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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beladona Memorial 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...
On this day in 3761 BC – the epoch reference date epoch (origin) of the modern Hebrew calendar (Proleptic Julian calendar). In 1477 Uppsala University, the oldest university in Sweden and all of the Nordic countries, was established. In 1542 explorer Cabrillo discovered Santa Catalina Island off of the California coast. In 1582, because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar, this day was skipped in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain. In 1691 the English royal charter for the Province of Massachusetts Bay is issued. In 1763 King George III of the United Kingdom issued the Royal Proclamation of 1763, closing aboriginal lands in North America north and west of the Alleghenies to white settlements. In 1800 French corsair Robert Surcouf, commander of the 18-gun ship La Confiance, captures the British 38-gun Kent inspiring the traditional French song Le Trente-et-un du mois d'août. In 1826 the Granite Railway begins operations as the first chartered railway in the US. In 1862 Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH) opened as the first hospital in the Canadian province of British Columbia. In 1912 the Helsinki Stock Exchange saw its first transaction. In1916 Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland University 222–0 in the most lopsided college football game in American history. In 1919 KLM, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, was founded -- it is the oldest airline still operating under its original name. In 1950 Mother Teresa established the Missionaries of Charity. In 1958 the US manned space-flight project was renamed Project Mercury. In 1959 USSR probe Luna 3 transmitted the first ever photographs of the far side of the Moon. In 1982 the musical "Cats" opened on Broadway, beginning its record run of 7,485 performances.
The weather is in the news as the lower US East Coast braces itself. It was Matthew that actually precipitated my post yesterday about worrying – I have friends and family in Florida and when the governor commented that it wasn’t a question of “if” you were going to lose power but for how long, I started wondering how they would fare. When Walt Disney World announced it was closing early last night and today, I knew it was really serious [just in case I thought it was a government conspiracy, you know]. The Florida House of the Mouse has only closed its gates three times in the past 45 years and always for hurricanes: 09.15.1999, for Hurricane Floyd; 09.04 and 09.05.1999, for Hurricane Frances and 09. 26.2004, for Hurricane Jeanne. It was also evacuated and closed in a brisk 30 minutes on 9.11 – I was there and it was a pretty awesome coordination of transportation over the four parks; we were staying at the Caribbean Beach resort and it only took us 45 minutes from the announcement of the closure mid-performance in the Lion King Festival to walking into our room.
And it makes me think of the devastation the winds of change can cause when they sweep into your life and upset all of your careful planning. Yes they bring new opportunities. Yes you can find your direction. Yes you can build windmills. But it hurts, no doubt about it
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