April 16, 2018 - Los Angeles, CA - Emo Nite LA has been working harder than ever in this first half of 2018 and per usual, are showing no signs of ever slowing down. With the announcement of their next wave of tour dates including a massive venue size increase in Dallas, their first visit to Springfield, MO, a return to New York City and their international debut at Slam Dunk Festival, this Spring is shaping up to be a big one. For a full list of dates and advance tickets (where available), please head to http://emonite.com.
Emo Nite LA has constantly challenged the idea of what a modern-day music event can be. Additionally, they have continued to push themselves further into the fashion world with creative merchandise and clothing collaborations partnered with diverse and respected names in the industry including a recent collaboration with Rose in Good Faith. "The oversized tee is a nod to emo scenes over the decades with a perfect blend of 90s fit and finish, but with 2000s inspired graphics. Really a contemporary take on the motif" shares Akiva Alpert (ROSE IN GOOD FAITH.) The Tee is available for sale online, here.
As if 2018 wasn't already exciting enough, they will be heading across the pond to London to throw the Slam Dunk Festival South Pre-Party at O2 Islington Academy! With DJ Sets by Creeper, Brian Macdonald (PVRIS), John Feldmann (Goldfinger), Grayscale and more, the O2 Academy Islington will be transformed on May 25th. Tickets are available now, here.
Bringing together people who share the love of emo rock music from the 90's, 2000's, and today, Emo Nite LA, the event started by three friends at a small dive bar has grown into a full-blown phenomenon that has attracted some of the biggest and most diverse names in entertainment. Different musicians from all genres, actors and celebrities that have been inspired by emo and pop punk music like Demi Lovato, Halsey, Machine Gun Kelly, Debby Ryan, Post Malone, Kristen Stewart, Tyler Posey (Teen Wolf), Cole Sprouse and more have either DJ'd or performed at the events that happen in cities from Los Angeles to New York to Atlanta to Seattle. Emo Nite has been featured in outlets like MTV, PAPER Magazine, NYLON, Teen Vogue, Consequence of Sound, Forbes, Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, LA Times, Billboard, Earmilk, LA Weekly, Time Out LA, Alternative Press, FUSE, HelloGiggles KERRANG! and talked about on the Grammy's Red Carpet.
Upcoming Emo Nite Tour Dates
04/17 - Palm Springs, CA @ Bart Lounge
04/20 - Austin, TX @ Come and Take It Live
04/24 - San Diego @ The Casbah
04/27 - Orlando, FL @ The Social
04/28 - Houston, TX @ Houston Undrgrnd
05/01 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo + Echoplex
05/11 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
05/12 - Springfield, MO @ Outland Ballroom
05/19 - Philadelphia, PA @ Voltage Lounge
05/25 - London, UK @ O2 Academy Islington
05/29 - Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
05/31 - Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
06/02 - Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
06/14 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade (Hell)
06/22 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
07/07 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
07/24 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
07/28 - Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theatre
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Dozens of Virtual Grade School Students to Visit Utah’s American West Heritage Center for In-Person Field Trip
Many classmates will meet for the first time
WHO: Students, teachers and family members of Utah Connections Academy (UCA), a tuition-free, online public school that serves more than 1,200 students statewide in grades kindergarten through 12th grade.
WHAT: Several grade school students and their family members will come together on April 20, for an afternoon of fun and learning at the American West Heritage Center.
WHY: In this new digital world, with the rise of online education, it’s even more important for these young students to meet for social events so they can receive the same social interactions that other students receive in a traditional school setting.
Students and families will be able to walk around and enjoy the exhibits which include activities and baby lambs, piglets, calves, foals, chicks and ducklings. The students will be able to interact with the animals before the general public and is just one of many ways that UCA helps students connect with each other and receive a well-rounded educational experience.
WHEN: Friday, April 20, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
WHERE:American West Heritage Center
4025 S. Hwy 89-91 Wellsville, Utah
ONSITE CONTACT: Katie Rasmussen (385) 489-0444
ABOUT UTAH CONNECTIONS ACADEMY:
Media Contacts:
Lisa Van Loo, Fingerpaint, 480-368-7999, lvanloo@fingerpaintmarketing.com.
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About Connections Academy Connections Academy is a leading, fully accredited provider of high-quality, highly accountable virtual schooling for students in grades K through 12. Through tuition-free public schools, and full-time and part-time private school programs, Connections Academy delivers superior, personalized education for students, with the freedom and flexibility to experience our online learning community from anywhere. The combination of certified teachers, a proven curriculum, technology tools, and community experiences creates a supportive and successful online learning opportunity for families and children who want an individualized approach to education. Among the schools supported by Connections in the upcoming 2014–15 school year are 28 Connections Academy virtual (online) public schools that operate in 25 states. It serves students worldwide through the online private school, International Connections Academy. Connections Academy offers grades K through 12, though some public school programs do not offer all grades. For more information, call 800–382–6010 or visit www.ConnectionsAcademy.com. Connections Academy and its parent company, Connections Education, are part of the global learning company Pearson (NYSE:PSO) www.Pearson.com.
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Upward Trend Of Natural Gas Production
Could Benefit Consumers, Manufacturers
Natural gas production in the U.S. is projected to break the domestic record in 2018, and again in 2019, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
These increases, continuing a trend of the past decade, have been driven by an explosion in shale gas production, the EIA reports. And with supply remaining high, reports say natural gas prices nationally are expected to remain steady in upcoming months.
While consumers could continue to benefit in coming years, the affordability of natural gas may be a boon to manufacturers and job creation as well. With natural gas expected to remain the most-consumed fuel in the U.S. industrial sector, according to the EIA, areas accessible to ample reserves are gaining ground as prime places to build plants.
Shale’s abundance in the Marcellus and Utica reserves of the northeast U.S. and Ohio Valley has made that region more desirable as a potential location for petrochemical plants, according to a new IHS Markit report. It found that, because of the availability of natural gas and natural gas liquids, the region is positioned to surpass the Gulf Coast as the most profitable place to build a petrochemical plant.
“Because of lower natural gas feedstock costs, cash costs are 23 percent lower than on the Gulf Coast,” says Greg Kozera, who is director of marketing for Shale Crescent USA (www.shalecrescentusa.com), a professional engineer and author of the books Just the Fracks Ma’am and Learned Leadership.
“The report also says delivery costs are 23 percent lower, since the supply is closer to end users. The region’s location atop two of the most prolific shale plays in the world has created one of the world’s largest supplies of natural gas, and it’s led to the lowest natural gas prices in the developed world.”
The U.S. surpassed Russia in 2009 as the world’s largest natural gas producer, according to the EIA. Natural gas from the Marcellus and Utica shale reserves accounted for approximately 30 percent of total U.S. natural gas production in December 2017, and the area is expected to account for more than 37 percent of the national output by 2040, according to the EIA and the IHS Markit report.
“It has abundant availability of ethane and propane, natural gas liquids used in petrochemical production and plastics manufacturing,” Kozera says. “By 2040 the area is projected to produce almost as much natural gas as the entire United States did in 2005, prior to the shale revolution.”
Just a decade ago, according to U.S. News and World Report, coal provided roughly 50 percent of the fuel used to generate the nation's electric power while natural gas accounted for less than 20 percent. Since the shale revolution and cheaper natural gas, the share of electricity generated from natural gas reached an all-time high of nearly 34 percent in 2016, exceeding coal's share (30.4 percent) for the first time ever.
About Greg Kozera
Greg Kozera, director of marketing for Shale Crescent USA (www.shalecrescentusa.com), is a professional engineer and an environmentalist with more than 35 years of experience in the natural gas and oil industry. He also is the author of the books Just the Fracks Ma’am and Learned Leadership. Kozera is a past president of the Virginia Oil & Gas Association (an all-volunteer organization).
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• Driving up the price
Americans surpass their European peers in annual health spending, averaging a whopping $9,403 per capita compared to Germany’s $5,182. But, while Americans’ higher prices tend to get most of the attention in analyzes, they are not the only factors behind health care overspending. Research from the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine found that bloated administrative costs, followed by excessive medical imaging, accounted for two-thirds of the spending gap, making them prime targets of cost-reduction policies.
(Contact for news media: Katie Delach, katie.delach@uphs.upenn.edu)
• History of the universe
Many supernovae detected nowadays took place billions of years ago—10.5, to be exact, for DES16C2nm. But a star that died when the universe was but a quarter of its current age can shed a surprising amount of light on its future. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, as part of an international collaboration to learn more about dark energy, the mysterious force believed to be causing the accelerated expansion of the universe, use supernovae like DES16C2nm to make advancements in stellar astrophysics and cosmology.
(Contact for news media: Ali Sundermier, alisun@upenn.edu)
• Stem cells' healing power
Ever notice how a cut inside the mouth heals much faster than a cut to the skin? Gum tissue repairs itself roughly twice as fast as skin with reduced scar formation. One reason might be because of the characteristics of adult stem cells in the gum tissue. In a new study, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine have shown that these stem cells accelerate wound healing by releasing tiny vesicles packed with anti-inflammatory molecules. Songtao Shi, the lead scientist on the project, hopes to harness the power of these gum-derived stem cells to improve wound healing, reduce scar formation, and even treat inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.
(Contact for news media: Katherine Unger Baillie, kbaillie@upenn.edu
