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Roller Derby has seen a worldwide resurgence in the last 10 years with Texas and Arizon paving the way. But this is not your mother/grandmother's roller derby. Roller Derby is quickly being recognized as a sport plus entertainment. I will show you the basics of roller derby and dispell the myth that we are all high school dropouts with anger issues

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Birds are beautiful and fascinating. Birding is cool. I'd like to imbue the audience with my passion for birds, their place in the natural environment, and why that environment is worth preserving. Awareness brings interest. Interest creates love. Love leads to preservation. Get off the couch. Reconnect with nature. Help save the planet.

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Roller coasters have long been a popular form of amusement and come in a variety of styles and thrill levels. My coaster count stands at 294 and includes 78 amusement parks in 22 US states. This presentation will give an overview of roller coasters and reveal a personal favorite.

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With the current growth trends around telecommuting a need for space to work at home has grown. Many companies have emerged over the last 5-7 years that offer backyard buildings used for work space. I'd like to share what I've learned about the look, practicality, and pricing of these backyard buildings that people are using for work space.

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Ohio University was recently named the #1 Party School in the Country. It's also considered the most haunted university in America. We throw the biggest Halloween party nationwide. We have five cemeteries that surround the university in a pentagram. Oh, then there's the abandoned lunatic asylum on the hill. Don't believe in ghosts? You will.

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My kids can act out the entire script of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" from memory. We have 4 Macs, 4 iPhones, & every edition of Star Trek & Star Wars ever released. We fight over the new ThinkGeek catalog. But raising geek kids has its pitfalls, and last year the fun & games turned into the most frightening experience of my life.

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Neutrinos going faster then light? But nothing can go faster than the speed of light! Einstein said so!Was he wrong? Who knows. But physicists are wrong all the time. That's what makes physics so exciting. It constantly changes and requires new theories. Always work to be done. But why should you care about all these changes? How can you help?

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I hated being a teenager. I found punk rock and it saved my life. But, I suck at playing music. But, I'm good at making movies. Now I use punk rock philosophy to inspire kids to make socially conscious films.

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I have a saying; "It's a twin thing" which is a unique explanation for what happens if one is a twin. I'd like to share about the hilarious, heart-warming, and even mysterious life of twins. My mom is a twin, I am a twin, and I have twins. Three generations of interesting "twin language'" and "twin behavior" of lives "x2″ and shared from the start.

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The day you have a pupusa, will be the beginning of the rest of your life. And it will be so much better from that point forward. Your choice of chicharron, chicken, steak or shrimp with melted monterrey jack cheese stuffed inside a warm, hand made corn tortilla......Once you go Salvadoran, you will never go back.

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What is Ignite?

Ignite is a geek event in over 100 cities worldwide. At the events Ignite presenters share their personal and professional passions, using 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds for a total of just five minutes.

Find an Ignite near you, start your own or watch a video.