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Cropper is a screen capture utility written in C# on the Microsoft .Net platform. It makes it fast and easy to grab parts of your screen. Use it to easily crop out sections of vector graphic files such as Fireworks without having to flatten the files or open in a new editor. Use it to easily capture parts of a web site, including text and images. It's also great for writing documentation that needs images of your application or web site.
The files are saved straight to a folder of your choice in the format you specify or to the clipboard or printer. No more 'Print Screen'... open image editor... paste from clipboard... crop... export. Just double-click the form or press enter, and whatever is visible below the form is captured.
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Cropper is a pretty nifty free screen capture tool I came across recently. When you run it from a keyboard shortcut or the tray icon, it puts a floating transparent box on your screen which you can move freely and resize by dragging the corner. Move the frame around the screen and simply double click to capture the area under the box.
Cropper is very handy if you need to take a series of screen shots all the same size. You can also set it to automatically generate a second, scaled-down thumbnail image for each capture. This is the first tool I've come across that does automatic thumbnails of screen shots.
Another unique feature is the ability to have transparent portions of the captured window filled with a solid color in the final capture. This is useful when capturing 'skinned' user interfaces that don't have a typical rectangular window shape.
Cropper captures can be saved automatically to the folder of your choice as BMP, PNG, or JPEG files, or you can have them copied or sent directly to your printer. All options can be set by simply right-clicking on the floating capture frame.
Cropper isn't perfect; it can't capture menus, cursors, and transparent windows, for example. But it is definitely a unique approach to screen capture, and worth having in your arsenal of cool and useful tools. Developer Brian Scott offers the program for free, and the source code is also available. Well done, Brian!
Get Cropper:
Cropper Home Page on CodePlex
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Obvious disclaimer: I love this movie. But some of it makes absolutely no sense.
Hey, remember when Mrs. Doubtfire POISONS Stu's dinner by dumping a lot of cayenne pepper on his plate when he's allergic to it? At first I was going to complain that Daniel wouldn't realistically be focused on messing with Stu when he's got a big business meeting going on at the other end of the restaurant, but hey, I get it. He's drunk and the guy's a prick. What's really strange here is that a 60-year-old woman in a floral dress under her chef's coat can walk through a fancy restaurant kitchen, DUMP pepper all over a plate of food, shout "HOT JAMBALAYA!" and then walk out, and no one BATS A GODDAMNED EYELASH.
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Fogline Vineyards
A small producer of Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, Syrah and Chardonnay launched in 2009. The home vineyard is on Sonoma Mountain in the Sonoma Coast AVA. At 900 feet, the property sits above the fog line, allowing additional exposure to the sun throughout the growing season. Temperature inversion results in warmer nights and cooler days than vineyards at lower elevations. This allows fruit to ripen while lessening the need to leave the fruit hanging for extended periods. Being above the fog line, also helps keep fungus and mold at bay.
The winery is a partnership between Brent Bessire and Evan Pontoriero. Brent learned the wine business from Gary Farrell and time spent at Mauritson Family Winery. Evan has had a successful career in film, but spent his spare time learning about wine and eventually becoming a hobby winemaker. He developed a friendship with Brent after the two met at a number of wine events. The first vines were planted on Sonoma Mountain in 2007, and the first wine produced in 2009. The vineyard is directly above Gap's Crown Vineyard and about a mile to the north on the ridge line from Sun Chase Vineyard.
In mid-2014, a new winery and tasting room was established in Fulton where the owners took over Saralee Knude's Farm building that had been empty for 13 years. It was originally built for Fulton Valley Cellars in 1984 where Rod Berglund was the first winemaker in the building. George Davis from Porter Creek and Bob Mueller of Mueller Wines also made wine there. After Saralee closed Sonoma Grapevines, it was acquired by Robert Mondavi who was unable to acquire the proper permits to expand the facility into a large winery. The owners of Fogline were able to lease it for it's original use. They plan to expand the facility, renovate the tasting room and build a private tasting room.
The wines are available direct and from fine dining establishments in California.
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Reviewed Wines
2011 Fogline Vineyards Floodgate Vineyard Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
13.7% alc., pH 3.42, TA 0.68, 195 cases, $38. Released April 2013. From an established and respected vineyard located just off River Road in the Middle Reach of the Russian River Valley. Clones 667, 777, 115 and Pommard. Aged in 30% new French oak barrels. A commercial strain of malolactic bacteria is used to produce low biogenic amines in the finished wine. · Moderate reddish-purple color in the glass. Very aromatic upon opening with bright aromas of Bing cherry and spice. Oak tends to surface more prominently over time in the glass. The mid palate is lush with deep red cherry and cola flavor and noticeable oak in the background. Fruit-driven with impressive richness, this wine displays balanced firm tannins and a good cut of acidity on the finish which leaves some oak in its wake. Score: 88. Reviewed December 18, 2013 ARTICLE »
2011 Fogline Vineyard Sun Chase Vineyard Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
13.9% alc., pH 3.30, TA 0.70, 195cases, $42. Released October 2012. This 40- acre vineyard is situated at 900 to 1400 foot elevation on Sonoma Mountain in the Petaluma Gap region of the Sonoma Coast. Clones 667 and 777. · Moderately dark reddish-purple color in the glass. Aromatically alive with dark berry, spiced plum and wooded forest aromas. Well-endowed with prodigious black cherry, black currant, blackberry and blueberry fruits typical of 667 and 777, accented with a touch of spice. The tannins are muscular but well matched to the sappy fruit, and the lingering finish offers a pleasing riff of acidity. Somewhat brooding at this stage, this wine will benefit from further cellaring. Score: 89. Reviewed December 18, 2013 ARTICLE »
2010 Fogline Vineyards Floodgate Vineyard Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
14.5% alc., pH 3.40, TA 0.65, 135 cases, $38. Vineyard is located in Middle Reach of Russian River Valley. Clones 115, 666, 777 and Pommard. · Medium reddish-purple color in the glass. Smooth, spicy and sexy, with seductive aromas of dusty, dark cherries, graham and toast. A cherry bombast that is luscious yet refined and silky with complimentary hints of spice and cola. Nicely balanced with supple tannins and good staying power on the finish. The pedigree of this established vineyard shows through. A high-collared, impressive offering. Reviewed December 8, 2012 ARTICLE »
2010 Fogline Vineyards Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
13.7% alc., pH 3.35, TA 0.67, 80 cases, $42. Released fall 2011. Sourced from the Sun Chase Vineyard on the western slope of Sonoma Mountain at 1200 to 1400 feet elevation in the Petaluma Gap. Clones 667 and 777. · Moderately dark reddish-purple color in the glass. Complex nose offering many scents that come and go including black cherries, plum sauce, strawberries, pipe smoke, dark chocolate, herbs, dusty earth and a floral note. Middleweight cherry-driven flavor with a hint of spice, dried herbs, tobacco and even peach. Elegant, with soft tannins and respectable acidity, finishing with a citrusy cherry flavor. An interesting chameleon of a wine, but a bit strange in its combination of aromas and flavors. Good. Reviewed December 8, 2012 ARTICLE »
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|Qnext Corp.
|Stable release
|4.0.4 / June 21, 2010
|Operating system
|Android, iOS, Linux, Macintosh, Windows
|Mobile-PC, multi-messenger, sharing and access
Qnext is a multi-protocol instant messaging service for Linux, Mac OS, Windows, and mobile devices. Qnext lets people connect to their digital content when they have access to the internet.
Qnext desktop client runs on Linux, Macintosh, and Windows.[1]
Qnext Mobile solution includes an iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch) application that can be downloaded from the Apple App Store, and a Qnext Mobile Web Application (no download or installation needed) that works on any mobile device equipped with a WebKit based mobile browser, such as Android, iPhone, iPod Touch, Nokia, and Windows Phone 7 devices.
All clients are freeware.
- Desktop Client available for Linux, Macintosh, and Windows computers.
- An iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch application that can be downloaded from the Apple store.
- A Mobile Web version and can be used with an WebKit based browser.
Users that don't wish to share any content or have access to their content, but would like to use the multi-protocol IM on their mobile device, do not need to install the Qnext desktop (PC) client. In any event, those users will be able to view and access shared content from other Qnext users on their supported mobile device.
Qnext services run in a multi-tasking mode, which lets users perform multiple tasks at the same time, such as talking to a group using video, transfer files, download files, view content, share content, carry IM conversation with others and more.
Qnext combines multiple technologies to connect users, facilitate communication, manage shared content and deliver shared media to anyone in an efficient way.[2] Qnext uses Java, services-delivery architecture, Unicode, hybrid P2P[3] / Web 2.0 (Peer2Web),[4] Peer2Mobile and cross-platform technologies. Qnext services are plug-ins to the Qnext core with a high security level[5] using SSL encryption. With Qnext, users can share and provide access to their digital content directly from their computers without the need to upload any of the shared content to external servers.
Desktop (PC) client features[edit]
In addition to the multi-protocol IM and access to shared content as shown above, the Qnext Desktop client (Linux, Macintosh, Windows) lets users import email contacts from AOL Mail, GMail Hotmail, and Yahoo! Mail, to enable the sharing and streaming of shared content to any email contact, 8-way VoIP, 4-way video conferencing; drag and drop file transfers of any size, remote PC access and shared applications. Users can quickly share unlimited number of files of any size, documents, presentations, videos, photos, and music streaming to anyone, even if a recipient does not have Qnext installed.
Multi-protocol (universal) instant messaging for AIM, Facebook Messenger, Google Talk, iMessage, ICQ, XMPP (Jabber), Myspace IM, Microsoft Messenger service (MSN), and Yahoo! Messenger sends and receives IM messages and keeps users truly connected to everyone from a single contact list.[6][7] Qnext IM implementation supports avatars (animated GIF and images), emoticons (smileys), spellchecker, themes, nudges, time-stamp, multi-chat, chat history/message logging, online messaging, and more.
Qnext file transfer is a fast and secured way to get a file or folder of any size to any Qnext user and can end the need to use FTP or send CDs via courier or deal with email attachment limits.[8] Drag and drop any file or folder of any size on anyone on a contact list, and that is all. The recipient will get a message to allow the transfer, and the content will be transferred. Files are sent using SSL encryption via peer-to-peer (P2P) connection directly to the recipient computer.
With no servers in the way to slow down, file transfers occur as fast as the Internet service connection and computer system will allow. Also, transfers cannot be hacked or intercepted.
Qnext also allows sending and receiving files from other instant messaging services. Most services (such as ICQ, Microsoft Messenger service, and Yahoo! Messenger, etc. have a file size limit and the transfers travel through a server infrastructure. This may compromise security, privacy and quality of service.
Voice chat (audio conferencing) is multi-user voice conferencing (up to eight users at once).[9] Qnext uses direct P2P routing to find the best available network connection; the quality of the user's online telephone call is high. Linux, Macintosh, and Windows, users can all join a video or voice call together.
Video conferencing is a multi-user Video Chat (up to four people at once).[10] This is where individuals or groups from around the world can meet face to face in real time, to interact for as long as they want, without any costs. Initiating a video conference is straightforward and easy. Qnext automatically detects video & sound devices.
Photo sharing is a way to share photos with anyone in seconds, even if the recipients don't have Qnext.[11] Any photos at any file format and resolution can be shared with any IM or email contact. Unlike other photo sharing tools, Qnext does not limit the number of photos users can share at a time, or the size of each individual photo. Just select the photos to share, choose your audience (IM or email contacts) and recipients will receive a link that lets them view, zoom, run a slide show, or download any or all photos in small or original format and resolution. No need to upload any photos to public websites.
File sharing is a means to get big files where they need to go, fast.[12][13] Share an unlimited amount of files or folders of any size. Select the IM or email contacts you want to share with and that is all. Recipients will get a link in an email or an instant message and be able to download any or all of the shared files from any web browser in the world.
Streaming media (music) allows listening to an entire music library and iTunes or Windows Media Player playlists from anywhere in the world.[14] Choose up to 700,000 songs and select an audience; the tunes will be streamed quickly to any who are chosen. Whether users want to share with themselves or with friends, this is the only way to stream your music to any web browser. The users' library can be browsed by artist, album or genre, or created and shared user's favorite playlist. Your audience can make their own playlist from your tunes.
Qnext users can access share content directly from the Qnext application. Data transmission is secured using SSL encryption.
Secure remote PC access and share applications for Windows. Qnext remote access technology allows users to remotely access their computers from any Internet connected device in the world, through a standard web browser.[15] It's an easy and secure solution that enables Qnext users to remotely access their content, emails, files and programs. Qnext users can:
- Set permission to allow themselves or others to remotely access their PC from any web browser.
- Allow a person or a group to view and/or control specific applications on their computer as others watch in real-time (ideal for software demonstrations).
- Request one-on-one assistance from any Qnext contact by allowing them to access your computer, as you watch their action in real-time.
Games can be played privately in real-time and can be accessed directly from the IM window. The user that initiates the game can invite any Qnext user to participate and others to watch as the game is being played by others. Free games include Backgammon, Checkers, Chess, Go, and Poker. All Qnext games have the option to play against the computer.
iPhone application features[edit]
Qnext improves iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch use by providing tighter integration to the device features and abilities. The devices become one more device in the users worldwide network.[16] Some of the key features of Qnext for iPad and iPhone include:
- Send and receive free instant messages with emoticons using AIM, Facebook Messenger, Google Talk, iMessage, ICQ, XMPP, Microsoft Messenger service, Myspace IM, Qnext, and Yahoo! Messenger
- Synchronize and display user multi-protocol instant messaging contacts
- Real-time presence and the state of each Qnext user (online, offline, do not disturb, etc.) and account's status message
- Add contacts and groups and view/ edit account and contact information
- Sound and display messages event notification
- Display the listing of each Qnext user shared content with one touch access to the shared content
- View any photographs, albums in thumbnails, full view and slideshow directly from their or anyone else's computer (by permission)
- View folders and files directly from yours or anyone else's computer (by permission); supported document types include: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel, Adobe Acrobat, text and more
- Listen to music directly from host or other's computer (music library or iTunes and Media Player playlist)
- Qnext App for iPad and iPhone supports OS 3.0 or later
Mobile Web application features[edit]
A web application (Web App) is a computer software application that is hosted in a browser-controlled environment which is accessed over a network such as the Internet or an Intranet. The Qnext Mobile Web Application has the same features as the Qnext iPhone application.
Using the Qnext Mobile Web App doesn't need any downloads or installation and it should work on most of the smartphones and devices with a WebKit based mobile browser, such as: Android, HTC, iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch), LG, Motorola, Nexus One, Nokia, Palm, Samsung, Sony Ericsson and Windows.
Qnext Mobile Web App can be used in two ways:
- From a mobile device using a mobile web browser. Note that some browsers may not display the app correctly.
- From any computer using a web browser and opening the Qnext Web application. This is a live implementation which operates the Qnext Mobile Web App in real-time.
See also[edit]
- Comparison of instant messaging clients
- Multiprotocol instant messaging application
- Application sharing
- Yahoo! Messenger#Compatible software
- ^ Ryan (25 January 2010). "Qnext: Free Cross-Network & Cross-Platform Messenger". cybernetnews. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
- ^ West, Jackson (14 July 2009). "Four P2P apps that let you share files privately and securely". itbusiness.ca. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
- ^ Stafford, Alan (31 May 2006). "The 100 Best Products of 2006". pcworld.com. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
- ^ Martellaro, John (7 March 2007). "Qnext Releases Major Update of P2Web Sharing Software". macobserver.com. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
- ^ West, Jackson (10 July 2009). "Private P2P Networks Add Trust to File Sharing". pcworld.com. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
- ^ Gralla, Preston (15 October 2007). "The 20 Downloads You Can't Do Without". pcworld.com. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ^ softonic.com (27 February 2008). "Connect to all your instant messengers at once". softonic.com. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ^ Kate Wordsmith (18 June 2008). "The Future is Qnext for 5 Star Unified Communication". eshopforums.com. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ^ West, Jackson (10 July 2009). "Editorial review of Qnext". pcworld.com. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ^ Fernández, José (2009). "Qnext review". software.informer.com. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ^ softpedia.com (3 September 2009). "Secure P2P communications suite includes Universal IM, Photo Sharing". softpedia.com. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ^ Sharma, Mayank (23 May 2007). "Share files with friends while chatting using Qnext". linux.com. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ^ Em, Kate (June 2008). "Qnext Unified Communication Suite review". kickstartnews.com. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ^ Webt!ips (12 June 2009). "Communicate, Collaborate, Share - 17 Reasons Why You Should Use Qnext for Instant Messaging". Webt!ips. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ^ Ilascu, Ionut (14 March 2007). "Talk and Share. Remote computer access in an IM client". softpedia.com. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ^ David Kahn (21 December 2009). "The Mobile Killer App". David Kahn. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Qnext Forum
- Qnext Online Manual
- Qnext Web App Login Page
- Qnext, pcworld.com, July 2005
- Review: Improve The IM Experience, informationweek.com, Mar 16, 2005


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Dixie McCloud, 66, of Oskaloosa, passed away peacefully while surrounded by her family, Wednesday morning, Aug. 21, 2013, at Manor Care Health in West Des Moines.
Dixie Lynn McCloud was born March 24, 1947, in Oskaloosa. She was the youngest of four daughters born to Richard "Doc" and Helen Utt Walker. After graduating from Oskaloosa High School in 1965, she enrolled in the nursing program at Mahaska County Hospital in Oskaloosa. She went on to work at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines for three years before moving back to Oskaloosa to work at Mahaska County Hospital.
Dixie married Donavon "Don" McCloud Sr. in 1970, they made their home in Oskaloosa where they raised a large busy family. Dixie was a devoted wife, mother, daughter and sister.
Dixie loved gardening and along with her husband, brought her love and talent of working with flowers, gardening and landscaping to many of the homes in Oskaloosa.
Her sense of humor and positive attitude was always present and many say it sustained her through the rigors of dialysis for the last eight years. Being the strong person she was, her strength shone through during these last months. Her nurses and doctors have said she was their favorite patient and always had something funny and positive to say to them during her therapy. She will be missed terribly, but the bouquet of wonderful memories will be treasured.
Her family includes her children: Donavon Jr. (Carrie) McCloud and Matt McCloud, all of Oskaloosa, Brad (Dawn) McCloud, of Boone, Kevin (Jean) McCloud, of Charles City, Darla (Rick) Miller, of Marshalltown, Lisa (Charles) Lucas, of Oskaloosa, and Linda Taylor, of Omaha, Neb.; sisters: Joan Schaeffer, of Oskaloosa, Shirley (Bill) Plantan, of West Des Moines, and Carol (Gayle) Palmer, of West Des Moines; and many grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Donavon Feb. 26, 2012.


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The sperm count of a male is a key part in fertility treatments such as IVF and ICSI. If a male has a low sperm count, it can lead the couple to make a decision to move on to a donor program or seek other treatment options. A lot of men are very reluctant to face the reality that they may be the reason for the infertility, which makes undergoing a test difficult on some occasions. The fact of the matter is that receiving a semen analysis should be done sooner rather than later. All too often the blame for infertility is placed upon the shoulders of women, but that is clearly not always the case.
Semen analysis is most commonly used in two instances, both of which have to do with fertility. The first reason is that a male will have this procedure done after a vasectomy to see if it was successful, and it will also be conducted after a vasectomy reversal to see if that was successful as well. Another common usage for a semen analysis is to determine if the male partner is the reason for a couple's infertility. In conducting a semen analysis, a specialist will check for irregularities and abnormally low sperm counts, both of which can lead to a failed pregnancy attempt.
Irregularities in sperm can mean a number of different things. For example, a sperm may be rendered ineffective if it has a double tail or a double head. There are also instances where individual sperm are simply too small to be useful. If any of these problems or others are discovered, a specialist may be able to offer a viable option for treatment.
The most common method for a doctor to collect a semen sample is by having the male subject ejaculate into a cup. Other methods include the male and his female partner partaking in intercourse while using a condom that is specially designed to retain a sample of semen. One other common option for couples is to have intercourse as they normally would, except the male ejaculates into a cup. This process is referred to medically as coitus interruptus.


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More MR3 in the Lab
With some helpful input from Liam, I've adjusted the awkward spots in the first stanza and felt emboldened to progress to the second: I mentioned Wednesday that I wasn't happy with the prospect of setting the five acclamations in stanza 2 … Continue reading
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"No parish is safe"
The Apostolic Signatura affirms the closing of parishes by a bishop. From CNS's English translation of the May ruling: (Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of Boston) considered not only the condition of the parish, the focus of this case, but in … Continue reading
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The Face on Mars
Remember that Martian face imaged from space by the Viking Orbiter back in 1976? A number of orbiters have imaged this plateau over the past decade. Check out these new perspectives at this post on Universe Today. It includes an … Continue reading
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MR3 in the Musical Laboratory
My friends and a few students have asked me if I'll be composing a Mass setting to the new texts of the Roman Missal. I've actually felt a bit inspired to work on it the past few days. I reworked … Continue reading
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Another Unofficial Memorial Acclamation
I blogged on "Keep In Mind" a few months ago, once the unofficial "fifth" memorial acclamation. I think you know Marty Haugen's "We Remember" was designed as a memorial acclamation. The Gather hymnals list that refrain in their section on … Continue reading
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OCF 52-53: Gentle Accompaniment and Reconciliation
How does liturgy become pastoral ministry? This introduction to the vigil and related rites often give some clue to the student of liturgy, or to the neophyte minister as to how to proceed. 52. The time immediately following death is … Continue reading
Need a Liturgical Blessing for your Arthritis?
This Sunday's your day, courtesy of the Redemptorists. Father Thomas Picton, superior of the Denver province: We hope this is the beginning of an annual tradition that brings people to our churches to ask for the blessing and intercession of … Continue reading
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OCF 51: Between Death and the Funeral Liturgy
One thing you will not find in the Church's liturgy is the rosary during a wake. There can be a lot of misunderstanding about this. The rosary is ritual, to be sure. But it is not part of the funeral … Continue reading
Kissing the Ring
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Another Oz Bishop: "I am truly sorry"
Wollongong is closer (about an hour's drive south) to Sydney than Melbourne, and now their bishop has offered a public apology. From the local press there: I offer my sincere apology to those who have suffered abuse at the hands … Continue reading
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Finding One's Way Through Rites and Documents
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OCF 49: Other Texts
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Duchy of Lancaster: Special Commissions and Returns
This series comprises records relating to investigations undertaken into particular property-related matters that had come to the attention of the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster.
Apart from conducting numerous surveys of manors, castles and honors, special commissioners investigated property boundaries and concealed lands; the condition and repair of castles, parks and manor houses; considered encroachments and enclosures of lands; repairs of bridges, mills, weirs and sea banks; spoils of woods and sales of timber; treasure trove and the goods and chattels of felons and outlaws; and considered the misdemeanours and oaths of officers of the Duchy.
Each special commission normally consists of at least two documents attached together: the authorizing commission and the commissioners' reports.
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At its new, second location at 122 Grant Ave., Santa Fe, NM 87501, Andrew Smith Gallery opens an exhibit of classic photographs by ALFRED STIEGLITZ, EDWARD STEICHEN and GERTRUDE KASEBIER on Thursday, June 22, 2007. Also on display at the new gallery are works by Ansel Adams, Alan Ross, Jody Forster, Christopher Burkett, Joan Myers, Paul Caponigro, and William Henry Jackson.
Visit us to view masterworks by Edward Weston, Elliott Erwitt, Walker Evans, Annie Leibovitz, Jack Spencer, Barbara Van Cleve, Flor Garduño, Laura Gilpin, and other classic and contemporary photographers.
Alfred Stiegltiz's influence on photography is almost incalculable. He championed the American and European modernist movements, published the most influential photographic journals of the era, and convinced the world that photography was a valid form of artistic expression, equal to painting and sculpture.
Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen and Gertrude Kasebier were legendary for their spectacular soft focus images made as non-silver prints or photogravures. By 1903 all three were at the peak of their visual powers and printmaking skills, and all were published in the early issues of Stieglitz's legendary publication Camera Work.
Around the turn of the century, Stieglitz adapted his photographs to reflect the dynamic energy of New York's streets, the geometry of its skyscrapers, immigrant laden ferry boats, and locomotives steaming toward a purposeful future. By the time he had published the final volume of Camera Work in 1916, containing the work of Paul Strand who was an advocate of straight photography, Stiegltiz's early pictorial masterpieces such as The Hand of Man, The Terminal, The Steerage, and The Street-Design for a Poster, were considered old fashioned, even sentimental.
Long before he met and married Georgia O'Keeffe, Stieglitz championed photography's independence as a creative art form. While he accepted the heavily retouched work of his fellow Secessionists, he himself mostly avoided manipulation of his images. Instead he used atmospheric effects of rain, snow, mist and smoke. The following photographs on exhibit illustrate this.
"The Street - Design for a Poster," 1902 is a photogravure on tissue, mounted on a rectangle of blue linen. It was originally part of the July 1903 volume of Camera Work. The attention to detail in the mounting and use of transparent papers and linen shows the care Stieglitz gave to hand tipping his photogravures.
"Two Towers - New York," 1913 appeared in the Camera Work: Oct. 1913 issue. Taken in winter, the photograph shows a man walking on a snow covered street in New York City. In the foreground is an ornamental iron railing and a tree are covered in several inches of fresh snow. Two hazy skyscrapers loom in the distance. Stieglitz printed this photogravure in a greenish-black ink, a color which helps to soften the image and enhance its wintry feeling.
"The Hand of Man," 1902, is one of Stieglitz's most powerful images and an icon of 20th century photography. It shows a steam locomotive pulling into the Long Island freight yard over a silvery network of tracks. A champion of things new, modern and ambitious, Stieglitz describes in this photograph the exhilarating power of the machine in the Age of Industry. This oversize photogravure measuring 9.5 x 12.5" was made by Stieglitz in a very small edition and inscribed to the painter, Emil C. Zoler, who worked at three of Stieglitz's New York galleries and was part of his Lake George circle.
Gertrude Kasebier (1852-1934)
A creative and independent woman, Gertrude Kasebier defied the conventions of her 19th century upbringing by opening her own photography studio at age thirty-six. Following an unsatisfactory marriage and raising three children, she went on to become one of the most famous photographers of her time, praised for her powerful portraits of such notables as August Rodin, and her symbolically complex interpretations of the theme of motherhood. She was one of the founding members of the Photo-Secession group of whom Stieglitz was the leader.
Motherhood and portraiture were Kasebier's favorite themes. She helped elevate the photographic portrait to the status of an art form. On exhibit is a signed portrait of the sensational teenage beauty of the era, Evelyn Nesbit, titled "Portrait (Miss N.") ca. 1903.
Kasebier's best photograph, "Blessed Art Thou Among Women," ca. 1903, printed on tissue, originally appeared in the Jan. 1903 issue of Camera Work. The photograph depicts a woman dressed in flowing robes standing at the threshold of a door next to a young girl wearing a dark dress and stockings. On the wall behind them is a framed artwork depicting The Visitation.
Kasebier's title refers to the Biblical "visitation," in which Mary and Elizabeth, both pregnant, meet and embrace. Kasebier reworked the Christian theme with a slight twist. Here the sacred child is a daughter rather than a son. The mother's gauzy white gown relates her to classic images of the feminine. In contrast, the daughter's short dress with its bold belt buckle, along with her boyish haircut and necktie suggest that her life is destined to be more active and independent. In this profound image of feminine evolution, a mother lovingly sends her daughter into the future with the blessings of the old feminine, but equipped with enough independence to forge a new identity.
Alfred Stieglitz admired Kasebier's photographs for their independent artistic expression and promoted them in his publication Camera Notes. He also organized solo exhibitions of her work at the Camera Club of New York. The first issue of Camera Work, released in 1902, contained six illustrations and two articles by her. Her photographs were exhibited internationally and garnered high praise. Around the turn of the century her print of "The Manger" sold for $100, the most ever paid for a photograph at that time. A rare, signed example of this photogravure is on exhibit at Andrew Smith Gallery,
Edward Steichen (1879-1983)
Edward Steichen, along with Alfred Stieglitz, led an aesthetic revolution that helped to shift photography from being merely a documentary record to an art form capable of interpretation and expression. During his long life Steichen was a successful artist, recognized for his elegant pictorialist photographs and tonalist studies of moonlit landscapes. He was also a fashion photographer, curator, writer, and technical innovator. Influenced by the abstract concerns of European Modernism, he gradually became interested in straight photography that emphasized pure design and strong compositions. Yet his early Pictorial photographs filled with soft focused, painterly effects are some of his finest work. Later in life, as director of the Department of Photography at the Museum of Modern Art, Steichen organized an exhibit of 503 photographs called The Family of Man, one of the most famous of all photography exhibitions.
For his photograph titled "Balzac - The Open Sky," ca. 1911, Steichen shot Rodin's sculpture of the great French writer from a low vantage point. Highlighted on the left and in shadow on the right, the statue looms like a great cocoon against an empty expanse of space of sky. The photogravure, which appeared in the April/July 1911 issue of Camera Work, is an austere, minimal tour de force.
"Road into the Valley - Moonrise," ca. 1903 is a hand-toned photogravure from the April 1906 volume of Camera Work. Made by Steichen at the peak of his career as a painter, it is reminiscent of his legendary gum prints, (one of which sold in February 2006 for close to three million dollars.) Printed in verdigris ink and mounted on gray papers, the photograph shows a country road winding through a peaceful valley as the moon rises over distant hills. The quiet, nocturnal beauty of the image epitomizes the soft-focused romance of the Pictorial sensibility.
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LAS VEGAS - Wellcare pharmacist Dennis Baltazar is beyond busy, helping a long line of customers.
"Last thing they want to do is wait longer in the pharmacy than they have to," he said.
One product he doesn't have to worry about selling is cold medicine that contains pseudoephedrine. Theft and patient abuse prompted the pharmacy to stop carrying those products.
"We decided it's not something we want to carry here," Baltazar said. "If we have someone we know needs it legitimately, we usually order it."
Many other Nevada pharmacies still carry those products. Nevada laws require customers sign a registry before they can buy. Now, State Senator Sheila Leslie wishes to add a new restriction. She is sponsoring a bill to make the drug available only with a prescription.
"It's a small price to pay for a great benefit: reducing meth use in Nevada," she said.
Meth abuse is considered one of the top law enforcement issues in the state. Meth users are difficult to find and catch. Meth cases clog the state's court systems and cost Nevada approximately a billion dollars a year. Stopping the problem would save millions.
"It lowers our cost in the judicial system," said Carson City District Attorney Neil Rombardo. "It lowers our cost for prosecutors. It lowers our cost for public defenders. It lowers our cost for sheriff offices."
"If we can control it and regulate pseudoephedrine, then we instantly control and regulate meth," he said.
Since one in ten high school students have tried meth, parent and Wellcare Pharmacy customer Lori Hooker likes the idea of more restrictions. "I have two boys, 12 and 16. I don't want them ever trying anything," she said.
Nearly a dozen states are considering similar legislation, which is already working in places like Mississippi. Six months after the Mississippi law took effect, meth-related crimes have dropped by 90%.
Senator Leslie plans to introduce the bill during the legislative session in February.


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Watch the Illinois High School Athletics (IHSA) regional for girls gymnastics live at Oswego High School.
Girls will compete in the following routines: vault, floor exercise, uneven parallel bars and balance beam for Gymnastics Regional.
The tope five competiters in each category will automatically advance, as will the top five all-around and the winning team overall will also advance.
Any girl who advances will compete in the IHSA State Finals held on Feb. 8 and 9 in Palatine.


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I usually don't show this side of my face.
How long ago was this?
Australia on April, I think.
I just remember that I went for aunty Evon's birthday dinner.
I was hell tired on the second day, couldn't get up.
Good boyfie wanted to bring me to Perth zoo and to have romantic dinner at night.
I didn't want to wake up, I was so late for a date, lol.
Haha, the weather was so cold, great time for me to "hibernate".
Thanks to boyfie, he's a good boy, good good boy, sometimes.
Not to forget to mention that we had a big fight the night before.
So, I guess that he felt guilty too, ahaha.
My third time at Swan River Cruise, Perth.
Was supposed to take a good picture.
And suddenly, I spotted...................................
Jelly fishes :D
Btw, I just showered and headed out.
Haha, my boyfie waited long enough.
Make up free day, ahhhhhh, felt so good.
Too cold, too too cold, about 10 degree Celcius?
FYI, I'm scared of cold.
The killing wind.
You can't do this cool hairstyle, can you?
Imma baby lover.
French baby, I think ❤ ❤ ❤
I jump, you jump.
You jump, I laugh.
Strong wind, strong strong wind.
I would had been blown away if I failed to balance myself, lol.
Excuse my tummy, thank you :)
Yay, Perth zoo!
Proudly supporting Perth zoo.
They should put my face on it, LOL.
Sing it : ele-elevator~
I meant, alli-alligator~
This lil boy is so so so adorable.
Ahhhhhhhhh, ❤ ❤ ❤
I laughed too happily with my mouth wide opened, yuck.
Honey bear, MOOOOOOO~
I meant.....RAWR?
Let me introduce you - the chopstick, lol.
Hello, my darling girl ❤ ❤ ❤
Sounded like a pedo, lol, no I'm not one.
I think I just got my iPhone4 at that time.
Busy tweetingggggggggggg, *semangat*
Happy time passes fast, it's time to say...


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Online Marketing Forgets Older Women, a Key Demographic
Enough about the kids. The over-35 crowd is where the online sales are, research shows.
By Mary Kate Cary, Thomas Jefferson Street Blog
Why did eveningwear designer Carmen Marc Valvo attend an AARP convention recently? The answer lies in a very interesting piece in today's Wall Street Journal by Christina Binkley discussing online apparel sales to older women:
Are online marketers so youth-conscious — because it feels right — that they're ignoring lucrative markets just when they're most needed? The Internet is neither new nor young. The fastest-growing segment of Facebook users is women over 55, according to the Tracking Facebook blog. And the underlying assumption that young people are still the Web's most fertile market doesn't hold up to scrutiny.
In fact, 65% of online apparel sales go to women over age 35, according to market researcher NPD Group. Among these, the fastest-growing sales are to women between 55 and 64 years old — a boomer population that has always been known for its willingness to indulge.
I was in American Eagle and Abercrombie recently with my daughters, and Binkley has it right: Women my age are the "forgotten market."
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There are a number of persons holding a 10-year or more lease around Clear Creek Lake, Duncan Lake and also Lake Humphery.
The City of Duncan violated or breached these contracts (leases) by increasing lease amounts, (second time effected in June 2010) providing garbage containers which our lease has provisions for. My lease has gone from $100 up to $300 since August 2004.
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Recently, we shared Best Coast's cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Rhiannon". That track was part of a Fleetwood Mac cover compilation album called Just Tell Me That You Want Me. Last night, Best Coast churned out another Fleetwood Mac, "Storm", this time on Jimmy Fallon. Watch the performance below and read our interview with Best Coast.
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Enjoying the Ride! – ISTE and Improv
I spent three years performing improv with a troupe in Iowa many years ago, and I've spent ten years teaching improv to middle school children, so I related to her experiences, and I appreciated her reflections. Reading this while attending the ISTE conference, which is dedicated to connecting technology in education, gave me some interesting ideas about how these concepts intersect.
In the introduction, Madson wrote about her early attempts at achieving tenure as a professor. She said that she did everything right, colored within the lines, and followed all of the rules. In the end, she did not achieve tenure at that time because she was too predictable, and she was told that her work was not original enough. She realized that she needed to stop comparing herself to some ideal in her mind, and to just start being true to herself. She also had to work with her own personal talents, and to stop comparing herself to others. This led her to tenure at a much better school.
As I was riding in for the first day of the conference, this advice struck me as golden. I am too likely to become intimidated by the education "superstars" at events like this. I forget that I've done some pretty great things in my own classroom, and that, even more importantly, it isn't a competition in the first place. It was nice to remember that I bring my own set of experiences to any situation, and that they have value. Madson discussed thirteen tenets of improv, but I'll use only ten of those here.
1. "Say yes, and" – In improv, if your partner in a scene begins by mentioning the (imaginary) peanuts in your hand, and gives you tips on how to tempt an elephant to come closer to the fence so you can feed it…well, then that is the reality of the scene and you have to "say yes" to it! In fact, you need to add an "and" to the scene. "Yes, and" means going with the scene and adding something unique to it as well so that it keeps moving forward. For instance, one of the peanuts in your hand begins to move – it's actually a mouse and the elephant just noticed that!
2. "Don't Prepare" – In improv, it is very important to listen, and to be "in the moment." You cannot control the direction of a scene, because that great line you have practiced in your head is irrelevant the moment someone else says something that changes the scene's direction anyway.
As teachers, it is in our nature to prepare. But sometimes listening well is the best way to prepare. Listening to our students can be much more effective, and can lead us in new directions. I had a wonderful example of that this year. During recess, I found a cluster of about ten sixth grade boys huddled around one of the student's computers. They were all engrossed, and that is always a red flag with a computer in unstructured time! I walked over to "shut down" whatever they were doing, but I ended up stopping to look and listen instead. As a result, I was pulled into the group as the boys explained the website "Minecraft" to me. It was fascinating, and very educational! Instead of shutting down their fun, I ended up high-fiving them for the interesting worlds they had created. In fact, about a month later, I allowed two of my students to use Minecraft to build Aztec pyramids for a class project! Listening definitely helped me out, and not preparing a canned response to the situation allowed me insight into a great learning experience!
3. "Just Show Up" – Onstage, this often means tackling your own fears, especially that big one where you don't want to end up looking like a fool. Well, improv is a huge risk, and the fact is that scenes bomb on a fairly regular basis. Getting over that fear of looking stupid is probably the reason I think improv is the perfect experience for middle school kids. You just have to live through feeling stupid a few times to realize that you do live through it.
I began using technology as a result of participation in PLP (Powerful Learning Practice). I spent my first year feeling pretty dumb, and my greatest lesson that year was that it is really okay NOT to know things! I'm still feeling that way, because there are so many people who know more than I do. It's fine though, because when I experience that feeling of inadequacy I jokingly use Stuart Smalley's aphorism – "I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me!" That usually does the trick! Then, I take a deep breath, and show up!
4. "Start anywhere" – With an improv scene, you just have to find an entry point and go. It can be something very mundane that gets the ball rolling. The important thing is to get it rolling and then to go with the flow.
At ISTE, one of my favorite moments was when Heidi Hayes Jacobs said, "Just upgrade one thing in each of your units this year." That made it all seem so much more manageable to me! If I just start anywhere, find an entry point and make an upgrade, I've done what I hope to do. I can do that! One upgrade will lead to others, and each year I'll add more, but one…yes, that feels very possible to me.
5. "Be average" – People starting improv often think that they have to be funny to do it well. That is far from true! In fact, the "funny" types often fail, because they are not the best listeners and they don't always play well with others. Improv is a team experience, and to be part of a good team you have to share the laughs.
6. "Pay attention" – In an improv scene, you have to pay attention to the details to keep the scene moving. As an example, you use quite a bit of mime with improv. If someone sets up a door in a scene and closes it, and the next person walks right through the closed door, the entire audience will gasp! It is important to remember the details, and to keep the integrity of the scene.
One of my favorite things about ISTE was that in a venue full of gadgetry and flash, presenters kept coming back to the human element. From Alan November's excellent presentation on empathy as the most important 21st Century skill, to Chris Lehmann's very moving final keynote where he also talked about empathy and developing the hearts and minds of each student, the human element was emphasized. Seeing the students as individuals was a recurring theme, and really, really knowing them. It was nice to be reminded that it isn't about the tools, it's about the kids.
7. "Face the Facts" – In improv, it is important to be humble. You have to know what you can and cannot do well, and you have to be realistic about it. In order to work well with others, you have to see yourself clearly.
In teaching, this is also true! It is important to understand our weaknesses, and our strengths in the classroom. In order to do this, we need to be honest with ourselves. We can model the healthiest learning environment when we show our students this side of our own journey. Our students will benefit far more from seeing us tackle a learning curve challenge than from our being perfect at everything we do.
8. "Make mistakes, please" – In improv, you have to try things to see if they will work. They don't always work. That's just a natural part of the process. When I used to introduce improv to my students, I always said, "It's O.K. to fail." I loved that they usually came back with, "Wait, we can fail this class?" If you aren't trying new things, you aren't growing.
In the classroom, and especially with technology, not everything works perfectly. If you keep teaching the same way every year, year after year, you really aren't growing either. It is important to try something new, even when that new thing doesn't work out so well. We can learn more from our mistakes than from our successes, and that might just be the perfect lesson!
9. "Wake up to gifts" – In a scene, a gift is an interesting suggestion. When a person enters a scene, they need to "bring a gift" with them. So, in a pizza parlor, the gift might be the hair you just found on your slice. It moves a scene forward and brings in an interesting element for the actors to handle. In life, we receive gifts all the time, and it is important to acknowledge them.
Improv was a gift that I received after taking a ten-day training class in the 1980's with Jack Canfield on promoting self-esteem in the classroom. That gave me the confidence to find an improv class, and the next gift was being asked to join a troupe. The opportunity to join the PLP group and to begin this journey with technology was certainly a life-changing experience. I've mentioned the lovely gift I received in the ticket to attend ISTE, when my friend Megan gave me her place at the conference. As well as friends pitching in to help me with the logistics. One friend helped me by picking up my daughter from camp, and another checked in on our new puppy twice a day.
I received a gift when I walked into my first presentation and looked up to see Barb, one of my oldest and dearest friends, at the conference. We didn't think to check to see if the other was coming, even though we both work in education and both love technology. Having lunch and catching up with Barb was a great experience for me.
Each presenter gave me gifts as well. I received gems of wisdom, and the practical and personal advice. Finally, teaching itself is a gift. I was hired as the development and communications director at the independent school where I teach. I was given the opportunity to teach one class of eighth graders in my first year, and I switched to full-time teaching several years later when the position opened up. I've had several terrific jobs in my life, but none that give me gifts like I receive from teaching!


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Griot Theatre's production of Julius Caesar opened Oct. 4 at Bethel Encino. Patch caught up with Malik B. El-Amin, artistic director & co-founder of Griot Theatre, to talk about its inaugural production.
Griot Theatre is new. Can you tell me a little about how it came about? and who the team behind it are?
Griot Theatre came into being as my wife, Sabah, and I wrestled with finding creative theatrical outlets after having been in Los Angeles for some time and working corporate jobs to get by. Sabah is an actor and had produced some theatre and film on a smaller scale, so it was a natural evolution for her to become our Executive Director. Because of the criticality of this role in the success of a theatre, she made the decision to leave her corporate job entirely, and commit to Griot Theatre as our first full-time staff member. After graduate school training in theatre arts, I worked as a professional actor across the country. Upon moving to Los Angeles, I began losing my hearing over a period of seven years. In 2010, I received a cochlear implant, which restored my hearing and also my belief in magic. Becoming Artistic Director of Griot Theatre allowed me to build a place where our endeavor is to create magic every day.
And why did it start here in the West Valley?
Sabah and I live in the West Valley. I also work as a Program Manager at the Woodland Hills offices of Farmers Insurance. Yet, every time we would audition for, perform in or go see a play, we found ourselves driving to Hollywood, Pasadena, Downtown and North Hollywood. Despite the huge population residing and working in the West Valley, we had yet to produce a venue committed to professional live theatre, originating locally, rather than jobbed in from other cities. As we began to talk to business owners and residents of the West Valley it became immediately clear that people were hungry for something that could become a cultural gem within our own community.
The inaugural production, Julius Caesar, will be performed here in Encino. How did you discover the venue?
Finding the venue has been the most difficult part of the journey thus far and began over a year before we settled in Encino. Part of the advantage we were offering was also a huge obstacle: we were creating the first theatre of its kind, and so there were no existing theatres from which we could operate. We had the additional challenge of working under a plan with the union of professional stage actors (Actors' Equity Association) which requires that our venue have no more than 99 seats. This agreement allows us to use professional acting talent without putting things out of reach from a budgetary standpoint. And so, we did look to see if there was any place to rent, we also looked at leasing commercial real estate and were on the verge of signing with a couple locations before things fell through. Finally, we revisited an earlier plan, which was to call every school and church within the area. A number of major theatres across the country started out in a church: Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago and the St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre among the notable examples. When we spoke to Bethel Encino Church, the connection was immediate. Pastor Rustin Comer had a theatre background and the church had been involved in the arts for some time. Bethel Encino gave us use of their old sanctuary, which we've converted into a 63 seat theatre. They have been a wonderful partner throughout this process.
The production is billed as Julius Caesar against a Game of Thrones backdrop. Tell us about it!
After having been around for several hundred years, the challenge of producing any work of Shakespeare is to make it fresh and relevant to modern audiences. As I was re-reading some of Shakespeare's plays for consideration, I saw that HBO had adapted a popular book series into a television show. I was already a fan of the books, and so was thrilled to learn that Game of Thrones would hit television. Watching the show and reading Julius Caesar made clear to me the strong parallels between the stories. I thought it would be great fun for fans of the show to see some of their favorite characters on stage and it also provides a strong unifying theme for the design elements of costumes, lights, set, and sound. Because Game of Thrones is part medieval and part fantasy, it gives us room to play and highlight the magic and mysticism within Julius Caesar.
Tell us about the performers and creative team.
Our overriding principle is to provide professional and compelling theatre for our audiences. The designers on the team are all theatre professional who make their living practicing their craft. The actors have varying degrees of experience with most of them being members of the stage and television unions for actors. Some, you will have seen at the movies and on television, others you may have seen at theatres in LA. The cast is led by Cynthia Beckert and Jake Suffian, who both have degrees from graduate acting programs as well as significant classical theatre experience.
Anything else you think our readers should know?
This production of Julius Caesar will be different from the norm in number of ways. Outside of the Game of Thrones concept, the most significant differences are our use of women and actors of color in non-traditional roles. The cast is evenly divided with five women and five men playing a total of 25 characters. By casting women in significant roles, we broaden the range of choices available to us for interpretation. And rather than "color blind" casting, I believe the ethnicities of the actors and the roles they are playing help deepen the story we are telling.
Julius Caesar at Bethel Encino, 17500 Burbank Blvd., Encino 91316. Preview on Thursday, October 4 at 8pm; opens: Saturday, October 6 at 8pm (reception to follow). Runs: October 6 – November 11 (Dark 10/5, 10/19, & 11/2). For tickets, visit www.plays411.com/juliuscaesar.