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|Thank goodness I had my camera handy at least part of the busy U cut season....
|Joe, family and friends.
|Thank goodness I had my camera handy at least part of the busy U cut season....
|Joe, family and friends.
|The first step in making a wreath is gathering boughs. Only the tips of branches are used.
|Joe gathering boughs on a misty morning
|Erica making a forest fresh wreath using juniper, noble fir and salal boughs.
|Finished Noble with Holly Wreath
|Hydrangea Wreath
|Joe, getting into the holiday mood helping out by adding bows to wreaths. (Shhh, he doesn't know I posted this photo! He thinks it's girl's stuff to fluff up wreaths with bows and stuff.)
|A finished wreath ready for shipment
If you are unable to visit the farm during the holiday season to pick out your wreath, no worries you can have it shipped right to your door! Wreaths are located at my Blenda Studio Shop in a special Holiday Wreaths Section
|Rumba by Ruth Armitage
|The stars are made from recycled shaving cream cans if you can believe it!
|This is just a small glimpse--plus we have flowers!


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Myrtle Beach-area nightclub rebuts lawsuit filed after Georgetown County woman's fatal wreck
Representatives of a Myrtle Beach-area business have denied providing large quantities of alcohol to a 38-year-old woman in a lawsuit regarding the death of a 57-year-old Georgetown County woman, according to an answer filed in the suit.
Willie Deas, who is representing the estate of Barianne Boykin-Deas, filed the lawsuit in January against Lynne J. Slay, The Afterdeck doing business as Thee Dollhouse, Dog House Holdings doing business as The Dog House, and The Dog House Group.
Slay was charged in December 2009 with felony driving under the influence involving a death after a fatal crash on U.S. 17 near the S.C. 544 interchange that killed Boykin-Deas, according to police. Slay has been free on $70,000 bail since the incident and charges are pending in circuit court.
Troopers said Slay was traveling the wrong way in the northbound lane of U.S. 17 and crashed head-on into the vehicle driven by Boykin-Deas, who was headed north, at 4:30 a.m. Dec. 1, 2009.
Boykin-Deas, 57, a hospice worker who lived in the Sampit community of Georgetown County, was pronounced dead at the scene. Family members said Boykin-Deas, who was wearing a seat belt, was on her way to work that morning.
In the suit, the family of Boykin-Deas said Slay had worked that night at Thee Dollhouse where she was served alcoholic beverages while working. Slay then went to The Dog House bar and was served more alcoholic beverages.
The lawsuit claims Slay, "visibly intoxicated and under the influence of alcohol, was allowed to leave both establishments."
The response filed by representatives of The Afterdeck and Thee Dollhouse, denies that Slay was intoxicated. The answer to the lawsuit claims Slay worked from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. and consumed two beers while sitting at the bar.
An answer from representatives of The Dog House bar has not been filed, according to court records.
In the lawsuit, Willie Deas claims the bars were negligent in serving Slay, failed to observe her intoxicated condition and allowed her to leave the bars while intoxicated. Claims against Slay include that she failed to keep proper control of her vehicle, was driving on the wrong side of the road, was speeding and violated state laws.
The lawsuit seeks actual and punitive damages for pain and suffering to be set by the court and money for attorney and court fees.

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Thai Green Curry with Spring Vegetables
This healthy, vegetarian Thai green curry features fresh asparagus, carrots and spinach! It's full of flavor and simple enough for weeknight dinners. Feel free to substitute sliced snow peas for the asparagus if it's not in season where you live. Recipe yields two large servings or four small servings.
- 1 cup brown basmati rice, rinsed
- 2 teaspoons coconut oil or olive oil
- 1 small white onion, diced
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh ginger (about a 1-inch nub of ginger, peeled and chopped)
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- Pinch of salt
- ½ bunch asparagus, tough ends removed and sliced into 2-inch long pieces (to yield about 2 cups prepared asparagus)
- 3 carrots, peeled and sliced on the diagonal into ¼-inch wide rounds (to yield about 1 cup sliced carrots)
- 2 tablespoons thai green curry paste
- 1 can (14 ounces) coconut milk (I used full-fat coconut milk for a richer curry)
- ½ cup water
- 1½ teaspoons coconut sugar or turbinado (raw) sugar or brown sugar
- 2 cups packed baby spinach, roughly chopped
- 1½ teaspoons rice vinegar
- 1½ teaspoons soy sauce** (I used reduced-sodium tamari)
- Garnishes: handful of chopped fresh cilantro and red pepper flakes, to taste
- To cook the rice, bring a large pot of water to boil. Add the rinsed rice and continue boiling for 30 minutes, reducing heat as necessary to prevent overflow. Remove from heat, drain the rice and return the rice to pot. Cover and let the rice rest for 10 minutes or longer, until you're ready to serve.
- Warm a large skillet with deep sides over medium heat. Once it's hot, add a couple teaspoons of oil. Cook the onion, ginger and garlic with a sprinkle of salt for about 5 minutes, stirring often. Add the asparagus and carrots and cook for 3 more minutes, stirring occasionally. Then add the curry paste and cook, stirring often, for 2 minutes.
- Pour the coconut milk into the pan, along with ½ cup water and 1½ teaspoons sugar. Bring the mixture to a simmer. Reduce heat as necessary to maintain a gentle simmer and cook until the carrots and asparagus are tender and cooked through, about 5 to 10 minutes.
- Once the vegetables are done cooking, stir the spinach into the mixture and cook until the spinach has wilted, about 30 seconds. Remove the curry from heat and season with rice vinegar and soy sauce. Add salt and red pepper flakes (optional), to taste. Divide rice and curry into bowls and garnish with chopped cilantro and a sprinkle of red pepper flakes, if you'd like.
Soooooo delish !
You will want to marry this dish !


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text: August 15, 2017 Martin Sweeney Five Things You Need to Know About This Blog August 15, 2017 Martin Sweeney The Femtoblog has only been around for the last thirty seconds and the world is already desperate for the inside scoop on what makes it tick. So for everyone new to the FemtoBlog, here are the five facts you absolutely have to know.1. The Femtoblog is famous for the gratuitous posting of GIFs that have zero connection with the site. 2. The Femtoblog loves popular word games, especially Scrabbly-babbly, WordOrca and Swears At Friends.3. The Femtoblog was originally titled The Femtofilm Times-Picayune Web Gazette & Electronic Almanac.4. The Femtoblog always lies about the number of items in a list. Martin Sweeney


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Seattle Mariners
Mariners trade Miller, Morrison, Farquhar to Rays
How's this for the start of the Mariners' much-anticipated roster makeover under new general manager Jerry Dipoto? A six-player deal with Tampa Bay that nets a promising young starting pitcher and a future leadoff hitter.
The Mariners acquired right-handed pitcher Nate Karns in a Thursday swap that sent utilityman Brad Miller, first baseman Logan Morrison and reliever Danny Farquhar to the Rays.
Karns, 27, went 7-5 with a 3.67 ERA last season as a rookie in 26 starts. He allowed two or fewer runs in 19 of his starts, although he didn't pitch after Sept. 8 because of a strained forearm.
The Mariners also got minor-league outfielder Boog Powell, who projects as their future leadoff hitter, and lefty reliever C.J. Riefenhauser. Powell could be in the lineup by opening day.
"It was a good baseball trade," Dipoto said in characterizing his first major deal. "They addressed needs. We addressed needs, and everybody walks away happy."
Dipoto said Karns will move immediately into the rotation, while Powell, 22, will get a chance to win a job next spring after compiling a .385 on-base percentage in 117 games at Double-A Montgomery and Triple-A Durham.
Riefenhauser, 25, will battle for a bullpen role after logging a 5.52 ERA last season in 17 outings over four big-league tours.
Karns admitted he was surprised by the trade.
"I'm excited about it," he said. "It's one of those things that just happened so it really hasn't hit me yet. I look at it as the team felt that they needed to make moves and the way they felt best was to trade me away.
"At the end of the day it's a business, and this is part of it. … I'm excited to go on to the next chapter and see what happens."
Dipoto said acquiring Karns doesn't affect the Mariners' efforts to retain free-agent Hisashi Iwakuma.
"I don't think we had a complete starting rotation to begin with," Dipoto said. This was addressing a need, but it doesn't change anything in our desire to bring Kuma back."
Dipoto said "it's very likely that we will" tender a qualifying offer — a one-year deal for $15.8 million — prior to Friday's deadline to do so.
While Iwakuma is expected to reject the offer, the two sides can continue to negotiate. The offer also provides protection: The Mariners would receive a compensatory draft pick next June if Iwakuma signs elsewhere.
Dipoto said discussions with Tampa Bay began shortly after the season ended and the deal, he contends, addresses the plan he outlined at his introductory news conference in late September.
"Plan A," he said, "was to go out and make the pitching staff deeper, the starting rotation longer and to add speed and athleticism — and just a quicker style of play with some on-base ability.
"I think this trade addresses all three of those areas of need."
Miller projects as the key piece in the deal for Tampa Bay, which plans to return him to full-time duty as a shortstop. He surrendered that job over the closing months last season to rookie Ketel Marte.
"Brad has been an attractive player for the other 29 teams in the league for a number of years," Dipoto said. "He's been a trade target. He's been a guy whom others have come after.
"Obviously, with the emergence of Ketel Marte, and how well he played for the final couple of months of the season, it gave us the ability to put Brad in play to answer other needs. It's as simple as that."
Dipoto dismissed concerns regarding Karns' late-season injury.
"He's a big durable guy," Dipoto said, "but we've gone through a full medical, and we're very comfortable with where he was. We're not winging it here. … He appears to be 100 percent healthy and ready to roll."
Trading Morrison, 28, reduces the Mariners' logjam at first base and designated hitter. He also is just one year away from qualifying for free agency after batting .225 with 17 homers and 54 RBIs in 146 games.
"With Seth Smith and Mark Trumbo and Nelson Cruz and LoMo and Jesus Montero," Dipoto reeled off, "we did have an area of surplus … that matched up with some of Tampa's needs."
Farquhar, 28, became expendable after a rocky season in which he went 1-8 with a 5.32 ERA in 43 games and shuttling to Triple-A Tacoma for long stretches.
Dipoto projects Powell as a long-term fit atop the Mariners' lineup — whenever he proves ready for that duty.
"The thing that appeals to us most about Boog," Dipoto said, "is his top-of-the-lineup skill set. The patience, the hittability and the speed are really attractive to us, as well as the athleticism in the outfield.
"He's checked all of the boxes. He controls the strike zone. He's hit everywhere he's gone. He runs the bases. He plays defense. And he's polished in what he does.
"He'll come to spring training with the opportunity to win a spot but nothing is etched in stone. If he wins one, great. If not, he's right there in Tacoma, ready to go get when we need him."
The Seattle Mariners, in what amounts to a paper transaction, reinstated lefty reliever Charlie Furbush on Thursday from the 60-day disabled list.
Furbush, 29, didn't pitch after July 7 because of what was initially diagnosed as biceps tendinitis. A subsequent examination revealed a slight tear in his rotator cuff.
The Mariners placed Furbush on the 60-day list Sept. 8.
Players on the 60-day list, who are not eligible for free agency, must be reinstated to the 40-man roster within five days of the conclusion of the World Series.
Furbush posted a 2.08 ERA in 33 appearances prior to his injury and stranded all 16 of his inherited runners.
The move leaves the Mariners with 38 players on their 40-man roster.
All teams face a 2 p.m. Pacific time deadline Friday (Nov. 6) to extend qualifying offers to their free agents in order to receive a compensatory draft pick if the player eventually signs elsewhere.
The Mariners are likely to make such an offer to Iwakuma but are not expected to do so with their two other free agents: outfielder Franklin Gutierrez and lefty reliever Joe Beimel.
All qualifying offers are one-year guaranteed contracts for $15.8 million. The amount is determined by averaging the salaries of the 125 highest-paid players. (The qualifying offers a year ago were $15.3 million.)
Players have until 2 p.m. Pacific time on Nov. 13 to accept or reject the offer. Rejecting an offer does not prevent a player from continuing to negotiate with his former club.
No player has ever accepted a qualifying offer. Clubs lose exclusive negotiating rights with their former players at 9 p.m. Pacific time. Thereafter, players are permitted to sign with new clubs.
Torii Hunter said goodbye to baseball, but only the active playing part, Thursday at a Target Field in Minneapolis.
Hunter closes his career with a .277 lifetime average, 353 home runs and 1,391 RBIs, nine gold gloves and five All-Star appearances. He's among the top 10 in most Twins career offensive categories, and played in the postseason eight times. He never won a World Championship, however, nor made it to the World Series.
Hunter said he doesn't know yet what retirement will bring; he's been contacted about broadcasting, and general manager Terry Ryan said the team had discussed in an abstract way some role for the veteran in the organization. Mostly, Hunter said he wants to spend time with his wife Katrina.
The Kansas City Royals exercised an $8 million option on closer Wade Davis and a $5.25 million option on shortstop Alcides Escobar. They also declined an option on outfielder Jonny Gomes. ... Kirk Gibson has emerged as a candidate to become the Los Angeles Dodgers manager. ... Matt Harvey is the 2015 National League Comeback Player of the Year, as voted on by MLB.com reports and sanctioned by MLB. The right-hander went 13-8 with a 2.71 ERA in 29 starts this season, and helped the Mets to their first World Series appearance in 15 years. ... The Nationals on Wednesday hired Davey Lopes to serve as first base coach and Mike Maddux as pitching coach.
The Associated Press, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Newsday and Hackensack, N.J. Record contributed to this report.


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When Brook Stroud (right) was a senior in college, an uncle invited him and his younger brother, Alex, to join him on a trip to South America. Together, the trio spent a week fishing, camping, and cattle-herding at a ranch alongside the property's well-seasoned gauchos, and then they headed to Buenos Aires. "We kept seeing the same colors and patterns and fabrics in the stores in Buenos Aires as we'd seen on the gauchos," Brook explains. Intrigued, the brothers bought a slew of wallets and belts with woven accents as souvenirs.
It wasn't until the following summer—when Alex returned to the Argentine countryside alone—that the idea to actually make something of their new fascination surfaced. "Alex definitely had the 'a-ha' moment," explains Brook. "He figured that instead of just bringing belts back, we could actually work on designing a line ourselves." The brothers' aim? To create a hardwearing, B.A.-inflected take on New England's preppy ribbon belt standard.
The resulting line, which they launched in 2012, is La Matera—named for the spot where Latin American families traditionally unwind together after long days at work. And while the belts are produced in the United States, Brook and Alex are holding onto their international roots. Up next, the Strouds plan to add a range of wallets handmade in Italy—which sounds muy bueno, molto buona, and all-around really awesome to us. —mattie kahn
Get Outta Town Globetrotting Essentials for Dudes, From the La Matera Brothers
Here's a packing list. Now plan a trip.
Four Classic Books the La Matera Guys Think You Should Read NOW
There's some Fitzgerald—but not the one you're thinking.


text: An eventful inspection for Ann Arbor Commandery No. 13, KT. We celebrated Sir Knight Tom Jameson's 45 years serving Ann Arbor Commandery, presented our Eminent Grand Generalissimo, Donald Trumbull with an honorary membership, and lady Merry Jo with a donation to the Knights Templar Holy Land Pilgrimage. Great Job Sir Knights!


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Thursday, September 19, 2019 | ePaper
Extrajudicial killings highest in 2018: ASK
Human rights organization Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) on Thursday claimed that despite the continuation of the trend of progress in economic, social and cultural rights in 2018, human rights, speech of freedom and political rights had not improved.
Like the past years, the overall human rights situation of the year 2018 was extremely alarming, its statement said.
ASK said that 2018 marked the highest number of extrajudicial killings in the country's history, numbering 466.
Among them, 292 were during the anti-narcotics drive alone that began since May and continued till the national election in December 30, it said.
In 2017, the number of such killings amounted to 162, the group's ASK's Executive Director Sheepa Hafiza said on rights situation of Bangladesh. "We want investigation into all extra-judicial killings," she said.
There were732 incidents of rape; 63 murders and 7 suicides after rape,
abuse of 1,011 children, 283 murders and 108 suicides after abuse and
67 cases of murder in different political violence.
Election violence killed 34. Among them, Awami League was 19, BNP 4 and 10 commoners.
Regarding the incident of rape of women and children, Sheepa Hafiza said, "We haven't seen effective trial and punishment and that is why these crimes are recurring."
A combined effort from the government and the general people is required to create a culture of human rights in the country, she added.


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Over the last several months i've been on a dental journey which has included a sinus infection, sedation, rubber dams in my mouth, loud drilling sounds and an ample amount of pain.
While it hasn't been amazing fun I don't regret embarking on this journey of removing my mercury fillings.
My body has endured 20 long years of small, consistent, and potent mercury exposure which I can't imagine has been stellar for my health.
I'm excited to see if after a full detox (more details in my next post), I notice a difference.
While I've always known mercury is not amazing, as I am getting metal removed from my mouth I figured its time to dive in deep.
To begin its important to note that even if you don't have these ancient fillings you're still not in the clear.
Mercury exposure is everywhere!
The top 3 sources of mercury are:
- Residue from burning coal
- Fish (especially King Mackerel, Marlin, Orange Roughy, Shark, Swordfish, Tilefish, Bigeye/Ahi Tuna)
- Mercury amalgam fillings
What scary about this metallic substance is that it accumulates in fatty tissue and sorry for further bad news but our brain is 60% fatty tissue.
- Mercury binds to sulfur-containing molecules in the body which are very common place in nearly every enzyme.
- It can take up to 18 years for mercury to leave the body through urine, feces, or sweat.
- Some people are genetically better at detoxifying heavy metals. Those who are not are more prone to toxicity.
- When toxicity is extremely high people experience foggy brain, chronic fatigue, headaches, reduced sexual desire, tunnel vision, impaired hearing, disturbed balance, nausea, GI distress and depression.
- Getting tested for mercury through blood levels or hair samples doesn't provide accurate results of how much heavy metal residue is being stored in your fat tissue. A DMSA or DMPS test can provide better results but MUST be done with medical supervision. In addition, a Mercury Speciation test can be effective to determine the various sources of mercury in your system.
- If you want more in depth info and data read this
With the reality of mercury is all around us it is vital to take action.
- Support renewable energy to decrease coal burning and ensure greater access to clean air and keep track of air quality in your city.
- Make smarter choices around fish consumption.
- Remove amalgam fillings with the aid of a holistic/biological dentist (conventional dentist don't take necessary precessions to reduce your mercury exposure during removal)
Once you've lowered your exposure its time to detox the mercury out of your system. More on this soon.


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Michael Buble To Give Fans Christmas in October
Commented Buble, "Christmas has always been my favorite time of the year for me and my family so naturally it's been a dream of mine to make the 'ultimate' Christmas record. Even though it was summer and 95 degrees in LA, we totally got into the spirit of the holiday. Of course we decorated the studio with Christmas lights in the middle of July and that was a big help. One more thing, my mother told me it's the best record I ever made."
Christmas, produced by David Foster, Bob Rock and Humberto Gatica, was recorded primarily at Capitol Recording Studios in Hollywood and The Warehouse Studios in Vancouver. The album includes guest performances by Shania Twain on "White Christmas" and The Puppini Sisters on "Jingle Bells." Buble also put his unique take on such classics as "Silent Night," "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas," "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas" and "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town." In addition, a Buble original "Cold December Night" will be included on CHRISTMAS.
In conjunction with the release of CHRISTMAS, Buble will star in an NBC Holiday Special and is also scheduled to appear on 60 Minutes, the NBC Christmas Tree Lighting (November 30th) and Saturday Night Live (December 17th).
Buble has just completed his sold out "Crazy Love" Tour which played in 80 North American cities and was seen by over one million people.


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Woman Arrested For Beating Another With Bible
KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. — Authorities said a North Carolina woman was arrested and charged with beating another woman with a Bible.
The Shelby Star reported that Evelyn Mills Moore, 57, of Kings Mountain, was arrested Saturday on a charge of assault inflicting serious injury.
The suspect allegedly struck another woman "numerous times about her body with a closed fist and striking her with a Bible about her left arm."
Read more here: NC Woman Accused Of Beating Woman With Bible


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Causes of Loss—Modifying Your Protection/
Every insurance policy has perils that are covered and excluded. In Property insurance policies (E.g. your home, commercial building, etc.), the policy follows the 'Cause of Loss Forms'. The Forms are Basic, Broad, and Special. Each Form insures your property against different perils, with Special being the most thorough coverage.
Note: Before the three Forms can be properly discussed, you'll need to know what a Named Peril policy and an Open Peril policy mean. In a Named Peril policy, the coverage provided is limited to the perils that are specifically named. If something happens that isn't specifically named, the claim will be denied. Conversely, in an Open Peril policy, every claim scenario is covered except for named exclusions. So if a claim was caused by literally anything other than the named exclusions, it is covered.
As you'd expect from its title, the perils covered by Basic Causes of Loss are very limited. This Form is a Named Peril coverage, covering your property for only the most basic perils. Typically, your Basic form will cover the following:
- Fire
- Lightning
- Windstorm/Hail
- Explosion
- Smoke
- Vandalism
- Aircraft or Vehicle Collision
- Riot or Civil Commotion
- Sinkhole Collapse
- Volcanic Activity
Broad Form is another Named Peril coverage, expanding on the perils found in the Basic form. The Broad Form includes all of the Basic Form's perils, and expands the coverage to include the following:
- Burglary & Damage Caused by a Burglary
- Falling Objects
- Weight of Snow and Ice
- Freezing of Plumbing
- Accidental Water Damage
- Artificially Generated Electricity
As you might have guessed, Special Form is written on an Open Peril basis, making it the most comprehensive coverage form. The biggest benefit to the Special Form is that it would cover odd, completely unforeseeable accidents that would otherwise be excluded in the other policy Forms. Being an Open Peril policy, the Special Form typically has the following exclusions:
- Ordinance or Law*
- Power Failure*
- Earthquake**
- Flood**
- Neglect
- War
- Nuclear Hazard
- Intentional Acts
*These exclusions could be covered by adding an endorsement to the policy and paying additional premium.
**These exclusions can sometimes be added by endorsement or by purchasing a separate policy.
The bottom line:
Not all policies are made equally. Don't leave things up to chance—always make sure to check what coverage Form your property insurance is written on. When you compare insurance quotes, always make sure to take a look at the policy language—even two 'Special Form' policies could have different exclusions!


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My first full-length play (Latter Days) was produced at Ars Nova in early 2017; later that year, I began co-writing The Assembly's first musical — with a score by Nate Weida, my old high school classmate. Meanwhile, I continued creating new plays with a wide range of glorious downtown weirdos.
Then in spring 2017, two incredible projects dropped out of the blue.
Clubbed Thumb Summerworks, which I'd first auditioned for a full decade earlier, offered me a role in their 2017 season.
Three weeks later, I got another unexpected offer — a five-month national tour of Small Mouth Sounds — based on my audition for the show's Ars Nova premiere two-and-a-half years before.
In the theater, progress takes years, sometimes decades — and then happens overnight.
Closed Reading
January 3, 2016
by Anna Elliott, dir. Jess Chayes
with Edward Bauer, Emily Caffery, and Emily Louise Perkins
Role: Robert Schuman
The Assembly
A high-octane, hilarious take on the strange lives of composers Robert and Clara Schuman and their circle.
Dance Recital (Kabuki)
January 17, 2016
My first kabuki dance recital.
Inspired by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's Pacific Overtures, as well as other Kabuki-influenced Western artists such as Bertolt Brecht and Ariane Mnouchkine, I began studying the traditional Japanese form of dance theater in the summer of 2015.
Everything Is Here
Workshop Production
January 22-25, 2016
by Peggy Stafford, dir. Sanaz Ghajarrahimi
with Laura Esterman, Kathleen Tolan, and Lizann Mitchell
Role: Grant
Clubbed Thumb Directing Fellowship @ 440 Studios
"In a senior center community in the suburbs, three women mark time in a common room that looks out on a man-made pond. Remembering what was and wasn't, what might have been, and acting out scenes from A Streetcar Named Desire."
A pared-down production in a rehearsal studio, Everything Was Here was fully staged and off-book.
Certain Poor Shepherds
Closed Reading (Screenplay)
January 29, 2016
by Helen Schulman, dir. Teddy Bergman
with Havilah Brewster, Danny Deferrari, Jamie Effros, Nicole Golden, Mikaela Feely-Lehman, Tommy Heleringer, and Rosalie Lowe
Role: Kevin
Pearl Studios
Due To Events
February 4-27, 2016
written and directed by Eric John Meyer and Jean Ann Douglass
with Laura Campbell, Anne Gridley, and David Skeist
Role: Lawyer
Human Head Performance Group @ The Brick
"Inspired by the 18th-century French novel Voyage Around My Room, a travel journal of the author's forty-two days under house arrest, Due to Events follows the mental excursions of a modern woman bound to her own home while awaiting a court date that may never come. She has little to occupy her but a world-traveling Lawyer [Ben Beckely] who writes letters he never sends, a house cat who writes plays she can't understand, and a government-issue Squirrel-o-phone."
Evanston Salt Costs Climbing
Workshop Production (Excerpt)
February 8, 2016
by Will Arbery, dir. Jess Chayes
with Jeb Kreager, Elena McGhee, and Rachel Sachnoff
Little Theater
"A polar vortex. A new city plan. Heated permeable pavers. They should write a thing about what it's like on the roads, with the salt."
February 9-13, 2016
by Lauren Feldman, dir. Will Davis
with Robbie Berry, Danielle Davenport, Julie Fitzpatrick, John McGinty, Eli Pauley, Mara Stephens, and Alexandria Wailes
Role: Peter
New Georges
Lauren's latest remarkable drama features both deaf and hearing actors, and as much signing as speaking.
Closed Reading
February 10, 2016
by Israel Horowitz
with Caitlin FitzGerald, Kathryn Kalucki, Francisco Solorzano, Sawyer Spielberg, and Camile St. James
produced by Glory Kadigan
Barefoot Theatre Company
I played a Frenchman who falls in love with an American (Caitlin FitzGerald (Showtime's Masters of Sex)) the night before he witnesses a horrifying act of terrorism at a Paris nightclub.
Horowitz was apparently responsible for horrifying acts of his own. A year-and-a-half later, a New York Times expose alleged several incidents of harassment and assault spanning decades.
February 14-16, 2016
dir. Dan Rothenberg
with Will Eno, Troy Herion, and Mimi Lien
Pig Iron
Over the course of fifteen years, I'd auditioned for director Dan Rothenberg for three different projects (involving multiple callbacks).
This marked our first time working together.
February 17-19, 2016
by Sarah Delappe, dir. Morgan Green
New Georges (Audrey Residency)
Sarah DeLappe and Morgan Green decided to boldly go where no female creative team had gone before: into the men's room. For three days we discussed, improvised, and invented everything that can go on behind the one door forbidden for women to enter.
Benefit Performance
February 20, 2016
by BEN BECKLEY, after the play by Heiner Muller
dir. Jess Chayes
The Assembly @ The New Ohio
Inspired by my work on Another Kind of Silence in February, I incorporated sign language into the Heartplay I wrote for 2016.
A couple comes together one last time after a painful breakup. They can't help talking about the 2016 primaries (she's a Bernie supporter; he loves Hillary Clinton). From time to time, they break into sign language, and the silent text, adapted from Heiner Muller's Heartplay, offers an oblique subtext for the scene, reflecting the broken hearts of the two characters.
The play culminates with a terrifying Kabuki-inspired Trump dance.
The Iceman Cometh
Closed Reading
March 10, 2016
by Eugene O'Neill, dir. KatieRose McLaughlin
I Will look forward to this later
April 4-23, 2016
by Kate Benson and Emily Perkins, dir. Jess Chayes
with Edward Bauer, Vinie Burrows, Linda Larson, and Emily Perkins
Role: Samuel
The Assembly @ The New Ohio
The Assembly's latest featured the ghost of a Great American Writer who haunts his hapless son Samuel, a failed novelist so self-critical and distraught he can barely finish a sentence.
Working on I Will Look Forward in 2015 and 2016 made me adept at playing inarticulate characters, and I drew on this peculiar skill for my work in Everything Is Here, Crush, Small Mouth Sounds, and Pose.
Meanwhile, I'd become more articulate physically. I'd been studying Kabuki dance for a year, and we incorporated a hanamichi (long central path from the audience) and a couple of mie (heightened physical poses).
COMPLEX: A comedy
Closed Reading
April 24, 2016
by Dominic Finocchiaro, dir. Sanaz Ghajarrahimi
with Andrew Butler, Lena Hudson, Vanessa Koppel, Anastasia Olowin, and Vincent Santvoord
Role: Jeffrey
"Something strange is going on in the apartment complex. When residents start turning up dead in ever more gruesome ways, it's left to busybody tenant Todd to sort out the mess and stop the bleeding. A dark comedy about modern living and other forms of mass murder."
spring fling - crush
April 28-May 8, 2016
Behind the Wall
by Krista Knight, dir. Matt Dickson
Role: Cockroach
by Greg Moss, dir. Anne Cecelia Haney
Role: Geoff
You Were Crushed
by Ariel Stess, dir. Ben Kamine
Role: Man
F*IT Club at IRT
Krista Knight's "Behind the Wall" featured five short vignettes in the life (and afterlife) of an obsessive cockroach who falls fatally in love with a human woman.
Greg Moss' "Crush" cast me as an anxious ex-smoker — well, current smoker — who reluctantly takes part in "The Not-Creepy Dating Event For Singles Who Want to Fall in Love". In spite of — or maybe because of — his total honesty about his deeply neurotic existence, he ends up with a pretty incredible woman (The TEAM's Jill Frutkin).
I stepped into Ariel Stess' play midway through the run, when an actor had to drop out. An elliptical story of heartbreak, "You Were Crushed" has echoes of Gertrude Stein, though the weird balance of deep emotional pain and light, airy wordplay is vintage Stess.
Production (Tour)
June 9-July 3, 2016
created by the ensemble, dir. Jess Chayes
with Edward Bauer, Kate Benson, Anna Abhau Elliott, Luke Harlan, and Emily Perkins
Role: Tommy
The Assembly @ The Odyssey Theater (Los Angeles)
Production (Tour)
August 8-28, 2016
by Eric John Meyer, dir. Jess Chayes
with Erin Mallon, Alley Scott, and Justin Yorio
Dutch Kills @ The Studio/Paradise at St. Augustines
Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Immediately following this run, my wife and I hiked the 500-mile Camino de Santiago in northern Spain.
Looking Back, It May Not Have Been Ridgefield High's Best Production of Our Town
Closed Reading
November 2, 2016
by Augie Praley, dir. Isaac Klein
with Chance Carroll, Whitney Conkling, Maggie D'Ambrose, James Fouhey, Jenn Lyon, Linda Lee McBride, Will Manning, Preston Martin, Thomas Constantine Moore, Emily Louise Perkins, Kim Ramirez, Kelly Rogers, Peter Sansbury, and Trevor Vaughn
Role: Thornton Wilder
Chez Praley
"Equal parts earnest love letter and meta dissection of Thornton Wilder's masterpiece, Augie Praley's play takes the awkward and the cringe-worthy, the hilarious and the tragic, the epic and the unbelievable, the ordinary and the extraordinary, and explores what it means to be human today."
With a large cast and a limited budget, Augie and Isaac's exploration of what it means to be human today continued without equity actors when they mounted the full production at The PIT later in 2016.
December 7, 2016
by Lorraine Andoh, Mary Daniel, Alice Gordon, Taylor Grant, Barbara Hazen, Leila Henry, Gerald Kaufman, Pam Perlman, and Elizabeth Rosen
with Michael Bradley, Susan Burns, Cassie Gilling, Erica Lance, James J. Lorenzo, Shannon Molly Flynn, E. Okobi, Andres Robledo, David Siciliano, and Matthew Van Oss
New York Theatre Workshop
Mind the Gap brings together teens and elders to write plays inspired by each other's lives, then brings in professional actors to perform them.
In "The Shepherds," written by senior Gerald Kaufman based on an idea by teenager Mary Daniel, I played a powerful politician, celebrated as a hero after a devastating world war it turns out he orchestrated to seize power. (He imparts this unsettling revelation to his reluctant son.)
In "The Final Play," by Mary based on Gerald's idea, I played a suburban parent disappointed by his son's decision to pursue a career in the theater.
In "The Age Shifters," written by senior Elizabeth Rosen based on an idea by teenager Bassira Souare, I played a happily married old man. When his wife decides to shift to a younger age through the magic of modern science, something goes wrong, and she ends up an infant. Initially distraught, he muses, "I've always enjoyed being a father."
Other roles included an abusive alcoholic father and a skeptical in-law.
In other words, I played five different types of crummy dads.
Heiner Müller's Discovery of America
December 12, 2016
The Mission: Memory of a Revolution
by Heiner Müller, dir. Jess Chayes
Segal Center, City University of New York
setting free the bears (that's not the title)
Closed Reading
December 12, 2016
by John Russo
with Havilah Brewster, Christian Jacobs, Michael Micalizzi, and Ronald Washington
I played a Confederate Civil War re-enactor who awkwardly attempts to justify his period-perfect gray uniform to an African-American neighbor.
(It's awkward.)
Dance Recital (Kabuki)
January 22, 2017
My second kabuki dance recital.
(Video available on request.)
Latter days
February 13-March 11, 2017
by Ben Beckley, dir. Jess Chayes
with Will Dagger and Tony Torn
Dutch Kills @ Ars Nova
I'd written Latter Days on the Starcatcher tour, and as you might expect from a drama written by an understudy, it's very much about waiting.
Benefit Performance
February 20, 2017
by Bertolt Brecht, dir. Teddy Bergman
with Arnie Burton, Peter Bartlett, Christian Borle, Bill Buell, Kevin del Aguila, Ethan Dubin, Greg Hildreth, Justin Perez, David Rossmer, James Saito, Joe Tippett, and Elvy Yost
Woodshed Collective @ Judson Memorial Church
Inspired by Hitler's rise to power, Brecht's play chronicles the ascent of a vulgar sociopath, a fascistic gangster who lies and cheats his way to the top. Any similarities to current political figures were... not coincidental.
March 9-25, 2017
created by the ensemble, dir. Jess Chayes
with Edward Bauer, Kate Benson, Anna Abhau Elliott, Luke Harlan, and Emily Perkins
Role: Tommy
The Assembly @ JACK
YOU'RE NOT ALONE (Anymore)
April 18-19, 2017
by Beto O'Byrne
with Riti Sachdeva, Lipica Shah, and Ashley Ortiz
Role: Artem
New York Theatre Workshop
"Inspired by NYC's homelessness epidemic, this play attempts to discover the meaning of homes, homelessness, and collective action, through the story a group of archaeologists desperately trying to uncover the truth of an undeveloped piece of property, the real estate mogul [Ben Beckley] intent of inserting condos onto it, and the community around it that knows what will happen to them if either were to succeed."
THRIVE, or WHAT YOU WILL
April 29, 2017
by Lauren Feldman, dir. Larissa Lury
with Lily Balsen, Danielle Davenport, Annie Henk, Susan Heyward, Jax Jackson, and Rachel Lin
Role: Philibert Commerson
New Georges
In 1769, Jeanne Baret became the first woman on earth to circumnavigate the globe — after spending most of the voyage disguised as a man. An epic journey written with tremendous intelligence and heart, this unconventional 18th-century love story begins in pre-Revolutionary France and spans half the world.
Whose sister are you anyway?
May 13, 2017
by Leopold Zappler
with Juliana Francis Kelly, Will Dagger, and Tony Torn
Torn Page Productions
In Tony's words, "a bizarre farce about a inbred, incestuous Austrian family".
May 20-30, 2017
by Ariel Stess, dir. Kip Fagan
with Jordan Baum, Reyna de Courcy, Ethan Dubin, Zoë Geltman, Mike Iveson, Annie McNamara, Ronald Peet, Madeline Wise, and Danny Wolohan
Roles: Chad the Cop, Friend's Dan the Dean
Clubbed Thumb
In 2008, I'd auditioned for my first show at Clubbed Thumb's Summerworks, purveyor of "funny, strange, and provocative new plays" and one of the great downtown theater companies in New York.
Ten years later, The World My Mama Raised marked my Summerworks debut, in a new play about the systemic brutality of the prison-industrial complex and the structural inequalities that restrict the lives of marginalized people in America. Surprisingly funny and weird, it featured a character named Poopface (Mike Iveson) and a demented cop (me) who wants to spread the word that the local white suburbs are a "war zone".
May 28, 2017
by Jonathan Goldberg, dir. Portia Krieger
Maria Dizzia, Amanda Duarte, Jan Leslie Harding, Robert Emmet Lunney, Jocelyn Kuritsky, Paco Tolson
Role: Schuyler Colfax
This inaugural installment of a proposed NPR podcast on women who have run for President of the United States chronicles the story of America's very first female candidate, Victoria Woodhull (Maria Dizzia). As with most of Jonathan Goldberg's work, the script was irreverent, silly, and meticulously researched.
My character, Ulysses S. Grant's Vice President Schuyler Colfax, wasn't a fan of Woodhull's — or of female candidates in general. "If women are meant for such things then Providence and Time shall give them!"
untitled watergate play
June 5, 2017
by Mia Rovegno, dir. Matthew Paul Olmos
with Michael Billingsley, Veracity Butcher, Alfredo Narcisso, and J.J. Perez
Role: G. Gordon Liddy, Barrett, Haldeman
The Lark
Matt Olmos is working on a play about a different kind of patriot than we normally see onstage: one willing to sacrifice even his own integrity for the country he loves.
HOLIDAYS IN/coyote
June 19-25, 2017
by Adam Burnett, dir. Jess Chayes
with Kate Schrader
Roles: Pool, Official Fellow
Tofte Lake
Jess and I spent a week on an idyllic lake retreat in upstate Minnesota with playwright Adam Burnett, choreographer Lisa Nevada, video designer David Pym, and actor Kate Schrader.
The remarkable dramaturg Liz Engelman, who shepherded Tony Kushner's "Reverse Transcription," runs the place.
Adam's theatrical extravaganza incorporates home videos from his childhood in Topeka, Kansas; actors portraying trees and buffalo; a Republican anti-environmentalist seduced by a trickster coyote; and a dollhouse — complete with Barbies and action figures — made to look like a Holiday Inn.
bartleby in the castle
July 7-10, 2017
by Ben Beckley and Nate Weida, dir. Jess Chayes
with Kelechi Ezie, Sam Gonzalez, and Ronald Peet
The Assembly
THRIVE, or WHAT YOU WILL
June 29-July 17, 2017
by Lauren Feldman, dir. Larissa Lury
with Lily Balsen, Annie Henk, Susan Heyward, Jax Jackson, and Rachel Lin
Role: Philibert Commerson
New Georges (Audrey Residency)
By dissecting patriarchal attitudes in 18th-century France, which define much of the loving but problematic relationship between Philibert Commerson and Jeanne Baret, Thrive sheds an uncompromising light on 21st-century American gender relations as well. For women — as we'd seen in November 2016 — authority, respect, and legacy are still hard to come by.
The only cis male in the cast, I found I had both a lot to draw on and a lot to learn.
First National Tour
August 28, 2017-March 4, 2018
by Bess Wohl, dir. Rachel Chavkin
with Connor Barrett, Edward Chin-Lyn, Orville Mendoza, Brenna Palughi, Socorro Santiago and Cherene Snow
Role: Ned
August 30-September 24:
Long Wharf Theater (New Haven, CT)
October 11-December 10:
American Conservatory Theater (San Francisco, CA)
January 11-January 28:
The Broad Stage (Los Angeles, CA)
February 16-March 4:
Arscht Center (Miami, FL)
untitled watergate play
September 18, 2017
by Mia Rovegno, dir. Matthew Paul Olmos
with Michael Billingsley, Vivia Font, Eric Miller, and Juan Villa
Role: G. Gordon Liddy
The Lark
September 11-October 11, 2017
By Anton Chekhov and Heiner Muller
Dir. Jess Chayes and Nick Benacerraf
with Edward Bauer, Chris Hurt, Jax Jackson and Layla Khoshnoudi
Role: Trigorin
The Assembly
December 15, 2017
by Rae Binstock, dir. Whitney White
with Cynthia Adler, John Bambery, Julia Greer, Olivia Khoshatefeh, Jessica Ko, and Zdenko Martin
Role: Silas
The Hearth
For years, Rae Binstock posed as a nude model for student artists working in New York studios. Inspired by her experiences, Pose chronicles the empowerment and insecurity of being stripped bare.
THRIVE, or WHAT YOU WILL
December 19, 2017
by Lauren Feldman, dir. Larissa Lury
with C. Bain, Lily Balsen, Danielle Davenport, Rachel Lin, and Christina Pumariega
Role: Philibert Commerson
New Georges
After our April 2017 reading and July 2017 workshop of Thrive, we met in December to explore the tricky scenes in which actors drop character to interrogate Jeanne about her aspirations and accomplishments — and about her troubled, troubling relationship with Philibert Commmerson.


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Rouse All the Senses
One should not feel afraid to ask the question "why?" to God. However, one should not pant for an answer. Our Shepherd leads us both through tranquil waters and valleys of death (Psa 23). His answer may be that trying and difficult situations continue indefinitely. Sometimes the only answer to "why?" is a resounding "I AM." The reality of this imagery struck me recently as I was reading John Calvin's commentary on Genesis 12.
In Genesis 12, God calls Abram out of his homeland and away from his father. There is significant Biblical symbolism in this command. My mind races that God is calling him to "leave his father and mother" to become a new Adam. But Calvin catches an especially interesting element in attributing the command to be a type of exile for Abram. The restless wandering of Abraham for the rest of his life seems to affirm this idea. God's great blessing — the calling of faith in Abram — leads to an exile. Though this has typological value in understanding the fulfillment in Jesus Christ, the example is also exceptionally valuable for understanding the trials and tribulation of life.
In his commentary, Calvin puts it thusly,
"Yet it is not to be supposed, that God takes a cruel pleasure in the trouble of his servants; but he thus tries all their affections, that he may not leave any lurking-places undiscovered in their hearts. We see many persons zealous for a short time, who afterwards become frozen; whence is this, but because they build without a foundation? Therefore God determined, thoroughly to rouse all the senses of Abram, that he might undertake nothing rashly or inconsiderately; lest, repenting soon afterwards, he should veer with the wind, and return. Wherefore, if we desire to follow God with constancy, it behoves us carefully to meditate on all the inconveniences, all the difficulties, all the dangers which await us; that not only a hasty zeal may produce fading flowers, but that from a deep and well-fixed root of piety, we may bring forth fruit in our whole life." (Commentary on Genesis Volume 1)
Yes, it is painful for there to be no further "lurking-places undiscovered" in our hearts. This may even come at times under the direct discipline of God (Heb 11:12). We do remain in some sense men who "love darkness" (John 3:19). Yet, I love the imagery from Calvin of God "rous[ing] all the senses" that we might serve Him fully and with consistency. God's purposes are to establish a "deep and well-fixed root of piety" out of His pure mercy and grace.
The truth of the psalmist is that the peaceful waters will not often drive us back to our Shepherd's feet. But the valley of death always does. If life is worth calling "exile," then it is an exile that our Savior took upon Himself (Heb 2:10-18). With renewed curiosity, I read,
"For indeed He does not give aid to angels, but He does give aid to the seed of Abraham." (Hebrews 2:16; NKJV)


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Being asked to be the Guest Designer at Pitti Uomo in Florence is definitely a badge of honor for a designer, as well as a strong sign of recognition. Glenn Martens, who is only in his mid-30s, showed a powerful and directional collection within the historical walls of the Chiostro Grande del Complesso di Santa Maria Novella. We caught up with the talented Belgian to discuss his love of tradition, his ongoing vision for Y/Project and what he thinks 'streetwear' actually means.
Philippe Pourhashemi: How was the idea of presenting in Florence appealing to you?
Glenn Martens: I came here for the first time when I finished high school, just before my first year at university. For me, Florence remains a major cultural center in Europe, which flourished during the Renaissance. I also wanted a democratic feel for the show and picked this venue because it's a Florentine landmark while being open to visitors. Pitti Uomo is a fair welcoming thousands of people each season and it seemed logical for me to keep that sense of openness.
PP: How did you translate this vibe within the collection?
GM: I think Y/Project speaks to very different clients and this eclecticism is reflected in the new collection. I wanted the clothes to feel opulent, but playful at the same time. There's a whole theme in the show, which I named "Pop-Up", where garments are doubled-up and seem to fall over the body. I also printed certain fabrics on tulle, which I layered over the originals, creating optical effects. I always like to give our clients several options to style the garments they choose, which means many pieces are pretty transformable.
PP: And you've expanded your line of footwear, as well as the bags. The thigh-high boots are really amazing.
GM: Yes, it's great to have a full collection and our first one for men. The last thing I wanted to show was sneakers, so we started from this idea of a formal shoe and changing the shape, from two-tone boots and square fronts with heels to strappy sandals and sleek patent leather boots for women.
PP: There are always so many ideas in your shows, but you've also perfected some of the styles introduced last season.
GM: I get easily bored, but it was rewarding to be able to develop certain ideas in more depth. I showed more womenswear looks as well, which was exciting for me.
PP: Streetwear' is as overused in fashion as the 'luxury' word. How do you define it?
GM: For me streetwear is a tracksuit with a print. We offer that within our collections, but now our clients also buy the tailoring and more intricate pieces. It's important for me that they represent the brand well.
PP: What was it like working with the Pitti Uomo team?
GM: I have to say they were quite wonderful people, warm, dedicated and professional. I'm super pleased with how it's turned out.
PP: How did you manage to get it all ready on time?
GM: Well, it was a bit of a stretch and we had to work extra hard, but somehow we managed to launch everything before the Christmas holidays.
PP: You're not scared of the pressure, are you?
GM: Not at all. I even enjoy it.
/ Interview by Philippe Pourhashemi /


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This weekend our fencers were scattered far and wide across the country and Europe. Y. Chart travelled to Sheffield for the Senior British Championships. She fought women who were greatly experienced and older, but she kept a calm head all day, fencing confidently and intelligently. She finished in a very impressive 7th place in the foil event, which is an outstanding achievement for a 17 year old in a senior field.
The U17 sabres travelled to the fencing powerhouse of Göppingen, Hungary, for the latest European Circuit event. There were seven Truro School pupils who made up part of the GB men's and women's teams. In the women's event, there were 170 fencers competing and C. Maxwell finished 118th, M. Smith 104th and M. Chart achieved a fantastic 64th place.
In the men's event there were 196 competitors. J. Craze finished 120th, J. Maxwell 60th and R. Bonah made his first break into the final stages of a European competition finishing in 8th place. W. Deary fenced calmly all day taking a strong 41st place seeding after the poole rounds. He then fenced consistently all the way through to the quarter final where he finished 7th. This is a strong result which continues to cement his place as one of Europe's best fencers, currently ranking him 3rd in Europe.
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Beneficiary Designations and Divorce – The Supremes Speak Again
Beneficiary designations are an important part of estate planning. I have written several times in the past on the importance of keeping your beneficiary designations up to date. I recommend that your beneficiary designations should be reviewed annually to make sure they continue to meet your wishes. This week the United States Supreme Court again spoke on the issue of beneficiary designations and divorce in the case of Sveen v. Melin.In 1998 Mark Sveen purchased a life insurance policy, naming his then wife, Kaye Melin, as the primary beneficiary and designating his two children from a prior marriage, Ashley Sveen and Antone Sveen, as contingent beneficiaries. Sveen and Melin divorced in 2007. The divorce decree did not mention the insurance policy and Sveen never changed his beneficiary designations. Sveen passed away in 2011. Melin and Sveen's children both made claims to the insurance proceeds. In 2002, Minnesota, like many states, adopted a statute that established a presumption of revocation of a beneficiary designation naming a spouse upon the dissolution or annulment of the marriage. The Sveen children argued that Minnesota's statue applied and that the divorce revoked the designation of Melin as a beneficiary. Melin asserted that because the law did not exist when the policy was purchased, applying the later-enacted law violates the Contracts Clause of the United States Constitution. The District Court awarded the insurance money to the Sveens, but the Eighth Circuit reversed, holding that the retroactive application of Minnesota's law violated the Contracts Clause.The opinion written by Justice Kagan begins by citing Ambrose Bierce: "All good trust-and-estate lawyers know that 'death is not the end; there remains the litigation over the estate.'" As a result, Justice Kagan explains: "the legal system has long used default rules to resolve estate litigation in a way that conforms to decedents' presumed intent." However, Art. I, §10, cl. 1 of the United States Constitution provides: "no State shall . . . pass any . . . Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts. . . ." In an 8-1 decision, the Supreme Court held that while the Contracts Clause "restricts the power of States to disrupt contractual arrangements", it does not prohibit all laws affecting pre-existing contracts. The Court went on to decide that the retroactive application of the Minnesota statute did not violate the Contracts Clause. As a result Mr. Sveens' children received the proceeds of the policy.The decision and the dissent are interesting reads for those interested in the finer nuances of the Contracts Clause. For purposes of your estate planning, the decision is just one more reminder of the need regularly review and update your beneficiary designations.


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They are under the impression that health insurance is something for older or more affluent people. You can't plan when you'll get sick or contract a serious disease, so you should be covered by a health insurance policy at all times. This article will explain the reasons why it is so important to have health insurance.
Find out the limits of your coverage when picking a plan. Health insurance that will cover incidents like these can make a huge impact on the downtime you might experience.
If you've graduated college recently, consider a couple different things when looking for health insurance. If you are employed by a large enough business, you are probably eligible for company provided coverage. If you are under the age of 26, you can be on your parents' insurance and you can always research personal insurance plans, as well.
When it's time for open enrollment, evaluate your needs when it comes to health insurance. Even if a certain plan fit you well in the past, your needs may have changed, thus, you need different coverage. Open enrollment is also the time to make changes to dental and vision insurance coverage if your employer offers that.
Be aware of your tax credits for health insurance bills. Many people are not aware that your health insurance premiums count as a tax deduction. You can also include all money paid for prescriptions, your deductible, doctor visits, co-pays and any other non-covered medical expense. State taxes are different than federal taxes though, so make sure to check the guidelines.
When you are filling out your application with the insurance company over the phone, make sure that you are only providing them with the information that they request. Just give them answers to the specific questions they ask you. If you give any extra information, it will be recorded and can be used to raise the premium, or can even be cause for denial.
Regardless of your prescription insurance plan, you can save more money at the pharmacy by requesting generic medications. Experts agree that generic versions are identical to brand names in their effectiveness, and are typically widely available.
Be sure to check with the hospitals and the doctors that you are comfortable with to make sure that they accept the health insurance that you are considering. You can easily check to see if your doctor is listed by checking the insurance provider's website.
Keep track of your bills. You may be surprised about how much you're paying out-of-pocket despite having health insurance coverage. Prescriptions can be a big contributor to high out-of-pocket costs. Some doctors will write out their prescriptions with the name brand only, never thinking of the generic. Don't hesitate to compare prices as well. The price of medication can be different at each pharmacy.
With any luck, the piece you have just read has been thought provoking and has encouraged you to explore health insurance options. Health insurance gives you access to the medical care you need in situations where you might not be able to pay for it. It is far better to be prepared than to face these issues in an emergency. While healthy insurance can be expensive, dying unnecessarily will cost you much more.


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One of my favourite races I've ever run was the Dublin Marathon. It was my slowest marathon, but I spent the entirety of the race soaking up the atmosphere: chatting with people around me, high-fiving every child that stuck out their hand, laughing at the amazing costumes that people were wearing (including one guy with a Eiffel Tower!). Four hours of pure enjoyment that I will never forget.
It is exactly this joy of running which Lisa Jackson speaks about in her new book Your Pace Or Mine?. I was meant to get a lot of life admin done last night, but instead I stayed up late devouring her story of running an incredible number of marathons all over the world (now over 100) – wearing silly hats and often coming last! She reminded me that it doesn't matter how fast you go, what counts is how much fun you have, that you make friends amidst all the pain, and to soak up the atmosphere and the place you a running through.
Your Pace Or Mine? took me on a rollercoaster of emotions, from belly-laughing at her tale of trying out a 'new way to pee', to crying at the many stories of runners who run for people they have lost in their lives. The book finishes with a heartwarming list of reasons why people run, in which I could find many of my own. I run because it makes me happy, as does Lisa.
I thoroughly recommend you give Lisa's book a read, it's sure to inspire you to get outside for a run – just as it did for me! You can buy your own copy from the Book Depository or many other online bookstores.


text: It is beginning to seem as though "pajama dressing" (as Rachel Zoe calls it) is trending. No longer do people want to feel tight or restricted in their clothes, its time to get comfortable and let loose. In fashion week and retail stores high and low you can find loose-fit, comfy, and trendy pants varying from herem, wide-leg, flare, and straight leg for any occasion. These pants are approriate for work, casual outtings, and nightlife. Not sure how to incorporate "pajama dressing" into your wardrobe or your clients? Check our polyvore set for some some ideas.


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You feel cool at the cider house. You should feel cool. It's a cool place. But what if we told you there's a way to feel even cooler? That'd be cool, right?
For $100 (American) you can be in our Mug Club for LIFE. That's until you expire. Get bigger pours of cider and beer than other people for the rest of your life, and drink out of a handcrafted mug.
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The firm on Wednesday informed the Bombay Stock Exchange it would hold a postal ballot to raise the borrowing limit to R5,000 crore from R3,500 crore at present. The board is of the opinion that additional borrowings will be required to supplement the need for finance for the company's activities, the notice for the ballot said. This is an enabling resolution and the board may borrow funds as and when considered appropriate.
Earlier this year, the company received shareholder approval for an enabling resolution to revise the lending limit to Kingfisher Airlines to R750 crore from R350 crore.
UBHL, which posted total income of R759 crore in FY13, earns its revenue from sale and lease rentals from its property in Bangalore, trademark licence fees, dividends and guarantee commissions from its group firms.
The company has been under pressure as the lenders to the grounded Kingfisher Airlines are moving to monetise the collateral they hold and invoke the corporate guarantees.
In May, the Karnataka High Court allowed the company to sell 13.61 million shares it holds in United Spirits to conclude its deal with Diageo, but also ordered it to deposit R250 crore in the court after closing the transaction. The court also restrained the company from creating new pledges or encumbrances on assets till the winding-up petitions filed against it were disposed of.
The firm is contesting five winding-up petitions in the HC filed by the aircraft lessors to Kingfisher Airlines. In turn, it has filed a suit for damages with a claim of R1319.30 crore against some of these petitioners in the city civil court, Bangalore. Separately, the firm has sought damages of R3199.68 crore in a suit it has filed in the Bombay HC seeking an injunction to restrain the consortium of bankers from selling the collateral and invoking the corporate guarantees given by the company.


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22 Times Jim's Pranks Were The Best Reason To Watch 'The Office'By Mustafa Gatollari
Even if you've only seen a few episodes of The Office here and there, you'll know the legendary pranks Jim Halpert pulled off on resident grump and eccentric weirdo Dwight Schrute.
In fact, Jim's relentless office shenanigans is what got me interested in the show to begin with, because they're just so great.
So if you're a fan of the show, or even if you've have never seen it before, you'll enjoy either reliving or seeing these epic pranks for the first time.
1. The time Jim convinced Dwight he was Asian.
2. When Jim put all of Dwight's office supplies in the vending machine.
He then handed Dwight a bag of nickels for him to get them all back by paying for them...with all nickels.
3. When Jim got Dwight thinking "gaydars" were real.
4. When Dwight received warnings from "Future Dwight."
5. When he convinced Dwight he smoked so much pot he permanently destroyed his short term memory.
6. When Jim and Pam made jokes about Dwight in morse code with their pens.
7. When Jim put Dwight's office supplies in Jell-o.
8. When Jim messed with Dwight's drawers.
9. Jim has Dwight worried that he's turning into a vampire after he was bitten by a bat.
10. When Jim slaps Dwight to make a point.
11. When Dwight got his days mixed up, and Jim saw the perfect opportunity.
12. Jim and Pam convince Dwight he needs to go to the ear doctor.
13. Jim pretends to be Dwight for a day.
14. When Jim messaged Dwight as a self-aware computer program.
15. When Jim wrapped Dwight's desk in Christmas wrapping paper.
16. Jim catching Dwight in an inadvertent "slumber party" photo shoot - by telling him it was a leg curl competition.
17. Jim convinces Dwight to get a tearaway suit so he could do this.
18. Actually making Dwight believe there is "Garden Party" etiquette book - right before Dwight is throwing his first ever garden party.
19. When Jim convinces Dwight to buy a packet of "magic beans."
20. Jim tricks Dwight into thinking he's a CIA recruit.
21. Messing with Dwight during a "sales mentorship" call.
22. Jim gets Dwight to fight himself while instructing everyone in The Office in the art of self-defense.
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Oracle's founder and executive chairman Larry Ellison also holds the title CTO and is still very much involved in the daily goings on at the company.
This even though he stepped down from the CEO role two years ago.
But Ellison rarely sends out company-wide emails to the troops. One employee we talked to who's been there several years has never gotten an email from Ellison.
So employees at the company were surprised to get an email from Ellison about a month ago, particularly such a touching and elegantly written one.
It was a memorial to a Derek Williams, Ellison's friend. Williams was an executive vice president at Oracle who died suddenly on on July 23 from a quick-onset infection.
A person close to Oracle shared it with Business Insider. Here is an edited version:
... I first met Derek 28 years ago, in 1998 ... hired to work in Oracle UK. Two years later, Derek was promoted and started running Oracle's Asia Pacific Region, which he helped build from the ground up to its current configuration of 75 offices in 29 countries.
... It's impossible for me to comprehend how I could speak with Derek on a Monday call and then be told I'll never speak with him again. His sudden and unexpected death caught all of us unprepared. I have lost a dear friend of nearly three decades. Life is a fragile thing."
Ellison then expressed his sympathy for the family and ended with "We will all miss you, Derek."
On a tangential note, Ellison has apparently been thinking a lot about the limitations of modern medicine lately.
Earlier this year he donated $200 million to help USC's famed Dr. David Agus build a new kind of treatment facility. Agus once treated Ellison's best friend Steve Jobs for cancer. He is the New York Times best-selling author of books like "The End of Illness" and "A Short Guide to a Long Life."
This new center will be targeted at cancer, not necessarily infectious disease, but its goal is to blend medicine with cutting edge tech and engineering technology to come up with new ways to fight illness.


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MIAMI • A killer snowstorm in the Himalayas, a scorching heatwave in Argentina and lashing rainfall in southern France last year were all made worse by climate change, international scientists said.
But other major events, such as Hurricane Gonzalo over Europe and drought in Brazil, were not influenced by global warming, according to a peer-reviewed study called Explaining Extreme Events Of 2014 From A Climate Perspective, which was released on Thursday.
The scientific team consisted of 32 research groups from around the world analysing 28 storms, droughts, fires and floods in a bid to showcase the role of human-driven climate change and land development in extreme weather events.
"Globally, extreme heat is becoming more common," said Dr Stephanie Herring, report lead editor from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Centres for Environmental Information.
But with rain and snowfall, scientists reported "a much more mixed result when it comes to looking for the human influence", she told reporters, describing the findings as "pretty evenly split this year between those that did and did not find a signal".
Not all extreme weather events were included in the research, so the report does not offer a comprehensive picture of the world's extreme weather last year.
Rather, scientists contributed research based on extreme weather events they were interested in studying, often but not always in their home nations, Dr Herring said, noting that scientists were not offered funding or incentives by NOAA for their work.
Weather events involving heat were most likely to have a clear signal that climate change played a factor, with such influence detectable about 95 per cent of the time, the report found. Those involving precipitation were less certain, with human-driven climate change or other land use activities showing up about 40 per cent of the time.
"Climate change is happening. It is having impacts," said Dr Herring. "Is it having impact uniformly across the globe in everything that we see and do? At this point, not in a measurable way."
For the purposes of the study, human influence could include the burning of fossil fuels which drives global warming, or the development of land or changes to water use that can make droughts, floods and wildfires more devastating.
Both climate change and land use played a role in the flooding in the south-eastern Canadian prairies, it said. Extreme heat events in Korea and China were linked to human-caused climate change.
The Argentinian heatwave of December 2013 was made five times more likely because of human-induced climate change.
When analysing drought in East Africa, two studies showed that the situation was made more severe because of climate change.
Global warming and human influences are also making floods like the ones that struck Jakarta last year more likely, as well as the snowstorm last year that killed more than 40 people in Nepal.
Among the events that were not found to have been influenced by humans was the extreme 2013-14 winter storm season over much of North America, which was "driven mainly by natural variability and not human-caused climate change", said the report.
Nor could an all-time record number of storms over the British Isles, extreme rains in Britain, Hurricane Gonzalo in Europe or drought in north-eastern Asia be attributed to climate change.


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No matter what camera or lens we carry, all photographers work with the same three creative variables to expose every image we capture.
In this excerpt (video 6:22) you'll learn how ISO, Aperture and Shutter Speed interact to affect exposure as well as how to creatively use each of them. This fundamental lesson is foundational to understanding the more advanced principals in every photography course I teach.
This is part of my new course called Approaching The Scene: The Core Course


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Chinese Medicine is one of the oldest and most successful healing systems of medicine the world has ever known. Perhaps you have stumbled upon this page in search of a natural health supplement that can help you with a specific health problem or symptom. Chinese Herbal Formulas have existed for thousands of years and have been proven very effective across time to help virtually any health problem. A Chinese herbal formula exists for almost every symptom imaginable.
When herbs are used in conjunction with Chinese food therapy, dietary and lifestyle changes and acupuncture, the results can be astounding. Chinese medicine addresses the root cause or source of each health problem and finds a natural, non-toxic solution that works in conjunction with the body to bring about healing. Usually, the only side effect that one will feel is feeling better and better! If you have cancer or anemia or are just a little tired, a Chinese formula exists to help you!
Dr. Scott Graves, acupuncture physician, naturopath and owner of Costa Rican Noni can help to discover the root cause of virtually any health problem and use the tried and tested tools available in this marvelous medicine to help you heal. Call him at 407-255-0314 for a free 15 minute no obligation consultation to see if he can help you. He does local and phone consultations. So if you are in the Orlando, Florida area or are out of the city, he can help you.
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I'm Leah and these are some random but good recipes.
The Ciampini (pronounced "Cham-pini") is an exclusive monthly newsletter I created to share my latest discoveries in food and travel. I named it after a cafe I fell in love with while exploring the streets of Rome. You can subscribe here.


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Join others in support of Net Neutrality at a rally outside of the Verizon Store by the mall. Show up and have your voice be heard, that you support net neutrality and call on Congress to step in and act!
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At the intersection of art and rock there is a signpost, and scrawled across it is the name Pere Ubu. From their inception until 1991, Allen Ravenstine's sui generis synth playing was crucial to the band's sound, but a new archival LP places his artistry squarely in the foreground; featuring a nearly 16-minute piece with Ravenstine playing EML synthesizers and tapes and Albert Dennis contributing string bass, Terminal Drive is the second release in Smog Veil Records' Platters du Cuyahoga, Series 2. Accompanied by exhaustively researched notes by music scholar Nick Blakey, it's out on vinyl Sept 1.
Of the first-generation punk scenes, it feels safe to claim Cleveland as the most artistically ambitious, so much so that some of the participants bristled at the stylistic categorization, and in fact continue to do so. In Pere Ubu's case, the alternate descriptor Avant-Garage was utilized, and while it apparently wasn't meant to be a long-term designation, it has lingered as an adequate shorthand regarding the band's unique style.
Back then, Allen Ravenstine was squarely on the left side of the hyphen, and so it remains today. In the mid-'70s, synths in a pop or rock context were still novel, but it wasn't simply that he played synths, it was how he played them, a wildly expressive, human approach to technology that helps to solidify Pere Ubu as one of rock's greatest units.
Ubu's perseverance as a recording and touring act continues right up to this moment under the leadership of its one constant member David Thomas, and his prominence in the saga perhaps slightly overshadows the contributions of others in their history. Suffice to say that as folks left and returned and left, Ravenstine was a constant on their first eight studio albums.
Furthermore, he was enlisted by Thomas for his group the Pedestrians, who cut The Sound of The Sand and Other Songs of The Pedestrian for Rough Trade in '81, and for the Wooden Birds, who produced two LPs, Monster Walks the Winter Lake and Blame the Messenger, both also for Rough Trade, in '86 and '87 respectively.
Ravenstine's membership in Pere Ubu directly relates to Terminal Drive's solitary track, making its surprise emergence (for many years nobody could locate a complete recording of the piece) something firmly other than a scrap of studio time gussied up with verbiage in hopes of snaring the interest of early punk obsessives. Far from it; Nick Blakey's notes detail how this recording was the catalyst for Thomas asking Ravenstine to join Ubu.
Anyway, many of those passionate for the era (and the band, especially) have already absorbed the nearly seven-minute excerpt of the piece's final section through DGC's '96 Ubu box set Datapanik In the Year Zero, where it was given the title "Home Life" on disc five's overview of Ubu-related projects and bands that was titled, wouldn't you know it, Terminal Drive.
The historical interest here is indisputable, and happily the sounds hold up, though it's important to stress that nothing mind-flaying occurs across the 15:39. Indeed, maybe the most striking sonic aspect is just how subtle it is while being untethered to anything resembling rock. Instead, the environments created are much closer to the experimental electronic music that proliferated in the decade leading up to its recording.
Per the notes, this wasn't a calculated maneuver. Ravenstine and Dennis weren't trying to emulate precedent; rather, they were striving to soundtrack their specific '70s Cleveland reality, and by extension life in The Plaza, "a grand old apartment house on the edge of the inner city" (to quote Thomas' uncredited notes for 390 Degrees of Simulated Stereo, Ubu Live Volume One) where Ravenstine lived with amongst others, future Ubu mates Peter Laughner, Scott Krauss, and Tom Herman. In fact, much of Terminal Drive was recorded at The Plaza (the rest derives from the studio Motion Picture Sound).
If similar to experimental electronic precedent, Terminal Drive also foreshadows developments in the Industrial scene; Blakey mentions Cabaret Voltaire and Throbbing Gristle, and after listening the comparison is right on, if again subtle. More generally, this LP predicts the street-level desire to explore sound unencumbered by song that flourished in the '80s underground and beyond.
But this album has its own backstory; both Ravenstine and Dennis were part of Hy Maya, a group instigated by Robert Bensick, whose French Pictures in London is an installment in Platters du Cuyahoga, Series 1. Previously unreleased recordings of Hy Maya are set to complete Series 2, and given the descriptions of the outfit's sound, that's quite the enticing prospect. Terminal Drive's achievement is a major archival find however, and as an experience in pure listening, it more than holds up.


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Saint Apollonia (Zurbarán)
|Saint Apollonia
|Francisco de Zurbarán
|Oil on canvas
|113 cm × 66 cm (44 in × 26 in)
|Louvre, Paris
Saint Apollonia is a 1636 oil-on-canvas painted by the Spanish artist Francisco de Zurbarán. It is currently held and exhibited at the Louvre in Paris.
Bought by the Louvre in 1867 from the collection of Marshal Soult, Duke of Dalmatia, this painting was perhaps part of the high altar of San José in the church of the Discalced Fathers of Mercy in Seville, together with a Saint Joseph Crowned by Christ and a God the Father now in the Museum of Fine Arts of Seville, and possibly a Saint Lucy in the Museum of Chartres, believed to be a companion piece to the Louvre painting - this last must be a studio work, however.[1]
The painting can be grouped with the pictures for the altar in the transept of the church of San José in Seville, dated 1636. It belongs to Zurbarán's most balanced period, when he produced his greatest masterpieces.
Renaissance artists had clothed their saints in classical draperies. Adopting to a certain extent the attitude of the Middle Ages, certain 17th century painters, such as Georges de La Tour, Zurbarán, and Caravaggio dressed them in the contemporary fashion. The natural mediators between God and the faithful are thus seen in a kind of mystical familiarity.[2]
Saint Apollonia was the patroness of dentists, hence the attribute she carries. Her martyrdom is said to have included the extraction of all her teeth.[3]
- ^ L. Monagle and A. Sawkins, "Historical analysis of Zurbarán's Saint Apollonia", Journal of the History of Dentistry, (2008) Winter;56(3):131-2.
- ^ J. Gállego and J. Gudiol, Zurbarán, Alpine Fine Arts Collection (1987) passim
- ^ Cf. Wiki entry s.v. "Saint Apollonia"
See also[edit]
- Gállego, Julián; Gudiol, José. Zurbarán. London: Alpine Fine Arts Collection (1987).
- Kehrer, Hugo Ludwig, Francisco de Zurbarán, Bastian Books (2008).
- Nooteboom, Cees, Zurbarán: Selected Painting: 1625-1664, Schirmer/Mosel Verlag GmbH (2011).
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Francisco de Zurbarán.


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I went to an excellent Connecticut State Library workshop yesterday. Weeding in the Garden of Good and Evil was presented by Mary Engels (from the Middletown Library Service Center) and Linda Williams (from the Willimantic Library Service Center). These two ladies have presented this workshop many times before, but this was the first chance I've had to attend (well, that I could actually justify).
"Our approach to weeding is that it isn't the irresponsible disposal of the library's property, but rather a part of the public service to borrowers, that of maintaining the best possible collection for the community."
We are facing the daunting task of weeding our non-fiction collection, starting this year, and with all three librarians and four out of five staff members being new in the last twelve months or so, I was a little apprehensive about weeding in a collection that most of us really don't know well.
I feel I learned some very good strategies from the workshop and will be able to make the case for a comprehensive collection development policy which also spells out our weeding policy. Armed with my new CREW Method booklet, I think we'll be able to work together to decide on criteria and a procedure for getting the job done.
It's almost always colder up in the stacks on the second floor, so I'm swatching for "In the Weeds":
Pattern: Goodale
By: Cecily Glowik MacDonald
Yarn: Misti Alpaca Tonos Pima Silk (cotton silk blend)
Colourway: 25 Truffle
This should be a nice, lightweight but warm cotton cardigan to wear in the fall and the spring. The colour is a fabulous muted blend of browns & grays veering almost to full black in places so it should be versatile enough to go with most things. The yarn is as soft as butter and knits up beautifully.