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Supreme Court to Settle Issue of Pregnant Workers' Rights
Derek Smith Law Group » Supreme Court to Settle Issue of Pregnant Workers' Rights
The case involving former UPS air driver Peggy Young and her pregnancy discrimination lawsuit has garnered a lot of attention throughout the United States. It officially went in front of the Supreme Court in early December, which means it now falls on the shoulders of the nation's highest court to determine whether UPS violated the Pregnancy Discrimination Act.
In the case, young requested a temporary job change to light-duty work so that she would not have to engage in any heavy lifting while pregnant, a change that had been requested by her midwife. In refusing to grant this temporary change, Young claims that UPS violated the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, as the company has granted the change to a variety of other workers of different classes. UPS's argument is that there have been other employees that were denied the change to light-duty accommodation, so the policy was not particularly discriminatory against pregnant women.
A major part of the Supreme Court decision will be determining the full extent of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. Justice Antonin Scalia raised the question of whether Young's understanding of the law would also mean that all pregnant employees would also have to receive any type of accommodation given to other employees, including (for example) being driven to work like senior employees.
Justice Elana Kagan challenged the UPS attorneys' interpretation of the law, and suggested that employers would need to be able to show that there was some reason aside from pregnancy that UPS refused the change. Justice Stephen Breyer, however, indicated Young may have been better served in filing a disparate impact claim.
The case continues to progress, and it is unclear when a verdict is to be expected. When it comes, it is expected to have a wide-reaching impact on employment law.
For more information on pregnant workers' rights, speak with a knowledgeable New York employment discrimination attorney at the Derek Smith Law Group, PLLC. Call us at 800-807-2209 for a free consultation.
Author Derek SmithPosted on December 22, 2014 Categories Employment Laws, New Jersey Lawyer, New York City Lawyer, Philadelphia lawyer
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Project 365: Day 138 – Another day, another border.
Project 365: Day 134 – Thank god for the SAARC!
Project 365: Day 129 – Swinging by Sarangkot. Or maybe not.
Project 365: Day 124 – Crossing a border. Piece of cake!


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The Rebel Sweetheart.: Summer 2019 | Workshops and Classes for Kids and Teens.
Now that my son's Recognition Day is over and done with, I can finally say that we are officially on school break! Yay! No more waking up at the crack of dawn, no quizzes, exams, and projects to worry about, no lectures to rewrite and reviewers to type - for the next eight weeks, at least.
But just because we're on a break from school activities doesn't mean we'll be lazing around at home. In fact, Yue will be hustling even harder with his karate training as he prepares for his next tournament and his upcoming belt test. And now that he's an incoming sixth grader, he needs to prepare for high school entrance exams as soon as possible since some schools hold their exams by early October. We're laying the groundwork by signing up for a review class and doing a writing workshop at home.
MATH-Inic is a series of special Math courses that aims to transform children - turning Math haters into Math lovers, and Math lovers to Math masters. It introduces fun, fast and easy ways of computing Math problems and enriches traditional Math classroom lessons through new solving techniques.
Not only does MATH-Inic enhance brainpower through Mental Math exercises, it also guarantees results such as improved grades in Math and increased chance of passing scholarship and entrance exams in prestigious schools (think UP and Philippine Science High School).
Yue took a diagnostic exam before we registered to determine which module will be suitable for him.
MATH-Inic's summer classes will run from April 10 to May 9, 2019. Classes will be held thrice a week, two hours per session. Registration is still ongoing.
Pencils Up invites kids and teens to its summer art classes - Drawing and Painting (for beginners and advanced levels), Arts and Crafts, and Creative Play (for younger kids). They also offer Creative Writing Classes for aspiring artists and budding writers.
Pencils Up Summer Art Class.
Their Summer Art Class starts on April 3, and will be offered until July 2019. Registration fee is inclusive of art materials.
The official organizer of Milo Philippines' basketball program, the B.E.S.T Center is perhaps the most popular and longest running basketball clinic in the country, having been established in 1978. This program has helped train champions on the fundamentals of basketball with a scientific and modern approach, and has produced notable graduates such as Benjie Paras, Chris Tiu, Kiefer Ravena, Thirdy Ravena, and brothers Juan and Javi Gomez de Liano.
B.E.S.T Basketball Clinics will be offered in various locations all throughout summer. For San Pablo City, training will be held at the San Gabriel Sports Complex from May 20 to May 25.
Swimming is not just fun and play, but also an excellent activity for a child's overall health and well being. It's a life skill, and something that your kid will retain for the rest of his or her life. These were exactly the reasons why I enrolled Yue in this swimming class in the summer of 2014, and the year after that.
Learn to Swim with the Royal Dolphins.
The Learn to Swim Program offers personalized training for beginners and competitive swimmers. The second batch of swimming lessons will start on April 8, with three more batches after that.
Founded in 1986, Ballet Regina Academy of Dance and Performing Arts offers a continuous program for classical ballet using the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD London) curriculum.
Ballet Regina Summer Dance Workshop.
They offer weekend classes during the school year and intensive training program every summer. This year's Summer Dance Workshop will be held from April 27 to June 2, with a free trial class on April 6. Modern dance and hip hop dance classes are also offered in their summer program.
Young Chefs' Kitchen offers hands-on training courses in different areas such as Culinary Arts, Baking / Pastry Arts, and other Food and Beverage training. These courses are designed to provide basic skills and training for women and youth for employment and business enterprise development purposes; and ultimately to enhance their socio-economic condition, to acquire desirable values and attitude, and to develop environmental awareness.
Young Chef's Kitchen Kiddie/Teens Workshop.
This summer, the kitchen will be open to kids age 6 and up. This special workshop will teach kids the basics of cooking and baking, plus lessons on proper food selection, dining etiquette, and mise en place (set up).
Yue's karate journey began at Kaleidoscope Kids Learning Center (K2LC) four years ago. Back then, K2LC had only two classrooms, offered just a few summer programs, and had a small number of enrollees. Fast forward to 2019, K2LC is now a Dep Ed-recognized private school which offers pre-school and elementary education programs.
Kaleidoscope Kids Learning Center - home of martial arts champions!
Over-all karate champions at the 2019 In-School Youth Martial Arts Games!
Our kids don't go on summer break from school until the end of May. I love that you have all those different programs to keep the kids busy!
When my son is old enough he will 100% be taking summer classes and activities! So weird to think about right now though because he's only 3 months old!
Oh that is so so cool! I don't have kids but i think the idea is great for sure, reminds me of summer camps. Will share for sure. Thank you.
That is awesome, have fun!
Was just wondering,what`s the right age for kids to learn swimming?if choice was mine, will enroll all kids on Kiddie chef`s workshop, i know how much I miss out on because I can almost not boil eggs.
I would have signed up for the swimming program when I was a kid. I love swimming! These are great!
These are so cool. I love attending fun workshops with my little guy.
WOW lotsa activities to choose from! Enjoy the summer break with your son! such a lucky boy!
Really a great idea, to do such activities during a break.
We dont have kids, but this reminds me of our child hood days where there were limited resources available unlike today. We used to buy a blank drawing book, some water colors etc to learn art.
I always think it is great idea to let children to join some camp during their holiday season. Let them to have some fun and at the same time, learning from the experts.
This is a great idea. During school time kids don't get much opportunity to do out of school activities. So vacations are the perfect timings. Also math-inic is something they should offer to me too. I never enjoyed maths.
I remember when I also joined a summer math class when I was in elementary but I am not really a math wiz, its my waterloo. This type of workshops is helpful.
Wow, those are really great summer programs for kids most especially for my daughter because she said she wanted to do something that will help her develop her talents and skills.
Such a informative piece. I totally need this as I have two young children and summer break is on the way. Those are some great way to engage them.
Sounds like a great way to help our kids be productive during summer break.
This is such a fun thing to do this summer. Next summer break, I am planning to enroll my kids to a taekwondo class. They would love this for sure.
Those were a great ideas. My kids loves going to a swimming class every summer.
The best ways to spend summer camp is to join the swimming class. Get the Children's Swimming Lessons Sengkang which offers effective, fun and enriching swimming lessons to different age groups.


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Mura (, zámuřsky Möra, Müra) je řeka v Rakousku (Salcbursko, Štýrsko), ve Slovinsku, v Chorvatsku (Mezimuřská župa) a částečně i v Maďarsku (župa Zala). Má délku 434 km. Povodí má rozlohu 15 000 km². Od jejího jména je odvozen název slovinských regionů Zámuří a Mezimuří a chorvatské Mezimuřské župy.

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Pramení v Radstadtských Taurách. Teče nejprve v úzkém údolí a pod Štýrským Hradcem po rovině. Ústí zleva do Drávy (povodí Dunaje).

Vodní režim
Průměrný průtok vody v ústí činí 166 m³/s.

Využití
Vodní doprava je možná do Štýrského Hradce (Rakousko). Na řece bylo vybudováno několik vodních elektráren. Je splavná pro vodáky.

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Accounting is the language of business. However, the real language of business lies within accounting--inside the financial statements and financial reporting system. The purpose of this course is to provide a business financial communication tool. Financial statements such as the balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flow, and the statement of stockholders' equity are all used as communication tools to answer questions about the state of a company's financial well-being; they provide insight into the financial position and the financial health of a company over a defined period of time.
This course walks the learner from the beginning stages of accounting and GAAP principles, through the balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flow, and statement of stockholders' equity. Next, the course discusses applied financial statement analysis involving the movement of cash flow through a company and its effects, along with financial ratio analysis which greatly helps stock investors make investment decisions. Finally, the course covers accounting fraud, the mechanisms of fraud, how to spot fraud, and even the methods that are used by unscrupulous accountants and business managers to commit fraud or "cook the books".
This course provides learners with a solid understanding of financial statements. This financial knowledge is used by accountants, managers, and investors to make smart and strategic business decisions.
Review 2 Articles: Breaking Down The Balance Sheet; What balance sheet formats are available?
Review 3 Articles: Cash Flow Statement- Explanation; What is cash from operating activities?; What are cash flows from investing activities?
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Dr. Jiang: A large proportion of health care resources in the United States are consumed by a relatively small number of individuals, who have been dubbed super-utilizers. Approximately 25% of U.S. health care expenses are incurred by 1% of the U.S. population, and 50% of expenses are incurred by 5% of the population.
Our study found that across all types of payers of medical care (Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance), super-utilizers on average had approximately 4 times as many hospital stays as other patients, and the 30-day hospital readmission rate for super-utilizers was 4 to 8 times higher than for other patients. Among Medicaid and privately insured patients, super-utilizers had longer hospital stays and higher average hospital costs than other patients.
We also found that patients with multiple chronic conditions, such as diabetes, hypertension, and congestive heart failure, accounted for a greater share of hospital stays among super-utilizers than among other hospitalized patients. Mental health and substance use disorders were among the top 10 principal diagnoses for super-utilizers aged 1 to 64 years regardless of payer.
Dr. Jiang: Clinicians should be aware of the types of patients who are likely to be super-utilizers. They can then work with these patients to develop treatment plans and interventions that may reduce the likelihood of frequent hospitalization and possibly shift care to less intensive outpatient settings.
Our findings further highlight the negative health impact of chronic conditions and reinforces the need for patients to work with physicians to manage and control their chronic diseases, before hospitalization becomes necessary.
Dr. Jiang: Our study was limited to the characteristics of hospital inpatient stays among super-utilizers. It would be helpful to have a more complete picture by looking at super-utilizers in the emergency department, ambulatory or outpatient surgery, and physician office settings. Further research also could focus on the types and severity of chronic conditions that are highly present among super-utilizers.
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"It's a mini-season for us now and this is an important game in terms of the Champions League because, if we win we are going to be given a shout. We can gain momentum and we go to the next game.
If we lose, really it's over and then we can focus on ten games and the Europa League. Realistically, it would be a bridge too far for us with what I've got on the training pitch.
I want to win the game, but we've got to be in the game. At Tottenham, we didn't have a way back and we were dead and buried at half time. But look at Spurs now and I have to say that we probably met them at their optimum.
We have to be in the game with ten or 15 minutes to go and, if we are, I won't settle for a draw, for sure.
Arsenal have just been knocked out of the Champions League and are maybe now focused on the top three or four.
We have got to be on our guard so that after 30 minutes we are not in big trouble like we were at Spurs".
Interesting to see that for really the first time Alan Pardew has admitted we are in the race for fourth…is to say we'll be out of it tonight if we lose!
Agree with his analysis and we can't have another Tottenham where we were out of the game before putting two passes together. It's a difficult one because the very best way to undoubtedly still be in the game is to get the first goal. That of course is at odds with a safety first option of keeping it tight/men behind the ball etc etc.
The big difference tonight is that with Cabaye and Tiote expected in the middle, they should give much better protection to the back four than Guthrie and Perch did at White Hart Lane. As for attacking options the hint for me about going for it late on if we are drawing, suggests to me that he has in mind bringing Ben Arfa off the bench as a potential match winner.
Personally, I'd love to see Ben Arfa on from the start after his excellent second half display against the mackems. Up against a team who are going to try and get at us it could be an ideal match for him to exploit the space that could give Newcastle, maybe that's asking for a very big contribution from Tiote and Cabaye in terms of making sure we aren't caught short at the back but they are capable if on top form.
Either way it looks a fascinating match ahead….just so long as it's not over after five minutes.


View more >Childhood sexual abuse raises strong emotions not just within the greater community but also within academic and therapeutic circles. With this in mind, there is little doubt that the use of carefully considered, timely and reliable assessment procedures is of paramount importance in cases of suspected and / or corroborated abuse. The purpose of this chapter is to outline some of the factors to be borne in mind during the assessment process and to outline some of the assessment devices available. This chapter does not aim to provide an exhaustive review of all available devices and to comment on all context specific issues that occur during the assessment stages. Rather, we aim to provide the generic counsellor / agency worker with more domain specific knowledge regarding the issues related to evaluation. To achieve this goal we will firstly outline some of the generic factors to be considered when assessing children for abuse. This includes issues of disclosure, comorbidity, ethnicity, gender, family functioning, legal and child protection responsibilities and the possibility of creating a trauma myth. We will then outline common structured and semi-structured interviews and self-report instruments used during assessment. While it is accepted that individualised case formulations require the use of psychometric assessments covering many presentations (e.g., depression, anxiety, general internalising or externalising behaviours) the current review focuses mainly on the evaluation of trauma symptoms. This will be followed by a short introduction into the developing area of psychophysiological assessment.
Handbook of Social Work in Child and Adolescent Sexual Abuse.


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Toad Hall summer music nights are nearly upon us!
We have recently expanded our courtyard dining area with a brand new deck and wrap around bar leaner to compliment the new addition of TOWNSHEND Brewery now here at TOAD Hall.
Check out the 2018/19 Summer Music Guide below.
Craig is the entertainer for every occasion.
south and sure to have something for everyone to enjoy.
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feel good music, with the power of soul!
A Live music band you don't want to miss!
Shane is an accomplished solo guitarist.
This is another great local band. With an alt-folk, psychedelic, post-punk style.
This three-piece from Riwaka is a must see.
with the power of soul! A live band you don't wan to miss!
A solo acoustic singer songwriter playing jazz/funk/blues-infused music.
Infectious grooves full of alternate tunings and thumb slapping bass lines.
John Hendry & Candy Blair are the dynamic duo Kramit!
Introducing Dayna Sanerivi, a solo artist.
Aotearoa's first and finest New Orleans Second Line.
Motueka based band that plays a variety of Funk rock, blues, indie, reggae.
plays a mix of country, rock and Irish music.
songs from Aotearoa, France, Spain, the UK and more, since 2012.
vaudevillian psychedelia, strap you in for a rollercoaster ride of dance and mayhem.
great bands with his powerful yet smooth, unique voice.
His style is soulful roots and smooth flavours.
and Jazz improvisation. Entertaining and upbeat.
among music lovers. A north sea siren, blending sparkle and melancholy.
She is a veteran performer who tours both Europe and USA every year.
Sweet and deep originals, soft to hard rock covers.
All acoustic, all real, all good with Kramit!
ranging from Avett-inspired Americana to Radiohead-esque art rock.


Sometimes, buying an existing home is just not right for you. You may prefer a new home over an older house, you may be a homebuyer who's tired of competing for existing homes, or maybe you just don't want to be in a neighborhood, or you prefer a completely unique house plan. Sometimes, you just want to build your own home.
When building a fully custom new home, the builder is hired as a contractor to build your home.
The loan is in the name of the landowner/buyer, not in the name of the builder, and the construction loan often becomes the permanent loan after the home is completed. A buyer can purchase land using a construction loan or just buy the land first and use it as part of the collateral for the loan.
With this scenario, the landowner owns the land and house during the entire construction process. This gives the owner more influence and control over the process, but they also carry the interest on the loan and make interest only payments on the construction loan balance during the building of the home.
The lender does periodic inspections of major system progress, like foundation, framing, roofing, plumbing, and electrical, to determine when to release funds to the builder, called a 'construction draw'. The construction draw timetable is estimated ahead of time as part of the loan process.
With a fully custom home, the landowner/buyer can design a floor plan with an architect or explore top plans on popular sites like GarrellAssociates.com, FrankBetz.com, or SouthernLiving.com. Many local custom homebuilders have plans they can share and customize as well.
Path & Post is happy to recommend top local builders for your project. Building a fully custom home can be an expensive journey, but it can also be rewarding to create a one of a kind masterpiece!


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Dare We Disturb the Universe?
Lately I've been thinking a lot about hope. And I've been thinking a lot about despair. Generally speaking, I try to maintain a posture of hope because I hear it's good for my abs. Plus, I find I feel better when I am splashing around in hope rather than in despair.
But then I see and hear what others are doing around me, how they are talking, the extent to which they are fearing, and I wonder whether spending time in hope is naive and complacent. Am I an ostrich, my head jammed in the sand? Can someone living in Hope, USA simultaneously fight for social justice? Are conspiracy theorists wiser than I? Is core strength really all that important? And the big one: When the USA is not at all U, am I–as a writer and as a human–meant to plant myself in hope or in despair?
Worried that I have no answers to these questions, I gather my towel, my Otter Pops and my sunblock and meander over to the pit of despair. Sticking my toe in, there's that immediate, delicious rush of We're going to die! The world's going to end! We must tell the others! Don't forget to put the can opener in the emergency rations bin!
And it all feels so heart-racing and TRUE.
But once I put my whole self into that pit of quicksand and experience that post-rush plummet, I long to be back in my pool of hope, splish-splashing with my feet bare, my head covered by a wide-brimmed sun hat, my tongue dyed Otter Pop orange.
That's how I have been spending my free time lately: bouncing between the pool of hope and the pit of despair. And man, I feel so wrung out and weary. I don't know where the world is going, and I don't know where to stand or what to do as it goes there.
I went in search of guidance and found this beautiful Brain Pickings post that helped me understand whether I–writer and human–should set up camp in hope or in despair.
The answer? Both. And Neither.
This blog post included the words of Albert Camus: "There is no love of life without despair of life," and reading them, I felt so silly. Remember that guy on Sesame Street, the frustrated pianist who kept forgetting the lyrics to "Mary Had a Little Lamb" and he'd bang his poor Muppet head on the piano keys, lamenting his shoddy brain? That's how I felt.
Of course love of life and despair of life coexist. Of course there is no hope without despair. How silly to think the world (and my place in it) is Either/Or. The world is simply and always Both.
… we writers need uncertainty. We thrive on it. Our skin tingles when we find a question with no single clear answer. We become giddy when there's the opportunity to eavesdrop on someone's conversation because the topic and the subject and even the subtext is uncertain: Who is this messy person and what is she longing for? How did she get so messy? Will she ever get herself tidied up and her needs met? How? And at what cost?
We love the uncertainty, the tension that exists in the inky hearts of human beings. We love the questions that arise during times of chaos and uncertainty (times of chaos and uncertainty meaning real, everyday life). Uncertainty in real life isn't comfortable. Uncertainty in story beckons us to come closer.
Uncertainty about the crime and the criminal drove me to the end of Gone Girl. Likewise there was the uncertainty about human resilience in A Little Life, the uncertainty about Hazel's health in The Fault in Our Stars, the uncertainty about J.D. Vance's improbable trajectory in Hillbilly Elegy.
A story without uncertainty is just a whole lot of sentences, end to end.
And in times of external uncertainty, which stories are more effective catalysts of social justice and human connection: stories that lean toward hope or those that lean despair-ward?
Maybe the question is not: Better the wading pool or better the quicksand pit? Maybe instead we ask, How can I question and listen and interpret and synthesize and process and cull and gather and shred and digest all that is happening with the goal of decreasing loneliness and adding beauty and compassion to our uncertain world?
Maybe. Again, I'm not entirely certain.
¡Sí Señor! íPor su puesto we dare! We must dare bigly.
Perhaps we do our best disturbing when we ask questions rather than answer them. When we listen rather than instruct. When we grapple with uncertainty rather than inform others what we have figured out. Perhaps we disturb the universe with panache and stealth when we illuminate the uncertainty that so intrigues us, when we plunk it on a dinner plate before a hungry reader. Perhaps we hand her a fork and steak knife and the salt shaker and say, "Have at it, dear Reader. Go to town. Fuel yourself." I bet she wouldn't even bother with a napkin.
Curious about the uncertainty I was exploring (consciously and subconsciously) in my work in progress, I uncovered some of the questions that perplex me: When is war necessary? What does love in an arranged marriage feel like? What is the future of Arctic Terns, the zippy little birds that fly from Antarctica to the Arctic and back every single year? In what natural or man-made environment can love eclipse fear?
The uncertainty we establish in our stories can feel like a hair shirt to the reader. It can also make readers feel less alone. All stories meddle in the lives of readers. All stories poke. Stories have quicksand moments where, vicariously, we experience despair. Stories also give us the opportunity to see and know others. This can lead to compassion. Compassion can lead to United. And United can lead to a hope that is neither naive nor complacent.
How about you, Writer? In what ways do you disturb the universe in your work? How do you hope to poke at and meddle with your readers? What questions are you asking in your work in progress? Which works of fiction have disturbed your universe?
Photo compliments of Flickr's Fitzsean.
Brilliant post, Sarah. This reminds me of a friendly debate I've had over the years with one of my writing colleagues. He bristles when I say that I like ambiguous endings. Why? he says. Endings should be climactic and definitive. But, I counter, life's not that way. Life is complicated and messy and I try to reflect that in my work. Hope and despair. What we're really talking about here is conflict, which is the coin of the realm in fiction writing. Yes, we have to give the reader hope because they want to see the main character survive and grow. But we also need a heavy dose of despair along the way. Ultimately the reader wants to see how a character is transformed and how internal obstacles are resolved, but happily ever after? That's a promise I can't make.
I totally agree! I took my daughter to see La La Land this past weekend, and your idea can be applied to that movie. Is the ending of that going to be La La (happy) or is it going to be something other? I was hooked by the charm of the characters (as well as the dancing), but mainly I wanted to know if the couple could make it. Would their love survive? It was fun to hear the chatter on the way out of the theater–viewers from both sides of the "ending" aisle weighing in.
There are Hollywood endings, and then there are the far more ambiguous endings so common in foreign films. A slice of me is always pleased by the Hollywood style; a bigger hunk of me is far more satisfied by the "real life" endings in films and books that aren't a tidy package at the end.
After all, a happy ending suggests a happiness that is eternally sustainable, ("ever after") and as you know, there ain't no such thing.
Sigh. Thanks so much for your comment, mister. Have a great day.
When I encounter an ambiguous ending I always feel a bit cheated. Sorry.
No apologies, David! Here at WU, all thoughtful POVs are welcome.
And I agree, there is something so satisfying about an unambiguous ending. It's the uncertain endings that stick in my craw, which most days I don't mind. But some days? I just need to know that yes, the guy got the girl, the good guy won, justice was served.
Sarah, as one who has spent the last several months in the pit, I so appreciate your post. Trying now to find the pool. As to uncertainty, we writers need it, indeed, but I prefer mine to be a bit farther away, where I can poke and prod and explore without endangering those around me. Thanks so much for posting.
Yes! Poking and prodding those around me AND poking and prodding myself. I can get so wrapped around my own axle that I am not so pleasant to be around.
Last night, for example, I had a heated 10:00 p.m. phone call with my insurance company for denying a claim. It made me feel crazy (the denial of the appeal) and even the guy on the phone seemed to think it was a crazy decision) and I burst into tears. The problem with despair is it often brings hopelessness and helplessness. It is so hard to feel helpless, whether in interacting with an insurance company or politicians.
Anyway, thank you for your wise and thoughtful (and encouraging) ideas, sweet Taylor!
Sarah, holy cow! You rocked my world with this post. There are so many powerful questions and observations here, I don't know where to start. Well, let me choose my favorite. "We must dare bigly". Amen, sister. I, too, feel existentially exhausted by the craziness swirling in the air. And from swinging from rage to hope to despair and back to hope. But bottom line, it is in stories that I'm finding hope and getting my fight on for the long haul. I'm thinking of Frodo Baggins surrounded by quarreling elves and brawny men and one fearsome wizard, his little voice finally cutting through the din, silencing them all with his declaration of "I'll take it. I'll take the ring." Right there is a fist-pumping, there-is-hope moment. And by the way, what is an Otter Pop?
Otter Pops! They're totally gross and fake-flavored, and my kids love 'em!
I loved your Frodo reference. In addition to Frodo, might I suggest the comic relief of Trevor Noah? His humor makes me realize everything's going to be OK. I hope. And if it's not, we'll go down laughing!
You're a beautiful writer. Thank you.
Love, love, love. I love this post as I love The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock (in my top ten poems of all time, I think).
I'm printing this one out.
Yes! Sweet Prufrock. In my (weird) mind I like to imagine J. Alfred having some epiphany and totally busting loose, like some midlife crisis where he's suddenly racing around, disturbing everything, eating bushels of peaches, not caring about his bald spot. Why? Because there is life to be lived!
I hope your day is filled with many peaches.
I think it's ours (as writers and as concerned citizens) to feel this rawness. I think willingly taking it on, and swinging with the hope/despair pendulum, are the things that will inform the stories that are needed. To not is to anesthetize oneself. And I think that's part of what got us here – too many/too much anesthetizing.
We storytellers can provide the window to the rawness and the pendulum swinging, which allows those who seek to view it. Sort of like providing one of those saferooms with one way glass. And hopefully , if we let all we've gathered flow fearlessly onto the page, without preaching or moralizing, we provide a willingness to venture from the saferoom, and a knowing something of oneself that's both new and old, something only each of us can give ourselves.
Hey, it's a tough gig. But the benefits rock. And so do you, Sarah.
Hi Vaughn! Thank you for these good words. I need as many as I can get my hands on.
The image of the one-way window is perfect. As is the idea of the safe room.
We really have been numbing ourselves (as a country, I mean) and it is a humbling thing to realize just how out of touch I/we have been.
Disturbing the universe is tiring. Feeling so much is exhausting. And lucky us that is our job to disturb and feel. And I think it's our job to mend that which is cracked.
There was recently a cool thing in Seattle, put on by a city arts organization and Seattle's local public radio station. By the time I heard about it, the event was sold out, but I loved the premise: let's get Seattle's artists together in one meeting place (appropriately, the venue was the Langston Hughes Center) and let's talk about the role of artists in this difficult time, and then let's make some art. Literally, there was opportunity to make art–physical art–with others. I don't know which medium the organizers chose for the art-making component (weaving, decoupage, collage, water color, beading–who knows?!?) but I bet it was cool and I bet it was a hope-filled evening.
Thanks for being such a person of hope and love here at WU!
Absolutely brilliant. Your humor, your earnestness, your enthusiasm for writing, yes, but more to the point–life. I'm mostly a lurker here but your posts always compel me to comment because they're so wonderful.
I love the acknowledgement of writers thriving on uncertainty. We aren't made for black-and-white issues; we're made for truth and the hard questions. "A story without uncertainty is just a whole lot of sentences, end to end." What a lovely sentence to encounter this morning.
Side note: when your book is published, I'll be first in line for a copy!
Did you feel that, Anastasia? I just gave you a virtual hug. Thank you for unlurking yourself this morning. I so appreciate it.
We writers are made for truth because as quirky or oddball as our various truths may be, I like to think that at least one other person on the planet is quirky or oddball in the same ways. And for those who are quirky and oddball in different ways, it's good to be exposed to different truths.
We are made for truth. Man, I love that. We are lucky.
Hi Ann. I love your comment … it makes me wonder how technology (which makes everything easier and simpler–ha ha) impacts the final products of our creative work. If Hawthorne or Austen had had the ability to edit and revise using our technology, would their books have been "better"? Different? Would they have been able to write them more efficiently or would they have taken twice as long to get them to final draft stage?
A 300-page manual makes me want to go eat cookies and then take a nap. I hope you have cookies and a nappable place nearby, just in case.
Thank you for sharing and reminding me that the weather–most things governed by Mother Nature–are uncertain. Maybe that's why I'm so fascinated with the migratory patterns of birds and butterflies. The return of the swallows at San Juan de Capistrano each year? So delightful in the predictability.
Bundle up! Thank you for taking the time to write.
Sarah, this packs a punch. Woke me up, got my juices flowing and made me want to jump into the pool. I want my work to inspire hope. I want to disturb the universe. But can I? Little me at my computer? Last night was bookclub. We read THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD by WHITEHEAD. This is a rather staid group of women. When it came my turn to discuss, answer questions–I had done research about points in my home state of Illinois where there were actual sites for the UR. I found myself suddenly sweating and gesticulating with the importance of this novel and how it DISTURBS. We need that. Instability is all around us and we need to discover how to cope with it–to find a platform, some solid ground. Writing helps form that. Thanks for jumping into the pool.
Let's be pool mates! As long as the water's at least 78 degrees, I can stay in there for quite a while.
I love that you were the rabble-rouser of your book club. How did the others respond? The UR is the next book in my cue, and I am excited to be disturbed. It is, after all, our history.
Little old you is no littler than little old me, and at one point, I bet Colson Whitehead had the same little old fears. Can you and I really use words to stir the universe? Yep. We can.
After my wife died, a friend gave me a copy of When Things Fall Apart by the Buddhist nun Pema Chödrön. In it, she touched on two things you address beautifully here.
Pema Chödrön put it this way (I'm paraphrasing): To conquer our fear, we must also surrender hope.
That wasn't a call to despair. It was a call to make us notice that both fear and hope deal with what MIGHT happen. Whereas Buddhism is focused on mindfulness in the moment. The virtues of courage, kindness, and mindfulness will carry us through whatever struggles we face — but there are no rosy guarantees. There are no disastrous ones either. They key is to live our lives moment-by-moment as best we can with wise, courageous kindness.
The second thing I gleaned from that book concerned uncertainty. She noticed how just about the time she got comfortable with her meditation routine, her teacher would disrupt it. Her first reactions were anger and frustration. Then she got the message: disruption and change ARE the routine. They are the constant normal.
What I love about your post is the recognition that, as writers, uncertainty is much more than "normal." It's a magnet for our imaginations. Reminding us all that the two most important words a writer needs to know are: What if …?
I got a little teary reading your words (though I admit that teariness is not too hard for me lately. Last night, I learned that Cigna had denied an insurance claim appeal for my daughter's annual check up. I burst into tears while on the phone with the customer service guy who was filled with pretend empathy. I felt so helpless!).
But your words got me teary because they are the opposite of hopeless and helpless.
I am very good at focusing on the "might." Thank you for sharing this wise woman's words. And for sharing yours too.
You can bill me for this therapeutic comment (as I assume you are out of network).
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Such good news … because apparently I have been silenced by Cigna. Just too darn persistent they say! I'll send you Seattle's finest coffee and salmon (but not pot!) in appreciation of your pro bono work.
Have a great day, kind sir.
Since we read to make sense of our world, it's up to writers to show characters in peril, and how they fight their way out. So I believe we need both: despair and hope.
Muscles get stronger by working them, tearing them down a bit, then resting them so they grow. It's the same with people, I think. Circumstances tear us down, we rest to recover, and become stronger in the process. That's my take.
Absolutely, Diane. I love your take.
But that's the way we get stronger! No pain, no gain!
Thank you for taking the time to share your words. Because of you I was able to display my fancy command of a made-up language.
Thought provoking questions, Sarah, and I haven't even had coffee, yet.
I LOVE the timing of your comment.
Last night when I was tucking in my daughter, I was grumbling about the mess of clothes, art supplies, school stuff, random recyclables that she uses for her "inventions." But the thing that most bugged me was her lumpy rug that had gotten caught under the pull- out part of her trundle bed. I was not able to lift the bed AND scooch the rug under the bed to eliminate the ridge.
I know. I have really huge problems.
Sometimes when I hear people talk about how many galaxies (or even just the number of stars!) it makes me feel lonely. Other times, I feel awed by the girth and weight of all we cannot know. We like to think we know so much. Hah!
I also loved your reminder of the "safe" places we hide when we want to think the world is certain and that our place in it is static and secure. We really are so good at distracting and numbing ourselves from the uncertainty!
I'm so glad to know you. Thanks for popping in for a visit.
This is such a wonderful post, and on a topic we're all contemplating at the moment. Thanks for taking the time to write it.
I can relate well to your goal of "disturbing the universe" with your writing. A primary theme in the historical trilogy I'm working on is "pacifist resistance." And by "pacifist" I don't mean passive. Mahatma Gandhi's brand of pacifism was both active and provocative. Yet, by sticking to his compassionate, nonviolent techniques he managed to move mountains.
One of the primary historical figures in my first novel, which takes place during WWII, is theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer. His struggles are brought to mind because he (and several family members) actively resisted the Nazis during the war. Dietrich was executed in April 1945, just a few weeks before the end of fighting, and the officer who presided over his execution said he had never witnessed a man more at peace when confronting the end of his life. What I find fascinating about Bonhoeffer is not merely his struggle to resist (and to maintain hope) while living under Hitler's insane rule, but the peace he maintained even in the face of a violent and unjust end.
I expect there are important lessons to learn from men such as Bonhoeffer and Gandhi, and my writing seeks to plumb the depths of their thinking and acting.
I look forward to reading your novels.
I'm so glad you are here today! Bonhoeffer is someone who I desperately need and want to read, but any time I start to research where I should start (meaning, which books to start with) I get overwhelmed and pick up some of my kids' YA instead. Oy.
Will you please recommend a good starting place?
I know, from the many Bonhoeffer stories my pastor has shared over the years, that he is remarkable in so many ways. Bless his brave and peaceful soul!
Thank you for sharing what you are working on and the poking and prodding you are doing within your story. Your ideas and your questions certainly resonate with me. As someone who can get really bogged down by injustice, by "But that's not fair!" situations, I can see the merits and the peace that focuses not on fairness but in peace and compassion.
I look forward to reading YOUR meaty work! Seriously.
How wonderful that you're familiar with Bonhoeffer! There are so many great books about him, and I haven't read them all. Letters and Papers from Prison is a classic, of course, but on my list to read is The Cost of Discipleship (which is perhaps his most famous). As an author doing research, I really enjoyed the biography by Eric Metaxas, titled Bonhoeffer.
You may already know this, but much of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's family also took part in Resistance work. They paid a heavy price. Dietrich's brother Klaus, brothers Hans von Dohnanyi and Rudiger Schleicher, as well as his uncle, Paul von Hase, were all executed in April 1945 for Resistance activity.
It's difficult not to get bogged down when the darkest elements of human nature seem to be on the rise. The historical records show that Dietrich got bogged down, too. He was only human. But he persisted, followed his highest sense of right, and went unto a peaceful end knowing he had lived a life of conscience. I guess that's as good as any of us can do.
Thank you, Matt! You have inspired me. I will put Letters and Cost on hold at the library … I'll see which one seems more accessible to me. I appreciate the nudge (and your passion for the fellow). That will come through in your novel!
Thanks Sarah! This is so refreshing and lovely and convicting! What good words to hear.
I have nothing to add that hasn't been said better above—just getting to read today—but wanted to say this was a highly entertaining (abs! core!) and inspiring post. It is so hard to sit with uncertainty, isn't it? And yet we writers seek it every day. Thanks Sarah!
Happy writing to you. I'm so glad we got to meet in Salem!
Sarah, I originally sent this message by Arctic tern, because my Internet has been out for 47 hours until now. My ISP said a node was down, which also must explain what has been happening in the collective brain of the US.
One good thing about the outage: I couldn't obsessively (and uselessly) go to all the news sites to read more information about dashed hopes, autocratic, authoritarian declarations from the Orange Voldermort and creeping malaise (which has been growing in my garden since '72).
My hamster, Uncertainty, continues to spin the wheel in his cage. Me? More sentences, more deep breaths, resistance and garden tending. My abs do need the work.
I just read an article in National Geometric that Arctic Terns are going to have to adopt carrier pigeon strategies if they intend to survive global warming. Clearing you got one of the little guys in the Beta testing group. He came through with flying colors and post comments.
Next: do you seriously have a hamster named Uncertainty? If not, please get one. He can spin endless loops in his wheel so our brains don't have to!
Nodes. That's a word that grosses me out a little though I'm not sure why. I'm glad your node was fixed. Perhaps we should have Elizabeth Warren silently march over to the Oval Office and check out the health of the nodes. She is persistent!
Thanks for the laughs. I'll be sending your carrier Arctic Tern back after he wakes up from his nap. I have named him Nevertheless.


I met an Indian dentist the other night and after the introductions, he asked me what I do. I answered, "I'm a housewife!" I added that someone has to take care of the hub and children. He smiled and nodded in agreement.
Taking care of the family and home is a huge job in itself. It isn't easy. But yes, I'd take a paying job anytime to keep my sanity but without knowing the French language, it's impossible to find one.
I'll need to learn...ohh what fun it will be to be a student again in my fourties!
It rains a lot in Lubumbashi, Congo! It rained all night and it's still raining.
Lubumbashi has a humid subtropical climate with warm rainy summers and pleasant, dry winters with rainfall occuring during summer and early autumn.
It's the period my family and I arrived here - almost a month ago. In another six, my bags will be packed and I'll be headed back home. I can't WAIT!
It's been quite a transition from living on a mountainous little island in Greece to living on one of the world's largest continents - Africa.
The neighborhoods are different and so are the people. Some neighborhoods remind me of dirty slums while others are decent. Some people are polite and others are indifferent to your presence.
While Congo is vast and green and although the roads nearby are decent, with the exception of a few structural problems, when it rains, the side walks and roads are covered in red mud making it difficult to walk around without getting your feet dirty.
It isn't an issue for me but it is for the locals who probably don't have other means to get around. It could be so, or they simply don't care.
It isn't always necessary to search for the most intricate and complicated stitches or pattern in order to make beautiful knit items.
Simple stitches like knit and purl can be used for anything and still be awe inspiring. I chose these two basic stitches after looking online for inspiration for a blanket pattern. I spotted this video on Youtube and I fell in love right away. I had to do it!
Of course, my needles are smaller and I didn't use multple strands of yarn held together. What I did have at hand, though, worked out pretty well and I'm happy with it.
Row 1. Knit 4, purl 4. Repeat for every single row until the work measures the length specified or the length you desire.
Find the finished product here.
I had this scarf in the works during Winter. I worked on it on and off throughout because it was a busy season. Everyone wanted a scarf twice the size of this for themselves or for friends. Not complaining really. I was thrilled!
So now, it's complete and waiting to be photographed and posted online. It will be availble in my shop and as a pattern for Craftsy, Ravelry and Loveknitting.
It has to wait a little longer though because I'm working on a new custom order. A new design that I will offer in my shop.
God, I love what I do!
I'm still fumbling my way around the Ravelry site. I posted a free pattern on there tonight but I can't see where I can upload the file. I can add Craftsy's link but I'm not sure if that's a big no no, so, to play it safe, I've added my Blogger link instead and from here, you can be taken to Craftsy to download the file directly.
I truly hope you enjoy the pattern. Let me know your thoughts on it. Though, I must warn you, it hasn't been tested by another knitter other than myself. I have gone through the pattern a number of times and it looked good. Still, if I've missed anything, I'll correct it.
Anyhow, a little about this pattern. It was designed exclusively for Craftsy for their launch of a new yarn line called Cloudborn Fibers.
Cloudborn Fibers has launched and the yarn looks amazing. Take a look, if you will, and you'll see what I mean.
a skirt or a cowl?
How would you wear this piece? As a skirt or as a cowl?
The original idea was for a versatile crochet cowl and hood but it works well as a skirt over a pair of jeans.
I found a yarn that I could make the pattern with once again. It's acrylic but I like that it's multicolored. It has nice Fall colors.
My local shop carries this yarn in another 3 more color variations and I will make them all! I want to build stock a.s.a.p and offer them as available to ship instead of made to order.
I'm not sure how many people are turned away if they have to wait days for their order to be shipped out.
So, this is my goal and I will try to stick to it to see how it goes.
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Droitwich Editorial	2nd Jan, 2015 Updated: 17th Oct, 2016
BROMSGROVE will be looking to claim a fifth straight victory in National Three Midlands when they host Sutton Coldfield tomorrow (Saturday).
The Finstall Park side rounded off an impressive month with a 35-19 win over Bournville, which saw front row duo Bobby Green and Jamie Tsang both got on the score-sheet.
But head coach Dan Protherough will be hoping the Christmas break has not disrupted his side's run as they look to push on in 2015.
Sutton Coldfield, meanwhile, will also be aiming to bounce back after they suffered a 35-10 defeat at home to Nuneaton. The West Midlands outfit currently sit tenth in the table having already suffered eight defeats this season, but Sutton appear to be turning things around as they have won two out of their last four games.
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The 49ers/Saints game, the season opener of "Dancing with the Stars," or Mayor Don Voss and the La Cañada Flintridge City Council meeting. What were your TV viewing priorities Monday night?
Decisions, decisions. I was planning to settle in early for a game of football (I'm a longtime 49er fan) but arrived home later than expected. Just as I entered the house, the phone rang. I tripped over the one-eyed cat (who was hovering expectantly near his dinner plate) to grab the receiver.
Jim Short, a curmudgeonly thorn in the side of City Hall but generally pleasant to me, was on the line. He wanted to know if we were able to see the city council meeting on our TV. He'd tried to tune in at his home but was seeing what he believed to be a neighboring city's meeting instead.
I moved into the den, phone still in hand, to turn on our TV. I pushed "03" on the remote control and was soon watching Capt. Dave Silversparre, commander of our local sheriff's station, give his monthly public-safety report to our council.
Jim said that according to the Charter Communications channel line-up guide, he should have been able to tune into Channel 16 to see our council in action, but instead he was seeing an officer in a blue uniform talking to another city council, which he took to be Glendale's or Burbank's. I vaguely remembered having read that Charter was shifting around its lineup this summer, so I asked if he'd tried Channel 3. He switched channels and described what he was seeing on his screen: the affable Huell Howser touting one of California's golden locales.
At Jim's request, I agreed to check with City Hall to find out why some households could watch the council meeting live Monday while others couldn't. And so on Tuesday I spoke to City Manager Mark Alexander, senior management analyst Carl Alameda and Peter Castro, who as public-safety coordinator, also monitors the cable broadcasting system via the control room adjacent to council chambers.
Castro explained to me that those of us who live generally on the east side of Angeles Crest Highway and subscribe to Charter are plugged into a Pasadena server; those on the west side of town are relying on a Glendale server. For some reason, Castro said, the Glendale server is the more likely of the two to have a system failure and Charter's default — so that there's no dead-air time — is to plug immediately into a Burbank council meeting. La Cañada communicates any problems to Charter, Castro and Alameda both told me, but we all know what it's like to beat our heads against that particular wall.
When there are failures similar to what happened with Monday night's broadcast, viewers who inquire at City Hall are advised that they can watch a repeat of the meeting on Thursday evenings. But Jim has every right to expect that he and his neighbors should be able to see the City Council meetings on TV at the same time those of us on the east side can. Unfortunately, it looks like he needs to take up his complaints with Charter rather than with our city manager. I'd rather undergo just about any punishment if it meant I could avoid dealing with Charter's customer service, but for what it's worth, that phone number is (888) 438-2427.
After finishing my conversation with Jim on Monday, I watched the 49er game to its (losing) conclusion, then switched back to the council meeting in time to see the discussion of a possible social-host ordinance to try to put a halt to the clueless local parents who serve alcohol to other people's teens. There will be more on that topic in months to come, so stay tuned.


I do a simple (full) backup,and maintain 4 delta backups. This is on a Windows 10 VM.
The 8AM can be restored from, the other three cannot.
The next hour, when 9AM is the oldest delta, IT can now be read from.
This looks like the error we initially ran into when this feature was originally implemented. Can you post the output of vhdimount -V?
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@BRRABill That's an issue. You want the later version (20160424).
It says mine is the current version. How do I update it?
@BRRABill Yes. I'm on 16.10. I believe I was previously on 16.04 when I ran into the issue. Had to upgrade to get the correct library version.
I will upgrade and see if that issue goes away.
Upgrading to 16.10 did indeed fix that issue.
Strangely enough I ran another delta backup and that one worked.
And just to make things even stranger, now ALLLLLL of them work since I took the one new Delta backup.
FWIW, I'm seeing similar errors.
Anyone have a valid XOA license to test against the same backup repository? Mine has expired.
I'm sure @olivierlambert will renew it for a few days for you.
All seems to be working fine here.
Feb  1 17:18:05 xoa systemd: Started LVM2 PV scan on device 7:0.
Feb  1 17:18:05 xoa systemd: Stopped LVM2 PV scan on device 7:0.
Feb  1 17:18:05 xoa xo-server: Failed to find device "/dev/loop0"
Are you sure you have a recent XOA?
@olivierlambert Yes, just updated today using the built-in upgrade process.


Throughout our time creating these multi-day menus we continually found dairy free, gluten free and vegan food was very difficult to find in the Alps, sometimes almost impossible. We wanted to change this and give you the option to eat healthily and conveniently whilst keeping to your dietary choice.
Our 6 day dairy free menu incorporates the best of French, Thai and Moroccan food.
Slow cooked local free range beef in a Savoyard black grape wine topped with confit carrot, mushroom and shallot.
Delicious new potatoes roasted with a sprinkle of sea salt, rosemary, pepper and garlic.
Our roast potatoes are being made by our exceptional chefs in our kitchen here in Bourg Saint Maurice. They are not Cook roast potatoes and will not be packaged as such. But they will be delicious.
Cannellini and butter beans in a rich and smoky tomato sauce, with red and yellow peppers and kale.
Basmati rice with coconut milk, kaffir lime leaf, lemongrass and coriander.
Are you looking for a quick lunch between pistes? A little helping hand before the Aprés starts? Are you a a fan of Italian pasta? Then this is for you.
This Italian classic is a complete meal for one and comes in at under 400 calories, so you can have extra pudding.
Our 'grown-up' garlic bread with a satisfying amount of garlic running through it.
Another of our new dishes for this Winter and already a popular choice, the Shakshuka is a traditional Middle-Eastern dish of char-grilled aubergines, peppers and chickpeas in a tomato, cinnamon and cumin sauce, topped with spiced roasted cauliflower.
The Shakshuka is also another of our meals for one which can be microwaved for those in a hurry.
Why not try with some garlic ciabatta?
Leg of lamb, slow-cooked to perfection with chickpeas and an authentic blend of Moroccan spices, garnished with almond flakes.


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Copyright in publishing: author rights and licences, and the use of third-party material
By Mafalda Marques November 8, 2017
e-textbooks, Licensing, open access
This blog post was written by Lara Speicher, Publishing Manager, UCL Press.
With contributions from Chris Holland, Copyright Support Officer, UCL, and Alison Welsby, Editorial Director, Liverpool University Press
Copyright is an area that many seem to find daunting, but although it is undoubtedly complex it's not that difficult to grasp the basics of copyright in a publishing environment and it's something anyone working in any area of public dissemination needs to know about. This blog will attempt to describe how author rights are managed in publishing, and the rules for clearance of third-party copyright for re-use in books. These rules apply to any book or other publication, whether textbook, scholarly monograph, art book etc.
The rules of copyright
In brief, copyright is a legal right that resides with the person who has created a work – whether that is writing, art, music or any other creative form – for the duration of the legal term of copyright, which is during the creator's lifetime plus 70 years after death for literary works (for other types of work, different lengths of time apply). This means that the creator has exclusive rights for the use and dissemination of their work, and has the right to control whether and how their work, or parts of their work, is used by others. Copyright laws vary from country to country, although some aspects of national copyright laws have been standardised through international copyright agreements. See list of sources of further information on copyright at the end of this blog.
What this means in the simplest terms is that no-one else is permitted to use or reproduce someone else's work in any way without the express permission of the creator or their representative. This applies to any reproduction of a work, whether found in print or online. I will go into this in more detail in the section on use of third-party copyright.
Agreements between authors and publishers
I'm going to tackle author copyright and publishing agreements before third-party copyright as I believe it's essential for authors and publishers to understand this before they can fully understand third-party copyright in this context. When an author and a publisher reach an agreement for the publisher to publish that author's work, a contract is drawn up by the publisher outlining the rights, roles, responsibilities of both parties and the terms of the publishing arrangement. Effectively, the author is granting the publisher the right to sell or disseminate their work on their behalf. In return, the publisher invests time, resource and money in reviewing, editing, typesetting, designing, marketing and selling the book.
Assignation of rights
In publishing agreements, the publisher will ask the author to assign certain rights to them. This includes a range of models including: author assigns copyright to the publisher for the term of copyright, author assigns exclusive rights to the publisher for the term of copyright, or until the work goes out of print, author assigns non-exclusive rights to the publisher for the term of copyright.
If the author assigns their copyright to the publisher, it means that the publisher is free to publish their work for the duration of copyright, without needing to ask the author's permission. Usually, in a scholarly publishing environment, it will be made clear in the contract that this right only applies to publication of the work in its original form, and any changes such as rewriting, for example, would not be permitted without the author's agreement. Specific arrangements for translation rights are usually the subject of a separate clause in the contract, which usually states that the author allows the publisher to make arrangements with other publishers for translation of their work, and specifies the share the author will receive of any sales income from translations.
When the author assigns exclusive rights to the publisher, they usually retain their copyright in the work, but they are not permitted to publish or disseminate their work elsewhere or they will be in breach of contract. If the publisher receives requests from others who wish to use the work, in full or in part in another work or in any other public form, the publisher will need to seek the permission of the author (unlike the scenario in which copyright has been assigned to the publisher). Often, the publisher will manage author rights on their behalf, so any requests for reuse of elements of the work will be handled by the publisher, who will usually have standard arrangements and fees depending on the amount of text that someone wishes to quote. Any revenue raised from such activity will usually be split with the author in percentages agreed in the contract.
When the author assigns non-exclusive rights to the publisher, which is common in the open access and digital book publishing environment, the author is allowed to disseminate their work on other platforms, but is usually restricted from simultaneous publication with another publisher for a certain period, especially if it is a new publication. This kind of arrangement is most common for mission-driven, not-for-profit publishers, who are often subsidised and do not therefore need to protect their commercial activities in order to recoup their investment in full or make a profit. It is also very common for works being published on online platforms that have previously been available in print. Under non-exclusive open access arrangements, the author or publisher will agree a form of Creative Commons licence that describes the re-use rights in that work by others. (Full details of Creative Commons licences can be found here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/). While OA books are free to read and share, different forms of CC licence identify whether or not the work can also be used commercially or adapted. Some funders providing grants for OA publication require certain forms of CC licence, usually the least restrictive CC-BY licence.
In the case of textbooks, publishers commonly also ask not just for the copyright in the work but also for renewals, revivals and extensions to the full legal term of copyright in order to ensure that further editions and any accompanying handbooks or supplementary information can be produced. Another clause that is common to most author contracts but particularly important for textbooks is a 'competing text' clause to say that the author must not for the duration of the contract write a competing work for another publisher. While it is unlikely that an author would write a competing scholarly monograph, for example, since they are unique works, a competing textbook would be possible.
Reversion of rights
There is usually a clause in author-publisher contracts that specifies the circumstances in which the rights can revert to the author. This is usually when the work has been out of print for some time and the publisher has no plans to reprint it. The increase in use of print-on-demand technologies, means that some works effectively never go out of print. For some publishers, when the work is only available in print-on-demand form, this is treated in the same way as if the book was out of print for the purposes of author rights.
Third-party copyright
If an author or publisher wishes to use images or text extracts in a book from material that has been created by someone else, and if that material is still in copyright, they will need to seek the permission of the copyright owner. As mentioned earlier, the copyright in such works is often managed by a representative, whether a publisher, an agent, an image library, or another institution. Many larger publishers have rights departments devoted to this activity. In scholarly publishing the responsibility for clearing rights for the use of third-party material and the payment of any associated fees will usually be the author's, and this will be reflected in the contract. The contract will also clearly state that the author is liable should they fail to clear the appropriate permissions and the copyright owner decides to pursue legal redress. Publishers will typically ask to receive copies of the permissions letters from the author for reassurance that the author has cleared the appropriate rights. Whoever clears the rights will usually have to provide certain details to the copyright owner such as the print run, the territories required, the size the image is to be used at and whether inside the book or on the cover, or details of the text being quoted, whether the publisher is commercial or scholarly/not-for-profit, and the language and territories the book will be published in. The copyright owner must be attributed in the book, often using very specific wording that they provide.
There is here a very specific problem for digital publishers, especially those who publish open access and who mainly publish print-on-demand. Since it is almost impossible to predict the number of downloads that a book might attract, there is no print run in PoD publishing, and the book is available globally since it is published online, the traditional means of calculating the fee by print run and territory simply don't apply. Further, if the download figure for the free OA edition was used in lieu of the print run, this could add up to a significant expense, since in scholarly publishing print runs are very low, often in the hundreds, whereas download figures can be very high, often in the thousands. Some copyright owners will now accept a fee for online publications based on a similar arrangement to permission for website use, for example. And many organisations accept a lower fee or no fee for not-for-profit scholarly publishing. Nevertheless, the clearing of third-party rights is still an exercise that involves considerable time and, potentially, cost and confusion.
Dramatic works and music
So far, I have only referred to the use of quoted text and images, but some digital works also use music, film and recordings of performances and those have to be cleared in the same way as images and text if they have been created by someone else. These can be more complex than image and text rights, because in a single piece of music, for example, copyright can be claimed by both the composer and the recording artist or artists.
All the above applies equally to textbooks. Some textbooks have very high print runs therefore the copyright charges for the use of third-party material in such cases can easily mount up. Many textbooks, particularly in STEM subjects, have numerous images, charts and diagrams. It is often easier and cheaper to have artwork redrawn in such cases than to try and find examples from a wide range of sources. This also has the advantage that the diagram can show exactly what the author is describing, and the diagrams have a consistent look to them. When clearing third-party copyright for textbooks, most commercial publishers will clear rights for all languages and all territories, as well as all future editions so that the publisher can easily negotiate translation deals or special editions for certain geographical areas.
Anyone who is producing and disseminating work, whether an established publisher or whether a university department outputting resources for the use of its students, for example, needs to grasp the basics of copyright. This needs to be understood both from the point of view of the rights retained by the original author and the licences under which they agree to publish their work, and from the point of view of any third-party material the author or publisher intends to include in their book. As with any law, claiming that one didn't know or didn't understand the regulations will not stand up in a court of law!
Further sources of information on copyright law:
https://www.copyrightservice.co.uk/copyright/p01_uk_copyright_law
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/copyright-acts-and-related-laws
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_law_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.gov.uk/intellectual-property-an-overview
Further information on publishing contracts:
Clarks' Publishing Agreements 10th ed, edited by Lynette Owen (Bloomsbury, 2017)
Posted by Mafalda Marques on November 8, 2017 in e-textbooks, Licensing, open access.
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2 thoughts on "Copyright in publishing: author rights and licences, and the use of third-party material"
Professor Paul Hollins November 14, 2017 at 1:56 pm
It would I am sure be helpful to readers of this blog (largely involved education) if you highlighted the legal position in respect of "fair use" in an educational context/purpose.
Lara Speicher November 15, 2017 at 2:40 pm
Dear Professor Hollins
Thank you very much for your feedback. You are quite right that fair dealing is an interesting copyright exception that applies in some educational and other contexts. It is quite a complex area so rather than attempt to explain it myself, I hope readers will find a link to the gov.uk pages useful:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/exceptions-to-copyright
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Senior Spotlight: Fondy's Corbin takes aim at another state meet
Sam Oleson
Growing up, Maddy Corbin was a standout gymnast — flipping, twisting and twirling for hours every day.
A few years ago, she decided to give that up. Now, with her senior year at Fond du Lac in full swing, Corbin can still be found flipping, twisting, twirling.
Except whereas she used to be landing on a mat, she's now gracefully plunging into water.
And she's doing it nearly as well as anyone else in the state.
Corbin, a senior diver on the Fond du Lac girls swimming team, is looking to make another appearance at the WIAA Division 1 girls swimming and diving meet this season after advancing to the final round last year.
But more importantly, she's hoping to end her prep diving career on a high note, no matter what form that takes, after getting a late start to the sport.
For much of her youth, Corbin excelled in the sport of gymnastics, advancing all the way to nearly a Level 9 standing (out of 10) in the USA Gymnastics program. However, after 12 years of gymnastics, Corbin wanted to try something else. With her younger brother Grant involved in the Fond du Lac Swim Club, Corbin was eventually introduced to diving coach Bill Jones, who encouraged her to utilize her natural gymnastics ability on the diving board.
Starting her sophomore year, Corbin took her talents to the pool and from the beginning it was pretty evident that it was a perfect match.
"It was really helpful because with being almost a Level 9 in gymnastics, I already had a lot of those skills that you needed for the first year of diving," Corbin said. "It helped me out a lot and then I only progressed from there."
After a sophomore season learning the ropes, Corbin turned in a terrific junior year in 2014, breaking the school diving record at sectionals and advancing to the state meet — finishing 16th overall with a score of 363.20. To finish in the top 16 at state, Corbin needed to first make the cut after the preliminary and semifinal rounds.
Since she began diving a couple years ago, Corbin has progressed tremendously from a raw, natural talent to a refined diver who's always tweaking and adjusting to make her dives as flawless as possible.
"She has an extremely hard work ethic," Fond du Lac coach Lauren Plourde said. "She loves to perfect her dives and make sure they are perfect. She's a perfectionist in that sense. She is diving impeccably."
Corbin specifically mentioned that her approach — the moment leading up to the actual dive — has improved significantly since she began.
"My approach has become a lot better," she said. "I've kind of learned more of the fundamentals of diving because I've attended different camps, so that's been helpful. I've learned a lot over the couple years that I've been doing it."
Because of her gymnastics experience, Corbin pointed to twist-heavy dives as the ones she's strongest at, but has worked at expanding her repertoire. Although Corbin's gymnastic ability certainly plays a role in her success as a diver, Plourde noted that natural athleticism alone didn't carry her to this point — both on the mat and on the board.
"Her gymnastics background has a lot to do with it," Plourde admitted. "On top of that, her perfectionism as it is — she can take it from the gymnastics standpoint, apply it to a diving board and then do the dive the way she needs to do the dive. Is it perfect every time? No. But who can do something perfect every single time? Also, her willingness to learn. She wants to be challenged, she wants to learn things and perfect it from there."
After such a successful junior season, neither Corbin nor her coach shied away from laying out some high expectations for 2015.
"I would love if she can qualify again and make that top 16," Plourde said. "That would mean a lot to her and a lot to her family and me as a coach. … Maddy's got her own agenda, she always has. Where it goes from here, to state, to wherever, is up to Maddy."
Corbin went even further, saying she'd like to be in the top 10 at state, assuming she's able to qualify once again. However, she did say she's still playing catch-up a bit on her diving skills after missing a significant amount of time during the summer, going through an experience no teenager should have to deal with.
First, in July, Corbin's grandfather died and then only weeks after that, younger brother Grant died in a four-wheeler accident in Missouri — less than a year after surviving an accident in which he was struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle in Fond du Lac.
Corbin is using her brother's memory and the fighting spirit he showed as inspiration as she closes out her high school diving career.
"I know that he would want me to push through everything because when he got into his car accident last year, nobody ever stopped believing in him and he didn't stop fighting," she said. "I'm definitely using that as inspiration."
Corbin will undoubtedly take that attitude with her after high school as well, where she hopes to dive on scholarship in college, mentioning Minnesota State University Moorhead, Northern Michigan University and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay as potential landing spots.
Wherever she ends up, her dedication on the gymnastics mat, quick ascension and willingness to learn on the diving board and ability to fight through tragedy have turned Corbin into someone well-prepared for life after high school.
"She will do wonderful in whatever she decides to do in life, whether she's going to continue with the diving route or she's going to do something else," Plourde said. "She will be successful at whatever she ends up doing and she'll be greatly missed."
Sam Oleson: (920) 907-7930, soleson@gannett.com or follow on Twitter @sam_olesonFDL


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Lycopodiales é uma ordem de plantas vasculares produtoras de esporos da classe Lycopodiopsida (licófitas) que agrupa cerca de 388 espécies extantes repartidas por 16 géneros e duas famílias.

Morfologia e características
As Lycopodiales são plantas perenes, de folha persistente e hábito rastejante. A face inferior dos caules apresenta raízes dicotomicamente ramificadas (em forma de um Y invertido). As folhas são geralmente dispostas em espiral ou alternadas, com um forma lanceolada fortemente alongada. Os esporófilos são de inserção apical e frequentemente espessados, formando estruturas em forma de cone (estróbilos). Os esporângios são semelhantes (sem género), em forma de saco e estão localizados na superfície superior das folhas. Os esporos são geralmente de cor amarelo-enxofre e são semelhantes (isosporia).

Sistemática
A classificação mais antiga incluía uma definição bastante ampla do género Lycopodium, conferindo-lhe uma circunscrição taxonómica que incluía quase todas as espécies de Lycopodiales. A tendência emergente nos últimos anos é, em vez disso, definir o género Lycopodium de maneira mais restrita e classificar as outras espécies em diferentes géneros, como mostram as análises morfológicas e moleculares. Esses géneros estavam divididos em dois grupos distintos (Lycopodiaceae e Huperziaceae). No então, em classificações atuais, elas formam uma família única, sendo assim os géneros Huperzia, Phlegmariurus e Phylloglossum são incluídos na família Lycopodiaceae.

A hipótese de manter duas famílias separadas, resultando na seguinte estrutura:

 Família Lycopodiaceae P.Beauv., 1802
 Género Diphasiastrum
 Género Lycopodiella
 Género Lycopodium
 Género Palhinhaea
 Género Pseudolycopodiella
Género Huperzia
Género Phlegmariurus
Género Phylloglossum

No sistema PPG I (do Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group ou PPG, 2016) o grupo é incluído no clado Tracheophyta, sendo colocado como grupo irmão do conjunto formado pelas Selaginellales e Isoetales. Esta situação pouco difere da estabelecida no sistema de Reveal (1999), no qual o grupo era inserido na subordem Lycopodiineae Rabenh., 1849.

A tendência em anos recentes as revisões e tratamentos de flora tem sido no sentido de definir Lycopodium de forma mais estreita e de classificar as restantes espécies em vários géneros, um arranjo que tem sido apoiado por dados morfológicos e moleculares. A partir dos quatro géneros inicialmente considerados por Benjamin Øllgaard, uma análise dos DNA dos cloroplastos produziu o cladograma abaixo (reproduzido aqui apenas até ao nível de género), confirmando a monofilia dos quatro géneros e a sua distância em relação a Isoetes.

Apesar dos géneros se agruparem claramente em dois clados (grupos monofiléticos), continua a não existir consenso sobre a criação de uma (Lycopodiaceae sensu lato) ou de duas famílias (Lycopodiaceae sensu stricto e Huperziaceae).

A família Lycopodiaceae, quando definida com uma circusncrição taxonómica mais estreita, inclui o género extante Lycopodium, com espécies como Lycopodium clavatum, Lycopodium obscurum e Lycopodium digitatum, entre muitas outras. Também ncluídas estão as espécies do género Lycopodiella, tais como Lycopodiella inundata. A maioria das espécies de Lycopodium prefere solos acídicos e arenosos, de áreas bem drenadas, enquanto as espécies de Lycopodiella tendem a favorecer solos acídicos e pantanosos.

O outro grande grupo, a extinta família Huperziaceae, inclui o género Huperzia, com espécies como Huperzia lucidula, Huperzia porophila e Huperzia selago. Este grupo também inclui as plantas tuberosas, de configuração incomum, do género Phylloglossum, da Australásia, um grupo considerado, até tempos recentes, como apenas remotamente relacionado com as Lycopodiales, mas que a análise filogenética veio revelar, como é aparente no cladograma atrás, ser um parente próximo do género Huperzia.

O cladograma que se segue apresenta a estrutura e enquadramento filogenético do agrupamento:

Agrupa a todos os membros extantes da divisão Lycophyta, um grupo antigo e basal de plantas vasculares. O termo Lycopodiidae pertence à categoria taxonómica de subclasse na moderna classificação de Christenhusz et al. 2011, sendo nesse sistema o único táxon do grupo que contém representantes vivos. A subclasse é dividida em três ordens:
 Lycopodiales (família 1)
 Isoëtales (família 2)
 Selaginellales (família 3)

Clasificação e números de família atribuídos segundo o sistema de Christenhusz et al. 2011, baseada en Smith et al. 2006, 2008; que fornece uma sequência linear para as licófitas e monilófitas.

Usos
Um pó formado por esporos de licopódio (várias espécies do género Lycopodium) é usado para fins de cosmética e em prestidigitação. Como produto cosmético, o «pó de licopódio», elaborado a partir dos esporos secos de licopódio, apresenta a vantagem de absorver facilmente as moléculas de gordura presentes na superfície da pele humana, sendo utilizado como champô seco, para acalmar a irritação da pele de obesos, evitar a formação de escaras, substituindo nestes usos e no tratamento da pele dos bebés o pó de talco. Como o «pó de polipódio» é extremamente inflamável, ardendo com uma chama viva e luminosa, é utilizado para simular chamas em magia e em outras formas de prestidigitação e teatro em que haja necessidade de simular grandes fogos. São conhecidos também alguns usos técnicos e científicos.

As plantas do grupo são também apontadas como diuréticas e anti-reumatismais, sendo utilizadas em vários preparados de medicina tradicional e de homeopatia..

Ligações externas

Pteridófitas


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A letter from Frontier CEO Dave Siegel says the airline will slash daily flights from DIA and an undetermined number of jobs, saying the move by the Denver-based airline is a way to reduce costs.
Siegel wrote that the tax burden has "doubled in the last two years and airport landing fees are up 30 percent over the past three years. The cumulative effect of these increasing costs is that connecting traffic is no longer profitable for our airline.
He also blamed the city for a lack of incentives that resulted in the move.
"This may come as a surprise, but we do not receive economic incentives as the hometown airline, adding to our cost burden," the letter reads.
The city in May reached a deal with Frontier to reimburse the airline for repairs to a hangar that would be used as a maintenance facility. And the city approved a proposal by Denver Mayor Michael Hancock to phase out a 3.62 percent aircraft-parts tax in his 2014 budget.
Frontier employs nearly 1,000 people in Denver.


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