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Choreography Of Thought: Dominique Perrault's Sketches
Teaching Bridge, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland, 2011-17 © Dominique Perrault / DPA / Adagp
By Martin Søberg
With a few brief strokes of a black felt pen, Dominique Perrault captures the idea of an architectural project in its most basic visual form. A powerful means of communication, the sketch bridges conceptual thinking and design in the making. It stimulates mediation between the architect, his team, and the client – and between site and built construction.
Dominique Perrault's sketches embody strong ideas. They do not feature the precision of a construction drawing, but keep a solid focus only on the most necessary, the very elemental qualities of a project, be it conceptual program or bold architectural forms. Perrault's sketches are not typical process sketches, a succession of impulses developing from stage to stage towards the final design of a building. They are rather like thoughts projected directly onto the paper surface by the means of the moving hand.
Emblemizing architectural concepts, Perrault's sketches may be linked to what in the French tradition of the Beaux-Arts Academy is termed the parti. They are almost diagrammatic, focusing on the basic idea of a project. To support this purpose, Perrault sometimes applies pointed arrows, which indicate the flows or tensions of the project. Or a single written headline or keyword is added. Most of his sketches are drawn with the hasty strokes of a black pen. Yet in some sketches, color is utilized to indicate contrasting material effects.
|A sketch is, by definition, immediate, crude, imprecise, in some ways it is ante-architectural. It is a stage of fixation, stability. They don't all have the same clarity, the same evidence. I often add words. Not phrases, just single words. To make the way they are to be interpreted clearer. The silence, the mystery that surrounds a sketch constitutes a space in which thought is free.
|/Dominique Perrault, in: Moleskin Notebook, "Dominique Perrault Architecture," 2013
Dominique Perrault's architecture links the conceptual with the poetic. Clear geometric shapes are combined, contrasted, shifted, and even deconstructed in order to create new spatial sensations. The choice of certain shapes reflect the functional program of a project in vigorous dialogue with the surrounding landscape or urban fabric.
When contemplating Perrault's sketches, we are able to localize such basic architecture themes; as for instance the relationship between the building and the site. We may see this in his sketches for the Teaching Bridge in Lausanne or the Arganzuela Footbridge in Madrid, both projects emphasizing a relationship between the construction and the horizontality of landscape, be it the Lac Léman in Lausanne or the Río Manzanares in Madrid.
Dominique Perrault applies various means of representation in his architectural practice. This includes hand drawn sketches – but also digital drawings, modeling and rendering, collages, physical scale models, and photography. His sketches, nevertheless, are like his architecture: Immensely precise, with an insisting sensation of bodily presence.
|When I draw, I think, talk, erase, switch from the plan to the section, try again, add words to some lines. An illustrated choreography of thought in motion. It's a process, a journey, more than a result. My drawings are the expression of a conceptual direction that has already been contextualised, localised, situated. They are not abstractions.
|/Dominique Perrault, in: Moleskin Notebook, "Dominique Perrault Architecture," 2013


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Memorial Day 2004
Family friends and patriotic Americans gathered at The Lexington National Cemetery to remember and honor men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Veterans of the American Legion, Man O' War Post No. 8, and its Ladies Auxiliary participated in 2003 and 2004 Memorial Day Observance through providing the presentation of The Colors, a 21-gun salute and Taps.

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Exelon Nuclear will conduct a routine test of the emergency siren systems surrounding its Limerick Generating Station at 2 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 5, 2009.
POTTSTOWN, PA (Jan. 2, 2009) - Exelon Nuclear will conduct a routine test of the emergency siren systems surrounding its Limerick Generating Station at 2 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 5, 2009.
Residents near the plant may hear a steady three-minute tone.
The test is performed on the first Monday of each month as part of Exelon Nuclear's comprehensive Emergency Preparedness program. The warning sirens are one of several methods used by county emergency management authorities to provide notification of emergencies. Individual counties may activate the sirens to warn the surrounding community of events such as fires, floods, tornados, hazardous material releases, or nuclear energy plant events.
The sirens are not a signal to evacuate. In an actual emergency, residents should tune to one of the county Emergency Alert System radio or television stations for further information. Should a siren fail to activate, local police and firefighters would alert residents using mobile public address systems or door-to-door notifications.
Residents should refer to the "emergency" section of their telephone books for further emergency response information. Additional information on emergency preparedness is also available at the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency web site, <www.pema.state.pa.us>.
Limerick Generating Station is located approximately 30 miles northwest of Philadelphia. The plant produces approximately 2,200 net megawatts of electricity per hour, enough to power approximately two million homes.


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Depiction in the series
Geographical location and features
Friendship is Magic is the first episode to show that Ponyville is bordered by the Everfree Forest. In Dragonshy, a mountain is within walking distance of the town.
Canterlot's mountain is visible from the town. A map that Granny Smith shows in the episode Family Appreciation Day portrays Ponyville's location relative to Cloudsdale, Canterlot, and the Everfree Forest. The episode MMMystery on the Friendship Express takes place on a train going from Ponyville to Canterlot. In The Best Night Ever, the main characters travel to Canterlot in a horse-drawn carriage.
In a scene in The Mysterious Mare Do Well, the camera pans to show the river that flows through Ponyville. A hydroelectric dam is situated near the edge of a waterfall, upstream of the town.
According to Lauren Faust, Ponyville was originally named "Fillydelphia."
HistoryGranny Smith describes the founding of Ponyville to a class of foals in the episode Family Appreciation Day. She recounts how when she was just a filly, her family were pilgrims and made a living by "collecting new seeds and sellin' the old". When they came to Canterlot, Princess Celestia granted the Apple Family land near the Everfree Forest, where Granny Smith and her family planted their first orchard. Granny Smith describes how they soon ran out of food because "an orchard don't grow overnight." One night, she ventured into the Everfree Forest by herself to look for food. She discovered "the most incredible" apple trees that bore rainbow-colored apples. When the filly returned home with a bag full of them, she and her father planted the first Zap apple seeds. Drawn in by the jam made from the unique fruit, other ponies started coming to the land, such as Stinkin' Rich, Diamond Tiara's grandfather, who started a small market that sold Zap Apple Jam. Granny Smith concludes the story of the founding of Ponyville by saying, "And before we knew it, we had ourselves a nice little town, bustling with all kinds of ponies."
Because the town was founded by Earth ponies, they had to clean up winter by hoof instead of by magic. In the present day, Ponyville still does the "Winter Wrap-up" as a town tradition; in Winter Wrap Up, Twilight says Ponyville has done this for "hundreds of years" (which was seemingly contradicted by Granny Smith's later story of the founding of Ponyville).
In Magic Duel, Trixie took over Ponyville after exiling Twilight Sparkle. She put up several statues and flags of herself all over town and forced the citizens to do labor for her or face punishment. The town returned to normal at the end of the episode when Twilight beat Trixie in a rematch duel.
In Simple Ways, the ponies of the town celebrate the Ponyville Days Festival, which commemorates the town's founding. A "pony of ceremonies" is selected to organize the event according to a theme of their choosing.In Equestria Games, Ponyville sends a delegation to the eponymous event in the Crystal Empire.
In The Ending of the End - Part 2, Ponyville and its Earth pony citizens closes itself off from the other pony races after Queen Chrysalis, Lord Tirek, and Cozy Glow sow discord among them. The situation becomes even more dire with the appearance of windigos as a result of the distrust created by the three villains. Sandbar manages to end this distrust and convince the Earth ponies to help the Mane Six in their final battle.
Infrastructure and places
The Infrastructure of Ponyville consists of mostly medieval village-style architecture.
HousesTypical houses are timber-framed with distinct thatched roofs and overhanging upper floors.
Town square and town hallThe town hall is at the center of Ponyville's town square. In the first two episodes, the town's citizens gather in the town hall to witness Princess Celestia raise the sun with her magic at the thousandth Summer Sun Celebration. In the episode Applebuck Season, Applejack's friends and Mayor Mare give speeches on the town hall podium at the beginning of a ceremony celebrating Applejack's contributions to the town. In Griffon the Brush Off, Spike retrieves scrolls from a rack of cubby holes in the town hall.
In The Last Roundup, Rainbow Dash is repairing the building prior to a ceremony honoring Applejack when Derpy "assists" her and further damages the building. Applejack pledges to donate the prize money she expects to win at the rodeo. When her friends find out that she failed to win any prize money, they tell her they'll find other ways to fund the repair of the town hall.
More of the town square is seen from an aerial shot in Griffon the Brush Off. The square has a pool with a sculpture of a rearing Earth pony and several colorful tents pitched around it. A river marks the border of one side of the square, and a bridge crosses it to another tent-filled area.
In Too Many Pinkie Pies, Applejack and her sister Apple Bloom round up the clones of Pinkie Pie and make them sit in the town hall. Twilight Sparkle tests the clones' patience by making them watch a paint-covered wall dry.
In My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #31, Twilight Sparkle states that the first town hall in Ponyville was destroyed by a dragon swarm many years ago.
- Main article: Ponyville Schoolhouse
HospitalIn the beginning of Baby Cakes, the main characters visit the newborn Pound Cake and Pumpkin Cake. When Pinkie Pie starts singing in the nursery, Nurse Redheart shushes her and eventually kicks her out. In Read It and Weep, Rainbow Dash breaks her right wing and stays at the hospital for a period of time. It is also mentioned in Hurricane Fluttershy by Rumble as he tells Rainbow Dash about Thunderlane having the feather flu and being at Ponyville Hospital. Applejack refers to the hospital as Ponyville General in Where the Apple Lies. The hospital is also seen in A Flurry of Emotions, and it is mentioned in Fluttershy Leans In as having been designed by construction pony Hard Hat. Ponyville hospital is also featured in My Little Pony: Ponyville Mysteries Issue #1.
Train stationPonyville has had a train station and depot since the founding of the town (shown in a flashback in Family Appreciation Day). In The Last Roundup, Applejack boards a train that takes her to Canterlot; and in Over a Barrel, the main characters take a pony-pulled train to Appleloosa. Unlike that train, the trains in Season 2 are powered by steam engines. In One Bad Apple, Babs Seed arrives to Ponyville via train.
At the beginning of Games Ponies Play, the train station is shown to be not far from Twilight Sparkle's home, Golden Oak Library. The main characters travel by train to the Crystal Empire to participate in a welcoming committee for the Equestria Games inspector.
Ponyville Retirement VillageIn Luna Eclipsed, Spike says that he mistook Twilight Sparkle's Star Swirl the Bearded costume for that of a "kooky grandpa from Ponyville Retirement Village." Retirement Village appears in The Mysterious Mare Do Well, unidentified in the episode but identified with a slightly different design in My Little Pony: Friends Forever Issue #27. Ponyville Retirement Village also appears on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #63 page 16 and is featured in My Little Pony: Ponyville Mysteries Issue #3. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #70 features Retirement Village again.
Ponyville TowerPonyville's clock tower is visible from the front of Fluttershy's cottage. The number of marks on its face changes between episodes, having eight marks in A Bird in the Hoof, Putting Your Hoof Down, Pinkie Pride, Secrets and Pies, The Maud Couple, and Grannies Gone Wild, but twelve marks in Hearts and Hooves Day. In Putting Your Hoof Down, the Ponyville tower is mentioned by tourist Globe Trotter.
Ponyville TheaterA building in which theatrical productions are performed. The Cutie Mark Crusaders put on a play there in For Whom the Sweetie Belle Toils. The theater is also featured in the IDW comics story arc Ponies of Dark Water.
Cutie Mark Crusaders Clubhouse
- Main article: Cutie Mark Crusaders#Clubhouse
Castle of Friendship
- Main article: Castle of Friendship
School of Friendship
- Main article: School of Friendship
Shops and businesses
MarketplaceThe marketplace is shown in most episodes, primarily in Putting Your Hoof Down, Applebuck Season, Griffon the Brush Off, Swarm of the Century, Call of the Cutie, and Family Appreciation Day. In Putting Your Hoof Down, Fluttershy purchases vegetables from different stalls run by Earth ponies. Market stalls sell apples, pies, drinks, cooking utensils, books, and vegetables (corn, potatoes, carrots, and tomatoes being the most prominent). Applejack's family run their own stall cart, with at least one adult family member operating it to sell their apples. A stall selling soap is seen in Feeling Pinkie Keen.
Sweet Apple Acres
- Main article: Sweet Apple Acres
Sugarcube Corner
- Main article: Sugarcube Corner
The building's roof resembles that of a gingerbread house; indeed, the building's exterior and interior design are bakery-themed. The two upper stories look like stacked cupcakes and are topped with candle-shaped lights. In Party of One, Pinkie and her friends have a party in the upper floor, which has been decked out with streamers, balloons, confetti, and party decor. The front room on the ground floor is the store area for customers. The bakery's kitchen is in the back of the shop, as seen in Applebuck Season when Applejack is helping Pinkie Pie bake cupcakes. The building's chimneys look like purple rock-candy pillars, and a sign with a picture of a cupcake hangs from one corner of the building.
Day Spa
- Main article: Ponyville Day Spa
At the beginning of Green Isn't Your Color, Rarity apologizes to Fluttershy for being late to one of their weekly get-togethers, and requests "the usual" regimen from the Spa ponies. The spa makes a brief appearance in A Friend in Deed, when Pinkie Pie brings Cranky Doodle Donkey for a makeover in an attempt to win his friendship. In Ponyville Confidential, the six main ponies and Spike are at the spa when they discuss the latest "Gabby Gums" column in the Foal Free Press.
Twilight and Spike spend a day at the spa in Castle Sweet Castle, while Twilight's friends redecorate her castle.
Starlight Glimmer first meets Trixie at the spa in No Second Prances. In Applejack's "Day" Off, Rarity and Applejack attempt to spend some time in the spa, but Applejack would rather fix a few things first. The Cutie Map is accidentally teleported to the spa by Trixie in All Bottled Up.
Golden Oak Library
- Main article: Golden Oak Library
Much of the aboveground portion of the library is destroyed by Lord Tirek in Twilight's Kingdom - Part 2, while its roots are used to decorate the Castle of Friendship's throne room in Castle Sweet Castle.
Carousel Boutique
- Main article: Carousel Boutique
Costume shopDuring the chase sequence in The Ticket Master, Twilight and Spike disguise themselves and hide briefly in a shop window. The costumes shown include a clown, a hula dancer, and a Santa Claus themed outfit with a fake beard.
BookshopAt the start of Griffon the Brush Off, Pinkie Pie comes across Twilight outside a bookshop while looking for Rainbow Dash. The sign above the door is shaped like a closed book, hung with its spine horizontal.
Bowling alleyAt the start of The Cutie Pox, the Cutie Mark Crusaders visit a bowling alley in hopes of getting bowling cutie marks. They end up witnessing fellow foal Strike gain his cutie mark in bowling. The bowling alley also appears in Slice of Life and is featured in My Little Pony: Ponyville Mysteries Issue #2.[specify] The building has the same interior features as a typical bowling alley. Pins, balls, and stars are mounted above the front entrance, and it has a sod roof and pin/ball door posts.
Joke shopWhen preparing for a series of pranks in Griffon the Brush Off, Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash first visit Ponyville's joke shop, which resembles a jester's hat and has a sign shaped like a laughing pony's head in cap and bells, complete with an "arrow through the head" prop. The shop can be seen in long shots as located along the perimeter of the town square.
Café Hay
- See also: Ponyville Cafe
Quills and SofasIn Owl's Well That Ends Well, Spike approaches this shop for a quill and points out that the store only sells two things: quills and sofas. The proprietor, Davenport, tells him that he will not have any more quills in stock until Monday, and asks if he wants a sofa instead. At the beginning of the episode Magical Mystery Cure, when Twilight is singing Morning in Ponyville, she passes by a stallion who just bought a sofa and sings, "There's the sofa clerk selling some quills!" Davenport says, "Morning, kid!" The store appears again in Castle Sweet Castle and sells beds and bedding supplies in addition to quills and sofas.
Hay's Hardware
- See also: Manehattan#Hay's Pizza
The Cutie Mark Crusaders visit the hardware store in The Show Stoppers to buy supplies for the talent show. It later appears in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #9 and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #10, after the Crusaders have blown it up with some fireworks; here, it is named Hay's Hardware, identified as being Lugnut's, and specified to have the address of 15 Gandolfini Lane.
Mr. Breezy's fan shopThis is another location that the Cutie Mark Crusaders visit while acquiring supplies for the talent show in The Show Stoppers. The Cutie Mark Crusaders promise the shop owner that they'll return the fan. The shop is also shown during the Smile Song in A Friend in Deed and later featured in It Isn't the Mane Thing About You.
Jewelry storeFirst seen in Hearts and Hooves Day when Apple Bloom takes Big McIntosh to select a ring for his marriage with Cheerilee, then in Ponyville Confidential where the Cake family are shown shopping in there, later in All Bottled Up, and later still in My Little Pony Best Gift Ever. In Ponyville Confidential, the store occupies the same building as the joke shop. In Hearts and Hooves Day and All Bottled Up, the store is respectively staffed by "Karat" and "Clarity Cut", who look similar to each other.
Arcade machinesThree arcade machines and one arcade claw machine are seen in Hearts and Hooves Day.
Rich's Barnyard BargainsRich's Barnyard Bargains is first mentioned in Family Appreciation Day and featured in flashback in Where the Apple Lies. Owned by the Rich family and first established by Stinkin' Rich, it is a retail outlet that sells a variety of goods.
According to Stinkin' Rich's grandson Filthy Rich in Family Appreciation Day, Barnyard Bargains became the cornerstone of retail in Ponyville "by capturing the whole sale market, purchasing in bulk, and slashing all prices". In My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #30, it is stated that Barnyard Bargains used to be located where Carousel Boutique now stands.
In My Little Pony Micro-Series Issue #3, a deal that Flax Seed and Wheat Grass made with Flim and Flam has Flax and Wheat's non-Ponyville land slated to be sold for Filthy Rich to build a new Barnyard Bargains megastore, but Rarity helps Flax and Wheat gain enough business to pay Flim and Flam by the end of the month instead.
The Hay BurgerTwilight and the Cutie Mark Crusaders eat out at a diner called the Hay Burger in the episode Twilight Time. The establishment serves hay burgers, horseshoe-shaped fries, soft drinks, and milkshakes. Enterplay trading card series 3 #S12 features Burger Queen.
Comedy clubThe Hay Burger is repurposed as a comedy club in the episode The Maud Couple. Performers here include Meadow Song as Pony MC and Maud Pie as comedian.
- See also: Café Hay
Toy storeA toy store is featured in A Flurry of Emotions.
Tea shopA tea shop where Fluttershy usually buys her teas is featured in Discordant Harmony.
China shop
A china shop is featured in Discordant Harmony.
Party store
A store that sells party supplies, such as party hats, noisemakers, and piñatas, is featured in Discordant Harmony.
Antique store
A store that sells a variety of antiques is featured in Uncommon Bond and at the end of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #53.
Miscellaneous features
Applejack mentions in The Ticket Master that there is a road in Ponyville named Stirrup Street.
In Ponyville Confidential, Rarity describes a newspaper called the Ponyville Express as "boring" when compared to the Cutie Mark Crusader's Gabby Gums column.
Depiction in My Little Pony The Movie
In My Little Pony The Movie, Ponyville is briefly visible as Tempest Shadow's airship approaches Canterlot with the captive Twilight aboard.
Depiction in My Little Pony: Rainbow Roadtrip
In My Little Pony: Rainbow Roadtrip, Ponyville is briefly seen as the Mane Six depart for Hope Hollow.
Notable characters
- Apple Bloom
- Applejack
- Aunt Holiday
- Auntie Lofty
- Big McIntosh
- Bulk Biceps
- Caramel
- Cheerilee
- Cheese Sandwich[note 1]
- Cozy Glow (formerly)
- Cranky Doodle Donkey
- Davenport
- Derpy
- DJ Pon-3
- Diamond Tiara
- Dr. Hooves
- Featherweight
- Filthy Rich
- Fluttershy
- Gallus (formerly)
- Grand Pear
- Granny Smith
- Junebug
- Lucky Clover
- Luster Dawn
- Lyra Heartstrings
- Matilda
- Maud Pie[note 2]
- Mayor Mare
- Mr. Cake
- Mrs. Cake
- Nurse Redheart
- Ocellus
- Octavia Melody
- Peachy Pie
- Pinkie Pie
- Pipsqueak
- Pound Cake
- Pumpkin Cake
- Rainbow Dash
- Rarity
- Rumble
- Sandbar
- Scootaloo
- Silver Spoon
- Silverstream
- Smolder
- Snails
- Snips
- Spike (formerly)
- Spoiled Rich
- Starlight Glimmer
- Sugar Belle[note 1]
- Sunny Daze
- Sweetie Belle
- Sweetie Drops
- Thunderlane
- Twilight Sparkle (formerly)
- Twist
- Yona
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shown to live in Ponyville in the future in The Last Problem.
- ↑ Maud Pie: Well, it's not in Ponyville. More like Ponyville-adjacent.
- ↑ my little pony - twilight magical school of friendship set. Dracco. Retrieved on 2018 February 6.
- ↑ my little pony - beats and treats magical classroom set. Dracco. Retrieved on 2018 February 6.
- ↑ Lauren Faust discussing Pinkie Pie and the Cakes (2011-04-20). Retrieved on 2013 May 30.
- ↑ AssetsLicensor.zip. Archived.


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Over my last year on Twitter, I tweeted 9 tips that I realized were important and not discussed anywhere. They seemed to help a lot of people, so I figured I would put them in a blog post. These are not tips for beginners, I am going to be using terms like RT, Tweetdeck, Twitter Search, Friendfeed and others. If you do not know what I am talking about, read this first!
So here goes, here are 9 tips that will help you with your tweeting:
There are many more useful tips that you should follow when tweeting, but these are some I collected from my time on Twitter. Perhaps this will be the first post in a series, who knows? Meanwhile, check out some articles on the basics of Twitter, why to tweet, things to watch out for, things you need to know before you start, and steps to take after.


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Welcome to Emotional Intelligence Guide
Emotional Intelligence Effects Academic Acheivement Article
For a permanent link to this article, or to bookmark it for further reading, click here.
The Elements Of A Good Emotional Intelligence PPT Presentationfrom: Jim Holden - Staff Writer
The world today has been changed by technology, because people have discovered new means of conveying information. Through technology, we are able to present information and data in a manner that makes it easy for others to learn, and one of the common programs that people use today to relay data to others, is through the use of ppt presentations.
Emotional intelligence ppt presentations are high in demand today, and this is due to the fact that recent studies have shown the importance of emotional intelligence in acheiving success. Corporations want to learn more about emotional intelligence, because it could be the key to the rise of their businesses. Schools want to learn more about emotional intelligence, because it may hold the key to proper teaching methods which can maximize their students' learning abilities.
The potential for emotional intelligence is very high, and people are searching high and low for emotional intelligence ppt presentations. This is because people everywhere are interested in the subject of emotional intelligence and want to get better ideas about it.
Of course someone who has to give a lecture or presentation about the subject, can always go to the internet and download some emotional intelligence ppt presentations there. However if you want to become an effective speaker, you cannot rely on another person's work. You need to know the emotional intelligence ppt presentation accurately yourself.
The best way to do this is to create your own emotional intelligence ppt presentation, which is actually not a hard thing to do. It is only necessary to know the basic elements of a good emotional intelligence ppt presentation.
a) Visual - People should be captivated by the screen once you start your presentation. You certainly do not want eyes straying to watches, or looking at cell phones, once you have started. You need to put eye catching graphics into your presentation, in order to get the initial attention of your audience, and do remember that not everyone comes to a lecture or presentation with open minds. Some of your audience may take their seats and expect that you will bore them, so you have to get past this mindset and stun them into learning as it were.
b) Information - Of course if people only wanted entertainment, they could choose to go to the theatre or watch TV instead, but in fact they go to presentations to be informed. Once you are sure that your audience is receptive, you should introduce the information that they are looking for. You do need to do your research carefully, but do not be too technical with the language, as you need to be able to relate the information in a manner that continues the receptiveness of the audience to your presentation.
c) Sounds - The sound is a very important part of the emotional intelligence ppt, because the sound sets the mood of the audience, and it allows you to touch them in their souls. Through the sounds, you will be able to let your audience realise the importance of certain information, and sound effects can also fight the boredom that is constantly creeps up on audiences of ppt presentations.
The secret to a great emotional intelligence ppt presentation, is ingetting your audience's attention and keeping it, because in order to do this effectively, you need to be emotionally intelligent yourself, and be receptive to the reactions of your audience. You need to be able to speed things along when people are looking bored, and to explain more if they are sufficiently interested.


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Over the past two years I've had my share of experiences. I've had some success and a fair amount of failure as well. With graduation quickly approaching I wanted to take some time to reflect on what contributed most to not only my successes but my failures as well. This has been a great form of meditation and I encourage anyone reading this to do it as well! I've learned a little bit more about myself in the process and want to share my thoughts with you in a short series of posts that will highlight my contributing factors to success, which you'll read below, and my failures will follow in time. Disclaimer: by no means am I saying that I always do these items below…but when I have, I've felt that I've achieved success in doing them. Hope you enjoy!
When something hits your desk it doesn't matter what level of importance it is. What matters most is to recognize that if it affects somebody else, do it immediately. You can wait till the last minute on a 10 page paper if you are solely affected by the grade on the assignment. However, if somebody needs an email forwarded, help on a team assignment or a favor, do it. You will be held in high regard if you can exhibit this behavior. An old saying rings true "You can have everything you want, if you will just help everyone get what they want." – Zig Ziglar
Keep in contact with people. Send little texts, stay in touch through social media, or send a card once in a while. Do this whenever you see something that reminds you of them. Or if that's too much out of your day just be personable and say hi to people you know (or don't know) in your daily lives. Nurture your friendships and keep your network open, one day these people you kept in contact with could hold the keys to open doors that you don't even know exist yet.
Opportunities present themselves often at NIU, take advantage of them. You get in-class presentations on the Experiential Learning Center, study abroad programs, student organizations, etc., but many people simply forget what they've been exposed to only minutes after it's shown. Write those opportunities down and research them further when you have a minute to yourself. Pursue challenges and you'll be amazed at how far you'll go, not only at NIU, but in life itself.
Keep moving. I learned this on distance bike rides and a backpacking adventure in the Smokey Mountains. Even trying to ride my bike from my hometown to Wisconsin, every pedal I took, no matter how small, brought me closer to finishing my goal. When backpacking we spent a few days going uphill for stints of 12 miles or more. With each step in that cold and wet weather, we were that much closer to reaching camp. For those of you who want to give up and are overwhelmed by work that is seemingly insurmountable, take a second and remember how to eat an elephant…do it one bite at a time.
I encourage you to add your own keys to success in the comments below. As I said, keep an eye out to read a little bit more about my failures and how can you avoid making the same mistakes I've made in my university career. 2.0out


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An option spread with unusually large commissions for the involved broker(s). In an alligator, the commissions are so large that the potential profit from the spread is not worth the expense. In such a situation, the investor holding the spread is said to be "eaten alive."
An option spread in which the commissions are so large a part of any potential profit that the investor gets eaten alive. Obviously, alligator spreads are of greater benefit to the broker than to the investor.


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Phase one provides beautiful landscape for tourists and residents to enjoy
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the completion of Phase 1 of the restoration of Prospect Point, which is one of the most popular areas of Niagara Falls State Park. The ribbon-cutting took place at the same time that ground was broken for Phase 2 of the restoration project. The project is part of Governor Cuomo's NY Works program.
"Niagara Falls State Park is one of Western New York's most valuable tourism assets - a stunning natural wonder that attracts millions of visitors from all across the world each year," Cuomo said. "Under our NY Works program, we have completed the first phase of restoring Prospect Point as part of an ongoing project to improve the state park and enhance the experience of those who come to visit. Coupled with our efforts to revitalize the community of Niagara Falls, this investment in the park will help attract more visitors, boost tourism in the whole region, and grow the local economy."
Work completed in Phase 1 included landscape restoration, new railings, benches, light fixtures and walkway surfaces in the main area of Prospect Point. The next phase of the project will involve the lower grove trails to the north and south of the points and will continue the work started at the main point. Work on Phase 2 is expected to be completed by late summer 2014.
Scott Lawn of Sanborn is the contractor for this project, and the total cost is $4,292,000.
Rose Harvey, commissioner, Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, said, "Prospect Point is the place where visitors come to experience the falls in all of their natural grandeur. Millions of pictures are snapped as people try to capture the beauty of the view. Now that Phase 1 is complete, we are a step closer to realizing our vision for the point and the park. We hope that people enjoy relaxing on a new bench and hiking the freshly paved walkways."
Gil C. Quiniones, president and CEO at the New York Power Authority, said, "The latest improvements at Niagara Falls State Park underscore the priority being given by Gov. Cuomo to restoring this world-famous tourism attraction - America's oldest state park - to all its splendor. The Power Authority is proud to be supporting the park's revitalization by the acceleration of Greenway funding dedicated to State Parks under the 2007 relicensing of our Niagara Hydroelectric Power Plant. The completion of the first phase of the Prospect Point refurbishing is one of the rewards of this support."
State Sen. George Maziarz said, "We see new walkways, benches and lights at Prospect Point. They are just one part of the vision for making our magnificent falls into the international attraction they must be if we are to continue to grow our local economy. Niagara Falls is a magnet for tourists. Each improvement project, new attraction, new hotel adds strength to that magnet, allowing us to hold the tourists in Niagara Falls longer.
Assemblyman John Ceretto said, "The Niagara Falls State Park is a jewel in our city's crown. The falls are the draw for millions of visitors each year. We are working to improve the tourism experience by improving the park, creating a more inviting downtown area and encouraging new development focused on meeting the expectations of travelers. The culinary school, the wine trail and new downtown hotels are all part of Gov. Cuomo's vision for creating an extraordinary tourism destination that will make the entire region proud."
The improvements revealed today are outlined in a comprehensive landscape improvement plan developed in 2012 to restore the most heavily used areas of Niagara Falls State Park, including its primary viewing points, walking trails, historic buildings and plantings. All landscape improvement projects will be consistent with the design principles utilized by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted in his original vision for the park.
Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster said, "In the end, the natural beauty of the falls themselves will always be the greatest draw at Niagara, and the American side provides tourists the opportunity to get up-close and personal with the natural wonder. With so many people looking to visit, the prime viewing areas like Prospect Point need periodic reinvestment if they're to keep looking their best. If their experience at the brink of the falls itself is a positive one, that encourages visitors to walk to the Culinary Institute for a meal, plan a tasting or tour on the Niagara Wine Trail, or enjoy shopping at the expanding Fashion Outlet Mall. Gov. Cuomo and New York state are working hard to enrich the tourism experience at Niagara Falls by encouraging new and improved development and attractions, starting with key investments in the park's iconic Olmsted landscapes. This far-sighted investment will bring returns not only in our lifetimes, but in those of our children and grandchildren."
These projects represent a multi-year, $25 million commitment to revitalize Niagara Falls State Park. Funding for the restoration is coming primarily from a lump-sum advance payment of money that NYPA previously committed to provide for Niagara River Greenway improvements at state parks under the federal relicensing of its Niagara hydropower plant. State Parks will continue to consult with the Niagara River Greenway Commission on the improvement projects.
The improvements are part of a statewide revitalization of the park system. Last year, Cuomo and the State Legislature authorized the NY Works program to provide $89 million statewide to move forward with more than 100 overdue projects to improve 55 parks and historic sites and spur job creation and economic development. This year, a second round of $90 million in NY Works funding is advancing an additional 90 projects to upgrade and repair more than 50 state parks and historic sites across New York.
Listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places, Niagara Falls State Park attracts more than 8 million visitors a year. The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation oversees 179 state parks and 35 historic sites. For more information on any of these recreation areas, call 518-474-0456 or visit www.nysparks.com, connect on Facebook, or follow along on Twitter.


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The project was delivered from 1st September 2009 until 28th February 2013. All the project outputs (e.g. reports on feasibility studies and academic consultancies, webinars, online conferences and articles published in the quarterly online magazine Innovation Review) can be searched by using key words in our Knowledge Base.
Please note we are in the process of migrating the webinar archive to a new location, since the project has concluded in 2013. Media will not be available until this has completed.
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Academics involved in the project have published a book which provides an overview of the themes that were addressed through the project in relation to planning of the built environment, sustainable building design, low carbon technologies, modern methods of construction, building refurbishment and retrofit, and testing of building performance. The chapters refer to the project outputs available in full on this website.
- Introduction, Branka Dimitrijevic, Glasgow Caledonian University
- Context and policies, Richard Laing, Robert Gordon University
- Planning for Resilience, Sue Roaf (Heriot Watt University), Rohinton Emmanuel and Branka Dimitrijevic (Glasgow Caledonian University)
- Building Design, John Brennan, University of Edinburgh
- Technologies, David Moore, Robert Gordon University
- Construction, David Moore, Robert Gordon University
- Refurbishment, Paul Baker, Glasgow Caledonian University
- Building Performance Evaluation, Tim Sharpe, The Glasgow School of Art
CIC Start Online project aimed to embed sustainable building design and refurbishment into practice. The project assisted Scottish small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to develop and test innovations at testing facilities of the project partners' institutions.
CIC Start Online has attracted over 2,400 members until November 2013. Membership is open and free. It enables access to the project webcasts. You can join by clicking on the tab `Join our mailing list` at the top right corner of the screen.
Our FREE interactive online webinars have been watched across the United Kingdom and in 53 other countries: Algeria, Australia, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Netherlands, Nevis, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, USA, Vietnam and Zimbabwe.
We would like to thank everyone who engaged with CIC Start Online project! If you are not a member, you can still join our mailing list at www.cicstart.org.
Our new joint project of nine Scottish universities, led by Glasgow Caledonian University, is entitled Mainstreaming Innovation. Its focus is on integration of sustainable infrastructure into the existing built environment. The project started on 1st April 2013 and is funded by Scottish Government. More information is available at the project website.
We wish you success in designing more sustainable new buildings and improving the existing built environment, and look forward to the engagement in our new project!
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CIC Start Online consortium & team
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