Glastonbury

Fall Rug Event Features Brand New Collection - Hundreds of New Selections

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023

OLD SAYBROOK, Conn., Nov. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Saybrook Home's Semi-annual Rug Event is November 8 - 12.

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  • OLD SAYBROOK, Conn., Nov. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Saybrook Home's Semi-annual Rug Event is November 8 - 12.
  • Hundreds of new rugs have been shipped into the store's Old Saybrook warehouse for five days only.
  • Guests can shop the collection of one-of-a-kind, hand-knotted artisan rugs during regular store hours, or shop remotely with the help of designers available through the website: SaybrookHome.com
    Saybrook Home has showrooms in Old Saybrook and Glastonbury.
  • From inspiration to installation, the company specializes in custom solutions from room design to window treatments to wall art and accessories.

National Broadband reveals UK's best and worst locations for buying Glastonbury tickets

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023

London is the best region to secure tickets, despite congested broadband networks

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  • London is the best region to secure tickets, despite congested broadband networks
    Over 420,000 properties in the UK have virtually zero-chance of getting Glastonbury tickets as they can't access usable broadband.
  • Now, new analysis from alternative broadband specialists National Broadband can reveal the best and worst spots in the UK for getting a sought-after ticket.
  • The aptly named Glastonbury Ticket Scramble Matrix looks at median broadband speeds and estimated network traffic to highlight where the best and worst spots are to bag a ticket to Glastonbury this year.
  • The regional Glastonbury Ticket Scramble Score is ranked out of 100 and combines median broadband speeds and Ofcom broadband data with demographic data.

Gotcha Covered Brings Custom Window Treatments to West Hartford

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

WEST HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gotcha Covered, a leader in custom window treatment consultation in the U.S. and Canada, welcomes Hailey Handzel to the franchise family. She is the owner and operator of Gotcha Covered of West Hartford, the newest location in Connecticut.

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  • WEST HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gotcha Covered , a leader in custom window treatment consultation in the U.S. and Canada, welcomes Hailey Handzel to the franchise family.
  • She is the owner and operator of Gotcha Covered of West Hartford , the newest location in Connecticut.
  • With an emphasis on end-to-end consultations, Gotcha Covered of West Hartford will provide the best in soft and hard window treatments to homeowners in West Hartford, the Farmington Valley, Glastonbury and surrounding areas by offering a variety of blinds, draperies, smart solutions and much more.
  • "We are confident that Hailey (Handzel) will provide the West Hartford community and surrounding areas with a great customer experience that will make Gotcha Covered of West Hartford a tremendous asset to the community."

Glastonbury's Alex Norstrom Wins 2023 Eversource Hartford Marathon, Jenna Gigliotti of Amherst, MA, Wins Marathon Women's Field

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hartford Marathon Foundation celebrated the 30th running of the Eversource Hartford Marathon and Half Marathon on October 14, 2023, with more than 8,600 registered participants across all race distances. Two years after his first win in Hartford, Alex Norstrom of Glastonbury won the race in 2:16:54, with a qualifying time for the Olympic Trials marathon. A member of the New England's Finest elite program, which recognizes regional talent, Norstom earns extra prize money. Returning to Hartford, Kiplangat Terer of Kenya came in second with a time of 2:21:49 and Spencer Bossi-Johnson of San Diego took third in 2:22:57. Jenna Gigliotti of Amherst, MA, takes the win in the women's field with a time of 2:44:09 after second place finishes in Hartford the past two years. Jaclyn Solimine of Derry, NH, was second with a time of 2:48:36 and Manchester's Olivia Mondo took third place with a time of 2:54:24. The top three finishers in the women's field of the marathon were also New England's Finest participants, earning additional prize money.

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  • Ethan Hermann of Philadelphia wins the half marathon, winner in the women's field was Regan Rome of Providence
    EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hartford Marathon Foundation celebrated the 30th running of the Eversource Hartford Marathon and Half Marathon on October 14, 2023, with more than 8,600 registered participants across all race distances.
  • Top five marathon finishers are:
    Top five women's marathon finishers are:
    Ethan Hermann of Philadelphia won the 2023 Eversource Hartford Half Marathon in 1:04:52.
  • In the Charity 5K at the Eversource Hartford Marathon, Amruth Niranjan of West Hartford came in first place with a time of 15:21.
  • For complete results and division winners of the 2023 Eversource Hartford Marathon and Half Marathon and the Charity 5K race, please visit https://www.hartfordmarathon.com/eversource-hartford-marathon/#results .

Close to Home Sewing Center to Host 10th Annual Sew-A-Thon with Local Volunteers

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Saturday, October 14, 2023

GLASTONBURY, Conn., Oct. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Close to Home Sewing Center, the certified BERNINA dealer, is proud to announce its 10th Annual Sew-A-Thon, a yearly event in the Glastonbury community.

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  • GLASTONBURY, Conn., Oct. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Close to Home Sewing Center, the certified BERNINA dealer, is proud to announce its 10th Annual Sew-A-Thon, a yearly event in the Glastonbury community.
  • The local shop has partnered with volunteers from the Middlesex Health and Hospice & Palliative for a volunteer event to offer comfort items like pillowcases and nightshirts to the hospice patients.
  • Fabrics will be precut and experienced instructors will guide volunteers how to operate sewing machines, iron, pin, and more.
  • When: Friday, October 20th, 2023, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Saturday, October 21st, 2023, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

AM Best Comments on Credit Ratings of Integris Group’s Members Following Announced Acquisition of MedMal Direct Insurance Company

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Friday, October 13, 2023

AM Best has commented that the Credit Ratings (ratings) of Integris Insurance Company (Glastonbury, CT) and its sponsored risk retention group company, Integris Risk Retention Group, Inc. (District of Columbia) (collectively referred to as Integris Group) remain unchanged following the announcement that it has agreed to acquire MedMal Direct Insurance Company (MDIC) (Jacksonville, FL).

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  • AM Best has commented that the Credit Ratings (ratings) of Integris Insurance Company (Glastonbury, CT) and its sponsored risk retention group company, Integris Risk Retention Group, Inc. (District of Columbia) (collectively referred to as Integris Group) remain unchanged following the announcement that it has agreed to acquire MedMal Direct Insurance Company (MDIC) (Jacksonville, FL).
  • On Oct. 11, 2023, Integris Group announced that it had agreed to acquire 100% of the stock of MDIC and its agency, CorePro Insurance, from PTI.
  • For additional information regarding the use and limitations of Credit Rating opinions, please view Guide to Best's Credit Ratings .
  • For information on the proper use of Best’s Credit Ratings, Best’s Performance Assessments, Best’s Preliminary Credit Assessments and AM Best press releases, please view Guide to Proper Use of Best’s Ratings & Assessments .

Not burning, drowning: why outdoor festivals like Burning Man are reeling from extreme weather

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Unprecedented rain – 20 mm in 24 hours – turned the desert into mud, trapping the 70,000 festival goers.

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  • Unprecedented rain – 20 mm in 24 hours – turned the desert into mud, trapping the 70,000 festival goers.
  • Last year’s Splendour in the Grass festival in northern New South Wales turned into a mudpit after unprecedented rains.
  • Outdoor festivals are a summer rite of passage for many.

Summer may no longer be the right time for festivals

    • The biggest music festivals are usually held in summer months: Glastonbury in the United Kingdom and Tomorrowland in Belgium are held in the northern hemisphere summer, in late June and late July respectively.
    • America’s Coachella festival takes place in April, but it’s in a desert where daytime temperatures over 30℃ are the norm.
    • As the world heats up, summer may soon be too risky for festival organisers.
    • When we go to festivals, we leave behind our houses and easy access to water.

Organisation matters

    • If organisers think ahead and put contingency plans and adequate infrastructure in place, the chaos from extreme weather events can be much better managed.
    • For instance, during the trouble-stricken Scout Jamboree in Korea, there were real concerns over the intense heat, given children are more vulnerable.
    • So organisers should have anticipated heat and put in place better strategies to manage extreme weather.

What are we likely to see in the future?

    • What is new is the increased frequency and intensity of these events.
    • As we heat the planet, we’re getting more frequent, intense and longer-lasting heatwaves across the world.
    • It stands to reason we can expect to see more upheaval and health concerns at outdoor festivals.
    • Read more:
      Climate change is transforming Australia’s cultural life – so why isn’t it mentioned in the new national cultural policy?

Summer music festivals do more than entertain, they help us imagine possible futures

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Thursday, July 13, 2023

And after multiple summers without large in-person gatherings and reduced capacities, many people are returning to their favourite music festivals to have a good time.

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  • And after multiple summers without large in-person gatherings and reduced capacities, many people are returning to their favourite music festivals to have a good time.
  • But these gatherings, especially independent and artist-run music festivals, do more than entertain.
  • To help us tackle these questions, we organized a conference about music festivals and had conversations with scholars, practitioners, artists, organizers and festival-goers who shared their insights about curating, programming and imagining music festivals.

Curating for change

    • In her book, The Work of Art in the World, she encourages readers to trace the “ripple effects” of the arts into our daily institutions and practices.
    • She asks readers to think about ways to “test, stretch and refine” how we teach, learn and curate.
    • Simply put, what does it mean to curate for change?

Staging diversity, challenging power

    • Music festivals are important not only in terms of programming matters, but also as forms of community-based education and activism.
    • In other words, festivals can build alternative visions of social co-operation and can question static relations of power and taken-for-granted representations.
    • Another example, the Guelph Jazz Festival, launched in 1994, aims to reinvigorate public life with the spirit of dialogue and community.

Everyday utopias

    • While it may be tempting to think about festivals as an escape from everyday life, we also see them as transformative possibilities for society.
    • We are drawn to legal scholar Davina Cooper’s notion of everyday utopias.
    • “Everyday utopias,” she writes, “don’t place their energy on pressuring mainstream institutions to change, on winning votes, or on taking over dominant social structures.

Why our voices change as we get older

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Thursday, June 29, 2023

The 76-year-old singer certainly delivered all his characteristic showmanship.

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  • The 76-year-old singer certainly delivered all his characteristic showmanship.
  • Equally, it’s not all down to the process of ageing.

The sound of your voice

    • The vocal cords are what produce the sound of your voice.
    • When air passes out of the lungs and through the larynx, it causes the vocal cords to vibrate – producing sound.
    • There are also approximately 17 other muscles in the larynx that can alter vocal cord position and tension – thus changing the sound produced.
    • For instance, a woman’s voice may sound different depending on the stage of her menstrual cycle – with the best voice quality being in the ovulatory phase.

Everything ages

    • As we get older, the larynx begins increasing its mineral content, making it stiffer and more like bone than cartilage.
    • The muscles that allow the vocal cords to move also begin wasting (as do our other muscles) as we age.
    • The ligaments and tissues that support the vocal cords also lose elasticity, becoming less flexible.

Lifestyle is a factor

    • Smoking, for example, causes localised inflammation, increased mucous production, but can also dry out the mucosal surfaces.
    • Blood thinners may also damage the vocal cords and can cause polyps to form, making the voice sound raspy or hoarse.
    • One other lifestyle factor can be overuse, which is typically seen in singers and other people who use their voice a lot during work, such as teachers and fitness instructors.

Maintaining our vocal quality

    • While we can’t help some of the age-related changes that happen to our vocal cords, we can maintain some of our vocal quality and ability through continued use.
    • Singing or reading out loud daily can give the vocal cords sufficient exercise to slow their decline.

Jefferson Radiology Implements Groundbreaking MRI Technology to Reduce Exam Time by Up to Half

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

HARTFORD, Conn., May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Jefferson Radiology, a leading radiology practice in Connecticut, is revolutionizing the patient experience through the implementation of cutting-edge MRI technology that significantly reduces exam times.

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  • HARTFORD, Conn., May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Jefferson Radiology, a leading radiology practice in Connecticut, is revolutionizing the patient experience through the implementation of cutting-edge MRI technology that significantly reduces exam times.
  • This new state-of-the-art equipment will be available at five Jefferson Radiology locations throughout the year, enhancing patient experience and diagnostic efficiency.
  • As the first radiology practice in the region to offer these expedited MRI exams, Jefferson Radiology demonstrates its dedication to elevating patient care and improving overall healthcare outcomes.
  • "Through this groundbreaking MRI technology, we're proud to offer our patients more efficient exams without compromising accuracy and quality of our diagnostic services," said Ethan Foxman, M.D., President of Jefferson Radiology.