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In 1960, Ornette Coleman's album "" featured a Pollock painting as its cover artwork. The British indie band The Stone Roses were heavily influenced by Pollock; they have cover artwork made of pastiches of his work. In the early 1990s, three groups of movie makers were developing Pollock biographical projects, each based on a different source. The project that at first seemed most advanced was a joint venture between Barbra Streisand's Barwood Films and Robert De Niro's TriBeCa Productions (De Niro's parents were friends of Krasner and Pollock). The script, by Christopher Cleveland, was to be based on Jeffrey Potter's 1985 oral biography, "To a Violent Grave," a collection of reminiscences by Pollock's friends. Streisand was to play the role of Lee Krasner, and De Niro was to portray Pollock. A second was to be based on "Love Affair" (1974), a memoir by Ruth Kligman, who was Pollock's lover in the six months before his death. This was to be directed by Harold Becker, with Al Pacino playing Pollock. In 2000, the biographical film "Pollock", based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, "Jackson Pollock: An American Saga", was released. Marcia Gay Harden won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Lee Krasner. The movie was the project of Ed Harris, who portrayed Pollock and directed it. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. The Pollock-Krasner Foundation did not authorize or collaborate with any production. In September 2009, the art historian Henry Adams claimed in "Smithsonian Magazine" that Pollock had written his name in his famous painting "Mural" (1943). The painting is now insured for $140 million. In 2011, the Republican Iowa State Representative Scott Raecker introduced a bill to force the sale of the artwork, held by The University of Iowa, in order to fund scholarships, but his bill created such controversy that it was quickly withdrawn.
Charles Pollock's career as a painter is sharply divided into two periods. Until the 1940s, Pollock followed the social realist movement, studying under Thomas Hart Benton at the Art Students League of New York. Pollock was inspired by the works of the Mexican Mural Renaissance, particularly the works of Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco. During the Great Depression and the New Deal era of the 1930s, Pollock began working for the Resettlement Administration, alongside fellow Social Realist Ben Shahn, supervising murals through the Midwestern and Southern United States. Pollock was then selected as supervisor of the mural painting and graphic arts division of the Federal Art Project at the WPA, settling in Detroit, Michigan. Charles Pollock abandoned social realism in the 1940s, and turned to abstract expressionism and Color Field painting. Some attribute the shift to the influence of his famous brother Jackson; however Pollock painted in a very calm and organized manner unlike Jackson's 'drip painting' style. 
K&R insurance policies typically cover the perils of kidnap, extortion, wrongful detention, and hijacking.K&R policies are indemnity policies - they reimburse a loss incurred by the insured. The policies do not pay ransoms on the behalf of the insured. Typically, the insured must first pay the ransom, thus incurring the loss, and then seek reimbursement under the policy. Losses typically reimbursed by K&R insurance include:  Ransom Monies - Money paid or lost due to kidnapping  Transit/Delivery - Loss due to destruction, disappearance, confiscation, or wrongful appropriation of ransom monies being delivered to a covered kidnapping or extortion  Accidental Death or Dismemberment - Death or permanent physical disablement occurring during a kidnapping  Judgements and Legal Liability - Cost resulting from any claim or suit brought by any insured person against the insured  Additional Expenses - Medical care, PR counsel, wage and salary replacement, relocation and job retraining, and other expenses related to a kidnapping incident. The policies also typically pay for the fees and expenses of crisis management consultants. These consultants provide advice to the insured on how to best respond to the incident. Even the most basic training for people traveling to dangerous places is not easily provided or is not obtained by small to mid sized companies. 
Divorce insurance is a form of casualty insurance; specifically, contractual liability insurance. As such, divorce insurance reimburses the owner after a marriage (the contract in this case) is dissolved by way of divorce or marriage dissolution upon finalization of which, the policy owner submits a claim to the insurance company. Divorce insurance policies are sold in 'units' of 'initial claim value' or the amount which would be paid on the first day that a benefit is available. Each unit has a fixed price and the number of units purchased relates directly to how much the insured/beneficiary receives when a claim is paid. In addition, the initial claim value increases by a set amount every year after the elimination period ends so that the longer the insured stays in the program, the more money they receive should they divorce. The result is that over time, a small unchanging monthly payment could result in a substantial benefit payment. To protect against adverse selection, Divorce Insurance policies have a lengthy ‘elimination period’ or a waiting period before a claim can be filed. Currently the waiting period for the standard plan offered by the company that provides Divorce Insurance is 48 months. 
The Variety Heritage Adventure Playground is an educational play structure for children, featuring water park elements. The mural on the side of the rail bridge is entitled "Jackson Beardy — Woodlands Group of Seven Tribute", and was painted in 2006 for Graffiti Gallery's Winnipeg International Mural Festival. The 30 foot wide and 20 foot tall mural pays tribute to Cree artist Jackson Beardy as well as the other members of the Indian Group of Seven. 