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to make lots of paintings that take me a week or two, but every now and then I’ll start one that takes me three or four months. Those tend to be the culmination of lots of different ideas coming together, and they result in pieces I’m really proud of. My bigger, time-consuming stuff is where you can see evidence of the evolution.” What are you currently out something they found to the other. working on? “I just finished a poster for the That inspires me.” Saturday in the Park Blues Festival in Sioux City; this will be my 13th poster When was your first exhibition? for them. It’s a fun challenge to come “I think my first show was at a pizza up with something fresh year after joint in Ames, IA while I was going Name: Mark Kochen year. I’m also about to start a piece to art school. I had a buddy working Age: 37 with penguins and glass ice cubes. there, and he mentioned they might be Hometown: Sioux City, IA interested in putting some stuff on the Lately, I’ve been interested in integratMedium/Style: Acrylic on Canvas / walls. Next thing I knew, I was dragging ing landscapes into my work in new Surrealist Pop a car load of stuff over and filling every ways, and this idea has been coming together in my brain for a while now. bit of space they had. Funny thing What inspires and influences your I’m looking forward to working with about that is, when I went to pick my work the most? my penguins again. They always look work up at the end of the month, one “My work is inspired by my desire to sneaky – like a dude on the street tryof my pieces was missing. There was reach the upper limit of my abilities. ing to sell you a watch from his trench just this glaring empty space on the The goal of every painting is to be just wall. The piece wound up getting taken coat. They make me laugh.” a bit better than the last. When I got down by the owner and put in the back out of college, I sat down and made a room because ‘it was creeping the cus- Where do you see your art in the list of what was important to me, and future? being a positive force to spread happi- tomers out.’ I still think it’s hilarious, “Puzzles. People have been telling me ness was at the top. I also spent a good because I’ve never painted anything for years my work would be amazparticularly dark or creepy. It just goes deal of time with my face in a book as a ing as a ‘fill in the blank’. I’m finally child, mostly stuff like Dr. Seuss, Rich- to show that you never know how embracing the idea and looking into people are going to respond. ” ard Scarry, and Where’s Waldo. I loved making a few. Some of my images seem the imagery and being able to revisit custom-made for puzzles. These things What was your favorite piece to it over and over and find something will just melt your brain with how comnew every time. That brought me great create? plex they’re going to be. I might need “It’s hard for me to break up my body joy, and I’m looking to continue the to put a warning label on the box!” tradition with my stuff. Every so often I of work, as it’s really been one long evolution of ability and subject matter. catch a couple of kids standing in front I’d have to say the pieces that take me Who’s the artist, living or dead, of something I made, each pointing you admire most? the longest are my favorites. I tend “Mac Lethal, from Kansas City. That dude has been hustling forever. He’s making it happen for himself, and he shares his motivation with anyone

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willing to listen. Check out the first few tracks of ‘Irish Goodbye’ and tell me you’re not pumped to chase after your dream.” Advice to an aspiring artist? “Use your art connections to build an awesome collection through trading with other artists. I have beautiful art on my walls that I’d never have been able to afford otherwise. It’s definitely a perk of the profession.” Favorite quote? “The perfect is the enemy of the good” – Unknown, c. 1600 You can check out more of Mark’s art at www.MarkKochen.com, or on Instagram @markkochenpainter. Mark will be showing his work on Friday, June 1st, 6 - 9pm at the Citylight Arts Project in Benson.

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less than half of them would survive the year in this new wilderness. Minotaur Mazes’ American Adventure takes Friday, May 25 | 5p - 7p visitors on an immersive, educational Amy Haney Exhibition Opening role-play adventure that asks peoFred Simon Gallery ple to conquer one great challenge: 1004 Farnam St, Omaha, 68102 survive the year as one of the original The Nebraska Arts Council will host an Jamestown colonists. Sound easy? opening reception for Amy Haney on Friday, May 25, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 Think again. Only 38 of the 104 setp.m. in the Fred Simon Gallery. Her tlers survived. But don’t worry – you’re work will be on display until July 17. not tied to their destiny. You can beat Free admission, snacks and drinks are the odds and determine your fate – it provided. all depends on the choices you make… ---------------------------------------------- and a bit of luck. Even if you don’t surSaturday, May 26 | 10a - 4p vive, try again! There’s a new advenBench: MADE Spring 2018 ture every time you enter the exhibit! Midco Supply Co ---------------------------------------------1141 N 11th St., Omaha, NE 68102 OUR BODY: The Universe Within Bench: MADE is back for another The Capitol District FREE artisan market! Over 50 of the 225 N. 12th Street, Omaha, NE 68102 finest craftspeople and retailers from Through July 31 our region will be showcasing their OUR BODY: The Universe Within will goods. Grab a friend, hang with some expose the inner workings of human amazing folks, and stock up on quality anatomy by presenting actual hugoods while supporting local. man specimens, anatomical displays, ---------------------------------------------- reproductions of historic anatomical Saturday, May 26 | 12p - 3p artwork and much more. By presentSportster Shootout ing an artful, compelling and dignified Bike Show and Photo Shoot environment, guests will connect with Dillon Brothers the human artifacts on a personal level 3840 N 174th Ave, Omaha, 68116 that will help them to better underMultiple Prizes in Multiple Categories. stand their own bodies. All Sportsters welcome. Best of Show, Best Paint, Best Custom, The exhibit literally, as well as figuraBest Chopper/Bobber, Best Competi- tively, goes “under the skin” exposing tion Bike (Drag, Hooligan, Flat Track, the intricacy of the human body and Hill Climb, etc), Best Pre-1998, 1998 allowing the general public a look & Newer. at what only doctors and scientists normally are allowed to see first hand. Get a professional Photo Shoot with The exhibit will showcase specimens a magazine model by Mark Fountain, preserved through a polymer impregstaff photographer for The Horse : nation process that replaces fluids Backstreet Choppers Magazine. with polymers that prevent decay and ---------------------------------------------- decomposition. Saturday, May 26 | 1p - 5p Johnny “The Jet” Rodgers Exhibit The exhibit shines a light on the Great Plains Black History Museum alluring mystery of the human body 2221 N 24 St, Omaha, 68110 through the presentation of these fasOmaha’s own Nebraska Cornhusker cinating specimens combined with an Heisman Trophy Winner Johnny “The inspirational and educational message. Jet” Rodgers exhibit will highlight By highlighting anatomy studies over photos and artifacts (including the the past 1,000 years, guests will see Heisman Trophy) Exhibit will be on how the body’s beautiful complexity display thru June 30th. has influenced generations of artists ---------------------------------------------- and scientists. American Adventure Durham Museum, 801 S 10th Street Tickets to OUR BODY: The Universe Omaha, NE 68108 Within are $15 for Adults, $12 for Through July 29 Seniors (65+) and Military members Do you have what it takes to survive? and family (with ID), $12 for Students Take a step back into history to find with ID, $10 for Children (Ages 5-14) out. In 1607, settlers landed on the and children 4 and under are free. shores of Virginia and called it home, Children ages 12 and under must be creating the first permanent European accompanied by an adult. settlement. Little did they know that ----------------------------------------------

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Thursday, May 24- Sunday, May 27 Salute to Summer Festival! LaVista, Ne The annual traditions you’ve come to love - parade, community cookout and more - will continue, as will our efforts to honor those who have served this great country in the military. For complete listing of events visit cityoflavista.org/salutetosummer ------------------------------------------------

Friday, May 25 | 5p - 8p School’s Out For Summer Free Band Festival SumTur Amphitheater 11691 S 108th St, Papillion, 68046

Join SumTur Amphitheater and Papillion House of Music for a free afternoon of music from Omaha area youth bands before our first movie of the season, Coco. -----------------------------------------------Friday, May 25 | 7:05p Storm Chasers vs. Round Rock Express Werner Park, 12356 Ballpark Way Papillion, NE 68046 Flashback Friday Jersey 2010 Omaha Royals Storm Chasers players and coaches will wear jerseys modeled after the 2010 Omaha Royals in commemoration of the team’s final season at Rosenblatt Stadium as part of the Flashback Friday Jersey Series presented by First National Bank. The skies will ignite following every

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Friday evening home game at Werner Park with a post-game fireworks spectacular presented by Hy-Vee! -----------------------------------------------Friday, May 25 | 8:30p - 10:30p Free Starlight Movie Coco SumTur Amphitheater 11691 S 108th St, Papillion, 68046 Free popular movies under the stars all summer long. Gates and concessions open at 7:30 pm with movies starting at dusk. Movies and dates are subject to change. See SumTur.org for the latest schedule. -----------------------------------------------Saturday, May 26 | 7p Saturdays at Stinson Concert -with Lemon Fresh Day, 1920 S 67th St. There will be food and drink vendors, face painting, balloon artists, kids will play in the fountain and on the playground equipment.

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Sunday, May 27 | 7:05p U.S. Bank Family FUNday & Fireworks Werner Park, 12356 Ballpark Way Papillion, NE 68046 Sundays are the perfect day for all ages at Werner Park! Clowns and balloon artists will be out on the concourse, while kids will be able to run the bases following most Sunday home games as part of Hardee’s Kids Run The Bases. http://www.omahastormchasers.com -----------------------------------------------Sunday, May 27 | 8p Omaha Symphony & Fireworks Tom Hanafan’s River Edge Park Bring your family and friends, grab your chairs and blankets and join us for this relaxing evening in the park. Don’t forget to stay for the fantastic fireworks show following the concert!

EVENTS WEDNESDAY, MAY 23 Shoot To Thrill & Blow Your Top Quaker Steak and Lube, 5p THURSDAY, MAY 24 The Broadways McCoy’s at Thunderbowl, 6p -----------------------------------------------Thirsty Thursday Rodeo Saloon, 8p -----------------------------------------------Royal Bliss Salty Dog, 8p FRIDAY, MAY 25 Loessfest 2018 Tom Hanafan River’s Edge Park, 5p -----------------------------------------------Knockout Parties with DJ Jake The Mile Away Hall & Tavern, 7p ------------------------------------------------

Fork In The Road Amerisports, 8:30p SATURDAY, MAY 26 Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons & Heather Newman Band Tom Hanafan River’s Edge Park, 7:30p -----------------------------------------------Migos Stir Cove, 8p -----------------------------------------------Fork In The Road Amerisports, 8:30p -----------------------------------------------Neil Hewitt Whiskey Roadhouse, 9:30p SUNDAY, MAY 27 Fireworks for Freedom Tom Hanafan River’s Edge Park, 8p MONDAY, MAY 28 Trivia The Buck Snort, 6p

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Blues Happy Hour with Ben Poole The Down Under Lounge, 5p ----------------------------------------------Happy Hippy Hour with TopSpin Carrie Jean & Dr. Webb Music Dillon Brothers Harley Davidson, 5:30p The Down Under, 4:20p --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Matt Wallace Jam Session Ozone Lounge, 6:30p Vino Mas, 6p --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Steve Yoneda Bozak & Morrissey Vino Mas, 6:30p Ozone Lounge, 6:30p --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Used Ray’s Piano Party Sokol Auditorium, 7p Mr. Toad’s, 7p --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Karaoke PWP Live’s 13th Anniversary The New Frontier Bar, 7p Spectacular, Waiting Room, 7p --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Come Together: A Musical Celebration Trivia Night of the Beatles Blazin’ Pianos, 7:30p The Waiting Room, 7p --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Whitewater Ramble with Mace Follow Your Dreams Hathaway, Reverb Lounge, 8p The Well, 7p --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Magic Beans w/ Olga Smola Cash Levy Slowdown, 8p Omaha Funny Bone, 7:30p/9:45 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Lily DeTaeye + Bound Victor Johnson Band The B. Bar, 8p The Omaha Lounge, 7:30p --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Shadow Show ~ Karaoke Dan Tedesco with Mike Hollon Forte Music Hall, 9p Reverb Lounge, 8p --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hector Anchondo Acoustic w/Secret Metro Comedy Showdown Special Guest, Harney Street Tavern, 9p The Side Room at Ralston Arena, 8p --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Golden Pelicans, Rusty Lord & Dan & Jon Acoustic Duo David Nanace, O’Leaver’s Pub, 9p Harney Street Tavern, 9p --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Laura Macklin Loving the Mic: Open Mic Barley Street Tavern, 10p Love’s Jazz & Art Center, 9p ----------------------------------------------THURSDAY MAY 24 The Wood Notes, Red Scarves, Pyramids & The Long Awaited The Down Under Lounge, 9p Bike Night with Quadrocker ----------------------------------------------Dr. Jack’s Drinkery, 4p Chris Shelton ----------------------------------------------Dubliner Pub, 9:30p The Dennis Jones Band with Blue Sunday FRIDAY MAY 25 Chrome Lounge, 5p ----------------------------------------------School’s Out for Summer Free Concert LaVista Salute to Summer Festival SumTur Amphitheater, 5p LaVista Central Park, 5p -----------------------------------------------

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Dan/Jon Acoustic Happy Hour The Down Under Lounge, 5p ----------------------------------------------Evan Scott Black Oak Grill, 6p ----------------------------------------------Michael Lyon Cantina Laredo, 6p ----------------------------------------------Luke Johnson Crave, 6p ----------------------------------------------John Worsham Della Costa, 6p ----------------------------------------------The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus w/ Rivals, Here/After, The Party After & Midwest Coastal Lookout Lounge, 6p ----------------------------------------------Skuddur Surfside Club, 6p ----------------------------------------------Sweet Tea Music The B. Bar, 6p ----------------------------------------------Velvet Crush LaVista City Hall, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Blackjack Billy Bourbon Saloon, 7p ----------------------------------------------Odds of an Afterthought, Die To Exist, Flourishing Illusions, Advent of Darkness & TerraDactyl Dr. Jack’s Drinkery, 7p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke Millard VFW Post 8334, 7p ----------------------------------------------Dynasty Combat Sports Ralston Arena, 7p ----------------------------------------------Music by Joel Ortiz & Friends Therapy Bar & Grill, 7p ----------------------------------------------The Pen & Piano Tour The Waiting Room, 7p ----------------------------------------------Cash Levy Omaha Funny Bone, 7:30p/9:30 ----------------------------------------------Starlight Movie: Coco SumTur Amphitheater, 7:30p -----------------------------------------------

Ratt Pack Jazz Growler USA, 8p ----------------------------------------------Mitch Towne & Kansas City friends Jambo Cat, 8p ----------------------------------------------Names Without Numbers, About-Face & Dear Neighbors, Reverb Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Bikini Boxing The Side Room at Ralston Arena, 8p ----------------------------------------------Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness The Waiting Room, 8p ----------------------------------------------Razorwire Halo, Fallen Reign , Supermans Hero, and Evolution Wired Pub, 8p ----------------------------------------------Lash LaRue & Hired Guns & Ragged Company, Barley Street, 9p ----------------------------------------------Blazin’ Pianos Brewsky’s Food & Spirits, 9p ----------------------------------------------Simon Joyner & the Ghosts, The Lupines & Wagon Blasters Brother’s Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke California Bar, 9p ----------------------------------------------Grunge Pop Chrome Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Monkey Knife Fight Debut Forte Music Hall, 9p ----------------------------------------------Rock & Roll Suicide Harney Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------Swampboy Blues Band Havana Garage, 9p ----------------------------------------------Peace, Love, Etc. Ozone, 9p ----------------------------------------------Josh Powell Skyybox, 9p ----------------------------------------------Red Wanting Blue & Liz Brasher Slowdown, 9p ----------------------------------------------Not Your Grandma’s BINGO Smitty’s Garage, 9p

Supper + Mace Hathaway The B. Bar, 9p ----------------------------------------------Damian McCarthy Dubliner Pub, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Scott Severin’s Lincoln Invasion w/ The Show Is The Rainbow The Down Under, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------New Holland, Jacob James Wilton & Bed Rest, O’Leaver’s Pub, 10p

SATURDAY MAY 26 Taxi Driver Surfside Club, 6p ----------------------------------------------Kill OG with Nxbel Price, Juice and more, Bourbon Saloon, 7p ----------------------------------------------SunSets Concert Series featuring A Room With A View, Fun-Plex, 7p ----------------------------------------------Them Evils, Jump The Tiger, Gallivant & Warbonnet, Lookout Lounge, 7p ----------------------------------------------Lemon Fresh Day Stinson Park in Aksarben Village, 7p ----------------------------------------------John Worsham Vino Mas, 7p ----------------------------------------------Cash Levy Omaha Funny Bone, 7:30p/9:30 ----------------------------------------------The Matt Amandus Jazz Trio Jambo Cat, 8p ----------------------------------------------Cami’s 50th Bday Rock N Roll Bash with Bathtub Maria, The Ronnys & Domestica The Down Under Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Singles Night Therapy Bar & grill, 8p ----------------------------------------------An Evening with Keller Williams The Waiting Room, 8p ----------------------------------------------Two Man Party Band The New Frontier Band, 8:30p ----------------------------------------------Virgin Mary Pistol Grip, Soul Ghost & Noah Hobson, Barley Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------Bad Apple Chrome Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------The Pinheads Dr. Jack’s Drinkery, 9p ----------------------------------------------Ro Hempel Band Harney Street Tavern, 9p -----------------------------------------------

Trivia Night Julio’s, 9p ----------------------------------------------The Six Ozone, 9p ----------------------------------------------Freakabout with Pink Fuzz & Black Velvet, Reverb Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Brent Cobb & Them with Savannah Conley, Slowdown, 9p ----------------------------------------------Rhythm Collective The B. Bar, 9p ----------------------------------------------DJ Yascoe The Cove Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Damian McCarthy Dubliner Pub, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Red Cities, The Ramparts & Dead on Dust, O’Leaver’s Pub, 10p ----------------------------------------------Saturday Night Sessions The Blackstone Meatballs, 10p

SUNDAY MAY 27 Memorial Day Bash Surfside Club, 12p ----------------------------------------------Harman Soaring Wings, 2p ----------------------------------------------2nd Annual Summer Kickoff Music Fest, River City Star, 3p ----------------------------------------------Delreece & DJ 2Kosher Present: Trap x Soul 2 The Waiting Room, 2p ----------------------------------------------Gaming Guild The Down Under Lounge, 3p ----------------------------------------------Blaqout/Amplifly/Roscoe Whyte and Don Basic Bourbon Saloon, 8p ----------------------------------------------Keith Harkin Reverb Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------The Lighthouse and the Whaler w/ Vita and the Woolf Slowdown, 8p ----------------------------------------------Booze Bingo The Down Under Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke The Down Under Lounge, 10p ----------------------------------------------continued on page 11

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Thursday May 24

Metro Comedy The Used Showdown SOKOL AUDITORIUM THE SIDE ROOM

Friday May 25

Friday May 25-28

Loessfest Dynasty Combat Sports TOM HANAFAN RALSTON ARENA RIVERS EDGE PARK

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Salute to Summer LAVISTA

Friday May 25

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Friday May 25

Red Wanting Blue & Liz Brasher SLOWDOWN

Friday May 25 Andrew Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Out for Summer McMahon in the Free Concert Wilderness & Friends SUMTUR WAITING ROOM

Lemon Fresh Day STINSONPARK IN AKSARBEN VILLAGE

Sunday May 27

Loessfest Fireworks TOM HANAFAN RIVERS EDGE PARK

MONDAY MAY 28

TUESDAY MAY 29

Memorial Picnic The Down Under Lounge, 3p ----------------------------------------------La Luz, The Whiffs, Dirt House; Early Show, O’Leaver’s Pub, 6p ----------------------------------------------Gooch & His Big Las Vegas Band Ozone Lounge, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Michelle Eva Becker The Omaha Lounge, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Songwriter Showcase & Open Mic Barley Street Tavern, 8p ----------------------------------------------Early Karaoke Forte Music Hall, 8p ----------------------------------------------DJ Howie’s Karaoke Grant St. Bar, 9p ----------------------------------------------Open Mic and Molly’s Molly’s Pub, 9p ----------------------------------------------Artichoke Hearts & All Young Girls Are Machine Guns Pageturner’s Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Open Jam The Down Under Lounge, 9p

Johnny Gomez & Johnny Jr. Ozone Lounge, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Bulletboyz & Enuff Znuff Bourbon Saloon, 7p ----------------------------------------------Ufomammut, White Hills & Hyborian Lookout Lounge, 7p ----------------------------------------------Open Mic & Jam NIght Therapy Bar & Grill, 7p ----------------------------------------------American Aquarium The Waiting Room, 7p ----------------------------------------------Mitch Towne Jazz Organ Trio Jambo Cat, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Turbo Tuesdays featuring DJ Vic Nasty Bar 415, 9p ----------------------------------------------The New Trust, The Long Awaited & Cuddlebone O’Leaver’s Pub, 9p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke The Down Under, 10p

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Come and join us as the East Lot becomes the Royal Grove w/ former Sprite Night host DJ Hot Scott! Drink Specials Giveaways & Prizes 80â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Trivia, and much more! Crawford Fight will be available on the Big Screens inside

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Big Ten Baseball Tournament

Local Interest: The Gophers played Omaha, Creighton and Nebraska during the regular season, taking the lone game they played against the Mavericks, losing two of three to Creighton and beating Nebraska in two out of three games. Joshua Culliver is a right-handed freshman pitcher from Creighton Prep MINNESOTA with a 2-2 record and 3.38 ERA The 12th ranked Golden Gophers Jackson Rose is a right-handed senior (37-13, 18-4 B1G) won the Big Ten regular season championship and have pitcher from Omaha Westside with a the top seed in the conference tourna- 4-1 record and 2.16 ERA ment. They take on Michigan State, the PURDUE No. 8 seed in the first round WednesThe Boilermakers come to Omaha as day afternoon at 5. The Gophers took two of three games from the Spartans the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournaduring the regular season. The winner ment following a weekend sweep of No. 17 Michigan that put them in sectakes on the winner of that night’s ond place in the final league standings game between Illinois and Indiana. Minnesota has won nine of ten coming and added to a streak in which they have won 18 of 20 games. Head coach into the tournament, but success is Mark Wasikowski is in his second year nothing new for John Anderson who has coached his alma mater since 1982 at West Lafayette. and won more than 1,200 games at The Boilermakers (34-18, 17-6 B1G) UM. will play Ohio State (34-20, 14-10) on Wednesday afternoon. The winner The Gophers are led by Terrin Vavra who hit .387 with nine homers and 50 plays the Iowa-Michigan winner. RBIs to lead the team on the year. Ben Alec Olund’s .345 leads Purdue but he Mezzenga was not far behind at .379 for a Gophers team that had eight men played in only 36 games. Skyler Hunter hit .319 and Nick Dalesandro batted bat .290 or better and posted a .300 .311 in playing and starting all 52 team batting average. contests. Five Purdue batters hit .290 Patrick Fredrickson and Brett Schulze or better including Jason McGowan at .290 with a team-high 49 RBIs. He led UM pitchers with 8-0 records and also led with 12 homers for a team that both have ERAs under 2.0. managed only 25 total.

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Tanner Andrews was Purdue’s winningest pitcher with a 6-4 record and an ERA of 2.71. Ryan Beard posted a 5-3 mark with a 3.81 ERA. Local Interest: The Boilermakers’ third starter is Gareth Stroh who played high school ball at Gibbon, Nebraska. He tied for second among Purdue pitchers with five wins and a 5-2 mark. He comes in with an ERA of 5.11. He’s a left-handed junior. Purdue did not play Nebraska during the Big Ten season or any other Nebraska-based team during the year. IOWA Iowa comes in with a five-game win streak in coach Rick Heller’s fifth season with the Hawkeyes. The club has won at least 30 games each year. The sixth-seeded Hawkeyes draw third-seeded Michigan in a tourney opener Wednesday morning at 9 at Omaha’s TD Ameritrade Park. The team finished with a 33-18 (13-9 B1G) record. Tyler Cropley hit .351 while playing in all 51 games to lead Iowa. His 50 RBIs were a team high while his nine homers were second. Robert Neustrom also played every game and was second in batting average at .322 with 36 homers - also second - and a team-high 11 home runs. Matt Hoeg was fourth in RBIs with 30 and a .282 batting average, while Kyle Crowell

played in 50 games hitting .256 and knocking in 33 runs. Nick Allgeyer’s 2.50 topped starting pitchers for Iowa as he posted a 5-4 record. Zach Daniels had a team-best 6-1 record in 24 appearances, none of them starts. Local Interest: Iowa and Nebraska were scheduled to play three games in Lincoln. They split a Friday doubleheader in mid-April before the weather forced a Saturday cancellation. Sophomore infielder Crowell is from Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln High, while catcher-outfielder Cropley is a South Dakota native who played at Iowa Western. MICHIGAN 32-19 Overall (15-8 Big Ten) Conference Rankings The Wolverines rank fourth in the Big Ten in team batting with a combined .277 BA and third in the conference in team pitching with a combined 3.47 ERA. Player to Watch Freshman Pitcher Ben Dragani has a 6-1 record with a 2.65 ERA. Player Highlights • Threw seven innings, giving up no earned runs or walks and striking out six against Bowling Green (March 18)

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â&#x20AC;˘ Tied his career high, throwing seven they wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be expected to make many innings of shutout ball, striking out five mistakes. and allowing just one hit and one walk in a win at Northwestern (April 7) OHIO STATE 34-20 Overall (14-10 Big Ten) INDIANA Conference Rankings 37-15 Overall (14-9 Big Ten) Is second in the conference in team Conference Rankings batting with a .291 BA and eighth in Ranks third in the conference in team the conference in pitching with a 4.58 batting with a .289 BA and first in team ERA. pitching with a 2.85 ERA. Players to Watch Players to Watch Senior UTL Noah McGowan who has Junior Pitcher Pauly Milto has a 7-2 19 Doubles and 123 total bases along record overall with a 2.00 ERA. Teams with Dominic Canzone who is tied with will also have to beware of Junior P Scott Schreiber of Nebraska for first Jonathan Stiever who has 94 strikewith 79 hits. outs in 90.2 Innings pitched. Player Highlights Player Highlight Senior UTL Noah Mcgowan was Junior P Pauly Milto had a 95-pitch named: complete game performance against National Player of the Week by Boston College earlier this season and Collegiate Baseball (Feb. 19, 2018) was named Big Ten player of the week. Big Ten Player of the Week by 10innings.com (Feb. 27, 2018) ILLINOIS 31-18 Overall (15-9 Big Ten) MICHIGAN STATE Conference Rankings 20-30 Overall (11-12 Big Ten) Ranks seventh in the conference in Conference Rankings batting with a .274 BA and fifth in team Ranks eleventh in the conference in pitching with a 4.12 ERA. team batting with a .244 BA and seventh in the conference in team pitching Player to Watch with 4.45 ERA. They may not have the best team batting average in the conference, but Player to Watch they do have the best individual hitter. Sophomore OF Bryce Kelley leads the Bren Spillane has a .407 BA and leads conference in stolen bases with 32 the conference with 22 HR. If he gets bases stolen out of 39 attempts. hot, their offense could cause some problems in tournament play. They also have the best fielding percentage in the conference at .980, so

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Diary of a Changing World

By Steve Newman

El Niño Outlook

The recent La Niña ocean cooling across the tropical Pacific may be replaced toward the end of this year by an El Niño warming, which could bring its own set of weather disruptions.

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The U.S. agency NOAA predicts there is a 50 percent chance El Niño will return by the 2018-19 Northern Hemisphere winter. The last El Niño was linked to crop damage, deadly wildfires and flash floods during 2016. Returning wild beavers to their former habitats can help clean up polluted waterways and restore the natural environment for other wildlife, according to a new study by the University of Exeter.

Eruptions

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Lava eruptions at Kilauea consumed forest and homes alike. Image: USGS

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The British scientists worked with the Devon Wildlife Trust to find that the toothy animals can remove large amounts of sediment, as well as The equatoral Pacific was near normal on nitrogen and phosphorus pollution created by agriculture, from the water May 16 while a lot of the North Pacific that flows through the ponds they was much warmer than normal. create with their dams. Image: Univ. of Maine.

needs to be removed at processing plants before the water can be used by humans.

Towelette Pollution

Masses of wet wipes accumulating along riverbanks are causing concern that the waste product is altering the ecology and shape of some of the world’s waterways.

The moist towelettes and baby Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea wipes are made with polyester volcano prompted more or polypropylene, and are not evacuations as new fissures opened biodegradable. up, shooting fountains of lava. Scientists warned that an even more British researchers recently found powerful and explosive eruption could Emerging Virus All that material can create problems more than 5,000 of them along the occur. for wildlife and, without the beavers, A new virus that causes acute illness and even death in pigs • A blast at Indonesia’s Mount Merapi has shown the ability to be passed on volcano shot a plume of ash high above to humans, according to researchers Java, prompting officials to briefly at Ohio State University and Holland’s halt operations at a nearby regional Utrecht University. airport. Porcine deltacoronavirus was first Earthquakes identified in 2012 among Chinese pigs. Western Japan was soundly It has since caused sometimes-fatal jolted by a magnitude 5.1 diarrhea and vomiting in Ohio swine. quake, centered in Nagano prefecture. There were no reports of Researchers say they have found the damage. virus can readily infect laboratorycultured cells of humans and other • Earth movements were also felt in species. central New Zealand, south-central Mexico, central Oklahoma, parts No human cases have so far been of Southern California and the San documented, but scientists say they Francisco Bay Area. are concerned about the possibility. England’s first wild beavers for 500 years have grown in number from a pair in 2015 to nearly three dozen today. Michael Symes/Devon Wildlife Trust

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River Thames in an area the size of half a tennis court. “People get confused and don’t realize that you are not supposed to flush wet wipes down the toilet,” environmental advocate Kirsten Downer of Thames 21 told The Guardian.

Record Wave

A 78-foot wave that formed off New Zealand in early May is believed to be the largest ever observed south of the Equator. Scientists think a powerful storm near Campbell Island in the Southern Ocean whipped up the titanic wave. The wave was measured by a remote buoy, and New Zealand MetService forecaster Tom Durrant says even larger ones could have been created by the storm.

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Baseball

Nebraska Baseball

By Focus Omaha Creighton Bluejays

The Bluejays finished the regular season winning eight out of nine games and completing season sweeps of Nebraska and Omaha. They took two of three from the Cal Bears at TD Ameritrade Park, losing the final game 7-2. It seems extremely likely that, despite a respectable 34-16 records, are done for the year. The team had its chances, but too many Saturday-Sunday losses after Friday night wins doomed this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team which failed to quality for the Big East Tournament for the first time since CU joined the league in the 20013-2014 school year. A key to next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success will be a decision by catcher Michael Emodi. The junior has drawn some looks from teams at the next level.

It was a disappointing end to a mostly depressing season. The Nebraska baseball team, with a pitching staff that was decimated by injuries, finished with their worst record in recent memory and a 5.70 ERA, which ranked 232 out of 297 Division I teams and 149th in fielding percentage. Knowing that their backs were up against the wall to make the conference tournament, they proceeded to drop four of their last six games which left them staying home from the event being held in their own home state. This offseason will be gut check time for seventh-year head coach Darin Erstad and the entire Husker coaching staff because Nebraskans have come to expect more from this baseball team.

Omaha Mavericks

The Mavericks season came to an end on Friday with a doubleheader split against Western Illinois. Omaha took the first game 7-4 with the Leathernecks coming back to win the closer 12-8. The season ended for the Mavs at 15-25 overall and 1017 in Summit League play. The final game marked Senior Day for James Smith, Nick Drahozal, and Adam Caniglia.

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A Pool Safety Reminder from Douglas County Health Department Warm weather and summer have arrived and the coming months can be expected to test everyone’s ability to cope with the heat. Backyard pools often are used to help folks keep cool, but that option comes some serious safety responsibilities.

Remember this rule: If you want to keep cool, put a fence around the pool. How pools are maintained and installed is regulated by ordinance. Any in-ground pool and any pool greater than 24 inches tall has to be permitted before it is installed. Backyard, above-ground swimming pools are greater than 24 inches

in depth must have a fence or wall around the pool. In-ground pools are required to have a five-foot-seven-inch fence, while above-ground pools need a 48-inch high fence. Both types of pools need a self-closing latch at least 45 inches above the ground. A 48-inch high pool may qualify as a barrier if the access ladder is enclosed by a fence of the same height. However there are aboveground pools that can be purchased at local retailers, and many of these are subject to the ordinance. The most common violations is that the pools are installed without a proper permit or required fences. “Every year we receive multiple complaints about backyard pools without fences,” said Environmental Supervisor Russ Hadan. “We investigate every complaint.” Drowning remains a major public health concern. The CDC reports in its most recent data that drowning accidents claimed an average of 10 lives a day in the United States, with two of them under 14 years of age.

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“The Douglas County Health Department works with pool owners to make sure all required safety measures are taken in an effort to prevent drownings,” Hadan said. Additional details on the regulations can be found in the home menu of the Douglas County Health Department

website at www.douglascountyhealth. com. Click on Swimming Pools for more information, then go to Permits and Applications and move down to Sanitary Engineering where you will find the needed forms.

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Big Daddy Caleb & the Chargers– Rockin’ the Blues

His passion, though, is music, and the band he leads, Big Daddy Caleb & the Chargers, is starting to make some noise in the Omaha-Lincoln market. The long-time musician, having started at this more than two decades ago, is back at it after about a decade on the sidelines. Whisenhunt is joined in the band by Ben Curran and Matt Richardson on The stories are legendary about bands guitar, Gregg Interdonato on bass, making a living, traveling across the drummer Joe Fox, and Jeremiah Weir country on a bus to make their next gig. on keyboards. With Big Daddy Caleb & the Chargers, Their sound is pretty much blues-based the story, at least these days, starts on rock ‘n’ roll. a bus. “Big Daddy” said he won’t sing on the “I was just looking for a job,” “Big Dadbus unless he’s alone, but his interest in dy” Caleb Whisenhunt shrugged. In music, especially the blues, runs deep. this case, the leader of one of the area’s When most kids were listening to Top rising blues-rock bands works by day as 40 hits in the 1980s, “Big Daddy” had a bus driver for the City of Lincoln. his ears on Elvis Presley, Fats Domino, Etta James, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little RichHe made the application and got the ard, and others. job, which does put him in touch with lots of people, and, potentially, some In elementary school he was inideas for songs. troduced to the saxophone which expanded his love for jazz and blues. “You’d be surprised the things I’ve seen He started singing the blues during his people do on the bus,” he said. Whisen- senior year of high school and just two hunt is, “Kind of not surprised anymore years later, in April 1995, he started his . . . I’m not shocked.” own band called Big Daddy & Autho rized Personnel. That band recorded It’s an interesting world out there, to an album which is still available on say the least. iTunes and includes some music that has found its way into movies.

By Andy Roberts

The other current band members work mostly as musicians and are involved in several other projects. “You kind of have to these days,” Whisenhunt said. He added an often-heard sentiment that if you can get a group of musicians to focus on one project, you can form a real good band, but the local economics are pushing players to take on multiple efforts. That results in a less polished product. “I work for a living now,” he said. “I don’t have to play as much.”

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Which doesn’t mean Big Daddy isn’t serious about The Chargers. The band has been together “pretty much a year” after Whisenhunt sat out the music scene for about a decade. He started sitting in with Tim Budig and Jason Davis of Baby Jason and the Spankers, and before he knew it, things were starting to roll. “I just kind of started looking for guys,” Whisenhunt recalled. “I got lucky and I got Matt Richardson, whom I’ve known for twenty-plus years.” Jams and open mic nights drew in the other guys.

some of the songs he’s writing made their way into the mix. Rollin’ ‘til Dawn is one of those originals and was written when he was 19. It also will serve as the title track. A couple more originals may make the final cut, but the focus will be on vintage blues, soul, and blues-rock by the likes of Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Fenton Robinson, Bo Diddley, and Kim Wilson. “I think people are going to like it,” he said. “These guys play them well.” The songs were recorded live at Studio Blue in La Vista on analog tape. Many of them were learned at his home on a Thursday night and recorded the following Saturday on the first take.

“They just fall into place,” he offered. “You get together and you test the waters a bit . . . next thing you know you’ve “What you play is what you get” “Big been playing together for six months.” Daddy” said with a grin. “You hope you can hit all the marks . . . We just went in Availability, he stressed, is the biggest and knocked them out.” key to starting a band. Whisenhunt is looking to book about two shows a Whisenhunt admitted: “Everything is month, one in Lincoln and one in Oma- based in the blues for me.” ha, but will take more if opportunities fall their way. That schedule lets them The great blues and soul guys are his rehearse and record, and recording is heroes, and this album is a “labor of the band’s ultimate goal. love.” Big Daddy & the Chargers “may” have their first album done, but it still has to be mixed. “It’s old school. It’s a throwback album,” Whisenhunt emphasized. It was going to be a tribute album until

Rollin’ ‘til Dawn will have a focus on covers, but that doesn’t bother Whisenhunt. Some of these songs haven’t been heard regularly for a long time, and the band takes a serious approach to interpreting the works of

these masters of the form. “It’s ours to represent,” Whisenhunt emphasized. “They own ‘em.” While “Big Daddy” does have some instrumental chops, he feels tremendous respect for the players he’s assembled. “There’s nights that they make me look good,” he said. “I don’t know that I’m the greatest singer in the world.”

A two-disc live set from The Zoo Bar is possible and could include numerous local players sitting in for the sets, something “Big Daddy” loves to do so he can introduce his favorite players to a new audience.

Growler USA in Omaha and Lincoln’s The Zoo Bar in Lincoln have been good venues for Big Daddy & the Chargers, but the Corner Bar in Fremont is becoming another hot spot. The focus In particular he appreciates how the is expected to remain on weekend gigs collection of excellent players is able to within four hours of Lincoln and Omabecome a cohesive unit: “And still show ha, and while Whisenhunt said they off a little bit. might drive as far as Chicago-leaving the area, at least for now, is not a major “Everybody’s respectful of each other . concern. . . They do a good thing of making it gel.” “I think since we all work our jobs right The new album includes guests like now it would take a really good tour,” guitarist Shawn Holt from Shawn Holt Whisenhunt stressed. and the Tear Drops, Justin Shelton on harmonica from Hector Anchondo’s For more on “Big Daddy” Caleb & the band, and guitarist Mike Wheeler from Chargers: the Tim Budig Band. https://www.facebook.com/BigDaddyWith the pending release of the new Caleb/ album, Whisenhunt already is working “Big Daddy” Caleb & the Chargers on on the next one. He has done most of YouTube the writing so far, but Richardson has some songs and helps with arranging.

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Keller Williams’ One-Man Jam Band

repertoire from artists as wide ranging as Ani Difranco, The Sugar Hill Gang, Drivin’ N’ Cryin and Pink Floyd.

“Playing live versus recording in the studio are two very different things,” Williams offered during a recent day off lounging at his home outside Fredericksburg, VA. “I know that can be For 20 plus years Virginia-native Keller confusing for the fans when they are Williams has earned his bread travers- expecting the song live to sound like it does on the record. You know I play ing the country with his stockpile of guitars, electronic looping devices and solo for a long time and that makes me all variety of high-tech music wizardry, want to play with a group and vice vertools which allow him to play intricate sa. So I am really grateful to be able to jump back and forth between the two. little ditties all by his lonesome. By Both ways have their perks: improvisastarting with a riff or bassline, then “looping” that music continuously and tion happens way more often with the band but when I’m playing solo there playing over and around it, Keller is able to bring a one-man acoustic dance are just so many more songs to choose from. The freedom that comes with party to stages all over the world. All playing solo is just amazing and I guess by his lonesome. that is kind of more where my comfort While Williams is certainly best known level is.” for his one-man-band antics, he is While playing live is certainly Williams no stranger to the world of musical collaboration, having shared the stage primary mode of musical conversaand studio with a wide variety of acts: tion, he has over 23 proper records to members of the Grateful Dead, String his name as well, all with single word Cheese Incident, Leo Kottke, Larry and titles deftly describing the music, titles like “Funk”, “Bass”, “Grass”, and “Loop” Jenny Keel, The Traveling McCourys, Jeff Austin, John Kadlecik and notably give the listener a solid idea of what 6-piece Gospel-Funk band More Than to expect. Last year he released the gorgeously realized “Synch” which is A Little among others. Never one to shy away from giving the hordes what credited to Keller Williams’ KWahtro, featuring long time partners in they want, Williams also employs a sound Gibb Droll (Bruce Hornsby & colorful roster of cover songs in his

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The Noisemakers), Danton Boller and Rodney Holmes (Santana touring band, Steve Kimmock). The record is mature, showcasing Williams’ characteristic picking amid a much more refined if not every bit as adept backing band. His goofball lyrics (Waffle House references anyone) are very much still in play, but the musicianship is tastefully orchestrated, the grooves are jazzy, the time signatures challenging and rewarding. At times the record sounds more like something you’d expect from an elder statesman of string music like David Grisman or Tony Rice. “The idea with that record was to create acoustic dance music,” Williams said. “To take that formula from electronic dance music and insert my songs into that template.”What happened, what we ended up with was this kind of groovy, acoustic acid jazz. Two acoustic guitars, a stand-up bass

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and drums, such a simple idea. But you know, it’s been hard to keep that band together because those guys are all doing so many different things.” From his days as a mountain kid plucking his wares on the streets of Steamboat Springs and in coffee shops across the country to anybody who would listen to the much larger festival and theater stages he finds himself playing now, Williams has amassed a diverse, competent catalog of music and continues to be one of the hottest touring acts around. For the uninitiated, Williams leaves it all on the stage, bouncing from one instrument to the next, dropping his too-cool-but-reallykinda-shy vocals and somehow always managing to bring it all back together, to put the song in that elusive place where it is just as much fun for the crowd as it is the artist.

When asked to look back on his long, strange ride to the present and offer advice to his younger self, Williams is silent for a couple moments. Then with an unassuming chuckle he offers, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would have told myself to build a smaller house, not this monstrosity I have now that keeps me playing shows all the time. Also, maybe to put some nouns and verbs into these one-word album titles. Maybe that way you could create some sort of actual paragraph with all the titles.â&#x20AC;? Keller Williams plays solo at The Waiting Room Lounge, 6212 Maple St., on Saturday, May 26th. The show is at 9 pm, tickets are $23 in advance and $25 day of show.

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Treasury Targets Iranian Individuals Providing Ballistic Missile Support to Yemen’s Huthis WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated five Iranian individuals who have provided ballistic missile-related technical expertise to Yemen’s Huthis, and who have transferred weapons not seen in Yemen prior to the current conflict, on behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF). These sanctions follow the United Nations Panel of Experts’ affirmation in late January that missiles and other military equipment employed by the Huthis against Saudi Arabia were Iranianorigin. The Huthis launched missiles at Riyadh as recently as May 9th, while previous targets have included Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid International Airport and a U.S. Navy ship operating in international waters. “Treasury is targeting five Iranian officials who are associated with the IRGC-QF and Iran’s ballistic missile programs. Their actions have enabled the Huthis to launch missiles at Saudi cities and oil infrastructure. They have also disrupted humanitarian aid efforts in Yemen, and threatened freedom of navigation in key regional waterways,” said Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin. “The United States will not tolerate Iranian support for Huthi rebels who are attacking our close partner, Saudi Arabia. All countries in the region should be on guard to prevent Iran from sending its personnel, weapons, and funds in support of its proxies in Yemen.” Today’s action targeting Iran’s support for the Huthis follows recent U.S. targeting of the Iranian regime’s

abuse of the Iraqi and Emirati financial systems. The Iranian regime abused both financial systems to support its proxies via the IRGC-QF. Regional allies need to demonstrate extreme due diligence as Iran seeks to send equipment and materiel to the Huthis in Yemen. As President Trump made clear in his May 8, 2018 decision to cease the United States’ participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the United States in taking action to neutralize Iran’s campaign of regional aggression. Earlier this month, Iranian forces in Syria fired rockets into Israel, again discrediting Tehran’s claim that its forces deployed abroad are enabling peace. Likewise, the IRGC’s ongoing efforts to arm and assist the Huthis exacerbate the conflict in Yemen. BALLISTIC MISSILE SUPPORT TO YEMEN’S HUTHIS OFAC is designating five individuals with links to Iran’s ballistic missile program. Four Iranian individuals are being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224 in connection with the IRGC’s provision of missile-related support to Yemen’s Huthis. Mahmud Bagheri Kazemabad (Bagheri) and Mohammad Agha Ja’fari (Ja’fari) are being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224 for acting for or on behalf of the IRGC Aerospace Forces Al- Ghadir Missile Command (ASF AGMC). The IRGC AS AGMC is responsible for Iran’s deployed missile force. Bagheri is the Commander of the IRGC ASF AGMC and Ja’fari is a senior IRGC ASF AGMC official. These two individuals oversee the transfer of missile components and the deployment of ballistic missile specialists across the region in support of the IRGC’s activates. Javad Bordbar Shir Amin, an IRGC ASF official, is being designated pursuant to

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E.O. 13224 for acting for or on behalf of the IRGC. Mehdi Azarpisheh also is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224 for acting for or on behalf of the IRGC-QF. Additionally, Sayyed Mohammad Ali Haddadnezhad Tehrani is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 for acting for or on behalf of, or for having provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, technological or other support for, or goods or services in support of , the IRGC Research and Self-Sufficiency Jehad Organization (IRGC RSSJO). The IRGC RSSJO was designated pursuant to E.O. 13382 on July 18, 2017, and is responsible for the research and development of ballistic missiles. The IRGC RSSJO

has supported the IRGC-led effort to improve the Huthis’ ballistic missile capabilities. As a result of these actions, all property and interests in property of those designated today subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. In addition, foreign financial institutions that knowingly facilitate significant transactions for, or persons that provide material or certain other support to, the individuals and entities designated today risk exposure to sanctions that could sever their access to the U.S. financial system or block their property and interests in property under U.S. jurisdiction.

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Hank Z. 03/21/16 “Mark Abboud recently assisted us in the sale of our house. His in-depth knowledge of the local market, especially our neighborhood, greatly helped in the fast sale of the house at a fair price. The transaction from our side went smoothly, Mark even helped to solve a problem on the buyer’s side of the transaction which prevented a long delay. His attention to detail monitoring the sale, went a long way in preventing the delay of the closing. Mark explained the sale process as what was needed to prepare the house, and with his professional knowledge, he helped us set our expectations of the real value of our home. Mark knows real estate, he is professional, responsive to our concerns and questions, but most of Mark Abboud Assessments Yes all he is one to be trusted to look out for 402-598-3900 Assessment Fee $500.00 our interest.” -Hank mark@reaoamah.com ---------------------------------------------- Assessments Paid Annually # of Fireplaces 4 24912 Farnam Circle I received my real estate license in Garage Spaces 4 $1,425,000 1978, and I have been the broker and 2nd Floor SqFt 1,433 MLS # 21803937 owner of Real Estate Associates and Main Floor SqFt 3,084 Coldwell Banker REA since 1981.I was Status ACTIVE Finished Below Grade 1,879 Area 245 born and raised right here in Omaha Total Finished SqFt 6,396 and chose to remain here and raise my Property Subtype Detached Housing Lot Size Range Over 1/2 up to 1 Acre City Waterloo own family here, as I believe in what Lot Dimensions .075 Acres State NE Omaha has to offer. Even though I Living Room Size 18 x 18 Zip 68069 have been selling real estate for close Dining Room Size 18.5 x 15.8 to 40 years, I still enjoy helping buyers Bedrooms 5 Kitchen Size 18.5 x 12.2 Bathrooms 7 and sellers achieve their dreams. Family Room Size 20 x 13 # of Rooms 15 Rec Room Size 22 x 16 Style 1.5 Story Master Bedroom Size 17.7 x 17 My Credentials and Parcel Number 2524500432 Bedroom #2 Size 13.10 x 12 Memberships County Douglas County Bedroom #3 Size 15 x 13 Condo/Townhouse/Villa No Bedroom #4 Size 15 x 12.5 • Member of MLS - Omaha Area Sub-Area2451 Laundry Room Size 15.8 x 10 Board of Realtors since 1978 Subdivision West Shores Year Built 2008 • Member of NREC - Nebraska Real SID 453 Estate Commission Lincoln, NE since 1978 • Member of OABR - Omaha Ara Board of Realtors since 1978 • Member of NNA- National Notary Association since 1978 • Member of Omaha Elks Club • Pass President of Omaha Booster • Pass Board Member of Dodge County Board • Member of Iowa Real Estate

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APPLIANCES INCLUDED Range, Refrigerator, Water Softener, Dishwasher, Disposal, Double Oven, Warming Oven COOLING Central Air, Heat Pump EXTERIOR Stone, Cement Board EXTERIOR FEATURES Porch, Patio, Enclosed Porch, Deck/ Balcony, Sprinkler System FENCE None GARAGE TYPE Attached HEATING FUEL Gas, Electric HEATING TYPE Forced Air, Heat Pump INTERIOR FEATURES Security System, Cable Available, 9’+ Ceiling

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JULIO’S 123rd & Center M-F 3P – 6P & FRI & SAT AFTER 9M $1 off all Tap Beer, $3 House Margaritas, $5 Pitchers of Bud Light & Miller Light KOZEE LOUNGE 5813 N 60th St. Daily Drink Specials! LEAVENWORTH BAR 4556 Leavenworth St. M-F 12P-7P LOOKOUT LOUNGE 320 S 72nd St. EVERY DAY 4-7, MIDNIGHT - 2 AM $2 PBR, $2.50 Domestic Bottles , $3 Wells, $3 Fireball MARYLEBONE TAVERN 3710 Leavenworth St. M-F 4:30-6:30P MEATLOAF MONDAY- 6-9P 50¢ Wings WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY Prime Rib Special THURSDAY-New York Strip, Fajita, and Taco Night NOSH WINE LOUNGE 1006 Dodge St. Everyday 4P- 6P Reverse HH 10P -12A $3 domestic beers and wells, $2 off Glasses of Wine, $4 House Wine MALONEY’S IRISH PUB 1830 N 72nd St. M-F 3P-7P $1.00 off any beer O’CONNORS IRISH PUB 1217 Howard St. M-TH- 4P-6P & FRI 2P-7P $1.00 off all Draft, Premium, and Domestic Wells PADDY’S McGOWN’S PUB & GRILL 4503 Center St. Happy Hour Specials from 3-6pm

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