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Cold in July (2014): Innocence Lost
The 2014 film Cold in July is another offering from the team that brought you Stake Land and in a sense, this new film is also about innocence lost. In the first movie, that starred Damici, it is the young protagonist being trained by Mister who loses his, in the new film by the team of Nick Damici and Jim Mickle, it is Michael C. Hall's character Richard Dane who falls.
Based upon Joe R Lonsdale's 1989 novel of the same name, Cold in July stars Hall as a "everyman" who shoots an intruder in his house and his life begins a rollercoaster trip of twists and turns that change his world. Initially he is stalked and threatened by the ex-con father of the man he killed, Mr. Russell, played by Sam Shepard, and he turns to his friend on the local police force Ray Price (Nick Damici) for help.
The police catch Russell and tell Richard that the man is back in prison. When Dane is at the police station, he sees a wanted poster with the name of the man he shot; the picture on the bill looks nothinglike the dead man. The frame shop owner tries to question Price about the discrepancy and the detective blows him off. Heading down to the station, he sees the police taking Russell out of jail. They put him on train tracks, inject him and leave him to be killed by an oncoming train. Dane saves the man and puts him in his late father's cabin.
The two men dig up the man Dane shot and Russell learns that the body in the coffin is not his son. Russell calls a friend from Houston, Jim Bob (Don Johnson) who comes to help his Korean War comrade. It turns out that Russell's son worked for the Dixie mafia and turned state's evidence. He is now under the witness protection program and the police are helping the man to disappear.
Shepard's character wants Jim Bob to find his son and Richard volunteers to help. When the men find Freddy Russell, the film takes yet another darker turn and Dane gets in even deeper.
Hall plays a man who finds himself firmly immersed in the underbelly of southern crime. Porn films, snuff movies, the Dixie Mafia and wholesale bloodshed all leave the man shaken and changed by the end of the film. The arc for Richard Dane is a long and complex one. At the beginning when his neighbors are starring at the man who inadvertently killed an intruder in his home, Dane is uncomfortable with his notoriety.
"I didn't mean to shoot him," Richard says. When he shakingly loads his pistol, it is obvious that the man is nervous and scared. Later when he confronts the man in his living room, the clock striking is the trigger that makes him shoot. The camera shows the vividness of the victim's blood and later focusses on the couple cleaning up the crime scene and revealing just how destructive death is.
Later on, when Dane joins up with Jim Bob and Russell Sr, he slowly gets acclimatized to weapons and being around them but he still hesitates to pull the trigger. A tendency that almost costs him his life and that of his two comrades. The film moves from what could have been a question of morality and the cost of taking another man's life into a modern noir of grim proportion.
The hunting down of the con's son and the discovery that Russell's offspring is beyond evil is as shocking as the video tape that they take from the giant thug they encounter at Freddy's house. All three of the male protagonists knock their performances out of the park. Shepard as Russell is a wraith, full of remorse, rage and deadly intentions. He does not suffer fools and his life has been harsh.
Dane has lived the existence of the small town businessman. He has a wife and child, is well thought of in the community and has never killed anyone before. His gradual descent into the hellish underworld of pornography and the Dixie mafia is shocking and Hall convinces that his character will never be the same again.
Don Johnson as the Houston private eye and war friend of Russell is bigger than life and plays Jim Bob as a jaded man who has seen it all and paid the price. One can easily imagine that Richard Dane knows exactly how both men feel at the end of the film.
As a genre, Jim Mickle and Nick Damici have placed Cold in July in a category that could be called Southern Gothic Noir. At 109 minutes, the movie moves at a good pace and never drags. Some sequences of the film feel a bit like Cape Fear but not for long. The shape and direction of the movie changes quickly soon after and the viewer is taken into unknown territory.
Michael C Hall is well known for his portrayal of the serial killer with a difference in Dexter. The actor has given a brilliant performance in this film and his fans will not be disappointed with his work on Cold in July. This is a real 5 out of 5 star film that enthralls from the first frame to the last. It is streaming on Showtime at the moment.
Author Mike's Film TalkPosted on July 9, 2015 Categories Entertainment, Film ReviewsTags Cape Fear, Cold in July, Dexter, Don Johnson, entertainment, Film Review, Jim Mickle, Joe R Lansdale, Michael C Hall, Nick Damici, Sam Shepard, Stake LandLeave a comment on Cold in July (2014): Innocence Lost
Fifty Shades of Grey: Critic Verdicts…Who Cares?
Fifty Shades of Grey continues to spark a bit of controversy as various critics (but not this one) have given their learned verdict about the film, but really…Who cares? Certainly not the housewives who helped to make the book by middle-aged author E L James a runaway bestseller. Her target audience aren't looking for Shakespeare between the sheets here – or is that between the whipping posts – they are looking for fantasy.
A dreamy escape from normalcy and the ever present pressures of trying to fit into the demanding world of modern feminism. These millions of fans have taken off their freedom and hung it temporarily in the closet while they enjoy the mastery of a self centered sadomasochist. It doesn't hurt that the male protagonist is unbelievably wealthy, and powerful, with the added bonus of being drop dead gorgeous to the female audience.
Christian Grey was going to be Charlie Hunnam from Sons of Anarchy. He changed his mind quickly after being cast and backed out citing contract obligations with the hit television show he stars in. While fans of the book worked themselves into a frenzy over who would replace Charlie, the daughter of Melanie Griffiths and Don Johnson, Dakota Johnson, was named as the actress who would show all as Anastasia Steele.
I personally have not gone to see the film. While still on the list for new screeners there is an issue of transportation as Phoenix is over 90 minutes away and I have no vehicle, but even if travel was not an issue, I would not be rushing to see it.
I am not a prude, after hearing about the bloody books, (James – who started out writing fan fiction about Twilight – wrote another two sequels to the original sex fantasy for the middle-aged and middle-married heterosexual female fans) an E-book of the first tale was downloaded and read.
While not being a housewife (Or feminist who fantasizes about it?) who yearns to be dominated by a man, I found Fifty Shades of Grey to be entertaining to a degree. James has a deft touch writing about the sex scenes while bludgeoning the reader with a female "heroine" who strains belief. Are there really college upper-grads who can manage to be that naive? But, in reality, are there any fans who care that her naivety is as real as ersatz eggs?
Today's world reeks of sexuality and sensuality. Children are being sexualized at an alarming rate and the art of coitus is being practiced by teens who are barely past puberty. James has proven that, while she may never equal the great authors, she knows what sells.
One cannot go on the Internet without discovering that in today's world sex apparently equals pain of some sort. Sorry chaps, but despite what you've been told by those who want to salve your ego, size does matter. The bigger the better and all the more to hurt you with my dear.
Oh and if I can slap you around a bit and degrade you in the process that is the harsh icing on that bitter cake. Granted in the books, Anastasia is a somewhat reluctant but willing victim. Eventually liking the act of being submissive (while maintaining that ridiculous naivety throughout) and actually not managing to emotionally age by the end of the first book.
As I've said, reading the book provoked responses from me that were surprising. It is erotica, no doubt about that and, while not the finest, it causes the blood to rush and one can only imagine that the female fans must be ready to attack the first bloke they run into after reading a few chapters, or seeing a few reels…
Which may be the main reason I not to watch the film version after learning that Hollywood was going to rake in the money from the author's fans. An entire cinema full Fifty Shades of Grey fans who sit in their seats squirming with excitement and imaginations running overtime is a frightening prospect.
*I mean, seriously? Have you seen how women act around male strippers?*
Critics of the male variety must have been mad to attend a non press preview, which I am sure existed, who cares what the rest of the world thinks. Women who are fans will go regardless of what some educated reviewer thinks.
So forgive me if I pass, the bloody book wasn't that erotic or well written. Even if, like the old Heineken advertisements used to say, it "hits the parts that others can't reach" for the female audience.
Author Mike's Film TalkPosted on February 12, 2015 February 12, 2015 Categories EntertainmentTags Book, coitus, Dakota Johnson, Don Johnson, EL James, entertainment, erotica, Fifty Shades of Grey, film, Hollywood, Melanie Griffiths, sensuality, Sexuality, shakespeare, Sons of Anarchy2 Comments on Fifty Shades of Grey: Critic Verdicts…Who Cares?
Charlie Hunnam the Truth Comes Out?
After the surprise announcement that Charlie Hunnam and the studios co-released stating the the Sons of Anarchy actor would not be playing Christian Grey after all, Fifty Shades of Greyfans have been wondering why the change of heart.
Author Mike's Film TalkPosted on October 16, 2013 Format LinkCategories EntertainmentTags Anastasia Steele, Charlie Hunnam, Christian Grey, Dakota Johnson, Don Johnson, entertainment, Fifty Shades of Grey, Melanie Griffith, S&M, Sons of Anarchy, Universal StudiosLeave a comment on Charlie Hunnam the Truth Comes Out?
Charlie Hunnam May be Joined by Dakota Johnson as Filmmakers Scramble
Female fans of Fifty Shades of Grey are mourning the news that E L James' favorite choice to play Christian Grey will not be Robert Pattinson now that Charlie Hunnam has stepped down. And now it looks like Dakota Johnson may join her ex co-star as the filmmakers scramble to find a replacement for their Sons of Anarchy casting choice.
Author Mike's Film TalkPosted on October 15, 2013 Format LinkCategories EntertainmentTags Charlie Hunnam, Dakota Johnson, Don Johnson, entertainment, Fifty Shades of Grey, Melanie Griffith, Sons of Anarchy, The Social NetworkLeave a comment on Charlie Hunnam May be Joined by Dakota Johnson as Filmmakers Scramble
Fifty Shades of Grey Finally Cast Let the Bondage Begin
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Millman Theorem
October 25, 2020 February 24, 2012 by Electrical4U
Millman's theorem was named after famous electrical engineering professor JACOB MILLMAN who proposed the idea of this theorem. Millman's theorem acts as a very strong tool in case of simplifying the special type of complex electrical circuit. This theorem is nothing but a combination of Thevenin's Theorem and Norton's Theorem. It is very useful theorem to find out voltage across the load and current through the load.This theorem is also called as PARALLEL GENERATOR THEOREM.
Millman's theorem is applicable to a circuit which may contain only voltage sources in parallel or a mixture of voltage and current sources connected in parallel. Let's discuss these one by one.
Circuit consisting only Voltage Sources
Let us have a circuit as shown in below figure a.
Here V1, V2 and V3 are voltages of respectively 1st, 2nd and 3rd branch and R1, R2 and R3 are their respective resistances. IL, RL and VT are load current, load resistance and terminal voltage respectively.
Now this complex circuit can be reduced easily to a single equivalent voltage source with a series resistance with the help of Millman's Theorem as shown in figure b.
The value of equivalent voltage VE is specified as per Millman's theorem will be –
This VE is nothing but Thevenin voltage and Thevenin resistance RTH can be determined as per convention by shorting the voltage source. So RTH will be obtained as
Now load current and terminal voltage can be easily found by
Let's try to understand whole concept of Millman's Theorem with the help of a example.
Example – 1
A circuit is given as shown in fig-c. Find out the voltage across 2 Ohm resistance and current through the 2 ohm resistance.
Answer : We can go through any solving method to solve this problem but the most effecting and time saving method will be none another than Millman's theorem. Given circuit can be reduced to a circuit shown in fig-d where equivalent voltage VE can be obtained by millman's theorem and that is
Equivalent resistance or Thevenin resistance can be found by shorting the voltage sources as shown in fig – e.
Now we can easily found the required current through 2 Ohm load resistance by Ohm's law.
Voltage across load is,
Circuit is Consisting Mixture of Voltage and Current Source
Millman's Theorem is also helpful to reduce a mixture of voltage and current source connected in parallel to a single equivalent voltage or current source. Let's have a circuit as shown in below figure – f.
Here all letters are implying their conventional representation.This circuit can be reduced to a circuit as shown in figure – g.
Here VE which is nothing but thevenin voltage which will be obtained as per Millman's theorem and that is
And RTH will be obtained by replacing current sources with open circuits and voltage sources with short circuits.
Now we can easily find out load current IL and terminal voltage VT by Ohm's law.
Let's have a example to understand this concept more properly.
Example 2 :
A circuit is given as shown in fig-h. Find out the current through load resistance where RL = 8 Ω.
Answer : This problem may seem to be difficult to solve and time consuming but it can easily be solved in a very less time with the help of Millman's Theorem. The given circuit can be reduced in a circuit as shown in fig – i. Where, VE can be obtained with the help of Millman's theorem,
Therefore, current through load resistance 8 Ω is,
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'Monetise & modernise' is our motto: PM on disinvestment
Reiterating the government's commitment towards privatisation of PSUs and asset monetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the motto of his government is to "monetise and modernise".
Addressing a webinar on the Budget announcements for Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM), the Prime Minister asked the private sector to come in support of the government's initiatives proposed in the Budget and help it prepare the roadmap for accelerated growth.
Emphasising on the role of private sector, he said that the Budget also focused on the strong partnership between the private players and the Centre.
"When the government monetises, private sector comes in, along with investment and best global practices," he said.
The funds mobilised through asset monetisation and disinvestment will be used for public welfare measures, he said. He added the Budget has targeted monetising 100 government assets, which would create investment opportunities worth Rs 2.5 lakh crore.
Modi further said that the new policy will go a step ahead from annual disinvestment target and will take a medium-term strategic approach and help in selection of individual companies. This will create a clear roadmap for investment, as per the Prime Minister.
Observing that the government's role is to encourage business enterprises and not to become its owner, he said: "The government has no business to be in business."
He said that the government has to focus on development projects and welfare of the people and should be away from businesses.
The Prime Minister's address comes at a time when the government has re-strategised its disinvestment and asset monetisation policies with clear focus on privatisation.
Modi said that the Budget for FY22 has outlined a clear roadmap for India to move on the "high growth trajectory".
His emphasis on the privatisation policy also gains significance as the renewed push for disinvestment and asset monetisation has received criticism from the opposition who have termed the move as "selling the family silver".
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The Guthrie Theater in co-production with Seattle Repertory Theatre present
by Danai Gurira
directed by Taibi Magar
McGuire Proscenium Stage
A boisterous family drama
There's something old, something new and something borrowed in this feisty, heart-warming play about a Zimbabwean-American family preparing for their daughter Tendi's wedding. Marvelous and Donald have built their American dream in Minnesota, so when Tendi requests a traditional African blessing before marrying her white fiancé from Minnetonka and a surprise guest drops a bombshell, the rehearsal dinner can't come soon enough. Family fireworks are interwoven with questions of cultural identity in this acclaimed play.
"Familiar conveys a lot of rich ideas, fosters deeper empathy and also entertains—brilliantly."
Read the Pioneer Press review.
"Director Taibi Magar's production is uproariously funny"
Read the Star Tribune review.
Don't miss Danai Gurira's Familiar at the Guthrie!
The cast of Familiar by Danai Gurira, directed by Taibi Magar. Photo by Dan Norman.
Shá Cage (Tendi) and Quinn Franzen (Chris) in the the Guthrie Theater's production of Familiar. Photo by Dan Norman.
Shá Cage (Tendi), Harvy Blanks (Donald Chinyaramwira) and Quinn Franzen (Chris) in the the Guthrie Theater's production of Familiar. Photo by Dan Norman.
Quinn Franzen (Chris), Michael Wieser (Brad), Wandachristine (Anne Mwarimba) and Austene Van (Prof. Margaret Munyewa) in the Guthrie Theater's production of Familiar. Photo by Dan Norman.
The cast of the Guthrie Theater's production of Familiar. Photo by Dan Norman.
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GUTHRIE Debut. THEATER Broadway: Jitney. Off-Broadway: Tabletop, First Breeze of Summer, Guest at Central Park West. Williamstown Theatre Festival: Moscow x6; Yale Rep: Familiar;Theatreworks Palo Alto: Fire on the Mountain;Two River Theatre: Two Trains Running, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom; Denver Center: Ruined, The Piano Lesson, Fences, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Gem of the Ocean, Seven Guitars, King Hedley II, Radio Golf, A Raisin in the Sun, Purlie, many others. TELEVISION "Black Rest," "Preacher," "Crime Story," "Married with Children," "Saved by the Bell." AWARDS Drama Desk Award for Tabletop. TRAINING University of Washington
Shá Cage
Tendi
GUTHRIE Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, U/G/L/Y, Clybourne Park, Appomattox, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. THEATER England: Hackney Empire, Nottingham Playhouse, The Albany, Zion Arts; Ten Thousand Things: Changelings, Henry IV, Forget Me Not When Far Away, Blood Wedding; Jungle Theater: Two Gentlemen of Verona; Frank Theatre: Grounded, Eclipsed, Fucking A, Venus; Park Square: The Liar, Mary T & Lizzy K; Penumbra Theatre: Ballad of Emmett Till, Amen Corner, Colored Girls; Mixed Blood: Ruined, Agnes Under the Big Top. FILM New Neighbors, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Midnight Chronicles, Radio. AWARDS Regional Emmy, Ivey Awards, McKnight Fellowship, Fox/TCG Fellowship, Minnesota Women's Press Changemaker, Artist of the Year (City Pages/Star Tribune/Lavender)
Quinn Franzen
GUTHRIE We Are Proud to Present... THEATER Off-Broadway: Threesome, Diaspora; Intiman: Angels in America (pts. 1 & 2), Romeo and Juliet, Dirty Story; Seattle Rep: Hound of the Baskervilles; The Satori Group: Returning to Albert Joseph, The Land Is Always Known, reWilding; Seattle Shakespeare: Othello, The Importance of Being Earnest. TELEVISION "Billions," "The Blacklist," "Younger," "Grimm." EDUCATION LAMDA, Williams College
Perri Gaffney
Dr. Marvelous Chinyamurindi
GUTHRIE Debut. THEATER Having Our Say, To Kill A Mockingbird, Fences, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Steel Magnolias,*The Resurrection of Alice; Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Intimate Apparel, Macbeth, Music Man, Death and the King's Horseman; Arena Stage: **Polk County. FILM/TELEVISION So Close, Deep Trouble, Fake Preacher; "As The World Turns," "Law & Order," Law & Order: SVU." AWARDS *BTAA Best Actress, *AAAAC Best Actress, *BTAA Best Playwright Nomination, *BTAA Best Play Nomination, *Helen Hayes Award Best Actress Nomination, **Helen Hayes Award Best Supporting Actress Nomination
Wandachristine
Anne Mwarimba
GUTHRIE Debut. THEATER Artistic Affiliate Member of American Blues Theater.Beauty's Daughter, Old Settler, Thyestes, Fences, Oo-Bla-Dee, Gees Bend, I Love You More Than Shoes, I'm A Woman and I'm Bad, The Vagina Monologues. FILM/TELEVISION Me and Mrs. Jones, The Engagement, The Mary Thomas Story, Open Admissions, Claire's Heart; "Chicago PD," "Judging Amy," "ER." AUTHOR I Love You More…Than Shoes! AWARDS 2018 Winner of Black Theater Alliance Award/The Ruby Dee Award for Best Leading Actress in a Play for Beauty's Daughter
Aishé Keita
Guthrie Debut. Theater Intiman Theater: Lysistrata, Wedding Band; Seattle Shakespeare Company: Romeo and Juliet, Measure for Measure, Bring Down the House, The Tempest; Freehold Engaged Prison Tour: Hamlet, Henry V, Emboldened; Book-it Repertory Theater: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Awards Gregory Awards: Best ensemble/best play for Bring Down the House, Seattle Shakespeare Company. Training Cornish College of the Arts, A.C.T San Francisco Conservatory Summer
Austene Van
Prof. Margaret Munyewa
GUTHRIE Familiar, Disgraced, Trouble in Mind, Crowns, The Darker Face of the Earth. THEATER McCarter Theatre Center/Milwaukee Repertory Theater: Disgraced; Penumbra Theatre: Wedding Band, The Owl Answers, Detroit '67, Spunk, The Amen Corner, Ain't Misbehavin', Dinah Was, Blues for an Alabama Sky, Seven Guitars; Theatre Latté Da: Aida; Indiana Repertory Theatre/Cleveland Play House: Radio Golf; Ten Thousand Things: A Streetcar Named Desire, Henry IV, Into the Woods; Jungle Theater: In the Next Room; Park Square Theatre: To Kill a Mockingbird; Children's Theatre Company: Shrek, Once on This Island, Ordway: Singin' in the Rain; Chanhassen Dinner Theatres: Hair. THEATER DIRECTION Yellow Tree Theatre: The Royale; Ordway: Annie, Blues in the Night; Ten Thousand Things: Intimate Apparel; Park Square Theatre: Gee's Bend, Lady Day … ; Penumbra Theatre: Black Nativity; History Theatre: Lonely Soldiers; New Dawn: Crowns. AWARDS McKnight Theater Artist Fellowship; Ivey Award
Michael Wieser
GUTHRIE Sense and Sensibility. THEATER The Classic Stage Company: The Cherry Orchard (with Diane Wiest and John Turturro); Exit Pursued By a Bear (EPBB) Theater Collective: These Seven Sicknesses; The Children's Theater: The Sneetches; The Jungle Theater: Le Switch; New Epic Theater: The Normal Heart, Coriolanus; WTF: She Stoops To Conquer, Never Swim Alone; Manhattan Arts Center: Hamlet (title role); Nichols Theater: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. FILM/TELEVISION Ovum; "Blue Bloods." AWARDS Ivey Award for Overall Excellence in Le Switch, Ivey Award for ensemble acting in Now or Later. TRAINING B.A., Kansas State University
GUTHRIE Debut. THEATER As a playwright, Gurira's works include: In the Continuum (OBIE Award, Outer Critics Award, Helen Hayes Award), Eclipsed (Tony Award Nomination; NAACP Award; Helen Hayes Award), and The Convert (six Ovation Awards, Los Angeles Outer Critics Award). Familiar, Gurira's most recent play, received its world premiere at Yale Rep in 2015 and premiered in New York at Playwrights Horizons in 2016. FILM/TELEVISION As an actor, Gurira has appeared in the films All Eyez on Me, The Visitor and Mother of George. She currently plays Michonne on AMC's "The Walking Dead" (NAACP Image Award nomination) and stars in the current Marvel feature film Black Panther. EDUCATION M.F.A., NYU's Tisch School of the Arts; B.A., Macalaster College. OTHER Gurira was born in the U.S. to Zimbabwean parents and raised in Zimbabwe. She serves as an ambassador for Bono's ONE campaign and is the founder of LOGpledge.org, an awareness building campaign focused on the plights of women and girls around the globe. She is also the co-founder of Almasi Arts, which works to give access and opportunity to the African Dramatic Artist. almasiartsalliance.org
Taibi Magar
GUTHRIE Familiar, We Are Proud to Present … THEATER New York: Blue Ridge, The Great Leap (Atlantic Theater Company); Is God Is (Soho Rep.); Master (The Foundry Theatre); Underground Railroad Game (Ars Nova); International: Hamburg Theater Festival; Edinburgh Festival Fringe; Soho Rep. (London); Malthouse Theatre (Melbourne); Regional: A.R.T.; Seattle Rep; Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company; Chautauqua Theater Company; Alley Theatre; Theatre Under the Stars; Trinity Rep; Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival; PlayMakers Repertory Company; Shakespeare & Company. UPCOMING The Shed: Untitled Claudia Rankine Project; Signature Theatre: Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992. AWARDS Obie Award (Is God Is). TRAINING M.F.A., Directing, Brown University/Trinity Rep
Adam Rigg
Scenic Designer
GUTHRIE Debut. THEATER Manhattan Theater Club: Actually;Soho Rep: Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again, Is God Is;New York Theater Workshop: The House that Will Not Stand;Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Henry IV Part One, Henry IV Part Two;The Public Theater: or how i became an ice princess;The Foundry Theatre: O'Earth, Living Here;Mark Taper Forum: Water by the Spoonful. OPERA Opera Omaha: Proving Up, Faust; Opera Philadelphia: Breaking The Waves; LA Opera: Prism. AWARDS Princess Grace Award, two-time American Theatre Wing Henry Hewe's Design Award nominee. TRAINING M.F.A., Yale School of Drama; B.A., UCLA
GUTHRIE The Lion in Winter. THEATER Two River Theater: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Your Blues Ain't Sweet Like Mine, Trouble in Mind, Jitney, Two Trains Running, Seven Guitars; Second Stage: The Happiest Song Plays Last; Dallas Theater Center: Dreamgirls, Clybourne Park, A Raisin in the Sun, Regina Taylor's Trinity River Plays; Signature: Stop. Reset., The Piano Lesson; Mark Taper: Joe Turner's Come and Gone; Goodman Theatre: Crowns; Pasadena Playhouse: Blues for an Alabama Sky; Arena Stage: A Time to Kill, Resurrection; The Public/McCarter: The Brother/Sister Plays; NYTW: Things of Dry Hours; McCarter Theatre: Having Our Say. Perry has designed eight of the 10 August Wilson plays. FILM/TELEVISION Select credits include: The Brother from Another Planet; "Gregory Hines Show" and "Saturday Night Live"
Tom Mays
Lighting and Projections Designer
GUTHRIE Projection Design: The Parchman Hour, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Third, The Sex Habits of American Women; Lighting Design: Familiar, Stage Kiss, An Iliad, Time Stands Still (also projections), Arsenic and Old Lace, Macbeth, The Caretaker; Lighting and projection supervisor. THEATER Minnesota Dance Theatre (selected): Orpheus and Euridice, Nutcracker Fantasy; Theater Mu (selected): Circle Around the Island, Cowboy Versus Samurai; Mixed Blood Theatre (selected): The Mad Dancers, Take Me Out, Wait Until Dark; Minnesota Opera (selected): Little Women, La Bohème, Street Scene; Spoleto Festival: Hay Fever; Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts; More than 30 productions as scenic designer. FILM/TELEVISION Le Petomane (art direction); "Days of Our Lives." TRAINING M.F.A., University of California, San Diego; B.A., Colorado College
Scott W. Edwards
GUTHRIE More than 140 productions since 1997. THEATER A.R.T./St. Ann's Warehouse/West End: Nice Fish; Seattle Repertory Theatre; San Jose Repertory Theatre; Children's Theatre Company (more than 40 productions); Jungle Theater (more than 15 productions); Penumbra Theatre (eight productions); Mixed Blood Theatre; Illusion Theater; Arizona Theatre Company; Ballet of the Dolls (founding member); Theater Mu; Eye of the Storm; Teatro Latino; Minnesota Opera. RADIO Production manager and live sound engineer for "A Prairie Home Companion." AWARDS 2018–2019 McKnight Theater Artist Fellowship; Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award (The Kite Runner, San Jose Repertory Theatre); Star Tribune Outstanding Sound Designer (Pride and Prejudice, The Pirates of Penzance); Helen Hayes Award nomination (You Can't Take It With You, Arena Stage)
Carla Steen
GUTHRIE More than 60 productions since 1996, most recently including Noura, Steel Magnolias, The Glass Menagerie, Guys and Dolls, Cyrano de Bergerac, As You Like It, Noises Off, Frankenstein – Playing With Fire, West Side Story, Familiar, Blithe Spirit, Romeo and Juliet, Sunday in the Park With George, King Lear, The Lion in Winter and Sense and Sensibility. THEATER Dramaturgy for the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater B.F.A. Actor Training Program, Hammerstein Center, NYU Tisch School of the Arts and Augsburg University (Cymbeline directed by Darcey Engen). PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Member of Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA). TRAINING M.F.A., Columbia University; B.A., Augsburg University
Lucinda Holshue
Vocal Coach
GUTHRIE 61 productions since 2003, most recently Watch on the Rhine, Native Gardens, The Royal Family, A Christmas Carol, Sense and Sensibility and South Pacific. THEATER Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Arkansas Repertory Theater; Girl Friday Productions; Jungle Theater; Children's Theatre; Park Square Theatre; Walking Shadow; Torch Theater; Penumbra Theatre; Asolo Theater and Conservatory; Centennial Showboat. TEACHING Senior lecturer, voice/speech/text/dialect for University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater B.F.A. Actor Training Program; A Guthrie Experience for Actors in Training; Florida State University/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training; Conservatory for Actor Training at the University of Cincinnati; Kent State University; San Diego State University. TRAINING M.F.A., University of California, San Diego; Canadian Voice Intensive; Roy Hart Theatre Company.
Justin Hossle
GUTHRIE Stage manager: As You LIke It, Familiar, Romeo and Juliet, The Bluest Eye, We Are Proud to Present … , The Parchman Hour, Trouble in Mind, The White Snake, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Skiing on Broken Glass, Embers, Much Ado About Nothing, After a Hundred Years; Assistant stage manager: More than 25 productions, including A Christmas Carol, The Legend of Georgia McBride, Sunday in the Park With George, The Music Man, The Winter's Tale, The 39 Steps, The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide … , Little House on the Prairie and Private Lives. THEATER Shakespeare & Company; Theater Latté Da; Illusion Theater; Theatre de la Jeune Lune; Minnesota Opera. TRAINING B.A., University of Northern Iowa. www.hosslewoodworks.com
Todd Kalina
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Beauvoir, Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library
By Michelle Shocklee
A few weeks ago, hubby and I drove down to Biloxi, Mississippi for a long weekend with our two grown sons, who drove in from Texas. We weren't able to see them for Christmas, so I was truly looking forward to some quality time with my kiddos. Before we left town, however, people kept asking, "Are you going to Biloxi to gamble at the casinos?" What?! Quite honestly, we didn't know there were casinos down there, nor did we have any interest in losing our hard-earned money. We simply wanted a beach getaway weekend with our boys. It was wonderful!
But casinos weren't the only unexpected site awaiting us. As history geeks, we enjoy visiting old houses, museums, and such, so you can imagine our 'geek radar' going off as we drove past an old white house, gleaming in the Mississippi sunshine. I read the sign out front --- Beauvoir --- and quickly Googled it. Was I ever shocked to discover who had once lived there!
Now, before I get into the history of Beauvoir, I have to clarify something. My great-grandfather fought for the Union Army during the Civil War. I'm immensely proud of that fact. As an author of historical fiction that deals with the evils of slavery, you can be assured this post is not meant to honor anyone associated with the Confederacy. It's simply to share about an historic and interesting place we visited while on vacation.
Hubby and eldest son at Beauvoir
Beauvoir, which means "beautiful view," was built in the mid-1800s by James Brown, a prosperous planter from Madison County, Mississippi, who wanted a summer home for his family. Because of its location on the beach facing the Gulf of Mexico, the house was built as a raised cottage, meaning its foundation is placed on massive pillars, not flat on the ground, allowing flood waters to flow through the ground level. With wide porches all around, high ceilings, and big windows, Beauvoir was designed to welcome cooling breezes from the gulf in the days before air-conditioning. With only eight rooms, Beauvoir has a simple floor plan, with some of the bedrooms being accessed from porches instead of hallways. In addition to the main house, Brown constructed two smaller cottages in what is now the front yard and some service buildings in the back, such as a fine brick kitchen. The Brown family owned Beauvoir for about twenty-five years.
Sarah Ellis Dorsey
In 1873, Sarah Ellis Dorsey, a famous and wealthy author from Natchez, Mississippi, bought the house and christened it Beauvoir. After her husband's death in 1875, the widow invited former Confederate President Jefferson Davis, who was ill and nearly bankrupt, to visit the plantation. She offered him a cottage called the Pavilion near the main house, where he could live and work on his autobiography, "Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government." He ended up living at Beauvoir the rest of his life. In 1878, Sarah, ill with cancer, remade her will, bequeathing her entire estate, including Beauvoir, to Jefferson Davis, making his youngest daughter, Varina Anne Davis, known as "Winnie," the heir after her father died. Sarah died in July 1879. Some records indicate Jefferson Davis offered to buy Beauvoir for $5,500, making at least one payment before Sarah passed.
Jefferson Davis' political and military life prior to the Civil War was varied. He was a graduate of West Point, a hero in the Battle of Monterrey during the Mexican-American War, and a senator from Mississippi. When Davis served in Washington, he helped get the Smithsonian Institution up and running after the founder, James Smithson, died. In his private life, he was a married father of several children. In 1860, he owned 113 slaves who worked at his plantation, Brierfield. In the months before the Civil War, Davis resigned from the Senate and was selected as president of the Confederacy. When the war ended, he was charged with treason and, although he was never tried or convicted, he lost the right to run for public office.
Following the death of Jefferson Davis, the home passed to his daughter, Winnie. Winnie, however, wasn't interested in caring for a large house in Mississippi, and instead moved to New York. When Winnie passed away at the age of 34, Davis' widow, Varina Howell Davis, inherited. In her will, she expressed her wish that Beauvoir be turned into a retirement home for Confederate soldiers. Her wishes were granted, and hundreds of veterans and some Confederate widows moved in, living in barracks constructed for them. A hospital, dining room, and chapel were also added. In 1953, the home became a museum.
In 1998, the Jefferson Davis Presidential Library opened. Inside is an auditorium showing a film about Davis, a large museum that highlights his long and eventful life, and a library for research. Some of his own books are available for viewing.
Jefferson Davis Presidential Library and Museum
All in all, our visit to Beauvoir was interesting. We may not agree with the choices Jefferson Davis made before, during, or after the Civil War, but he will always be a historical figure in American history.
Your turn: Have you ever visited Beauvoir? What are you thoughts on it?
Michelle Shocklee is the award-winning author of The Planter's Daughter and The Widow of Rose Hill, historical sagas set on a Texas cotton plantation before and after the Civil War. Her time-slip novel set in Nashville will release in September 2020 from Tyndale House Publishers. Michelle and her husband of 32 years make their home in Tennessee. Connect with her at www.MichelleShocklee.com.
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Labels: 1800s, American Civil War, American history, Civil War, Confederacy, Jefferson Davis, Michelle Shocklee, Presidents
Linda Matchett February 7, 2020 at 6:58 AM
Very interesting! I've not had a chance to visit Beauvior, so thanks for sharing about it.
Michelle Shocklee February 7, 2020 at 7:27 PM
Thank you and you're welcome, Linda!
Marlene/Novellady February 7, 2020 at 9:16 AM
Informative post, Michelle. Don't feel it's necessary to justify writing about Jefferson Davis or his home. As you said, he is a significant historical figure of this nation. History is history whether it's good, bad or indifferent. All our country's history should be told and examined in truth...period Acknowledging or writing about a place or person does not mean you support their views or the function. It was a good post and the Beauvior is a beautiful looking place.
Thank you, Marlene. You're right about history being history. Can't change it, but can definitely learn from it!
Kailey Bechtel February 7, 2020 at 7:24 PM
I've been to Biloxi a couple of times, but haven't had a chance to go to Beauvoir
Kailey, it was an interesting place to visit.
Connie R. February 8, 2020 at 8:15 AM
Thanks for posting! I love the travels I take with all of you.
Michelle Shocklee February 8, 2020 at 12:47 PM
Thanks for going along with us, Connie! =D


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New wave of CCS activity: Ten large-scale projects announced
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Washington, DC – The Global CCS Institute, a think tank, announced that ten large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) facilities were verified and added to its database. "There are now 51 CCS facilities globally – 19 in operation, four under construction, and 28 in various stages of development with an estimated combined capture capacity of 96 million tonnes of CO2 per annum", said Brad Page, CEO, Global CCS Institute. "We are thrilled to see this new momentum of CCS project announcements globally. Eight of the ten facilities added are in the US, where policy confidence has resulted in increased project activity", he adds.
The Global CCS Institute identifies and tracks large-scale CCS projects around the world.
The new US projects cover applications such as ammonia production, ethanol production, power, direct air capture, and integrated commercial storage hubs. CO2 storage hubs, which can store large amounts of CO2, remove barriers to CCS investment and help to bring down costs.
"These carbon capture and geologic storage projects across multiple industries and different regions of the country underscore how the revamped federal 45Q tax credit, coupled in some cases with DOE funding for engineering, is stimulating early project development and investment," said Brad Crabtree, Vice President for Carbon Management at the Great Plains Institute and director of the Carbon Capture Coalition. "This is just the beginning—we will see even more projects emerge as soon as the U.S. Treasury comes out with its long-delayed guidance on the 45Q credit."
The US-based projects are the result of a combination of sustained government support for CCS deployment and progressive incentive mechanisms triggering private sector action. These include the 45Q tax credit and the eligibility of CCS to receive credits under California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). The project update also comes on the heels of the US Department of Energy announcing $110 million in federal funding for CCS, including support for Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) Studies for nine CCS projects.
"CCUS plays an important role in reducing emissions and in carbon dioxide removal in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's pathways that can limit warming to 1.5-2.0 degrees Celsius. I am encouraged that a diverse set of projects are moving forward across a variety of sectors and applications", said Karl Hausker, Senior Fellow, World Resources Institute Climate Program.
Two of the projects added were announced by Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, which already operates the Century Plant CCS facility. They include capturing the CO2 from two ethanol facilities, as well as the largest direct air capture project to date, aimed at capturing 1 Mtpa of CO2. The projects are expected to be designed to be eligible for both 45Q and the LCFS. In addition to the projects it is leading, the company also announced a letter of intent for a CO2 offtake agreement with a carbon-negative fuel production facility recently.
"We're excited to expand our existing carbon capture project plans," said OLCV President Richard Jackson. "Development of carbon capture, utilization and storage technologies is core to Oxy Low Carbon Ventures' mission to advance a low carbon economy, and these new projects will open a pathway to producing fully carbon-neutral or even net-negative fuels."
The global project pipeline also includes important technology developments including what could become the first large-scale direct air capture (DAC) project, as well as what could become the first large-scale CCS application on a natural gas power plant with the UK-based Clean Gas Project. In the Middle East, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is adding a second CCS plant to its portfolio. The company is also operating the first CCS project on a steel plant. CCS, which is seen as vital to achieving climate goals, enjoys broad and diverse support.
"It's exciting to see the growing project pipeline for CCS projects both in the US and around the globe. Our hope is that these new projects will demonstrate the importance of investment in CCS and its vital role in creating jobs and sustaining communities", said Cecile Conroy, Director Government Affairs Department, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers.
This new wave of CCS projects update comes ahead of the release of the Global Status of CCS 2019 Report on December 9 at COP25. The report is the Global CCS Institute's annual, flagship report and details progress, policies and projects on CCS globally.
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A paramedic has spent more than 40 YEARS photographing the changing face of the NHS - and published his pictures in a new book.
Amateur photographer Chris Porsz, 67, spent many of his day's off over the last four decades accompanying colleagues to capture the patient's journey from the 999 call to the hospital. He has taken hundreds of pictures of doctors, nurses, patients and wards at three hospitals in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire and now produced a book, 'Just Be Kind', with part proceeds going to Breast Cancer Research.
Chris took dozens of photos over the years, whilst working as a porter and later a paramedic, and his pictures offer a unique behind-the-scenes view of the NHS from the 1980s, with nurses neatly dressed in blue gingham and frilly hats, to the present with masked doctors dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. His collection of more than 350 candid photos show how the NHS has gone through incredible changes, with advances in medicine and technology, but that the camaraderie has remained the same, with staff comforting patients and each other as they tackle everyday emergencies.
"Head staff at the hospital knew I enjoyed photography so invited me to document what goes on behind the scenes over the years," said Chris, who initially worked as a porter and later as a paramedic at Peterborough District Hospital in Cambridgeshire. "There have been huge changes in the NHS during the decades and it's fascinating to look back at the pictures now and see how different it used to be."
Chris' pictures from the 1980s show off-duty nurses drinking alcohol and smoking in a social club and radiographers processing film x-rays, rather than digital images which we have today. Other early photos show smiling hospital cleaners hard at work, neatly-dressed nurses and medics cuddling patients. Staff are seen protesting against low pay in 1982 and ambulance staff are pictured during the pay dispute of 1989. In later pictures nurses are seen wearing tunics and trousers, staff are seen operating with the latest equipment and crowds gather outside the hospital to clap for the NHS during the coronavirus lockdown.
Chris, who became a porter in 1974 and a paramedic in 1988 said that some of the biggest changes have been in the A&E department, where victims of car crashes were very common in the 1980s.
He said: "In the past, before seat belt laws were introduced, and helmets for motorcyclists, the trauma was horrendous. I remember going along a line of six victims on trolleys with a bucket and sponge to wipe the blood away so that the nurses and doctors could see the wounds. They would then spend hours picking out the glass and suturing. A&E staff would consist of a doctor, sister, staff nurse, auxiliary nurse, cleaner and radiographer, who was on call if needed. The doctor would go to bed when it got quieter and a consultant called in from home if needed. Staff are non-stop and more stressed now trying to keep up with the demand. It's rare to see such carnage now, but the A&E department is busier than ever as fortunately people are living longer with better treatments but with complex needs and conditions or increasingly elderly population."
Chris said new technology had also changed the way the hospital operated, with CT and MRI scans now available, as well as digital x-rays. "In the past one radiographer would deal with half a dozen road traffic victims and have to process the film, before they could see the injuries. Now it is digital and x-ray results are instant," he added. "All these things make a huge difference."
Peterborough District Hospital was built in continuous phases between 1960 and 1968 and was closed in 2010, then re-built on a different site as Peterborough City Hospital. Photos in the book show the original hospital being demolished and later rebuilt.
"We all have very fond memories of the old hospital. It was a bit like a village and a lot smaller so you quickly got to know everyone and we all had a lot of time for each other," said Chris. "Now the hospital is quite anonymous, with big long corridors and everyone keeps to their own wards and offices, so it's a very different atmosphere. It's quite relentless for doctors and nurses now, with many working 12-hour shifts, but in the past there was more time to socialise."
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Rep. Debbie Dingell Responds to Trump Suggesting Her Late Husband is in Hell
Rep. Dingell at an impeachment rally in September.
Photo: Paul Morigi/Getty Images for MoveOn Politica
As Donald Trump told a crowd in Battle Creek that the deceased Michigan Representative John Dingell might be in hell, his widow Debbie Dingell, who occupies his former seat, was back in Washington on the House floor as Democrats voted to impeach him.
"Debbie Dingell, that's a real beauty," Trump said, "So, she calls me up, like, eight months ago — her husband was here a long time." It was actually Trump who called Dingell after her husband's death in February.
In a series of unfinished sentences and odd impersonations, Trump went on to claim that Debbie had asked for special treatment to honor John, requesting that flags be lowered and that he lie in state in the Capitol rotunda, which never happened.
"But I didn't give him the B treatment," Trump said. "I didn't give him the C or the D — I could've. I gave the A-plus treatment." As if to impersonate Debbie, he said, "Take down the flags." Then, in a voice that suggested someone else asked him the question, he said, "Why you taking them down?" He answered the question in his own voice, "For ex-Congressman Dingell." Then he assumed the other character, "Oh, OK." Then he was Debbie again, "Do this, do that, do that. Rotunda."
"Everything," he said, "I gave him everything. That's OK. I don't want anything for it. I don't need anything for anything. She calls me up, 'It's the nicest thing that's ever happened, thank you so much, John would be so thrilled, he's looking down, he'd be so thrilled. Thank you so much, sir.' I said that's OK, don't worry about it. Maybe he's looking up, I don't know. I don't know. Maybe. Maybe."
Some people in the crowd groaned, but at first, Debbie Dingell had no reaction at all.
"What did he say?" she asked me, in disbelief. She'd just left the House floor with a group of her colleagues, including Fred Upton, a Republican member from Michigan, when I reached out to ask her if she wanted to comment. I told her what the president said, apologizing for even repeating the words.
She paused. She said she wasn't sure what to say. She said she had to think about it.
Forty-five minutes later, she issued her statement: "Mr. President, let's set politics aside. My husband earned all his accolades after a lifetime of service. I'm preparing for the first holiday season without the man I love. You brought me down in a way you can never imagine and your hurtful words just made my healing much harder."
To me, she said: "I've been one of the most measured members there is, so he may be mad because — I don't know why he's mad. I can't explain why he's fixated on me."
I couldn't stop picturing a moment from earlier this year, when I saw the congresswoman at a campaign stop for Joe Biden in Detroit. Biden, who was widowed at age 30 and who has also lost two children, was a close friend of John's, and I looked on as he embraced her and whispered in her ear. I couldn't hear what he told her, but she nodded solemnly. "I love you," he said, as he walked away. She said she loved him, too.
She turned around and took questions from a few of the reporters who saw the exchange. She apologized as her eyes welled with tears. "I'm sorry," she said. "I really miss my husband today." I noticed she was wearing a collection of his rings on a chain around her neck.
"I think it's what makes me a better member," she told me later. "You know what I do? I miss John everyday, and I have really hard days, and you keep yourself so busy that you can't feel. You just keep going so you don't have time to think or feel, and you take that energy of missing somebody as much as I miss my husband, and you take that and put it into a passion of helping other people. I'm raw. I'm sad. But I'm not gonna sit home and feel sorry for myself. I'm gonna go out and do what he would want me to do, and that is to be there for other people."


"People may be struggling to pay the premiums, but they could also face much higher costs when they access care," says Laurel Lucia, an Affordable Care Act expert at University of California at Berkeley's Center for Labor Research and Education.
Consider this: A 40-year-old who earns $30,000 a year and buys his plan from Covered California could spend 28% of his income on premiums and cost-sharing before he reaches his out-of-pocket maximum, she says.
Admittedly, that's a worst-case scenario and it's rare for people to hit their out-of-pocket maximums. But if they do, Lucia says, "most people at that income level would not be able to afford those costs."
65% of California residents who are newly insured since Jan. 1, 2014 say they're not confident they can afford major medical costs
Question: I pay a monthly premium but still have a huge deductible and out-of-pocket amounts. Should I just forego the insurance and pay the Obamacare tax penalty?
Answer: I wouldn't advise anyone to be uninsured. The financial stakes are too high.
But as Melody Lewis, 60, rightly notes, the financial stakes can be high even with insurance.
Lewis has a silver-level plan from Covered California, the state health insurance exchange. It has a $2,000 medical deductible and $6,250 out-of-pocket maximum.
A deductible is the amount you owe for covered health care services before your insurance starts to pay. An out-of-pocket maximum is the most you would pay during the term of your health policy — usually one year — before your insurance begins paying 100% of covered services.
The Hemet resident has degenerative disc disease in her neck and has shelled out more than $4,000 for treatment this year that isn't covered by her insurance and therefore isn't counted toward her deductible.
"It basically turns out to be catastrophic insurance," says Lewis, who retired to care for her husband and is on a fixed income.
A recent Kaiser Family Foundation survey of 4,555 Californians found that 65% of California residents who are newly insured since Jan. 1, 2014 say they're not confident they can afford major medical costs.
Once again, these are people with insurance.
This problem isn't unique to Covered California, but the agency says it is making some changes next year to reduce out-of-pocket costs, such as capping the amount consumers have to pay each month for specialty drugs.
It also will offer bronze plan holders lab work, some outpatient services and three office visits — including visits to specialists — that are not subject to the deductible, says spokesman James Scullary. For silver plan holders, medical imaging such as MRIs will no longer be subject to the deductible, he says.
Among Covered California's "metal tiers," bronze plans have the lowest monthly premiums but the highest out-of-pocket costs. Platinum plans have the highest monthly premiums, but lower out-of-pocket costs.
In that way, out-of-pocket affordability is often a "bronze" problem. The Urban Institute found that among insured adults, those with higher deductibles have more problems paying medical bills.
Philip Baron, 54, of Northridge purchased a bronze health savings account (HSA) plan through Covered California for his family of four.
Based on the plan summary, he thought the deductible was $4,500 per individual, up to a family total of $9,000. But when his wife was treated for a kidney stone last year, he was shocked to learn insurance wouldn't start paying for her until the entire $9,000 family deductible was met.
"It is so confusing," he says. "I don't know how any consumer can possibly understand that."
The Urban Institute found that among insured adults, those with higher deductibles have more problems paying medical bills.
Starting next year, Covered California says individuals in families with bronze HSA plans will only be responsible for meeting the individual amount for the deductible and out-of-pocket maximum, not the entire family amount, before their benefits kick in.
Lesson: Know your plan and don't judge on price alone.
If you're healthy and don't usually need much medical care, perhaps a low-premium, high-deductible bronze plan is right for you. But be prepared: You may need to shell out thousands of dollars if you're in an accident or get sick.
If you're already battling an illness or take several medications, consider spending more on your premium in exchange for lower out-of-pocket costs.
"In hindsight, maybe I should have selected one of those gold or platinum plans," Baron says. "We would have saved a lot more money."
For those of you struggling to pay your share of the medical bill, even if you're insured, check with your provider to see if you qualify for a discount. For instance, most hospitals have financial assistance policies based on income.
Some organizations also offer grants to people struggling with bills. One, called the HealthWell Foundation, helps people with certain diseases — including hepatitis C and melanoma — pay for some out-of-pocket expenses.
Since it started in 2004, it has awarded grants to about 200,000 people, including nearly 11,000 Californians.
There are strict eligibility guidelines, including income limits. Find out more at www.healthwellfoundation.org.
Finally, we'll know more about next year's affordability picture soon. Covered California plans to unveil its 2016 health plan premiums by early August.
Emily Bazar is a reporter with the California Health Care Foundation's Center for Health Reporting. Contact her: AskEmily@usc.edu. The CHCF Center for Health Reporting partners with news organizations to cover California health policy. Located at the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, it is funded by the nonpartisan California HealthCare Foundation.
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The first new writing by Hunter Thompson to be published since his death in 2005, The Hell's Angels Letters: Hunter S. Thompson, Margaret Harrell and the Making of an American Classic is an important revelation in the legacy of Thompson, with high-end full-color scans ofletters that survived precarious shipping and travel over decades, cloaked away from the public. "If Hell's Angels hadn't happened I never would have been able to write Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas or anything else . . . I felt like I got through a door just as it was closing," Hunter told Paris Review. When he secured a hardcover contract with Jim Silberman (Random House), the known part of the story breaks off. To whip up the final edits, Margaret A. Harrell, a young copy editor/assistant editor to Jim, was—in a break from the norm—given full rein to work with him by expensive long-distance phone and letter. This galvanizing action led to a fascinating tale. She uses the letters to resuscitate the cloaked, suspenseful withheld drama. The book peaks in their romantic get-together at his ranch twenty-one years after they last met, a moving tie maintained over the years.
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Finding the truth amidst the Gonzo madness of Hunter Thompson's life story is not easy. He was an incorrigible self-mythologiser and the books about him tend to incorporate many of his own fantastic – and totally untrue – stories as though they were fact. Harrell attempted to dispel at least one of these myths in Keep This Quiet and digs deeper in The Hell's Angels Letters, determined to set the record straight about how and where Thompson got the idea for a book on the Death of the American Dream and how his pet snake can to a violent end.
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The Hell's Angels Letters: Hunter S. Thompson, Margaret Harrell and the Making of an American Classic reveals an oft-overlooked side of Hunter S. Thompson – that of the serious writer and journalist dedicated to his craft and determined to reveal the truth to his audience, no matter the cost. The correspondence covers a pivotal moment in Thompson's career, on the cusp of making his literary impact as part of the New Journalism movement while simultaneously moving towards realizing his Gonzo persona and style. The letters here reveal the painstaking task of bringing Hunter's vision to fruition, and Margaret Harrell played an integral role in this journey.
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The short version: The Hell's Angels Letters is a must-have text for any Hunter S. Thompson fan. Lavishly documented and illustrated with the actual correspondence that led to the publication of his breakthrough literary effort, Hell's Angels, this coffee-table book literally shows how HST boot-strapped his way from a impoverished nobody journalist to growing legend. The author, Margaret Harrell, who was Thompson's editor on his inaugural book, and her collaborator, Thompson's friend and associate poet Ron Whitehead, have succeeded brilliantly to create a fabulous present for you, or anyone in your life who admires Thompson's numerous achievements. It is not inexpensive, but no matter, it's worth every penny. The Hell's Angels Letters: Hunter S Thompson, Margaret Harrell and the Making of an American Classic gets five stars out of five! Bravo! - Kyle K. Mann, Editor-in-Chief
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Michael Dirda, Washington Post
Among late 20th-century American writers, none can rival Norman Mailer and Hunter S. Thompson in sheer force of personality, both on the page and in person. Mailer, whether in his fiction, polemical essays or reportage, always aimed to be consequential, to be fiercely engaged with his times. Would that he were living now! For a hint of what we've lost, check out the latest book-length issue, Volume 13, of "The Mailer Review" at the home page of The Norman Mailer Society. Thompson's motto might well have been "Nothing in moderation." For "The 'Hell's Angels' Letters," Margaret Ann Harrell — in collaboration with Ron Whitehead — has assembled a dossier of all her correspondence with Thompson during the time she worked as the editor of the gonzo writer's "strange and terrible saga of the outlaw motorcycle gangs." Typed manuscript pages, scribbled notes, photographs, interviews and all sorts of period ephemera relating to "Hell's Angels" allow the reader a valuable, behind-the-scenes glimpse into the making of this classic of New Journalism.


Research Provides New Insights Into Decreases in Sexual Activity After Menopause
by Jennifer R. Berman, MD | Aug 2, 2019 | Menopausal Health, Sexual Health |
One of the most frequent topics in women's sexual health is the decline of sexual activity after menopause. Many women report that following this period, sex does not produce as satisfying a feeling as it used to be. Does the blame fall entirely on menopause?
According to new research, the hormonal changes resulting from menopause form part of the reason that women's sexual activity declines with age. It acknowledges the fact that many symptoms affect women after menopause, including vaginal dryness, low libido or sexual desire, pain during intercourse, and more. These factors are underlying influences on the frequency and pleasure of sex.
Based on conclusions from the new study, there are a variety of complex reasons women stop wanting, enjoying, or having sex. While women traditionally have been blamed when sex declines in a relationship, the research shows that, often, it's the health of a woman's partner that influences the sexual activeness and satisfaction she experiences. (Most studies have focused entirely on heterosexual women, so less is known about same-sex couples after menopause.)
The latest study was published in the Menopause journal, and is based on the responses of over 24,00 women as part of an ovarian cancer screening study in Britain. The survey reported that 78 percent of women who responded reported that they had an intimate partner, but less than half reported having active sex lives. A primary reason cited was the loss of a partner to death or divorce, which accounted for 37 percent of the responses. An additional percentage of women reported that other responsibilities and situations in life made it difficult to make time for sex. Eight to nine percent reported that their partner or they themselves were too tired for sex. Partners with health issues were cited as an additional reason. About 23 percent of women reported that their partner's physical problems accounted for a decline in sex.
Additional notes about the study can be featured in this New York Times news article: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/30/well/live/menopause-sex-decline-partner-husband-wife.html


Spain Is Going To Great Lengths To Block Catalonia's Independence Vote
Thousands of police have been sent to the region to shut down voting.
Article by Lindsey Pulse
Catalonia is scheduled to hold a long-awaited referendum vote Sunday, but Spain is putting a lot of effort toward making sure that doesn't happen.
Spain's constitutional court suspended the referendum in early September. Officials have declared it illegal and vowed to "stop at nothing" to prevent it. Thousands of police have also been sent to the area to shut down voting.
A Region In Spain Took A Step Toward Secession
Catalonia's Parliament passed a measure to let its citizens vote on whether to seek independence.
Catalonia is an autonomous region within Spain; it has its own government and its own language. Its separation from Spain has been an issue for decades.
Activists in Catalonia are reportedly posting up at schools to keep them open so people can cast their ballots.
Those ballots will ask: "Do you want Catalonia to become an independent state in the form of a republic?"
Catalonia held a symbolic independence vote back in 2014. Four in five voters supported sovereignty. But opinion polls taken earlier this year show 41 percent of Catalans support independence, while 49 percent oppose.
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Labor unions aimed to mobilize more than 1 million protesters to kill a bill that would raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.
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UK leader fires party chairman over tax bill allegations
He had faced days of pressure to sack Nadhim Zahawi amid allegations he settled a multimillion-dollar unpaid tax bill while in charge of the Treasury.
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Oxford named as least affordable city to buy a house in the UK - PropertyWire
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Oxford named as least affordable city to buy a house in the UK
Londonderry and Stirling are the UK's most affordable cities in terms of house prices with Oxford being the least, according to new research.
Overall, house prices in cities have outpaced earnings growth by 11%, causing home affordability to reach on average, its lowest level since 2007, when the ratio of house prices to earnings stood at 7.5.
The average house price within UK cities has risen from £180,548 in 2013 to its highest ever level of £248,233 in 2018, the research from Lloyds Bank also shows. In comparison, average city annual earnings over the same period have risen by just 11% to £34,366.
Oxford has an average house price of £460,184, some 12.6 times average annual earnings in the city of £36,430, making it the UK's least affordable city.
There are seven cities with average house prices above 10 times the average annual earnings. These are Chichester at 11.5, Winchester 11.3, Truro 11.1, and Greater London, Bath and Cambridge, all at 10.3.
However, the London average figure disguises considerable variations across the capital with central boroughs significantly less affordable than the Greater London average.
Stirling in Scotland and Londonderry and Northern Ireland are the most affordable cities, with an average house price to earnings ratio of 4.4. Stirling is in the top spot for the sixth consecutive year.
These are followed by Newry in Northern Ireland at 4.5, Bradford at 4.6, Lancaster at 4.7, Belfast and Aberdeen, both at five, Perth, Hereford and Sunderland all at 5.1 and Swansea at 5.5.
House price growth has been the highest in Winchester over the past decade, up 93% from £281,224 in 2008 to £541,891 in 2018, compared to the UK cities average of 35%. Chichester is second with a rise of 76% followed by Greater London up 69%, Cambridge up 66%, St Albans up 64% and Oxford up 59%.
Over the past five years, Chichester has recorded the highest house price growth with a rise of 62% from £277,654 in 2013 to £450,023 in 2018. Cambridge has the second highest increase in average house price at 61%, followed by Newcastle upon Tyne up 56%, Ely up 54% and Lichfield up 52%.
'Buying a home in UK cities remains challenging, as average house prices are outpacing wage growth. However the market has seen the number of first time buyers at a high and home owners are still attracted to cities across the UK, in spite of rising costs,' said Andrew Mason, mortgage products director at Lloyds Bank.
'Over the past five years, more than half of northern cities have made the UK top 10 in house price growth, whereas over a longer period, southern cities dominate,' he added.


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WCS (2015) A facilitator's guide for ecosystem-based management planning in Fiji. Wildlife Conservation Society.Suva, Fiji. Download [English Version] [Fijian Version]
Jupiter SD, Jenkins AP, Lee Long WJ, Maxwell SL, Watson JEM, Hodge KB, Govan H, Carruthers TJB (2013) Pacific Integrated Island Management – Principles, Case Studies and Lessons Learned. Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and United Nations Environment Programme, Apia and Nairobi, 72 pp [download]
Ecotales from Kubulau:
A Guide to the Cultural & Natural Heritage of the Vatu-i-Ra Seascape
by Natalie Askew, Margaret Fox and Stacy Jupiter
Ecotales from Kubulau is a joint publication by WCS Fiji and the Coral Reef Alliance to showcase the remarkable plants and animals that are both astounding in their beauty and culturally important to the people who live in the Vatu-i-Ra Seascape. It is our hope that the guide will raise awareness about the importance of the plants and animals to local livelihoods, cultures, and ecosystem functions. The stories in these pages come directly from the elders of Kubulau, who have described their associations with species for medicine, decorative arts, building materials, food, and totem spirits. By collecting these stories, the traditional knowledge that is rapidly fading away with modernization can now be preserved for the youth of Kubulau and the Vatu-i-Ra Seascape. Proceeds from the sale of the guide will directly support ecosystem management and community development in Kubulau. This guide is available to purchase through
the University of the South Pacific Book Centre or online at: tinyurl.com/ecotalesatUSP
The Adventures of Joji Goby
by Tui Ledua
With funding through the Disney Friends for Change Initiative, WCS Fiji produced a comic book that chronicles the adventures of Joji Goby as he searches for his family. When he misses the mass migration upstream, he teams up with Crab and Snail to conquer the many challenges along their path due to human modification of the river system. The comic book is designed to teach children and adults alike about the threats to Fiji's waterways and how they can better look after their rivers. The comic book was launched at 5 schools in Kubulau and Wainunu districts in March 2012. Watch the video from the launch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnM5Jh6CwWs. Contact infofiji@wcs.org for information about obtaining copies in English or Fijian.
Principles and Practice of Ecosystem-Based Management:
A Guide for Conservation Practitioners in the Tropical Western Pacific
by Pepe Clarke and Stacy Jupiter
The EBM Guide provides an introduction to the key principles of ecosystem-based management tailored for the distinctive features of the tropical Western Pacific, including the island states of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia, as well as Indonesia, the Philippines and East Timor. The Guide presents case studies and lessons learned from sites in Fiji (Kubulau, Macuata, Kadavu), Palau (Babeldaob Island) and Indonesia (Bird's Head Seascape), which all received funding under the David and Lucile Packard's EBM Initiative. Pdf versions of the guide can be downloaded here in both English and Fijian:[English] [Fijian]
Catchment Management and Coral Reef Conservation:
A Practical Guide for Coastal Resource Managers to Reduce Damage from Catchment Areas Based on Best Practice Case Studies
edited by Clive Wilkinson and Jon Brodie
Kubulau Case Study by Stacy Jupiter
The Catchment Management and Coral Reef Conservation Handbook published by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network and the Reef and Rainforest Research Centre provides recommendations to reduce, and where possible, remove the damaging impacts that are delivered by rivers and streams to the coast that can impact coral reefs. These recommendations were developed based on 33 case studies from around the world, including a case study contributed by WCS Fiji on "Implementing Ecosystem-Based Management at the District and Seascape Level in Fiji". A pdf version of the guide can be downloaded from Reefbase here:[pdf]
Good Coastal Management Practices in the Pacific:
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Browsing for Dollars
The cold, hard facts
Published: Jan. 13, 2008 at 4:10 p.m. ET
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New Web tools show consumers how money burns through their pockets
CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- It's hard to ignore how much you're spending each month at restaurants or on clothes or tech gadgets when the total dollar amount is glaring at you from your computer monitor. And a new crop of online personal-finance tools hopes to give consumers exactly that kind of tough love.
A growing number of Web sites are helping people keep track of where their money is going, pooling information from consumers' various credit card and bank accounts, and categorizing their expenses.
In all, there are about two dozen of these Web-based tools helping consumers track their cash flow, said Jim Bruene, editor of the Online Banking Report, an industry newsletter. Recent additions are Mint.com and Geezeo.com, which launched last year.
The newest offering is Quicken Online, out last week, which allows users to log on from any computer or iPhone to see their current financial picture, and sends text or email alerts when a payment is due.
The ability to aggregate personal financial information has been around for years, but was put on hold until the masses got comfortable with banking online, said Shawn Ward, co-founder of Geezeo. Another big shift: More people are using debit cards than before, and there's a huge incentive to watch these accounts more closely.
"People are making 50, 60 transactions on their debit cards" each cycle, Ward said, and consumers who make multiple debit-card purchases without realizing their account is tapped dry can face multiple overdraft fees.
For those who don't keep close financial records, seeing a spending breakdown on one of these tools can be a big shock, said Diane Pearson, an adviser with Legend Financial Advisors, in Pittsburgh.
But don't let it paralyze you, she said. It's like an eating diary when you start a diet. "Sometimes when you start to write things down, as far as what you're eating, you pay a lot of attention to where your calories are coming from," she said.
Before choosing the online tool that will help you realize the error of your spending ways, take a look around at what some of the sites have to offer and how they might fit your needs. The display of information varies from site to site, and many also offer tips aimed at helping people make over their finances.
Quicken Online may be a good option for TurboTax fans - you'll be able to import data for the 2008 tax year. The service costs $2.99 per month, but those who want to test drive it before buying can take a 30-day trial.
Those interested in services that have been around for awhile might look at Mvelopes.com, which launched its online version in 2004. The system is based on the "envelope method" of budgeting, which allocates funds by expense category. Payment options range from $189.60 for a two-year subscription to $39.60 for a quarterly subscription.
Is community important? In addition to aggregating account information, Wesabe.com and Geezeo let members anonymously network online to ask questions and offer each other advice while working toward financial goals. Both sites are free right now.
Mint is designed for people "who want to get in and get out," said Aaron Patzer, chief executive. The average user spends five minutes at the free site to check accounts. Users get recommendations for credit cards and banks based on their needs; some of the suggestions are from Mint sponsors.
Or, you might find the answer at your own bank. Bank of America, for instance, offers a money-management feature to its customers, Bruene said.
The tools mentioned take various security measures to protect the sensitive information with which they're entrusted. But before joining a service, read security and privacy policies.
Below are several other safety tips:
Protect yourself. Make sure your computer is being updated with the most recent versions of anti-virus and anti-spyware programs, said Avivah Litan, an analyst with Stamford, Conn.-based Gartner, an information technology research company. It's also wise to stay away from peer-to-peer file sharing programs on computers where you access financial information, she said.
Check in often. Log on regularly to make sure your information isn't being abused or used in a way you didn't expect, said Mustaque Ahamad, director of the Georgia Tech Information Security Center. Also, before signing up, make sure it's clear how to cancel the service if desired.
Double-check details. Don't rely on the information collected from banking and credit card accounts to be 100% accurate. Look for and report errors, and keep a paper trail of statements for your records.
Listen to your gut. If there is any doubt in your mind about using a third party to bring all accounts together online, there's no shame in budgeting offline. "Don't do it if it's going to cause you anxiety," said Jason Knight, chief executive of Wesabe. Instead, find a system that works for you, he said.
Here are the sites, in no particular order:
www.quickenonline.com
www.mvelopes.com
www.geezeo.com
www.wesabe.com
www.mint.com
Reebok chief's shares go out on top
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- One certainty of the Reebok-Adidas deal is that the shares held by Reebok founder Paul B. Fireman and his wife, Phyllis, will be worth more than at any point in the 26 years he's been at the helm of the athletic-shoe icon.
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