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Global Grease with Kim Sorise: Playlist from September 7, 2026
Intrinsically curated, the music on this program—exclusively vinyl played on Technic 1200 M3D turntables—presents an illuminating collection of other-worldly grooves, beats, and sounds. Host Kim Sorise honors the jazz innovators, beat conductors, soul senders, and mind benders that traverse our musical and auditory landscapes. Grease for all. In music we trust. Monday 6 - 9pm (EDT) | On WFMU's Give the Drummer Radio Give the Drummer Radio LIVE Audio Streams (Get help): Pop-up | 128k MP3
More Perfect Zounds / Dubbin' & Twangin': Explorers Room with Flash Strap
This is where all of culture and all of time are collapsed into one seductive portal and viewed through the panoramic lens of the exotic. Come and embark on an armchair-travel virtual-voyage to the heart of timeless darkness and beyond; embrace the numinous monolith of the exotic immensity. Let us find that place where hybridization meets its destiny as pure fantasy. Let us become observers observing those others who are ourselves. You wear your mask and I'll wear mine.
Regulation of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in soils under New York’s remedial programs was a little erratic in 2024. As to their inclusion in the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (NYSDEC) regulations found at 6 NYCRR Part 375, PFOA and PFOS were in…until they were out. As to their inclusion in the NYSDEC Commissioner’s Policy (CP)-51, Soil Cleanup Guidance (CP-51), they were out…until they were in. Let me explain.
Unclear Fate for NY PFOA and PFOS Soil Cleanup Objectives | JD Supra
Regulation of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in soils under New York’s remedial programs was a little erratic in 2024. As to their inclusion in the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (NYSDEC) regulations found at 6 NYCRR Part 375, PFOA and PFOS were in…until they were out. As to their inclusion in the NYSDEC Commissioner’s Policy (CP)-51, Soil Cleanup Guidance (CP-51), they were out…until they were in. Let me explain.
Global Grease with Kim Sorise: Playlist from February 10, 2025
Intrinsically curated, the music on this programβexclusively vinyl played on Technic 1200 M3D turntablesβpresents an illuminating collection of other-worldly grooves, beats, and sounds. Host Kim Sorise honors the jazz innovators, beat conductors, soul senders, and mind benders that traverse our musical and auditory landscapes. Grease for all. In music we trust. Monday 6 - 9pm (EST) | On WFMU's Give the Drummer Radio Give the Drummer Radio LIVE Audio Streams (Get help): Pop-up | 128k MP3
New York’s New Tax Abatement Program Makes Some Affordable Housing Projects Less Feasible
When New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the state’s budget into law in April she enacted legislation intended to replace the New York City affordable housing tax abatement program known as 421-a, which expired in 2022. Like its predecessor, the new program, Affordable Neighborhoods for New Yorkers (the “ANNYP”) or 485-x, eases the tax burdens imposed on developers of affordable housing projects.
Upland Game Bird Hunting
WRITTEN BY: GEORGE DUKE | RANCH SALES | LICENSED IN MT, WY Upland crippled vertebrate hunting successful South-Central Montana is nary longer a secret. The Clarks Fork of nan Yellowstone River vale each nan measurement down into Wyoming and nan surrounding Pryor Mountains foothills to nan east, connected nan Crow Indian reservation, connection spectacular hunting opportunities for sharp-tailed grouse, Hungarian partridge, and ring-necked pheasant.
C-PACE Financing for Green Improvements is Coming to the Garden State
New Jersey real estate owners interested in improving their property’s energy or water efficiency, take note: Now is your chance to submit feedback on an aspect of New Jersey’s version of the Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program, a tool designed to help finance sustainability improvements to eligible commercial, industrial, agricultural, and multi-family residential real property.
NYC Council Bill Proposes Extending Deadline for LL 97 Compliance
Town halls are being held throughout Queens, New York, for co-op owners concerned that their maintenance fees will spike as a result of their buildings’ efforts to meet the requirements of a law that sets greenhouse gas emission limits on buildings 25,000 feet or larger. New York City’s Local Law 97 requires buildings within its purview to meet certain greenhouse gas emission standards by January 2024 or face severe penalties.
Proposed Legislation Would Provide Tax Abatements for Carbon-Emission Law Compliance
New York City Assemblyman Edward C. Braunstein (D-Bayside) is sponsoring legislation intended to help middle-class co-op and condo owners comply with Local Law 97, which—starting in 2024—sets carbon emissions caps on buildings over 25,000 square feet. Assemblyman Braunstein’s legislation, A.5050, would require the City to provide property tax breaks to help building owners offset the cost of compliance.
George Duke - No Rhyme, No Reason: The Elektra/Warner Years (1985-2000)
George Duke: No Rhyme, No Reason: The Elektra /Warner Years (1985-2000) is a three CD compilation that reviews the period in the fusion and funk master’s career that was typically prolific but not as rewarding in terms of the popular success the keyboardist, producer and singer/songwriter enjoyed in the 1970s and early 80s. The compilation’s title is taken from the 1992 slow jam about repressed desire from the album Snapshot that became a Top 25 single for Duke in the fall of that year.
FEATURE: Russian invasion disrupts Ukrainian sunflower oil industry
Highlights Prolonged war could disrupt next sowing campaign: source Sunflower seed crushing plants have stopped operations Closure of ports preventing sunflower oil export industry Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24 has significantly disrupted the Ukrainian sunflower oil industry and supply chain, with Ukraine the top exporter of sunflower oil globally. A prolonged conflict also threatens the next growing season, sources said. Not registered?
European ethanol prices hit two-month high as Russia invades Ukraine
Highlights T2 Ethanol benchmark jumps 14% Invasion results in oil, gas, agricultural spikes The S&P Global Platts European ethanol benchmark touched a two-month high at Eur1,060.25/cubic meter Feb. 24, up 14% from Feb. 23, as the Russian invasion of Ukraine spiked prices across commodity markets. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now T2 FOB Rotterdam ethanol was assessed at Eur1,060.25/cu m Feb.
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Commodities 2022: SAF, HVO look to build on 2021 success
Highlights Rising HVO production may dent margins New SAF mandates to spur demand Sustainable aviation fuel and hydrotreated vegetable oil are poised for a breakout 2022 amid new production capacity coming online and fresh policy support. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now S&P Global Platts Analytics expects global renewable diesel production to reach 225,000 b/d in 2022, while SAF volumes will remain minimal until 2023.
No Rhyme, No Reason
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Market Movers Europe, Sep 13-17: Germany’s pathway to 2030 targets in focus; International Shipping Week kicks off
View Full Transcript In this week's highlights: the now completed Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline examines next steps, the German energy industry meets for its annual conference, and London International Shipping Week kicks off. But first, in oil markets, demand recovery remains at the fore, as mobility levels rise, while the impact of Hurricane Ida on Gulf of Mexico oil fields is offsetting a planned release of crude reserves by China.
Market Movers Europe, May 17-21: Mobility recovery in Europe and the IEA’s Roadmap to net-zero
View Full Transcript In this week's highlights: Norway begins its maintenance schedule for 2021 across a number of producing gas fields, and the International Energy Agency publishes its "Net Zero in 2050" roadmap report. But first, in oil news, mobility is recovering in Europe, with land-based mobility running at six-month highs in the big European economies, while aviation still languishes at around 30% of pre-pandemic levels.
Commodities 2021: Oilseed tightness, rebounding demand to determine vegetable oil prices
Highlights Seed shortage, Russian export tax supportive to sunflower oil market in H1 La Nina rains, fertilizer use, return of foreign labor to aid palm oil output London — Supply tightness in the first half of 2021 in the soft oils market, palm oil production recovery and a rebound in vegetable oil demand are set to be the defining dynamics across the vegetable oil markets in the year ahead. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience.
India's June edible oil imports rise 8% on year: SEA India
London — India's imports of edible oil in June were up 8% year on year to 1.162 million mt according to data from the Solvent Extractors Association of India, due to the refilling of depleted stocks. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience.
Palm oil drops amid selloff, coronavirus fears
Highlights CPO futures plummet 10% amid selloff Coronavirus weakens commodity markets Crude palm oil futures on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange retreated 10% near the end of the trading session Tuesday, as funds liquidated positions and fears of the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak in China hurt global markets. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience.
US egg prices hit two-year low
Mintec prices for large eggs, based on the averages of 12 cities, have hit a two-year low in May due to an oversupply issue. As of June 26th, prices are down 40% y-o-y but have risen slightly by 13% from May lows. Behind the oversupply is a large and productive hen crop. According to the July Chicken and Eggs USDA report in May, the number of laying hens stood at 397,737,000, a 1.5% y-o-y rise. This vast quantity of hens in the US is at a near record-high.
Can the new NAFTA fix low milk price problem in U.S.?
Since the start of 2017, U.S. milk prices have declined 27%. Concerns over international trade and an oversupply of milk have put downward pressure on prices. Global trade tensions have slowed demand for U.S. exports, and a weakened Euro has stimulated demand for European dairy instead. Meanwhile, milk production has been increasing, driven by favorable weather and pasture conditions, and continuous improvement in farming methods.
Jazz news: Composer/Musician Wayne Horvitz Releases Two New Albums: The Snowghost Sessions (songlines) And Those Who Remain (national Sawdust Tracks) Featuring Guitarist Bill Frisell
Known for his multifaceted musical personality, composer/musiciandisplays his remarkably singular and distinguishable sound in two new recordings: his debut pianos/keys-bass-drums trio album The Snowghost Sessions (Songlines, October 5, 18) and his debut orchestral CD Those Who Remain (National Sawdust Tracks, October, 12 2018). Both are complemented by a nationwide tour culminating in a New York City CD release concert at Brooklyn’s Roulette, December 5, 2018.
Dan Dean @ All About Jazz
Dan has performed with the some of the finest musicians and musical organizations of our time, including: Shelly Manne, Howard Roberts, The Great Guitars (Herb Ellis, Charlie Byrd, Barney Kessell), Eddie ?Cleanhead? Vinson, B.B Dan Dean is a truly multitalented artist. Dan has achieved national and international recognition as a Bassist, Producer, Composer, and as an audio and recording Engineer. Dan Dean is a truly multitalented artist.
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Legendary NEA Jazz Master Charles Lloyd Plays Vicars Street in Dublin on November 16
, one of jazz’s historic greats, returns to Dublin with his classic quartet on Wednesday 16 November for a one-off show on Irish soil as part of an extensive European tour.Described by Nate Chinen as “a storyteller with a seeker’s heart… one of jazz’s great mystery men”, the show comes two years after Lloyd’s triumphant performance at the NEC, but this visit offers fans the rare chance to see NEA Jazz Master Lloyd in the more intimate, club-like surroundings of the legendary Vicars...
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Jazz news: Pianist/Composer Yelena Eckemoff recollects Childhood In Russia through "Sense Of Smell" On Blooming Tall Phlox, Featuring An All-Finnish Lineup Of Young Rising Stars
?Blessed with prodigious classical chops, Eckemoff's a gutsy, imaginative improviser. She's also a gifted composer who's devised a totally original take on the whole jazz-classical hybrid concept.
Ken Silverman Trio Releases "Guitar Fantasies" on Soundseer
With Guitar Fantasies Ken Silverman continues on the path he started on the 2015 release Parallel Man (Soundseer). The focus is again on the multifaceted melodies that simultaneously reflect elements of various genres while remaining anchored in the jazz idiom. While on Parallel Man there were more western classical motifs on the current album rock influences predominate.The three ?Guitar Fantasies" demonstrate this amply.
A New Duet Release By Dan Dean And George Duke
Internationally recognized bassisthas performed with the some of the finest musicians of our time, including B.B. King,, Donny Hathaway,and many others.One of his favorite collaborations of all was with the legendary pianist George Duke, and Seattle-based label Arena Jazz is proud to release for the first time their wonderful duo recording of Gershwin’s immortal “I Loves You Porgy”. Dan says of his friend: ?was a guy that was truly larger than life. When he walked into the room, he just lit it up.
Alphonse Mouzon Needs Your Help
By Chuck Koton These are not words I ever thought I would have to write. Legendary drummerwas diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in September. He had to immediately undergo surgery which has bought him some time. But his kidneys are too weak for radiation therapy and he is planning to go to Mexico for an alternative treatment program. Given the cost of this course of therapy, he has set up a ?Go Fund Me" page so that his legion of friends and fans can help.
Has Jazz Lost Its African-American Core?
OK, I have something I want to talk about. Over the past five or six years, I’ve noticed a marked change of direction in many young jazz pianists. Please keep in mind that for the purposes of this article, I’m only referring to jazz pianists, but in many ways it includes other instruments as well. I guess the place for me to begin is to define the word “jazz”–well, I’m not going to tackle that one just yet. You see, there seems to be a moving away from swing and spontaneous improvisation.
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