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Cape Prince of Wales

Cape Prince of Wales (Russian: Мыс Принца Уэльского; Inupiaq: Siuġaq, Sivuġaq) (65.59639°N, -168.08472°W) is the westernmost mainland point of the Americas. It was named in 1778 by Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy, presumably for the Prince of Wales at the time, George Augustus Frederick. Discovered (for Europeans) in 1732, by an expedition led by a Russian military geodesist Mikhail Gvozdev in Sviatoi Gavriil (St. Gabriel); later, the cape was named by Vitus Bering for Gvozdev as Mys Gvozdeva (Cape Gvozdev). The Yupik name of the cape, published by Gavril Sarychev in 1826, was Nykhta. The current name was approved by a decision of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names in 1944.

Located on the Seward Peninsula of the U.S. state of Alaska near the settlement of Wales, Cape Prince of Wales is the terminus of the Continental Divide, marking the division between the Pacific and Arctic coasts, as well as marking the limit between the Bering Sea and the Chukchi Sea. It is the eastern boundary of the Bering Strait, 51 miles (82 km) opposite Cape Dezhnev, and adjacent to the Diomede Islands and Fairway Rock.

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Hazing?
I know the national fraternity was founded as an anti-hazing fraternity and continues to have those values, but to me, the way the article is written seems somewhat misleading. Sigma Nu may not have as many hazing issues as SAE or anything, but Sigma Nu does haze and just saying that they pride themselves on anti-hazing laws makes it sound like there is absolutely no hazing in the fraternity. I had a boyfriend who was SN and the hazing at our school was pretty brutal. A quick google search brings up a half dozen SN chapters that were cited for hazing. Barry Ballou died in 1980 in a hazing incident in a SN chapter. Should we clarify this issue? Bali88 (talk) 01:39, 13 September 2014 (UTC)

 * Sigma Nu is founded on anti-hazing and deeply frowns upon any greek organization that does so, let alone their own chapter. However, active chapters will untimely do what they want and wind up in trouble with their respective university and HQ. 128.125.231.232 (talk) 21:39, 12 November 2014 (UTC)

The death seems like it's worth mentioning. This source is used for Ballou's death on List of hazing deaths in the United States, but it's behind a paywall. It appears Ballou's death spurred anti-hazing legislation in the South Carolina house in 1980, which is significant. That law doesn't appear to have passed, but one was passed in 1987 which was also connected to the Ballou family.

Simply being cited for hazing is a hard call. If sources indicate it's significant to the frat as an organization, or to an outside community, then I would agree that it should be mentioned, but many examples I've found for other frats were pretty routine. It's definitely a gray area. Grayfell (talk) 23:37, 12 November 2014 (UTC)

 * I'm revisiting this in light of recent reports about the serious 1990 hazing incident that resulted in criminal charges and the closing of the chapter at the University of Texas.  I agree that the current state of the article, emphasizing the official no-hazing policy without any mention of incidents that led to chapter closings (or worse), is unbalanced. This should be remedied by the addition of a section mentioning the most significant incidents.--Arxiloxos (talk) 21:50, 10 April 2015 (UTC)

The fraternity's outspoken opposition to hazing (no comment on how effective that's been) predates this incident by over a century, but the incident resulted in the closing of a chapter and involved an independently notable person. As is common with celebrity gossip it's fairly easy to find sources, and in this case many of them seem generally reliable. I'm all for adding a sentence or two mentioning the incident. The newspaper source is a good one. The Star Magazine article that broke the recent story is pretty trashy, but this Washington Post source since it seems fairly early in the news cycle and is better at avoiding click-bait. Grayfell (talk) 22:34, 10 April 2015 (UTC)

For what it is worth, I pledged Sigma Nu, Duke University (Γ) in 1981. In my years in the chapter I know we did not haze. When I later learned other chapters did I had to admit I was naive to think any young man who pledged Sigma Nu did so because they knew hazing was remarkably immature. As much as I loved my time in the fraternity and the friendships that arose from it, I wouldn't mind seeing a section linked to the article explaining why chapters aren't automatically shut down permanently for hazing. One strike and you're out seems fair to me. --Dhugot (talk) 21:42, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

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The United States Navy was stressed by the situation as 24% of its officers resigned and joined the Confederate States Navy, including 95 graduates and 59 midshipmen, along with many key leaders who influenced USNA's founding. As the first superintendent of the United States Naval Observatory, Commander Matthew Fontaine Maury who advocated for creating the United States Naval Academy also resigned his commission.

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I lived in Wisconsin during some of Les Aspins service in the House. It is my understanding that he served as an officer in the U. S. Navy during his military service period. There were reports in the local Milwaukee media ("Milwaukee Journal" or "Milwaukee Sentinel", now "Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel") that Aspin had claimed that during the entire period of his active military service he had never owned a uniform or worn one. If he had performed active service in the National Capitol Region as an officer that claim wouldn't have been too strange, as it's my understanding that there was (pre 9/11) a policy that serving military officers don't wear uniforms to work during peacetime conditions. TGC, 1600 UTC, 15 Dec 2005 [my post, didn't use signature button. --TGC55 (talk) 10:51, 11 December 2014 (UTC)]

Les Aspin spoke at my home when I was living in Waterford in 1970. He had been in the Army, not the Navy. Perhaps you are thinking of Henry Schadeburg or Lynn Stalbaum?

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Not wearing a uniform during military service is pretty much impossible. you are issued one after boot camp, you are expected to wear it during certain ceremonies. The only ones who do not are those in CID or other military criminal investigation branches, but its suit and tie. IF you are assigned to a sensitive position where wearing a uniform could put you in danger, such as overseas, you may not wear one. Wearing one during travel under military orders is one where you have to wear a uniform unless your orders specify that you travel in civilian clothes (again there is a security or safety issue for that). Some of this changed post 9/11, especially what used to be called fatigues or combat uniforms. In my opinion, there's too much of that and not enough Class A's (the usual uniform with medals and tie and shined shoes). Used to be you could not eat or go shopping off base in fatigues. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.228.138.139 (talk) 22:53, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

 * Officers are NOT issued any personal uniforms. They have to buy everything and it's their responsibility to maintain such in a suitable and proper condition.--TGC55 (talk) 10:51, 11 December 2014 (UTC)

Shoplifting?
Someone added "arrested for shoplifting" to his bio. No source. I couldn't substantiate it so I deleted it.--Tbeatty 00:31, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

 * Good catch. Mackensen (talk) 18:58, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

 * Thanks. Just lucky as I was looking up Mogadishu information.  --Tbeatty 03:52, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

 * His predecessor subordinate, the Undersecretary and subsequently Acting Secretary of the Army John Shannon, was placed on administrative leave after being accused of shoplifting from a PX at Fort Myers. That may have something to do with this. Choess 19:15, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

 * I saw that in some google searches. I think it may be an honest mistake based on poor recollection.  But it is disturbing that after the Siegenthaler thing, that an anonymous IP would be able to put in a sentence that would amount to defamation that lasted for 2 months (and numerous post edits).   The only thing that is missing is that the press didn't use Wikipedia as a reference for the claim. And of course the fact that Aspin is dead.--Tbeatty 21:19, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

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 * I didn't want it to be deleted, however, it is at this time *already* deleted. Why wasn't I given a chance at a revision?  I did list a "pipe cleaner" method.  Is there any way to recover what I added?  I can't remember fully what was there now. Johnfreez 23:57, 3 Nov 2004 (UTC)
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 * Yeah, a pipe cleaner cleans pipes. Amazing!

 * As far as glass smoking pipes are concerned, I've heard (well actually, I read it) that saturating the peice in rubbing alcohol and some salt works well, though I have yet to try it. My pipe needs it though.
 * Which I guess was deleted (I didn't do it) because it doesn't really try to be in encyclopedic style. Thue | talk 11:41, 5 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the clarification. I'll try to create something more... official next time I guess. ;) Johnfreez 23:57, 5 Nov 2004 (UTC)

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Hi, just a quick note on your recent use of "by whom" tags on two Ukraine war-related articles. The "by whom" tag is intended for unattributed opinions in the text, not for passive sentences missing an agent. For example, if I were to resolve the "by whom" tag in the following sentence: "Johny Briggs is reported to have been appointed manager of Carlisle United.", I would write "The Guardian reported that Johny Briggs was appointed manager of Carlisle United", NOT "Johnny Briggs is reported to have been appointed as manager of Carlisle United by the Carlisle United Board of Directors."

In the cases you highlighted, the agent was "by the Russian authorities", as stated in the source. In that case, you could simply add the agent yourself without tagging. Boynamedsue (talk) 10:09, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

 * so to restate, the "by whom" tag asks for source clarification, not for a missing actor of a phrase in passive voice, got it .. i had read the style guide, but it-went-in-one-ear-and-out-the-other .. thanks for the clarification @Boynamedsue .. Johnfreez (talk) 12:25, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

 * Glad to help! Yes, that's right, "by whom" exists to avoid stuff like "Many experts believe..." and "It is thought that...". Don't worry about it, btw, you are far from the only person to make the mistake. All the best. Boynamedsue (talk) 13:10, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

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Trojan genealogy of Nennius

The Trojan genealogy of Nennius was written in the Historia Brittonum of Nennius and was created to merge Greek mythology with Christian themes. As a description of the genealogical line of Aeneas of Troy, Brutus of Britain, and Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome, it is an example of the foundation genealogies found not only in early Irish, Welsh and Saxon texts but also in Roman sources.

As in all early Christian genealogies, it begins with God and goes through Noah before diverting to other regions. The line from God to Noah is from Genesis, chapter 5:
 * God created
 * Adam
 * Seth
 * Enos
 * Cainan
 * Mahalaleel
 * Jared
 * Enoch
 * Methuselah
 * Lamech
 * Noah
 * Japheth

As with most genealogies of Judeo-Christian origins, Nennius splits the line at this point. Hisicion, the father of Brutus of Britain, was descended from Javan on both sides. This is his paternal genealogical line:
 * Javan
 * Jobath
 * Bath
 * Hisrau
 * Esraa
 * Ra
 * Aber
 * Ooth
 * Ethec
 * Aurthack
 * Ecthactur
 * Mair
 * Semion
 * Boibus
 * Thoi
 * Ogomuin
 * Fethuir, who married Rhea Silvia, the daughter of Numa Pompilius
 * Alanus
 * Hisicion
 * Brutus

This line is the maternal line of Hisicion which includes the Trojan line:
 * Javan
 * Elisha
 * Dardanus
 * Tros, from whom Troy is named after.
 * Anchises
 * Aeneas
 * Ascanius
 * Numa Pompilius
 * Rhea Silvia, Numa's daughter and mother of Romulus and Remus.
 * Alanus
 * Hisicion
 * Brutus

These lines conflict somewhat with the ancestry laid out by Geoffrey of Monmouth in which he states Ascanius is the grandfather of Brutus.

Although he points out that there can never be proof, John Creighton suggests that the origin of this genealogy might be an early British foundation myth, surviving from around the early first century CE into the medieval period. Professor Tim Murray writes that this Trojan foundation myth was not challenged until Polydore Vergil, historian of the early Tudor dynasty, questioned it in the 16th century.

The relationship between Alanus, Hisicion (Hisitio) and Brutus (Britto) comes from the Frankish Table of Nations and ultimately from Tacitus' Germania. Alanus is a corruption of Tacitus' Mannus and Hisicion is an invention of the Frankish Table to provide a name for the son from which the Istvaeones descended.

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United States Carriers' Angled Flight Decks
A question I asked on October 27, 2007

Does anyone know the first United States Carrier to have an INITIAL built-in angled flight deck? A lot of them were fitted later but I can't seem to find which was the first one to have an angled deck from the beginning.

--Doctorcherokee 01:57, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

 * The article Flight deck states that the angled flight deck "was tested on the American aircraft carrier USS Antietam (CVA-36), and subsequently adapted as the SCB-125 upgrade for the Essex class and SCB-110/110A for the Midway class. The design of the Forrestal class was modified immediately upon the success of the Antietam configuration, with Forrestal and Saratoga modified while under construction to incorporate the angled deck." So it looks like USS Forrestal (CV-59), while initially laid down with an axial deck, was the first carrier to be built with an angled deck. USS Ranger (CV-61) was the first built with an angled deck from the keel up. - Eron Talk 02:46, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Donald Duck "Hair Tonic Get Rich Scheme Comic"
Hello, there's an old Carl Barks Donald Duck comic (likely 50's or 60's) that involves a get-rich scheme by Donald to buy hair tonic, claim it doesn't work, and then return it for double his money. I think it involves, at one point, someone rubbing it in and he growing hair all over his body. I can't seem to get much info on it. Does anyone know the comic # and year & month? --Doctorcherokee 21:05, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

 * I don't know, but the plot sounds almost identical to an I Love Lucy episode where she bought cans of beans with a guarantee "if these aren't the best beans ever, get double your money back". She then returned them, bought twice as many cans with the money, returned them, bought twice as many, etc.  I wonder who ripped off whose idea. StuRat 21:57, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
 * The story you're referring to was first published in Donald Duck #35 (1954) and was republished in Donald Duck #147 (1973)--SeizureDog 00:03, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
 * On a side note, the bean episode StuRat is referring to is "Lucy the Bean Queen" from The Lucy Show, not I Love Lucy, and aired on September 26, 1966. So Donald did the joke over 10 years earlier, though I doubt he was the first.--SeizureDog 00:11, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

No problem. It wasn't too hard to find out; I just searched for "Donald Duck hair tonic comic" in Yahoo and it came right up.--SeizureDog 10:40, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
 * The hair tonic story was untitled originally published inDonald Duck #35 in May of 1954 is not by Carl Barks, it was by the "Other Good Duck Artist" possibly Walt Kelly?-- —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.197.89.72 (talk) 17:03, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

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Care for a gander at global cooling
I've got a frustrating situation over at global cooling where the global warming crowd are denying that there's anybody currently holding that we're in the lead in for a bout of global cooling. Whether we are or not is beyond me but it's rather obvious from even a cursory google search that some people do believe it so. They don't want to talk about it. They don't want to give any reason for challenging. It's the same old run around of asking for sources for everything including where the sun rises and challenging the sourcing until one gives up. Global Cooling is interesting because it's not structured as entirely a science article but rather a combination science and popular press article. They're denying that the popular press has any articles on it. TMLutas (talk) 01:13, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

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When do you raise the rate on a certificate of deposit if there are unpredictable increases in interest rates?
A certain online bank has a 4-Year CD that allows you to increase your interest rate if rates go up. Over a CD's term of 4 years, this bank (if the interest rates go up) allows you to raise the rate up to the current rate TWICE over the four year period. For instance, if the rate is locked in at 2% for three years and the bank's 4-year CD rates rise to 2.5% at the end of the third year you can raise your CD's rate to 2.5% for the remainder of the term. You aren't required to raise your rate.

Let's say I get a CD at the interest rate right now. I'm not really expecting interest rates to rise anytime soon, but if they started to rise, what would be a good mathematical way of deciding when was the best time to use those TWO instances that I'm allowed?

I know there's probably not a simple solution, as it depends on many variables (much like the stock market), but is there some sort of mathematical reasoning that would take some of this into account and give me a nonrandom strategy of when to raise the rate? Perhaps a formula that assumes that rates will continue to rise? How about a formula that assumes nothing?

I'm just kind of confused as to the best time to raise the rate if rates start to rise. Sooner rather than later is my thought, but I don't know. Thanks for any help you can give.

173.247.7.89 (talk) 03:41, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
 * You need to have some sort of assumptions (there's work on how to minimize the so-called "weak regret" in multi-armed bandit problems with essentially no assumptions at all, but I don't think that applies here). Once you figure out the assumptions you want to make, describing the solution mathematically is straightforward, though actually finding the optimal solution could be very difficult.
 * Let's get warmed up with a simple case. The problem is continuous; you can change the rate at any time; the bank's interest rate is deterministic, and is known to increase linearly from $$r_0$$ at the start to $$r_e$$ after n years. I will use the continuous interest rate; the annual rate is $$(\exp(r)-1)\cdot100\%$$. If you switch at $$n_1$$ and $$n_2$$, then at the end you'll multiply your investment by $$\exp\left(n_1r_0+(n_2-n_1)(r_0+(r_e-r_0)n_1/n)+(n_e-n_2)(r_0+(r_e-r_0)n_2/n)\right)$$. The exponentiation is monotonic and can be ignored when optimizing (it will be important in the stochastic case); differentiating and equating to 0 gives the solution $$n_1=n_e/3,\ n_2=2n_3/3$$, so you'll want to update after 1y4m and 2y8m.
 * Now let's assume there's a discrete number n of terms, and the rate changes only after each term. I'll use the per-term interest; if the term is a month (or anything else) but you're given the annual rate you'll need to translate it. Even if the rate is really updated more frequently, you may want to use a small n to simplify the solution.
 * This time we will not assume the interest rate is known, rather that it follows some stochastic process. This still requires specification of the process; we'll assume Gaussian random walk which is very reasonable, which means that the interest rate each term changes by a normal variable with mean 0 and known variance $$\sigma^2$$ (which can be estimated from historic data). We want to maximize our expected savings at the end of n terms. We'll denote by $$f(n,o,r,u)$$ our expected eventual savings, as a multiple of the current savings, given that we have n terms left, our current rate is o, the bank's current rate is r, and we have u switches left. Then f is given by some recurrence relations:
 * $$f(0,o,r,u)=1\,\!$$
 * $$f(n,o,r,0)=(1+o)^n\,\!$$
 * $$f(n,o,r,u)=\max\left((1+o)\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}\frac{\exp(-x^2/(2\sigma^2))}{\sqrt{2\pi}{\sigma}}f(n-1,o,r+x,u),(1+r)\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}\frac{\exp(-x^2/(2\sigma^2))}{\sqrt{2\pi}{\sigma}}f(n-1,r,r+x,u-1)\right)$$
 * Solving this exactly is probably impossible, but with a variety of techniques an approximation can be found for any given parameters.
 * I've run a simulation for $$n=4,\ r_0=0.025,\ \sigma=0.002$$. The approximate optimal strategy is:
 * After 1 year: Switch if $$r>0.0251668$$.
 * After 2 years: If you haven't switched yet, switch if $$r>0.025$$. If you have, switch if $$r>o+0.0005329$$.
 * After 3 years: If you have a switch left, switch if $$r>o$$.
 * We can also consider the continuous case where $$n\to\infty$$. Then the stochastic process becomes Brownian motion, and the recurrence relations become differential equations. I don't think it would be realistic to solve these, but we can approximate with a large but finite n. -- Meni Rosenfeld (talk) 12:02, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

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Fuel efficiency
[–]zonination 2 points 1 day ago (2|0) Hey there. Sorry to leave you in the dark. I appreciate your asking. It's really just a simple question of unit analysis. First, how much is your price per mile? You can find that by dividing your price per gallon by your miles per gallon. In effect, you get:

($ / gal) / (mi / gal) = ($ / mi)

(Mkt Price) / (Fuel Efficiency) = Cost Efficiency

Or, in simpler terms, the market price divided by the fuel efficiency is equal to the cost efficiency of the car (per mile). This will change if you're using a highway to get to the station, but that's generally not the case. Average city mileage for a car in the United States is 20 MPG, while the market price is currently $3.50 in Ohio. (You'll have to change the price almost daily if you want to get an accurate mileage).

The next thing we need to determine is, what's the net amount you're saving when you fill your tank with gas. Essentially, your nominal savings are:

(gal) * ($/gal - $/gal) = $/Tank

(Volume to fill) * (Price Difference) = (Savings)

In other words, you multiply the gas missing from your tank by the difference in price from using one gas station as opposed to another. This gives you the price difference between gas stations (i.e., the difference in the total on your receipt). I used a standard 12 gallon tank for a Honda Civic, which I currently drive, as well as a theoretical 10 cent difference in price between stations.

So now that we've covered that, we need to determine... how many miles will it take, in fuel efficiency, to balance out the cost of driving to the other station vs. what you save when you fill there?

Well, we set up the equation:

Savings = Cost Efficiency * Distance

So isolating distance from the equation, it turns out that:

Distance = Savings / (Cost Efficiency)

Or:

Distance = (Fuel Efficiency / Mkt Price) * (Volume to Fill) * (Price Difference)

And if you check my units, you'll find that everything cancels out except miles. In turn, I got 6.8 miles as the breakeven point, which I rounded down to be safe. You can tweak the settings to your specific region and your gas tank volume and your MPG. I'd recommend a spreadsheet.

As it currently stands, your MPG is probably one of the most variable factors in this equation, which is more incentive to either get a bigger volume tank, or to get something that's fuel efficient to drive. Happy math-ing!

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Wharton State Forest

Wharton State Forest is the largest state forest in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is the largest single tract of land in the state park system of New Jersey, encompassing approximately 122880 acre of the Pinelands northeast of Hammonton. Its protected acreage is divided between Burlington, Camden, and Atlantic counties. The entire forest is located within the Atlantic coastal pine barrens ecoregion as well as the New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve. The forest is located in the forested watershed of the Mullica River, which drains the central Pinelands region into the Great Bay. The forest is under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry.

The forest is also the location of the historic Batsto Village, a former bog iron and glass manufacturing site from 1766 to 1867. The forest includes extensive hiking trails, including a section of the Batona Trail, which connects the forest to nearby Brendan T. Byrne State Forest and Bass River State Forest. It also includes over 500 mi of unpaved roads. The rivers, including the Mullica, are popular destinations for recreational canoeing.

The forest is named for Joseph Wharton, who purchased most of the land that now lies within the forest in the 19th century. Wharton wanted to tap the groundwater under the Pine Barrens to provide a source of clean drinking water for Philadelphia; however, the New Jersey Legislature quashed the plan by passing a law that banned the export of water from the state. The state bought the vast tract from Wharton's heirs in the 1950s.

History
In the 1800s, various bog iron and paper industries developed in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. In 1873, Philadelphia industrialist Joseph Wharton began purchasing property and abandoned towns in the Pine Barrens, eventually acquiring about 100000 acre. Wharton planned to build dams to redirect freshwater to Philadelphia, but the plan was blocked by the New Jersey legislature in 1884, with a law that blocked transporting waters outside of the state. After Joseph Wharton died in 1909, his family estate tried selling his property to New Jersey for $1 million, which was defeated by a referendum in 1915. For the next few decades, the Wharton estate was managed by a trust company.

In the 1950s and 1960s, the federal government sought to build a 32500 acre jetport in the Pine Barrens. To preserve the land of the Wharton estate, the New Jersey government purchased the lands containing large portions of the Mullica River in 1954, which was designated Wharton State Forest on December 30, 1954. New Jersey purchased additional land in 1956, totaling 96000 acre in its entirety, for a sum of $3 million. To prevent additional development, local residents and farmers worked to preserve the Pine Barrens, eventually leading to the formation of the Pinelands National Reserve in 1978.

A large fire, dubbed the Mullica River Fire, broke out at the Wharton State Forest in June 2022.

Atsion Mansion
Within the state forest, once a residence and cranberry packing facility, Atsion Mansion has been vacant since 1882. The mansion was constructed in 1826 by Samuel Richards, Ironmaster of the Atsion Iron Furnace & Forge. It was built as a summer residency and used by Richards until his death in 1842. In 1960, the building lost even more of its glory when its west porch was torn down. Under the guidelines of the State of New Jersey, area contractors Wu & Associates undertook the restoration of the site. The existing exterior stucco was removed and replaced with new material; the interior plaster, wood windows and shutter were restored; fireplace mantels, stone and wood floors in the basement, and the existing cedar roof were all repaired; and a new exterior sidewalk was added to a handicap ramp. The reconstruction of a western porch provided a historically accurate interpretation of the building to represent the way it was originally. The mansion is unique, in that the mansion is equipped with no electricity or indoor plumbing, allowing visitors to imagine how the Richards Family lived in the early 19th century.

Inside Wharton
A monument marks the location where Mexican aviation pioneer Emilio Carranza crashed on July 12, 1928 while attempting to fly his Ryan Brougham airplane, the Mexico Excelsior, non-stop from New York to Mexico City, final leg of a historic goodwill flight to the United States. The monument, installed with funds donated by Mexican schoolchildren, depicts a falling eagle of Aztec design. Every July on the Saturday nearest the anniversary of his crash (second Saturday in July) at 1:00 p.m. he is honored at the monument site by local residents and representatives from the Mexican consulates in New York City and Philadelphia.

The forest has ten campgrounds, ranging from family camping at Atsion Recreation Area, with showers and a guarded beach, to wilderness camping that can be reached only by hiking or canoe/kayak.

Apple Pie Hill is a popular hiking destination along the Batona Trail in the forest. The hill, topped with a 60 ft New Jersey Forest Fire Service fire tower, provides impressive panoramic views across the Pinelands region.

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(434326) 2004 JG6

, provisional designation, is an eccentric, sub-kilometer sized asteroid, classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Atira group. It is one of the closest orbiting objects to the Sun. While its perihelion lies within the orbit of Mercury its orbital trajectory is highly elliptical, causing its aphelion to cross the orbit of Venus. Therefore, it does not fit the criteria for a vulcanoid or ꞋAylóꞌchaxnim asteroid, which would require it have a wholly intra-Mercurian and intra-Venusian orbit respectively.

Only the second Atira asteroid to be confirmed, was at the time of its discovery the asteroid with the smallest known semi-major axis, however it has since been eclipsed in this regard by several other asteroids.

Discovery
was discovered on 11 May 2004, by leading astronomer Brian Skiff of the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search (LONEOS) at Anderson Mesa Station near Flagstaff, United States.

The body's observation arc begins with its official discovery observation at Anderson Mesa, as no precoveries were taken and no prior identifications were made.

Orbit and classification
It orbits the Sun at a distance of 0.3–1.0 AU once every 6 months (185 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.53 and an inclination of 19° with respect to the ecliptic.

is the second known Atira asteroid – the first being the group's namesake 163693 Atira –  which means its entire orbit lies within that of the Earth. Its orbital period is less than that of Venus, making it one of the closest known objects to the Sun, after Mercury. Due to its eccentric orbit, it crosses the orbits of both Mercury and Venus, which also makes it a Mercury- and Venus-crosser. It has an Earth minimum orbital intersection distance of 0.0381 AU which translates into 14.8 lunar distances.

Physical characteristics
Based on a generic conversion from absolute magnitude, the asteroid measures between 0.6 and 1.4 kilometers in diameter.

Naming
As of 2023, this minor planet remains unnamed.

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Las Noticias

Las Noticias TeleOnce is the flagship news program for Puerto Rican television network TeleOnce it is currently anchored by Celimar Adames Casalduc during its evening editions, Maricarmen Ortiz, Manuel Crespo Feliciano and Nuria Sebazco during the day editions and by Ricardo Curras and Shirlyan Odette during its night edition.

The news program originated in 1986 and ran four editions weekdays and two on weekends until its abrupt cancellation in 2014 by Univision who decided to close the station's news department. In 2020, Univision sold TeleOnce to Liberman Media Group and the new ownership quickly reopened the station's news department and revived Las Noticias.

Las Noticias TeleOnce (1986–2002)
News programming on WLII began in May 1986, with Ramón Enrique Torres and Jennifer Wolff as anchors of the 5:00 p.m. newscast. In 1990, a noon newscast premiered with Torres and Margarita Aponte as its anchors, followed by the 10:30 p.m. newscast with Torres. On March 11, 1991, a weekday morning news program, Tu Mañana, made its debut; the program was anchored by Carlos Ochoteco and Cyd Marie Fleming and featured segments such as panels of experts on different topics.

Over the years, many people worked on Tu Mañana and Las Noticias. Reporters such as Carmen Dominicci, Elwood Cruz, Susan Soltero, Bruni Torres, Nuria Sebazco, Rommy Segarra, Felipe Gómez (now at WAPA-TV), Ada Monzón (now at WAPA-TV), and Liza Lugo have been featured.

In 1996, a monthly investigative/tabloid newsmagazine called Las Noticias Xtra began airing, which offered reports considered to be shocking by audiences. Taboo themes in Puerto Rican society such as homosexuality were featured. Las Noticias Xtra eventually was reduced to a weekly segment seen during the 6:00 and 11:00 p.m. newscasts. During WLII's TeleOnce years, the station's slogan was "TeleOnce: 24 horas el canal de Las Noticias" (lit. 'TeleOnce, the 24-hour news channel'), paralleling the 24-hour news source trend in the United States at the time.

Las Noticias Univision (2002–2014)
After the Univision integration in 2002, Las Noticias became Las Noticias Univision and acquired the branding of all other Univision O&O stations news broadcasts. WLII began broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition on September 26, 2010. Due to budget cuts that were imposed by Univision in Miami, WLII reduced its news department by between 20 and 50 employees, and Las Noticias a las 6 was reduced from 60 to 30 minutes. The station discontinued its weekend newscasts on January 5, 2014; following this, it reduced its news operation from $35 1/2$ to $32 1/2$ hours each week, which led to the firing of 19 employees.

On October 17, 2014, Univision announced that Jaime Bauzá had been promoted to senior vice-president and general manager of all of the network's operations in Puerto Rico. The first change he made was the firing of 109 employees. This caused the closing of the entire news department, including reporters, anchors, and cameramen. On that day, the morning show Tu Mañana was shown as normal, but the midday show Tu Mediodia was not, during which time reporter Daisy Sánchez published on her Twitter account the announcement of the news department's closing.

The roundtable talk show Rubén & Co. replaced the 5:00 p.m. spot left by Las Noticias. The show was extended from 30 to 60 minutes, and filled the 5:00 p.m. timeslot until its cancellation on January 20, 2016.

Las Noticias TeleOnce revival (since 2021)
On February 18, 2021, TeleOnce hired José Enrique "Kike" Cruz, who was news director at WAPA-TV for 32 years (from 1976 until his retirement in 2018), as an adviser for the revamped news department after more than six years without newscasts. On April 14, 2021, TeleOnce hired Jenny Suarez, a former news producer at WAPA-TV, as its vice-president of the revamped news department.

On June 7, 2021, WLII-DT confirmed their intentions to relaunch their newscasts with the new telecast set to premiere in late July/early August 2021 in the 5 p.m. timeslot. Celimar Adames Casalduc (who anchored WAPA-TV's NotiCentro for 18 years) would join TeleOnce as the lead anchor for the newscast, and Deborah Martorell (who served as WAPA-TV's Chief Meteorologist for 27 years) would also be joining as TeleOnce's Chief Meteorologist. It was also announced that Tatiana Ortiz and Nuria Sebazco (who previously hosted TeleOnce's morning newscast Tu Mañana) would return to the network, both migrating from WKAQ-TV. On June 8, 2021, WLII-DT announced that Ricardo Currás (formerly of WKAQ-TV and who anchored morning newscasts from Univision O&O WXTV-DT) would join Adames as co-anchor.

On June 23, 2021, WLII-DT announced that their relaunched newscast would be called Las Noticias TeleOnce, thus reviving the original brand which ran for almost 30 years. Las Noticias TeleOnce premiered on July 12, 2021, with three editions: Las Noticias: Ahora (' The News: Now ') at 3:55 p.m., Las Noticias: Prime (' The News: Prime ') at 4:55 p.m., and Las Noticias: Última Edición ('The News: Final Edition ') at 10:00 p.m. All three editions were anchored by Adames and Currás, and featured Martorell on weather and Luis Joel Aymat (who anchored the former Edicion Puerto Rico newscast) in sports.

On October 4, 2021, Las Noticias added a political analysis team composed of former Puerto Rican Governor Anibal Acevedo Vila, former gubernatorial candidate Alexandra Lúgaro, journalist and Jugando Pelota Dura contributor Leo Aldridge, and lawyer Ramón Rosario Cortés. The segment entitled "El Comentario de la Tarde" features one of the aforementioned commentators breaking down a news item alongside anchors Currás and Adames.

On October 11, 2021, the nightly newscast Las Noticias: Última Edición moved from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. due to premiere of WLII's new late-night talk show, Acuéstate con Francis.

On November 18, 2021, WLII-DT announced that Las Noticias would add another daily newscast, this one during the midday time slot. The newscast, titled Las Noticias Al Mediodía ('The News at Noon '), debuted December 6, 2021, at 12 p.m. and features Celimar Adames, Nuria Sebazco and Deborah Martorell, which, according to WLII, is the first all-female local news team in Puerto Rico. This edition follows a different format from the other newscasts, and features segments on lifestyle, travel, and finances.

On December 3, 2021, Celimar Adames announced that she will no longer anchor the 11 p.m. broadcast of Última Edición, and would instead focus on anchoring the midday and afternoon broadcasts; field reporter Shirlyan Odette would replace her for the 11 p.m. broadcast.

On December 9, 2021, during the station's upfront presentation, VP of News Jenny Suarez and consultant José Enrique "Kike" Cruz announced the revival of the morning news show Tu Mañana. The show was slated to return in early 2022—over 8 years after its abrupt cancellation in October 2014. However, the following year, it was delayed until late 2023.

On December 14, 2021, WLII-DT launched a new investigative unit for the news department headed by journalist and lawyer Mardelis Jusino, who worked at the investigative division of Jugando Pelota Dura, as well as for WAPA-TV and WMTJ. The investigative unit team consists of Melissa Correa, who worked for 18 years at El Vocero; Tatiana Ortiz and Arnaldo Rojas, who worked as an anchor and reporter for WAPA-TV from 2002 to 2008.

On January 11, 2022, WLII-DT announced that former representative Gary Rodriguez, who worked for WAPA-TV's Lo Sé Todo would be joining Las Noticias as a political commentator. His on-air debut was on January 15, 2022. The new section titled El Fuetazo de Gary officially began on January 24, 2021, and airs during the midday and evening newscasts.

On January 23, 2022, WLII-DT announced that Liam Rodríguez Muñoz, who worked for ABC News Extra, would join the news department as a video journalist and reporter. Rodríguez Muñoz previously worked for the station, as a panelist for Los Seis de la Tarde and as a reporter and content producer for Jugando Pelota Dura.

On March 22, 2022, Andrea Rivera, who worked for WAPA-TV as a host for Viva la Tarde, joined WLII-DT's news department as an entertainment reporter, and premiered its segment called Primera Fila on April 4, 2022. She also co-hosts La Boveda de Teleonce, which serves as a lead-in for Las Noticias.

On July 3, 2023, the station announced Cristina Pagán as its new sports reporter. Pagán comes from WKAQ-TV where she worked as segment producer, she replaces Luis Joel Aymat who was dismissed from the position earlier in the year.

On October 12, 2023, WLII announced the hiring of Carlos Tolentino Rosario to Las Noticias. Rosario previously worked as a reporter for newspaper "El Nuevo Día" and will be taking over the weather report segment on the night broadcast after Manuel Crespo Feliciano was promoted to anchor of the station's upcoming morning show "En La Mañana".

En La Mañana
WLII debuted on the morning show format with "Tu Mañana" in 1991. The show quickly became a leader in morning news with anchors Bruni Torries and Felipe Gomez Martinez and ran until 2014 when the decision to close of the station's news department effectively cancelled the program. In October 2023, the show will finally be revived almost a decade after its cancellation. The new version of the show will be named "En La Mañana" (In the Morning) rather than "Tu Mañana" (Your Morning) and will be anchored by Manuel Crespo Feliciano and Maricarmen Ortiz. The premiere is set for October 30, 2023.

On-air staff

 * Celimar Adames Casalduc, anchor
 * Deborah Martorell, Chief Meteorologist
 * Ricardo Currás, anchor of Última Edición and field reporter
 * Shirlyan Odette, anchor of Última Edición and field reporter
 * Manuel Crespo Feliciano, anchor En La Mañana
 * Maricarmen Ortiz, anchor En La Mañana
 * Cristina Pagán, sports
 * Andrea Rivera, entertainment
 * Gary Rodriguez, political analyst
 * Carlos Tolentino Rosado, Meteorologist
 * Nuria Sebazco, anchor and field reporter
 * Tatiana Ortiz, investigative and field reporter
 * Melissa Correa, investigative reporter
 * Arnaldo Rojas, investigative and field reporter
 * Orlando Cruz, field reporter
 * Kelvin Meléndez, field reporter
 * Elsa Velazquez Santiago, field reporter
 * Yarimar Marrero, videojorunalist
 * Alberto Sanchez Laó, videojournalist
 * Isaac Rosado Santos, videojournalist and digital news producer
 * Liam Rodriguez Muñoz, videojournalist
 * Wilmarie Mena Santiago, western bureau reporter

Former on-air staff

 * Cyd Marie Flemming, anchor (now at Jugando Pelota Dura)
 * Margarita Aponte, anchor and field reporter (now at Jugando Pelota Dura)
 * Ramon Enrique Torres, anchor (deceased)
 * Jennifer Wolff, anchor (deceased)
 * Ivonne Solla Cabrera, sports reporter (now at WKAQ-TV)
 * Roberto Cortes, weather anchor (now at WKAQ-TV)
 * Carlos Weber, anchor (now at WOYE-FM)
 * Felipe Gomez Martinez, anchor (now at WAPA-TV)
 * Elwood Cruz, anchor (retired)
 * Susan Soltero, meteorologist (later at WKAQ-TV and WQII)
 * Avelino Muñoz Stevenson, sports reporter (deceased)
 * Carmen Dominicci, reporter
 * Mariliana Torres, anchor and field reporter (later at WSKN)
 * Myraida Chaves, anchor and field reporter (deceased)
 * Zugey Lamela, anchor and field reporter (now at WKAQ-TV)
 * Hector Vazquez Muñiz, sports anchor (now at WKAQ-TV)

Awards and Nominations
Since the show's revival in 2021, it has received multiple Emmy nominations and won the award for Best Evening Newscast Evening – Larger Markets and Daytime Newscast in 2022. The multiple Emmy trophies are displayed behind the anchor's desk at the studio during the broadcasts.

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The Rocket Summer

The Rocket Summer is the solo project of Bryce Avary, a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and record producer based in Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas. He writes and produces every song on his records, and plays every instrument on them.

He has released eight studio albums and several EPs. His fifth release, 2012's Life Will Write the Words, reached No. 58 on The Billboard 200 and No. 12 on Billboard Top Modern Rock/Alternative Albums chart as well as No. 12 on Top Independent Albums chart. His fourth release, Of Men and Angels, held the No. 1 Top Album spot on iTunes upon its release in 2010. AP Magazine called him one of "100 bands you need to know."

Early life and musical interest
Avary was born in Fort Worth, Texas. He first became interested in music around the age of 12 when his father bought him his first guitar which was an imitation brand from a pawn shop for 50 dollars. Avary subsequently began teaching himself other instruments including the drums and piano.

Avary joined his first band at the age of 14. He later joined a high school "indie rock punk" band at Grapevine High School where he was also a photographer of the school's yearbook, inspired by Pavement, Archers of Loaf and Weezer, called Charlie 27. After the band broke up, Avary began performing local acoustic shows as a teenager in Dallas, Fort Worth and Denton.

2000–2003: Self-titled EP
In 2000, Avary self-released his first EP at the age of 17. The EP included songs he had written between the ages 14 to 16. He distributed the EP under the name The Rocket Summer, at the suggestion of a friend, to local stores to be sold on consignment; the name was inspired by Ray Bradbury's short story collection The Martian Chronicles, which his friend was reading at the time. Avary described the project as initially "just a really fun experiment." After the EP's original 1000 copies sold out, it went out of print until it was later re-released as The Early Years EP under The Militia Group in November 2006.

His music appeared on The Adventure Club (with Josh Venable) segment of the KDGE radio station, and quickly became the most requested local band on the program that year.

2003–2005: Calendar Days and Hello, Good Friend
Avary recorded, produced, and released his debut album, Calendar Days, in 2003. The album was recorded in Eudora, Kansas.

In November 2004, Avary began working on his second album, Hello, Good Friend. The album peaked at No. 26 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. To promote the album, The Rocket Summer toured the US and Japan.

2005–2008: The Early Years EP and Do You Feel
In November 2006, The Militia Group re-released The Rocket Summer's self-released 1999 EP as The Early Years EP, and Avary signed with major record label Island Def Jam Records. Do You Feel was released in July 2007; the album reached No. 44 on the Billboard 200 and No. 16 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums charts.

The album's lead single, "So Much Love", was warmly received by critics for its uniqueness and use of a horn section. The "So Much Love" music video was directed by MTV Music Video Award-winning director Shane Drake. The Rocket Summer released the second single, "Do You Feel", and its music video on September 5, 2008. The video was co-directed and funded by Bryce Avary with director Nate Weaver. The video featured stories of people with issues such as homelessness, addiction, disease and abuse. The video also featured cameos from artists Andrew McMahon of Jack's Mannequin, Matt Thiessen of Relient K, Josh Farro and Jeremy Davis of Paramore, Mike Herrera of MxPx, Forrest Kline of Hellogoodbye and Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low.

Avary was featured on the cover of Alternative Press Magazine while co-headlining the AP Tour.

2008–2011: You Gotta Believe EP, Of Men and Angels and Bryce Avary, His Instruments and Your Voices
Avary recorded his fourth studio album, Of Men and Angels at Ocean Studios in Burbank, CA, from February to April 2009. Mixed with Neal Avron and engineered / co-produced with CJ Eiriksson, Avary described the album as "the most substance-filled Rocket Summer album to date." The Rocket Summer released a digital 4-track EP entitled You Gotta Believe in October 2009. The EP featured three tracks off the LP Of Men and Angels and one bonus track. The EP debuted at No. 23 on the Billboard charts for Digital Albums. The video for the title song was directed by director Randy Scott Slavin.

On February 23, 2010, The Rocket Summer released his fourth studio album, 'Of Men and Angels on Island Def Jam. The album debuted at No. 1 on iTunes, surpassing The Black Eyed Peas' The E.N.D. which had previously held the No. 1 spot for Top Album. To promote the new album, Avary performed the album's lead single "Walls" on KDFW's Good Day Dallas and KTBC's Good Day Austin. The Rocket Summer toured with OneRepublic, Goo Goo Dolls and the 16th annual Vans Warped Tour in promotion of the record. On October 19, 2010, The Rocket Summer released a five-song digital-only EP, entitled Of Men and Angels: B-Sides. Avary co-wrote the song "Stomping The Roses" for American Idol alum, David Archuleta which appeared on his second full-length album, The Other Side Of Down debuted in October 2010.

2011–2014: Life Will Write the Words and Christmas Madness EP
On June 5, 2012, The Rocket Summer released their fifth full-length studio album, Life Will Write the Words on their own record label Aviate Records. It debuted 58 on The Billboard 200 and 12 on The Billboard Top Modern Rock/Alternative Albums and 12 on the Top Independent Albums charts. This record was well received by fans who enjoyed a full Rocket Summer US Tour. Soon after releasing the album, the music video "200,000" debuted on Alternative Press.

The Rocket Summer digitally released 'Christmas Madness EP' on Aviate Records December 3, 2013 debuting 45 on Billboard's Top Independent Albums and performed two sold-out shows in Anaheim and Dallas to support this digital release.

2015–2018: Zoetic, Do You Feel 10 Year Anniversary, Gone Too Long single
Avary's sixth full-length album Zoetic released on February 26, 2016. The album has received the most favorable reviews to date. Alternative Press magazine gave the album 4.5 of 5 stars stating "the album proves true to its namesake by roaring to life with unyielding passion, authenticity and a whole lot of guitars." A music video was shot for the first single "Same Air" which features New Girl actress, Hannah Simone. New Noise Magazine writes "This is undoubtedly The Rocket Summer's best release, and it's an album that no one expected." HM Magazine states "The intimacy of his performances is impossible to shake, and with a new record that will no doubt be labeled his boldest, Zoetic's bravery will go down in history." Paste Magazine wrote "The Rocket Summer's new album Zoetic proves Bryce a master at creating catchy, upbeat anthems."

The Rocket Summer performed a DJ set at Emo Nite in Los Angeles in December 2016.

In the summer of 2017, The Rocket Summer celebrated the 10 Year Anniversary of the album, Do You Feel which included a first time release of the album on vinyl and a headlining tour of North America and the UK. The vinyl album debuted #20 on the Billboard Vinyl Album Charts upon its release in June.

On July 7, Avary released a new song titled, Gone Too Long. Billboard writes "the new track proves he is just as much of a force as ever. With a guitar-driven melody and impassioned lyrics, the one-man band is in top form in a song that will easily fit with the alt-pop tendencies of staples like "So Much Love" and "You Gotta Believe." The track was released digitally and on a limited edition cassette tape which included an acoustic version of FL, CA, and was later included on Bee Sides: Select Rarities 2015-2020.

In the summer of 2018, The Rocket Summer went on an 26 city acoustic tour, supporting Sleeping with Sirens. Avary co-wrote, co-produced, and performed with Sleeping with Sirens on a single called "Another Day", released on July 6, 2018.

2019 - 2022: Sweet Shivers, B.A.treon Fun Club, Bee Sides: Select Rarities 2015-2020
Sweet Shivers, the seventh studio album by The Rocket Summer, was released on August 2, 2019. The album release was followed by "The Rocket Summer US Tour 2019", beginning on September 10, 2019 and ending on October 19, 2019. Supporting acts included Royal Teeth, Mike Mains and The Branches, and Katelyn Tarver. The first single from the album, "Shatter Us", was released on May 24, 2019. Billboard Magazine stated "Sweet Shivers really is just the beginning."

On September 4, 2019, Avary launched the B.A.treon Fun Club through Patreon. Initial monthly perks for Fun Club subscribers included 2 unreleased tracks, "q & a hangs", occasional dissection of songs and mixes, merch and tour discounts, livestream music listening parties, and online livestream mini shows from Bryce's studio. Different perks and subscription tiers were introduced on July 13, 2020.

On October 27, 2020, Avary announced a new album, Bee Sides: Select Rarities 2015-2020, to be released on November 13, 2020, containing 14 tracks. 11 of the 14 tracks had been previously released in the Fun Club. The announcement included a vinyl pre-order.

The Fun Club would go on what was believed to be a temporary pause beginning in March 2021, yet, as of 2023, the Club has remained defunct with the exception of two separate one-off months.

A new single, "M4U", debuted digitally on November 18, 2022, and was followed by both a music video and cassingle release. The cassingle included a remixed version of the song, exclusive to the cassingle.

2023 - Current: Shadowkasters and Calendar Days 20th Anniversary
A second single, "Stuck Inside Your Light", was digitally released on January 20, 2023 and its release was accompanied by a music video.

On March 21, 2023, it was announced The Rocket Summer's eighth studio album, Shadowkasters, would be released on May 12, 2023 and feature 11 tracks. A pre-order was launched the same day, to include vinyl variants, glow-in-the-dark cassettes, CDs, pins, hoodies, and shirts. Avary, "A lot of this album has been done for quite some time and was made during the isolation period of the pandemic, so it's almost like a compilation album of songs recorded over a couple of years that I felt made sense together in a sequence... Still, there was a different energy that fueled many of these songs that came from seeking joy by way of discovering, manipulating, and getting lost in new sounds because I was simply alone for so much of it. It is by far the most instrumentally nuanced album I've ever made." Recent singles "M4U" and "Stuck Inside Your Light" will be part of the album, and a third single, "Sing At The Top" would be released on March 24, 2023.

In November 2023, Avary announced he would be embarking on a 20th anniversary headlining tour of Calendar Days in early 2024. Avary, "Celebrating 20+ years of The Rocket Summer by performing my first full-length album [C]alendar [D]ays in its entirety, as well as an additional set of songs from every album to date... [T]he album will indeed officially be 21 by the first show kick off, so I suppose it's technically more like a raging 21st birthday party night after night." For the last show of the tour, in Dallas, a few members of Avary's younger sister's middle school choir who sang the background vocals on "What We Hate, We Make" joined him on stage for the song. A vinyl re-release of the album was made available prior to the tour and for sale during the tour.

A new single, "Don't Be Yourself", was digitally released on February 23, 2024.

Musical style and influence
Often labeled as indie rock power pop with emphasis on Avary's distinctive vocals and instrumental diversity.

Rick Anderson of Allmusic described his music as a range of "headlong blasts of pure power pop cheer" to "sonata form" and ballads—all of which Anderson categorized as "infectiously joyful." The Rocket Summer's music is marked by his use of guitar, piano, bass, percussion, and melodic hooks.

Studio albums

 * Calendar Days (2003)
 * Hello, Good Friend (2005)
 * Do You Feel (2007)
 * Of Men and Angels (2010)
 * Life Will Write The Words (2012)
 * Zoetic (2016)
 * Sweet Shivers (2019)
 * Shadowkasters (2023)

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