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☆ After trying for years, I got pregnant twice for less than $300 with an at-home, artificial insemination kit
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

She conceived the first time she used a home insemination kit. Although we weren't yet actively trying to conceive, we thought I'd get pregnant quickly when we removed the precautions. AdvertisementA home insemination kit worked on the first tryThen, I found something interesting in my research — Mosie Baby, a home insemination kit. The Mosie kit cost about $99 when I first used it, so it's a fraction of the cost of an IUI. Even though we'd been having sex for years, using the kit made us a bit shy.

Persons: Mandi, —, Andrew, I'd, they've, we'd, Everly, Mosie, Olivia, I've, We've Organizations: Mandi Pitzer, Service, American College of Obstetricians, Google Locations: Mandi Pitzer

☆ Bobby Osborne, Mandolinist Who Flouted Bluegrass Convention, Dies at 91
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Bill Friskics-Warren | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Bobby Osborne, the singer and mandolin player who with his younger brother, Sonny, led one of the most groundbreaking bands in the history of bluegrass, died on Tuesday at a hospital in Gallatin, Tenn., a suburb of Nashville. His death was confirmed by Dan Rogers, the vice president and executive producer of the Grand Ole Opry. Formed in 1953, the Osborne Brothers band habitually flouted bluegrass convention during its first two decades. They were the first bluegrass group of national renown to incorporate drums, electric bass, pedal steel guitar and even, on records, string sections. They were also the first to record with twin banjos, as well as the first to amplify their instruments with electric pickups.

Persons: Bobby Osborne, Sonny, Dan Rogers, Osborne, Ernest Tubb, Randy Newman, Everly Organizations: Grand Ole Opry Locations: Gallatin, Tenn, Nashville

☆ Venture capital for Black entrepreneurs plummeted 45% in 2022, data shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Dixon is one of many Black entrepreneurs who struggled to secure funding for their businesses and relied on venture capital financing earmarked for diverse founders. While Dixon and many others have ultimately succeeded, Black-led businesses and Black founders have historically faced disparities in securing VC funding. Overall, Black entrepreneurs typically receive less than 2% of all VC dollars each year while companies led by Black women receive less than 1%, according to data from Crunchbase. That drop is the largest year-over-year decrease Black entrepreneurs have seen over the past decade. "Venture capital is a very privileged and exclusive industry, and has always been that way.

☆ Gig workers choose freedom in their careers — but some worry about how retirement will look
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A survey of 2,000 freelancers revealed more than half of respondents felt pressured to save a certain amount for retirement. The average freelancer anticipates needing at least $350,000 saved up to retire, Talker reported. One gig worker told Insider financial literacy and investments are key to planning for timely retirement. "When I'm able to decide what I want to do with my time, there are things I can do to help me learn and grow my own business," Hill told Insider. However, Hill said retiring from gig work in a timely manner is something only the financially literate can achieve, adding that odd jobs alone probably aren't enough to successfully reach that milestone.

☆ Gig workers are choosing freedom over being chained to a desk — but that still leaves question marks around retirement
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Dan McCafferty, the longtime lead singer of the Scottish rock band Nazareth whose searing vocals propelled a cover of the ballad "Love Hurts" into a 1970s hit, has died, his longtime bandmate announced. McCafferty was 76, Nazareth bassist Pete Agnew said on the band's official Facebook page. "If it wasn’t for Dan McCafferty and Nazareth I wouldn’t be singing," Rose said in a 1988 interview. "Love Hurts," a ballad first made famous by The Everly Brothers and Roy Orbison as well, became an international hit for Nazareth in 1974. The band also scored several hits of their own, including "Hair of the Dog" which is a rock radio staple that continues to get airplay.

☆ Jerry Lee Lewis, rock ’n’ roll pioneer who sang ‘Great Balls of Fire,’ dies at 87
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Brandon Griggs | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

And I’ve been on one all my life,” Lewis said in “Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story,” a 2014 biography by Rick Bragg. Jerry Lee Lewis performs on stage at the Country Music Festival held at Wembley Arena, London in April 1982. In 1989 “Great Balls of Fire!”, a biopic starring Dennis Quaid as Lewis, brought new attention to Lewis’ life and music. Jerry Lee Lewis speaks at the Country Music Hall of Fame 2022 inductees presented by CMA at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on May 17, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. Well, forget about it, let me hear that song.’”Lewis is survived by his wife, Judith Coghlan Lewis, his children Jerry Lee Lewis III, Ronnie Lewis, Pheobe Lewis and Lori Lancaster, sister Linda Gail Lewis, cousin Swaggart and many grandchildren, nieces and nephews, according to his representative’s statement.

☆ Digital-health veteran Halle Tecco said she'd never start another healthcare company. Then she launched a startup to reimagine how egg donors get paid.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Halle Tecco is a "one-woman venture studio" as a cofounder of the fertility startup Cofertility. Halle Tecco got the idea for Cofertility after she left Rock Health, the digital-health venture-capital firm she cofounded in 2016. But egg freezing wasn't nearly as popular then, she said, so she instead founded the fertility startup Natalist in 2018. How Cofertility worksAt launch, Tecco said Cofertility had completed screening for more than 50 donors and that nearly 1,000 donors had started the application process. 'One-woman venture studio'From the beginning of Cofertility, Tecco said she was intentional about wanting to lead the business' ideation and development, not its day-to-day operations.

Hours before Hurricane Ian decimated a small Fort Myers Beach marina, James “Denny” Hurst’s daughter sent him a panicked text. Lee County Sheriff's OfficeThe 72-year-old stayed put. More than 135 people have been confirmed dead by an NBC News count, and their families have begun holding funerals. Find the boat, you’ll find the body.”Ilonka Knes, 82, is one of three missing Lee County residents. Lee County Sheriff's Office“She wouldn’t have left him.

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