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Cynthia M. Ellis I’ve never been more excited for the start of spring. I know I’m not the only one either. During this long, cold winter where temperatures hovered in the teens many of us were dreaming of warm places we would like to visit. There is so much about the season to enjoy. The first is a rise in the barometer, which of course allows us to shed our winter attire. The second is the sea of green that sprouts from the earth and reminds us of mother natures rebirth. It may be a few days before, but St. Patrick’s Day is most associated with the start of the season likely due to it’s emerald hue. The feast day commemorates St. Patrick and the arrival of Christianity to Ireland. The color originally associated with the holiday was blue, but over time it transferred to green probably because it was the hue of the three-leaved shamrock, which St. Patrick is said to have used to explain the Holy Trinity to the Irish pagans. Spring may be green, but the word takes on new meaning when you’re talking about fashion. Green clothing, or rather, eco-friendly design, is fashion that helps sustain and preserve the earth. No longer are designers’ looks bland and boring, but rather stylish and sophisticated. (Check out StyleSense) to learn more. Beside designers another great way to “go green” is to shop second hand. It’s one of the things I do and to see my thrifted finds check out my looks at cynsationalgirl.wordpress. com. Many woman across the country are sharing their secrets of being a eco-friendly fashionista. This spring when it starts to turn green, think about what you can do an where to go for style inspiration.
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atricia Ackman is working hard to jazz up downtown Alton. Patricia serves as the chair of The Miles Davis Memorial Project, which is a group who has come together wanting to honor the man who many believe is the “greatest trumpeters off all time.” “He is regarded as one of the most innovative, influential and respected figures in the history of music and we want to memorialize and celebrate his role,” Patricia said. Patricia is one of the more than dozen individuals involved with the Project committee who believe there should be a life-size statue of the musical great as well as denoting the legacy’s birthplace. Plans are to honor Davis with a statue on West Third Street, in Alton’s historic entertainment district. Miles Dewey Davis was born in Alton in 1926 in a house at 1112 Milnor St. His family moved to East St. Louis in 1927 where his father had his dental practice. Following Davis’ graduation from Lincoln High School in 1944 he then went on the the Juliard School of Music. He didn’t stay in school, but rather went on to play in clubs across the city, but often credits the college for teaching him how to compose musical theory. Davis is credited with helping kickstart the cool jazz movement. His album “Kind of Blue,” which was released in 1959, is considered his best album in jazz history. “He made more than 100 albums and his family is still releasing or re-releasing his works,” Patricia said. The jazz trumpeter died in 1991 in San Diego, Calif. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. Patricia said she believes this tribute is not just to honor a musician, but to improve the aesthetics of the city and propel people forward with other similar endeavors that may attract visitors to the river city. She said the remarkable thing about Alton is that it is a river town and the Mighty Mississippi that flows beside it is in constant movement. “This statue is about movement just as much as it is about the man and his music,” she said. “The river is full of life and we want to bring life into the city.”
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there they were in the heart of jazz and blues,” she said. She said they knew about Miles Davis from a young age. When the Ackman family moved back the the River Bend and following the death of her husband in 1995 that’s when Patricia first learned that Davis was born in Alton. “Every time my sons would come home for the holidays the conversation would revolve around music,” she said. “They would always ask me why nothing had ever been done to honor him, since this is his birthplace. They said any musician who doesn’t know who Miles Davis is isn’t a true musician.” She said they encouraged her to do something. She said as a volunteer of Pride Inc. she also attended a meeting of the Miles Davis Jazz Committee with the Alton Museum of History and Art and from their the project took off. “I’m not the only one who felt there should be a tribute to Davis,” she said. “Anyone who would like to get involved with this project is more than welcome.” Patricia said the project is a community event. Artist rendering of the bronze sculpture of Miles Davis that will be located on “It’s not just me, but a whole group of West Third Street in downtown Alton and the heart of the city’s entertainment people helping to jazz up the city with the legacy of Miles Davis,” she said. district. The Miles Davis Memorial Project “Kind of Blue” Tie dinner and auction of a music note. the end of the year will be held March 22 in the Commons Barry Moyer with though,” Patricia said. at Lewis and Clark Community College. AAIC architects and A drawing by The event is being hosted by Pete and Mick Monahan with Chicago artist Brick Street Creative Jody Basola and the Third Coast Jazz Preston Jackson, who and Blues Band will provide the entervolunteered in the was commissioned creation of the plaza tainment. to create the bronze Derick Richardson, a member of the design. figure, was unveiled Miles Davis Memorial Project, said he’s Patricia said the last year. The statue project is a long time appreciate for Patricia’s effort in getwill depict Davis and coming. She said her ting the project off the ground. He said his trumpet in a iconic currently there are only two statutes in sons are into music pose. the world of Miles Davis — one in France and often asked Ackman, along and the other in Poland. her why there was with committee “This would be the first statue of him in nothing in the city member, Thomas the United States and it would be right to memorialize the Raglin, encouraged here in Alton,” he said. “It’s fantastic birthplace of one of the 69-year-old artist to enter his work. Alton native Miles Davis is to be jazzes all time great- way to honor the man born in our city.” For additional information about the Jackson is familiar commemorated in with a statue est. Miles Davis Memorial Project, like them Patricia grew up in with creating public in Alton. Pana, Ill. and moved on Facebook or contact Pride Inc. at sculpture. Many of his (618) 463-2374 or www.prideincorpoto the area when she married her husworks, which include metal fabrication band who worked for Shell Oil Co. When rated.org. and paintings, are in cities in Illinois, Donations can be made to the Miles her sons were younger they moved to Connecticut and South Carolina. Davis Memorial Project care of Pride Baton Rouge, La. where they remained “He just completed a sculpture of Inc., Alden Hall, 5800 Godfrey Road, for eight years. Richard Pryor,” Patricia said. Godfrey, IL 62035. “My sons are musicians and down The Davis statue will be much like the The goal was to have the statue in place by May - in time for the city’s annual Jazz Festival and Miles birthday - however the group is still working on getting much of the needed funding so the unveiling is being pushed back. “We would like to have it in place by
stamp, depicting the musician, tilted backward in a white, sleeveless shirt, trumpet in hand, “his body looking like it’s in movement.” The site will also include brickwork designed to look like a music staff and a the sculpture’s pedestal the shape
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By CYNTHIA M. ELLIS “Going Green” for St. Patrick’s Day is a fashion must for many, but what if instead you think ahead of the fashion curve and look at the color as being sustainably stylish. Yes, that’s right instead literally wearing green, instead put something on that aux natural. What exactly is sustainable fashion? It’s a part of the growing design philosophy to create a system with can leave less of an environmental footprint. It also doesn’t mean the looks are bland and boring either. One of fashion’s leading designer, Stella McCartney, believes in incorporating sustainable pieces into her line. “I design pieces that are meant to last,” the designer boasts on her website www.stellamccartney.com. “I believe in creating pieces that aren’t going to get burned, that aren’t going to landfills, that aren’t going to damage the environment.” More designers are using recycled materials and environmentally responsible processes to create their
jewelry. Also look for companies that use fair trade practices. World Shoppe offers a terrific selection of eco-friendly, fair trade jewelry. Just because you want to save the planet, doesn’t mean you can’t look cute while you’re doing it. Beyond Skin offers a great line of vegan and vegetarian using some of the the finest, recycled fabrics and the company works closely with factories and suppliers to ensure they are reducing their carbon footprint. The company’s selection doesn’t compromise style. An Italian company called WeWood changed all that in a nanosecond. The company, now based in L.A., transforms disused wooden flooring (maple, ebony, and other types) into the coolest, most beautiful watches. Kempton & Co. of New York made waves several years ago when it created the handbag “The Wiltshire.” It was touted as one of the the “Best Green Handbag.” Designed by Fiona Kempton, the carryall tote is made from reclaimed fabrics and materials such and reused leather straps and recycled flour sacks. It was inspired by Europe’s equestrian fields. Besides looking at the type of fabrics used in clothing, another way to stay “green” is by purchasing secondhand style. Buying resale or thrifting is a great way to incorporate the three R’s – Reduce, Reuse and Recycle — and stay fashionably green.
freshgirlFASHION by Karoline Lauritzen Many people are running errands almost everyday and therefore have to go out in public. However, most of these people don’t want to make a huge effort to dress up, but they also don’t want to look under dressed either. When faced with the task of finding what to wear many people, usually end up wearing workout clothes or even pajamas, you can encounter this just by going to any big box store or the supermarket. It may seem difficult to find something to wear but is easier than it seems. Look No. 1: Pair any type of jeans you’d like with a stripe shirt. Try to make sure the shirt isn’t hugging your stomach and is a little loose fitted, that way it will look more flattering. You can also use a solid colored t-shirt or a different pattern to wear. Then pair a bright colored necklace to give the outfit some color unless your shirt is already a bright color or has a busy pattern on it. Then for the shoes, just pair some nude flats which will help keep the look subtle.
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March is National Nutrition Month – a time to focus on the importance of making informed food choices and develop sound eating and physical activity habits. Many individuals are concerned about their weight, and, considering the high rate of obesity in our country, that may not be such a bad idea. When you decide to diet, you’re not going to be very successful unless you are highly attuned to what is on your plate and how many calories you’re consuming. As a result, if anyone suggested that you might have an eating disorder, you would vigorously deny it. Eating disorders are common, however, particularly among young women. And they frequently go undetected because of many of the reasons listed above. Denial, in fact, is one of the symptoms of an eating disorder, as it is with most addictive behaviors. Sorting out facts from suspicion is never easy, but it’s important to do so. Eating disorders are not just about food or eating but symptoms of an illness that affects virtually every part of a person’s life. Depression, anxiety and substance abuse are often closely intertwined. Without treatment, there is an elevated risk of death. There are three main types of eating disorder. ANOREXIA NERVOSA: The least common overall, is the eating disorder most likely to affect young females, and there has been a significant increase in cases among those between 15 and 19 years of age over the past several decades. Some of this increase might be attributed to earlier and better detection. A woman with anorexia typically has an intense fear of gaining weight. Because of under-eating and/or excessive exercise, she has a below normal body weight, sometimes to the point of looking emaciated. At the same time, she has a distorted body image, seeing herself as overweight or fat. Known as body dysmorphic disorder, this is often related to low self-esteem. Anorexia frequently develops out of dieting, sometimes during a
the stress of trying to lose weight can trigger a cycle of disordered eating. Dancers, athletes, models and others who are pushed to stay in peak physical form are at risk. Perfectionism – seen as a virtue in these pursuits – is also part of the profile of the anorexic female. Anorexia is easier to spot than other disorders because patients tend to be extremely thin and very picky and ritualistic in their eating habits. She may take very small portions and cut her food into tiny bites. Or she mixes together on her plate seemingly incompatible foods so they are less palatable. Anorexics often seem to be tired, irritable and socially withdrawn with complaints about being cold and having difficulty sleeping. Lack of adequate nutrition eventually results in loss of bone density and muscle mass. Menstrual periods may stop, and patients are at risk of kidney failure and severe heart problems. As many as 25 percent of persons with anorexia die as a result of their illness – including five percent who take their own lives. BULIMIA NERVOSA: A woman with bulimia may be normal weight, underweight or overweight. But there is a similar intense fear of gaining weight and the same tendency to have a distorted body image. Watching a bulimic at the table may not give you any clue because she is likely to be consuming huge quantities of food in a short period – even dishes that are notoriously high in fat, sugar, carbohydrates and calories. After the meal is over, the other face of the eating disorder kicks in. The food can be purged through vomiting, use of laxatives or even excessive exercise. This is usually done secretly because it makes the patient feel ashamed and disgusted with herself. The bing/purge cycle may occur several times a week…or even several times a day. The only signs visible to family or friends might be a chronic sore throat, worn tooth enamel from vomiting or intestinal distress from abuse of laxatives. Bulimics are at risk, however, of severe dehydration and electro-
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lyte disturbances that can trigger a heart attack. BINGE EATING DISORDER: involves a similar loss of control over eating but without the purging, excessive exercise or fasting to get rid of the excess calories. Even though they may be equally frightened of gaining weight, binge eaters are usually obese and have the health risks associated with excess weight. It should be noted that binge eating is not simply overeating. It involves recurrent episodes of eating an abnormally large amount of food with a feeling of loss of control over the behavior. A binge eater is likely to: • eat faster than normal, • consume large amounts of food when not hungry, • eat to the point of feeling uncomfortably full, • eat alone out of embarrassment and • f eel disgusted, guilty or depressed when finished. Because they lack the compensatory mechanisms used by bulimics and anorexics to avoid weight gain, binge eaters are at risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and cardiovascular disease. All three of the above eating disorders can result in significant physical problems requiring medical supervision and treatment. The associated mental and emotional issues, however, put up an enormous barrier to detection, diagnosis and treatment. Cognitive behavioral therapy, targeting dysfunctional ways of thinking and behaving, is often the treatment of choice, particularly for adult women. Interpersonal therapy is another choice. Unfortunately, individuals with eating disorders often struggle for many years re-establishing and maintaining a normal attitude toward food and weight. With that in mind, it’s never a good strategy to pretend not to notice the tell-tale signs nor to naively assume that everything will be okay once this particular diet or training regimen is over. Dr. Seo is a board-certified internal medicine physician with Saint Anthony’s Physician Group. For an appointment with Dr. Seo, call 618-462-2222.
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Sticking Out Your Neck A person’s home is their castle, especially if you take it with you when you go anywhere. A turtle is encased in a tough shell that is an organic flexible suit of armor formed by their ribs. Effectively the ribs moved to the outside of the body, more like an exoskeleton than what we are mostly familiar with, in ourselves and the rest of the animal kingdom. This cartilaginous shell could be considered the ultimate Recreational Vehicle. Most land turtles can, when threatened, pull in their head, tail, and legs and close their shell. This protects the turtle’s vulnerable soft areas from many predator attacks. Therefore, a turtle doesn’t have to run for cover, he’s carrying it with him! We’ve talked about how various people identify with butterflies, birds, wolves, dragons, unicorns or whatever draws their attention. What about people who gravitate towards turtles? Perhaps they are enamored with the integral protection of the shell. Perhaps these people have had more than their share of bad luck or family trauma and stresses to make them wary of the outside world, so they seek to protect themselves with an imaginary shell. A good friend of ours loves turtles and turtle jewelry. She regularly talks about how she is learning to come out of her shell and look around at the world. Then, if a threat is perceived, she can pull her head in for protection. As her world becomes calmer and safer, she is spending more time out of her shell, looking around and being part of society. In some cultures,
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QA & Getting fired from “Saturday Night Live” was maybe one of the best things to happen to comedian Jenny Slate. It freed up time for her to create viral video sensation “Marcel and Shell with Shoes On” with her husband, Dean Fleischer-Camp. Since she left “SNL,” Slate’s unique comic sensibility has helped her win stand-out roles on NBC’s “Parks and Recreation,” Fox’s “Bob’s Burgers,” Comedy Central’s “Kroll Show” and Showtime’s “House of Lies.” Slate is also working on Marcel books and prepping the little guy’s feature film debut. Fortunately, she still sneaks in some time to perform live comedy. “It reinforces my love for having a true, immediate connection with an audience,” she said. Q Corey Stulce: I saw that you got a really nice shout out from Tatiana Maslany, the star of “Orphan Black.” Jenny Slate: I was so excited. It just made me laugh thinking that she came to Largo, which is a beautiful venue here in Los Angeles, and that she’d see me perform there. I was thinking about the stuff I have been doing at Largo and it’s a bit wild and very blue. I like that she is so into that. It makes me like her even more. Corey: Have you watched that Q show? Jenny: Yeah. My husband and I really like it. She’s a good actress. Q Corey: What would be like if you had clones? Jenny: if I had clones? Oh, my gosh. I think I would be jealous of them. I just want to be one me. That’s all I can handle. I can hardly have one of myself. That’s enough. Q Corey: I would imagine that “SNL” was a year full of surreal experiences. Is there a super-surreal moment that stands out? Jenny: There’s so much about being on “SNL” that is so thrilling and scary and so hard to understand, because you’re in the place you have dreamed of and seen on TV. For me, the most surreal moment, I was peeing in the cast bathroom on the 17th floor where all the offices are, and somebody else was in the bathroom. I came out and I was washing my hands, and the person came of the other stall. It was J Lo and
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she was like, “Your car horn sketch got in. Bye.” It was so insane to be using the same bathroom that J Lo used. It was amazing that she wasn’t using a fancier bathroom. She totally is in a normal bathroom and then came out and handed me this gift, that we would be performing together. Q Corey: You’re one of those comedic actors that even though you’re playing a despicable character like Mona-Lisa on “Parks and Recreation,” you want to see more of her. How do you prepare a character like that who is so deplorable, the character you hate to love? Jenny: There’s so much room to run with a character like that, who has very few limits on what she will do. She’ll do almost anything. I approach it with total joy. It is so fun. No limits at all. The wackier it is the better it is. I don’t often watch a lot of my work, because I think it makes me feel insecure. For me, it is about how I feel when I’m doing it. Corey: When I found out I would Q be speaking with you, I had to go back and watch Marcel. People absolutely love him. There’s been talk about a movie. Have you thought about 50 years are now, when you could be giving talks? “Yes, I created Marcel.” Jenny: That would be awesome. We have our second book coming out relatively soon. We will be making a feature, eventually. I hope Marcel does stick around. I think he’s really an interesting, positive, complex character. I think he connects with people of all different ages. If there was one thing that I would be remembered for, I would be very happy if that was my little thing that I did for the world. Q Corey: How are you and your husband approaching keeping the purity of Marcel while expanding on what we see of him? Jenny: Keeping it pure is one of the reasons why we have turned down a lot of opportunities. We wanted to wait until the right thing happened. We remember that initial portrayal of Marcel in that style is what works. That’s what 20 million people watched. There’s no reason to change that just because Hollywood has a business model that works for them. It’s keeping creative control. We’ve also tried to avoid merchandising Marcel before we create a bigger proj-
ect, because he’s a character more than he is an object. He’s very small and a lot of people think he’s cute, and he is, but that is just part of him. I think a lot of people that we met with really wanted to make a meal out of his cuteness. I like his weird, casual honesty. That’s my favorite thing. If he were just cute, he would be annoying or uninteresting. Q Cory: I think you hit on it there. His interesting observations are what make him absolutely unique. Jenny: He’s such a sweet soul. Q Cory: Where is Marcel, somewhere in your home? Jenny: He’s in a plastic container and he’s in the middle of it and he’s surrounded by cotton balls in a linen closet. His eye fell out a couple of times I felt really horrible. Now, we live in Los Angeles, and I’m always afraid there’s going to be an earthquake or something bad will happen to him, so he’s protected. Cory: You are involved in this Q film, “Obvious Child,” that has a Valentine’s Day theme to it. And there’s a Kickstarter campaign going on right now. I thought it was kind of interesting one of the perks for donating is that you will do somebody’s outgoing voicemail as Marcel. Are there any limitations as to what Marcel will or won’t say? Jenny: If someone wanted Marcel to say, “Hi, this is Chris’s voicemail. Leave a message or go f*** yourself,” I probably wouldn’t do that, because
Marcel would never say that. Some people really want Marcel to say horrible things in his little voice and that wouldn’t happen. No racial slurs because I don’t think anybody should be using those. Just all the stuff that you normally wouldn’t put on your voicemail, Marcel wouldn’t do either. He’s a pretty normal dude. Corey: A couple of articles I’ve Q read about “Obvious Child” are sort of dancing around the subject matter a little bit. I was curious if you thought if that is going to help or hinder the film’s chances of getting U.S. distribution. Jenny: It’s pretty weird at this point because nobody has seen the movie except for those of us who made it and our representatives. Nobody really knows what to expect. They know that it’s a movie about a young woman who gets dumped, fired and ends up with an unplanned pregnancy, all in time for Valentine’s Day. The people know that there’s an abortion somewhere in the movie. They think it’s a rom-com about abortion. Really, it’s a very funny and heartbreaking look into this one woman life, just dealing with trying to become a full person in her late 20s. I think what people eventually will come out feeling when they see the movie is that it’s really funny. I think they will think that it’s touching. It lays the groundwork for a really cool discussion about the complexity of a woman’s life and her many choices.
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