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In February 2018, several major newspapers published a leaked draft of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposed regulations that abandon longstanding immigration policy regarding the adminstration's determination of a "public charge." These new regulations will have a significant impact on U.S. immigration policy, effectively forcing both immigrant families and children of immigrants to choose between accessing almost any kind of public benefit or staying in the country. Since then, other leaked drafts have circulated increasing the number of public benefits and welfare programs that would make an individual inadmissible.
The proposed changes affect a determination known as "public charge." It is one of the factors the government takes into consideration when approving green cards or determining admissibility. For over 100 years, immigration officials in the United States have denied admission or denied green cards to applicants based on their likelihood of becoming a public charge. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) defines a public charge as an individual who is likely to become "primarily dependent on the government for subsistence." Currently immigration officials consider two main criteria in determining whether an individual would be a public charge: if the individual receives cash assistance like Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), or if they will be institutionalized in long-term care such as in a nursing home or mental health facility at the government's expense.
The leaked drafts expand these criteria to include services low income residents are entitled to use like the Earned Income Tax Credit, non-emergency Medicaid, CHIP, Section 8 housing vouchers, SNAP food benefits, and the special supplemental nutritional program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). Families will have to choose between accepting these benefits and potentially forfeiting their ability to become legal permanent residents (LPR). The new guidelines not only focus on applicants, but include anyone living in the household uses these benefits. This means that children born in the U.S. may not receive the SNAP or CHIP benefits they need, because it would put their family members at risk when applying for legal residency. Millions of children will lose access to programs ranging from healthcare to school lunches. Immigrant families trying to be reunited will be the most affected by this.
The new regulations will not only affect immigrants, but American citizens as well. Immigrants are already beginning to stop using public services, including the health insurance marketplace and Medicaid. Currently the law allows those living in the United States to purchase insurance from the Marketplace if their job does not provide affordable healthcare. Under the proposed rules those applying for LPR status will most likely no longer buy into the system. These changes could lead to a large decrease in participants, which would destabilize the marketplace system.
The proposed changes to public charge regulations will affect millions of immigrant families as well as U.S. citizens. The significant expansion of public benefits and welfare programs that could be added to the list of inadmissible services will have far reaching consequences, affecting health, nutrition, and healthcare. While these proposed changes have not yet been implemented, official changes are expected to be made this calendar year.
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"Frontline -- Bush's War" (PBS Two-Part Mini-Series)
It's enough to make you feel sorry for one George W. Bush.
As portrayed in Michael Kirk's harrowing account of the Bush Presidency, "Bush's War," which aired on PBS's "Frontline" this week, the inner circle of senior advisors surrounding the President up to and during the Iraq War behave like a pack of petty, backbiting, vindictive little schoolchildren. Who would have thought our Frat Boy in Chief would end up being the most mature person in the room?
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In his corner is longtime friend and political ally Donald Rumsfeld, the Secretary of Defense. Cheney and Rumsfeld put together their own intelligence gathering team to work behind Tenet's back and gleefully undermine him at every turn.
On the other side is Secretary of State Colin Powell, the former Head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Gulf War commander who thinks he might have something to say about how the Iraq situation should be handled. He backs Tenet and that makes him a target for Cheney and Rumsfeld. He also has crazy ideas about diplomacy and international relations and they win him no friends among the neo-cons.
Allied with Powell is Dr. Condoleezza Rice, the National Security Advisor. Cheney considers her a "Russian Studies graduate student" and nothing more, so she is kept out of the loop. The National Security Advisor gets no information about National Security.
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On our last day here, we decided to stay in town area and visit some of the sights on the Sandakan Heritage Trail. Instead of walking, we drove instead :P
First off, breakfast at the third floor of the Central Market located next to Fourpoints hotel. What's famous here is a deep fried pork noodle. I liked the fried noodles instead.
|The famous food here.
|The unheard of, but I liked it.
We started the heritage trail with St Michael's and All Angels Church. We were surprised to find out that there was a political speech going on inside the church, carried out in Malay. Since it's closed on Mondays, we couldn't get in to have a look.
|St Michael's and All Angels Church. Closed on Mondays.
Next, Agnes Keith's House. Quite a nice museum like place.
|Agnes Keith's house. Pay RM5 for MyKad holders to enter. No photographs allowed inside.
Right next to Agnes Keith's house, is the English Tea House. Yes we had some drinks here too. Again, don't bother.
Our last stop for this trip, lunch! Seafood Bak Kut Teh is also another favourite here, I guess because they have so much seafood that they don't know what to do with it. Yet again, not my cup of tea! Seafood in bak kut teh??
|Bandar Nam Tung has 2 famous bak kut teh shops. Nam Chai was closed on Mondays
|So we ended up at Kedai Good Taste instead
|The 5 of us ate about 11 bowls of varied seafood and meat
The hotel easily extended our checkout till 2pm, where we had a quick shower and picked up the seafood. Apparently, you do not need to arrive at the airport so early. We got there 1 hr 45 mins before the flight, went through security check, but the immigration counter was not open yet. Just before boarding the plane, they announced that your boarding pass must be chopped by the immigration officer. All of us scrambled to get it done. Also note that, no AirAsia staff checked you for overweight handcarry nor count the number of pieces you have. Life is much simpler here.
Costs per person:
Airfare = RM178
Hotel = RM222.70
Food+Sights+Car+Petrol (RM45 for 220km) = RM274
Total = RM674.70 per person
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The parents of the unnamed 23-year-old woman who was gang raped late at night on December 16 have demanded that the perpetrators be hanged without delay.
Though the rape victim continues to be unnamed, her parents are reported to have told Union Minister for Women and Child Development Krishna Tirath on Wednesday that the attackers should be hanged without delay.
The victim, who was gang-raped for almost 40 minutes as per televison channel reports, continues to be under emergency care at the Safdarjang Hospital.
Tirath reportedly said the victim's parents want death for the rapists.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today described the gang-rape of the woman as "a heinous crime," and added it was "very upsetting".
The Prime Minister also directed Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde to bring the culprits to book at the earliest and to ensure that such incidents are not repeated.
The 23-year-old girl continues to battle for her life at the Safdarjung Hospital. Doctors today performed a second surgery on her.
The doctors are battling the onset of septicaemia - a systemic infection, usually caused by bacteria of various types contaminating a person's blood.
In the raped girl's case, Septicemia may have been caused due to the infected cuts that she was inflicted with.
The next 24 hours are critical for the girl; if she pulls through, her chances of survival will improve.
Police fire water canons at anti-rape protesters outside Delhi CM's residence
Police fired water cannons to disperse anti-rape protesters, mostly students, who were expressing their anger at the rape of a 23-year old girl in a moving bus, outside Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's residence on Wednesday.
Hundreds of protesters, mostly students, belonging to the All India Students' Association (AISA) and Revolutionary Youth Association (RYA) marched outside the CM's residence, demanding stringent action against the perpetrators.
Protesters shouted anti-government slogans as they camped outside Sheila Dikshit's house to raise the issue of safety of women in the national capital.
They carried placards and shouted 'down with Sheila Dikshit', as they tried to break through the barricades.
However, police stopped the protesters by firing water cannons at them.
A protester said that with the alarming rise in the number of cases of rape, New Delhi has become the 'rape capital' of India and the government is not paying attention to women's security.
"This attitude of the police is shameful, especially, after 600 rapes in the city. It is also highly condemnable that Sheila Dikshit says that the law and order falls under the purview of the federal government. In the past few years, Delhi has become the rape capital and Sheila Dikshit has no answer with regard to the security of women," said a protester.
In order to control the slogan-shouting students, the police fired the water cannons even at the women protesters.
"Such incidents are repeatedly occurring in Delhi. The question that arises is whether the government will take the responsibility of the security of women or not. We have come out to protest outside the residence of Sheila Dikshit and it is shameful that water cannon was fired at us. I am also injured and a male policeman has beaten one of the girls. However, there is no response by the government and the police as to what steps are being taken to curb rapes in the city," said an injured women protester.
The medical student, who was gang-raped on Sunday night and was later thrown out of the moving vehicle in a semi-naked condition, is on ventilator support, battling for life.
Protests held across the country
Angry protests erupted across India today over the gangrape of a 23-year-old student with the national capital being the epicentre of demonstrations outside Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's residence, Police Headquarters and at India Gate.
Police had to use water cannons to disperse the protesters outside Dikshit's residence when they tried to bring down metal barricades.
Hundreds of slogan-shouting people gathered at India Gate evening to protest against the brutal rape of the paramedical student in Delhi demanding strong action against the accused.
As cold winds blew, old and young, men and women started gathering at India Gate at around 5:00 pm and the numbers grew in large within an hour and they carried on with the campaign for hours. The protesters held candles and shouted slogans demanding stringent punishment for the perpetrators.
The outrage among the protesters was so intense that one group of over 200 people broke away from the demonstration at the War memorial and started marching towards the high security zone in Raisina Hills where Rashtrapati Bhavan, the Prime Minister's Office(PMO), Home, Defence, External Affairs and Finance are located, taking police by surprise.
The agitated group managed to reach near South Block where they demanded they be allowed to meet Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde or Home Secretary R K Singh.
Police immediately swung into action barricading Raisina Hills. A large number of policemen were also rushed to the spot.
Outraged people condemning the gang-rape on the girl student in a moving bus on Sunday night also staged protests in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Chennai among other cities.
Demanding stern action against the six accused, scores of protesters associated with All India Students' Association (AISA), All India Democratic Womens' Association (AIDWA) and other organisations staged protest in front of the residence of Sheila Dikshit and Police Headquarters.
"My body my right my city my right," was an inscription in one of the scores of placards carried by the protesters. "We want equal rights for women," said another placard.
BJP's Delhi unit also staged protests at Jantar Mantar.
Slew of measures announced, DHC to monitor probe
A rising tide of outrage over the brutal gang-rape of a young paramedical student today led to announcement of a raft of measures including increased police patrolling and five fast track courts to deal with such cases and the Delhi High Court to step in and monitor the probe.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described the assault against the girl in a moving bus here on Sunday night as "very upsetting" even as a fifth person--Akshay Thakur-- was detained in Bihar in the case and being brought to Delhi and police hot on the trail of a sixth person Raju, a helper.
The 23-year-old girl, who was also tortured, underwent a fifth surgery and "continues to be critical but stable", doctors attending on her at Safdarjung hospital said.
Doctors performed an elective abdominal surgery --gastronomy and duodenustromy -- had to remove her gangrenous small intestine. They said she has lost most of her intestine and remains on "ventilatory support."
Delhi Police invoked more stringent charges of attempt to murder and destruction of evidence against the six accused.
Taking suo motu cognisance of the dastardly crime, the Delhi High Court decided to monitor its investigation by directing police to carry a "high standard" probe and file the chargesheet only after the court's perusal.
"Nobody is safe," the court said, as it pulled up the police, noting such incidents repeatedly happen in the city.
Asking Delhi police how the bus, having tinted glasses, kept plying on busy roads for 40 minutes and the sexual assault remained undetected, a bench headed by Chief Justice D Murugesan directed Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar to file a status report within two days giving all details.
As the shocking crime continued to engage the attention of Parliament, Government announced increased police patrolling, immediate crackdown on vehicles having tinted glass besides impounding of buses and autorickshaws being plied by unverified drivers.
All commercial vehicles, including buses, will be asked to keep their lights on during night while plying in Delhi, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said.
The Registrar General of the High Court communicated to Delhi Government its acceptance of the recommendation to immediately make functional five fast track courts to deal with cases of sexual assault against women, officials said.


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6 - Tfiurs^ March 5, 1964 kedlands Daily Facts Series of films available of Smiley Library RUBY JURY — This is the panel of four women and eight men who lee Harvey Oswald. The jury members are shown left to right in began hearing testimony yesterday in the murder trial of Jack order of selection. (UPl Telephoto) Ruby, who is charged with slaying accused Presidential assassin Ruby cursed Oswald as he fired shofs (Continued from Page 1) killal » man," said Archer. Belli asked whether Ruby said "son of a bitch" in a "normal tone of voice." Said Archer: "At the time of the shooting, the 'son of bitch' was loud. Detective Graves, the first witness on the 16th day of the trial, corroborated the testimony Wednesday of fellow officer J.R. Leavelle who also said he saw Ruby's hand "contracting" on his 38 caliber revolver after he fired one shot. A husky man. sifting on the stand with his fingers entwined, Graves said he reached out and his hand was only sue inches firom Ruby's weapon when the nightclub operator fired the shot that dropped Os wald to the floor of the city jail basement. The prosecution apparently sought to show by references to squeezing the trigger more than once that Ruby deliberately intended to kill Oswald and wanted to make sure he would. The defense, presumably, will hold that this was part of an epileptic spasm during which Ruby was in a "blackout" and did not know right from wrong. AU but one of the eight men and four women on the jury have seen either a live telecast or a re-run of the shooting of the accused assassin. The film would be a post jScript to the e>-ewitness tesU- AT TABLE, FROM im-. Bailiff Mrs. Nell Tyler, bailiff W. W. Mabra, court re' porter Mrs. Shirley SHne- bough. "CAST" FOB RUBY COURTROOM DRAMA—Photo-diagram, above, places principals in the Jack Ruby murder trial in Dallas, Tex. Presiding Judge Joe E. Brown permitted this courtroom view to be photographed while court was not in session. mony of detectives who were shackled to Oswald at the time. The prosecution said it wanted to end its case at mid-day. "Hell, there's no use prolonging this thing," Asst. Dist. Atty. William F. Alexander said. J. R. Leavelle, the detective handcuffed to Oswald's right hand, testified Wednesday that "not more than a minute" after the shot was fired, he heard Ruby say: "I hope the son of a bitch dies." Leavelle's story, a planned motion picture re-run of the televised slaying and testimony expected today by a police captain who claims Ruby said "You don't thmk I was going to let him get away with it, do you?" were main points in the state's plea for the deatli penalty. The gimlet-eyed, thin - faced relentless Alexander, a prose cutor noted in Texas f o r his rapier methodology in court, has been running tiic questioning of witnesses — with Dist. Atty. Henry M. Wade at his side as mastermind. Wade's office has a record of 23 death verdicts in the past 24 murder cases. The other one got life imprisonment. Millions of television viewers saw Detective Graves go to the floor with Ruby, grappling with him, fighting for the revolver. Leavelle, 44, was the man with the light tan suit, white 10-gaUon hat, and startled face at Oswald's right in the famous newspaper pictures of the shooting. He testified Wednesday that as they fell, scrambl ing. Ruby's "right hand was still contracting on the gun, as though attempting to fire an other shot." ft mummmmu imms: • 79 PC. CUTLERY AND TABLEWARE • 32 PC. DINNERWARE PIECES SPECIALLY PRICED $W88 88C 60WN -i-SI A WEEK N MN ACCQUNI NOV. MHIL MDIRS txnK TO* SHIf f INC INCLUDED •WASHINGTON FORGE" 79 Pc Cutlery and Tab'Ieware I DINNER rOKKS The foflowing films are now avaOable at A. K. SmUey Public library, it was announced today. ANCIENT MESOPOTAMU (B&W) 10 MINUTES The contributions of the Sum- arians, Babylonians and Assyrians, who occupied the H- gris-Eurphrates Valley are depicited against authentic] locales tltat include Babylon, Ur and Ninevah. (Coronet) AUSTRALIA (COLOR) 22 MINUTES 1S5» Describes the geographic, social, economic and cultural aspects of Australia. Includes scenes of the cities, towns and rangeland; discusses the problems resulting from insufficient water and underpopulation. (EBF) FAMILY OP FREE CHINA (COLOR) 22 MNUTES 1961 This is the story of Wang Shen, a teen-age boy who lives with his family in the village of Ping-ung, aa Taiwan (formerly Formosa) the land of free China. In addition to illustrations of the life, environment, industries, culture and spirii of the free Chinese people, in terest is aroused through the georgraphlcal features and natural beauty of Taiwan. (Bafley) GLASS (COLOR) 12 MINUTES 1960 A visit to the Royal Lerdam Glass Factory in Holland. Con trasts without commentary the rhythmic and visual effects produced in the making of glass as it is blown and molded by Master craftsmen, with the uniformity of the work turned out by machines on the assembly line. There is humor in the vis uals and the music is excellently related to the pictures. All ages from junior high up will enjoy this fim. (Go) INTERVIEW (COLOR) 5 MINUTES 1962 This amusing little film shows several different approaches to job interviews. (Brandon) JOURNEY INTO SPRING (COLOR) 30 MINUTES 1957 The story of the coming ofj spring could not be more fascinating than told in this film. Done with imagination and appreciation of nature, spring is sen unfolding its growing representatives of the people. (SterUng) WILLIAMSBURG - STORY OF A PATRIOT (COLOR) 36 MIN UTES 1957 An historical story of the period in American colonial times before the outbreak of the Rev olution. The setting is in Colon ial Williamsburg, many famous buildings are shown. The cus- tomes are authentic in every detail. Recommended for upper elementary, jr. high, senior high, college and adult levels. (Colonial Williamsburg) Adult driver education course being offered Driver Education for Adults mill start in Redlands adult school according to Jack Bink ley. C^rdinator of Adult Edu cation. The Driver Education Traffic Rules and Regulations is a nine weeks intensive course covering the vehicle code, traffic safety, psycho-physical test ing, mechanical aspects and the psychology of safe driving. The nine weeks course is a prerequisite to taking the behmd the Wheel Driver Training, and is under the direction of Earl D. Uber. Instruction in a dual control car is opfional and may be taken concurrently with Traffic Rules and Regulafions. This is an eight weeks course and the class is scheduled when : mimum of four persons regi ster. There is a supply tuition fee of S20.00 for the optional Behmd tiie Wheel Trainmg. The registration fee is $2.25 for the Traffic Rules and Reg ulations course. For further information contact the Adult Education Office. Daytime — 7932251 or 7332256 — Evemngs. Kennedy half dollar due March 24 throbbmg, quivering birth of new life in animal, plant and insect. (Contemporary) MAGIC HIGHWAY, USA (COLOR) 29 MINUTES 1959 History of highway building in Uie U.S., possible highways of fije future and their construe tion constitute the text of this film. (Disney) NO MAN IS AN ISLAND (B&W) 20 jnNUTES 1962 This film depicts the effect of prejudice — brings out the fact that no one is immune. (Carousel) PAY DIRT ANGLING(COLOB) 28 MINUTES In the Northwest Territories, in the land of the midnight sun fishermen find sport unsurpassed on this continent Here where gold once drew men like magnet, a new lure reaches out to men with a taste for adventure. Once catches trout 30-40 pounds, and other fish as big or bigger. In this film we follow a party enthusiastic fish ermen to some of the best fish ing waters in North America (Canadian Travel Fihn Library) THE BED BALLOON (COLOR) 1 34 MINUTES 1959 A cameo masterpiece for children and for lovers of the cinema is this fantasy of the friendship between a boy and a balloon, set in the beautifully photographed streets of Menilmontant and Montmartre in Paris. Received many awards. (Brandon) STONEHENGE (BiW) 20 MINUTES 1954 Deals with the location, exca vations, research and recon structjon of the archaeological site at Stonehenge in England (Gateway Films) JTRIP TO THE MOON (COLOR) 16 MnroTES 1957 An imaginary rocket takes off to the moon and hovers above it. During the trip, we learn imany facts necessary for an understanding of the navigation to the moon. Once above the moon's surface, the film shows in detail the natural features seen from the earth. (EBF) W.\TEBS OF THE WHITE SHELL (COLOR) 27 MINUTES Just an hour's drive across the U.S.-Canadian border, in the southeastern section of 1 Manitoba, the ^VhitesheU area offers every facility for relaxed jfamily vacationing in beautiful natural surroundings. Wonderful fishing, good swimming and wafer skiing, motorboating, in fact a bit of everything, includ ing shoppmg for Mom. (Crawley Films Ltd.) WHITE HOUSE STORY (B&W) 2 PARTS 25 MINUTES EACH - The first part begins with the plants instigated by George Washington in 1790 and ends with the assassination of James [Garfield in 1881. The sec- [ond part opens with Cleveland 'in 1885 and closes with the inauguration of Kennedy in 1961. |The film recreates the Nation's history in terms of the changing interior and exterior of the residence which is the home of the conntry's first family. The script affords also a picture of the Presidents and their families as hnman beings and the WASHINGTON (UPI) — The John F. Kennedy half dollar will be distributed by local banks starting March 24. The Bureau of the Mint announced Wednesday that the new coin bearing a likeness ofj Oie late President would be put in circulation through local banks only. It said city banks should have it on March 24, but some small-town banks might not get the coin until a day or so later. WHArS IN THS CIVIL RIGHTS BILL? (1) VOTING RIGHTS: Prohibits registrars from wing (fifferenr shmdards for whites and Negroes and requires thot literacy tests be in writing. A person witfi a sixth-grod* edv cation is considered literate. The U.S. Attorney General can- bring voting wits befert special fhree-jadge. ponels to speed action. Only federal aloe-' tions ore covered. Kaiser mt\m report on charitable fund Charitable causes are pledged to receive $156,415 durmg 196* from the 6,046 employes of the Kaiser Steel plant and the Kaiser Fontana fabricating division, it was announced Wednesday by spokesmen for the company and the United Steelworkers of America. Employes of the two Kaiser facilities call themselves Kru- said'rs and give through a voluntary payroll deduction plan known as Associated In-Group Donors (AID). Redlands and five areas in this immediate vicinity are included in the campaign area since employes live here. Redlands will receive $13S; Bryn Mawr, $43; Mentone, $56; Loma Linda, $254; Yucaipa, $234 and Calimesa, $106. Girls win in British rugby game LEICESTER, England (UPI) —Girls played rugby football against men and defeated them in every match at Leicester University Wednesday. "The chaps were worried how to interpret the touch part of touchdown," said Watkin Thomas, 22, captain of the beaten team. Margaret Haines, captain of the victorious college kitten side, said: "We trained for this for the last 10 days on beer." Facts Classified Ads Can Sell Anythmg CaU 793-3221 Shop Conveniently Friday Nights 'til 9 WITH THESE REDLANDS MERCHANTS The Harris Company Western Auto Kari's Shoe Store Her Majesty Sdly Shops MeMahan's Furniture Co. Harry G. Wilson Jewelry Levine's People's Furniture Gabriel Bros. Shoe Store Nerris Yardage Store Herman's FumitHre & TV Fowler's, The Men's Store Nelson-Kales Furniture Gair's Sliger's Clifford Forror. Jeweler Howard Smith, Jewelers Colonid Maple Hoose Good's Wearing Apparel Woolworth's THERE'S ALWAYS AMPLE FREE PARKING FRIDAY NIGHTS


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The federal government, vastly extending the reach of an 11-year-old law, is requiring hundreds of universities, online communications companies and cities to overhaul their Internet computer networks to make it easier for law enforcement authorities to monitor e-mail and other online communications.
The action, which the government says is intended to help catch terrorists and other criminals, has unleashed protests and the threat of lawsuits from universities, which argue that it will cost them at least $7 billion while doing little to apprehend lawbreakers.
Because the government would have to win court orders before undertaking surveillance, the universities are not raising civil liberties issues.
The order, issued by the Federal Communications Commission in August and first published in the Federal Register last week, extends the provisions of a 1994 wiretap law not only to universities, but also to libraries, airports providing wireless service and commercial Internet access providers.


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The training is part of the Region IV Public Health Training Center's Public Health Practice Academy series. The goal of the Public Health Practice Academy is to provide public health professionals with core practitioner skills.
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|Establishing evidence-based training of cognitive behavioural therapy treatments : empirical and theoretical guidance for dissemination
|Rakovshik, Sarah Gray
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The need to provide effective Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) treatments in routine clinical practice necessitates effective methods of CBT training, which are scalable and can be disseminated in populations without ready access to specialist trainers or large scale funding. This thesis seeks to add theoretical and empirical guidance to the development of evidence-based CBT training. The first chapter reviews the current literature on effective CBT training, and suggests theoretical and methodological guidance for future research on evidence-based training practices. Cohort studies (Chapters 2 – 4) examine data from former trainees for guidance on accurate CBT competence measurement and effective CBT training components. The fifth and sixth chapters report randomised-controlled trials examining the effects of internet-based training (IBT) on therapists' competence and patient outcomes (Chapter 6). Findings from the literature review (Chapter 1) and Chapter 2 suggested the need for training effectiveness trials using treatment trial methodology, which includes 'blind' observer ratings of therapist behaviour as the measure of competence. Chapter 3 found that extensive training led to significant improvement in competence for trainees with a range of individual baseline characteristics. Since such extensive training is not accessible to the majority of practicing therapists, Chapter 4 examined which elements of extensive training were perceived by trainees as having the greatest positive effect on competence; thus providing empirical guidance in planning more scalable forms of training, such as IBT. Findings from the first four chapters provided guidance in planning the two randomised controlled trials outlined in Chapters 5 and 6, resulting in rigorous empirical data showing significant positive effects of IBT on therapists' competence and on their patients' clinical outcomes. Finally, the results of this thesis are related to the framework for developing evidence-based training, which was suggested in Chapter 1 and suggestions for future research are made.
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I used to do all sorts of needlework in my youth - cross stitch, needlepoint, latch hooking, embroidery - I was quite fond of all of that. When I came into my teens, it dawned on me that needlework was Not Cool, so it was swiftly and decisively jettisoned from my accumulated skill set. Recently, after twenty-five years of pretty much not thinking about it at all, I remembered how much I used to like it, and decided to try and make amends. I started on this piece today - nothing fancy, just a simple practice piece on white muslin, all in blue. It's not likely to ever become anything. This is simply a way to get my fingers used to the feel of it again, and assess my ability. Obviously, I need some practice. This piece is fairly rough so far, but not too shabby for my first attempt.
I also rather hastily traced the pattern directly onto the fabric with pencil, so it's not quite straight everywhere, and the pencil marks are hard for me to see in places. When I start on a real project, I'll do that part better. It feels good to come back to this long forgotten thing, to work at making something pretty. And frankly it feels good to have something to do with my hands where they stay clean.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
practice piece
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It's a really pretty pattern!ReplyDelete
If you hit a fabric store, you can buy an "erasable" pen. Some types wash out, others fade over time.ReplyDelete
Oh, and always wash the fabric you're using before you embroider it - so it doesn't shrink and screw up your stitching.
I'm currently working on a set of pillowcases for my sister - all butterflies! very colorful.
Those sound great, Kay - I'd love to see pictures when they're done!ReplyDelete
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|Reviews for Give and Take
| EdwardLoverForever13 chapter 20 . 6/9/2017
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| debslmac chapter 20 . 1/24/2016
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| nessa01 chapter 20 . 4/6/2013
Omg pretty pretty please r u goin to finish this story?
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| dvickd chapter 20 . 4/4/2013
You wrote a great story. I really wish I knew what happened with Alice. Great job.
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| BreeFroude chapter 20 . 2/14/2013
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| Al-Chaos chapter 20 . 2/5/2012
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| kittiekatz34 chapter 19 . 1/8/2012
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Today, HERC is featuring the 90s garage anthems of Saturday House Fever, the fifth disc in the Backbeats series.
The house hits on this disc are presented in chronological order, from 1991-1999. Although he was never a club-goer, HERC has nothing but love for all the songs on this album, the majority of which were originally released on the Easy Street label. It is the final track that left the biggest impression however; the bass-pumping "Let There Be A Way" with its pleading, gospel-style refrain. It is also the one record HERC couldn't unearth an image of the label for this post. Go figure.


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Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Is The Hair Really A Crowning Glory?
Truly, this saying goes for all time.
Many of us spend a lot of time on our hair. Some make oil from fresh coconut milk and apply them on the hair for luster and strength boost once every week. Old people say that fresh coconut milk is for nourishing the scalp and to prevent falling hair. Some say it is to maintain color or deep blackness.
How true is the hair myth using mayonnaise?
How about coconut oil, mineral oil, lemon, or native citrus fruits?
Some say that stuff could help like the aloe vera plant could help grow thick hair strands.
On mayonnaise for the hair, specialists say that mayonnaise for the hair is a waste. There are proper products specifically designed according to the degree of sensitization of one's hair, whether it's normal, dry, very sensitive or damaged.
Dandruff can be prevented by normalizing the shedding off of dead cells. The hair needs external help, just as food nourishes the body. We need to use some beauty products to make the scalp calm down, says a hair expert.
Survey shows that too much pork is bad for the scalp because it causes scalp allergy which leads to severe dandruff problems.
Indeed, hair care is important as having a healthy body. There is no substitute for eating the right foods for good health. The myth about mayonnaise for the hair is not true. It is for the stomach. It is not for your hair.
Throughout history, the hair signifies significant events in people's lives. In the story about Samson and Delilah, Samson took great care of his long hair. When the hair was cut, he lost his strength.
In ancient tradition, women were supposed to maintain them longer. In Asian culture, for example, noblewoman has to adorn more trinkets or pins on her hair. People long ago wore wigs. Today, everyone can create any unique hairstyle or color as to his/her own whim.
Truly, the hair is a crowning glory. It plays a large part in a person's personality.
Here's my experience.
I am not an expert, but I had all sorts of hairstyles. I have discovered from my experiences that mild soap or shampoo could be used.
Conditioner should be used only twice or thrice because they make the hair thinner.
Dandruff shampoo should be milder and not to be used often because they could damage the scalp.
Hot oil application is not advisable everyday, but as necessary.
Coloring should at least have three or four month interval. Henna is good for those with allergy and those with sensitive skin. I could tell because I'm not getting any younger, but I have long and thick hair that could be brushed up or let down.
Moreover, my mother cried when she lost her hair from chemotherapy. Aside from the pain and gain of chemotherapy, she lamented for her crown and said "I've lost my hair." See how important the hair is? She bought a stunning brown wig then; a stunning brown wig as her hair.
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Stations of the Cross in Poem Prayer
September 21, 2010
Stations of the Cross in Poetry Prayer
Station 1: Jesus is condemned to death
You were betrayed Jesus
Even by trusted friends
Still shows us charity
Life for us you mend
Your power brings to serve
People you call your own
Condemned to death, for us
A Father's promise sown
Jesus on the cross, by your love heal us.
Station 2: Jesus bears his cross
Cross, you bear means love
Almighty's gift to the world
Jesus, brother, keeper
To journey with us, Lord
You became man
Mercy for humanity
Sky and earth unite
Miracle flowing sanctity
Jesus on the Cross, by your love heal us.
Station 3: Jesus falls the first time
Lord, let us hold you
Lord, let us rise with you
Power in humility
Shows us to be true
No man is perfect
Only God - is
Lord Jesus, as example
If fallen, hold to peace
Jesus on the cross, by your love heals us.
Station 4: Jesus meets his mother
What grief for a mother
What grief for a child
What grief for a beloved
Alone in sorrow, Jesus guides
Feel us Jesus
In sorrow and isolation
But God's will is best
Have mercy in temptation
Jesus on the cross, by your love heal us.
Station 5: Jesus is helped by Simon
Simon of
, hail to God Cyrene
Courage and cross you lifted
Bridge to us from heaven
Angel signs we're gifted
And so we come in prayer
Flesh, thoughts, and our hearts
Your holy cross dear Jesus
To us don't ever part.
Jesus on the cross, by your love heal us.
Station 6: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
Saint, Oh Saint Veronica
Ring bells to God's workers
Crown of thorns on Holy face
Hope and bliss, His blood carves
O, poor Face we love you
Face of beauty, Face of light
In suffering and brokenness
Sacred Face of might
Jesus on the cross, by your love heal us.
Station 7: Jesus falls a second time
My Lord! My God! My Savior!
We trust our lives in Thee
You know how weak we all are
We beg, we beg, we plea
My Lord! My God!
Be here to servants frail
Hold me, hold us
O'er wind we fly, on sea we sail
Jesus on the cross, by your love heal us.
Station 8: Jesus speaks to the women
Help us to love Mother Mary
You longed your parents, too
The crowd, are us, your family
How precious all to you
Speak to us, we long for Thee
The bravest soldier frees
From sin and wars
Your words a bomb and keys
Jesus on the cross, by your love heal us.
Station 9: Jesus falls a third time
Race and blows
The third's the final count
Your sacrifice, a painful lash
Forgive our sins abound
Hold tight hold, dear Jesus
Please - do not let go
These eyes are full of tears
Wash us white as snow
Jesus on the cross, by your love heal us.
Station 10: Jesus is stripped of his garments
When all is done for love
So fair and pure the nakedness
And all that Christ gave
T' was peace for all and happiness
Strip all, be all
We ask You for nothing
Let You alone fill us
Christ, O Christ be everything!
Jesus on the cross, by your love heal us.
Station 11: Jesus is nailed to the cross
Nails piercing us
First pierced on you
Nations already won
Sacred Cross on earth anew
Man and tides pushing rocks
When life cries in pain
Trials come harrowing
Lord let Your Kingdom reign.
Jesus on the cross, by your love heal us.
How You loved us, Jesus; How great, You are God's Son
How You loved us, Jesus; How great, You are God's Son:
"Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do
Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in
Woman, this is your son. And this is your mother
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
I thirst
It is finished."
Then, Jesus cried out in a loud voice
"Father, into your hands I commend my spirit."
Jesus on the cross, by your love heal us.
Station 12: Jesus dies on the cross
Tomorrow's death so scary
Life today we pray
Us - forever with you Jesus
With Almighty Father lay
Jesus how we love you
Let us see Thy face
Forgive us in transgressions
A Holy Cross wins grace
Jesus on the cross, by your love heal us.
Station 13: Jesus is taken from the cross
God's justice stark in love
Priests on temples pray
Breath of Holy Spirit blows
Forever brothers all we stay
Body whole and pure
No evil can defeat
The triumph of the cross
For holy workers banquet
Jesus on the cross, by your love heal us.
Station 14: Jesus is laid in the tomb
Love never fails; never ends
The Holy Bible writes
Wake us up dear Jesus
At dawn, resurrect flight
We adore you O Christ
Have mercy -
Your holy cross be salvation
Hearts with Thee forever, have mercy.
Jesus on the cross , by your love heal us.
We love you.
I love you.
Rosalinda Flores - Martinez, 2010
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Monday, April 11, 2011
The Short Story: Word Count
The short story is normally between 1,000 to 5,000 words. Before this 21st century the popular selling length was 3,000 words.
There are lots of short stories around, and its main characteristic is vividness. Is it a narrative that involves one unified episode or related events. It has a plot (that is the beginning, middle, end). The plot involves rising action(conflict), climax (turning point), falling action (denouement) and/or conclusion (resolution). The elements of fiction among others are theme, setting, character, points of view, style and voice, and symbolism.
When I made my first fiction story (way back graduate school days), I had all sorts of mixed feelings inside my stomach. I even felt, I was in a different world. Some might think it funny, but I thank my writing teachers and editors for helping me get through with it.
Professor Bisa after an exam of writing one story spontaneously, told me that the story was acceptable, but it was not clearly written, for I had many erasures. At least, it was only a matter of good handwriting. A good format is required, as well.
I had written some stories in Filipino, and with a group of other noted and hard-working writers. To hone skills in fiction writing, comments and support from other skilled writers press the creative talents and truly help the exploring fiction writer.
Using one's own language in the short story (native tongue), gives that stark feeling of something really biting. I don't know what that means. Way back, trying to write children's stories for some TV episodes was fun, especially when doing the brainstorming method to be able to write a good story on TV. However, I did not pursue with that aspect.
Short stories (fiction) are majestic to write, but some find it scary. For me, it's more scary than writing simple poems, letters, or magazine articles. I owe my teachers a lot, the editors, and my writer friends, where finding my true self. May God bless them and all the writers and teachers giving inspiration to the readers everyday.
Sir Duque and the editors were so kind and gave free seminars to a writer's group helping them to improve the craft of fiction writing. A writer has to write more and more because what would one improve if he/she hasn't written anything.
The duty of a devoted writer is to produce a rich harvest of works, so the teachers' toil and effort would not come to waste.
Let us write now! Try.
The Boy Who Carried the Sack of Rice
What do you carry?
Books, food, or extra pair of shoes are inside your bag, and many other things.
We all carry a lot. Thank God for the stuff we carry.
This morning though, I saw a boy around 17 or 18 years old. He was carrying a sack of rice on his back.
Perhaps he was working. I assumed he was a boy to deliver rice to people and households, who were ordering from nearby villages. He had no bike, no van ride, no cart. He was just walking. Poor boy!
For awhile he stood there at the corner, and maybe he was waiting for someone. Maybe he was resting. My reporters instinct prodded me to ask him questions, but I didn't attempt because I felt I would be disturbing him at work. Instead, what I did was to stare at him from head down to his slippers. I couldn't avoid touching his arm, and said "Can you carry it?
And he answered "Yes."
Then I distanced myself. The boy might be wondering. "Who is this woman? Why would she ask me?"
Until now, the boy's figure could not be deleted in my head. He was a picture of a boy working so hard to earn something. That boy gave me a thought about other young boys who worked well. I just feel sorry for them because they have got no parents, nor relatives to help them go to school. Maybe. There really are teen-agers who should be in school right now but because of poverty they opted to work.
These problems bug many of us. Though many of us are not rich and couldn't do big things, we desire to help. But don't worry because little acts of kindness will do. Little acts of prayers will do. Little acts of help and inspiration will do. Inspiring others can be steps for them to face their own struggles in life. Kindness and inspiration can serve as light so others bereft of love or short of material property. These would move them farther, let them make their own goals, and let them live everyday with meaning.
The boy was wearing an ordinary green shirt, and for me he was a promising young man. I just can't memorize how he looked, but I could remember how he worked. For a few minutes, he carried that load of rice on his back to make our world turn. He was a true superman! He was an angel!
Dear God see the desires of every young heart, especially those who are poor.
Bless them and all those who would share little and big things to them.
Bless us in the roads we would pass.
rose flores martinez
Symbols: Birds, The Black Swan and Ducks
"The Black Swan" garners 5 academy award nominations: best picture, best actress, best director, best cinematography, and best film editing. The movie, in this season, is the talk of popular culture.
Natalie Portman wins Best Actress, and Darren Aronofsky wins Best Director. It also gets the Best Ensemble Screen Actor's Guild nomination.
Many viewers comment that the story comes so sad.
Wenzi, a young professional says, " The after-effect feeling got a grip."
Macmac, a trader says, "It is a true work of art."
A. The plot is a drama-thriller that shows more symbolism. Focusing on the feather that grows from the body, twitching sizes, colors, and scenes freeze a picture in the mind creating an effect of something real and felt. The self-touching, some blood drip, and the sex play are not growls, but rightly built in the story. They flow naturally and artful. The cutting of the nails gives the severe effect on some scenes showing a dilemma in the character's personality. In the end, Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman) conflict with herself becomes solved in performing, a dual personality that of a swan: the white swan and the black swan. Darren Aronofsky makes an appealing work of art.
Nina tells her mentor Thomas (Vincent Cassel) after the dance, "I have felt it." Though Thomas, the other dancers, the audience, Nina's Mom (Barbara Hershey) and Lily (Mila Kunis) her rival swan, give an applause; everyone comes to a "Why did you do that?"
Remembering the story of Hans Christian Andersen about the "Ugly Duckling" who is lost with another set of ducks tell about a struggle in personality. The other ducks do not accept her, but becomes mean to her and calls her ugly duckling since the differences in the looks and way of preferences. Later, the ugly duckling finds her true self, but away from where she comes from. Everyone finds out the ugly duckling is the most beautiful swan in the lake.
B. The Swan (Wikipedia)
The Black Swan is the official bird emblem of Western Australia. In Hindu mythology, the swan (hamsa) vehicle of Saraswati represents grace, wisdom, and beauty. In Catholicism, it can be an owl (bird family) as for wisdom. Also Swan Lake Story by Russian ballet patriarch Fyodor Lopukhoy.
C. Thought
Birds, as God's creations, play a large part in human history. Different feathered groups connote various significant symbols: food (chicken), freedom (dove), omen (crow), eagle (power), owl (wisdom), peacock (beauty), gull (manifestation of life), among others. And there are a lot more, as heron, swan, and duck. Also, birds come close to the bat that is a flying mammal, and the horse that flies (in fairy tales and mythology). And how about winged creatures like beautiful fairies in Peter Pan?
And what can you say of the guardian angels that has wings?
Truly, the enchantment of wings, feathers, and flight!
rose flores martinez
The Lizard
How do we value animals?
"If a person is kind to animals, he/she is kind to people."
"If a person hurts animals, he/she is a bad guy."
Thought: Maybe
There are many ways as how to care for animals because they help people and give balance to life. In fact, some are for food and nourishment, some are pets, and some are just there to look after the earth.
There had been questions about dog eaters from various animal advocates. In Korea and Vietnam, tradition allows the people to eat dogs. In the Philippines, some people eat dogs, too, as in the novel of Jessica Hagedorn's "Dogeaters," that raised cultural issues.
Of course, it's usually the males who eat the dogs during drinking sprees. Some people say they are delicacy and/or for stamina. In various countries, exotic foods include ants, crickets, snake, snails, and a lot more; even Froggies and the farm Mickey mouse.
And so God gave us food.
This morning, I saw a baby lizard in the sink. It was cute and so tiny that it could drown in the soap suds of the stuff I'm washing. Before, I was mean at these, but maybe I'm gaining a little wisdom to be friends with some species that sometimes scare us. I found out they aren't scary. They're just wandering in that place, and wouldn't want to disturb us. Lizards are one of the most beautiful creatures because they capture insects that bite. Also, elders say that they're earth disciples, and that is why they kiss the earth at 6 o'clock. At six is the angelus and a time of prayer.
And so the lizard and I were together near the sink. I washed slowly the small fabrics, and was careful in changing and throwing the water from my small basin because I might drown the cute lizard. I reached out for a hanger to let the lizard crawl going up, but it didn't. It just stayed locked on the walls like pictures and shapes hanging on the wall. It was the first time, I did things slowly because I couldn't be so slow. Yes, everyone is busy and like the others, I'm time conscious. I count every minute and would even do several activities at the same time. And so I soaped, bubbled, and rinsed, and rinsed again, and rinsed for the last time. I turned the faucet on and off to let the lizard know the danger of staying there. Someone might splash in a lot of water. I finished the stuff and them let dry under the sun. I checked on the lizard, but it was gone.
Thank you, lizard for being with me in the sink and pointing to me that animals understand the heart, too.
Thank you, God for all the creations.
rose flores martinez
Sunday, April 10, 2011
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Grass Roots Gold Rush
Three hundred miles is a long way to go to buy books, but Meg Ross doesn't mind the drive from Baton Rouge, La., to Oxford, Miss. That's because she knows she can find what she wants at Oxford's Square Books, a roomy, two-story shop that in only 11 years has earned a regional reputation among book lovers. On a recent trip, Ross bought Fernand Braudel's "The Structures of Everyday Life" and I. F. Stone's "The Hidden History of the Korean War," titles she couldn't find in the chain bookstores back home. Wandering the store's wide aisles smelling the fresh-brewed coffee from the store's cafe, Ross praises the hospitable feel of the place. "I enjoy hanging around with the books," she says, "not just rushing in to buy one thing and leaving."
Square Books owner Richard Howorth cheerfully gives his chief competitor, Waldenbooks, most of the credit for what Ross likes about his store. He opened a shop in Oxford simply because William Faulkner's hometown didn't have one (when Faulkner lived there his books were sold at the drugstore). Howorth did great business for four years, until Walden came to town in 1983. That year Howorth saw his growth curve go flat. The competition "made me start thinking bigger," he says. In 1987 "we doubled our space and inventory and more than doubled sales." Howorth not only endured, he flourished. "Last year we were up 30 percent over the year before."
Gibbs Smith launched a publishing company in 1969 but to this day the Layton, Utah, publisher has never had a best seller. No matter. His $3 million company, Gibbs Smith, Publisher, puts out about 30 books a year--ranging from "Greene & Greene," a two-volume study of early-20th-century California architects, to environmental guru David grower's autobiography--and is growing at an annual rate of 5 to 10 percent. At first Smith had to chase after manuscripts 'but no more. Now submissions come in at a rate of up to 50 a week. "At first I wondered if we should move to New York," Smith says. "I'm glad I didn't. Now I feel we can realize the dream from the West."
Never better: Success stories like these would not be news but for one important fact: they were never supposed to happen. A decade ago, insiders predicted the chains and the big publishers would soon squash the independents. But while no one was looking, mom and pop were more than holding their own. Business for independent publishers and booksellers has never been better.
Walter Carr has watched his Elliott Bay Book Co. in Seattle grow from a single room with 1,600 square feet and one employee to 11,000 square feet and a staff of 80. Powell's in Portland, Ore., The Tattered Cover in Denver and Cody's in Berkeley, Calif., have become nationally known meccas for book buyers, boasting inventories of up to 100,000 titles and offering everything shy of a long-term lease to lure browsers. Hardwood shelving, indirect lighting and overstuffed chairs make these shops more like clubrooms, and in-store cafes and bakeries (sticky fingers notwithstanding) are almost as common as cash registers.
These booksellers are P. T. Barnums in tweeds. They sponsor readings, publish newsletters, deliver books to the customer's doorstep; some have even devised literacy tests for job applicants. Most important, and most unlike the chains, the store owners are patient, keeping books on the shelves for two and three years until the right customer comes along.
While the chains were goosing the independent booksellers into a more competitive posture over the last decade, they simultaneously provoked similar shifts in the world of publishing. They provided the perfect outlet for best sellers. In no time, the big New York publishing houses started craving megahits. Meanwhile, a lot of little titles with four-figure printings started getting lost in the shuffle. As this vacuum grew, small and medium-size publishing firms started popping up all over to take advantage of the situation.
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Even the biggest of these independent outfits is tiny compared to the New York giants. But while a lot of them come out of the do-it-yourself '60s ethos, they have stumbled on a modest gravy train of their own. John Muir Publications in Santa Fe had sales of $600,000 in 1984; in 1989, $2.5 million. "50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth" was published last November by the minuscule Earthworks Press of Berkeley, Calif. Since then it has sold 1.6 million copies.
Similarities of scale--the back shop knows the boss on a first-name basis--ensure that independent publishers and booksellers breathe the same atmosphere. But what most characterizes the independents--and sets them apart--is a fervor that stops just this side of messianism. Brian Baxter, who runs Baxter's Books in Minneapolis, says simply, "My job in life is to make a difference in people's lives."
Paradoxically, this revival of good-olddays merchandising is a high-tech proposition dependent on computerized inventories, printing innovations and slick distribution networks. But more than anything, the independents thrive by keeping close watch on what they publish and who's buying it. Many independent publishers started in what has become known as "niche publishing," meaning specialized books for a tightly defined audience. Ian and Margo Baldwin started Chelsea Green five years ago in Vermont and last year saw their revenues shoot up 48 percent while publishing books mostly on environmental themes. At the same time, small and medium-size publishers treasure their origins and identities, both ideological and geographical. Barbara Stevenson, marketing director for Berkeley's North Point Press, argues that North Point is a national, "not a regional publisher, but we do have a Western sensibility. There's no point to North Point if we're interchangeable with the big East Coast houses."
'More product': The independents' success in the last decade has not been lost on their bigger competitors, which lately have run into some obstacles. A slack time in the mall-building business has hobbled their plans for expansion, while everything from supermarkets to airports has cut into their sacrosanct best-seller trade. To recoup, the big fellas are brushing up their Shakespeare. In the last 18 months Waldenbooks has doubled its title inventory. "We're turning these stores into very serious bookstores with lots more product," says Ron Jaffe, senior director of marketing. This spring B. Dalton, the HoJos of bookstores, launched its "Discover" program to spotlight books by so called "midlist" writers.
All this stooping to conquer by the Goliaths has left the Davids flattered but skeptical. Randolph Jennings, publisher at Graywolf in St. Paul, guardedly applauds the changes but notes, "The chains still want to stock their stores from New York. The independents do it from the back room." Brian Baxter agrees. For 17 years he held one of the most powerful jobs in the book business--he was a buyer for B. Dalton's 830 outlets, in charge of a $50 million annual budget, helping decide which books went on Dalton's shelves. "I never talked to customers," he says. "I never had that experience of putting the book I loved into the customers' hands and making them believe they'll love it too." Three years ago he left the company and opened his own bookstore. "If we do our job," Baxter says, "we're closer to pastors or psychologists than salesmen."
PHOTO (COLOR): The personal touch: Walter Carr, of Seattle's Elliot Bay Books, offers readings, a newletter--and a cafe downstairs


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You want to know something that is so freakin' super, crazy, weird, exciting, terrifying, funny, serious, and absolutely bonkers all at the same time?
Do you?
There is a human growing inside of my body. RIGHT NOW.
Brad and I have a variety of emotions on the topic. We go from being "holy crap we're gonna be parents this is so super fun!" excited, to being like, "holy crap...God is trusting us with tiny people? we're gonna screw them up," terrified.
But mostly we're excited.
I begin my 2nd Trimester on Sunday, and have my 1st official appointment with my midwife on Monday morning, bright and early. During which, we'll get to hear the little baby's heartbeat.
We've already seen her/him dancing around in there during my ultrasound a few weeks ago. Seriously, dancing, baby's got moves. S/he's either going to be a dancer, or a kickboxer. Either way there's a good chance my insides will be pulverized by the end of this 9 month period. Baby would not sit still.
That's the secret I said I had. Obvi.
That also probably explains a little more why we want to move out of our little cat-filled house (we only have 1 cat...) and not-so-safe neighborhood.
I'm going to have so much more to say now that I can talk about it! We'll be preparing our new house (which is still up in the air, but looking positive), preparing a nursery (AH!), and mentally and emotionally preparing ourselves to be parents (AAAAHH!!!).
|Baby Smith at 8 weeks