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Before you know it Spring will be knocking on our collective doors. While “hashtag sweater weather” has been somewhat kind, it is hard to... By Cass Butler
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protect the natural environment was gaining force. Coming to The Durham Museum, Catch and take hold // Jennifer Searching for the Seventies: The Bockelman & Roswitha Weingrill DOCUMERICA Photography Project, Darger HQ Thru April 9 takes a look at the ’70s using 90 catch and take hold, opening Friday, remarkable color photographs taken February 10, at Darger HQ, will for a federal photography projfeature work by Jennifer Bockelman ect called Project DOCUMERICA (Seward, Nebraska) and Roswitha (1971–1977). Weingrill (Vienna, Austria) and will be Created by the Environmental on view through April 9. The opening Protection Agency, Project reception will be DOCUMERICA was born out of the 6:00 to 9:00 pm, decade’s environmental awakening, with an artist talk producing striking photographs of at 6:30 pm many of that era’s environmental problems and achievements. Drawing catch and take hold its inspiration from the Great Depresis a two-person exhibition of work sion-era Farm Security Administration examines the human quest to capture photography project, DOCUMERICA the ephemeral, through photography, photographers created a portrait of video, installation and performance. America in the early and mid-’70s. Along with photographs and video, re- About 70 well-known photographers, ferred to as “sound portraits”, Jennifer including John Corn, Lyntha Scott Eiler, Bockelman will do a performance with- Danny Lyon, Flip Schulke and John in the installation. The work is a study H. White, completed 115 separate of superposition and the reaction of assignments between 1972 and 1977. the body being documented. Roswitha What emerged was a moving and texWeingrill will be exhibiting her new tured portrait of America. The photos series of photographic prints that are capture the decade’s fashions, trends magniĆcations of the rećection of light and lifestyles. From smokestacks to in people’s eyes. The tiny rećective leisure suits, these images are a points appear to be colored instead of fascinating time capsule of ’70s white only when highly augmented. America. Weingril sees “this as a visualization strategy to ask how close you need to be to someone to see something”. Visit Darger HQ today!
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Passion & Obsession: From the Collection KANEKO Thru May 6 Passion & Obsession: From the Collection, will showcase astounding works of scale, process, and beauty culled from local collections including the Karen & Robert Duncan Collection, Steve Wake Collection, Annette & Paul Smith Collection, Polina and Bob Schlott Collection, Betiana & Todd Simon Collection, Kathy & Marc LeBaron Collection, Ree & Jun Kaneko Collection and the KANEKO Collection. “Operation ‘Omaha Ivy’ ” by E. Taylor Shoop Lauritzen Gardens Thru Feb 20 For this exhibit, E. Taylor Shoop has focused his lens on “ivy”, as an architectural element, to create his unique, kaleidoscopic compositions. The duality of “ivy”, a plant which has been viewed as both an invasive weed and a revered religious symbol, generated a strong interest and driving curiosity in the artist.
from more than 450,000 LEGO® pieces, this indoor exhibit features 13 displays with larger-than-life sculptures that represent the web of incredible connections that sustain life on Earth. Don’t miss the “Play and Let it Stay station,” where visitors of all ages can create, take apart, tinker, build and grow together. This blockbuster exhibit is included with admission, $10 for adults, $5 for children 6-12 and free for garden members and children under six. Veils of Voids by Camille Hawbaker Lied Art Gallery February 24th April 9th The gallery is located at Cass and N. 24th Streets on the Creighton University campus, and is open Monday-Friday from 11am-1pm and 5-6pm, Saturday-Sunday from 1-4pm. Additionally, it is open from 9a-7pm on February 8 as part of a campus-wide festival.
Block Party Thru April 9 This show is the culmination of several Omaha Children’s months of scouting and photographing Museum the city’s collection of çivy’, Ćnding Imagination: examples that encapsulate the aesCelebrating 40 Years thetic, practical, and mythical themes of Play Thru April 15 associated with this plant genre. Omaha Children’s The artist will be available at Lauritzen Museum Gardens on February 12 from 1 to 4 Bri Murphy // p.m. to discuss his work. Case Study Petshop Gallery Nature Connects: Art with Lego® Dissipation: An Act Of Bricks Lauritzen Searching for the Balance: Ian Tredway Gardens Thru May Zen Tales: The Art of Jon J Muth Seventies: The And Chase Mcclaren 15 Thru April 16 DOCUMERICA Sean Kenney’s third Photography Petshop exhibit at Lauritzen Virginia Beahan Project Gallery Gardens features some fantastic NEW February 11 - May 7 Durham Museum 2725 N 62nd pieces, including a proud peacock, a Feb 18 - April 30 Benson Wild Spaces, Open Seasons: Hunting giant dragonćy, and a not so itsy-bitsy Images of everyOmaha, NE spider, as well as a couple of old and Fishing in American Art day life in 1970s 68104 favorites. Compare your wing span February 12 - May 7 America evoke disco dancing and to a beautiful monarch butterćy, inćation, protests and bell-bottoms, stand tall with a majestic buck and his Museum Hours: gas shortages and suburban sprawl. At Tues, Wed, Fri, Saturday, 10a - 4p en”deer”ing family, smell a giant pansy, a time when the Vietnam War and the Thursday, 10a - 8p, Sunday, 10a - 4p go nose-to-nose with a titanic tortoise Watergate scandal wore on the nation- Closed Mondays and major holidays* and make a splash with a friendly band al psyche, a burgeoning movement to Hours may change for special exhibitions. of birds. Inspired by nature and built
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GALLERIES Black Holes: Space Warps & Time Twists Sac Museum Thru June 4 Black Holes: Space Warps & Time Twists immerses visitors in the modern search for black holes—the most mysterious and powerful objects in the universe — thru a variety of interactive and multimedia experiences. Developed by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, this 2,500 square-foot exhibition consists of 13 interactive components that captivate audiences and increase their understanding of core ideas in physical science, including gravity and light, the tools and techniques of astronomers, and the nature of theory and evidence in science. More information can be found online at http://sacmuseum.org/ black-holes/
Oscillating Bodies The Little Gallery & Benson Underground Film Forum February 3-28 This collaboration from Torrey Smith and Nadia Shinkunas is an expression of their attempt to engage unique and overlapping components of the left and right brains. One explores shadows, optical illusions and the unpredictable with latex paint on wood panels. The other examines the juxtaposition between the internal and the external thru the collaging of words, paper and various styles of Ćber art. Tuesday thru Friday: 3 to 6p Saturday: 10a to 1p + by appointment
Anderson Enterprises 15418 W Center Rd, Omaha, 68144 ---------------------------------------------Anderson O’Brien Fine Art Old Market 1108 Jackson St., Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Artist Cooperative Gallery 405 S 11th St, Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts 724 S 12th St., Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Blue Pomegranate Gallery 17305 Davenport St, Omaha, 68118 ---------------------------------------------Cooper Brown Art 2215 Harney St., Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Gallery 72 1806 Vinton St., Omaha, 68108 ---------------------------------------------Gallery 1516 1516 Leavenworth St., Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Garden of the Zodiac 1046 Howard St., Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Hot Shops 1301 Nicholas St, Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Joslyn Art Museum 2200 Dodge St., Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Lewis Art Gallery 8600 Cass St., Omaha, 68114 ---------------------------------------------MANGELSEN Images of Nature 1115 Harney St., Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Modern Arts Midtown 3615 Dodge St., Omaha, 68131 ---------------------------------------------Old Market Artists Gallery 1034 Howard St., Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Passageway Gallery 417 S 11th St, Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Petshop Gallery 2725 N 62nd St., Omaha, 68104 ---------------------------------------------The Little Gallery & Underground Film Forum 5901 Maple St., 68104 ---------------------------------------------The Union for Contemporary Art 2417 Burdette St., Omaha, 68111 ---------------------------------------------UNO Art Gallery 6001 Dodge St., Omaha, 68182
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MUSEUMS Durham Museum 801 S 10th St., Omaha, 68108 ---------------------------------------------Great Plains Black History Museum 7400 Dodge St., Omaha 68114 ---------------------------------------------Joslyn Art Museum 2200 Dodge St., Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Omaha Children’s Museum 500 S 20th St., Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum, 28210 W Park Hwy, 68003
PERFORMING ARTS Blue Barn Theatre 1106 S. 10th St., Omaha, NE 68108 --Hir, February 2 – 26 ---------------------------------------------Holland Performing Arts Center 13th & Douglas St., Omaha, NE 68102 --The Five Irish Tenors, February 9
--‘70s & ‘80s Pop and Soul, Feb 11 --The Carnival of the Animals, Feb 17-18 --Ben Folds, Feb 24 --Sean Jones Quartet, Feb 24 -- Pink Martini, Feb 25-26 --A Tribute to Journey, March 4 ---------------------------------------------Omaha Community Playhouse 6915 Cass St., Omaha, NE 68132 --The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance February 10 - March 12 --Rock of Ages, March 3 - April 2 --The Weisenheimers, April 1 ---------------------------------------------Orpheum Theater 409 S Sixteenth St., Omaha, NE 68102 --Elvis Lives, February 14 --Flight, April 21-23 ---------------------------------------------Shelterbelt Theatre 3225 California St, Omaha, NE 68131 --The Motherhood Almanac, Thru February 19 ---------------------------------------------The Rose Theater 2001 Farnam St., Omaha, NE 68102 --The True Story of The 3 Little Pigs, January 27 - February 12
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Alley V 3375 Oak View Dr., Omaha, 68144 ---------------------------------------------Backyard Playworld 14525 Industrial Rd., Omaha 68144 ---------------------------------------------Chuck E. Cheese 225 N. 76th St., Omaha 68114 ---------------------------------------------Co-Co Keys Water Resort 3321 S 72nd St., Omaha, 68124 ---------------------------------------------Dave and Buster 2502 S. 133rd Plz., Omaha, 68144 ---------------------------------------------Defy Gravity 10421 Portal Rd., La Vista, 68128 ---------------------------------------------Family Fun Center XL 10765 M St., Omaha, 68127 ----------------------------------------------
Maplewood Lanes 3030 N. 101st St., Omaha, 68134 ---------------------------------------------Motto McLean Ice Arena 5015 S. 45th St., Omaha, 68117 ---------------------------------------------Moylan Iceplex 12550 W. Maple Rd., Omaha, 68164 ---------------------------------------------Omaha Children’s Museum 500 S. 20th St., Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Pump It Up 960 S. 72nd St., Omaha, 68114 ---------------------------------------------Skate City Bellevue 1220 S. Fort Crook Rd., Bellevue ---------------------------------------------SkateDaze 3616 S. 132nd St., Omaha 68144 ----------------------------------------------
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WILD! A DRAG & DANCE EVENT JOSLYN ART MUSEUM, 7P ----------------------------------------------ATTILA, NEW YEARS DAY, BAD OMENS, CANE HILLS SLOWDOWN, 7P ----------------------------------------------ON THE FRITZ BOGIE’S BAR WEST, 7:30P ----------------------------------------------TCHAIKOVSKY & SHOSTAKOVICH HOLLAND CENTER, 7:30P ----------------------------------------------AUGGIE SMITH OMAHA FUNNY BONE, 7:30P ----------------------------------------------BIG CANVAS IMPROV PIZZA SHOPPE COLLECTIVE, 7:30P ----------------------------------------------HOT CLUB OF COWTOWN HOLLAND PERFORMING ARTS, 8P ----------------------------------------------THE MOTHERHOOD ALMANAC SHELTERBELT THEATRE, 8P ----------------------------------------------STRONGHOLD, DOWNHEARTED, BASTARD EYES, LOOKOUT LOUNGE, 8P ----------------------------------------------GROBE, JETTISON, THE NEW ROSENBERGS, MILK RUN, 8P ----------------------------------------------SILENCE IS MADNESS SHAMROCK’S PUB, 8P ----------------------------------------------THE SIX AMERISPORTS BAR, 8:30P ----------------------------------------------MAC AND THE BULLDOGS MAIN STREET, 8:30P ----------------------------------------------JOE COZZO & CALCAST W/ WAYWARD & LOST, BAR 415, 9P ----------------------------------------------SOUTHPAW BLUEGRASS BAND, PINK FLAMINGOS, KOREY ANDERSON, BARLEY STREET, 9P ----------------------------------------------JACKED BILLY O’S, 9P ----------------------------------------------DJ JACK BUSHWACKER’S SALOON, 9P ----------------------------------------------THE FOOLS CHROME LOUNGE, 9P ----------------------------------------------RAGGED COMPANY/MIDNIGHT WANDERERS, THE DOWN UNDER, 9P ----------------------------------------------HAUS OF CHAINS, LOW D, STATELY WAYNE MANOR, BROKEN SKULL DR. JACK’S DRINKERY, 9P ----------------------------------------------THE 70’S BAND FIREBARN PAPILION, 9P
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SATURDAY FEBRUARY 18 NEBRASKA ROBOTICS EXPO SAC MUSEUM, 8:30A ----------------------------------------------GUESS THAT FLIGHT FARNAM HOUSE BREWING, 11A ----------------------------------------------SHRINE CIRCUS MID-AMERICA CENTER, 11A ----------------------------------------------BACON BASH MIDTOWN CROSSING. 11A ----------------------------------------------OBW 2017: BUS TOUR/SUMMIT BREWING CO. JERRY’S BAR, 12P ----------------------------------------------ODELL’S BEER & SOUL REVERB LOUNGE, 12P ----------------------------------------------WINE TASTING VINO MAS, 12P ----------------------------------------------SHRINE CIRCUS MID-AMERICA CENTER, 3P ----------------------------------------------GEORGE WALKER LIVE HOTEL RL, 5P ----------------------------------------------TIM JAVORSKI & THE JAZZ CARTEL, JAZZ, A LOUISIANA KITCHEN 6P ----------------------------------------------LIVE PAINTING IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE WITH JOJO MAGNOLIA HARNEY STREET GALLERY, 6P
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BOTTLE RELEASE FARNAM HOUSE BREWING CO., 5P ----------------------------------------------BILLY TROY OZONE LOUNGE, 6:30P ----------------------------------------------SWEET TEA DUO JAZZ, A LOUISIANA KITCHEN 6P ----------------------------------------------AMERICA’S PUB QUIZ VARSITY SPORTS CAFE & ROMAN COIN BELLEVUE, 7P ----------------------------------------------OMHA FASHION WEEK OMAHA DESIGN CENTER, 7P ----------------------------------------------MANDOLIN RUNOFF! BARLEY STREET TAVERN, 8P SUNDAY FEBRUARY 19 ----------------------------------------------AMERICA’S PUB QUIZ BLACK EYED SUSAN MALONEY’S IRISH PUB, 8P SOARING WINGS VINEYARD, 2P --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------FUN TOPIC CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS REVERB LOUNGE, 8P HOLLAND CENTER, 2P --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------MYKKI BLANCO W CAKES DA KILLA & SINGLES FACE 2 FACE PLACK BLAQUE, WAITING ROOM, 9P THERAPY BAR & GRILL, 2P ----------------------------------------------CREIGHTON BLUEJAYS CENTURYLINK CENTER, 2:30P ----------------------------------------------JEFF BOOTH: LOVE IS THE ANSWER FREEDOM WORSHIP CENTER, 6P ----------------------------------------------NOBODYS, RAGING NATHANS, SHIDIOTS, DSM-5, LOOKOUT, 8P ----------------------------------------------JAZZ WITH LUIGI MR. TOAD, 9P ----------------------------------------------OFFICIAL OEA AWARD SHOW AFTER PARTY, SLOWDOWN, 9:30P
MONDAY FEBRUARY 20 AESTHETIC PERFECTION, SOLAR FAKE, NYXX, LOOKOUT LOUNGE, 6P ----------------------------------------------GOOCH AND HIS LAS VEGAS BIG BAND, OZONE LOUNGE, 6:30P ----------------------------------------------GAME OF SONGS: OPEN MIC CHALLENGE, BARLEY STREET, 7P ----------------------------------------------ART NIGHT THE DOWN UNDER LOUNGE, 8P ----------------------------------------------PKEW PKEW PKEW, ILL NOISE THE NEW ROSENBERGS, GONGFERMOUR, MILK RUN, 9P
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Aesthetic Perfection at Lookout Lounge
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Omaha Fashion Week at Omaha Design Center
This time around, Fronz possessed a clear vision that included embracing seven-string guitars, adopting lower tunings, and nodding to turn-of-thecentury classics from Slipknot, Korn, and Limp Bizkit. Once again, the boys retreated to the studio with Joey Sturgis [Asking Alexandria, Of Mice & Men] in Michigan. Together, they amped up everything across the board. Come Out With Your Amps Up. After one month of intense practice, the tour happened as scheduled and to much acclaim. The band, upon returning to Eugene, began to work on new material while playing shows locally and now see them live at Lookout Lounge, Wednesday night at 8p.
NOTAPARTOFIT LOOKOUT LOUNGE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 Not A Part Of It, is a hard-hitting three-piece hailing from Eugene, Oregon. United by their love of music and the desire to create original, socially and politically conscious, punk rock ‘n roll. They have drawn from a variety of inćuences including The Clash, Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers, Stiff Little Fingers, singer/songwriters like Bob Dylan or Shane McGowan plus a bit of ska, from greats like Jimmy Cliff and Toots Hibbert, thrown in for good measure. As a result, this group has created a sound all their own; complete with a live show so full of raw energy and power that the passion and conviction of the songs, along with the band, is immediately evident upon the Ćrst note played. Not A Part Of It consists of songwriter/ vocalist/guitar player Jason Burton, bass player/back-up vocalist Daylon Liles, and drummer Cody Lamb. All of the musicians are accomplished in their own right, having been current or past members of local and national bands like: Manitoba Lights, Everyday Automaton, Shortround, Toad In The Hole, Nowhere Fast, and New York Hardcore band Murphy’s Law. The trio came together in February 2014 as the result of an unexpected line-up change and an already booked west coast tour in promotion of NAPOI’s Ćrst album,
ATILLA, NEW YEARS DAY, BAD OMEN, CANE HILLS SLOWDOWN FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17 It’s been far too long since a heavy metal band could get the party started the way Attila can. Drinks will be pounded down, blunts will be blown, panties will be thrown, and everyone will have the time of their lives once the Atlanta quintet’s sixth full-length album, Guilty Pleasure [Artery Recordings/Razor & Tie], pipes through the speakers. Hell, you don’t even have to admit you love it—hence the title—but we know you will (or at least your girlfriend will)… 2013 became a landmark year for the group—Chris “Fronz” Fronzak [lead vocals], Chris Linck [guitar], Nate Salameh [guitar], Kalan Blehm [bass guitar, backing vocals], and Sean Heenan [drums]. Their Ćfth offering, About That Life, snatched #22 on the Billboard Top 200, #5 on the Independent Chart, #4 on the Hard Music Chart, and #5 on the Rock Chart, moving over 14,200 copies Ćrst week. In the midst of sold out headline shows around the States, the band began working on what would become Guilty Pleasure at the end of the year.
“It’s a heavier and more fun Attila,” smiles Fronz. “It’s rap metal at its Ćnest. There are elements from our older albums as well as new ćavors.” You can see Atilla this Friday at The Slowdown. Doors: 6 pm / Show: 7 pm Tickets: $17 - $20 All Ages
Lazerbeak and Ryan Olson, and newcomers Cory Grindberg and Makr. Several friends touch down along the way to offer up biting commentary and varying points of view (Allan Kingdom, Astronautalis, Kathleen Hanna, Justin Vernon, Open Mike Eagle, Busdriver, and Lady Midnight to name a few), but the album never suffers from an oversaturation of scattered voices, instead using everyone’s individual ethos and strengths to build a unifying call to arms. The result is P.O.S’ most bold, honest, and daring work to date, so Chill, dummy. P.O.S. with DJ Fundo this Saturday, 9pm at The Waiting Room. Tickets: $15 ADV / $18 DOS
P.O.S. DJ FUNDO & CESCHI RAMOS THE WAITING ROOM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Doomtree co-founder, punk philosopher and lyrical bomb-thrower Stefon Alexander, aka P.O.S, makes tight, declamatory music that builds on the Minneapolis-bred rapper and producer’s penchant for grinding beats and radical lyrics. Known for welding hip-hop with guitar squalls, screamed vocals, and futuristic beats Ćt for a Berlin nightclub, P.O.S steps even further into genre-blurring territory with Chill, dummy, his Ćrst ofĆcial release with Doomtree Records since his 2002 debut Ipecac Neat. The album rećects on the past three years since a near-fatal kidney transplant sidelined him from making music and deals with the the difĆculties of trying to maintain peace of mind and navigate through a confusing world which is becoming increasingly more alienating. P.O.S’ production Ćngerprints are all over this one as he maneuvers through a wide range of sprawling beats contributed by himself, usual suspects
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Five Trends For Spring 2017 By Cass Butler Before you know it Spring will be knocking on our collective doors. While “hashtag sweater weather” has been somewhat kind, it is hard to believe there will be many complaints about ushering in Spring. With the change of season we can expect to see some fun trends on the fashion horizon. Some are great - others are debatable. There are Ćve trends for Spring 2017 that will undoubtedly make an appearance on every fashion ‘must-have’ list, inćuencers’ Insta feed and all the style watch pages.
Corsets Corsets are back in a big way, like them or not. The look is a remix of Madonna’s Blonde Ambition days in the 90s. Just be prepared to see them on the bold and conĆdently dressed - and worn on the outside of clothes. Today’s corsets are styled with oversized button-up tops, cinched over large tees or with a shirt dress. More commercial retailers like ASOS, Shopbop and Nasty Gal are carrying them so expect to see lots of ‘corset street style’ in the spring and beyond. this Spring. The key to successfully rocking the look is to adapt a relaxed Ćt through the hip to create a clean silhouette, top-to-bottom. The pants should not cling to the hips nor should they be too boxy - comfort is the goal. You may have to get them tailored to ensure the right cut and Ćt. It is worth the small investment since this trend tends to repeat itself every few years. Exposed Shoulder Tops
Wide-Leg Pants With the abundance of prints, colors, fabrics and textures the options are all over the place when it comes to this fashion trend that will surely have legs
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Prepare to show off all the hard work you’ve done in barre, pilates or in the gym. Exposed shoulders are still very much on-trend, leaping from 2016 into this new year. The style is effortless and ćatters every body type. From casual tees and sweatshirts to “brunch so hard” styles, expect to Ćnd a look and vibe for just about every occasion. More brands are showing the ‘oneexposed-shoulder’ Flashdance style along with cut-out shoulders and the off-the-shoulder neckline. Plenty
of head-turners are on the horizon for Spring. It will be difĆcult not to overconsume.
and interests on our chests. There is an inspired slogan tee for almost any occasion. If you canèt Ćnd it, you can Deconstructed tops are not for have it made of course. Statementeveryone but they can deĆnitely be fun. They are certainly an inspired look making slogans are making a huge resurgence thanks to street style stars and more so than any other trend on this list have a shorter expiration date. and their heavy inćuence on fashion. $ classic shirt Ćnds its edginess. Think Slogan tees invaded the runways from New York to Paris; it was inevitable the exaggerated asymmetrical hemlines trend would translate into commercial or necklines, missing sleeves and cuts brands leveraging the trend. or tears that are just so throughout the shirt. You now have the beginning 2017 looks to be bigger and bolder of deconstructed perfection. Brands than the last year and the year is just add excessive ribbon to the sleeves or rufćes down the front of the top to getting started (xpect these Ćve trends for Spring 2017 to be just the perfect the look. It is artistic, it can be beginning. There will be more hot colorful and you can count on it being trends that pop up and I will be all over fashion-forward. them. Statement-Making Slogans For more style inspo follow me on Without uttering a word we are given Instagrams #luxestyles or subscribe to my blog at www.theluxestyle.com. more options to share our passions, our sense of humor, our afĆliations Deconstructed Tops
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Illegal Immigration By Focus Staff Another brick isn’t going to do it for this wall. Illegal immigration is, to put it mildly, a hot topic. Lots of politicians seem to want to talk about it. But when Focus Omaha tried to get people to comment, it was more of a challenge than expected. Without a doubt, there are problems with immigration in the minds of many Americans – most of whom are descended from immigrants. That can happen when our elected representatives neglect an issue until it overwhelms everyone. So, now there are organizations that seem devoted to rallying the public against immigrants. Yes, there are some criminals among them, but there are criminals everywhere. Data is offered quoting numbers like 13 American citizens are killed daily by illegal immigrants who drive under
the inćuence, a tragedy, if true, by any measure.
the border, how many can you really deport?
But getting data from objective sources is challenging. Finding information without a motive attached is difĆcult.
If the U.S. were to deport a third of them, that would be greater than the population of Iowa. So, let’s just get rid of those accused of crime.
So we hear the United States is going to build a wall – President Trump has promised that. And, he’s going to make Mexico pay for it.
How many are there?
More than a little push back on that already. Seems our neighbors to the south are not interested in picking up the tab.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reportedly conducted numbers raids in recent days. Some of that also seem difĆcult to conĆrm, and the impact on families – working here and paying taxes in many cases – also is impossible to quantify.
Meanwhile, the cost estimates continue to rise, and rise, and rise.
Well, now we’re back to those troubling statistics.
It has gone from $12 billion to $15 billion to an estimated $21 billion-plus, But here is a quote from a news release found Monday night on the as reported by Reuters. Department of Homeland Security Pretty soon we’ll be talking about real website and DHS Secretary John F. Kelly: money. Maybe we should just make it a fence. Does anyone really come into the country that way? Don’t they cross the Rio Grande, dig tunnels, and hide in vehicles? And, say there are 10 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. from south of
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Last week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) launched a series of targeted enforcement operations across the country. These operations targeted public safety threats, such as convicted criminal aliens and gang members, as well as individuals who have violated our nation’s immigration laws, including
those who illegally re-entered the country after being removed and immigration fugitives ordered removed by federal immigration judges. ICE ofĆcers in the Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, San Antonio and New York City areas of responsibility arrested more than 680 individuals who pose a threat to public safety, border security or the integrity of our nation’s immigration system. Of those arrested, approximately 75 percent were criminal aliens, convicted of crimes including, but not limited to, homicide, aggravated sexual abuse, sexual assault of a minor, lewd and lascivious acts with a child, indecent liberties with a minor, drug trafĆcking, battery, assault, DUI and weapons charges. The release went on to say that such raids have been conducted in recent years, and most of those individuals sound undesirable. Anyone thinking there is a quick Ćx to this problem will be disappointed. A quick Ćx will almost certainly make things worse, This is a topic that will not soon go away.
Mother should I build the wall? By Andy Roberts Illegal Immigration is not the growing issue it seems to be, at least not from over the (still-to-be-built) wall along the U.S.-Mexican border. In fact, according to the Pew Research Center, the number of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. has stabilized in recent years following decades of rapid growth. It’s interesting to note that the source of unauthorized immigrants has shifted from Mexico – a number that has been declining since 2009 - to rising numbers from mostly Central American and Asian countries. Also, given the ever-rising cost estimates of the wall, is it really necessary to build one when the number of migrants apprehended at U.S. borders in Ćscal 2015, for example, dropped to the lowest levels in nearly 50 years, according to U.S Border Patrol data. Net migration of Mexicans to the U.S. has also fallen to lows not seen since the 1940’s.
Through an analysis of Mexican and U.S data the Pew Research Center also reported that during this time migration ćows from Mexico had also reversed for the Ćrst time since the 1940s. Between 2009 and 2014 some 870,000 Mexican immigrants arrived in the U.S. while about 1 million left. This change followed a Ćve-year period of net-zero migration from Mexico after several decades of large Mexican immigrant inćows into the U.S. A little more detail now: The U.S. Census Bureau recently reported that China overtook Mexico in 2013 as the leading country for new immigrants. However, under a different measure, Mexico remains the top source of immigrants – at least for now, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of Census Bureau data. Estimates of the number of newly arrived immigrants will vary with the measure used. The Census Bureau’s analysis was based on the number of foreign-born people who said they lived outside of the U.S. in response to the American Community Survey question: “Did this person live in this house or apartment one year ago?” Using this measure for 2013, about 147,000 Chinese immigrants came
to the U.S., compared to 129,000 Indian immigrants and 125,000 Mexican immigrants – a statistically insigniĆcant difference. By contrast, Mexico remains the world’s top source of newly arrived U.S. immigrants under a different American Community Survey question that asked: “When did this person come to live in the U.S.?” Under this measure, 246,000 Mexicans, 195,000 Chinese and 199,000 Indians arrived in the U.S. in 2013 and 2012. (The report includes two years because the 2013 arrivals represent only about half of the year given the way the data was collected.) Regardless of the exact numbers from each country, the trends would appear to be clear: During the past decade immigration from China and India to the U.S. has increased steadily, while immigration from Mexico has declined sharply. This shift is noteworthy because since 1965 Mexico has sent more immigrants (16.2 million) to the United States than any other country, in what has been the largest wave of immigration in U.S history, according to a 2015 study by the Pew Research Center.
While this data is somewhat dated, it clearly shows that there isn’t a tremendous need for building a wall. Also, consider if it is worth escalating tensions and increasing a growing distaste for the acceptance of others? Maybe we can really make the Mexican government angry and go back to the old adage, “Remember the Alamo!” Fact: The number of border patrol agents has more than doubled since 2004 to more than 21,000. That’s more agents than the countries of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Sweden, and Kuwait, among others, have in their active militaries according to Wikipedia.
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It’s Here and It’s All About the Beer By Teka Bundy It’s Here and It’s All About the Beer One of Omaha’s best weeks of the year is upon us—Omaha Beer Week (OBW). Over the last few years, the craft beer scene has continued to increase its popularity and OBW is a platform for many craft beer bars, breweries, and restaurants to come together in celebration of the craft beer culture. Beer lovers from all over the Midwest
meet in Omaha to participate in the many beer-themed events while enjoying a plethora of tasty craft selections all over town. From Beer Plinko at the Farnam House (Friday, Feb. 17th at 5 p.m.) to tap takeovers like Deschutes and Ladders at The Nifty
Bar (Friday, Feb. 24th at 8 p.m.) there is something for everyone’s taste buds. Craft brewers around Omaha have been working diligently all year preparing many favorites and brews speciĆcally for OBW. Some beers are crafted annually, while other crafts only make a one-time appearance. Omaha Beer Week is the perfect opportunity for any beer enthusiast to take his/her love of beer to the next level. During OBW, many brewers will be hosting classes and tours offering best practices and giving attendees a more detailed run-down of the brewing process. Along with plenty of beerthemed games and tournaments, there will be tons of opportunities to win some fancy beer swag. Omaha Beer Week left no stone unturned in giving beer-lovers 10 beer-Ćlled days of events. Kick-off Omaha Beer Week by stopping into Nebraska Brewing Company (NBC) Friday afternoon and reserve your very limited 22-ounce bomber of NBC’s Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout. This craft brew has aged for six months in a blend of four different craft Bourbon barrels...it’s the Mother of ALL Bettys (MOAB)! The bottling process may have been delayed, but you can stick around as NBC taps the MOAB on draft serving its 3 Betty Flight and Food Pairing. Another Omaha Beer Week highlight comes when Beertopia presents its 11th Annual Extreme Beer Fest at Ralston Arena on Feb. 24 and 35 with breweries from across the country bringing more than 300 beers to the city. Omaha Beer Week is February 17th through February 26th. Be sure to visit www.omahabeerweek.com for a detailed schedule of events.
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ACCESSbank Acquires Bank of Nebraska – Continues Growth
a “customer-centric approach” to minimize the impact of the transition to its customers banking experience. The bank further stated customers of both banks can expect to continue working with the people they know in their banks.
By Focus Staff
“Bank of Nebraska’s employees will remain in support of our growing organization,” Corrigan said in the release. “They have a proven legacy of understanding customers’ needs, and we hope to enhance the customer experience with our larger lending capacity, cash management tools and online banking services.”
A formal agreement to acquire the Bank of Nebraska means a signiĆcantly expanded footprint by ACCESSbank in the Omaha Metro area.
Denny Hogan, chairman of the board for Bank of Nebraska, said customer service will remain the bank’s primary focus during the transition.
While still subject to regulatory approval, the move means more locations and additional product services for ACCESSbank’s customers.
“For the near term, ACCESSbank and Bank of Nebraska do not anticipate any big changes to our organizations, so customers can continue doing business as usual,” Hogan said.
In a news release, ACCESSbank Regulatory approval could take place President and CEO Patrick Corrigan said, “This isn’t so much of an acquisition within the next 90 days. The two banks plan to merge operations for optimal as it is growing our family. efĆciency and client convenience once approval is Ćnalized. ”Our teams complement each other in many ways, such as the tools and Hogan called the “historic transition” a experience we use to assist our good match for both banks. customers. Plus, we share similar values, which include offering premium customer service, building solid business “Our legacy of providing quality customer service and relationship-based relationships and providing meaningful banking will continue in the combined contributions to our communities.” organization,” he said. ACCESSbank indicated it will take
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Barrett’s Barleycorn By Focus Staff It all started back in 1987 for Barrett’s and 1989 for the Reception Hall next door known as Castle Barrett. Karen Barrett-Jeffrey’s father, Frank Barrett, wanted to start a bar where everyonefrom the plumber to a lawyer - could hang out and feel comfortable. Together. He deĆnitely achieved that goal and 0 years later Barrett’s is still going strong! Owner Barrett-Jeffrey is preparing to start a new venture- turning the reception hall next door into a speakeasy and live music venue. Built in the 1940’s, the space was originally a dance hall and during World War II was a parachute factory.
The downstairs, which originally had a mud ćoor, will be a speakeasy with TVs, ping pong and shufćeboard tables, selfserve peanut and popcorn machines, and more! <es, the original mud ćoor has been updated. There also will be a performance area for everything from an intimate space for acoustic shows to a large stage in another area for bands. Barrett-Jeffrey said, “I remember when there used to be a whole corridor of bars - Riviera’s, Pauli’s, and more!” She wants to restore the tradition to the days when the area was full of entertainment and had something for everyone to do. The area is expected to be open by the summer. Stay tuned to Focus as more information develops. Let’s get to the grub. Oh yeah, they will be offering food at Barrett’s until 1 a.m. this summer as well, and the best part is you will be welcome to devour it at both locations.
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Appetizers Southwest Egg RollsThese are top shelf! Just the right amount of bite makes them a great selection if you’re an egg roll lover like me. Fried PicklesThe batter is sprinkled with dill and the sauce is a homemade ranch. If you’ve never tried a fried pickle, make this one your Ćrst. Main Dishes Beef and Chicken PhillyIn my opinion, these are the best beef and chicken Philly’s in Omaha, cold deli meat, and these are warm and made to perfection. The New York club features horseradish mayo and grilled corned beef. That, it turns out, is a great twist! If you haven’t already had one, make sure to give it a try. Funnel FriesWhat else can you say? No need to wait for the carnival for these babies! $ great Ćnish to what was an amazing display of Pub Grub at Barrett’s. due in large part to the secret sauce and the tender strips of ribeye that melt in your mouth. If you like, you can make it spicy. New York ClubOK. So everyone knows my favorite club sandwich is at O’Connors, but this one is right up there. I tried both the New York club and the regular and both were tasty. My pet peeve is when club sandwiches are served with
Make sure to stop by there soon. You won’t leave hungry or dissatisĆed!
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Beauty Tips
recommendation of 2-3 times a week, but masking at least once a week can make a difference in the overall appearance of your skin. Masking is By Focus Staff good for deep cleansing and drawing out impurities below the surface. So Beauty trends come and go, but clean, that trendy charcoal mask is good for healthy skin is always in. As spring absorbing excess oils and unclogging approaches, and we prepare for pores. Masking also increases the longer days, this is the perfect time to effectiveness of other skincare reevaluate our skincare routines and products. Deep cleansing with a mask make a few adjustments. The three allows the skin to absorb products most important steps to every skincare better than cleansing alone. routine should be: cleanse, moisturize, and protect. Check out these tips! 3. Sleeping in your makeup is a BIG no-no. 1. Start with a clean canvas. While you sleep your skin is in Cleansing your skin daily is the repair-mode and leaving makeup on easiest and most important step in during this process can clog pores and maintaining healthy, radiant skin. promote premature aging. Cleansing A daily cleanse routine removes twice a day is ideal, however, if it build-up, keeping the skin hydrated, does not Ćt into your routine, a and prevents the production of quality makeup remover can make a excess oils. Additionally, this helps substantial difference. Sleeping with maintain a proper pore size and your foundation and eye makeup can prevents breakouts. When it comes cause very different issues. Foundation to your skincare routine, it helps to can cause dry, ćaky skin, and clogged understand your skin type and what pores. This could lead to more works best in combating your speciĆc breakouts while your eye makeup skin concerns. Using a cleanser that can lead to irritation and possibly is not ideal for your skin type can infection. do more harm than good. New and innovative products are created every 4. Spring cleaning your skincare stash. day, so there is a product to address all those pesky skin issues. That massive skincare stockpile might be impressive, but how much of that 2. Make masking a thing. is getting used? Makeup and skincare products do not have an inĆnite Adding a regular mask to your skincare shelf life and most skincare products routine can encourage serious contain an active ingredient that change. Most masks come with a might be hazardous if used beyond the
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expiration date. Check your labels and look for a small open jar with a number inside. This number tells you how long products are good after opening. Make it a regular habit to check the expiration date, toss anything that is outdated, and pass along the products that don’t work well with your skin type.
face, neck and décolleté. Protecting your skin has become easier with an SPF added to many of the products available.
5. Sunscreen. Wear it. Daily.
Estheticians specialize in skincare and they are simply a wealth of knowledge when it comes to understanding skin types, and what works best. A regular facial can also boost the progress (of an at-home routine) with professional grade cleansers and exfoliates...it’s also a great way to relax.
It may seem like an annoying task, but protecting your skin from the sun is the best thing you can do for your skin. Rain or shine, the sun gives off ultraviolet rays that can damage the skin. Always moisturize (and protect) your skin by applying an SPF to the
6. When in doubt, ask a pro! A great way to support your skincare routine is to visit an esthetician.
Cold or Flu By Focus Staff It’s that most wonderful time of the year when – lots of our readers are feeling like . . . well, not well at all. It could be a cold, it could be the ću, it could be any number of other things out there that are not working in your best interest. Sooooo .. what cha going to do? Let’s take a look at whether you might have a cold or the ću? Here is some information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While the ću and the common cold are both respiratory illnesses, there are different viruses that are the culprit. While the symptoms can be similar – making it difĆcult to tell what you have – here are a few things to remember. *enerally speaking, the ću is worse than the common cold and the
symptoms are more intense. Colds are
more likely to cause a runny or stuffy nose and, generally, do not result in more serious health problems spelled PNEUMONIA. Bacterial infections and remember the ću is caused by a virus, but it can weaken an individual) or hospitalization are less likely with the common cold. Based solely on symptoms, it may not be possible to tell if someone has a cold or the ću. 7esting, during the Ćrst few days of the illness, may be required to conĆrm the ću. 7hat leads to general underreporting of ću cases. Flu symptoms can includes fever or feeling feverish and chills. A person may have a cough, sore throat, a runny or stuffy nose, muscle or body aches, and fatigue.
Either way, it can be tough to avoid them – although the ću shot is a great way to protect yourself – and if you
have concerns don’t be afraid to call your doctor. For more information: www.cdc.gov
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7 Day Stretch– Working to Break Through By Eddie Torrez The name 7 Day Stretch does not refer to the makeup of the Omaha rock cover band. Kory Collins did say, in typical band manner, that he and the other members were sitting around tossing out weird ideas and trying to come up with a name when it just sort of popped out. Maybe like “Seventh Inning Stretch?” Or, maybe not. “We just tell people it’s the length of the week,” Collins said,. “It doesn’t really come up a whole lot.” The three band members, not seven, hope the name comes up a lot more during the coming year.
Collins, who plays lead guitar and handles vocals, started the band with drummer Dan Liddick about eight years ago. The two got to know each other several years ago on their jobs as painters and cabinet workers. Collins was asked to join Liddicks band, Theorem, as a singer. They played for a few years but Collins left when he started having kids. After his marriage ended in divorce, Collins contacted Liddick and reformed the band. “That’s when we became 7 Day Stretch,” he said. Two years after that they added Kevin Cowan on vocals and bass and have worked together ever since. Collins said they went through a few guitar players before realizing they are best as a three-piece. They also are “very close friends.” The band’s sound is mostly 80s and 90s rock covers with a few more contemporary tunes added to the mix. A lot of grunge, such as Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains were early favorites in their repertoire, but that has changed, according to Collins. “Mostly anything people can dance to,” he said. “We’re starting to work in some country,
Photo Credits to Mary Robbins and Dale Hinkeldey with Vision Creations
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too.” Basically, they focus is on songs they know people want to hear. Music has always been part of Collins’ life. “My uncle played guitar and he played piano,” Collins recalled. He grew up with that around and became “obsessed” with guitar. He played in bands while attending Ralston High School, then tried karaoke and felt he had some ability. While playing with Liddick in Theorem he only sang and did not play guitar. He made sure that wasn’t the case in 7 Day Stretch. The band has made some efforts at originals but Collins said they don’t think that will be a big part of 7 Day Stretch’s future. “We’re serious about it but we don’t have dreams of cutting an album,” he said of the band’s
future. While they have thought about a name change, it seems unlikely as 7 Day Stretch has become somewhat established. “That’s what people know us as,” Collins stated. The band tries to play once a month but has lots of gigs booked for the summer in hopes of playing twice a month. Work and families make doing it more often than that difĆcult, he said. They hope to continue making a name for itself in Omaha as a top cover band. “We love playing bar shows,” Collins said. “The town celebrations are always fun.”
Dream, Surfside Club, Sumtur Amphitheater, Bogie’s West, Gray’s Keg Saloon in Lincoln, Kikker’s Bar in Council Bluffs, as well as many outdoor functions such as Red Oak Days in Iowa, the RAGBRAI celebration in Glenwood, the Bikers for Boobies annual ride, and Bikers Against Child Abuse fundraisers. They seem open to almost anything and are tossing around the idea of adding a keyboard player. “It’s just us three now,” Collins said. “The three of us sound best together.” To learn more about 7 Day Stretch, check out their Facebook page. A website is in the works. b
Some venues they’ve played at in the past and are scheduled to visit during the upcoming year include Chrome Lounge, Shamrocks Pub, American
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College Basketball
NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS
By Andy Roberts & Focus Staff CREIGHTON BLUEJAYS
Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-14, 4-8 Big Ten)
Creighton Bluejays (21-4, 7-4 Big East) A week off helped the still-retooling Bluejays recharge and it paid off with a 93-58 win at DePaul, the Big East’s cellar dweller, but a team that frequently has been competitive. The Jays rebounded well and Toby Hegner came off the bench with 14 points to lead Ćve players in double Ćgures. =ach Hanson also provided some physicality inside. As the process of learning how to win without Maurice Watson continues, Creighton remained ranked in the Top 25.
It often has been said that being a Nebraska Basketball fan is not easy. No loss could have been harder than Thursday’s 70-69 overtime heartbreaker to No. 7 Wisconsin. It’s the latest in a series of one-possession losses. Ed Morrow returned and performed well on the boards but his shooting touch was missing and a 1-for-5 night at the free throw line was critical.
UNO MAVERICKS
Words fail me at the frustration, however, and words even seem to be failing coach Tim Miles and that is a major statement. This team needs a break – they are so close.
Omaha Mavericks The Huskers’ next game will be played as (13-13, 6-7 Summit League) Focus goes to press. A late nine-point lead disappeared on the road Saturday and UNO fell in Next games: Penn State on Tuesday in overtime to IPFW 108-101. As usual, Lincoln; at Ohio State on Saturday. offense was not the problem. Tre’Shawn Thurman, a junior out of Omaha Central had 24 points and 14 rebounds.
Next games: At Seton Hall on Wednesday; Georgetown on Sunday in Omaha.
The Mavericks topped IUPUI 89-78 last Wednesday in a game at Baxter Arena, as this team continues to battle for seeding in the Summit League Tournament, which is set to begin at Sioux Falls in early March. Next game: Oral Roberts on Wednesday at Baxter Arena.
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ALLEY V 3375 Oak View Dr. W- All Night 1/2 Price Appetizers Draft Beers $4 Well Cocktails & House Wines BARRETT’S BARLEYCORN 4322 Leavenworth St. M-F 4P-6P $2.25 Domestic Bottles $3.00 Well Drinks CADDYSHACK 2076 N 117th Ave & 7007 S 181st St M-F 2P-6P $1 Off Beer, Wine & Wells TUES- HAPPY HOUR All Day CHARLESTON’S 13851 FNB Pkwy & 7540 Dodge St. M-F 3P-6P 1/2 price apps, $5 Wine and Margs, $1 off all drinks JAZZ, A LOUISIANA KITCHEN 1421 Farnam St $2.99 - $10.99 select appetizers $1.50 domestic drinks; $2 well drinks; $3.75 rum drinks, margaritas JERRY’S BAR 6301 Military Ave 25¢ Off All Drinks 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 LEAVENWORTH BAR 4556 Leavenworth St. M-F 12P-7P $2.25 Domestic Draft Beers $2.25 Well Drinks LOOKOUT LOUNGE 320 S 72nd St. EVERY DAY 4-7, MIDNIGHT - 2 AM $2 PBR, $2.50 Domestic Bottles , $3 Wells, $3 Fireball
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$34,000. However, the Federal Trade Commission noticed that Mallinckrodt also during the latter period bought out -- and closed down -- the only company manufacturing a similar, cheaper version of the product, thus ensuring that Mallinckrodt had totally -- The British Medical Association cornered the market. In January, the issued a formal caution to its staff in January not to use the term “expectant FTC announced that Mallinckrodt mothers” when referring to pregnancy agreed to a $100 million settlement -- because it might offend transgender of the agency’s charge of illegal anticompetitive practices. (“$100 million” Post in January -- by simply not paying, people. Instead, the Association’s is only slightly more than the price of for six years now, the $4,750 monthly memo (reported by the Daily Telegraph) suggested using “pregnant giving one vial to each infant expected rent on their loft-style apartment in the Chelsea neighborhood, citing New people.” The BMA acknowledged that to need it in the next year.) [Futurism, 1-18-2017] a “large majority” of such people are, York state’s “loft law,” which they say in fact, “mothers,” but wrote that there technically forbids the landlord from -- Precocious: Girl Scout Charlotte may be “intersex” and “trans men” collecting. Since the other eight units McCourt, 11, of South Orange, New who also could get pregnant. [Daily of their building are “commercial,” the Jersey, saw her sales zoom recently Telegraph, 1-29-2017] landlord believes it doesn’t need a when she posted “brutally honest” “residential certiĆcate of occupancy,” reviews of the Scouts’ cookies she Leading Economic Indicators but Bennett and Nourse believe the was selling -- giving none of them law only exempts buildings with at -- In 2001, Questcor Pharmaceuticals a “10” and labeling some with dour least two residences, and for some bought the rights to make Acthar Gel, a descriptions. She was hoping to reason, the landlord has obstinately hormone injection to treat a rare form sell 300 boxes, but as of the end of declined to initiate eviction or, until January, had registered 16,430. For recently, to sue (for back rent, fees, and of infantile epilepsy, and gradually the record, the best cookie was -- of electricity). [New York Post, 1-8-2017] raised the price from $40 a vial to course -- the Samoa, rated 9, but $28,000 a vial. The British company Mallinckrodt bought Questcor in 2014 longtime favorites like the Trefoil Update From “Big Porn” (“boring”) rated 6 and the Do-Si-Do and apparently Ćgured the vials were (“bland”) 5. The new Toffee-tastic was still too cheap, raising the price to The colossus PornHub dot com, in its annual January rundown, reported its several sites had 23 billion “visits” in 2016 (about one-fourth from females), during which time its videos were viewed 91 billion times. In all, earthlings spent 4.6 billion hours watching PornHub’s inventory (that is 5.2 centuries’ time doing whatever people do when viewing porn). USA took home the gold for the most “page views” per capita, just nipping Iceland. Online visitors from the Philippines, for the third straight year, remained (per capita) on the sites the longest per visit. The top search term on PornHub from U.S. computers was “step mom.” [The Daily Dot, 1-5-2017] acknowledged that, under the law, the police were required to record the Secretary’s unemployment speech as a “non-crime hate incident.” [BBC News, 1-12-2017]
By Chuck Shepherd
LEAD STORY -- EWWWW! On Jan. 31, doctors at Stanley Medical College and Hospital in Chennai, India, removed a live, full-grown cockroach from the nasal cavity of a 42-year-old woman whose nose had been “itchy” earlier in the day. Two hospitals were unable to help her, but at Stanley, Dr. M N Shankar, chief of ear-nosethroat, used an endoscope, forceps, and, for 45 minutes, a suction device -- because, he said, the roach “didn’t seem to want to come out.” Another doctor on the team noted that they’ve removed beads and similar items from the nasal cavity (demonstrating the splayed-out trespasser in full wingspan), “but not a cockroach, especially not one this large.” [Times of India, 2-3-2017] Can’t Possibly Be True Zachary Bennett and Karen Nourse have found Manhattan quite affordable, reported the New York
Unclear on the Concept -- Late last year, Oxford University professor Joshua Silver accused Britain’s Home Secretary of a “hate” crime merely because the Secretary had made a speech urging that unemployed Britons be given preference for jobs over people recruited from overseas. Silver denounced this “discrimination” against “foreigners” and made a formal complaint to West Midlands police, which, after evaluation, absolved Secretary Amber Rudd but
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Seconds later, Denton was then fatally hit by another motorist as he ran across the highway to escape the crash scene. (2) A 37-year-old Saanich, “Less Cowbell!” British Columbia, man did not die but nearly bled out before being heroically Applicants for passports in rescued following his parking-rage Switzerland are evaluated in part by neighbors of the applicant, and animal- blunder. Angered that another driver had parked too close to his own car, rights campaigner Nancy Holten, he grabbed a knife and stabbed a tire 42, was rejected in January because on the other vehicle with such force townspeople view her as obnoxious, that he wound up slashing the main with, said a Swiss People’s Party artery in his leg. [Florida Times-Union spokesperson, a “big mouth.” Among (Jacksonville), 1-26-2017] [Global Holten’s “sins” was her constant News BC, 1-27-2017] criticism of the country’s hallowed fascination with cowbells -- that make, according to Holten, “hundred decibel,” The Passing Parade “pneumatic drill”-type sounds (though a hit song, “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper,” by (1) Thomas Pinson, 21, was arrested in St. Petersburg, Florida, in January the group Blue Oyster Cult, skillfully employed the cowbell -- before it was and charged with domestic battery for roughing up his mother (even though, satirized in an epic “Saturday Night presumably lovingly, he had her full Live” sketch starring Christopher name tattooed on his chest). (2) Police Walken). [The Independent (London), arrested a 22-year-old knife-wielding 1-19-2017] man in a restroom on a train in Dusseldorf, Germany, in January. The The Aristocrats! man, naked, appeared “quite annoyed” In January, Texas district judge Patrick at being hassled, did not have a ticket Garcia was charged with misdemeanor to ride, and said he was using the knife to shave his genital area because disorderly conduct after a dispute he was not welcome at home. [The outside the courthouse in El Paso. Smoking Gun, 1-9-2017] [Associated An April trial date was set for Garcia, Press via WJLA-TV (Washington, D.C.), who was accused of giving the middle 1-10-2017] Ćnger, in public, to another judge. A News of the Weird Classic [Associated Press via KTVT-TV (May 2013) (Dallas-Fort Worth), 1-20-2017] simply a “bleak, ćavorless, gluten-free wasteland.” [NJ.com, 1-31-2017]
The Washington Post reported in April (2013) that the federal government spends $890,000 a year on totally Not Ready for Prime Time: A suspect useless bank accounts. The amount is pointing a gun attempted a robbery the total of fees for maintaining more at a laundromat in Upper Darby, than 13,000 short-term accounts the Pennsylvania, in February was not government owns but which have no immediately identiĆed. (The ofĆcial reason for not initially identifying him money in them and never will again. was that, though detained, he had not However, merely closing the accounts is difĆcult, according to the watchdog yet been booked; less likely, perhaps, group Citizens Against Government police might have been trying to Waste, because they each previously spare him embarrassment in that the laundromat’s overnight clerk, a woman housed separate government grants, named Naou Mor Khantha, had simply and Congress has required that, before taken his gun away from him and shot the accounts are “closed,” the grants must be formally audited -- something him three times. He was hospitalized bureaucrats are rarely motivated to in serious condition.) [Philly.com, 2-3do, especially since, as Citizens noted, 2017] there is no additional penalty for not auditing. [Washington Post, 4-248QGLJQLĆHG 'HDWKV 2013] -- What Goes Around, Comes Thanks This Week to Seth Franklin, Around: (1) In January, Jesse Denton, and to the News of the Weird Board of 24, driving a stolen truck, tried to Editorial Advisors. ćee police on Interstate 95 near Brunswick, Georgia, but accidentally crashed head-on into another vehicle. COPYRIGHT 2017 CHUCK SHEPHERD Least Competent Criminals
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