HIGH POINT, N.C., Feb. 9, 2021 – High Point University announces Dean Cain will serve as Actor in Residence. Cain is an American actor, producer, television presenter and former football player.
Cain, who is known for playing the role of Clark Kent/Superman in the TV series “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” as well as for many other movie and television roles, joins other global leaders in residence who serve as mentors for HPU students. This includes Netflix Co-Founder Marc Randolph, HPU’s Entrepreneur in Residence; Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak, HPU’s Innovator in Residence; ABC News’ Byron Pitts, HPU’s Journalist in Residence; Dallas Mavericks Chief Executive Officer Cynt Marshall, HPU’s Sports Executive in Residence; former Boston Globe Sports Columnist Bob Ryan, HPU’s Sports Reporter in Residence; and Scott McKain, best-selling author, business consultant and trainer.
Páirc Uí Chaoimh and City Hall being considered for use as Covid vaccination centres
Metal barriers erected around a public walkway beside Pairc Ui Chaoimh, Cork. It could be used as a vaccination centre almost a hyear after it was first used for Covid-19 testing. Pic; Larry Cummins
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CORK City Hall and Páirc Uí Chaoimh are being considered by the HSE as potential sites for mass vaccination centres in Cork.
Mass centres will be charged with playing an integral part in the rollout of the vaccination nationwide, with the Health Minister Stephen Donnelly setting an initial target of this September for all the general public to receive the vaccine.
But on Thursday, when asked specifically about the state s funeral-home employees, DeWine said, People who do embalming I think make a very strong case and we’re actually reviewing that right now. We don’t have anything to announce. We’ll see what the experts say. And we’ll get back to you on that as far as our funeral directors. But we hear them.
Funeral-home workers have high exposure to COVID-19
One issue the funeral-home industry has with the vaccination plan, is that like front-line health-care workers and EMS responders (who were included in Ohio’s Phase 1A) they also consider themselves a group that has a high exposure to COVID-19.
Bob Ryan Tweets Unwavering Hall of Fame Support for Curt Schilling and Steve Carlton
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Curt Schilling is so mad he wasn t voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame that he asked to be taken off next year s ballot. That was on Tuesday. On Thursday, after most people had moved on, Bob Ryan logged on to Twitter to let Schilling know that he voted for him and to make his point, he explained that he also voted for Steve Carlton. Why Steve Carlton? Because in 1994 there was a feature about Carlton in Philadelphia Magazine where he was quoted saying a lot of wild conspiracy theory stuff that had some people wanting him left out of the Hall.
Special circumstance charges dropped against accused gang member and double murderer under Gascón reforms
Special circumstance charges dropped against accused gang member and double murderer under Gascon reforms
A Mexican Mafia gang member who is accused of double murder is getting special charges dropped against him as part of DA George Gascon s policy changes.
BALDWIN PARK, Calif. - As part of his new reforms, District Attorney George Gascón has dropped gang enhancements and special circumstance allegations against a Baldwin Park gang member charged with murdering two young men at his home, then carjacking a vehicle to transport their bodies to the desert, where he dumped them.