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Quantum computing is an interesting topic. It is interesting becuse it can lead to key developments in many fields. It is also interesting because there is a huge deal of misunderstanding surrounding quantum computers. My aim is not to tell you how they work. There are people doing that much better than I could, but I think a more general background is required before diving into the details of how quantum computers work.
In this post, we will first observe what historical problems made quantum computers necessary, what developments turned people's attention towards quantum computing, and where it can possibly go. For the more technical parts, I will either link to, or provide basic introductions in the form of footnotes.1 You can directly click on them to go back and forth.
This is the first post in a two-post series on quantum computing. A link to the next post will magically appear at the end of this sentence when it is published.
Let's start with the early days.
Benioff, Feynman, and Deutsch
Like any other scientific endeavor, it is hard to single out an individual as the "inventor of the quantum computer," yet we can look back in time to those people who pioneered this unlikely marriage of quantum mechanics and computer science. Three physicists stand out in the early days, when quantum computing was no more than an idea: Paul Benioff, Richard Feynman, and David Deutsch.
In the year 1981, at Argonne National Labs, Paul Benioff was the first to propose a quantum mechanical model of computing, i.e. a Turing machine that operated on quantum mechanical principles.
His goal was to show that a quantum mechanical model of computation was not impossible, despite certain problems. For simplicity, he focused on a Turing machine that ran on a finite type. It also had to maintain a history tape to provide reversibility.
He was successful (given that we are talking about him 40 years later), but he had doubts about the possible use cases of such a machine:
…as far as the uses made so far are concerned, it probably makes no difference whether a computer is described classically or quantum mechanically.
Yet right in the next paragraph, he alludes to a key possible use case for quantum computers that brings us to our next physicist:
Consider, for example, the fact that one tests the validity of quantum mechanics by carrying out repetitions of an experiment and comparing the [result] with a theoretical expectation calculated on a computer.
No physics discussion is complete without Richard Feynman. His goal in this case was to simulate physics with computers, but he was not satisfied with an approximate simulation. He wanted an exact simulation that did not require gazillions of years to perform. He stated this problem in his 1981 speech appropriately titled "Simulating Physics with Computers."
Feynman was also the first to coin the term quantum computer. Before considering the possibility of such a simulation on classical computers, he asked if it could be done with quantum computers.
I therefore believe it's true that with a suitable class of quantum machines you could imitate any quantum system, including the physical world.
He left it as an open problem to define a universal quantum computer, similar to a universal Turing machine, that can simulate any quantum system:
It has been found that there is a kind of universal computer that can do anything, and it doesn't make much difference specifically how it's designed. […] What, in other words, is the universal quantum simulator?
So the field was open. The idea of a quantum computer that could be used to simulate any physical system was there. It would take an eccentric physicist and three years to take it from a possibility to a precisely defined reality.
In his paper "Quantum theory, the Church-Turing principle and the universal quantum computer", regarded as the epoch of quantum computing, David Deutsch showed that a universal quantum computer was in fact possible.
Deutsch, a physicist himself, was inspired by a conversation he had with Charles Bennett of IBM on the Church-Turing thesis, which says it is possible to create a machine that can compute any computable sequence. Deutsch defined a more general, physical version of the Church-Turing thesis, dubbed the Church-Turing-Deutsch principle:
Every finitely realizable physical system can be perfectly simulated by a universal model computing machine operating by finite means.
Classical physics and regular Turing machines did not obey this principle, so he proposed the "universal quantum computer". A quantum mechanical machine would be able to simulate any other quantum mechanical system, hence the entire physical world. He was more interested in such a machine's implications on quantum mechanics rather than actually building one though.
If such a machine was possible, then where did the extra computing power come from? He believed this quantum parallelism "placed an intolerable strain" on all interpretations of quantum mechanics except the many-worlds interpretation of Hugh Everett, also known as parallel universes interpretation.2 By extending the jargon, and making quantum physicists reading this die a little bit inside, we can say that when a quantum computer performs a computation, the result is computed in different universes at the same time. Let that sink in.
So the year is still 1985, and we have a model for building quantum computers to simulate quantum mechanics. Is this all? Why all the hype surrounding quantum computers today if all we could do was simulations? Turns out there is more than that.
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Simulating quantum mechanics is no simple task, but quantum computers still needed a "killer app" that would bring them more attention, and therefore funding. That application came in the form of an algorithm discovered by Peter Shor of Bell Labs in 1994. It was an algorithm, aptly named Shor's algorithm, to calculate the prime factors of integers.
There are two reasons why an integer factorization algorithm was such a big deal:
- It is practically impossible to factor large integers with classical computers. The revelation that quantum computers could do something other than simulation that classical computers couldn't, meant there could be many more applications.
- One of the most widely used cryptosystems, the RSA cryptosystem, inherits its security from the hardness of integer factorization. It would be easy to break RSA if one could factor integers in a reasonable time. This is also likely the reason why NSA is trying to build one.
It is worthwhile mentioning the "quantum computers will break all encryption and the world will collapse" narrative which seems to be widespread in the general public. It is wrong from a few aspects:
- The quantum computers we have right now are just not powerful enough to factor numbers as large as those used in RSA. The largest number to be factored with Shor's algorithm remains 21. Even a medium-secure 1024-bit RSA key is much, much larger than that.
- There is a whole branch of cryptography called post-quantum cryptography with people trying to find algorithms, (mostly public-key algorithms since symmetric algorithms and hash functions seem to be secure against quantum computers) that stand strong against quantum computers. Considering the above point, they still have a lot of time.
The one possible problem is migrating all the systems from RSA to new cryptosystems if it is still widely used when quantum computers become strong enough. Despite that, it is too early to call for a crisis because quantum computers "break" all modern cryptography.
It is not right to consider quantum computers as pure code-breaking machines though. The problem that prompted Feynman to propose an idea of quantum computers was simulating quantum mechanics. Even though it may seem like a niche application compared to integer factorization, accurate quantum simulation can pave the way for new breakthrougs in many areas. Nanotechnology, material science, and medicine are just a few examples that come to mind.
So is it just a faster computer?
A consequence of Shor's discovery was that people, and the media, started to think quantum computers could magically solve all the problems classical computers couldn't. SAT, traveling salesman, the meaning of life…anything! That is simply not the case. Let's see what complexity theory has to say about that.3
The BQP (bounded-error quantum polynomial-time) class covers problems that are solvable by a quantum computer in polynomial time, with at most 1/3 chance of error. We know that problems in P are also in BQP. That is to be expected considering quantum computing is a generalization of classical computing, and a quantum computer can be programmed to behave like a classical computer. It is BQP's relation with NP that interests us.
So far, we know for sure that NP is not a subset of BQP, so quantum computers won't magically solve all problems requiring exponential resources on classical computers. Furthermore, it is deemed unlikely that BQP contains NP-complete problems. So BQP contains some problems from NP, and possibly some from outside it, but the boundary between BQP and NP is still an open problem.
An important reason why there is such misunderstanding around quantum computers is that up to this point, pretty much all improvements in computers were of the same nature. Computers kept getting faster and faster, but they were essentially the same. Processors had more transistors, screens had more pixels. You could do the same things, but faster. Quantum computers don't fit this model. They are not just faster computers. They are faster computers, but they are also more than that. They can do things classical computers, no matter how fast, can't.
As a final note, think of the connection between classical mechanics and quantum mechanics. Physicists know that classical mechanics is wrong, and quantum mechanics is right, yet classical mechanics is perfectly fine to model stuff we interact with in our daily lives. Likely, quantum computers are generalized versions of classical computers, but that won't mean classical computers will become obsolete in a few years. They will remain more than enough for our practical purposes.
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Further Reading & Resources
If you want to learn more about quantum computers and how they work, this essay by Michael Nielsen and Andy Matuschak is one of the best.
The same Michael Nielsen also has a YouTube series on quantum computers.
Two approachable books are Quantum Computing Since Democritus by Scott Aaronson and Computing with Quantum Cats by John Gribbin.
Benioff, P. (1980). The computer as a physical system: A microscopic quantum mechanical Hamiltonian model of computers as represented by Turing machines. Journal of Statistical Physics, 22(5), 563–591. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01011339
Feynman, R. P. (1982). Simulating physics with computers. International Journal of Theoretical Physics, 21(6–7), 467–488. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02650179
Deutsch, D. (1985). Quantum theory, the Church-Turing principle and the universal quantum computer. Proceedings of the Royal Soci- Ety of London A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 400(1818), 97–117. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.1985.0070
Shor, P.W. (1994). Algorithms for quantum computation: discrete logarithms and factoring. Proceedings 35th Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science. IEEE Comput. Soc. Press: 124–134. doi:10.1109/sfcs.1994.365700.
Aaronson, S. (2010). BQP and the polynomial hierarchy. Proceedings of the Annual ACM Symposium on Theory of Computing, 141–150. https://doi.org/10.1145/1806689.1806711
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Like this one. ↩
The many-worlds interpretation is an intrepretation of quantum mechanics ususally compared with the Copenhagen interpretation. For the purposes of this article, it is enough to note that they both fit observations. See this Wikipedia article for a coverage of different interpretations of quantum mechanics. ↩
Computer scientists have grouped problems into different classes depending on their time and space requirements (we are mostly concerned with time here). Here are some of the key ones (if you are unfamiliar with the expressions "polynomial" and "exponential", take them as "reasonable time" and "way too long" respectively):
P: Problems that can be solved in polynomial time.
NP: Problems that require exponential time to solve, but whose solutions can be verified in polynomial time.
NP-complete: Any problem in NP can be modeled as an NP-complete problem. This means if one NP-complete problem is solved in polynomial time, then all other NP problems can be solved in polynomial time, hence P NP. No such solution has been found yet, in fact it is generally believed (though not proven) that P NP.
There are many more classes. The Complexity Zoo is the most comprehensive resource if you are interested in learning more. ↩


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Champions of Fond du Lac to feature Miss Wisconsin 2019 as guest speaker at July 31 event
FOND DU LAC – Miss Wisconsin 2019 Alyssa Bohm will speak to the Champions of Fond du Lac Chapter of People First from 6 to 8 p.m. July 31.
Bohm has worked as a special education teacher for the past year but will soon begin preparing for the Miss America competition. Her social impact initiative for the competition is "Enhancing Opportunities for Individuals with Special Needs." She will discuss several topics regarding the special needs community.
Also speaking at the event is Autumn Kastein, owner of Autumn's Closet in Fond du Lac. Kastein is also a pageant winner who will be speaking about her connection with the special needs community.
Champions of Fond du Lac, a new organization that serves people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is now in its second month of operations. Founder and Executive Director Brian Shaver created the organization with his fiancée Chelsea.
Shaver has five years of experience in a managerial position and previously worked for The Arc Fond du Lac. He said he created the organization because he saw a need for it in the community.
"There's a lot of need for affordable activities for the IDD population of Fond du Lac County," he said.
He said Champions of Fond du Lac will serve individuals within the city, but will also make the organization accessible to those who live in the surrounding area. Beginning in August, Shaver has plans to expand their services to the Waupun area.
"The biggest thing is that we're not just going to be contained to Fond du Lac city," he said. "It's not fair for everyone to have to come to Fond du Lac."
Shaver aims to have the same resources and activities available in Waupun as in Fond du Lac. The organization also provides transportation, and currently has seven vehicles in their fleet.
The organization is a Special Olympics Wisconsin Agency and aims to offer Unified Sports as well as "17 or 18" activities that the Special Olympics of Fond du Lac offers. In August, Shaver said the group will be adding volleyball and other activities for clients. Currently, the group offers a book club and is involved with People First.
Shaver's fiancée Chelsea serves as the director of youth programs for Champions, and Michelle Donovan is the director of operations in Waupun.
The public event is at Moraine Park Technical College, 235 N. National Ave., Fond du Lac. For more information, go to championsoffondulac.org or contact Brian Shaver at 920-602-5063 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
RELATED:'Anybody can participate': NAMI of Fond du Lac sets fifth motorcycle, car ride for July 27


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Today's Highlight in History: On March 24, 1765, Britain enacted the Quartering Act, requiring American colonists to provide temporary housing to British soldiers.
On this date:
In 1832, a mob in Hiram, Ohio, attacked, tarred and feathered Mormon leaders Joseph Smith Jr. and Sidney Rigdon.
In 1882, German scientist Robert Koch (kohk) announced in Berlin that he had discovered the bacillus responsible for tuberculosis.
In 1932, in a first, radio station WJZ (later WABC) broadcast a variety program from a moving train in Maryland.
In 1934, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill granting future independence to the Philippines.
In 1944, in occupied Rome, the Nazis executed more than 300 civilians in reprisal for an attack by Italian partisans the day before that had killed 32 German soldiers.
In 1955, the Tennessee Williams play "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" opened on Broadway.
In 1958, rock-and-roll singer Elvis Presley was inducted into the Army in Memphis, Tenn.
In 1976, the president of Argentina, Isabel Peron, was deposed by her country's military.
In 1980, one of El Salvador's most respected Roman Catholic Church leaders, Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero, was shot to death by a sniper as he celebrated Mass in San Salvador.
In 1989, the supertanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on a reef in Alaska's Prince William Sound and began leaking 11 million gallons of crude oil.
In 1995, after 20 years, British soldiers stopped routine patrols in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
In 1999, NATO launched airstrikes against Yugoslavia, marking the first time in its 50-year existence that it had ever attacked a sovereign country.
Ten years ago: President George W. Bush, during a six-hour visit to El Salvador, held out the promise of expanded trade to Central American nations. At the Academy Awards, Halle Berry became the first black actress to win an Oscar for a leading role for her work in "Monster's Ball," while Denzel Washington became the second black actor, after Sidney Poitier, to win in the best actor category for "Training Day."
Five years ago: The U.N. Security Council unanimously voted to impose new sanctions against Iran for its refusal to stop enriching uranium.
One year ago: The Census Bureau released its first set of national-level findings from the 2010 count on race and migration, showing that Hispanics accounted for more than half of the U.S. population increase over the previous decade, exceeding estimates in most states as they crossed a new census milestone: 50 million, or 1 in 6 Americans.
Today's Birthdays: Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti is 93. Fashion and costume designer Bob Mackie is 73. Actor R. Lee Ermey is 68. Movie director Curtis Hanson is 67. Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire is 65. Rock musician Lee Oskar is 64. Singer Nick Lowe is 63. Rock musician Dougie Thomson (Supertramp) is 61. Fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger is 61. Comedian Louie Anderson is 59. Actress Donna Pescow is 58. Actor Robert Carradine is 58. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is 56. Actress Kelly LeBrock is 52. Rhythm-and-blues DJ Rodney "Kool Kollie" Terry (Ghostown DJs) is 51. TV personality Star Jones is 50. Country-rock musician Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers) is 48. Actor Peter Jacobson is 47. Rock singer-musician Sharon Corr (The Corrs) is 42. Actress Lara Flynn Boyle is 42. Rapper Maceo (AKA P.A. Pasemaster Mase) is 42. Actress Megyn Price is 41. Actor Jim Parsons is 39. Actress Alyson Hannigan is 38. NFL quarterback Peyton Manning is 36.
Thought for Today: "Either you think, or else others have to think for you and take power from you, pervert and discipline your natural tastes, civilize and sterilize you." – F. Scott Fitzgerald, American author (1896-1940).


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It is my pleasure to present Robert Eggleton–author of Rarity from the Hollow. His novel was awarded a five-star review from Readers' Favorite as well as a gold Badge of Approval from Awesome Indies!
1. Tell us a little bit about yourself.
Hi, Jessy. Thanks for inviting me to tell your readers a little about myself and my debut novel, Rarity from the Hollow. I'm a sixty-five year old, retired children's psychotherapist. I live in Charleston, West Virginia. I earned a Master's Degree in Social Work in 1977 and have been involved in children's advocacy for the last forty years.
Besides writing and reading for enjoyment, my hobbies include vegetable gardening, watching West Virginia University sports, movies, and I have an old truck that I LOVE. It's a 1966 Dodge with the original slant-six engine — well, never mind the technicals. The truck needs a lot of work and it has been fun to restore, so much fun that I'm taking my time to make the fun last. BTW, I mentioned this model truck in my novel. lol
2. When did you start writing?
I grew up in an impoverished household and would write stories to entertain myself and others. It was free recreation for me and my family. I shared my stories with others in the neighborhood, such as clerks in stores and service station attendants (gas stations used to employ people to pump the gas – lol). In a way, I guess that it was an early model of networking. My stories got better and my audience grew. In the eighth grade I won the school's short story writing competition and began to dream of getting my family out of poverty by becoming a rich and famous author.
Tragedy that I won't go into struck my family and I stopped sharing my writings. They became dark, introspective, emotive…I'm sure that some of it was related to adolescence. I became heavily involved in the antiwar movement in college – a time when kids saw themselves as street fighters of a counter culture. I wrote material for handouts at war protests and then one day something clicked – I must have been reading Vonnegut at the time. I turned my anger into satiric comedy with a poem ("The White Machine" – a commode, lol) and the poem was published in a zine: The Purple Press. The next semester or so, and as part of a creative writing class assignment, another of my poems was published in the West Virginia Student Poetry Anthology. It was titled, "Our Real Warmth" and was one of several of my poems with the same title and themes (I know, I know, you're not supposed to do that – use the same title for different poems but I figure that each of us has different real warmths). A version of this poem just won first place in an international science fiction poetry competition: http://wildcat.wsc.edu/clubs/willycon/zine/poetry/2015/Our_Real_Warmth.php
During but increasingly after the Vietnam War ended, I became more involved with children's rights. For a very long time, very long, my fiction took a back seat to nonfiction. Sure, like most writers I dabbled with stories to reduce that compulsion, but my finished products were:
- dozens of (mostly scathing) investigative reports on children's programs published by the West Virginia Supreme Court;
- a residential service model for housing abandoned kids in the community instead of in large institutions that was accepted into and distributed by the Child Welfare League of America Resource Library;
- a model for reuniting runaway and homeless youth with their families nationally distributed by the U.S. Department of Justice;
- research on kids bouncing from one foster home to the next and the impact of involving those kids in placement decisions that was published by a child welfare agency and presented at the 1983 National Association of Social Workers conference;
- West Virginia's first child fatality by maltreatment report as a member of its first Child Fatality Review Team ("Daniel's Death" – this was a heart breaker to write – I cried so much that I couldn't see the monitor) and distributed to all child protective services workers in the state;
- And, other nonfiction that I'll probably think of later, but you get the idea.
In 2002, I accepted a job as a children's psychotherapist for our local mental health center. While emotionally draining – working with kids who needed intensive treatment, many of whom had been victimized, some sexually – the position didn't involve much writing (except exhaustive therapy notes, yuck!). By 2006 I couldn't hold back my need to write any longer and I started writing fiction again. I submitted a fictional / satirical essay (SciFi) to a print magazine and it was published by Wingspan Quarterly ("I Found God in Cyberspace").
This early success bolstered my drive, but it was also a confusing time for emerging writers: electronic vs. print. This period was almost a war with hot debates, etc. I wrote a short story next, young adult literary science fiction, that was published in another print magazine – Beyond Centauri ("Lionel" – it used an off-world setting to address child poverty in the U.S.). Both of these magazines subsequently went under as the new electronic age took over. I know that the first magazine can still be ordered because I stumbled across it while surfing, but I've not looked for the other since I have a copy of it, as well. (If interested, contact me and I'll email you a scanned copy of the story.)
3. Do you recall the moment you first conceived the idea for your novel?
Part of my job at the mental health facility was the facilitation of group therapy sessions. One day in 2006, a skinny little girl not only disclosed detail about her victimization, but continued to speak of her hopes and dreams for the future. Her resilience was inspiring to everyone. Before the end of that work day I had a protagonist and a rough outline of Rarity from the Hollow in my head – a powerful female protagonist who doesn't have an ounce of sex appeal, doesn't carry a sword or light saber, and who is destined to save the universe, her own family first, of course. While Lacy Dawn, the protagonist, is a composite of many children that I've met over the years, her core is the little girl who sat around the table from me during group therapy that day in 2006.
I submitted the first manuscript of the story to a new eBook publisher six months later. After another six months of editing by mailing the paper manuscripts back and forth – a lot of postage – the first version of Rarity from the Hollow was published. To promote it, I wrote another short story that was published in Atomjack Science Fiction Magazine ("Stainless Steel" – adult literary science fiction addressing child maltreatment, adolescent mental health treatment, and an alien assisted murder plot by Lacy Dawn and her best friend, Faith). A month later, both the eBook publisher and the magazine closed shop. Honest, it wasn't my fault. "Stainless Steel" was reprinted by an Australian author on her blog a few months ago and can be read here: https://racheltsoumbakos.wordpress.com/2015/08/07/freebie-stainless-steel-by-robert-eggleton/
The current version of Rarity from the Hollow was published by Dog Horn Publishing, a traditional small press located in Leeds. There is a difference between the two, but as this novel approaches republication as a second edition projected for July 2016, I'm still insecure about whether it has become too strong in forcing readers outside of their comfort zones. The social commentary is more frank and honest now, perhaps even offending the prudish. The novel has received many glowing reviews by book critics and experienced book reviewers, otherwise the publisher would not be interested in investing in the upcoming second edition. But, some readers have reported that the early tragedy was too harsh for them to easily get to the subsequent satire and comedy.
I guess that no book can be for everybody, so I decided to stop second-guessing myself based on book reviews. Here's an excerpt of a book review published on 6-11-16 and which totally eliminated my last minute self-assessment as an author and his debut novel:
"…The best thing about "Rarity" is the writing. It feels timeless, classic and mature in a way that would ensure its longevity if more people knew about it. I would even say it could be read in a college setting both for the craft itself and its unique brand of storytelling. The premise was brilliant and brought a distinctive approach to the adult-fairytale/modern-retelling sub-genre…" — Tay LaRoi https://cheapreads.wordpress.com/
4. Tell us a little bit about your book's title.
The title, Rarity from the Hollow, came from a scene in the novel. I don't want to spoil anything, so this may sound a little vague. Lacy Dawn's team had returned from their first visit to planet Shptiludrp (Shop Until You Drop), the central location of universal governance established through a long standing conflict between extreme consumerism and socialism. On first read, their adventure is "silly" and comedic, so forget about politics for a minute. Anyway, the team brought home to the hollow a spaceship full of merchandise that they loaded into the barn. They didn't know what most of the items were or were for….
Because the barn was needed and the stuff was in the way, Lacy decided to have a yard sale. She advertised on the internet: Rarity from the Hollow, Items of…. The yard sale turned into a Woodstock type event – pot smoking, music, VWs stuck in creeks…. Just read it and you will understand. Sorry.
5. Does your story have a moral?
No, I wouldn't say that Rarity from the Hollow actually has a moral to the story. There are many messages, but that doesn't mean the messages will be interpreted by one reader the same as interpreted by another. I don't write or want to read anything that is "preachy." Heck, I don't even think that religious literature, like the pamphlets that one finds on the floors of public toilet stalls, should be so preachy. I wouldn't want to touch such content, even if it would have been delivered under more sanitary conditions. I want to write about important issues that one person may think support a particular position but the next reader finds the opposite. I don't have the answers to the most important questions and challenges that humans face.
The narrative of Rarity from the Hollow addresses social issues: poverty, domestic violence, child maltreatment, local and intergalactic economics, mental health concerns – including PTSD experienced by Veterans and the medicinal use of marijuana for treatment of Bipolar Disorder, Capitalism, and touched on the role of Jesus: "Jesus is everybody's friend, not just humans." These messages do not advocate for anything specific.
One of my personal truths is that enough is not being done to prevent child abuse / exploitation in the world. Author proceeds have been donated to Children's Home Society of West Virginia: http://www.childhswv.org/
6. Of the characters you've created, which one is your favorite?
The main characters in Rarity from the Hollow are:
- Lacy Dawn, the preadolescent protagonist, an empowered victim of child maltreatment;
- Jenny, her downtrodden mother who learns how to be strong from her daughter;
- Dwayne, her war damaged father who is a villain until cured of PTSD and who never fully acknowledges his wrongdoings;
- Tom, a born-rich successful businessman with Bipolar Disorder who moves to the hollow to escape city life and who distributes marijuana;
- Faith, who plays an annoying and comical ghost most of the story after she is murdered by her father (no scenes, just reference to her having been sexually abused);
- Brownie, the family mutt who is the only character in the story with enough natural empathy skills to communicate with a vile enemy in order to solve the threat to the universe;
- The two managers of Shptiludrp, brothers who are so much alike except for their political views that have kept them estranged for millennia (don't want to spoil here, sorry).
I love Lacy Dawn and so have other people. Here's an example:
"…When Eggleton requested a review of Rarity from the Hollow, I was hesitant to accept. I usually do not read or review books that discuss child abuse or domestic violence; however, I was intrigued by the excerpt and decided to give it a shot. I am glad that I took a risk; otherwise, I would have missed out on a fantastic story with a bright, resourceful, and strong protagonist that grabbed my heart and did not let go. It is not every day that I find a kindred spirit in a book, but I found one in Lacy Dawn! I admired her courage, her imagination, and her intelligence; I could go on for days about the excellent job that Eggleton did in developing Lacy Dawn's character…." http://www.onmykindle.net/2015/11/rarity-from-hollow.html
However, I'm a little disappointed that Lacy Dawn let her maltreatment reduce her ability to speak empathetically to others. She didn't become hardened, but logical and goal oriented. This happens so often in real-life child abuse cases – dissociative, desensitization…. She loved Faith, but never spoke to her gently, which may have been in Faith's best interests after all.
I hated Dwayne the first part of the novel, and never became fond of him although he did have admirable attributes regarding hard work and providing for his family's material needs, and a sense of larger duty. Tom, oh I don't know – I guess that I like him okay. He's competent. Jenny, well, she wants to be a good mother but even after she is healthy she becomes overly consumed with romance with her husband. And, Faith, why didn't she tell somebody what her father was doing to her? I understand, unfortunately, having met so many other children just like her in real life.
Bottom line, I didn't create any of the characters so that readers would fall in love with them – for me that's irrelevant. My favorite character is Brownie – he's totally cool, funny, and always loving.
7. What is your favorite book genre?
I read in all genres. Yes, I'm not ashamed to admit that I even read romance novels. I don't read erotica, not that I'm opposed to it. I think that I've just lost interest. (Maybe I should go see a doctor? lol) I've become a little bored with YA teenage angst, but a good story will still pull me in. I haven't been dazzled by hard science fiction for a while, but that's probably because technology in real life is moving so fast that I'm dazzled by it.
So far in fiction, I write literary speculative and hope to expand into other genre bending projects. However, I don't think that I will ever want to write anything using a lot of flowery adjectives and adverbs. It's just not me. And, I like to write shorter names for characters than found in some, especially fantasy novels with complicated lineages. I'm just getting started as an author, so we'll see!
8. Any project in the works?
Yes, I've always got something going on. I've submitted a more academic type essay to a journal that is pending consideration, and a YA story for older teens. The next full-length Lacy Dawn Adventure is Ivy – how far will a child go to save a parent from addiction? It's an adult novel. I've already told you about the projected republication of Rarity from the Hollow, so I'll be spending a lot of time in promotions instead of writing, but that's just part of the entirety of being an author.
And now for a game of "Which Do/Would You Prefer?"
1. Books or movies?
Books – they last longer.
2. Car or motorcycle?
Car, but do you guys know about Bikers Against Child Abuse? This is an international organization with bikers going to court with abused kids to help represent best interests as Court Appointed Special Advocates. I LOVE this organization. I bet most of your have a chapter nearby. They always have events going on.
3. Ebook or physical book?
I now accumulate eBooks, in part, because I've got no more room in my small house for physical books. lol I live in a library.
4. Nights out or nights in?
I mostly like nights in these days, but if there is something special I don't hesitate to jump into it. I hate bars.
5. Living in the city or living in the country?
I would love to live in the country but at my age I need easy access to medical services. I do own a farm over an hour away from the closest 911 responder. I miss it, a bunch.
6. Having telepathy or having telekinesis?
Telekinesis. Sometimes it's best not to know what others are thinking.
7. Being able to travel to the past or being able to travel to the future?
The future.
8. Making a phone call or sending a text?
9. Staying in a hotel or going camping?
10. Working in a group or working alone?
Depends on the project – either is cool.
11. Losing all of your money or losing every picture you've ever taken and every picture that has ever been taken of you?
Losing money would be preferable to losing pictures – I don't have that much money to lose anyway. lol
12. To find true love or to win the lottery?
I've been married for forty-five years, so I want the money.
13. Being able to speak and understand every language known to humankind or being able to speak and understand every language known to animals?
14. Staying awake for forty-eight hours (continuous) or walking for twenty-four hours (also continuous)?
Staying awake – I'm used to insomnia.
15. To never again eat a piece of chocolate or to never again drink a cup of coffee?
I'd give up chocolate before coffee. I live on coffee. Maybe that's why I have insomnia sometimes. lol
Thank you for joining us, Robert!
Readers: want to connect with Robert? You can find him on Twitter, Goodreads, Facebook (author page and personal profile), and Google+. Also, be sure to check out his website. Want to purchase a copy of Rarity from the Hollow? Click here to check out the eBook's particulars. Click here to check out those of the physical book.


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Episode 58: Navigating the Emotions of 2020
As we close out 2020 and look ahead to 2021, there's no guest on the show this week. We've already recorded five episodes for 2021, which I am so excited to share with you all starting in January, but this week I just wanted to take some time to share some thoughts that I've had on my heart this year and reflect on some of the events that shaped me in 2020.
This year has been a bear, without question. I don't know what you've dealt with in 2020, but I know you've dealt with something. We all have. We've all experienced suffering and pain — some of us in ways we could never have imagined. The loss and isolation we felt at times was unlike anything we've experienced in some time. For some this might have genuinely been the worst year of your life.
As we get closer and closer to the New Year — or maybe you've already started to see this — your social media will probably be filled with people talking about how they're ready to end this "dumpster fire" of a year and welcome in a new year.
This happens every single year — we get to the end of the year and people are ready to throw the current year away and welcome in a new one. You've heard me say it before, but the phrase "dumpster fire," especially in this context, has become somewhat of a pet peeve of mine. It just seems like an overwrought, low-hanging-fruit way to describe a bad year, especially one like 2020.
We know the reality is that every year for the rest of our lives will bring heartache, suffering, pain, and sadness.
Just because the calendar switches over to January 2021, that doesn't mean COVID-19 or any other horrible thing about 2020 will magically disappear. Some of you are still in the thick of whatever it is you've been going through. That won't go away just because the calendar says it's a new year.
Let's instead position our hearts to be excited about what's to come but also remember what we've gone through.
You might feel like this year was a dumpster fire. But you have gone through it. God has led you through the fire.
As you enter a new year, I pray you don't forget the work God did in you and through this year. Even in the times when it was so hard to see it.
Friends, I cannot thank you enough for joining me on this journey in 2020 and supporting me and this show all year. You are the reason I do this show and I hope the conversations we've had on here have brought value to your life.
I'm so excited about where this show is headed in 2021 and I can't wait to continue bringing you more amazing conversations with incredible people.
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According to FightMetric Johnny Hendricks and Robbie Lawler combined for 348 strikes landed in their five round war at UFC 171. More impressively, 308 of those strikes were "significant strikes". No positionally weak arm punches, no calf kicks in the clinch, just two fighters slugging it out, round after round after round. And now, MMAJunkie is reporting that those 308 significant strikes are the most ever in a UFC title fight, blowing the previous high water mark of 256 set by Carlos Condit and Nick Diaz back at UFC 143, out of the water.
It's a nice record for the UFC to build on in a year that has thus far been on the books for all the wrong reasons. Both UFC 169 and then UFC Fight Night 36 (which followed shortly thereafter) set records for the longest UFC event of all time. It's been a largely decision plagued year for Zuffa fight cards in general, holding well above normal with only 36% of all fights ending before the final bell. Hendricks vs. Lawler may have gone all five rounds, but they were glorious rounds, and the statistical significance only goes to back that up.
There's no word on who's next for Johny Hendricks now that he's finally got the belt around his waist. But, Bloody elbow's staff has turned their collective brainpower to the problem to try and figure out which of the current top ten welterweights deserves a crack at the title. So, check it out, and in the meantime, which of the current champs do you think has a shot at breaking this significant strike record?


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I'd like to add having a family photo session to my list. There are obvious reasons of course, but you probably won't know the unique reasons unless you have had that experience yourself or read about it from those that did. I've utilized my degree in photojournalism for the last decade in Tybee to create a style of candid fine art.
I like my sessions to stretch well beyond simply a list of shots, but to be a collaboration with my clients. I feel confident in placing my clients in situations that they feel so comfortable in that they respond naturally and I am able to capture images that express that. When spontaneous moments happen I relish and seize that time to get as many unique and true moments as possible. This usually looks like me chasing the smallest family member when they begin to run in excitement towards the ocean, dancing a bit to get everyone to laugh sincerely or giving a couple the space to feel safe to express their affection for each other (see images below). It lets everyone know I'm serious about everyone feeling they can be themselves and getting images that truly represent their family. It also says that I understand the moments that have weight as well as when not to take myself too seriously and am happy to enter the ocean, run backwards (often falling) or crawl in the sand to get the shot.
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The Canadian Opera Company provides a traditional production (that is a compliment) of Puccini's La Bohème at Toronto's Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. Its strengths are a well sung Mimi (Grazia Doronzio) and Marcello (Joshua Hopkins), fine directing by John Caird. The set design is very good except for the first act and the orchestral playing is sound. I doubt that there were too many tears streaming down the cheeks of the audience but most people rightly enjoyed a viewing of the old weepie.
Italian soprano Doronzio appeared small and frail, just as one would imagine Mimi to be. Her voice emanated from her like a flower captured in time-lapse photography. She would start slowly and tentatively as in "Mi chiamano Mimì" and then her voice would blossom and become evocative, full of emotion and a delight to hear
My full review of this production may be read here:
La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini with libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica opened on October 3 and will be performed twelve times on various dates until October 30, 2013 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario. Tel: 416-363-6671. www.coc.ca


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Texas WR John Burt, S Caden Sterns join the injury list as training camp grind continues
Training camp gets monotonous here in the middle of August. As Texas coach Tom Herman said, the excitement of football season has worn off, but the season opener is still weeks away.
"This is when the pros show up and the guys that aren't pros get exposed," Herman said after Thursday's practice.
At this point, Herman may need some professional bubble wrap. Receiver John Burt is battling a foot injury, and safety Caden Sterns has a bruised shoulder.
News of their injuries came one day after it was announced that freshmen Ayodele Adeoye and DeMarvion Overshown were both ruled out for the Maryland game with knee injuries. Adeoye was already in the mix at linebacker, and Overshown was defensive back who moved to linebacker to help provide depth.
On the positive side, starting cornerback Davante Davis (hamstring) is projected to return to practice next week. And UT coaches have their fingers crossed that linebacker Jeffrey McCulloch (strained pectoral) will return to action before the opener.
All of these injuries come at a time when player safety is national news. Maryland administrators are facing a firestorm over the June 13 death of Jordan McNair. The university president announced the school had fired the Terps' strength and conditioning coach. Head coach DJ Durkin remains on administrative leave.
The University of Maryland Board of Regents is scheduled to have a meeting Friday to discuss Durkin's future.
"Any time you lose a student-athlete, it's a tragedy," Herman said. "Our hearts and thoughts and prayers are with him and his family and the whole university of Maryland community. But I have a lot of confidence in the way our training staff, our strength staff and our coaches. The way they operate is as good as there is in the country. We take every precaution that there is."
To that end, UT players are now enjoying another benefit at Frank Denius Fields. A refrigerated shipping container — something an 18-wheeler would haul — is now available for the Longhorns. On Thursday, players walked out of the indoor practice facility and straight into the cooling box and literally chilled.
UT equipment staffers had been working several days to get the container operational, before the Maryland news broke.
Injuries hurt LB depth: Defensive coordinator Todd Orlando might feel lonely in the linebacker room.
Malik Jefferson left school early to go pro, and Edwin Freeman transferred. Adeoye and Overshown's injuries complicates things, and senior Anthony Wheeler must sit out the first half against Maryland for a targeting ejection last season.
Asked about his level of concern, Herman said, "High. … But we're pretty well versed in our dime package, so if we had to live in that for a week we could."
QB battle back and forth: Herman praised quarterbacks Sam Ehlinger and Shane Buechele on Thursday and indicated neither player can pull away from the other.
"We need for one guy to be ahead for more than one day," Herman said. "Both have had really, really good moments. They both had some that you shake your head at. But overall, it's a really good thing. Both of the have used each other to where they'r playing at a level that I hadn't seen either of them play. Now, one of those guys has to put that together back-to-back-back."
The Longhorns are scheduled to have their second scrimmage on Saturday. It will be closed to the public and media.
O-line coming together: The Longhorns' offensive line is starting to come together, if you can parse Herman's words correctly. The coach was asked about redshirt freshman Samuel Cosmi, but Herman gave insight about the unity's overall depth.
"I think we're probably nine guys right now, and you probably have six that you wouldn't hold your breath when they're in the game," Herman said. "The other three could get you through a game, but you'd probably have to protect them a little bit. The rest of the crew is probably developmental at this point. But Sam would be one of those nine."
Grad transfer Calvin Anderson is developing. According to the UT football Instagram account, Anderson and freshman running back Keaontay Ingram both had the black stripes removed from their helmets — a sure sign of proving themselves.
UT coaches require newcomers to wear red stripes on their helmets in practice, so coaches can identify them faster on video. Quarterbacks and running backs wear black stripes on their helmet so coaches can see if they are looking in the proper direction.
Fan autograph session: UT's No. 1 fan, Matthew McConaughey, took in practice on Thursday. This came one day after he was called out by cornerback Kris Boyd on the debut episode of "Texas Football All Access" on Longhorn Network.
Fans can get all the Longhorns' autographs from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Sunday at Royal-Memorial Stadium. Team posters will be provided. Admission is free.
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Syria's Government Has Launched an Offensive on Aleppo
Dozens of civilians have been killed in the city just a day after talks failed in New York over the resumption of a cease-fire.
NEWS BRIEF Dozens of people have been killed and several others wounded in airstrikes carried out by the Syrian military in rebel-held parts of Aleppo, less than a day after international diplomatic efforts in New York to restart a cease-fire failed.
The BBC reports at least 27 civilians were killed in Friday's airstrikes, though others are reporting a higher death toll. This latest offensive in eastern Aleppo, the battleground of some of the civil war's most intense fighting, was announced by the Syrian defense ministry overnight as an attempt by President Bashar al-Assad's regime to retake control of the city, which has been divided since 2012, and is one of the last major rebel strongholds.
The government cautioned the city's civilian population—some 250,000 people—to avoid rebel-held areas.
The Syrian Civil Defense, a group of volunteer rescuers known commonly as the White Helmets, said three of its four centers were targeted in the bombings.
3 of the 4 @SyriaCivilDef centers in Aleppo city targeted this morning. 60 air strikes in East Aleppo pic.twitter.com/g5seYilDbY— The White Helmets (@SyriaCivilDef) September 23, 2016
Meanwhile, in New York, U.S. and Russian officials announced that efforts to revive the cease-fire had failed.
"We can't go out to the world and say we have an agreement when we don't," John Kerry, the American secretary of state, said Thursday following a meeting with Sergey Lavrov, his Russian counterpart, and officials from the 23-member International Syria Support Group.
Kerry reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to bringing an end to the Syrian civil war, which is entering its sixth year, but cited the need for Syrian leaders and their Russian allies to "do their part."
Kerry and Lavrov met again on Friday, though it remains unclear if the two architects of the original cease-fire came to an agreement. Tensions have remained high between the two countries since the end of the cease-fire and the bombing of a U.N. humanitarian convoy, an attack which both countries claim they were not responsible for.
Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the German foreign minister, issued a statement Friday calling on world leaders—specifically those in Washington and Moscow—to honor the shared consensus to "not leave Syria in the lurch."
FM #Steinmeier after the "very open+controversial" discussion during the #ISSG meeting: We are not allowed to leave #Syria in the lurch. pic.twitter.com/CyqaL8H8Je— GermanForeignOffice (@GermanyDiplo) September 23, 2016
Absent an agreed upon cease-fire, hostilities in Syria are unlikely to subside given the Assad's intent to regain as much lost territory as possible. As my colleague Krishnadev Calamur noted,"Assad is now more firmly entrenched as Syria's president than at any time since the civil war began in 2011, and he has little incentive to stop the fighting." Indeed, with his Russian and Iranian military backers, Assad has wrested back much of the territory lost since the fighting began in 2011.
The Syrian conflict pits Assad, backed by Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah, against several rebel groups, backed by the U.S., Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Qatar.


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Uh-oh, looks Tamaki Honda got scared upon being dragged by a new character from last week's episode.
Honestly, Tamaki's father would get angry if a stranger mishandled his daughter!
Anyways, this is Minaha and she wants to challenge Tamaki Honda to an illustration showdown! Why? Because she was supposed to join the SNS Club, but Ayame Seki scoot her off during their crunch-time on finishing Magic of Stella.
On the other hand, the reason why Minaha decided to join the SNS Club in the first place is because she was inspired by Iris' love novels and found out that her idol is within the club. By the way, "Iris" is Ayame Seki's nickname so it'll be bad for Minaha as her idol novelist turned out to be the person who kicked her out!
Anyways, time for their showdown as Minaha told Tamaki to draw a character from one of Aya- I mean Iris' novels!
For Tamaki however, she's doing it right away after reading it. Well, Tamaki already read one of her bizarre love novels at the clubroom.
And look, she finally finished one character even though it looked like a middle-aged man.
Although her illustrations are suited for seinen manga and hard-boiled novels, Tamaki shows that she can draw like a pro!
Anyways, seems that Minaha lost her challenge against Tamaki Honda, despite the fact that she haven't made a single drawing yet.
Well, it's her own fault for inviting Tamaki to an illustration showdown in the first place!
On the other hand, Tamaki decided to give her a free copy of Magic of Stella out of pity.
After all, Tamaki is a nice girl who want to make her father proud by drawing things!
But then again, Minaha took the game from Tamaki without saying thank you…
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But there you have it on this week's episode as Minaha went towards the sunset as fast as possible… and then play Magic of Stella at home because it would be a waste on not playing the game after stealing it.
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Ifigenia Katsaridou
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Tina Alamanou
Community Manager
Christina Strafti
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Maria Olga Vlachou
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Andreas Kanellopoulos
Dany Dombi
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Dionysis Georganos
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Anat Shtark
Founder & CEO
Our founder, the mind and soul behind Theana. Anat was born in Israel, in a family who fully participated in the creation of this new State, and its new multicultural society. Her childhood was nurtured by stories of strong people, women and men, driven by the desire, to fulfil the dream inherited, cherished and longed for by the Jewish people for centuries. To be reunited with their roots.
After her military service in the Israeli Navy, she did postgraduate studies in the Social Sciences and Psychology. She soon left home to further her Studies in Paris, where she began what was meant to become a long and successful career in the field of Psychosocial Science. During her career she has developed and was in charge of many innovative , social and sustainable projects, in France and abroad.
Aiming always, to integrate the values of Social justice with women's and men's empowerment in her projects, she soon realised that women, in times of crisis are affected the most. Thus, she began focusing on projects which would practically support young women who were helplessly seeking employment, mothers who needed a job to contribute to the family income, women who needed to actively contribute to the socio-economic development of their society and at the same time to become financially autonomous.
Anat created THEANA in honour of strong women and men in her family.
Ifigenia Katsaridou
Associate Special Adviser on Greek, International and European Policy, Equality and Human Rights.
Ifigenia Katsaridou, is an Economist, specializing in European Law and International Organizations, has for years held the position of Adviser on Equality and Human Rights in the Greek public sector and internationally, on issues of women's entrepreneurship, culture, sports and, in general, the protection of women's rights in all areas of public life.
Ifigenia Katsaridou was the President of the Committee for Equality in the Council of Europe, Greece's representative in international organizations such as the UN, European Commission, OECD, OSCE, where she participated with presentations and interventions promoting Greek human rights positions.
Member of the "Association for Women's Rights" with important charitable activity, Ms. Katsaridou is a member of the mentors committee of the organization "HOPE GENESIS", a member of the Board of the HELLENIC RED CROSS, a member of the Board of the organization "WOMEN OF EUROPE" and member of the ICC-Women.
Tina Alamanou
Community Manager
The Theana Social Media expert and Community Manager. Tina is an accomplished professional in the marketing and advertising industry, skilled in Fashion Marketing, Advertising, Event Management, Art Direction and Public Relations. She combines her talent for the arts with Fashion Digital Marketing, focusing in Digital Communication and the Media for the fashion business. She is also an Instructor of Fashion Marketing at the American College of Greece, Deere College and is head of her own fashion agency "Whatever Works", bringing brands and lifestyle influencers together.
Christina Strafti
Operations Director
Christina The Theana Production Manager, handles product development, production, and quality assurance. With over 10 years of experience in the fashion industry as a freelance fashion designer, brand owner and production specialist, Christina has a demonstrated experience in manufacturing management from conception to the end product. She believes that the key to a successful production process is to build solid collaborations, whilst keeping in pace with the ever- evolving fashion market.
Maria Olga Vlachou
Artistic Consultant
Maria Olga was born in Athens, Greece. Her studies focused in Graphic Design and Interior decoration. As a multidisciplinary designer – artist, she is constantly inspired by digital art, music, people, culture, architecture and heritage.
She has worked in the advertising industry as a Senior Art Director, in major multinational companies, for fifteen years. When the economic crisis hit Greece in recent years, she decided to take a risk and go in uncharted territory, creating her own fashion enterprise Postfolk as owner and designer, and at the same time, offer consulting services to businesses, based on her experience as luxury branding expert.
The idea behind her own brand was inspired by the Greek folk, traditional embroidery which Maria Olga began turning it dot by dot, into unique design creations. Her purpose was to salvage the duying art of embroidery, full of masterpieces of Greek folk heritage and preserve them for the future.
Her work has received international recognition and in 2017, she was honored to be chosen, as one of the few Greek, contemporary, creative entrepreneurs to participate with POSTFOLK, in the exhibition "Beware of the Greeks", at the European Parliament, in Brussels.
Her motto is "Unhappy is immoral".
Andreas Kanellopoulos
Andreas Kanellopoulos is a textile artist, formed in fine arts, history of fashion, costume design, and embroidery. On his fabric «canvas», traditional embroidery techniques, textile manipulation, experimental and unexpected materials come together in the intricate works of a master embroiderer, whose creative expression grew out and above craft, to become signature art.
His work as an associate costume designer for theatre and opera, has been featured in productions of the Royal Opera House of Covent Garden and several other important opera houses in France, Belgium and Italy. His one of a kind, embroidery pieces have embellished the collections of ready-to-wear luxury houses such as Carolina Herrera, Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein and Oscar de la Renta, while his framed embroidered compositions decorate interiors of private clients. He lives and works in Paris.
Dany Dombi
Marketing Consultant
Dany, the Theana consultant in Executive Marketing, is a Graduate of a Superior School of Commerce with a Master's degree of Management, in Strategy and Enterprise Development. He works as a marketing and communication consultant on luxury products and services. Dany lives and works in France
Dionysis Georganos
Creative Consultant
Creative director, story teller, amateur chef, Dionysis often jokes his great, great grand father was Peter Pan. He has receceived a Degree in Linguistic Science, at the University of Reading in the U.K, while simultaneously attending lectures on the History and Philosophy of language at the University of Oxford. He pursued a lengthy carreer in Advertising, in agencies like BBDO Athens, Leo Burnett, McCann Erickson, winning several awards. His passions revolve around art, social humanitarian issues, reading and his two dogs.


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Changes in our country are happening rapidly.
Recent acts of violence, increases in hate crimes, discrimination against marginalized communities, changes to national policies, and the current political climate have caused many students to experience distress, regardless of their political viewpoint. Exposure to distressing and traumatic events has been linked to many reactions, including the following:
- Confusion/disbelief
- Feeling "on edge"
- Anxiety/panic
- Sadness
- Helplessness
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- Shock or numbness
- Difficulty focusing
- Poor sleep
For some, traumatic experiences may also lead to a renewed sense of resilience, strength, and motivation to engage in health-promoting behaviors. Regardless of the ways in which these recent events are impacting you, your families, and your community(ies), consider these suggestions:
- Take care of your basic needs and talk with those you trust. Your thoughts and feelings are valid.
- Stay informed but moderate the amount of media you consume. Know your personal signs of overwhelm.
- Engage in work that is meaningful to you – through volunteering, advocacy activities in your community(ies), and/or spiritual practice.
- Seek support from an elder, mentor, counselor, or community healer.
For more information, see our CAPS flyer regarding common reactions to traumatic events and coping.
We value our diverse and global community and are committed to supporting the personal development and academic success of all Berkeley students.
We are committed to supporting and celebrating students regardless of political viewpoint, race, ethnicity, gender identity, national origin, immigration status, sexual orientation, relationship orientation, religion, class, ability level, body type/size, genetic information, age, and any other salient or intersecting personal and cultural identities.
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- Schedule an appointment with a counselor by calling (510) 642-9494 or by visiting us on the third floor of the Tang Center. We understand specific populations are being targeted in the current political climate (ex. POC, LGBTQ, undocumented students). Let us know if you would like to meet with a specific counselor or a counselor from a particular background. If our staff is unable to meet your requests, we will work to find someone who can. Click here for staff profiles
- If you find yourself in high distress, in need of immediate support, or at risk to yourself or others, come to the Tang Center for urgent drop-in counseling Monday-Friday, 10am to 5pm. No charge and no appointment needed.
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April 21, 2022
Steve Wamhoff
Director of Federal Tax Policy
April 21, 2022
Billionaires can afford to pay a larger share of their income in taxes than teachers, nurses and firefighters. But our tax code often allows them to pay less, as demonstrated by the latest expose from reporters at ProPublica using IRS data.
According to their calculations, Betsy DeVos, the Education Secretary under former President Donald Trump, received an average of $112 million in income each year from 2013 through 2018 and paid just 10.6 percent of that in federal income taxes. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg raked in an average $652 million annually during that period and paid just 13.7 percent of it in federal income taxes. Republican megadonor Charles Koch made an average $213 million and paid 16.5 percent.
Middle-income people often pay more than this when you consider both the federal income tax and federal payroll taxes that barely affect the rich. The ProPublica reporters found that in recent years a typical single person earning $45,000 annually would pay 21 percent of their income in federal income and payroll taxes while the comparable effective tax rate for the richest 15 Americans was lower, just 20 percent. In other words, the federal tax code contributes to inequality by allowing the rich to keep more of their income than everyone else.
It gets worse. A previous ProPublica study found that the effective federal tax rates paid by those at the top are much lower when you use a more realistic definition of income. For example, Jeff Bezos's net worth increased by $99 billion during the period the ProPublica reporters examined because the value of his stock climbed that much. But his income as defined by the tax code was just $4.2 billion. Economists consider Bezos's $99 billion of asset appreciation (also called unrealized capital gains) to be income, but our current tax rules do not, so it goes untaxed. When you include these unrealized capital gains, the 25 Americans with highest net worth paid just 3.4 percent of their income in federal taxes from 2014 through 2018 according to the ProPublica reporters. Using the tax code's definition of income, those same 25 Americans paid just 16 percent of their income in federal taxes.
The first problem Congress must address is that so much income of the wealthy is unrealized capital gains that is not taxed at all. President Biden, Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, and Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York all have offered plans that would address this by taxing at least some unrealized gains of the wealthiest Americans. The proposals differ in detail, but all would move us toward a tax system that requires the wealthiest to pay taxes on their income each year the way the rest of us do.
The second problem is that even when rich people pay taxes, U.S. tax law lets them pay lower rates on their capital gains and stock dividends. According to the ProPublica analysis, this includes many tech titans and heirs to the Walton and DeVos fortunes, whose income comes from selling stocks and receiving dividends rather than work. President Biden proposes that taxable income beyond $1 million be subject to the same rate as any other income even if it includes capital gains and dividends that are subject to the lower rates today.
Congress should take up these proposals, but some lawmakers want to go in the opposite direction. Sen. Rick Scott, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), in February published a GOP agenda that suggested the federal tax code is not collecting enough from the bottom 60 percent of Americans, particularly the bottom 40 percent, who make up to about $45,000.
While this notion rightly strikes most Americans as bizarre, Sen. Scott suggests that millions of low- and middle-income people lack "skin in the game" because they do not pay income taxes, even if they work and pay federal payroll taxes or are retired and paid income and payroll taxes during their working lives. Sen. Scott's proposed agenda for the next Congress would wipe out much of the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit going to the bottom 60 percent of Americans.
Of course, a few well-off people who could afford to pay the federal income tax manage to avoid it, like Donald Trump in many years, but it is not clear whether Sen. Scott would include him in this category.
Sen. Scott's concern, rather, seems to be that the non-rich do not pay enough in federal income taxes. The reality is that other taxes, like federal payroll taxes and many state and local taxes, take a bigger bite from low- and middle-income budgets than they do from the rich.
Members of Congress have a choice. They can decide that Sen. Scott is right and the real problem with our tax system is that the bottom 60 percent of earners get off too easily. Or they can decide that people like Betsy DeVos, Mark Zuckerberg and Charles Koch should pay at least as much as middle-income working people. For most Americans, the answer seems obvious.
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Noah D's quilt   (Quilt Completed)
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Noah was our miracle baby. As a mum with Type 1 diabetes for 23yrs, the pregnancy wasn't easy. We were told early on that Noah would arrive at 37 weeks, this changed to 35, then 32 when it was discovered that I had developed kidney failure. I went for a check up at 26 weeks and we were told Noah would be joining us in the next 48 hours. We managed to keep him in for 9 more days before Noah arrived via c-section. 2 days before Noah was born we were taken to the neonatal unit and shown where Noah would go immediately after he was born.