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Hi all. I've not posted here before, but I've been starting to think about adopting a second child (we have one bio DD). We were planning on IA before I became pregnant with DD and are considering it again for her sibling. We are open to adopting a somewhat older child (maybe between 2 and 6?), which is good because I'm close to being too old to adopt an infant under many countries' programs anyway.
My concern is that DH and I both work outside the home, so DD is in daycare, and our second child presumably would be as well. Do you think it would be ill-advised to adopt a child through IA, particularly an older child who will have spent even more time in an orphanage and might be even further behind developmentally and/or have attachment issues, if one of us won't be able to be a SAH parent? Would it be too difficult to bond with the child under those circumstances, and/or would the child not get what he/she needs to catch up developmentally? With daycare, I would worry that the child wouldn't get enough one-on-one attention, and with a nanny, at least in the early stages of bonding, I would worry that the child might be confused about who mommy is. We would be attentive, loving parents in the time that we did get to spend with the child of course, as we are with DD, but with an IA child, is that enough?
Would you mind sharing your opinions on the subject? And if any of you have any real-life experience to share, I'd love to hear it. We have a while to think about this, as we wouldn't adopt out of birth order anyway, but this has been on my mind as we start to think about how we will complete our family.
I don't think that you would be definitely ill-advised. I think it would come down to your situation at the time and the particular child. Can you build up leave for FMLA or take some unpaid time off? If it's a school age kid, 5 or 6, they'll be gone most of the day anyways.
I do think that you are right to be concerned about this and it will take some thought and planning on your part. IA or any older adopted child, for that matter, often needs more attention than a child of the same age. We ahve an adoption counseling center in our area. Something similar in your area might be a good resource to talk to about this and get their opinion. I adopted a 12yo from Russia but she had only been in the orphanage for a short period and had the capacity to bond. However I still took the full amount of time allowed by FMLA to be at home and bond with her and give her a sense of security.
Good luck with your research and decision.
Hi, and welcome.
I adopted a 7 year-old from Peru last July. My initial plan was to stay at home for up to 6 months, but since he was school-aged, I worked part-time for the remainder of the first six months instead, once school started. My husband and I were his only caregivers for the first six months. In January, we hired a nanny to watch him after school until we get home.
While our adjustment was predictably bumpy, we are doing very well. There's no doubt in our son's mind about who his parents are. He knew that from day one, in fact, and because of his prior losses, was petrified of losing us. It's something we're working on, among many other issues, to help him form appropriate attachments and relationships as he grows.
If you'd like to read more about my story, check out some of my older posts. I've always been very open and honest about our adjustment year, because I think most people gloss over the difficulties in fear of scaring people off. I just put all the good and bad out there, because I think it's important for prospective adoptive parents to have a good understanding about what they might encounter, and that it's a normal and healthy part of the attachment process.
I adopted DS at 2 years from Russia, almost 2 years ago. He went into daycare f/t a month after we returned home. There were pros and cons. In general we had (and continue to have) behavior issues. In my opinion they relate to his very early experiences, his personality and his age, with the emphasis on personality.
Daycare was helpful to me in that I am not cut out to be a stay at home mom. He also has always (and continues) to love being with other children. As I said, I do think there are pros and cons. We might have gotten his behavior under control more quickly if I had been at home, but it might have had an effect on our relationship (or my mental health).
He wasn't that far behind developmentally. He has always been physically healthy-except for colds, has not been sick at all. He has (and continue to has) great language skills and picked up english very quickly. He continues to be a bit behind in his gross motor skills. He qualified for EI for gross motor skills and they went to daycare to work on these skills.
We had no issues with his attachment to us. He did get very close to his teachers (although they did change as he has changed classrooms) which was a little concerning. But we put limits that they weren't to hold him, no lap sitting etc.-recommended by a number of professionals.
I'm happy to discuss any other issues.
We adopted DD from Canada at 26 months. She was in foster care and her grandparents were her FP. Canada likes for one parent to stay home one year and this was discussed as we both work.
DD came home 9/23 with here GM. GM stayed at our house with DD for the first week. Then GM stayed at our house upstair away from DD for a week and we took care of her totally. Then DH and I rotated days that we took off work with GM taking care of DD during the day 1 day a week while we worked. Then we went back to work with GM taking care of DD from 8AM until 11AM then from noon until 3PM. I would come home daily for lunch and to put DD down for a nap. This continued until mid-November when GM was arrested in our town for shoplifting. We put her on a plane the next day with no contact with DD after the arrest. GM was suppose to stay until 12/1 but our trust was broken and she had to go. It took a couple of months for DD to relax enough with us to go to sleep in our arms or to seek more than a quick fix when she was hurt. DD bonded first with my older kids then DH. DD is bonded more to me now but for about 6 months she was more agressive towards me and DD1. When DD would ask for GM we would let her call her on the phone and that helped.
Our situation was very difficult because it involved extended family. We are on good terms now but I do not want GM back in our house. We visited all the extended family Thanksgiving weekend last year for DD's birth aunts wedding and everything was great. We do not have contact with BM but we do with all the other family. Our was a very strange situation I know but it worked out. DD wanted her GP while we were with them but when she fell she came to me then them which made me happy and sad at the same time.
Welcome! The fact you are even asking the question is a good sign. I think being acutely aware of the needs of an older IA child will help you be prepared to adapt yout life to meet his or her needs. In my mind, that doesn't necessarily mean you must not work. Rather it is educating the child care workers, making sure you address needs, being on the look out for signs that something might need to be addressed, etc.
So exciting!


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4th ODI: South Africa opt to field against Sri Lanka
Pallekele, Aug.8 (CRICKETNMORE) - South Afric captain Quinton de Kock won the toss and elected to field in the 4th ODI of the series at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.
Rain delayed the start, due to which 4th ODI is reduced to 45-overs game.
Also Read: Let your heart guide the way: Tendulkar's advice to Kohli
LIVE SCORE: 4th ODI, South Africa vs Sri Lanka
Check out Playing XI of both teams:
Sri Lanka: Upul Tharanga, Niroshan Dickwella(w), Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews(c), Dhananjaya de Silva, Thisara Perera, Dasun Shanaka, Akila Dananjaya, Suranga Lakmal, Lahiru Kumara
South Africa: Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock(w/c), Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Jean-Paul Duminy, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Willem Mulder, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Junior Dala

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It is used to crush olives in order to break oil cells in the olives. Crushed olives distribute malaxer sections. It is designed to keep organoleptic features of olive oil. Crusher has a spinning rotor vane – fixed sieve mechanism. Thanks to this feature, taste disorders caused by excessive temperature rise called as olive burning is prevented. All the parts of crusher in contact with olive is made of stainless steel.


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stevepat2002 • 27 May 2019, 7:00 PM
I happen to think every cove needs a bit of theme
stevepat2002 • 25 May 2019, 9:13 AM
Wow @groen is cool
valorie100 • 10 Mar 2019, 8:33 PM
Thank you! & I've been meaning to make one haha I made a short one for now, hope it helps everyone else ^^
wild_wonders • 27 Feb 2019, 1:37 AM
wow, i love the way this cove is organised o-o
jeanne • 19 Feb 2019, 6:13 PM
You are very welcome I hope she behaves
klauenwolf • 19 Feb 2019, 6:08 PM
Yeah, cool. I am basically low on EC, that´s why i have to buy them with CC. Now i have time to find some good name for her. But it is great to keep the name "Fulbert" for another creature
jeanne • 19 Feb 2019, 5:46 PM
I got my tedory on day 1 so I am not playing but I do try to return boxes so I now have so I could get 2 more tedory do you want an extra?
klauenwolf • 19 Feb 2019, 5:26 PM
Hi! I don´t know yet. Maybe i will search some matching, depending on gender
firedawn • 27 Jan 2019, 10:33 AM
Ahh, that's nice to know that it isn't too large, at least you can visit it in one trip And Starry Night was there?! Wow! That's impressive o:The amount of paintings there seem to be crazy lol, and I'll definitely google... ahhh :')
rkrdragon • 2 Jan 2019, 8:08 AM
happy new year, and welcome to 2019 may it be a great year for you
firedawn • 15 Dec 2018, 5:55 PM
ohmygawdohmygod I THINK I WON!!
firedawn • 15 Dec 2018, 4:52 AM
Ostrich! Use eggcavity, it's very helpful in determining stages of TS creatures. I think the child stage is the cutest though! And yes it was quite nerve racking... lots of sweat even though it should've been nothing! XD
ninjagirl • 13 Dec 2018, 7:31 PM
Haha thank you :')
firedawn • 10 Dec 2018, 9:21 AM
Congrats on the Pipared! x3 I tried to bid it at 600k... you beat me by a ton! xD
jeanne • 1 Dec 2018, 9:54 AM
LOL no I actually went "cold turkey" (tihi) a few days ago Turkey and egg hunt games are really hard on my old bones and eyes so I welcome to finally allow myself to relax my eyes, neck and shoulder


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Stephanie Clark: Candidate profile
Name: Stephanie Clark
City: Glen Ellyn
Office sought: Glen Ellyn District 41 Board of Education
Age: 47
Family: Married to Matt. Four children: John -- Junior at West; Patrick -- Freshman at West; Aidan -- 5th grade at Ben Franklin; Connor -- 3rd grade at Lincoln.
Occupation: Stay at home mom. Prior to that engineer for Saturn Division of General Motors.
Education: B.S. Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, 1994
Civic involvement: District 41 BOE 2015-2019, President 2017-2019; District Committees CIT (Continuous Improvement Team), Policy Committee, Scheduling Committee, Collective Bargaining Teams for GEEA (certified staff) and AFSCME (support staff); Co-Chair for D41 Special Education Parents' Support Group; Served on Hephzibah Children's Association Western Auxiliary Executive Board, current active member; Glen Ellyn D41 PTA -- active member at Lincoln and Ben Franklin; served on Glen Ellyn Newcomers Board.
Previous elected offices held: Glen Ellyn School District 41 Board
Incumbent? If yes, when were you first elected? Yes. Elected in 2015.
Website: http://www.clarkbuchholzd41.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ClarkBuchholzD41/
Issue questions
What are the most important issues facing your district and how do you intend to address them?
I am running on a slate with Kurt Buchholz for re-election for a second term to the Glen Ellyn District 41 Board of Education (BOE). Our background, experience and involvement in D41 provide strong leadership with proven results. As President and Vice-President of the Board, we sometimes have differing opinions on how we should manage issues, but we've successfully worked together with our fellow board members toward positive outcomes over the past four years. We have and will continue to work to maintain accountability, fiscal responsibility and transparency on the BOE. We believe BOE decisions should be child-focused, data-driven and taxpayer accountable. Personally, I feel there is still more good work I can do on behalf of the stakeholders of D41. I have a vested interest in the District, as I currently have children at Franklin Elementary and Lincoln Elementary and two at Glenbard West (D41 grads). Under our leadership, the BOE has accomplished much during the last few years, but there is still more to be done. Space has always been an issue in the District. The Board worked together to pass a referendum to finally eliminate portables in our schools and make other facilities updates and improvements.
How satisfied are you that your school district is adequately preparing students for the next stage in their lives, whether it be from elementary into high school or high school into college or full-time employment? What changes, if any, do you think need to be made?
As a board member, I will look to the administration to truly evaluate our progress and performance. We are a very high performing district, but have fallen academically from the top 6 percent of the state to the top 10 percent in the state. I'd like to know what areas we should be focusing on. I'd also like to ensure that all learners are growing and being challenged in the classroom. I believe we still have issues of continuity among our elementary schools that should be addressed. Finally, we need to ensure we have continuity transferring from elementary school to middle school and middle school to high school. We should be making decisions that are in the best interest of the students while balancing the needs of our stakeholders.
What budgetary issues will your district have to confront during the next four years and what measures do you support to address them? If you believe cuts are necessary, be specific about programs and expenses that should be considered for reduction or elimination. On the income side, do you support any tax increases? Be specific.
Mr. Buchholz and I have a demonstrated history of being responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars. While D41 is operating in the black, we need to continually evaluate our spending to be sure it is the best use of tax dollars. I'm proud of the work Mr. Buchholz and I have done on the Board for the past few years, as we've been able to project our spending out over five years while working with the administration to manage what we spend. Thus, we have been able to hold the line on taxes for D41. We've done this without any changes or cuts to our programming. From the continued surpluses, we have a fund balance above our recommended guidelines. We are exploring using these dollars toward a solution for preschool space. Moving forward, we should see surpluses that are more in line with what is budgeted because we've worked to balance the revenue (taxes) with our actual budget. I do not believe we should max the levy (take all available tax dollars) simply because we can. Instead, we should maintain our current process of making an annual decision about the levy after forecasting our spending long-term, managing projects and ensuring we have the revenue to operate all programs in D41 while adjusting for inflation and salary increases. Taxes continue to be a big issue for Illinois residents in general. Almost 40 percent of our property tax bill goes to D41. We have proved that we can have both high-quality schools and property taxes that we can afford. I would continue to advocate for this approach if re-elected.
Are you currently employed by or retired from a school district, if so, which one? Is any member of your direct family -- spouse, child or child-in-law -- employed by the school district where you are seeking a school board seat?
As contract talks come up with various school employee groups -- teachers, support staff, etc. -- what posture should the school board take? Do you believe the district should ask for concessions from its employees, expect employee costs to stay about the same as they are now or provide increases in pay or benefits?
The board should be comparing D41 pay and benefits with similar/surrounding districts. Negotiations of the teacher contract should be done within the boundaries of fiscal responsibility. This past year, Mr. Buchholz and I were the board representatives who successfully negotiated the AFSCME (support staff) contract. I also was involved in negotiating the GEEA (certified staff) contract in record time. I believe we negotiated fair contracts that satisfied the employees and addressed their concerns while being respectful of the taxpaying community.
If your district had a superintendent or other administrator nearing retirement, would you support a substantial increase in his or her pay to help boost pension benefits? Why or why not?
Absolutely not.


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Uefa has opened disciplinary proceedings against Dynamo Kyiv after Tuesday's 0-0 Champions League draw against Chelsea.
European football's governing body confirmed in a statement on Thursday that the Ukrainian champions are facing three charges, including one of racist behaviour by supporters at the Olympic Stadium. Footage of an apparent attack on four black fans was obtained by the anti-discrimination network Fare, and passed to Uefa's disciplinary body.
Piara Powar, executive director of Fare, told the Guardian: "This terrible incident reflects many of the continuing realities of football in central and eastern Europe. A report has been made to Uefa, who have regulatory responsibility for the match, and we will be lobbying for the strongest sanctions."
Dynamo have also been charged with crowd disturbances and blocking stairways during the match.
Uefa fined Dynamo €15,000 and ordered them to close part of their stadium in March after racist behaviour by fans towards Everton players during a Europa League game.
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Students, lawmakers split on idea of free college tuition
New York is set to make tuition at public colleges and universities free for middle-class students, but not everyone is on board with the plan.
The tuition initiative is part of a new state budget approved Sunday by the state Senate, a day after the Assembly approved it.
Westchester County College freshman Kelly Salem is thrilled with the idea. She says she currently gets financial aid and was unsure how she would pay her way to get a teaching degree. She thinks the plan is amazing and will help people who need it the most.
Under the plan, students from New York state whose families earn $125,000 or less will be eligible.
County Executive Rob Astorino is skeptical of the plan. He believes the $160 million a year program will put an unfair burden on taxpayers. However, administrators at WCC feel the good in the program far outweighs the bad.
One catch to the program is that students will still be responsible for books, as well as room and board. In addition, students must remain in New York after graduation for the same number of years they received the funding.


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Cuba's footballers dream of Brazil 2014
On Friday June 8, 2012, Cuba hosted Canada in a world cup-qualifying showdown of footballing minnows. Canada hasn't qualified for the finals since 1986, while Cuba have to look all the way back to 1938. This match was billed as a must win between the two lowest ranked teams in the 4-team second round qualifying CONACAF group which also includes Honduras and Panama.
The game kicked off at the Havana's Pedro Marrero stadium at 2pm, which on a typically blisteringly hot June day, is an hour fit only for mad dogs and Englishmen. I get a sweat on simply watching the players warm up! The atmosphere in the stadium is boisterous and lively, there is some expectation from the Cuban side, always expectation, this could be England after all but with much more attractive supporters. At 5 cents a ticket this is a mite cheaper than a ticket at Stanford Bridge or Anfield, indeed you probably have to go back all the way to 1938 when tickets were that cheap in the UK! The main covered part of the stadium is actually cunningly designed with cold cement terracing proving a cool (ish) place to rest the weary limbs from watching the game.
The pitch is surprisingly green and lush; to my mind it needs a trim. Even a barren dustbowl would have been preferable to a surface where the long grass saps the energy and limits the tempo.
Cuba has something of a goal-scoring problem at present as Cuban forward Alain Cervantes explained in an interview with The Associated Press: 'We have a solid team, but scoring goals is our pending task. We lack a killer instinct and skill at decisive moments, in part due to our lack of international experience…' Who am I to disagree with the leading Cuban goal-scorer but it does bring to mind the thought of them practicing some basic movements.
Having said that, Cuba look good bringing the ball out from the back, elegant players sweep the ball up-field, holding and carrying the ball with poise. It seems to take forever though and by the time they approach Canada's penalty area the ideas factory seems to be running a little bare and the final ball lacks penetration.
Canada on the other hand has a solid hard-working feel to them. Not much elegance here but competence mixed with typical Canadian toughness. Up front the Canadian strikers, Dwayne De Rosario and Olivier Ocean are in a different league from anyone else on the park. Quick, sharp and purposeful. It was Ocean who headed in a glorious cross from David Edgar in the 54th minute.
Nine minutes later Cuba finally unsettle the Canadian defense with an insightful through-ball, that the Canadian keeper Hirschfield is forced to handle outside of his box, an infraction for which he is sent off. The Cuban supporters go wild as the red card is shown and chants of Cuba, Cuba, Cuba rang out, surely this is going to change the game, turn the tide. Once order is restored from the resulting pandemonium and Canada send up the substitute keeper Cuba is left with a dangerous opportunity on the edge of the area.
Cervantes steps forward to strike the ball inanely over the bar and that is pretty much that. Canada actually seem to play better with 10 men, start to string passes together and look the more likely to score in the latter part of the game. Cuba work hard to bring the ball down the pitch only to let themselves down with the final ball, the final touch, the final shot. By the end there simply was not enough tempo on the Cuban side and as the final minutes tick by the Cuban crowd is even out-sung by a raucous and delighted small Canadian barmy army wrapped in Canadian flags who even had the cheek to shout out Ole, Ole, Ole as the Canadian team manages to string 22 passes together – perhaps a Canadian record.
As the final whistle went the Canadian team are delighted to have eked out a 1-0 win while the Cubans are left with a must do better motif. The crowd seems accustomed to have been let down, they like football, they understand it and as every English armchair critic knows each and everyone has a strategy to improve the national team, if only they could do this, that, overlapping wingbacks, 3 center halves, shoot the ball, control the ball.
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SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – The Los Angeles D-Fenders never got it going on Friday at the Kaiser Permanente Arena, falling to the Santa Cruz Warriors in a Pacific Division clash, 127-117. The loss ends L.A.'s five-game win streak on the road.
Los Angeles (33-16) trailed by as much as 27 and never held more than a one point advantage in the contest. The deficit was largely a result of poor shooting, as the D-Fenders combined for a mere 35.8 percent from the field, while converting on 29.2 percent of their three-point attempts. The Warriors overcame 20 turnovers by shooting an efficient 52.3 percent from the field. The visitors ended the game on a 16-7 run before falling by 10 points.
The D-Fenders were led by 24 points from Troy DeVries, who went 6-of-13 from three-point range. Forwards Justin Harper (22 points, 10 rebounds) and Travis Wear (21 points, 13 rebounds) followed in the box score while tallying double-doubles. Vander Blue finished with 19 points, nine rebounds and six assists, and guard Josh Magette registered nine points and six assists.
Santa Cruz (31-19) was paced by 25 points and seven rebounds from Damian Jones, who led the way for six double-figure scorers. Guard Jabari Brown provided valuable minutes off of the Warriors bench by adding 21 points and five rebounds. Alex Hamilton (15 points, 10 assists, seven rebounds) and LaDontae Henton (17 points, 10 rebounds) had double-doubles.
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Did you know that Brandon Buddy was 13 when his younger brother was born and he was in the room with his mother for the birth?
Well, he was.
And he told Kara and me about it during our interview with him and co-star Kristen Alderson (Starr) at Super Soap Weekend 2008.
He calls the experience "the biggest rush ever."
Brandon said he drew on those emotions as Cole, during his One Life To Live scenes, when Cole was told that the baby he fathered with Starr (Kristen Alderson) had died.
"I just tried to put myself in the situation," Brandon said. "God forbid if that had ever happened to my little brother, I just couldn't imagine….I'm kind of a softie, you know.
"When something that tragic happens, you hear so many incidents in real life, when a married couple loses a baby in real life, unfortunately many times they end up divorcing over it because they try to blame one another," Brandon said.
Kristen told us that Trevor St. John improvises a lot. In their upcoming scenes this week, when Starr finds out that Todd was going to steal her baby, there were a lot times they deviated from the written lines, she said.
"Trevor St. John is so great," she said. "He's big into doing things in the moment. You always just have to be ready to ad lib and to react to whatever he does and that's really exciting for me. A lot of people don't like that, but I love it. Starr and Todd have a lot of scenes coming up where Starr confronts him about everything. We went back and forth and sometimes we said lines that were in the script and sometimes we said lines that weren't in the script. We sometimes we do things really spur of the moment and I think it's great."
It struck me that Kristen, only 17, had the poise, manners and aplomb of someone far beyond her years. I was beyond impressed with the maturity with which she answered questions that would have challenged someone much older.
Kristen has been on the show since she was 6 1/2 after all. She grew up on the show with Kassie DePaiva as her mother Blair Cramer Manning, Robin Strasser as her aunt Dorian Cramer Lord and Erika Slezak as her aunt Victoria Lord Davidson.
So when Kristen was called upon for the teen pregnancy storyline, she was up for the challenge. But she only found out a week before taping the birth scenes that the baby would die – or at least Starr and her family thinks the baby died after Jess/Tess/Bess switched her dead baby with Starr's live one.
"If I knew [at the outset] that I was going to have scenes that Starr was going to have scenes where she lost the baby, I don't know how I would have reacted I would have been 'I don't think I can do that.' But ever since we started with the storyline, I feel like I have just grown with my character and really went through the experience with her. When I found out a week before taping the baby was going to die – or at least Starr thought that – I got emotional about it. We taped the delivery scenes a day before we found out that the baby's dead. Just being in the bed about to give birth, it was so emotional and I had everyone that's known me since I was 6 ½ years old around. Just the whole experience was so emotional than I ever thought it would be, so it was kind of easy to do those scenes because there was a lot of emotional build up.
"The good thing about soap operas is that you get to grow with your character if you're on long enough," Kristen said. "To grow with Kassie and Trevor and Erika and Robin, it just makes the scenes easier because you're drawing upon other moments that you've had with each other in the past. In a movie, you don't get to do that. You just have to make up the background."
Brandon said he was a bit intimidated when he heard Susan Haskell was coming back to the show as his mom, Marty Saybrook, the role she originated and made a soap opera legend so many years ago. He had never acted with Haskell in the role of Marty, because when the character allegedly died in the car crash that Cole witnessed, Christina Chambers was playing Marty.
"She's so good," Brandon said of Haskell. "She continues to impress me every day. The first day we worked together, we had 65 pages of us two back and forth. I was so nervous, but the time just flew by. She's such a great lady."
On Cole trying to smother Todd with a pillow, Brandon said, "When we were doing the scenes I was like – a pillow? Really? Can I carry a bat in or something?"
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Did you know that Brandon Buddy was 13 when his younger brother was born and he was in the room with his mother for the birth?
I am officially depressed.
And extremely agitated and upset.
Things have to be pretty dire because I'm writing my second rant blog in the same week about One Life To Live – my fave soap!
The show has gone downhill even further since the beginning of the week (which I didn't think was possible) and it was so bad after Wednesday's show that I don't feel like watching.
And that is serious!
Click here to read my earlier rant.
Here's my big thing….I watch soaps as an E-S-C-A-P-E from reality.
I like soapy, fun-type drama. That's why I watch soaps….
I do not, however, tune in to watch violence, torture, pain and suffering and get depressed afterward.
And that's what's happening.
Wednesday's episode was so dark and so depressing that I couldn't wait until it ended.
Let's recap.
First you have poor Natalie (Melissa Archer) being held captive in Llanfair's basement by her sister's demented alter personality, Tess (Bree Williamson).
The two actresses are really hitting it out of the ball park with their scenes. Absolutely.
That's probably why I'm so distressed by it all.
Their scenes are so believable that it's all too scary for me.
Williamson is doing such a great job of playing the malevolent, Tess, that it's so uncomfortable to watch Natalie come to the horrific realization that there's no way out.
First of all, this storyline is a rewrite from eons ago when one of Viki's alters held Dorian captive in the basement.
Just when I thought we were done with all those regurgitated past storylines from the 40th anniversary episodes.
Enough already!
Then there was Tina (Andrea Evans) sniveling and sniffling to Viki's picture in the living room because she is being blackmailed into silence about Tess holding Natalie captive.
The wonderfully, talented Andrea Evans and this is the only thing the writers can come up for her to do?
Then there's Christian (David Fumero) being held on a ship by Carlo (Thom Christopher) – been there, done that too.
The last time Carlo held Christian captive on a ship, Carlo wiped away Christian's memory and brainwashed him into killing Tico Santi.
Personally, I thought that was one of the worst and darkest storylines in OLTL history.
So on Thursday's episode, that s/l went from bad to worse by throwing Christian into a Columbian prison.
Why is it that OLTL writers just love, love, love torturing the Vega family?
I just don't get it.
Both Vega boys have had more than their share of pain and suffering.
Then there was Jared (John Brotherton) off in the aforementioned Columbian prison (talk about dark and depressing) trying to strike a deal with Langston's long-lost Uncle Ray Montez (A. Martinez) and break him out to wreak havoc with Langston's life, per orders of Clint.
I really like Langston and dread the heartache that she's about to experience.
Those scenes in the Columbian prison gave me the creeps.
Once again, not something I'm looking for in my soap opera fare.
In between all of this dark drama, you have a few light scenes between Cole (Brandon Buddy) and Matthew (Eddie Alderson) talking about Matthew's fears about getting beat up in high school. I do like the dynamic between these two young actors and it did offer some light moments in an otherwise dreary hour.
There also were some nice moments with Starr (Kristen Alderson) and Langston (Brittany Underwood).
But, honestly, how uplifting is a seven-month pregnant 16-year-old ready to go back to high school while pregnant?
I like the real friendship that shows through in scenes with Alderson and Underwood. Alderson has done a wonderful job with a tough s/l.
But it's not exactly a feel-good, happy s/l.
For me, the highlight of Wednesday's show was when Natalie (I just love how she is so spunky, even in distress) struck out verbally at Tess.
"You're just an angry bitch with an axe to grind."
She practically spat those words through the thick, soundproof glass.
Pretty gutsy, eh?
Well it's about damn time, Blair!
I have been waiting – impatiently I might add – for Blair to take control, stand up to Todd and fight for Starr's rights on One Life To Live.
I waited while she allowed Todd to beat up teenagers Markko and Cole and terrorize young Langston.
I waited while she sat passively by as Todd made Starr a prisoner in her own home.
And finally, FINALLY, Blair snapped out of it after watching Todd cause Starr to tumble down a flight of stairs.
And Kassie DePaiva as Blair did not disappoint.
DePaiva ran the gamut of emotions beautifully.
From the scenes when she found out 16-year-old Starr (Kristen Alderson) was pregnant, Blair went from tender moments with Starr to fierce and protective in taking a stand for her daughter against Todd (Trevor St. John).
What was most surprising to me was the scene in the hospital when Todd starts roughing up Cole and the police come.
Todd immediately looks at John McBain (Michael Easton) and blames him for calling the police.
But Blair stops Todd in his tracks, telling him it was she who called them.
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The scaffolding gave me the impression that something was going on there. It looks like the old buildings are being demolished.
The W Hotel block-front has the empty Howard Johnson's site, then a couple of old storefronts (one was originally the Broadway entrance to what is now the Lunt Fontanne Theater on W. 46th Street), the Roxy [?] Deli -- and then the Blue Fin Bar (which is part of the W Hotel and thereby technically makes the W Hotel a building that fronts onto TS -- but the tower is so hidden behind signage / scaffolding from TS that the tower appears to be a few lots to the west of TS).
And me thinks I mis-wrote earlier when I said the newest building to front onto TS is the former Bertellsman Building ...
Actually the newest could be the full-block building at the north end of TS which houses the Ramada Renaissance (and -- let's not forget -- the Olive Garden). Again this building is so covered with signs that the building itself makes little impression -- although I kind of like the hard-edged blackness of north & west facades. The signage facing onto TS is good. The canopy / marquis on the east side is a big Vegas-y mess. But the clock comes in handy when coming up from the N/R train ...
The scaffolding gave me the impression that something was going on there. It looks like the old buildings are being demolished.
The scaffolding at the former Howard Johnson's site has been up for months -- but now that the new "No Ads on Scaffolding" regulations have gone into effect the scaffolding might have outlived its usefulness.
I'm not aware of any concrete plans for a new building on that site.
Anyone with the scoop on the NW corner of Broadway / W 46th?
SL Green owns it and are planning a new Reatil store there, maybe a small office tower as well in the future
I walked by it on 46th this evening, it's coming down.
Ugliest Buildings in New York, According to the Experts:
Of New York City's buildings, many are okay, some are beautiful and a few are horrifically ugly. Since derogations are always more fun than compliments and ugly more interesting than beautiful, we asked eleven architects, architect writers and various other sundry experts for their picks of the most god-awfully hideous edifices in New York City.
After the jump, Ma Bell gets ripped a new one and Donald Trump is so ugly that if ugly was bricks she'd have projects.
Ugliest Building: The Sculpture for Living
Expert: David Haskell, Executive Director Forum For Urban Design
Here's the only building in New York I think is painfully ugly: the Sculpture for Living. The high-end condo boom has produced other mistakes (see: Blue building), but those are not necessarily ugly--just misplaced, misguided and/or overwrought. The Astor place building, on the other hand, is bad from the ground up. Paul Goldberger's New Yorker review was too kind.
Ugliest Building: Citicorp Building, Leighton House Residential Tower
Expert: Mosette Broderick, Department head of architecture and urban planning at NYU
I might suggest the banal white tile clad Upper East Side apartment buildings built after the war. There are tons of them. Once known as "stewardess buildings" they are now condos. These buildings line First, Second and Third Avenues starting in the 70s. Then there are the sore thumbs that stand out badly like the Citibank building in Queens, or the building on 88th Street near First avenue which is triple the size of anything else around. Also, there are the office buildings of the 1950's and 60's on Sixth Avenue and especially Park Ave just above the Lever House. You have good at Lever and very bad across the street on 54th Street.
Ugliest Building: Museum of Art and Design, PanAm Building
Expert: Françoise Bollack, head architect of the firm Françoise Bollack Architects
I used to think the Mobil Building on 42nd street was ugly, but I've since changed my mind. That gives you a feeling of the transitory nature of our feelings. I have trepidation of the new Museum of Art and Design building at Columbus Circle. It was originally designed by Edward Stone and seems to be being defaced. However, this hasn't been unveiled yet so I will reserve my judgment. There are some banal buildings like the Trump Buildings. And there are some mid century ugly buildings like the Pan Am building.
Ugliest Building: Trump Buildings
Expert: John Beckmann, founder of architecture firm Axis Mundi
Anything with TRUMP on it is ugly. They're all equally bland, and it's too bad because he has the money to actually build something important. By he's not interested in architecture, only money and power.
Ugliest Building: 750 Seventh Ave
Expert: John Lumea, author of architecture blog Horizonr
The one that keeps springing to mind is 750 Seventh Ave, near Times Square -- a 35-story office building designed by Kevin Roche and completed in 1989. For a "developer building," it's probably a fair, albeit a little clunky and pedestrian, architectural response to its small island site. But the top, in particular, has that half-baked, cheap-ass quality of every front and rear-end that has rolled off a Detroit assembly line since, oh, 1972? And what's up with that sawed-off spire? It is possibly the most awkward, cumbersome, inelegant skyline presence of any tall building in the City.
Ugliest Building AT&T Long Lines Building
Expert: William Robinette, architecture graduate student at Columbia University
I've always thought the AT&T building down by Lafayette was unsightly. In trying to come up with reasons why it's ugly, I'm actually thinking it's pretty cool. I guess it's ugly because it's boring...if you were looking for a really terrifying building it would be great.
Ugliest Building:The Whitney Museum
Expert: Chad Smith, architect and writer, author of Tropolism
Sometimes I think ugly works, brilliantly. For example, the Whitney Museum is ugly, in the sense that it's raw concrete, windowless upper stories, and brutal anti-grav profile are very alien to most other buildings. But its brutality is what makes it wonderful--it's completely unlike the rest of the Upper East Side. The contrast, taken to its limit, is refreshing. And the way it meets the street, with the (technically innovative at the time) two-story glass windows that go from the ground level to the garden/cafe below, is simply brilliant, gracious, and, well, civic. It's not a building that it thumbing its nose to the city, but it's not trying to "match" either. So while I might describe it as ugly, it's also my favorite building in Manhattan. The best brutalist buildings do what the Whitney does: create a careful balance between material rawness and elegant connections. Needless to say, many brutalist buildings don't hit the mark: you need an architect as good as Breuer to pull it off.
Runners up: The Lipstick Building by Phillip Johnson and the Museum of Television and Radio.
Ugliest Building: The Theater Row Tower
Expert: Joey Arak, writer for Curbed
Easy. The Zebra. You come up from the tunnel, thrilled to be out of Jersey, and you're greeted by that monstrosity. Thank God it's a rental building, because the thought of anyone shelling out hard-earned cash to own a chunk of that beast makes me want to put a plastic bag over my head.
Ugliest Building: Hearst Tower by Foster + Partners
Expert: John Hill, author of architecture blog A Daily Dose of Architecture
The ugliest (recent) building in New York is Hearst Tower by Foster + Partners. How to obliterate history in five easy steps: Step 1: Hire Norman Foster. Step 2: Sit back and wait while Lord Foster channels R. Buckminster Fuller and designs a "diagrid" exterior wall. Step 3: Land the new 46-story tower on and in a 1928, six-story historical landmark, but be sure to keep the existing, two-dimensional exterior walls and clean 'em until they look like a molded plastic model. Step 4: Don't bother to give the building any sense of entry, and go ahead and make the grand lobby space inaccessible to the public while you're at it. Step 5: Market the sustainable aspects of the tower to gloss over its ugly and hulking presence on the skyline.
Ugliest Building: The Cross Bronx Expressway.
Expert: John Massengale, architect, architecture author, founding member of Congress for the New Urbanism
Five "anti-uglies":The Empire State Building, Grand Central Terminal, Otto Kahn Mansion, Shively Sanitary Tenements, and Park Slope. The last, of course, is not a building but a neighborhood, but the beauty of New York, or any city, is in how the buildings go together. For the worst, I would pick not a building but the Cross Bronx Expressway, a supremely ugly, anti-urban structure. In some parts of the city, it's exactly like the Berlin Wall, but uglier.
Ugliest Building: The AT&T Headquarters (now the Sony Building), The Freedom Tower
Expert: Jason Van Nest, intern architect
Here a skyscraper crafted at the scale of the city was likened, or reduced to a simple piece of furniture with a Chippendale top. It caused a stir because the crowning detail was interpreted as a blithe gesture, an act of nonchalance that everyone in Midtown is forced to confront on their daily walk. Instead, one would hope that architecture should inspire loftier aspirations than these casual, reductive analogies. With the Freedom Tower, critiques run well ahead of construction because it's simultaneously viewed as a failure of Architecture to represent or address the spirit of the times; a failure of our city to address the needs of its people; and a portrait of corporate greed being the strongest voice shaping public space downtown.
^ Experts, schmexperts.
Ugly = Beauty ...
Ugliest Building: The Whitney Museum
Expert: Chad Smith, architect and writer, author of Tropolism
Sometimes I think ugly works, brilliantly ... the Whitney Museum is ugly ... raw concrete, windowless upper stories, and brutal anti-grav profile are very alien ... its brutality is what makes it wonderful ... the way it meets the street ... two-story glass windows that go from the ground level to the garden/cafe below, is simply brilliant, gracious, and, well, civic. It's not a building that it thumbing its nose to the city, but it's not trying to "match" either ... while I might describe it as ugly, it's also my favorite building in Manhattan ... Needless to say, many brutalist buildings don't hit the mark: you need an architect as good as Breuer to pull it off.
Philip Johnson's AT&T Building is actually quite good, although its location couldn't have been worse. The lobby was really spectacular when it included the so-called "Golden Boy," which as we all should know was moved out some time ago.
As for the Pan Am building, I realize everybody has his/her own tastes. I just happen to really like it.
To put the rightful blame where it belongs ...
420 W. 42nd Street
Theater Row Tower
Architect: PETER CLAMAN / SCHUMAN LICHTENSTEIN CLAMAN EFRON
Other work: 125 West 31st Street (The Epic) - Wired New York Forum
They are a mainstay of NYC residential tower design. Alot of NYC - specially upper west side buildings are SLCE.
Probably the most nonsensical list ever...
Top 10 ugliest buildings in New York City
Want to see some ugly buildings?
New York's got its share, and the new edition of the AIA Guide to New York City shows you where to find them - pointing them out with great glee.
Here are reviews of 10 of New York's most hideous buildings:
10. Former Bear Stearns World Headquarters, 383 Madison Ave.
A bulky octagonal hulk for the mighty Wall Streeter felled in the 2009 financial crash. Stolid, not graceful; a dour banker in a bespoke suit.
9. T.G.I. FRIDAY'S, 604 Fifth Ave.
The brilliant blue on Fifth Ave. is a sign of desperate marketing.
8. The Four Seasons Hotel, 57 E. 57th St.
7. Montefiore Apartments II, 3450 Wayne Ave., the Bronx
Scale, but not human scale.
6. Training Center, Ironworkers Local 40 & 361, 35-23 36th St., Queens
A Constructivist steel building for welders in training. Perhaps they will practice on the building!
5. Trump Place, between W. 66th and W. 70th Sts. west of West End Ave.
The phony incarnation of Riverside Drive, south of its historic 72nd St. ending, has sprouted awkward giants, glorious to look out from (at the river and the Palisades) and inglorious to look at.
4. Trump Tower, 725 Fifth Ave. at E. 56th St.
Folded glass conceals a fantasyland for the affluent shopper. Within, the multilevel space houses a cafe with waterfalls and moving stairways to a shopper's heaven; flamboyant, exciting and emblematic of the American Dream. Donald Trump entered here stage left and has since delivered the Trump brand everywhere: His esthetics, however, are still more akin to malt liquor than to Veuve Clicquot.
3. 200 Eleventh Ave.
The "sky garage" (an elevator that lifts cars directly into the apartments) sounds exhausting.
2. 520 W. 27th St.
Apartments in two parts, with an outdoor recreation space between. The base is black block with white window frames flush to the facade. The upper stories, steel frame with translucent glass block, are reminiscent of the Brooklyn House of Detention. Can the residents leave on weekends?
Apparently no research went into this article, this is a commercial building.
1. Times Tower, The New York Times Building, Eighth Ave. between 40th and 41st Sts.
A tense tower obsessed with its own fussy connections, its glass facade bracketed by steel columns, X-bracing for lateral support and horizontal bars that act as a sunscreen (and ladder: Lunatics have been climbing it). As gray and dour as a rain-soaked copy of the Sunday Styles section.
This list was compiled by someone with zero taste and understanding ( it's easy to point out the obvious like 520 W. 27th St.).
Last edited by Fabrizio; July 5th, 2010 at 12:08 PM.
How anybody could place the former Bear Stearns Tower on a list of ugly buildings is beyond me. Bear Stearns is a beauty, and should have been 40 floors taller!
And, how could any list of ugly buildings not include 60 Wall Street?


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We present a development of microlenses achromatically corrected in near-infrared spectral windows. We show that the standard fiber drawing technology can be successfully applied to the development achromatic gradient index microlenses by means of internal nanostructurization. These gradient index microlenses can achieve similar performance to standard aspheric doublets, while utilizing a simpler, singlet element geometry with flat surfaces. A nanostructured lens with a parabolic profile was designed using a combination of the simulated annealing method and the effective medium approximation theory. Measurements on the fabricated lenses show that the microlenses have a nearly wavelength-independent focal plane at a distance of about 35 μm from the lens facet over the wavelength range of 600–1550 nm. The successful design and fabrication of achromatic flat-parallel rod microlenses opens new perspectives for micro-imaging systems and wavelength-independent coupling into optical fibers.
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Get ready for some frosty fun in St. Joseph! The 15th Annual Magical Ice Fest looks to be bigger and better than ever and packed with family fun, ice competitions and even some frozen fish. The event, which runs from February 1st through February 3rd, is a great way to explore this charming lakeside town and celebrate the winter season.
Whether you're a first timer or a frequent ice fest attendee, check out this guide for everything you need to know!
15th Annual Magical Ice Fest Frozen Fun Guide
All weekend long, there's a scavenger hunt, making for a frozen adventure! Participants will be the lookout for items that have been frozen into blocks placed around town (pick up a map at the St. Joseph Today Welcome Center, located at 301 State Street). This "SnowBiz" Hunt is fun for all ages and has its rewards too - turn in the form at the end and be entered to win a St. Joseph Gift Certificate.
FRIDAY - Frozen Fun Begins!
Ice carvers begin revving their chainsaws for the Individual Competition on Friday at 5:30pm. Along Pleasant Street blocks of ice will be transformed into all sorts of awesome. The carvers will finish their icy creations at 7:30pm, when the attention turns to warming up...
At 7:30pm, guests are in for a treat with a downtown Fire & Ice Tower. To make this happen, a large tower of ice is packed with firewood. We light it, and it becomes a unique site for all - a breathtaking bonfire (a little bit of ice and fire magic).
INSIDER TIP: Stop by The Livery to try the official
beer of Ice Fest, the Magical Ice-Bock! You can also head
over to Purely Michigan on Saturday from Noon-2pm for FREE samples from
Grand Armory!
The fun doesn't stop when the fire does!
It heads up below the bluff at the Fire & Ice Party, held at Shadowland on Silver Beach. This event begins at 8:00pm and goes until midnight, and features an ice martini luge and a dance performance with literal flames! Guests 18 and older are welcome. A $10 ticket covers entry, pizza from Silver Beach Pizza, Zick's Sticks, and entertainment. Bring cash for drinks!
INSIDER TIP: This event sells out, get your ticket early!
In the Arts District, The Livery is hosting an awesome live show! The North, a Chicago-based band, brings their "dynamic blend of rock, funk and jazz, with the danceability of pop music" back The Livery stage. Doors at 8:30pm with a $10 cover charge.
SATURDAY - All About the Competitions and Downtown Fun!
Ice teams assemble! The Team Competition for ice carvers begins at 8:00am and State Street will come alive with icy fun. This carving and creating will go on until 4:00pm and involves an epic amount of ice for each sculpture. It's awesome to watch the progress of the teams throughout the day.
The fun continues downtown throughout the day!
For active ice-seekers, start your day off with 6th Annual Ice Fest 5k Chocolate Walk/Run, beginning at 9:00am! This timed run is the perfect way to explore downtown St. Joseph (and warm up a little, too!). After your run challenge your friends and family to the Frozen Fish Toss of NEW this year, Ice Bowling! For just $1, toss three frozen fish at a cornhole board, or $1 for two tries to knock down 10 pins. The Frozen Fish Toss and Ice Bowling are open from 10:00am-4:00pm.
INSIDER TIP: The Livery is passing out coupons and prizes during the fish toss!
If you're looking for toastier fun, there's lot for families to do indoors. Bring your flip-flops for a Hula-Hoopla below the bluff at the Silver Beach Carousel! It's Waikiki Weekend at the Silver Beach Center. The spin of the carousel evokes balmy breezes for riders, and there's even a free hula show at both 1:30pm and 3:00pm.
Catch the Magic Tour (putting the "Magical" in Ice Fest!) throughout downtown St. Joseph on Saturday, too. John Dudley will be at the St. Joseph Library at 11:30am, outside St. Joseph Today at 1:00pm, at Curious Kids' Museum at 2:30pm, and at Shadowland on Silver Beach at 4:00pm! All shows are free.
Above the bluff, it's a great time to explore our shops and restaurants. From unique Michigan-made goods to kitchen essentials to boutique clothing to handcrafted treats, there's something for everyone in downtown St. Joe!
INSIDER TIP: The John & Dede Howard Ice Arena will host Open Skate hours
Friday from Noon-5:00pm, Saturday from 4:00-10:00pm, and Sunday from
12:30-6:00pm. For more open skate times and additional information visit
To round out the day, an event not to be missed is Ice Wars. This exciting competition is located at State and Pleasant Streets and kicks off at 4:30pm. Ice Wars features procarvers dueling it out in 15 minute bouts of ice-carving chaos, judged by the crowd. Chainsaws and a crowd vote - what could be better?!
INSIDER TIP: Arrive on the scene early as this event gets packed and those up
front will have the best views.
Finish up by going out for dinner! Find our full list of restaurants here.
SUNDAY - Take it All In Before the Big Game
If cold conditions remain through the weekend, Sunday offers a great opportunity to enjoy downtown St. Joseph and all the sculptures created during the festival. Many stores and restaurants will be open offering the perfect place to warm up while enjoying the icy art. (Great way to get out before Super Bowl activities start later in the day)
INSIDER TIP: There's still time to complete the "SnowBiz" Scavenger Hunt,
so swing the Welcome Center to pick up a form.
We hope you find all the frosty fun this weekend! Learn more about upcoming events in Southwest Michigan at stjoetoday.com or follow St. Joseph Today on Facebook.


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Deputy Head of the presidential Administration of Ukraine, senior lawyer, one of the best experts in judicial practice
A Native Of Ukraine. He was born in Kiev on 25 November 1976.
Graduated from high school in Kiev. In 1993 he entered the Institute of international relations of Kyiv national University. Shevchenko (Department of "International law"). Received a diploma with honors, becoming a master of international law and, concurrently, an interpreter from Spanish, one of the most popular in the world.
Foreign languages seriously engaged while studying at the University (fluent in Spanish and English, as Russian and Ukrainian).
Then, in 1998 received the right to practice law.
Single. Father – Valery, mother – Eugenia D., sister – Anastasia.
1996 – Alexey Filatov arrives for an internship in a law firm as a paralegal.
1998 – 2001 – assistant at the Department in the international Institute of international law.
Prior to 2003, was engaged in private law practice, then worked in a law firm "Vasil Kisil & Partners".
Specialized in commercial, corporate and investment disputes. Acted as adviser and expert on Ukrainian law in cases tried by foreign courts and international arbitration. Practice leader in dispute resolution "Law firm "Vasyl Kisil & Partners" (2007).
According to international ratings Chambers Global, Chambers Europe, Legal 500, Ukrainian Law Firms, today Oleksiy Filatov is considered to be one of the best experts in Ukraine for dispute resolution.
Member of the International bar Association (IBA), the Council of users of the London court of international arbitration, the Ukrainian Association of international law, Ukrainian bar Association, Kyiv regional bar Association.
In 2013 he advised the Borys Lozhkin during the sale of its media holding UMH group Sergey Kurchenko.
2014 – Filatov terminates in the Law Union in connection with a proposal to take the post of Deputy Head of the presidential administration of Ukraine.
Political activity
On 22 July the decree of the President of Petro Poroshenko No. 610/2014 on the appointment of G. Filatov to the post of Deputy Head of the presidential administration of Ukraine. A month before the Department was headed by Boris Lozhkin. In connection with the transition to public service Filatov has suspended participation in bar associations.
Filatov is an expert in the areas of:
• resolution of disputes;
• intellectual property;
• corporate law;
• taxation;
• mergers and acquisitions.
"Yurydychna Gazeta" made the name of Alexei Filatov, the TOP-100 best Ukrainian lawyers. He has been repeatedly awarded the title of the best expert of Ukraine in dispute resolution, both national and international organizations.
Ratings, which said Filatov:
• Chambers Global;
• Chambers Europe;
• Legal 500;
• Ukrainian Law Firms.
During the practice Oleksiy Filatov participated in the processes taking place in the London High court of justice and in the courts of such countries as Switzerland and Cyprus.
A. V. Filatov is a member of several international organizations:
• International bar Association (IBA);
• Users ' Council London court of international arbitration (LCIA);
• A global network of independent law firms TerraLex;
• International Association of trade mark owners (INTA);
• International Association for the protection of intellectual property.
Within the domestic organizations has membership in:
• Ukrainian Association of international law;
• Association of lawyers of Ukraine;
• Kyiv regional bar Association;
• Ukrainian group (AIPPI);
• Ukrainian national Committee of International chamber of Commerce (ICC Ukraine).
In 2009 – the finalist of "Legal awards of the year" by the newspaper "Legal practice" in the nomination "the Best lawyer in intellectual property".
In 2010 got a rating "30 most successful lawyers" of Ukraine according to the magazine "Focus".
In 2015, Filatov has declared Swiss watch Breguet (two models) b Hublot, collection of wines, painting, two sculptures and a library with books published in the XIX, XX and XXI centuries.
Cars: Volkswagen Touareg 2007 edition and the Jaguar XK8 Coupe of the same year; two apartments in Kiev: one with an area of 154.5 m2, the second – 49 m2. He also declared 2 million dollars, 25 million euros and 1.8 million UAH as cash.
Personal life, Hobbies
Oleksiy Filatov – identity is not just known, he is considered one of the most influential people in the presidential administration of Ukraine. But he personally does not think so, stating that this fact is too exaggerated. Even more he likes to spread about his family, personal life. But about their Hobbies and activities outside of work talks.
Despite his busy schedule, Oleksiy Filatov pays attention to their appearance, maintaining good physical shape. Trying to go to the gym at least once a week. And since sports tops going to conquer it, then goes in for sports only for health. Amateur skiing. And even time to relax is less and less, still trying to find at least a couple hours a week on Hobbies. Reads a lot, prefers historical books. Even adds to his collection of old editions of the original sources. In this he finds not only pleasure, but also believes that such literature can be gleaned many interesting and new.
The reform of the judicial system
Alexey Filatov considers that the judicial reform is the Foundation on which should work the relevant laws and regulations, whose objective is to detail the mechanism of decision. Alexey Valerievich said repeatedly, in particular in an interview to the media that the reform of the judicial system of Ukraine should not look like a manual because it is impossible to prescribe rules of conduct in any situation that may occur at any stage of the judging. In addition, it is impossible to build any clear diagrams and implementation plans.
According to the Deputy Head of the presidential Administration of Ukraine, the first thing you need to do to create an independent judicial system to resolve any impact of politics on the judiciary. Oleksiy Filatov has proposed draft amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine, which provides for the disqualification of members of Parliament from the judicial system. In particular, MPs will not influence the choice of judges, the process of their appointment, the dismissal or the bringing to criminal liability related to professional activities.
According to Filatov, the President should not interfere in the judicial system. The head of the state Alexey Filatov has allocated only formal role of the person who takes part in the appointment ceremony on the basis of the submission of the High Council of justice.
The trial subjects are interested in Oleksiy Filatov is not just. In 2012 he was awarded as the best expert in the judicial practice in Ukraine.
And this is not all the key ideas of the reform of the judicial system of Ukraine, proposed by the Deputy Head of the presidential Administration of Ukraine Oleksiy Filatov. He proposed the establishment of an independent body to which you can assign all functions related to the appointment, dismissal of judges and their attraction to a disciplinary responsibility. We are talking about the establishment of the Supreme Council of justice, consisting of judges who will be selected by their peers, and in addition, representatives of the legal community. The high Council of justice consists of 21 representative, and actually began its work in August 2015. This will be the initial period of operation of the High Council, and after the transitional phase and final approval of changes in the marine reform, the High Council will work in full force.
The main task that stands before the High Council to fully update the composition of the Ukrainian judges.
In addition, Oleksiy Filatov proposes to introduce at the constitutional level, the rule of law, which implies a competitive procedure for the appointment of judges. In his opinion, the only way to eradicate corruption and nepotism in this area, and the judicial system to gain independence from the government. We have held several open competitions, attended as representatives of the "old guard", and brand new people – acting lawyers, practicing lawyers.
One important initiative of Oleksiy Filatov is the perpetuity of the appointment of judges. We will remind, earlier they were appointed to a position for 5 years, then was re-elected, or left the job. The permanence of office of judges, according to Filatov, one of the steps to independence of judicial system of Ukraine.
According to Filatov, the fact that Ukrainian referee gets dozens of less income than a good practicing lawyer, is regrettable and wrong. The Deputy Head of the presidential Administration of Ukraine believes that this situation cannot but lead to imbalances, corruption and other burning problems of Ukrainian marine systems. As an example, Oleksiy Filatov leads such a developed country like Singapore. The income of a judge middle managers in Singapore is approximately a million dollars a year. Of course, the standard of living in Singapore is much higher than the Ukrainian, consequently, expensive and the life, but in Singapore a million dollars a year is good money.
Another important point of judicial reform initiated by Alexei Filatov, is the removal of immunity of the judge. Before the inviolability of the judges was practically absolute.
Compared to the ordinary citizens of Ukraine, judges have a great responsibility, there is an additional basis for dismissal of the judge. We are talking about the inability of judges to confirm the source of their income or to hide from the Declaration part of the property. And if in the case of an ordinary citizen, his financial fraud or illegal income detected by the tax inspection, the judge will have to prove the legitimacy of one's earnings. In addition, it will address the income and also close relatives of the judge. Filatov believes this situation is correct and that meets European standards. Practice, when entire fleets, houses and apartments recorded on wives, husbands, brothers, and parents must remain in the past.
The project of judicial reform, which was initiated by Alexey Filatov, was submitted to the European experts, among whom were practitioners, lawyers, academics, MPs and representatives of public organizations. In addition, the Deputy Head of Administration of the President of Ukraine insisted on the cooperation with the Council of Europe and the Venice Commission, which is a recognized unit, for addressing changes in the constitutional structure and authority for the protection of human rights and legal standards of the countries of the European Union.
Oleksiy Filatov does not idealize the situation, knowing that amazing results in a short time in today's Ukrainian reality, to fail.


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"One should either be a work of art or wear a work of art."
– Oscar Wilde
Monday was an exciting day in the world of fashion. It marked the Met Gala 2019. For anyone who doesn't know, this is widely considered "fashion's biggest night out."
This is an annual fundraising benefit for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, so the cause is a worthy one. The Met Gala has never been known for restraint, but this year's was particularly over the top because it is coordinated with the grand opening of the Costume Institute's annual fashion exhibition "Camp, Notes on Fashion" which opens May 9.
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One of the side effects of middle age (in my case at any rate) is that there are a lot of celebrities I am not familiar with. I have no idea who some of these people are. But I will stick to the ones I know. The stand-outs to me were Katy Perry dressed as a chandelier, Jared Leto carrying what looked like his own head and, of course, my favorite actor Darren Criss looking sharp wearing a giant bow and strange makeup.
Lady Gaga didn't disappoint. She showed up wearing something that looked like a pink tent, accompanied by an encourage of men with black umbrellas. What does it all mean? I have no idea. Of course, such excess is normal for Gaga – so in a way she is her own worst enemy. We would be shocked if she wasn't shocking.
I am not sure if it qualifies as "camp," but as an art-lover I really enjoyed Ezra Miller's surrealist look with seven eyes on his head. Which leads me to Janelle Monae – she wore a pink, red, black and white frock reportedly inspired by Picasso and Dali. This, to me, was the best outfit of the event. And it serves an educational purpose as well. If this outfit inspires kids (or adults) to research the artists that inspired it – the Met Gala will have more than served its educational purpose.
Which brings me to something a little closer to home. On Saturday, Ridgecrest saw the Bash of the Decades 2019. The title is self-explanatory. The idea was a hair and fashion show highlighting looks from the 1920s to the future – which to my eye looked a lot like the 1980s.
To my eternal regret, I missed the model walk. But fortunately the models were still roaming around and some of them gamely posed for my camera. (See the photos elsewhere in this edition.) As the pictures show, this was a first-rate event. We have some extremely talented people in this area and I love it when events like this bring them out.
So, as I have said before, STEM subjects are all good. But kids (and adults) need the arts as well – both at the national and the local area. So, let's emphasize the other acronym STEAM – science, technology, engineering, ARTS and math.
As the Met Gala and the our local Bash show, imagination and inspiration can take a multitude of forms.
– Jessica Weston is an award-winning columnist and the city editor for The Daily Independent. She can be reached at email@example.com
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