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When it concerns purchasing a Medicare Supplement insurance, lots of agents and Medicare recipients see the Medicare Supplement Plan F as the "Cadillac of Medicare Supplement plans."
Now prior to we take a look at the Medicare Supplement let's make sure that you understand some fundamental info about the insurance coverage product. A Medicare Supplement is a health insurance plan that assists fill in the spaces where Medicare doesn't cover, which is why it is also called Medigap Insurance.
The 3 greatest factors to look at are their financial circumstance, health history, and their individual opinions on health care.".
We initially make certain our customer is able to afford a Medicare Supplement. Plan F expenses generally begin at $95 and goes up from there for a standard Plan F. The regular monthly premium for a Supplement Plans will differ by the location you reside in, the insurance company you choose, your age, whether or not you smoke, and in some cases by financing standards. You need to likewise plan on choosing a Medicare Prescription Drug plan (avg. cost around $40-70/ month and continue to pay your Medicare Part B premium). The expense of the strategy will increase with time. If you have the ability to afford a Supplement plan you ought to purchase one now, ideally when you initially are qualified for Medicare and you not have other reputable health protection. When you are first eligible for a Medicare S you are not needed to go through underwriting, the cost is lower, and your acceptance is guaranteed. The longer you wait the more you risk the chance of not being able to qualify or afford a plan for one. Higher in price than a Medicare Advantage plan, the health insurance coverage provided by the Medicare Supplement is superior if you get Medicare Supplement Plan F.
Well, if you select a Medicare Advantage strategy and you have poor health (and let's face it we never understand what our health will be in the future) your frequent journeys to seek Medicare services are going to add up with all the co-pays you need to pay. Given there is usually click here an optimum out of pocket cost with a Medicare Advantage strategy which is generally around $4000-$ 6,000 per year.
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When you look at your flexibility to choose, once Again a Medicare Supplement comes out on top. Is it essential to you to have the ability to go to any healthcare facility or physician you desire for any treatment, or would it be acceptable to you to pay significantly less on your healthcare and have a large network to pick your healthcare facility and doctor from?".
A Medicare Supplement, for the most part, offers you the flexibility to utilize any healthcare facility or doctor you want which is attractive to lots of recipients. The majority of Medicare Advantage plans need you to receive services from an in-network provider and might require a recommendation from your Primary Care Doctor before you might see an in-network specialist.
A Medicare Supplement is the "Cadillac" of Medicare health insurance because of its outstanding health protection (bases on Medicare Supplement Plan F ), foreseeable costs, and the flexibility to choose practically any doctor, expert, and hospital that you require or want.
A Medicare Supplement is a health insurance strategy that helps fill in the spaces where Medicare does not cover, which is why it is also called Medigap Insurance coverage.
You must likewise plan on selecting a Medicare Prescription Drug strategy (avg. If you are able to pay for a Supplement strategy you should purchase one now, ideally when you first are qualified for Medicare and you no longer have any other reputable health coverage. Higher in rate than a Medicare Benefit plan, the health insurance protection supplied by the Medicare Supplement is exceptional if you get Medicare Supplement Strategy F.
Well, if you choose a Medicare Advantage strategy and you have poor health (and let's face it we never understand what our health will be in the future) your frequent journeys to seek Medicare services are going to add up with all the co-pays you need to pay.


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Confit de canard is duck cooked, preserved and resurrected in its own fat. It's an archaic dish, stretching-back prehistorically (8-10Kyr) to France and Spain. Originally, it was used to keep meat during the barren, winter months.
Sprinkle salt on the pieces of the duck, adequately coating both sides. Press the salt, firmly into the flesh and skin. Place the duck into a non-reactive container. Allow it to dry-marinate for 24 hours, under refrigeration.
Find a saucepan that will hold the duck, submerged in its own melted fat. Render the reserved fat/skin in this saucepan over very low heat. If necessary, add enough oil to barely cover the intended duck. After rendering, strain the spent skin from this grease. Brush as much salt from the duck as possible. Rinse the pieces under cold water. Completely submerge the duck in the rendered fat. Poach for 2 1/2 hours over a very low flame.
After the duck is poached to tenderness, allow it to cool to room temperature. Cover and place the saucepan into the refrigerator for 12 hours.
Carefully lift the pieces of duck and congealed fat from the saucepan. The fat coaleses on the surface and the water and juice sink to the bottom. Discard the juice/water layer. Locate the smallest possible container which can hold the duck, enveloped in its own fat. Minimizing air contact is crucial to the preservation of cooked duck. Place the duck pieces into the container, then pour, smear and mold the fat on and around the duck. Verify that the surface of the duck is entirely coated in fat. If not, pour a sufficient quantity of oil over the exposed surfaces to submerge them. Cover the container, tightly, with aluminium foil and a lid. Allow the duck to mature for 3 weeks in the refrigerator.
After 3 weeks (the duck can be preserved for 6 months), dislodge a piece of the duck from the fat. Slice it into thin strips. Slice an all-purpose potato thinly. Heat up a skillet, add some of the preserved duck fat. Sear the duck, skin side down in the fat. Fry the potato chips along with the duck. When the duck heated-through, remove the duck. Do not over-cook the duck. Season the potatoes with salt, pepper and fresh thyme. Fry the potatoes until crisp.

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I had this car built for RS275 per the NDRRA rules, I have $30,000 plus dollars in this car and have all the receipts that are verifiable. '86 GT hatch car that is very straight and rust free.
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Pot hole 31 x 16 inches
Reported in the Pothole category by Rosemary Cragg at 08:01, Sunday 1 March 2020
Sent to Warwickshire County Council 3 minutes later
Outside 4 and Three Horse Shoes car park ente nce. It is 2 inches deep.
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This event includes a guided tour in the monumental city of Cáceres. The visit will end at the Mastropiero Terrace where we will enjoy a reception.
With one of the world’s most intact mediaeval and renaissance city centres, the Council of Europe declared the old town of Cáceres Europe's third historical city in 1968 (after Prague and Tallin) and the UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1986. The historical monuments inside the city walls have borne witness to the different cultures that have lived there
After the guided tour, attendants are invited to a welcome reception at Mastropiero. This terrace has been qualified as one of the most interesting terraces in Spain to have some "tapas" (https://elpais.com/elpais/2017/06/27/fotorrelato/1498562386_555574.html). We will have the opportunity to enjoy a selection of them.
The gastronomy in Extremadura is one of the greatest attractions. In Cáceres, gastronomy rises to a level of "religion". Cáceres’ rich and varied gastronomy, led the city to achieve in 2015 the title of Spanish Capital of Gastronomy organized by the Spanish Federation of Hospitality and the Spanish Federation of Journalists and Writers of Tourism.
For those attending the conference until the end, the organization will charter a bus to Madrid. The bus will leave just after lunch. The arrival time is sheduled at 20:00 with a stop at the airport terminals. The trip will include a one-hour tourist stop at Yuste Monastery. Yuste was the last residence of Carlos I – Karl V and the place where the emperor died (https://goo.gl/3Sd7C4)

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Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif spotted together at a movie screening; See VIDEO
Rumoured couple Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif never miss making headlines. They are creating a lot of buzz amid their dating rumours. But the actors have always remained tight-lipped about the same. However, fans can’t stop guessing. They had made headlines after their pictures of New Year went viral. Today, the couple was spotted again at a film screening.
Katrina Kaif was seen wearing a denim shirt and black jeans. The actress completed the look by keeping the makeup to minimalistic and left her hair open. She was also seen accompanied by her sister who opted for a black printed floral dress. And Vicky was seen wearing a light brown colour hooded top with denim jeans. Both came out separately and tried to avoid shutterbugs. The Masaan actor was also seen wearing a mask. He did not wave at shutterbugs.
While the Fitoor actress came out and posed for the camera. She was all smiling but did not remove the mask. On the work front, the actress is trending since the morning after Farhan Akhtar announced his next film on a road trip which will star her, Alia Bhatt, and Priyanka Chopra.
Take a look at the pictures & video here:
On the work front, Vicky has films lined up in his kitty. He will be next seen in Sardar Udham Singh, The Immortal Ashwatthama. He had wrapped up the shoot of Sardar Udham Singh last year before India went into lockdown. The actor will be seen playing the titular role in the movie.

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Following Spotify’s global pride campaign, Unlike Any Other, Spotify Singles have enlisted rising LGBTQ+ artists Rina Sawayama, Orville Peck and Joesef to cover their favourite musical heroines and heroes.
Recorded at their own homes, Rina takes on Lady Gaga’s ‘Dance In The Dark’, while Orville covers Bronski Beat’s 80s hit ‘Smalltown Boy’, and Joesef shares his reworking of ‘Thinking Of You’ by Sister Sledge.
Have a listen to the three covers below.
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It’s the latest preview of new album ‘Hold The Girl’.
Hopefully we’ll be getting a new taste of ‘Hold The Girl’…
The track is the first taste of her sophomore album ‘Hold The Girl’.
The Elton-curated bill also features Berwyn, Thomas Headon and Let’s Eat Grandma.


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Junior post-doctoral position to develop a host-directed therapy against respiratory viral infections (starting early 2022)
In the frame of a French national research agency (ANR) funding (30 months), a junior postdoctoral position (F/M/D) is available to characterize new antiviral immune mechanisms and develop molecules against SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses-induced respiratory infections.
Context: Respiratory viral infections remain one of the top global causes of death and the emergence of new virus strains (influenza A virus (IAV), SARS-CoV-2,…) continues to be a major concern. Efficient drugs against coronaviruses are very limited and the efficacy of drugs targeting IAV is largely disputed. Hence, the development of innovative antiviral drugs is required to better treat IAV- as well as SARS-CoV-2 respiratory infections.
The junior postdoc fellow will contribute to a research program that will help to ultimately develop an innovative host-directed antiviral therapy that will be administered via the pulmonary route. Our original approach is based on our recent evidence that endogenous metabolites are pivotal effectors of the host antiviral immune response (EMBO J., in revision).
Requirements: Highly motivated candidates (F/M) with a proven track record of scientific accomplishments are encouraged to apply. Applicants should hold a PhD or MD/PhD degree in Immunology or Virology. Expertise in cell culture and mouse vivo models is necessary. Previous hands-on experience on virology and immunological techniques such as virus quantification by plaque forming assay, confocal imaging, flow cytometry, ELISA is expected. Experience in medicinal chemistry will be a plus. Good communication skills are essential in English or in French.
The successful candidates will join an interdisciplinary and collaborative team working with three other partners (from CNRS-Université Paris-Saclay and Anses-Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort) The postdoctoral fellow will be involved in regular scientific interactions/meetings with these collaborating labs.
Applications will be considered until the position is filled but start dates between Jan 2, 2022-April 30, 2022 are expected. The position is available for a period of 30 months.
Please send your application (including a letter of motivation, curriculum vitae, names + contact information of two referees) as a single PDF file to Dr. M. Si-Tahar ([email protected]).
Location: INSERM unit 1100, Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, team1: “respiratory infection & immunity”, Faculty of medicine, Tours, France.The host lab benefits from state-of-the-art technological facilities for cell culture, flow cytometry, cell and molecular biology, microscopy and animal studies. The host lab is a dynamic research team including researchers, clinicians, technicians and students.

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By Kampala sun writer
Masaka city businessman Emmanuel Lwasa Kaweesi was arrested and detained a few days ago after being nabbed in a fake gold deal.
The news of his arrest sent shockwaves to his admirers and detractors. If there is anyone who popped champagne to the news, it was his ex- Diana Nabatanzi.
At the height of their fall out, the two exchanged bitterly with Lwasa claiming the TV personality was infertile after failing to give him children.
”I wasn’t benefiting from the relationship. You can’t date someone for 5 years and you don’t know their parents. I asked her for a child but she had other plans”-He argued.
With the tables turned, it was Nabatanzi’s turn to celebrate. She posted a picture on her Instagram account sipping Baileys and posted: ” Tuli out sideeeeeeee!!!!! Tuli wabweruuuuu grab your new bailey’s delight bottle. Very affordable & start the weeekend. #dontdrink&drive…. “- she posted.
For many, the timing was uncanny. However, when she was prodded by curious fans, she replied with the laughing emojis
Emmanuel Lwasa found himself behind bars following a claim by a one Jeff who accused him of selling to him fake gold worth USD60,000.
The deal sealed in December left Jeff with a sour taste in the mouth, forcing him to hunt for Lwasa for a couple of days utill he was found.
“We did a transaction with Lwasa on the 2nd of December 2021 worth 60,000 dollars. He was supposed to deliver gold to us but instead delivered fake products. When we realized it, we contacted him and he promised to deliver the genuine product. However, since then, he has been hiding and dodging our calls.
He is currently being held behind police bars where he is expected to come from next week and appear before the court.

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The fatal China Eastern Airlines plane crash is no immediate cause for concern for Australian travellers, aviation experts say.
The Boeing 737-89P, which crashed in the mountains of China on Monday with no signs of survivors, belongs to one of the most widely used aircraft families in the world.
Qantas and Virgin Australia each operate 75 planes from the Boeing 737-800 line, while regional airline Rex also has six, according to the PlaneSpotters.net database.
“I don’t believe they will do anything at all because I don’t believe it’s a 737 problem,” aviation commentator Geoffrey Thomas told The New Daily.
“Qantas and Virgin Australia have been operating the 737-800 model in this country for over 20 years and they’ve never had a problem with it.”
The Boeing 737 family is one of the most widely used planes in the world.
“There’s over 7000 of them flying around the world, and it’s the workhorse of the world’s airlines,” Mr Thomas said.
Qantas and Virgin Australia told TND their fleets will continue to operate as normal.
The airlines remains in constant contact with Boeing, the manufacturer, should any concerns arise in future.
So far China Eastern Airlines, the airline involved, is the only major carrier to ground its fleet of Boeing 737-800s.
“Our thoughts are with the passengers and crew of China Eastern Airlines Flight MU 5735,” a Boeing spokesperson said.
“We are working with our airline customer and are ready to support them.
“Boeing is in contact with the US National Transportation Safety Board and our technical experts are prepared to assist with the investigation led by the Civil Aviation Administration of China.”
The Civil Aviation Administration of China’s investigation remains ongoing and a taskforce is currently inspecting the scene of the crash.
Boeing takes a hit
Boeing’s share price tumbled 5.6 per cent in early trading following the news.
The 737-800 is a predecessor to the 737 MAX, which was grounded worldwide from March 2019 to December 2020 – and for an extra 12 months in China – after two fatal accidents were partially attributed to a design flaw.
However, the 737-800 does not share this same design flaw as the newer plane.
Mr Thomas believes that the cause of the crash likely wasn’t a design flaw at all.
He speculated the crash could have been caused by any number of reasons such as pilot error, foul play or freak weather.
“Our airlines are meticulous in keeping their fleets completely compliant with any directions from Airbus or Boeing about whatever model it happens to be,” he said.
“Some airlines around the world are not, and they have accidents related to the aeroplane itself or maintenance.”
Because of these rigorous maintenance standards, Australian airlines are continuing to fly as normal.
“This aeroplane is the backbone of Australia’s domestic aviation fleet,” Mr Thomas added.
“It’s given our airlines 20 years of impeccable service and it is the most reliable aeroplane in Australia’s skies.”


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I am no expert on film, beyond my own personal appreciation of the art. I have no formal education on film or film theory, just my own exploration of the topic and evolution of thought on all that is put in front of me. This means that I am of the kind of film-watcher and reviewer who generally appreciates the actual over the abstract, the real over the surreal, the story over the symbolism. I like characters, I like plot and I like the intertwining between the two. I have gradually come to have a greater understanding and adoration of visual direction over the past few years, but this inherently vital part of the film-making process is still, for me, subordinate to the story being told and the characters that are being used to tell it.
Why do I begin this review with that paragraph? I feel like I must, in order to properly explain my soon to be presented thoughts on Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s The Assassin, which I missed during its limited run in Irish theatres but has recently become available via streaming options. Hou was one of this myriad of directors that I was aware of in terms of his fame, but largely ignorant of in terms of his back catalogue, and so The Assassin was my introduction to a man who has been routinely described as one of the great directors of our time. Was it a film that would put me in the same category of those who adore Hou’s work, or would its effect on me be something remarkably different to the norm?
Based loosely on a core text of the wuxia genre, The Assassin tells the tale of Nie Yinniang (Shu Qi), a killer directed by her master, Jiaxin (Fang-Yi Sheu) to terminate corrupt government officials in 9th century China. When Yinniang shows mercy to a target, she is next assigned a more difficult task, to test her resolve and commitment: the Assassination of Tian Ji’an (Chang Chen), a military governor of a border province, Yinniang’s cousin and former betrothed.
I like wuxia, to the extent that I have been exposed to it. I like eastern filmmaking, for the most part and to the extent that I have been exposed to it. But I didn’t like The Assassin, and I have been thinking about my own understanding of film generally in an effort to determine why. The Assassin seemed to get heap loads of praise from all quarters of the critical community upon its release, winning accolades at Cannes and being talked about in the same breath as other universally loved movies.
But then I watched the film, and even twenty minutes in I knew that I considered it a dud, and struggled through the remainder. Is the fault with me, lacking the education to fully comprehend a work like this, aimed perhaps more at the formally trained than the well-intentioned amateur critic? Perhaps, but this review cannot be done in the guise of a film school graduate. I can instead only be me, and talk about my honest reactions to The Assassin, the same as I would for any film.
And The Assassin is, for me, a remarkably tedious experience, from a director that I had expected more from, considering the kudos he has routinely gotten during his career. It is a film with a story and characters so threadbare they seem almost childish to me in terms of their representation and course, and the overall effect of their confluence is just indescribably dull.
There’s so little story here. Huo cuts corners with the script, which is extremely minimal, and stretches out what material he has with scenes and sequences that are so elongated that they approach a parody of pretentious arthouse films. Everything goes on too long in The Assassin: every scene lingers on the set in question, the wordless characters in the frame, the scenery in the background. Huo obviously wanted to create lots of ambience, and to bring his setting to life, and if absolutely nothing else, The Assassin does this with its locations.
But while this effort has created a very visually pleasant film – albeit not quite as ground-breaking or jaw-dropping as others seem to want to make it out to be, though watching it on a small screen may have had an impact on my assessment – it has come at the cost of the other, more vital elements in the creation of an exquisite film experience. You don’t have to choose between beautiful cinematography and substantial story: it’s perfectly possible to have both.
The Assassin has one of those things, as far as I can see, and the rest is a poorly edited and cobbled together mess of a narrative, where the distance between camera and principals is frequently mimicked by an emotional distance between viewer and character. It’s just so unclear what Huo wants to say with The Assassin, and it’s frustrating to get to the end credits with no clear idea of what I had witnessed.
Huo seems like a director so obsessed with the minute details of mise-en-scene, with being the kind of auteur that dazzles Cannes, that the end product in this case is a film that seems more like a series of set and filming location photography dressed up as a movie. “Moving pictures” would be a good description, stationary art photography that just happens to have non-stationary people in it. And for those seeking martial arts set-pieces, there are bare moments of swordplay and wirework, that come with little to announce them and pass just as quickly, as unimpressive as any I have seen recently, full of repeating motifs and direction, that merely serve to muddle things still further.
The actual story being told – what little there is – is uninspiring. Everyone, from Yinniang to Tian is one-dimensional with little chance to breath, change or evolve as things progress, their characterisation wrapped up in symbolic monologues and the bare eking out of plot progression. The cast can’t do all that much on their own terms to change that, with most caught in an unending portrayal of grim-faced and morbidly serious people, where displays of emotion are a rare sight, that pass as quickly as up-tempo moments. Awkward scenes come and go, where the director appears to be more concerned with the appropriately artistic movement of his characters than in what they are actually saying, as if Tian knocking something off his table in anger makes up for the fact that, after over 90 minutes, I could barely say I really understood anything about him, or care whether he lived or died.
We’re obviously supposed to feel something for the conflicted Yinniang, caught between her past life as some kind of quasi-princess – I think – and then apprentice assassin, but things are all so confusing: similar characters that aren’t properly defined, plot points that come out of nowhere and then aren’t properly explained (Why was Tian so angry with that advisor? Why were people being buried alive?) and what we have lost in the morass of some truly dreadful pacing.
For a man who apparently spent seven years on The Assassin, the director just doesn’t seem interested in anything other than his cinematography. Maybe Huo just expects the audience to get it, or to not care at all about such basic concerns as plot, story, narrative, etc. Where some see genius, I see carelessness. Even the actual dialogue that does exist occurs in clipped, whispered tones, frequently overshadowed by the background noise of scenes or the mundane repeating drums that I’m sure signify something, though if it was for the purposes of creating tension it certainly didn’t work for me.
While researching around on this film, I found the following quote from another review, that I feel is quite apt for my own feelings: “I gather there is something to this film that I lack the patience to appreciate in its storytelling, but I cannot for the life of me meditate on the occurrences like the film seems like it wants me to.” That’s a very good summation of The Assassin’s problems. It is a film that made me feel bored, then inadequate in my understanding of film, and then irritated that such an apparent gem of a movie, if the critical community is to be trusted, must apparently be enjoyed with a doctorate or not at all.
I really wanted to like this film. I wanted it to be another transcending experience like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. But The Assassin has none of the wonder and grace that the dominant wuxia in western understanding has, and in making it Huo has none of the understanding of story and action, and the balance between the two, that Ang Lee had. Much to my own astonishment, it is a film closer to the execrable sequel, Sword Of Destiny: both films I entered into with high hopes, and both times I was left disappointed. If the price of my lack of formal film education is that I do not have the wherewithal to appreciate something like The Assassin, then it is something I am not too upset to pay. There are better films out there, wuxia or no, to capture both my interest and yours. Not recommended.
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In the late 20th century, Jean-Michel Basquiat turned the contemporary art world on its head.
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Everyone knows that dog is man’s best friend.
If you’re a fan of Vincent van Gogh, you’re likely familiar with a few of his remarkable life stories. In addition to the fact that the now-famous artist seldom sold a work of art, one tale that tends to live on with his legacy involves the fate of his ear, which he partially cut off during a particularly troubling time.
With their endless enthusiasm and infinite imaginations, kids are known for their creativity.
For centuries, the world has been captivated by the groundbreaking art of Michelangelo.
On October 18, 2019, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA, made history when it launched its 221st spacewalk. Carried out by Christina Koch and Jessica Meir, this stint in space marked a major milestone, as it is the first time that a spacewalk has featured only female astronauts. Koch and Meir embarked on this historic spacewalk early Friday morning.
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This afternoon, Thursday the 9th of February, at 3:00pm, I was to participate on a panel entitled The Lyric Narrative. If you see this post in time, and happen to be at the Associated Writer’s Program Conference in Washington D.C., you may jog over the Marquis Salon 7 & 8 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel and attend the presentation. I am myself unable to attend, having succumbed to the flu, so I have remained in New England under the blanketing fury of a blizzard. Here is the Introduction I would have presented, if I could be there:
A Brief Apology for Narrative
It’s a simple truth that contemporary poetry is devoted to the personal lyric—one test of which might be to find a book of narrative poetry among the hundreds and hundreds of lyric volumes downstairs in the Book Fair. There won’t be many—because the personal lyric is what we have all been taught in our workshops to write: poems comprised by a momentary personal revelation, an individual truth spoken by a sole voice usually taken to be the voice of the poet. What is revealed can vary, the language of the revelation may differ from poet to poet, but that revelation nevertheless occurs to a private speaker inhabiting an individual moment.
But this poetics ignores a multitude of subjects that simply do not lend themselves to momentary expression. Important subjects that command our attention in other daily contexts. The present battles at Standing Rock, to choose just one example, cannot be fully appreciated unless the history of conflict and genocide of native American peoples is acknowledged. Here we again have armed white people invading the sacred territory of indigenous populations. More than one person is involved, and multiple events are elaborated over time. In short, the scope of this conflict is much larger than a personal response to it: the tragedies are not there for personal edification or the poet’s moral improvement. The complexities require narrative sequences to connect the parts, and to recognize characters other than the one lyric point of view
With this said by way of introduction, each of our panelists has written poetry that blends poetic intimacy and public discourse. The panelists each write about that interplay: how lesbian partnership invokes both private feeling and public comment, for instance, or how the public shame of political internment mixes with personal trauma. Such topics require extended emotional scope. Our five poets each have imagined hybrid solutions in long sustained poetic sequences. Two have written book-length chronicles; others write extended prose poems. Together the poets will discuss how they build sustained forms, and will read from their work to illustrate the shape of their thought.

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Former NBA star Luol Deng on building the South Sudan basketball team and why he believes sport can change lives.
Can sport transcend borders and have the power to unite a country after conflict?
Iman Amrani sits down with basketball legend Luol Deng to discuss his remarkable journey, from being a South Sudanese refugee to being drafted into the NBA and playing for some of the world’s best teams, including the Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat and LA Lakers.
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South Rockwood Branch Library History
The South Rockwood branch of the Monroe County Library System began as a bookmobile stop in the South Rockwood Post Office. In late January of 1952, the South Rockwood Branch opened in the South Rockwood community building. The branch opened for 10 hours a week with a collection of about 1,500 titles.
In 1966 the branch was moved into the remodeled quarters, the remodeled room formerly was occupied by a restaurant. The room formerly used by the library was remodeled into a meeting room for the Berlin Township Board.
In August 2005 Berlin Township sold the building occupied by the South Rockwood Library, with the agreement that the library would remain in the building. The new owner remodeled the rest of the building for a business and a non-profit organization. The exterior of the building was also remodeled along with the parking lot.
The library closed in May of 2006 for renovations. Renovations to the library included a new front door, a new energy efficient front window, a handicapped accessible bathroom, and an emergency exit at the back of the building. The township painted the interior, put new lighting in the main room, and placed carpeting in the library. The library reopened on April 12, 2007.
In 2015 the Village of South Rockwood in cooperation with Sylvania Minerals began discussions about building a new South Rockwood Branch Library and community room connected to the Village Hall. Construction on the new library and community room began in 2016 and was completed in January of 2017.
South Rockwood Branch Library Librarians
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- 1952-1955 Betty Jean Campau
- 1955-1958 Marian Haut
- 1958-1961 Ruth Holten
- 1961-1977 Mary Belle Withey
- 1978-2005 Judith Lafleur
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I have had great sympathy with the problem Obamacare has posed for people with disabilities. On one hand, many are terribly under-served by the health care system. On the other hand, I believe Obamacare will lead to explicit rationing of expensive patients, which will one day include people with disabilities. It could also one day support assisted suicide, as I reported here.
But now, I don’t see how the disabilities community can countenance this any longer. Democrats have supported cutting $43 billion from home health care as a way to help pay the huge Obamacare tab. From the story:
By a vote of 53 to 41, the Senate on Saturday rejected a Republican effort to block cutbacks in payments to home health agencies that provide nursing care and therapy to homebound Medicare beneficiaries. Republicans voted against the cuts, saying they would hurt some of the nation’s most vulnerable citizens. Most Democrats supported the cutbacks, saying they would eliminate waste and inefficiency in home care. The Democrats’ health care bill would reduce projected Medicare spending on home care by $43 billion, or 13 percent, over the next 10 years. The savings would help offset the cost of subsidizing coverage for the uninsured.
This and the projected $400 billion in cuts to be made to Medicare prove that Obamacare is to be financed out of the hides, perhaps literally, of our most vulnerable citizens, most particularly people with disabilities and the eldelry. I don’t see any other way of looking at it.
Oh, right: Afterwards the senate passed a measure—as it did after refusing to delete the wider Medicare—opposing all cuts in home health care. Sorry, you can’t cut $43 billion and also maintain the same quality of services. Either the services will suffer or the cuts won’t be made, meaning this is all a sham to make it fit the CBO cost workup. I hope it is the latter. Either way, Obamacare may be the most dishonest bill in the history of the United States.


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KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 — The Health Ministry explained today that the Kelantan State Health Department has stopped supplying Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine shots there since there is ample supply of Pfizer shots.
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba in a press conference said the decision to stop administering Sinovac was mainly down to vaccine supply, and that other states will follow suit and rely mainly on Pfizer.
“For Pfizer, we have ordered a total of around 45 million doses while for Sinovac we ordered only around 16 million doses.
“So it started in Kelantan and soon other states will follow,” he said.
Adding in was Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, who said the move to stop using Sinovac was due to Pfizer making up the majority of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme’s portfolio.
“Basically it is because we have sufficient supply of the Pfizer vaccines, of more than 44 million doses, so now the main vaccine that will be used is the Pfizer vaccine,” he said.
This as the circular, issued by Kelantan state health director Datuk Dr Zaini Hussin, stated how the supply of the Sinovac vaccines to Kelantan would stop come the end of the month.
The circular mentioned that those awaiting their second doses of Sinovac vaccines will still be given their second shot and how the state would stop administering the first doses of the Chinese vaccine beginning July 18.
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County installs terrorism detection, response system — Heightened terrorism detection and response mechanisms have been implemented by officials of the County of Kaua’i, Mayor Bryan Baptiste announced yesterday.
Critical infrastructure across the island has been identified, and targeted for increased security and patrols, and private stakeholders have been engaged to add to the public security efforts, he said.
At mid-day Thursday, Baptiste joined the mayors of Maui County and Hawai’i County at a press conference held in the executive offices of Gov. Linda Lingle. Mayor Jeremy Harris, a former Kaua’i County Councilmember, missed the meeting due to dental surgery.
Lingle said all the mayors in Hawai’i are working together, sharing advice and if needed resources.
Baptiste said he joined Lingle and Hawai’i’s other three mayors for a working dinner at Lingle’s residence next door to the State Capitol. He said the dinner was called at his suggestion that it would be a way to add a personal relationship between the five to help them work together as Hawai’i faces a wartime situation.
During the press conference, Lingle joked that Kaua’i had an overabundance of generators left over from Hurricane ‘Iniki, and told of sending a Maui Water Department team to Kaua’i during the recovery from Hurricane ‘Iniki to help Kaua’i County get all its water system back online.
Baptiste said an emergency rapid-response team has been established, to respond to critical infrastructure (water systems, roads, etc.) protection needs.
Should Gov. Linda Lingle determine a higher level of terrorism alert is needed, the roles and responsibilities of security and response personnel have been prepared and reconfirmed, he said in a press release issued Thursday.
The state yesterday remained at a yellow alert level, signifying an elevated risk of terrorist attack. Federal facilities and most Mainland states remained on an orange alert level, indicative of a high risk of terrorist attack.
All non-critical county travel has been suspended until further notice, Baptiste said.
The mayor also said residents should prepare for economical impacts associated with armed conflict.
“As far as our economy is concerned, there are sure to be negative impacts,” he said. “The length or duration of the war will dictate the strategy necessary for recovery.”
County officials along with community partners in the economic-development sector should be able to see indications in the first week of war how the war may progress, he continued. County officials and business leaders will “react accordingly to events as they unfold,” said Baptiste.
“We are once again challenged, as we were with 9/11, Pearl Harbor, ‘Iniki and ‘Iwa before it,” he commented. “I have total confidence that the people of Kaua’i will come together to overcome this challenge as well.”


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If you follow romance authors and reviewers on Twitter, you probably already know who Talia Hibbert is. The self-published British writer’s books frequently receive glowing, heart-eyes reviews and entire threads of rapturous praise. But with Get a Life, Chloe Brown, her first traditionally published title, Hibbert is about to ascend to a whole new level of literary stardom. We talked to Hibbert about her favorite tropes, the importance of empathy and why her latest bad boy hero was inspired by the coziest of seasons.
In Get a Life, Chloe Brown, Chloe and Redford are attracted to each other off the bat, despite all the ways in which they annoy each other. Is this one of your favorite tropes? And are there any other tropes you love but haven’t explored yet in your own writing?
An initial flare of chemistry accompanied by a personality clash is definitely one of my favorite tropes. I love the idea of an attraction so powerful it exists in spite of common sense. Plus, I find it funny when characters are frustrated with themselves—you know, like, “Why the hell are you attracted to this waste of oxygen? What is wrong with you?!”
I adore tropes in general, so I could happily spend the rest of my life exploring them all. In particular, marriage of convenience has been on my mind a lot. It’s more common in historical romance, but I recently read Jodie Slaughter’s White Whiskey Bargain, which does an amazing job of handling the trope in a contemporary setting. That gave me all kinds of thoughts!
"I love the idea of an attraction so powerful it exists in spite of common sense."
Out of all of your characters, whom do you identify with the most?
This is a tricky question because a sprinkle of myself goes into everything I write. At the minute, I identify very strongly with Chloe because we have similar experiences and lifestyles. She’s a computer nerd, I’m a book nerd, we’re both socially awkward and we both deal with chronic pain. But I also identify with Ruth from my book A Girl Like Her. Ruth is autistic, like me, and writing her perspective felt so familiar and comfortable. She’s also an antisocial comic book nerd, so I guess the real answer here is: I identify with any character who doesn’t leave the house. LOL.
Where did you draw from to create both Chloe and Red? Was there a specific moment or source of inspiration for either of them?
Chloe popped into my mind fully formed, probably as a result of my own experiences. I have fibromyalgia, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and some other annoying stuff. I had these aspects of chronic illness and chronic pain that I wanted to share with the world, and she appeared as the perfect star for that story.
Then I worked on creating Red. At first, I was trying to build Chloe an ideal hero, but he never turned out right. I didn’t get anywhere with him until I realized—I have to stop creating him for Chloe and simply create him for himself. That’s when his character really started to work. I wrote Redford in autumn, and I think the rich colors, harsh weather and cozy comforts of the season inspired his personality and backstory.
How much from your own life, if any, did you draw experiences from for Chloe?
I drew from my physical experiences when it came to crafting Chloe. Knowing firsthand the kind of pain she might face and the things she might not be able to do—that took out the guesswork. I just had to think “Okay, if Chloe’s pain is at an eight right now, how is she going to interact with Red?” (Spoiler alert, the answer is: she’s going to give him a withering glare and hurry away.)
I also drew from my own life to create her family background. (Not the millionaire part, sadly, but the other stuff.) Chloe is from a Jamaican family, like my father. At the start of the book, she lives with her parents and grandparents, which is how we do things in my mother’s culture. It’s always fun, getting that on paper, because we can never have too much representation, right?
"I drew from my physical experiences when it came to crafting Chloe. Knowing firsthand the kind of pain she might face and the things she might not be able to do—that took out the guesswork."
Many of your books feature interracial couples. Can you talk a bit about the reception of that?
I started writing interracial romance because my partner is white, so I already had some idea how these stories might be received. I’ve had negative responses from neo-Nazis and eugenicists, but since they’re neo-Nazis and eugenicists, I can’t say I cared. On the other hand, I get positive responses for the wrong reasons—especially when I write black heroines with white heroes. People send me glowing emails about how the white hero allowed them to open their mind and appreciate the black heroine’s beauty. It’s like . . . thanks for letting me know you thought we were ugly last week, hope you’re proud of your superficial growth! LOL.
But on the whole, the reception is overwhelmingly positive—in a good way. At the end of the day, my readers are wonderful people who value diverse representation. I know they’ll be just as supportive when I publish more black romances, too, which is nice.
What are the differences, if any, in the reception of your work in the U.S. and in the U.K.?
My U.K. readers are just as supportive as my U.S. ones—but I have way more U.S. readers. Way more. I’m in more libraries and bookshops over there, too. Of course, that might be because most British bookshops are allergic to romance novels.
There are definite stylistic differences between U.S. and U.K. romance. Like May Sage and Charlotte Stein, I’m a British author who writes U.S.-influenced genre romance, and that could be why my books get more attention in the U.S. than they do at home. It might also have something to do with my backlist being self-published. I think U.S. readers and booksellers are more open to that than U.K. ones are. So we’ll have to see what happens with Get a Life, Chloe Brown, which is my first traditionally published book.
Either way, I’m eternally grateful that North American readers offer me so much support, because without them I might not have a job. So, thanks guys. Please keep that up. No pressure.
Do you have a particularly favorite scene in any of your books?
There’s a scene in Get a Life, Chloe Brown that might be my favorite of all time. I don’t want to spoil it, so I’ll just say that it’s the first cat scene, and I absolutely love it. Aside from that, I always think back to a scene in my book The Princess Trap where the hero is explaining something to the heroine, while the heroine calmly considers the logistics of throwing an ornament at his head.
Chloe’s grandmother, Gigi, is such a fun character. What inspired her character and what was your favorite thing about writing her?
When I was growing up, my paternal grandmother and maternal great-grandmother were close friends. They were both super glamorous, both had backgrounds in fashion design, both experienced being working single mothers—and they loved to party. Gigi is a combination of them, from her style and shameless attitude, to her constant support and creative endearments. I love that she’s a wildcard who doesn’t fit ageist, sexist ideas of how a grandmother should behave. I also love her subtle, stealthy manner of caring for her granddaughters. She’s secretly a ferocious mama bear, but she hides it so cleverly, no one really notices.
What does a normal day of writing look like for you?
When I’m in the process of writing a book, the characters completely hijack my brain. I can’t do anything without them offering helpful story suggestions, which I then have to write down on whatever’s closest. So as soon as I wake up, ideas start flowing. I usually stay in bed for a while and make notes on my phone. Actually, I’ve written whole scenes on my phone before even getting up to brush my teeth, which is always nice.
Once I’m done, I’ll get up, get dressed, get some breakfast, maybe do some physical therapy. I used to skip all that and get straight to working, but now I’m practicing this whole “self-care” thing, so . . . appropriate nutrition it is!
I get to my desk around nine, and then I write, write, write. I don’t stop until lunch, which is usually one o’clock. I take an hour to cook and watch TV or do some reading. Then I go back to my desk. If I’ve already hit my word count for the day, I’ll do some admin stuff, then finish early. But if I’ve had a slow morning or there’s a scene I’m struggling with, I’ll write some more.
Have you always wanted to be a writer?
Yes! It’s literally my lifelong dream.
What part of this book was the hardest to write?
Red and Chloe have a major argument toward the end of the book, and my editor and I had to fiddle with it so much. I wanted both characters to be justifiably hurt, and to pull away from each other, but I didn’t want either of them to say or do anything too terrible. They’re soft! They’re sweet! They love each other! In the end, it was about digging deep into painful aspects of their past—which I hated, because I prefer everything to be all hearts and rainbows. But it had to be done.
What is the easiest thing about writing?
For me, it changes with every book. Sometimes the characters appear fully formed, sometimes plot points present themselves in an orderly fashion, sometimes the dialogue and description really flow. But only one thing can go well at a time. That’s the rule.
Can you define romance in your own words?
The romance genre is about respecting the power of emotion. Society brands emotion as inefficient or “feminine” (God forbid anything be feminine), but really, feelings are like water: They can heal, they can destroy, they can change the face of the earth. And they often do. Romance harnesses the power of emotion without shame, using it to transform characters and wrench visceral reactions from readers.
"Romance harnesses the power of emotion without shame, using it to transform characters and wrench visceral reactions from readers."
You portray mental health struggles in such a realistic way. How do you go about translating something like anxiety or lingering trauma to the page?
When I’m putting mental health on the page, I always come from a place of personal experience. But I haven’t experienced everything ever (obviously!) so if it’s a struggle that’s not my own, I start with research. Then, armed with understanding, I look for similar threads of experience in my life, and try to weave them together. Combining someone else’s truth with a ribbon of my own emotions helps me get it on paper.
I guess that’s a fancy, long-winded way of saying empathy. I just try to focus on empathy.
What does representation mean to you, especially in the romance genre?
Representation in romance means accepting, then celebrating, the fact that difference is normal. To do that, we have to carve out space for the voices of marginalized people, because underrepresentation can’t be fixed unless you actively do the work.
For example, publishing a few chronically ill heroines isn’t enough: We need countless books about chronically ill people, all from different authors, all with different conditions and backgrounds and tropes and heat levels, until they become as run-of-the-mill as books about healthy people. That’s representation.
What are ways that people can support more diverse romances?
Read them! Research like The Ripped Bodice’s annual diversity report shows that traditional publishers are not giving authors of color, for example, as much space to succeed as they give white authors. If we self-publish, we face higher production costs for things like cover images and promotional images that represent our characters. So if we’re given an opportunity, or we take a chance, and no one buys our books . . . we stop writing, because we’re busy working elsewhere to pay the bills.
Of course, it’s not readers’ responsibility to keep anyone in a job, and it’s also not as easy as saying, “Buy more of these books.” The real trouble is that diverse romance gets less support (from mainstream influencers, from publishers, from everyone!), and therefore fewer readers. You can change that by fighting their bias. If you follow websites like wocinromance.com, podcasts like The Turn On, blogs like Love in Panels—all resources with a commitment to inclusion—you’ll be exposed to more diverse content. And, once you’re aware of all these books that weren’t on your radar before, you’ll naturally read more of them. Because they’re amazing.
What’s the best piece of writing advice you’ve ever received?
I follow a lot of authors online, and the most common advice I see is to ignore writing advice that doesn’t resonate with you. I really love that, because it’s so easy to feel shamed or impostery if you don’t follow the same method as someone else. So I suppose this is communal advice: Do what works for you.
Consent is, of course, a requirement for sex and physical touch. Your characters show a deep understanding of this. Can you talk a bit about this?
When it comes to consent, society gaslights us all. From the media, to cultural perceptions, to the actual law, it’s always about dismissing the importance of consent. So, with my books, I like to do the opposite. My main characters treat consent as the bare minimum because that’s what good people should do. I suppose I’m adding my voice to a chorus that’s been shouting for a while: This is how things should be. Don’t listen to anyone else, don’t let them bullshit you. Anything less than this is wrong.
Is there anything you haven’t written about yet that you’d like to explore in future books?
So much! I love everything about romance with a burning, ’80s-clinch-cover passion. Every time I read something brilliant it’s like, “Oh my God, I need to write this. I need to play in this sandbox.” One thing that’s been on my mind recently is half-siblings. I have a lot of half-siblings and I think it’s a powerful and interesting relationship, something that would make a great theme or basis for a series. I’ve also been thinking about tropes around survival—like, love interests who go through something together, then have to deal with that survival bond and a romantic bond. Finally, I would love to write more paranormal romance. Everything, basically!
ALSO IN BOOKPAGE: Read our review of Get a Life, Chloe Brown.
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Google’s headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, has been raided by police looking for data gathered from unsecured Wi-Fi networks
Google’s South Korean headquarters has been raided by police looking for evidence of illegally stored data – just when the storm over the company’s collection of data from unsecured Wi-Fi networks seemed to have died down.
According to reports in the Korean press, 19 agents of the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) raided the office, seizing hard drives and related documents, looking for data the Google’ cars may have gathered from unsecured Wi-Fi networks, while taking photos for the Google’s Street View mapping application.
Authorities say they plan to summon Google officials for investigation once the confiscated items have been examined.
“We will investigate Google Korea officials and scrutinise the data we confiscated today,” said KNPA in a statement. “We intend to find out what kinds of data they have collected and how much. We will try to retrieve all the original data illegally collected and stored through domestic Wi-Fi networks from the Google headquarters.”
South Korea has moved against Google just as the furore over Google’s “WiSpy” saga seems to be dying down in the rest of the world. Google admitted in May that it had accidentally collected more than 600GB of data from unsecured Wi-Fi networks while photographing streets around the world for its Street View application. The incident caused outrage from governments and privacy advocates, and Google was forced to remove its cars from the streets.
When Google realised there was a problem it separated the data and disconnected it from the network. The company has since agreed to surrender the data to authorities, and Google is subject to ongoing investigations by Scotland Yard, the US Federal Trade Commission and European regulators.
Last month the Information Commissioner’s Office visited Google’s premises to assess samples of the data. The ICO was only granted access to samples of the records collected in the UK, but of those it examined, there was nothing that could be linked to an identifiable person.
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Last week, Google Street View cars returned to UK roads, minus their Wi-Fi antennas. In the coming weeks, the cars will travel across England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, as well as the Isle of Wight. Street View cars are also back in action in Ireland, Norway, South Africa and Sweden.
“The Wi-Fi data collection equipment has been removed from our cars in each country and the independent security experts Stroz Friedberg have approved a protocol to ensure any Wi-Fi-related software is also removed from the cars before they start driving again,” said Google Geo vice president of engineering Brian McClendon. “We recognise that serious mistakes were made in the collection of Wi-Fi payload data, and we have worked to quickly rectify them.”
Google has struggled in its attempts to penetrate the South Korea’s Internet market, which is dominated by a couple of domestic search engines. According to The New York Times, one of this search engines, Daum, already runs a popular service akin to Street View.


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The last year that Woody Allen did not release a single film was 1981 and even at 82 the auteur shows no signs of slowing down. With such a massive filmography under his belt it is inevitable that some releases will pale in comparison to his masterworks and his latest addition Wonder Wheel, starring Kate Winslet and Justin Timberlake, unfortunately offers one of the dullest entries into his expansive career. With such a competent cast and crew, including a second collaboration between Allen and legendary cinematographer Vittorio Storaro, certain aspects of Wonder Wheel, when taken in isolation from the rest of the film, quite literally shine. However, it is the way that these elements come together, or rather don’t, that makes Woody Allen

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At least once every winter I try and throw a crochet tea. I gather my friends who enjoy crocheting. My invites usually have a small fridgie attached to the invite and I ask that they all bring the latest new crochet books they have bought. I set up my living room with comfy pillows on the chairs and couches and try to get a fire going in the fireplace. I have lots of old radio shows on CD so I play them during our little tea.
I usually make some small tea sandwiches, nothing messy mind you, and we all crochet while we sip our tea. Cookies are a must also. During this time we get a chance to chat and also see our friends latest projects and of course we get to browse the latest mags and copy new patterns if we like. This is a quiet time with your friends so keep it simple and enjoy the time you have together.
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My wife is having a luncheon for 8 of her women friends and is looking for some fun ways they can have fun together. They have known each other for 8 years and get together regularly. Any ideas of games, food, party favors etc. I would be greatly appreciated. The ladies are between 40 and 60 years of age.
Two ideas One why not have a tea? You could make small sandwiches and have nice hot tea. When I threw my Mother-in-law's tea I gave each lady a fan as a party favor. I included a little card called the international language of the fan which I got off the internet. Back in the 1800's a way a woman held her fan was said to mean a lot of things.My china was pink and white so I went with that color scheme. We played classical music in the background to get everyone in the mood. I made a silk rose topiary out of an old tin tea pot. I just took a piece of dowel and covered it in ribbon that had wire on the edges. Covered a sytrofoam ball with silk rose buds and Stuck that into another piece of foam in the teapot. I then cover that with moss. It stood tall enough so it did not block people's view of each other.
Idea number 2 Why not theme the party around something they all like? Do they have a hobby or interest that they all share? If they all like books or movies you could theme your party to one of these. Party favors could be something from one of their books or movies. Guessing games or trivia games could be made out of that. Gardening would be another idea where there would be lots of possiblilities. Good Luck!
Why not celebrate the reoccuring number 8? Games with 8 in it? Recipes with 8 ingredients (or less) cake shaped in an 8?
Sounds like fun.
Hi, Steven, I belong to a women's Bingo group: There are about 10 of us in the group; we get together about once a month, taking turns on whose house we have it at; we use a Bingo game we bought at a toy store; we each put $3 into the "kitty"; we play 4 games, each of the first 3 games being for a third of what's in the kitty, the 4th game is for the gift that the hostess buys. It is so much fun; there's no pressure if you don't get an exact amount of people to show up like with Bunco; the hostess gifts don't have to be expensive or elaborate at all; the snacks we serve are low-key (since a lot of us are on diets LOL!), the hostess does usually provide a nice dessert, however. It's just a fun, informal time: lots of girl talk, we call it our $3 therapy!
Another idea is for them to play the game "Bunco". It's a dice game made for 3-12 people. People move around and so it makes for a very social game.
How about a memory game over the past 8 years, with prizes for funniest (not necessarily accurate) answer - e.g. Where were you and what were you doing when the new millennium rang in? Who was the sexiest man running for president in 2000? Would you go out with Burt Reynolds today if you had the chance? If not, then who would you be tempted by? What was your first thought when you saw a thong for the first time? Would you wear platform shoes and tight jeans again? That should break the ice.
Hi. There is about 12 ladies (maybe more) that are going out for dinner. We are from our church.
I am throwing a tea party for my 93 year old mother-in-law's birthday in March. Any ideas on decor and food?
A successful tea party begins with the invitation.Tea parties can incorporate a variety of occasions, themes and age groups. The tone and the theme of the party will be set for guests by the invitation. An invitation for a tea party should explain the pertinent information guests need to know before attending. For an adult tea party, for example, there could be a great deal of fragile dishware, hot beverages and other items not suitable for children. The invitation should convey that the party is for adults only.
Refreshments - The invitation should convey a brief listing of refreshments. Although tea is obvious, a short synopsis of other items offered is considered the correct etiquette. This does not mean you must include your entire menu. Choose a few items you are sure you will be offering. For example, write on the invitation, "We welcome your company on the 12th of June for tea, danishes and muffins, among other refreshments." Or, simply write, " We request your presence at a tea party brunch on May 22nd." This does not convey specific items but lets your guests know you plan to serve brunch-style foods. Finger foods.
Entertainment - Tea parties often include a harpist or violinist as light background music for the event. It is considered polite and good-natured to include the name of the musician on the invitation. For example, write on the invitation, "Please join us for tea on May 3rd and enjoy the musical musing of violinist John Mathers." This helps promote the services of your hired musician and also provides incentive for guests to come and enjoy live music.
Tea Poem - Tea-oriented poetry is a cheerful way to open an invitation. Begin the invitation with a short poem, then add the pertinent event information, such as the date, time, location and refreshments. Teas2Dine4.com offers many verse options for tea poetry. For example, use this 17th-century verse to open your invitation:
"Tea that helps our head and heart.
Tea medicates most every part.
Tea rejuvenates the very old.
Tea warms the hands of those who're cold."
Definitely treats such as cookies and tea/finger sandwiches and definitely use china cups and saucers if possible :-) I only have a set of four cups and saucers remaining that were my paternal grama's but I would try to find more at a second had store or maybe even borrow from other family members or friends for the occasion.
Since she is 93 and had probably had actual tea parties, a bit more serious than today's, I suggest you go retro! plus, everyone should wear a fancy hat.
A really fun idea that will spark a lot of conversation is to ask all the guests to bring a tea cup with them and have each of the guests tell a story about the cup. You will end up with some funny and some really touching stories. Enjoy!
I am giving an adult recognition luncheon for some adult volunteers. The theme is "you brighten girls lives". I am looking for a very inexpensive favor to give to guests attending.
You might get a supply of small lights; some could fit on keyrings to have lights when opening doors late at night. Or to keep by the bed in case of a power outage. Of course, the lights entertain kittens and dogs on the walls too.
How about a flashlight? Print labels with the theme on them, get the lights at a dollar store. I like flaslights with a hanging cord on the back, and have them on the doorknobs in a few places of my home. Everyone can use another flashlight!
How about making stickers for candles that say, "You brighten girls lives!"? Maybe include the date. They will be a special memory for years to come.
I would like ideas for how to use old tea cups and saucers at a tea party.
If you put the cup on the bottom turned upside down and put the saucer on top, it makes a nice candle stand or cupcake stand. Put several cups and saucers in the center of the table and fill with real or artificial flowers for the table decor.
Float tea candles in a cluster of mismatched cups filled with water. Use cups with no saucers as bud vases.

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Do not attempt to speed read Book 91. Authored by the artist Keith A. Smith, the book won't tie you up with complicated language or intricate plotting. But if you try to turn the pages too quickly, your fingers will get tangled in string.
String is the sole content of Smith's tome. Strands pass through holes punched in the heavy white paper, creating complex patterns as the blank pages turn. Shadows are cast, evoking lines of text. Sounds are made, as if the book were whispering words left unwritten.
Published in 1982 and currently on view at the Getty Research Institute, Book 91 is typical of the atypical forms that artists' books have taken over the past century. In that timespan, the medium has engaged artists as diverse as Dieter Roth and Olafur Eliasson, Sol LeWitt and Tauba Auerbach, to name just a few of the forty-two artists represented in this survey exhibition. The accompanying catalogue supplements this group with dozens of other masters, ranging from Sophie Calle to Andrew Hoyem to Xu Bing.
What makes artists' books significant as an art form (and distinguishes them from the limited editions featuring prints by Picasso, Matisse and their brethren) is their direct engagement with the book form. They explore the inner workings of our first mechanism of mass-communication—arguably the most influential medium before television and the internet—which remains today a potent technology even as it's increasingly taken for granted.
Some of the subversions are subtle. In Sol LeWitt's Book of Folds (c. 1978), the content is nothing more nor less than creases in the pages. Like Smith, LeWitt simply repurposes the stuff of which books are made such that the books reference themselves. These ghostwritten autobiographies of the codex reveal the wonder and versatility of traditional materials and techniques, asking what else they might express if released from the burden of holding words and pictures.
Other artists have taken up the relationship between form and content. Dieter Roth is one of the most notorious, best known for shredding books and stuffing them into sausage casing. In the Getty exhibition, he's represented with Poemetrie (1968), a book of onomatopoeic wordplay printed on transparent plastic bags filled with urine. The onomatopoeiae drive language to the limit of reality by sounding like what they represent, but their phonic literalism cannot compete with the all-too-real reek of pee.
With crude cunning characteristic of Roth, Poemetrie takes words from the gutter of literalism back into the realm of magic. Roth breaks down the book only to restore its power – as do all great book artists.


There’s a lot of significantly impressive titles being released next month, and one of those has to be Kingdoms of Allen/Alamo Amalur: Reckoning. So far, it looks like a high octane fantasy title, backed by solid combat, and with some big names attached to it.
As a comic book fan, seeing Todd “Spawn” Macfarlane render character designs and art for the game is a dream come true for me. After all, look how successful Darksiders was when fellow comic book legend Joe Madureira hopped on board that ship.
And with a story penned by fantasy writer legend R.A Salvatore, KOA looks like a title that will have many a spin-off spewing forth from its digitally deep loins. Have a look at the developers diary to hear more of the visual and literary architecture that was crafted for the game.
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