Every worker would like to get a raise, but where in the U.S. are people actually seeing the largest annual paycheck gains? SmartAsset, a financial technology company, analyzed Census data over a five-year period to determine the places with the greatest income growth, and Weber County ranked among the top places in Utah.
To see how Weber County compares to other leaders in Utah check out the table below:
These results are part of SmartAsset’s overarching study on the most paycheck friendly places in the U.S. For more information on the study, including the methodology and interactive map, check here: https://smartasset.com/taxes/utah-paycheck-calculator#utah
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Merit
Premieres New Video
"Mediocrity Gets You (Des)Pears"
Streaming Now on The Noise
Living With The Low
Out July 26th, 2019
Available for Pre-Order: meritpa.bandcamp.com
Lansdale, PA - July 18, 2019 - Lansdale pop punk act Merit is excited to share "Mediocrity Gets You (Des)Pears," streaming now on The Noise. The track is the latest from the band's forthcoming debut EP, Living With The Low, recorded/produced by Matt Brasch of The Wonder Years, mixed by Nick Steinborn of The Wonder Years, and mastered by Bill Henderson of Thursday. Fans can pre-order the new EP, set to be released on July 26th, here: meritpa.bandcamp.com.
"'Mediocrity gets you (Des)pears' is a song about sitting on my porch drunk at 3am by myself feeling stuck, depressed, and frustrated," shares lead singer Mike Dougherty. "I was so fixated on the thought of slipping into cycle of normality, 'failed musician works a job he hates for the rest of his life'-type thoughts, that I almost up and quit everything that night. I almost quit my bands... I was too depressed to write anything, and I felt like I was hindering our progress of the record. I figured they'd be better off without me."
He continues: "I almost quit my jobs... I was working at a place that seemed like it was consuming all my time to a point where I didn't even have the energy to be creative. I just was mentally and physically drained. I felt like I could almost see into my future of working dead end job to dead job my whole life..... So in short, this song's pretty much about one big inebriated panic attack triggered by the thought of being a lifer in the restaurant biz.
However, none of the lyrical content reflects the actual video itself, because making that beer was fun as hell!"
Merit is a pop-punk band from Lansdale, PA. Since forming in 2016 the group has played up and down the east coast, growing their underground fan base with their catchy hooks and exciting live shows.
They will be releasing their third record, Living with the Low, on July 26th, 2019. The record was recorded and produced by Matt Brasch (of The Wonder Years), mixed by Nick Steinborn (also of The Wonder Years), and mastered by Bill Henderson (of Thursday).
To coincide with the release of Living with the Low, they are teaming up with local brewery, Imprint Brewing, to brew, can, and release a blood orange/pineapple/cherry/milkshake IPA dubbed "Pop-Punch," which will also be available starting July 26th.
Touring in early July and fall 2019, Merit sets their sights on pushing further west.
For More Information, please visit:
Website: www.meritpa.bandcamp.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/meritpa
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2REqU0W
Living With The Low Tracklisting:
1. Mediocrity Gets You (Des)Pears
2. Woe, She's A Gravedigger
3. Anxiety Is The New Black
4. Fruit Of The Gloom
5. De-Spite Everything
Upcoming Tour Dates:
7/20 - Phoenixville, PA @ Nest Fest
7/26 - Hatfield, PA @ Acoustic Record Release Show
7/27 - Lansdale, PA @ Record Release Show
John Van Deusen
Premieres New Video
"Whatever Makes You Mine"
New Album
(I Am) Origami Pt. 3 - A Catacomb Hymn:
Out This Friday, July 19th via Tooth & Nail Records
Pre-Orders Now Available: http://jvd.lnk.to/origami
"Instantly entrancing with an earworm groove,
John Van Deusen's new single "Social Sucker" is an alt-rock jam
for avoiding social leeches." - Atwood Magazine
Anacortes, WA - June 20, 2019 - John Van Deusen is thrilled to share a brand new music video for "Whatever Makes You Mine," premiering now on Substream Magazine. The song comes from Van Deusen's forthcoming album, (I Am) Origami Pt. 3 - A Catacomb Hymn, out this Friday, July 19th via Tooth & Nail Records. Pre-orders are available now at http://jvd.lnk.to/origami.
"The music video for 'Whatever Makes You Mine' was a collaboration between myself and director Ben Park. Ben and I had been discussing the possibility of writing and shooting a short horror film...and then we decided we could start with a music video to see how it felt working together," shares Van Deusen. "We really had a great time shooting this video near the Salton Sea east of San Diego; it's a hauntingly beautiful place. The beginning of the video features Slab City, a legendary desert community. The vehicle I'm driving around is my own car, 'Elsa'. She's the best."
He continues: "The creature that stalks me is supposed to be a combination of Sasquatch and something more cosmic. Obviously, it represents my own dark side. The theme of tension and duality within my own personality is prevalent on the album; I wanted to represent it visually in a simple and clear way."
John Van Deusen creates aggressively honest, thematically rich power pop. His style is built on a strange foundation of influences, resulting in an indie rock sound that feels both familiar and curious. From his early career in The Lonely Forest (Trans/Atlantic Records) to his recent outings as a solo recording artist, intimacy and vulnerability have been hallmarks of his songwriting. Consider his work as a little note that says, "It's okay to not be okay."
Van Deusen currently lives in Anacortes, Washington, with his wife and cat, and helps run a board game store. He also yells and plays bass in the hardcore punk band BUFFET.
(I Am) Origami Pt. 3 - A Catacomb Hymn will be released this Friday, July 19th through Tooth & Nail Records. For this album and its forthcoming sequel, Van Deusen teamed with producer and friend Andy D. Park (Pedro the Lion, Deep Sea Diver). Fans can pre-order it now at http://jvd.lnk.to/origami.
For More Information, please visit:
Website: www.johnvandeusen.com
Bandcamp: www.iamjohnvandeusen.bandcamp.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/iamjohnvandeusen
Twitter: www.twitter.com/johnvdmusic
Instagram: www.instagram.com/jvdmusic
(I Am) Origami Pt. 3 - A Catacomb Hymn Tracklisting:
1. Whatever Makes You Mine
2. Let Me Let You Use My Power
3. Universal Will to Become
4. Social Sucker
5. Steal from Myself (It's All About Me!)
6. If All is Nothing / Nothing Must End
7. Fly Away To Hell
8. Nothing Ever Comes of It
9. You Don't Know What You're Asking
10. Numb
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JULY 1 CATTLE INVENTORY UNCHANGED
All cattle and calves in the United States on July 1, 2019 totaled 103 million head, unchanged from the 103 million head on July 1, 2018.
All cows and heifers that have calved, at 41.7 million head, were slightly below the 41.8 million head on July 1, 2018. Beef cows, at 32.4 million head, were unchanged from a year ago. Milk cows, at 9.30 million head, were down 1 percent from previous year.
All heifers 500 pounds and over on July 1, 2019 totaled 16.4 million head, 1 percent above the 16.3 million head on July 1, 2018. Beef replacement heifers, at 4.40 million head, were down 4 percent from a year ago. Milk replacement heifers, at 4.10 million head, were down 2 percent from previous year. Other heifers, at 7.90 million head, were 5 percent above a year earlier.
Steers 500 pounds and over on July 1, 2019 totaled 14.7 million head, up 1 percent from July 1, 2018.
Bulls 500 pounds and over on July 1, 2019 totaled 2.10 million head, unchanged from July 1, 2018.
Calves under 500 pounds on July 1, 2019 totaled 28.1 million head, down 1 percent from July 1, 2018.
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for all feedlots totaled 13.6 million head on July 1, 2019. The inventory is up 2 percent from the July 1, 2018 total of 13.3 million head. Cattle on feed in feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head accounted for 84.4 percent of the total cattle on feed on July 1, 2019, down slightly from previous year. The combined total of calves under 500 pounds and other heifers and steers over 500 pounds (outside of feedlots) is 37.1 million head. This is slightly above the 37.0 million head on July 1, 2018.
CALF CROP DOWN SLIGHTLY
The 2019 calf crop in the United States is expected to be 36.3 million head, down slightly from last year's calf crop. Calves born during the first half of 2019 are estimated at 26.5 million head, down slightly from the first half of 2018. An additional 9.80 million calves are expected to be born during the second half of 2019.
For a full copy of the Cattle report please visit www.nass.usda.gov. For state specific questions, please contact:
Arizona – Dave DeWalt 1-800-645-7286 Colorado – William R. Meyer 1-800-392-3202 Montana – Eric Sommer 1-800-835-2612 New Mexico – Longino Bustillos 1-800-530-8810 Utah – John Hilton 1-800-747-8522 Wyoming – Rhonda Brandt 1-800-892-1660
