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Irish International Triathlete Aileen Reid(nee Morrison) training in Camlough
Camlough Lake
I did a lot of my channel training at 'Crooked Lake' Camlough. The lake is calm, sheltered, with easy access from a wide slipway, providing an ideal training ground.
I love the days when I do a long swim down the lake, seeing the sun stream down over Slieve Gullion. Aiming for the V formed by the two hills at the far end, swimming past an old pontoon on the right hand side, a favourite spot for herons to perch. As the winter deepened the local fishermen looked on in amazement as I stripped down to my cossie and waded into the cold water. Deep breaths as the cold chilled my skin, I would count –1 – 2 – 3 – GO! Off with a fast front crawl to generate some heat in my muscles on the 250m out to the first buoy, I would then settle into my stroke heading around the second buoy to complete a lap of 750m at the slipway.
A co-incidental meeting in Dover the week prior to my channel swim caused me to bump into a group of fellow Camlough 'training ground' swimmers returning from their successful stag do relay swim. Since then, this group of Camlough and Newry locals have been organising superb events at the lake.
This previously hidden gem in South Armagh hit the world stage when more than three hundred swimmers from all over Ireland and beyond joined the local community to continuously swim for nine days. On the 9th of the 9th 2009 the Guinness World Record for the longest ever relay swim was smashed.
Following on from that success Camlough Lake has grown in popularity and 2010 saw the inaugural Camlough Water Festival, a weekend of kayaking, water-polo, short swims, 5k and 10k swimming races.
Go down to the lake in the summer and you will find something of a carnival atmosphere with children paddling, swimmers and triathletes enjoying the water, you are likely to be welcomed by some hardy folk, including Bridgeen, Micky or Milo, who have been swimming there since the mid 80's.
More on Camlough Water Festival http://www.clwf.eu
Words By Maureen McCoy
Photography By Paul McCambridge
Enter from the slipway on the Crossmaglen road, where you will see marker buoys forming a 750m loop from the slipway – further buoys have been added creating a variety of circuits, detailed on the map below. Newry Triathlon club have set up a container here providing a changing facility and storage for safety equipment. They run events through the year, triathlons and occasional night swims.
Above Open Water Swimmer Colleen Mallon
Course Map and Safety Information Below
Words by Maureen McCoy
Photography By Paul McCambridge
Tuesday had been a wet day with only a few breaks in the heavy rain showers but come 7pm, the sun was venturing out and it promised to be a reasonably warm evening. I arrived early at the North Lake and introduced myself to the other early birds. With the air warm and muggy I was sure the water would be warm too.
The small band grew as more and more arrived and I was introduced as their 'guest' swimmer. We stepped into the lake and soon got into an easy front crawl.
A kayaker went on ahead to negotiate us around the heaviest patches of weeds. At times we almost had to crawl over this wiry, prickly stuff, pulling lumps of it out as it caught on wrists and watches. A few short patches of this were the only thing that would mar a very pleasant swim. With the evening sun breaking through the grey clouds, the tall reeds, their feathery heads stretching high above the waters edge, the scene had a dreamlike quality.
As we returned to the shore on our third lap, the rain started and quickly became a downpour. I lifted my head and swam head up, fascinated by the drops hitting the surface so hard that they bounced back up forming thousands of what looked like pawns from a chess set – repeatedly formed and broken. Finally the rain began to ease and we tried vainly to seek shelter as we dressed under a tree. One swimmer said he'd been quite surprised to look back and see "a nudey person behind me!" So used to the black arms of wetsuits, a bare arm was easily spotted.
Tuna Triathlon Club now use the South lake on a Monday evening at 7.00pm from the sports centre.
I swam as their guest but the club website does ask for all swimmers to be members, wear their wetsuit and have completed at least a 1500m continuous swim in the pool.
Check out www.tunatriathlon.org for club information.
Lurgan Masters Swim Club also use the lake on a Sunday evening at 6:30pm, with 200m/400m/750m/1km courses marked out. LMSC ask that swimmers have membership of either Swim Ireland/ILDSA/Triathlon Ireland for Insurance reasons
See map below for entry point.
Cursed Lake, Slieve Gullion
Words by Maureen McCoy
Photography by Paul McCambridge
To dip in the legendary waters of a volcano crater, famed for a curse on the giant, Finn McCool, was too good an opportunity to pass by, so on a warm, sunny day we drove to Slieve Gullion Forest Park, Armagh. A track led us up the mountain and during the 45 minute walk to the summit we passed a stone shelter and read of ancient tombs and the legend of the lake itself.
Arriving at the trig point, to our left lay the small Lough, the sun was shining and with the Lough reflecting the blue sky, it looked like a scene from a Dali painting.
A grey haired man suddenly appeared from the other side of the hill, taking his daily walk, saw that we intended to swim and warned us of the curse…
…when the great, Finn McCool came to the Lough, he saw a beautiful woman there who enticed him into the waters, he bathed but, having entered the water as the strong giant of legend, he emerged reduced to a weak old man with all his hair turned to white! The beautiful woman was a Witch who had cursed the Lough stealing the great Giants' strength and power.
It took him years of searching but finally Finn found a good Witch who was able to restore his youth, strength and vitality, but his hair remained forever white.
Despite this warning we ventured in, and found, quite unnervingly, our skin took on a blood-red hue in the peaty water, this must keep the story of the Curse alive!
We lay on the water and sculled our way towards the centre, but the Lough is very shallow and floored with peaty silt, easily disturbed and quickly turning the water black, so not good for swimming, although a quick dip on a hot day is refreshing, you will spend more time wiping the silt from your body after!
Perhaps just to sit on a rock and cool ones feet, is enough.
Still, to dip in the blood-red waters of a volcano crater in Ireland was an experience!
Philips Street Atlas, Co Armagh, pg 140, E5
Slieve Gullion Forest park, Armagh, drive along the forest road and park at the side of the track. The walk took around 45 mins from the start of the track to the trig point.
Words by Maureen McCoy
Photography by Paul McCambridge
King and Queen of the English Channel, Kevin Murphy and Alison Streeter, are crowned King and Queen of the North Channel, at the ILDSA Awards Night in Newry.
Even our own award winners' achievements over the past year pale before these two and their myriad swims. Alison, amongst many other swims, has 43 English Channels, including being the first woman to achieve a triple crossing, and 3 North Channels, also the first woman and the first to swim Scotland to Ireland. Kevin has 34 English Channel swims, including 3 doubles, and 3 North Channels. Both have other swims too numerous to mention.
Alison had me in awe of how she can be so humble now about her phenomenal achievements, but as she told us that evening, that part of her life is in the past. Alison was genuinely pleased and surprised at receiving a standing ovation and said she has a soft spot for the ILDSA and the Irish, who have always made her feel very welcome and she wanted to thank everyone for supporting her in the past.
Brian Meharg, Master of Ceremonies, told me how he has been good friends with Alison since she first came here to swim the North Channel and related how, on her last swim in 1997, Brian's wife Carina was pregnant and already a week overdue. Brian smiled as he told me he was torn between staying home for his "fatherly duties" or heading out on the swim. So, he headed on the swim and, as Carina waved them off, Alison firmly told her not to have the baby until after the swim was completed, adding that she would prefer if they both waited till Alison's own birthday, 29th August.
Against all odds the dutiful baby did indeed wait and Rachel Alison Meharg arrived a further week late to share her birthday, and her name, with Alison Streeter as requested.
The swimming part of Alison's life is now firmly behind her and she has moved on to pastures new, breeding Alpaca on her farm in Wales and following her own spiritual journey. Animated, she chatted about her two new baby Alpaca and the exquisitely fine wool Alpaca hair produces wholeheartedly laughing as Carina described her own dog as "My baby!"
Seeing Eye to Eye, Kevin and Padraig
Looking at Padraig Mallon standing with King of the Channel, a comment reached my ears. "Padraig could be a clone of Kevin, separated at birth by a few miles – and years!" Perhaps a degree of similarity can be seen between the two, I'll allow you to make your own decisions on that. As Padraig is beginning his adventure in ever more challenging open water events, he clearly shows a great respect for a man who has wealth of knowledge.
Alison's genuine words of encouragement to the gathering made me smile, although I do not quite believe her statement; "Anyone could do what I have done." And, "Perhaps I have a great deal of bloody-mindedness!" It was nice to hear how she felt so welcomed in Ireland and that was why she kept coming back, Mercedes Glietze I believe, said something similar, even our bitter cold and hated jellyfish didn't put these great ladies off!
With such a small community here in Ireland, there is a great mix in the swimming world with the uber-endurance swimmers rubbing shoulders (sometimes literally) with the sprinters and the leisure swimmers – many of us would see ourselves in more than one category – we all enjoy the great outdoors, and all deserve the hot chocolate/hot toddy after, the community spirit growing ever stronger.
Cus D'Amato said of a boxer, "Knowing what he goes through, the very act of climbing into that ring stamps him a person of courage and discipline," same could be said of these swimmers awarded by ILDSA, the open water, their boxing ring.
Camlough Lake Ice Mile Training
Words by Maureen McCoy
Photography by Paul McCambridge / MAC Visual Media
The last Sunday in November and a crowd of us gathered at Doyle's bar in the centre of Camlough village. Nervous excitement permeated the air as we each debated our own sanity at even contemplating the journey we were embarking upon.
A queue weaved its way first into the bar to sign waiver forms and register, then back-tracked through the narrow porch and into the snug, where in turn we each rolled up our sleeves to have our blood pressure checked – despite my occasional case of "white-coat syndrome", I was pronounced fit to swim. Not sure whether to be pleased, a high BP would have been a great excuse! Oh how good we swimmers are at finding excuses!
The briefing then started with Padraig Mallon sharing some of his hard-found wisdom with us, little tricks of the trade to help calm anxiety, finding a mantra that works for oneself – I have a super one for getting up hills when hiking or cycling; "Buns of steel – Thighs of iron!" (Yes, I can dream on but it gets me up the hill every time!)
So far my swimming mantra is more based on; "The stronger I pull the sooner I get there!" It doesn't work so well when one's swimming for time rather than distance though.
Nuala Moore then gave us an entertaining but also slightly sobering talk on what to expect and how to conduct ourselves. The onus is on each and every one of us to be responsible for ourselves and our own safety. Yes, there is a team of willing volunteers but let's keep their job as easy as possible.
Down to the lake-side and as we gathered on the slipway a team of kayakers headed out to escort us round the 250m loop. As is my usual want, I hung around – I can faff with the best of them but once I started, I felt not too bad although my cheeks were cold and I was glad I'd remembered ear-plugs. I hate that one little drop of cold water that always seems to seep in no matter how far I pull the cap down over my ears.
As we gathered to start I saw Donna hugging her Chill swim float, "Have you a hot-water bottle in there?" (Shh! That might be an idea for next time!) The first challenge was to complete 750m before the first whistle was blown and the 20 minute swim group left the water. Continuing to kick I tried to maintain heat, remembering as Nuala said, "If you stop kicking, your little bum muscles will tense up and you won't be able to kick," made me smile. By 30 minutes my smile was wearing off, I could feel my hands beginning to tense and the baby finger on my right hand was creeping out. I clenched and opened my hands to try to pull it back into line but the stubborn baby seemed bent on getting out of there – leaving the rest behind if need be!
The next turn around the marker and the call was "3 minutes left. Don't swim too far." Hooray! I can thole another few minutes. When the three whistle blasts sounded our time up, I dashed for the shore. I raced to my feet and as I thought a well-deserved pat on the back when Padraig quietly said "Well done. Now get back in and swim out to that rib and back." You are MEAN Padraig Mallon!
Dried and dressed in several layers it was a pleasure to gather around the braziers burning merrily on the lake shore as we congratulated each-other.
Thanks to CLWF, mean Padraig, Ger and nice Nuala for setting up this program and I look forward to our next session.
Winter Solstice Ice Swim
Words by Maureen McCoy
Photos by Paul McCambridge / MAC Visual Media
Today, a choppy and windy swim was followed by me, and each swimmer, being bundled into a warm, wood-panelled cabin. A hot towel was thrown around my shoulders and a cosy fire burning in the stove, what a treat! I was soon comfortable, hugging my hot water bottle and sadly contemplating braving the outside world again, just a few minutes more though.
It was a rude introduction into todays' swim. I usually take my time, walk in slowly and huff and puff before I'll even get my hands wet but, with the boys all striding with purpose down the carpeted slipway and launching themselves straight in, I felt a little rushed. So, not wanting to be left behind, I walked further and faster than usual, then promptly fell off the end of the runway! Nothing for it but to swim on and do my puffing as I swam, with the first pink buoy teasingly bobbing on the waves, chuckling as I approached and the added menace of a leaky goggle. In all fairness, the kayakers were on the ball, as one came racing over to me I quickly shouted "It's the goggles!" before I would be whipped out to safety.
I enjoy choppy water but today felt colder than the last time I was in – yet it was a degree milder – that's the wind-chill effect. I'm sure not the effect of Friday evenings Christmas celebrations! Honest, I only had hot chocolate last night and then early to bed.
As ever at Camlough, there was a wealth of happy supporters, spirits were high and the atmosphere was buzzing, so much so that David couldn't resist an impromptu dip!
I hope you enjoyed it!!
Thank you to all the Camlough team for a well organised event – (despite Padraig still being mean!)
And thanks to all the Ice swim volunteers, it's so good to be welcomed by so many friendly faces encouraging and helping – you all know what it feels like and those of us swimming really appreciate your time and effort.
Happy Yuletide
…and Safe Swimming to one and all!
Wild Water – Armagh
Molly Conroy clearing the ice for her Ireland Ice Swimming Challenge training
Words by Maureen McCoy
Photos by Paul McCambridge / MAC Visual Media
SNAP! – the sound of the ice cracking as Molly stepped into her back garden swimming pond. The sunlight diffusing as it shone through the fence panels, not yet warm enough to make any indentation on the water's frozen surface. Picking up a slab which looked like a thick piece of frosted glass, Molly tossed it behind her to shatter on the ground. Half an inch thick it lay in the growing pile as she tentatively cleared a path through towards the deeper water.
My toes, I thought were already cold from the bitter water until I placed my foot on the ice, waow! What a shock, almost sticking to the surface, the skin a bright pink vying with my nail polish, I should have brought my skates!
All the time asking ourselves why did we want to do this? the whole Conroy family cheerfully urging us on. Quickly our feet were so numb we could barely feel the ground and our fingers tingled from lifting out the great lumps of ice.
The pond, surrounded by wooden decking, is 25 metres long by 2 lanes wide, 2metres at the deep end and 1.2 at the shallow where steps lead in off a gently shelving toddlers paddling area. A good deal of thought has gone into the design by Ian, using his experience of working in set design and large art installations. Along one side wooden jetties disguise the filtration pumps while creating shallow stoned bays which will be planted out in the spring. For now they serve as excellent access points to the water.
Sitting on the jetty at the deep end, pink feet in the water and frost glinting on the wood we gently lowered ourselves in. Another minute sitting on the edge of the bay, mentally preparing for the next shock of cold and then again I slid very gently down into the water. Breathing out slowly the pain was limited to my fingers and toes, compared to that, the rest didn't feel too bad! The thick ice stretched across the shaded part of the pond and firstly I wanted as little splashing as possible, secondly I feared I would either cut myself or bruise my hand if I tried to break it!
"Madness!" I hear you say. Yes but a special kind of madness, the urge to pit oneself against the extreme, mind-power over body. Yes, it hurts. Yes it's cold and no matter how often you tell yourself you know it's going to be cold and it's going to hurt, you still cry out as if in surprise. Only those who've experienced this know just how cold and how much it hurts and, which is more, you are doing it by choice, for fun. Is it a little crazy? Yes, but many people do it and have done for decades. we expound the health benefits – when I winter swim, I rarely get a cold, when I don't I am plagued by sniffles and feeling "under-par". After a cold dip or swim I feel buzzing, revived, energetic and enthused. This is why I do it.
Saturday 7th February 2015, Molly and 15 other local swimmers will push their boundaries in the ICE Challenge and attempt to swim 1000 metres in water under 5'C, and perhaps break the record time! Conroy's Pond is the venue and with experienced ICE swimmers coming from Scotland, Russia, Estonia and Germany, Ireland has a strong group of dedicated swimmers who have been training for the past four months.
Thank you to the Conroys for allowing me the honour of being the first non-Conroy to swim in your pond and I wish the best to all the Ice swimmers taking part on Saturday – I am with you in spirit on every stroke!
Ice Mile – Wild Water Armagh
Maureen and Molly
Words By Maureen McCoy
Photography By Paul McCambridge / MAC Visual Media
Wild Water Armagh once again held host to bunch of crazy swimming thrill seekers. Sunday lunchtime, instead of preparing to sit down to a roast dinner we were stripping down to swimsuits, pulling on caps and securing goggles so they would have no leaks when we braved the chilly waters once again.
Fired up from their success with the Ice Kilometre earlier this month, Gillian McShane, Molly Conroy and Jon Glover felt they could take on another challenge – a mile!
Gillian went first, quietly and steadily clocking up the lengths of the 25 metre pool, cheered on by ice km swimmers Ciara and Geraldine. Judith perched at the deep end counting the lengths down from 64 to 0 as she turned the numbers for Gillian to see – you know how easy it is to forget how many lengths you've done, add some brain freeze to that and then try keeping count!
"What is your cats name?" was called to Gillian around halfway through the swim – a simple question to check she was still focused and fully aware.
(I hear you thinking " Are you quite sure your minds are working properly when you contemplate getting into swim at this time of year?" – the jury is out on that!) But the correct answer came back "Charlie!" I think it was…
Next in was Junior 1km record holder; Molly Conroy and me. I gingerly made my way down the steps into the chilly water – a tad warmer than the last day I swam here at 4.3'C. I sat on the bottom step preparing myself and settling my breathing, with all eyes on me, "I'm not having a pee!" I assured them as I realised my pose looked a little suspicious! I ducked under the wave-breaker lane rope as Molly followed down the steps.
No point waiting to get colder – the sooner I start, the sooner I get finished.
I could feel my hands getting colder and then painful – a crazy thought shot into my mind; they feel as though they will fall off! Like the Pobble Who has no Toes, a favourite childhood poem of mine. I quickly dismissed that, telling myself quite sternly that was certainly NOT going to happen. Hands and soles of my feet began to burn with cold, my focus came away from my hands as I expected this, but the soles of my feet was something new… is this what it feels like to walk hot coals? The sensations of heat or cold indistinguishable, to be replaced by pain? Last 250m though and it'll all be over.
Molly had a phenomenal swim breaking her own 1km record by 2 minutes! And then her sister,
Olive went in to swim an extraordinary 1km in 15mins and 52 secs. What a swim!
After that Pawel and Caroline were in to do a 450m qualifier for an up-coming Russian event and Jon Glover made it look easy as he ploughed through the mile. The last swimmer of the day, Patrick was cheered on when the sun decided to break through the rain clouds.
After warming up in the port-a-cabin sauna (this could catch on) we gathered for soup and chocolate cake and soon the question was raised of the next challenge – I propose a warm continental swim perhaps?
Thank you to the Conroys for letting us play in your pool again, everyone for looking after us so well and Paula for that lovely soup – I've nicked the recipe!
Special well done to Gillian – 1st Ice Miler in Wild Water Armagh.
Molly at breaking her own record and Olive on a smashing time for 1km.
A gallery of images from the Ice swim training and events will be uploaded soon.


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Poetry was his addiction.
–Jonathan Bate, from the introduction to 'I Am': The Selected Poetry of John Clare
John Clare (1793-1864) gets three entries in the OBVV–something less than 1/1000th of his total output, about 3,500 poems, according to Jonathan Bate. #34 dates to sometime in the mid-1840s while he was, in fact, committed to the Northampton County Asylum. (This wasn't the first time, either. The prose account of his earlier escape from a different asylum is pretty amazing.) This is actually a fairly famous poem, though it's usually talked about today as "I am"–though it's not the "I Am" sonnet, as you'll see:
I am! yet what I am who cares, or knows?
My friends forsake me like a memory lost.
I am the self-consumer of my woes;
They rise and vanish, an oblivious host,
Shadows of life, whose very soul is lost,
And yet I am–I live–though I am toss'd
Into the nothingness of scorn and noise,
Into the living sea of waking dream,
Where there is neither sense of life, nor joys,
But the huge shipwreck of my own esteem
And all that's dear. Even those I loved the best
Are strange–nay, they are stranger than the rest.
I long for scenes where man has never trod–
For scenes where woman never smiled or wept–
There to abide with my Creator, God,
And sleep as I in childhood sweetly slept,
Full of high thoughts, unborn. So let me lie,–
The grass below; above, the vaulted sky.
Damn, I love this poem. I should note, of course, that I've kept the wording and punctuation as they are in the OBVV; there are a number of variations from what Bate, using a somewhat different editorial principle, has in his collection. This is not insignificant in terms of Clare studies, where editing and the ownership of the edited works are much in doubt. You can read all about it on Wikipedia. Here you can also read about Clare's pretty fantastically varied life as the much-celebrated (and fetishized) "Peasant Poet."
I first encountered Clare in a graduate seminar a few years back that paired him with Coleridge and Shelley. I had a hard time getting into his poetry then–my interests were in a different place and I was mostly trying to figure out Kant's Analytic of the Sublime and Coleridge in general. Coming back to it now, though, I'm just really struck by the beauty of the thing, which is why I'm sharing it here.
Of course, Clare by now has been pretty firmly reclaimed by Romanticists (in a much more forceful and concerted way than, say, Landor). One exception in this regard may be Isobel Armstrong, who considers Clare and Matthew Arnold together in a chapter in Victorian Poetry. (I think this was an argument about masculinity, but I'm kind of fuzzy on its contours.) Nevertheless, thinking through all these issues in relation to Clare can be kind of headspinning–how do you classify someone who was so marginal to so many of these circles yet who occasionally/often better expresses the ideals of those circles than their central exponents. (You want language as it is really spoken by men? You got it.) On some levels he appears to be sui generis. On others he seems to have absorbed the poetry of his time (and of the eighteenth century) better than anyone else. It's hard for me to think of this poem as being contemporaneous with the Tennyson of the 1840s. The dude outlived Wordsworth by fourteen years, but he did so in a lunatic asylum. And so on.
So, instead of doing all this headspinning–the Romanticists can have that for today–I'll just go back to what's really important here. This poem is amazing, right up there, for me, with Coleridge's "Dejection: An Ode."


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These are some few things you can do from the command line on Windows which can helps you.
To Open The Command Prompt From Any Location
There's a super easy Command Prompt trick that will let you open a Command Prompt window from whatever folder you are viewing in Windows.
All you need to do is navigate, in Windows, to the folder you want to start working from in Command Prompt. Once there, hold down your Shift key while you right-click anywhere in the folder.
A menu will pops up and then select Open command window here click on it and you will have a new command prompt ready.
To Copy Text From The Command Prompt
Copying from the Command Prompt is not as easy as copying from other programs, which is part of the reason why saving a command's output to a file.
=> Right-click anywhere in the Command Prompt window and choose Mark.
=> Highlight with your left mouse button what you want to copy.
=> Once your selection is made, press Enter.
Now you can paste that information into where you want.
To Customize the Command Prompt Title Bar Text
In the Command Prompt, execute title Property of (yourname or what text you like to use) and the Command Prompt's title bar will change immediately.
But is not permanent, next time you open Command Prompt the title bar will be back to normal.
To Get PC Drivers List
You can open list of all the drivers installed on your PC with just a single command. Type "driverquery" in the Command Prompt and press Enter. After a short delay, you will see all the drivers installed in your PC along with, Name, Type and Link date.
To Change Command Prompt Color
You can change command prompt color to make it look less dull and a bit simple on the eyes. To do as such, right-click at the top corners of Command Prompt and select "Properties" from the menu. In the properties, navigate to "Colors" tab and you will find all the options to change color of both text and background.
To Use Tab Completion
Tab Completion is Command Prompt trick that can save you lots of time, mostly if your command has a file or folder name in it that you are not sure about.
To use tab completion in the Command Prompt, enter the command and then the portion of the path that you do know, if at all. Then press the tab key over and over to cycle through all of the available possibilities.
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For example, you want to change directories to some folder in the Windows directory but you're not sure what it's named. Type cd c:windows and then press tab until you see the folder you're looking for.
You can also use SHIFT+TAB to step through the results in reverse or backwards.
To Copy & Paste Easier with QuickEdit Mode
Right-click on the Command Prompt title bar and select Properties. On the Options tab, in the Edit Options section, check the QuickEdit Mode box and then click OK.
Enabling QuickEdit Mode is like having Mark enabled all the time so selecting text to copy is really easy.
This also makes it easy to paste into the Command Prompt right click and what you have in the clipboard is pasted in the Command Prompt window.
To Scan System Files
The system files can be scanned and repaired from the Command Prompt. Type "sfc/scannow" and press enter, the scan will start and may take quite some time depending on your PC speed (about 60 minutes). It will either automatically repair the files or let you know if there is a problem and provide its details.
To Use Robocopy As A Backup Solution
Execute robocopy c:userstimdocuments f:backupdocuments /copyall /e /r:0 /dcopy:t /mir, obviously replacing the source and destination folders with what you want to backup and where. The robocopy command with these options functions identically to an incremental backup software tool, keeping both locations in sync.
Those with Windows XP or earlier you can't use robocopy. What you use is the xcopy command, which can do something similar, xcopy c:userstimdocuments f:backupdocuments /c /d /e /h /i /k /q /r /s /x /y.
Whichever command you use, create a script file containing the command and schedule it to run in Task Scheduler to have your own custom made backup solution.
To Shut Down Or Restart Another Computer
System administrators in a business environment do this all the time for lots of reasons, but you can also shut down or restart another computer on your network, all from your computer's Command Prompt.
The easiest way to shut down a computer remotely is to execute shutdown /i from the Command Prompt which will open the Remote Shutdown Dialog.
Enter the name of the remote computer restart or shutdown, and then click OK.
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Where Have All the Free Speech Fans Gone?
The big drop in campus support for free speech happened in the '70s and '80s, but the decline hasn't stopped lately.
Starting in the '70s, the General Social Survey has periodically asked Americans if they think someone should have a right to give a racist speech in their community. John Sides has charted the responses over at The Washington Post, dividing the people surveyed into four groups: Americans aged 18 to 25 who have had at least some college education, Americans aged 18 to 25 with no college education, older Americans with at least some college education, and older Americans with no college education. The results are striking:
The first thing you'll probably notice is that the percentage of the college-age crowd supporting the racist's freedom of speech has decreased dramatically over those four decades. Another thing you'll notice is that the college kids aren't leading the way so much as they're converging with the non-college crew. But what really leaps out for me is when most of the drop happened. For the people who are actually on campus, the big plunge ended in the late '80s. Things then flattened for a while, sliding slightly but not severely in the 1990s; the decline didn't accelerate again until the 21st century.
This flies in the face of folk memory, which tends to treat the '90s as the first age of political correctness. But it's probably better to remember that period as a time of backlash against political correctness. That first big wave of "P.C. Kids Gone Mad!" stories that hit the national press in 1990 wasn't a sign that pro-censorship sentiments were taking off; it was a sign that more people were resisting those sentiments. When there's a backlash against some social force, many people assume that force is surging, just because they didn't really notice it before. That doesn't mean it's actually on the rise.
But that's not all that happened in the '90s. Sides also charts the percentage of Americans in each group who support free speech for communists. Here the decline in the college crowd isn't as severe—the share supporting the communist's rights is well north of 50 percent—but there's still a noticeable drop at the beginning, followed by a flattening in the '90s and then a resumption in the post-9/11 era:
So the fall-off in campus tolerance for controversial speech doesn't just affect the right. The good news here is the trend among those 26-and-uppers. The ones with a college education didn't see any decline, and the ones without a college education have actually grown steadily more tolerant. (A third chart, which I won't repost here but you can find in Sides' article, shows a similar jump in the number of non-college-educated older Americans willing to back the free-speech rights of an atheist.)
The biggest question for me, looking at those data, is why the decline in collegiate civil libertarianism resumed after the '90s. One possible factor: The further you get into the 21st century, the more college-age people there are who don't remember the '80s. Backlashes fade with memory.
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Free speech made sense when you did not lose your job, your house, and your first born for exercising it.
Only within the limits imposed by basic civility. The real question is not why the defenders of so-called "free-speech" have fallen silent. The question is how a single, isolated, so-called judge can be allowed to publish an outrageous dissenting opinion, in which he has the nerve to assert that jailing those who send out inappropriately deadpan Gmail "parodies" in New York "amounts to an atavism at odds with the First Amendment and the free and uninhibited exchange of ideas it is meant to foster." See the documentation of this outrage at:
Free speech means you can say what you want without fear of prosecution, not that you won't suffer any consequences from your speech. Yes, your boss can fire you.
Where Have All the Free Speech Fans Gone?
I was tempted to use "Gone to graveyards, every one" as my subtitle. Alas, it didn't really fit the data.
Right idea. Probably about 20 years too soon.
Many are in favor of speech they like and fine with suppressing speech they don't. I know the right does it too, but I live in the bay area and the leftists here only want certain approved speech. I've had people tell me that we should think of words the same was as actual violence, which is why they think it's ok to punch Nazis (or "White Male Libertarians"), because in their sick twisted minds that is the same as someone speaking works they don't like.
These fucks deserve Trump. They think censorship and violence against speech they don't like is OK because they thought they will always be in power.
Goes back to their parents, which failed to teach them any sense of how to be a decent human being. To them it's totally ok to punch someone to tell them to shut up.
How exactly is fascism on the right, again? Yeah I thought so
We have generations of these characters who have been raised on a steady diet of correctness, everyone should be a winner, and intolerance of anything that does not comport with liberal catechism. And of course being victims of everyone who isn't. Those of us of earlier gens tend to think that freedom is a rock solid bedrock of Constitutional principles; not so. They only last as long as a plurality of us value them.
Of course they have as much to do with the phenomena that is Trump, but will only continue try harder and expect something different.
Call me Cassandra, but I despair.
I like the cut of your jib!
The difference is that in the 1990's, the commanding heights of media all universally renounced censorship and the Orwellian speak that exists on college campuses.
Today, though, we have media institutions applauding the concept of 'bash the fash' (not to mention that anyone just right of Joseph Stalin is a 'fascist' in the eyes of radicals on college campuses); allowing false conspiracy theories to flourish that riots in Berkeley were a false flag somehow engineered by the president and his supporters (ignoring the multiple incidences of violence used against so called controversial speakers on college campuses), and any defense of Charles Murray in the NYT and WaPo has been tempered with a lot of 'to be sures' and 'colleges aren't all that intolerant'.
Fact is that media institutions have failed to defend free speech, because they think certain speech is 'icky'. Hell, your publication, alone, still employs someone who excused away the violence at Berkeley, by suggesting that the people who invited Milo to speak were 'provoking' the little Maoists (as if 'provocative speech' someone is not the whole purpose for the existence of the First Amendment).
A few years from now when you wonder why John Stossel has been labeled a 'Nazi' by college radicals, just look at your peers in the media industry and their abject failure to unequivocally defend 'free speech'.
"Fact is that media institutions have failed to defend free speech, because they think certain speech is 'icky'."
That's not the reason why. They've always thought that.
Their change in attitude is because the press now has a lot more to fear from decentralized speech because it's far easier for it to reach huge audiences. Some nitwit in 1990 shouting on a soap box could say what he wanted, and they didn't care. Fast forward to 2017 and Alex Jones or Milo or even a guy like Pew Die Pie can drastically cut into their market share.
The press feels its only method of survival is by shutting down speech it doesn't like and co-opting the speech that it does.
Maybe. I'm not disputing that point. I just seem to remember a lot of unequivocal defenses for speech in the 1990's then I see now. I remember when some wanted Eminem to be dis-invited to the MTV Music Awards and they wanted him to apologize for his homophobic lyrics. No one buckled to those complaints. Now, Eminem, circa 1999 would be run-off any college campus and labeled a 'Nazi'.
(NOTE: Eminem is the first example I could think of- probably the most ridiculous, but nonetheless)
You are right about that I think. There don't seem to be as many people willing to absolutely defend free speech and the right of people to be offensive (SLD, MTV can censor whoever they want on their awards show). But the problem isn't that more people think that some speech is icky, it's that more people think that icky speech should be silenced.
See, in the 1990's the Mainstream Media didn't clearly see that they were headed for a niche market pandering only to the Established Left. They are more aware of that now, and they are running scared. And people who are running scared do dumb things. Like declare that Hate Speech is not Free Speech when that are in the speech business and should be well aware of the number of people who consider them hateful.
You assume that the media didn't intend to run lefty.
It started a loooong time ago and John Stossel can give specific examples.
Oh, the media always intended to go Left (at least since WWII). But they thought they were being smooth about it. They thought that few people noticed and that there weren't going to be alternatives anyway. They were wrong (especially about being smooth). Now they are headed in the direction of being niche market outlets, like the New Republic was in the '30's. Lots of lost face in that direction.
I really don't believe it has anything to do with their business model. You think the Paul Krugman's of the world sit and ruminate about how Milo is going to affect the bottom line of the NY TImes? I don't. This is ideological and political. They don't want other views to be allowed to speak because it interferes with them achieving their political goals. Those goals happen to include the ability to control what people are allowed to say and hear. Shutting up people who disagree with them is both a means and an end. Should they ever get their way X years down the road after the last of millions of bodies is buried they will be shrugging their shoulders and saying the movement failed because it wasn't true communism but rather "State libertarianism".
Spot on, Voros. When I control one of the very few mass communications channels available, espousing free speech is in my interest-- I decide what gets watched/listened to/read, and I can say whatever I want.
But when the media oligopoly is challenged on all sides by upstarts, the upstarts' freedom becomes more than just a problem, it becomes a challenge to my very survival.
Pretty much everybody thinks certain speech is icky.
Not everyone would want it silenced or be indifferent if that speech were silenced
Of course.
The thing is, we wouldn't need the first amendment if everybody just agreed with me. Goodthink for the win.
Some of us, though, are prepared to say "You can say (or print, or display) that icky thing, so long as I'm not paying for it."
Disgusting porn? Tell the Feminists to retire to their fainting couches. Hate Speech? Hell, we certainly don't want that driven underground where it will fester. Clown Brigades like the KKK or the American Nazi Party can only thrive if nobody is pointing at them and laughing.
Hell, the infamous Photo "Black and Gay Klan Members for Tolerance" with the lavender robes has probably done more to diminish the Klan than any FBI operation since 1980.
The fathers I will go towards censorship is to tell the various Protest groups; "Look, kids. I know playing shock the squares is fun. I've done it. But it isn't productive. Nobody takes advice from a prat wearing a plush vagina for a hat. Nobody accepts a twit who's wearing his BDSM gear on the street as their social equal; they peg him as an arrested adolescent with bad taste and move on. People who 'let it all hang out' are a tiresome drag, and probably a potent source of infectious STDs. Nobody listens to them.
Yes, I quite agree.
All I mean is that the problem isn't people thinking some speech is icky, it's people who think that means icky people shouldn't be allowed to say icky things.
Hate Speech? Hell, we certainly don't want that driven underground where it will fester. Clown Brigades like the KKK or the American Nazi Party can only thrive if nobody is pointing at them and laughing.
Sometimes that's the best way to address bigoted, racist speech; let them talk and dig their own grave. As the saying goes (in numerous variants) "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." So let the idiots talk, we need a good laugh.
Remember the big flap about the Neo Nazi march in Skokie Il.? Well a few years later the same scumbags, all puffed up with free publicity from the Skokie flap, announced a march in some other town that wasn't too thrilled. Why have I forgotten that town's name (and you probably never heard of it)? Because they town came together and allowed the swine to march, making it a special 'mock the assholes' celebration. Corndogs and funnel cakes were sold. Signs proclaiming 'Hitler was a loser' were waved. Any Neo Nazi who steppped one inch out of line was arrested.
And it was non-news. A chuckle at the end of local broadcasts. A small item in the National Review.
And I bet membership in that bunch of idiots dropped like a,rock.
The biggest question for me, looking at those data, is why the decline in collegiate civil libertarianism resumed after the '90s.
The biggest question for me is how the question of whether or not you'd allow a "racist" to speak was framed then and now. Forty years ago, a racist might mean a member of the KKK or the Nazi Party, today it could mean a Republican or a white man. The displayed falling level of tolerance might be over-shadowed by the real decline in tolerance in that the 50% who say they'd tolerate a racist's freedom of speech just means they accept that Rush Limbaugh shouldn't actually be taken out and shot. It doesn't necessarily mean they think David Duke has the same right to speak.
When I was in grad school at LSU in the 70s Duke was a frequent fixture of the designated "free speech rally," He would show up and espouse his views, the school paper would report on it, and several people would stand around and heckle him. That's about all that happened, and nobody died or even had as much as a hissy-fit. He was seen for what and who he was, and that wan't a bad thing.
Today, Baton Rouge would descend into a larger version of Ferguson, the National Guard would be called out, and there would be endless legislation proposed to do something to keep this from happening.
I just don't see it getting any better.
As a cold war vet serving throughout the 80's, I'm surprised that support for communist speech was higher than racist speech during that period. After the wall fell, 1989, it's surprising that the communist speech support didn't increase. At that point a communist speaker would have had a hard time making the case for communism working in any meaningful way. They could point at China,but to most people in the West, at that time, the USSR was the benchmark of communism. Sad to see support for any type of speech is falling. Thankfully the college aged group still heavily supports speech articulating more traditional American values like capitalism, self sufficiency, freedom of association, gun ownership, etc.
Is "cold war vet" a new thing, or just something I've recently noticed? Are people who served in the 80s disappointed we didn't get into any bigger wars or something?
It sounds cooler than 'I spent a month in Grenada'.
+1 kicked-over fruit stand
I'm one. Believe it or not, if you contact your congressman you can get a certificate that you fought in the Cold War. There actually is one. I have mine framed for lulz.
That's funny. I did not know that. Of course there has to be some sort of certificate.
No. It's the group of vets sandwiched between Vietnam and Desert Storm. The cold war ran even past the fall of the Berlin wall but shifted targets somewhat. Russia was always surveilled but some of the eastern block and breakaways were traded differently, especially after German reunification.
You can just be a vet (veteran of the military).
My experience as a disabled veteran of foreign wars, is that the more you brag, the less you did.
Because you cannot find college professors who support racism. Finding professors who support Marxism isn't that challenging a task. And that has been the case for decades.
jesus fucking christ, how do progs get to be so messed up?
"for those who are saying 'but we're not required to drive a car', I thought of a good analogy:
There are exceptions (small towns, cities with strong public transportation options, etc) but isn't saying, 'we're not required to drive a car,' like saying ,'we're not required to own a phone / have an e-mail?'
Yeah, technically, you're not required, but try functioning in society without those things"
It's not just "progs" (unless you define "progs" as everyone who isn't a full-bore defender of free speech).
True but you don't see violence at Tea Party events or people punching communists. All the violence is coming from the left
I was mostly referring to terrible views on free speech.
No doubt. But "not liking it" and "actively suppressing it" are far different things. The Right doesn't LIKE it but doesn't have a habit of silencing it.
Good lord, I followed the links and now I know the truth! Jonathan Chait was funnier at 19 than Jesse is now! Okay, never again! Never again!
Seems like the exact working of the questions would matter a lot. I'd think you would get a lot of different responses depending on if you asked "should X be allowed to speak?" or "does X have the right to speak?" or "should force be used to prevent X from speaking?".
"the General Social Survey has periodically asked Americans if they think someone should have a right to give a racist speech in their community."
Rather than focusing on students, how about asking Americans who own mass media outlets? These are the people whose opinions can make a difference, deciding what the rest of us see to a large degree. I remember watching extensive news coverage of the conflict in Syria. Not once did the American press deign to interview a radical jihadist or spokesperson for their take on the issue, or anything else. I suppose they do interview the occasional communist or racist, it's America, after all, but I was quite surprised to see a total lack of dissenting voices in coverage of the Syrian situation, day after day.
So in 50 years?? No one will support free speech or will it accelerate and be 25 years and no one will support free speech
I hope I will live longer than that.
There have never been many, and yet here we are.
So, the graph tells me that young people, regardless of education level, are getting more and more intolerant?
I wonder if they do a prudery survey, too. I'd be interested in seeing if the young are not as sexually hedonistic as they used to be. The "horny teen movie" seems to be in a drought recently.
The "horny teen movie" seems to be in a drought recently.
I just assumed Paul Rudd, Sean William Scott, Pornhub, and Romantic Comedies were just fooling around with the knife and it ended up sticking out of the genre's back... on accident, they swear.
Intolerant of racist speech, yes. Especially now that the 50s are gone and you cannot call a black man a nigger quite as freely as back then, and they do not want to see that intolerant culture back.
"should have a right"
That's an intriguing formulation, especially in a libertarian forum.
Well, Joel's an asshole.
that's why. It's been seeping into people my age since 1st grade. I'm sure those teachers didn't start with me.
Then we go home, and the news is talking about the same thing. speech causes bad things, therefore we need to curb it.
it takes a while, but if you can just get a few more every year, you'll win over time.
The Left luvs them sum one way rule of law.
It's all "free speech" when it's their speech, and it's a gun in the face when it's the Right's speech.
Note the differential between free speech for "racists", and free speech for communists.
Note also that as the Left has tightened their grip on academic bureaucracy, tolerance for dissent has gone done.
Rights for them, a gun in the face for you. That's how they roll.
See: Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Castro, Chavez, Pol Pot, etc.
Amazing how it's only the far left that results in million and millions of dead bodies
"Amazing how it's only the far left that results in million and millions of dead bodies."
Amazing how rarely "far left" appears in the media compared to "far right."
Amazing how Hitler figures as the far left. Also amazing how the far left leaves behind so many dead bodies and have not yet outnumbered the losers.
How does Hitler end up on on the "far left"? As I recall, he was on the far right and even peeled off moderates and conservatives during the last election in 1932.
The biggest question for me, looking at those data, is why the decline in collegiate civil libertarianism resumed after the '90s.
Lots of reasons:
1) People are more infantilized than ever before
2) More idiots are getting into college these days.
3) More students are in debt up to their eyeballs and see that it isn't going to get them anywhere.
4) Taxes are higher
5) Everything else is more regulated than 20 years ago
Basically, this is what a police state looks like - bred by socialism and the self-esteem movement.
A big factor, I suspect in the rise in heckling and worse of conservative, etc. speakers is the existence of far left Internet sites that monitor upcoming conservative speeches nationwide and helps to organize protests against them (and against other things that outrage the far left), including in some cases importing protesters.
"Free Speech" was just a hook to get new members of the Progressive/Fascist Party that has never believed in it.
It has been very successful.
Yup, the Republicans established their monopoly on racism, so no one could then being a racist in the Progressive/Fascist Party. Logical.
the college kids aren't leading the way so much as they're converging with the non-college crew
I wonder if this is due to stupider people getting into college once the government made it possible for anyone to go to college by signing up for a debt they can't handle?
Blame the boomers for being lousy parents.
Things have gotten very bad in Los Angeles where the city council has been cracking down on its critics using the police. An audio was released last week which is just amazing https://vimeo.com/207073040
Times have certainly changed. I can remember when people said " I might not agree with you, but I will defend your right to say that". Now it is STFU!
The first thing you'll probably notice is that the percentage of the college-age crowd supporting the racist's freedom of speech has decreased dramatically over those four decades.
The college crowd simply regressed to the non-college mean, which isn't surprising since that's what has happened academically anyway.
Another question is one of context. By no accepted legal or philosophical principle do racists or communists have a right to speak at a private college or university. In fact, the private ability to ostracize people and restrict speech on private property is an essential part of having free speech rights in a society.
And for a public university, the question is pretty much meaningless to me because I don't believe the government should be funding such institutions in the first place, other than possibly through limited vouchers and stipends.


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Pre-Conference Workshops
All AusACPDM 2018 pre-conference workshops will be held on Wednesday 21 March and there is an exciting range of workshops on offer:
- Workshop 1: CRE-CP Knowledge Transfer – Dyskinesia Toolkit / Post-Operative Rehabilitation in Children with Cerebral Palsy
- Workshop 2: Novel Bioengineering Technologies for Rehabilitation
- Workshop 3: The ABC's for Improvement of Transition to Adulthood
- Workshop 4: CRE-CP Knowledge Transfer: Supporting Mental Health of Parents / Early Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy
- Workshop 5: The Importance of 'Managing' Pain in Individuals with Cerebral Palsy
- Workshop 6:Neuromodulation in Cerebral Palsy- State of the Science Novel Intervention
Workshop 1: CRE-CP Knowledge Transfer – Dyskinesia Toolkit / Post-Operative Rehabilitation in Children with Cerebral Palsy
Date: Wednesday 21 March 2018
Time: 9.00am – 12.00pm
Venue: The Langham
Speaker: Dr Kirsty Stewart and Dr Claire Kerr
Dyskinesia Toolkit
This workshop will present the outcomes of a Centre of Research Excellence in Cerebral Palsy (CRE-CP) Knowledge Translation Fellowship investigating the identification, classification and measurement of dyskinesia in children with cerebral palsy. A "Toolkit" developed as part of the fellowship will be presented.
The workshop will overview current literature, definitions and incidence of dyskinetic CP and how it is currently identified and classified. Currently available outcome measures will be presented as well as use of these outcome measures with other assessment tools across the domains of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health.
Workshop Objectives
- Participants will gain an up to date overview of dyskinetic CP
- A toolkit, aimed at standardising the identification, classification and measurement of dyskinesia in children with cerebral palsy across Australia and New Zealand, will be presented
- Participants will gain some hands on experience in scoring dyskinesia using different scales developed for children with CP
- Participants will gain an understanding of how impairment level dyskinesia assessments can be used in combination with other clinical assessments to provide a comprehensive overview of the child with dyskinetic CP
Target Audience
Any professionals involved in the care of children with cerebral palsy including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech pathologists, nurses, medical doctors and researchers.
Post-Operative Rehabilitation in Children with Cerebral Palsy
This course will review research evidence and current clinical practice relating to rehabilitation following lower limb orthopaedic surgery for children with cerebral palsy. The information needs of families and healthcare professionals in supporting these children will be discussed. The presenters will then introduce the evidence-based 'resources toolkit', developed to address the identified needs of families and healthcare professionals. Exemplar case studies will be presented. Participants will select and apply relevant elements of the toolkit to their own situation and reflect on supports and barriers to implementation of recommendations or practices in their own settings. The course is based on work conducted as part of a Knowledge Translation Fellowship in post-operative rehabilitation for children with cerebral palsy, an initiative of the Centre for Research Excellence-Cerebral Palsy that aims to ensure the standard of care for cerebral palsy is uniform and of the highest level across Australia, by progressing the application of new and established evidence into practice.
Workshop Objectives
- Describe the evidence underpinning the development of the post-operative rehabilitation 'resources toolkit'
- Select relevant elements of the resources toolkit for participants' own needs
- Evaluate the utility of the resources toolkit for families and healthcare professionals supporting children who have undergone lower limb orthopaedic surgery
- Identify strategies to embed the use of the resources toolkit in participants' own situation
Target Audience
Nurses, occupational therapists, orthopedic surgeons, orthotists, parents and carers, paediatricians, physical therapists, rehabilitation physicians, social workers, service providers and disability funding agencies.
Workshop 2: Novel Bioengineering Technologies for Rehabilitation
Date: Wednesday 21 March 2018
Time: 9.00am – 12.00pm
Venue: Auckland University
Speaker: Associate Professor Thor Besier
This workshop will present current research from the musculoskeletal modelling group at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI), a large-scale multi-disciplinary research institute at the University of Auckland. The workshop will include four presentations from experts in the field of biomechanics, computational modelling, and orthopaedic research.
Each presentation will be 20 mins, followed by 10 mins Q&A to facilitate group discussion and interaction. A lengthy coffee break/networking session is also included.
Please see the session outline below:
9.00am – 9.30am – Insights into CP muscle function using novel MR imaging and computational modelling – Dr Geoffrey Handsfield, Aotearoa Fellow, ABI
9.30am – 10.00am – State-of-the-art musculoskeletal modelling for clinical gait analysis –
Dr Thor Besier, Associate Professor, ABI
10.00am – 10.45am – Coffee break/networking
10.45am – 11.15am – Wearable sensors for novel intervention strategies –
Dr Thor Besier, Associate Professor, ABI
11.15am – 11.45am – New bioengineering framework for prescribing ankle foot orthoses, using low-cost scanning, computational modelling and 3D printing – Dr Julie Choisne, Research Fellow, ABI
11.45am – 12.00pm – Closing remarks and Q&A for all presenters
Who should attend?
Physiotherapists and exercise scientists who work with children with CP or like conditions.
Workshop 3: The ABC's of Improvement of Transition to Adulthood
Date: Wednesday 21 March 2018
Time: 9.00am – 12.00pm
Venue: The Langham
Speaker: Dr Jan Willem Gorter
Leaving the family-centred environment of paediatric care for the individual-centred environment of adult services is a difficult challenge for these young people and their families. Poor transition from paediatric to adult health care has been shown to have a negative impact in these conditions with respect to adherence to medical care, health outcomes, and quality of life.
Part 1: The Journey (background information on Transition)
- General overview of the issue
- Preparation phase (e.g. teen-transition clinic, self-management)
- Transfer phase (e.g., age of transition, referrals, role of GP)
- The Landing phase (Adult care situation)
Part 2: The real life experience of transition
- Practical examples
- Strategies
- Toolkit (e.g. Transition-Q, MyTransition-app, YouthKIT)
Part 3: Strategies
- 3 cases outlining the issues – including a good example (balances), 1 with challenges and 1 bad example of transition (in which something was not helpful)
- Exploring action plans (small groups)
- 2 action plans to optimize the case
- One in the real world
- One in the ideal world
This workshop will contribute to raising Awareness, Building capacity and developing Collaborative partnerships (ABC) between young people, families and healthcare providers in both pediatric and adult settings.
Workshop 4: CRE-CP Knowledge Transfer: Supporting Mental Health of Parents / Early Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy
Date: Wednesday 21 March 2018
Time: 1.00pm – 4.00pm
Venue: The Langham
Speaker: Dr Carmen Pace and Dr Lynda McNamara
Supporting Mental Health of Parents
Research shows that parents of children with disabilities are at high risk of mental health difficulties, including depression, anxiety and suicidality. However, most do not access professional help, with a wide range of barriers reported including time, ease of access, and not being able to prioritise their needs over those of their child. Health professionals providing services for children are ideally placed to support parents to improve their mental health, yet they report that they often do not feel comfortable broaching the subject with parents, and are hesitant to open up these conversations for fear of not being able to manage parents' distress. This workshop was created as part of a CRE-CP Knowledge Transfer Fellowship, and aims to build capacity and confidence in having these conversations for clinicians working with children with disabilities and their families.
Workshop Objectives
- Provide background information on common mental health difficulties and their presentation in parents of children with disabilities, why this is important, and possible impacts on therapy outcomes
- To familiarise clinicians with a framework for addressing mental health and wellbeing with parents, equipping them with a range of strategies for having these conversations
- Introduction to 'The Wellbeing Check,' a checklist for working with families and prioritising wellbeing in an ongoing manner
- To provide clinicians with the opportunity to reflect on and prioritise self-care in recognition of the sensitive and sometimes difficult nature of this work
Target Audience
Clinicians who work with children with disabilities.
Australian Implementation of Early Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy: Perspectives of Clinicians
A national implementation strategy is underway to support and accelerate change in practice as recommended by the International Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) early diagnosis Cerebral Palsy. The multi-faceted knowledge translation framework has been developed through collaborative partnerships between the Centre of Research Excellence in Cerebral Palsy Australia (CRE-CP), Cerebral Palsy Alliance (CPA) and the CRE-Australasian Clinical Trials Network.
Evidenced-based knowledge translation strategies for clinician stakeholders have been explored. This workshop will outline the development and implementation of early diagnosis cerebral palsy CME including: (a) results of Australian Physician survey; (b) design and development of a novel e-Learning educational format (c) tailored implementation approaches to overcome local barriers (d) showcase of an early diagnosis CP resource toolkit.
Workshop Objectives
- Describe the development and implementation of continuing medical education (CME) to enable change in practice as recommended by the International Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) of early diagnosis cerebral palsy
- Discuss the barriers and enablers of clinicians in the implementation of CPG early diagnosis cerebral palsy across Australia
- Demonstrate a novel early diagnosis CP eLearning model
- Appraise the early diagnosis CP resource toolkit for clinicians
Target Audience
Neurologists, Paediatricians, Neonatologists, General Practitioners, Neuro-Radiologists. Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Nurses and Early Educators.
Workshop 5: The Importance of 'Managing' Pain in Individuals with Cerebral Palsy
Date: Wednesday 21 March 2018
Time: 1.00pm – 4.00pm
Venue: The Langham
Speaker: Professor Darcy Fehlings, Professor Susan Stott, Dr. Ross Drake, Ms. Rachel Byrne
Chronic pain in individuals with CP significantly impacts participation in activities and quality of life. It is under-recognized, undertreated and opportunities for preventing pain can be missed. This course will guide the clinician to more accurately identify individuals with CP who experience pain, provide an organizational framework for pain assessment, prevention and management and provide a stakeholder perspective on the impact of pain.
Attendees will be introduced to a pain management framework for CP that includes common clinical assessment tools, differential diagnosis and pain management strategies including a focus on the promotion of health and wellness. Common risk factors and causes of pain will be presented. Discussion will focus on overcoming the challenge of developing a differential diagnosis for pain in this population given the heterogeneity of potential causes of pain. Attendees will be introduced to evidence-based pain assessment tools that can be implemented in the clinic setting.
Understanding pain in individuals with CP directed at mechanisms of central neural sensitisation syndrome will be highlighted. Intervention options will be discussed for the management of pain with a particular focus on musculoskeletal pain and pharmacologic management of pain. A stakeholder perspective on the impact of pain experienced by individuals with CP will be provided. Workshop attendees will then participate in case discussions centered on individuals with CP who present with pain.
Workshop Objectives
- Understand the need to clinically inquire/assess for pain in individuals with cerebral palsy
- Have a working knowledge of clinical tools for identifying pain in this population that can be implemented into clinical practice
- Be able to identify potential causes or risk factors associated with pain for the development of a thorough differential diagnosis
- Have a working knowledge of a pain management framework to assess an individual with CP who is experiencing for children and youth with cerebral palsy
- Professor Darcy Fehlings– Overview of a pain management framework including assessment 'tools'
- Rachel Byrnes OT – Providing a Stakeholder Perspective
- Professor Susan Stott – Discussion of MSK pain in CP
- Dr. Ross Drake– Mechanisms and Management of Persistent Pain in C
- Case Studies
Workshop 6: Novel Interventions: Neuromodulation in Cerebral Palsy- State of the Science
Date: Wednesday 21 March 2018
Time: 1.00pm – 4.00pm
Venue: The Langham
Speaker: Assistant Professor Bernadette Gillick
Neuromodulation research using non-invasive brain stimulation in cerebral palsy has recently been integrated as accessible tools aiming to explore and induce changes in cortical excitability as well as improve function.
Employing brain stimulation in combination with rehabilitation therapies may reduce costs and burden of care, and these techniques have created a rising surge in clinical, research and public interest. Significant effects of stimulation have been reported for motor, visual, somatosensory, attentional, and cognitive/emotional function as well as for a range of neurological and psychiatric disorders.
In this symposium, we will focus on studies involving non-invasive brain stimulation in children with cerebral palsy, from neonates to young adults.
Additionally, we will explore the State of the Science from relevant basic and clinical studies in this area and address related opportunities and limitations before translation of these interventions as clinical tools.
This workshop will be presented in an interactive manner with case-study discussion, video-analysis and an engaging pop-quiz format for active discussion of these novel interventions.
Workshop Objectives
- Participants will evaluate the varying forms of non-invasive and their relevance to neurorehabilitation
- Participant will assess the physiological mechanisms of brain stimulation, safety profiles, and how stimulation has been found to affect functional outcomes
- Participants will identify the relevant state of the science with potential clinical benefits/limitations of non-invasive brain stimulation in children with cerebral palsy


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THE family of British astronaut Tim Peake are excited by his return to Earth.
His parents, Nigel and Angela Peake, have now flown over to Germany to be reunited with him following his history-making trip into space.
Maj Peake is due to return to Earth tomorrow after more than 170 days in space.
The 44-year-old travelled to the International Space Station in December after blasting off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazahkstan.
The dad-of-two, who attended the University of Portsmouth, became the first man to run a marathon in space when he completed the 26.2-mile distance from the ISS treadmill at the same time as the 2016 London Marathon.
Nigel, from Westbourne, near Emsworth, where Tim grew up, said: 'It will be great to see him again and check up on all the news and excitement. His boys will love to see him again and find out what he's been up to.
'We will just be quietly getting together with him.
'The first few days will be very strange while he is reacclimatised. There won't be any big parties, that's for sure!'
Nigel said he knew his son would be looking forward to some quality time with his two sons and wife Rebecca.
Major Peake will be among three crew returning to Earth.
The trio will climb aboard the tiny Soyuz space capsule, closing the door at 3.35am BST tomorrow and undocking from the space station at 6.52am BST.
They will then begin their journey home hurtling towards Earth at speeds of 28000km/h before slowing down and re-entering the atmosphere.
The capsule will land in Kazakhstan at around 10.15am.
Major Peake will board a Nasa aircraft to Bodo, Norway, before taking another plane to Cologne in Germany, arriving at the European Astronaut Centre in the early hours of Sunday.
He will then undergo checks and tests as part of research into how humans adapt to living in space.


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Having only store aisles to base a guess on could make it difficult to tell offhand what month it is. As Halloween arrives, two other holidays near, and area stores are showcasing goods that go with each.
Pumpkins and turkeys and mangers – oh my.
Having only store aisles to base a guess on could make it difficult to tell offhand what month it is. As Halloween arrives, two other holidays near, and area stores are showcasing goods that go with each.
New River Pottery, for example, started putting out their Christmas decorations six weeks ago, according to Marsha Luckenbaugh.
The décor comes in gradually to the store, Luckenbaugh said, and she and the other employees there have been working to create themes for their 14-plus Christmas trees.
Halloween and fall decorations — the two go hand-in-hand — were put out in late August , she said.
At the front of the store, Stephen Patrick was working on a wreath that would go up on the wall next to dozens of others he'd made. Patrick has been making wreaths for 16 years and said the simple ones take just 15 minutes. The more detailed wreaths can take almost an hour. He and the other wreath makers begin early in the year to ensure they're all done in time for customers to pick out their favorites.
It's their customers New River Pottery is thinking of when they put out decorations way ahead of the holiday.
"They can buy little bits at a time and it's not a major investment," Luckenbaugh said, adding that by the time the holiday is here, the most popular items are already sold out.
Some say they love having an all-in-one holiday experience at the store.
Jaime Dorn, a Jacksonville resident, said she had a lightbulb moment when she realized she could buy all of her holiday flags in one swoop.
"I don't have a lot of time to shop for stuff like that so when I do I want to make it count," Dorn said.
Others aren't as thrilled with non-seasonal selections lining shelves and racks.
Richlands resident Brandy Diana said she was frustrated because she needs to wait and buy costumes and winter coats until her daughter needs it. Winter coats are in stores now, but her daughter likely won't need one until January, she said, and she may grow into a different size by that time. By then, everything is gone.
Lisa McLane, of Jacksonville, said having Christmas in stores in October is nuts. Everyone should slow down and enjoy one holiday at a time, she said. It gets to the point that she doesn't even want to go into stores anymore.
And it's not just the stores.
Surf City already has up some of their Christmas decorations around town, something that many seem to enjoy, said Town Manager Larry Bergman.
"I even occasionally get people requesting particular Christmas light shapes near their homes," he said.
This year the town is short staffed and because of Hurricane Matthew, the town wants to ensure the electrical connections are in good shape, he said, which takes time to do safely.
"There are some that get frustrated seeing holiday decorations going up early, but it is a tradition the town began and it's a good way to demonstrate that we are a year-round community for residents, businesses and visitors," Bergman said.
It's true in Jacksonville as well, and Luckenbaugh said one lady, an 85-year-old who lives on U.S. 17 and goes all-out for Christmas, has already been to New River Pottery and bought nearly every outdoor decoration they sell.
"I think there is something for everyone," Luckenbaugh said. "Except maybe the Scrooges."


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One of the giants of ocean science is about to get back in the water. Alvin, the famous US manned deep-submersible, is nearing the end of a major $41m refit.
It will go on a series of engineering test dives in the coming weeks before resuming research duties in May.
This remarkable vessel has notched up many firsts during its 49 years of service, not least the discovery of volcanic vents on the Pacific Ocean floor in 1977.
Before Alvin's crew saw the vents' extraordinary array of animals thriving in the mineral-rich, hot waters gushing up through cracks in the rock, everyone assumed all the deepest places in the oceans would be like deserts - there would be little or no life.
The sub's observations transformed ideas about where and how life could exist, and not just on Earth. Alvin is currently sitting in a workshop at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Massachusetts.
Engineers are on a tight deadline to get the upgrades ready for sea trials that will be conducted off Bermuda in April. Assuming the US Navy certifies all her modifications as fit and ready, the submersible will then be despatched to the Caribbean to resume its science by making a number of descents to the Cayman Trough.
"The work we've been doing on her this past couple of years will give her a whole new lease of life," Kurt Uetz, the project manager for the sub's upgrade, told BBC News.
The researchers who ride to the bottom in the "new" Alvin should notice a huge difference in the vehicle's capabilities, and especially the conditions in which they themselves have to work.


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How to make an archival corrugated box
Download How to make an archival corrugated box (PDF 336.7 KB)
This versatile box can be used to house many types of objects:
- Valuable/heritage books including volumes with fine bindings
- Damaged books (e.g. spine damage, brittle covers, and/or loose pages)
- Documents, photographs and art works on paper — interleave with acid-free, lignin-free tissue or place in polyester or archival paper sleeves before placing in box (please see our guide Paper-based collections for more details).
Materials required
- Acid-free, lignin-free archival single wall corrugated board (other archival quality board can be used but the difference in thickness must be factored into the calculations below. Archival corrugated board is available from the Library Shop.)
- PVA (if possible, use acid-free PVA, if not glue all joins on the outside of the box)
- Bone folder for folding and creasing board
- Stanley knife
- Steel ruler
- Cutting mat
- Using the table below, measure the size of the book or object you wish to house. Always take measurements at the thickest point.
- Following the diagram, write your measurements in pencil onto an appropriate sheet of archival board. Ensure the longest side follows the grain of the board.
- Place the closed book/object on the 'Base' section of your pattern to ensure the size is correct.
- The lid dimensions should be slighter bigger than the base.
- Using a sharp Stanley knife cut out the perimeter of the box so it looks like the diagram below.
- Slide the bone folder (pointed edge) along the designated fold lines to score the lines prior to folding. Use a metal ruler as a guide to make a clean fold line. Score all fold lines prior to folding.
- Fold along the designated fold lines. You can create a sharper fold by using the bone folder to rub down the fold after the initial fold.
- Glue down tabs on lid and base. Ensure the tabs on the base are glued on the outside of the box. The tabs on the lid can be glued on the inside if using acid-free PVA.
The procedures described have been used by State Library of Queensland in the care of its collections and are considered suitable by State Library as described; however, State Library will not be responsible for damage to your collections should damage result from the use of these procedures.
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I'm sure there are people who don't like chocolate chip cookies – it's just that none of those people are in my family. By popular demand, when I bake cookies, about half the time it'll be chocolate chip. We've become quite picky about our cookies.
Sometimes I'll haul out the stand mixer and make a big batch of cookie dough. I'll freeze unbaked blobs to bake off later. That's not what I've done here.
No, these cookies are an anytime, no mixer needed, stir it up quickly kind of bake. I can have a small batch – just a couple dozen or so – ready to eat within 45 minutes. They're always fresh, always great, and they've become the family standard chocolate chip cookie. I think you'll like them too.
Link to recipe: chocolate chip cookies by hand


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The Education Network is working with and Ofsted Outstanding primary school near Small Heath, who are looking for an NQT Year 6 Teacher to join them after the October half-term, for the remainder of the year. This is a fantastically supportive school, and your year group partner who is very experienced, and has been consistently graded as 'outstanding', and even by Ofsted.
This school offers fantastic support from Leadership, and a bright and enthusiastic learning environment. Each class has around 26-30 students, but you are guaranteed a Teaching Assistant to help you in lessons.
Ideally, the school are looking for:
- An NQT Year 6 Teacher with exceptionally high levels of speaking and writing,
- A qualified teacher with very secure pedagogy,
- Someone who is able to differentiate their lessons for SEN within the cohort,
- A Year 6 Teacher looking to be paid to scale
The position would be perfect for a creative NQT Year 6 Teacher who is looking for a secure, long-term role that would be for the entirety of the academic year – and can transition into a permanent role.
Are you an experienced or newly qualified teacher looking to be a part of a school with high values and dedication to student's development and learning? Are you wanting to take the next step in your career by working with a school who provides high standards of education in an inclusive environment, through effective teaching and learning?
Should you meet with criteria for this particular Year 6 role then please send your details to firstname.lastname@example.com, or call on 0121 423 8000.
Please consider yourself unsuccessful if you are not contacted within two working days, but you could be perfect for another role, so we would love to talk to you regardless


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Miller Brewing is a large American beermaker based in Milwaukee. It was founded in 1855 by Frederic Miller when he purchased the small Plank-Road Brewery. The brewery's location in the Menomonee Valley provided easy access to raw materials produced on nearby farms. It also has a brewery in Butler County, Ohio's St. Clair Township.
It was acquired by South African Breweries from Philip Morris on May 30, 2002, to form SABMiller for $3.6 billion worth of stock and $2 billion in debt, with Philip Morris retaining a 36% share, with voting rights of 24.99%.
Miller Brewing owns breweries in Albany, Georgia; Eden, North Carolina; Fort Worth, Texas; Irwindale, California; Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Trenton, Ohio.


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Save your daughter from an evil ghost in Psycho Train! Explore the train and its abandoned station, search for well-hidden clues, and solve mind-bending puzzles. Each step forward will reveal more of the shocking truth behind your daughter's disappearance! Don't let your fears get the better of you, and don't look away, no matter what you see. Board Psycho Train, and begin your journey towards the unknown! The bright tone the attractive graphics is used in the game. There are a plenty of scenes in different styles in the game, and all members of the family can play it for hours. The game has a soothing, graceful and inspiring music, this game can be said to be a bright spot. Download and play the game.
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My ballast for my fist tank blew a few times... Reason unknown. Cost of a new one is ridiculous... I took an old blown compact fluorescent bulb and used the internal circuit instead.... Months later and still working.
1.) Simple as this: Remove the aluminium piece and cut off the the wires. Keep them as long as possible. These two wires will connect to your 220V mains supply.
2.) With a knife, split open the bulb's casing...Notice 4 small wires connected. Cut off as long as possible. Two on the left goes to one side of aquarium light, and the two on right to the other side.
3.) Fit all in a small container and seal.
4.) Simple Instuctable, but well worth to know, as these original Ballast's are expensive and my trick works just as good (or better) with an old blown bulb.
I'd say be extra careful connecting anything to mains supply, but it seems legit, that's one way to economize...


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The TRUST Act originally was designed to allow local and state law enforcement to opt out of Secure Communities, which is a program that shares fingerprints of those arrested by local police with the federal government. Essentially, Secure Communities is a tool to increase the number of deportation cases against illegal immigrants. The TRUST Act was going to loosen the reigns; but it fell flat, and Secure Communities was practically turned into a mandate.
Now rewritten, the TRUST Act (which has been called "TRUST Act 2.0" and the "anti-Arizona" bill) has passed the California Senate and will head to the Assembly before it reaches the governor. It appears the immigration bill could go ahead.
The new version of the bill eliminates the "optional" aspect of the bill regarding Secure Communities. In fact, the TRUST Act does not interfere with the way local and federal authorities collaborate to enforce immigration laws and programs. Instead, the bill focuses on the individuals being targeted, making it a law that they cannot be detained (under the premise of an immigration hold) unless two conditions are met.
The first is that the individual must have committed a serious or violent crime. That aligns with President Obama's new policy of not deporting young people – unless they have committed a serious or violent crime (among other things). The second condition is that the individual can only be held if no local, state or federal laws are violated by continuing their detention.
While it may sound like a small step, the TRUST Act is a key piece of legislation that, if formally enacted, could increase the rights of illegal immigrants who are detained or racially profiled.
Source: Multi-American, "California's 'anti-Arizona' bill clears state Senate," Leslie Berestein Rojas, July 5, 2012


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Wilson State Park
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"Out of nowhere. "
Reviewed Jan 21, 2016
So you're driving towards colorado through middle Kansas and your mind is racked with boredom, the horizon stretches forever and the road doesn't curve. Your heart rhythm is nearly flatlined. Then, out of nowhere, you see a sign for this park. You drive 10ish miles north of Hwy 70 and a hidden oasis appears.
Wilson Reservoir glitters in the sunlight as you approach and you see folks paddling, boating, and water skiing. Hills (called the Smoky hills) abound. Rock formations jut from the earth.
You find your lovely non-level RV spot and then scout the area's trails. You find the Sweetgrass IMBA EPIC mountain biking trail is here! Truly shocking.
The bath and shower house will not be remembered. But you will remember the big hill you had to climb to get to it. No matter, you will happily sip Freestate Brewery IPA from the growler you filled in Lawrence KS on the way out while admiring the hidden beauty around you.
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
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#SOCIALintheCITY at Meditation in Tight Spaces
Feeling squeezed?
Social Yoga has launched it's first Meditation in Tight Spaces series. Designed to teach you the know-how to create space when you're stuck between a rock and a hard place, the series will be hosted in typical Social Yoga fashion- i.e. in an unconventional space. This time around, the "tight space" is The Soap Dispensary in Mt. Pleasant. With a theme of "Spring Cleaning"- the meditation will help you do a clean sweep of your mind and The Soap Dispensary will set you up with tools to clean sweep the rest of your life. The series is currently all full but keep your eyes on their social media for the next series. *check back here for updates and a review, as our #SOCIALintheCITY girl Sara Rose is partaking in this series and will report back on the experience!
link: http://www.thesocialyoga.com/shop/meditation-in-tight-spaces
Social Yoga is a nomadic studio. Breweries, art galleries, and cafes are places we call home. With a unique combination of series-based classes and conversational teaching style, classes are designed to help you get to know the people around you as well as get to know yourself. We consider it Therapy that Makes you Sweat. We at Social City dig it.
Share you SOCIAL experiences in the CITY with us – use the hashtag #SOCIALintheCITY in your post, and we'll repost it through our social media channels!
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Cycling in beautiful nature
Vesterålen is perfect region for cycling as there are very few hills to climb and only a few steep bridges. Most roads weave their way along the coastline or a fjord, but at the same time there is not a mountain far away.
Andøy Friluftssenter is the perfect place for a memorable cycling holiday, either if you bring with you your own cycle or rent one from us. We are situated on the largest mainland island in Norway, Hinnøya.
Here you have many opportunities. First you can have an enjoyable breakfast before you cycle for example cycle to Risøyhamn on the island of Andøy, it is only 12 km away. Here you will find the gallery of Dick Moonshouwer by the harbour.
At 11.00 the coastal steamer leaves Risøyhamn on it's voyage south towards Sortland. After one and a half hours we reach our destination. If you don`t eat your lunch on board you can do this at numerous small café in Sortland "the blue town by the fjord".
By this time you are probably ready to return to Andøy Friluftssenter which is a 40 kilometer away. There is not so much traffic on the road so you have plenty of time to return for your evening meal.
In the summer it is light all day so you have plenty of light to cycle where ever you want. You can enjoy and see the midnight sun from the end of May till the end of July, before it starts to disappear under the horizon. There are many places you can cycle to and enjoy and there are many brochures that give you more information, distances, photos and ideas.
If you would like a part or all of your holiday to be a little different, why don`t you try it on the seat of a cycle. It will give you a memory for life.
For more information please contact us
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text: Toddlers and their caregivers will join Rachel Attebery of Songbird Music for singing and instrument playing. Have fun singing along with the guitar, experimenting with percussion instruments, and dancing to familiar songs (you might learn some new ones, as well!) Afterwards, join the Lume staff at the art tables to get creative with make and take art projects. Themes and projects change weekly!