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My new novel, The Actress, is about a 26-year-old theater actress who marries a possibly closeted movie star in his late-40s. I made the actress younger than her husband in part because such pairings are common in Hollywood, but also because I am intrigued by generation gaps and wanted to explore a particular kind: the homophobia generation gap. My protagonist, Maddy Freed, is a millennial who enters her marriage thinking she has progressive ideas about sexuality but later questions herself after she begins to suspect that her husband, Steven Weller, is cheating on her with men. Without giving away the plot, I can say that Weller, a young boomer, came of age in more homophobic times and is confused by what seems like a more progressive, sexually forthright Hollywood era. When Maddy expresses her anxiety about Steven's fidelity, he replies, "I am loyal. … But I'm older than you, and we do things a different way. We don't vomit everything up like your generation."
Generation gaps are useful to novelists, because they are rife with dramatic tension and the potential for hypocrisy. But the homophobia generation gap is also a real-life phenomenon that provides an explanation for what seem to be two contradictory truths: dozens of high-profile entertainers have come out within the last few years, and we still don't have an A-list male film star who is openly gay. (I discuss men here because the love interest in The Actress is a man, and I believe that male homosexuality is still more stigmatized than female.) I am not diminishing the importance of Cheyenne Jackson, Matt Bomer, Zachary Quinto, Neil Patrick Harris, Jonathan Groff, Andrew Rannells, Ellen Page, Chris Colfer, and Jim Parsons, who all came out during the last decade. But most of them are under 40 and got their big breaks within the last 10 years, an era in which homosexuality is widely accepted and gay marriage federally sanctioned. (Harris was a child star but his comeback began about nine years ago.) Their coming out is consistent with their times.
Most men on the A-list are older than the people I just named—in their mid-40s to late 50s. They are old Gen Xers or baby boomers and grew up in a time when it wasn't socially acceptable to be gay or lesbian. Many have been famous for 15 years or more. Who are they? Robert Downey Jr. (age 49), Leonardo DiCaprio (39), Brad Pitt (50), Will Smith (45), Christian Bale (40), Denzel Washington (59), Tom Hanks (57), Johnny Depp (51), Hugh Jackman (45), Tom Cruise (51), Daniel Radcliffe (24), Daniel Craig (46), George Clooney (53), Matt Damon (43), Daniel Day Lewis (57), Ryan Gosling (33), Bradley Cooper (39), Vin Diesel (46), Mark Wahlberg (43), Ben Affleck (41), and Liam Neeson (62). I took my list from the top 30 people on Vulture's 2013 Most Valuable Stars, which used a formula that took into account domestic and overseas box office grosses, studio value, likability, and other factors.
It's possible that none of these men has come out because none of these men is gay. I cannot guess here who might be—for legal reasons that are rapidly changing. (In my own state, it is no longer defamatory to call someone gay, even falsely.) But for the sake of argument, let's say one of those men sleeps with men and keeps quiet about it. I'll call him a hypothetical closeted gay celebrity, or HCGA. If an HCGA came out, it would mean shaking off the internalized shame he surely absorbed as an adolescent growing up in a more bigoted society, the shame that made him choose to be closeted to begin with. It would mean dismantling his own powerful, old ideas about manliness, virility, and family, plus all of his profession-specific issues around bankability and power. It would also mean undoing an image shaped, in part or whole, around his heterosexuality.
The attitudinal sea change since the 1960s, when a lot of those A-listers were born, is unthinkable to people born in the 1980s and later—and maybe even to some of the younger gay celebs themselves. I was born in 1973 and raised in Brooklyn Heights, New York. On school playgrounds by the time I was 10 or so, boys called other boys "fag," "gay," and "homo"—the words synonymous with "inept," "uncool," or "stupid." (Nowadays, pre-teens call each other "douche," but I don't have the room here to say what I think about that.)
Gay men were visible—this was New York City in the '80s—but they socialized with other gay men, weren't married, and didn't have kids. In pop culture they were mostly mockable: Eddie Murphy's Ramon in Beverly Hills Cop with his "herpes simplex 10," Jon Lovitz sending up Harvey Fierstein, Jim J. Bullock on Too Close for Comfort. Lesbians were even more unseen in pop culture—except Sandra Bernhard, who got really famous after she started palling around with Madonna.
Homophobia—not to mention transphobia—was ingrained in society. At summer camp when I was around 11, I had a female bunkmate who wore her hair short and went swimming without a top. The counselors told us not to tease her, but we talked about her behind her back. Did she think she was a boy? What was wrong with her? I didn't bully her, nor did I rise to her defense. I understood that she was different—and that because she was different, she was alone.
That fall, back in Brooklyn, I saw a poster on a public bus about GRID: gay-related immune deficiency. I didn't know what gay sex was, but a mental association had been formed: gay meant diseased.
Even after GRID became AIDS, AIDS-phobia was paramount and misinformation prevailed. In seventh grade at Hunter College High School, I went to a deli with a friend for lunch. When I asked for a sip of her soda, she said, "My mom said I'm not allowed to share drinks anymore because I might get AIDS." My jaw fell open. I'd never even kissed anyone, much less had sex. Was she telling all her friends this, or just me? Was it because I lived in Brooklyn?
These interactions were not unusual in the hysterical 1980s, when homophobia and AIDS-phobia collided. My classmate's idiot mother thought she was being responsible, just like a contemporary Park Slope mom who tells her child not to drink milk unless it's organic.
When I landed at Brown in the early '90s, the tide was beginning to change. LGBQ (there was no T then) students were visible and popular. "Gay, lesbian, or questioning?" enticed their posters, which seemed to welcome everyone. I had female friends who switched from dating boys to girls and back again. I kissed a girl at a party. No one ostracized me; we were theater people.
By the time I graduated in 1995, there were lesbian and gay plot lines on TV shows like Roseanne, k.d. lang was selling millions of records, Go Fish had come out, Tom Hanks had done Philadelphia, and Rupert Everett stole My Best Friend's Wedding. Bisexuality was trendy, Ellen came out, and later the marriage equality movement took off.
Flash forward to 2010, when my daughter entered kindergarten in Brooklyn. Gay parents at the school were visible; it was normal to know kids with two dads or moms. She now has a trans schoolmate who changed pronoun and first name in first grade and uses the teachers' bathrooms. When my daughter enters college in 2023, mores around sexual orientation will be so progressive they will make 1990s Brown look like the McCarthy era.
But no matter how liberal I consider myself, I remember the bullying I witnessed as a child. I still feel a split second of surprise when I see two men holding hands on the street (maybe because Park Slope isn't as gay as it used to be). And I am only 40.
Many millennials don't realize that homophobia is a young word, one that didn't really take off politically until the 1980s, because before that it was normal to think homosexuality was abnormal. Or that until 1973, homosexuality was classified by the American Psychiatric Association as a mental disorder. Many gays and lesbians themselves had such deep feelings of shame that they entered into miserable marriages or left home or entered therapy. You don't have to be straight to be homophobic.
So when I picture a hypothetical closeted gay A-lister, I see him standing on one side of a vast homophobia generation gap. On the other side is a happy, out millennial.
The HCGA is trying to evolve with the times, but it's tough. He's deep into middle age, and he's got to keep his body in shape and his face tight, all while maintaining a public image positive enough not to harm him at the box office. He's also trying to stay relevant in an era when stars are less important. That guy we're all waiting for, that powerful leading man who could come out and be a role model and effect real change, that guy is not feeling so stable in his career right now. He has a hard enough time staying bankable in a moviemaking era that is less about stars than comic books, pre-existing IP, global audiences, and franchises. He has to make sure that people in countries more homophobic than the United States watch his movies. He's carefully watching his grosses. He is more than happy to leave coming out to the Zachary Quintos of the world.
The sad byproduct of the generational shift that has led to all this high-profile coming out is that it's occurring when sexual and gender roles in big-budget Hollywood movies are decades behind the times. Studios don't make romantic comedies, so women's earning power has gone down. Only action movies sell tickets on a large scale. For a film to be a hit, it has to be seen by teenagers and people who don't speak English, and it has to be the kind of movie people will watch multiple times in multiple formats. So we get popcorn franchises with 1950s gender roles.
The people green-lighting those movies, the studio chiefs, are even older than the A-listers—they are baby boomers who brought with them even more retro ideas about sexual orientation. And though there are plenty of out gay and lesbian casting directors, execs, directors, and producers, they, too, are trying to keep their jobs in a changing marketplace, which means they aren't necessarily leading a political charge.
Not too many years from now, the fortysomething and fiftysomething A-listers will be replaced by a new generation of stars. At that point, we might see some out A-listers. (The professional rise of Neil Patrick Harris, and the way he will soon be the king of all media, is compelling.) But the new gay-listers won't come out mid-career. They will have come out at 14 or 15 in the LGBTQ clubs of their high schools. Some will already be in same-sex marriages by the time they get famous, wearing wedding rings. Coming out will become an old idea: that gayness is something you keep secret and then don't keep secret. One day, the term will become as obsolete as the phrase hanging up. The new stars' homosexuality will be indistinguishable from the other pieces of their identities. They will be gay or lesbian like they are Capricorns or idealists or really good micromanagers.
In the meantime, the A-list remains resolutely (at least on the outside) heterosexual. The HCGA remembers the formative experiences he had as a kid, of childhood bullying and whispered epithets. And he carries the attitudes that prevailed in Hollywood when he first got famous, back in the stone ages of the '80s or '90s, even if he sees that those attitudes are shifting.
So the real question isn't Why don't we have a gay A-lister? It's Why was he in the closet to begin with? The answer to that is simple: Things weren't always the way they are now.


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"Calculations by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office and other independent fiscal experts show that the $1.1 trillion cost over the next 10 years of the Medicare prescription drug program, which the Republican-controlled Congress adopted in 2003, by itself would add more to the deficit than the combined costs of the bailout, the stimulus and the health care law."
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that none of the Old Testament Saints referred to God as their Father. That only came about with Jesus dying on the cross so the Spirit of Truth could be sent down from heaven at Pentecost.
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My friend and cp Missy has been coping lately with the "first son goes to college syndrome." Her son went just far enough away that coming home for the weekend won't happen every weekend. She misses him terribly and I know what she means.
My son is now a senior in college. And yesterday was an amazing day for me:
I had about six different conversations with my son ranging from school finances to the upcoming wedding of his sister.
Now these are special times in a mother's life. Sometimes I go for over a week without chatting with Alex. But days like yesterday are special because you can't help but want to converse with the people you love.
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Gratitude Make the Silver Lining Visible
A gratitude practice is one of my all time favorites. It's part of me, like my blood and my mitochondria and my DNA are part of me. From an early age, I'd say the cradle, gratitude has been an everyday event.
In my mind, I hold a few precious, radiant treasures of recorded events with my family. I remember, in the soft, warm glow of nostalgia, family prayer at my Grandma and Grandpa Dahl's ranch house in Northern Nevada. At the end of the day, my Grandpa would call us all into the living room to kneel together in gratitude. All the cousins would go gather with their moms and dads, my sisters and I would cluster around the knees of our mom and dad. My grandma would kneel side-by-side with the Patriarch, Harvey Dahl.
Reverence was required. A hushed softness would descend over our bowed heads and closed eyes. Then my grandpa's voice would ring out, clear and strong, soothing and secure. In the safety of that circle, nothing could ever go wrong, life was good and blessed and promising.
Grandpa would offer thanks for the ordinary gifts of life: good health and strength; plenty to eat; a warm and safe home; happy, loving, and supportive family relationships and good neighbors. He expressed thanks for all of us that we lived in a free country with good leaders to guide and direct us in righteousness. Gratitude was expressed for the kindness in our hearts to be sweet and loving to those around us, and for those who were kind to us and those who reached out to their neighbors in need.
I was a young girl and lots of this didn't hold real meaning for me until I reached an age where I realized how kind others had been to me in my life. When things got dark and stormy after high school when I went away to college, and when things were a little tenuous when I lived 3000 miles away from all my family, I was never left alone to weather those storms without support of some kind and gentle friend. Then I understood what my wise Grandpa meant when he offered gratitude to those who are kind to others.
They, those kind friends, helped me know that the troubles would pass, that things would get better, that the sun was shining somewhere and that it would soon shine on me again. Because of them, I found hope. And I was grateful.
Now, my gratitude practice of calling to mind all that I enjoy in this life, even in the tough times, shines a little light down from above allowing me to deepen my optimistic outlook, to step out of my way to be kind and gentle with others, and mostly to know that gratitude makes the silver lining visible.


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For many years, we have enjoyed a luxurious Mother's Day Brunch at the Bartlett Pear Inn. But now we have the Bartlett Pear Bakery! This year we are taking a break from the fancy Brunch at the Inn and we are going to focus on what we already do: Breakfast at the Bakery and Dinner at the Inn.
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Official Launch of Studio Taniwha - 7th August 2014.
Contact Details: Leron and Corinna Gittens-Arnold
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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, August 5th, 2014 – Studio Taniwha have launched their new luxury wedding and honeymoon business, based in Auckland, New Zealand, celebrating marriage with the LBGT community worldwide, with a focus on the US market.
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Barbara Shapiro's work has been exhibited in galleries and museums across the United States and around the world—from San Francisco to New York, from England and France to Israel, Hong Kong, Korea and Japan.
Small Expressions 2019, Handweavers Guild of America, July 12 - September 12, 2019, Southeast Fiber Alliance, Chamblee, GA. Travels to various other venues through May 2020.
Basketry Now: 10th Anniversary NBO Exhibition, July 16 - December 1, 2019, WKU, Kentucky Museum, Bowling Green, KY
Order/Chaos, online exhibit, 2018, Surface Design Association.
What Knot? September 8 - November 17, 2018, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
Shibori Mini, June 26 - July1, 2018, International Shibori Symposium, Arimatsu, Japan
Members in Print, National Basketry Organization Magazine, Summer 2018
Thread Count: New Directions in Fiber Art, June 2 - July 1, 2018, Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA
Great Basin Basketry exhibit, July 6 - 12, 2018, HGA Convergence, Reno NV, First Prize!
Steeped: The Art of Tea, Amoil 7 - May 21, 2017, 108 Contemporary, Tulsa, OK
Artful Basketry: Beyond Traditions Bay Area Basket Makers, Sept 1, 2017 – September 30, 2107, San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, CA
Interwoven: Art Meets Nature, June 25, 2017 – September 6, 2017. Highfield Hall, Falmouth, MA
Blue, June 16, 2017 – July 23, 2017, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
Shifting Landscapes, Form and Concept Gallery sponsored by Surface design Association, February 24 to May 20, 2017
Indigo and Beyond, Textile Society of America Symposium, Savannah, GA, Space Gallery, October 7 to 28, 2016
Baskets and Mended Turnings by Barbara Shapiro, Google San Francisco, Main Lobby Gallery, August 22 to October 17, 2016
Beyond the Surface, No Cal Surface Design Association, San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, January 10 to February 28, 2016
All Things Considered VIII, National Basketry Association, Fruitlands Museum, Harvard, MA, September 19 to November 8, 2015
Pairings: Collaborative Works by Two or More Artists, Healdsburg Center for the Arts, Healdsburg, CA, Collaboration with Chuck Quibell, August 19 to October 4, 2015
Natural Dye Showcase, Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA, August 3 to 28, 2015
All Things Considered VIII, National Basketry Association, Grand Hand Gallery, St Paul, MN, July 9 to Aug 9, 2015
Fiber Directions, Juror's exhibit, Wichita Center for the Arts National Exhibition, Wichita, KS, March 27 to May 10, 2015
Teacher's exhibit, CNCH 2014
Bay Area Basket Makers, Alameda Art Gallery, Alameda, CA, 2013
FiberWorks 2013, Tulsa OK, July - August, 2013
Four Weavers, Petaluma Art Center, Petaluma CA 2013
Bojagi and Beyond, Seoul, Korea, August 2012
Mending=Art, Borowsky Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2012
Energy Nexus: Interpretations in Fiber, Hong Kong Visual Arts Center, 2011
Winter Solstice, Fibreart Design Gallery, Palo Alto, CA, 2011
Bojagi and Beyond, Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco, 2011
To Dye For: A World of Saturated Color, De Young Museum, San Francisco, 2010-2011
Carved Board Clamp Resist Dyeing, UNO Weber Gallery, Omaha, NE 2010
Textiles, Glass, Clay, Wood, Metal: The Interface. HotShops Art Center, OMAHA, NE, 2010
Web and Flow, Textile Center Joan Mondale Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, 2009
Adorned Cloth: Contemporary Surface Design in Fiber Art, The Mills Building, San Francisco, 2008-2009
Birds + Dwellings, San Francisco Museum of Craft + Design, San Francisco, 2008
Weaving and Resist, Ybor Art Gallery, Tampa Bay, FL, 2008
Beyond Basketry 2008, Dairy Barn Art Center, Athens, OH, 2008
Baulines Master Exhibit, ArtWorks Downtown, San Rafael, CA, 2007
Off the Wall,Translations Gallery, Denver, CO, 2007
Mood Indigo, Hilmer Art Gallery, Omaha, NE, 2007
By the Hand, Bedford Gallery,Walnut Creek, CA, 2006
Baulines Guild Master and Apprentice Exhibit, City of Oakland Craft and Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA, 2006
Convergence 2006: Grand Crossings, Fiber Art: Cutting Edge Grandeur, and Twist Exhibit, Grand Rapids, MI 2006
Woven Scrolls and Baskets, Museum of Craft and Folk Art, Contemporary Craft Gallery, 2006
CNCH 2006 Teacher's Gallery, Modesto, CA, 2006
Inspired By Marin, Baulines Craft Guild Exhibit, Marin Community Foundation, Novato CA, 2006
Baulines Craft Guild Exhibit, Gualala Art Center, Gualala, CA, 2006
Coming Home, Claudia Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA, 2005
ACGA/Baulines Craft Guild 2005, 600 Townsend, San Francisco, 2005
Woven Treasures By Barbara Shapiro, Solo exhibit at Treasure Gallery, Los Altos, CA, 2005
Fiber 2004, Alameda Art Center, Alameda, CA, 2004
Innovations in FiberArt, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA, 2004
Coordinator's Award Meditative Visions / Contemporary Fiber, Two artists, Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood, CO, 2004
Queen of the Plains, Convergence 2004, Denver, CO, 2004
Mountain Majesty, Convergence 2004, Denver, CO, 2004
Spirit of the West, Jefferson Unitarian Church, Golden, CO, 2004
Craft Showcase 4, Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco, CA, 2003
Tea Pot Redefined, Mobilia Gallery at SOFA, Chicago, 2003
Braids and Beyond, The Braid Society, Knit/Stitch, London, Harrogate, UK, 2003
Innovations in FiberArt, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA, 2002
Craft Showcase 3, Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco, 2002
Tactile Dimensions: New Shibori, Knit/Stitch, London, Dublin, Harrogate, UK, 2002
Shibori Now, Gallery Renga-kan, Yokohama, Japan, 2002
Departure, Three artist show, Michael Martin Gallery, San Francisco, 2002
Treasure Trove, An Invitational Fiber Exhibit, Convergence, Vancouver, Canada, 2002
Kimono Kinship, San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, CA, 2001
Remembering: Fiber Art Salutes the Past, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN, 2001
Fiber 2000: Indigo Bridging Cultures, Textile Arts Centre, Chicago, IL, 2000
Tablet Weaving: A Renewed Tradition, French Cultural Center, Haifa, Israel, 2000
Jubilation, William Mallory, Sr. Gallery, Art Consortium's African American Museum, Cincinnati, OH, 2000
Jubilation, Convergence 2000, Cincinnati, OH, 2000
Fiber Artists of CHCH 2000, Aegis Gallery, Saratoga, CA, 2000
Fiber Celebrated '99, Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM, 1999
Fiber 98, Textile Arts Center, Chicago, IL, 1998
Small Expressions, HGA, Atlanta International Museum, Atlanta, GA, 1998
30th Annual Textile Exhibit, Olive Hyde Gallery, Fremont, CA, 1997
Contemporary Religious Textiles, Friends of Fiber International, SOFA 1998 New York, NY, 1998
29th Annual Textile Exhibit, Olive Hyde Gallery, Fremont, CA, 1997
The Continuous Thread: Three Generations, College of Marin, Marin, CA, 1997
Stillwell Show, Awarded Best Textile, California State University, San Francisco, 1997
Kimono: A New Look at an Old Form, Cabrillo College Gallery, Soquel, CA, 1996
Timeless Expressions, Convergence, Portland, OR, 1996
The Layered Surface, Cesar Chavez Center Art Gallery, San Francisco, 1995
Tiny Textiles, Acme Gallery, San Francisco, 1995
Custom Handweaver Anniversary Celebration, Allied Arts, Menlo Park, CA, 1992
New thread & In the Park, Convergence, San Jose, CA, 1990
Textiles: Basic Shapes, Bay View Bank, San Francisco, 1985
Annual Juried Shows, Conference of Northern California Handweavers, 1981-2004


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The Water Babies program is a six class progression that will introduce your child to the water environment and prepare the child for swim lessons. This is a parent and child program in which we will use toys and games to keep the children's attention while teaching about and respecting the water.
Waterbabies 1: WB's 1 is designed to instruct parents/guardians how to handle your children in the water and to introduce them to the aquatic environment. To do so you will be learning the different holding positions, playing games, and using toys. Please note that this class is to introduce your child to the water not swim lessons. Age range for this class is 6 months to 2.5 years.
Waterbabies 2: WB's 2 is designed to strengthen and develop the skills in WB 1 or for the child who is comfortable in the water. This is still a parent and me course but the parent will be the acting instructor and at times one on one with the instructor. We will be working with the same tools used with our swim lessons program such as kick-boards, noodles, pool walls/stairs, and holding positions to focus on arm and leg movement. This class will prepare your child for private/group swim lessons. Age range for this class is 1.5-3 and child's comfort in water.
Please come at starting time and we ask that parents/children do not enter the water until instructed to do so from Instructor.
Please be aware registration will be taken offline the Friday before the first class of each session. Please contact Brandon Brown (843-681-7273) for more information.


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Nielsen, an entity best known for its television ratings system, announced Wednesday that it will begin to track what you do with your cell phone.
In particular, the company will begin measuring how consumers use mobile Internet and mobile video beginning in July.
The service will be called Nielsen Wireless.
Included in the metrics will be comparisons of how subscribers of different wireless carriers watch TV or play video games, compared to the same use on their cell phone.
One tidbit the company has already released is that 55 percent of users of video-enabled mobile phones are from households with total incomes of $75,000 or greater.


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Leo Varadkar signals expectation of Brexit breakthrough
Brussels believes December summit may decide trade talks phase can begin
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has indicated he expects a breakthrough in the negotiations between the EU and the UK in the coming weeks, enabling EU leaders to give the go-ahead for the next phase of talks on future trading relationships to begin after Christmas.
Speaking in the Dáil yesterday, Mr Varadkar said he was "more optimistic than I was in the weeks before the October summit" when EU leaders decided that sufficient progress had not been made to allow the talks to move to trade issues, as the UK wanted.
However, he acknowledged: "That may change."
Sources familiar with the Taoiseach's thinking said he was being optimistic in his assessment. But they added Mr Varadkar believes that to make progress in the talks, the two sides need to start talking about the transition period after the UK leaves in 2019, during which it is likely to remain part of the customs union and the single market.
Officials in Brussels sounded a more cautiously optimistic note about the potential for a breakthrough. Brussels believes the December summit of EU leaders can judge "sufficient progress" has been made to enable the trade phase of the talks to begin – but only if the UK signals a concession on the Brexit bill it is prepared to pay.
EU officials say this movement will have to be signalled in the next three weeks if the summit is to see a breakthrough.
Brexit settlement
The continuing political uncertainty in London makes a concession on the question of money unpredictable, sources say. However, it is understood the Irish position is that a transition period during which the UK continued to pay EU contributions could enable the difficulty over the UK's Brexit settlement to be overcome.
People ask me all the time what is going to happen. I don't know what is going to happen
The next round of Brexit negotiations begins on Thursday in Brussels. Though an agenda had not been finalised on Wednesday night, it is understood that officials will spend the day meeting in technical working groups before assembling with their respective leaders, Michael Barnier and David Davis, in a plenary session. Irish issues will be discussed in the usual co-ordinators' meeting on Thursday.
The two delegation leaders will host a press conference on Friday, which will be watched closely for signs of progress.
Mr Varadkar was responding to Dáil questions on Brexit from Labour TD Joan Burton. It is the first time the Government has indicated its own view, outside the other 27 members of the EU negotiating with Britain, that Brexit talks could move to the next phase.
'Ongoing confusion'
"People ask me all the time what is going to happen," Mr Varadkar said. "I don't know what is going to happen. I don't think anyone does, quite frankly. Deputy Burton referenced the ongoing confusion in London at the moment. This is a rapidly changing situation."
"When we were at this point back in September/October, I indicated that I didn't think it was likely that we could say that sufficient progress has been made.
"I am now of the view that I think it is likely that we will be able to say that sufficient progress has been made at the December meeting, allowing us to move on to discussions on transition and the future arrangements, but that is just my prediction at this stage," Mr Varadkar said.
"This of course will all depend on what happens over the next number of weeks, what specific assurance and guarantees we can get in writing from the United Kingdom. "
"It is not going to be possible to fully resolve the Border question until we start to talk about the future relationship that the UK will have with the European Union. There will come a point when it is in our interests to actually start talking about that."


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Top Cyber-Security Post Is Filled
Monday, September 18, 2006; 6:40 PM
The Department of Homeland Security on Monday announced that a technology industry lobbyist will become the nation's top cyber-security official, filling a key post that has been vacant since Congress created the position more than 14 months ago.
Greg Garcia, the vice president of information security policy and programs for the Information Technology Association of America, will become the first-ever assistant secretary for cyber-security and telecommunications.
In a written statement, DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff said "Greg brings the right mix of experience in government and the private sector to continue to strengthen our robust partnerships that are essential to this field." Garcia did not return calls seeking comment.
Garcia will oversee DHS's implementation of the "National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace ," a far-reaching blueprint for securing the nation's most critical information networks and for crafting a disaster-recovery and response plan in case of a major cyber-attack or other massive malfunction.
The strategy, first released in early 2003, envisions strong industry and government collaboration should an attack or malfunction disrupt the information systems that control the most vital information networks --- such as those that control regional telecommunications, water and power systems.
Insufficient progress has been made in meeting those goals over the past three years, according to a DHS report released last week summarizing the results of "Cyber Storm," a four-day exercise designed to test how nimbly industry and the government would respond to a concerted cyber attack on key information systems. The report suggested that government and private-sector participants had trouble recognizing the coordinated attacks, determining whom to contact, and organizing a response.
"I think Cyber Storm showed that we really haven't made that much progress in figuring out how we'd respond if something bad like this does happen," said James Lewis, director of technology and public policy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a think tank located in Washington, D.C. "With just two and a half years left, this administration is on a tight timeline to get anything done here... . But Greg is a great pick and should be able get things up and running at a good pace."
Past candidates for the post have been criticized by industry groups either for not having enough clout in Washington or not enough experience in the private sector. Garcia's experience in both worlds -- he served several years as a congressional staffer and as head of the Washington office for 3Com Corp., a Santa Clara, Calif.-based networking equipment company --- makes him an ideal choice for the job, said Shannon Kellogg, director of government and industry affairs at RSA, the security division of EMC Corp.
"He's a solid choice and will do a good job," Kellogg. "At the same time, it's important for him not to go in there and try to boil the ocean. He needs to choose three or four key priorities on cyber and work to move those forward."
The DHS cyber-security post was originally assigned to a lower hierarchical rung when the agency was first created in 2003. Three former top cyber-security officials resigned, and two complained publicly about their lack of authority, prompting Congress to elevate the position to the assistant secretary role last year.


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Leonardslee Gardens, West Sussex - Tue 21st May 2019
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Having reopened to the public last Summer we are delighted to be returning to Leonardslee Gardens. Built in 1801 with breathtaking views of the English countryside and blooming displays of Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Camellias, Magnolias and Bluebells. Set in the steep-sided valley; the ponds contain a colony of Carp fish and the combination of parkland, lawn and forest land inhabits a rare colony of wallabies and a number of deer species who wander semi-freely throughout the estate. Wonderful day.
Price includes entrance.
Dropping off point – Leonardslee Gardens
Arrival time – 12.00pm approx.
Departure time - 4.00pm approx (TBC by driver on day).
Return to the local area – 6.30/7.30pm approx.


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Godfrey Cheng leaves AMD after 12 years
by Fuad Abazovic on02 April 2012
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All-in-wonder expert heads for the door
ATI/AMD veteran of 12 years Godfrey Cheng is leaving the company. Cheng was one the company's most loyal employees who decided to leave, although it is always possible AMD made the decision for him.
Godfrey was one of the principal players behind ATI's hugely successful All-in-Wonder graphics
Card series with TV tuners and a host of other goodies. He headed the All-in-Wonder effort from 1998 till March of 2006. Then he was responsible for video gaming technologies including Avivo and Crossfire for
a year.
From 2006 onwards today he was involved in roadmap and technical marketing for 3D graphics, video and display technologies, he was a technology and product evangelist responsible for benchmarking and hardware
Aside from that, he managed other technologies such as x86 parallel compute, video and graphics for AMD's PC Client group, managed competitive analysis team, AMD performance lab and contributed AMD M&A strategies.
We know him for a long time, probably more than ten years, and frankly we are sad to see him leave. With the last few key people including Rick Bergman, John Bruno - designed Trinity, Eric Demers and Carrell Killebrew, some of the key people for GPUs we don't know if AMD has a plan to remain Nvidia's competitor in graphics business. Most AMD execs who left the company over the past couple of years were all ex-ATI people.
It is evident that CEO Rory Read is forging a new company out of the curios mix of ex-ATI and AMD executives and engineers, but we are still not sure that we will like the new company, especially if it turns its back on the consumer market in both desktop and the mobile space. Only time will tell.


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Candid Discussions led by Business Owners on HOT TOPICS!
We invite you to join us for this special luncheon hosted by the FWN Small Business Owners Mastermind Group (SBO) and we want you to participate in the discussions. Bring plenty of business cards to share as you will find that you will be in demand because you are going to get the chance to talk about yourself, your work and be part of the discussion you select at registration.
Invite friends who might be interested and get them to register and select their discussion group.
This is all about you and the people around you and a great chance to get to know each other better. You will be introducing yourself at the table so be prepared with a 30 second elevator speech!
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Dave Matthews feels the fever
April 22nd, 2007
By Lauren Carter
Blame it on the date.
On Friday night, which just happened to read 4/20 on the calendar, Dave Matthews showed up at the Citi Performing Arts Center's Wang Theatre with a "fever" that put his mind state into question.
Luckily, Matthews' condition didn't affect his performance skills, and fans who are in college, recently graduated or wished they were still there got a three-hour dose of acoustic Matthews backed only by longtime collaborator Tim Reynolds.
There was little randomness during the long set. Reynolds would pluck and thrash masterfully on the guitar, Matthews would strum and look pained while singing, the music would generally sound good, and the audience would stand and roar at key points.
In between songs, Matthews would thank Reynolds profusely, apologize for his "fever" and tell stories about smashing pus-filled sacs with a Bible.
"Just try not to understand everything I'm saying and it'll all make sense," Matthews advised.
The crowd - possibly the least diverse assembly of fans in recent memory - seemed to love it.
Matthews had plenty of time to work in songs off his 2003 solo release, "Some Devil," including "Gravedigger," "So Damn Lucky" and crowd favorite "Stay or Leave."
Even better were selections from the band's catalog, such as "Satellite," "Lie in Our Graves," "Dancing Nancies" and "Jimi Thing."
Despite the fact that Matthews was on his game and Reynolds put in the work of about three musicians, the set did lag; with no opening act, no intermission and just two instruments, it was easy for things to get monotonous.
The last time Matthews came to Boston with the band, he rocked a sold-out Fenway Park [map]. Hopefully when he returns to the Boston area this summer with the band in tow, he'll be fully recovered.


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Halloween is already here. It sorta creeped up on me (no pun intended!). I mean, I have been producing videos and content related to Halloween for weeks, but as far as costumes go, Tristin found something but Tyler had a hard time so I've been totally blah about it. I'm such a late bird, so I was glad H&M reached out to me about their last minute Halloween items and the silver lining is that most of these items are ON SALE. Loving that Tyler's skeleton outfit glows the dark, and for that kid that wants to be festive, but doesn't want to "dress up" - Tristin's rocking a jumper he just wants to wear all day cuz it's so comfy.
Are you all set for Halloween? If not, definitely head to H&M!
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NEW YORK, May 14 2010 (IPS) - Iran's nuclear ambitions and the bloody disturbances following its elections last year have so dominated media reporting on the country that many equally critical issues have been virtually forgotten.
That's the view of Hadi Ghaemi, executive director of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (ICHRI), a New York-based not-for-profit group attempting to raise public awareness of human rights abuses in Iran.
In a telephone interview with IPS, Ghaemi cited two issues to illustrate his point: last Sunday's secret executions of five Iranian political prisoners, and the recent elevation of Iran to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.
"With the first anniversary of the uprising that followed Iran's deeply flawed election, last Jun. 12, we can only expect more repression and more brutality as the authorities continue their relentless campaign to silence any voices of protest," he warned.
Iran's election to the U.N. Commission came as many women's rights activists and their international supporters issued a protest statement addressed to the U.N.'s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The statement called Iran's election "shocking". It asked Council members to oppose Iran's request and to make Iran's election conditional on its adherence to international equal rights covenants.
The Iranian official news agency called the women's rights activists "hostile groups and western media", who through "poisonous propagation" tried to prevent Iran's membership in the Commission on the Status of Women, but that "their efforts were ignored by members of ECOSOC".
The letter by women's rights activists said, "In recent years, the Iranian government has not only refused to join the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), but has actively opposed it."
The Iranian government, the letter said, "has earned international condemnation as a gross violator of women's rights. Discrimination against women is codified in its laws, as well as in executive and cultural institutions, and Iran has consistently sought to preserve gender inequality in all places, from the family unit to the highest governmental bodies."
The second development referenced by Dr. Ghaemi was Iran's May 9 sudden and secret hanging of five political prisoners. Neither their families nor their lawyers were notified.
ICHRI said the executions "appear to signal a government policy of relying on politically-motivated executions to strengthen its position vis-à-vis its opposition through terror and intimidation".
The four men and one woman executed include Farzad Kamangar, a 34-year-old teacher and social worker, who was charged with Moharebeh (taking up arms against God), convicted and sentenced to death in February 2008, after a seven-minute long trial in which "zero evidence" was presented, ICHRI said in a statement.
He was charged with being a member of the Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK), a Kurdish nationist group that has been designated a "terrorist organisation" by numerous countries, including the U.S. and European Union.
"Kamangar was arbitrarily arrested and set up to be killed in a staged trial, with no opportunity to present a defence," said Aaron Rhodes, a spokesperson for the Campaign.
He added, "These secret executions are, in reality, nothing more than state-sanctioned murders, and provide more evidence of the Islamic Republic's brazen contempt for international human rights standards."
Kamangar was held incommunicado for seven months after his arrest in July 2006. ICHRI says there is "strong evidence" that he was tortured. His lawyer has stated that no evidence could be found in his interrogation records, file, or in presentations by prosecutors or the judge's decision to support the charge of Mohareb. Neither Kamangar nor his lawyers were permitted to speak at his trial.
Shirin Alam Holi, a 28-year-old Kurdish woman, was also executed. In several letters recently written from Evin prison, she denied charges of terrorism against her and said she had been tortured to make false confessions in front of television cameras, which she had refused.
At least 16 other Kurdish political prisoners and 11 post-election protestors are in danger of similar unannounced and sudden executions, ICHRI said.
Roxana Saberi, the journalist who was detained in Iran for 100 days in 2009 in Iran, is among many others attempting to raise awareness of dire situation inside Iran.
She wrote in an Op-Ed in the Washington Post, "If the international community fails to condemn such atrocities, Iran's regime will continue to trample on the basic rights of individuals, many of whom have been detained simply for peacefully standing up for universal human rights."
"It is common for Tehran's prisoners – including journalists, bloggers, women's rights campaigners, student activists and adherents of the minority Baha'i faith – to be held in prolonged solitary confinement without access to an attorney as they try to defend themselves against fabricated charges such as espionage and 'propaganda against Islam' or the regime," she wrote.
Saberi believes international pressure and media attention helped her win her freedom. Her book, "Between Two Worlds: My Life and Captivity in Iran", chronicles her experiences and the stories of her fellow political prisoners in Evin prison.
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Item: 14-2439 - Type: Cross Stitch Patterns.
"Here in the ruft and autumn bower the Knobby Gourd and bitter flower. We merry make and sing Hooray!to our friend Jack on his birthday!" Model stitched on 35 Ct. Abecedarian linen by R&R Reproductions with Gentle Art Sampler threads (or DMC 310, 647,730,781, 829, 3012, 834, 975, 646, 3023, 640, 832, ecru). Stitch Count: 168W x 185H.
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from United States on 06/17/2019 - A joy to stitch!
I have loved every single stitch of this! Plan on changing the wording to an EAP Edgar Allen Poe verse Im unsure why but thats what I always saw for this piece! I stitched it on 32 count PTP carnival that I tea dyed and I think its gorgeous! Happy stitching everyone!
from United States on 07/29/2018 - Love it!
Wicked cute design with easy to read symbols. Cant wait to start
from United States on 12/05/2014 - Love those Halloween Charts.
Plum Street Samplers has such interesting charts. I find them hard to resist. My biggest problem is finding the fabric. I usually end up using another fabric, it's just too much hassle trying to get the R
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By R. Hamilton Wright
Directed by Kylie McKenzie Soder
Inspired by the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The American Wild West and Victorian England collide in this original adventure tale. The year is 1887, the occasion is Queen Victoria's Jubilee, and the coincidences are suspiciously piling up. Seattle actor/director R. Hamilton Wright brings his Seattle Rep 2015 hit just in time for the Langley murder mystery weekend.
Mr. Sherlock Holmes - David Mayer
Dr. John Watson - Bob Atkinson
Mrs. Hudson - Laura Berkley Boram
Miss Phoebe Anne Moses - Nichole Morell
Miss Charlotte Lichter - Sommer Harris
Mr. Mycroft Holmes - Phil Jordan
The Pinkerton - John Macarro
Boyle - Ethan Berkley
"Mayhem" Maggie Malloy - Sommer Harris
Major Thaddeus Isaac Ramsey - Zachary Schneider
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Ritz-Carlton set to return to Australia
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company have signed an agreement for the development of The Ritz-Carlton, Perth, heralding the much-anticipated return of the luxury hotel operator to Australia.
The ground-breaking for The Ritz-Carlton, Perth is expected during 2015.
The project will also encompass ground floor retail space, waterfront fine dining experiences, and luxury one, two and three bedroom apartments.
Commenting on this landmark return, Ritz-Carlton president Herve Humler said: "We are delighted to make our return to Australia, bringing our legendary services to Perth.
"We have listened to our guests who have a strong desire to stay with us when the travel to this beautiful destination in Western Australia.
"We have great partners in Far East Consortium and look forward to opening this incredible hotel in 2018."
Working closely with the Western Australian Government and the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority, Far East Consortium will build the 204-room Ritz-Carlton, in addition to residential apartments in the heart of the riverside Elizabeth Quay development on Perth's waterfront.
The Ritz-Carlton, Perth will be the first international luxury hotel in the city, bringing its service culture, with luxurious accommodations and experiences to Western Australia.
Its commanding waterfront position features a sweeping view over the Swan River, and the nearby attractions of Kings Park and the Botanical Garden.
Located in the commercial and business district adjacent to the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, Elizabeth Quay is the centre-piece of Perth's drive to reinforce its position as an international and contemporary destination for the global affluent traveller.
When completed, the project will also feature 1.5 kilometres of continuous promenades to create a destination experience that will attract an estimated four million visitors a year.
Perth is the capital city of Western Australia and is recognized by the Economist Intelligence Unit as the 9th most livable city in the world.
It enjoys a reputation as Australia's sunniest city and tourism arrivals are robust as the state enjoys seven million overnight visitors a year.
The Ritz-Carlton is the fastest growing global luxury hotel operator in Asia-Pacific and with the signing of Perth, will officially double its presence to 44 hotels and resorts in the region by 2018.


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Last year, our family made the switch to driving electric - partly due to Elliot's constant nagging, partly due to the environmental benefits of driving electric, but also partly due to the cost savings. Driving an EV, it turns out, can often save you money. We figured this out by developing a spreadsheet. People keep asking me to share it, so here it is!
One of the biggest savings, we realized, was on maintenance. We've had our Fiat 500e for a little over a year, and our total maintenance cost has been... zero. We had to take it into the dealership once, for a software upgrade, and they rotated the tires while we were there (all at no cost). We would normally have had to change the wiper blades, but (unfortunately) there hasn't been any rain here in California. We'll eventually have to change the tires - but probably not before the end of our 3-year lease.
The biggest reason, IMHO, that the car companies and dealerships aren't keen on having us all switch to EVs is that their business model is built on the profit they make from parts and service. Remember, with EVs there are no spark plugs to replace, no oil filters or air filters or fuel injectors or radiators or fan belts or the zillion other things you just have to replace on a regular basis in a gas car.
And did I mention that EVs are WAY more fun to drive?
People also ask us how much it costs to charge the car. We mostly plug in at home, using just a 110v plug, so we incurred no EVSE (aka charging station) installation charges. The additional electricity cost is roughly equivalent to the cost of plugging in an additional fridge.
A few things you need to know to complete the spreadsheet:
* State rebates vary - a lot - by state. California's current rebate is $2500. Our dealer did the paperwork for us, and we received our rebate within a couple of months. (I've heard that there have been backlogs in CA, but we didn't experience one.) Check out this awesome map to find out what rebates your state has available.
* The Federal government offers a $7500 rebate for most EVs, but this is only available for car sales. (For leasing, the dealer gets the federal rebate and usually rolls that into the cost of the lease.) State rebates are only available for 3-year leases (at least in California). But again - the monthly cost of a two-year lease is often lower because it includes the state rebate.
* I entered $20/month into the spreadsheet as the cost of public charging - which is approximately what we pay, using public chargers for maybe 20% of our charging needs. Your costs may vary. You can find more information on charging rates at Chargepoint and NRG-eVgo and BLiNK. You can find a map of the many charging stations now available at PlugShare.
* I included a section for car-sharing. We share an old Prius with two other families, in order to have access to a long-range gas car - or a second car - on the rare occasions when we need one. (Our lease with Fiat also includes 12 free days of car rentals per year.) We regularly drive our EV from Palo Alto to San Francisco and Berkeley. (I've also driven it as far as Monterey and Sonoma.) We have only needed a gas car about a dozen times over the past year - usually because we just needed two cars on the same day (a problem that would be solved with better public transit).
Questions? Comments? Please let me know what you think!


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Day One Hundred and Eight
With all the field recording I've been doing lately, and not much actual live performance as I focus on this project, it's nice to 'perform' for my digital recorder sometimes. Today, a little improvisation using a drumstick on a ride cymbal: playing the edge of the cymbal, then the top, creating some cool friction sounds. Plus the pitch-shifted/vocoder-ed metal bird from yesterday.


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Salad Bar Parenting: A buffet of ideas, practices and products loved by a Motherhood Collective Mom. Depending on your season of parenthood or mothering philosophies, you may pile on what works for you or pass the salad tongs to the next Mom. I'm a cloth diapering mama. I cloth diaper for financial reasons and I love it. A few months ago my baby girl got a diaper rash and I tried a handful of different creams and products on her bottom with no success. I even switched to disposables temporarily and while that helped clear the redness, nothing cleared up the rash entirely. After receiving a number of recommendations, I finally decided to give coconut oil a chance.
Let me clarify that just because I cloth diaper and generally prefer natural solutions, I know there is a time and place for man-made products. Being the real American that I am, I prefer immediate relief from discomfort for both me and my child that over the counter creams and medicines provide. I tried a lot of those products (at the recommendation of my pediatrician) and none of them worked. So, like I said, I finally gave coconut oil a try.
After one day my girl's bottom was completely clear. Over 2 months of a diaper rash with trial and error and the answer was in a friend's pantry the entire time?! Who knew!
After I saw the incredible change coconut oil made on my babe's bottom I decided to do a little research. Did you know coconut oil is very good for you, 100% natural and has a TON of great uses? As I type this I currently have a coconut oil + baking soda combination on my face as an exfoliating mask. (Oh the benefits of working from home!) Here are a few other great ways to use coconut oil:
- Eat a spoonful when you need an energy boost.
- Use it to treat athlete's foot, ringworm, or other fungal or yeast infections.
- Use it on your baby's cradle cap.
- Use it to help reduce visibility of stretch marks or to prevent stretch marks.
- For nursing mothers, consuming coconut oil will help increase your milk flow.
- Eat a spoonful to improve digestion, help with heartburn, help overall immune function, or curb your appetite.
- Helps treat thrush.
- Mix with baking soda for a facial scrub.
- Whip in your mixer for a fluffy body moisturizer that stays soft year round.
- Use it to treat lice.
- Use it as a natural sunscreen.
The uses are endless! I am definitely a new believer in coconut oil and I plan to use it for the rest of my life.
Do you use and love coconut oil? Please share with us in the comments!
For more information about the benefits and uses of Coconut Oil, check out http://coconutoil.com/ To purchase your own, check out http://www.tropicaltraditions.com


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