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Deftones Hosting Global Listening Party For 10 Year Anniversary Of 'Diamond Eyes'

WARNER RECORDS rockers DEFTONES are hosting a listening party in honor of the 10th anniversary of their sixth studio album "Diamond Eyes" on the DEFTONES' YOUTUBE channel … more




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New Orleans Music Documentary In ‘Virtual’ Release To Raise Money For COVID-19 Relief Efforts

In an effort to raise money for LOUISIANA musicians who have been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic, EAGLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT and filmmaker MICHAEL MURPHY are releasing the new … more




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Former Bad Company Vocalist Brian Howe Passes

BRIAN ANTHONY HOWE, former lead singer of the legendary rock band BAD COMPANY has passed away, according to TMZ.  HOWE, who replaced PAUL RODGERS as the vocalist for BAD COMPANY, died … more




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WDRV/Chicago's Sherman & Tingle Raise $15,000 For Coronavirus Response Fund For Nurses

HUBBARD RADIO Classic Rock WDRV (97.1 THE DRIVE)/CHICAGO's morning guys SHERMAN & TINGLE partnered with the AMERICAN NURSES FOUNDATION to present “Healthcare Heroes," a … more




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Prince's Never-Before-Aired Demo Show For SiriusXM To Air Tonight

The previously-announced debut of the pilot show PRINCE produced for SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO in 2005 (NET NEWS 4/29) will air TONIGHT (5/1) on the limited-run PRINCE CHANNEL, premiering at 7p … more




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Consultant Brian Wright Shares Message For Broadcasters

Media consultant BRIAN WRIGHT of WRIGHT MEDIA GROUP has a message for radio and other broadcasters during this COVID-19 pandemic. WRIGHT feels your goal should be to transform "gloom and … more




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Global DJ Live-Stream Fundraiser 'Set For Love' Planned For May 8-10

U.K.'s BRIGHTON MUSIC CONFERENCE has partnered with the charity LAST NIGHT A DJ SAVED MY LIFE (LNADJ) and issued an invitation to DJ's around the world to take part in Set For Love, … more




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88rising Presents Asia Rising Forever Live Stream

88RISING presented ASIA RISING FOREVER, an online live stream fundraising festival last night (5/6) featuring performances by many of their artists and other ASIAN recording acts from around … more




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Former Los Angeles Radio Executive Gary Price Has Died

ALL ACCESS has learned that longtime LOS ANGELES radio executive GARY PRICE passed away on TUESDAY, MAY 5th.  PRICE was the GM for SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA stations KHJ, KROQ, KDAY, and KNAC … more




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The day before last

Tomorrow will be the last day for my daily postings on this site. I selected a few random photos from my archives that I never got a chance to post before. Keep an eye on tomorrow's post where I'll...




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The Forgotten Coast and Hurricane Michael: A Sea Level Rise Story

I hate how impressive the wreckage looks. Some of these stumps are visually fascinating; extraterrestrial…




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Searching for Indigo Snakes in the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines

We join The Nature Conservancy as they search for eastern indigo snakes released at the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve.




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Updated cholesterol guidelines offer more personalized risk assessment, additional treatment options for people at the highest risk

Statement Highlights: High cholesterol, at any age, can increase a person’s lifetime risk for heart disease and stroke. A healthy lifestyle is the first step in prevention and treatment to lower that risk. The 2018 guidelines recommend more detailed risk assessments to help health care providers better determine a person’s individualized risk and treatment options. In some cases, a coronary artery calcium score can help determine a person’s need for cholesterol-lowering treatment, if their risk status is uncertain or if the treatment decision isn't clear.




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Updated treatment guidelines for atrial fibrillation recommend a new class of blood thinners to help prevent stroke

Focused Update Highlights: Newer anticoagulants, known as non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs), are recommended over the traditional warfarin to prevent stroke in people with atrial fibrillation (AFib). Weight loss is recommended for overweight or obese people with AFib.




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Better options needed for children at higher risk of premature heart disease

Statement Highlights: New developments in identifying and treating the increased risk of premature heart disease in children and teens with certain medical conditions associated with increased cardiovascular risk are discussed in a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Obesity and severe obesity are now considered significant risk factors for an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in children and teens.




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New recommendations for stroke systems of care to improve patient outcomes

Statement Highlights: To translate advances in scientific knowledge and innovations in stroke care into improvements in patient outcomes, comprehensive stroke systems of care must be in place to facilitate optimal stroke care delivery. New recommendations support policies that standardize the delivery of stroke care, lower barriers to emergency care for stroke, ensure stroke patients receive care at appropriate hospitals in a timely manner and improve access to secondary prevention and rehabilitation and recovery resources after stroke.




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Growing cardiovascular genetics field calls for special multidisciplinary clinical programs to better identify and treat inherited heart conditions

Statement Highlights: In a new scientific statement, the American Heart Association supports the creation of specialized multidisciplinary clinical programs that combine cardiovascular medicine and genetics expertise. These specialized programs would use genetic information to better treat patients with inherited heart conditions, as well as assess family members without current heart problems and take steps to reduce their risk.




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Treating more than just the heart is critical for geriatric patients

Statement Highlights: Geriatric conditions such as frailty, cognitive impairment, taking multiple medications and having multiple medical conditions complicate care for older people with acute cardiovascular diseases. Most research on how to treat...




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$2.5 million now available for fast-tracked heart and brain focused scientific research of COVID-19

DALLAS, March 24, 2020 — As part of its global response to the growing COVID-19 pandemic, the American Heart Association, the world’s leading voluntary organization focused on heart and brain health and research, is committing  $2.5 million to research...




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More than $14 million in research grants awarded for health technology solutions focused on heart and brain health, including special projects related to COVID-19 and CVD

DALLAS, April 2, 2020 – The American Heart Association — the world’s leading voluntary organization dedicated to a world of longer, healthier lives — announced today more than $14 million in scientific research grants are being awarded to four...




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AHA Media Alert: COVID-19 prompts questions on increased risk for those with CVD and stroke survivors

AHA COVID-19 newsroom   DALLAS, April 3, 2020 — COVID-19 is prompting widespread questions and concerns about the heightened risk for those with heart disease and stroke survivors.   The American Heart Association, the world’s leading nonprofit...




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Australian study: Many home blood pressure monitors not validated for accuracy

Research Highlights: Most home blood pressure monitoring devices sold in Australia by global e-commerce sites such as Amazon and eBay have not been validated (tested for accuracy). Using an unvalidated device could lead to incorrect at-home blood...




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Leading Health Care Groups Issue Urgent Call for Federal Action to Address Medical Equipment Shortages

  WASHINGTON, D.C., March 30, 2020 — As longstanding organizations representing and supporting those on the front lines who are risking their lives caring for the world’s most vulnerable patients, we stand united in voicing our concern over the ...




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28 Patient and consumer groups urge the administration to implement a special enrollment period for Healthcare.gov

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 1, 2020 – 28 patient and consumer groups representing millions of people nationwide with pre-existing health conditions issued the following statement regarding the administration’s decision not to initiate a special enrollment...




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Work-related stress linked to increased risk for peripheral artery disease

Research Highlights: People who reported work-related stress were more likely to be hospitalized for treatment of peripheral artery disease compared to those who did not report work-related stress. Work-related stress, or job strain, refers to...




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American Heart Association urges patients to quickly call 911 for chest pain or heart symptoms

Circulation Journal Report AHA COVID-19 Newsroom   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 4 a.m. CT/5 a.m. ET, Saturday, May 2, 2020   DALLAS, May 2, 2020 — American Heart Association volunteer experts issued Temporary Emergency Guidance to STEMI Systems of Care...




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AHA Statement: Pregnant women with CVD need specialized care before, during and postpartum

Statement Highlights: Women with cardiovascular disease should receive pre-pregnancy counseling and be monitored during and after pregnancy by either a cardio-obstetrics team or a multidisciplinary team of health care providers with experience in...




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Study finds trend toward benefit in using blood-clotting agent for bleeding stroke

Research Highlights: There are few treatment options for bleeding stroke. There was a trend towards reduced growth of brain bleeds in those treated with the antifibrinolytic agent tranexamic acid within 4.5 hours of stroke onset, compared to those ...




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For older adults, more physical activity could mean longer, healthier lives




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New “real world” data reveal potential opportunities for blood pressure improvement

Research Highlights: The PCORnet Blood Pressure Control Laboratory, a new collaborative partnership, analyzed electronic health record data from nearly 1.5 million patients including almost 6 million ambulatory visits with blood pressure measures. ...




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Genetic scoring can identify more men at risk for aortic aneurysm

Research Highlights: A genetic risk score from a blood test identified more men age 50 and older who are at higher risk of an aortic aneurysm and could benefit from ultrasound screening. Weakness and bulging in the wall of the aorta, the major blood ...





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Untangling Florida's foreclosure crisis

Florida's foreclosure crisis seems like a never-ending nightmare. Mortgages are caught up in MERS, an electronic database that most homeowners never heard of until the foreclosure crisis. Homeowners in foreclosure are worried that robo signing by lenders' employees may have led to mortgage fraud. The mortgage process itself is under scrutiny by the courts and government regulators who are asking: How could something so simple as a home loan go so terribly wrong?




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Passages: a common struggle for civil rights

A group of singers from Tampa Bay traveled to Israel and the West Bank to perform a play about Martin Luther King Jr. The play, "Passages of Martin Luther King," explores the philosophy of non-violence that guided the American civil rights movement. The U.S. Department of State sponsored the play's performance in Jerusalem and on the West Bank as a cultural exchange with the Palestinian National Theater and Palestinian director Kamel Elbasha. The play was performed with Palestinian and American artists who performed 10 shows over three and a half weeks as a way to share King's message of non-violence and peaceful resistance.




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The Battle for Istanbul

U.S. and Canadian university students traveled to Istanbul in the summer of 2013, to investigate the issues behind national street demonstrations protesting the Turkish prime minister's authoritarian style. This is their multimedia report.




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New oxygenation and ventilation management training for health care providers

DALLAS, April 3, 2020 — With the COVID-19 pandemic, more patients are having difficulty breathing and requiring ventilators to help them breathe. As hospital and intensive care unit (ICU) volumes increase with COVID-19 patients, health care ...




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Free, online health lessons available for all faith communities

DALLAS, April 8, 2020 – Approximately 120 million people in the United States have one or more cardiovascular conditions that may increase their risk for COVID-19 complications and those with hypertension, diabetes or cardiovascular disease are...




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Application deadline extended for college scholarships and school grants from American Heart Association’s school-based programs

DALLAS, April 14, 2020 – The American Heart Association has extended the deadline for individual scholarships and school grants offered through Kids Heart Challenge and American Heart Challenge to June 30. As schools nationwide moved to remote learning,...




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Stroke survivors honored with national award for resilience and creativity

DALLAS, April 27, 2020 — Stroke is a leading cause of death and a major cause of disability in the U.S. Yet millions of survivors, caregivers and supporters overcome the challenges stroke presents each day. This year, the American Stroke Association, ...




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5 Critical Lessons Learned Organizing WordCamp Ann Arbor for the Third Time

In early 2014 I had just gotten married and recently moved into a new home. With two major life events out of the way, I decided I was ready to lead a WordCamp. I originally planned to organize WordCamp Detroit. I was an organizer twice before and the event had missed a year and I […]

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WordPress Theme Releases for 3/11

Attitude is a simple, clean, and responsive retina-ready theme. Catch Everest is a simple, clean, and responsive theme. Liberus is an ideal business related theme that is relatively simple and would suit any blog or website. Stitch is an elegant, modern theme with optional fixed header.




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WordPress Plugin Releases for 3/13

New plugins Easy Media Gallery is designed to display portfolios and various media types including gallery sets, single images, google maps, video, audio, and links with ease and elegance. ytlink provides a preview image for embedded YouTube videos. Updated plugins BackWPup allows you to backup your WordPress database, files, and more. Genericon’d enables easy use of the Genericons icon font set from within WordPress. Icons can be inserted using either HTML or a shortcode. Keyring provides a very hookable, completely customizable framework for connecting your WordPress site to an external service. WP All Import makes it easy to import any XML or CSV file into your WordPress site.




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WordPress Theme Releases for 3/15

Ease is a simple red and white theme. Nomad is an attractive professional, business or blog theme with an unusual, very narrow orientation and design. Sensitive is fully responsive theme using Twitter Bootstrap and a Metro-styled accent. Visual is a dark minimalist theme for displaying photos and images.




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WordPress Plugin Releases for 3/17

New plugins Barc Chat provides a simple yet feature rich chat room for your whole community to interact in real-time directly on your site. Get Directions is a flexible and responsive map plugin. Namaste! LMS is a learning management system for WordPress. Pinterest Verify Meta Tag simply inserts the Pinterest meta tag verification code to the correct section of your site. Updated plugins BackWPup allows you to backup your WordPress database, files, and more. Ooyala Video allows you to easily embed videos from the Ooyala Video Platform.




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WordPress Theme Releases for 3/19

Cazuela is a neutral colored theme. Ilisa is a clean and minimal theme that can be easily used as a personal portfolio or a business website. Partition has a light, lively, colorful, yet professional and classic appearance.




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WordPress Plugin Releases for 3/21

New plugins Google Adsense Dashboard for WP will display your Google Adsense earnings and related reports inside your Dashboard. Google Analytics Dashboard for WP will display Google Analytics data and statistics inside your Dashboard. Updated plugins Ad Code Manager allows you to manage your ad codes through the WordPress admin in a safe and easy way. BFT Autoresponder allows scheduling of automated autoresponder messages and managing a mailing list. CampTix Event Ticketing is an easy to use and flexible event ticketing plugin.




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WordPress Theme Releases for 3/23

Memori Jingga is a responsive, clean, and simple theme. Rockers is a responsive theme with a clean design. Satu is an elegant single-column responsive theme.




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WordPress Plugin Releases for 3/25

New plugins Easy Watermark automatically adds watermark to images when they are uploaded. Internet Defense League Cat Signal automatically loads either the modal or the banner Cat Signal when there is an active campaign from the Internet Defense League. Updated plugins BFT Autoresponder allows scheduling of automated autoresponder messages and managing a mailing list. Google Analytics Dashboard for WP will display Google Analytics data and statistics inside your Dashboard. WordPress MU Domain Mapping allows users of a WordPress MU site or WordPress 3.0 network to map their blog/site to another domain.




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WordPress Theme Releases for 3/28

AirTime is a subtle and simple theme. FirmaSite is a responsive theme with BuddyPress and bbPress support. Stark Lite is a minimalist and simple theme.




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WordPress Plugin Releases for 3/30

New plugins GC Message Box allows you to highlight your key message(s) in smart ways within articles and blog posts. Simple Social Icons allows you to insert social icons in any widget area. Stick It allows you to stick the navigation menu in any theme to the top of browser window. Updated plugins Jetpack allows you to supercharge your WordPress site with powerful features previously only available to WordPress.com users. Nav Menu Images enables uploading of images for nav menu items on the menu edit screen.