Community Fund Of Darien Donates $100K For TeenTalk Counselor At MMS
By DARIEN, CT — The Darien Board of Education last week unanimously voted to accept a gift of $100,000 from The Community Fund of Darien for a TeenTalk mental health counselor at Middlesex Middle School. TeenTalk was designed by Kids In Crisis aims to address the need for mental health support for the youth , the […]
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Kane Co. Man Gets 19 Years For Harassing, Stabbing Man At Bar
ELGIN, IL — A 30-year-old Bartlett man has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for harassing — and then stabbing — a Black man at a bar in Elgin in 2022. He also slashed the bar’s owner. Jason Ostrego, of the 600 block of White Oak Lane, pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder and […]
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RSM Council Looks To Select, Approve Crossing Guard Service After RFP
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA — The Rancho Santa Margarita city council is set to approve another three-term contract bid with longstanding crossing guard providers All-City Management Services. The city has worked with the services company since 2003, according to Jennifer Cervantez, city manager, who is anticipating the city will resign the new contract. There are […]
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‘Queer And Fearless’ Children’s Author To Host St. Pete Book Event
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — Children’s author Rob Sanders will appear at Allendale United Methodist Church in St. Petersburg Tuesday, 7 p.m., for a reading and discussion about his most recent book, “Queer and Fearless.” The picture book, which was released in April by Penguin Random House, features 15 biographic poems celebrating the lives of 17 […]
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City To Recognize Marines At Upcoming Council Meeting: What To Know
MISSION VIEJO, CA — Mission Viejo City Council members will recognize some outstanding Marines as well as consider the city’s operating and capital improvement program revised budget at Tuesday’s city council meeting. During the meeting, council members will recognize exemplary members of the city’s adopted Headquarters Battalion of the First Marine Division at Camp Pendleton. […]
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Revinylization #54: Deep Purple’s Machine Head
Ow Ow Ow, Ow Ow Whaow, Ow Ow Ow…Wha-aa-ow. That simple G-minor melody, supposedly inspired by Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony (or perhaps Brazilian composer Carlos Lyra) and played with the tone of a Fender Stratocaster doubled by a Hammond B3 organ, is unquestionably the most famous rock-guitar riff. The apotheosis of 1970s hard-rock, the ubiquitous “Smoke […]
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Korf Audio
Austrian analog manufacturer Korf Audio introduced their new flagship series of ceramic tonearms, the TA-AF series, at High End Munich, including the TA-AF9 “premium tonearm” (€3200) on static display at their booth. The TA-AF9 was also live on a TechDAS V turntable in the Engstrom room. “Drawing inspiration from aerospace technology,” the Korf press release […]
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Sonus faber’s many new Sonetto G2 loudspeakers
Sonus Faber’s many new Sonetto G2 loudspeakers By Jason Victor Serinus In a large Atrium showroom, Sonus Faber introduced their five new Second Generation (G2) Sonetto loudspeakers. Though I didn’t have an opportunity to audition any of the new models which comprise the company’s most affordable and popular series—speakers that are priced far, far lower […]
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AEW moving All Out to later date so it doesn’t take place a week after All In in London at Wembley
SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… AEW has announced that All Out is moving from Sept. 1 on Labor Day Weekend to Sept. 7, the following Saturday. This move gives AEW an extra week of TV to pivot from the Aug. 25 All In PPV in London, England at Wembley Stadium. […]
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More stuff from Munich: Q Acoustics, Cambridge Audio
I get excited when a room showing “budget” gear knocks me for a loop. As is sometimes the case, a well-curated, carefully set up budget system can make music in spades, hitting the high notes of tone, staging, and dynamics. To wit, Q Acoustics presented their new floorstanding 3050c Speakers ($1299/pair), the flagship in the […]
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