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Plano police hosting Cop on Top event Friday
Cop-On-a-Rooftop is back, with assistance from law enforcement students of IVVC. This fundraising event, for Illinois Special Olympics, will be held Friday May 15th, at the Dunkin' donuts on route 34 in Plano. This year marks the 23rd anniversary of Dunkin' and Law Enforcement's partnership, aimed to help raise money for Special Olympics of Illinois, and having successfully raised more than $11.1 Million dollars, in past years-- according to the Special Olympic Illinois website.
Plano declares May Motorcycle Awareness Month
With help from ABATE of Illinois, Plano Mayor Mike Rennels declared May Motorcycle Awareness month. Studies, by the National Highway Traffic Administration, show that motorcyclists have 28-30 times higher risk of a fatal crash, in comparison to those in a car. According to Mayor Rennels there are many benefits to motorcycles, not only for the rider, as well as for all on the road, but also for the environment.
Seven Habits Stylish Women Never Break
It’s true what they say, old habits die hard, and that includes habits of all your fashionable friends who you look at with envy day after day. Why is it that you co-worker can come to work every morning with a full face of makeup, and a shirt free of coffee stains while you were rushing through the door holding your jacket in one hand and your shoes in the next? There’s no secret formula to a well put-together lady, but there is something they all have in common: they’re well prepared.
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre to Celebrate 45th Anniversary Season with Exciting Lineup
The world’s longest-running queer theatre marks a milestone 45th anniversary with a dynamic slate of productions and programming. The 2023/24 season features an epic from the queer canon, stages two new works developed at Buddies, and welcomes two productions from the Prairies.
Angels in America — Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
“a turning point in the history of gay drama, the history of American drama, and of American literary culture” — John M Klum, Duke University a that theatre company production, in association with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre In a Reagan-era New York City beset by the AIDS crisis, a recently-diagnosed Prior struggles to make sense of his mystical visions and visitations, along the way colliding with friends, lovers, and a Mormon couple whose marriage is on the brink of falling apart.
Why Won’t Most Hand Sanitizers Kill Norovirus? Here's What Experts Say Original
Friends, if you’ve managed so far to avoid catching a particularly nasty strain of norovirus, I salute you. Sincerely. Norovirus — also known as winter vomiting virus or plain old stomach flu — tends to go around with a vengeance, and it turns out the one thing that most parents keep in their germ-fighting arsenal is of zero use when it comes to stopping the stomach flu. Why won’t most hand sanitizers kill norovirus?
Sumbul Iqbal Latest Pictures From Dubai's Luxury Locations
Sumbul Iqbal is a super gorgeous and talented Pakistani actor who has performed in numerous hit television serials including Meray Khwab Raiza Raiza, Kis Din Mera Viyah Howay Ga 2, Raju Rocket, Rukhsaar, Aik Pal, Tumsay Mil Kay, Aik Thi Rania, Neelum Kinaray, Jaal and Dulhan. Sumbul is a fun loving, adventurous and travel freak person. She loves to explore different destinations. It seems that the super gorgeous actress love to spend her vacation in Dubai.
Who Was Gunter Nezhoda? Storage Wars Star Gunter Nezhoda Passed away at 67
Gunter Nezhoda, the actor who is famous for appearing on A&E’s hit show “Storage Wars” has sadly passed away at the age of 67. It is saddening to learn that the beloved actor has gone from this world leaving his family and friends devastated. According to the sources released in recent days, the actor died due to cancer. Yes, he has been battling with cancer for a long time but unfortunately, he lost his battle and died.
Trump calls for removal of every top official investigating him
President Trump on Thursday called for the removal of every law enforcement official currently leading investigations into him. A busy morning on social media for Trump was capped with a post suggesting the leads of four different investigations into his conduct be removed from their post. Trump’s comments follow significant advances in each investigation.
Rahul Gandhi Disqualified As MP After "Bizarre" Sentence, Says Kapil Sibal
New Delhi: Legal luminary and former Union law minister Kapil Sibal today said while Congress’s Rahul Gandhi stands automatically disqualified as an MP with his two-year jail sentence, the sentence itself is “bizarre”. Mr Gandhi has received a two-year jail sentence from a court in Gujarat over his remark on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He has got bail, and has been given 30 days’ time to file an appeal against the verdict.
Reflections on Race: Black Louisiana - remembering who we are
Reflections on Race: African American Challenges — Voices from the local Black community contemplate the primary challenges facing African Americans and how best to address them. Louisiana: the state in which I live, from which I hail, about which I learn. The state I love seems to appear at the bottom of every list of good things: education, healthcare, quality of life.
Evangelist Shavon Sellars is Featured on Bishop Jakes’ Reality Show The Gospel Season 2
Source: Photo Provided By Tiffany Thomas / The Branding Ambassador Evangelist Shavon Sellars, of Norfolk, VA., is featured on Bishop T. D. Jakes‘ reality series, “The Gospel” season 2. Cheryl Jackson talks to Shavon about her experience on the reality series.
Evangelist Shavon Sellars is Featured on Bishop Jakes’ Reality Show The Gospel Season 2
Source: Photo Provided By Tiffany Thomas / The Branding Ambassador Evangelist Shavon Sellars, of Norfolk, VA., is featured on Bishop T. D. Jakes‘ reality series, “The Gospel” season 2. Cheryl Jackson talks to Shavon about her experience on the reality series.
Evangelist Shavon Sellars is Featured on Bishop Jakes’ Reality Show The Gospel Season 2
Source: Photo Provided By Tiffany Thomas / The Branding Ambassador Evangelist Shavon Sellars, of Norfolk, VA., is featured on Bishop T. D. Jakes‘ reality series, “The Gospel” season 2. Cheryl Jackson talks to Shavon about her experience on the reality series.
Four Ways To Live A Longer Life
In years gone by, living a long and healthy life was something that only a few people could expect. However, as time has gone by, people are now living the best and longest years of their lives that exceed age 100. There are definitely unhealthy habits that can push you into an early grave that you can easily avoid.
Six Hacks To Pack The Perfect Suitcase
Traveling would be a lot more fun if the hassle of packing wasn’t included. With so many different airlines changing their bag regulations, it’s becoming quite the challenge fitting everything you need for your trip into one bag. You can either eliminate half of the items you really want to carry with you, or you can become strategic while packing in order to be able to take all your necessities including everything from your flat iron to your favorite pair of heels.
Feed Your Hair and Skin
You’ve tried every beauty product on the shelf and watched countless videos on how to achieve flawless hair and skin, but to no avail. The answer to achieving Halle Berry skin and Jennifer Lopez hair isn’t always on your vanity. The secret is actually sitting right in your kitchen.
Travel Essentials: Skincare and Makeup
The only downside of traveling these days would have to be the long list of regulations that TSA has for your travel items. Trust me, I’m rolling my eyes just as much as you are right now. We know how frustrating it can be to find beauty essentials for your trip that meet the size requirements. Luckily, Botanics and No.7 both offer a wide range of skincare and makeup products that will get you through the checkpoint without a problem. Oh, and they’re all under $20.
One-Minute Workouts A Day Keeps The Doctor Away
We all love the idea of working out until we actually workout. We instantly feel bad when we promise ourselves to go to the gym after work only to realize that we have no energy to actually follow through with it. It’s a dilemma we all face and more often than none, we have no solution to it.
Seven Habits Stylish Women Never Break
It’s true what they say, old habits die hard, and that includes habits of all your fashionable friends who you look at with envy day after day. Why is it that you co-worker can come to work every morning with a full face of makeup, and a shirt free of coffee stains while you were rushing through the door holding your jacket in one hand and your shoes in the next? There’s no secret formula to a well put-together lady, but there is something they all have in common: they’re well prepared.
What it Means to be an African Migrant Deported From Israel
Meles Ghirmay remembers every moment leading up to his deportation from Israel."I was hopeful and thinking that they would give me a visa," the Eritrean asylum seeker says softly over the phone from Kampala, Uganda. "On the spot, they told me I have to leave and I was given no option. Just sign and go," Ghirmay recalls. A week later, he was on a flight to Uganda. "I don't have any documents to be here," he says about his new home.
What it Means to be an African Migrant Deported From Israel
Meles Ghirmay remembers every moment leading up to his deportation from Israel."I was hopeful and thinking that they would give me a visa," the Eritrean asylum seeker says softly over the phone from Kampala, Uganda. "On the spot, they told me I have to leave and I was given no option. Just sign and go," Ghirmay recalls. A week later, he was on a flight to Uganda. "I don't have any documents to be here," he says about his new home.
What it Means to be an African Migrant Deported From Israel
Meles Ghirmay remembers every moment leading up to his deportation from Israel."I was hopeful and thinking that they would give me a visa," the Eritrean asylum seeker says softly over the phone from Kampala, Uganda. "On the spot, they told me I have to leave and I was given no option. Just sign and go," Ghirmay recalls. A week later, he was on a flight to Uganda. "I don't have any documents to be here," he says about his new home.
Seven Ways To Stay Motivated At Work
Whether you’re living your best days at your job or counting the hours from the moment you walk in, we all go through periods where we get into bad work funks. This is what happens when all your days begin to feel entirely too long, your fatigue level is on an all-time high, and you’re just not in the mood to complete your daily tasks. Look, it happens, but luckily, there are some things you can do to ensure that your 9-5 doesn’t feel like that one chore your Mom used to have to beg you to do.
6 Insane Donald Trump Quotes From His 'Rolling Stone' Interview, Like His Strategy For Dealing With "Goddamn" ISIS
The latest issue of Rolling Stone magazines hit newsstands this week and features a familiar, though unexpected, face on the front cover: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. In a story titled, "Trump Seriously," reporter Paul Solotaroff delivered a close-up of what it's like to follow Trump on the campaign trail. And what is it like to follow Donald Trump on his run for president?
CDC Warns Flu-Related Pediatric Deaths Could Reach Record Highs & Here's What Parents Need To Know
An increasing number of people are heading into clinics and emergency rooms complaining of flu-like symptoms, making this flu season one of the worst in the past decade, health officials told CBS News this week. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's weekly report on flu activity, more than 6 percent of people who went to see a doctor in January did so because of symptoms related to influenza — a figure on par with the 2009 swine flu pandemic, CBS News reported.
5 Famous Female Murderers' Last Words Before They Were Executed Will Seriously Creep You Out
Few phenomena hold as much of the public's morbid curiosity and total fascination as murderers. We want to understand how they think, why they kill, and how they choose their victims. But most of all, we want to know if they ever regret taking lives. And so, we're naturally curious about the last words of famous murderers. It's a moment that most facing execution have months — perhaps even years — to prepare for.
95 Percent Of Elected U.S Prosecutors Are White, Which Could Account For Bias In Criminal Cases
In the wake of police-involved deaths of unarmed men in Ferguson, Charleston, and Baltimore, more attention than ever has been paid to the racial makeup of America's police departments. It's certainly something to consider: Research has long established that police diversity helps boost credibility and positive relationships in the communities they serve. But until now, little attention has been paid to examining the pool of officials who make decisions on criminal charges or negotiate sentencing.
3 Things I Learned About Parenting By Watching My Fiance Become My Daughter's Dad
I never thought I would be a single mother. Certainly, when my daughter was born, I understood the value a good father brings to a family, and I looked forward to sharing that responsibility with my then-husband. Once that relationship ended, I worried whether I would be able to be the parent my daughter deserves without a partner by my side. On several fronts, I shouldn't have worried.
Remembering Michael Brown & Others Who Died In Police Encounters, Because They Should Be Known For More Than Their Deaths
One year ago, the killing of Ferguson teen Michael Brown sparked a movement to address police brutality and racism against the black community. In the weeks that followed Brown's death, national news outlets and social media were flooded with his pictures and videos. But we didn't meet the kind, quiet, artistic teenager that his family and friends knew. We didn't hear much about his plans for entering college, or the recording studio he'd built from scratch at his grandmother's house.
Too Many Women Aren't Checking Their Breasts For Cancer Due To This Worrisome Reason, Study Finds
Some one in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lives, making it the most common cancer diagnosis in women, according to the National Cancer Institute. And early detection and treatment have been instrumental in lowering overall mortality rates in recent years.
The “Man Flu” Might Actually Be Real & Serve A Legitimate Function, According To New Study
The idea of the “man flu” is a trope that gets plenty of action this time of year. Most of us have heard of it or have seen some real-examples: a man and a woman both get hit with an incredibly nasty cold or flu virus. The woman may take medication or other remedies to help her ward off the effects of the bug, but keeps going with life (and if she’s a mom, that means probably keeping up with the kids’ schedules, family needs, and the other never-ending tasks on her list).
Sandra Bland's death still matters—even if it was a suicide | The Daily Dot
The official autopsy report in the death of Sandra Bland is in and the results are pretty interesting. This week, a medical examiner ruled Sandra Bland’s death as a suicide, detailing marks on her arms and wrists consistent with prior attempts at self-harm. The report was met with skepticism from Bland’s family and civil rights advocates who still question the circumstances behind the death of the Illinois woman in a Waller County, Texas jail cell.
This Smart Condom Tells You How Good You Are In Bed, Basically Like A FitBit For Sex
It seems like wearable technology is everywhere right now. Tech-savvy users can find a gadget to track just about anything, from how many hours of sleep you get, to how many miles you logged on your last run, and even how often you forget your daily vitamin. But what about tracking exactly how good you are in bed? The world of wearable tech could soon be entering bedrooms everywhere.
Birth Control Used Just To Prevent Pregnancy Should Still Be Completely Covered By Insurance
Earlier this month, the Trump administration made good on a campaign promise to rollback the Affordable Care Act’s mandate on birth control coverage. Employers can now cite “moral objections” (in addition to religious ones) to leave contraception out of insurance plans offered to employees. But while the pushback to the administration’s decision has been swift and significant, there’s one argument surfacing around protecting birth control coverage that’s problematic.
This Common Disorder Could Lead To Serious Pregnancy Complications, Study Finds
When it comes to endometriosis and pregnancy, the conventional wisdom has long been that one of the hardest parts of having the disease was in overcoming the symptoms and the fertility issues often associated with it in order to achieve a pregnancy. But findings from a new study on how endometriosis can impact pregnancy suggest that the challenges of endometriosis don’t go away when a woman becomes pregnant.
Hillary Clinton's Response To The Las Vegas Shooting Makes A Crucial Point
Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton took to social media on Monday morning to express her condolences for the lives lost in the wake of the mass shooting in Las Vegas. But in her statement, Clinton did more than offer platitudes to the families of the estimated 58 people reportedly killed Sunday night, or the hundreds more who were injured in the shooting and the chaos that ensued afterwards.
Spike In Gun Sales After Sandy Hook Led To More Accidental Gun Deaths, Study Finds
This week marks the five year anniversary of one of the most devastating mass shootings in modern history. On Dec. 14, 2012, a gunman entered Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut and went on a shooting spree, killing 20 children and six adults before taking his own life. But the number of deaths inadvertently related to that day’s horrific events may actually be much higher.
Pregnant Women Who Get This Vaccine Can Protect Their Babies Against Whooping Cough
The decision to vaccinate or not — especially while pregnant — has become a heated issue for many parents. Certainly, being wary about what babies are exposed to while in the womb makes sense. But, given the decades of peer-reviewed medical research on the safety and efficacy of vaccines, this is one area where pregnant mothers and parents-to-be may be able to breathe a bit easier.
Kids Exposed To Gun Violence In Movies Are More Likely To Pull The Trigger Themselves
Adults understand that the violence we see in movies isn’t real — and that trying to play those scenes out in real life can have serious (even fatal) consequences. But kids have a far more difficult time making that distinction. In fact, a study published this week in JAMA is shedding new light on exactly what can happen when kids see even the mildest on-screen depictions of firearms and shootings.
Pregnant Women In Rural America Have Almost Nowhere To Give Birth & It Could Get Worse
Among developed nations, the United States has the highest rate of women dying during pregnancy, during labor, or soon after delivering a baby — and health experts predict that the rate will rise, especially among women in poor and underserved communities across the United States. Rural communities present a unique challenge, as funding for Medicaid and community health services key to serving those areas remains in jeopardy.
Why Doctors Are Reminding Pregnant Women That The Flu Shot Is Essential
For many years, pregnant women have been given the same, clear message at the start of flu season: The flu shot is a safe, effective way to avoid getting sick with no risk for a developing fetus. That message — backed by several large-scale studies conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as other expert health agencies — was called into question last week when a new study seemed to point to a link between the influenza vaccine and early miscarriage in some women.
Lead Poisoning In Flint Might Be Having Terrible Effects On Pregnant Women
Some three years after the series of events that led to the poisoning of drinking water in Flint, Michigan, researchers are still uncovering the long-term negative effects that lead contamination could mean for residents. The established — and alarming — list of physical and developmental effects of toxic lead exposure in children has been a focal point in determining just how far-reaching the consequences might be.
Women Are Spending Thousands On Plastic Surgery To Look Like Ivanka Trump, & Here's Why It's A Problem
As a senior advisor to President Donald Trump — and, indeed, the highest ranking female staffer in the West Wing — first daughter Ivanka Trump wields considerable political power. In a profile published late last spring, The New York Times reported that Ivanka was expected to have the president’s ear on a number of subjects related to gender inequality and family economics.
New Research On Antidepressants During Pregnancy Shows Treatment Is Possible, But Not Risk-Free
Pregnancy is often a time when a woman may have to weigh certain health decisions based on the benefits and risks to herself as well as to her growing baby. And when it comes to managing a chronic mental health concern like depression, anxiety, or panic disorders, her questions — and fears — may only compound.
The Myth That DREAMers Are Taking Jobs From Americans Couldn't Be More False
On Sept. 5, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced plans to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Suicide Is A Leading Cause Of Death Among Pregnant Women & New Moms, & The Risk Lasts Longer Than Once Thought
The belief and expectation that pregnancy and newborn phases are a happy time for all women could actually harm millions of expecting women and new mothers who suffer from depression. In fact, as many as one in seven women will experience symptoms of the mental illness during pregnancy and in the first months after giving birth, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveal.
The Troubling Reason Newborns Now Need The Hepatitis B Vaccine Within The First 24 Hours Of Life
New recommendations on how soon parents and pediatricians should protect otherwise healthy newborn babies from potential exposure to hepatitis B have been issued due to the drastic rise in opioid addictions. The American Academy of Pediatrics cited concerns over more potential carriers of the viral illness because of the epidemic — and, therefore, there is a greater risk that babies will be exposed to hepatitis B at birth.
Lots Of Moms Don't Put Their Babies To Sleep On Their Backs For This Surprising Reason, Study Finds
For more than 20 years, health officials and advocates have been diligently reaching out to new and expectant parents in a nationwide campaign to promote safe sleeping positions for infants. Solid research has advised parents to place babies on their backs, not on their sides or stomachs. Or keep them in the room with their mother, but not in the same bed. And avoid soft bedding that could possibly strangle or suffocate them.
Mr Tap's vision to inspire others
As the sound of music bleeds through the walls of Bomba Records, a music studio in Braamfischerville, Soweto, Tebogo Aubrey Poopedi bounces his head in sync with the rhythm. Tapping his fingers on his legs, a smile flashes across his face. Poopedi, also known by his stage name, Mr TAP, is South Africa’s first blind rapper. He is the mastermind behind Prosperity Entertainments and Projects, a group that consists of dancers, rappers and singers.
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