What do eyebrows have to do with a play script…and more importantly, what do they have to do with you?
I was looking in the mirror the other day and it occurred to me (not for the first time) that I scarcely have any eyebrows left.
I'm not the only who has noticed this. In the summer, a friend (after one too many drinks, mind you) commented that I looked "rather like an egg." With such candid friends, who need adversaries?
Anyhoo…last week I paid a visit to my hairdresser and she offered to wax my brows.
I looked in the mirror and low and behold, I had eyebrows again.
By removing the "peach fuzz" (her words not mine; 14-year-old boys have peach fuzz, not 50-year-old women) from around the actual brow, she'd given shape and clarity to my eyebrows. They were still thin but at least you could SEE them.
Fast forward a couple of days and I found myself in yet another workshopping of my play script, Saviour, throught the Alberta Playwrights Network. The last time my Big Fat Greek Play Script had been workshopped by professional actors, it was a whopping 143 pages. That bad boy sized script would translate to more than two and a half hours performance-time.
This time around, however, I was heading into the workshop with a 119-page script…better but it still needed a good trim. My goal is to get the script to about 100 pages (which would translate to approximately one hour and forty-five minutes performance time).
Thankfully, this workshop was only 3 hours – versus the 8-hour workshop I had in 2017. This meant that after the actors had read the script out loud, there was limited time left for discussion. So what little discussion we had was very focused and succinct…and therefore extremely helpful to me, the playwright.
I left the workshop with a very clear idea of what had to be cut and what sections needed clarification. I went home and, while it was still fresh in my mind, immediately made the rough changes on the actual printed copy of the script. The next morning, I sat down at my computer and started making the changes in the word doc.
And voila! My Pleasantly Plump Play began to shrink even further…and low and behold, the essence of the play emerged.
Just like the brow trimming, it was only by removing the extraneous bits in my script (that I had been unable to see) that my play began to take shape.
What extraneous bits could you trim from your life? Are there any habits, behaviours, attitudes, beliefs, thought-patterns, relationships or activities that you could delete (or at least cut back on) that might help give you more clarity about your purpose?
Just as it can be difficult to see the forest for the trees (or the eyebrows for the peach fuzz), so too can it be difficult to live up to our potential when we are being pulled in a dozen different directions…many of which are likely NOT helping get us where we want to go.
Perilous Playwriting – Let's Air Some Dirty Laundry Shall We?
My apologies for not getting a blog written last week. I was on Orcas Island (San Juan Islands) in Washington state and the power kept going out. And when the power was on, I was madly writing The Neighbours play script – now tentatively titled Bungalow by the Sea.
The good news: I made tremendous headway on the play over the past two weeks – thanks in huge part to Lynne Karey-McKenna, an actress and director who is helping me develop the script. Lynne also has a background in psychology, which is turning out to be rather handy.
Getting the key scenes in place has been relatively straightforward since the play is based on my real-life experience of living next door to noisy neighbours on a busy street. There's no shortage of comedic scenarios to draw from…blaring music, spectacular arguments, boa constrictors in the shed, bandsaws, an old fridge in the yard, power washers, raging bonfires, leaf blowers, nail guns, rats in the crawlspace (mine), trucks roaring by, etc.
The sound tech is going to LOVE producing this play when the time comes!
The not-so-good news is that trying to determine the main character's ("Josie") motivation for putting up with the noise and madness for seven years has been a little…uncomfortable, shall we say.
For who in their right mind would STAY – when they don't have to?
It's a good question…one this particular playwright is in the midst of trying to answer.
I am (obviously) a firm believer in the old adage: "Write what you know." I like this advice not because it's easier to write what we know – but rather because writing what we know has tremendous potential to teach us what we need to learn…if we can get out of our own way.
But writing, of course, isn't the only way to explore potentially useful lessons that may be hiding in a difficult life experience…or, perhaps more importantly, our response to that experience.
As for life on the road?
Ahhh…plenty of valuable lessons being offered up here, as well. As an example, I am learning (whether I like it or not), to be flexible. This has never been a strength of mine.
I am a planner…I like things to go according to plan. I love order. I need to be organized.
Hah! All of this has now officially flown out the window of my jam-packed CRV.
In theory, yes. In practice, this micro-manager has some adjusting to do.
My writing assistant slacking off by the fire…again!
So that I can focus on my road trip and bigger writing projects over the next few months, I will be sending out a WWOW blog every second Wednesday, instead of every Wednesday.
As I mentioned at the end of last Wednesday's blog, It's Never Too Late to Revise, after Lynne and I had finished with The Neighbours play script, Theresa arrived and the 3 of us began working on The Widows play script.
The Widows was actually staged as a play – for one performance only – back in 2008 in Abbotsford, BC. It was a bit of a trial run and turned out to be a phenomenal learning experience for me, the playwright.
Lynne directed that performance and Theresa was one of the actresses in it, so having the two of them read the most recent version of the script out loud for me last November was extremely helpful. But it wouldn't have been if I had much of an ego left.
Now don't get me wrong: the story itself isn't boring. The potential for The Widows to be an excellent play is there: the characters are interesting (they're based on me and my incredible friend, Jackie!) and the situation the characters find themselves in (stuck in a hotel room while traveling through India) is perfect.
What is missing is action in the present – happening on stage – versus the two characters simply talking about past events, even though those past events are certainly dramatic (at 24, Jackie lost her husband to a drunk driver when their daughter was 2 months old; my husband died as the result of a preventable fall at unsafe workplace when we were both 32).
Theoretically, I knew this was a problem during the many rewrites done in the comfort of my own head. But it wasn't until I heard the play read out loud for me – and the subsequent brainstorming with Theresa and Lynne about possible solutions – that I was finally able to grasp what needed to be fixed…and how.
For just as it is never too late to revise, in fiction or in life, so too is it important to be able to let go of the life – or the play – we have planned, so as to be able to live – or write – the one that is waiting for us.
And so, back to the drawing board I went with The Widows. But first, after all that hard work of collaborating, Lynne, Theresa and I headed to the local pub on the Saturday night to blow off a little steam…let our hair done, if you will.
I did both 🙁 and after far too much wine and not nearly enough dancing, I spent the next day pretty much passed out on my couch – leaving my houseguests to entertain themselves. In other words, there was no creative collaboration on Sunday; just a great deal of sleep and water.
This rewriting-with-the-door-open business is proving to be an awful lot of work – and, of course, highly effective.
Maryanne Pope is the author of A Widow's Awakening and the playwright of Saviour. She is the CEO of Pink Gazelle Productions and the Chair of theJohn Petropoulos Memorial Fund. If you would like to receive Maryanne's weekly blog, please sign up here.


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Species
Chloanohieris comastes Diakonoff, 1989

See also
List of Tortricidae genera

References

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The former star linebacker went on to mention Patrick Peterson and Harrison Smith first, calling them "all pro" level players. Obviously both of these guys are passed their prime, but he said the experience they have and the ability to teach the young guys is very important. With Lewis Cine and Andrew Booth Jr. entering their rookie years, Kuechly thinks learning from future Hall of Famers, Peterson and Smith, will go a long way.
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Las Vegas Celebrates Grand Opening of KAOS Nightclub
The venue is the centerpiece of the newly renovated Palms Casino Resort
This weekend, Sin City is hosting the grand opening of its newest nightlife destination, KAOS. Situated atop the Palms Casino Resort, the nightclub/dayclub complex is set to become the premier party destination in Las Vegas.
KAOS will feature the city's largest LED wall, a 60-foot bronze male sculpture at the center of one of its pools, and a Tesla coil ceiling inside the nightclub. The club itself has already signed big names to headline residencies including Kaskade, Deadmau5, Above & Beyond, and Eric Prydz.
KAOS is the centerpiece of the complete renovation of the Palms Casino Resort. With a total cost of $690 million, the restoration is the most expensive in Las Vegas history.
The grand opening celebration takes place this weekend April 5th-7th. The three-day-long festivities include performances by Alicia Keys, Cardi B, Travis Scott, G-Eazy, Marshmello, and Kaskade. Tickets for all shows can be found HERE.
Electric Zoo 2019 Lineup Has Dropped
The 11th annual event returns to New York this summer
The last remaining all-electronic dance music festival in New York City is gearing up for its upcoming festivities. Dubbed Electric Zoo: Evolved, the eleventh annual gathering is set to take place the last weekend of August and features the most stacked lineup to date.
With hosted stages by Brownies & Lemonade, All My Friends, Seven Lions Presents Ophelia, Eric Prydz's Pryda, and Gud Vibrations, this year's edition of Electric Zoo is already looking pretty wild.
Notable acts performing over the three-day weekend include Above & Beyond, Afrojack, Zedd, Oliver Heldens, Tritonal, Walker & Royce, Kaskade, GTA, i_o, Jason Ross, Armin van Buuren, Christoph, and Dog Blood (Skrillex & Boys Noize).
Check out the full roster of artists below:
Electric Zoo: Evolved takes place August 30th – September 1st, 2019 at Randalls Island Park in New York City. Tickets and general info can be found HERE.
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After overwhelming fan criticism regarding his recent tour, Getter has announced he will cancel the remainder of his Visceral Tour. In an open letter posted on Twitter, the DJ and producer cited anxiety and frustration from fans who disliked elements in his show, expecting a regular set.
The Visceral Tour employed high-end stage production that pit Getter inside a large rib cage behind an LED screen. He took his place behind synths and a mic to deliver his first live performance.
Part of the letter pointed out the fact that the show was never meant to be a normal DJ set, stating, "…Imagine working toward something, putting in all your effort, time and money into something that you feel could FINALLY separate you from the rest and show you DO have a purpose. All to just get yelled at, booed and have shit thrown at you because it's not the cookie-cutter bullshit they are used to…"
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Spearheaded by club nights and daytime pool parties, the bulk of the shows take place in and around the Las Vegas Strip. Venues participating in the festivities include Omnia Nightclub, Wet Republic, KAOS, Encore Beach Club, Marquee, 1 OAK, and Intrigue, among others.
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'You are not alone' says Foundation PlayMaker
There are many fans of Crystal Palace who are deeply committed to their community and want to help Palace for Life Foundation make a difference to the lives of south Londoners.
One of those people is Foundation PlayMaker and Palace season ticket holder Mo Tulloch. Editor of a prestigious legal journal, Mo spends her evenings and weekends volunteering with Bromley Samaritans, who provide emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope, or at risk of suicide.
On Mental Health Awareness Week (14-20 May), she wants local people who are facing challenges in their lives to know that they are not alone, and that there are people who can help. Mo said:
"We [the Samaritans] receive phone calls, emails, text messages, and get visits from people who are depressed, anxious, lonely, suicidal, bereaved, or who have physical or mental health problems and find that they can't cope, feel lost, or just want someone to listen to them.
"We are here to offer emotional support, do not judge, and offer a safe place where you can talk about anything. To find out why people ring us, and how we help, please visit our website – https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help-you/how-our-service-helps/personal-experiences-contacting-samaritans"
Mo Tulloch – Palace for Life Foundation PlayMaker
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Review of eight-year-old care orders means access to be at child's discretion
Following a review of full care orders for three children, which had been made eight years earlier, an order was made that access between the eldest child and the parents was to be at the child's discretion. Monthly welfare reports and educational progress reports were to be provided to the parents on all the children on a monthly basis and the parents are to be kept updated regarding exactly what therapeutic service interventions are made for the two younger children. The case is to be reviewed after three months by the same judge.
This case, in a provincial city, involved three children for whom full care orders were made eight years ago. Following a review of the orders three years ago, an order was made that access to the parents was to be at the discretion of the Child and Family Agency (CFA). The two oldest children are in post-primary school and the youngest in primary school.
Child A
A, the eldest of the siblings in care, will be ageing out of the care system within the year, when he reaches 18 years of age. The lawyer for the CFA asked his social worker how he was progressing educationally. The social worker replied that his school progress had deteriorated since the last review and he seemed to be focused too much on trying to spend time with his biological parents. His school report at the end of the previous school year praised his personality but noted a dis-improvement in his homework and academic progress.
The social worker said A had very good potential academically but he was prioritising time with his biological parents. He had initially expressed an interest in becoming [specific profession] but had recently set his mind on becoming a tradesman and doing a post Leaving Certificate course. He was currently in his Leaving Certificate year.
CFA lawyer: "Have his foster parents noticed a change?"
The social worker responded that they had noticed a change and that he was spending time on the phone instead of studying. She added that all those involved had spoken to him about his potential and the importance of applying himself in order to get a good career. When asked why she believed the contact with his biological parents was contributing to A's lower educational attainments, the social worker replied that there was "historical evidence" for this opinion.
Judge: "Is it your opinion that [A's] access to his biological parents is having a negative effect?"
Social worker: "Most definitely".
The social worker told the court that an aftercare plan was being prepared and that A was positively disposed to the plan. He had a good relationship with older siblings who have aged out of care and he meets with them under a supervised access arrangement.
When the CFA lawyer asked the social worker if A ever spoke about his childhood experiences, she replied that he was closed off about that time and had said "the past is the past". The judge asked what the CFA was proposing in relation to A and his social worker replied that she can say to A that the access with his parents is not good for him. The CFA lawyer said the after-care plan was very important and he suggested putting the matter in for a further review four months prior to A's 18th birthday.
The father's lawyer asked the social worker if A had attended a career fair and she replied that he had attended a seminar organised by the school. The lawyer suggested it was because of this experience that A identified for himself the possibility of becoming a tradesman.
Father's lawyer: "You were implying that the parents influenced [A] in this decision?"
The father's lawyer said that A's decision had nothing to do with access as he was not seeing his parents at that time.
Father's lawyer: "[A] will be 18 soon. You honestly think access should be blocked?"
The judge said A is now 17 years old and that any court order would be ineffective if he wanted to visit his parents. She told the social worker that despite the CFA's opinion that access was the cause of A's lower attainment, it could be that he has seen possible benefits in the life of a tradesman.
Judge: "That is the reality of life here… if [the trade] makes him happy, so be it".
The father's lawyer told the social worker that A is "drawn to his family of origin" and wanted to go to college and return home at weekends and that access to his parents may provide an opportunity to discuss his future plans. The social worker replied that it was the CFA's opinion that it would be better to have access controlled by the CFA.
The mother's lawyer asked A's social worker when she had last met with the mother. The social worker said they had met in the previous 12 months but that meetings were "open meetings" and feedback was given. The lawyer questioned why the social worker had not contacted A's mother to report the drop in his educational attainment since a report at the start of school year.
Mother's lawyer: "Why do you attribute the last six weeks' deterioration to his visits home?"
Social worker: "I've continued to say it was because of the parents".
The mother's lawyer said that A's older siblings returned to their biological parents voluntarily after turning 18. He added that the CFA policy to block the parents out of their children's lives had not worked and that A was already "voting with his feet". It was clear he had a natural curiosity about his parents.
The mother's lawyer referred to the court order made three years previously, which required the CFA to give regular updates to the parents. The social worker was not involved in the case at that time and said she was not aware of this. The mother's lawyer asked if either medical or school updates had been given to the parents over the last number of years to which the social worker replied that the parents had never engaged in filling in or returning the forms sent to them. The lawyer said the mother had accepted her lack of initial parenting care but that it was a pity there had never been a "little bit of sitting down together rather than just court dates".
Child B
B, who is of early post-primary school age, has been in care since she was three years of age. The most recent court order was made three years ago. It specified that access with the biological parents was to be "at the discretion of the CFA".
The lawyer for the CFA asked about B's welfare and her social worker described her as a lovely child who was doing very well and was very settled with her foster parents whom she regarded as her family. She was described as having great interest in sport and had engaged fully with play therapy and ongoing supports. Her social worker said she had a "brilliant attachment" with her foster family and would be attending the supervised Christmas access with her siblings. When asked if she had all her needs met, the social worker replied that B was embedded in her community where she had "total stability".
CFA lawyer: "Instability would be completely wrong?"
Social worker: "Definitely".
The father's lawyer told the court that neither B nor C had seen their father at all in the previous eight years. The father had acknowledged all allegations made against him, had attended at 26 sessions of anger-management, had undergone two psychological assessments and a DNA test in the understanding it would prepare the way for commencing some access to his young daughters. The father's lawyer said he had acknowledged and expressed remorse for his earlier parenting but that this had made no difference to access to his children.
The social worker said she did not think access was in the best interests of B and C until after their eighteenth birthdays. The father's lawyer said one of the children could not even identify her own father and they were effectively being "severed from … their biological father". Neither had they any contact whatsoever with their 40 first cousins.
The mother's lawyer told the court that B had access with the mother six times a year up until three years previously when the order was revised to "access at the discretion of the CFA."
Mother's lawyer: "So, since the revised court order, discretion has been used by the CFA to stop access." He said the previous court report, which was co-signed by B's social worker, reported that the children's access with their mother was going well. When the social worker said she was not involved in the case at that time, the lawyer showed her the report, which she had signed for court
Mother's lawyer: "Why did the CFA totally pull the access?"
Social worker: "When we got discretion, we pulled it".
Mother's lawyer: "Do you not want Mam to see these girls until they are 18?"
Social worker: "In my professional opinion, yes".
The social worker objected to access due to the need for the child's placement to be secure and stable with friends and activities. She said there had been ongoing issues with previous access. The mother's lawyer asked the social worker what she would say to the children if, after their 18th birthdays, they came and said: "I've missed out on years of contact with my mother?" The social worker replied that the children had enough people visiting them.
Mother's lawyer: "[B] has only one mother and a mother is very precious to every human being".
Social worker: "I disagree".
The mother's lawyer said that it was supervised access which was being sought and the social worker answered that any contact with the mother would have a "destabilising influence" on the placement. When asked if she had considered meeting with the mother to discuss possibilities around controlled, supervised access, the social worker replied that she had not as it had been tried before.
The mother's lawyer enquired about the regular updates to parents written into the previous order. The social worker told her photographs of key events were sent and gave some examples such as B's Confirmation and getting the post-primary school uniform. She said that any school information updates were sent. She said that the mother did not "meaningfully engage".
The mother's lawyer asked if one of the aims of the therapeutic work was to prepare for possible access. The social worker said her understanding was that the function of therapeutic work was that in the event that contact re-commenced between the children and parents, it would help to support them and give them the tools emotionally to deal with the situation and their history.
Child C
C was described by the social worker as being very bright, independent and with a bit of a temper. She is of primary school age and is doing really well at school. She is articulate and very bright. Having been taken into care at eleven months, she identifies with her foster family although she does know she has another Mam.
She had been with a different foster family originally but was moved from these following allegations by another child against one of the foster parents. The social worker confirmed C was in a stable, structured foster family which was very dedicated to her. The foster parents had sought increased autonomy so that they could sign permission slips for school events to make things easier for the child. The CFA lawyer asked about the relationship between C and her siblings and the social worker replied that they had good fun together and sometimes shared gifts. When asked by the CFA lawyer about re-commencing access with her mother, the social worker told the court this would unsettle the child whose stability and security were paramount.
The CFA lawyer said the mother had undergone two assessments which concluded that she lacked insight into the effect and impact she had had on her children. He asked the social worker if she thought the mother had gained any insight into her impact on the children, in view of the fact that the mother still went ahead and married the father even after completing her therapy sessions. The social worker replied that she believed the impact on the children would be detrimental to their well-being.
The father's lawyer asked the social worker whether she had spoken at any time to C about her father. The social worker replied that C knows her father. The lawyer asked how it would ever be possible for C to express interest in getting to see or know her father when the CFA had severed the relationship due to lack of access. The social worker said she herself had a good relationship with C and that it was in the child's best interest not to have access. When asked about the function of therapy for the child, the social worker said it was not her understanding that this was to help facilitate access but to prepare the child for access only via social media and not physical access.
The mother's lawyer asked the social worker about C's special academic talent and the fact that she was selected to attend a specialised programme for such children due to her superior talent.
Mother's lawyer: "This achievement was a matter of great pride to [C's] mother. Did you contact Mam about this?"
Social worker: "I told her on Friday when I met her".
The mother's lawyer said that the mother only found out about her daughter's achievement in an "obtuse way" and that she really should have been informed in a respectful manner. She asked the social worker if the children knew their mother was fighting to see them. When the social worker confirmed that they did know this, the judge asked her how they knew and what their reaction was. The social worker told the judge the children knew that there were court days and they just "take it on board". The lawyer said it was important for the children to know their mother wants to see them.
Mother's lawyer: "I put it to you that the CFA has a closed mind on this".
The mother's lawyer said he believed that the longer the access is blocked, the more remote and the more difficult access would become.
Mother's lawyer: "It's more likely they'll grow into young women without ever seeing their mother. You're overstating the risk to the placement."
The social worker said C was in care for a reason and that the historical evidence had to be taken into account. The mother's lawyer said the loss to the children would be irreversible as the social worker never speaks or meets with the mother and "only talks in the court room". He said the mother is only looking for some supervised access, a little role in their lives, which he considered to be reasonable. The social worker said stopping access was an "informed decision".
The guardian ad litem (GAL) for the three children gave evidence that she had a good relationship with A and encouraged him to study well to be able to have an independent life later on in his own chosen career. She described the impact on his life of his earlier childhood as causing him to be "closed about his experiences". In recalling his visits to his parents, she said A normalises the home life and tells her he is not at risk there as he is now older, bigger and stronger and could beat his father.
The judge asked the GAL what A's understanding was of the social worker not wanting him to visit his home. She replied that A thought it would be beneficial for the social worker to acknowledge he was visiting home but that the social worker did not think the visits were in his best interests. When the father's lawyer questioned the GAL about access, she said it was the CFA's position that access would not happen as it would dilute their position. When asked if she was comfortable with the CFA position, the GAL replied that she wished the CFA would acknowledge that A was visiting his parents regularly.
Father's lawyer: "Would it help if he led the access arrangements?"
GAL: "He's doing that anyway".
When asked about meeting with the mother, the GAL said she met her two months previously but could not remember when she had met her before that time as it was so long ago she could not remember. The mother's lawyer said there must be fundamental deficiencies in parenting children before a care order is made and suggested it would be unusual for these parents to acknowledge the deficiencies. The GAL replied that it would be most beneficial to children if a full acknowledgement were made as it would make recovery quicker and more noticeable.
She confirmed that A believed that his unauthorised visits to his parents were being blamed for his dis-improvement in school. When asked if she thought some structure should be put into this through meetings, the GAL said she would like to collaborate on the best way forward.
Regarding her work with B and C, the GAL said they were doing well in their foster home and community. When asked her opinion of access for the girls, the GAL said that therapeutic work was only commencing for them and that it would not be good practice to introduce access at the very same time. The father's lawyer suggested that it did not matter what would happen regarding the father's therapy as the CFA had already made up its mind.
The mother's lawyer asked the GAL about B's opinion on access as she had said seven months previously that she would like access with her mother about twice a month.
Mother's lawyer: "What exactly does [B] have to do to convince you that she wants to see her mother?"
The judge asked the GAL if there was an aspect in the therapy where they could explore potential access with the mother. The GAL replied that the main priorities at present were the children's stability and their therapy and that it would be "an abomination if [C's] placement were to be disrupted".
The children's mother gave evidence and answered questions from the judge, the CFA lawyer and the mother's lawyer. She told the court that A visits home between two and five times a week and on many Saturdays. Regarding concerns about his school progress, the mother said she had spoken to him regularly about the importance of his schoolwork and doing his homework. She advised him to talk to his teachers about the subjects he finds difficult. She described him as "driven" and said that he wished to study [either of two professions].
The mother's lawyer said there had been an earlier mention of an apology to the children from their mother regarding her earlier parenting of them. The mother said she would have no problem apologising but that she was restricted in what she could do at present. Her lawyer asked the mother how she felt about not seeing her two girls for almost three years. The mother said it was difficult to describe.
Mother: "It kills you inside when you know your children have milestones and you're not part of it. I only saw achievements on the care review plan".
The mother said that she had sought photographs of her girls playing sports to have them as a keepsake but never got any. When asked if she got medical and school updates, the mother replied she only heard things if there was a care plan review meeting. When she was told of the CFA's concern that access would disrupt the girls' placement, the mother said she did not think supervised access a few times a year could disrupt placement and she said she would be prepared to travel so that the children would not need to travel. She said her children knew who she was but she was not in their lives and she would love to be able to see her own child playing sport.
Mother: "I'd like them to know I have been fighting for years… they have a right to have that contact".
Mother's lawyer: "Would you undertake not to disrupt their placement?"
The mother said the last thing she would want is to disrupt their lives or make the girls upset but that in the last three years so much had happened in their lives. When asked if there was anything additional she wished to say, the mother said that she missed them both.
Mother: "I've two young daughters and I have no way of knowing what they're into… a piece of you is out there and it's heart-breaking".
The mother told the court she was on a waiting list for counselling and her doctor had told her it would be beneficial. When asked about the therapy the girls are receiving, she said she understood why the social workers and GAL thought it would be good for the girls.
Judge: "If they ask you why did they have to go into care?"
Mother: "I wasn't a good mother… I was very young… I would have used different techniques… I wouldn't have slapped their backsides."
Judge: "Is that the only reason? Do you accept there was neglect?"
Mother: "I do accept there was neglect".
The judge said that the reality was that there was a lot of evidence of serious neglect and allegations of sexual abuse. The judge said the girls might be able to accept why they are in care "if it's not played down".
The CFA lawyer told the mother the children might ask in future why she went ahead and married their Dad after he did those terrible things. The mother said it had once been put to her that she had been grooming her children for prostitution but that there was "no way I'd even think of doing something like that." She recalled that when this was put to her, she had felt like slapping the social worker but that instead she had walked out of the room.
However, the judge said that it was the children themselves who had made the disclosures and asked the mother if she was now saying she did not believe them.
Mother: "I hope they can forgive me one day."
The judge made an order that access between the eldest child and the parents was to be at the child's own discretion. She said she would review this again prior to the eldest child's 18th birthday to deal with his aftercare plan.
The judge ordered that monthly welfare reports and educational progress reports on the three children were to be provided to the parents on a monthly basis by the CFA. The parents are also to be kept updated regarding exactly what therapeutic service interventions are made for the two younger children.
The case is to be reviewed after three months by the same judge.
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The Good Work of Michigan's HIV/AIDS Center
Saturday, July 6, 2013 - 4:26pm
Our first discussion with Jimena Loveluck, President and CEO of the HIV/AIDS Resource Center, was almost five years ago. Months before, A2Ethics had sponsored some talk-backs in concert with the Ann Arbor Blackbird Theatre's dramatic readings of Tony Kushner's "Angels In America," a play about the devastating consequences of AIDS at the end of the 20th century. The arrival of "Angels" changed many minds about the ethical and political nature of epidemics in our country. For this reason, we wanted to learn about the current ethical status of HIV/AIDS in our own county, and what had and had not changed in the early decades of the 21st century.
What we took away from discussing a wide range of issues with Jimena, convinced us that we should come back to talk again. We sensed then that it was essential for A2Ethics to stand with HARC. Not just because of the essential education, testing and social/medical liaison services HARC offers in Washtenaw county as well as three other contiguous counties in SE Michigan. But also because attention to and awareness of the prevalence of HIV/AIDS--to many Americans seems to have had its stand. And its moment. Attention to HIV/AIDS--and our attention--has turned elsewhere and outside the U.S.
And yet, as Jimena tells us in this podcast, there are currently almost 1.2 million people in the U.S. living with HIV infection. Further, almost 1 in 5 of these people (18%) do not know they are infected. Since the beginning of the epidemic, over one half a million people have died with an AIDS diagnosis. Over the past two years, as new mind-changing documentaries, among them United in Anger have been widely shown across the country, we talked with Jimena for the first time about whether a few of the ethical issues swirling around HIV/AIDS early on, have been "resolved." Or more reasonably, given the slipperiness of "moral progress," whether new or different ethics issues have become higher priority, especially in policy circles. Among the currently most pressing issues Jimena wanted our listeners to know about: increasing difficulties of access to effective treatments and services; dilemmas posed by the medicalization of HIV/AIDS and its impact on quality and service availability; and the diverse, and sometimes conflicting, obligations of communities in caring for those living with HIV/AIDS.
While it is not part of our mission to publicly investigate and name organizations whose work we think scores very high marks in ethical screens and audits, we think that HARC, led by Jimena Loveluck, her staff and volunteers should receive much more public recognition and attention for the work they do on our behalf.
Consider the acronym...HARC. It is true--at A2Ethics, we are no longer talking as much about angels as we were when engaged with the drama of "Angels in America" and its ethical dilemmas. But HARC, like the "Hark!" of angels and other messengers inhabiting different worlds--serves as a frontline deliverer of news--both good and bad. We wish that there were a kind of "moral progress" occurring with our attitudes toward HIV/AIDS to the benefit of everyone. We wish that there were new scientific and medical progress today to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic. In our community, in America and outside the U.S.
Until the epidemic ends, however, we will continue to listen to the message and applaud the ethical legacy of HARC.
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Jimbo Pap's members don't wear rhinestoned Nudie suits like the Flying Burrito Brothers did, or like so many of their current peers continue to—in fact, they declare that right away, in the first verse of their debut LP's first track— but they do represent a modern, updated version of their city's roots-rock legacy. This is a band that makes honest, relatable music about heartaches, tough breaks and city life with coed vocals and a wry sense of humor that doesn't strain to be overly clever. In 2019 there's nothing new about the alchemy of country and rock music, but the devil—as always—is in the details: the way musical artists transfuse these elements is what yields distinction within what we usually refer to as Americana music. It Can Always Get Worse straddles borders, nodding to some decidedly old-school influences while still living in a semi-modern, rock-influenced world.
The band's primary writer, Jim Bowers began recording what would become It Can Always Get Worse after spending two years on the road as a member of the Merge records indie band Radar Brothers (whose bassist, Be Hussey, served
as this album's recording engineer). At first, Bowers conceived of the album as a private solo project, but that plan gradually changed as he crossed paths with some recent Nashville transplants, the first of whom was Bo Brannen. Formerly manager of New West Records' songwriter Andrew Combs and Tour Manager for Elizabeth Cook and Those Darlins (among others), Brannen played dobro on Bowers's initial recording session, along with mutual friends Cal Campbell and Siggy Sjursen, both of whom had previously performed for years in Glen Campbell's touring band. Before the album's second recording session, Bowers and
Brannen met singer and pianist Pap Shirock at another mutual friend's party, and invited her to the studio. She brought to the proceedings her own unique talents as a former member of the international touring alt-rock band Shirock. Soon after, Jimbo Pap (an amalgam of the three core bandmates' names: Jim Bowers, Bo Brannen, and Pap Shirock) was born, the solo album transformed into a full-band project, and musicians Kip Boardman (bass) and Kaitlin Wolfberg (fiddle) came on board to round out both the recording and live show lineup.
For Jimbo Pap—whose members have all logged years on the road and/or in the music industry trenches—the LP's cover image (Bowers's great-grandmother pushing a shopping cart across a rocky desert landscape during the mid-'80s) perfectly sums things up. "It's a way for us to express gratitude," Bowers says of the album's title and cover. "We get used to life's setbacks; in fact we've come to expect them. We carry on, knowing that it could be so much worse." The album was named by pianist Pap Shirock, winning an informal caption contest after seeing the proposed cover art. It Can Always Get Worse is a shining success of a debut offering, stacked with songs that transmit feelings of hopefulness and optimism, even inside admissions of loneliness. The goal all along had been to make a fun record, the kind of thing you'd put on during a long road trip with friends. The band immediately pokes fun at itself during "Submission (Nice Pants)," kicking off the entire album with the straight-faced delivery of "We put our pants on one leg at a time … just like every other fucker who wants to be Gram Parsons in Los Angeles." The leadoff song's lyrics have a way of musically "breaking the fourth wall" and putting the listener on notice for what to expect throughout the rest of the album, and the second track departs sonically from its predecessor for more vintage country-western terrain. Elsewhere the ramshackle rock of "Yard Sale" offers up another dose of the band's characteristic brand of sly humor, of a type that would not be unfamiliar for fans of The Replacements, while songs like "Another Ticket on the Windshield," "String of Pearls," and "Someone's Gonna Love Me Again" find some beauty in urban desperation.
It Can Always Get Worse is a record that could quietly insert itself into many listeners' own association with feelings of hope and emotional fortitude, despite not exactly hitting one over the head with cloying appeals to the heartstrings. It's a charmer that just might wind up being a big part of life's latest soundtrack. Available in a limited single-disc gatefold sleeve vinyl LP edition with a digital download code, and on all major digital distribution platforms.
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On My Way to the Show - 3:56
Long Kiss Goodbye - 5:02
Nothing's Quite the Same - 3:07
Queen of My Lonely Little World - 3:11
String of Pearls - 2:46
Yard Sale - 2:53
Long Time Movin' - 3:18
Another Ticket on the Windshield - 2:00
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Someone's Gonna Love Me Again - 3:25
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Marikina Day and Ka-Angkan Festival, celebrated in April, honors the values of kinship, belongingness and solidarity of the city's multi-clan populace. It also gives tribute to the city's families who have made Marikina their place of home for a hundred years.
Coinciding with the city's founding day on April 16, 1630, the festival's main highlight is the parade of the clans, or old families, with members of each clan proudly proclaiming their "bansag" or special title through banners and costumes. Expect a fiesta-like atmosphere with colorful and creative banners, banderitas (the staple in every Filipino fiesta celebration) and a cacophony of sounds from drums and bugles to add more life to the festive mood.


not something I'm used to, they are like earthquakes in the sky. We've had at least two within the last few days. One snuck up on me — wasn't even aware it was a possibility — and the other was expected, but still scary nonetheless.
I'm not completely turned off by them tho. I found that after the initial shock and fear that typically runs thru me I began to find the sound of the thunder soothing — almost comforting. Consider me a fan of thunderstorms now.
Next on the agenda is to catch some good lighting and get some photos of it. Sweet.


Talking to Deadpool's co-creator on the eve of the character headlining his first solo film, one thing is perfectly clear: Rob Liefeld is one proud papa.
During a lengthy chat with CBR News, in which we cover a wide-range of Wade Wilson-centric topics (read the first portion of the interview, focusing on how Deadpool originated, here), Liefeld revealed just how engaged he's been in the Merc With a Mouth's big movie moment, and his pleasure is downright palpable.
As a public pitchman, the writer/artist rivals co-father of the Marvel Universe Stan Lee for sheer enthusiasm, and may actually outmatch Lee for loquaciousness as he expounds on a variety of topics. Below, we discuss Liefeld's take on the character's wide-ranging and enduring popularity, his experiences on the film's set and the immediate career goals ahead of him -- including a comic book reunion with his most famous creation.
CBR News: Now that you've had time to observe the enduring popularity of Deadpool, what's your understanding of why he resonated, then and now, with the comic book audience, generation after generation? He's become an icon.
Rob Liefeld: I did 19 comic conventions in the last year. I broke my record by far, I went to places I had never been -- I mapped out a schedule that took me to Wisconsin, to Cleveland, to Raleigh, North Carolina, to Oklahoma City, to Fort Lauderdale, to Honolulu. I went to connect with fans who were not familiar with me and I was not familiar with them, and I would ask them, "What do you like about this? What do you like about Deadpool?" And I would get, "He looks cool." "He's a badass ninja." "He's so funny."
When I asked my assistant who worked for me for about five years -- he was a young kid who would fill the black areas over here, rule the borders; it makes your pages go faster -- I asked him, "What did I say when I brought Deadpool in?" He would say, "He's Spider-Man with katanas and swords."
Back in the day, I was trying to keep up with my peer group, which was Todd McFarlane, Erik Larsen and Jim Lee. Todd and Erik were doing the Spider-Man books and they would boast how easy Spider-Man was to draw. "Ha, ha -- you're drawing eight kids in a mansion today with hair and eyes and noses!" This is how artists taunt each other, or at least this is how we taunted each other. "I drew a big oval with a couple of big ovals, and that was my splash page: Spider-Man's head. I'm done before lunch. You have a good day Rob; I know you're going to be working until midnight drawing all those characters."
This was the first masked character I'd ever introduced, because at the time, I needed someone that was going to help me on the deadlines. And I kid you not that if you don't think that this page was faster to draw -- "Hey, hey, hey -- suddenly I'm only drawing three faces and couple of ovals!" -- I'm telling you, Deadpool was much easier on the deadlines. Masked characters are cool. I mean, the guy that I always thought was cooler than Spider-Man was the Prowler. Again, cool facemask. I was just following in those echoes.
If you remember Spider-Man at the time -- 1990, 1991 -- Spider-Man is married to Mary Jane, they're having marital problems, she's out dancing all the time, he's not getting paid, he thinks she's leaving him. It had become a depressing book. The Spider-Man I grew up with would hit you, kick you and make fun of you while he did it. So because I didn't need another Cable -- Cable was my dire character -- we introduced this smartass who, over time, has had these really formidable comedic writers, whether it is Joe Kelly or Daniel Way or Gerry Duggan.
A lot of kids are coming to Deadpool through video games and the toys who don't read the comics. So I'll say to them on the convention trail, "Why do you like Deadpool?" He's grasping his Bobblehead and thrusts him in my face. And I say, "Who's your favorite Deadpool?" and he says, "This one! This Deadpool's my favorite." And I'm like, "Okay." I say, "Hey, Mom, what does he like about Deadpool?" She says, "He's cool." And here's the thing: you can't know what that means. All you do is accept it and go, "I'm glad you like him."
Literally, I've had people tell me, "Oh, he's Snake Eyes. He's a ninja." You never know what you are going to hear, but its generally that he's a badass and that he's super funny, and I think that combination has propelled him. I have been known to give myself a compliment now and then, and look, man, he's a great looking visual! He's a badass -- he's just a powerful looking visual, and then he disarms you.
When you see the film, it will disarm you so much and kick you so hard, because it is not like anything you have experienced. Timing is everything. It was the Image anniversary the other day, and people were celebrating. "Yeah, 24 years of Image, 24 years of Image. And then somebody very appropriately typed in, "Aren't you glad it didn't happen in the age of Facebook, Twitter and Instragram, where opinions of what you guys did would have been different?"
I'll tell you, I have said for over ten years since the emergence of social media that I know two guys for certain -- they were very skeptical about joining up with Image, and had it been of this time, they would have weighed public opinion more and they would not have come. As I sit here today, they would not have joined us,. They almost as it was, did not, because they were being advised, "Those guys are crazy. That's a risk. You are going to fall flat on your face." Imagine if it was put to a vote: "CBR says, should these guys leave Marvel?" Let me tell you what that poll would look like: "No no no no no no no." It would not have not have been yes.
Things are of a time. Deadpool, 2016 -- it is time. It has been seven months since the last comic book superhero movie, and we have had a decade of really excellent product. The furthest out in edginess that the product has gotten is "Guardians of the Galaxy," which was so refreshing. Now, take that kind of risk and put an R rating on it. I think people are going to go nuts.
Do you think that, like Spider-Man, the full facemask helps anybody identify with him?
One hundred percent. One hundred percent. Again, the power of Spider-Man's mask was not lost on me. It is easy to draw, but it is a powerful visual, the big, white eyes -- and that's why I inverted it and made big, black eyes. I was just like, this seems to work, so let's just transfer that and give him guns and swords.
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Again, I was the gear guy. When they started off [making] toys, the head of Marvel at the time, Avi Arad, said, "Rob, I like you. You give good hard work to software." And I tell you, I sat there in 1995 and the first thing I thought was, "What the hell is this guy saying to me?" So I put it through my translator, and I think he said that I give these guys good gear, and we sell gear -- I wasn't sophisticated with toy terms, but they had great playability. In the comics, they had great playability because they had guns and throwing stars and swords and that's the kind of stuff I liked. As they rolled out the toys, and Deadpool and Domino and all these characters, they had tons of gear and great playability.
I just think that that also factored into just where people were at the time. We were young, and the generation above us was longer in the tooth. You know, some of my favorite guys had been working for 20 years before we showed up, and there was a gap. We grew up on MTV with these quick, fast edits and these little mini-movies called music videos that I would watch and absorb all the time, and we put that on the page, I think the characters and the storytelling, they reflected that.
But having a full facemask -- when I go to these shows and I see three-dozen Deadpools, and every year now in New York I hear them coming down the aisle: "Thank you, Dad! Thank you, Dad! Thank you, Dad!" They come upon me, and you get nervous because you see 30 dudes dressed, and women, and they all rock the costume so well. Every shape and size, dressed like Deadpool. That is an out-of-body experience. You go, "My costume looks really good on all these people."
If memory serves, he's my first fully facemasked character with no mouth. And again, you crib from the greats. You go, "Thanks, Spider-Man."
Speaking of out of body experiences, you got to visit the set of the film. What was something that you saw where you had to go "Somebody pinch me -- I can't believe this is happening in front of me. This is something that I drew."
Obviously, Ryan in costume is breathtaking. You go, "That's my dude!" And now he's a living, breathing version of this character in real life. And look, when they decided they were going to put me in a scene, they went to wardrobe and gave me a flannel shirt. I'm literally dressed as Rob Liefeld -- I just don't have a hoodie.
I'll be honest, the days I shot, they did not have scarred and mutilated Wade visible. He was behind the mask, but the makeup artist Bill Corso, who also worked on Star "Wars" -- I'll tell you the startling moment. I go up the steps to the trailer, I open the door, and it's like they chopped Ryan Reynolds' head off. There's a mannequin head that they have, and Bill Corso told me, "Oh, no, this is what we do the test on, and we have Ryan look right at this and match this."
So, Ryan Reynolds' replica head as disfigured Wade is staring at me, and first thing, because you're always a kid, I'm like, "Can I steal that? If I threw that under my jacket, could I get on a plane with this?" They're like, "We don't take any pictures with it." And of course my wife walks in, and everyone's left, I'm all alone, and she goes [imitates taking a camera phone photo], "Oh, that's cool." "You aren't supposed to take pictures. You've got to upload those to the Cloud. We don't want to be banned." And she's like, "I'll hide them."
So here we are, at this moment in time. It's a great moment for you! Here's your character come to life on screen, you get to look back at your legacy with Image Comics. It's been a great run. Are there creative goals that are still ahead?
Yes, and I'll tell you -- last year, I brought back my characters Bloodstrike and Brigade, and gave them a decidedly harder rating as well, because I consume more mature stuff now. HBO, Netflix, Showtime -- I don't watch network television. The stuff I like is more adult.
I also did a book called "The Covenant." Because the demand for Biblical thrillers is so high -- which is said tongue-in-cheek, because there is no demand for Biblical thrillers -- but this is a great story. I came across this passage years ago, and I always felt it should be told, so I did this. It has been raided and stolen before the very first time the enemies of the Arc of the Covenant took it to be used against their rivals. Which is really a precursor to "Raiders of the Lost Ark," what happened with the Philistines and the Israelites. There is a prophet and a young judge who, on his first day on the job, this happens. This must be the worst first day on the job ever. "Hi, Israel. Our totem is gone." So I did that, and that's coming out as a trade paperback in April.
I am revisiting my catalogue. Brandon Graham is an absolute sci-fi genius, and he is going into his sixth year producing "Prophet" stories for my label with Image. "Prophet: Earth War" shipped last week, and if people haven't been paying attention, there are four other volumes of Brandon's "Prophet" to date, and we're on the fifth printing of the first volume, with the other three going back to press three times. So that stuff has done really well in trade and is for that "Heavy Metal "sci-fi crowd.
Marvel called me and said, "Rob, we want you to do a prestige Deadpool product for us." And of course I said, "Why?" because I always say, "Why?" And they said, "The timing couldn't be better." And here's the deal: I sat there and said, "You know what, I did these characters for two years, went and did Image, came back, did covers..." We were rivals then, but Cable's not my rival -- Cable's my baby. Deadpool's my baby.
I did the cover to "X-Force" #50, the cover to "X-Force" #100. Marvel has always given me access to these characters: I did "X-Force" as a series again in 2004. I did "Deadpool" again in 2009, 2010 and 2011. My thing is, I think about dying all the time, like, in the worst way. I'm not scared of dying. I tell my kids, "I want you to know, you're the best thing that ever happened to me. If I die, I lived a great life, don't be sad for me. I had a fantastic life." But you go, "How many more times am I going to be able to revisit Deadpool?" And you go, "I'm healthy, I can do this." They are giving me a chance to revisit Deadpool, which is a chance to revisit the entire X-Force, because they are all in there. It's Deadpool, Cable, Domino, Shatterstar. And they are letting me tell a fresh story that I've always wanted to tell.
I always wanted to fill in the gaps and tell the story of someone who followed Wade into the Weapon X program, the Workshop, maybe for all the wrong reasons and came out as different from Deadpool as Deadpool is from Wolverine. This character has haunted Deadpool, but it's also very funny. At the beginning of the book, Deadpool is running for his life, jumping from skyscraper to skyscraper, going, "When am I going to shake this guy? I can't shake this guy." This dude is going to pursue him, but not kill him, because he knows Deadpool can't be killed. It is a great opportunity to revisit these toys.
I knew when I created all of them that I was only getting a partial share of them, because that's what the contract read in 1991. And I thought that was a great deal. I thought, "You mean I can be like the X-Men guys and get a piece oh this character?" That's the deal that was on the table in Marvel 1991, and I was going to be damned if I wasn't going to do as many as I could. That's why I have 35 characters, and they all have a little deal attached to them. It has been boon for my entire family, and I always tell people that if I could go back and tell young Rob Liefeld, "Dude, all of this is going to pay off. All those movies you didn't go see with your friends. All those girls you didn't date..."
So any time they call up, like in 2006 when they called up and said, "Hey, Rob -- we're going to celebrate 'Heroes Reborn' with a ten year anniversary. Do you want to do this with Jeff Loeb?" "Done. I'm in." Because revisiting these old haunts, it's like a victory lap. I get to relive another accomplishment and maybe put a twist on it. I really bring it all back to this period of my life -- "New Mutants" and "X-Force" made all this possible.


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Hey beauties! Summer is right around the corner and it is time to get our summer skin in order for the season. So, in this tutorial you will learn how to create beautiful golden eyes. In addition to learning how to creates some beautiful neutral eyes you will also get a chance to learn how to create beautiful golden bronzed skin and lips too. I hope that you all enjoy this tutorial. Until next, have a fabulous day!
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Hey beauties!! Here is a new tutorial featuring some more of my favorite mineral shadows from Raving Beauty Cosmetics!! Like I said in the my first tutorial of this month this grouping of shadows I recieved this month are my absolute favorites right now! I guess it is purple and sparkly may have to do with that, lol. Anyway this look create will be a little dark and smoky with a pop of color in the crease for those of you that love a little drama on your eyes. To balance out this look I used soft lip and cheek colors to complete this look. I hope you all enjoy this look and try it for yourself too!
If you decided to try this look on yourself totally post your look on my wall at facebook.com/beautychameleon to showcase your budding talent!! I can't wait to see!!
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This may seem odd, but as I look ahead to a year we all know will be momentous, you want to know what I feel most strongly? Gratitude.
I'll tell you in a moment how much work we have ahead of us to strengthen our country. But I'm mindful of just how strong we already are — with a resilient economy, an education system that has allowed more people to enroll in college and make dramatic gains in lifelong learning, and progress on issues from climate change to social equality. We remain wealthy and powerful.
However, we have to work to retain and buttress our strengths. And as I suggested, we have our work cut out for us.
For one thing, we've always been an open country, welcoming a great diversity of people and remaining open to their aspirations and ideas. But we've been losing this. At the same time, too many Americans feel excluded and alienated from economic opportunity and what should be shared institutions.
All of this has been straining our politics. We are more polarized and politically divided than I've seen in my lifetime. I hope 2018 sees a turn toward addressing the defects in our political institutions and political culture — a shift in political life toward seeking the common good and focusing on the national interest.
This would allow us to re-focus on one of the defining features of our country's history: that what we're about as a nation is providing opportunity for all. That everyone has a role to play in contributing positively to a better neighborhood, a better community, a better state and nation, a better world. That as Americans, we devote ourselves to something larger than ourselves.
This sense of beckoning opportunity has been waning.
Yet here's the thing. While I understand our problems, I utterly reject the idea that we can give into them. From its start, this nation has been about resolving problems. We did so by embracing our simple, core virtues: humility, hard work, a welcoming attitude, inclusivity, neighborliness, consensus-building, and above all, a recognition that freedom has been given to us and we have an obligation to lead constructive lives.
That's what we're about as a country. Not decline, or division, or insurmountable obstacles. Let's remember that in 2018.
Lee Hamilton is a senior advisor for the Indiana University Center on Representative Government. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years.


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The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by three this week to 984.
An advisory panel has recommended that the federal government cut the amount it charges oil companies to drill in the Gulf of Mexico by a third.
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says his agency should be a partner with oil and gas companies that seek to drill on public land and that long regulatory reviews with an uncertain outcome are "un-American."
Senate Democrats are pressing Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt on whether a key member of his taxpayer-funded security team improperly steered a government contract to a personal business associate.
Authorities say thousands of people were without power in the New Orleans area after thunderstorms moved through the region.
A global energy watchdog says booming production in the United States will meet 80 percent global growth in demand for oil over the next five years.


I'd like to tell you a little bit about where my recent Meteor Vintage logos came from. I am lucky enough to have a friend (with an extreme amount of patience) who has been there for me through the years as both my friend and my "partner in crime". Through my many harebrained schemes, project ideas and (sometimes) tears, she has never once complained. To have a friend who can give substance, form and detail to your ideas is a rare treat. I consider Debby Wagner to be, not only a fantastic artist, but one of my very best friends.
Debby comes by her artistic talent honestly. Her grandmother was Mary Dorman Lardie, an artist for Hallmark whose career as a greeting card writer and illustrator spanned more than 60 years. I had the pleasure of meeting Mary at her home in Traverse City, Michigan one summer when I was in high school. She was in her eighties at the time and every bit the character she had been described as by her family. I enjoy the Wagner women for their sense of humor and, after meeting Mary, it was easy to see where that came from.
Debby (pictured right) was my Maid of Honor. She and her mother sewed the dress she is wearing in this photo from a re-issued vintage sewing pattern. Photo by Erin Claire Photography. Hair and styling by Miana Cornell, Hive Salon.
Mary wrote, designed and illustrated over 8,000 cards in her career, more than half of which were published by Hallmark. A Google search for Mary Dorman cards and items often takes you to eBay or Etsy, where pieces from her popular 1950's teen line can still be found. I frequently search through old postcards at antique stores hoping to find one of Mary's designs, such as the patriotic ones that follow.
This entry was posted in Artists, Fourth of July, Holidays on July 4, 2014 by Meteor Vintage.