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Bots are complicated. They're made to process repetitive actions autonomously and can be fairly easy to build, but they aren't always working on the side of good. Here's what you need to know.
Each year, EContent magazine compiles a list of the 100 companies that matter most in the digital content industry.
Voting is now closed. We'll announce the results of the first-ever EContent 100 list chosen by the people!
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Aug 02, 2007
Company: SpringerSpringer Science+Business Media is an international publisher of STM (scientific, technical, and medical) information. The company publishes more than 1,200 journals and 3,500 new books each year. In addition to its print operations, Springer has a strong online database, SpringerLink, which launched 10 years ago to house its journal collection in an online searchable environment. Springer added ebooks to the collection in June 2006 to make SpringerLink a more robust database for researchers and librarians.www.springer.com
Business ChallengeCustomers accustomed to receiving online access to journals expressed their desire for similar access to books. With SpringerLink already in place, the company had the platform to provide ebooks to its customer base of researchers and librarians. However, SpringerLink wasn't designed to handle the demands of such a large number of content offerings. Springer realized it needed to create a multi-product platform that could easily guide researchers through the abundant collection of scientific content that was set to grow with the inclusion of 10,000 ebook titles when the ebook program officially launched.
Vendor of Choice: MetaPressA division of EBSCO Industries Inc., Birmingham, Alabama-based MetaPress is a controlled-access content management service. MetaPress serves as an electronic content provider for more than 70 different publishers. The company hosts more than 20,000 different online titles, from journals and books to reference works and encyclopedias. MetaPress' solutions are built on a Web 2.0 platform that enables enhanced search and browse functionality.www.metapress.com
The Problem in Depth With the inclusion of ebooks, SpringerLink needed to become an even more user-friendly platform so researchers could quickly and easily find the specific data they needed among all of SpringerLink's online content offerings. The company approached MetaPress, which had helped Springer with its online journal program. "When Springer came to us, they said they wanted to provide ebooks, major reference works, book series, and journals all on one platform, and MetaPress was tasked with creating that platform," says Heather Klusendorf, publisher account manager for MetaPress.
The publishing company also wanted to create a one-stop shop for Springer's content, so it needed to connect all of the materials. That way, researchers could find content related to their desired topic regardless of the publication's format. "From a researcher's standpoint, they don't care if it's a book or a journal. They just want the content," says Olaf Ernst, VP of eproduct management for Springer. "If they find the content relevant and trustworthy, they don't really care if it's a book chapter or a journal article. Online, it just comes together." In addition to the ebooks, SpringerLink also contains content from 1,700 peer-reviewed journals and about 93 reference works. It also offers an online archive collection of journals and book series. In all, SpringerLink houses more than 3 million documents.


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Subjects touched upon herein: Act II, point of view, bare naked old ladies covered in tomato sauce, professional jargon, echoes, foreshadowing, and stage-2 gardening.
It's all fun and games until somebody loses
Welcome to Act II, where Ben and Tally have decided to be together, so everything is awesome and they live happily ever after, the end!
LOLJK. It may look like they're working toward a common goal so it should be smooth sailing from here on out, but I'm afraid their problems have just begun.
Every character who gets point-of-view scenes should be telling their own story, which — unless they're mind readers — is the only story they know. This necessitates that each character who gets point-of-view scenes has a story. Every story starts with a story-worthy problem. Ben's problem is that he's not over this girl he's always loved, and he doesn't really want to be. Tally's problem is that she's not over this boy she's always loved, and she still can't see any way for them to be together.
They both have other problems, too, but those are secondary to their relationship because this story is a romance.
Because no two characters should be the same, no two characters should start in the same place and march in tandem to the same stopping point. How do you unify separate stories into one cohesive unit instead of making novella hash? Common ground.
On an epic scale, characters from every walk of life can be linked by a world state, such as war or natural disaster or cuttlefish apocalypse or simple spatial proximity. The field hand who unearths a child's skeleton while plowing has just as much of a story as the king who buried the body a decade earlier — even if those two never encounter each other, their stories are connected by the death of that child. And then there's the child's story, and the story of the person seeking truth and justice, and…
On a more intimate scale, such as in a romance, unity is achieved when his problem and her problem intersect and entwine to become their problem. If they decide at that point to work together and communicate and compromise to arrive at a resolution to their problem, that would be inspiring in its maturity and boring as hell to read because stories are made out of conflict. "They lived happily ever after" is always immediately followed by "The End" because everyone knows happy lives aren't entertainment.
What would prevent characters who aren't too stupid to live from working out their mutual problem like sensible adults? The main obstacle to the relationship might be an external conflict that puts them in competition for an unsharable mutual goal that only one can win (a job, the last slice of cheesecake). They might feel differently about the mutual goal (he wants to destroy the ancient amulet, she wants to use its power to become the ruler of the world and show these motherfuckers how it should be done) and though they have to work together to reach it, they can't trust each other because neither intends to let the other triumph, and they both know it. Even when they want the same thing, they don't want the same thing — "I, Charlie, want the last golden ticket" is not the same as "I, Millicent, want the last golden ticket."
Ben has decided he wants to be with Tally… for the long haul. Tally has decided she wants to be with Ben… for the rest of the week. Their plans for today may be skipping along hand in hand, but their visions of the future are not the same, and when they crash into that obstacle, it will break them — and that will signal the arrival of Act III.
The wisdom of King Solomon
Ben is going to encounter more of the hostility toward Tally than Tally is. Why? "Same shit, different day." She's not going to be shocked and pissed off when somebody from Westard is a dick to her because she's used to it. He has the stronger reaction to the stimulus, so he gets to experience it.
That's how the point-of-view character in a scene should always be decided. The only time the POV character should be observing someone having a strong reaction is if the POV character will be having an even stronger reaction to that person's reaction (a villain getting off on the mayhem unfolding under his orchestration, a parent feeling deep satisfaction at a child's delight with a gift because who's the favorite parent now, be-yotch?).
The POV character provides emotional cues to the reader. If the POV character is indifferent about what's going on, the reader will be, too, and that is a huge storytelling failure.
The POV character can certainly be outwardly indifferent. There's a vast cool-customer demographic in fiction. The lawman criminals dread being hunted by and the group leader in the cuttlefish apocalypse and the grand poobah of the free world can't be having emotional outbursts every five minutes (unless it's supposed to be a comedy). But inwardly, they should be struggling with fear and doubt and ethics and relationships and so forth. The reader should see that struggle, even if none of the other characters can.
Back in Chapter 16, Tally was basically paralyzed for most of the scene. Ben and her dad were doing a lot more, but inwardly, Ben was being his usual accommodating self, and her dad was only mildly concerned about her behavior. Tally, on the other hand, was ashamed of her behavior, so she won the battle for emotional supremacy and got to wear the POV crown for that scene, despite not being very physically involved in most of it.
WCAD almost exclusively adheres to a Ben/Tally scene pattern — not out of worship of the form, although it is frequently beneficial to get differing perspectives on the same event while it's relatively fresh in everybody's minds. A pretty strict alternating POV just happened to work chronologically with their respective reaction scenes, but in the two instances it didn't work (Chapters 22 and 38), I didn't hesitate to break the pattern by giving Tally two scenes in a row. (I'd been using scenes as chapters up to that point but didn't split those Tally-Tally scenes because I didn't want to force a double-take on readers by challenging all those previous chapters of conditioning that a chapter break signifies a POV change.)
Easter eggs
Horcrux? Bathing in the blood of innocents? A strange accident involving an irrational particle accelerator?
Methods of achieving "immortality" utilized by, respectively, Voldemort, Elizabeth Báthory, and Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged — references that would be more easily accessible in Ben's filing cabinet of the bizarre and macabre than something prosaic like "taking the waters at Bath."
"Skinny dipping with her childhood sweetheart, Juan Ponce de León, in the sweet hot tub at his pad in Florida" was briefly entertained as an option. Though a 500-year-old couple skinny dipping could very well qualify as macabre, it didn't quite fit with the aesthetic.
Besides, forcing Ben to think about Mrs. Hagen naked might have caused him to drop dead on the spot, and I wasn't done with him yet.
Egg the Second: It's easy peasy to make your own pizza sauce. If I'm in a huge hurry, I will just smear tomato paste on a parbaked crust, sprinkle seasoning over it, and hope for the best. If I have an extra two minutes, I'll mix it in a bowl to make sure the garlic and oregano are well distributed and to taste. I prefer it to jarred sauce because (a) it doesn't have extra grease in it (and I'm deeply concerned about the fat content underlying the two pounds of mozzarella I pile on top…) and (b) it provides all the flavor (which "just use less sauce" deprives you of) with none of the sloppiness that makes the crust soggy and drips down your arm while you're eating.
Vocabulary lessons for the sheltered
She'll be clocking in some drunk frat boy's face before you know it.
"Clocking" is a bit of floor work in which the performer reclines, elbows on the floor, back arched, knees up, toes pointed, slowly circles one foot like the sweep-second hand of a clock, raises both legs straight, and spreads them to 10 and 2 (or 9 and 3, depending upon degree of flexibility).
Stop hitting yourself
- When Ben showed up at his mom's door in Chapter 5, he implied she was a "grumpy witch." Now she says, "… and contrary to popular belief, I don't know any witchcraft."
- In Chapter 7, Ben asks his mom if she gets a discount on her satellite because her TV doesn't show the whole picture. In Chapter 17, she asks him if he gets a discount on his fancy phone because it's a paperweight in Westard. (In other words, "Sass not, lest ye be sassed.")
- Ben keeps using the word siege. He's aware Tally perceives any kind of advance, even a question, as an attack, and he hates being the enemy.
Omens, portents, and prophecies, oh my
There will still be foreshadowing in Act II, but most of the potential was established in Act I, and the shift now will be toward paying off what was previously set up.
- Mom's ratty slippers — they've been mentioned more than once; expect those to be more significant than ordinary lounge footwear
- "Second chances are the universe's way of saying, 'Sorry about the last time. Try again because it's meant to be.'" — expect Ben's thematic optimism to not play well with Tally's perpetual sense of doom
- Gas, or lack thereof, was becoming a recurrent problem. — expect that not to be the last of Ben's fuel problems
Tending sprouts
- The lunch ladies were mentioned in the state-of-the-reunion address in Chapter 1 — now, Norma called him a sweet boy when he offered his condolences on Doug's passing, and Sheila fussed over his hair. They're not of earthshattering significance, but the people in Janine's life and her job are reasons she's unwilling to leave Westard, so it's worthwhile to show a glimpse of those things.
- In Chapter 2's walkthrough, I told you to expect somebody to get a pizza, and in Chapter 4's, I told you to expect the circling eagle to land eventually — now Jules (the circler) is in the bakery, trading excess garden yield for food (which is how the bakery comes by its produce section, which is one of the little leads I didn't bother calling out), and making pizza under Tally's tutelage.
- Two nights earlier, Know-It-Tal invited Ben to teach the anatomy lesson if he didn't think she was doing a good job — now she's touchy (in the other sense of the word) with Jules for questioning her pizza-making directions. She hears "Are you sure you know what you're doing?" as "You don't know what you're doing," and gets defensive because criticism quickly escalated to violence with her mother.
- Two nights earlier, Tally belatedly realized there were multiple options other than driving Ben to get gas — now she unnecessarily puts herself in sparring range with Julie because it doesn't occur to her to either lock her out or leave her out in front like a customer, which are the options she ordinarily would have gone with. She blames her poor decisions on being slow on the draw ever since Ben got to town. Actually, she's instinctively lunging at what she needs (contact with people she cares about) and starting to slow down her customary "this is the one solution" decisions long enough to think about other options.
- Two nights earlier, Ben mentioned bumps on Tally's ribs — now Tally points out they're the result of broken ribs.
- Last time Ben got in her pants, she was embarrassed about wearing cheap undies — this time, she's prepared in advance for a debriefing.
That feels positively anemic compared the past couple of posts. Deposit iron supplements and/or questions below. Otherwise, moving on to Chapter 19.


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Peter Godden
- Position: Manager - Industry Engagement and Application
- Qualifications:
BAppSc(Wine Sc) University of Adelaide
- Phone: 08 8313 6600
- Fax: 08 8313 6601
- Since: 28 July 1997
- Biography:
Peter holds the position of Manager – Industry Engagement and Application.
The primary role of this position is to oversee the 'Development' component of the AWRI's research and development capability, aiming to generate practical solutions to industry opportunities and challenges. The position works within the AWRI's network of wine sector professionals, to ensure widespread awareness and adoption of the AWRI's research outcomes.
Peter has over 25 years' experience in many facets of the Australian wine industry, and joined the AWRI in July 1997 in the role of extension manager. In that role he oversaw an expansion of the AWRI's extension offerings to the Australian grape and wine sector, notably with roadshow seminars and workshops, the Advanced Wine Assessment Course (AWAC), and the Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference workshop programs. Peter also led the AWRI's research projects into closures and Brettanomyces yeast, which both led to widespread practice change by the Australian wine industry. He was also instrumental in establishing and managing the AWRI's network of regional nodes, though which AWRI research was developed and applied in response to industry opportunities.
Peter graduated from Roseworthy College in 1991 with a degree in Wine Science, and on graduation, was awarded three prizes: The Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology Prize for Wine Technology; the R.H. Martin Memorial Prize for Sensory Evaluation, and; the David Bradley Memorial Prize. Hehas extensive winemaking experience in Australia and overseas, including:
• Five years as an Assistant Winemaker and Winery Manager for Primo Estate Joseph Wines
• One vintage for Mountadam Vineyard
• Five months at Chateau Guiraud in Sauternes
• Five months winemaking with the Vietti family in Barolo, Italy
• Two months winemaking with Antinori in Tuscany, Italy
Peter also maintained and developed his practical winemaking and vineyard management skills by establishing a business to produce small quantities wines from the Nebbiolo grape variety. The insights gained through establishing and operating a vineyard, making the wines and managing a small wine business, represent invaluable experience which can be drawn on in Peter's industry engagement role at the AWRI.
Peter also has extensive experience as a wine educator and wine show judge, and has held a number of industry positions including Vice President of the Australian Society of Viticulture and Oenology (ASVO), and is an Ex-Officio Councillor of the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South Australia, wine division.
- Research:
Dekkera/Brettanomyces yeast spoilage, wine bottle closures, interactions between wine compositional measures and wine instabilities
- Publications:
Scrimgeour, N., Godden, P. O2: how closures beat terroir. TONG (18): 20-27; 2014.
Marangon, M., Van Sluyter, S.C., Robinson, E.M.C., Scrimgeour, N., Muhlack, R.A., Holt, H.E., Waters, E.J., Godden, P.W., Smith, P.A. Proctase – a viable alternative to bentonite for protein stabilisation of white wines. Beames, K.S., Robinson, E.M.C., Godden, P.W., Johnson, D.L. (eds) Proceedings of the 15th Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference: Sydney, New South Wales 13-18 July 2013: 85-89; 2014.
Gawel, R., Godden, P., Williamson, P., Francis, L., Smith, P., Waters, L., Herderich, M., Johnson, D., Influence of phenolics on white wine quality and style. Wine Vitic. J. 29 (3): 34–36; 2014.
Muhlack, R.A., Forsyth, K.K., Scrimgeour, N., Godden, P.W., Creating value from by-products – an industry review and insights into practical case studies. Beames, K.S., Robinson, E.M.C., Godden, P.W., Johnson, D.L. (eds) Proceedings of the 15th Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference: Sydney, New South Wales 13-18 July 2013: 117-119; 2014.
Bellon, J., Robinson, E., Cowey, G., Graves, P., Field, J., Godden, P., de Barros Lopes, M. The degree of genetic variation between strains of Dekkera/Brettanomyces yeast isolated from different Australian wineries and regions. Bell, S.M., de Garis, K.A., Dundon, C.G., Hamilton, R.P., Partridge, S.J., Wall, G.S. (eds) Impacts on wine flavour: proceedings of a seminar; 10-11 July 2003, Barossa Convention Centre, Tanunda, S.A. 51-55. 2003.
Coulter, A., Robinson, E., Cowey, G., Francis, I.L., Lattey, K., Capone, D., Gishen, M., Godden, P. Dekkera/Brettanomyces yeast - an overview of recent AWRI investigations and some recommendations for its control. Bell, S.M., de Garis, K.A., Dundon, C.G., Hamilton, R.P., Partridge, S.J., Wall, G.S. (eds) Impacts on wine flavour: proceedings of a seminar; 10-11 July 2003, Barossa Convention Centre, Tanunda, S.A. 41-50. 2003.
Cowey, G. Godden, P. Compositional data derived from AWRI advanced wine assessment courses. Aust. N.Z. Wine Ind. J. 19 (5): 68, 70, 73, 75, 77-78; 2004.
Cowey, G., Robinson, E., Holdstock, M., Gishen, M., Parker, M., Dambergs, B., Godden, P. Changes in Australian wine composition-from 1954 to 2004. Aust. N.Z. Wine Ind. J. 21 (2): 32-37; 2006.
Curtin, C., Bramley, B., Cowey, G., Holdstock, M., Kennedy, E., Lattey, K., Coulter, A., Henschke, P., Francis, L., Godden, P., Sensory perceptions of 'Brett' and relationship to consumer preference. Blair, R.J., Williams, P.J., Pretorius, I.S. (eds) Proceedings of the thirteenth Australian wine industry technical conference, 29 July - 2 August 2007, Adelaide, SA.: 207-211; 2008.
Curtin, C. D., Bellon, J. R., Coulter, A. D., Cowey, G. D., Robinson, E. M. C., de Barros Lopes, M. A., Godden, P. W., Henschke, P. A., Pretorius, I. S. The six tribes of 'Brett' in Australia - distribution of genetically divergent Dekkera bruxellensis strains across Australian winemaking regions. Aust. N.Z. Wine Ind. J. 20 (6): 28-36; 2005.
Curtin, C.D., Bellon, J.R., Henschke, P.A., Godden, P.W,. de Barros Lopes, M.A. Genetic diversity of Dekkera bruxellensis yeasts isolated from Australian wineries. FEMS Yeast Res. 7 (3): 471-481; 2007.
Curtin, C.D., Borneman, A.R., Henschke, P.A., Godden, P.W., Chambers, P.J., Pretorius, I.S. Advancing the frontline against Brett: AWRI breakthrough offers potential to transform the battle against Brett. Wine Vitic. J. 26 (6): 18–25; 2011.
Francis, L., Field, J., Lattey, K., Gishen, M., Hoj, P., Coulter, A., Robinson, E., Valente, P., Godden, P. The AWRI closure trial: sensory evaluation data 36 months after bottling. Aust. N.Z. Grapegrower Winemaker (475): 59-60, 62-64; 2003.
Gawel, R., Godden, P.W. Evaluation of the consistency of wine quality assessments from expert wine tasters. Aust. J. Grape Wine Res. 14 (1): 1-8; 2008.
Godden, P. Bunch rots - understanding the winemaker's dilemma. Davies, C.; Dundon, C.; Johnstone, R. (eds) Managing bunch rots: proceedings of a seminar; 28 July 2000, Mildura Arts Centre, Mildura, Victoria. 52-54: 2000.
Godden, P. Management of various vineyard-derived moulds during winemaking. AWRI Tech. Rev. (129): 13-17; 2000.
Godden, P., Francis, L., Field, J., Gishen, M., Coulter, A., Valente, P., Hoj, P., Robinson, E. Wine bottle closures: physical characteristics and effect on composition and sensory properties of a Semillon wine. I. Performance up to 20 months post-bottling. Aust. J. Grape Wine Res. 7(2): 64-105; 2001.
Godden, P. Update on the AWRI trial of the technical performance of various types of wine bottle closure AWRI Tech. Rev. (137): 7-10; 2002.
Godden, P. Update on the AWRI trial of the technical performance of various types of wine bottle closure AWRI Tech. Rev. (139): 6-10; 2002.
Godden, P., Robinson, E., Francis, L., Lattey, K., Cowey, G., Boehm, D. Investigations conducted into the nature and amelioration of taints in grapes and wine, caused by smoke resulting from bushfires AWRI Annual Report 2003: 6 p.; 2003.
Godden, P., Lattey, K., Francis, L., Gishen, M., Cowey, G., Holdstock, M., Robinson, E., Waters, E., Skouroumounis, G., Sefton, M., Capone, D., Kwiatkowski, M., Field, J., Coulter, A., D'Costa, N., Bramley, B. D'Costa, N. Towards offering wine to the consumer in optimal condition - the wine, the closures and other packaging variables. Aust. N.Z. Wine Ind. J. 20(4):20-30; 2005.
Godden, P., Gishen, M. Trends in the composition of Australian wine. Aust. N.Z. Wine Ind. J. 20(5): 21-46; 2005.
Godden, P., Muhlack, R. Trends in the composition of Australian wine, 1984–2008. Aust. N.Z. Grapegrower Winemaker (558): 47–61; 2010.
Godden, P.W., Gishen, M. Trends in the composition of Australian wine: 1984-2004. Blair, R.; Francis, M.; Pretorius, I. AWRI: advances in wine science: commemorating 50 years of The Australian Wine Research Institute. 115-139; 2005.
Godden, P.W. ,Cozzolino, D., Smith, P.A., Dambergs, R.G., Cynkar, W.U., Shah, N., Robinson, E.M.C., Pretorius, I.S. Shining some light on wine innovation: novel applications of spectral analysis developed by The Australian Wine Research Institute. Aust. N.Z. Wine Ind. J. 25(3): 46–50; 2010.
Marangon, M., Robinson, E.M.C., Schmidt, S., Smith, P.A., Godden, P., Waters, E.J., Van Sluyter, S.C. A promising enzyme for the stabilisation of white wines. Aust. N.Z. Grapegrower Winemaker (573): 78–80; 2011.
Marangon, M., Van Sluyter, S.C., Robinson, E.M.C., Muhlack, R., Holt, H., Haynes, P.A., Godden, P.W., Smith, P.A., Waters, E.J. Degradation of white wine haze proteins by Aspergillopepsin I and II during juice flash pasteurization. Food Chem. 135 (3): 1157-1165; 2012.
Muhlack, R., Scrimgeour, N., Wilkes, E., Godden, P., Johnson, D. Optimising fermentation through simulation. Wine Vitic. J. 28(6): 38–43; 2013.
Robinson, E., Godden, P., Revisiting sulfur dioxide use. AWRI Tech. Rev. (145): 7-11; 2003.
Robinson, E., Francis, L., Cozzolino, D., Smith, P., Godden, P. Cutting through the confusion around Pinot G. Aust. N.Z. Grapegrower Winemaker (567) : 48–54; 2011.


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Zirenz are a female Electronic Dance music & Classical crossover production duo from Wales. Bex Hazard is a Classical & Contemporary trained awarded several Scholarships to study at the Royal Academy of Music graduating Undergraduate with Hons & Postgraduate in Voice & Opera performance with Merit. Cat Llewelyn did an Art foundation at WGIHE and gained a Masters in Computer Science at Swansea University.
Their first Award for song writing was an Honourable Mention Award from the world renowned John Lennon Song writing competition USA in 2003 for their song "Underworld Nation". Since then Zirenz have released over 50 original vocal tracks and pieces of Instrumental music and have had their music remixed over 150 times to date making Zirenz one of the most remixed trance artists in the World.
Zirenz music has also gained Sync licensing for SONY– Playstation 2 EYETOY Kinetic Combat with (Song: Zirenz Edge Of Space Whiteroom Remix), and their single releases have hit many chart positions over the last decade that include (Song: Edge Of Space) No.1# in the DMC World Trance charts, No.2# in the Dutch Dance Buzz Charts, No.3# in the Italy Classifica Trance/progressive/ house charts and Dutch TOP 40#. (Song: The Hymn) No.1# in the Beatport Trance charts & No.1# in the overall Beatport Charts. (Song: Chased by The Sun) No.2# in the Trackitdown sales charts. (Song: Utopia) No.7# in the DMC World Trance Charts.
Zirenz have been featured on several International DJ Compilations including the International Grammy nominated Dutch DJ Armin Van Buuren award winning "A State of Trance 2006". In 2012 Zirenz track Edge of Space Whiteroom Remix, was made an "A State of Trance Classic" and was included on the "ASOT Classics Vol.7 compilation and most recently Zirenz & Saint Rush "Shine On Me" has been included on the Armada music "Trance Classics 2009" compilation released in 2016 immortalising both songs now as Trance Classics of the 00's era by Armada Music one of the World's leading independent brands in dance music today.
In 2016 Zirenz released their "Zirenz Vocal Trance Decade Collection Album" Which gained Worldwide success with TOP 10# Spotify World Selection Trance Albums, No.10# DEEZER Pakistan Charts Top 300 All Genres (3 Weeks), No.47#iTunes Estonia Charts Top 100 All Genres,
No.64# DEEZER Ukraine Charts Top 300 All Genres, No.75# Beatport World Charts Top 100 Trance and No.100# iTunes Mexico Top 200 dance Charts. Press review Online in International DJ Magazine – 9/10 "Zirenz Vocal Trance Decade Collection Album" "The UK duo's 'greatest hits' set doubles as a potted history of vocal trance production trends". by Danny Slade idj Mag . Also In the press Zirenz music has been described as Atmospheric, Luscious, Beautifully Abstract, Spine tingling, Heart wrenching, Fresh and Unique with Music reviews giving "Top Tune of the month" International DJ mag, DJ mag 4/5 ratings and M8 Magazine M8/M8 ratings.
Zirenz music has been released on a collection of Iconic labels in Dance Armada Music ASOT, Anjunabeats, Perfecto Records, and Mondo Records. Then in 2013 Zirenz launched their own imprint Afterworld Recordings & Sub-labels Afterworld Deep, Afterworld Classics , Above The World, Tronica Recordings and FTG Recordings with International distribution with Believe Digital UK giving a home for all their music creations.
Their tracks have also gained Radio support from some of the world's TOP DJ's including Armin Van Burren ASOT Radio (Song: Shine On Me) Tune of the week & web vote future favourite, Above & Beyond TATW Radio Record of the week (Song: The Hymn), Aly & Fila Future Sound Of Egypt Radio show Voted FUTURE SOUND & Web Vote Winner for (Song: Chased By The Sun) (Song: Viva Voce Opus 9) and (Song: Sentinel Of Life) , In 2012 Markus Shculz named (Song: Edge Of Space) as his Global DJ Broadcast Trance Classic and Gavyn Mytchel Ministry Of Sound Vital Vinyl chart (Song: Utopia). Also many A List DJ's like Ferry Corsten, Paul Van Dyk, Paul Okenfold, have all given their support to the music of Zirenz.
As DJ's Zirenz have been Radio DJing on an off for the last 8 years and in 2016 they launched their Afterworld Sessions Radio show which broadcasts weekly now on 10 FM and Digital Radio stations these are: Trance World Radio Ireland, Tempo Radio Mexico, Party 103 Radio USA, Beats2Beats Radio Holland, Herald Radio Wales UK, Phoenix Trance Radio USA, Radio Cluj 95.6 FM Romania , Trance Athena Radio Greece, Purhits Radio Belgium and Play Trance Radio Spain taking the sound of Zirenz around the World every week.
You will also find Bex Hazard & Cat Llewelyn have also released under other aka names to express different music genres Vox Twins Hard dance, Tripezium Hard Trance, Zobotz Electronica and Llewelyn & Hazard Classical music & Cinematic compositions. They also both play a collection of musical instruments including Piano, Guitar, Flute and Celtic EOS Lever Harp.
In the studio Zirenz are rigorously working on new song writing projects and music projects that develop their love for cinematic classical & electronic crossover genres combined.
Llewelyn & Hazard aka Zirenz sign an exclusive Worldwide Publishing Plus Sync deal with Award Winning Bucks Music Group an international and independent music publisher, with a rich musical heritage, and has been responsible for developing and launching the careers of legends of the music industry Black Sabbath, David Bowie and T. Rex and showcase a wealth of talent across many music genres with The Rolling Stones, Brian Eno, Pete Doherty, Carl Cox, Hardwell, W&W, Amy Wadge (Ed Sheeran), James Blunt, Professor Green, Roni Size, Troy Miller, The Polyphonic Spree and composers David Arnold, Jake Gosling and Rachel Portman to name just a selection of their Roster. Cat & Bex Zirenz are very happy to be part of this remarkable talented family of musicians who have helped and are helping shape the music world we know today
Also Llewelyn & Hazard aka Zirenz have signed an exclusive Rights Management Worldwide deal with Absolute: who will look after all their Neighbouring Rights Collections for all of their past and new record releases and performances of their music Worldwide. Absolute Rights Management team work with some of the World's top Music Artists from the music entertainment industry which include McFly , Steps, Ladyhawke, Alisha Dizon , Melanie C , Rhydian, Marillion, Europe, The Libertines, Deep Purple, Orbital, Roniz Size, Chicane, Cascade, Matt Cardle, Anastacia, Back Street Boys, Blue, Sigma, Boyz 11 Men and Billy ocean just to name a few from their amazing artists Roster. Catrin Llewelyn & Rebecca Hazard aka Zirenz are excited to be working with the Absolute Rights Management team and look forward to an exciting future.


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Fly into Adelaide airport, and spend a night in Adelaide before departing on the legendary Ghan, experiencing the magnificence of Central Australia. On the way you'll stop at Alice Springs and Katherine, giving you the opportunity to see some more natural wonders. Once you've arrived in Darwin, discover a gorgeous city surrounded by natural beauty unique to the area. This fully-planned itinerary also includes time to explore and relax by the pool.
* Off-train excursions are organised once on board the train.
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In the style of most Global Escapes Independent Traveler itineraries, this is a perfect blend of self-guided adventure and forward-planning to ensure that the main elements are organised in advance allowing for plenty of time to relax and take in each place you visit.
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Experience the train journey of a lifetime through the heart of Australia, watch green grass and rolling hills turn to red desert and twinkling stars. See breathtaking natural wonders and explore the wild outback.
Enjoy the serenity of a sunset in Darwin, the magnificence of the waterfalls in Litchfield National Park, and the thousands of years of human history in Kakadu.
This holiday has been meticulously prepared from first-hand experience to make sure you take in all of the highlights. A part self-guided, part tour-guided travel itinerary that's fully flexible. Want more or fewer days or you want to include a special activity? No problem, we'll customise a travel plan for you.
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You start with a flight to Adelaide airport where you'll be picked up by a private car transfer service, and spend a night there before departing on the legendary Ghan, experiencing the magnificence of Central Australia. On the way you'll stop at Alice Springs and Katherine, giving you the opportunity to see some more natural wonders.
And that's just the start! Once you've arrived in Darwin you'll discover a gorgeous city surrounded by natural beauty unique to the area. You'll be staying at a hand-picked resort right on the marina where you'll have a couple of days to enjoy Darwin before taking guided day tours to both Litchfield and Kakadu national parks. Of course you'll also be doing an essential sunset cruise on Darwin harbour with a delicious buffet dinner as well.
You can customise this holiday to suit with extra nights or less nights, alternative tours and still get the benefit of our great member prices. You can even reverse the trip and start from Darwin.
"I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel�s sake. The great affair is to move." � Robert Louis Stevenson
Today is the first day of an amazing holiday where you will experience the Australian Outback in Luxury and style. Fly to Adelaide and check-in to your hotel which is located only 10 minutes from Adelaide Airport and Adelaide Parklands Terminal for The Ghan departure the next day.
Step aboard the legendary Ghan at noon and take time acquainting yourself with the friendly staff and your comfortable private cabin.
Once you've settled in and the big wheels start turning, make your way to the classically styled Queen Adelaide Restaurant carriage for a delicious lunch, accompanied by your choice of fine wines. With all meals and beverages included in your Platinum or Gold Service fare, you can afford to leave your credit card tucked away in your cabin.
Watch the rolling pastoral lands of South Australia merge into rugged mallee scrub. Marvel as the spectacular Flinders Ranges disappear into the horizon, all the while enjoying the solitude of your cabin, reading or catching up on your favourite podcast, then mingling with fellow travellers in the Lounge car for afternoon tea.
A three-course meal in the Queen Adelaide Restaurant is bound to satisfy and as darkness falls outside the train's windows, talk inevitably turns to the impressive outback gourmet menu. Entrees include a South Australian Regional Seafood Tasting Plate, a succulent rack of lamb for mains, and your choice of desserts including a regional cheese plate with Barossa Valley brie, Limestone Coast clothed cheddar and Lobethal goat blue.
The selection of wines is equally outstanding and staff are expert in helping you find the perfect drop to match your meal.
Wake up with a coffee or juice and witness an unforgettable outback sunrise at our new morning stop in Marla in the remote reaches of SA. For those travelling Southbound, you'll be treated to an amazing showcase of outback stars in Manguri, a remote town around 40kms from Coober Pedy.
Back on board, it's time for brunch. Enjoy a light bite from the extensive menu or order something a little more substantial - perhaps a full breakfast complete with eggs just the way you like them. And while you're in the Queen Adelaide Restaurant why not try the Belgium chocolate waffle with strawberries, chocolate saucy and double cream? You are on holiday after all! After a few more coffees, fresh juices and more incredible outback scenery, you'll be arriving in iconic Alice Springs.
Here you can glimpse the history of yesteryear, the thriving culture and unique lifestyle of today. Visit local landmarks, or take a front row seat at a spectacular bird show at the Desert Park. To fully appreciate this breathtaking part of Australia, you might like to take a helicopter ride over the ancient MacDonnell Ranges. Experience this 300 million year old mountain range's unique beauty with 360 degree views. Alternatively experience a serene camel ride across incredible ochre land or continue further into the interior of Australia and visit the iconic Uluru and Kata Juta.
Back on the train there's time to talk through the day's discoveries with newfound friends in the Outback Explorer Lounge before freshening up for dinner in the Queen Adelaide Restaurant. Tonight, try the Roasted kangaroo fillet with crocodile boudin blanc, potato purée and quandong jus. Crocodile has long been a Northern Territory bushfood staple. The crocodile boudin blanc (white sausage) featured on the menu has been created in collaboration with award-winning smallgoods purveyor, Barossa Fine Foods.
Welcome to Katherine! Upon reaching the Northern Territory you'll enjoy another full breakfast before leaving the train for a day of cultural delights. Endless options await in Katherine.
Enjoy a leisurely cruise on the Katherine River gazing in wonder at towering sandstone cliffs. Alternatively, gain an insight into the culture and ways of the traditional owners of Nitmiluk, the Jawoyn people, with an exclusive cultural experience. Spend the day with the Aboriginal people, sharing their culture, learning their ways and trying some of the skills developed over thousands of years. Activities include basket weaving; spear throwing, fire lighting, painting, and learning the Didgeridoo.
You can choose to upgrade your excursion with a helicopter or scenic flight over Kakadu and Nitmiluk National Parks where aside from magnificent views, you may witness 'Bolung', the rainbow serpent who is believed to inhabit the deep green pools found in the Second Gorge.
A late lunch awaits back on board – possibly the Grilled goldband snapper fillet, steamed asparagus spears, with orange, cranberry, parsley and papitas cous cous with a saffron aioli. Then kick backback, and savour the last few hours of this epic journey.
Roll into Darwin at 5.30pm then ease back into 'life on the land' exploring the harbour, the bars and restaurants of this laid back Top End city.
Once you arrive in Darwin you will be transferred or catch a taxi to your hotel for a good night sleep in a full-sized bed!
Today you will have a chance to rest and recuperate after your 3 day train journey before heading to the Harbour for a Luxury Sunset dinner cruise where you will sip champagne and enjoy a wonderful seafood dinner while watching the sun setting over the harbour, something we don't see often on the East Coast.
You will be collected from your hotel and whisked off into Kakadu National Park for your explorer day tour ensuring you get to see all the highlights of the national park while learning about the history of the area from your knowledgeable tour guides without having a worry in the world.
After a long day touring the previous day (and again tomorrow), we recommend that you take today at your own pace with a hop-on hop-off bus tour. This gives you the ability to get around Darwin and explore the city and attractions without having to stick to a schedule.
Today you will once again be picked up from your hotel and this time you will be headed for Litchfield National park with it's spectacular waterfalls and scenery this is an experience not to be missed!
Your amazing outback experience is coming to an end. There is nothing like getting home from your holiday feeling like you need another holiday so we would like to leave a free day for you to explore anything you might have missed or to even relax around the pool before you fly home tomorrow.
Fly home and paln your next holiday with Australian Escapes.
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Several staff at the Trudeau international airport in Montreal lost their security clearance due to radicalization and support for the Islamic State.
ISIS has influenced many people, and from Canadians to be stripped from their security clearance while working at a major Canadian airport that's named after Justin Trudeau's father, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, is a bad thing, something that could lead to disaster and major safety issue for Canada.
One of the employees had access to the runway directly, the investigation found that videos of ISIS has been shared and promoted from their social media accounts.
The radicalized employee who still works there hasn't been fired or taken into custody, he's been given a new job at the same airport, but this time he can't get access to the runway, is that justified? Or can Canadians feel safe now?
Justin Trudeau responded to the story and said everyone has the right to their freedom.
"I think that's part of the kind of conversations we have to have as a society," said Trudeau.
"Keeping people safe is paramount important, but defending our rights and freedoms is as well, and making sure we do that in the right way."
Candice Malcolm who works for TheRebel.Media and the Toronto Sun voiced her opinion the article and unloaded on Justin Trudeau.
You can't make this stuff up. Trudeau wants to have a national conversation about whether terrorist sympathizers and ISIS supporters should be able to work in strategic locations at our national airports.
He wants us to consider the rights and freedoms of terrorist sympathizers and ISIS supporters in order to strike the right balance between our safety and their freedom to do what? Support jihad?
Trudeau is becoming a parody of an apologetic leftist who believes terrorism is our fault and zealous Islamists and jihadists are simply misunderstood.
We've seen this sort of weak-kneed response from Trudeau before, in his early days in politics.
The Canadian mainstream says there's a Trump style right-wing conservative movement increase in Canada, and Trudeau is the one that triggers that by not promising the protection Canadians want.
Some polls suggest Trudeau is losing support as more time goes by, slow but steady, will Canadians stand up at the next election and make their vote count?


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specified for a special event. Casual dress is defined as the type of
attire permitted for golfers on The Skenandoa Club golf course. Members
and their guests are permitted to wear appropriate jeans within the
Member's Bar and Lounge area at any time, except during Club events that
require more formal attire. Jeans that are soiled, frayed, or otherwise
distressed (e.g., holes) are not appropriate for our Club. Jeans of any
type are not allowed on the golf course, at any time. *
*Other non-acceptable attire includes:*
* Cut-off shirts or cut-off shorts*
* Sweat pants*
* T-shirts for men*
* Halter tops, or the like, for women*
* Hats are not to be worn in the main dining room*
*A rule of thumb to follow is that golfing attire sold in the Pro Shop is
considered the acceptable manner of dressing on the golf course.*
Reciprocal Rules:
Members are to call the Pro Shop to arrange for play. Pro shop staff will inform you of blocked out dates and times, making it easlier for you to schedule your outing. If requested by the reciprocal's Pro Shop, you must present your Skenandoa bag tag. Your guests will be assessed their prevailing guest rate.
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"Digeratii", a local YouTube/Twitter user shared these videos of the University of Pittsburgh student protests Friday night 9/25.
…As the situation escalated, another "Digeratiii" video of tear-gas and rubber bullets just outside of the Hillman Library on the University of Pittsburgh campus. Evidently taking place before the video below.
…"Digeratiii" shooting this video as he was walking back to his University of Pittsburgh dorm after the gathering in Oakland on Friday 9/25/09. After being ordered to "Go Home", a student replied "we are home".


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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - July 11, 2014) - Bold Ventures Inc. (TSX VENTURE:BOL) ("Bold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that further to the press release of June 27, 2014, it has closed the first tranche of a brokered private placement (the "Offering") with the sale of 7,692,308 flow-through units ("FT Units") and 409,712 working capital units ("WC Units") for gross proceeds of $526,631.30. IBK Capital Corp. (the "Agent") acted as Agent for the Offering.
Proceeds from the Offering will be used to fund exploration on the Company's Lac Surprise Property in Quebec, under option from Northern Superior Resources Inc.
Each FT Unit consists of one (1) flow-through common share of the Company priced at $0.065 per FT Unit and one (1) common share purchase warrant (each a "Warrant"). Each Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one (1) common share at a price of $0.10 until four (4) years from closing.
Each WC Unit consists of one (1) common share of the Company priced at $0.065 per WC Unit and one (1) common share purchase warrant (each a "WC Warrant"). Each WC Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one (1) common share at a price of $0.10 per common share until four (4) years from closing.
The Agent received a cash commission of $42,130.50 and 648,162 broker warrants ("Broker Warrants") to acquire WC Units at a price of $0.065 per Broker Warrant for a period of four (4) years from closing.
All securities issued are subject to a hold period expiring on November 11, 2014.
The Company plans to close the balance of the Offering within a week.
Richard E. Nemis, President and Chief Executive Officer
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Forward-Looking Statements: This Press Release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. When used in this document, the words "may", "would", "could", "will", "intend", "plan", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to such risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from the statements made, including those factors discussed in filings made by us with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities. Should one or more of these risks and uncertainties, such actual results of current exploration programs, the general risks associated with the mining industry, the price of gold and other metals, currency and interest rate fluctuations, increased competition and general economic and market factors, occur or should assumptions underlying the forward looking statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated, or expected. We do not intend and do not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Shareholders are cautioned not to put undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
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Social Sciences
The Social Science Department aims to give students an appreciation & understanding of the environment in which they live, based on events in the past, the present & the future.
Year 9 & 10:
Students will study a variety of topics under the headings of Place, People, Culture and Events. These will be drawn from a range of local, national and global settings and aim to give students an understanding of the world they are part of. There is also a strong focus on an awareness of Current Events and skills used in Social Sciences
Year 11 Geography:
Two external examination topics are studied in Year 11 Geography: Extreme Natural Events (flooding) & Geographic skills. Internally assessed work is completed on Sustainable use of an environment, geographic research, the use of computer software to solve geographic problems, & a geographic topic on a global scale.
Year 11 History:
The focus both externally & internally in Year 11 History is New Zealand in the twentieth century. Including such topics as WWI, Spanish Influenza, The Great Depression, WWII, New Zealand's search for security & nuclear testing.
Year 12 Geography:
Two external examination topics are studied in Year 12 Geography: A Large Natural Environment, & Geographic Skills. Internally assessed work looks at Urban Patterns, a contemporary geographic issue, a global study and geographic research. A three day field trip to Mount Cook also assists students with their external examination topic as well as providing an opportunity for students to conduct their Geographic Research using the Twizel River.
Year 12 History:
The focus both externally & internally in Year 12 History is political change in the twentieth century. Two broad topics will cover both the Cold War and the Arab Israeli conflict, with an internal focus on the September 11 Terrorist attack.
Year 13 Geography:
In preparation for tertiary study, students are exposed to both Human & Physical Geography. One external examination topic is studied where students investigate Tourism Development in Queenstown and the impacts of this. Internally assessed work is completed on a global topic, current geographic issue, event planning and decision making as well as geographic research. Two field trips are included in the course, one to Queenstown to assist with the external topic as well as an introduction to the Winter Festival which students use for their event planning internal. The other trip is Tautuku, which helps students with the research topic where we look at temperature variation along the Tautuku Bush track.
Year 13 History:
The external focus in Year 13 History is New Zealand in the nineteenth century. Broad topics include; early contact period, Treaty of Waitangi, European settlement, economic, political & social change. Internally assessed work is completed on historical research (Otago Goldfields) & a contested event (strategic bombing in WWII). A field trip to the Central Otago Goldfields helps students complete their internal research assessment.
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Is it Possible to Receive Injury Payment from a Dog Bite?
Whether on public or private property, a person bitten by a dog may be able to seek compensation for their medical costs or emotional suffering under certain circumstances.
Dog bite claims, as with all personal injury claims, involve a degree of disregard. A person who owns a dog, whether it has a reputation for being dangerous or not, has a responsibility to protect the people it comes in contact with from harm. This person is responsible for paying damages to the victim.
Do I Need a Dog Bite Attorney?
Florida law states that a person bitten by a dog is entitled to benefits if they were:
- In a public place
- Not being negligent or provoking the animal
- Invited (expressly or implied) onto private property
- Performing an employment duty under the law (such as delivering mail or reading a power meter)
- Otherwise lawfully on the property
The owner of the dog may be protected from a lawsuit or claim if they have a sign displaying the words "bad dog" or something to that effect on their property. However, if a child under 6 years old is bitten, the sign's presence doesn't matter.
What Happens After Filing a Dog Bite Claim in Florida?
If the victim chooses to press charges, then the dog's owner may be found guilty of a first-degree misdemeanor. They may face fines or jail time. In cases where the dog is known to be dangerous, the owner may face felony charges and more severe consequences. The victim may be able to claim medical and other damages if their case is pursued and their injuries are serious.
What to Do After a Dog Bite in Florida
1) Gather Information from the Injury
It's important to collect information surrounding the event if you choose to file a claim. If you were performing a job or invited onto someone's private property, it is vital to collect documentation that proves this.
2) Get the Owner's Contact Information
The owner's contact information is important. Your damages are proportional to the injuries and how liable the dog's owner is for your those injuries. The more evidence available, the more liability can be proven, and the more benefits your can collect.
3) Seek Medical Attention
After any injury, it's important to go to a doctor so that you may receive proper treatment after an injury and diagnose the severity of the injury. Make sure to keep any and all paperwork involving your doctor's visits and any treatment you receive for your injury.
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From 2009, about 504,000 of the educated illegal immigrants have taken "middle or high still jobs," positions that critics believe should go only to native born Americans or naturalized citizens.
The Migration Policy Institute said in a new report that "it is notable that 60 percent of unauthorized immigrants were working in middle or high skill jobs."
It estimated that since 2009, 840,000 college age illegals have arrived in the United States.
The report, "Untapped Talent — The Costs of Brain Waste among Highly Skilled Immigrants in the United States," decried that the other 40 percent of college educated illegals don't have good jobs and "experienced brain waste."


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Nickels and noses are the two most common measurements of a congregation's vitality. That's because they are the easiest to track, not because they are the most useful metrics. Income as compared to expenses tells us whether we'll be able to keep the lights on and make payroll each month, which is no small deal, but a simple spreadsheet of revenue and expenditures reveals little else. For example, how many giving units does our church have this year as compared to last year? Did repeat givers increase or decrease their contributions, and what are the pastoral care questions posed by these patterns? We don't know. Similarly, average worship attendance is just that: a flat number with no nuance to it. How often are unique individuals coming? What patterns do we notice among newcomers? ASA doesn't give us any of that.
There is another problem with the nickels and noses approach to metrics. What do those approaches to measurement say to our members? When we emphasize a strictly numbers-based view of budgeting, we tell givers that their relationship with the church is transactional. You come, you put some money in the plate, and we'll give you a feel-good Jesus experience. There's little theological reflection on how we're using our finances or education around the spiritual impact of giving on the giver. When we make a big deal out of ASA, we imply that we don't care who is coming, why, and how often – as long as there are butts in the pews. It's no wonder that congregations and denominations who put a lot of stock in these metrics are hemorrhaging members and seeing a lot of transitions among pastors, who are told that their effectiveness depends on growing these "vitality" stats.
What, then, would it look like to develop measurements that are meaningful and useful? I suggest using the following factors to name metrics that truly assess vitality:
- The measurement must be, well, measurable. "Spiritual growth" is too vague to be quantifiable. The number of unique people who volunteer (as opposed to being voluntold) for leadership positions can be counted.
- The measurement must be within the church's control. You have zero say in how many people actually come through your doors on Sunday morning. Your church members can control how many potential newcomers they personally invite.
- The measurement must give ownership to the members. Yes, the pastor needs to be accountable for her ministry. But the church is actually stewarded by the members, who were here before and will be here after the pastor leaves.
- The measurement must take impact into account. It does no good to track how many pairs of gently-used adult shoes your church donates to a local organization when said organization deals in providing formula and diapers to low-income families with newborns.
Metrics that measure the wrong things can send churches and pastors into shame spirals and anxiety about survival. Measurements that are meaningful for your setting can be a means of discernment and a way of encouraging your congregation and leadership, however. Take care to set your mileposts with intentionality.
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In the first flower diary of 2017, Misti shakes off the January slump with tap dancing, marmalade and a visit to an art deco palace. Also, she starts running out of vases…
Every January, I find myself in a perennial slump. When asked what's the matter? My answer is always the same. Inertia problems. Perhaps I wouldn't have such difficulty springing to action if not for all those mince pies a month ago. Which is why, in an attempt to lower my BMI and boost morale, I have signed up for tap dancing lessons.
When I was very little, I used to press bottle caps into the soles of my sneakers and pretend I had tap shoes. In my imagination Shirley Temple had nothing on me. Last week was my first lesson. I had the most fun ever. That said, I am a long way from performing Little Miss Broadway.
Do you know the difference between fog and mist? Apparently it is visibility. If visibility is one kilometre or less, it is fog. If visibility is equal to or exceeds a kilometre, then it is mist. Recently there have been lots of both. Especially in Greenwich next to the Thames.
One afternoon after a trip to the Dog & Bell, my family and I walked along the river. At least we thought it was the river. We couldn't really see it. A fact that made me feel like Pip in Great Expectations. Would we too run into a convict on those banks? Though the ambience was a bit spooky, the sound of the tide soothed me. It's as close as I get to hearing the ocean in London.
We continued our walk until we stumbled upon an impressive building with skulls and crossbones on the gateposts. "Look, mummy! It's a pirate castle!" our daughter cried.
Actually, it was St. Nicholas Church in Deptford Green but according to its history, pirates did go there before sailing the high seas. Okay, that's an exaggeration. Maybe not pirates, but sailors. Sir Francis Drake and Captain James Cook among them. Rumour has it the church's macabre entrance inspired the Jolly Roger.
I was surprised to discover when walking around the graveyard that it is the final resting place of poet and playwright, Christopher Marlowe. He met his untimely death when he was stabbed at a local pub in 1593. Ah, Southeast London. I love you but plus ça change. Nearby, a bush of small yellow roses was covered with dew.
Maybe it's because I recently became a British citizen or perhaps it's because Henry and I are now both early-middle-age, but we decided to join English Heritage. Our first trip as members was to Eltham Palace. King Henry VIII spent much of his childhood there. Queen Elizabeth I, not so much. In the 1930s the Courtaulds acquired the lease on this medieval property and revamped it in art deco splendour. You should see the bath. The wall behind it is covered in gold.
Personally, I can't wait to spend time in Eltham Palace's sunken garden this summer. The Courtaulds loved their flora and fauna. Stephen grew orchids in the greenhouse that won several Royal Horticultural prizes whilst Virginia was mad about roses. There is a red one named in her honour.
Speaking of roses, my pale pink and cream coloured ones from Freddie are still thriving. As are the white Antonov blooms from three weeks back. To be honest, I'm running out of vases. Not that I'm complaining. A flat full of flowers really does salve the soul. Particularly when they smell as invigorating as eucalyptus or look as sunny as solidago.
Last week's arrangement inspired me to make marmalade, the scent of which is so uplifting. I find nothing makes my skin feel quite as supple as being in a kitchen filled with Seville orange steam.
Now that I think about, maybe January isn't that dreary. Or maybe I'm happy because I've got tap tomorrow and a box of lilies and tulips just arrived.
Misti Traya fell in love with an Englishman and moved from Los Angeles to London in 2009. After her daughter was born, she began a blog called Chagrinnamon Toast that won the writing category at the 2014 Young British Foodies. She was also named runner-up for the Shiva Naipaul Prize. She has written for Gawker, Jezebel, Look, Mslexia, The Pool, The Spectator, and Stella Magazine.


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WASHINGTON - Facts went adrift on taxes, deregulation and more Thursday when Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden clashed in the vice presidential debate.
Some examples:
PALIN: Said of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama: "94 times he voted to increase taxes or not support a tax reduction."
THE FACTS: The dubious count includes repetitive votes as well as votes to cut taxes for the middle class while raising them on the rich. An analysis by factcheck.org found that 23 of the votes were for measures that would have produced no tax increase at all, seven were in favor of measures that would have lowered taxes for many, 11 would have increased taxes on only those making more than $1 million a year.
BIDEN: Complained about "economic policies of the last eight years" that led to "excessive deregulation."
THE FACTS: Biden voted for 1999 deregulation that liberal groups are blaming for part of the financial crisis. The law allowed Wall Street investment banks to create the kind of mortgage-related securities at the core of the problem now. The law was widely backed by Republicans as well as by Democratic President Clinton, who argues it has stopped the crisis today from being worse.
PALIN: "Two years ago, remember, it was John McCain who pushed so hard with the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac reform measures. He sounded that warning bell."
THE FACTS: Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska led an effort in 2005 to tighten regulation on the mortgage underwriters — McCain joined as a co-sponsor a year later. The legislation was never taken up by the full Senate, then under Republican control.
BIDEN: Warned that Republican presidential candidate John McCain's $5,000 tax credit to help families buy health coverage "will go straight to the insurance company."
THE FACTS: Of course it would, because it's meant to pay for insurance. That's like saying money for a car loan will go straight to the car dealer.
PALIN: "We cannot afford to lose against al-Qaida and the Shia extremists who are still there, still fighting us."
THE FACTS: She appeared to confuse the two main Muslim sects in Iraq. Al-Qaida is solely made up of Sunni Muslim militants. Through the course of the war, U.S. forces fought ferocious opposition from both the Sunnis and the country's dominant Shiite sects. Now, both groups are largely maintaining a cease-fire with the U.S. A much-diminished al-Qaida, mainly foreign fighters, remains the primary threat.
BIDEN: Said McCain supports tax breaks for oil companies, and "wants to give them another $4 billion tax cut."
THE FACTS: Biden is repeating a favorite saw of the Obama campaign, and it's misleading. McCain supports a cut in income taxes for all corporations, and doesn't single out any one industry for that benefit.
PALIN: Said the United States has reduced its troop level in Iraq to a number below where it was when the troop increase began in early 2007.
THE FACTS: Not correct. The Pentagon says there are currently 152,000 U.S. troops in Iraq, about 17,000 more than there were before the 2007 military buildup began.
BIDEN: "As a matter of fact, John recently wrote an article in a major magazine saying that he wants to do for the health care industry — deregulate it and let the free market move — like he did for the banking industry."
THE FACTS: Biden and Obama have been perpetuating this distortion of what McCain wrote in an article for the American Academy of Actuaries. McCain, laying out his health plan, only referred to deregulation when saying people should be allowed to buy health insurance across state lines. In that context, he wrote: "Opening up the health insurance market to more vigorous nationwide competition, as we have done over the last decade in banking, would provide more choices of innovative products less burdened by the worst excesses of state-based regulation."
PALIN: Said Alaska is "building a nearly $40 billion natural gas pipeline, which is North America's largest and most expensive infrastructure project ever to flow those sources of energy into hungry markets."
THE FACTS: Not quite. Construction is at least six years away. So far the state has only awarded a license to Trans Canada Corp., that comes with $500 million in seed money in exchange for commitments toward a lengthy and costly process to getting a federal certificate. At an August news conference after the state Legislature approved the license, Palin said, "It's not a done deal."
PALIN: "Barack Obama even supported increasing taxes as late as last year for those families making only $42,000 a year."
BIDEN: "The charge is absolutely not true. Barack Obama did not vote to raise taxes. The vote she's referring to, John McCain voted the exact same way."
THE FACTS: The vote was on a nonbinding budget resolution that assumed that President Bush's tax cuts would expire, as scheduled, in 2011. If that actually happened, it could mean higher taxes for people making as little as about $42,000. But Obama is proposing tax increases only on the wealthy, and would cut taxes for most others. In the March 14 budget resolution supported by Obama and Biden, McCain actually did not vote.
PALIN: Said a McCain-Palin administration "will support Israel," including "building our embassy ... in Jerusalem."
THE FACTS: Moving the U.S. Embassy from its present location in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is a perennial promise of presidential candidates courting the Jewish-American vote. In fact, moving the embassy is actually required by U.S. law. But successive administrations of both parties, including President Bush's, have made the same pledge only to find that the realities of Middle East peacemaking have forced them to invoke a waiver to delay it. Jerusalem is claimed as a capital by both Israel and the Palestinians, and Israel's occupation of east Jerusalem is not internationally recognized. The city's status is a key issue of disagreement in peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.
Associated Press writers Tom Raum, Steve Quinn, Jim Kuhnhenn, Matthew Lee and Lolita Baldor contributed to this report.


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I can tell you when it all started, when I was 13 I had this pair of size 11 Pac Sun (back then it was called Pacific Sunwear) dark denim shorts with a butterfly on each of the back pockets. The butterflies weren't too colorful and didn't stand out from the wash of the denim. Maybe just a few shades lighter than the dark denim. Well, I loved these shorts and couldn't wait to wear them for the summer months and show them off!
Well, it was my last month of eighth grade at my elementary school before graduating and moving onto high school. By that time it was June at it was starting to get hot! We only had a few more weeks left and finally, according to school policy, we could wear shorts! But according to school policy, you couldn't wear shorts that were shorter than the length of your fingertips at your sides. But for some reason they never enforce it on the other girls and these shorts were only off by a millimeter from my middle finger.
Now I confess, even though I lost weight in that past year. I did gain a few pounds back over the winter and I still had my chubby thighs. I will always have my thick thighs. I was born this way, and they will never go away. Even when I lose weight, and I have lost weight before, I never get rid of my thighs. Even at my lightest, I have always had chub rub. But it was 2000 and short-shorts were all the rage! You couldn't even find a pair of shorts that was long enough to meet those requirements. Plus at that time, I didn't know my torso is shorter than most people and it causes the short length look naturally shorter on me because I have to raise the waist up more in order to fit in the right spot. But, these shorts fit me still and I loved them. I wanted to wear them! They were only short by a millimeter and they weren't enforcing the policy on the other girls who had on similar shorts. So I decided "why not?" and I wore my butterfly shorts to school.
So that morning I woke up, put on my shorts along with a cute surfer t-shirt that matches and proceeded to walk to school. As I walked up to the front entrance minutes before the first bell initializing the start of the day, I get stopped by the vice principal. She asked me to put my hands to my side. Now, I just got done walking to school and you know how shorts ride up in-between your inner thighs hiking the inseam up. I had no time to adjust! I put my hands down and my shorts were off only by a millimeter. She told me to go home and change in front of everyone who was staring at me, laughing.
She told me to go home and changed. She didn't stop any of the other girls, just me. Why? Because I was the chubby one. I was the one who had the shorts that would hike up. I was the one with the thicker thighs. So I had to be the one put to the test. I was fat so I couldn't wear what I wanted according to her. I had to wear something longer, not what was in style! At that age and time if you were slightly overweight it was hard to find clothes that fit, let alone ones that were cute. I didn't have Torrid or The Deb Plus or any of these great plus size stores that held great fashion. If I wanted to find something my size, it had to me in the older women section. Even by society, I felt I was being told I was not allowed to wear what I wanted, but what was considered "appropriate" for people "my size".
At home, I was crying. Upset I couldn't find any shorts that fit me and I wanted to wear. I was 13! I wanted to wear something cute, not matronly. I was forced to put on pants and wear them for the rest of the year. Because of this, I never wore shorts throughout high school and college. It took me years to even buy my first pair. No matter what degree it was outside, I wore thick, heavy jeans to hide my legs. I didn't want to deal with the embarrassment. Scared that I might be told my shorts were too short for me.
Even today, I still don't like wearing shorts. It's hard dealing with inseams riding up and adjusting every five minutes so no one stares at you differently. Every time I get my picture taken in shorts it never looks flattering, things are misplaced and nothing looks adjusted right. Today my self-conscience is still not up to par. Even as chubby and different body sizes are being more accepted, I feel that there is still this standard ingrained in society on what people can and cannot wear. Until we show that you can wear whatever you want as long as you rock it, it will never pass.
Love you all,
*In this shoot* Wearing shorts by Torrid, Perfect T by LuLaRoe, Shoes by Sperry, and Sunglasses were a gift


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This September, WonderGlass will collaborate with WOHA to launch the OLI light series at Maison et Objet, Paris, from 8-12 September 2017. Inspired by the harmonious geometry of Asian stupa architecture, OLI will be the lighting element of the WOHAbeing pavilion that presents new craft-focused products by the Singapore-based architecture practice.
OLI (from the Sanskrit word for the "glow of a lamp") is a light that draws on the principles of balance and harmony in Asian stupa architecture to create a series of modular lights, in glass and bronze. Its modular design provides beautiful possibilities from a single, subtle glow in the darkness to complex assemblages floating in space; in pyramid, linear and stackable formats. The basic light component is a delicate glass bead, fixed to a metal rod, which comes in a concave or convex shape.
"WonderGlass has explored the juxtaposition of Asian culture with contemporary design in previous projects with designers such as Nao Tamura and Marcel Wanders, and we are proud to continue this journey with this new collaboration with WOHA," Maurizio Mussati, founder of WonderGlass comments.
WonderGlass, the contemporary glass lighting company who specialise in hand-blown glass lighting, were selected by WOHA to collaborate on the WOHAbeing project for their dedication to craftsmanship and skills.
OLI will feature as the lighting component of WOHA's new showcase of furniture, accessories and lighting products, created for the WOHAbeing pavilion at Maison et Objet. This range provides a distinct visual language that combines ancient and modernist design vocabularies. WOHAbeing is about living well by living simply and sustainably, and celebrating the beauty of our world. It is about making and craft, balance and proportion, and about texture, colour and form. It draws inspiration from the past, makes connections to the rich tapestry of cultures that surround us, and proposes how we should live in the future.
"The objects around us must draw together our cultural history, our sense of place, and our contemporary needs, in doing so, they will be authentic and possess their own unique beauty," Mun Summ Wong and Richard Hassell, Directors of WOHA, explain.
The OLI light will be exhibited at WOHAbeing pavilion at Maison et Objet, 8th-12th September 2017, then at the National Design Centre, Singapore, for all of December 2017 in a homecoming exhibition.