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Yes I watch Oprah...get over it
About that Tommy Lee...have any of you heard his new single? Its this Backstreet Boy-eqsue abomination where he sings some feel good cliche lyrics and hangs out with his posse (which is made up of people about half his age) and totally sells out everything that he once stood for in a lame effort to make some money. I was never a Motley Crue fan so its not like I have a personal interest in his decline, but its pretty nauseating to see how far Tommy Lee has come.
About that Bon Jovi now...Jon Bon Jovi is awesome!!!!!!!!!! I have always LOVED the band and him, and seeing him on Oprah only consolidated that. Not only is he compassionate and generous and willing to use his celebrity for something worhtwhile, he is still really hot! Him and the band donated 1 million dollars between them for Katrina relief...which is more than I can say for...
Jennifer Aniston. Her much touted appearence, again on Oprah, pretty much consisted of her whining and bleating her way through the questions. Also there was the really hackneyed responses, like achieving this perfect moment of clarity when she was doing Yoga...she talked about nothing but herself (granted the interview was with her but still), and looked really boring. No wonder Brad left her! Angelina is so much better than her.


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20 Houston Road, Lara VIC 3212
Positioned on 5 acres with town water and bottled gas this 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home that comes with a fully self contained 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, lounge granny flat. The home has a feeling of warmth and charm and offers those needing that extra new living quarters for dependent family members, a wonderful lifestyle with the convenience of being close to shopping centres, schools and transport. There are 5 Bedrooms and a study in total with 3 bedrooms and a study in the main house and the other two bedrooms in the self contained unit. The home has a true country feel with the timber vaulted ceilings, coonaara fire place, verandas and decking. Master BR has full ensuite and a triple sized WIR. The other bedrooms are large in size too and have BIRs. The study could be used a smaller fourth BR if needed. The kitchen boasts a free standing s/s oven, rangehood, dishwasher and plenty of bench space and cupboards. It overlooks the lovely open meals/ family area. There is also a spacious lounge/living area. Other features of the home include the fresh quality flooring and window coverings, 2 split system heater/cooling and ceiling fans. Outside there is a 6m x 6m colorbond garage, carport, landscaped gardens, cubby house, smaller shed and ofcourse the 2 bedroom dependent person's unit which has heating/cooling, lovely kitchen with s/s appliances, lounge room, bathroom and its own veranda. This is a property that must be seen to appreciate all that is on offer so call today and arrange an inspection.
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It seems nearly impossible to see an exhibition at Tate Britain without stumbling across yet another piece from their large Pre-Raphaelite collection. I set out to see the new exhibition, Queer British Art, 1861-1967, but amongst the late Victorian art I was startled to recognize a sketch of Medusa by the Pre-Raphaelite painter Simeon Solomon, despite never having seen it before. I was excited to realize this was clearly the inspiration for a short story I had read recently, "The Gorgon in the Cupboard" by Patricia McKillip.
In the story, Harry Waterman, a young painter aspiring to fame, unintentionally summons Medusa into his half-finished painting. Meanwhile, Jo Byrd, a destitute woman grieving for her family and her child, returns to the city hoping the scatterbrained artist will re-hire her to be his model. Harry's Gorgon encourages him to support Jo and learn to see her as a real woman, not just something to be painted. Confronting the agonized eyes of Solomon's Gorgon, I felt admonished to find out more about these dynamic women McKillip's story introduced me to.
I detoured to the 1840 room of Tate Britain's permanent collections, a room designed to mimic a Victorian art gallery that I knew from previous visits had a large collection of Pre-Raphaelite paintings, and I delved into the museum's online resources to find out more about the women behind the gilt frames.
The Pre-Raphaelite "brotherhood" was a society of young artists and writers founded in 1848 in opposition to the Royal Academy's philosophy that the artistic ideal was embodied by the work of Raphael. They were inspired by the writer John Ruskin's philosophy, urging artists to deal with more serious subjects, work straight from nature, and to aim for as much realism as possible. The movement began by exploring religious themes, but were also inspired by literature, poetry, and the themes of love and death.
To attain more realism, the Pre-Raphaelites began using life models, including women, during a time when modeling was not a socially acknowledged profession. Coming from mainly poor families, these women were in a difficult position: they needed the pay to support their families, yet "modeling" retained an association with "loose morals" and prostitution. More than one model also found herself in extended, socially unacceptable love affairs with these painters, holding out hope for an offer of marriage.
McKillip draws parallels between her characters and the complex interpersonal relationships of the Pre-Raphaelites, creating for the reader a window into the inner worlds of these men and women. Particularly recognized the two great loves of Dante Gabriel Rossetti within her characters. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Siddal was a working-class girl "found" in a hat shop by another painter. After working for a few different Pre-Raphaelites, she eventually caught Rossetti's eye.
For ten years she was his mistress, he made her the subject of many of his paintings and encouraged her to pursue her own art. She struggled with a laudanum addiction, which eventually led to her death. In his grief, Rossetti stylized her as the beloved Beatrice to his Dante, two lovers separated by death.
Rossetti also carried out an affair with Jane Morris, wife of his friend William Morris. Hers is the face I associate with the Pre-Raphaelites most, so it was unsurprising to find out that Rossetti was obsessive about painting Jane. He made eight paintings casting her as Proserpine (Persephone), for he saw her as a tragic goddess held captive by an unhappy marriage. But how much of that was true, and how much Rossetti's jealous imaginings? How did Lizzie feel about living so long as a "fallen" woman?
In "The Gorgon in the Cupboard," Jo and the older models bond over the feeling of being unseen. The wife of one artist says to Jo: "They'd see how pretty you are and how wonderful and mysterious the expression is in your eyes. But they wouldn't have any idea how that expression got there" (McKillip 2016:90).
Well, I wish to know more about the expressions behind their eyes, to know more about these women who lived unconventional lives despite the rigid and prudish Victorian social norms. Standing in the center of the 1840 gallery, these enigmatic, pouty mouthed women seem to almost be in conversation. Seem to say, "They painted us, you look at us, but only we understand each other."
Explore Further
Simeon Solomon Research Archive
The Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood Blog
Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood by Jan Marsh
"The Gorgon in the Cupboard" Dreams of Distant Shores by Patricia McKillip


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"Question Box Sermon" July 11 in Prince George's County
A "Question Box Sermon" is a UU custom that presents an opportunity to pose questions to the minister, Rev. Bruce Marshall, that might have occurred to you throughout the year. The format: a time of reflection during which congregation members (and visitors) are invited to write their questions on a card. The cards are collected in a basket, delivered to the minister, and he will attempt to answer the questions written on the cards. No promises that he'll get everything right, but he'll make a try. All are welcome!
"Unanswered questions are far less dangerous than unquestioned answers." -Anonymous
"A belief which may not be questioned binds us to error, for there is incompleteness and imperfection in every belief." – Robert T. Weston, Unitarian minister
For more on Unitarian Universalism, see the new YouTube video, 6 Words on Unitarian Universalism
Link for directions to join us on Sun., July 11.
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There seem to be an infinite number of things for which agents and publishers are searching. There are an infinite number of pitfalls and ways not to fit into their prescribed box. But the issue that no one addresses is this – if you try to give them what they want, it very likely won't be any good. Alternatively, if you make something good, most of the time it won't be what they want. So the issue becomes, do I do something I love or something that I'm told will sell?
There is no universal right or wrong answer. But what I would wonder about the agent or publisher is, if they are so sure about what it is they are looking for, then why aren't they writing it? Why not cut out the middle-man, you, and create the work themselves?
The only conclusion is that they can't. For whatever reason, they are incapable of producing the work, or, in spite of their specific criteria, they don't actually know what it is they want.
So, although I continue to grapple with this issue even as I write about it, what I would tell anyone, myself included, is not to worry about what they want. Do the best work you can and make sure it's something you love. If you're just going through the motions in the hope of pleasing someone else, you may as well find an easier job.


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A Review of One of My Favorite Books
One of the reasons I'll be forever indebted to my book group. We decided, for no good reason that I can think of, to read A Handful of Dust (reviewed here) and I went on to read everything I could find by Mr. Waugh. I had already perused Brideshead Revisited and The Loved One, but A Handful of Dust was something else entirely.


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Nolan is the Japanese term for using light and dark masses creatively to achieve harmony in tonal relations, Grace explains. And good costume analysis takes into consideration dark-light contrast. Here is the author's guide to judging prints:
1. The shapes or motifs should be interesting in contour and arranged in a pleasing rhythm to give balance (see figure 8, upper left sample above)
2. When more than one motif is used, they should be harmonious in shape and size (see figure 9, upper right sample above)
3. The negative space of the background areas should have interest in itself (see figure 10, lower left above)
4. Pictorial or realistic images are never suitable for wearing apparel. Good prints may have naturalistic motifs, but there should be something original, smart, or exotic (see figure 11, lower right above)
5. The effect of design as a whole when viewed from a distance through half-closed eyes should give a satisfying impression, with no part appearing to jump out as in the fabric in figure 12, upper left above.
Allover prints may be poor in design because the motifs are unrelated, as those in figure 13, upper right fabric in photo above. The flowers have nothing in common with the plaid. Bad arrangement of patterns will lack movement or rhythm, and spottiness of lights and darks also contribute to problem prints.
Characteristics of prints include:
Scale. The horse and buggy of figure 15, lower left in the picture above, is a small scale print. Below is a large scale print, which Grace suggests could be used by "larger" women or more sophisticated women.
Widely vs. compactly spaced motifs (figures 9 vs. 17)
Strong contrast in value vs. close value (figures 11 vs. 17)
Strong or intense vs. soft and grayed colors
Abstract or geometric motifs vs. naturalistic motifs (figures 17 vs. 18)
Conventional vs. exotic
Formal vs. informal or exotic character
Forceful (see Stehli wine and gray silk plaid below) vs. dainty small prints
The print on top below is "dainty." The "amusing" Mexican hats and original plaid at the bottom of the picture should be worn only by the young,
The print below by Christian Berard has orange Victorian motifs on rusty black crepe and are suitable for afternoon or "personal mood".
I wish the photos were in color! Imagine blue-violet with white and black. Yummy.
Next post I will share from the chapter "Design Essentials for Good Costume."


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I vaguely remember being twelve. Shy, quiet, bookworm. I wore sweaters when it was eighty to prevent anyone seeing my breasts. (The reasons why is another post.) I'm forty-five now; I have hot flashes, there are streaks of gray in my hair. Because I'm so far from twelve I've forgotten how earth-shattering everything can be. Think I'm kidding? Our daughter burst into tears one night because we didn't have ice cream.
I worry about her. Hormones hitting her like a house on a witch; couple that with her ADD and it probably feels like a subdivision landed on her head.
She sees rejection everywhere; if a teacher looks at her sideways she's afraid social services will do a home visit. She's afraid the boy she likes (can you feel her blush?) doesn't like her. Her friend wouldn't stop playing basketball to hang out with her. She wonders if anybody likes her at all. She's worried about going to summer school.
Some days I'm convinced I'm doing everything wrong as a parent. Tonight all I could do was hold her while she cried. And I listened.
I love her, and I've tried telling her that "this too shall pass." But she doesn't believe me, because I'm so far from twelve.


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March 30, 2016 — drugpolicydebateradar
Was Nixon's war on drugs a racially motivated crusade? It's a bit more complicated.
By German Lopez for Vox. Last week, the internet exploded with a fairly shocking allegation: President Richard Nixon began America's war on drugs to criminalize black people and hippies, according to a newly revealed 1994 quote from Nixon domestic policy adviser John Ehrlichman.
"The Nixon campaign in 1968, and the Nixon White House after that, had two enemies: the antiwar left and black people," Ehrlichman told journalist Dan Baum in 1994. "You understand what I'm saying? We knew we couldn't make it illegal to be either against the war or blacks, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities."


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Saturday, July 29, 2017
100 Days Of The King - Day 70
Toward the end of his tenure at Marvel, Jack Kirby produced a four-part story in the pages of the Fantastic Four which promulgated an offshoot of the Skrull empire in which the shape-changing aliens had replicated the gangster society of 1930's America. Kirby loved to dabble in this era and produced lots of imaginative variations on this theme throughout his career.
But in addition to the gangsters, this story also presented the Thing as the captive and an unwilling participant in gladitorial games. In those games he came up against Torgo, a warrior from a world in which the dominant life form was machinery.
Their battles were epic and of course eventually Ben Grimm returns to Earth. But you knew that already. Many people see a hint of the classic Star Trek episodes "A Piece of the Action" and "Bread and Circuses" in these issues, and frankly so do I.
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Amended And Restated Employment Agreement
September 1st, 2004
Amended And Restated Employment Agreement
Kevin W Donnelly
EXECUTION COPY NORTEK, INC., NORTEK HOLDINGS, INC. and
This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") among NORTEK, INC, a Delaware corporation ("Nortek"), NORTEK HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Nortek Holdings") (Nortek and Nortek Holdings, collectively referred to hereinafter as "Employer"), and
Kevin W. Donnelly
, a resident of Massachusetts, (hereinafter called "Employee"), amends and restates that certain Employment Agreement among Nortek, Prior Holdings (as defined below) and Employee dated as of January 9, 2003 (the "Prior Agreement"). WHEREAS, on July 15, 2004, THL Buildco Holdings, Inc. and THL Buildco, Inc., companies affiliated with Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., entered into a stock purchase agreement with affiliates of Kelso & Company, L.P., Employee and certain other parties (the "Stock Purchase Agreement"), pursuant to which THL Buildco, Inc. agreed to purchase all the outstanding capital stock of the then-existing Nortek Holdings, Inc. ("Prior Holdings"); WHEREAS, immediately following the Closing, as defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement, (A) THL Buildco, Inc. merged with and into Prior Holdings and Prior Holdings merged with and into Nortek, with Nortek continuing as the surviving corporation, and (B) THL Buildco Holdings, Inc. became the new parent company of Nortek and was renamed "Nortek Holdings, Inc" (which acquisition by THL Buildco, Inc. and the related mergers are collectively referred to hereinafter as the "Acquisition."); WHEREAS, Employer desires to assure that it will have the benefit of the continued service and experience of Employee as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Employer and an integral part of its management for a period of time and Employee is willing to enter into an agreement to such ends upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement; and WHEREAS, Employee and Employer desire to enter into this Agreement, which shall amend and restate the Prior Agreement and govern the terms of Employee's employment with Employer as of the date of, and immediately following, the Acquisition (the "Effective Time"). In consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties mutually agree as follows: 1. Employment Period and Duties (a) Commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the termination of the Employee's employment as provided herein (hereinafter called the "Employment Period"), Employer shall employ Employee, and Employee shall serve as an employee of Employer. (b) During the Employment Period, Employee shall serve as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Employer, or in such other executive capacity at a similar level of responsibility and with such other duties as 1 the Chief Executive Officer of Employer (the "CEO") and Employee may from time to time mutually determine, and Employee accepts employment on the terms and conditions contained herein and agrees to devote a substantial part of his working time and energies to the business of Employer and to faithfully and diligently perform the customary duties of his office and such other duties, reasonable vacations (of not less than four weeks per year) and time devoted to charitable and community service, and absences due to illness and holidays excepted. Such other duties may include the performance of services for any of Employer's subsidiaries and, without further remuneration (except as otherwise agreed), may also include service as an officer or director of one or more of Employer's subsidiaries. (c) During the Employment Period, Employer shall maintain an appropriately appointed executive office for Employee in Providence, Rhode Island (or at such other location as Employee and Employer shall mutually agree) of not less than the size of Employee's current office and associated administrative space from which Employee shall perform his duties and shall provide Employee with executive secretarial and other administrative staff and services suitable to his offices and duties. 2. Compensation (a) Basic Salary. Employee shall, during the Employment Period, receive a basic annual salary of not less than $280,000, subject to such adjustments as the CEO shall make at the beginning of each year (hereinafter called the "Basic Salary") payable monthly. (b) Incentive Compensation. In each year of the Employment Period, Employee shall receive incentive compensation in an amount recommended by the CEO and approved by the Compensation Committee (the "Committee") of the Board of Directors of Nortek Holdings (the "Board"). (c) Equity Issuance. THL-Nortek Investors, LLC (the "LLC") shall issue to Employee at the Effective Time 2,830.68 Class C Units of the LLC, subject to the terms and conditions of the Management Unit Subscription Agreement, dated as of August 27, 2004, between Employee and the LLC. (d) Lifetime Medical Coverage. (i) Employer shall provide Employee, his Spouse and dependents with lifetime Medical Coverage at no cost to Employee, beginning upon the termination of Employee's employment with Employer, howsoever caused, (the "Triggering Date"). For purposes of this Agreement, (A) "Spouse" shall mean any individual married to 2 Employee only during the time such individual is married to Employee, provided that an individual who is married to Employee at the time of Employee's death shall be a Spouse for the remainder of such individual's lifetime and (B) "Medical Coverage" shall mean all medical and dental benefits that are provided Employee at the Effective Time, any medical or dental expense that would be deductible by Employee under section 213 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), including insurance premiums, long term care benefits (determined without regard to any limitation under section 213 of the Code), co-payments and deductible amounts (all determined without regard to the deductible threshold set forth in section 213(a) of the Code) if paid by the Employee directly, and such other reasonable medical and dental expenses that Employer may approve from time to time, but in no event shall Employer's reimbursement obligation for Employee, his Spouse or dependents under this Section 2(d) exceed $1,000,000 (exclusive of any gross up for taxes pursuant to Sections 2(d)(v) or 5 hereof and determined without regard to reimbursements made prior to the Triggering Date under the Nortek Executive Health Reimbursement Plan) in the aggregate during Employee's and his Spouse's lifetimes. Such Medical Coverage shall be extended to any dependent of Employee but only for so long as such person remains a "dependent" under the terms and conditions of Employer's health plan in existence at the Effective Time. Employer shall make all reasonable efforts to include Employee, his Spouse and dependents in any comprehensive medical and/or dental plan provided to active employees from time to time. Employee must make all reasonable effort to obtain and to maintain (at Employer's expense as provided herein) any form of comprehensive medical and/or dental insurance that Employer may require from time to time. If Employee is or becomes eligible for Medicare benefits, the coverage provided by this Section shall be supplemental to Medicare coverage, Parts A and B, and the Participant shall be required to submit claims to Medicare before making any claim for medical care under this Section. (ii) From and after the Triggering Date or the occurrence of a Change in Control after the Effective Time, upon the written request of Employee or his Spouse, Employer shall authorize and pay to Employee or his Spouse a lump sum cash payment in lieu of the lifetime Medical Coverage in an amount established by the Board that is reasonably sufficient to provide the lifetime Medical Coverage, but in no event less than $650,000. Such amount is calculated before the gross-up provided in Sections 2(d)(v) and 5. At the time of such lump-sum payment, Employer shall also pay such amount as is necessary to cover the income tax gross-up provided in Section 2(d)(v). For illustrative purposes, a sample 3 calculation of such lump sum cash payment is set forth in Exhibit A hereto. (iii) For purposes of Section 2(d)(ii), "Change in Control" means an "Exit Event" as defined in the Limited Liability Company Agreement of the LLC dated as of August 27, 2004, or an "IPO" or "Change in Control" as defined in the Securityholders Agreement of the LLC dated as of August 27, 2004 (the "Securityholders Agreement") (iv) As long as he remains employed by the Employer, Employee shall continue to be covered by the Nortek Executive Health Reimbursement Plan as in effect on the Effective Time, and benefits received under that Plan prior to the Triggering Date shall have no effect on benefits to be provided under the Medical Coverage or the amount of any lump-sum payment to be made under (ii) above. (v) Employer agrees to make a "gross-up" payment to Employee to cover any and all state and federal income taxes and section 4999 taxes (as defined in Section 5 herein), and the tax on any such reimbursement or payment, that may be due as a result of the benefits provided under Section 2(d)(i) above and on any lump sum payment under Section 2(d)(ii) above. (vi) Following the Triggering Date, Employee shall notify the Company of any change in (A) his marital status or (B) the status of his dependents as "dependents", as soon as practicable following such change. (e) Benefits. Employee shall be eligible to participate in any deferred compensation, supplemental executive retirement, pension, bonus, incentive or other benefit plan in which executive personnel of Employer are eligible to participate and shall be eligible for discretionary bonuses. In addition, Employee shall be entitled to receive all other benefits or participate in any employee benefit plans generally available to executive personnel of Employer, including without limitation, any hospital, medical, accident, disability, life insurance, and dental coverage, tax return preparation, any stock option or savings plans, or any pension or other retirement benefit plans. (f) Reimbursement and Perquisites. Employer shall promptly reimburse Employee for all business expenses incurred by Employee during the Employment Period; shall promptly pay or reimburse Employee for professional association dues, assessments and fees for at least such associations as Employee was a member of and Employer was making such payments or reimbursements at the Effective Time; shall pay or 4 reimburse Employee for membership dues, assessments and fees at one country/golf club of Employee's choice; and shall provide to Employee for his exclusive business and personal use an automobile (selected by Employee not inconsistent with type of automobile provided to Employee at the Effective Time), pay all expenses of ownership, operation, repair and maintenance of such vehicle and permit the Employee to replace such automobile not less often than the earlier of every three years or 50,000 miles. (g) Securityholders Agreement. Employee shall be listed on the Schedule of Management Securityholders and Exhibit A of the Securityholders Agreement. 3. Termination (a) In the event of Employee's death, the Employment Period shall be deemed to end on the date of his death. (b) If Employee is incapacitated by accident, sickness, or otherwise so as to render him, for a period of 365 consecutive days, mentally or physically incapable of performing the services required of him under this Agreement and, if requested by Employee, the basis for such incapacity is certified by a licensed physician, then Employer or Employee may terminate the Employment Period. Such incapacity shall be referred to herein as a 'Disability." (c) Employee shall have the right to terminate the Employment Period without Good Reason at any time by written notice to the Board not less than 20 business days in advance of such termination. (d) Employer shall have the right to terminate the Employment Period for Cause (as hereinafter defined), without further obligation hereunder on the part of Employer or Employee except payment to Employee of amounts earned or accrued hereunder to the date of termination, pursuant to the procedures specified in this Section 3(d); provided that the Employment Period shall not be terminated for Cause if the Employment Period shall have terminated for any other reason. For purposes of this Agreement, "Cause" shall mean good faith determination by the CEO that either of the following has occurred: (i) the willful and continued failure of Employee to perform (other than as a result of disability) Employee's material duties as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Employer (or such other duties as the CEO and Employee may from time to time mutually determine), after written notice to Employee which notice specifically identifies the manner in which Employee has not substantially performed his material duties and provides the Employee a reasonable time to cure such failure, or (ii) because of the conviction of Employee of a crime involving theft, embezzlement or fraud against Employer or a civil 5 judgment in which Employer is awarded damages from Employee in respect of a claim of loss of funds through fraud or misappropriation by Employee. (e) Employer, shall have the right to terminate the Employment Period without Cause, by written notice to Employee not less than 20 business days in advance of such termination. (f) Employee shall have the right to terminate the Employment Period at any time with Good Reason (as defined in Section 4(b)) by written notice to Employer not less than 20 business days in advance of such termination. (g) Any amounts due Employee hereunder in the event of termination of the Employment Period shall be considered severance pay in consideration of his past services and in consideration of his continued services from the date hereof, are considered reasonable by Employer and not in the nature of a penalty, shall not be reduced by compensation or income received by Employee from any other employment or other source and shall not be offset by any claims Employer may have against Employee; timely payment of such amounts is further agreed by the parties hereto to be in full satisfaction and compromise of any claims arising out of the performance or nonperformance of this Agreement that either party might have against the other, other than any claims Employee may have under the provisions of Sections 5 and 6 hereof. 4. Termination Benefit (a) If the Employment Period shall terminate by reason of Employer's exercise of its right under Section 3(e) to terminate without Cause or in the event Employee elects to terminate the Employment Period for Good Reason or the Employment Period is terminated on account of Employee's death or Disability, then Employer shall thereafter be obligated to pay Employee (or his estate) and Employee (or his estate) shall be entitled to receive as severance pay hereunder, for a period of two years beginning on the first day following such termination (or if longer, for a period commencing on such date and ending on the third anniversary of the Effective Time) (the "Severance Period"), an amount for each year, equal to his Basic Salary as of the date of such termination plus the highest amount of bonus or incentive compensation (exclusive of the Nortek, Inc. 1999 Equity Performance Plan) paid or payable in cash to Employee with respect to any one of the three calendar years immediately prior to the Effective Time (or, if higher, the three calendar years immediately prior to such termination). For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term "bonus or incentive compensation" shall mean, with respect to any calendar year, (i) compensation awarded once annually on the basis of over-all performance (whether performance of Employee or Employer or both and whether paid in a single lump sum or in installments, but 6 excluding without limitation base salary) earned by Employee pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof or previously pursuant to the equivalent provision of a previous employment agreement or, if none, then pursuant to the annual cash bonus plan or arrangement that was applicable to him in that year plus (ii) any compensation awarded with respect to that calendar year as bonus or incentive compensation for the achievement of one or more specific projects or goals. Payments under this Section 4(a) will be made in the same manner as Employee's Basic Salary was paid immediately prior to termination and will be subject to appropriate tax withholding. In the event of such a termination, Employee shall continue, during the Severance Period, to be covered at the expense of the Employer by the same or equivalent accident, disability and life insurance coverage as he was covered immediately prior to the Effective Time (or, if greater, immediately prior to such termination). (b) Termination for Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, "Good Reason" shall mean a material adverse change in the Employee's terms of employment, including: (i) any reduction of, or failure to pay, Employee's Basic Salary or other compensation as described in Sections 2(a) and (b) hereof; (ii) any failure to provide the benefits or payments required by Sections 2(c) ("Equity Issuance"), 2(d) (Lifetime Medical Coverage), 5 ("Gross-Up Payment") and 7 ("Indemnification") of this Agreement, any deferred compensation plan established on or after the Effective Time in which Employee is a participant, or Sections 6.4(a), 7.1, 8.2 or Article X of the Securityholders Agreement by and among Employee, the LLC and certain other parties, dated as of August 27, 2004 (the "Securityholders Agreement") or the registration rights provided in the Registration Rights Agreement (as defined in the Securityholders Agreement) when in effect; (iii) assignment to Employee of any duties materially inconsistent with his position (including status, offices and titles), authority, duties or responsibilities as contemplated by Section 1(b) above or any other action by Employer which results in a material diminution of such position, authority, duties or responsibilities; (iv) relocation of Employer's principal executive offices, or any event that causes Employee to have his principal place of work changed, to any location outside Providence, Rhode Island; (v) any requirement by Employer that Employee travel away from his office in the course of his duties significantly more than the number 7 of consecutive days or aggregate days in any calendar year than was required of him prior to the Effective Time; and (vi) without limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing, any other material breach by Employer, LLC or any successor thereto or transferee of substantially all the assets thereof, of this Agreement, the Securityholders Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement or any material breach by the LLC of the Limited Liability Company Agreement with respect to Employee; provided, however, that Employee may not terminate the Employment Period for Good Reason unless and until he has given Employer notice specifically identifying the nature of the Good Reason and provided Employer a reasonable opportunity to cure and the Good Reason continues uncured. 5. Gross-up Payment (a) All payments and benefits provided to Employee by Employer or any of their predecessors are intended to be reasonable compensation for services by Employee, and the Employer intends that Employee receives the full economic benefit of such payments and benefits. In the event that it is determined that any payment or benefit provided by Employer or any of their predecessors to or for the benefit of Employee, either under this Agreement or otherwise, whether paid before or after the Effective Time, and regardless of under what plan or arrangement it was made, will be subject to the excise tax imposed by section 4999 of the Code or any successor provision ("section 4999"), Employer will, prior to the date on which any amount of the excise tax must be paid or withheld, make an additional lump-sum payment (the "gross-up payment") to Employee. The gross-up payment will be sufficient, after giving effect to all federal, state and other taxes and charges (including interest and penalties, if any) with respect to the gross-up payment, to make Employee whole for all taxes (including withholding taxes) and any associated interest and penalties, imposed under or as a result of section 4999. (b) Determinations under this Section 5 will be made by the Employer's tax accountant unless Employee has reasonable objections to the use of that firm, in which case the determinations will be made by a comparable firm chosen by Employee after consultation with Employer (the firm making the determinations to be referred to as the "Firm"). The determinations of the Firm will be binding upon Employer and Employee except as the determinations are established in resolution (including by settlement) of a controversy with the Internal Revenue Service to have been incorrect. All fees and expenses of the Firm will be paid by Employer. 8 (c) If the Internal Revenue Service asserts a claim that, if successful, would require Employer to make a gross-up payment or an additional gross-up payment, Employer and Employee will cooperate fully in resolving the controversy with the Internal Revenue Service. Employer will make or advance such gross-up payments as are necessary to prevent Employee from having to bear the cost of payments made to the Internal Revenue Service in the course of, or as a result of, the controversy. The Firm will determine the amount of such gross-up payments or advances and will determine after resolution of the controversy whether any advances must be returned by Employee to Employer. Employer will bear all expenses of the controversy and will gross Employee up for any additional taxes that may be imposed upon Employee as a result of its payment of such expenses. (d) Employer's obligations under this paragraph 5 shall survive the termination of the Employment Period and any termination of this Agreement. 6. Non-competition and Confidentiality. (a) Employee agrees that he shall not compete with Employer as hereinafter provided for a period (the "Noncompete Period") equal to: (i) if the Employment Period is terminated pursuant to Section 3(c) or (d) hereof, one year beginning as of the first day following such termination, or (ii) if the Employment Period is terminated pursuant to Section 3(b), (e) or (f) hereof, the longer of (A) two years beginning as of the first day following such termination of the Employment Period and (B) a period commencing on such date and ending on the third anniversary of the Effective Time. (b) Employee's agreement not to compete with Employer during the Noncompete Period shall be limited to prohibiting Employee from owning a greater than 5% equity interest in, serving as a director, officer, employee or partner of, or being a consultant to or co-venturer with any business enterprise or activity that competes in North America with any line of business conducted by Employer or any of its subsidiaries at the termination of the Employment Period and accounting for more than 5% of Employer's gross revenues for its fiscal year ending immediately prior to the year in which the Employment Period ends. During the Noncompete Period, Employee agrees that he will not hire or attempt to hire any person employed by Employer or any of its subsidiaries during the 24 month period prior to the termination of the Employment Period, assist such a hiring by any other person or entity, encourage any such employee to terminate his relationship with Employer (or any such subsidiary) or 9 solicit or encourage any customer or vendor of Employer to terminate its relationship with Employer. (c) Employee shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of Employer all secret or confidential information, knowledge or data relating to Employer or any of its subsidiaries, and their respective businesses, which shall have been obtained by Employee during Employee's employment by Employer or any of its predecessors and which shall not be or become public knowledge (other than by acts by Employee or representatives of Employee in violation of this Agreement). 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Indemnification Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, Employer agrees to pay all costs and expenses incurred by Employee in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement and will indemnify and hold harmless Employee from and against any damages, liabilities and expenses (including without limitation fees and expenses of counsel) incurred by Employee in connection with any litigation or threatened litigation, including any regulatory proceedings, arising out of the making, performance or enforcement of this Agreement or termination of the Employment Period. Employer's obligations under this paragraph 7 shall survive the termination of any other provisions of the Agreement. 8. Effectiveness / Prior Agreement This Agreement shall be binding on Employee and Employer as of Effective Time. If the Effective Time does not occur, this Agreement shall be of no force and effect. 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The lure of the lost work is strong. How tantalizing, maddeningly tantalizing, to KNOW there were these works, but to be unable to read them, or even really know what they were about. Part of the exquisite agony that is bibliomania. To actually find one of them? I simply can't imagine the ecstasy.
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Sunday, November 20, 2011
Timing, Actually
I was seized with the desire to view Love Actually. Fortunately, I have it on dvd. I armed myself with a beverage, a munchie and a fluffy blanky and settled into my chair. Just as our story is opening, the subtitle Five weeks before Christmas appears across the bottom of the screen. As it happens, today is precisely five weeks before Christmas. Cosmic. I feel inspired to learn Portuguese as well as how to play the drums. Also makes me wonder what the counterpart for Wisconsin might be for me. Any ideas?
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WorkSafe B.C. New Westminster Police and the B.C. Coronor's service are reportly investigating an accident in a New Westminster lumber yard in which two people were killed.
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Perfect days:
1. I was all set to paint a room, but the garden called after I lingered over coffee on my terrace with the roses and birds. The next thing I knew it was time for dinner. I preheated the oven while I washed off the evidence of planting 10 azaleas, two butterfly bushes, and deadheading perennials in a tepid shower turned SPA with a shower puff filled with my all-time favorite Original Spring Green by Vitabath. Squeaky clean, I returned to the kitchen to pop a Five Cheese frozen pizza in the oven. Five minutes before it was done, I topped it with diced tomatoes and pecorino romano cheese and put it back in. When it came out, I sprinkled it with a handful of chopped fresh basil from the garden and declared it finito! Two slices, a white wine spritzer...aaah!. Jon Stewart and the Colbert shows on DVR and then to bed in my incredibly comfy Sleep Number bed beside the world's most kind and generous man...
2. Taking Jakie to puppy daycare and then stopping to surprise two dear friends as they start their day throwing in Dickinson's ceramic studio - and having them happy to see me! Getting to the room I ignored the day before - with the walls I had washed after scraping dustbunnies over the weekend. Embracing the Zen of Painting with the perfect shade of green; a whisper of lushness that is Laura Ashley's Pale Apple Green I by Valspar. What a joy to be wrapped in color I love. Dinner with the perfect man and the perfect chili (if I do say so myself!) and off to bed early.
So many Perfect Days lie ahead. And Dean assures me that spending time this way doesn't get old. How could it???
I am a happy girl!
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- James Freund said...
I work for Select Comfort in their customer service call center, and came upon your blog as a result of you mentioning the Sleep Number bed. Thanks for the plug!
We really love to hear from our bed owners, and even have a place on our website where they can share their stories, we call it "share the love". If you'd like to add a comment, it's at http://www.beds.com/greatsleep/shareTheLove
Nice Haiku btw, I write them sometimes. I don't color within the lines when it comes to Haiku however: mine are almost never about nature.
Here's a book-ender on the topic of time and perception:
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than on the last day of school
watch the second hand
time moves faster now
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blink and ten years pass
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The desegregation of Montgomery's buses had not come about as a result of the heroic protest by the city's masses. It was the fruit of the NAACP's lawsuit stemming from Rosa Parks's arrest. "All that walking for nothing!" the NAACP's chief legal strategist, Thurgood Marshall, said disparagingly. He had missed the larger truth, however. The legal victory highlighted the flaws of the NAACP's strategy of patience since the decision affected only the buses of Montgomery; theoretically, every other community in the South would have to take to the courts for similar relief. The NAACP's legal triumphs would henceforth be a preamble to the civil rights movement—the book of an Old Testament prophet. The bus boycott had introduced a new gospel. The struggle had moved out of the hands of the talented tenth and into the streets.
Diane McWhorter, Carry Me Home: Birmingham, Alabama: The Climactic Battle of the Civil Rights Revolution (2001, with 2012 Afterword), p. 95.
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Jim Rogers is a bestselling author, financial commentator and successful international investor. Rogers was a co-founder of the Quantum Fund (considered to be the first truly international fund of its kind) and is the creator of the Rogers International Commodities Index (RICI).
Jim Rogers graduated from Yale University and has a degree in philosophy, politics and economics from Oxford University. Jimmy Rogers became a Wall street legend when he and George Soros founded the Quantum Fund.After his career as a hedge fund manager and investor,Jim Rogers now periodically teaches finance at Columbia University, and appears regularly on the CNBC Cable Network.
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"They will absolutely move up. They will certainly move up. They might move up so much that one will have to sell them. They may spike up depending upon what kind of war it is and how the war evolves. If oil goes up to a couple of hundred dollars a barrel on the war, then I would probably have to sell it because it would be a spike and no matter how bad the war is, I do not think it would keep the prices that high. Likewise with gold, if it went up a whole lot, I would have to sell it and it could happen. But at the moment, I am not buying gold or oil in the west." - in Economic Times


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as in two months ago come back from a trip to Sri Lanka and India. It was such an amazing trip and has only given me more desire to travel more.
What I notice now, looking back at our pictures, was the polarisation of the things we experienced. Sunrise / Sunset, balloon ride/mountain hike, wandering through bustling markets/ ancient lost city ruins, happiness/ desperation.
But the one thing that stood out the most, was the chaos verse order.
The buildings and architecture seem so juxtaposed to their surroundings. The sheer glistening whiteness of the Taj Mahal against a backdrop of smog. The intricate marble inlay in a fort surrounded by the rubble of battles once fought. Patterns painstakingly created in rare gem stones. And sheer grandiosity. And all of this amongst the throngs of millions of people and poverty and life.


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R. Laban
my dark blue eyes
my father's light blue eyes
my sons smiling blue eyes
the beloved sea breaking on the beach
clear blue skies up above
my blue & white dishes
my favorite jeans
my old jean jacket
navy blue pea coat
blueberries with light cream and sugar
some of my favorite music and musicians
billie holiday, john lee hooker, bb king
purple blue iris' growing in my back yard
blue green plants in the front yard
soothing blue green walls in my kitchen.
I didn't know what the date was all day til now- when i realized that tomorrow is my father's birthday - he died 2 yrs ago. He was in the back of my mind all day, i just didn't know why.
Blues Meme
R. Laban
6 comments:
- ipanema said...
That's a beautiful one rdl! Oh, he always has ways of reminding you huh? Our loved ones do.
- 1:55 AM, March 26, 2007
- Miss Cellania said...
Nice poem! My father's eyes were stunning blue, My favorite color is blue, but my eyes are green.
Otherwise, I resemble my father a lot.
- 6:13 PM, March 28, 2007
- Moof said...
My condolences, RDL. We never quite get over losing someone who's that close.
The poem is absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing it with us.
- 7:29 PM, March 28, 2007
- Patry Francis said...
Your dad was in the blue today. All around you. xox
- 11:39 PM, March 28, 2007
- rdl said...
Thanks guys. I didn't set out to write a poem but i guess it kinda turned out like one. This was one of those memes i found somewhere in blogland last year.
And yes i guess he kinda was all around me - in the blue.
- 4:45 AM, March 29, 2007
- Mary Sheehan Winn said...
I have my father's eyes.
- 11:02 AM, April 03, 2007


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I received my first vaccination last week, for yellow fever. I'm sure there are many more to come, but it was kind of exciting to know that the time to go is approaching so quickly! Only 56 more days til I head overseas… And I'm still extremely excited and slightly nervous. Nervous mainly due to the fact that I don't feel scared yet, and that is the first thing everyone asks me, "are you getting scared?" and so far, I'm not scared… Which makes me wonder if I should be!
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Since a da request from several people minta d'update'kan blg tok, so here i go... very sorry coz menyepi dari arena seni blogging past few days...i was very busy with my life as a 'kampung boy' (bosan sbenarnya,hahaha...) its been two days i've been trying to connect to the net but i failed. Celcom is killing me... everything is so slow and problematic. I phone the centre and they said that i would be facing this problem, (unable to connect to the net) until the end of June. This is due to the upgrading of the Celcom system...(mcm sik dpt jak nak dipercayai). Anyway, i hope that i would be able to get access ASAP as i feel so bored without the net.
Talking about the Net, i wonder why is it so important nowadays... i remembered that i used to feel afraid even touching a laptop when i was still in secondary. I knew how to use a computer though. I don't even have a phone back then. I was given a phone by my brother when i first entered the college (HP buruk ok...hahaha...) Before that, technology was not important. Now that i'm growing older and striving to become expert teacher,hehehe, i cant live without my handphone and my laptop.
During my school time, life was so easy going and fun. I didn't need to spend in order to have pure fun. Everything was free. But now, everything comes with a price to pay. Things are getting more expensive day by day. Fuel, rice, flour, ...everything.(woi...gine la nak hidup tok...)
Now come to think of the increasing price of many things, i'm afraid of going to UKM. How shall i go for lecture??? I heard hat everyone is depending on the bus service, it means that the busses would most likely be full with students, forcing others to find a way t survive. Maybe i'll just walk, argh...sik tahan la... or maybe i'll buy a bike...h...that's a good idea right. (ataupun, cari sugar mamy ka, sugar daddy ka...hahaha...jd anak ikan...heheehe...(mun dewi baca tok, mesti nya tersengih...hehehe))
Anyway, i just pray that life wouldn't be too difficult. I want to life an easy life...but i cant wait to teach though...


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Video Content is courtesy of National NAGPRA's Youtube Channel.
"The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act is a Federal law passed in 1990. NAGPRA provides a process for museums and Federal agencies to return certain Native American cultural items -- human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony -- to lineal descendants, and culturally affiliated Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations. NAGPRA includes provisions for unclaimed and culturally unidentifiable Native American cultural items, intentional and inadvertent discovery of Native American cultural items on Federal and tribal lands, and penalties for noncompliance and illegal trafficking. In addition, NAGPRA authorizes Federal grants to Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, and museums to assist with the documentation and repatriation of Native American cultural items, and establishes the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee to monitor the NAGPRA process and facilitate the resolution of disputes that may arise concerning repatriation under NAGPRA."
For more details about the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Laws, Regulations, and Guidance
- Training
- Glossary
- National NAGPRA Reports
- Agency Resources
- Native American Consultation Database
- Notices of Inventory Completion
- Notices of Intent to Repatriate
- Notices of Intended Disposition
- Map of Indian Reservations in the Continental United States
- Map of Judicially Established Indian Lands
- Museum Resources
- Find your State Historic Preservation Office
- International Repatriation
- Resources for Tribes, Native Alaskan Villages and Corporations, and Native Hawaiian Organizations