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Sure I'm sore now, but it's a "good sore," as they say. And it's a sore accompanied by a great sense of accomplishment and satisfaction when I think of all the benefits for my flowers—weed deterrence, moisture retention, soil nourishment. It's worth every ache and pain.
For the past seven or eight years, I've been using the free mulch offered by our village's public works department. It's ground from all the wood they gather in tree pruning and storm clean-up, as well as from discarded Christmas trees. There's a three-yard minimum and you pay just $10 per yard for delivery. You can also go any time and pick it up yourself, at no cost. I used to do this all the time before I traded my fuel-slurping SUV for a teeny little gas-sipper. Now I can't haul enough to make it worth the trip.
I've always been very happy with this mulch. It's well aged, so it's about half-composted by the time it comes to me. (It sits in HUGE piles in the public works yard. When it's delivered, you can still see the steam rising off it from the composting process at work, and it actually feels hot to the touch.)
My plants—and the earthworms—seem to love it. It's not treated with chemicals, like much of the bagged stuff at the Box-mart, so it continues to break down and feed the soil once it's in place. Some sources say it robs nitrogen from the soil as it breaks down, but my arborist neighbor assures me that this is true only if you mix it into the soil.
I usually prefer to spread mulch a little later in the season, when the ground has had a chance to warm up and when I can tell more easily where my plants are. However, the delivery schedule fills quickly and you take what you can get. Right now, it's a bit of a guessing game where the perennials are, though I have markers on most of them, which helps. (My neighbor, Maya, still laments the first spring in her home, when she "mulched to death" many of the perennials left by the previous owner. She's since replaced them many times over, though.)
I also have to be careful in areas where I have self-seeders, so I don't smother any potential seedlings. I'm already seeing lots of new Corydalis and Aquilegia babies. I put down 3-4 inches elsewhere, being careful not to place it too close to stems and trunks. Coreopsis, dianthus, mums, and a few others especially dislike having soggy feet. I leave a wide girth for them so they won't rot.
Last year I only ordered three yards and did not have enough to cover one last bed in the back. I spent the whole summer pulling garlic mustard, thistle, and hordes of other nasty weeds that wander in off the field behind us. It's well worth the extra $10 for that reason alone.
Did I get all four yards distributed? No, I'm about halfway. And here's what the pile looks like today, thanks to yesterday's lovely weather:
Ah, spring. Do ya think you could make up your mind to stay put for a while?
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Isn't it amazing how long the mulch distribution can take? We got 8 cubic yards of redwood chips last year for weed prevention, and it took the two of us (Mr. Mouse graciously volunteered) most of the day. Now it looks tidy, and that mulch really holds the water in (a good thing around here). Good luck with the second half!ReplyDelete
What a nice service that your village offers! And at least you got a picture of one of your helpers, any help is better than none I guess :)ReplyDelete
I have the same problem with mulching. I always am afraid I'm covering something important that I'll never see again. Hope the snow goes away. It sure can change quickly this time of year!
I didn't get any mulch delivered last year because I hated how long the pile sat on my driveway. I managed to get some free mulch from my township, which I picked up & hauled myself. This year, I think I'm going to have the minimum amount delivered and try to do the rest with the free stuff. I hate finding bits of mulch in the lawn along the driveway.ReplyDelete
Spring has it's 'work' and it's play, doesn't it?!! Sometimes the work can feel like play, but sometimes it all just seems like work;-) Our area has free mulch too, for those who can get it themselves. I don't think they have a delivery service. My son's boyscout troop is selling it so needless to say, we ordered from him! My husband put it down thickly, covering every last perennial that was sticking up it's tender head and neck. Oooh, I tried to tell him he shouldn't do that, but I just wasted my breath. I spent time trying to uncover most of them, which I hope I've been able to find... Often they will come right up even after being covered--EVEN with the leaves already on them. Hope Spring will warm up for you soon!ReplyDelete
Wow, Town Mouse. Eight yards! Makes my back ache just thinking about it. I'll bet the redwood is pretty though, and worth it's weight in gold for so many other reasons. The Suburban Spouse was eager and willing to help with my mountain of mulch, but he got tired of waiting for me to carefully spread the mulch around each barely sprouted perennial. He finally gave up and went inside.ReplyDelete
Hi, Catherine--Yes, the Sprout stuck around just long enough to pose for a nice shot--I got that much out of him, at least! The snow did melt pretty quickly, and it's been in the 50s the last couple days. I finally got out for a bit today and made a little bit of a dent in the pile! Maybe tomorrow...ReplyDelete
Hi, MMD--I think this is the longest the pile has ever sat in my driveway. The Spouse is starting to grumble and offer his help a little more persistently... Just bad timing, work-wise and weather-wise, unfortunately. I know what you mean about the mulch in the grass--another thing to make the Spouse grumble, come mowing time.ReplyDelete
Hi, Jan--I'm sorry to hear about your buried perennials. I'll bet most of them will find their way to the surface sooner or later! It's nice you're able to support your son's troop that way (and it's nice when they are selling something you can actually USE for a change! :) ) You're right about the "work and play" of spring. I usually enjoy shoveling mulch--it's such a good workout--except for the year it arrived in 90 degree heat and my husband threw his back out! That was not fun...ReplyDelete
Snow?! Oh my goodness!ReplyDelete
I'm officially taking back all I ever said about how rough Florida gardeners have it. I can't imagine trying to mark all the perennials so you don't bury them in mulch. And the only thing my seedlings have to fear is Willy the cat, who likes to plop down and have a nice stretch on them. I did wonder where flowers go in the winter up North. Now I know.
Happy mulching! I'm going to see if we have a program like that. (We can get elephant poop from Busch Gardens, but it's not quite the same.)
Elephant poop! Lots of good humor potential in that, but I'm too tired to do more than laugh at the moment! I guess every region has its own special, um, virtues? There's a stable near here that offers free horse manure, and some of my veggie gardening friends swear by it, but I can't quite bring myself to go and play around in that stuff. My garden's loss, I guess. Thanks for stopping by, Penlyn.ReplyDelete
Thanks for stopping by the Suburban Sanctum! I hope you've enjoyed your visit and will come again soon. I'd love to hear any comments you have before you go, and promise to respond as soon as I can. Thanks!


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- Posadas de Puerto Rico Associates v. Tourism Company of Puerto Rico
Posadas de Puerto Rico Associates v. Tourism Company of Puerto Rico
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 28, 1986
Decided July 1, 1986
Full case name Posadas de Puerto Rico Associates, dba Condado Holiday Inn v. Tourism Company of Puerto Rico et al. Citations 478 U.S. 328 (more)
106 S. Ct 2968; 92 L. Ed. 2d 266
Holding Puerto Rico's Games of Chance Act of 1948, as narrowed by the Puerto Rican Superior Court, was not facially unconstitutional because the population specific ban on commercial speech related to casino gambling cleared the Central Hudson standard. Court membershipChief Justice
Warren E. BurgerAssociate Justices
William J. Brennan, Jr. · Byron White
Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun
Lewis F. Powell, Jr. · William Rehnquist
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Case opinions Majority Rehnquist, joined by Burger, White, Powell, O'Connor Dissent Brennan, Stevens, joined by Marshall, Blackmun Laws applied Fourteenth Amendment and First Amendment
Posadas de Puerto Rico Associates, dba Condado Holiday Inn v. Tourism Company of Puerto Rico et al. (478 U.S. 328; 106 S. Ct 2968; 92 L. Ed. 2d 266) was a 1986 appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States to determine whether Puerto Rico's Games of Chance Act of 1948 is in legal compliance with the United States Constitution, specifically as regards freedom of speech, equal protection and due process.[1] In a 5–4 decision, the Supreme Court held that the Puerto Rico government (law) could restrict advertisement for casino gambling from being targeted to residents, even if the activity itself was legal and advertisement to tourists was permitted. The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the Puerto Rico Supreme Court conclusion, as construed by the Puerto Rico Superior Court, that the Act and regulations do not facially violate the First Amendment, nor did it violate the due process or Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment.[2][3]
The controversial case has been subsequently referenced with respect to the legality of bans of tobacco advertising, liquor advertising and other advertisement related to gambling. It is regarded as a landmark case in illustrating the elasticity of the Central Hudson standards for regulating commercial speech, as the Court did not request evidence or argument supporting the need of Puerto Rico to regulate such advertisement, but merely accepted that such regulations seemed reasonable. It also implicitly allowed for more strict regulations on commercial speech related to legal but presumably dangerous "vice" activities. Although there have been calls to overturn Posadas and it has been ignored as precedent in some, if not all, subsequent cases, the case has never been officially overruled.
Prior history
On 15 May 1948, Puerto Rico adopted Act No. 221, the Games of Chance Act, which allowed regulated casino gambling but disallowed advertisement of gambling establishments within the boundaries of Puerto Rico. In 1978, the Texas-based Posadas de Puerto Rico Associates, which hosted a gambling facility at the Condado Holiday Inn and Sands Casino, was fined twice by the Puerto Rico Tourism Company for such advertising.[4] In 1979, the Tourism Company sent a memo to casino operators further clarifying restrictions on advertising to include "the use of the word 'casino' in matchbooks, lighters, envelopes, inter-office and/or external correspondence, invoices, napkins, brochures, menus, elevators, glasses, plates, lobbies, banners, flyers, paper holders, pencils, telephone books, directories, bulletin boards or in any hotel dependency or object which may be accessible to the public in Puerto Rico."[4] Following this, it fined the company again several times.
In 1981, the company filed suit alleging generally that the Act violated Constitutional guarantees of free speech, equal protection and due process and specifically that the Tourism Company had violated the company's Constitutional rights in interpreting and applying it.[4] The Puerto Rican Superior Court which heard the case agreed that the advertising restrictions applied to the company had been unconstitutional, describing the Tourism Company's acts as "capricious, arbitrary, erroneous and unreasonable."[4] However, it "adopted a narrowing construction of the Act and regulations" which permitted local advertising if aimed at inviting tourists but not residents to partake.[4] Under that new construction, the Puerto Rican Supreme Court determined that the Act was not facially (always) unconstitutional.
On appeal, the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico affirmed the lower court's decision. The company appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking review of the federal question.
The case was argued on April 28, 1986, with Maria Milagros Soto representing the appellant and Lino J. Saldana the appellees.
The American Civil Liberties Union, the American Association of Advertising Agencies, the American Broadcasting Companies, the AFL-CIO, the American Newspaper Publishers Association, the National Broadcasting Company, the Atlantic City Casinos Association and the Association of National Advertisers submitted amici curiae in favor of the appellant.[1]
Posadas de Puerto Rico Associates argued that the First Amendment to the United States Constitution did not permit restrictions on commercial speech except when such speech failed to meet the four-part test established by the 1980 landmark case Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission (447 U.S. 557). The Central Hudson standards establish that, when the activity is legal and the advertising not misleading, the government must show substantial interest in the advertisement and substantial benefit from regulating it, as well as demonstrating that such regulations are not excessive to the need.[5] The Tourism Company rebutted that First Amendment does not protect local advertising of casinos and, even if it did, restriction on such advertisement met the Central Hudson standard as reasonable and necessary to secure substantial governmental interest.[1]
The case was decided on July 1, 1986. With a 5/4 majority, the Supreme Court decided on behalf of the appellees, dismissing the facial challenge of the Act and the regulations that supported it, indicating that the Act, in its narrowed construction, was not inherently constitutionally invalid. Among the Justices supporting the majority view were Warren E. Burger, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., Sandra Day O'Connor, Byron White and William Rehnquist, who wrote the majority opinion. Dissenters included Thurgood Marshall and Harry Blackmun, as well as William J. Brennan, Jr. and John Paul Stevens, who authored dissenting opinions.[1]
In voicing the majority view, Rehnquist stated that the government of Puerto Rico had a legitimate concern in limiting gambling among its residents to promote public well-being under the same logic used by many of the 50 United States in making gambling illegal. The substantial interest of the government thus affirmed, he indicated that advertising aimed at local residents would undoubtedly increase demand and that the limitations were not excessive because restriction was limited to casino gambling as opposed to all games of chance.[4] In his dissent, Brennan indicated that the determination to make casino gambling legal in Puerto Rico was indication that Puerto Rico does not believe "serious harmful effects" result from gambling, that the appellees had not demonstrated that restricting such advertisement would reduce any civic "serious harmful effects" of gambling, or that restriction of free speech was the best or only method of reducing such harmful effects.[4] Justice Stevens, dissenting, concluded that, "The general proposition advanced by the majority today—that a State may prohibit the advertising of permitted conduct if it may prohibit the conduct altogether—bears little resemblance to the grotesquely flawed regulation of speech advanced by Puerto Rico in this case.... The First Amendment surely does not permit Puerto Rico's frank discrimination among publications, audiences, and words."[4]
The case is regarded as a landmark in illustrating the elasticity of the Central Hudson standards for regulating commercial speech.[6] In 2003's Freedom of Commercial Expression, Roger Shiner points out that what was remarkable about the Posadas decision was the way in which the Court applied Central Hudson, not requesting any evidence that the restrictions were necessary to protect state interest in public wellbeing, but simply accepting that the assertion that it might be necessary and useful was reasonable.[7] Court of Appeals justice Richard Posner suggested in 2004's Frontiers of Legal Theory that to an economist, this view is not reasonable, even granting for the sake of argument that the state does have interest in imposing more rigorous restrictions on commercial speech. Posner notes that reducing advertising costs to casinos might lead to their reducing gambling costs, which may in turn increase gambling and any undesirable social effects.[8]
Posadas has been precedent in a number of subsequent cases on commercial speech due to its implicit recognition of a "vice" allowance for restrictions under which federal and state governments can regulate nonmisleading advertisement for substances and services that are legal, but might be subject to regulation for civic good.[9][10][11] It was the first in a series of permissive decisions regarding regulation of commercial speech, applying a more lax standard than the intermediate scrutiny recommended in Central Hudson.[12][13] Specifically, the case has been brought up in considering other cases related to tobacco, alcohol and gambling. At the same time that the Court applied this more relaxed scrutiny to some commercial speech cases, it applied more rigorous scrutiny to others.[12]
Subsequent history
In 1987, the implications of the decision were raised when the American Bar Association was considering a proposal to support extending the ban on tobacco advertising to all media, even though the act of smoking was legal.[14][15] In the courtroom, the case was cited as precedent in two 1990s Supreme Court cases testing alcohol-related laws: Rubin v. Coors Brewing Co. (1995) and 44 Liquormart, Inc. v. Rhode Island (1996). According to attorney Bruce Ennis, Rubin "put the nail in the coffin of the Posadas decision" when the court unanimously decided that it was unconstitutional to prohibit the display of alcoholic content on beer labels.[10] However, Posadas was not overturned then nor when it was raised during 44 Liquormart's successful challenge to a law banning publication of liquor prices in Rhode Island, even though Justices Stevens, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Anthony Kennedy, and Clarence Thomas all called for it to be overruled.[16][17] Even though she did not call for overruling, Justice O'Conner—whose opinion was signed by Rehnquist, Steven Breyer and David Souter—stated that the Court had properly ignored Posadas in determining subsequent cases.[16] Although Freedom of Commercial Speech posits this decision as a "rebounding" from the Posadas decision, it noted that 44 Liquormart nevertheless reaffirmed the Court's opinion that commercial speech was less deserving of constitutional protection than non-commercial speech.[18]
In 1999, it became precedent in another Supreme Court case involving gambling advertisement, Greater New Orleans Broadcasting Association v. U.S., which challenged the Federal Communications Commission's right to restrict advertisement on games of chance with the justification that such restrictions would reduce gambling, given that advertisements for such games of chance as state lotteries and Native American gambling enterprises were allowed in all states and all gambling advertisement had been permitted by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in nine.[17] At issue was whether the state of Louisiana could restrict the advertisement to its residents of legal private casinos. In its hearing of that case, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed that the prohibition was constitutional based on Posadas, but the Supreme Court held rather that private casinos must be permitted to advertise to residents since gambling was legal in that state.[19] However, as of 2007, Posadas had still not been properly overturned.[20]
See also
- List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 478
- List of United States Supreme Court cases
- Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by volume
- List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Rehnquist Court
- ^ a b c d "Posadas de Puerto Rico Associates v. Tourism Co. of PR, 478 US 328 - Supreme Court 1986". Google Scholar. Supreme Court of United States. 1986. http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=10352783758526996109&q=%22478+US+%22+OR+%22POSADAS+DE+P.R.+ASSOCS.+V.+TOURISM+CO.,+478+U.+S.+328%22&hl=en&as_sdt=2002. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ^ "POSADAS de PUERTO RICO ASSOC. v. TOURISM CO., 478 U.S. 328 (1986)". FindLaw. http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=478&invol=328. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
- ^ "POSADAS de PUERTO RICO ASSOC. v. TOURISM CO., 478 U.S. 328 (1986)". FindLaw. http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=478&invol=328. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Posades de Puerto Rico Associates, dba Condado Holiday Inn v. Tourism Company of Puerto Rico et al. 478 U.S. 328l 106 S. Ct 2968; 92 L. Ed. 2d 266 (1986).
- ^ Brody, Steven G.; P. Cameron DeVore, Bruce E. H. Johnson, Practising Law Institute (2004). Advertising and commercial speech: a First Amendment guide (2 ed.). Practising Law Institute. p. §14–143. ISBN 1402404514.
- ^ Moore, Roy L.; Ronald T. Farrar, Erik Collins (1998). Advertising and public relations law. Routledge. p. 34. ISBN 0805816798.
- ^ Shiner, Roger A. (2003). Freedom of commercial expression. Oxford University Press. pp. 56–57. ISBN 0198262612.
- ^ Posner, Richard A. (2004). Frontiers of Legal Theory. Harvard University Press. p. 76. ISBN 0674013603.
- ^ Johnson, Bruce E.H. (2007-10-08). "Justice Thomas and commercial speech". The First Amendment Center. http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/analysis.aspx?id=19054&printer-friendly=y. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ^ a b Hudson, David (1998-09-25). "First Amendment triumphs mark attorney's Supreme Court record". The First Amendment Center. http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/news.aspx?id=8583&SearchString=reno_v._aclu. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ^ United States v. Edge Broadcasting Co. 509 U.S. 418 (1993) "As in Posadas de Puerto Rico Associates v. Tourism Co. of P.R., 478 U.S. 328 (1986), the activity underlying the relevant advertising – gambling – implicates no constitutionally protected right; rather, it [falls into a category of "vice" activity that could be, and frequently has been, banned altogether.]"
- ^ a b Vaver, D (2006). Intellectual property rights: critical concepts in law. Taylor & Francis. p. 349. ISBN 0415330912.
- ^ Shaman, Jeffrey M. (2001). Constitutional interpretation: illusion and reality. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 100. ISBN 031331473X.
- ^ Shipp, E.R. (1987-02-15). "Lawyers debating ban on tobacco advertising". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1987/02/15/us/lawyers-debating-ban-on-tobacco-advertising.html. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
- ^ "Should cigarette ads be outlawed?". The New York Times. Sunday, February 22, 1987. http://www.nytimes.com/1987/02/22/weekinreview/should-cigarette-ads-be-outlawed.html?pagewanted=1. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
- ^ a b Greenhouse, Linda (Tuesday, May 14, 1996). "High Court says liquor price ads can't be banned". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/14/business/high-court-says-liquor-price-ads-can-t-be-banned.html?pagewanted=all. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
- ^ a b Mauro, Tony (1999-01-20). "High court to re-examine commercial speech with gambling-ads case". The First Amendment Center. http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/analysis.aspx?id=8524&printer-friendly=y. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ^ Shiner, 59.
- ^ Greater New Orleans Broadcasting Association v. U.S. 527 U.S. 173 (1999)
- ^ Siegel, Paul (2007). Communication Law in America (2 ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. p. 409. ISBN 0742553876.
- United States Supreme Court cases
- United States commercial speech case law
- 1986 in United States case law
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Ok so i just posted a bunch of dates( and more to come) for this summer playing with Martha Scanlan. Cant wait to get out there and play for yall again!
So its been a while since i've posted a update here. Let you know some of the things that have been going on. On the recording front i have started recording Pete Krebs next album(which i'll also be mixing and mastering), producing(and mixing and mastering) Garett Brennan's next album, mastering(and mixing) a whole new slew … [Read more…]
Hey yall, So i'm getting ready for some (I'm guessing) cold weather touring next week with my best buddy Martha Scanlan. We will be in Minnesota(Friday in Duluth, and Saturday and Sunday in Minneapolis) and it'd be fantastic to see you! We will be playing songs from Martha's new album The river and the light. … [Read more…]
So i recently got to work with a few very diverse styles and its been real fun! A great band called Five Letter Word, i got to master their record which comes out in January(also mastered one of the gals in the band Clara Baker's record recently as well), and mastered the first single off … [Read more…]
New album from my dear friend and musical partner. Cant wait for everyone to check it out. We got a couple of album release dates up and its coming out on Rock Ridge records, and the vinyl will be available through Jealous Butcher records. What can i say, i had a blast working on this … [Read more…]
Hey there, So i am in week 5 of a two month guitar break i am taking to hopefully fully heal my hand which has a bit of a issue from basically overplaying. So in the mean time i've been working on a lot of mastering projects, as well as mixing projects. If you have … [Read more…]
Ok so theres quite a bit going on lately. First of all this weekend I will start working on a new record with Martha Scanlan. I'll also be playing shows with Taylor Kingman(Mississippi Studios 1/15), Anna Tivel(Laurelthirst 1/23), and Moorea Masa(Mississippi Studios 1/29) as well as my regular gigs with The Kung Pao Chickens on … [Read more…]
Hey yall, So its been a busy summer playing a lot of gigs with Jackstraw last month and more gigs this month with Martha Scanlan as well as playing with Kristin Andreassen. So much fun! Mastering has really taken off too, i've been very busy on that front as well. So just thought i'd let … [Read more…]
So folks i am out on the road with my dear friend. We are playing 3 shows over the next three days. Livingston,Helena, and Missoula. I added times, etc.. on the show page. Also just got done mastering a beautiful album by Kele Goodwin. Cant wait for people to hear that! Last week I found … [Read more…]
Hey folks, So its been a while…but I've been busy! Just got a mastering setup going and putting the finishing touches on a new release by the Eyelids. Awesome record, you have to get it when it comes out. Also the project I produced last year of all Woody Guthrie songs about the pacific northwest … [Read more…]


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Jan trained as an actor at Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama (1968/89) and as a voice coach at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (1990/91). During her early career she worked in the majority of London's leading Drama Schools. Jan now works extensively in Film,TV and Theatre.
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He work has also been showcased at The Almeida, Donmar Warehouse, The Royal Court, The Minerva Chocolate Factory, The Young Vic, Shared Experience, Manchester Royal Exchange, Birmingham Rep, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Salisbury Playhouse and The New Wolsey and in numerous west end theatre's including the Wyndhams and The Apollo.
She has a long standing relationship with the RSC where she has coached over 20 productions. She was Head of Voice at Shakespeare's Globe (2007/2010) where she coached over 30 productions and prepared the actors for the demands of the Globe Stage and outdoor touring.
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Here is a layout of my son Christian on his 10th birthday on 3-27-2013. I created this layout for CSI's case file # 67. I did some fussing cutting with the big circles. I used plain cardstock as the base. And I also used lots of colors: blue, yellow, red, orange, and etc. A perfect boy's birthday page. Here's the challenge
1. DCWV textured cardstock stack # CP-015-00249
2. Imaginisce Hello Cupcake Collection # 003936 12x 12 pp, Party Time p.p.
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Shawn A. Monty, AIF®
Managing Partner
Shawn has been providing wealth management, retirement income planning, and retirement plan consulting services for over 30 years. Shawn is the managing partner of Financial Strategies Retirement Partners, which he formed in 2007 along with Al Gilbert. Licensed in the mutual fund industry since 1985 and the insurance industry since 1988, he holds the Accredited Investment Fiduciary® (AIF®) designation and is a Registered Representative and Investment Adviser Representative with Commonwealth Financial Network®. He holds the FINRA Series 6, 26, and 63 securities registrations through Commonwealth while also being the OSJ for the branch office. Prior to forming FSRP, Shawn founded Financial Strategies in January 1995.
Shawn graduated from Bryant College (now Bryant University) in 1985, earning a BS in business administration with a concentration in finance. He has served in a number of capacities on the boards of Child and Family Services of New Hampshire, Bedford Friends of Recreation, and the Financial Planning Association of Northern New England. A lifelong resident of New Hampshire, Shawn has resided in New Boston since 1996 with his wife, Marylouise. Their adult son, Michael, lives in Charleston, SC.
Shawn Monty is proud to have been recognized as a Leaders Level advisor for 2017—a distinction based on annual production attained by just 7 percent of advisors affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network.
Each year, Commonwealth, the Registered Investment Adviser–broker/dealer that helps us process investment transactions on your behalf, recognizes Leaders Level advisors by inviting them to an exclusive gathering of their peers, leading industry experts, and Commonwealth home office staff. Leaders Level advisors benefit from an intensive learning and networking experience designed to help them hone their expertise, share best practices, and provide ever-higher levels of service, education, and leadership to their clients.
Shawn is a Five StarSM award winner for New Hampshire in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018*
*Based on 10 objective eligibility and evaluation criteria, including a minimum of 5 years as an active credentialed financial professional, favorable regulatory and complaint history, accepts new clients, client retention rates, client assets administered, education, and professional designations. 739 New Hampshire wealth managers were considered for the award; 89 (12 percent of candidates) were named 2017 Five Star Wealth Managers. (The criteria provided reflects the most recent year for which advisor received the award. The criteria used, the number of wealth managers considered for the award, and the percentage of those who receive the award, may vary from year to year). These awards are not indicative of the wealth managers' future performance. Your experiences may vary. For more information, please visit www.fivestarprofessional.com.
Al Gilbert, AIF®
Al has more than 25 years of experience in the retirement plan consulting and wealth management field and holds the Accredited Investment Fiduciary® (AIF®) designation. Al is a partner in Financial Strategies Retirement Partners, which he co-founded with Shawn in 2007. Before forming Financial Strategies Retirement Partners, Al served as vice president and managing director of RSM McGladrey Retirement Resources and as area vice president for ADP Retirement Services.
Al holds the Certified 401(k) Professional (C(k)P™) designation administered by the Retirement Advisor University in collaboration with UCLA's Anderson School of Management Executive Education. He has also served as an adjunct lecturer for The Plan Sponsor University (TPSU). He holds the FINRA Series 7, 26, 63, and 65 securities registrations through Commonwealth Financial Network and is a Registered Representative and Investment Adviser Representative with Commonwealth. Graduating from University of New Hampshire's Whittemore School of Business in 1990 with an economics degree, he resides in Hollis, New Hampshire, with his wife, Liz, and children, Josh and Ella.
Sarah Kenda, AIF®
Sarah joined FSRP in April 2018. She has spent nearly 20 years in the financial services industry. Prior to joining FSRP, she worked for several investment management companies. Most recently, she was a Senior Regional Vice President at Salient Partners which specializes in liquid alternatives and hard asset investing. She began her financial services career at Federated Investors as a marketing manager. Sarah's responsibilities continued to expand to include building relationships with financial advisors and assisting with asset allocation recommendations. She enjoys providing investment education and helping individuals prepare for retirement and other life goals.
Sarah is a Registered Representative and Investment Adviser Representative with Commonwealth Financial Network® and holds the FINRA Series 7, 66, and 24 securities registrations. She earned the Accredited Investment Fiduciary® (AIF®) designation in 2018.
Sarah graduated summa cum laude with a BS in Communications from Bentley College. Currently, she resides on the seacoast with her husband, Steve and son, Eddie.
Debbie Cote
Client Service Manager
Debbie joined Financial Strategies as an administrative assistant in September 2001 and transitioned to Financial Strategies Retirement Partners when it was formed in 2007 as a client service manager and office manager. In these roles, Debbie assists in the administrative areas of the wealth management, retirement income planning, and retirement plan management aspects of our practice. She also manages the daily operations of the office.
Prior to joining Financial Strategies, Debbie was employed with a legal practice and with IBM in Burlington, Vermont. After she and her family moved to New Hampshire, Debbie continued working in the legal community until she joined Financial Strategies. Debbie lives in Bedford with her husband, Chris, and has two adult children. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, bike riding, family vacations at the beach, cooking, and reading.
Forrest Butler, AIF®
Financial Advisor and Retirement Plan Consultant
Forrest joined FSRP in October 2010. He is a retirement plan consultant and financial advisor, helping both businesses and individuals achieve their retirement planning goals. With over 8 years of experience in the retirement industry, Forrest specializes in helping companies with every aspect of providing a retirement plan as a benefit to their employees. He services over 75 401(k) plans, and his work has helped to grow the 401(k) side of the business at FSRP. He enjoys working with individuals, providing a framework for reaching their retirement goals and/or objectives, whether it's within their company sponsored plan, or on their own.
Forrest recently earned the Accredited Investment Fiduciary® (AIF®) designation. He is a Registered Representative and Investment Adviser Representative with Commonwealth. He holds the FINRA Series 6, 65 and 63 securities registrations through Commonwealth Financial Network.
Forrest graduated from the Whittemore School of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire with a BS in Business Administration and Management in 2008. He currently resides in Newfields, New Hampshire, where in his spare time he enjoys running, golfing, and snowboarding.
Erica Warburton
Client Relationship Associate
Erica joined the FSRP team in February 2016. In her role as a Client Relationship Associate, she supports the retirement plan area of our business. She is vital to making sure the day-to-day retirement planning tasks are met and clients have the information they need. She is responsible for quarterly report generation and all retirement plan meeting preparation.
Before joining FSRP, Erica worked in commercial real estate development. She currently lives in the area with her husband, Brian, and son, Alec. As fairly new residents of New Hampshire, Erica and her family enjoy exploring the different places The Granite State has to offer.
Michele Estey
Client Service Associate
Michele joined the FSRP team in January 2019. In her role as a Client Service Associate, she works with both individual wealth management and corporate retirement plans clients. Michele has diverse experience in investment management, trust & private banking services, along with property management and non-profit organizations. Her knowledge and experience in financial services and client relations makes her a valuable asset to the entire FSRP team.
Michele lives in Kensington with her husband Stuart and they have two adult daughters. Michele is committed to her community and is active within her church. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, cooking, hiking and kayaking.
Jeffrey Smith
Retirement Plan Associate
Jeff joined the team in April 2014 and works with Al Gilbert in the 401(k) marketplace. Prior to joining FSRP, he worked for ADP Retirement Services, where he spent 17 years working with small and medium-size companies to determine the retirement plan solution to best meet their needs. Jeff began his career in 1980 with The Travelers Insurance Group and subsequently worked in various sales and service capacities with Sun Life and Mercer.
Jeff and his wife, Tina, live in Merrimack, New Hampshire, where they enjoy traveling, golfing, spending time on the Cape, and skiing our New England mountains in the winter.
Crystal Marquis
Client Relationship Assistant
Crystal Marquis joined FSRP in April 2019. In her role as Client Relationship Assistant, she supports the daily operations of the office and greets all callers and visitors in a friendly and courteous manner. Prior to joining FSRP, she worked in customer relations for a national brand for several years.
Crystal grew up in Manchester and she and her husband Jestin now live in Bow. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, rollerblading, walking, biking and snowboarding.


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(Lanka e News – 08.June.2018, 11.30PM) After Lanka e News always first with the news and best with the views reported on the mental disorder of president Gamarala on the 2nd , the president has scolded his personal doctor Mangala in the most filthiest and foulest language, and chased him out , based on reports reaching Lanka e News.
"Never step into this house , not even come into the precincts. Now you can go and sleep with the Lanka e News fellows" Gamarala in a fit of rage had shouted at him. Dr.Mangala of course knowing very well Gamarala is a mental patient has understood Gamarala's conduct is a manifestation of symptoms of his mental illness, and has been unperturbed . Yet having no other option he had gone away without treating the patient.
Thereafter, a team of doctors of the army has been appointed as president's medical personnel. The doctors attached to the army hospital will be treating the president based on a roster during the week days.. They will also be travelling with him.
However , as a solution is not being found for Gamarala's mental disorder by the doctors of the forces , Chathurika his daughter has found another motivation trainer to buoy up the patient's mood . He is one who was recruited to the presidential secretariat as a director.
Chaturika and family members have taken steps to make the president meet this motivator every once in two days , several hours in the night and one hour in the morning. This motivator though he is good at elevating the mood of sportsmen and sportswomen , has no capacity to treat Alzheimer's disease or depression. Dr. Mangala his former doctor had however confirmed the president is suffering from these two mental defects.
Meanwhile some have leveled accusations against Lanka e News that the president's mental illness should ought not to have been reported and that revelation is a breach of media ethics.
Of course we do acknowledge that reporting the illness of a patient is unethical , but when the patient is a president of a country , and by concealing his mental condition , if owing to his conduct the whole country is imperiled , should that single individual or an entire nation of 20.5 million people be given preference ?
Lives of 20.5 million people in jeopardy or safeguarding reputation of a mental patient on grounds of media ethics? It is for you to decide
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Be Like Ryan
I just go back from my car place, Tower Auto, where the young guy I deal with was working on detailing my wife's car until 10 PM last night. Now detailing is not his job. He is more of a service manager but he so enjoys helping his clients that he was willing to stay late to try to remove some stains that had developed on the outside of the car. Ryan is really into cars and he loves working at this car place. They treat him well and he sees that he has a future where he can move up through the ranks. He does a lot of everything and enjoys it all. Ryan is fully engaged in his work. Read More


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What a GREAT book! Use What You've Got & Other Business Lessons I Learned from My Mom, by Barbara Corcoran (with Bruce Littlefield)
Marrying lessons she learned from her mom during childhood to the world of business, Barbara Corcoran gives a wealth of transferable concepts & skills. The stories entertain, the teachings inspire, & the lessons reveal true life applications for parents, families, teachers, & business leaders. Ms. Corcoran shares struggles, failures, processes & successes of her life while highlighting the journey as the joy.
Favorite points & quotes:
- systems make a well-run house & office
- color code, be fair, give appreciation, make a "good idea" box
- identify what motivates people
- raises are soon forgotten–try unexpected bonuses
- play together
- "good performances are a result of great preparation"
- on bad days, reframe perspective
"And that was my mother's genius. She kept her house going by putting her finger on the special gift she saw in each of her children, & making each & every one of us believe that gift was uniquely ours. Whether it was true or not, we all believed it." ~ Barbara Corcoran


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There's a need for volunteers in every community.
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I'm a little late with a post tonight. We spent today spring cleaning, even if our last snow storm was only last week. It was warm, finally, and oh, how I have missed fresh air and a little bit of sun! Now that things are starting to get a bit more orderly around here, maybe we'll get around to throwing a little party — a soup party, to be exact.
James and I have been obsessed with bouillabaisse ever since we had our first taste, courtesy of a friend of my dad's. But it took us about a year and a half to get around to making our first pot. And no wonder — it seems like liquid gold to poor grad students, as bouillabaisse is better with a variety of white-fleshed fish and shell fish. But even if you only have a few different kinds of fish, it's still worth the effort. And it's a good way to make a scant portion of fish seem extravagant.
This version is adapted from Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol. 2. It's a bourride, which is a garlicy fish stew, quite like bouillabaisse, but with a pungent aioli to finish things off. Like my dad's friend, I add habañeros so everyone can adjust the spiciness of their soup to taste.
Recipe after the jump.
Serves 4-5
Level: Medium, but only in the sense that it takes a bit of time (and a sense of timing, especially with several different types of fish)
Cost: $$. It is fairly expensive, but all seafood is nowadays.
The only fish you cannot put in this is rich, oily fish, like salmon. Otherwise, pickup whatever's freshest. Add the fleshy fish first. Don't add the shell fish or shrimp until you're ready to serve. Once the shellfish open up, you're good to go.
- 2 lbs assorted fish, shellfish, and shrimp. I used 12 clams, 1/2 lb. shrimp, and maybe 1/2 lb. haddock in this batch.
- 1 onion, sliced
- 3 carrots, sliced
- 2 T. olive oil
- 2 medium tomatoes, chopped, or 1 ~14 oz can diced tomatoes
- 12 oz. clam juice (if you're not using fresh clams).
- 2 quarts fish or chicken stock, homemade
- 1 c. dry white wine
- 2 bay leaes
- 1/4 t. each of thyme, fennel
- 1/4 t. orange zest
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled
- 1 pinch saffron flowers
- salt, to taste (none if you use clam juice)
If you're using shrimp, peel and devein them, and return them to the fridge. Reserve the shells — you will want to use these to enrich your stock. Cut the fish up into 1″cubes and refrigerate this as well. If you use whole fish, keep the bones, skin, and heads for the stock.
In a heavy soup pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and carrot and stir. Cook on low heat for 8 minutes or so. Add the tomatoes, stock, and all remaining ingredients except the fish (including any shrimp shells, bones, and trimming from the fish). Let simmer for 40 minutes, partially covered. Skim off any gray scum from the surface every so often — this is coagulated protein from the fish, and it's not so pretty).
While you're waiting, make the aioli (recipe below).
About 15 minutes before you're ready to serve, drain the stock, reserving only the liquid. Rinse out your soup pot and return the broth to the pot. Place over high heat, check the salt level, bring to a boil, and then add the meaty fish. Turn down to medium, and let cook for 6 minutes or so, until the fish is cooked. Add the shellfish and shrimp. When the shrimp is pink and shellfish are all opened, pour the soup in soup bowls, top with aioli, and serve.
Spicy garlic aioli
- 1 egg yolk
- 3 T. bread crumbs
- 1/2 clove garlic
- cider or wine vinegar (whatever you have that tastes best)
- pinch salt
- 1/2 c. olive oil (approximately)
- 1/2 habañero chili, deseeded and sliced (this will produce a mild heat — add more if you prefer)
In a mortar or small bowl, use a pestle or spoon to smash together the garlic, habañero, bread crumbs, and vinegar. When you have a fine paste, add the egg yolk, mush together until uniform, and then slowly add the olive oil, drop by drop, as you stir (like you were making mayonnaise). When you have a creamy, mayonaisse-like consistency, taste for seasoning, add the salt, and refrigerate until you're ready to serve. This will keep for a few days.


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Feathers Tattoo Meanings
Feathers are powerful symbols in multiple cultures across the world, representing freedom and our connection to nature. But feathers have a special place in North America. Native Americans believed that all parts of nature had unique spirits, and so animals were thought to have their own as well. They believed that a bird's feathers carried the spirit of the bird that they fell from, and so feathers were often granted to successful warriors, to honour their bravery in battle. Below, we've put together a feather tattoo dictionary, elaborating on all of the meanings behind each of these tattoo designs. Read on, and learn about all sorts of feather symbols!
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Oshi, it's Chef Jun Sushi
Raw fish and flames flavor new Bay Ho restaurant
Ian Anderson 4 p.m., Jan. 24
Continuing with our theme of rebellion in fin de siècle Vienna, after Mahler, Schoenberg was waiting.
Mahler wrote music with a tonality that would have made Wagner cringe.
Mahler was depressed and disenfranchised but our ears still understand his musical grammar. Mahler's music generally had a tonality that makes sense to the casual listener.
Schoenberg rejected the tonality of previous Viennese composers and founded The Second Viennese School. I won't get into how Schoenberg wrote his music but I will say he and others were disgusted with Viennese music.
The music of Johann Strauss, Strauss Jr., and Lehar was considered propaganda to prop up the decaying Hapsburg Empire.
The Blue Danube Waltz was debuted shortly after Austria lost the Austro-Prussian War of 1866. The balance of power in the German states shifted from Austria to Prussia and Austria lost the province of Venetia to the Italians.
What did the Viennese do? They waltzed.
Vienna was the city of dreams but scratch the surface and it was a nightmare.
Homelessness was through the roof. The popularity of Viennese coffee houses was due to the fact that many young men had no place to live.
Suicides were common as many of these young men were homosexual and saw no way to survive in the Hapsburg society.
The young women who had no place to live turned to prostitution which was rampant.
The popular music ignored all of this and continued to create a veneer of joy and contentment.
The new generation found the waltzes and operettas to be sickeningly sweet. As an outsider, I find that music to be charming but at the time, many considered it grotesque.
Hapsburg Austria disappeared completely after World War I. Outside the city of Vienna, there are more reminders of Roman rule than Hapsburg. After over 500 years, Imperial Austria disappeared almost without a trace.
Books of interest:
Fin de siècle Vienna: Politics and Culture. Carl E. Schorske.
Wittgenstein's Vienna. Allen Janick, Stephen Toulmin.
The Austiran Mind: An Intellectual and Social History from 1948 to 1938. William Johnson.
u blow me away with ur musical expertise...it's not just the tunesmanship but the all inclusive way u have of scene setting (good on ya)creating the ambiance of the time and place...have u ever done videos with the music on U Tube????
i can see a visual project in this somewhere
and where is the music today Garrett???
knock knock..is any one here???


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