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Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Yahoo
Man flown to hospital with life-threatening injuries after head-on collision in Outagamie County
ELLINGTON, Wis. (WFRV) – An 84-year-old man from Shiocton was flown to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries after a head-on collision in Outagamie County. Deputies with the Outagamie County Sheriff's Office say they were called to a two-vehicle crash near the intersection of Rexford Road and Center Valley Road, in the Town of Ellington, around 11:50 a.m. on Saturday, July 5. The preliminary investigation indicated that a pickup truck turning north onto Rexford Road from Center Valley Road was hit head-on by a pickup truck going southbound on Rexford Road. No major injuries in Manitowoc 3-vehicle crash, SUV flips on its side The driver of the southbound truck, an 84-year-old man from Shiocton, was flown by ThedaStar to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. The northbound truck was driven by a 68-year-old man from Hortonville with a 59-year-old man from Appleton and an 11-year-old from western Wisconsin, deputies say. Both adults were taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The child was not injured. No other details were released. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Mid East Info
18-06-2025
- Business
- Mid East Info
Ellington Properties advances digital innovation in real estate, supports Dubai's property tokenization initiative
A residential unit at Kensington Waters selected as Dubai's second tokenized property, supporting broader access to real estate investment Fractional ownership starts from AED 2,000, backed by official certification and powered by blockchain technology The u nit sold out within one minute of launch, reflecting strong market appetite for fractional ownership This collaboration aligns with national efforts to redefine property ownership models and expand opportunities for a new generation of tech-savvy investors Dubai, UAE – June 18, 2025 – Ellington Properties, Dubai's leading design-led real estate developer, has announced its support for the emirate's second tokenized property initiative, reinforcing its commitment to innovative real estate solutions. As part of this milestone project, Ellington has contributed a residential unit at Kensington Waters, a premium development located in Mohammed Bin Rashid City, enabling fractional ownership through secure, blockchain-based digital tokenization. The initiative marks a significant step forward in democratizing real estate investment. With investment entry points starting from AED 2,000, tokenized shares of the unit at the Kensington Waters offer broader, more inclusive access to Dubai's thriving property market. Moreover, each share is backed by official certification and powered by blockchain technology, ensuring transparency and security. Joseph Thomas, Co-Founder of Ellington Properties, said: Supporting this transformative national initiative reflects our commitment to innovation and to making design-led real estate more accessible. We believe real estate tokenization is a major leap forward in reshaping how people interact with and invest in property, and we are proud to be among the first developers in Dubai to embrace it.' This collaboration not only reinforces Ellington's forward-thinking approach but also supports Dubai's broader vision of solidifying its position as a leading hub for the world's most thriving digital economy. By supporting the integration of blockchain technology with real estate, Ellington Properties aims to redefine property ownership models and expand opportunities for a new generation of tech-savvy investors. The selected property, Kensington Waters, exemplifies Ellington's commitment to thoughtful design and modern living. Recently handed over, the development is inspired by the natural elements of water, echoing wellness, health, and happiness, offering a haven of beauty in the heart of Mohammed Bin Rashid City. About Ellington Properties Ellington Properties is Dubai's leading design-led real estate developer, dedicated to crafting beautiful properties and communities for high-quality lifestyles. Renowned for its customer-centric approach, Ellington Properties develops residences characterized by incredible artistry and impeccable architecture. The company's diverse portfolio includes communities across Dubai, such as Downtown Dubai, Business Bay, Dubai Hills, Palm Jumeirah, Mohammed Bin Rashid City (MBR City), and Dubai Islands, among others, as well as in Ras Al Khaimah, including Al Marjan Islands and Hayat Island. Ellington Properties combines thoughtful design, art, and lifestyle curation to create sanctuaries of personalized living experiences. For more information, visit For all media inquiries contact: Kashish Punjabi | Amjad Mkayed Ruder Finn Atteline Phone: +971 56 708 4094 | +971 50 235 1814 Email: ellington@
Khaleej Times
11-06-2025
- Business
- Khaleej Times
Dubai: Second tokenised property sold in record time of under 2 minutes
The second tokenised property was fully funded in a record-breaking one minute and 58 seconds, attracting 149 investors from 35 nationalities, the Dubai Land Department said on Wednesday. This strong demand pushed the waiting list to over 10,700 investors, reflecting rising confidence and strong interest in digital real estate ownership solutions across the emirate, it said. 'The demand blew us away. Tokens were snapped up faster than anyone expected, and your belief and swift action made this possible. Don't worry, our next property drop is coming soon,' Prypco said after the property was sold in a record time. The first tokenised project was fully funded within a day. The property attracted 224 investors from over 40 nationalities, with an average investment amount of Dh10,714. In May, the Dubai Land Department (DLD) launched the region's first tokenised real estate investment project through the 'Prypco Mint' platform in collaboration with the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (Vara), the Central Bank of the UAE, the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) through the Real Estate Sandbox. The platform allows fractional investment in premium Dubai properties through blockchain-based tokens starting from just Dh2,000. The first tokenized unit was based in one of Damac Properties projects in Business Bay while the second listing featured a one-bedroom apartment at Kensington Waters in Mohammed Bin Rashid City, developed by Ellington. Both the properties were priced below market to attract more investors. 'As the platform expands its projects and partnerships, it is helping to shape a future where tokenized assets are expected to become a central part of Dubai's property market by 2033. Amid this momentum, Dubai Land Department invites interested individuals to register early and set up their accounts to take advantage of upcoming offerings before they sell out, unlocking investment opportunities in one of the world's most dynamic and innovative real estate destinations,' the Dubai Land Department said on Wednesday.
New York Times
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
A High School Festival Keeps Duke Ellington Very Much Alive
In a dressing room behind the stage in the Metropolitan Opera House, Wynton Marsalis, the trumpeter and educator, intently watched a live feed of the big band representing the Osceola County School for the Arts, from Kissimmee, Fla. They were playing Dizzy Gillespie's 'Things to Come,' a piece that can expose any weaknesses in a big band. Being a good jazz musician isn't just about playing fast and loud and high, but this song requires musicians to do all of that. The school's lead trumpet player was in the middle of a solo. A dexterous player who could hit the high notes, he sounded like a professional. 'Watch, the director's going to wave off the backgrounds here,' Mr. Marsalis said, using some colorful language to say the soloist had not gotten to his good stuff yet. The director then made a small gesture to the rest of his band, telling them to wait to let the solo develop. It was a chart that Mr. Marsalis had surely heard live hundreds of times, but each time it is full of small decisions like these, making it a new experience. It has been nearly a century since Duke Ellington's orchestra became the house band at the Cotton Club on 142nd Street. Even there, where Ellington and his group of Black musicians played in front of all-white audiences, patrons were expected to be active listeners. Ellington is quoted in the book 'Duke Ellington's America' as saying the club 'demanded absolutely silence' during performances, and that anybody making noise would quickly be ushered out the door. Ellington knew his work had a signature. He wrote with particular members of his orchestra, like the saxophonist Johnny Hodges or the trumpeter Cootie Williams, in mind, and he believed that nobody else could sound like them, no matter how hard they tried. Still, at Essentially Ellington, an annual high school big-band festival organized by Jazz at Lincoln Center and held over the weekend, teenagers from all over the world tried their hardest to channel those musicians anyway. This year, in honor of the 30th anniversary of the festival, 30 big bands of the 127 that sent in application tapes came to New York to compete for top honors, up from the usual 15. The finalists included 27 American groups and bands from Australia, Japan and Spain. Each group selected three songs to perform from the Essentially Ellington library. The top 10 finishers advanced to a second and final, competitive round. The top three then played an exhibition concert — at the opera house instead of at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Room, since the additional capacity was needed — before a winner was announced. But the event's vibe, while exacting, does not feel like something out of the movie 'Whiplash' — at least not anymore. Years ago, organizers felt the competition was getting too cutthroat, and looked to soften its edges. Now, students perform, but also jam with kids from other schools, attend clinics with professionals, and have meals where they're seated not by school, but by the instrument they play. In the hallways, members of different schools spontaneously burst into song together. 'It's like the top arts festival,' said Julius Tolentino, the jazz director at Newark Academy in Livingston, N.J., whose band won the competition in 2024. 'There's nothing that compares to this. They roll out the red carpet for the students. It's changed the way band directors all over the world deal with jazz music.' The organization's work isn't limited to the contest. It runs an annual training program for band directors and sends out professional musicians, often members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, to help guide bands that qualify for the finals. The festival also doubles as a tool for the creation of a big band canon. For 30 years, the Jazz at Lincoln Center team has created sheet music for pieces by Ellington and some of his contemporaries, like Gillespie or Count Basie or Benny Carter, and has sent it out to schools interested in competing, for free. That process is not always simple, and often involves digging through the archives at the Smithsonian to look at existing, handwritten scores and transcribing from recordings. 'There's a philosophy that jazz is a methodology, not an art form that has a canon,' said Todd Stoll, the vice president of education at Jazz at Lincoln Center. 'The historical viewpoint of this music was, I won't say ignored, but it wasn't something that there was much focus on at the university level. I went all the way through a master's degree at a major conservatory. I never played a note of Duke Ellington's music.' That would be unfathomable now, in part because of the work that Jazz at Lincoln Center has done. Mr. Marsalis bristled at the idea that Ellington was not an international star before the festival existed, but Essentially Ellington, and the work that makes it possible, may do as much as anything to ensure that his work persists. For Mr. Marsalis, who has been at the center of debates about the jazz canon for decades, this could be a victory lap. But he insists on Essentially Ellington as an example of how playing old music does not need to be a backward-looking endeavor. 'We are not cynical,' he said. 'When you're establishing a new mythology, how much time do you have to attack the old mythology? Every band that auditions for a spot in New York is a part of that new mythology, an example of how the music is not a historical document, but something that is alive as long as it is being interpreted.' The experience, however, can be intimidating until you are a part of it. When Dr. Ollie Liddell, the band director at Memphis Central High School in Memphis, first saw videos on YouTube of groups that had reached the finals of the Essentially Ellington festival, over a decade ago, he thought to himself: 'We're never going to have a band that good.' Memphis Central is a public high school, and like most public school band directors, Dr. Liddell is responsible for not just the jazz band, but the marching band and concert ensembles, too. He has to handle fund-raising and convince clinicians to come in and work with his band. None of his jazz students receive private instruction, save one, who receives lessons from a Memphis Central alumnus over Zoom. Essentially Ellington can't always be top of mind. That's not the case for many of the groups that make it to New York, with arts magnet schools and private academies offering instrument-specific instructors, and a number of students taking private lessons as well. But even without those luxuries, a resourceful director and passionate kids can still compete. The proof? Memphis Central took first place at this year's competition. It is a cliché to say that jazz is an interactive music, a conversation. But those conversations aren't confined to the stage. On Saturday, during its final performance for the judges, Memphis Central took the stage and the sound of Ellington's 'Rockabye River' came all at once. The rumble of the drum set's low tom. The shout of the horns. The growling trumpet soloist punctuating each of the written phrases. The work was brought to life and made new. A crowd filled with competitors and rivals sat with wide eyes and open mouths, with some yelping their approval. None of them, clearly, were cynical.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Stream's stench due to 'wrongly connected pipe'
A stream was left "foul" and "stinking" after a sewage pipe at a housing development was "wrongly" connected to a surface water pipe, it has been claimed. Suspected pollution was reported at Springwell letch in Ellington, Northumberland, in late April, with resident Malcolm Burn describing the body of water as having turned "grey and slimy" and smelling of "effluent". The Environment Agency (EA) said its officers attended with Northumbrian Water and identified the source, which the water firm believed had been "caused by a misconnection" at a nearby housing development. The discharge has since been stopped. Ascent Homes, which manages Wayside Point, has been contacted for comment. Mr Burn, 62, said the stench from the water on 25 April was "horrible". "It's nice to pass by on a warm day to allow my dog to get a drink, but obviously we're not going to do that anymore," Mr Burn said. "I'm very angry, it flows directly into the River Lyne. Who's going to put it right? Who's accountable?" Springwell letch had become "grey and slimy", Mr Burn said [Malcolm Burn] A Northumbrian Water spokesperson said it was "not at fault". "We believe this issue to have been caused by a misconnection from a nearby third party, wrongly plumbing a foul sewer into a surface water sewer pipe," they said. It said it was the "responsibility of the third party to resolve", but it had installed mitigation measures, such as sandbags and bales of straw, at the outlet of the pipe to "prevent any further damage to the environment". Mr Burn said he had revisited the letch and said the water looked clearer after a night of heavy rain, but the "foul" stink remained. There was not expected to be any long-term significant impact on the steam, according to the EA. It added that because it was an ongoing investigation, it could not comment any further. Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram. Related internet links
