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Q & A with Nicole Martinez
Oct. 21, 2004
The seventh-ranked Washington women's soccer team in on the road again this week, visiting the state of Oregon. The Huskies play Friday at Oregon State and Sunday at Oregon. Washington has a 10-3-1 overall record with a 1-2-1 mark in Pac-10 play.
Gohuskies.com: How does it feel to finally be back in the lineup after missing the early part of the season with an injury?
NM: 'It was kind of scary actually the first time I went in. It took me like five seconds before I realized what I had to do again, but then you get back into the flow. It's good. It's different with the new personnel that we have, to get used to the people around you. But, it's falling back into place. Hopefully we can recover after last weekend and get back to where we were at.'
Gohuskies.com: Was it difficult for you to have to watch from the sidelines for so long early in the season?
NM: 'It's hard. The team was doing so well and you know that you are a part of it, but you're not on the field. You're not contributing in that physical aspect. I just focused on mentally keeping everyone else in line and making sure that I stayed positive about the whole situation. I'd like to think that I gave them something.'
Gohuskies.com: What were some of the challenges for you coming in at mid season?
NM: 'Fitness was probably my most disappointing thing because I worked so hard all summer to get in shape and make sure I was ready for my last season. It was really hard just to get thrown into the game. My first game I went in with 35 minutes left and I told myself, '35 minutes left, I can do 35 minutes'. I try not to think about it now. Once I get tired I try to focus on other things and bring up other aspects of my game. Things like starting to talk more and organize everyone else so I'm not having to do so much running. I don't think it's that big of a deal and I don't want to come off the field. I just want to stay on as long as I can, so I'll give everything I have and then if they think that I'm not doing what I need to be doing then they'll pull me off. I'll leave that up to the coaches.'
Gohuskies.com: Kelli Smith is the only defender who has played back there with you before this year. How has it been playing with so many new defenders?
NM: 'It's not bad at all actually. Me and Clare played together in spring and we got pretty comfortable with each other. It was nice to have her back there. Since we're roommates we kind of have this bond going on. Smitty's always good to have in the back. Her voice and everything just seems to calm everybody down. The freshman have been playing awesome, Whitney (Clark) and Dana (Stirn) both have been holding up their own. We're impressed with what they have been doing.'
Gohuskies.com: Do the freshman defenders come to you for advice?
NM: 'I tried to give as much advice as I could. They didn't really need much. They got in there and got to it, so they did pretty well on their own. I definitely just tried to make sure they stayed calm and stayed positive about themselves.'
Gohuskies.com: Would you comment on how well Clare Rustad has made the switch from midfield to defender?
NM: 'We complement each other well. Clare is the destroyer and I just kind of clean up after her. It works out good. I love playing with her in the back.'
Gohuskies.com: What is the attitude of the team right now?
NM: 'Sunday's game was rough. We just got back to focusing on our personal roles and what that brings to the team. We're just focusing on having more fun. Everyone was kind of complaining and being tired and injured and all that kind of stuff. We just decided that we're not going to give ourselves excuses anymore. We're going to step it up. We're a good team and we know how we can play. We've seen how well we can play so we're going to get back to how we were in the beginning.'
Gohuskies.com: Is it any consolation that after a tough loss Sunday, you still have an excellent 10-3-1 record?
NM: 'Yeah. That's another thing that we have to look at. We know that we still have a good record and we're still in the top 10. We lost to UCLA, they're ranked No. 6 and they're a great team. We wish the result could have been a little bit better and not so harsh, but they are a great team and we just have to come back and do what we know we can do'
Gohuskies.com: Would you comment on Friday's 2-1 overtime win over USC?
NM: 'Friday was awesome. We definitely needed that. To be home again and have a sellout home crowd, it was just awesome. We've done it all season long, coming back from behind. It's tough to do that, but that's how strong of a team we are. We don't give up. We just need to keep on doing that, keep the positive mindset to know that we can come back. Hopefully, we will get to the point where we are not coming back anymore, but we just start off and maintain the whole time. Tina's breaking the record at the end is a good positive thing for our team that brings everybody up.'
Gohuskies.com: What emotions do you go through after a golden-goal victory like Friday?
NM: 'It's just pure joy. With 42 seconds left you are not thinking anything's going to happen and then all of a sudden your teammate is there to lift you up. I think that's what we need to do every game. One person can make a difference every time. We just need to start focusing on everyone doing that. Everyone can make a difference. It wasn't just Tina's goal in the last 42 seconds. We scored to tie it up earlier in the game with Nikki's (Gamble) goal and everyone worked hard on defense to shut them out the whole second half. Everyone just played really tough and got back into what we are used to doing instead of how we have been kind of sketchy.'
Gohuskies.com: Did Friday's double-overtime game take a toll on the team physically?
NM: 'Yeah. It was a long game. You get tired after those kinds of games, but at the same time everyone is playing those same games that you are on that Friday night. We just have to get past that. That game is over and we need to take care of ourselves on Saturday and stay focused the whole weekend. We've had trouble with those Sunday games.'
Gohuskies.com: What are your thoughts on going back on the road again?
NM: 'Back to the road. We're looking forward to it. We've done it enough times that we're in a good flow with the road games. We'll pick it up and we know what we have to do for the rest of the Pac-10 season. We're just going to try to improve ourselves for postseason play and hopefully get two Ws.'
Gohuskies.com: What are your future plans after the season ends?
NM: 'That's a scary question. I will probably coach a little bit. I'll be around here and hopefully help out the team or something if I can. Soccer is part of my life so it will probably still be part of my life for a long time.'
Gohuskies.com: Is coaching something you would like to pursue on a full-time basis?
NM: 'Probably for a while. It's something that I enjoy so much and I don't think I can just drop it so quickly. I'll definitely pick up a younger girls team and see if I can give back.'
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Riverwalk Chicago. PHOTO BY RANVESTEL PHOTOGRAPHY
Summer in Chicago
The city evolves with new parks and luxury hotels, of-the-moment restaurants, theater debuts, and a new jazz club
BY ELAINE GLUSAC — Summer 2017
Walk: Completed last fall, the 1.25-mile Riverwalk Chicago connects Lake Michigan to the Loop downtown business center, offering unique views of Chicago's skyscrapers and architectural landmarks, such as Bertrand Goldberg's 1967 cylindrical Marina Towers, from water level. Stop along the way at one of the route's lively outdoor restaurants and bars, such as Tiny Tapp for craft cocktails and local beers and City Winery for outdoor concerts with a house-made cabernet. 877-300-6746; chicagoriverwalk.us
Bike: The 2-year-old Bloomingdale Trail, a 2.7-mile-long linear park created from an elevated and abandoned railway route, links several hip neighborhoods, including Logan Square and Wicker Park. It's the centerpiece of a larger project known as the 606 (the606.org) that connects the trail to ground-level parks and an ideal way to get a feel for the city's motto "Urbs in Horto," or "City in a Garden." Explore it on two wheels with Divvy, the city's bike-share program, which operates several stations near the route ($9.95 for a 24-hour pass; divvybikes.com).
Imbibe: Rooftop bars crown a clutch of new hotels. Ride the elevator to the 22nd floor of the year-old 452-room LondonHouse Chicago for drinks above the Chicago River. You can have the grand cupola that tops the 1923-vintage skyscraper all to yourself for 30 minutes by purchasing a glass of Dom Perignon champagne ($50). Rooms from $299. 85 E. Upper Wacker Drive; 312-357-1200; londonhousechicago.com
Guests of the 69-room Robey hotel, which opened last November in Wicker Park, have priority access to the 13th-floor, 35-seat rooftop lounge and its panoramic views back to downtown. If you're not a guest, try putting your name on the waiting list kept at the ground-floor French café. Rooms from $175. 2018 W. North Ave.; 872-315-3050; therobey.com
Listen: Chicago's legendary jazz scene spans period speakeasies such as the Green Mill Cocktail Lounge and fixtures on the global touring circuit such as the Jazz Showcase. Last November, in the Streeterville neighborhood just west of Navy Pier, Winter's Jazz Club debuted with 100 seats at cabaret tables that cluster around a low stage. The venue attracts a reverent following with its intimacy and good acoustics. Look for performances by local talents including guitarist Guy King, who has opened shows for B.B. King; and drummer George Fludas, who has toured with Diana Krall. 465 N. McClurg Court; 312-344-1270; wintersjazzclub.com
See: Steppenwolf Theatre Company expanded last summer to include a small cabaret-style space in the Lincoln Park complex. It also added the Front Bar, a buzzy lounge for pre- and post-curtain gathering. 1650 N. Halsted St.; 312-335-1650; steppenwolf.org
Hamilton had its Chicago premiere last September at the PrivateBank Theatre in the downtown Loop. Much-sought-after tickets are currently on sale through Jan. 7, 2018, starting at $65. 18 W. Monroe St.; 800-775-2000; broadwayinchicago.com
Dine: It's hard to go wrong dining in Chicago (hint: hit Randolph Street in the West Loop for a string of sure-bet food spots). But over the past year, the most acclaimed innovators have reinvented some of the oldest formulas, from food courts to steakhouses.
At GT Prime, a sexy steakhouse where the prime cuts, from lamb loin to wagyu, come pre-sliced, chef Giuseppe Tentori makes meat sharable. Do yourself a favor and don't pass on the first-course Bolognese pasta from the Italian-born chef.
707 N. Wells St.; 312-600-6305; gtprimerestaurant.com
At Revival Food Hall in the Loop, food stands represent popular neighborhood restaurants, including the raw fish salad specialist Aloha Poke Co. and Black Dog Gelato. A DJ twice weekly and a bar help amp the energy here. 125 S. Clark St.; 773-999-9411; revivalfoodhall.com
Regional Mexican cuisine specialist Rick Bayless recently opened Leña Brava in homage to Mexico's northern Baja. Split between cold and flamed dishes, the menu highlights sushi-like raw fish starters and fire-roasted proteins. 900 W. Randolph St.; 312-733-1975; lenabrava.com
Chef Stephanie Izard has some fun with Chinese food at Duck Duck Goat. She calls it "reasonably authentic," but if you're hooked on Chinese-American staples such as crab Rangoon and moo shu pork, you'll appreciate these elevated versions. 857 W. Fulton Market; 312-902-3825; duckduckgoatchicago.com
ALSO TRY: Digest the city's character without leaving the Loop at the new Potter's-Chicago Burger Bar at the Palmer House Hotel. Each quarter-pounder is themed after a local neighborhood; the ritzy Gold Coast comes embellished with foie gras and truffle aioli and Little Italy mixes Italian beef with spicy giardiniera. 124 S. Wabash Ave;
312-917-4933; potterschicago.com.
Visit: The American Writers Museum opened in May near Millennium Park. Its galleries explore great authors, from F. Scott Fitzgerald to Dr. Seuss. 180 N. Michigan Ave. americanwritersmuseum.org
Sleep: Another noteworthy hotel opened last November just steps from the shop-centric Magnificent Mile — the 287-room Conrad Chicago, with sleek interiors from designer Pierre-Yves Rochon. Chef Richard Sandoval oversees two restaurants, including Baptiste & Bottle, which specializes in bourbon cocktails and American fare such as cheddar and chive biscuits and triple-seared New York strip steaks. At press time, a rooftop sushi bar was scheduled to open in late spring. From $325. 101 E. Erie St.; 312-667-6700; conradchicagohotel.com

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Best Winter Dates in Truckee and Tahoe
It wouldn't be a getaway to Truckee and Tahoe if your days weren't spent outside – why should your dates be any different? While a ski day is an awesome way to bond with your significant other, here are three different ways to optimize the winter in Truckee!
Date #1: Ice Skating and a Picnic
Enjoy a winter classic: ice skating! The ice rink in the Northstar Village and the seasonal Truckee Ice Rink at Truckee Regional Park are two awesome local places to get your skates out on the ice. The Ice Rink at Northstar has skates for rent, cabanas with fire pits, and often have live music. The Truckee Ice Rink is a community staple for figure skating, hockey, broomball and more. It is open-air and weather dependent. Bring along some hot chocolate and a nice picnic to enjoy next to the fire pit after you are done skating.
Date #2: Dinner and Snowshoe Stargazing
Join Tahoe Adventure Company on a Snowshoe Star Tour. The tour starts with a romantic guided snowshoe session under the setting sun and ends with a tour of the brilliant night sky with a professional astronomer. Swoon much? The tour serves snacks and hot chocolate, so plan on a proper dinner afterwards. Truckee has some pretty amazing eats; Eater SF names Pianeta, Truckee Tavern, and Fifty-Fifty Brewing as the best food in Truckee.
Date #3: Adventurous Views of Tahoe
Take the day to get to the most beautiful views of Lake Tahoe. Start at Lake Tahoe Snowmobiling, on Highway 267. With tours on groomed trails, all ability levels are welcome to join. The guided tour will take you above North Shore for stunning birds-eye views of the lake. Post-tour, take a drive on the concrete roads around the lake to Tahoe City. Stop to enjoy a cocktail and the view at Gar Woods, Jakes On The Lake, or continue back to Truckee and stop at the cozy River Ranch Lodge (snag a seat by the fireplace!).


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The relation between sociology and social work is analysed in this article as a relation between observer and object of observation. As a theoretical framework, we use Luhmannian systems theory, according to which modern society is characterised by functional differentiation, that is a horizontal structure of function systems such as polity, economy, education, science, law, etc. Each of these ful fils a particular function for society. One such system is the help system, referring to social services and their practice. Its societal function is the management of inclusion/exclusion and social integration. Function systems contain what Luhmann calls'reflection theories', which are associated with specific academic disciplines (such as the political system/political theory/political science or the education system/pedagogical theory/ educational science). Although their basic operations are linked to science (research, theories and methods, publications), reflection theories are part of their system; their function is to reflect on the unity and meaning of the function system. This article argues that the discipline of social work serves as the reflection theory for the help system. A solid reflection theory in the help system is important in order to define guiding criteria for professional ethics to be used in social services. The lack of an adequate reflection theory can lead to the intrusion of ideologies that are inappropriate to the logic of the help system, such as New Public Management or administrative technocracy, which might threaten the integrity of the help system.
We conducted a qualitative interview study with people of different professions working with lonely elderly people. The rationale of the study was to examine how these respondents explain loneliness among the elderly. The present article focuses on the social explanations, i.e. explanations that identify causes of loneliness in the structure of modern society. We found that many of the social explanations given are aspects of a more encompassing and general pattern underlying all the reasoning about loneliness among the elderly. This pattern is the expression of two contrasting images of society which the classical sociologist Ferdinand Tönnies termed Gemeinschaft (community) and Gesellschaft (society). The former refers to traditional or small-size rural communities characterized by high degrees of social cohesion, integration, solidarity, proximity and familiarity, whereas the latter refers to functional differentiation, distance, individualization, exchanged-based social relations and anonymity. Loneliness among the elderly is explained by the lack of Gemeinschaft and its characteristics in contemporary society. This explanatory pattern goes hand in hand with a critical view of contemporary society and a nostalgic yearning for the lost communities of past societies, where inhabitants find their staked-out place and sense of belonging, and thus loneliness hardly seems to occur. We summarized this view under the label the "lost Gemeinschaft".
Social work builds its identity on social problems. The goal is to generate knowledge about causes, consequences and solutions. However, there is a lack of theory of social problems. We suggest that research on social problems can benefit by 'bringing the observer in': Loseke's constructionist framework and Luhmann's systems theory. According to Loseke, social problems appear differently when constructed by different observers. Constructions vary in terms of morality, conditions, victims/villains and solutions. From Luhmann we learn that modern society consists of a multitude of social systems (e.g. politics, science, economy etc.), each operating with their own communicative codes. Combining both approaches, we hypothesise that any social system constructs its own (version of) social problems. Illustrating with the empirical case 'suicide among mentally ill people', we examine how a phenomenon is constructed differently as a social problem by four different social systems: the disability movement, politics, medicine and social work.
Summary: Although the concept of social exclusion is central to the academic discipline of social work, there is not much theoretical clarity about what it actually means. For instance, exclusion is used as a synonym for poverty, marginalization, detachment, unemployment, or solitude. We argue that the systems-theoretical framework developed by the German social theorist Niklas Luhmann (1927–1997) provides the conceptual tools to understand inclusion and exclusion in a theoretically adequate way that is highly relevant to Social Work.
Since there is scarcely any literature on Luhmann's work in the field of social work not written in German, this article aims to provide a systematic introduction to the Luhmannian theory of society with respect to the distinction of inclusion/exclusion and its relation to social work to an English-speaking audience.
Findings: After a presentation of some basic concepts, it will be argued that exclusion is not a problem per se nor is inclusion always and per se unproblematic. The Luhmannian approach suggests that inclusion and exclusion are operations of social systems that treat human beings as relevant addresses for communication. Against that background, systems theory gives a clear and accurate description of what social work can (and cannot) do in terms of inclusion/exclusion.
Applications: The main purpose of social work is exclusion management. Exclusion management involves working on the social addresses of individuals with the aim of improving their attractiveness for other social systems, a (re)orientation towards being includable. It appears in three forms: exclusion prevention, inclusion mediation, and exclusion administration.
Solidarity is a central value in Swedish healthcare. Not only are healthcare costs financed by taxpayers proportional to their income (solidarity-based funding), solidarity is also one of the basic ethical principles for priority setting in healthcare (the so called need- and solidarity principle). Despite its significance, the term 'solidarity' has been given different, sometimes contradictory meanings, in both academic and political contexts. In a political context such contradictions can be handled since political standpoints always try to embrace a big variety of meanings within a certain terminology. In the context of healthcare, though, semantic ambiguities will severely hamper efficient decision‐making.
Against this background this report aims at examining potential semantic ambiguities/contradictions with respect to the meaning of 'solidarity' as it is used in Swedish public debates on healthcare funding and prioritization between 1990 and 2010. We investigated relevant public reports and policy documents on prioritization as well as articles in medical journals and major daily newspapers in which the meaning of 'solidarity' had a key role. The selected data were analyzed with a method based on the systems-theoretical epistemology by sociologist Niklas Luhmann.
The study shows that 'solidarity' as a value in Swedish healthcare appears in two separate, at best loosely coupled debates. One mainly takes place in mass media and is a political debate on whether the healthcare system should be opened to private investors and insurances. Here, solidarity is discussed as a means of healthcare funding. The other debate takes place in professional forums and discusses formulations of guidelines for priority setting. Here, solidarity is discussed as an integral part of an ethical platform for priority principles.
Our study of the debate in media reveals that there are surprisingly few differences in the meaning of 'solidarity'. There is a vast consensus that those who are better off should stand up for the weak, which resembles a Christian liberal understanding of solidarity. The positions differ in the reference of solidarity: who is the legitimate recipient/address of solidarity? We found that these references can be interpreted with help of the guiding distinction agency/(in)equality. If society is mainly understood as a stratified society, the agency of patients is seen as a potential reason for inequality and a threat for equality. By contrast, if society is mainly seen as an assembly of individual agents, too much significance given to equal health outcomes is interpreted as a limitation of people's scope. Whether agency appears as a threat or blessing depends on two mutually exclusive value systems that are guided by their own views on the distinction agency/(in)equality.
We argue that the difference between the two most important positions in the other debate, i.e. the prioritization debate, also can be described in terms of the distinction agency/(in)equality. The positions are clearly expressed in two major reports: the Swedish Government Official report Health Care's difficult choices as provided by the Priorities Commission and the report by The Swedish National Centre for Priority Setting Resolving Health Care's difficult choices. Both reports conclude a proposal of guidelines for priorities. In the same way as in the fundingdebate, the term 'solidarity' in the priorities-debate is used in the meaning that the better off should help the weak. Again, the difference is to be found in the references of solidarity, that is, the definition of the 'weak': Who can justifiably be considered as weak? The Priorities Commission defines weakness by low socioeconomic status. In the report by the Swedish National Centre for Priority Setting the weak are rather identified by lack of sufficient agency (such as children, dementia-patients, unconscious patients or mentally ill).
In accordance with the guiding difference agency/(in)equality we can distinguish an agency-based solidarity (the weak as non-agents) underlying the report by the Swedish National Centre for Priority Setting and an inequality-based solidarity (the weak are the marginalized) underlying the report by the Priorities Commission. These different references of 'solidarity' have considerable consequences on which role the solidarity principle can play in an ethical platform.
Applying Luhmanns theoretical framework, this article analyses the function of the notion responsibility for ones health in prioritisation in Swedish healthcare. A document called Ethical Platform was adopted in 1997 in order to guide decisions about prioritisation. Evaluations deemed it a failure. Against its official purpose, we argue that this document is not a failure as it has the latent function of protecting the credibility of the self-description of the Swedish political system as a highly inclusive and caring welfare-state. Since prioritisation implies exclusion it poses a threat for this self-description. less thanbrgreater than less thanbrgreater thanThe responsibility principle, suggested in 2007 as an improvement for the platform, has the latent function of helping overcoming the contradiction between the self-description of the welfare-state (inclusion) and prioritisation (exclusion). While inclusion into healthcare is still offered for everybody (respect), this right becomes conditional when citizens are regarded as agents who account for their unhealthy lifestyle (responsibility).
Medical priority-setting has been discussed heatedly in Sweden since the 1990s. While criteria such as medical need, solidarity and cost-effectiveness were established long ago, they failed to give clear directives to decision-makers on how to apportion priority. The notion of individual responsibility for ones health was suggested as one solution out of the impasse. According to the responsibility principle, anyone who fails to live up to the norms of a healthy lifestyle can legitimately be given lower priority. Although the principle is gaining support, its effectiveness is being hampered by structural problems. We have analysed official reports and pertinent fora of the Swedish debate on priority-setting from the period 1990-2009 and have examined the responsibility principle using a Luhmannian framework. Unlike common criticism emphasizing difficulties of assessing whether individuals can actually be held accountable for their lifestyle, we found that the responsibility principle fails in its current form because it unifies two incompatible logics deeply rooted in the functionally differentiated structure of society: those of medical reasoning (connecting health condition with lifestyle) and political expediency (attributing responsibility). We conclude that future policy-making cannot simply overlook this conflict, but has to acknowledge its presence and constructively utilize its potential.


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Visceral Goo by artist Madeline Rae.
Performative Sculpture art piece documentation, April 21st, 2018.
Madeline Rae is a diverse artist, working predominantly with "film photography, video, and performance. Her work tends to explore sensuality and all of its facets—different pronounced moments you might face in life whether it being grief, extreme amounts of joy. For me, it seems she looks into how sensuality can be a tool to work through these moments in life. She often uses herself along with others in the work." (Quote by Talia Shaaked via Public Parking https://www.thisispublicparking.com/single-post/2016/10/05/Studio-Visit-Madeline-Rae)


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Cedar Hill will impress with its upscale Uptown Village as well as its collection of smaller retail areas. Here are some highlights of Cedar Hill's shopping scene.
Uptown Village
Head to Uptown Village to find the hub of Cedar Hill shopping. The open-air shopping mall has been in business for little over two years, but it's quickly become a big attraction in Cedar Hill. And with its impressive store listing, it's not hard to see why. Even its anchor stores, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Dick's Sporting Goods and Dillards, show a wide variety in products – a theme which carries over to its smaller stores. Old Navy, Express and Lane Bryant help cover the clothes, while GameStop and Brookstone provide the games and gadgets. After a full of day shopping, you can pamper yourself at Uptown Nails or Tangerine Salons-Aveda, or treat yourself to a meal at one of the mall's many restaurants.
Historic Downtown
Cedar Hill's historic downtown streets offer a modern shopping experience. Between the Historic District and the Old Town Corridors, guests will find an array of stores including Houston Street Outfitters, Just Stitchin' and Aunt Agatha's Attic.
Plaza at Cedar Hill
The Plaza at Cedar Hill packs plenty of variety into its store selection. Clothes shopping? Old Navy, at your service. Need a little home decor? Pier 1 is there for you. Or perhaps you ran out of paper, ink, or another office staple? Office Max awaits. If you're feeling crafty there's a Hobby Lobby, or if you just need a little pampering, try Bath & Body Works.
Pleasant Run Towne Crossing
Pleasant Run holds more of your shopping essentials, from the expansive offerings of Super Target to the convenient Half Price Books. A few specialty stores are thrown in for good measure, including Motherhood Maternity and Eve Beauty Supply.
Store Listing
Uptown Village, 305 W. FM 1382
Houston Street Outfitters, 208 Houston St.
Just Stitchin', 605 Cedar St.
Aunt Agatha's Attic, 401 W. Beltline Rd.
Plaza at Cedar Hill, 440 FM 1382
Pleasant Run Towne Crossing, 420 E. Pleasant Run Rd., (469) 272-4516


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Nii Amasa Namoale, the former Member of Parliament for La Dade Kotopong Constituency on the ticket of the National democratic Congress has alleged that the NDC government shared Getfund scholarships among some of its Ministers and MPs.
Speaking on ATV's afternoon Political show, Asem Yi Di KA, the former MP shared his experience under the leadership of John Mahama while responding to why why he wants to contest for the flag bearership position of the NDC in the 2020 elections.
"The Getfund Scholarship is meant for the needy and not for top politicians, the NDC government shared the scholarship to the Ministers and MPs which did not benefit the country in anyway", Namoale stated.
He then said that "Presidential campaign is not a hearts and kotoko affair but bread and butter"


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Where would we be without our mothers? Literally nowhere, of course, given the medical facts of life. But psychologically and spiritually somewhere very different, too. Just ask Devendra Banhart, whose latest, heartbreaking and poignant LP packs intimidating strength and thoughtful themes by the birth-giving load. Here the synths that dominated more recent albums are replaced by instruments best described as "a bit earthier", with strings and woodwinds joining brass and keys. Despite its title, this album is less a dedication to motherhood itself and more a meditation on emotional ties and links in general. "Memorial", for example, is about the death of Banhart's father, while elsewhere we are told love is like "crowd surfing in an empty club". As per usual, Banhart's songwriting verges on mania, recalling the late-Daniel Johnston's razor sharp observations wrapped in innocent imagery, while the instrumentation conjures Burt Bacharach and the like.
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While trekking through the primordial landscape of Soysambu it is hard to ignore the rhythms of its past and concerns for the future. Soysambu means "the place of striated rock" in Maasai whilst Sambu is also the Maasai name for a cattle colour.
The history of Soysambu across the last century is inseparable from the name Delamere: today's successful farming methods were originally pioneered by the first Delamere to settle in Kenya, the third Baron: born Hugh Cholmondeley.
An important character in Kenya's past, Lord Delamere dedicated his foresight and British fortune to develop Kenya's farm potential into one of the most efficient and prosperous in Africa. A great adventurer, Delamere arrived in Kenya on foot after a 1000 mile walk from Somalia – and fell for the country. He returned to settle permanently in 1903 with his first wife Lady Florence, daughter of the Earl of Enniskillin and their son Thomas, who was born in 1900. Their initial home was at Njoro, but in 1906- after suffering heavy losses of livestock and money they moved much of the livestock to recently acquired land at Soysambu.
The conservancy covers the northern, western and part of the southern shores of Lake Elmenteita. This lake is the last breeding place in Kenya for pelicans, which nest on some rocky islands in the lake.The pelicans feed in Lake Nakuru, 10 km to the west, and then feed their young with fish they have carried across in their beaks. They generally prey on Tilapia grahamii. Some have escaped into the waters of Lake Elmenteita, where they breed in the Kekopey hot springs.
History has it that thousands of years ago, this area was rent by violent volcanic activity. Huge volcanoes to the south sent massive lava flows towards the lake which, in those times, was much higher than today. Around the western shore, molten lava burst through the earth's crust creating a jumble of black lava ridges and plateaus interspersed with hidden glades and hollows. Near the lake itself, these are filled with 10 foot high bamboo grass but further inland, they contain beautiful yellow acacias and rich green warburgia trees.
Stretching between two of the Rift Valleys great lakes, Soysambu has all the advantages that entails, plus the great bonus of peace and quiet. You may game drive for almost 6 hours or even a full day through the conservancy, and see precisely no other people. There are a couple of small lodges here, and a luxury camp has just opened, but by comparison with Nakuru and parts of the Mara when it is busy, Soysambu is a wilderness.


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Harimenzetto (ハリメンゼット[1]) are enemies in the Game Boy Advance game Wario Land 4.
They are a sub-species of the weaker Harimen. There are a few differences between these two. Visually, they have a black shell rather than pink.
Defeating them requires different methods too. A standard ground pound is incapable of flipping them over; if Wario performs this, the Harimenzetto will be unaffected, but will walk towards Wario instead. They are dealt with the same way as Harimen; smashing their unprotected underside when they are flipped over. To flip a Harimenzetto, Wario must either perform a super ground pound, throw an enemy (or rock), or if Wario is below them, flip them over by having his head hit their underside. Note that if any enemy other than a Ringosukī is thrown at the Harimenzetto, the thrown enemy will be defeated. Throwing a Ringosukī at the Harimenzetto defeats both of them. They can also be defeated instantly by Fat, Frozen, or Zombie Wario along with rolling if a slope is provided.
When defeated, they yield three silver Coins. Wario loses a gold Coin (or equivalent if he does not have enough) if he is hit by them.
Harimenzetto are fairly rare to encounter. On Super Hard mode, most Harimen will be replaced by Harimenzettos.


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A moving programme of Easter music is being promised by a Harborough choral group later this month.
Harborough Singers will be performing the concert at Holy Trinity Church in Rothwell from 7.30pm on Saturday, March 24.
A spokesman for the group said: "The central focus will be one of the most popular of all English choral works, Stainer's 'Crucifixion'.
"This piece vividly portrays the events of the Passion of Christ with masterful choruses that range from the graphic mob shouts of 'Crucify Him' to the ethereally beautiful meditation at the centre of the work, 'God so loved the World'.
"The programme will also include extracts from Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, and a largely forgotten piece by Harold Darke, 'As the Leaves Fall'.
"This was composed during the First World War as a lament for the fallen, using text by a little-known soldier-poet, Joseph Courtney. Darke's quietly pastoral voice is most well known today for his setting of 'In the Bleak Midwinter' – voted the greatest Christmas carol of all time.
There will be a retiring collection during the service.
The following day, which is Palm Sunday and the start of Holy Week, Harbroough Singers will also sing Evensong at Holy Trinity. The service begins at 6pm.
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KIMT NEWS 3- A new survey finds 95 counties in Iowa are violating state code by not having gender balance on all of their boards and commissions. That's according to the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics at Iowa State.
Susan Jacobs works at the Charles City Carrie Chapman Girlhood home, a local branch of the efforts to get more women to run for public office.
While she said the numbers look bad, this is still progress. According to the survey, more than half of the state boards and commissions are gender balanced with women taking roles on boards of health. According to the data, this is up from when the survey was done two years prior.
But Jacobs said women in some counties don't have the time to devote towards public office.
"One of our have a local county supervisors is a female and I know her personally, she said. "It takes a lot of time to go to committee meetings and go to board meetings and to research the issues. "Sometimes women with small children just can't devote that time."
Jacobs said there is currently an effort to have 50% women on in elected positions by the year 2020. That is the 100th anniversary of women being able to vote.
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Monmouth Head Sunday 8th December
Two more wins for our Junior Squad !
Whilst some of us enjoyed another great SBC Christmas lunch, we were represented at Monmouth Head by several Junior combinations and our Mas C Ladies four.
Competition was good and we managed to get two more Junior wins.
Here are the two winning crews:
WJ18 4x Frankie Ward, Zoe Smith, Fran Smith and Beth Darby
WJ16 2x Shauna McClaren, and Lydia Chance
Wins To Date
Men -18
Women – 1
Juniors – 4
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It is winter season from December to March in Minnesota, and waters in lakes quickly freeze over into ice. Ice fishing is perhaps one of the top winter outdoor activities in Minnesota. This Northern state is known for its great landscapes and abundance of lakes. There are more than 11,800 lakes in Minnesota. All these lakes are sweet spots for fishing and some of the best kinds of fish, and during winter some of the fish species such as walleyes, bass, crappie, northern pike, muskies, tullibee, smallmouth bass, jumbo perch, and bluegills are found in abundance in Minnesota's lakes.
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Mill Valley's 'Lincoln' packs a wallop of history
A dramatic opera without a death is hardly an opera at all. "Lincoln and Booth," the first original opera written and produced out of Marin County, has two deaths. It's not hard to guess whose they are.
Premiering Saturday at the Dominican University of California in San Rafael, "Lincoln and Booth" has been at least three years in the making. Produced by the nonprofit Golden Gate Opera company, this bold new work is the brainchild of Mill Valley composer John Cepelak and his wife, librettist Christina Rose. Their exhaustively researched epic coincides with the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.
"Opera is the medium of emotion," said Rose, a trained gospel singer and anthropology professor. "When people look at our opera, they're not only going to see history portrayed, they're going to connect with the people, and that's what makes it real."
"Opera is all about feelings, passion, emotions and conflicts," added Cepelak, a self-taught composer of classical music who started thinking about Abraham Lincoln, and his operatic potential, when he read Walt Whitman's poetry in college and saw a thread in the texts.
High school sweethearts who broke up until their marriage in 2005, Cepelak and Rose know as much about the 16th U.S. president and his epoch as almost any historian.
Cepelak borrows from a 19th century operatic tradition, such as the likes of Verdi and Wagner, "to give a flavor of the kind of opera that people would listen to in those days, as part of the creation of the environment in which Lincoln lived," he said.
Alongside her husband's classical ear, Rose brings her gospel sensibility to this massive opera, as "Lincoln and Booth" boasts a wild array of musical styles, including hymns and spirituals reflective of Lincoln's era. The arias of Mary Todd Lincoln, for example, are especially irreverent, as the first lady was, rumor has it, bipolar.
Much of this homegrown opera is devoted to Lincoln-era figures such as Mary Surratt, who was embroiled in the assassination plot, and Elizabeth Keckley, an emancipated slave and friend of Mary Todd Lincoln. "I gave her her due," Rose said of Keckley, who allegedly redecorated the entire White House. Rose has also devised a character called Sam Everyman, who is onstage through many segments of the opera, to represent the American people.
Seasoned baritone Gabriel Manro who, at 6-foot-5 resembles the towering president, leads the cast as Lincoln. Matthew O'Neill, a tenor who has just finished a gig performing in the "Moby-Dick" opera in San Diego, stars opposite Manro as John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln's fate-sealer.
Rose said that the problem with most operas is that "You must cut." Parts of the story of "Lincoln and Booth" were omitted for the sake of a lean running time, but Cepelak said that a multimedia epilogue will feature supertitles and original newspaper clippings that reveal what happened to people such as Keckley and Surratt after Lincoln's assassination.
"I want people to leave the opera humming," Rose said. "I think they're going to be absolutely wrecked. They will have re-experienced history as if they were there."
Lincoln and Booth: 7:30 p.m. Sat., 2:30 p.m. Sun. Dominican University of California, San Rafael, 50 Acacia Ave., San Rafael. (415) 339-9546. goldengateopera.org.
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Ariana Grande's been zipping all around the world recently promoting new album 'My Everything' and one of her pit stops included gracing the stage at X Factor Australia. The pint-sized diva performed not one, but THREE songs in a mega medley featuring 'Problem', new single 'Break Free' and even a snippet of her Jessie J and Nicki Minaj collab 'Bang Bang'. We call that bang (bang) for your buck for your buck right there!
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This week in TV:
Sonia Braga joins Luke Cage; Sesame Street premiere date; FX renews Fargo; Matt Weiner to direct Orange is the New Black episode; The CW orders more iZombie and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend; Taboo goes into production; The Originals and Vampire Diaries move to Friday nights; and the first Degrassi: Next Class trailer.
Marvel has cast Sonia Braga as Claire Temple's mother in the upcoming Luke Cage series.
The Emmy-nominated actress will be playing Soledad Temple, the mother of Rosario Dawson's Claire Temple. Details about her role in the series are being kept secret for now as production gets under way. Jeph Loeb, head of Marvel Television, had the following to say about the actress and new character:
"A character as strong as Claire needs an equally powerful mother, and with Sonia we found the perfect actress to deliver the stellar performance we needed. In 'Marvel's Luke Cage,' fans will now get a chance to see where Claire got the fire we love her for."
Braga got her start in 1975, starring in the telenovela Gabriela in Brazil. Ten years later, she starred in Kiss of the Spider Woman, a role that earned her international acclaim and a Golden Globe nomination.
Luke Cage is set to premiere on Netflix in 2016.
Source: Marvel
HBO has set the release date for the 46th season of Sesame Street: January 16th, 2016.
The season will kick off with two 30-minute episodes, beginning at 9 a.m. Season 46 will have a number of celebrity guest stars, as is tradition, including Gwen Stefani, Pharrell, and Ne-Yo. The next season will also introduce Nina, a new character who is bilingual and Hispanic, played by theater actress Suki Lopez.
The series' format has changed from hourlong episode to 30 minutes, a move that HBO feels will allow younger children engage in the episodes and different storylines. The iconic set has also been updated, with new homes for all of the characters. While the show does premiere on HBO, the series will also air on PBS Kids in the fall of 2016.
Sesame Street premieres on Saturday, January 16th, 2016.
Source: TheWrap
FX has renewed Fargo for season 3.
The Emmy, Golden Globe, AFI, and Peabody Award-winning miniseries will be returning to FX for a third installment from series creator Noah Hawley. The series has proven to be an astounding success, with the first season earning universal acclaim and a number of awards. The second (currently-airing) season is following a similar trajectory and is currently the highest-ranked series of this fall on review aggregator Metacritic.
FX announced that in addition to Hawley, the Coen brothers, Warren Littlefield, and John Cameron will all return as executive producers on season 3. The anthology series has three episodes left in its second season.
Fargo is currently airing on Mondays at 10:00 p.m. EST on FX.
Source: FX
Mad Men creator Matt Weiner will be directing an episode of season 4 of Orange is the New Black.
This marks the Emmy-award winning writer/producer's first job since Mad Men ended earlier this year. It's also the first time that Weiner is directing a project that he didn't write himself, previously directing nine episodes of Mad Men and the 2013 feature Are You Here. Weiner joins a number of guest directors for season 4, including Jodie Foster and Allison Anders -- who have both previously directed for the series.
Orange is the New Black actress Laura Prepon revealed that she has already filmed a scene with Weiner at the helm.
"We filmed a huge day on Sunday and a lot of directors might have been overwhelmed by that, but he wasn't and he knew exactly what he wanted to do. With a huge cast like ours, when you have a director who knows exactly what they want, it makes everything go a lot smoother. I love Matt - he's awesome."
The season 4 of Orange is the New Black is expected to air on Netflix in 2016.
Source: THR
The CW has ordered additional episodes of iZombie and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
iZombie will be airing six additional episodes, bringing the season 2 total up to 19. The series was created by Rob Thomas, creator of Veronica Mars. Based on the Vertigo comic of the same name, the series follows Liv, a zombified med student who now solves crimes by eating the brains of the victims.
The CW has ordered 5 additional episodes of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, bringing the total up to 18. The freshman musical-comedy stars Rachel Bloom as the titular ex-girlfriend, a lawyer who gives up her successful career to move to California after bumping into an old flame. The series was originally set to air on Showtime but the network opted out after the pilot was produced. The CW eventually saved the show and have increased the number of episodes twice since the pilot was produced, jumping from 8 to 18.
iZombie airs on Tuesdays at 9pm EST and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend airs on Mondays at 8pm EST on The CW.
Source: TheWrap
Taboo, the new miniseries from BBC One and FX, began filming this week.
The eight-episode event stars Tom Hardy (Mad Max: Fury Road) as James Keziah Delaney, who returns to London after a ten-year absence in 1814. The circumstances around his father's death lead Delaney to wage a personal war against the East India Company, while also escalating the ongoing war between Great Britain and the United States of America.
Taboo is based on an original story by Tom Hardy and his father, Chip Hardy, who is also a consulting producer on the series. The series was adapted for television by Stephen Knight (Peaky Blinders) and is directed by Kristoffer Nyholm (The Danish series The Killing). Ridley Scott is also on board as executive producer.
Taboo is expected to air in 2016.
Source: FX/BBC One
The CW is moving its vampire dramas The Originals and The Vampire Diaries to Friday nights.
Starting on January 29th, 2016, The Vampire Diaries and The Originals will air on Fridays at 8pm and 9pm respectively. The shows will be taking over the time slots currently occupied by America's Next Top Model, which is ending in December, and season 3 of Reign, which is scheduled for a winter break starting in January.
The Friday night time slot from 8pm to 11pm is often called the "Friday night death slot." Shows that are moved to Friday nights are expected to be canceled by the end of their current season. Ratings have recently flagged for season 7 of The Vampire Diaries, so it's possible the show will quietly come to an end next year.
The Vampire Diaries and The Originals currently air on the CW on Thursday nights.
Source: TVLine
Netflix has released the first trailer for their upcoming series Degrassi: Next Class.
A new class is entering Degrassi Community School, but there's already plenty of drama brewing. The trailer shows brief clips of everything one would expect from the long-running series -- love, lust, fights, drama, and heartbreak.
The newest iteration of the series sees the return of a number of familiar faces: Amanda Arcuri, Reiya Downs, Ana Golja, Nikki Gould, Ricardo Hoyos, Ehren Kassam, Andre Kim, Lyle Lettau, and Richard Walters. Unfortunately, there's no word yet on whether Drake, who played Jimmy Brooks on Degrassi: The Next Generation, will be making an appearance. Joining the returning cast are new students Yael Baron (Jamie Bloch), Esme Song (Chelsea Clark), Vijay Maraj (Dante Scott), Goldi Nahir (Soma Bhatia), and Baaz Nahir (Amir Bageria).
Degrassi: Next Class arrives on Netflix in January 2016.
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Willow Smith, daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, has spoken up about sex and pleasure on an episode of her mum's Facebook show Red Table Talk.
- Willow Smith says growing up famous was 'excruciatingly terrible'
- Jada Pinkett Smith's emotional interview with Will Smith's ex-wife
While many 17-year-olds might cringe at the thought of discussing masturbation with their mum, Willow was happy to appear in the episode alongside her best friend, grandmother, and mother.
"People are like, 'oh do you think that's appropriate for Willow?' I'm like, 'hell yeah, that's appropriate for Willow,'" Mum Jada said on the show, adding: "Is it life?!"
"If I have to sit up here and tell her that she has to be careful in these streets because of all the harms that may come to her because she's a young woman, I'm damn sure not leaving out the good stuff."
Jada was shocked, however, by Willow's response to her question about how she first learned about sex.
"My introduction to sex was obviously walking in on you and Daddy," Willow replied.
"I was going downstairs to get some juice and I saw for a little moment and I ran away. I was like, 'Oh, my God. This is so crazy. What did I just see?'
"It wasn't like I was seeing everything. The room was dark… [I felt like] I overstepped a boundary," the 'Whip My Hair' singer added.
The three generations of women also discussed the stigma around masturbation and their differing experiences broaching the topic when they were younger.
"My grandmother taught me about self-pleasure. She taught me at [the age of] nine!" Jada told Willow. "I think by your age, I gave myself multiples first. Multiple orgasms."
Willow's grandmother Adrienne Banfield Norris said it took her much longer to embrace her sexuality, but she praised her granddaughter for being so open and free about the subject.
The teen singer and actress admitted that conversations about sex with her father Will Smith were a little different.
"Whenever I talk to Dad about it, it's always an intellectual debate. It's very serious, but it's not emotional," she said.
Willow has previously discussed grief, body image, fame and self-harm on the show. The debut episode has been viewed over 27 million times.


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Dear Kate & Anthony: The New #MeToo Movement
I'm not one to spend much time, if any, writing about pop culture. But, with the current state of affairs, my fingers are throbbing to construct a string of prose. News of juggernauts, masters of their crafts, and icons in their respective fields' designer Kate Spade and master chef and storyteller Anthony Bourdain's suicides have struck a chord within me.
Perhaps it's because like them I too have children the same ages, or maybe it's because I see them. I see them in the people I know. I see them in the reflection of society. I see myself in their shoes. I see them in you, too. It's a topic I've written about before, see the post here. Before I fully dive in, I must address the oversized elephant in the room—suicide.
I've yet to meet a single person that doesn't have a strong opinion on the topic. I myself have a strong opinion. For most, this view is innately developed. For some, it's taught within the confines of religion. For others, there is a guiding conscience or faculty within that says the act is wrong or acceptable. Whatever the view, I'm not here to debate the issue. What I am here to say is I understand the heftiness of life and all the circling events that have the power to wrench someone down a dark and unwinding path. I'm confident you do too, regardless of your feelings toward the act itself. The act of understanding is called empathy. It's something our world has been lacking for quite a long time. Blame it on our fast pace. Blame it on social connectivity. Blame it on a world of perfectionism. Blame it on what you will; the fact is empathy is losing ground, if not altogether nearly absent amongst the collective whole.
In case you've confused empathy with sympathy, they are not one in the same. Empathy is compassion, being on the same wavelength, insight; it's putting yourself in someone else's shoes. It's going beyond sympathy and having the ability to experience the feelings of another person. Sympathy is caring and understanding the suffering of another. Both words are similar, obviously, but they are not interchangeable.
Social media has exploded with two questions that I hope to shed a bit of empathy upon. "How is it possible for someone with so much money, so much talent, and so much success to take their own life? How is it possible to not be happy with all he or she had?" You've got the question wrong. The pondering shouldn't be over their successes, their bank accounts, or their accolades; the question and therefore concern should be what was it they were lacking?
Let's not forget that success comes to those willing to put their head down and hustle their way to the top. Success is a by-product of determination. It's not magic. Sure, sometimes luck is involved, but that is called happenstance. Everyone is entirely capable of crafting a life of abundance if their actions manifest it. Don't mistake that word abundance either. That doesn't necessarily mean financial wealth. Your abundance may look exceptionally different than the man next door. Regardless of what that definition means to you, we're all capable of creating this within our spaces, our relationships, and our lives.
Yet, the ability to craft inner happiness and fight the demons known as self-loathing, unacceptance, the waging war to develop inner joy and inner peace are much harder fires to extinguish and/or stroke. I don't know a single person who hasn't tasted or bitten into those emotions at some pinprick along their timeline. It is okay to disagree, but I have to ask you how many times have you found yourself wishing for more, for better? How many times has a feeling of sadness slunk in because the things you wanted for felt so out of reach? A need, whatever it is, can be painful.
Most label this as mental illness, depression, etc. These are real things. There are events and moments that work to destroy and define us. This is a natural part of the living experience. And many times, in our darkest moments, and in the quiet when no one else is there, we begin a conversation that somehow becomes our truth. The words we say to ourselves, the ones we hide from the outside world are POWERFUL. The longer we speak these "truths" the harder it is to hear another voice. It isn't impossible, but nonetheless hard.
How can people with "it all" make such a choice?
Because they are like each of us—they are human. No person is free of inner speak or demons, if you want to call them that. No person is free of the mountain of emotions that come with the act of living. Your bank account may not read the same as theirs. Your shoes may not be designer and of the most beautiful leather, but we all slip our feet in the same way. No matter a person's successes, as humans, we need to feel light on our faces and in our souls. We need a burning within of something bigger and grander than ourselves. Sometimes those presences are simply not there. It's easy to live a life of seeming perfection on the outside and be drowning within.
I'm sure if you removed the goggles of judgment and doubled down on your own emotions you too would understand. Empathy. Even when the world says you are beloved, you still have to learn to love yourself.
I see you. I see Kate Spade. I see Anthony Bourdain. I see myself. There are ebbs and flows to life. This is the new #MeToo movement in the works. This is a collective higher conscience at play. This is an invitation to hear yourself. This is an invitation to listen to your best friend who keeps saying words like I'm exhausted. It's an invitation to recognize the words that aren't being said. This is an invitation to love one another fiercely. Empathy is acknowledging that all doesn't have to be right to carry on. You don't have to agree with Spade and Bourdain's actions, but it's time to hear the wakeup call. That perfect girl doesn't always feel perfect. That award-winning person doesn't always feel worthy. We can shroud ourselves in accomplishments, but it's about drilling down on what is happening on the inside. We must start celebrating one another. Freedom can be found without an end. It's time, friends. It's time to push it all aside and turn to the person in the mirror and fall deeply in love with that soul looking back you. It's time to look in your children's eyes and fall deeply in love with who they truly are and will become. It's time to look at the person you pass on the street and offer a smile. It's time to listen. It's time to raise your hand and do the work to find an empathic compassion and passion for yourself and mankind.
Dear Kate and Anthony,
I promise to be kinder to myself.
I promise to live authentically.
I promise to listen.
I promise to inspire myself first and then the world around me.
Love yourself. You are here to do great things. If your heart and mind are at war and the world feels far too big to tackle, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is open. 1-800-273-8255.
Author Danielle A. Vann is a sixteen-time international award-winning author best known for her young adult series, The Whizbang Machine. To learn more visit: www.danielleavann.com.


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Matching Fund Credits to LPA (State-Funded Project; No Federal-Aid)
Donations. For local participation projects in which TxDOT is acquiring the right of way, the value of right of way donated by the LPA may be used as a credit toward the LPA's matching share of cost of right of way to be acquired for the project. Donation credit will not be applied if the LPA is the acquiring agency.
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text: I think we need to talk about how much I love the ABC series Please Like Me, by Josh Thomas. I've been watching it on iView this last week and can't get enough. I somehow missed the first series and will certainly be going back, but for now, I am mildly obsessed. My affection for Josh himself goes way back - he is intelligent and sharp and sweet and I just love the way his mind works. I sound old saying it, but his humour is just so fresh and unpretentious (groan - I sound not only old but wanky). But what I mean is watching it makes me laugh out loud and cry and smile and shout YES quite a bit. It's like GIRLS, but Australian, and with young gay men and mental illness and a really sweet and weird dude. It's so good to see all these things on a show and dealt with in a totally normal and awesome way.


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An article and video was recently published on FOX 13 News on Tuesday, February 13th 2018. To read the full article, please click here.
Virginia may have very well coined the phrase, "age is just a number." She recently celebrated her 104th birthday but stays young at heart and plenty busy through dancing, and playing bingo with friends. Her secret to a long life? Live with a kind heart, enjoy dessert and hold your family close to you. "Don't worry. Just take things as they are. Because they are going to be that way. Why worry? It doesn't do a bit of good," said Virginia. The Fountains at Lake Pointe Woods resident isn't slowing down just yet, "I'm going to live another 104 years," she said.
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What we need is not politicians, but statesmen. And, of course, engineers working in that Bazalgette traditione, writes Paul Finch
London and its system of government could be regarded as the product of one of the world's great pieces of water-based city infrastructure - the embanking of the Thames and the creation of a modern sewerage system by Joseph Bazalgette.
He carried out his great project as chief engineer of the Metropolitan Board of Works following the Great Stink of 1858. By 1865 the first phase was given a royal opening, though it took another decade before final completion. It included 82 miles of underground sewers to intercept outflows and 1,100 miles of street sewers.
With incredible foresight, Bazalgette (who had gained experience of land drainage and reclamation as a young engineer) doubled the diameter of the sewers, on the grounds that you only did this sort of project once and you needed to anticipate as yet unknown changes.
This was Victorian engineering at its magnificent best: not only functional, but incorporating a robust architecture and decorative style where appropriate, for example in respect of suburban pumping stations - plenty of messages here for those responsible for Crossrail stations today. One feels Bazalgette would have admired the Jubilee line project as being in the spirit of his own work, and would have recognised his generosity of spirit in the work of the late Roland Paoletti.
Bazalgette's project had significant consequence for the future of London because of the subsequent history of his employer, the Metropolitan Board of Works. In 1889, with its reputation enhanced by the elimination of cholera (which proved to be water-borne rather than carried by foul air), the board morphed into the London County Council, forerunner of today's Greater London Authority. Governance of a world city has its origins in the realisation that infrastructure is critical.
The importance of the relationship between engineering and cities, as well as rural areas, can scarcely be overestimated. Alas, what we have seen in recent decades is underestimation.
The defeatist mentality of the Environment Agency (not the admirable behaviour of staff on the ground) was an inadequate replacement for the practical attitudes of old-fashioned but effective drainage boards. Bird sanctuaries are not more important than protecting farms, and creating the one at the expense of the other is a form of madness, as is the failure to back engineering to create nuclear power stations and the systemic inability to make long-term transport decisions in a timely fashion, for example in relation to aviation policy. If these attitudes prevailed across the North Sea, The Netherlands would have drowned centuries ago. Instead, the Dutch pointed us to the possibility of managing water by proper engineering and putting in place mitigation measures which assume the worst. That is precisely what we have failed to do.
Let's hope the latest water crisis spurs action on London's most needed project: a new Thames Barrier, about which the Environment Agency seems to be in denial. We need to make plans now, and keep our fingers crossed that a catastrophic flood only happens when we have measures in place to make it less than catastrophic.
Perhaps the sorry recent scenes in the Thames Valley will remind politicians that the fundamental requirements of civil society are shelter, food and clean water. Should we need a rallying call for the importance of engineering for all our lives, the events of the past month have surely provided it. The politicians say they are listening, but then they always do. In any event, in these circumstances what we want is not politicians, but statesmen. And, of course, engineers working in that Bazalgette tradition, including a healthy respect for architecture and the world of interiors.
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It is unquestionable that engineering is key in order to deal with the current flooding situations and climate change however building a new Thames Barrier is not the solution. We are getting a taster for the flooding that will surely worsen in the future, a defence strategy is not sustainable in the long term. Engineering visions should focus on ways in which the built environment can embrace flooding; water must be at the forefront of design and retrofit in order for buildings and cities to cope with flooding and climate change.
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When have you made it in the world of fame? Loads of awards? Being interviewed by Ellen? Parodied by 'The Key of Awesome'? Nope, the true sign you've become a real superstar is when you've had a portrait made out of food! Nathan Wyburn shot to fame on the 2011 series of Britain's Got Talent, where he made Michael McIntyre's face out of Marmite on toast – live! Since then he's jetted off all round the world making art for big companies, popped up on loads of TV shows to present his portraits made out of… well, everything, and been involved with dozens of charities. With his debut book coming out in the New Year, we decided to get in touch to do an interview all in Welsh. Except our editor didn't like that so we did it in English instead. Enjoy! #SeriousArtJournalism
How are you doing today Nathan, and what are you upto?
I'm great thanks – I'm just finishing up pulling everything together for my debut art book this week. It's been a hectic few months on it but it's all going to be worth it!
How is your book coming along?
Brilliant! It consists of a brief autobiography of my life & career to date along with many celebrities quotes on my work & around 80 of my most loved portraits using a vast range of everyday mediums. For me it's like a greatest hits collection of the past 4 years – an eclectic mix of conceptual, political, comical and simply fun pop culture portraits.
When's it out?
It's set for release around March next year, but initial promotion and pre orders etc in the coming weeks!
It's been nearly 4 years since you auditioned for Britain's Got Talent, has the time flown by for you?
Yes it really has! This book has been a real eye opener for me in that respect, so much has happened in such a short space of time.
Warning: this video contains the music of Geri Halliwell
When you first auditioned, did you ever think you'd get to do any of the things you've done?
Certainly not. I wasn't even certain I wanted to audition! It took a lot of convincing from my YouTube followers (who thought my work would suit the show) to actually give it a go. I was a nervous wreck and it was completely out of my comfort zone. It worked I think because it was so unique in comparison to what you usually see on BGT – even now I still get the odd ToastBoy or MarmiteMan remarks! It's funny. I've had celebrity's asking for portraits, travelled all over Europe for TV & commissions including reaching the top 15 of a talent show in Austria last year too!
Of all the works you've made in your career, what has been your favourite?
This is always such a tough question. I hold my first Simon Cowell Marmite on toast portrait close to my heart because that kick started it all for me, however I'd probably say it's Rupert Murdoch made from 5,000 images of Phone Hack victims – that made The Guardian full front page.
Closely followed by Miley Cyrus painted using my tongue, Britney with peanut butter & Jelly and maybe even Stephen Fry using eggs fried rice & Veg – which he himself said was "Absolutely Amazing!".
How long does an average piece take?
Usually around 4 hours but I have been known to work up to a month on one before. I have quite a short attention span though – that's not usually good for an artist.
Are there any celebrities you'd love to meet and make a portrait for, and what material would you use?
I'd love some royal approval of my work. I've made Kate & Will on toast with marmite & issuing Jacobs crackers, The Queen using Greek Foods and Prince Harry using Ginger nut biscuits! In the near future I have plans to create some of my most loved artists – meeting those one day would be great!
Working with the materials you do, we image things can get very messy, yet you make it look so easy. Has anything ever gone terribly wrong whilst making a piece though?
It does get messy, often smelly too. I once made a portrait of Katy Perry with Cat food.. That was gross! And a stark contrast to the likes of Keith Lemon using lemons or Jesus using chocolate! Nothing's ever really gone very wrong.
You must be sick of toast by now, right?
Funny enough no! I've lost count of the portraits I've made using it but I still love it!
When you're not jetting off around the world, you like to give something back. Could you tell us a bit more about the charity, BulliesOut, of which you are an Ambassador for?
I deciding to become an ambassador for BulliesOut because of my own experience growing up. I was bullied for being nerdy, enjoying school, having red hair and being gay. It got quite bad for a while and it took a lot for me to get through that. I found confidence in people telling me I'm good at my art. Those are now the things that I love about myself the most. I aim to encourage people suffering with bullying to speak to someone about it, find your own strengths & talents and work on that. It's a great charity and it offers help to anyone needing it.
Christmas is coming up soon, what are your plans for that?
I love Christmas & all the festivities that come with it! I always spend it with my family at home! I have a 5 year old sister so it's still magical watching her open her presents.
What's the best Christmas present you've ever received?
Probably a tricycle when I was about 10.
We've got a Christmas party coming up* and need to make a killer playlist, what's your favourite Christmas song?
I really love 'I Wish It Could be Christmas Everyday'… It gets me jumping around!
And lastly, we've got to ask the classic MP! question: What's the best thing on the menu at McDonalds?
It has to be a Sweet Chilli Chicken Wrap!!
Thank you for your time Nathan! Keep your eyes peeled for info on Nathan's debut book in the coming weeks, which currently has a release date of "March".
*We can confirm that our Christmas party has now happened, details are… fuzzy but photos confirmed it did happen.


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Javier De La Blanca
Javier is always a few steps ahead of what the cool kids are doing…in fact, he is the ultimate….the king of the cool kids. He takes himself seriously but only just enough. Meet the stylist whose "art meets fashion" mentality is making waves.
What is it like living in Spain? Do you plan to stay there forever? Do you find the fashion scene there to be stimulating?
I am from Madrid (Spain) and I have been living here for the last 22 years. I love Madrid and the fashion scene that is happening is very stimulating. I have many artist friends that I find inspiring from day to day.
I would love to know, live and work in other cities all over the world. I believe that there is nothing more stimulating than forcing oneself out of the comfort zone every so often.
What is your relationship to the label Chromosome Residence? Do you support any other brands specifically?
I worked with Chromosome Residence for 2 years as ''designer assistant''. I helped with styling, model casting, creation of content on social networks... I felt loved, respected and valued from the first moment. That helped me to grow up and I learnt how a brand works from the beginning.
Since their 2017 September show, I decided that I needed to start a new stage as a stylist, so I had to leave Chromosome. But whenever I can, I give them the greatest possible support and I feel very lucky to have been part of such an exciting project.
I love so many new small and arty brands, for example I have a friend that made one of my fav collections called Sergio Castaño (@depuro); but for now, Chromosome is on the top of my ''supporting brands''.
If you could spend a day at Disney World in Orlando, Florida with anybody in the world, who would you choose? And what would you wear?
I would definitely go with my best friend from high-school, Marcos. He is the one that is behind my best artworks on Instagram. Every time I think of theme parks, what comes to my head is a ''retro'' scene so I would probably wear something with a cap and cow-boy boots, like a tank top and denim ankle pants hahaha!
What is the key piece to have this season? What fashion item should we all ditch from our closets?
I've been saying for about 2 years that the '' toreritas '' are going to come back stronger than ever! They are fine knit cardigans that remind me of the design of the bullfighter jackets - very short in the back and sometimes becoming a piece of cloth with two sleeves attached.
I usually say that in fashion ''anything goes'', so more than garments that I would toss in the trash, I would say trends that I hate today, without a doubt: ankles in the air with skinny trousers and suit shoes without socks.
What does your voice sounds like? Can you sing? Can you whistle? Do you dance?
I have met several people who knew me through social networks and the first time we de-virtualized, he commented that he had never expected my voice like that, hahaha.
Normally they say they expect it more acute, low and calm. I love music, I enjoy it and live it every day of my life, but the rhythm was not a gift that I was born with, I am a pity to sing and dance, so I am content to be just a fan of music.
Images courtesy of JAVIER DE LA BLANCA
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A Manchester design and fit-out business are transforming university living across the UK and creating boutique accommodation for a new generation of students – which includes everything from bowling alleys, dens to games rooms.
Preferred Spaces, based in Sale and established in 1996, started out life transforming commercial offices, but when the recession hit in 2008, the business diversified into the sporting market (designing and fitting out football club shops and corporate boxes) and has now made a significant mark on the student amenity market becoming the become the preferred student living brand in the UK.
Jeremey Plastow, MD of Preferred Spaces, said: "The way students wish to live has completely evolved over the last ten years. The tired halls of residence have gone and more emphasis has been put on creating inspirational living amenities that help to encourage collaboration and learning. We (Preferred Spaces) have grown organically and are now the market leader for design and build of student living solutions for the student population across the UK. We are proud to work with industry leaders to trail blaze design and build solutions - including newly built high-quality city centre apartments and listed properties".
Preferred Spaces, who will turnover £15million this year, employs sixteen staff and has built close working relationships with its core client base and suppliers to find the best value - which it credits for the expansion of the business.
The business has worked with clients in most major cities across the UK (including Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield, Leeds, London and Edinburgh) on developing high-quality living spaces and recreational facilities.
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"The way students wish to live has completely evolved over the last ten years. The tired halls of residence have gone and more emphasis has been put on creating inspirational living amenities."
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