In July, Forbes announced its “America’s Richest Self-Made Women” list for 2018 and Rhode Island’s Carolyn Rafaelian came in at #21 on the list.

More recent estimates suggest that if the pest spreads to Marlborough, production losses over the next eight years could amount to $383 million.

Beth Behrs paired a black and white pussybow blouse with textured blonde locks, sharp paints, and stacked heels.

Abstract photographer Carter Magar peers through her camera lens to adjust the manual focus. Like a curious alchemist, she is surrounded by open Chinese takeout sauce packets, watered down acrylic paints, food dye and dish soap. Magar transforms this unusual potion of liquids into psychedelic swirls of color and texture.    “I enjoy photographing everyday things and turning them into something really uncommon,” shares Magar.    At just 18 years old, Magar debuts her abstract photography at Photofest 2018, which can be viewed at the Artport Gallery through Jan. 14. Curated by the Council on Culture & Arts for the Art in Public Places Program, this year’s exhibition features fine art photographs by forty local artists. Magar is ecstatic for the opportunity to continue building her career as a photographer and artist.   Her grandfather was her first inspiration as he specialized in caricatures and made her homemade coloring book pages. In school Magar was always an avid drawer, painter, and sculptor, and says it was photographing her 3D work that got her into the medium. At SAIL High School she was eager to deepen her studies with the support of her parents and teachers. Her mentors at school encouraged her to push the envelope and Magar soon fell in love with darkroom photography.    “It was such a unique experience to work with film in a digital age and it was something that pushed me and kept me going because it was so new to me,” says Magar. 

Al Forno put Providence on the food map and sparked many other creative and smart chefs. George Germon passed away in October of 2015. 

Inventor(s): Scott L. Frederick (Brighton, MI), Scott P. Robison (Dexter, MI) Assignee(s): Toyota Motor Engineering Manufacturing North America, Inc. (Plano, TX) Law Firm: Darrow Mustafa PC (2 non-local offices) Application No., Date, Speed: 15483091 on 04/10/2017 (610 days app to issue)

In addition, each member of the team winning the best concept-and-costume design receives a bottle of seasonal desert wine. Costumes are not required, but it’s a lot more fun.

In setting out to standardise and formalise the business of death in our most populated region, the Auckland Council has waded into taboo territory with fees and red tape.

Tatupu says the booking hurdles and restrictions on hours will cause concern in Muslim communities where tradition dictates that those who die in the morning should be buried before the sun goes down. Hindu and Hebrew customs similarly call for cremation within 24 hours to hasten the departure of the soul. Buddhists will be concerned about what can go into caskets to accompany the dead.

Inventor(s): Harish N. Venkata (Allen, TX), Mansour Fardad (Allen, TX) Assignee(s): Micron Technology, Inc. (Boise, ID) Law Firm: Dorsey Whitney LLP (6 non-local offices) Application No., Date, Speed: 14944622 on 11/18/2015 (1119 days app to issue)

Whether you decide to embrace your grays or cover them up, just know you’ve got options. Now, go forth and get your most fabulous hair ever.

"It’s too early to tell what the resolution will be for the current theory of discrete time crystals, but people will be working on this question for at least the next few years," Barrett said.