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☆ How Yasmin Curtis turned her Chicago restaurant's seafood boil into a frozen product and made $2.6 million in 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

During the pandemic, she broadened her customer base by selling her seafood boil in grocery stores. Creating a frozen product from her signature seafood boilTwo Fish sells seafood boil with shrimp and snow-crab legs. Two FishBefore the pandemic, Two Fish Crab Shack had an average wait time of 2 ½ hours to get a table. Two Fish Crab ShackBillboards to reach new demographicsWhen Curtis was first getting her frozen product into stores, she turned to an old-school marketing method: billboards. She's also expanded her frozen seafood boil to include corn and potatoes, which appealed to customers who wanted quick, complete dinners.

☆ Analysis: 'Big Shot' new season finds the ball back in John Stamos' court
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But thanks to John Stamos, I’m now more of a basketball fan, which leads us into what to watch this week. Three things to watch‘Big Shot’ Season 2(From left) John Stamos as Coach Korn and Sophia Mitri Schloss as Emma Korn are shown in a scene from "Big Shot." “I need to now cut her loose and let her live in the minds and hearts of the fans that have supported her,” Curtis told Entertainment Weekly. “Sharing people’s stories that are not just on a rap sheet will help people get comfortable and understand where someone has come from,” Kardashian told The Hollywood Reporter. “I wasn’t talking about politics,” Elias told CNN.

☆ Jamie Lee Curtis says her transgender daughter has faced death threats
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Ariana Brockington | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Jamie Lee Curtis is opening up about the struggles her daughter and other members of the transgender community face on a daily basis. There are people that want to annihilate her, and people like her.”Curtis’ 26-year-old daughter, Ruby Guest, whom she shares with husband Christopher Guest, publicly came out as transgender in 2020. That is terrifying.”Referring to herself in the third person, she continued, “So Jamie Lee Curtis is scared, and you should be too.”The “Knives Out” star ended her response by encouraging people to speak out against transphobia. “Jamie Lee Curtis has a voice, and she’s trying to use it, and you should too,” she said. Curtis said there were “tears involved” after her daughter came out to her.

☆ Jamie Lee Curtis has aging advice: ‘Don’t mess with your face’
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Jamie Lee Curtis is encouraging us to embrace aging. The “Halloween” franchise actress calls herself “pro-aging” and tells her own daughters “don’t mess with your face.”Curtis admits to having cosmetic procedures done, but said she only ended up feeling bad about herself. “I did plastic surgery,” Curtis told “Today.” “I put Botox in my head. But then you look like a plastic figurine.”She continued: “Walk a mile in my shoes. “We’ve made three films, I think it completes the story in a sad, interesting way.”

"We are really a government in waiting and we have a chance to set out our ideas for the country. Labour is positioning itself as the party of fiscal responsibility and say it stands for "sound money". Almost half of voters say that Labour has not produced a clear set of policy ideas, according to polling from Savanta ComRes. In the most recent poll, Labour now has a six-point lead. But Curtis said the Conservatives still lead on the crucial question about who is best placed to make voters and the country wealthier.

☆ These maps show which parts of the US are already having a green energy jobs boom
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

With the Inflation Reduction Act signed into law, there could be more postings for green energy jobs. Curtis pointed out that many of the green job postings fall in "red" areas of the US, such as in parts of Texas. "Future environmental legislation is more likely to pass if the green energy transition is perceived as helping these regions." Curtis told Insider one takeaway of his and his co-author's research is just how large growth in these green energy jobs has been since 2007. And more clean or green energy jobs could be made as a result of the Inflation Reduction Act.

☆ The man who slapped Rudy Giuliani on the back at a Staten Island ShopRite to have assault charge dropped on condition of good behavior
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The man who slapped Rudy Giuliani on the back at a ShopRite is getting his charges dropped. Daniel Gill will not be penalized if he stays out of legal trouble for six months. Gill was seen on video touching Giuliani on the back with an open hand at a Staten Island ShopRite. The incident involved Gill slapping Giuliani on the back while walking past him in the store. While Gill was initially arrested on a felony charge of assault in the second degree, he was later released without bail on a reduced misdemeanor charge .

☆ A 25-year-old entrepreneur shares the most important investments to create a professional and personal brand
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-21 | by ( Alexandra York | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

She says social media, marketing, and personal branding are the most important investments. For her personal brand, she spends about $350 each month on a branding coach who helps her decide what message she wants to project through her work. Both a personal and professional brand are important for growthCurtis presenting at a TEDx event. courtesy of CurtisSince merging companies, "it's becoming less of a personal brand," Curtis said. The most important tactic to creating a sustainable brand online is providing value to viewers, she said.

“The government is obviously failing us and not protecting us,” said Taylor, who evacuated from St. John before Hurricane Ida hit. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention categorizes St. John and St. James as a community with high levels of Covid-19 transmission. Prior to Ida, at least 16% of residents in St. James Parish and St. John Parish were living below the poverty line, according to Census data. One of their biggest fights was against the Taiwanese plastics manufacturer Formosa, which was set to build a $9.4 billion petrochemical complex in St. James Parish. While the battle to block the multibillion-dollar facility isn’t over, Hurricane Ida added to the community’s problems.

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