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Local entrepreneur Dave Kerpen announces his town supervisor candidacy Wednesday in Port Washington
The presumptive Democratic nominee for Town of North Hempstead supervisor jumped out of his chair and fist-pumped the air as he announced his candidacy Wednesday at a Mediterranean restaurant in Port Washington
a 48-year-old entrepreneur and political novice from Baxter Estates
launched his campaign in front of about 50 people at Ayhan’s Shish Kebab
The group included prominent local Democrats such as council members Robert Troiano and Mariann Dalimonte
"My dream, my goal — no, my plan — is to bring the skills that've helped me become a successful business leader right here to the Town of North Hempstead," Kerpen said. He said he would prioritize helping the building department
long dogged by accusations of inefficiency
the state and Nassau County Democratic chair
texted that the party does not expect to hold a primary
Kerpen has filed with the state to be a candidate
He will need to obtain 2,000 petitions to be added to the ballot
said in a statement Supervisor Jennifer DeSena will run for reelection on the Republican ticket
a registered Democrat who caucuses with Republicans
defeated former Town Clerk Wayne Wink in 2021
the election for supervisor will be held in November
The campaign marks Kerpen’s first time seeking elected office
he also touted his commitment to accessibility — he shared his Google Voice phone number with the crowd and invited people to text him — and his business acumen
What Kerpen lacks in political experience he makes up for in panache
he attracted national media attention when he married his wife
on the field after a Brooklyn Cyclones baseball game
A self-described “serial entrepreneur” — he’s the CEO of Apprentice
a platform that connects business leaders with young people
among other ventures — Kerpen is the author of five books
including The New York Times bestselling “Likable Social Media.” And he has nearly 50,000 followers on the social media platform X
Kaiman touted Kerpen as a change-maker for a Democratic Party searching for a new identity — on the local and national level
people are giving up on the concept of democracy,” Kaiman said during the event
People need to see that we are a growing tent
that we are open to new views and values and people who have new ideas."
in a statement labeled Kerpen an “out-of-touch progressive.”
“While Kerpen takes his marching orders from Albany liberals like [Gov
Supervisor Jen DeSena is busy cutting taxes
and cleaning up the mess Democrats left after their more than 30-year stint leading the Town of North Hempstead,” Cairo said in the statement
"Narco," by Blasterjaxx and Timmy Trumpet
He said his goal is to make local government more "likable."
"Hopefully I'm already practicing what I preach," Kerpen said after the restaurant had cleared out
"Can't wait to see how many texts I got."
Joshua Needelman covers the Town of North Hempstead for Newsday
A Long Island native and University of Maryland graduate
his work has appeared in publications including The New York Times and The Washington Post
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once the crown jewel of the American medical research system
fell into well-earned disrepute in the COVID era
Disgraced former director Francis Collins frankly confessed: "If you're a public health person and you're trying to make a decision..
you attach infinite value to stopping the disease... You attach a zero value to whether this actually totally disrupts people's lives
and has many kids kept out of school in a way that they never quite recovered."
has his confirmation hearing today before the Senate HELP Committee
Jay (as he is affectionately known by his friends and supporters) was targeted by Collins for his role in co-authoring the Great Barrington Declaration
which rejected the Collins "zero value" approach in favor of a traditional public health paradigm of protecting the vulnerable to the extent possible while minimizing overreactions and keeping society well-functioning
Jay also brought critical data to the pandemic debate by conducting serological surveys designed to improve estimates of morbidity and mortality and dispel undue fears based on miscalibrated computer models
On one of the most important aspects of lockdown - the school closures Dr
Jay opposed - we are still grappling with the devastating consequences of society following Collins
But despite the fact that prolonged lockdowns and school closures were horribly damaging - and were never part of pandemic plans -- Dr
Jay was smeared by Collins as a "fringe epidemiologist," against whom Collins directed what he described as a "devastating takedown" via a cabal of "mainstream" experts
He testified as an expert witness against forced child-masking
a practice that never had any strong evidentiary basis but nonetheless disrupted years of schooling even after closures eased
despite being the target of endless personal smears and attacks
Jay stayed calm and focused on data and evidence
almost never responding in-kind to the ad hominem attacks furiously lobbed at him
He understands that science is a process of accumulating and integrating evidence
not of centralized authorities issuing proclamations and dictates
Jay's background is also uniquely suited to the challenges that NIH faces
He is one of the only scholars to be published in both top medical and economics journals
and his expertise in health economics assures that the Collins "infinite value" blunder will not only be avoided but that due consideration to trade-offs will be woven into the fabric of the agency's reforms
He has impeccable teaching credentials and is clearly a gifted public communicator
steady hand that will restore credibility and transparency to NIH outputs
support diverse scientific views and speech
and tackle our country's chronic disease epidemic
One of the greatest risks to the health of Americans and all people is the risk of more lockdowns to combat viruses or climate change
Jay at NIH is perhaps our best protection from that happening
Jay would be confirmed unanimously; I hope that even in our divided country he will receive well-deserved bipartisan support
Phil Kerpen is the president of American Commitment and the Committee to Unleash Prosperity
Boston University’s Questrom School of Business launched Alumni Weekend with an engaging conversation between two distinguished BU Terriers: Dave Kerpen (Wheelock ’98)
New York Times bestselling author of five books
Harvard Business Review Senior Editor and Co-Host of HBR’s Ideacast Podcast.The event
held at BU’s newest architectural gem
the Center for Computing and Data Sciences
attracted over 80 members of the BU Terrier community
and industry executives gathered on the top floor
enjoying spectacular views of the Charles River.The evening opened with a private reception bringing together senior alumni executives and Questrom School leadership for networking and a chance to forge meaningful connections
Questrom’s Alumni Director Dee Polat shared that nearly 3,000 alumni were visiting campus for alumni weekend festivities and invited Allen Questrom Professor and Dean of Questrom School of Business Susan Fournier to deliver the opening remarks.“In our hyper-connected
it’s ironic that we often forget the most crucial element of success: our ability to genuinely connect with others,” said Dean Fournier
alluding to the topic of Dave Kerpen’s nationally acclaimed best-seller
“The Art of People.”Introducing the evening’s moderator
Dean Fournier praised Curt Nickisch’s rich background with WBUR and his talent for uncovering the human stories behind business success
She also mentioned Nickisch’s recent partnership with Questrom as host of Questrom’s “Is Business Broken” podcast
an initiative of the school’s newly launched Mehrotra Institute
which explores the positive societal impact of markets and business.In a heartwarming moment
a current Questrom senior and Dave Kerpen’s daughter
She humorously admitted her initial hesitation to apply to BU because of her father’s alma mater status
but expressed deep appreciation for her BU experience.The conversation between Nickisch and Kerpen was marked by a blend of humor and insightful exchange
providing attendees with valuable takeaways from the evening
Some of our favorites included the following:
a recording of the event and photo gallery are available below:
Director of Alumni Engagement and Monica Parker James
Associate Dean for Industry Relations
but their personal connection with nearby Kerpen is well known
it's where they made their karting debuts
and father Rolf Schumacher was a manager at the local circuit
after achieving global fame as a seven time world champion
Michael Schumacher provided support to Kerpen's karting community
and helped to keep the circuit running until it closed in 2020
the Kerpen council has voted against a motion to make Michael Schumacher
now 55 and still recovering from brain injuries
This is typical of Germany and our politics
the German broadcaster RTL quoted Ralf Schumacher as having posted on Instagram
When you think about what my brother has done for Kerpen through his success
The chairman of the Michael Schumacher fan club
agreed: "The way Michael is treated as a person is disgusting
The city can't even bring itself to appoint someone as an honorary citizen who has won seven world championship titles for us
It is not the first time Ferling has petitioned for the honour
I can no longer imagine that the Schumacher family even wants Michael to become an honorary citizen
made Schumacher honorary citizens in 2006 and 2019 respectively
Kerpen council member Andreas Lipp told the Kolner Stadtanzeiger newspaper when asked why they voted against the motion: "It currently makes no sense
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UVA Alert Monday morning from self-inflicted gunshot incident
The Nelson County Sheriff and The AWARE Foundation of Virginia asking help finding a missing Nelson County teen
Governor Youngkin took final actions to complete the legislative session for 2025 in the General Assembly
City Council Monday night considers a grant program to assist low- and moderate-income people whose home ownership in the city may be in jeopardy due to financial stress associated with costs owning that home
Virginia’s standing as one of the top states in the nation for patient safety in hospital settings has again been affirmed in the Leapfrog Group Hospital Safety Grade rankings
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On AMAC’s Better for America podcast this week
Committee to Unleash Prosperity President Phil Kerpen issued a dire warning to AMAC CEO Rebecca Weber about the hidden costs in the Biden-Harris “Inflation Reduction Act” – including the threat of rising Medicare premiums for seniors
Kerpen called the IRA “maybe the most misnamed bill since the Affordable Care Act,” explaining how it actually made inflation worse and stole billions from Medicare to fund Democrats’ Green New Deal ambitions
The IRA “really was an attack on Medicare,” Kerpen said
“and it’s quite shameful that AARP endorsed it and supported it and pushed for it.” AMAC notably strongly opposed the IRA and organized a member-led effort to urge members of Congress to vote against the bill
the Biden-Harris administration paid for the IRA in two main ways
The first was massively expanding the size of the IRS by hiring 87,000 new agents to “go shake down and harass and audit people – and Democrats said that’s about going after the rich
but the rich have tax lawyers and accountants.”
was to use Medicare as a “piggy bank” by “slashing prescription drug spending in Medicare by about 260 billion.” While some people might believe price controls for drugs are a good idea
“I think 90 percent plus of people can agree on is if you’re going to cut Medicare prescription drug spending by 260 billion
that money should have been kept in Medicare.”
it was funneled to Democrats’ climate change agenda and Green New Deal subsidies
“The thing that drives me completely insane,” Kerpen said
“is the Democratic politicians who voted to do this – You are out there every day attacking Republicans for wanting to cut Medicare
seniors were expected to be hit with notices of significant premium increases this fall – somewhere in the neighborhood of 50 to 100 percent
in order to avoid that political disaster so close to the election
the Biden-Harris administration effectively paid off insurance companies to avoid any premium rate hikes until after the election
“They really abused their legal authority to do this,” Kerpen said
I don’t know what they’re trying to demonstrate
when you bribe companies to hide the cost of your own policies
the Biden-Harris administration is now “spending tens of billions of dollars basically to cover up the harm that their bill did when they pulled all that money out.”
“Everything from price controls and price fixing
“We see fewer drugs coming to market when that kind of thing happens
and we don’t let the free enterprise system work
they report that this cost shifting policy is going to push Medicare costs onto taxpayers
Can you elaborate on the long term financial repercussions this could have
especially on future Medicare beneficiaries?”
the price controls will definitely result in fewer new drugs being developed
fewer cures being developed,” Kerpen responded
“It really changes the incentive for research because now you don’t want that huge blockbuster drug
Maybe that cures a disease or is a really good game-changing drug
but if your drug is too successful you’re gonna get whacked with the price control and you’re not gonna get a return on investment.”
that’s actually very negative for Medicare finances because if you have fewer new drugs being developed
you’re going to spend a lot more on long term care.”
“I think the biggest problem from my perspective
in what they’re doing is if you can get away with using Medicare as a piggy bank for unrelated government spending
you’re going to go back to that again and again.”
“And they’re not going to stay with just price controlling ten drugs
They’re going to post price controls on more drugs
They’re going to expand this over time
every time we need to pay for the next round of giveaways to whatever industry it is”
Medicare beneficiaries are already seeing the negative consequences of the IRA
“We’ve seen a lot of the Medicare Advantage plans say
we’re not covering provider networks that we used to cover last year
And so you’ve got a lot of people right now that are getting letters in the mail
the way that they’re dealing with the changes in Inflation Reduction Act
the way that they’re trying to save costs to deal with those changes
is I can’t go to the health system that I’ve been going to forever on the insurance plan that I’ve been on.”
the Biden-Harris administration eliminated the rebate rule that the Trump administration implemented
seniors will end up paying more for prescription drugs
Kerpen concluded by warning about “the malign influence of AARP,” which he called “the biggest problem that we have on all of these health care policy issues.”
“AARP has become basically an advocacy arm of the health insurance industry,” Kerpen said
“They exclusively only sell United Health plans and they skim five percent off the top of every monthly premium of every AARP branded United Health plan for the whole time you’re in it
this is the only junk fee that Biden and the Democrats allow because so much of that money goes into Democratic politics and advocacy and goes to feeding the cycle and they’ve become the main outside group supporting policies that are actually harmful.”
“We’ve got to support the politicians who opposed the Inflation Reduction Act
We’ve got to punish the ones who voted for it
There’s got to be some political accountability
These people deserve to lose,” Kerpen said
Neither Biden nor Harris are running this country
Each and every citizen who buys that they are
why did Obama fall into the Presidency so easily
Why did he choose Biden as Vice President
Likely no politician in the last 40 years has more side-deals buried in history than Biden
No other politician has been more usable in making deals with foreign countries
Obama proved not so much to be a savior as something far from such a thing
Keep in mind the words Obama said about his VP pick regarding how he could “F” up anything bigtime
with two-year term limits for the Presidency used up Obama maneuvered Biden back into power
but a pair of absolute losers who Obama and his sort want to keep in office as what
at the proven expense of all that’s left of this illegal-alien over run country of honest tax payers
the Democratic headliners are while the average legal citizens cut corners to feed their families
Tell me I’m wrong and I will tell you your blind
Probably the only thing Pelosi was right about is ” We have to pass it to find out what’s in it.” I’m paraphrasing this
Politician’s adding their conditions to get a bill passed is slight of hand
Not surprised…wasn’t it Obama’s administration that had been stealing from Social Security
The “democrats” must be officially disallowed to participate in any more governmental activities or processes
as they simply do not possess the integrity or personal maturity to refrain from engaging in unethical and illegal acts
They feather their own nests at every turn
This is real.They are the worst criminals ever
It’s too bad that AMAC didn’t pay attention to the Social Security Act of 2024 where survival spouse benefits were eliminated and replaced with a complicated new formula to ensure this benefit was eliminated
It’s all smoke and mirrors – Democrats
AARP and AMAC all talk about how they’re protecting Social Security but in fact they’re just sitting there and letting this happen – no body’s fighting for seniors or social security
The Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC) is here to protect your interests
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The mayor of Kerpen has defended the decision to deny F1 legend Michael Schumacher an honourary citizenship in his adopted hometown in Germany
the six-time F1 race winner Ralf Schumacher
said he was “lost for words” by the move
The Schumacher brothers were born in Hurth
but came to be closely associated with nearby Kerpen over the course of their F1 careers
Ferrari icon Michael Schumacher stands as one of the greatest drivers in F1 history, having become the first man in the sport’s history to reach seven World Championships in 2004 – a record only matched by new Ferrari signing Lewis Hamilton in 2020
has not been seen in public since he suffered severe brain injuries in a skiing accident in December 2013
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It emerged last month that Schumacher had been denied an honourary citizenship in Kerpen
with local politicians deciding on the matter in November after it was initially postponed in March 2024
The decision was met with a furious reaction from Schumacher’s brother Ralf
who took to social media to criticise the move
He wrote: “That’s typical of Germany and our politics
“Nothing surprises me any more about the SPD [Social Democratic Party of Germany]
Performance is apparently no longer important
“When you think about what my brother has done for Kerpen through his success
Mr Schumacher’s disappointment was echoed by Reiner Ferling
the chairman of the Michael Schumacher fanclub
who told German newspaper Kolner Stadtanzeiger: “The way Michael is treated as a person is beneath contempt
The city can’t bring itself to appoint someone as an honorary citizen who has won seven world championship titles for us.”
who has served as the mayor of Kerpen since 2015
Mayor Spurck told Bild: “Kerpen does not have a code of honour
“It is up to the city council to decide on the introduction of a code of honour with corresponding honorary citizenship and its criteria
“At its council meeting on 19 March 2024
the council of the Kolping City of Kerpen unanimously decided to postpone the matter of awarding honorary citizenship to Michael Schumacher
“The parliamentary groups and the non-attached city councillors should first reach an intergroup agreement on whether honorary citizenship should be introduced
the city administration has not received a new application on this topic from politicians.”
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The housing crisis and subsequent financial crisis in 2008 was caused in large part by politicizing loan eligibility criteria
advancing social justice objectives over sound economics
the Dodd-Frank law added even more politicization by creating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
which has raised costs and pushed many financial services beyond the reach of the consumers it purports to protect
The agency was the brainchild of Elizabeth Warren and the top demand of the liberal advocacy groups funded
by the billionaire inventor of toxic subprime negative-amortization mortgages
It was designed to be the most powerful and unaccountable bureaucracy in the federal government
All power was concentrated in one director with a fixed five-year term and not subject to removal by the president
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with the agency funded by Federal Reserve profits
and no meaningful limits on what it could regulate
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Phil Kerpen is the president of American Commitment and the author of “Democracy Denied.” Kerpen can be reached at phil@americancommitment.org
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Ralf Schumacher says he is “simply lost for words” after his brother
the seven-time F1 World Champion Michael Schumacher
was denied an honourary citizenship in his hometown of Kerpen
Schumacher is one of the most successful athletes in sporting history
having claimed seven Drivers’ titles and 91 race victories over the course of his illustrious F1 career
The 55-year-old has not been seen in public since he suffered severe brain injuries in a skiing accident in December 2013
was recently denied an honourary citizenship in his hometown of Kerpen
with local politicians deciding on the matter at the end of November after it was initially postponed in March this year
The decision to overlook Schumacher has been met with a furious response from his brother Ralf
who claimed six grand prix victories in 180 starts between 1997 and 2007
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who now works as an F1 television pundit in his homeland
posted an image to social media of an article reporting the decision to deny his brother an honourary citizenship
he wrote: “That’s typical of Germany and our politics
“Nothing surprises me any more about the SPD [Social Democratic Party of Germany]
“When you think about what my brother has done for Kerpen through his success
Schumacher became the first man to claim seven World Championships in 2004
a record that stood for 16 years before Lewis Hamilton equalled the achievement in 2020
Hamilton has since gone on to set new F1 records for the most race wins and pole positions in history
Earlier this year, Ralf Schumacher claimed Hamilton and reigning World Champion Max Verstappen will never match his brother’s F1 legacy
He told Germany publication Formula1.de in October: “Not even Lewis Hamilton will ever come close to Michael
“We thought Lewis Hamilton could walk on water and
“We thought Max Verstappen could walk on water – although in my opinion
“Michael was one of the drivers who made the difference
He was also very lucky to be in the right place at the right time.”
Mick Schumacher has hailed his father Michael Schumacher as “my hero” after the seven-time F1 World Champion turned 56 on Friday
It comes amid a row in Germany over the decision to deny the F1 legend an honourary citizenship in his adopted hometown of Kerpen
Schumacher stands as one of the most successful athletes in the history of sport
having become the first man to register seven F1 World Championship titles and 91 grand prix victories
The former Ferrari and Mercedes driver has not been seen in public since he suffered severe brain injuries in a skiing accident in December 2013
with Schumacher’s family fiercely protective of his privacy over the last 11 years
who made 43 F1 starts for the Haas team across 2021/22
The 25-year-old wrote: “Grateful for the unconditional love of my parents and celebrating my dad
but came to be closely associated with nearby Kerpen over the course of his F1 career
The decision was met with a furious reaction from Schumacher’s brother Ralf
He wrote: “That’s typical of Germany and our politics
defended the process by telling German newspaper Bild: “Kerpen does not have a code of honour
“It is up to the city council to decide on the introduction of a code of honour with corresponding honorary citizenship and its criteria
“The parliamentary groups and the non-attached city councillors should first reach an intergroup agreement on whether honorary citizenship should be introduced
the city administration has not received a new application on this topic from politicians.”
accusing Kerpen of disrespecting the F1 legend
Mr Ferling told the Kolner Stadtanzeiger newspaper: “The way Michael is treated as a person is beneath contempt
“The city can’t bring itself to appoint someone as an honorary citizen who has won seven World Championship titles for us.”
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A row has broken out after Michael Schumacher was recently denied an honourary citizenship in Kerpen
The Formula One legend turned 56 on Friday
with his son Mick dubbing the stricken star his 'hero' in a sweet birthday message
Schumacher has lived his life away from the spotlight ever since a tragic skiing accident in the French Alps back in December 2013
though he was later allowed to return home after being placed in a medically induced coma
hasn't been seen in public in the years since
Michael Schumacher has been denied an honourary citizenship in Kerpen
The Schumacher family have always maintained that 'private is private' and that they're protecting the racing hero in the same way he protected them during his prime years in the sport
he became closely associated with Kerpen during his time as an F1 racer
But local politicians decided in November that he wouldn't be granted an honourary citizenship
with Kerpen mayor Dieter Spurck defending the decision
“Kerpen does not have a code of honour," he told Bild
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has accused the area of treating the legend with 'beneath contempt'
Mr Ferling fumed: “The way Michael is treated as a person is beneath contempt
“The city can’t bring itself to appoint someone as an honourary citizen who has won seven World Championship titles for us.”
has blasted Kerpen's decision not to award the F1 icon an honourary citizenship
“That’s typical of Germany and our politics," he said
Michael Schumacher has not been seen in public since his skiing crash in 2013
Schumacher continues to recover from his accident behind closed doors
Reports emerged recently suggesting that he'd made his first public appearance in 11 years at the wedding of his daughter
there has been nothing to substantiate those claims and it's currently unknown of Schumacher was there for his daughter's big day
play iconWATCH: Phil Kerpen spoke to GBN America
"For every life that was saved in the lockdown
25 people were killed," US columnist Phil Kerpen has claimed
This comes after US infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci faced a fierce grilling from Republican lawmakers in his first public appearance before Congress since leaving his White House advisory role in 2022
became the face of the US Covid-19 response and has been the subject of both praise and criticism
Speaking to GBN America about the questioning
Kerpen said: "Fauci would walk into the White House task force meetings and say people aren't scared enough
you create enormous additional problems as well as whatever problems the virus itself is causing
We found that lockdowns at best saved up to 16,000 lives
"We think for every life that was saved
which is a pretty catastrophic result for government policies and interventions
We found massive educational and economic harm from school closures and business closures
"When we lay it all out in the paper the bottom line is these policies should never be pursued again
The correct policy in a crisis is to keep from the jump
don't stoke panic and don't order."
He added: "What happened in Sweden where they had some of the best outcomes in the entire world in terms of all-cause death
they had no increase in deaths from other causes in Sweden
while every other country had substantial non-Covid excess
which can be traced to the policy response."
GBNA host Bev Turner: "One of the things that really struck me during that time was this idea that if we were in a genuine pandemic with very high infection fatality rates
the government would not have to be telling people to stay at home
"They would be coaxing us out of our house houses in a way to live a normal life because we would voluntarily be staying at home if we felt we were a threat
"So the idea that the messaging had to be so strong and so fearful and so terrifying
if what we saw around us matched what we were being told
we wouldn't have to be receiving that messaging at all."
Phil Kerpen said that the lockdown had a "catastrophic impact"
Fauci received some support from Democratic lawmakers on the subcommittee who suggested Republicans were making irresponsible claims
"Over the past four years you have been personally targeted by extreme narratives of the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic and the US government's response to it," Democrat Representative Raul Ruiz said
In a declassified report released last year
US intelligence agencies found no direct evidence that the virus broke out from a Chinese laboratory
EXPERT OPINION BY DAVE KERPEN, FOUNDER AND CEO, APPRENTICE @DAVEKERPEN
2019 contestants on Fox’s ‘Paradise Hotel,’ hosted by Kristin Cavallari.
the first episode of Paradise Hotel aired on Fox
becoming a bonafide reality TV star on an early hit show
The show featured sexy singles at a luxury resort
You can always find common ground with people
Fairly early on, I realized that the competition to stay in paradise was as much about showing the producers that I could help them tell a great story as it was about an actual competition
I realized that what they were after wasn’t a fair game to decide on the winner — rather they were after the best possible story to make good television
I even suggested on air several ideas such as Vegas Night
which ended up becoming integral to the plot of the show
whether it’s painting a picture of what’s to come to recruit top talent
telling a story to your prospects to help sell them
or telling a story to investors about why you are the right team to solve a problem
And if we all think a little bit more with our storytelling and TV producer hats and less like salespeople and entrepreneurs
Those of you who actually watched the show 20 years ago know that while I made it to the end, in the final scene I lost the money
failure can hold us back only if we allow it to
I have watched as many folks afraid of failure end up not taking action; not starting companies
not going for the degree they always wanted
It’s when you stay on the sideline that you fail
and as I’ve done dozens of times since then
(most of which have failed) you either succeed or you learn
If you are still on the sideline about something you really want in life, I hope you can use this as a little piece of inspiration to help you go for it. Or if you just want to laugh, take a look at this Paradise Hotel clip from 20 years ago, once called by E Entertainment television, the 22nd-most outrageous moment in TV history.
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Kerpen municipal utility and RWE Renewables have signed a statement of intent
Part of the agreement is the joint development of two wind farms within the Kerpen municipal area
The wind farms with a total installed capacity of around 50 megawatts (MW) are to be constructed on the Marienfeld field and along the A4 motorway
Both areas are part of the ongoing rezoning process in the town
which was the birthplace of priest and social reformer Adolph Kolping
the two parties are helping to drive the energy transition in the Rhein-Erft district
COO Wind Onshore & Photovoltaic Europe & Asia-Pacific at RWE Renewables: “With our ‘Growing Green’ growth strategy
we are massively stepping up the pace of expanding wind and solar generation facilities this decade
And we are also increasingly entering into local partnerships
These are essential for the energy transition to succeed
We are particularly delighted that we can do all this in the Rhenish mining district once again and lay the foundation for more green electricity in the town of Kerpen together with the local municipal utility.”
“The energy transition in the regions is an important part of our corporate strategy
The Kerpen municipal utility was set up with the objective to supply 100% green energy and we are also working on future-oriented projects like green hydrogen production
We are delighted to have an experienced and competent partner on board in RWE to support us in expanding renewables in the region and help us contribute towards a successful energy transition,” explains Michael Kreusch
managing director of Kerpen municipal utility
RWE is a global leader in the renewables sector
the company wants to invest up to €15 billion gross in the expansion of offshore and onshore wind
flexible back-up capacities and hydrogen in its home market of Germany
RWE operates onshore wind farms with an installed capacity of more than 580 MW in the country
the company is entering into local partnerships
RWE operates the Königshovener Höhe wind farm in collaboration with the town of Bedburg on recultivated land
which was previously part of the Garzweiler opencast mine
It features a total installed capacity of 67 MW
Close to this project the Bedburg A 44n wind farm
another joint project with the town of Bedburg
It will be comprised of five wind turbines with a nominal capacity of 5.7 MW each and is due to be commissioned in 2022
“Both partners have strong connections with the region and the town of Kerpen
so entering into the wind energy project in Kerpen together made a lot of sense
RWE has plenty of experience in building and operating wind farms in the district
The municipal utility has close links with the local residents and can take Kerpen forward by implementing these projects,” Michael Kreusch adds
The Kerpen municipal utility has been driving cutting-edge energy concepts since 2019 and wants to support the Kerpen region in implementing structural change and the energy transition
In addition to green electricity and natural gas distribution
the Kerpen municipal utility is focusing on e-mobility by driving the installation of charging infrastructure in the private
A key component of their business model is sustainable electricity generation utilising PV systems or wind power
A PV plant in Kerpen-Buir is among the first projects in this field
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The town where seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher grew up and married his wife Corinna sadly now sits almost abandoned and awaits demolition
Kerpen-Manheim may be only a very small village
but it is a village which will be forever synonymous with one of Germany’s and Formula 1’s greatest sporting stars
It was in Kerpen-Manheim where Schumacher grew up as a youngster
while his parents would take him to the karting track there after he had crashed the motorcycle engine-powered pedal kart which his dad had made for him into a lamp post
Schumacher became the youngest member of the karting club
and that marked the start of the journey which ultimately saw Schumacher become a legendary figure in Formula 1 as a seven-time World Champion
It was also in this village where he married his wife Corinna
these days only 12 residents remain in the village
with the town soon to make way for the Hambach open-cast mine
And sadly it seems this fate is one which is very much reflected in the state of the town
with images showing overgrown roads and boarded up houses dominating the landscape
Auto Bild state that excavation work to bring the town down will begin in 2024
though the karting track will be preserved
Albanus and Leonhardus church will be spared demolition
restored and run by Michael’s brother Ralf Schumacher
that leaves its mark,” Ralf told Auto Bild
my entire hometown didn’t fall victim to lignite mining after all
“I took the opportunity to restore my childhood home to the way it used to be
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And it is a go-kart track which until recently
the six-time F1 race winner speaking of its value as the nation of Germany looks to discover a new generation of talent
With four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel having retired from Formula 1 at the end of 2022
while Michael’s son Mick Schumacher was dropped by Haas
it meant that Mick’s replacement Nico Hulkenberg is the only German representative on the F1 2023 grid
with suggestions having emerged that the German junior racing scene is in a worrying state
“I was the youth director until recently
which makes sense because I can’t always be on site,” said Ralf on the Kerpen-Manheim track
“But I’m glad that the kart track is still there
“It has been newly asphalted and parts of it are on land that belongs to me
which is hard enough in Germany at the moment.”
Ralf’s nephew Mick does remain involved with the Formula 1 scene
having been signed by Michael’s former team Mercedes after his exit from Haas
Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher will not become an honorary citizen of his home town of Kerpen for the time being. The political groups in the town council have agreed on this.
The decision is met with incomprehension, especially from Schumacher's younger brother Ralf. "That's typical of Germany and our politics. Nothing surprises me anymore with the SPD. Performance is apparently no longer important," he wrote on Instagram. Given what Michael had done for Kerpen through his successes, he was "simply at a loss for words".
The Michael Schumacher fan club in Kerpen had campaigned at the beginning of 2024 with a petition for honorary citizenship for the record Formula 1 world champion, who lives in Switzerland. Michael Schumacher has not appeared in public since suffering a serious head injury in a skiing accident at the end of 2013.
Sieh dir diesen Beitrag auf Instagram an Ein Beitrag geteilt von Ralf Schumacher (@ralfschumacher_rsc)
President Trump has hundreds of unfilled presidentially appointed positions because Democrats have stalled the nominations process out as much as their diminished power in the post-nuclear Senate has allowed.
But it is the Republican majority that has placed a total blockade on the usual safety valve for temporary appointments — the recess appointment power — by refusing to go on recess for the last two years
And with Democrats set to take the House and be in position to deny the Senate consent to recess starting Jan
there is a real possibility that President Trump will go an entire presidential term without being able to make recess appointments.
It has been nearly eight years since the U.S
Senate officially recessed — a streak aided by the practice of holding so-called pro forma sessions every three days throughout every adjournment
Those sessions — which consist of nothing but gaveling in and out and where
no business is conducted — serve a single purpose: to deny the president of the United States the recess appointment power
which is a constitutionally authorized power to temporarily install nominees to executive and judicial posts without Senate advice and consent.
President Bill Clinton used the recess appointment power 139 times
But recess appointments under Bush screeched to a halt in his final two years in office
after Democrats took control of the Senate and
implemented pro forma sessions to avoid an official recess.
recesses were back and he made 28 recess appointments
Then Republicans won the House of Representatives and withheld consent from the Senate to recess
forcing the pro forma sessions to come back
They continued through the last six years of Obama's presidency
though he attempted to disregard them and make recess appointments anyway in 2012
which were struck down unanimously by the Supreme Court in NLRB v
The pro forma gambit is legally valid
and therefore the president cannot make recess appointments unless Congress decides to officially recess
You might reasonably expect no president will ever get recess appointments again except when the same party controls the House
the same party — the Republican Party — has in fact controlled the House
This curious fact has received surprisingly little attention.
Is McConnell blocking Trump for his own strategic reasons?Perhaps to establish that no recesses will ever be taken again
forcing all appointments to go through the Senate confirmation process?
that seems to be somewhat at odds with constant Republican complaints about Democratic stalling and obstruction of Trump nominees.
Trump would make some truly terrible appointments
perhaps negotiating a list before agreeing to recess could allay that concern.
Or does McConnell simply lack a Senate majority that would vote to adjourn without pro forma sessions
perhaps holding a clean adjournment vote would at least serve the clarifying purpose of showing the American people which Republican senators are intent on blocking Trump recess appointments.
If Trump wants to lift the legal cloud from his acting Attorney General and temporarily fill vacancies across the federal government
the administration needs to press hard for the Senate to adjourn for the year with an official recess.
But if we're simply in a new era in which the Senate protects its institutional power by never officially recessing
it would be nice for somebody to inform the American people.
Phil Kerpen’s column distributed by Cagle Cartoons newspaper syndicate. Reach him at: phil@americancommitment.org
The same politicians who mostly killed free checking and debit card rewards programs through government price controls are setting their sights on credit cards – and that means miles
cash back and other rewards are now in jeopardy
That’s a potential political earthquake because a recent study found that 84% of all credit cards are rewards cards
and 70% of cardholders who make less than $20,000 a year have rewards cards
Many small businesses also rely on rewards cards – especially cash-back cards
PHIL KERPEN is president of American Commitment, a columnist on Fox News Opinion, chairman of the Internet Freedom Coalition, and author of the 2011 book “Democracy Denied. He can be reached at phil@americancommitment.org
Kerpen’s innovative energy and infrastructure concept is a role-model for Europe
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The Kolping city of Kerpen with its approximately 68,000 inhabitants is the largest city in the Rhine-Erft district in North Rhine-Westphalia
The city is located in the Rhenish lignite mining area and in the Cologne Bay only a few kilometres west of Cologne and covers an area of approx
Since 19 March 2012 Kerpen has the official addition of Kolpingstadt
The city administration of Kerpen employs about 1.000 people
In times of structural change in the Rhenish lignite mining area
technical progress and social change in an integrated concept with the "SpeicherStadt - Strategie"
It thus strives for a new and sustainable form of spatial and urban development and social life
The idea: "...the good life in the urban landscape" as the fourth (r)evolution after the Neolithic (ca
from 1970 BC) using the example of the "SpeicherStadt" as the contemporary "tool" of today's sustainably budgeted society"
Stadtwerke Kerpen was founded with a passion for fresh ideas and future-oriented energy concepts
Stadtwerke Kerpen develops and markets attractive
sustainable products and services specifically for the people of Kerpen
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For Long Island families with college-bound children
the wave of campus demonstrations this spring over the Israel-Hamas war has had a powerful
fearing that pro-Palestinian student demonstrators’ beliefs hewed dangerously close to antisemitism or their actions were too radical
Others see in one of the largest student movements since the Vietnam War a moral response to humanitarian catastrophe
dismissed the option of University of California at Santa Barbara
she was unnerved to see a sign somebody had posted saying “No Zionists,” and an anti-Israel piece in a school newspaper
a Huntington dentist and co-founder of the Muslim Council of Suffolk County
said he and his daughter — a high school senior who has not yet decided where she will attend college next fall — took the opposite message from r ecent protests at one of the schools she is considering
this is not a crime in the sense that these people are trying to go and rob somebody — this is civil disobedience,” he said
College demonstrations started after the war began last October and have spread to dozens of campuses in recent weeks
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators have called for colleges to sell off endowment investments tied to Israel and cut ties with companies tied to the country’s war effort
With commencement season nearing, protesters have disrupted day-to-day life at dozens of campuses across the country, including at high-profile schools like Columbia, Harvard and UCLA. On Long Island, nearly two dozen students and two faculty members were arrested this week at a Stony Brook University demonstration
Israel’s military campaign to eliminate Hamas strongholds in Gaza followed the group’s Oct
which Israeli officials have said killed more than 1,200 people
Health officials in Gaza say the death toll exceeds 34,500
and United Nations officials said this spring that children there were starving to death
The United Nations' humanitarian aid agency on Friday said hundreds of thousands of people would be “at imminent risk of death” if Israel carried out a military assault in Rafah
a southern Gaza city that Israel says is the last Hamas stronghold there
The city is filled with displaced Palestinians
Iqbal said his daughter followed the war closely on social media
live footage of kids being pulled out of the rubble," he said
"There's a profound impact on any human being when you see families being destroyed
are we condemning this or looking the other way?'"
Some parents said they were unnerved by the demonstrations and in some cases by the response from college administrators, which they called inadequate. Dave Kerpen, Kate Kerpen’s father, pointed to Columbia
where students this week took over a building — barricading it
my greatest concern is my daughter's safety," Kerpen said
He said he had “grave concerns” about her safety at schools where “antisemitism” is being tolerated
but university president Minouche Shafik said at a congressional hearing last month that “Antisemitism has no place on our campus
and I am personally committed to doing everything I can to confront it directly.”
forwarded a statement from that school that said in part that “antisemitism and discrimination of any kind
or discriminate against members of our community
Some college admissions consultants working with Long Island families also said spring
the season when acceptance and rejection letters go out
was more nerve-wracking this year because of the protests
a principal of Lockwood College Prep in Glenwood Landing
said he’d heard from more than 30 families
who were “nervous and waffling” on a college choice
Those whose children were admitted to elite schools were typically not changing their decisions but watching to see if protests will dissipate over the summer and new policies for campus behavior will be implemented before fall classes start
It was unclear how college protests were affecting enrollment at elite schools
Columbia announced it had received 60,248 applications for first-year admission and offered admission to 2,319
numbers showing slightly higher demand and higher selectivity than last year
Harvard said it received 54,008 applications for first-year admission
At the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
a top public school where there were also protests this spring
the number of applications jumped 15% from last year
Because UNC’s enrollment deadline is May 15
it was not yet possible to say how the number of accepted students for fall 2024 who enroll compares with previous years
While police have made more than 2,000 arrests at college demonstrations since mid-April
“a group of instigators” came on campus to “forcefully attack” a pro-Palestinian encampment
four police officers were injured and four people were charged with battering law enforcement after police with shields removed most of an encampment and shoved protesters
a junior at Brentwood High School who founded Student Advocates of Long Island
a group devoted to human rights and food access
said some of his acquaintances were shying away from schools whose response to the protests they saw as heavy-handed and chilling to a decades-old tradition of free speech in higher education
"These students should not be mistreated
they should stand up," though protesters should abide by the law
whose son attends a Nassau County high school
said that on a recent visit to the University of Massachusetts Amherst
they saw students chanting and gathering around a table with Palestinian flags on it
people were approaching us with pamphlets saying
'Do you want to know where your money goes?'" Greenberg said
The family decided to cross the University of Massachusetts off their list of possible colleges because "it's a little too liberal
We were worried about aggressive protesting
I thought of us as a liberal family."
said in an email that “we understand the concerns families have as they consider where to attend college
we firmly believe that ideas and viewpoints should be explored and debated within a space of civility and respect
The university also clearly condemns hatred in all forms.”
After a Uniondale High School social studies class this week where students discussed the protests
said he valued the right to peaceful protest
but that after years of disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
“The only thing I’m worried about is the schools locking down or shutting down because of the protests getting too rowdy or violent,” said Webber
who will study electrical engineering in the fall at SUNY Canton
He said he had no specific concerns about that school
said in an email that SUNY Canton “has not had any protests in recent memory.” The school is “dedicated to maintaining an open environment promoting the free exchange of ideas,” he wrote
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Stony Brook University students protest the war outside the campus’s Staller Center on Wednesday evening
Kate Kerpen is thinking twice about certain colleges
Protesters face off against police officers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on April 26
and friend Charlotte Packer helped create a Jewish cultural club at Paul D
Schreiber High School in Port Washington last fall
the need for Jewish students to connect in school has been greater than ever since October
she was terrified for them when she heard Hamas had attacked the country
she was so distraught that she didn’t go to school for a few days
“I was really a nervous wreck,” said Packer
it’s hard to feel totally safe as a Jewish person.”
helped create a Jewish cultural club at the school — one of at least two formed at Long Island high schools since the start of the war
Those two clubs join a dozen others at high schools across Long Island in what some see as a gathering momentum among Jewish students to display their pride since the conflict began
Packer and Kerpen researched online and looked for resources to start a Jewish cultural club
the need to start one "was evident more than ever,” Kerpen said
Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel in a surprise attack on Oct
killing some 1,200 people and taking around 250 hostages
Israel responded with one of the deadliest and most destructive military campaigns in recent history
The war has killed over 30,000 Palestinians
On Long Island, Jewish and Muslim communities have reported a spike in antisemitism and Islamophobia
swastikas were discovered in schools in East Meadow
Packer and Kerpen held the first meeting of the newly established club at their high school on Dec
included a dreidel game and drew about 50 people
the club has met twice a month and held activities where teens decorated cookies
hosted Jewish-themed "Jeopardy!" and painted on canvases
“Our club gave people that sense of safety,” Kerpen said
“It’s a fun place to be authentically yourself.”
The club in Port Washington and 13 others in Long Island high schools are part of the Jewish Student Union network
Two were created after October — one in Port Washington and another in Sanford H
Hundreds of students on the Island participate in the clubs
Jewish Student Union is a program of the Orthodox Union
which is one of the largest Orthodox Jewish organizations in the United States
Organizers said the clubs are open to all students
his organization has heard from a lot of students who said they wanted to start a club in their school
“I think that for the first time in a long time … there is a sense of the Jewish students and Jews around the world feel threatened,” he said
“The response has been that they want to express their Jewish pride in new ways
And they want to get involved more and they want to be more connected to their Jewish values.”
said being part of the club has helped her cope
said the club offered her a safe space to connect with others
“It gives me a safe place to really feel my Jewish pride and with people that are like me,” she said
we can come together and be the majority in a room
And it feels so special to have that connection with everybody there.”
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The Kerpens have never been just husband and wife
The wedding raised $20,000 for charity and was a huge marketing success
After the event the companies were curious too see what Dave and Carrie had next
“We couldn’t get married again so we started a company instead,” said Dave Kerpen, who joined Carrie (pictured right) for an Inc. Live Chat on Thursday with Executive Editor Laura Lorber (pictured left)
The two sat down to share tips on how to balance work and life
In 2007, Dave and Carrie founded the social media and word-of-mouth marketing agency, Likeable Media. In 2012, they also launched a spin-off company Likeable Local
a Facebook marketing firm for small businesses
marriage and business have always gone hand-in-hand
The key to their success in business and marriage
“Some of our very early employees I am sure have stories to share about various screaming bouts at the office,” said Dave (as Carrie shushed him in the background and shook her head)
the most important thing is setting boundaries and very regular
Coupling marriage and business wasn’t easy for Dave and Carrie at first
they would fight at work and bring that home and then fight at home and bring it to work
Both Dave and Carrie stressed that setting boundaries based on priorities has helped them manage the work-life balance and for the Kerpens–family always comes first
“I have talked to a lot of entrepreneurs who work with their families that have the same types of struggles and its just about prioritizing,” added Carrie
To keep their family at the forefront and work at work
Dave and Carrie have instituted household rules
the phones are off until the kids go to bed,” said Carrie
“That is our time that we are just focused on our kids and their days and our days.”
Dave and Carrie also have a date night once a week and a big night out on the town once a month
The couple admitted that it is hard to keep talk off work when they go out–especially since Carrie officially took over as CEO of Likeable Media and Dave has moved to Likeable Local–but they try their best
“We do try to limit the work talk and make sure that we talk about other stuff cause there are other things
I know that’s hard to believe–sometimes entrepreneurs lose sight of that–but there are other besides the business,” said Dave with a grin
that limited work talk at home has resulted in the actual business talks being a more enjoyable
“That makes the conversations that we have about how to grow the companies so much more exciting because we are focused,” said Carrie
the two continued to stress that keeping the two worlds separate has been key to their marital success and that being present in whatever you are doing–whether that is working or spending time with your family–is the most important
When a viewer posed a question to the couple via live stream in which they asked if Dave and Carrie would jump into business and marriage again if they could do it all over
Watch a playback of the live chat.
My grandmother committed suicide on my father’s 18th birthday
She stood there in the kitchen with my dad
and right after he blew out the candles on the birthday cake that she had baked him
Kate Spade tragically hung her self in her Park Avenue apartment
One of the most successful fashion designers of all time
She was successful and accomplished beyond most of our wildest dreams
She left behind a husband and a 13 -year-old daughter
Kate Spade had mental illness: likely depression
that incident had a profound effect on him
He has been in and out of psych wards for the last thirty years
my dad has been treated for his mental illness
my 3-year-old son Seth delights in visiting Grandpa Peter on a monthly basis
and my dad is most certainly equally delighted
Since I’ve always been concerned about the hereditary aspects of mental illness, I’ve been proactive about seeing therapists for all of my life. My longterm therapist Judy was at my wedding! My current therapist Kelly I met through my new job
Mental illness doesn’t discriminate: Kate Spade was wealthy
there is still a stigma to mental illness- a stigma so strong
that people like my grandmother and Kate Spade don’t get the help they need
There is an enormous business imperative to destigmatizing depression:
we have a moral imperative to destigmatize depression and mental illness:
People are literally dying because they don’t feel safe getting the help they need, because of the stigma attached to depression and mental illness. My passion for helping people with mental health challenges recently led me to taking on the CEO role at UMA Health
an online mental health and coaching marketplace that connects people with providers to quickly get them the help they need
We need the world to know that it’s ok to seek help when you’re feeling depressed
Please share this article with the hashtag #DestigmatizeDepression
and feel free to note the person or people in your life you care about in your post
For all of us: Let’s #DestigmatizeDepression together
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