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Internet Week New York 2010: The SonicScoop Music Guide
June 5, 2010 by David Weiss
Internet Week New York kicks off today, and will continue through June 14. Many panels are relevant to artists and businesses across the music industry, such as talks on how to pitch ideas and find sponsors, as well as how to increase your profits through the Internet.
Started in 2008 to advance New York's Internet industry and community, IWNY was organized by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS). The event will hold a variety of conferences, networking opportunities and performances, covering a range of topics.
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The 100 Million Mani Retreat in Mongolia concludes on Friday, August 30, with a long life puja offered to Lama Zopa Rinpoche, who led the retreat. FPMT Mongolia organized the retreat, which began August 1 at Idgaa Choizinling Dratsang (College), Gandan Monastery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Rinpoche's assistant and CEO of FPMT Ven. Roger Kunsang wrote that 108,939,500 recitations of OM MANI PADME HUM were counted during the retreat. Ven. Roger also reported that Rinpoche has been emphasizing impermanence and death in his teachings.
Rinpoche and FPMT built and sponsored Idgaa Monastery, which can sit up to 1,000 monks. Idgaa is officially a part of Sera Je Monastery in India.
FPMT has taken an active role in rebuilding Buddhism in Mongolia. The history of Buddhism in Mongolia dates back to the 3rd century B.C.E. But with the rise of communism in the 1920s and Mongolia's close alignment with the Soviet Union, Mongolian Buddhists suffered heavy oppression and witnessed the destruction of monasteries and temples and the purging of an extraordinary number of monks and lamas in the late 1930s. You can read more of Mandala's coverage of FPMT activities in Mongolia and FPMT Mongolia online.
Mandala brings you news of Lama Zopa Rinpoche and FPMT activities, teachers and events from over 160 FPMT centers, projects and services around the globe. If you have news you would like to share, please let us know.
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Live and recorded webcasts of Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaching during the 100 Million Mani Retreat in Mongolia can be watched on FPMT's livestreaming webpage.
Several videos of Rinpoche's teachings, the first from August 16, have already been posted. Rinpoche will continue offering teachings that will be streamed live through the end of the month. The recordings of the teachings will also be made available to watch later.
The teachings are taking place at the 100 Million Mani Retreat. FPMT Mongolia organized the retreat, which is being held at Idgaa Choizinling Dratsang (College), Gandan Monastery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Check the FPMT Facebook page for updates on new webcasts. You can find photos from the Mongolia retreat on the FPMT Facebook page as well as the FPMT Mongolia Facebook page.
Mandala brings you news of Lama Zopa Rinpoche and FPMT activities, teachers and events from over 160 FPMT centers, projects and services around the globe. If you have news you would like to share, please let us know.
On the morning of August 15, Lama Zopa Rinpoche joined the 100 Million Mani Retreat currently taking place in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. FPMT Mongolia organized the retreat, which is being held at Idgaa Choizinling Dratsang (College), Gandan Monastery.
The retreat began on August 1. Rinpoche's arrival in Mongolia was delayed due to his private retreat in Lahaul-Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh taking longer than originally planned. Rinpoche also stopped at Kopan Monastery in Nepal on this way from India to Mongolia.
Mandala brings you news of Lama Zopa Rinpoche and FPMT activities, teachers and events from over 160 FPMT centers, projects and services around the globe. If you have news you would like to share, please let us know.
"First thing in the morning, Lama Zopa Rinpoche is doing prostrations to the altar in his room," Ven. Roger Kunsang, Rinpoche's assistant wrote on August 10 from Kopan Monastery in Nepal. "There is one altar that has many holy relics on it and Rinpoche circumambulates it every day. Rinpoche is making a very quick stop here on the way to Mongolia."
"Rinpoche this morning doing prayers before breakfast, with a view of the Kathmandu Valley (from Kopan )," Ven. Roger wrote. "The valley is very green at the moment. … It's monsoon and there has been plenty of rain."
Meanwhile in Mongolia the 100 Million Mani Retreat is underway. Participants are looking forward to Rinpoche's arrival. FPMT Mongolia organized the retreat, which is being held at Idgaa Choizinling Dratsang (College), Gandan Monastery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and which started on August 1. Rinpoche is guiding the retreat and is expected to arrive on August 13.
Mandala brings you news of Lama Zopa Rinpoche and FPMT activities, teachers and events from over 160 FPMT centers, projects and services around the globe. If you have news you would like to share, please let us know.
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July-September 2013
By Ven. Thubten Gyalmo
In January and February 2013, FPMT Mongolia implemented an alcohol treatment program in cooperation with the Ulaanbaatar Police Department, five district police departments in Ulaanbaatar City, the Association Against Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, and the Maanit Compulsory Alcohol Treatment Center in Bayan soum, Tuv province. This program was financed by the Mongolian Ministry of Justice.
During the transition of the Mongolian society from socialism to democracy, people's lifestyles underwent significant changes, resulting in both positive and negative long-term influences on the society. Abusing alcohol, smoking and drugs became popular as a way of dealing with the challenges of this transition. Statistics in Mongolia show that 72 percent of violent crime is a result of alcohol consumption and that 52 percent of the population regularly consume more alcohol than they should.
Today, due to the rapid increase of alcohol addiction in Mongolia, the society is experiencing a very noticeable increase in premature deaths, theft, violent crime, accidents, domestic violence and other destructive behaviors. These are the harsh consequences of people trying to solve issues arising from stress, pain, frustration, anger, other negative mental states and lack of effective communication through the use of alcohol. Thus, there is a growing and urgent need to teach people how to solve their life problems using safe and healthy methods.
Our project's purpose is to educate, inspire and support the participants to implement a healthy lifestyle in order to be free from dependency on alcohol and other damaging substances. An important focus for us was to develop a training program that addresses both the prevention of and release from alcohol addiction and that include strategies drawn from the disciplines of meditation and hatha yoga.
These are the key points of focus for our program:
- To raise general awareness on the nature and effects of alcohol addiction;
- Explain the dysfunction of family co-dependency;
- Give a clear definition of alcohol addiction – how it develops and influences our behavior in a destructive way;
- Assist participants to identify stress and unhealthy behaviors that can lead to addiction;
- Share healthy alternatives for overcoming stress and negative emotions, especially anger;
- Find meaning and purpose in one's life and introduce aspects of a healthy lifestyle.
Each of the participants received this information so that they could become more responsible for their own actions.
Over a period of three weeks, we offered six one-day workshops with more than 20 participants at each workshop, reaching in total 140 people. The morning sessions were facilitated by a guest speaker from the Mongolian Association Against Alcoholism and Drug Abuse and these provided valuable information on the definition of alcoholism, addiction, family co-dependency and their harmful impacts. Video resources created here in Mongolia were shown highlighting how the family and friends suffer because of alcohol addiction. There was also time allocated for participants to ask questions and generally discuss the content of the session among themselves.
Afternoon sessions were guided by FPMTM teacher Ven. Thubten Gyalmo. The main focus in these sessions was on the mental roots of addiction, the nature of mind and its potential, transforming bad habits, improving the health of the whole and helping to find the real purpose of life. The participants learned about the keys to a healthy lifestyle and practiced meditation, yoga breathing and simple movements as an alternative for dealing with stress and negative emotional states.
The participants completed a health questionnaire, which provided them with an opportunity to honestly evaluate different aspects of their life (physical and mental health, emotional balance, finances, etc.) and identify their weaknesses and strengths. They were offered suggestions on ways to address their weaknesses.
At the conclusion of each session, all were requested to complete a course evaluation form and the majority of the general comments were that they attended the training out of concern of their addiction and were inspired to effect some lasting change in their life. In response to a question as to how the training could be improved, the participants suggested that FPMT Mongolia conducts similar trainings on a regular basis for people with addiction and provide special sessions for family members of alcoholics to empower them to deal more effectively with the dysfunctional behavior of the addicted person. To make every effort to reach a larger number of people, some even suggested broadcasting sessions on TV and radio.
Ven. Thubten Gyalmo has been a student of Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche since meeting them at Manjushri Institute in 1977. In 1990, she founded and directed for 12-1/2 years Hospice of Mother Tara in Western Australia and also supported Liberation Prison Project students there. Since the end of 2008, Ven. Gyalmo has been serving FPMT Mongolia in various roles, currently working as director of Ganden Do Ngag Shedrup Ling while teaching yoga classes to help fund the programs at the center and training a Mongolian to become the center's spiritual program coordinator. She continues to do Liberation Prison Project work at a high-security prison, one hour's drive from Ulaanbaatar.
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The once-in-a-lifetime 100 Million Mani Retreat under the guidance of Lama Zopa Rinpoche is confirmed for August 2013 in Mongolia. This is the first big retreat led by Rinpoche since he manifested a stroke in April 2011.
Host FPMT Mongolia is sending out the invitation to come to the retreat worldwide, encouraging people to not miss this precious opportunity:
In the infinite kindness and compassion of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, we have the great blessings of this fortune to be guided by Rinpoche, in the 100 Million Mani Retreat in Mongolia.
As Rinpoche would say, "The benefits of reciting the Compassion Buddha mantra are infinite, like the sky."
The reason why the benefit of reciting the six syllable mantra is quite unimaginable, and why it is an extremely popular practice in all the four great traditions of Tibetan Buddhism is because this is the essence of all Dharma – the very purest Dharma – thus, making it the most powerful way to purify negative karma and the easiest way to collect extensive merit to quickly achieve enlightenment.
We need the special blessing of Compassion Buddha to transform our mind into bodhichitta – to renounce self and cherish others and make our meditation on bodhichitta effective. Without bodhichitta there is no true happiness in our own lives nor can we cause all the happiness for all sentient beings.
The retreat is scheduled August 1-30, 2013, at Chinggisiin Khuree, a ger (yurt) camp 14 miles [23 kilometers] from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. More details will be coming soon to FPMT Mongolia's "100 Million Mani Retreat 2013" website.
Rinpoche has a very strong commitment and connection to Mongolia, as documented in "Looking to Mongolia" from Mandala January-March 2011. For more, you can read online Mandala's coverage of FPMT in Mongolia and Rinpoche's trips to Mongolia, including entries from Ven. Roger's "Life on the Road with Lama Zopa Rinpoche."
With more than 160 centers, projects and services around the globe, there is always news on FPMT activities, teachers and events. Mandala hopes to share as many of these timely stories as possible. If you have news you would like to share, please let us know.
If you like what you read on Mandala, consider becoming a Friend of FPMT, which supports our work.
January-March 2013
By Özer Rinpoche
Mongolia, while a traditionally Buddhist country, faced decades of religious oppression in the 20th century. The importance of Mongolia's spiritual leaders during that period, however, did not decrease. Özer Rinpoche explains the significance of His Holiness the 9th Bogd Jetsün Dampa Rinpoche and the mummification of his holy body.
Translated by Daria Davaa, FPMT Mongolia
When I was still staying in Dharamsala, India, I was invited to teach at Tamkang University in Taiwan. I was presented with a Taiwanese visa and had booked my ticket to Taiwan. However, His Holiness the 9th Bogd Jetsün Dampa Rinpoche (Khalkha Jetsün Dampa Rinpoche) asked me to support him in Mongolia. I even got another invitation from the United States, but I cancelled everything as I had already accepted Rinpoche's request. Rinpoche used to say to me that without my support, everything in Mongolia would be so difficult and that I should stay in Mongolia as long as possible. This is why I am here fulfilling Rinpoche's wishes as best I can. One of my tasks, for example, is to continue teaching Chöd to Rinpoche's students.
The former Khalkha Jetsün Dampa Rinpoche lived during the time of Soviet communism. It was a very difficult and cruel time for Buddhists in Mongolia and the 8th Khalkha Jetsün Dampa Rinpoche had no freedom to teach Buddhism in public. Rinpoche died in 1924 and although almost all Buddhist temples were completely destroyed and so many monks were killed during the communist regime, it did not destroy the faith Mongolian people had in Buddhism nor their faith in Rinpoche himself.
It wasn't until 1991 that the Mongolian people learned that the incarnation of the 9th Khalkha Jetsün Dampa Rinpoche had been recognized, being born in Tibet in 1932, and had already immigrated to India, but still had a great wish to come to Mongolia to see his people. It wasn't until 1999 when Mongolia became a democratic country and Mongolian people regained their religious freedom that his return could finally happen. Due to political problems and instability, Rinpoche's first visit to Mongolia lasted only one month. He didn't have any political intentions in mind when coming to Mongolia; his wish was to revive Buddhism, to reestablish the Buddhadharma in the minds of the Mongolian people and to reform monastic discipline. Unfortunately, Rinpoche only spent a short time in Mongolia before he passed away in 2011.The lineage will be carried on, although it is not yet clear by whom. Finding and announcing the reincarnation of 10th Khalkha Jetsün Dampa Rinpoche is handled by the administration of Ganden Monastery in Mongolia. I will be just a part of it, supporting the process wherever I can.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama made the decision that the 9th Khalkha Jetsün Dampa Rinpoche should be mummified, a process not decided on or performed by just anyone. Mummification is not used for all lamas, only for the very highest of the high Lamas. Rinpoche's mummification will be finished around March or April 2013 and his holy body will be placed in the former library of Ganden Monastery, which will be open for the public to receive blessings.
The science of mummification was taught by Buddha Shakyamuni. In Tibet, for example, Je Tsongkhapa and the 5th through the 13th Dalai Lamas were mummified. In Mongolia, the 1st through 8th Khalkha Jetsün Dampa Rinpoches were mummified, but unfortunately, were all destroyed during the communist period.
The results of mummification are pretty amazing. In Tibet, one lama's mummy hair had grown longer 400 years after mummification. The mummy of Lama Tsonghapa, even after 500 years, was still extremely fresh looking, just as though it were alive.
One of the advantages of the mummification of very high lamas is that students will be able to continue to make offerings to the Lamas to increase merit, helping the country to remain peaceful, prosperous and happy. However, if the body is not correctly mummified, the result is suffering and the reincarnation of the lama will face obstacles.
Today people might think that we can mummify any of our lamas or even ourselves, but it isn't like that. We have to understand who can be mummified and who can carry it out and what the process for doing it correctly is.
Özer Rinpoche is the is the recognized reincarnation of Jangchup Özer, one of the seven disciples of Je Tsongkhapa who founded Sera Me Monastery.
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From Mozart to Mongolia
December 2001 – February 2002
Ani Jinpa left behind the Australian arts world where she worked as an administrator to become a nurse, primarily in palliative care and with "especially dear" dementia patients ("I could be any one of those suffering beings"). Although not a Buddhist at the time, she wondered why some people died calmly and peacefully, while others left clinging, angry and unresolved. She traveled to India, spent time in an ashram, and sought work that would extend her. She has found it in the Lotus Children's Centre in Ulaan Bataar, Mongolia.
One week in, the teachings [at the Kopan course] on the Precious Human Rebirth had such a profound effect on me that I knew I couldn't waste a minute! It was everything I had been waiting to hear, and it was breathtaking to realize this knowledge had been there all the time and I hadn't known it. It was also a relief – I began to feel my life unfolding. I took refuge with Lama Zopa Rinpoche, with the desire for ordination powerfully motivating my future plans.
My ordination in December '99 was the most joyful experience of my life. The door opened to much happiness – and many painful experiences too – as I began to learn more about this treacherous mind and the great gifts our precious teachers offer to guide us in overcoming our obstacles….
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Ganden Do Ngag Shedrup Ling Director Massimo Corona reports the recent uncovering of a VHS tape from a decade ago, featuring the former CEO of FPMT Mongolia Ueli Minder and Thubten Gyatso (Dr. Adrian Feldmann). The rough but fascinating video documents some of FPMT's early contributions to the restoration of Buddhism in Mongolia. The 13-minute video, now available on FPMT Mongolia's YouTube channel, includes footage of the renovation of a historic monastery located near Ulaanbaatar where Drolma Ling Nunnery, the first residential Tibetan Buddhist nunnery in Mongolia, was established. Also making a brief appearance in the video is Ven. Bakula Rinpoche, who greatly contributed to the return of Buddhism in Mongolia.
The history of Buddhism in Mongolia is rich, going back to the third century B.C.E. But with the rise of communism in the 1920s and Mongolia's close alignment with the Soviet Union, Mongolian Buddhists suffered heavy oppression, witnessing the extensive destruction of monasteries and temples and the purging of an extraordinary number of monks and lamas in the late 1930s. The relighting of the lamp of Buddhism in Mongolia signifies the strength and determination of Mongolians to reclaim this nearly lost aspect of their cultural heritage.
Be sure to check out more of Mandala's recent coverage of Mongolia.
With 160 centers, projects, and services around the globe, there is always news on FPMT activities, teachers and events. Mandala hopes to share as many of these timely stories as possible. If you have news you would like to share, please let us know.
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In the fall of 2010 Lama Zopa Rinpoche spent one month in Mongolia, engaging with characteristic vigor in a host of inspiring, beneficial and groundbreaking activities. Mandala is pleased to offer you an overview of Rinpoche's recent visit to this fascinating country, details of an historic conference on the future of Mongolian Buddhism, news of Rinpoche receiving an award from the President of Mongolia in recognition of his work to spread and preserve Tibetan Buddhism in Mongolia, and information on the many initiatives which Rinpoche has started or plans to begin in this country which is now emerging from 60 years of communism as a potential stronghold for the preservation of the Mahayana tradition….
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My other tattoo. I got this done with my best friend (emrldsun, follow her she's the shit) in October. Obviously it's a Harry Potter tattoo, but it's got a lot of meanings for us.


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Twenty-one trainees entered a program at this week with the hopes of becoming certified as R.A.D. (Rape Aggression Defense) System instructors.
"R.A.D. System is a program of realistic, self-defense tactics and techniques for women," said Erin Hoodlet, Milton Academy Communications. "It is a comprehensive program that begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and avoidance, while progressing on to the basics of hands-on defense training."
Certified R.A.D. instructors taught the three-day course at the Kellner Performing Arts Center on the Milton Academy campus. The training program was held from Monday through Wednesday, this week.
Milton Academy has offered training in the system since 2003.
The R.A.D. System, which was founded in 1989, is the only defense program recognized by the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, according to Hoodlet.
Faculty and staff at Milton Academy are offered the R.A.D. course throughout the year from the school's Campus Safety employees, who are certified instructors.
Students can also take a semester-long version as a physical education credit.


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By the early 1970s, counterinsurgency theorist Louis O. Giufrida, at the time running a subpart of the California Specialized Training Institute, had been secretly commissioned by Governor Ronald Reagan to develop scenarios for deploying "rapid reaction forces" integrating state and local SWAT teams with police political intelligence units, the national guard, FBI counterintelligence and SWAT personnel, military intelligence, and selected "patriotic" organizations to quell "civil disturbances". Code-named "Garden Plot" and "Cable Splicer," Giufrida's plans were tentatively adopted by the Bureau, field-tested against [the American Indian Movement] during the 1973 siege of Wounded Knee, and, with by then President Ronald Reagan's appointment of Giufrida as founding director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in 1982, in a refined form, fully incorporated into the structure of repression on a fully national basis.
Ward Churchill, The COINTELPRO Papers: documents from the FBI's secret wars against dissent
… The purpose of the whole operation is to develop a coherent doctrine for the physical repression of political dissent, and to train personnel in its application. Garden Plot and Cable Splicer were officially (if secretly) commissioned plans to utilize the entire apparatus of state repression - the military, national guard, police and intelligence forces, as well as "private" organizations - in a coordinated manner to put down "civil disorders" within the U.S.


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Parenting the Defiant Child
Guest blogger Maggie Vink: Sometimes, I need to take a good, long look in the mirror. My son can be a sweetheart, but he can also be a real stinker. He's contrary to the point of ridiculousness at times, and any request that sounds remotely like a demand will make him stubbornly dig in his heels and refuse to do what I'm asking. If I were even to demand that he ride his skateboard (one of his favorite things), I'd have World War III in my living room. His defiance is never about what's being asked of him; it's simply about the fact that he was asked -- and his need for control.
- Maintain structure: Stick to a schedule and a routine that your child can count on.
- Don't engage: Don't participate in arguments your child tries to initiate.
- Offer choices: Whenever possible, give your child some control by offering options.
- Compromise: You want him to do his homework right away; he wants to go outside and play (or watch TV or whatever). Let him control when he starts his homework, but don't let him have privileges until it's completed.
- Pick your battles: When you've got bigger fish frying, is it really a big deal that your child forgot to bring a glass to the sink when he was done with it?
- Catch your child doing good: Take every opportunity to praise your child and give him affection and love.
- Discipline wisely: Sometimes when a child is defiant or rude, addressing the bad behavior in the moment will only escalate the situation. If that's the case, take a deep breath and bide your time. Later, when he's calm, talk to your child about the situation and give appropriate consequences.
I was defiant as a teenager. Maybe I'm biased but I see a certain amount of defiance as a good thing. The teenage years are when we break out and test ourselves in the world. Our views against the views of our parents and other superiors. Granted, too much defiance is still a problem.
So helpful! I have a toddler who is already showing signs of being defiant…I am trying to balance my admiration for his independence and strong will with the right approach to teaching respect and getting things done. I think it's great that you didn't settle for blaming your son's history, but created a solution that gives him more behavioral choices.
@Scott, I like your viewpoint. My son also has ADHD and, though it's troublesome at times, I also think there's beauty in that. He's much more free thinking than the average Joe and I love that about him! The defiance, on the other hand… it's pretty hard to love that. :-)
@Jeanne-Marie, it's not easy and it doesn't always work. My son is just defiant by nature. But it's so much better now that I don't escalate the situations. The worst is when I have to let things go a bit and then address them later. I sometimes feel like I'm letting him get away with being disrespectful. But, really, I'm not. He doesn't get what he wants by being that way — I just don't tackle the issue until later when he's calm. Good luck with your little one! Starting respect lessons when your child is so small will really pay off!
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My son is 10 1/2 yrs old and has been diagnosed with ADHD with a mood disorder. I have attended parenting classes concerning how to parent a child with these diagnoses and I have done research. I am at my witts end with the defiance. We have experienced a lot of changes over the past year to include me remarrying and moving to another city which means a school change. He will not do his schoolwork, he lies about anything that will create a conflict, he's disrespectful to me, my husband and the babysitter. He disrupts the household every single day. His 7 year old sister has to listen to all of it. It is affecting my health as I have Fibromyalga. The stress got so bad a couple of weeks ago I ended up at the emergency room. I love my son dearly and would die for him but I simply refuse to let him fail and/or not grow into a good man that makes positive contributions to society. I don't know what to do anymore to get him to cooperate. We have used grounding, taking things away, Token Economy, behavior charts, one on one time with the parent he chooses. In addition to the issues above, he is having #2 accidents in his pants. He has been wearing Goodnight paper pants for 6 months! I think he has become complacent with them and hasn't a care in the world anymore about having to wear them. Any feedback and/or suggestions would be greatly appreciated as I feel like a bad mother and I want to help my son. I know he would be happier if things changed.
I know how you feel! My son's behaviors often make me feel like I'm a terrible mother, too. I've tried every reward and consequence system, too, but (with my son) the problem is is that there is very little that he cares enough about to have an effect. My best methods are to not engage in the heat of the moment — it just makes things worse. Try to give your child nothing when he's acting defiant/rude. No attention, no anger, nothing. If he's like my son, he'll try harder and harder to get you to engage. But hold fast. Don't give in and don't give attention. When the heat of the moment has past, then you can put down consequences for the behavior. That's what works for me anyway.
Regarding the encopresis, you should probably talk to a doctor. There are a lot of underlying reasons for encopresis and it's possible there's a medical issue. That being said, my son used to voluntarily pee on things (his carpet, the wall, etc.) and it's frustrating beyond belief. In our case, it was due to his abusive past and his need for control. We've worked through the worst of it with therapy, LOTS of talking and age.
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When you are remodeling a room or adding new furniture for a new look, one of the things you will want to keep in mind is the sort of furniture design you are looking for. The style of furniture will affect the way that your room is perceived by your guests.
The Victorian Style of furniture design was the first mass-produced style of furniture and is influenced by the time period of the late 1800's and Gothic forms of art. It is named after the Queen of England who reigned from 1837 to 1901.
Gothic forms of art emphasize heavy proportions with the elaborate carvingswhich show up in the Victorian style of furniture design. There will be more ornamentation on these pieces than those of other types of furniture and often times, a dark finish.
This was the first style of furniture to be produced for the masses. You can find it in many types of fabric including velour, needlepoint, braided and velvet. You can find pieces with claw feet or whorl's, which has a coiled appearance. Every other type of furniture will also have variables like this which characterize them as being influenced by a certain time period and embodying their own form of furniture design.
Choices to Make
When you are finding new furniture for your space, you need to think about several different aspects. The most important is just what preferences and inclinations you naturally feel towards different styles. When you find one you like, you can explore it more deeply and see what options are available within that style of furniture design.
If you like classic elegant things, you may want to explore the styles that are based on furniture designs of the past. If you want a simple and straightforward piece of furniture, you will surely be able to find other styles that cater to that specific taste.
If you want something that is actually antique, then you will need to look around for stores online and in your city that specialize in authentic antique furniture. There are types of furniture design that are created in the current time but are made to look antique, but some people only want the authentic version. This will give your home or office a bit of spice from the past and will definitely draw attention.
Some people make the mistake of feeling as if they have to stay with one specific form of furniture design throughout their home and for each room. This is not true. You can have a room that is mostly Victorian furniture but have a few modern pieces thrown in as well. This is a great way to add variety and make the room feel unique and more of a representation of your personal character rather than something out of a magazine.
Furniture design is a great thing to think about when you are re-designing or creating a new home. As you look at options, just remember they are all in categories that are each based on certain time periods or styles. Once you find the style that appeals to you, you'll have a great starting point, but remember you can pick more than one!
If you are looking to design a wardrobe for yourself, this post might provide some inspiration.With special emphasis on sliding door wardrobes, Carre shows off its collection in good light with excellent photography and designer settings. The rooms are immaculately set with colors, furniture and accent pieces that match the product they highlight.
Having a proper and convenient wardrobe is a very important thing for a household. Earlier, people used to use things like almirahs for keeping cloths and other stuff. This used to take up a lot of space.
Wardrobes are mostly attached to the wall causing mostly zero inconvenience for a person, in terms of space available in a room. It also adds to the style of the room, if the right material is chosen.
Ádám Molnár, student at the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in Hungary sent us an e-mail presenting a clever design that combines an armchair for comfortable reading and a rocking chair that can be easily moved from one place to another. The so-called Chairiot has an integrated wheel system which provides the rocking chair function, but fixed in the two wing positions it makes a comfy armchair or a desk chair, too. Another strong advantage of the project is its retractable feature- with a minimum amount of effort, the chair can be packed up for storage. Its appearance is not strikingly elegant, yet the design has a well defined personality. The wheels and legs contribute to a playful appearance, one that suits the colorful versions better than the black ones. How would you comment on this chair design by student Ádám Molnár?
These fabulous living rooms seem to have it all: style, glamor, a well defined personality and last but not least, functionality. Because we did not cover entertainment in a while, we decided to make this post in order to give you inspiring ideas on how to integrate your TV or home theater system in the living room. In the pictures below you have plenty of arrangements to chose from or get you started when it comes to redecorating. The interiors are all very modern and feature original furniture elements. We particularly like the shape of the shelves and their creative positions. Still, the focal point of every photo is the TV which blends in perfectly. Like what you see?
Eero Aarnio originally designed the Bubble chair in 1968. This modern hanging acrylic sphere features removable cushions and hangs from the ceiling at almost any height. The hanging bubble chair is made of clear acrylic and chromed or stainless steel.
The modern hanging Bubble Chair also impresses the user by the special accoustic. The Bubble swallows the sound and you feel isolated inside in a pleasant way, even when the bubble chair is placed in a crowded place.
Eero Aarnio was – and still is – one of the modern furniture pioneers in using plastics in industrial design. Plastic material set the designers free to create every shape and use every color they wanted. This gave birth to objects oscillating between function and fun – and always fascinating ones. Eero Aarnio had said "after I had made the Ball Chair I wanted to have the light inside it and so I had the idea of a transparent ball where light comes from all directions," thus the hanging bubble chair.
Professional installation is recommended. It is straight foward – a large hook goes into beam in the ceiling or anchored if ceiling is cement.
The chic Prince inspires softness and comfort in this modern design bed. The bedframe is made of four soft sides upholstered in leatherette with an elevated headboard. The mattress (not included) sits snuggly inside to create a level surface with the bedframe, without the need for a box spring. Mattress rests on a solid pine-slat mattress base for stylistic durability and added comfort.


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This is your life. Do what you love, and do it often. If you don't like something, change it. If you don't like your job, quit. All emotions are beautiful. When you eat, appreciate every last bite. Travel often; Getting lost will help you find yourself. Life is all about the people you meet along the way and the things you create with them. Life is short. Live your dream and wear your passion. Tell people what they mean to you. Sing loud, dance crazy. Who cares who sees. Take every chance that comes along, you can't turn back time. Don't let anyone tell you you're making a mistake or you're not being logical. Sometimes life is all about just letting go and acting on impulse.
Get rid of the people who don't matter and surround yourself with the people you love. Most importantly, SMILE. You look gorgeous when you do ;) and remember when life seems dark, only in the black of the night can you see the stars. Those stars will lead you home. Don't be afraid to make mistakes, to stumble and fall, because sometimes the biggest rewards come from doing things that scare you. <3
Honestly if you've never checked out these videos before, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE MISSING! Soo funny.
Take chances. Say yes. Say no. Date someone completely wrong for you. Sleep in late. Spend all your cash. Talk to someone random. BE random. Cuddle as many people as you can. Talk to the cute stranger you see every week on the bus. Laugh until your tummy hurts and there are tears running down your face. Tell someone what they mean to you. Sing out loud. Dance. Cry. Make mistakes. Make the same mistake again. Take thousands of pictures. Drink too much. Forget the night before. Lay out in the rain. Let the rain hit your face. Don't think. Act on impulse. Catch the wrong train. Try something new. Believe everything happens for a reason. Live life with no regrets. <3


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Oral Health Services for Adults
Most general dental care for adults is provided by an estimated 1,700 or so dentists in private general practice. Patients with no State entitlement, or who choose to do so, have their treatment carried out on a purely private basis at fees agreed between themselves and the dentist. A small number of private health insurers in Ireland provide limited cover for dental procedures. Those who have no State entitlements and no private dental insurance cover may claim tax relief on certain non-routine treatments.
There are two State schemes which entitle adults patients to treatment by private dentists in general practice: the Dental Treatment Benefit Scheme (DTBS) run by the Department of Social, Community and Family Affairs, and the Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS) run by the Health Service Executive.
Dental Treatment Benefit Scheme (DTBS)
The Dental Treatment Benefit Scheme (DTBS) may be accessed by employees, retired people, and their dependent spouse/partner, subject to a qualifying number of Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) contributions. Dental treatment is provided by private dentists on the DTBS panel. Over 90% of dentists in general practice in Ireland have contracts under the DTBS scheme.
The DTBS has historically provided fixed subsidies for annual basic oral examination, diagnosis and gum treatment, six monthly scale and polishing, and standard treatments such as gum treatment, fillings, extractions, dentures and root canal therapy as required by the patient. In June 2005, the DTBS was extended to allow treatment in other EU member states, at rates equivalent to those paid for similar treatments carried out in Ireland (or the amount actually paid if lower).
In 2010, due to budgetary constraints, the DTBS coverage will be restricted to annual basic dental examinations. Information on the qualifying conditions for the DTBS and the treatments covered is available on the Department of Social, Community and Family Affairs website.
Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS)
Under the Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS), all adult medical card holders (aged 16 years and over) can avail of a range of dental treatments from private dentists who hold DTSS contracts with the HSE. Just under 30% of the population in Ireland hold medical cards.
The routine dental treatments covered by the DTSS include:
- examination
- extractions
- fillings
- scalings
- polishing
- removal/amputation of roots
- root treatment (front 6 teeth top and bottom)
- x-rays
- partial dentures
- full dentures
Treatment is free to the patient and the dentist claims the full cost of service (as determined in the DTSS schedule of fees) from the National Shared Services Primary Care Reimbursement Scheme (formerly the General Medical Services (Payments) Board).
The majority of private general dental practitioners in Ireland are on the HSE panel of DTSS dentists. As of 2009, 1,382 general dental practitioners were on the DTSS panel.
In 2010, due to budgetary constraints, the HSE put in place measures to limit DTSS expenditures at 2008 levels.


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The original Sphero robot ball got some great press when it was released a few years ago, and now the company has just launched a new successor, the Sphero Ollie. The format has changed in the intervening period, no longer a round ball, now the new Ollie is more like a rectangular roller shape, with some interesting twists.
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SF Zen Garden by Topher Delaney
Up for sale is 2848 Union Street. Priced at $5M, it includes a so-called Zen garden by well-known artist and landscape designer Topher Delaney. Take a look at the photos, and tell us...
...Are we the only one who think it wouldn't be very zen-like and calm-inducing to be sidestepping rows of fire?
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no, you arent. i think the 5m spent isnt very zen like either.
Is there a house that goes with the garden?
Aside from the tree in the middle and some ivy growing on the walls, where is the sense of garden or zen? It's not calm, tranquil, or very attractive for that matter. I don't hate the fire but I wish it were more functional rather than just for show.
I find the neon more distressing than the fire.
Neon lights and fire are not at all Zen. Repeat: NOT!
what i don't get is that someone had the taste to create that beautiful garden with that amazing tree... THEN added cheesy flames and neon.
it's like someone bought it and pimped that garden.
A tad creepy.
The fire doesn't bother me but the neon is pretty ugly.
No thanks! Even IF I had the money.
The thing I find most odd, is how this part really doesn't seem to fit with the rest of the house.
Also what are you supposed to do in that "garden"? Sit and stare at the fire?
I think "Pimp My Garden" could be a real hit on HGTV.
The only thing missing are spinning rims.
this garden looks like a holding pen for "twin peaks" extras...
There's just something rather morbid about it...a complete contrast to how a garden to should make one feel.
i think topher delaney is sooo overrated. i have seen some of her other installations in the bay area and her plant choices always seem inappropriate for the climate (but are cool looking so I assume that is why she chose them) and they end up suffering. That misuse of plant material makes me see red. And waste of burning hydrocarbons to generate needless extra greenhouse gases for someone's viewing pleasure seems downright criminal. although it is done all the time by everyone, we are all guilty of that one.
like the sitting ledge and the stepped surface, the tree, the turkey gravel and the reflective wall. the flames and neon are distracting, even jarring. some editing and then a few boulders, a found object, or sculpture would really help this space.
where was the money spent here? what was the budget?
Look how fabulous that is!! She's just so f^%*ing brilliant. I met her once at a dinner party and was gobsmacked.
It's interesting to say the least. I think it hasn't quite got it right however. The garden either needs to be even more simple; or more naturalistic. What they have now isn't quite in balance.
The neon simply doesn't belong; it feels sad, dated, and wrong.
Topher should call it what it is....minimalist.
I think the lot of you need to take a closer look. It's landscapes like these that challenge current design conventions and are refreshing in the present crisis of monotony. Good or bad the design is bold. It makes a statement that landscapes don't need to follow the rules that society enforces. Those of you that don't aspire to change your surroundings can go on living your uneventful lives aspiring for nothing.


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D2L and Adobe Connect have been integrated to provide online meeting rooms within a D2L course. Follow the steps below to learn how to create an Adobe Connect meeting and add attendees within your D2L course.
The Advanced Properties section allows you to further customize a room with the following options:
All the users/groups that you have selected will appear under the Review Selected Items header. If satisfied with all of these users click the Add button.
*Note: External Attendees can be added by clicking Add External Attendee and entering the email addresses for these invitees. Separate multiple attendees by using a semicolon.
Your room will now appear in the main Rooms List page and will be accesible at the time Start Date and Time chosen in step 5.


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Improvements to the Land Tenure System
For Immediate Release
December 19, 2013
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board
(C-NLOPB) is announcing the implementation of a new scheduled land tenure system, proposed changes to the terms of exploration licences and the 2013 Call for Nominations.
A scheduled land tenure system has been developed by the C-NLOPB to improve transparency, predictability and input. The system provides additional time for exploration companies to conduct geoscientific assessments of the hydrocarbon prospectivity in the lesser explored basins of the Newfoundland and Labrador offshore area. Companies may then nominate Areas of Interest, which may be included in a Call for Bids. The system will now operate in four year, two year and one year cycles and is designed to take into account variances in the volume of data collection in basins and geoscientific knowledge.
Under the new system, the Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area will be subdivided into three categories based on level of oil and gas activity. Low Activity regions generally have few exploratory wells and limited seismic data acquisition. High Activity regions typically have elevated activity levels including 2D and 3D seismic data acquisition and exploration drilling. A Mature region would have substantial 2D and 3D seismic data coverage, in addition to extensive exploration/delineation drilling and production activities.
The different time cycles and the schedules are as follows:
- The four-year cycle will be implemented for all regions that fall within the Low Activity category. In this cycle, a Call for Nominations (Areas of Interest) will be announced in the fall of the year and the Call for Bids (Parcels) will close in the fall, four years later. This cycle will be announced every two years and will provide interested parties with as much as 48 months to explore and assess the region.
- The two-year cycle is designed for regions classified as High Activity. In this cycle, a Call for Nominations (Areas on Interest) will be announced in the fall of the year and the Call for Bids (Parcels) will close in the fall, two years later. This cycle will be announced every year and will provide interested parties with as much as 24 months to explore and assess the location defined in the call.
- The one-year cycle will be maintained for the Mature region. As has been the case in the past, a Call for Nominations (Areas of Interest) in the Mature region (e.g. the Jeanne d�Arc Basin) may go out every year in the fall, the Call for Bids (Parcels) will be announced in the spring of the following year, and the Call for Bids (Parcels) will close in the fall of the same year. This cycle will proceed annually based on nominations from interested parties and assessment by the C-NLOPB.
- The one-year cycle will also be maintained for any lands not publically announced in the scheduled system. Any Call for Nominations (Areas of Interest) and Call for Bids (Parcels) will proceed annually based on industry nominations and assessments by the C-NLOPB. This model will mirror the schedule discussed for the Mature region.
Effective immediately, for licences under the new system, �allowable expenditures� are defined as those respecting an exploration licence incurred from the initial announcement of the Call for Nominations (Areas of Interest) for that scheduled round, up to and including the effective date of an exploration licence issued from that round. This is in addition to the traditional allowable expenditure terms and conditions which can be found in the sample exploration licences offered in the Calls for Bids 2013 on the C-NLOPB website.
The following changes to the terms and conditions of licences will take effect pending Ministerial ratification:
- An increase of the minimum bid to $10 million, for all offshore regions.
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NAY PYI TAW - In a night of songs, dances and revelry, a nation which ended 50 years of military oppression and opened itself to the outside world, bade goodbye to new friends from 10 countries in another colorful ending of the Southeast Asian Games, a celebration of the triumph of man and the unity and brotherhood of nations, at the Wunnum Theidki National Sports Complex Sunday night.
Burmese natives, dressed in the colorful costumes of 135 tribal ancestors, performed centuries-old dances to the rhythm of native instruments, and international musical artists regaled athletes and officials from 11 countries gathered for a last time after 12 days of competition in a grand three-hour farewell party.
Fireworks cracked and exploded into the skies above the open stadium and pyrotechnics bathed the vast oval in a flood of dancing lights as fierce rivals met under their own sports, hugged each other, signed autographs and exchanged gifts and uniforms during the party, which lasted into the night until the SEAG flag was turned over to next host Singapore.
The taekwondo, judo and muay athletes, the last of the 210-member Philippine athletic contingent to stay in the Athletes Village, marched happily towards the exit with their rivals as the cauldron that remained lit the last 12 days died into the Burmese night, signaling an end to the 27th SEA Games.
Myanmar, a nation of 60 million people and one of the region's oldest civilizations with beginnings as early as the time of Christ, made a good account of itself with its effective organization of the Games.
Even before that, it scored a breakthrough in diplomatic relations when its president toured Southeast Asia to announce that Myanmar, the only SEA country to issue visa requirements, will waive it starting January next year.
It had received a $300 million grant from China to build some of the best sports structures and hold one of the most colorful opening and closing ceremonies almost rivaling the grandeur of the Beijing Olympic and Guangzhou Asian Games spectacles.
China and Japan, whose cold war has not ceased with the end of World War II, have lent their technical expertise to help Myanmar organize the Games.
For the long and hard work put up by the government and its people, the Burmese had 86 golden reasons to celebrate with their second place overall.
The highest honor again rightfully belongs to traditional power Thailand, which capped its dominance of the Games with wins in football, the centerpiece event, and in athletics, golf and men's and women's volleyball.
The stage shifts to Singapore, which gave a peek preview of what to expect two years from now in a brief sports dance presentation performed by its gymnasts and martial artists as it welcomed its neighbors with the words "Welcome to Singapore 2015."
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Higher education in the UK, and beyond, appears to be experiencing a period of unprecedented change. Together, global trends and national policies are generating a debate that is increasingly focussed on the cost of higher education. Tuition fees, research grants and ROI are the issues of the day.
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A Sorted Affair loves all our clients but we particularly enjoy our senior clientele and their families. We wanted to share with all of you a new (but not really new, just packaged differently) services we provide – SENIOR MOVE MANAGEMENT. With this service we can help manage all or part of an upcoming move. We will help downsize, schedule movers, supervise the pack and unpack and set up your new home. This is especially important for seniors as moving is a particularly stressful time. Often there are health limitations, but with a little support from us, the senior can still be a part of the process without being overwhelmed. With our help the new home can be set up and ready for a good night's sleep quickly.
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Alexander Skarsgard appears in the film "Battleship". Filming was held in August 2010. The film is in POST PRODUCTION STATUS as of April 2011. The film is based on the board game by the same name. Taylor Kitsch is also to appear in the film. The film will be directed by Peter Berg. Click here for the Imdb.com page on the film. (due to be released in 2012)
According to Heat Vision, "True Blood" star Alexander Skarsgard has signed on to star in Peter Berg's naval action thriller "Battleship" forUniversal Pictures.
Skarsgard will star opposite Taylor Kitsch in the adaptation of the Hasbro game.
The film revolves around an international fleet coming together to battle a water-bound armada of otherworldly origin.
Skarsgard will play Kitsch's brother, a straight and narrow naval officer whom Kitsch, a wildly spirited naval officer, idolizes.
Jon and Erich Hoeber wrote the script.
"Battleship" was filmed in Hawaii summer 2011 for a June 18, 2012, release date.
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As for Bizzarrini himself, he survived the bankruptcy, built a few more cars, went to work for American Motors designing the AMC/3 show car, and later taught engineering at the University of Florence. He's still with us today, living in Italy, still trying to market a small Bizzarrini two-seater sports car. Diomante opened his own company, Carrozzeria SD, in Turin, and made several copies of the P538 cars at least until 1988. A grand total of eight P538s are believed to exist, including the Diomante replicas, which used square tube in their chassis and did not use chassis members to contain coolant like the round-tube-chassis originals.
This car was equipped with a 3.5-liter Lamborghini V12 engine, ZF five-speed trans-axle, upper and lower control arm suspension with coilover shock units, front and rear stabilizer bars, beautiful Campagnolo alloy knock-off wheels, and high-speed tires (which have been replaced by Michelin XWX P225/70VR-15s). It's 166-in. long overall, on a 99-in. wheelbase, with a front track of 65 in. and a rear track of 68 in. The body is 75-in. wide at its widest point, across the rear fenders. It weighs 1,900 lb all up, carrying an endurance racing setup, four electric fuel pumps, 60 gal. of fuel and 18 qt of oil, in tanks behind the front tires.
The current owner of this Bizzarrini P538 is Van Horneff, of Saddle River, N.J., who bought it in 1995 at auction. It was listed in the catalog as a Lamborghini, but it was in fact a very rare Bizzarrini, on the block with other cars, trucks and heavy equipment. It is one of only two P538 V12 cars in North America, the other is in a museum in San Diego.
Horneff, 58, an entrepreneur in real estate, agriculture and entertainment, is married to a former Dean Martin Gold Diggers lead dancer who currently teaches dance, and has a successful actor son among his four children. Horneff showed the car briefly in 1996, won Best of Show at Le Belle Macchine at Pocono in 1996, then decided to sideline the car for a year or so to clean it up to a very high level, "...but not to concours condition. It's a race car."
He concentrated on the engine, the engine bay and the interior, because the red paint job was in good shape and needed only TLC and elbow grease. There are a few flaws in the underlying fiberglass body, which he says will be fixed eventually. It has since been to Lime Rock, Greenwich, Amelia Island, Meadow Brook, Pocono, Radnor Hunt Club, Portofino and several other high-end concours events and vintage races.
He has other cars, including a B-engined MGA roadster, and a 1958 MGA coupe with a blower on it that won highest honor at the North American MGA Registry show two years ago as well as the Antique Automobile Association Junior, Senior and Grand National titles. He also races a Porsche 944 in addition to the P538. His street ride is an aging Jaguar XJ6.
Horneff has an unusually frantic business life, complicated by endless phone calls and letters imploring him to sell the Bizzarrini for simply astronomical sums of money ($1.2 million for the San Diego museum car). For the time being, he's still learning how to drive it fast, which takes more than a little bit of skill, bringing it to physical and mechanical perfection and fending off potential buyers. If you had the only one of these for 3,000 miles in all directions, you'd probably want to keep it, too.


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Did you groove to the flashing lights of The Enchanted Tree in 1970? Do you have stories or (worse yet) photos as an awkward teen on an Exploratorium field trip? Did you meet the love of your life in Personal Space at the Psychology show in 1993? Or encase yourself in a bubble in 1983 at the Bubble Fest? And we've heard all those myths about the Tactile Dome. We invite you to share those memories at The Memory Wall.
The Memory Wall is an installation-invitation to the public to take a look back at how the Exploratorium has been a part of our personal histories. Functioning as a tribute that blends traditional storytelling with the pin board concept, visitors are invited to write down memories of visits to the Exploratorium, going all the way back to its opening in 1969. From birthday parties in the Tactile Dome, funny prom moments under the Skylight, and most importantly, great aha moments of science understanding inspired by an exhibit, these stories will be posted for others to read and rekindle their own distant and new memories. The Memory Wall will exist both on the museum exhibition floor, and online, from July 3 through December 31, 2012.
The physical Memory Wall will be located just past the Exploratorium Store, near the popular Tornado exhibit. From 2 - 4 pm, on Saturdays and Sundays, Exploratorium Explainers will help visitors with capturing and posting their memories. Visitors can also leave copies of photos and other mementos for inclusion on the wall in a drop box near the wall during the rest of the week.
The virtual Memory Wall goes live on July 3rd, 2012. Go to http://memorywall.exploratorium.edu/ . This virtual pin board will allow visitors to share scanned images and post videos taken over the years at the Exploratorium.
Now 70% complete, the Exploratorium will relocate to Pier 15 on the Embarcadero in Spring 2013. The Exploratorium remains open at its beloved Palace of Fine Arts home through January 2, 2013.
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About 130 cancer survivors, guests and volunteers enjoyed hors d'oeuvres and an inspiring presentation Thursday evening that took them to the peaks of the world's Seven Summits at Tanner Health System and Tanner Cancer Care's fourth annual Celebration of Life at Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton. Special guest speaker Sean Swarner, a two-time cancer survivor and the first cancer survivor to scale Mount Everest and the other Seven Summits—the highest peaks on each of the seven continents, including Mount ...
Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton and Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica are among the highest-performing hospitals in the nation, according to a new report from iVantage Health Analytics. Both hospitals were among 547 hospitals nationally — and 14 hospitals in Georgia — on the analytic service's 2014 index of HEALTHSTRONG Hospitals. "People are no longer patients — they're healthcare consumers," said Loy Howard, president and CEO of Tanner Health System. "Being the closest hospital is no longer enough; be...