Thursday, April 19, 2012

Stunning Solar Flare

On March 10, 2012, I had featured some amazing, astonishing and awesome pictures of the Sun. This time, a stunning solar flare unleashed a spectacular eruption of super-heated plasma from the surface of the Sun and it was beautifully captured on film on Monday.


The explosion – taken by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft, part of a five year mission focused on the Sun, measured at just a moderate M1 on the scale of sun storms, which placed it in the middle of the scale scientists use to measure flare strength. A solar flare is an intense burst of radiation which comes from the release of magnetic energy.


On Tuesday, I was in Bandar Sri Damansara to attend the Speecom Toastmasters meeting – where I was invited to be the General Evaluator. I was certainly pleased to see twenty-two members and guests coming together to ensure this meeting was successful. Not only that, but the speeches and evaluations were praiseworthy, and they even started on time. All in all, it was a delightful meeting, and I enjoyed myself. Yes, I am happy to give it an 8 out of a 10.


Last evening, I was at Taman Tun Dr Ismail to be at the TTDI Toastmasters meeting. I took part in the Table Topics session as well as being a Speech Evaluator for a newbie, attempting her Ice Breaker. I relished the speeches, particularly the ones by Lisa and Mei San. And the evaluations were all spot-on. As a bonus to this enjoyable meeting, I was voted the Best Table Topics speaker (I must learn to act surprised the next time!). Anyway, I am giving this meeting a score of an 8 out of a 10.

I am blown away by the fact that for three days in a row, the Toastmasters meetings have all been great! This must be my lucky week!!!

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