jane", Rolling Stones "Last Time", and many more. (Will-WV)

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15 standout college football recruits from Washington, D.C.’s Nike camp

Some of the DMV’s best talent was on display. Here’s a non-exhaustive collection of notes on players who stood out.

CLIFTON, Va. — The greater Washington, D.C., area has a lot of good high school football. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia all punch above their weight class in blue-chip recruits, and each offers high school players a relatively good chance to draw Division I recruiters. There’s not a shortage of quality talent here, even if it’s not a Florida or a Texas.

Some of the area’s best players were on the field Sunday at Nike’s regional Opening camp. Here are notes and quotes from a few of them, and more:

Four players earned invitations to Nike’s Opening finals held later this summer in Oregon. Those were Ohio State defensive line commit Taron Vincent, Penn State running back commit Ricky Slade, uncommitted cornerback A.J. Lytton, and uncommitted running back Mychale Salahuddin. Three of those invitations were no surprise; Vincent, Slade, and Lytton are all five-stars and were expected to be great.

Salahuddin was the surprise of the day. The Woodson (D.C.) product is rated a high three-star recruit on the 247Sports Composite, with lots of offers but not from Alabamas and Ohio States of college football.

Salahuddin’s currently most interested in Nebraska, USC, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Maryland, North Carolina. He’s a listed 5’11 and 190 pounds.

“I’m a crafty back,” he told me. “I can use my explosiveness. I can use my power. I can use my speed. I can get past a defender. I can go through the defender. Whatever you want.” He admires Le’Veon Bell’s patience and Leonard Fournette’s complete game, and his teammates call him “Houdini,” which is about the best nickname ever.

Something to watch on Salahuddin: He prefers a pro-style scheme.

Local RB Mychale Salahuddin a natural athlete https://t.co/AdMgXXY78B http://pic.twitter.com/HvPt5NHqPf

— Ahmed Ghafir (@AGhafir247) April 23, 2017

Five-star class of 2019 linebacker Shane Lee is a really interesting kid, who says he doesn’t even watch football on TV. He’s pretty good at playing it, though.

Lee is built like a house, and you expect him to serve as a run-stuffing Mike linebacker who hangs out near the line of scrimmage and plugs gaps. He can definitely do that, but I was impressed by his Brian Urlacher-like ability to lug a massive frame up and down the field in coverage. He could be a Tampa 2 inside linebacker someday.

Lee’s recruitment is open. He mentioned interest in Maryland, Michigan, Penn State, Pitt, Clemson, LSU, Notre Dame, and Ohio State.

New Tennessee quarterback commit Michael Penix Jr., a three-star from Florida, is an interesting prospect. He’s got a strong arm and can really fire the ball out of a five-step drop. If he can move the ball with his legs, too, he’ll be really good.

“I see myself as a drop-back guy, a pocket passer,” he said. “Most people say dual threat. But I usually look to pass before I do to run.”

Tennessee’s leaned a lot on the QB run game for the last few seasons, with Joshua Dobbs at quarterback. Maybe Penix signals a change in that regard. But he’s also a good athlete, and Tennessee might try to use him in the run game, too.

I’ve noticed something at the last two camps I’ve covered, in Cleveland a few weeks ago and now in D.C: the offensive lineman who stands out the most relative to expectations has mentioned Syracuse first among the schools he’s interested in. In Cleveland, that was center Tyrone Sampson, who committed to Cuse last week.

This week’s standout lineman was Josh Jefferson, a center at St. John’s (D.C.). In the reps I saw of him, Jefferson did well against Ohio State five-star Vincent.

Impressive player at Nike D.C. was St. John's center Josh Jefferson. Here he is against Ohio State five-star DL commit Taron Vincent: http://pic.twitter.com/DgTwSZ8896

— Alex Kirshner (@alex_kirshner) April 24, 2017

Jefferson could play guard or center in college. He’s got offers from Syracuse, Marshall, and Buffalo. Maryland, Virginia Tech, Penn State, Georgia, and North Carolina have shown interest, he said.

It’s valuable to be the first Power 5 school to offer a rising lineman. Jefferson’s going to get more offers, and none of this is to say that Jefferson (or Sampson) are totally under-the-radar players. That’s not quite right, But it’s worth noting that Syracuse got here early, and Dino Babers’ staff has identified some good line talent.

Four-star Oxon Hill (Md.) receiver Daniel George is ready to play in any conference in the country right now. He’s big and fast, with plenty of route-running polish.

Four-star WR Daniel George makes it look easy https://t.co/EpWMUXzg7r http://pic.twitter.com/60JwNRkrr0

— Ahmed Ghafir (@AGhafir247) April 23, 2017

“I’d say I’m a big, physical receiver,” he said. “I use my physicality to get open. I have breakaway speed. I can get in and out of my cuts well, and I’ve been working on being quicker.” George wants to be like Julio Jones. So do lots of receivers, but Jones is closer than most.

Penn State, West Virginia, Virginia Tech, Maryland, North Carolina, Kentucky, and Vanderbilt stand out right now, but George has no “favorites.” He’d like to commit by late July, but he’s open to waiting until after his senior season.

Tennessee or Florida State could enter the mix by offering him, he said.

Three-star Wyoming Valley West (Pa.) offensive tackle Chris Bleich decommited recently from Penn State. It sounds like Nebraska’s in the lead here.

“Nebraska is sticking out, but I’m just holding every option available,” he said.

Bleich previously spent a season at the IMG Academy in Florida. He plans to be an early enrollee and prefers to make a commitment by June.

I keep being impressed by three-star St. Edward (Ohio) safety Michael Dowell. He was a standout both in Cleveland and D.C., and he’s a great athlete. Look here:

Here's the top 20 unofficial Nike Football Ratings from today's testing @TheOpening D.C. regional. Full marks later this week!✔️ http://pic.twitter.com/q33yTrao6H

— Brian Stumpf (@Stumpf_Brian) April 24, 2017

Dowell’s a Michigan State lean on the 247Sports Crystal Ball. He also has offers from Pitt, Iowa, Syracuse, Maryland, and a handful of others.

St. Joseph Centeral (Mo.) receiver Cade Musser was second in Nike Football rating at the event behind Dowell. That’s a metric that combines the 40-yard dash, shuttle run, and a few other physical tests to paint an overall picture of athleticism. Musser has had barely any recruitment and doesn’t have a single offer, he told me.

“My best attribute is shiftiness, make people miss in open space,” he said.

He did that a few times in cat-and-mouse drills on Sunday. Musser’s just 5’9, and it’s easy to fall in love with small, fast, and shifty at these camps. But keep an eye on him.

Three-star Virginia linebacker commit Noah Taylor is a good athlete. He committed to UVA last summer, but he also holds offers from Pitt, Rutgers, Temple, and Indiana.

“I move a lot in space. That’s what a lot of people say. I’m fast for a tall guy.”

Taylor’s a lanky 6’5 and 200 pounds. It wouldn’t surprise me if he moved to safety or even corner, and it also wouldn’t surprise me if he turned out to be really good there.

Four-star Maryland offensive line commit Evan Gregory, from local powerhouse DeMatha Catholic, is big and strong.

Here's new four-star Maryland OL commit Evan Gregory just stuffing some poor adversary. Also did it on the first of their reps, more or less http://pic.twitter.com/gdKYGb24Nc

— Alex Kirshner (@alex_kirshner) April 23, 2017

One of my favorite players in the class of 2019 is DeMatha receiver DeMarcco Hellams.

Hellams is a long way from signing anywhere, but he’s athletic enough to play receiver or defensive back at whichever school he chooses. His recruitment’s taken off in the last year and now includes offers from Penn State, Clemson, Michigan, Maryland, Louisville, North Carolina, and Kentucky.

Penn State and Michigan are looking at Hellams in the defensive backfield, but most of the schools recruiting him “give me the option to go both ways,” he said.

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Rob's Rundown: Week of March 13 - March 17, 2017

Monday, March 13

Portman Praises Northern Ohio U.S. Attorney Carole Rendon

U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) issued the following statement on Monday praising Carole Rendon, former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and thanking her for years of service to Ohio. Rendon, who had also served as First Assistant U.S. Attorney, served in the role of U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio since February 2016. Portman joined with Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) in recommending her nomination to the Obama Administration.

“I want to thank Carole Rendon for eight years of service to our home state of Ohio,” Portman said. “I strongly supported her nomination and Ohioans have been well served by her leadership as US Attorney, using her decades of experience taking organized crime bosses and drug traffickers off of our streets to make Ohio safer. I am especially grateful to her for the valuable advice that helped me craft the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, the first comprehensive federal addiction policy reforms in 20 years. Ohio is proud of Carole and grateful for her service.”

Tuesday, March 14

Portman, Feinstein, Stivers, Loebsack Introduce Bill to Help Homeless Children and Youth

Senator Portman and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) on Tuesday introduced the Homeless Children and Youth Act to amend the definition of homelessness used by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) so that more American children who are vulnerable can receive services they need. Representatives Steve Stivers (R-OH) and Dave Loebsack (D-IA) introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives.

The amended definition would simply align the HUD definition of homelessness, which is used to verify eligibility for homeless assistance programs, with the definition used to verify eligibility for other federal assistance programs like the National School Lunch Program.

Taking this step would reduce widespread confusion about eligibility for federal homeless programs and increase access to them. Specifically, children living in motels and doubled-up in households with acquaintances would finally be recognized as homeless by HUD.

“Persistent poverty robs children of the security and stability they deserve,” said Senator Portman. “Our common-sense reforms will open up access to federal assistance programs for thousands of homeless children and youth. Washington has to ensure that it is playing the right role in helping these vulnerable children, and this bill is a step in the right direction.”

For more information about the bill, go here.

Portman, Brown Make Bipartisan Push for Trump U.S. Trade Rep. Nominee Robert Lighthizer

Senator Portman and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced Robert Lighthizer, President Trump’s nominee to serve as the U.S. Trade Representative, to the Senate Finance Committee, which is considering his nomination today.

If confirmed, Lighthizer will play a key role in forming U.S. trade policy and representing the U.S. in cases against foreign countries that cheat on our trade laws. Portman and Brown have pledged to work with Lighthizer if confirmed to help boost Ohio’s steel industry.

“Mr. Lighthizer brings decades of experience to the table, much of it helping to ensure that American workers aren’t hurt by foreign trade cheats,” said Portman. “As a former United States Trade Representative, I know that the position is critical to our efforts to level the playing field for American workers and to ensure that we have open markets abroad to grow jobs here at home. Mr. Lighthizer is well-equipped for the task, and I look forward to seeing him succeed as our next Trade Representative.”

Portman and Brown have worked to give domestic industries the ability to fight unfair trade practices. In June 2015, Portman and Brown’s Leveling the Playing Field Act was signed into law, ushering in the most significant changes to trade remedy law since 2002.

You can watch Senator Portman’s remarks at today’s hearing here.

Portman Leads Bipartisan Effort to Raise the Quality of Career and Technical Education, Hosts Career Tech Fair

Senators Portman, Tim Kaine (D-VA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Todd Young (R-IN), co-chairs of the Senate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, introduced bipartisan legislation to raise the quality of CTE programs at schools in Ohio and across the country. The Educating Tomorrow’s Workforce Act amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act to better meet the needs of a 21st century workforce and ensure students have access to the highest-quality CTE programs. Later today, Portman will co-host the Senate CTE Caucus’ 3rd annual Career and Technical Education Fair where students from Ohio, Virginia, and Wisconsin will showcase and demonstrate projects that highlight how real-world problem solving skills and CTE are preparing America’s future workforce to meet real-world challenges.

“Career and Technical Education makes our kids job-ready on graduation day, giving them skills that are in demand and a running start on their careers,” said Portman. “Our bipartisan legislation would improve the quality of CTE programs so that these kids get a better education using the equipment and the standards of today’s industry. That’s good for our economy because it would help us keep skilled jobs from going overseas. It’s good for employers, who are looking for skilled workers, but most of all it’s good for thousands kids in Ohio and across the country, because it will help them get good jobs and live out their God-given potential.”

As part of Portman’s efforts to close the skills gap and put more Ohioans to work, Portman recently joined Senator Kaine to introduce the bipartisan JOBS Act to help students access training for the 5.5 million vacant jobs that are unfilled in part because of a shortage of qualified workers. Portman’s commitment to CTE compliments his work to help expand access to college, make it more affordable for students, parents and families, and help new graduates get good jobs so that they can achieve financial independence and become debt-free. Last month, during CTE Month, Portman delivered remarks on the Senate floor about CTE and the opportunities it is providing young students across Ohio and the United States. And just last week, Portman published a weekly column on how CTE can help connect students with jobs. Portman has visited with teachers and students across Ohio who are involved in Career and Technical Education.

A full fact sheet on the bill can be found here.

Portman Presses Army Corps for Answers on Protecting Lake Erie and Flood Control Analyses

Portman, who serves as co-chair of the Senate Great Lakes Task Force, issued the following statement after meeting with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lieutenant Colonel Adam Czekanski on Tuesday, who heads the Corps’ Buffalo District, which includes northern Ohio:

“We’ve made good progress in our efforts to protect Lake Erie over the past several years, but there is much more work to be done. A key component of that effort is to ensure that the Army Corps of Engineers dredges the Port of Cleveland and disposes of the dredged material in a responsible way. I told Lieutenant Colonel Czekanski that while I’m pleased they began the dredging last fall they must continue to ensure that the harbor is dredged as necessary for safe and efficient ship passage.

“I also made clear that the Corps’ must continue to cooperate with the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations regarding the current investigation, including a review of the Corps’ responses to my requests for documents and information. Our investigation into reports that the Corps cut its own budget as an excuse to dump contaminated sediment from the Port of Cleveland into Lake Erie is ongoing, and we will continue to review the Corps’ actions in this matter.”

Additionally, Senator Portman has worked with U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) to push the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to complete a flood risk management plan to prevent flooding from the Blanchard River. However, because the Corps was unable to complete the study in a timely manner, the city and county decided to transition to a non-federal project. A review of the Corps’ preliminary study revealed discrepancies in the Corps’ data and analyses. Senator Portman had this to say following the meeting:

“I also asked the Corps to explain the discrepancies found in its analyses of a flood risk management plan for the Blanchard River in Findlay, Ohio. Flooding of the Blanchard River has caused tens of millions of dollars in damages in the past. We must ensure that a flood management plan prevents these losses in the future. I asked the Corps to work with the city and county on any Corps permits that will be necessary to implement a flood risk management plan.”

NOTE: For more on Senator Portman’s efforts to protect Lake Erie and the Great Lakes, see this recap here. As Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), Portman is investigating reports that the Corps cut its own budget as an excuse to dump contaminated sediment from the Port of Cleveland into Lake Erie. As he wrote in a Cleveland Plain Dealer op-ed in February, he will continue to make this a priority in the Senate.

Wednesday, March 15

Portman Introduces Bill Creating Inspector General for the CFPB, Says It Will Improve Transparency & Accountability

Portman introduced legislation to create a dedicated, Senate-confirmed Inspector General (IG) for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Under current law, the CFPB has to share an IG with the Federal Reserve. Unlike most major agency IGs, the Federal Reserve IG is a “designated federal entity IG” hired by the Fed Chairman, rather than appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Portman issued the following statement:

“Installing a dedicated, Senate-confirmed internal watchdog at the CFPB will provide greater transparency and accountability at the CFPB. Given the vast powers of this large bureaucracy and the CFPB’s insulation from congressional oversight, it is critical that it have an independent IG to ensure robust oversight. Every federal agency should be responsive and accountable to the American people, and this bill will help ensure we have an independent IG in place like we do at other federal agencies.”

Portman, Peters & Stabenow Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Boost Great Lakes Funding

Senators Portman, Gary Peters (D-MI) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) on Wednesday introduced bipartisan legislation to spur Great Lakes funding and research efforts and help support effective fishery management decisions. The Great Lakes Fishery Research Authorization (GLFRA) Act gives the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) the legislative authority to support the $7 billion Great Lakes sport and commercial fishery industry. Despite holding one-fifth of the world’s fresh water, the Great Lakes science program does not have the same funding authorization as science centers on saltwater coasts, and this legislation will close the resource gap between the Great Lakes Science Center and other fishery research centers across the country.

"The Great Lakes are an invaluable resource to Ohio, critically important to both our environment and our economy,” said Senator Portman, co-chair of the Senate Great Lakes Task Force. “By authorizing the USGS’s Great Lakes Science Center for the first time, we are prioritizing the research on fish populations and invasive species used by the Great Lakes states as well as Canada to support the health and growth of our $7 billion fishing industry. This bill will ensure we have the resources to help protect the Great Lakes for generations to come.”

For more information, go here.

Portman, Kaine Introduce Bill to Promote Early Hearing Detection in Newborns, Infants & Young Children

Senators Portman and Kaine introduced bipartisan legislation – the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act – to reauthorize current research and improve public health programs for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss in newborns, infants, and young children. Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA) have introduced a companion measure in the House of Representatives.

“Early hearing detection is critical because children with hearing loss often fall behind their peers in speech development, cognitive skills, and social skills,” said Portman. “This bill takes important steps to improve early hearing detection and intervention for newborns, infants, and young children, and I’m hopeful we can move this legislation quickly in a strong bipartisan way.”

For more information on this bill, go here.

Thursday, March 16

Portman Statement on the Proposed Elimination of Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Funding

Portman released the following statement strongly opposing President Trump’s budget request to eliminate funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), saying he would fight to preserve the program and its funding:

“The Great Lakes are an invaluable resource to Ohio, and the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative has been a successful public-private partnership that helps protect both our environment and our economy. According to a recent study, the GLRI’s work generates a total of more than $80 billion in benefits in health, tourism, fishing, and recreation. The study also states that GLRI saves local communities like Toledo $50 million in costs, and increases property values across the region by a total of $12 billion.

“The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative has been a critical tool in our efforts to help protect and restore Lake Erie, and when the Obama administration proposed cuts to the program, I helped lead the effort to restore full funding. I have long championed this program, and I’m committed to continuing to do everything I can to protect and preserve Lake Erie, including preserving this critical program and its funding.”

For more information, go here.

Friday, March 17

ICYMI Toledo Blade Portman Op-Ed: “Protect Lake Erie and Keep Progress Going”

In Friday’s Toledo Blade, Senator Portman wrote an op-ed detailing his efforts to protect and preserve Lake Erie. For example, Portman has fought to protect funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) from cuts proposed by the Obama administration. In his op-ed, which follows yesterday’s news that the new administration has proposed to eliminate funding for the GLRI, Portman says that the GLRI is necessary to keep progress going on efforts to improve the health of Lake Erie and the tourism, fishing, and recreation that surrounds it:

“GLRI helps Ohio preserve the treasure of Lake Erie. I’m going to keep fighting for the funding we need, just as I have in the past. After several years of progress in protecting Lake Erie, we cannot afford to go backward.”

The full op-ed can be found at this link.

from Rob Portman http://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/rob-s-rundown?ContentRecord_id=B172F8FE-9433-4F91-94EE-054DE58A5504

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