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The City of West University Place is excited to announce its centennial celebration, a significant milestone highlights the city's storied past. On May 4th, 2024, West University Place will be bustling with celebrations as it honors a hundred years of progress, achievements, and community dedication. Flylight Drones City: Carrollton Address: 1605 Crescent Cir Website: https://www.flylightdrones.com Phone: +1-469-228-8227 Email: steph@flylightdrones.com

Flannery O'Connor is known for her short stories in which “A Good Man Is Hard to Find.” But it's often those ugly, mean, disgusting, scandalizing, violent, weird, or downright hateful characters in Flannery O'Connor stories that become the vessels of grace delivered.So, how should we read Flannery O'Connor?Jessica Hooten Wilson (Pepperdine University) joins Evan Rosa to open up about Flannery O'Connor's life, her unique perspective as a writer, the theological and moral principles operative in her work, all as an immense invitation to read O'Connor and find the beauty of God's grace that emerges amidst the most horrendous evils. Includes a discussion of Flannery O'Connor's short story, “Greenleaf.”Show NotesCheck out Jessica Hooten Wilson's presentation of Flannery O'Connor's final, unfinished novel: Flannery O'Connor's Why Do the Heathen Rage?Click here for an online copy of “Greenleaf” to follow along with our analysisSpiritual formation through the works of Flannery O'ConnorHow to read for a flourishing life“Greenleaf” by Flannery O'ConnorFlannery O'Connor's reading grounded in tradition of early church mothers and fathers.Paying attention to every individual word.First word: Mrs. Mays looses her agency.Europa & the Bull, Ovid's MetamorphosisMrs. May's blinds as hiding pieces of reality, shutting out GodThe spiritual truth of the story is concealed when not read attentively and intentionallyFlannery's writings defying instant gratification“The wrong kind of horror”The development of American consumerismShowing versus enjoying violenceSacramental readingThe Holy FoolThe Violent Bear It Away as a hymn to the eucharistO'Connor requires spiritual reading.A summary of “Greenleaf”Pierced by the bull, a violent union of Savior and sinnerO'Connor's Christian characters; “A Good Man is Hard to Find”Characters changing and choosing faith before death.The final paragraph of “Greenleaf”Mrs. Greenleaf as the opposite of Ivan Karamazov, in The Brothers KaramazovOpening to the world with the knowledge of GodPentecostalism and zeal in “Greenleaf”Stabbed in the heart, medieval mysticism“Lord, help us dig down under things and find where you are”About Jessica Hooten WilsonJessica Hooten Wilson is the Fletcher Jones Endowed Chair of Great Books at Pepperdine University ('23) and previously served as the Seaver College Scholar of Liberal Arts at Pepperdine University ('22-'23). She co-hosts a podcast called The Scandal of Reading: Pursuing Holy Wisdom with Christ & Pop Culture, where she discusses with fellow authors, professors, and theologians with Claude Atcho and Austin Carty. She is the author of Flannery O'Connor's Why Do the Heathen Rage?: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at a Work in Progres*s (Brazos Press, January 23, 2024); Reading for the Love of God: How to Read as a Spiritual Practice (Brazos Press, 2023);* Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints (Brazos Press, 2022) which received a Christianity Today 2023 Award of Merit (Culture & the Arts) and a Midwest Book Review* 2023 Silver Book Award (Nonfiction – Religion/Philosophy); co-author with Dr. Jacob Stratman of Learning the Good Life: Wisdom from the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before (Zondervan Academic, 2022); Giving the Devil his Due: Demonic Authority in the Fiction of Flannery O'Connor and Fyodor Dostoevsky* (February 28, 2017), which received a 2018 Christianity Today Book of the Year Award in the Culture & the Arts; as well as two books on Walker Percy: *The Search for Influence: Walker Percy and Fyodor Dostoevsky* (Ohio State University Press, 2017) and Reading Walker Percy's Novels (Louisiana State University Press, 2018); most recently she co-edited Solzhenitsyn and American Culture: *The Russian Soul in the West* (University of Notre Dame Press, 2020).She has received numerous fellowships, grants, and awards, including a Fulbright Fellowship to the Czech Republic, an NEH grant to study Dante in Florence in 2014, and the Biola Center for Christian Thought sabbatical fellowship. In 2018 she received the Emerging Public Intellectual Award given by a coalition of North American think tanks in collaboration with the Centre for Christian Scholarship at Redeemer University College, and in 2019 she received the Hiett Prize in Humanities from The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture.Production NotesThis podcast featured Jessica Hooten WilsonEdited and Produced by Evan RosaHosted by Evan RosaProduction Assistance by Macie Bridge, Alexa Rollow, and Tim BergelandA Production of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture at Yale Divinity School https://faith.yale.edu/aboutSupport For the Life of the World podcast by giving to the Yale Center for Faith & Culture: https://faith.yale.edu/give

Josh sits down for a conversation with Doug Ginsberg. They discuss Doug's background in athletics from his beginnings in sport, competing collegiately, and taking his talents to American Ninja Warrior. Doug discusses his upcoming goals, and they discuss how impactful it can be to make friends in endurance sports. Throughout the episode, Doug shares the adversity he has faced throughout his life and shares inspiration with how he has overcome every obstacle he has faced.For their run, Josh and Doug ran throughout West University, Texas, and tried to maintain as much shade as possible after recording on a hot day.Let us know where you got active while listening, and check out Josh and Doug's segment on Strava here -> https://www.strava.com/segments/35365048Have any topics you'd like us to discuss in future episodes? Share your thoughts at: 5q5kpod@gmail.comWant more 5Q5K? Follow the pod: https://www.instagram.com/5q5kpod/Follow Josh: https://www.instagram.com/josh.williams.44/

In today's episode, we're talking with Shaharima Parvin, Senior Assistant Librarian at East West University in Bangladesh and a CrossRef Ambassador. Shaharima is interviewed by Matthew Ismail, a Conference Director, and Editor in Chief of the Charleston Briefings. Shaharima talks with Matthew about the structure of the higher education system within Bangladesh. She also discusses open educational resources and how they're being used in Bagladesh, and how advocating for the use of OER's and open access educational materials with stakeholders is very important to her.  Also, whether cooperation in higher education is possible within South Asia when there are so many different languages and different cultures present.     Social Media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-ismail-1a6282a/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaharima/ Twitter: Keywords:, #scholcomm, #AcademicLibrary, #academia, #HigherEd, #OER, #OpenEductionResources, #collections, #learning, #education, #knowledge #research, #collaboration, #libraries, #librarianship, #LibraryNeeds, #LibraryLove, #AcademicPublishing, #publishing, #podcasts

Happy Birthday to us!! Team Player Podcast turns one year old this week - that's right we have been bringing you a weekly story of a coach making a difference for the past 52 straight weeks! So let's celebrate this milestone with a guy that really helped Coach Kovo cut his teeth as a Head Coach when he was Kovo's Offensive Coordinator at Aldine High School. He is now the Assistant Head Football Coach at Fort Bend Hightower HS, welcome Nate Shallenberger to the show! - We have a certified "inside the looper" as Coach Shall was born and raised in the heart of Houston's beautiful West University! - From there Coach went on to attend HISD's Lamar High School where he relished in being a part of a diverse student body and had the distinct honor and pleasure of playing for the legendary Tom Nolen!! - For the 2nd week in a row we welcome an Aggie into the Team Player Studios, and once again we have someone who found the Spirit of Aggieland a little later than some others. - Kovo and Shall reflect on some good times at Aldine including the time Coach Kovo thought he was going to get fired at halftime, and the time they took a 1-6 Aldine Mustangs team into a rainy Saturday afternoon at Thorne Stadium and pulled off an upset for the ages against the playoff-bound Nimitz Cougars! After that trip down memory lane we dive into Coach Shall's other stops including the Hightower Hurricanes catching lightning in a bottle this year with a very impressive return to 6A football, and a rejuvenated rivalry with the Ridge Point Panthers for the Fort Bend Tollway Cup. - Finally being a native Houstonian we had to get Shall's definitive Astros Mount Rushmore! Join the Team Player Revolution! The biggest help is to leave a 5-star rating. This is what moves us up the rankings so more people can hear the stories of coaches changing lives Follow on Twitter @coach_kovo Hit us up at teamplayerpodcast@gmail.com - we lift up our own inside Team Player Nation, all guest suggestions/feedback is welcome! Art for the Team Player Podcast was created by Kaiser St. Cyr Music for the Team Player Podcast is from the single One More/Good Enough by Avrion - available on all platforms

Dr. Silvia Fierascu is an international researcher, trainer and consultant in applied network science. She is Head of OrgMapper Academy at Maven7 Network Research Inc., Lecturer at the Faculty of Political Science, Philosophy and Communication Sciences at West University of Timișoara, Romania, and Founder and Director of a research, development, and innovation lab in social sciences, FabLab - Social Fabrics Research Lab. She earned a PhD in Political Science with a specialization in Network Science from Central European University, and in the past 10 years she has been applying network and data science for positive social impact in business, government, civil society and academia. She helps organizations translate complex problems into solutions for organizational development, change management, better communication, good governance, public policy, and social impact. In this episode, we talk about the application of network science to understanding organizations, anti-corruption and another current project she has called FabLab! The insights shared are relevant to anyone curious about how things run beneath the lines of assumptions and serve as a basis for inspired policy and persistent curiosity. Registration is free for the ONA Summit November 16-18th.Links to subjects covered in our conversation:- ONA Summit 2022: www.onasummit.com- OrgMapper: www.orgmapper.com- FabLab: https://bit.ly/fablab_uvt- Corruption Risks in Public Procurement Country Profile: https://sites.google.com/e-uvt.ro/silviafierascu/research/state-capture-country-profiles?authuser=2Contact or Follow Dawna on any one of these channels:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawnahjones/Twitter: EPDawna_JonesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/insightful_dawna/Navigating Uncertainty Newsletter: https://dawnajones.substack.com/Thanks to Mark Romero Music for the intro track, Alignment.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/insight-to-action-inspirational-insights-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation could help with cognitive depression Duke University, August 27 2022.    An article appearing in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Heart Failure reported the outcome of a pilot study that found an association between supplementation with the omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA and reduced cognitive depression in heart failure patients. Cognitive depression is characterized by subjective symptoms such as pessimism and sadness, while somatic depression includes physical manifestations that include fatigue and sleep disturbances. The study included 108 patients with a major depressive disorder, chronic heart failure and low blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids. Participants received fish oil containing EPA and DHA, a high EPA supplement or a placebo daily for 12 weeks. Blood samples collected before and after treatment were evaluated for red blood cell EPA and DHA, the Omega-3 Index and other factors. Omega-3 values increased in both the EPA/DHA and EPA only groups, while the placebo group showed little change. Higher omega-3 Index values were associated with lower cognitive depression scores. Social functioning as evaluated by a general health survey significantly improved with EPA/DHA supplementation and showed a tendency toward improvement in the high EPA group. "This was a study in already depressed individuals, which meant the researchers are looking to high-dose (although it could have been higher) omega-3 supplements to improve depressive symptoms, like a drug," noted coauthor William S. Harris, PhD. "Generally, we think of the function of omega-3s as preventative rather than as treatment. If used as treatment, the dose must be fairly high (4 grams is a typical 'drug' dose) and blood levels must be measured.”   Groundbreaking Study Shows Fasting Can Slow Aging, Rebuild Immune System University of Southern California, August 28, 2022 Cutting-edge research reveals that occasionally adopting a diet that mimics the effects of fasting may provide dramatic health benefits. “Fasting flips a regenerative switch essentially regenerating the entire immune system. It gives the OK for stem cells to go begin proliferating and rebuild the entire system,” said Prof Valter Longo, Professor of Gerontology and the Biological Sciences at the University of California. A study, led by USC's Dr. Valter, revealed that a “cycles of a four-day low-calorie diet that mimics fasting (FMD) cut visceral belly fat and elevated the number of progenitor and stem cells in several organs of old mice — including the brain, where it boosted neural regeneration and improved learning and memory,” according to USC News. Dr. Longo notes that strict fasting can be difficult for people to adhere to, and also has the potential to be dangerous, while pointing out that a fasting mimicking diet is much safer and easier. “Strict fasting is hard for people to stick to, and it can also be dangerous, so we developed a complex diet that triggers the same effects in the body,” said Longo, Edna M. Jones Professor of Biogerontology at the USC Davis School of Gerontology and director of the USC Longevity Institute. “I've personally tried both, and the fasting mimicking diet is a lot easier and also a lot safer.” The fasting mimicking diet cuts a person's daily caloric intake over the fasting period down to 34 to 54 percent of their daily average, with a specific balance of micronutrients, fats, carbohydrates, and proteins. In previous groundbreaking research, Longo has shown how fasting can protect immune and other cells from chemotherapy toxicity, while simultaneously starving out cancer cells. Fasting for seventy-two hours protected cancer patients against the toxic impact of chemotherapy: “The good news is the body got rid of the parts in the system which might be damaged or old and inefficient parts, during the fasting. If you start with a system heavily damaged by chemotherapy or aging, fasting cycles can generate, literally, a new immune system,” he said. “It's about reprogramming the body so it enters a slower aging mode, but also rejuvenating it through stem cell-based regeneration,” Longo said. “It's not a typical diet because it isn't something you need to stay on.” “If the results remain as positive as the current ones, I believe this FMD will represent the first safe and effective intervention to promote positive changes associated with longevity and health span, which can be recommended by a physician,” Longo told USC News. “We will soon meet with FDA officers to pursue several FDA claims for disease prevention and treatment.”     “Micro-breaks” from tasks show promise in boosting wellbeing   West University of Timioara (Romania), August 31, 2022 A review of 22 previously published studies suggests that taking micro-breaks—discontinuing a task for periods of 10 minutes or less—is generally associated with reduced fatigue and increased vigor. Patricia Albulescu of the West University of Timioara, Romania, and colleagues present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS ONE . Concerns are rising over the heavy workloads and long shifts faced by many employees currently in the work force. An increasing number of studies explore various aspects of employee energy management and recovery, often focused on recovery after the workday is over. However, the potential effects of recovery processes during the workday remain unclear. To improve understanding, Albulescu and colleagues conducted a meta-analysis of 22 studies from 19 manuscripts published within the last 30 years, all of which examined the potential benefits of taking micro-breaks from assigned tasks. Tasks varied between experiments and included work simulations, real work-related tasks, and non-work-related cognitive tests. Types of breaks varied as well, including physical breaks, relaxing activities, and more engaging activities, such as watching videos. Statistical analysis of the combined study results revealed an overall association between micro-breaks, higher levels of vigor, and lower fatigue in participants, suggesting that micro-breaks may contribute to wellbeing. These findings support micro-breaks as a potential strategy for boosting wellbeing in the workplace. However, when it comes to job performance, longer breaks may be needed for recovery from more cognitively demanding tasks. Future research could investigate longer breaks as well as address other remaining questions, such as optimal activities to engage in during a micro-break.     Mindfulness training improves diabetes symptoms and blood sugar levels VA Healthcare System in Pittsburg, August 24, 2022 It's easy to let current circumstances in our lives dictate our thoughts and feelings. When a problem arises, if we get sick, we are quick to blame it on anything but ourselves. In this way, we are undermining the power of our own thoughts and intentions at work, in us and around us, guiding our present reality. Instead of letting negative circumstances and illness just happen to us, we should embrace the power of mindfulness, allowing ourselves to instead happen to the universe around us. The awareness of our bodily functions, our breathing, our thinking, our motives and the way we treat others helps us be mindful and aware, putting us in the driver seat of determining our paths through life. Research recently presented at the American Association of Diabetes Educators Annual Meeting & Exhibition showed that positive mindfulness training can help improve diabetes symptoms and blood sugar levels. The research was carried out on 28 veterans with type 1 and type 2 diabetes at the VA Healthcare System in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as part of the Mindful Stress Reduction in Diabetes Education program (Mind-STRIDE). Diabetes-related stress falls significantly in veterans during mindfulness training and deep breathing meditation   Veterans' glucose levels drop dramatically as diabetes-related distress falls 41 percent The changes over the course of the training were significant. Three months after mindfulness training, diabetes-related distress for all 28 veterans fell 41 percent! A1C levels dropped significantly, almost measuring under the ideal 7.0 range. They went from 8.3 before the mindfulness training to 7.3 after the classes. On top of that, veterans completed diabetes self-management goals with more efficiency after the training. They were better problem solvers, began to eat healthier, were more active and coped better with stress.       An Oral Combination of Vitamins A, C, E, and Mg++ Improves hearing University of Castilla (Spain), August 28, 2022 According to news reporting originating in Albacete, Spain,research stated, "The increasing rate of age-related hearing loss (ARHL), with its subsequent reduction in quality of life and increase in health care costs, requires new therapeutic strategies to reduce and delay its impact. The goal of this study was to determine if ARHL could be reduced in a rat model by administering a combination of antioxidant vitamins A, C, and E acting as free radical scavengers along with Mg, a known powerful cochlear vasodilator (ACEMg)." The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from the University of Castilla, "Toward this goal, young adult, 3 month-old Wistar rats were divided into two groups: one was fed with a diet composed of regular chow ('normal diet,' ND); the other received a diet based on chow enriched in ACEMg ('enhanced diet,' ED). Auditory brainstem recordings (ABR) were performed at 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, and 32 kHz at 3, 6-8, and 12-14 months of age. No differences were observed at 3 months of age, in both ND and ED animals. At 6-8 and 12-14 months of age there were significant increases in auditory thresholds and a reduction in the wave amplitudes at all frequencies tested, compatible with progressive development of ARHL. However, at 6-8 months threshold shifts in ED rats were significantly lower in low and medium frequencies, and wave amplitudes were significantly larger at all frequencies when compared to ND rats. In the oldest animals, differences in the threshold shift persisted, as well as in the amplitude of the wave II, suggesting a protective effect of ACEMg on auditory function during aging."   According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "These findings indicate that oral ACEMg may provide an effective adjuvant therapeutic intervention for the treatment of ARHL, delaying the progression of hearing impairment associated with age."       Scientists use 'sleep age' to infer long-term health Stanford University, September 1, 2022   Sleep age is a projected age that correlates to one's health based on their quality of sleep. So for instance, if you analyze the sleep characteristics of dozens of 55-year-olds and average them out, you'll have an idea of what sleep looks like at that age. For instance, someone who's 55 and sleeps soundly through the night with good quality REM cycles could, theoretically, might have a sleep age of 45. Sleep expert Emmanuel Mignot, MD, Ph.D., and his colleagues analyzed some 12,000 studies, each of which focused on an individual, that reported characteristics of their sleep—such as chin and leg movement, breathing and heartbeat. Their goal was to develop a system that assigns one's sleep age and, using machine learning, identifies the variations in sleep most closely linked to mortality. I spoke with Mignot, who has studied sleep for 30 years, about why sleep age is important, how it's calculated and what the study's findings imply about our health. Why study sleep age? When you sleep, you're disconnected from sensory inputs—you're, ideally, not being bothered by the noisy external world or bright lights. During sleep, it's not just the brain that's going through an automatic program, but heart rate and breathing also change, and variations in these can be early predictors of a health disturbance. We spend about a third of our lives sleeping, so it's a substantial component of our general well-being. It's well known that, in pretty much any disorder, sleep is one of the first things that is disturbed. For example, about five or 10 years before other symptoms appear in Parkinson's disease patients, a specific sleep disturbance occurs during which the patient violently acts out dreams, shouts or punches into a wall. What was the most important finding from the study? Our main finding was that sleep fragmentation—when people wake up multiple times throughout the night for less than a minute without remembering it—was the strongest predictor of mortality. Though we see a link in the data, how it contributes to mortality is unknown. This is different from a person realizing they were waking up, which happens during sleep disorders such as insomnia. Determining why sleep fragmentation is so detrimental to health is something we plan to study in the future. Can we measure our own sleep age? Can it be improved? The code is available for physicians and researchers, but the average person would likely have trouble running it through a computer. Regardless, it's not deterministic. There is enormous variation. Even if you have an older sleep age than your chronological age, it doesn't mean that your mortality risk is going to be higher. You see people chain smoking and drinking alcohol at 90 years old and you wonder, "How is this person surviving so long?" There is always huge natural variation. Going to bed and waking up at regular hours is a key to improving your sleep. This means not oversleeping but ensuring you're fully rested. It's a different amount for everyone and often the window varies slightly—for example, being a night owl versus an early bird. Getting solid light exposure—preferably with outside light—during the day, keeping the sleep environment dark at night, exercising regularly but not too close to bedtime, not drinking alcohol and caffeine around bedtime, and avoiding heavy nighttime meals all contribute to healthy sleep. And, of course, make sure any sleep disorder is treated. We found that people with older sleep ages compared to their actual age are at an increased risk of mortality, based on the sleep of patients who later died. From other studies, we know that poor sleep is found in a variety of conditions such as sleep apnea, neurodegeneration, obesity and chronic pain. How poor sleep causes, exacerbates or results from these conditions is unknown.

Have you ever wondered what your neighborhood looked like before there were buildings on the land? What was Uptown like before freeways and the Galleria? What about the Astrodome area and Alief and West University? On today's episode, environmental expert, Jaime Gonzales may blow your mind. Houston before development was probably not what you imagined. If you're as curious as where, here's where you can download Google Earth to look into your own neighborhood's history! Wake up to a nice cup of coffee and our newsletter! Sorry, there's only one of those things we can provide to you every weekday, but I promise it's worth it! Subscribe here We're also on Twitter! Follow us at @CityCastHouston  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A two-time Northern Nevada transplant, Joe is originally from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and has lived up and down the West Coast since attending South Western Oregon on a soccer scholarship. Joe's 20+ year athletic career, along with years of restaurant management, have provided him with a competitive drive and customer service forward approach. His real estate journey started in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho in 2017 and became a licensed Nevada agent in 2020. Well-versed with multiple licenses, Joe's specialty is anyone relocating to Northern Nevada, especially Californians. After starting his Northern Nevada journey in Damonte Ranch, Joe has had the privilege of residing in Sparks, North Valleys, Northwest Reno and is now currently raising a family with his beautiful wife in West University. As a family, they love getting into any outdoor setting with their 1-year-old son and two adopted pups, including time at Lake Tahoe and relaxing with a local draft beer. Ken Greene transitioned from being a Professional Engineer (P.E.) to the “Engineer of Finance.” His goal is to help people become financially independent and help them earn better yields with less risk by investing Off Wall Street.   Links and Resources from this Episode DISCLAIMER For resources and additional information of this episode go to http://engineeroffinance.com Connect with Ken Greene http://engineeroffinance.com Office 775-624-8839 https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-greene https://business.facebook.com/GreeneFinance Connect with Joe Hanich http://www.joesellsreno.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/LivinginRenoNevada https://exprealty.com/ joesellsreno@gmail.com  Book a meeting with Ken If you liked what you've heard and would like a one-on-one meeting with the Engineer Of Finance click here Show Notes Who is Joe Hanich? - 0:57 There's not much inventory in the Reno, Tahoe area. - 6:36 Real estate is one of Ken's favorite investments. - 7:18 What is considered healthy or a balanced buyer-seller inventory in real estate? - 10:00 Joe's niche when helping people. - 11:51 How does cloud-based real estate work?- 16:10 Difference between a realtor and real estate advisor? - 18:01 Production issues they faced in the past. - 21:41 The reason why the number of people moving will slow down. - 25:07 Why people are choosing Nevada over Texas or Florida - 28:55 All about business: Type of clients Joe is representing, his ideal clients, and the advantages of working with him in the virtual arena. - 31:44 Best ways to reach out and learn more about Joe. - 36:18 Review, Subscribe and Share If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Make sure you're subscribed to the podcast so you get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Subscribe with Stitcher Subscribe with RSS

Have you ever wondered what your neighborhood looked like before there were buildings on the land? What was uptown like before freeways and the Galleria? What about the Astrodome area and Alief and West University? On today's episode, environmental expert, Jaime Gonzales may blow your mind. Houston before development was probably not what you imagined. If you're as curious as where, here's where you can download Google Earth to look into your own neighborhood's history! Wake up to a nice cup of coffee and our newsletter! Sorry, there's only one of those things we can provide to you every weekday, but I promise it's worth it! Subscribe here We're also on Twitter! Follow us at @CityCastHouston 

Reading can lead us to change how we think and act. Mark West, professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, explains how one important American applied what he learned from this pastime. Mark I. West is a Professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he has […]

In this special episode, Forefront director Nate Mancini talks to professor, author and speaker Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson. This episode was recorded with a live studio audience at the Imagination Redeemed conference in Colorado Springs. In the first half we discuss which of today's authors give Jessica hope for the future of fiction literature, how artists should read books differently from others, how to build an online presence without losing your soul, and of course, how our faith drives us to excellence in the arts. The second half features virtual audience questions from authors such as Dr. Russell Moore, Dr. Karen Swallow Prior, Dr. Benjamin Myers, and Dr. Ralph C. Wood. Jessica Hooten Wilson is the Louise Cowan Scholar in Residence at the University of Dallas. She is the author of Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O'Connor and The Brothers Karamazov, which received a 2018 Christianity Today Book of the Year Award in the Culture & the Arts; as well as two books on Walker Percy: The Search for Influence: Walker Percy and Fyodor Dostoevsky (Ohio State University Press, 2017) and Reading Walker Percy's Novels (Louisiana State University Press, 2018); most recently she co-edited Solzhenitsyn and American Culture: The Russian Soul in the West(University of Notre Dame Press, 2020). She has received numerous fellowships, grants, and awards, including a Fulbright Fellowship to the Czech Republic, an NEH grant to study Dante in Florence in 2014, and the Biola Center for Christian Thought sabbatical fellowship.  In 2018 she received the Emerging Public Intellectual Award given by a coalition of North American think tanks in collaboration with the Centre for Christian Scholarship at Redeemer University College, and in 2019 she received the Hiett Prize in Humanities from The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture. Jessica has two books releasing in 2022, which you can preorder today: The Scandal of Holiness: Renewing Your Imagination in the Company of Literary Saints and Learning the Good Life: Wisdom from the Great Hearts and Minds that Came Before.

Welcome back! Today we have Nan Agents Luanne Marshall and Jessica Wahlquist in the studio today for another installment of our Touring Houston series. West University is the subject of discussion this week, with Luanne and Jessica operating on a team that specializes in the area! West U is often regarded as one of the best places to live and start a family in Houston and this episode goes into all the reasons as to why that is. With amazing parks, shops, schools and entertainment, it's no surprise West U continually makes the list of top neighborhoods in the city. Thank you for listening and we'll talk to you next week! 

What You Need to Know About College Admissions at Oral Roberts University Description and Show Notes Join as Katie Hesser and Joe Sims from Oral Roberts University talk all about college admissions, specifically what ORU looks for in potential students. These two also deep dive into the benefits of dual enrollment as well as how to enroll in ORU's online program. This is a great listen if you are homeschooling high school or thinking about it so you can be prepared for the post homeschool experience. About Oral Roberts University Oral Roberts University is one of the largest and most influential Christian universities in the world. With students from more than 100 countries and all 50 states, ORU develops Whole Leaders for the Whole World through a unique Whole Person education that focuses on the mind, body, and spirit. ORU's award-winning faculty takes students beyond the textbook so that they experience a life-transforming education that will equip them to lead and succeed in the field that God has called them to. Ranked a Best in the West University, ORU has features, connections, and resources that open doors to opportunities for students that are hard to find elsewhere. With more than 150 undergraduate, graduate, certificate, dual enrollment, and pre-professional programs spanning six different academic colleges, as well as a 99.5% career outcomes and job placement rate, the value of an ORU education is much greater than the cost. Learn more about Oral Roberts University Links & Resources From This Episode Download the High School Transcripts eBook to get all you need to get ready for homeschooling your high schooler! Homeschool High School Transcripts Want to see how a literature-based education can work for your family? Try Sonlight for FREE Today! Check out Sonlight's Sales and Special Offers. Learn more. Take a peek into a Sonlight Instructor's Guide to learn how a planned curriculum could work for you. Download an Instructor's Guide! Do you have questions about Sonlight or homeschooling in general? The Sonlight advisors are here to help. Contact them today! Join Sonlight Connections FB Group: Sonlight Connections. Join Sonlight App: Join the Community.

Welcome back to Real Estate Happenings, your go-to podcast for all things real estate! Today we are joined by Nan agents Greg Cassity and Anastasia Gaido for another episode in our Touring Houston Series! These two Houston experts will be discussing the West University area and what makes it one of the most highly coveted, affluent neighborhoods in all of Texas. From community attractions and popular restaurants to current market stats, Anastasia and Greg have you covered! If you like this episode, be sure to follow @nanproperties on Instagram and subscribe to this podcast! Also be sure to follow Anastasia and Greg on Instagram at @anastasiagaido and @greg_a_cassity.

Heather Hansman literally wrote the book on the Green River. Two years ago, Heather finished an account of her solo source-to-confluence descent of the Green, from its headwaters in the high mountains of Wyoming to its confluence with the Colorado. Her book, entitled Downriver: Into the Future of Water in the West (University of Chicago Press, 2019), is the artful product of adventure, inquiry, and super solid reporting. On this episode of the Podcast we feature a discussion that Freeflow director Chandra Brown had with Heather in early March. They talk about Heather's relationship with rivers; the role of personal experience in the telling of big, universal stories; the art of mining truth from the darkness surrounding social justice and ecological issues; the importance of community in journalism; and systems for finding and prioritizing projects.

Linda Ballesteros is host of All Things Franchising and also the owner of Mpower Franchise Consulting where she works with those who want to be in business for themselves but not by themselves with the franchise that best fits their skills, passion and what they want their lifestyle to look like.  She is also very aware of those industries which are more recession resistant. Contact Linda today: Linda@MpowerFranchiseConsulting.com Today's Guest: David Mihalic has an engineering degree from West University and an MBA from Clemson University.  He has been in franchising for over 19 years and has not only owned chanchises but was a franchise consultant for a decade.   Today he is the director of franchise development for Self Genie which provides customer home solutions that solve everyday cabinet frustrations.  

Itzel estudio la universidad en Suiza, ya que encontró una oportunidad más económica que aquí en México. Por lo que hoy en día es la Directora de Marketing de una de las universidades Canadienses más prestigiosas (Canada West University). Acompáñanos a escuchar los consejos que tiene para ti, sobre maestrías y carreras universitarias más económicas!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rocio-sanchez3/message

Welcome back to another episode of Real Estate Happenings! Your go-to podcast for all things real estate. We are back this week with another installment of our Touring Houston series, where Nan agents Greg Cassity @greg_a_cassity and Nicole Sabbagh @propertieswithnicole  take you on a tour of all the hottest places in Houston. This week they cover West University and the Heights. They discuss all the must-see places and what to expect if you're thinking of making the move to one of those areas!   Follow us on social media @nanproperties to never miss an upload!   Have a question or story you'd like to share? Send it here: Realestatehappenings@nanproperties.com  

Phase 3 means bars and gyms are OPEN! Canada West is calling off the fall. Elmer Fudd gets his gun taken away. MP Warren Steinley proposes a grad at Mosaic Stadium.

During the early 1970s, a movement of rank-and-file coal miners rose up in Appalachia to challenge mine bosses and stodgy union officials. They sought greater control over the workplace and a broadened vision of industrial power. Calling themselves the “Miners For Democracy,” these reformers gained short-lived control over the union’s top leadership and earned a legacy for militant unionism. But what about coal miners in the expanding coalfields of the American West? In his new book Carbon County, USA: Miners for Democracy in Utah and the West (University of Utah Press, 2020), Christian Wright recovers the story of western miners who joined the Miners For Democracy and challenged their anti-union employers in Utah’s historic mining communities. These struggles, he says, provide an object lesson for us all about the frontlines of labor and climate justice. Ryan Driskell Tate is a Ph.D. candidate in United States history at Rutgers University. He is completing a book on fossil-fuels and energy development in the American West. Twitter: @rydriskelltate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During the early 1970s, a movement of rank-and-file coal miners rose up in Appalachia to challenge mine bosses and stodgy union officials. They sought greater control over the workplace and a broadened vision of industrial power. Calling themselves the “Miners For Democracy,” these reformers gained short-lived control over the union’s top leadership and earned a legacy for militant unionism. But what about coal miners in the expanding coalfields of the American West? In his new book Carbon County, USA: Miners for Democracy in Utah and the West (University of Utah Press, 2020), Christian Wright recovers the story of western miners who joined the Miners For Democracy and challenged their anti-union employers in Utah’s historic mining communities. These struggles, he says, provide an object lesson for us all about the frontlines of labor and climate justice. Ryan Driskell Tate is a Ph.D. candidate in United States history at Rutgers University. He is completing a book on fossil-fuels and energy development in the American West. Twitter: @rydriskelltate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During the early 1970s, a movement of rank-and-file coal miners rose up in Appalachia to challenge mine bosses and stodgy union officials. They sought greater control over the workplace and a broadened vision of industrial power. Calling themselves the “Miners For Democracy,” these reformers gained short-lived control over the union’s top leadership and earned a legacy for militant unionism. But what about coal miners in the expanding coalfields of the American West? In his new book Carbon County, USA: Miners for Democracy in Utah and the West (University of Utah Press, 2020), Christian Wright recovers the story of western miners who joined the Miners For Democracy and challenged their anti-union employers in Utah’s historic mining communities. These struggles, he says, provide an object lesson for us all about the frontlines of labor and climate justice. Ryan Driskell Tate is a Ph.D. candidate in United States history at Rutgers University. He is completing a book on fossil-fuels and energy development in the American West. Twitter: @rydriskelltate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During the early 1970s, a movement of rank-and-file coal miners rose up in Appalachia to challenge mine bosses and stodgy union officials. They sought greater control over the workplace and a broadened vision of industrial power. Calling themselves the “Miners For Democracy,” these reformers gained short-lived control over the union’s top leadership and earned a legacy for militant unionism. But what about coal miners in the expanding coalfields of the American West? In his new book Carbon County, USA: Miners for Democracy in Utah and the West (University of Utah Press, 2020), Christian Wright recovers the story of western miners who joined the Miners For Democracy and challenged their anti-union employers in Utah’s historic mining communities. These struggles, he says, provide an object lesson for us all about the frontlines of labor and climate justice. Ryan Driskell Tate is a Ph.D. candidate in United States history at Rutgers University. He is completing a book on fossil-fuels and energy development in the American West. Twitter: @rydriskelltate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During the early 1970s, a movement of rank-and-file coal miners rose up in Appalachia to challenge mine bosses and stodgy union officials. They sought greater control over the workplace and a broadened vision of industrial power. Calling themselves the “Miners For Democracy,” these reformers gained short-lived control over the union’s top leadership and earned a legacy for militant unionism. But what about coal miners in the expanding coalfields of the American West? In his new book Carbon County, USA: Miners for Democracy in Utah and the West (University of Utah Press, 2020), Christian Wright recovers the story of western miners who joined the Miners For Democracy and challenged their anti-union employers in Utah’s historic mining communities. These struggles, he says, provide an object lesson for us all about the frontlines of labor and climate justice. Ryan Driskell Tate is a Ph.D. candidate in United States history at Rutgers University. He is completing a book on fossil-fuels and energy development in the American West. Twitter: @rydriskelltate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Willie Nelson’s birthday; Houston man given low bond after beating up girlfriend is now arrested for murder; the last on the efforts to feed police officers at Gallery Furniture; Hillary endorses BidenA woman discusses he struggles with her homeowners association; Michael discuss the Houston Business Journal article about his close friend, Fred Zedman; what the collectors item you feel you overpaid forThe collectors item you feel you over paid for but are still proud about; Lina Hidalgo’s mask order struck down after just a few hours; West University police arrest car burglars and then the Harris County Sheriff’s office refuses to accept them so they are forced to be released

Dr. Craig was recently interviewed by the church staff during Sunday morning worship at West University Baptist Church in Houston Texas.

Dr. Craig was recently interviewed by the church staff during Sunday morning worship at West University Baptist Church in Houston Texas.

Check out some of Eric's latest articles on Culturemap.com (http://houston.culturemap.com/) including: Hot Houston Taco Truck Rolls into West University with New Brick-and-Mortar Home (http://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/09-23-19-el-topo-truck-brick-and-mortar-restaurant-pizza-motus-west-university-tony-luhrman-mike-serva/#slide=0) Hugo Ortega and Tracy Vaught Reveal Exciting New Concept for Uptown Park (http://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/09-27-19-hugo-ortega-tracy-vaught-h-town-restaurant-group-new-restaurant-uptown-park/) Anvil and Hay Merchant Veteran Shoots for the Moon with New Restaurant (http://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/09-24-19-shoot-the-moon-new-restaurant-self-service-stm-hospitality-kevin-floyd-jonas-herd-dax-mcanear/) Houston Billionaire Tilman Fertitta Acquires Luxurious Steakhouse Chain (http://houston.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/09-25-19-tilman-fertitta-landrys-inc-acquire-del-friscos-steakhouse-grille-restaurants/)

Dana's latest #Houston Women #podcast guest is Amanda Vlastas, Founder of West University Moms. West University Moms is here to be your go-to resource for everything in & around West University, Houston!

Some Houston restaurants have made Yelp's national list for top places to eat, West University has been voted the best place to live in the country, A Missouri City Sophomore has created her own wing sauce business

In Episode 3, we dive into the life of the ultimate narcissist, Leon Jacob. He came from a well-off Houston area family with every opportunity to thrive, but nothing was ever enough. His controlling personality would start causing destruction to all aspects his life. Meanwhile, Valerie McDaniel was living the dream: successful veterinary clinic, West University home, beach houses, and a happy, loving family. How do these two people connect and what leads to their ultimate loss of control?   Sources: http://www.khou.com/article/news/local/a-look-into-murder-for-hire-suspects-troubled-past/426333841 https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Couple-accused-of-hiring-hitman-to-kill-their-10997966.php https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Police-nab-Houston-veterinarian-and-her-boyfriend-10999287.php?t=956b805291438d9cbb&cmpid=email-premium#photo-12543440  

Trump Hate continues as a Councilwoman from West University in Houston yelled obscenities at a teen wearing a Trump shirt. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

"This problem's either going to be dealt with, or it's going to keep going." For college students, crime is an unfortunate if everyday occurrence. For students at the University of Oregon, the West University area is well-known for its crime rate. In the third episode of "How It's Reported," Podcast Editor Ryan Nguyen talks with senior news reporter Franklin Lewis about his cover story on West University crime rates, how he approaches his interviews with police officials and how he avoids conflicts of interest. Franklin's cover story: https://www.dailyemerald.com/news/west-university-s-rampant-crime/article_eb0f2a6a-283a-11e9-a72b-4371322ff7ad.html Vacation Watch coverage: https://www.dailyemerald.com/news/uopd-s-vacation-watch-winter-break-trial-a-big-success/article_5f191aae-1488-11e9-a692-8f45f5bcd8d9.html This is episode three of "How It's Reported," a series from the Emerald Podcast Network designed to illuminate how journalists report on the latest news, build trust between news outlets and audiences and promote informed and engaged listeners, which are vital to a healthy democracy. Ryan Nguyen produced and edited this podcast. Music is "Airliner" by Podington Bear (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Meet_Podington_Bear_Box_Set_Disc_1/07_Airliner) and "A Fist Full of Organs" by Evan DuPell (https://soundcloud.com/evan-dupell). Watch the Emerald's Facebook Live video of the recording of this episode: https://www.facebook.com/dailyemerald/videos/627460777698283/

Show 126 starts with a little flu talk and beers of the week. Also what is coming up is covered as well. At 3:52, Stig and Bill review the musical portions of Dayfornight 2017 including Pussy Riot, NIN, Priests and other acts. There is a reference to the Salon article on fashion. At 16:03, Bill and Stig discuss the visual aspects and installations of the festival At 23:33, Stig wraps up the Texans season, there's Rocket news as well as Bill and Stig's college teams results from the bowl season. Bill mentions the closing of the Harp and the two discuss different matters in West University. At 33:12, the pair ends the show with a bit of other musical news featuring the New Duncan Imperials, Thrill, and Molly and the Ringwalds. As always, what's new for the guys ends the program. For links and musical citations  - javamuses.javatime.us

Today we talked with Eric Gardner, who is chair and professor of English at Saginaw Valley State University. The interview focuses on Jennie Carter: A Black Journalist of the Early West (University Press of Mississippi, 2008), a new book which Dr. Gardner both authored an introduction to and edited. This is the first collection from an African American journalist writing for the San Francisco based newspaper, the Elevator. Gardner's introduction does an excellent job of placing Carter into both the context of the history and literature of the American West. Dr. Gardner is also the editor of Major Voices: The Drama of Slavery and has authored works which appear in the African American Review, the African American National Biography, and Legacy. Please become a fan of “New Books in History” on Facebook if you haven't already. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

Today we talked with Eric Gardner, who is chair and professor of English at Saginaw Valley State University. The interview focuses on Jennie Carter: A Black Journalist of the Early West (University Press of Mississippi, 2008), a new book which Dr. Gardner both authored an introduction to and edited. This is the first collection from an African American journalist writing for the San Francisco based newspaper, the Elevator. Gardner’s introduction does an excellent job of placing Carter into both the context of the history and literature of the American West. Dr. Gardner is also the editor of Major Voices: The Drama of Slavery and has authored works which appear in the African American Review, the African American National Biography, and Legacy. Please become a fan of “New Books in History” on Facebook if you haven’t already. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we talked with Eric Gardner, who is chair and professor of English at Saginaw Valley State University. The interview focuses on Jennie Carter: A Black Journalist of the Early West (University Press of Mississippi, 2008), a new book which Dr. Gardner both authored an introduction to and edited. This is the first collection from an African American journalist writing for the San Francisco based newspaper, the Elevator. Gardner’s introduction does an excellent job of placing Carter into both the context of the history and literature of the American West. Dr. Gardner is also the editor of Major Voices: The Drama of Slavery and has authored works which appear in the African American Review, the African American National Biography, and Legacy. Please become a fan of “New Books in History” on Facebook if you haven’t already. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices