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For me, it's Rapunzel. As a kid, right after The Little Mermaid, Rapunzel was one princess that intrigued me. I was in awe of her long, beautiful locks and pitied her for the way Grizelda treated her. Then Disney decided to revamp the princess with beyond gorgeous hair in a 20th century version known as Tangled. I loved the movie because of the new characters (Flynn) and just how empowered Rapunzel was projected to be. I mean, beauty with brains?
In my world, Rapunzel will always remain the girl with beautiful hair and kudos to the writer who penned the original story. Beautiful hair is a result of several factors. It goes without saying genes also play a vital role. Nonetheless, damaged hair or tresses that require a pick me up are easy to achieve- be it through tapping into nature or by sitting in a salon, whilst hoping the hairdresser doesn't mess up your hair.
While I was previously acquainted with the hair care brand Alterna, I never tried it. This was due to the fact that there was nothing in the product (or the range) that made me want to give it a go. Several brands claim the use of natural ingredients and results that deliver, so when I came across Alterna, I brushed it off.
That was until I got my hands on this month's Glambox. Topped with Alterna's luxe Caviar collection, this box is THE box for pretty hair. The five-step hair care system aims to give beautifully healthy hair with every wash. And let me take a moment to tell you- it's true.
I'm quite skeptical when I try new brands but Alterna checks off every box on the checklist for me. After the first wash, I noticed softer and smoother hair (and this is no exaggeration). I didn't quite follow the 5-step system and went straight into using the Caviar RepairX Instant Recovery Shampoo, followed by the Recovery Conditioner. Once I washed that off, I applied the Fill & Fix Treatment Masque. I did all this while inhaling the beautifully crisp and fresh fragrance each product released. Once my hair was slightly dry, I felt the smoothness instantly. Also, the shampoo-conditioner-hair mask combination seemed to have gotten rid of the frizz by 85%, which is a major deal for me.
I was quite surprised and impressed because not all haircare brands deliver on what they claim.
Post styling my hair, I applied a pea sized product of the Caviar CC Cream. It's a 10-in-1 leave-in-cream that moisturizes, adds shine, smoothes the tresses, protects from UV and heat/styling tools among other benefits. I truly love this cream for the polished hair effect.
The Moisture Intense Oil Creme is a pre-shampoo product and an intensive treatment that injects moisture into dehydrated strands. I have yet to try this one.
If I had to pick two of my favorite products, I'd say the Caviar RepairX Fill & Fill Masque and the Caviar CC Cream. I'm looking forward to purchasing the full sized product of the hair mask because my hair needs it. Rapunzel would approve of this month's Glambox!
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There is a decrease in the number of Irish people applying for Australian Working Holiday Visa
Australian authorities have recently published data about the working holiday visa applications during the previous year. Surprisingly the number of Irish applicants went down by 25%. The may lead to the conclusion that the number of people that are coming from Ireland to UK is decreasing, but is this really the case.
The basic statistics shows that between July and December around 6500 Irish citizens have received working holiday visa that is a 20% decrease in comparison with 2011. This figure however does not include the activity of the Irish expats that already live in Australia. If we dig a little deeper, we will see that there were 3,735 Irish expats who applied for a second year visa which was an increase of 33.7% on 2011. Official information also shows that there were 15,005 Irish people in Australia with working visas on 31 December 2012. Despite the size of Ireland this figure represents the fifth highest expat community in Australia behind the UK, South Korea, Taiwan and Germany.
The demand for foreign skilled workers continues to grow in Australian. The mining industry and the construction sector are especially active in hiring such kind of foreign professionals. There was 18,4% increase of the employer sponsored visas granted to Irish citizens during 2012. The performance of the Australian job market is impressive given the fact that most of the world economies are shrinking due to the global financial crisis.
The conclusion that can be drawn is that Australian remains attractive option for many Irish Immigrants. The underlying trend seems to be very positive with more Irish expats looking further afield for economic prosperity no doubt partly caused by the difficult economic situation in Ireland at this moment in time.
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All Welcome.
On Wednesday, March 20th – Grace O'Connell is a Toronto-based writer and editor. Her work has appeared in Taddle Creek, Quill & Quire and The Walrus.
4:00pm to 5:30pm. Watson Hall 517
This section lists events especially for grad students and members of the SGPS. Keep in mind that there are many events across campus that are open to both undergrads and grad students.
All Welcome.
On Wednesday, March 20th – Grace O'Connell is a Toronto-based writer and editor. Her work has appeared in Taddle Creek, Quill & Quire and The Walrus.
4:00pm to 5:30pm. Watson Hall 517
All Welcome.
Do you think children are entitled to food? Are we all entitled to food? Join us Monday, February 25 at 5:45pm in the ASUS Red Room, as we attempt to answer these questions!
Speaker Jillian Burford-Grinnell will lead us through the intricacies of this debate as she talks to us about the funding of school lunch programs. Burford-Grinnell is a master's student in the department of Gender studies, with her main focus in her studies being poverty.
All welcome.
On Thursday, March 14th – Darell Bricker, CEO of Public Affairs at Ipsos Reid is coming to Queen's to talk about his new book. He will also be discussing the changing political scene in Canada with research and polling that help us to better understand what people were thinking leading up to and during the election. The talk will be held in Sir John A Macdonald Hall at 6:30pm.
Darrell Bricker is incredibly interesting, and full of information about Canada and Canadian politics, and it should make for a great talk.
When: Mon, March 18 – all day.
Where: Four Points by Sheraton Kingston, 285 King St E, All Welcome.
Cost: $125 students; $195 individuals (Early Bird until March 3rd)
Sustainable Energy:
New Opportunities And The Road Ahead
Join us at the third annual GreenProfit Conference where innovators and leaders in business, industry, economic development, policy, research, the public sector, and the community address the issues facing the sustainable energy sector in 2013 and beyond.
Green Profit offers you the opportunity to:
When: Tues, Feb 26th at 5:00pm-6:00pm
Where: Welcome Centre, Gordon Hall
Cost: FREE
Interested in doing something a little different this summer? Join us to learn more about the new summer opportunities at the Castle this year and who better to talk about our summer opportunities than our very own Director Dr. Bruce Stanley!
This summer the Bader International Study Centre is offering a 6 week summer school running from May 3rd until June 15th. Our selection of courses, which can be found on our website, range from art history and astronomy, to studies in the digital humanities, British studies, and comparative genocides. Continue reading
When: Tues, Feb 26 at 12pm-1pm
Where: Speaker's Corner, Stauffer Library
Cost: FREE
On Tuesday, February 26, join us in Speaker's Corner, Stauffer Library, to celebrate our Freedom to Read.
Public readings drawn from a wide variety of works in a range of disciplines and formats will take place each day between noon and 1pm. The readings represent material that is inspiring, provocative, sometimes enjoyable and sometimes challenging. Many readings represent challenged and banned works.
Recognizing the nature of academic inquiry and scholarship, please note that the reading selections do not necessarily reflect the views or values of the readers, the Library or the University. An assistive listening device is available from the Circulation Desk in Stauffer Library for persons who are hard of hearing.
When: Tues, Feb 26 at 7:00pm
Where: The Grad Club
"Change occurs when people risk as much as they need to. […] The question is not "What is too far?" but rather "What is far enough?"
Are anti-racist speech codes merely a fig leaf for entrenched racism? Are socioeconomic hierarchies public health threat number one? Is global warming just a profitable distraction from real environmental risks? What is the difference between a true intellectual and a service intellectual? Is the left-wing fetishism of non-violence simply an assent to the state's monopoly on force?
Author Denis Rancourt asks these questions and more in his new book, "Hierarchy and free expression in the fight against racism. Drawing on the work of Paulo Freire, Jeff Schmidt, and Malcom X, and on his own experience as an activist inside the academic system, the answers he finds challenge dogmas on both left and right, challenging readers to question their beliefs, and pursue their own personal liberation … the first, crucial step in the struggle for social justice.
"Kick ass, don't kiss it." – Denis Rancourt
Whatever your opinion is, bring it and an opinionated friend? The event will be interactive and will illustrate some of the ideas in the book.
When: Wednesday, Mar 6th @ 7:30pm-10:00pm
Where: Dupuis Hall Auditorium, All welcome.
Announcing the third annual Queen's Conference on Water!
Presented by the AMS Committee, STRIVE (Students Taking Responsible Initiative for a Viable Environment)
This will be one of the prime events of the year to discuss global water conservation and sustainability at Queen's. With the ban on water bottle purchases on campus, Queen's is already at the forefront of the Canadian university fight to conserve our water!
Everyone is welcome, admission is free, and there will be free beverages and snacks to accompany the presentations.
Speaking will be Prof. Steven Moore:
Prof. Moore is active in the Queen's community as a Member of the Queen's Sustainability Advisory Committee, the Queen's Carbon Action Plan Advisory Committee, and the Queen's Carbon Action Plan Curriculum and Research Committee. He will certainly bring some insightful material to discuss.
So please join us for learning, insightful discussion, food, and drink in the Dupuis Auditorium
When: Tuesday, Feb 26 at 7:00-9:00 pm
Where: Humphrey Hall Auditorium
This event is sponsored by the Women's Campus Safety Fund
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Tuesday, Feb 12th:
Student Alumni Talk with Dr. Elliott Clarke – 6:00pm – 7:30pm, Dunning Hall, Rm. 11
Feb 25th-Mar 1st:
Photo Exhibit Celebrating Black Youth Achievement – First Floor of Stauffer Library
Wednesday, Feb 27th:
Anti-Racism Workshop – 6:30pm – 8:30pm, Red Room, Kingston Hall
Thursday, Feb 28th:
Black History Month Jam – Celebration of Black music. Doors open at 10:00, The Mansion, 506 Princess St
For more information, visit: https://www.facebook.com/BlackHistoryMonthQueensU
When: Saturday, Feb 23 at 10:00am – 4:00pm
Where: Holy Cross Secondary School
Cost: $185+HST per team, $35+HST per Individual
Come on down and serve, bump, and spike your way through a day of fun court volleyball! There are three divisions to choose from, so grab your team and we'll see you there!
There is no better way to escape the cold then playing in this fun tournament!
Co-ed Recreational 6's
Co-ed Advanced/Intermediate 6's
Women Intermediate/Recreation 6's
Visit kssc.ca to register a team!
(Note: this event is not within walking distance of Queen's campus)
'Escape the Winter Blues' Court Volleyball Tournament
WHEN: Friday, Mar 8 at 7:00pm
Queen's Interactive Crisis Simulation 2013: SYRIAN UPRISING
Go to www.qicsim.org to REGISTER and for more INFORMATION!
When: Friday, Mar 1st at 6:00pm and Saturday, Mar 2nd at 8:00 am – 7:00 pm.
Where: Goodes Hall, Queen's University. All welcome.
Cost: $50 students (OR $30 early bird price before Feb 24th); $100 general admission.
The innovation summit is a two day conference run by MBA students that aims to provide participants with a deeper understanding of the impacts that innovation can have in business and society.
The event will feature some of the best companies and brightest minds, who will challenge participants' current thinking, and will aid in developing outstanding leaders with a global perspective.
This year's theme is "Edge" and seeks to understand how individuals and organizations continue to push the edge in order to drive innovation and growth.
We are proud to have secured national and local leaders from organizations such as Deloitte, IBM, KPMG, Staples, Experience Point and SAP Canada, among many others, to discuss innovation in healthcare, finance, entrepreneurship, energy, analytics, strategy, food, leadership and more.
Click here for more information.
APPLICATIONS DUE: Friday, Feb 1st at 4:00pm in AMS Offices.
WHEN: Saturday, March 9 and Sunday, March 10
Are you interested in media, social media, blogging, reporting, writing, business or journalism? Come join us at the Queen's Media and Journalism Conference this year on March 9th & 10th!
QMJC is pleased to welcome a multitude of professional speakers this year from the fields of media and journalism.
Delegates will have the opportunity to attend sessions with the speakers they so choose, as well as personalized workshops put on by the speakers to give delegates a more insightful view on how to obtain a successful career in the field.
For more information and frequent updates:
'Like' us on Facebook and Follow us on Twitter
When: Monday Feb 11th at 5:00pm -OR- Thursday March 7th at 5:00pm (Info Sessions)
Where: Welcome Centre, Gordon Hall
This summer the Bader International Study Centre (aka The Castle) is offering a 6 week summer school running from May 3rd until June 15th. Our selection of courses, which can be found on our website, range from art history and astronomy, to studies in the digital humanities, British studies, and comparative genocides.
Also running in May and June is our NEW program in association with the Faculty of Health Sciences entitled Interdisciplinary Studies in Global Health and Disability.
This program is open to both undergraduate and postgraduate students and will satisfy 9.0 units. It is designed to take students through 6 weeks of immersion, engagement, field studies, and exploration within Interdisciplinary Studies in Global Health and Disability.
The courses will be led by Queen's faculty members who are passionate about their field and are international experts who bring expertise and experience to the classroom and beyond.
In addition to these two programs we are running a number of Field Schools in June and July:
Field Schools are pre-packaged programs, designed to allow you to immerse yourself deeply in course material that includes extensive research and practical 'in the field' learning experiences. Generally five weeks in duration, satisfying 6.0 units, start and end dates vary according to Field School, so please refer to the website for specific information.
When: Monday, March 18 – Thursday, March 21
Where: TBA
3MT® is a competition for Queen's Masters (thesis only) and doctoral students in which participants present their research and its wider impact in 3 minutes or less to a panel of non-specialist judges.
The challenge is to present complex research material in an engaging, compelling way, using only one slide.
The three minute thesis competition provides graduate students with an opportunity to refine skills that can be transferred after graduation to diverse career paths. Continue reading
When: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Where: Goodes Hall, Room 308.
Join the Centre for Responsible Leadership for the second in its winter 2013 Speakers Series events.
Mike MacSween, Executive Vice-President of Major Projects at Suncor Energy Services Inc. will talk about the challenges and opportunities in creating energy for today and tomorrow. The talk will take place in Goodes Rm. 308 from 12-1pm, lunch provided.
Please RSVP to email@example.com by Fri. Feb. 22nd. Click here for bio and talk abstract.
When: Tuesdays at 6:00pm
Where: Queen's Centre 3rd Floor above the stairs.
We get together and work on programming projects. All welcome.
Call for Papers Deadline: Saturday, Dec 15
When: Friday, March 1 to Saturday, March 2
Where: Queen's campus
We mark the 10th anniversary of the McGill-Queen's Graduate Conference in History by inviting graduate scholars from across the disciplines to submit papers on any history-related topic.
Professor MacDougall's keynote address on history and health care policy encourages us to reflect on the uses of history outside of the academy and on the historical roots of present day issues – in other words, the interstices between the disciplines, between academic and professional life, and between the past and present.
We invite proposals from any geographic region or temporal period. Interdisciplinary submissions are welcome.
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Being a founding member of Team Sky, Ben Swift admits departing after seven seasons was not a decision he rushed to.
He is comfortable with his choice, however, and claims his move to UAE Team Emirates is a show of self-belief, that he can shed his tag of supporting cast member and instead be a leading light. It's not that success has eluded Swift.
In his debut season as a professional, in 2007, he was part of the team pursuit gold medalwinning Great Britain team at the UEC European Under-23 Track Championships, and then won the King of the Mountains title at the Tour of Britain.
He won his maiden UCI WorldTour race at the 2011 Tour Down Under and a year later won the UCI Track World Championships Scratch race.
But, he's always been content to be viewed as a team player, professing his love for riding in support of the likes of stars Sir Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome and Elia Viviani. Swift turns 30 in November though and the all-rounder's decision to sever ties in the off-season was his "now or never" move.
"It felt like the right time," said the Rotherham native, a talented sprinter who nonetheless has shown acumen for shining in the hills too.
"For me it was about seeing if now, what I am, is the best I can be or if I can get a new start. I loved doing what I was doing at Team Sky, having to ride for certain riders, but it was taking away from my opportunities to really target those harder stages in the big stage races.
"As I was getting better in the hills I was having to do more work so my actual opportunities were becoming less, or I'd be more fatigued when it came to my opportunities because of the work I was having to do.
"It really was a tough decision to leave Sky because it was not just seven years I'd been there but I've got a history with all the guys. But they understood why I needed to leave. They wanted to keep me there but they understood, wished me the best and we departed on good terms. It was a now or never move. If I didn't go now, maybe I'd never get that opportunity to really see if I can be better or if I can't."
Self-belief has never been an issue, but Swift's willingness to sacrifice his own, personal glory for the greater good, at a British-centric team where he felt part of the furniture, wore thin.
He added: "You've got to have that selfbelief. I've never been one to shout or sing and dance about my own abilities, but I know what I can do in the right environment.
"I know what stages suit me so in this team I can really target those stages and try and get results. If they come, they come, if they don't, they don't."
Whereas he's unsure if he can really make it on his own, it is certain that injuries have played their part in preventing more success from coming Swift's way.
His shoulder has proved to be the most troublesome. Swift has had three operations following an initial dislocation in 2012. His last four crashes have put him in the hospital, although altering his attitude for the sake of his health is something that he won't sacrifice.
"The sport we do is dangerous and every time I've had a big crash it's been a fast crash too," said Swift. "The last four big crashes have put me in hospital and were all over 60km/h so you're not hanging around when you do that. And if you fall in the wrong sort of position then you're going to damage something.
"Hopefully now, you can't say it's all behind you, but I'm feeling OK. The shoulder's feeling good, the knee's OK, all you can do is look forward and deal with injuries when they happen. If I were to slow down and take it easy, I think that would take something away from the type of rider I am. I don't think I'd ever stop trying to win because I'd be scared of breaking my shoulder.
"The risk is with it and you've got to take it. It's something you don't really want to think about but it is obviously there in the back of my head. Some mornings you wake up and you're quite sore and stiff but you've just got to get on with it."
Now he appears to be free and clear of injury and enjoying his fresh start, Swift will be launching a bid to win an elusive Milan-San Remo title – which takes place on Saturday.
Well that was a very hard Paris - Nice. Happy to be heading home for some recovery. Next up MSR— Ben Swift (@swiftybswift) March 12, 2017
It's the main goal for the early part of the season but is also a race he dreams of winning before calling it a day.
"The first part of the season is definitely Milan-San Remo. I've shown it's a race that really suits me in the past," said Swift.
A race suited to him is putting it mildly. Swift has finished second (2016) and third (2014) at the longest professional one-day race in modern cycling, also known as the first major classic race of the season.
"Saying that, I can name 20 people right now who have got the same ambition and target, but I think you have to have these targets in your season," he explained.
"Winning Milan-San Remo, that would also be the big one for me. I've been second and third now. To look back and say you've won that would be a fantastic achievement. That's a dream, I think that's what you have to say, you can't call it a target.
"Throughout the year I just want to be the best I can be, put injuries behind me. I'm in a new team, new environment so it comes with a fresh start. I want to try and have the best year we can."
Swift will be joined by Vegard Stake Laengen, Marco Marcato, Sacha Modolo, Matej Mohoric, Manuele Mori, Diego Ulissi and Federico Zurlo in Italy this weekend, in a race general manager Giuseppe Saronni won in 1983.
And apart from his individual goals, Swift is confident a top-10 WorldTour finish is more than achievable for UAE Team Emirates.
Swift added: "If Diego can have a good year, if I can have a good year myself, or better than I've had in the past, and if Rui (Costa) accomplishes what he did in the Tours again, I think we've got a lot of strength in depth and don't see why we can't do that."
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Bob Nixon started planting the vineyard in 1978 to provide stress release from his financial planning business and as part of his own longterm retirement planning. Bob's first career was as a business studies teacher. His American-born wife Barbara worked in a stockbroking firm, in religious education, and then with the American Cancer Society as an Executive Director.
In 1991, Barbara and Bob started one of Australia's first wine touring businesses, Victoria Winery Tours. They sold that business when they opened their cellar door in 2001. "Bob's been a salesman since he was eight years old," says Barbara. "As a twelve-year old he sold lollies at the Melbourne Olympic Games in 1956. He taught me how to sell."
Barbara's experience in taking customers on winery tours gave her an insight into what visitors want from such experiences. This insight has resulted in significant increases in visitor numbers to Gisborne Peak Wines and in cellar door sales. "In 2010 we had more than 10,000 cellar door visits," says Barbara, "the numbers have really grown in the past few years, as much as thirty percent each year. I knew from running winery tours that people want a view of the vineyard. It is an important part of their experience to be able to see what is out there come to life in their tasting glass. They also like to relax over a glass of wine with food.
"As we left cellar doors I'd ask why they bought wine there and their answers varied. They liked stories about the people who made the wine, they liked the people, they loved the dog or the scenery, and they also liked the wine. When people visit cellar doors they make a connection with the winery and the people there, and that can last a long while.
"Photos around our cellar door show how the vineyard developed from a patch of dirt to what they can see today. We preserved Bob's 'dreaming hill' so he can still sit there and enjoy the break from his hectic life as a financial advisor. He works four days a week in his financial services business and then spends three days working in the vineyard. Bob spent the first twenty five years of the vineyard's life stating that there would be a cellar door over his dead body. But he now looks after the vineyard, I run the cellar door and cafe, and our wine is made by John Ellis at Hanging Rock Winery," says Barbara.
Barbara met Bob briefly when they were both at a conference venue in the US in 1985. She was there attending an American Cancer Society event, Bob was there for a professional association meeting. The only other conference in the venue was an FBI one. When Barbara saw Bob in the lift she knew he wasn't attending her conference, and "he certainly didn't look like an FBI man, they were all tall and slim with dark suits and no facial hair.
"I asked him where he was from and he said 'Australia.' I wasn't sure where Australia was, he was the first Australian I'd ever met. The following night I saw him at a disco that a few of my fellow female conference delegates visited. When he saw us enter, he admits that what he saw was a table of new talent. I recognised him as the guy from the elevator.
"We had a drink and a dance together that night and went our separate ways. Then he called me and said 'What about breakfast ?' We exchanged addresses after breakfast and went our separate ways again, off to our various meetings. But I couldn't concentrate on my meeting. For a small fee a maid took me to his room and I left a note saying that I felt something special. While I was in his room leaving a note, he was downstairs outside my conference rooms waiting for me to emerge. Then he had to leave. He left a card with my luggage at the concierge saying 'we can't ignore the chemistry.'
"That was the start of a long distance romance. There was no Internet, no texting, no tweeting, no Facebook, just wonderful letters. There were complications. We were both in marriages that were not working. I had a twelve year old son, a nine year old daughter, and a mother who was distressed at the thought of divorce. Six weeks after I met him for the first time, I visited Australia to meet his family and work colleagues.
"Moving to a county I knew little about, including where it was, made no logical sense. Bob was keen to know what I'd be wearing on my arrival, so I said 'A teal pantsuit,' I think he wanted to make sure that he would recognise me. A few days later we arranged to meet some of his colleagues at the Windsor Hotel. When I arrived there I noticed people looking at me, and then one said 'Are you Barbara?' Apparently Bob had told them 'she's no stunner,' and that's become a regular joke between us over the past 25 years."
In the time she has been in Australia Barbara has made an impact on local tourism. She has been President of the Macedon Ranges Vignerons Association, and was made a life member of Tourism Alliance for her work on regulatory reform in tourism.
The eco-cottages that provide accommodation at Gisborne Peak were partly funded through a Federal 'TQUAL' tourism grant. A condition of the grant was that the cottages be built by a certain date. There was a delay while some planning objections were addressed. "We've had the most remarkable tradesmen working on the cottages," she says. "They have erected the three cottages in thirty eight working days. The roofer was here one night, with his headlights on, working at night! They have been magnificent."
Barbara started an adopt-a-vine project to provide people with more engagement with the vines. "We have Open Days when vine adopters visit their vine. Many vine adopters volunteer at our picking and pruning days. They have fun, and they learn more about the winemaking process. We develop an ongoing relationship, and we raise money for charity through the adopt-a-vine program."
Given her early days in fundraising for cancer research it's not surprising that Barbara is still involved in raising funds for charities. Each year, she and Bob select a charity for fund raising. It was MS in 2010, and Parkinson's Disease Research in 2011. They have a number of fund-raising activities at the winery, details are at the web site. Gisborne Peak Wines is in easy reach of Melbourne, just twenty minutes from Tullamarine airport. Its cellar door is open every day, with food and accommodation also available.
Cellar Door hours:
The winery is open 7-days a week (except Good Friday and Christmas Day) and serves wood-fired pizzas every weekend and public holiday. Tasters Platters are available daily.
Monday – Friday: 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays: 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Where is Union Bible College located?
The campus of UBC is located in Indiana just north of the capital city of Indianapolis in the town of Westfield. The college is placed in a small town setting with the outside world at its fingertips. So if you like the small town atmosphere with the big city opportunities – check us out! If you would like directions to the campus, click on the Contact Us under the About Us menu above.
How can I get more information on Union Bible College?
There are several ways that you can get more information about UBC. You can contact the PR Department by telephone at (317) 896-9324, ext. 155 or 156, or, you can email us any questions you may have at [email protected] Also, if our school is represented close by, whether it is at IHC, Youth Challenge, or a local church service, you can stop by our booth and we will try to answer any questions you have. Lastly, if you fill out the information request card or fill out our online contact form, we will send you a packet with various items for your information.
Can I schedule a visit to Union Bible College?
Absolutely! The Public Relations Department at UBC would love to give you a tour of the campus. There are a couple of ways to do this. One way includes attending our annual Preview Days, which puts the school on display for prospective students. Also, if you are in the area and would like to see the campus facilities, you can either call to schedule a visit or just drop by and come to the PR Department.
What types of ministry opportunities are available in the area?
The students at UBC have several opportunities to minister in the local area, and our locale is a great blessing. We have two inner-city ministries that work closely with the school, Victory Inner-City Ministries and Holiness Gospel Mission. Both deal with the down and out people in the downtown city of Indianapolis. There is a Spanish work in the inner city as well. We have a personal witness team, and other things are on the rise in the area of ministry endeavors. There is no end to the possibilities. If you are interested in ministry, we are interested in you!
What types of job opportunities are available in the area?
School bills are inevitable if you go to any Bible college. This area has many opportunities for the person that wishes to work off campus. Here is a list:


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Everybody's up in the air about clouds, but few seem to really know where they're heading. Most existing applications aren't ready for the cloud quite yet, especially since the realization seems to be sinking in that building security into the cloud is no trivial pursuit.
Cloud computing is about to change the way software is written. Up till now, applications were programmed with scant regard to what they would actually be deployed on-promise.
Clear expectation from a cloud enabled platform is:
– System shall have uptime of 99.999
– Applications & Infra shall be able to scale on demand.
– Business shall not worry of hardware & infrastructure
– There shall be pro-active monitoring & alarms.
– There shall be provision of active DR.
Compared to on-promise deployment, moving to cloud will simplify infra management and business continuity.
Few basic fundamentals for application developers for cloud enablement are:
– Deployment of application shall be automated: Application shall be deployed in fully un-attended manner without any human intervention for cloud enablement.
There are of course many, many ways to go about automating the deployment of your application. In a cloud environment, it's common to use a configuration management system (like Chef or Salt).
More recently, Docker has been gaining significant momentum for that purpose too (look out for an upcoming blog post on this topic here!).
– All application component shall be stateless:
In Auto scaling, Cloud compute machines are use and throw and created and destroyed based on workload. For applications, to enable auto-scaling, they must be stateless (Even web applications). There are techniques to make web applications stateless. One approach can be to use external memory cluster to store use session data.
– Application shall not write any thing on local machine :
Since machines can be destroyed, application must not write logs to local storage. Applications can use to write in cloud storage (like S3 service of AWS) or use centralized logging implemented.
– Applications shall not use local IP and shall not refer other application node IP.
Application shall not be dependent on other application node of same service layer. Instead of Local IP, application shall use localhost.
These basic measures are must to migrate on Cloud. If you are on cloud and not following it, you are not truly not cloud ready.


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Chinese New Year will be celebrated again at Keskuskatu on Friday January 27th 2017.
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|Parade from Narinkkatori to Keskuskatu
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|Joyful Fan Dance Moomin Songs from China Lion Dance
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|Bamboo Clappers Spirit of Kung Fu -performance Song Yue & Feng Daishan: Huan Qin Taipinggu Dance
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|Colors of China Dance Taiji Performance Lion Dance Dragon Dance
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|New Year begins! New Year's Speeches Taipinggu Dance
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|Moomin Songs from China Shaolin Warriors Performance
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Sunday, 22 March 2009
Astounding Octopus Discovery
Octopuses have resisted Darwinian evolution for a long, long time. Image courtesy of Wikipedia.
Joel Kontinen
Octopuses are surprisingly intelligent cephalopods. Known for their eight arms – the word octopus comes from the Greek oκτάπους or 'eight-footed' - and their ability to evade predators by squirting ink at them, they are mostly found near coral reefs. In captivity, they have opened cans with their arms and escaped from aquariums with ease.
Now, a new study in the journal Palaeontology examines an astounding find - five fossilised octopuses. This is an extremely rare find. Formed mostly of muscle and skin, an octopus usually decays in a few days after it dies, leaving nothing behind. ScienceDaily reports: "The chances of an octopus corpse surviving long enough to be fossilized are so small that prior to this discovery only a single fossil species was known, and from fewer specimens than octopuses have legs."
The octopuses were found in Lebanon in rocks interpreted as belonging to the Cretaceous period. Assumed to be 95 million years old, the fossils are so well preserved that even ink and suckers can be distinguished. Lead author Dirk Fuchs of the Freie University Berlin said, "These things are 95 million years old, yet one of the fossils is almost indistinguishable from living species."
This find speaks of amazing stasis or lack of change. While dating methods are by no means absolute since they rely on assumptions that can never be tested, the octopuses nevertheless call into question the evolution of these creatures. Like many living fossils such as the coelacanth, tuatara and horseshoe crab , they have basically resisted change for aeons.
The octopuses had to be buried catastrophically. The most likely explanation for the amazing preservation of the animals is the year-long global flood mentioned in the Book of Genesis. It would have provided just the right conditions that were needed to keep the octopus remains intact to our day.
Cretaceous Octopus With Ink And Suckers -- The World's Least Likely Fossils. ScienceDaily 18 March 2009.
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Now where was I? Questioning assumptions of consistent identity
Beech, Nic and McInnes, Peter (2005) Now where was I? Questioning assumptions of consistent identity. In: Organization and Identity. Routledge Studies in Business Organizations and Networks Routledge studies in business organizations and networks . Routledge, New York, USA, pp. 1-37. ISBN 0415322316Full text not available in this repository.Request a copy from the Strathclyde author
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Enlarge your borders, Secure your borders and Re-build your Walls – Leon Walters
Re-Evaluate, Re-examine and Reset yourself for advancing God's Kingdom on earth as it is in heaven through you.
The Slate Will Be Cleaned
Your Life Will Be Changed
Your Platform Will Be Re-Arranged
UPDATE: Update in your relationship with your Heavenly Father with a new level of intimacy and maturity. You are full-grown sons and daughters, and you must relate through taking responsibility to walk in maturity.
Luke 12:48b For everyone to whom much is given from him much will be required and to whom much has been committed of him they will ask the more.
James 4:17 Therefore, to him who know to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.
God will cause you to look within, so you can begin to take a new level of authority in your life and your spheres of responsibility.
You will need to:
Update with your vision; without it, you will decline in your growth.
Update with your purpose to stay on focus.
Update with your gifting and God's grace gifts upon your life, so you will not lose them.
Update in your relationships. People grow and change, and you need to change just to converse and relate with them on a new level.
RELATE: Confront reality of weaknesses, strengths, whatever you failed at, so you can succeed and experience new victories. Be able to relate with God, man and your future.
Joshua 14:12 Because of obedience, Caleb was able to relate with God on another level and was able to put a demand on his inheritance in Christ Jesus.
1 Samuel 12:19-23 Because of David's repentance and turnaround taking responsibility, he was able to get back on track and go to the next level.
Both Caleb and David confronted issues in their life, and they were able to relate with God on a different level. When you update with people, the vision, your purpose and you confront reality. Then you are able to relate in the now with things in your life. In 2018, you will need to be able to put a higher demand on the anointing and trusting God on a higher level.
ACTIVATE: Demonstrate the power of Love, Faith and Forgiveness. Activate with new momentum to confront your future by updating with the different areas of your life.
Update realignment with your assignment
Update with new methods of war.
Update your appearance, by cleaning out and cleaning up.
Update your abilities and your skills.
Update with new strategies both natural and spiritual.
Update in relationship with your heavenly Father and People.
"You can only have authority in that which you have overcome"
Jesus overcame death, hell and the grave, and He holds the keys to now exercise authority over all the powers of darkness and evil.
Prophetic Word:
I hear the Lord saying to Shore up your Walls, Secure your Boundaries, Strengthen your Foundation and Set Order to anything that is out of order. Bind up the strongman and clean out the house (this temple). Make preparation for a fresh visitation of My Holy Spirit upon your personal life, your family, your churches, your businesses, and your spheres of influence. For this will be a time of deliverance, healingand impartation of a Fresh Vision to launch you to the Next Level in your life, family, ministry and business.
Isaiah 54:2, 3 Strengthen and stretch out your tent stakes and prepare for the visitations that I will send upon you
Exodus 12:11-14 God passed throughout Egypt and it was a signwith power that brought deliverance to Israel.
The Lord says, "I will judge some things, I will devour some things, I will destroy some things to set my people free to be a people with a vision and a purpose. That which has been locked upfrom you, I am giving you the Keys to unlock the doors of Healing, Breakthrough, Deliverance, Prosperity and New Strategies of Warfare.
2018 and forward, thousands of souls will come clean from sin, false identity, drugs, alcohol, immorality and idol worship. I am opening a new door for the harvesting of souls that will begin to forma Joel's army upon the earth. You will know this is of Me as I will send global winds that will carry Me throughout the nations of the earth. The devil is ready to spill out upon the earth, to rob, to steal, to kill and to destroy, but My Church, My Bride, will arise with the Sword of War to drive back, to drive out and to destroy the powers of darkness.
Secure Your Borders for as I will cleanse, I will also heal, and I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the consuming locust, and the chewing locust. Joel l2:25.
Prepare for growth, Increased authority, Inspired vision and Kingdom of God results.


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Here it is! For any of you that had to miss FenCon this year, I've got links to authors and writeups of the panels I attended. Enjoy!
Modern Good vs. Ancient Evil
* Barbara Ann Wright (@zendragandt)
* Vivian Caethe (@VivianCaethe)
* Julia S. Mandala
First panel of the con! And of course, HUGE expectations. Well, not really. More like tired audience and tired panelists, especially on a Friday afternoon after driving 3 hours. But thankfully, these three women overcame that and facilitated a pretty interesting discussion.
– The panelists noted that a lot of the obsession with modern good vs. ancient evil comes from modern society being impressed with itself. In my own experience as a liberal bordering on communist … yeah. This is sometimes true.
– It's fun to have a simple, easy-to-understand evil force to defeat, compared to a modern threat like terrorism whose root causes are difficult to understand and even more difficult to remove.
– However, there have been portrayals of ancient evil against which modern forces stood no chance. Lovecraft comes to mind. Also an interesting parallel in that Lovecraft's views on race and sex are pretty abhorrent by modern standards.
– Cabin in the Woods is a fantastic representation of modern good vs. ancient evil. Without spoiling too much, it definitely tends toward the Lovecraftian side of things.
– A great idea developed by the panelists: crowdfunded evil. A Kickstarter for a Dark Empire? I would read that story.
– Heroes used to be protective of the status quo. Think Lord of the Rings. Sauron disrupts the normal flow of life, and Frodo and friends struggle to protect it. Many modern good vs. evil stories are the opposite, featuring rebels or usurpers overthrowing evil. What does this change represent in societal views?
– One of the women in the audience made a fantastic observation that the modern good vs. ancient evil trope is mirrored in industrial vs. nature stories. Nature in these stories (think The Andromeda Strain or Alien) is often set up as an ancient force getting revenge. This is a little complicated by the fact that it's sometimes science that provokes nature's revenge, but this is also sometimes present in good vs. evil stories (Wheel of Time comes to mind).
Reading suggestions: Larry Correia, H.P. Lovecraft
Beastly Fans
* Barbara Ann Wright (noticing a pattern?)
* Kathryn Sullivan
* Mary Turzillo
* Rosemary Clement-Moore (@rclementmoore)
This panel was nominally about the lasting power of certain common fantasy creatures. Dragons, griffins, that sort of thing. What it really was about was dinosaur porn. Yep. Beasts led to Beauty and the Beast, which led to bestiality which led to the phenomenon of dinosaur porn. Blame Rosemary for leading us down that particular road.
Regardless of everyone's ability to stray offtopic, it was awfully enjoyable. Sort of a "had to be there" thing. Panelists were hilarious, and I especially enjoyed hearing about Mary Turzillo's risque escapades.
When Action Gets in the Way of Story
* Barbara Ann Wright
* Kevin Hosey
* Rob Rogers (@robcrogers3)
* Steven Brust (@StevenBrust)
* J. Kathleen Cheney
This panel was pretty much as described. When is action too much? How do you balance an awesome chase scene with, you know, actual plot and character development? As the discussion progressed, the panel lumped sex in along with action, which make complete sense as they serve pretty similar functions in most stories.
– Every scene should be worthy. This sounds obvious, but it's so important that it's worth stating. Steven Brust had a fantastic line here that he applied to both action scenes and sex scenes (though it works for any scene, really): Action scenes should be transformative, meaning something changes about the character. To that, I add 'revelatory.' That is, the character doesn't necessarily have to change if the purpose of the scene is to teach the audience something about a character we didn't know before. Brust's example was the 'fight' scene in Temple of Doom where Indiana Jones is confronted with a giant sword wielder and ends the battle with a single bullet. That's not particularly transformative, but it is exceedingly revelatory.
– A good trick to making action/sex scene meaningful is to focus on the dialogue. Dialogue is where character is revealed — as long as you stay away from cheesy action one-liners.
– Another Brustism: "When a fish tells me about water, I'm bored." Avoid overexplaining, especially in things that the character would already be familiar with. It doesn't make sense for a character to stop and think about the mechanics of a hovercar or laser gun if they use one every day.
Copyright 101
* Patrick Nielsen Hayden (@pnh)
* Cory Doctorow (@doctorow)
* Paul Herman
FenCon is attended by a lot of writers, and as such, there's a lot of shop talk about the actual craft of writing. The copyright panel took a slightly different path. It wasn't related to writing specifically (though writing certainly overlaps here), but with the utterly broken copyright system in the US.
– The United States Patent and Trademark Office is funded directly by patent applications. This gives the USPTO a huge incentive to affirm patents.
– Non Producing Entities (a fancy word for patent trolls) don't produce any products, and as such, they can't be countersued. That makes them much harder to defend against than big companies, who pretty much know they're all infringing on each other in some way.
– What's the metric for judging the success of an intellectual protection system? We never got a good answer to this, which is unfortunate, but it's clear that "number of patents" makes absolutely no sense as a measurement.
– Once established, it's very hard to take away property rights. The interests involved are too powerful. Thus, gradual reforms are far more likely than a broad revamp of copyright.
– Copyright trolling falls under the corruption problem. Stated simply, it's hard to punish someone who benefits by hurting society, since their benefit (and thus power) is concentrated, and the harm is diffuse. Requires all the people harmed to band together, which can be difficult to manage.
– The Magnificent 7 Solution: Every year we can pay the bandits, or we can get together and hire the mercenaries. Crowdfund patent troll defense. Now, this was just a brief discussion, and my notes are sparse, so *please* don't nitpick Doctorow's solution on the basis of my writeup. But the gist is that people in risk of being sued (or who have been sued before) would dedicate money to a Kickstarter-like fund. Then, whenever one of the participants is sued, that money would go to legal defense to beat back the troll, which any legal fees won going back into the system. According to Doctorow, it would be self-sustaining; the more lawsuits patent trolls opened (which they'd have to ramp up, since they'd be losing money), the more money the fund would gain.
Now, the main problem I had with this problem is that it seems to assume that most (or all!) of the cases would be won by the defendants. This is a problematic assumption in a couple of ways. First, not all of the defendants are actually going to be innocent of infringement. And second, even when they are, there's no guarantee a court will actually see it that way. Courts are notoriously overprotective of IP.
When I raised this concern, Doctorow admitted that if it went wrong, it could create some very bad precedents, and you'd have to be careful. But he didn't really have a solution for the problem of losing cases. To be fair, his discussion was more general, rather than a fully fleshed out plan ready for production.
– "…gaping buttsex…" -Cory Doctorow. He was talking about porn and copyright, but that doesn't matter. What matters is I want to see that quote on next year's FenCon program.
– The panelists cited a study which said that most artistic work has a 14-year life span. That is, after 14 years, it's not really generating money for the IP holders any longer. Now, I haven't seen that study. I'm curious if it's still true in the age of digital publishing, where long tails can be loooooooong indeed.
– Doctorow floated the idea of a compulsory license for fiction. In the same way that you can cover a song on a CD or a bar for a flat fee without the permission of the artist, you'd be able to write fanfiction (for profit, even? maybe) for a flat fee. You'd probably have to make sure this only applied to individuals, and not, like, WB adapting your novel into a movie without paying. This probably isn't a workable solution, though, since authors are notoriously hardheaded about "owning" their work.
– Cory Doctorow's Utopian Copyright Solution: separate individual users from participants in the copyright industry. Adding on to the previous point, it is absurd to treat fanfiction and a movie adaptation with the same copyright rules. Absurd to treat someone downloading a copy of Harry Potter and someone opening a multimillion dollar Harry Potter theme park based on the same per-use measurement.


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Trails: Trails are currently open with the exception of the Meriden Hill Trail which will CLOSE for the season effective 11/1/17. North Country ATV Club trails close for Mud Season usually April 15th. This club upholds a 32* temp rule, no riding when the temps go above 32* in the winter months
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Turner's art has always been about taking the road less traveled. While many of his peers still keep John Coltrane as a major influence, Turner has always confessed to be more of a Warne Marsh-styled player and his fluid voice owes more to the careful distribution of space and manipulation of textural nuances than to fast bebop licks run up and down the horn. As a writer (all of the tunes are Turner's own), his works explore shadowy and more convoluted territory than is the norm. The long phrases of "Myron's World" spill over bar lines, the sensation of floating in air then giving way to more rhythmic horizons. "We Three" resides in a similar zone of suspended animation.
The more upbeat numbers ("Jacky's Place," Iverson's Odyssey," and the title track) still evolve slowly, as if each melody was a flower blossoming. In parallel fashion, check out the percolating funk beat underneath "Zurich," with the melody moving at half the speed and in sustained tones. Regardless of tempo, Rosenwinkel provides the perfect foil to Turner's musings. The guitarist has an equally brooding line of attack that is responsive to Turner's varied moods, with bassist Reid Anderson and drummer Nasheet Waits equally vital to the overall ensemble approach. Forward looking and idiosyncratic, Dharma Days is Turner's most fully realized work to date and while it may be a bit ominous in spots, it overall rates a solid A minus.
Track Listing: 1. Iverson's Odyssey 2. Deserted Floor 3. Myron's World 4. We Three 5. Jacky's Place 6. Casa Oscura 7. Zurich 8. Dharma Days 9. Seven Points
Personnel: Mark Turner, tenor saxophone; Kurt Rosenwinkel, guitar; Reid Anderson, bass; Nasheet Waits, drums
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How Do I Meet People?
Trinity United Methodist Church of Espy is not a place for spectators. It is a place for team members. Whether you are a five-year old child, a teenager, a young adult, a ninety-five year old grandmother, a busy mom, or a businessman with big responsibilities, we want you to be a part of our vibrant church community. Here is how you can learn, serve, and grow at our church.
Adult Sunday School
Gathers on Sundays after church at 10:15 am. Regardless of how well you know the Bible, this hour of engaging study and discussion is sure to help you grow in your knowledge of scripture, and in your faith journey as a disciple of Jesus Christ.
Prayer Warriors
Meets every Wednesday at 2:00 pm. This committed group meets weekly at the church to pray for those who are in need of God's healing and comfort in their life. "If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer" Matthew 21:22
Liturgical Involvement
One of the things that make worship engaging and inspiring is the involvement of the congregation in Sunday morning worship services. Whether it's leading worship, reading scripture, being a greeter or usher, acolyte, special music, or running our media and audio-visual technology, there are many opportunities to take part in our worship services at Trinity UMC. You will find sign-up sheets on our bulletin board in the Social Hall for these various Liturgical opportunities.
Building Maintenance
We are always looking for help to maintain our beautiful church. Whether it's a Spring clean-up, mowing grass or shoveling snow, it takes a team of helping hands to keep our building safe and secure.
Special Events
Our church holds a number of special events and fundraisers throughout the year, including: Chicken & Biscuit Dinners, Easter Bunny, Trunk or Treat, church picnic, Christmas events and special holiday services. These events take the gifts and talents of many people in order to be successful. You can find a list of our special events on our Events page listed on the menu bar above.


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Organisers of what is billed as Deeside's top social event say they have been overwhelmed by the level of support for this weekend's Banchory Summer Marquee Ball.
The popular fundraiser, which will take place at the Raemoir House Hotel on Saturday, is again a sell-out and this time the proceeds from the function will go towards the Banchory Sports Village project.
The long-awaited scheme is approaching its target to start work in 2017, which will see a swimming pool and much-needed leisure centre come to fruition.
Logan Sangster, one of the marquee ball organisers, said: "The summer ball programme has sold out this year, and was co-ordinated by Arlene McFarlane of Strachan, and she has done a sterling job of the production.
"Over all, we are delighted with the response this year, in a year we thought we may struggle to get the support we need to carry it off.
"We would like to thank everyone who has went that extra mile to make our popular event a success and the support we have had is remarkable."
The 19th ball takes the form of arrival drinks on the lawn followed by a three-course dinner.
There is a grand raffle, with the top prize being a week in the Algarve.
A fine auction will also be held and the organisers recently made an appeal for donations.
Anyone requiring further information about the event should contact Logan on 01330 824300.


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Call it a little IPO euphoria. For anyone wondering whether investors would bite on Zillow's initial public offering, here's your answer: The Seattle online real estate company just priced its IPO at $20 per share.
That's a huge uptick from the initial price range — which was set at $12 to $14 per share — and even a step-up from a new price range the company set last week at $16 to $18 per share.
As anticipated, the company sold 3.4 million shares. With 274,999 shares expected to be sold at the offering price to existing shareholders, Zillow could pull in close to $75 million through the offering.
It will begin trading in the open market tomorrow on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker symbol "Z." In order to mark the occasion, Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff plans to ring the opening bell.
(That's when things will get really interesting to see if the company can justify a valuation of more than $500 million).
Zillow marks the first initial public offering of a Seattle area technology company since Motricity went public last summer.
But why our investors –at least those deep-pocketed ones pitched on the IPO road show — attracted to Zillow?
The company has a few things going its way, even though it did lose money last quarter (just $827,000) and has revenues that are much smaller than many of the other Internet companies now going public.
Zillow's brand recognition in the online real estate arena is hard to match, with the company boasting some 22 million monthly visitors. Quarterly revenues — while small at $11.2 million — also are growing fast, more than doubling when compared to the same period last year.
Zillow also has an executive chairman in Rich Barton who has done it before on Wall Street, leading Expedia during some of its high-growth years. All of those things are adding up to a strong initial showing.
But, as I said, the real test will come tomorrow (and the following days, months and years) to see if Zillow can deliver on its overall mission of transforming the way people access real estate information.
Previously on GeekWire: Zillow set to price IPO this week: Six things to think about


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I love muffins. Not store-bought ones or even the ones in the fancy cafes around town, but the homemade ones. There must be tens and hundreds of different muffin flavour combinations, and I never seem to be able to find just the right one at the right time. I'd be hankering for an orange and date muffin, but the cafe I'm in only has chocolate or cheese. Know what I mean? With homemade muffins, I bake exactly what I feel like eating.
And then, there's the baking itself. Muffins are, only, the, most easiest and fun-est thing to bake! Pretty fail proof even for a novice homebaker like me.
So tonight I felt like some sweet muffins. The last lot of muffins I made had blueberries, wholemeal and oats in them. I made them for 'S' because he doesn't like sweet muffins. They were yummy, but they were also FAR too healthy. My body's craving the sugar! So I rustled up a batch of pear and apple muffins and topped some of them with bits of chocolate. The recipe called for apples only, but I didn't have enough so I made the rest up with some pears I had. And I tweaked the spices as well.
Apple & Pear Muffins
Adapted from: Allyson Gofton's Apple Muffins recipe
Dry mix:
3 cups flour
2 tablespoon baking power
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 cup caster sugar (can substitute with raw sugar)
Wet mix:
100g butter, melted and cooled
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/2 cup milk (I used light soy milk)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (if you have vanilla essence, use 1 teaspoon)
3/4 cup canned diced apple
3/4 cup canned diced pear
(Or you can use 1 1/2 cup of just one type of fruit. You can also use a mix of fresh and canned fruit, which is what I did and it turned out fine).
Topping (optional):
Walnut halves or chocolate sprinkles
- Preheat oven at 220 degrees celsius (about 425 degrees F).
- Prep your muffin tray. I always use muffin or cupcake paper cases and line my muffin tray with them. That way, it makes for easy removal of the muffins and easy cleaning of your tray. If you use these paper cases to line your muffin tray, there's no need for oiling your try or cases.
- Melt the butter and put aside to cool.
- In a large bowl, sift all the Dry Mix ingredients together: flour, baking powder, sugar and spices.
- In a smaller bowl, mix the Wet Mix ingredients together - except the butter.
- Make a well in the centre of the dry mix and pour the wet mix and butter into the centre.
- Gently fold in the dry mix with the wet mix. Don't over mix. If the mixture looks lumpy, that's okay.
- Fill the paper cases up to 3/4 full.
- Decorate each muffin top with a walnut half, or top with chocolate sprinkles.
- Bake for 15-20 mins, until risen, a little golden and cooked.
- Remove and stand for 5 mins before transferring the muffins onto a rack to cool completely.


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The Gospel According to Language
The Gospel According to Language
Anja's encounter with language in the video is one of frustration and opportunity. On the one hand she experienced loneliness and isolation because of language; on the other, she had the thrill of overcoming the barrier and sharing her faith. The world is fragmented. This is the reality we face as the church, seeking to cross cultures to take the gospel to the ends of the earth. But language, its frustrations and opportunities, is not merely and incidental inconvenience to be overcome. The story of language is the story of the Gospel. And the story of every Anja sent from our churches enters into the Gospel story that awaits its ending.
God's Love Language
In the Garden of Eden there was no communication breakdown like we suffer today. God spoke to Adam and Eve and they spoke to each other. Language was something that united God with humans as they could freely and fully relate together. Intrinsic to God's good creation is making us communicating creatures, just like he communicates. In Eden, God's people were united in their language to worship and obey God.
Speaking for Ourselves
After the Fall in Genesis 3, the beauty of a united human language for worship was ruined in the story of Babel Genesis 11. Humans were still united in their language (Gen 11v1), but they were united to sin: "Then they said, 'Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves; otherwise we shall be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.'" (v4) The human heart took the extraordinary ability to speak the same language and used it to defy God. Man used to be united in language to worship. Now they were united in language to sin.
God responded with a new curse for humanity (v7): "Come, let us go down, and confuse their language there, so that they will not understand one another's speech.'" Have you ever felt the confusion of not understanding someone's language? You have experienced Babel. God responded to man's uniting in language for sin by dividing their language to restrain them. At Babel the course of world history was changed as God divided us in our language.
We know that the rest of the Bible shows us God's unfolding plan to reverse the curse that sin brought. How did God reverse the curse of Babel? How do we get back to the point where humanity can be united in language to worship again?
One Language, Under God
We don't have to wait long to find out. In Genesis 12 God spoke to Abram and the beginning of the promise to him is the beginning of the reversal of Babel: "I will make you a great nation." (Genesis 11v2) At Babel the nations were scattered and in here God promises to create a new nation that will be one in worship.
The Israelite people, as they came to be, would of course speak the same language. They would be united in language to worship, like it was in Eden. Out of the Exodus God gathered his people, he told them how to live, and in their united language they were to put it into practice.
Problem Solved?
The problem was that Israel didn't faithfully worship God with their united language. And so God punished them by promising to take them into exile. Why was exile such a terrible thing? One of the curses of exile which we don't often think about would be the confusion of Babel all over again: Jeremiah 5v15 "I am going to bring upon you a nation from far away… it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know, nor can you understand what they say." They would be ruled by a people who would confuse them and who would not worship God. God divided language to punish.
The Lingering Curse
The situation didn't get any better when they returned from exile. Nehemiah anguished over Israel becaus they had married into all kinds of nations. Nehemiah lamented that "half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod, and they could not speak the language of Judah, but spoke the language of various peoples." (Nehemiah 13v24) How were God's people going to worship him if they couldn't understand each other and couldn't understand the laws of God? The curse of Babel remained. Language was divided in sin.
Whispers about Speaking
During this time there were whispers of hope, and whispers of global worship. Isaiah 66v18: "I am coming to gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come and see my glory." Zepheniah prophesied what God would do to language (3v9): "At that time I will change the speech of the peoples [nations] to a pure speech, that all of them may call on the name of the Lord and serve him with one accord." The nation's languages would become pure because they would use them to worship God. God would unite the nations in their language so that the would be united in worship. Babel's curse would be reversed.
Acts Speaks Loudly of Words
If Jesus is the answer to the curses of Genesis, how is the curse of Babel reversed by him? The big moment came in Acts 2 on the day of Pentecost. Jesus had told his disciples to wait for the Holy Spirit to give them power so that they could be his witnesses to the ends of the earth. In Acts 2v4 the Spirit came in power and enabled them to speak in other languages. God was dealing with the curse of Babel by the power of his Spirit through the disciples. God had chosen this day carefully as "there were devout Jews from ever nation under heaven living in Jerusalem." They were amazed because, v8, they were each hearing the disciples proclaim Christ in their own language.
By sending out his disciples to proclaim the gospel in all languages, a task that continues today, Jesus unites the world's languages in worship.
The Language of the Lamb
And yet, not all languages have heard the gospel of Jesus, yet. Not all can call on the name of the Lord. What is more, the curse of Babel still bothers us. Today, God's global church is more truly global than at any point in history. But still we are scattered, divided by oceans and political borders and cultures. Cross-cultural missionaries labour against the curse of Babel to share Christ.
The final piece of the puzzle comes in Revelation 7. In v9 John looked and saw a great crowd that no one could count filled with people from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. Every language is there. Why were they there? At Babel the nations gathered and with one language defied God. Here, the nations gather and with one language worship God (v10).
As we send our missionaries to labour in language study, as we engage in the vital and tireless task of Bible translation, we live out the Gospel of language, and eagerly anticipate the love language of Eden restored.
By Phil Tinker


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Stay in an Ice Hotel
View the northern lights from your frosty fortress
Waking on your ice frame bed, you unbundle from the covers, specially designed to keep you warm in a fortress made of cold. Although you reside in a luxurious igloo, your gourmet breakfast is served piping hot as you will need the internal warmth for the day's activities. Dog sledding and ice sculpting keep you busy during the day and the northern lights capture your attention after dark. After a day spent exploring the Arctic beauty, you retreat back to the ice bar for a cocktail and warming meal before retreating to your fortress, perfectly crafted in the image of nature's frozen beauty.
A night in an ice hotel is about much more than the destination itself. Finding shelter amongst one of nature's most challenging elements is a truly unique and impressive experience. Don't worry, the hotel itself is only the beginning.
Consider pairing your experience with …
- A viewing of the northern lights
- Dog sledding
- Snowmobile tours
- Ice sculpting
- Horseback riding
- Skiing
- Paddle boarding
- Sauna sessions
- White water rafting
If an ice hotel sounds like a unique way to spice up your travels, what are you waiting for? See how we can help get you into a frosty fortress tonight!


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Flights Rome London
The flights from Rome to London link two capitals of business, tourism and European trade. Indeed, flying from Rome to London you can sit at the side of a family with children rather than Italian or English brokers, or a young couple of tourists flying to London to visit Kensington, Buckingham Palace, the British Museum, the city's squares, bridges, and pubs.
Whatever the reason for your trip to London, with Traveleurope you can book your flight Rome-London in a few minutes. It's simple and safe: compare flight prices from Rome to London, including those of low cost airlines and find the cheapest air ticket for your flight to London.
The airlines that operate direct flights Rome-London are Ryanair, Easy Jet, British Airways, Alitalia. Several other airlines make stopovers on the Rome London air-route, too.
A direct flight Rome London will take about 105 minutes from Fiumicino, and 110 minutes from Ciampino. With good weather conditions, a flight from Rome to London allows you to see almost half of the European continent flying over the Tyrrhenian coast, the Po Valley, the Alps with the majestic Mont Blanc, France from south to north, up to the English Channel.
The airports of arrival on this route are London Heathrow, London Gatwick and London Stansted. London Heathrow Airport is the first airport in Europe in terms of passenger traffic and the third in the world, is served by three metropolitan railway lines that connect it to the city. Gatwick is the second busiest airport instead, and is located 45 km to the south, connected by three railway lines with trains running every 15 minutes.
If you are looking for hotels in London, in the city centre rather than in Chelsea or Bayswater, Camden or even at the airport, you can find it at the best price and conditions on Traveleurope with no advance payment, and you can also rent a car at London airports or in the city.
You could literally let your kids' time fly and get in the mood for London by reading The English Roses, too good to be true written by Madonna, while a recommended book for an adult audience is The Difference Engine, an archetypal Cyberpunk for Gibson's fans, or a London classic with the evergreen Oliver Twist that will make you cry and your journey fly.
Our search engine is able to detect all the airlines operating direct flights from Rome to London thus showing all possible flights from Rome to London. Sometimes some connections may seem quite weird, and probably it would be better for you to reach an airport by train or car to avoid an unnecessary stopover: but the choice is yours!


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Circles in red
Today I have a card I made using one of Sue Wilson's striplet dies.
I took a piece of coconut white card and cut out the Mini Striplets Intertwining Circles 3 times across, leaving the die in place each time in order to ink through the circles. I then cut the outside of the square with Noble – Double Pierced Squares. The middle is the Expressions Ornate Oval – Just For You.
© 2016 – 2019, Angela Drummond. All rights reserved.
One Response to Circles in red
This is gorgeous, love the colours and design.


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Heat Check – Unbeatens
A little over a quarter of the way into another college basketball season already filled with upsets and unexpected twists and turns. Currently nine teams have managed to stay undefeated. Let's take a look at those teams.
It's hard to say much about Kentucky that hasn't already been said. I'm usually not a believer in the "one and done" model, but this team has a combination of size and athleticism across its roster that I've never seen at the college level. There's also enough experience on this team that it hardly qualifies as your typical "one and done" team. The Wildcats will miss Poythress, but that's probably not an insurmountable loss. This is the best defensive team in college basketball, but can struggle to score the ball on occasion. If Kentucky can find more consistent outside shooting (just 29% from three), they'll be incredibly difficult to beat. In a weak SEC, they're definitely the favorites to stay unbeaten the longest if they can get by Louisville later this month.
Heat Check – 9/10, next test – @ Louisville 12/27
The Blue Devils may have the most impressive resume in the country right now claiming wins over Michigan State, Stanford, and at Wisconsin. If there's any team that looks like a threat to Kentucky, it's Duke. It's hard to find a real weakness with this team. Jahlil Okafor just had the first 20/20 game for an ACC freshman since Joe Smith at Maryland. Justise Winslow looks like Duke's version of Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, and the Quinn Cook/Tyus Jones combo are thriving in the backcourt together. Their defense is improved, but they don't quite give off the 'how the heck can we beat these guys?' vibe that Kentucky does. Tough schedule ahead, so they won't be close to unbeaten when all is said and done, but they're every bit the title contender that Kentucky is.
Heat Check – 10/10, next test – v. UConn 12/18
Other than a frantic second half comeback from Ohio State, the Cardinals have yet to be truly tested this year. Their model is pretty simple and very effective. They hound your guards with Rick Pitino's press (4th in the country in steals per game) and beat you up on the glass with Montrezl Harrell and company (first in the country in rebounds per game and rebounding margin). They've yet to play a true road game, and struggle mightily at times offensively when forced to play in the half court. However, there's not a ton of teams that can limit their transition opportunities AND keep them off the boards. Like Kentucky, Louisville would benefit greatly from consistent outside shooting. Without Luke Hancock and Russ Smith, the Cardinals are shooting just 27.5% from beyond the arc – down from 36.8% last year. Greater efficiency is needed from Terry Rozier, Wayne Blackshear, and especially Chris Jones.
Heat Check – 8/10, next test – v. Kentucky 12/27
As someone who follows the ACC very closely, there's no team that I fear playing more than Virginia. They're only allowing 47.4 points per game. They won a game against Rutgers 45-26. If I could hire any coach in the country right now, it might be Tony Bennett. He gets the so much out of his team year in and year out. Despite losing two of his best players last year, the Hoos haven't missed a beat. Justin Anderson stepped right into Joe Harris's role, and Anthony Gill has picked up Akil Mitchell's defense and rebounding. That was the plan in the preseason, but they actually haven't missed a beat. They play disciplined and physical basketball and make eight point deficits feel like fifteen. Virginia may not have the talent of their ACC counterparts, but they're just as dangerous.
Heat Check – 9/10, next test – @ Miami 1/3
Well that win over Michigan certainly looks less impressive now, but the Wildcats have still played a fairly challenging schedule so far with wins over VCU and Illinois as well. I was a Villanova skeptic last year. I was excited to pick them to lose in the round of 32 and lose they did. This year's team returns many of the same players, but it feels different. Thanks to the emergence of Dylan Ennis, they have seven legitimate scoring options and play very good defense despite often playing a smaller lineup. This team is the class of a surprisingly solid Big East conference, and unlike last year, shouldn't be doubted come March.
Heat Check – 9/10, next test – v. Syracuse 12/20
More Wildcats! Despite not playing any true road games, Arizona has racked up some pretty impressive wins over Gonzaga and San Diego State. In true Arizona fashion those games were very close, but they pulled out wins both times. Nothing has been really surprising about the Wildcats season thus far. Stanley Johnson has been as good as advertised leading the team in scoring. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Brandon Ashley, and Kaleb Tarczewski have formed an imposing front line while T.J. McConnell has continued to provide a solid and reliable presence running the offense. Sean Miller is still searching for a little more consistency from Gabe York and Elliott Pitts at the other guard spot, but that was also expected in replacing Nick Johnson. Unsurprisingly Arizona looks every bit of a Final Four contender through the first quarter of the season.
Heat Check – 8.5/10, next test – v. Utah 1/17, but @UTEP 12/19 could be interesting
The Huskies are a somewhat surprising team thus far. Going into the season, no one doubted that they boasted one of the best backcourts in the Pac 12 in Nigel Williams-Goss and Andrew Andrews. They've been as good as advertised. Their frontcourt was a huge question mark. Enter Robert Upshaw. The Fresno State transfer has been a revelation for the Huskies averaging 10.4 PPG, 6.1 RPG, AND 4.9 BPG in just 18 minutes. Shawn Kemp Jr has also been solid in providing a huge lift to a thin frontcourt. They've already knocked off a very good San Diego State team, and if Upshaw and Kemp can continue to play well down low, this looks like a clear top four team in the Pac 12.
Heat Check – 7.5/10, next test – v. Oklahoma 12/20
What? TCU? The team that went winless in the Big 12 last year? The team that only had nine TOTAL wins last year? They're unbeaten? Have they played anyone? Natural questions if you haven't been paying attention. Ten straight wins against anyone is a big step forward for Trent Johnson and the Horned Frogs after dealing with a lot of key injuries last year. They've beaten power conference bottom feeders Mississippi State and Washington State as well as mediocre Ole Miss on the road, but this is a team that lost to some college called Longwood at home last season. Trent Johnson will take mediocre, and while most likely not a tournament team in 2014-15, they may be able to steal five to seven wins in a very competitive Big 12. For the first time in recent memory, this program's arrow is solidly pointing up.
Heat Check – 6/10, next test – v. West Virginia 1/3
Mid Major Heat
Colorado State
San Diego State is the class of an underrated Mountain West Conference. Well actually, a series of devastating NCAA upsets still haunts this conference so it's hard to call it underrated without everyone who had their past brackets busted by the New Mexico's of the world shouting at their computers. Regardless, Larry Eustachy has the Rams looking like a sleeper to contend for the conference title this year. Navy transfer J.J. Avila is one of the best big men in the conference and leads the team in both scoring and rebounding while a trio of transfers – Stanton Kidd (NCCU), John Gillon (UALR) and Gian Clavell (Junior College) – has provided immediate contributions for a suddenly very deep Rams team. Their resume isn't quite that impressive with their best wins @ Colorado and v. UTEP, but Colorado State certainly looks capable of competing with Wyoming and San Diego State at the top of the Mountain West.
Heat Check – 6/10, next test @ New Mexico State 12/27


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