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'Badass' Moms Take Gun Fight To NRA's Home Turf

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The next contender in the fight to knock the most feared lobbying association in the United States off its powerful perch is a 43-year-old former stay-at-home mother from suburban Indianapolis named Shannon Watts.

With access to Michael Bloomberg's deep pockets and the force of more than 2 million dedicated supporters, Watts in recent months convinced the CEOs of several major U.S. companies to take a stand against guns in their stores and restaurants. Her group helped get laws passed in a few states that make it harder for perpetrators of domestic violence to get firearms.

And on Tuesday, Watts' organization, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, kicks off a new campaign meant to more directly challenge the mighty National Rifle Association on the gun group's home turf: Statehouses and Congress. The group will announce its endorsements for about 110 federal and state candidates for public office, and will roll out two television ads meant to persuade voters to embrace "common sense" gun restrictions, such as expanded background checks.

"It makes our moms feel like badasses to take on the most powerful lobbying organization in the country," Watts told The Huffington Post last week.

The new push comes after the group lost some big fights to the NRA in confrontations that underscore the limits of the moms' brand of volunteer-led grassroots activism -- especially at the state level, where entrenched gun lobbyists have an outsized voice.

This month, for example, Missouri's legislature gave final approval to a law that allows school districts to arm teachers without notifying parents. It also lowers the concealed carry age to 19 and nullifies local restrictions against carrying firearms in public. The vote came after the moms bombarded legislators with Facebook messages, tweets and letters.

Lobbying disclosure records reveal that at the same time, the NRA was buying leading Missouri lawmakers lunch: $1,700 worth of food and beverages in the first half of 2014.

Watts acknowledged that the NRA has a big head start, but insisted her group has made huge strides, fueled by the enthusiasm of moms who relish the challenge of taking on the mighty NRA.

"We're tired of a vocal minority of gun extremists making all the laws," Watts said.

Before she was a thorn in the side of the NRA, Watts was a part-time public relations consultant, raising her five children in an upscale neighborhood in suburban Indianapolis.

In July 2012, her then 12-year-old son watched a newscast about the mass shooting at a theater in Aurora, Colorado. He had plans to see the movie the next day. During the show, he had a panic attack and had to leave the theater.

"The barrier of innocence was broken," Watts said. When 20 elementary school children were massacred later that year in Newtown, Connecticut, Watts said her son's reaction was even more frightening. "He didn't have a reaction at all. He realizes that this is what happens in America, that no one is safe from gun violence."

Watts did what many people do when they feel outraged: She took to Facebook, announcing her intention to launch a new group to confront the scourge of gun violence in the U.S. to a grand total of about 75 friends. "Its not like I was a social media phenom," she said. "I was just so angry and outraged that I felt that next time I'd be culpable if I did nothing."

An acquaintance who saw her post connected Watts with a woman in Brooklyn who had written something similar on her page, and Moms Demand Action was born. Watts, who had held high-profile positions at the agribusiness giant Monsanto and elsewhere, has proved a natural at serving both as a spokeswoman for the gun control movement, and its effective CEO.

Moms Demand Action now has chapters in all 50 states. Over the past 13 months, the group pushed Starbucks, Sonic, Chili's, Chipotle, Target, Jack in the Box and Panera Bread to announce they no longer welcome armed customers.

In December of last year, Watts said she was approached with an offer too good to refuse: a merger with Michael Bloomberg's Mayors Against Illegal Guns that would allow her group access to the philanthropist and former mayor's wealth. The two organizations now operate under the umbrella Everytown for Gun Safety. Bloomberg later pledged $50 million a year to take on the NRA, and candidates that support its agenda.

The merger has proved transformative, allowing Moms Demand Action to hire staff and launch expensive ad campaigns, such as a current six-figure push to convince the grocery chain Kroger to say no to guns.

It has also paid dividends for Bloomberg's mayors group, which had the support of elected officials, but not much neighborhood-level buzz. As spokespersons for the cause, moms represent a significant upgrade from the prickly Big Gulp-banning ex-mayor.

Yet there is a risk the association with Bloomberg may tarnish the moms' grassroots brand. Watts spends one day a week in New York, in a high-floor office decorated with expensive aquariums and staffed with Bloomberg confidants. Though she insisted Moms Demand Action operates independently, gun groups have played up the link to argue that the moms are nothing but a front for Bloomberg and his billions.

Watts said the moms were energized about the merger, which gives them resources to directly challenge the NRA and the lobby's long influence over the political process.

The NRA is taking Watts' rise seriously. In September, the organization's in-house magazine published a story that asserts that she is a fraud, because she did sideline PR work while describing herself as a stay-at-home mom.

The artwork that accompanied the piece depicts Watts in a 1950s housedress, surrounded by an iron, a skillet (oddly, filled with french fries) and other totems that suggest authentic moms concern themselves with cooking and cleaning, not consulting. The piece was roundly criticized as offensive and out-of-touch.

"I mean, seriously, are there no women who work at the NRA?" Watts said. "These sexist lines of attack benefit us."

Watts said she routinely receives threatening phone calls and letters. Not long ago, someone posted a doctored photo on Facebook showing her with a knife in her head and blood running down her face. (Mother Jones has extensively chronicled the threats and sexist remarks.)

"I've learned about an underbelly of America I didn't know exists," Watts said.

On Tuesday, Watts will appear in Portland, Oregon, to premier the group's ad for Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber, a Democrat who has supported gun control legislation, and is seeking re-election. In the clip, Paul Kemp holds a photo of his brother-in-law Steve Forsyth, who was killed by a gunman at a Portland mall in 2012.

"It was the worst day of my life," Kemp says. "I'm a gun owner," he continues. "The majority of gun owners want background checks in place." The ad concludes with an endorsement of Kitzhaber by Moms Demand Action.

For Watts, political endorsements mark a significant departure from a low-budget strategy that has thus far relied largely on local volunteers deploying social media activism. When taking on Target, for example, the moms circulated photos that so-called open carry activists took of themselves inside the stores, toting rifles and other long guns. The jarring images (see below) went viral, along with the hashtag #NotOnTarget.

Politicians proved tougher to crack than CEOs, owing in part to long-established relationships between the NRA's powerful lobbying arm and lawmakers in places like Missouri.

NRA lobbyists are a "regular presence" in the state's legislative chambers, said Stacey Newman, a Democratic state representative from the St. Louis suburbs. "We have a gun bill every year," she said. "It's no secret where these ideas come from."

South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia all recently approved new laws that allow concealed weapons in bars, following big pushes by the NRA. Some version of open carry is permitted in 40 states.

Kristin Goss, a Duke University political scientist who has researched the politics of gun reform for a decade, said the NRA's might isn't just financial. Gun rights supporters are enthusiastically engaged. "They have an aura of invincibility that the other side doesn't have," Goss said.

Even in reliably blue states, there are worries that votes for gun restrictions can be hazardous. In Connecticut, Democratic Gov. Dannel Malloy is locked in a neck-and-neck fight for re-election, a year after he signed one of the toughest gun control laws in the country. (Malloy only narrowly won his office in the first place).

"For elected officials to take gun regulations seriously, especially in red or purple states, there has to be evidence that officials can vote for moderate gun control measures and survive," Goss said.

Bloomberg's initial approach to this conundrum was to declare war. "We've got to make them afraid of us," he said of lawmakers who didn't support reasonable gun restrictions like background checks.

In August, Bloomberg's political action committee invested $150,000 in ads to unseat Sheriff David Clarke, of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, who had urged people to arm themselves because "simply calling 911 and waiting is no longer your best option." Clarke survived the challenge, and later told Fox News that the public "was put off by" Bloomberg's involvement.

The endorsement campaign that rolls out this week seems to consciously chart a safer, less confrontational course. The two Moms Demand Action ads released so far are simple, but emotionally powerful testimonials in support of candidates who support the types of gun restrictions, such as background checks, that polls consistently show are backed by most Americans.

It's just the kind of common sense appeal that a veteran public relations executive might dream up. Reported by Huffington Post 7 hours ago.

Bremont Homes, Toronto’s Finest Home Builder, Announces Breaking Ground in Brampton and Innisfil Construction Projects

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Bremont Homes (http://www.BremontHomes.com), the Greater Toronto Area’s finest home building company, is excited to announce that it has broken ground in Innisfil and Brampton with its Forest Edge and Noblewood projects, which will include the construction of new luxury homes.

Toronto, Canada (PRWEB) September 23, 2014

Bremont Homes (http://www.BremontHomes.com), the Greater Toronto Area’s finest home building company, is excited to announce that it has broken ground in Innisfil and Brampton with its Forest Edge and Noblewood projects, which will include the construction of new luxury homes.

“The beginning of new housing development projects are always exciting times,” says Gary Breda, president of Bremont Homes. “Building new homes in Innisfil and new luxury homes in Noblewood will be great for the residents of each community and further cement Bremont Homes as one of the premier home builders in Ontario.”

Breda explains that the development project in Noblewood will feature new luxury homes constructed within a private court off of Queen Street in Brampton. The designs will feature English Manor- and French Chateaux-style architecture, laid on 40’ and 50’ lots surrounded by sheltered forest.

“We’re building very dramatic houses with this new home development in Brampton,” Breda adds. “The construction of new luxury homes in Noblewood is meant to really reflect a successful lifestyle in a peaceful environment that will make homeowners feel as if they are nowhere close to the city.”

Breda notes that Bremont Homes is just as excited about the Forest Edge development and building new homes in Innisfil. That’s because Innisfil is one of those areas that has a lot to offer and will continue to grow as more and more people recognize how wonderful of a town it truly is. Building new homes in Innisfil with this Forest Edge project is meant to accommodate the demand for what is sure will become a popular destination for homeowners looking for a unique area outside of the GTA.

“The detached homes in the Forest Edge project will be along the Leslie and Adullam intersection, which is in close proximity to the lake and walking distance to amenities,” Breda concludes. “We at Bremont Homes invite all interested buyers to drop by the sales centre anytime before 8:00 p.m. from Monday to Thursday or call for an appointment.”

Recognized as one of the Greater Toronto Area’s finest home building companies, Bremont Homes is founded on a vision of quality design and workmanship, innovative style, and exceptional customer service. Over the years, Bremont Homes has developed a number of new communities and thousands of homes in Aurora, Burlington, Courtice, Georgetown, Maple, Pickering, Mississauga, Richmond Hill, and other prime locations in the Greater Toronto Area. Bremont Homes currently has a number of upscale communities with custom manors and luxury townhouses under development in Brampton and Wasaga Beach and on Lake Simcoe. To learn more about Bremont Homes, visit the company’s web site at http://www.BremontHomes.com or contact Bremont Homes at 905-266-1851 or via e-mail at info(at)bremonthomes.com. Reported by PRWeb 7 hours ago.

125 Hospitals With Great Orthopedic Programs

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Becker's Hospital Review Names 125 Hospitals With Great Orthopedic Programs

(PRWEB) September 23, 2014

Becker's Hospital Review has published the 2014 edition of its list of "125 Hospitals and Health Systems With Great Orthopedic Programs."

The hospitals and health systems featured on the list have orthopedic surgery departments, programs or dedicated centers that have earned recognition from several reputable sources. Exceptional orthopedic departments include physicians who provide outstanding care to patients, front-line orthopedic research and treat professional athletes.

This is the fifth year Becker's Hospital Review has compiled this list, and the first time it has included 125 hospitals.

Many of these hospitals have received recognition for orthopedic excellence from U.S. News & World Report, Healthgrades, CareChex and Blue Cross Blue Shield. The Becker's Hospital Review editorial team weighted the aforementioned rankings and awards and conducted editorial research to compile this year's list.

The "100 Hospitals and Health Systems With Great Orthopedic Programs" 2014 list includes the following hospitals:

Abbott Northwestern Hospital, part of Allina Health (Minneapolis)

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital (Park Ridge, Ill.)

Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University (St. Louis)

Baylor Orthopedic and Spine Hospital at Arlington (Texas)

Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas)

Beaumont Hospital (Royal Oak, Mich.)

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston)
Bethesda North Hospital (Cincinnati)

Boone Hospital Center (Columbia, Mo.)

Boston Children's Hospital

Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston)

Bronson Methodist Hospital (Kalamazoo, Mich.)

Buffalo (N.Y.) General Medical Center

Cadence Health-Central DuPage Hospital (Winfield, Ill.)

Carilion Clinic (Roanoke, Va.)

Carolinas Medical Center (Charlotte, N.C.)

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles)

Children's Hospital Colorado (Aurora)

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Cleveland Clinic

CoxHealth (Springfield, Mo.)

Delray Medical Center (Delray Beach, Fla.)

Doctors Hospital of Sarasota (Fla.)

Duke University Hospital (Durham, N.C.)

Emory University Orthopaedics and Spine Hospital (Atlanta)

Florida Hospital Orlando

Geisinger Medical Center (Danville, Pa.)

Good Shepherd Medical Center (Longview, Texas)

Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center (La Crosse, Wis.)

Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center

Hoag Orthopedic Institute (Irvine, Calif.)

Holy Cross Hospital (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)

Hospital for Joint Diseases, NYU Langone Medical Center (New York City)

Hospital for Special Surgery (New York City)

Houston Methodist Hospital

Hughston Clinic (Columbus, Ga.)

Indiana Orthopaedic Hospital (Indianapolis)

Inova Fairfax Hospital (Falls Church, Va.)

IU Health Methodist Hospital (Indianapolis)

John Muir Medical Center (Concord, Calif.)

Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore)

Kansas City Orthopaedic Institute (Leawood, Kan.)

Lancaster (Pa.) General Hospital

Lehigh Valley Hospital (Allentown, Pa.)

Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston)

Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.)

McBride Orthopedic Hospital (Oklahoma City)

McLaren Orthopedic Hospital (Lansing, Mich.)

Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston)

MedStar Union Memorial Hospital (Baltimore)

Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center (Houston)

Mercy Medical Center (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)

Methodist Hospital for Surgery (Addison, Texas)

Mission Hospital (Asheville, N.C.)

Mon General Hospital (Morgantown, W.Va.)

Morristown (N.J.) Medical Center

Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital (Greensboro, N.C.)

Mother Frances Hospital (Tyler, Texas)

Mount Carmel New Albany (Ohio)

Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children (Wilmington, Del.)

New England Baptist Hospital (Boston)

NewYork-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell (New York City)

NorthShore Skokie (Ill.) Hospital

North Shore University Hospital (Manhasset, N.Y.)

Northwest Hospital & Medical Center (Seattle)

Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Chicago)

Novant Health Charlotte (N.C.) Orthopedic Hospital

Ocala (Fla.) Regional Medical Center

Ochsner Medical Center (New Orleans)

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (Columbus)

OrthoColorado Hospital (Lakewood)

Orthopaedic Hospital at Sentara CarePlex (Hampton, Va.)

Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin (Glendale)

Parkview Ortho Hospital (Fort Wayne, Ind.)

Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (Philadelphia)

Penrose-St. Francis Health Services (Colorado Springs, Colo.)

Porter Adventist Hospital (Denver, Colo.)

Physicians Regional – Pine Ridge (Naples, Fla.)

Poudre Valley Hospital (Fort Collins, Colo.)

Rady Children's Hospital (San Diego)

River Oaks Hospital (Flowood, Miss.)

Roper Hospital (Charleston, S.C.)

Rush University Medical Center (Chicago)

Saint Thomas West Hospital (Nashville, Tenn.)

Salem (Ore.) Hospital

Sanford Medical Center Fargo (N.D.)

Scottsdale (Ariz.) Healthcare-Shea Medical Center

Scripps Green Hospital (La Jolla, Calif.)

St. Cloud (Minn.) Hospital

St. David's North Austin (Texas) Medical Center

St. Francis Hospital (Roslyn, N.Y.)

St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center (Hartford, Conn.)

St. Joseph's/Candler Hospital (Savannah, Ga.)

St. Luke's Regional Medical Center (Boise, Idaho)

St. Vincent Hospital and Health Center (Indianapolis)

Stanford Hospital and Clinics (Palo Alto)

Sutter General Hospital (Sacramento, Calif.)

Swedish Medical Center (Seattle)

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (Dallas)

Texas Spine and Joint Hospital (Tyler)

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Philadelphia)

Torrance (Calif.) Memorial Medical Center

UCLA Medical Center and Orthopedic Hospital (Santa Monica, Calif.)

UC San Diego Medical Center

UCSF Medical Center (San Francisco)

University Hospitals Case Medical Center (Cleveland)

University of Alabama Hospital at Birmingham

University of California, Davis Medical Center (Sacramento)

University of Colorado Hospital (Aurora)

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (Iowa City)

University of Kansas Hospital (Kansas City)

University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics (Salt Lake City)

University of Virginia Hospital Medical Center (Charlottesville)

University of Washington Medical Center (Seattle)

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (Madison, Wis.)

UPMC (Pittsburgh)

Valley Medical Center (Renton, Wash.)

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville, Tenn.)

Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (Richmond)

Virginia Mason Medical Center (Seattle)

Wake-Forest Baptist Hospital (Winston-Salem)

Washington Hospital (Fremont, Calif.)

Yale-New Haven (Conn.) Hospital

The full list can be read here

Note: This list is not an endorsement of included hospitals, health systems or associated healthcare providers, and organizations cannot pay for inclusion on this list. Hospitals are presented in alphabetical order.

About Becker’s Hospital Review
Becker's Hospital Review is a monthly publication offering up-to-date business and legal news and analysis relating to hospitals and health systems. Content is geared toward high-level hospital leaders, and we work to provide valuable content, including hospital and health system news, best practices and legal guidance specifically for these decision-makers. Each issue of Becker's Hospital Review reaches more than 18,000 people, primarily acute-care hospital CEOs, CFOs and CIOs. Reported by PRWeb 4 hours ago.

Madalena bolsters board with two new appointments

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Madalena Energy (CVE:MVN) (OTC:MDLNF) has appointed two new independent directors to its board, the company said Tuesday, as it works to develop its high impact horizontal plays in Argentina.

The first new director is Douglas Brooks, an executive with 32 years of experience in the oil and natural gas industry, and the former chief executive officer of Aurora Oil & Gas, one of Australia's largest oil and gas companies that was bought by Baytex Energy for $2.6 billion in June of this year.

Brooks implemented a new strategy at Aurora to transform it from a non-operated production company into an operating-focused business by leveraging its existing expertise in the Eagle Ford formation of south Texas, Madalena said. 

The experience will no doubt be useful to Madalena, which just recently embarked on a transformation of its own after buying Gran Tierra's Argentinean business this past summer.

Madalena, following its acquisition of Gran Tierra’s Argentinean assets in June, now has 14 concessions across Argentina over 1 million net acres of land, compared with three blocks over 132,000 acres previously. It now has a major foothold in an area dominated by industry majors like YPF, Chevron, Total, Exxon and several others. 

The second new director Madalena hired is Steven Sharpe, who is currently the managing director of The EmBeSa Corp, a private consultancy dealing mainly with corporate restructuring and business strategy. Most recently, he was chairman and interim CEO of TSX-listed Longview Oil until its acquisition by Surge Energy in June of this year. Sharpe was also previously the chairman of Advantage Oil & Gas for many years.

"This is an exciting time for Madalena following our recent transformational transaction and our transition to a more balanced business strategy," said Madalena chairman Raymond Smith.

"We are  very pleased that Douglas and Steven have agreed to join the Board and  feel that Madalena and its shareholders will benefit greatly from the  education, experience and skills that these two highly qualified  individuals possess." 

Madalena has exposure to both domestic and international exploration and development plays, with approximately 100,000 net acres in Western Canada, and 1.0 million net acres in Argentina, including in the famous Vaca Muerta shale.

Argentina has become an oil and gas destination, with the country estimated to hold 27 billion barrels of technically recoverable oil and 802 trillion feet of technically recoverable shale gas, much of it attributed to the prized Vaca Muerta shale formation in the Neuquen basin, the fourth largest shale oil deposit in the world.

The Canadian junior oil and gas play was recently given a buy rating and a C$1.35 price target -- almost triple its current value -- from Industrial Alliance Securities, which cited the company's solid foundation for growth with its high impact horizontal plays.

"Leave the elephant hunting to Africa; this is dinosaur territory with dino size prize potential. Madalena offers investors a low cost entry into development plays in Alberta while providing significant near and medium term international upside in Argentina," wrote analyst Michael Charlton in the research note released to clients last Thursday. Reported by Proactive Investors 3 hours ago.

New Aurora Metal 3D Printer Is Astonishingly Cheap – Video

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New Aurora Metal 3D Printer Is Astonishingly Cheap – Video I knew that metal 3D printers were starting to show up with more or less reasonable prices more often, but the ones that sell for less than five-zero figures are still pretty hard to find. The Aurora is one of them though. And it doesn't sell for one or several tens of thousands of dollars/euro, but for four thousand, if you can believe it. That's right, the Aurora 3D Printer from Aurora Labs, a company based in Perth, Australia, costs only $4,000 / €3,103. Even the Orbit 1 costs $5,000 / €... Reported by Softpedia 3 hours ago.

O.C. Tanner’s Appreciation Experience Course Earns Platinum Best of Show Award

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O.C. Tanner’s Appreciation Experience Course Earns Platinum Best of Show Award SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--O.C. Tanner's Appreciation Experience Training program was honored with a Platinum Best of Show Aurora award, for its high level of creativity, outstanding message effectiveness, and excellence. Reported by Business Wire 4 hours ago.

Magna to open 2 more plants in India

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Magna International (TSE:MG), a Canadian auto parts maker and contract manufacturer, said it plans to open two more plants in the Indian state of Gujarat. Shares fluctuated.

Both facilities will be in the Sanand region of the state of Gujarat, India and are scheduled to begin production in 2015, the Aurora, Ontario-based company said in a statement today.

One of the facilities, measuring 215,000 square feet and employing some 200 people, will manufacture seat systems. 

The second, at 365,000 square feet and 400 employees, will manufacture vehicle body and chassis for multiple customers, Magna said. 

"With almost a million square feet of capacity now installed in India, we believe we are extremely well-positioned to support the increasing vehicle production forecast for the Indian automotive industry," Jim Tobin, Magna Asia's president, said in the statement.

Magna has several other facilities in India, and 1,600 employees. Once the new sites are open it will have 11 manufacturing facilities and four engineering centers in the country. 

Magna has more than 130,000 employees at 317 manufacturing operations and 83 product development, engineering and sales centers in 29 countries.

In a separate statement today, Magna and Indian conglomerate Tata Group's automotive supplier Tata AutoComp Systems said they had agreed to form a joint venture that would supply seat systems for Indian commercial vehicle makers. The venture is to be based in the state of Maharashtra. 

Shares were up 0.2 percent at C$113.68 at 10:23 a.m. in Toronto, The stock is up 30 percent so far this year.

 

 

  Reported by Proactive Investors 2 hours ago.

Second Wheaton Man Dies After Jumping from Aurora Parking Garage

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Patch Montgomery, IL -- For the second time in six months, a Wheaton man has jumped to his death off the Hollywood Casino parking garage in Aurora. Reported by Patch 1 hour ago.

Fire at Aurora Traffic Control Tower Grounds Hundreds of Chicago Flights

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Patch Arlington Heights, IL -- Aurora police say a male employee started the fire. Reported by Patch 3 hours ago.

Police: Fire at Aurora Traffic Control Tower Not Act of Terrorism

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Patch Glen Ellyn, IL -- The fire at at the Aurora radar center has grounded several flights in and out of O'Hare and Midway airports. Reported by Patch 3 hours ago.

Fire At Chicago Air Traffic Control Facility Has Caused 700 Flights To Be Canceled

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Fire At Chicago Air Traffic Control Facility Has Caused 700 Flights To Be Canceled CHICAGO (Reuters) - All flights into and out of Chicago's O'Hare and Midway international airports were grounded early on Friday due to a fire at an air traffic control tower, snarling traffic nationwide ahead of the weekend.

The Chicago Department of Aviation said employees at the Federal Aviation Administration control tower in Aurora, Illinois, were evacuated when the fire broke out before 6 a.m. CT (1100 GMT). FAA also confirmed the fire but gave few other details.

The fire has led to the cancelation of about 700 flights across the country, according to NBC News.

Crews responding to the fire found a man with self-inflicted wounds in the basement of the facility, the Chicago Tribune reported. NBC News, citing two sources at the FAA, said officials believe the fire may have been intentionally set.

A contract employee might be responsible for the fire, CNN reports.

Chicago is a major transfer point for flights across the United States, and O'Hare is a major hub for several airlines. More than 300 flights into and out of the two airports had been canceled by 7:30 a.m. CT (1230 GMT) on Friday, according to the tracking website FlightAware.com.

Southwest Airlines Co suspended all flights until noon at Midway, Chicago's aviation department said. It was not immediately clear what other airlines planned to do.

The man found at the facility was taken to a hospital, the Tribune said, citing an Aurora Police Department spokesman.

Representatives for the police department could not be immediately reached for comment.

(Reporting by Colleen Jenkins, Karen Brooks and Mary Wisniewski; Editing by Scott Malone and Susan Heavey)

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Chicago fire cancels flights to and from Bay Area

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A fire at an air traffic control facility Friday grounded flights from Chicago, forcing the cancellation of several flights to and from Bay Area airports, officials said. The cause of the fire, which forced the evacuation of the facility, is under investigation by Aurora police, the DuPage County Fire Investigation Task Force and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The ground stop had a ripple effect across the country, including in the Bay Area, because “airspace management has been transferred to adjacent air traffic facilities,” said FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth Cory. Reported by SFGate 3 hours ago.

Hundreds of flights grounded after fire at Illinois FAA center

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A man reportedly tried to commit suicide at a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) control center in Aurora, Illinois, CNN reported. Reported by NJ.com 3 hours ago.

Chicago flights grounded after fire in air traffic control center

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Fire broke out about 5.40am inside the Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center in Aurora, about 40 miles west of downtown ChicagoIn the basement they Reported by CapitalBay 2 hours ago.

Fire, alleged suicide attempt at Chicago air-traffic control center stall flights at PTI, elsewhere

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Check your flight status before heading to Piedmont Triad International Airport today. Multiple flights have been affected at PTI due to a Midwest air-traffic control center fire allegedly started by a contract employee who reportedly then attempted suicide. The fire at the Aurora facility caused a ground stop to flights in and out of both O’Hare and Midway Airports in Chicago. Ground stops are implemented when air traffic control is unable to safely accommodate additional aircraft in the system,… Reported by bizjournals 2 hours ago.

Investigators: Extensive damage at FAA center in Aurora, Ill., could shutter facility for days, cause major slowdown at O'Hare and Midway Airports - @WBBMNewsradio

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Reported by Breaking News 2 hours ago.

Chicago facility fire affects some Omaha flights

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(AP) — Nearly 20 Omaha flights into or out of Chicago airports have been canceled because of a fire at an air traffic control facility in a Chicago suburb. Officials say Friday's early morning fire started in the basement of the Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center in Aurora, forcing evacuation of the center. Reported by SeattlePI.com 1 hour ago.

Chicago airline delays could last throughout weekend because of problems at FAA facility in Aurora, Ill. - @JesseJHamilton

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Reported by Breaking News 1 hour ago.

Man pleads guilty to 2013 Aurora kidnapping of 8-year-old

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A man who kidnapped an 8-year-old Aurora girl last fall pleaded guilty Friday and will be sentenced to 30 years in prison as part of a plea agreement. Reported by Denver Post 24 minutes ago.

Milwaukee air travelers still impacted by fire, but Chicago flights resume at ‘reduced rate’

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Flights in and out of Chicago are resuming “at a reduced rate” after a man deliberately set a fire at an air traffic control center near Chicago, grounding thousands of flights across the country Friday morning. Chicago air traffic was stopped after the Federal Aviation Administration reported the fire in the western Chicago suburb of Aurora around 6 a.m. One person was injured in the Aurora facility fire, FAA spokeswoman told Milwaukee Business Journal affiliate FOX6. The fire was apparently… Reported by bizjournals 17 minutes ago.
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