REPORT FROM UNITED UTAH PARTY'S HOUSING AFFORDABILITY SUMMIT
Community and government leaders discussed options to improve housing options for Utah residents
MIDVALE, UT… This past Saturday, the United Utah Party hosted a Housing Affordability Summit. Kent Norton, a former KSL personality, served as the moderator, and panelists at the summit included Dejan Eskic from the Kem Gardner Institute at the University of Utah, Urban Planning Professor Michael Clark from Brigham Young University, Tara Rollins of the Utah Housing Coalition, Jeff Southard of the Utah Homebuilders Association, and Zach Schofield, a research analyst with the Sutherland Institute. Their presentations focused on different public and private efforts to make housing affordable in the state of Utah.
Also in attendance were Rep. Becky Edwards (R-North Salt Lake) and Rep. Joel Briscoe (D-Salt Lake City) of the Utah House of Representatives.
“To tell the story of who we’re talking about, who are these folks [who need affordable housing], they’re our children. They’re our grandchildren. They’re our neighbors who simply want to have a place to live,” Rep. Edwards said in her presentation. “And if we want the type of economic expansion in our state that we know we’re in position for, we know that we’re going to need to do this, but we’re going to need to do this in a responsible way.”
Rep. Briscoe agreed, and he discussed proposed legislation he and Rep. Edwards were sponsoring for a $100 million bond to create more affordable housing opportunities. He quoted House Speaker Greg Hughes’s comments about how affordable housing was a huge challenge coming to Utah.
“My only quibble with [Speaker] Hughes is that this not something that’s coming,” Rep. Briscoe said. “It’s here now."
“It was really encouraging to see so many people spend a lovely Saturday afternoon coming to a discussion like this,” said Richard Davis, United Utah Party Chair. “It shows that this is an issue that is important to Utah voters and to our candidates.” The United Utah Party has fifteen candidates running for the State Legislature, many of whom were in attendance at Saturday’s summit.
More information is available at unitedutah.org.
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My Dairy Dashboard announces integration with DRMS’ PCDART to make PCDART data available to users
Frisco, TX- October 2, 2018 – My Dairy Dashboard announced the integration of PCDART data available to users. This addition will allow dairy producers who utilize the DRMS data management program to connect their data to My Dairy Dashboard.
“DRMS is partnering with My Dairy Dashboard to offer PCDART users additional data in a graphic-filled dashboard, “says Erinn Evangelista, DRMS Manager of Outreach Services. “Through My Dairy Dashboard, PCDART users can see their DHIA and on-farm data, as well as information on feed, weather and processor data.”
My Dairy Dashboard, which was launched just over a year ago, is a new way to visualize and analyze a dairy’s key performance metrics, putting simple yet powerful data visuals at the fingertips of producers and consultants. My Dairy Dashboard connects data sources (e.g., dairy management, feed, milk processor and weather) in one place, making data easier for dairy producers and their advisors to view and analyze. The result: simpler data management.
“We are excited to be working with DRMS to make PCDART data available through My Dairy Dashboard,” says Mitch Norby, CEO of My Dairy Dashboard. “This will provide significant value to DRMS' clients by automatically combining their PCDART data with their other data sources, visualizing it, and making it easily available to their entire team,” stated Norby.
My Dairy Dashboard strives to help dairies simplify their ‘sea’ of data so they can focus on what really matters to improve their bottom line. With additions like PCDART, more producers and consultants will be able to connect and simplify their data management.
To learn more or to get connected on My Dairy Dashboard, visit MyDairyDashboard.com.
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STAND ATLANTIC
SHARE NEW SINGLE "LOST MY COOL"
NEW ALBUM SKINNY DIPPING OUT OCTOBER 26
ON TOUR WITH NECK DEEP NOW
Photo credit: Brandon Lung
OCTOBER 2, 2018 - Stand Atlantic have released the new song and lyric video for "Lost My Cool", the second single off their upcoming album Skinny Dipping, out October 26. Skinny Dipping is the follow up to the Australian pop-rock's trio 2017 EP Sidewinder, and their debut for Hopeless Records.
Fans can check out the lyric video here: smarturl.it/LostMyCoolVideo
Speaking to the new song, vocalist/guitarist Bonnie Fraser explained, "Lost My Cool is one of the most brutually honest songs on the album. It is simply a commentary on something that happened in my life and a situation I felt very deeply about at the time. The lyrics tell you everything you need to know about this track."
Last month, the band shared the single and music video for "Lavender Bones," which premiered on triple J's Good Nites in Australia. The song has climbed the charts to be the Most Played track on triple J on September 21st.
Stand Atlantic, made up of Bonnie Fraser (vocals/guitar), David Potter (guitar), and Jonno Panichi (drums), launched into the international eye following last year's Skinny Dipping. The group's blend of hard-charged rock and soaring pop melodies has earned them a home on international tours with the likes of New Found Glory, Neck Deep and State Champs - and critical accolades like a "Best International Breakthrough Band" nomination at the 2018 Heavy Music Awards and inclusion in Kerrang's highly coveted Hottest Bands of 2018.
Now, Skinny Dipping is poised to build on that success and take them even further. The unfiltered honesty of the album's 10 tracks showcases an emotional maturity beyond Stand Atlantic's collective years, a keen sense of self-awareness and desire to be unconditionally authentic even when - and perhaps especially when - it breaks their hearts.
Awash in '90s vibrancy and bounce, the title track finds Fraser coming to terms with her sexuality, fighting through a haze of self-doubt en route to a celebration of her true identity. "Skinny dipping can be seen as an innocent thing you do for fun," she explains. "But at the same time, you're naked and vulnerable and exposing yourself to anything in there. There are things in life I sometimes feel are either unimportant or something I shouldn't be talking about. It can be so isolating to be truly honest, but to have people accept you is so freeing."
Skinny Dipping is now available for pre-order. When pre-ordered digitally, fans will receive an instant download of "Lost My Cool" and "Lavender Bones".
Track Listing
1. Lavender Bones
2. Bullfrog
3. Skinny Dipping
4. Speak Slow
5. Cigarette Kiss
6. Lost My Cool
7. Toothpick
8. Burn In The Afterthought
9. Clay (feat. Hannah Hermione Greenwood)
10. Roses
Upcoming Tour Dates:
w/ Neck Deep
October 2 - Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts
October 3 - Fort Wayne, IN @ Clyde
October 5 - Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Club
October 6 - Des Moines, IA @ Wooly's
October 7 - Omaha, NE @ Sokol
October 9 - Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater
October 10 - Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theater
October 12 - San Luis Obispo, CA @ Fremont
October 13 - San Diego, CA @ SOMA
For more information, please visit www.hopelessrecords.com
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Twitter: twitter.com/standatlantic
Facebook: facebook.com/StandAtlantic
Instagram: instagram.com/standatlantic
