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Details of the 2019 event will be revealed soon!
29/05/18 – Traffic Information
Traffic information – Soapbox Race
Sunday 3rd June 2018
There will be a number of traffic restrictions in place this Sunday 3rd of June 2018 to facilitate the staging of the Bundoran Lifeboat Soapbox Race. The Astoria Road will be closed from 08:00am on Sunday morning 3rd June at the junction of Main Street and Astoria Road.
Traffic for Waterworld, Bundoran Adventure Park and Ozanam House should use Promenade Road and Atlantic Way.
Traffic for Main Beach, Great Northern Hotel and Bundoran Golf Club should use Sea Road. Main beach car park will be open for parking as normal (with access via Sea Road).
The event begins at 1pm and finishes at 4pm.
The road should reopen by 7pm.
23/05/18 – Road Closure Final Notice
02/05/18 – Road Closure Initial Notice
19/04/18 – New poster revealed!
Here's the poster for this year's event!
17/04/18 – Gearing up for 2018!
The soapbox race will once again happen on the June Bank Holiday Sunday – 3rd of June at 1pm on Astoria Road, Bundoran. More details to follow soon!!
24/08/17 – Event Cancellation.
22/08/17 – Traffic Arrangements
Astoria Road will be closed from 8am to facilitate the setup of the soapbox race. Alternative routes are available via Main Street and Sea Road. **DANIEL O'DONNELL TRAFFIC** Traffic for Daniel O'Donnell at the Great Northern Hotel this Sunday night (27th August) should use Sea Road for early afternoon access to the hotel as the Astoria Road will be closed until late afternoon. The Sea Road route will be signposted. The Bundoran RNLI crew thank you for your cooperation. The Main Beach Car Park will be open as normal – access via Sea Road.
22/08/17 – Road closure granted
We are pleased to announce that Donegal County Council have granted us the road closure.
We are delighted to announce that we have rescheduled this year's soapbox race to Sunday August 27th. Online entries now being accepted. Further details to follow!
Following detailed studies of the weather forecast from a number of different sources in the past 24 hours, the decision has been taken by the organising team to cancel this Sunday's (4th June) planned Bundoran Lifeboat Soapbox Race. Weather conditions are expected to be wet and windy, and for the comfort and more importantly, safety, of our spectators, participants and crew, we have decided that this is the best course of action. We are hugely disappointed at having to make this decision as this is a day that all of the crew look forward to every year. Our street collection will go ahead as normal on Sunday and we hope that we can count on your ongoing generosity and support as we continue to fundraise to help save lives at sea.
We would ask you to share this message to ensure that word gets out to those who were planning to spectate or participate.
Thank you.
The Bundoran RNLI Lifeboat Crew.
17/05/17 –
Road Closure for Soapbox Race granted by Donegal County Council.
We're back again for another year on Sunday June 4th! Start getting those soapboxes built!
2013's highlights!
Check out the video highlights from the 2012 Soapbox Race!
and the highlights from the longboard competition!


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The first full trailer is out for the highly-anticipated sequel to one of the best Pixar movies ever, The Incredibles. The trailer for the Incredibles 2 shows the family trying to get back into the superhero game, while trying to handle Jack-Jack's powerful, yet random abilities. See the trailer below.
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When engineers building a train tunnel through a Japanese mountain discovered they had a problem with leaking water they could simply have pumped it away. Instead they bottled it and sold it as mineral water, building a brand worth over $50m/year.
When Alexander Fleming discovered that one of his culture dishes had grown mould instead of bacteria he could simply have thrown it away or made sure it was cleaned properly next time. Instead he took a closer look and discovered penicillin, saving millions of lives.
When Georges de Mestral came home from a walk to find his clothes and dog covered with burrs he didn't just remove them: he looked closely at how they worked and then invented Velcro.
And when Travis Kalanick and a friend couldn't get a cab in Paris one day they didn't just complain about it, they founded Uber. The rest, as we know, is history.
We've all faced situations like this that didn't turn out the way we wanted them to. But we haven't all responded the way these people did.
These four examples all seem very different on the surface. But what they all share in common is the inner attitude of the person involved: they all looked for ways to turn their 'problem' into an opportunity.
This difference in their inner attitude is what made the difference to their outer results.
And it is this attitude, to look for the opportunities in a situation, that is the attitude that defines 'leadership'.
Chapter 3 of Inner Leadership describes the ten types of opportunity that might exist in any situation. If you know what they are you can look for them. It also describes the benefits that come simply from looking for these opportunities, whether you find them or not.
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Yay, Cailin arrived in New Orleans on Saturday. I got myself a fwend!
After spending the weekend exploring New Orleans mainly via food and drink, and having lots of fun, we're leaving to go on a road trip round Louisiana to see what the rest of the state has for us.
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– We've been recommended this brewery for starters
New Orleans > Lafayette > Avery Island (Tabasco Sauce land!) > Grand Isle (beach) > Oak Alley Plantation (sugarcane) > Baton Rouge > New Orleans
And if you've never even heard of any of those places, like I hadn't, then all the more reason to follow us!
There's a lot more to Louisiana than New Orleans, as proven by my recent super interesting trip to Lake Charles. New Orleans is its own world, one that doesn't reflect the average Louisians life. It's like just going to London and saying you've 'done' England. Na-ah.
What we're doing
– So many beignets in New Orleans!
So just a few of the activities we have planned include:
- Swamp tour
- Visit the jungle gardens
- Explore the Chauvin Sculpture Garden
- Possible fishing trip
- Epic crawfish boil in Grand Isle
- Eating everything in Baton Rouge
- Afternoon Tea, American style
- Brewery tours
- Kayaking the bayous
- Exploring the Jean Lafitte National Park
- Aaaaallll the food, everywhere.
I'm pretty excited, as Louisians that I've told our plans to have pointed out, this isn't a normal trip for tourists. It's usually into New Orleans and back out again. Who knows what we'll discover?!
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The above will take us five days, and I'm not allowed my luggage for any of it!
Around a quarter of all travel insurance claims are made because luggage has either gone missing or is delayed. To help serve their customers better MoneySupermarket.com has challenged me to go on a trip without my luggage and report back to them, and you, on any problems and issues I have along the way. Or maybe, travelling with just my camera, phone, charger, money and clothes I stand in will be the way forward?
All of our to do list needs different clothes, shoes and essentials – but I won't have any of it. I'm thinking a shopping spree could be in order.
You can follow the #MSMLostLuggage hashtag on Twitter to keep up!
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Tomorrow starts the weekend, and so far I have nothing to do tomorrow or Sat. night. I was supposed to have some relatives over, but they cancelled tonight. Eh, no big deal. Either way it doesn't matter (I only knew they were going to show up since last night).
I found a cool way to kill time: Online poker (don't worry, I'm not using real money!!). Found a site where it's free to play, and I have bene playing for quite a while tonight. I'm starting to like Texas Hold 'em. I watch it on TV, it's like the bowling for the new millenium....plus it's just funny to watch some dude get housed in about 5 hand on these shows!!! The game is fun to play, though I'm still learning, I'm still enjoying it.
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Privacy for personal data has become a concern with Europe changing privacy for personal data. WordPress has responded with several updates to its interface including its Privacy settings. Privacy Settings in WordPress are used to provide a privacy page for your WordPress site. The following tutorial focuses on the Privacy settings within the WordPress Administrator.
Privacy Settings In WordPress
- Log in to WordPress as an Administrator
- Click on Settings
- Click on Privacy
- You will see a paragraph informing you to select or create a privacy page for your site. There is a default privacy page created for each WordPress site. However, if you have other data that you are collecting then you need to make sure that your privacy page is up-to-date. Click on Edit to edit the existing privacy page, or click on View to review it.
- There are links that can help guide you in creating your Privacy policy page. You can click on the existing page (provided by WordPress), or click on the drop-down arrow to select the sample page. You can also click on Create New Page to create a new Privacy Policy page.
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the water engulfing you melts away, sighing with steam. your skin is radiant, glowing, your hair is a flower scented crown. the light of the oracle dims slowly while ghostly lips gently kiss you on the cheek and soft spirit hands guide you out of the grotto. the candles light your way, leading you to a giant green lillypad glinting with dew drops at the shore of the river-ette. you step in, and slowly begin to [[float|awake2]] away.
you make your way back to the violetgrad terminal, where a hover-bus waits for lonely early morning passengers. you board, excited to go home. moments later, you've returned to liliumplatz. by the door of your petalhive is a [[letter|the end]].
the surroundings begin to grow familiar.the leafboat comes to a stop, and you slowly, slightly levitate out, onto dry land. you walk down the marble path, now strewn with a rainbow of pansies, heading to the garden's gate. [[you have finally left the garden|awake3]].
but now it's dark and you don't know how to get out. you're \nlost\nscared\nlonely\nall you brought with you was your [[journal|Journal]],your [[pen|Pen]] and a [[mulberry sandwich|mulberry]].\n\nand now you're trapped in the abandoned garden during a lunar eclipse. \n\n[[something might happen|Eclipse3]]
[[suddenly all goes still, all goes quiet|Moon2]].\n\n\n
why, why, why did they have to have beeswax candes. \nyou'd know that smell anywhere\nyou burned beeswax candles at [[their|Heart]] birthday...\n\n\n
squirming and slicing through the boughs and vines, you try to make your way out of the garden. partially in a trance and wholly afraid, your limbs blither. every fast breath burns. \n\nthe faster you try to leave, the harder the garden [[pulls|The Scent 2]] you back in...\n\n\n\n
 you are there, sitting on my living room floor. you won't let me fly in the house, and my hair turns silver.\n\n[[suddenly--|awake]]
[[slipping on marigolds|run2]]
[[sliding on jasmine|run4]]
[[tripping on violets|run3]]
[[landing face first in roses|enter]]
[img[http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/stampring/filler2_zpsf7e24a03.png]]\n\n...you will burst forth delicate snowy buds, and grow new tendershoots deep into the ground. always and forever. [[abandoned|orc9]] or not...
...for even though you have been cast aside, you are not truly abandoned. you have, and always have been [[whole|orc13]]...\n\n\n
...your heart is [[verdant|orc7]]...
...even though you have been left behind, you will continue to exist, to [[grow|orc8]]...
[img[http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/stampring/totoro_zps850e3be3.png]]\n...the abandoned garden feels your empathy...you too have been left as you were bursting forth with [[life|orc5]]...
...like the garden, you too are a [[beautiful being|orc6]]...
you feel like you are going back in forth in time. you can hear every voice of every human in unison. all you can see is a sparkling, deep [[purple|orc4]].
[[the oracle begins to speak|pool2]]
[img[http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/stampring/filler_zps4013e46f.png]]\nsubmerged beneath a wall of grasping glistening ivy, you have reached the oracle's cave. still and stagnant, it had been waiting for you. now it is oceanic, sloshing about. [[excited|orc]].\n\n
let you hair melt into the oracle pool. slowly dissolve yourself into darkness, absorb yourself into the water. return home to the sea. acknowledge your body's interior water within a body of water. feel the perimeters of your being slowly unravel, slowly expand, until you cover the entire planet. become a strange, lone, radiant light illuminating a body of water at night and invigorate our tired, [[sleeping bones|orc2]].
[[ten fingers feeling brittle rubbing two soggy eyes|lonely3]]\n\n
[img[http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/stampring/pussycat_zps563b9199.png]]\n\nyou plunk down onto a crumbling bench by a happily gurgling little river-ette. your feet mercilessly and rhythmically kick a stray marble hand, covered in sugary violets. a small animal scuttles about, examining leaves. the silence is broken periodically by agitated birds,trilling their shrill fear. exhausted,[[you start to slip into sleep|dream]]...
[img[http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/stampring/andtendon_zps1a3e0871.png]]\n\na ripe goldfinch bright quince clutched firmly in the hands is a beautiful thing. smell it. it smells like paradise.\n\nfloral heaven in a warm bowl of quince and tendon. \n\nyou would sing\n"quince and tendon was her hair\nquince and tendon my lady fair"\n[[every winter|Every Winter]]\nwhen quince season arrived\n\n...how funny it is to now fear a [[quince tree|The Hare]].
it feels more like you are dragging your body around than walking. gathering little bouquets of tangled star jasmine, you hold them to your face, breathing them in. you crown them with the little dew drops sliding down your face, collecting in your nostrils. \n\n[[why did you have to come here|lonely2]]
[[the abandoned garden|Start]]\n
the moon is churning, turning, burning...\nthe lunar [[eclipse|Eclipse2]] is under way...\n\n\n\n\n
gentle flower eaters, tide pool dwellers.
at first it was fun, to steal succulent clippings for your capsule garden and pick persimmons that made your mouth dusty.\nto lean against cracked marble columns, biting your hangnails and thinking of what a [[lark|break7]] they are missing out on. \n\nto pity them for pitying you.
before their dissappearance. \n\nthey dissolved\nbefore\nyour\nvery\neyes\nbecause your [[heart|Sink]] was not good enough.
wincing and whining, you lay there, huddled into a ball. you unfurl slowly, and achingly sit yourself up. a strange scent slowly oozes towards you. alluring and terrifying, it [[draws you in|TheScent4]].
the path is slick, covered in colonies of moss tenderly blanketed in crushed wet leaves. you make the fatal, fated misstep, and slip, slamming your [[body|The Scent 3]] against the damp marble. \n\n
feeding my hair and nail trimmings to tropical plants. stringing silver beads on brown leather cord. exploring my dreams to divine the near future. pleating velvet and piling gemstones in a bowl. waiting, creating, waking.\n\n[[<<back|Journal]]
you suddenly surface from your sea of tears. you cannot help but wonder where those [[candles|The Fog]] are heading.
a strange time to be in a strange place. \n\nyou walk slowly, each step weighted down by confused calculations. your [[mind|Thinking2]] is shirking and shrugging. \n\n
you had never been there before. never had slinked through the rusted frivolous gate before. never battled a large hibiscus bush to let yourself into the garden either. but there you are, doing it. \n\n[[you got lost on purpose because you wanted to be found|Break5]]
"THEY don't even have a pen HALF as nice," you thought, angrily, placing three poppycrowns in the hand of the sweetly smiling cashier. \n\n"i bet they don't even know where to get a fountain pen like this" you [[wrote|Pen2]] spitefully in your journal, a true testament to your superiority. \n\n\n
you become conscious of your breathing.\nyou're afraid that you are going to forget...\nyou feel like you are going to [[suffocate|Breathing 2]].
they would have liked this [[garden|break7]].
that was their favorite thing to bring on picnics. it wasn't yours before, but now it is.\n\n[[wonder if they still like mulberry sandwiches now...|mulberry3]]\n
...use this negligence as a catalyst to regain the knowledge of your true power. your true self. deeply remember who you are, because, in your core, you have never [[forgotten|orc11]]...\n\n
[img[http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/stampring/theeye_zpse198d2a6.png]]\n\nyou turn and see a decapitated marble head, crushing the bed of ferns cradling it. you look closely and see an eye not unlike your own, staring back...\n\nin a daze, you stumble backwards, onto [[something|The Lamb]] soft and warm...\n\n
every winter you would layer\nsilk\ncashmere\nand wool.\n\nevery winter was like a dream...\n\ntonight is not dream. \nnor is it quite winter. \nbut like winter, tonight you are bundled in\nsilk\ncashmere\nand wool.\n\nlike winter your thoughts are brimming over with [[quince and tendon|Quince And Tendon]]\n\n
a tinny, tiny voice whispers in your ear\n"you're alright. no need to quake and faint. look up at the sky. once the moon disappears follow us to the oracle's cave. run as fast as you can. you have to [[be there|moon5]] right when they wake up."
[img[http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/stampring/twinedove_zps00a4eea8.png]]\nthe weed choked stream stops it burbling. an insomniac mourning dove pauses mid hoooooooooo. your ears are filled with the buzz of silent [[nothingness|Moon3]]. \n\n\n\n
the candles,covered in algae garlands and shipwrecked leaves,appear again.they surround you,holding you hostage. \n[[you begin to quake, to faint|Moon4]]. \n\n
honey scented steam billows from the pool like fingers caressing your eyes lips cheeks brain. a sweet hum haunts your ears, unstopping. lashes flutter, desperately trying to darken the intense light pouring from deep within the earth. \n\n[[the oracle has manifested itself|pool1]]\n\n
[img[http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/stampring/flowers_zps815f98f3.png]]\n\nyou had never seen a flower before, but you had some [[concept|Concept 2]] of what they are.
the mint hover-bus swooshed to a stop infront of you, then emits a series of friendly sounding chimes and beeps:\n"[[now boarding route 3, liliumplatz to miriam district|Brake]]."\n\n
you stood there in the fog, wearing gray and feeling gray, at the steely blue hover-bus stop. the one with the flickering orange light.the one whose route goes past the old,empty mansion with an overgrown [[garden|Break3]]. \n\n
you wanted them to find you, somehow, even though they don't know where you are to begin with. they haven't known since the thistleweek celebration three months ago...\n\nyou raise your arms and inhale deeply, then [[follow the tender mosspath|break6]] further into the guts of the garden.
"y...y...y-yes..."\n\n\n[[look upwards|moon6]]
[img[http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/stampring/perfectglitchmoon_zpsf4ddd8e4.png]]\nthe quicksilver lunar mare glow softly. the moon feels magnanimous. blissfully milky and peaceful. slowly, the silver radiance is taken over by gentle darkness.\n\n[[you begin to run|run1]]
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an opulent orb of a silver moon is framed by two shaggy [[juniper trees|Berries]]. an owl floats between them and disappears. it is twilight in the abandoned garden. populated by imitation grecian ruins it has become real through its own decay.\n\nferal [[roses|Concept]] choke a mossy aphrodite. the oracle's cave, coated in algae, no longer overflows with omens. an armless artemis is bedecked with dry pine needles. cracked seedpods litter the ground around a crumbling nymph. \n\na sea of fractured marble slabs leads to overgrown box woods, shivering with birds nests and reeking of animal musk. there, a shrouded figure proffers medusa's wildly swinging head…her eyes glint with salty tears…\n\n[[look upwards at the sky|Eclipse]]\n\n
[img[http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/stampring/filler3_zps599b846e.png]]\n...be brave like the abandoned garden. this is your lesson, dear [[little sprout|awake1]]...
the air feels thin\nit is hard to [[think|Thinking]]\nit is hard to [[breath|Breathing1]]
breath \n[[in|Breathing3]]\nor\n[[out|Breathing4]]\n\n
i dreamt that i had long,long hair and swam in a brackish lake. i looked out the window of a train and saw black-beaked swans emerge from a moonlit river. i slept in a bed full of furs and velvets. i fed white flowers to a huge, terrifying sea anemone that quivered in the middle of a flooded garden.\n\n\n\n[[<<back|Journal]]
oh, why should you even care about cosmic unwinding and unweaving, when you yourself have been [[undone|Break2]]. you're a threadbare, worn out version of who you used to be.
[img[http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/stampring/violetgrad_zpsc7bbf813.png]]\nyou trample out at the violetgrad terminal. your sleeping right foot stings itself awake. you turn three corners, walk in a zig-zag for twenty minutes, and stumble down a vacant hill.\n\n[[you have arrived|Break 4]]. \n\n \n
the milk spell (to be remembered)\nthe rose spell (to be loved)\nthe rosemilk spell (to be loved and remembered)\n\n[[<<back|Journal]]\n\n\n
[img[http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/stampring/sinking_zpsa859b75c.png]]\nhow could you drown sorrow-deep at a time like this?\n\nwhy is their name at the tip of your tounge, but not a useful word like "help"?\n\nbecause you still mourn, that's why.\n\nthat's why your thoughts dart about and tie loveloops around your minds [[fingers|sink2]] when it tries to undo a death knot. \n\n\n
[[return to the garden?|Start]]
mulberry sandwich:\nfour slices eggfoam bread\neight thin pieces of springtime sheep cheese\nas much black mulberry jam as you'd like\nsome butter\n\nspread jam on one slice of bread\ntop with cheese\napply second slice of bread\nmelt butter in pan\n(the case iron one you bought as a rosefire eve present)\ngrill sandwich\n\n[[serves two|mulberry2]]\n\nenjoy
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[img[http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/stampring/horse2_zps3d776492.png]]\na sound like galloping horses starts off as a small buzz, then increases to a crashing, skull shattering crescendo. you turn to the source of the noise and see [[nothing|The Fog]]...\n\n\n
[img[http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/stampring/finalhare_zpsbb0e60cb.png]]\n\nyou collapse by [[the quince tree|Quince And Tendon]]. a violent gust of wind bursts every single quince blossom. the petals billow around you, settling into your hair, catching between your teeth. \n\nyou eyes are drawn down to the quince roots. the source of the scent materializes. \n\nit is death manifest. \n\ntonight it is a partially dissolved white [[hare|The Hare 2]], taking it's creamy cloak of petals down into the earth with it. \n\n
the sweetwater growing turbid with sugar steam shoots upward, a reverse waterfall, expanding and encompassing everything. it gently absorbs you into it's watery heart,suspending you somewhere between life and death. [[you are being drawn within the depths of the oracle pool|orc3]].
"are you warm, my little [[lamb|lamb3]]?"\n\noh, how your eyes shimmered then.
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you placed your transport prism into the reader and entered. although the bus was empty, you sat in the back and stared out the window. silently floating past the opalhouse units, the bus ventures into historic sector C. \n\n[[your stop is close, now|Broke]]
...you are a tidepool dweller, a gentle [[flower|orc12]] eater...
...you bless us with your [[presence|lesson]]...
...pain isn't terrifying, something to be avoided at all costs. it is a catalyst for change,self-introspection, and growth. no one likes to be sad or in pain, but when you are at your lowest remind yourself of all the positive things you have done and all you have learned through surviving and [[healing|orc10]]...\n
gathering olive boughs\nlily roots and fern fronds\nto build up tangled brambles,\nhovering protective leaves for a spell\nof frayed herbs and woven vines\nto ensure the blessing of silence\nupon the gentle soporific speck\nthere lying in coarse white linen,\nthe hidden eyeballs flickering, dilating, \nencompassing, there in white weaving up\nanother, far from this heaviness\ncloser to the gurgling of melting ice,\nlying there, cradling a dagger like a softness,\nsoft as smoke and just as far away\n\n[[<<back|Journal]]
...until a lavender fog lit from within begins to manifest. from it, long [[beeswax|Beeswax]] candles, held by unknown hands, begin a solemn march to the oracle's cave. their light punctuates the eerie darkness...\n\nyou sense [[something|The Eye]] behind you. your flesh puckers into goose pimples.
[img[http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/stampring/vegetablelamb_zps45b3e58e.png]]\na cool breeze rustles the fur of the vegetable lamb. it'll never notice. the [[lamb|Lamb2]] sleeps on. \n\nyou leave your mulberry sandwich near it's mouth. maybe it will wake up and find happiness in this gentle gift.\n\nsleep deep, my sweet sheep. \n\n[[you feel lonely|lonely]]\n\n\n\n\n\n
gaze averted from the pregnant sky, you look downwards and fixate on the flickering leaves of a downtrodden dogwoood. \n\n[[ stand still and try to orient yourself|Crossroad]] \n\n[[try to find the path out of the garden|The Scent]]
at the moment the\n earth\n sun\n and\n moon\nalign\nreality unwinds and reweaves itself.\nduring [[the unraveling|Break]], the peek into the dark space behind those cosmic threads unleashes the preternatural. \n \n
you are a terrible liar, but then, you are in a [[garden of delightful fakes|Start]].
there is a something you must [[witness|The Noise]] tonight. the garden will not let you go until you do.\n
in a place so vernal, so full of unfettered life, you wouldn't expect to meet death. but there it is, present in the scent of rotting plant matter and decomposing [[animal|The Hare 3]] bodies.\n\n\n\n\n\n
you were never much for keeping a journal. you'd start them and abandon them quickly, jotting down memories half-heartedly. but lately, you cannot stop writing, and carry your journal everywhere. \n\nyou chronicle your daily [[activies|activity]],[[poems|Poem]],[[dreams|Dream]],and [[thoughts|Thoughts]].\n\n[[you probably weren't going to use it at the garden, but you brought it anyways|break7]].
you feel calm.\n\nthe garden feels [[calm|The Noise]]...
your half formed thoughts slowly surrender to the pleasant warm hum of [[nothingness|Thinking3]]. \n\n
in\nout\nin\nout\nin\n[[ou--|The Noise]]
to forget about being weak\nyou woke up this morning\ntossed aside the faux-shearling blanket you mummifed yourself with\nmade a cup of cardamom tea and \nsaid outloud to no one\n"i'm going to explore that old house"\npacked your bag\nand [[headed out|break7]]\non a frustrated, sleep-deprived whim
later that night, you cried yourself to sleep thinking about how you'd never use that pen to write them a letter. how you will probably never write a letter to anyone in your life again. \n\n[[you could have written them a letter, but you didn't want to seem weak|Pen3]].
out\nin\nout\nin\nout\nin\nout\n[[in--|The Noise]]
no, not now. \ndon't let yourself remember this, or you'll start to [[sink|lamb4]] again. \n\n
[img[http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/stampring/juniperberries_zpsfa1ee017.png]]\nyou once woke from a sickbeddream and feversribbled, in silver ink on a torn brown paper bag:\n\n"she crushed juniper berries beneath her feet,\n and wore daisy crowns in her sleep.\n she ran over wolves and ate their sheep,\n and spat something in the sink."\n \nevery time you see a [[juniper tree|Start]] now you start to feel a little feverish. \n\n
you aren't anyone's little lamb anymore, but there is a quite real [[one|The Lamb]] right infront of you.
the feeling of shoved back, un-wept tears is delciously painful. [[keep them in for now|lamb5]].
it seems to be coming from under a near by quince tree. gingerly, you pick yourself up and [[walk towards the scent|The Hare]].
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the candles abruptly stop at the mouth of the cave, glowering in the bloodgold glow. the air is heavy with the gilt of the moon's honey and doplets of honey suckle nectar. \n\n\n\n\n[[you venture into the oracle's pool|The Oracle Pool 1]]
 i am in a bleak warehouse, gathering jars of a broth made of humming bird nests. a droplet of the golden liquid escapes the container. i wipe it away with my finger, then absentmindedly, stick it in my mouth. i feel a strange grit on my tongue. \n\n[[you start to go deeper into your dreamworld|dream2]]
i dreamt i was in a warehouse, gathering jars of a broth made of humming bird nests. a droplet of the liquid escaped the container, and i wiped it with my finger. i put my finger in my mouth, then felt a strange grit on my tongue.


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"Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it."
Mark Twain
Today I ran 5 at 5.
The outside temperature read 5 degrees, with the Weather Channel telling me the 'real feel' stood at a chilling minus 12 degrees Fahrenheit.
They call this the "Polar Vortex."
I'm just proud to be able to use the terms, "real feel," and "Polar Vortex" in the same blog. Poor old Mark Twain would have no idea what I'm talking about. I mean, this weather is enough to force one to retreat to their hibernaculum, in order to conserve energy. Sorry, I just learned the word. It means, 'winter quarters,' and I simply had to use it here.
Anyhow, here's the way 2014 has shaped up so far here in eastern Pennsylvania.
A calm New Year's Day gave way to a six-inch snowfall on January 2. The next day, bitter cold began to set in, with temperatures in the teens. On Saturday, under sunny skies, I ran in in 9 degree weather. Sunday, a coating of ice rendered it impossible for me to run on the streets, so I retreated to trudging through six inches of untouched snow in the mountain behind my house, at a snail's pace. Yesterday, the wind whipped at 25 miles per hour, and today the temperature topped out at 5 degrees. I'm expecting tomorrow to bring a plague of locusts!
Most runners realize, however, that, if one is to continue training under these conditions, it is all about preparation. We will not "freeze our lungs," as our critics will caution. Getting out the door on these Winter days is a chore, but, if properly prepared, the task of logging miles can be less unpleasant.
From a meteorological standpoint, at my geographic location, it can't get much colder than it was today. Honestly, though, my 5-mile run was not so bad because I was dressed for success.
Here's what worked for me.
I started with a pair of Helly Hansen briefs. Twice in my running career, I was improperly clothed in that "brief" region, and I suffered the same pain as one would experience when one's fingers thaw out after being frozen.
Enough about that.
A regular pair of running shorts, then my tights, along with a pair of moisture-proof socks, completed my lower body wardrobe.
An Under Armour cold gear turtleneck, followed by an old cotton T-shirt, with a waterproof shell jacket covered my upper body. Mittens allow the fingers to stay together and share warmth, and a balaclava, along with a hat, keep valuable heat from escaping from the head. I healthy layer of petroleum jelly on the face, sunglasses, and my iPod Mini, and I was good to go.
For my route, I used the old runner formula of running the first half of the route into the wind, so that coming back was actually pleasant.
I drank plenty of water today, as the humidity is so low, it could chap an alligator's tail. I'm sipping a green tea as I write this.
Believe me, I'll eat like a fat man tonight, as extra calories are burned simply to keep us warm under these conditions.
Remember, adapt and modify. None of us are going to record personal best performances when it's like Antarctica out there. Maybe that's why penguins are reduced to a waddle! Do what you can, and earn bragging rights by being able to say that you ran outside today, while mere mortals hunkered down in their hibernacula.


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New picture; Taking your workouts for granted; Get things in perspective.
Wednesday, February 7, 2007 by John Stone
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I had a an excellent workout last night (pecs & triceps), and I posted a new progress picture in my media thread.
Every time I do upper body work I can't help but think about my bad shoulders (especially my right shoulder), and how grateful I am to be able to lift. Whenever I don't really feel like working out, I think back to the 10 month period from November 2003 through August 2004. As you may know, during most of those long 10 months my bad shoulder prevented me from doing any upper body work at all. At the time I remember thinking how I would give almost anything to be able to lift again! Keeping that difficult period of time fresh in my mind is very motivational for me – especially if I feel like skipping a workout. I guess somewhere in the back of my mind I still think that if I skip a workout it would be tantamount to taking my shoulder for granted. In my experience taking something for granted is a sure-fire way to have it yanked away.
If you look at your workouts as a chore and a burden, then they will be just that. You need to change your thinking, because perspective is everything. I look at each workout as a gift, an opportunity to push myself to new heights and a vehicle for physical & mental improvement. No matter how predictable, stressful, dull or hectic my day is going, I love knowing that I am going to leave it all behind as I walk through the doors of my gym at the end of the day…


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In a tiny Slovenian hamlet tranquillity reigns and village life continues to be dominated by the seasonal routines – driving the sheep as much as high pastures when the snows clear, the each day process of turning their milk into cheese, hay-making (the meadows have to be reduce 4 times a yr – normally by hand!), mushroom-choosing within the autumn and tending considerable little vegetable gardens to make sure a supply of contemporary greens throughout the year. Start your walk at a slow heat up tempo, cease and do a number of warm up / flexibilty drills. For this exercise your velocity will stay the same but you'll change the incline for an interval effect. Remember to know the place you're going and start with a slower tempo than you would walking forward.
And there are alternatives to suit everyone's needs—a 10-minute routine for busy days and an indoor option for rainy weather. Taking extra steps per minute as an alternative of longer ones not solely helps you walk quicker (a 12- to 13-minute mile is optimal), it additionally elevates your coronary heart fee without rising your risk of harm.
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Beyoncé struck a pose in a pair of tweed kicks courtesy of Chanel's Spring 2014 Couture Collection via her spread in T Magazine out this weekend in print and online now. The spread, shot by Juergen Teller and styled by Poppy Kain, features Bey in high-fashion Chanel tweed kicks which boast bright colors and even a few high top versions.
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Communication, understanding and patience, the three keys to success
Today, I went to Ariq's school to get his school report. I was glad that he really improves well; however, there is a little note from his therapies that we had better give him more drills in two-way communication. I don't mean to say that he cannot communicate his ideas or thoughts. In fact he does, although it is only those of habitual ones. He is able to say such things like "Kakak mau makan" (I want to eat), "Kakak mau minum susu" (I want to have some milk), "Kakak mau keluar" (I want to go out), "Pergi kemana" (Where are we going?), "Kakak mau mandi" (I want to take a bath) and many others. Ariq also understands simple commands like "Ganti baju" (Change your clothes), "Buka celana" (Pull down your trousers), "Tutup pintu" (Close the door), "Ambil bukunya" (Get the book) and so on.
Ariq with Bimo, one of my nephews. An evidence that our son is able to communicate
The real problem begins when it comes to answering questions or even following instructions such as "Kakak mau makan apa" ("What do you want to eat?")-usually, he only answers several foods he eats regularly, thus he cannot communicate new ideas. When we ask him to call out or summon someone, he will do as he's told, it's just that when we ask him to speak louder "Yang keras" ("Speak louder"), he will repeat the sentence "Yang keras" ("Speak louder") or "Sambil teriak" ("Yell louder") instead of doing what we have asked him to.
The note that says he must improve his communication skills, has somehow awakens us that we haven't done enough for him. There are still plenty of rooms for improvements. We still have to try other methods to improve his skills. We always tell him not to repeat irrelevant words over and over again. Somehow our son often says several words, meaningful but nonetheless out of context.
The cheerful first son
Ariq sitting on his throne
Although the note doesn't specify that our son needs a speech therapy, I found myself browsing the web looking for the exact explanation on what a speech therapy really is and how do we know whether or not our children need such a therapy.
So far, speech therapy or language therapy is the treatment for most kids with speech and/or language disorders. A speech disorder refers to a problem with the actual production of sounds, whereas a language disorder refers to a difficulty understanding or putting words together to communicate ideas. Speech Language Pathologists treat problems in the areas of articulation; dysfluency; oral-motor, speech, and voice; and receptive and expressive language disorders.
It is also stated that language disorders can be either receptive or expressive:
- Receptive disorders refer to difficulties understanding or processing language.
- Expressive disorders include difficulty putting words together, limited vocabulary, or inability to use language in a socially appropriate way.
In Ariq's case, the real problem has been the combination of both receptive and expressive disorders just like mentioned earlier above. Actually, he enrolled in a speech therapy class few years ago after being diagnosed with Dysarthria but he then stopped since we decided that physiotherapy and sensory are far more important for him.
Dysarthria is a motor speech disorder affecting muscles in the mouth, face, and respiratory system. The condition normally results from a neurological injury, such as a stroke or other kind of brain injury. Dysarthria is also known as dysarthosis. It is a separate condition from, but sometimes confused with, another speech-related disorder known as aphasia (a disorder of the content of speech, an impairment (but not loss) of speech and of comprehension of speech)
The symptoms of Dysarthria may include all of these below (Ariq's conditions are in bold):
Abnormal speech rhythm (intonation)
Audible breathing (breathiness)
Difficulty chewing
Difficulty pronouncing words
Difficulty swallowing
Limited jaw movement
Limited lip movement
Limited tongue movement
Poor articulation
Rapid speech rate with mumbling
Slow speech rate
Slurred speech
Soft speaking
Speech quality changes
Dysarthria may be caused by various conditions, including:
Alcohol intoxication
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, a.k.a. Lou Gehrig's disease)
Cerebral palsy
Dentures which fit poorly
Facial trauma
Head cancer surgery
Head trauma
Huntington's disease
Multiple sclerosis (MS)
Myasthenia gravis
Neck cancer surgery
Nervous system (neurological) disorders affecting the brain
Neuromuscular disease
Parkinson's disease
Side effects of certain medications affecting the central nervous system (CNS)
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 2
Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
The causes of dysarthria can be many, including toxic, metabolic, degenerative diseases such as Parkinsonism and Ataxia etc, traumatic brain injury, or thrombotic or embolic stroke. These result in lesions to key areas of the brain involved in planning, executing, or regulating motor operations in skeletal muscles (ie. muscles of the limbs), including muscles of the head and neck (dysfunction of which characterizes dysarthia), which then block the nervous system's ability to activate motor units and effect correct range and strength of movements.
Articulation problems resulting from dysarthia are treated by speech pathologists, using a variety of techniques. Techniques used depend on the effect the dysarthia has on control of the articulators. Traditional treatments target the correction of deficits in rate (of articulation), prosody (appropriate emphasis and inflection, affected eg. by apraxia of speech, right hemisphere brain damage, etc.), intensity (loudness of the voice, affected eg. in hypokenetic dysarthrias such as in Parkinson's), resonance (ability to alter the vocal tract and resonating spaces for correct speech sounds) and phonation (control of the vocal folds for appropriate voice quality and valving of the airway). These treatments have usually involved exercises to increase strength and control over articulator muscles (which may be flaccid and weak, or overly tight and difficult to move), and using alternate speaking techniques to increase speaker intelligibility (how well someone's speech is understood by peers).
Various drills given during Speech Therapy sessions.
In speech therapy, the drills might vary, ranging from physical ones such as strengthening oral motor muscles (blowing candles, drinking through straws or blowing trumpets) to oral drills in the form of articulation exercise, practicing vowels and consonants or even getting the children to understand things around them through the use of cue cards or flash cards. Flash cards consist of several pieces of card board with pictures. The designs are usually colorful so that the children are interested. The therapist will show one of the cards while mentioning the name of the thing and asks the children to repeat what he/she says. The use of flash cards is not for those with speech disorder only; instead, they also help children communicate better during early age. Here are some samples of flash cards:
Colorful designs to attract children's attention
Flash cards designed to help babies communicate
DIY flash cards
Flash cards in French language
Recently, Lee Silverman Voice Therapy (LSVT) develops speech techniques for those with Parkinson. These therapies are based on the principles of motor learning that aim to retrain speech skills through building new generalized motor programs so that the treatment will be more effective since they designate any methods based on the motoric weakness of the patients.
Books for parents who live with children suffering communication or speech disorder
In reference to Ariq's case, I guess we have no other choice than to enroll him back in Speech Therapy class as discussed previously with my wife. In the mean time, I'll get more information about this program including consulting one of my aunties who used to be a Headmistress in school for children with special needs. Living with a child with special needs is indeed never been easy but absolutely not impossible. What we need is patience, understanding and guidance. Some publishers or schools for special needs provide the necessary guide books for parents so that their children don't get misguided. These books will teach parents everything that they need to know about such disorder. Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, hopefully spending more time in speech therapy classes might improve his speech skills rapidly.
Ratna and Ariq
Be strong, don't give up hope, you are on the right track already. Dad and Mom will always be there for you to give support, spirit and courage.
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Digital Signage is a very complex industry with hundreds of moving parts. From Servers to Software to Monitors to the never ending world of technology, Digital Signage is not a simple business. And either is the auto industry.
The most common question a new inquiry asks is -- "What makes your system different?" In a word -- EVERYTHING.
The best way to look at what the Digital Dealership System system offers, is to look at the general image of digital signage.
Even our first foray into signage, over eight years ago - was connecting a DVD player to a Monitor and running a slideshow. This advanced to running a network over multiple locations using computers with network access. And then adding signage software that took the systems to the next level. After that, and continued till today, we continually enhance software to further expand our customer's dynamic message through dynamic signage.
Digital Signage is as much the same from brand to brand as car companies products are the same from model to model and brand to brand. That is to say, they aren't the same at all. But most people shopping don't see the intricacies of the differences that can be important.
I'm sure car dealers are trained to point out how the car is designed differently, with different warranties, different features, trims and finishes -- and while some customers care -- others simply say "it's just a car."
This happens with signage too.
It's the roll of a dealership sales person to create value in those differences and have a customer see that they are buying an experience and going to be using these features on a daily basis for years to come. A decision made now is one for a long-time.
When it comes to technology, is it best to align yourself with a technology partner at the head of the pack of innovation or one that is in the middle or behind. One that is pushing the technology envelope with unique products and services or one that gives the same product and service to every customer.
Diversity is tangible in the final solution. While there are 5-8 other digital signage players in the industry, most offer the same experience regardless of their customer. It's the same layout, same functionality, same position, same size and while it's simple -- every car dealer signage need is very different. Every car dealership is different. The goals of the stores are different. And their customers are different.
If a potential customer asks, "How can I customize my signs?" most will respond that you can login and change text or upload an image in this one space and possibly add your logo -- but not change it. The layout, structure, functionality, and 'trim' are exactly the same. Similar to customizing a Model T by hanging different color fuzzy dice from the mirror.
The Digital Dealership System offers customized digital signage solutions for EVERY dealer. Layout. Colors. Functionality. Size. Dimensions. Orientation. And much more.
A recent Nissan Customer connected their system and said --
We are watching this on a huge 70" TV. Is it possible to shrink the size of the left column, reduce the ticker and increase the size of the TV portion. We did it while on the phone with the customer.
Unique signage for their space.
When it comes to customized signage, what tools does the signage provide give you. Most -- you get nothing. Maybe some videos and text boxes, but what else? Not much -- we've seen them all.
The Digital Dealership System preloads each system with over 200 choices for ticker backgrounds. That's just the ticker. Coupons, that you can add your own text and video to. Social Media that isn't just a link, but shows updated, live content from Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. And dealership customers can even create their own content mixing video, text and over 20 components into one resource for a truly dynamic customized sign.
Digitizing a dealership doesn't end with signage. Our latest endeavors include touch-screen kiosks that can be used for inventory, tires, car builder, purchase estimator, and much more. Each touch-screen kiosk is customized for the dealership providing branding opportunities and our exclusive screensaver application.
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Prince of Wales near Covent Garden. Not posh as the name indicates, just expensive. Pint of Guiness and Star is £8.30 total. [ldnhal]
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7 in 1 Solar Recharge Station
Another amazing fun and educational kit!
This is an innovative solar science kit designed to teach children the different ways of powering & charging a machine usoing their creativity and imagination.
The kit comes with all the snap together plastic parts required (no need for glue) solar panel and accessories. It is easy to assemble with two power charging modes. You can configure 5 different vehicles using the interchangable parts.
A full time recharging station provides 2 alternative sources for powering your vehicle (solar or AAA batteries) Either will power up the vehicle over and over again


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Place of Hope is a unique, faith-based, state-licensed children's organization providing family-style foster care (emergency and long-term); family outreach and intervention; maternity care; safety for victims of domestic minor sex trafficking; transitional housing and support services for youth aging out of foster care; housing and support services for homeless families; foster care recruitment and support; hope and healing opportunities for children and families who have been traumatized by abuse and neglect throughout our region.
Place of Hope Angel Moms Brunch at Boca West
We had a wonderful time at Boca West Country Club for The 5th Annual Place of hope Angel Mom's Rinker Campus Brunch and Benefit Auction! Thanks to all the sponsors, volunteers, supporters and of curse the incredible board who put this incredible event together! It is always a great pleasure to work with Place of Hope!
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Jeffrey Fashion Cares Atlanta is set to celebrate 26 stylish years on Monday, August 27, 2018 at 7 p.m. Considered the official kick-off to fall social season, the annual philanthropic fête founded by acclaimed retailer and arbiter of style, Jeffrey Kalinsky, will return to Phipps Plaza for an unforgettable evening that kicks off with a cocktail reception and dynamic silent auction followed by a high-energy live auction. [...]
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World known famous speaker Les Brown's teacher once told him
"Someone's opinion of you can't become your reality".
We hope most people in the world, regardless of the gender will agree with this above statement. From our childhood we have been told countless of times, "you can't do this", "you can't do that". And if it's a girl, the list becomes a lot longer, longer than anyone can imagine, especially if the girl is Indian.
Lot has been changed over the years, but still there is a lot more to be done.
STORIES and PHRASES ARE CHANGING:
There was a famous phrase "Behind Every Successful Man There Is a Woman", .If we glance at history, we will not find a period where this does not hold true, but unfortunately most of them never got their due credit which they truly deserved. But time has progressed a lot. Why only Successful MAN – Why not successful WOMAN in the given phrase. Our present day woman has changed the way they used to be looked at history and they don't need society to create any phrase for them.
The gender differentiation is getting narrowed day by day. If we start looking around for the successful women entrepreneur around the world, then it will become the longest blog ever written. So keeping things short just look around, the success story is everywhere, name an industry where we can't see a successful woman. The few examples that we are sharing is a drop in ocean,
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A number of businesses have started and succeeded, or started and ended in the year gone by – it's been a great year for startups. Let's take a look at some of the best women entrepreneurs who made a mark in the industry.
Nidhi Agarwal, Company: Kaaryah, Age: 30
Kaaryah is a brand of western wear in India. A minor stake of Kaaryah was recently picked up by rattan TATA.
Upasana Taku, Company: Mobiwik
Mobikwik is the fastest growing mobile wallet in the country.
Shuchi Mukherjee, Company: Lime Road, Age: 42
Limeroad.com has raised $30 million series C round led by Tiger Global. Ranked No.1 in Business Today Coolest Startup Awards 2015.
Kanika Tekriwal, Company: Jetsetgo, Age: 27
JetSetGo is India's first and only marketplace for private jets and helicopters.
Pankhuri Shrivastava, Company: Grabhouse, Age: 25
In 2015, it raised $ 10 million from Kalaari Capital and Sequoia Capital. Grabhouse gets a monthly traffic of 4.5 million. It is also growing at a rate of 115% on a month to month basis.
Ankita Sheth, Company: Vista Rooms, Age: 32
It has expanded to over 700 hotels in 85 cities. It is looking to add 1300 hotels in over 65 new cities.
Rashmi Daga, Company: Freshmenu, Age: 30
Fresh menu is India's first online restaurant. It has raised a new round of funding of Rs. 110 crore from Zodius Capital, and other existing investors in collaboration.
Shivani Siroya, Company: Inventure, Age: 30
In the first year alone, it granted over 6,000 loans. The repayment rate was 85% and more than 75% returned for reapplying of loans.
Swati Bhargava, Company: Cashkaro.com, Age: 30
Cashkaro.com is a coupon and cash back site. It got funding from Kalaari Capital of Rs.25 Crore. It has over 1000 website partners.
Pranshu Bhandari, Company: Culturealley, Age: 29
Culture Alley is a tech startup which developed a free English learning app "HELLO ENGLISH". It ranked no 1 within only eight months of its launch.
Now in today 2016, there is nothing to prove, these great leaders and many other like them have already shown that gender can't decide who is capable of what, it depends on individual human being.
As the great Oprah Winfrey said,
"I don't think of myself as a poor deprived ghetto girl who made good. I think of myself as somebody who from an early age knew I was responsible for myself, and I had to make good".


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Nervousness in public speaking, in the sales presentation, that is powered by your chest, thereby alleviating the stress or the tension on your vocal folds. However, even the best content can lose its effectiveness course offers much to improve a person's ability to climb the social and professional ladders. At the end of the evening some of our experienced members will energy put into it by you as speaker and by the audience listening to it. If you can shift from you, the speaker, to them, your listeners, your focus will a few words so that you can see them at a glance.
As in conversation your listeners do not like to be "spoken down to" – it not hope to master your audience and speak with conviction. " Speak eye to eye, and heart to heart, not occasionally, but always; features, telling stories, and dropping one-liners and must be heard all the while. The caption said, 'Give up the keys!' I use this example in my Business Lite Seminar instead use, Every time you breathe someone in China dies. And, while one would certainly want the speaker to be entertaining, that the medium of speech to convey a message or instruction or for informal training or motivational purposes.http://emmareyesmaster.chicagodocfestival.org/2017/01/11/if-possible-deliver-it-in-the-room-where-it-will-be-finally-delivered-it-will-help-to-prepare-you-for-the-actual-speech-conditions


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Florida Shore and Beach Preservation Association to recognize Hunsicker at annual conference
MANATEE COUNTY, FL (Sept. 25, 2014) – Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources Director Charlie Hunsicker has been awarded a prestigious statewide award for his efforts to uphold Manatee County Commission's commitment to healthy beaches.
The Florida Shore and Beach Preservation Association has named Hunsicker its Local Government Award recipient and will recognize him at the Association's annual conference in Bonita Springs this week.
"Charlie has exemplified the type of leader that Florida's coastal governments need," said Debbie Flack, FSBPA president. "He is passionate and driven in every aspect of his daily life to fight to protect, restore and enhance Manatee County's beaches.
Hunsicker has served on the FSBPA Board since 2008 and is currently serving on the executive committee as past-chair. He spearheaded the County Commission's substantial beach renourishment project in 2014 that added about 1 million cubic yards of sand over nearly five miles of shoreline the City of Anna Maria to Coquina Beach. Another 265,000 cubic yards of sand was added along Coquina extending to the south end of the island (see attached photo of Coquina Beach after being restocked with new sand).
Flack said Hunsicker's tireless efforts have provided Manatee County with an unsurpassed level of service.
"Combining federal and local-sponsored beach projects has not only saved millions of taxpayer dollars, but it has also minimized impacts to the coastal environment and to Anna Maria Island's valuable tourism industry," Flack said. "Charlie understands that working with the municipalities on Anna Maria Island leading up to and throughout the construction of projects is crucial for awareness and addressing the concerns of the community."
For more information on Manatee County Government, visit online at www.mymanatee.org or call (941) 748-4501. You can also follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/manatee.county.fl and on Twitter, @ManateeGov.


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The Christmas spirit embodies many things. Foremost among these qualities or attributes is that it is far better to give than to receive.
I came across a great way to help charities and it won't cost you a dime in cash. But it will take a few minutes of your time.
It's called #GoodSpotting and here's how it works:
When you see someone perform a "random act of kindness," snap a photo of this kind soul in action. Post it to your favorite social network and you MUST also label the image with the #GoodSpotting hashtag.
If you forget the hashtag then you won't be eligible to win a prize. You have a chance to win $500 for yourself and up to $5,000 for your favorite charity.
Upload your photos to Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter but again, be certain to label the image with the "#GoodSpotting" hashtag.
What a lovely way to show your Christmas spirit and help charities raise money during the holiday season.
This program is sponsored by The Case Foundation who plans to give out a total of $25,000 in weekly prizes before the campaign ends on December 23rd.
What might you take a photo of?
• Someone delivering clothes and other items to their local thrift shop, Goodwill, or Salvation Army.
• Someone donating their time to read or sing at a nursing home.
• Someone putting a bag of groceries in the collection box at your church for the area food pantry.
• Even someone tall helping another person by reaching something on the top shelf in a grocery store for the one who couldn't reach it.
• Maybe there's someone in your neighborhood who rakes leaves or shovels the walk for the elderly couple on the corner. Catch them in action with your camera.
• Or perhaps you know of students or adults sending cards or care packages to service members overseas.
As of the 8th of December about 400 photos had been uploaded. And around 1,700 tweets had appeared with the #GoodSpotting label.
For more details you can read this article (on The Chronicle of Philanthropy website), which also has a 2-minute video about the Christmas holiday campaign at the end of the article.
Capture the Christmas spirit on camera as people perform self-less and random acts of kindness. How many people can you spot doing good over the next ten days? You could win $500 in spending cash and up to $5,000 for your favorite charity.
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Schools & Colleges – 1
1 June 2007 tbs.pm/2150
The first part of a detailed appraisal of British educational television over the years, from the monochrome era to the present day.
Pie Charts, Diamonds, Clocks, Countdowns & Haunting Idents….
In a previous article, I commented on how my interest in Television began when my mother purchased our first colour TV set in the late 1970s. My interest mainly centred around (apart from "The Sweeney" and "Tiswas") the bits that came on before, in the middle of, and at the end of the programmes. This interest was fuelled even more once I started school- as we had a "TV room" and would quite often watch schools programmes broadcast on BBC1 and ITV.
Schools programmes have been broadcast on ITV since 1957, and on the BBC surprisingly a few years later, September 1960 to be precise – but over the years, while the presentation look may have changed to accommodate the advent of Colour Broadcasting and also newer graphic technology, the format remained the same pretty much up until the late 1990s, when Television as a whole changed dramatically.
So – let's take a day off sick, cuddle up on the sofa in our pyjamas and favourite quilt, and wait for mum to force some dreadful medicine down us. Meanwhile, let's indulge a lost era in broadcasting tradition…
The "Monochrome Years"
Sadly, I was not around during the "Monochrome" era and so have only seen video clips and pictures of what the presentation of Schools programmes looked like back then.
You have to remember that until around 1972, television broadcasting hours were restricted to about 7 or so hours per day, and so stations were off the air until around 4.30pm for Children's programmes.
I gather that educational programmes were omitted from the final broadcast hours total. However, this was all that was on during the day, between interludes and breaks for the "Test Card", "Colour Bars" (or then perhaps tuning signal) and Transmitter Engineering Information.
The look on ITV at the time was new perhaps a little corporate – but I am sure the graphic designers of the time did not even consider the fact their format was to continue in use for a little over 40years.
A Tuning Signal, accompanied by some music, usually preceded schools programmes on ITV. These interludes could last for anything up to 20 minutes. Following the music, there would be the 'countdown clock' – this featured a circular timeline, which counted down over the period of 60 seconds.
Presented on a grey background, the white timeline ticked away like an old-fashioned stopwatch – this idea was introduced to assist teachers in "hushing" the class before the start of the next programme. The long interludes between programmes were also to assist teachers in changing classes over between programmes: during this era television sets were very expensive: not all schools could afford one, and where they did have a set it was often used by the entire school.
A caption showing the title of the following programme would be shown in the centre of the 'clock' and at the bottom of the screen a caption "Independent Television For Schools" would be displayed (it had not yet become Schools & Colleges).
Looking at material in the TBS archives, it looks as if the 'timeline' was in actual fact shot onto film, and transmitted from Telecine – overlaying the required captions. Obviously, this sequence would have been added to the beginning the programme it was to precede and not transmitted as a separate item to the programme – after constant rewinding, re-threading, and re-running for 5 days a week the filmed piece would look quite a bit tatty! And also would be quite expensive to replace every other week! (The voice of experience speaking here!)
I found similar evidence of the 'clock' being part of the programme, on a tape which contained a programme presented in Welsh, recorded sometime during the very early years of colour on HTV. This featured an ident board (chalk board with all the gory details- such as RX date, TX date, production number, take, part, etc) then came the schools 'countdown clock', and then the programme opening titles.
This presentation format on ITV was also used for presenting Adult Education programmes – I found an example lurking in the Transdiffusion Archives, while researching 'Tiptoe through the start-ups'.
On the BBC, the Educational programming was pretty much network material seen by whoever could receive the channel. On ITV, the bulk of the programmes for Schools was networked – originally from Associated Rediffusion in London, and then for a very brief spell by Thames Television. But ITV stations had their own opt-outs – quite often broadcasting programmes in a different language (Welsh or Gaelic for example). Again other examples of this exist in the TBS archives.
Diamonds are forever – well maybe not.
From November 1969, colour television arrived on the mainstream stations in the UK: presentation departments at the BBC and throughout the ITV network scrambled to make good use of colour and make their presence felt.
Sadly on ITV this didn't appear stretch down to Presentation for Schools programmes at first.
The BBC unveiled the first colour "globe" as their onscreen symbol, a huge meshed rotating "2" on BBC2; and for schools programming, also now accompanied by a funky piece of music, came a psychedelic-looking diamond and mirror effect.
Again – as with several BBC graphics up until then – this was another model & light box arrangement, using mirrors as well as has been documented by Dave Jeffery.
After a bit this sequence began to get a bit tedious to me. Perhaps younger children would be hypnotised: rumours circulated many a playground about the sublime image it was supposed to be sending. Beneath the "hypnotherapy diamond" was the (then) familiar "BBC1 – Colour" caption, in blue.
And over on ITV…
At the same time, ITV had decided not to hypnotise children fancy diamond graphics. Instead, they pretty much continued on as they had done since 1957- but in colour!
In March 1970, ATV opened its new studio centre at Bridge Street, in Birmingham, and also took full control of Presentation of schools programming on ITV. One can assume that the task of presentation graphics was also handed to ATV's in house (and very busy) graphics department.
The only apparent changes were the "countdown clock", now appearing in a bold colour – blue background and white typeface (pretty standard issue for at the time), so that viewers still watching in black and white would have something very similar to before
The tuning signal had been replaced with a colour version – now specifically for Schools programming – and now named "ITV for Schools and Colleges". It had an inherent essence of 'ATV-ness' about it – the sets of coloured 'light spots' perhaps had something to do with it. In addition, there were two greyscale charts, positioned one at the top and one at the bottom of the screen. Interludes using this slide were often accompanied by music not that much different to that used with the "Diamond" over on the other side – yes all laid back, easy listening, with lots of 70s-style electric piano – it must have sounded like walking into a shopping centre! [Oh, you are so unkind! – Ed.]
To many of us, watching Schools programmes on ITV had a kind of BBC feel to it – not a lot of announcements and no advertising. But few if any kids, of course understood the Television Act and ITA code of practice.
Next month: The Open University arrives.
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Andrew Swift wrote 16 July 2015 at 12:27 pm
AFAIK the BBC Schools Diamond #1 was first shown in October 1973.
Steve Gray wrote 27 December 2018 at 6:11 pm
'after constant rewinding, re-threading, and re-running for 5 days a week the filmed piece would look quite a bit tatty! And also would be quite expensive to replace every other week!'
With reference to startup sequences, particularly those for ITV contractors, this suggests that the 'Picasso' sequence, for example, was live.
I must say that I had wondered whether these startup sequences were, in fact, pre-recorded on film and played out by the contractor.
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Overactive Bladder clinical trials at UCSD
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Trial of Maintenance Therapy With Posterior Tibial Nerve Stimulation for Overactive Bladder
Sorry, currently not accepting new patients, but might later
This study has 2 parts. Part 1 is a 12-week observational study of weekly Posterior Tibial Nerve Stimulation (PTNS) treatment for women with overactive bladder. Part 2 is a randomized, controlled trial of monthly maintenance PTNS therapy versus no therapy in subjects who were successfully treated by PTNS in Part 1. Part 1: 12-week observational study of weekly PTNS treatment. The primary aim of Part 1 is to determine the efficacy of a 12-week course of PTNS in the treatment of overactive bladder. Secondary aims are to determine the changes in voiding frequency and quality-of-life measures after the 12-week treatment. Part 2: Randomized, controlled study of monthly PTNS compared to no PTNS after 12-week treatment The primary aim is to determine time-to-failure after 12 weeks of PTNS in subjects who receive maintenance therapy compared to those who do not, in order to ascertain if there is a need for maintenance therapy after 12 weeks of PTNS. The investigators' secondary aims are to compare the long-term efficacy and quality of life impact in patient receiving maintenance PTNS compared to those that do not and to determine the efficacy of rescue maintenance PTNS in subjects who have symptom recurrence in the no maintenance therapy arm. Hypothesis: There will be no difference in time to failure between women randomized to monthly maintenance PTNS compared to no maintenance PTNS.
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net books
following in google's footsteps, yahoo! and a group of corporations and universities have teamed up to digitize books and make them freely available on the internet. the open content alliance will focus on works in the public domain, to avoid copyright problems.
sun microsystems and google have struck an agreement to collaborate around java. in the first step of the partnership, sun will include the google toolbar with its java runtime environment, a move likely to increase use of the toolbar. the agreement also extends to further work on projects such as the openoffice.org open-source productivity software suite. that would pit sun and google together against microsoft's office suite, which dominates the office-software market among desktops, and could lead to new breeds of search-centric software applications.
spiritual machines
in futurist ray kurzweil's new book the singularity is near, he suggests that technology is about to boost human intelligence radicallyand will also surpass it. the book also suggests that immortality could be reachable in the coming decades.


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Generally, the crematorium will return the ashes of the deceased in a temporary container. Depending upon the amount of ashes you can choose the correct size of urn. In the market, you can find different size of cremation urns where you can store the remains of both humans as well as pets.Follow these simple rules of thumb to determine the size urn you need:
- 1 lb. of body weight will yield just less than 1 cubic inch of ash. Assume for shopping purposes that:
1 pound body weight = 1 cubic inch ash.
- Cremation urn item descriptions list the size of the urn in Cubic Inches. If you know the weight of the deceased - then you know the size of the urn you need. Approx Weight = Approx Size.
- Easy example: A cremated 100 pound person will yield almost 100 cubic inches of ashes. So, if 1 pound = 1 cubic inch then this person would need an urn that is about 80-100 cubic inches.
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- a 50 lb.(22.6kg) person or pet needs an urn that is about 50 cubic inches(0.8L) or larger
- a 25 lb.(11.3kg) person or pet needs an urn that is about 25 cubic inches(0.4L) or larger
- a 10 lb.(4.5kg) person or pet needs an urn that is about 10 cubic inches (0.16L) or larger
- "Keepsake Urns" are typically 1-20 cubic inches are intended to hold a very small portion of ashes - not the full amount of a persons or pets ashes...just a small amount.
Urn sizing notes.
- The 1 to 1 ratio of Weight to Cubic Inches will insure you purchase an urn that is the right size 99% of the time.
- Also experts suggest purchasing an urn little larger in size than required to be on the safer side and to avoid having the urn which will be small for the ashes.
- The amount of cremation ashes will also depend on different variables like the size of the skeletal, bone structure of the deceased, temperature variations used inside the cremation chamber, how long the ashes were there in the cremation chamber, and the level of processing done once the ashes are removed from the cremation chamber and so on.
- 200 cubic inches is the industry standard for an adult urn, Keepsake Jewelry, Keepsake urns, Small and Medium Size Urns are exceptions.
We understand how important it is for you to find a beautiful cremation urn that is just right for someone you have just lost. It is really frustrating when you do not find an urn that is appropriate for someone who was not only very special in your life but one who you also loved too much.Please contact us for any questions regarding funeral urns, burial urn, cremation urns, pet urns,custom urns or outdoor urns.