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I've been thinking about games again, mainly because my good friend and futurist Lynette Nusbacher has been play testing a Brexit negotiation game as part of the fascinating work she does helping governments and businesses with their scenario planning.
I'm really looking forward to playing it as part of the Wessex Separatist faction. I love tabletop games. My favourites are, I imagine, the same as everyone else's: Settlers of Catan (which many believe to the be the best board game of all time), Dominion, Carcassone, that sort of thing. My sons and they friends' recent favourite was Game of Thrones (and we had a few late night sessions with all of them around the Westeros map) but we're currently into Wasteland Express, which is a sort of Mad Max (or The Domestics) meets the commodity markets resource trading game, so when we're not playing Dungeon & Dragons 5e, we're playing that…
It's a very good game with excellent mechanics. You're basically like Furiosa driving a war rig across a radioactive territory full of bandits and you have to try to figure out which commodities to trade, which upgrades to shoot for and so on. It fun round the table and gives the kids as good insight into the Hard Brexit Option as outlined in the Daily Mail. I was thinking about it because at a recent event someone asked about games to teach children about money (now that they don't have play money any more) and it reminded me of some things I'd written about games and payments before! So I've pulled a couple of pieces together here to tell about my experiences using games to teach my kids about money, payments and financial services.
My experiences start with the time when I dusted off my copy of the "The Diners' Club Credit Card Game", published by Ideal in 1961. This was time when cards were far from a mass market proposition, so it looks to me as if the promotions people at Diners had had the idea of using the popular genre of the board to game to raise awareness of what exactly a card did and why anyone might want one.
It's nice game, a little random, but it works ok. It teaches you to spend for big-ticket items on your card so that you keep cash in hand for other purposes (investments etc). It didn't take long to pick up and get going and we had fun playing it but to be honest I'm not sure if the youngsters would, unprompted, pick up and have another go.
Having helped younger members of the community to understand what a card is, it was then time to move on to a more sophisticated game. I broke out "Charge It! The Credit Card Game". The original version of this game seems to date from 1972, when the combination of technological and regulatory change (ie, the introduction of the magnetic stripe and Visa's BASE I authorisation system together with the change in state usury laws) were pushing credit cards to the mainstream. My version of the game is a later revamp from 1996, in which players collect up to four different cards (thinly disguised Visa, MasterCard, Amex and Discover schemes) and move around a board collecting stuff of one form and another. Here's no.2 son defying his father by using cash to purchase at carphone for $400, having first had to ask me what a carphone was.
When we were playing D&D (3.5e) around the same time, we were playtesting a Viking-themed variant with some house rules removing arcane magic from the game and adding a couple of new character classes (the Beserker barbarian variant has always been a great favourite of mine). Variants are a great way to have more fun so I decided to make "Charge It!" even more fun by replacing the pretend cards with real ones, but I'm sure your family would have just as much fun with the cardboard echoes.
Dungeons and Dragons isn't very good for teaching about money or payments because it involves the use of magic, which is an endogenous growth factor in a medieval economy based on scarce commodities and plentiful labour. I know politicians are fond of saying that there is no magic money tree, but on the Sword Coast, there is. So while D&D is good for getting kids interested in history and adventure, it's not so good for economics.
Which brings me to another point. When I was reading up on the background to some the games discussed here, I noticed that they were classified as "economics" games. I think I take issue with that. I suppose you might argue that they are about economics in the original sense of the Greek root (ie, household budgets) but they don't really teach modern economic concepts. The games are about payments, but they are not really about money or the financial services business. My kids learned about the world of finance from games, of course, but they learned from:
World of Warcraft. All parents should insist their children play this game while at middle school. My kids learned all of the key economic concepts from playing this game: supply and demand, comparative advantage, price curves, options and futures, auctions and reverse auctions, arbitrage and so on. They also learned all of the basic tools of the modern investment banker, including market manipulation, price-fixing, insider trading and shill bidding. It's a shame they have both opted to study socially-useful STEM subjects at University instead of finance, much against my direction.
Crunch. This is a card game that teaches the rudiments of banking, and it's a f. Each player is a banker and, in essence, you have to collect asset cards so that you can make loans and investments. The really clever (and super realistic) part of the game is that the banker with the most money at the end wins: it doesn't matter whether their bank goes bankrupt or not. If you over-extend the bank but manage to trouser the treasure before the roof falls in, more power to your elbow.
Illuminati. This remains my favourite table top card game of all time and I'm glad my kids loved it too. It has a superbly clever game mechanic which means that you build up power structures based on secret societies (e.g., The Gnomes of Zurich) but you need money to consolidate the power and you basically can't win without screwing someone else over. A much better introduction to 21st-century pseudo-capitalist corporatism than any text book.
Meanwhile, back at "Charge It!", I'll just mention that I liked the two-track board idea and I thought it worked well in terms of game dynamics. You basically choose whether to go round an outer track or, once you have some credit cards to your name, an inside track with different kinds of interactions. The players don't know what each other player is trying to collect so you have to keep an eye on what your opponents are buying as the game develops. We enjoyed playing this game and I think we might well play it again sometime.
It was then time to return to an old favourite, Monopoly. Now, the truth is that I've never much liked Monopoly (it's too random for my liking) but my kids liked it when they were small and had never played Space Crusade or Heroquest. They still play it now and then (the World of Warcraft edition is the current favourite I think). When I play tested with them, I started with our copy of Monopoly Electronic Banking edition, which replaced cash with cards some years ago and thus obtained my deputy-head-of-household seal of approval.
An interesting aside: At Consult Hyperion's tenth anniversary Forum back in 2007, the wonderful people at Hasbro very kindly donated a few Monopoly Electronic Banking sets to the event and we ran a tournament using them! Within a couple of years, our thoughts had naturally turned to mobile and contactless, so we played a version of the game using contactless cards and NFC phones using some software that I pestered our in-house development team (the "Hyperlab") to put together for the event.
And so we meander closer to our post-crash finance landscape, with our next stop at a game of Monopoly Zapped. In this game, the players have cards (with no embossing any more, unlike the replacement payment cards sent to me in last month by my actual card issuers) and the "bank" is your own iPad rather than a custom piece of hardware. How right this is, on so many levels. To effect a transaction, you simply touch your "ID card" to the iPad when necessary.
The family verdict on this one was very positive indeed. The contactless interface was quick and simple, it was convenient having the iPad keep track of everything and the game play zipped along at a decent pace. If your kids like Monopoly, they will like this how it is enhanced by mobile phones and contactless payments.
Which brings us to the cryptocurrency era. In 1961, Diners' Club needed a game to teach people about cards. In 1972, "Charge It!" taught people about credit. Monopoly Electronic Banking introduced a cashless economy and Monopoly Zapped the contactless economy. So I think it is time to create a game to teach people about cryptocurrency. I'm thinking either a combination of Crunch and Illuminati that builds the blockchain on the table in front of the players with some kind of Trivial Pursuit-style game to represent the distributed proof-of-work or a combination of Cluedo and Monopoly where the goal is to find the Satoshi ("It was David Chaum, in the library, with a TRS-80") while hoarding your Bitcoins and stealing your opponents.
While I was kicking around some ideas on this I remembered the fun I'd had with "The Privacy Game" back in 2012 as part of a project called VOME with the UK Technology Strategy Board. The idea of the project was to help people who are specifying and designing new, mass-market products and services to understand privacy issues and make better decisions on architecture. Part of the project was about finding different ways to communicate with the public about privacy and factor their concerns into the requirements and design processes. One the experiments was a card game lead by Dr. David Barnard-Wills from Cranfield University. I was involved in playtesting it.
Turned out that David and his team had invented a pretty good game. Think the constant trading of "Settlers of Catan" with the power structures of "Illuminati" mixed with game play of "Crunch". I liked it.
You get cards representing personal data of different kinds. Depending on who you are (each player is a different kind of business: bank, dating agency, insurance company etc) you want different datasets and you want to link them together into your corporate database. A dataset is a line of three or more data items of the same kind. Here's a corporate database with two datasets in it: the green biographical data 2-2-3 and the orange financial data 3-3-3, these will score at the end of the game.
There are event cards, that pop up each round to impact the play, and some special cards that the players get from time to time. Check out the database I ended up with in the game that my colleague and I won! I was the bank, so I was trying to collect financial data in my database but I was also trying to collect social data (purple) in my hand.
I remember having great fun playing this, so I decided that something based on cards would be good for my Bitcoin game (especially given the deep irony of Mt. Gox having started life as a shrine to Magic The Gathering) and got to work. Anyway, I started to make a prototype, let me know what you think…
I also had the idea for decoupling the market price from the underlying value with proper Illuminati-style secret market manipulation so that the players with Bitcoins will try to work together to drive up the market price. As with Crunch, the goal is to amass a personal fortune even if you bankrupt widows and orphans in the process.
My original idea was that there would be something like 100 wallets, each with a two digit number (00-99) and when players create a new wallet they get to pick the next card from a shuffled deck. So each player knows which wallets are theirs but the others do not. Money gets transferred between wallets according to some kind of trading that never finished properly working out yet and the players try to nudge the game so that more money ends up in their own wallets.
At the end of the game (when the last coin has been mined) the remaining wallets are given to their owners and the contents added up so the person with the most money wins. At any point in the game, players can prove ownership of a wallet and cash it out into $$$. Players will be trying to hack each other throughout the game and will gang up to stop the richer players from winning.
I've been back to this a couple of times but I haven't thought it all through yet, but basically unconfirmed transactions go onto the table and when player gets a puzzle question right (or maybe all the players are given the same puzzle?) they get to add the unconfirmed transactions to the blockchain and win an extra Bitcoin for themselves. I did have an idea for some "Uncontrollable Event Cards" from the game:
"Hard drive crash, lose all of your Bitcoins"
"The exchange has been hacked, lose all of your Bitcoins"
"The dog ate your cold wallet, lose all of your Bitcoins"
"Your favourite exchange turns out to have been a scam, lose all of your Bitcoins"
"Your PC is infected with malware that stole your password, lose all of your Bitcoins".
It's got winner written all over it, but on the outside chance that one of you may have a better idea, I'm all ears!


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A light version of our Bubble Pop, this is a subtle combo of indigo and cochineal. The fibers change softly from light pink to light blue and it's a really special color. Here we have it on our super cozy Cottage base. You'll love to use this for any colorwork projects, sweaters, hats and more. Hand wash in cold water with wool wash, air dry. Colors vary slightly between dye vats due to the nature of the hand-dyeing process.
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The gardens established in 1985
Glenrock was originally part of 'Tenterfield Station', an iconic local property, which was subdivided many years ago. It is a 200 acre working farm, which has been home to many families since that time. The present owners, Chris and Annie Jones, purchased 'Glenrock' in May 2016 from Peter and Carolyn Robinson, a well known garden designer. It was Carolyn, who originally designed and developed the beautiful gardens here over a 25 year period. Many Tenterfield residents have worked/helped and had input into the gardens and all have fond associations with this beautiful venue.
The house was originally a cottage of four small rooms apparently and dates back to 1892. Extensions and additions have occurred during the last 25 years and in fact, more recent renovations have been done to the summer cottage (2017) and to the main house (2018 - 2019), with more improvements to come to the shed and possibly, other outlying structures, with the newest owners.
Plans are in place for the addition of a venue in the gardens in 2019. Watch this space!
We look forward to your visit.
Annie and Chris
the gardens
The 10 acre gardens, which are divided up into varying rooms, each possess their own charm and ambience and are interconnected with pretty walkways, arbours and woodland walks. The lakes bisect the gardens and create wonderful reflections and views; they are a welcome respite on a hot Summer's day! The gardens are now 27 years old and some changes have been made during the last 2 years. New roads have been designed, a working flower farm is insitu (at present in dormancy) and the lakes rejuvenated and various gardens redesigned. The iconic electric blue colour remains highlighted in garden art and gates, which have been re- sand blasted and powder coated, new pieces of garden furniture acquired (older pieces rejuvenated) and solar fountains installed in the smaller garden ponds. A fountain which is centred in the main lake has been a cool and refreshing addition especially in the hot and currently dry summer months.
There are now purpose-built toilet facilities available, an electric vehicle charging station, an electric golf buggy for use and plenty of room for parking, including buses.
the owners
Annie and Chris Jones purchased the property in May 2016, but had to wait to settle permanently at 'Glenrock' until December 2017. Chris has a background in business, accounting and financial planning and Annie in nursing and OHS. Annie was born and grew up in Hobart and this is where her love of gardens, especially temperate gardens, began. Chris was born in Narrabri, NSW and grew up on the land.
Due to their family business, both Annie and Chris lived on the Gold Coast, for the last 28 years, but are delighted to be able to return to the country at last. They love their new stage of life and very much enjoying getting to know the friendly people and the beautiful town of Tenterfield with all of its many charms and benefits.


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ARIZONA REPERTORY THEATRE. UA Laboratory Theatre, southeast corner of Park Avenue and Speedway. Opening November 5 and continuing through December 5: The Kentucky Cycle, Part I, by Robert Schenkkan. There is a preview performance at 7:30 p.m. Monday, November 3. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. November 5 through 8, 18, 20, 22, December 3 and 5; 1:30 p.m. matinee performances are November 9, 22 and 23. Opening November 12 and continuing through December 7: The Kentucky Cycle, Part II. There is a preview performance at 7:30 p.m. Monday, November 10. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. November 12 through 15, 19, 21, December 2, 4 and 6; 1:30 p.m. matinee performances November 16, December 6 and 7. Preview tickets are $5, regular performance tickets are $14, $12 for UA employees/seniors, and $9 for students. Call the Fine Arts box office at 621-1162 for tickets and information.
Opening This Week
COMMUNITY THEATRE. Randolph Recreation Center. 200 S. Alvernon Way. Opening October 30 and continuing through November 8: Tucson Parks and Recreation Community Theatre presents Bram Stoker's Dracula. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Admission is free. Call 791-4663 for information.
STANDING ROOM ONLY. TCC Music Hall. 260 S. Church Ave. One performance only, 7:30 p.m. Monday, November 3: Things Ain't What They Used To Be, a spiritual tale about family life in the '90s, by Delilah Rashell Williams. This original musical is presented by the Standing Room Only players. Tickets are $19.50. Call 791-4266 for tickets and information.
ARIZONA THEATRE CO. 330 S. Scott Ave. 622-2823. Continuing through November 8: Athol Fugard's Valley Song. Performances run Tuesday through Sunday. The November 5 performance will be ASL-interpreted. Tickets range from $18.50 to $27.50 for evening and weekend matinee performances, available at ATC and Dillard's box offices. For reservations, call 622-2823. Call 884-4877 for show times and information only.
ARIZONA YOUTH THEATRE. 5671 E. Speedway. 546-9805. Continuing through November 8: Pippi Longstocking. Performances are 8 p.m. Friday, and 11 a.m., 2 and 4 p.m. Saturday. Production is most appropriate for ages 4 and up. Tickets are $6 for adults, $4 for children, with free tickets available to non-profit organizations. Call 546-9805 for reservations and information.
LIVE THEATRE WORKSHOP. 5317 E. Speedway. Continuing through November 23: The Last Griffin. This is the first in a series of original plays for children. Performances are at 1 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $5. Call 327-4242 for tickets and information.
UPSTAIRS THEATER COMPANY. Theater Congress. 125 E. Congress St. 791-2263. Continuing through November 9: Closet Land, by Rahada Bharadwaj, produced in association with Amnesty International's Western Regional Conference. A warning to sensitive viewers: Closet Land contains scenes of simulated torture and abuse. Performances are at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10 general, $6 for students, with discounts for members of Amnesty International. Season tickets are $30. Call 791-2263 for information, or log on to www.pfu.net/upstairs.
Last Chance
ARIZONA REPERTORY THEATRE. UA Laboratory Theatre, southeast corner of Park Avenue and Speedway. Continuing through November 2: The School for Husbands and The Imaginary Cuckold, classic comedies by Molière. Performances are 7:30 p.m. through November 1, with matinee performances at 1:30 p.m. November 1 and 2. Tickets are $14, $12 for UA employees/seniors, and $9 students. Call the Fine Arts box office at 621-1162 for tickets and information.
GASLIGHT THEATRE. 7010 E. Broadway. 886-9428. Continuing through November 1: The Sheik, a romantic fantasy. Performances are at 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $12.95, $10.95 for seniors/students/active military, and $6 for children. Reservations are required. Call 886-9428 for information.
MILLENNIUM THEATRE COMPANY. Historic YWCA Theater. 738 N. Fifth Ave. Continuing through November 2: The Assassination and Persecution Of Jean-Paul Marat, As Performed by the Inmates of The Asylum Of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade. Performances are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $12, $10 for students and seniors. Audience members who attend the October 31 performance in French Revolution costume will be admitted free of charge. Call 882-7920 for reservations and information.
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BISBEE REPERTORY THEATRE. 94 Main St., Bisbee. Continuing through November 16: The Runner Stumbles. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. There is a 3 o'clock matinee on Sunday, November 16. Advance tickets are $8, $10 at the door, kids 16 and under $5. Call 1-520-432-3786 for information.
AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT. 5671 E. Speedway. Arizona Youth Theatre seeks performers ages 4 to adult for an upcoming AYT commercial. Auditions are from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, November 3. Call 546-9805 for information.
HISPANIC PLAYWRITING CONTEST. The Arizona Theatre Company, in association with Centro Cultural Mexicano de Phoenix, announce the fourth annual National Hispanic Playwriting Contest. Unpublished full-length or one act plays will be accepted; scripts which have received workshops and/or readings are also eligible. Contest is open to all Hispanic playwrights currently residing in the United States or Mexico. Submission deadline is December 1. Call ATC at 884-8210 for information.
PANORAMIC PRODUCTIONS. Panoramic Productions, Inc., a new nonprofit performing and presenting arts company, seeks individuals to voluntarily serve as board members and officers, directors, staging, lighting, sound technicians, and actors. Everyone will be considered regardless of age, race, color, gender, or sexual orientation. Call Rohno Geppert at 293-5397 for information.
TEMPLE FOR RENT. The Temple of Music and Art and the Tucson Center for the Performing Arts have rental space available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Call 884-8210 for more information.
TEMPLE TOURS. See the Alice Holsclaw and Cabaret theaters and all the behind-the-scenes areas with free guided tours at 11:30 a.m. Saturdays, starting in the courtyard of the Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave. Reservations are not required, but calling ahead to confirm tour availability is suggested. Call 884-8210 for more information.
THEATRE FOR RENT. Theatre Congress, 125 E. Congress St., is available for theatre, dance, and musical performances. The 50-seat black box theater is also a great place for meetings and classes. Call 791-2263 for information.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon are working to get hemp removed from a federal list of illegal controlled substances.
When you look like the late Jerry Garcia of "Grateful Dead" fame and you wear a black Zig-Zag T-shirt,you might fit many people's idea of a marijuana dealer. And when you're selling a product that looks and smells identical to high-potent pot, you shouldn't be surprised by a visit from law enforcement.


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What do grapes, thorns, figs, and thistles have to teach us about the kingdom of God? The imagery used by Jesus would have been very familiar to his audience. A certain thorn bush had berries which resembled grapes. And a certain thistle had a flower, which at least from a distance, resembled the fig. Isn't it the same today? What we "hear" might have a resemblance of the truth, but, in fact, when you inspect it closely, it's actually false. False prophets or teachers abound today as much as they did in biblical times.
A sound mind accepts what is truly good and right and rejects what is false and wrong
What's the test of a true or false teacher? Jesus connects soundness with good fruit. Something is sound when it is free from defect, decay, or disease and is healthy. Good fruit is the result of sound living - living according to moral truth and upright character. The prophet Isaiah warned against the dangers of falsehood: Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness (Isaiah 5:20). The fruits of falsehood produce an easy religion which takes the iron out of religion, the cross out of Christianity, and any teaching which eliminates the hard sayings of Jesus, and which push the judgments of God into the background and makes us think lightly of sin.
How do we avoid falsehood in our personal lives? By being true - true to God, his word, and his grace. And that takes character! Those who are true to God know that their strength lies not in themselves but in God who supplies what we need. The fruit of a disciple is marked by faith, hope and love, justice, prudence, fortitude and temperance. Do you seek to cultivate good fruit in your life and reject whatever produces bad fruit?
Lord Jesus, may I bear good fruit for your sake and reject whatever will produce evil fruit. Help me grow in faith, hope, love, sound judgment, justice, courage, and self control.
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'Shabutsu' is an art that involves tracing an image of a Buddhist icon. By focusing on the art, it is said that you can forget your daily troubles, put your mind at ease, and focus your mind.
Ioji Temple near Iizaka Onsen regularly holds a shabutsu art workshops at various times throughout the year. The workshop involves tracing an image of a Buddhist icon and is suitable for kids and artists of all levels. This is the perfect opportunity to relax, draw, and explore the amazing history of Ioji Temple.
This introductory event includes some special extras. Not only do you get to take home your artwork and brush, but you'll also receive a limited Ioji Temple postcard, and a commemorative 'goshuin' stamp! (Goshuin stamps are a popular way to commemorate your visit to many temples and shrines around Japan! You can buy a special book and start your collection!)
Kids (12 and under): 2,000 yen
Upcoming Event Details
Time: 11:00 am (Please arrive by 10:50 AM)
Workshop Time: Approx. 1 hour
Application Deadline: Friday, June 1, 2018
Venue: Ioji Temple
Booking Information
E-mail : firstname.lastname@example.com
Please include your name, sex, address, and contact phone number. Also, let us know if you will come by car, or train (Ioji Temple is approximately 10 mins walk from Ioji-mae Station on the Iizaka Line).
Note: Limited to 15 people per event.


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What does Cosy Accommodation do?
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We Nagpurians are proud of the magnificent monument 'Deekshabhoomi,' which has become the identification of Nagpur for many tourists worldwide. But, very few of us know that 'Deekshabhoomi' – the revered Buddhist pilgrimage centre – is the largest hollow stupa (Buddhist shrine) in the world.
When Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, the architect of Indian constitution, converted to Buddhism in Nagpur on October 14, 1956, more than six lakhs followers joined him and embraced Buddhism. The place, where he along with his followers, took the oath of Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha) and Five Percepts is the place where Deekshabhoomi stands today. Every year, millions of people from all over India and other parts of the world visit Nagpur on October 14 and Dhamma Chakkra Pravartan Diwas (Mass Conversion Ceremony Day) to celebrate Buddhism.
The construction of Deekshabhoomi started in 1978, but it took many years to complete it. On December 18, 2001, the 10th President of India – Late KR Narayanan, inaugurated Deekshabhoomi.
Deekshabhoomi, which is spread across four acres of land, was designed by Nagpur architect – Sheo Dan Mal Mokha. Mokha has also designed several other important buildings in the city i.e. Yeshwant Stadium, Panchsheel Theatre, Town Hall of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation, Guru Nanak auditorium at the Nagpur University and the building of Indian Medical Association, Nagpur.


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Reliving Reunion Weekend 2016
During the week of Reunion Weekend 2016, we welcomed you back to campus to unlock the past and focus on passion, purpose, professionalism and potential — key attributes that have driven Schulich Medicine & Dentistry alumni to success. It was a fabulous weekend of celebration and education.
Leading up to the weekend, the Class of 2011 celebrated their five-year reunion together over food, fun and laughter. Many brought out their families to enjoy the weather together. The Class closed off their celebrations with a reunion reception, and many posed for photos in silly costumes. Enjoy a collection of photos below from the Class of 2011's reunion events. Can't see the slideshow below? View online.
We kicked off the weekend with a cross-faculty panel discussion on the topic of medical assistance in dying, featuring Dr. Jeff Blackmer, MD'95, Vice President, Medical Professionalism, Canadian Medical Association, as the keynote lecturer. Hundreds of community members came out to gain insight into the controversial topic from an alumnus who is leading the way through the legislation.
On Saturday morning, alumni, faculty, staff and community members came together for a community lecture featuring research focused on topics related to health and issues that have recently made headlines, including Zika virus, marijuana and youth mental health, and drug safety.
Following the Community Lecture, several alumni, including a large group from the Class of 1996, attended the Dean's Distinguished Lecture, featuring the 2016 Dean's Distinguished Lecturer Award Recipient, Dr. Michael Myers, MD'66. Dr. Myers delivered a lecture on physician health and suicide. After a standing ovation from the audience, Dr. Myers spent time answering thoughtful questions from engaged audience members.
Saturday evening began with a celebration of our golden alumni and the Dentistry Alumni Cocktail Party. Following the reception, alumni, faculty, staff and learners attended The Dean's Gala — our annual black-tie event featuring dinner, live music and dancing. Between food, dancing and laughter, we honoured the recipients of our 2016 Alumni of Distinction Awards.
Browse through photos from the Golden Alumni Reception, the Dentistry Alumni Cocktail Reception and The Dean's Gala. Can't see the slideshow below? View online.


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8 Things Only an Overthinker Would Understand
Anyone overthinking? Some people say it is a blessing to overthink, while some believe it is a nuisance. They worry too much for no apparent reason. That is why it ends up damaging their health.
We've all overthought at least once or twice, don't we? It is normal to think about how to solve a number of problems. But, the problem is that we often think too much without even realizing it. Here are the signs that prove you are an overthinker.
1. You Are Excited When You Solve a Problem
Maybe you've had a theory about someone's character, and in a few weeks, your theory comes true. Then you suddenly feel excited beyond words. Or, you had a difficult task to complete for a very long time, and out of nowhere, you find the inspiration to complete it.
These are the moments an overthinker experiences.
2. You Simply Can't Let Go
You attach yourself to the simplest things, even memories. Whatever problems you might face, you will always find a way to overcome them. You strongly believe that there is a reason for everything. And every problem can be solved.
The more you think about it, the more it will get to your nerves.
3. You Hate Shallow Socializing
You simply can't stand small-talk. You couldn't care less about the weather or what you had for lunch. In fact, there are a ton of interesting things you would rather be doing.
What you like to talk about is the meaning of life and other deep conversations that will inspire you to think.
4. Everything Has a Meaning
Whenever someone makes eye contact with you at the train station, you will spend minutes analyzing the reason for it. Or, you criticized a colleague at work, and you can't stop thinking if it was really the best thing to do.
Whatever you do, you will keep thinking about a thousand ways you could have done it better.
5. You Always Seek More Information
Whenever you see something new, you will want to learn more about it. Plus, you are an avid reader. Every time you learn something new, your mind becomes overactive and more curious about the world.
6. You Always Analyze People
Whenever you see someone, you start analyzing them. You wonder why they treat people the way they do, and what is their life like. Also, even the way they walk can reveal a lot about their personality.
But, being in overcrowded spaces can be extremely overwhelming for you.
7. You Love Doing Things That Calm Your Mind
Overthinking can surely exhaust you. That is why you enjoy doing things that calm your mind. What you love doing is exercising, meditating, writing, and taking long walks. These activities give you peace and calm your overactive mind.
8. You Think More Than You Do
It is always difficult for you to make a decision. You simply can't stop thinking about the choices you should make and what is the best action to take. To fix everything, you should choose an option and stick to it. Also, it is important that you don't look back.
It may be difficult to achieve at first, but once you get the hang of it, you will be fine.


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My business accepts credit cards and most bank cards, is it still a wise investment to place an ATM machine?
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Payment systems are complicated and contain many internal and external dependencies requiring continuous monitoring and testing to maintain their stability and efficiency. Payment system simulators, such as those developed by Proteros Data Systems Ltd. provide a powerful testing tool.
Proteros Data System's Frurion™ Payment Transaction Generator is an integral part of the Frurion™ product suite and has been designed to provides an easy mechanism for creating test data for payment systems.Test analysts can create their data in Excel spreadsheets, an interface they are familiar with and the data can then be extracted to be converted into one of a number of supported formats to be used in either the Frurion™ payment simulators or even third-party simulators.
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Congratulations to Ethan Harper, a freshman from Lincoln High School (Portland), who has been on fire this track season! Ethan is a hybrid of sorts, having run everything from the 200m to the 3k, with highly respectable times and personal records in each.
Ethan was one of a handful of freshman racing last weekend in the Oregon Relays, where he participated in two relay events and the 800m Invitational race. So far this season, Ethan has improved his 400m time by 1.5-seconds over last year, running 53.40. In the 800m, he has been equally as impressive, running 2:04.88, which is nearly three seconds faster than last year! His 400m is the fifth fastest freshman time in the state of Oregon, while his 800m time is in the top three for freshman! He is also in the top-12 of all freshman times in the 1500m in the state of Oregon. To say Ethan is versatile would be an understatement!
Having worked with Ethan for over two years, I couldn't help but ask him to provide a testimonial of his time with Whisper Running:
"Starting in the middle of seventh grade, I began working out with Dave and immediately discovered that running would be the most important love-hate relationship of my life. Coming out of seventh grade cross-country season, I was best described as an average runner right in the middle of all my races, and someone who absolutely loathed the feeling of running hard. Little did I know that within a few months I would find a passion for this sport and that I would always be looking forward to my next opportunity to compete. As I started running with Dave, that contempt for running hard diminished, as after workout after workout I felt stronger, faster, and braver than before. Thus, I came out just about every weekend to have my butt kicked and my heart all the stronger for it. When track season finally came around and I found that I had the tools and skills to race well, competing suddenly found a place of love inside of my heart. As we continued to work, Dave built character and a seemingly insatiable urge to get faster in me as my focus always turned to the future and my next opportunity to race. My higher performance in school and my general happiness seemed to coincide directly with the drive for excellence that Dave instilled in me. Now I find myself a better person, who has a strong desire to compete and seek out the best from within, aspects that could not be found with such intensity in the kid who first started working with Dave two years ago."
Major props to you, Ethan Harper, on your outstanding accomplishments so far this season, and I look forward to watching your continued efforts pay dividends!


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