FIT FOR A KING
Releases Powerful Music Video for
"Oblivion"
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Featured Single from
Recently Released Album
Over 1 Million Streams on Spotify in Under 1 Week
September 19, 2018 - Dallas, TX - Fit For A King have released the official music video for "Oblivion" today. The video tells a powerful story of pain, abuse and forgiveness. "Oblivion, on its own, is a very personal songs to me, but with this video, it's brought to a different level. The video shows how powerful forgiveness can be, and even when we don't think others deserve it, God does. This video definitely isn't for the faint of heart. But we believe it can show the power of forgiveness through the pain." Fans can view the video here.
The heavy-hitting track, both musically and emotionally, is a featured single from recently released album Dark Skies. In under 1 week, the album has already surpassed 1 Million streams on Spotify, setting the band up for what could be the best first week in their 10-year history.
Dark Skies was produced and mixed by the legendary Drew Fulk (I Prevail, Motionless In White, Memphis May Fire.) Dark Skies is the band's evocative declaration of a hard won victory. "This album is far from happy. It's about personal struggles," explains singer Ryan Kirby. Heralding praise from outlets like Consequence of Sound, Revolver, Kerrang!, Loudwire and Alternative Press, it is available to stream and purchase today at https://solidstate.lnk.to/DarkSkies.
Fit For A King will be hitting the road again next week when they join genre legends The Devil Wears Prada on their 10 Year Anniversary Tour of With Roots Above And Branches Below. A full list of tour dates are below, with more information and tickets available at http://www.fitforakingband.com/.
Upcoming Tour Dates:
September 26 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
September 27 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
September 28 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theater
September 30 - Edmonton, AB - Union Hall
October 1 - Calgary, AB - The Gateway
October 3 - Winnipeg, MB - The Garrick Centre
October 4 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theatre
October 5 - Iowa City, IA - Blue Moose Taphouse
October 6 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave II
October 7 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrew's Hall
October 9 - Indianapolis, IN - Old National Theatre
October 10 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
October 11 - Nashville, TN - Exit/In
October 12 - Springfield, MO - The Riff
No matter the political divisions, the staggering alienation arising from our paradoxical and increasingly "connected" world, or the mistakes we all make, Fit For A King offer a foundation of open-mindedness and compassion. "We're a very transparent band. We aren't pretending to be something we're not," says Kirby. "We want people to know exactly who we are."
Fit For A King cherishes unwavering honesty. Even under Dark Skies.
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Fit For A King was built with bootstrap ethics and do-it-yourself vigor. On the strength of self-released material, the group joined Solid State for a string of successful albums that connected with the downtrodden and dispossessed. Creation/Destruction (2013) debuted at Number 6 on the Hard Rock chart. Slave to Nothing (2014) cracked the Top 50 of Billboard's Top Current Albums. Deathgrip (2016) climbed to Number 5 among Hard Rock Albums. Now, with the band's latest release, Dark Skies, Fit For A King is looking to, once again, dominate the hard rock/metal-core scene through a collection of diverse anthems powered by the undeniable weight of truth-telling emotional vulnerability.
Fit For A King is Ryan Kirby (vocals), Bobby Lynge (guitar), Jared Easterling (drums), and Ryan "Tuck" O'Leary (bass/vocals).
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Utah lawmakers, along with industry, business and education leaders, received their first glimpse of Salt Lake Community College’s new 121,000-square-foot Westpointe Workforce Training & Education Center during a grand opening celebration held on Wednesday.
“I need this as a father,” said Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes, gesturing to the Westpointe building behind him. “I need to have a state where I know my children will have good jobs and will be able to raise families. It’s things like today, moments like today, that are going to make sure we have those opportunities.”
Strategically located in Salt Lake City’s industrial northwest quadrant near Salt Lake City International Airport, Westpointe will be integral to the Wasatch Front’s long-term economic vitality. The unique facility is designed to support the community by providing education and training in key industries that are critical to the region’s economic success, including welding, machining, diesel systems technology, injection molding, composites manufacturing, commercial driving and other high-demand fields. The center houses eight classrooms, 34 lab spaces and a three-acre lot for commercial truck driving, along with more than 100 welding bays, a large diesel maintenance facility and an injection molding lab.
Utah Governor’s Office Education Advisor, Tami Pyfer, said she was not prepared when she took the job more than four years ago for the “enormity” of the gap in supply of a skilled workforce. “I’m so pleased with what we’re seeing happening in this state and an increased emphasis on technical education,” Pyfer said about the opening of Westpointe. “Let me tell you, technical education is for everyone.”
Westpointe also allows SLCC to fulfill its mission as Salt Lake County’s primary post-secondary provider of workforce education and will serve a significant portion of SLCC’s 28,000 students enrolled in career and technical education (CTE) courses each year. The college offers 106 certificate programs in CTE, along with 32 degree programs and 29 non-credit certificate programs in CTE.
“At Westpointe, students will receive hands-on education and experience in a number of important trades,” said SLCC President Dr. Deneece G. Huftalin. “It will not only be a boon to students but also to our region by allowing us to maintain our economic prosperity through the development of a top-notch workforce.”
Besides serving as a one-of-a-kind, one-stop educational center, Westpointe offers space for collaboration with industry partners, allowing students the opportunity to interface with Utah’s leading companies in the industrial trades. Many of these companies have partnered with SLCC and have generously supported the ongoing operations for the center.
Utah Sen. Gene Davis echoed his colleagues’ comments about the need for strategically located training centers like Westpointe and for infrastructure to support a growing economy. “Now with this building and the commitment of our community college,” Davis added, “it’s going to be vocation, vocation, vocation, which is the most important thing we can do for Utah.”
Keeping with the college’s green initiative, Westpointe draws power from a 504-kilowatt solar array that covers most of the building’s roof with 1,440 solar panels, each capable of producing 350 watts of power.
Salt Lake Community College is an accredited, student-focused, comprehensive community college meeting the diverse needs of the Salt Lake community. Home to more than 60,000 students each year, the college is Utah’s leading provider of workforce development programs and the largest supplier of transfer students to Utah’s four-year institutions. SLCC is also a top 10 college nationally for total associate degrees awarded and the leading provider of applied technology courses in the Salt Lake area.
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Utah Nursing Homes Receive 2018 HealthInsight Quality Awards
Award Program Recognizes Excellence in Clinical Quality and Patient Care
Salt Lake City - HealthInsight is recognizing 16 Utah nursing homes for demonstrating excellence in providing high-quality care for their residents. The HealthInsight Quality Award Program recognizes high-performing health care provider organizations in the states for which HealthInsight serves as the Medicare program’s Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) contractor.
To meet criteria for the Nursing Home Quality Award, a facility must rank in the top 25th percentile of all facilities in the state [30th percentile in New Mexico], based on 15 long-stay quality measures reported on Medicare’s Nursing Home Compare website. The facility also must have at least a 3-star rating on Nursing Home Compare. To view the entire list of measures and criteria for the certificate visit: https://healthinsight.org/quality-awards.
The 2018 award recipients are:
· Alpine Meadow Rehabilitation and Nursing - West Valley City
· Cascades at Orchard Park - Orem
· Central Utah Veterans Home - Payson
· City Creek Post Acute - Salt Lake City
· Country Life Care Center - Riverton
· Fairview Care Center East Inc. - Salt Lake City
· Heritage Hills Rehabilitation and Care Center - Nephi
· Legacy Village Rehabilitation - Taylorsville
· Mt. Ogden Health and Rehabilitation Center - Ogden
· Richfield Rehabilitation and Care Center - Richfield
· Rocky Mountain Care - Riverton – Riverton
· Rocky Mountain Care - Willow Springs – Tooele
· Stonehenge of American Fork - American Fork
· Southern Utah Veterans Home - Ivins - Ivins
· Willow Glen Health and Rehab - Brigham City
“We are honored to recognize these outstanding nursing homes and the work they are doing to improve health care quality and patient care for Utah residents,” said Juliana Preston, HealthInsight Utah executive director. “Their commitment to quality of care reflects a dedication to some of the state’s most vulnerable individuals.”
The HealthInsight Quality Award Program was launched in September 2004 to promote transparency in health care. As defined by the Institute of Medicine, a transparent health care system is “accountable to the public, works openly, makes results known, and builds trust through disclosure.” By using publicly available quality data to identify high-performing providers and publicizing the results, HealthInsight aims to help providers improve health care and help patients become more active and informed participants in their own care.
Nursing home quality information is available by visiting medicare.gov and selecting Compare Nursing Homes in Your Area, or by calling 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227).
About HealthInsight
HealthInsight is a regional health improvement collaborative that oversees affiliated 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporations in Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon and Utah, and End Stage Renal Disease Networks across the western United States. HealthInsight holds contracts and grants in key areas of health care improvement, including leading quality improvement activities for the Medicare program as the Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) for the four-state region. HealthInsight has experience assisting front-line providers and engaging health care stakeholders to improve health care and outcomes. Its programs focus on transparency and public reporting; effective use of health information technology; engaging patients and communities to improve their health; and redesigning how care is paid for and delivered.
In April 2018, HealthInsight and Qualis Health announced a formal merger, combining the two organizations and their operations across the U.S. Both Qualis Health and HealthInsight have been engaged in health care quality consulting and providing quality improvement services for more than 40 years.
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Not Your Parent’s Fireplace
October–National Fireplace Month
Contemporary, see-through fireplaces that warm multiple rooms. Prefabricated gas fireplaces that mount directly to the wall. Electric fireplaces that look realistic and can really put out the heat. No, these are not the fireplaces you knew when growing up in your parent’s home. Today’s fireplaces are designed for visual excitement, two-sided exposure, and installation in locations previously unconsidered.
“The conventional fireplace has all but been reinvented in recent years,” says Jack Goldman, president and CEO of the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association (HPBA). “Today’s fireplaces cater to the specific needs and wants of homeowners,” he says, reminding all that October is National Fireplace Month.
Goldman says that a decade ago, generally only the extremely wealthy would have considered having more than one fireplace in the house. “There are so many new products on the market today that can fit any budget and style.”
While your parents may have had a wood-burning fireplace, the chances are that it wasn’t outfitted with an insert. “Fireplace inserts with glass doors have become the standard, retaining the heat generated by the fire when in use, and limiting draft when not,” says Goldman. “Woodstove design has also been updated in recent years allowing for a wide array of designs ranging from traditional to ultra-contemporary.”
Goldman says that gas and electric fireplaces are now installed for aesthetics and mood as well as heating purposes. “Architects have embraced the long, sleek horizontal fireplace surrounds and are incorporating them into their contemporary interior designs.” Equally exciting, he says are two-sided fireplaces that are increasingly being used in home designs. “When you consider the visual impact and benefits of a two-sided fireplace, the extra expense associated with it seems relatively low.”
Goldman says that second and third fireplaces are being installed in existing homes–sometimes for the calming effect they evoke. Specifically, he refers to gas and electric fireplaces that can be mounted directly to the wall, which in many cases do not require venting. “Because of this, fireplaces are making appearances in kitchens, baths and other private rooms of the house.”
Goldman says that hearth-related innovations are not limited to home interiors. Outdoor fireplace kits using traditional masonry or pre-engineered masonry products range in design from simple to majestic. The gas-fueled fire pit has also been given a new stage with its integration into the design of patio furniture and other outdoor architectural features.
Many new forms of media, such as the simulated gemstones, have been developed for use in gas applications both in and outside the house. Other products include large river-worn stones and sophisticated metal sculptures.
To experience the true impact of these and other fireplace products, Goldman suggests visiting the showroom of your local hearth shop. The HPBA website also features a Hearth Gallery of images on its Consumer Information tab.
HPBA, based near Washington, DC, is North America’s leading advocate for manufacturers, retailers, distributors and allied associates of fireplace, stove, heater, barbecue, and outdoor living appliances. HPBA provides professional member services and industry support in government relations, events, market research, education, certifications, consumer education, and industry promotion. Learn more at hpba.org.
