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The Fascinating Story Of How The Petrodollar Was Born And Lived In Secrecy For Over 40 Years
For decades, the story of Saudi Arabia recycling petrodollars, i.e., funding the US deficit by buying US Treasuries with proceeds of its crude oil sales (mostly to the US), while the US sweetened the deal by providing the Saudis with military equipment and supplies, remained entirely in the conspiracy realm, with no confirmation or official statement from the US Treasury department.Now, that particular "theory" becomes the latest fact, thanks to a fascinating story by Bloomberg which gives the background and details of secret meeting between then-US Treasury secretary William Simon and his deputy, Gerry Parsky, and members of the Saudi ruling elite, and lays out the history of how the petrodollar was born.
Here is the background:
It was July 1974. A steady predawn drizzle had given way to overcast skies when William Simon, newly appointed U.S. Treasury secretary, and his deputy, Gerry Parsky, stepped onto an 8 a.m. flight from Andrews Air Force Base. On board, the mood was tense. That year, the oil crisis had hit home. An embargo by OPEC’s Arab nations—payback for U.S. military aid to the Israelis during the Yom Kippur War—quadrupled oil prices. *Inflation soared, the stock market crashed, and the U.S. economy was in a tailspin.*
Officially, Simon’s two-week trip was billed as a tour of economic diplomacy across Europe and the Middle East, full of the customary meet-and-greets and evening banquets. *But the real mission, kept in strict confidence within President Richard Nixon’s inner circle, would take place during a four-day layover in the coastal city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.*
*The goal: neutralize crude oil as an economic weapon and find a way to persuade a hostile kingdom to finance America’s widening deficit with its newfound petrodollar wealth. *And according to Parsky, Nixon made clear there was simply no coming back empty-handed. Failure would not only jeopardize America’s financial health but could also give the Soviet Union an opening to make further inroads into the Arab world.
It “wasn’t a question of whether it could be done or it couldn’t be done,” said Parsky, 73, one of the few officials with Simon during the Saudi talks
As noted above, the framework of the required deal was simple: *the U.S. would buy oil from Saudi Arabia and provide the kingdom military aid and equipment. In return, the Saudis would plow billions of their petrodollar revenue back into Treasuries and finance America’s spending*.
The man leading the US negotiation, US Treasury Secretary William Simon, had just done a stint as Nixon’s energy czar, and "seemed ill-suited for such delicate diplomacy. Before being tapped by Nixon, the chain-smoking New Jersey native ran the vaunted Treasuries desk at Salomon Brothers. To career bureaucrats, the brash Wall Street bond trader—who once compared himself to Genghis Khan—had a temper and an outsize ego that was painfully out of step in Washington. Just a week before setting foot in Saudi Arabia, Simon publicly lambasted the Shah of Iran, a close regional ally at the time, calling him a “nut.”
But Simon, better than anyone else, understood the appeal of U.S. government debt and how to sell the Saudis on the idea that America was the safest place to park their petrodollars. With that knowledge, the administration hatched an unprecedented do-or-die plan that would come to influence just about every aspect of U.S.-Saudi relations over the next four decades (Simon died in 2000 at the age of 72).
In the beginning it wasn't easy: "it took several discreet follow-up meetings to iron out all the details, Parsky said."
But at the end of months of negotiations, Bloomberg writes, there remained one small, yet crucial, catch: *King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud demanded the country’s Treasury purchases stay “strictly secret,” according to a diplomatic cable obtained by Bloomberg from the National Archives database.*"
The secret remains... until May 16 when the US Treasury for the first time ever revealed the full extent of Saudi TSY holdings.
Bloomberg adds that with a handful of Treasury and Federal Reserve officials, the secret was kept for more than four decades—until now. "In response to a Freedom-of-Information-Act request submitted by Bloomberg News, the Treasury broke out Saudi Arabia’s holdings for the first time this month after “concluding that it was consistent with transparency and the law to disclose the data,” according to spokeswoman Whitney Smith. The $117 billion trove makes the kingdom one of America’s largest foreign creditors."
The TIC data released later that day confirmed the FOIA response.
To be sure, as we commented in mid-May, it is very likely that the Treasury report is incomplete, and that the Saudis also own hundreds of billions in Treasurys held in custody with offshore trading centers such as Euroclear. After all, the current tally represents just 20 percent of its $587 billion of foreign reserves, well below the two-thirds that central banks typically keep in dollar assets
What’s more, the commitment to the decades-old policy of “interdependence” between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, which arose from Simon’s debt deal and ultimately bound together two nations that share few common values, is showing signs of fraying. America has taken tentative steps toward a rapprochement with Iran, highlighted by President Barack Obama’s landmark nuclear deal last year. The U.S. shale boom has also made America far less reliant on Saudi oil.
Needless to say, the real total notional amount of Saudi holdings will eventually become known, especially if the middle-eastern nation follows through with its threat of liquidating some or all of them. What is more notable, however, is that with the first disclosure of this data since the birth of the petrodollar, something appears to have changed:
What’s more, the commitment to the decades-old policy of “interdependence” between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, which arose from Simon’s debt deal and ultimately bound together two nations that share few common values, is showing signs of fraying. America has taken tentative steps toward a rapprochement with Iran, highlighted by President Barack Obama’s landmark nuclear deal last year. The U.S. shale boom has also made America far less reliant on Saudi oil.
“Buying bonds and all that was a strategy to recycle petrodollars back into the U.S.,” said David Ottaway, a Middle East fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center in Washington. But politically, “it’s always been an ambiguous, constrained relationship.”
One thing that certainly changed is that in a world where central banks are ravenously buying up each others' (and their own) debt, the need for Petrodollar recyclers such as Saudi Arabia is no longer there. *But that was not always the case:*
[B]ack in 1974, forging that relationship (and the secrecy that it required) was a no-brainer, according to Parsky, who is now chairman of Aurora Capital Group, a private equity firm in Los Angeles. Many of America’s allies, including the U.K. and Japan, were also deeply dependent on Saudi oil and quietly vying to get the kingdom to reinvest money back into their own economies.
"*Everyone—in the U.S., France, Britain, Japan—was trying to get their fingers in the Saudis’ pockets,” *said Gordon S. Brown, an economic officer with the State Department at the U.S. embassy in Riyadh from 1976 to 1978. For the Saudis, politics played a big role in their insistence that all Treasury investments remain anonymous.
America's reliance on Saudi Arabia to fund its deficit - and obtain a cheap price for oil - meant that the kingdom would be granted Platinum status in every form of interaction with the US.
Tensions still flared 10 months after the Yom Kippur War, and throughout the Arab world, there was plenty of animosity toward the U.S. for its support of Israel. According to diplomatic cables, King Faisal’s biggest fear was the perception Saudi oil money would, “directly or indirectly,” end up in the hands of its biggest enemy in the form of additional U.S. assistance.
*Treasury officials solved the dilemma by letting the Saudis in through the back door. In the first of many special arrangements, the U.S. allowed Saudi Arabia to bypass the normal competitive bidding process for buying Treasuries by creating “add-ons.” *Those sales, which were excluded from the official auction totals, hid all traces of Saudi Arabia’s presence in the U.S. government debt market.
“When I arrived at the embassy, I was told by people there that this is Treasury’s business,” Brown said. “It was all handled very privately.”
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Another exception was carved out for Saudi Arabia when the Treasury started releasing monthly country-by-country breakdowns of U.S. debt ownership. Instead of disclosing Saudi Arabia’s holdings, the Treasury grouped them with 14 other nations, such as Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Nigeria, under the generic heading “oil exporters”—a practice that continued for 41 years.
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia continued buying: by 1977, Saudi Arabia had accumulated about 20 percent of all Treasuries held abroad, according to The Hidden Hand of American Hegemony: Petrodollar Recycling and International Markets by Columbia University’s David Spiro.
The deal led to assorted headaches: "an internal memo, dated October 1976, detailed how the U.S. inadvertently raised far more than the $800 million it intended to borrow at auction. At the time, two unidentified central banks used add-ons to buy an additional $400 million of Treasuries each. In the end, one bank was awarded its portion a day late to keep the U.S. from exceeding the limit.
Most of these maneuvers and hiccups were swept under the rug, and top Treasury officials went to great lengths to preserve the status quo and protect their Middle East allies as scrutiny of America’s biggest creditors increased.
Over the years, the Treasury repeatedly turned to the International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act of 1976—which shields individuals in countries where Treasuries are narrowly held—as its first line of defense.
The strategy continued even after the Government Accountability Office, in a 1979 investigation, found “no statistical or legal basis” for the blackout. The GAO didn’t have power to force the Treasury to turn over the data, but it concluded the U.S. “made special commitments of financial confidentiality to Saudi Arabia” and possibly other OPEC nations.
Simon, who had by then returned to Wall Street, acknowledged in congressional testimony that “regional reporting was the only way in which Saudi Arabia would agree” to invest using the add-on system.
Ultimately, Saudi dominance in the US Treasury market meant they were untouchable. "It was clear the Treasury people weren’t going to cooperate at all,” said Stephen McSpadden, a former counsel to the congressional subcommittee that pressed for the GAO inquiries. “I’d been at the subcommittee for 17 years, and I’d never seen anything like that."
Today, Parsky says the secret arrangement with the Saudis should have been dismantled years ago and was surprised the Treasury kept it in place for so long. But even so, he has no regrets. Doing the deal “was a positive for America”, he says cited by Bloomberg.
And with that the story of how the Petrodollar was born is now public information, something which Saudi Arabia may not be too happy with. For the sake of the US, it better have its ducks in order because the release of this story simply means that the US Treasury is confident it will no longer have a strategic need for its long-time Saudi partner. The Fed, which has implicitly stepped into the Saudi role, better not disappoint. Reported by Zero Hedge 6 hours ago.
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Dr. F. Michael Walsh Is Named Chief Medical Officer of Aurora Diagnostics
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aurora Diagnostics, the leading independent specialized pathology company focused on anatomic pathology and laboratory medicine integrating cancer diagnostics for enhanced patient care, announced today that it has promoted Dr. F. Michael Walsh to Chief Medical Officer. “Dr. Walsh is an experienced physician leader, and we are excited by the vision he brings to this important role,” said Daniel D. Crowley, President, Chairman and CEO of Aurora Diagnosti
Reported by Business Wire 4 hours ago.
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Author Explores Status and Class Differences in New Romance Novel inspired by Love Story
Author Kerry Reis examines how true love and family can overcome class differences in new book
Aurora, Colo. (PRWEB) May 31, 2016
What if, after 16 years, you discover the man you love is not who he said he was?
Kerry Reis’s Legacy Discovered explores how love can stand up in the face of class differences and mysteries.
In Legacy Discovered, Ali and Ryan, together for 16 years, must overcome class differences when Ali discovers the truth about Ryan - he is not the man she thought she married. Instead of an orphaned child like herself, Ryan is son and sole heir of real estate magnate Charles Barnett who faked his death to escape his familial responsibilities. Now, Ali must battle societal pressures and a family legacy to reconcile her life with her new in-laws.
“I had just seen Love Story for the first time,” said Reis. “I thought, ‘What if Jenny did not know about Oliver’s privileged status?’ Class is still thought of in today’s society, and I wanted to provide a glimpse into the reality of class differences.”
Reis has always had a passion for creativity and entertainment. After 28 years of working in television, he decided it was the right time to explore writing.
“As Ryan tells his daughter, ‘character determines status,’” said Reis. “That is the real message of Legacy Discovered.”
For more information, visit http://www.kerrylreis.com
Legacy Discovered
By Kerry Reis
ISBN: 978-1-4817-5734-8
Available in softcover, hardcover, e-book
Available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and AuthorHouse
About the author
Kerry Reis currently lives in Colorado after living and working in Los Angeles in entertainment. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in motion picture and television arts from UCLA, Reis worked with ABC Television, including Disney Channel and ABC Family, for 28 years. He is now happily pursuing his own adventures on the edge of the Rocky Mountains.
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**For Immediate Release**
For review copies or interview requests, contact:
Emily Simpson
260.415.9217
esimpson(at)bohlsengroup(dot)com Reported by PRWeb 3 hours ago.
Aurora, Colo. (PRWEB) May 31, 2016
What if, after 16 years, you discover the man you love is not who he said he was?
Kerry Reis’s Legacy Discovered explores how love can stand up in the face of class differences and mysteries.
In Legacy Discovered, Ali and Ryan, together for 16 years, must overcome class differences when Ali discovers the truth about Ryan - he is not the man she thought she married. Instead of an orphaned child like herself, Ryan is son and sole heir of real estate magnate Charles Barnett who faked his death to escape his familial responsibilities. Now, Ali must battle societal pressures and a family legacy to reconcile her life with her new in-laws.
“I had just seen Love Story for the first time,” said Reis. “I thought, ‘What if Jenny did not know about Oliver’s privileged status?’ Class is still thought of in today’s society, and I wanted to provide a glimpse into the reality of class differences.”
Reis has always had a passion for creativity and entertainment. After 28 years of working in television, he decided it was the right time to explore writing.
“As Ryan tells his daughter, ‘character determines status,’” said Reis. “That is the real message of Legacy Discovered.”
For more information, visit http://www.kerrylreis.com
Legacy Discovered
By Kerry Reis
ISBN: 978-1-4817-5734-8
Available in softcover, hardcover, e-book
Available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and AuthorHouse
About the author
Kerry Reis currently lives in Colorado after living and working in Los Angeles in entertainment. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in motion picture and television arts from UCLA, Reis worked with ABC Television, including Disney Channel and ABC Family, for 28 years. He is now happily pursuing his own adventures on the edge of the Rocky Mountains.
# # #
**For Immediate Release**
For review copies or interview requests, contact:
Emily Simpson
260.415.9217
esimpson(at)bohlsengroup(dot)com Reported by PRWeb 3 hours ago.
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Man, 21, Arrested for 'Grooming' Aurora Girl, 11, He Met on Facebook: Police
Patch Batavia, IL -- The 21-year Melrose Park man is in custody after exchanging messages that included sexual advances directed at a middle schooler.
Reported by Patch 20 hours ago.
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Rankings.com Announces the Best Affordable Online College Awards for 2016
With over 3,000 Colleges and Universities offering distance programs only 20 were recognized as being the most affordable.
Seattle, Washington (PRWEB) June 01, 2016
Rankings.com has released their annual review of online colleges, naming the University of Central Florida as the top Affordable Online College for 2016. Donna Gardner Liljegren, Dean of Online Enrollment & Continuing Education at AU Online at Aurora University in Illinois, guided the Rankings.com in-house research team in this year’s review. Together, they started by applying a strict set of filters to narrow down a list of over 3,000 schools currently offering distance programs to 20 institutions. Rather than simply rank each school by tuition cost, the team assembled five core metrics, containing 15 individual data points, to score each school against. In addition to price, those data points measured each institution’s commitment to online students, as well as the quality of their academics and admissions. The results of their extensive review determined this year’s Editor’s Award for Best Overall online college, as well as separate awards for the highest rated in each individual metric: Tuition, Online Student Body, Number of Online Programs, Academics, and Selectivity.
The results of this year’s rankings are:
#1: University of Central Florida
#2: Valley City State University
#3: Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
#4: Northwestern State University of Louisiana
#5: University of Houston-Victoria
#6: Georgia Southwestern State University
#6: University of Illinois at Springfield
#8: Hodges University
#9: California University of Pennsylvania
#10: Northwestern Oklahoma State University
#11: Mercy College of Ohio
#12: Rogers State University
#13: Texas A & M University-Commerce
#14: Texas Woman's University
#15: Kentucky State University
#16: University of Hawaii-West Oahu
#17:University of Alabama at Birmingham
#18: Morehead State University
#18: University of Michigan-Flint
#20: National Louis University
Editor’s Award Winners
University of Central Florida: Best Overall
University of Central Florida consistently over-performed across all core metrics, easily earning it the Editor’s Award for Best Overall. Many traditional universities of the size, stature, and quality of Central Florida have been slow to embrace distance learning. However, UCF currently has 18 bachelor’s degrees offered completely online (the 2nd most of all schools we reviewed), spread across a wide range of disciplines.
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus: Highest Number of Online Programs
Ranking third place overall, Eastern Mexico received its highest marks, and an Editor’s Award, for its total number of online programs. Currently, ENMU offers 30 distinct, fully-online bachelor’s degrees, 12 more than the nearest competitor. Popular programs include a series of ten business administration degrees with various concentrations, STEM programs in electronics engineering and aviation, nursing degrees, and social work and sociology degrees.
University of Houston-Victoria: Best Online Student Body
At UH – Victoria, a third of all students are enrolled full-time in one of their 17 online degree programs. An additional 41% take at least one (but not all) online course, making them one of the strongest communities of online students in the nation. Though they were outperformed in other metrics, their online student body more than earned them an Editor’s Award in this year’s rankings.
Georgia Southwestern State University: Best Tuition
With an average annual tuition of roughly $5,200 Georgia Southwestern easily earned them the Editor’s Award for Best Tuition. Unfortunately, their online offerings are limited to four programs: criminal justice, business administration, information technology, and an RN to BSN program. However, the programs are highly quality, so any students already looking to enroll in one of them won’t find a better deal anywhere else.
University of Illinois at Springfield: Best Academics
Illinois Springfield received the Editor’s Award for Best Academics, bolstered by a 70% retention rate and a student-faculty ratio of 14-to-1. They currently offer 11 fully-online bachelor’s degree programs, along with a number of online certificates and graduate opportunities. And because of their extensive network of partner schools, online students can enroll in courses not otherwise available at Springfield.
Mercy College of Ohio: Best Selectivity
On average, Mercy admits less than 60% of overall applicants, while also going on to enroll 55% of those accepted. Combined, those numbers easily earned Mercy College of Ohio the Editor’s Award for Best Selectivity. That selectivity guards the gate to one of the highest academic ranks in this year’s review. Mercy’s 6-to-1 student-faculty ratio is the best of all 20 schools, and its 66% graduation rate is the second highest.
About Rankings.com
Rankings.com works with industry experts to rank and award the top products and resources in every area, from the commercial marketplace to the communities in which we live. Our fully-transparent, objective testing process is guided by strictly data-driven methodologies, created in conjunction with our experts and unique to each ranking. All our results are presented as an interactive directory, which not only makes learning about our insights as clear and easy as possible, but also makes our rankings completely customizable according to the individual needs and preferences of our readers. With this knowledge we hope to empower our readers with everything they need to make their next purchase and beyond. For more information, email us at contact(at)rankings(dot)com or visit our website at http://www.rankings.com/affordable-online-colleges/ Reported by PRWeb 12 hours ago.
Seattle, Washington (PRWEB) June 01, 2016
Rankings.com has released their annual review of online colleges, naming the University of Central Florida as the top Affordable Online College for 2016. Donna Gardner Liljegren, Dean of Online Enrollment & Continuing Education at AU Online at Aurora University in Illinois, guided the Rankings.com in-house research team in this year’s review. Together, they started by applying a strict set of filters to narrow down a list of over 3,000 schools currently offering distance programs to 20 institutions. Rather than simply rank each school by tuition cost, the team assembled five core metrics, containing 15 individual data points, to score each school against. In addition to price, those data points measured each institution’s commitment to online students, as well as the quality of their academics and admissions. The results of their extensive review determined this year’s Editor’s Award for Best Overall online college, as well as separate awards for the highest rated in each individual metric: Tuition, Online Student Body, Number of Online Programs, Academics, and Selectivity.
The results of this year’s rankings are:
#1: University of Central Florida
#2: Valley City State University
#3: Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
#4: Northwestern State University of Louisiana
#5: University of Houston-Victoria
#6: Georgia Southwestern State University
#6: University of Illinois at Springfield
#8: Hodges University
#9: California University of Pennsylvania
#10: Northwestern Oklahoma State University
#11: Mercy College of Ohio
#12: Rogers State University
#13: Texas A & M University-Commerce
#14: Texas Woman's University
#15: Kentucky State University
#16: University of Hawaii-West Oahu
#17:University of Alabama at Birmingham
#18: Morehead State University
#18: University of Michigan-Flint
#20: National Louis University
Editor’s Award Winners
University of Central Florida: Best Overall
University of Central Florida consistently over-performed across all core metrics, easily earning it the Editor’s Award for Best Overall. Many traditional universities of the size, stature, and quality of Central Florida have been slow to embrace distance learning. However, UCF currently has 18 bachelor’s degrees offered completely online (the 2nd most of all schools we reviewed), spread across a wide range of disciplines.
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus: Highest Number of Online Programs
Ranking third place overall, Eastern Mexico received its highest marks, and an Editor’s Award, for its total number of online programs. Currently, ENMU offers 30 distinct, fully-online bachelor’s degrees, 12 more than the nearest competitor. Popular programs include a series of ten business administration degrees with various concentrations, STEM programs in electronics engineering and aviation, nursing degrees, and social work and sociology degrees.
University of Houston-Victoria: Best Online Student Body
At UH – Victoria, a third of all students are enrolled full-time in one of their 17 online degree programs. An additional 41% take at least one (but not all) online course, making them one of the strongest communities of online students in the nation. Though they were outperformed in other metrics, their online student body more than earned them an Editor’s Award in this year’s rankings.
Georgia Southwestern State University: Best Tuition
With an average annual tuition of roughly $5,200 Georgia Southwestern easily earned them the Editor’s Award for Best Tuition. Unfortunately, their online offerings are limited to four programs: criminal justice, business administration, information technology, and an RN to BSN program. However, the programs are highly quality, so any students already looking to enroll in one of them won’t find a better deal anywhere else.
University of Illinois at Springfield: Best Academics
Illinois Springfield received the Editor’s Award for Best Academics, bolstered by a 70% retention rate and a student-faculty ratio of 14-to-1. They currently offer 11 fully-online bachelor’s degree programs, along with a number of online certificates and graduate opportunities. And because of their extensive network of partner schools, online students can enroll in courses not otherwise available at Springfield.
Mercy College of Ohio: Best Selectivity
On average, Mercy admits less than 60% of overall applicants, while also going on to enroll 55% of those accepted. Combined, those numbers easily earned Mercy College of Ohio the Editor’s Award for Best Selectivity. That selectivity guards the gate to one of the highest academic ranks in this year’s review. Mercy’s 6-to-1 student-faculty ratio is the best of all 20 schools, and its 66% graduation rate is the second highest.
About Rankings.com
Rankings.com works with industry experts to rank and award the top products and resources in every area, from the commercial marketplace to the communities in which we live. Our fully-transparent, objective testing process is guided by strictly data-driven methodologies, created in conjunction with our experts and unique to each ranking. All our results are presented as an interactive directory, which not only makes learning about our insights as clear and easy as possible, but also makes our rankings completely customizable according to the individual needs and preferences of our readers. With this knowledge we hope to empower our readers with everything they need to make their next purchase and beyond. For more information, email us at contact(at)rankings(dot)com or visit our website at http://www.rankings.com/affordable-online-colleges/ Reported by PRWeb 12 hours ago.
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The military is building a plane that can fly vertically like a helicopter and doesn't need a pilot
The VTOL X-Plane is scheduled to take its first flight in 2018 and will be unlike any vehicle ever made. It can takeoff and land like a helicopter, fly as fast as a plane, and doesn't even need a pilot.Produced by Matt Stuart. Video courtesy of DARPA and Aurora Flight Sciences.
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Join the conversation about this story » Reported by Business Insider 5 hours ago.
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Denver DA will not file charges against Aurora officer in shooting at East Colfax motel
Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey will not file criminal charges against an Aurora police officer who shot and injured a man outside an East Colfax Avenue motel in May.
Reported by Denver Post 4 minutes ago.
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Houston Shooter Fired 212 Rounds, Outgunned Police With America's Favorite Rifle
The Army veteran suspected of going on a shooting rampage Sunday in west Houston was able to fire off 212 shots before a SWAT sniper killed him, authorities said Tuesday.
Dionisio Garza III, 26, fatally shot his first victim, 56-year-old Eugene Linscomb, with a pistol, before picking up an AR-15 assault-style rifle and spraying bullets into responding police cruisers and a Houston Police Department helicopter, officials said at a press conference.
By the time the mayhem ended, Garza had shot and injured six people, including two officers. All six are expected to survive.
Amazing no officer was seriously hurt or killed. Just look at this HPD vehicle. Thankful 4 our officers #khou11 pic.twitter.com/x9izldUAt1
— Marcelino Benito (@MarcelinoKHOU) May 29, 2016
The tragedy was among the more than 150 mass shootings that have occurred in the U.S. so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which defines a mass shooting as an incident in which four or more people -- not including the shooter -- are shot and/or killed in a single event, at the same general time and location. Other media outlets use a stricter definition of mass shooting, only counting higher profile, less common episodes in which three or more victims are fatally shot in a public space.
Regardless of how we characterize this outburst of gun violence, the incident again highlights problems in our mental health care system and easy access to the military-style firearms used in a number of recent deadly massacres.
It's still unclear what led Garza to travel from his home in California to Texas, but authorities say he arrived in Houston on Saturday with plans to meet friends. Police believe he may have camped out overnight at Memorial Auto and Tire before ambushing Linscomb shortly after he arrived at the shop.
Houston Police Lt. John McGalin said at a press conference Tuesday that he thought Garza had chosen his specific location because it offered a tactical advantage to shoot at responding officers.
"He had access to three corners. He was backed up against a fence, so he didn't have to worry about anyone getting behind him," said McGalin.
Garza opened fire on the first responding officer, forcing him to retreat and call for backup.
"Our primary responding officer is lucky to be alive and ... unhurt," the Houston Police Department wrote in a Facebook post.
In the nearly hour-long firefight that ensued, Garza shot two constables, hitting one's bulletproof vest and the other in the hand. Another bullet struck a gas pump at a nearby station, starting a fire.
A civilian later identified as John Wilson, 30, also reportedly attempted to stop the shooter with his own firearm, but, like police, appeared to be overpowered by Garza.
“What he did was very brave, but officers are trained in these active shooter situations, and obviously he wasn’t able to engage,” said acting Houston Police Chief Martha Montalvo. “He was outgunned and probably outmaneuvered, and as far as his tactical training, wasn’t at the same speed as our suspect. Just call the police and let us do what we have to do, and [do] not put yourself in a situation where you become a victim.”
Wilson was shot in the leg but survived.
A SWAT sniper was able to get a clear shot at Garza after a local resident let officers enter a house that overlooked the location.
Citizens in the area allowed one of our SWAT officers access to their house that enabled the officer to stop the threat #HouNews
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) May 31, 2016
Garza's family members believe he suffered from PTSD after returning from active duty in 2013, and say that something in him "snapped" in the weeks before the shooting.
"He did two tours in Afghanistan. I think he was proud to be in the military, but I know he went through a lot," Garza's stepmother told ABC 7. "I think he was always haunted by everything that happened, what he saw."
When Garza returned from duty, he began posting anti-Islamic comments on social media, his cousin, Ahmad Alkuteifani, told ABC 13. In recent months, Garza had tweeted comments condemning Muslims, touted conspiracy theories about the end of the world and expressed support for presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Alkuteifani also suggested his cousin may have chosen to carry out his attack in Texas because of its loose gun laws, which allow people to openly carry firearms like the AR-15 he used.
Authorities have not yet said how Garza obtained his guns. But semi-automatic weapons like the ones used by mass shooters in San Bernardino, California, Newtown, Connecticut, and Aurora, Colorado, are widely available across the U.S., except in a few states that have passed legislation restricting certain types of assault weapons.
AR-15s are modeled off the standard-issue U.S. military rifle that's been in use since the Vietnam War. Their magazines typically hold 30 rounds, but can be legally outfitted with high-capacity magazines in most states. They're accurate at a range of hundreds of yards, making them a preferred firearm for sport shooters and hunters. In fact, they're the "most popular rifle" in the U.S., according to the National Rifle Association.
With millions of AR-15s in civilian hands and hundreds of thousands of new military-style rifles flooding the market each year, according to recent manufacturer reports, the overwhelming majority of these weapons will never be used in a crime. But when they are, it's clear that their firepower can make the results especially devastating.
If more bullets had found their targets in Houston on Sunday, that reality would be even more tragically evident.
-- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website. Reported by Huffington Post 23 hours ago.
Dionisio Garza III, 26, fatally shot his first victim, 56-year-old Eugene Linscomb, with a pistol, before picking up an AR-15 assault-style rifle and spraying bullets into responding police cruisers and a Houston Police Department helicopter, officials said at a press conference.
By the time the mayhem ended, Garza had shot and injured six people, including two officers. All six are expected to survive.
Amazing no officer was seriously hurt or killed. Just look at this HPD vehicle. Thankful 4 our officers #khou11 pic.twitter.com/x9izldUAt1
— Marcelino Benito (@MarcelinoKHOU) May 29, 2016
The tragedy was among the more than 150 mass shootings that have occurred in the U.S. so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which defines a mass shooting as an incident in which four or more people -- not including the shooter -- are shot and/or killed in a single event, at the same general time and location. Other media outlets use a stricter definition of mass shooting, only counting higher profile, less common episodes in which three or more victims are fatally shot in a public space.
Regardless of how we characterize this outburst of gun violence, the incident again highlights problems in our mental health care system and easy access to the military-style firearms used in a number of recent deadly massacres.
It's still unclear what led Garza to travel from his home in California to Texas, but authorities say he arrived in Houston on Saturday with plans to meet friends. Police believe he may have camped out overnight at Memorial Auto and Tire before ambushing Linscomb shortly after he arrived at the shop.
Houston Police Lt. John McGalin said at a press conference Tuesday that he thought Garza had chosen his specific location because it offered a tactical advantage to shoot at responding officers.
"He had access to three corners. He was backed up against a fence, so he didn't have to worry about anyone getting behind him," said McGalin.
Garza opened fire on the first responding officer, forcing him to retreat and call for backup.
"Our primary responding officer is lucky to be alive and ... unhurt," the Houston Police Department wrote in a Facebook post.
In the nearly hour-long firefight that ensued, Garza shot two constables, hitting one's bulletproof vest and the other in the hand. Another bullet struck a gas pump at a nearby station, starting a fire.
A civilian later identified as John Wilson, 30, also reportedly attempted to stop the shooter with his own firearm, but, like police, appeared to be overpowered by Garza.
“What he did was very brave, but officers are trained in these active shooter situations, and obviously he wasn’t able to engage,” said acting Houston Police Chief Martha Montalvo. “He was outgunned and probably outmaneuvered, and as far as his tactical training, wasn’t at the same speed as our suspect. Just call the police and let us do what we have to do, and [do] not put yourself in a situation where you become a victim.”
Wilson was shot in the leg but survived.
A SWAT sniper was able to get a clear shot at Garza after a local resident let officers enter a house that overlooked the location.
Citizens in the area allowed one of our SWAT officers access to their house that enabled the officer to stop the threat #HouNews
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) May 31, 2016
Garza's family members believe he suffered from PTSD after returning from active duty in 2013, and say that something in him "snapped" in the weeks before the shooting.
"He did two tours in Afghanistan. I think he was proud to be in the military, but I know he went through a lot," Garza's stepmother told ABC 7. "I think he was always haunted by everything that happened, what he saw."
When Garza returned from duty, he began posting anti-Islamic comments on social media, his cousin, Ahmad Alkuteifani, told ABC 13. In recent months, Garza had tweeted comments condemning Muslims, touted conspiracy theories about the end of the world and expressed support for presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Alkuteifani also suggested his cousin may have chosen to carry out his attack in Texas because of its loose gun laws, which allow people to openly carry firearms like the AR-15 he used.
Authorities have not yet said how Garza obtained his guns. But semi-automatic weapons like the ones used by mass shooters in San Bernardino, California, Newtown, Connecticut, and Aurora, Colorado, are widely available across the U.S., except in a few states that have passed legislation restricting certain types of assault weapons.
AR-15s are modeled off the standard-issue U.S. military rifle that's been in use since the Vietnam War. Their magazines typically hold 30 rounds, but can be legally outfitted with high-capacity magazines in most states. They're accurate at a range of hundreds of yards, making them a preferred firearm for sport shooters and hunters. In fact, they're the "most popular rifle" in the U.S., according to the National Rifle Association.
With millions of AR-15s in civilian hands and hundreds of thousands of new military-style rifles flooding the market each year, according to recent manufacturer reports, the overwhelming majority of these weapons will never be used in a crime. But when they are, it's clear that their firepower can make the results especially devastating.
If more bullets had found their targets in Houston on Sunday, that reality would be even more tragically evident.
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Kane County Divorce Attorneys Named to 2016 10 Best Attorneys in Illinois List for Client Satisfaction
Kane County Divorce Lawyers Tricia D. Goostree, Robin Zandri, and Jeffrey D. Muntz of Goostree Law Group have been named 2016 “10 Best Attorneys in Illinois” for client satisfaction by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys (AIOFLA).
St. Charles, IL (PRWEB) June 01, 2016
The St. Charles law firm Goostree Law Group is proud to announce that Founding Attorney Tricia D. Goostree, and Attorneys Robin Zandri and Jeffery D. Muntz have been named to the “10 Best Attorneys in Illinois” list for client satisfaction by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys (AIOFLA).
On an annual basis, the AIOFLA is committed to recognizing the best attorneys in each state. The organization highlights attorneys who have attained the highest standards of professional success, which includes satisfied clients and unwavering ethics and professionalism. Attorneys are formally nominated by clients, peers or the AIOFLA and must be in good sanding with the State Bar.
St. Charles Divorce Lawyer Tricia D. Goostree is the Founding Attorney of Goostree Law Group. Goostree obtained her Juris Doctorate from The John Marshall law School in Chicago. She focuses her practice in family law, divorce, financial law, child custody, visitation rights, child support, and paternity. She was recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star from 2011-2015, and in 2016 was named an Illinois Super Lawyer. In 2015 and 2016, she was named as a Leading Lawyer. She is also a “Top Rated Divorce and Family Law Attorney” on AVVO. Goostree is a member of the Kane County Bar Association and the DuPage County Bar Association and is the chairperson of the Kane County Bar Association's Appellate Practice Committee.
St. Charles Family Law Attorney Jeffrey D. Muntz is an equity partner with Goostree Law Group. He graduated with his Juris Doctorate from Valparaiso University School of Law. He concentrates his practice in family law, divorce, child custody, visitation rights, paternity and litigation. As a former prosecutor, Muntz also has extensive criminal law experience as he handled cases throughout Kane, DuPage, Kendall, and DeKalb Counties. He is a member of the Kane County Bar Association and DuPage County Bar Association.
Kane County Family Law Attorney Robin Zandri brings nearly 20 years of experience to her family law practice and is a partner of Goostree Law Group. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Northern Illinois University Law School where she obtained her Juris Doctorate. She focuses her legal practice on divorce, child custody and visitation, spousal maintenance, paternity, adoption, and litigation. She is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Kane County Bar Association and DuPage County Bar Association.
About Goostree Law Group:
The Kane County law firm Goostree Law Group, P.C. is located in St. Charles, Illinois. The attorneys at Goostree Law Group represent clients located throughout Northern Illinois including the communities of St. Charles, Batavia, Geneva, Aurora, and Wheaton. The firm handles a wide-array of family law matters including: divorce, child custody, child support, property division, adoption, paternity, and domestic violence. If you are in need of compassionate, high-quality family law representation contact Goostree Law Group, P.C. for a free initial consultation. Call 630-584-4800 or visit the firm’s website at http://www.familydivorcelaw.com. Reported by PRWeb 22 hours ago.
St. Charles, IL (PRWEB) June 01, 2016
The St. Charles law firm Goostree Law Group is proud to announce that Founding Attorney Tricia D. Goostree, and Attorneys Robin Zandri and Jeffery D. Muntz have been named to the “10 Best Attorneys in Illinois” list for client satisfaction by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys (AIOFLA).
On an annual basis, the AIOFLA is committed to recognizing the best attorneys in each state. The organization highlights attorneys who have attained the highest standards of professional success, which includes satisfied clients and unwavering ethics and professionalism. Attorneys are formally nominated by clients, peers or the AIOFLA and must be in good sanding with the State Bar.
St. Charles Divorce Lawyer Tricia D. Goostree is the Founding Attorney of Goostree Law Group. Goostree obtained her Juris Doctorate from The John Marshall law School in Chicago. She focuses her practice in family law, divorce, financial law, child custody, visitation rights, child support, and paternity. She was recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star from 2011-2015, and in 2016 was named an Illinois Super Lawyer. In 2015 and 2016, she was named as a Leading Lawyer. She is also a “Top Rated Divorce and Family Law Attorney” on AVVO. Goostree is a member of the Kane County Bar Association and the DuPage County Bar Association and is the chairperson of the Kane County Bar Association's Appellate Practice Committee.
St. Charles Family Law Attorney Jeffrey D. Muntz is an equity partner with Goostree Law Group. He graduated with his Juris Doctorate from Valparaiso University School of Law. He concentrates his practice in family law, divorce, child custody, visitation rights, paternity and litigation. As a former prosecutor, Muntz also has extensive criminal law experience as he handled cases throughout Kane, DuPage, Kendall, and DeKalb Counties. He is a member of the Kane County Bar Association and DuPage County Bar Association.
Kane County Family Law Attorney Robin Zandri brings nearly 20 years of experience to her family law practice and is a partner of Goostree Law Group. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Northern Illinois University Law School where she obtained her Juris Doctorate. She focuses her legal practice on divorce, child custody and visitation, spousal maintenance, paternity, adoption, and litigation. She is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Kane County Bar Association and DuPage County Bar Association.
About Goostree Law Group:
The Kane County law firm Goostree Law Group, P.C. is located in St. Charles, Illinois. The attorneys at Goostree Law Group represent clients located throughout Northern Illinois including the communities of St. Charles, Batavia, Geneva, Aurora, and Wheaton. The firm handles a wide-array of family law matters including: divorce, child custody, child support, property division, adoption, paternity, and domestic violence. If you are in need of compassionate, high-quality family law representation contact Goostree Law Group, P.C. for a free initial consultation. Call 630-584-4800 or visit the firm’s website at http://www.familydivorcelaw.com. Reported by PRWeb 22 hours ago.
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Denver E-470 Public Highway Authority Relies on 3xLOGIC Access Control
Plans call for managing access for 440+ users at up to 50 locations
Westminster, Colorado (PRWEB) June 01, 2016
3xLOGIC, Inc., a leading provider of integrated intelligent security solutions today announced that the E-470 Public Highway Authority has deployed a 3xLOGIC access control solution throughout its network of toll booths, plazas, and other Authority buildings, including the headquarters.
The E-470 Public Highway Authority is a political subdivision of the State of Colorado, and it is a toll highway that runs along the eastern perimeter of the Denver metropolitan area. The 47-mile beltway extends from State Highway C-470 at I-25 in Douglas County south of Denver, runs east and then north through Aurora, passes along the western edge of the Denver International Airport, and terminates at I-25 at the north end of the metropolitan area.
In late 2014, E-470 Public Highway Authority staff (the “Authority”) assessed their existing access control system with an eye toward upgrading overall capabilities. After considerable research, the team selected what is now called the 3xLOGIC Intelli-M Access Professional (formerly infinias) access control management system. “We really liked the system versatility, the smaller form factor, and Intelli-M Access could do everything our old system did and more,” recalled Dylan VanGorp, Electronic Technician, E-470 Public Highway Authority.
The Authority plans access coverage for a total of 129 doors across multiple facilities, and full deployment will be completed in September. The Intelli-M Access system will cover 34 exit ramp toll collector stations (now fully automated), four support buildings, five toll plazas, parking lot gates, and the Authority’s HQ building. The system manages access for both external and internal doors at the headquarters.
VanGorp and his fellow staff manage access for 444 people at last count, divided into 37 separate access groups. Each group has different access privileges, organized by location, day, time of day, and length of access time period. The Authority uses a number of different contractors, and they are included in the access groups.
VanGorp and one other staff member are the main administrators for the system, and they have the highest level of system access; five to six other staff are authorized to perform routine tasks on the system. This two-tier level of administration is quite convenient for many organizations.
“The installation process has been quite smooth,” reported VanGorp, “and the system is performing quite well. We’ve had few, if any, issues.” Approximately 116 or more of the doors are already installed. “Everybody loves the system, it’s very user friendly.”
Van Gorp is responsible for all the installation, and he already sees the need to expand to other locations and to increase the number of doors covered at some locations. While the system is still relatively new, other Authority departments are learning they can request system data from VanGorp and team as needed. “As time goes on, we’re learning more and more how much the system can do, and our use is going to expand. It’s great, anyone with administrative privileges can access the system from anywhere, at any time, from any authorized device, as long as you’ve got network connectivity. It’s highly flexible.”
About 3xLOGIC
3xLOGIC Inc. has been a leading innovator in server and cloud-based security technology for 15+ years. The company is recognized for providing easy-to-use surveillance and business intelligence solutions that seamlessly integrate video, access control, and disparate data such as ATM, Point-of-Sale, analytics, and more.
3xLOGIC’s video surveillance solutions are engineered for ease of installation, scalability and affordability combined with a managed services portfolio that enables integrators to effectively evolve from dealers to high-value strategic partners. For more information about 3xLOGIC, please visit our website http://www.3xlogic.com.
For 3xLOGIC Media Queries:
Bruce J. Doneff
Public Relations
843.476.3022
doneff(at)verizon(dot)net
For 3xLOGIC:
Wendi Burke
Senior Director of Marketing
720.945.7966
wendi.burke(at)3xlogic(dot)com
### Reported by PRWeb 19 hours ago.
Westminster, Colorado (PRWEB) June 01, 2016
3xLOGIC, Inc., a leading provider of integrated intelligent security solutions today announced that the E-470 Public Highway Authority has deployed a 3xLOGIC access control solution throughout its network of toll booths, plazas, and other Authority buildings, including the headquarters.
The E-470 Public Highway Authority is a political subdivision of the State of Colorado, and it is a toll highway that runs along the eastern perimeter of the Denver metropolitan area. The 47-mile beltway extends from State Highway C-470 at I-25 in Douglas County south of Denver, runs east and then north through Aurora, passes along the western edge of the Denver International Airport, and terminates at I-25 at the north end of the metropolitan area.
In late 2014, E-470 Public Highway Authority staff (the “Authority”) assessed their existing access control system with an eye toward upgrading overall capabilities. After considerable research, the team selected what is now called the 3xLOGIC Intelli-M Access Professional (formerly infinias) access control management system. “We really liked the system versatility, the smaller form factor, and Intelli-M Access could do everything our old system did and more,” recalled Dylan VanGorp, Electronic Technician, E-470 Public Highway Authority.
The Authority plans access coverage for a total of 129 doors across multiple facilities, and full deployment will be completed in September. The Intelli-M Access system will cover 34 exit ramp toll collector stations (now fully automated), four support buildings, five toll plazas, parking lot gates, and the Authority’s HQ building. The system manages access for both external and internal doors at the headquarters.
VanGorp and his fellow staff manage access for 444 people at last count, divided into 37 separate access groups. Each group has different access privileges, organized by location, day, time of day, and length of access time period. The Authority uses a number of different contractors, and they are included in the access groups.
VanGorp and one other staff member are the main administrators for the system, and they have the highest level of system access; five to six other staff are authorized to perform routine tasks on the system. This two-tier level of administration is quite convenient for many organizations.
“The installation process has been quite smooth,” reported VanGorp, “and the system is performing quite well. We’ve had few, if any, issues.” Approximately 116 or more of the doors are already installed. “Everybody loves the system, it’s very user friendly.”
Van Gorp is responsible for all the installation, and he already sees the need to expand to other locations and to increase the number of doors covered at some locations. While the system is still relatively new, other Authority departments are learning they can request system data from VanGorp and team as needed. “As time goes on, we’re learning more and more how much the system can do, and our use is going to expand. It’s great, anyone with administrative privileges can access the system from anywhere, at any time, from any authorized device, as long as you’ve got network connectivity. It’s highly flexible.”
About 3xLOGIC
3xLOGIC Inc. has been a leading innovator in server and cloud-based security technology for 15+ years. The company is recognized for providing easy-to-use surveillance and business intelligence solutions that seamlessly integrate video, access control, and disparate data such as ATM, Point-of-Sale, analytics, and more.
3xLOGIC’s video surveillance solutions are engineered for ease of installation, scalability and affordability combined with a managed services portfolio that enables integrators to effectively evolve from dealers to high-value strategic partners. For more information about 3xLOGIC, please visit our website http://www.3xlogic.com.
For 3xLOGIC Media Queries:
Bruce J. Doneff
Public Relations
843.476.3022
doneff(at)verizon(dot)net
For 3xLOGIC:
Wendi Burke
Senior Director of Marketing
720.945.7966
wendi.burke(at)3xlogic(dot)com
### Reported by PRWeb 19 hours ago.
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American Board of Family Medicine Elects New Officers and Board Members
The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) is pleased to announce the election of four new officers and three new board members.
Lexington, KY (PRWEB) June 02, 2016
The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) is pleased to announce the election of four new officers and three new board members. The new officers elected at the ABFM’s spring board meeting in April are: Keith L. Stelter, MD of Mankato, Minnesota elected as Chair; Elizabeth G. Baxley, MD of Greenville, North Carolina as Chair-Elect; Christine C. Matson, MD of Norfolk, Virginia as Treasurer; and Montgomery Douglas, MD of Farmington, Connecticut as Member-at-Large, Executive Committee. In addition, the ABFM welcomes this year’s new members to the Board of Directors: Wendy Biggs, MD of Overland Park, Kansas; Christopher A. Cunha, MD of Crestview Hills, Kentucky; and Michael K. Magill, MD of Salt Lake City, Utah.
The new ABFM officers will each serve a one-year term:
Dr. Stelter is the Associate Director of the Mankato Family Medicine Residency Program in Mankato, Minnesota and an instructor with the Rural Physician Associate Program of the University of Minnesota Medical School. He maintains an active clinical practice in hospital, clinic and nursing home settings.
Dr. Baxley is a Professor of Family Medicine and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, where she has served since 2012. Before joining the faculty at Brody, she spent 18 years at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, serving as Residency Director, and later as Chair, of the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine.
Dr. Matson is Professor and Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School. She has served as Associate Dean for Education, Director of the Family Medicine Residency Program and Co-Director of the Family Medicine/Internal Medicine Combined Residency Program in Norfolk, Virginia.
Dr. Douglas is Chair of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center. He previously served as Chairman of the Department of Family and Community Medicine and Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at New York Medical College.
The ABFM welcomes three new members to the Board of Directors:
Dr. Biggs is an Associate Professor and the Family Medicine Residency Program Director at the University of Kansas Medical Center. She is on the Board of Directors of the Kansas Academy of Family Physicians and serves on the Graduate Medical Education Committee for the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine.
Dr. Cunha is the co-founder of Pediatric Associates, PSC in Crestview Hills, Kentucky, and also served for 18 years as Managing Partner. He has served on the Board of Directors of the American Board of Pediatrics since 2012, currently serving as Chairman, and has served as Chairman of the Tristate PHO at Cincinnati Children's Hospital since 2007.
Dr. Magill is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine and serves as Director of the Utah Area Health Education Centers Program at the University of Utah. He previously served for 10 years as Executive Medical Director of the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics/Community Physician Group.
The remaining current members of the Board are: John Brady, MD of Newport News, Virginia; Colleen Conry, MD of Aurora, Colorado; Joseph Gravel, Jr, MD of Lawrence, Massachusetts; James Kennedy, MD of Winter Park, Colorado; Jerry E. Kruse, MD, MSPH of Springfield, Illinois; Lorna Anne Lynn, MD of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; David W. Mercer, MD of Omaha, Nebraska; Marcia J. Nielsen, PhD, MPH of Washington, DC; Robert J. Ronis, MD, MPH of Cleveland, Ohio; David E. Soper, MD of Charleston, South Carolina; and Melissa Thomason of Pinetops, North Carolina. Reported by PRWeb 12 hours ago.
Lexington, KY (PRWEB) June 02, 2016
The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) is pleased to announce the election of four new officers and three new board members. The new officers elected at the ABFM’s spring board meeting in April are: Keith L. Stelter, MD of Mankato, Minnesota elected as Chair; Elizabeth G. Baxley, MD of Greenville, North Carolina as Chair-Elect; Christine C. Matson, MD of Norfolk, Virginia as Treasurer; and Montgomery Douglas, MD of Farmington, Connecticut as Member-at-Large, Executive Committee. In addition, the ABFM welcomes this year’s new members to the Board of Directors: Wendy Biggs, MD of Overland Park, Kansas; Christopher A. Cunha, MD of Crestview Hills, Kentucky; and Michael K. Magill, MD of Salt Lake City, Utah.
The new ABFM officers will each serve a one-year term:
Dr. Stelter is the Associate Director of the Mankato Family Medicine Residency Program in Mankato, Minnesota and an instructor with the Rural Physician Associate Program of the University of Minnesota Medical School. He maintains an active clinical practice in hospital, clinic and nursing home settings.
Dr. Baxley is a Professor of Family Medicine and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, where she has served since 2012. Before joining the faculty at Brody, she spent 18 years at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, serving as Residency Director, and later as Chair, of the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine.
Dr. Matson is Professor and Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School. She has served as Associate Dean for Education, Director of the Family Medicine Residency Program and Co-Director of the Family Medicine/Internal Medicine Combined Residency Program in Norfolk, Virginia.
Dr. Douglas is Chair of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center. He previously served as Chairman of the Department of Family and Community Medicine and Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at New York Medical College.
The ABFM welcomes three new members to the Board of Directors:
Dr. Biggs is an Associate Professor and the Family Medicine Residency Program Director at the University of Kansas Medical Center. She is on the Board of Directors of the Kansas Academy of Family Physicians and serves on the Graduate Medical Education Committee for the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine.
Dr. Cunha is the co-founder of Pediatric Associates, PSC in Crestview Hills, Kentucky, and also served for 18 years as Managing Partner. He has served on the Board of Directors of the American Board of Pediatrics since 2012, currently serving as Chairman, and has served as Chairman of the Tristate PHO at Cincinnati Children's Hospital since 2007.
Dr. Magill is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine and serves as Director of the Utah Area Health Education Centers Program at the University of Utah. He previously served for 10 years as Executive Medical Director of the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics/Community Physician Group.
The remaining current members of the Board are: John Brady, MD of Newport News, Virginia; Colleen Conry, MD of Aurora, Colorado; Joseph Gravel, Jr, MD of Lawrence, Massachusetts; James Kennedy, MD of Winter Park, Colorado; Jerry E. Kruse, MD, MSPH of Springfield, Illinois; Lorna Anne Lynn, MD of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; David W. Mercer, MD of Omaha, Nebraska; Marcia J. Nielsen, PhD, MPH of Washington, DC; Robert J. Ronis, MD, MPH of Cleveland, Ohio; David E. Soper, MD of Charleston, South Carolina; and Melissa Thomason of Pinetops, North Carolina. Reported by PRWeb 12 hours ago.
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Lazydays RV Resort Earns 2016 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence
Highly Rated Tampa RV Resort Makes World’s Largest RV Dealership a Top Florida Travel Destination for RVers
TAMPA, Fla. (PRWEB) June 02, 2016
Lazydays, The RV Authority and world’s largest RV dealership, is proud to announce that the Layzdays RV Resort has been awarded a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence for the second consecutive year. The distinction honors hospitality businesses that have consistently earned high ratings and positive reviews on TripAdvisor over the past year. Certificate of Excellence awardees are located across the globe and represent accommodations, eateries and attractions that have continually delivered a high-quality customer experience.
“All of us at Lazydays are dedicated to providing exceptional customer service, and we are grateful that so many RVers have acknowledged those efforts by sharing their positive experiences on TripAdvisor,” said Linda Stephens, Vice President of Finance and Operations at Lazydays. “We are honored that the overwhelming majority of guests have rated our luxury RV campground as ‘excellent.’”
To determine its Certificate of Excellence honorees, TripAdvisor evaluates each business according to the quality, quantity and recency of reviews submitted on TripAdvisor.com over a 12-month period. To qualify, businesses must have been listed on TripAdvisor for at least 12 months and received a minimum number of reviews. They must also maintain an overall rating of at least four out of five, which indicates that the majority of guests have deemed the business “very good” to “excellent.”
“With the Certificate of Excellence, TripAdvisor honors hospitality businesses that have consistently received strong praise and ratings from travelers,” said Heather Leisman, Vice President of Industry Marketing at TripAdvisor. “This recognition helps travelers identify and book properties that regularly deliver great service. TripAdvisor is proud to play this integral role in helping travelers feel more confident in their booking decisions.”
Conveniently situated in central Florida, just east of Tampa, Lazydays RV Resort is located on the sprawling 126-acre campus of the world’s largest RV dealership, where visitors can browse more than 1,400 new and pre-owned RVs representing all of the nation’s leading brands. The 300-site RV resort is easily accessible from Interstate 4 and just one exit from Interstate 75, which puts a wide range of attractions within a one or two hour drive: world-class theme parks, zoos and aquariums; acclaimed museums and galleries; and many popular shopping and dining destinations. Visitors can enjoy year-round access to award-winning golf courses and the many delights of Florida’s Gulf Coast: nature preserves, white sandy beaches and warm waters that offer great bird and wildlife viewing, sunbathing, swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving, surfing, boating and fishing.
The RV Resort features paved sites with full 50-amp hookups and an array of complimentary amenities, including free WiFi, morning newspaper delivery, cable television and premium coffee. All sites are situated in close proximity to laundry and recreational facilities. Among the resort’s many highlights are a spacious, screened-in pool area with a heated pool, hot tub, pool baths and an expansive, beautifully appointed lounge deck. The nearby sports area and park offers fun for the whole family, with a tennis court, two basketball half-courts, horseshoes, ladderball, beanbag toss, badminton and pickleball as well as a children’s playground with state-of-the-art equipment and a charming gazebo. Lazydays RV Resort has 24-hour onsite security and a full-time concierge that is available to assist with travel plans and discounted tickets for local attractions. Pets are welcome throughout the Lazydays campus, and the resort has two dog parks. Breakfast and lunch are available in the Front Porch café, while Exit 10—the resort’s RV-themed restaurant and pub—offers daily dinner and drink specials plus poolside service, take-out meals and catering. RVers who work on the road can visit the Lazydays RV Resort Business Center for quiet workspace and printer access. Golf carts and bicycles are available to rent, and guests can travel around campus on the Lazydays trolley.
For more information on Lazydays’ Tampa RV dealership and RV Resort, visit https://www.lazydays.com.
About Lazydays
Lazydays®, founded in 1976, is the world’s largest RV dealership. Based on 126 acres outside Tampa, FL since 1996, Lazydays also has dealerships located in Tucson, AZ as well as three dealerships located in Loveland, Aurora and Longmont, CO.
Lazydays has the largest selection of RV brands in the nation featuring more than 2,500 new and pre-owned RVs, over 300 service bays and two on-site campgrounds with over 700 RV campsites. Lazydays RV Accessories & More offers more than 20,000 accessories online for your shopping convenience. Shop us online or visit one of our store locations in Florida, Arizona and Colorado.
Lazydays has built its reputation on providing an outstanding customer experience with exceptional service and product expertise, and as a place to rest and recharge with other RVers. More than a quarter million RVers and their families visit Lazydays every year, making it their “home away from home.” Lazydays has been recognized as a “Top 50 RV Dealer” by RV Business and as one of Tampa Bay’s “Top Work Places.” The Lazydays Employee Foundation, supported by payroll contributions from more than 65% of Lazydays’ employees, has contributed more than $1.5 million dollars to make many historic changes for at-risk children in the Tampa Bay and Tucson communities.
For most people, Lazydays isn't just the beginning of their journey; it's very much a part of their ride.
About TripAdvisor
TripAdvisor® is the world's largest travel site*, enabling travelers to plan and book the perfect trip. TripAdvisor offers advice from millions of travelers and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features with seamless links to booking tools that check hundreds of websites to find the best hotel prices. TripAdvisor branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, reaching 340 million unique monthly visitors**, and 350 million reviews and opinions covering 6.5 million accommodations, restaurants and attractions. The sites operate in 48 markets worldwide.
*Source: comScore Media Metrix for TripAdvisor Sites, worldwide, February 2016
**Source: TripAdvisor log files, Q1 2016
### Reported by PRWeb 8 hours ago.
TAMPA, Fla. (PRWEB) June 02, 2016
Lazydays, The RV Authority and world’s largest RV dealership, is proud to announce that the Layzdays RV Resort has been awarded a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence for the second consecutive year. The distinction honors hospitality businesses that have consistently earned high ratings and positive reviews on TripAdvisor over the past year. Certificate of Excellence awardees are located across the globe and represent accommodations, eateries and attractions that have continually delivered a high-quality customer experience.
“All of us at Lazydays are dedicated to providing exceptional customer service, and we are grateful that so many RVers have acknowledged those efforts by sharing their positive experiences on TripAdvisor,” said Linda Stephens, Vice President of Finance and Operations at Lazydays. “We are honored that the overwhelming majority of guests have rated our luxury RV campground as ‘excellent.’”
To determine its Certificate of Excellence honorees, TripAdvisor evaluates each business according to the quality, quantity and recency of reviews submitted on TripAdvisor.com over a 12-month period. To qualify, businesses must have been listed on TripAdvisor for at least 12 months and received a minimum number of reviews. They must also maintain an overall rating of at least four out of five, which indicates that the majority of guests have deemed the business “very good” to “excellent.”
“With the Certificate of Excellence, TripAdvisor honors hospitality businesses that have consistently received strong praise and ratings from travelers,” said Heather Leisman, Vice President of Industry Marketing at TripAdvisor. “This recognition helps travelers identify and book properties that regularly deliver great service. TripAdvisor is proud to play this integral role in helping travelers feel more confident in their booking decisions.”
Conveniently situated in central Florida, just east of Tampa, Lazydays RV Resort is located on the sprawling 126-acre campus of the world’s largest RV dealership, where visitors can browse more than 1,400 new and pre-owned RVs representing all of the nation’s leading brands. The 300-site RV resort is easily accessible from Interstate 4 and just one exit from Interstate 75, which puts a wide range of attractions within a one or two hour drive: world-class theme parks, zoos and aquariums; acclaimed museums and galleries; and many popular shopping and dining destinations. Visitors can enjoy year-round access to award-winning golf courses and the many delights of Florida’s Gulf Coast: nature preserves, white sandy beaches and warm waters that offer great bird and wildlife viewing, sunbathing, swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving, surfing, boating and fishing.
The RV Resort features paved sites with full 50-amp hookups and an array of complimentary amenities, including free WiFi, morning newspaper delivery, cable television and premium coffee. All sites are situated in close proximity to laundry and recreational facilities. Among the resort’s many highlights are a spacious, screened-in pool area with a heated pool, hot tub, pool baths and an expansive, beautifully appointed lounge deck. The nearby sports area and park offers fun for the whole family, with a tennis court, two basketball half-courts, horseshoes, ladderball, beanbag toss, badminton and pickleball as well as a children’s playground with state-of-the-art equipment and a charming gazebo. Lazydays RV Resort has 24-hour onsite security and a full-time concierge that is available to assist with travel plans and discounted tickets for local attractions. Pets are welcome throughout the Lazydays campus, and the resort has two dog parks. Breakfast and lunch are available in the Front Porch café, while Exit 10—the resort’s RV-themed restaurant and pub—offers daily dinner and drink specials plus poolside service, take-out meals and catering. RVers who work on the road can visit the Lazydays RV Resort Business Center for quiet workspace and printer access. Golf carts and bicycles are available to rent, and guests can travel around campus on the Lazydays trolley.
For more information on Lazydays’ Tampa RV dealership and RV Resort, visit https://www.lazydays.com.
About Lazydays
Lazydays®, founded in 1976, is the world’s largest RV dealership. Based on 126 acres outside Tampa, FL since 1996, Lazydays also has dealerships located in Tucson, AZ as well as three dealerships located in Loveland, Aurora and Longmont, CO.
Lazydays has the largest selection of RV brands in the nation featuring more than 2,500 new and pre-owned RVs, over 300 service bays and two on-site campgrounds with over 700 RV campsites. Lazydays RV Accessories & More offers more than 20,000 accessories online for your shopping convenience. Shop us online or visit one of our store locations in Florida, Arizona and Colorado.
Lazydays has built its reputation on providing an outstanding customer experience with exceptional service and product expertise, and as a place to rest and recharge with other RVers. More than a quarter million RVers and their families visit Lazydays every year, making it their “home away from home.” Lazydays has been recognized as a “Top 50 RV Dealer” by RV Business and as one of Tampa Bay’s “Top Work Places.” The Lazydays Employee Foundation, supported by payroll contributions from more than 65% of Lazydays’ employees, has contributed more than $1.5 million dollars to make many historic changes for at-risk children in the Tampa Bay and Tucson communities.
For most people, Lazydays isn't just the beginning of their journey; it's very much a part of their ride.
About TripAdvisor
TripAdvisor® is the world's largest travel site*, enabling travelers to plan and book the perfect trip. TripAdvisor offers advice from millions of travelers and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features with seamless links to booking tools that check hundreds of websites to find the best hotel prices. TripAdvisor branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, reaching 340 million unique monthly visitors**, and 350 million reviews and opinions covering 6.5 million accommodations, restaurants and attractions. The sites operate in 48 markets worldwide.
*Source: comScore Media Metrix for TripAdvisor Sites, worldwide, February 2016
**Source: TripAdvisor log files, Q1 2016
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CU Cancer Center’s Paul Bunn, Jr., MD, FASCO, Earns ASCO David A. Karnofsky Memorial Award
University of Colorado Cancer Center researcher, past director, Paul Bunn, Jr., MD, FASCO, earns prestigious award presented at American Society for Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting 2016
Aurora, Colo. (PRWEB) June 02, 2016
Paul Bunn, Jr., MD, FASCO, distinguished professor at the University of Colorado Cancer Center and James Dudley Professor of Lung Cancer Research at the University of Colorado School of Medicine has been named the 2016 David A. Karnofsky Memorial Award and Lecture recipient, a prestigious award presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s (ASCO) Annual Meeting. Dr. Bunn’s distinguished career in lung cancer research includes more than 320 peer-reviewed articles, 200 reviews and 90 book chapters. He has been principal investigator on many national and local clinical trials and is the principal investigator on the NCI’s CU Cancer Center SPORE grant in lung cancer, designed to speed the progress of new treatments from basic research to clinical use. Dr. Bunn served as ASCO President from 2002 to2003, as president and CEO of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, chairman of the FDA Oncology Drug Advisory Committee, and is the founding director of the CU Cancer Center.
“I view this award as an honor but also as an indication of progress in the field of lung cancer,” Bunn says. “In the last decade, molecular therapies and immunotherapies have improved outcomes for lung cancer patients considerably. New screening protocols and methods have reduced mortality. And getting people to stop smoking has made a huge impact. I view this award as a tribute to those people who made these advances in prevention, early detection, pathology, staging and treatment.”
The award is named after David A. Karnofsky, researcher and oncologist at Harvard University and then Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Karnofsky was instrumental in the development of the first chemotherapies and then described what became known as the Karnofsky Performance Status Scale, which quantified a patient’s ability to withstand chemotherapy and became a standard tool in choosing cancer treatments. Karnofsky died of lung cancer in 1969.
Bunn’s career has focused on creating insights from lung cancer biology to inform the development of targeted treatments. This has included pioneering studies of lung cancer cells exploring their genetic and genomic vulnerabilities. Understanding these vulnerabilities has driven a paradigm shift in lung cancer treatment, from exclusively chemotherapy/radiation to targeted treatments that exploit the specific genetic changes that make a cancer unique.
“For example, understanding that some lung cancers have activating mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) led to new oral tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) blocking EGFR signaling,” Bunn says. “Subsequently, investigators found many more activating genetic alterations including ALK, ROS1, BRAF, RET, NTRK and others that have also led to new oral TKIs and improved outcomes.”
Bunn describes the rapid translation of these basic discoveries to FDA-approved therapies and diagnostics that have improved survival and quality of life for lung cancer patients. However, due to the inability to produce complete regressions and the universal development of resistance, when used alone these TKI therapies do not cure advanced lung cancers. Now the challenge is to increase the effectiveness of these treatments, leading to, as Bunn says, “less side effects, more efficacy and longer duration.”
According to Bunn, the answer will again be found in the biology of the disease, both in new understanding of mechanisms that allow lung tumors to persist when challenged by these medicines and in the development of rational combinations of these medicines to combat cancers synergistically.
In addition to TKIs, Bunn sees great promise in immunotherapies designed to recruit the body’s immune system to attack tumor tissue and points out that new strategies and refinements of existing strategies are aiding efforts to prevent and diagnose the disease.
However, while basic biology may be the engine that allows the development of new cancer therapies, Bunn does not see understanding alone as the field’s endpoint. “A scientist can sit at a bench all day and nothing’s going to happen unless you also have a doctor and a patient,” Bunn says. “Advances in cancer treatment require the scientist, the clinician, the patient and well-designed clinical trials.”
Bunn extends these needs to include a careful regulatory environment that balances the needs of safety and speed, and also to funding for research, testing and care.
“The reality is that the investment in research has worked. Understanding the biological principles has resulted in treatments that help patients,” he says. Bunn states that he is extremely grateful for the many fruitful collaborations with many outstanding CU basic scientists, pathologists, pulmonologists, medical and radiation oncologists, thoracic surgeons, radiologists, statisticians, and bioinformaticians. These collaborations have made CU a leader in the rapid advances in lung cancer worldwide.
Bunn’s career represents the branch of cancer medicine that has chosen to prioritize the science of the disease. Now the David A. Karnofsy Memorial Award and Lecture recognizes the impact of this approach on patients’ lives. Reported by PRWeb 5 hours ago.
Aurora, Colo. (PRWEB) June 02, 2016
Paul Bunn, Jr., MD, FASCO, distinguished professor at the University of Colorado Cancer Center and James Dudley Professor of Lung Cancer Research at the University of Colorado School of Medicine has been named the 2016 David A. Karnofsky Memorial Award and Lecture recipient, a prestigious award presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s (ASCO) Annual Meeting. Dr. Bunn’s distinguished career in lung cancer research includes more than 320 peer-reviewed articles, 200 reviews and 90 book chapters. He has been principal investigator on many national and local clinical trials and is the principal investigator on the NCI’s CU Cancer Center SPORE grant in lung cancer, designed to speed the progress of new treatments from basic research to clinical use. Dr. Bunn served as ASCO President from 2002 to2003, as president and CEO of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, chairman of the FDA Oncology Drug Advisory Committee, and is the founding director of the CU Cancer Center.
“I view this award as an honor but also as an indication of progress in the field of lung cancer,” Bunn says. “In the last decade, molecular therapies and immunotherapies have improved outcomes for lung cancer patients considerably. New screening protocols and methods have reduced mortality. And getting people to stop smoking has made a huge impact. I view this award as a tribute to those people who made these advances in prevention, early detection, pathology, staging and treatment.”
The award is named after David A. Karnofsky, researcher and oncologist at Harvard University and then Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Karnofsky was instrumental in the development of the first chemotherapies and then described what became known as the Karnofsky Performance Status Scale, which quantified a patient’s ability to withstand chemotherapy and became a standard tool in choosing cancer treatments. Karnofsky died of lung cancer in 1969.
Bunn’s career has focused on creating insights from lung cancer biology to inform the development of targeted treatments. This has included pioneering studies of lung cancer cells exploring their genetic and genomic vulnerabilities. Understanding these vulnerabilities has driven a paradigm shift in lung cancer treatment, from exclusively chemotherapy/radiation to targeted treatments that exploit the specific genetic changes that make a cancer unique.
“For example, understanding that some lung cancers have activating mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) led to new oral tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) blocking EGFR signaling,” Bunn says. “Subsequently, investigators found many more activating genetic alterations including ALK, ROS1, BRAF, RET, NTRK and others that have also led to new oral TKIs and improved outcomes.”
Bunn describes the rapid translation of these basic discoveries to FDA-approved therapies and diagnostics that have improved survival and quality of life for lung cancer patients. However, due to the inability to produce complete regressions and the universal development of resistance, when used alone these TKI therapies do not cure advanced lung cancers. Now the challenge is to increase the effectiveness of these treatments, leading to, as Bunn says, “less side effects, more efficacy and longer duration.”
According to Bunn, the answer will again be found in the biology of the disease, both in new understanding of mechanisms that allow lung tumors to persist when challenged by these medicines and in the development of rational combinations of these medicines to combat cancers synergistically.
In addition to TKIs, Bunn sees great promise in immunotherapies designed to recruit the body’s immune system to attack tumor tissue and points out that new strategies and refinements of existing strategies are aiding efforts to prevent and diagnose the disease.
However, while basic biology may be the engine that allows the development of new cancer therapies, Bunn does not see understanding alone as the field’s endpoint. “A scientist can sit at a bench all day and nothing’s going to happen unless you also have a doctor and a patient,” Bunn says. “Advances in cancer treatment require the scientist, the clinician, the patient and well-designed clinical trials.”
Bunn extends these needs to include a careful regulatory environment that balances the needs of safety and speed, and also to funding for research, testing and care.
“The reality is that the investment in research has worked. Understanding the biological principles has resulted in treatments that help patients,” he says. Bunn states that he is extremely grateful for the many fruitful collaborations with many outstanding CU basic scientists, pathologists, pulmonologists, medical and radiation oncologists, thoracic surgeons, radiologists, statisticians, and bioinformaticians. These collaborations have made CU a leader in the rapid advances in lung cancer worldwide.
Bunn’s career represents the branch of cancer medicine that has chosen to prioritize the science of the disease. Now the David A. Karnofsy Memorial Award and Lecture recognizes the impact of this approach on patients’ lives. Reported by PRWeb 5 hours ago.
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Pittsburgh photographer's photo on National Park stamp
A photographer from Pittsburgh is the artist behind one of the newly released stamps honoring the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. Matt Dieterich's photo of Mount Rainier — you can see it here— was made up of 200 separate star trails over the mountain in Washington State. He was an intern with the National Park Service when he saw an aurora over the mountain and captured the shots on June 23, 2015. He's an accomplished night sky photographer, according to his website. It's one…
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5 injured overnight in 100-mph crash on Aurora Ave. North
Reported by SeattlePI.com 4 hours ago.
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Mike Coffman reserves $1.2 million for fall campaign ads
An aide to U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman said this week that the Aurora Republican has reserved $1.2 million in broadcast television ads for the final five weeks of the 2016 campaign, a move that plants a flag for Coffman in the homestretch of his race against Democratic state Sen. Morgan Carroll.
Reported by Denver Post 21 hours ago.
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It’s Easy to Personalize Custom Homes in a Design Center
On your lot custom home builder, Adair Homes, now offers a wide variety of custom choices allowing homeowners to build to their personal sense of style in their Design Centers. Visit one of the 14 locations in the Pacific Northwest to find out how easy it can be to personalize a custom home.
Vancouver, WA (PRWEB) June 03, 2016
One of the joys of building a new home is the ability to personalize each room based on individual budget, tastes, and lifestyle. But stand in the aisle of any major home improvement store and it’s easy to get overwhelmed with choices. That’s why Design Centers offer a better way to plan and design a more personal home.
Unlike big box retailers, Design Centers offer a place where homeowners can come in, relax, and take their time to explore the many options. The Design Centers at Adair Homes are staffed by Pro Team members that are specifically trained to help homeowners create the right look while remaining within budget.
During a scheduled appointment, new homeowners have access to the Adair Homes PRO TEAM that can answer questions about design, construction, customization options and more. Here are just a few of the ways that visiting a Design Center can help homeowners create a home to love for a lifetime.
Flooring - Most homeowners have a strong preference for tile, carpet or hardwood. But choosing the right flooring can be more complicated than that. For example, Hardwood flooring can vary based on color, wood, and plank width. There are additional considerations including budget, style, and usage. Design Centers feature experienced professionals that can help homeowners understand the pros and cons of each option to make a confident choice.
Fixtures - Often the smallest things can make a big impact on the interior style of a home. This can include faucets, light fixtures, door hardware and more. Some are ideal for a sleek and modern look while others are designed for a more traditional home. Design Centers provide a wide variety of options to mix and match so homeowners can find just the right look.
Cabinets - Cabinets are an important part of choosing the right style for kitchen and baths. Choices range from rich oak to classic white and everything in between. Cabinetry can include different types of wood, different stains, and different styles including flat, raised panel, inset, distressed and more.
Countertops - The right countertop is about both style and substance. Granite is a popular choice that comes in an almost endless variety of colors. Quartz is also gaining popularity for homeowners who prefer a more modern look. Design Centers that have a wide variety of options give homeowners the ability to easily compare color, costs and quality.
Tile - Tile is one of the most versatile and budget-friendly ways to add a designer look to a new home. From a splash of color in the kitchen backsplash to tile floors in the master suite, tile comes in lots of sizes, shapes, colors and price points.
Adair Homes is a custom home builder that features Design Centers in Medford, OR; North Bend, WA; Bend, OR; Woodland, WA; Aurora, OR; Olympia, WA and a new Design Center coming soon in Creswell, OR. New expanded design selections at all other locations as well. Each Adair Homes Design Center is thoughtfully designed by our talented on-staff interior designer and features selections from some of the most trusted brands including Moen, Shaw Flooring, Emser Tile and more.
Residents of the Mid Willamette Valley area are invited to join in on the fun as Adair celebrates this exciting expansion in the Creswell office. Festivities are scheduled for Tuesday, June 28th from 2 pm to 6 pm. For more information about Adair Homes or to schedule an appointment visit adairhomes.com or call (360) 448-6061. Reported by PRWeb 20 hours ago.
Vancouver, WA (PRWEB) June 03, 2016
One of the joys of building a new home is the ability to personalize each room based on individual budget, tastes, and lifestyle. But stand in the aisle of any major home improvement store and it’s easy to get overwhelmed with choices. That’s why Design Centers offer a better way to plan and design a more personal home.
Unlike big box retailers, Design Centers offer a place where homeowners can come in, relax, and take their time to explore the many options. The Design Centers at Adair Homes are staffed by Pro Team members that are specifically trained to help homeowners create the right look while remaining within budget.
During a scheduled appointment, new homeowners have access to the Adair Homes PRO TEAM that can answer questions about design, construction, customization options and more. Here are just a few of the ways that visiting a Design Center can help homeowners create a home to love for a lifetime.
Flooring - Most homeowners have a strong preference for tile, carpet or hardwood. But choosing the right flooring can be more complicated than that. For example, Hardwood flooring can vary based on color, wood, and plank width. There are additional considerations including budget, style, and usage. Design Centers feature experienced professionals that can help homeowners understand the pros and cons of each option to make a confident choice.
Fixtures - Often the smallest things can make a big impact on the interior style of a home. This can include faucets, light fixtures, door hardware and more. Some are ideal for a sleek and modern look while others are designed for a more traditional home. Design Centers provide a wide variety of options to mix and match so homeowners can find just the right look.
Cabinets - Cabinets are an important part of choosing the right style for kitchen and baths. Choices range from rich oak to classic white and everything in between. Cabinetry can include different types of wood, different stains, and different styles including flat, raised panel, inset, distressed and more.
Countertops - The right countertop is about both style and substance. Granite is a popular choice that comes in an almost endless variety of colors. Quartz is also gaining popularity for homeowners who prefer a more modern look. Design Centers that have a wide variety of options give homeowners the ability to easily compare color, costs and quality.
Tile - Tile is one of the most versatile and budget-friendly ways to add a designer look to a new home. From a splash of color in the kitchen backsplash to tile floors in the master suite, tile comes in lots of sizes, shapes, colors and price points.
Adair Homes is a custom home builder that features Design Centers in Medford, OR; North Bend, WA; Bend, OR; Woodland, WA; Aurora, OR; Olympia, WA and a new Design Center coming soon in Creswell, OR. New expanded design selections at all other locations as well. Each Adair Homes Design Center is thoughtfully designed by our talented on-staff interior designer and features selections from some of the most trusted brands including Moen, Shaw Flooring, Emser Tile and more.
Residents of the Mid Willamette Valley area are invited to join in on the fun as Adair celebrates this exciting expansion in the Creswell office. Festivities are scheduled for Tuesday, June 28th from 2 pm to 6 pm. For more information about Adair Homes or to schedule an appointment visit adairhomes.com or call (360) 448-6061. Reported by PRWeb 20 hours ago.
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Aurora family mourns shooting death of 10-year-old boy while police investigate
Family members remembered 10-year-old Anthony Jaliel Lujan Hemmings as a smart boy who gave "bear hugs" and are mourning the boy they say died of an accidentally, self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Reported by Denver Post 22 hours ago.
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Aging aerospace workforce seeks young talent in Aurora
On the far end of the Cherry Creek Schools Institute of Science and Technology sits a room that would appear more at home inside an airplane hangar.
Reported by Denver Post 23 hours ago.
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