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St. Catherine of Siena Hospital appoints new Chief Operating Officer
by Press Release - December 15, 2022
Randolph G. Howard
Randolph G. Howard, Jr., MHA, FACHE, has been named Chief Operating Officer at Catholic Health's St. Catherine of Siena Hospital (SCSH). A retired army officer, Mr. Howard has 20 years of experience in healthcare administration.
In his new role, Mr. Howard will oversee SCSH's daily hospital operational and administrative functions; design and implement business strategies; set comprehensive goals for performance and growth across all clinical services lines; and continue to ensure patient safety and patient satisfaction.
"We are very fortunate to have Mr. Howard part of St. Catherine's senior leadership team," said SCSH President James O'Connor. "With extensive experience in hospital operations, system integration and facilities management, Mr. Howard has proven his steadfast leadership, strategic capital planning and keen decision-making skills in addressing various operational issues. As St. Catherine's COO, Mr. Howard will further enhance our hospital's mission in providing the highest quality of care to our patients."
Prior to joining Catholic Health, the Centerport resident served as Northwell Health's Senior Vice President, Corporate Facilities Services where he oversaw property management for 18 million square feet for all Northwell-affiliated hospitals, as well as over 800 non-hospital properties.
St. Charles Hospital prepares to open new wound healing center
Port Times Record
by Daniel Dunaief - July 11, 2022
Sechrist model chamber for hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Photo courtesy Renee Novelle
Port Jefferson's St. Charles Hospital will open its new Center for Hyperbaric Medicine & Wound Healing on July 18, as the hospital seeks to help people with chronic, nonhealing wounds.
The center, which will be located on the second floor of the hospital, will include two hyperbaric chambers that provide 100% pure oxygen under pressurized conditions and will have four examining rooms.
The chamber "provides patients with the opportunity to properly oxygenate their blood, which will increase wound healing and wound-healing time," said Jason Foeppel, a registered nurse and program director for this new service.
Potential patients will be eligible for this treatment when they have wounds that fail to heal after other treatments for 30 days or more.
Residents with circulatory challenges or who have diabetes can struggle with a wound that not only doesn't heal, but can cause other health problems as well.
More oxygen in people's red blood cells promotes wound healing and prevents infection.
The treatment "goes hand in hand to deliver aid to the body's immune system and to promote a healing environment," Foeppel said.
Nicholas Dominici, RestorixHealth regional director of Clinical Operations; Ronald Weingartner, chief operating officer, St. Charles Hospital; Jim O'Connor, president, St. Charles Hospital; and Jason Foeppel, program director. Photo courtesy Renee Novelle
St. Charles is partnering with RestorixHealth in this wound healing effort. A national chain, RestorixHealth has created similar wound healing partnerships with other health care facilities in all 50 states.
The new wound healing center at St. Charles is one of several others on Long Island, amid an increased demand for these kinds of services.
Partnering with Healogics, Huntington Hospital opened a hyperbaric chamber and wound healing center in May 2021. Stony Brook Southampton Hospital also has a wound care center.
"There's a great need for this in our community," said John Kutzma, program director at the Huntington Hospital center. "We know that there are 7 million Americans living with chronic wounds," many of whom did not receive necessary medical attention during the worst of the pandemic, as people avoided doctors and hospitals.
Concerns about contracting COVID-19 not only kept people from receiving necessary treatment, but also may have caused nonhealing wounds to deteriorate for people who contracted the virus.
Although Kutzma hasn't read any scientific studies, he said that, anecdotally, "We've had patients that had COVID whose wounds haven't healed as quickly as non-COVID patients."
Patients at the Huntington Hospital center range in age from 15 to 100, Kutzma said. People with diabetes constitute about one-third of the patients.
For the hyperbaric chamber to have the greatest chance of success, patients typically need daily treatments that last between one and a half to two hours, five days a week for four to six weeks. While the time commitment is significant, Foeppel said it has proven effective in wound healing studies.
"We pitch it as an antibiotic treatment," he said. "You want to complete that full cycle to ensure the body has enough time to complete the healing process."
Kutzma said Huntington Hospital reviews the treatment plan with new patients.
In following the extensive treatment protocol to its conclusion, he said, "The alternative is to live with this very painful, chronic wound that may lead to amputation." Given the potential dire alternative, Huntington Hospital doesn't "have a problem getting that kind of commitment."
While the treatment has proven effective for many patients, not everyone is medically eligible for the hyperbaric chamber.
Colin Martin, safety director. Photo courtesy Renee Novelle
Some chemotherapy drugs are contraindicators for hyperbaric oxygen treatments. Those patients may have other options, such as skin grafts, extra antibiotics or additional visits with physicians for debridement, which involves removing dead, damaged or infected tissue.
"We invite patients to come in, go through the checklist and see what their plan of attack" includes, Foeppel said.
The cost of the hyperbaric treatment for eligible conditions is generally covered by most health insurance plans, including Medicaid and Medicare, he said.
The two hyperbaric chambers at St. Charles can treat eight to 10 patients in a day.
Aside from the cost and eligibility, patients who have this treatment frequently ask what they can do during their treatments. The center has a TV that can play movies or people can listen to music.
"We don't expect you to sit there like in an MRI," Foeppel said.
As for complaints, patients sometimes say they have pressure in their ears, the way they would if they ascend or descend in an airplane. The center urges people to hold their nose and blow or to do other things to relieve that pressure.
Foeppel encourages patients to use the restroom before the treatment, which is more effective when people don't interrupt their time in the chamber.
Prospective patients don't need a referral and can call the St. Charles center at 631-465-2950 to schedule an appointment.
Port Jeff Health & Wellness Fest 2022 a success
by Heidi Sutton - April 28, 2022
Brookhaven Town Councilmember Jonathan Kornreich (center) stopped by the Port Jeff Health & Wellness Fest on April 23. Pictured with, from left, Amani Hosein, Legislative Aide to Councilmember Kornreich; Indu Kaur of The Meadow Club; Crystal Staley Phillips of Crystal Clear-Inner Vision and Marianne Hannigar of Insight Healing Ministries.
Brookhaven Town Councilmember Jonathan Kornreich (center) stopped by the Port Jeff Health & Wellness Fest on April 23.
Highlights from the 13th annual Port Jeff Health & Wellness Fest.
By Heidi Sutton
The Greater Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce hosted its 13th annual Port Jeff Health & Wellness Fest at The Meadow Club in Port Jefferson Station on April 23. The event featured over 50 vendors, health screenings, live music, a painting demonstration by Muse Paint Bar, a vegan BBQ food court courtesy of Catholic Health, a visit from therapy donkeys Pop-E and Lil-E from EEAW and Kota the comfort dog from Moloney Funeral Home, and lots of free giveaways. The wonderful event attracted hundreds of visitors interested in the many local services available in staying healthy in 2022.
Photos by Heidi Sutton
Myths vs. Facts: Colorectal Cancer
by Press Release - March 25, 2022
Dr. Kanika Kaur
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States, yet it is one of the most preventable types of cancer. For 2021, the National Cancer Institute reported nearly 150,000 new cases diagnosed with approximately 53,000 fatalities. Affecting men and women of all racial and ethnic groups, colorectal cancer is most often found in people age 50 and older.
One of the biggest challenges physicians face when discussing colorectal cancer is debunking myths surrounding identifying and treating the disease. Catholic Health Gastroenterologist Kanika Kaur, MD, addressed what she commonly hears from patients.
Myth: There is nothing I can do to lessen my risk of colon cancer.
Fact: There is a lot people can do to reduce their risk of colon cancer. A diet low in red meat and processed meat, high in fruits and vegetables is very important. Smoking is a well-known risk factor for colon cancer along with many other cancers. Also, regular exercise may reduce your risk of developing colorectal cancer. The single biggest modifiable risk factor for colorectal cancer is failure to be screened. Colorectal cancers develop from pre-cancerous polyps, which are growths on the lining of the colon and rectum. Screenings detect and allow doctors to remove polyps before they become cancerous. Colonoscopy with polyp removal reduces the risk of developed colon cancer by up to 90%
Myth: Colorectal cancer is fatal.
Fact: Colorectal cancer is highly treatable, especially when detected early. More than 90% of patients with a localized cancer that is confined to the colon or rectum are alive five years after diagnosis. Sadly, about only one-third of colorectal cancers are diagnosed at an early stage. A majority of cases are identified when the disease has spread beyond the wall of the colon or rectum and to other parts of the body. This decreases the chances of the cancer being cured.
Myth: I should only have a screening if I have symptoms.
Fact: This is false. The reality is that early colorectal cancer usually has no symptoms. This is why it is important to get screened. It is recommended all men and women age 45 and older should have a screening. Those with a personal or family history of colon cancer, a history of inflammatory bowel disease and those with symptoms such as rectal bleeding are considered at high risk and may need to be screened before the age of 45. Additionally, women with a personal or family history of ovarian, endometrial or breast cancer may also need to be screened at an earlier age.
Myth: Only those with a family history of colon cancer are at risk.
Fact: Nearly three-quarters of all new colorectal cancer cancers are with individuals with no known risk factors for the disease.
Myth: Colorectal cancer affects only older, white men.
Fact: Colorectal cancer impacts men and women. Additionally, people of color are more likely to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in its advanced stages, suggesting that they may require colon cancer screening at a younger age.
Myth: A colonoscopy is a difficult procedure.
Fact: A colonoscopy is not painful. The most unpleasant part of the procedure is the preparation that is required the day before the exam. But this is important as an inadequate prep may lead to missed findings such as polyps or a need to repeat the procedure.
Myth: Finding a colon or rectal polyp means I have cancer and need surgery.
Fact: A polyp is a pre-cancerous lesion that, if not treated, can progress to cancer. If polyps are detected early and removed before they can progress, colon cancer can be prevented. Colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy have been shown to prevent deaths from colon cancer – a fact that has been well demonstrated over time. Most polyps are treated by removing them during the colonoscopy. Even large polyps can be removed without surgery.
More information on Catholic Health's comprehensive colorectal cancer and digestive health services may be found by visiting chsli.org. To find a Catholic Health physician near you, please call (866) MY-LI-DOC.
About Catholic Health
Catholic Health is an integrated system encompassing some of the region's finest health and human services agencies. The health system has 16,000 employees, six acute care hospitals, three nursing homes, a home health service, hospice and a network of physician practices.
St. Charles Hospital offers veterans smiles and more
Times of Middle Country
Village Beacon Record
Village Times Herald
by Daniel Dunaief - November 2, 2021
Rogovitz with his son Gene and his grandson Gavin surfing at Gilgo Beach in Babylon. Photo from Rogovitz
Charles Rogovitz hopes to get bottom dentures so he can relieve the stomach pain he gets from partially chewed food and can eat an apple again. Todd Warren needs to have a root canal to become eligible for a new kidney.
Rogovitz and Warren are two of the veterans who will attend free Port Jefferson-based St. Charles Hospital's "Give Vets a Smile" clinic on Nov. 3.
The event, which has become biannual this year and is fully booked, will provide dental care for 20 to 25 veterans.
Currently sponsored by a grant from Mother Cabrini Foundation, St. Charles has been providing an annual dental clinic for veterans since 2016.
"Our goal is to reach out to the [veterans] who do not have traditional insurance through employers," and who "fall through the cracks," Dr. Keri Logan, director in the Department of Dentistry at St. Charles, explained in an email. "That includes veterans who are not 100% disabled and perhaps make too much money for Medicaid, those that are homeless and the like."
St. Charles hopes to "get as much done for them as possible," which means that appointments typically include a visit with a hygienist as well as a dentist, Dr. Logan added.
Dr. Logan explained that veterans who do not have insurance or the means to go to a dentist regularly for routine cleanings and treatment have an increased incidence of cavities, infections and/or periodontal disease.
The event is in memory of Mark Cherches, who spent 57 years at St. Charles Hospital's Dental Clinic and played a key role in bringing Give Veterans a Smile day to the hospital.
Dr. Cherches "heard of this from another facility a few years back and he was instrumental in giving us the idea," Dr. Logan explained.
St. Charles is hosting the event at the Stephen B. Gold Dental Clinic.
Ruth Gold, wife of the late Stephen Gold, who was a pediatric dentist and for whom the clinic is named, appreciates the fact that the clinic is expanding with outreach programs to help the community.
The daughter of World War II veteran Milton Kalish, Gold is thankful for members of the armed forces who are "defending our country."
Gold added that her husband would be "pleased" with the effort. "These are people who wouldn't ordinarily go out to get their teeth checked, so this is very important."
Rogovitz
Indeed, Rogovitz hasn't been to a dentist in a quarter of a century.
A retired contractor who was a sergeant in the Marine Corps in Vietnam in 1967, 1968 and 1969, Rogovitz has lost his bottom teeth over the years, pulling them out when they come loose.
A resident of Babylon Village, Rogovitz has visited dentists, who estimated that it would cost $2,400 and about eight months to provide dentures for his lower jaw. He also needs dentures on his upper jaw.
"I'm hoping for the best," Rogovitz said. "Worst comes to worst, I'll get a lower denture and I'll be able to masticate my food properly and not have stomach issues."
Rogovitz has circled Nov. 3 on his calendar with highlighter in multiple colors.
The retired marine has been eating soft foods.
Rogovitz owes his life to his son Gene, who urged him to see a doctor for a general checkup in 2016. The doctor found early stage prostate cancer, which is in remission.
Rogovitz is convinced he developed cancer during his service in Vietnam, when he was given a bag of defoliant and was told to rip it open and scatter it in the grass.
In addition, he lay in fields sprayed with Agent Orange.
Despite his health battles, Rogovitz, who calls himself a "young 74," enjoys surfing with his son and his nine-year-old grandson, Gavin.
In addition to biting into an apple, which he hasn't done in about 12 years, he hopes to chew on an ear of corn on the cob.
A veteran of the Navy who went on three deployments during Desert Storm, Warren has received dialysis three days a week for over 18 months.
Warren, whose rank was Petty Officer 2nd Class E5, would like to join the list for a kidney transplant.
"You have to be cleared by all these departments first," said Warren, who is a resident of Bay Shore. "One of them is dental."
Unable to do much walking in part because of his kidney and in part because of his congestive heart failure, Warren can't join the organ recipient list until he has root canal.
"All of that is holding me up," Warren said. "I have to get this root canal to get this kidney transplant."
While St. Charles Hospital can't guarantee any specific treatment, the dental clinic does offer root canal work as a part of that day's free dental service for veterans.
Warren, who is 53, has sole custody of his nine-year-old son, Malachi.
An athlete in high school who played basketball and soccer and ran track, Warren is limited in what he can do with his son in his current condition.
Warren had two teeth extracted at the Veterans Administration and is also hoping to fill that hole. When he drinks, he sometimes struggles to control the flow of liquid, causing him to choke on soda or water.
"I'm trying to do the best I can" with the missing teeth in the bottom of his mouth and the need for a root canal in the top, he said.
On behalf of himself and other veterans, Warren is grateful to St. Charles Hospital.
"I appreciate what they're doing," Warren said. "Let's take care of the vets who were willing to put their lives on the line for this country."
Old Westbury Gardens launches outdoor walkthrough light show, Shimmering Solstice
Times of Huntington-Northport
by Press Release - October 23, 2021
Image from Old Westbury Gardens
Catholic Health signs on as presenting sponsor of inaugural event designed to immerse visitors in a spectacular outdoor experience
Next month, Old Westbury Gardens will unveil a first-of-its kind nighttime light show event. SHIMMERING SOLSTICE at Old Westbury Gardens, presented by Catholic Health, will offer visitors the opportunity to behold a series of magical light displays as they walk along the beautiful meandering paths through Old Westbury Gardens' Walled Garden, Rose Garden, South Lawn, and Allée.
Tickets are on sale now. The event opens November 20, 2021 and runs through January 9, 2022. The admission time starts at 5:30 p.m. and the last admission is at 9:30 p.m. The gates close at 11 p.m.
"We are excited to offer this brand-new experience for our visitors to enjoy," said Nancy Costopulos, President and CEO of Old Westbury Gardens. "This walkthrough lightshow has been designed specifically for Old Westbury Gardens and offers a one-of-a-kind experience that we intend to become a new annual holiday tradition. We are also thrilled to have Catholic Health as our presenting sponsor for this inaugural event. Their commitment to the communities they serve mirrors our own, and we welcome their support as we bring this spectacular event to Long Island."
SHIMMERING SOLSTICE is a completely custom-built show that has been uniquely designed to highlight the features of Old Westbury Gardens. The design phase took approximately a-year-and-a-half to plan.
"Catholic Health is proud to be Old Westbury Gardens' SHIMMERING SOLSTICE presenting sponsor," said Patrick M. O'Shaughnessy, DO, MBA, President & CEO of Catholic Health. "This experience will bring families, friends, and communities together in a beautiful setting to reflect and make memories. Catholic Health cherishes the value of families and communities, and we continue to be humbled in contributing to moments in life that matter."
The event was developed out of a desire to creatively adapt the land and gardens around Westbury House into a visitor location that can be enjoyed during the fall and winter holiday season and that would remain consistent with the mission of Old Westbury Gardens.
"This is a celebration of our space," said Maura McGoldrick-Brush, Director of Horticulture at Old Westbury Gardens. "Instead of flowers, the gardens will be blooming with light. This is truly an enchanting combination of the beauty of the gardens and the magic of the season."
Old Westbury Gardens worked with Lightswitch, a collective of internationally recognized lighting, media, and visual designers to create the show with the intent of celebrating the Gardens' history and environment during the fall and winter seasons.
"The design will truly embrace the Gardens," said Warren Kong, principal at Lightswitch. "The goal is to create something that is unique. We wanted to give people something they can't see down the street from their homes and create a new family tradition for the region."
Some examples of what visitors will see include both the formal Rose Garden and Walled Garden blooming with beautiful light and twinkling in lively rhythmic patterns. Other unique features include enormous dandelions which will line the edge of the pond and a giant Christmas tree, made of lit globes, that will be displayed in front of Westbury House. Many other impressive light displays will be found throughout the iconic garden areas for visitors to discover.
This event is something people of all ages will enjoy. The walk-through portion of the show is designed for visitors to explore at their own pace. For the exciting finale, visitors will be dazzled to see the south facade of Westbury House come alive as they become immersed in a magical and wondrous sensation of lights and sounds, celebrating the spirit of the season.
For more information, visit the SHIMMERING SOLSTICE website: https://shimmeringsolstice.com/
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About Old Westbury Gardens
Built in 1906 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Old Westbury Gardens is the former home of John S. Phipps, his wife, Margarita Grace Phipps, and their children. Today, as a not-for-profit organization, Old Westbury Gardens welcomes visitors of all ages for a wide range of historical, cultural, artistic, educational, horticultural events. Old Westbury Gardens seeks to inspire appreciation of the early 20th century American country estate through faithful preservation and interpretation of its landscape, gardens, architecture and collections. For more information, visit https://www.oldwestburygardens.org/
About Catholic Healh
Catholic Health is an integrated system encompassing some of the region's finest health and human services agencies. The health system has nearly 17,000 employees, 6 acute care hospitals, 3 nursing homes, a home nursing service, hospice and a network of physician practices. For more information, visit https://www.chsli.org.
Zeldin, elected officials rally against hospital vaccine mandates
Times of Huntington
Times of Smithtown
by Julianne Mosher - September 29, 2021
Photo by Julianne Mosher
Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-NY1) rallied with health care workers to boycott Gov. Kathy Hochul's (D) vaccination deadline, Sept. 27.
Zeldin, who is campaigning for governor, joined other elected officials outside the state building in Hauppauge Monday just hours before health care workers were required to get the COVID-19 vaccine by midnight or risk losing their jobs.
On Monday night, Hochul signed an executive order to significantly expand the eligible workforce and allow additional health care workers to administer COVID-19 testing and vaccinations.
According to the mandate, if health care workers do not receive at least one dose of one of the COVID-19 vaccines by the end of day Monday — without a medical exemption or having previously filed for a religious exemption — they will forfeit their jobs.
The congressman has been vocal over the mandates, locally and nationally.
"Our health care workers were nothing short of heroic the past 18 months," Zeldin said. "We shouldn't be firing these essential workers. We should be thanking them for all they've done for our communities."
Zeldin was calling on Hochul to work with medical facilities and the state's health care workers to "implement a more reasonable policy that does not violate personal freedoms, fire health care workers who helped us through the pandemic's worst days, and cause chaos and staffing shortages at hospitals and nursing homes."
Hochul stated this week that to fill the vacancies in hospitals, she plans to bring in the National Guard and other out-of-state health care workers to replace those who refuse to get vaccinated.
"You're either vaccinated and can keep your job, or you're out on the street," said Zeldin, who is vaccinated.
State Sen. Mario Mattera (R-St. James) said he was angered when health care employees were given limited ability to negotiate the vaccine mandate through their unions.
"This isn't a state of emergency, like a hurricane," he said. "This is a state of emergency that people get fired, and not going to have unemployment insurance. I am a union leader. This is a disgrace to all Americans."
According to the state Department of Labor, unvaccinated workers who are terminated from their jobs will not be eligible for unemployment insurance benefits. A new Republican-led bill introduced in Albany would restore those jobless benefits.
On Tuesday, the state released data noting the percentage of hospital staff receiving at least one dose was 92% (as of Monday evening) based on preliminary self-reported data. The percentage of fully vaccinated was 85% as of Monday evening, up from 84% on Sept. 22 and 77% on Aug. 24.
"This new information shows that holding firm on the vaccine mandate for health care workers is simply the right thing to do to protect our vulnerable family members and loved ones from COVID-19," Hochul said in a statement. "I am pleased to see that health care workers are getting vaccinated to keep New Yorkers safe, and I am continuing to monitor developments and ready to take action to alleviate potential staffing shortage situations in our health care systems."
Long Island's three health care providers have already implemented the mandate and are taking action.
Northwell Health, the state's largest private employer and health care provider — and which includes Port Jefferson's Mather Hospital and Huntington Hospital — previously notified all unvaccinated team members that they are no longer in compliance with New York State's mandate to vaccinate all health care workers by the Sept. 27 deadline.
"Northwell regrets losing any employee under such circumstances, but as health care professionals and members of the largest health care provider in the state, we understand our unique responsibility to protect the health of our patients and each other," Northwell said in a statement. "We owe it to our staff, our patients and the communities we serve to be 100% vaccinated against COVID-19."
Catholic Health Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Jason Golbin said in a statement that the provider is "incredibly proud of our staff's dedication to protecting the health and safety of Long Islanders during the COVID-19 pandemic and are grateful for their heroic efforts over the last 18 months."
He added, "In keeping with our commitment to ensuring the health and safety of our patients, visitors, medical staff and employees, we are complying with the New York State vaccine mandate for all health care workers."
Golbin said that as of Tuesday, Sept. 28, the vast majority of staff is fully vaccinated with only a few hundred people furloughed from across six hospitals, three nursing facilities, home health care, hospice and other physician practices.
Stony Brook University officials added Stony Brook medicine has been preparing for New York State's mandate all healthcare workers get at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by the deadline.
As of 8 p.m. on Sept. 28, 94.07% of Stony Brook University Hospital employees have been vaccinated, and this number continues to increase, 134 Stony Brook University Hospital employees are being placed on suspension without pay and will be scheduled to meet with Labor Relations representatives to discuss their circumstances. While awaiting this meeting, they can use vacation or holiday time off. If they continue to elect not to receive the vaccine, they will be terminated in accordance with the NYS DOH order.
Less than 1% of the hospital's total employee population are in a probationary employment period and while they are currently suspended without pay, they are still eligible to be vaccinated before their terminations are processed and could still return to work.
Officials said these numbers are fluid and are expecting further declines.
Bicyclist saved from cardiac arrest in front of St. Charles
Town of Brookhaven
by Press Release - September 13, 2021
From left to right: Middle Island Fire Chief Bill Nevin, Chuck Prentis, Dr. Jeffrey Wheeler, Nursing Assistant Drew Saidler. Photo from Catholic Health
Chuck Prentis, 59 of Centerport, was at the right place at the right time this past May, when he was bicycle riding up a very steep hill in Port Jefferson and suddenly went into cardiac arrest in front of St. Charles Hospital on Belle Terre Road.
All of the stars aligned that day for Prentis. St. Charles nursing assistant Drew Saidler was in the emergency room and heard the outside cries for help. He immediately sprang into action and performed life-saving CPR on the lawn where the rider had fallen from his bicycle.
A St. Charles security officer alerted the emergency room staff of the incident and the medical team immediately ran out to assist Saidler. At the same time, Middle Island Fire Chief Bill Nevin happened to be driving by the scene at that very moment, jumped out of his car with an automated external defibrillator.
Prentis was placed on a stretcher, with nurse Kirsten Connolly on top, performing life-saving compressions as Chuck was being rushed into the emergency room.
As it turns out, Chuck suffered from a widow maker which is the most severe kind of heart attack, where there is almost 100% total blockage in a critical blood vessel called the left anterior descending artery.
Prentis has a family history of heart disease. His father passed away at a young age of a heart attack, his older brother had open heart surgery and also survived a widow maker and his older sister required a stenting procedure due to blockages.
Knowing that he had a family history, he lived a healthy lifestyle and exercised frequently on the Peloton bike – about 130 miles a week. He never had any symptoms prior to that day in May when he went into sudden cardiac arrest.
Once stabilized at St. Charles, Chuck also required another procedure to implant an Impella device typically used in patients with severe heart failure, to help flow of blood to the heart.
Prentis is not quite back on the Peloton, but for now enjoys playing golf and spending quality time with his wife and three sons. He and his family are extremely appreciative of the emergency room staff who sprang into action that day. Each one was instrumental in saving his life. One might say, it is a miracle that Prentis was at the right place at the right time and received the lifesaving care he desperately needed.
by Press Release - July 4, 2021
Dominick Pernice. Photo from St. Catherine of Siena
Dominick Pernice, RT, MBA, has been named chief operating officer at Catholic Health's St. Catherine of Siena Hospital (SCSH). For the past 13 years, Mr. Pernice has served as the administrative director of imaging services and cardiac catheterization at SCSH and St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson.
In his new role, Mr. Pernice will oversee SCSH's daily hospital operational and administrative functions; design and implement business strategies, plans and procedures; set comprehensive goals for performance and growth across all clinical services lines; and continue to ensure patient safety and patient satisfaction.
"We are very fortunate to have Mr. Pernice as part of St. Catherine's senior leadership team," said James O'Connor, SCSH president. "Over Mr. Pernice's long career at St. Catherine and St. Charles hospitals, he has proven his steadfast leadership, strategic planning and keen decision-making skills in addressing various operational issues. In addition, Mr. Pernice was instrumental in developing the imaging services at Ambulatory Care in Commack. As St. Catherine's COO, Mr. Pernice will further enhance our hospital's mission in providing the highest quality of care to our patients."
Prior to joining Catholic Health, Mr. Pernice served as assistant director of radiology, supervisor of magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound, evening imaging supervisor and radiologic technologist at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park. Mr. Pernice earned his Master of Business Administration at C.W. Post University and is a Six Sigma Green Belt.
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Asian stock markets started the week with fresh selling, with Chinese shares lower following Thursday's slump and the Korean market weighed by heavy losses for Samsung Electronics.
Chinese equities sent a shudder through global markets on Thursday when leading stock indexes there tumbled over 2%. The market rebounded Friday but Monday saw fresh downward pressure. The CSI 300, which consists of the biggest stocks in Shanghai SHCOMP, -0.85% and Shenzhen 399106, -0.58%, fell 1.2% though both the cities' individual composite indexes fell less.
The decline weighed on equities elsewhere after some modest early gains. The Nikkei NIK, -0.38% rose as much as 0.5% shortly after the open but was recently down 0.3% as the yen rebounded again; the dollar fell to ¥111.45 from ¥111.70 earlier in the session. Australia's benchmark XJO, +0.10% also turned slightly lower after ticking up earlier.
Hong Kong's stock benchmark HSI, -0.51% fell 0.6%.
Korea's Kospi SEU, -1.30% was recently down 1.4% weighed by a slide for Samsung Electronics 005930, -4.44%. The tech behemoth, which is by far the index's biggest component, surged more than 50% this year but was down 4.5% in early trade after Morgan Stanley dropped its rating on the stock to equal-weight from overweight. Morgan Stanley cited the doubling of its shares since early 2016 and signs that the flash-memory industry has started to weaken.
"We expect a steady stream of positive growth data in Asia this week — from Japan and South Korea's industrial production to Australia's capex and India's GDP," said Klaus Baader, head of research for Asia at Société Générale.
Holding up Monday was New Zealand stocks. The NZX-50 NZ50GR, +0.56% climbed 0.4%, with Auckland International Airport AIA, +2.46% and a2 Milk ATM, +1.68% advancing 1.5%.
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Widow of Jihadist Linked to Paris Attacks; Thousands Flee Terror Group's Last Stronghold in Syria; London Police Investigate Explosive Devices; Guaido Returning to National Assembly After Foreign Tour; North Korea Rebuilding a Missile Engine Test Site; Trump in Fight of His Political Life as Investigations Mount; Cohen Back on Capitol Hill for More Closed-Door Testimony; Moscow Slams Expansive Investigations into Donald Trump; U.K. Labour Party Engulfed by Anti-Semitism Crisis; R. Kelly Denies Sexual Abuse Allegations; 13-Time Champions Real Madrid Humiliated by Ajax; Interview with Gigi Buffon, his future, PSG Goal Keeper. Aired 10-11a ET
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BEN WEDEMAN, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: No, I don't want to return to France, she tells me, because the French state used its arms to
kill my children and my husband and I know if I return, I'll be put in prison.
BECKY ANDERSON, CNN HOST: Connecting tonight, ISIS, like you've never seen it before. CNN taking you inside the minds of the wives left behind as
ISIS implodes around them. We're on the ground, for you this hour in eastern Syria -- Ben.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: They are causing huge damage in our party, and they're causing huge distress to the Jewish community.
ANDERSON: It's the second biggest group of lawmakers in one of the most powerful countries yet. Britain's opposition still being torn apart by an
anti-Semitism crisis. How is that still happening? CNN investigates.
Also, this hour --
ANDERSON: Is this your last year?
GIGI BUFFON, GOALKEEPER, PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN: No. I'm 41 but I've got the energy of a youngster.
ANDERSON: And he's going to need every ounce of that spirit let me tell you. Hours from now, footballing mega star Gigi Buffon rocking onto the
pitch in an epic Champions League showdown. The man, the myth, and the legend, my interview with him coming up. It's pretty special. All of that
right here on CONNECT THE WORLD.
Well from CNN's Middle East programming headquarters, hello and welcome. You're watching CONNECT THE WORLD. With me Becky Anderson. Live from Abu
Dhabi. Where it is 7:00 in the evening.
And we begin this hour with the remnants of the final assault against ISIS in Syria as the terror group inches towards the brink of collapse. Now,
the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces say 500 fighters surrendered in eastern Syria Tuesday. And more than 6,000 people, militants and
civilians, have fled in the past few days alone.
Those numbers have taken the SDF by surprise. For weeks now, the self- declared caliphate has been pinned down in Baghouz, the last remaining ISIS enclave in eastern Syria.
A terror group drew recruits from around the world, including the widow of a jihadist tied to the Paris terror attacks in 2015, 130 people were
killed. The attacks, the deadliest in France, since World War II. A quick reminder for you as we take a look back.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: New developments coming in. France under a state of emergency, following six, six separate terrorist attacks. ISIS claiming
responsibility. So far, 128 confirmed dead. But the number is really, these numbers will change and go up. As many as 180 injured, maybe more,
we're learning that Americans are among the injured. What we don't know is just how many.
ANDERSON: Well, CNN's Ben Wedeman is today inside eastern Syria where he has been for weeks. And today, spoke to the widow, the widow who called
the caliphate home.
WEDEMAN (voice-over): The victor leads the vanquished. Boys and men of the so-called Islamic state now in the hands of their enemies. Tuesday,
thousands of men, women, and children were trucked out of ISIS's doomed domain. The numbers fleeing the sinking state, well over 6,000 in the past
two days, have taken the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces by surprise. Among them, Dorothee Maquere, the wife of Jean-Michel Clain, linked to the
November 2015 terror attacks in Paris that killed 130 people.
Her husband, just composed religious songs, she claims. She told us an air strike killed him Sunday, while two weeks ago, a drone killed Jean-Michel's
brother Fabien who claimed responsibility for the 2015 Paris attacks in an audiotape. She says three of her children have been killed in the
DOROTHEE MAQUERE, FRENCH ISIS WIFE: (through translator): No I don't want to return to France, she tells me, because the French state used its arms
to kill my children and my husband and I know if I return, I'll be put in prison.
WEDEMAN: Tens of thousands of foreign nationals, including many from Western Europe, flocked to Syria and Iraq, when ISIS was at its height.
[10:05:00] Now many of their countries don't want them back. Sana, a Finnish convert to Islam came to Syria four years ago with her husband, a
Moroccan plumber, she said. Life was good in the beginning, she recalls. War, not ISIS ruined that life, Sana tells me. With the war almost over
and this land in ruins, now she wants to go home.
(on camera): You want to go back?
SANA, FINNISH ISIS WIFE: Yes, I want to go back to Finland now, yes, definitely. Definitely. Definitely.
WEDEMAN (voice-over): By all account, the final battle has left many civilians dead.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE, BELGIAN ISIS WIFE (through translator): I'm lost, says this Belgian woman, who declined to give her name. For now, I can't
think of anything else. I'm traumatized. Back there in the camp, it was a massacre. There are dead everywhere.
WEDEMAN: No one is more traumatized by this catastrophe than the children who grew up in a madhouse of the state that called itself Islamic. Brain
washed and caught in a war, not of their choosing. The lucky ones may return to their countries, far, far away. The rest doomed to a grim life
in overcrowded internment camps.
ANDERSON: And Ben joining us now live from eastern Syria. And that's what I want to discuss, Ben, some want to go home, and others have got no
interest, it seems, and some seem numb by the whole process. This dilemma facing security forces locally and of course governments around the world,
what to do next with these people, Ben, long term?
WEDEMAN: Becky, nobody has come up with a solution for this. The Syrian Democratic Forces have asked repeatedly Western powers to provide some sort
of assistance in dealing with this problem, to take back their foreign nationals. But many countries, the United Kingdom, for instance, have said
no. They don't want them back. And it's a sort of ironic that while the Islamic state, the so-called Islamic state was contained, this problem
didn't exist. The people within the state stayed within the state.
Now, what you have -- and I'll just step out of the way of the camera. You can see there are hundreds of women and men here -- the men are over the
horizon because they're being interrogated by French, British, and American and SDF intelligence officers. What do you do with all of these people?
And I've spoken with more of them today, and one man from Aleppo told me that, as far as he's concerned, he remains loyal to the Islamic state, and
he told me that if he has to spend the rest of his life in prison for that loyalty, so be it.
So you have this problem that is really weighing heavily on the authorities here. They don't have the resources to take care of all of these people.
The biggest camp, Al Hawl, has more than 50,000 people in it. It was not designed for that number. And for many of them, it's essentially an
internment camp, and they may be there for years and years. And that, by itself, poses a danger of creating an environment that is fertile to the
continuation, the growth, and perhaps the intensification of their nihilistic philosophy when it comes to the religion of Islam -- Becky.
ANDERSON: Ben, if you weren't on the ground, witnessing this, filming it and showing us live, I don't think our viewers would believe what they are
seeing. It does seem absolutely remarkable, women and children, young kids, behind you, with absolutely nowhere to go next. When you talk to
them, I mean we've listened in your great report there to a number of women's sort of attitude, some want to stay, some want to go home,
whatever. What about the kids? What is the atmosphere for these people coming out of this last sort of enclave of the caliphate? What are the
kids telling you?
WEDEMAN: Well, we spoke to that Finnish woman, she had a 13-year-old daughter, who told me that she wants to go back to Finland because of the
traumatic experience of being caught in this war. But she doesn't want to reintegrate into Finnish society.
[10:10:00] She says she wants to be home schooled. She doesn't want to interact with other Finnish children, because basically, she considers them
infidels. A lot of these children have grown up inculcated with the philosophy of the so-called Islamic state, which considers everyone who
does not follow that very narrow interpretation of Islam to be a "kafir", an infidel. Whether you're Shia, Christian, Jewish, whatever, and
therefore, when these children who have been brought up on this mind set go back, if they can, to France, to England, to Germany, to Italy, to
wherever, they will be carrying with them, many of them -- we can't say all of them -- this very hostile philosophy toward anyone else on earth who
isn't within their particular mindset. So the children, I mean basically, this is like spores of a disease that are being spread into the world, and
before they were just in this small geographical area.
ANDERSON: It is absolutely fascinating, and somebody's got to come up with a solution at some point. Meantime, Ben, thank you, Ben, as Ben points
out, some 50,000 in camps that we might as well call internment camps now. And all of those behind Ben, those women and children, recently, just
recently today, having walked away from pretty much for some of those kids everything they ever knew, the ISIS caliphate.
Well as we've discussed many governments around the world are grappling with what to do with their citizens who signed up and survived and now
stuck in Syria. In the coming week, France will be bringing home a plane load of children of jihadists. Many of them orphans. More on the ISIS
orphans ready to come home at CNN.com. Well worth the read.
Well just days after the collapse of nuclear talks with the United States, new satellite images appear to show North Korea has begun rebuilding a
massively engine test site that had been inactive since August. The site was initially being taken apart as a show of good faith towards the United
States. But now, a South Korean lawmaker says intelligence shows increased vehicle movement, and signs of construction. CNN's Paula Hancocks has been
following this story from Seoul and she joins us live from there now -- Paula.
PAULA HANCOCKS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Becky, this is satellite imagery that has been analyzed by the likes of 38 North and CSIS, both saying that
it shows that what North Korea is doing at this point, is reversing what they had been doing over recent months. This is a key site, Tongchang-ri,
which North Korea had been dismantling and the NIS as well here in South Korea saying, that you can see that they are reversing that, at this point.
Things like a roof which had been taken down. They've now rebuilt, a door has been rebuilt. They say there is proof, as you say of vehicles that are
carting things around. The think tanks say they see construction cranes in the imagery as well.
Now, one key thing, and we don't know the answer to this yet, is when exactly were these images taken. According to 38 North it's anything
between February 16 and March 2. So it could have been before the Hanoi Summit, before Kim Jong-un met with the U.S. President Donald Trump, or
during, or after. We simply don't know. And this is why many experts at this point are reticent to say definitively that this is a show from North
Korea, that they are not happy that that summit ended without agreement. It's simply too difficult to pinpoint it that closely.
But it is interesting that this particular site, Becky, is the one that Kim Jong-un and President Moon Jae-in of South Korea were discussing in
Pyongyang when President Moon was there last year. And they had been discussing whether or not there should be independent inspectors going to
look at it and make sure it was put out of action as North Korea said it was. They were waiting for corresponding measures from the U.S. but now
clearly, you can see that the intelligence agency here is saying they are reversing what they had done up until this point -- Becky.
ANDERSON: Paula Hancocks is in Seoul, in South Korea for you. Paula, thank you.
To the United Kingdom next, where the University of Glasgow has been evacuated after a suspicious package was found in its mail room. More
details on that story, of course, as it develops here on CNN. There is no indication that the incident in Scotland is linked to the counter-terrorism
investigation involving three explosive devices found near transport hubs on Tuesday. The packages were sent to Heathrow Airport, London city
airport and Waterloo Train Station. No one was hurt. The Irish police are assisting with the investigation.
[10:15:00] Phil Black joining me now from outside Waterloo Station. What do we understand to be the details of that investigation, as we speak --
Phil?
PHIL BLACK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, some pretty big unanswered questions remain, Becky. Who did this? Why did they do it? And are there any more
of these packages to be found? Has the risk, as it was, has it passed? So far, we know these packages have been a real nuisance. They have consumed
police time and resources. They disrupted the offices they were sent to. But fortunately, no one was hurt. And there were no major transportation
delays.
That said, we're still talking about incendiary devices. And although they've been deemed capable of only creating small fires, those small fires
have the potential to grow and spread and do harm to people and property. So police are pretty keen to get to the bottom of this and determine
precisely why they were sent. Was someone looking to do harm? Was the motive sinister? Or something else? Attention-seeking prank, perhaps. We
don't know. The police say they're looking into it. But you're right, there is an Irish connection to this and that is that a couple of postage
stamps at least had postal stamps from the Republic of Ireland.
Now that means that the British media today contains speculation about whether or not there is a link or some sort of connection to militant Irish
Republicanism. It is at least a line of inquiry, a theory. We don't know how serious the police are taking it, although as you say, Irish police are
assisting them. The police have not gone further, formally, publicly, then to say they are still keeping an open mind about who did this and why --
Becky.
ANDERSON: Phil Black, on the story, in London, today, where it is 3:16 in the afternoon. 7:16 here in Abu Dhabi. This is CONNECT THE WORLD from
your Middle Eastern broadcasting hub.
Still to come, we'll get you to Venezuela, where threats of arrest are not keeping the opposition leader from returning to the National Assembly.
And later this hour, the man, the myth, the legend, I sit down with Paris Saint-Germain star, Gigi Buffon. What will he do next? Well certainly
first up we know there's a Champions League match for him tonight. All of that coming up after this.
[10:20:00] ANDERSON: The battle for control of Venezuela has moved from the streets to inside government. After a break for carnival, the
Venezuela National Assembly is back in session right now. And we expect opposition leader and self-declared interim president, Juan Guaido, to
speak at some point. He will brief lawmakers in this very room. These are live pictures out of the National Assembly there. On his visit to other
countries, a visit that incumbent President Nicolas Maduro said was against the law. Juan Guaido, we will get you here now and when.
Well we've seen Washington take a keen interest in the situation there of course. And we turn now to the American capital where President Donald
Trump is in the fight of his political life as he faces an avalanche of investigations. And it seems the hits, well, they just keep coming.
The latest revelation involves his daughter and White House adviser, Ivanka. Sources tell CNN Mr. Trump granted her a security clearance over
the objections of his staff. He reportedly did the same for Ivanka's husband Jared Kushner. The White House is refusing Congressional demands
to turn over documents on security clearances setting the stage for what could be a bruising legal fight.
Mr. Trump says it's all a big fat fishing expedition and he's getting some support in discrediting these probes from Moscow. Let's bring in our
senior Washington correspondent, Joe Johns, on this. And our senior international correspondent, Fred Pleitgen, who is live tonight out of
Moscow for you.
Joe, let me start with you. Mr. Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen has made a lot of damaging statements about the President and he's not done
talking yet. He's back on Capitol Hill as we speak. Testifying today to the House Intelligence Committee, behind closed doors. Michael Cohen has
said he never sought a pardon from Mr. Trump but tell us whether there are some new questions about that, if you will.
JOE JOHNS, CNN SENIOR WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Well, there had been reporting, for quite a while now, that Michael Cohen had in some way been
in contact, apparently, with the President's lawyers. And now, we understand that this was apparently a lawyer to lawyer type conversation,
between counsel for Cohen and counsel over here at the White House, discussing a pardon, or clemency, for Michael Cohen. And now this was
apparently some time ago, and it happened apparently after there was a raid at Cohen's office.
We don't know any more than that. But we do know that Democrats on Capitol Hill are quite interested in this. Because how the President's pardon
power, or the power of clemency, is pretty much absolute, as to the federal court system, nonetheless, a use of that power in certain ways, a thing of
value, for a corrupt purpose, could still potentially get a public official into a certain degree of hot water. So that's one of the things apparently
on Capitol Hill people want to talk to Michael Cohen about -- Becky.
ANDERSON: He's already called the U.S. President a crook, a con man, and a liar. You thought things weren't going to get any worse than that. But
here, the jury is really split about just how damaging this testimony from Michael Cohen is, or will be. Your thoughts at this point -- Joe?
JOHNS: Well, there were some opportunities for Michael Cohen to sort of hit the ball out of the park, and in fact, in some small ways, he may have
helped the President just here or there. You know, suggesting that the President of the United States never directly ordered him to tell a lie,
because that's not the way the President works. So that creates some room for a defense in there of the President. However, this is a political
arena, and those on the House side of the capitol who are considering articles of impeachment understand that it was certainly damaging for the
President because Michael Cohen was there with Donald Trump for so long and knows so much about how he operates and he really painted a pretty brutal
picture of him.
ANDERSON: Fred, a hoax, a witch hunt, a big fat fishing trip, is how Donald Trump at various times has described these probes, across the board,
really. And you kind of get slightly lost in which one he's talking about at any one time. He is though getting some support, perhaps not
surprisingly, in discrediting these probes, from Moscow. Explain.
FREDERIK PLEITGEN, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, you're absolutely right, Becky, we put that question to the spokesman for the
Kremlin about how they view this new probe by the Congressional Democrat.
[10:25:00] And essentially what the Russians are saying, look, there are so many probes already out there, that they believe that the value of the
probes is already very much diminished. They say what has come out so far out of a lot of these investigations is in their words laughable. The
Russians though you can tell, Becky, that they are somewhat unnerved by the fact that these investigations just keep going on and on and on.
Obviously, diminishing their chances of getting better relations with the U.S. Here's what we're learning.
PLEITGEN (voice-over): The Kremlin blasting the new wide-ranging Congressional investigation into the Trump administration. Requesting,
among other things, records of President Trump's communications with Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin's spokesman trying to discredit the probe.
DMITRY PESKOV, KREMLIN SPOKESMAN (through translator) We do not have the capacity, nor the desire, to comment on every single new investigation
launched by one or the other groups of U.S. lawmakers. There are so many of these investigations, that their value has definitely diminished.
PLEITGEN: The chairman of three House committees citing, quote, profound national security, counter-intelligence, and foreign policy concerns.
Saying they want to know whether Putin managed to influence Trump's foreign policy decision making. The Kremlin trying to laugh off those concerns.
PESKOV (through translator): It's less and less resembling a serious approach. The most important thing is that none of the previous
investigations have yielded any sort of serious results. It's nothing but laughable results.
PLEITGEN: The Kremlin's line, very similar to President Trump's.
DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: You know, the beautiful thing, no collusion. It's all a hoax. You will learn about that as you
grow older. It's a political hoax. There's no collusion.
PLEITGEN: All this, as Russia seems to increasingly see itself in an act of conflict with the U.S. and its Western allies. Vladimir Putin's top
general laying out his vision for Russia's military strategy of hybrid warfare, involving not just military, but also political, economic, and
information battles.
GEN. VALERY GERASIMOV, RUSSIAN ARMY (text): Saying, quote, acting quickly, we must be able to pre-empt the enemy with our preventive
measures, promptly identify its vulnerable, and create threats of unacceptable damage to it. This ensures that the strategic initiative is
captured and held.
PLEITGEN: Many of President Trump's critics say his actions in office could amount to creating national security vulnerabilities. One of the
reasons those leading the new investigation say they want to know exactly what was discussed at the closed-door meetings with Vladimir Putin.
PLEITGEN: And Becky, very important to state the Russians in the past have said that obviously Vladimir Putin was never trying to influence Donald
Trump at any of these meetings. The Russians continually saying that each men, obviously, represents their own country but you can tell they are
somewhat unnerved by the fact that these investigations keep going on. And right now for the Russians, they really don't see a light at the end of the
tunnel, if you will -- Becky.
ANDERSON: Fred's in Moscow. Joe in Washington. I'm live for you out of Abu Dhabi. This is CONNECT THE WORLD. Gentlemen, thank you.
Coming up, violent threats, vial abuse just for being Jewish. The problem of anti-Semitism is one of Europe's biggest -- in one of Europe's biggest
political parties, is up next.
And a little later, my one-on-one with footballing living legend, Gigi Buffon. Who opens up about where next for his extraordinary career, that's
after this.
ANDERSON: You are more than welcome. You are watching Connect the World, with me Becky Anderson. Welcome.
British lawmakers might be knee-deep in Brexit, in fact, they are knee-deep in Brexit. But Theresa May's Conservative Party is now grappling with
another issue. That of Islamophobia. 14 party members have been suspended after anti-Islamic comments were posted on a Facebook page supporting a key
pro-Brexit lawmaker. The comments called for Muslims to be, quote, turfed out of public office and urged the U.K. government to get rid of all
mosques.
Well a spokesperson for the Conservative Party told CNN that the Facebook page is not affiliated to the official party.
Well meanwhile, the opposition Labour Party in the U.K. is in the middle of a full-blown crisis over anti-Semitism. Later on Wednesday the U.K.-
based Jewish Labour Movement will hold votes on whether to break with the party after nearly 100 years of affiliation.
My colleague, Hala Gorani, set out to investigate the extent of abuse Jewish lawmakers face and what is being done about it.
HALA GORANI, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The British Labour Party is engulfed in an anti-Semitism crisis that refuses to
go away. The MP Margaret Hodge is among those accusing the party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, of willfully turning a blind eye to racism against Jews by
party members.
MARGARET HODGE, BRITISH LABOUR MP: It is worrying, that what has always been present at the extremes of the party, on the fringes of the party,
which is anti-Semitism, it has now moved into the mainstream.
GORANI: Spend a few minutes looking at replies on Hodge's Twitter feed, and you get a sense of the problem.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE, READING TWITTER RESPONSES: You filthy Zionist. You don't deserve to have a voice in society, the time will come when you are
shut up permanently.
An exceptionally rich yid, she's the very worst kind of scum.
GORANI: Look closely, and you find many of the accounts associated with these tweets claim they are supporters of Corbyn.
HODGE: I think the leadership of the party has given permission for those used to express, and again, as I said, they were always there.
GORANI (on camera): Do you believe Jeremy Corbyn is anti-Semitic?
HODGE: I confronted and talked to him in the summer myself, and I did feel that his refusal to understand the nature of anti-Semitism meant that he
himself was guilty and if that is the case, you're a racist.
GORANI (voice-over): Corbyn ally, Barry Gardiner, denies Corbyn is racist but accepts the party should have acted earlier to root out anti-Semites.
BARRY GARDINER, BRITISH SHADOW SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRADE: They're causing huge damage in our party and they are causing huge distress to the
Jewish community. And for that, we as a party have apologized and we are determined to get on top of this problem and to get those people out of the
[10:35:00] GORANI (on camera): You don't accept the charge that it's Jeremy Corbyn's leadership that is allowing voices who may have been there
the whole time to come up to the surface? You don't accept that charge on any level?
GARDINER: No, look, can I be clear, the way in which we deal in any form of racism, but in particular the way in which with anti-Semitism in the
party is not a matter for the leader of the party. In fact, is not the matter for the leader of any of the political parties in the U.K. It's a
matter for the party administration. So it's the general secretary who does this. And the general secretary, since she came in last year, has
actually put in place a number of new processes, and also doubled the resource -- the human resource going into the investigation of those
complaints, to make sure that it is done in a much faster fashion.
GORANI (voice-over): But some within the party remain unconvinced. Including nine MP's who quit the Labour Party two weeks ago, all of them
citing anti-Semitism among other reasons. Other party members have also quit, including Adam Langleben of the Jewish Labour Movement. His group is
voting Wednesday on whether to break ties completely with the party after nearly 100 years of affiliation.
ADAM LANGLEBEN, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER, JEWISH LABOUR MOVEMENT: I think this may well end up destroying the Labour Party. And because if the
Labor Party can't stand true to its value of anti-racism, what is the point of the Labour Party existing?
GORANI: The effect extending beyond politics as well, many people we spoke to in the Jewish communities of North London saying trust in the party has
gone and some saying they'd leave the country if Corbyn came to power.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think maybe many the Jewish people would probably emigrate to Israel or other countries. We feel we are not wanted year.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What we have now is an extremist party which is anti- Semitic, like all extremists are.
GORANI: Fear runs deep on some of these streets. As the anti-Semitism controversy reaches far beyond the walls of Westminster. Hala Gorani, CNN,
ANDERSON: Well, from London, and where the lawmakers are of course in Westminster, to the U.S. Congress, issues of Islamophobia and anti-
Semitism dividing U.S. politics as well as that of Britain. The House of Representatives will vote this week on an anti-Semitism resolution that
will now also include language in condemning Islamophobia, and the initial resolution against anti-Semitism was seen as a rebuke by the party of
newly-elected Democrat Ilhan Omar, who said a pro-Israel group was pushing allegiance to a foreign country. But Omar one of the first Muslim women
elected to Congress, has long been the subject of anti-Muslin rhetoric like this -- a poster linking her with the September 11 attacks. The change
came as the party faced pressure to condemn the comments and protect her from Islamophobic abuse.
ANDERSON: Live from Abu Dhabi, this is CONNECT THE WORLD. I'm Becky Anderson.
Coming up, R. Kelly says he is innocent and he says he is fighting for his life. In his first televised interview since being charged with sexual
abuse, a live report on that, coming up.
ANDERSON: You're watching CNN. It's 20 to 8:00 in the UAE, that's where we are broadcasting to you from. This is CONNECT THE WORLD. I'm Becky
Anderson.
R. Kelly proclaiming his innocence in his first televised interview since being charged with sexual abuse. Now the singer sat down with CBS's Gayle
King, and vehemently denied all allegations against him. After two decades of accusations, Kelly was indicted last month, on ten counts of aggravated
criminal sexual abuse involving four alleged underaged victim. With tears in his eyes, he declared he's now fighting for his life. CNN's Sara Sidner
following the story from Los Angeles. This is pretty explosive stuff. And I couldn't find any contrition from the man accused of very, very
disturbing behavior. You?
SARA SIDNER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: No, he was very clear, and called all of the accuser, all of the women accusers, those who say they were abused when
they were under-aged, those who were saying they were abused after that, he said they were all liars. He said their parents are liars. So that is
clearly going to be his defense going forward. We also heard the same thing from his attorney, who was there at the time, when he was arraigned.
We should mention that his reaction is an unusual reaction. It is very emotional. Explosive if you will. He jumped up during the interview at
one point and I want to let you see that part, and this is a part of the interview where the interviewer, Gayle King, is talking to him about the
allegations. Not just from the past, but the current allegations against him, not just the ones in court, but the ones that are being lobbed at him
from many women who came forward and took part in a series called "Surviving R. Kelly". Where they said that they had been sexually abused,
physically abused. Sometimes kept from leaving the house and sort of held if, you will. He responds to those allegations here.
R. KELLY, SINGER ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ABUSE: Forget the blogs, forget how you feel about me. Hate me if you want to. Love me if you want. But just
use your common sense. How stupid would it be for me to, with my crazy past and what I've been through, all right now, I just think I need to be a
monster and hold girls against their will, chain them up in my basement, and don't let them eat, and don't let them out, unless they need some shoes
down the street from their uncle. Quit playing. Quit playing. I didn't do this stuff. This is not me. I'm fighting for my [BLEEP] life.
SIDNER: So you hear him there, and later on, he does jump up out of his chair and he's losing his voice and he is yelling. And in many ways, he is
fighting for his life, a life of freedom, that he is living right now. Because the charges that are -- have been put against him -- have been
brought against him, they carry three to seven years per charge. There are ten charges. So that's up to 70 years possibly for him in prison, if he is
convicted.
He had been in trial, back in 2008. There were 14 charges of child pornography brought against him by the same Cook County District Attorney's
office. Now, there is a new District Attorney, and we're talking 11 years later. Here he is facing different charges but still very serious charges
of aggravated sexual abuse, ten charges there.
So you know, he did beat that first case. And he talks about that. He talks about the fact that he feels like this is a double jeopardy issue,
that he's already been acquitted in the other case back in 2008, but here is the difference. And if you look at it from a legal perspective, Becky,
yes, he won that case. He was acquitted in that case but these are different charges. And this time there are more people coming forward,
there are more women who are accusing him, who are willing to take the stand. The first time, no one that was the accused and the believed to be
victim, she didn't take the stand. So this is a very different case, and there are very different charges, and therefore, double jeopardy doesn't
really apply here -- Becky.
ANDERSON: Yes, fascinating. Sara, always a pleasure. Thank you. Sara Sidner is out of L.A. for you. We are in Abu Dhabi, this is CONNECT THE
Coming up, a rough night for Real Madrid, and a jubilant one for Amsterdam's Ajax. What happened? Well they pull off one of the biggest
giant killing comebacks of all time.
[10:45:00] We're going to talk Champions League football, the highs and the very low lows. Up next. And my interview with the goalkeeping God. Will
be taking to the field for Paris Saint-Germane later as they face Manchester United in the competition. Gigi Buffon on life, as a legend,
coming up.
ANDERSON: You're watching CNN. This is CONNECT THE WORLD, with me Becky Anderson. Welcome back.
The failure of the century. We're not talking about Brexit or Hillary Clinton's shocking loss to Donald Trump in 2016. That is how a Spanish
newspaper described Real Madrid's 4-1 divide to Ajax in the Champion's League on Tuesday night. And as far as giant killings go, it doesn't get
much bigger than this.
To give you some idea, Real Madrid had won the most coveted trophy in club football or soccer in four of the last five years. Contrast that with Ajax
who until last night had not progressed from a knockout game in the Champions League for 22 years.
Let's talk more about that and Wednesday night's game, between Paris Saint- Germain and Manchester United coming up. Don Riddell joining us from the CNN Center. I mean, that took me back, that 22-year stat. Because I
remember, I mean you got to go back to yours and my childhood as it were to get back to Ajax being at the top of their game. It was remarkable to see
this match last night.
DON RIDDELL, CNN WORLD SPORT: Yes.
ANDERSON: What happened?
RIDDELL: It really was incredible. And you know, the story has become all about Real Madrid. But fair play to Ajax. They've got this young exciting
squad. They went into the lion's den in Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, and they set up very aggressively. They were positive and they got their
reward with four goals, for away goals and they were all absolutely brilliant goals, too. There wasn't a tap-in amongst them.
But what has happened to Real Madrid? This is quite extraordinary. Because in the space of literally a week, their season is over. They've
been knocked out of the Spanish Cup. They're effectively out of the league and title race because they're now 12 points behind the leader's Barcelona
and now they're out of the Champions League. And all three of those decisive games happened at home.
I mean, can you imagine Real Madrid being beaten at home like that? Not once, but twice, but three times in such consequential games? It is
remarkable. And for those who say Real Madrid are in crisis, yes, they absolutely would seem to be. Pretty much everything that has happened to
them this season has been a fiasco.
Remember, Zinedine Zidane stepped down last year after their third consecutive Champions League win. And Cristiano Ronaldo left. They never
really replaced Ronaldo, did they? They certainly haven't gotten a goal scorer of his caliber.
[10:50:00] And they had Julen Lopetegui, the manager who came in. Remember, he was the manager of Spain during the World Cup. He accepted
the Madrid job. So Spain fired him. He never managed in the World Cup. He never settled at Madrid. He ended up leaving after a heavy defeat to
Barcelona. Santiago Solari came in. That's not gone well. Everybody expecting him to be fired at some point between now and the end of the
season. And the future is looking rather bleak for this club that until very recently were the kings of Europe.
ANDERSON: Yes, they'll be back. We all know they'll be back. You're right. This is not, this is not a good iteration. Let's say.
All right, let's move on to tonight's match. Thoughts?
RIDDELL: Well, if it is any like last night, then we're in for a treat. But I think Manchester United they're really up against it. I mean that's
the match that we're focusing on. Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United. PSG are at home. They won in Manchester a couple of weeks ago with a
really good 2-0 win. PSG played really, really well.
And Manchester United, you know, their manager, their caretaker manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, is talking a good game. He's saying, they've got a
good chance. But I think he's being overly optimistic. When you look at the situation United find themselves in yes, they've played brilliantly
since Solskjaer took over from Jose Mourinho in December. But tonight, they are missing ten first teamers either through suspension, illness, or
injury. Paul Pogba is the main guy they're missing. But ten first teamers out, and five academy players, kids who are 17 to 19 years old are going to
be in the provisional squad.
The bookies are not expecting any kind of upset. But if United could pull it off, if they could do an Ajax in this game tonight, it would be arguably
one of the greatest performances in the history of the club. So that's what's facing Manchester United. Paris Saint-Germain, of course,
desperately wanted to win the tournament and the way they played a couple of weeks ago, they are looking good.
ANDERSON: Yes, and before we went on to the man who will be having a crucial part in the game between PSG and Man United, that is Gigi Buffon.
I spent some time with him recently and I'm going to show our viewers a quick clip of that.
Just before we move to that, tell me, Ole Solskjaer, what is it about him, and the United team, that has made -- it's like we're watching a different
football team on the pitch and were not. We will be tonight. Because obviously, as you point out, everybody is injured. But we're not,
ultimately. We're watching the same football team playing completely different football. And they're winning. Why?
RIDDELL: Yes, you know, football management could be the hardest job in the world. And I'm certainly not saying that I could do it. You've got to
be tactically astute and you got to really understand the game. But it also, at the end of the day, it is a job of man management and Solskjaer
just seems to get.
The players seem to relate to him. They respect him. He came in after Mourinho and really lifted a very, very really dark cloud and a real sort
of feeling of toxicity which kind of seeped all the way through the club. And he just lifted that cloud. He encouraged the players to go out and
express themselves and be themselves and you see the difference. I mean, it is like chalk and cheese. It's remarkable.
ANDERSON: Yes, Don, always a pleasure. Thank you for that.
All right. Well that's the PSG/Man United match that we have been focusing on. And a man who will be, of course, hoping to play a crucial part in
that game, as I said earlier on, the greatest of all time, the man with the golden gloves, possibly, have a look at this.
ANDERSON: You had awards as long as your goal keeping arm. I mean your career has been absolutely prolific. You have said that you could go on
for another ten years. Do you really want to do that?
GIGI BUFFON, GOALKEEPER, PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN: No. No.
Buffon (through translated text): No. I'm 41 but I've got the energy of a youngster and if I were to carry on playing it would be down to the fact
that I've got a lot of energy, talent and a good amount of experience. At this point in time, I have two objectives, firstly, to carry on improving,
and this has always been a very important thing in my career. Secondly, to be in a locker role with the boys even though I'm much older than them and
to develop a very direct and youthful interaction with the players. Because if I want to carry on being in a locker room, I can act like an old
Pope.
ANDERSON: Do you want to coach?
BUFFON: That might be a possibility. I wouldn't want to be the coach a league team, but I'd love to coach a national team. I'd love to meet other
players, see other places in the world, and to be known in other places. So, the idea of becoming the coach of a national team, to live in another
country, to learn another language, a new lifestyle, and another way of thinking, would improve me as a person.
ANDERSON: There is no one, let me tell you, who wants to win the Champions League more than Gigi Buffon. He said to me, he wouldn't swap his World
Cup medal, with Dani Alves who has a number of Champions League medals, I'm quite sure about, that he really, really wants this. Anyway, game's on
tonight.
Just a little taste of our special coverage of the man, myth, and legend, that is Gianluigi Buffon. And you can watch the entire piece online.
We've put that link up on our Facebook page for you. Facebook.com/CNNconnect.
A very good evening to you from us, I'm Becky Anderson. That was CONNECT THE WORLD.

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Sister organizations Mercy Medical Center, Mount Mercy University and the Catherine McAuley Center are embarking on a new tradition to continue spreading mercy in our community. Circle the City with Mercy is a one-day community service project with volunteers from each organization coming together on Friday, July 20, near the anniversary date marking when the Sisters of Mercy arrived in Cedar Rapids in July 1875.
With this new tradition, Circle the City with Mercy partners will look for a unique community service project each year to demonstrate their ongoing commitment to the community.
This year, the three organizations will be working with Sleep in Heavenly Peace, an organization that builds, delivers and dresses out beds for children ages 3 to 17 who do not have one in their current living situation. Sixty Circle the City with Mercy volunteers will build 40 beds.


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Last year I wrote a post for how to choose the mold steel. Today we will have a few example to help you to choose the mould steel easily.
For the plastic resin such as PP, ABS, HIPS, PS, PC, Nylon and PBT etc. and mold shot lower than 3,000,000shots.
For export mold, mold in your country for production.
For general products such as electronic product enclosure, plastic cup, plastic bottle and plastic bracket etc.We can choose P20 (1.2311) or P20+Ni or P20 Mod, P20 modified.etc. Based on economic consideration and smaller molds( core and cavity block lower than 500x500x200), you can choose LKM 738H.
If it the core and cavity is too big, especially the mold size is close 1 meter and core and cavity is solid on A, B plate, you can choose more economical mold steel such as Baosteel SWP20, WY 718H or Baosteel SW718H. If it is nylon with glass fill products without lots of ribs, you can choose the economical steel and chrome plate the steel.
SEASKYTOOLING take responsibility for the mold core and cavity steel to assure your mold life.
If your production quantities is lower than 10000 shots, you can consider to use China local P20 for core and cavity.
If you could choose H13, 2344 from LKM for core and cavity.
If it is long term production mold and too much glass fiber, you could choose S7 for core and cavity and use P20 for A, B plate, ejection plate of mold base.
You could choose LKM 420(h) for core and cavity. Even if it is SPI A3 finishing, you could choose LKM 420 through hardness steel.
SEASKYTOOLING suggest to use stainless trhough hardness steel for core and cavity such as S136(HRC 48-52).
SEASKYTOOLING suggest to use LKM 2316 (h) for core and cavity, this steel is developed for PVC injection mold.
If you consider the economical selection, you could choose LKM 2083 with chrome plate.
You could choose S50C/1050/1.1730 for core and cavity, but your product should not be mirror polishing.
If it is small mold, please do not mind what steel you could choose, it will not affect a lot of mold cost.


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Clemson player shot at Waffle House
Herald-Journal
Clemson defensive tackle Cory Groover was shot early Sunday morning at a Clemson restaurant.
Groover, 22, was shot in the thigh in the parking lot of the Waffle House off Highway 93 in Clemson in an incident that could have stemmed from an earlier party at the Clemson YMCA, according to a press release from the Clemson Police Department.
Groover was transported to the Anderson Area Medical Center, where he was treated and later released.
Police were unable to apprehend the suspect or suspects involved in the shooting, who fled the scene in a white sports utility vehicle and in a silver or gray Honda, according to the Clemson Police Department, which is still investigating the case.
"We are very thankful that Cory has been released from the hospital, is doing well under the circumstances and will fully recover," Clemson coach Tommy Bowden said in a statement.
Groover, a rising senior, is expected to compete for playing time along the defensive line. He played in all 11 games for the Tigers last season, making 27 tackles, including six for loss.
FURMAN: Wide receiver Brian Bratton signed a free agent contract with the Atlanta Falcons.
A 2004 All-Southern Conference selection, Bratton caught 55 passes for 788 yards and a team leading nine touchdowns.


This superb restaurant specialises in fish dishes, served with one of the excellent wines on their menu. Found in the center of Brussels, with reservation advised.
This restaurant has its home in a 17th-century cellar under the cobblestones at the Grand Place. They offer delicious speciality dishes from the Brussel region.
Discover this restaurant, hiding in an old wine cellar, and you'll find some of the best (and most authentic) Byzantine & Greek gastronomy in town. Reservation advised.
An absolute one of a kind restaurant, Belga Queen is the creation of interior designer & restaurateur Antoine Pinto. Close to the heart of Brussels, open all week!
Divino is an Italian restaurant in Brussel's city centre. Naturally, they count themselves as specialists in pizzas & pastas, and serve many delicious Italian wines.
Dinner? A drink with friends? Or do you want to dance until dawn? Combine all three at the Havana Club, with everything needed to make an evening out of your night.
A restaurant that cares, Babeko's owner is often seen behind the stove of her open kitchen – making sure you enjoy a delicious meal of best quality ingredients, at a fair price.
Brussels for foodies! Find a selection of the best restaurants and bistros that Brussels has to offer.


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Photo Release: National Zoo's Twin Andean Bear Cubs Appear Healthy and Thriving
Note: To download photos of the cubs, visit the Zoo's Flickr page.
The eight-week-old Andean bear cubs at the Smithsonian's National Zoo received a clean bill of health today from the Zoo's veterinarians. The veterinary team performed a complete physical exam Feb. 20, which included listening to the cubs' hearts and lungs; checking their mouth, eyes, legs, feet and genital area; and feeling their bellies. The cubs also received the first in a series of routine vaccines. Although it is difficult to determine the sex at such a young age when genitalia have not fully developed, the cubs appear to be male and female. The larger cub weighs 10.1 pounds; the smaller weighs 9.2 pounds.
The cubs were born Dec. 14 and have spent the past two months bonding with their mother, Billie Jean, in a den near the American Trail exhibit. Animal care staff and the public have had the opportunity to watch Billie Jean give birth, nurture her cubs and watch them play and grow via the live Andean Bear Cub Cam on the Zoo's website. The information gathered from watching their behavior will be shared with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums for the benefit of other institutions that exhibit and want to breed this species. The family's public debut will take place later this spring.
To follow the bears' progress, watch them on the live webcam, read updates from the Andean bear keepers and check for news on the Zoo's Twitter feed and Facebook page with the hashtag #cubwatch.
Andean bears—also known as spectacled bears—are listed as vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species, and it is estimated that there are only 2,000 left in their natural habitat.
Jen Zoon
zoonj@si.edu
Media Only (202) 633-3055


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IRS Releases HSA Adjusted Amounts for 2023
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On Friday, April 29, the IRS released Rev. Proc. 2022-24, which outlines the 2023 inflation-adjusted amounts for Health Savings Accounts and compatible High Deductible Health Plans. Adjusted amounts include HDHP calendar year minimum deductibles, out-of-pocket maximums, and the annual HSA contribution limits as follows: 2023 2022 Change HDHP Minimum Deductible Individual $1,500 $1,400 +$100 Family [...]
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HSA Limits Increase for 2021
Inflation-adjusted limits for contributions to health savings accounts and high deductible health plans for the coming year were just announced. According to the announcement, eligible individuals with self-only HDHP coverage will be able to contribute $3,600 to their HSA in 2021, an increase of $50 from 2020. Those with family coverage will be able to [...]
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No-Deductible COVID-19 Care
Uninsured people needing medical treatment for the coronavirus will be able to get that treatment without concerns about out-of-pocket costs or unexpected charges. Thanks to the federal stimulus package passed by Congress in early April, hospitals and healthcare providers that treat these folks will be paid for unreimbursed care at current Medicare rates. While the [...]
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People in high-deductible plans are not acting like consumers after all
The article below was published on November 28, 2017 by Healthcare Finance, written by Jeff Lagasse. Despite growth of these plans, price shopping, cost discussions with doctors are rarely happening, researchers find. Photo Source: Healthcare Finance Though more Americans are paying thousands in deductibles before the insurance coverage kicks in, a new study [...]
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How to explain HSAs to employees who don't understand them
The article below was published on August 4, 2017 by Employee Benefit News, written by Eric Brewer. High-deductible health plans with health savings accounts are becoming more popular as benefits consumerism increases throughout the country. Enrolling your employees in HDHPs is one way to educate them on the true cost of healthcare. And if they [...]
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THAT [unreliable] GIRL: Spring Into Summer with a Jessica T Giveaway!
Despite the fact that I will no doubt be complaining about the heat and humidity for at least the next 4 months, I'm still very much loving Spring and looking forward to Summer. Of course, it doesn't hurt that my birthday is on the first day of Summer either.
When I mentioned in passing that I was pondering a garden party do for my birthday, my friends went into overdrive with suggestions about what to bake, what to drink, what to make, what to bring, who to invite and how to decorate...so although I know the whole high tea thing has been done to death, I think I might just do it anyway.
The next few weeks will be a flurry of thrifting, shopping, baking and making drinks (and testing them many, many times, just to be sure they're right!) I might even head to the nursery and add a little colour to my garden...mostly because my shoe-string budget won't allow for all the cut flowers my little heart desires!
So given that I'm not only pretty useless on the domestic front, but I'm also currently based in Brisbane and don't really know my way around, I thought I'd have a little competition.
Each and every recipe and recommendation can be left as a separate comment, and each comment will be considered an entry.
Better yet, if you share this competition on Facebook or Twitter, make sure you tag me (the That Unreliable Girl page on Facebook, or @MsUnreliable on Twitter) and you'll get another entry per platform.
That's right, the lovely ladies at Jessica.T have kindly offered $100 worth of beautiful accessories for the lucky winner! The Under $50 Gift Guide has some great suggestions for what's on offer, but there's plenty more goodies in the online shop too!
The competition will end at 5pm AEST on Sunday 27th November, so you have plenty of time to dig out some old recipes or even try out a few! This competition is open to all Australian and international readers, so please share the love!
Thank you again to Jessica.T for the fabulous prize (that I would quite happily ninja for myself, if I could!) best of luck to everyone, and Happy Monday!