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MLS y Wells Fargo reconocerán con $65,000 en apoyo a las comunidades locales a 26 MVP comunitarios que marcan la diferencia

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NUEVA YORK (8 de octubre, 2020) Cada temporada, Major League Soccer y Wells Fargo reconocen a los aficionados de la MLS que van más allá para impactar positivamente y servir a nuestras comunidades. A través del MLS WORKS Community MVPs Program presentado por Wells Fargo, se donarán $65,000 a organizaciones benéficas de las comunidades en las que vivimos y jugamos nuestros partidos.

Desde el jueves 8 de octubre hasta el martes 20 de octubre, los fans de toda la comunidad futbolera tendrán la oportunidad de nominarse a sí mismos o a las personas que hayan brindado servicios importantes durante estos tiempos desafiantes causados ​​por el COVID-19, incluyendo profesionales de la salud, trabajadores sociales, maestros, socorristas y otros trabajadores esenciales cuyo esfuerzo ayuda a mantener a nuestras comunidades resilientes y seguras.

Se seleccionarán veintiséis (26) MVP comunitarios, uno para representar a cada club de la MLS. El MVP recibirá reconocimiento a nivel nacional y local, una donación a una organización benéfica 501(c)(3) de su elección, una camiseta adidas de la MLS personalizada y el balón adidas oficial de la MLS 2020 NATIVO XXV.  

“Durante los últimos ocho años, el programa Community MVP se ha enfocado en las personas que están marcando una diferencia en la vida de los demás”, dijo Jen Cramer, vicepresidenta sénior de marketing de MLS. Major League Soccer se enorgullece de reconocer a los aficionados que impactan positivamente a nuestras comunidades, especialmente durante estos tiempos desafiantes”.

“El programa Community MVP es uno de los aspectos más destacados de la relación de Wells Fargo con Major League Soccer porque es una oportunidad para que cualquier miembro de la comunidad futbolera sea reconocido por el importante trabajo que realiza”, dijo Nick Carey, director de patrocinios y participación de marca de Wells Fargo. “Desde 2013, hemos celebrado a 147 MVP comunitarios y estamos especialmente emocionados de mostrar 26 más este año”.

Los 26 MVP comunitarios se anunciarán el jueves 12 de noviembre. Se anima a los fans a conocer más sobre cada representante, visitando MLSsoccer.com/CommunityMVP.

Publicación 1181 de DALLAS– Revista Digital 08 de octubre – 14 de octubre / 2020

Gracias por SEGUIRNOS, este artículo contiene la revista digital de DALLAS de ¡Que Onda Magazine! De fecha 08 de octubre hasta el 14 de octubre del 2020.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo says no to reopening bars until ‘virus is under control’

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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is leaning on keeping bars closed after Gov. Greg Abbott gave county judges the decision to reopen.

Abbott announced Wednesday afternoon that bars can open up to 50 percent capacity beginning Wednesday, Oct. 14.

There are restrictions, including no standing.

Judge Hidalgo quickly took to Twitter to voice her concerns and said indoor gatherings shouldn’t be taking place.

“This applies to bars as well,” tweeted the judge.

Eyewitness News contacted Hidalgo’s office directly and asked if Harris County bars will be allowed to reopen after the governor’s announcement.

Her office responded saying, “not at this time.”

The Gov. Greg Abbott said the authority will be given to county judges to decide whether to open at all, but if they choose to, the capacity cannot exceed 50 percent.

PRINCE ROYCE’S ALTER EGO IS CERTIFIED TRIPLE PLATINUM BY THE RIAA

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WITH ALTER EGO, PRINCE ROYCE IS NOMINATED TO A LATIN GRAMMY FOR BEST CONTEMPORARY/TROPICAL FUSION ALBUM

ALTER EGO has delivered four #1 radio hits: two on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart and two on Billboard’s Tropical Airplay chart.

Royce dominates on the Billboard Tropical Airplay chart at #1 and #2 with “Carita de Inocente” and “Lotería” respectively, for a second week in a row.

“Carita de Inocente” has remained at #1 on Billboard’s Tropical Airplay chart for 28 weeks, setting a new all-time record.

MIAMI, Florida (October 7, 2020). ALTER EGO, multiplatinum award-winning Latin superstar Prince Royce‘s latest album has been certified Triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for its sales in the United States and Puerto Rico. It is also Triple Platinum in Argentina, Gold in Mexico and Spain and Platinum in Peru.

With ALTER EGO, Prince Royce is nominated to a 2020 Latin GRAMMY for Best Contemporary/Tropical Fusion Album. To date the young artist has garnered fourteen Latin GRAMMY nominations.

PRINCE ROYCE ALTER EGO
RELEASED FEBRUARY 7, 2020

“ALTER EGO unites Royce’s musical tastes in one masterpiece that allows him to be a bachata/tropical singer and also showcase the R&B and urban sound he grew up listening to in New York.” Billboard

“The bilingual star further plays up his versatility throughout Alter Ego, which is split into Side A and Side B, like an old-school mixtape. Whereas the ‘Génesis’ side pays respects to his beginnings as a tropical star, the ‘Enigma’ side shows the 30-year-old singer flirting with fresh música urbana and Latin pop sounds.” Rolling Stone

“In a fickle music industry where artists come and go, Prince Royce has kept up with the times while staying true to his roots. As tastes in music change, he’s steadfast in representing the genre of his Dominican heritage, bachata, and adventures into new sounds he’s come across in the past decade.” Grammy.com

To stream or download ALTER EGO click HERE

It debuted at #1 on the following Billboard charts: “Top Latin Albums”, “Latin Album Sales” and “Tropical Albums” and it is the only #1 Tropical album debut this year

60 Songwriters, 18 Producers, 21 Musicians, 1 Gospel Choir

ALTER EGO DE PRINCE ROYCE ES CERTIFICADO TRIPLE PLATINO POR LA ASOCIACIÓN DE LA INDUSTRIA DISCOGRÁFICA

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CON ALTER EGO, PRINCE ROYCE ESTÁ NOMINADO AL LATIN

GRAMMY AL MEJOR ÁLBUM CONTEMPORÁNEO/FUSIÓN TROPICAL

ALTER EGO ha tenido cuatro éxitos radiales #1: dos en el listado Billboard Latin Airplay y dos en el listado Billboard Tropical Airplay.

Actualmente Royce domina el Billboard Tropical Airplay chart en el #1 y #2 con las canciones “Carita de Inocente” y “Lotería”, respectivamente por segunda semana consecutiva.

“Carita de Inocente” ha permanecido en el #1 del listado Tropical Airplay de Billboard durante 28 semanas, estableciendo un nuevo record histórico.

MIAMI, Florida (7 de octubre de 2020)ALTER EGO, el álbum más reciente de la superestrella multi-platino Prince Royce, acaba de ser certificado Triple Platino por la Asociación de la Industria Discográfica (RIAA, por sus siglas en inglés) por sus altas ventas en Estados Unidos y Puerto Rico. Además es Triple Platino en Argentina, Oro en México y España y Platino en Perú.

Con ALTER EGO, Prince Royce está nominado al Latin GRAMMY 2020 al Mejor Álbum Contemporáneo/Fusión Tropical según lo anunció la Academia Latina de la Grabación marcando la decimocuarta nominación del joven artista al Latin GRAMMY.

PRINCE ROYCE ALTER EGO
LANZADO EL 7 DE FEBRERO DE 2020

“ALTER EGO une los gustos musicales de Royce en una obra maestra que le permite ser un cantante de bachata/tropical y también resaltar el R&B y sonido urbano con el que se crió escuchando en Nueva York.” Billboard 

“La estrella bilingüe realza aún mas su versatilidad a lo largo de ALTER EGO, que se divide en el lado A y el lado B, como un ‘mixtape’ de la vieja escuela. Mientras que el lado ‘Génesis’ respeta sus inicios como estrella tropical, el lado ‘Enigma’ muestra al cantante de 30 años de edad coqueteando con música urbana fresca y sonidos pop latinos.” Rolling Stone

“En una industria musical voluble donde los artistas van y vienen, Prince Royce se ha mantenido al día sin dejar de ser fiel a sus raíces. A medida que cambian los gustos musicales, él se muestra firme en representar el género de su herencia dominicana, la bachata, y juega con los nuevos sonidos con los que se ha identificado en la última década.” Grammy.com

Para escuchar o descargar ALTER EGO presione AQUÍ

Debutó en la posición #1 en los listados de Billboard
”Top Latin Albums”, “Latin Album Sales” y “Tropical Albums”, 
siendo el único álbum debut #1 en el listado Tropical este año

60 Compositores, 18 Productores Musicales, 21 Músicos, 1 Coro Gospel

NFL AND NFLPA COVID-19 MONITORING TESTING RESULTS

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The National Football League and NFL Players Association today announced the COVID-19 monitoring testing results for September 20 – October 3.

During this period, players and Tier 1 and 2 personnel were tested daily. Tier 3 individuals were tested weekly. Individuals who test positive for COVID-19 follow the joint NFL-NFLPA Treatment Protocol. They are immediately isolated, not permitted access club facilities, or have direct contact with players or personnel. Club medical staff are in regular communication with individuals who test positive to monitor symptoms.

For any club experiencing an outbreak or had exposure to a club with an active outbreak, supplemental intensive protocols are mandatory for clubs to implement at their facilities. NFL Chief Medical Officer Dr. Allen Sills, in consultation with medical experts, will determine when a club must follow the Post Exposure COVID Procedures, as well as when they are relieved of these additional steps.

Monitoring Testing results for September 20 – September 26:

  • 36,666 tests were administered to a total of 7,778 players and team personnel.
  • 14,223 tests were administered to 2,470 players; 22,443 tests were administered to 5,308 personnel.
  • There were two confirmed positive tests among players and four new confirmed positives among other personnel.

Monitoring Testing results for September 27 – October 3:

  • 37,002 tests were administered to a total of 7,981 players and team personnel.
  • 14,254 tests were administered to 2,480 players; 22,748 tests were administered to 5,501 personnel.
  • There were 11 confirmed positive tests among players and 15 new confirmed positives among other personnel.

Total test results for the entire Monitoring Testing period to-date, Aug 1 – Oct 3:

  • During Monitoring Testing from Aug 1 – Oct 3, 31 players and 53 other personnel were confirmed positive cases.
  • More than 370,000 tests were administered to players and personnel during the Aug 1 – Oct 3 period.

“In the nine weeks since the beginning of training camp, we have had a number of isolated, new positive cases of COVID among players and other personnel across nearly two-thirds of NFL clubs and one outbreak among the Tennessee Titans,” said Dr. Allen Sills, NFL Chief Medical Officer. “We have said all along that we expect positive cases. As long as the virus is endemic in our communities, we will see new cases among our teams. Risk mitigation, not elimination, is the key. Our protocols are designed to quickly identify new cases, get individuals the care they need, and prevent further spread of the virus. It is critically important that we do not grow complacent in our rigorous application of measures proven to be impactful: always wearing face coverings, maintaining physical distancing and practicing healthy hand hygiene. This 2020 season, our common opponent is COVID – it’s all of us together versus the virus.”

“The virus is still very much a threat not only to our season, but to the safety of everyone in our community,” said Dr. Thom Mayer, NFLPA Medical Director. “We encourage everyone to do their part to follow the protocols and keep each other safe.”​

Bodies removed from site of deadly Marathon Oil construction collapse

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Crews on Wednesday recovered bodies of the three construction workers killed in a collapsed stairwell at the future Marathon Oil Corp. headquarters, fire officials said.

Families of the workers who died in the Monday collapse began gathering near the recovery site as demolition crews and construction contractors helped to stabilize the building, remove debris and establish an access point.

“It’s unfortunate it’s taken this long to get them out, but we want to ensure the safety of our members as we bring closure to the families,” said Assistant Fire Chief Michael Mire of the Houston Fire Department.

Engineers had to first determine the cause of the collapse before HFD on Tuesday assessed the structural integrity of the building to make sure it was safe to send rescuers inside. The cause has not been disclosed — HFD has deferred to the contractors and Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which was on site Monday.

A portion of the precast stairwell in the new office tower collapsed around 1:30 p.m. Monday and crushed the three workers and injured another. The structural integrity of the building is intact, officials said.

Houston police, Pearland police, 20 rescue technicians and HFD’s hazardous materials team were at the building Wednesday and were being assisted by SouthEast Texas Regional Advisory Council. Crews had to break and cut the steel and concrete stairs to access the victims, creating a technical challenge for the rescuers involved, Mire said.

“It’s been a very difficult operation, because each of those stairs weighs approximately 14,000 pounds,” he said.

Crews removed the bodies from the approximately three-story pile of debris before 2 p.m., Mire said. Fire officials planned to ensure that everyone was accounted for before they closed out the scene, although the victim count remained at three.

The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences transported the bodies in the afternoon. The victims have not been publicly identified.

In a release Wednesday evening, the Houston Fire Department said it had “cleared the scene and turned the property back over to the owners (Marathon Oil) and Harvey Builders.”

Chris Lechner, executive director of the Precast Concrete Manufacturers’ Association in New Braunfels, said failures with precast products are rare.

“They are plant manufactured under exhausting specifications and then transported to the jobs site,” Lechner said. “They’re built to be assembled.”

Dynamo v Frisco Matchday! Everything you need to know

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The Houston Dynamo close a two-game stretch at BBVA Stadium on Wednesday against FC Dallas in the third leg of the Texas Derby this season.

Houston opened the two-game stretch with a 2-1 loss to Sporting Kansas City on Saturday in the fourth and final meeting between both clubs during the regular season. Dynamo Academy product Marcelo Palomino made his professional debut and became the seventh Academy product to represent the Dynamo in league play.

Houston’s lone goal of the game came in the final 10 minutes of the match off a corner kick, a first for the club this season. Colombian forward Darwin Quintero tallied his eighth assist of the season when his corner kick found Sam Junqua inside the box for his first professional goal. Quintero leads the team in goals this season with five and assists with eight.

Houston look to earn their first victory in the regular season series with Dallas on Wednesday and snap a six-game winless streak that began on the road with the 1-1 draw against the Colorado Rapids on Sept. 9. The Dynamo and Dallas split points in the first meeting this season playing to a scoreless draw on Aug. 21. FC Dallas pulled away, courtesy of a second half Franco Jara goal, to earn three points with a 2-1 victory on Sept. 12.

FC Dallas enter Wednesday’s game with a 2-1-2 record in their last five matches. Dallas won two consecutive games following their 2-1 victory over Houston on Sept. 12. Jara has settled in after a challenging stretch to open the season and now leads the team with five goals. The Dynamo backline will also have to limit Santiago Mosquera who has scored four goals in 333 minutes this season.

WHO: Houston Dynamo vs. FC Dallas
WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 7 – 7:00 p.m. CDT
TV: QuestTexas Ch. 55 (Glenn Davis, Eddie Robinson and Cindy Burbano)
RADIO: TUDN Radio Houston 1010 AM (Daniel Mejia and Lester Gretsch)

 

Here are three key points ahead of Wednesday’s game:

  1. DYNAMO NAVIGATE SCHEDULE AND SUSPENSIONS: Houston will navigate disciplinary action on Wednesday as Maynor Figueroa and Matias Vera miss the Texas Derby to serve their suspension for yellow card accumulation. Boniek Garcia and Memo Rodriguez could miss Saturday’s match in Florida if they receive a caution on Wednesday evening. Two yellow cards in the next stretch of games would see Kiki Struna miss another match after serving a yellow card suspension on Sept. 26 in Houston’s 1-1 draw at Nashville. Additionally, Houston will face a quick turnaround as they travel to Florida for their first meeting with Inter Miami CF on Saturday.
  1. FIRST GOAL KEY TO POINTS: The first goal of the game could play a large role in who walks away with three points on Wednesday as the Dynamo look to avoid conceding the first goal of the game for the seventh consecutive match. FC Dallas enters the match with a 5-3-6 record when scoring the opening goal of the match, which includes the 2-1 victory over Houston on Sept. 12. The North Texas side has 0-3-1 record when conceding the first goal. Houston holds a 2-0-2 record when scoring first in 2020 and a 0-3-4 record when scoring second.
  1. TEXAS DERBY WELCOMES NEW RIVALRY: This is the final edition of the Texas Derby with only two MLS clubs in the Lone Star State. Austin FC begin play in MLS next season and their academy teams have begun activity in the new MLS Next format. Wednesday’s match is the third meeting of the regular season between Houston and Dallas. The final meeting between both clubs is scheduled for Oct. 31 as the Dynamo visit Frisco in their final road trip of the year. The North Texas side leads the all-time series between both clubs with a 12-11-14 record and the Dynamo hold a 8-4-7 record at home against their in-state rivals.

Harris County cannot send mail ballot applications to all voters, Texas Supreme Court rules

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The Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that Harris County cannot send mail ballot applications to all 2.4 million registered voters, overturning two lower court decisions that found County Clerk Christopher Hollins’ plan to encourage mail voting the COVID-19 pandemic was permissible.

The court said Hollins had exceeded his authority by attempting to send applications to voters who had not requested them. Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the county in August, arguing that nothing in the Texas Election Code empowered county clerks to do so. His office said sending the applications would confuse voters to and lead some to vote by mail while ineligible, a felony.

“We conclude that the Election Code does not authorize the mailing proposed by the Harris County clerk,” the all-Republican court wrote in the unsigned opinion, later adding, “The authority vested in Texas counties — and county officials — is limited.”

The ruling comes six days after Gov. Greg Abbott declared counties could have just one mail ballot dropoff site, leaving Hollins with no choice but to close 11 locations he had spread out across the nearly 1,800-square-mile county. Both decisions force the rookie clerk of Texas’ largest county to scale back his ambitious, $27.2 million plan to make voting easier during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hollins accused the high court of suppressing voters.

“It is dissappointing that the court has sided with political forces seeking to limit voter access this November,” Hollins said in a statement. “Placing limitations on non-partisan outreach that educates citizens about their Constitutional right to vote should not be acceptable in a democracy.”

Harris County Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis said the ruling would disproportionately harm elderly and disabled voters. Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilbert Hinojosa accused conservative leaders in Austin of inappropriately meddling in local affairs.

“The Republican Texas Supreme Court, along with the governor and other Republicans, continues to micromanage the lives of local Texans,” he said in a statement.

State Sen. Paul Bettencourt praised the ruling and blasted Hollin for spending a record sum on this election, mostly through federal CARES Act money.

“We must recognize the obvious and understand in an election year it’s very important to eliminate any and all confusion for voters,” Bettencourt said in a statement “Just because you have ‘free’ federal money doesn’t mean you should spend it on mailing millions of registered voters an absentee ballot form that nearly all of them can’t qualify for in the first place.”

On several occasions since the coronavirus arrived in Texas in March, Republican statewide leaders have curbed the power of elected officials in the state’s largest counties, who are almost exclusively Democrats.

Texas is one of a handful of states that requires an excuse for voting by mail. Residents must be at least 65, disabled, out of the county or incarcerated during the voting period.

Hollins already had sent applications to all elderly voters who are automatically eligible to vote by mail. He had ordered the printing of roughly 1.9 million applications to send to the rest of the county’s registered voters, confident the Supreme Court would rule in his favor. They sit on six pallets in the county’s election headquarters, now likely bound for the recycling bin.

Harris County already has received more than 210,000 requests for mail ballots, about double the number from 2016. The deadline to apply for a mail ballot is Oct. 23.

Alan Pulido, delantero de Sporting Kansas City y la Selección Nacional de México, es elegido Jugador de la Semana de la MLS

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NUEVA YORK (5 de octubre, 2020) – El delantero de Sporting Kansas City y seleccionado mexicano, Alan Pulido, fue elegido Jugador de la Semana de Major League Soccer correspondiente a la 15a semana de la temporada 2020 de la MLS.

Pulido registró la primera actuación con doblete de su carrera en la MLS, el pasado sábado en la victoria por 2-1 de Sporting Kansas City sobre Houston Dynamo en el BBVA Stadium. Pulido suma cinco goles y cuatro asistencias esta temporada, y Sporting KC ocupa el tercer lugar en la clasificación de la Conferencia del Oeste con 23 puntos (7V-2D-5E).

Sporting Kansas City abrió el marcador luego de que Pulido abriera el marcador a los 34 minutos. Pulido recibió un pase en profundidad de Gianluca Busio, mientras realizaba una carrera cortante que dividió a dos defensas del Dynamo, antes de meter un tiro raso al segundo palo para la ventaja 1-0 (ver gol). Pulido selló el doblete en el minuto 73, lo que le dio a Sporting KC una ventaja de 2-0, cuando recibió otro pase al área de Busio para un remate deslizante que superó al portero (ver gol).

Sporting Kansas City recibe a Chicago Fire FC el miércoles (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+ / FOX Sports KC / WGN-TV).

El Jugador de la Semana de la MLS es seleccionado cada jornada de la temporada regular a través de los medios y la votación de los fanáticos en un proceso realizado por MLS Communications. Un panel de periodistas de North American Soccer Reporters (NASR) comprende el 75 por ciento de los votos, mientras que un voto de los fanáticos de Twitter representa el 25 por ciento restante de la votación. NASR se compone de miembros de los medios impresos, televisivos, radiales y en línea.