2017 Master Class, Presentation, & Panel Descriptions

Below you will find the descriptions for Master Classes, Presentations, and Panels. As you look through the schedule, you can come here to read the descriptions. This will help you when choosing which sessions to attend during the conference.

Fair warning: You won't be able to attend everything you want to attend. (Unless you have Hermione's time-turner.) So you will need to make some tough decisions. Consider teaming up with some friends to divide and conquer.

Brand Me Till It Hurts

Presenter: Linda Kay Silva

Description: Branding and marketing is not for the faint of heart and most writers wait until after they publish to start this all-important task of carving out their brand and determining who they are. Who you think you are and who your readership thinks you are could be two different things. So how do readers find you if you don't leave a trail? Branding is that trail. If you want to sell more books (and who doesn't, right?) then this class is a must see. You'll not only learn how to create your brand, but why it is vital to your financial success as a writer...success comes from the next step, which is marketing your brand. Five-time award winning author of over 30 novels, Alex Westmore/Linda Kay Silva/Storm will share with you the steps needed to know your brand and the marketing techniques she's learned from her publisher, Broad Winged Books, that brings her in 5 times more royalties than ever before. You will walk away from this class with a game plan on how you can increase sales and create the cash flow you deserve as a writer.

Creating Authentic Conflict: Developing Memorable Characters Who Drive the Plot

Presenter: Radclyffe

Description: From the basics to beyond: a sequential approach to defining the multi‐layered character; how to use archetypes; and tools for creating organic goals/motivation and conflict. This didactic class is geared for authors of all levels and will include a Q&A.

May I Live In Your Bones? Psychic Distance and POV

Presenter: Karelia Stetz Waters

Description: What makes the difference between a comic mystery and a hard-hitting thriller? A sweet and innocent romance and a work of erotica? You’re tempted to say plot, but equally important are the changes in tone created by different applications of point of view (POV) and psychic distance.

In the first half of this class, we’re going to explore psychic distance. Psychic distance denotes the distance between the narrative voice of the story and the character’s experiences. Is the reader in the protagonist’s mind and body or floating just behind her shoulder? Does the author narrate the story from afar? Dose an authorial voice comment on the unfolding events or does the author disappear? There are no wrong choices, but each choice creates a different novel. A good understanding of psychic distance and its application will help you craft believable characters, descriptions that reveal character, and sex scenes that advance plot. It will help you bring emotion, humor, and suspense to the page.

In the second half of this class, we will explore the benefits and drawbacks of different POVs. We will also experiment with writing exercises that use different POVs to help you uncover your story and your characters (regardless of whether you plan on changing the POV in the final manuscript.) From there we will look at some common POV errors and why they matter even if your readers aren’t immediately aware of them.  If possible, bring a page or two of your own writing to work on in class. Also, if available, bring a phone with a camera and an action figure to play with. (Additional action figures will be provided, but you might get stuck with headless Barbie.)    NOTE: Discussions of these topics usually start with POV and move on to psychic distance, but I would argue that the question of psychic distance comes first. Talking about psychic distance first helps new writers discover their voices.

Seducing the Reader: 4 Elements of a Strong Opening to Intrigue the Reader

Presenter: Karin Kallmaker

Description: Readers can decide in a few paragraphs if they're going to stick with a book - sometimes less than that. Learn basic elements to seduce readers so they are your willing captive from cover to cover.

This class will focus on 4 elements of a strong opening: 1) Orient the Reader in Time and Space 2) Arouse Empathy and Emotion 3) Set Atmosphere with Tone 4) Make Your Story Promise to the Reader.

Introductions to concepts for each element will be followed by opportunity to ask questions, consider examples from familiar writers, then participants will be given a selection of writing prompts to practice that element. Participants will have several minutes to work then volunteers will be encouraged to read. Wrap-up includes a final "put it all together" writing prompt.

The Ruthless Red Pen

Presenter: Lori L. Lake

Description: You’ve heard it said before that most writers have difficulty editing and revising their own work. When we write, we get so immersed in our story worlds that we don’t always have clarity of vision or enough distance to see what could be done to improve a manuscript. But there are tactics you can use to get around that issue.

Lori Lake’s presentation will help you develop a fresh eye for your project and decide upon methods that work for you personally to allow for an orderly revision process that you can repeat in the future. The goal is to correct as many – or all – weak aspects as possible so that the nuts and bolts process of editing will be easier. Careful revision will ensure the effective use of plot, structure, and perspective. You’ll also find ways to balance action vs. rumination and scene-making vs. exposition, which results in a satisfying revelation of the climax and final resolution.

Join Lori to get new ideas for ways to strengthen your manuscript and improve your chance of having it accepted for publication!

Challenging Our Assumptions: The Ladder of Inference

Presenter: Ann Roberts

Description: Writers, do you enjoy creating complex characters who are often not what they seem? Readers, do you delight in plot twists? Have you ever jumped to conclusions and thought, "Whoops! I guess I got that wrong!" The Ladder of Inference, a thought process used by education professionals, can be a valuable tool for writers, readers...human beings. Join us as we explore this thought process and its connection to literature and life.

How To Be An Effective Moderator

Presenter:Melissa Brayden

Description: Moderating a panel presentation is one of the most important and difficult jobs at the conference. It involves wrangling and herding a group of people with strong opinions, and engaging the audience in the discussion. The continuum of experience among moderators ranges from novice to highly experienced. It isn’t fair to the panelists or the audience if the moderator is unprepared or if she hijacks the conversation. Melissa Brayden will help moderators avoid pitfalls and will offer excellent resources for those in need of support or affirmation.

Educational Opportunities with GCLS

Presenter: Beth Burnett

Description: The Golden Crown Literary Society offers a diverse array of educational opportunities. From the in-depth instruction of the Writing Academy to the mentoring program to the video libraries, GCLS is wholly dedicated to providing the best information and education to new and established writers alike. Join us to learn all about the education opportunities and be sure to come with questions. Our team is ready to make your writing dreams come true.

How to Quickly Come Up With More Ideas Than You Know What To Do With

Presenter: Elizabeth Andre

Description: “Where do you get your ideas?” is the most common question writers get asked. It usually triggers a snarky response, but the truth is that idea generation is a skill that can be learned and taught. This interactive presentation will explore some core ground rules that allow writers to consistently generate excellent ideas and include several interactive exercises. Participation is not required, but those who do participate may win prizes. Note: This is not an idea critique group. All ideas are welcome and encouraged.

How To Write and Publish Reviews

Presenter: Velvet Lounger

Description: This presentation is a two-part session on how to write and publish reviews. The first section is on how. Topics covered will include ARC, Characters, Style, Editing/Formatting etc., and also how to write critical reviews without being personal, allowing for diversity of opinion while being able to identify what the reviewer didn't like etc.

The second section on how and where to publish them, and why they are so important to authors. (i.e. Amazon, Goodreads) What are the rules, such as Amazon’s new $50 spend requirement and why 50 reviews make a difference.

It's Complicated: A Character Who Works in the Media

Presenter: D. Jackson Leigh

Description: News media -- especially today's confusing blend of internet bloggers, news commentators and even legitimate media pushed beyond their sworn ethics in the push to publish instantly -- is mostly misrepresented in fiction and on television. Thinking of writing a character who works in the media field? Here's an examination of common misconceptions about different types of media, news journalists vs. news entertainment, public relations media vs. news journalists, and why it's really hard to successfully sue for libel.

Legacies of Lesbian Literature Project

Presenters: Marianne K. Martin & Cheryl Pletcher

Description: Provide an update to the community on our Legacies Project progress.  We will review interviews completed, show a few clips from them, give an update on the project funding, and review the project timeline for the documentary. It is our goal that attendees will leave the presentation with knowledge of the status of the project and funding.

Self Care for Writers and Those That Love Them

Presenter: Beth Burnett & Karen Richard

Description: Authors and empowerment coaches Karen Richard and Beth Burnett are back with their positive take on overcoming self-doubt, moving through writer's block, dealing with rejection, and making healthy changes that lead to more confidence and creative passion.

The Art of the Fight

Presenter: Barbara Ann Wright

Description: Whether you have two characters engaged in a bare-knuckle brawl or a shoot-out involving many players, this presentation will help writers successfully navigate writing a combat scene. Learn the difference between realistic and fiction fighting, how to judge a character's level of combat expertise, what language to use to make a combat scene pop, and how to pace the scene so that readers are always immersed in the action.

“Go Where You are Loved”: Creating Sustainable Writing Communities for Lesbians of Color

Presenter: S. Andrea Allen

Description: This presentation will focus on strategies for building writing communities for lesbians of color. We will discuss challenges to writers of color (particularly microaggressions and other forms of exclusionary practices), strategies for overcoming isolation in mainstream writing communities, finding and creating supportive and nurturing writing communities, and increasing LOC visibility in literary communities.

Writing Queer Crime and Mystery Fiction

Presenter: Ann Aptaker

Description:  This presentation will explore the Queer point of view in crime and mystery fiction where LGBTQ characters are at the center of the action, either as crime solvers or as criminals themselves. We will explore these literary issues: (1) Why is writing crime & mystery fiction from a Queer point of view different than a mainstream/hetero point of view? (2) Relationship to the Law (3) Relationship to society in general (4) The Queer voice vs. the mainstream voice (POV, language) (5) The heightened sexual tension inherent in some crime genres and how this sexual tension differs in Queer crime and mystery literature.

Ramifications of the above: (1) Different and/or additional definitions of courage (2) Different expectations for "cooperation" with authorities (3) Additional threats to the Queer protagonist  (4) The emotions of crime and/or crime solving as experienced by Queer characters

Across the Genres: Why I Write the Books I Write

Authors from various genres will discuss what drew them to write in their particular genre(s). Readers could also be invited to discuss why they like what they like. What are the similarities between genres? Where is there overlap?

Barbara Grier: Her Legacy and Influence

With the release of Barbara Grier's autobiography, INDOMITABLE, it's clear that her groundbreaking role in founding lesbian literature is both undeniable and unparalleled. Publishers and authors who have been heavily influenced by Barbara's legacy share their "Barbara Grier" stories and share the impact Barbara has had on their life, careers, and the future of lesbian publishing.

Book Reviews: For What and Whom?

Book reviews matter to readers. They can be powerful, influencing which books readers pick up and the mindset with which they approach what they read. Good reviewers can play an important informational and educational role for readers as they promote, critique, and provide filters. What are the elements of a really good review? How can authors have their book noticed by a reviewer? During this panel, members will discuss reviews from their various roles in the industry: reviewer, publisher, reader and author.

Breaking the Mold and Finding an Audience

We all know that romance sells and readers enjoy delving into the fantasy, but what about the call for Lesbian Fiction that doesn't follow the formula? How can we ignore the readers who ask, why are there no books about someone like me? The books are out there, but not in great abundance. This panel will explore how we can break the mold and still be successful. We promise a lively discussion on how to reach those readers who are crying for something different.

Circling the Wagons: Lesbian Literature in a Time of Hate

Subtitle: Lesbian literature in the time of hate. A discussion of the ways racism, anti-feminism and homophobia under the new government affects us as writers, readers, and lesbians in general. Will we write differently? Choose different subjects and themes? Will we focus on or try to avoid political subjects and themes? Can we write as before, as patriotic supporters of the White House, the military, the American Way of Life? Implications beyond our writing: will the gradual integration of Lesfic into the general literary pool now be reversed? Will we find ourselves fighting the old pre-Ellen battles? Will we need to re-affirm our loyalties to lesbian products and visibility? Youth outreach: will this become more urgent in the government-sanctioned atmosphere of ignorance and homophobia? Should we all just run away to Sweden?

Authors discuss tips and tactics to embrace the age-old romance formula, while at the same time putting their unique stamp on its execution. How do we keep the formula fresh in the face of millions of already written books? Is it possible to re-invent the wheel? And what about that happy ending? Is it the only way to make romance readers happy?

Herstory in the Making

Readers don't finish historical fiction novels that read like textbooks but also hate sheroes from past eras using modern terminology. How do you strike the right balance to keep from being so accurate with your research that descriptions and dialogue sound like professorial speeches, yet weave the fascinating elements of a time-period seamlessly into your story? Join our panel of outstanding historical fiction authors to learn how they do it.

It Was a Dark and Stormy Night

Narration. Description. Setting. Writers often grapple with anything that isn’t dialogue. What’s important to include? What’s not? How do we create eloquent prose to keep our readers interested between conversations?

Juggling Romance With Kids

The widow, the aunt, and the single mom: women with kids want love, too! This panel will explore the specific conflicts that arise when a romance is built around a woman with a child. Panelists will discuss their decision to give a romantic lead a child, how they built the character of the child, and what they most liked about writing a story where the romantic lead is a package deal.

Just a Few Tiny Tweaks…Navigating the Editorial Rapids Without Drowning

Join editor Lynda Sandoval and several authors for an "ask us anything" panel about the good, the bad, the ugly, and the hilarious about the author/editor relationship. This is your chance to ask about some editor pet peeves, some author pet peeves, and anything at all about the way we work together and sometimes, inadvertently, against each other. Part entertaining tell-all, part information, part how-to, the panel will have something for everyone, from readers to authors to others within the publishing world.

Mystery & Mayhem

Kate Delafield. Jane Lawless. Kinsey Milhone. Whether it’s a whodunit, a police procedural, a cozy, or a thriller, a strong detective is at the center of a mystery. Join this panel of authors as they discuss the most necessary ingredients of a good detective, one who must often thrive and grow throughout a series of novels.

Navigating the Long-Term Career

Listen in as veteran writers offer tales from the trenches and dish on what it takes to keep a writing career on track and fruitful. Learn what pitfalls they’ve experienced and what homeruns have elevated their careers to the next level. Longevity is key. How can we attain it?

Not Your Mama’s Paranormal Fantasy

Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave

Creating strong subplots and memorable secondary characters is an art, especially in a mystery novel where everyone is a suspect. How does an author create secondary storylines that don’t wind up as a tangled mess? Join these authors for a discussion of all that is necessary to keep the plot organized, the characters straight (figuratively), and the reader sane.

Profanity, Vulgarities and Obscenities, Oh My!

A discussion of how and when an author can best use profanity in all its varied gradations to create a memorable story. Some characters need to spit out a few obscenities now and then to make their persona believable. How can we craft a better character or scene with it? Come to the panel that has put social media in an uproar and is bound to be a h*ll of a lively discussion!

Romance Mad Libs

So, I Had This Idea…

There is no right way to transform an idea into a finished book. Proof of this can be found in this diverse group of panelists who will describe where they got their initial inspiration for a story and how they ultimately wrote and published their first work. Note: Panelists are usually chosen 1-2 months ahead of the conference based on registration of debut authors with a goal of diverse representation of publishers, publication story and panelists themselves.

Teach It/Preach It

Most lesfic work is more than meets the eye. The underlying message, sometimes referred to as the theme, the moral, or the main idea, can leave readers with powerful reflection or a call to action. Join these writers in a discussion of powerful writing—what it means to them and how it shaped their lives.

The Badass With a Heart of Gold

Take some action, sprinkle in a little mystery, and ice it with a layer of romance and you’ve got a heady mixture that readers love to get lost in. But writing a badass character with a soft, heart-of-gold center can be a challenge. Authors discuss the ins and outs of writing characters who are edgy, singularly focused, and often hard to like—and making readers fall in love with them anyway.

The Magic Elixir for Creating Unique Characters

Everyone has a favorite literary character, all of who share the distinct trait of uniqueness. How do authors create characters that last generations? Join these authors for a discussion of strategies for making characters unique, memorable and non-traditional.

When We Collide: The Intersection of Identities

This panel will explore ways to create engaging, nuanced characters and stories that combine themes including gender and identity, mental health, race and more. We’ll discuss the challenges inherent in writing about our own identities and those of others—plus the added layer of difficulty when these intersect. How do we avoid taking the easy way out and make real characters with overlapping identities?

Women in Uniform

What is it about a woman in uniform? Is it power? Confidence? Do you see the woman warrior or the trustworthy authority figure? Is she one who’s happy working within the system or does she prefer coloring outside the lines? Panelists will examine what is compelling about a story featuring a woman who is a part of something bigger than herself, and what role, if any, the larger “organization” plays. Drawing on a wide range of roles—from a Mountie to a paramedic, from a fledgling Air Force pilot to a cop, a World War II WAC, an ER nurse, and more—authors will also discuss the researching and crafting of these characters, and the effect of their duty on potential relationships.

Writing Our Religions: Writers of Faith Speak Out

There has been much work done on LGBT people breaking away from religious communities or creating their own paths, but little work has been done around the people who choose to maintain ties to their formal religious organizations in the hopes of shaping them for the better. In this panel, authors of faith will talk about how their religious communities shape their work as well as the challenges they have faced from publishers, readers, and fellow authors.

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  2. Simple interest 2
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  3. Train from Brno
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  5. Velocity ratio
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  6. Square prism
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  7. Construct 1
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  8. Skier
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  10. Carbon dioxide
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  13. Forest nursery
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  14. Pumps 3
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  15. Thermometer
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  16. Gon functions
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  18. Cube wall
  19. Clock
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DEFINITION of High Beta Index

A high beta index is a basket of stocks that exhibit greater volatility than a broad market index like the S&P 500. The S&P 500 High Beta Index is the most well-known of these indexes. It tracks the performance of 100 S&P 500 companies that are most sensitive to changes in market returns. Beta by definition is the amount of volatility or systematic risk, an asset exhibits compared to the market as a whole. Besides the flagship large cap index, Standard and Poor's (S&P) offers high beta variations of small-cap, mid-cap, and emerging markets to name a few.

A high beta index constituents exhibit greater sensitivity than the broad market. Sensitivity is measured by the beta of an individual stock. A beta of 1 indicates the asset moves in line with the market. Anything less than 1 represents an asset less volatile than the market and greater than 1 suggests a more volatile asset. For example, a beta of 1.2 means the asset is 20% more volatile than the market. Conversely, a beta of 0.70 is theoretically 30% less volatile than the market. Beta is measured against a widely followed index like the S&P 500.

Gaining exposure to a high beta index requires an investment vehicle like an exchange traded fund (ETF). The PowerShares S&P 500 High Beta Index (SPHB) is the most widely traded asset that tracks volatile assets in the broader market. Since inception, the ETF has underperformed the underlying S&P 500 Index. In fact, the index posted double-digit declines in 2015 as the scare of a China slowdown and earning recession punished the entire stock market. The largest allocation in the fund comes from the financial and industrial sectors with some individual holdings like Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Arconic (ARNC).

Limitations of a High Beta Index

Contrary to popular belief, high beta or volatility doesn't necessarily translate to greater returns. For many years, the High Beta S&P 500 Index has underperformed its underlying benchmark. This occurred during a period of unyielding improvement in the broad market. Instead, research shows that low volatility stocks tend to earn greater risk-adjusted returns than high volatility stocks. The reason low beta tends to outperform can be attributed to investment constraints behavioral biases like the representative heuristic and over confidence. In addition, sector selection and other fundamental criteria play an important role in the volatility and performance of a high beta index.


One of the things the arts can do in a community is help to lead revitalization. Often this happens in unexpected spots or in parts of a city that people had long thought were beyond hope. The arts are able to find affordable locations and then often transform the properties into more viable and better-looking spaces.

A new art gallery just opened in Akron on Dec. 1, Project Three Gallery on Kenmore Boulevard, the creation of Kai Wick of Wick Studio. Its first exhibit showcases work created by Akron Soul Train's October Artists in Residence, Joshua Eiskamp and Charisse Mae Harris.

Akron Soul Train grants fellowships that provide resources for all creative disciplines to create a new body of work with the intention of “fostering a more vibrant downtown Akron.” This exhibit of two recent resident artists highlights what Akron Soul Train is doing while raising awareness of the new gallery space.

Project Three Gallery is not large, but the space is newly remodeled and it would be easy to create innovative exhibitions or installations that would foster dialogues about what an artist is making, or about important issues that the community might be facing. This is an exciting, bold and challenging endeavor, one that people should support if they want to see real and sustained change happen in local business.

Josh Eiskamp is an abstract painter and Charisse Mae Harris is a mixed-media artist.

For the exhibit, Eiskamp is displaying paintings from his body of work "Pendulous: Akron," which he states is “focused on the spatial interplay between painterly color field and select visual elements sourced through observations, drawings and photographs of Akron areas on South High, East Bowery, South Broadway, and East Mill.”

His "54 E. Mill" is a painting of this location in Akron that also highlights the road construction that has become all too familiar for residents. Three manhole covers (or possibly potholes) are focal points in the composition, with orange barrels lining the left side of the painting. The orange barrels eventually give way to street lights and a bridge in the distant background.

Eiskamp states that his intention is to invite viewers to dive into the work and immerse themselves. The representational qualities of the paintings keep them relatable, while at the same time they retain much of the painterly or slightly abstract qualities that make them interesting to look at and full of life.

Harris has created autobiographical miniature sculptures exploring the evolution and complexities of soul food in black culture. For the exhibit, the sculptures are displayed on small shelves with a framed photo of the sculptures placed in or held by a person's hand directly above. Harris states that she begins each sculpture with one of her own food memories, and a “dialogue about food memories is then created between others and herself.”

"Collard Greens" is a polymer clay, plastic and ceramic miniature sculpture. The work features a silver pot overflowing with greens, next to it a tiny bowl, which is also filled greens and has a tiny utensil sticking out. There is a vitality about this work, a sense of humor and ultimately because of the size of the piece and how realistic it is, there is a unique connective quality.

The miniature size takes the work out of the realm of reality and into an engaging story mode, where you can ask questions like, why is it so small? What motivated the artist to make it this way?

Here, in a small gallery space on Kenmore Boulevard, you can see how the arts are helping to shape conversations about the community. Arts groups and artists have come together to provide a portal into a potentially brighter future. It’s an exciting moment, one I encourage everyone to take advantage of.

Contact Anderson Turner at haturner3@gmail.com.


• Average True Range: What is it? What is it for?

    The market is dominated by two alternating trends: the bullish and bearish trends. For an analyst to be able to understand the market trend, and to be able to predict the next trend is fundamental but complicated. There are many indicators that, if used in the same way, can give concrete predictions about what is going to happen to the market. Predicting as truthful a forecast as possible is very important because it gives the possibility to significantly reduce the risk in investments.

  • Trading signals: let's order

    Today we will analyze the price movement that distinguishes every financial instrument. All this to give us the opportunity to predict more reliably the trend of the market on which we intend to invest.

Daily trading: how can you make an investment?

In the field of online trading, we have seen several initial strategies exist, such as position trading. However, if you want to try to move less cautiously and act more unscrupulously right away, you can try to make a difference with daily trading.

Bull Spread and Bear Spread: what to do when the market is unstable

Continue our journey around some of the best known advanced trading strategies. In this case, we will analyze Bull Spread, a technique that is usually used if you have the feeling that the market is taking on bullish traits.


There comes a time for nearly every business when it must shut its doors, cease operations, and dissolve. While it can be for any number of reasons, the process of properly closing a business can be a relatively lengthy and stressful, independent of the cause. Read ahead for a chronological list of the six most important steps to properly dissolve a company.

1) Take the necessary internal actions.

The first step to a successful dissolution is to ensure that all of a company’s owners (or, in the case of a corporation, the shareholders) approve of the decision. This is usually a very natural and streamlined process for smaller organizations, as all of the owners will typically already be aware of the circumstances.

For larger companies, the internal dissolution process will often be clearly outlined in their corporate bylaws. If a corporation is publicly traded, the process requires a shareholder vote in order to be considered valid. Even though LLCs are free from many of the internal formalities of dissolution, it is highly recommended that the proper measures are taken to ensure all members approve of the closure.

2) File a Certificate of Dissolution with your state of incorporation.

Once all the appropriate internal measures are complete, the next step towards proper dissolution is filing a document (called a “Certificate of Dissolution”) with any and all states that the company operates in. This includes any states in which the organization is officially incorporated or foreign qualified.

While filing a Certificate of Dissolution can usually be done before a few of the following steps listed in this article, it should be noted that there are some exceptions. Some states require that certain clearances are received from state tax boards or creditors before a Certificate can be approved. It is advised that you seek the guidance of a filing professional, a professional registered agent, or your local Secretary of State’s office as you decide the ideal file date.

3) Ensure your business is up-to-date and compliant with all taxation issues.

Even though your business might be closing, you may still have financial obligations that will need to be addressed (e.g. taxes or payroll). The IRS will typically help you through this process, to ensure that they receive all necessary revenues. However, as with any financial related issues, it is a sound idea to consult with a tax attorney or accountant during this process.

4) Officially notify all known creditors of your planned dissolution.

Just because your business will be closing does not mean that you will be absolved of your business’s outstanding debts. As a result, you will be required to officially notify all of your known creditors of your planned dissolution. This involves sending a written notice to each of your creditors that includes a reliable set of contact information, your expressed intent to dissolve, and a firm, legally enforceable, deadline that states a clear send-by date for the creditor to send their claims to you (often 120 days from the date of notice).

There may be a few other necessary, state mandated steps to this process, depending on where you are incorporated. These can include seemingly trivial formalities such as posting a notice of your dissolution in local papers, or making allowances for unknown creditors to pursue their debts after your claim deadline. If in doubt, it’s best to ask for guidance from a business expert.

5) Settle any outstanding debts with creditors.

Once you have informed your creditors of your dissolution, you can expect to start receiving claims. It is entirely up to your company whether you choose to accept or decline each of these claims, but any correspondence regarding a claim must be done in writing. It should be noted that many dissolution related claims are often negotiated to receive a substantial, but reasonable, discount.

6) Distribute any remaining financial assets between partners.

Once your business settles any tax requirements and claims by creditors, the final step in proper dissolution is to distribute the remaining financial assets to each partner. This is typically done in accordance to ownership percentage. In the case of companies that have outstanding preferred stock, or special considerations outlined in their bylaws, assets may be divided differently. All of these distributions must be reported to the IRS, in order for them to be reflected on each owner’s personal taxes.

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作者：叔孙必     |      日期：2019-03-02 06:18:00
Paralysed people could communicate and control machines just by thinking hard, thanks to a non-invasive mind-reading headband developed by Hitachi in Japan. It shines near-infrared light through the skull and measures how much is reflected by the brain. In tests, people did mental arithmetic to indicate “yes” and let their mind wander to say “no”. Working out a sum increased blood flow in the brain, which dimmed the light reflected back to the sensors,


How Your Music Preference Influences Your Eating Behaviors And Digestion

To promote wellness, manage chronic pain, and help individuals deal with severe ailments, relaxation training is a vital element of behavioral therapies. For gastrointestinal ailments, gastroenterology practice in New Jersey as well as other gastro centers and facilities encourage relaxation since it could help out in dealing with functional gastrointestinal or digestive disorders.

Influence Of Music On Eating Behaviors And Digestion

Human beings are born with the capability to recognize and distinguish between music and noise. In fact, our remarkable brains have varied routes for processing the different attributes of music which include tempo, rhythm, pitch, and melody.  This is the reason why fast music could actually raise a person’s heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing, whereas slower music is likely to give an contrasting effect.

Although the influence of music on individuals aren’t completely known and understood, researches have revealed that listening to music that you like signals the brain to release dopamine which has positive impacts on a person’s mood.

Additionally, some studies show that music might even have the capacity to better our health, including digestion. Since music have various effects on a person’s mood, they also have an effect on a person’s eating behaviors as well as on digestion.

Slow Music – Promotes Relaxation and Digestion

Gentle, slow music is said to be calming and relaxing. Digestion performs best when an individual is calm, relaxed, and has the feeling of security. This denotes that soft, slow, and gentle music, like soft jazz and classical music, could aid top set a relaxed mood which in turn fosters efficient digestion.

Aside from relaxation and good digestion, slow music also encourages a person to eat leisurelier since the repetitive action of putting food into the mouth as well as chewing is a natural rhythmic process that will sync or follow the tempo or speed of the music listened to. Therefore, you unconsciously put food into the mouth unhurriedly and chew your food longer.

Eating unhurriedly and leisurely has been connected with weight loss because time is needed for your body to tell you that you are full and have to stop eating. Slow music could then help slow down your pace as you eat which is a great choice if you are considering to shed off weight and likely to eat too much when dining out.

Fast Music – Rouses Your Fight or Flight Response

Music that is fast and loud with convoluted rhythms and lyrics like rap, rock, and several pop music on the other hand could raise a person’s heart rate and respiration or breathing. A heightened heart rate can decelerate digestion since the energy needed for digestion is expended somewhere else in your body. It is then best to choose a food establishment with an upbeat music if you plan to have some drinks or a light meal.

While slow music slows down your eating pace, fast music in contrast would tend to make you consume your food more speedily, which drives you to overeat since there isn’t ample time for your body to recognize and indicate that it is full. Furthermore, fast music, especially when played vociferously, may cause you to be distracted as you eat paying little to no attention to the taste, flavor, or texture of the food making it more challenging for your body to point at its cravings which results to overeating.

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Ο κος Γιώργος, ασθενής του κέντρου, μας μιλάει για την πορεία της υγείας του και τον αγώνα για επανένταξη στη καθημερινότητα, με τη φροντίδα του έμπειρου και εξειδικευμένου προσωπικού μας.

Σύνδρομο Guillain-Barre (Γκιουλεν Μπαρε)

Πρόκειται για μια σπάνια νευρολογική πάθηση με επίπτωση σε 1 ή 2 άτομα ανά 100.000 πληθυσμού. Το σύνδρομο Guillain-Barre αρχίζει συχνά με συμμετρική ανιούσα παράλυση και απώλεια αντανακλαστικών, όπου σε κάποιες περιπτώσεις μπορεί να προσβληθούν οι αναπνευστικοί μυς, προκαλώντας αναπνευστική ανεπάρκεια. Η ανάρρωση των ασθενών ξεκινάει από δύο έως τέσσερις εβδομάδες μετά την πρώτη εμφάνιση.

Stergios Pargas, Physiotherapist

"The patient E.E. was hospitalized in our center having undergone a transfemoral amputation in the left lower limb. During his stay in the center and in the acute postoperative stage the program included breathing exercises, bandaging the limb, a range of motion exercises on the stump, strength training in the healthy lower end and the upper extremities, rising to a sitting position in bed, strengthening trunk. After the removal of sutures and after implementing the necessary program of desensitization of the skin, the program included, besides strengthening exercises, the patient’s uprising of one leg in parallel bars, or walking in the parallel bars and the subsequent walking with trapezoidal type bacteria. After the shaping of the limb in the patient a prosthetic member was placed and the retraining of gait in crosstrees initially began and then the rollator type 'P'. The patient was instructed in putting and removing the prosthetic member, in transfers from the bed to the wheelchair and in daily activities, with the contribution of occupational therapy. Thus, the treatment of the CSD "Armonia". Mr. EE became independent as before amputation on a good level. "

Georgia Chorozopoulou, Physiotherapist

"The patient P.E. came to "Armonia" on 08.12.2013 after a hemorrhagic stroke with hemiplegia AL. The difficulty was the loss of muscle strength and the decreased sensation in the right upper and lower edges, and it presented inability to come to a sitting position. The result of all these was the fact that the patient was completely dependent on others for activities of daily living.

Within six months of intensive therapy such as physiotherapy, retraining motor control, gait retraining and balance exercises, the patient was able to come to a sitting position independently and to walk with the help of a rollator.

She turned to her home on 6/16/2014 marching while very little help from is need from its relatives in order to adapt to new living conditions after the stroke he had suffered. "

Maria Askeridou, Physiotherapist

"Mr. C.F. was hospitalized in CSD "Armonia", where he referred to the occupational therapy department for evaluation and treatment. The referral diagnosis of Mr. CF K. Was "Ischemic AEE - Left Hemiplegia, Apraxia / Neglect History metastatic Ca ».

After the initial evaluation there were established the following problems that rendered the patient fully dependent:

  1. His ideatic inaction and neglection of his affected side was very big
  2. the pain that he expressed that bothered him, as a deterrent to cooperation and cause of distraction, and
  3. Kinetic level of the top edge which had no motion, while the sensibility was incomplete.

Based on the above problematic areas there were selected the goals upon which the Occupational Therapy program was based. These objectives were:

  1. The evolution of automation in basic activities of daily living
  2. maintaining the target in simple and short activities
  3. increasing the capacity of the patient to recognize objects from the affected side and turn his head to see
  4. the conquest of independence in basic activities: feeding, personal hygiene, clothing.

Within two months the patient showed significant improvement in both perceptual field and in functionality. More specifically, the patient eats now using his healthy hand. He can wash his hands and face and comb.

Educating him with special clothing and unclothing techniques had as a result that he alone managed to wear upper body and lower body clothing, needing minimal assistance.

As for ignoring the affected side the patient has shown improvement. He can see and catch items from the left side. He takes care of his hand and tries to integrate it in activities.

The pain due to decubitus has significantly reduced and as a result the patient is more focused on activities and withstands the sitting position.

In the left upper hemiplegic side splints were applied to maintain the correct position and to prevent distortion.

Mr. C.F. is pleased with his development and his intimate surrounding.

And do not forget that the greatest gift is health, the greater wealth is satisfaction, and the best value is loyalty. A triptych that the scientific team and staff of our center offers to each patient. "

Ermine Tzortzatou, Hydrotherapist

"Ms. W.S. first came to "Armonia" on 09/30/2013, where she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.

She completed 80 treatments in a period of about eight months running up to three treatments per week.

The first time she walked into the pool she was not able to push the whole feet of the ground having as an effect to walk in the deep level and uprights (1.35 cm.) holding the barbell with her toes. Also, she had difficulty in bending in her knees, something which made  difficult many moves. For a long time she had to move in and out of the pool in wheelchairs.

Taking advantage of the properties of water and following the treatment program created especially for her, there was a continuous evolution. From the deep level (1.35 cm) we passed to the shallow (0.90 m.), where now she puts the whole of her feet on the ground and walks more easily bending in her knees, holding the auxiliary bar. She also acquired the ability to move in and out of the pool herself relying on the bar. Finally, he was able to walk alone at shallow level without any support, initially with the therapist and then unattended.

It takes patience and perseverance of the patient and the therapist to move forward in a treatment program. "

Agorasti Logara, Physiotherapist

"Ms. G.Ch. , 73 years, was admitted to "Armonia" after right knee arthroplasty. The patient brought 4th grade sores in her heels and one in the coccyx with dimensions 32x18cm and a depth which reached the bone.

  The first days the clinical picture was quite heavy. She had an intense weakness due to constant infections suffered due to ulcers while the respiratory system was overloaded. The operated right knee had severe swelling, limited range of motion and weakness whereas limitation had her left knee as well and severe pain due to osteoarthritis. The patient with great effort and assistance of two therapists could come to a sitting position. The effort for standing with partial charge of the patient’s lower limb was impossible and this has contributed a significantly large weight on the patient.

  After great effort and participation of the patient in physical therapy program that included respiratory physiotherapy, a range of exercises, strength, proprioception and natural means, Ms.. G.Ch. very soon managed to make some steps with the rollator of type P. Thanks to the expertise of the nursing staff of the CSD "Armonia" in the, the cushioning of the patient's coccyx had a significant improvement, the sores on her heels were closed and she began to recover forces so that when completing the period which was funded by the health insurance of the patient for her hospitalization she could be self-handling and traveled distances of about 20m with the rollator type P.

  Due to the fact that the patient still suffered  from her bedsore in the coccyx she decided to extend the treatment in the CSD "Armonia covering the costs by herself because she was very pleased from the services offered by the center. When she finally completed the rehabilitation program her sprawling had the size of a small ball of a diameter 3cm, Ms. G.Ch. had lost 7 pounds and could move with ease using rollators in outer spaces as well (uphills, downhills, soil with gravel, sand, stairs) covering long distances."

Dimitris Koukouletas, Physiotherapeut

«Der Patient A.K., 46 Jahre alt, erlitt eine Wadenfraktur und eine Ruptur der Rotorenmanschette nach einem Unfall. Während seines Aufenthalts vollzog er ein komplettes Rehabilitierungsprogramm (Physiotherapie- Hydrotherapie).

Anfänglich standen die Kräftigung der gesunden unteren Gliedmaßen und die Erhaltung des Bewegungsradius der Schulterkugel innerhalb der sicheren Grenzen  im Vordergrund. Besonders wichtig für die Rehabilitierung war die dynamische Stabilisierung der Rotorenmanschette mit geschlossenen Bewegungsübungen. Die Erhöhung des Bewegungsradius, die Verbesserung der Stabilität des Gelenks und der Koordination von Nerven und Muskeln, verliehen dem Patienten einen vollkommen funktionalen Arm, der Tätigkeiten overhead ausführen kann. Gleichzeitig wurden auch die unteren Gliedmaßen unter ärztlicher Anleitung gekräftigt, sodass sich die Funktionalität und Unabhängigkeit des Patienten zunehmend verbesserten.

Im Rahmen obiger Maßnahmen konnte der Patient bei seiner Entlassung aus dem Zentrum seinen Arm für zahlreiche Tätigkeiten nutzen, selbstständig oder unter Verwendung einer Gehilfe laufen und Treppen steigen.

Anastasia Theos, Occupational Therapist

“ Mr. A.K. , aged 66, came to Armonia rehabilitation center with a diagnosis of "ischemic stroke with right hemiplegia." The patient in the first days of hospitalization was bedridden, unable to fed himself but only with the help of the nursing staff, or look after himself and get in a sitting position. Originally we started the feeding education with the left upper hand which is healthy and the second week the patient began being fed alone. Then we started transport training from supine to sitting position on the bed and changing positions. After several sessions, the patient began to "move" by himself, he came to a sitting position and he moved with the wheelchair under supervision. Finally, we started training the upper and lower body with special techniques and the patient today manages to dress himself. At the same time, we worked the hemiplegic hand with passive and active activities. “

Apostolos Koukoutsis, Physiotherapist

"On 04.28.2014 a patient, aged 79 entered the Rehabilitation Center Armonia,. He suffered from ischemic AEE with right hemiplegia, aphasia, in ground CHKM BPH.

After my assessment, the patient had no mobility on the right side or sitting position. We immediately implemented tilt where we arrived at 90 degrees of standing, while also there made intercepting spasticity exercises in the bobath bed, rom exercises of upper and lower sides and trunk. In mid-May the patient learned the seated position and uprights in the multispan with the help of the therapist. So, in order for the patient to stand better he followed balance which would help him to better maintain the trunk even and even balance in the upright position. On 06/01/2014 the patient stood up on the parallel bars with minimal help from the therapist, he tried to walk with the help of the therapist, something he succeeded in though through the application of special splint on the lower end (kletzak type). The patient is now walking in parallel bars with minimal help from the therapist and the walking is getting better day by day. I hope and believe that I can see him some time to walk with a quadruped cane as the treatment continues, because it will be a great achievement for me regarding what we had done so far with the patient. "

Haris Antoniades, Physiotherapist

"At the end of August 2013 Ms. RN was transferred to the CSD "Armonia" with cervical fractures (A1-A2) and thoracic (T8-T12) vertebrae and left brachial plexus injury after a car accident. The patient was already hospitalized for 50 days in the ICU, when it was transferred to our center with sores in the occipital bone, right buttock and left gastrocnemius.  It had also great stiffness with pain in the right knee and hip and left shoulder because of immobility in the hospital.

In the early days of its stay, the patient was in very poor condition, with no mobility and had almost no contact with those around her. Once stabilized exercises in bed began, as there was a ban on the raising of the sitting position due to fractures. Our primary goal was to increase the range of the joints, to strengthen muscles and to improve the respiratory function of the patient.

In a month, in collaboration with the occupational therapist, we managed to bring the patient in a sitting position and to maintain itself, necessarily by applying splints to thorakosfyiki and neck area. In two months he started walking in the parallel bars with partial assistance, greatly increased the range of stiff joints and overall body strength. At four months, Christmas 2013, the patient was able to walk almost independently with the support of a quadruped cane and he acquired very good balance and could be largely self-handling.

What pleased me, as a therapist, was that I was able to help a man who was in a very bad physical and psychological condition walk and reintegrate into everyday life. "

Paschalis Zacharis, Physiotherapist

"The patient Ms. E. came to CSD "Armonia" after a long stay in hospital due to acetabular fracture of the left hip. The fracture eventually was not operated, as judged by physicians, so she was introduced to our clinic with cutaneous leg traction splint. The very rich medical history, and especially the poor clinical picture of the patient, greatly complicated the medical and physiotherapy plan, just to mention that the atrial fibrillation from which the patient suffered rendered even more difficult the endeavor.

As the days passed and the pain subsided -in between the dermal splint was removed - its mobility began. Particular attention was paid in order to be successfully raised from the bed. The movements careful and calm, as the patient had gouty arthritis in the upper and lower limbs and several old fractures, so the fear was intense. With combined techniques we succeeded standing and walking with a rollator type P. On this effort we retrained the patient to have a proper gait and a proper functionality of the movements. The patient left the "Armonia" marching with a rollator type P quite a long distance and with very good functionality of the movements. "

Nikos Kanakis Physiotherapist

«Mr. A.P. came to our center for rehabilitation from the general hospital diagnosed with stroke. The patient in the first days of hospitalization was bedridden, unable to come to a sitting position and having perception and movement problems. Now, three months after that day, Mr. AP –a patient of outside hospital care is able to live in his home without the treatment from a person, to walk with the aid of a rollator without, however, having serious operational problems and he is fully integrated into the community by meeting his friends and relatives. This was achieved after the cooperation of Mr. AP with the nursing personnel of the center and with scientifically trained therapists who did their most to make him go back to his everyday life. With proper treatment and education in each phase he was able to come to a sitting position without assistance. By strengthening the body and the proper use of the limbs but, clearly, along with the necessary support he came in sitting position independently. After this conquest Mr. AP stood up and soon became able to try walking. Then the retraining of correct gait pattern followed and the elimination of the pathology prior to the adoption of the brain. So after three months of the patient’s cooperation with the physiotherapist, Mr. AP reached the desired results for him: to be able to walk again and go out with his friends as before. "


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Symmetric Informationally Complete Measurements Identify the Essential Difference between Classical and Quantum
Speaker(s): John DeBrota
Abstract: In this talk we describe a general procedure for associating a minimal informationally-complete quantum measurement (or MIC) with a probabilistic representation of quantum theory. Towards this, we make use of the idea that the Born Rule is a consistency criterion among subjectively assigned probabilities rather than a tool to set purely physically mandated probabilities. In our setting, the difference between quantum theory and classical statistical physics is the way their physical assumptions augment bare probability theory: Classical statistical physics corresponds to a trivial augmentation, while quantum theory makes crucial use of the Born Rule. We prove that the representation of the Born Rule obtained from a symmetric informationally-complete measurement (or SIC) minimizes the distinction between the two theories in at least two senses, one functional, the other geometric. Our results suggest that this representation supplies a natural vantage point from which to identify their essential differences, and, perhaps thereby, a set of physical postulates reflecting the quantum nature of the world.
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Characteristics of Zentangle®

Zentangle has many unique characteristics that make it effective in driving a sense of "contained awareness" and spreading a message of creativity and self-reflective art.

Intuitive Art Form

This method of using repetitive patterns to create beautiful images is easy to learn and easy to do. Even though it is a specified series of steps, it results in a creative expression that transcends its own rules.

Fun & Relaxing

While Zentangle provides a fun and lighthearted way to relax and intentionally facilitates a shift in focus and perspective, it is sufficiently structured and organized so you can enjoy and benefit from an activity that otherwise might be considered whimsical.

You cannot fail to create a Zentangle. That is because a Zentangle is meant to look like a Zentangle. It has no predetermined outcome, it does not need to look like anything else and it has no up or down.

Unexpected Results

Zentangle is an unusual approach to art because you have no idea what its result will be when you begin. Your creation is not restricted by your expectations.

Zentangle is an artistic meditation that supports relaxation, focus and inspiration and can be a wonderful daily ritual.

Creating designs, manipulating symbols and putting pen to paper is part of our human heritage. In a time of keyboards, computer mice and cell phones, Zentangle allows a return to a comfort and familiarity of timeless, basic creativity.

Zentangle only requires a pen, paper, pencil and one's imagination.

Zentangle is elegantly designed, crafted and presented. If you are going to do something, then do it with the finest tools and materials available. Unlike other methods of relaxation and focus, Zentangle yields a fruit that is beautiful and can be appreciated, collected, chronicled and reflected upon for years to come. Using fine materials is an act of respect for yourself and respect for your art.

Zentangle is not limited by technology. Your creativity is not directed by how someone else wrote a particular program, nor does it need batteries or electricity. Zentangle provides a counterbalance to our increasing use of computers, mice, screens and keyboards. It returns us to that fundamentally human behavior of manipulating symbols and putting marks on paper. Zentangle is not preprogrammed. Your creativity is your only limit and Zentangle has a way of increasing and inspiring expression of your personal creativity.


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People in SeasonFREE on Amazon!

The untouched ??? psychopathic personality types banned from professions where they could do harm.

Agent Mullen is a man tasked with rooting out these dangerous social contaminants. Assigned to the newsroom of Dublin???s most popular media service, he has to be careful when he meets Ava O’Dwyer, a woman who’s prepared to begin a game where seduction, deceit and murder are all fair play…

Winner of the Irish Writers Centre Novel Fair, People in Season by Simon Fay is a darkly compelling tale that you won’t be able to put down.


Deal or no deal? It sounded much better coming from Noel Edmund than it does in regard to the future of the UK. With one month to go, we are all none the wiser, but all the more frustrated.

If the proposed deal is passed, personal data will continue to flow in its current form until 2020 whilst a longer-term solution is put in place.

In the case of a no deal, you will be able to send personal data from the UK to the EEA and EU, however, they cannot send data back without an additional safeguard in place. To understand what action you need to take, check out this article: No-deal Brexit.

The key thing to consider is that this is unprecedented. This has never happened. So, despite all the calls of ‘facts’ and so on are actually right now nothing more than opinions. However, that does not mean data-driven companies can’t prepare themselves.

Step one, create a data flow map. Clearly understand where your data is moving to and from. Ideally, you’ll have this already! Once you understand which data sets may be affected, you enable yourself to react more effectively.

It is in the interest of all organisations, EU based, or UK based to ensure data moves as freely as possible, and the ICO will operate internationally to ensure that the organisations have as much information and support as possible.

If in doubt the ICO provides a huge range of information designed to support organisations through this transition.

What can DDC AS do to help?

We are data specialists, developing software that is engineered to make the most out of your data. RiskView is here to simplify the analysis of your data estate and associated risks, organisations are using this tool day in day out to ensure they have control over their data, which in turn will make any Brexit related changes easier to manage.

Make your data journey through Brexit easier and get in touch and see what we can do to help.


Patent Number: 7,825,953

Title: Vehicular image display apparatus

Abstract: A vehicle is provided with two circular fish-eye lens-type cameras and three displays of a rear-window display, rear-pillar display, and side-window display. The first camera takes an image from a first region rearward of the vehicle; the second camera takes an image from a second region left sideward of the vehicle. The first and second regions are partially overlapped. Ultrawide-angle image data of the taken images are converted to typical lens image data, a part of which is clipped to correspond to an integrated region. The integrated region including a part of the first and second regions is viewed by an artificial driver sightline, which is assumed to pass through entire frames of the three displays to reach the integrated region. The three displays then reproduce an image of the integrated region without overlap based on the clipped image data.

Inventors: Kato; Mikio (Nishio, JP), Yoshida; Ichiro (Takahama, JP)

International Classification: H04N 7/18 (20060101); G09F 9/00 (20060101)


Why so many religions - Solomon Star News

Why so many religions

06 February 2018

Or they end up embracing the Universalist's claim that all religions lead to God.

Of course skeptic's also point to the existence of so many religions as proof that either you cannot know God is that God simply does not exist.

Romans1:19-21 contains the biblical explanation for why there are so many religions.

The truth of God is seen and known by every human because God has made it so.

Instead of accepting the truth about and submitting to it, most human beings reject it and seek their own way to understand God.

Here is where we find the basis of the many religions.

Many people do not want to believe in a God who declared it impossible for people to earn their own way to Heaven if they have completed certain steps, followed certain rules, and/ or obeyed certain laws, at least to the best of their ability.

Today the existence of so many religions in Solomon Islands is not an argument against God’s existence or an argument that truth about God is not clear.

This is a dangerous enterprise.

The desire to recreate God in our own image comes from the sin nature within us – a nature that will eventually "reap destruction" Galatians 6; 7-8.
Do all religions lead to God? NO!

All people religious or otherwise – will stand before God someday. Hebrews 9;27, but religions affiliation's is not what determines  your eternal destiny.

Only faith in Jesus Christ will save. "Whoever has the son has life, whoever does not have the son of God does not have life (1 John's 5; 12);  it’s as simple as that.

Only Christianity-faith in the dead and resurrection of Jesus Christ - leads to God's forgiveness and eternal life.

No one comes to the Father except through the son (John 14;6) it does make a difference what you believe.

The decision to embrace the truth about Jesus Christ is important.

Eternity is an awfully long time to be wrong.

George Aopuru
Kwaibala, Auki
Malaita province


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EdTech is changing how we teach, learn and even interact with each other. The more traditional ways of educating are being disrupted as technology advances to overcome issues and improve outcomes across the education system.

By tackling the inefficiencies of the current education system head-on, the UK’s EdTech sector is working towards delivering a whole new form of teaching. We take a look at some of the key technological areas and their potential to radically change education.

What is EdTech?

Education and learning technology, known collectively as EdTech, disrupts how education is resourced, taught and consumed. It uses the latest digital technology to engage learners in new and innovative ways and enable teachers to better facilitate learning.

EdTech embraces many areas of technology including big data, virtual reality, AI and cloud computing. These technologies are applied in different ways to support learning from early years through school to higher education and even into careers.

For example, big data analytics can be used to monitor individual performance and help teachers deliver personalised learning in the most effective ways. On the other hand, gamification, mobile learning apps and immersive content like virtual reality can vastly improve student engagement.

The potential for EdTech is huge. It has the power to dramatically reduce the cost of teaching, tackle other inefficiencies in the education system and ultimately provide access to high quality education to people across the world regardless of their background.

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How big is the EdTech market?

According to a report by London & Partners and EdTech UK in 2015, the global education technology sector was worth £45 billion and is on course to reach £129bn by 2020. In the UK, this rapid growth has seen the EdTech market grow at a similar rate to FinTech.

UK schools spend over £900m each year on education technology whereas global spending was set to exceed $67.8 Billion in 2015 according to Gartner. With the so-called K-12 market, which refers to primary and secondary education, expanding rapidly in the US, India and China this will continue to rise in the coming years.

It’s hard to quantify the take-up of educational technology in British schools because it spans so many products and tools. According to Raconteur, a third of Britain’s schools are asking students to bring their own tablets and laptops into class. It is clear that the take-up of education technology in schools is only going to increase.

Online Learning – e-Learning, digital assessment, social learning and MOOCs

Online learning and e-Learning is a big part of EdTech. It has already disrupted the traditional classroom-based model of education. Entire courses can now be completed online with high quality resources assessable from anywhere at any time. Students can discuss their studies with peers and educators across the world adding a social learning element.

The Internet and cloud technology has effectively liberated education away from a specific time and location, making it a much more fluid and optimised experience. Essentially, with the Internet you can log in and learn whenever and wherever you choose.

Online courses allow organisations to reach a wide audience and deliver them on a one-to-many basis. This dramatically cuts costs for them. Students also benefit, having access to an excellent product for a fraction of the cost of attending a physical learning centre.

Both cloud technology and the Internet of Things (IoT) make it easier to access teacher-endorsed resources, innovative digital content as well as Open Educational Resources (OER). OER are a key component of distance learning – they are freely accessible, openly licensed documents and media that are useful for research and learning. Through the IoT, students can have a more interactive relationship with course material, and access and learn from data about their own progress.

One company operating in this space is MediaCore, a video learning platform which allows you to manage and share educational content that helps improve outcomes.

Massive online open courses [MOOCs] are open-licensed higher education courses that are available free of charge to anyone over the web. They provide more traditional resources along with interactive forums allowing students to discuss areas of study with other students and lecturers. Participants are encouraged to share and debate other resources with their peers – a type of networked learning.

FutureLearn is the first UK-based platform for MOOCs and enables social learning by allowing people around the world to discuss the concepts and topics covered in the courses.

Digital assessment

As technology makes education more digitised, one area that remains rooted in the past is assessment. At the moment, testing is a complicated and labour-intensive process. Moving assessment to the digital space could transform testing, making it cheaper and more efficient.

There are several issues that need to be overcome around the implementation of digital assessment, chief amongst them being identification. It is therefore an area where research and development (R&D) is rife. Face recognition software is one potential way of solving identification issues.

Swedish company DigiExam, who have recently opened an office in London, are taking on the challenges around digital assessment with their platform. Similarly Pearson Vue offer tools to develop, manage, deliver and grow a testing programme online.

Social learning

One of the areas of education technology that can have a hugely positive impact is social learning. Social learning is all about connecting with others and collaborating digitally. This can be between students and students and educators. It is a way to develop ideas, share resources and make learning more engaging. This can happen globally, contributing to cross-cultural engagement and knowledge transfer. It opens up the possibility for real-time online teaching, further improving the outcomes of online courses such as MOOCs.

Social learning is all about connecting with others and collaborating digitally.

Individuals with special learning needs now have access over the Internet and via social learning platforms to specialist teachers. This means that they can receive tuition from world-leading experts, uniquely qualified to meet their educational needs.

Much of the tech around social learning focuses on communication and collaboration. Businesses are developing platforms where you can discuss topics, share resources and benefit from peer-to-peer learning. A number of challenges exist around developing a platform that can compete with established social media platforms like Facebook.

EdTech startup Knodium is currently working on a collaboration tool for students at over 100 universities around the world. Mendeley is another academic social network aimed at researchers, allowing them to create groups around areas of shared interest with over five million researchers worldwide. Elsewhere, the charity Talent-Ed uses a platform to connect retired teachers with bright students in order to nurture talent.

The future of e-Learning

There is no doubt that e-Learning will be a huge part of the future of technology in schools and universities. It has huge potential to cut teaching costs dramatically and improve standardisation. Open-source online content will continue to grow with more and more teachers contributing resources.

The promise of increased revenue for Universities through online courses means that they are likely to be invested in and improve further in quality. In the near future, we are likely to see even better courses made available to more people. As we will discuss later, big data and AI has a role to play in improving the personalisation and efficiency of these online courses.

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Cloud technology and EdTech

With increasingly fast network speeds and more people owning mobile devices, cloud technology has the potential to completely transform education. Cloud technology means that huge amounts of information can be accessed quickly and easily via the web. It also provides schools and universities with large amounts of affordable storage, reducing the demand and costs on internal IT resources.

With a range of resources so easily accessible from mobile devices, it means students can learn from their smartphones and tablets. They can access teacher-approved resources wherever they are, continuing the learning beyond the classroom. This can be particularly beneficial for students with special educational needs that can access resources and work in their preferred environment. By being able to stream engaging content before their lessons, students can prepare in a way that is far more engaging than reading a textbook. It also makes it easier for students to discuss the material in class.

Companies like TeachPitch, a free cloud-based web and mobile tool, are already helping teachers find the very best online learning resources.

There are issues with cloud technology however, namely security and adoption, and these need to be overcome before it can realise its full potential within the EdTech sphere.

Security is understandably a major issue when it comes to sensitive data. Information stored in the cloud has in the past been vulnerable, but start-ups like Cambridge company Wonde are helping schools keep sensitive data secure. Many educational facilities still use old systems and many schools don’t have the level of skill in-house to transition to and then make the most of cloud technology.

When it comes to cloud computing, the cost of developing proprietary cloud technologies could be offset using R&D tax credits.

Big data and EdTech

Huge amounts of data can now be collected from various sources on the activities and performance of both students and teachers. This data can then be analysed to provide insights on how to improve outcomes for individual learners and the school system as a whole.

“The information extracted from big data can be an amazing resource for teachers.”

The information extracted from big data can be an amazing resource for teachers. The focus for many EdTech companies operating in this space is making this data understandable and actionable. With the right analytics platforms, teachers could have access to close to real-time updates on their student’s progress. This would allow them to continuously make data-driven improvements to help their students reach their full potential.

Data analytics and personalisation

Big data has the potential to improve learning experiences dramatically by revealing how individual students are processing information and in turn how best to teach them. Teachers with access to data would be able to tailor their teaching to a student’s individual needs. This would mean learning objectives, content and methods could all be individually tailored and delivered at the correct pace. It could even be that the interests of the student are taken into account and are matched too.

The data being collected on individual students is already being stored in what are called Learning Record Stores. These can be carried with an individual throughout their education, sharing data with new educational establishments.

Data analytics can also provide insights into course structures and programmes, identifying areas for improvement.

If learnings from big data are harnessed by other EdTech tools, you could have increasingly personalised and effective learning. This could transform the whole education ecosystem.

Artificial Intelligence and adaptive learning

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a disruptive force on education. It takes big data to the next level, with algorithms being used to understand how different students learn and identify their unique needs. These algorithms are then able to predict behaviour, identify potential problems and more accurately predict performance.

Algorithms can also assist with personalisation, taking its knowledge and optimising learning to overcome problems and improve efficiency. AI-powered smart learning software could provide bespoke lesson plans and even suggest specific resources to improve results. It is for these reasons that AI is likely to become a big part of online learning, making it more effective through personalisation.

Algorithms can understand how different students learn and identify their unique needs.

With personalisation in education comes adaptive learning – another area of interest to EdTech companies. Adaptive learning is all about identify a number of key factors around learning such as when a pupil is lacking confidence, struggling to remember key concepts and adapts accordingly. One company operating in this space is SmartBook. They provide digital textbooks filled with content that has been actively tailored to the individual’s needs with the aim to maximise productivity and efficiency.

In the future many EdTech products are likely be built on AI. Already we are seeing companies like CLANED that applies AI and theories of education psychology to find out what factors impact individual learning. It then personalises learning to each student in order to improve results and motivate them.

BACh to the future

Another aspect of adaptive learning looks at increasing or decreasing workload based on mental exertion. The idea is that you only get more to learn when your brain is ready.

Beste Yuksel has devised the BACh system (Brain Automated Chorales) to measure ‘cognitive load’ – the amount of mental exertion required to learn something new. The BACh system focussed on improving the way in which people learn the piano.

BACh uses special sensors attached to the forehead to measure blood flow in the prefrontal cortex, getting a strong indication of how hard a student’s brain is working. The idea being that when the cognitive load is light, new information can be introduced.

It’s the first time we have this objective physical measurement of cognitive load that helps people learn in real time Beste Yuksel

The results of the experiment were very encouraging, with people learning the piano more effectively.

The potential for this technology is that students fitted with wearable mini-BACh systems would be able to track their own mental load when learning any new skill. They can then introduce the next piece of information when their brains are ready to absorb it.

Bach System adaptive learning

Virtual reality

With the VR market expected to grow to a $15.9 billion industry by 2019, its impact is going to be far-reaching. It will diversify, moving beyond the gaming sector to disrupt a number of other sectors including education.

The potential for VR in education is huge. It has the potential to transform many different elements of the classroom, enhancing the way in which students acquire and engage with knowledge. Students will benefit from first-hand and immersive

experiences of their subject matter. Companies working on VR in education claim that it increases engagement and subject retention compared to more traditional methods.

Thanks to companies like Google, virtual reality field trips, lead by teachers, are now a reality. With students travelling to different times and places with in the classroom.

Education Technology virtual reality

Google Expeditions

Launched in 2015, Google’s Expeditions is bringing VR into the classroom with the aim to ‘bring lessons to life’. The strapline “Imagine exploring coral reefs or the surface of Mars in an afternoon. With Expeditions, teachers can take students on immersive, virtual journeys.”

It allows pupils to experience distant places that they would ordinarily not be able to. There are currently over 100 virtual trips available including Machu Picchu, Antarctica and even the International Space Station.

In order to benefit, schools need smartphones, tablets, and Google Cardboard VR viewers. Teachers direct the virtual trip using a tablet.

In Ireland Immersive Education are also using virtual reality to provide realistic simulations of historic and real world events to provide an engaging educational experience.

Canadian startup Discovr Labs have created VR training solutions for healthcare education programs at several hospitals and universities along with a tour guide app of King Tut’s Tomb for Gear VR

As well as bringing subjects to life, VR also opens up possibilities with social learning. Students across the world are able to interact in a safe and secure VR environment and benefit from cross-cultural exchanges.

Alongside VR, we are also seeing developments in augmented reality with the likes of Blippar, a mobile app that uses computer vision technology to create an interactive learning environment with content tailored to the learner.

Challenges around Virtual Reality

VR still needs to overcome several technological challenges in order to become more immersive. It is therefore a hotbed for R&D with everything from headset design to motion, eye and head tracking being really key areas.

There are of course more specific issues with VR-based teaching. Before it can happen on any scale, the creation and distribution of VR content and the tools need to be up-scaled. Teachers will require additional training on how to utilise VR-based learning. And although the cost of VR devices is coming down, it is not yet affordable to all.

EdTech and SEN

All of the technologies covered here are also helping make education accessible to individuals with special learning and physical needs. Assistive technologies have improved dramatically becoming more user friendly and often integrated with readily-available devices. iPads, for example, are now being modified to support students with visual impairments. Reading and writing is one area where technology is being used to overcome learning barriers including speech recognition, screen-reading and text-to-speech tools. There are also digital tools and apps that help students organise their thoughts.

Funding for EdTech Startups

The EdTech sector is one of the UK’s fastest growing sectors with well over 1000 ventures based here. The growth is set to continue thanks to the EdtechUK strategic body. London already hosts an exciting EdTech cluster and dedicated accelerators like emerge.education. When it comes to securing funding for EdTech startups, there are number of opportunities in the capital. London is also home to some major players in the learning technology world like HP, Fujitsu, Apple, Accenture and Google all of which have offices there.

EdTech and R&D tax credits

If you are innovating in educational technology, there is every chance that you will have qualifying activities for R&D tax credit relief. A successful claim will provide you with a cash boost. This will enable you to put more money back into refining the market fit of your EdTech product or service, grow your team and generally work towards improving education on a national and perhaps even global level.

The future of education is exciting. ForrestBrown want to help you thrive and grow by ensuring maximum returns from your R&D tax credit claim. Find out more by speaking to the team today on 0117 926 9022. Alternatively, email us on info@forrestbrown.co.uk.

Further reading

Education IT Trends from Information Week

TechCrunch on Virtual Reality in Education

EdTech UK Full Report


meditation brings peace
Meditation means to reach the seventh stage of Ashtang yoga. This is the stage of bliss and merriment. Happiness and sorrow reside within our minds. It is by using our minds that we have been able to achieve great wonders that we have been able to achieve great wonders that today constitute modern civilizations.
Meditation is an effective technique for directing our destructive minds towards constructive activities. It is the moderator that converts the devastating atom bomb into the creative atomic reactor. The immense energy generated by the atom bomb destroys like a river in flood but the controlled release of power in the atomic reactor is like a well dammed river that helps us to irrigate land and generate electricity.
According to the Chambers Dictionary 'Meditation' is derived from the Latin word 'Mediatory' cognate with the Latin root mederi, meaning to heal. Hence meditation is the science of healing in its origin.

What is the proper time of meditation ?
The time of meditation must be selected as per person's convenience.However, 4'O clock in the morning is the most suitable and beneficial.

Does meditation help us in stress relieving ?
Yes, Of course. In this pose, we sit at a very calm position of body under peaceful surrounding, concentrate on our breathe-in-and-breathe-out while no thought strike into our mind, till few minutes or more depending upon our age ( e.g. if one is 20 years old, one can meditate upto 20 minutes).
A relation with Endorphins


This instruction sheet outlines the necessary procedures to obtain your student visa and prepare for your arrival to the United States.

The F-1 visa application can be intense, which is why the Office of Global Services walks international students like you through it—step-by-step.

With so many different ways to fill out the I-20 form, figuring out how to complete yours can be confusing. Use the instructions below that correspond to your program to fill out the form.

The I-901 Student and Exchange Visitor Information System fee supports the Student and Exchange Visitor Program and the automated system that keeps track of students and exchange visitors—ensuring they maintain their status while in the USA.


The U.S.’ Attempt to Combat Fraudulent Currency in 1996

It’s estimated that as much as $220,000,000 ($220 million) in counterfeit currency is circulating in the United States of America at any given time. In an effort to combat those who produce counterfeit currency, the U.S. government introduced a new form of $100.00 bills in 1996. This new currency featured the most sophisticated security features in the world including a security strip running down the left hand side of Benjamin Franklin’s portrait which is activated by ultraviolet light causing the strip to turn pink, a watermark in which Franklin’s face appears on the right hand side of the bill when held up to light, color shifting technology which changed the color of the “100” text at the bottom right hand corner of the bill which shifts from green to black when tilted, microprinting of the “100” text at the bottom left hand corner which states “USA100” and on the left hand side of Franklin’s lapel which states “The United States of America”

The Unfortunate Events Which Lead to the Discovery of Tutankhamun’s Burial Site

In 1890, Lord Howard Carter took the reigns of the Highclere estate but was rapidly running short of funds. Carter married the daughter of the wealthy banking merchant Alfred de Rothschild. de Rothschild’s daughter Almina came with an $800,000 dowry and Rothschild himself agreed to pay the castles debts of $200,000. Carter loved the invention of the automobile and favored driving as fast as he could. Carter had an accident in Germany and barely fully recovered. Carters physicians suggested he stay in a warm, dry climate which is what prompted him to visit Egypt. Carter eventually ended up bankrolling the discovery of Egypt’s most famous ancient tomb, the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun. Carter died 4 months after the discovery due to septicemia after being bitten by a mosquito whilst sitting upon the fringe of the Nile River. Media reports sensationalized this story as a curse due to the fact that as Carter laid dying in Egypt, his dog Susie howled and died at the exact same instant all the way back in England on the Highclere estate

Possible Hidden Message Within Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel

Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel depicts God enthralled in a red cape like textile, but what’s truly interesting is that the outline of this image directly matches that of a bifurcated brain if observed from the side (e.g. either hemisphere of the brain separated from its other half). Whether or not this was intentional is debatable. It has also been suggested that this shape is designed to represent a uterus, that from which all life is sprung

The Advent of Chinese Moveable Type

The Chinese developed moveable type around 1040 A.D. during the Northern Song Dynasty by the inventor Bi Sheng. Moveable type were essentially dies which were inked and pressed onto parchment of some kind (e.g. silk or paper). This invention was developed a full 400 years before Johan Gutenberg invented the printing press

The Etymology of the Name “Jehova”

The Freemasonic Society

Modern Concept of Santa Clause

The modern concept of Santa Clause with a red suit, a jolly belly, and the iconic “Ho Ho Ho” laugh was invented by cartoonist Thomas Nast in the 1870’s and popularized by Coca Cola in their Santa advertisements which started in 1931. Prior to this, Santa was thought of and depicted as an elvin creature who lived amongst his elves


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Dealing with frauds is always a very unpleasant experience, especially if you have to take financial responsibility for other people’s fraud as a result of carelessness and unreasonable trust. Electronic signatures (ES) are widely used in the company management. On the one hand, it helps to save time and simplify the workflow, however on the other hand it involves significant risks for the head of the company.

A lot of general managers provide chief accountants with keys to their ES. That allows accountants not to bother general managers constantly for signing different documents. With this key chief accountant is able to independently sign electronic documents of any kind, as if such documents were signed by the head of the company himself. In such cases, general managers do not consider any possible risks, if the chief accountant decides to use the signature for his own advantage.

Unreasonable trust may lead to significant negative consequences, including financial responsibility for company’s losses. Therefore, general managers should never forget that they are expected to act reasonably and responsibly in the interests of the company.

The law prohibits owners of ES to transfer their keys to third parties. General manager is obliged to supervise staff personnel and he is also in charge of accounting. If unreasonable and unfair actions of general manager lead to the company’s losses, he or she must compensate it.

Chief accountant of some large company took advantage of the trust of the head of the company. He used ES of general manager to secretly confirm transfers of hundreds of millions of rubles to the accounts of front companies. Trusting relationships did not allow to detect the fraud timely. When the fraud finally became obvious, the general manager went to the police.
The court found the chief accountant guilty, and obliged him to compensate company’s losses. However, the amount of compensation was equal to 15% of the total amount of fraud. The company owners decided to recover the rest amount from the general manager. During the trial in court, general manager referred to prohibition of double recovery, as well as prohibition of punishment for someone else’s crimes. He also presumed that he acted in good faith and essentially, discovered the fraud himself. The judge agreed with his arguments. However, the Court of Appeal nonetheless found the general manager responsible for failure to prevent the fraud, and obliged him to compensate the rest of amount of losses.


Another weather warning for Bridlington - this is when and why

Bridlington Town Hall in the snow
Bridlington Town Hall in the snow

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for Bridlington and warned of possible travel disruption.

Ice and snow is expected between 6pm on Thursday and noon on Friday. The warning says: "Some roads and railways likely to be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train services."

Temperatures will barely get above freezing throughout Thursday, although the winds will drop as the day progresses.

Forecasters say there is a 50% chance of light snow in the early hours of Friday.

Here are some of our favourite photos of Bridlington in the snow from years gone by.


Bristol is among the the top cities in the UK in which people are likely to have had their identities stolen.

A huge portion of people have either lost or had their identity or personal information stolen, including as a result of a company breach.

As many as 24 per cent of those surveyed in Bristol have been a victim of identity theft, while a third of people in the city have a family member or friend who has been targeted.

Some of those were directly affected by a company data security breach.

That places Bristol sixth in the list of cities outside London where people are most likely to fall victim to the crime, behind Leeds (37%), Southampton and Edinburgh (32%), Newcastle (30%) and Liverpool (27%).

Symptoms of workaholism include chronic fatigue, headaches and irritability
Several people in Bristol have been the victim of ID theft

The worrying statistic is part of a study commissioned by privacy protection specialists LegalShield, which surveyed more than one thousand people about their main concerns relating to on and offline security.

The top concerns for Bristolians were their computers being hacked or infected (84%), bank accounts being hacked (83%) and online passwords and smartphones being hacked or stolen (both 82%).

Eighty-five per cent thought individuals and companies should be the most responsible for protecting their own data, followed by banks (81%) and Internet providers (70%).

Identity theft and privacy breach are huge issues for consumers worldwide, with 175,000 identity fraud cases last year in the UK alone.

Mike Roberts, managing director at LegalShield, said: “Fraudsters are getting increasingly smart turning their attention towards exploiting more accessible products such as mobile phone contracts, online retail accounts, retail credit loans and short-term loans.

“The general public in Bristol need to be conscious of this growing trend and take action to protect themselves otherwise they could find themselves out of pocket or being accused of a crime they did not commit due to their identity being stolen.”


Kasztelanic, R., Kujawa, I., Stępień, R., Cimek, J., Haraśny, K., Klimczak, M., Waddie, A.J., Taghizadeh, M.R., Buczyński, R.

Typ publikacji:
Publikacja naukowa recenzowana (Science Citation Index)

Optical and Quantum Electronics

46 (4), 2014, 541–552, 10.1007/s11082-013-9811-0

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Sensational, dynamic and soulful

Finally, a musician and voice for the dancers...

You hear him in class and at our LMNG Friday night social night and now you can hear him LIVE - that is right Si Cranstoun is down-under in 2013!

Si is unique, his blend of spiritually soulful vocals & upfront rocking rhythms provide the ideal foundation from which his punchy horn section blazes. One of the main reasons he is a sell out and every major vintage event & dance club around the world books Si Cranstoun is because he makes you want to just can't help yourself, you have to dance!

Be fortunate and take advantage, go on and see him, don't miss him and wish you had have seen him. Detailed below is a list of his upcoming gigs:

07/06/13 -  10/06/13   Coolangatta  COOLY ROCKS ON

12/06/13 - Smithfield RSL Club - bookings 9604 4411

13/06/13  Sydney  Blue Beat, Double Bay - bookings 9328 4411

14/06/13  Sydney  Burwood RSL Club - bookings 8741 2888

15/06/13  Sydney  The Factory Theatre - bookings 9550 3666

16/06/13  Melbourne  Kingston City Hall

If you would like to know more about Si Cranstoun, visit his website directly by clicking here! Or his promotion team in Australia by clicking here

To give you an idea, prompt you and excite you, here is a very short list of songs we play by Si Cranstoun at dance classes, dance socials, dance events and dance workshops:

* Dynamo
* Coupe De Ville
* Rise and Shine
* Commoner to King
* Throwback

Keep dancing forever and ever!