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Guitar World Verdict While traditionalists may lament the absence of certain classic ES-345 features, for anyone seeking a breathtaking instrument that effortlessly captures those iconic ES tones without the usual fuss, look no further. Pros + Absolutely stunning looks. + Plays like a dream. + The classic ES tones you know and love. Cons –

Offseason contract negotiations aren’t always smooth, not even if you have Howie Roseman as your general manager, but two NFC East teams — not named the Philadelphia Eagles — are facing huge hurdles as they try to re-sign their biggest stars. Washington Commanders WR Terry McLaurin The Commanders have admittedly made fewer bad decisions since

Researchers have used the jellyfish search algorithm to optimize solar PV distributed generation placement and sizing. They have tested the algorithm on an IEEE 33-bus system, with one, two, or three PV deployment scenarios, and compared its performance with that of a dozen of competing optimization techniques…

Bam Construct & Ventures UK has returned to profitability although turnover fell and its construction business continued to struggle last year. The Royal Bam subsidiary swung back from an £11.1m pre-tax loss in 2023 to a £3.9m profit in the year ending 31 December 2024, according to its latest full-year accounts. This came despite a

Dutch investment giant HAL – which also owns marine contractor Boskalis – has agreed terms on a deal to buy the Netherlands-based operations of VolkerWessels, which last year delivered €3.6bn of turnover and €217m in operational profit. Current owner Reggeborgh will hang onto the UK, German and North American arms of the VolkerWessels business following

Photo Credit: Liz Northeast (FUGA) & Oskar Ekman (YEAR0001) FUGA partners with Arketyp Music Group, a new venture from YEAR0001 co-founder Oskar Ekman. The deal expands FUGA’s footprint in the Nordic region. Downtown-owned B2B distributor FUGA has announced a global partnership with Arketyp Group. Arketyp is the newly launched independent label group founded by Swedish

Jay Sean, who’s sold his catalog to Seeker Music. Photo Credit: Seeker Seeker Music has announced a trio of catalog plays, one involving the work of “Down” and “Ride It” artist Jay Sean (real name Kamaljit Singh Jhooti). M&G Investments-founded Seeker formally disclosed the IP acquisitions today. Beginning with London-born Sean, the purchaser opted against

HONG KONG, July 9, 2025 – (ACN Newswire) – Standard Chartered and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) jointly released the latest Standard Chartered Greater Bay Area Business Sentiment Index (GBAI), which showed resilient current business performance after the so-called US ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs shock, supported by front-loading of orders and production. Meanwhile, businesses were cautious on

Jazz musician Jason Moran and his wife, Alicia Hall Moran arrive for the formal Artist’s Dinner honoring the recipients of the 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors at the Department of State in Washington, D.C., on December 3, 2022. File photo by Ron Sachs/UPI | License Photo July 9 (UPI) — Jason Moran, an acclaimed pianist