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I've come to realize just how much of a struggle it is for a foreigner to settle down and build a long-term life in Tokyo. To be honest, this isn't the most foreigner-friendly country to move into and I've relied heavily on other people's kindness as I went through my own ups and downs in the past month. Many things are still unresolved but I guess it's about time I give an update to what's been happening so far.
First, I FINALLY found permanent housing. (Yay! Happy dance!) For a while, I had been drifting between hostels and guesthouses in the middle of high tourist season, which is the absolute worst! Since I never knew how long I'd need the housing, I could never reserve in advance. So I'd stay wherever there was vacancy until the point I got kicked out and had to start the moving cycle all over again.
The current situation has been so much better for my own sanity. I'm in a sharehouse where I just get a room and I share the bathroom and kitchen with housemates - a very common setup in space-starved Tokyo. It's an international house so it won't do me much good for learning Japanese but at least it will keep me connected to the outside world.
|Windows galore in my new bedroom
And ofcourse, I've spent a small bit of time exploring Tokyo more. A California friend came out recently for a work visit and we got to hang out and check off all those tourist sites I had been neglecting to get to before.
|Visiting the Robot Restaurant in Shinjuku
|So random...
|This is not a real robot! There were no real robots at the Robot Restaurant!
|CUTE!! Overpriced omelette rice brunch served at a maid cafe
|Taking in a panoramic view of the city at Tokyo Skytree Tower
|Care package from the US!! My favorite brand of potato chips!
I even found an art class conducted in English! It's been so long since I've had the chance to draw and it's been a painful endeavor trying to unrust myself on this skill. Initial attempts are far below where I should be but I'll find my groove again eventually.
|5 minute pose
|5 minute poses
|20 minute pose
|Hours long pose - Glad I drew in his facial expression early. By the end, he was literally falling asleep!
Otherwise, a lot of my time has been spent trying to navigate through Tokyo without knowing enough Japanese. Eating at restaurants in itself has sometimes been a challenge. Especially since my face would suggest to people I should know something of the language. I'm sure I've been judged a dunce all throughout Tokyo's restaurant worker population.
|Grilled fish for lunch. Don't ask me what kind though. I don't know what I ordered.
|Eventually, I learned the Chinese character for donburi and the Japanese characters for meal set. I've been going crazy ordering this type of meal ever since. Yes! No more starving because I don't know how to read the menu!
Finding work has been a whole other beast and the interview process alone taught me a lot about the Japanese concepts of 'tatemae' and 'honne' - the mask you put on for other people and the honest self you are inside. What is said overtly is very much a censored speech and may be completely unrelated to what's going on in reality. Obviously, it's a concept that exists to some extent in every society around the world but the Japanese version is something to get used to.
But this is probably the least interesting part of the recent moving process. I'll sign off for now and devote more to the job hunting experience later.


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Nebraska Republican Senator Ben Sasse announced via Twitter that he didn't even bother to wait until his state's presidential primary to cast his vote.
Nebraska's winner-take-all primary isn't even until May 10th. But Sasse jumped at the opportunity to cast an early ballot for his fellow Republican Senator in the race, Ted Cruz.
Sasse happily tweeted that he and his wife both cast early ballots.
"Happy to report that Melissa and I just early-voted for @tedcruz to #StopTrump," he wrote. "Time for conservatives to unite here in winner-take-all Nebr[aska]."
Sasse's disdain for the Republican leader, Donald Trump, is well known. He refers to Trump and Democrat leader Hillary Clinton as two fundamentally dishonest New York liberals in the race and states very pointedly that he could not support Trump, even if he becomes the party's nominee.
"My current answer for who I would support in a hypothetical matchup between Mr. Trump and Mrs. Clinton is: Neither of them," he posted on his Facebook page. "I sincerely hope we select one of the other GOP candidates, but if Donald Trump ends up as the GOP nominee, conservatives will need to find a third option."
He describes Trump as being void of core principles and asserts that the American people deserve better.
Sasse appeared in various campaign events with Cruz prior to the first Iowa caucus, but he stopped short of making a formal endorsement.
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What is something that would surprise people to know about you?
I am a dedicated yogi. I have been doing yoga for over ten years. In high school I could not do a handstand. At age 62, I can do a handstand for 45 seconds against the wall. My goal is to do the same in the middle of the room.
I just attended a workshop recently with 11 hours of training.
I also play the didgeridoo. I own three of them.
Why did you choose this field?
I had an incredible shop teacher in seventh grade that gave me the freedom to draw and create. I had a permanent pass to get out of study hall and be in the studio. I decided then I wanted to be an architect.


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text: Alejandro has left for London and in this episode we're reading an email from Rory with the latest updates on the story. Rory is thinking about the future and his plans for his PhD which perhaps will take him to Argentina. As usual, there is a huge range of complex grammar and advanced vocabulary covered, and Mark and Carmen are on hand to discuss the text in detail.


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1. Re: Device ResourcesJoMe_264151 Sep 11, 2014 8:37 AM (in response to ando_291601)
You could use something similar to
#ifdef CYDEV_PRT4_BASE
which will not be defined when port4 does not exist
2. Re: Device Resourcesando_291601 Sep 11, 2014 9:34 AM (in response to ando_291601)
Unfortunately, this does not work,
as for instance for the mentioned device, CY8C2866LTI-067, port 3 does not exist (on the package),
but CYDEV_IO_PC_PRT3_BASE is defined,
I guess, you meant that when you wrote "CYDEV_PRT4_BASE"?
I did not find CYDEV_PRT1_BASE, for instance in my project with the mentioned device.
It seems that preprocessor definitions are done on a architecture level (e.g. PSoC 3),
reflecting the content of the "PSoC x Register TRM" without incorporating the limits of the chosen device.
3. Re: Device ResourcesJoMe_264151 Sep 11, 2014 10:47 AM (in response to ando_291601)
I was checking a PSoC4-file, sorry, so the name I gave is different for PSoC 3/5.
Too bad that the generated files do not exclude non-existing ports. I would suggest to file a "MyCase" on this matter, probably there is a way to find out.
4. Re: Device ResourcesDaKn_263916 Sep 11, 2014 5:16 PM (in response to ando_291601)
To create a technical case at Cypress -
"Technical Support"
"Create a Case"
You have to be registered on Cypress web site first.
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If you want to know how to get into college, it first starts with researching the colleges you would like to attend and being realistic about whether or not you can get accepted; regardless if you desire to attend a school like Harvard or your local community college.
That said, you don't have to be a straight A student to get into college. If you follow these basic steps below on how to get into college, you should be able to get accepted into at least one school.
Have Good Grades
This is a no brainer. If you want to get into a good college, especially a college of your choice, you will need to have good grades in high school. Again, you don't necessarily need to be an A student to get accepted into college, but it certainly helps.
If your grades are less than stellar, participating in extracurricular activities at your high school will boost your chances of getting accepted. Why? Because college admissions love, love, love students who participate in extracurricular activities.
Good SAT or ACT scores
Whether you have to take the SAT or the ACT, having a high score is key because this is what colleges mostly look at. Prepare for these exams as much as possible by taking a prep class or reviewing with a prep book from your local library.
If your high school offers a practice SAT or ACT exam, take it so you can get an idea of what your score will be like if you were taking the real exam. If your practice score is low, make sure to review as much as possible to increase your score.
Letter of Recommendations
When it comes to recommendation letters, it's a good idea to get a recommendation from someone who knows you personally like one of your teachers or a close friend of the family who works as a professional (i.e. a doctor, lawyer, banker, CEO, business owner, etc.).
Make sure you give the person you asked for a recommendation letter enough time to write the letter for you. Never ask for a recommendation letter from someone at the last minute.
Excellent Personal Statements or College Essays
When it comes to figuring out how to get into college, an excellent personal statement or college essay is important to make you stand out from the other applicants. If you are not a good writing, it's crucial you seek help from your English teacher or from someone who knows how to write extremely well.
Be sure to give your college essay some personality and be honest about who you are. If your high school grades are low due to you having to work two jobs, write about that. If you have a major illness, but still managed to get straight A's, then write about that. Colleges want to know the real you so therefore, college essays have to have personality.
Apply to Schools You Can Get Into
Everyone wants to get into a Tier 1 school like Harvard, but the truth of the matter is most people can't get into Harvard due to their grades. Therefore, research colleges and make sure to apply to schools you think you can get into, as well as colleges "you know" you can get into.
For example, if your grades can get you accepted into a Tier 2 college, then mostly apply to Tier 2 schools. However, by all means apply to one or two Tier 1 colleges, but definitely make sure to also apply to one or two Tier 3 colleges, one or two Tier 4 colleges, and a community college.
With grades good enough for a Tier 2 school, you should definitely be able to get accepted into a Tier 3, Tier 4, and community college just in case you don't get accepted into a Tier 1 or Tier 2 school. It is best that you cover all your bases because remember, the goal is to "get accepted" into college!
If you can only get accepted into a community college, that's not necessarily a bad thing. As a matter of fact, obtaining your Associates of Arts Degree (AA) from a community college first and then transferring to a 4-year college will save you thousands of dollars in the long run.
That's a very good thing because many college graduates are burdened with astronomical college debt! If paying for college will be a challenge for you, then attending a community college first will be your best bet.
Besides, there are many excellent community colleges with tenured professors where you can get just as good of an education as you would at a college or university. Just be sure to get good grades and seek out help if you ever need to bring up your GPA in college to make transferring to a 4-year school a breeze!


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3 Mistakes to Avoid in a Personal Injury Case
Personal injury law may seem fairly straightforward, but depending on the case, it can actually be fairly complicated. Many people make basic mistakes when filing a claim and unfortunately compromise their ability to recover financial compensation to address medical bills and other damages. Before you inadvertently derail your case, consult with a qualified legal representative who can help to ensure that you proceed as necessary.
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Though you may be fully in the right when you bring a personal injury lawsuit against a defendant who caused you harm, you can be certain that they will seek to vigorously protect their own interests. Therefore it is absolutely essential that you do not commit errors which could help them to deflate your case. The following are particularly costly mistakes:
#1: Failing to Seek Medical Attention Immediately
Seeing a doctor may prevent your injury from getting any worse and will also create a formal record which documents your injuries.
#2: Waiting Too Long to File
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#3: Leaving Out Details in Your Discussions with an Attorney
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A Quiver of Love - Maribeth Benson
Maribeth Benson
June was a very fruitful month for our family; we added 2 new grandbabies to our quiver within 3 weeks of each other! Our son's, (with the help of their wives), each gave birth to their first child. Maggie was our June 1st baby and Bethany our June 21 baby. The anticipation and preparation for these babies were pretty much over the top for they were both planned and loved before we knew them.
For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
Psalm 139:13-14
These sweet babes were constantly on our minds from the second we heard of their impending births! Who will they look like? Me, of course! What color hair and eyes will they have? Mine, of course! Whose traits will they have? Mine. Whose intelligence will they have? You can pray. And then after all the guessing on their physical attributes we were on to what will be the nursery colors? Will the comforter match the curtains; will the curtains match the rugs, dark wood or light woods for the crib and dresser or paint to match the curtains? Paint is a whole other debacle which then may involve stenciling to pick up the themes of each nursery. Will the toys be age appropriate? I still maintain that the mini I pad I bought them was false advertising. What kind of stroller should they get, a 6 cylinder or 4? Should they be on a feeding schedule or nurse on demand, frankly, I feel it is never too early to be demanding. I can go on and on but I will spare you.
Yes, these last 9 months have been quite exhausting for us, I do have to say though that my husband has had it a bit easier, he hasn't lost nigh a night's sleep fretting over if the dolls we bought with the red hair and blue eyes and the one with the brown hair and green eyes should go to the baby who actually has the red hair or to the one with brown hair with red highlights, you see there is a huge chance her hair may change color as she grows They both have blue eyes now, but that too can change into hazel or green so as I am writing this my blue eyes are red from all the lack of sleep
Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Luke 12:7 NIV
But what is so amazing Is all these mind boggling decisions that were being fretted over all these months were all for naught because once they were born and we held these precious little babes in our arms, nothing mattered anymore, they were each truly fearfully and wonderfully made. Each one has their own destiny and purpose for being born, each one is unique, and each one is equally loved. What is even more amazing is that He loves them even more than we do! What a wonderful gift He gave us. There isn't a Hallmark card out there that can express our thanks to Him for these little packages of love sent from heaven.
Maribeth Benson
Prayer Side Receptionist
Spokane Headquarters


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Home-selling tips: Forensic real estate work can save you in the end
Special to the Sun-Bonanza
Buyers and Sellers do a lot of work with their Agents to find out as much as they can about the other side, and the property they are all working on.
It is truly amazing how much information is available online, or by just paying attention to what is going on around you. The information can help the parties in making a buying or selling decision, or to benefit once a decision to move forward is made.
The most important item to most Buyers and Sellers is price. Fair market value can be determined by looking at the sales comps and the other properties currently available for sale, but that doesn't always dictate what the sales price is going to be.
Motivation of the parties has a lot to do with the ultimate price agreed on. "Tells" that Buyers will notice include the fact that there is no men's clothing in a married couple's home.
Could be a divorce, or a job transfer, but either way there can be a level of motivation, or lack thereof, stemming from the domestic situation. Homes that are obviously overcrowded or too spacious for the occupants can be an indicator of a need/want to move sooner than later.
Buyers arriving at the four bedroom house with all six kids in tow is an example of how Buyers can reflect motivation to Sellers.
Many homes have unusual characteristics. It is amazing how many times Buyers and Agents are looking at a feature wondering what it was doing there.
Solving these mysteries can be fun for Buyers and their Agents. These can be an odd placement of a concrete pad in a yard, multiple electrical plugs in a room, water run to an unusual location, etc.
Knowing that the owner was a photographer with a darkroom, or a computer tech, would help understand such things, but without that knowledge such peculiarities become topics of discussion.
We once had a customer tell us about a home with a weird circular wood enclosure in the back yard. Having sold the home to an amateur astronomer years before, we knew the structure was for stargazing without disruption from the lights of neighboring houses.
Periodic green posts along the perimeter of a property we saw recently was an indicator that somebody removed the panels that had comprised the fencing. Not obvious over 5 acres, but clear once observed with a critical eye.
The many foreclosures and short sales of the recession have conditioned us to look for what isn't there, what has been removed from the property.
That forensic work involves looking for signs of prior installation, imprints in ground, fading or lack thereof, pipes or wiring that goes nowhere, etc.
It is important that things are not only installed correctly, but if removed that they are uninstalled safely. Keep snooping. Was the furnace big enough to handle the room addition added without a permit? Is the septic big enough for the added living capacity? Two water heaters in a 2,000 square foot house? Unusual, but maybe because the original was in a closet and couldn't be expanded?
One can only surmise. Not a negative, but certainly a curiosity.
Our Advice: Ask questions if you can't figure something out about a property. The owner or neighbor may have the answers. Revealing your motivation for the buy or sell isn't always a bad thing.
It can spur the other party to act in your favor as opposed to looking at competing offers. Despite an apparent highly motivating factor, not all people are realistic about their situation, or in a position to act despite their desire to do so.
Your insight may help them with perspective, talk with your Agent about what and how to disclose what you know.
There's a little Sherlock Holmes in all of us. Your forensic work may save you from a mistake, or enhance your position in a transaction. Enjoy the moment when you've a puzzle to solve in a house.
Lisa Wetzel & Jim Valentine, CDPE, SFR, work for RE/MAX Realty Affiliates in the Carson Valley. Visit carsonvalleyland.com or call 775-781-5472 for information.


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This article was initially written in 2014, when there was a considerable amount of anxiety surrounding the King v. Burwell case. People in states that use the federally-facilitated exchange (which is the majority of the states) were understandably concerned that their subsidies might be taken away, as that was the premise of the case. Ultimately, the federal government won the case in the summer of 2015, and subsidies continued to be available without interruption.
But even now, six and a half years after the ACA was signed into law, various parts of the law still face legal challenges, and healthcare reform remains nearly as contentious as it was in 2009, when the ACA was being debated. Add to that the rate increases for 2017, which are shaping up to be an average of about 25 percent, and the various carriers across the country that are exiting the exchanges at the end of 2016, and it's understandable that people might be feeling a little nervous about the status of their subsidies.
So let's revisit the question: Can you count on your Obamacare subsidies? In short, yes. Regardless of what you've heard about Obamacare – good or bad – the subsidies aren't going away. And with the rate increases that are expected for 2017, those subsidies will be more important than ever.
Subsidies keep pace with rate increases
The ACA's premium subsidies are a cornerstone of the law, and are the primary means of making coverage affordable for the majority of the exchange's enrollees. For the people who enrolled in coverage during the 2016 open enrollment period in the 38 states that use HealthCare.gov, 85 percent qualified for subsidies, and the subsidies cover an average of 73 percent of their total premiums.
Subsidies are based on the cost of the second-lowest-cost Silver plan in your area, your household income, and the cost of the plan you select. If you enroll in the second-lowest-cost Silver plan, the percentage of your income you'll have to pay for your coverage is described here. If you pick a plan that's less expensive than the second-lowest-cost Silver plan, you'll pay less, and if you pick a more expensive plan, you'll pay more.
But what happens when prices rise from one year to the next? In general, subsidies will rise too. But the amount by which they'll increase isn't tied to the average price increase across the whole market, or to how much your own plan's price increases. Rather, any increase in subsidies is determined based on whether – and how much – the price of the second-lowest-cost plan in a given area increases in price. From 2015 to 2016, the average price increase for second-lowest-cost silver plans across the country was 7.5 percent, which was less than the overall average increases across all plans.
So you can rest assured that if the price for the second-lowest-cost Silver plan in your area is higher in 2017 than it was this year (regardless of whether it's the same plan or not), premium subsidies for everyone in your area will be higher in 2017.
But because premium increases will vary considerably from one plan to another, you'll definitely want to make sure that you take a few minutes to shop around during open enrollment and select the plan that represents the best value for 2017, rather than relying on auto-renewal. Keep in mind that while your subsidy amount for 2017 will be the same regardless of which plan you choose, your after-subsidy premium will vary depending on your plan selection. And in order to prevent a sharp increase in your after-subsidy premium, you might have to switch to a different plan.
If you're unsure how this works, you can reach out to a navigator or broker in your area, who can help you sort it out. (Assistance is free; here's a primer on the types of assisters you can use.)
What if your carrier is leaving the exchange?
If your health insurer is leaving the exchange at the end of 2016, you're certainly not alone. There are upwards of 2 million people who are currently covered under plans offered by carriers that will not participate in the exchanges in 2017. Some of these carriers will continue to offer coverage outside the exchange, while some are exiting the individual market altogether.
There are a few things to keep in mind if you're currently receiving a subsidy to help cover the cost of your plan, and your carrier is exiting the exchange at the end of the year:
- Subsidies are only available in the exchange. If your carrier continues to offer plans outside the exchange, you'll have the option to switch to one of their off-exchange plans, but you'll give up your subsidy if you do so.
- HHS has said that the exchanges will "endeavor to" pick new plans for people whose carriers exit the exchanges, if the enrollees don't return to the exchange themselves to pick a different plan. But this may or may not happen, depending on the state and the availability of other options. By far your best bet is to return to the exchange yourself – by December 15, if possible – to browse the available options for 2017 and pick your own plan. Auto-renewal is never the best choice. But if you're auto-renewed onto a new plan, your subsidy will still apply to the new plan, assuming you remain eligible for a subsidy.
- As of mid-September, all areas of the country are expected to have at least one carrier offering plans in the exchange when open enrollment begins on November 1. There were concerns in August that Pinal County, Arizona would be without any exchange plans, but that's no longer the case. So despite carrier exits, every enrollee will have plan options available in the exchange for 2017. As long as you pick one of those plans, your subsidy will continue to be available.
Are there other legal challenges to the subsidies?
The King v. Burwell case transfixed the healthcare world for several months in late 2014 and the first half of 2015. The issue in that case arose from the fact that the ACA contains language stating that subsidies are only available "through an exchange established by the state." Since the majority of the states did not establish their own exchanges but instead defaulted to the federally facilitated marketplace (FFM) at HealthCare.gov, the semantics of the law became a significant legal battle, despite the fact that the IRS issued a ruling that authorized the FFM to issue subsidies.
Many legal scholars saw the law's wording as a clear indication that the subsidies were only to be available through government-run exchanges (as opposed to private exchanges, which are cropping up all across the country), even if the federal government is standing in for the state. The leaders of the House and Senate committees that oversaw the creation of Obamacare have verified that this was their intention.
But ACA opponents took the word "state" more literally, and believed that the language was included in the law as an incentive – albeit a top secret one – to make sure states did indeed build their own exchanges, and they considered the subsidies in the FFM to be in conflict with the law.
The case eventually made its way to the Supreme Court in March 2015, and the Justices handed down a 6-3 ruling in June 2015, upholding the legality of the ACA's subsidies in every state, regardless of whether the state established its own exchange or not.
Of course, that's contingent upon health insurers continuing to offer plans for sale in the exchanges. The situation in Pinal County, Arizona highlighted the fact that this is not a given, nor are insurers required to participate in the exchanges. (States can exert their own leverage, though: As an example, Nevada requires carriers that participate in the state's Medicaid Managed Care Program to also offer plans for sale in the exchange, and has avoided the carrier exits that have plagued many other states heading into 2017.)
In Oklahoma, Wyoming, Alaska, and Alabama, there will be just one carrier offering plans in the exchange in 2017, and there are numerous segments of other states where just one carrier will offer plans. Some of these areas are in relatively precarious positions, as one more carrier exit could leave them without any exchange plans, and thus make subsidies unavailable. In a scenario like that, HHS would undoubtedly work to remedy the situation as quickly as possible, and state insurance regulators are also working to make sure that each area of each state has at least one carrier offering plans in the exchange at all times.
There's another court case, House v. Burwell, that challenges the legality of Obamacare care subsidies – but in this case, it's the cost-sharing subsidies that are at issue, rather than the premium subsidies. And it's the U.S. House of Representatives that brought the lawsuit, rather than consumers.
A district court ruled in May that HHS cannot continue to issue the cost-sharing subsidies (which are remitted directly to insurers, and are not reconciled on enrollees' tax returns) without Congressional approval of the funding, but the decision was stayed and the case is pending an appeal from the federal government. For the time being, cost-sharing subsidies are still being paid to insurers who provide silver-level plans to enrollees with income up to 250 percent of the poverty level.
So although there are still some uncertainties going forward, the legality of premium subsidies has been unequivocally upheld, and subsidies will continue to be available in every county in the country in 2017. In most states, subsidies will likely be larger in 2017 than they are in 2016, due to rising premiums. You may have to switch to a different plan in order to retain your subsidy, but the subsidies themselves will continue to be available.


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What can the Athens Appliance Service do for you? Tackling an appliance repair by yourself can be very daunting. Sometimes, it can be hazardous. So before you think of doing a do-it-yourself action, think as many times as you can. If you are not an expert appliance repair person, the job is not for you. However, there are precautionary steps that you can take to prevent further damage. These are the following:
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- Unplug the equipment.
- Call on a professional appliance repair person.
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The actor, writer and director of the U.S. verison of The Office has written a book. A collection of short stories ranging from the bold, the lost and the romantic.
The thing about short stories is you either love it, you feel indifference or you hate it. It is hard to keep an audience interested in the stories because it is truly a talent to create a memorable and emotional piece of work.
With that being said this collection was a miss for me. Before reading this book it was stated that Novak is the new voice of American fiction and that his humor on screen comes completely through in this collection. I disagree.
Novak has a good foundation in each of his stories and some humor. However, although the stories show that he is creative on the sense of coming up with an idea, his writing talent needs to be developed more.
None of his stories made me want more, which is a good and bad thing. It is good because that means he was able to conclude the story successfully without me being pissed off (this is a constant issue I have with short stories). It is a bad thing because I was able to speed through the book without having any attachment to any story.
This collections was a good effort but the actual art of storytelling (invoking interest, curiosity, suspense and other emotions as ell as effort).
Overall 2 Pickles.


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This section is under construction with more images to come, along with additional route beta. Battle of the Bulge is one of the more popular cliffs at Indian Creek. Sharing a parking lot with the Super Crack Buttress (doesn't) help(s) with its popularity. It has routes for nearly everyone from easier 5.10a to 5.13. The climbing can be from straight in splitter which is obvious from a mile away to devious stemming. The sizes go from tight fingers and tips to hands to offwidths. It should be noted, this crag is ideal in colder weather, as most climbs go into thee sun at around 10am. The exception to this would obviously be the Cave Route which as it's name describes is in a cave and can be done in much hotter weather. Note: The image on the header is from Liba Kopeckova taken from the Super Crack Parking Lot area
Approach 1: Recommended in an attempt to minimize the climbers impact. From the back of the Supercrack Buttress parking lot take the trail which leads to the left, although there are trails which are shorter which lead directly to the switch backs. After crossing the dry creek bed head up the switchbacks which will deposit you at the base of the very obvious splitter crack (Swedlin-Ringle) Approach 2 Just below Ruby's Cafe/ Digital Readout/ Cave Route is there is a small turnout (appropriate for 2-5 cars). Hike straight up on a fairly good trail which takes you to the base of the three routes. Approach 3: Best for those routes on the far side of the cliff such as Think Pink and Disco Machine Gun.
Swedlin-Ringle (5.12a)*** The obvious splitter seen from the parking lot shared by Super Crack Buttress. Fingers lead to hands back to ringlocks then rattley fingers back to fingers and just as you get tight fingers you have the chains. A classic route. The extension is known as Air Sweden (5.13): Beta to come.
Railroad Tracks (5.10a)** Short (~45ft) and the easiest route in the area. Ring locks at the start (crux) leads to a right facing corner and good hands with twin cracks. Green 0.75 BD C4's to Yellow 2.0 BD C4's. Battle of the Bulge (5.11)*** A Steve Hong route and is worthy as the namesake of the cliff band.Once on the route, the name will become perfectly clear. Ringlocks and thin hands through a bulge. A perfect ringlock right facing corner leads to a bulge that feels pretty overhanging and is the crux. Power through the bulge to be rewarded with chains. (a few green 0.75 BD C4's and a lot of red 1.0 BD C4's. Gorgous climbing. Cave Route (5.10d)*** A unique position which stays cool or dry when the rest of the cliff is either baking in the sun or drenched in a downpour. Ringlocks in a right facing corner inside the cave (way cool and beautiful) leads to a pod about 18ft up and then 70ft of unrelenting tright hands (a green 0.75, a yellow 2.0 BD C4 and as many red 1.0 C4's you need to protect 70ft. Ruby's Cafe (5.12d/.13a)**** The obvious shallow left facing corner capped by a roof. Painful first knuckle pinkies at start leads to awesome finger lieback (easy for the grade) to a corner change. Either do the corner change or just punch through a couple of insecure jams and get rewarded with a rest and easier climbing to the roof. Technique and body tension gets you out the roof to knee bar (for those with technique and/or shorter legs) and then thin fingers lie backing to the chains about 7ft above the roof. 8-9 grey 0.4 BD C4's, 2-3 blue 0.3 BD C4's. A nice route by Lisa Gnade, but usually has a blood trail from bruised knuckles and ego's.
Last Battle (5.11)* A route which doesn't get done as much as it should, and is better then it looks. Step up onto a left angling ramp until an overlap is reached, and is not as easy as it looks like it should be. Insecure locks bring you to a bulge with a flair. Either carry a large cam for the flair (ie: a grey BD 4.0 C4) or reach farther back and get moderate size cams in near the back of the flair (purple and green 0.5-0.75 BD C4's). green and red 0 and 1 BD C3's for the start and then blue 0.3 BD C4 to 0.75 for the rest of the route. Crack Attack (5.11a)*** Has just a little bit of everything. Wide funkness leads to enjoyable hands to a small roof to a narrowing crack with the crux just before the anchors. Disco Machine Gun (5.12)*** Technical powerful stemming is the key to this route. Technical stemming with good gear starts the route. As the gear options decreases, the stemming becomes more technical and powerful. Up high as possible major, huge fall potential increases, thank god gear placements can be found. Small nuts, green C3's to yellow 2.0 BD C4 mostly in the smaller sizes. A grey 000 BD C3 allows one of the cruxes to be protected. Think Pink (5.11a) not shown but tone of the furthest left climbs shown by a wide hands overhanging bulge). Route favors those with big hands. moderate fingers lead to a slight bulge and tiny (and fragile) flakes to the base of a really steep (ie: overhanging) bulge with wide hands) tapering off to vertical to the end. Bring 1 (0.4) grey camalot, 2 purple (0.5) camalots, 1 (0.75) green camalots and 2-4 (2) yellow camalots, 3-5 blue (#3) camalots, and 1 grey (#3.5) camalot.
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NCE upon a time there was a king who had three daughters, the two elder were handsome enough, but the youngest, whose name was Golden-Hair, was the prettiest maiden to be found within the four ends of the earth.
One day the king went out hunting with all his people. Towards evening he found himself in the forest at a place where he had never been before, and where he was not able to tell the north from the south, nor the east from the west, for he was lost. He wandered up and down and here and there, but the farther he went the less able he was to find the road home again. As he wandered thus he came to a place where a great raven, as black as the soot in the chimney, and with eyes that glowed like two coals of fire, sat in the middle of the path in front of him.
"Whither away, king?" said the Great Black Raven.
"That I cannot tell," said the king, "for I am lost."
"See now," said the Raven, "I will show you the way out of the forest, if you will give me your youngest daughter to be my wife."
"Oh, no," said the king, "I can never do such a thing as that, for my daughter is as dear to me as the apple of my eye."
"Very well, then," said the Raven, "off I go, and then there will be no getting out of the forest for you, but here you will have to stay as long as you live."
Now one will do much before one will stay in a dark forest forever, and though it was a bad piece of business to be sure, the king promised at last that if the Raven would show him the way home again, it should have the Princess Golden-Hair for its wife, though it was a pity for the girl, and that was the truth. So the Raven flapped on ahead of the king, and showed him the way out of the forest.
Sure enough, when the next morning came, there was the Great Black Raven sitting outside of the castle gateway waiting for the Princess Golden-Hair to be sent to him.
But it was not the princess whom he got after all; for the king had bade them dress the swineherd's daughter in the princess's dress, and it was she who went to the Great Black Raven. "A Great Black Raven," said the king to himself, "will never be able to tell a swineherd's daughter from a real princess."
Well, the Raven took the swineherd's daughter on its back and away it flew over woods and meadows, hills and valleys, until by and by it came to a rude little hut that stood on the tip top of a great bleak hill. And not a living soul was there, only a great number of birds of different kinds.
In the hut was a table, and on the table stood a golden goblet of red wine, a silver cup of white wine, and an earthenware jug full of bitter beer.
"This is our home," said the Raven; "and now will my dear one drink refreshment after her long journey?"
Yes, indeed; the swineherd's daughter would do that, for she was weary after her ride through the air. So she went to the table and took a good drink of the beer, "for," said she to herself, "the golden goblet and the silver cup are too fine for the likes of me."
Then the Raven knew that she was no true princess to be contented with bitter beer out of an earthenware jug when she could have good red wine from a golden goblet. "Come," said he, "home we go again, for you are not the bride I seek!" Therewith he took her upon his back once more, and away they flew over hill and valley till they had come back to the king's castle again.
"See," said the Raven, "this is not the one I want. Let me have my true bride or you will suffer for it."
At this the king was frightened. "Very well," said he, "come
Well, when the next morning came, there was the Raven waiting outside of the castle gateway. But, after all, it was not the princess that he got, for the king had ordered that the steward's daughter should be dressed in the princess's dress, "for surely," said he to himself, "she is a good enough bride for a Great Black Raven."
So the Raven took her on his back and away he flew till he had come to the little hut on top of the bleak hill. There stood the golden goblet, the silver cup, and the earthenware jug just as they had done before. And now would not the dear maiden drink a drop after her long journey?
Yes, indeed, that she would; so she took a good, hearty drink of the white wine in the silver cup, "for," said she to herself, "silver is none too good for a steward's daughter."
But the Raven saw very well that she was no true princess, or she
would never have been contented with the silver cup. "Come," said
he, "home we go again, for you are not the bride I seek." So he took
her on his back once more and away he flew to the king's castle. "See
how you treat me," said he to the king, "you promise me one bride and
give me another.
And now the king was terribly frightened, and saw that there must be no trickery this time. So the next morning when the Raven came it was the Princess Golden-Hair herself whom he got and none other. Up he took her on his back and away he flew with her. As for the princess, she did nothing but weep and weep, so that when they came to the little hut on top of the bleak hill, she was glad enough to drink a drop for refreshment's sake. She never looked at the earthen jug or the silver cup, but going straight to the golden goblet she wet her lips with the good red wine.
And then what do you think happened? Why, the hut grew and grew until it changed into a splendid castle all built of pure silver and gold, and all of the many birds outside changed into men and women servants. As for the Great Black Raven, it was a Raven no longer, but the handsomest prince in all the world, and the only thing black about him was the long curling locks of his hair. He kissed the Princess Golden-Hair and said: "Now, indeed, have I found my true bride and none other. You have freed me and my castle and all of my people from enchantment, which no one but a real princess could do. For my wicked stepmother laid spells upon us which could only be broken when a real princess drank out of the golden goblet."
Then they were married, and a fine wedding they had of it, I can tell you.
Well, a year passed by, and the princess was as happy as the days were long; but at the end of the twelve months she began to long to see her father and her sisters again. So she spoke of her longing to the Raven prince, but he only shook his head. No; he would not hear of her going, for he felt that nothing but misfortune would come of it.
But the princess begged and begged so prettily that at last the prince said she might go if she would be contented to stay only three days. Then he gave her a napkin of the finest linen, and told her that whenever she wanted anything, she had only to spread the napkin and wish and it would be there. But there was one thing she must not wish for, and that was for him himself, for of that misfortune would come for sure and certain.
So off the princess went to her father's house, and a fine sight she made of it, I can tell you; for she rode in a golden coach drawn by four milk-white horses, so that every one she passed stopped and looked after her, and the little boys cried "Hi!" and ran along beside.
Her father and her sisters wondered what fine lady it was that was coming to the castle, and when the coach stopped they came out to look. Dear, dear, but the king was glad to see her; as for her two sisters, they grew as green as grass with envy, for when they heard where she dwelt, and what a fine castle it was, all built of pure gold and silver, and what a handsome prince it was that she had for a husband, they were ready to burst with spite, for each felt that she might have had all this for herself if the Raven prince had only chosen her instead of Golden-Hair. So when the princess had told them all about what had happened, they only nodded and winked at one another as though they did not believe a word of it.
"Yes, yes," said they, "it is all very well to talk about your handsome prince; but why did he not come along with you, we should like to know?"
The princess could not tell them that; but she could bring him quickly enough whenever she chose, for all that she had to do was to spread her napkin and wish and he would be there. She would show them that what she had said was true, had her prince not forbidden her.
But the envious sisters only jeered and laughed as though all that the princess said was the best jest in the world.
Now one can bear anything better than laughter. So the end of the matter was that the princess spread the linen napkin on the floor and wished that the Raven prince might be with them.
No sooner had she wished it than there he stood; but he looked at no one but her. "Did I not tell you that misfortune would come of it if you wished for me?" said he. "Now, I must leave you and go where you are not likely ever to see me again."
Then the princess would have spoken, but he gave her no time for that. He snatched up the napkin, and, becoming a Raven once more, he flew through the open window and across the tree-tops and was gone. At the same time her golden coach vanished, and the coachman and footmen became so many birds and flew away, so that not one of her fine things was left.
The poor princess wept and cried for a whole day and a whole night. But at the end of that time she dried her eyes, and, tucking up her skirts, started off into the wide world to find her dear prince again.
Well, she travelled on and on and on for more days than she could count, and till she had been over nearly all the world, but in all that time she could learn no news of the prince nor of whither he had gone. At last one day, about nightfall, she came to a little hut in a deep forest, and in the hut sat an old woman with hair as white as snow.
"What do you want, child?" said the old woman; "do you not know that this is Death's house, and that if he returns and finds you here he will kill you? I tell you that he spares neither the young nor the old, the plain nor the handsome. As for me, I am his grandmother."
But all this was one to the princess, and went in at one ear and out of the other; she could no longer drag one foot after the other, so there she must stay even if Death should find her when he came home.
Then she told Death's grandmother all that had happened to her, and Death's grandmother took pity on her because she was so pretty and so tired. She gave the princess something to eat and then hid her in the tall clock that stood in the corner, so that Death might not find her when he came home.
By and by in came Death and hung up his great scythe behind the door. "Hu-u-u-u!" cried he, "I smell Christian blood in the house for sure."
"Christian blood, indeed!" said his grandmother, "as though a Christian
would come to this house if he had anywhere else to go! But now I think
of it, a crow flew overhead
So Death said nothing more, but sat down to supper and ate heartily, for he had had a long journey that day.
"See," said his grandmother, "I had a dream
"That is easy enough to tell," said Death; "he lives in a great castle that stands at the end of the earth on a high hill of smooth glass."
"That is good," said Death's grandmother, "but I dreamed that after she found where he lived, she was too weary to journey thither."
"That is easy enough, too," said Death; "out in the forest yonder stands my pale horse tied to an oak-tree. If she could only find the horse and loose the bridle and mount his back he would take her there quickly enough, for he can travel more rapidly than the north wind."
"Yes, yes, that is all very well," said Death's grandmother, "but I had a third dream; I thought that when she came to the smooth hill of glass she did not know how to climb to the top; what is the answer to that?"
"Prut!" said Death, "that is easy to tell. Over by the glass hill are seven birds fighting in the tree-top for an old hat. If she will throw a stone in the midst of them they will drop the hat and fly away. It is Wish's own hat, and if she will put it on her head and wish herself at the top of the hill, she will be there quickly enough, I can tell you."
After that Death put on his cloak and took up his scythe and was off like a whirlwind, for he has little time to spare for talking, folks say. Then Death's grandmother opened the clock, and the princess came out and thanked her and went her way.
She hunted here and there through the forest until, sure enough, she found Death's great pale horse tied to an oak-tree. She loosened the bridle and mounted upon his back, and away they went till the chips and the stones flew behind them. So they soon came to the high hill of smooth glass that stood at the end of the earth, and there, on top of it, was the castle of the prince.
The princess dismounted from the pale horse, and away he galloped home again.
Then the princess hunted for the birds that Death said fought for Wish's hat, and presently she heard them making a great hubbub, and looking up, saw them in the tree-top above her, fighting for the old hat, just as Death said they would be doing. She picked up a stone and threw it in the midst of them, and they dropped the hat and flew away screaming.
Then she put on the hat and wished herself at the top of the hill, and there she was as quick as a wink.
Now, her shoes were worn into holes by long journeying, and her clothes were torn to threads and tatters by the brambles through which she had passed, and hung fluttering all about her, and she looked for all the world like nothing else than a common beggar-maid, except for her golden hair. So it was that when she knocked at the door of the prince's castle, and the porter came and opened it and heard that she wanted to see the prince, he snapped his fingers and laughed. All the same he told her that the cook wanted a serving wench in the kitchen, and that she might have the place if she liked; if that did not suit her she might be jogging the way that she had come.
Well, there was nothing for it but for the princess to serve in the kitchen or to go away again. So she bound up her hair in a tattered kerchief so that the beautiful golden tresses might not be seen, and down she went to serve the cook.
The prince's dinner was cooking at the fire, and the princess was to watch it so that it might not be burned. So she watched it, and as she watched it she wept.
"Why do you weep, hussy?" said the cook.
"Ah me!" said the princess, "once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side. If he did but know to what I have come how his heart would ache!"
After that the dinner was served, but, while nobody was looking, the princess plucked a strand of her gold hair and laid it upon a white napkin and the napkin upon an empty plate. Over all she placed a silver cover and when the Raven prince lifted it there lay the strand of golden hair. "Where did this come from?" said he. But nobody could tell him that.
The next day the same thing happened; the princess watched the dinner, and as she watched she wept.
"Why do you weep, hussy?" said the cook. And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: "Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side. If he did but know to what I have come, how his heart would ache!"
Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
The third day the same thing happened as had happened twice before: the princess watched and wept, and when nobody was looking plucked a third strand of golden hair and sent it to the prince as she had the others.
Then the prince sent for the cook. "Who has been serving this and that with my dinner?" said he.
The cook shook his head, for he knew nothing, but perhaps the new serving wench could tell, for she wept and said things that none of them understood. When the prince heard this he sent for her, and the princess came and stood before him. He looked at her and knew her, for her golden hair shone through a hole in the ugly head-dress that she wore. Then he reached out his hand and snatched it off of her head, and her golden hair fell down all about her shoulders until it reached the floor. Then he took her in his arms and kissed her, and that was the end of all of her troubles.
After that they had a grand time at the castle; every one who came had all that he could eat, and wine and beer flowed like water. I, too, was there, but I brought nothing away with me in my pockets.


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The patent pending Tool Wheel was invented by Kim J. Duson-Bradford of Philadelphia, PA, who said, "With adjustable compartments sized for a vast array of tools, the Tool Wheel offers proper placement for items as small as drill bits to the largest handsaws. As a result, users avoid time-consuming rummaging to find a tool. In addition, the Tool Wheel saves money in tool replacement costs, as it alleviates the risk of losing expensive accessories."
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Release Date: April 26, 2018
Cover Design: Najla Qamber Designs
Photography: Alex Sens
I didn't know she was my student the first time I paid to watch her at Voyeur.
Once she walked into my classroom, another smiling college freshman, I knew I should stop going. Stop watching.
But I couldn't do it. Everything about her makes me want more, and once I realize she wants me too, the temptation becomes irresistible.
The worst part is that she has no idea her professor is the one watching behind the glass.
I just have to hope that once she finds out the truth, she wants the same thing I do. Because now that I've seen all of her, I can't look away.
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Very interesting but not unusual as stated in the article or by Driscoll. Hence low civilizations concept of eternal fire and 'HELL'. Got too start from somewhere.
Alan Moore's epic American Gothic in Swamp Thing featured this town back in the late 1980s
When I lived in Scranton, I used to take a day-trip that would involve a visit to Roadside America in Shartlesville, and Centralia.
Did you visit Dunder Mifflin too?
Ready for fracking then…
Someone really should call the fire department.
A lot of my wife's family comes from the region, so I've been through Centralia plenty of times in the last 20 years. I've watched it slowly empty out to the weird, near-ghost town it now is. The fire's damage reached a point that the main state road that led into town had to be detoured and a new road built to replace it, further isolating the town. The original road now is partially collapsed and you could melt your tires if you drove on the wrong spots.
Last I checked there were still 5 or 6 residents who refuse to leave, but they are dying off or just finally getting tired of being so isolated. Eventually the town will be totally empty.
That's funny. The fire department building is one of the buildings that still remain in town.
Are there still the empty plots that somebody comes in to mow?
I love when people feature stories about Centralia. My extended family still lives in the region. I have been through there so many times. The weirdest thing is that the two cemeteries on the outskirts of the town look perfect. While the rest of the town looks bad because no grass really grows (the ground is too hot) the cemeteries look pristine.
When it rains you can hear the sizzle as the water evaporates on the ground. In the winter the snow does not really stick because the ground is too hot.
I first heard this story when I was a kid. I simply can't comprehend either the physics or the economics here. It frightens me, because I wonder if the rest of creation might be equally weird with a thin veneer of normalcy, like a Lovecraft story.
The physics is pretty straightforward, the coal is burning in much the same way it does in a stove. There's enough cracks in the ground, and man-made tunnels to allow oxygen to reach the fire to allow it to keep going, but only slowly. It's still burning because there's a hell of a lot of coal there (and it's burning slowly).
As for the economics, it's a really big fire, in a difficult to reach location, and it's not affecting anyone important*.
(* important to the mining companies that is.)
I used to pass through there in the late 1990s on my way to and from college a couple times a year. At the time there were a couple houses left, the fire department and I think a store called the Speed Spot. There might have been a few foundations left, but most buildings had been torn down.
From what I recall the houses had brick buttresses against one side, like extra chimneys. I assumed they had used to be row homes and the buttresses were needed to keep them up when the ones around had been torn down.
Sometimes sections of ground would smoke a bit. Once the cemetery itself seemed to be smoking. But its not just the town that's eerie. The town is in the mountains, but as you drive down out of it you start to notice that the hills around you aren't just regular mountainside. You're driving through a valley between massive piles of coal slag or some other sort of rubble just piled up and left there indefinitely. Only white birch trees seemed to grow sparsely on those piles (due to acidity?).
From what I recall seeing and reading, those were actually extra chimneys – to vent out gasses from the basement, basically. Crazy!
The empty, still-groomed plots of land were the saddest thing. Somebody's family lived there, grew up there, laughed and cried there. Then got paid to move elsewhere and their house demolished. But they kept coming back anyway…
Er, uh… <maudlin />
Not anywhere near so serious, but Merritt BC has had an underground coal fire for a very long time as well.On the hill on the eastern side of town you can watch the smoke/steam rise from the ground on calm days. As I understand it, so one knows how deep or wide the fire goes.
#We could fix Centralia.
Diverting a large part of the Susquehanna into the mine for a couple of years would do it. It would cost less than a year of corporate welfare or six months of foreign military adventuring. It would be easier than building the C & D or Erie or Panama Canals, and we did all three of those, despite the environmental degradation and other issues that resulted.
It's unlikely to get fixed because most of the 1% ruling class see scarcity and resource depletion as social goods - and burning up coal uselessly not only depletes the supply of coal, it depletes the supply of clean air.
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The book offers detailed guidance on curriculum and assessment activities, pointers and case studies on revamping early-childhood curricula, and chapters on addressing the needs of minority children and those with special needs and non-English-language backgrounds.
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The Bank Street College of Education also released its own curriculum guide to programs for young children at the conference.
Anne Mitchell, who edited the book with Judy Davis, said the project, which was launched in 1988, represents the first time the Bank Street approach to early-childhood education has been "put on paper.''
The book is aimed at early-childhood professionals serving children from infancy to age 8 in settings from family day-care homes to Head Start centers to public schools. Besides including chapters on such issues as child development, diversity, observation and assessment, and working with families, it lays out an integrated curriculum for 4- to 8-year-olds.
A companion videotape depicts an integrated social-studies curriculum for 4- and 5-year-olds.
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While the dramatic demonstrations staged at last year's conference to focus attention on low child-care salaries were absent this year, members of the Child Care Employee Caucus who meet regularly at N.A.E.Y.C. conferences--and their supporters--kept the issue alive.
Throughout the convention center, props such as dolls, tools, and representations of money with messages dramatizing child-care workers' poor working conditions were on display to urge those in the field to take action. The caucus also led several sessions related to the Worthy Wage Campaign, an effort launched last year to promote grassroots activities in support of higher wages.
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The conference also featured a lively panel discussion on the role of child-care unions. While representing a wide range of viewpoints, the panel's conclusion on whether unions can play a major role in resolving the salary issue seemed to be "It depends.''
While Jim Morin, an Oakland, Calif., educator, and Barbara Reisman, the executive director of the New York-based Child Care Action Campaign, highlighted successful examples of union intervention, other early-childhood experts, including Gwen Morgan, Sharon Lynn Kagan, and Helen Taylor, said well-crafted union efforts should be seen as only a single tool in efforts to improve salaries and benefits as well as overall child-care quality.
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While several conference sessions explored ways to eliminate bias and create climates that invite and respect diversity in early-childhood settings, the N.A.E.Y.C. itself has been struggling with how best to represent the interests of its diverse membership.
A discussion paper and videotape previewed at the conference are designed to help N.A.E.Y.C. and its affiliate groups address not only racial, ethnic, and religious diversity, but to represent a wide range of early-childhood professionals in settings of all types and sponsorships.--D.C.
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