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National Carpet Cleaning Association
CARPEX 2012 is supported and sponsored by the National Carpet Cleaning Association (NCCA).
Established in 1968, the NCCA is the only independent UK trade body solely dedicated to the craft of carpet, upholstery, curtain and other soft furnishing cleaning.
The Association is widely recognised not just by homemakers, but also by government, media, industry and commerce as the authoritative source of information and advice on all aspects of the business.
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Sometimes i get the feeling that the only time i spend in my studio is not making stuff but using the computer. Checking mail and orders and updating blogs. So in the interest of refining things and making more creative moments – i am retiring this blog and I will only post to the blog i share with my sister – www.lovelysweetwilliam.blogspot.com
Thanks for stopping by and do come and visit me there!

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For Everyone
Prior to the AMS Short Course: A Beginner's Course to Using Python in Climate and Meteorology (January 21-22, 2012), held in New Orleans, LA, all students will need to do the following:
- Obtain a laptop you can bring to the course. (It needs at least 1 GB RAM and 20 GB of available disk.) Make sure its battery is fully charged, and that you also bring the power adapter. If you're checking out a laptop from your school, lab, or organization, make sure you have administrator access to your machine, so you can install applications, if needed.
- Make sure you have copies of two datasets, one that is text, and the other that is in netCDF format. These can be any datasets you'd like; we'd recommend you bring datasets you normally use. Try not to choose datasets that are too large, however, because they may slow you down. If you do not have datasets of your own, we will give you ones you can use for the class, but most people will find their own data more interesting.
- Download the VirtualBox virtualization application for your machine and install it on your laptop. (For the course, we've created an Ubuntu Linux virtual machine (VM) that has all the software we'll be using pre-installed. You will be using VirtualBox to run the VM.) The installation should be straightforward and take no more than 10–15 minutes; see the installation instructions for details. If you're running a flavor of Linux, you may wish to install VirtualBox via your favorite package manager; here are the instructions for installing VirtualBox from the repositories for Ubuntu (note that you also may need to do an additional step so the VM will be able to access your laptop's USB ports).
That's all you need to do in preparation for the course! On the morning of the first day, you'll get a USB thumbdrive with the VM on it (along with copies of the slides, example data, etc.). We'll go through the installation of the VM together, in class.
For Those Who Want To Manually Install Software On Their Own Machines
Some students may not want to use the virtual machine we will provide at the class, if they want to have the software operating in their laptop's own environment; Windows users, for instance, may not want to use the virtual machine's Unix interface. The current version of VirtualBox may also be unavailable for your particular operating system version. If this is you, below are instructions as to what packages to install and files to download. Note that some of the installs take many hours to do, even if everything goes smoothly; you are much better off if you use the virtual machine we provide. Caveats given, what you need to do is to install a copy of Python, along with the packages needed for scientific computing:
- The easiest way is to install the Enthought Python Distribution (EPD), which bundles Python with many modules and packages in an easy to install package. The distribution is free to employees and students of academic institutions (there is also a free "stripped-down" version of the distribution that is free to everyone and which should work for most of the purposes of our class). EPD is available for Windows, Mac OS X, Solaris, RedHat, Ubuntu, and SUSE.
- Alternately, if you are using an apt-get based package manager in Linux or Mac OSX (e.g., fink), you may want to just install the needed packages individually. Since you won't be downloading packages you aren't interested in, it may install faster. We've written directions for Ubuntu and Mac OS X.


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An exciting art and music project for disabled and non disabled young people (15 – 25 yrs) in Gracefield Arts Centre- a fully accessible venue in Dumfries town centre.
Come along to Your Story and meet new friends and enjoy creating and discovering music, dance and visual art whilst contributing to regular performances.
Professionally trained musicians who are highly experienced in supporting young people will lead the workshops which are free of charge thanks to support from the Holywood Trust.
Workshops will run on the following dates from 4:30-6:30pm at Gracefield Arts Centre, 28 Edinburgh Road, Dumfries, DG1 1JQ:
Group performance at The Stove's Brave New Words event on 30th November 2018
Contact us to book your place! email@example.com / 07484 031 151


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May 7, 1999 – 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Has Special Engagement at the El Capitan Theatre
"A whale of a tale and it's all true, I swear by my tattoo."
On May 7, 1999, a special restored version of the ground-breaking live-action feature 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was shown for a limited engagement at the El Capitan Theatre. The film on its first showing was accompanied by director Richard Fleischer, matte artist Peter Ellenshaw, and Disney historian Scott MacQueen, who talked about the film in detail and introduced the movie to audiences. The limited engagement ran until May 13, with shows scheduled daily at noon, 3pm, 6pm, and 9pm.


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A 21-year-old man has been charged with a string of offences in connection to a horrific Doncaster fireball collision that resulted in the death of two men.
James Maughan of Marshland Road, Moorends, has been charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving, causing serious injury by dangerous driving, failing to stop at the scene of a road traffic collision, failing to report a road traffic collision as well as a public order offence.
The collision occurred on Tuesday, August 25 when a Renault Megane was in collision with a house on Poppyfields Way in Branton at around 12.50pm.
Five people were believed to have been in the car at the time of the collision: two men, Liam Aldred, 26, and Dean McIntyre, 27, died as a result of the collision, two 21-year-old men and a 15-year-old boy were also injured.
Mr Maughn was charged yesterday (Wednesday, 16 September) and has been remanded into custody until Friday, 18 September, when he will appear at Sheffield Crown Court for a further bail application.
A 15-year-old boy and an 18-year-old man both previously arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving remain on police bail.
A 21-year-old woman, previously arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, remains on police bail.


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All I want for my birthday is to go to Texas
January 9, 2011 § Leave a comment
Tomorrow I turn 27. And everyone keeps asking me what I want, what I need. Things may be tight, but I have what I need: a roof over my head, food to eat, an adoring husband and wonderful family and friends.
But what I want more than anything, is to be able to go to Texas with my collaborator Andria Morales. She and I were just accepted to the 2011 National Popular Culture Association Conference in San Antonio Texas, where we will be presenting our self portrait dialog exchange project Are You My Other? We are thrilled about this opportunity and think it is the perfect place to situate our work. But after totaling our expected expenses, we realized that collectively we need to come up with $1,500 just to make it happen.
So Andria and I are launching our first-ever Are You My Other? fundraising campaign Taking it to Texas. In exchange for donations, we are offering Are You My Other? goodies, alongside favorites from our individual bodies of work… but at a fraction of the price!
SHOMER NEGIAH PANTIES (usually $20 each now one pair for $15 or two for $20) and Andria's BLASTER BIKE TOTES ($15) and T-SHIRTS ($20)
AM + ME Open Studios
November 24, 2010 § Leave a comment
AM and I visit each other's Studios on Are You My Other?
AM studio
ME Studio
Ian Weaver, The Black Knights of the Black Bottom, and Are You My Other?
November 18, 2010 § 1 Comment
On the afternoon of November 18, 2010, on the Island of Facebook, history was made…
in response to the Fat Free Elotera post:
Ian Weaver: I take ALL the credit for this (and future) collaborations between these two exceptional artists….! [just needed to make sure I put in that legal boilerplate stuff, just a formality]
Andria Morales: No doubt! We are eternally grateful to the prolific genius of Ian Weaver for the inspired notion of pairing us together.
Maya Escobar: YES!!! So true- we are Are You My Other? because of this Fine Man. We keep trying to figure out just how to pay homage… Latina Black Bottom promo girls? Just saying 🙂
Ian Weaver: By commenting on my post you have in effect given me the legal authority to profit in part from any future performances, lectures, presentations, and sales of related merchandise. I will work out the percentages later with my BB lawyer, but for conversation sake, let's just say if you perform jointly at, say, the Mattress Factory or the Renaissance Society that I will net 33.33% of profits from said performance.
Again, I will get my BB lawyer to draw up the papers
Andria Morales: Did we just get served??? So much for the We ♥ BB Knights campaign…
Ian Weaver: Nooooo! You haven't been served! I can't do that online; you will be formally served in person presently (I think someone is at your door; delivery guy??? Flowers By Irene???)
Maya Escobar: I think a cut of all "BB profits" is totally fair and should be required.. LOL.. "profit" what an interesting concept… "to make money from art"… am I dreaming? But hey Ian if you can work us in to an of the aforementioned "performances, lectures, presentations, and sales of related merchandise" and oh "performances at, say, the Mattress Factory or the Renaissance Society" Are You My Other? would be eternally grateful.
Ian Weaver: Done! I am on the phone with Hamza was we speak. I will work the Pittsburgh angle after the holidays.
And seriously, fantastic work by both of you! I got on the blog; really interesting! I am having Maya present in my spring Research class for artists, and if I had the dough I would fly you out Andria and have you guys co-present. But, that would blow my transfer student's minds!
Andria Morales: I think Maya and I meeting each other in person would blow OUR minds. Lets start a fundraiser!
Maya Escobar: Wow, wow, wow!!! Is it okay with the two of you if I screen-shot this convo and re-post? Ian, I am going to try to see if there are any opps to lecture in other SAIC departments that week so that we could get funding for Andria to come in.
Andria Morales: Summon your internet powers
Ian Weaver: GO FOR IT! I AM OPEN TO IT!!


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Book Reviews
Stepfamily Therapy: A 10-Step Clinical Approach
by Scott Browning and Elise Artelt
Interview at 2011 APA Convention, Washington, DC.
Interviewer [Female Voice]: It's been said that there's no such thing as a normal family. If that's the case, why is there a need for stepfamily therapy and not just family therapy?
Scott Browning: What happened was that in the field, the sense of the normal family came around because of the idea of systems thinking, and that we thought we could treat all families the same if we really understood systems. What became clear was that as we started to look at divorce, and families with adoption, and gay lesbian families, and stepfamilies, that they are unique families, they have unique needs, and the therapist needs to be aware of those needs in order to treat them properly.
Interviewer: There are some accepted practices in family therapy, such as including the whole family in sessions. In your new book, Stepfamily Therapy, you caution against some of these practices — why?
Scott Browning: There's been subsystem work has been done for years. That's not new. But oftentimes with stepfamilies, if you're to invite everyone in at once, the level of tension is very common and you're going to have a blowup, you're going to have a situation where the stepfamily doesn't feel secure, they don't feel safe. And if they don't feel safe, they're not going to be able to really do their work. They are aware of the fact that divorce is eminently possible and they don't want to be in a therapy where they feel that you might be setting them back into a situation where the conflicts get too great and they give up. So treating the stepfamily, in a way, by understanding the subsystems, allows you to help keep them safe, understand their needs, and move in a direction of literally strengthening each subsystem so that you're strengthening the whole.
Interviewer: What take-home message would you give a therapist trying to help a stepfamily in crisis?
Scott Browning: Well, the first take-home message is, "You're in control." You're the therapist for a reason. You need to be the person that's helping to control the situation. If that means having to see subsystems, if that means having to be very clear that certain topics have to be tapped down for a while. It's your job as a therapist to help that stepfamily proceed forward, talk about what they need to talk about, but not be in a situation where they are suddenly feeling incredibly threatened. So when you're seeing that crisis, you're knowing that it's your job to help them feel safe, and to feel in control of the session.
Interviewer: What are the strengths of stepfamilies that can be built upon?
Scott Browning: Stepfamilies are often very strong families, we don't have to think of them as a lesser family type, and once they've gotten the chance to develop into a family — it may take five, it may take nine years sometimes to really develop — there's no reason to think they don't serve the same purposes as families. You often have children very much connected to each other like siblings and you have the fact the couple is in love and therefore there is often a desire to make this new stepfamily a very happy and satisfied unit.


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Thursday, 6 September 2012
Sustainable (active) transport
Anita (my wife) used to work in a section of Queensland Government which was involved with transport planning. Being here now and seeing this again reminds me of what Australia is doing wrong in both town planning and promoting healthy lifestyles.
Finnish people seem to stick at it despite less than favourable weather too.
Perhaps thats sisu
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I'm been thinking about doing the same, if for no other reason than the exercise. Walking to the tube station isn't doing it for me.
- 7 September 2012 at 00:32
- writeagenn said...
Can't help but notice another difference ... no locks. My own 'cycling as transport' ambitions were twice thwarted when my locked bikes were not around for the trip home.
- 7 September 2012 at 14:23
- Yu-Lin Chan said...
As someone who bikes to work everyday, I quite understand the value of bicycles. Not only does it not produce harmful exhaust, it's the primary means of exercise for me. Of course, I also save > $1500 a year in public transport costs.
Toronto is a bike loving city. Lots of people bike to work. On any given day, there are hundreds of bikes locked on the street where I work. The city is also slowly converting some streets to have dedicated bicycle lanes as well.
- 10 September 2012 at 23:53


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Students should be aware that all requests are subject to review and that deferred examinations are granted only for compelling reasons, verified and accepted by Service Point . Supporting evidence such as an appropriate medical report may be required. Service Point must be informed as soon as possible after the examination of the reason for their absence from the examination.
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Within the last few years JSON has become the wire protocol of choice and, more generally, the preferred structured data format over XML. For instance, most REST web service APIs speak JSON as the lingua franca between web servers and clients. Thus, as an API producer/consumer Gosu is motivated to provide top-notch JSON support. Here I'll cover some exciting new JSON features in the up coming Gosu release. Hint: We made JSON statically typed. Shhhhhh.
There is no standard schema for JSON, I'll talk about that more in a bit. Regardless, JSON itself is simple. It's basically a binding of name/value pairs where a value is either a simple type, like a string or a number, or another binding of name/value pairs, or a List of values. Because JSON itself is JavaScript it is completely void of type information, thus JSON is not type-safe and is consumed dynamically.
Gosu already supports dynamic typing with objects such as JSON via its builtin Dynamic Expando type. But currently Gosu does not parse JSON to produce such an object. To remedy this Gosu now directly consumes JSON as a Dynamic type via this new core Gosu API:
gw.lang.reflect.json.Json#fromJson( String json ) : javax.script.Bindings
As the signature of the method suggests, you pass in a JSON string and receive standard script Bindings in return. Bindings is basically a map mirroring the tree structure of the JSON object. Internally Gosu supports any Bindings instance as a Dynamic Expando object. Essentially this means you can directly cast any Bindings instance to Dynamic and treat it as an Expando.
The following JSON example illustrates this:
Sample Person JSON:
"Name": "Dickson Yamada",
"Age": 39,
"Address": {
"Number": 9604,
"Street": "Donald Court",
"City": "Golden Shores",
"State": "FL"
"Hobby": [
"Category": "Sport",
"Name": "Baseball"
"Category": "Recreation",
"Name": "Hiking"
And the dynamic Gosu code to access it:
var personUrl = new URL( "http://gosu-lang.github.io/data/person.json" )
var person: Dynamic = personUrl.JsonContent
print( person.Name )
Notice the new JsonContent property on URL:
This is a convenient enhancement property Gosu provides for Java's URL class. It does all the work to get the JSON text and calls the new Json#fromJson() method for you. It also declares the Dynamic type for you as its return type, so the declared Dynamic type on the person var is unnecessary; it's there to clearly demonstrate that the person var is indeed Dynamic.
As you can see we can access the Name property from the JSON object from the person var. This is all well and good, but falls short of our desired level of JSON support. Gosu being a static language, we really want that Name reference to be statically verified as well as code-completed in the IDE.
At compile-time a JSON object is basically a Map. Worse, it represents an instance of a make-believe type; there's no type information to go along with it. So the best we can do is find a really good sample JSON object and do our best to infer a type – "Type by Example", if you will. This is more or less what people are doing in their minds when they use JSON from JavaScript. As such if Gosu wants static JSON, it needs to infer the type (and all nested types) and generate it so it can be used in place of Dynamic.
At first this sounds maybe too hard. What kind of type are we talking about here? How will the JSON object map to this type? How will we handle the nesting of types implied by the object? And how will the Binding be represented? Will we have to resort to anonymous types e.g., Tuples? Will the JSON object lose object identity i.e., will there be proxying or transformation? As you can probably surmise, initially I was pessimistic about doing static JSON.
Then it dawned on me. We have a ready-made solution to this problem, namely Structural Typing. But before I get into that, let's ponder some of the worrisome questions. A main concern is the nesting of types inherent in JSON. Going back to our JSON sample we have Person as the top-level type, with nested Address and Hobby types. Note these type names reflect the name of the field that references them; this is not ideal, but it's all we have. The problem is mainly one of name/namespace conflict. Imagine a more complex Person where another field deeply nested in it is also named "Address", but with different fields than the one in the example:
"Address": {
"Number": 9604,
"Street": "Donald Court",
"City": "Golden Shores",
"State": "FL"
"FishingHole": {
"Name": "Snook Spot",
"Address": {
"Longitude": 9.96233,
"Latitude": 49.80404
This implies there are two separate types for Address, thus their names must be unique. This makes life difficult if we want the types to be all top-level types, especially if we plan to share namespaces. Suffice it to say, our best option is to preserve the nesting of types inherent in JSON. For instance, the first Address is an inner type of Person.
As an alternative, we could invent anonymous types to handle JSON. The main problem, though, with anonymous types is… they're anonymous! They are impractical in function signatures or as properties or fields etc. DOA, anonymous types are as a solution to static JSON.
Another concern is object identity. Basically we don't want to lose the Binding instance we are trying to make statically typed. This is hard. Because if we make a static type, be it via proxied interfaces or classes using builders or what have you, just about any static type involves wrapping or transforming the original Binding instance and losing the Binding object identity in the process.
What's the big deal with object identity? Well in the proxied interface case, any instanceof checks on the object won't work. For example, you can't cast the proxy to a Binding and use it as a binding. Your original JSON object is swallowed up inside the proxy. Maybe this isn't such a big deal, but in my own experience proxies such as these invariably suffer from losing object identity.
Similar issues exist for builder/class solutions. Basically the problem boils down to nominal typing – the JSON Binding instance can't satisfy your generated interface or class nominally, so you have to wrap or otherwise transform the original object.
This is where structural typing steps in; it's the ideal solution to the problem. With a small change Gosu structural typing can directly support Bindings as satisfying a structure type. Since structure types are a special kind of interface, we can nest them to any level we need, thus satisfying our unique naming problem. In addition, since Gosu structure types maintain object identity, we solve that problem too. Effectively, we can directly expose an untyped Map of things (javax.script.Bindings is basically a Map) as a statically typed nesting of structures. This is magic.
Here's how we make the previous example work statically:
print( person.toStructure( "Person", false ) )
Gosu enhances Bindings with the method,
toStructure( name: String, mutable: boolean ). Note the resulting structure is optionally mutable via the mutable argument. This method generates the complete nesting of types plus convenient factory methods:
structure Person {
static function fromJson( jsonText: String ): Person {
return gw.lang.reflect.json.Json.fromJson( jsonText ) as Person
static function fromJsonUrl( url: String ): Person {
return new java.net.URL( url ).JsonContent
static function fromJsonUrl( url: java.net.URL ): Person {
return url.JsonContent
static function fromJsonFile( file: java.io.File ) : Person {
return fromJsonUrl( file.toURI().toURL() )
property get Address(): Address
property get Hobby(): List<Hobby>
property get Age(): Integer
property get Name(): String
structure Address {
property get Number(): Integer
property get State(): String
property get Street(): String
property get City(): String
structure Hobby {
property get Category(): String
property get Name(): String
As you can see, the Person structure reflects the JSON object's implied type nesting. You can do whatever you like with this type. You can embed it as an inner structure in an existing class or make a top-level type. In any case all the types in the JSON object are uniquely preserved in one structure. Use it like this:
var person = Person.fromJsonUrl( personUrl )
print( person.Name )
print( person.Address.City )
print( person.Hobby[0].Name )
All statically verified and fully code completion friendly!
One troubling aspect of JSON is that the field names are not restricted in any way; they can have spaces or be reserved keywords or… anything. As far as I know, this is legal JSON:
"Space Available": "8",
"new": "true",
"class": 1984
These names can't be used as identifiers in Gosu, or in JavaScript for that matter.
jsonObj.new // 'new' is a reserved keyword in both Gosu and JavaScript
Illegal names are not uncommon in JSON, and even with "clean" JSON, it may not be clean for all languages. For instance, Gosu's reserved keywords are different from JavaScript's. There's no guarantee field names won't conflict with Gosu.
To handle this Gosu generates alternative names. It substitutes '_' for illegal characters and flips the initial upper/lower case of reserved keywords. Gosu preserves the original names, however, via the new ActualName annotation. The structure generated for the preceding example looks like this:
structure Correct {
@gw.lang.reflect.ActualName( "new" )
property get New(): String
@gw.lang.reflect.ActualName( "class" )
property get Class(): Integer
@gw.lang.reflect.ActualName( "Space Available" )
property get Space_Available(): String
Basically, Gosu compiles a structural type call site involving Bindings using the corresponding name from the ActualName annotation, if one exists. This way we can use legal alternative names in our code, yet maintain the original name bindings internally.
But wait, there's more! Several other supporting features are included to complete Gosu's JSON support. For example, Gosu supports tight JSON-like syntax directly in its grammar. Here is Gosu code for the Person JSON:
var person: Dynamic = new() {
:Name = "Dickson Yamada",
:Age = 39,
:Address = new() {
:Number = 9604,
:Street = "Donald Court",
:City = "Golden Shores",
:State = "FL"
:Hobby = {
new() {
:Category = "Sport",
:Name = "Baseball"
new() {
:Category = "Recreation",
:Name = "Hiking"
print( person.Name )
We leverage Gosu's object initializer syntax and type inference to produce a superset of JSON-like syntax. The underlying object is a Dynamic Expando instance. Since Expando implements javax.script.Bindings we get convenient transformation enhancement methods that let us easily convert from Gosu to JSON:
print( person.toJson() ) // toJson() generates the Expando bindings to a JSON string
Likewise, we can convert any Bindings instance to Gosu and XML:
print( person.toGosu() ) // toGosu() generates any Bindings instance to a Gosu Expando initializer string
print( person.toXml() ) // toXml() generates any Bindings instance to standard XML
And similar to JavaScript, you can directly evaluate a Gosu Expando initializer string:
var clone = eval( person.toGosu() )
Lastly, a fun code snippet:
uses javax.script.SimpleBindings
structure Foo {
function hello() : String
property get Hi() : String
var bindings = new SimpleBindings()
bindings.put( "hello", \-> "Hey, there!" )
bindings.put( "Hi", "Howdy!" )
// Treat a Bindings map *directly* as a static Foo
var foo: Foo = bindings as Dynamic
print( foo.hello() ) // static reference, code-completed
print( foo.Hi ) // static reference, code-completed
This code demonstrates the flexibility of structural typing in Gosu as it relates to dynamic bindings. Pretty nice when you have to deal with dynamic data, but prefer to use static types in your code and APIs.
Today JSON is the structured data format of choice and Gosu now supports it directly both dynamically as Expando/Bindings objects and statically as structures. With these new features you can produce and consume JSON naturally within Gosu. Convenient enhancements and utilities give you straightforward access to REST web services, text files, and other data sources involving JSON. And with simple method calls you can easily transform between Gosu, JSON, and XML data. Altogether you should be well equipped for your next Gosu project involving JSON. As always let us know what you think!


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Small-Great Objects: Anni and Josef Albers in the Americas
2018 Third Place, Exhibition Catalogues, New England Museum Association Publication Awards
Pioneers of modern art and design, Anni and Josef Albers are renowned for their wide-ranging creative practice—spanning painting, printmaking, weaving, and more—as well as their innovative teaching methods, which Josef demonstrated as a professor at Yale. While many publications have studied the Alberses' visual strategies, this book offers a new perspective, examining the couple as collectors of art from the ancient Americas. The Alberses traveled together through Latin America, namely Mexico and Peru, more than a dozen times between the 1930s and 1960s, amassing a collection of over 1,400 objects. These works, however, have received little attention in recent publications. Filling a major gap in scholarship, this book draws on previously unpublished archival material to debunk the myth that acquiring ancient American objects was a low-budget hobby that the Alberses pursued during their travels abroad. Small-Great Objects: Anni and Josef Albers in the Americas shows the incredible breadth, depth, and significance of the Alberses' collection, and unearths fascinating resonances between their collecting and art-making practices.
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96 pages / 9 x 11 inches / 56 color and 18 black-and-white illustrations / Distributed by Yale University Press / 2017
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Obituary of Pastor Karl Arthur Fuhlbrigge
Well done, thou good and faithful servant." Pastor Karl Arthur Fuhlbrigge died peacefully in his home on Monday, August 28, 2017, with his wife Mary by his side. He had been ill a year with pulmonary disease. He is safe in the arms of Jesus.
Pastor Fuhlbrigge was born to the Reverend William A. and Hilda A. (Rieck) Fuhlbrigge in Coleman, Wisconsin on December 21, 1933.
He graduated from Northwestern Prep School in 1951 and Northwestern College in 1955, both located in Watertown, Wisconsin. He graduated from the Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1959. Pastor Fuhlbrigge was ordained by his father in Zion Lutheran Church, Mission, South Dakota in July of 1959.
After leaving South Dakota he served dual parishes in Marlette and North Branch, Michigan. He served as a pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Findlay, Ohio for ten years and Immanuael Lutheran Church, Toledo, Ohio for fifteen years, retiring on December 31, 1998. Pastor Fuhlbrigge then served as in interim pastor in various Michigan congregations, ending his ministry serving Trinity Lutheran Church, Monroe as Visitation Pastor for four years. Teaching a Men's Bible Study at the Lutheran Home in recent years was one of the great blessings in his life.
Pastor Fuhlbrigge served as both Secretary an Chairman of the Mission Board of the Ohio District, Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod and Chairman of the Church Extension Board of the Ohio District, LC-MS.
Pastor Fuhlbrigge married Barbara Post on June 6, 1959. She died in February 1993. He then married Mary Bork Amolsch on August 19, 1994.
He is survived by his wife, Mary, two children, Stefan Fuhlbrigge and Robin Stearns, both of Toledo, Ohio, two steps-sons, Dr. Kurt Amolsch of Oak Park, Illinois, Christian (Tess) Amolsch of Washington D.C., and two step-daughters, Katherine (Mark) Seeliger of Winfield, Kansas and Karen (Mark) Horrigan of Leawood, Kansas, a grandson, Benjamin Stearns of Toledo, three step-grandsons, Jon (Jess) Seeliger of Wellington, Kansas, Brett Seeliger of Shawnee, Kansas, and Axel Amolsch of Washington D.C., two step-granddaughters, Adler Amolsch and Ames Amolsch of Washington D.C. and two step-great grandchildren, Harper and Holden Seelinger of Wellington, Kansas, a brother, Dr. Armin (Shirley) Fuhlbrigge of Leesburg, Florida, and a sister, Lois Goeres, of Lincoln, Nebraska.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Barbara, his parents, and infant sister, Carol and a granddaughter, Nicole Stearns.
Friends may gather from 2:00pm until 8:00pm on Thursday, August 31, 2017 at Merkle Funeral Service, 2442 North Monroe Street (734) 384-5185. He will lie in state from 10:00am until Funeral Services at 11:00am on Friday, September 1, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 323 Scott Street. Pastor Jeffrey Heimsoth and Pastor Daniel Potts of Trinity and Pastor Carl Demeritt, Karl's prayer partner, will co-officiate. Procession will follow to Roselawn Memorial Park in LaSalle for burial.
Memorials may be given to Trinity Lutheran Church, Monroe, Michigan. Online guests may leave words of inspiration and comfort, share a photo, or send a floral tribute by visiting www.merklefs.com.
The family would like to thank Dr. John Kalenkiewicz and his staff for their compassionate care this past year, and more recently the Promedica Hospice Team.


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- Open Peer Review
Knowledge and ethical perception regarding organ donation among medical students
- Nisreen Feroz Ali2Email author,
- Amal Qureshi2,
- Basmah Naser Jilani2 and
- Nosheen Zehra1
© Ali et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2013
- Received: 1 February 2013
- Accepted: 18 September 2013
- Published: 27 September 2013
To determine the knowledge and ethical perception regarding organ donation amongst medical students in Karachi- Pakistan.
Data of this cross sectional study was collected by self administered questionnaire from MBBS students of Ziauddin University from 2010 to 2011. Sample size of 158 (83 First years and 75 Fourth years) were selected by convenient sampling and those students who were present and gave consent were included in the study. The data was analyzed by SPSS version 20.
A total of 158 participants from Ziauddin Medical University filled out the questionnaire out of which 83(52.5%) were first years and 75(47.5%) were fourth year medical students. Mean age of sample was 20 ± 1.7. Majority of students were aware about organ donation with print and electronic media as the main source of information. 81.6% agreed that it was ethically correct to donate an organ. In the students' opinion, most commonly donated organs and tissues were kidney, cornea, blood and platelet. Ideal candidates for donating organ were parents (81%). Regarding list of options for preference to receive an organ, most of the students agreed on young age group patients and persons with family. Willingness to donate was significantly associated with knowledge of allowance of organ donation in religion (P=0.000).
Both 1st year and 4th year students are aware of Organ Donation, but there is a significant lack of knowledge regarding the topic.
- Organ donation
- Knowledge
- Ethical perception
- Transplantation
- Transplantation of human organ and tissues bill 2007
- Medical students
- First years and fourth years
- Willingness to donate
The demand for organs for transplantation in Pakistan continues to overwhelmingly exceed the limited supply. Kidney transplant is the main organ transplant carried out in Pakistan, and only a handful of liver transplants have been carried out to date even though 10,000 people die due to liver failure each year [1]. An estimated 50,000 people die each year due to end stage organ failure, 18,000 people a year go into end stage renal failure of which only 10% receive dialysis and only 4-5% have the good fortune to be transplanted at a rate of 5 per million population [2, 3]. Pakistan boasts of a population of 180 million people and is the sixth most populous country in the world [4]. In comparison to this staggering population there are only 148 dialysis centers, mostly in the private sector. Of the 25 transplant centers, nine are in the government sector and the rest in the private sector where a transplant cost is anywhere from $6000 to $10,000, which is unaffordable by the vast majority of the population [5].
In order to curtail illegal organ trade and associated exploitation of the impoverished and vulnerable the 'Transplantation of Human Tissues and Organ Bill' was passed unanimously by the Pakistan Parliament in 2007 [6]. The bill proposes a number of measures, including the restriction of organ donation only to close blood relatives. All donations have to be evaluated by a committee of medical experts to determine voluntariness and strict actions to be taken against those who disobey the law. The law also defined brain death and allowed deceased organ donation. It also created the "Human Organs Transplantation Authority" which established a transplant registry and recognized centers for transplantation. The implementation of cadaver legislation is essential to solve the problem of organ shortage and illegal organ trade.
In light of the current situation there was a dire need for a forum that encourages education and research in the field of organ donation; hence the "Transplantation Society of Pakistan" was formulated. Its mission includes promotion of the deceased donor program in Pakistan, along with seminars meetings and symposia to address medical, legal, ethical and social aspects of organ donation [7].
General public opinion surveys have found that while most people have a positive attitude towards organ donation and transplantation this seldom results in concrete action. The public's lack of action towards organ donation is consistently sited as the major factor for the current shortage of organs for transplantation [8]. This attitude can be a result of multifarious reasons, religious being one of the main. Many religions, though favorable towards the ideology of organ donation are hesitant about the criteria involved in this procedure. In a survey done on Muslims about their attitude towards donation 68.5% agreed to the idea of donation but only 39.3% believed it was compatible with Islam [9]. Another study showed that even though 88.2% of religious authorities allowed donation only 1.4% of them were willing to donate their organs [10]. Other issues include ethical grounds, political reasons, moral and cultural inhibitions. Also cases of tissue mismatch, recipient safety and organ conditions have created doubts in the minds of many about the actual significance of organ donation. In some systems, family members may give consent or refusal, or may even veto a potential donation even if the donor has consented. Asian countries such as China, Japan, Pakistan and India are amongst those where the knowledge and practice of organ donation is most lacking and where a diverse ethical perception is seen [11].
A research done to assess the attitude of postgraduate medical students towards organ donation showed that 89% of them wished to donate their organs [12]. If this level of knowledge and awareness is also imparted to the general public it would drastically enhance the number of people willing to donate. The best way to impart this knowledge is through doctors and thus it is essential to assess their attitude towards this topic. A survey [13] showed that the information required about organ donation was higher in the visitors that came to hospitals and so it is essential that doctors have the knowledge which can then be imparted appropriately. A local survey done in selected public areas of Karachi, Pakistan showed that amongst the general population 35.3% people expressed a high motivation to donate, and this was significantly associated with the level of education [14].
At present, our research comes as one of the few to analyze the level of awareness and ethical perception seen amongst medical students in Pakistan. With no formal course dedicated to organ transplantation at our institution, the results we found are intriguing and interesting. The objective was to acquire a general idea about the way medical students perceived organ donation and their knowledge regarding it and whether clinical exposure, which gradually increases in the five years of medical school, has any impact on it. Hence our target population was the first year medical students and final year medical students.
The study was conducted to ascertain the knowledge and ethical perception regarding Organ Donation amongst medical students in Karachi. After approval from the ethical review committee, a cross sectional survey was conducted at Ziauddin University, during 2010-2011. With an average of ninety students in each year of study, the total medical student population at Ziauddin University is around 450 students. The class strength of first year was 105 and of fourth year were 90 students. Using convenient sampling, a total of 158 medical students, filled out the questionnaire, 83 students from first year and 75 students from fourth year. Participation in the study was voluntary. Inclusion criteria for the study population were students enrolled in first year and fourth year while the exclusion criteria was those who were not present and did not give consent. Pakistan has a five year MBBS program consisting of first two preclinical years and subsequent three clinical years. There is no formal course dedicated to the teaching of Organ Transplantation at the institution.
The Data was collected through a self administered questionnaire. The questionnaire was intended to analyze information in four categories which included, assessing the knowledge, individual perception, willingness to donate an organ and ethical beliefs about Organ Donation. Demographic information such as age, gender, religion and year of medical school was also included. Questionnaires were distributed in the classes of the respective years' after a scheduled lecture. There were a total of 30 survey questions with a box checking format consisting of options which included, Yes, No and Don't Know; while some were multiple response questions, consisting of, sources of awareness about Organ Donation, which organs can be donated, who are the eligible donors for donating an organ and what are the criteria's' for organ matching. The questionnaires were administered to the students with no prior information or announcements in order to minimize response bias. They were collected back immediately after anonymous completion.
Statistical analysis
Data was entered and analyzed on Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 by IBM Corporation, America. All qualitative variables are described through frequencies and percentages and all quantitative variables are illustrated through mean and standard deviation. Chi- square test was applied and P values < 0.05 were considered significant.
A total of 158 participants from Ziauddin Medical University filled out the questionnaire out of which 83(52.5%) were first years and 75 (47.5%) were fourth year medical students. There were a total 105 students in first year and 90 students in fourth year. Response rate for first year was 79.04%, for fourth year was 83.3% and over all it is 81.02%. The mean age of the students was 20 ± 1.7 years. The sample included 58 (36.7%) males and 100 (63.3%) females, and almost all participants 154 (97.5%) were Muslims.
Virtually all participants 154 (97.5%) were aware about the term organ donation, and 129 (81.6%) thought it was ethically and morally correct to donate an organ.
All values stated for first years and fourth years in the subsequent tables are "participants agreed to the mentioned statement".
Assessment of knowledge
Student's knowledge regarding important aspects of organ donation
All, n (%)
1styr, n (%)
4thyr, n (%)
Is there a time duration for which organ remains viable for transplant
141 (89.2)
69 (43.7)
72 (45.6)
Age limit in donating organ
101 (63.9)
62 (39.2)
39 (24.7)
Does your religion allow you to donate an organ
77 (48.7)
41 (25.9)
36 (22.8)
Transplantation of Human Organ & Tissues Bill 2007
21 (13.3)
9 (5.7)
12 (7.6)
Ideal candidate for organ donation
All, n (%)
1st yr, n (%)
4th yr, n (%)
128 (81)
68 (43)
60 (38)
19 (12)
13 (8.2)
6 (3.8)
40 (25.3)
23 (14.6)
17 (10.8)
87 (55.1)
39 (24.7)
48 (30.4)
32 (20.3)
20 (12.7)
12 (7.6)
37 (23.4)
20 (12.7)
17 (10.8)
Only 35 (22.2%) students, 24 (15.2%) first years and 11 (7%) fourth years, were confident that they possessed enough knowledge to counsel anyone on this issue (P=0.043).
Majority 123 (77.8%) felt that there was a need to increase awareness regarding organ donation so more people could be encouraged to donate.
Willingness to donate
According to their own response, 71 (44.9%) individuals of the sample population demonstrated willingness to donate their organs. Of these first years and fourth years were roughly equal with 35 (22.2%) and 36 (22.8%) students respectively. In a situation where their relative was in need of an organ 89 (56.3%) agreed to donate. When asked if donor's family was unwilling to give consent, 84 (53.2%) stated that even then transplantation should be carried out as per the donor's wishes. A very highly significant association (P=0.000) was found between willingness to donate and knowledge of allowance of organ donation in religion.
Ethics and perceptions regarding donation
Characteristics of ideal candidate for organ donation
All, n (%)
1st yr, n (%)
4th yr, n (%)
Brain death
28 (17.7)
10 (6.3)
18 (11.4)
Healthy living donor
57 (36.1)
37 (23.4)
20 (12.7)
Paralyzed person
1 (0.6)
1 (0.6)
0 (0)
Cadaver (organ donation after death)
72 (59.2)
35 (22.2)
37 (37)
Twenty-two (13.9%) first years and fourth years respectively (P=0.024) felt that the donor's body is mutilated while organ harvesting. Fifty-one (32.3%) individuals felt that living donor and recipient interaction was necessary.
Preference for the recipient of an organ
All, n (%)
1st yr, n (%)
4th yr, n (%)
People who have never had a transplant be given priority over those who already have had one
83 (53.8)
39 (24.7)
46 (29.1)
Those who damaged their organ due to ill habits
26 (16.5)
13 (8.2)
13 (8.2)
Young patient over an elderly person
96 (60.8)
47 (29.7)
49 (31)
Non affording patients
32 (20.3)
16 (10.1)
16 (10.1)
Incentives given to donors
75 (47.5)
42 (26.6)
33 (20.9)
Regarding their attitude to whether organ donation should be mandatory by law or only through personal choice, a high majority 127 (80.4%) were in favor of the latter with only 24 (15.2%) favoring the former.
Pakistan may be considered in its infancy in the field of transplantation surgery. As the proportion of population faced with chronic diseases leading to end organ failure increases, so does the demand for organ transplantation. If we are to give our patients the best treatment option available then it is imperative that we understand issues related to organ donation so we may better promote and disseminate information regarding it.
One of the key issues regarding organ donation is its allowance in religion. From this point of view 48.7% of the medical students were of the opinion that religion allows organ donation. Doubts of a disparity among religious edicts on organ donation are quelled by the fact that many religious institutions around the world recognize organ donation as an act of merit [14–18].
A study in Saudi Arabia found that the Islamic view supporting concepts of transplantation provided the strongest positive influence for organ donation [19]. This view is supported by our study; a very highly significant association (P=0.000) was seen between willingness to donate and knowledge of the allowance of organ donation in religion.
Unfortunately, only 13.3% of the student population was aware of the existence of the 'Transplantation of Human Tissues and Organ Bill', the knowledge of which could have far reaching impact on their decision to donate.
Knowledge regarding organ donation and transplantation was comparable amongst 1st year students and 4th year students, signifying that though there may be paucity of teaching on the subject, medical curricula, clinical exposure and foreign electives may help in understanding the various aspects of transplantation [20, 21]. There was 97.5% awareness about the term 'Organ Donation' and exposure of fourth year students to forensics in third year and ophthalmology rotation in fourth year, led to better knowledge regarding organs that can be donated and viable time for organs.
However, level of knowledge did not translate into greater self perceived confidence and competence in counseling about organ donation. Insufficient emphasis on organ donor recruitment in the curriculum, lack of exposure and understanding about the entire transplantation process, and paucity of any large-scale organ donation public awareness campaigns in the community as well as religious and legal ambiguities, add to decrease ability to address the issue with potential donors [22–25].
In contrast to a Brazilian study [26] where medical students willingness increased as their number of years in medical school increased, in our study the number for willingness to donate remained stagnant. Since no formal course exists on Organ donation and transplantation students suffer from misconceptions that remain unaddressed throughout their medical school years. As was shown in a recent voluntary educational intervention study in Germany, 42% of the students rated their attitude towards organ donation to be influenced positively by the lecture on organ donation [27] Similarly a study in Ohio stated that students with donation and transplantation training prior to or during medical school were more knowledgeable and comfortable with obtaining information and answering patients' donation questions [28].
Even though 81.6% thought it was ethically and morally just to donate an organ only half of this number was willing to donate an organ of their own. This percentage was distributed fairly equally amongst both first years and fourth years. Religious ambiguities, fear of organs being used for the purposes of organ trafficking, further deteriorate the will to donate [29, 30]. A significant association (P=0.024) was found regarding whether the donor's body is mutilated while organ harvesting, suggesting a further barrier in the process of organ donation. However the will to donate increased when asked if they would donate if a close relative was in need. This increase in willingness to donate was similar to another Turkish study done on last year university students [31]. We can explain this phenomenon by the unique fabric of the Pakistani/Asian culture, which places family as the corner stone in an individual's life.
The close family ties make an individual sensitive to the suffering of their kin and compels them to help. Knowledge of destination of organ also adds to the satisfaction that the donation has indeed been used for the right purposes, through the right channels and without any corruption [32–35].
As was noted in our study, 45% of the medical students were willing to donate an organ. This figure was surprisingly lower compared to the 62% of the general population willing to donate an organ [29]. Possible reasons for hesitancy in medical students might be procurement procedure as was illustrated by a study in United States [36], or fear of organs used for commercial use. Further research is needed to find out the cause for this discrepancy.
Our figures were consistent with those found in Hong Kong [20], however differed from those done on Medical students in Italy [37] and United States (Ohio) [28].
Whereas fourth year medical students selected cadaveric organ donation as the best option, first year medical students favored the option of a living healthy donor. This could possibly highlight that fourth year students may be more aware of the huge shortage of organs for donation, a gap which could be bridged through cadaveric organ donation [38].
A study done on medical, nursing, dentistry and health technician students at a university in Turkey showed that majority of the students (63.1%) were unaware about the organ donation process [39]. As a first step, medical curriculum should incorporate modules specifically targeted at increasing factual knowledge and addressing issues that hinder organ donation.
There was a unanimous response that more initiatives are required to disseminate information regarding organ donation. Institutions should arrange campaigns and social events to increase awareness. Media is constantly sighted as one of the main sources of information regarding organ donation [40, 41] and healthcare providers as one of the least informative [42] a trend that was similar in our study.
The issue of shortage of organs for transplantation raises the concept of 'distributive justice'-fair division of organs. Two opposing theories in this system are equal access and maximum benefit. One establishes a system devoid of any worthiness bias while the latter works on the principle of ranking transplant candidates according to how sick they are and the number of life years gained after transplant [43]. Our results show medical students favoring the maximum benefit criteria. Another study done on the general population illustrated similar results where the distribution preference was influenced by the recipient's behavioral life style choices [44].
Not only is there a need to address this issue at an institutional level but also to develop an ethos regarding ethical principles that inform medical practitioners decision about organ donation. As physician commitment to organ donation can positively influence the opinions and decisions of their patients, leading to higher success rates for organ procurement [45, 46].
Our study ventures into a field that has been scarcely researched in Pakistan. It establishes some ground work for issues medical students face regarding organ donation. Our purpose of the study was to obtain a general overview of the opinion medical students have regarding Organ Donation. We are following up with a more in depth Questionnaire that will concentrate on specifics and perceptions regarding cadaveric donation (donation after death) only.
A high response rate is attributed to the substantial interest of medical students regarding this topic and the direct distribution and prompt collection of questionnaires. We assessed first years and fourth years to see if a difference occurs post clinical exposure. However, due to the cross sectional nature of the research a casual association cannot be drawn. Sampling used was convenient sampling and this is not superior to probability sampling. Our sample size was small and highlights attitudes regarding only one private medical institute, further studies need to be conducted in other medical colleges, private and government, for a global perspective on organ donation in Pakistan.
As the questionnaires were distributed during class, it was possible that some answers were discussed before responding, leading to a possible information bias.
The results of our study are evident of discrepancies between attitude and action. Increase knowledge did not correlate significantly with the will to donate. Lack of competency in counseling suggests a dire need for improvement in curricula so as to make the next generation of healthcare professionals informed advocates regarding organ donation.
Authors' information
The authors NFA, AQ, BNJ, are medical students, and carried out this research in their fourth year of medical school, under the guidance and supervision of their facilitator NZ.
The authors wish to thank Dr. Bilal Siddiqui for his guidance and support during the course of the study, Dr. Areeb Sohail Bangash for technical input and assisting in the formatting and structuring of the paper.
We would like to thank The Department of Community Health Sciences at Ziauddin Medical University for there unlimited support.
Authors' Affiliations
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Awarded for reaching the highest of the 3 basic sport degrees prior to achieving the level of "Candidate Master". Although this is a sport qualification rather than a military badge, vast majority of its recipients were military paratroopers or paramilitary (DOSAAF) parachute instructors.


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The First 100 Days: Political Journalism in the Trump Era
May 2, 2017 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pmFree
The Press Club of Dallas invites you to an evening of politics and journalism on the campus of Paul Quinn College in Dallas. Join us inside the Zale Library on May 2 as we bring together some of North Texas' most trusted political journalists to discuss the first 100 days of the Trump presidency. From alternative facts and fake news to the search for truth, accountability, and transparency — you'll hear first-hand accounts of what it's like covering this unprecedented president and politics generally at such a tumultuous time.
Our panel will be moderated by Paul Quinn College President Michael J. Sorrell and will include:
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· Jason Whitely: Senior Reporter and co-host of Inside Texas Politics, WFAA-TV Channel 8
· Julie Fine: Political Reporter, NBC 5
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All September long, IGN is spotlighting the best TV coming your way in the 2018-2019 season. Today we've got an exclusive sneak peek at the first season of Hulu's new horror-thriller series, Light as a Feather. The series is based on the popular Wattpad story of the same name by Zoe Aarsen. The story centers on 5 teenage girls, who, after playing the game, start dying off in the exact way that was predicted. All ten episodes will be available to stream on Hulu on October 12.
Before Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board was an upcoming TV series, you could find the game being played at children's sleepovers. The purpose of the ritual is to levitate the participant who is lying flat on their back after repeatedly chanting phrases like "She's looking ill" or "She is dying." Some instances involve members envisioning their own deaths. But what if those visions came true, and people actually started dying? Hulu's new series brings that chilling possibility to life.
IGN spoke with series creator R. Lee Fleming Jr. about adapting Zoe Aarsen's popular story for the small screen and what he found compelling about the project. "I was very familiar with the game from childhood," Fleming explained. "I remember playing it at a friend's house with his older sister and her friends. I have a distinct memory of that. And there are different versions of the game. In this particular version that they played in the book, and then in the series … there's a leader of the game, who actually, in addition to trying to get someone to levitate, also predicts how the person being levitated is going to die. Which I thought was really super spooky and super compelling, and also a great jumping-off point for our show."
Watch our exclusive teaser trailer for Light as a Feather below:
Fleming admitted that the show needed to skip some parts of the original story in the adaptation process, but also added a few new elements that he hopes fans of Aarsen's work will appreciate. "In turning it into a TV series sometimes you have to add elements, and obviously it's a book, so the series goes on beyond the book," Fleming told us. "So we do deviate, but the spirit of the book is definitely there."
For a first look a new key art from Season 1, click through the gallery below:
In terms of leading the charge on this teen-centric story, Fleming has earned his stripes, having written high school-set dramedies like She's All That and One Tree Hill. But when it comes to horror, Fleming is a self-proclaimed rookie, so we wanted to know what excited him about taking on a challenging new genre.
"[The show] always felt very much in my wheelhouse, because I've done a lot of high school-centered projects over the course of my career," Fleming explained. "It was sort of a fun new tool, or a fun new toy to play with. The drama that these high school seniors and best friends are dealing with, like they've got boyfriends and problems with their parents, normal high school stuff. But superimposed on top of that is this spooky game they played, and now there's this specter hanging over everything, and they might not all be alive at the end of their senior year."
All 10 episodes of Season 1 of Light As A Feather will premiere Friday, October 12, only on Hulu.
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Sitting down with fashion magazine Singles, Song Jae Lim talked about his recent popularity as well as his image.
Featured in the February issue of Singles, Song Jae Lim participated in a very honest interview, titled, ′Song Jae Lim′s Real Face.′
With his playful and sexy image on We Got Married, the interviewer noted surprise at his quiet and sincere image.
Regarding this, Song Jae Lim answered, "Of course, the image shown on We Got Married is me. It′s just one of my many images. As We Got Married is a variety program, there′s a different theme with each shoot. When we talk about sincere topics, I become sincere. When we talk about simple topics, I get playful."
He continued, "The image shown on We Got Married isn′t 100 percent me. That′s because broadcasts only show fragments and snippets. In a private setting, depending on the area and my mood, I become quite different. When I talk about work, I become very rational, while during a fun setting with alcohol, I get very talkative."
When asked if he predicted that he would become popular from We Got Married, Song Jae Lim answered negative.
"I went in not expecting a thing. My partner is a huge reason why [it turned out well]. When I go into a variety program, I let everything go and begin," said Song Jae Lim.
"Ever since the beginning, people have been very clear on whether they like or dislike me based on their first impressions of me and my actions. People who hate me will hate me even if I lift a spoon, and people who like me will like me even if I sit still. That′s why I let everything go, without trying to create an image and decided to go with the flow of that moment."
Regarding the erotic and sensual image he also posesses, Song Jae Lim answered, "We Got Married first went down the 19+ track...but that′s only because I play a lot of mischievious jokes."
He added, "I think because only the things on the surface level get published into articles, I got this 19+ image. But I′m over 30 now, so I think 19+ isn′t fitting. It′s not like I′m 18-year old, and there isn′t a reason for me not to be 19+. It′s not like I′ve never loved."
The full interview and pictorial will be included in the February issue.
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"In May, we saw a period of political uncertainty, with new buyers stalling their house search until after the election. In June however, it seems the market has bounced back, with the number of house hunters rising.
"Although we have seen a decrease in the number of houses available per branch, we have seen a rise in the number of sales – which is typical of this time of year as buyers and sellers push through their property transactions ahead of the quieter summer months."
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Reviewer: Kristen
Author: Gayle Forman
Pages: 40 pages
Format: ebook
My Rating: 9 out of 10
Summary (you da best Goodreads that I know): After spending one life-changing day in Paris with laid-back Dutch actor Willem De Ruiter, sheltered American good girl Allyson "Lulu" Healey discovered her new lover had disappeared without a trace. Just One Day followed Allyson's quest to reunite with Willem; Just One Year chronicled the pair's year apart from Willem's perspective. Now, back together at last, this delectable e-novella reveals the couple's final chapter.
My Thoughts: This review is going to be short and sweet just like the novella was. After I had finished Just One Year, I was left wanting just a smidgen bit more. I understood why the book had to end the way that it did, and I actually really liked how it ended because I liked that we kind of got to create what happened between Allyson and Williem. Trust me, I'm very inventive when it comes to endings (I blame the fanfiction). This was the perfect closure to their story and I am just in love with Gayle Forman's writing. If you read and loved Just One Day and Just One Year, you've got to read this too.
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Noted & Quoted: MoM[S] on ClickZ
I consider it a high honor indeed, being quoted at length in the recent Part II article on ClickZ by Hollis Thomases, entitled, A Second Helping of Online Media's Alphabet Soup.
Considering that my lines appear in the midst of such heavy-weight industry players as Adam Cahill [SVP/Digital – Hill Holiday, and also a ClickZ columnist], and Mike Baker [CEO of DataXu], puts this in a very special category for us here at MoM[S]. It is far beyond what we envisioned when first approached to comment on this topic, and my respect for each of them is huge.
In the context of this article, I can only add that my comments were based largely from the perspective of having been an unfortunate witness on several occasions, to what is truly, overwhelmingly overblown hype surrounding the DSP phenomenon.
Frankly, the claims that many are foisting on this world as they advocate their 'game-changing' product…come from people who ironically live in a world of start-ups. That is a world that, by default, is rarely a game-changer for long.
So, some of the claims made, and the insulting rhetoric hurled at, the very people you would hope are the ones to soon be buying your product, is in my view disingenuous, disgraceful, and truly idiotic.
Having said all that, the "culture" of Media buying, and selling, that Hollis Thomases alluded to in her notes, is clearly underway. I will be both watching, and no doubt participating, and yes, THAT part will be exciting!
What do you think about this new, "new" Alphabet Soup?
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Finally, in Digiday, is the issue of over-reliance on metrics in Digital, being recognized – http://www.digiday.com/agencies/digital-medias-achilles-heel-measurement/
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From today's AdExchanger, comes an article entitled, Why DSPs Are Not Enough, by Eric Bamberger.
Mr Bamberger goes farther than I do in his comments on DSPs, calling them 'ineffective.'
While I think it may be too early in their cycle to make that case, it appears he also does not buy into the massive, overblown hype surrounding what is, essentially, just one more tool in any Media arsenal, which is [part] of the case I was looking to make.
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Creating a Professional Image: It's More than Dressing for Success
Your professional image is an essential part of your career search and your subsequent career. Even in an era of largely informal business settings - coffee shop meetings and video conferences - and informal business dress codes - "business casual" and casual Friday - a professional image is still expected.
Your professional image isn't simply about how you look, however. When you exceed expectations and hit your deadlines, you build up your image. When you miss work, take phone calls during business meetings or gossip about fellow employees you tear it down. In other words, it's the entire set of impressions that people in the workplace have of you, and it affects how well you will be treated, the responsibilities you will be entrusted with, and your chances for promotion.
Take Steps to Build a Positive Professional Image
Because your professional image is so important and is affected by so many of your actions, it's worthwhile to know what you can do to create and maintain a great professional image. As you read through these suggestions, it's helpful to think of the process of building your professional image as personal branding. You're building your brand, and it's an important investment in your career.