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«Дон Жуан» () — американский романтический приключенческий художественный фильм режиссёра Алана Кросленда, снятый в 1926 году на студии Warner Bros. на основе одноимённой поэмы Байрона.
В создании сценария принимали участие Бесс Мередит и Уолтер Энтони.

В фильме впервые была использована система звукового кино, основанная на раздельной записи и воспроизведении звука и изображения Вайтафон.

Премьера состоялась 6 августа 1926 года. В фильме не было диалогов, только саундтрек. На его синхронизацию с картинкой было потрачено $110 000. Написанная композитором Генри Хэдли музыка была исполнена Нью-Йоркским филармоническим оркестром.

Фильм имел огромный успех — зрители приняли его с большим воодушевлением, билеты на все показы были быстро раскуплены.

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В Италии 16-го века беззаботный гуляка Дон Жуан сталкивается с деспотичным Борджиа.

Дон Хосе, узнавший о неверности своей жены, замуровывает её любовника заживо и выгоняет жену из замка; похотливый мужчина, получает удар от своей последней любовницы, и в своих предсмертных словах умоляет сына Дона Жуана отнять у женщин всё, ничего не дая взамен. Десять лет спустя молодой Дон Жуан, выпускник Пизанского университета, уже известный любовник, преследуемый многими женщинами, в том числе могущественной Лукрецией Борджиа, которая приглашает его на свой бал. Его презрение к ней возбуждает её ненависть к Адриане, дочери герцога Делла Варнезе, которой Дон Жуан восхищается; Лукреция замышляет выдать её замуж за графа Джиано Донати, одного из приспешников Борджиа, и отравить герцога. Дон Жуан вмешивается и срывает её план, завоевывая любовь Адрианы, но Борджиа объявляют войну родственникам герцога, предлагая им безопасность, если Адриана выйдет замуж за Донати; Дона Жуана приглашают на свадьбу, но он предпочитает смерть браку с Лукрецией. Герой скрываеися и убивает Донати на дуэли. Влюбленных ведут к башне смерти, но пока Адриана притворяется, что покорит с собой,  Дон Жуан сбегает из под стражи и после серии сражений побеждает своих преследователей и соединяется с Адрианой.

В ролях
 Джон Бэрримор — Дон Хосе де Марана / Дон Жуан де Марана
 Джейн Винтон — Донна Изобель
 Джон Рош — Леандро
 Монтегю Лав — граф Джиано Донати
 Мэри Астор — Адриана делла Варнезе
 Найджел Де Брулир — Маркиз Ринальдо
 Эстель Тейлор — Лукреция Борджиа
 Уорнер Оулэнд — Чезаре Борджиа
 Мирна Лой — Май
 Джозеф Суикерд — граф делла Варнезе
 Хедда Хоппер — Маркезия Ринальдо
 Хелен Костелло — Рена, горничная Адрианы'
 Эмили Фицрой — Вдова (нет в титрах)
 Гибсон Гоуленд — римлянин Джун Марлоу — Трусия (в титрах не указана) Густав фон Сейффертиц — римлянин''

Фильм, несмотря на негативные отзывы нью-йоркских кинокритиков, стал одним из самых кассовых фильмов Warner Bros. на сегодняшний день с доходом в $1 693 000. По данным Warners, фильм заработал $1 258 000 в США и $435 000 в других странах.

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Concrete Spalling is a common concern in older concrete structures. Alkalinity, a normal corrosion mechanism, causes the steel bar inserted in the concrete to corrode over time.
The steel bars rust and increases in thickness as carbon dioxide corrodes the concrete and mixes with water. As a result of this, the concrete surface peels, fractures, and ultimately breaks off, a phenomenon known as spalling or concrete spalling.
This is a general concern in high-moisture/coastal areas, hence why many South Florida structures have this problem. However, the good news is if handled promptly, it can have little to no effect on the structural stability of a building. If not treated quickly, it may spread and degrade the foundation of the structure, resulting in serious and potentially detrimental damage. It is important to be vigilant and look out for the warning signs and triggers of concrete spalling.
Main Causes of Concrete Spalling
As mentioned earlier, corrosion and excessive humidity are the main causes of concrete spalling. But why exactly does this happen? Let's dig a little deeper. Here are some cases:
A Silica-Alkali Response
This occurs as reactive silica in concrete aggregates and reacts with alkaline cement pastes, causing elevated strain in the concrete, swelling, and ultimately spalling.
Steel Bar Oxidation
Water permeates the concrete base, causing the steel bar to rust and take up more room than the initial rebar, resulting in pressure accumulation and spalling.
Period of Freeze-Thaw
This is a type of weathering erosion that occurs in colder climates where ice can grow. When the temperature decreases and water soaks into the concrete, it will freeze into ice. The expansion of the ice can create fissures. As the temperature increases, the ice melts into water, causing further damages to the interior. This process continues until spalling in the concrete slab occurs.
What makes concrete spalling so hazardous?
Concrete spalling not only degrades the building's visual quality but also has a long-term effect on the structure's efficiency and integrity. Concrete is a hardened combination of cement, aggregates, and water that is high in compression but poor in tension. This means that under tension strain (pulling apart motion), concrete breaks apart relatively quickly, roughly at a magnitude of 10% of its power. This deficiency in concrete is solved by using rebar in structural concrete structures that have a high tensile strength to soak up the tensile force in the component.
The rebar under spalled concrete is exposed to ambient moisture as well as direct contact with water. This allows for the rebar to rust resulting in a decrease in rebar diameter and hence tensile capacity over time. Eventually, the rebar becomes severely affected, making it structurally weak. This structural breakdown is a time bomb waiting to happen in this case. Fortunately, we have specialized structural/concrete engineers, like G. Batista to help you with this problem.
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Since corrosion is a slow process, the property owner or management company should not underestimate the seriousness of concrete spalling and neglect the issue for an extended period of time. The problem of structural failure caused by rebar corrosion is not recent in the industry. Concrete that has been spalled must be rectified not only by fixing but by identifying and correcting the root cause. Regular Inspections by a licensed engineer like G. Batista should be performed.
Over time, It's important to keep an eye on whether the restored concrete spalling is rusting again as well as to recognize any other new design flaws in the building that needs corrective action.
Can Concrete Be Protected Against Spalling?
The short response to this question is "No". There is no sure-fire way to prevent concrete spalling. Unfortunately, there are far too many factors to control in both the installation and treatment of concrete and of course the environmental conditions. The amount of cement, the ambient temperature as it is poured, the water content, how it is worked, and how quickly it dries are only a couple of the factors to consider when applying concrete. You will reduce the amount of spalling of your concrete by sealing it once a year. Although sealing it would not entirely prevent spalling, it will help to lessen the chances of it happening.
The basic rule to note is that concrete will most likely crack and spall over time. Pouring it in ideal weather, using high-quality concrete, controlling the environmental factors as much as possible, and sealing it periodically can help avoid cracking and spalling and keep the concrete in the best condition for as long as possible.
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The Walking Dead Review: "Gone Too Far"
I had a great time at SFContario, but did not take video. It's the first time (I think) that Writers of Note joined the improve session. I missed Sunday due to a severe cold, but made it home in time for The Walking Dead's mid-season finale…
…which cannot be reviewed without SPOILERS. Do not read (or watch the embedded video) if you want to see the episode without spoilers.
Title: "Too Far Gone"
Directed by Ernest Dickerson
Written by Seth Hoffman
Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes
Scott Wilson as Herschel Greene
Danai Gurira as Michonne
David Morrissey as The Governor
Norman Reedus as Darryl Dixon
Chandler Riggs as Carl Grimes
Audrey Marie Anderson as Lilly Chalmers
Lauren Cohan as Maggie Greene
Steven Yeun as Glenn Rhee
Chad Coleman as Chase Tyreese
Kurt Acevedo as Mitch Dolgen
Alanna Masterson as Tara Chambler
Meyrick Murphy as Megan
Juliana Harkavy as Alisha
Larry Gilliard, Jr. as Bob Stookey
Emily Kinney as Beth Greene
Sonnequa Martin as Sasha Tyreese
Sunkrish Bala as Dr. Caleb Subramanian
Brighton Sharbino as Lizzie Samuels
Kyla Kennedy White as Mika Samuels
Additional cast and crew information may be found here.
The Governor's new people take on the prison, Rick offers a reasonable compromise, and people die.
Important people.
High Points
Those wanting another violent battle amidst a ghoul-infested apocalyptic world certainly get one where the stakes are high and the outcome uncertain– though the circumstances were forced. "Gone Too Far" interrupts the suspense at the prison to give us one of the better zombie attacks in recent weeks.
I'm glad that Michonne got to finish off the Governor, but why didn't she finish off the Governor? Surely she would have cut off his head, especially as she had time? Instead, he stumbles around, mortally wounded, until Lilly delivers the head shot, and we don't actually see the result (although even she shouldn't have been able to miss). Michonne should have been the final killer, given her past with the man. Worse, the staging opens the small possibility that he could survive. Not only would this be implausible, it would not be desirable. David Morrissey has done an exemplary job in this role, and the writers made the character interesting again by holding out the possibility of redemption—which did not, in the end, happen. He has run his course, and we really shouldn't see him again.
Originality: 3/6
Effects: 6/6 Pop-up Walker!
Story: 4/6 The Governor's plot seems a little odd. He and his people assume Rick and group will surrender. When they don't, were left with the options of (1) the Governor showing what a bloodthirsty man he is and (2) the group taking the prison by destroying everything that makes it desirable.
It's a little surprising this group of people, who have had but little time to accept the Governor as the new leader, would ride into this particular battle.
Still, "Too Far Gone" gets the story going somewhere else.
Acting: 5/6 Scott Wilson gives a fine final performance in the show.
Emotional Response: 4/6
Production: 6/6
Overall: 5/6 This episode leaves the society in a grim situation, once again without their gray-haired moral compass, on the run, separated, sick, and with unresolved personal issues. Rick seems more up to the task of leadership than he's been in awhile, and Michonne and Daryl remain as badass as ever.
Will the show's answer to Hit Girl turn out to be an asset, or a nascent Governess? The mystery of the rat lingers…
In total, "Too Far Gone" receives 33/42
Published by JD DeLuzio, in The Walking Dead.
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I didn't even consider the possibility that he could survive, and I'm going to do my best to forget about it.
I agree on the low point but also want to point out where neither Herschel and Michonne, when they had the whole group as an audience, thought to point out that the Governor had not only got his entire last war party killed, but he killed most of them himself.
People on this show just have a tendency of making really stupid nonsensical decisions.


Plus, just look at 'em, they're as precious as June bugs!
Hey there Kim Derting Fans!
Today we are honored to be guest blogging about a subject we are currently wrestling with, and that is PLOT. Lately, we have been poring over websites and blogs looking for ways to effectively structure our novels and have discovered a few gems we'd like to pass along.
KATIE: My favorite way to plot a book remains to follow the guidelines of screenwriters. SF and I have this wonderful link to screenplay structure on the side of our blog that I frequently read. You can read it here. But just recently I discovered this blog and oh what a gem it is! I can't wait to really analyze all the ins and outs of her theory, which, as luck would have it, are related to screenplays as well!
SF: Okay, I do love the screenplay structure website (the first one mentioned), especially when I'm writing picture books. It helps me to divide up my 800 or so word manuscript into three parts and really work on where events occur in the narrative. I find that with a picture book, I can usually summarize the plot in a few phrases, and I write these onto a timeline like the one illustrated on the site. And, then I wiggle the words and pacing around so that it fits into the screenplay structure.
But, when I work on a novel, it's a totally different story (ha! literally!). My novels always start with character, never plot. I write, write, write about my characters and let them be whatever it is they want to be. Until . . . until I have to face the fact that in a novel, there must be some sort of structured plot--you know, stuff's gotta happen. So then, I let my characters act and fail and act again.
This fall, I discovered The Plot Whisperer. The Plot Whisperer's blog posts throughout the month of December 2009 outline a month long plotting exercise for writers with a completed first draft. Going through this thirty-one day process, I was able to nail down exactly what my book was about and where the action lulled. I identified subplots and themes, and I was able to see my novel as something whole and cohesive. One of my favorite things that the Plot Whisperer prescribed was to 1) divide up the book into three distinct parts (a fourth, a half and a fourth--a little different from the screenplay diagram) and 2) read the beginning and then immediately read the end. I think as writers, we often get lazy toward the end of the book and simply tie up loose ends. The end should echo back to the beginning and should be as strong as the beginning.
The Whisperer also believes that there should be a thematic plot as well as a plot full of action and character development. Figuring out what my theme was in my novel was tricky, to say the least, but once I figured it out, I was able to write with a stronger sense of purpose.
Great, great, great tips, ladies! I'm seriously checking these links out, because well, who couldn't use a little help with plotting???
And now it's your turn, leave a comment and you'll be entered into the BIG GIVEAWAY!!! It ends July 16th, so don't miss your chance!
Interesting post! Thanks for the links they are much appreciated!
Ah! Thanks for the links. Much appreciated.
Hey! please enter me if its international .Thanks!
I'll definitely check these links.
Thank you! Thank you for plotting advice. Like SF, I have a character, but not always a plot. Or, if the character is direct, a few events I know will happen but it always seems like they're years apart & I need to connect them in a logical way. : ) And, then of course, have the conflict & action & all other important plotty things.
I'm so checking out those links later today (after work, lol).
Great post!....going to check out The Plot Whisperer now!
And please do enter me if it's international.
This is great info. Thank you ladies!
Thanks for the links! I'm currently plotting a novel, so these are very helpful!
YAY! I hope some of you can benefit from these. I am *trying* to use them too.
Thanks for letting us hang out over here Kim!
I love hearing what others have to say about writing. As a teacher I sometimes find that it is hardest to teach those things that some would think are easy... Plot is definitely one of those things!! I will definitely be using these sites to help me!! Thanks for a great post ladies!!
Thanks for this great post and the links!
great tips and thanks so much for the links!
You guys have some great links up there! Thanks for sharing all your tips, definitely a few things to keep in mind when I decide to start writing again.
I love reading posts about what writers have to say! This was a very interesting post.
Thanks to Google Alerts, i found this very generous mention. Thanks, ladies. I'm glad to know last year's International Plot Writers Month (every December) helped bring a tighter focus to your story.
The marvels of the internet never cease to delight me!
Excellent post. It has always interested me in how you wonderful authors go about your work. Great insight. Thanks.
Thanks for this post and the links.
Love the links, especially the screenwriter link. I love how the link walks us through movies, step-by-step. I need those steps, pathetic, I know, but they help.
And a visit from the PLOT WHISPERER himself!!!!!!!!
Oh dear! Plot Whisperer!!!!!!!! Please accept my apologies!!!
The novel I'm writing now kind of started with the character and not the plot, too!
This is awesome! Very helpful. Thanks!
This is just what I needed! Thanks for the links!
Hey y'all! I just need me some corn fritters and sweet tea to go along with your post! I always read your writing with Katie's voice in my head! Great links!
Great post. As a reader its always interesting to here about different aspects and approaches to writing.
Thanks for the great tips. Really helpful if I ever start writing.
Oh my GOSH! This is so invaluable, thank you! It is so relevant to where I am right now in starting my second book and also about to edit my first. Great, great, great! Thanks! :D Awesome post.
Thank you for sharing with us! It's great to have you guys give us some advice out here in the world. It goes to show you that not everyone can do it easily.
Oh wow! Very fascinated by SF's way of "plotting." Character development sounds like a very good way to start. But like she mentioned, things need to happen and this is where the tricky, and long part start. Thank you again!
I'm looking forward to checking out those links. Thanks!
ooooh great tips! Definitely something to check out.
Thanks for the tips and blog recommendation. I always like to find ways to improve my writing.
THanks for the links. Always good to get some help.
I always thought that plotting must be really difficult, but the links seem to be very helpful, so I guess it must not be too bad :P.
Awesome links and tips! I'm absolutely terrible at plotting, so I'm positive that they'll be tons of help.
Awesome links! I always like to get authors prospectives on writing.
Thank you for the tips, I'm checking out those links now!
Great tips. Thanks for posting the links.
Such great tips and links! I loved this post and I agree about the endings needing to be strong. Its the difference between finishing a book and being sad that you are finishing a book.
Awesome! Love Katie and SF -- and The Plot Whisperer. I need to get on over there again, and brush up on my plotting.
This has been so interesting! I am not a writer but I love the process of how authors find their way through a masterpiece!
Great post. The Plot whisperer, what a great name!
Look at those pretty ladies!
Great advice! I will be checking those links out!
G'day..from the fuzzy little wombat...really enjoying all this wonderful information.
Thanx for the advice! I'm struggling with that!


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Autonomous cars: changing the playing field for UI/UX design
The autonomous car is more than just a blue-sky dream that's still some way off in the distant future; it's already happening.
While companies like Google and Volvo have been testing autonomous cars on public roads for some years, now the first self-driving taxi service has been launched in Singapore. It is surely only a matter of a couple of years before these vehicles are made available for purchase by consumers, with Tesla already taking incremental steps that are making semi-autonomous driving available to the masses.
And of course, the cars of tomorrow are being designed today. Every aspect of them, including the way they interface with their occupants. When you take away the need for a driver to keep their full attention on the road, you change the the playing field for UI/UX design.
Distracted driving? Not a problem: bring on the infotainment
What does it mean for the digital cockpit when your car can take care of getting you from A to B safely, and on the quickest available route, all on its own? When it's OK for you to be completely distracted, perhaps even looking the other way from the direction in which you're traveling? Do we need the classic instrument cluster at all? Is that information completely secondary to our infotainment requirements? Already we expect our cars to seamlessly connect to our digital devices, our phones and tablets, our MP3 players. What if we combine that with the car's ability to sense everything about the world around them?
Bringing the outside world into the digital cockpit
If your car knows your browsing habits from its connection to your phone, and that you happen to be an avid shoe shopper, might it alert you to an upcoming Jimmy Choo retail outlet? Or if you're a keen fisherman, that perfect trout lake you're about to pass? Pass a house for sale? Pop up the listing details, maybe even take a virtual tour before deciding whether it's worth leaving the car for a closer look. Not sure whether or not to take the scenic route? Preview some of the breathtaking (or not so breathtaking) views before making the choice. Feeling peckish? Check out the menus of your upcoming eating options before selecting the one that appeals most. Your car will do the rest.
HMIs: from HUDs to holograms?
The possibilities are endless, but one thing's for sure: all of this information needs an HMI design that can offer a deeply satisfying and enjoyable experience, not an information-overloaded nightmare. So how do designers present that data in a way that's intuitive, not inconvenient; accessible, not aggravating? Today, it may be a heads-up display; tomorrow, who knows? A lenticular display that shows different information to the driver and the front-seat passenger? Perhaps a hologram ("Help me, Obi-wan Kenobi!")?
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Summary: Erana is a young elven girl from Lothlorien who is moving with her father to Mirkwood. Her mother has sailed away and her father is going to find new life. Once she is there she finds out that the ways of Mirkwood are different then she is used to.


Recently, an esteemed colleague posted a comment on Facebook about a response to a talk on STEM education for girls. A woman had responded something like this: "I applauded the speaker's efforts because, at that age, all girls are interested in is boys and makeup". My colleague felt bad at staying silent and not "calling out the woman" for gender stereotyping. She asked advice from her fellow (liberal) friends and, indeed, they seemed, by and large, to think that it was their duty to call out this sort of person in public.
I responded that "calling people out" might not be the best or, at least, the only way forward in our deeply vexed society. I advocated seeking to understand whatever sense might be behind the woman's comment and then working, through discussion, to find a better, "truer" formulation that might become common ground for mutual progress.
This respondent's response is an activist response. I applaud activist responses. They are "fighting responses" meant to protect, advocate, and defend oneself or others. Another type of response is to say nothing. This is a flight response or the choice to choose one's battles. What I was advocating was a third response, neither fight nor flight, but reasoned, evidence-centered debate in a common search for better formulations that get us closer to "truth" (a goal, not a destination) and a better world. I would argue that this is the point of academics but concede that things can get so bad that only activism (or outright war) is appropriate.
The idea that we can try to understand the sense that someone is trying to make and then work, via discussion, to move to better sense-making and some degree of convergence (in the name of a vexed coalition that gives us some chance of withstanding the powerful forces ruining our common world today) is also at the heart of one form of discourse analysis. This form is based on what has been called the "principle of charity." This principle says we first work to understand what a person meant, assuming until proven otherwise, they are not stupid or evil, and then engage in further sense-making that might lead to, at worse, each of us understanding our own views better, and, at best, converging a bit on the long journey to a better world and better people in it.
At that age, all girls are interested in is boys and makeup.
"All" is too strong; even many girls interested in boys and make up have other interests.
Sounds like the speaker is assuming that boys and makeup are inherent, biologically-determined interests. However, girls' interests and the ways they express them at different ages differ across cultures.
2. At that age, many girls are only interested in boys and makeup.
Again, "only" is too strong; even girls interested in boys and makeup often have other interests.
3. At that age, many girls are interested in boys and makeup.
4. At that age, many girls are led by cultural forces to pay a lot of attention to boys and makeup.
Many feminists correctly say that women have the right to choose what they do with their own bodies and selfrepresentations, so who has the right to say their choice is wrong or that they are "dupes" of culture?
5. At that age, many girls choose to pay a lot of attention to boys and makeup.
While this formulation allows the girls their right to choose, it leaves some people bothered by the positioning of young girls into today's social media practices and gender dynamics.
6. At that age, many girls choose to pay attention to boys and makeup in part because larger cultural forces seek to direct or attract their attention in these ways and because some other choices—such as science and mathematics—are so poorly presented as to be quite unenticing to many girls and even boys.
Perhaps, this is getting better, but like all the other formulations above this one takes for granted that what the girls being talked about are really interested in are boys and makeup, but this may not be true.
7. At that age, many girls choose to seek status, respect, and mattering to others (something all humans want) via social media practices that stress physical beauty, social standing partly determined by the interest of males and peer pressure, rather than seeking status in other areas like science and math, areas which cultural stereotypes and poor teaching practices have rendered less accessible and less enticing for many girls and, indeed, many boys as well.
Damn it's hard. This may be getting better, but now we have to really think hard about the nature of humans, gender, society, education, media, and today's very changed and high-risk world. Short of that, even this formulation is way too quick and dirty.
And there is the problem now that even making girls the topic of this discussion is gender stereotyping, because both girls and boys, in different ways, face the easy accessibility of social practices that are less good for them—and less life enhancing—that other less readily accessible ones. And, now, of course, we are in the realm of values and would need to defend STEM in terms of how it enhances life and not just in terms of its role in future employment.
We end here, it must be mentioned, in humility. Things are complicated. We are all frail, prone to error, cherish beliefs we do not want to give up come what may, and prone to ignore evidence that challenges our cherished beliefs.
Yet, now, we face a serious problem. Each of us will encounter beliefs or people so odious we cannot bring ourselves, under any circumstances, to apply the principle of charity. Each of us draws the line here differently, based on our own lives, experiences, and oppressions. We can draw the line so tightly that all that is left is a fight to the death in a winner-take-all battle. Or we can draw the line so loosely that we always go along to get along in flight from any and every conflict. Both spell the death of a civil society and a public sphere in a pluralistic (diverse) society.
I fully acknowledge that the time has come in our society and in our world where activism and engaging in the "good fight" to the death may be the only choice left. The public sphere is, probably, tattered beyond repair. If this is so—and it may well be so—it is time to stop bothering with conferences and academics.
Neither people who stereotype at Education conferences, nor the people who decry them, nor we discourse analysts, have much impact on the world and its millions upon millions of desperate victims of dislocation, pollution, violence, hatred, and poverty. Children die on trash heaps every day across the world; people live out their whole lives on trash heaps every day across the world.
Women are killed every day across the world just because they are women.
Let me end with Yeats: "And what rough beast, its hour come roud at last, Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?" The bell has tolled for the bare ruined tower in which I have spent my adult life. Perhaps, "war" is on the horizon. We "on the left" will come to the battlefield tattered, divided, "calling each out," cannon fodder for the beast.


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Youth Voices: Congressional Hearings and Talk Show Hosts, the Genesis of My Interest in Child Care Policy
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Greg Svirnovskiy is an intern with the Children's Defense Fund for the Summer 2020 semester.
Joan Lunden helped teach my parents English. They'd left the former Soviet Union in 1993, religious refugees reuniting with family in the United States, and spent the next seven months watching Americans talking on television. Evening talk shows were like language arts classes — my dad would watch David Letterman and Jay Leno because their voices were clear and crisp, and then Rush Limbaugh an hour later because "you had to know English to understand him." In the mornings they'd tune into Good Morning America (GMA), hanging onto Lunden's every word.
She helped lead ABC's GMA program from 1980 to 1997, covering 5 Olympic Games, interviewing presidents and first ladies, and jumping off mountains in New Zealand.
And there she was — right in front of me at a House Ways and Means Committee hearing in January, this face and name I'd known for my entire life, talking about child care. Lunden talked about hosting her first GMA show just seven weeks after giving birth to her first child in 1980. She felt lucky to work for a parent company that allowed workers to bring their children to the jobsite and take maternity leave. For the vast majority of women in the workforce, those policies simply did not exist.
15 years ago, my parents struggled to meet the dizzying burden of child care costs. I'm a twin, and they spent a combined $30,000 yearly paying for me and my brother to attend daycare. However, that still wasn't enough. We only went to daycare three times a week; our parents would find other ways to watch us every other day, bringing us to the office or working from home.
They lived life on the other side of the coin, too. My mom spent her first year in America working at a daycare center where she made $3.25 an hour, working forty hours a week with no benefits. Most of that went back to taking care of us. It's hard to understand. The child care industry takes in so much money, yet providers suffer economically despite high demand for their services. That's often due to the high regulatory costs that come with running a daycare—food, toys, and employees' wages.
The current FMLA's interpretation of family is traditional and basic. An employee's children, spouse, and parents are covered by leave protections—that's all. Those protections do not extend to aunts, uncles, or friends who may serve as a family for many people, especially those in the LGBTQ+ community. Expanding paid leave protections to cover those who are related through "blood or affinity" will broaden our government's understanding of the family as a unit.
The federal government should address the inefficiencies pushed onto families. At that January House Ways and Means hearing, researchers emphasized that current definitions of the family are "far too narrow;" many workers whose loved ones need help "fall through the cracks."
It's our job to mend those cracks: to help families afford paid leave, to help their children thrive.
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No Wine, No Bargains, and Don't Trust Your Senses: Reading Sarah J. Maas's A Court of Thorns and Roses
Wed Jan 29, 2020 10:00am Post a comment Favorite This
Stunning and mysterious Fae lords. A world under the thumb of a mysterious and dangerous woman. The complicated relationship between mortals and immortal creatures. A long-ago war that shaped the future of mortals and Fae alike. And one young woman with a huge role to play in all of it. Some of A Court of Thorns and Roses, the first book in Sarah J. Maas's series of the same name, reflects the story and themes of her Throne of Glass series. And some of it starts to go in a whole different direction.
In 2018, I read all of Throne of Glass in just a few weeks, and chronicled the whole thing here. This year, while we wait for the March release of Maas's first adult novel, Crescent City, it's time for A Court of Thorns and Roses!
As before, this is a first-read, so please: no spoilers for the series beyond the book currently under discussion.
That said, I'm going to talk Throne of Glass spoilers at least this once. But I'll give fair warning.
Shall we go to Prythian?
How We Live Now: The Expanse, "Saeculum" and "Cibola Burn"
Thu Dec 19, 2019 11:30am 7 comments 5 Favorites [+]
Screenshot: Amazon Studios
You can enjoy The Expanse for a lot of reasons. Maybe it's the characters, the scrappy found families, accidental do-gooders, swearing politicians, steely Belters and protomolecule plotters. Maybe it's the sheer beauty the show is capable of: the alien vistas of Ilus, the ships in orbit, the vision of a half-drowned New York, those stunning titles. Maybe it's the way the characters grow around each other, or the way the sets look lived-in and detailed, like places you'd want to wander through, figuring out what each item means to the person it belongs to.
It's all of those things for me. But it's also the question the show asks over and over again: Is this how we want to live?
Spoilers for season four.
A Little More Time: The Expanse, "A Shot in the Dark" and "The One-Eyed Man"
Wed Dec 18, 2019 9:00am 9 comments 2 Favorites [+]
One of the things that keeps me so invested in The Expanse—the show and the books—is that this story is interested in what comes after. It's one of the things it has in common with Battlestar Galactica; it's not (just) about how we get to a tipping point, but how we deal with it, what we learn, how we keep going. A lot of SFF focuses on the big moment of change, but I always want to know what's next. How do we handle that kind of hard part? How does humanity rebuild after The Matrix Revolutions? How does the New Republic come into being after Return of the Jedi? (Yeah, I know, some of it's in the books! I read them!)
I love "The Scouring of the Shire." I love Ursula K. Le Guin's Tehanu. And I love The Expanse, which shows again and again how big moments of change aren't stopping points. There's so much more to do after you survive.
[Spoilers for episodes 7 and 8, "A Shot in the Dark" and "The One-Eyed Man."]
There Will Be a Next Thing: The Expanse, "Oppressor" and "Displacement"
Tue Dec 17, 2019 10:30am 8 comments 3 Favorites [+]
Halfway through last season was the point when the story shifted from the war between Earth and Mars to the matter of the ring, so maybe it's not a huge surprise that the midpoint of season four brings a whole new threat! A big one! One that totally freaks me out! Let's get right to it!
[Spoilers for episodes 4 and 5, "Oppressor" and "Displacement."]
First Things Last: The Expanse: "Subduction" & "Retrograde"
Mon Dec 16, 2019 11:30am 5 comments 4 Favorites [+]
First, a confession: I've been so engrossed in this season that it took me a long minute to realize that the Ilus scenes are widescreen. It makes so much sense; it's the first time The Expanse has taken place in wide open spaces. Everyone else is constrained in some way: by the ships of the Belt; by the habitable places on Mars; by the limits of office, in Avasarala's case. (Not to mention the population density of Earth.) Emphasizing the scope of Ilus, the smallness of this little gaggle of humans contrasted against a planet that appears to them to be "empty," is a gorgeous choice.
[Spoilers for episodes 3 and 4, "Subduction" and "Retrograde."]
"What in the hell did you do?" The Expanse: "New Terra" and "Jetsam"
Fri Dec 13, 2019 10:00am 12 comments 5 Favorites [+]
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FINALLY. It's been a long wait for season four of The Expanse, and it's finally here and ready for bingeing. (No one made any weekend plans, right?) After some generally spoiler-free first impressions of the season (tl;dr version: The show remains great!), it's time to dig in.
(Spoilers for episodes 1 and 2, "New Terra" and "Jetsam.")
Storm's Coming. Initial Impressions of The Expanse Season 4
Wed Dec 4, 2019 2:30pm 1 comment 2 Favorites [+]
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At the end of season three of The Expanse, more than a thousand doors opened. Space: it's an even bigger place than we thought! But humanity hasn't always been great with places it thinks are empty and ripe for the taking. History is at the forefront of everyone's mind as The Expanse moves into its fourth season. What does a mad rush to colonize new planets look like when people are short on opportunities? What is opportunity, and who gets more of it? What if these planets have already seen interstellar conflict and destruction? What if no one fully understands the situation?
The first episode of season four screened at NYCC, and so as not to retread that territory I'll skip the summary—besides, season four isn't the place to pick up this complex and engrossing series, friends! Start at the beginning! But for those of you who are caught up: if you don't want to know a single thing about season four, you're free to stop reading now with the assurance that, based on the first six episodes, it's the same show, smart and immersive as ever. But if you want a little more, let's talk a little about where the story's going, and what it all means.
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Hugo Spotlight: Embracing Character Flaws in Rachel Hartman's Tess of the Road
Tue Aug 6, 2019 12:00pm 1 comment 6 Favorites [+]
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In the lead-up to the 2019 Hugo Awards, we're taking time to appreciate this year's novel and short fiction Finalists, and what makes each of them great.
We know the language for the novels that shape us when we're young: formative, inspirational, the books that made us who we are—the ones that show us who we can grow into, and ways of becoming those people. But it's less common to talk about the books that serve this same purpose once we're grown-ups—even though we keep becoming who we are. It's not a finite process!
Assassins, Pirates, or Dragons: Where to Start With the Work of Robin Hobb
Fri Jun 7, 2019 3:00pm 20 comments 6 Favorites [+]
Choosing a Robin Hobb book to start with isn't just choosing a series—it's choosing a doorway into a huge, interconnected world. All but one of Hobb's trilogies make up a giant tale told in many pieces (the oddball is the Soldier Son series). They span continents and decades, damaging leadership and ecological damage, traumatic childhood and challenging coming-of-age.
And you can start in several places. If you're a completist, you'll probably start at the beginning, but if you're not, you can choose based on character, or location, or focus. Would you like a young man with royal blood, or a headstrong young woman fighting to lead the family business? Prefer your dragon-centric tales set in a strange, deadly landscape? Would you like to explore a bustling port town in a series where family drama involves magical ships? Or do you like your fantasy set in castles and keeps, fully engaged with the foibles and flaws of royalty?
Mortal Engines Is This Close to Being a Good Movie
Fri Dec 14, 2018 2:00pm 22 comments 2 Favorites [+]
The worst thing about Mortal Engines is that you can see, in fits and starts and flashes, the movie it could've been.
That movie is a lot better than the one we actually got.
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We Might Be So Much More: Reading Sarah J. Maas' Throne of Glass: Kingdom of Ash
Wed Oct 31, 2018 2:00pm 22 comments 6 Favorites [+]
All our theories can at last be put to rest, though not all of our questions got answers. But how could they? Even in almost a thousand pages, there were so many things in motion, going into this last book, that only one thing seemed definite: A really big showdown, years in the making, was coming.
Welcome to the last post in Reading Throne of Glass! My head is absolutely full to bursting with details, both vital and random, and I'm dying to talk about what happened at the end. So let's get to it.
This post involves all the spoilers for all the books!
Earthsea
How A Wizard of Earthsea Made Me a Fantasy Reader
Mon Oct 29, 2018 11:00am 10 comments 17 Favorites [+]
Illustration by Charles Vess
This week, Saga Press releases a gorgeous new omnibus edition of Ursula K. Le Guin's Books of Earthsea, illustrated by Charles Vess, in celebration of A Wizard of Earthsea's 50th anniversary. In honor of that anniversary, this week we're running a different look at Earthsea each day—starting with the first book in the series.
I didn't meet the book that would make me a fantasy reader under the best of circumstances.
When I was small, 8 or 9, I got very sick with some sort of stomach thing. Nothing would distract me from whatever was twisting my gut. I sprawled on our scratchy, plaid sofa, miserable, unsoothable, probably an absolute terror to be near. My mother, being very smart and very well-read, decided to read to me.
I don't know if she started with A Wizard of Earthsea, but I know it's what worked. It was the only thing that worked, a magical spell of distraction and calm—and change, because I was never the same afterwards.
10 Questions We Hope Are Answered in Sarah J. Maas's Kingdom of Ash
Mon Oct 22, 2018 11:00am 11 comments 3 Favorites [+]
After reading the entire Throne of Glass series in six weeks, I am extremely ready for Kingdom of Ash—maybe more ready than I can remember being for the last book in a series, ever. And by "ready" I largely mean "armed with many details and about a thousand questions, approximately one for each page of the massive final book."
Here are 10 of the biggest questions—from the mysteries of barely-seen countries and tricksy villains to the question that hangs over every final book in a series packed with conflict: Who's going to make it out alive?
The entirety of Throne of Glass up through Tower of Dawn is discussed below, so enter here only ye who have read the books.
Side Quest: Reading Sarah J. Maas's Throne of Glass: Tower of Dawn
Mon Oct 15, 2018 11:00am 3 comments 3 Favorites [+]
After Empire of Storms, our heroine is off the page in more ways than one: Tower of Dawn is primarily Chaol's book, as he and Nesryn venture to the Southern Continent and meet up with another person whose life has been unexpectedly affected by a certain former assassin. A reader might think they could skip Chaol's sometime frustrating tale of healing, but that would be a mistake: it's also full of super-important secrets and one reveal that changes the entire nature of the threats our heroes face. (I have so many questions.)
Welcome to the next installment of Reading Throne of Glass! In anticipation of Kingdom of Ash, I've been reading the entire series over six weeks. This isn't a reread for me, but a first-read: if you've already read the whole series, you will be able to feel extremely superior while I ponder things you probably know backwards and forwards.
Spoilers for the entire published series follow!
Ambrose Spellman Is Already My Favorite Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Character
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According to Chance Perdomo, who plays Ambrose Spellman in the upcoming Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, he's "the Alfred to Sabrina's Batman." I don't think this means Sabrina's going to be flying around using a witch utility belt, but I do think it means that Ambrose is likely to be an absolute fan favorite once the series airs. Based on the first episode, which fans got a sneak peak of at NYCC, he's pretty much got my vote.
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Review – The Enid – The Bridge
To be still at the forefront of progressive rock over forty years since their inception in 1974 The Enid are the definition of 'enduring' as is their popularity with their fanbase of enthusiastic supporters.
Their unique and individualistic style of progressive rock does not appeal to all but, when you are hooked by the beauty, efficacy and intricacy of it all, you will become a lifelong follower.
The band use music as a saga teller, creating huge soundscapes and classical influences to lead you on an all encompassing musical journey that will captivate and enrapture your sensibilities.
An excerpt from the band history on the website goes on to say….
"Formed among friends in 1974 The Enid invented a school of intelligent powerful romantic popular music which is unique to them. It is now clear that over more than thirty years they have developed an exceptional approach to music creation in the sense that there are no generic limitations whatever placed on bands ability to create their music.
The Enid "school of art" for want of a better description, is free from constraints of template rock/pop where rhythm, harmony and melody are invariably dictated by the traditions, prejudices and limitations associated with style.
Under the tutelage of Robert John Godfrey, The Enid set out to avoid the obvious traps; the learned/received riff based music which distinguishes so much rock – the well trodden harmonic progressions – familiar melodic lines and stock-in-trade rhythms.
They were also the first band to be funded entirely by their fans which became the obvious way ahead after losing their recording contract with the now defunct PYE records. This was a revolutionary concept when first deployed in the early 1980's and led to the current situation with bands as diverse as Marillion, Radiohead and Hawkwind following this lead."
There have been many changes to the band line-up over the years, the current being founder members Robert John Godfrey (pianist, composer and mastermind) and Dave Storey (drums) , vocalist and charismatic frontman Joe Payne, Jason Ducker (guitar and lots of other stuff), Max Read (bass, keyboards and loads of other stuff) and Dominic Tofield (drums and dab hand at design).
There have been many albums down the years yet 2012's 'Invicta' saw a relative resurgence for this niche, cult band. The Enid have followed this up with 'The Bridge', the first in a trilogy of albums which will focus on the development of members Joe Payne, Jason Ducker and Max Read.
On this release Robert and Joe wanted to further explore the classical elements of the band's music in finer detail. The orchestral arrangements and vocals are accompanied by Jason's symphonic guitar textures and Max's choral arrangements. The stunning artwork is the exceptional work of drummer Dominic Tofield and gives this release an indicative gravitas as soon as you see it.
'The Bridge' is a collection of mainly re-imagined versions of songs from the vast back catalogue of the band and a bit of a risky one at that as it feature next to no percussive elements at all, only relying on the amazing piano skills of Robert and Joe's impressive vocal skills to deliver the expected symphonic power.
Earthborn takes a delicate route to introduce the album with the vocals gradually increasing in force backed by the empathetic piano and wind instruments to deliver a romantically inspired opening that could have come straight out of London's West End theatres. Gentle, humble and yet with a steely core, it captivates you with an uplifting grace. Atmospheric and almost operatic in its delivery 'Til We're Old is a brief but powerful piece where the voice and piano provide impressive counterpoints to each other with a slightly suspenseful and quizzical note. What it lacks in length it certainly makes up with substance.
Dark Corner of the Sky opens with a hushed piano and then Joe's dulcet vocals join in what is a slightly sombre sounding beginning. Joe Payne's heartfelt delivery is as seductive as it is powerful, almost beseeching you as it impacts on your psyche. Max Read's sympathetic choral arrangement delivers an ethereal feeling, a seductive spell that you never want to break. Now to a track that seems to split opinion, Bad Men has a nervous jocularity to it with its simple (yet effective) lyrics and ever present hint of mild insanity. One reviewer who was less than impressed said: "it is a track that tries its hardest to be politically relevant to British politics, yet falls flat with lyrics." I have to disagree, to me it has a hint of the a melodramatic Gilbert and Sullivan comedy opera to it, slightly tongue in cheek. It flows majestically in places and, in others, hammers at you like a persistent and petulant child. Not my favourite track on the album but one that rises above the merely good with its sense of humour.
The introduction to My Gravity lifts you up and takes you away to a place of pomp and circumstance and classical beauty. For all you know, you could be at the Royal Albert Hall listening to some classical masterpiece before it segues into an engrossing cinematic style that would befit a 1950's Hollywood blockbuster. There is a vivid melodrama at the heart of this affecting song. Joe's voice has a tender catch to it and the choral arrangements once again impress. As impressive as it is on record, this would be an almighty piece of music in a live setting as Joe reaches the heights with his fervent and earnest voice and the whole track has you committed from the first note, a superb and enduring song. Adding lyrics to previous instrumentals is the USP of this latest album and that can be seen to the best and most striking effect on Wings (a reworking of the track 'La Rage' from 1988 release 'The Seed and the Sower) where Joe's deeply moving lyrics are undeniably the icing on the cake of a wondrous track. Deeply moving and emotional, it is the highlight of this arresting record. Starting from humble beginnings, the vocals dance around you and insinuate your every pore, like a sinuous vocal dance around your aural receptors. Ardent and profound, there is a sincerity deeply ingrained in this incredibly passionate and poignant song. The musical arrangements are precise and yet flow with a allure and artistry and help deliver a profoundly stirring and moving work of musical art.
First Light takes the sophisticated choral arrangements to another level. The voices intertwining and harmonising to brilliant effect. A slow and deliberate tempo holds you in sway as the music washes over you to leave you in a musical state of grace. The whole album is composed of music that demands your attention and makes you stop what you're doing and concentrate on what is put before you and no more so than on this singular slice of wonderment. The segue into Autumn is seamless, your trance like state retained. This time the music is just as conducive to your utterly relaxed and calm state of mind, providing a perfect foil for the beguiling voice of Joe Payne. When the song opens up and releases its full potential you are knocked back by the power and the glory in its ultimate wisdom, the ending an uplifting culmination of all that has come before.
When you listen to 'The Bridge' the merely good is transformed into the sublime and exalted.The Enid have delivered a set of songs that enable you to take time away from your hectic life and give you a melodic treat of great magnitude, the closest thing to a legal high, an oasis of calm in a world of chaos. Yes, it will not appeal to all with its delicate sensibilities but, for me, it is something that, once I have heard, I cannot ever do without.
Released 10th July 2015
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There is no doubt in my mind that Soul Pilot work reaches the aspects that other healing methods don't reach, and that doing Soul Pilot work has profoundly positive effects on a person.
These include ...
- Taking a holiday from endlessly battling the same old problems and gaining a new perspective.
People have their special problems, we all do, and we do get stuck on the whys and wherefores of these problems. We get stuck in a healing rut, as it were.
We try all sorts of therapies to "get rid of the problem" because if we did, our lives would all of a sudden stop being so annoying and such hard work and would turn to bliss in an instance ...
This can go on for decades, and sometimes it really is a very, very good thing indeed to stop locking horns with the problems for a while and simply to do something else.
As Einstein remarked, "You can't solve a problem from the space in which it was created," so Soul Piloting offers a unique opportunity to step outside the healing box and the problem box(es) for a time and take a different perspective, a different point of view.
That's invaluable and much underestimated as a real factor to bring about movement and evolution to entrenched systems of mind, body and spirit that have stubbornly resisted all attempts to "heal" them.
Apart from that, what else does Soul Pilot work have to offer?
- Soul Piloting increases self esteem, self worth, self belief and self confidence.
These things are holy grails in psychology, counseling and self help; they are of the essence to have a stable presence in reality.
Soul Pilot work engenders and fosters these good qualities by taking a person out of victim mode and having them be heroes instead.
For many people, especially those who consider themselves mentally, emotionally or physically damaged and imperfect, the fact that a Soul Pilot does the work because of who they are, and that who they are is PERFECT to help others, is a real turning point.
At the very least, it represents counter evidence to long held beliefs of helplessness, and hopelessness.
There are many more aspects to this. Helping others is something that people do and it makes them feel good. It makes them feel connected, proud of themselves, proactive (very important!) and the fact that this is so also serves to show to a person that they are indeed, a good and loving person, when all is said and done.
People have too few practical opportunities in daily life to re-affirm to themselves that they are good people who want to help, who want to make the world a better place, and Soul Pilot work is a powerful reminder of that fact.
This understanding of oneself as a good person who wants to help others is central to building lasting, true self esteem, self worth, and self confidence.
- Problem solving, experiential learning and wisdom learning
Soul Pilot work offers a unique opportunity to learn something new.
We always learn something new about those we help, about how the Universe works, about ourselves, but perhaps the most essential learning aspect of Soul Pilot work is the solving of the problems, and finding out that we do have the resources to solve problems.
Especially with people who have in many ways failed to solve the challenges and problems of their current incarnations, it can be that they begin to think of themselves as being incapable of solving complex problems, that there is something wrong with them, that they are not smart enough to solve their problems.
Soul Pilot work demonstrates practically that this is not the case and that people do have the resources of mind and emotion, love and logic to find what is wrong, and take the right action to put it to rights.
That is extremely powerful as a "wisdom experience" and something that you can't argue against, not even to yourself.
- Gaining energy flow, movement and evolution
Many people are depressed not because they are short of energy (although it really feels like that); they are depressed because they are full of energy that has nowhere to go.
People are hugely powerful energy generators, and if there aren't enough opportunities to discharge this energy, through human interaction which allows this discharge, through physical activity, through hard work, mentally stimulating work, nurturing activity and sexual activity as well, then this energy builds up and up and becomes ever more compressed - and the person becomes ever more depressed.
Adding even more energy into such a depressed system will make matters even worse; and in order to get movement and flow back into the energy system (and thereby, into the mind, into thinking, into emotion, and into the body as well) we need to discharge energy.
Soul Pilot work is exactly that - an opportunity to discharge energies that have built up especially in the psychic circuitry of the energy body.
As this energy is discharged, naturally new energy forms are being drawn into the energy body as there cannot be a vacuum, and this is precisely what gives us flow and evolution across the board.
We have mentioned depression as an example; but stuck systems are root problems for a huge array of human emotional problems, which include constant anxiety which doesn't flow away, sadness, anger, and other forms of being in the same state constantly, even though the environments are changing.
Even people who seem to be stuck in particularly pitiful/helpless emotional states are capable of doing some basic Soul Pilot work, and in doing so, will experience a movement and an evolution in their stuck states that is highly beneficial and can present a turning point for the person in question.
- Gaining soul benefits and immeasurable benefits
Soul Pilot work is quite extraordinary. We have noted the many, many benefits it produces simply as a side effect of engaging in the process; but the fact is that we don't really know what Soul Pilot work is, or what it does.
There can be no doubt that there are unexplored and essentially unknown aspects to the human totality; levels and dimensions we know nothing of, but which have featured hugely, and unchangingly, in human culture, behaviour and endeavour since the human race began.
There are tremendous spiritual aspects to Soul Pilot work; from the concept of service, to the concept of there really being souls, and an afterlife, even just by presupposition - here is an opportunity to explore and work with the spiritual dimensions of human beings.
I am personally satisfied that human beings really do have souls; and that they cannot be fed, healed or grown by bying handbags, sports cars or expensive jewellery.
Soul work and knowing what our own souls really want from us is extremely difficult to think about consciously.
Yet when we engage in Soul Pilot work, we are offering ourselves up to learn something about those dimensions, that we have a will to re-connect with our own souls, and that we are taking this seriously enough to do something about it.
I believe that Soul Pilot work gives us specific, personal lessons and helps us understand our own souls better; and I believe that there is little more important for a person who seeks their path, and tries to understand themselves and the world than to seek exactly that kind of knowledge, in a personal manner.
- The Uplifting
Finally, the benefit of Soul Piloting that interests me personally the most is that of The Uplifting.
Each Soul Pilot journey we undertake changes us, teaches us, and evolves us.
It lifts all of us - mind, body, emotions, thought, understanding and spirit - to a new level.
It presents a personal evolution, a personal development.
Each journey builds on the one before, and so we evolve a little bit each time we take a Soul Pilot journey.
Because of the unique nature of the Soul Pilot journey, because of its total personalisation to the person who undertakes it, this is a form of guaranteed evolution that is very rarely found in healing, psychology, therapy or even the practice of spirituality.
This guaranteed evolution - The Uplifting - is the most precious aspect of Soul Pilot work, and why in my opinion it is something that people who sincerely seek personal evolution and healing should try for themselves, and as soon as possible at that.
So, and in conclusion, I believe that to offer clients, especially those who have been "in therapy" with one thing or another for a very long time, the opportunity to learn how to be a Soul Pilot, and support them in their first Soul Piloting endeavours, is a real and powerful contribution that is unique, precious and at the same time, utterly fascinating as well.
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Must be licensed as debt collectors by the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs.
May not call you more than twice a week about a debt.
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Must disclose certain information to you if they try to collect on a debt that is past the statute of limitations.
What does it mean to "verify" a debt?
When you ask a debt collector to "verify" a debt, you ask the debt collector to confirm that the debt is valid by sending you specific information about the debt. The law states that once you request verification, the debt collector must stop all debt collection activities until it sends you verification of the debt.
How do I ask a debt collector to "verify" a debt?
You can send a letter based on this sample letter. Under NYC law, you can ask a debt collector to verify a debt at any time. Once you request verification, the debt collector must stop all debt collection activities until it sends you verification of the debt.
What information does a debt collector have to send me to verify a debt?
For all other charges, the date of and basis for each charge.
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CHRIS Brunt scored the 50th league goal of his career to rescue a point for West Brom in the Barclays Premier League clash with Tottenham at the Hawthorns.
The former Sheffield Wednesday player cancelled out Luka Modric's opener four minutes before the interval.
Harry Redknapp's side dominated the first half with Gareth Bale causing constant problems down the left flank.
But they lacked the killer instinct in front of goal, and appeared to miss the influence of Jermain Defoe who will be out for three months with the ankle injury suffered on England duty.
It was a different story after the break with the Baggies more than matching their north London opponents and they came close on three occasions in the final 10 minutes to snatching a winner.
Tottenham started brightly and Bale got to the by-line and then turned back inside before his cross picked out Modric. His first-time flick flew high over Scott Carson's crossbar but it was an early warning to the home side.
Aaron Lennon should have done better after seven minutes when a back flick from debutant Rafael van der Vaart found him in space 12 yards out and he sent his shot wide.
Bale was troubling the Albion defence and one superb cross just failed to pick out the run of Lennon.
It came as no surprise when Modric put Spurs ahead after 27 minutes. Van der Vaart's lofted cross hit the back of the head of Gabriel Tamas under pressure from Roman Pavlyuchenko.
Modric was first to react to the the loose ball and beat Carson from 10 yards out with a low drive into the corner of the net.
But it was his last meaningful contribution as he was replaced five minutes later by Niko Kranjcar after suffering a leg injury in a challenge with Brunt.
Tamas had chance to make amends for his error but he headed just wide from Brunt's corner.
It was completely against the run of play when Brunt equalised after 41 minutes.
Spurs goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini beat out a shot from Marc Antoine-Fortune but the ball looped up in the air and Peter Odemwingie got a touch before Brunt headed home from close range.
Cudicini then got his body behind a well struck drive from Odemwingie.
Gonzalo Jara was booked for a late challenge on Van der Vaart just before the interval.
Tottenham began the second half on the offensive and Carson had to make two saves within five minutes of the restart.
The England keeper did well to parry an attempt from the ever-dangerous Bale after he had surged into the box from the left flank.
Then Carson was forced to block a powerful 35-yard free-kick from Younes Kaboul.
But Albion tried to retaliate and William Gallas was yellow carded for pulling back Odemwingie after 54 minutes.
The home side were now more in the game than in the opening 45 minutes although Brunt was yellow carded after an hour for deliberate hand ball.
Gallas fired over with a shot on the turn before Robbie Keane replaced Pavlyuchenko.
Chances were now few and far between although Tom Huddlestone dragged two attempts wide from the edge of the box.
The Spurs skipper came to the rescue when blocking a volley from Jerome Thomas with four minutes remaining.
Albion came close to snatching all three points with Cudicini blocking Jonas Olsson's close-range header and turning aside a curling shot from Odemwingie.
Then in the dying seconds Tamas shot wide from 12 yards out.


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I was standing in the corners and mentally taking in everything. I found that I agreed with Stanley. I couldn't trust Snoelle. Although again, no one from here would already gain my trust. Even if Snoelle acted like a commanding officer, I would end up wandering off and not listening to her at all. I didn't need anyone's help. We're all rivals in the school and I'm going to be the best, therefore, I would be watching them, and they wouldn't be watching me.
I had no idea why Ana was so glued to Snoelle. Was it because of her popularity? Or was it because she was the only one who talked to her? "ALL ABOARD!" someone yelled from the ship. I couldn't believe no one was actually watching everyone else, seeing their weaknesses and strengths. I was going to win against all of them. I was gonna give it my all.
I crammed my hands in my pockets and stared off into the sky. I looked up and saw Ana stammering, leaping back, after slightly bumping into Stanley. What was with her?! Why was she so fidgety and cautious. "It's ok," Stanley replied, smiling a bit.
I walked towards the entrance, my head towering over everyone in the class. How was I coming from a lawless, and hot-headed stance to a calm and observant. I guess those were my two things I mainly acted off of. I looked off into space even more thoughtfully.
"Oh, its OK." I said with a soft smile. "Um, are you Ana? I was told in the letter I was bunking with an 'Ana' maybe she isn't here yet." Her face lit up a little, at least, I think it did.
"Yay! I was worrying would have to bunk with someone who wasn't nice, but I see I was proven wrong!"
frowned in a very childish way, "I probably overreacted on that yeah, but it wasn't meant for you! I was talking about Snoelle! I understand if you froze up back there, but Snoelle looked like she didn't even care." I sighed, "I should stop giving her a hard time, as my Mother always says, 'Give everyone the benefit of the doubt, you don't know what they went through, and assumptions never help.'"
"Hmm, it's worth s shot." I walk over to Sam and try pulling his helmet off.
"It's stuck somehow, we need something to loosen it."
"It's the only way unless we think of something else.." Luna gets some oil and we are fully pour it around the helmet.
"He'd better take a bath after this." I say detesting the smell of the oil.
I cringe as I put the crowbar on the edge of the helmet and push. The helmet comes off easily!
"Huzzah!" I cheer and we high five.
"We wait for him to come out of shock I guess." Luna replies. We both sit down on the floor to wait.


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NEW YORK (AP) - Trailing big in the first round of the U.S. Open, Maria Sharapova thought - well, no, she was certain - that she'd pull through if she could push her inexperienced opponent to a third set.
At night, 2000-01 U.S. Open champion Venus Williams played her first match in two months and beat 91st-ranked Vesna Dolonts of Russia 6-4, 6-3. Williams hit six aces and 28 total winners against the weary Dolonts, who left Moscow at 4 a.m. EDT and arrived at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at 4 p.m., after having flights canceled Saturday and Sunday because of Tropical Storm Irene.


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Summary: Farm editor. Correspondence with State and National Political figures including Smith Brookhart, Calvin Coolidge, Robert LaFolette, Henry Wallace, and George Wilson.
Acquisition: The papers of Dante Melville Pierce were obtained for the University of Iowa Libraries as a result of the interests, efforts, and correspondence initiated by George M. Sheets, 1958-1959. The papers were a gift of Richard S. Pierce of Des Moines, Iowa.
Preferred Citation: Dante Pierce Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa.
n.d. -- Enlisted in Company I, Fifth Missouri Regiment, United States Army, during the Spanish American War (1898).
1929 -- Sold The Iowa Homestead to the Wallace Publishing Company. The consolidated journal became the Wallace's Farmer and Iowa Homestead; divorced Florence Prather Pierce.
1932 -- Repurchased the Wallace's Farmer and Iowa Homestead after the 1930 -- 1932 depression had ruined the Wallace interest. Henry Agard Wallace remained its editor until 1933.
1955 -- Died at his Des Moines home, July 27, 1955, at the age of 74.
The strength of the collection lies in its introductory visualization of the national importance of the Iowa agricultural press and the large extent to which the nation's lawmakers rely on the local Iowa agricultural publisher to provide them with a clear insight into the local food growers' and producers' problems.
"Dante Melville Pierce," Who's Who in Iowa, vol.1, 391. Chicago: Larkin, Roosevelt & Larkin, Ltd., 1947.
"Dante Pierce Is Dead," New York Times, July 29, 1955, page 17, column 5.
Dodge, Edward N. (ed.). "Dante M. Pierce," in Business Men of Iowa, 585. Des Moines: Midwest Publications, Inc., 1953.
Murphy, Donald R. "Dante Melville Pierce, 1880-1955," Wallace's Farmer and Iowa Homestead, LXXX, no. 15 (August 6, 1955), 12.
Smith, C.R.F. "The Iowa Homestead," The Palimpsest, XI, no. 6 (June 1930), 229 -- 241.
Stockholders of Farm Publishing Company; n.d.


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The Speyside Whisky Trail
A dozen of Speysides' finest distilleries and a cooperage that open their doors to the public so that visitors can discover the rich heritage of Scotlands best known product.
William Grant & Sons Ltd is one of very few Scotch whisky companies to remain in the hands of the family who founded it. You can choose The Explorers Tour costs GBP10 - or opt for one of the more detailed Tours.
Website: www.glenfiddich.com
Exclusive tours limited to a maximum of 8 people lasting approximately 2.5 hours. As the Balvenie is a working distillery there are a few areas with steps and an amount of walking is required. The distillery is not accessible for wheel chairs. The tour at Balvenie is GBP 50 and is limited to 2 tours per day for 8 guests. There are no tours at the weekend.
Website: www.thebalvenie.com
The Speyside Cooperage
The Speyside Cooperage was founded by the Taylor family in 1947. . The Speyside Cooperage was taken over in 2008 by the French Company Tonnellerie Francois Freres Group. Each year around 150,000 casks are made or repaired here. The Speyside Cooperage has a five star Visitor's Centre open to guests Mon to Friday for a modest entry fee of GBP 3.50.
Website: www.speysidecooperage.co.uk
Considered one of the most picturesque distilleries in Scotland, little has changed since 1786 from the cobbled courtyard to the distinctive double pagoda chimneys.
Website: www.chivas.com/en-gb/the-story/strathisla
Walk along the line of Oregon pine washbacks fermenting away and the very last coal fired furnaces in Scotland. Smell the damp air in the original stone dunnae maturation warehouse as you walk past line upon line of Spanish Oloroso butts quietly giving up their "share" to the angels.
Website: www.glendronachdistillery.com
Dominated by the rugged peaks of Ben Rinnes, the Aberlour Distillery is situated at the junction of the rivers Lour and Spey. Pure spring water for making the whisky is drawn from the Lour, and the maturing spirit in the warehouse inhales the moist Speyside air. At the distillery, nature, tradition and local craftsmanship combine to create a great Malt whisky - the spirit of Aberlour.
Website: www.aberlour.com
The Macallan Visitor Centre is set high on a hill overlooking the River Spey on the glorious Easter Elchies Estate at Craigellachie. The Macallan Distillery has the smallest spirit stills on Speyside and its whisky is predominantly matured in ex sherry casks from Jerez in Spain.
Website: www.themacallan.com
Founded in 1840, Glen Grant is unique in Scotch Whisky as being the only distillery named after its owners. Today you can witness Major James Grant's legacy on a guided tour and see the magnificent shining copper stills that produce a malt of unique quality and crisp fresh character.
Website: www.glengrant.com
Whisky has been distilled by a small dedicated team of craftsmen on the banks of the River Lossie in Elgin since 1897. Enjoy a dram at the end of your tour and then savour the friendly atmosphere in the shop and café.
Website: www.glenmoray.com
Benromach is one of the smallest distillery in Speyside, founded in 1898. Rebuilt by the new owners, Gordon and MacPhail in 1998, the distillery produces a distinctive lightly peated malt Whisky. Enjoy guided tours from friendly staff or from 'the man behind the malt', Distillery Manager, Keith Cruickshank. Browse round the gift shop, enjoy a tutored nosing, or exclusively bottle your own unique bottle of Benromach.
Website: www.benromach.com
A warm welcome awaits you at the Cardhu Distillery, the only malt distillery pioneered by a woman. A deliberately slow rate of distillation together with the special qualities of the spring water yields a malt whisky of the subtlest flavour. Discover the story of the Cardhu Distillery and how the unique, silky smooth malt whisky produced there is used in some of the award winning Johnnie Walker scotch whiskies.
Website: www.discovering-distilleries.com
The Glenfarclas Distillery was purchased by the Grant family in 1865 for £511.19s. Currently the 5th and 6th generation of the Grant family own and manage the distillery, which is one of only a handful that are truly independent family run businesses. The family's commitment to producing superior quality Single Highland Malt in a traditional Speyside style, with a heavy sherry influence, was honoured in 2006, when Glenfarclas was named Distiller of the Year by Whisky Magazine.
Website: www.glenfarclas.co.uk
Since 1824 the wild and remote setting of Glenlivet has been home to the single malt that inspired a region. Water from the mineral rich spring waters of Josie's Well, combines with the crisp fresh mountain air to produce a malt whisky of infinite elegance.
Website: www.theglenlivet.com
The BenRiach Distillery is generally not open to the public, however, because of the level of interest they now offer a Connoisseur's Tour priced at GBP35pp. Pre booking is essential
Website: www.benriachdistillery.co.uk
Ballindalloch Single Estate Distillery
Ballindalloch Single Estate Distillery is unique on Speyside. Grafted into an old estate farm steading building, the distillery was completed in September 2015.
Website: www.ballindallochdistillery.com
GlenAllachie is the latest Distillery to open its doors to Visitors. Built in the 1950s to produce malt whisky exclusively for blends, the distillery was bought by the GlenAllchie Consortium headed by Billy Walker the recognised Master of Wood in 2017. With a capacity of over 4 million litres of spirit per annum, the distillery produces a fraction of its potential distilling in the region of 700,000 litres. The Distillery has a Visitors Centre which offers a couple of tour options and the opportunity to fill your own bottle in the Visitor's Centre
Tel: +44 (0)1340-872547
Website: www.theglenallachie.com
Strathisla Distillery
Firing the new oak barrel at the Cooperage
Cardhu Distillery
The Glenlivet Distillery
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