Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Now it's time for sports. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) SIMON: The Red Sox take the AL East. The Cleveland Browns actually win a game. And Vontae Davis of the Buffalo Bills puts on a halftime no-show. Howard Bryant of espn.com and ESPN The Magazine joins us. Howard, thanks so much for being with us. HOWARD BRYANT, BYLINE: Good morning, Scott. Is it really that much of a stretch to go from a toilet flushing to a team - The Cleveland Browns that hadn't won a game since 2016. I mean, is it... SIMON: No, no. Had the handoff... BRYANT: ...Really that much of a stretch? SIMON: been there,... BRYANT: (Laughter). SIMON: ...I would have made the turn. Well,... BRYANT: I know you would have. SIMON: Yeah. Well, let's talk about baseball first, though, if we can. The BoSox won the AL East this week with, I don't know, 200 victories or whatever. But is that going to mean much if they get into the playoffs and Chris Sale, their ace pitcher, has an

The complete winners for the 2020 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards have been announced at an online event which is hosted by 'Victorious' actress Victoria Justice.

As athletes from around the world compete for gold in Rio this summer, poets from across the U.S. are facing off in a different kind of competition. It is called a poetry slam. On this episode of Stories with a Heartbeat , we talk to poetry slam champion Dasan Ahanu to figure out what this poetic conflict is all about, and how to win. Download Episode 11 Now In 2010, Dasan Ahanu and host Will McInerney were on a slam team together. They were competing in the Southern Fried Poetry Slam . Southern Fried is one of the the largest and longest running poetry slams in the world. Their team from Durham, North Carolina made it all the way to finals that year. Dasan recalls what it felt like to be in a big-time poetry slam like Southern Fried. "It's one of the most amazing feelings ever, everything moves in slow motion, you feel like there is this aura around you, you are totally conscious of everything you are doing in terms of body motion, you are hearing each word as it comes out," he said.

Arden Kaywin is a singer, voice teacher, and vocal producer based in Los Angeles. She incorporates mindful awareness into her holistic approach to helping singers get out of their heads and realize their full potential for artistic expression. 
 Arden and Daron discuss the kinds of obstacles professional singers run into and how navigating them invariably supports showing up for more fully in their personal lives. Resources related to this conversation: FEAR: False Evidence Appearing Real The DEN Mediation studio in Los Angeles Mindfulness teachers: Heather Prete and Chandresh Bhardwaj (author of Break the Norms ) "For Singers Who Have Ever Felt Stuck In Your Head" A blog post Arden wrote in response to Daron's TEDxColumbus Talk Don't Try to Be Mindful "Attentional Fitness Training for Musicians" A blog post Daron wrote about bringing mindful awareness to musical practice and performance Follow Arden: Arden Kaywin Vocal Studio ( www.ardenkaywinvocalstudio.com ) Facebook Group: The Pro

A judge has ruled in favor of the 'Seinfeld' actor after he was sued by writer/director Christian Charles over who came up with the idea for the 'Comedians in Cars' show.

In related news, the 21-year-old is reportedly worried after Scott checked out of rehabilitation with a report saying that the 36-year-old flew to Colorado from Los Angeles on April 28.

A judge has ruled in favor of the 'Seinfeld' actor after he was sued by writer/director Christian Charles over who came up with the idea for the 'Comedians in Cars' show.

This arrives after Kehlani sparks speculations that her new album 'It Was Good Until It Wasn't' was about YG as one fan says, 'Kehlani's album is really all about her and YG's toxic sex.'

The couple, whose marriage has been reported on the rocks over their unequal share of parenting duties, is said to be living in separate parts of their L.A. house.

The married couple goes on Instagram Live as a part of their new series 'The Biebers on Watch', doing a fun QnA session where they discuss Justin's struggle with Lyme disease.

The 'Hunger Games' actor reveals he always takes a portable cocktail set with him to the movie set for celebration at the end of every long day of work.

This arrives after Kehlani sparks speculations that her new album 'It Was Good Until It Wasn't' was about YG as one fan says, 'Kehlani's album is really all about her and YG's toxic sex.'

The couple, whose marriage has been reported on the rocks over their unequal share of parenting duties, is said to be living in separate parts of their L.A. house.

The married couple goes on Instagram Live as a part of their new series 'The Biebers on Watch', doing a fun QnA session where they discuss Justin's struggle with Lyme disease.

The 'Hunger Games' actor reveals he always takes a portable cocktail set with him to the movie set for celebration at the end of every long day of work.

Arts centre commended for excellence and innovation in digital accessibility for all.

Police watchdog to probe botched slavery investigation on Chinese restaurants.

Solihull Junior School pupils were so impressed by their visit to a local children’s charity that they made an Olympian effort to support it.

New Nature Valley Classic champion crowned world women's tennis number one.

Stephen Pennell talks to two of grime's finest.

Local professionals and businesses win at the inaugural Midlands Beauty Industry Awards 2018.

Richard Lutz takes the long route through another lost week.

Idris Goodwin is an award-winning playwright, poet, rapper, essayist, and spoken word artist. His plays have been put on all over the country, and he has performed on HBO, Discovery Channel, and even Sesame Street. His book of poems and essays, These Are The Breaks, was published in 2011.

Idris’ most recent project has been a series of “breakbeat plays” - works of theater that are influenced by and reflect both the content and the form of hip-hop music and culture. His latest breakbeat play The Realness is at the Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Lowell, Massachusetts through April 10th.

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Motorists are being urged by a road safety charity to concentrate at all times following the case of a driver who killed a cyclist while she was altering her satnav.

Design aims to monitor driver mood and energy levels.

Celebrity chefs amongst the attractions at foodie extravaganza.

Sir Howard Elston lifts the snowy lid on the cold weather that has beleaguered UK-ville.

Businesses support Birmingham hospice with Christmas wreath-making masterclass.

Environmental issues to the fore at awards ceremony.

Warwickshire’s Summer of Golf aims to get people playing.

Transport firm raise record amount for childrens charity.

Alan Clawley comes face to face with the realities of a 'low carbon' economy: "What's in it for me?"

Richard Lutz roams through another week.

Richard Lutz treks through the changes of winter.

Star shining bright at media awards.

Urban Splash & Places for People lead the way at Port Loop.

Ampify is the name behind the iOS apps Launchpad, Blocs Wave and Groovebox, which have together amassed over 15 million downloads. Ampify now brings you its latest music-making software, Ampify Studio, available for free on MacOS and Windows. After announcing Ampify Studio at NAMM 2020 in LA and releasing as public beta software, Ampify Studio […]

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Function Loops has announced the launch of its Production Contest 2020 with prizes including a collaboration with 22Bullets, premium bundles, and much more. Edvin from Function Loops: “We decided to create this production challenge, to find out who is the best producer in our community! Completely free to enter. The grand winner will get a […]

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SampleScience has announced the release of its free instrument plugin Analog Waveforms, featuring the basic waveforms of the Mopho analog monophonic synthesizer from Dave Smith Instruments. Each waveform has been sampled note by note across 7 octaves (each sample being 10 seconds in length) which gives an accurate and genuine sonic representation of an analog […]

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Plugin Boutique has announced an exclusive sale on the Leapwing Audio StageOne, an effect plugin that enhances the soundstage of your stereo mix, and even bring your mono recordings to life. Need to open up a stereo mix, individual drums, piano or guitars and making them wider without sounding phasey and keeping mono-compatibility? Or add […]

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Samples From Mars has announced the release of a free sample pack with a collection raw vinyl and drum machines sampled into the Akai MPC2000XL. MPC2000 Snacks From Mars comes with 96 drum samples (24bit WAV), 6 pre-mapped drum kit instruments and 29 MIDI groove files. Snacks From Mars* is a new series dedicated to […]

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Eventide Audio has announced the release of its new dual-voice pitch shifter plugin for Windows and Mac. MicroPitch is the latest incarnation of an iconic effect originated by Eventide in the 1970s. With each generation, Eventide has added to, refined, enhanced and built on its legendary predecessors. MicroPitch is a fine-resolution pitch shifter providing effects […]

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Hanung Toys and Textile Ltd owes Rs 2,300 crore from a consortium of 15 lenders led by state-owned PNB, which alone has exposure of Rs 599 crore.

We foresee a deferred demand. Most of the weddings in Q1 got pushed to Q3 or Q4 due to the lockdown. People may spend less money on destination weddings, clothes and other events around it. But we expect investment in jewellery for weddings, said Ajoy Chawla, CEO of Titan’s jewellery division.

The announcement was made at the L'Oreal Professionnel Indian Hairdressing Awards, held in Bambolim on Wednesday.

These products are manufactured in Europe. So this is an imported range which we are bringing in India. But once we build up the volume, then we may further decide on manufacturing it locally.

The Rockford Area Convention and Visitor's Bureau (RACVB) wants you to stay home and write songs. "Stay Home Songs" is a community song writing contest that is open to all ages and all types of musicians. There is no fee to enter and all genres of music are welcome. Musicians who live in Winnebago County and may enter one original song that is less than three minutes long. Nick Povalitis is the vice president of marketing and sports development for the RACVB. He believes this contest creates an engaging way for people to stay together during Governor J.B. Pritzker's stay-at-home order. "We want to do our part to tell stories and connect people," Povalitis said. "Musicians are some of our best creators and there are a lot of talented musicians within Winnebago County and the Rockford region." This includes the contest judges. Jodi Beach, Vince Chiarelli, Duntai Mathews, Miles Nielsen, and Antonio Ramirez will select the winning songwriter. The winner will receive a $200 gift card to a

The Rockford Area Convention and Visitors Bureau announced Thursday eight new events they call "Big Wins" for the region. Andrea Cook is the associate director of marketing and communication. She said, "'Big Wins' bring big business to the region in a short amount of time." She credited one bowling open and two bowling tournaments for bringing in the most money. "Out of the more than $12.5 million that will come from the eight events, over $10 million of that comes from the three different bowling events we are hosting in 2020 and 2021," said Cook. Other events include The Rock River Tattoo Art Expo , the North American Fastpitch Association, the Illinois Council of Convention & Visitors Bureaus Spring Conference, the Illinois Association Chamber of Commerce Executives Fall Conference, and the Basset Hound Club of America Nationals. Pamela Crawford was there with her husband David Crawford and their two basset hounds, Apple and Ivy. She said, "We are here to promote basset hounds

We have a winner. "Stay Home Songs" is a songwriting contest sponsored by Rockford Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. It was launched in April to provide a creative platform for musicians to highlight the resiliencey of Rockfordians amid the coronavirus pandemic. Nick Povalitis is the vice president of marketing and sports development for the RACVB. He says there were 25 entries comprised mostly of individual songwriters, but, he said "a couple [of] bands, a couple [of] mother/daughter combos and a high school" also competed. Entries were reviewed by a panel of five judges comprised of local musicians Jodi Beach, Vince Chiarelli, Duntai Mathews, Miles Nielsen, and Antonio Ramirez. They selected Rockford native Clark Kelly's song "Up, Up, Up" as the winner. "It's really an awesome song," said Povalitis, "And we're super proud of the songwriting contest, the whole experience, and what the end result thus far is. It's really a fantastic song to show the community." Kelly won a $200 gift