Who: Join organizers of the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah to meet a select group of professional cyclists who will be competing at this year’s stage race. The 13th edition of the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah will take place July 31-Aug. 6.
Special guests speaking at the press conference include:
Athletes available for Questions & Answers from media:
What: Members of the media will have an opportunity to interview a select group of professional athletes. Media are also encouraged to capture photography and videography of the athletes and guest speakers. Race week media credentials (application online) will be available for pick up at this location.
When: Sunday, July 30, 2-3 p.m. (MT)
Where: Edith Bowen Laboratory School Auditorium at Utah State University, 6700 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322. Parking is free; click here for map.
Follow: Web site- www.tourofutah.com
Twitter - @tourofutah
Facebook – tourofutah
More: The Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah, referred to as "America's Toughest Stage RaceTM," is a week-long, professional cycling stage race for the best men’s teams in the world. The 2017 event will be held July 31-Aug. 6. Now in its 13th year, the event was elevated in 2011 as a UCI stage race, making it one of the premier events in North America. The 2017 Tour of Utah will cover 605 miles of racing and 36,525 feet of climbing. A total of 16 men’s professional teams will compete and are expected to bring 127 athletes from 26 countries.
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Senator Pleads With Governor Herbert to Call Special Session IMMEDIATELY
Early this morning the US Senate rejected the so called 'skinny repeal' of the Affordable Care Act. Most legislative experts agree that ObamaCare will live on for the foreseeable future.
Senator Jim Dabakis (D - Salt Lake City) released the following:
"Governor Herbert, the battle is over. ObamaCare stays. It is time now for you and the Utah Legislature to take Utah's share of full Medicaid Expansion! Four years of dithering and political games need to stop immediately. Accepting full Medicaid Expansion would mean somewhere between $500-$700 million dollars a year to low-income Utahns. Give these families medical coverage!"
Dabakis continued,
"Governor, don't stall. Call a special session next week. Create jobs, save lives, and do this unto the least of these. Put into practice what our state values teach.
Take Utah's share of Medicaid Expansion just like our neighbors in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada and even Montana. Why would you want Utah's money to go to New Jersey and California? Time to stop the political games and do what is best for Utah! People before politics. CALL A SPECIAL SESSION on Full Medicaid Expansion."
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In the early hours of the morning, three Republican Senators -- John McCain (R-Ariz.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Susan Collins (R-Maine) -- voted with the Democrats and undermined efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare. This failed vote means that the current push to repeal Obamacare is stalled until the Senate figures out their next steps.
After seven years of empty promises, the Senate has shown a complete and utter inability to govern.
All across America families are stuck in a failing health care law, trapped between narrowing choices and skyrocketing premiums. As Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said last night, throwing more taxpayer money at insurance companies will not fix this failed law.
It’s our continued responsibility to hold all congressional Republicans accountable for that promise. Conservatives must stand firm against ANY bailouts of Obamacare.
Conservatives should be extremely proud of the work we have done over the past seven years to keep Obamacare front and center in the political debate. The fight is not over yet.
Liberals view last night as a major victory -- moving America one step closer to a single-payer system. Now it is conservatives’ job to make sure that never happens.
Thank you for all you have done these past seven years to fight against Obamacare. That fight continues, and I look forward to standing in the trenches with you.
-Mike
Michael A. Needham
Chief Executive Officer
Heritage Action for America
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FIONA GREY
PREMIERES VIDEO FOR
"MONEY"
VIA GALORE
WATCH HERE
TOURING IN THE UK THIS AUGUST
NEW EP DUE OUT THIS FALL
"If you find yourself drawn to the sounds of Charli XCX, Marina & The Diamonds, and Sky Ferreira, then Fiona Grey might just become your latest obsession." -Ones To Watch
July 28, 2017 - LOS ANGELES, CA - "Dirty pop" artist, Fiona Grey, has premiered the video for her latest single, "Money", exclusively via Galore. Watch HERE. Drawing inspiration from fashion photographer, Helmut Newton, Grey and her director Chase R. McCurdy filmed the music video in Paris, where they shot specific scenes in the infamous "Le Smoking" alley - the exact location where Newton styled and photographed the statement-making Yves Saint Laurent tuxedo in 1975. The video was also styled by Los Angeles-based fashion stylist and costume designer, Alexandra Mandelkorn. "Money" will be featured on Grey's upcoming EP, produced by Mike Schuppan (M83, Paramore, Jimmy Eat World, Ziggy Marley),due out this fall. For more information on Fiona Grey, please visit: http://fionagreymusic.com.
Fiona Grey is a twenty-two year old composer and songwriter based in Los Angeles, by way of Chicago. With a background in musical theater performance, and influences including David Bowie, Debbie Harry and Missing Persons, Grey pushes the boundaries of traditional pop music through her edgy songs and energetic live performances. Dubbed a "very worthy young pop talent" by Popmatters, Grey has performed at notable LA venues such as Troubadour and Resident, and shared the bill with popular acts including Charli XCX and Foals while touring as a backing vocalist for KITTEN.
To date, Grey has released two EPs, including Striped Heart and Belladonna. The latter featured the acclaimed singles "Beauty Queen" -- "a heartfelt lowrider that woos its way into your teen dream heart", according to Neon Gold Records -- and "What You Want", which was featured on The Wild Honey Pie and placed on a promo spot for TV Land's "Younger", starring Hillary Duff and SuttonFoster.
Grey is currently gearing up for the release of her newest EP, due out this fall. The record, according to Grey, will examine our culture's widespread infatuation with pop culture and obsession with love. With powerful vocals, live string instrumentation and a rock 'n' roll heartbeat, the EP invites listeners to tap into their own human emotions, taking them on a journey wrought with tenderness and uncertainty. Grey's cinematic new EP will provide an anthem for contemporary lives.
For more information, please visit:
http://facebook.com/fionagreymusic
https://twitter.com/FionaGreyMusic
https://www.instagram.com/fionagrey/
http://soundcloud.com/fiona-grey
Tour Dates:
8/12 - Studio Show - Los Angeles, CA
8/21 - Frankenstein Pub - Edinburgh, UK
8/22 - The Cowshed - Edinburgh, UK
8/25 - The Cowshed - Edinburgh, UK
8/27 - The Cowshed - Edinburgh, UK
9/01 - Blues Bar - Harrogate, UK
9/07 - The Jacaranda - Liverpool, UK
9/08 - Telford's Warehouse - Chester, UK
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People diagnosed with coronary artery disease who then develop depression face a risk of death that’s twice as high as heart patients without depression.
I hope the takeaway is this: it doesn’t matter how long it’s been since the patient was diagnosed with coronary artery disease. Continued screening for depression needs to occur.”
— Heidi May, PhD, Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute.
SALT LAKE CITY , UT, USA , July 28, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- People who are diagnosed with coronary artery disease and then develop depression face a risk of death that’s twice as high as heart patients without depression, according to a major new study by researchers at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City.
The increased risk of death from any cause holds true whether the depression immediately follows the heart disease diagnosis or occurs even years later, according to Heidi May, PhD, a cardiovascular epidemiologist at Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute and the study’s lead author.
She said the findings point out the importance of screening for and treating depression even years after someone is diagnosed with heart disease.
The research, one of a number of studies to explore the connection between heart disease and development of depression by researchers at Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute, will be published on July 28th in the European Heart Journal – Quality of Care & Clinical Outcomes, one of Europe’s most prestigious peer-reviewed cardiovascular disease journal.
Researchers found that post-coronary artery disease depression was the single biggest predictor of death and remained so even after researchers controlled for the other factors.
“No matter how long or how short it was, patients were found to have twice the risk of dying compared to those who didn’t have a follow-up diagnosis of depression,” Dr. May said. “Depression was the strongest risk factor for dying, compared to any other risk factors we evaluated. That included age, heart failure, diabetes, high blood pressure, kidney failure, or having a heart attack or stroke.”
That association didn’t change for patients who were previously diagnosed with depression before their heart disease diagnosis or for patients whose angiograms were performed for various reasons, which included stable angina, unstable angina, or heart attack.
Dr. May and the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute research team studied 24,138 patients who underwent angiographies, which determined they had coronary artery disease. To detect subsequent depression, the researchers looked at standardized diagnostic codes called International Classification of Diseases codes, or ICD codes.
Patients with depression were also placed into subcategories based on how long after their heart disease diagnosis the depression was identified.
Dr. May said most studies have looked at depression at a single point in time, such as within 30 days of a heart event or at the time of heart disease diagnosis. Just a handful of studies have looked over the course of a year, let alone years, such as this study, which followed patients for an average of 10 years after their coronary artery disease diagnosis to see if they were ever diagnosed with depression.
In all, 15 percent, or 2,646 patients, were diagnosed with depression at some point during follow-up. Of those, 27 percent were diagnosed within a year of their heart event, 24 percent between one and three years after, nearly 15 percent between three and five years after, and nearly 37 percent at least five years after a baseline heart disease event.
This study reinforces previous research investigating the link between depression, heart disease, and increased risks of death. It’s already been shown that people with coronary artery disease don’t live as long as their peers who don’t have heart disease. And while life expectancy has increased with better therapies, surgeries, and more aggressive treatment of identified risk factors, depression has come under increasing scrutiny as a risk factor that could make a difference, if properly treated.
“We’ve completed several depression-related studies and been looking at this connection for many years,” said Dr. May. “The data just keeps building on itself, showing that if you have heart disease and depression and it’s not appropriately treated in a timely fashion, it’s not a good thing for your long-term well-being.”
Research has shown that the relationship is bi-directional: Depression may result in worse outcomes for people with heart disease, while the presence of heart disease may increase the likelihood that someone will develop depression.
Those with depression were significantly younger and more often female, diabetic, previously diagnosed with depression, and less likely to have presented with a heart attack compared to those who didn’t have depression.
The study didn’t explain the reason for the elevated risk of death, although Dr. May said one possibility is that depression impacts how closely patients follow their treatment plans.
“We know people with depression tend to be less compliant with medication on average and probably in general aren’t following healthier diets or exercise regimens,” she said. “They tend to do a poorer job of doing things that are prescribed than people without depression. That certainly doesn’t mean you’re depressed so you’re going to be less compliant, but in general, they tend to follow those behaviors.”
She also noted that physiological changes occur within the body when patients are diagnosed with depression, which might help explain the link.
The researchers emphasize the importance of continual screening of depression for all heart disease patients.
“Patients who have depression need to be treated for it to improve not only their long-term risks but their quality of life,” Dr. May said.
“I hope the takeaway is this: it doesn’t matter how long it’s been since the patient was diagnosed with coronary artery disease. Continued screening for depression needs to occur, said Dr. May. “After one year, it doesn’t mean they’re out of the woods. It should be ongoing, just like we keep measuring things like LDL cholesterol.”
Members of the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute research team include: Dr. May; Benjamin D. Horne, PhD, MStat, MPH; Stacey Knight, Ph.D., MStat; Kirk U. Knowlton, MD; Tami Blair; Donald L. Lappé, MD; Viet T. Le, FA-C; and Joseph B. Muhlestein, MD.
The Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute is part of the Intermountain Healthcare system, which is based in Salt Lake City.
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Potential BLM Appointee could threaten wild horses on public lands
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (July 29, 2017) - Many qualified leaders could take the helm of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the largest land management organization in the country, overseeing nearly 250 million acres in the West. However, candidates for the job who would protect and preserve public lands may be passed up if rumors coming from Washington DC are correct.
Karen Budd-Falen, one of the infamous Bundy family lawyers, is among the list of current contenders to take the helm of BLM. Falen considers public lands grazing a right rather than a privilege and would almost surely favor her former and current clients in cases involving wild horses on their legally designated ranges in 10 western states.
“It is likely that this potential appointee will prefer livestock over wild horses,” states Ginger Kathrens, Volunteer Executive Director of The Cloud Foundation. “Wild horses already get little room to roam and on their home ranges are allocated only 18% of the forage with livestock munching up the rest.”
Ms. Budd Falen’s clients included the Bundy family who illegally occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in January, 2016. Bundy sympathizer and supporter in the refuge occupation, Gregory Burleson was sentenced this week to 68 years in prison. The Bundy father and son team have yet to be retried. According to Colorado’s High Country News, “Cliven Bundy and others, including several of his sons, will be featured in two more trials, the dates for which have yet to be set.”
Ms. Budd-Falen has long contended that local officials should have greater authority in controlling federal lands than BLM officials. In addition to representing the Bundys, Ms. Budd-Falen represented ranchers in a suit against the BLM arguing that federal law requires removal of wild horses that exceed population targets. These HMAs in Utah that would have
been negatively affected include, Frisco, Four-Mile, Bible Springs, Sulphur, Choke Cherry, Muddy Creek, North Hills and Swasey, consisting of nearly 1 million acres.
The Cloud Foundation, AWHC, John Steel, and Lisa Friday were interveners in this suit in which Judge Parrish ruled in favor of the horses.
“Thank goodness the horses prevailed against Miss Budd-Falen this time. What will happen if/when, as BLM Director, she supports
removing all the horses,” asks Lisa Friday, wild horse adopter and board member of the Colorado based non-profit, The Cloud Foundation.
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Links:
The Right to Graze Livestock on the Federal Lands
Media Contact
Lisa Friday – 804-883-6576
info@thecloudfoundation.org, lisa@thecloudfoundation.org
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