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How Your Book About Books Gets Made: Boris Kachka Tells All About "Hothouse"
by Evan Hughes
In Benjamin Anastas's 2012 memoir, Too Good to Be True, he writes of how he viewed Farrar, Straus and Giroux when he was an unpublished writer "prone to bouts of romantic longing": "It was not just a publisher in my eyes. It was more like the Promised Land." A poet who had caught a glimpse of the office had once told him on a fire escape in Queens, "National Book Awards? They paper the fucking place. It's like a shrine in there. You whisper."
A certain mystique, whether you buy it or not, surrounds FSG, publisher of 25 Nobel laureates since its first slate of titles appeared in 1946. Boris Kachka's Hothouse is a history of the publishing house that gives a long look behind the curtain. The book also functions as a biography of Roger Straus (1917–2004), the charismatic, egotistical, and crude product of a union of two powerful Jewish families who founded FSG and led it for nearly six decades. He finally ceded to the industry trend toward consolidation in 1994, selling a majority stake to the Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, but he retained a degree of independence for himself and his successors. In Hothouse, Kachka provides a tour of postwar intellectual life though the story of one of its eminent and eccentric institutions.
I told Kachka I was looking for some VH1 "Behind the Music" material, some insight into "the making of" the book. (He replied, "You mean how I wrote it in one coke-fueled jag while riding shotgun with Vince Neil cross-country?") We sat down to talk on a recent Sunday.
The Awl: Why don't you walk me through the book deal and how it was it that you ended up changing publishers midway through the project.
Boris: A small house picked up the book for $30,000. It was not an easy sell, and in fact [the eventual editor] Jofie Ferrari-Adler was one of the editors who declined to take it on the original proposal. He was at Grove/Atlantic then. Things didn't work out with Thomas Dunne Books, my original publisher. It was a little awkward to begin with, because Dunne and FSG are both owned by Macmillan, so maybe FSG would get early looks or whatever. The pipeline just felt a little bit…
The Awl: Too short.
Boris: Yes, exactly. And that wasn't the only issue but let's leave it at that. Eventually, my agent, Jane Dystel, and I decided to take a chance. We parted ways with Dunne, returned the half-advance I'd gotten, and went out to others. It was easier to do that with a completed book, but it was a risky thing of course. Jofie eventually sent me a note: "This book is marvelous, baby." He had lots of suggestions and there was some rewriting involved. He matched that first advance. I'm so lucky that I wound up with Jofie [at Simon & Schuster].
The Awl: Why FSG? For instance, why not Knopf, which is often talked about in the book as a kind of rival?
Boris: Well it wouldn't be the story of an independent company. It would be the story of the most literary imprint in the publishing industry. [Knopf was acquired by Random House in 1960.] That phrase that comes up in the book, "semi-outsiders"; it just resonates in so many ways. FSG published a lot of books that were outside the mainstream system. They didn't play in auctions, which now sounds ridiculous. [For a sought-after book, an agent will often set up an auction in which publishers bid against one another.] They really didn't! As almost a blanket policy until, like, 1985.
The Awl: Yeah, how did they get away with that? Just because writers wanted to be there?
Boris: Yeah, I think a lot of them did. And I think a lot of the people they were publishing by the early '80s were not big-time writers anyway. Their demands were more [laughs] emotional and spiritual than financial. I mean of course that changed, but I think it was the only way they could survive for a while. They also survived by licensing paperback rights. For Scott Turow's Presumed Innocent they paid $200,000 in the hardcover deal and then made a paperback deal for $670,000.
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The Awl: That was pretty sweet.
Boris: Right, I know. But as to the question of why FSG, beyond that there were so many things that appealed to me. To be able to write about New York, and, you know, Jews taking over publishing [laughs], and then the Catholic moment. And this family dynamic between father and son. [Straus's son, Roger III, did two stints working at FSG, on the understanding that he would take over the company, before leaving over "philosophical differences."] As I started exploring it as a topic — it was suggested by an agent to me, so it's not as if I thought, "Oh, let me find the ideal publishing house to write about." It was, "Is this a good story to follow up on?" And all those elements seemed to come together for me.
The Awl: Was there a golden age for FSG? You rattle off an amazing list for 1968, where you have Joan Didion's Slouching Towards Bethlehem, Tom Wolfe's The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, a play by Brian Friel, Carlos Fuentes, Robert Lowell, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, a collection by Isaac Babel, etc. So is that it, the late 60s?
Boris: Yeah I think it would be around then. That and maybe when Robert Giroux came in and brought all those writers from the late 50s. In both cases I think it comes down to an editor with a vision, who went looking for writers in certain places, and through networks of friends and communities. But in terms of cultural impact, yeah, it has to be the mid- to late-60s. One of the places where I could write a little about not just analyzing a business or writing about people but about a sensibility was in that whole section about Barthelme and Sontag and Wolfe and Didion. Those were very, very different things that they wrote. But all of them were still speaking to a mass audience, but about cataclysmic changes, just as culture was about to splinter.
The Awl: Who were your most valuable sources, in terms of interviews?
Boris: Straus's son, Roger III, as you can probably tell, was a very useful source. I would hope that I had enough corroboration or disagreement from other people. There's a risk always to being too sympathetic to one point of view. But it's astonishing to me, and I think it speaks to his mental health, that he's able to see many sides of his father's character so objectively. He helped a lot about his father's personality. He also helped me take a look at the [Columbia University] oral history [with his father], without which I would have been nowhere for the early years. They were I think 15 distinct interviews.
The Awl: And they're not public.
Boris: No, you have to get permission from Roger's son to look at them, to photocopy them, to quote from them. Peggy was also incredibly helpful, Peggy Miller. [Miller was Straus' "secretary and intimate" for more than four decades, as Kachka puts it.] A delicate situation, but I like to think that I handled it as well as I could without compromising the story.
The Awl: Was there initial resistance from her to talking to you at all?
Boris: I think the resistance came later, when I started getting into stuff she didn't want to get into. But she's had a lot of practice deflecting questions.
The Awl: Who else was a valuable source?
Boris: Well, Galassi. [Jonathan Galassi, hired by Straus in 1986, is the current president and publisher of FSG.]
The Awl: What about him in terms of resistance?
Boris: Well he's going to have his say… Do you know about this? He wrote a review of my book for New York magazine.
The Awl: What? Are you kidding?
Boris: Nope! [mutual laughs]
The Awl: Let's back up a second. When you first floated the idea, what was his reaction?
Boris: He had me come into his office and I felt like I was in a job interview. "What makes you want a write a book about FSG?" "Have you been a fan for a long time?" But it turned out OK. He said, basically, "Gather all your stories and come back and run them by me." Which is a nice thing to say: Oh, I'll fact-check you. And you'll let me know everything you know.
The Awl: So rather than I'm going to tell you stories, he wanted to come later.
Boris: Although we did 4, 5, 6 interviews. A couple of phoners too. And he actually told me a lot of off-the-record stuff that was useful in the book. One of which he quotes in the review! But anyway.
The Awl: Oh, you read the review in advance.
Boris: Yeah. Sure. We have the same editor at New York, David Wallace-Wells. [pause] It's kinda fucked-up, right? Oh, and Galassi read [my book in manuscript] and we had a slightly more involved two-hour meeting about, you know, how balanced it was. And I ignored 90 percent of his comments and on the other 10 percent I said, "Well you're welcome to respond however you'd like." For me it was just another turn for someone, you know? I said, "Well if you think that this person is wrong, why?" Then maybe I used a bit of that.
The Awl: What did he push back on balance-wise?
Boris: Well he sort of gets at that in the review. The main question I'm asking at the end is: Can FSG transition into a house that can support itself in accordance with the expectations of a Knopf or a Doubleday? Can they make a thriller work? Can they remain a nurturing place for someone like Sarah Crichton while she sort of fiddles around and tries to build something more commercial every once in a while? He thought I didn't give their marketing department enough — or I didn't judge it on its own terms or something. He thought I was sort of slighting the present day a little bit. And you know, I think that's for people to judge. But I certainly mention a lot of the big writers of the present day, and say that it's a good home for them. So, I would disagree.
The Awl: What documents were key for you? Are the FSG papers all in one place?
Boris: Yes, at the New York Public Library. There are 850 boxes of stuff. I think this is why people take 10 years to write books. They will think to themselves, Well I can't possibly do a responsible job without reading every single document. Which, uh, I mean first of all, I don't have an academic tenured position — I can't do that. But in terms of this book it's going to come down to 12, 15 writers whose stories I want to tell intensely enough that I'm interested in their subsidiary rights information, for example. But even then, you go off on a side note, and there's no box that's like: Roger Straus's Oblique Mentions of Affairs. There's not even a box that says Finances year to year. You just have to fish around. It's sort of sad, as you get into later years it's like printouts of emails. And faxes. And the faxes are all gone, the ink. [laughs] Like, the fax era is not going to be a well-documented era.
The Awl: Who said no about talking to you?
Boris: Well, Philip Roth. Tom Wolfe talked to me when I was working on the initial story for New York in 2008 about the end of publishing — can we just put huge air quotes around that, "the end of publishing"? It was never meant to be literal — but he wouldn't talk to me directly about his dealings with Roger because I think they were more complicated than what he wanted them to be. I got [Susan Sontag's son] David Rieff to talk to me later on, which helped a lot, but I sort of bided my time on that one. [As Robert Gottlieb puts it, for a time Sontag was Straus's "most important writer/friend/adviser/maybe lover."]
The Awl: Bided your time?
Boris: I talked to Rieff first, but he wouldn't really say anything, and he kept saying, "Oh, you're going to hear a lot of salacious stuff, and I don't want to indulge that." But I think what finally animated him was realizing that I was telling a story about his mother and Roger that didn't fully reflect her point of view, and he actually helped me understand the tensions in their relationship a lot better.
The Awl: Here's a big-picture question. I think the book suggests a lot about FSG's cultural clout. If you imagine a 20th century history of publishing and intellectual life in which there was no FSG, what would we be missing?
Boris: That's a hard counterfactual.
The Awl: I guess I mean, what's their biggest contribution?
Boris: I think that on a lesser level it's like what the New Yorker did, although they didn't pay as much, but it was as sort of a hybrid of a patron and a commercial proposition. Which is also what the New Yorker is. What Straus did, even though he wasn't an intellectual, was that he cemented people together. And I think that there were a lot of waves of literary production and mutual publicity, you could call it, that wouldn't have happened if he hadn't been the glue to put it together. I mean people talk about Partisan Review. Do they necessarily talk about the articles in Partisan Review or do they talk about the fact that it brought together a bunch of people who would argue about things and go off and do their own things? And I think that's kind of what FSG did.
The Awl: There is a sense in the book of FSG as a family of sorts. Writers feeling like they were in this club that not only had cachet but also a sense of belonging.
Boris: Yeah, and I don't know how much of that was for customers. In a certain sense this book is more about what was good for writers. And writers have certain needs in order to produce their work, and consumers benefit if the work is good.
The Awl: I was struck by the house's treatment of Sontag, though I know she was a special case — taking care of her apartment when she was away, paying her taxes, sometimes her credit card bill. Just imagine that now.
Boris: I know. I mean it's not like Roger was throwing hundred-dollar bills at her, it was out of her own [royalty] account. But it was more the effort that went into it that's pretty astonishing.
The Awl: Yeah, it's that sense of taking care of someone: You're ours. I think you're much more on your own now as a writer. That's my perception anyway.
Boris: I think it's true. You ask: what did it matter? Well, can you think of any publisher that could promote itself to writers that way, as a club they wanted to join? Not too many. Yeah, these books would probably have been published somewhere else. But I don't know! I mean, how would somebody else have handled Tom Wolfe? After his seventh missed deadline? I think the way they handled those writers, McPhee and Sontag and Wolfe, when they were not producing — the leash they gave them — I really don't think it's something that a lot of publishers would have done.
Evan Hughes is the author of Literary Brooklyn.


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Location: Vixen Point, Gorda Sound
Waking up with the rain, sleepers on the deck barreled through to the salon early in the morning. Mike came in to wake Nick up, inches away from his face. So, the morning set off with a jolt. We motored out to the Baths from our anchorage in Savannah Bay, exploring the historic and natural rock structures, diving into the ocean from them. Returning to Knot Guilty a couple of hours later, we showered and motored out to Spanishtown, where we ate, shopped, and socialized. Staying there until 2 pm, we then returned to the boat and set sail to Vixen Point. On the way, our boat very quickly heeled over, and with strong winds and even stronger crew members, we almost achieved a speed of ten knots. My arms were aching due to the pull of the wind on the sail. We drifted a while when reaching Vixen Point, waiting for our turn to join the raft of boats. When we finally stopped moving the chefs brought up the food, and we ate with Mike. It was very good, with veggie burgers, mashed potatoes, beans, and an excellent salad made by the inspired Katherine with the help of Andres. After dinner, Mike brought us to the salon for a deep, intellectual talk, wherein the middle of a serious moment, Seth broke the tension by saying that some men were "bro-ing out," which made everybody there start laughing. It was a really good end to an amazing day with wonderful people. We are excited to go diving tomorrow with Jake!


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A few weeks ago, I finally opened up to you all about something very close to my heart: my eyebrow woes.
SIDENOTE: You all just read that sentence, and by the time you got to the end of it you were like:
That's okay. That was my intention.
Anyway, that blog post was a long time coming. As I mentioned, I've been trying to grow my eyebrows back for like, 10 years, which is crazy. In the last two months or so, I've really been trying to thicken them up so that I could maybe have a face that looks like it has eyebrows, even when I'm not wearing any makeup.
Well let me tell you something, people.
Patience pays off!
SIDENOTE: I look OVERJOYED in that photo. I think I was high on low iron.
SIDENOTE TO THE SIDENOTE: One day, when I'm a well-known writer, that photo will resurface and the haters will be like, "Ew! Andrea Beça without makeup!" and I'll be all secure in myself and be like, "Who cares?" and everything will be cool.
SIDENOTE CUBED: Geek alert.
These are almost full-fledged eyebrows, wouldn't you say?
I'm here to tell you people that dreams do come true.
In another couple months, I think my eyebrows and I will be like, totally ready to woo.
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I was reminded of this story while I was driving with Caitlin to the Edmonton Expo on the weekend. Why did it come up? I can't exactly remember. Was I maybe air-punching to a song in her car? Oh, probably. That is something I do often…
So, flashback to…2007, I believe. I was driving home super late from a date (?) with the guy I was sort of dating (?)* at the time. It was between 2 and 3am. My route home cut through a bit of a sketchy area in the city centre.
SIDENOTE: Of course it did, otherwise why would I be telling this story?
So I pulled up to a corner, waiting to turn right at a red light. I was just sitting in my car, totally calm and focused on driving. Normal normal.
And out of nowhere, I started to hear this CRAZY LOUD BANGING like the sky was falling down.
Naturally, I freaked out and started screaming, "WHAT THE FUCK?! WHAT THE FUCK?!" and covering my head and also looking everywhere and trying to figure out what the fuck.
My car was being attacked.
By a homeless man.
For no good reason.
SIDENOTE: It's possible he thought he had a good reason, but this is my blog from my perspective, so fuck that guy.
He was standing right next to my car, screaming at the top of his lungs and pounding on the roof with angry, balled up fists.
Now, of course I wanted to get the hell out of there, but somehow, despite my intense fear and the fact that I had started crying, I had the level-headed-ness to recognize that the guy had stepped off the curb and was standing on the street. So what if when I drove away, I drove over his feet or hurt him?
I could only hold onto that thought for so long, because the traffic light turned green and the man kept screaming and attacking my car and I was totally freaked out so eventually (see: 45-60 seconds later) I hit the gas and turned the corner.
And then my imagination went wild.
What if I did drive over his feet?
What if he was like, collapsed on the street, unable to walk away?
What if I killed the guy?
Would someone somehow find me and arrest me?
My life was surely over.
I was definitely going to prison.
I would not finish my degree.
I would not become a normal adult.
I would not pass go. Or collect $200.
So instead of just going home and escaping the crazy ass situation that had just come into my life out of nowhere, I made another right turn at the next intersection I got to so that I could go back around, back to the sketchy street, back to where my car had been attacked, to make sure I had not killed my car attacker.
He was gone.
No dead guy on the street.
If I had broken any toes, I guess it wasn't enough to stop him leaving the scene.
So that was the night I learned to always check around my vehicle at red lights.
Maybe it's just the night that turned me paranoid.**
*Fuck relationships. (Did I say that out loud?)
**Then again, there was also this guy, so there you go. RED LIGHTS = DANGER.


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This fall the Met has featured many operas that many people call "typical", such as Norma, Rigoletto, and Tosca on its stage. However, Two Boys is far from typical. It is like nothing the Met has ever done before.
The story deals with, in fact, two boys (no, really?), one named Jake, age 13, and the other Brian, age 16. The opera deals with a murder mystery, a case assigned to Detective Anne Strawson, involving evidence posted on the internet through chat rooms, only it is difficult to know who is who in these chats. It is difficult, because Jake, at the tender age of 13, has several different personas that he uses to chat with Brian. There is Rebecca, a teenage girl/love interest around Brian's age, the "Fake Jake", or Brian's imagination of who Jake would be, Peter, the "perv" gardner, Fiona, a friend of Jake's who is responsible for telling Brian to kill Jake, eventually, and the real Jake eventually chats to Brian as himself. So why does Jake use all of these personas to chat with Brian? At first, Jake is interested in Brian for a relationship, but later on in the opera when the two boys meet each other in person, Brian rejects Jake's love interest. After that, Jake twists the story and plans a murder plot…for himself. Through his personas, Jake tells Brian exactly where to get a knife and where to meet him and kill him, and Brian does exactly that, hence the first lines of the opera, "Help! Help! My friend has been stabbed!"
Nico Muhly, the composer of Two Boys, and Craig Lucas, the librettist, have something in common that no other opera composers and librettists have at the Met this year (unless you count Enchanted Island)…they are both still alive! When my mother rehearsed Two Boys on C-level and on the stage, Mr. Muhly would be listening intently, talk to orchestra members, and communicate with Maestro Robinson. Imagine if Mozart, Verdi, or Wagner could come back from the dead and do that today! My mother was even able to ask Mr. Muhly about a certain spot in the music, where the oboe was supposed to be playing in a certain way where the mouth surrounds the entire reed, or a shawm. My mother was able to play the passage a few times for Muhly, and he, (yes, the composer), was able to say "Yes, that is exactly what I want!"
Photo: Alice Coote and Paul Appleby in Two Boys
When I walked into Two Boys, I was worried that it was going to be too modern and too eery for my taste, and that the music would sound like the work of some modern composers that I do not particularly like. I had nothing to worry about! When I first heard Two Boys I heard a lot of music that sounded like Wagner and Debussy, rather than random clinking and clonging. After the second time hearing the opera I was able to pick up on leitmotifs that follow characters around, such as the rhythmic 'G's on the timpani and low brass that follow Fiona around, or the chromatics that follow Anne Strawson's mother around. The music was very interesting and indeed modern, yet I enjoyed listening to it!
The production by Bartlett Sher really caught the darkness and travesty that can occur on the internet. He used many projections of various prisms, shapes, lines, boxes, and other figures that we, as the audience, were supposed to interpret as the internet. Sher also used projections for the chat windows, where moving text could be seen line by line along with profile pictures, and even a video camera! The production also used dancers to express the randomness and complicated nature of the internet, and the chorus held laptops that produced light to glow on members' faces. Overall, the production was very dark, except for the light of computers and projections, which captured the mysterious nature of the internet perfectly.
Photo: Act II of Two Boys, chatting between Fiona (Sandra Piques-Eddy) and Brian (Paul Appleby)
The singing in Two Boys was magnificent. Alice Coote outdid herself as Anne Strawson. Her acting and her singing were amazing, in fact, if Two Boys ever comes back to the Met, I cannot imagine anyone else except Alice Coote singing that role! She became the detective! Paul Appleby played and sang a perfectly smug, stubborn sixteen-year old Brian. Jennifer Zetlan had a lovely lyric sound and some great high notes as Rebecca. Sandra Piques-Eddy was a very dark, evil Fiona, whenever she sang to Brian I was on the edge of my seat! Keith Miller sang a very evil Peter, in fact, he was so scary that when I told him that I was coming to see the show he said "Oh dear…". The singing done by the chorus, and the orchestra under Maestro Robertson were also amazing! All of these roles must have been very difficult to memorize, because there are numerous short lines that characters sing when they are in "chat mode", so bravi to everyone!
I thoroughly enjoyed Two Boys. When I first heard that this opera was coming to the Met, I honestly thought that it would be a piece that I would not like, and that I would first listen to on the radio to hear if I really would want to go see it. The complete opposite occurred. I saw it on Opening Night, and went back to see it again! Why did I like this opera so much? It felt so relatable to what I do as a teenager on the internet. First of all, I am on it all the time, just like Jake and Brian, and I love to use my blog, Twitter, and Facebook to chat with people, some I know better than others. Two Boys served as a reminder to me to be very careful on the internet, and remember that you never know who's out there. As Fiona sang, "You don't know me, but I know you. Choose your friends wisely".


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So I've been thinking a lot the past few days about the childbirth process and reflecting on my experience last time. I thought it would be nice to share my firstborn's birth story on the blog. It's also nice because I already wrote this a long time ago so this post requires minimal work on my part ;). I encourage everyone to read it, because natural childbirth is something that all women (and spouses/partners) should be educated on. My story is an example of how things can go very well! I hope you enjoy it!
The birth of her first child is undoubtedly one of THE defining moments of any woman's life. I am so happy that I can now look back on that day as a completely positive experience. Everything about A's birth was absolutely beautiful, and I wouldn't have wanted it any other way.
Let me start out by saying that anyone who is in relatively good health CAN and SHOULD deliver their babies naturally. I'm not gonna get into details here, but I highly recommend that anyone who ever plans to procreate (or anyone who has sex for that matter! I mean hey, I wasn't planning it either!) watch The Business of Being Born. It is quite eye opening, and I guarantee you will learn something valuable.
So aside from just being sort of "crunchy" myself, this movie was part of what guided me towards a natural birth. I wanted everything to happen as nature intended. I wanted what was safest for my baby and would result in the quickest recovery. I wanted to be totally "in the moment" rather than drugged out. But above all, I wanted to feel child labor as God intended – as every woman has done for thousands of years (well… up until modern times that is!) For me, it was sort of a "right of passage," and I was determined to make sure that some medical institution didn't get in my way of achieving this.
I did a significant amount of research and reading since my work schedule did not allow me to take a natural childbirth class. Instead of seeing an obstetrician, I sought the help of a Certified Nurse Midwife. Midwives are MUCH better equipped at handling natural births than OB's, who are more equipped to handle medical problems and C-Sections. CNM's accept insurance and deliver babies at hosptials just like a doctor would. The only difference is that they will be MUCH more supportive of your decision for a natrual childbirth… and believe me, you need their support. My midwife just happens to be like the most awesome person ever. Seriously, I lucked out.
I went into labor at 3:41 AM on Monday, September 24th; 2 days before my due date. I had been having Braxton-Hicks contractions for weeks, but I immediately knew this was a real one! Since the average woman's first labor lasts 8 hours, I decided to try and get a couple more hours of sleep. 8 minutes later, contraction #2 arrived. These contractions were only a little painful, but I was just so excited that it was hard to go back to sleep. 5 minutes later was contraction #3. Crap! They weren't supposed to jump down that quickly! I decided to wake up husband and tell him that I was having legit contractions. He agreed that we should try to rest some more. Oh wait, here comes contraction #4. And they're only 3 minutes apart now. Time to get up!
The first thing I wanted to do was take a shower because A) I didn't know how long it'd be before I got a chance to take one and B) I thought the water might help ease the pain. While in the shower, the contractions were getting starting to get PAINFUL, i.e. I was doubled over and couldn't do anything else until they were over. I'm glad I decided not to wash my hair because there's no way I would have been able to dry it. No way.
During the shower, husband had been calling family letting them know that I was in labor. My mom and sister (who live about 3.5 hours away) were planning on being there for the birth. After showering I quickly got dressed then headed back to the bed, where I rolled around in pain for quite some time. I started to feel nauseous so I decided to go back to the bathroom and hang out by the toilet. It was pretty much inevitable that I was going to throw up – I've always been a puker.
Disclaimer: I look kindof scary in these photos, but there is nothing graphic in this post!
Sick Syd. Sad face 😦 Also – I spy an outie belly button! Haha
It is really hard to remember everything that happened during this time. I know husband was running around packing last minute things while I just tried to focus on getting through contractions, which were coming 2 minutes apart or less. This was the position that seemed to work for me the best. Having counterpressure applied to my lower back seemed to be helpful as well. The best way I can describe labor contractions is this: it feels like you have the worst charlie horse ever all over your entire midsection and back. At the same time there is this INTENSE downward pressure from within. Like you can feel that baby pushing down. You feel a little relief, then it just happens again. And again. And again. And it gains intensity as time goes on. Lemme tell ya folks, natural labor is not for the faint of heart!
My favorite labor position was some variation of this attractive "hunched over" pose:
We decided that since my contractions were so close together, it was time to head to the hospital. My plan was to labor at home for as long as possible to prevent uneccessary medical interventions to accelerate labor. (I'm lookin' at you, pitocin!) So after a few more puking sessions, we hopped in the car and drove to the hospital.
That was by far the worst car ride of my life. Not being able to move during contractions was the worst thing ever. Once we got there, I could hardly even walk from the parking lot to the front door. I remember seeing a pregnant woman casually walking in with her bags packed, ready for her scheduled induction and thinking of how much I loathed her. Funny. Anyways, we went up to the registration desk on the 2nd floor and started registering. Oh wait, excuse me while I run to the bathroom mid-sentence to go throw up. Okay. At that point I gave up and let husband handle the paperwork. I went into the lounge area and hunched over on one of the couches. I'm sure I was scaring the shit out the people in the waiting room, but I obviously didn't care.
A few minutes later, a nurse came to fetch me and bring me to Labor & Delivery. She conveniently provided me with a barf-bag (which I later utilized!) and a hospital gown to change into. Not long after, my nurse came in to triage me and check to see how far along I was. I was 6 cm dilated and 100% effaced. Yes! (For those of you who don't know, you have to go from 0 to 10cm dilated and be 100% effaced in order to start pushing the baby out; I suggest googling "dilation and effacement" if you don't know what these terms mean.) We were excited that the baby would be on its way soon!
Sidenote: during this entire process, I was going through excrutiating amounts of pain. It was difficult to even answer simple questions, and I thought I was going to die when I had to lay on my back for the nurse to check me.
I remember being asked to rate my pain during contractions on a scale from 1-10, but before I could even answer, the nurse said, "from the looks of things, I'd say that's a 10." She was right. I was at my limit. I rated my pain between contractions a 6. They asked if I wanted any pain control or epidural, and they were totally fine with me saying no. However, I could tell that they assumed I was going to come begging for an epidural later. They started explaining that they were going to give me a hep-lock to give me fluids or blood if needed. I then interjected saying that I did not want any needles in my arm at all. The charge nurse went through this spiel about how I could die and it's a matter of seconds… blah blah blah. I just politely replied, "Thank you, but I am still going to decline." Funny enough, I was totally scared of becoming a total psycho bitch while I was in labor, when in reality I was very nice, polite, and gentle. Go figure.
The nurses left husband and I alone. I alternated between my classic hunched over position, lying on my side, and a little walking around to get through contractions. So remember that 10 rating I threw out earlier? Well it turns out that the pain scale actually goes up to like 11 of 12, because somehow it continued to get worse. I NEEDED husband to give me a back massage during EVERY contraction or I felt like I was going to die. This is the last picture we managed to take before things got out of control. How fake does that smile look?
The home stretch of labor was probably the most mentally and physically challenging thing I have ever endured. (Update… running a full marathon on only 3 weeks of training might be close!). It was probably somewhere around 8:30AM when I said to husband, "I don't know how many more of these contractions I can handle!" This is the one and only time I was negative during labor. Though I didn't realize it at the time, I also believe this is the point where I reached transition (in other words, I was dilating to that last 10th cm). From what I've heard, it is not uncommon for women to experience a complete nuclear meltdown during transition. I'm glad this didn't happen to me.
I was in a lot of pain and thought it might help to try a new position – I had read that squatting can be helpful. So I tried that and felt the urge to push. It was only 4-5 hours into labor so I thought it was way too early to push. Husband was kind of freaking out because we hadn't seen a nurse in quite some time. He ran out into the hallway and told them that I felt like pushing. The nurse immediately came in and checked me. 10 cm! Call the midwife ASAP! Thank goodness it was during work hours and her office was right across the street. The midwife arrived in 10 minutes.
Those 10 minutes were NO JOKE. I was hurtin. But when Noel (the midwife) entered the room, I immediately felt calm and relaxed. I don't know what it was about her presence that comforted me, but from that point on, labor was a breeze. We discussed birth positions, and I told her that I didn't want to be on my back due to an increased risk of a tear/episiotomy and that squatting felt uncomfortable for me. We decided to go with a side-lying position. However, when I got in this position, I didn't really feel the urge to push anymore. Figures. Noel suggested that whenever the next contraction comes that I should try pushing a little bit just to see how it feels. The instant I started to push, my water FINALLY broke! It was a TON of fluid.
After that happened, the urge to push returned with a vengeance. Noel coached me to inhale deeply, then hold my breath for 10 seconds while pushing as hard as I could. Then take one deep breath and repeat until the contraction is over. It was so hard to hold my breath for that 10 seconds, which is funny because earlier I wanted to hold my breath through every contraction (which is NOT what you're supposed to do!) It was exciting because with every push I could feel her moving farther down the birth canal.
By some miracle, I also felt awesome during the pushing phase. I was not tired and I was not in pain. I remember asking husband for something to drink between contractions. I am so so so glad that I chose a natural birth so that I could fully enjoy this moment. During the 3rd contraction since that initial push, husband and Noel reported that they could see the head. I tried not to get too excited since I knew I still had a long way to go (most women push for about an hour). I was mentally prepared for an endurance event.
On the next push, I felt the most deep, intense, sharp pain. It felt as if my hip bones were being pried apart. I let out a short (but MEGA loud) scream. Noel was saying, "Sydney, reach down and pull out your baby!" but I was in such disbelief that I didn't make it up there in time to catch her! (Noel caught her, of course). I was overwhelmed with shock and joy – I had no idea she would come so quickly. My sweet little girl was born at 9:06 AM. She was immediately placed on my chest and it was love at first sight!
Here she is at about 5 seconds old!
My sister made it to the delivery room like literally 1 minute after she was born. My mom followed about 20 minutes later. I was kind of glad that they weren't there during labor though. I would've killed my mom. Oh it would've been a fight.
The first thing she did when she was born was both pee AND poop on mommy. Lol what a sweetie. Since she was placed skin-to-skin, my body naturally produced the oxytocin needed to deliver the placenta without an injection. Noel also informed me that I wouldn't need any stitches at all (natural birth for the win!) Baby received perfect 10's on both of her APGAR scores, and latched on to nurse within the hour. She was only removed from my arms briefly to be weighed.
After she nursed, the nurse helped me clean up and I was moved to the postpartum recovery floor. It was incredible how quickly I recovered – I was up walking around almost immediately. I felt great and was so happy that I didn't have to deal with any medicine side-effects or epidural sites. All I had to do was enjoy the company of my new baby and our many visitors in the hospital. The baby and I were doing so well that we were discharged from the hospital the very next day, which is rare for a woman's first delivery.
All in all, it was such a beautiful and amazing experience. Seriously ladies – natural is the way to go! You won't regret it.
Okay, so did I sell anyone on natural childbirth? Thoughts?
Anyone ever had a home birth? I really wanted to do it at home, but insurance doesn't cover it here.
If you've had children, what would you like to do differently from last time?


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- January 24, 2012
- Virginia Beach, Virginia
of Jeffry's Passing
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"Zen was my mentor, guide, friend, and brilliant tactician. He knew what it took to control our apparatus of war, and when it was wrong to do so. My...Read More »
1 of 47 | Posted by: Peter H. Matson - Mahtomedi, MN
"I only knew him through his writing and bloging, and have missed it since he stopped writing new blog posts quite a while ago. When I now realize...Read More »
2 of 47 | Posted by: Kerstin
"Arrrrrr! Indeed Jeff's spirit was celebrated in full this Sept 19 -- thar were saucy sea wenches quaffing grog and singing shanties.
3 of 47 | Posted by: Edna Stoehr - San Francisco, CA
"I am so sorry to learn of Jeff's passing so long after the fact. I assumed he was hunkered down writing. It was my privilege to have been a friend of...Read More »
4 of 47 | Posted by: Curt Lieneck - Chicago, IL
"A loss for the world. I miss his writings. Gute Reise.
Dagmar, Heidelberg, Germany
5 of 47 | Posted by: Dagmar W.-B.
"I'm so sorry to hear of Jeff's untimely death. When I realized that I hadn't read any recent pieces by him on AntiWar or his blog, I searched and...Read More »
6 of 47 | Posted by: Carmelita McQuillan - Sydenham
"My condolences to Jeff's family and friends. There was no one like Jeff; no one can match his combination of experience, brilliant writing, wit...Read More »
7 of 47 | Posted by: Andy Weingartner - Chicago, IL
"A great loss to all, my condolences to his family.
8 of 47 | Posted by: Pat Huber - Rocklin, CA
"I'm so sorry to heard of Jeff's passing. My deepest sympathy to his family.
9 of 47 | Posted by: Patty Fidge - Renton, WA
"j...... when I look at the night sky, I'll think of us... I love you. k.
10 of 47 | Posted by: k.
"Please find some measure of comfort during this upsetting time: May you see God's light on the path ahead When the road you walk is dark May you...Read More »
11 of 47 | Posted by: rp stewart - Binghamton, NY
"Wow a sad lost:(
12 of 47 | Posted by: jo6pac - Tracy, CA
"I would like to add my sorrow at the death of a good man and a great writer. I am an Englishman who has been shamed and disgusted by the warmongering...Read More »
13 of 47 | Posted by: Mike Moore - Liverpool
"I am a socialist. I am proud of it and I don't apologize for it. I say this at the outset because despite the political gap between us Jeff's words...Read More »
14 of 47 | Posted by: Kurt Dunbar - Bellingham, WA
"I was extremely saddened to learn of the death of Jeff Huber. Altho I knew him only through his book, Bathtub Admirals, and his blogs, I have the...Read More »
15 of 47 | Posted by: Jack Shuck - Walnut Creek, CA
"RIP, Jeff Huber. Truth shall prevail.
16 of 47 | Posted by: Cyrus - VA
"He took it to them, a Smedley Butler of his times. We've always had too few, and now there's one less.
17 of 47 | Posted by: Ted - Greenville, SC
"Tuesday March 13, 2012 Jeff Huber: Your last chapter; not yet written... Bruce .
18 of 47 | Posted by: Bruce M. Forrester Jr - Bellbrook, OH
"Jeff, Thank you for making us howl with laughter at the grimmest truths. Rest well.
19 of 47 | Posted by: Max Hutchinson - Nashville, TN
"I live in Australia, and never met Jeff Huber except through his posts on antiwar.com. But I admired and respected him, and will miss him. The US and...Read More »
20 of 47 | Posted by: Alex Bell - Newstead
"I have been slightly numb since Monday, when I first heard of Jeff's passing. What can I say that could be of any comfort to the friends and family...Read More »
21 of 47 | Posted by: Edna Faulk Stoehr - San Francisco, CA
"I am grieving for the loss of a dear friend, even though I only saw him physically once, when I visited in 2009. Since we had discovered we were...Read More »
22 of 47 | Posted by: Gareth - Arlington, VA
"My best friend for many years, and an enormous influence in my life -- even in a few good ways! Jeff and I became friends and comedy-team partners...Read More »
23 of 47 | Posted by: John Larrabee - Valparaiso, IN
"Jeff was a gifted, gifted man - smart, perceptive, in the moment. And always challenging - challenging others, and, I think as well, himself. He was...Read More »
24 of 47 | Posted by: Greg Vinkler - Plainfield, NJ
"Farewell Jeff. Thank-you for your legacy of insight and humour. Whether tossing brickbats or bouquets your style was always impeccable, your delivery...Read More »
25 of 47 | Posted by: Carl Wagener - Fairfield, IA
"I am going to miss your lovely wit that took such ferocious bites out of the backsides of many a fool. Thank you Jeff.
26 of 47 | Posted by: Susie Dow - CA - ePluribus Media
"I'm going to miss you like Gilliard, Commander. You broke the mold and spoke truth to power like few in this country ever have. I hope one day...Read More »
27 of 47 | Posted by: William Agnew, OD - Matawan, NJ
"I knew Jeff Huber through his writing on the internet. He was a fine writer, with a sharp sense of humor and also a lot of knowledge, both of the US...Read More »
28 of 47 | Posted by: Fiona West - Arlington, VA
"We met about a half dozen years ago... yes, A Political Thing. We were in awe of our guest, Sen. Max Cleland. Seeing Jeff in awe.... well, if you...Read More »
29 of 47 | Posted by: Leslie Dwyer - Charlotte, NC
"Ah, Jeff. I cannot write a note of sadness. My memories are full of the appreciation for your writing and fullblown wit in expressing deeply held...Read More »
30 of 47 | Posted by: kfred - Brooklyn Park, MN
"This news is devastating. Jeff is a treasure. We wrote together, sang , laughed together, and groused about the state of the world in tandem. Our...Read More »
31 of 47 | Posted by: Denise E. Ford - Charlotte, NC
"I was a fellow kossack of Jeff's and knew him from the Daily Kos. Thank you, Jeff, for your exemplary service to our country and for all your fine...Read More »
32 of 47 | Posted by: Roberta Glas - Atlanta, GA
"Jeff...hard to know where to begin. We were "Nuggets" together for our first cruise aboard the USS Ranger in 1983. He quickly became an expert on the...Read More »
33 of 47 | Posted by: Roger Chapa - Coronado, CA
"Though never in Jeffry's inner-circle at Valpo, even a fellow actor has to admit his enormous talent and to mourn its passing. I have always had...Read More »
34 of 47 | Posted by: Leigh Gordon-Riley - McKinney, TX
"Jeff and I were in school together. We also did a production of 'Othello' together. I will remember his talent and humor and kindness. Later i...Read More »
35 of 47 | Posted by: Jay Patterson - New York, NY
"Jeff Huber was one of the first friends I made when I started my graduate work at Ohio University on my return from a stretch in the military. We...Read More »
36 of 47 | Posted by: Ken Bright - Ambridge, PA
"I met Jeff in 1973, he and I were in ...FORUM together and many, many shows and I followed him to Ohio Univ. After he joined the Navy, we lost touch...Read More »
37 of 47 | Posted by: Razz Jenkins - Des Plaines, IL
"I always remember Jeff, quiet, taciturn, he suffered no fools, the rock set jaw, but always something cooking under the surface. But a great presence...Read More »
38 of 47 | Posted by: Jerry Russo - St. Louis, MO
"Jeff Huber went graduate school at Ohio University to study acting. He was very talented and we were a little surprised he didn't come to NY to try...Read More »
39 of 47 | Posted by: Susan and Steve Massa - New York, NY
"I'm so sorry for his family's loss. Jeff was a fantastic human being and reading some of the memories above, brought it all back. Facebook...Read More »
40 of 47 | Posted by: Rebecca Erwin Spencer - CA
"So many memories, so little space. I had the honor of commanding VAW-124 with Jefe - Zen as Condo Capalbo named him - as my XO. I wish I had a...Read More »
41 of 47 | Posted by: Paul Grossgold - Camarillo, CA
"Farewell Jefe, you will be deeply missed by so many. Your intelligence and wit were without bound. Thank you for all of the help over the years...Read More »
42 of 47 | Posted by: Keith Schaffler - San Diego, CA
"The world lost a little luster having heard of Jeff's (El Jefe) passing. Those who got to know the man behind the intensity and passion knew they...Read More »
43 of 47 | Posted by: Jeff & Deb Cila - Santee, SC
"We have many wonderful memories of when Jeff and Vince worked together on the Air Wing staff in Lemoore, CA. Our sons were little then and insisted...Read More »
44 of 47 | Posted by: Vincent and Colleen Shahayda - VA
"Dear Ones, We are shocked and deeply saddened by his passing. We have been friends for about 5 years. I grew cucumbers in the front yard and he...Read More »
45 of 47 | Posted by: Bette& Paul Schember - VA
"Rest in peace, my good neighbor.
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I have many questions. No answers. And there I will stop. There stoppeth I. She halts. She's mute. She's clammed up. No more. Nada.
The rest is topic for a roadtrip. Call me if you're up for it.
- Paco is right in the middle of his annual fall canning frenzy. I'm fully expecting to come home to a jar of ex-Mugsy parts on the counter--canning gone terribly wrong.
- Snow. Tomorrow. In high places. Like Brrrrrrrrrr Lake.
- How many months after someone passes do you stop reaching for the phone to call them? sheesh...
- A big big surprise is arriving in the mail for my 5th graders tomorrow. They have no clue.
- We had payday at school today. Everyone earns $2 a week for jobs performed. My banker is very very good at his job. He suggested today that we give some raises. I was thinking more along the lines of a fake hurricane victims' fund. They're all socking money away for a pre-Christmas silent auction. I may rock their boats just a little along the way. mwahhhh...
- I wonder at what point my Mucinex is going to take over.
- Fire drill tomorrow at 10:10. First and only place I've ever received an invitation to a firedrill! They've taken all the spunk out of it!
- I have a student who has been doing class pet research. She's found a couple of hedgehogs in Illinois that she assures me will meet us halfway. Ah, the optimism of youth. A couple of geography lessons will shake that right out of her unfortunately.
- Paco shows up every Monday as Monseur Hadd complete with a French beret, French children's songs, and bon bons. Today he brought a recipe from Ratatoullie for a French cake that needed to be reduced to 1/6th its size. I sit in the back.
- I don't want to talk about my Subaru.
- Christmas Eve is 3 months away.
- I had to google how many weeks in a year today.


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Håkan Lans Is Back at The Federal Circuit (and Sweden Will Be Watching)
In one of the strangest, and most controversial patent infringement cases in recent history, Håkan Lans (aka Uniboard Aktiebolag) returns to the Federal Circuit on October 6, where the court will determine his fate on the disastrous enforcement effort regarding U.S. Patent No. 4,303,986 (Panel J: Friday, October 6, 2006, 10:00 A.M., Courtroom 203 - 2006-1070 Lans v. Gateway 2000) .
A prolific inventor and a folk hero in his native Sweden, Lans was granted the '986 patent in 1981, which covered Video Graphics Array (VGA) technology. In 1989, Lans agreed to license the '986 patent to IBM. However, for tax reasons, Lans wanted to have his shell company, Uniboard, grant the license. To assure that Uniboard possessed the rights it was purporting to license, IBM requested that Lans first execute an assignment of the '986 patent to Uniboard. Lans executed the assignment to Uniboard personally and then, on behalf of Uniboard, executed the license to IBM. Lans soon obtained licenses from others, including Hitachi, HP, and Apple.
In 1996, Lans sent letters to the computer industry accusing numerous companies of infringing the '986 patent. The letters identify Lans as "the inventor and owner" of the '986 patent, but did not mention Uniboard.
In 1997, Lans personally sued numerous companies for infringement of the '986 patent. The complaint did not include Uniboard as a plaintiff. During discovery, the defendants found out about the assignment, and concluded that Lans had no business asserting the patent claim, because he wasn't, in fact, the owner.
And that's when everything started to unravel for Lans.
The computer companies moved for summary judgment that Lans lacked standing to sue because he did not own the '986 patent. Lans moved under FRCP Rules 15 and 17 to amend the complaint to substitute Uniboard for himself as plaintiff. The district court denied the motion for leave to amend and granted summary judgment for the computer companies.
Under Rule 15, the district court held that Lans could not amend the complaint to create standing because, without standing, there was no action to amend. The district court also found that its denial of leave to amend created no prejudice for Lans since Uniboard remained free to file suit against the computer companies.
Under Rule 17, the district court again found that Lans could not create standing where none existed before amendment. Despite Lans's contention that he had forgotten about the assignment, the district court found that Lans's bringing the action in his own name was not due to an honest and understandable mistake.
In November 1999, six days after the district court granted summary judgment in the first case, Uniboard (aka Lans) re-filed the lawsuit against the computer companies.
This time, the computer companies moved to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim on which relief may be granted. The computer companies noted that the '986 patent had expired on January 9, 1999 (11 months earlier). The computer companies argued as well that § 287(a) precluded any damages because Uniboard's licensees had not properly marked patented products and Uniboard had not properly notified the computer companies of infringement before expiration of the '986 patent.
The district court held that the notice Lans gave the computer companies in his personal capacity was insufficient because § 287(a) requires that the patentee give notice, which he wasn't at the time. Accordingly, the district court held that it could not provide Uniboard any relief and dismissed Uniboard's complaint. The Federal Circuit affirmed the decision.
Furthermore, the district court determined that Lans had intentionally deceived his lawyers regarding the ownership of the patent. The court ordered Lans to pay court expenses including those of the remaining defendants (Gateway and Dell).
When Lans sued his own lawyers later for malpractice, the same judge found against him and decided he should pay their costs too. The exact amount has not been calculated, but it's estimated that Lans could be on the hook for as much as $100 million.
The case has attracted a lot of attention in Europe and, obviously, in Sweden. Margot Wallstrom, vice-president of the European Commission (and a blogger as well), has already asked the World Trade Organization to look into the case, and is questioning whether non-American patent holders are properly protected in American courts.
- See Macworld UK - "Swedish inventor gets day in court"
- Erik Moberg - "The Judgment against Hakan Lans - A Planned Judicial Crime?"
More interestingly, Judge Kimberly Moore published a paper in 2003, titled "Xenophobia in American Courts." Judge Moore found that, while domestic and foreign parties won at equal rates with judges, in patent jury cases between domestic and foreign parties, the domestic party won 64% of the time, with the foreign party winning in the remaining 36% of cases.


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The Collaborative Process
The Collaborative Process is about cooperation, not confrontation. It is a respectful means of dispute resolution without going to court.
In the Collaborative Process, collaborative lawyers and their clients are responsible for gathering information, generating options and finding solutions that are future-focused and acceptable to the disputing parties.
The Process
- Each client is represented by a collaboratively trained lawyer throughout the process.
- Both lawyers help their client and the other party to work as a team to:
- find and focus on their common interests,
- understand each other's concerns,
- make a full and frank exchange of information,
- explore a wide range of possible choices, and
- reach solutions acceptable to both parties.
All negotiations are conducted between the clients and the lawyers of both parties. The Collaborative Process includes the following steps:
- Identify what is important to each client (interests),
- Identify what questions the clients need to answer,
- Gather information,
- Create the maximum number of choices,
- Evaluate options and modify and refine them,
- Negotiate to an acceptable agreement, and
- Closure
The Collaborative Process is voluntary and confidential. By its nature, it avoids the need for lengthy and expensive pleadings, affidavits and the like, to be prepared. Time frames are determined by the parties, not by court lists and timetables.
Interdisciplinary Collaborative Process involves the addition of a coach/facilitator to assist communications between parties, and the potential inclusion of other experts. The coach/facilitator is neutral and guides the process. The parties can choose to instruct financial professionals or child specialists to provide advice as may be required. The other professionals may or may not attend the group meetings.
Find out more about the Collaborative Process and how it may help you by speaking to a Collaborative Lawyer.
How is the Collaborative Process different?
- Both lawyers and their clients and the coach/facilitator sign a contract at the start of the process which provides that all parties to the contract will not go to Court and will not use threats of going to Court to solve the dispute.
- If the Collaborative Process fails, both lawyers and their law firms must withdraw from acting for their respective clients.
- The Collaborative Process is conducted on a different basis to the traditional positional bargaining approach commonly adopted by lawyers – it is based on both clients and lawyers adopting interest based negotiation techniques ("principled negotiation").
- Negotiations are carried out almost entirely in four-way or five-way meetings attended by both clients and their lawyers.
- The Process also allows for the parties to engage experts such as counsellors, child experts, valuers, business coaches, accountants, financial planners and the like, to assist the parties in areas requiring particular expertise. These experts work impartially as part of the settlement team to help the parties make decisions on an informed basis.
In the Collaborative Process both clients will:
- Treat each other with respect,
- Listen to each other's perspectives, interests and concerns,
- Explore all possible choices,
- Let go of the past, in order to focus on the future.
Is the Collaborative Process the right choice?
Collaborative law is an alternative dispute resolution process that has many advantages
- Both clients have skilled legal advisers at every stage of the process who will advise them and be an ally to them. The client is never "on their own". Their Collaborative Lawyer is at their side, advising and assisting them to achieve goals by mutual participation, negotiation and agreement.
- Both lawyers understand how to reach creative settlements. They will help the clients generate and explore options for settlement.
- Both clients and their lawyers agree in advance to work only toward a settlement acceptable to both clients. Litigation can never be threatened. Neither party will be permitted to "play games" or take advantage of each other. The lawyers will ensure that all negotiations are conducted in a safe and confidential environment.
- The lawyers share with their clients a financial incentive to make the Collaborative Process work. The lawyers have not succeeded unless they help to create a "win-win" solution. They are "out of a job" if the process breaks down.
- The lawyers are concerned about the process as well as the outcome.
- Clients and lawyers work together as the members of the settlement team, rather than working against each other as opposing legal counsel.
- Coaches/Facilitators can assist clients to manage their emotions and communicate effectively.
- Collaboratively trained child specialists, accountants and financial planners are available to provide clients with expert advice where needed
If you are interested in training opportunities, please check our Newsletters and LinkedIn.
If you are holding training, please contact Collaborative Professionals (NSW) Inc Newsletter Committee to include your information in our next Newsletter.


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First dates are nerve-racking under the best circumstances. But imagine hiding a big health secret from your date on top of those normal jitters.
That was the dilemma facing Eve Betts, who was appearing on the British reality show First Dates. Since she was a child, Betts has had alopecia, an autoimmune disorder that causes the body to mistakenly attack hair follicles, leaving bald patches or resulting in total baldness. Eve is completely bald and has also lost her eyebrows. When she arrives at the restaurant for the blind date prearranged by the show, her head is covered by a long dark wig.
After Eve and her blind date, Jordan, introduce themselves, this ballsy chick gets straight to the point by saying, "I always like to say this to people right away. I don't have any hair. I wear a wig." She removed it in front of Jordan and a waitress, revealing her smooth, tattooed head and then explained her condition.
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Here's where things get heartwarming. Jordan replies by telling her that the bald look suits her, and Eve picks up the wig. "It's so annoying to put back on," she comments. Jordan then smiles and says, "keep it off." At that point, Eve, who works in the beauty industry, runs to the bathroom and explains to the camera what it's been like living with alopecia.
"One of the reasons I wanted to do beauty is because I went through school being bullied," she says. "You know, you don't have any eyebrows. I don't remember ever feeling upset about it, apart from now. It's really hard, it's really hard."
After facing herself in the mirror, Eve proudly exits the bathroom and asks the waitstaff to hold onto the wig for her until she finishes her date with Jordan. His comment when she sits back down? "You're beautiful."
We don't yet know what happened to these two, but considering the physical and emotional chemistry evident on the show, we're totally hoping a second date is in the cards—and that more people living with health issues feel empowered to put them out there as well.


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Earth's beauty is undeniable yet a lot of people are too distracted to see how we are slowly killing it. I never understood people who would rather be on their phones instead of taking a few minutes to see the sun graciously setting over the horizon. I guess with all the mobile stuff, the rest forget the simple things that surround us. It is either they see cash or likable over social media.
Everyday while I walk along the streets of the busy metropolis, I see people mistreating nature by throwing trash improperly or treating animals poorly. These are the same people you follow in social media. With each like you give, you are giving birth to a fake persona created for the sake of likability. They put up photos of the beach, forests and mountains to win people over but only a few dedicate time to give back. They show little gratitude to their homes. Are you one of those who appreciates our planet?
It is a known fact that humans are not the first organisms in the planet. We are young dwellers compared to sharks but we have done so much damage. I guess it happens when we are given a lot, you fail to appreciate but now time is running out. We have misused our mother Earth too much. If you are like me, then you must realise that we have a duty. Like a mother reminds her children and teaches them lessons, we should do the same to our fellow earth dwellers. Our resources are limited and if we do not protect it vigilantly, we are putting an end to our own existence.


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GGRA'S Workforce Efforts to Combat the Staffing Crisis
GGRA is proud to report that 2016 was a year of breakout success in partnering with nonprofits that specialize in worker training and job placement services. Over the last several years, the GGRA has worked to expand its involvement with Workforce Development through these partnerships and connecting their culinary & hospitality clients with our member restaurants. These clients are generally disconnected from online job placement programs and are not part of the usual pool of applicants restaurants encounter when looking for staff. Often, they are facing unique challenges like being marginally housed or have been previously incarcerated, so they face particular barriers to employment.
Two of our most recent successes came at the end of 2016. Leslie Bilbro, Job Developer with Code Tenderloin, contacted us with a potential prep cook. Code Tenderloin works with homeless or marginally housed individuals and helps them with a series of services including job placement. We reached out to Bryan Blair, Director of Workplace Community with the Daniel Patterson Group and sent him the resume. Soon after, the individual had a job interview at Alfred's that led to a job placement. The Chef at Alfred's told us, ""Josh is doing great. He works very hard every day he is here. At this point he is only washing dishes, and typically just one shift a week, Thursday lunch. He has also been very willing to pick up any extra shifts as we need him. I can only imagine how hard he has it. Twin 5-year olds, boy and girl, no proper housing, etc. He did have an opportunity to find housing this week and I'm hoping to hear good things when we see him next!"
A second success story came when Tina Lau, HR Director with 5A5 Steakhouse contacted us about an opportunity for an entry level pastry position. We reached out to Thalia Bueno, former GGRA Scholarship Foundation award winner, resident at Treasure Island Job Corps, and student at Laney College focusing on Pastry. We sent Thalia's resume to Tina and after her interview she was hired as their new Assistant Pastry Chef!
We will continue to do this work serving both the staffing needs of the members and partnering with nonprofits working to support a variety of clients, students, and members of the community looking for stable employment in the industry.
If you have any questions about the Workforce Development work GGRA is doing, contact Donnalyn Murphy or call 415-781-5350.


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A new partnership at SUNY colleges and universities is encouraging the use of free, peer-reviewed textbooks.
The cost of textbooks has skyrocketed an estimated 800 percent over the past 15 years, according to Alexis Clifton, executive director of the Open Educational Resources program at SUNY Geneseo. She says that financial burden has taken a measurable toll on students.
"About a quarter of students try to buy no textbooks and just rely on borrowing versions or using library resources as a way to try to get by, but of course we understand that they don't have nearly the same chance of success in the class if they don't have consistent study access to the textbook."


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#ebird365 streak alive on Sunday morning by committing an hour to window watching. I gave most of my attention to the windows facing the feeders, alternating between the kitchen and the dining room to get good angles at all six feeders. As usual, the birds came in waves. Cardinals peaked at six, house sparrows at eight. Juncos, trees, white-throats, and chickadees were in and out in low numbers. Finches took stations when they saw openings, then stayed put. Jays roved at will, usually causing a stir wherever they went. A composed dove sat still, blending right into the dried grass where snow had receded.
On occasion, I went to the far end of the house, where a second-floor glass slider opens to a view of a broad back yard. My scans for movement in the bare branches of our looming maple revealed a downy, but not much more. By opening the door and poking my head into the cold, birding by ear, I added more jays, cardinals, and a crow.
On my last foray to the loft, I stepped up to the glass and spied a songbird flying across my view, silhouetted and quick. It was beyond reach too soon, but as I straightened my sightline, I saw another bird on the same path as the first. This one was much larger, fusiform, and beating long, tapered wings. A falcon. I managed to lift binoculars just as it passed and caught its black mask and white breast. A peregrine. With its strong and steady flight, the bird rapidly moved away.
At the improved angle, I studied the exiting rarity. I've never had such a leisurely posterior view. Against the clear blue sky, the peregrine's rolling quiver of a wingbeat was transfixing. As I kept it in binocular view, my bird entered the luminous semicircle of the setting moon for a second or two. An awesome intersection.
Happenstance is so rewarding. Hope in having the usuals punctuated by an unexpected is a potent force behind my birding. After the fact, dwelling on the surprise keeps the excitement alive.
This time, I went to Hawks in Flight to reinforce my ID and was moved by how Dunne, Sibley & Sutton described the flight of a peregrine falcon:
"The wing beat is fluid, rhythmic, elastic, and whiplike. The flap... seems to roll down the long wing in undulating pulses."
Photo: Falco peregrinus at Morro_Bay,_California by Mike Baird CC BY 2.0
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YouTube seems to be sending out a clear message: It's time.
Yes, that's right. Time to update your freakin' browser.
Pictures circulating the Web show that YouTube is warning Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 users that the video-sharing Web site will soon stop working on their browser.
"Please upgrade to one of these more modern browsers," it requests. Then it gives links to Google Chrome, Internet Explorer 8 and Mozilla Firefox 3.5. Actually, two links to Chrome.
From Tech Crunch, which first posted the news:
YouTube so far hasn't officially communicated about the desire to drop support for IE6, but it's conceivable that like Digg it would rather have its developers spend time optimizing the service for newer, better browsers than wasting man hours on the oft-despised Microsoft browser.
You can't ignore, however, another probable motive. YouTube – owned by Google – is forcing a significant percentage of Web users to switch to a new browser; I'm sure Google is hoping to capture most of them with Chrome.
This comes on the heels news last week that Digg is considering the same thing: dropping support of IE6.
While IE6 still accounts for 10 percent of visitors to Digg and 5 percent of page views, at some point soon it won't make sense to spend time optimizing the Web site for the old browser, User Experience Architect Mark Trammell wrote in a blog post July 10. Dropping IE6 would most likely require choosing an arbitrary Web-traffic figure below which to cut.
If people upgraded their browsers – for free – when new versions come out, Web developers wouldn't have to waste precious time making sure their sites are compatible with old browsers. And it potentially would make the Internet an even cooler place.


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Whether you are setting up a new company or expanding your existing company overseas, properly packaging items for export is essential. With a global business, the detail and the logistical essentials can make or break your business success. Take a look at this advice for packing goods for export to make sure you are on the right track.
1. Consider Protection Levels
When deciding what kind of packaging you need for your goods going overseas, the most important factor to consider is how protected they will be in transit. After all, it is little use if you get your products overseas but they are damaged or lost in the process. Look for a packaging system that combines protection with efficient transport. Containers and pallets are the most common packaging materials for export today, and these are the methods you are most likely to encounter.
2. Look for Security
Another factor that will be highly important to you is security. You obviously do not want any of your products tampered with or stolen as they are transported. Packaging company security is an important factor to think about. Container seals, shrink wrapping, strapping, and other security measures help to deter thieves and protect the contents.
3. Consider Mode of Transport
How you transport your goods will affect the type of packaging you need. When you are shipping by air you will generally need lower levels of protection than when you are shipping by sea, for example.
4. Look at Cost
It is not a good idea to go for the absolute cheapest option if this means you will be stuck with poor quality packaging. But it is also not necessary to choose the most expensive service if this includes services you don't actually need. The best way to decide on cost is to figure out exactly what you want the packaging service or packing format to do, and then look for someone who can provide this.
5. Check Environmental Legislation
Depending on where you are shipping your products, there may be stringent environmental legislation that governs the type of packaging you can use and the limitations you have on using packaging that is not recycled or recyclable.
6. Look at Specific Regulations
If you are transporting items like food or other perishable goods then there are likely to be regulations that you need to look at. This can be a complicated area so it helps if you can get expert advice when you are working out your export packaging requirements.
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Anyone who has ever taken out a student loan knows how serious the implications of such debt can be. Unfortunately, there are far to many borrowers who realize too late that they have unwisely entered into obligations that they will be unable to meet. Read the information below to make sure your experience is a positive one.
If you are having a hard time paying back your student loans, call your lender and let them know this. There are normally several circumstances that will allow you to qualify for an extension and/or a payment plan. You will have to furnish proof of this financial hardship, so be prepared.
Know your grace periods so you don't miss your first student loan payments after graduating college. Stafford loans typically give you six months before starting payments, but Perkins loans might go nine. Private loans are going to have repayment grace periods of their own choosing, so read the fine print for each particular loan.
Never ignore your student loans because that will not make them go away. If you are having a hard time paying the money back, call and speak to your lender about it. If your loan becomes past due for too long, the lender can have your wages garnished and/or have your tax refunds seized.
Know how long you have between graduation and the commencement of loan payments. Stafford loans typically allow six months. For Perkins loans, you have nine months. Other loans vary. Make sure that you are positive about when you will need to start paying and be on time.
If you've taken out more than one student loan, familiarize yourself with the unique terms of each one. Different loans will come with different grace periods, interest rates, and penalties. Ideally, you should first pay off the loans with high interest rates. Private lenders generally charge higher interest rates than the government.
Get many credit hours each semester. Though full-time student status requires 9-12 hours only, if you are able to take 15 or more, you will be able to finish your program faster. This helps reduce the total of loans.
Once you leave school and are on your feet you are expected to start paying back all of the loans that you received. There is a grace period for you to begin repayment of your student loan. It is different from lender to lender, so make sure that you are aware of this.
When deciding how much money to borrow in the form of student loans, try to determine the minimum amount needed to get by for the semesters at issue. Too many students make the mistake of borrowing the maximum amount possible and living the high life while in school. By avoiding this temptation, you will have to live frugally now, but will be much better off in the years to come when you are not repaying that money.
Make no mistake, student loan debt is an extremely sober undertaking that should be made only with a substantial amount of knowledge. The key to staying out of financial trouble while also obtaining a degree is to only borrow what is truly needed. Using the advice presented above can help anyone do just that.


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Hello, Joani here. This is my blog. I find the little things in life interesting and I love sharing things with others. Currently, I live in Seattle with my husband John and my dog Cordelia (cordeliathedog.wordpress.com). A few things I like: cardigans, animals, chevre, bacon, glitter, holidays, butter, photography.
I also love meeting new people and reading others' blogs, so feel free to shoot me a message!
-Joani Schofield
mary permalinkDecember 10, 2010 11:03 am
Enjoy reading your blog and seeing your great photos! xoxo
July 20, 2011 4:38 pm
Hi Joani,
I really like your blog 🙂
I sent you a comment on Apartment Therapy (I'm Goldy713) about a pinterest invite.You can contact me at email@example.com
Thank you so much for your reply! I'm really looking forward to starting a pinterest account.
October 11, 2011 12:57 pm
Are you on twitter?
Give Me Liberty permalinkNovember 25, 2011 9:02 am
Glad to have found another fan of Liberty of London, William Morris, and the Arts and Crafts Movement.
November 8, 2012 2:30 pm
Hi Joani!
My name is Philip Cortes, and I'm the co-founder of a service called Spokely – We're a Seattle classifieds site that launched last week. Our site makes the browsing of items better by emphasizing pictures, and we also have offer pick up, delivery, and buyer protection on every item listed.
I found your awesome blog and boards on Pinterest and thought I'd reach out. The content you produce is really awesome – there's clearly a lot I could learn from someone with your level of experience.
I was hoping you might have a few minutes to chat with a total newbie. I could do either a cup of coffee or a phone call, whichever is most convenient for you. (We're based in Fremont, but I'm mobile).
Thanks in advance for your time and advice! Very much look forward to hearing from you.
Philip C.


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Two 15-year old girls from different sides of the tracks compete to see who will be first to lose their virginity while at camp.
Little Darlings is a 1980 teen film starring Tatum O'Neal, Kristy McNichol, Matt Dillon and Armand Assante, directed by Ronald F. Maxwell.
The screenplay is written by Kimi Peck and Dalene Young. The original music score is composed by Charles Fox. The film is marketed with the tagline "Don't let the title fool you," a reference to a scene in which Randy comments on Angel's name, to which Angel replies, "Don't let the name fool you."
The film was notable for having a contemporary pop soundtrack, with music by artists like Blondie, Rickie Lee Jones and Supertramp. The original video release (blue box VHS and laserdisc) kept the soundtrack intact. However, many songs in the film such as Supertramp's "School", John Lennon's "Oh My Love" and The Bellamy Brothers' "Let Your Love Flow" were removed from the second round of home releases (VHS red box) due to licensing issues and replaced with sound-alikes. As of 2010, the film has not been released on DVD, but was briefly available for digital video rental on iTunes and Amazon with the original soundtrack. It has since been removed from both services.
"…Little Darlings somehow does succeed in treating the awesome and scary subject of sexual initiation with some of the dignity it deserves." — Roger Ebert
File under Blast From The Past, Childhood Memories, Cult Movies, Music, SeMeN SPeRmS Approved, SeMeN SPeRmS BLArRrG, SeMeN SPeRmS ViDeO CLuB, Sex
Conjured by o~ SeMeN SPeRmS ~o on July 3, 2011


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The Lakers' signing Wednesday of their second-round draft pick, Joe Crawford, brings the number of players now under contract to 16.
Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak has stated that the plan is to bring 18 players to training camp, which begins Sept. 30, at the Lakers' regular-season El Segundo practice facility.
With two spots still to fill, it is not too late for the Lakers to strongly consider bringing in unrestricted free agent guard Shaun Livingston, who has been rounding into training camp shape at Tim Grover's Attack Athletics training facility in Chicago.
If Livingston indeed will be healthy enough to play this season – as Grover vowed to me last week he would – then Livingston would be a asset to whichever NBA team signs him.
In the case of the Lakers, they have no one on their roster with the playmaking ability and court vision that Livingston possesses.
And consider this. Yes, really consider this.
Subtracting this past season, which Livingston missed entirely, to rehabilitate his surgically-repaired left knee, he still has three NBA seasons under his belt.
Yet, at the age of 22, he is two years younger than Coby Karl, who was a rookie last season, 18 months younger than four-year veteran Sasha Vujacic and three years younger than Dwayne Mitchell, who was signed this summer as a rookie free agent.
Livingston is just nine months older than the rookie Crawford, 14 months older than two-year man Jordan Farmar and two months older than the Lakers' second-round pick of last year, Sun Yue, who recently was signed to a contract.


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Hey guys. So I was making a page on tumblr for my pictures(VIEW HERE) that will have a lot of pictures I've taken that aren't featured on this website and I found a bunch of photos I took of my friend from college, Ness, when he came down to attend Fashion Week in Charleston with me from DC. He was wearing pieces from a few brands up from his neck of the woods. Check em out in the links below.
The 2egit Collective – Leopard Print tee
thecomeback! – Red Panda Tee
Demeanor Clothing – I Still Love H.E.R. tank top