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SAIiEM, OHEG02T, TUESDAY, JUNE , I89tt.
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Are you going
east this summer?
Via what line?
Why cot the Burlington?
The Burlincton is the fastest
aud best line to Omaha, Kan
sas City, :St. Louu and all
points south.
A good and as fast as any
other line to Chicago, Peoria
and all coints east.
If thnre Is any special inform
ation the local ticket agent can
not give you, write to us for It.
Supposed to Have Been Set
On Fire by Strikers.
The Salem Companies Are Held in
Astoria, Or., June 9. The cannery
and other buildings of the North
Shore Fucking Company, belonging
to George & barker, of this city, nnd
situated across from Astoria, on the
Washington side or the river, burned
last night. There was no means of
communication across the river. It
fs Impossible to learn the cause of the
Are or any other particulars, but It Is
generally supposed, the buildings were
set on lire by strikers out of revenge
for the operation of Gcorgo& Barker's
cannery up tho river at Eureka.
Thnro has been no chango in the
strike situation, although It Is ru
mored that one of tho canneries, not a
member of thcCnnncrymen's Associa
tion, will commence receiving tomor
row, under some arrangement with
the fishermen to take llsh i(t & cents
per pound aud pay for the same in the
canned product. Tho truth of tho re
port, as far as the fishermen aro con
cerned, cannot be learned, as the ofli
ccrsor tho union will give no dcilnlto
Information concerning the majter.
It Is also understood that Samuel
Elmore .will undcrtako to commence
operations at his cannery hero with
fish brought from tho fishing grounds
ln Baker's bay."
Thcro is much complaint among tho
people on account of what they deem
to bo the Indifference of tho authori
ties, but Judgo Gray, of tho county
court, says that such complaints are
not well founded nnd are unjust, as
ho Is certain SherllT Haro would take
prompt steps to suppress any over act
of violence, and that until it has been
shown that tho sheriff is powerless to
deal' with tho situation, thcro Is no
occasion for uneasiness or ground for
a cull upon tho governor for tho aid of
tho nilllta.
In tho meantime, business of all
kinds remains absolutely prostrated,
and there Is a growing feeling of ap
prehension that serious troublo is Im
minent, and lives might be sacrificed
and great damage dono 10 property
before It will be demonstrated, under
Judge Gray's construction, that tho
sheriff was powerless to afford proper
protection for thocummunlty.
It Is reported that Gus Norburg,
foreman of tho 'Fishermen's Tacking
company, was seen to leavo tho can
nery in n small boat this afternoon on
some errand, up the river, has met
with some accident, as tho oars
which ho is known to, have had with
him were found floating down tho
river Just before dark, and up to' a
late hour tonight ho had not returned.
Portland, Juno 0. The First regi
ment O. N. U. Is making prepcratlons
to go down tho Columbia river and
preserve the public peace in the fish
erman's troubles. No orders havo
been issued, but they aro expected at
any moment.
Tho members of tho rcglment'to a
man are anxious to go, and the excite
ment among tlipm Is worked to ns
high a pitch as at the time of the
Coxey army disturbances.
At tho Armory last night prepara
tions were being made In all tho com
pany rooms, but wliother these prepa
rations were in pursuance of nn order
from headquarters, or simply from
the deslro of the men to be Jn readi
ness when wanted, could not bo
learned, as there 6eems to bo a gen-
Children Cry or
Pitohcr's Castorfa,
crul order forbidding any miMiibcr of
the regiment to give nnyihlng'to tho
newspapers. In the companysrooms
blaukels and overcoats were folucd In
to compact rolls and made ready for
strapping. J
There Is a strong feeling manifest
among the soldiers that tholr jippor
tutilty to prove their worth tjo the
slate Is now at hand, aud that, ir this
opportunity goes by, and nothing Is
doiKytho next legislature will (think
them of no use and refuse to make an
appropriation for their maintenance's
On tho other hand, the more conserv
ative people kmfw that until every
thing has been dono by tho county
authorities where the troublo Is. the
governor Is not empowered to girder
them to the scene. w
The situation down the river Isstlll
serious, and has lost nothing of Its
gravity' In the last few day. 'it Is
currently reported and very generally
believed that a local gun aud aifj mu
nition dcalcr Is making dally shlp
ments of guns down the river,? and
everyone familiar with tho facts
knows that the fishermen are already
armed to tho teeth. 7
There were 300 armed men sent up
to Cook's cannory to prevent Hablng
last week, a number equal Ur tho
available forces of the First rcglniont,
and In Astoria there nro perhaps 1,000
strikers, aud twlco as many sympath
izers, who would take the part off the
strikers in case of an outbreak.
Tho question of calling on tho
National Guard Is a complex nnd
dlfllcult one to solve, but enough iius
been dono by tho authorities so far
to glvo tho assuracco that as soonas
abosultely necessary tho regiment
will bo ordered to go. '
at balem. .
The Salem companies at Salem have
orders to hold themselves ln readiness,
with one dav's rations, which aro to
be provided nt hpmc, nnd to bjuproj
pared to move on short notice. It was
Impossible to get any Information nt
the governor's olllcc. Governor Lord
had not been communicated with up
to this forenoon on tliostibjcctof send
ing troops to Astorln.
Major Willis at Salem today re
ceived orders to Instruct tho non
commissioned otllccrs to notify their
squads to bo In readiness In caso it
call was Issued and to Instruct their
moil what to tako along. Tho order
Is to tako a chango of underwear, an
oxtra pair of socks,nnd u day's rations,
In enso a call Is mado so they could
take tho train with tho least possible
delay. "B" company has CO men, "I"
company 45 to 60. "B" company Is
under command or Lieutenant It. W.
Holmati. "I" company Is under com
mand of Lieut. J. A. Evans. Both
companies havo elected now captains,
but both captains-elect, Lcabo and
Evans, aro not yet commissioned, not
having been examined.
Non-commlsslonal ofllccrs and pri
vates would recclvo 81.50 a day trans
portation and board If thoy go on
duty. There was a great sound of
revelry at tho armory all this fore
noon. Tho mllltla boys were rushing
around snylng farewell to their sweet
hearts, laying In a stock of socks, and
preparing for tho actual vicissitudes
or stern warfare. Major Willis was
besieged by some of tho men for ex
cuses. Anxious fathers and mothers,
and sickness In tho (amlly was al
leged, but as tho colonel or tho regi
ment alono has power to excuse In
such an emergency, Major Willis told
all they would havo to go If ho got
tho order to march Tho major of the
battalion was In receipt of telegrams
all tho forenoon, but they conld not
be divulged. The Woodburn and
Hubbard companies received (hosamo
Instructions. If any of tho compan
ies go forward, It will not bo before
tomorrow morning.
Major Willis says he would not be
surprised If the command were re
ceived to go to Astoria Wednesday
morning, and will huvo tho Salem
companies in perfect rcadlnew. The
Salem companies will bo formed, to
stand well in comparison with any.
Astoria, Juno 0. No new develop
ments In the fishing trouble. The.
body of Gus Norburg, foreman o. a
flshermons cannery was reported mlsv
lng last night, and also that of a
Russian Finn, named Ovlck were
found this rndrnlni?. It Is believed
Children Cry for
Pitcher' Castorliir
they were accidentally drowned. Tho
Columbia ltlvor Packers Association
has been ln session since 10 o'clock
this morning, but tho nature of their
deliberations Is unknown.
ir they decide to force tho llshlng,
mllltla will have to tw called In. It
transpires that tho large llro across
tho river last night- was not the
North Shore cannery as reported but
the buildings belonging to Cooks fish
ing station.
Speaks Plain On the Money Ques
tionNo Sliver Concession,
The Vote of the Western States Are
Not Needed.
St. Louis, .Tunc . Ex-Congressman
Thompson, nmtiuger pro tern or
the McKlnley forces was asked teday:
"What, wilt lw Molvlnley's platform
on tho llnanclal question?"
"It will be for single gold standard,
pure and simple," ho promptly
answered, "and to be explicit," ho
continued, "I will add tho financial
platrorm or McKlnley, always has
been antithesis or what is known as
10 to 1 sllvcrlsninnd It will bo through
this campaign."
tiiukston oiiaiuman.
Tho permanent chairman of the
convention will not bo selected until
after Murk Ilanua arrives Wednesday.
The gossip as to tho temporary presid
ing outer points to Senator John M.
Thurston, of Nobruska.
"Then thcro will bo no concessions
mado to tho silver men from tho west,
Dubois, Toller and Carter!1" "None
whatever. Theso fellows will tako
what what wo glvo them and If they
do not llko It, they can bolt. In fact
I expect to sco some of them bolt. Wo
can easily do without them, with Now
York and Now Jersey, and wo havo
got n clinch on these states and Con
necticut too.
St. Louis, Juno 0. No solution or
tho puzzling question or what Is to bo
dono with tho negro delegates to tho
National convention has been reached.
Tho proprietors or tho leading hotels
deny that they refused to entertain
colored men. but say the roomo aru
all , engaged" and thoy cannot ac
commodate negroes.
AN OPINION KItOM UTAH.
P. II. Lannati, of tho Salt Lake Tri
bune arrived today. "It will bo folly
ror anyone man to say what tho con
vention will do on tho money ques
tion," said Ltuinan, "but I Urn confi
dent It will not decreo ror aBlngle
gold standard. Nelthor do I think
tho platrorm will dcclnro ror rreo
silver." Tho list or vlce-prcsldontlal
candidates has been largely specu
lative. Governor Hobart. or Now Jorsoy,
bus secured tho support ol many east
ern delegates. So also Iuih Senator
Proctor, or Vermont. II. CJay Evans
will iw named by tho Tonncsseo del
egation. U. 8. Grant, or Calirornln,
will havo support or somo delegates
rrom tho far west. Cy Lcland. of
Kansas, who is llnishlng his twelfth
year as national committeeman, said
"McKlnley Is for sound money,gold,
ir you please, nnti wiiaiovcr snver ih
needed. Ho Is as much opposed to
this 10 to I heresy as ho Is to free
Bi-Meullic Porty.
MoMinnvilu:, Or., Juno 0--Tho
Yamhill union bl-motalllc central
committee with several leading mem
bers of tho party voted unanimous to
call a state convention hero for July
0th to nrrango for a atnto organiza
tion of tho party, to bo composed of
men of tilt parties who favor tho uso
of both gold und silver as a stand
ard monoy und nro opposed to tho
single gold standard an'd who favor tho
unllmltd coinage of both metals.
Tho convention will consist of 208
delegates appointed from tho several
J. C. Cooper was mado -temporary
chalrmnii and WW. Spencer tempo
rary secretary of tho stato committee.
Special Rates.
Sco Boiso & Barker, agents for tho
O. B.& N. and Union Pacific railways
regarding special round trip rates to
the Republican national convention
at St. Louis, tho Democratic national
convention at Chicago, Peoples party
convention at St. Louis, national con
vention Y. P. S. C. E. at Washington,
D. O., National educational Associa
tion at Buffalo, N. Y and G. A. It,
national encampment at St. Paul,
Minn. Otd-d&w
Miss UlochWIH sing
Creation Monday evening,
in tho
Soap Foam Washing Powder
will not make the clothes yel
low nor burn the hand,
Reply From State Treasurer
Because Chocks Are Received Alter
Banking Hours.
Tin: Journal of Saturday printed
the charge that the stato treasury
was not ' crediting remittances on
county tuxes for from one to thrto
days after their receipt.
Mil. MCTSUUAN'B BTATEMF.NT.
In tho "otrtcliil organ" Mr. Metschan
makes this statement in reply:
"Tho facts briefly stated are: In
payment of tho state taxes of 180.",
Mr. Jap Mtnto 1ms mado five remit
tances by mall, transmitting checks
on local banks. Ills remittance of
Saturday, March 28, was -received
after banking hours on tho samo day;
tho collection could not bo mado until
tho following Monday, March 30, and
Immediately, upon collection or tho
amount, my olllclnl receipt wns issued
ror tho samo. Tho samo condition
exists In regard to the remittance of
April 4, for which my otllcial receipt
was Issued April 0. Tho rcmlttnnco
of April 27, being received within
banking hours, was credited on tho
sumo day, and not on thq 20th us
erroneously stated. Tho rcmlttnnco
of April 30, was credited on tho day
of Its receipt In this ofllco,to-wlt,May
1. Tho remittance of May 20, was
rccolvcd at tho treasury department
on Saturday, tho 30th Inst., tho samo
being Decoration day a legal holiday.
Sunday Intervened; followed by elec
tion day, another legal holiday, and
tho rccolpt could could not bo Issued
until Tuesday, Juno 2. Other than by
publication of tho article roforrcd to I
am not aware or any squabble existing
between tho stato and tho treasurer
or Marlon county, having nover been
notified by him that ho has ques
tioned my statement of Interest due,
and In caso an error had existed it
could easily ha'vo been corrected had
ho called for a correction thereof. An
olllclal letter, giving a statement of
tho account between tho county and
tho state, wus forwarded to Mr, Mlnto
under date of Juno 2d. On tho 5th,
Inst., tho editor of tho paper referred
to, armed with said letter, called at
my ofllce und-deslrcd an explanation.
This wns chcorfully given to him, as
It would havo been to tho county
treasurer himself had ho requested It.
Notwithstanding, however, that tho
editor's attention was drawn to the
fact that Sundays Intervened In al
most ovory Instance whero tho rccolpt
was not Issued on the day remittances
wero received at this olllco no men.
tlou was made thereof. I am, there
fore, convinced that an attempt was
made to distort tho facts In tho case.
I would say furthor that In no In
stance are olllclnl receipts issued until
collection of remittances have been
made, or upon payment of tho amount
in United Stutes gold coin, as pro
vided by tho laws of this state."
This remittances from tho treasurer
of Marlon county ubovo referred to
nro received each day at 3 o'clock us
tho capltol mall currier tells us, ut tho
state treasury. As theso checks aro
Highest of all In teaveaing Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report
AflUMunmv msmx
on tho llrst National bank, of Salem,
if there wcro any doubt about their
being good as gold, tho stato treasurer
could telephone tho bank In a moment
and ascertain. Tho city banking
houses do not regulate the operation
of the stnte treasury. The argument
of the state treasurer, that tho chocks
are received artcr banking hours, will
not hold out. Tho state treasury Is
open until 5 p. in. each day, and a re
mittance on account of taxes to Btqp
interest should be cntorcd as a credit
tho day It Is rccolvcd, and interest
stopped In lavor or tho county Just
the same as a payment on a note.
in crediting such remittances is, that
It tho check is apparently good, It Is
ondorscd and credited, ir within 48
hours it Is round to bo not good, It is
returned, and the credit Is cancelled.
But no bank waits one to four days,
boforo crediting a rcmltanco against
in Interest-bearing account.
Treasurer Mlnto was seen today by
a Journal writer and says ho will
proparo n reply to tho Stnto Treasurer.
Ho will not pay tho Interest that. Is
charged for time between thu receipt
or his remittance and the date of
tho credits. Tho treasurer's letter
will-show, ir ho will allow It to bo
published Just how tho credits tiro
given and tho difference In Interest
that the county has to pay. It Is
purely a question of business und
facts and nut a matter of u personal
character so far as. The Journal s
concerned. If tho treasurer Is right
It can bo easily shown by tho post
marks on tho letters and tho date of
Treasurer Mluto's letters.
Directed Upon Persons Prominent Before
the Public. -Tho
"only Republican orgttn"prlnt
Carllslo's spocch today,
Tho peoplo should huvo u prosldng
onicer ln each branch of the next
Men ususally find what" they are
looking for, oven when on an election
returning board.
Gcurgo C. Brownoll Is still rattle
lng around In Clackamas county.
When tho Uopubllcuns muko leaders
of such light weights tlioydesorvo to
bo whipped,
Messrs. Republicans: make Joe. Sl-g
moil President of tho Scnato and boo
what tho peoplo will do wltli you
next time.
Tho "only organ" of tho Clovoland
Carlisle Wall - streot - sound - money
theory this morning prints Carlisle's
speech. It Is authoiitlo because tho
plates are. rccolvcd direct from head
quarters. Overheard. It occurred in tho
Judge's stand Saturday afternoon dur
ing tho mllo walk. Two members or
tho Eugene sporting fraternity wero
very much interested in tho walk and
In their oxcltmont did not percelvo a
Salem gentleman standing a few feet
distant. Tho following conversation
took placo between tho Eugotio men:
"Wntch that man Sonueman -walk.
Ho will win If ho can only hold out"
said ono of tho men. "Well but ho
won't hold out" rcsiwnded tho other.
"Wo havo tho rofcreo bought olt if
Souuemaii should keep tho lead" con
Untied tho first spcakor, "and should
Byars tako tho lead ho will also bo
ruled oil by tho referee" Tholr
prophesy scorns to havo provou true
to tho lotter, Tho stato university
appears to bo a model political train
ing school. Tho points recorded ill
favor of WJIIamotto university how.
aver wero fairly mudo und our athletes
aro to bo respected and honored for
not stooping to such disgraceful pro
ceedings In order to obtain a silver
Wauted-AU girls to know that"Hoo
Cako" will not make their hands red
llko common soap, Stivo tho wrappers.
Thoy aro worth a cent apleco, j 0 tf
There's more clothing destroyed by
poor soap than by actual wear. "Hoe
Cako" soap contains no freoatkall sua
...III .., I..l... .. linnet. Ini.r. 'Prv It.
;;al xUc 'thov aitlorcnce In' quality,
John Hughes.
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Gatchaman Crowds... a series where a team of plucky superheroes go out and save the world from the faceless and motive-lacking forces of evil! ...Or is it....
See, Gatchaman Crowds actually breaks the mold of almost any superhero show out there. Of course, the introductory scenes are things that we've seen before: An enigmatic god-like being named J.J Robinson awakens the powers of the cast by drawing out their soul in a transformation trinket known as a "note", with the most recent person being the happy-go-lucky and optimistic protagonist Hajime Ichinose. Other team members include the overly serious and stoic Sugane Tachibana, the cool, mature and cynical older male Joe Hibiki, the effeminate and flamboyantly homosexual yet secretive O.D. and the mysterious, adorable and lonely Utsu-tsu. This team, led by the alien known as "Paiman", has been protecting the earth from extraterrestrial invaders known as "Mess" and another alien known as "Berg Katse."
However, that's where the generic bits of the show end. Sure, you've got the protagonist who instantly trusts an elderly and honestly, not very human-looking god to unlock her powers, typical personalities in the characters and so on, but there is no "faceless evil." The "mess" that the Gatchamen have been fighting are, in fact, revealed to be sentient beings as confused and terrified of humans as humans are of them. Rather than taking the route of making the "mess" generic alien invaders, the show has opted to do something different and illustrate the fact that "alien" is an incredibly relative term. The cast actually manage to make peace with the "mess" and regain all the humans the "mess" had previously captured out of fear, and all looks well...
Except for two more things that make this particular series stand out amongst generic superhero series: The GALAX system and Berg Katse.
The GALAX system is essentially a powerful social media tool created by the resident genius, Rui Ninomiya in order to, in his words, "help upgrade society." Bystanders are notified by the system if there's an incident nearby and should they choose to accept to help, are given information about the situation by the A.I. running GALAX, "President X." After GALAX has a couple successful runs however, the public's beliefs towards existing safety measures like the Police or other Emergency Services quickly erode, believing that GALAX can do anything... Of course, nothing catastrophic has happened just yet, but it's quite clear that the director, Kenji Nakamura, is giving us a view of a what would happen if our society took beliefs such as the ability to use Twitter to spark a revolution to it's logical extreme by disregarding the importance of things such as trained professionals, experience in dealing with incidents and so on. This social commentary makes for both an interesting world and addresses far more in-depth themes than the generic "good vs. evil" dynamic of most superhero shows.
As for Berg Katse, he or she or it is the main villain of Gatchaman Crowds. Unlike most other superhero villains, it thrives not on directly harming human beings, but by making the inhabitants of the world destroy one another through paranoia and fear. For instance, one of it's favourite activities is to kiss a civilian, thus stealing their appearance, and going on a murdering spree throughout the city to plant seeds of paranoia. Berg is also actually responsible for helping to create the GALAX system, which, combined with it's desire to destroy humanity through paranoia, gives the audience some clues as to it's overall goal. Perhaps it wishes to make humanity reliant upon the GALAX system, and then use it to target certain groups of people to slowly crumble the population? Considering the power of online groups such as "Anonymous" and the proven chances of them slipping up and ruining people's lives, such a scheme is entirely possible. I don't know just yet, but just imagining the potential of this villain makes me excited to see what it does next.
Gatchaman Crowds stands out due to it's unique approach to the "generic faceless villains" that we've grown accustomed to in hero fiction, the powerful social commentary interlaced throughout the show and it's fantastic main villain, whose actions, while incredibly suspicious, are still shrouded in uncertainty. These elements combine to create a unique series that is worth the time of anyone who's interested in something a little more engaging than hot-blooded teens in spandex.


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Musical Evening 2013
On Thursday evening last the musical talents of the Ursuline Secondary school gave amazing performances and captivated the audience in attendance. The evening showcased the musical talent from First Year to Sixth Year and there was an eclectic mix of music styles and performances. The programme for the evening was as follows;
Part One
Intermediate Minuet & Trio by Haydn
Orchestra Symphony No 17 & Canon in D by Pacabell
Choir TY Jar of Hearts by Lawerence/Perri Call Your Girl Friend Yeretsia Robyn
Rebecca Williams (Piano)A Day in Heaven by Aine Connolly
Ashley Shanahan (Voice) Seligkeit by F Schubert
Flute Quartette Ode to Joy by Beethoven
Avril Bergin (Piano) It ain't necessarily so by Gershwin
Voice & Guitar Trio Medley
Eva Buckley (Clarinet) Carousel (Summer Sketches) by Paul Harris
Constance Quinlan (Piano) Etude by Mayer
Julia Buckley (Voice) I Dreamed a Dream by Schonberg
Nicole Morris (Flute Duo) The Flower Duet by Delibes
Caoilinn Putti
Orla Maher (Saxaphone) Danse Bohemienne by Debussy
Sarah Madden (Piano) A River Flows in You by Yiruma
Ava Meagher (Voice) I will walk with my love Trad: Arr H Hughes
Cait Ryan (Piano) Oriental Danzas Espagnolas by Granados
Intermediate Trad Group Sgt Cahill's Single Jig
John Brosnan's Polka
Full story in this week's Tipperary Star.


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We have been learning about weddings from the world, their different customs, traditions and much more. This time, we will talk about Buddhist weddings. When we think on a Buddhist wedding, we might imagine the bride with a super colorful wedding dress and a priest that looks like Dalai Lama. However, our perception and believes of other culture weddings are usually based on what we have seen on movies or TV shows and the reality is nothing similar to that.
When discussing marriage in the Buddhist religion, it is important to take into account that they do not have a specific wedding ritual or ceremony because they do not consider marriage a religious event; therefore, when they celebrate a wedding, what they do is the called couple's blessing. Even if they take different traditions and symbols from other religion weddings, the ceremony is not as stiff as a Muslim or catholic wedding.
Buddhists give a great deal of importance to astrology, that's why everything related to commitment and weddings is dictated by the monks who, beforehand, prepare and interpret the couple's astrological chart. Based on those, they determine different aspects such as the time and date of the wedding.
They marry in front of an altar that has the Buddha. It is usually decorated with flowers and other elements chosen by the couple. Friends and family will be behind the couple and the Buddhist monk will usually be standing higher than the rest of the people.
During the wedding ceremony, the couple must be together in a posture known as the Wai, which is gesture of respect, before receiving the Buddhist monk's blessing. Then, the monks will start the ceremony with a sermon and once he finishes sharing his thoughts, he will lead the vow interchange which is a vital part of a Buddhist wedding.
Once done, to express their gratitude, the couple offers food to the monks and Buddha and the monks will chant the wedding prayer and then will eat. Only after they finish eating, the senior monk will bless the couple and all the guests with holy water.
The celebration after the wedding ceremony is a traditional wedding party with food, music and dancing. The type of food will depend on the country where the couple is from but it usually includes pork, beef, rice and other traditional dishes.


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The just-concluded presidential election included many historic aspects, and not to be forgotten was the role of technology, particularly text messaging. People typically have their cell phones with them at all times, which makes texting to those phones an effective way to reach them with a message.
Although using text messaging isn't new to politics, the extent to which it was used in this election was unprecedented—particularly how it was used by the Obama campaign. Starting during the early days of his campaign, Obama strategists offered things such as free bumper stickers and ring tones as a method of collecting cell phone numbers. The campaign also chose to break the news of Obama's vice presidential running mate as a text message, giving them the opportunity to collect more mobile numbers.
The Obama campaign released a free iPhone app called Obama '08 at the beginning of October. You could use the app to get up-to-date information about the campaign, but it also organized your contacts to highlight numbers in key battleground states so that you could call and network with those people. And, of course, the app also let the Obama campaign collect more cell phone numbers.
The Obama campaign used its sizeable database of numbers to target messages to areas with early voting, sending special messages to notify people in those areas and give them information about polling locations. They also texted reminders to vote throughout Election Day. For example, here's a message sent to Missouri cell phone numbers: "1 hour until polls close in Missouri! Tell all friends they have the right to vote if they are in line by 7pm. Help make history, fwd this msg to everyone!"
The McCain campaign also used text messaging, though certainly not to the same extent by all accounts. According to Andrew Rasiej, a founder of TechPresident.com, within the McCain campaign, "there wasn't a culture of belief in technology" (as reported at Bloomberg.com).
I don't know how much effect these text messaging efforts had on the outcome of the election, but I think it's fascinating to see how a technology—especially one commonly associated with teens and college students—can be used in such a far-reaching way. And as opposed to traditional methods of advertising, text messaging is essentially an opt-in model—through one method or other, you have to provide them with your mobile number to get their message. And although text messaging isn't free, it's more cost-effective than the printed political mailers that have flooded my mailbox in recent weeks—and a greener alternative, too.
Still, I'm a little fearful of text messaging. As a writer and editor, I can't help but cringe when I see a message such as this:
Register 2 vote @dmv or local library. 2 wks left, n it takes 5 min,
tell your fam n friends, practice your right 2 democracy.
I know it can be hard to use those little cell phone keyboards, and you've only got a max of 160 characters for your message. But using proper spelling and grammar would ensure a clearer message to all:
Register to vote at the DMV or a local library. Two weeks left; it takes 5 minutes.
Tell your family and friends. Practice your right to democracy.
And my rewrite is still only 147 characters, including spaces.
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Credit card fraud
Credit card fraud is widespread in Brazil. Duplication of credit cards has become a major problem, with hundreds of active gangs specialized on the fraud.
Can credit cards be used in Brazil? Yes, they can, taking some basic precautions. The most important thing is to understand that the duplication of the card takes places when the card is out of your sight. Think of the waiter that takes your card away, has a hidden reader, and duplicates the card on the way to and from the cash counter.
My advice is: at the time of paying, you need to be able to see where the card reader is. On a shop or supermarket, more likely than not the reader will be by the till. In cases like this, the risk of duplication is small. Just make sure before signing the value on the credit card receipt matches what you are supposed to be paying. If instead of R$100 the receipt shows R$1,000, and you sign the receipt, there will be little you can do back home to get the money back.
Quite a number of restaurants will bring a swipe machine to the table. That's ok. If the waiter needs to take away the card, go along with him, that's a normal practice in Brazil. If you don't trust the place, pay with cash.
I do not advice using your credit card with manual swippers (knuckle busters).
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All good advice, another option I use is a prepaid card for when I travel. It limits my fraud liability in such cases, and I've had cards stolen and such and I'm only on the line for the amount I prepaid before insurance coverage. It helps, and its a pretty good bet to get a card stolen in some of the party seasons there.
Thanks for your valuable contribution, Ariel.
Which prepaid card would you reccommend to take to brazil?
ok, cool. thanks 🙂


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Wild, Wacky, and Woolly Character Arcs January 23, 2011Posted by laurenrobbins6 in Characters.
Tags: Anne Perry, books, character, Character arc, creative writing, Fiction, Mrs Dalloway, PostAweek2011, Protagonist, Ray Bradbury, Sitcom, Virginia Woolf, whodunnits, writing
While plot arcs are somewhat important in the novel structure, I find that without believable characters, they are like a car with no gas. Characters are the soul/fuel of the novel. Take Exhibit A,(*shudder*) Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf. Or (the more pleasant shudder), Exhibit B, Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier. Even their titles suggest that these are character-centered novels. And even novels that don't profess to be character centered ARE, in fact, character centered.
If you take out all of the characters from a novel, you have (aside from a very creepy Ray Bradbury short story) absolutely nothing. You have no "whodunnits", no love interests, no angsty teenager worrying over something, no running around the moors, no quest. In fact, you never even get out the front door. And, if you're like me, a book captures your interest more if it starts with "Marcy decided one day to meet a loan shark" than "It was a bright, sunny day and the bees buzzed on their way to collect pollen" (no offense, Steinbeck…)
If characters are important to the novel, character arcs should be focused on even more than plot arcs (unless you are a TV sitcom). The most popular of these (and mythical) is: the character is fed up and leaves home, the character learns something about him/herself, and the character matures (coming of age-style).
Perhaps you want to try something a bit different: the character is arrogant, the character decides to save someone (or the world), and the character changes for the better, perhaps becoming humbler.
But what if you really wanted to go WILD? What if you just wanted to keep your readers guessing as to who or what your characters really were? Maybe you write about a thief who tries to go straight only to fall into prison again and then has a revelation. Or maybe you're making your readers guess WHO the character is: a character tries to mask their identity or gets amnesia (this latter example is the premise of a very good series by Anne Perry).
This can also decide, in a large part, your plot. If your main character is a gorilla who has just escaped from a zoo, for instance, you can't create a plot around white-collar crime (unless, of course, you add some other characters).
But never, NEVER write an atavistic character arc! This would be the character who changes for the better and then goes back to his/her life before without learning anything. A very depressing and anti-novel indeed. Even anti-heroes change a little bit–a small insight into their situation or a bit more wisdom.
Anything with a plotline–be it a drama, a movie, a play, a novel–has some sort of character arc if you'd care to find it. In fact, it's usually staring you in the face. And if you are concious of it, who knows? Maybe your next party trick will be acurately predicting what will happen next in a movie based on what you know about the characters.


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CrazyThoughts.com has an extensive list of silly questions and oxymorons to ask your friends. However, some of the best "random" questions are best invented by yourself.
Random questions should emphasize the humor of the absurd and the non-sequitur. They do not need to have easy answers, or even answers at all.
Random questions can touch on any topic. Drawing from popular culture is often a good way to generate random, off-the-wall questions. Oxymorons and paradoxes, although not "random" in a strict sense of the word, often can be used to create interesting questions. For instance, think about the phrase "act natural," a simple oxymoron. You could ask "How can you act natural, if it's a kind of act?"
Even philosophy can be used to generate random questions. A question that occupied philosophers in the Middle Ages was "How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?" This is not a simple question to answer. Another question from Medieval Philosophy was "Did Adam and Eve have navels?"
The following are some great random questions. Do deer have friends? Why is cake? Where is the biggest sponge cake in America located? Which type of cheese reminds you most of your parents and why? Do ghosts miss food?


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Last year, Congress passed a tax cut bill that was the legislative equivalent of Tolstoy's ''War and Peace'' - composed of sweeping themes that affect vast numbers of people.
This year, Congress has reversed direction. It passed a revenue increase measure designed to raise $98.3 billion between now and 1985. The new law, say experts who are just beginning to weigh its impact, is akin to a complicated foreign film. It is long, narrow in scope, and very hard to follow.
''It is one of the most complex pieces of legislation anyone can imagine,'' says David Kauter, a tax partner at accounting firm Arthur Young. ''Last year's (tax cut contained) broad, pervasive concepts. This bill refines provisons that have been around.''
The bill does contain a new provision. It imposes withholding on interest and dividends, which will affect many people, say tax experts. Beyond that, the bill will have a selective impact on individuals, taking money from the pockets of many different, relatively small groups of taxpayers.
Business will be harder hit, though service-oriented industries are likely to lose less than capital-intensive manufacturing firms. In any case, hefty portions of last year's business tax cuts still remain, say accountants.
From their initial study of the bill, tax experts draw these conclusions: the tax code will be fairer - and more complicated; investment decisions, for both individuals and business, will be more difficult to make; and retirement planning, notably for professionals and the self-employed, will be greatly affected.
* The Internal Revenue Service's new enforcement powers will intimidate some taxpayers, keeping them from claiming deductions that might be challenged.
Withholding on interest and dividends. The biggest ticket item in the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsiblity Act of 1982 (''It's really amazing what they call these things,'' says one accountant.) is withholding on interest and dividends, a provision estimated to raise $10.5 billion through 1985.
''That's the one that hits the hardest,'' says Robert Rosen, a tax partner at Ernst & Whinney.
Beginning July 1, 1983, 10 percent of all interest and dividend earnings will be withheld for federal taxes. Taxpayers over age 65, whose previous year's income tax liability was $1,500 or less ($2,500 for a joint return) will be exempt from this provision. Annual interest payments of less than $150 will also escape withholding.
''Some people think this is an increase in their taxes. It's not,'' says Bob Brown, an accountant in the national tax practice department of Peat, Marwick, Mitchell. Moderate income taxpayers may now find it necessary to adjust the amount of money withheld from their salary, he says, to keep the government from taking more than its due.
But this provision will burden the withholders more than the withheld, say many experts.
''There's going to be a veritable blizzard of paper work back and forth,'' says Bernard Barnett, national tax director for Seidman & Seidman. Banks, savings and loan associations, money funds, and equity funds must now fill out millions of new government forms; the IRS will have to sort them.
The new alternative minimum tax for individuals. Current law contains two different ''minimum tax'' provisions designed to ensure that wealthy taxpayers can't shelter all their income from the IRS. The new tax bill will knock out one of these provisions and broaden the base of the other - a move Congress estimates will affect about 300,000 taxpayers and raise $1.4 billion by 1985. The provision will take effect at the end of this year. The new minimum tax will , in effect, add another set of calculations that must be made before an individual can determine whether an investment will pay off in the long run.
Other changes in individual income tax provisions. Beginning next year, the currently allowable deduction for one-half of health insurance premiums (up to $ 150) will be eliminated. Only medical expenses in excess of 5 percent of adjusted gross income will be deductible. The threshold is now 3 percent. The allowable limit for casualty loss deductions will also be raised, to 10 percent of adjusted gross income - a move experts say is likely meant to curb fraud and abuse. The IRS has long been suspicious of casualty deductions, they say.
Excise taxes. Finally, the new law contains a number of excise tax hikes that will affect individuals. The domestic air passenger ticket tax will be increased to 8 percent; the $3 per person international air travel departure tax will be reimposed. The cigarette tax will be doubled to 16 cents a pack through Sept. 30 , 1985. The long-distance phone call excise tax will be tripled to 3 percent until 1985 - after which it will be eliminated.
Next: How the tax bill affects retirement planning


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Finance, SOX & Internal Controls
Internal Controls managers must reengineer the finance and control processes to focus on higher value-added activities to drive business performance. This must be in concurrence with strengthening process controls, managing risks and meeting regulatory and compliance requirements. As GRC processes span different functions, geographies and business units, the CFO emerges as the logical epicenter of an integrated approach to balance the demands of boards, analysts, regulators, shareholders, customers and market forces.


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Agency: Alliance (Arnold Communications/Crispin Porter + Bogusky) Director: Pete Favat, Playback
Tulley: The spot opens on Robert Fitzgerald, tobacco industry chairman. He tells us that due to the evidence linking tobacco to cancer, addiction, heart disease, etc., the industry is pulling all tobacco products from the shelves. Then a super comes up, "April Fools," followed by The Truth logo. Maybe it was the creative director in me, but I saw the joke coming. But that's OK, because I still remembered it. Personally, I prefer anti-smoking ads that are a little harder hitting - like a lot of the other spots The Truth has done. But I do admire the fresh approach.
Scher: I love the idea of an April Fool's Day ad. I just wished I was fooled. As soon as the spot came on with the "April 1, 2001" super, it was clear what was going on. If I hadn't been inundated with The Truth ads and if the setting were more formal, maybe I would have believed this was a real PSA. Still, it's a clever spot that works perfectly within the campaign.
Ikea, "Organized Neighbors"
Agency: Carmichael Lynch Director: Gary McKendry, Go Film
Tulley: A couple are in their living room when the wife looks out the window at the apartment across the street. Noticing a perfect-looking, neater-than-neat room with a perfect-looking, neater-than-neat wall unit, the wife says to her hubby, "I wish we could be that organized." The hubby replies, "People like that never have fun. They're uptight." Just then, the couple who live in neat-ville come running in. The hubby is in his boxers, and the wife, wielding a whip, is dressed like a dominatrix. I loved this spot. And not just because I'm into housewives in leather. It's memorable, surprising, and turns one of the most boring products into something fun.
Scher: Great casting. Great timing. A simple, funny idea, well executed. It was a nice surprise the first time I saw it, but like the other spots in this campaign, I enjoy seeing it each time. It's unusual to see a dominatrix joke that doesn't come off like a bad student ad. The "get organized" strategy seems very effective. It got my butt out to Ikea the weekend the campaign broke.
Nintendo, "Girl Talk"
Agency: Leo Burnett Director: Sean Mullens, Headquarters
Tulley: A trashy, blonde rock `n' roll babe in short-shorts talks on the phone about how she partied really hard last night with Conker, the squirrel who stars in the raunchy videogame Conker's Bad Fur Day. Conker is in the background puking his guts out. I wish it were funnier, although 14-year-old boys probably love this spot. I don't really see a big idea here, but when you're dealing with a videogame about a hung-over squirrel, maybe doing something 14-year-old boys will love is the only idea you need.
Scher: This spot has probably sold quite a few videogames. My guess is that suburban adolescent boys find the commercial really edgy. Not being one of them, I just find it kind of yucky. Even so, some of the art direction and the logo treatment are pretty cool, and inventing a story about the characters outside of the videogame gives the product lots of personality.
Pepsi, "Britney"
Agency: BBDO/New York Director: Joe Pytka, Pytka
Tulley: Cashing in on the Britney Spears craze, this cola video shows Britney starting out as a Pepsi employee, then stripping off her work clothes revealing her usual tight pants and tank top. It then shows a bunch of people watching her video on TV. It's basically just a bad Britney video, even though her fans will probably love it. The funny parts just aren't that funny, and I'm sick of that song already. Maybe if Bob Dole got up and danced with Britney, it would've been better. Then again, maybe not.
Scher: This is what I call a client-masturbation spot. The message is, We think our product (or in this case our new spokesperson) is the greatest thing on Earth. Seeing adult men drooling over a teenage girl singing about cola didn't do much for me. I didn't vote for the guy, but I still feel disappointed every time I see Bob Dole's sellout ass promoting some stupid product.


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Wendell Willkie addressing people in Coffeyville, Kansas. Large crowd gathers to hear the speech of Willkie. Willkie stands at the podium and addresses people. Crowd applaud and cheer. The GOP candidate attacks Roosevelt's administration in a dynamic speech. Willkie says that Franklin Roosevelt has lost faith in the American people. He states that the men surrounding Roosevelt are all cynics who scoff at simple virtues of the midwestern people. He says they think that the people are too dumb to understand, and that they think they can govern with catch phrases and sleight of hand. (World War II period).
Dwight D Eisenhower, 34th President of United States visits various countries. The U.S. Air Force plane lands and the President disembarks the plane in India, in 1959.. He is greeted by the Indian President Dr Rajendra Prasad and other dignitaries. Emblem of 'Panama'. Sign of 'welcome Ike Crusader'. Large crowd welcomes Eisenhower. Motorcade goes through the city's street. Milestones in General Eisenhower's life and the international esteem with which he is held. Lt Col Eisenhower concerned about U.S. isolationism in 1940. Explosions in Europe due to bombing by German planes. Eisenhower and other officers in the General Staff study a map. Eisenhower plans the strategy as the commander of Operation Torch (he is shown talking to General George C. Marshall and Winston Churchill). President Eisenhower visits 4 continents and meets several leaders. Large crowds welcome him. General Eisenhower prepares for D-Day. June 5, 1944: The Allied forces including troops, artillery, equipment, ammunition, aircraft and ships prepared. June 6: The Allies invade Normandy. Troops wade through the water towards the beach. German soldiers surrender. May 7, 1945: Nazi General Alfred Jodl signs the unconditional surrender of his government. General Eisenhower returns to the U.S. He receives a hero's welcome in New York. He visits his hometown in Kansas. Pictures of his family, childhood and college days. Eisenhower on his visits to various countries as President.
Air pollution in the metropolitan city area of Kansas, United States. View of Kansas City skyline on clear day and on smoggy day. Vehicles move on the streets. View of jet airliner taking off, emiting smoke. View of Kansas center city. An animated map shows seven Counties that differ in terms of land use, industrialization and economic activities in Missouri and Kansas. Kansas City Municipal and Fairfax airports, with aircraft taxiing. Aerial view of the airport areas with smog visible. View of bridges with factories behind barely visible through the smog. Rural road, with open burning of refuse in a large fire, with black smoke rising. Smoke rising from low building and from Large industrial plant. Aerial view of Kansas City from over the river,. with smoke obscuring the scene. Aerial view of smoke and pollution blanketing the whole area. Industrial plants along the river edge billowing smoke. The representatives of Kansas and Missouri present findings of the airport area survey during a conference. Animated illustrations of pollution sources: refuse burning; industrial processes; fuel combustion; and mobile sources.
The Kansas City Athletics on opening day of the baseball season in 1955, their first year in Kansas City. Parade in Kansas City to welcome the Athletics to Kansas City. Floats pass and players and VIPs go by on cars, including Bill Stewart and Jim Finigan. People crowd on either side of the street. People look out from shops and houses. Spectators in the Kansas City Municipality Stadium. Former U.S. President Harry S Truman seated with legendary owner and manager of the Athletics, Cornelius McGillicuddy, better known as Connie Mack. Dignitaries seated in the background. President Harry S Truman throws out the first pitch. Spectators applaud. The game begins against the Detroit Tigers.
The U.S. Capitol dome at night. Montage of U.S. Declaration of Independence with view of U.S. founding fathers. Depiction of 17th century immigrants arriving in the U.S. Group of men marching while carrying a "Don't Tread on Me" Gadsden flag. Depiction of Betsy Ross with U.S.A. flag. A covered wagon at sunset. 18th century men cutting down trees. 18th century men building a log cabin. Settlers arrive to the remains of their burned out cabin. A stage coach on the U.S. prairie. A covered wagon in the midwest. A stage coach traveling through grass lands. 18th century depiction of a western town in the U.S.A. A white man and a native american man driving the last spike to complete a railroad as the steam locomotive starts. An 18th century steam locomotive passes by. External view of 1940s factory. Inside 1940s factory men are building engines. Wide shot of workers entering factory. New York street scene. Los Angeles street scene. A rancher mends a barbed wire fence. Cowboys-ranchers on their horses. Fisherman pulling in nets on shore. Tobacco farming. Leather worker. Shirtless worker wielding a pick axe. Plant worker turning a large valve. A woman painter with a maritime village scene...perhaps Provincetown. A woman scientist in a laboratory. A 1940s family at the dinner table. Farm laborers harvesting melons. Man drives a tractor with woman riding behind him.
The Kansas Relay in Lawrence, Kansas. Athletes sprint down a track to win the 1500 meter Kansas Relay in Lawrence, Kansas. Glenn Cunningham wins the event in front of 10,000 enthusiastic audiences.


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Kristen Bell Makes Her First Red Carpet Appearance Since Birth of Delta!
Kristen Bell is pretty in pink making her red carpet appearance at the 2015 People's Choice Awards held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Wednesday (January 7) in Los Angeles.
This is the first official appearance the 34-year-old actress has made since giving birth to her second child in December.
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Kristen — who is nominated for Favorite Cable TV Actress — brought along her husband Dax Shephard as her date for the evening.
FYI: Kristen is wearing a Monique Lhullier dress, Christian Louboutin shoes, Neil Lane jewelry, and a Jimmy Choo clutch.


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Your New Secretary: An Algorithm
Startups Like RelateIQ Are Aiming to Help Improve Employees' Work Life With Software
The next frontier for data is improving your work relationships.
Jon Porter, the CEO of private wealth-management firm Three Bell Capital, used to keep track of clients by manually typing information about meetings and leads with software from Salesforce.com Inc.
This spring, he got an algorithm to do the work.
Software from startup RelateIQ Inc. now looks at every digital scrap of Mr. Porter's work life—incoming emails, social-network contacts and phone calls—compares it with his colleagues' data, and figures out what and who is important. Two weeks ago, the algorithm prodded Mr. Porter to follow up on a time-sensitive question from a client.
"Had we not been on top of that, our client would have missed the window" for an investment, said Mr. Porter, who estimates he saves about two hours a week with the software.
Data scientists are beginning to peer into work relationships, trying to identify patterns that can improve how employees collaborate with peers, manage sales relationships, or see how they stack up against colleagues. It is a nascent market, but up-and-coming startups have their eyes set on upending established business-technology companies like Salesforce, which are also increasingly digging into data.
"We wanted to build an algorithm that could do what a highly trained relationship manager, with 20 years of experience, could do," said Adam Evans, a co-founder of RelateIQ, which has raised $29 million from investors including Accel Partners, Allen & Co., Battery Ventures, and Facebook Inc. co-founder Dustin Moskovitz. The investment values the startup at $100 million.
How RelateIQ Works
- Users sign up, connect their email and relevant social-media accounts.
- Contacts and data are automatically pulled in from these sources, creating an address book.
- Users create lists, or project pages, where they can define objectives and add companies or contacts to that page.
- Users download mobile app to log calls and missed calls.
- As users interact with contacts, communications are logged automatically.
- Users decide whether to share their entire list, some of it or none of it with colleagues. In the context of a group, lists track items such as sales partners or recruits.
- RelateIQ's algorithm constantly collects data signals to identify whether relationships are cooling and if list members should be prodded to take action, such as respond to an email.
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Elsewhere, Boston-based Sociometric Solutions Inc. uses physical sensors to collect data on employees' movements and the tone of their conversations to tell managers where interactions are dipping and where employees are congregating. In San Francisco, tenXer Inc., a program for computer engineers, tracks code modifications and hours spent in meetings to help them see how their productivity stacks up against colleagues. And Boston-based Yesware Inc. helps employees track emails, monitors how many times their emails are opened, what devices recipients are using, and provides analytic reports on the email traffic of colleagues.
Though harvesting of such employee data may raise eyebrows of some privacy advocates—particularly in light of the recent debate over technology companies' involvement in National Security Agency data-gathering programs—the startups are emerging as a hotbed for venture-capital dollars.
"It's a trend toward a more transparent workplace," said Michael Abbott, a general partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, which is currently on the hunt for investments on the theme.
The idea is that software can detect patterns that humans can't.
Angus Davis, the CEO of online payments service Swipely Inc., used Yesware during his last fundraising round to determine which venture capitalists were reading his emails, how many links they were clicking and if they forwarded it to others in the office. "When I saw an email opened 30 times, I thought, 'Wow' they are interested," Mr. Davis said.
RelateIQ, which has been operating in "stealth mode" underneath a home décor store in Palo Alto Calif., for two years, is one of the most ambitious of the big-data work apps. Its software offers a central hub for work groups to see what their co-workers are doing and keep track of relationships in real time.
RelateIQ absorbs massive amounts of data—it scans about 10,000 emails, calendar entries and other data points per minute at first run—but does offer privacy controls for employees, such as the option to hide the content of email messages from colleagues.
Of the company's roughly 30 employees, four make up the data science team, a group with Ph.D.'s in statistics, fluid dynamics and physics. The team constantly tweaks the software to better identify patterns, such as the average time it takes for a person to respond and what types of punctuation and phrases typically elicit responses.
It also tries to detect sarcasm and words that are usually associated with important questions. These data can reveal, for example, whether a relationship is stagnating or progressing.
The data startups will have to tackle entrenched business-software companies.
Salesforce, which has more than 100,000 customers using its customer relationship management software, is increasingly mining data to provide recommendations. For example, its communication tool Chatter recommends people and topics users should follow, based on patterns in their past activity.
"Everyone is chasing us," said Kendall Collins, an executive vice president of Salesforce. "I've never seen another player in the market, at scale, with the level of social integration and the level of data enrichment."
Oracle Inc., also a major provider of such software, declined to comment. SAP AG , another competitor, says it is increasingly working with relationship management startups to provide some back-end tools to process huge data sets.
RelateIQ, which has about 100 clients, says its software requires companies to enter in less information to extract useful insight. "We automatically capture everything that is happening with your relationships and surface only what you should worry about," said Steve Loughlin, RelateIQ's CEO and co-founder.
Another big challenge is identifying the right communication data and organizing it in ways that make sense to humans who, unlike computers, aren't very predictable.
"We have very complex communications environments," said Tom Davenport, a professor in management and information technology at Babson College who studies technology in the workplace. Machine learning, he says, can result in recommendations that seem to come out of nowhere.
Mr. Loughlin of RelateIQ says he's aware of the limitations of an algorithm to read actual relationships. For instance, software could interpret a long delay from a client as a negative signal, even if he was just out with an illness.
Because of the squishiness of human relationships, the company says it is careful about language. "We don't say you 'need' to follow up, we say 'we suggest,'" Mr. Loughlin said.
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River Stewardship Workshop
April 22 from 9 am to 3 pm
Interested in honing your waterfront landscaping skills? Lake County Conservation District and partners are offering a workshop to help landowners understand best stewardship practices for riparian areas. After a free lunch, participants will visit a troubled Swan River access site to plant some riparian plants to help improve this site. For more information and to sign up contact Heidi Fleury, Conservation Coordinator, Lake County Conservation District, at 676-2841 ext. 102 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Space is limited!


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Summer Activities for ALL
Posted by StreetSafe on July 14, 2011
Summer Holidays
Have you got activities in the summer holidays? Let us know and we can promote them for free!
Our Free Holiday Sports start on 1st August
Five weeks of free sport
Monday 1st – Friday 5th Aug;
Monday 8th – Friday 12th Aug;
Monday 15th – Friday 19th Aug;
Monday 22nd – Friday 26th Aug;
Tuesday 30th Aug – Friday 2nd Sept.
Free for 6 to 15 year olds (Parents must stay
with their child at the activity)
Table Tennis @ Barrow Table Tennis Centre 2 – 4pm
Dance Mats @ The Park Leisure Centre, at 2pm and 3pm
Our sessions at Hindpool Urban Park also run throughout the summer. These are for 6 to 15 year olds on Wednesday and Friday of the above weeks from 11am to 12noon.
For more information on the sessions contact Dan on 845929 or by email. To download a timetable of our current summer activities click here
Free for 8 to 15 year olds
Football, touch rugby, cricket, orienteering, tennis….@ Furness Academy South Site, 2 – 4pm
Free Dalton Summer Sessions
Our FREE summer sessions at Dalton have been confirmed.
The sessions will run on Wednesday 17th , Thursday 18th August and Wednesday 24th, Thursday 25th August.
Sessions will be held at Dowdales School from 2-4pm, anybody intrested should meet at DASH reception.
For an up to date timetable of our summer activities click here.
Free Summer Canoeing Sessions
Our FREE Summer Canoeing sessions have been confirmed with our friends at Duddon Canoe Club.
All sessions will run from 1.30-3pm at Duddon Canoe Club on the following dates:
Thursdays 28th July, 4th, 18th and 25th August and 1st September.
Places for the sessions are limited, and MUST be booked in advance. To book a place on any of the sessions above contact Dan on 845929 or by email.
For a map to get to Duddon Canoe Club, click here
Furness Academy Summer School 2011
The 2011 Furness Academy Summer School takes place from Monday 25th – Friday 29th July at Furness Academy North Site.
The summer school is open to any children in school years 4, 5, 6, & 7.
For more information, or to download an application form click here.
Barrow AFC Skill Centre Free Sessions
Monday 25 July to Friday 29 July. 10am to 3pm at Holker Street Stadium
Limited number of free places for 7 to 14 year olds (boys and girls) sponsored by Turnstone Consultancy and J L Winder
For more information and to book a place, contact Craig Rutherford by email or 07816163346
Craig is hoping to arrange further free sessions in the holidays – watch this space for details.
Onside Soccer
Onside soccer coaching would like to offer the opportunity for girls and boys of all abilities in reception to year 6 to attend soccer camps throughout the summer holidays to be held at…
Dalton United Tuesday 2nd Aug – Friday 5th Aug
Earnse Bay. Walney Tuesday 16th Aug – Friday 19th Aug
Askam United Tuesday 23rd Aug – Friday 27th Aug
All camps run 10am – 3pm
The days coaching consists of
Practical coaching sessions to develop skills and techniques including passing, dribbling, running with the ball, turning, heading, control, shooting, goalkeeping, attacking and defending.
Superstars challenge consists of penalty shoot-outs, crossbar challenge; kick up competitions, 1v1 games etc.
Trophies will be given for the best player and best attitude.
Medals and certificates for all in attendance of course plus other prizes to be won!!!
£10 per day or £100 for 12 days
Any queries please contact Gavin Butler on 01229583684 / 07887940150 or by email
For more details and booking form click here.
Furness Cricket Club Summer School
Cricket coaching for young cricketers will be held on Mon 15th, Tue 16th and Wed 17th August.
The course will be run by Sri Lankan Ian Daniel (Furness CC professional / coach) assisted by Sri Lankans Upal Fernando (Penrith CC professional / coach) and Saliya Saman (Carlisle CC professional/coach). All are ECB level 2 coaches.
Cost £17.50 per day or £45.00 for all three days.
For more information and application forms please contact Ian Daniel 07403 594144 or Furness Cricket Club 825339
Summer Activities at the Park Leisure Centre
Summer Holidays are a walk in the Park at the Park Leisure Centre.
Please click here to view the activities which will be taking part throughout the Summer Holidays
Eurocamp Residential Basketball Camp at Hoops Basketball Centre
The event will take place from Sunday 31st July to Friday 5th August 2011
2011 prices have not increased on the 2010 price and are set at £239.00 for a residential camper
or £159.00 for local campers who sleep at home.
This price includes the 12 hours of activity/coaching, three hot meals per day (non residential do not get breakfast) and a full Eurocamp basketball kit to keep.
For further information please visit Eurocamp website or send them an email
You can also click here to view the flyer for the event & here for the booking form
Learn to Play the Warriors Way
Our staff share a passion for Rugby League that we aim to transfer to all participants.
Players will be allowed to express themselves, play without fear of making mistakes, be encouraged to
make their own decisions in sessions and discover the joy of Rugby League. We understand that all children
learn in different ways; all activity is directed to the development age of the participant.
Sessions will be challenging but achievable, guaranteeing that each child leaves our camp with a
raised self esteem and most importantly, having experienced fun and enjoyment.
Monday 25 July Barrow Island ARLFC Rating Lane, Barrow in Furness 6-14YRS – £15
Tuesday 26 Walney Central ARLFC Central Drive Barrow-in-Furness 6-14YRS – £15
Wednesday 27 Walney Central ARLFC Central Drive Barrow-in-Furness 4-7YRS, 9AM -12PM £5
Walney Central ARLFC Central Drive Barrow-in-Furness 14-16YRS, 1PM -4PM £5
Thursday 28 Hawcoat Park ARLFC Hawcoat Lane, Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 4HF 6-14YRS – £15
Friday 29 Roose Pioneers ARLFC Flass Lane, Barrow-in-Furness 6-14YRS – £15
For booking form, click here.
For more information ring 0871 66 33 552 or visit the Wigan Warriors website
Holiday Sports Camps for girls – Age 8 to 13
(Older ages could be accommodated – please enquire)
Hawcoat Park Sports and Social Club
This is your opportunity to sample some of the activities that are on offer at the sports club that females can actively participate in while receiving coaching.
Activities to include Archery,Badminton, Crown Green Bowls, Dance, Fitness/Agility course, Netball, Quick Cricket, Rugby and many more!
An open day for parents together with an awards ceremony will take place on the Friday afternoon.
The camp is designed as 5 days and the cost for the full 5 days is £40.However it may be possible (numbers permitting) to book for less days in which case the cost will be £10 a day
Further details and /or a booking form can be obtained from the office at Hawcoat Park open 9.00 – 16.30 Monday to Friday and by telephone on 874643 or by e-mail Should we have inclement weather the majority of activities can be held indoors.
All participants will be required to bring a packed lunch + drink.
The dates are:
Summer holidays August 8th to 12th (5 days £40)
October half term 24th to 28th (5 days £40).
Free FA skills session at Crooklands
As part of the FA Tesco Skills programme, Crookland Casuals are running two free coaching sessions on Thursday 29 July.
Click the logo below for details and online booking.
Furness Rugby Union Club Summer Rugby Camp
Monday 15th August 10 am till 3 pm Tag rugby for 6 to 7 year olds
Tuesday 16th August 10 am till 3 pm Tag rugby for 6 to 7 year olds
Wednesday 17th August 10 am till 3 pm Contact Rugby for 8 to 14 year olds
Thursday 18th August 10 am till 3 pm Contact Rugby for 8 to 14 year olds
Friday 19th August 10 am till 3 pm Contact Rugby for 8 to 14 year olds
Friday night there will be a presentation evening
Price £5.00 per day.
Just bring along your kit and a packed lunch. We will supply the drinks.
A signed Parental permission form is also required for every child that attends, please click here.
Places are limited so to avoid disappointment please contact
Brian on 01229 826381 or 07861299161
D.A.S.H at Dowdales School Fun Sport Camp
(Dalton Active Sports Hall @ Dowdales School)
Mon 25th – Fri 29th July 2011. Cost £45 (5 days) or £10 per day
School Years: Reception – Yr 6
10.00am – 3.00pm daily.
If you wish to book a place on this camp please contact Deborah Brown on telephone number 01229 897911 ext 208 or email firstname.lastname@example.com Booking forms are also available on the school website – http://www.dowdalesschool.co.uk
D.A.S.H. BOYS Rugby Camp
(Dalton Active Sports Hall @ Dowdales School)
Tuesday 30th August – Fri 2nd September 2011. Cost £8 (4 days)
School Years 5 and 6
10.00am – 12noon daily.
D.A.S.H. GIRLS Rugby Camp
(Dalton Active Sports Hall @ Dowdales School)
Tuesday 30th August – Fri 2nd September 2011. Cost £8 (4 days)
School Years 5, 6, 7 and 8
1pm – 3pm daily.
If you wish to book a place on this these rugby camps please contact Deborah Brown on telephone number 01229 897911 ext 208 or email to firstname.lastname@example.com Booking forms are also available on the school website – http://www.dowdalesschool.co.uk
InsideOut Activities
This Summer InsideOut Activities will be providing Football , Dance and Multi sport courses for children ages 5-11 year olds around the Furness area.
These courses give children opportunities to meet new friends improve skills build confidence and of course have loads of fun with prizes to be won!
InsideOut Soccer
Monday 25th – Friday 29th July, Barrow.
Monday 15th – Friday 19th August, Dalton.
Monday 22nd – Friday 26th August, Walney.
Tuesday 30th August – Friday 2nd September, Barrow.
InsideOut Multi – Sport
Monday 1st – Friday 5th August, Barrow.
Monday 22nd – Friday 26th August, Barrow.
InsideOut Dance
Monday 25th – Friday 29th July, Barrow
Monday 15th – Friday 19th August, Walney
Tuesday 30th August – Friday 2nd September.
For all booking options and prices please contact our office on
01229 430857 or visit InsideOut website
Chetwynde Summer School
Chetwynde Summer School was established in 2006 and has rapidly gained a reputation for providing an unparalleled range of productive holiday activities for children between the ages of 5 and 15.
Parents can enrol their children on a course safe in the knowledge that they will be well cared for in a safe and secure environment where they will develop new skills, make new friends and above all have a thoroughly enjoyable experience.
The courses have been carefully selected so that there is something to suit all ages, interests and abilities and all are delivered by professionals in their field.
VENUE: Chetwynde School, Rating Lane, Barrow-in-Furness
Please click here to view the full range of activities taking place at the Summer School.
What's Happening??
Bluebirds Study Centre
Bluebirds Community Education Services @ Barrow AFC
Study Club: Aimed at Primary pupils, to raise attainment in the core subjects, maths, literacy and ICT – Developing self esteem, confidence and team work
Mondays, Tuesdays 4.00-5.30pm £20 per session
Explorers Club – Enrichment activities for Primary able pupils, providing stretch and challenge and developing independent learning
Wednesdays 4-6pm £20 per session
QCF Teaching Assistant Course available from September 2011
To book – Contact Gill Jepson – 07527 996432 or email
Aikido (Self Defence) for Juniors
Shobu Aikido UK has a few vacancies for Juniors (8 years and over)
Practise sessions every Thursday at 7.00 pm in St Matthew's Hall, Highfield Road, Barrow-in-Furness.
Contact: Mike (01229) 813771 or George on (01229) 463657 (for Seniors)
All welcome, come along and take a look. £3 per session.
Furness Cavaliers FC are starting a Under 7s team to enter the BDJFL in September.
Furness Cavaliers FC are starting a Under 7s team to enter the BDJFL in September.
Any players entering Year 2 in September wishing to join a team where all players regardless of ability
will have fun and improve footballing skills.
Training is on a Wednesday 5:15pm at Rampside Road for more information please contact Andy on 07584193347.
Furness Firecrackers
Roll on up!!!
Furness Firecrackers – Roller Derby League are looking for women over 18 to help us build a bout-tastic team! Roller Derby is the world's fastest growing contact sport and offers everything in terms of fitness and fun!
We train three times a week – twice on skates (quad skates) and once off-skates.
Want to know more? Check out our Website or drop us an email
Ade Gardner Testimonial RL Fans Forum
Barrow born England and St Helen winger Ade Gardner is in his Testimonial year and is holding an event in Barrow.
Rugby League Fan Forum on Saturday the 16th July to be held at Hawcoat Park Sports & Social Club starting at 7.30pm
Joining him will be Paul Sculhorpe, James Graham and Barrow's Phil Atkinson.
Tickets are £12.50 including a buffet, there will also be a raffle and auction.
To purchase tickets or for more information please contact:
Anthony Horton 07912018427 Graham Newby 07742628064 or Barrow Raiders Rugby Shop on: 01229 820273
Please click here to view poster for the event
Sign up now for Walney Fun Run
A Fun Run to get the community fit and healthy is coming to Walney in September.
The 'Energy for Life – Walney Fun Run' is a unique opportunity to energise the community with the challenge of running 5.1km followed by a family-friendly celebration.
Free workout sessions have been organised each Monday and Wednesday during the build-up to the run.
People who want to take part should meet at Sandy Gap, Walney, at 6pm for a 35-minute session led by staff from The Park Leisure Centre.
The sessions are starting gently and building in difficulty very gradually.
For more details and a booking form click logo below
Free Sports and Dance Fun Day For All The Family
InsideOut Activities will be holding a free family sports and dance Funday
at St Bernard's School on Sunday 24th July from 12pm to 3.30pm.
Lots of activities will be available on the day including
a talent contest with £100 of prizes, free football and dance taster sessions,
a soccer tennis competition for adults and lots of stalls including bouncy castles,
cross bar challenge, basketball shootout and Rocketshot.
To book a place in the talent contest or the free taster sessions
please call 01229 430857 or email
Venue needed for disability football sessions
Barrow Sports Council and Barrow AFC are looking into setting up weekly football sessions for children and young people with disabilities.
We are looking for a suitable indoor venue on either Tuesday or Thursday from 5pm to 6.30pm. We can pay for the venue but not too much!
If you have anywhere that might be suitable, please contact Craig or Derek by email or ring 407575.
Stuart 'Shorty' Shaw Football Festival
Dalton United are honoured to host the inaugural
7-a-Side Tounament with teams from Dalton, Swarthmoor, Ulverston & Coniston
And family fun throughout the day
£1 entry 16th July 2011 12.00pm onwards
Railway Meadow, Beckside, Dalton-in-Furness
All proceeds go to charity
For further details, please contact Chris on 01229 845927 / 07729 115605
London 2012 Inspire programme
An Olympic and Paralympic first, the London 2012 Inspire programme enables non-commercial organisations across the UK to link their events and projects to the London 2012 Games in an official scope.
From Wales to the East of England, from the South West to Yorkshire and Humber – more than 1000 projects and events have already been awarded the coveted Inspire mark for their work in one of six areas:
sustainability, education, volunteering, business, sport or culture.
For more information on how to join, benefits and eligibility, please follow this link.
There must be plenty of good work and projects that are taking place in the Barrow area that can be tailored to fit the Inspire Programme or new work that can be eligible for the Inspire Programme.
Free golf coaching for Juniors at Furness Golf Club
Furness Golf Club on Walney has introduced a free coaching session for juniors every Monday 5-30pm to 6.30pm. There's no need to book but if you want more details you can contact the club by email or ring 471232
Total Warrior – Accept the Challenge
There is a national event coming up in the Lake District on 6th / 7th August, called Total Warrior
which is a great way for people to raise additional funds.
Check out the website for more information.
'Slim a Thon' In aid of St Mary's Hospice
It's Finally Time to Lose Those Extra Pounds and to look and feel amazing while helping your local Hospice!
By paying just £15 to registar you will get access to a revolutionary new weightloss program that has been designed for real
people who really love food. You can lose weight whilst improving your overall health and well-being using simple and effective lifestyle changes and eating yummy food.
Registar here by 20th July 2011 where payment can be made on-line
Places are strictly limited so please registar early.
For further information, please call Diane on 01229 877770
Touch Rugby
Hawcoat Park RUFC Summer Touch Rugby Day!
Saturday 16th July 12pm Registration
(Tournament Length Will Vary Depending On Numbers)
• Teams Are 7 a-side, Can Be Mixed Sex And Are Open To All Ages, From Vets To Juniors And Everybody In-between.
• Whether It Be As A Way Of Keeping Fit, A Part of Your Teams Pre-Season Training, Or Just For The Crack Get A Team Together And Join In.
• Prizes to be Won!
• BBQ and Bar Running Throughout The Day .
• Entrance To Tournaments Is £1 Per Person.
For more details or to register a team contact Kieran Marshall- CRC (Barrow), 07732625835
Please click here for poster of the event.
Barrow FRLC Touch Rugby Competition in memory of Paul Larkin
Redwaters , Roose Pioneers, Barrow
Sunday, July 24th · 1:00pm – 4:00pm
We are looking for teams of 10 (6 min) , these can be male , female or mixed minimum age 14 . Teams must register before the event and by the 10th July .
Admission £1 per person (children free) all monies raised will be divided equally between Duddon in Shore Rescue, Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue, Haverigg In Shore Rescue, Bay Search and Rescue.
The tournament is being held in memory of Paul Larkin who went missing in February 2011 whilst he was out shooting. The listed charities above were all involved in the 4 day search & rescue effort in looking for Paul.
Any further information by email or Facebook page Barrow FRLC Touch Rugby Competition in memory of Paul Larkin
Barrow FRLC training – Womens Touch Rugby
Wednesday nights at Furness Academy South Site (Parkview) 6.30 – 8pm
Come along all abilities welcome Age 14 +
To improve fitness and build skills in a social enviroment
Joing our Facebook group 'Barrow FRLC' follow us on twitter @barrow_FRLC
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Call Kirby 07912680449 or Aimee 07580662680
The Islands of Barrow and Peninsulas Walking Festival
Voted one of the top 8 Best Walking Festivals in British Isles – Times Online 2009. Each summer in July a Walking Festival is held against the stunning backdrop of the Furness Peninsula and featuring the Islands of Barrow. Follow ancient trails, greenways and coastal paths exploring the natural and built history of this South Western corner of the Lake District.
The Festival for 2011 will run until 31st July and will feature more than 25 walks including 2 walks to Piel Island.
Below are two of this week's walks. Download the Walking Festival Leaflet here
North Walney Sunset Walk
Meet: Earnse Bay car park, Walney Island
Time: Thursdays 14th, 21st & 28th July
6:45pm – 9:30pm
Led by Richard Scott of Feet First in Furness. A walk all around the north end of Walney Island exploring North Walney Nature Reserve and including some rough walking across dunes (approx 2½ hours)
Doorstep Walks in and around Barrow
Please click here for further details.
Doorstep Walks is a county-wide initiative through Active Cumbria, NHS-funded, providing a high-quality folder of eight varied walks in a pack for Independent walkers. To pick up your FREE Walk Pack, please call in at CVS, Lesser Kings Hall, 57 Hartington Street, Barrow or conatct Richard on 01229 825630 for further details.
Woodland Walks in Furness
Barrow Borough Council has funded a short programme of monthly woodland walks in the Furness area. There will be excursions to woodland sites a short journey out from Barrow.
27th July 2011 – Kirkby Park Wood Grizebeck
Please contact Richard Scott, Feet First in Furness, Cumbria CVS Barrow Office on 825630 to book a place. Walks to begin at 2pm, but departure from Barrow will vary. For more info visit the Woodland Trust's Project website.
Feet First in Furness Get on Track Coastal Railway Walks
Feet First in Furness Get on Track Coastal Railway Walks 2011-12
Join a group of people enjoying trips out to walks, accessible from Barrow Station and timed to start around 10.30am.
Wednesday 10 August 2011 – Grange Station to Eggerslack Wood & Charney Well.
Wednesday 14 September 2011– Millom Station to Green Road and The Green.
Wednesday 12 October 2011– Barrow Station circular walk to Cocken and Channelside
Wednesday 9 November 2011– Kirkby to Askam by the saltmarsh and Dunnerholme beach.
Wednesday 14 December 2011– Cark circular taking in Sandgate and Cowpren Point
Wednesday 11 January 2012– Dalton Station to Furness Abbey circular walk.
Wednesday 8 February 2012 – Askam Station to Dunnerholme.
For further information contact Richard Scott, Cumbria CVS Barrow on 825630 or by email
Training / Coaching Courses
Netball Course in October – grant support available
Barrow will be hosting a Netball Level 1 coaching course in October.
As part of our priority of supporting women's sport, Barrow Sports Council is keen to support local women to get on this course.
We welcome applications from individuals who would use their new qualification to support local netball.
Providing you meet our criteria, we would be happy to provide 50% funding for the course, payable on completion. We may provide additional funding if you agree to use the qualification to help Barrow Sports Council to promote netball.
If you live within the Borough or play for a team in the Borough and are interested in attending the course, please contact Chris Athersmith by email or on 845927.
The dates for the course will be 1st, 2nd and 22nd October.
The course will be held at Chetwynde School, from 9am – 5pm on each of the days.
The cost of the course is £170. The deadline date for applications is 1st September.
Emergency First Aid at Work
Sunday 20th November 2011, 12noon – 6pm Closing date for this course is 4th November 2011 The Park Leisure Centre, Barrow
Cost: £40
A new level of first aider is to be introduced. They will be required to complete an Emergency First Aid at Work course. This is very similar to what we used to associate as the Appointed Persons course. This training will be the only other recognised course by the HSE. The training will last 6 hours and will require re-qualification within 3 years. Again, the delegate is strongly recommended to undertake the annual refresher training.
On completion of training, successful candidates should be able to:
– Understand the role of the first aider including reference to:
– The importance of preventing cross infection
– The need for recording incidents and actions
– Use of available equipment
– Assess the situation and circumstances in order to act safely, promptly and effectively in an emergency
– Administer first aid to a casualty who is unconscious (including seizure)
– Administer first aid to a casualty who is choking
– Administer first aid to a casualty who is wounded and bleeding
– Administer first aid to a casualty who is suffering from shock
– Provide appropriate first aid for minor injuries (including small cuts, grazes and bruises, minor burns and scalds, small splinters)
To book a place on the above course, please contact Jackie Hayhow on:
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Phone: 01228 226885 Website: http://www.activecumbria.org
Football Level One coaching course in Barrow
(Venue to be confirmed)
The next Level 1 football coaching course will take place in Barrow ( venue to be confirmed ).
The dates are Sunday 4th 11th and 18th September starting at 9.30am.
The first two Sundays are the administration and practical elements with the 18th being assessment day.
Wednesday 7th is the Safeguarding Children workshop with First Aid on the 14th.
The cost is £125 for the full course.
( £105 for Charter Standard/Clubmark clubs – Clubs which have received or are working towards Clubmark staus can also apply to us for a further 50%.)
If anybody just wants to do Safeguarding or First Aid then the cost is £21 per workshop.
To book or for further details contact Tony Callister, Football Development Officer, Lancashire Football Association, 07789 773122
Lancashire FA Social Networking Workshop – Wednesday 10th August – 6.30pm
The use of social networking sites, club websites, and other electronic media has grown enormously in recent times and has consequently had a major impact in football. Whilst this modern technology has been of tremendous assistance to clubs in communicating with its members, it has also highlighted areas of concern as to best practice.
It is very important that Lancashire Football Association gives clear and unequivocal advice to all of its member clubs and leagues in this complex area. In doing so we can ensure that the safety of junior players is assured and that clubs do not fall into the trap of issuing public statements that might constitute bringing the game into disrepute.
In order to brief our stakeholders of current FA guidance on this issue, we will be holding a Social Networking and Modern Media Workshop at Leyland on Wednesday 10th August at 6.30pm.
We would strongly advise all clubs to try and ensure attendance from secretary, welfare officer, or both. Several clubs in the county have had serious problems in this area in the last twelve months, indeed some have faced disciplinary charges. We are seeking to avoid recurrences and believe this workshop will go a long way to achieving this goal.
Please call Neil or Chris in the Welfare Department on 01772 624000 to book a place, or e-mail email@example.com
Barrow Raiders
Cooperative Championship
Saturday 23rd July v Hunslet 6.30pm
Raiders Launch Apprentice Programme
Barrow Raiders RFLC are opening their doors to the local community in a bid to provide local youngsters the opportunity to gain a range of qualifications and work experience as part of an Apprenticeship in Active Leisure and Learning: Activity Leadership.
Using the high quality training facilities at Barrow Raiders RFLC the Apprenticeship in Activity Leadership will be delivered in partnership with Barnfield College , who will be the main deliverer.
For further details or information please contact: Al Goodings at the club on 07794914938.
More details on the Raiders website.
Barrow AFC
Bluebirds 2011/12 fixtures announced
Barrow AFC will begin their new Blue Square Bet Premier campaign by hosting Tamworth on Saturday August 13th. Full fixtures are on What's happening.
Bluebirds pre season fixtures
Barrow have now completed their line-up of pre-season friendlies for the coming summer.
Admission prices for all home pre-season fixtures are
Adults – £7
Concessions – £4
Under 16's – £2
The full schedule is as follows
Sat 16th Doncaster Rovers (H) 3.00 pm
Tue 19th Northwich Victoria (A) 7.45 pm
Sat 23rd Furness Select XI (H) 3.00 pm
Tue 26th Wigan Athletic XI (H) 7.45 pm
Fri 29th Workington (H) 7.45 pm
Tue 2nd Altrincham (A) 7.45 pm
Sat 6th Colwyn Bay (A) 3.00 pm
Dare Dance Classes for Adults during Term Time Only
Every Tuesday at the Nan Tait Centre, Abbey Road (meet in Reception)
Time: 10:00-11:00
Cost: £2 For more information contact Amanda at DARE Dance on 01229 833228
Lil'K Dance Studios now FDMA (Freestyle Dance & Martial Arts Studio, 80 Crellin Street, Barrow)
Please click here to view the timetable for classes .
For further details please contact Kelsey on 01229 823711, 07792 959636 or visit their facebook page.
New players welcome
Are you looking for new players? Tell us and we'll promote your club in our email and on our website.
Pozitive Badminton Juniors
Pozitive Badminton Juniors are looking for new members
Classes are held on Wednesday nights at Chetwynde School
We currently have 2 classes; 6 – 7:30pm and 7:30 – 9pm
Open to anybody aged 6 to 16, any ability .
Equipment available to borrow or buy . For more information or to join the class, please contact Dave Poniznik or Jemma Jefferies on 07751 866405
Kentai Karate at The Park Leisure Centre, Barrow
New Beginners Enrolling Now!
Every Monday & Wednesday. For: Children (5+) 6-7pm and Adults (12+) 7-8pm
For further details, please contact Jonathan Little on 07711805606
Sports Equity
Holiday activities
Summer fun for children with a disability
We have now finalised our summer activities for children with a disability. These are all free, thanks to funding received from Cumbria County Council. Activities include horse riding, trampoline, canoeing, climbing and much more.
The full list and booking details are over on our Equity page. For more information, please contact Michelle on 01229 407319
Hoops Multi Skills Sessions
The sessions take place Monday evenings 5:30 – 6:30pm (term time only) at Hoops Basketball Centre, Thorncliffe Road.
The club is for children with disabilities and their families. We have lots of fun games led by our friends from Barrow AFC, Barrow Raiders, Furness Striders & Insideout. It's always great to see new faces, so please come along.
If you would like like more information please contact 01229 407319
Horse Riding for Children with a Disability
New Horse Riding sessions at Seaview Riding School, Biggar Village
After the success of our school holiday horse riding sessions, Seaview has set up a new weekly session for children with a disability. These will take place every Wednesday at 5pm
Each session will cost £12 and someone will have to be available to lead the horse. Depending on the needs of the child, additional assistance may be required. We hope to be able to provide additional assistance if required by developing a group of volunteers.
For bookings and further information please ring Claire Hayton at Seaview on 07766402757.
Parents/Carers of Disabled Children Forum
Parents and carers of disabled children getting together for support and change
We welcome all parents/carers of disabled children to come and join us.
We meet every few weeks to discuss how to improve the lives of our children and ourselves.
We work with providers of services to ensure they meet the needs of our children.
We help to promote positive opportunities available for our children.
And we provide support to each other.
If you are the parent or carer of a child with a disability, please feel free to join us. Call 01229 407319 for more information.
Support group for families caring for a child with Autism and/or ADHD
Do you care for a child with Autism and/or ADHD? Come and have a coffee and a chat with other parents and carers. It will give you a chance to chat freely with people who know exactly what you are going through.
The group has just been meeting for coffee but plans to do lots more as a group to help and support each other.
For more details, contact Deborah Brownson on 07908 256942 or by email
MAX Inspiration at the Gym at the Park Leisure Centre
Youth Gym session for chldren with a disability – 10.30am to 11.30am every Sunday – £2.50 a session. Not sure if this is for you? If you would like to visit the Youth Gym first to see it it is suitable, give the Park a ring on 01229 871146 and ask to have a look around first.
PlayMax – Soft Play and sensory room
'Play Max' Sessions are suitable for all children. Please note 'Max Inspiration Sensory Room' sessions are for children with a disability.
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All of us Afterschool Stay – FREE!
An afterschool stay and play session for children with additional needs.
Come along to our stay and play session and have fun, with the opportunity to take part in a variety of wonderful sensory experiences.
Hindpool Children's Centre Every Tuesday with Stacey & Laura
3.30pm – 5.00pm Open to children aged 5 – 8 years. For futher details, please call 01229 829320
Health & Well-being
Ormsgill Childrens Centre Events
Fridays: Zumba 11am-12noon. Health Drop In 1pm – 2pm.
For enquiries please ring Nicola McGuckin on 01229 877220.
Greengate Childrens Centre Events
Mondays: Fun, Food and Fitness incorporating Zumba from 21st February 3.30pm – 5.00pm.
For enquiries please contact Carol Budge 01229 820049.
Weekly Meditation Classes
Thursdays at 7.30pm to July 14th
Classes last for an hour and a half, with refreshments after the session. Class fee: £5*
simple guided meditations that can be practised by people of all ages
seating is on chairs and no physical exercise is involved
talks and meditations derived from the Buddhist tradition
practical advice to help you feel happier and more relaxed
each class is self-contained, no need to book
Dalton-in-Furness Library, Nelson Street, Dalton-in-Furness LA15 8AF
Pastures New (room above) Scott Street 64 – 70, Barrow in Furness LA14 1QE
For more information, please call 584029
Free Tai Chi Classes
Fridays from 3pm – 4pm at CADAS, 52 Paradise Street, Barrow.
The Nutrition and Lifestyle Service at CADAS is holding free Tai Chi classes as part of its New Years Resolution initiative, to help people bring in 2011 with a healthy start. Tai Chi is a gentle exercise that can be adapted to all ages and fitness levels.
• Exercise Introduction • Moving meditation • Meet new friends • Find out more about the Nutrition and Lifestyle Service • Build up confidence towards exercising regularly • Find out about the history of tai chi • Get an introduction to Taoist philosophy • Improve balance, co-ordination, posture and flexibility • Learn gentle adapted exercises for your fitness needs or physical requirements.
For further information and bookings call 01229 811111.
Parish Nurse FREE Fitness Classes
Parish Nurse Ruth McDonald is running a free fitness class every week during term time. The weekly session includes aerobics to lively and uplifting music. Ruth is also available to talk about weight loss, diet and healthy living.
Sessions are every Wednesday at 6 – 7pm at Emmanuel Community Church (opposite Morrison's Supermarket) during term time.
For further information contact Ruth McDonald by email or give her a call on 07796645247
Phase IV cardiac rehab sessions at DS Training
The first month is FREE.
The sessions are held every Tuesday and Thursday at 1.30pm at DS CENTRE in Abbey Road, Barrow
The sessions include a drink of tea or coffee at the end and a social.
For further details, please contact Diane Singleton on 01229 877770
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