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Do you exude confidence and credibility? Can you command a room? Sylvia Ann Hewlett, one of the world's most influential business thinkers, cracks the code of Executive Presence (EP) for men and women intent on winning the next plum assignment and doing something extraordinary with their lives.
You might have the qualifications to be considered for your dream job, but you won't get far unless you can signal that you're "leadership material" and that you "have what it takes." Professionals are judged on presence as well as on performance.
Using a wealth of hard data—including a new nationwide survey and dozens of focus groups—Hewlett reveals EP to be a dynamic mix of three things: how you act (gravitas), how you speak (communication), and how you look (appearance). She also draws on in-depth interviews with a wide selection of admired leaders to reveal how they embody and deploy key elements of EP.
This book is immensely practical. Hewlett teases out tactics that can help you raise your game and close the gap between merit and success. She offers the unvarnished advice you won't get from supportive friends and tackles head-on such touchy subjects as too-tight clothing and too-shrill voices. She shows how the standards for EP vary for men, women, multicultural, and LGBT employees, and she shares how to get meaningful feedback from politically correct bosses intent on avoiding the real issues.
The good news is that EP is eminently teachable. You can learn how to "show teeth" while remaining likable, and you can teach yourself how to dress appropriately while staying true to yourself. You don't have to be born with the voice of James Earl Jones or the looks of Angelina Jolie to hurdle the EP bar. With hard facts and vivid examples, Hewlett shows you how to ace EP and fully realize your unique potential—no matter who you are, no matter where you work.
“Sylvia Ann Hewlett’s book is essential reading for anyone striving to minimize the gap between how others perceive you and how you want to be seen. Executive Presence will transforms careers and unleash a current of previously untapped potential on the world.”
“This is a powerful and urgent book for young professionals climbing the ladder. Credentials alone will not get you the next big opportunity, you also need Executive Presence - the ability to signal confidence and credibility.”
“Sylvia Ann Hewlett has taken some of the mystery out of the claim that “you just don’t have what it takes” in this groundbreaking book on Executive Presence. This book provides a simple guide that will help you crack the code to career success.”
—Katherine W. Phillips
“Sylvia Ann Hewlett has put together the complete play book for high potential employees eager to develop the executive presence skills that will propel them to the top. In this book Hewlett explains what EP is, and how to get it. It’s real, pragmatic and brilliant!”
“In this significant book, Sylvia Ann Hewlett challenges the conventional wisdom that executive presence is an innate quality that can barely be defined, much less developed. Anyone seeking to close the gap between their merit and their success could benefit from her practical, engaging, and humane advice.”
“Sylvia Ann Hewlett is once again leading the way by examining a critical component of business success, Executive Presence. She is a master at making a vague topic clear. She demystifies the meaning of Executive Presence and provides tangible, practical advice that readers can easily use to lift their game.”
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Sylvia Ann Hewlett is the founding president of the Center for Talent Innovation, a Manhattan-based think tank where she chairs a task force of eighty-two multinational companies focused on fully realizing the new streams of labor in the global marketplace. Her book Forget a Mentor: Find a Sponsor was named one of the ten best business books of 2013 and won the Axiom Book Award.
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Georgia mustard BBQ sauce, slaw, spicy dill pickles on a potato pepper bun.
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It is common for those with zits problems to pop their whiteheads. If you feel like you absolutely must pop a pimple, you should first cleanse your hands and nails thoroughly. This prevents contaminating the open area with dirt and bacteria. If you pop the correct way, you will be able to decrease the number of recurrent whiteheads.
Eating to much meat and dairy will make your pimples worst. This change in diet can help you by decreasing hormones in your body that have been known to harm your skin.
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You should know that temperatures either too high or low can make pimples worse or cause new breakouts. Warm weather can cause you to sweat more, even facially. When you perspire heavily, your pores become clogged and can become irritated. This can cause zits problems. If the weather’s cold, you may get dry skin. You don’t want either of these things to happen.
Chamomile tea is proven to act as a very good herbal remedy for acne because of the herbs. Place a cool teabag to the affected area; this will reduce the swelling and take away the redness.
Schedule more outdoor time to reduce your acne. Sun exposure, as long as you are safe and don’t burn your skin, is quite effective at drying out your skin. Your skin may get worse at first as the oil rises to the surface, making the zits worse. This should not last long and once your skin is dry, you should not see as many break outs as before.
Avoid mixing different acne medications. It is not unusual for people to mix their topical treatments together and then apply at once in the hope there will be a faster effect from the combination. Zits creams contain harsh ingredients that can greatly damage your skin if they are combined haphazardly.
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One of the most effective zits fighters is probably already in your kitchen: garlic. When you consume garlic, it helps to remove toxins from your body and will help your new skin develop. By eating items that contain garlic, such as a bagel spread with garlic, you can help treat your zits.
A good treatment for zits is to use skin-care products that contain salicylic acid. This sued with various beta hydroxyl acids cause the skin to shed quicker unblocking pores to prevent breakouts.
Make sure that you skin is always clean, and wash it well after sweating. If it’s impossible to wash your face easily outside of the house, take wipes with you. They will get rid of nasties like bacteria and impurities. Never use wipes instead of your daily cleansers.
You might want to scratch or touch your face, but the hands have dirt and oils on them that will go on your face. Your pores absorb the oils easily and will lead to more blemishes.
You can help eliminate acne by drinking plenty of water. Drink as much water as you can remember to. At a minimum, 6-8 glasses are required each day. These cells can lead to blocked pores, which can make zits worse.
Since you know the things you should and shouldn’t do to treat zits, you will be able to rid yourself of it. It may take time to treat, but with time you will be able to get rid of it. Consistently apply the advice contained in this article, and you will eventually have the clear skin you desire.

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Back in the 1870s New York farmers started making a soft, unripened cheese that eventually evolved into cream cheese. Around the same time, Spain started sending canned red peppers or "pimiento" over to the United States. They soon caught on, minus the extra "i", and became a staple of many kitchens across the country.
The two ingredients were finally brought together in 1908, in a Good Housekeeping recipe. The combination of cream cheese and pimento was such a hit, it started to be mass produced, primarily in the South. Soon, Georgia farmers were trying to grow red peppers domestically, roasting them, canning them and sending out as many as 10 million cans of pimentos a year, spreading the word of pimento cheese around the country.
After World War II, home cooks started making their own pimento cheese, swapping cream cheese for something called "hoop cheese" and then cheddar and using a good dollop of mayonnaise to bind it all together. From there it has become a staple of church picnics and school potlucks and even shows up at some of the South's finest restaurants.
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Times-Tribune Publisher Willie Sawyers was named 2013 president of the Kentucky Press Association at the KPA Winter Convention in Louisville last Friday.
Sawyers has been a KPA board member for about 10 years and served on the executive committee the last two years. He succeeds John Mura, multimedia manager of the Louisville Courier-Journal.
“I am humbled and proud to serve as president of the best press association in the country, with the best executive director and best staff in the country,” Sawyers said during a speech to about 200 people during the Changing of Guard ceremony Friday afternoon.
Sawyers said KPA “has been a steadying, guiding influence to our newspapers for decades. KPA has been our constant companion, from hot type to digital delivery to whatever lies beyond. I will work hard to continue that mission.”
The press association, founded in 1869, represents 229 newspaper industry members, including all 23 Kentucky daily newspapers, 124 weekly newspapers and 10 college/university publications.
Sawyers said one of his goals for 2013 is to expand the summer internship program, which pays for college students to work in newspapers and public relations firms in the summer.
Each year, KPA places 20 college interns at a cost of $60,000, but could double the number if the money was available.
“It’s a great program that gives interns experience in the field and helps our companies deal with furloughs and vacations,” he said. “Many of us have even hired our summer interns for full-time jobs.”
Sawyers, who also serves as publisher of The Sentinel-Echo in London, has been publisher of the Times-Tribune since last February. He began his newspaper career at the Times-Tribune in 1980 and has worked as a reporter, editor, publisher and weekly newspaper owner.
“I must say my enthusiasm for our profession is just as great today as it was when I saw my first byline in print,” he said during his speech.
Sawyers, 54, and his wife, Mary, have three children and five grandchildren.
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A Williamsburg woman is among the 32 contestants representing local scholarship pageants from across the state who will vye for the title of Miss Kentucky 2014.
Elks Lodge hosts Flag Day ceremony
Tri-County Elks Lodge #2826 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America hosted a Flag Day ceremony Saturday, June 14.
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Masters elected Legion Auxiliary 88 president
Rose Masters (left) accepts her president’s gavel from Department of Kentucky Past President Brenda Berry during the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 88’s June meeting.
Andrew Pennington, 24, born and raised in Corbin, was also born into the retail business, with his parents, Tim and Sarah Pennington, operating the Pennington Block Company.
The life and death of Nelda
Nelda Lambert Barton-Collings passed away Friday, and, according to U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers, “Kentucky has lost a true jewel.”
- Storm Damage June 10, 2014 Damage reports came from all across the Tri-County area after Tuesday’s storms swept through southeast Kentucky and northeast Tennessee.
Going for the Gold
Tisha Duncan received a gold medal at Saturday’s slalom event. Neither she, the spectators, nor those waiting at the finish line seemed to notice or even care that it took her a whopping 78 seconds to get there or that her feet never once touched the ground.
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The restaurant will occupy the ground floor of the 6,000-square-foot, previously-announced Shaw development. Mandalay, a Silver Spring-based Burmese restaurant which used to be in College Park, hopes to open by summer.
Mandalay DC owner Aung Myint will travel to Burma to get input on the new menu, with the hopes of adding 30 new dishes and a refined cocktail menu to the restaurant's offerings. The building also includes residential units above the restaurant.
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Q: How does Fraxel™ Laser Treatment work?
A: The Fraxel™ Laser creates thousands of microscopic thermal spots that form deep vertical columns or zones of treated skin tissue, which are separated and surrounded by unaffected, healthy skin tissue. This innovative approach allows us to treat a very small fraction of skin at a time as the skin heals much faster than if the entire area were treated at once. At the top of the treatment zone, the laser energy eliminates old epidermal pigmented cells on the skin’s surface. Penetrating deep into the dermis, the laser energy stimulates the body’s own wound healing response to produce new collagen growth. In this way, the body’s natural healing process creates new, healthy tissue to replace skin imperfections.
Q: How long does the procedure take?
A: The procedure (including the application of topical anesthetic) typically takes between 2 and 2 ½ hours (the actual laser treatment itself taking approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour). There’s no prolonged recuperation, no risk of general anesthesia, and treatment is well-tolerated.
Q: What does the Fraxel™ laser treat?
A: Fraxel™ Laser Treatment is currently FDA cleared to treat wrinkles and pigmented lesions, including age spots, sun spots and dyschromia.
Q: What has been the acceptance of Fraxel™ Laser?
A: Leading researchers and clinicians have been testing the Fraxel™ Laser for nearly 12 years. It was initially cleared by the FDA in 2003 and is now available to a small group of doctors in the US. Results are comparable to other treatment modalities that are associated with far more significant side effects. In all Fraxel™ treatment centers the response has been very positive. Patients are seeing rapid, significant change in their skin quality without the risks or prolonged healing time of other older lasers.
Q: Are there any negative side effects?
A: We have not experienced any significant or long-lasting adverse effects nor have we seen any evidence of post-inflammatory hyper- or hypo-pigmentation (lightening or darkening of the skin). The clinical endpoint we look for with Fraxel™ Laser Treatment is cell turnover and peeling. After treatment, the patient’s skin tends to be pinkish-red for a few days. This is normal and signifies that the dermal tissue is being repaired and there is good blood circulation. The repair process typically entails a faint “bronzing” tan like appearance that lasts anywhere from three to 14 days after treatment, followed by a flaking process of exfoliation as the reorganized epidermal skin gradually replaces dead tissue.
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A: Although there is some moderate stinging during the therapy, the treatments are well tolerated with a topical anesthetic ointment to alleviate discomfort. Many patients also take Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen prior to the procedure to reduce the stinging. Patients can apply Mineral make-up or shave after treatment, and most return to their routine activities the same day or the next.
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The ultra-liberal New York Daily News becomes the fourth New York City newspaper to endorse Mitt Romney for president. (Only the New York Times held out. Surprise, surprise).
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The presidential imperative of the times is to energize the economy and get deficits under control to empower the working and middle classes to again enjoy the fruits of an ascendant America.
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Vietnam's Communist Party chief is warning legislators that corruption threatens to destroy the communist system. Nong Duc Manh called for a new anti-graft campaign in a speech at the opening of the 11th National Assembly.
Speaking beneath a large bust of revolutionary hero Ho Chi Minh, Communist Party leader Nong Duc Manh urged officials to stamp out corruption before it destroyed confidence in the party. He vowed that nobody, no matter how powerful, would escape scrutiny in the crackdown.
Vietnam's new National Assembly was sworn in Friday under the shadow of a gang-related scandal that has ensnared more than 100 government officials. Earlier in the week, the Communist Party's powerful Central Committee expelled two senior members for links to a reputed crime kingpin.
The 498-member parliament, elected in single party elections in May, plans to confirm a new Cabinet line-up next week.
Lawmakers were tight-lipped Friday about the list of recommendations prepared by the Central Committee earlier this week. National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Van An told reporters it would violate democratic principles to make the list public before a vote.
But Mr. An also declared that the National Assembly and the Communist Party "are one" and would work together on approving the new government.
Party insiders and analysts speculate that there will be few major changes in the new government line-up, with both President Tran Duc Luong and Prime Minister Phan Van Khai staying on. The Assembly is scheduled to begin debating the new leadership on Tuesday.

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On the internet pc gaming refers to using digital units such as computers and other active digital media to play video games. Today there are thousands of on the internet games internet sites, where individuals may participate in activities and conversation with various other individuals coming from around the globe. These games could be downloaded free of cost or bought on Compact discs. One can locate a wide variety of online activities such as gambling enterprise, racing, experience, memory card, panel, simulation, combating, sports, and also many more. slot deposit e-money
The essential concept of on-line gaming is to utilize virtual truth technology to put players right into a synthetic environment which allows them to function how they will in actual life. An online video game is actually typically a video game which is either greatly or even partially participated in over the Net or even some other virtual personal computer network.
Many on the internet gaming internet sites possess some sort of protection actions or protection setups built-in to prevent unlawful use of individual details through gamers and also versus fraudulent deals by the site’s consumers. Such safety and security solutions include an expiration time frame, notification monitoring, age checker, as well as block checklist. The most necessary component of all protection functions, nonetheless, is actually the built-in time frame which aid stop players coming from playing past a certain time frame permitted.
Some of the best advantages of online video gaming is the capacity to compete with other individuals and also even the globe at large. Since players are not confined to one area, they can easily take part in on the internet communications from virtually anywhere in the globe. The only thing they require is actually a pc as well as a swift Web connection. Video game gaming consoles make it possible for gamers to take pleasure in online gaming in 3D graphics. They may experience the excitement of plane skiing, travelling, racing, and also countless other tasks that are part of computer game.
Internet gaming likewise delivers players the chance to refine their skill-sets by playing in affordable games against enemies all over the world. Video game console suppliers like Sony, Microsoft, as well as Nintendo have built an amount of labels primarily for internet pc gaming. These internet activities offer a wide array of alternatives in terms of video game styles consisting of real-time tactic games and also first-person shooting video games.
While there are an amount of advantages to on-line gaming, it also possesses its reveal of drawbacks. In enormously multiplayer online games, hundreds of gamers might be involved in a fight at the very same time.
Youngsters also come to be at risk to harmful on-line gaming given that they spend too a lot opportunity in front end of the personal computer. To take care of these concerns, a lot of primary providers now call for adult approval for players under the grow older of thirteen.
One of the most typical conflicts entailing internet gaming includes the Xbox 360 console. The Xbox 360 console allows gamers to link to internet games neighborhoods and also engage along with other players.
Shootings are actually one of the very most prominent internet activities today. It is for this cause that there is a growing online firing specific niche.
Because most players are actually playing games using a web browser, youngsters should be offered to the internet gaming environment before engaging in any kind of online games task. It is necessary for children to recognize just how to make certain their on-line protection features are activated and that they understand that a player’s individual information is actually certainly not being compromised. Very most importantly, youngsters should be promoted to become cautious when giving out useful relevant information like their email handle.
Most significantly, parents should check the tasks of their kids that are eager to participate in internet pc gaming. Because of this, many moms and dads work with games cafes whereby parents may check the activities that their children are actually playing. This makes sure that the kids perform certainly not devote excessive time in front of the computer. Ultimately, the parents get to observe which games their kids delight in one of the most. Using this relevant information, it is easy for parents to receive their little ones to quit computer game.

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You would be hard pressed to find milk, cheese, drinks, meat, and more that didn't encounter some type of ammonia refrigeration before arriving at your house. The use of ammonia refrigeration has even expanded into being used in labs, hospitals, universities, and more applications. While many people do not understand how ammonia refrigeration is used, North America alone produces about 18 million metric tons of it every year in an effort to cool foods, beverages, and buildings. While some companies still use Freon for cooling purposes, companies are starting to jump on the ammonia bandwagon due to many advantages over Freon. In an effort to determine what is right for your company, here are some benefits to using ammonia as refrigeration for your company.
When it comes to choosing ammonia over Freon, you have to decide how much of the refrigerant you are going to need. For larger applications that require a lot of refrigerant to move, you want to find the one that is most efficient. Ammonia is more efficient due to the fact that is has a more latent capacity per pound. This means you will be using much less ammonia than you would Freon for the same application. Being able to run ammonia as a refrigerant should help you conserve energy.
When building an ammonia refrigeration system, you could see a cost savings of 10% to 20% compared to other refrigerants. This savings is due to only needing a very narrow type of piping, while other refrigerants require a much larger size piping. You can also experience savings by using ammonia thanks to how much less refrigeration you need over other forms such as Freon. Since you don't have to move as many pounds for the same process as you would with other refrigerants like Freon, you do not have to use as much ammonia for the application.
Another perk of choosing ammonia as a refrigerant is that it won't affect the environment as much as other refrigerants. Ammonia is created and broken down naturally in the environment. It can be found in the soil, water, and air. It is comprised of nitrogen and hydrogen and is soluble in water. Only 3% of ammonia produced on the planet is done by some type of human activity.
When using any type of refrigerant in your company, you want to be careful of overexposure to it. In an effort to keep your employees safe, you need a system that will alert you that there are high levels of the substance. Even though an alert system is required for companies using a certain amount of ammonia, you can also detect it by smell. Fortunately, ammonia rises since it is lighter than air and usually evaporates so you can fix the issue before anyone is harmed.
For more information, contact a company like Pro-Tech Equipment Service.


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A northern Virginia teen in prison for sexually assaulting two female classmates at separate schools was purchased Wednesday to go to a locked, residential rehab facility until he turns 18.
The 15-year-old boy also was purchased to become put on the sex offender registry in a hearing Wednesday in Loudoun County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, one step the judge stated she’d never formerly purchased inside a juvenile situation.
But Judge Pamela Brooks stated she felt compelled to do this after reviewing psychosexual and mental evaluations from the boy conducted after he was in prison for the assaults.
“Yours scared me,” she stated from the reports. “I’m not sure how else to place it. They scared me on your own. They scared me for the family. They scared me for society.”
The boy wept and hung his mind up for grabs following the judge enforced the necessity, the only real area of the sentence that his lawyer objected. Defense attorney William Mann stated the lifetime stigma connected using the registry contradicts “the thought of rehabilitation for any youthful teen” he stated ought to be the overriding objective of a juvenile proceeding.
The situation grew to become a touchstone for a range of incendiary cultural and political issues this past year in Loudoun County, in which the assaults happened. Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin known as to have an analysis from the county school board’s reaction to the assaults throughout his effective campaign this past year, and Virginia Attorney General-elect Jason Miyares has stated he intends to conduct that probe.
Parents were angered there were multiple assaults. After the first happened inside a school bathroom at Stone Bridge Senior High School in May 2021 the boy was permitted to go to nearby Broad Run Senior High School as they anticipated trial in juvenile court. The 2nd assault happened inside a Broad Run classroom last October.
The situation also grew to become embroiled in debate over extending protections to transgender students in schools, among allegations the boy have been putting on a skirt as he assaulted his classmate at Stone Bridge. At trial, prosecutors presented evidence the boy partly blamed that assault on the truth that he accidentally caught his knee-length skirt on his watch while kept in your bathroom stall using the girl, based on news reports. The boy’s sexuality or gender was no problem in Thursday’s hearing.
The Connected Press isn’t naming the boy or even the women since it generally does not identify underage defendants or victims of sexual assault.
At Thursday’s hearing, the judge’s decision to transmit the boy to some residential rehab facility instead of juvenile jail came after both victims as well as their families stated they wanted the boy to obtain help. The judge known as that gesture through the families “very brave and generous.”
“I possibly could say you belong inside a cell,” the Stone Bridge victim stated around the witness stand. “In my opinion you belong inside a program.”
The lady’s father also known as for that boy to obtain help, and also to take full advantage of treatment.
In the start of his statement, he spoke harshly toward the boy, saying “you disgust me.”
Because he looked directly in the boy while giving his victim-impact testimony, though, his rhetoric softened just a little.
“You can change. I don’t think you are a monster,” he stated because the boy broke lower in tears. “This is actually the very first time I have seen you. I figured you’d seem like a monster, however, you don’t.”
Mom from the second victim read a target-impact statement from her daughter, who stated she befriended the boy at Broad Run despite the fact that he used an ankle monitor.
“Why me? Did I seem like a simple target?” the lady requested. “Personally i think like all this has pressed me back to my covering I labored so difficult to get away from.”
Before he was sentenced, the boy apologized towards the women as well as their families, searching their way directly although not saying their names. He stated he had not recognized how he’d hurt them until he heard their statements.
“I’ll never hurt anybody such as this again,” he stated.
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Is there anyone who is not sickened by what has been going on in Washington?
If only there were a magic wand to cast away the shadow of presidential impeachment or resignation and bring back the dull old days of debates over Social Security, Medicare and campaign finance. But it's too late for that, at least for now.
Independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr's report on President Clinton's misconduct has taken precedence over everything else.
Three years ago, much of the federal government shut down when Republicans and Mr. Clinton failed to agree on a budget. Most Americans were disgusted with the acrimony and blamed Republican ideologues.
Today, government has come to a standstill because of Mr. Clinton's personal behavior. Most Americans are again frustrated by the acrimony, but they blame President Clinton more than congressional Republicans for acting irresponsibly.
The stakes are bigger this time because they involve the undoing of the will of the people, who, after all, twice elected Mr. Clinton.
Yet there is no choice but to proceed with the inquiry, now that the magnitude of the Starr grand jury inquiry is apparent. A spokesman for Mr. Starr said the report submitted to Congress on Wednesday contains "substantial and credible information that may constitute grounds for impeachment."
Whether that claim is true will have to be determined by the House and, if impeachment is recommended, by the Senate. Speaker Newt Gingrich and other Republican leaders promise to handle the report in a nonpartisan manner. Their pledges to be "professional," "objective" and "respectful of the magnitude of the task" are encouraging. Sadly, that has not been the record of Contract-With-America ideologues, many of whom have a pathological hatred for Mr. Clinton.
Meanwhile, the president can't seem to do anything right. He is now on an apology binge, repeatedly telling supporters and critics that he's sorry he let everyone down and pledging, like an adolescent caught in a lie, that he will never do it again.
"Not good enough," the chorus has answered. Even supporters of Mr. Clinton are saying that the apologies came too late.
Apologies are never too late, but it's fair to question the circumstances. Mr. Clinton is under duress, which raises suspicions about how genuinely sorry he is. After all, he's used sweet words to get out of tough spots on previous occasions. When it comes to embellishing the truth, Mr. Clinton is not a first-time offender.
Still, it would take a specially callous person not to feel Mr. Clinton's pain and to ignore the fact the highest elected official in the country has been humbled. He has been publicly humiliated as few presidents have.
House members now have the constitutional responsibility to review the grand jury report make a recommendation to the Senate. Their biggest challenge is when to say enough is enough. If they really want to rise to the occasion, they would censure the president and resume paying serious attention to Social Security, health care, tobacco regulation, campaign finance reform, the embattled financial markets, the Russian crisis, Saddam Hussein and North Korea's development of long-range missiles.
Leaving the president twisting in the wind for a year or more would threaten the interests of all Americans.


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Dating older guys just isn’t a trend that is newsee: any red carpeting occasion into the previous few years). However when it concerns dating that is teen the stakes are high.
A lot of us state in terms of exactly exactly just how old we have been, age is merely lots. Nevertheless when it comes down to whom our teenage daughters are dating, and whom they fall deeply in love with, let’s not pretend, age does matter.
Exactly exactly exactly How comfortable can you be should your 12-year-old child had been dating a 17-year-old kid? Or if your 18-year-old child had been dating an adult man, state, one out of inside the 40s? (in addition, these 5 sex-related concerns are necessary to inquire of your older teen.)
With a few celebrity partners having big age gaps, there was cause of moms and dads to wonder the way they would feel if their teenage child ended up being dating somebody old sufficient to be their parent, the way they would manage it and when there was importance of concern.
Dane Cook, an actor that is 46-year-old been dating 19-year-old singer, Kelsi Taylor. The 27-year age space has kept some thinking the connection is “creepy” and even though other celebrity partners such as for instance David Hasselhoff, 66 and Hayley Roberts, 38 have actually a straight bigger age space of 28 it is simply not the same—the reality that she actually is maybe not a teen, and has now more life experience rendering it never as concerning if she remained inside her teenagers.
Being a mom up to a 13-year-old, my daughter’s joy is considered the most important things to me personally needless to say, and my teenager daughter dating an adult child of per year or two i really could realize. But i’dn’t be comfortable if she had been dating some body over twenty years her senior. It might make me wonder if her daddy or We had failed her in some manner or she never got as a child if she was acting out in need of some other attention. She is wanted by me become with a person who is on her behalf degree and in a position to proceed through life experiences along with her.
We talked with specialists about them whom offered some advice for moms and dads for how exactly to speak to teenage child about dating and intercourse, simple tips to stop your teenager daughter from dating older males, and just how to handle it should this happen.
How Come Some Teen Girls Gravitate Towards Old Guys?
First, it’s essential to know why this occurs. Clinical psychologist Carla Marie Manly, Ph.D., describes that numerous girls be seduced by older males as a result of a “unconscious want to feel safe and liked,” she states. Most of them “unknowingly” look for Indianapolis IN sugar baby love and love from age-inappropriate guy to feel a “sense to be fathered and protected,” she states.
Many much older males whom search for more youthful ladies, particularly teens, achieve this as a result of a necessity to “control the one who is looking for love and attention,” claims Manly.
And whether or not the older individual is man or woman, they often times feel an “ego-boost being outcome of getting captured a more youthful individual,” she describes.
Even as we grow older, age gaps matter less but it is essential to notice that teens benefit many from relationships with those people who are exactly the same age as “it’s crucial to have comparable psychological, intellectual, and real readiness levels whenever relationship,” states Manly. (learn how you could be in a position to determine if your child is sexcasting.)
Communication Is Key With Teen Dating Rules
You need to keep a available discussion around ground guidelines for teenage dating without the need for “lewd and crude words,” as that will create your child get into “rebellious mode,” says Raysha Clark is an authorized connect therapist in Arkansas.
Mentioning the conversation could be tough, but Clark shows speaking about some love that is”hopeless you’ve had.” Be sure it is only a discussion, perhaps maybe not really a lecture. In case your kid seems as if you are lecturing them, you will be prone to lose them once you begin speaking.
Manly adds the thing that is best can be done to stop your child from being attracted to an age-inappropriate partner is always to “provide consistent, loving parenting” as sound parenting helps develop confident children and certainly will obviously draw our young ones to date individuals their very own age
Don’t neglect to talk about this subject along with your young ones (also you don’t think they ever will), and address the reasons why dating older men isn’t beneficial to them if they aren’t dating an older person and. Tell them the older individual is actually “controlling, dependent and needy,” Manly says. And also make certain your discussion is open and enables “back and forth discussion” which will market thinking that is“critical understanding.”
Our teenage girls have actually social media marketing to attract them towards older men these times so it is essential to concentrate on what they’re doing and who they really are speaking with as well.
Clark states teenagers have actually “limited psychological mental, and intellectual development” which could make them “rebellious, embarrassing, moody, while making them have a really restricted ability to determine dangers.”
Begin speaking to Your Teens Early to create Ground Rules for Teenage Dating
It is vital to get this a continuous discussion that does not just take place whenever you find out your teenager is dropping for a somebody old sufficient to be their moms and dad. If you’ren’t dealing with it, you may make them feel it is a topic they cannot talk about, and “as soon as you create it taboo, you lose your credibility as a smart sounding board,” says Clark.
Clark adds that fathers have to have a existence within these conversations, too, and begin speaking with their child about their “crushes” at a very early age and show participation.
When your Older Teen Daughter Has Already Been Seeing a Much Older Guy, Here Is What You Have To Do
Clark claims if for example the child is currently seeing somebody much older and you are clearlyn’t comfortable, you need to live along with it. The thing that is right do in this situation is “support and teach” them because it’s fairly easy to “support your youngster even though you wholeheartedly disagree,” states Clark.
Whenever our youngsters understand they’ve been supported, this is certainly just what actually leaves a lasting impression on them. If you’re “deemed approachable,” states Clark, “you have actually a better possibility of examining the pitfalls of relationships with individuals at differing readiness amounts.”
Do not speak adversely in regards to the individual these are generally seeing (yes, regardless if your teenager child dating an adult child or guy), but try not to allow them to arrived at dinner either. That way you will be establishing boundaries in your safe place without disrespecting their partner.
As a moms and dad we can’t get a handle on every thing our teens do, but being included, having available conversations and allowing them to understand we help them is certainly going a long distance in assisting them select the right partner once they begin dating and past.

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Theron’s pals Jeremy Renner, Sharlito Copley, Paula Wagner, Marley Shelton and Ty Pennington came out to Soho House for a seated dinner and a heartfelt speech from the actress, who talked about mobile HIV-prevention programs for underprivileged youths and the difference they make in teen’s lives. “I wish I had a joke to tell, now that I’ve brought you all down,” she said, “But I got nothing. I might just have to take off my dress.”
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It didn’t come to that, since the crowd got revved up by a performance from Overtones, a South African male a cappella group discovered by Clint Eastwood while he was making the film “Invictus” (they lent their voices to the movie’s soundtrack and are now managed by Eastwood’s wife Dina). In addition to native songs, the group performed a rendition of Timbaland’s “The Way I Are.”

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As discussed in Issue #1 of Myanmar REDD+ Knowledge (January 2018), Under the Warsaw Framework for REDD+, in order for a developing country to qualify for RBPs, they must have four elements in place:
- A National REDD+ Strategy (and/or Action Plan)
- A National Forest Monitoring System
- A Forest Reference Level (measure of baseline GHG emissions)
- A Safeguard Information System
Issue #2 covered the submisson of the FRL, in this issue we looks at the status of the National REDD+ Strategy.
Over the past year, through a process led by the UN-REDD Programme, and involving inputs from members of Technical Working Groups, six ministries, and numerous other stakeholders, a draft of Myanmar’s National REDD+ Strategy has been prepared. It is now available for public comment on the REDD+ Myanmar website, here. Anyone can review and comment, and can make their comments anonymously, if they prefer.
UNFCCC guidance states that a country’s National REDD+ Strategy needs to cover “drivers of deforestation and forest degradation, land tenure issues, forest governance issues, gender considerations and the [Cancun] safeguards…”. All these are very important in Myanmar, and views of different stakeholder groups on some of these issues are divergent.
Also, the Strategy should outline what are the intended action to reduce emissions form forests – the so-called “policies and measures (PAMs). Currently the draft Strategy identifies 58 PAMs. These are currently being assessed in terms of the benefits and risks associated with them as well as their feasibility. It is likely that as the Strategy is finalized, some may be dropped, replaced by others, or modified.
If REDD+ is to be successfully implemented in Myanmar, it is essential that Myanmar has a strong, clear Strategy, which all stakeholders can identify with. Implementing PAMs successfully requires cooperation among many stakeholders, so each group needs to feel that it understands and endorses each PAM. Therefore, securing broad feedback on the draft Strategy is so important. The process undertaken so far has been designed to be as inclusive as possible, but inevitably not everyone can be intimately involved in the process.
The draft Strategy will be available for comment until the end of April. So this is your opportunity to make your voice heard – visit the REDD+ Myanmar website, and comment today!


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On a sunny winter day, Lauren Meyer, who placed first in our 2020 Lens on the Lake Photo Contest, snapped her winning photo. We spoke with Meyer about Day at the Beach (Memorial Beach in Winter), to find out what inspired her to get this shot.
Arts & Culture
Think outside the bow with these green alternatives to typical wrapping paper.
Caring for houseplants is easier than you think.
This fall, in both their Ford Family Gallery and online, the White Bear Center for the Arts (WBCA) will highlight emerging artists of color.
For Jessica Person, her love for art is ongoing.
White Bear Lake Area High School grad Joshua Powell lives by the Golden Rule.
Mahtomedi High School grads Christian and Aidan Golish will both attend the University of Minnesota - but they're not rooming together.
Liberty Classical Academy grad Landon Smith hopes to one day join the Air Force and work for Nike or Adidas.
White Bear Lake Area High School grad Monte Collins is headed to the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Poet Debbie Johnson-Hill pursued her passion, found her voice and lets her 'heart beat wildly.'
"Yes, No? Perhaps, Maybe!" will hit the stage next year.

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Global Chitin and Chitosan Derivatives Market By Manufacturers, Regions, Type And Application, Forecast To 2024
In a natural long-chain polymer, there lies a main component called chitin. The cell walls of fungi, the exoskeletons of arthropods, the radulas of mollusks, and the beaks and internal shells of cephalopods are primarily composed of this main component. Now Chitin has a derivative called chitosan. The prominent source of Chitosan is marine crustacean shells. In the previous years it was known to have a problem of solubility but now it finds proper use in the field of biological and medical science. These products are found to be used in various fields. It extends from the medical fields to the fields of food and water purifier too.
The report elaborately discusses the factors that help the market grow and become a steady competent in the global market. These factors include the increase in the solubility of the element by modifying the molecular structure. It increases the biocompatibility, biodegradability, and nontoxicity of the product. This makes the chitin and chitosan derivatives used widely in the biomedical field. There are companies that are aiming at a massive growth in the global market. According to them the chitin and chitosan market will definitely contribute to the factors. Besides all of it the gradual increase of pollution and germ content in water may also help in the growth.
The market players playing a major role are Advanced Biopolymers As Agratech International Inc. ,Bio21 ,Biolog Heppe Gmbh ,Biophrame Technologies Cargill Inc. ,Chitosanlab ,Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co. Ltd,Fengrun Biochemical Co. Ltd. ,Fmc Health And Nutrition.
The global market of the chitin and the chitosan derivative are based on the segmentations of type and application. This will provide a better understanding of the market.
Based on type the segmentation of the chitin and chitosan derivative includes glucosamine and other derivatives. However, the main derivative mostly used is the chitosan.
Based on application the segmentation of the chitin and chitosan market includes the different fields of healthcare medical sciences, biotechnology and water treatment. It also includes the market of food and beverages.
The regional chitin and chitosan markets include North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific (APAC), and the Middle East &Africa (MEA). The analysis of the regional chitin and chitosan market stands primarily on the study of various factors, market restraints and recent developments.
Europe and North America are regions that can be studied best by having an analysis of the probable growth increasing factors like inclusion of latest technologies, high investment capacity, and others. The region has this tendency to integrate latest technical developments into their system to make an effective case for the healthcare sector. Countries like the US, the UK, France, Germany, and Spain can substantially promote the chitin and chitosan market.
The APAC region is expected to have strong growth with the contributions made by India, China, Thailand, Australia, Japan, and New Zealand. In the coming years with the gradual increase in the need of sterility in biomedical and biological technologies the chitin and chitosan market are expected to witness rapid growth.
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Linz am Rhein
Two weeks ago already! I had a wonderful day at Cologne with my dear friend Lin and on our way back we visited a small town, called Linz at the river Rhein, which gifted us with one corner more beautiful than the next. When we arrived in front of these houses, we just HAD to sit down and sketch! Afterwards, at home, we both did proper watercolours out of it. A worthy memory of a wonderful day!
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The U.S. Department of Commerce issued its preliminary determination in the second administrative review of Canadian softwood lumber imports, and if finalized, would result in tariffs being doubled, from 8.99 percent to 18.32 percent. The department’s recommendation to more than double the “all others” preliminary countervailing and anti-dumping rate to 18.32 percent on Friday drew sharp criticism from the Canadian government and its industry, but applause from the lumber industry in the United States. According to Kevin Mason, managing director of ERA Forest Products Research, the ...
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World tourism was crippled by the pandemic, but it has largely bounced back – yet traveling remains a serious challenge for a large group of people. These are the 20% of the world’s population who suffer from chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer or mental disorders. It is a group of people whom the travel industry needs to accommodate.
Current conditions can make traveling difficult, while solutions should be found for some people who may even avoid taking holidays altogether.
Repercussions for the tourism industry
A cross-disciplinary research project from Edith Cowan University (ECU) in Western Australia has highlighted the impacts this decision can have on people with these health challenges. It outlined the future repercussions for the industry as a whole. Through collaboration between its School of Business and Law and its Center for Precision Health, the project has put forth the concept of “travel therapy” that views tourism as a means of improving mental health and wellbeing.
Researcher Dr. Jun Wen and colleagues said it is important for the world tourism industry to cater more to vulnerable people with physical or psychological disorders – a market he described as important but too often overlooked. “Most are able to travel but remain vulnerable during trips and need intensive services,” he said.
“The world has an aging population, so there will be more and more people dealing with the challenges that aging brings, like dementia, physical limitations and other chronic diseases. There are also more people being diagnosed with mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety,” Wen added.
“Tourism needs to be able to accommodate vulnerable travelers such as these for the industry’s survival — but also because health is important and as our previous work has shown, tourism can help support health.” He suggested numerous initiatives that could make destinations more accessible for vulnerable people in an article just published in the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management and entitled “Travel medicine in hospitality: an interdisciplinary perspective.”
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, the study took an important step toward interdisciplinary research between hospitality and medical science through the lens of travel medicine.
Wen suggested numerous initiatives relating to food, accommodation, transportation, travel, shopping, and entertainment that could make destinations more accessible for vulnerable people and be implemented throughout the tourism industry chain. These would include considerations or allowances for caregivers who may need to accompany travelers.
Education was critical, he added. “Staff and stakeholders need training to be made aware of vulnerable travelers’ needs and demands. This can include developing manuals to standardize services for vulnerable travelers, enhancing accessible infrastructure and equipping professional emergency and care facilities appropriately, such as with first-aid tools. The industry can also customize services for different traveler segments, such as people with dementia, depression or anxiety.”
Wen said technological advances could also play a great role in bringing the benefits of tourism to more people. “Not everyone can take physical trips. The tourism industry should develop virtual products that enable all travelers to be present in a destination and to enjoy fun and health-related benefits.”


Fat Face brings in chief exec to prepare for float
Fashion retailer Fat Face has created the role of chief executive as its goes for growth ahead of a possible flotation.
Former Monsoon brand director Louise Barnes took up the post last week, supporting founders and joint managing directors Julian Leaver and Tim Slade. Their stated ambition is to float Fat Face next year.
The surf, ski and boardwear retailer has 60 stores in the UK and sales of approximately£50 million.


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Don’t suffer with arthritis alone. The following article below will offer some excellent tips that can help the distress caused by arthritis.
Talk to a doctor if you have doubts about what kind of exercise can help you.
Consider practicing yoga as both a hobby and a way to keep your arthritis. Research has shown that practicing yoga can ease arthritic pain.
Frequent exercise is essential to containing the symptoms of arthritis. If your joints aren’t getting enough exercise, it is like that they will grow weak, which can exacerbate arthritis. Flexibility exercises are also great for arthritis because their range of motion is increased by doing them.
Try water activities if you suffer from arthritis.
Place the clipper on your upper leg and then press down with your hand’s heel to push it down. This prevents using your sensitive fingers and makes the task easier to complete.
Meet with the builder and write down a list all the modifications you want. These changes can help to alleviate the pain and will make your day-to-day life easier to deal with.
You can help yourself by stopping arthritis as soon as you are diagnosed. A prevention technique is to implement good tip to prevent arthritis is to use good typing habits. Concentrate on keeping your hands at the same level to your keyboard and place a raised pad beneath your mouse.This will reduce the amount of pressure on your hands and prevent future problems as years go by.
Try to avoid taking pain killers for arthritis pain. Some pain medications can be addictive quality and only work temporarily. If your doctor prescribed them to you and if you plan on using them, use them only as prescribed.
Make sure you have a good bed. Arthritis sufferers need to talk to their doctors about treatment for a person who has their condition.
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If you are interested in the political and social history of Italy (don't all raise your hands at once :D) and if you like reading books where you actIf you are interested in the political and social history of Italy (don't all raise your hands at once :D) and if you like reading books where you actually learn something from the context of the plot, My Brother Is An Only Child is a book for you! Italy in the 1970s is one of the most thriving periods of history of the country. After the Second World War and the very long reign of the Social Democrats at the head of the country, a new generation is born and wants some radical change because it doesn't feel represented in the actual ruling class. Split between the fascist (in the Italian sense of the word - as in nationalists) and the communists, and with still a very strong presence of the Catholic Church, this decade is full of restlessness, protests and general political upheaval (as anywhere in the world at the end of the 1960s, beginning of the 1970s).
This is the climate in which the story of My Brother Is An Only Child takes place where one brother is very handsome and popular Manrico, who after leaving the seminary goes to study law and becomes politically involved in the Communist movement, and where the other brother Accio (pejorative nickname given to him since he was a child and inspiration for the title of the book) is the black sheep of the family who gets involved with the Fascist Party after leaving the seminary himself. Later in the book, Accio falls in love with Manrico's girlfriend and the hostility between the two brothers, which has existed ever since they were kids, continues even more.
The story is told from the point of view of Accio who isn't loved nor even respected by any member of his family. Since he is a child he has to put up with the decisions others take for him (as the youngest boy in the family, his two older brothers come first) and with the weight of being different and always in the way (according to his family). It is truly heart-breaking to be in his head and to feel the anger he feels constantly. He is eager to be accepted but doesn't fit in wherever he goes to. The book is a coming of age story of this boy no one really likes and who is sent to the seminary to be a priest. We go through the various stages of adolescence with him and we realise how outdated some of the traditions are. The book gives also an amazing insight into the Italian culture and its traditions. While reading, I couldn't help thinking how Italian the book was, not only because it was written by an Italian author and because it took place in this very particular context for the country, but also because it really goes inside Italian customs and ways of thinking. The book takes place in a rural area where the economic and social factors are very important for a family of seven children.
I literally couldn't stop reading this book, Accio's voice is very clear and his personality just pops out of the pages and you feel as if you are following him around his village trying to raise people behind Fascist ideas. You really feel for Accio and wonder if he would have turned out exactly the same way had people in his family made more effort towards him. The portrait of the Italian Mamma (mother) is absolutely brilliant, I can tell you that Italians are way more afraid of their mothers and that a mother can make all their kids follow a straight line even during the worse years of adolescence. Just read this book to see how much!
What I love about reading translated fiction is how much we can learn from another culture. I am part-Italian and grew up on the Mediterranean so I really related to the cultural aspects of the book and I really loved how fascinating the book is in terms of political and social history of Italy in the 1970s. The book is well translated in English and you don't lose the spirit of the book in the translation. A film was made of this book and if you don't feel like reading the book, don't hesitate to watch the film!...more
The book takes place in the countryside in the South of Italy. Ammaniti is absolutely brilliant at describing this tiny village next to the small townThe book takes place in the countryside in the South of Italy. Ammaniti is absolutely brilliant at describing this tiny village next to the small town of Acqua Traverse. The reader can really feel as if they are right there with the characters during this scorching hot summer.
Historical background of the story: You have to know that Italy is a divided country between North and South. The unity of the country was 'only' brought in the 1870s, and, other than differences in terms of idioms (in some rural parts of Italy, the local idiom is used more than the Italian language by the population) and culture, the North and the South are divided economically and, thus, socially and politically. With the Industrial Revolution, the North became quickly very wealthy and didn't see with a good eye the redistribution of wealth to the poor agricultural South. Several decades later, this hostility is still patent. The book is set in the 1970s, where corruption and criminality was still very high. I am not telling you all this to bore you to death (no really, I don't!) but because this poverty, especially in the South of Italy, is the background of this story.
The story: Michele Ammitrano (9 years old) lives in a very poor village in the South of Italy, all the adults of the village have to go to work in the North or in a big city outside the village to survive and provide for their families. They might not like each other, and even bad mouth one another, but all the families are there in the same boat, so they help each other out by giving food, clothes and exchanging what they can. The kids of the village all play together. They are very poor and even second hand toys and bicycles are a luxury, they mainly play outdoors with stray dogs or invented games. They have all very different personalities, and, in other circumstances, they would never be friends. But they are stuck together in this small village in the middle of the summer without a pool or a lake to cool themselves. One day, Michele loses a race and has to climb in an abandoned house. While jumping out a window on a tree outside, he falls on a mattress which is put on top of a hole to hide it. Michele looks inside. The hole isn't empty, and what he will find will change his life. At first, Michele doesn't talk about what he found to anyone. But in a small village, there is only so much you can hide.
The style of the book: The style is uncharacteristically very fast and gripping. Italian is a very rich language you can play with for several lines without feeling the need to end the sentence. In this book, the sentences are very short and straight to the point. They make you sit at the edge of your chair, turning frantically the pages to read the end. The end which you will probably find disappointing - all this tension for a cliffhanger, REALLY? The setting is wonderfully described and the characters are very well brought up to the story and are very typical. Michele's mother is the real "Mamma italiana" who is, in turn, as ruthless as a pittbull and as sweet as an apricot pie in the sun. (*cough* Hi Mum!) The poverty of these people is very cleverly shown and only picky idiots persons like myself could write paragraphs and paragraphs on it :)
The story is very, very dark. Just so you know, this was published as an adult book in Italy (and UK) at first, but it has now been given a new cover in the UK and has been put in the YA section. It is hard to say that this is a beautiful story, considering the gruesome details which are not spared to the reader. The subject isn't very happy-making either, but the realism and the ideas behind the story are definitely worth your chills. I wouldn't advise this book to the younger young readers nor the faint-hearted....more
I can't even begin to tell you how much I loved this book!!
Everything I loved from The Shadow of The Wind is there, with a paranormal young adult spinI can't even begin to tell you how much I loved this book!!
Everything I loved from The Shadow of The Wind is there, with a paranormal young adult spin (aka *perfection*). I loved following Max and his sister Alicia through this adventure. The characters are very well described and they feel so real with their tiny flaws and habits that it is a real pleasure to read. This book has the atmosphere of old gothic/horror novels where the characters are in a pretty regular setting and then something unexpected, dark and frightening happens which turns the situation upside down.
Reading this story has made me think about how fortunate we are today in Europe, USA and other countries not to have a war going on inside our frontiers. Of course many of our troups may be waging war/bringing peace in parts of the world, but we don't really know what a civil war is anymore. In this book, the setting is Second World War Spain. The country had been living a very brutal Civil War from 1936 and when WWII broke out, Spain aligned itself with Germany at first but progressively adopted a neutral stance. When the story of Max Carver starts in 1943, Spain doesn't take part in the Second World War but is a dictature with a very strong repression which will only end in 1975. You can read The Shadow of The Wind if you want to have an idea on how much the Franco regime has scarred the Spanish psyche.
Sorry, I got a little carried away here! Anyways, I *love* reading a good fiction where I learn something about history or another culture (which sort of the aim of this meme) and here I loved looking at this family obliged to move cities to avoid the war. The story is told from a third person point of view, and I liked how it seemed to give more insight to the characters' personalities. The themes of growing up are very well treated in the book, and I loved the romance which builds up between Alicia and Roland.
I have to admit that the absence of both parents from a large part of the book is what I would call quite a convenient plot development but which doesn't kill the whole story either. The universe created by Carlos Ruiz Zafón is so rich, and yet not completely overwhelming, that any weakness is instantly forgotten.
I am fervently hoping that his three other Young Adult novels will get translated soon!!
This is book is such a quick enjoyable story that it is the perfect summer read. I would advise it to anyone going to the beach this summer (since part of the book takes place on a beach during the summer). You probably won't look at those seemingly harmless shadows lurking under your feet in the water the same way. Just saying ;-)...more
I was introduced to Hitomi Kanehara at an author event with Melvin Burgess. He talked about several YA books by Japanese authors who didn't try to wriI was introduced to Hitomi Kanehara at an author event with Melvin Burgess. He talked about several YA books by Japanese authors who didn't try to write about adults in teenage disguise but about real teenagers. I was very intrigued and bought the tiny book that is Snakes and Earrings. My friend Sabrina and I read it and we just couldn't stop thinking and talking about this book.
The book has extremely explicit content and I will mention that content in my review, so if you are faint-hearted, please, do not read any further. (I'm talking about tattoos, piercings, sex, alcohol, drugs, self mutilation)
Lui, self destruction and depression As my friend pointed out, Lui is possibly suffering from depression. half of the time she feels numb and the other she abuses her body in all possible way, in an attempt to feel something. But the book is extremely surprising and what you feel will happen to Lui doesn't really happen. You never know if you have to blame Lui for what happens or pity her, and I felt that the book wasn't exactly about this. It is a glimpse into this girl's self destructive circle. She stays with Ama and you can see he has so many feelings for her that she is incapable to share or reciprocate. Lui is also a masochist, she enjoys being hurt in sexual relations. I would link this to the fact that she has no respect for her body, but anyone could have these tastes. It is undeniably creepy to read some of the scenes, but it is interesting to see how Lui conceives it in her head.
Counter-culture in Japan The depiction of counter-culture in Japan is simply mesmerizing. This is why I love reading translated books from foreign countries, you learn so much! I had no idea that groups like "Barbie girls" and "punks" were so distinctive in Japan. It is also always very interesting to read about people living on the fringe. Our lives are so organised and ruled by social conventions that sometimes we might forget who we are. People living on the fringe don't have this need to abide by the rules and are, in a way, much more natural than we are. The book also shows a new generation. If earlier generations were rebellious or ambitious, we are, if anything, a bored generation. Nothing surprises us or moves us. We have even stopped dreaming. We live in a state of suspension from which nothing can shake us except fake emotions and convictions. When I read about Lui's story, I saw that in her.
Tattoos and piercing To which extent are they a form of art? This is an endless question and there isn't one answer. As a fan of the form of art, I would agree with Shiba's vision of them. They are a way to magnify the body, not change it. Whereas Lui doesn't have any respect or consideration for her body. The book is an interesting way to explore this theme and see the two visions. By experience, not two tattoo artist or tattooed person have the same conception of what a tattoo or a piercing is. As widespread as the practice might be, it is a very personal experience. Lui is first attracted to Ama because she is fascinated by his forked tongue. She decides to do this to herself (the process includes to get your tongue pierced and then to stretch the hole progressively). She also wants a unique tattoo and asks Shiba to design it. The descriptions are completely realistic and people not familiar with them might be a little put off.
The style of the book I feel that this book wants to depict reality as it is and not create a false image of teenagers with a conscience or with any sense of responsability. I find the style haunting. This story creeps on you and you find yourself vehemently disliking Lui for what she does to herself and others. But she grows on you at some point.
This is a masterpiece of a book. It is short but will give you a sense of whole which only a 700+ pages book can do. It is simply marvelous and an incredible way to make you discover another culture, another way of life, and yourself - maybe - in the process.
It may be a Young Adult book but obviously not for our standards since it was published as an adult book in the UK and has so much explicit content I cannot even begin to enumerate it. So consider yourself informed!...more


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|This article is an expansion based on a canon element. For canon information on this topic, follow the link to The Witcher Wiki:.|
|This fan-fiction article, Istredd of Aedd Gynvael, was written by Witcher190. Please do not edit this fiction without the writer's permission.|
Many years after graduating and because of his interest in archaeology, he would join two of the various Fabio Sachs' Expeditions.
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 Early life
- 1.2 Meeting Yennefer
- 1.3 Betrayal of Trust
- 1.4 Excavation in Nazair
- 1.5 Travel to Ofir
- 1.6 Shard of Ice
- 1.7 Bad News
- 1.8 Reuniting with Yennefer
- 1.9 Meeting Fabio Sachs in Oxenfurt
- 1.10 Travel with Fabio Sachs around The Continent towards the Far East
- 1.11 Travel with Fabio Sachs around The Continent to the Far North
- 1.12 Further life
- 2 Works
- 3 Legacy
- 4 Personality and traits
- 5 Trivia
- 6 Notes
Life as a young criminal in the streets of Aedd Gynvael
Working as a resident mage in the city of Aedd Gynvael replacing Ilde, Roedskilde was stolen by a young Istredd, using simple magic, Shortly thereafter, he would suffer a second robbery and end up catching the boy using magic. Realizing his potential, he would go to the orphanage where he lived and "adopt" him and then take him to Ban Ard for proper training and education.
Some rumors mention that in reality, Istredd is the bastard son of Roedskilde with a noble koviri who abandoned him because of that condition, but none of this has ever been confirmed.
Tutelage at Ban Ard
Earning the respect of the people of Aedd Gynvael
Working as a spy
Betrayal of Trust
Excavation in Nazair
Travel to Ofir
Shortly after his work in Nazair, following his studies on the ancient history of the Continent. The sorcerer would travel to Ofir. Following the clues provided by the megaliths of the region. These gave information about the different vrans cultures that developed across a large part of the Continent before the Conjunction. In exchange for providing all this information to the Malliq and its scholars.
Relationship with Radeyah
During this time, Istredd met the sorceress, Radeyah. Which helped him during his research on the new monoliths. Although she was actually looking for an ancient Vran artifact of powerful magic. During that time together, they approached each other and ended up having a brief relationship, which would last until Radeyah got the object she needed from the mage's excavations.
Shard of Ice
"Death" of Yennefer in the Rivian Pogrom
Relationship with Margarita
Approaching dark magic
Helping Geralt to rescue Yennefer from the Wild Hunt
August - September 1269
Reuniting with Yennefer
Marriage with Yennefer
Meeting Fabio Sachs in Oxenfurt
Travel with Fabio Sachs around The Continent towards the Far East
1282 - 1284
Travel with Fabio Sachs around The Continent to the Far North
1286 - 1288
It is unknown what became of the sorcerer's life many years later. Like many people of his time, his life is divided between reality and legend. Some say that in the end the sorceress left again and did not end up choosing him for good, nor the witcher. Others say, that he died while buried during an excavation and the craziest ones, say that he found a portal to a distant sphere called Gywnsten and got lost in Time and Space. The reality is that, one day he left his home in Aedd Gynvael and was never seen again.
Among the many works the sorcerer wrote. Different treatises on architecture and archaeology are noteworthy. In addition, there are collections of poems and various books on the history of the Continent.
He is also credited with creating several new spells and several paintings, which portray different people of the epoch.
The sorcerer's legacy to the general culture of the world and the continent was quite remarkable. Beyond disciplines such as painting and poetry. His works on history, among others, a part of which was lost, served to clarify quite a lot about the Dark Age of the Continent and its later Renaissance in the distant future. Especially, on those more far and distant territories.
Personality and traits
On a personality level. Istredd stood out for being an attentive, loving and kind person. Described as the "ideal man" by Yennefer and Margarita. With a sense of honour only comparable to that of the ofiris and a great loyalty. He was also an expert in various subjects and unlike many other sorcerers he did not mind "getting dirty" and was not interested in political power.
Instead, he preferred to possess the knowledge to help people (which brought him more than one problem which Yennefer solved)
That same honour and loyalty stand out among his defects. Also the fact of his more introverted personality, which took him away from the public scene to focus more on his own affairs. And it made him a disowned among the mages, except when they needed his help. Because of his profession, his excessive romanticism and morality could also be considered as flaws due to all that both things came to provoke in his life, but at the same time qualities for certain groups of people with whom he interacted.
Physically, Istredd was slightly taller than the northern average, with dark brown hair and grey eyes. Physically, he looked about 35 - 40 years old. The standard among men in his guild.
- At some point in his life, he thought about becoming a bard.
- At one point in his life, he served as a professor at the Vinland Magical Academy.
- The idealized portraits of Yennefer mentioned in the books were painted by him. Later artists took those portraits as a reference. Since the most realistic portraits were destroyed during the witch hunts.
- The same goes for Margarita's portraits.
- I know that the marriage with Yennefer is "controversial", but this is based, in the cameo of Yennefer in the comic The Witcher: Of Flesh and Flame, the fact that in the games, the Djinn spell is broken and furthermore, "Geralt" 's cameo in the books, in the year 1373 in which he is alone.
- His relationship with Radeyah is based on a comment she made about a mage she slept with and with whom Yennefer had also slept in The Witcher: Of Flesh and Flame comic.
- As a headcanon, I've always thought that the ending in Blood and Wine with Yennefer is too much of a fairy tale to be considered a "canon" thing in The Witcher Saga.

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The Philosophy of Burning Books—Calling It Like It Is
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Last week a truly amazing story of academic support for persecution of LGBT youth by “professional mental health researchers” came to light through the diligent work of Jim Burroway of Box Turtle Bulletin and Anderson Cooper of CNN. Briefly, both deal with investigations into the academic and professional life of George Rekers, an ordained minister of the Southern Baptist Convention, arguably the most homophobic of all Protestant cults, as well as the largest. Rekers was a graduate student in clinical psychology at UCLA under Richard Green and Ivar Lovaas, who were responsible for the review and acceptance of his research papers, when the story begins of the tragedy they created to satisfy their lust for academic and financial advancement.
Rekers, with the support of Lovaas and Green, published knowingly false research reports on the case of a child, “Kraig,” who was placed in their care by two very gullible parents. Their own neurotic reactions to their effeminate son resonated with a chord of sociopathy present in UCLA clinical psychology at the time, which was following a path of child development through bullying and deprivation of empathy that had been pioneered by the famous poseur B. F. Skinner, of Harvard. For decades the lies these men wrote, swore to, and promulgated dominated major branches of American psychology and psychiatry.
Over a year ago, thanks to Truth Wins Out and the Florida LGBT press, the fact came out that, in spite of his very public homophobic image, Rekers was actually a closeted homosexual. This was big news in the LGBT press and led to his resignation from the boards of homophobic charities and organizations he had helped lead for so long. This also drew attention to his lifelong history of academic and religious publishing, which has now been proven to be based on deliberate falsification of research results, apparently with the support of his supervisor (Lovaas) and department head (Green) since both were deeply involved themselves in the pseudo-scientific study of effeminate behavior in young boys.
The work of this blind and bigoted trio has influenced generations of students of childhood development of sexual orientation and gender identity. The published work of these men, and other fraudulent scientists like them, is the foundation of a public relations industry devoted to the marketing for profit of homophobia and transphobia. These institutions are NOT public charities and DO NOT deserve registration as 501(c)3 tax-exempt charities, since they only exist to enrich their organizers and spokespeople by marketing their hateful fantasies as real. I just paid $10 to see the new Spielberg flick. When you leave the theater you know it was all more-or-less meant to be nonsense. At least Hollywood pays taxes on the money it gets from peddling nonsense. The Southern Baptist Convention and its constituent persons and organizations do not. Perhaps Hollywood should claim to be a religion. I know a lot of LGBT folk who would agree.
How can the damage done by Rekers and his like be countered in the intellectual life of humanity? Obviously, the exposure by Burroway and Cooper identifies the problem, but this again will become a one to two week PR event unless the,LBGT community and allies take away a sense of purposive action to stop the further spread of this evil that permeates so much of the generally accepted ignorance of the people. As a minimum, we should identify and disqualify the researchers and the publications that have come about as a result of Rekers’ crimes against academia, science, and humanity.
When one tries to assess the importance of some piece of scientific research, it is useful to know how often and in what capacity the work has been cited by other researchers in their publications. Although the bibliography in a paper tells you where the author used other’s work and ideas, there is nothing to tell you who went on to make use of this particular work of this particular writer. It would, for example, be very convenient to be able to trace out every academic publication that referenced the work of Rekers, Green, or Lovaas, but would require you to examine every bibliography in every later publication that could have possible referenced their work.
Actually the problem was solved definitively 50 years ago by the creation of the Science Citation Index (SCI), which is essentially a reverse bibliography that identifies every subsequent publication that cites the target article. Through SCI one can find not only everything written by Rekers, Green, or Lovaas, and published in a significant peer-reviewed journal, but also everything that cites any of their work. Thus one quickly identifies both publications that should be recalled (since they are contaminated by authorship by Rekers or the others) and other publications that should be recalled (since they are contaminated by citation of Rekers or the others).
This process is then iterated, seeding the new selection cycle with the name of all authors of citation contaminated publications, identifying their other writings and the writers who cited them and their writings. In fact, it is likely one could turn this into a real witch-hunt through the assholes of academia.
Once the offensive material has all been identified, there is an immediate technique for ending further research or credibility for this entire intellectually and morally bankrupt community. Each journal that has published a suspect article simply publishes a formal retraction, even going back 50 years, if necessary. These retractions are indexed by SCI and become a part of the formal record there of the final disposition by rational humanity of a body of published research. Though the discredited documents presenting lies as true will remain in a few archives, every bit of future meaning is gone in the sense that no sane person would waste time by basing further work on it. The injury to academic and science is corrected.
This of course leaves open the place where real injury to real people has been done by these men and their disciples. And this continues through their writing and publication in the very large non-academic press that has no standards of peer review and, in many cases, no concept of truth in reportage. For example, there are 16 titles by Rekers on Amazon. Do any of these books deserve dissemination? Or distribution? Or memorialization in libraries?
Here we face directly the struggle for the hearts and minds of the sane. There is no social purpose in the publication and dissemination of these books. On the other hand, their just and forcible suppression could leave some unconvinced of the evil they represent. Scientists and authors of good will are needed to tell the true stories of human sexual and gender development, uncontaminated by the theological and moral mythology of cult leaders. Such truth will gradually eclipse the lies of the cults, since sane human minds recognize truth and resonate with it when it is heard.
No, I don’t advocate book burning, but I see no reason the false intellectual legacy of men like Rekers, where it can be so clearly identified in the stream of formally reviewed publication, should not be erased permanently from academic history, taking with it the life work of many bigots and homophobes who have hidden (and continue to hide) their neuroses and psychoses behind the false privilege conferred by an academic degree and often tenure.