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Q: Listview crashes app when trying to change item backgroung color I am facing a problem that I understand but can not find a solution to.So - I have a listview and some items in it.I want to change the background color of an item and this works perfectly but when the items are less than the size of the screen.When the items are more and i want to change the background color of an item that is unseeable the app crashes.
Here is some code:
 btnRefresh.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            setItemRed(v);
        }
    });

    ArrayAdapter<String> arrayAdapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, listData);
    listView.setAdapter(arrayAdapter);

    listView.setOnItemClickListener(new AdapterView.OnItemClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> adapterView, View view, int i, long l) {
            String name = adapterView.getItemAtPosition(i).toString();

            Cursor data = myDB.getItemID(name);
            int itemID = -1;
            while(data.moveToNext()){
                itemID = data.getInt(0);
            }
            if(itemID > -1){

                Intent intent = new Intent(ViewElevators.this, ElevatorInfo.class);
                intent.putExtra("id",itemID);
                intent.putExtra("name",name);
                startActivity(intent);
            }
            else{
                toastMessage("No ID associated with that name");
            }
        }
    });

And setItemRed(); :
 public void setItemRed(View view) {

    for (int i = 0; i <= myDB.getLastID(); i++) {
        String date = myDB.getcol3(i);
        if (date.equals("null")) {

        } else {
            String day = date.substring(0, 2);
            String dayp = date.substring(0, 1);
            int dayp1 = Integer.parseInt(dayp);
            int day1 = 0;
            if (dayp1 == 0) {
                String dayone = date.substring(1, 2);
                day1 = Integer.parseInt(dayone);
            } else {
                day1 = Integer.parseInt(day);
            }
            String currentDate = currentDate();
            String currentDay = currentDate.substring(0, 2);
            int currentDay1 = Integer.parseInt(currentDay);
            if (date.length() == 10) {
                if (day1 < currentDay1) {
                    listView.getChildAt(i).setBackgroundColor(Color.RED);
            }
        }
    }

logcat:
  E/AndroidRuntime(3486):
  java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'void
  android.view.View.setBackgroundColor(int)' on a null object reference

I read and tried a lot of things but nothing helped.Also, I believe that the problem comes from the screen rotation or that the listview has to store the positions in a boolean for i.e. in case to remember them.
Thank you for your help in advance!

A: If you want to store data, you should use State to handle this. Anyway, the point here why you are getting this error is that you are getting ID of items in the loop, but items in listView are indexed from 0 and incremented by 1. So you have for example 5 items, so 5th item you can get listView.getChildAt(4)

A: You seem to have a misconception about android ListView. They don't actually have single separate views for every items in the list. They contain some fixed amount of views depending upon the height of the ListView and they are reused as they are scrolled. So you may get NullPointerException on listView.getChildAt(i) because there may not be any child for that position.
If you want to change the background color of the list item at certain position, you need to do it inside the getView method of your ListAdapter.


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The original kindergarten — the children's garden —conceived by German educator Friedrich Froebel in the 19th century, was a place where children learned through play, often in nature. That idea is fast eroding. Children aren't playing in the garden anymore; instead they're filling in bubbles on worksheets. The new movement of nature-based early childhood education can reverse that trend. There are thousands of forest kindergartens throughout Europe and new programs opening every month in North America. Let's examine the promise of this healthy approach towards living and learning outdoors with young children.
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Childhood and Nature: Design Principles for Educators | 9:15-10:30 a.m.
When children have access to free play in natural areas, they do the same things, around the country and around the world. They make special places, go on adventures, develop fantasy games, go hunting and gathering, craft small worlds. These recurrent play patterns can be used as design principles to help structure compelling outdoor activities with children, and these engagements can lead to environmental values and behaviors in adulthood. We'll recollect some of our own significant experiences from childhood. Then we'll explore the nearby environment using some of these recurrent play motifs and design appropriate activities for young children.
Lessons from Mother Nature on Leadership for Parents | 9:15-10:30 a.m.
Mother nature teaches. As parents we have to observe, listen and learn. Leadership, managing our fears, learning through curiosity and values are everyday lessons that our children can and must profit from. Through a brief and practical scientific approach of how our brain functions, we intend to take you on a trip where nature´s wonders open the portals of questioning, finding, understanding and learning; we welcome you to the world of guiding your children´s positive development on the wings of nature.
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What do great nature-based preschools have in common, and what sets them apart from more traditional programs? The Natural Start Alliance, a project of the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE), set out to answer this question, drawing on the expertise of a national network of nature-based education leaders. This session will give you a sneak peek inside a new resource that describes professional practices that nature-based programs use to make their programs safe, effective, and inclusive.
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Research shows that positive changes in behavior and learning stem from motivation. At Verdi Eco School, we look to the natural environment as our third teacher. Through engagement with the outside world, students are able to strengthen their academic skills as well as demonstrate improved self-regulation. Join us as we demonstrate the power of nature-based education, to journey outdoors where any environment can be transformed into a place of learning.
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Closing Gathering | 4 p.m.Take a moment to reflect on our time together as a full day of workshops comes to an end. Professional development certificates are awarded following a brief survey.
Optional Tour of Miami Nature Playschool: Enchanted Forest Elaine Gordon Park site | 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Sunset Happy Hour in Downtown Miami | 7-9 p.m.
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Nothing beats taking the first bite of a freshly-baked chocolate chip cookie, especially one that's perfectly crispy on the outside and ooey-gooey on the inside. Texture is everything when it comes to baked goods, and cookies typically have many of them, depending on the type of dough, the mix-ins, and the amount of time it spends in the oven.
According to Yuppiechef's chocolate chip cookie troubleshooting guide, in order to achieve the perfect balance of crunchy, chewy, and soft, it's important to understand how your ingredients behave not only in the mixing bowl but in the oven. Though the flour, egg, butter, and sugar combination is as basic as baking ingredients get, getting the proportions right can be pretty complicated.
Confused as to how you somehow managed to burn your cookies only on the outside while they remained raw on the inside? As Yuppiechef highlights, this is a prime example of how including too much of one ingredient — in this case, butter — can easily lead to a crummy batch. Fortunately, there's an easy fix.
For butter in cookie dough, less is more
Due to the fact that butter has both liquid and solid properties at different temperatures, too much of it can make your cookies expand more than intended, Yuppiechef explained. An article from Kitchn further elaborated: "In its liquid state, butter mixes readily with both the sugar and flour, making for a softer dough that actually develops more gluten." Some of the best chocolate chip cookie recipes do call for melted butter, however, they also require chilling the dough before baking.
Melted butter, and therefore a warmer cookie dough, means the outside of the cookie will bake (and burn) faster than normal. Too much butter will only serve to increase this probability, so while you might have great-tasting cookie dough to start with, as soon as it spends some time in the oven, you'll be left with half-undercooked, half-overcooked cookies. To avoid this in the future, Yuppiechef advises chilling your dough ahead of baking and adds that you should decrease the amount of butter used if it keeps happening. As it turns out, butter may be more important to chocolate chip cookies than the actual chocolate chips!

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So, What Did We Get From Healthcare's Rising Costs?
The cost of health care in the last 50 years has risen from 5.2% of GDP in 1960 to over 16% of GDP in 2010. (Roughly, triple.) So, what did we get for this increase?
First, we get eight more years. Life expectancy rose from 69.9 to 77.9 years. Quality of life has also improved. Recent articles in major magazines claim that 60 years of age is the new 40. Many people live vibrant, active lives into their 80's and even 90's.
Infant mortality is way down; from 26 deaths per 1000 live births to a mere 6.7 deaths. Major strides in infant care have transformed many certain deaths to easy to overcome complications.
Smoking rates are down from 42% to 21%; exciting news, except when you consider that one in five adults still smoke. By future standards, this is still ridiculously high.
Cardiovascular disease is still the number one killer. But deaths due to CVD are down nearly 60%. Much of this isn't due to a decrease in CVD as much as it is a result of improved emergency care during heart attack or stroke and long-term follow up care afterward. Acute myocardial infarctions (heart attacks) that used to require dangerous, invasive, bypass surgery can now be resolved with angioplasty and stents.
Cancer is down across the board except for pancreatic cancer, liver cancer, and prostate cancer in men. Again, these numbers do not reflect the number of cancer cases but a higher survival rate among most cancer patients.
The weak spot in US health is diabetes, which has tripled in 50 years. Medicine has improved treatment but has found no cure. The American diet and lifestyle have been major contributors to this epidemic. Without the improvements in medicine in the last 50 years, it would be an even larger catastrophe than it already is.
What Did We Expect?
Victims of Our Own Selfishness
The unfortunate reality of a triple increase in the cost of health care may be that we expect more from health care and less from ourselves. A 21% smoking rate, in light of current medical fact, is reckless to the extreme. Diet and lifestyle patterns have not improved in 50 years; they have declined. Many improvements in health care exist despite our choices rather than because of them. Health care knows it can't spoon feed us or physically slap our hands when we reach for a dangerous substance. It has been doggedly saving us from ourselves for over 50 years by improving medication and procedures that solve problems after we create them. Costs for this benevolent policy have become naturally higher due to the need for constant research and development.
It is impractical to believe that continued improvement in US health can come exclusively from the health care industry. Individual responsibility and good sense will eventually have to kick into high gear. The vices we love – smoking, drinking, recreational drugs – and weekly Thanksgiving-sized feasts will have to give way to moderation; while activities we shun, like exercise, adequate sleep, healthy diet, and reduced stress, must become more important. Doctors have been saying these things for years but medical advice has fallen on deaf ears. If in the next 50 years, people take more responsibility for their health, the personalities of health care professionals are such that improvements into the 21st century will be awesome.
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Lillie Cooper '21 crossed the finish line with a time of 4:10.16, securing the victory for Andover in the 4×400-Meter relay. Cooper's and others' efforts helped propel Andover Girls Track & Field forward in a tri-meet against Phillips Exeter Academy and St. Paul's this past Wednesday. Andover placed first in seven of the 17 events and scored a total of 71.5 to St. Paul's 48 and Exeter's 58.5.
Cooper said, "Overall as a team, we performed really well. This is the middle of the season, so we have been doing a lot of training up to this point. We haven't had a meet in a while, so it was really good to get some competition in this week. Exeter and St. Paul's are both really strong teams and we will see them again later in the championships so just seeing how we compete and place against them was really helpful."
Despite the team's overall success, Andover's 4×100-Meter relay team faced technical difficulties in the midst of the racing, leading to its disqualification from the event, according to Melanie Cheung '20.
"We didn't have the opportunity to practice the handoff before the race, so I think during the race, we had bit more space than usual which led to a late call. When she got to the end zone, she halted, and I ran right into her, so we bumped right out of the exchange zone," Cheung said.
While the disqualification was disappointing, each member recovered and continued to perform well in the later events, according to Kiera Suh '22.
"Everyone who was in the 4×100-Meter relay competed in individual events afterward and their previous performance didn't have any lasting effect on them which was great that they were able to bounce back," Suh said.
There were also non-favorable weather conditions, which the team pushed through to compete its best, according to Suh.
"The conditions weren't great, as the track was a little wet and a little slippery. Despite this, I think we all did a good job not letting that interfere with our performance."
Andover proved to be especially competitive in the field events, placing first in the high jump, long jump, and javelin. Carolina Weatherall '21 had a height of five feet in the high jump to secure first place and a personal record.
Cooper said, "Carolina Weatherall really stood out today. She got a [personal record] in the high jump which was really fun to watch. Everyone on the team was really excited for her as she cleared the bar."
In the final event of the meet, Andover's Sadie Cheston-Harris '20, Tessa Conrady '20, Athalia Esty '22, and Cooper worked together to dominate in the 4×400-Meter Relay, winning the event with a time of 4:10.16 and securing the overall victory for Andover.
According to Cooper, "The 4×400-Meter was definitely a highlight. We needed to win the event in order to win the whole meet. Every single leg was really strong. Athalia Esty was the third leg and really made the lead a lot wider. That gave me the confidence to sprint faster and bring it home."
Andover will travel to Northfield Mount Hermon (NMH) this Saturday to compete against both Loomis Chaffee and NMH.
Editor's Note: Tessa Conrardy is the President of The Phillipian.


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As always, I'm out in Las Vegas representing iET Solutions at the IT Infrastructure Management (HDI ITIM) conference. But this year, the timing is fortuitous, since not only ITIM but the Blog World Expo are in Vegas at exactly the same time. Looks like the last day of ITIM is the first day of the Blogworld conference, featuring back to back panels moderated by Blogcritics founder and publisher Eric Olsen.
Not only that, but Tony Pierce will be on the afternoon panel. Now that's a cool conference.
I'll be working the show floor at ITIM during the day, but maybe I can catch up with any Blogcritics or other bloggers who are in town for Blogworld. If you're interested, drop me a line.


Can We Let God Be Kinder than We Are?
When it comes to pain and suffering, how is it that we can be closer to Job's clueless "friends" than Jesus? See also the critique of the pop dictum "God Never Gives Us More than than We Can Handle."
Granted we can read Job as a story that has a Walt Disney ending all because of Job's faithfulness. That's not the only reading we can employ though. So why come down on the side of meanness instead of generosity and grace? Does God really take away our health - or dish up trouble- whatever the reason? Does God really extract everything from our lives so that one day, when everything and everyone is gone, we'll somehow accept Jesus? That is so unnecessary and harmful.
In ethics, we would call that employing the ends to justify the means. That very reasoning is used to justify any and all kind of harm done to others. I find it very sad and draining whenever I encounter it- and I do all too often with "believers." But applying this kind of toxic rationale to God is an ethical and theological nightmare we don't have to dive into. Nor should we!
I suggest we choose Jesus over whatever reading of Job may please us: "Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were worse sinners than all other Galileans? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will perish as they did. Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam fell on the them- do you think they were worse offenders than all the others living in Jerusalem?" Luke 13:2-4 By offering these rhetorical questions, Jesus has our number too. The issue is about what's in our control, not about the stuff that happens to us. It's about our own choosing- or repentance.
Better to change your own mind about God than misrepresent both God and God's world! Even though we can be artists at projection, let's allow the Holy One to be better and bigger than us, full of grace, truth, and wonder. We don't need to add to the world's suffering by making faith a cover for our own meanness, sin, and small-mindedness.
"It's hard to describe [the pain of suicide] unless you have been close to someone who did commit suicide. That's why those of us who have been through this need to help each other. And please, if you think about suicide, go see a psychologist or a doctor. Get some treatment. Don't wait."
Don't try to reason with someone who is in clinical depression and making suicidal statements or threats. They're in that place because their thinking is compromised. For spiritual care givers, it maybe helpful to report your concerns to the next of kin and/or the physician(s) who is responsible for the care plan. This can be done in the best interests of a person who has come to see you for help, even while you honor the confidentiality and trust of a parishioner by asking for their permission to act on their behalf.
Sometimes we see why suicide runs in families. That's explained, in part, because mental illness is a family and not just a personal problem. The grief of surviving a suicide is so painful that suicide is sometimes seen as the only way out. At the same time, seeing how suicide harms everyone involved may help to limit an at- risk person's suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
Another option is 72 hour observation in a hospital. Although that is temporary, the truth is that being taken into police custody to a safe place may be what is called for. No one will say that such an experience is pleasant at all. But they may still be living to talk about it.
For survivors, some crisis hot lines also partner with support groups, where you can can break through the isolation and loneliness of grieving this loss. Making contact with other survivors can be one of several healing things you can do for yourself and others who share your journey.


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History Taps Reel One Exec Adam Fratto As VP Scripted Programming
July 10, 2019 12:03pm
History has named former Reel One Entertainment executive Adam Fratto VP Scripted Programming for the network. In his new role, Fratto will oversee development and production of History's scripted slate, as well as develop projects for A+E Studios. Based in Los Angeles, he will report into Eli Lehrer, EVP and General Manager at History, and Tana Jamieson, SVP Programming at A+E Studios.
"Adam is a seasoned producer with a stellar track record of developing programming with epic storytelling," said Lehrer. "He has the perfect creative instincts that will propel our scripted slate to the next level and I am confident he will be an asset to my senior team."
Fratto moves to History from Reel One Entertainment, where he served as SVP. During his tenure there he launched a series division for the international distribution and production studio, and built and developed a slate of high profile projects, including a multi-platform adaptation of Philip K. Dick's Screamers.
Prior to Reel One Entertainment, Fratto was Head of Drama Development for Pukeko Pictures where he created and ran the department for Oscar-winning Weta (Lord of the Rings, District 9). Fratto's notable cable television production credits include Cleverman for Netflix and Sundance, and Haven for Syfy.
Adam Fratto


Steve has spent most of his adult life serving the citizens of Surry County as a deputy sheriff. He began his law enforcement career at the age of 20 and has been a sworn deputy continuously for nearly 33 years since 1984 (retired after twenty-eight years as a full-time deputy, currently serving as a reserve deputy). During this time, Steve established a reputation for being honest, fair, impartial, trustworthy and steadfast.
Steve was born in Mount Airy in August 1963 and has lived in Surry County all his life. He is the son of Billie Nell Hiatt and the late Bob Hiatt. His mom has worked in the banking industry for well over 60 years. She worked for Workmen's Federal Savings & Loan Association and Southern National Bank for 40 years. She currently works for Surrey Bank & Trust where she has worked for 21 years. His dad passed away in 1990. In addition to his dad's career in law enforcement, he was self-employed in the industrial two-way radio and television business for many years. Steve has two brothers, Marty Hiatt and Kelly Hiatt and a sister, Lori H. Poindexter.
In October 1991, Steve married the former Rhonda Snow, daughter of Jerry and Carol Snow of Dobson. Rhonda's siblings are Jeff Snow and Shannon S. Durham. Rhonda has been employed with Insteel Industries, Inc. for over 26 years.
Rhonda and Steve are members of Mount Bethel Moravian Church. Rhonda currently serves as church treasurer, Regional Conference of Churches representative and member of Women's Fellowship. Steve is an elected member of the church board, currently serving as vice-chairman, a member of the choir, Men's Brotherhood and serves as a Sunday School officer.
Steve is a member of Renfro Masonic Lodge 691 AF-AM, Surry County Fraternal Order of Police, where he currently serves as secretary/treasurer and the North Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Association. He is a past member of the Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments.
Steve's deep family roots in Surry County and his long career in law enforcement have prompted his desire to serve as your Sheriff.
Received Associate Degree in Criminal Justice from Surry Community College in May of 1984.
Performed many duties as a Deputy Sheriff including, but not limited to, executing criminal and civil processes, investigating criminal activity and violations of the law, securing crime scenes, collecting evidence and testifying in court proceedings. I encountered numerous high risk/critical incident situations during my tenure and derived at peaceful resolutions.
Promoted to the rank of Patrol Sergeant on October 1, 1994.
In addition to participating in general patrol, investigations and other calls for service, I was responsible for other duties including, but not limited to scheduling personnel for shifts, court dates and time off from duty (annual leave, compensatory leave, holiday, etc.), assigning daily duty roster, handling personnel complaints from citizens and completing personnel evaluations.
Presented with the Advanced Law Enforcement Certificate by Sheriff J. I. Smith, Chairman of the NC Sheriff's Education and Training Standards Commission in October of 1999.
Transferred to Detective Division, May 1, 2005. Promoted to Lieutenant of Detectives on July 1, 2005.
In addition to performing supervisory and scheduling responsibilities comparable to that of a Patrol Sergeant, I reviewed every incident report submitted by the Patrol Division and if a follow-up investigation was warranted, I assigned the case to a detective, including myself. I also instructed Patrol Officers in criminal investigations as needed and I was responsible for ensuring that a member of the division was always on-call and available.
Transferred to the Civil Division on December 4, 2006 as Sergeant.
My primary assignment was to the Advanced Process/Executions unit. In addition, I was responsible for scheduling personnel for shifts, court dates, time off from duty (annual leave, compensatory leave, etc.), scheduling traffic control in the afternoons at North Surry High School and Gentry Middle School. handling personnel complaints from citizens and completing personnel evaluations. I assisted the Lieutenant in supervising the division.
Promoted to Lieutenant of Civil Division on July 1, 2007.
As Division Commander, I managed the overall operations of the Civil Division while maintaining current knowledge of civil process laws. Other responsibilities included handling and serving advanced processes such as Foreclosures, Writs of Execution, Writs of Personal/Real Property, Claim and Delivery and Summary Ejectment/Evictions. In addition, I performed supervisory and scheduling responsibilities comparable to that of a Civil Sergeant. Other division duties included reviewing, researching and approval/denial of all Permit to Purchase Pistol/Crossbow applications, reviewing, researching and approval/denial of all Permit to Concealed Carry Weapons applications, maintaining and distribution of funds from the Surry County Sheriff's Office Levy Account, maintaining records and storage of all weapons seized pursuant to Domestic Violence Orders (50-B) and collecting fees when applicable and maintaining records of all property seized and placed in the Surry County Sheriff's Office impound lot and collecting fees when applicable.
Continued to receive training throughout my tenure. Received training in Police Supervision, Domestic Violence, Defensive/Precision Driving, Basic Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT), Police Law Institute (Search and Seizure), Drug Enforcement for Patrol Officers, Interview and Interrogation, Street Survival, Division of Criminal Information(DCI), Legal Updates Pistol/Concealed Carry Permits, Basic Civil Process and Advanced Civil Process/Executions. In addition, I maintained all annual state mandated training such as Firearms, Hazardous Materials, Bloodborne Pathogens, etc.
Always placed a strong emphasis on being present for duty and reporting on time. I used less than 20 hours of sick leave during my twenty-eight years at the sheriff's office. I accumulated approximately 3500 hours in sick leave allowing me to retire from active duty twenty-three months early.
Strived to maintain good working relationships with all divisions within the Sheriff's Office (Office Staff, Detective, Civil, Patrol, Narcotics and Detention) assisting them whenever possible. In addition, I maintained good contacts and relations with other surrounding agencies (Mount Airy, Pilot Mountain, Elkin and Dobson Police Departments, North Carolina Highway Patrol, Virginia State Police and Carroll County Sheriff's Office, etc.).
Member of the Fraternal Order of Police (Surry County Chapter #24) since 1988. Past President and currently serving as secretary/Treasurer of the local lodge. Joined the North Carolina Law Enforcement Officer's Association in 1991.
Appointed to the Northwest Piedmont Council of Youth in July of 2006. I served on the council until June of 2012.
Life-long active member of Mount Bethel Moravian Church. I am an elected member of the Church Board, currently serving as Vice-Chairman, Treasurer of the Sunday School, member of the Voice Choir and member of the Men's Brotherhood. In addition, I have served as Sunday School Superintendent, Sunday School Teacher and member of the Hand Bell Choir.


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RWCC News December 1999
It seems incredible and feels like only a few days since taking the decorations down from last year, but amazingly Christmas and the New Year are upon us once again. It seems like just a few weeks ago that "Return" was released and that great launch at the Natural History Museum took place. Rick reckons the years go faster as you get older. (If this is true, the year 2000 should last about ten minutes for him)!
I suppose the biggest surprise for the end of 1999 and somewhat of a disappointment, is that Rick is actually not performing anywhere. Three years ago there were about ten possible offers "on the table" for the Millennium for him ranging from huge projects involving "Return" or "The New Gospels", to small concerts on the east coast of England as the sun rose on New Year's Day. Two years ago this dwindled to about four potential events. Last year to just two and this year, by the summer nothing!
After talking to other people in the business, this seems to have been very much "the norm" for virtually everybody. Apparently the huge losses for promoters with concerts and events that were put on for the eclipse and lost fortunes, were the final nail in many Millennium coffins.
There was talk of pantomime, (Rick as King Rat? We don't really think so), but that dwindled into obscurity by midsummer, then there was the talk of a South American tour, which it has to be said, looked very strong at one time.
There was one promoter based in Argentina who had one tour pretty much organised, but we couldn't agree on actual dates to go.
This was due to the availability of the musicians Rick likes to use and, wait for this one, concert dates in South America that wouldn't clash with a YES tour!
Then another promoter came on board, actually the one who had put on the last very successful tour of South America that Rick did, and he talked about putting on a tour with one of the shows possibly being that of Return To the Centre of the Earth, albeit not with the full "CD" cast.
The dates proposed by the promoter seemed to fit okay and they weren't too concerned about the YES tour either. Things moved ahead at a rate of knots and Rick was actually getting quite excited that there was to be a good end to the "strange" year.
Then the financial package for the tour was proposed, and whilst it probably looked a very attractive package for the promoters and agencies, it would have meant a substantial loss for Rick.
After explaining this to all concerned, neither Rick nor his agent in the UK have heard anything back since!
Then there was talk of a church and synagogue tour with a rock band, plus guests such as Ramon, to take place in California. This looked very exciting and interesting. Rick very politely explained to all concerned that he could not afford to sustain the massive losses similar to those incurred on the ill fated New Gospels Tour in America a few years ago, and so guarantees of payments would need to be put in place before any arrangements could be made.
Rick's still here, any money's still there, and he rates the odds of this tour ever happening as being close to "never", which again is a shame as it had great possibilities. To add to these tales of woe and frustration, the long awaited Christmas Album has not been completed, mainly due to lack of money needed to finish the job properly and so that project will have to wait until another year ..... at least.
There has been a glut of recording on the Isle of Man this year, which was mainly due to the fact that as Rick has not been able to put any live performances together for the latter part of 1999, Rick's engineer, Stuart "Doom" Sawney has been off working solidly with Alan Parson's Project and this has already required some serious rethinking by Rick as regards future recording and touring projects for next year, but more about all that later.
In the meantime, here's a review of 1999 .....as Rick saw it!
Amazingly 1999 was a mixture of the very best ...... and the very worst, of everything that could have happened. Certainly the release of Return to the Centre of the Earth was a highlight and filled so many people with so much hope for things to come and add to that the wonderful launch at the Natural History Museum which was quite spectacular, and we all had reason to be optimistic about what was to come.
There was little doubt that EMI Classics pulled all the stops out and things certainly looked "rosy" around Easter. Sadly all our hopes did not turn into reality as whilst the CD certainly sold considerably more than any of Rick's releases for many years, and was the first to be released world wide for twenty years, it was still not enough to entice promoters on board for any live appearances and it became glaringly obvious by the end of the summer, that the "in house" euphoria as regards "Return" and all the hopes that went with it, would come to nothing and this particular chapter in Rick's musical history was about to close.
It's very easy to look back and say what could have been done, but overall Rick has no complaints. Those who loved the work and supported it, gave everything they had to try and make it the success they all wanted it to be, but sadly it was not to be.
Moving on, Rick undertook the church tour with Ramon in the early summer, which really was a massive success and one of the most enjoyable tours Rick has ever done .... except for the usual downside .... money!
Sadly, three of the churches failed to pay their agreed contracted fees for expenditure, and subsequently the tour made a substantial loss. This has culminated in Rick vowing that he will never ever undertake any involvement with churches as regards live performances except as regards "New Gospels" performances .... which is about as likely as the Pope fitting condom machines in the Vatican!
On the recording side of things White Rock II was finally completed and released on Music Fusion and was generally received very well.
The two "relaxation" trilogies, Art in Music and the Natural World were also released on Music Fusion and again have been well received. White Rock II is about to be released in time for Christmas in America, albeit with limited distribution.
The Official Live Bootleg has been re-released with yet another new cover and early next year: Almost live in Europe will be re-released in the UK with new packaging. Both will be on the Music Fusion label.
A lack of personal appearances on television, apart from those promoting "Return" were saved by and appearance on Norman Wisdom's "Heroes of Comedy" programme and by Countdown where Rick had seven appearances in early September.
One of the major reasons for such lack of television and radio was undoubtedly created by Rick being "unavailable" for such a long period whilst recording "Return" and as request for appearances get turned down and contacts get lost, "regular" spots get offered elsewhere. (No regrets from Rick though as he says Return had to have his undivided attention from start to finish and he's give it exactly the same undivided attention even if the clock could be turned back). The rest of the year has been very much made up of offers that have come to nothing as well as some absolutely ridiculous proposals that were really never viable and so Rick's overall verdict on the year .....
"Probably the worst since the early 1980's"
So how does the year 2000 look? .... Well we'll come on to that at the end of the newsletter, but maybe if we say we're still "ever the optimist", then that will at least give you a bit of a clue that all is not lost!
As mentioned in the "review of 1999", Music Fusion did make some progress by releasing White Rock, the two relaxation trilogies, and also the repackaging and re-release of The Official Live Bootleg. (Early in the New Year will see the re-release of Almost Live in Europe).
As some of you are probably aware, there are three further recordings in various states of completion. Amongst these is the ill fated "Christmas Album"! The simple reason that this was not completed was purely financial. It actually could have been finished, but not to the standard that Rick wants the recording to be. He really wants it to be quite a special album and it really would have been nice to have had it as a Millennium project. Hopefully next year will finally see it's release, and Christmas 2000, (it's new working title), will do just as well.
A couple of Rick's tracks have appeared on a , wonderful compilation CD produced by Ashley Franklin, who many of you will know from Radio Derby as a presenter, producer and great supporter of Rick's music. He was also instrumental in promoting Wakeman with Wakeman at the Playhouse in Derby. .
He has a wonderful daughter who suffers from Downes Syndrome and in order to help her school buy a minibus so that the kids could have special trips, he "collared" a load of his friends to donate or record tracks for a brand new CD which he has entitled "The Sky Goes all The Way Home", which are the words that Claire spoke to Ashley and his wife when in the car one day whilst they were lost! Bright kid! The album is truly wonderful and highly recommended both for its charitable causes and fine music. There are a multitude of artists on board of really varying styles. These include Gordon Giltrap, Anthony Phillips, Robert Fripp and John Wetton. Rick's tracks are a Little Piece of Heaven and Hymn of Hope: If you are interested in purchasing this album, then please contact Ashley at Radio Derby whose number is 01332 361111. In September, Rick travelled to his favourite studio in London, CTS, to record on their wonderful 9ft Steinway grand piano. (This piano is currently Rick's favourite piano to both play and record on). Two albums were produced, both over an hour in length. They were engineered by James Collins and Erik Jordan ....two familiar names to owners of "Return".
The first one to be released, entitled "Preludes to A Century" is purely grand piano, with no 'additives' and beautifully digitally recorded. In style it is somewhere between the Heritage Suite and Country Airs. It will be released by President Records early in. the New Year, probably January. Sadly it is not possible-to get it into the shops by Christmas, although Rick is trying to persuade President to release the title track, "Prelude to A Century" as a single CD prior to the 1st of January. Whilst unlikely to happen, mainly due to the fact that most Christmas releases have to be "logged" by August at the latest, Rick is still going to try! .... (He does seem to like lost causes).
The second recording, entitled "Chronicles of Mann" is really meant as the follow up to the Heritage Suite. This will also be released by President Records, probably around March.
Whilst in a similar style to the Heritage Suite, Chronicles of Mann does have a few very subtle overdubs of natural sampled acoustic sounds on selected tracks.
This was done because Rick wanted it to be just slightly different in style to the Heritage Suite so that it could very much stand on it's own. The CD was inspired by the restoration of Rushen Abbey on the Isle of Man where Rick hope to perform a "sort of" "Launch" concert for the CD sometime towards the end of March actually in the grounds when the restoration is complete. As with the Heritage Suite, there will be quite a substantial booklet of pictures from the Island included in the CD Rick is genuinely delighted with the results of both albums and feels that they, contain some of his best piano writing and playing to date and hopes that everybody else will feel the same! He also admits to sweating a bit on the last day of recording, as he seemed to have written himself one or two pieces that could almost be deemed "unplayable"!
"Four Hands", which is the CD that Rick recorded with Mario Fasciano earlier this year on the Isle of Man and in Italy, has finally been released in Italy on MP Records, with a few exports appearing in one or two other countries.
At this moment in time we have no plans to stock any at the office, but there are copies available in the UK, which Mark Jenkins has for sale on his progressive rock label AMP. If you are interested in purchasing this album then his contact number is ..... 0181 889 0616 tel and fax.
The album has already received excellent reviews in Italy and to date Rick has made two trips there for promotion in radio, television, magazines and newspapers. One very respected reviewer actually called it "the Italian CD of the Year".
If only Rick understood the words! ..........
.......... and what Mario is saying when he speaks to him!
Hope Records, as expected, recorded nothing and released nothing, although Rick has quite a lot of written music waiting to be worked on.
There are however still massive problems and difficulties with the label and until things improve it will be extremely difficult to complete the plan to merge the label with Music Fusion. This is still the aim though and hopefully will happen by the end of next year.
There has also been no advancement with Hope in the USA, where a large stock of product lies unsold without a distributor, or even any interest from one. Hope no longer has a Christian distributor in the UK either. All in all it is real "tightrope walking" trying to keep it alive.
For many reasons though (some completely stupid in most people's opinion), Rick refuses to let the label "die" and seems convinced that within a couple of years it will once again be releasing product. (It must be said he does remain the sole optimist though)!
All in all, although there have been some releases this year on various labels, Rick is very disappointed with his output, the major one being the failure, yet again, to get the Christmas Album completed.
Overseas licenses continued to prove difficult to obtain, and although there has been some improvement in exporting finished product Pinnacle Direct, (the export company for Music Fusion), ceases to trade from January which means the search for a new exporter has already started.
Keith Emerson / Rick Wakeman
As Keith has been on tour in America over the last few months, there has been much progression as regards the joint project that has been much talked about over the last few months.
It is still very possible that either performances or recordings will be made in the year 2000, but it is unlikely that any final decisions will be made this side of the Millennium.
An Evening with Rick Wakeman
Most of you will be aware of the tremendous financial cost of touring, and of the non financial viability of many of Rick's concerts. The situation has become so critical over the last few years that it really did begin to look like touring days were over for Rick, certainly in the UK.
Rick enjoys playing live though-and has desperately been looking for a way to tour in the Millennium year and putting on a good show, whilst at the same time, managing no to lose money! This is not easy with having to pay tax on any UK tour both in the Isle of Man and in the UK plus Foreign Entertainers tax on top of all that!
In a nutshell after agents percentages, taxes and administration, Rick is left with less than 30$ of the gross income with which to put a show on, pay crew, hotels, trucking etc.
After much thought, and discussion with a few close friends who, for want of a better phrase, are also "Wakeman supporters", Rick has decided to do a piano tour beginning early in the New Year. He has appointed the Johnny Mans Agency to book the tour and already there are four dates booked beginning the 4th February. It will very much be "an evening with" as the tour title suggests. The evening performance looks like being a "trip" through Rick's musical life, with music from all areas plus even a few insights as to how some of the stuff was written. Not a workshop, we hasten to add, but certainly insights into Rick's musical mind that have hitherto remained secret. There will of course be the usual splattering of stupid stories mixed in with all this. (Would a "Rick performance" be complete without them)! it .could prove to be one of the most interesting tours that Rick has ever undertaken. Dates for the tour will be listed on the web site as they come in and a full list will appear in a special edition first newsletter of 2000.
On October 22nd, Rick recorded the quarter finals, semi final and final of Countdown which will be shown over Christmas.
He then travelled to Italy for three television appearances before returning to the UK to record the Christmas "Never Mind the Buzzcocks", where he was not a panellist, but made a short guest appearance.
He then stayed to record a new series for Radio 2 of Classic Albums, where he is the presenter/ narrator. These are due to be aired early in the New Year.
Early in December there will be cameras in the Wakeman household for a programme that we can't tell you too much about, except to say that they will be one of a very few families ever to appear on this programme twice!
Now that's got you thinking!
Rick then has to make a presentation at the annual travel awards at the Dorchester before the final winddown to Christmas and the New Year. Rick also recorded two other television programmes that are shortly due for transmission, although we know neither when or on which channel! The first is the part of the Top ten series, on punk, which could be well worth a watch ...depending on how much they use. He recorded over two hours worth with them, but that is likely to get well edited down .. probably to about two minutes, and then taken out of context! The second programme is entitled "This is Not Your Life", which is about Ozzy Osborne. Again, Rick recorded about two hours worth of stuff with Chrysalis television, which will of course be edited down .. probably to thirty seconds!
The Novel
This might surprise a few people, but earlier this year, Rick submitted the synopsis for a novel to the large book publishers Harper Collins. They called him in for a meeting at the end of the summer, said how much they liked the storyline and basically commissioned him to write the full blown novel.
There is just one final hurdle for him to overcome though, and that is that a sample chapter has to be approved by the board of editors. They've indicated to Rick that this is very much a formality as they very much enjoyed the writing style of "Say Yes", but Rick is taking no chances and intends to do his favourite "hiding away" for a few days in Tenerife in order to write the chapter and submit it before the end of January.
... and the title of the book... well only Rick and Harper Collins know at the moment, and Rick won't tell anybody. Maybe he'll give the secret away on the tour next year.
So far, apart from the tour, the diary shows that Rick has four days of recording the very last series of Live at Jongleurs. The provisional dates for the recordings are the 31st of January and the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of February with the first date of the tour starting on the 4th at Chatham.
Between The 12th and 19th of February it looks like he will be in Spain hosting a televised celebrity sports programme. On the 5th of February he has been booked for a , private function for Warwickshire Cricket Club at the Metropole Hotel in Birmingham.
Obviously the "Evening with Rick Wakeman" tour will fit in around other commitments. The advantage being that with Rick being the only "performer", it is considerably easier to "mix and match" within the diary.
There is also mention of a film score that we have mentioned before, but that has yet to be confirmed.
One of the most exciting possibilities for Rick though is the chance to write and perform a new keyboard concerto that he has been writing, with the Liverpool Philharmonic. If all goes well, this could be ready by the end of the new year.
There is little doubt that the new Millennium year will be crucial for Rick in shaping the direction that his future will go.
Certainly it looks like being a year very much of "ifs" and some good fortune will certainly be needed if Rick is going to achieve all that he hopes to.
Peripheral Goings On
Adam has recovered well from his operation following his heart problems, (what is it with Wakeman's at 25 and the old ticker?) and is currently out on tour with an Irish band called "Swans" who are supporting David Essex on his very long UK tour which last well into December. Adam has also been working consistently with the band "Shooter" in America.
Oliver is working on a new project as well as doing quite a few gigs in the North Devon region. We'll give you more news as we get it as regards the two elder brothers.
Stuart "Doom" Sawney is working with the Alan Parson's Project, Ian "Bunter" Barfoot is lecturing at LIPA University in Liverpool as well as looking after the sound at the Liverpool Philharmonic and, would you believe, supplying PA systems for various "raves" all over the country.
Mike "Happy" Holden is working as theatre manager on the Isle of Wight as well as running his lighting company and Malcolm "Ain't I Thin" Welch is obviously doing something ..but we really don't know what.
Fraser Thorneycroft-Smith is currently touring with Tony Hadley and Tony "the Wop" Fernandez has been reported as planning to move to Portugal!
Probably the best news of all to report is that of Chrissie Hammond who has secured one of the lead roles in Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of "Cats" in the West End of London. This follows on from her huge success in "Smokey Joe's Cafe". That's All For Another Year
Well reading back over this newsletter, the New Year could be quite interesting. Just a modicum of good fortune please and all the difficulties of 1999 could soon be forgotten.
Finally, all of us here would like to thank all of you out there for all the wonderful support you continue to give us in our continuing quest to promote good music, good humour and good friendship.
In closing the old millennium year:
We'd like to wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a wonderfully happy and prosperous New Year
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Suzy Taekyung Kim
Born in Daegu, South Korea. Lives and works in New York City.
2006-MA, Art Education, Steinhardt School of Education, New York University, NY
2004-BA, Art Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2003-BFA, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, British Columbia, Canada
AWARDS / HONORS
2013-Commissioned for a New York City PermanentPublic Art Installation by the NYC Dept of Education and the NYC School Construction Authority Public Art for Public Schools Program in collaboration with the NYC Dept of Cultural Affairs Percent for Art Program (Art installation to be completed in 2016)
2006-Scholarship for North American Scholars, New York University, New York
1999-British Columbia District Fine Arts Scholarship, Vancouver, Canada
Greenlight 1st International Film Festival, Vancouver, Canada
1997-Beech Foundation Scholarship, Vancouver, Canada
2012-Blank Space, Pop, New York
2005-Covan Art Gallery, Beauty of the Banal – Invitation, Vancouver, Canada
2003-Landing Gallery, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Cultural Resonance, Vancouver, Canada
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2013-Ian Tan Gallery, Pearls on the Rainbow Flowers, Vancouver, Canada
2010-Ian Tan Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
SHO Gallery, Transform, Brooklyn, New York
Art Hampton, Bridgehampton, Gitana Rosa Gallery, New York
Faraci Art and Design, Fleur, Culver City, California
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Rep. Cary Condotta will not seek re-election in November
Rep. Cary Condotta, R-Wenatchee, announced today he will not seek re-election in November. The 12th District representative will complete his term.
"It was a difficult decision. I have put my heart and soul into being a legislator for 16 years, but it takes a tremendous amount of time and commitment," said Condotta. "The recent sessions have lasted as long as six months and it is challenging to be gainfully employed while serving as a legislator. There are other new and exciting opportunities crossing my path, in and out of the Twelfth District I may not want to pass up."
Condotta was first elected to office in 2002. He has served on a variety of committees in the Legislature. He was the top Republican on business and labor issues for many years before taking the lead on the Commerce and Gaming Committee. He is currently serving on both House fiscal committees, Appropriations and Finance, which oversee budget, revenue and tax decisions.
"I am going out on a positive note, as we had a number of accomplishments for the Twelfth District this session. Tourism is a major economic driver for us, and we were able to get the companion bill to my tourism legislation signed into law. We also addressed water rights, the capital budget contained some great projects for our region, and I was able to pass some additional bills constituents brought to me," Condotta added.
"It is tough to be leaving my Olympia family. However, the House Republican Caucus is in good hands. There are other Republican legislators retiring, but our leadership team is strong and we have a lot of quality young lawmakers. Our caucus continues to work together and is an amazing team. That's why it is so difficult to say goodbye, but now is the time," said Condotta.
Condotta said he plans to stay involved in politics, and would like to thank all of his constituents for their support the last 16 years.
Other House Republicans who have recently announced they will not seek re-election include Reps. Dan Kristiansen, Larry Haler, Terry Nealey, Liz Pike, Jay Rodne, Melanie Stambaugh, Joyce McDonald and Norm Johnson.


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Home ENGLISH At 10 years old, Angry Birds is keeping players hooked with machine...
At 10 years old, Angry Birds is keeping players hooked with machine learning
By Stephanie Condon
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| December 3, 2019 — 21:00 GMT (21:00 GMT)
| Topic: Artificial Intelligence
When Rovio Entertainment released Angry Birds in 2009, mobile games weren't really a thing — the Apple App Store, after all, had only launched a year earlier. Once the game went viral, however, Rovio saw its future was in the cloud.
"It was an unchartered area for most of games," Rovio CTO Petri Hyökyranta said to ZDNet.
Rovio signed up for the relatively young Amazon Web Services in 2011 and got to work building Beacon, a service platform for all of Rovio's games. Today, after 10 years on the market, Angry Birds games are still played by millions of people around the world each day. The mobile game and its many spin-offs have been downloaded more than 4.5 billion times collectively. Rovio has kept players' attention by zeroing in on its customer data, Hyökyranta said.
"The idea was we started building and scaling a technology where we could collect events, analytics, and data to understand how players play, what they play," he said to ZDNet ahead of the AWS re:Invent conference.
The key to Rovio's data strategy has been ensuring that all of the information it collects is actionable, he said. For instance, if players love Level 5 of a game but tend to drop out at Level 7, that's valuable data in the mobile games industry, which by one estimate is now a $68 billion business.
"When there are thousands of apps available, it's impossible to make a breakthrough in games in any way" without keeping down churn, Hyökyranta said.
With the launch of Angry Birds Dream Blast at the start of this year, Rovio stepped up its use of AI, leveraging machine learning to help optimize the difficulty of game levels. While level optimization is a key part of reducing churn, it's typically a time-consuming process that requires manually testing new game levels that have yet to be released.
"It is a difficult thing for any game company to do, it's very manual work," Hyökyranta said. With machine learning, he continued, "instead of 20 levels of a week, you could produce 40, 80 or 100 levels a week."
By June 2019, just about six months after its launch, Angry Birds Dream Blast became Rovio's second-largest game. By October, Rovio said the game was on track to bring in nearly €60 million in gross bookings for the full year. Angry Birds Dream Blast is currently in the top 100 highest-grossing iOS games in the US, and it was just chosen as one of Google Play's best games of the year.
Gaming is a critical market for Amazon, AWS games segment leader Eric Morales told ZDNet. Within AWS, it's one of the few verticals for which the cloud giant offers dedicated services such as Amazon GameLift.
Beyond AWS, Beyond AWS, there's Amazon Game Studios and the game-streaming service Twitch, which Amazon acquired five years ago. "From an industry perspective, we're all in on this space," Morales said.
While many cloud-based games can tout their scale and reach, Morales said Rovio stands out for its use of machine learning to build new games faster and to develop new technology that helps them operate more efficiently.
"Where Rovio is leading is in building these tools that strip away that undifferentiated mental load on their teams," he said.
Rovio is only just getting started down this road, Hyökyranta said.
"When you start to build prediction on difficulty of levels, it's not hard to imagine going forward to do it in more real-time," he said. You could imagine a scenario, he continued, where a game adapts as users are playing, optimizing against their performance.
From there, Rovio has a "super ambitious" plan to use AI throughout the value chain, Hyökyranta said, from game development to distribution, marketing and more.
"We believe machine learning is going to be a huge revolution for most industries today," he said, "enabling companies to build things faster and in a more optimized way."
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Obituary for Beth Ann (Barker) Peters | Heller-Hoenstine Funeral Home, Inc.
Beth Ann Peters, 60, of Lewistown, Derry Township, passed away at 3:16 p.m., Tuesday, December 4, 2018, at Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital.
Born Dec. 13, 1957, in Lewistown, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Madeline (Fisher) Barker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: brothers, Robert and Larry Barker; and her sister, Linda (Barker) Kess.
She is survived by: husband, Barry L. Peters, whom she married Sept. 21, 1996; sons, Matthew S. Bradley, of Milroy, and Daniel M. Bradley and wife, Marie, of Spring Mills; a grandson, David James "D.J." Bradley, of Spring Mills; and a brother, Carl "Skip" Barker and wife, Barb, of McVeytown.
Beth graduated from Lewistown High School.
She was a member of Rhodes Memorial United Methodist Church in Lewistown and attended Buffalo Run United Methodist Church in Bellefonte.
She was employed as a registered nurse for 34 years at Lewistown Hospital and for five years at Mount Nittany Hospital in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit.
Beth loved spending time with her family, especially "D.J." She enjoyed outdoor activities including camping and watching the elk roam at Benezette in Elk County.
Per Beth's wishes, there will be no services.
Heller-Hoenstine Funeral Homes, 108 First Ave., Burnham, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorial contributions in Beth's name may be made to Buffalo Run United Methodist Church, 1667 Burffalo Run Road, Bellefonte, PA 16823.


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Come celebrate the holidays with Casa Feliz at our seventh annual holiday open house. The event is sponsored through a generous grant from Commerce National Bank and Trust in Winter Park. As in years past, guests can have photos taken with Santa, enjoy hot cocoa and cookies, admire the beautiful Christmas decorations at Casa Feliz, and enjoy a quartet of Dickensian Carollers. There is no charge to attend "Christmas at the Casa," but a donation of $2 per person, or $5 per family is suggested. Professional photos with Santa will be available for $5. For additional information, call 407-628-8196.


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Bratwurst Festival director elected to lead state festival association
The director of the Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival has been elected to lead an organization that represents community festivals and events throughout the state.
Kevin Myers was elected president of the Ohio Festivals and Events Association during the group's annual convention in November, he said.
"I've got a one-year term that could turn into two or three years term before I'm term-limited off the board in three years," he said. "Our goal is to help promote the festivals as well as be an advocate for them; serve as a liaison for them on issues with legislation ... that might affect them and things like that. So we really try to find a way to serve our members in any way possible."
One of the biggest things the state organization does for its members is help connect them with companies that provide the services they need to put on a festival, Myers said — including fireworks, food, vendors, stages, sound and lighting companies, or portable toilets.
"Really everything that is comprehensive into putting a festival together," he said. "We help to facilitate our members finding those services. ... For instance, the festivals that are at our convention can listen to up to 18 bands over the two-day period do a set on the stage. So they can hire someone that they've actually heard instead of just taking a shot on them."
Its affiliation with the OFEA has helped the Bratwurst Festival in many ways, he said.
"We had our ride company cancel out on us, week of the festival, a few years ago," he said. "Had we not been affiliated with the OFEA, we wouldn't have found a right company within a few hours for that year."
The organization has about 80 member festival around the state, Myers said. "We are in 44 of the 88 counties right now, so half of the state is represented," he said.
"If you're looking for something to do almost any given weekend, if you check the OFEA website and Facebook page, it will tell you different member festivals that are going on," he said. "Take the time to go visit other places and hopefully if people know of a festival in their area that is not a member, they'll direct them our way."
Myers wants to help Ohio Festivals and Events Association grow
One of his goals for the association is "extreme growth," he said.
"I would like to add a lot of new festivals — there's over 3,000 festivals in the state of Ohio, and we only have about 80 that are members of our association," he said. "I'd like to see that membership number climb exponentially. We're going to have a grassroots effort of going out and recruiting them. They may not know who we are or what we do, so we're going to make sure that we change that narrative."
At the same time, he and his team are well into the process of planning the 2023 Bratwurst Festival, he said. Eleven members of the planning committee attended the OFEA convention last month.
"They met and decided on which entertainment acts they preferred, so we're working on getting them contracted as we speak," Myers said last week. "We've got a couple other things in the works that we'll share with you when we can; we're looking to add some things that we haven't done for a while, or done ever. ... We're moving forward and getting things lined up for next year, just like any other year."
He's looking forward to a busy year. One of his personal goals will be to visit as many OFEA-member festivals as possible.
"I made my first official visit to the Dalton Holiday Festival last weekend; went up and met with their committee and just lended the OFEA's wishes of support," he said. I'm going to make an effort to get to all of member festivals this coming year. They deserve that. They need to know that the association they're a part of supports them and wants to be there. It's an honor for me when we've had leadership from the OFEA come to our festival, and I want to make sure that I can continue to bestow that honor to all of our members."
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This month began by sleepily stumbling out of bed and turning the calendar to March... only to realize it was APRIL.
Which is why emails aren't answered until after morning tea, as a rule.
We made the most of March, but it still flew by! The biggest adventure was traveling to the top of Michigan to visit friends. It was just the kids & I- my husband was beginning his own school adventure- and we drove over seven hours through two snowstorms to make it there. The time with great friends & beautiful views were well worth it.
And now we know we can. Which might be the best takeaway of all!
In-between snowstorm adventures, we checked off some other goals too. Not every goal was feasible this month, but some is always better than none.
This is a preview of our homeschool arts & crafts area! After our basement flooded last year, all supplies were thrown haphazardly into totes. So we had to rifle through totes for craft supplies whenever we wanted to do a project.
Creating became painful- and it shouldn't be.
After hours of sorting and many dollar store shoeboxes, our craft supplies are back in order. Which makes us happier- and more creative!
Complete two sewing projects: Three Homeschool Nature Hike bags sewn, ready for Etsy listings soon. I also hemmed our basement closet curtain.
Take down our winter mantle decorations & put up SPRING!
MaryAnne from Mama Smiles has spring break and mindful family goals.
Cassie from Three Dinosaurs has decluttering goals and helpful printables.
The cardigan turned out great! I didn't realize you had an etsy shop. I am curious to see what your bags look like.
The cleaned out area looks so inviting! Psalm 100 is a passage we use for Bible memory at our house as well.


We would like to introduce our new author interview series, Deviant Author Interviews! In this series, you'll get to know the deviant minds behind some of New Orleans's most talented writers through five rapid fire questions that are sure to bring out their idiosyncrasies. Get ready, because this isn't your ordinary interview!
The first author who graciously agreed to be interviewed is David Armand, who is also our featured author this month. David was born and raised in Louisiana, and he has an eclectic background, having worked as a drywall hanger, a draftsman, and a press operator in a flag printing factory. He currently teaches at Southeastern Louisiana University, where he also serves as associate editor for Louisiana Literature Press. His first novel, The Pugilist's Wife, won the George Garrett Fiction prize in 2010. His second novel is Harlow, the story of 18-year-old Leslie Somers, a boy who trudges the Louisiana backwoods in search of his father, whom he has never met. Check out our review of Harlow below, and visit David's website. You can also like his author page on Facebook and follow him on Twitter: @darmandauthor.
We caught up with David about the characters of Harlow, topics he would rather not write about, the cycle of alcoholism, and his own rebellious background.
So imagine the characters in Harlow are stuck on a deserted island. What are their initial reactions? Who has the best chance of getting off the island alive?
I think that most of my characters wouldn't be too surprised at being stuck on a deserted island, as the place where they come from (southeast Louisiana) is somewhat insular in its own right: towns like Sun, Amite, Folsom, etc., can be like deserted islands themselves, those lone blinking yellow caution lights swaying from the electric wire in the middle of town, the silence. It's almost ghostly. I think that the boy Leslie from Harlow has the best chance of getting off that island, though. After all he's been through, it should be no big deal to him. He'll find a way to survive.
Name a topic that you refuse to write about and why.
Anything political. I am apolitical by nature, and I just don't like polemical art.
Which character in Harlow do you wish you could switch places with and why?
As the characters in my books go through some pretty bad stuff, I honestly would not want to have to walk a foot in any of their shoes! That being said, I've already done a little bit of walking, probably, in each of their shoes already: you see, most of the characters in my books are amalgamations of aspects of myself. I have to say I relate the most to the boy Leslie in Harlow, and I think I could switch places with him and come out OK: heck, I pretty much already did!
What fictional villain do you wish won? How would you have ended their story?
I would have liked to have seen Jack Torrance in Stephen King's The Shining survive (sorry for spoiling anything for those of you who never read it). He was a villain, sure, but he was also a victim: of disease (alcoholism) and of the ghosts haunting the Overlook Hotel as well as his own psyche. I would have liked to see him survive and overcome his demons in order to be there for his family. My dad was an alcoholic and he died when I was young, so I would have liked to see Jack Torrance "win." On a side note, I'm currently reading Doctor Sleep, King's sequel to The Shining, and Jack's poor son Danny has now become an alcoholic himself. I wonder if that would have still been his fate had his father survived. It's such a sad legacy to leave behind, it really is.
The characters of Harlow are quite rebellious. What's the most rebellious thing you've ever done?
Can I plead the Fifth on this one? Just kidding! I've done some pretty rebellious things in my time, believe it or not, but since I'm assuming this is a PG-rated venue, I'll just admit to this: When I was in high school, I skipped school two times. The funny thing was that the first time I skipped, my mom came to check me out from school that day, and I wasn't there! The second time, my friends and I drove to the French Quarter on our "day off" and I actually saw my dad when we were coming home on the Interstate (he was on his way home from work). What are the chances? Fortunately, he didn't see me. I ducked in the back seat! Kids: don't skip school. It's not worth it!
To hear more from David Armand, listen to his interview with Susan Larson on The Reading Life.
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