Fruitcake is a classic dessert served during the holidays‚ but its popularity has waned over past decades. Find out what's affected public love for this treat.

Yes‚ Outback Steakhouse briefly had steak flights on its menu. In all likelihood‚ unpopularity due to small portions doomed these sampler options.

Green Day‘s “Dilemma“ has dropped. This track is on the band’s 14th studio album “Saviors‚” due January 19th. Recorded in London and L.A.‚ “Saviors” was produced by Rob Cavallo. “‘Dilemma‘ was one of those songs that was kind of easy to write because it was so personal to me‚” explained frontman Billie Joe Armstrong. “We’ve seen so many of our peers struggle with addiction and mental illness.” Previous single‚ “The American Dream Is Killing Me” topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. Green Day has sold more than 75 million records worldwide and 10 billion cumulative audio/visual streams. The post Green Day’s “Dilemma” appeared first on RockinTown.

Def Leppard (pictured) and Journey have announced a 23-city co-headlining stadium tour that will begin next July. Steve Miller Band‚ Heart and Cheap Trick will trade off as the supporting act.   Cheap Trick will play the tour’s first two and last two shows. Steve Miller Band then takes over playing a majority of the dates with Heart performing at the Cleveland‚ Toronto and Boston stops. The Steve Miller Band returns until Cheap Trick finishes the tour with shows in Seattle and Denver. Registration for presale tickets is underway. A presale for Citi cardholders kicks off at 10 a.m. local time on December 13th. The general public sale begins at 10 a.m. local time on December 15th. Tour Dates: Ticket Information July 6 – St. Louis‚ MO (Busch Stadium)July 10 – Orlando‚ FL (Camping World Stadium)July 13 – Atlanta‚ GA (Truist Park)July 15 – Chicago‚ IL (Wrigley Field)July 18 – Detroit‚ MI (Comerica Park)July 20 – Nashville‚ TN (Nissan Stadium)July 23 – Philadelphia‚ PA (Citizens Bank Park)July 25 – Hershey‚ PA (Hersheypark Stadium)July 27 – Pittsburgh‚ PA (PNC Park)July 30 – Cleveland‚ OH (Progressive Field)August 2 – Toronto‚ ON (Rogers Centre)August 5 – Boston‚ MA (Fenway Park)August 7 – Flushing‚ NY (Citi Field)August 12 – Arlington‚ TX (Globe Life Field)August 14 – Houston‚ TX (Minute Maid Park)August 16 – San Antonio‚ TX (Alamodome)August 19 – Minneapolis‚ MN (Target Field)August 23 – Phoenix‚ AZ (Chase Field)August 25 – Los Angeles‚ CA (SoFi Stadium)August 28 – San Francisco‚ CA (Oracle Park)August 30 – San Diego‚ CA (Petco Park)September 4 – Seattle‚ WA (T-Mobile Park)September 8 – Denver‚ CO (Coors Field) The post Summer Stadium Tour appeared first on RockinTown.

Former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach has released the single‚ “What Do I Got To Lose?“  “What Do I Got To Lose?” was co-written by Bach‚ Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge)‚ and Elvis Baskette‚ who also produced the track. The song‚ Bach’s first new solo music in ten years. is supported by a video that is straight out of the MTV ’80’s. In other Bach news… he was revealed to be the voice behind the Tiki mask on Wednesday’s (December 6th) Season 10 episode of “The Masked Singer.” The post Sebastian Bach “What Do I Got To Lose?” appeared first on RockinTown.

Aerosmith’s “Dream On” has surpassed a billion streams on Spotify.  Aerosmith joins other Rock artists‚ including Metallica‘s “Nothing Else Matters‚” Survivor‘s “Eye Of The Tiger“ and Papa Roach’s “Last Resort“ in Spotify’s Billions Club.  Reportedly there are nearly 500 tracks in the club. Billions Club is a playlist first launched in ’20 which includes all of the songs on Spotify that have surpassed one billion streams on the platform. The post A Billion Streams – “Dream On” appeared first on RockinTown.

Caracas is reportedly moving to claim the Essequibo territory of neighboring Guyana Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has sent troops to the border with Guyana in preparation for claiming 160‚000 square kilometers of territory known as Essequibo‚ according to the Spanish daily El Pais. An unknown number of Venezuelan troops has been dispatched to Puerto Barima‚ in the state of Delta Amacuro‚ the Spanish outlet said. Meanwhile‚ Maduro has unveiled a new map of Venezuela incorporating the territory‚ dubbed ‘Guyana Essequiba‚’ after 10.4 million Venezuelan voters approved such a move in a referendum on Sunday.  “We want the peaceful rescue of the Guayana Esequiba‚” Maduro said on Tuesday. “Our Guayana Esequiba has been de facto occupied by the British Empire and its heirs and they have destroyed the area.” Maduro also appointed Major-General Alexis Rodriguez Cabello as the region’s new governor. His seat at the moment is in Tumeremo‚ a mining town in the state of Bolivar. Following Maduro’s announcement‚ Guyanese President Irfaan Ali gave a televised address‚ accusing Venezuela of attempting to annex more than two thirds of his country.Alex Jones' latest bestselling book 'The Great Awakening' is NOW AVAILABLE! Secure your limited edition autographed today! “This is a direct threat to Guyana’s territorial integrity‚ sovereignty‚ and political independence‚ and a violation of fundamental principles of international law‚” said Ali‚ adding he will “intensify precautionary measures” to safeguard its territory. In 1899‚ the US assigned the disputed territory to what was then the British colony of Guiana‚ accepting London’s arguments while exercising the Monroe Doctrine‚ under which the US considered the Americas its sphere of influence. Venezuela has never accepted the decision as legitimate‚ however‚ and in 2018 referred the dispute to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The dispute has been exacerbated by the discovery of major oil reserves in the Atlantic Ocean‚ in the coastal zone claimed by both countries. Exxon Mobil already has an oil drilling platform in the area.  On Tuesday‚ Maduro said that foreign companies exploiting resources in the area without the permission of Caracas have three months to “comply with the law.” BOMBSHELL! Government Whistleblower Exposes Mass Deaths From Covid Shots

Watch &; share this report that's based on the work in Robert B. Stinnett's acclaimed book‚ "Day of Deceit: The Truth About FDR and Pearl Harbor." Brian Wilson breaks down how Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s administration provoked Japan into attacking Pearl Harbor in order to bring the United States into World War II. This report is based on the work in Robert B. Stinnett’s acclaimed book‚ “Day of Deceit: The Truth About FDR and Pearl Harbor.” Don’t miss: Sweeping Plan for Global Censorship Exposed

Disturbing case of Barbara Rymell highlights crisis of elder care in Western nations If you are elderly or disabled‚ would you feel safe having caregivers with inadequate English-language skills? England has many of the same “diversity” challenges we face in the United States. The recent death of Barbara Rymell‚ as reported in The Telegraph‚ shows us the danger of bringing in foreign caregivers and medical personnel with inadequate English skills. Mrs. Rymell‚ age 92 and suffering from dementia‚ lived at the Ashley House Residential Home in Langport‚ Somerset‚ a county in southwestern England. She was on a stairlift‚ which is a mechanical device for moving an elderly‚ infirm or disabled person up or down the stairs.VasoBeet is now 40% OFF! This beetroot-based supplement was created to provide you with all the benefits of this nutrient-dense vegetable in one easy dose! Against the residential home’s own policy‚ Barbara was left alone on the stairlift for five minutes. She got off the machine and attempted to walk up the staircase‚ but she fell back downwards‚ getting her head caught under the stairlift chair. This predicament was bad enough‚ but it wasn’t helped by the inadequate English skills of her caregivers‚ who called 999 (British equivalent of 911) but couldn’t communicate effectively. The Telegraph explains the problem: “In a 999 call‚ her two carers [caregivers]‚ who were Romanian and Indian‚ were unable to explain to the emergency services what had happened to her and did not understand the difference between the patient being ‘alive’ and ‘alert‚’ or ‘breathing’ and ‘bleeding.’” Such a lack of understanding is quite inadequate‚ especially when dealing with a life and death situation. “Their lack of English ‘severely hampered’ the call handler’s response and made a ‘meaningful’ assessment of Mrs. Rymell’s condition ‘virtually impossible‚’ the coroner said. Following the call‚ her [Barbara’s] case was classified as ‘serious’ rather than requiring an ‘immediate’ response‚ and when paramedics arrived at the care home she had died.” Barbara’s death was attributed to dementia‚ frailty and “mechanical obstruction of respiration.” An inquiry has found that the death of a British grandmother was partly due to her care staff's inability to speak proper English.Barbara Rymell‚ 91‚ was crushed by a stairlift‚ but her migrant carers could not convey the emergency to first responders.https://t.co/i9zCytpKXw— ThePublica (@ThePublicaNow) December 6‚ 2023 To her credit‚ Somerset county coroner Samantha Marsh did not ignore the language problem and has openly addressed it. “Samantha Marsh‚ the senior coroner for Somerset‚ has written to the Home Office and Helen Whately‚ the minister for social care‚ to warn of the potential for future deaths if English [language] standards are not addressed. She said the current English test for foreign health staff was ‘wholly insufficient.’” Based on this case‚ it sure sounds like it. “The report found that neither of the care workers was able to clearly explain the medical emergency and that the call handler selected the wrong pathway for treatment. ‘The correct pathway that should have been selected was “entrapment” but at no time during the call did the carer give any information that would have indicated that this was the presenting problem‚’ said the report.” And‚ “[Coroner] Mrs Marsh said she had been shown evidence that at least one of the carers’ understanding of English did not meet the standards required to work in Britain‚ which include proving that they can read‚ write‚ speak and understand the language. ‘Applicants for a visa must have passed a Secure English Language Test (Selt). It transpired during the inquest that one of the workers on the evening of August 8 2022 had never passed the Selt‚ so was not qualified or permitted to work in the UK‚’ the report added.” Coroner Marsh is calling the British government to account: “Addressing the Government in her Prevention of Future Deaths report‚ Mrs Marsh said: ‘I am concerned that those working with vulnerable people who are in a position of trust and responsibility must be able to demonstrate a sufficient proficiency in English to enable them to summon appropriate emergency medical attention when needed.’ Mrs Marsh told the Home Office and Mrs Whately that they have until Jan 22 to respond to her concerns.” Good for her! A humane society cares for its elderly and infirm. Dumping our senior citizens into the care of people who can’t speak enough English to distinguish “alive” and “alert” is an outrage. If we lack caregivers‚ let’s train our own people to do the job‚ at a good salary. That’s better than importing foreigners who can’t speak enough English to make a proper emergency call. BOMBSHELL! Government Whistleblower Exposes Mass Deaths From Covid Shots

Should a "red wave" occur‚ it would allow the GOP to pass legislation on taxes‚ spending‚ and the debt limit with just a simple Senate majority As the 2024 U.S. election cycle kicks into gear‚ Citigroup ponders the potential fiscal implications under different election outcomes. Perhaps most interesting is their prediction of a high likelihood of Republicans gaining control of the Senate‚ although falling short of a 60-vote filibuster-proof majority​​. This‚ however‚ does not guarantee smooth sailing for the GOP. With the Democrats’ current grip on the Senate (51-49)‚ Republicans would need to not only retain competitive seats but also snatch at least one from key states like Florida or Texas​​. According to Citi‚ the Senate will flip republican: "Democrats currently control the Senate 51-49. But Senator Manchin’s decision not to compete for his seat in West Virginia means that state is very likely to go to Republicans." pic.twitter.com/pgc19h4lGX— zerohedge (@zerohedge) December 5‚ 2023 House Dynamics: Democrats’ Favorable Map According to the report‚ Democrats are in a favorable position when it comes to regaining control of the House – needing to net just five seats. This contrasts with the 16 Republican districts classified as “toss-ups‚” implying yet another shakeup which would cast all sorts of GOP investigations into disarray.URGENT! Keep Alex Jones in the fight against the NWO! Please pray &; contribute at DefendJones.com today! Presidential Race: Trump’s Lead and Third-Party Wildcards Donald Trump’s enormous lead over the GOP field means he’s almost guaranteed the Republican nomination‚ absent​. That said‚ the presence of a third-party candidate like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could throw a wrench in the works (theories on just who RFK Jr.’s run will most negatively affect vary). Although his current impact seems neutral‚ pulling votes from both Trump and Biden‚ his influence cannot be ignored​. Trump is currently smoking the entire GOP lineup‚ and has recently overtaken President Biden in hypothetical match-ups. Fiscal Policy: A Divided Government’s Dilemma According to Citi‚ under two of the three most likely election outcomes‚ the U.S. would see a split legislature. This division would mean further gridlock‚ with bipartisan cooperation required to pass any fiscal legislation – a feat that has proven challenging in recent times​​. Potential areas of agreement could include defense and infrastructure spending‚ as well as industrial policy through legislated subsidies‚ similar to those in the bipartisan CHIPS Act​. “Red Wave” Scenario: Tax Cuts and Deficit Concerns Should a “red wave” occur‚ giving Republicans control of both the presidency and the legislature‚ Citi believes that the reconciliation process to brute-force policy could be a game-changer. It would allow the GOP to pass legislation on taxes‚ spending‚ and the debt limit with just a simple Senate majority. Another likely outcome of a red wave would be the likely renewal of Trump-era individual tax cuts‚ which could significantly increase the deficit​. According to the Congressional Budget Office‚ if Trump’s 2017 Tax Act provisions are extended‚ it would increase the deficit by $134 billion in 2026 and $346 billion in 2027. Even in a divided government‚ some of the Trump tax cuts could be extended‚ which Congress did in 2011 in a bipartisan vote to extend Bush-era tax policies. Fiscal Restraint Amid Growing Deficits Citi’s analysis also emphasizes an increased focus on fiscal restraint due to growing deficits‚ which could be larger than anticipated in 2023. According to the report‚ “The 2024 deficit is boosted in part because of automatic stabilizers that would kick in during a recession.” With deficits projected to remain elevated in 2024 and 2025‚ there will likely be a reduced appetite for additional fiscal stimulus‚ especially in an election year with ongoing concerns about inflation​ The key takeaway? Brace for uncertainty and keep a close eye on the evolving political landscape. BOMBSHELL! Government Whistleblower Exposes Mass Deaths From Covid Shots