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You start out by picking a country on a map. As you complete puzzles, you'll unlock more places to go and more puzzles to solve. Each puzzle is mostly circular in design, and is a round-ish clock face with a stained glass window behind it. The pieces are around the circle, and you can highlight them with the left analog stick and press the X button to pick one up. Once you do that, you can move it on the puzzle and if you press the button again where it's supposed to go, it'll snap into place. If not, it'll just go back to where it was before. Once you have all the pieces in place, you'll solve the puzzle.
You can choose to have hint pieces that give you a start, or not. You can also stop a puzzle and continue solving it later, which is nice. The easy puzzles take about ten minutes to solve, and the harder ones a little longer. The game records how long it takes to solve each puzzle. The only problems I had with the game is that the pieces look too large to fit where they are supposed to go, and since it's stained glass, you really go by shapes instead of colors, since stained glass windows are separated by lines. Plus the clock hands get in the way sometimes. But even so, I still had some casual fun with this game, so if you like jigsaw puzzles and stained glass windows, you might want to check this out as well.
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Nothing violent or objectionable here. Reading skill is helpful for some of the menus, but not necessary just to play. I guess it could be slightly educational in the geography and social studies department, as you click puzzles from countries on a map, and can see their flag. The puzzles you solve usually have to do with that region as well. Glass Masquerade is rated E for Everyone.

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He owned the streets. And now he wanted to own her body.
Antonio Del Marco, head of the notorious and feared Del Marco Clan. Notorious gangster. Infamous mob boss.
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INDONESIA has delayed naming the winner of a hotly contested race between China and Japan to build the first high-speed railway in Southeast Asia's biggest economy, a senior government official said yesterday.
US factory activity hit a more than two-year low in August as manufacturers struggled with a strong dollar, weak global demand and the lingering effects of deep spending cuts in the energy sector.
Other data yesterday, however, suggested the economy appeared to be on solid footing, with construction spending rising in July to its highest level since 2008.
The Institute for Supply Management said its national factory activity index fell to 51.1 last month, the lowest reading since May 2013, from 52.7 in July. A reading above 50 indicates expansion in the manufacturing sector.
The index's decline also likely reflected the recent global equities sell-off, which was triggered by concerns over China's slowing economy. The ISM's new orders subindex fell to 51.7, also the lowest level since May 2013, from 56.5 in July.
The employment index slipped to 51.2 last month from 52.7 in July.
Manufacturing, which accounts for 12 percent of the US economy, has been under pressure from the strength of the dollar, which has gained 16.8 percent against the currencies of the US' main trading partners since June 2014.
A more than 60 percent plunge in crude oil prices since June last year has led to deep spending cuts in the energy sector.
The US dollar fell against a basket of currencies after the data, while US stocks traded sharply lower. Prices for shorter-maturity US government debt rose.
But apart from manufacturing, the economy is thriving. In a separate report, the Commerce Department said construction spending added 0.7 percent to US$1.08 trillion, the highest since May 2008, after a similar gain in June.
Construction spending has risen for eight straight months and was up 13.7 percent compared to July of last year.
The construction spending report rounded off a month of solid data that suggested the economy had retained much of its strength from the second quarter, when it grew 3.7 percent annually. July data for consumer spending, industrial production, business spending, housing and employment painted a fairly upbeat picture of the economy.
Construction spending in July was buoyed by a 1.3 percent jump in private construction spending to the highest level since April 2008. Spending on private non-residential construction projects surged 1.5 percent to the highest level since October 2008.
Spending on private residential construction rose 1.1 percent in July to a near 7-1/2-year high, reflecting gains in home building.
Public construction outlays fell 1 percent. Spending on state and local government projects, which is the largest portion of the public sector segment, fell 1.1 percent.
GOLDMAN Sachs slashed its 2016 forecast for China down to 6.4 percent from 6.7 percent while sticking to its 6.8 percent prediction for this year.
The reduction follows "a very weak" growth in the world's second-largest economy in early 2015, wrote Andrew Tilton, an economist for Asia for the investment bank.
"It reflected a combination of slowing credit growth, reform-driven fiscal tightening, and an appreciating yuan, among other factors," Tilton said in a report. "Meanwhile, policy uncertainty has increased."
China's gross domestic product expanded 7 percent from a year earlier in the first half, in line with the official full-year target of around 7 percent.
The results surprised the market because the 7-percent increase in the second quarter turned out to be higher than the previous market expectation of a 6.8-percent rise. But the data in June and July, including trade, industrial production, retail sales and fixed-asset investment, all showed moderated growth, indicating the long-awaited recovery may be very short-lived.
There are also fears that China's manufacturing sector may deliver its worst performance in more than six years. The Caixin Flash China General Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, the earliest available indicator of China's industrial sector, fell to a 77-month low of 47.1 in August from the final reading of 47.8 in July.
"The growth has slowed in recent months," Tilton said. "It prompted market and policy concerns of a further spate of easing measures."
Last week, China's central bank announced cuts in both interest rates and reserve requirements for lenders in a bid to stabilize the stock market and shore up the economic performance. It was China's fifth interest rate cut since last November, along with other measures like quicker implementation of investment projects such as railway and subway in many areas.
But the outlook remained uncertain.
Tilton said China may see weakening performance in the second half because the financial services industry had lost the growth impetus due to sharp corrections in the stock market, which helped the financial industry contribute 0.5 percentage points to the 7-percent GDP growth in the first six months.
"The wobbly stock market and the sudden move in the yuan fixing have also amplified uncertainties in the policy-making, suggesting downside risks to the August and probably September activity data," Tilton said. The Tianjin port blast also had negative effects on the economy, especially on foreign trade.
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The past weeks I have been preparing and rehearsing the upcoming concerts with music by Gorecki and by Hillborg. Parallel with my own rehearsals I have been coaching and preparing my student singers for their concerts with both sacred music (by Bach, Händel, Vivaldi, Verdi and Mozart) and secular music (by Schumann, Mendelssohn and Brahms).
Tomorrow night I will meet the full orchestra for the sorrowful music by Gorecki. Looking forward to this rehearsal!
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I had the honor working with brilliant colleagues; Karl-Magnus Fredriksson (barytone), Marie Göranzon (reciting), Marie Rosenmir and Sonny Jansson (conductors). Stockholms Symfonirokester playing and choirs from Stockholms stift singing!
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Tomorrow this piece will be performed during the Celebration Concert of Stockholms stifts kyrkosångsförbund 80 years. Me and Karl-Magnus Fredriksson will sing the solo parts, Marie Rosenmir conducting, Stockholms Symfoniorkester playing and choirs from Stockholms stift singing!
Most welcome to Hedvig Eleonora kyrka, tomorrow at 16.00. No admission!
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One of the great moments of this tour has been performing the expressive and fantastic piece by Karin Rehnqvist; Davids Nimm. Big thanks to my wonderful co-singers Helena Ströberg and Sara Niklasson!
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After this appreciated performance we ended the tour day at Sundbybergs kyrka. Together with Sundbybergs Motettkör (and conductor Marcus Edgar) we did a mixed program, in which our "Back to Bach" music was integrated.
Tomorrow the tour goes on to Visby, Gotland!
The spectacular piece Davids Nimm by Karin Rehnqvist was part of the program, and I enjoyed very much doing this amazing music with our new trio; Helena Ströberg, Sara Niklsson and me!
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Salomos Sång (Song of Solomon) by composer Benjamin Staern. Hannah Holgersson soprano, Staffan Scheja piano,
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Magnus Holmander clarinet.
Barcelona (Queen) performed by Peter Johansson and
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Tsurah by composer Jacob Mühlrad.
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The University of Calgary track and field team continues to run through their season with strong finishes in the team's last two meets in Edmonton -- the dual meet and the Golden Bear open. The Dinos took the top three positions in the women's 300-metre dash in the dual meet on Jan. 8, with Jenn Zimmer capturing first. Sam Effah is one lightning-fast Dino to watch out for. With consistent results, Effah continues to capture records and is the current Canadian 100-metre dash champion.
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Christian Fundamentalism Can Devastate a Family!
When I became a Christian, it was because I wanted to do something 'right' for myself and my children. I wanted to have the rules all spelled out for me. And peer pressure (most of my friends were already churchies). But I also remember reading the Book of John and being inspired by Jesus. He said things that made sense to me...things that I could agree with. So I started going to a church where it all changed.
Yes, at first it was all about Jesus...his love and his forgiveness. Who doesn't want a clean slate? But, with each Sunday sermon, the Jesus that lured me into the church became less and less visible. Suddenly it was the harsh, jealous, smiting God who loomed large. But, by then, I was already deep into it, and felt like I couldn't back out. I had built an entire social circle of friends who would not let me walk away. A few years go by, children were born, and I was becoming more and more beligerent and hateful. Suddenly, conspiracies were everywhere: the music i once listened to had Satanic back-masking, so we threw those away. The toys my kids played with were also demonic or new age, so we discarded those. Of course, the public schools were indoctrinating our children with Humanism, so we pulled them out and started homeschooling. I cut myself off from my unsaved family and friends.
I remember one afternoon with the other Christian moms: they were telling me how God had laid it upon their hearts to tell me that I wasn't doing God's will because I didn't believe in physically hitting my children. They told me how the bible said I HAD to spank them. One woman said her pastor had preached about it and had told the congregation that an unruly child should be hit repeatedly until you hear them make a cry of submission. That at first, a child will cry simply because they got caught, but after hitting for a while, the child's spirit would submit.
Unfortunately, my husband and I, like sheep to slaughter, went along with it all and began hitting the kids for everything and anything.
Anyway, over the next several years, I began to THINK for myself and realized that my unhappiness and depression was directly related to the crazy doctrines of the church. I started to question everything and came to the conclusion that IF god existed, and that IF god were truly a loving parent, then he would not have put me in a world of temptation. He would not have made gay people. He would not have mandated genocides (all those O.T. stories). More than that, I began to think that perhaps God was bigger than any one single religion. After all, if GOD really did have a holy book, wouldn't it come attached to our umbilical cords or something like that?! I mean, it would be OBVIOUS to all people at all time that it really was God's Book.
It's sad for me to realize that this part of my journey took up so many years of my life. I regret the way it changed me.
I regret being the hostile, unloving parent during those years, as cold, distant, and abusive as the God of the O.T.
It's funny: born-agains are always talking about having a "personal relationship with god." Yet, if memory serves, I was was always being told what to do/think by other christians...never really allowing me to have that personal relationship.
In conclusion, I hope this testimony helps someone...even just one person...walk away from the insanity that is Christian Fundamentalism. As I told my former church friends as i was leaving, "I have prayed about it and am convinced this is what "God" wants me to do." And I wasn't lying; I knew in my heart (as they say) that if there really was a God, that God would completely approve of my decision to leave.
Incidently, I have never been happier, healthier nor more like myself and have never once regretted leaving Fundamentalism behind.
State: Illinois
Country: USA
Became a Christian: I was in my early 20s
Ceased being a Christian: I was almost thirty when I walked away.
Labels before: Assembly of God; Foursquare Gospel.
Labels now: Gnostic Pantheist
Why I joined: I became a Christian because I wanted to do something "right."
Why I left: I left because it nearly destroyed my life, my family, and my mind.
Email Address: myrrhspace at yahoo dot com
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It seems like every site I surf tonight (most of which were NOT of ANY religious nature) are sending me a message. I was surfing on a forum about the military and ended up on a site about Christianity; I was surfing on a site about meeting new people (NOT a dating site of any sort), saw a post that simply said "trading spouses" (no pun intended - re: the meeting new people site) and linked because I kinda like the show and haven't seen it for a while...after all was said and done...HERE I am reading testimony after testimony written by ex christians. Interestingly, the ones I seem to be choosing all have their roots in Born Again affiliations. Why is this interesting???
This afternoon my Born Again Christian sitter of 6 years (we have oposing views and have agreed to disagree - she still "allows" my kids because its an income no doubt) took the oportunity to share her childrearing techniques with me. I was surprised to discover that she agreed with the use of physical discipline (corporal punishment) and hence suggested it to me. THEN she indicated that corporal punishment is Gods Will....but THEN....she shared that hands were just for loving and that the only "right" way to use this is with an object - not your hand. WHAT????How could I NOT KNOW this about her for 6 years!!!!??!! But anyway....since then I have been struggling (on 2 separate levels) with 2 issues. Mostly it was what to do about child care in the interim because there is no freaking way my kids are going back THERE!!!! But the other issue was that up until this afternoon I had been feeling a pull to explore this religion a little further. I know this is not the right forum to really share MY belief system - as it likely falls within the realm of fundamentalism as well - but I had been struggling with should I return to my church (LDS) or try out hers. Well, I still have not decided to actively return to my church, BUT it DOES appear that I am getting clear signals about where NOT to go!!!
As much as my post did not turn out even remotely connected to any of the original posts, I have to say thank you to all who bravely share your stories about your experiences. It is unfortunate that some of you and your families had to endure what you did in the mean time but at least you got out when you did.
Also, your stories have saved my children from any further exposure to at least one form of fundamentalism. Possibly even 2.
- January 26, 2006
Dear Sir/Madam
I am deeply concerned with how Christian Fundamentalist homeschoolers and other homeschoolers are hiding their children from the authorities. We are seriously concerned these children are open to abuse, without any protection. These parents openly and publicly flout the law by not registering. Some of these children are not accessed by any outside authority for the 12 years they would normally be at school. I have brought this situation to the attention of the Government, in particular The Hon Julie Bishop MP, Minister of Education, with little effect. It is illegal not to register your child in Australia. The Federal Government hold no statistics on homeschooled children. I am a homeschooling parent myself and have been horrified by the culture of intimidation and bullying when you dare to question the ethics of some parents.
Each state has different laws and we are actively lobbying the Government to fedralise homeschooling.
As you will see on the links I have provided, we have logged posts and comments by parents from a homeschooling forum. These are a few examples and we have provided all links to the relevant sites. Please see our links for other comments from this national homeschooling forum.
"God has thus far been able to show me how to raise our children, & how to educate them, we do not need the added finger of big brother in our lives. I see the government as a direct missile into pulling down the family unit.I think it is corrupt and ungodly, why would i invite them in"
"If you want to registar go do it..for those of us that don't– why does anyone else really care what i(or anyone else that chooses not to registar) do?.. if i get it wrong ,God will sort me out."
This situation is coming to a head with the death of a 7 year old Autistic girl who died from starvation and dehydration in NSW. The girl's death will sharpen the focus on DOCS, which is under pressure following claims it failed to intervene in the case of Dean Shillingsworth, a two-year-old whose body was found last month stuffed in a suitcase that had been dumped in a duck pond in Ambarvale, in Sydney's southwest.
Kate Gibbons
Australian Homeschool Legal Advisory Service
- November 11, 2007
Recommended Websites
Online Reading List
- An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish by Bertrand Russell (1943)
- Bible Teaching and Religious Practice by Mark Twain
- God is Imaginary
- Is there an Artificial God? by Douglas Adams (1998)
- Skeptics Annotated Bible
- The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine (1795)
- Which Way? by Robert Ingersoll (1884).
- Why I Am Not A Christian by Bertrand Russell (1927)


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PaintingsErvin Potočnik
4. 3. 2020–30. 4. 2020
The exhibition, filled with symbolism, presents two views of the artist's tale of humans. The emphasis is on the strongly contrasting stylised figures, which are merged and float in a white void. These are the messengers in an unknown ritual. The paintings of a larger format (200 x 110 cm) are dominated by red-coloured figures, while the second part of the exhibition presents preparatory paintings or concepts for sculptures, with an emphasis on black figures.
Past exhibitions
Paintings, sculptures and printsLojze Spacal (1907–2000):
30. 12. 2019–8. 2. 2020
Lojze Spacal (1907–2000), is world-renowned and recognised as a graphics artist and is counted among the most important Slovenian artists of the 20th century. His retrospective exhibition, part of the series of historical and commemorative exhibitions at the Bežigrad Gallery will present paintings, sculptures, and prints from Moderna galerija Ljubljana, Javni zavod Komenski Kras, Štanjel and private collections made in the period between 1945 and 1995.
Drawings, paintings, graphics and sculpturesPrešeren Award Recipients from Slovenian Istria
2. 10. 2019–13. 11. 2019
Selected works by the Prešeren awards recipients originating from Slovenian Istria, coming from the collections of the Piran Coastal Galleries and the Prešeren Award Winners of Fine Arts Gallery Kranj. Drawings, paintings, prints, and sculptures by Zvest Apollonio, Aleksij Kobal, Janez Lenassi, Žviko Marušič and Andraž Šalamun will all be exhibited. Opening: Wednesday, 2 October 2019 at 7 pm
PAINTINGS 2016-2019Nika Zupančič
15. 5. 2019–29. 6. 2019
The exhibition will present works of varying formats made by Nika Zupančič from the last decade. The painter developed her own specific style of painting very early on, which manifests in her works through the selection of content and motifs. Her paintings are inspired by themes from the natural world, its fragility and unrelenting decay.
Videofestival Natures 16
9. 4. 2019–12. 4. 2019
Traditional four-day video festival at the Bežigrad Gallery 2 and the sixteenth festival of video will present authors who have been selected through a competition: Aleksij Kobal, Katja Kotnik, Andreja Kranjec, Veronika Kržičnik, Davorin Marc, Rebeka Fridrih Gosak, Ali Kovačič, Katja Kotnik, Anja Šavli, Ula Pogorevčnik, Eva Palčič, Christina Rems Loboda, Pila Rusjan, Sara Selšek, Nina Štepec, Dejan Štefančič, Minea Vrabl in Tonja Žagar.
Drawings and paintings 2003–2018Emerik Bernard
6. 2. 2019–27. 3. 2019
A representative of Slovenian modernist and postmodernist painting, Emerik Bernard is one of the key and major visual artists. His works abound in beauty and harmony, symbolic content and autonomous shape. A selection from the recent period will be featured in the exhibition.
Overview exhibitionOton Gliha (1914–1999)
19. 12. 2018–15. 1. 2019
A painting exhibition dedicated to a Slovenian author who lived in Slovenia in his youth, but spent most of his life in Croatia. This is the artist's first solo overview of chosen works in Slovenia, presenting drawings and paintings from the period between 1956 and 1974 during the author's transition to complete abstraction.The Bežigrjska galerija 2, in coproduction with the Moderna galerija Ljubljana, Moderna galerija Zagreb in Muzej suvremene umjetnosti Zagreb, presents an overview of Oton Gliha's works selected from collections especially for this exhibition.


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The House on Sorority Row: Blu-ray Vs. Extended Version
This composite was created by me using the Scorpion Blu-ray and a VHS recording from Svengoolie in November 14th, 1998. This restores an extended scene that is not seen on the Blu-ray. However, this scene is restored on the VHS release from VCL/Merlin in the United Kingdom. The extended scene is notably lower quality in audio and […]Continue Reading


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A friend of mine texted me last night. This was a friend who is quite intellectual, but he enjoys talking about conspiracy theories such as UFOs rather than historical facts and religion. He is fairly interested in Christianity, but whenever the topic of the 'Historical Jesus' is broached, he would usually shy away and not be very open to listening.
I have often wondered why this is so, and recently came to a realization. I think that it is because believing in Jesus demands a real commitment. Also, true and good religion teaches a real objective morality, which challenges people's standards of living. Words like "I'm spiritual but not religious" require no effort and no commitment. This nonsense gives space for exploration, rather than abiding to a definitive value to begin with. It is still relativism.
It is far easier to immerse our minds in conspiracy and hide from the truth, because it is less taxing on the will. Being a disciple of Jesus requires Metanoia, an aggressive and conscious wholesome change — both inside and out.


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Austin A. Hay
About Me
Projects & Samples
Included here are professional samples intended to demonstrate my preparedness for new opportunities. All documents are password protected, so if you'd like access, please send me a short
. These samples include coding projects, business plans, strategy studies, and data analyses across diverse companies and experiences. Coding project repositories can be found on my
Simply Finance: Custom Stock & Portfolio Web-App
This is a small, simple finance web-app based on a Rack foundation and built in Sinatra. At a basic level it makes it easier to check the top stocks that are important to a user's portfolio. Grounded in Yahoo-finance GEM's and the Yahoo API, this app calls for recent stock metrics. Simple, easy, intuitive and super useful to monitor multiple stocks and their metrics in real-time. Still in development on
Google Custom Search API Research Tool
This is a very small, simple, nimble, and scrappy Sinatra app built on the Rack framework. Originally created to help a friend conduct quick and painless market research, the app now serves as a case example for Google CSE API usage and integration. The backend script accepts industry and market metrics and customizes a Google search yielding a tailored research page that can also be RSS enabled. App is deployed for private use on Heroku with HTTP authentication, but code repository can be found on my
SCPD Student Feedback Generator
In order to assist me in delivering feedback to students in my role as a Course Assistant for the
Stanford Innovation & Entrepreneurship Certificate Program
, I developed a simple Rails web-app that takes form input and rapidly, automatically compiles a framework for graded response. The app was developed in Ruby with a PostgreSQL database for development, testing, and production. VC is through .git and
, and the app is deployment is through Heroku.
LimeDrop: Executive Business Pitch
In my final quarter at Stanford, I had the privilege to be part of
Entrepreneurial Design for Extreme Affordability
, a 2-quarter, interdisciplinary, immersive dive into social entrepreneurship. The purpose of this course was to match diverse graduate teams with non-profit peers to design, test and deploy a product with real impact for the world's poor. My team designed a low-cost sanitation device,
, delivering higher health outcomes in rual Cambodia.
Quantitative Fitness Industry Analysis
As a graduate student in Management Science & Engineering at Stanford, I conducted research in
Dr. Kathleen Eisenhardt's
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Stripe Emerging Markets Entry Analysis
Stripe is a small payments starup that is now handling billions of dollars in transactions and facing steep competition world-wide. In order to better understand how their global strategy might evolve, I conducted research on the South-East Asia Markets and wrote this small report analyzing regional data and delivering an opinion of which countries had the most ripe opportunities for market entry.
Intuit Financial Management Strategy Analysis
In Autumn 2013, I was a part of Stanford's MS&E 270: High Tech Strategy. For our capstone project, my team and I researched Intuit's Financial Management Strategy. We met with Managers and Executives across corporate strategy and financial services branches to understand Intuit's broader competitive movements. Afterwards, we presented our findings to Intuit management and our class at large. The 40-page, 25 MB Executive Document is available upon request.
Palantir Advertising Performance Analysis
Palantir provides robust data analysis across a wide-variety of industries. I analyzed a large monthly advertising data set focused on web traffic at high-volume nascent journalism sites, such as
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Isobel said the club needed leadership and Geoff stepped up to the job. She also thanked the board and all the club members for supporting Geoff. Isobel spoke of how ironic it was that changeovers have become a thing between the Double's and Caulfield's. In 2010 Di passed the IWC Berwick Presidential Collar to Isobel. In 2016
Geoff handed over the Rotary Collar to Mark...and in keeping with the tradition, Geoff was now handing the collar to her. Isobel thanked her father Graeme and her late mother, for being such active members of the community in which they have lived. Doing things for the community is something which Isobel has done
all her life. She especially thanked Mark and their daughters, Rachel and Anna, who also give so much to the community, both through Rotary and through Rotaract.
On Saturday, we had a mission! Deliver a bit of dental equipment for our project in the Solomon Islands to Rotary Donations in Kind in West Footscray (https://www.facebook.com/RotaryDIK/) and then backload an even bigger load of medical equipment for Hallam Valley Trade Training Centre for their medical training classroom.
This was a significant project as the equipment was for a local program instead of an overseas one. It was also an opportunity to get out and do something positive with our spare time, share a few stories and see another side of the world we live in. (and maybe have some fun!)
The Team! A mix of professionals including a nurseryman, boilermaker, kennel owner x 2, builder, environmental consultant, weatherman, educator, storage expert, building maintenance and finance expert. An unlikely mix that use their free time to help others
Rotarian Action Groups are international groups of Rotarians, family members, program participants, and alumni who are experts in a particular field or passionate about topics such as microcredit, peace, the environment, or water. Rotarian Action Groups (RAGs) give members opportunities to engage in service activities and network with like minded members around the world. Read more:


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Thanks to Parkbus, volunteering in nature has never been easier
Volunteers, Hazel Bird Nature Reserve, ON (Photo by NCC)
On a sunlit May 26 morning, 33 Conservation Volunteers (CV) stepped off of a bright blue bus at the Nature Conservancy of Canada's (NCC's) Hazel Bird Nature Reserve, on Ontario's Rice Lake Plains. Their mission was to help restore native plant species and rare habitats. Thanks to Parkbus, not one of them drove a car from downtown Toronto to join in on the fun. The Plug for the Prairies CV event was the result of a brand-new partnership between Parkbus and NCC, and it was a sweet deal for all!
Parkbus is a non-profit organization that provides bus service for city dwellers to experience activities like camping, hiking and stargazing. The organizers of Parkbus understand that not everyone has access to natural areas, especially those who live in cities and lack the means of transportation.
Des bénévoles plantent des fleurs sauvages indigènes à la réserve naturelle Hazel Bird, Ont. (Photo de CNC)
This CV event provided a new experience for Parkbus participants, as it was an opportunity to take part in hands-on conservation and caring for nature. NCC realizes that transportation can be a barrier for volunteers wishing to attend CV events that are held on remote properties. Working with Parkbus offered an innovative solution.
The Rice Lake Plains is characterized by tall grass prairies and oak savannahs, both of which are considered rare habitats in North America. Hazel Bird Nature Reserve used to be covered with two-metre-tall native grass species and black and white oak trees. Today, this reserve is filled with invasive Scotch pine and small populations of native grasses due to a legacy of agriculture.
Des bénévoles plantent des fleurs sauvages indigènes à la réserve naturelle Hazel Bird, Ont. (Photo de CNC)
Ali Giroux, Val Deziel and Elizabeth Latimer, staff from NCC's Ontario region, led the volunteers through a successful event. Close to 1,500 plugs of native grass species, like sand dropseed, and nearly 300 native wildflowers were planted.
Volunteers also helped NCC get one step closer to their goal of removing invasive Scotch pine from the reserve, having successfully cleared a 2.5-acre (one-hectare) area by the afternoon. The day ended with a classic Parkbus activity: a group hike. Volunteers relaxed and soaked in the beauty of Hazel Bird — and the results of their hard work.
The CV event was extremely successful, with more volunteers showing up than NCC staff expected. NCC looks forward to continuing this success with Parkbus and providing more urban Canadians with a chance to connect with nature — and a chance to get their hands dirty for conservation.
To learn more about the Hazel Bird Nature Reserve or to find out how you can visit this NCC property, check out NCC's Nature Destinations.


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Language programme in Saint-Malo
Saint-Malo, the gateway to Brittany, has much to offer in its own right - ringed by ancient ramparts and towering imperiously over the sea, it cuts an imposing figure. The city's history is full of swashbuckling tales of pirates - some of them government-sanctioned with the aim of frightening away the English. Today, the city is a top destination for Europeans in France and its gorgeous scenery, including a historic citadelle, warm summer weather and lovely clean beaches draw the crowds in every year.
The School
Our partner school is located in the heart of historic Saint-Malo, just a few minutes' walk from the beach.
French Course
15 French lessons per week (3 lessons per day)
- Lesson duration: 50 minutes
- Class size: maximum 15 students
- Class schedule: Monday-Friday, 09:30 to 13:00.
- Placement test: first day of lessons (written test)
- Certificate of completion at the end of the stay
- Qualified native French teachers. The school follows a 'Communicative Method' syllabus, which works to develop all four French language skills - reading, writing, speaking and listening. Special attention is paid to speaking, grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. Students take part in classroom role playing games, discussions and debates. Multimedia materials are also used during the classes.
Language level: beginner-advanced - no complete beginners can follow this programme
Activities and excursions
On top of the French lessons you can enjoy a complete timetable of social and leisure activities every week, either in the afternoon or evening from the following options :
1. French & Activities
- 4 afternoons of supervised activities per week
- 1 full-day excursion per week
Some of the many activities include:
- Guided tour of the inner Saint-Malo
- Beach games
- Treasure hunt
- Brittany "crêpes" party
- Sports (basketball, football, tennis, volleyball, beach volleyball, etc.)
- Visit of the Sea Life Centre & Aquarium
- Catamaran rides
- All day outings in the area: Mount Saint-Michel, cruise to Dinan medieval town and tour of the historic centre
Typical day schedule: (given as example and subject to potential changes)
2. French & Sailing
- 5 afternoons per week sailing lessons aboard a catamaran and lead by professional instructors at a renowned sailing club of Saint-Malo.
- 1 full-day excursion per week
Typical day schedule: (given as example and subject to potential changes)
3. French & Horse riding
- 5 afternoons per week of riding lessons in a renowned riding centre in Saint-Malo. Students are mixed during these lessons with local French young riders. Lessons are accessible to all levels (complete beginners accepted). Students are asked to take care of their horse on an everyday basis. Riding caps and helmets are lent free of charge by the centre.
- 1 full-day excursion per week
Typical day schedule: (given as example and subject to potential changes)
4. Combined programmes: French & Sailing or Horse riding + Activities
They combine the options French & Sailing or French & Horse riding courses as described above for 2 weeks + 1 or 2 weeks of French & Activities course.
Please note that these programmes are available for 3 or 4 week stays only.
Shared room with same-gender student from a different country and mother-tongue, shared bathroom, full board.
Travel time to school: 20-25 minutes maximum by public transport.
Practical Information
- Full board includes breakfast and dinner "at home" and a packed lunch on days of tuition & activities (cooked lunch at home upon week-ends)
- Some students may stay in single rooms, depending on availability.
- Laundry available according to the family schedule
Dates & Prices 2020
Dates 2020
Camp dates: from June 28 to August 22
French & Activities
- 2 weeks: 28/06-11/07 ; 12/07-25/07 ; 19/07-01/08 ; 26/07-08/08 ; 09/08-22/08
- 3 weeks: 28/06-18/07 ; 12/07-01/08, 19/07-08/08; 26/07-15/08
- 4 weeks: 28/06-25/07 ; 12/07-08/08; 19/07-15/08; 26/07-22/08
French & Sailing
- 2 weeks: 28/06-11/07; 12/07-25/07; 19/07-01/08; 26/07-08/08; 09/08-22/08
French & Horseriding
- 2 weeks : 28/06-11/07; 12/07-25/07; 19/07-01/08; 26/07-08/08; 09/08-22/08
Combined French & Sailing or Horseriding + Activities
- 3 weeks (2 weeks Sailing/Horse riding + 1 week Activities): 328/06-18/07; 12/07-01/08; 19/07-08/08; 26/07-15/08
- 4 weeks (2 weeks Sailing/Horse riding + 2 weeks Activities): 28/06-25/07; 12/07-08/08; 19/07-15/08; 26/07-22/08
Prices 2020
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Prices include:
- 15 French lessons per week
- Cultural, social or sports activities according to programme
- 1 excursion per week
- Full-board Homestay
- Course materials and use of the school premises
- Attendance certificate
- Transfers from and to Rennes or Dinard Airport OR Saint-Malo or Rennes train station (arrivals between 12:00 and 18:00, departures between 09:00 and 14:00)
- All school taxes and enrolment fees
Prices do not include:
- Travel to and from Saint-Malo
- Transportation in and around Saint-Malo
- Optional insurances
- Visa fees (if any)
Practical Information
Arrivals: Sunday
Departures: Saturday
Arrival airports and train stations:
- Airports: Rennes or Dinard
- Train stations: Saint-Malo or Rennes
Transfers: Pick-up and drop-off (between the airport or train station of your choice and your Homestay) are included. You must plan an arrival between 12:00 and 18:00 and a departure between 09:00 and 14:00.
Please note: Do not make any travel arrangements until we have confirmed your enrolment in your chosen course.
Evening outings curfew rules
Students 15+ holding a valid parental authorisation will be allowed to go out in the evening until 21hrs maximum.
All students under 15 or those 15+ not holding a valid parental authorisation will not be allowed in any case to go out outside of the activity programme schedule. This all inclusive language lessons & activity programme is organised so as to keep the students fully occupied at all times.
Visa Information
You might need a visa for this course. For more information please visit our Visa Information page.
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Love the S-07s. Ran through my 2nd set last Feb '98. Corded them after 18,000 miles. The original set lasted 20,000 miles. Great street, track, autocross tire. Loads of grip, in the dry. Great steering feel. Great balance, in that oeversteer is inducible with the gas pedal. Good rain performance. Now for the downside--they're too damned expensive! I couldn't afford a 3rd set so I tried the Yokohama A032Rs in stock size. I've had these since Feb'98. Currently have 8000 miles of street, track, and Solo II miles. At $144 per tire, seemed cheaper at the time, but now getting close to needing new tires--again!!!
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Tamiya, Humbrol, Peco, Monroe Models, Aim Weathering Products, Bragdon Enterprises are just a few of the many makers of the modelling versions of these powders. Over the years I have acquired a few different ones when the price was right.
A while back Peter A in the club came out of the
closet cupboard and once he'd put down the model scenery items in his hands, he proceeded to tell me about an alternative that works well and can be a lot cheaper. So he and I now use this new type of product - It's called Eye Shadow, and is quite fetching. It sticks better than blush or other products so works for us.
Now, some apply there powders after painting a model and others just before they put a clear coat on over the top. It all depends how much handling your model will get as to which way to go. I prefer the powders after all the painting is done, as it shows up much better.
We found the BYS brand of cosmetics, which you can find at the cheap cosmetic stores around the place like Cosmetics Plus at Chermside, Strathpine, Carindale, North Lakes etc (look 'em up, as they do have a website) to be a good range of product.
Anyway, getting back to modelling, the model train variety. Normally you'd say this girlie stuff is all sparkly and shiny - but's it's not. We found that there are matte versions. Matte makes it usable for us as it's not shiny - obvious hey.
Anyway, they are available in simple small compacts with a number of similar colours in each. We've found the 5 colour compact which is about 5 bucks and comes in two series of colour, "Desert Safari" and "Deep Space", is pretty neat as you get 10 colours for 10 bucks and that should cover most things you want to weather. They also have 8 colour compacts in matte called "Camo Couture" and "Palette Neutrals". These at 7 bucks are very good value as well.
Then there is the big gun, the big 12 colour unit - with a mirror ! This one is just called "matte" and at 15 bucks covers pretty much all your colours in one handy compact that will fit into your purse, I mean modelling box, very easily.
So just for show, I grabbed an old HO scale boxcar shell I'd been practising sand blasting and clear coating on. On the left-hand side I have quickly used some Tamiya Weathering Powders and on the right-hand side I have used the BYS matte colours from some of the compacts.
So, there are alternatives to expensive modelling powders. Now, here is a handy hint: When you go into one of these shops, make sure there are a pile of other people in there, otherwise a single old fella hanging around looking at makeup, tends to get the young things behind the counter a tad worried! And DO NOT bother to tell them what it is for. Just let them assume you are weird, as it is much simpler... believe me I know. If you try to sound normal by saying it is for your toy model trains, then, listen to yourself... and run, run Forest, run!
Stay tuned as next week we will do a trial of Hair Removal Products, but we are still trying to get some brave souls to step forward and be out test subjects...


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Name: Lovemelie
Birthdate: July 16, 2009
To sponsor a child, we require a minimum monthly donation of $40.00 per month. This amount helps cover the food, clothing, shelter, medical, and education expenses associated with providing a loving and nurturing home for the girls of Faith House.
If you are interested in sponsoring a child, we ask that you click the sponsor button and fill out the brief form stating name of the child you are interested in sponsoring and your intended monthly donation amount. Our program director will then contact you to answer any questions you may have.
She was born on July 16, 2009. She is the last of 8 children. Her mom and dad could not care for her after she was born. Her parents had a small field of vegetables and did not harvest much to provide for the children's needs. Lovemelie had become sick because of the lack of nutrition and proper hygiene. Instead of letting Lovemelie die, they decided to bring her to Faith House Orphanage.
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While making cookies with my family I was wondering about what the real reason is that we shouldn't eat raw cookie dough. Most people usually assume that you shouldn't eat raw cookie dough because you run the risk of getting salmonella from the raw egg. But what if I told you that wasn't the only reason? Studies show that it is not only is raw egg, but also flour that is making people sick. A recent report says that General Mills flour has sickened 45 people and has made a recall of 45 million pounds of its product. But why? What could be affecting flour in a way that its making people sick? Officials from the Food and Drug Administration analyzed samples of the flour and found that it was contaminated with two separate strands of E-Coli. Investigations have led to the disease being present in other sprout based food sources, but never flour.
So how did the E-Coli get into the flour? Because wheat is not usually treated to kill bacteria, the product is more susceptible to pick up the disease. If livestock defecate in the field, then it increases the likelihood that the grain will pick up the bacteria that's been causing so much illness. So what is the disease doing? The disease has been causing diarrhea and abdominal cramps. Some symptoms last longer than a week and persist such as Kidney failure. The disease has spread across 21 states. The FDA is aiding GM in the process of eliminating the disease in their products.
When eating raw cookie dough, you should always be cautious. First and foremost, the consumption of raw egg is unhealthy. Furthermore, General Mills recent recall makes the decision even riskier. But what if you're like me and you enjoy raw cookie dough and kind of don't care? Just wait a while…..In the not too distant future, GM's recall should be over and the flour they produce should be E-Coli free once more.
So what can be taken away from all of this? First, if you have any General Mills products containing flour, you best throw them away. Second, avoid consuming any products containing raw flour. And Finally, eating raw egg is never a good idea. So the next time you're making Chocolate chip cookies, think about what ingredients you used before you take a bite of the raw dough.
Photos: http://www.nature-education.org/water-ecoli.html https://www.holdthecarbs.com/community/blog/low-carb-flour-vs-traditional-flour/ http://www.medclient.com/tag/raw-cookie-dough/
Sources: http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/22/health/eat-raw-cookie-dough/ http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/07/31/flour-recall-prompts-new-warning-dont-eat-dough-or-batter.html http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm508450.htm


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Japan's newest railway stationmaster is named Nitama. She beat fierce competition for the prestigious position, rising through the ranks due to her qualified résumé, including a previous role as the stationmaster at Idakiso Station and an assistantship under the former stationmaster at Kishi in the rural district of Kinokawa. She also had the edge over other candidates based on her willingness to wear a hat.
Nitama is a cat.
She is not the first cat to serve as a stationmaster in Japan. Far from it. In fact, she is only where she is today due to her groundbreaking predecessor, Japan's most famous cat stationmaster, Tama. Tama passed away in June at the ripe old age of 16—or about 80 in cat years—and Nitama was appointed after the traditional 50-day mourning period of the Japanese Shinto religion.
The tradition of a cat stationmaster goes back to January 2008, when officials of the Wakayama Electric Railway promoted Tama to the "super station master" of the Kishi station. The company president and the mayor of the town were both in attendance at the ceremony. The promotion made Tama "the only female in a managerial position" at the train company.
But Tama was not just the only female in an executive position at this Japanese railway company; she was also the first cat to make it to senior management position. In January 2010, railway officials promoted Tama to the post of "Operating Officer" in recognition of her saving the local Kishigawa Line from bankruptcy, by turning the spot into a tourist attraction, luring costumers with her coy cuteness. Japan Times claims that her presence at the station increased ridership and added a projected 1.1 billion yen ($8.9 million) to the local economy in her first year.
Tama had a rags-to-riches story. Raised by a group of stray cats that used to live close to Kishi Station, she was eventually adopted by an informal station manager, and soon became the official manager herself. After she passed, thousands of people gathered at Tama's funeral where she was enshrined as a goddess in the Shinto religion, which has a variety of gods, including animals.
A photo of Tama, standing proud in a navy cape and stationmaster's hat, was placed on an altar where fans came to pray and leave offerings.
Wakayama Electric Railway president Mitsunobu Kokima told CNN why Nitama is qualified to be Tama's successor.
"The reason I appointed Nitama as a successor to Tama is that she had teaching experience from Tama directly," he explained. "Tama was very mild and she seldom got angry, though she was strict with her subordinate Nitama."
The famous cat stationmasters are not surprising for anyone who knows a bit about Japan—cats are deeply rooted in Japanese culture, from being honored during what is known as the Edo Period (1615–1867) to today's current cat obsession in Kawaii, Japan's infamous cult of cuteness.


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After signing many foreign hockey stars, Medveščak strengthened their squad with four young domestic players. Luka Jarčov, Vilim Rosandić, Bruno Fičur and Bruno Kegalj will represent Medveščak in EBEL next season.
20-year-old left winger Luka Jarčov signed for Medveščak after five years spent in KHL Zagreb. Jarčov already played for Medveščak as a loaned player in EBJL and EBYSL where he racked up 53 goals and 73 assists in 106 appearences. Jarčov represented KHL Zagreb in Croatian and Slovenian Championship and made 34 appearences at the international level for Croatia.
His biggest success came two years ago when Jarčov was one of the best players in Medveščak's campaign to the final of EBYSL.
Only six days younger goalie Vilim Rosandić came to Medveščak from Detva where he managed to win Slovakian second division last year. Rosandić started his career in Nitra where he played for under 18 and under 20 teams before he moved to Banska Bystrica where he debuted in strong Slovak Extraliga. Two years ago Rosandić was awarded as the best goalie of Slovakian under 20 Championship.
Same as Jarčov, Rosandić is playing for Croatia at the international level. He is the first goalie announced to play for Medveščak next season.
Defensman Bruno Kegalj is the oldest one from domestic quartet. In his young career, Kegalj played for Banska Bystrica, KHL Zagreb and Medveščak. In his only season at Banska Bystrica he made 41 appearence for under 18 and under 20 teams. Throughout his spell with KHL Zagreb Kegalj represented the club in Croatian and Slovenian Championship.
Kegalj played for Medveščak in EBYSL and scored 14 goals assisting 44 times in his 146 appearences. He is also part of Croatian national team.
19-year-old Bruno Fičur represented KHL Mladost and Medveščak in his career. For Medveščak he collected 22 points in 53 appearences in EBYSL, while he played in Croatian and Slovenian Championship for KHL Mladost. Fičur is curently a member of under 20 Croatian national team.


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Temple Bamboo
Poaceae Semiarundinaria Fastuosa None
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|Grows In
|Zone 6B · -5° to 0° F through Zone 11 · Above 40° F
|Sun Exposure
|Full / Mostly Sun, Full / Mostly Shade, Morning Sun / Evening Shade, Morning Shade / Evening Sun, Dappled Light / Filtered Sun
|Soil Drainage
|Well Drained, Moderately Drained
|Resistent To
|Deer Resistant, Heat
|Foliage Color
|Chartreuse, Medium Green
|Average Height
|20' to 30', 30' to 40'
|Average Width
|.5' to 1'
|Wildlife, Songbirds / Birds
Temple Bamboo, also called "Japanese Palm," is a very attractive stately bamboo that has very erect canes which age to a beautiful purple or dark reddish color. This the most erect species we offer. Mature culms are very straight, with foliage only at the top one third of the culms. Often referred to as one of the red bamboo. This species has quasi persistent culm sheaths. Handles salt spray conditions associated with planting in coastal conditions.
Temple is a running bamboo, which means it spreads. Bamboo can be easily controlled in a small area (a normal city yard) simply by mowing or stepping on the young shoots that emerge one time a year in spring. New shoots could also be used for culinary purposes and cooked, much like asparagus. Keep in mind that running bamboo only puts up new shoots for a short time each year, and when they are "shooting", the new plants are very fragile and easy to destroy. Root pruning, a Bamboo Root Barrier or growing plants in above- or below-ground containers are other methods to control spread.
Gardener Direct also carries Bamboo fertilizer and planting soil containing Biochar, a highly porous material that allows for long term water and nutrient holding capabilities.
Containers/Pots: Good
Crafts: Good
Edible: Good
Hedge: Good
Indoor: Too large
Ornamental: Excellent
Privacy Screen: Good, though high branched
Specimen: In containers or when controlled in ground
Wood Quality: Excellent
*Other Special Notes: This one handles salt spray conditions associated with planting in coastal conditions.
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 6-11
Type: Clumping, Running
Height: up to 30'
Spread: 5'+ without control
Culm Diameter: 1 1/2"
Sun: Full Sun or Part Shade
Soil: Average
Growth Rate: Fast
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Our expertise involves a range of platforms & shop systems; We have experience working with WooCommerce, Open Cart, Shopify and Magento.
The Magento e-commerce platform is what we specialise in, and provided it meets your requirements and budget we would typically develop an e-commerce solution in this. With over 10 years experience creating sites for this platform you can rest assured that you are in capable hands.
Take a look at a few of the reasons why you should choose us for your next e-commerce website:
1. Responsive Design
Our design expertise enables us to produce attractive e-commerce websites that are crafted to allow excellent user engagement and conversion. We look beyond the aesthetics and use our user interface knowledge to make the experience for your visitors as easy as possible irrespective of the device they view the website on.
Your website will respond fluidly to their browser / device size and look great across the board.
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The e-commerce platforms we work with are open-source and have a wealth of features out of the box. These features allow a comprehensive e-commerce site which can compete on a global scale in terms of its capability. Advanced caching engines and optimisations ensure super fast website load times. Because the platforms we choose are open source they benefit from community involvement which results in large marketplaces for addon functionality including payment and shipping options that will help you stand out from your competition.
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Twitter Stays on an Upswing, With Second Straight Quarter of Profit
Twitter Stays on an Upswing, With Second Straight Quarter of Profit
When Twitter posted its first quarterly profit a few months ago, many wondered if the result was a one-off or a repeatable feat.
The social media company answered on Wednesday with its latest quarterly earnings that showed it was still on an upswing.
For the first quarter, Twitter reported a profit of $61 million and said revenue rose 21 percent to $665 million. User numbers rose slightly to 336 million per month.
The results surpassed the expectations of financial analysts, and show that even as regulators worldwide turn a more skeptical eye toward social media companies like Twitter and Facebook over privacy concerns and for not doing enough to prevent the spread of misinformation and hate speech, their core advertising-driven businesses are in good shape.
Twitter's stock has more than doubled in value in the past 12 months as the company has undergone a perception shift on Wall Street. While Twitter once struggled..


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Because it's fun to watch people waiting for planes, and being on them – and it beats thinking about that popping in your sinuses…
I'm waiting in Hartford for the first leg of my flight. At the gate next to me are seven or eight gigantic young men wearing University of Massachusetts jackets and gear. I'm certain it's the basketball team.
They move with confidence, grace and authority. None of them can be over 22 or 23 years old. They're on their way to Washington, I suppose for a game.
I wonder how their lives will turn out. Will they take their physical gifts and use them to project that same authority and confidence in the world be on the basketball court? Will they become victims of a system that values their athletic prowess and nothing else?
Whatever it is they sure seem to be enjoying themselves now. I wish they were on my plane.
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Sitting next to me on the Hartford to Charlotte leg is a couple, about my age. The very nice woman offers me some gum from the package she took out. I gratefully accept. People like to give, and I like to receive…even gum! Sounds about right to me.
And no, I don't think it has anything to do with my breath.
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We get ready to leave the plane. There's a nine or ten year old girl getting off the plane toward the back. She's all business and ready to move. She seems very surprised when the crowd doesn't bend to her will and get out of her way so she can leave. It makes me wonder how she'll handle disappointment later in life.
We deplane and I begin the huffing fun to catch my connector to West Palm Beach…wondering what's next.
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The Charlotte to West Palm Beach leg of the flight: This time the couple next to me are speaking English to each other, and using sign language at the same time. Why? Their voices were perfectly normal. Was one of them learning from the other, like partial language immersion? Did someone teach it, like my colleague who got her masters degree in counseling from Gallaudet Universeity, even though she isn't hearing impaired?
One of those fun mysteries to ponder.
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Three rows up, I'm watching a bald guy, about ten or so years younger than I am. He's allowing a young girl, presumably his daughter, to spank his head.
The smacks get progressively harder and louder. His facial expression never changes from the amusement it started with. But I start to develop sympathy pains to the point where I wince and I feel my mouth forming the words, "Stop It." I suppress it. I never realized we are a fraternity.
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I'm watching the most stunning flight attendant I've ever seen. A gorgeous black woman. Long limbs, open features, a smile that can power a 757. She could easily be on a magazine cover or runway.
And when I see the graciousness she talks to people with…the natural, easy flowing good humor I say to myself, "how did Hollywood or New York miss her?"
Then I think…she's obviously so good at what she does, maybe this is her assignment. Beauty and grace can come down to coach class and inspire the rest of us mortals.