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I had a job interview yesterday and I was pretty wound up about it, so I pulled a card for it. I was sure I was going to get The Fool, because my life is 100% Fool right now. 100%, y'all!
Instead I got the Two of Stones (picture below), and felt a little dizzy because it was too real.
"Prepare for a gush of changes. Ground yourself without becoming stuck. Move, glide, dance, and spin from your core." ~Slow Holler Tarot
This Two is all about balancing, about finding a space of quiet equilibrium in a fluid situation that feels a little bit dangerous. Like you climbed up really high and now you are looking down and wondering what the fuck you're supposed to do now and you're perfectly balanced between exhilaration and oh shit, and like, there you are.
"The Two of Stones asks you the channel the grounded, stable energy of the Ace and apply it to situations that may be highly dynamic or unstable." ~Slow Holler Tarot
Two weeks ago, my grandmother died. I got the news in a text, about five seconds after I got a heart-fluttery text from someone I love, and I was like, this is life. This is what it is: balancing between love and death and sweetness and grief. The space of groundedness is being able to accept that and to be here for it, even when it feels like it's going to crush you--it's knowing you'll be able to put yourself back together if (when) you break.
I pulled two more cards face up:
The Ace of Stones, a big plinth of heavy stone surrounded by water, aka Feelings, to remind me of what it feels like to be grounded in the midst of it all.
And The Fool, for being at the beginning of a new stage, for courage in a space of ambiguity and fluidity and uncertainty, and for leaping, because now you know the truth: you were never fragile.
"It's okay that you aren't prepared; you're ready. Go!" ~Tiny Lantern Tarot
Slow Holler Tarot
Happy Spring (Reading)!
Monday was the spring equinox! I've also been thinking about Passover, which starts next month, and spring cleaning and garden bed clearing and all of the letting go and clearing out that spring inspires.
So last Sunday, after I pulled one million weeds, helped chop dead plants out of the sidewalk cracks, and cleaned my room, I did a reading for spring. Here's the spread I created:
1. Something to keep (top left)
2. Something to remember (bottom left)
3. Something to let go (top right)
4. Something to forget (bottom right)
5. Something to invite in (far right middle)
Something to keep
Daughter of Wands. The first thing that jumped out at me in this card is the wand itself. It looks just like the quince in my front yard. I am at this very moment looking at a quince wand that is the twin of the one on the card, sitting in a jar of water on my altar! The quince is the most murderously persistent, indestructible plant I've ever met. It's flexible steel with vicious thorns; a thicket that someone thought would make a pretty garden shrub. It is lovely, especially when it flowers, and it shelters birds and squirrels and lots of other critters, but it's not a pretty little shrub. It seems to be saying, don't let other people make you smaller than you are, don't let anyone plant you where there's not enough room for you to grow, and poke the shit out of anyone who won't respect your boundaries. Be the glorious, dangerous thicket you were meant to be!
Something to remember
Son of Pentacles. Being a glorious, dangerous thicket is hard work. Figuring out where you belong, what your true shape is, and where your boundaries are—in a world that wants you to do none of those things—takes dedication and persistence. Your small, daily efforts may not be sparkly or sexy, but they are everything.
Something to let go
Four of Cups. I struggled with this one because introspection is really important to me! I think this is saying, challenge yourself to let go of some of the ratty, sad part of introspection—the isolation that isn't serving a purpose, and the distance that keeps you from noticing opportunities for the kind of connection that will help you grow. As best you can, pay attention to what's being offered and receive it when it's right for you. Don't get so wrapped up in that hard work that you miss those chances!
Something to forget
Three of Cups. This one puzzled me, not only in the context of the Four of Cups, but because I've been working hard to build more community in my life. But it made more sense in the context of the last card, the Two of Cups. I think the Three of Cups here means, worry less about community and more about relationships. For instance, I've started hosting a monthly dinner, and I notice myself worrying so much about whether it's all coming together that I feel sort of background-frantic the whole time—even as I'm enjoying the event. But community is, at its core, relationships. So, right now... just build relationships. In the dinner party example, focus on conversations with individual people at the dinner party, and let the group stuff take care of itself.
Something to invite in
Two of Cups. One-on-one connections—new ones! New connections have felt really challenging to me lately. But I'm taking baby steps toward more connection, with a much stronger sense of who I am, how I want to be treated, what I want to receive in relationships, and what I have to offer others. This card is inviting me to take some more risks for connection's sake. And roses—with their protective thorns (our theme is thorns!)—remind me that boundaries, and the ability to recognize and work through conflict, are essential to authentic intimacy.
Doing the hard, daily work of claiming space (always with a lens of accountability) and working with boundaries. Letting go of harmful isolation and "community building" as a an abstract concept, and instead nurturing opportunities for one-to-one, human connection. It's a lot, in a world that often feels really terrifying, but the time is now! May we work hard to learn the creativity, strength, and solidarity necessary to build a world in which all of us can grow to be everything we have the potential to be.
Cars! Argh! (and a tarot reading)
I have been in a tizzy for over a month about buying a car. With everything that's going on in the world, how can that possibly be a big deal? But it is. (Also I'm not sublimating you're sublimating.)
I think it's class stuff. I was raised middle class, but have been broke for most of my adult life. Then, about six months ago, I got a job with a solidly lower middle class salary. So many feelings! They ranged from "I should move into a shed and give every penny I'm not spending on stale bread to immigration and prison abolition groups" to "but what if I cashed out my bank account and piled up the money so I could sleep on it like a pale, smug dragon LOOK AT HOW MUCH MONEY THIS IS." I've been trying to find a middle ground, with some amount of income redistribution and some amount of slowly restocking crappy, worn out socks and coats and bras and stuff (and a few new tarot decks; I regret nothing).
I also decided I wanted a car. I bought a truck this summer, having not owned motorized transportation for many years, and it was a charismatic mess, lacking fancy things like power steering and a functional transmission, so eventually we had to part ways. Therefore, given my newfound STACKS OF CASH, I thought I'd buy a car that didn't suck.
My attempts so far to do so have been unsuccessful. Fresh from the frustration of the charismatic yet totally broken truck, I was determined to take any potential car to a shop for a pre-purchase inspection. But cars were selling so fast that no one wanted to waste a day driving their car to the shop to get inspected.
This made me feel kind of nuts. After so long of not being able to afford a car, or at least a car whose transmission wasn't about to fall out, I had the exact right number of dollars to get the exact thing I wanted and no one wanted to sell it to me! I slowly realized that the friends who kept telling me about reliable dealerships and easy online purchasing were talking about situations in which the cheapest car available cost twice what I had to spend.
It was in that context that, after walking out of a sketchy dealership on a freezing, windy Sunday afternoon in tears because the owner refused to drive a car literally one mile to an independent mechanic for an inspection, I swore off car shopping for at least 24 hours—only to find myself awake the next morning at 5 am, checking Craigslist. Not good.
So I decided to do a tarot reading about it. I think my actual question was "Cars! Or—argh! All of this bullshit! Dammit!"
The cards never let me down, y'all. I was prepared to be bewildered by whatever came up, because I wasn't feeling terribly focused and I don't know this deck very well, but the reading did not disappoint.
I did a celtic cross, which I rarely do because I think the spread is too complicated, but it worked out really well. First impressions: lots of Majors and knives, with stones and branches also represented. Also—cars! There are two cards in this deck with cars on them and I got both of them.
It starts with the situation: The World, reversed. That feeling of having made it to a new level, but not quite being able to access it. Not really there, or there and also not there at the same time. Makes sense.
Then the conflict is Six of Knives. The standard meaning for this card is about accepting help and moving away from sadness/discord. But it's also a picture of a car being driven across a rocky road under a sky full of knives. This is my actual car shopping life right now. And it's a white car, which is interesting in relationship to the leaving influence, so let's move left…
The leaving influence (major theme from the recent past that is now receding in the… rearview mirror, if you will) is The Chariot. I suppose we could talk about the standard meaning for this card but let's just jump to the fact that it's a picture of a red pickup truck from which a cute queer is stargazing, which is the exact fantasy I had for my life with my charismatic, broken-ass pickup truck, which was, for the record, RED. And the white car in the Six of Swords looks suspiciously like the white car I'm borrowing from a friend and considering buying, even though I promised myself I'd never drive stick again.
Tarot is not usually this literal for me, friends. MOVING ON.
The incoming influence is The Guild, which corresponds to The Hierophant in traditional decks. In sequence with The Chariot and the Six of Swords, I read it as telling me to let the red pickup fantasies go,* and buy the white car even though it has a stick shift (it's a very nice car) so that I can stop being so isolated in my house because I'm too tired to take the bus to community building things.
The surface reason for why I'm so wound up about this (top card), the Six of Stones, is all about giving and receiving. In the traditional image, a rich dude is tossing money to one poor person while ignoring another poor person and waggling a scale (of justice, one presumes) at said poor people. I'm not quite sure how this image tracks to that, but what I see in this card is coming to terms with feelings of loneliness and exclusion. The little black dot in the center of the stones seems like it's more integrated into the community because it's surrounded by its megalithic friends, but it's also kind of boxed in and flat. The rose is off to itself, but it's vivid and alive, and it has lots of grass to be friends with.
I think this is speaking to the feelings of wanting to have Middle Class Stuff (i.e., a Prius), partly because it has great resale value, low maintenance costs, and stellar gas mileage, but also partly because it's a symbol of being financially secure and one of the group. Those aren't my real values (well, not the part about being one of the group in that way), but it's real that I struggle with them. We're all indoctrinated in our class background and it's natural to wrestle with that. I would buy the hell out of a Prius if I could afford one though.
The deep reason (bottom card) for why I'm so wound up about this is The Alchemist (Temperance in a traditional deck). This card is about holding space for opposites and finding balance. Part of what's been happening this week is that I've been all about crunching data and numbers and trying to control every variable, but I'm doing that in an environment that is inherently uncontrollable. Calculating the difference between the fuel costs for a Civic and a Prius over five years is soothing if you love spreadsheets and data (I do!!), but it doesn't do a thing to solve the problem of car sellers not being willing to drive their cars to the shop for an inspection, which is the actual problem. I'm spinning because my airy, intellectual labor is mostly useless in this situation. I can't make people want to do a thing they don't want to do (even though they are totally wrong, gah). I need to balance out that air energy with some earthy pragmatism and an emotional gut check. And maybe funnel some of my smart air energy and creative fire energy into figuring out how to practice scary stick shift situations so they are less scary (go white car!).
Moving over to the self position, we have the Nine of Knives. Yup. This is exactly how I'm feeling right now. Like a disembodied skull with scary teeth and a bunch of pocket knives in its head! This is generally a card about nightmares and worrying and being taken over by fears and waking up full of dread. Or, as the case may be, with an irrepressible urge to check Craigslist. Nine of Knives, you get me!
Above that is the environment card, which is the Two of Branches. This is usually about planning—after the seed of a new idea is planted, but before it's ready to send up its first leaves. I think this is connected to that reversed World; it's all about being in a space where I still really don't have the means to get some of the things I want and need. It's a caution to wait a little longer, be a little bit more patient. And a reminder that things are growing, things are moving, things are changing, even if it's all under the surface still.
The hopes and fears position is The Oracle (The High Priestess in the traditional deck). I think it's telling me that my hopes and fears about this car go a lot deeper than the worries about money. Those feelings are a deeply intuitive sense that I need help being more connected (as indicated by The Guild) and that easier transportation is a key part of that, coupled with some fears about being a sellout because I drive a car instead of riding a bike. I'm comfortable with my reasons for choosing to own a car, but that fear still nags at me sometimes.
And, finally, the Seven of Stones. I read this as "a word of advice", as suggested by Beth at LRT. This one is about tending the garden. It's the process of checking to see what's ripe and what's growing well, what needs to be weeded out to make space for new growth, learning from the past, and working for a good future. This card is so grounding and summery. I feel like it's saying, friend, it's okay to relax a little. You've done a lot of good work and you've got some great stuff going. It's not all fully mature yet, but that's okay. Keep showing up and watering the plants and caring for them as best you can. Try some stuff, make some mistakes, try again. You got this.
Y'all, I love tarot. I felt frustrated and spiky when I started this reading, and now I feel relaxed and settled. I'm so grateful for all the tarot readers who came before me and shared their wisdom so I could have access to this tool and companion. Sending out good thoughts to all of you on your tarot journeys.
*I'll just mention that my most amazing red pickup truck stargazing experience, while it was truly epic, ended in me peeing all over my sleeping bag as I attempted to empty my bladder into a mason jar to avoid a 3 am journey over the tailgate, so it was not all starry nights and cute undershirts.
Spirals, Justice, and Grace
Content note: abuse (no abuse stories, but things we are brainwashed to believe about ourselves as survivors)
Recovery is always a spiral. We heal and grow and transform, and then revisit old stories with a new perspective. Sometimes, there are fast-moving eddies in the larger slow spirals, and recently I found myself stuck in one of those eddies. That led me to another round of survivor-focused work, and I laid out cards late one night in a femme survivor spread by andi grace.
This one gave me chills, y'all. All majors, meaning the issue I'm working with is about major life themes. And all reversed, which I interpret as affirming that I've been feeling really stuck around this stuff.
1: The Truth
An endless string of lights drapes around a person's head, neck, waist, and hands. Are they sorting them out, or are they tangled up in them? In the past, I worked so hard to neaten up things for everyone else, while I got more and more tangled up. Now I have the chance to sort things out for myself. I can stop bending over backwards to come up with reasons why they were doing their best and didn't mean it. I can let go of the convoluted reasoning required to prove that they really were a good person, really, and that it was all my fault. I can see the devastating simplicity of what happened. I can look the truth in the eye and finally grieve, in calm, clear sadness.
And, grace. I can't go back in time to protect myself, but I get another chance today. It's over. I get to try again, every second. I am safe and free and healing; full of love and rage and glorious possibility.
2: The Lie
The Seer
You should have known.
3: What happens when I believe myself
RWS decks switched Justice, traditionally number eight of the Major Arcana, with Strength, traditionally number eleven. This deck puts Justice back at eight.
So this card is not Strength. It's not the hope that you can tame the dangerous lion if you expend enough gentle, selfless, endless labor and patience. Instead, it is weighing, deciding, choosing, setting standards; compassion tempered with boundaries. This version of Justice has no scale and no sword. They are just a person who takes themselves seriously, weighing options and making choices. Justice is the quiet space in which the tightness in my chest eases; where I can tell the whole, complicated truth, the good and the bad, the painful, the humiliating, all the things that happened. And then I can choose what comes next.
Face Up into a New Phase
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz* was on July 6th. I didn't pull my monthly cards that night as I normally do, because I couldn't concentrate. Just hours before, police had murdered Philando Castile in front of his partner and little daughter, and I was nauseated and furious and full of grief.
A few days later, I was able to focus better, and I decided to pick my cards for this month face up. Rather than pulling cards face down, we can choose specific cards to focus intention or for other reasons, as explored in this series by Siobhan Rene. I decided to try it this month because picking face up helped me feel like I was choosing my own path instead of having it chosen for me. That's especially meaningful for me right now, as I'm moving out of a period in which I needed to drift and into one in which I need to be more focused, because did I mention I got the job? I got the job! The World was right on.
I chose the Eight of Wands, The Fool, and Strength as focuses for this month.
I chose the Eight of Wands for momentum and moving out into the world. A person stands amidst rocks and trees with their fox friends, blowing seeds into the wind. Seeds are the beginnings and ends of plants. This plant has gone to seed, ending a cycle, and now it begins its journey into its next life. It feels like things are moving fast for me too. I spent months job hunting and networking and often felt like I was just spinning my wheels. Now all that built-up energy is pouring out and rocketing me forward, and I want to embrace that momentum as I start the next phase.
I chose The Fool because I'm a little bit scared to start a new job in a new field, and I want to access that Foolish energy of embracing new experiences, taking risks, and stepping boldly off the cliff to see what happens. The Fool stands on top of a tower of rocks, stretched up on tiptoe and ready to plunge over the edge, trusting that they will be okay and full of curiosity about what lies below. Their clever fox friend is by their side, and a cloud of birds wraps them in ribbons—not to hold them up, but to show them how it's done**. This reminds me that I need to surround myself with smart friends who support me without trying to rescue or fix. Also, I've looked at this card a bazillion times but I never noticed the bees! Since one of my long-term goals is to chuck it all and become a bee farmer, I feel like this Fool is telling me I'm on the right track.
I chose Strength because I want to embody power through collaboration. A person stands next to a lion so ferocious he's sprouted horns. The person is relaxed, their right hand draped over his huge head, and their left hand right next to his sharp teeth. At their feet are two smaller cats, belled to protect the birds at the bath below. This is strength, but it's not the strength of possession or dominance. There is trust and respect of each others' agency, intelligence, and power. In the past, I've sometimes given up my power, failed to share power, or ignored my physical/emotional boundaries in order to please others at work. This card reminds me to slow down a little, to share power, and to respect my own needs as much as I respect others' needs.
Happy Rosh Chodesh Tamuz, everyone. May we use this month to act in solidarity with one another for our mutual liberation. None of us are free until all of us are free.
*Rosh Chodesh means head/beginning of the month (the Jewish lunar month), and Tamuz is the name of the month. All Jewish days begin at sundown, so the new month starts when the sun goes down.
**"not to hold them up, but to show them how it's done" is paraphrased from a reading by Siobhan Rene.
I feel like I should begin this post with some moon-related anecdotes after several moon-centric posts, but I am devastated to report that my moon-watching efforts last night were unsuccessful. Undaunted, I went ahead with a reading to prepare for a busy week of interviewing. I've been feeling like things have turned a corner in my job search, following a spate of interesting job postings and a few interviews that could result in me receiving wages in return for my labor, so I decided to use this Bridge spread from Little Red Tarot to help me think about where I've been and what might be next. The card positions are:
1. What you have left behind
2. The hardest lesson you learned
3. Something that helped you
4. The high point—where you are right now, looking back and looking forward
5. The next step
6. Something that will help you
7. Your destination: the new shore
Here are the cards I drew!
What you've left behind: Seven of Wands
The RWS* meaning of this card is defense against an attack. The simplest interpretation of the image in this deck a that a fox is defending its kits against an attacking badger. But I can't help but wonder who, if anyone, is the aggressor. After all, there are more foxes than badgers. Maybe the foxes are all adults, and the badger is defending her den. Or maybe the badger had to leave her den and is trying to find a sanctuary in the foxes' territory, but the foxes can't or won't share space. In this standoff, it's not clear who's right and who's wrong. Maybe no one is. But everyone's upset and defensive and there aren't enough resources to go around. All the energy and creativity is focused on the standoff. This type of conflict all too familiar.
The hardest lesson you learned: Queen of Wands
Energy has limits. The Queen has mastered their element of fire, of energy and creativity, in their internal world. Part of that mastery is knowing the limits of the internal store of energy, exactly what it can and cannot do, and how to work within that framework. In this transition, I've learned a lot about my energy, and I've had to make some tough decisions to step away from things that take more than I'm willing to give. By accepting my limits, I can make better choices about how to focus my energy, and get the most out of what I have.
Something that helped you: The Empress
The Empress has been my guide card for navigating burnout and this transition. They are all about nurturing and creating and birthing, in the inner world as well as the outer world. Deciding to take myself seriously enough to put substantial energy into caring for myself, instead of pouring all of my energy into others to the point of burnout, has definitely helped me in this transition.
It's also interesting to me that, in this deck, the Empress standing on the same wooden arch as appears in the Four of Wands. The Empress is typically associated with earth, not fire, but the Empress is also strongly associated with birth—which is pretty darn creative—and creativity is a major facet of fire/wands. Thus, if there is a wands association with the Empress, the entire first half of the bridge is wands. One of the things I've learned in this transition is that I tend to get out of balance in favor of wands and swords, and that I need to bring more cups and pentacles into the mix, which is exactly what the second half of the bridge is composed of!
Where you are now: Ace of Cups
This ace indicates a new stage of connecting with feeling and emotion. I've been working hard to reconnect with my emotional self rather than being constantly stuck in my head or distracting myself by being on the go. Well—it worked. Sometimes it feels like it worked a little too well! I have a lot of new skills to learn, but it's growth and it's progress and I'm grateful for it.
The next step: Six of Cups
As a Serious Tarot Person, I feel like I should say this card is telling me to be conscious of the balance of giving and receiving in my life, and to examine my ideas about wealth and poverty, but what's true is that when I looked at this card I couldn't stop laughing. Like the green plant amidst the brambles, I am small and also mighty and I am ready, universe, to accept a glorious waterfall of cash.
Something that will help you: Seven of Cups
This card is about illusions and choices, and discerning between dreams and reality. One person seems to be a dreamer, determined to get to the seemingly inaccessible sky-tree-castle-thing, even though there are two other castles that seem like more realistic goals. The other person looks more down-to-earth and is consulting… a map? Or perhaps it's instructions for how to build a helicopter? This card is saying, be wary of illusions when making choices—but don't be too quick to assume you know what's going on. Access your analytical self and your dreamy, imaginative self when making choices, and look for opportunities to engage both aspects of yourself in your decision.
Your destination: Judgement
This is the penultimate card of the Major Arcana, and a major here indicates that the destination will involve overarching life themes. A winged being plays a trumpet, calling up a rush of ghosts and butterflies from a field of poppies. I think this means, this transition has felt in some ways like a death, but death is always followed by rebirth, and a day is coming when you will feel that you've come back to life, that you have been transformed, and you will be surrounded by beauty.
*RWS is Rider-Waite-Smith, which is the 20th century deck that most modern decks are based on. There are several other major systems.
New Moon, New Cards
In the Jewish calendar, months are based on the lunar month. Each month begins the day after the new moon (rosh chodesh, or head of the month), when the waxing crescent of the moon is first visible in the sky. Blessings are said, candles are lit, and it's a lovely fresh start.
Last night was Rosh Chodesh Sivan (the beginning of the Jewish month of Sivan). And so, after a long day closed up in my (relatively) cool (actually pretty hot) room, hiding from a murderous Portland heat wave that left me feeling flattened and vaguely nauseated, I decided to go out to see the new moon before I said the blessings. You'll be able to see it from the front porch, I told myself, which cheered me as I grudgingly got dressed.
I couldn't see the moon from the front porch, but the cool darkness was delicious, so I ventured out a few blocks, craning my neck toward the western horizon and trying to find a break in the trees, expecting a little moon sliver fairly high in the sky.* After several blocks' walking, as I became increasingly impatient and grumpy (did I mention I don't handle hot weather well?), I saw it! It was just visible though a tiny crack in the layers of trees. It was lovely and fat and hanging just over the horizon, showing the first slender edge. And pink.
I don't know why I'm ever mad about anything in a world where gigantic pink crescent moons exist, I really don't.
I walked home, feeling better about life, to say the blessings and draw my Rosh Chodesh cards. My practice this year has been to draw two cards each month, a major and a minor, as a guide or focus for the month. Normally I just take the first major and minor, ignoring any intervening cards. This time, the intervening cards were so fascinating that I took a whole series of four: the Nine of Pentacles, Five of Pentacles, and Knight of Swords (all reversed), and the Empress.
The Nine of Pentacles shows a figure playing a grand piano while sitting crosslegged on a spiral shell. A tree has grown through the piano's case, and the piano is sprouting twigs. There's a stained glass window suspended between two trees. It's about integration of work and nature, nature in the sense of the earth and in the sense of the worker's nature. Your needs are abundantly met, allowing you to relax and create, you are grounded, and you know you are part of something real and tangible.
The Five of Pentacles is the opposite of the Nine. This stained glass window is embedded in a cold marble wall, the figure sits on a hard marble bench, knees drawn up, face buried in their arms. They are surrounded by thorns. They don't see the butterfly or the flowers or the cracks in the wall. This card is about being stuck and struggling to meet the most basic physical needs.
And then the Knight of Swords. A heavily armored person rides a bird off to battle and all the other birds have come along. Birds typically represent thoughts, feelings, and communication. I feel like this card is saying, I must gather every single thought and every idea and every issue I need to process about and go deal with all of them, all at the same time, right this second, hurry up you guise!
All three cards are reversed.
Together, they seem to say, it's true that you don't have the integration and ease and freedom and abundance you want in your work life—in actual fact, I'm unemployed and engaged in what has become a soul-sucking work-search/career transition—but remember that a lot of your physical needs are being met.
Not like, someone else has it worse so don't complain (which is a burnout-inducing guilt trap that props up the kyriarchy and does nothing to address actual issues of privilege and oppression), but like, you have what you need today. The rent is paid. You have money for food. You have clothing, your phone bill is paid, you can even go to the cheap movies when it's a bazillion degrees outside. You are making steady progress on your job search. Everything is okay right now.
So you don't have to get stuck in your head, worrying and trying to predict and hash out every potential issue and every possible pitfall until you're exhausted. You don't have to barrier yourself quite so tightly. Trust yourself, trust that you can find a solution by working at a reasonable pace, and resist anticipatory suffering. If you get to the Five, you can deal with it then, and you'll handle it better if you're not exhausted from worrying about it before it happens.
And then the Empress. I love this card. It's about nurturing, receptivity, caring for self and others, birth and re-birth, emotional labor. Being your own mama, being the mama you needed. Making delicious food for yourself, sleeping when you are tired, going for walks in the cool soft darkness, laying in the sun with your friends. Setting boundaries and limits, but being open to what will surely come and what is. Accepting this period of between-ness and drifting as a gift and a place of healing, of gestation before rebirth.
So essentially--notice that you are safe right now, don't go racing off to the thought-battle and exhaust yourself if it's not necessary, be patient, be open, and care for yourself like it's your job. Except that you don't have an actual job, so soak it up and let yourself relax a little.
I think I can do that.
Happy new moon, and Rosh Chodesh sameach all!
*This was entirely wrong, as I learned during the ensuing moon rise/set internet nerd-out! During the new moon and immediately after, moon's rise/set is almost exactly synchronized with the sun's rise/set--hence its actual position just over the horizon shortly after sunset.


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wireless is working to get to the internet but I can not make copies from either my lap top or my desk top computer. i can get on the internet OK but can't make copies.
what should I do?
Can't make copies of what?
Try using System Restore and choose a date that's just before you first noticed the problem:
Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore
As pip22 said, what are you trying to make copies of? We need more information in order to help you out. Post back with a reply.
ASCII question, get an ANSI

subset: commoncrawl


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I've been darkening the door of Louie's Cafe for a long time—longer than I care to admit. But there's something about the place that draws me back time and again.
Maybe it's the legendary biscuits—airy, fluffy, crispy pillows of joy. There once was a time where if you didn't arrive before 9 a.m. and ask for one immediately, you'd be out of luck. Thankfully, those days are behind us, and Louie's biscuits are available all day.
Equally exalted are the hash browns. Chunks of skin-on potatoes are cooked on a flat top, sprinkled liberally with seasoning mix and green onions. If fortune smiles, you may be rewarded with the "forgotten" potatoes and onions that have been left to roast a little longer at the back of the flat top.
But besides the all-day diner options Louie's is known for, one seriously delicious draw is its often-overlooked weekend brunch menu.
The brunch menu boasts several entrees not listed on the regular menu. One item is Eggs Breaux Bridge, which we decided to try during a recent visit. It offered a grits cake with andouille, crawfish and cheese mixed in, topped with poached eggs and covered with a shrimp and corn cream sauce peppered with cayenne. The cream sauce was calling my mother-in-law's name, and after tasting a bite of hers, I too heard that siren song. It was decadent and delectable.
My partner ordered the Eggs Louisianne. English muffins were piled with a mix of shrimp, crawfish and onions, and capped with poached eggs. This behemoth was adorned with a spicy, butter-infused herb cream sauce. The heavy sauce was more mildly spiced than the Eggs Breaux Bridge. I thought the excess of onions overwhelmed the dish, but my partner found the sweet crunch delightful. If you don't love onions, though, this is not the dish for you.
For the egg averse at our table, a sautéed Shrimp Poboy hit the spot. Mildly seasoned shrimp were mixed with zucchini, squash and grilled onions and served on a toasted, buttery po-boy roll. A side of french fries completed this hearty offering.
If simplicity is your craving, there are several combos available. The
No. 1 offers two eggs prepared to your wishes, with grits or hash browns; toast, a biscuit, English muffin or bagel; and a meat choice of bacon, ham or sausage link or patty. Diner breakfast at its finest.
Scores of locals and out-of-towners flock to Louie's for good reason. Reasonably priced hearty, filling choices served up quick, fresh and hot keep many coming back. On weekends, it's rare to not see patrons milling about outside waiting for a coveted seat. And forget game days in the fall: Louie's is a pre-tailgating tradition for legions of LSU and visiting fans.
If it's been a while, visit soon. If you were just there last weekend, welcome home.
THE BASICS: Open since 1941, Louie's is one of Baton Rouge's oldest and most iconic restaurants. If you're new to town, the 24-hour-diner is a rite of passage. If you're a native, you likely have many memories at this guilty pleasure spot.
WHAT'S A MUST: The famous fluffy biscuits; Eggs Breaux Bridge for a creamy, savory mix of poached eggs and andouille, crawfish and shrimp on a grits cake; and the classic egg combos with sides.
3322 Lake St.
Open 24 hours
Brunch specials served Saturday and Sunday mornings until they run out
Our food critic's name may be false, but the credentials are not. This gastronome has studied the history, cultivation, preparation, science and technology of food for more than 30 years.
This article was originally published in the March 2019 issue of 225 Magazine.


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Hats, Hope, and Escapes in these Dark and Unsmurfy days…
I am saddened by the horrible violence and hope that it will not beget more.
In my reflection, I was struck by a tweet, quite possibly retweeted from a retweet six times removed, that I can no longer seem to find in my search history.
So, now, I paraphrase a person who, could possibly be a reasonable genius or an Internet crackpot, I've never actually read any of his writings. In any case, a tweet attribute to him captured some of the thoughts jumbled in this brain-heart-stomach pit of despair.
The majority of deaths in modern wars are civilian. We may all be Paris, but why aren't we also Syria, Lebanon, Iraq…?
This is bit heavy for me, on any day, but even more so on this day.
Yes, this point in time that for so long was a golden memory, epicenter of all things good, happy, and pure. So, selfish beast as I am, I went in search of it:
Saturday morning.
Guess what? Even there – there are inescapable strands of reality. So, rather than plunge myself into an unworthwhile trip down Denial, I embraced the strange juxtaposition of life, history, and triviality.
I wound up down this path, partially because in this age of logocentric news coverage, there's already been a flood of talk of the symbology of war, death, peace, and how best to represent "Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité" on CNN's newscrawl and the Empire State Building.
In search of something to pin my hopes on, I, too went looking for a Francophilic emblem of hope and found it. That thing imbued with so much historical significance, yet miraculously preserving my childhood days of wonderment:
Yes, seriously.
No, I haven't (quite) fallen off my rocker.
To be clear, it's not so much the blue goblins I'm referring to, as the hat atop them.
There is much in the annals of French history about the Phrygian cap that was adopted during the French Revolution (also known as bonnet Phrygian, bonnet de la Liberté (Liberty cap) or bonnet rouge (red cap)).
Reality is harsh right now, but least of all for me. I recognize the privilege of freedom and ignorance that allows me the hubris to take the violence wrought on people around the world and turn it into this vanity exercise in self-pity.
Yet, all this realization shows me is that my sympathy isn't helping anyone, which is, itself, further disappointing. So, forgive me for wallowing deeper in the embrace of ignorance. Maybe I need to get lost in the fascination of history and of childhood escapes.
I know cartoons are no answer to world peace, but even Gargamel doesn't look too bad right now.


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Fortgranite, County Wicklow was discussed here a month ago (see: https://theirishaesthete.com/2019/04/15/fortgranite). The estate's best-known gatelodge takes the form of a rusticated toy castle, but this one greets visitors at the start of another drive. Of local granite, of course, and dating from c.1840, it is unusual in presenting identical facades both front and rear: on both sides, there is a canted breakfront at the centre of the building featuring a doorcase. Other than for reasons of symmetry, one wonders why the necessity for two entrances in such a small lodge?
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A Swift Exit
Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin and author of sundry celebrated works including Gulliver's Travels and A Modest Proposal, is associated with Fortgranite, a County Wicklow house, the contents of which are being sold tomorrow. The Swift family's rise in fortune originated with an earlier cleric, the Rev Thomas Swift who in 1566 became vicar of St Andrew's church in Canterbury, Kent and subsequently married the heiress daughter of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, Thomas Godwin. The latter was recalled in the first name of the Rev Thomas' eldest great-grandson, Godwin Swift, a lawyer who after 1660 served as Attorney General to the Viceroy the Duke of Ormonde, and was duly rewarded for his service with an estate in County Kilkenny, Swifte's Heath. One of Godwin Swift's younger brothers, Jonathan, also moved to Ireland but died within a year, aged only 27. He left a pregnant wife who seven months later gave birth to a son, also called Jonathan, the future dean. He benefitted from the support of his uncle Godwin (who incidentally had fifteen sons and four daughters by four wives), and then from the latter's son Willoughby (Jonathan Swift's cousin) who paid for his education and secured employment as secretary with Sir William Temple. His later clerical and literary careers are well known. What has any of this to do with Rockgranite? In 1711, Godwin Swift's grandson Thomas Swift married Frances Dennis, heiress of a timber merchant from Kinsale, County Cork: the couple had two sons, the Rev. Meade Swift-Dennis and John Swift-Dennis. In 1782, these two men were joint beneficiaries of the substantial estate left by their late uncle, James Dennis, former Chief Baron of the Exchequer and first (and last) Lord Tracton. The only condition was that they adopt the arms and name of Dennis. They duly did so, the Rev. Meade Dennis subsequently acquiring the Fortgranite estate which was left to his son Thomas Stratford Dennis. As the latter's middle name indicates, he was related to the Stratford family, his grandmother being a daughter of the first Earl of Aldborough, a name that has been discussed here more than once (see in particular Splendours and Follies, September 30th 2013, A Thundering Disgrace, January 13th 2014 and A Thundering Disgrace No More?, February 27th 2017).
Fortgranite is a house originally dating from c.1730, although sections of the basement suggest that there might already have been a tower house on the site, a not-unusual circumstance. The house was built for one George Pendred, whose family may have been Cornish in origin. He married an heiress Cordelia Saunders, daughter of lawyer and politician Morley Saunders, who c.1716 built a splendid house in County Wicklow, Saunders Grove (burnt 1923). As elsewhere in this take, the son of George and Cordelia Pendred changed his surname to Saunders in order to benefit from a family legacy, and was called Morley Pendred Saunders. His daughter Delia married the Rev. Meade Swift (later Dennis) and in turn their eldest son Thomas Stratford Dennis married his cousin Katherine Saunders. Thus two generations of one family benefitted from marrying two generations of another. In turn Fortgranite appears to have gone through two remodellings in the 19th century, the first c.1810-15 following the marriage of Thomas Dennis to Katherine Saunders, the second undertaken by the couple's eldest son Meade Dennis in the early 1870s, the last occasion when such enterprises were made before the onset of the Land Wars and consequent decline of Big House estates in the following decade. As a result of these two refurbishments, Fortgranite shows little evidence of its earlier manifestations, displaying the gravitas typical of a high-Victorian country house. Still, until recently the interior was filled with evidence of former eras, and of the diverse families who had both inherited the place and, through marriage and other connections, bequeathed items to it. All either now gone, or about to do so following tomorrow's contents sale. With them are dispersed the collective links to Patrick Swift, to the Earls of Aldborough, to timber merchants of Cork and Anglican clergy of Westmeath, to an entire history of Ireland's gentry. All scattered, never to be brought together again.
For further information on tomorrow's sale at Fortgranite, County Wicklow, see https://fonsiemealy.ie
Scant Evidence
The bungalow-strewn village of Stratford on Slaney, County Wicklow looks as though it could be a modern suburb almost anywhere. However a handful of houses indicate the place has an older pedigree. The name derives from founder Edward Stratford, second Earl of Aldborough whose architectural ambitions have been discussed here before (see Splendours and Follies, September 30th 2013, A Thundering Disgrace, January 13th 2014 and A Thundering Disgrace No More?, February 27th 2017). He developed the village during the last quarter of the 18th century, intending it to be a centre for the textile industry, specifically cotton and printing works. At its height in the 1830s, Stratford on Slaney contained 104 houses (and thirteen public houses) with a population of 2,833 people, 1,00o of them employed in the fabric factory. Lord Aldborough built places of worship for Anglicans, Roman Catholics and Presbyterians, a dispensary and several shops. The famine and its attendant woes in the following decade put an end to the business, and so to Stratford where the factory closed and people moved away: in the census of 2016, the village had a population of just 241 persons. These few houses, dating from c.1840 are all that remain of Lord Aldborough's ambitions.
Relics of Auld Decency
The remains of Tober House, County Wicklow. The building is believed to date from c.1720 when constructed for a branch of the Powell family (not Power, as is often stated) It appears the house originally rose two storeys over basement but an additional floor was later added above the moulded string course. It's curious to note that the windows on the ground floor are not symmetrically spaced: one of them on the ground floor being much closer to the entrance than the other. Parts of the slate cladding on the south wall survive, as does the handsome limestone lugged doorcase. Tober is said to have been gutted by fire at the end of the 18th century, perhaps during the time of the 1798 Rebellion when this part of the country was engulfed by violence. It has stood a ruin ever since.
Reconciled to Ruin
Inside the rear section of the former army barracks at Glencree, County Wicklow. In the aftermath of the 1798 Rebellion when this part of the country proved difficult for the authorities to control, a route still called the Military Road was constructed through the Wicklow Mountains, and these buildings erected in 1806 to house 100 troops. In the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars they vacated the barracks which during the second half of the 19th century was converted into a boy's reformatory, being used for this purpose until 1940. The site then served as a prison for captured German military personnel (a small cemetery holding the remains of those who died during that period remains close by) and since the mid-1970s one block has been the Glencree Centre for Reconciliation. However, as can be seen, the buildings immediately behind have been left to fall into their present state of disrepair.
By the Banks of the Slaney
A pyramid by the banks not of the Nile but the river Slaney, this is the Aldborough Mausoleum in Baltinglass, County Wicklow. The Earls of Aldborough have been discussed here before, both in relation to Belan, County Kildare (see Splendours and Follies, September 30th 2013) and Aldborough House, Dublin (see A Thundering Disgrace, January 13th 2014 and A Thundering Disgrace No More?, February 27th 2017). The family's architectural ambitions are reflected in this tomb, which dates from 1832 and was built to the immediate south of the chancel of the former Cistercian abbey church in Baltinglass, a curious juxtaposition of two different styles. The monastery had been suppressed in 1536 but the chancel here was later converted into a parochial church for the Church of Ireland, remaining in use for this purpose until 1883. The Aldborough Mausoleum is similar to but smaller than the Howard Mausoleum elsewhere in County Wicklow (see A Fitting Memorial, January 10th 2018). Both take the form of a pyramid on a square base and both are constructed from local granite. A door on the north side of the Baltinglass monument gave access to the interior, now stripped of any contents (the pyramids of Egypt not being the only ones subject to grave robbers…)
Giving Credit Where Due
The drawing room ceiling in Killruddery, County Wicklow. This part of the house was designed for the tenth Earl of Meath by Richard and William Vitruvius Morrison in the 1820s. Usually the names of craftsmen employed in such tasks remain unknown but specific information has been found about this ceiling. The principal plasterer was Henry Pobje of Dublin but he didn't work alone. Fifty years ago in 1968 when Elizabeth, Countess of Meath was repainting the room, she discovered on top of one section of the cornice the name of Simon Gilligan, together with the date 24th April 1824, which was presumably when the plasterwork was completed.
A Lakeside Lament
The shore of Lough Tay, County Wicklow into which the ashes of the Hon Garech Browne were committed yesterday in the company of family and friends. The devoted custodian of the Luggala estate for half a century, his generous cultural patronage, not least through the creation of Claddagh Records, were deservedly eulogised during the afternoon in words and music alike. While Garech has gone, he leaves rich memories and a legacy certain to last as long as water laps on Lough Tay's shore.
Missing, Presumed not Lost
A portrait of Oonagh Guinness commissioned in 1931 from the fashionable artist Philip de László by the sitter's then-husband Philip Kindersley, who paid £1,575 for the work. Much admired, the picture was exhibited in Paris the following year in a retrospective of de László's career. Thereafter it hung in the drawing room at Luggala, County Wicklow until Oonagh Guinness' death in August 1995 when bequeathed to Gay Kindersley, the son of her first marriage: he sold the picture and its whereabouts ever since remain a mystery. On Saturday afternoon (June 16th) at Farmleigh, Dublin I shall be speaking about Oonagh and her son, the recently deceased Garech Browne, and how they made Luggala a magnet for artists. This is part of a series of events to coincide with an exhibition of Irish portraits by Garech's close friend Anthony Palliser currently being held in the same venue.
For more information on this talk and others in the same series, please see: http://farmleigh.ie/calendar-of-events
Awaiting Salvation
No site looks its best in torrential rain, but under these circumstances there is something especially melancholic about Kilmacurragh, County Wicklow. Over the past couple of decades, the historic gardens here have undergone a wonderful and welcome rebirth, but the house which has formed the centrepiece of the estate for over three centuries now stands a roofless shell. It is located on the site of an early Christian settlement, based around a hermitage established by St Mochorog, said to be an Englishman of royal birth who came to Ireland at the start of the 7th century. A monastic community remained here until Henry VIII's dissolution of all such religious establishments, but some of the building's foundations have been found under parts of the present garden at Kilmacurragh. Ownership of the lands were then disputed between the local Byrne family and various settlers. However, in 1697 Thomas Acton secured a lease on the property from the Parsons family, then as now based in Birr, County Offaly (where their gardens are likewise renowned). The original Thomas Acton – grandfather of the one already mentioned – is believed to have come to Ireland in the mid-17th century with the Commonwealth army, and like so many other of its members to have stayed because rewarded for his service with property here. In 1716 the younger Thomas Acton obtained from the then-Viscount Rosse 'leases for lives renewable forever' at Kilmacurragh; twenty years later his son William Acton married the Viscount's cousin, Jane Parsons. Thereafter successive generations of Actons would live at Kilmacurragh and develop its gardens until the opening decades of the last century.
Almost from the moment of arrival at Kilmacurragh, the Actons seem to have been particularly interested in the improvement of their demesne. Presumably around the same period that he built the present house at the close of the 17th century, Thomas also laid out a formal Dutch-style park, with canals and formal avenues. He also created a forty-acre Deer Park. In turn his son William Acton laid out a two-mile beech avenue to celebrate his marriage to Jane Parsons in 1736. Fourteen years later she received a premium of £10 from the Dublin Society (founded less than two decades before) for the planting of 'foreign trees' and accordingly large numbers of these were given a place on the estate. In 1780 her son, another Thomas Acton, married Sidney Davis who would in turn receive grants from the same society for growing small plantations, using the money to acquire further rare species. Lt. Col. William Acton inherited the estate in 1817 and he undertook further work, both in the demesne and on the house. With regard to the former, he is believed to have built the walled garden with an orangery and ranges of glasshouses, as well as providing employment during the Great Famine by the restoration of the ha-ha that surrounded the old deer park. He also further added to the planting at Kilmacurragh, buying trees from a nursery established nearby at Dunganstown in 1780. When he died in 1854, the estate was inherited by his eldest son, once more Thomas, who did most to give the gardens their present appearance, not least by sweeping away the formal layout created by his forebears more than a century and a half earlier. Thomas Acton and his sister Janet worked closely with David Moore, then curator of the Botanic Gardens at Glasnevin, Dublin, and with his son and successor in the position, Sir Frederick Moore. It has been noted that Kilmacurragh during this period became an unofficial outpost for the Botanic Gardens, thanks to its climate and soil but also to its sympathetic owner who with his like-minded sibling travelled the world in search of plants to bring home to County Wicklow.
The fourth Thomas Acton never married and when he died in 1908 Kilmacurragh was inherited by his nephew Captain Charles Annesley Acton, another bachelor. He had little time to take care of the place since on the outbreak of the First World War he signed up for service and was killed in September 1915 while assisting another wounded soldier. Kilmacurragh duly passed to his only brother Major Reginald Thomas Annesley Ball-Acton who in turn was killed just eight months later at Ypres: his heir was a two-year old boy Charles (later a well-known music critic for The Irish Times). During his youth the house stood empty and the grounds lay neglected, but in 1932 the place was taken over by a German, Charles Budina, who successfully ran an hotel there. Unfortunately, following Charles Acton's sale of Kilmacurragh in 1944 a legal dispute seems to have arisen over possession of the property which was eventually acquired by the Land Commission thirty years later. More recently the gardens have come under the care of the National Botanic Gardens, an ideal association given the long links between the two sites. Since then much wonderful work has been undertaken in the grounds to bring them back to peak condition. However the house, which suffered the consequences of two fires in 1978 and 1982, has fallen into a ruinous state. Much has been written about the building of Kilmacurragh, traditionally dated to 1697 when Thomas Acton first took a lease on the land here. However, a few years ago in the Irish Arts Review Peter Pearson, who had examined relevant family papers including Thomas Acton's account book, proposed that the house was constructed about a decade later. Nevertheless it would still have been one of the first unfortified residences in this part of the country and it appears likely that William Robinson, the Surveyor General (who was paid £1.1.3d by Thomas Acton in 1704 for unspecified work) had a hand in its design. Stylistically Kilmacurragh is suggestive of Robinson's work, not least a handsome doorcase that once provided access to the building which was originally of five bays and two storeys (with an attic window in the pedimented breakfront). Photographs of the interior when still intact show it to have been extensively panelled, with a staircase featuring barley-sugar balusters not unlike those found in the Red House, Youghal, County Cork and other contemporaneous houses. The wings on either side of the main block were added in the 1840s by Lt Col. William Acton. Alas, nothing of his work on the house, nor that of his predecessors, remains. Today only the outer walls survive to look especially dispiriting in the rain…


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LOSERS AND WINNERS was awarded with the Adolf-Grimme-Award 2009
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LOSERS AND WINNERS is nominated for the Adolf-Grimme-Award
-- - 09/22/2008
LOSERS AND WINNERS wins the Prize Grazia Deledda at 14th SIEFF in Nouro, Italy
For its multi-layered construction and in-depth research lasting more than a year, showing an episode of the current globalization process by successfully rendering the controlled clash between German and Chinese industrial workers avoiding then usual polarization of emotional attachment.
-- - 06/23/2008
LOSERS AND WINNERS was honoured with the Herbert Quandt Medien-Preis of the Johanna-Quandt-Stiftung
-- - 12/16/2007
LOSERS AND WINNERS wins the Watch Docs Award at 7th WATCH DOCS in Warschau
Jury of the feature length competition, consisting of: Petr Lom (the President), Omar Amiralay, Roman Gutek, Violeta Krasnic, Kristina Schulgin decided to present the Watch Docs Award to German documentary Losers and Winners by Ulrike Franke and Michael Loeken about Chinese workers dismantling the ultra-modern German factory. From the jury verdict: "...extraordinarily fascinating and complex film that grips the audience from beginning to end. Impeccably shot, finely edited, and always thought provoking, the film vividly illustrates for us both the economic and moral consequences of economic globalization. It invites us to reflect on the power of cultural stereotypes and tolerance, and even more importantly, about justice and individual rights under global capitalism. The jury salutes the filmmakers' craftsmanship, their intellect in choosing an extraordinarily important and timely subject, and their sensitivity in portraying the lives and fates of those affected by colossal economic change".
-- - 09/09/2007
LOSERS AND WINNERS wins the Goldener Löwe at 1st Hachenburger Filmfest
-- - 08/12/2007
LOSERS AND WINNERS gets a Special Mention at 6th dokufest in Prizren
-- - 04/29/2007
LOSERS AND WINNERS wins the Best International Feature Documentary at HOTDOCS 2007 in Toronto
-- - 04/29/2007
LOSERS AND WINNERS gets a Golden Remi Award at 40th WORLDFEST in Houston
-- - 04/08/2007
LOSERS AND WINNERS gets a Honorable Mention and wins the Film Critics' Award at CIDF 2007 in Chicago
-- - 04/01/2007
LOSERS AND WINNERS gets a Special Jury Award at 12th IT'S ALL TRUE in São Paulo
-- - 03/08/2007
LOSERS AND WINNERS wins the Best Film Award at ONE WORLD FESTIVAL 07 in Praha
The Best Film Award was selected by members of the main jury: A prize will be awarded to the German film Losers and Winners by the directors Ulrike Franke and Michael Loeken on the current topic of the day, globalisation. "We have chosen a film which addresses the urgent issue of globalization. It is an allegory of modern-day world where geo-politics is defined by the shift of capital and labour migration. In a subtle observational style the filmmakers succeeded in depicting two different worlds, each with its own labour ethics and mechanisms of exploitation," the main jury said, explaining its decision.
-- - 01/2007
Official release of LOSERS AND WINNERS on March 15th in Cologne, Dortmund and Muenster
-- - 10/2006
LOSERS AND WINNERS will be the Opening Film at 49th DOK-Festival, Leipzig


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Reviews of Writing BooksThe Internet Writing Journal
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Word Court by Barbara WallraffHarcourt Brace, January 2000.
Hardcover, 368 pages.
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In today's world of cryptic email communications and high school graduates who are unable to express themselves clearly in their native language, the existence of Word Court, the popular grammar and style column written by Barbara Wallraff, is welcome proof that people still care about good writing. As an editor of Atlantic Monthly, Wallraff has reviewed the galleys of every article, short story, poem and feature scheduled to appear in the magazine since 1983. Her "Word Court" column answers readers' sometimes outraged questions about grammar and style with her trademark wit, humor and practicality. Her new grammar and style reference book is filled with grammar tips, explanations of common grammatical errors and answers to numerous grammar-related questions to help writers express themselves clearly. The book also includes some of the best question and answers from Wallraff's column. Topics in the book include trends in language, why people care about grammar, common grammar mistakes and grammar usage. A particularly useful section is entitled "A Grammarian's Dozen," in which Wallraff discusses thirteen grammar issues that plague writers. Another useful section in the book is an alphabetical usage guide which covers often abused and confused words, such as "And, But, Or", "Bi-", "Data", "Moment, Moments" and "While."
Barbara Wallraff's Word Court is a book that should be on every writer's reference shelf. Short story writers and freelance writers will also find it useful to see what grammar and style issues are considered important by a top literary editor. Scholars, students and word lovers will also enjoy this authoritative grammar compendium, which is as entertaining as it is useful. Highly recommended.
The User Manual Manual by Michael BremerUntechnical Press, November 1999.
Trade Paperback, 314 pages.
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The User Manual Manual helps to demystify the process of writing a software manual from start to finish. The guide begins with general information about software manual publishing, the different types of manuals and companies and development teams. The second part of the book is a sample project that guides the reader through the complete development of a manual and includes all the steps involved: project overview, writing the manual, validating, rewriting, editing, layout, final edits, printing, producing onscreen help, writing the readme and project backup. The third section in the book is the exhibits section which includes checklists, example documents, screen samples and a sample manual. The appendix in the book contains a list of recommended reading.
Author Micheal Bremmer, who was a writer, editor, writing manager and Director of Creative Services at Maxis software (the company responsible for SimCity), has created an indespensible guide to manual writing. Packed with instruction, checklists and samples, this reference is a must-read for technical writers.
You Can Write a Romance by Rita Clay Estrada and Rita GallagherWriter's Digest Books, August 1999.
Trade Paperback, 120 pages.
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Beginning romance writers will find answers and direction in this compact guide to romance writing. Authors Rita Clay Estrada and Rita Gallagher provide tips, instruction and the inside scoop on the romance publishing industry. Some of the romance writing concepts covered include types of romance novels, agents, the publishing business, formatting manuscripts, action, conflict, plots, characters, subplots, motivation, heroes and heroines, dialogue, revisions and resources for romance writers. Rita Estrada and Rita Gallagher are more than qualified to provide advice to romance writers. Rita Gallagher and her daughter, Rita Clay Estrada, cofounded Romance Writers of America in 1980. Rita Clay Estrada has published over 30 romance novels and the Rita Award (an RWA book award) is named in her honor. In addition to expert advice, the two authors also include examples, tips from other well-known romance novelists and checklists to help writers reach their goals. An excellent introduction to romance novel writing for beginners.
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Founded over 30 years ago, the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority is one of the nation's leading federal student loan servicers. MOHELA manages roughly 1.5 million accounts and $31.8 billion in outstanding debt, so if you're currently repaying federal student loans, there's a good chance they service yours.
If that's the case, then you're in the right place. This extensive guide to MOHELA will walk you through every aspect of working with the company so that you can stay confident throughout your repayment process. From creating an account to making your monthly payments, we've got you covered on all questions related to managing your debt with MOHELA.
Before we discuss the details of working with MOHELA, let's describe what they – and other loan servicer companies – do for you and your debt. Federal student loan servicers are companies that handle repayment, borrower communication, and other services related to your government student loans. Currently, nine companies service federal student loans, and MOHELA is one of the largest.
Here's a brief list of some services your federal loan servicer will perform related to your student debt:
To determine if MOHELA is your servicer or if another company is managing your educational debt, log into the My Federal Student Aid website. There, you'll be able to see which company is currently servicing each of your federal student loans. Borrowers often have to work with multiple companies handling their various loans, so don't assume your servicer is the same in all cases.
Once you do confirm MOHELA is your servicer, head over to their website and move on to our next section.
If you're just beginning the repayment process, creating an account on MOHELA's website is your first step to access information about your loan and selecting your preferred payment options. Thankfully, the process is relatively simple because MOHELA has already received all the information they need about your loans from the Department of Education.
Click the "CREATE WEB ACCOUNT" button on the home page
Enter your Social Security number and birthdate
Create a secure username and password
Press continue to set your preferences related to security and communication
When working with your loan servicer, it's essential to keep your contact information updated. You don't want to miss some important update related to your loan or have your private financial information mailed to an old address for anyone to open. If you move, change your name, or get a new phone number or email, here's how you update those details in MOHELA's records.
Once logged in, select the "Profile & Notifications" link beneath the "My Account" section of the column on the left
Select the account-related detail you'd like to adjust; confirm and save your changes before leaving the page
If you prefer to skip the snail mail and receive all your communication from MOHELA digitally, they offer a "paperless" option for all borrower correspondence. To sign up for this program or learn more about it, head here.
If you have any questions related to your loans or need to make a change to your repayment plan, MOHELA customer service representatives can be reached by phone at the following numbers:
Representatives are available at the following times:
You can also access automated payment and account information by phone 24/7.
MOHELA allows its account holders to submit payments in a variety of ways. Explore the options below and choose whichever payment method sounds simplest.
If you value simplicity, this option allows you to have payments automatically withdrawn from your bank account on a specified date each month. Doing so may even qualify you for a .25% deduction on your interest rate – which could translate to significant savings over time.
To set up this payment option, log into your Mohela account. If you're not enrolled in auto debit currently, a prompt for this option will be visible near the top of the page.
Click the "Apply Now" link and follow the instructions to establish auto debit. You'll need to enter your bank account information to confirm this payment method, so have those details handy.
To make a single monthly payment through the MOHELA website, log in to your account. Then select the "Make a Payment" option beneath the "Payment Assistance" section within the left column.
On the following page, select the date on which you'd like to send your payment. If you're making a payment for the first time, you'll need to provide your bank account information. Once you do, your information will be saved so you can easily select that account in the future.
Next, enter the amount you'd like to pay. You can choose to apply your payment across your loans or toward one loan specifically. Then click "Continue" to confirm the details of your payment.
To provide the details of your payment by phone, call (888) 866-4352. Have your account details ready when you call. If you need international assistance, call (636) 532-0600 instead.
MOHELA's operators aren't available 24/7, but you can make payments through their automated system at any time.
You can send a check to MOHELA but will need to log into your account to determine which address to mail your payment to (they have multiple). You'll also need to include your 10-digit account number (visible in the top menu once you log into the website) on the check you send.
MOHELA states that this payment method will take the longest time to process, so don't cut it close to your due date.
If you're looking to extend your repayment period to lower your monthly payments, MOHELA facilitates a number of plans that adjust the length of time you'll be paying your loan back.
This is the default length of payment under the terms you agreed to when you signed up for your loan.
With this option, your monthly payments will start out low and gradually rise over time. This might help you if your salary is modest now, but you anticipate making more money in the months and years to come.
With this plan, you'll make lower monthly payments over a longer period of time. The total interest you pay will likely be significantly higher with this option, however.
Additionally, MOHELA also administers a number of income-driven repayment plans, which adjust your payments to reflect your earnings. These plans are tied to a number of variables related to your financial circumstances and can vary depending on the federal loans you currently hold.
To learn more about these options, visit the MOHELA Repayment Plans page for specific details. If you think any of these plans might be right for you, however, you can't make this switch online. Rather, you'll need to request a change to your payment plan by phone. Their operators can be reached at (888) 866-4352 during business hours. Additionally, selecting an income-driven repayment plan will require you to apply online through the Department of Education's StudentLoans.gov website. MOHELA representatives can guide you through that process, however.
You might also be interested in student loan forgiveness and discharge programs, which relieve account holders from all or a part of their debt burdens. Forgiveness possibilities are available only to a limited pool of borrowers, such as those serving in specific public service professions. Discharge is permitted only in rare circumstances, such as fraud or closure on the part of your school. To see if you qualify for either type of program, visit MOHELA's Loan Forgiveness and Discharge Programs page.
As a last resort during difficult times, you can also request a deferment or forbearance on your payments through MOHELA. A deferment postpones payments during a time of financial difficulty, and no interest accrues during this repayment pause. It can be granted by:
Conversely, forbearance also pauses payments for a specific period, but interest does accrue during this time. Forbearance can be granted for several reasons, including:
As with repayment plan changes, MOHELA will only process deferment or forbearance requests by phone.
If you're happy with your MOHELA loan service and terms, we hope this guide helps you navigate every aspect of your repayment. But if you're interested in exploring better options, refinancing with a private lender could save you hundreds – and the headache of navigating the federal loan servicer bureaucracy. In fact, borrowers who refinance their student loans save an average of $259 each month and nearly $20,000 over the life of their loans.
At Comet, we can help you assess just how much you could save, so you won't be left wondering if you're paying too much each month. Use our Student Loan Refinancing Calculator to learn if this option is right for you and to assess just how good a deal you could be getting.
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Earnest empowers people with the financial captial they need to live better lives.
Using technology, data, and design to build affordable products, Earnest's lending products are built for a new generation seeking to reach life's milestones. The company understands every applicant's unique financial story to offer the lowest possible rates and radically flexible loan options for living life.
Click here to apply with Earnest and to see how much you can save.
Operates in all 50 states; 2nd largest student loan refinancing lender
Laurel Road is a national online lender with customers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Many of our non-bank competitors are not able to lend in all 50 states.Laurel Road has grown to be the second largest player in the student loan refinancing space in large part because of our reputation as the go-to low rate provider.
Get your personalized, pre-approved rates in less than 5 minutes.
For every loan they fund, they contribute to the education of a child in need
CommonBond was founded in 2011 by three MBA graduates from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School who wanted to help their peers escape from high-interest student loan debt. Its original focus was on grad students, but it has since expanded to cover undergrads as well.
Of all the companies we reviewed, CommonBond has some of the best customer service. The company prides itself on being easy to reach by email, phone, or live chat. It offers networking events, expert panels, insider newsletters, and even has a program help borrowers who lose their jobs to find new ones. CommonBond also makes you feel good about choosing to refinance with them by donating money to an education nonprofit for each loan they write.
Get a personalized review of your refinancing options with CommonBond today.
Credible is an online marketplace that provides borrowers with competitive, personalized loan offers from multiple, vetted lenders in real time.
Credible is a multi-lender marketplace that empowers consumers to discover student loan refinancing options that are the best fit for their unique circumstances. Our integrations with leading lenders and credit bureaus allow consumers to quickly compare accurate, personalized loan options ― without putting their personal information at risk or affecting their credit score. The Credible marketplace provides an unrivaled customer experience, as reflected by over 2,000 positive Trustpilot reviews and a TrustScore of 9.5/10. Credible is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
For more information, click here to apply now with Credible.
Works with 300+ community lenders for higher approval chances
Connecting student borrowers to a network of over 300 community lenders with low interest rates. By partnering with these lenders, LendKey is able to give consumers direct access to the best rates available from the most borrower friendly institutions. As the servicer of all loans obtained through its platform, you can rest easy knowing your personal information will be safe and that the best customer service team will be ready to answer your questions from application until your final payment.
Many ELFI customers save hundreds per month month and thousands over the length of the loan term.
Education Loan Finance is designed to assist borrowers through consolidating outstanding education loans into one single loan that effectively lowers your costs of education and/or makes repayment very simple. Education Loan Finance - backed by the strength of SouthEast Bank - combines the benefits of traditional education loan refinancing with the superior products, service, and support found in the private market.
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Special offers for medical resident and fellow refinance products
Splash Financial is a leader in student loan refinancing with new rates as low as 3.25% fixed APR which can save you tens of thousands of dollars over the life of your loans. No application or origination fees and no prepayment penalties. Splash Financial is in all 50 states and is intensely focused on customer service. Splash Financial is also one of the few companies that offers a great medical resident and fellow refinance product. You can check your rate with Splash in just minutes.
Click here to see more of Splash's offerings and to see how you can save money.
Offers unemployment protection and career/coaching/networking
SoFi, which stands for "Social Finance," was created by a group of Stanford business students who found themselves with a mountain of debt after graduation. They set out to change the student loan industry and help borrowers like themselves to get lower interest rates. SoFi has some of the lowest interest rates and, unlike the other lenders we reviewed, it has no maximum amount you can finance. However, Nevada residents can't currently refinance with SoFi. Minimum loan balances are higher in Arizona, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania due to state laws. Additional state restrictions may apply.


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Last day of holiday
Since it's the last day of our holiday, in the morning, we just lazed about in the hotel.
Zara got bolder with the waves, trying to walk closer to the water, and not afraid even when a higher wave wet her thighs. I was holding her hands all the time, ready to lift her up if the wave looked too menacing.
It's a public holiday today, and therefore there were more guests, making the pool area very noisy. The hotel has a very nice garden, with very old and big trees and away from the crowd. A few big hammocks were available, and I always like lying on one. I took one with Zara and immediately she laid her head on my chest, and started sucking a thumb, a contented look on her face (and mine).
We checked out at 12pm, and started our long journey back home. More singing, and entertaining Zara on that long drive.
When we arrived, she was actually quite happy to be home. She was suddenly bursting with energy, and was crawling here and there, making lots of noises, and when we put her in her walker because we had to unpack, she was just walking very fast, and knocking on every thing.
When I tried to nurse her before tucking her to bed, she was becoming quite naughty. She bit on my nipple, and shouted AIK! I think she wanted to play more, and didn't want to settle down yet. I tried a few more times, and she did the same thing followed by more AIKs ! I was very upset, as though she was rejecting me.
I have to wrap my arms tightly around her, cuddle her, and tell her it's getting late, and she should stop being naughty. She was making her scolding sound all the time AIK! AIK!
Eventually, she calmed down, and laid her head on my shoulder. I nursed her again, and this time she didn't bite. While stroking her head, I told her never to bite again. Not sure if she understood or heard me, but she drifted off to sleep after a while.
It was a good holiday, and with a kid, it will never be the same carefree, rough it out type again. Even after a long journey, her needs have to be met first before we could rest or unpack.


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This article addresses the issue of undercutting bedroom doors to provide return airflow from bedrooms resulting in risks such as insufficient airflow, pressure imbalance, energy-inefficient loss of conditioned air, condensation within the wall, and moisture durability issues.
This study uses a computer simulation approach to examine the energy and indoor air quality implications of passive and hybrid ventilation systems.
NAFA's user guide for understanding ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 52.2-2012.
Article about installing balanced ventilation systems.
The Technician's Guide equips practitioners with the knowledge to properly implement all of the measurement procedures required in the HVAC QI Specification.
This document covers a description of the need and applied solutions for supplemental dehumidification in warm-humid climates, especially for energy efficient homes where the sensible cooling load has been dramatically reduced.
Proposed HVAC filter labeling standard and underlying analysis by the California Energy Commission.
Website with consumer information about duct cleaning.
Article describing how replacing PSC motors with ECMs can boost bottom line and improve customer comfort.
Website with product and standards information about ceiling fans.
Paper covering a parametric study of foundation heat exchanger-based ground source heat pump systems for several house configurations in a range of European locations, with an emphasis on determining feasible combinations.
Report providing information on mechanical, air-cleaning devices for ventilation when conventional methods are not warranted.
Summary of available information and resources on residential air cleaners, including HVAC filters.
If your kitchen has a powerful exhaust fan, it may be pulling air down your chimney or water-heater flue.
Report on whole-house and spot ventilation strategies for improved indoor air quality.
Article describing how to properly manage condensing HVAC equipment.
Guidance on performance of current diagnostics as well as a draft test method for use in future air flow evaluations.
Central return designs require an open pathway between the room and the heart of the house where the return grill is located.
This research study used pollutant measurements, home inspections, diagnostic testing and occupant surveys to assess IAQ in 24 new or deeply retrofitted homes designed to be high performance green buildings in California.
Article in Energy Design Update describing the cost and savings benefits of electronically commutated motors (ECMs) for HVAC equipment.
Publication describing the requirements and procedures for the certified performance ratings program for residential ventilation products administered by the Home Ventilating Institute.
Publication specifying HVI's prescriptive procedures for testing and rating airflow of residential ventilation products in accordance with ANSI consensus standards.
Correcting pressure imbalances in your HVAC system can result in a healthier, more efficient home.
Fact Sheet describing the need for supplemental dehumidification, dehumidifier configuration options, and design considerations.
Website with consumer information about residential heat pump systems.
Factsheet describing the uses and benefits of ground-source heat pumps for affordable housing, assisted living, dorms and hotels.
Website article discussing the economics of ground source heat pumps.
Website with general information about geothermal (ground-source) heat pumps (GSP's).
Website with information about ENERGY STAR criteria for geothermal heat pumps.
Report investigating the status of the geothermal heat pump (GHP) industry and technology in the United States, assembling GHP energy savings potential, identifying key barriers to application of GHPs, and identifying actions that could accelerate adoption of GHPs.
Article describing a numerical model that can be used to size foundation heat exchanger (FHX) systems.
Report describing a project aimed at developing validated models and design tools for foundation heat exchangers.