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Like Emil Nolde, Max Beckmann was another Degenerate Artist who greatly admired Van Gogh – an admiration that became apparent particularly in his later years. Following his experiences as a medical orderly in World War One, his painting style significantly transformed, from academically correct depictions to hugely distorted figures and objects, introducing into his work the kind of radical Modernism that Hitler was so intent on suppressing. Beckmann went from enjoying huge success and honors, such as the Honorary Empire Prize for German Art in the mid 1920s, to living in self-imposed exile in Amsterdam for ten years after the rise of the Nazis and the introduction of the Degenerate Art movement. More than 500 of his works were seized by the Nazis from German museums.
Otto Mueller was considered one of the most liberal artists of the Expressionist movement; he took as his main subject matter the unity between humans and nature and consequently is well-known for his paintings of nude and gypsy women. Despite having passed away before the Degenerate Art movement was even a notion, it is perhaps no surprise that the Nazis seized 350 of his paintings from German museums in 1937.
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When people think about Facebook engagement , most think of Likes , comments , and shares .
However, Facebook Insights offers a broader measure of engagement that goes beyond Likes, comments,and shares, called consumptions.
How is it different? It includes clicks.
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Within Facebook Insights, the consumption metric is broken down into four segments:
Viewing how clicks on your posts are segmented can provide additional information about what types of content are engaging people on your Page. It can also put the volume of other engagement actions in context with the number of Stories created.
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The first rule about blogging is, you don't blog about blogging.
However, it is Blogher season.
Have you ever been in a conversation where someone assumes that you are as into something as they are? Perhaps it's Lord of the Rings. You acknowledge having seen the movie and enjoyed it, and suddenly you find yourself in the middle of an awkward, hour-long conversation where that someone goes on and on about details that you could really care less about. And you find yourself thinking, yeah, I don't care which Tolkien language is the best and no, I haven't given thought as to which part of middle earth I would live in, and WOAH, YOU ARE WAY TOO INTO THIS. GET A LIFE.
This is what my blog might be like for the next few days.
Because on Thursday thousands of very serious bloggers will converge for the Mecca of the blogging world: the Blogher Conference 2010. (Or #blogher10, if you will).
In New York City. dun dun dun DUN!
I've never been to this conference before. But oh, I've heard tell. The drama. The egos. The social posturing. The politics. The parties. The private invites, the rejections, the corporate deals, the free stuff, the cat-fights over swag, the celebrities, the drinking, the dancing, the tattoos, the time Mike Tyson's tiger was found in Dooce's hotel bathroom . . .
It's crazy, ya'll.
It seems like everyone on twitter is talking about the conference. And the topic of conversation: clothes and shoes and losing weight. You'd think we were all attending some sort of a beauty pageant. As opposed to a conference FULL OF WOMEN. Women who sit with a laptop on their lap most of the day. Who probably don't spend a lot of time fussing with their hair (or slipping out of their pajamas). I'm really not sure who we are trying to fool. It sort of reminds me of the women who wear burqas all day but then have a party with their female friends and whip out their western-style dresses and Loreal eyeshadow quads.
(No joke. While in Forever 21 yesterday I saw a woman in a burqa buying a strapless satin turquiose number).
But of course, I've been swept up in the madness, and I've been furiously trying to groom and shop and break in shoes that are sure to make my feet bleed. So I can go and impress 2000+ women who are also doing the same.
It is a bizarre alternative universe, this blogging world, where corporations are courting stay-at-home moms, and where the amount of traffic or comments you get in a day somehow moves you up the social totem pole. I am going to try my best to keep it in perspective, and to not get caught up in the madness, and to remember that most of the people I love the most are completely unimpressed by this whole blogging thing, and haven't a clue who Ree Drummond is.
But SHE IS GOING TO BE THERE AND MAYBE SHE WILL TALK TO ME AND OMG I MIGHT DIE.
Ahem. Perspective.
Honestly, I am most excited about hanging out with some of the gals I got to meet at the Casual Blogger's Conference. I am also thrilled to be meeting (and sleeping with) Christine Moers - fellow adoptive mom and someone who feels like an old friend even though we've never met. I am already giving myself peop talks about my need for impulse control around Christine - because my impulse is to drag her into a corner and make her hold me and stroke my hair while I sob into her shoulder for half the weekend. There are also some bloggers who I really admire that I'm hoping I can
I am already stressed out by the packed schedule. This is supposed to be a conference but I am quickly learning that parties and network take precedence to any actual lectures that one may or may not attend. There is no way I can fit in everything I'd like to do. I've been rsvp'ing to parties left and right because - well because that's what someone else recommended to do. So I did. And tonight I sat down to try to piece together some sort of agenda/game plan for myself, and realized that on Thursday night alone I have rsvp'd for five simultaneous parties. So yeah, not sure how that will all pan out. I keep telling myself to just keep flexible and to go with the flow. Luckily those things come easily for me. (Stop laughing, Mark).
Oh, and the awesome Team Sparkle is hooking me up with my tutu for the Tutus for Tanner benefit - a cause inspired by Catherine's nephew Tanner who is battling Muscular Dystrophy.
I am trying not to let the nerves get the best of me, but I am feeling a little anxious. I may have mentioned that I'm a wee bit introverted? And horrible at chit-chat? So that could be an interesting combo. I'm also up for a couple of things that are a bit intimidating. I got that interview with Project Mom Casting that I was hoping for (YAY and OMG HELP). I'm up for a Blogluxe award. (Spoiler alert: The Blogess will win. As she should.) But it really was an honor just to be nominated. (I've been waiting my whole life to say that. But perhaps not in this context). I'm also being honored as a finalist in Blogher's Voice of the Year. So . . . all really, really fun things. Fun things that sort of make me feel like I'm gonna hurl.
I think I will have a couple saving graces for my sanity this weekend. First: I'm seeing some shows. I'm seeing Fela on Thursday night. Knowing myself, I will probably spend Sunday trying to fit in two more shows. It just seems a crime to be in New York for five days and not see a show each night - so the Sunday double feature is my goal. I may be doing this alone. And that's okay.
I'm also hosting a bit in the Serenity Suite - a sort of safe haven from the madness that is open to anyone at the conference. I will be there at 11ish on both Friday and Saturday. If you are there, come by and say hi. And if you are interested in talking with some adoptive mamas. come by our Birds of a Feather table at lunch on Saturday.
And if you are going to this conference and see me, please say hello. I really would like to meet you - please don't mistake my deer-in-headlights expression for aloofness. In case you want to find me, I look like this:
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Journalists headed to Beijing this summer to cover the 2008 Summer Olympics can consult the Reuters Foundation's new publication, A Reporter's Guide to Sports and Olympics Reporting, available in mid- to late-March at www.amazon.co.uk.
The handbook was written by former Reuters journalist Colin McIntyre with contributions from former Reuters Sports Editor Steve Parry, who has covered 19 Olympic Games, and from other Reuters reporters. It includes information on helpful preparations, what to expect at the event, and possible pitfalls.
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UNESCO has released the English version of a press freedom report online. The report is derived from World Press Freedom Day 2007 speeches and presentations. The World Press Freedom Day 2007 conference, dedicated to press freedom and the safety of journalist's impunity, took place in Medellin, Colombia on May 3, 2007.
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The Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) has compiled a database of more than 600 resources related to media assistance, including books, manuals, papers and reports. Access to the database is free and open to anyone.
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- Giovanni Dosi & Marco Grazzi, 2006. "Energy, Development, and the Environment: An Appraisal Three Decades After the "Limits to Growth" Debate," LEM Papers Series 2006/15, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy.
- Roselyne Joyeux & Ronald D. Ripple, 2004. "The Evaluation of Standard of Living and the Role of Household Electricity Consumption - A Panel Cointegration Analysis," Research Papers 0410, Macquarie University, Department of Economics.
- Littlechild, S., 2006. "Stipulations, the consumer advocate and utility regulation in Florida," Cambridge Working Papers in Economics 0635, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge.
- Roop Jyoti & Aygul Ozbafli & Glenn Jenkins, 2006. "The Opportunity Cost of Electricity Outages and Privatization of Substations in Nepal," Working Papers 1066, Queen's University, Department of Economics.
- Roques, F.A. & Savva , N.S., 2006. "Price Cap Regulation and Investment Incentives under Demand Uncertainty," Cambridge Working Papers in Economics 0636, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge.
- Leonard Caruana & Hugh Rockoff, 2006. "An Elephant in the Garden: The Allies, Spain, and Oil in World War II," NBER Working Papers 12228, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Miranowski, John, 2005. "Energy Demand and Capacity to Adjust in U.S. Agricultural Production," Staff General Research Papers Archive 12629, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
- Pamela Kaval & Matthew Roskruge, 2008. "The Value of Native Birds in New Zealand: Results of a Waikato Survey," Working Papers in Economics 08/06, University of Waikato.
- Chiara M. Travisi & Roberto Camagni & Peter Nijkamp, 2006. "Analysis of Environmental Costs of Mobility due to Urban Sprawl - A Modelling Study on Italian Cities," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 06-042/3, Tinbergen Institute.
- Vicent Alcántara & Emilio Padilla, 2006. "An input-output analysis of the "key" sectors in CO2 emissions from a production perspective: an application to the Spanish economy," Working Papers wpdea0601, Department of Applied Economics at Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona.
- Kai Lessmann & Ottmar Edenhofer & Nico Bauer, 2005. "Mitigation Strategies and Costs of Climate Protection: The effects of ETC in the hybrid Model MIND," Working Papers 2005.150, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei.
- Hagem, Cathrine & Westskog, Hege, 2006. "Distributional constraints and efficiency in a tradable permit market," Memorandum 09/2006, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
- Juan Antonio Duro Moreno & Emilio Padilla Rosa, 2006. "Análisis de los factores determinantes de las desigualdades internacionales en las emisiones de CO2 per cápita aplicando el enfoque distributivo: una metodología de descomposición por factores de Kaya," Working Papers wpdea0602, Department of Applied Economics at Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona.
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Embers by Laura Bickle
In her debut novel, Laura Bickle introduces us to Anya Kalinczyk, a woman as troubled as her home city of Detroit. Like many of her sister urban-fantasy heroines, Anya has a tragic past and uses it as a reason to push people away. She works as an arson investigator with the Detroit Fire Department and moonlights with a ghost-hunting team. Anya is a Lantern, which means she has the rare ability to consume ghosts and demons. She also has a familiar spirit, Sparky, a fire elemental who takes amphibian form but acts more like a large dog. (Sparky, needless to say, is adorable.)
A serial arsonist is targeting what seem to be random buildings in the city. Anya discovers that the crimes are ritualistic in nature, and that the perp is planning a grand finale on Devil's Night, just two weeks away. This plotline is exceedingly well done. The investigation ... Read More
Laura BickleLaura Bickle (aka Alayna Williams) writes urban fantasy, and horror. She has an MA in sociology-criminology (research interests: fear of crime and victimology) and a BA in criminology. She lives happily ever after with her chief muse and four mostly-reformed feral cats in the Midwestern U.S. Learn more at Laura Bickle's website.
Embers: Well-executed A-plot
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In Sparks, Laura Bickle's follow-up to Embers, Anya Kalinczyk faces another baffling case of magic and mysterious fires. The Detroit Fire Department is confounded by what seem to be instances of spontaneous human combustion. Meanwhile, huckster guru Hope Solomon is amassing wealth and power on the backs of Detroit's desperate. Anya and her friends are in grave danger when Anya discovers a link between Hope and the fires.
Hope Solomon is incredibly creepy. She espouses a blend of the popular "law of attraction" and "pay it forward" philosophies, with a sinister twist. I got a chill down my spine when I realized what she was doing, and I don't even mean what she was doing supernaturally. If you've read anything about cults and/or pyramid schemes, it'll prob... Read More
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Nine of Stars by Laura Bickle
Nine of Stars (2016), Laura Bickle's dark and fantastical tale of an alchemist's daughter in Wyoming, is attempting to cast a wide net as far as its readership goes. It is billed as both the third instalment of the DARK ALCHEMY trilogy, as well as the first book in the WILDLANDS series, which readers can jump straight into. What's more, it's a fantasy-cum-crime-cum-romance, so it should in theory be ticking a lot of boxes for a lot of readers. Jana and Ray have once again joined forces in this review, so in the interest of clarity, we've marked Jana's contributions in black whilst Ray's are in blue.
Jana: Petra Dee is a geologist living in the small town of Temperance, Wyoming; she spends her days taking ro... Read More
The Hallowed Ones — (2012-2013) Published: Katie is on the verge of her Rumspringa, the time in Amish life when teenagers can get a taste of the real world. But the real world comes to her in this dystopian tale with a philosophical bent. Rumors of massive unrest on the "Outside" abound. Something murderous is out there. Amish elders make a rule: No one goes outside, and no outsiders come in. But when Katie finds a gravely injured young man, she can't leave him to die. She smuggles him into her family's barn — at what cost to her community? The suspense of this vividly told, truly horrific thriller will keep the pages turning.
FanLit Asks: June 5, 2012
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Laura Bickle / Alayna Williams: My first YA novel, The Hallowed Ones, will be released by HMH Graphia on September 25. Pitched as Witness meets 28 Days Later, The Hallowed Ones is a paranormal thriller in which Amish girl must protect her family from a violent contagion, even as fear and denial threaten to erode her community from within.
Mark Lawrence: Why yes I have! My daughter (age 8 and severely disabled) wrote a book that's out-selling my own in the US! It's a picture book and she used a head-switch and communication ... Read More
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J.A. Pitts: Forged in Fire was just released from Tor. I'm currently on my book tour in San Diego and San Francisco. I have more events planned in the next month which can be found on my website under appearances.
James Barclay: I'm on the jury for this year's British Fantasy Awards which is an honour and a privilege -- there is so much quality on the shortlists this year and I'm really buzzed about reading it all though picking the winners is going to be a tough job. I'll be at FantasyCon 2012 in Brighton for the whole weekend -- that's Friday 28th September to Su... Read More
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Mark Lawrence: When not using MS Paint to draw mice and not at work pushing back the frontiers of science (sometimes in the right direction), and not looking after my youngest daughter... I'm writing a book called Gunlaw that's a strange fusion of gunslinger fantasy and sci-fi.
Anne Ursu: I'm in the middle of a new book. It's my first high fantasy, and I'm both intimidated and thrilled by the challenges that poses. Right now, mostly intimidated.
Read any good books lately?
James Barclay: Well, leaving aside anything I've ... Read More
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Stephen Deas: The Black Mausoleum came out in August and The King's Assassin will hit the shelves in a couple of days.
Bradley Beaulieu: I'm headed to the World Fantasy Convention in Toronto, Canada at the end of this month. I'll be doing a reading there, and there's also the mass autograph signing, so if anyone happens to be there, please stop by and say hello. I'd love to see you.
Laura Bickle: My first YA novel, The Hallowed Ones, was r... Read More
FanLit Asks: December 4, 2012
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Morgan Keyes (Mindy Klasky): I just finished the sequel to Darkbeast, which is tentatively called Darkbeast Rebellion. (It should be in stores about a year from now.) Next up, I'm working on a totally new fantasy series, about a boy born without magic in a society where everyone else has special powers.
Stephen Deas: Edits to my next dragon book and the first draft of the one after. Other things I can't talk about just yet, but I can say that I'm putting ideas together for a collaborative Space Opera series.
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Writing the Apocalypse
Today we welcome Laura Bickle, author of Embers, Sparks, and the YA novel The Hallowed Ones. The Outside, a sequel to The Hallowed Ones, will be released later this year. Laura also writes the DARK ORACLE series under the name Alayna Williams. Her question for you today is: Where do you want to be when the apocalypse hits? One commenter wins a copy of The Hallowed Ones.
One of the great things about writing is getting to ask those "what-if" questions. When I was writing The Hallowed Ones, I knew that I wanted to unleash a plague of bloodthirsty vampires on humanity. But I wanted to also explore the idea of survival, and I gave some thought into who might be best-equipped to surv... Read More


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Our dog, Pannya the poodle is meditation on the deck. She always tell us the arrival of spring. She has always done this ever since she was a puppy. Now she is 10 year old. Yes, she is the oldest … Continue reading
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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, an Oscar winning screenwriter and celebrated novelist, has died at the age of 85 from complications caused from a pulmonary condition.
Jhabvala was a prolific writer. She wrote 31 stories in The New Yorker, the most recent, The Judge's Will, was published just a few short weeks ago. She wrote many novels including Heat and Dust in 1975 which won the Booker Prize and was later adapted into a film in 1983.
Beyond writing fiction, Jhabvala was also an insanely prolific screenwriter. She wrote over 20 screenplays–a majority of which were in collaboration with Ismail Merchant and James Ivory of Merchant-Ivory. She wrote some of the most acclaimed Merchant Ivory films including Remains of the Day, Howard's End and A Room With A View. She was nominated for an Academy Award for all three, and won for two.
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Transmissions 3 - Robot art book by Matt Dixon
Hello! I'm Matt. I like to make pictures of robots.
In 2013 I published Transmissions, a book of my robot artwork. A few years later, I ran a successful Kickstarter campaign to produce the second volume in the series, Transmissions 2. Since then, I've produced many more robot paintings so I'm back again, with Transmissions 3.
The new book is a continuation of the series and follows the same format at the previous books; A4 in size, 36 full colour pages, and perfect bound with a laminated soft cover. I've chosen not to include any sequential art this time around, so Transmissions 3 is a mix of single and double page illustrations. Each book is a journey of dsicovery as I explore the world that my robots inhabit more deeply. It's going to be very exciting to share the new work with everyone.
...but wait! There's more! With your help, I'd like to produce a second book.
Transmissions Blueprints is a collection of drawings from my robot sketchbooks. It offers the chance to peek over my shoulder into the creative process behind my robot work, to see the origins of some of the images in Transmissions 3 and to get a first look at new ideas that have yet to become finished paintings. In order to closely match the dimensions of the original sketches, Blueprints is a small, A6 sized book, wire bound and with 36 pages.
Transmissions Blueprints
Transmissions Blueprints is a collection of drawings from my robot sketchbooks. I mostly sketch with blue pencils, so Blueprints seemed an appropriate title. The book contains 36 pages, wire bound, and A6 in size to reproduce the sketches close to their original dimensions.
Blueprints is also available with an original robot sketch on the last page.
Transmissions 3
Transmissions 3 is my third collection of robot artwork. The book is A4 in size and perfect bound with a laminated soft cover. The 36 full colour pages contain a mix of single and double page spreads.
Transmissions 3 is also available with an original marker sketch on the final page.
Early bird bundle
A limited number of bundles are available for early backers. You'll receive signed copies of Transmissions 3 and Transmisisons Blueprints plus a signed 8x10 inch print of 'Presence', the Transmissions 3 cover art, and a pack of five robot stickers.
Collector's bundle
For those wanting the complete collection of Transmissions artwork this reward includes all four books; Transmissions, Transmissions 2, Transmissions 3 and Transmissions Blueprints. All books will be signed.
This reward is also available with an original blue pencil sketch in the included copy of Blueprints.
Original drawing
Signed copies of Transmissions 3 and Transmissions Blueprints plus an original A5 ( 5.8x8.3 inch ) robot drawing. Your drawing will be completed in blue pencil on heavyweight cartridge paper, suitable for framing. Note the slightly increased shipping costs: these rewards will ship tracked and insured for safety.
Digital robot sketch
Signed copies of Transmissions 3 and Transmissions Blueprints, plus a digital sketch commission. The image must be a single robot of some kind, but beyond that you're free to specify whatever you'd like! Or you can leave the design to me if you prefer. An 8x10 inch print of your sketch will ship out with your books. I will also supply a link to the high resolution artwork.
The Blue Sketchbook
Called the 'Blue Sketchbook' as this was the first where I routinely used a blue pencil. A Moleskine sketchbook measuring 3.5x5.5 inches. Around 190 robot sketches. Most drawings are in blue pencil, though some are also in ballpoint, graphite or fine liner. The sketchbook travelled with me for six months or so in late 2015 and early 2016. In addition to various parts of the UK, this book has also visited France and the Canary Islands. Approximately half of the images in Transmissions Blueprints are scanned from this book.
This reward includes signed copies of Transmissions 3 and Transmissions Blueprints.
The Indigo Sketchbook
Called the 'Indigo Sketchbook' as some of the drawings were completed with a darker blue pencil than usual. A Moleskine style sketchbook measuring 3.5x5.5 inches. Around 190 robot sketches. Most drawings in blue pencil, with a few in black fine liner. This book was in use from spring 2016 through to early 2017, covering most of the time I was working on images for Transmissions 3. Most of this book's time has been spent in the UK, including several trips into the wild, and it also travelled with me to Germany. Approximately half of the images in Transmissions Blueprints are scanned from this book.
This reward includes signed copies of Transmissions 3 and Transmissions Blueprints.
Stretch goals
Four additional pages will be added to Transmissions Blueprints, bringing the total number of pages to 40. That means extra sketches for everyone receiving the book as part of their pledge reward. ( Note that this goal is negated since reaching the third stretch goal as there will now be two Blueprints books. See below for details. )
Four additional pages will be added to Transmissions 3, bringing the total number of pages to 40. That means extra robot paintings for everyone receiving the book as part of their pledge reward.
There will be two Blueprints books, each numbering 32 pages. That's 64 sketchbook pages in total; 28 more than originally planned. Everyone with a reward that includes Blueprints will receive a copy of Blueprints 2 at no additional cost. Free books!
Sadly, I do not think I will be able to offer sketches in Blueprints 2. Once the project closes and I have a better idea of the time needed for fulfillment I may be able to offer this as an add-on option for those interested.
I will produce a video showing the process of a robot painting. I'll capture the screen from blank canvas right through to the finished painting and include narration to explain what's going on and my thought process while I work. This will be available to all backers as a download or to watch online.
My robot artwork is very personal. It's extremely rewarding whenever someone chooses to give them a home on their bookshelf. Thanks for your support.
Risks and challenges
I'll be using my regular, trusted printer who has already produced five books with me. All the work for Transmissions Blueprints is complete and there are just a handful of images for Transmissions 3 to finish up. Layouts for both books are in place.
All projects come with challenges but I'm confident that I'm well placed to complete the books and handle fulfillment without too many shocks or surprises.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
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Walter Pall's main blog about bonsai and his work with trees from day to day. Lots of good pictures of good trees and lots of valuable information about bonsai.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Japanese maple #1
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So you give same names to different trees? Or does #1 designate quality rather than a name?
- November 11, 2014 at 7:11 PM
- Walter Pall said...
I give names to the trees in my collection and some ouside that are interesting.
Then I have lots of trees avaialble for sale and trade. These also have names with numbers. They never have an# upfront. There are two lines which coexist and can indeed be the same numbers for different trees. Since nothing of my collection is for sale this does not constitute a problem - at least for me.
- November 11, 2014 at 7:19 PM
It might constitute a problem for people reading your blog: it's confusing. Or is the blog not meant for public? You might want to make it private then.
That being said, you could title all your posts "Japanese maple #1", even the Linden ones, for example. But that would be silly, wouldn't it?
- November 11, 2014 at 7:27 PM
- Walter Pall said...
Now I see what you mean. This was just a typo. Thanks for pointing it out to me . It was not number 1, but number 11. Alreday corrected.
- November 11, 2014 at 7:32 PM


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The Commonwealth summit proved anew the rule that leaders love to gather for a gabble, but deciding actually to do something tends to induce paralysis. Or, more likely, a demand for further study.
What the leaders did agree on was to change succession laws so that in the future the first-born daughter of a British monarch will have the same right to the throne as a son. The leaders of the 16 Commonwealth countries where the Queen is head of state unanimously approved the succession change. Oh, and the ban on the monarch getting married to a Roman Catholic is also to be lifted. Progress, indeed!
Commonwealth gatherings often produce these unusual moments when a door to the past is opened and history steps on stage. Perhaps that is what to expect from a gathering that stands on the bones of the British empire and the common experience of being colonies.
Perth demonstrated another working rule of summits: it is always easier for leaders to talk about the areas where they can't have much impact. The less power, the easier the verbiage flows. Thus, the CHOGM Communique devoted plenty of space to musing about the importance of the WTO's Doha Round, urging the G20 to please do something, and stating most firmly that terrorism is a bad thing.
But when it came to human rights and democracy — where the Commonwealth has an unusual, even unique niche — suddenly the going got much harder.
The most bizarre element was that the leaders refused to order the official publication of the report from their own Eminent Persons Group. This produced the strange outcome that the Commonwealth proceeded to accept, defer and reject EPG recommendations that had not formally seen the light of day. So it was that the communiqué pronounced:
Responding to the remaining EPG recommendations as follows:
- adopting without reservation 30 recommendations
- adopting, subject to consideration of financial implications, 12 further recommendations
- asking the Task Force of Ministers to provide more detailed advice on 43 other recommendations to Foreign Ministers at their September meeting in New York, as a basis for further decision by Heads; and
- deeming 11 recommendations inappropriate for adoption.
The eminent persons have clearly proved not to be sound chaps if only one-third of their ideas were judged immediately suitable. Little wonder that the British eminence, Sir Malcolm Rifkind, called the result a disgrace that raised questions about the relevance of the Commonwealth, while the EPG chairman, Malaysia's Abdullah Badawi, thought it rendered the summit a failure.
Apparently, big members of the club such as South Africa, India and Sri Lanka were not too keen on creating a new set of standards on democracy and human rights that would immediately start to bite them in sensitive places. The summit didn't actually kill the recommendation for a Commonwealth Commissioner for Democracy, the Rule of Law and Human Rights. Instead, the idea has been sent away for further study.
So Perth managed to reach agreement on the rights of as yet unborn royal humans while not being so 'brave' on human rights.
The wrangle over the Commissioner brings to mind a classic Commonwealth story. In a burst of benevolence for a deposed foe, the Hawke Government decided to nominate the previous Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser, for the job of secretary-general of the Commonwealth. Ahead of the vote at the CHOGM in Kuala Lumpur in 1989, Malcolm had been jetting around pledging that he'd put new force and energy into running the Commonwealth.
The Australians were quietly confident that with a bit of extra summit urging from Bob Hawke, they just might win the vote for Fraser. As the moment of decision approached, Margaret Thatcher turned her attention to the race. She rang all the other leaders saying they should take the former Australian prime minister at his word. 'Do you realise,' Thatcher warned, 'if Malcolm gets in, he'll want to do things!'. Exit Malcolm.
Those who want the Commonwealth to do things will always confront difficulties at Commonwealth summits.


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ST. LOUIS – The board of the Today and Tomorrow Educational Foundation has elected Joseph Conran as its newest member.
"Every child deserves the opportunity to receive a quality education," said Conran. "I am proud to be part of an organization that serves so many children in the city of St. Louis."


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People living nearby were divided on what to do with the compound. Some wanted it torn down, while others wanted it turned into a tourist attraction to help the small town earn money.
Pakistan pushed ahead Sunday with the surprise demolition, likely an attempt to erase the symbol of the colossal security failure that humiliated the nation and severely damaged ties with Washington.
Islamabad was outraged by the covert American raid in the northwestern town of Abbottabad because it was not told about it beforehand - a decision the U.S. explained by concerns that someone in the Pakistani government might tip off the al-Qaida chief.
The operation left Pakistan's powerful army in the awkward position of explaining how it was unable to stop U.S. troops from attacking a compound deep inside Pakistan and located next to the country's military academy. Citizens also demanded to know how bin Laden was able to live in Abbottabad for six years without the government's knowledge, a question that remains unanswered.
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Henkel Consumer Goods has shifted creative duties for its laundry and home-care brands, including Purex, Renuzit and Soft Scrub, to San Francisco-based Pereira & O' Dell.
Purex was previously handled by Energy BBDO, the Chicago hub of the BBDO agency network, owned by Omnicom Group. Renuzit and Soft Scrub did not have agency-of -record relationships, and work was handled on an assignment basis.
The move comes as a part of an effort to consolidate advertising duties within a single consumer segment under one roof. "Part of what we're doing is bringing together brands that have been without an agency of record and have been working ad hoc," Eric Schwartz, general manager of laundry and home care at Henkel Consumer Goods, told Ad Age , adding, "we are getting more consistent representation for our smaller brands."
Mr. Schwartz has been with the company for more than seven years, but these agency changes come after he added home-care duties to his remit this past fall.
In reference to the parting with BBDO, he said: "It was a several-year relationship that was quite successful, and we decided mutually to separate as we were pulling together all the brands and looking for a new partnership." Asked whether BBDO's win of business from competitor SC Johnson last year, which it won along with WPP's Ogilvy, played into the change, Mr. Schwartz said no: "We did not consider an opportunity [for BBDO] as a conflict."
Pereira & O' Dell will be responsible for developing TV, print, out of home and digital assets including social and mobile efforts. New work for Purex from EnergyBBDO is already in the pipeline and will be released later this year, while the first campaigns from Pereira & O' Dell for all three brands will be released in late 2012 or early 2013, Mr. Schwartz said.
"They have been really media-agnostic in their approach and nimble in how they go to market with nontraditional brands," said Mr. Schwartz of his new agency. "We consider ourselves a group of nontraditional, underdog brands ... and we are super-aligned with the way they work and excited about the partnership."
The timing is good for the agency, which just lost one of its founding clients, University of Phoenix. Earlier this week, Pereira & O' Dell's chief, Andrew O' Dell, spoke to Ad Age about the loss, noting at the time that it would be offset by new-business wins in the pipeline but declined to identify what any of them were.
According to data from Kantar, U.S. measured media spending for Purex, Renuzit and Soft Scrub was a total of nearly $30 million in 2010, the last full-year available. For Dusseldorf, Germany-based Henkel, North America is a fast-growing market. Currently it's responsible for approximately 20% of worldwide sales.
Said Mr. Schwartz: "Our spending has increased year-on-year and we anticipate that it will continue to do so. We are on a great run of organic growth. Continuing to invest in businesses that are growing is part of anyone's strategy, and certainly ours. We have a story to tell."


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The gift of friends and colleagues to establish an endowed fund for the Harvard College Library in memory of University Professor of English (1946-1986) Walter Jackson Bate A.B. 1939, A.M. 1940, Ph.D. 1942. Income shall be used to acquire books in English literature of the extended eighteenth century, the field in which he primarily taught and wrote during his distinguished academic career at Harvard.