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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Waiting On Wednesday (26): Darkest Mercy by Melissa Marr
February 22, 2011
-Recently, I read Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr and her graphic novel Santuary. These books were my introduction to a fantastic author and a enthralling series. I can't wait to read the rest of the Wicked Lovely books and check out the new one.
-Isn't this an incredible cover? I love that flower, the girl in the background, and the little sparkles.
The Summer King is missing; the Dark Court is bleeding; and a stranger walks the streets of Huntsdale, his presence signifying the deaths of powerful fey.
Aislinn tends to the Summer Court, searching for her absent king and yearning for Seth. Torn between his new queen and his old love, Keenan works from afar to strengthen his court against the coming war. Donia longs for fiery passion even as she coolly readies the Winter Court for battle. And Seth, sworn brother of the Dark King and heir to the High Queen, is about to make a mistake that could cost his life.
Love, despair, and betrayal ignite the Faery Courts, and in the final conflict, some will win . . . and some will lose everything.
The thrilling conclusion to Melissa Marr's New York Times bestselling Wicked Lovely series will leave readers breathless.
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Ohhhh great choice Alison! I've only read the first book in this series but I really enjoyed it and can't wait to get caught up in time for this one:)ReplyDelete
I agree! Very good choice. I love the colors on this cover! :)ReplyDelete
Have a great week!
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I've heard so many awesome things about this series - I really need to read it! Great pick! Gorgeous cover!ReplyDelete
I've just started my first Fairy series and I love it. I haven't read Melissa Marr, but I've definitely got to check her out. Nice choice!ReplyDelete
Since I'm obviously addicted to faeries because of The Iron Fey series, I'm gonna give this series another try. I recently bought both books on a book sale and I can't wait to read them! Great pick!ReplyDelete
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I have heard great things about this series but have yet to read the first books.ReplyDelete
I love the look and sound of this one. The cover is somehow modern and quite gothic at the same time, don't you think?ReplyDelete
Great pick. I can't wait to read this. And Seth and Ashlinn better get their happily ever after :)ReplyDelete
I read Wicked Lovely and found it terribly dark. Did you enjoy the other books Alison? Would you recommend I give the series another try?ReplyDelete
Haha! That's great! I love what I do. Just find it hard to find time to read some days. I have been reading Once a Witch by Carolyn MacCollough for a week now. I read two pages then I fall asleep! Don't know whether it's the book or all the pressure I'm under at the moment.ReplyDelete
I've got high expectations for this book. I thought the last one, "Radiant Darkness" was a let down and was disappointed. I can't wait to see how it all ends!ReplyDelete
I've read the first one, but haven't read the rest in this series. This book sounds good though! The cover is lovely.ReplyDelete
My WoW is Last Sacrifice
I read the first two SO long ago. I am thinking I need to start over from the beginning in order to catch up for this release!ReplyDelete
I have not started this series yet, but I know everyone can't wait for this book to come out - - so it must be good! I better get started on it!ReplyDelete
I still need to read this series... I have the books just need to find the time... Great pick!ReplyDelete
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OHHH it looks good!! I'll have to check out the series... and love the cover!ReplyDelete
I love the cover. Excellent choice!ReplyDelete
I so need to start this series. I feel awful about waiting so long.ReplyDelete
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This is one of the most beautiful covers I've seen. I haven't read all of the books yet, but this one looks fabulous!ReplyDelete
Nice pick! I can't believe this series is ending and I haven't even started it yet.ReplyDelete
I heard great things about this series. What an outstanding cover! Drop by http://www.sugarbeatsbooks.com/ to see my list.ReplyDelete
Great pick, I really enjoy this series!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 1, 2010 at 5:04 PM
I love this series!!!I cannot wait to get my hands on this book :)ReplyDelete
Yep, I am looking forward to this one too. Great WOW pick! And all her covers are gorgeous aren't they? She posted some outtakes not too long ago and the photographer is just genius.ReplyDelete
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Great pick! Faeries are my favorite fantasy creatures! And I feel so behind and ashamed for not reading the series yet.ReplyDelete
Great pick! I love the covers of the series, although still haven't read them...ReplyDelete
Fantastic cover, there is so many great covers out there!ReplyDelete
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Tell us how you think we can encourage those around us to adopt better recycling habits!
Things are easier said than done, or so the old adage goes, and we couldn't agree more. That's why we do The GOOD 30-Day Challenge (#30DaysofGOOD), a monthly attempt to live better. Our challenge for July? Waste less.
We all know we should do it. But sometimes the convenience of tossing a bottle into a nearby trash can beats out that little voice in our head asking us to "recycle, reduce, reuse." As we begin our July Challenge to waste less, we're looking for ways to make the three R's easier to follow.
the THEME
Reducing the waste we create often falls to the bottom of our list of priorities, and that's understandable. Let's find a way to remind our community why it matters and what they can do to be part of the solution.
the OBJECTIVE
Tell us how you think we can encourage those around us to adopt better recycling habits. Will you post a list of recyclables next to the blue bin so people know what they can put in it? Hum the Recycle Rex song until it gets stuck in your friends' heads? Plaster Chris Jordan's photography from the Pacific Garbage Patch all over your office? Create a data visualization or video that blows up online? Get creative and the GOOD community just might adopt your plan.
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More than 40 animals living in "deplorable conditions" have been seized from a property in northern Wisconsin. Photos provided Friday by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) showed members of the ASPCA Field Investigations and Response team assisting horses and wolf-dogs on a property in Crandon in Forest County.
The owner was arrested on cruelty-related charges, and other charges are possible, an ASPCA news release said. Investigators went to the property on complaints from residents about the owner breeding wolf-dog hybrids on her property and animals frequently escaping, posing a public safety risk.
"We've been concerned about these neglected animals for quite some time," said Forest County Sheriff John Dennee.
Many wolf-dog hybrids were found kept on chains without access to proper food or water and suffering from various untreated medical conditions. Some were found running loose on the property. Responders also discovered horses that appeared to be suffering from neglect and malnutrition. Dead animals were also found on the property.
"We're stepping in because the basic mental, social and physical needs of these animals are not being fulfilled and they are suffering from a very poor quality of life," said Tim Rickey, vice president of ASPCA Field Investigations and Response. "Our immediate goal is to remove these animals over the next few days and provide much-needed medical care and treatment at our emergency shelter."
The ASPCA will continue to work through the weekend, establishing humane traps to capture loose wolf-dog hybrids and transport them to an emergency shelter at an undisclosed location. The ASPCA will provide daily care, behavioral evaluations and enrichment for these animals until disposition is determined by the court. Agencies assisting the ASPCA with the removal of the animals in this case include Dane County Humane Society and the Wisconsin Horse Council.
In Wisconsin, individuals who own wolf-dog hybrids are required to obtain a license and meet minimum requirements for animal care, confinement, reporting and record keeping. However these regulations are largely unenforced.


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Friday, September 20, 2013
Giveaway: What Goes Around by Courtney Summers
In case you somehow don't know this, Courtney is an amazingly talented author, and these books are still some of my very favorite YA's. Some Girls Are is one of those books where certain scenes still stick out vividly in mind, several years after having read it. And Cracked Up to Be has quite the prickly, not so easy to like, yet still somehow completely understanding and relatable main character.
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Missouri Heights sculptor transforms wildfire wreckage into art
Wally Graham's 'Wildfire Spirits' show is open at Aspen's Gonzo Gallery
The Aspen Times
Sculptor Wally Graham has found creative life in the devastation of the Lake Christine Fire.
His "Wildfire Spirits" series of wood sculptures, made from trees burned in the 12,500-acre 2018 forest fire on Basalt Mountain, is now on view at the Gonzo Gallery in a charity exhibition.
Graham is best known as a local trash guru who was among the Roaring Fork Valley's early recycling leaders. After settling here in 1989, he founded a small recycling business that grew into Waste Solutions and which he sold in 2009. Since then, Graham has focused on the nonprofit Addy Foundation — which he and his wife, Kristen, use to fund arts education and nonprofits — and on his budding art practice (as an artist, he goes simply by "Wally").
He built an art studio four years ago in his Missouri Heights home and in recent years has experimented with sculpture, drawing and other media, beginning by looking at work by favorite artists and attempting to figure out how they did it. Spending so much time at home this year during the novel coronavirus pandemic, Wally found himself at work on refining these wildfire pieces and felt compelled to do more with them.
"I decided to try and make art with impact and to open up a conversation and to give back to the community," he said during installation at the gallery this past week. "That is the main goal."
Proceeds from the show, which includes 10 "Wildfire Spirits" sculptures, will be split between the Addy Foundation and wildfire education programs.
"I wanted to give back to the people who steward the land," he said, "like the forest service and firefighters."
Flames from the Lake Christine Fire came within about a mile of the Grahams' home. In the two years since, Wally has been transfixed by the beauty and awe of hiking through the burn area's devastation.
"I get lost in those fields," he said. "It's a powerful feeling when you're up there."
His artistic breakthrough, however, came as he began to see the face-like shapes that flames often sculpt into trees as they tear through the forest. He began taking trees and trunks and branches into his studio to create characters out of those faces.
"When you're out there, you can see the faces in the trees," he said. "It's very ominous."
Once he finds a face, he adds a layer of epoxy to accentuate its features and then begins experimenting with other, mostly natural, materials like stone and bone.
Like the burn zones themselves, these sculptures elicit complicated reactions. They can be overwhelming and overpowering — some stand more than 10 feet tall — while their charred exteriors give way to sometimes-playful expressions on their "faces."
"Myka," standing more than 6 feet tall, is a proud figure that appears to be pulling its red cotton shroud close around its body. "Big Chief," among the tallest works here, has what appears to be a feather protruding from its head.
The sculpture "Anselmo," made with burnt wood from the Ranch at Roaring Fork fire of 2009 rather than Lake Christine, has a cocked head and a smirk (and features made from animal bones found in the fire area). Wally has placed a metal cowboy hat on its head.
Wally plans to expand the scope of "Wildfire Spirits" to include works with wood from fires in California, Oregon and Washington.
A few other works are squat and more abstract, like "Open Secret," in which charred bark stands in a semi-circle.
But the pieces are more Rorschach test than statement. One of the main reasons Wally wanted to exhibit them publicly was that he wanted to hear what people saw in them.
"It's a way to open a dialogue," he said. "I'm excited to hear what people have to say about these."
The show is the first in the expanded Gonzo Gallery space, now operating on short-term leases in two vacant storefronts on the 600 block of Hyman Avenue beside the Aspen Art Museum.
"I love art with a story and I love Wally's story," Gonzo Gallery director D.J. Watkins said. "This guy is a genius."
After "Wildfire Spirits," the gallery is slated to open an exhibition by Aspen-based artist Laura Betti on Feb. 12. The adjacent space is hosting political artwork by printmaker Tom Benton, a tie-in with Watkins' recently released documentary film "Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb," about Hunter S. Thompson's 1970 campaign for Pitkin County Sheriff.
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What: 'Wildfire Spirits' by Wally
Where: The Gonzo Gallery
When: Through Feb. 7; socially distanced opening reception Wednesday Dec. 30, 5-10 p.m.
More info: wallystudio.com
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Jeffrey Pawlick and Quanyan Zhu, New York University Tandon School of Engineering
Those who propose the use of obfuscation to protect privacy must understand the consequences of using obfuscation, and judge when those consequences are morally justifiable. Opponents accuse obfuscators of "the valorization of deceit and dishonesty… wastefulness, free riding, database pollution, and violation of terms of service" [1]. Indeed, these concerns draw upon strong cultural norms against lying and deceit—as well as particularly powerful recent movements against wastefulness and environmental pollution. What type of criteria can be used to evaluate these harms against the potential benefits of obfuscation?
As mathematical game theorists, we typically answer that a utility function can be constructed: the first term in the function can represent privacy benefits, and the second term can represent harms. If the first term outweighs the second—we might argue—then obfuscation is justified. We might imagine that this argument draws off the purity and objectivity of mathematics, and therefore is not burdened by any particular philosophical view.
Of course, that is not the case. Game theorists in this community implicitly adhere to consequentialist or utilitarian points of view, such as those advanced, for instance, by John Stuart Mill. In particular, "act consequentialism is the claim that an act is morally right if and only if that act maximizes the good, that is, if and only if the total amount of good for all minus the total amount of bad for all is greater than this net amount for any incompatible act available to the agent" [2,3]. Extreme versions of consequentialism might be summed up in the vernacular phrase: "the ends justify the means."
Of course, not all philosophers (or non-philosophers) are consequentialists, and therefore not everyone judges obfuscation solely by its ends. For example, those who criticize obfuscation as dishonest draw upon the idea of lying as malum in se. Others claim that obfuscation violates terms of service which have legal force, and is therefore mala prohibitum—wrong because it is illegal—regardless of its consequences.
First, we address the claims of dishonesty. While it is true that many traditions reject lying as malum in se (e.g., those of Kant and Aquinas), most obfuscation does not involve lying. Lying requires "making a believed-false statement" [4], and obfuscation techniques do not make statements. Obfuscation is indeed deception, but deception is probably not malum in se.
Second, we consider the argument that (online) obfuscation violates terms of use and is therefore malum prohibitum. Our argument is that terms of use do not have legal force, and even less likely moral force. It would take the average Internet user 76 days to read the privacy policies of all of the websites he or she visits each year [5]. This conveys the general idea that policies online are not effectively promulgated. It seems, then, that obfuscation is neither malum in se nor malum prohibitum.
Obfuscation, therefore, passes at least two litmus tests for moral permissibility as a means. Of course, that in itself does not make obfuscation justified. But it suggests that we can return to considering obfuscation's consequences. Arguments along these lines can perhaps be found in just war doctrine [6] or the principle of double effect [7]. According to both of these ideas, an act which produces bad effects can be tolerated (under certain criteria) if its bad effects are proportional to its intended good. Obfuscation certainly can produce harms; it may waste computational cycles, degrade personal advertising, or even distract law enforcement. These must be weighed against the good of protecting users' privacy. But how can we evaluate this proportionality?
Here, we return full circle to game theory. Utility functions are poor tools to capture complex ethical issues, but they are excellent tools to capture proportionality. Game theory is a branch of mathematics which models strategic interactions between two or more rational agents. (See, e.g., [8].) Models in game theory assume that agents choose strategies in a way that anticipates the strategies of the other agents. A game-theoretic equilibrium predicts the strategies at which rational agents will deadlock. We will use equilibrium predictions to assess the long-term consequences of obfuscation technologies.
Consider a game-theoretic model with N+1 players: N users and one machine learning agent which computes some statistic of the users' data. The total utility function of each user is composed of an accuracy term, a privacy term, and a term that reflects the cost of perturbation:
Here, isproportional to accuracy, is inversely related to privacy, and implies that user i pays a flat cost of for using obfuscation. If user i perturbs her data maximally, then she receives zero benefit for accuracy and zero loss for privacy, and she pays the cost for using obfuscation. On the other extreme, if user i does not perturb at all, then she gains for accuracy and loses for privacy. The utility function for the learner is similar, except that it does not have a term related to privacy.
We have three tasks. The first is to determine the conditions under which user i will employ obfuscation. (See [9, 10] for the mathematical details.) There are three cases to consider. First, if users are much more accuracy-sensitive than privacy-sensitive, then they will never obfuscate. Second, if the opposite is true, then they will always obfuscate. The most interesting case is in the middle. In this intermediate case, the equilibrium predicts that user i will obfuscate if other users—on average—obfuscate above a threshold amount. This is important. It suggests a strategic reason why adoption could cascade; this reason is in addition to the type of epidemic spreading often seen in technology adoption.
Our second task is to ask how a machine learning agent can avoid this large-scale adoption of obfuscation. For if many users perturb, then the learning agent's accuracy will be greatly decreased. We find that if the learning agent proactively provides a sufficient level of privacy protection, then the users will have no incentive to obfuscate. Their obfuscation was only a tool to protect their privacy, and if the learning agent does this himself, then the users are content to submit truthful data.
The third task is to analyze whether providing this protection is incentive-compatible for the machine learning agent. In other words, if he concedes some accuracy in order to protect privacy to some degree, can he improve his outcome in the long run by avoiding cascading adoption of obfuscation?
We find that he can—but only under certain circumstances. Protection is incentive-compatible if obfuscation is cheap for the learner and expensive for the users. Perhaps more surprisingly, protection is also incentive-compatible for the learner to the degree that he is highly accuracy-sensitive. This sensitivity will make him more cautious about cascading adoption of obfuscation. Finally, this incentive-compatibility is proportionally difficult to the degree to which users are privacy-sensitive. The more sensitive they are, the more the learning agent will have to perturb, and the more this will cost him.
While much work remains to be done, we have shown that if 1) users care about privacy enough to cause cascading adoption of obfuscation and 2) obfuscation is sufficiently cheap (and accuracy is sufficiently important) for the learning agent, then it is optimal for learning agents to avoid obfuscation by protecting privacy themselves. In this case, the threat of obfuscation is sufficient to accomplish its objective; and this satisfies the type of proportionality that makes obfuscation morally justified.
[1] Brunton, Finn and Helen Nissenbaum. Obfuscation: A User's Guide for Privacy and Protest. The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2015.
[2] Sinnot-Armstrong, Walter. "Consequentialism," The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2015 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.). (Online. Available: https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2015/entries/consequentialism/.) 2015.
[3] Moore, George Edward. Ethics. Oxford University Press, New York. 1912.
[4] Mahon, James Edwin. "The definition of lying and deception," The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2016 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.). (Online. Available: https://plato.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/encyclopedia/archinfo.cgi?entry=lying-definition.) 2016.
[5] McDonald, Aleecia and Lorrie Faith Cranor. "The cost of reading privacy policies," Privacy Year in Review, 2008.
[6] Catechism of the Catholic Church: Paragraph 2309, 1992.
[7] McIntyre, Alison. "Doctrine of double effect," The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2014 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.). (Online. Available: https://plato.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/encyclopedia/archinfo.cgi?entry=double-effect.)
[8] Fudenberg, Drew and Jean Tirole. Game Theory. The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1991.
[9] Pawlick, Jeffrey and Quanyan Zhu. "A Stackelberg game perspective on the conflict between machine learning and data obfuscation," IEEE Workshop on Information Forensics and Security, 2016. (Available: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1608.02546.pdf.)
[10] Pawlick, Jeffrey and Quanyan Zhu. "A Mean-Field Stackelberg Game Approach for Obfuscation Adoption in Empirical Risk Minimization," Submitted to IEEE Global SIP, Symposium on Control & Information Theoretic Approaches to Privacy and Security, 2017. (Available: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1706.02693.pdf.)


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Eric Holder's wife tells her story in PBS' 'Slavery by Another Name'. Dr. Sharon Malone speaks during the 'Slavery By Another Name' panel during the PBS portion of the 2012 Winter TCA Tour held at The Langham Huntington Hotel and Spa on Jan. 4, 2012 in Pasadena, Calif.
*Imagine this… You do some research into your family tree and discover that your uncle, who was born nearly 30 years after slavery ended in the U.S, was one of thousands of black men pulled back into a forced labor system in which they were arrested – largely on trumped up charges – and compelled to work without pay as prisoners. Imagine that this "convict leasing" system saw the groups of prisoners sold to private parties – like plantation owners or corporations – and that it was not only tolerated by both the North and South, but largely ignored by the U.S. Justice Department. Now, imagine that nearly a century after your uncle served 366 days in this penal labor system, you find yourself married to the head of the U.S. Justice Department, who, ironically, just so happens to be the first African American in the position.
Dr. Sharon Malone, wife of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, tells the heartbreaking story of her Uncle Henry in the upcoming 90-minute PBS documentary "Slavery by Another Name." The film is based on the eye-opening book by Douglas A. Blackmon, which exposes a part of American history that most folks either had no clue existed, or didn't know existed to the extent that it did. "I want people to understand that this is not something that's divorced and separate, and this doesn't have anything to do with them," Dr. Malone told EURweb exclusively at the Television Critics Association press tour last week. "If you were a black person who grew up in the South, some way or the other – whether or not you were directly involved in the system as my uncle was – you knew somebody who was, or your daily lives were circumscribed by those circumstances." "But more importantly," she continues, "why I really want people to see this film is because this is American history. This isn't just southern history, or African American history. It explains a lot of who we are as a people. It is a missing puzzle piece for what happened. You had the Civil War, you had reconstruction, gap, gap, gap, and then you're at Martin Luther King. This fills in that gap."
"Slavery by Another Name," narrated by Laurence Fishburne and produced and directed by Sam Pollard, premieres Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS. Click on link below to watch the promo. Dr. Malone says she sensed that something was always on low boil with Uncle Henry. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5s8ccKepCms <http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5s8ccKepCms> History has repeated itself with the rate of incarcerations of this century!!
Thanks, Yvor, for the heads up. Slavery by Another Name is on the KSPS channel 7 schedule at 9 pm on February 13.


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Social Samosa gets in conversation with experts to find out digital ad spends 2018 trends.
When a natural calamity hits and thousands of homes and human lives are devastated and unfortunate this quarter saw one of the biggest calamities when floods hit God's own country- Kerala. Subsequently so, the Onam spirit was severely hampered as the survivors and the Government bustled to restore the calamity hit region. Marketers followed suite, however the media revenue loss was estimated to be in hundreds of crores.
Cut to Maharashtra, the most-cherished Ganesh Festival is a day away and brands rolled up their sleeves to make the most of this festive season, which starts from Onam and Ganpati and gains pace during October-November with Dussehra-Diwali. When looked at the quarterly results, ad spends of top FMCG players such as HUL and Marico report a growth of 30-40% compared to last year. GroupM's This Year Next Year report, earlier this year, predicted that the advertising expenditure in India is expected to grow at 13% to touch Rs69,346 crore in 2018 over 10% higher than what was put out in 2017.
Meanwhile digital continues to be the fastest growing medium at 30% growth rate to reach Rs12,337 crore. It is poised to posses 18% of the overall advertising spends. With the booming digital sector, brands have set their eyes on various social media platforms to advertise and leverage them to the utmost while they usher into the upcoming festive season with great spirits.
Market sentiments for Festive season 2018
Our media majors from the industry termed the last quarter's sentiments as positive as compared to past two years and a few opined that it's bound to be in the state of 'cautious optimism' for clients.
"While Sensex is going through the roof, Rupee is falling against the dollar. Clients have been cautious with their marketing spends," observed Mohit Joshi, MD - India, Havas Media Group.
The October-December quarter typically accounts for 28-30% of annual advertising spends but the last couple of years has seen muted demand; in 2016 saw a very short festive season (with both Dussehra & Deepavali in the same month of Oct) followed by demonetization. 2017 was moderate as the economy was bouncing back from the impact of demonetization and adapting to the GST regime. While share of Oct-Dec spends to annual ad spend was restored in 2017, the absolute demand was still below par. The festive season in 2018 is estimated to see a bounce back both on absolute demand and see a higher share of ad pie compared to 2017.
"This festive season there is optimism," exclaims Shashi Sinha, CEO- IPG Mediabrands India. Althoough the economy is doing good, will it translate to far higher spends than last year," Sinha remains unsure about this. He also opined that on digital, a lot of people are realizing that performance is making sense. While display will be there, with e-commerce coming in- everyone has finally realized that e-commerce is a bigger movement than thought to be. "Performance spends will dramatically go up".
Also Read: Changing dynamics of Movie Marketing: Are digital efforts translating into in-theater leads
"2018 festive season is expected to bring in robust demand with the festive season being spread between October to mid November and both consumers & advertisers keen on spending. The continuing growth in consumer loan, good response to offline retail across cities, robust urban and rural demand indicate the consumer's will to spend. Corporates are witnessing growth in sales & profits with better capacity utilisation and are likely to push growth," stated Sameer (Sam) Singh, Chief Executive Officer, GroupM South Asia.
Seconding Singh's thoughts, Neelkamal Sharma, COO- Buying, Madison World also opined that this year has seen some very promising quarters, the sentiments are highly positive and they are seeing more number of activities/campaigns from clients compared to previous year.
However, Anil Kumar, EVP, Dentsu Webchutney believes that due to a couple of environmental and global factors the overall the market sentiment is depressed. Kerala floods washed out the Onam opportunity. State-wide Plastic ban in Maharashtra impacted F&B companies because packaging for delivery became an issue.
He further shared, "These summers were predicted to be the hottest in several years and whitegoods appliance Cos. Invested accordingly in ACs and Refrigerator production but the prediction didn't hold up to expectations, leaving these companies with surplus inventory."
Digital spends
A combined study by CII and KPMG had earlier noted that India's digital advertising industry is poised to touch $4 billion (₹25,500 crore) by 2020. Where digital ad spends amount to followed by video and mobile (19%), social media (18%) and display ads (16%). In accordance to the report, both Singh and Joshi think that digital has been witnessing increased interest from advertisers more so in the video and e-commerce advertising space in 2018. This will continue during the festive season too.
Sinha noted here that Indian advertising is broadly Rs.65,000 crores. So the average is 8% or so. In November, it probably will be 10% because of onset of Diwali. So approximately it will be 30% that is 20k-25k crores of spends on digital.
Neelkamal Sharma noted that the year has started with increase in budgets by 8 -10% in the early quarters and we anticipate the festive to jump up significantly delivering a cumulative growth of 27 - 30% compared to last year. On the other hand Anil Kumar termed it largely flat or tapered down in line with overall investments seeing downturn in telecom, automobiles, home appliances. Most companies have tightened their belts, he highlights.
The biggest spendors in 2018
In the recent unveiling of BrandZ report, David Roth, CEO EMEA and Asia, The Store WPP observed that a booming economy and an increasingly digital world are re-shaping India's brand landscape and creating new opportunities. Brands that get it right, regardless of whether they are established players or newcomers are reaping the rewards. However, there is no room for complacency in this fast-paced environment where so many ambitious companies are ready to rise to the occasion.
The new 2018 ranking has grown from 50 to 75 brands to reflect the strength of India's growing economy and a marketplace in which more local brands are emerging to present consumers with increased choice.
Automobile and insurance brands lead the growth chart while Financial services (banking and insurance) turned out to be the most valuable category.
Experts share that categories interested in this festive are the usual suspects - Automobile, Ecommerce, Consumer Durables, Retail (apparel, jewellery) & mobile handsets. Real estate seems to be recovering slowly & may show a spike this festive season. FMCG demand is likely to remain robust through festive season and beyond. Sam Singh and Neel Kamal believe that e-commerce, retail, FMCG, BFSI and auto would be the key spenders during festive.
Joshi, on the erstwhile, doesn't see any sunrise category this year. He expects the spends to go up across categories during the festive season. He adds, "Amazon and Flipkart will be spending for sure given the festive season. White goods clients like LG, Samsung will also be quite active."
Anil Kumar mentions here that as per reports about 7 new SUV models awaiting launch in September, hopefully some excitement there too – though as very little communication has come their way so far, he fear things may be running delayed here as well. But they do expect increased action on the political spending towards end of this year as the country prepares for the big elections due mid-2019.


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US announces one-year ban on temporary work visas for Filipinos
Posted 4 years ago
US cites human trafficking, overstaying for a ban
The US Embassy in Manila issued approximately 40 percent of the total T-derivative visas issued worldwide from 2014 to 2016, according to the US Department of Homeland Security.
MANILA, Philippines – The US Department of Homeland Security has banned issuing visas for new Filipino workers seeking agricultural and non-agricultural jobs in the country for a year.
In an announcement posted January 18, the department announced that the Philippines will no longer be eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B programs due to high overstay rates.
The H-2B visa is issued to foreign workers in the US for temporary non-agricultural services while the H-2A visa allows foreign workers for temporary or seasonal agricultural work.
This ban will take effect from Jan. 19, 2019 to Jan. 18, 2020, according to the DHS.
The ban on the Philippines stems from the nearly 40 percent overstay rate of H-2B visa holders.
US Embassy in Manila issues most T-derivative visas
The US agency noted that the US Embassy in Manila issues the largest number of T-derivative visas, which are reserved for certain members of principal T-1 nonimmigrants or certain victims of a severe form of human trafficking.
"DHS and [Department of State] are concerned about the high volume of trafficking victims from the Philippines who have originally issued H-2B visas and the potential that continued H-2B visa issuance may encourage or serve as an avenue for future human trafficking from the Philippines," the DHS said.
The US Embassy in Manila has issued an estimated 40 percent of the total T-derivative visas issued worldwide from 2014 to 2016, according to the DHS.
Approximately 60 percent of those who were granted T-1 statues, whose spouses were also issued T-2 visas in the same period, have been identified to have been victims of trafficking to the US through H-2B visas.
The US government considered the rates of overstay and human trafficking severe enough to remove the H-2A visa program for Filipinos as well.
The DHS noted that there was also an increase in H-2A visa applications from Filipinos between 2015 to 2018.
"The Philippines' continued inclusion creates the potential for abuse, fraud, and other harm to the integrity of the H-2A or H-2B visa programs," the DHS said.
Aside from the Philippines, the Dominican Republic and Ethiopia were also deemed ineligible for the program due to overstaying rate and being "at risk of non-compliance," respectively.
The three countries have been removed from the eligibility lists for H-2A and H-2B for 2019 but nationals may still be beneficiaries of approved petitions upon request of the petitioner determined by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Source: philstar.com
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A Piketon man is heading to prison for a couple years following his guilty pleas on Friday in Highland County Common Pleas Court.
Michael S. Blakeman, 35, pled guilty to violating a protection order, a third-degree felony, and to fourth-degree felony domestic violence. He was sentenced to a total of 24 months in prison.
According to prosecutor Anneka Collins, Blakeman has one drug-related felony conviction and prison term from over a decade ago. She said he is currently facing a felony charge in another county.
Pike County Court records show that this is not the first time the defendant has been charged with domestic violence or violating a protection order.
According to an affidavit filed in September, the charges to which Blakeman pled stem from an incident in which the defendant showed up at the Highland County home of his children's mother, who had a protection order out of Pike County against Blakeman. The affidavit also states that the victim said she was shoved and hit by Blakeman. In the affidavit the officer stated that evidence of the victim being struck was observed on her face.
In other proceedings, a Bainbridge man who avoided law enforcement for over a year was given another chance by Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss.
Edward Levi Walker, 24, was initially sentenced in October 2013 to community control after pleading guilty to third-degree felony grand theft and fifth-degree felony theft.
Records show that in October 2014 a warrant for his arrest was issued when Walker's whereabouts became unknown. He was not arrested on that warrant until early February of this year.
He admitted to probation violations last month. In that hearing defense attorney Lee Koogler said Walker had been clean and working, but he had been out of the state. Koogler said the defendant left the state in 2014 after he experienced a loss. He said Walker removed himself from the people and temptations that would not have been conducive to his staying clean. He said Walker had remained "trouble free" while he was away. Walker returned on his own to Ohio to "address issues here," the attorney said in February.
On Friday, Coss extended Walker's community control and indicated this was the defendant's last chance to get things right.
Chase Lee Daugherty, 27, Greenfield, pled guilty to fourth-degree felony domestic violence. He was originally charged with two counts of third-degree felony abduction.
He is scheduled to be sentenced in April following a presentence investigation.
The following people were arraigned on Friday on charges brought by the March session of a Highland County grand jury on Tuesday:
• David Forbes, 33, Felicity, is charged with first-degree felony rape as well as a count of third-degree felony gross sexual imposition. His bond was set at $100,000.
• Donald G. Hostetter, 37, Hillsboro, is charged with third-degree felony unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. The indictment was initially sealed and court records show he was arrested on Wednesday. His bond was set at $20,000.
• Derrick W. Carlisle, 21, Sardinia, is charged with fourth-degree felony domestic violence. His bond was set at $10,000.
• Nicholas Babbs, 34, South Salem, is charged with third-degree felony illegal assembly or possession of chemicals for the manufacture of drugs. His bond was set at $10,000.
• Jason A. Clary, 41, Chillicothe, is charged with third-degree felony illegal assembly or possession of chemicals for the manufacture of drugs. His bond was set at $10,000.
Reach Angela Shepherd at 937-393-3456, ext. 1681, or on Twitter @wordyshepherd.


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Eclipse Modeling Project Proposal
An Eclipse Top-Level Project Proposal
This proposal is presented in accordance with the Eclipse Development Process and is written to declare the project's intent and scope as well as to solicit additional participation and feedback from the Eclipse community. You are invited to join the project and to provide feedback using the http://www.eclipse.org/newsportal/thread.php?group=eclipse.modeling newsgroup.
Eclipse has several projects that deal with modeling, in one form or another. Currently, these projects are spread across the Tools and Technology top-level projects. It is proposed that they be brought together under a new top-level Eclipse Modeling Project. The goal of this reorganization would be to foster communication and interoperability among the projects, and to better control the growing list of Eclipse projects by means of a logical organizational structure.
This document will propose the scope and organization of the project. A project charter will be created to describe in more detail the principles of the project, the roles and responsibilities of its participants, and the development process. As there are no new contributions included with this proposal, there are no new Intellectual Property (IP) items involved.
Project Scope
The Eclipse Modeling Project will focus on the evolution and promotion of model-based development technologies within the Eclipse community. It will unify and refine existing Eclipse projects falling into this classification, and augment them with those needed to bring holistic model-based development capabilities to the Eclipse community. It will be the task of the newly formed Project Management Committee (PMC) of this proposed top-level project to solicit contributors in order to meet this goal.
The items below delineate the scope of the proposed Modeling project. They do not do so uniquely, as other roughly equivalent terms and concepts could have been chosen to define the domain of modeling in the context of software development. These items also serve as a logical grouping of functionality to be referenced in the Project Organization section.
Abstract Syntax Development (metamodeling)
Included in the scope of the project is a framework to support the definition of abstract syntax for modeling languages that support business, system, and software modeling, using an industry standard metamodelling facility or metalanguage. The framework for developing abstract syntax will support editing, validating, testing, querying, and refactoring metamodels created with the metamodeling facility. This includes the production of general-purpose modeling languages in addition to application domain specific models.
This set of capabilities is currently, in part, provided by the Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF). EMF is therefore an essential part of the Modeling project.
The underlying metamodeling facility must support the production of a wide range of models, not all of which will themselves be suited for inclusion within the Modeling project. Only those models and modeling languages of broad cross-domain utility fall within the scope of the Modeling project itself. For example, implementations of the Object Constraint Language (OCL) and Unified Modeling Language (UML) specifications are appropriately maintained within the Modeling project. In contrast, it is expected that users will create and maintain languages for narrowly defined problem domains using the project facilities, but that these languages and models will not be of interest to the general modeling community. A section below includes a more complete list of standard languages to be supported by the Modeling project.
Concrete Syntax Development
Support for the production of textual and graphical concrete syntax for an abstract syntax is within the scope of the project. Both manual and generative approaches to the production of these are to be supported. As examples, graphical editing for the Unified Modeling Language (UML) as well as textual editing of UML models using Human-Usable Textual Notation (HUTN) fall within the scope of the project. Furthermore, the production of editors for any Domain-Specific Language (DSL) is to be supported.
With respect to support of textual notation in the form of Eclipse editors, the Modeling project will focus on the generative aspect to producing these editors, targeting the facilities provided by the platform.
Model Transformation
The transformation of models using a transformation definition and associated technologies falls within the scope of the project, and is currently provided by the Generative Model Transformer (GMT) project. The support of industry standards is expected in this area, specifically the OMG's Query, View, Transformation (QVT) specification.
Model to Text Generation
Text generation from a model, typically source code of some programming source language, including the merger of user changes to generated output, is within the scope of the project and currently provided by the Java Emitter Template (JET) and JMerge portions of EMF. Alternative mechanisms have been requested by the community and along with support for patterns, falls within the scope of the project.
Industry Standards
The importance of supporting industry standards is critical to the success of the Modeling project, and to Eclipse in general. The role of the Modeling Project in the support of industry standards is to enable their creation and maintenance within the Eclipse community. Furthermore, as standards bodies such as the OMG have a strong modeling focus, the Modeling project needs to facilitate communication and outreach through its PMC and project contributors to foster a good working relationship with external organizations.
The following industry standards are either supported by current modeling projects, or are anticipated to be supported in the future:
- Object Management Group (OMG) standards
- Unified Modeling Language (UML) and UML Profiles not falling within the scope of other projects
- Model-Driven Architecture (MDA) related specifications
- Query, View, Transformation (QVT)
- Human-Usable Textual Notation (HUTN)
- MOF to Text (MOF2T)
- Diagram Interchange Specification (DIS)
- XML Metadata Interchange (XMI)
- XML Schema Infoset Model (XSD)
- Service Data Objects (SDO)
- etc...
Domain-Specific Modeling
The support of industry standards and specifications are an important aspect to the scope of the Modeling project, but not to the exclusion of the emerging trend of Domain-Specific Languages (DSLs). The scope of the project includes support for an Eclipse-based set of capabilities to offer an alternative to tooling such as Microsoft's DSL Tools for the Visual Studio environment. The Eclipse Modeling Project will provide leadership in delivering these capabilities through its projects and in working with others within the Eclipse and external communities. The Graphical Modeling Framework (GMF) project is headed in the direction of providing support for Domain-Specific Modeling by leveraging EMF and the Graphical Editing Framework (GEF).
The generative production of editors for textual notations is an essential component of DSL support within Eclipse, and required if Eclipse is to be used as a "language workbench." The Modeling project will provide, within its scope, the generative aspect of producing these editors to complement graphical editors for a modeled domain.
Out of Scope
Clearly, there are some things that are not in the scope of the Modeling Project. In particular, there are certain DSLs and industry-based models that the Modeling Project should support creation of at a fundamental level, but that are not approporiate to be housed within the project. Specific examples are listed below:
- A home for DSLs based on EMF which do not pertain to the modeling domain, e.g. the Java EMF Model (JEM) created for the Visual Editor (VE) project and used by the WebTools project.
- A number of OMG standards that fall into the modeling realm are not considered to be within the scope of this project:
- Software Process Engineering Metamodel (SPEM), as it is part of the proposed Beacon project.
- Common Warehouse Metamodel (CWM), as it is likely to be included in DTP.
- UML Testing Profile, as it is included in the TPTP project.
- Reusable Asset Specification (RAS)
- etc...
- As mentioned above, in support of textual notation editor generation, the Modeling project will work with the Platform or other teams, and not itself focus on the development of general purpose text editor frameworks.
- In the area of model transformation, XSL does not fall within the scope of the Modeling project and is provided within the context of the WebTools Project (WTP).
Project Organization
The Modeling Project will partly consist of projects which already exist as components of the Tools or Technology top-level projects. Those projects currently incubating within the Technology PMC will continue to incubate under the new Modeling PMC. Certain projects will be expanded, while others will be split into more fine-grained projects.
Additional project expansion and new project formation is expected over the life of the Modeling Project to take into the current scope proposed above, and its inevitable alterations. It will be the responsibility of the PMC to actively recruit contributors and alter the project organization to maintain alignment and coverage of its defined scope.
The following structure corresponds more-or-less with the logical breakdown above, and is proposed for the project. Projects are listed within their category and linked to an existing project below, where applicable. In some cases, placeholder projects are listed with names which are subject to change. It is proposed that this structure reside within a
/cvsroot/modeling repository location at dev.eclipse.org:
Eclipse Modeling Project
- Metamodeling Facilities
- Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF)
- Validation Framework (VF)
- Model Query (MQ)
- Model Notation Development
- Graphical Modeling Framework (GMF)
- Textual Model Notation (TMN)
- Model Transformation Frameworks
- Generative Model Transformer (GMT) [not yet contacted]
- Model Query, View, Transformation (MQVT)
- Model to Text Frameworks
- Java Emitter Templates (JET)
- MOF to Text (MOF2T)
- Model-Driven Data integration (MDDi) [not yet contacted]
- Industry Models
- Unified Modeling Language (UML)
- XML Schema Infoset Model (XSD)
- Service Data Objects (SDO)
- Object Constraint Language (OCL)
|Eclipse Modeling Framework
|EMF is a modeling framework and code generation facility for building tools and other applications based on structured data models.
|Migration from Tools project. To be expanded to include visual and textual concrete syntax and editor support.
|Unified Modeling Language
|The UML project is an EMF-based implementation of the OMG's Unified Modeling Language specification.
|Migration from Tools project. To be expanded to include a visual modeling capability and textual notation (HUTN) support. Name adjusted to eliminate version number.
|XML Schema Infoset Model
|XSD is a library that provides an API for manipulating the components of an XML Schema as described by the W3C XML Schema specifications, as well as an API for manipulating the DOM-accessible representation of XML.
|XSD is currently part of EMF and will become its own project.
|Service Data Objects
|SDO is a framework that simplifies and unifies data application development in a service oriented architecture (SOA).
|SDO is currently part of EMF and will become its own project.
|Java Emitter Template
|JET provides JSP-like templating technology.
|JET is currently part of EMF and will become its own project within the M2T category.
|Graphical Modeling Framework
|GMF provides the fundamental infrastructure and components for developing visual design and modeling surfaces in Eclipse.
|GMF will move from the Technology project.
|Model Driven Development integration
|MDDi allows developers to integrate modeling technologies and their supporting tools in a dedicated MDD platform on top of Eclipse.
|MDDi will move from the Technology project.
|Generative Model Transformer
|GMT aims to produce a set of research tools in the area of MDSD (Model Driven Software Development).
|GMT will move from the Technology project.
|Object Constraint Language
|OCL is an implementation of the OCL OMG standard for EMF models.
|OCL is currently part of EMFT and will become its own project.
|Validation Framework
|VF is an extended validation framework for EMF models.
|VF is currently part of EMFT and will become its own project.
|EMF Query
|EMFQ is a query framework for EMF models.
|EMFQ is currently part of EMFT and will become its own project.
The Modeling Project will provide for the incubation of new modeling-related technologies and projects. Enhancements and extensions to current frameworks, in addition to the inclusion of new Domain-Specific Languages and industry standards are all possible causes for a new incubator within the Modeling Project.
Interested Parties
To express support, concern, or constructive opinion regarding the formation of this proposed top-level Modeling Project, all are encouraged to utilize the newsgroup.
Project Management Committee
- Richard Gronback, Borland (co-lead)
- Ed Merks, IBM (co-lead)
- Kenn Hussey, IBM
- Fred Plante, IBM


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Vancouver, British Columbia — October 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — — The Yield Growth Corp. (CSE: BOSS) (OTCQB: BOSQF) (FSE: YG3) is pleased to announce the appointment of Amber Allen as Head of Sales for Yield Growth's North American retail distribution.
Ms. Allen is a seasoned and savvy sales broker bringing decades of experience working with distributors to grow a multitude of brands in the skincare, edible mushrooms and other wellness spaces, including Lavido Skin Care, Love Chock, My Matcha Life, Four Sigmatic, Sun Warrior, Mikei Red Reishi, Thursday Plantation and Kosmea Skin Care. As part of the Yield Growth team, Amber will be tasked with refining the company's sales strategy to maximize sales in Canada and the USA with new and existing accounts, leveraging her expansive and long standing relationships with skincare and wellness retail distributors cultivated over 15 years in the profession.
"Amber's qualifications in selling wellness products for both skin care lines and edible mushroom brands make her an ideal candidate to build out our North American retail presence," says Penny White, CEO of Yield Growth. "Amber's experience in building out the sales platform for North American brands is particularly interesting as we prepare to launch out wild edible mushroom brand through our subsidiary Flourish Mushroom Labs."
Amber Allen is the founder of Amber Naturally, a boutique creative firm specializing in sales consulting, social media, content marketing, design, and marketing for natural health and wellness brands. She began her career over fifteen years ago as a personal trainer and nutritionist in Vancouver British Columbia, before parlaying her passion for natural healing into her studies of herbalism and wellness.
The global wellness industry grew 12.8% in the last two years, from a $3.7 trillion market in 2015 to $4.2 trillion in 2017, according to an in-depth research report released by the nonprofit Global Wellness Institute.
The global edible mushrooms market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.95% to grow to US$62 billion by 2023, increasing from US$42 billion in 2018, according to a report by Research and Markets. Grand View Research reports that the global healthy snacks market size is expected to reach US$32 billion by 2025.
About The Yield Growth Corp.
The Yield Growth Corp. is building and operating hemp, cannabis and other wellness assets in what the Global Wellness Institute reports is a $4.2 trillion-dollar global wellness market. The Yield Growth management team has deep experience with global brands including Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble, M·A·C Cosmetics, Skechers, Best Buy and Aritzia. Its all natural hemp skin care brand, Urban Juve, has signed distribution agreements in Canada, Columbia, Brazil, Greece and Cypress and through its distributor network has access to over 8,000 retail locations. Urban Juve has been featured in UK Vogue, Vanity Fair UK and Elle Canada and has an alliance with leading online beauty community, ipsy. Yield Growth's Wright & Well brands are launching a THC/CBD line of topical products in Oregon and a CBD from hemp topicals line in California this fall. Yield Growth is launching a line of edible mushroom wellness products in 2020.
Through its subsidiaries, Yield Growth has over 200 proprietary beauty, wellness, edibles and beverage formulas for commercialization. It had filed 12 patents to protect its extraction method and formulas. Yield Growth is in revenue through multiple streams including licensing, services and product sales.
For more information about Yield Growth, visit www.yieldgrowth.com or follow @yieldgrowth on Instagram. Visit www.urbanjuve.com and #findyourjuve across social platforms to learn, engage and shop.
Investor Relations Contacts:
Penny White, President & CEO
Kristina Pillon, Investor Relations
The Canadian Securities Exchange has not reviewed, approved or disapproved the content of this news release.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking information and statements (collectively, "forward looking statements") under applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates, forecasts, beliefs and assumptions that, while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and factors include, but are not limited to: risks related to the development, testing, licensing, intellectual property protection, and sale of, and demand for, Urban Juve, Wright & Well, UJ Beverages and Flourish Mushroom products, general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties, delay or failure to receive board or regulatory approvals where applicable, and the state of the capital markets. Yield Growth cautions readers not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements provided by Yield Growth, as such forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future results or performance and actual results may differ materially. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, and Yield Growth expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter statements containing any forward-looking information, or the factors or assumptions underlying them, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.


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Britthaven has had a lot to put up with, having a famous man (and his writing daughter) in their midst. I hope that Britthaven is also starting to feel the benefit of the evening programs that Dad has been able to bring to their program in Chapel Hill. On August 25, the Tarwater band (Clyde Edgerton on banjo, Susan Ketchin on guitar, Bill Henderson on fiddle, and Bill Butler on dobro and electric bass) played in the Britthaven Cafeteria for an audience of about 30-40 residents. Even in a cafeteria, with pots and pans banging in the next room, and acoustics like inside plaster of paris, it was an uplifting event that once again demonstrated to me how music can transport people out of time and place, like a little dose of heaven. (Hmm, would nursing homes benefit a lot if they had the same facilities that schools usually have--like auditoriums, or multipurpose rooms? Boy, I bet that costs a lot.)
Dad and I warmed up the audience by singing "Farewell to You Amelia Erhart," a song I learned in the Westside Theater when the cast of Diamond Studs was warming up. Dad loves that song, not only because of his fondness for Amelia Erhart, but also because as the lyrics point out, we must not forget her plane.
The Tarwater Band plays a variety of tunes ranging from popular bluegrass tunes such as "Rocky Top" and "The Orange Blossom Special" to more old time tunes like "Sally Goodin." At Britthaven, they wisely varied their set to include several of Dad's favorite songs and some rousing bluegrass tunes. They demonstrated their sensitivity to the demands of the setting by keeping the energy in the room alive with some really upbeat, energetic tunes that everyone could relate to. I wish you could have seen Bill Henderson play that "Orange Blossom Special"--a master of timing and anticipation, and then letting loose on that thing a steam train running down a mountainside, or a trailing hound on a midnight hunt.
Among the many other highlights of the evening, were Clyde and Susan and the band singing in harmony on the modulating chorus of "Fox on the Run"! Aware of how much Dad (and probably mostly I) loves gospel harmonies, they sang "I'll Fly Away" and "Amazing Grace." (I got carried away on this one and Dad reminded me near the end to get back with the group and end the song. He has helped me with such little performance tips from time to time since I've been singing with him.) In this same vein they also performed one that the Original Red Clay Ramblers used to do--one that the Ramblers also learned from listening to Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers--"This World Is Not My Home." Wow, that brought back memories. Dad was sitting there singing his heart out like he used to. Clyde's voice was deep and full of emphasis on "Rolly Polly Daddy's Little Fatty". The banjo and dobro breaks were wonderful on "Wreck of The Old 97" as were Clyde and Susan's harmony on the gospel tunes as well as "Keep On the Sunny Side" and "You Are My Sunshine." But the one that got me most of all was "Give Me the Roses While I Live" from the Sacred Harp. The Ramblers used to do that one, too, but it was so full of meaning there at Britthaven in the Cafeteria that night. During this, one of the most emotional songs, a Britthaven kitchen worker tried to wheel a metal cart through the cafeteria and the double doors to the kitchen. Dad was sitting right in front of the doors, and try as she might, she could not wedge that cart into the kitchen behind him without moving Dad. In spite of the brief and humorous interruption, a great time was had by all, and the momentum was not lost.
A delightful surprise for Susan, her great friend Mrs. Melba Brandes, who is a resident at Britthaven, was there. She is a lover of old-time music and told me that she was very pleased that the Tarwater Band had performed there. Mrs. Brandes also told me that she likes the Red Clay Ramblers and was glad to see Tommy. She was very friendly and kind when Susan introduced us at the end of the concert, even though I was completely scatterbrained and going in ten different directions.
Dignified and articulate (in her own unique way), Ms. Hester, who is from the same unit as my father, sitting in the front row, just shut her eyes and moved her body to the music. She thanked the Lord afterward, and looking at Clyde, she said "Halleluja!" Michelle, Kris, and Maurice, the Activities Aide, Activities Director, and Maintenence Engineer, respectively, graced the back of the room, leading the residents in clapping and singing along. Eyes were brightly shining all around, most of all mine.
The experience taught me again that music--especially this kind of music, can temporarily lift people up out of the present, out of our troubles, and take us to a place where we are all the same. Dad was glowing afterward, with the old sense of a performance well done. He was elated.
Downstairs again, a few minutes later, Dad was a little anxious. When will we do it again? Can we just get together and play music even if it's not an all-out concert? He knows I have other responsibilities, but do I "think we might be able to play and sing some more soon?"
The answer to that is yes--absolutely yes. We're not finishing something at Britthaven, we're starting something new. Many of Dad's old friends are reaching out to him and to all the residents of Britthaven, wanting to help Britthaven in its efforts to provide its residents with an enjoyable and meaningful activities program. There is a need out there, in the Long Term Care Facilities everywhere, for events such as this one.
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Tommy's section of the site, the following pages
are also related to Jesse and Tommy:
Blurred Time "The Sleeper": the aftermath of Jesse and Bobbie's car accident
Mike Craver's "Visiting Tommy"
Roots of the Red Clay Ramblers:
Fuzzy Mountain String Band: Jesse's mom, Bobbie, recorded with Rambler Bill Hicks and others
Hollow Rock String Band: Tommy and Bobbie Thompson named this band for their community
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Cyrus helps the exiles to return
1In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfil the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and also to put it in writing:
2'This is what Cyrus king of Persia says:
' "The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah. 3Any of his people among you may go up to Jerusalem in Judah and build the temple of the Lord, the God of Israel, the God who is in Jerusalem, and may their God be with them. 4And in any locality where survivors may now be living, the people are to provide them with silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with freewill offerings for the temple of God in Jerusalem." '
5Then the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and Levites – everyone whose heart God had moved – prepared to go up and build the house of the Lord in Jerusalem. 6All their neighbours assisted them with articles of silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with valuable gifts, in addition to all the freewill offerings.
7Moreover, King Cyrus brought out the articles belonging to the temple of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and had placed in the temple of his god.1:7 Or gods 8Cyrus king of Persia had them brought by Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah.
9This was the inventory:
11In all, there were 5,400 articles of gold and of silver.
Sheshbazzar brought all these along with the exiles when they came up from Babylon to Jerusalem.
Yuda Nnommum No San Ba Yerusalem
1Persiahene Kores afe a edi kan no mu no, Awurade kaa Kores koma ma ɔkyerɛw saa dawubɔ nsɛm yi de kɔɔ ahemman no nyinaa mu, maa Yeremia nkɔmhyɛ no baa mu.
2Sɛnea Persiahene Kores1.2 Na Kores Ahemman no trɛw fi India kosi Misraim, ɛtoaa so fi Po Kɔkɔɔ a ɛwɔ Persia Po no mu kosi Etiopia. ka ni:
Awurade, ɔsoro Nyankopɔn de ahemman a ɛwɔ asase so nyinaa ahyɛ me nsa. Wayi me sɛ minsi asɔredan mma no wɔ Yerusalem wɔ Yuda asase so. 3Mo a moyɛ ne nkurɔfo nyinaa, monsan nkɔ Yerusalem wɔ Yuda, nsan nkosi saa Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn, a ɔte Yerusalem no asɔredan. Na mo Nyankopɔn bɛka mo ho. 4Wɔn a wɔtete baabiara a Yudafo nkae no wɔ no, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔma Yudafo no dwetɛ ne sikakɔkɔɔ, akwantu nneɛma, nyɛmmoa ne koma pa mu afɔrebɔde a wɔde ma Onyankopɔn asɔredan a ɛwɔ Yerusalem no, de boa wɔn akwantu no.
5Na Onyankopɔn kaa Lewifo, Yuda ne Benyamin mmusuakuw ntuanofo no koma sɛ, wɔnsan mmra Yerusalem mmesiesie Awurade asɔredan no. 6Na wɔn afipamfo boa maa wɔn dwetɛ ne sikakɔkɔɔ ne nyɛmmoa, ma wɔde tuu kwan no. Wɔmaa wɔn akyɛde pa bebree de kaa nea efi wɔn ankasa koma mu no ho.
7Ɔhene Kores no ankasa de aboɔdenne a ɔhene Nebukadnessar tase fii Awurade asɔredan mu wɔ Yerusalem de koguu ɔno ankasa anyame asɔredan mu no bae. 8Kores hyɛɛ Persia ɔsannaani Mitredat sɛ ɔnkenkan saa nneɛma no nyinaa, na ɔmfa nhyɛ wɔn a wotwaa wɔn asu a wɔresan aba Yuda no panyin Sesbasar nsa.
9Eyinom ne nneɛma a Kores de bɛkyɛe:
11Ne nyinaa mu no, sikakɔkɔɔ ne dwetɛ nneɛma a wɔde maa Sesbasar sɛ ɔmfa nkɔ Yerusalem bere a wɔn a wotwaa wɔn asu fi Babilonia baa hɔ no dodow yɛ sikakɔkɔɔ ne dwetɛ mpem anum ne ahannan (5,400).


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I finished the Venice portion of my travel journal yesterday and made this page flip video. In the afternoon I printed out all the photos from my trip to Italy in 2007 that I want to include in the rest of the journal, and got them organized to be added. I'll finish it off today -- nice way to end the year, finishing a project that in one sense has been in process for five years!
mixed media . painting . collage . book arts . textiles . surface design . and general musings about my creative life
Monday, December 31, 2012
Saturday, December 29, 2012
L-O-N-G Book
A note about the sewn tapes binding, which was the first binding I learned, via Mary Ann Moss's Full Tilt Boogie online class. It requires more pre-planning than other binding methods because 1) the signatures are exposed on the spine (as they are with Coptic and other exposed-spine stitches), and 2) the outside folios of each signature need to be glued to each other (unless it's a very small book) to hold the book block together. If you're using two-sided patterned paper, you need to decide which sides will be glued together and which will show. If you're using one-sided paper and you want to glue the white sides together, then you've got to line the spine edges of the outer folios with something else, unless you're happy leaving the spine white...which I'm usually not.
Friday, December 28, 2012
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Art, Being, Doing
I didn't have any goals this year, in terms of numbers. I just aimed to enjoy what I do and go with the flow.
In terms of numbers, however, I made the same number of art quilts as I made in 2011 (22 each year) despite the fact that in the earlier year I had creative goals of one sort or another. Hmmm, interesting.
But in 2012 I also shifted directions and began doing mixed media and book arts -- and I've produced quite a lot of work in this arena.
So I'm mighty happy with 2012, creatively and otherwise. And I didn't have any lists of things I hoped to accomplish, didn't have a word for the year that I hoped to live into, didn't have any carrots dangling in front of myself. Which just goes to show that when you're listening to and following your heart, good things happen and there's no falling short of anything to feel bad about at the end of the year.
I've become quite the devotee of the school of paying attention to what shows up in life and taking cues for action from what presents itself ~ an enormous shift from trying to make things happen, which is what we're all taught to do. In fact, if we're not out there trying to make things happen, trying to manipulate life to give us what we think we want and need, we're considered freaks -- eccentric, anarchic, people who just won't (or can't) get with the program.
And that's just it, we're NOT with the program because the program will run us into the ground and suck us dry for trying to achieve things that are simply not meant to be or necessary for our happiness. I just wish I woke up to this sooner. But no regrets. A lot of folks never get it. I'm glad I did.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Winter/Spring Shabby Journal
This time, instead of making a slipcover for the interior Peltex, I fused shiboried vintage linens inside and out, edge stitched the book, and then quilted and embellished it. Journal is 9x6 inches.
The first photo below shows the inside cover, and the last shows the inside back cover. I've used a favorite early collage, torn in half, instead of more traditional end papers. The rest of the spreads are pages that I made last summer.
The tie you see isn't stitched on yet -- I might use ribbon instead.
I've been working daily in my Venice Travel Journal, keeping up with Mary Ann Moss's daily postcards and photos.
That journal is already too thick, and I just started filling it. I'll have to remind myself not to over do it in future when I create sewn pages with foldouts, etc. It's easy to make too many pages and not leave room for the natural expansion that happens when the journal gets filled.
Have a happy Boxing Day, if that means anything to you!
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Monday, December 24, 2012
Little Gift Book
Sending my warmest wishes to you for a lovely holiday, whatever it is you celebrate -- hope you have a wonderful week. There's nothing at the local theater that I want to see on Christmas Day (meaning Lincoln hasn't come to Fortuna yet), so I'll be renting a couple movies today, a splurge in itself since I see very few movies any more.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Friday, December 21, 2012
Triple-Chain Trio
NorBAG meeting in May. The difference between the three lies at the top of each, on the left in the photo. Minor variations. I'll likely teach the middle way (isn't the middle way always better, in every domain of life?). That's Keith Smith's original triple-chain stitch.
The top and bottom covers are scrapbook cardstock -- wish they were just a bit heavier. But I did sew a contrasting strip of paper at the edge of the front and back in both instances. The middle cover is watercolor paper that I painted variously, over a period of time, and it's quite sturdy.
Have a good weekend. It hasn't stopped raining on the North Coast in close to 36 hours. The Eel River at Fernbridge is expected to rise to low-monitor stage over the weekend -- could be worse. But it's really wet out there.
The top and bottom covers are scrapbook cardstock -- wish they were just a bit heavier. But I did sew a contrasting strip of paper at the edge of the front and back in both instances. The middle cover is watercolor paper that I painted variously, over a period of time, and it's quite sturdy.
Have a good weekend. It hasn't stopped raining on the North Coast in close to 36 hours. The Eel River at Fernbridge is expected to rise to low-monitor stage over the weekend -- could be worse. But it's really wet out there.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Italy, Then and Now
Last night we arrived in Venice and today it's a sunny blue-sky day -- or it was...it's now evening Wednesday in Venice although I woke up less than an hour ago on the North Coast.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Monday, December 17, 2012
Roll Your Own
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Friday, December 14, 2012
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Too Much of a Good Thing
I've had to let my body be my guide lately ~ after three days of mostly only hand stitching last week, my back bothered me for another few days. So I haven't gone any farther on that project.
Then I'll cut and tear paper for the better part of a day, and my hands will ache for a day or two. And so it goes.
Anyway, my plan is to complete Fiberactions' January 15 challenge project in the next day or two if I can, before "leaving" for Venice this Saturday with Mary Ann Moss. There's still room in the class if you've got a hankering to spend the holidays in Venice creating a travel journal right along with Mary Ann while she's plying the canals in a gondola on behalf of the rest of us.
I haven't yet completed my shabby Autumn Journal -- have given myself until New Year's Eve to finish that. I do like the idea of a seasonal journal ~ my next one will be a Winter/Spring Journal. The stitched pages (to be written on later) are complete, I'll just need to make another shabby journal cover. Maybe I'll get to that during my holiday staycation -- which is actually happening right now but I keep thinking of as a future thing. Because I'm on permanent staycation anyway, so it really doesn't matter. It's just a head game I've been playing with myself lately.
Other projects for my staycation ~ more paste painted papers, more painted papers period, monoprinting with the Gelli plate I've had for several months and haven't used yet, and deconstructed screen printing on paper. Will I do these? We'll see. I'd like to, but I haven't done much printing since I moved into Rose Cottage over two years ago, because of the limited-space-to-spread-out factor.
Another interesting aspect of trying new things: the lag time for me ~ between when I first see some media or product or tool I want to experiment with, then have tried alternatives and possibly found them lacking, then have decided I can afford to purchase whatever it is, then have actually bought and received it ~ is usually so long, that I'm often onto other things by then even though I've finally bought this goop/tool/whatever.
It's laughable, and I KNOW I'm not the only one this happens to. When my conspiracy-theorist self is doing its thing, I can fantasize that this is the plan, by the corporate creators of all the goodies we artists use and lust after. As though they're saying to themselves (or their shareholders), "Let's just create more and more incredible stuff that everyone thinks they need to have. Whether or not they ever use it is NOT our concern." Indeed.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
At Long Last...
Monday, December 10, 2012
Recycled, Squared
I considered making myself new fleece socks, but the ones I already have are fine everywhere else than the bottoms, primarily the heel, and I just can't jettison them. So I am recycling my recycled socks. I have another two pair waiting for their new bottoms to be stitched on.
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Friday, December 7, 2012
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Stitching Days
I'm working on another ecodyed quilt, this one smaller than the last, and filling it with running stitches.
Running stitches are meditative. And I like being able to accomplish something without having to make design decisions. It's good for the soul to get grounded by repetitive activity sans a lot of thinking.
Although these are also great times to mentally sketch out next steps on other projects and new things to undertake.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Monday, December 3, 2012
Black and White and Read All Over
|"Whole Earth Catalog" book, 4.75x5.5 inches
|Coptic bound using hand spun hemp thread
So, no function necessarily. Except to be a cool hand bound book.
Saturday, December 1, 2012
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Psalms 147-150 Praise the Lord
God's people should praise him constantly for his merciful and loving care: his care over them in particular (147:1-2), his care over those who sorrow (3), his care over all his creation (4), and his special care for the downtrodden (5-6). God delights to provide for the physical needs of his creatures (7-9). But of all his creatures, those he delights in most are those who humbly trust in his steadfast love (10-11). That is why he delights in Israel above other nations. He protects his people and gives them food to enjoy (12-14). By sending bitterly cold weather he toughens them to endure hardship; by sending pleasant weather he reminds them that he is still caring for them (15-18). Above all, he has given them his word. Through this word they can know him better and as a result bring him further joy (19-20).
All creation displays the wonders of God and so brings praise to him. From the angelic beings to the beasts of the earth, praise goes up to him. From the farthest regions of outer space to the depths of the sea, his name is praised (148:1-10). Human beings in particular should praise him. Without distinction of age or rank, the people of the world should exalt God. They should praise him not only because he is the sovereign Lord of the universe, but also because through Israel he has made himself known to them (11-14).
As the people of Israel gather to worship, they have special cause to praise God. Besides being the one who created them, he is the one who rules over them. He is their king (149:1-3). In addition, they are God's representatives in promoting his rule throughout the world. Therefore, salvation from attackers and victory over enemies are a cause for praise to God and national celebration (4-5). But if God's rule is to be established in the world, the rebels must first be punished (6-9).
The final psalm forms a climax to the whole book. Worshippers at the temple join with angels in the heavens to praise God for the greatness of his person and his deeds (150:1-2). In every way possible people everywhere should praise God (3-6).
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text: On Saturday, December 2nd, City Hall was the setting for the 8th annual Tree Lighting event. While we did not light our 85 foot tree, several smaller trees and shrubs were lit, as well as City Hall. Our 85 foot tree did have a large star lit at the top, which was seen for miles around. The Reynolds High School Expression's Choir sang songs of the season for the record-setting crowd, and the Chapel in Troutdale provided free hot chocolate, coffee, cider, and cookies for all the guests. All the children received a free book thanks to the generosity of the Wood Village Kohl's, and the Barlow High School Dance Team. The event was capped off by a visit from Santa, who was delivered by Gresham Fire. We also want to thank the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde, and AAA of Oregon for their financial support of this event. We hope you were able to enjoy all the lights during the Holiday Season!


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See that funny guy up above? He looks kind of like the start of a balloon animal to me. He's a butternut squash and I decided I wanted to try one last week because I don't think I ever have before. Don't let the mild exterior fool you, inside he's a bright orangey yellow and packed with fiber. Plus he's full of nutrients, especially vitamin A, we're talking 300% your daily value in 1/2 cup of cubed squash. What a nutrition powerhouse! Here's a quick photo tutorial on how to peel and seed the squash, with a recipe soon to follow.
Start by turning the squash on it's side and cutting the long neck off the fat round body.
Then cut the top off of the neck, about an inch down. You should now have three pieces and you can throw away the cap with the stem.
The next step is to start peeling the squash. I like to do the neck first, you can use a vegetable peeler but if the skin is thick and takes a couple swipes to get off…
…I suggest turning the squash on end and using your knife to thinly slice the peel away.
Next stand the squash body on it's end and begin carefully slicing away the peel.
Next you want to cut the body in half and expose all those lovely seeds. Use a spoon to start scraping out the seeds and stringy parts just like a pumpkin.
Try and get most of the stringy part out of there by scraping hard with your spoon. Don't throw the seeds away! You can roast them like pumpkin seeds or acorn squash seeds. Just check on them every few minutes as they're smaller and softer so will cook faster.
Now you can start chopping the body and neck into bite sized cubes.
Congrats! You now have about 2 cups of chopped butternut squash to play with. Discard your peels and the guts, roast your seeds, and have fun with your squash. If you're not sure what to do with it, check back in Friday when I'll have a delicious vegetarian Greek stew for you!


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From Smyrna to Claymont, Hockessin to Delaware City, and all points in between, hundreds of local North Delaware businesses, people, places, events and organizations were nominated for the 2016 Happening List awards. Nominations opened in January 2016 and locals had the chance to vote for their favorite Nominees from Friday, January 15, 2016 until Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Centric to New Castle County, the 2016 Happening List contest features 13 primary groups and 260+ localized people's choice categories. Groups include Beauty, Wellness, Everything North DelaWHERE, Food, Drink, Home, Kids, People, Pets, Places, Retail, Services and Wedding. More than 90 new categories have been added in 2016. View the complete results here.
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