We all tend to treat our computers and memory devices as if they were indestructible. The truth is, they are material and like other material things – they can get destroyed and the information contained in them can simply get lost. Even though practically every kind of damage can cause data loss, the current data recovery technologies are developed sufficiently enough to deal with those problems.
Specialists of data recovery often face critical situations, where the lost data is of great value and the memory devices are severely damaged. Still, they can deal with almost every problem. Almost – that depends on the creativity of the users, who each year find more and more inventive ways to damage their hard drives.
Here at DATA Lab, we've been in the business of data recovery for more than a decade and we still get surprised by the stories brought in by our clients. Some of those cases were easy to solve, others presented a great challenge. Here's what we learned on our data recovery journey – read on to see what customers are capable of when it comes to their hard disks and memory devices.
How often do we have to wait for that e-mail to be sent or that important website to load? When our operating system lags or gets completely frozen, we tend to get annoyed. Some of us more then others. Over the years of practice, we've learned that people tend to solve those disagreements in a slightly violent manner – some resort to hitting their laptops, others kick them or hit them against the nearest furniture. Naturally, the potential success of recording data depends on the damage and some cases are really impossible to deal with. Here's a picture of a hard disk brought by one of our clients – you can only imagine what happened to the laptop in question.
All of us have at least once spilled something over our computers. During our long practice, we had many people coming in with laptops that have somehow finished bathed in the water – a nice hot bath might not be as nice and relaxing for our electronic devices as it is for us. Still, some people can really take this damage category to the next level.
Imagine a guy, a successful businessman who wants to stay on top of his work during holiday and takes his laptop along to the beach. It's time to get into the water, but the guy isn't going to leave his laptop unprotected – he procures a plastic bag, carefully wraps his device and together, they go to have a refreshing swim in the sea.
Naturally, after a while he realizes that his DIY protective case is not as efficient in fighting against water as he supposed. We receive a desperate call and prepare for the worst – the man has plenty of important data on his soaked hard disk. We managed to successfully recover all the data – we doubt the guy will ever take his laptop for a dip again.
Curiosity Killed the… Hard Drive?
Once, a customer came with a broken laptop. Evidently, the cause was water – someone has spilled some liquid onto its keyboard. The client swore that nothing like that happened and she was not the one to blame. After a moment of reflection, she came up with a possible cause of this unfortunate flooding. What happened? She was a proud owner of a cat, who decided that an open laptop on the floor could easily serve as his toilet. All the data from the flooded hard disk was recovered, but the process itself was particularly smelly.
They say oil is great for everything – our food, our skin, our hair, our… memory devices? Apparently, some people really believe that. Once, we had a visit from a man, whose SD card stopped working. Analyzing the broken device, we found out that some liquid was spilled on it. The customer admitted that he tried to repair the broken device on his own, following the guidelines he found on the Internet.
Our customer found a tip for recovering data from CDs and applied it to his SD card. Can you imagine what was the tip? Apply a thin layer of oil to help the driver read data from your CD… In the end, the man swore never to use oil again – not even in his kitchen!
Some stories we hear at our office are too amazing to be true. This is one of them. There was a man, whose dream was to go to Africa and take some truly breathtaking photos. And that he did. Back at home, he started to edit his photos, when suddenly a fire broke in his flat. His laptop caught fire, but the firemen came quickly and managed to salvage what was left of it. Almost.
When walking down the ladder, an unfortunate fireman dropped the laptop on the ground, inflicting further damage. Despite the burning and the fall from high altitude, the data survived and were successfully recovered. Now, the photos that have almost burnt can be seen in the promotional materials of a traveling company.
Another great story that shows how easy it is to lose all your data within seconds. A manager who was having a really rough morning was so concentrated on getting her child to sit inside the car, that she left her laptop on the car roof. Without a second thought, she headed off.
The loud bang in the back reminded her of that poor laptop. The landing was tragic enough to forbid any data recovery. Fortunately, her company has a rigorous data backup policy so she never lost anything really important. Still, that event gave everyone a chill.
Situations like that will and must happen in the data recovery business. Sometimes we can deal with the damage, other times we struggle with it. It's fair to say we'll never keep up with all the creative methods for inducing damage that are constantly devised by our customers, but that's what keeps the work interesting – you never know what kind of amazing story is behind this particular piece of broken electronics.


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11.12 The Convergence Debate
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Since 1945 the economies of what used to known as the Third World have
been viewed as participating in an attempt to achieve economic development
and thereby begin to 'catch up' the rich countries of the world in terms of per
capita income. The growing awareness of the wide variety of experiences
observed among developing countries in this attempt has been a major factor
in motivating renewed research into the important issue of economic growth.
It is generally accepted that the Third World's efforts to join the ranks of the socalled
'mature industrial countries' represent one of the major social, economic
and political phenomena of the second half of the twentieth century. This attempted
transition to modern economic growth will rank with the taming of the
atom as the most important event of this period. (Fei and Ranis, 1997)
Modern discussion of the convergence issue began with the contribution of
Gerschenkron (1962), who argued that poor countries could benefit from the
advantages of 'relative backwardness' since the possibilities of technological
transfer from the developed countries could vastly speed up the pace of
industrialization. However, this debate has much earlier origins, dating back
to 1750, when Hume put forward the view that the growth process would
eventually generate convergence because economic growth in the rich countries
would exhibit a natural tendency to slow through a process of 'endogenous
decay' (Elmslie and Criss, 1999). Oswald and Tucker (see Elmslie and Criss,
1999) rejected Hume's arguments, putting forward an endogenous growth
view that 'increasing, or at least non-decreasing, returns in both scientific and
economic activity will keep poor countries from naturally converging towards
their rich neighbours'. Elsewhere, Elmslie has also argued that in the
Wealth of Nations, Smith (1776) took up an endogenous growth position
since societal extensions to the division of labour will allow the rich countries
to continuously maintain or extend their technological lead over poorer countries
(see Elmslie and Criss, 1999). This argument also lies at the heart of
Babbage's 1835 thesis that the perpetual advances in science provide the
foundation for further advancement and economic progress. Elmslie and
Criss argue that Babbage's case against the restrictive laws on the export of
machines is 'the best statement of endogenous growth in the classical period'.
For, as Babbage argued, the growth of other countries does not pose an
economic threat because 'the sun of science has yet penetrated but through
the outer fold of Nature's majestic robe'.
In more recent times the issue of convergence began to receive a great deal
of attention from the mid-1980s and this growth of research interest stems
mainly from the growing recognition that many poor economies were failing
to exhibit a tendency to close the per capita incomes gap with rich countries
(see Islam, 2003). The conundrum of non-convergence of per capita incomes
across the world's economies was first clearly articulated by Paul Romer
(1986). The convergence property in the Solow model stems from the key
assumption of diminishing returns to reproducible capital. With constant
returns to scale, a proportional increase in the inputs of labour and capital
leads to a proportional increase in output. By increasing the capital–labour
ratio an economy will experience diminishing marginal productivity of capital.
Hence poor countries with low capital-to-labour ratios have high marginal
products of capital and consequently high growth rates for a given rate of
investment. In contrast, rich countries have high capital-to-labour ratios, low
marginal products of capital and hence low growth rates (see the aggregate
production function A(t0)kα in Figure 11.5). The severity of diminishing returns
depends on the relative importance of capital in the production process
and hence the size of the capital share (α) determines the curvature of the
production function and the speed at which diminishing returns set in (see
DeLong, 2001). With a small capital share (typically α = 1/3), the average
and marginal product of labour declines rapidly as capital deepening takes
place. It is obvious from an inspection of the production function in Figures
11.3–11.5 that in the Solow model capital accumulation has a much bigger
impact on output per worker when capita per worker ratios are low compared
to when they are high. In a risk-free world with international capital mobility
this tendency for convergence will be reinforced (Lucas, 1990b). In the long
run the neoclassical model also predicts convergence of growth rates for
economies which have reached their steady state. However, as pointed out by
Romer, the neoclassical hypothesis that low income per capita economies
will tend to grow faster than high income per capita economies appears to be
inconsistent with the cross-country evidence.
In his seminal 1986 paper Romer raised important doubts about the preference
economists display for a growth model which exhibits diminishing
returns to capital accumulation, falling rates of growth over time, and convergence
of per capita income levels and growth rates across countries. Evidence
relating to falling rates of growth can be found by examining the historical
growth record of 'leader' economies compared to other economies (where
leader is defined in terms of the highest level of productivity). Maddison
(1982) has identified three leader economies since 1700, namely: the Netherlands,
1700–85; the UK, 1785–1890; and the USA, 1890–1979. As the
twenty-first century begins, the USA remains the leader economy. But, as
Romer notes, the rate of growth has been increasing for the leader economies
from essentially zero in eighteenth-century Netherlands to 2.3 per cent per
annum for the USA in the period 1890–1979. Historical data for industrial
countries also indicate a positive rather than negative trend for growth rates.
Hence, rather than modify the neoclassical growth model, Romer introduced
an alternative endogenous theory of growth where there is no steady state
level of income, where growth rates can increase over time, and where
income per capita differentials between countries can persist indefinitely.
The general property of convergence is often presented as a tendency of
poor countries to have higher rates of growth than the average and for rich
countries to grow more slowly than average. In the world as a whole 'no such
tendency is found' (Sachs and Warner, 1995). However, there is strong evidence
of convergence among the OECD economies as well as between US
states, Japanese prefectures and European regions within the European ComThe
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munity (Baumol, 1986; DeLong, 1988; Dowrick, 1992; Barro and Sala-i-
Martin, 2003). The conflicting evidence led Baumol to suggest that there may
be a 'convergence club' whereby only those countries with an adequate
human capital base and favourable institutions can hope to participate in
convergent growth. More recently, DeLong and Dowrick (2002) have shown
that 'what convergence there has been has been limited in geography and
time' and, as a result, to use Pritchett's (1997) words, there has been 'Divergence,
Big Time' (see Jones, 1997a, 1997b; Melchior, 2001).
The research inspired by Barro (1991) has shown how the prediction of
convergence in the neoclassical model needs considerable qualification. If all
economies had identical savings rates, population growth rates and unlimited
access to the same technology, then relative capital intensities would determine
output per capita differentials between countries. Poor countries with
low capital intensities are predicted to grow faster than rich countries in the
period of transitional dynamics en route to the common steady state equilibrium.
In this situation there will be unconditional or absolute convergence.
Clearly, given the restrictive requirements, this outcome is only likely to be
observed among a group of relatively homogeneous countries or regions that
share similar characteristics, such as the OECD economies and US states. In
reality, many economies differ considerably with respect to key variables
(such as saving propensities, government policies and population growth)
and are moving towards different steady states. Therefore the general convergence
property of the Solow model is conditional. 'Each economy converges
to its own steady state, which in turn is determined by its saving and population
growth rates' (Mankiw, 1995). This property of conditional convergence
implies that growth rates will be rapid during transitional dynamics if a
country's initial output per capita is low relative to its long-run steady state
value. When countries reach their respective steady states, growth rates will
then equalize in line with the rate of technological progress. Clearly, if rich
countries have higher steady state values of k* than poor countries, there will
be no possibility of convergence in an absolute sense. As Barro (1997) notes,
'a poor country that also has a low long-term position, possibly because its
public policies are harmful or its saving rate is low, would not tend to grow
rapidly'. Conditional convergence therefore allows for the possibility that
rich countries may grow faster than poor countries, leading to income per
capita divergence! Since countries do not have the same steady state per
capita income, each country will have a tendency to grow more rapidly the
bigger the gap between its initial level of income per capita and its own longrun
steady state per capita income.
This can be illustrated as follows. Abstracting from technological progress,
we have the intensive form of the production function written as (11.34):
y = kα (11.34)
Expressing (11.34) in terms of growth rates gives (11.35):
y˙/y = αk˙/k (11.35)
Dividing both sides of Solow's fundamental equation (11.26) by k gives
equation (11.36):
k˙/k = sf (k)/k − (n + δ) (11.36)
Therefore, substituting (11.35) into (11.36), we derive an expression for the
growth rate of output per worker given by equation (11.37):
y˙/y = α[sf (k)/k − (n + δ)] (11.37)
In Figure 11.6 the growth rate of the capital–labour ratio (k˙/k) is shown by
the vertical distance between the sf(k)/k function and the effective depreciation
line, n + δ (see Jones, 2001a; Barro and Sala-i-Martin, 2003). The
intersection of the savings curve and effective depreciation line determines
the steady state capital per worker, k*. In Figure 11.7 we compare a rich
Figure 11.6 Transition dynamics
sf (k)/k
/k
n + δ
k* k
Figure 11.7 Conditional convergence
s sR f (k)/k Pf (k)/k
kP k*P kR k*R k
b e
(n + δ)P
(n + δ)R
developed country with a poor developing country. Here we assume (realistically)
that the developing country has a higher rate of population growth than
the developed country, that is, (n + δ)P > (n + δ)R, and also that the developed
country has a higher savings rate than the developing country. The steady
state for the developing country is indicated by point SP, with a steady state
capital–labour ratio of kP * . Similarly, the steady state for the developed country
is indicated by points SR and kR * . Suppose the current location of these
economies is given by kP and kR. It is clear that the developed economy will
be growing faster than the developing country because the rate of growth of
the capital–labour ratio is greater in the developed economy (distance c–d)
than the developing country (a–b). Figure 11.7 also shows that even if the
developed country had the same population growth rate as the developing
country it would still have a faster rate of growth since the gap between the
savings curve and the effective depreciation line is still greater than that for
the developing country, that is, a–b < c–e.
Robert Lucas (2000b) has recently presented a numerical simulation of
world income dynamics in a model which captures certain features of the
diffusion of the Industrial Revolution across the world's economies (see
Snowdon, 2002a). In discussing prospects for the twenty-first century Lucas
concludes from his simulation exercise that 'the restoration of inter-society
income equality will be one of the major economic events of the century to
come'. In the twenty-first century we will witness 'Convergence, Big Time'!
In short, we will witness an ever-growing 'convergence club' as sooner or
later 'everyone will join the Industrial Revolution'.
In Lucas's model the followers grow faster than the leader and will eventually
converge on the income per capita level of the leader, 'but will never
surpass the leader's level'. As followers catch up the leader Lucas assumes
that their growth rates converge towards that of the leader, that is, 2 per cent.
The probability that a pre-industrial country will begin to grow is positively
related to the level of production in the rest of the world which in turn reflects
past growth experienced. There are several possible sources of the diffusion
of the Industrial Revolution from leaders to followers, for example:
1. diffusion via spillovers due to human capital externalities (Tamura, 1996),
the idea that 'knowledge produced anywhere benefits people everywhere';
2. diffusion via adopting the policies and institutions of the successful
countries thus removing the barriers to growth (Olson, 1996; Parente and
Prescott, 1999, 2000);
3. diffusion due to diminishing returns leading to capital flows to the lowincome
economies (Lucas, 1990b).
Lucas's simulations predict that the diffusion of the Industrial Revolution
was relatively slow for the nineteenth century but accelerated 'dramatically' in
the twentieth century, finally slowing down towards the year 2000 'because
there are so few people left in stagnant, pre-industrial economies'. In Lucas's
simulation, by the year 2000, 90 per cent of the world is growing. Given the
rate of diffusion, world income inequality at first increases, peaking some time
in the 1970s, and then declines, 'ultimately to zero'. According to Lucas, the
long phase of increasing world income inequality, discussed by Pritchett (1997),
has passed. The growth rate of world production is predicted by the model to
peak 'around 1970' and thereafter decline towards a rate of 2 per cent sometime
just beyond the year 2100. The predictions of Lucas's model appear 'consistent
with what we know about the behaviour of per capita incomes in the last two
centuries' (Lucas, 2000). However, Crafts and Venables (2002) do not share the
optimism of Lucas. Taking into account geographical and agglomeration factors,
they conclude that the playing field is not level and therefore the convergence
possibilities among the poor countries are much more limited than is suggested
by Lucas. Rather, we are likely to observe the rapid convergence of a selected
group of countries (for detailed and contrasting views on the evolution of
global income distribution see Sala-i-Martin, 2002a, 2002b; Bourguignon and
Morrisson, 2002; Milanovic, 2002).
While Solow's model predicts conditional convergence and explains growth
differences in terms of 'transitional dynamics', an alternative 'catch-up' hypothesis
emphasizes technological gaps between those economies behind the
innovation frontier and the technologically advanced leader economies
(Gerschenkron, 1962; Abramovitz, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1993). The 'catch-up'
literature also places more emphasis on historical analysis, social capability
and institutional factors (see Fagerberg, 1995).
Whereas in the Solow model the main mechanism leading to differential
growth rates relates to rates of capital accumulation, in the catch-up model it
is the potential for low income per capita countries to adopt the technology of
the more advanced countries that establishes the potential for poor countries
to grow more rapidly than rich countries. In other words, there appear to be
three potential (proximate) sources of growth of labour productivity, namely:
1. growth through physical and human capital accumulation;
2. growth through technological change reflecting shifts in the world production
frontier;
3. growth through technological catch-up involving movement toward the
world production frontier.
In other words, poor countries have the additional opportunity to grow faster
by moving toward the technological frontier representing 'best practice' technology,
or as P. Romer (1993) puts it, poor countries need to reduce their
'idea gaps' rather than 'object gaps'. Kumar and Russell (2002) find that
there is 'substantial evidence of technological catch-up' while Parente and
Prescott (2000) have emphasized that in many countries the failure to adopt
'best practice' technology is due to barriers that have been erected to protect
specific groups who will be adversely affected (at least in the short run) by
the changes that would result from technological change. Both the neoclassical
and catch-up arguments imply that economic growth rates are likely to be
closely related to per capita GDP, with poor economies benefiting in terms of
economic growth from their relative backwardness. There is also accumulating
evidence that more open economies converge faster than closed economies
(Sachs and Warner, 1995; Krueger, 1997, 1998; Edwards, 1993, 1998; Parente
and Prescott, 2000). While this appears to be true in the modern era, Baldwin
et al. (2001) argue that during the Industrial Revolution international trade
initially contributed to the divergence between rich and poor countries. However,
they also suggest that in the modern era, the huge reduction in the
transaction costs of trading ideas 'can be the key to southern industrialisation'
(see also Galor and Mountford, 2003).
Finally, we should note that while there has been 'Divergence, Big Time'
with respect to per capita GDP, this is in 'stark contrast' to what has been
happening across the globe with respect to life expectancy, where there has
been considerable convergence. Becker et al. (2003) compute a 'full income'
measure for 49 developed and developing countries for the period 1965–95
that includes estimates of the monetized gains from increased longevity. By
estimating economic welfare in terms of the quantity of life, as well as the
quality of life, Becker et al. show that the absence of income convergence is
reversed. 'Countries starting with lower income grew more in terms of this
"full income" measure. Growth rates of "full income" for the period average
140% for developed countries, and 192% for developing countries' (see also
Crafts, 2003).
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An unexpected ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has classified a promising gene editing technique as genetic modification and it is therefore banned from use. This decision is being challenged by the farming and scientific community as there are concerns that it will restrict the ability to develop new crops with resistance to disease and resilience to climate change.
Genome editing is the deliberate alteration of a selected DNA sequence in a living cell. A strand of DNA is cut at a specific point and naturally existing cellular repair mechanisms then fix the broken DNA strands. Genome editing techniques can be used to delete sections of DNA or alter how a gene functions: for example, by changing a variant that may give rise to disease to one that functions normally.
Unlike genetic modification it does not involve the inclusion of DNA from another species so the alteration being induced could have happened naturally through genetic mutation.
This distinction is supported by Defra that states:"gene-edited organisms should not be regulated as GMOs if the changes to their DNA could have occurred naturally or through traditional breeding methods".
Most uses of genome editing have so far been in scientific research – for example to investigate models of human disease. However, the potential applications of these techniques are much wider than just research.
Farmer Tom Allen-Stevens is working with the National Farmers' Union: "As a farmer myself, I'm greatly concerned that as a result of this ruling, the fruits of this valuable research may never reach my farm, and that research into gene-edited crops in the UK may cease altogether," he said.
This view is supported by the scientific community.
A group of 33 signatories, which also includes farmer and landowner organisations, have sent an open letter to the government requesting a round-table meeting involving all stakeholders and Defra to agree a clear way forward on research and future use of new plant-breeding technologies.


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In our professional careers, both of the authors of this book have been commuters on trains, subways, highways, and airplanes. We know about standing on train platforms in sub-zero temperatures, and wondering how a minute could take so unbelievably long. We have fought our way on to overcrowded subway cars in sweltering heat and felt way too close to the person next to us. We've sat in bumper-to-bumper traffic with the gas gauge near empty and with no way to call in late for work.
What makes us so special? Nothing at all. We work, run a household, and raise kids just like everybody else. There is one exception--we do it all from home. We're living our lives--on site. Gone are the crazy commute and long hours away from our loved ones, pets, and home. These days our commute takes all of 60 seconds, the time it takes to walk from one room into another. Do we still work hard? Sometimes it feels as if we've never worked harder. Would we trade it all in and head back into the office? No chance.
Change can be unnerving. Change means traveling down an unchartered course, destination unknown. Remaining where you are and doing what you have always done means that at least you know where you are and what you can expect--more of the same. But if you're holding this book in your hands, you are thinking about change. You're thinking about expanding your life out to all its proportions and exciting possibilities.
Here are the authors' two stories of giving up the rat race for a commute from bedroom to desk—in about 60 seconds flat.
No one told me that if I became a writer and book editor that one day it would be a lucrative way to make money working from home. In fact, though it would take a team of wild horses to get me to reveal my age (and I'd lie anyway), back when I graduated from college, no one worked from home. You just never heard about it. There was no e-mail. Faxes were a modern new invention, but other than freelance artists or the struggling novelist, no one had a home office. We all accepted that the daily grind was part of work. The idea that someone could wake up, put on a pot of coffee in his or her apartment or house, and walk in a bathrobe over to a desk with all the latest technology, and actually earn a living at it, was crazy. Unheard of.
I took a job in the publishing world and worked in an office, under ugly lights, overheated in winter in New York, and under-air-conditioned in summer swelter. By the time I had my first child, an opportunity came along for me to write articles for a newspaper freelance—from home. Technology had changed. Get paid to write from home, now we were talking. This was something I could really get used to. I don't think I've ever looked back.
For me, it was always about my kids. I didn't need a corner office and a plaque on my door to tell me who I was. My family will tell you I was weird (I prefer eccentric) all along—even as a kid. Maybe it was only natural that once I figured out that a 60-second commute was a possibility, I jumped at the chance. I never could make it to the office at nine o'clock anyway. I was always the woman putting on her pantyhose in her car on the freeway, stuck in traffic. The one putting her mascara on using the rearview mirror. Yeah, that was me.
By my second child, I had a modest business going editing books and making about $50,000 a year. Not bad, considering I didn't have to wear pantyhose, and I also never had to miss a first step of my son or a school play of my daughter. As much as I was enjoying being home with my kids full-time, another thought crossed my mind: Even if I didn't have kids, if they magically were 18 tomorrow and flew the coop, I would never, ever, ever want to work in an office again. My freedom was too important to me.
By my third child, my modest business had tripled. Not only was I commuting in my jeans and a T-shirt, I was making more money than many of the people taking the train to work, rising at dawn just to make it to their desks at nine o'clock. And wherever I went—cocktail parties, doctors' offices, the park—if people asked what I did, and I said I was a writer and editor and worked from home, men and women alike would become fascinated. This 60-second commute, as scary, exhilarating, and chaotic as it might be at times, was something many people apparently wanted to do. They asked questions. A lot of questions. So many questions that I realized I would need a book to explain it all. How to do it, well and happily, how to juggle, how to deal with taxes and lawyers, and incoming calls when the dog is barking and you can't concentrate. All the nitty-gritty about working from home. Including getting to your desk in 60 seconds—on a slow day.
I went to school for a long time and accumulated quite a few degrees. After years of clinical work as a school psychologist, family therapist, and clinical supervisor, I opened my own practice. It was my life's dream—or so I thought. I found a charming office and threw a grand-opening party. But in spite of the beautiful and cozy office with piped-in music and my own coffee pot, I was isolated and bored. At the end of the day I felt drained and empty. I kept hearing singer Peggy Lee in my head, "Is that all there is?"
I always imagined that later in my career I would work from home and write. I had this idea that working from home was for those who were winding down from a stellar career, certainly not starting one. That point of view was flipped on its head with one single phone call. In just seven days, my husband and I would become the parents of a six-month-old boy from Vietnam. There wasn't even a diaper no less a crib in our home. The arrival of my son was a defining moment in my life. I knew at that moment exactly what I wanted. I wanted to work from home and raise my son.
I left private practice and opened a small publishing company from my house. A lot of people shook their heads and thought I was nuts. They believed I was tossing all those clinical years out the window. That's not how I saw it. I saw it as a fantastic opportunity to take my training and experience and turn it into something that was tailor-made to suit my life. I was still a psychologist—that hadn't changed. I was dying in that private practice, but now I felt liberated.
national book tour, being escorted from television studio to radio station to newspaper reporter. It was a thrill to meet new people in all these cities.
The work was hard and the deadlines were stressful but I loved publishing from a home office. There are moments I will never forget—like the time my son danced naked on the front lawn while I was doing a live radio interview or the day when I first saw my book printed in another language.
As high as I soared as an author, I struggled as a publisher. My small publishing company just couldn't compete against the giants. The failure nearly shattered my confidence to say nothing of the gaping whole it put in my family's bank account. It was not an easy time.
Everybody loves 20/20 hindsight. When I look back, I can see where the mistakes were made. Some were caused by a national distributor whose business ethics were less than honorable. My accountant and lawyer urged me to pursue legal avenues, but the till was empty. The other mistakes were mine. I entered publishing with little experience and without a business plan. I thought I was bright enough to figure it all out. These are classic mistakes for anyone starting a new business.
Bruised and beaten—you bet. Then why didn't I tattoo a big "L" on my head for loser? The way I see it in life there are choices to make: You can either move forward when you stumble or hide under the bed. I made a decision to be a small publisher and it didn't work out. People fail every day. I made the decision to move on.
How did I succeed if I failed? I succeeded because during my years as a small publisher, I learned every aspect of the business from developmental editing to designing book covers. Sure, I learned the hard way, but I did learn. I found out that there were aspects of publishing that I was pretty good at, such as writing and appearing on television. I took those skills and freelanced myself out to other publishers—all from my home office. The best part is that I haven't missed a minute with my children, and I am writing my own books again.
Today, I am not only a psychologist but also an author and a public speaker. My home office gives me the freedom to raise my children, run my household, care for my mom who now lives with us, and boost my family's income. I like how that success feels to me.
The 60-Second Commute is your guide to setting up and beginning your home office. It is designed to provide ideas, answer questions, and offer guidance and information every step of the way. Whether you are a telecommuter, moonlighter, consultant, or business owner, there is something in this book for you. The book is based on the combined twenty-two years of experience from authors Erica Orloff and Kathy Levinson, Ph.D.
The 60-Second Commute consists of 15 chapters, 4 appendices, and a glossary. Each chapter is filled with practical and useful information that will show you how to get started in a home office. From setting up your home office to finding childcare and filing your taxes, you'll find that this book has left no stone unturned.
Did you know that nearly 60 million people work from a home office at least one day a week? There's a buzz out there, and it's making its way across the country—work from home, pursue your passion, and take hold of your life. Find out who started at their kitchen table and are enjoying amazing success today. Take our quiz and learn if working from home is for you. Discover why those who work from a home office have no plans to commute ever again.
Creating space for your home office is an essential first step. Whether your home is a cottage, apartment, boat, or a house, you will need to create a space to work. In this chapter, we discuss how to set up your work space in a way that works best for you.
All home office professionals need equipment. This chapter covers it all, from computers to fax machines, and provides reader-friendly descriptions of such topics as DSL lines, cable modems, and ISDN. If you're not sure what you need in your home office or how to set it all up, this chapter will answer your questions.
Time, the one thing we all seem to need more of but aren't sure how to get it. This chapter describes how to maximize your time, avoid interruptions, and improve your overall productivity.
Nothing can foul up a dream faster than disorganization. The chapter starts off with confessions of two disorganized women and describes some of the pitiful mistakes Erica and Kathy have made along the way. It's followed by a quiz to see how organized you really are. Next you'll find a step-by-step guide for getting organized, as well as tips for managing the invasions of those little people in your home.
This chapter will help you to put your best professional face on while working from a home office. Whether you are telecommuter or a small business owner, you don't want to lose credibility by appearing less than professional. This chapter covers stationary and business cards, brochures, telephone systems, and constructing eye-catching websites.
Once you make the decision to start a home business, it is time to roll up your sleeves and tend to the business of planning and becoming legitimate. This chapter provides a detailed description of legal structures and business plans. We will discuss how to name and register your business name, incorporate your business, register a website, and determine your start-up costs. There is a detailed checklist and worksheet designed to get you on your way to success.
We take the fear out of taxes by providing a step-by-step guide of what you need to know about taxes, from how to pick your accountant to the latest in software programs. This chapter covers accounting methods, home office deductions, quarterly taxes, and how you can fly below the IRS's radar and stay clear of trouble.
Beginning a business from home is exciting and for many, a life long dream. Learn how to establish your business correctly from the start so that you can reap the rewards later on. This chapter covers how to hire a lawyer, apply for licenses and permits, apply for patents and copyrights, and protect your trade secrets.
If you are starting your own business, you may want health insurance and life insurance. This chapter describes your health insurance options, COBRA, as well as other insurance options. Learn how to make wise insurance decisions and where to go for more information.
You had a hunch that it could happen to you—and then it did. Being handed your pink slip and losing your job can be a frightening and unsettling experience. Learn what steps to take before you lose your job and what to do if you are laid off. Find out how to start over, avoid scams, and pursue what you really want to do.
Child care is an essential part of the home office pie. In this chapter, we discuss the many choices available, from babysitters to au pairs, and how to pick the right person to look after your children.
Business, as in life, has its highs and lows. There are days, even months, when nothing seems to be going well. In this chapter, we discuss how to recharge your batteries when you're feeling rundown and beat those occasional feelings of isolation. Find out about the top-ten things you can do when your business is in danger of failing and how you can turn it around.
More and more companies are offering telecommuting programs to their employees. Often the decision of who gets to work from home is left up to managers. If you would like your boss to give you a 60-second commute, turn to this chapter to find out how to write a telecommuter proposal.
Whether you are a telecommuter who needs to network your contacts or a business owner who needs to get off the ground, you'll need to market yourself. This chapter is full of networking and marketing ideas that teach you how to seize opportunities, think outside the box, and go outside your comfort zone.
At the back of The 60-Second Commute, we include four appendices filled with contact and website information for government resources, organizations, associations, start-up assistance, and best websites.
*Appendix A—Government Resources: In this appendix, you will find contact information for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Copyright Office, and more.
*Appendix B—Organizations and Associations: In this appendix, you will find contact information for many of the useful organizations and associations that provide helpful information, newsletters, online resources, expert guidance, products and services.
*Appendix C—Start-up Assistance: There are many resources available to help you on your way to successfully running a home office. This appendix will provide you with contact and website information regarding office supplies, sample business plans and forms, and more.
*Appendix D—Web Hot Spots: This appendix lists some of the valuable websites we have discovered while doing research for The 60-Second Commute.


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For centuries, behind the scenes, two sides have been fighting a war. In the quest for any advantage, both sides are searching for The Eternals, Nine of them are known as The Ennead. The Eternals have helped shape the destiny of the world from the beginning of time, but centuries ago they vanished.Five apparent strangers wake up in the woods, strange items in the their pockets, unsure of who, where, or when, they are.As their memories slowly begin to return, they begin to suspect that everything is not quite what it seems, and that they might not be strangers after all.


To travel through our region is to breathe in the atmosphere of our ancient castles, stroll under a patchwork of colourful market stalls, or travel through time in the caves of Ariège or the amphitheatre at Nîmes. The region is the perfect destination for both nature lovers and history buffs. The variety of landscapes on offer is rivalled only by the incredible diversity of cultures.
Whether you're a history lover, a hiker, photographer or a Sunday stroller, you're sure to find what you're looking for in Occitanie / Pyrénées-Méditerranée.
Our region's thermal waters are rich in minerals and known for their restorative properties. They have multiple rheumatological, respiratory and cardio-arterial benefits, and can also help treat certain neurological and dermatological afflictions. The effects of the these thermal waters are also known to pacify certain psychosomatic complaints.
People come to the spas to get well, but also to enjoy the 19th-century architectural settings. Whether you're after the fresh mountain breeze at Luz-Saint-Sauveur in the Pyrenees, or a breath of briny sea air in Balaruc-les-Bains with your feet in the Etang de Thau, there's no shortage of reasons to choose a thermal spa getaway in Occitanie.
Listed as a world heritage site, the Midi canal has served as a 240-km link between the ancient regions of Midi-Pyrénées and Languedoc-Roussillon since the 17th century - and is now a powerful draw for tourism.
While the canal is no longer used to transport goods, 1.5 million visitors travel along the waters every year on foot, bicycle and by boat. This heritage masterpiece is also an economic asset, generating annual revenues estimated at €122 million.
Some 350 companies and 2,000 jobs are directly linked to the canal. Attracting more users than the Seine, the canal is Europe's golden highway for boating holidays. Boat traffic is busiest between Argens-Minervois (Aude) and Les Neuf écluses de Fonseranes in Béziers, with 10,000 passengers per year coming from all over the world.
From Toulouse to Sète, passing by Carcassonne and Béziers, the Canal du Midi winds through the landscapes of Haute-Garonne, Aude and Hérault. Through golden rapeseed fields and forests of cypress trees and stone pines, pleasure boaters enjoy wonderful settings and a unique way to explore the countryside.
Occitanie / Pyrénées-Méditerranée is home to a number of world-renowned locations that bring fame to their local areas. These sites and areas are valuable economic drivers for the region, attracting thousands of visitors each year from France and abroad.


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The Wall Street Journal reported today that GMAC and Bank of America restarted foreclosures that were previously frozen because of document concerns (Click here to read the full article).
Personally, I am surprised that the banks did not wait until after the November elections. Voter anger against mortgage companies is going through the roof. Restarting foreclosure proceedings only stokes the fire of that anger.
Just this morning, I spoke to some Rome GA bankruptcy clients at their court hearing who are absolutely furious with their mortgage company (for the record, please note that their mortgage company is not GMAC or Bank of America). In their case, the mortgage company offered them a loan modification trial period. For six months, their mortgage payment was cut in half. At the end of the six month period, the mortgage company notified them that they were denied a loan modification. To make matters even worse, the mortgage company demanded that the client immediately make up for the half payments. When the clients could not come up with all the money at once, foreclosure proceedings were started. These clients felt like they were set up. They feel angry and betrayed. I have spoken to may other Georgia bankruptcy clients in the past few months who feel the same way.
In this election season, I have no doubt that many Georgia politicians are going to tap into this voter anger just before the November elections by promising to stick it to those nasty mortgage companies.
Will Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Stop The Foreclosure of My Home?


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Worst movies ever!
Be prepared for a series of awful movie reviews. I have no intention of being the next Roger Ebert but I do have an intention of speaking my mind. Some of them aren't actually that bad – just terribly mediocre. I'm positive that you will probably laugh when you see some of these – but remember – it's my personal opinion. These movies aren't ranked in any particular order. This is one of my first articles I'm posting and I hope you can respect my opinion.
By far the best movie on this list however no matter how much I look at the positives, it pales in comparison to the negatives. Despite the fact it has breath-taking CGI and the screenplay is excellent, it uses every sci-fi cliché and eye rolling, pathetic attempts at humour. Also, this movie presumes everyone has seen the original as the characters are so poorly developed. All of the truly great bits are shown in the trailer. Such a shame how much money was wasted on this predictable big-budget movie.
The Amityville Horror (original)
I really want to like this movie. The director shows great potential and it invents clichés rather than using old ones. There are only two reasons why this movie is on this list. The acting is shoddy and literally nothing happens. The film builds up suspense excellently; it kept me waiting on the edge of my seat. And waiting. And waiting. And when the credits role, I'm still waiting. They have rocking chairs, flies, dream sequences, walls spewing blood, murder, priests, ghosts, demons and much more. The only thing this movie lacks is actual scares and good performances. It's just terribly mediocre.
My least favourite Christmas movie. The plot itself is tiresome and clichéd. There are absolutely zero laughs (except for young kids.) I have a motto which relates to this movie. My motto is "Kids enjoy kid's movies. Kids and adults enjoy good kid's movies." This is not a good kid's movie. This is far from good. I can't tell you how many times I cringed when I watched this movie.
I hate this movie. Tim Burton is an extremely overrated director. He did well with Batman Returns and Miss Peregrine's School for Peculiar Children is okay (elevated by excellent performances – especially from Samuel L Jackson.) This is an awful movie. It relies on every horror movie cliché (graveyards, cats jumping out from nowhere) yet it gets away with it because it's a kids movie. I am not fooled by this abysmal piece of cinema. Also, this movie has lame attempts at humour. He adapted a story full of emotion with metaphors and turns it into a cheap, boring movie. When I watched this recently, it made me enraged. Enraged at how the movie thinks it's so clever at blatantly obvious cameos. The whole point of cameos (or homages for that matter) is that there fun to spot and if there too obvious it's just – well boring.
This is the worst movie I have ever seen. I hate it! I hate the unlikable, stereotypical characters. I hate how the main character is just a bratty, annoying version of Ariel. I hate how this movie is a rip-off to Brother Bear and other great Disney films. I hate it so much! I hate the music in this movie! I hate the melodramatic, far too predictable plot! I hate the fact it drags Pixar's reputation through mud. I hate the fact it has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. This movie is not just a disgrace to Disney and Pixar, it's a disgrace to great directors like Stephen Spielberg, who puts effort into all of his movies, even his weaker ones. It's a disgrace to screenwriters like Kevin Williamson, who I would say is the greatest screenwriter in the world. In short, it's a disgrace to cinema.
Never in my life have I seen a movie with such poorly developed characters. They're all so unlikable and idiotic. At the end of the movie, my throat was sore from yelling at the TV and so were my ears by the main character's annoying, constant shrieks for the last 20 minutes of the film. The film itself is poorly made and lacks competence or scares. The film feels like a poorly made comedy (due to its offensive gags) rather than a petrifying, gritty and disturbing masterpiece that horror fans claim it to be.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (original)
In my personal opinion, A Nightmare on Elm Street is the most overrated horror film ever. Th dialogue is laughable ("This is God." Freddy Krueger says to Tina. And that's supposed to be scary.) The characters are stereotypical and annoying. The effects are awful and there is only one scene in the film that can be considered as remotely scary. Director Wes Craven shows potential (and perfects his skill in far superior Scream) however he never completely explores his true goal – to blur the lines between dream and reality – he merely dances around the subject. Freddy Krueger is not a great villain thanks to the non-threatening booming voice from Robert Enguld. Heather Langekamp is talentless and her character Nancy Thomson is the most unlikable Final Girl ever. The only talented actor is young Johnny Depp, the only thing saving the film from being completely unwatchable.
Battle of LA
This is the only time in my life that I fell asleep in boredom. Battle of LA is a true abomination, ripping off other sci-fi flicks. I actually fell asleep. Awfully made, dreadful performances, lazily written, thin plot and it's the dullest movie I've ever seen. Clearly, the screenwriters have never heard of interesting memorable characters and clearly they have no clue how to engage the viewer. I have seen bad movies before. At least they weren't as dull as this film. Roger Ebert once described a film as having the same effect of watching a blank screen for two hours. This makes watching a blank screen for 2 hours as fun as the most fun thing you can think of. That's how dull this film is.
"This sucks on so many levels." A line of dialogue from the film that somehow manages to describe the film itself. There's incompetent, and then there's this. Friday the 13th series is a guilty pleasure of mine and I have actually enjoyed every single one of them except from this one. Generally, when I watch these movies, I ignore the flaws so I can enjoy them. For this movie, if I ignore the flaws, nothing good is left. The story is laughable. The dialogue sounds like it was written by a nine year old. The effects are dreadfully poor (especially cyborg Jason), the acting is hammy (in a very bad way) the directing is sub-par and everything else is an utter mess.
What an awful movie. This movie literally is about a bunch of people dying on Mount Everest. I am unaware why anyone would want to watch such a depressing movie. It contains zero entertainment value. It's oh, so depressing. While a lot of sad movies are either funny (About Time) or contains great, realistic characters and is actually well made (Titanic) or a great romance (Me before You). This just involves a bunch of men dying.
This movie is a mess. The CGI is dreadful. The acting looks like it comes from a mediocre play rather than a big-budget sci-fi film. The storyline is forgettable and tiresome. The "humour" is childish. The screenwriting is atrocious. There is zero chemistry between the two main characters. Also, the film is just dull. Most people out there probably agree with me. Hardly anyone will for the next one.
Harry Potter film series
Oh dear lord. Not this piece of rubbish. Everyone praises Harry Potter for being really interesting and having breath-taking CGI effects. Interesting – if you think 8 films with virtually identical plots are interesting then yeah – sure. I can't tell any of the films apart. Also, breath-taking CGI – really? The CGI effects throughout the films range from mediocre to borderline disgraceful. Daniel Radcliff was great in The Woman in Black but in these films he's awful.
I hate this pathetic excuse for a movie. A giant snake eating people. It's basically Jaws with a snake. Actually no it's not, Jaws is an amazing piece of cinema. Anaconda is an utter abomination. The cast is awful (apart from Jennifer Lawrence and Ice Cube). The snake is terrible CGI, the worst I've ever seen. If that's not enough, it is highly predictable and dull.
This movie SUCKS. The plot is predictable. The characters are cheesy and stereotypical. The humour is unfunny and eye-rolling. I hate this stupid movie. I do not understand why every single person adores this movie.
I heard so much praise for Ti West's old-school horror flick, but instead I found it boring, predictable, clichéd and the characters are so idiotic! There weren't enough genuine scares so instead the writer replaced it with false-scares (a bird jumps out at someone, a lady bumps into someone). Don't waste your time with this film. Find out truly what I think of it in my article The Innkeepers – Movie Review.
The first 50 minutes of this is great. All of a sudden, it becomes predictable, with annoyingly stupid characters. The mother is so stupid; rather than fleeing or fighting for her life, her and her son stay in a hot car for ages as the son begins to die from dehydration.
The Bone Collector
The Bone Collector is mediocre, to say the least. The heroine is a rip-off to Jodie Foster's Clarice Starling and it is immensely predictable and the 'professional detectives' miss out blatantly obvious clues. Also, the supposedly genius villain gets all his ideas for deaths from a rentable library book. And that's without pointing out the annoying plot-holes and the weak, annoying villain. However, the acting is strong and there's a particularly grisly sequence of someone being eaten by rats.
I hated the David Almond book and I loathed the film. All the film has to offer is weak characters, gaping plot-holes, bad acting, bad dialogue and absolutely atrocious effects.
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
The film is 2 hours and 15 minutes long yet it has very little to offer. The film has trashy cinematography, over the top performances, weak characters and predictable twists.
So that's my list. You probably hate me after some of these.
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Sarah Sparkes March 28, 2018 — 7:17 pm
Dare I say Charlie I actually enjoyed the Harry Potter films although not as much as the books ….
And Texas Chainsaw Massacre was my very first horror film when my dad obtained a copy of it – at the time it was banned for being too gruesome …
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