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By Gareth J Owen. Sometimes the veil between the physical and nonphysical worlds can be very thin indeed. So-called "Thin Places" and "Thin Events" are part and parcel of Gareth Owen's new book, As Reality Dissolves. It takes in some of the ground he covered in his 2012 book Crop Circles, Lights & Orbs, and ventures into new territory.
A computer security entrepreneur with science and psychology degrees, Owen has travelled to exotic places and to the home of crop circles, having phenomenal experiences along the way. After a visit to sacred places in the UK, those mysterious luminous orbs seemed to return with him to Australia. Anomalous events occurred that demonstrate how thin the veil of reality is: an old church with an energy wall that prevented entry to an unwelcome visitor; a missing step in a stairway; a possum that walked through a steel cage; a beloved dog that spoke to him from the afterlife. These goings-on suggest that reality is not as solid as we've been conditioned to think.
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One of my favorite places in Paris is the Rodin Museum. It is the home of the famous sculpter of The Thinker and the house and gardens are a quiet refuge in the middle of this bustling city. So, we headed over there one afternoon with the whole gang. We also decided to take in Invalides since they're basically neighbors. It was an interesting juxtaposition in that one man devoted his life to art and beauty, while the other devoted his existence to war and conquest and power. Its confusing to me that in a country that values art and is so proud of its culture the most striking monument to a single man is Invalides. In my opinion there really is nothing admirable about Napoleon, but it seems that the French beg to differ. Anyway, to the Rodin.
If you aren't interested in visiting the house, you can get entry to the gardens only for 1€ – one of the few true bargains in Paris.
I didn't take any pictures of The Thinker or other sculptures as I had previous taken plenty on an earlier visit. If you're interested, you can see those here.
And then it was a quick walk over to Invalides. We checked out Napoleon's tomb. And all I can say is that it's kinda creepy. There was so much work, capital and thought invested in this monument and it just seems so meaningless. But, that's just me…In many ways it reminded me of the Pantheon – this huge monument to human achievement that is filled with dead people. There's just something strange about it.

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Only help if you can be helpfulHey All, A topic has come up of late in the IRC channel in regards to the general feel of the forums and the community that supports them. Things have progressed further than I would have liked with out this being addressed more publicly because I would much rather have snubbed this out sooner rather than later.. but I have been busy. Here is the general rule I would like people to follow: Wheaton's Law "Don't be a dick." Those of you from the IRC channel know that this is the only rule I ask people in there to follow and we generally have a good and lively time chatting about all manner of things. This is basic rule that just about everyone understands and I am going to expand it to the forums from here moving forward. If you can not help people in a helpful and polite manner then I simply ask you to stop. Now I generally take a back seat to moderating the forums as I like to participate in the suggestions forum fairly heavily at times and would rather do so as a forums user than a moderator. But I am also fairly well known for being the person who constantly puts their foot down and so I am stepping up and doing so on here. If you find yourself unable to respond to a message politely then I ask that you do not respond. This mostly focuses on the increasing level of hostility found within the Suggestion forum as well as the Server forum. I do not care if this is the 30th some odd time you have seen someone make the same suggestion. Or even if the new post on an older topic is one entry above the old one. I expect the members of this forum to respond politely to the user, new or old, and point to the older topic if it applies and even go the extra step to suggest they either add in new information or to summarize the outcome of the previous discussion based upon the new post's entry into it. That is what we are here for, that is why I close most topics instead of deleting them, so that they can be found and referenced down the road. The next topic is the slew of derailment attempts I have seen as of late. If you want to have fun and joke around that is what the off topic forum is for and pretty much anything goes there. I do not expect to read a suggestion thread and have to go through 3 pages of image memes people have shot back and forth. Quite simply this is a waste of my time to read and then have to clean up. Now for the summary. I am going to start taking a more active role, especially in policing the suggestion forum, and handing out warn levels to people whom I see doing this. These will be indiscriminate and applied not to just the first person who derails or is impolite on a topic or response, but to everyone whom follows the lead of that person. As I do not like doing things with out giving you all warning this post shall serve as that warning. If you have a desire to bring this topic up with me then I invite you to do so on the IRC channel. Lets raise the level of quality and grow the community. Let us not descend into the quality often found on the minecraft or league of legend forums. There is simply no need for that here. Be passionate about things, just do not be abusive.
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TicklishHoneyBee posted a topic in ServersSeems I'm not the only person wishing for a server closer to home, so I've set one up. The server is hosted in Japan, and I'm getting good ping and low lag from Australia. Fairly basic TFC, but with Leather Water Sac, Cellars, Aroma Backup, and Waila added for something a little extra. Address: tfc.venomousrose.com ATLauncher Share Code: KpTbTYwe For some reason the share code doesn't include Aroma Backup, you'll need to manually install it. I'll look into getting a new share code. Full Mod List: Forge, TFC, OpenEye, Waila, FastCraft, Leather Water Sac, TFC Sellers, AromaBackup Optional: Sound FIlters, ItemPhysic Lite, JourneryMap FairPlay The server's only been up a couple of weeks with a fresh map, there's about half a dozen regulars gradually creeping toward the iron age. Whitelisted mostly just to stop fly-by griefers, so post here with your mc username to get added. Basic Rules: No griefing No stealing PvP by agreement only No excessive profanity in chat Or to sum it up: be nice, have fun, don't ruin other's fun.


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Before I tear into this let me just preface by saying I adore this blog,so don't think I'm just trolling here.ReplyDelete
This graphic has really been grinding my gears since I saw it start to make its way around the internet within the last few years. It is terribly misleading. Basically it is impossible to identify a 16valve 4A-GE by the colors of its valve covers. The ONLY way to know for sure is to check the block to see if it has 3 ribs (early style, lighter internals, revs nicer, weaker) or 7 ribs (later style, heavier internals, revs less nicely, much stronger). And check the cylinder head intake ports. If the ports are two circles per cylinder, it's a "smallport" head (early style, generally accepted as better for making NA power). If the ports are one elongated oval per cylinder, it's a later "bigport" head (later style, used on NA and SC motors).
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Oh, I know - it peeved me a bit as well, but I couldn't pass on such a cool graphic. I'm just a whore to aesthetics, I guess.Delete
Your AW11-themed posting on oppo is a large part of my motivation to get back into the first gen game. I miss my '89 soooo much. I'll probably go with a Silvertop this time.
I really love it when people make illustrations of engines like that (referring to the art style). I really wish someone would draw up a really nice one of a 4A-GZE. I think it would make pretty cool tattoo material.Delete


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LIVE BY NIGHT Review: What The Hell Happened?
It'd be so much easier to understand Live by Night if it were Ben Affleck's first film. Vain, ill-conceived and full of baffling story missteps, it has first-movie written all over it. But this is Affleck's fourth time out. Leading up to Live by Night, he's given us a nearly great moral drama, a cool pulpy crime film and a Best Picture winner. Live by Night is none of those things. I'm really not sure what it is.
It's hard to know where to start with this film. Do I start a general synopsis where it begins or jump forty minutes ahead to where the film finally decides to settle down and tell a story? There's an entire plot with Brendan Gleeson you'll forget even happened by the time the film ends.
The film's too unwieldy to summarize anyway. Affleck clearly set out to make a mobster epic. Instead he just made a film that's long and spans a whole bunch of years. Any arc Affleck's character might travel is nullified by his ever-shifting personality. At one point a character asks him "who are you, really?" and I honestly couldn't tell if it was lampshading or not.
Affleck starts the film as a soldier. Due to War's Hell (we're told via voice-over and pictures of random soldiers who are not Ben Affleck), he decides he'll never take orders again. So he becomes a lowly bandit of sorts. Except he's not very smart. We know this because he's dating a big mob boss' lady. Not on the side, either. He's taking her to fancy restaurants and making out with her in front of the whole world. He gets offered a big mobster opportunity but refuses on grounds that he never wants to be a mobster. Then he goes to jail for three years, comes out, and decides he'll be a big mobster after all. He doesn't ever climb the ranks; they just make him Rum King of prohibition Florida, sight-unseen.
This is where we spend most of the film, watching the now very business savvy Affleck build a rum empire. Actually, he builds it offscreen. But we watch him protect or try to protect and also sometimes not at all try to protect his rum business from a variety of adversaries such as the KKK, religious fanatics and his own mob pals. He also suddenly develops a streak of social activism and a sense of humor.
There are occasional sparks of a good movie here. Affleck vs. the KKK has a lot of potential but runs out of gas way too soon. A big shootout near one of the film's endings looks great. When the film actually concentrates on a single idea, you almost get locked into a movie worth watching. But Live by Night just can't sit still long enough.
If I didn't know better, I'd think the director were trying to sabotage Ben Affleck as an actor. He's way too old for the role, constantly clad in giant, unflattering suits and marred by a weird makeup technique that makes him look like he just got done crying. When his signature charm comes into play it's often tonally misapplied.
He's good in scenes where he gets to be angry, but those scenes tend to have their own problems. When a company refuses to invest in his big casino for PR reasons, for instance, he gives a great, impassioned speech about how white corporate fat cats are just legally-sanctioned gangsters, but worse due to the way they treat minorities and common people. But, you know, he's trying to build a casino, not exactly a homeless shelter.
There's more. No actress could redeem the character Elle Fanning plays, but her strange performance certainly doesn't do it any favors. Actually, the film has three female characters, and none of them are putting this in their demo reel. There's a bizarre diner scene with Matthew Maher's white supremacist character that defies description. Maybe the best personification of this film is when it introduces its very own little orange-sucking Joe Pesci in the form of Doogie Howser's Max Casella, just out of nowhere, and then pockets him for an hour.
The whole thing is a big mess. And it's too bad because I like Ben Affleck, as both a director and an actor. It's hard to know how these things go wrong sometimes, but from its opening moments Live by Night is just irredeemably lost at sea, and no amount of fancy hats, pretty molls and gangster violence can save it.


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Joe Gerstandt told me (and you) the things he believes.
I was inspired and wrote my list. Much of it is co-opted from things I have read and witnessed. And my list reveals some truths about me that are cringeworthy, contradictory and weird. But it's an honest list . . . . even if I'm not an honest woman.
- Life is hard work. Nobody escapes without experiencing sadness and pain. Then you die.
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Both No. 1 seeds lost to a No. 6 seed this weekend, as Atlanta and New England went down in (not so) surprising upsets.
That sets up two tough cold weather games (and another week of Rex Ryan) to pick the Super Bowl teams.
NFC: Packers @ Bears, FOX, 3:00 p.m. ET
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A month before it's scheduled to arrive in stores, the Oni Press graphic novel Down Set Fight is debuting digitally today on comiXology.
The publisher revealed this morning that the book, by co-writers Chris Sims and Chad Bowers and artist Scott Kowalchuk, will be serialized weekly on the digital comics platform in six installments, priced at $1.99 each, bringing readers to the Feb. 12 release of the print edition.
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The Story of Ruth is a 1960 American historical romance film directed by Henry Koster, shot in CinemaScope and DeLuxe Color, and released by 20th Century Fox. The screenplay, written by Norman Corwin, is an adaptation of the biblical Book of Ruth. The film stars Stuart Whitman as Boaz, Tom Tryon as Mahlon, Peggy Wood as Naomi, Viveca Lindfors as Eleilat, Jeff Morrow as Tob, and introduces 19-year old Elana Eden as Ruth.


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FIREFLY: BushwhackedSince the scripts from THE INSIDE were such a big hit, we're adding some more cool stuff to the site. Continue reading
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A look at the writing on THE INSIDESince many people were interested in reading scripts for THE INSIDE, we thought we'd share a few here. These are drafts and not the final shooting scripts. (6/25 UPDATE: We now have scripts for all thirteen episodes available.) Continue reading
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DRIVE UpdateThe pilot began filming earlier this week. We can now report on who's who in the cast. Continue reading
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Tim Minear: Breaking the StoryTim's lecture from last year's Screenwriting Expo is now available on DVD. Continue reading
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Q & A with Tim Minear: March 2006Our intrepid Allyson calls Tim to ask some questions about DRIVE, FOX and learns just how much Tim loves his parking space. Continue reading
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Tim on The Glenn & Helen ShowTim talks about his adaptation of The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, the realities of wortking in television and dishes a bit about his new pilot, DRIVE. You can listen to the podcast here. (Tim's portion of the program starts about 21 minutes in.) Thanks to Adam for the heads up! Continue reading
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Author Notes: I created this recipe as a fun alternative to traditional pumpkin pie.This time of year, Jell-O comes out with a seasonal pumpkin spice pudding flavor and I have found it delightful to use in dessert recipes. If you cannot find it at the grocery store, you can use instant vanilla pudding and add 1 tablespoon of pumpkin pie spice for each package. —Angela Morgan
Serves: 15
pound gingersnap cookies
cup butter
cup cream cheese
cups Cool Whip whipped topping
cup confectioner's sugar
cakes milk
packet Jell-O Instant Pumpkin Pudding
- Place cookies in sandwich bag and use rolling pin to crush the cookies.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine crushed cookies and butter together until moistened and press into bottom of pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
- In a mixing bowl, blend cream cheese and confectioner's sugar with mixer for one minute.
- Fold in 1 cup of Cool-Whip and mix until well-blended. Reserve remaining Cool-Whip for top layer.
- Pour cream cheese mixture over cooled crust until mixture covers crust entirely.
- In separate mixing bowl, add pudding mix and milk. Stir or mix with hand mixer until thickened.
- Pour over cream cheese layer, covering cream cheese layer completely.
- Top with remaining Cool Whip in container.
- Refrigerate at least one hour before serving.
- Cut into squares to serve.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Non-Pie Thanksgiving Dessert
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The good news? The Lakers entered Friday's action with only seven games remaining before the season mercifully comes to an end. The bad news? It's not six.
The show can be heard by clicking on the module and below is a list of talking points. Among the high points.
- We take a look at the latest headlines. Phil Jackson says CAA ties won't influence him as Knicks Prez. Dick Bavetta has set a seriously amaze-balls new record! Will Jabari stay in school? Are the Lakers really the NBA's 16th best front office?
- Bleacher Report's Kevin Ding says the Lakers might not show Mike D'Antoni the door this offseason. Don't kill the messengers, by the way. We're just the guys discussing the potential reasons why.
- We play another episode of "Should The Lakers Bring Back This Guy," with Jodie Meeks as the latest contestant.
- As of this recording, the Lakers have exactly 50 losses, which ties the second-highest total in franchise history, set in 1960 when the team was still housed in Minneapolis! To illustrate just how long it's been since the Lakers sat on 50 losses, I quiz Brian on his knowledge of 1960, and offer some fun facts about 1960! (FYI: The all-time mark for losses is 52 during the 1975 season, which means an "All About 1975!" segment is waiting in the wings.)
- We discuss Kobe Bryant's comments in the New Yorker regarding black causes and Trayvon Martin, along with the way stories like these are covered in the world of 24/7 news and social media.
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I will change the style from a straight dress to one with more of a flare at the bottom though - I tend to like that style a little better. So it's off to pattern altering I go!
Happy Sewing!
Pretty fabric and should be a fun dress to wear.ReplyDelete
Thanks Barbara. If I remember correctly, I paid $3.00 per yard for that fabric so it will be an inexpensive dress as well!Delete
Really like your fabric! I have this pattern, can't wait to see how yours turns out. I bet its going to be super cute.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the vote of confidence Remembering...Oz.Delete
I like the idea of the flare, I have this same pattern that I'm doing for another challenge this month, I think for MAGAM I'm going to make easy pj's lol!
Good luck with the pj's. I thought after my February disaster that I would keep it simple this month as well.Delete
I have this pattern too, but haven't made anything from it yet. Very much looking forward to seeing how your dress works up. The fabric is lovely.ReplyDelete
Thanks Lisa. I'm hoping to complete it soon.Delete


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Jay-Z Cashing in on Occupy Wall Street Movement
- Jay-Z launches a line of Occupy Wall Street-themed t-shirts through his Rocawear line – Huffington Post
- David Archuleta lends a helping hand – Just Jared Jr
- What are critics saying about Leonardo DiCaprio's J. Edgar performance? – FoxNews
- Find out why Nicki Minaj wasn't pleased with her facialist – DListed
- Elizabeth Hurley and her fiance go glam for a gala – Hollywood Tuna
- What do you think about the new Snow White trailer? – Towleroad
- Paul Abdul gets emotional on The X Factor – Celebuzz
- A celeb kid teases photographers with funny faces – ASL


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Monday - 20 mins fasted AM HIIT (bike) + PM arms
Tuesday - 20 mins fasted AM HIIT (bike) + PM shoulders
Wednesday - 20 mins fasted AM HIIT (bike)
Thursday - 20 mins fasted AM HIIT (bike) + Hams/Back
Friday - 20 mins fasted AM HIIT (bike) + Chest/Abs
Saturday - Photo Shoot Day - OFF
Sunday - I'm still going to workout to hit Quads/Calves
A few of the basic rules: No added salt, no sweetener, no sugar, no dairy and no packaged foods. Water will begin at 4 liters per day from Monday - Thursday and then deplete to 2 liters a day on Friday, and Saturday morning I will only sip on water with BCAA's in it.
Meals: Monday - Thursday
Meal 1:
1 glass of green tea
2 whole eggs + 100g egg whites scrambled with oregano and garlic powder
30g Oatmeal with allspice & cinnamon
1 liter of water (during an post workout)
2 calcium chews
2 vitamins (ActiveX)
Meal 2:
1/2 scoop Gaspari Myofusion
1 cup black coffee
20g cashews (unsalted, natural)
Meal 3:
30g of spinach (measured raw, then cooked)
3oz of BBQ chicken (seasoned with oregano & garlic powder)
1 Hard Boiled Egg
Meal 4:
1 scoop Gaspari Myofusion
1/2 a Whole Wheat English Muffin
1 Cup Green Tea
Meal 5 - Pre Workout:
1 scoop Gaspari SuperPump250
Meal 6 - Post Workout:
1 scoop Gaspari Myofusion
15g of oatmeal
Meal 7:
2.5oz of BBQ chicken (seasoned with oregano & garlic powder)
30g of spinach (measured raw, then cooked)
1 tsp olive oil
50g of raw cucumber
Meal 8
100g plain egg whites (spices to season)
Meals: Friday
On Friday, the meals will be the same, except meals 7 and 8 will both change to 3oz of BBQ Chicken +100g of sweet potato - with meal 8 including 3oz of red wine (to aid with vascularity the next morning).
Meals: Saturday (day of shoot)
Upon waking I will ingest is 3oz of BBQ chicken and 100g sweet potato and 5-15 mins before taking photos I will eat a Kit Kat Chunky Bar to fill out my muscles. After the shoot I will have a protein shake and some Peanut butter and from that point on the day in unplanned as I am going out with some friends to celebrate my birthday, the end of my cut and the kick off of my build phase! YAY!
Some of the other tasks I will be doing to prep for this week as as follows:
- Waxing Eyebrows - early in week
- Dying Hair (just for touch up) - early in week
- Exfoliating entire body - Thursday night
- Applying self tanner (natural looking colour) - Thursday night
- Manicure/Pedicure (clear polish) - early in week
- Applying preparation H to my stomach, wrapping it in plastic wrap and sitting in the sauna to tighten loose skin -Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday night's


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House of Commons
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Publications on the internet
Thursday 11th January 2007
The House met at half-past Ten o'clock.PRAYERS.
1 Greater London Authority Bill,Ann Winterton reported a memorandum from the Greater London Authority Bill Committee.
2 Offender Management Bill,Mr Peter Atkinson reported from the Offender Management Bill Committee that it had come to the following Resolution:
3 Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee,David Taylor reported from the Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee the Excise Duties (Surcharges or Rebates) (Hydrocarbon Oils etc.) (Revocation) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 3235), and the draft Excepted Vehicles (Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979) Order 2006.Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.
4 Adjournment (Social exclusion),A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn(Steve McCabe);
5 Adjournment,A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn(Liz Blackman);
6 Adjournment,Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.(Liz Blackman.)
Michael J. Martin
Mr Speaker will take the Chair at half-past Two o'clock on Monday next.
Papers presented or laid upon the Table:
Papers subject to Negative Resolution:
1 Income Tax,Finance Act 2004, Section 61(2), (Relevant Percentage) Order 2007 (S.I., 2007, No. 46), dated 11th January 2007 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [John Healey].
2 Mental Capacity,Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Appropriate Body) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 3474), dated 19th December 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Ms Secretary Hewitt].
Other Paper:
3 Social Security Administration,Report by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council in accordance with Section 171 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 marking the completion of the review of the scheduled list of the prescribed diseases [by Command] [Cm. 7003] [Mr Secretary Hutton].
General Committees
1 Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill,The Committee of Selection has discharged Helen Southworth from the Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill Committee and nominated in substitution Mr Sadiq Khan.
European Standing Committees
2 European Union Document No. 13347/06 relating to EU Enlargement: Bulgaria and Romania,The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Ian McCartney and Mr Neil Turner from the European Standing Committee (nominated in respect of the Document) and nominated in substitution Mr Geoffrey Hoon and Alison Seabeck.
Reports from Select Committees
1 Defence and Foreign Affairs,Iraq: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Defence and Foreign Affairs Committees; to be printed [No. 209-i] [Mr James Arbuthnot].
2 Work and Pensions,Work of the Committee in 2005-06: Second Report from the Work and Pensions Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 215] [Mr Terry Rooney].
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Minutes of Proceedings of the Sitting in Westminster Hall
The sitting began at half-past Two o'clock.Adjournment (Future of Legal Aid),A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That the sitting be now adjourned(Mr Dave Watts);
Sir Alan Haselhurst
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Medicare and Workers' Compensation Settlements
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- In Billing
- August 26, 2011
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By Luann Jenkins, CPC, CPMA, CEMC, CFPC
Have you ever received this denial from Medicare?
PR 201 Workers' Compensation case settled. Patient is responsible for amount of this claim/service through WC Medicare set aside arrangements or other agreement.
This denial happens when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has been involved in the settlement of a Workers' Compensation case. CMS is required to review workers' compensation settlements if the worker involved is:
- Currently a Medicare Beneficiary, and total settlement is over $25,000
- Currently not a Medicare beneficiary but there is a reasonable expectation of Medicare enrollment within 30 months, and settlement is for $250,000 or more
From these reviews Medicare may require a Workers' Compensation Medical Set-Aside Arrangement (WCMSA), whereby Medicare agrees to address future medical benefits. The WCMSA can be established as a structured arrangement, through which payments are made on a defined schedule to cover projected future expenses.
These agreements require a patient receiving medical services to pay from a fund that he or she personally controls, or that is managed by another entity. Patients are responsible to cover medical expenses until the funds are exhausted, after which Medicare will be responsible. The CMS website has further information.
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Press Release
March 12, 2012
Contact: David Neustadt 212-709-1691
"Department of Financial Services Foreclosure Prevention Specialists Available to Meet Homeowners 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, March 16
Benjamin M. Lawsky, Superintendent of Financial Services, today announced that Department of Financial Services mortgage foreclosure prevention specialists will meet with homeowners already in foreclosure and those at risk of foreclosure from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, March 16 in the Department's Mobile Command Center, which will be located in Marjorie R. Post Community Park at Unqua and Merrick Roads in Massapequa.
"Governor Cuomo believes that it's essential that we provide as much help as possible to financially-troubled homeowners. Our objective is to provide direct help to homeowners and get the word out to others that it's important to ask for help as quickly as possible. The longer a homeowner waits, the harder it may be to save a home," Superintendent Lawsky said.
Senator Charles J. Fuschillo Jr. said: "Families that are struggling to stay in their homes in the current economy need to know there are services available to help them. Through this program, residents can speak one-on-one with trained professionals and learn about services to help them stay in their homes. I thank the Department of Financial Services for partnering with me offer this important service to local residents."
Assemblyman Joseph S. Saladino said: "This program is exceptionally important to protect homeowners financially and to educate them to manage finances in very difficult situations. I am proud to work with my colleague Senator Chuck Fuschillo to protect this community in which I live and work to provide every service possible."
Foreclosure prevention specialists will meet with homeowners to assess where they are in the pre-foreclosure or foreclosure process and provide:
Information to homeowners about specific loan modification programs which may be available to them;
Guidance to homeowners on how they can file complaints with the Department so that cases of lender or mortgage servicer abuses, such as predatory lending practices, can be investigated.
The foreclosure prevention specialists will meet with homeowners inside the Department's Mobile Command Center, a 36-foot long vehicle. Homeowners should bring with them any documents relevant to their individual situations, such as records of mortgage payments or letters to them from lenders or mortgage servicers.
Homeowners may also file complaints using the Department website, www.dfs.ny.gov.
Also, information may be obtained by calling the Department's toll-free foreclosure hotline, 1-800-269-0990 or 518-457-1654, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Superintendent Lawsky urged homeowners to be wary of mortgage rescue scams, which may be marketed by private businesses.
"Beware of anyone who asks for an upfront fee in exchange for getting you a loan modification, saving your home from default or stopping a foreclosure or tax sale. New York law prohibits the collection of such fees in most cases. Also, many not-for-profit housing counselors will help you negotiate with your lender for free," Superintendent Lawsky said.
"Beware of anyone who says they can save your home if you sign or transfer the deed to your house over to them so you can catch up on your mortgage payments or refinance your loan. Never submit your mortgage payments to anyone other than your mortgage company without its approval."
The Department plans on sending foreclosure prevention specialists to assist homeowners at sites across the state, particularly where there are high concentrations of homeowners in or at risk of foreclosure. The Department's foreclosure prevention initiative was launched last month and has already visited sites on Long Island, Rockland County and Queens as part of its citizen outreach effort.
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Putting Glass Walls on Pennsylvania Slaughterhouses So We Can
See Behind Closed Doors
B.C. Natural Chicken
Address: 2609 U.S. Rt 22, Fredricksburg, PA 17026
Establishment No.: p493
USDA Inspection Report: 28 Sep 2011
Code: 06D01
Violation: 416.1, 416.2(e)(4), 416.4(b)
Citation: At approximately 0540 hours while performing an unscheduled 06D01 I observed several employees entering the supervisors-supply office across from the supply room. Looking in the room I observed it to be flooded, trash floating on the floor, mud every where. At this time I informed everyone they had to leave the room, as I was tagging the area. I then applied USDA Rejected Tag # B40197834 to the room. Notified showed him the room, and preceded with the tag. At 0647 hours Mr. called me to reinspect and release the office, after reinspecting the area, I removed the tag, and released the area. While walking through the plant at approximately 0816 hours I observed condensation running down the wall, and dripping from the doorway of the shipping dock cooler. At this time I notified Shipping Supervisor . I applied USDA Reject Tag # B39133649 and sealed off the doorway with caution tape caution tape. At 0847 hour I reinspected and released the cooler, removing my tag, and the caution tape. After lunch walking through thigh deboning I observed condensation on several areas of the ceiling. I informed the deboning supervisor, he had it wiped down. In evisceration I noticed plastic wrapped around some of the insulated pipes, because of leaks or condensation. There is a piece of insulation wrap falling off of a pipe along the east wall in the evisceration department. This was brought to Mr. 's attention in the weekly USDA/ Establishment meeting. At no time through these noncompliance's was there any product involved. The establishment is in violation of 9 CFR 416.1and 9 CFR 416.2(e), & 9 CFR 416.4(b). This establishment has been notified both orally and in writing of these noncompliance's. Failure to comply could result in further enforcement action as described in 9 CFR 500.
416.1 Each official establishment must be operated and maintained in a manner sufficient to prevent the creation of insanitary conditions and to ensure that product is not adulterated.
416.2(e)(4) Provide adequate floor drainage in all areas where floors are subject to flooding-type cleaning or where normal operations release or discharge water or other liquid waste on the floor;
416.4(b) Non-food-contact surfaces of facilities, equipment, and utensils used in the operation of the establishment must be cleaned and sanitized as frequently as necessary to prevent the creation of insanitary conditions and the adulteration of product.
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A Management Consultant Can Help Your Business
A Management Consultant Can Help Your Business
Management consultant practices have grown with time decade to decade. With the increasing number of software solutions available to businesses, migration to cloud services, alongside streamlining business operations and various other changes in the business climate have contributed to the need for management consultants across industries. Many companies look to management consultants for their industry, system, or process expertise.
Management consultants are not confined to one type of position. There are many management consultants that have specializations. They can specialize in a system, industry, or both. Many management consultants specialize in systems such as Kronos, ADP, and Oracle. Some even have specific specialization for say implementing Kronos into your organization in the construction industry, or Oracle programs into the healthcare industry.
A company of any size can benefit from using a management consultant in a variety of ways. Some of those ways include implementing, or optimizing a current program/system/or process. Management consultants can also assist in post implementation support. Some companies have projects that they need an experienced professional to guide their team through the project to ensure they stay on course, can efficiently address any hiccups they might experience, and hit a target deadline. Especially if the program or process is new the task can seem daunting and intimidating, but for seasoned management consultants that have worked with these programs, systems, and processes again and again the task is familiar. They can take the stress and turn your project into a streamlined event. They also can assist in reviewing overall processes and look for ways to reduce costs.
Government regulations also can cause businesses to change systems, processes, or programs. Many times, businesses don't need to hire someone full-time to accomplish the changes long term, but they do need someone with experience to make a business wide adjustment. Many management consultants can provide training, and education on new systems to assist in acclimating employees to new systems. Employees are usually resistant to change, and as such, having a great management consultant that specializes in education and training to walk the employees through step by step assists the business in maximizing their ROI on their system. Both the public and private sectors can benefits from conferring with a management consultant.
A key function of management consultants is analysis. They take a look at the overall use of the system, the processes as a whole, and find any gaps or issues that need to be addressed. Specifically, an IT management consultant might be brought in to integrate an ERP system, or review and make suggestions on a current ERP system or CRM software.
If you are thinking about implementing an ERP system or CRM software, upgrading an application, improving a process, or have a project that you need additional expertise in executing, utilizing a management consultant is a great option. Using a great consulting firm can help match your business and project with the best candidate for the position you are looking to fill. In the end, a management consultant can assist in increasing time to ROI, reducing costs, manage labor costs, and can streamline various areas of business processes.
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This was another project that my wife asked me to build for her (seems to be a trend... yes...). To replace an old ratty hanging cubbie storage for my oldest daughters closet (nightmare) situation (totally messed up and unorganized pile of good toys and clothes...). I used some warped wood pallets to build this project to give it life of its own, and it shows! Well done me!... or is it the wife that should be thanked? Probably... Enjoy!
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"So you're dykes?"
Oh hey, Callie, nice way to make an entrance.
The Fosters<?a> is counting down the days until the June 3 premiere by releasing clip after clip of the pilot episode. In this one, Brandon and the rest of the family meet Callie and she makes quite a first impression. Take a look.
In the space of less than 30 seconds, Callie spouts off some of the nonsense that gay moms get from strangers regularly. How did you get your kid (stolen from the supermarket as suggested by Imogene Herdman, of course), who is the real mom (both of us)?
I love the way Jesus (Jake T. Austin) defuses Callie calling his moms "dykes" and Stef's nonchalant "who's this?" as she sips a beer. Seems like having a new kid at the table calling her a dyke is just Tuesday around the Fosters' table. Pass the big, lesbian lasagna, new girl.


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(Photo by Isaiah Tanenbaum. Pictured: Teresa Eyring.)
At TCG's 2014 Fall Forum on Governance: Cash & Culture, participants engaged in seminars and interactive work sessions that taught how to strengthen and empower our board culture, but also how to navigate financial difficulties, determine when to grow or pay down debt, and also when to begin succession planning. This was my second Fall Forum. I knew how fortunate I was to be able to attend again and so I was primed to take good notes and learn as much as possible. Given the conversation was around both the financial and cultural health of the American Theatre, TCG did an excellent job of assembling as a diverse, enthusiastic, and brilliant lineup of speakers and panelists.
(Photo by Isaiah Tanenbaum. Pictured: Robert O'Hara.)
The Forum kicked off on Friday evening with a deliciously rousing, poignant, and provocative address from Robert O'Hara (from him, would you expect anything less?!) on the merits, courage, and consequence of "old, white men" to his career and the American Theatre. I will hardly do his remarks justice by describing them, and so encourage you to watch the video and read the full transcript. Suffice it say, we were captivated, holding our breaths, hanging on every word, and sitting on the edge of our seats. As he concluded, the collective exhale of the audience was quickly followed by a thunderous applause.(Photo by Isaiah Tanenbaum. Pictured: Dr. Cathy A. Trower.)
Bright and early Saturday morning, after a lovely breakfast, Dr. Cathy A. Trower (author and governance expert) spoke with us about how to cultivate the "Best Practices for High Performing Boards." She opened the conversation by soliciting responses to the following question from the audience:
Why do some nonprofit boards underperform?
- Unclear expectations or a lack of understanding about their role.
- Too often taking the safe way out or an unwillingness to take risks.
- A lack of engagement or a resistance to change.
- A lack of diversity in ways of thinking, not critical or divergent enough in thoughts and ideas.
- Perhaps the board is there for the wrong reasons.
- There may be a lack of board leadership or a wrong mix and skill set.
- There could also be lack of trust, safe space to speak their minds, and a lack of accountability.
As the list grew and grew, I was surprised by how quickly the ideas flowed and also that just as many board members nodded in agreement as staff members. While this could have been simply an airing of grievances that collapsed into a blame game, it instead became an invigorating opportunity to dig in deep and generate ideas for investment, motivation, and change. Trower harnessed the momentum of this energy and took us through a presentation that helped us to identify and cultivate the very best from our board members.
First, she shared the Characteristics of the Best Boards:
- Demonstrate allegiance to the mission.
- Are constructive partners in leadership with the Executive Director.
- Think independently but govern collectively.
- Elevate organizational interests above self-interest.
- Encourage inquiry, promote discourse, and demand debate in the boardroom.
- Are self-aware and committed to continuous improvement.
Then, she talked us through possible Impediments to Better Board Governance and suggested ways to build a Board as a Team:
- Build teamwork.
- Ensure clear and compelling shared purpose.
- Discuss board legacy and determine the board's mission.
- Set consequential, challenging goals and board benchmarks.
- Avoid group think through appropriate deliberation.
- State trustee expectations and establish a Code of Conduct.
- Select Carefully and Orient New Trustees
- Select team players, those who have a reasonable sense of urgency, can stay focused, and who are emotionally engaged not personally entangled.
- Orient new trustees to the board's norms/culture.
- Provide mentors, glossaries, directories, connections, and frequently asked questions.
- Plan for Succession
- Have term limits, not just terms.
- Establish position description and succession plan for Board Chair.
- Attend to succession for trustees and board officers.
- Be transparent.
(Photo by Isaiah Tanenbaum. Pictured: Dr. Cathy Trower.)
Ultimately, Trower explains, "If we give boards a higher purpose, then you'll get a greater performance." Again, you can read the entire presentation here.
After lunch, Dr. Trower led the participants through an interactive, hand-on workshop to generate governance strategies. Working in table groups, they had to decide whether or not the Boston Museum of Fine Arts should lend 21 Monets to the Bellagio Casino in Las Vegas. You can watch the full discussion here.
(Photo by Isaiah Tanenbaum. Pictured: Susan Nelson.)
From there, Susan Nelson (Principal of Technical Development Corporation) guided participants through the necessary steps to determine: What's Your Critical Capitalization Challenge. In order to do this, theatres must first diagnose their specific challenge based on their Strategic Plan, Business Model, and both their Operational Risk (risk management) and Strategic Risk (risk taking). She began the conversation outlining the following definitions:
Capitalization is having the cash to do what you want to do when you need to do it.
- It connects organization's mission, vision and strategic plan.
- It creates investment in the art.
- It allows for the ability to take risk.
Business model is how an organization makes and spends money in service of its mission. Your business model is influenced by:
- Artistic vision and strategy
- Local market
- Time horizon and life-cycle
- Business drivers (audience, facility, collections, and other fixed costs)
and comprises:
- Revenue composition
- Revenue predictability and reliability
- Expense composition
- Surplus size and reliability
From there, Nelson walked us through steps for identifying where your organization stands and possible next steps for achieving financial stability and managing growth. It's important to take an honest assessment of where your organization stands. Doing so will help you determine whether you have capitalization issue or a business model issue. You must also factor in your organization's relevance and ability to grow in your current market as this will impact all aspects of your operations from fundraising efforts to artistic programming to when you pay off your debts.
(Photo by Isaiah Tanenbaum.)
Nelson also reminded us that capitalization is intrinsically a board issue. Successful organizations have board alignment and commitment to the integrated view of program operations and capital. What's more, we must never divorce capital from mission, vision and strategy. Embedded in this conversation is the notion that artistic and executive leaders must establish organizational cultures that honor the contributions of each and every board and staff member. We're all in this together, bringing a variety of strengths, experiences, and perspectives, but we are working towards the same goal: the mission, vision, and potential of growth of your theatre. This is critical. You can read the entire presentation here.
(Photo by Isaiah Tanenbaum.)
Our final session of the day, Capitalization & Governance Panel, featured pairs of trustees and theatre leaders who spoke quite candidly about governance, capitalization, artistic programming, audience development and succession plans. Panelists included Michael Lythcott, (Board Chair of the National Black Theatre); Sade Lythcott (CEO of the National Black Theatre); Steven N. Miller (President of the Board of Directors at Victory Gardens Theater); Ken Novice (Managing Director of Geffen Playhouse); Pamela Robinson (Board Co-chair of Geffen Playhouse); Chay Yew, artistic director, Victory Gardens Theater). TCG's Managing Director, Kevin E. Moore, moderated the discussion.
This was such a passionate and rapid fire discussion. As I reviewed my notes, I thought to myself, I'm glad TCG recorded this because the information shared here should be in a book or manual for all theatre leaders to read and consider. What I offer here are just a handful of the critical questions that arose around succession:
- What shifts and changes take place under new leadership?
- How do you work in the shadow or presence of a legacy?
- Sustaining and growing the audience is critical—what are your community engagement efforts?
- With respect to staff and board members, will you be adding and/or replacing members?
- With respect to the business model, will you be strengthening, adapting, or changing it?
You can watch the entire conversation here.
(Photo by Isaiah Tanenbaum.)
The next morning, Dafina McMillan (Director of Communications & Conferences) welcomed us and led participants through the Capitalization & Governance Action Planning and Small Group Sharing. The night before TCG's Executive Director Teresa Eyring gave us all the following questions to consider:
- What is the step you want to take with your board to strengthen your governance culture?
- What do you think might be your theatre's critical capitalization challenge or business model challenge?
- Does your board understand and own the challenge? If not, why? And what would it take to change it?
- What's the first things you're going to do to put these learnings into action?
(Photo by Isaiah Tanenbaum.)
From there, we participated in a peer-led, full group discussion prompted by findings from TCG's research and theatre leaders' experiences on the ground. Entitled Collective Leadership: Theatres Respond to Current Field Conditions, this session featured Susan Nelson, Ben Cameron (Program Director for the Arts at Doris Duke Charitable Foundation), Barbara S. Davis (Chief Operating Officer of The Actors Fund), Kelvin Dilkins, Jr. (General Manager of Two River Theater Company), Victor Maog (Artistic Director of Second Generation Productions), and Vicki Reiss (Executive Director of the Shubert Foundation). The following theatre leaders and artists served as Condition Prompters by speaking directly to the impact of the research findings and raising relevant questions for the panelists to address:
• Joshua Borenstein, Managing Director, Long Wharf Theatre (The Tricky Dynamics of Ticket Sales)
• Yvonne Bell, Director of Advancement, Center Theatre Group (The Changing Funding Environment)
• Larissa FastHorse, Playwright (The State of the Artist)
• Susan Medak, Managing Director, Berkeley Repertory Theatre (Succession and Equity)
By far, this was the most powerful, informative, and charged conversation of the entire Fall Forum. I worked to capture as many responses as possible:
(Photo by Isaiah Tanenbaum. Pictured: Josh Borenstein.)
#1. The Tricky Dynamics of Ticket Sales: While subscription income has fallen over the past five years, the past two years have seen small increases. Meanwhile, single income is growing, and remains the largest source of earned income for theatres. From membership models to the nuances of dynamic pricing, how are theatres growing their audience when everything is on-demand?
- Subscription/Subscriber behavior.
- Subscription model is not dead, we just need to do it differently.
- Listen to what subscribers want and don't assume they want the same thing that they did before.
- Subscribers do become donors.
- What are success stories of single ticket initiatives?
- More individuals are coming to see you more than before, they just aren't coming the way that you want them to.
- We have to reframe the conversation away from ticket selling model to what is the relationship that you want to have with your audience.
- Shift conversation to community design. If we focus on ticket tales, we're limiting the way we're interacting with audience. We have to reexamine the way our money works.
- What is my relationship with the art that can move beyond just one transaction?
- Tickets sales and impact of dynamic pricing.
- Our current model isn't working. We can't rely on ticket prices to pay for the production in the way that commercial theatre does.
- When prices are more accessible, we see more audience. Why do we pay more to see a band or musician, but not to the theatre?
- How do we keep our audience as they transition from childless to parenthood?
#2. The Changing Funding Environment: Foundation giving remains the second-largest source of contributed income, but Theatre Facts 2013 show a drop in support in the past five years, leading to an overall decline in contributed income. Have the priorities of foundations shifted, and how can we strengthen this essential relationship at this critical time?
- Shift the way the "ask" happens. We need to pay attention to online giving.
- Do we care about the difference between nonprofit and for-profit organization? If so, how are we communicating the difference? Can there be a shift to theatre or the public good to remove the "no" or negative assumption?
- Relationships with individuals at foundations need to be cultivated in a greater way.
- There are many individuals at foundations that don't have as much knowledge about theatre and the arts as we want them to, so we need to do better to educate and engage them.
- When you get an email alert or notice to ask your member of congress to keep arts funding an essential part of the advocacy, then you have to follow through and act on it.
(Photo by Isaiah Tanenbaum. Pictured: Larissa Fasthorse.)
#3. The State of the Artist: Theatres continue to find new and renewed ways to integrate artists into the lives of their institutions and provide them with greater resources and support; yet, many artists continue to struggle or leave the field altogether. How can we provide a more sustainable existence for theatre's most important resource—our artists?
- Most artists aren't able to make a living do the work that we do. Many have to work for television or leave the field entirely.
- When theatres apply for a grant, consider putting in an additional line item to pay your artists/playwright.
- Massive divide between what full-time staff make and what artists make, which makes us feel like a commodity to increase your equity versus working to increase the artist equity.
- How are you supporting and engaging your local artists of color in terms of equity and programming?
- Why are we still thinking of art as a risk?
- Acknowledging the challenge and shame around talking about money. Are there ways to empower and educated yourself about finances, marketing, and how to run your life as artists? Look at the Lark model.
- The question is less about how to retain artists, but more about how we invest more deeply and thoughtfully in artists.
- How do we rethink the model of the resident artists? Do we invest in a different area of their life?
#4. Succession and Equity: As more theatres transition from founder-led organizations to second, third, and even fourth generation leadership, what are the best ways to manage succession? And how does this question connect with our desire to see greater gender parity and racial equity at the leadership of our theatres?
- How are we going to create new opportunities for new voices to shape our organizations?
- What are the things we should be doing differently in this field who are next generations of leaders in the field?
- How much do we value stability over creative disruption?
- The day we begin succession planning is the day the new person arrives. We shouldn't wait until the announcement.
- At board meetings, bring in leaders who are doing things differently so that we can learn from them.
- How are we mentoring a more diverse pool of students and making it cost affordable?
- How can we counter the notion that theatre leaders of color need more training?
- You've got to be willing to be messy and afraid when it comes to bringing theatre leaders of color into the room for consideration.
- Only 19% of theatres have written policy related to staff and board diversity. Why only 19%? How will we address the historical systemic and racist structure embedded in the American Theatre if we cannot even write it down?
- Can the NEA or funders help ensure that women and people of color are being pursued or executive leadership positions?
- How are we embracing diversity with respect, sensitivity and awareness?
- How do we shift away from the fear of loss versus embracing the added value to your organization and community? How do we shift the conversation from "us" versus "them" to a "we"? How do we work to build each other up?
- How do we have conversations around diversity, inclusion, and equity in safe ways?
- How do we allow succession to shift the way we hire and operate our organization?
- How do we shift the mentality that diversity is a burden and that we are not trends?
(Photo by Isaiah Tanenbaum. Pictured: Woodie King Jr.)
And with that, the room erupted in applause and Teresa Eyring took to the stage. She reflected on our time together and how Robert O'Hara's humorous and insightful speech, "created a space where something new is possible, where new conversations could be had, where new action steps can be taken, where change is possible because we all open up our hearts." And then she asked the two questions that the members of the Diversity & Inclusion Institute had been asking just a couple of days before: "How do we collectively create a diverse ecology? How do we create an American Theatre that has space for all?" These are not new questions. They've been asked time and time again. And no doubt, they'll be asked a million times more. Because in order to cultivate a more diverse, inclusive and equitable American Theatre, we have to keep asking them. We have to continue to show up and advocate for change. We have to hold theatres accountable to their communities. And each time someone poses these questions, we have an opportunity to create space and open a few more hearts. So, between now and next year's National Conference in Cleveland, let's commit to asking these questions and gathering responses. Let's strategize and share resources. And please, be in touch. We want to hear from you. We want to lift up the work you're doing and I can hardly wait to celebrate all that we accomplish once we come together.
Jacqueline E. Lawton received her MFA in Playwriting from the University of Texas at Austin, where she was a James A. Michener fellow. Her plays include Anna K; Blood-bound and Tongue-tied; Deep Belly Beautiful; The Devil's Sweet Water; The Hampton Years; Ira Aldridge: Love Brothers Serenade, Mad Breed and Our Man Beverly Snow. She has received commissions from Active Cultures Theater, Discovery Theater, National Portrait Gallery, National Museum of American History, Round House Theatre and Theater J. A 2012 TCG Young Leaders of Color, she has been nominated for the Wendy Wasserstein Prize and a PONY Fellowship from the Lark New Play Development Center. She resides in Washington DC and is a member of Arena Stage's Playwrights' Arena. jacquelinelawton.com


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January 17, 2007
Golden Globes "Golden Globes" Police: Katharine McPhee
Undeniably, Katharine McPhee is a stunner. And now that she's working some leg muscle, she's done a good job picking edgy minidresses with plunging necklines that show off her new figure. Take this one, for example, from the American Music Awards earlier this year:
It's a tough dress to carry, but she's glowing in it. She looks happy and sexy and young, and I would really like to know what witch doctor she's going to for that thick, shiny hair, because I am totally up for turning over my tresses to the dark arts. Even if it means mixing the hair of a spider, the toe of a chicken, and Essence of Newt in my Le Creuset and sticking my head in it.
At a Golden Globes afterparty, though, Katharine decided to change up her look. Which I can understand -- there's only so many short skirts and deep vees you can wear in a row before people start to wonder if you're just dying the same one a different color -- except that I don't like the direction in which she went: upwards.
Her hair is still gleaming nicely -- that newt juice is a miracle -- but the dress, aside from being a frumpy length, is totally pulling a ScarJo on her breasts. They're hiked up higher than Paris Hilton's skirt on most Tuesdays. And Wednesdays. And Thursdays, and... look, essentially, they're WAY up there, in a really painful-looking way. Moreover, she doesn't need to be this obvious. She's got innate sexyness that was shining through much better without this desperate shove skyward. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for propping up the girls and working your assets -- seriously, if Salma Hayek gave a class, I'd go twice -- but this isn't flattering as much as it's making me afraid they're going to burst. And having cleavage that is literally explosive can really put a damper on a girl's evening.
Posted by Heather at 11:45 AM in Breast Police, Golden Globes | Permalink
January 18, 2006
GFY Breast Police: Rotten 'Globes'
By now, we're all aware of the unspeakable crime against mammaries that Drew Barrymore committed when she grabbed her emerald sheath off the rack and said, "Oh, to hell with it, my girls have always been able to support themselves." [Except she's kind of dippy, so it probably came out more like, "Womanhood is a bulging blossom, and those lady flowers have to grow and breathe on their own -- just like the wind, you know?"]
And, just like all of you, we watched with a wince as her breasts began a tortoise-and-the-other-tortoise race to hit the ground first. With one move, the left one would drop a notch lower than the right. Then, as she shifted position, Leftie ground to a halt and let Rightie snag the lead. By the time she had finished her spiel, an audience member allegedly muttered confusedly, "Huh. She's not very busty... but her knee caps sure look awfully swollen."
Drew -- who unlike Dr. Sunkentits does not have a name that anagrams to anything more exciting than, "Bra worry? Merde!" -- may have been the most visible shunner of undergarments, but it would be remiss to think she is the only person who disrespected her golden globes.
Consider, for instance, Heidi Klum:
Props to Heidi for her happy marriage, her cute kids, and for walking in a Victoria's Secret show not long after giving birth; however, I am disappointed that this post-pregnancy outing is of the "Incredible Sinking Breasts" variety. The collar-and-leash setup is violent enough, but the waistline of the dress coupled with how low the bodice sits makes her chest look like decrepit dunes that are slowly leaking sand. Indeed, that neck harness actually makes it look like she's trying to keep her feuding rack and nape separated so that they can just please get through the night without them starting an awkward catfight.
Along those lines: Emma Thompson, who is darling and delightful and whose shtick hasn't grown weary yet (although hereafter I am ignoring the existence of the nightmarishly named Nanny McPhee, just in case), didn't exactly flatter her assets either:
She looks like she's having fun, so I almost feel bad pointing out how pancaked her chest looks because the bodice is down around her ribcage. Those aren't breasts, they're a short stack -- and with how far down that platter they're placed, there's plenty of room for the rest of the Grand Slam breakfast.
So, chin -- and chest -- up, Drew. You're not the only one who seems confused about what to do with your friends.
Posted by Heather at 03:03 PM in Breast Police, Golden Globes | Permalink
December 09, 2005
Fug Point
It baffles me still that so many people in this town do not understand what to do with their breasts.
A chest of any size is a lovely thing to have. But it can't just do all the work by itself, unless you are blessed with anti-gravity mammary glands; no, generally speaking, breasts need to be propped up a little in order to be displayed to their best advantage. They should probably not, a la Dunst/Gyllenhaal, be allowed to drip so freely and flatly that, when you can't find your ironing board, you simply instruct one of them to lie on her back so you can use her torso for that purpose. Breasts deserve better; they deserve a little bounce.
But, the deployment of breast support can be taken to an extreme, as displayed in the following painful photograph of Scarlett Johanssen:
Those are pinched, propped, and pushed to within an inch of their lives (and, it seems, within an inch of her chin). That is not sexy, provocative cleavage; that is what happens when a stray ostrich wanders over and gives birth to twins in your bodice. Now, it's possible she only did this so she could carry around some appetizers and a drink without having to fill up her hands with cumbersome receptacles, but even being your own end table isn't worth trotting around all night looking like the victim of some unfortunate breasticular mutation. In this photo, she is Anna Nicole Smith's younger sister.
I fear Scarlett is lashing out at herself. In September, she abused herself by wearing Mom Jeans supplied to her by Imitation of Christ's imitation of design talent, Tara Subkoff; she was also once caught in a Sienna Miller-esque leggings fiasco that can only have been interpreted as a cry for help. And now this? Scarlett, why do you hate yourself? You have nice skin. Pretty coloring. And some people seem to want to watch you act. So why are you lashing out at your figure? Are you passive-aggressively blaming them for The Island being a terrible movie? Did your boyfriend decide he only likes women who can blow lines off their own hoisted cleavage? Are you embarrassed by your strange choice of shoe and thus trying to block your downward view of them?
Help us understand so that we can stage the right intervention.
Posted by Heather at 02:39 PM in Breast Police, Scarlett Johansson | Permalink
September 06, 2005
Fugly Trendy
Sometimes I think Bobby Trendy has a Gone With The Wind complex, in that I believe his dream would be to swan around the Deep South going to garden parties and fanning himself off and wearing hoop skirts, and trying to brush up against that mealy-mouthed Melanie so he could accidentally dump punch down her front and then corner Ashley in the library while she blots it off.
But frankly, my dear I don't give a damn: He needs to put the nip away, stop the tulle madness, and give up the dream -- he is no Scarlett O'Hara, and he is no Janice Dickinson.
Depsite looking eerily like you could be her younger brother.
Posted by Heather at 03:15 PM in Breast Police | Permalink
May 31, 2005
Sarah Fugton
I love this time of year -- the sky is clear, the sun is hot, and everything's in full bloom.
[Photo courtesy of Daily Celeb.]
Posted by Heather at 05:52 PM in Breast Police | Permalink
April 25, 2005
Dim Your High-Beams
We felt so awkward about Cat Stone's nip slip -- which is less of a slip than a very deliberate skid on a banana peel -- that we decided to give her the Photoshop equivalent of nipple flowers:
[Photo courtesy of Daily Celeb.]
Please note that their size is near-accurate and the placement is exact; ergo, they are both better headlights than those which come installed on most automobiles, and the left nipple is sulking. (Aw, muffin, don't worry -- someday she'll learn that, even though black is slimming, "opaque" is the main hue she should wear.)
Posted by Heather at 08:36 AM in Breast Police | Permalink
April 14, 2005
Young Hot Hollyfug Awards: Janice Dickinson
Ignoring for a moment why Janice was invited to an awards show celebrating the young and the hot (although, Face No. 3 is settling onto her quite nicely), it's very entertaining to see the Alpha Dog herself showing off her puppies:
[Photo courtesy of Daily Celeb.]
That fabric is so shoved to the side that it's hard to imagine this was an accident. I like to think she was getting groped in the limo by an 18-year old stud she picked up outside Hollywood High School on the way to the event. Or maybe she flashed the nip herself, to show off the quality of her surgeon's work, as a way of thanking him for not reattaching her nipple so that it points northeast.
Or, maybe young Nip Dickinson has been listening during all those America's Next Top Model judgings, when Janice goes on about how a good model always finds her light. And if that's the case, then bravo, wee Nipinson -- consider that light found. You are a master pupil.
Posted by Heather at 12:30 PM in Breast Police, Misc. Awards Shows | Permalink
March 25, 2005
GFY Breast Police
Andie MacDowell needs to install a warning beeper on her torso. That way, if she accidentally leaves her headlights on, she will be warned:
[Photo courtesy of Daily Celeb.]
Ignoring the humor of her askew nipples, which could be nature or could be the unique nurture of a shitty plastic surgeon: Does she just have particularly bumpy areolae, or are the twins taking a steely stand despite already sporting a pair of those paste-on flowers that are supposed to treat and prevent Nippleitis?
In the case of the former: No bra equals no satin. Period. And in the case of the latter... well, ditto; perhaps she should have a blanket stand against this unforgiving fabric. Because, really, I don't know her life. So I certainly don't need to know the contours of her mammaries.
Posted by Heather at 11:57 AM in Breast Police | Permalink
March 11, 2005
Fug Shields
Dear Brooke,
Thank you for wearing a bra. Thank you. But... do you not understand how bras and shirts work together?
[Photo courtesy of Daily Celeb.]
BLACK bra, Brooke. BLACK. Not white. Not even off-white. Black. You can get a very comfortable one for under $40 at Victoria's Secret. Would you like me to take you there? Do you need me to put a black bra in your hand and explain to you what it is, and what its advantages are? And if I do that, can I trust you not to turn around and wear it under a white shirt?
I don't think I can, can I? Look, you might have to just call me. I can make you a bra chart. Because clearly, you're not going to get this on your own.
Relentless in my crusade to make sure Hollywood and The Bra can coexist in harmony,
Posted by Heather at 10:25 AM in Breast Police | Permalink
February 25, 2005
Fug Ling
Hold onto your hats, guys (unless they are trucker hats, in which case, discard them with a quickness): Bai Ling is -- gasp -- clothed:
Look! She's relatively covered! None of her sexual organs are hanging out for the world to see!
It's a mirac...
[Photos by Daily Celeb.]
Figures. And to think, I was all atitter. ... Er, atwitter.
Posted by Heather at 10:54 AM in Bai Ling, Breast Police | Permalink


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Players on the Texas Rangers' spring-training roster began showing up at the Surprise Recreation Campus last week to prepare for another 162-game go-round in 2014.
Missing, though, is left-hander Derek Holland, who won't be leaving behind the friendly confines of Dr. Keith Meister's TMI Sports Medicine facility in Arlington for another week.
That leaves one spot in the starting rotation wide open, and the other four held down by:
1) Yu Darvish, a Cy Young runner-up who finished last season with nerve inflammation in his lower back.
2) Matt Harrison, an 18-game winner in 2012 who pitched only twice in 2013 because of a herniated disk .
3) Alexi Ogando, 19-12 in his career as a starter but a resident of the disabled list three times last season.
4) Martin Perez, who pitched a career-high 167 2/3 innings last year, 124 1/3 of which came in a 19-start stretch from June 22 to Oct. 1.
So, as pitchers and catchers report Sunday, signaling the beginning of another spring camp and another baseball season, no one issue is as big as the starting rotation and no one player is as important to the Rangers' success in 2014 as an able-bodied Harrison.
An able-bodied Ogando is running a close second.
"This is a big hurdle I have to take on, physically being back the same way I was before," Harrison said. "That's going to be tough, but I've done everything possible to get back to 100 percent and be ready for our season. I guess time will only tell once I get back in some game action."
The Rangers have been vastly improved on the mound in recent seasons, ranking among the league's best, and Darvish has been as good as the Rangers expected he would be when they plucked him from Japan two years ago.
The offense received a boost with the acquisitions of first baseman Prince Fielder and left fielder Shin-Soo Choo, but the club needs Jurickson Profar, among others, to show more in the bottom half of the lineup.
Not all is settled in the bullpen, where the departure of Joe Nathan has left a significant void at closer. But the first six or seven innings, ideally more, that the rotation is able to provide trumps all other areas of concern.
Harrison appears to be full speed ahead, but the Rangers will tap the brakes if necessary. They don't have much choice but to be cautiously optimistic with Holland out until at least the All-Star break after undergoing microfracture surgery last month to repair damage to his left knee.
Though he has battled inconsistencies throughout his career, Holland for the most part has been an innings-eater capable of streaks of brilliance. Removing that from the rotation for some 20 starts adds to the importance of keeping everyone else healthy.
"It's going to be a situation that's going to have a lot of communication between him and Wash and Mike and the medical staff," general manager Jon Daniels said. "[Harrison] is of the mindset that he's full-go and it never happened. He's not going to ease up. That's not his nature."
Ogando was expected to settle into the No. 5 spot in the rotation. Now, anyone from Nick Tepesch to Colby Lewis to Tommy Hanson could take the spot. So could lefty reliever Robbie Ross. So could 42-year-old Jose Contreras.
The Rangers like the group that is competing to fill in for Holland. The key for them is also remaining upright.
"A lot of potential. A lot of options. Some unanswered questions," Daniels said. "If we get through spring healthy, I feel good about our group. I really do."
If that group performs well enough this spring and red flags are raised about Ogando's ability to stay healthy, Ogando could find himself in the bullpen.
Daniels didn't speak to Ogando late last month while at the Rangers' Dominican academy, but those who did said that the right-hander is in a good spot mentally and physically.
He wants to be a starter, and said that he worked during the off-season to strengthen his shoulder after hitting the disabled list three times in 2013.
"I don't want to go back like last year," he said.
Ogando can't, and neither can Harrison if the Rangers hope to end Oakland's two-year reign atop the American League West. As of reporting day for pitchers and catchers, neither expects to repeat last season.
"I look to go out there and make every start," Harrison said. "Time will tell how I feel start to start. Right now, I feel 100 percent. A lot will be said once I get back out there every five days and get my body going and get that adrenaline rush again. But I expect to be out there every five days."
Rangers spring training
Sunday: Pitchers and catchers report
Wednesday: Full squad reports
Feb. 27: First game, vs. Royals
March 31: Opening Day, vs. Philadelphia


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