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At the time of writing, Wikipedia identifies 114,866 articles as being incomplete and in need of expansion. Of the 999 articles currently identified by Wikipedia as "Vital Articles" that any respectable encyclopedia should have, 285 are marked as "Class-C" on their quality scale, 85 are marked as "Start class", and one article is marked as a "Stub", bringing the total number of articles ranking below a "B-class" rating to just over one third.
Beyond these statistics, we have anecdotal complaints of the "bullying" of volunteer contributors, griping about the difficulty of the mark-up language used to create articles, and the fact that celebrities and other public figures must constantly monitor their pages to prevent unwanted and often fictional updates to their profiles concerning their past histories, their love lives or their genital size. Put it all together, and the whole Wikipedia project seems to be little more than a garbage bin of false and incomplete information.
The most recent chatter about Wikipedia, including a long article in the forthcoming issue of MIT Technology Review, points to the decline of its population of active editors, which has been gradually decreasing since 2007. The number and length of articles on Wikipedia continues to grow, and with the media reporting anecdotal stories of editors feeling overworked and overburdened, the natural conclusion is that something must be terribly wrong with the entire system.
In fact, the media has been reporting the demise of Wikipedia annually since 2007. The voices bleating the loudest have also tended to be the ones that have been gunning for the death of Wikipedia since its genesis. The entire driving concept behind Wikipedia rubs a certain set of academics, librarians and industry professionals the wrong way. It is really no surprise, then, that the derision of Wikipedia has become something of a sport over the past decade.
But is it justified?
What is Wikipedia trying to be?
Wikipedia is the iconic example of a system that works in practice but not in theory. From the beginning, it was an ideological crusade: an attempt to demonstrate that something real, profound, and important could be created by volunteers acting purely out of the goodness of their own hearts, and with the desire to create something for the benefit of humanity.
And yet, from the beginning, experts scoffed at Wikipedia as a ridiculous endeavor. More than a decade later, despite all the gripes and groans, Wikipedia has managed to become a reasonably reliable source of information for a reasonably large set of topics that it explores to a reasonable, if generally introductory, depth.
Much hay has been made over the unevenness of coverage across different topic areas, but the fact remains that on a broad spectrum of subjects – from science to literature to history – a student or novice reader can get the basics on almost any topic he or she might want, and can usually get a list of references for where to find more information.
It should also be said that Wikipedia has never been envisioned as something that would reach the status of "complete". It has always been billed as a "work in progress", and its stated goal to "compile all human knowledge" is facetious: everyone knows that human knowledge is constantly growing and expanding, so the compilation of "all human knowledge" is not a benchmark that is attainable.
It's a marketing slogan, not an aspiration.
As a tool for discovering how to find out more on any topic, Wikipedia is unequalled on the web. Even in those areas where it is considered incomplete, it often provides at least basic definitions and information, as well as references to further reading material that has been written by authoritative sources.
This is how Wikipedia was always meant to be, by the way: a secondary source of information that points to primary sources for further reading. One of the most common criticisms of Wikipedia has been that students try to learn everything on a topic simply by reading the Wikipedia article. But this has always been nothing more than "user error": it is not rightfully a criticism of the Wikipedia project itself.
A student doing research on Queen Elizabeth I can discover in the Wikipedia article that some historians have characterised her as short-tempered and indecisive. A good student will note that this fact is cited as coming from a book by Anne Somerset published in 2003, and will go to the library and check out that book. A lazy student will cite Wikipedia and call it a day.
Like the famous Cliff's Notes publication series, Wikipedia can be abused by students who are lazy or sloppy. But that doesn't mean that either Cliff's Notes or Wikipedia are useless, bad or incomplete; it only means that lazy people sometimes use them incorrectly. Neither one was ever intended to be a primary or authoritative source of information.
The perfect solution fallacy
In addition to the criticism of "lack of authority", Wikipedia also is often criticized for its lack of completeness. Indeed, as already mentioned, there seem to be a great number of missing or incomplete articles in Wikipedia, even as measured by their own standards.
Yet a closer look at these "standards" may leave the casual observer to wonder what the fuss is all about. Consider, for example, some of the articles on the "in need of expansion" list.
The List of windmills in Anglesey is flagged as requiring expansion. Perhaps the deficiency of the article would be more obvious to an aficionado of Welsh windmills, but to the casual browsing observer the article is likely to appear to be as complete as necessary. How much detail is needed, really, in a list of windmills?
Similarly, the entry on the stanza is identified as a "stub", which is Wikipedia's term for an extremely short "starter" article that is in need of fleshing out. Indeed, the article clocks in at less than 200 words, yet one wonders exactly how much needs to be said about a term whose definition is "a grouped set of lines within a poem".
Other articles appear to be designated as "in need of expansion" for purely book-keeping or stylistic reasons. The section on coffee on the Agriculture in Brazil page is marked as incomplete, even though it contains a link to an entire separate page on the topic of coffee production in Brazil. Some articles contain a great deal of detail, but are marked as needing improvement because they lack an introductory paragraph.
The article on Artificial Vagina is flagged as needing expansion due to its lack of inline citations. The completeness of the information, however, seems difficult to contest.
There is an entire list of articles for specific events in specific places on specific years, for example: 1225 in Ireland, 1226 in Ireland, 1227 in Ireland, and so on. Each of these exists as a separate page, and each page has some content. That content, however, is minimal, thus each page is deemed "incomplete".
Of course, these examples are cherry-picking some of the silliest examples. None of this is meant to imply that there are not serious articles that suffer from serious problems of incompleteness. It is, however, meant to raise an important question. When critics cry that Wikipedia is "incomplete", one has to ask: what, exactly, would a complete Wikipedia look like?
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A popular way to evaluate Wikipedia is to compare it with professionally produced "classical" encyclopedias, such as the Encyclopedia Britannica. Indeed, there have been a number of studies that have made such comparisons. The results have been inconclusive. In many cases, Encyclopedia Britannica has been found to contain just as many inaccuracies as Wikipedia.
(If you are interested in investigating some of these studies further, a convenient list of them can be found in the Wikipedia article on the reliability of Wikipedia.)
Cross-cultural scrutiny, and other similar evaluations that might be described as falling under the umbrella of "political correctness", are also often brought to bear on Wikipedia. A number of commentators have observed that the editing population of the English-language version of Wikipedia is very Western and very male, and the coverage of topics and point of view of many of the articles reflects this fact.
It is laudable that Wikipedia is trying to correct this problem by trying to recruit editors with more diverse perspectives and areas of expertise. And this policy sets a much higher standard for Wikipedia than that traditionally set for publications like Britannica.
In fact, there is plenty of evidence that the Wikipedia community of editors already holds itself to a much higher standard than traditional encyclopedias in this regard. The Wikipedia article on Comics, for example, is given a lowly C-class quality rating by the Wikipedia community, with a great deal of discussion over whether it contains too much Western bias, and what historical and cross-cultural art forms should fall under the term "comic".
All of this debate rages, despite the fact that the article itself already contains special sections discussing American and English comics, Franco-Belgian comics and Japanese comics. The last section even contains a link to a separate 4,000+ word article on the history of manga.
The Britannica entry on Graphic Novels, on the other hand, mentions manga once, in passing, as an example of graphic novels in "other cultures".
This is why it is particularly misleading when experts in a particular field target a specific article within their area of expertise, and nit-pick the completeness based on their own extremely in-depth knowledge.
How can the article on Trinitarianism possibly not mention the epic debate between John Calvin and Michael Servetus? Why does the article on testing procedures for bioplastic materials not mention testing method ASTM D5511, which tests for anaerobic biodegradation within a device called a high-solids anaerobic digestion unit?
Why doesn't the article on gnosticism discuss the contrast between the rejection of the world by so-called "negative gnostic philosophy" and the embracing of material experience by "positive gnosticism"?
The fact is that no encyclopedia has ever been held to that standard of perfection. No encyclopedia has ever been deemed "incomplete" because it failed to satisfy the details of every expert in every field. Print encyclopedias have always needed to find a place to draw the line for completeness.
The big difference with Wikipedia is simply that a community of volunteers gets to decide where the line is, instead of a board or a steering committee, and that Wikipedia is always a work in progress that is continually improving.
What can you expect?
There are real limitations in Wikipedia. There are some areas where the information is truly lacking, and the fault for this lies in the problem of volunteer participation. The thoroughness of the content in Wikipedia articles is a perfect reflection of the topics that are appealing to the types of people who participate in online collaboration projects.
Wikipedia is trying to fix this. But short of offering to pay experts to write "authoritative articles", these efforts are almost certain to fail. The problem isn't the difficulty of the user interface. The problem isn't that the rules for writing and editing are too complicated. The problem isn't that existing editors are "mean" to newcomers. All of these observations have been offered as "reasons" for the lack of new articles on missing topic areas.
The real problem is simply self-selection: the articles that are most complete are the ones of interest to the sorts of people who like tinkering around and making stuff on the internet. That is a particular personality type, or at least it is a set of personality types. As a result, some topics will be over-represented and some under-represented.
This should come as no surprise.
Wikipedia has been an experiment in ideology: the idea that something robust and functional could be built by a large population on a purely volunteer basis. This is the philosophy behind the Star Trek economy, in which nobody is paid but starships are built because individuals simply have a desire to better the human condition.
What does the actual implementation of Wikipedia teach us about Star Trek-style economics? It teaches us that the Enterprise would never be built, because five million people would volunteer to design the layout of the bridge, and nobody would volunteer to build the toilets.
Is Wikipedia dying?
Luckily, Wikipedia does not need to navigate between the stars. After more than a decade of watching the growth of Wikipedia on the internet, we have learned something about its limitation. We have learned that we can turn to it for some topics, but not others. We have learned a broader lesson about the limitations of a volunteer army of workers.
But do not listen to the hype and the puffery about Wikipedia dying. It will continue to grow, because human knowledge is always growing. It will continue to refine and improve itself. Who knows? Some day some geeky, techy expert in the history of sub-Saharan African cultures may even spend the time to fill in some of the gaps in the coverage that Wikipedia provides.
But whether that happens or not, Wikipedia will continue to be a good, reliable source of information on many, many topics for a great number of people for many years to come.


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I have seriously been slacking when it comes to blogging and social networking. I've barely been posting on twitter or facebook recently. Bad Sarra. I promise it hasn't been all happiness and roses here, though. I've been having some major morning sickness (something I have learned is grossly misnamed since it lasts 24/7), which is making it difficult to get a lot of work done. I have never been one to handle nausea well. I'm a wimp about it actually. And my life has been nausea city these days, haha.
Yes, I know, excuses excuses. Where's the next book? LOL. I know a lot of you are waiting for news on RIVAL DEMONS. I get messages every day asking about the book to see how it's coming. I can't tell you how much it means to me to get so many messages of support and so much interest about Book 5. And I know so many of you have been waiting patiently for more news, so here is the latest update:
Book 5 is so close to being done! I have been working as hard as I can to finish the book and get it out to my critique group. I get so hesitant to announce specific release dates, because I've had so many delays lately. The last thing I want to do is disappoint anyone. On the other hand, I feel confident enough that RIVAL DEMONS will be out in December. I'm hoping for a pre-Christmas release, but I will try my best to keep updating you here and on FB and twitter as we get closer to a release.
I know I also said I would show you guys the new book cover for RIVAL DEMONS! I promise I haven't forgotten. I will be revealing the cover art for Book 5 this Friday here on my blog, so stay tuned! I really hope you'll like it! I'm excited to show it to you and excited to get RIVAL DEMONS up on the virtual bookshelves.
I have seriously been slacking when it comes to blogging and social networking. I've barely been posting on twitter or facebook recently. Bad Sarra. I promise it hasn't been all happiness and roses here, though. I've been having some major morning sickness (something I have learned is grossly misnamed since it lasts 24/7), which is making it difficult to get a lot of work done. I have never been one to handle nausea well. I'm a wimp about it actually. And my life has been nausea city these days, haha.
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The Newest News from Amazon - Kindle Owner's Lending Library
I think it's an exciting development. Actually, it kind of makes me want to sign up for Amazon Prime, haha. I used to have a membership several years back, but back then, all that the membership gave you was free shipping. I didn't order enough merchandise to make it worth it. Now, however, there are a lot of perks that come along with an Amazon Prime membership. Free two-day shipping. Unlimited streaming of TV shows, movies, etc, similar to Netflix. And now a free book a month. Considering that some of these NYT bestseller books are $10.00 or more each, it's really a good deal. The Amazon Prime Membership is only $79 a year.
I have a feeling this new announcement will actually spur some people who are already members of Prime to go ahead and spring for a new Kindle. I mean, with the low price point now of only $79 for a brand new Kindle, why not? Especially when you have access to so many free books?
It's interesting to me that some authors already have their defenses up about this lending library. They are worried that they will not get paid for books that are lent through this new library. But to me, that's really narrow thinking. Free books have always been available, whether through borrowing from friends or borrowing from a physical library or from stealing or whatever. Authors still have always been able to make a living writing books. Readers still buy books, even when there are free ones to be had. I personally think it's a great announcement. I don't think it will have a huge impact on books sales except that it will be another way to connect readers with books and authors they love.
My only question is how do I get Beautiful Demons into the lending library? So far, I don't think they are letting a lot of Indie authors into the lending library. All I know is that if given a chance, I would definitely put the Peachville High Demons books into the lending library. Any chance I have of introducing my series to more readers is a huge opportunity. I have a feeling that right now, Amazon is sort of hand-picking books and authors, which currently doesn't include that many Indie authors (if any), but I would be incredibly excited if my books were to be included in any way.
What do you think of the new Kindle Owner's Lending Library? Are you an Amazon Prime Member? Would this new perk make you want to sign up for Amazon Prime? I'm interested to hear what you think.
My BIG Personal News!
This is going to be another personal post, along with a brief update on RIVAL DEMONS. First of all, I wanted to say thank you to everyone who left comments and sent me messages when I opened up in this post about my personal journey with PCOS and infertility. As I said before, I have wanted to have a baby for a very long time and even though my husband and I had been trying for quite a while, we had not been successful. I told you that we were preparing for our first round of IVF (in vitro fertilization) in October. I know many of you have been checking up on me to see how everything was going, and I appreciate the support with all of my heart.
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Happy One Year Anniversary, Beautiful Demons!!
I'm a little late with this happy birthday celebration, but as of October 29th, it's been exactly one year since I first published BEAUTIFUL DEMONS!!! The decision to become an Indie author and self-publish my books in ebook format was a huge decision for me. Like most writers, I had always wanted the validation of seeing my book in a physical bookstore and having an agent or editor tell me they loved and believed in my work. It took a lot of time and hair-pulling to finally move beyond that false idea of validation and realize that my future was staring me right in the face.
When I first self-published Beautiful Demons, I was scared, but excited. I had no idea if anyone would want to read it. The idea of bad reviews made me insane, haha. Luckily, a year later, the results are way beyond what I ever expected. Since last year, I have published the first four novels in my Peachville High Demons series and have sold a total of 45,641 copies between them. Beautiful Demons leads the group with 16,404 copies sold so far, and I couldn't be happier or more grateful.
I honestly feel that my decision to become an Indie author and take my career into my own hands was one of the best decisions I could have made. I love the creative freedom I have. I love feeling closer to my readers. I love being able to make the final decisions about the plot and characters without someone in New York telling me what I have to cut. Now, I'm not saying my books are the most amazing in the world or that I couldn't benefit from an editor or agent in some way, but in the end, I know this was the best route for me. I'm loving every minute of being an Indie author, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
I wanted to say thank you so much to everyone who has supported the Peachville High Demons series, either by writing reviews, buying the books, or telling a friend about the series. I appreciate you all so much. It's been an amazing year, and I'm looking forward to hopefully many more years of success!

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In the past, the Board of Supervisors have allocated more than half of the funding towards incarceration and correctional purposes. We need to change our priorities and fund programs that help people coming out of jail find housing, employment, and education, or California's prison overcrowding could soon be replicated throughout our counties.
Read our policy memo with our recommendation for how the county should spend its public safety funds.
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Jan 8, 2018
There's nothing like starting off your year with a White Savior
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Grand Rapids plans new wayfinding signage to encourage more walking downtown | Public Spaces
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This story originally appeared in Rapid Growth
As organizers with Downtown Grand Rapids, Inc. plan the installation of a new wayfinding system in the urban core of downtown Grand Rapids, they hope new signage will not only act as practical guides for tourists and visitors, but also serve the same larger goal that has been behind much of Grand Rapids' recent downtown development initiatives – walkability.
"It is meant to be a little more casual and really focused on the time it takes people to walk from one place to another," says Bill Kirk, mobility manager at Downtown Grand Rapids, Inc.
The Downtown Development Authority approved up to $10,000 for purchasing the corrugated plastic signs from North Carolina-based startup Walk Your City, which provides assistance in the planning, production and implementation of fully customizable pedestrian and bicyclist wayfinding signs in cities throughout the U.S. geared at encouraging more pedestrian foot traffic.
Kirk says walkability and pedestrian/cyclist accessibility not only makes for a more livable downtown core, but also a stronger retail district.
"Countless studies and other downtown experiences have shown the increase in pedestrian and cyclist traffic does have a positive effect on retail activity," Kirk says. "Just from a logical perspective there's that aspect of, the more people you get walking and riding around your city the more you get to know your city. I think a lot of people find that when they give it a try, they discover things they might not have known were there before, say a little shop or pocket park or something like that. It all fits into the mantra of really creating a walkable, bikeable, livable downtown all built around and on the human scale."
Instead of measuring the distance to downtown attractions by mileage, these new signs will offer pedestrians and cyclists more tangible directions like "It's a 10 minute walk to Rosa Parks Circle," Kirk says.
The signs also feature QR codes that can be scanned for more detailed Google Map walking directions, which serves not only the functionality of the signage, but also acts as a built-in performance metric that will help the city understand how the signs are being used and whether or not the pilot project is worth continuing and expanding when the 18-month lifespan of the signage rolls around.
One of the perks of the system is the ability to easily adapt to how the city is using the signage, Kirk says, adding that they will keep a consistent finger on the pulse of the project and take things like ArtPrize and weather into consideration when evaluating those numbers down the line.
"I think at the end of the day we just want people, by walking, to connect with their city and with each other more," Kirk says.


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The effect of population bottleneck size on parasitic load and immunocompetence of introduced birds in New Zealand (2008)
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UC Permalinkhttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/1951
Thesis DisciplineEcology
Degree NameDoctor of Philosophy
PublisherUniversity of Canterbury. Biological Sciences
AuthorsAllen, Sophy Elizabethshow all
I investigated parasitic infection and immunocompetence in populations of introduced bird species in New Zealand (NZ) that had experienced a range of population bottlenecks (11-808 individuals), and compared these parameters to non-bottlenecked conspecifics in the United Kingdom (UK). My aims were two-fold; firstly to assess if population bottlenecks are linked to increased parasite loads and/or decreased immunocompetence, and secondly, to assess at what severity of bottleneck these effects become evident. I found that ectoparasite load (chewing lice, Order: Phthiraptera, Sub-Orders: Amblycera & Ischnocera) was significantly higher in the more severely bottlenecked species in NZ than in the UK, whilst this difference became non-significant at more moderate bottlenecks. The difference was mainly driven by the Sub-Order Amblycera. The prevalence of avian malaria (Plasmodium spp.) was significantly negatively correlated to bottleneck size within NZ, after controlling for body mass. Total leucocyte and differential lymphocyte counts were elevated in the less bottlenecked species that were infected with malaria, whilst the populations at the more severe end of the bottleneck spectrum did not exhibit such a response. Furthermore, heterophil/lymphocyte (HL) ratio (a parameter used as an indicator of environmental and/or immunological stress), was significantly raised in the more bottlenecked species when compared to their UK counterparts, and this difference was correlated with the size of the bottleneck. Immunocompetence was further assessed by the experimental challenge of six introduced birds species in NZ with the mitogen phytohaemagglutinin (PHA). Immune response to PHA was significantly correlated to bottleneck size, but in the opposite direction to that predicted; immune response was greater in the more bottlenecked species. However, this may be an indication of increased investment in immunity, due to increased parasite and pathogen pressure or differential investment in varying components of the immune system. Finally, the immune response to PHA was compared in nestlings of two species that had experienced very different bottlenecks (70 vs. 653). After controlling for ectoparasitic infestation, I found no difference between the two species; however, this finding may be confounded by interspecific competition. Overall, my findings suggest that more severe population bottlenecks may result in increased susceptibility to pathogens, and impact on the immune system. This has a number of implications for the development of conservation protocols, and future avenues of research are suggested.


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Optometrists Brighid Williams, Kerry Giedd, and Nicole Beedle used one simple philosophy in developing the new Eola Eyes location. Their business was founded upon the mission of treating others the way they would want to be treated and, in relocating to Mills Avenue, they strived to design and build an office environment where they could best execute this mission. They wanted to build an office that was chic yet warm and welcoming, a place patients enjoyed coming and where they would receive the best quality and service. The doctors did not anticipate that by applying this "Golden Rule" Eola Eyes would receive so much local and national recognition. Most recently the optometry office received a Golden Brick Award from the Downtown Orlando Partnership.
This award is presented to businesses and projects in Orlando that contribute significantly to the quality of life in Downtown Orlando while also making downtown a more exciting, interesting and desirable place to work, shop and play. This award is special for Eola Eyes because the goal of the award mirrors their commitment to practicing in Downtown Orlando. The nomination submission described the office perfectly. "While paying homage to its 50s-era roots, the (Eola Eyes) building is thoroughly modern, featuring bamboo floors, concrete/glass countertops and a soothing wave-pattern ceiling. It has infused a new office and retail presence into the Mills 50 District."
Eola Eyes has maintained its commitment to serve those who work and live in Downtown Orlando. They are honored to have received this award from the Downtown Development Board and Community Redevelopment Agency and hope you will have a chance to come in and check out the office and optical boutique.


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ITIL is Continual Service ImprovementContinuous improvement is an oxymoron, writes George Spalding of Pink Elephant.
George Spalding
Im teaching Windows NT 4 to network administrators and NT 4 security (an oxymoron, btw) for auditors, providing consultation for providing effective user support and beginning the technical research for a geek book about NT 5 (later renamed Windows 2000/XP) for network professionals.
Well, as Jim Nabors would say, Surprise, surprise! I learned that this ITIL thing is right on the money, makes total sense and in many ways completely validates much of what I said for years in my user support classes. Not only that, it vastly expanded my understanding of IT operations and related risks.
There was more: I learned the difference between a standard and a framework. You must comply with every element of a standard to be certified by an accredited audit. Whereas a framework is similar to a strong suggestion about how you might want to accomplish something; with an explicit encouragement to adopt the guiding principles then adapt them to the needs and requirements of your specific organization. Furthermore a standard is binary: one or zero, pass or fail. You either comply with everything or you dont. End of story. A framework such as ITIL seeks to help you create a better IT organization next month than you had this month. There is no compliance to set standards, no pre-defined checklists and no IT bible.
In 1998, it seemed that most IT shops were better positioned for the steady improvement and measurable gains that a framework could offer rather than the all or nothing standards-based approach. Flash forward to 2009: The leading IT frameworks in place today are the ITIL and Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT). Both have embraced the time-honored improvement principles of Dr. W. Edwards Deming, creator of the Deming Cycle of Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA):
Deming created this PDCA cycle in the early 50s as a guide for process improvement in manufacturing environments, proving that it worked in Japan. It seems a bit simplistic but it produces steady, continual improvement with almost no backsliding over time.
- Plan Develop a plan for exactly what you want to improve. Keep it S.M.A.R.T. (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-bound). Because this will no doubt involve changing something, be sure to also consider and manage risk.
- Do Do it. (This differs greatly from the paralysis-by-analysis method employed by many people who never take risks).
- Check Immediately evaluate the results. What went well? What didnt?
- Act Based on the evaluation, implement changes to the next plan. When satisfied that your organization has accomplished all it can from this cycle, start again. Improvement equals better but not perfect.
Another point that Deming makes with PDCA is that improvement happens in cycles. This may seem a minor point but its not. Organizations must go through each step of the cycle to achieve real and lasting improvement. There is no suggested time line for one cycle. It could be 60 minutes, two weeks, a month, a year, whatever. But this cyclic approach flies in the face of the commonly used term continuous improvement.
Im sure that what is meant here is that organizations should never stop trying to improve. In reality, though, they cant improve continuously but rather continually, or cyclically, because to improve implies that they must complete multiple steps in a cycle. Thus, the reason behind the title of the ITIL v3 book, Continual Service Improvement.
When Gary Case and I sat down to write that book, we had the opportunity to redefine this cycle, throw it out, or create a whole new paradigm. We quickly determined that not only was PDCA still valid more than 50 years after its creation, but it also clearly demonstrated the key principles that we had seen in a number of successful IT improvement initiatives. As we met with the other v3 authors, we struggled with where improvement activities should be placed in v3s service lifecycle approach. Historically, CSI was always positioned at the end of ITILs list of books and still is. However, did that mean it was actually at the end of the service lifecycle? All of us knew it wasnt.
Improvement activities occur in every phase of the service lifecycle; in every service, every process, every task and every work instruction. So, as the IT industrys collective understanding of CSI evolves its obvious that its not a single phase in the lifecycle. Rather, each phase of the service lifecycle took place in a climate of continual improvement. This relationship is exemplified by the now familiar ITIL V3 logo:
The goal of any framework is steady and continual improvement over time that resets the baseline to the current (and hopefully improved) level at the end of each cycle. I believe that is the primary focus and end goal of ITIL, as well: Not to create a new IT bible that dictates chapter and verse how things must be done, but rather to provide clear and compelling guiding principles that give managers a jump start on making a better IT environment for tomorrow. Not all areas will progress at the same rate, some may not move forward at all, however, the end result is simply a better way to manage an improved IT organization.
Thats why I believe that ITIL is CSI.
As well as EVP of Pink Elephant, George Spalding is co-author of ITIL v3s Continual Service Improvement core volume, and is one of the worlds most insightful and engaging IT service management and support experts. In addition to his extensive commitment to improving the industry, George spent several years as a consultant to the White House on technical presentations and White House conferences. He also coordinated technical presentations for members of the President's cabinet, the Smithsonian Institute, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. George is an ITIL Expert, the highest level in the ITIL certification program, is a regular author of IT articles and white papers, and is a presenter at global ITSM conferences and events.
CSI, ITIL, ITSM, Pink Elephant, Deming cycle


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Hillary Clinton Supports Abortion Because of Her Faith and Morals?
By Emily Brown
Hillary Clinton's latest statement supporting abortion rights will make you sick!
Hillary spoke at Planned Parenthood's 100th anniversary gala on Tuesday night and proudly claimed that supporting abortion is taking the moral high ground. Are you kidding me?
When talking about abortion rights, the former secretary of state said, "Anyone who wants to lead should also understand that fundamentally, this is an issue of morality."
Now I agree Hillary, abortion IS an issue of morality. We have the moral duty to stand up against the deadly abuse of human dignity. And killing our nation's tiniest human beings is certainly a mistreatment of human dignity. But for some reason, I don't think we're on the same page.
Clinton continued to put her foot in her mouth by saying, "Never back down from our commitment to defend the ability of every woman to make these deeply personal decisions for herself. I wish there were common ground, but I know for sure it is higher ground." (emphasis added)
It's the higher ground to support the killing of the innocent? WHAT? I do agree that every woman should be free to make her own personal decisions about things like dental surgery, what she eats, or the type of job she has. But I could never support a woman's decision to kill her baby, just as I would not support a woman making a "personal decision" to kill her mother. Those aren't personal decisions; they are violent abuses of human dignity.
Hillary then spoke of being a woman of faith: "I am a human being. I'm also a person of faith who doesn't take my positions lightly or come to them with a cavalier attitude."
A person of faith? Where in the Bible does it say it is okay to take an innocent human being's life? Nowhere. However, there are many passages, such as Jeremiah 1:5, "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you," and Psalm 127:3, "Sons are indeed a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward," that demonstrate the humanity of the preborn. Not sure what Bible you're reading, Hillary.
As much as Hillary's ignorant statements infuriate me, they also sadden me. She is so lost and so deeply controlled by evil that she cannot see the simplest thing clearly. She cannot see that abortion isn't something to boast about and that it's an evil that kills a baby in the United States every 30 seconds. Possibly the worst part about Hillary's moral blindness is that she's misleading other people as well. For this we must turn to prayer. Pray for her soul and for the conversion of her heart because she is supporting the murder of innocent babies, and that is nothing to be taken lightly.
Emily Brown, the granddaughter of Judie Brown, graduated magna cum laude from Mount St. Mary's University with a bachelor's degree in special and elementary education and a minor in theology in May 2015. She is the director of ALL's youth department, ALL Life Defenders. She plans on educating and collaborating with young adults all over the country to empower the new generation to respect all life from creation to death!


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Barbie Simple Sheath Dress (Free Crochet Pattern)
In Colorblocking Clothes in Crochet, the main photo I used was from watbetty's colorblocked sheath dress in Ravelry. I wanted to make something similar to it, so this was my first attempt at making a sheath dress with straps. If you want to go straight to the colorblocked dress, you can visit Barbie Colorblock Mod Sheath Dress and Barbie Colorblocked Panel Sheath Dress.
This is a free pattern for a Barbie Simple Sheath Dress. This pattern is made specifically for Barbie Basics doll (or Model Muse). For more information on the different body types of Barbie, please visit Crocheting Clothes for Barbie.
What Is a Sheath Dress?
A sheath dress consists of a figure-hugging silhouette with a defined waist. While it hugs the body similar to a bodycon dress, it can have longer lengths and does not necessarily have to stick like a second skin. This silhouette is usually sleeveless with thick or thin straps holding the dress up.
- Size No. 1 Crochet Steel Hook;
- Size No. 10 Crochet Cotton Thread;
- 2 Small Snaps;
- Tapestry Needle; and
- Scissors.
Abbreviations Used in American Terms
- Ch - chain;
- St(s) - stitch(es);
- Sl st - slip stitch;
- Sk - skip
- Sc - single crochet; and
- Sc2tog - sc the next 2 sts together.
Starting from bottom:
Rnd 1: Ch 40, sc in first ch, ch 1, sc in each st around, join with sl st in the first sc, turn. (40)
Rnd 2-16: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join, turn. (40)
Rnd 17: Ch 1, sc in next 10 sts, sc2tog, sc in next 16 sts, sc2tog, sc in last 10 sts, join, turn. (38)
Rnd 18-19: Repeat Rnd 17 with the middle sc's reduced by 2 for each row. (36, 34)
From this point, do not join the rounds:
Row 20: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in next 9 sts, sc2tog, sc in next 10 sts, sc2tog, sc in next 9 sts, 2 sc in last st, turn. (34)
Row 21: Ch 1, sc in each sc around, turn. (34)
Row 22 - 25: Repeat Row 21. Fasten off on last row. (34)
Row 26: Add new color with sl st on next st, ch 1, sc in same st, Repeat Row 21 across. (34)
Row 27-31: Repeat Row 21.
Row 32: Ch 1, sc in the first 11 sc, 2 sc in the next sc, sc in next 10 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in last 11 sc, turn. (36)
Rows 33 - 38: Repeat Row 32 with the middle sc stitches increasing by 2 for each row until the middle stitch count reaches 22 sc. (Row 38: 48 sc)
Row 39: Ch 1, sc in the first 7 sc, ch 10, sk the next 9 sc, sc in the next 16 sc, ch 10, sk the next 9 sc, sc in the last 7 sc, turn. (30 sc, 20ch)
Row 40: Ch 1, sc in the next 6 sc, sc2tog, sc in the next 8 ch, sc2tog, sc in the next 14 sc, sc2tog, sc in next 8 ch, sc2tog, sc in the last 6 sc, turn. (46)
Row 41: Ch 1, sc in the next 5 sc, sc2tog, sc in the next 8 sc, sc2tog, sc in the next 5 sts, sc2tog, sc in the next 5 sts, sc2tog, sc in the next 8 sts, sc2tog, sc in the last 5 sts. (41)
Fasten off.
Weave in all ends. Sew on 2 snaps at the back to close.
Questions & Answers
Will this dress fit a 17-inch tall Barbie?
You will probably need to adjust the size to make it fit a 17-inch Barbie.Helpful 9
Thank you so much for this pattern it fit my Barbie doll perfectly and it is very easy to make thanks again
I wish I could find crochet thread other than white. So many cute things to make!
Lovely dress! I am struggling to make the starting ( first round) to look good ... mine is leaving a funny lump or a strange space at the joint of the chain... I was hoping t get a nice finish ( like seamless) but I am failing terribly. Perhaps this imperfection on the first join is inevitable .....Do you have a picture from the back of the dress?
Your advice will be very much appreciated.
Kind regards,
I use us #1 hook (2.35 mm) and my dress came out to big... is my gauge too loose or I've been using the wrong hook size?
I think I have tried every pattern you have written and i have found that the dresses fit perfectly every time. Your patterns are easy to follow and the no sew is great. I always keep checking to see if you have new patterns out. Thank you!
This is super cute!
This is great, thank you -- but watbetty makes them, at least the color blocked ones, flat. Sews them up afterwards. Makes doing the blocking easier than in the round, certainly. Her dresses fit like gloves, hugging every curve of each doll. I wish for an hour I could get inside her brain and write out her basic patterns!!!
Pinned! I love this dress. Do you think you could maybe post a pattern for thigh high crochet stockings or knee high socks?
Barbie looks very pretty!


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I had heard about Facebook on and off for the past few years, but still had this impression in my mind that it was only for college kids and other juvenile hijinx. Okay, I was wrong. After hearing that my daughter had connected with a cousin of mine I decided to join up.
There, just waiting for me, were friends, family members, high school acquaintances, and lots more. Both my *parents* were already there, which is a scary realization for a technophile like myself. And there were many more Lovriens there than I've ever had access to. So I started a new genealogy page there to link to my current Lovrien Genealogy site (http://www.lovrien.com).
This is going to be awesome. If you're on Facebook too, look me up!


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Back by: askkpop on March 5, 2016 10:26 AM
Added episode 4 captures for the Korean drama "Descendants of the Sun" (2016)
Directed byBaek Sang-hoon,Lee Eung-bok
Written byKim Eun-sook,Kim Won-seok-II
Network : KBS
WithSong Joong-ki,Song Hye-kyo,Jin Goo,Kim Ji-won-I,Kang Shin-il,Kim Byeong-cheol,...
16 episodes - Wed, Thu 22:00
A drama about the love of people who get closer as they learn to be considerate of each other in desperate times and sacrifices made by people who throw themselves into natural disasters.
Broadcast starting date in Korea : 2016/02/24
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two different lawyers Jung gu and Eun Soo different reverse law revealed the still cut. "It is growling if we meet, but it is funny to be together more bloody," said the crew's message, raising expectations for comic action. JTBC The new gilt drama 'Regal High' (play..... by asian
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Employee WellnessPeople often balance work, parenting and caring for their own parents to the detriment of their health and other responsibilities. When they're able to distribute the load, everyone benefits.
- Worklife Canada estimates the cost of caregiving employees to employers to be $2-$3 billion annually ($1 billion in absenteeism and $1 billion to $2 billion in indirect costs).
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Anybody working on fringe analysis using ESPI (Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry)?
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We have developed device and sofware for determination of residual stresses using hole-drilling technique and ESPI. The software includes implementation of algorithms for fringe- speckle patterns processing.
ESPI software
What do you want to measure and what conditions you have (inplane or out of plane deformation, frequency, area ..) ?
What do you want to improve in the software? Do you use phase-shifting or some other technique for fringe analysis?
ESPI hardware
I think you have hardware limitation. Maybe framerate is unsufficient.
I'm not familiar with Optonor software. If you have camera with 40 fps and you use a phase-shifting algorithm, you need about 0,1s to record images. During this time displacements of the tested objects must be less then lambda/10 (lambda is a laser wavelength).
You can try to make smaller ROI to increase framerate of images grabbing.
Another problem could be if inplane displacements are significantly bigger than out-of-plane displacements. This can lead to decreasing or vanishing of a fringe contrast.
You can record fringe patterns without phase-shifting algorithm to avoid averaging. It is requires manually calculation of fringes and computation of deformation using simple formula, but this is hard and time consuming job.


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YES! Run Flat Tires CAN BE REPAIRED! Many manufacturers equip their vehicles with run-flat tires. If your vehicle has run-flat tires and you need the tire repaired the professionals from Apex Automotive can handle the tire repair for you. Apex Automotive has all the necessary equipment to repair or replace your run-flat tires fast. Our state of the art tire installation machines make this process a breeze. Keep reading below to find out more about run-flat tires.
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Since the early development of the automobile, tires have played an important role in determining a vehicle's overall comfort and safety. However, there are few consumer products placed in harms way more often than our tires, which encounter extremes in temperature, exposure to the elements, and attacks by debris on the road during their life. And while the tire manufacturers' continuous research and development efforts have improved tire durability and longevity, only recently have they developed tires that can temporarily maintain vehicle mobility using standard Original Equipment and aftermarket wheels. These run-flat tires provide the driver more flexibility when deciding where to have tire repairs made.
Tires don't typically carry the weight of our vehicles, the air inside them does. There are three basic elements which determine the load capacity of a tire: the size of the air chamber formed between the tire and wheel, the strength provided by the tire's construction to hold air pressure, and the amount of air pressure actually in the tire.
Most flat tires (and tire "blowouts") are the result of slow leaks that go unnoticed and allow the tire's air pressure to escape over time. Therefore, monitoring tire air pressure in real-time gets us half way there. If we had tires that could maintain temporary vehicle mobility even after air loss, we'd be just about invincible.
Today there are three technologies used as Original Equipment on vehicles to help maintain vehicle mobility when a tire is punctured. They are self-sealing tires, self-supporting tires and tires supported by an auxiliary system.
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Self-sealing tires are designed to fix most tread-area punctures instantly and permanently. These tires feature standard tire construction with the exception of an extra lining inside the tire under the tread area that's coated with a puncture sealant that can permanently seal most punctures from nails, bolts or screws up to 3/16 of an inch in diameter. These tires first provide a seal around the object when the tire is punctured and then fill in the hole in the tread when the object is removed. Because these tires are designed to seal the tire immediately upon being punctured, most drivers will never even know that they just had a puncture. Also because these tires feature standard tire constructions, the traditional loss-of-air symptoms that accompany a flat tire remain to warn the driver if the tire is damaged beyond repair. Therefore, self-sealing tires do not require a low air pressure warning system. Continental makes a Self-Sealing tire.
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Examples: Bridgestone RFT (Run-Flat Tire), Continental Tire (Self-Supporting Technology) and ROF (Run-On-Flat), Firestone RFT (Run-Flat Tire), Goodyear EMT (Extended Mobility Technology) and ROF (Run-On-Flat), Kumho XRP, Michelin ZP (Zero Pressure), Pirelli RFT (Run-Flat Technology) and Yokohama Run-Flat and ZPS (Zero Pressure System).
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO), a worldwide federation of national standards bodies, has adopted a run-flat system symbol for extended mobility systems featuring self-supporting run-flat tires.
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Auxiliary supported systems combine unique wheels and tires used for Original Equipment vehicle applications. In these systems, the flat tire's tread rests on a support ring attached to the wheel when the tire loses pressure. The advantage to this type of system is that it will place most of the mechanical task of providing run-flat capability on the wheel (which typically doesn't wear out or need to be replaced), and minimizes the responsibility of the tire (which does periodically wear out and requires replacement). Additionally, auxiliary support systems promise better ride quality because their sidewall's stiffness can be equivalent to today's standard tires. The disadvantage to auxiliary supported systems is that their unique wheels will not accept standard tires and that their lower volume will make this type of system more expensive.
This tire system is not widely accepted by vehicle manufacturers and consumers. The PAX tire by Michelin was a highly rejected implementation by the manufacturer.
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Communication with students is explored here by Fred Motson from Westminster Law School in the 2013 Westminster Learning Futures webinar series. He describes a project he undertook using text messages to communicate directly with students, as it had been noted students were not always engaging with standard University communication, such as departmental emails.
Communication by text was found to be particularly helpful in getting students to pick up marked work. This is seen to be a good thing as it raises the likelihood students will read the feedback on their work. Other benefits were being able to get messages to students quickly and personally where last minute changes to lecturers or rooms occurred.
Fred goes on to talk about use of podcasting to communicate to students on a module what constitutes a good assignment. Communication in this way means students can go back to the resource over and over, and take their time to digest the material. On the whole students felt this was a good thing for them, and the lecturer felt he would definitely do it again.
The final part of this video (from 24:26) is about using twitter to provide extra information and links to students, that on their own might not merit a whole email message.
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Hello, my name is Annabelle Brown and tomorrow, Saturday 25th April 1999, I will become twelve years old.
I am quite tall for my age, probably about a slither of chalk higher than my older brother, Peregrine, oh he's thirteen and a half by the way, and a real nasty tease.
I am also a tintzy wintzy bit taller than my Mother, Barbara Brown.
All of this explains why I find it very irritating that everyone in my home calls me, 'Little Annabelle'.
Even my younger sister, Trudy who is eight, calls me 'Little Annabelle'.
Oh well I suppose it'll stop one day.
To-morrow however, is a special day for me, cos as I said before, I am going to be 12.
My parents are throwing a party for me and all my class mates are coming.
I am at this moment writing the names of all my friends down in my diary.
I thought it would be a good idea to keep some kind of record of the day.
So far I have written, Sally Lancashire, Laura Doobie, Jessica Mint, Alice Frootle (Quite why I have invited Alice I do not know, since she and I absolutely hate each other, but Mummy said I ought to), Miranda Snitch and last but not least my very best friend Olivia Black.
Actually we are sometimes known as Black and Brown cos' we are always falling over and hurting and bruising ourselves.
It's the nearest anyone can get to Black and Blue I suppose.
Everyone at school calls me Bella for short, thank heavens, minus the word 'Little' I am thrilled to say.
Anyway, the reason I am writing this little story is to tell about the most important thing in the world to me.
I suppose you are all wondering what that might be.
Well, let me tell you.
Ever since I can remember I have always wanted a real, live snake.
I have no idea why this is, but it is something that I have hankered for since I was about four or maybe five. I think it must have been after I saw a beautiful Corn Snake on a Childrens TV show all about unusual family pets and things.
My dear Papa, Ronald Brown, who by the way is an Accountant, looked at me, straight in the eye, when I first asked him for one and said,
"My dear Little Annabelle, I deal with enough snakes every day, the last thing I would want is to come home to one."
I must admit, when he said that, I had no idea what he meant and for many years I thought he worked in a Zoo. In fact, until I was nine, all my friends thought he was a Zoo Keeper!
I persisted however and every year when my birthday comes around and I am asked what I would like for my Birthday, I always answer in my most pleading voice, "A snake please."
Everyone would laugh, take no notice, and I would then be tearing gift wrapping paper from toys or books or a new dress or a video or whatever, but never a real live snake.
This year it seemed would be no different.
My Mother and father asked me what I would like for my birthday, so did my sister and so did my precocious brother Peregrine.
To them all, I replied with the same answer, a snake, and from them all I got the same response, namely a raucous belly laugh.
Oh well, it's getting late now and I'm tired and excited so I think I'll switch off my light, say a little prayer and hope for the best, for tomorrow.
Good night everyone.
The following day Annabelle awoke with a start.
It was just turning 8.00am as her brother Peregrine flung her bedroom door open, rushed into her room,
threw open her curtains whilst yelling, "Get up Miss 12 year old, it's Saturday morning and it's your birthday, it's your birthday" he chanted excitedly.
Hot on his heels was her younger sister Trudy bounding into the room shouting, "Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday Little Annabelle!"
Annabelle sat bolt upright in her bed at which point Trudy jumped full pelt on top of her, followed closely by Peregrine.
There then ensued the most enthusiastic pillow fight ever seen on a young girl's Birthday, which was only
interrupted by the sound of adult footsteps thumping up the stairs.
"Peregrine, Trudy, I hope you're not bothering your sister on her birthday!" sang out the sweet but very firm questioning voice of Mr. Brown.
The two siblings jumped off the bed laughing heartily at their sister, and as their father entered the bedroom they fled out as fast as they could go.
Ronald Brown sat on the edge of her bed.
Annabelle was pulling herself together after the pillow fight ordeal and as she swept her hair back from her shoulders her father gazed at her and with the warmest of glowing smiles he said
"Annabelle Brown you are quite, quite beautiful. It seems only yesterday that you were just a twinkle in your Mothers eye. Happy Birthday my darling."
Then rising from the bed he stepped forward and planted a loving kiss on Annabelle's forehead with the words. "Hurry now, breakfast will be ready in five minutes."
Annabelle rose from her bed and went into the bathroom, her mind racing with excitement.
She washed, dressed and made for downstairs to the kitchen and breakfast.
Seated around the table, as her mother busied with the breakfast things, was her father, brother and sister. In the middle of the breakfast table was a small Birthday cake with twelve candles.
Her chair was littered with ribbons, cards and small wrapped packages.
Her mother and father had provided a small family birthday cake for breakfast in addition to the large party birthday cake for when the friends were due to arrive later.
Annabelle could hardly contain her excitement, she snatched at the wrapped presents and opened them with fierce glee. She opened her cards and read them out aloud, they all contained loving messages from relatives and the close family seated around the table.
The card from her parents gave her food for thought as she read,
'Oh Little Annabelle, how you have grown into a lovely young girl. To celebrate this 12th Birthday, look for a dangling chain to make your dreams come true.'
She was far too excited to eat any breakfast and after an hour or so of opening presents, eating breakfast birthday cake and plying her mother and father with question after question about the dangling chain, the birthday breakfast was over.
Her friends were due to arrive for her party in two hours and so she had to return to her room to get herself into her party dress.
On the way back to her bedroom she slipped out into the garden.
Luckily her father, who was a very successful accountant (and not a zoo keeper) made sure the Brown family lived in some luxury.
The grounds of the house were quite extensive and since a young child Annabelle always took some time to walk herself around the grounds with her imaginary friend, 'Tanya the Twig.' Tanya was a large three foot twig she had rescued from an ailing tree and she would always walk the grounds shaking her twig in front of her face, chatting to it as if it were a close friend.
Even now, at age twelve, she felt the need to go off and have a few quiet words of conversation.
At precisely 11.00am the front door bell chimed.
Dressed in a beautiful pink dress with her long flowing blond hair sweeping down both sides of her
shoulders, Annabelle rushed to the front door.
She opened the door to reveal Olivia and Miranda, "Happy Birthday Bella Beautiful" they both sang out, and the three friends locked in an embrace.
Annabelle wondered if she'd ever been this happy before in her whole life.
Within no more than five minutes all the other girls arrived.
The party went on all day.
The girls laughed, giggled, danced disco style, teased Peregrine (who was very shy and for once tongue tied at the large influx of young females in his home).
They watched with acute interest as Annabelle opened all the presents which they had brought.
From Olivia she received a CD of her favourite singer, Dwayne Dreamer.
From Sally she opened a very large present which revealed a typewriter.
A make-up kit came from Miranda and a beautiful pair of sun glasses was the gift from Jessica.
From Alice she received a small book entitled 'How to make friends easily' which, considering how treacherous Alice could be, gave Annabelle a small shockwave.
Her brother Peregrine gave her a leather wallet, with a large snake engraved in gold on the underside, which made Annabelle smile.
Her sister Trudy gave her a wristwatch and for this the younger sister received the biggest smacker of a
kiss she had ever had from her big Sis 'Little Annabelle'.
Amidst all this activity and standing directly behind her daughter, Mrs Brown deftly slipped a gold chain over her daughters head.
Annabelle was so preoccupied with all her friends and the excitement of the moment, she hardly even noticed her mother's actions.
Suddenly, without any warning, and after the friends had been in the house for a few hours, with lunch and tea consumed, the front door bell chimed once again.
Annabelle ran to open it, only to discover a crowd of young boys from the neighbourhood.
They were all known to the group of girls and with lots of laughing, shouting and screaming, the party took on a new frantic slant as the boys danced with the girls and the music became louder and louder.
Peregrine grew more confident as some of the boys were known to him too and their presence made him feel less shy.
By the time evening fell, the parents of all the children arrived and collected their offspring.
With the final sounds of cheerio's and goodbyes fading into the distance by 9.00pm the house was strangely back to its controlled and silent state with just the Brown family as its inhabitants.
Annabelle threw herself on to the sofa and feigned sleep, as she closed her eyes she said with much love, "Oh Mummy and Daddy, thank you for such a lovely day, I somehow wish it wasn't all over."
Her mother squatted down beside her and cuddled her closely.
Then she whispered in her ear, "Well darling perhaps it isn't, have you seen that lovely chain hanging around your neck?"
Annabelle had been so preoccupied with her party and her friends she had no idea that there even was a chain around her neck.
She sat up with a start, "Oh Mummy, how did this get here?" she exclaimed with renewed excitement.
As Annabelle examined the chain, she noticed a small gold key dangling from the bottom of the chain.
It was so tiny it was hardly noticeable.
"What's this key'' she cried out.
"Let's find out, shall we?" replied Mrs. Brown, with a broad grinning Mr. Brown looking on.
She then took her daughter's hand and led her out into the garden, with the rest of the family trailing in their wake.
Shining her big giant torch and leading the way down the path they walked, mother and daughter, hand in hand no words exchanging.
It was now late evening and night had settled.
Annabelle felt a sense of growing expectation at the unknown, mixed with the possibility of knowing, threaded through her body.
They walked along the path, down and around the pond and then through the flowered arch, positioned at the far end of the garden.
Mrs. Brown held the torch firmly in her hand as she lit the route, making sure that the others were close behind them.
They then rounded the garden shed and walked slowly along the cobbled alley down to the other end of the borderland of the house.
Mrs. Brown reached the greenhouse and stopped in her tracks.
She opened the greenhouse door and turned on the light.
Clutching Annabelle's hand she pointed to a large black wooden box with a padlock on top, sitting on the work bench in the corner of the greenhouse.
The box, which was now clearly visible from the full light of her torch, had lots of holes in its sides.
Mrs. Brown gestured to the key around her neck and indicated to her daughter to open the box.
Nervously, Annabelle lifted the chain around her neck and fiddling with the little key at the end, she managed to open the padlock.
She achieved this with some difficulty since her hands were now becoming too shaky to control.
As she swung the lid of the black box open she saw before her the most beautiful Corn Snake snuggled in straw.
It was long and brown with white markings, to Annabelle it was the most beautiful snake her eyes had ever
seen, and the most beautiful birthday present a girl could ever ask for.
The snake seemed to rear up at her and she spotted a small tongue flicking at her from its open mouth, as if it was saying hello.
Annabelle screamed out aloud "Oh Mummy'" and fell to her knees with tears of joy streaming down her face.
Peregrine, Trudy and Mr. & Mrs. Brown all gathered around their sister and daughter with moist eyes of their own as she sobbed with uncontrollable delight.
This was without a doubt, truly the most wonderful moment of Little Annabelle Brown's Life.
It seemed, by believing in her dreams and having enough patience, everything does indeed eventually come to those who wait.
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Video: Bay to Birdwood 2015
We chat with Paul Rees, director of the National Motor Museum in South Australia, about the recent Bay to Birdwood classic rally
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In partnership with Bay to Birdwood held in September, National Motor Museum director Paul Rees takes the helm and sat down to chat with us about past and present, as well as how he plans to preserve and tell Australia's motoring history at the museum.
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- Last and always the least comes the part where the editor must thank the college administration for providing the monetary and moral support because for bringing out a knowledge-based publication one needs a considerable effort and costs.
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My second Flashbak article this week looked at another computer of the 1980s: Commodore's Amiga 500.
Here's a snippet and the url (http://flashbak.com/everything-never-expected-computer-remembering-amiga-500-47963/):
"In 1987, Commodore released the Amiga 500, a home computer, a system that -- to this day -- is beloved by dedicated gamers.
More than 6 million Amiga 500 units were sold (originally at the princely sum of $700.00), and Commodore advertised the system as "the most advanced home and small business computer" in history. One might contrast this marketing slogan with Atari's promise for the 800…that it was 'timeless.'
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The 500 featured "software to aid learning," 4096 colors and stereo sound, and most importantly "the latest high-tech video games."
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Once students enrol at Everyday P-12 School they are assigned to one of three sporting houses. The students stay in their allocated house throughout their time here and represent them in sporting events such as cross country, athletics, swimming and board games.
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