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Carol H Tucker
Passionate about knowledge management and organizational development, expert in loan servicing, virtual world denizen and community facilitator, and a DISNEY fan
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Be warned:in this very rich environment where you can immerse yourself so completely, your emotions will become engaged -- and not everyone is cognizant of that. Among the many excellent features of SL, there is no auto-return on hearts, so be wary of where your's wanders...
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Holy Wednesday
Today is the 4th day of the 15th week, the 12th day of the 4th month, the 102nd day of 2017, and:
- Belmont-Paul Women's Equality Monument Day
- Big Wind Day
- Drop Everything and Read Day – this is something that I have no problem celebrating!
- Holy Wednesday
- International Day for Street Children
- International Day of Human Space Flight -- Did you know the @Space_Station has been continuously occupied by astronauts for 16+ years?
- National Bookmobile Day
- National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day
- National Licorice Day
- National Only Child Day – nice to know we have our own day, but there isn’t anyone to celebrate it without living parents or siblings! Please note most people who grew up as an only child make very sure that their children do not
- Russian Cosmonaut Day
- School Librarians' Day
- Yuri's Night AKA The World’s Space Party
- Walk on Your Wild Side Day
ON THIS DAY: In 238 Gordian II lost the Battle of Carthage against the Numidian forces loyal to Maximinus Thrax and was killed; Gordian I, his father, committed suicide. In 1606 England's King James I decreed the design of the original Union Flag, which combined the flags of England and Scotland. In 1877 the catcher for Harvard's baseball team, James Tyng, wore a modified fencing mask behind the plate -- it is believed to be the first time a catcher's mask was used during a game. In 1934 the strongest surface wind gust in the world at the time of 231 mph, was measured on the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire. In 1937 Sir Frank Whittle ground-tested the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft at Rugby, England. In 1955 the polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective. In 1961 Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man to fly in space, orbiting the Earth once before making a safe landing. In 1981 the first launch of a Space Shuttle (Columbia) took place [STS-1 mission]. In 1967 the House of Commons recommended making Calixa Lavallée's song 'O Canada' the national anthem In 1990 Jim Gary's "Twentieth Century Dinosaurs" exhibition opened at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC -- he is the only sculptor ever invited to present a solo exhibition there. In 1992 the Euro Disney Resort officially opened with its theme park Euro Disneyland; the resort and its park's name are subsequently changed to Disneyland Paris.
Judas Iscariot has been someone who has interested me ever since I started contemplating religion, belief, and philosophy. I have always doubted that he really did it for those infamous 30 pieces of silver, which he then cast away He went from being an intensive, dedicated supporter of Jesus as the Messiah to his betrayer, ending his life by hanging himself [Matthew 27: 1 – 10]. There are many other interpretations of his motives, the one that I find more likely is that he was a Jewish patriot who thought that he could force Jesus’ hand, that rather than permit himself to be killed, Christ would call for a rebellion against Rome and lead it. Obviously his perspective on the mission of His ministry was a lot different than that of Christ and possibly the other apostles! However, the question that really fascinates me is Judas’ damnation. What about fee will -- was he truly destined from birth to be eternally damned as the Son of God’s betrayer? If he hadn’t, wouldn’t someone else had to fill that role so that Christ’s sacrifice would be complete? And then the big question – he obviously repented of his action, so wouldn’t Jesus have forgiven him?
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