He wasn t isolated : Bethel group supports CT adults with disabilities, despite high COVID risk
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Eric Parkes, 28, lives in a group home run by Ability Beyond, a Bethel-based nonprofit that serves individuals with intellectual disabilities. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Parkes family saw their son for the first time in almost two months when they celebrated his birthday outside on May 30, 2020. From left, Eric Parkes with sister Danielle Parkes.Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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Eric Parkes, 28, lives in a group home run by Ability Beyond, a Bethel-based nonprofit that serves individuals with intellectual disabilities. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Parkes family saw their son for the first time in almost two months when they celebrated his birthday outside on May 30, 2020.Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
Digital Fitness Leader FitnessOnDemand Names 2021 the Year of the Stream
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MINNEAPOLIS (PRWEB) March 04, 2021
Following 2020, a difficult year for fitness clubs across the country, FitnessOnDemand, a world leader in digital fitness content, says the streaming content trend isn’t going away. In fact, appetite for ready made fitness classes and workouts from clubs and their members at home is so strong, the company is calling 2021, the Year of the Stream.
“Clubs, gyms and other fitness facilities did an amazing job of adapting to Covid-19 challenges in 2020 and they remain an essential driver of the fitness industry, but the model of how – and when – we all work out is evolving quickly,” says Andrew Evenson, senior director, operations and brand strategy, FitnessOnDemand. “Consumers are driving the evolution of fitness. Streaming classes and content last year showed everyone that at-home fitness can also be a premium, calorie-burning, heart p
2021: Can we get our hugs back?
2021: Can we get our hugs back?
Bangalore Mirror Bureau / Updated: Mar 3, 2021, 06:00 IST
By Ismat Tahseen
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hugs can be risky during a pandemic, we definitely need alternatives to show that we love and care
The COVID-19 pandemic may have led to several life shifts, from taking the office home to cancelled events to not seeing an airport for months. But a huge fallout has been that it has robbed us of physical intimacy. Handshakes gave way to elbow bumps, namastes and nods. Hugs disappeared completely. Leave aside the romantic hug; the platonic hug has disappeared between friends and family too. And yet the healing power of the hug cannot be underestimated.
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Jennifer Lopez worked the dance track Let s Get Loud into her inauguration medley. It actually made perfect sense.
Bethonie Butler, The Washington Post
Jan. 20, 2021
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Jennifer Lopez sings before Joe Biden is sworn in as president on Jan. 20.Washington Post photo by Jonathan Newton
Jennifer Lopez had already sung the famed folk song This Land is Your Land and was midway through America the Beautiful when she paused to deliver a patriotic message at President Biden s inauguration: One nation, under God, she said in Spanish. Indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Then Lopez started singing again, but it wasn t either of the numbers she had previously announced. Let s get loud! she belted as the United States Marine Band soared into a crescendo.