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NON-PROFIT IN NORTH LAWNDALE WINS NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT AWARD The Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards recently named UCAN, a non-profit headquartered in North Lawndale, as this year’s recipient of the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Outstanding Non-Profit Neighborhood Real Estate Project.

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NEWS briefly EDUCATION

MAYOR EMANUEL, CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY TEAM UP WITH APPLE TO SUPPORT COMPUTER SCIENCE TEACHERS Chicago Public Schools, Apple and Northwestern University today announced a new collaboration to offer free professional learning to teachers across Chicago. Through this unique partnership, teachers will receive the training they need to effectively bring coding, computer science and problem solving into their classrooms for success in the 21st Century workplace.

Chicago Public Schools, Apple and Northwestern University will establish a Center for Excellence at Lane Tech College Prep High School, which will serve as a teaching and learning hub to introduce and train teachers in Apple’s Everyone Can Code curriculum. This collaboration will help expand opportunities for local teachers, giving them new expertise to share with their students and providing them an opportunity to be trained on Apple’s Swift programming platform.

HEALTH

PARTNERING FOR HEALTH EQUITY – IDPH CELEBRATES NATIONAL MINORITY HEALTH MONTH National Minority Health Month, which is celebrated every year in April, is an effort to raise awareness about health disparities that continue to affect racial and ethnic minority populations. In accordance with this year’s National Minority Health Month theme, “Partnering for Health Equity,” the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Center for Minority Health Services will continue to bridge efforts and awareness across the state and increase partnerships in order to help accelerate health equity and make the state of Illinois a stronger and healthier state.

The IDPH encourages everyone to become part of this awareness month by participating in health promotion events and activities going on around the state. A listing of some of the IDPH sponsored community activities is available online at http://www.dph.illinois.gov/sites/ default/files/publications/minority-health-month-granteeactivities-032218.pdf.

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IDOC OPENS MURPHYSBORO LIFE SKILLS RE-ENTRY CENTER MURPHYSBORO, IL - The Illinois Department of

Corrections opened its second Life-Skills Re-entry Center recently, aimed at helping offenders learn skills that will be critical to their success upon release. The first 20 offenders were transferred to the Murphysboro Life Skills Re-entry Center, in Murphysboro, IL recently. They’ll go through an orientation process and get acclimated to the new facility before starting educational, job readiness, and cognitive behavior therapy courses. They will also learn skills that help them readjust to society - like how to manage a bank account, use the latest technology, and schedule medical appointments.

“Our goal is to help build a strong foundation and stop the revolving door to prison,” said IDOC Director John Baldwin.

“We’re improving outcomes for the men and women in our custody. When they return to their communities with the skills needed to reintegrate successfully, they will be better parents, better neighbors and better citizens overall.”

Offenders who have one to four years left on their sentence qualify for placement at the Life Skills Re-entry Centers.

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UCAN has received the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Outstanding Non-Profit Neighborhood Real Estate Project based on the effort they put into developing a new campus at the corner of Central Park Ave. and Fillmore St. in North Lawndale.

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he Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards recently named UCAN, a non-profit headquartered in North Lawndale, as this year’s recipient of the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Outstanding Non-Profit Neighborhood Real Estate Project.

UCAN received this award because of the conscious effort that went into developing their new campus at the corner of Central Park Ave. and Fillmore St. in North Lawndale.

The 7.5 acre, two-building Drost Harding Campus is home to UCAN’s John D. and Alexandra C. Nichols Center headquarters and program center and the Diermeier Therapeutic Youth Home for young people in the care of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, according to a press release from UCAN. “We are a 149-year-old Chicago institution. Our vision is, youth that have suffered trauma can become our future leaders,” said Zach Schrantz, www.thechicagocitizen.com

president and CEO of UCAN. “Our mission is to build strong youth and families through a compassionate healing environment.”

Aside from embarking on a $42 million building project, UCAN spent nearly ten years deciding where and how they were going to be able to make the greatest impact with the new facility, according to Schrantz.

“One of our board members challenged us to really be thinking about who and where we wanted to be in 50 years, both literally and figuratively,” said Schrantz. “We started doing searches in Chicago to identify a few different neighborhoods where UCAN could be a good neighbor, a resource, and an asset.”

North Lawndale became the perfect fit for UCAN because it met several wish-list items. UCAN was able to secure a good sized lot to build on, establish a level of privacy for their residents, and it positioned them in an opportunity to reinvest in a community that had seen significant disinvestment over the last decade, according to Schrantz.

“There was a good push and pull in terms of the community, a lot of

community stakeholders welcomed us and then there were others who had seen a lot of broken promises over the years. We really took that to heart and listened to make sure that we built in North Lawndale the right way which was both the financial investment in minority and female-owned firms and hiring locally, but then also really just being a good neighbor,” said Schrantz.

Since opening the new facility, UCAN has become the sixth largest employer of North Lawndale residents with 70 of its employees being from the community. They were able to invest $22 million, 60 percent of the project’s spending, into minority and women-owned businesses during the construction.

“This was not a small project, it took many years and there were many ups and downs with the financing, the construction, and even the community engagement. To have all of that work put in and then to be recognized for that work is quite an honor,” said Schrantz. “There is no one person who made this happen, it was really a team effort so to see that team effort recognized is something that I’m really proud of.”

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Disaster Proof Your Pocketbook in 3 Steps CHICAGO – April is the beginning of severe

weather here in the Midwest, and floods, storms and tornadoes are threats to take seriously and prepare for.

But not all disasters have to be recordbreaking or historic to be catastrophic to your family. What about an accidental house fire that destroys your home and all of your belongings?

Or a sump pump failure that damages your home’s electrical, water heater and furnace, leaving feet of contaminated water in your basement?

“Even if you have insurance coverage after a disaster, you may wait weeks before you receive a claims payment,” said James K. Joseph, regional administrator for FEMA Region V in Chicago. “Planning now for what you’ll do after an emergency will make recovery that much easier. Your plan should include options for temporary housing if you can’t immediately return home, and having cash at the ready to pay for essentials such as food, water, clothing and toiletries if they need to be replaced.”

While you can’t always predict when or what

“Even if you have insurance coverage after a disaster, you may wait weeks before you receive a claims payment.”

power outage. Include smaller bills as well, in case stores aren’t capable of making change.

If putting aside that much money isn’t an immediate option, consider saving in smaller increments to eventually save the amount you may need.

JAMES K. JOSEPH, REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR FOR FEMA REGION V IN CHICAGO

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type of a disaster will occur, you can be ready for one.

Here are a few steps to start:

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HAVE CASH ON-HAND Set aside enough cash to get you and your family through multiple days after an emergency. Consider what the costs would be to temporarily house, clothe and feed your family for up to a week. This is especially important if ATMs, banks and credit card machines aren’t functional due to an extended

HAVE COPIES OF IMPORTANT PERSONAL AND FAMILY INFORMATION If you lost everything in a disaster, what will you use to prove your identity to get credit cards reissued, file insurance claims, or request disaster assistance? Have extra originals or copies of passports, driver’s licenses, birth and marriage certificates, adoption decrees, Social Security cards and military records stored in a safe, easily accessible location to avoid any issues.

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OBTAIN PROPERTY INSURANCE Of the estimated $55 billion annual natural catastrophe losses in the U.S., more than half

aren’t insured. Talk to your insurance agent about the coverage your home may need.

Review existing policies and ensure the amount and extent are adequate to cover losses from any possible hazard. Homeowners insurance covers wind damage, but a rider needs to be added to insure against sewer backup.

In addition, homeowners insurance doesn’t typically cover flooding, so you may need to purchase flood insurance from the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Individuals can purchase flood insurance through an insurance agent or an insurer participating in the NFIP. If your insurance agent does not sell flood insurance, you can contact the NFIP Referral Call Center at 1-800-427-4661 to request an agent referral.

For more information on how to financially prepare for an unexpected emergency or disaster, visit www.ready.gov/financialpreparedness and watch the PrepTalk titled Financial Literacy and Overcoming Liquid Asset Poverty by Operation HOPE founder John Hope Bryant.

Rev. Jackson and President Ramaphosa meet, South Africa to send Government Delegation to PUSH Convention in June LENASIA, SOUTH AFRICA – A day after attending the state

Before their meeting, the African American civil rights icon funeral of his longtime friend, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and the president of Africa’s most powerful nation led hundreds – “the mother of the nation” – Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., met of people – black, white and Indian – through the streets of this privately with the head of the country, South Africa President formerly segregated township on a walk, honoring the memory Cyril Ramaphosa. of Mahatma Gandhi.

Still wearing the green t-shirts they donned before leading As people waved small South African flags at the starting thousands of people in the blazing line of the 33rd annual “Gandhi Walk,” morning sun on a “going green” Rev. Jackson reminded the crowd that “I first met President environmental awareness walk, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., had been a Jackson and President Ramaphosa disciple of Gandhi’s nonviolent tactics and Ramaphosa when he huddled at the end of the route to discuss philosophy, adding, “We will march until economic development and strengthening headed the federation of justice is done and freedom won.” ties between the United States and South “We thank God,” he said, “for a new labor and was a strong Africa. and noble South Africa. Let nothing break “President Ramaphosa has a real your spirit. Keep hope alive.” anti-apartheid activist. commitment to expanding and Later, Rev. Jackson was the special guest democratizing economic opportunity,” at a dinner hosted by an organization He never left South Rev. Jackson said. “We will be working of South African entrepreneurs and together more closely.” business executives, Kingdom Business Africa, he stayed in the President Ramaphosa will send “a Network. The theme of the evening was, eye of the struggle. Now “Entrepreneurship as a form of social strong delegation” from the South African government to Chicago for the ” he is the head of state. He activism.

47th Annual Rainbow PUSH Coalition The group’s leader, Faith Mangope, said International Convention, June 13 through worked his way through the goal of the organization is to help its June 16. members “go from survival to success, Rev. Jackson, the founder and president from success to significance.” the ranks, from labor to of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, and As she introduced Rev. Jackson, business to now.”

President Ramaphosa have known each Mangope said she was surprised that other for years. Rev. Jackson first visited the two-time American presidential REV. JESSE L. JACKSON, SR. South Africa in 1979, during some of the candidate did not also have a South darkest days of apartheid.

African passport because he had been to “I first met President Ramaphosa the country so many times and had stood when he headed the federation of labor and was a strong antiwith “generations” of South Africans in the long struggle against apartheid activist,” Rev. Jackson said. “He never left South apartheid.

Africa, he stayed in the eye of the struggle. Now he is the head She said he was one of “the individuals who paved the way for of state. He worked his way through the ranks, from labor to a free South Africa.” business to now.”

Rev. Jackson told the roomful of business owners and www.thechicagocitizen.com

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A day after attending the state funeral of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela,Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., met privately with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to discuss economic development and strengthening ties between the United States and South Africa.

executives that when he first visited South Africa, the only blacks he saw in the airport were pushing brooms or slinging mops.

“We never turned South Africa loose because it’s so much like South Carolina,” Rev. Jackson said, referring to his native state.

“I grew up in apartheid, too. We called it segregation.”

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BUSINESS Chicago Scholars President & CEO Selected for Obama Foundation Fellowship CHICAGO – Chicago Scholars President & CEO

was recently selected by the Obama Foundation to join the inaugural 2018 Fellows class. Selected from more than 20,000 applicants from 191 countries, Dominique Jordan Turner will join a two-year, non-residential program that brings together 20 leaders representing 11 countries around the world who are creating transformational change on many of the world’s most pressing problems. The Obama Foundation selected Dominique Jordan Turner to continue Chicago Scholars work of equipping under-resourced youth to get to and through college, find meaningful careers, and become the next generation of Chicago leaders “Young people in the city of Chicago have so many gifts, talents and superpowers. When activated, they will do great things. I hope this fellowship helps transform how we see black and brown youth in Chicago and across the country” said Dominique Jordan Turner. “With the Obama Foundation, Chicago Scholars will be able to continue activating the talent within many more young people as one of the largest college access and leadership development organization in the city.”

The Fellowship will offer hands-on training, leadership development, and a powerful network for Fellows to amplify the impact of their work and inspire a wave of civic innovation.

Over the course of the two-year program, Obama Foundation Fellows will participate in four multi-day gatherings to collaborate with one another, connect with potential partners, and break down silos to advance their work. The first Fellows gathering will be in Chicago in May. Each Fellow will also develop and pursue with the Foundation a personalized plan to leverage the fellowship and Obama Foundation resources to take their work to the next level. As Fellows put their plans into action, the Obama Foundation will assist with access to mentors, coaches, and additional resources.

“The 2018 Obama Foundation Fellows come from diverse backgrounds but share a common desire to make positive change and create the world as it should be,” said David Simas, CEO of the Obama Foundation. “By bringing these individuals together, we hope to help amplify the work of our Fellows so it has a widespread impact. On behalf of President and Mrs. Obama and the Obama Foundation family, I congratulate our new Fellows and look forward to working with them.”

The work of the 2018 Fellows will support the Obama Foundation’s broader mission to inspire, empower, and connect the next generation of civic leaders. Geographic diversity, commitment to the Obama Foundation’s values, and existing work all factored into the selection process.

To learn more about the Obama Foundation Fellowship, please visit www.obama.org/fellowship.

A list of 2018 Obama Foundation Fellows can be found at https://www.obama.org/fellowship/2018fellows/.

Isiah L. Thomas III to Keynote the 51st Annual Chicago Business Opportunity Fair Former NBA All-Star & CEO to address economic empowerment for minority-owned businesses CHICAGO – The Chicago Minority Supplier Development

Council (ChicagoMSDC) and Allstate have teamed up to bring the Chicago Business Opportunity Fair to Chicago for the 51st year.

The two-day event brings together the Chicago region’s supplier diversity community, consisting of corporate government buyers and certified minority business suppliers, for the purpose of facilitating networking and business opportunities. Isiah L. Thomas III, Chairman & CEO of Isiah International LLC, an investment holdings company, will serve as this year’s keynote speaker. The Chicago Business Opportunity Fair will take place on Tuesday, April 24th and Wednesday, April 25th from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Chicago located at 151 E. Upper Wacker Dr. A native Chicagoan, Isiah L. Thomas III has a career that spans more than three decades in business and sports. He is a former NBA point guard and 12-time, NBA All-Star. In 1996, he was named as one of the NBA’s “50 Greatest Players” in celebration of their Golden Anniversary season. As Chairman & CEO of Isiah International LLC, Thomas is also the owner of five companies: Isiah Real Estate, a development firm specializing in commercial properties; TAND Properties, a property management, private equity, and asset management firm; Isiah Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations; and GRE3N Waste Removal. Thomas also co-owns the waste removal’s sister company, RE3 Recycling, with his daughter, Lauren.

The Chicago Business Opportunity Fair is the longest running, multi-day conference and trade fair focused on the economic empowerment of minority business enterprises. The ChicagoMSDC signature event, originally called The Chicago Business Opportunity Day at its inception in 1968, continues to contribute to the success of interactions between corporations and minority-owned businesses as well as highlights the strategic benefits of supplier diversity. More than 1,000 certified minority-owned businesses, buying organizations, and advocates within the supplier diversity community attend the Chicago Business Opportunity Fair annually.

In addition to public workshops, a lunch and learn session, and a trade fair, guests will hear from the Honorary Chairs of the

51st Annual event: Bridget Sakach, Network Security & Privacy Specialist, AIG Property & Casualty; Doug Sparkman, Chief Operating Officer, Fuels, North America, BP America, Inc.; Dr. C. Adam Callery, President, Sagesse Lumiere; Debra Johnson, Senior Director, Supplier Diversity, BP America, Inc.; Ruby McCleary, Director, Supplier Diversity, United Airlines; Linda Hou, President, American Chrome Company; and Rico Martinez, President/CEO, Water Integrated Treatment Systems; Thomas McCleary, President, Endow, Inc.; Tamara Maxwell, Director of MOWB, EXIM Bank; and Sheila Morgan, President & CEO, ChicagoMSDC. The Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. (ChicagoMSDC) is a premier organization for increasing business opportunities between major buying organizations and minorityowned businesses. The ChicagoMSDC exists to create partnerships between minority businesses, corporate America and government as well as to promote basic fairness in the marketplace for all.

The ChicagoMSDC partnership includes over 250 private and public-sector buying organizations and more than 1,100 minority businesses. Today, the ChicagoMSDC is one of 24 affiliate councils of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC).

Suite of Mood-Inspired Home Air Care Products Launched

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arth Friendly Products®, the maker of ECOS™ laundry detergent and over 200 other environmentally friendly products, is launching a new suite of moodinspired home air care products, including ECOSBreeze™ Fabric & Carpet Odor Eliminator and ECOSBreeze™ Room Spray.

Using signature natural fragrances and essential oil blends from the most popular ECOS™ products, the sprays are designed to eliminate odors and help consumers create a unique ambiance in their home that matches their mood, from “Bold” to “Chill.”

ECOSBreeze™ Fabric & Carpet Odor Eliminator is a game changer for the air care industry. Designed to bond with and break apart bad odor molecules instead of

Earth Friendly Products®, the maker of ECOS™ laundry detergent and over 200 other environmentally friendly products, is launching a new suite of mood-inspired home air care products, including ECOSBreeze™ Fabric & Carpet Odor Eliminator and ECOSBreeze™ Room Spray.

masking them, the plant-powered spray is formulated to be safer for people and pets. It comes in three ECOS signature scents: Lavender Vanilla, Lemongrass, and

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Magnolia & Lily.

“Your sense of smell is your most powerful sense” says Jenna Arkin, Vice President of Innovation at Earth Friendly Products®. “It’s the only sense that’s directly connected to the amygdala and hippocampus — areas of the brain that process emotion and memory. That’s why we’ve combined our new odor elimination technology with our customers’ favorite ECOS scents.” As effective as leading conventional brands on tough smells like food and smoke odors, ECOSBreeze™ Fabric & Carpet Odor Eliminator is certified Safer Choice by the U.S. EPA, the highest standard of ingredient safety on the market.

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Voters Choose the Top Illinois Buildings SPRINGFIELD, IL – Buildings inspired by

sports, religion, the Illinois prairie and the skies above were chosen as the state’s top buildings in online voting for the Illinois Top 200 project.

The top vote-getters include Chicago’s Wrigley Field, the Baha’i House of Worship in Wilmette, a “Prairie style” Frank Lloyd Wright home in Springfield and Chicago’s soaring Willis Tower.

The Illinois Top 200 project lets Illinoisans vote every two weeks on the most inspiring leaders, greatest books, top businesses and much more. By the state’s 200th birthday on Dec. 3, voters will have chosen 10 favorites in 20 different categories – the Illinois Top 200.

Voting in the next category, top historic sites, is underway at www.IllinoisTop200.com.

Nominees include the Old State Capitol and the Lincoln Home in Springfield, Pullman National Monument in Chicago, Cahokia Mounds in Collinsville, and Route 66.

Here are the top 10 Illinois buildings:

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WRIGLEY FIELD – Home of the Chicago

Cubs since 1916, this stadium is known for its ivy-covered outfield walls, hand-operated scoreboard and cozy neighborhood setting.

With appearances in movies, plays and songs, Wrigley has become synonymous with Chicago.

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DANA-THOMAS HOUSE – Designed

in 1902, this Springfield landmark is the

than one million people visit its observation deck each year.

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ROBIE HOUSE – The Frederick C.

Robie House, in Chicago’s Hyde Park, was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and is considered the greatest example of the “Prairie School” of architecture, with clean, horizontal lines that match the flat landscape.

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TRIBUNE TOWER – Completed in

most complete of Frank Lloyd Wright’s early “Prairie” houses. Its 35 rooms and three main levels are filled with Wright-designed furniture, lights and art glass.

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BAHA’I HOUSE OF WORSHIP – The Baha’i

faith has nine houses of worship around the world, and oldest of them is a stunning structure in Wilmette. It opened in 1953 after decades of planning and features a dome 138 feet high.

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WILLIS TOWER – The Willis Tower

(originally the Sears Tower) is a 110-story skyscraper in Chicago. It was the tallest building in the world for nearly 25 years. More

1925, the Tribune Tower is a landmark in downtown Chicago. The neo-Gothic building, the product of an international competition, is 462 feet high with buttresses at the top, reminiscent of European cathedrals.

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JOHN HANCOCK CENTER – This

100-story Chicago skyscraper (now going by the name 875 North Michigan Avenue) was the second-tallest building in the world when it opened in 1969. The distinctive X-bracing on the exterior has helped make the building an architectural icon.

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FARNSWORTH HOUSE – Located along

the Fox River in Plano, this steel-andglass residence was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and was soon considered a masterpiece for its open design and the contrast of its sleek, modern lines against its

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JARROT MANSION – This Cahokia

mansion was completed around 1810, making it the oldest brick building in Illinois. The owner, Nicholas Jarrot, was a French immigrant who became a successful businessman and wanted a substantial home in the new Federal style.

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FORT DE CHARTRES POWDER MAGAZINE – The powder magazine is

considered the oldest building in Illinois, dating back to the 1750s. It was part of a fort the French built about 45 miles south of modern St. Louis to control “the Illinois country” – the area that supplied vital food to Louisiana.

Among the buildings that did not make the top 10: Bloomington’s David Davis Mansion, Carbondale’s R. Buckminster Fuller Dome, Champaign’s State Farm Center and Moline’s Deere & Co. headquarters.

The Illinois Top 200 is a joint initiative of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, The (Springfield) State Journal-Register and the Illinois Bicentennial Commission.

Future categories include authors, musicians, actors, leaders and unforgettable moments.

Everyone is invited to suggest possible nominees in each category by using the hashtag #ILtop200 on social media.

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FASHION

Rare 1846 Men’s Shirt Donated to the Illinois State Museum SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois State Museum is thrilled to

announce the recent donation of a man’s dress shirt dating back to 1846, with a documented history of who made it, who wore it, and the specific day on which it was worn.

Springfield native Zimri Enos wore the short on his wedding day on June 10, 1846. The high-collared, ruffled shirt is made of linen, fastens to the throat, and is embroidered with Zimri’s initials. Its triangular-shaped gussets under the sleeves would have allowed him to have a wider range of motion.

Ruffled shirts were considered fancy at the time, and were typically worn by urban gentlemen. They even had some political implications. Politicians of the day who wished to paint their rivals as elitist and out-of-touch often accused each other of wearing “ruffled shirts.”

Zimri’s mother, Salome Enos, made the shirt. She’s considered one of the “founding mothers” of Springfield because she and her husband were one of the first families to own land in the city. The

shirt was passed down through several generations before being donated to the Illinois State Museum by the O.M. Hatch family, descendants of the Enos family. The shirt came with a handwritten note reading, “Wedding shirt of Father’s made by Grandma Enos.”

While a shirt like this would have been common in the 19th century, they’re quite a rare find today. Most of them were cut down for children’s clothing, cut up for bandages, or turned into rags somewhere along the way.

The shirt will be on display at the “Illinois Bicentennial and Beyond: The Illinois Legacy Collection” exhibition, which will open on June 30.

The Illinois State Museum, located on located 502 S. Spring St. in Springfield, promotes discovery, learning, and an appreciation of Illinois’ natural, cultural, and artistic heritage. The Museum’s extensive collections and research activities provide the foundation for exhibitions and public programs that tell the story of the land, life, people and art of Illinois.

Louis Vuitton Announces Virgil Abloh as New Menswear Designer New York – Virgil Abloh, 37, is

making history as the first black artistic director for Louis Vuitton. This is a huge accomplishment, considering how underrepresented black names are in the luxury European world of fashion. Here’s what we know about the new designer.

In 1998, Abloh started DJing for fashion parties and even opening sets for artists like Travis Scott, going by the name, “Flat White.” He graduated from University of Wisconsin with an engineering degree and then studied architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology. He’s had no formal training in fashion design, however, his fashion interest peeked meeting with Kanye West in 2002, becoming his creative consultant. Then in 2009, Abloh and West interned at Fendi.

Michael Burke, CEO of Louis Vuitton, was the CEO of Fendi at the time of Abloh and West’s internship. “I paid them $500 a month,” Burke told the New York Times.

“I was really impressed with how they brought a whole new vibe to the studio and were disruptive in the best way.

Virgil could create a metaphor and a new vocabulary to describe something as oldschool as Fendi. I have been following his career ever since.”

In 2012, Abloh started his first fashion label, Pyrex Vision, a streetwear line with luxurious T-shirts and vintage flannels.

This set the precedence for his next line, Off-White, launched in 2013 and has a higher-end twist on streetwear fashion.

And good news for the Off-White fans, Abloh will still be designing for Off-White as he takes on his new role with Louis Vuitton.

“Virgil is incredibly good at creating

Lands’ End’s New Sunrise Swimsuit Collection Shines on the Horizon

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his season, Lands’ End is introducing the Lands’ End Sunrise Collection, swimsuits that are both sophisticated and fun for women that are confident, comfortable and looking for trend-relevant swim styles.

The full swimwear assortment of the Lands’ End Sunrise Collection is now available at LandsEnd.com.

Each year, Lands’ End offers beautiful, high-quality swimsuits at an exceptional value that interpret each season’s latest swim trends,” said Chieh Tsai, senior vice president of design, Lands’ End. “This year we are introducing the new Lands’ End Sunrise Collection which continues to build upon the company’s long-standing expertise in swimwear fit, but also features the newest fashion silhouettes, color combinations and eye-catching prints representative of the latest runway trends.”

The Lands’ End Sunrise Collection offers this season’s trends, from sophisticated to fun with plunging to high necklines, flounce ruffles, minimal silhouettes and lace up details. With many reversible fabric options, beach-goers will find bikini tops and bottoms can perform double duty in style. Here are some of the latest swimwear trends found in the collection:

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LACE UP – Adjustable lace-up backs are on-trend this

season and can be found in one-piece styles in the Sunrise Collection such as the Women’s Lace Up One-Piece in the trend-right medallion pattern.

2 Virgil Abloh, 37, is making history as the first black artistic director for Louis Vuitton.

bridges between the classic and the zeitgeist,” praised Burke. The designer is making plans to expand the perception of consumers and rebrand Louis Vuitton to continue bridging the gap between streetwear and high fashion, all while communicating a message. “Product is only one part of the luxury narrative,” Abloh told the New York Times. “I want to use Louis Vuitton’s history with travel to really look at different cultures around the world to help make all our humanity visible. When creativity melds together with global issues, I believe you can bring

the world together. Fashion on this level can really open eyes.”

“I feel elated,” said Abloh. “This opportunity to think through what the next chapter of design and luxury will mean at a brand that represents the pinnacle of luxury was always a goal in my wildest dreams. And to show a younger generation that there is no one way anyone in this kind of position has to look is a fantastically modern spirit in which to start.” He will be showing his first collection for Louis Vuitton at Paris Men’s fashion week in June.

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GA GA FOR GINGHAM – Blue gingham is the freshest,

must-have pattern of the season and can be found on several swimsuits in the Sunrise Collection including the Women’s Reversible High-Neck Bikini.

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TAKE THE PLUNGE – Plunging necklines are on-trend

this season more than ever. For those looking for a glamorous swim silhouette the Women’s Halter V-Neck offers sophistication and fun.

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OFF THE SHOULDER – Footloose and fancy free, the

ultra-feminine beach look is off the shoulder and ruffles combined. The Women’s Flounce Bikini Top offers just the right amount of flirt for summer days ahead.

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SAY “HI” TO NECKLINES – High-necklines in

swimsuits do offer more coverage and more style this season. The Women’s Reversible High-Neck Bikini Top features a lace-up back and black and white prints combining three of this season’s must-have trends.

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LINK Unlimited Scholars Honors Kirkland & Ellis as This Year’s DreamKeepers Award Recipient LINK Unlimited Scholars is Chicago’s only college and career success organization focused solely on African-American Youth.

This one-of-a-kind program’s mission is to connect economically disadvantaged African American high school students with mentors, resources and foundational skills required for success as they advance into, through and beyond college. LINK has served more than 2,400 scholars since its inception in 1966 and boasts a 100% college acceptance rate for the past 17 years and counting.

DreamKeepers is LINK’s annual fundraiser where more than 500 of Chicago’s business, philanthropic and community leaders come together to support the organization’s goal of providing educational opportunities for economically disadvantaged youth and young adults from some of the Chicagoland’s most underserved neighborhoods. This year the gala will be held on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago (Cocktails served at 5:30).

Themed, From Dreams to Reality, this event is a night to celebrate the overall achievements of LINK, raise awareness about the organization, and to highlight the need for continuous support.

In recognition of their enduring commitment as a corporate partner, global law firm Kirkland & Ellis will be honored as this year’s DreamKeepers Award recipient. Being chosen for this award means LINK has a partnership with a company (or individual) who--over the years--has given personal, professional, and financial treasures as a means to help LINK provide access to the success of every LINK scholar.

Leslie Smith, a Kirkland & Ellis partner and member of the firm’s Global Management Executive Committee, who will accept the Dreamkeepers Award on behalf of the firm, said, “At Kirkland, we believe diversity makes us more vital, more competitive and better able to serve a varied client base, and we are committed to engaging meaningfully in programs that help students from diverse backgrounds reach their full potential academically and personally.

We are proud to contribute to the fantastic work LINK Unlimited does on behalf of promising African-American students in our community, and honored to be recognized for our long-standing partnership with LINK.”

TUSKEGEE AIRMEN INC. 47TH ANNUAL CONVENTION LAS VEGAS - Tuskegee Airmen

Inc. is set to host its 47th Annual Convention, August 9 -11, 2018 at the JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa. The TAI 47th Annual Convention - “Helping Youth Fulfill Their Promise,” convention will proceed over several days and will feature a “Welcome Day”, “Heritage Day”, “Diversity/Military Day”, and “Youth Day” intermingled throughout TAI organizational business meetings, training seminars, historical documentation, and more. Rounding out the convention and celebration will be the Tuskegee Airmen Grand Gala on Saturday, August 11, 2018 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

ABOUT TUSKEGEE AIRMEN INC.

Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. (TAI), headquartered in Tuskegee, Alabama with 56 chapters in major cities and military installations across the U.S., was established over 40 years ago to educate the public and keep alive the legacy of those who were part of the

Tuskegee experience during World War II. Membership in TAI is open to civilians, veterans, active duty and retired military from all service branches.

“To continue to celebrate their milestone of 75 years of excellence, we have set a goal to raise $75 Million over ten years for the Tuskegee Airmen Youth Aerospace and STEM Academy as a perpetual memorial to the Tuskegee Airmen,” says Brigadier General Leon Johnson, USAFR (Ret.), National President, Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. The Tuskegee Airmen Youth Aerospace and STEM Academy has the goal to simulate the efforts made beginning in 1941 that resulted in over 16,000 individuals being part of the Tuskegee experience which proved that blacks could take on any and all aspects related to the field of aviation. Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. is a non-profit, 501(c) (3) organization. There will also be a special guest performance by Melinda Doolittle (from American Idol) on Thursday, August 9, 2018 during the welcome reception 6:00 p.m. to

For nearly two decades, more than 30 employees from Kirkland & Ellis have served as mentors to scholars of the LINK organization.

This contribution has provided the LINK scholars with emotional support, tuition assistance, and access to professional development opportunities. Kirkland & Ellis mentors teach scholars and encourage them to do their best. It speaks volumes to the successful outcome of the program.

“Mentoring, at its core, guarantees young people that there is someone who cares about them, assures them they are not alone in dealing with day-to-day challenges, and makes them feel like they matter. Research confirms that quality mentoring relationships have powerful positive effects on young people in a variety of personal, academic, and professional situations” says LINK Board Chairman, Jonathan Swain.

Kirkland & Ellis encourages its employees to give service to their community, and LINK reaps the benefit of this dedication. Each mentor is matched with a scholar for their entire four years in high school and form life changing relationships, many lasting far longer than the four year requirement.

Dr. Roslind Blasingame-Buford, President & CEO of LINK said, “We chose to honor Kirkland & Ellis this year for their consistent and unwavering commitment to the work we do on behalf of African-American students in Chicago. LINK understands that social disparities often place them at a disadvantage when it comes to academic achievement, personal development, and college readiness.

As an organization, we respond to this critical need and it is especially rewarding to have a company like Kirkland & Ellis standing with us as we work to fulfill this mission.”

EVENT DETAILS WHAT: DreamKeepers. LINK’s annual fundraiser WHEN: Tuesday, May 1, 2018 WHERE: Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 East Wacker Drive, Crystal

Ballroom, Chicago, IL 60601, (Cocktails served at 5:30 pm, 7:00 pm Dinner and program) REGISTER AT: www.linkunlimited.org

8:00 p.m. To register online, visit www.taiconvention.com.

HOPLEAF HOSTS 3RD ANNUAL “PEIRCE DAY” ANDERSONVILLE (CHICAGO)

– Sunday, April 29, 2018 the Hopleaf Bar for the third consecutive year, host “Peirce Day” from Noon2am. 100% of gross receipts will be donated to Helen C. Peirce School of International Studies, a local CPS school located at 1423 West Bryn Mawr. Hopleaf will be offering its normal menu during normal business hours.

Over the past two years, Hopleaf Bar, the Andersonville establishment owned by Michael Roper and Louise Molnar, raised over $100,000 to support arts enrichment programming at Peirce School, including dance, art, and after school programming. Due to the budget challenges in Chicago and Springfield, fundraising will unfortunately be needed to bridge the growing gap for programs previously funded by CPS, www.chicagocitizen.com

Hopleaf ’s support has been critically important.

“Having strong neighborhood schools is the foundation of a vibrant and diverse neighborhood, like Andersonville. We are proud to support the teachers, administrators, staff, parents and kids from Peirce.

We are thankful for the strong community that exists there and are excited to host ‘Peirce Day’.” said Roper.

“Like we have the past two years, we are expecting a great crowd to come out to support Peirce and Hopleaf. Everyone over 21 is welcome to join us to support our school,” said Joe Dunne, President of Friends of Peirce. “We are so thankful for Michael and Louise and the team at Hopleaf. Over the course of the last six years the Hopleaf Bar has helped raise over $250,000 for Peirce arts and after school programs. Hopleaf ’s gesture is incredible and a testament to how philanthropy can be good business.”

Celebrating its 25th year in business, Hopleaf also continues the

Kegs for Kids Tap started in October 2015 as a daily dedicated fundraising platform for Peirce. “The Kegs for Kids Tap has been a wonderful success up to this point and we plan to continue the program throughout the year,” says Roper. All beer sales from the dedicated beer on the Hopleaf menu go to support Peirce programs.

Breweries, parents, teachers, and community members have taken turns sponsoring the Kegs for Kids Tap throughout the year.

About Friends of Peirce: Friends of Peirce, a 501(c)(3), is made up of dedicated parents, merchants and residents who are passionate about improving and fundraising for the neighborhood school, Helen C. Peirce School of International Studies, which educates pre-K thru 8th grade students at 1423 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue in Chicago Illinois 60660.

MARQUETTE BANK CELEBRATES NATIONAL COMMUNITY BANKING MONTH WITH FUNDRAISING PROJECT ORLAND PARK, IL – Marquette

Bank, a locally-owned neighborhood bank, is participating in National Community Banking Month along with thousands of other community banks in the nation to raise awareness about the importance of banking locally to help strengthen local economies. This year, Marquette Bank is also adding a fundraising component by selling a plush version of the bank’s mascot with proceeds benefiting local community organizations and nonprofits.

“Marquette Bank is Chicagoland’s leading independent neighborhood bank. We exist to help our neighbors make smarter financial decisions and we happily support our local communities,” stated Betty Harn, Executive Vice President. “We thought a service project was a fitting way to observe community banking month.”

When residents choose to hold deposits with a hometown bank, the banking benefits stay in the community by supporting: jobs, residential home financing, local business lending, increased community development and support of local charities.

In 2017, Marquette Bank supported over 180 local nonprofits and community organizations through its Marquette Neighborhood Commitment initiative helping in four areas of need: shelter, hunger, education and health/wellness. To see a list of these organizations or to participate in the fundraiser, visit www.emarquettebank.com/ marty to reserve a “Marty The Moose” plush toy for only $10 before Monday, April 30, 2018. For more information, call 1-888-254-9500.

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nown for its perfectly packaged gifts, Greetabl reveals its new collection of easy-to-send box prints and gifts for Mother’s Day. In its first-ever influencer-curated collaboration, Greetabl partners with Emily Schuman of Cupcakes & Cashmere to create a limited edition Mother’s Day care kit, full of small gifts busy moms need (and want). As a beloved lifestyle blogger and expert behind all things motherhood and beautiful living, Emily Schuman and Greetabl worked together to curate the gift box specifically with mothers in mind.

The limited-edition Me Moment Kit, features a darling heart print that contains four special gifts including rose clay face mask, sea salt dark chocolate, bath fizz and soy candle — all the essentials for a quick “me moment” for busy moms to enjoy. Users can write a personal message and upload three photos that the recipient can tear out and keep forever.

“We’re so excited to be working with Greetabl on a special Cupcakes and Cashmere gift for moms. As a mother, I know how tough it can be to take a moment for myself so I picked a few special items to make up an indulgent Mother’s Day gift. I love that it’s

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The limited edition Cupcakes & Cashmere Greetabl includes four special gifts for moms to enjoy an indulgent “me moment” in time for Mother’s Day.

personalized, cute and easy to send!” said Emily Schuman, Cupcakes & Cashmere Founder.

Emily and Greetabl recognize there are mothers around the country that are also in need of help. In this collaboration, Emily’s charity of choice, National Women’s Law Center, will receive 20% of all proceeds from the Me Moment Kit and use it to help women and girls achieve their potential throughout their lives — at school, at work, at home, and in their communities.

“At Greetabl we are all about delivering happiness and celebrating female friendships. This special collaboration is the perfect package to remind your friends that are moms to take a moment for themselves. It’s a modern way of sending love for Mother’s Day with the benefit of helping other women in need,” said Zoë Scharf, Greetabl Co-Founder.

This limited-edition Cupcakes & Cashmere Greetabl is $34 and ships within an industry-leading two-day turnaround for gifting delight.

Roland Virtual Sonics Announces the Release of the TR-909 Software Rhythm Composer LOS ANGELES – Less than a month after releasing the

landmark TR-808 Software Rhythm Composer, Roland Virtual Sonics recently announced the release of the legendary TR-909 Software Rhythm Composer to the Roland Cloud service. For the first time in history, music creators will have access to the authentic TR-909 as a plugin for popular digital audio workstations via the Roland Cloud service.

In 1983, Roland followed the massively influential TR-808 Rhythm Composer with the TR-909 Rhythm Composer.

Desiring that their next offering sound more like acoustic drums, Roland took a unique and revolutionary hybrid approach that used analog circuitry for the kick, snare, hi-hat, clap, and toms, and used digital sampling for the cymbals.

The result was one of the most beloved and influential musical instruments ever made. Although Roland only produced approximately 10,000 units, the influence of the “909” remains a driving force in music to this day.

Using Roland’s next-generation Analog Circuit Behavior modeling technology, Roland has faithfully recreated a software adaptation of the original hardware circuitry that gave the TR-909 its distinctive sound, including its analogdigital hybrid nature. In addition to detailed behavior models of the analog circuits, Roland has integrated the TR-909’s original sample ROM. The new TR-909 even comes modeled with the primitive (by today’s standards) digital technology present in the vintage hardware, capturing the essence of the

TR-909 Software Rhythm Composer, now added to the Roland Cloud service

909’s cymbals and recreating the sound that made them a perennial favorite of dance music producers the world over.

The painstaking attention to detail present in the TR-909 signifies that musicians and producers can finally have the authentic sound and feel of the original 909 in their digital audio workstations.

To learn more about the Roland Cloud and the release of the TR-909 Software Rhythm Composer, visit RolandCloud. com. www.chicagocitizen.com

nonprofit dedicated solely to media content about the black experience, convened the first-ever Black Media Story Summit Friday at Google’s New York City offices. The day-long, invitationonly gathering brought more than 100 black creatives and thought leaders together with media technologists, funders, investors and distributors in a series of conversations designed to get strategic black content into the distribution pipeline.

Findings from the event, which was sponsored by the MacArthur Foundation, Google and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting with additional funding provided by Wyncote Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, will be summarized in a white paper to be released this summer.

BPM Executive Director Leslie Fields-Cruz conducted opening remarks followed by a keynote given by Jesse Moore, former White House speechwriter and associate director for public engagement in the Obama administration who served as primary liaison to the entertainment community. His speech focused on how storytelling is the X-factor in the social movement. “It’s more than entertainment — or at least it is for people like us.

Because stories touch us in ways we barely detect when we’re being entertained. They build empathy, unpack complexity, and provide perspective that can only take hold because our guard is down. This is the power of stories—and the responsibility of each one of us in this room.”

Sessions included “Diversifying Blackness: Getting the Untold Stories Told,” “Paving New Pathways in Emerging Media,” “Forging New Bonds: Amplifying Activism,” “An Intentional Narrative Space,” “Telling Immersive Stories: A Virtual Reality Showcase,” and “Money Matters: Fueling the Content Pipeline.” Attending the inaugural event were thought leaders in mass incarceration, community safety and policing, technology, diversity, environment, LGBTQ rights, immigration, black women’s health, black mental health at such organizations as the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Momsrising.org and Silicon Harlem. These social justice champions were brought together with filmmakers, producers and others who can help move key content to market. Executives attended from American Public Television, the ARRAY Alliance, BBC Worldwide, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Imagination Capital, kweliTV, the Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, the Open Society Foundations, PBS, POV Digital, the Producers Guild of America, Samsung, Silicon Harlem, the Southern Documentary Fund, Sundance Institute, Third World Newsreel, TV One, WNET, and more, attended.

Among the many notables who attended were Lisa Cortes (Precious and Monster’s Ball), Yance Ford (Strong Island), Thomas Allen Harris (Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People), Shola Lynch (Free Angela & All Political Prisoners), Roland Martin (Nu Vision Media), Richard Parsons (Imagination Capital) and Shukree Hassan Tilghman (This Is Us), among others.

“All of the participants of the Summit work at the intersections of the industries that impact or are impacted by the telling of black stories, so it is essential that all of us are actively invested in the development, production and distribution of those stories,” said Fields-Cruz. “I’m challenging us to take ownership of creating that expectation of inclusion by taking the steps needed that can ensure our work gains real traction to make true inclusion a reality.”

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Secured Party neither grants, nor implies, nor otherwise gives consent for any unauthorized use of STEPHEN OLIVER COBB®, and all such unauthorized use is strictly prohibited.

Secured Party is not now, nor has Secured Party ever been, an accommodation party, nor a surety, for the purported debtor, i.e. "STEPHEN OLIVER COBB," nor for any derivative of, nor for any variation in the spelling of, said name, nor for any other juristic person, and is so-indemnified and held harmless by Debtor, i.e. "STEPHEN OLIVER COBB," in Holdharmless and Indemnity Agreement No. SOC092653HHIA01, dated the Fourteenth Day of the Second Month in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred Seventyone against any and all claims, legal actions, orders, warrants, judgments, demands, liabilities, losses, depositions, summonses, lawsuits, costs, fines, liens, levies, penalties, damages, interests, and expenses whatsoever, both absolute and contingent, as are due and as might become due, now existing and as might hereafter arise, and as might be suffered by, imposed on, and incurred by Debtor for any and every reason, purpose, and cause whatsoever. Self-executing Contract/Security Agreement in Event of Unauthorized Use: By this Copyright Notice, both the juristic person and the agent of said juristic person, hereinafter jointly and severally "User," consent and agree that any use of STEPHEN OLIVER COBB® other than authorized use as set forth above constitutes unauthorized use, counterfeiting, of Secured Party's common-law copyrighted property, contractually binds User,

renders this Copyright Notice a Security Agreement wherein User is debtor and Stephen Oliver Cobb ® is Secured Party, and signifies that User: (1) grants Secured Party a security interest in all of User's assets, land, and personal property, and all of User's interest in assets, land, and personal property, in the sum certain amount of $500,000.00 per each occurrence of use of the common-law-copyrighted tradename/trade-mark STEPHEN OLIVER COBB®, as well as for each and every occurrence of use of any and all derivatives of, and variations in the spelling of, STEPHEN OLIVER COBB®, plus costs, plus triple damages; (2) authenticates this Security Agreement wherein User is debtor and Stephen Oliver Cobb ® is Secured Party, and wherein User pledges all of User's assets, land, consumer goods, farm products, inventory, equipment, money, investment property, commercial tort claims, letters of credit, letter-of-credit rights, chattel paper, instruments, deposit accounts, accounts, documents, and general intangibles, and all User's interest in all such foregoing property, now owned and hereafter acquired, now existing and hereafter arising, and wherever located, as collateral for securing User's contractual obligation in favor of Secured Party for User's unauthorized use of Secured Party's common-law-copyrighted property; (3) consents and agrees with Secured Party's filing of a UCC Financing Statement in the UCC filing office, as well as in any county recorder's office, wherein User is debtor and Stephen Oliver Cobb ® is Secured Party; (4) consents and agrees that said UCC Financing Statement described above in paragraph "(3)'' is a continuing financing statement, and further consents and agrees with Secured Party's filing of any continuation statement necessary for maintaining Secured Party's perfected security interest in all of User's property and interest in property, pledged as collateral in this Security Agreement and described above in paragraph "(2)," until User's contractual obligation theretofore incurred has been fully satisfied; (5) consents and agrees with Secured Party's filing of any UCC Financing Statement, as described above in paragraphs "(3)" and "(4)," as well as the filing of any Security Agreement, as described above in paragraph "(2),'' in the UCC filing office, as well as in any county recorder's office; (6) consents and agrees that any and all such filings described in paragraphs "(4)" and "(5)" above are not, and may not be considered, bogus, and that User will not claim that any such filing is bogus; (7) waives all defenses; and (8) appoints Secured Party as Authorized Representative for User, effective upon User's default re User's contractual obligations in favor of Secured Party as set forth below under "Payment Terms" and "Default Terms," granting Secured Party full authorization and power for engaging in any and all actions on behalf of User including, but not limited by, authentication of a record on behalf of User, as Secured Party, in Secured Party's sole discretion, deems appropriate, and User further consents and agrees that this appointment of Secured Party as Authorized Representative for User, effective upon User's default, is irrevocable and coupled with a security interest. User further consents and agrees with all of the following additional terms of Self-executing Contract/Security Agreement in Event of Unauthorized Use: Payment Terms: In accordance with fees for unauthorized use of STEPHEN OLIVER COBB® as set forth above, User hereby consents and agrees that User shall pay Secured Party all unauthorized-use fees in full within ten (10) days of the date User is sent Secured Party's invoice, hereinafter "Invoice," itemizing said fees. Default Terms: In event of non-payment in full of all unauthorized-use fees by User within ten (10) days of date Invoice is sent, User shall be deemed in default and: (a) all of User's property and property pledged as collateral by User, as set forth in above in paragraph "(2)," immediately becomes, i.e. is, property of Secured Party; (b) Secured Party is appointed User's Authorized Representative as set forth above in paragraph "(8)"; and (c) User consents and agrees that Secured Party may take possession of, as well as other-

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