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people think, and to teach. I want to continue to shine light on marginalized populations and communities, and to preserve those identities.”
Artist Bio By D.J. Grothe Name: Ang Bennett Age: 28 Hometown: Little Rock, AR Medium/Style: Acrylic/Contemporary Pop Art What inspires and influences your work the most? “Music is a big influence; I love the messages in a lot of lyrics. I’m also heavily influenced by what’s going on in the news, and my Facebook feed - society in general. Showcasing marginalized communities inspires me the most, because as a queer, agender, person of color, it’s kind of a WTF feeling when I’m unable to see many - if any - similar identities in the mainstream. We’re at this point now where we have to force things in people’s faces for them to acknowledge that it exists. For myself, it’s through paintings, because - by convention - art is supposed to be aesthetically pleasing to the eye. So, why not create something that on the surface is beautiful, but holds messages that make you think outside of your comfort zone?”
acrylics, the more I became attached to it as a medium. This year, I’ve taken a step away from acrylics to go back to pencil drawing. I’m teaching myself to focus more on the process of creating, and details.” What has been your favorite piece or series to create? “QxxxN. It’s a piece inspired by Janelle Monae’s song Queen, which stands for Queer, Untouchables, Emigrants, Excommunicated, and Negroid. I’d never painted a self portrait, and I wanted to make it about more than just my physical appearance. QxxxN for myself highlights both my black and queer identities. It’s a statement that says, ‘No matter what labels you stick on in an attempt to make me inferior, I’m still human like you, and I still exist. I am the present and future.’”
What are you currently working on? “Currently, I’m not working on any of my own art, due to a work related wrist injury that I’m letting heal. Most of my art time is spent on the Nasty Artist Collective (NAC) and youth outreach initiatives with Benson First Friday. I do have an art project ready to start once I’m able to sit and draw for more than thirty minutes without aches. I don’t want to say too much When did you first start pursuing about it as of yet, but it’s going to take your art? “It’s something that I’ve been me back to centering my art around good at for as long as I can remember, social causes.” probably around age four - always pencil drawing. I didn’t start using Where do you see your art in the paints until five years ago as a form of future? “I always want my art to make therapy. The more time I spent using
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Who’s the artist you admire most? “Jean-Michel Basquiat, because he didn’t shy away from work that depicted racial identity and what’s wrong with our society. He did this in the early 80s, and I’d like to think that I’m doing it now. While our styles vary tremendously, I believe our messages are very similar - you have to force people to see what they don’t want to. Also, who else is going to paint in an Armani suit?!” What’s your advice to an aspiring artist? “Just do it.” Favorite quote? “I believe in the healing power of the arts, and whenever anyone can bring art into anyone’s life, it’s a special thing.” - Austin Nichols Ang is a member of the NAC - formerly Nasty Women Omaha - and has been involved with a number of community outreach programs through the group. NAC has worked alongside such organizations as Voices of Hope, Abortion Access Fund, Lutheran Family Services, Refugee Empowerment Center, Youth Emergency Services, and the Dreamers. To learn more about the group, be sure to check out Nasty Artist Collective on Facebook. Ang will be one of 25 local artists participating in this year’s Artist INC at the Omaha Creative Institute, a program that focuses on professional development through mentoring and networking. You can see more of their work online, at www.ArtistAngBennett.com If you would like to be featured in Focus On The Arts email your information to focusomaha@gmail.com
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Through August 19 CHILDREN’S CHINA: Celebrating Culture, Character & Confucius Omaha Children’s Museum Experience what life is like for children in China as you become a researcher, play games, create, cook, and explore the Chinese language at a school and become a dragon in a festival parade. More information online at http:// www.ocm.org -----------------------------------------------Through September 2 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: Secrets of the Sewer Omaha Children’s Museum Experience the first-ever museum exhibit featuring the four heroic ninjas-in-training — Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles™! Leap to the rescue and learn teamwork, collaboration, and problem-solving as you work your way through puzzles, mazes, and obstacles. Now families can join these pizza-eating, crime-fighting “Heroes in a Half-Shell” to hone their ninja skills and problem-solving intellects while learning the secrets of the sewer! More information online at http://www.ocm.org and a bit of luck. Even if you don’t survive, try again! There’s a new adventure every time you enter the exhibit!
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Thursday, August 2 | 6p Jazz On The Green: Shaun Murphy Turner Park in Midtown Crossing 3110 Farnam St, Omaha, 68131 Warm nights. Cool grooves. ----------------------------------------------Thursday, August 3 | 6:30p - 8:30p 15th Annual Vibes at Village Pointe Summer Concert Series Village Pointe, 17305 Davenport Hi-Fi Hangover takes the stage August 2nd with high energy rock and roll! Park opens at 5p, with preshow entertainment at 6:30p. Vibes at Village Pointe is located in the CHI Health Amphitheatre. ----------------------------------------------Friday, August 3 | 5p - 7p Chill – Family Night at the Museum Union Pacific Railroad, 200 Pearl St Council Bluffs, IA 51503 Create, learn, and play at Union
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WWW.SUMTUR.ORG Friday, August 3 | 6p - 9p Bridge Beats 2018 Free Summer Concert Series with Angel Forrest & Grace Giebler featuring Ben Curran, Bob Kerrey, 705 Riverfront Dr, Omaha, NE 68102 Bridge Beats is a family- friendly concert series! Each concert will bring something fun for the kids to do in our “Rhythm and Beat Kid’s Zone” such as face painting, bubble shows, bounce houses and more! Don’t forget about the FREE giveaways! Bring a lawn chair and enjoy a wonderful evening with the whole family. ----------------------------------------------Friday, August 3 | 6:30p - 8:30p Rockbrook Village Friday Night Concert Series featuring Everywhere Clypso (Island Music) 2800 S 110th Ct, Omaha Local musicians entertain families
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every Friday night throughout the summer. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy a wonderful evening with the whole family. ----------------------------------------------Monday, August 6 | 8:30p Monday Night at the Movies Turner Park in Midtown Crossing 3110 Farnam St, Omaha, 68131 Free outdoor movies in the park! Bring your blankets and chairs and enjoy Monday night movies in the park thru August 6th. More information online at www.midtowncrossing.com
EVENTS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1 Bike Night w/ Down To Here Quaker Steak and Lube , 5p -----------------------------------------------USAF Raptor Bayliss Park, 6:30p THURSDAY, AUGUST 2 Johnny Ray Gomez & Johnny Ray Gomez Jr., McCoy’s at Thunderbowl, 6p FRIDAY, AUGUST 3 Flippin Whiskey McCoy’s at Thunderbowl, 7p -----------------------------------------------Pat O Show Amerisports, 8:30p -----------------------------------------------Movies In The Park Bayliss Park, 9p
SATURDAY, AUGUST 4 2018 River’s Edge Taco Fest Tom Hanafan River’s Edge Park, 11a -----------------------------------------------Daybreak McCoy’s at Thunderbowl, 7p -----------------------------------------------Rock on the River w/ Hotel Desperado Tom Hanafan River’s Edge Park, 7p -----------------------------------------------The Persuaders Amerisports, 8:30p -----------------------------------------------Mercury Girl Whiskey Roadhouse, 9p MONDAY, AUGUST 6 Portugal. The Man, Stir Cove, 8p
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WEDNESDAY AUGUST 1 M80’s Ozone Lounge, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Filth, Reign, Downhearted & Bastard Eyes, Lookout Lounge, 7p ----------------------------------------------Ray’s Piano Party Mr. Toad’s, 7p ----------------------------------------------Bike Night with 4 On The Floor Therapy Bar & Grill, 7p ----------------------------------------------Matt Wallace’s Fusion Force Jambo Cat, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Billy McGuigan’s Rock Twist Omaha Community Playhouse ----------------------------------------------Kool Keith M. Shah, Sleep Sinatra, AJ the Dread & Noizewave The Waiting Room, 8p ----------------------------------------------Comedy Open Mic Barley Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke w/ Host Adam Flohr Brokedown Palace, 9p
THURSDAY AUGUST 2 Jazz On The Green: Circle X Social Turner Park, 5p ----------------------------------------------Omaha Guitar Trio Ozone, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------HiFi Hangover Village Pointe, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Tony LaMar Vino Mas, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Luke Bryan: What Makes You Country Tour 2018 CenturyLink Center, 7p ----------------------------------------------Bike Night with Post M.I. Dr. Jack’s Drinkery, 7p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke The New Frontier Bar, 7p
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D. Campbell Band w/ Noah Hobson and What Is & The Whereabouts The Well, 7p ----------------------------------------------Brad Williams Omaha Funny Bone, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Victor Johnson Band The Omaha Lounge, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Jazz Nights with Juke Butter Growler USA, 8p ----------------------------------------------Mephiskapheles with The Bishops, TSITR, Mad Dog & The 20/20s Lookout Lounge,8p ----------------------------------------------Open Mic with Host Aly Peeler The Down Under Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------All Together Now The Side Room, 8p ----------------------------------------------Crease & Sleep Debt Brother’s Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Thirsty Thursday Karaoke Forte Music Hall, 9p ----------------------------------------------Doom Lagoon, Snailmate & Sapien Sounds, The Down Under Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Luke Bryan After Party with Finding Dixie, Beer Can Alley, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Chris Shelton Dubliner Pub, 9:30p
FRIDAY AUGUST 3 The Angry Minnows The B. Bar, 5:30p ----------------------------------------------Angel Forrest Bridge Beats, 6p ----------------------------------------------Return of the Rat Pack il Palazzo, 6p ----------------------------------------------Crossfire Surfside Club, 6p ----------------------------------------------High Country American Legion Post #1, 7p
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Karaoke Millard VFW Post 8334, 7p ----------------------------------------------Everywhere Clypso Rockbrook Village, 7p ----------------------------------------------Billy Currington Stir Cove, 9p ----------------------------------------------Audrey Edris CD Release The Well, 7p ----------------------------------------------Brad Williams Omaha Funny Bone, 7:30p/9:45p ----------------------------------------------The Showsown Rooftop Party Holland Center, 8p ----------------------------------------------Aaron Stroessner Quartet featuring Emily Bass, Jambo Cat, 8p ----------------------------------------------Sila’s B-Day Bash w/ Las Cruxes, The Shidiots, The Scabby Ghouls & DJ Moustache, Lookout Lounge, 7p ----------------------------------------------Summertime Badness Bar 415, 9p ----------------------------------------------Sebatian Lane’s Blues Jam Barley Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------Jesse Becker & Neon Revival Omaha Beer Can Alley, 9p ----------------------------------------------The Debut of Return to Earth Chrome Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Monkey Knife Fight Forte Music Hall, 9p ----------------------------------------------Domestic Blend Harney Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------Hi-Fi Hangover Ozone Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Elevate Dance Party Reverb Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------The DiBaise Brothers, Skyybox, 9p ----------------------------------------------Porter Union with Brad Hoshaw Slowdown, 9p ----------------------------------------------Not Your Grandma’s BINGO Smitty’s Garage, 9p
Connor Dowling Dubliner Pub, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------The Rare Candies IRL Debut with Robo Dojo The Down Under Lounge, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Eckophonic Two Fine Irishmen, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------August BFF with Bed Rest, Bokr Tov, Sean Pratt & KobraKyle The Sydney, 10p
SATURDAY AUGUST 4 Ice Cream Cruise 2018 Raceway Park of the Midlands, 11a ----------------------------------------------2018 River’s Edge Taco Fest Tom Hanafan River’s Edge Park, 11a ----------------------------------------------KRush It Golf Tournament: In Memory Of Kevin Rush, Dr. Jack’s Drinkery, 1p ----------------------------------------------“In The Market For Blues” Festival Dubliner Pub, 2p ----------------------------------------------“In The Market For Blues” Festival Harney Street Tavern, 2p ----------------------------------------------“In The Market For Blues” Festival Bourbon Saloon, 3:30p ----------------------------------------------“In The Market For Blues” Festival The Omaha Lounge, 3:30p ----------------------------------------------“In The Market For Blues” Festival The Hive Rock Club, 4p ----------------------------------------------Parking Lot Party w/ Lead The Follow & Cheshire Grin Therapy Bar & Grill, 4p ----------------------------------------------“In The Market For Blues” Festival Jazz, A Louisiana Kitchen, 5p ----------------------------------------------Havok, Jungle Rot Lookout Lounge, 5p ----------------------------------------------“In The Market For Blues” Festival Havana Garage, 5:30p ----------------------------------------------Sturgis In Omaha with Cover Me Badd 88 Tactical, 6p
Hi-Fi Hangover Surfside Club, 6p ----------------------------------------------Omaha Beer & Bacon Festival The Old Mattress Factory, 6p ----------------------------------------------Flatland Cavalry Bourbon Saloon, 7p ----------------------------------------------Dr. Webb Fun-Plex, 7p ----------------------------------------------Havok, Jungle Rot, Extinction Ad, The Clincher & In The Attack Lookout Lounge, 7p ----------------------------------------------Omaha Heart vs Denver Ralston Arena, 7p ----------------------------------------------Mary’s Meals Benefit Concert with High South Stinson Park, 7p ----------------------------------------------Chvrches The Waiting Room, 7p ----------------------------------------------Ghostcat and Winter Wayfarer The Well, 7p ----------------------------------------------Jared Temme Vino Mas, 7p ----------------------------------------------Take A Bow Productions Karaoke American Legion Post #1, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Brad Williams Omaha Funny Bone, 7:30p/9:30 ----------------------------------------------Not Funny CD Release Barley Street Tavern, 8p ----------------------------------------------Debut The New Frontier Bar, 8:30p ----------------------------------------------Hookt American Dream, 9p ----------------------------------------------Rukkus Forte Music Hall, 9p ----------------------------------------------Monkey Knife Fight On The Q, 9p ----------------------------------------------Taxi Driver Ozone Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------The Party After The Down Under Lounge, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------The Shineys Brokedown Palace, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Connor Dowling Dubliner Pub, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Secret Weapon Two Fine Irishmen, 9:30p
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SUNDAY AUGUST 5 Taxi Driver Surfside Club, 12p ----------------------------------------------Rickmobile! Legend Comics & Coffee, 2p ----------------------------------------------Love me do Soaring Wings, 2:30p ----------------------------------------------Gaming Guild The Down Under Lounge, 3p ----------------------------------------------Sun Riah with Steady Wells Reverb Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Rayland Baxter with Dan Tedesco Slowdown, 8p ----------------------------------------------Dunder-CON Booze Bingo The Down Under Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke The Down Under Lounge, 10p
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TUESDAY AUGUST 7 I Set My Friends On Fire - 10 Years of Slaughter Tour w/ Annisokay, The Funeral Portrait, From This Day Forward & Sherry Drive Lookout Lounge, 6p ----------------------------------------------Open Mic & Jam Night Therapy Bar & Grill, 6p ----------------------------------------------Evan Bartels Ozone Lounge, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Music Trivia Reverb Lounge, 7p ----------------------------------------------Seether- Poison the Parish World Tour Sokol Auditorium, 7:15p ----------------------------------------------An Intimate Evening with David Foster Holland Performing Arts Center, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Mitch Towne Jazz Organ Trio Jambo Cat, 7:30p -----------------------------------------------
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Names Without Numbers is Owens on guitar and background vocals; Ryan Cruickshank on lead vocals and guitar; bassist Joel Schlegelmilch; and drummer Jay Blayney. Mike King, a good friend, is helping produce the band. “We really appreciate his ear,” Owens said. As for the name? “Basically, we’re just making fun of ourselves,” Owens chuckled. Life Nine was an earlier band name around 1999 at a time when many bands, like Matchbox 20 and 311, had numbers in their names.
A Rock Reunion
a little further, the band’s beginnings were as a grunge trio during their high school days. By Andy Roberts “We graduated high school and we Apparently, you can count rock and started getting better and better,” roll among those things that are better Owens recalled. They started playing the second time around. Just ask Dave with another band, but when that Owens of Names Without Numbers. outfit broke up, Owens’ band took on a couple of the guys from the second The four-piece band that grew out of band. friendships at Thomas Jefferson High School in Council Bluffs, made a return “That’s how we became Names Withto the local music scene about a year out Numbers,” he said. “A lot of details and a half ago following an extended in the middle.” absence. Taking things back
Names Without Numbers’ former drummer suggested: “We need to be names without numbers.” Owens offered: “It stuck.” Since Names Without Numbers came together sometime in 2000 the band has released an EP and a full-length album. They have toured the Midwest with their blend of emotional indie rock and pop-punk – Jimmy Eat World is one inspiration. The band works with the Indie Vision Music record label, Owens said.
a 2009 reunion show. “We just stopped being in a band together,” Owens explained. That changed in late 2016 when Jimmy Eat World released a new album that inspired Owens and Schlegelmilch to start writing together again. The friendship continued to grow as did their musical skills. “We just wanted to write songs that we enjoy that hopefully other people will enjoy,” Owens remembers. “So, really, that’s what inspired us to get together.” The sound of Names Without Numbers remains much the same as the aggressive indie rock, described by Owens. “I love heavy music but I’m also a sucker for pop,” he admitted. Schlegelmilch, Owens said, is the big indie fan which makes them a great team. “He just kind of balances me out with more of the indie rock style.”
Two news songs have been released. “Goodnight” is on Spotify and iTunes “They’re just helping a lot with PR, and just about everywhere music is promotion,” Owens stated. available online. “The Apathy Anthem” is only on YouTube for now. The hope From that turn of the century beginis to have a new release, probably an ning, it seemed the band had the right EP, out by year’s end. That is expected combination. to include a song about the TV show Breaking Bad. “Eventually we started touring and we got pretty good,” Owens said. “It definitely is going in more of a modFrom 2000 to 2006 they toured and ern, indie-pop vibe without losing our played around 100 shows a year while signature sound,” Owens observed. A performing in every situation from goal has been to keep influences from basements to barns to festivals. They some of the emo bands they like in the proudly played a role in building the early 2000s and put a fresh sound on foundation of today’s local music scene it. All of the band members are now with shows at The Cog Factory and contributing to the writing. The Ranch Bowl. “I feel lucky to be playing music with “We busted our butts. Put out a couple these guys,” Owens said, adding has records,” Owens recalled, but around played with Cruickshank since 1998. 2006 they took a break as some mem- He considers that longevity one of bers were starting families. their biggest strengths. Looking back Owens said, “We had To those who may book Names some pretty big labels that were look- Without Numbers, Owens offered: ing at us.” “You’re going to get a quality show from just a group of nice guys . . . we’ve Put simply, it was time to take a break really created a lot of great friendfrom chasing their rock dreams. ships.” None of the friendships ended and With the band focused on getting that they all continued to play music, inEP done by the end of the year, the cluding playing in church. Owens went plan is simple: write songs the band into a “for-hire mode” and ran sound continued on page 14 for a local bluegrass band and they did
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and its fans will enjoy. “Get in, record, and get ‘em out,” Owens stressed. “We’re not trying to be rock stars anymore.” You can catch Names Without Numbers with the Gex-X Tour outdoors at the Ralston Arena on September 15 with Lit, Alien Ant Farm, and P.O.D. Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday. For more about Names Without Numbers: www.nameswithoutnumbers.com www.facebook.com/pg/nameswithoutnumbers
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Diary of a Changing World
By Steve Newman Global Heat
Record-breaking heat around the Northern Hemisphere killed scores of people and sparked wildfires that caused more to perish. More than 25,000 others from Japan and Canada to Europe were sent to hospitals suffering from heat-related illnesses. The unprecedented heat in Japan produced a maximum temperature of 41.1 degrees Celsius — the hottest ever recorded there. Livestock in Sweden are being slaughtered because the heat has left farmers with no hay to feed them. Wildfires in Greece, described as a “biblical disaster,” killed at least 81 people and sent trapped tourists and residents fleeing into the ocean to escape the flames.
Earthquakes
The strongest in a series of quakes to strike Iran damaged buildings and injured nearly 290 people near the Iran-Iraq border. • Earth movements were also felt in northern Israel, central New Zealand, northern Baja California and central Oklahoma.
‘Natural’ Plastic
Scientists have manufactured what they call an eco-friendly plastic wrap using material from crab shells and tree fibers.
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Plastic Waves
Large waves of plastic pollution washed onto the coast of the Dominican Republic, prompting officials to dispatch more than 500 workers to remove the debris from a beach in the capital of Santo Domingo. More than 1,000 tonnes of plastic waste, including bottles and foam takeout boxes mixed with seaweed, were hauled away. The debris was said to have washed onto the beach from a nearby polluted river.
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two-week period. “The birds absolutely stink of alcohol when we collect them, so now our vans smell like pubs,” said Jo Daniel of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Tropical Cyclones
At least 27 people in northern Vietnam perished Night Fliers in flash floods triggered by Tropical Dozens of intoxicated gulls Storm Son-Tinh. have been staggering and • High winds from Tropical Storm losing their balance along the coasts of Ampil halted air transport around southwest and southern England this Shanghai. summer. Wildlife officials say the birds • Typhoon Jongdari threatened to are getting drunk after feeding on strike central Japan late in the week. waste products from a local brewery • Typhoon Wukong formed briefly or alcohol producer. east of Japan.
Parley for the Oceans, a group working One rescue centre said it had taken to reduce plastic waste in the world’s in about 20 of the tipsy gulls during a oceans, says the phenomenon occurs in many developing nations with a coastline.
Current Contradiction
A new study says that the slowdown of the massive Atlantic Ocean circulation during the past decade does not mean the intricate conveyer belt of currents is collapsing due to climate change. The circulation affects the climate and makes Northern Europe far more temperate than it otherwise would be. There had been concerns that a collapse of the circulation could lead to
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Hundreds of workers removed plastic debris. Photo: Parley for the Oceans
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UNMC provides biocontainment training to 3,200 medical workers in Atlanta
Training funded by a $1.1 million contract with the Department of Defense
The University of Nebraska Medical Center’s biosecurity teams – working with the National Strategic Research Institute at the University of Nebraska (NSRI), Nebraska Medicine and Indiana University, Bloomington – have been busy training military and civilian responders around the country this year.
building and maintaining infectious disease response aligns with UNMC’s mission to advance global health security.” The TIS is an enclosure the Department of Defense designed to safely transport patients with highly contagious diseases and was engineered and implemented after the Ebola virus outbreak in 2014.
For the first time, the training used two TIS pods on one Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, a large military transport aircraft capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and cargo. One system was used to quarantine a simulated highly infectious patient, while the other was used for monitoring and observation of two Earlier this month, a team of more than additional simulated patients who had 40 trainers from the four institutions been exposed to the infectious patient. were in Atlanta to instruct about 3,200 medical workers in the National Joshua Santarpia, Ph.D., associate Disaster Medical System to safely use professor of pathology and personal protective equipment. microbiology and the research director for NSRI, said his team has John Lowe, Ph.D., assistant vice been working to ensure the TIS system chancellor for interprofessional can contain infectious disease, both as health security training and education designed and in operation. at UNMC, said he and a team of 11 investigators from Nebraska and “The mission to safely transport Indiana also have spent the past highly infectious patients is a complex three months evaluating the United one, involving not only flexible and States Air Mobility Command and its robust engineering controls, like the Transport Isolation System (TIS). TIS system, but also equally robust training and procedures. Our team Funded by a $1.1 million contract from works closely with Air Mobility the Department of Defense, the team Command to ensure that both aspects reviewed equipment and procedures of this mission are ready to meet the used to airlift patients in isolation country’s needs,” he said. systems. Recently, during a flight from North Charleston, S.C. to Offutt Dr. Lowe is on the executive Air Force Base, the team worked council for the Global Center for with the 628th Medical Group at Health Security at UNMC. The Joint Base Charleston and the 375th interdisciplinary council leads the Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron development and coordination of from Scott Air Force Base, Ill. health security training and education, clinical research and basic research. “UNMC and our partners are uniquely He also leads the coordination of suited to conduct the complex existing health security training systems-based research required programs, including the National by the U.S. Air Force to enhance Ebola Training and Education Center, infectious disease response,” Dr. Lowe the National Center for Health said. “The Air Force’s commitment to
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Security and Biopreparedness and the Biosafety Infectious Disease Training Consortium. Shawn Gibbs, Ph.D., who was the former associate dean for student affairs in the UNMC College of Public Health, was part of the original UNMC biocontainment team before becoming executive associate dean of public health at Indiana University. “This unique partnership between the U.S. Air Force and its academic partners has the potential to help redefine capabilities for aeromedical evacuation of highly infectious patients,” he said. “This program will add another and more robust tool for the U.S. Air Force to support Department of Defense assets as they respond to future needs associated with highly infectious disease outbreaks while maintaining the safety of the crew members and our communities.” Maj. Heather Cohen, Air Mobility Command deputy chief of medical modernization, said the University of Nebraska is considered to be the leading expert on containment of
biological contamination in the United States. “An exercise like this provides extremely important readiness training to our aeromedical airmen. The airmen were able to familiarize themselves with the various procedures and personal protective equipment required for this type of mission. “We don’t know what the bug of the future might be,” Cohen said. “This is the next step in preparing for as many scenarios as possible.” Editor’s Note: This material is based upon work supported by the Air Mobility Command through the 55th Contracting Squadron under Contract No. FA4600-12-D-9000. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the 55th Contracting Squadron. Until next week, “Stay Healthy Omaha!”
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Music as Medicine: Catching Up With Nahko Bear
Nahko’s voice is a beautiful instrument in its own right, at times teeming with an urgency and depth of feeling almost overwhelming, urging the listener to dance and celebrate life, and at other times calmly inviting the listener to reflect on their own spirituality and By Jesse D Stanek sense of well-being in a world that Nahko Bear is one of those rare musidoesn’t place much importance on cians who deeply values the inherent inner-serenity. The band has become healing energy music, his music in a festival favorite, one of those artists/ particular, can offer to those open bands you may have never heard of to accept the message. That is not to when first setting up your tent, but by disparate his music, his band Medicine the end of the weekend you find yourfor the People is a whip-tight ensemself singing along in your head as you ble scrabbled together (Nahko met lack up the car and say your goodbyes. his guitarist over 10 years ago when Both Nahko and his musical cohorts he picked him up hitchhiking) from all have that rare something where they over the map. The band flexes its colcan touch something raw and vulneralective muscle bouncing back and forth ble inside with the words and encourbetween reggae, funk, jazz, hip-hop, age your feet to dance it out at the rock, never relying too strongly on any same time. one genre but more than competent at all they attempt.
“I hold storytelling in a high place,” Nahko said during a recent phone interview. “When putting out “My Name is Bear” (his most recent solo outing comprised of songs written years ago) I really relied on the playlist from when I was a younger man, from the age I was when I wrote those songs: Conor Oberst, The Mountain Goats, Feist, M Ward, Band of Horses, Sufjan [Stevens], The Talking Heads. It wasn’t till later on that I came to enjoy [Bob] Dylan. Literature was a really big influence for me at that time too. I knew nothing about the 60s, about the nature of all that social commentary. I was reading a lot of Thoreau and Kesey.” Before Nahko was earning his bread as a songwriter and musician his wanderlust soul led him all over the country. Raised in Portland, OR, the aspiring songsmith spent time living in Louisiana, Los Angeles, Hawaii and Alaska, taking in the different cultures and places, internalizing his various physical surroundings and eventually allowing these places to inform his vision and art.
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“I first started playing around the time I was fifteen years old,” he said. “I had a whole catalog of songs from that time, I mean they were horrible songs but I had them. Even these songs I wanted to share with people. I’d think ‘this is a dope song, you gotta hear this Mom.’ I got pleasure out of sharing a song
with somebody who would listen to me. I started playing on the street in Hawaii and then more and more people started coming down to my street performances. At this point I realized I was doing something right. This was about six or seven years ago. Since then I’ve come more along the lines of accepting the things I did. I wouldn’t go back and change anything.” Nahko, who is of both Puerto Rican and Filipino descent, has three studio records under his belt as well as the solo release of his earlier material. Much like Bob Marley and Michael Franti (who Nahko has toured with) his music comes with a message: a message of love for all, a message of healing the parts of ourselves that hurt, a third-eye vision of a world where every person has the things they need to be well and prosper, a world where love trumps hate. Nahko and Medicine for the People play Lincoln’s Bourbon Theater, 1415 O St., on Tuesday, August 7th at 9pm. Tickets range between $25-$45 and Xiuhtezcatl opens. The show is all ages and doors open at 8pm.
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Katrangi, Mireille Chahine, and EKT Smart Technology are being designated for acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, EKT. Amir, Maher, and Houssam Katrangi manage EKT, and Mireille Chahine is EKT’s accountant. Amir Katrangi is the Director of EKT, and Maher and Houssam Katrangi are EKT associates. Mohamad Katrangi founded EKT and remains active in operations of the company. EKT Smart “We remain firm in our resolve to The United States counter Syria’s horrific use of chemical Technology, which has addresses in China and the United Kingdom, and France Take weapons, and will continue to take goods to the SSRC. Zhou aggressive action against those who Coordinated Action on supply the SSRC and enhance Syria’s supplies Yishan, a Chinese national, is the Director of EKT Smart Technology, and Global Procurement capacity to produce and use chemical is being designated for acting for or weapons. ” Network for Syria’s on behalf of, directly or indirectly, EKT Smart Technolgy. Chemical Weapons As a result of today’s OFAC action, many of the entities and individuals Program Golden Star Co. has provided, or previously targeted by the French attempted to provide, financial, government will now be added United States and France target material, technological, or other suppliers to Syria’s Scientific Studies and to OFAC’s Specially Designated support for, or goods or services in Nationals and Blocked Persons Research Center support of, EKT. Golden Star Co., List. Consequently, all property which also does business as Smart and interests in property of those WASHINGTON – The U.S. Logistics Offshore, has facilitated designated today subject to U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office EKT’s operations to the benefit of the jurisdiction are blocked, and U.S. of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) SSRC. persons are generally prohibited from designated 13 persons pursuant engaging in transactions with them. to Executive Order (E.O.) 13382 of Polo Trading is being designated for June 28, 2005, “Blocking Property being owned or controlled by Amir Today’s designations are another of Weapons of Mass Destruction Katrangi. Amir Katrangi founded Polo step OFAC is taking to bolster Proliferators and Their Supporters.” Trading in 2013. international efforts to stem the These five entities and eight flow and use of chemical weapons, individuals are key components of a Procurement of U.S.-Origin vast network procuring electronics on including those efforts championed by Electronics the International Partnership against behalf of Syria’s Scientific Studies and The action also includes the Impunity for the Use of Chemical Research Center (SSRC), the agency designation pursuant to E.O. 13382 Weapons. The SSRC was included in responsible for the development of Antoine Ajaka (Ajaka) and Anni the Annex to E.O. 13382 on June 28, of Syria’s chemical weapons. In Beurklian (Beurklian), former 2005. a coordinated action earlier this residents of Waltham, Massachusetts, week, the Government of France for providing, or attempting to provide, Lebanon-Based SSRC Procurement renewed an asset freeze on 24 financial, material, technological, or entities and individuals from this same Network: Electronics Katrangi other support for, or goods or services Trading (EKT) procurement network for providing an in support of Amir Katrangi. Ajaka OFAC is designating, pursuant to E.O. array of support to the SSRC. and Beuklian provided procurement 13382, EKT and its network, which services to Amir Katrangi, including has provided, or attempted to provide, “Syria’s horrific use of chemical the procurement of U.S.-origin financial, material, technological, or weapons, including attacks against electronic components, which were other support for, or goods or services innocent women and children, remains ultimately destined for Lebanon and in support of, the SSRC. EKT is an deeply embedded in our minds. Today, Syria. Ajaka and Beurklian fled the electronics supplier based in Lebanon we are continuing our campaign to with operations in Syria, Egypt, China, United States in early 2018. stop the Assad regime’s ruthless attacks by targeting the procurement and France, and is a leading supplier Lebanon-based Top Technologies SARL for the SSRC—including goods used networks that have supported is being designated for being owned or in the production of weapons of mass its chemical weapons program. controlled by Ajaka. Top Technologies destruction. EKT uses various aliases Along with Sunday’s actions by the SARL specializes in the import, export, and numerous branches to conduct French, and together with our law and sale of network and electronic enforcement partners, today’s actions its activities, including Electronic components. Systems Group (ESG), NKtronics, reinforce our ongoing international Smart Pegasus, Lumière Elysées, Smart efforts with our allies to halt these Green Power, and Al Amir Electronics. OFAC Coordination with Ongoing atrocities,” said Sigal Mandelker, Law Enforcement Efforts Treasury’s Under Secretary for Since 2017, OFAC has been Amir Katrangi, Maher Katrangi, Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. involved in a multi-agency effort to Houssam Katrangi, Mohamad
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disrupt EKT’s support to the SSRC, particularly its acquisition of U.S. origin technology and components, and Syria’s procurement of goods for its weapons of mass destruction programs. This effort highlights the ongoing interagency coordination necessary to effectively counter threats from proliferation networks such as EKT. Today’s OFAC action with respect to Ajaka and Beurklian was taken in close coordination with other U.S. agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Boston Field Office. “This case is proof of what can be achieved through close coordination with our federal law enforcement partners in the fight against transnational criminal networks that procure deadly weapons of mass destruction around the world,” said Peter C. Fitzhugh, Special Agent in Charge of the HSI Boston Field Office. “HSI Boston is proud to have been a part of the strong team effort, along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Export Enforcement, the United States Department of Defense’s Criminal Investigative Service, and the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, that continues to bring those responsible in this complex, dangerous case to justice.” On March 21, 2018, a federal grand jury for the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts indicted Amir Katrangi, Ajaka, Beurklian, and Top Tech US Inc., a company operated by Ajaka and Beurklian out of their Massachusetts home, on charges including conspiracy to commit export violations, conspiracy to defraud the United States, illegal provision of services to Syria, smuggling, conspiracy to obstruct justice, and mail fraud. According to Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division Harold H. Shaw, “These defendants were key players in a sophisticated scheme to illegally export electronics, computer equipment, and electrical switches to enhance Syria’s capacity to produce weapons of mass destruction. The FBI will continue to work closely with our law enforcement partners to detect, thwart, and bring to justice those who seek to kill innocent people and defraud the United States.”
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