Parker said Chiefs will need a positive mentality to overcome the odds and beat Bucs.
Kaizer Chiefs will aim to utilise their "home ground advantage" at Moses Mabhida Stadium to their benefit in Saturday's Telkom Knockout Soweto derby semifinal against Orlando Pirates' Amakhosi striker Bernard Parker has said.
Chiefs have used Moses Mabhida as an alternate venue for the past few seasons' playing usually three or more matches a campaign in Durban' so they might be the more familiar of the two teams with the surroundings' Parker said.
They also won their last match in the Telkom at the venue' beating SuperSport United 1-0 in the quarterfinals there on November 4.
Delving further back' Amakhosi also beat Pirates 1-0 in the 2014 MTN8 final at Moses Mabhida' which was the last Soweto derby in Durban.
Among players still in Chiefs' line-up from that match are Parker' Itumeleng Khune and Willard Katsande.
"Moses Mabhida has been good to us for the past years. And with our home ground advantage we've got the know-how in terms of the facility'" Parker said.
"And' yes' it's a good memory for us that we lifted the MTN8 trophy there against the very same opponents. That should be a plus as well' having that memory.
Chiefs will need all the advantages they can get.
Pirates are most pundits' favourites for Saturday's semifinal. They were convincing beating Amakhosi 2-1 in the league last month' and are in better form as leaders of the Absa Premiership' while hot-and-cold Chiefs sit in fifth place.
"For us as top professionals we have to gather all positives for us to go into the match in a positive frame of mind'" the ex-Bafana Bafana striker said.
"We are well aware it won't be an easy one. But then the positive attitude that we have in the team can be enhanced by sharing our experiences' our talks' our vision and our philosophy on how we're going to overcome our opponents.
"The coach [Giovanni Solinas] has mentioned that our preparations have been more about how we can improve in all aspects of our game. Our system' our movements' and all characteristics that we need to improve on as individuals' as players and as a team.
"The coach has also mentioned that we – and I can attest that it is true – have been improving as a team with solidarity' unity and our fighting spirit as well.
FNB Stadium was unavailable for Saturday's semifinal due to a pre-booked prayer meeting there.
Tickets for the derby at Moses Mabhida sold out within two hours of going on sale.


Generally our office recognizes major birthdays (those ending on 0's and 5's) with a little more zest than regular birthdays. We have an ever-expanding box of "over the hill" decorations that we draw from, so it's never a real surprise that your desk or office looks like a party morgue the morning of your birthday; the surprise is how it's arranged. So I was expecting streamers and signs and maybe confetti and I was expecting everyone to be in black. I wore the brightest colors I could find in my closet and feigned surprise over the black tulle and streamers around my door for the camera. Then I opened my door and screamed. MY OFFICE WAS FILLED WITH BALLOONS!!! Bree said it took her and her mom over an hour to blow them up and two car trips to get them all to my office. I immediately sat down in the middle of them. Bree took a few pictures, which was intimidating as I was in a skirt and flailing about in static-laced air, but I managed to not expose myself. Bree wouldn't have minded anyway, we flirt all the time. So that was my first surprise. My second surprise was an ALL_COLLEGE email from the head of marketing and public affairs with a picture of me laid out amidst the balloons along with a Happy 40th Birthday wishes me and a Happy December Birthday wishes for all the December birthdays at the college. I got a lot of emails, phone calls, and drop in visits that day! Anyone who stopped by was invited to sit in my balloons which I had corralled behind some cardboard so that they only took up half of my office. A lot of people actually took me up on the offer! One of my coworkers complained about being in black to mourn my 40th – she said considering she was turning 60 next year she couldn't bring herself to mourn turning 40. My third surprise was the number of gifts people brought me! A John Lennon poster, some note cards, hot chocolate with real whipped cream, a Christmas cactus, a homemade magnetic picture board, and a most amazing pair of vintage shoes. The office even did a healthy luncheon for me because they knew I'm on Weight Watchers!
Around 2pm the smell of the rubber was giving me a headache, but I couldn't bear to pop them because they were so brightly colored and happy I felt like I was working from inside a gumball machine. So I enlisted the help of someone from the financial aid office and we hid the balloons in their supply closet in hopes it would tumble on someone. It was really hard to do! They kept trying to escape or fall out of the closet, and we were giggling so much I'm surprised no one caught us. Christa spent the next few hours sending her coworkers to the closet to help her fetch things, each time replacing the balloons. I missed most of this as I was working the front counter; then I simply forgot about them. My husband showed up for our yoga class, and I was frantically trying to get everything in order so that I could leave right on time as we only have ten minutes between my getting off from work and yoga starting. Right at 4:30 the head of the Financial Aid Office entered the supply closet on a quest for toner and was accosted by the balloons. She was not amused. I felt awful. I tried to get the balloons out of her way, but balloons are not cooperative and I had class to get to. She said it was okay, but then the balloons caused her to drop the toner cartridges, which immediately sank into the heap of balloons on the floor and disappeared. She made a very aggravated sound. I ratted out Christa and fled! I brought her cookies the next morning and assured her it had been my scheme, not Christa's – but it turns out she thought it was funny and wanted to move the balloons into the admissions supply closet to try to get someone else!
Meanwhile, we were late for yoga, but barely. And everyone wished me a happy birthday as we got to our spots. One person even asked if I was the one with all the balloons, so I got to explain they were why we were late – which got a laugh.
Then it was rush, rush, rush to choir practice – where I was greeted by a chorus of Happy Birthday! Toaster ended it with "now you are 40!!" Then four other members arrived and they sang it again. Toaster added more comments about being 40 throughout the song. Finally, our piano player arrived and they sang it again, this time with the most amazing piano accompaniment ever - it was a hugely rich sound with loads of flourishes and crescendos. Toast didn't even bother singing; she just chanted 40, 40, 40 throughout the performance.
I finally made it home around 8:30 that evening and Monkeys excitedly gave me a freshly baked cookie and my birthday present - a concertina! I brought it to work the next day and tormented everyone with attempting to play Joy to the World by ear without knowing where any of the notes were or what I was doing.
So – 40 is pretty much awesome. I highly recommend it.
40, for me, was WAY NOT the greatest birthday ever. It started out really crappy, in fact, but it got quite a bit better.
50, for me, was THE GREATEST BIRTHDAY *EVAH*!!!!!
30 sucked for me so 40 can only be better right? Maybe I'll try to be in the south on my 42nd!
I am SO JEALOUS of your concertina! I love them because they are so cute!!!
Nobody would believe you were 40.


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Чемпионат России по лыжным гонкам 1994 проводился с 10 по 15 марта 1994 года в Сыктывкаре.

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 Вячеслав Селиванов. На родине Рочева и Сметаниной // Советский спорт. — 1994. — № 43 (13871). — 17 марта. — С. 1

1990-е годы в Коми
1994 год в лыжном спорте
Март 1994 года
Спортивные соревнования в Сыктывкаре
Чемпионаты России в 1994 году
Чемпионаты России по лыжным гонкам

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Today, I got the chance to meet another gym staple. I knew of his name and sometimes his workout routines. However, I knew so little about him. I just always remember his Mad Men-esque hair cleanly kept even in the gym. Meanwhile, he's deadlifting 4, 5, sometimes 6 plates. He breaks a sweat, and I break a sweat just watching him. So as I wrapped up my sets, and he wrapped up his, I asked him if I could get to know him a bit better, and if he'd be today's Stranger. He happily accepted. Meet the Strong Man.
John just dove right into it.
"And then, that…" he pauses and thinks for a moment.
"I'm the oldest of five children. There's a 10-year difference between the oldest and the youngest. What other questions?" Haha. He really ran with that without me asking anything. That was great.
What's a key way that you live like that?
What would you say is a fascinating thing about you that most nobody knows?
What do you love about that stuff?
"Well, would I be able to keep the knowledge that I have now?" Sure.
I make the comment that you'd create some multiple timelines. (Yes, I love the nerdy stuff, too!) We laugh about it.
So what is something you would like to do with all this knowledge? Would it be to invent the iPhone?!
"In college, I kind of saw the opportunity in the housing market where I was living. I was watching the prices after 2008 when I went into college. And I was living right near Turner Field. But I didn't have money at that time. So, I mean there's a lot of opportunity there but how to execute on that would be something I now have the knowledge to do. So stuff like that." He thinks some more.
The beauty of meeting Strangers is the little nuggets people share that strike a chord with readers for whatever reason. When John asked his question for tomorrow's Stranger (and indeed, thinking about Einstein's quote), I thought about something real near and dear to me. There are things we do and things that occupy our minds. Or at least, there's one thing that has been occupying my mind for so long. I tell myself that I've been changing my approach and even how I feel about it. However, I still get largely the same result. That's me thinking about this one thing every single day. So I wonder if I'm really making a marked difference while expecting (hoping) for a different result. I'll share this one day, but not today.
Like I said earlier, I've seen John in the gym. He's a regular much like some of the others I've met on this journey. This has been so great for me to connect and get to know people I see at least twice in the gym — a place that I call my safe haven and my meditation spot. It's great to know (in a hey-there-are-mini-connections-everywhere-kind-of-way) that John is similar to a previous Stranger Bruce (#70) who also loves the fantasy world and video games, and both are very strong guys. John made the comment about how most people wouldn't peg him as a "nerd". That's great to hear, though, in some respects because this journey continues to highlight how people are so much more than what we see.
Also, I was wondering what John's "alias" was going to be. I really wanted the strength side to be a part of his alias while I was thinking about the nerdy side as well as the religious side. So how great was it that John pretty much gave me his alias that really has two meanings — "Strong Christian". Ah, that works so well.
Meet John. No longer a Stranger.
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I'm on a real get-to-know-the-people-you-lift-near vibe at the moment, so I met today's Stranger at the gym. In fact, he's another person I've been wanting to get to know, but we've both been pretty focused on our routines, that we don't talk. He was about to exit the building, too, but luckily, I just finished my workout, and I did the normal thing to chase him as he reached the door. He had to get to work in 40-ish minutes, but he still agreed to sit down for a few minutes and share his story.
Your email contains "imagine". What is that?
You used to do it, so it used to be a pretty big passion. Do you still do it on the side?
What'd you love about rap before?
Then working out has since become a passion.
He admitted, "I used to be bullied as a kid actually, because I was smaller than everybody. I went to high school 90 pounds. I was just the target, so I started lifting weights. I started getting bigger, and yeah." He laughs.
Bullying is an interesting and tough thing. I was slightly bullied at a couple times when I was younger. However, it's become more of an important issue to me as I have a little niece. As I put my niece in that perspective if she was ever bullied, it breaks my heart. So I wanted to ask some questions about this to Stan — How did you cope with that?
"Well, the school I went to was very… ghetto." He laughs. "So, it was pretty much fight or get picked on and then they'll beat you up. So I had to beat up the bully. That's pretty much how people stopped messing with me!" He laughs some more.
You've got two kids (son is 3, daughter is 1). What are you going to teach them about bullying but also about respecting others?
"We're Christian. So, my son is… is deep in the Word right now. Every time he does something or I do something he doesn't like, he says, 'God doesn't like that'." He laughs again.
What is your Dream and goal?
I think about this as I look around at every one else who is a father and mother — how do you still be authentically you other than living for your kids and wife? Is that even possible?
"And I'm also an artist. So drawing and getting in the gym… my day's complete! So, I mean I pray before I get to the gym. I keep God first. This is my passion. I'm here." He's smiling and motioning to "here" as he speaks.
I wasn't sure if I had relayed Kailee's question very well, so I expanded on the question using a "practical situation" where his company was doing something shady. Would he want to know, or would he rather live in the "blissful ignorance"?
"Yeah, well, in that case, yeah. But in the fortune teller sense, no." Stan laughs, and thinks.
"If I knew something was wrong, yes, I most definitely would like to know — what's going on? Where's the future of this company headed in order to get out of it. Yeah, most definitely.
What is a question you'd like to ask?
Stan asked if I meant someone who's really successful or not. I said I wasn't sure who I was going to walk up to and speak to tomorrow.
I tell Stan that I'm not sure if I'll speak to a millionaire tomorrow, but I could phrase the question in such a way so that tomorrow's Stranger can share how he/ she is successful in whatever capacity — look for something non-conventional, if available.
"I think everything I got in my life was God-given. Everything. Because every aspect of my life, every time I lost a job, I always got a job that makes more money. Lose a job, more money. Lose a job, more money. So I believe God is taking care of me. Even my previous job before the one I have… I got a house. I have bills. I got a mortgage. So…" he laughs.
"The thing about that is I was working at FedEx. I don't even know how I was surviving. $8.50 an hour! I don't even know how I was taking care of my house, feeding my family, and paying everything. Now, I'm making more money and doing the same thing, I don't understand how that was even possible!" he laughs and says incredulously.
I've seen Stan at the gym. A lot. I mean, he's there every weekday 5-7. However, I also saw him running up Stone Mountain once. At the time, he was running up one of the steeper grades carrying a kid on his shoulders who happened to be his nephew. I said hello to him then much as I give him the head-nod-hello at the gym. Suffice to it say, it's about darn time we met for real.
Stan's view on the world is a bit different than my own. His perspective on life is centered around his children, and providing for them. Much of what we talked about was about his kids. Even his question to tomorrow's Stranger was about learning how to achieve success for his kids (and likely for himself, too) without following a template. I suspect he doesn't fit into the normal "template" that even I'm accustomed to as someone who went through the many levels of education here including grad school. My path post grad-school may otherwise be less template-like having done my own startups and even this journey. However, he's acutely interested in these "millionaires" to which he has great deference for. Perhaps I interact with lots of people who have the millions and billions, and what resonates to me is not so much on the money as much as it is on the life style and the pursuit of passion. But that, again, is my view as a single guy with no kids. I'm not a provider, so to hear Stan's perspective is an enlightening one that highlights the focus those closer to me who have families.
Meet Stan. No longer a Stranger.
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What mission that you've been on has really stuck out for its impact on the people and on you?
What motivates you to keep doing these missions, and why do you want to help (like bring water to everyone)?
How do instill some of those values in your kids? You have four of them with all the technologies out there… Do you Snapchat them values?
Some of this that you're trying to instill with your kids was probably learned from your parents. What's a good lesson you've learned from your parents?
I share with Mark how Rhonda, Stranger 52, asked her Stranger question touching on this very topic — what happens in public vs. private.
"So what's my purpose…" Mark thinks about this as he leans back in his chair with his hands behind his head.
Mark smiles big thinking about this one. I could tell he wanted to make this a good, deep, insightful question. Thinks about this for a while before saying anything.
It was great to finally meet the man (and his colleague) across the hallway. I've seen Mark thousands and thousands of times. I've done the customary and courteous thing which is to smile and wave (much like the Penguins from Madagascar). However, I didn't even know their names… till today. Mark's coworker who I first met is named Matt. They're actually working on a pretty cool technology that might even be useful for my company moving forward.
Mark was one of those happy guys who, while keeping his voice low so as not to disturb Matt on the phone, kept his smile, and was open to sharing his passions and motivations. I was excited to hear, too, how Mark was driven by his higher calling (his religious beliefs) to help others. Helping others is a common theme I've heard through these 59 Strangers while people have had different motivations, the desires are all the same — to help.
Meet Mark. No longer a Stranger.
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This morning, I had to go back to my office to do some work. I had yet another extremely busy weekend day — I wonder when this will stop? Anyways, knowing I was going to be busy, I was curious who was around the coffee shop, and if I could meet my Stranger for the day. I was outside when I noticed a gentleman sitting at a table. He just put down his phone and a little pad of paper. "Well, here goes nothing," I sigh as tend to do when I make my pitch to a complete stranger. Happily, he accepted and was excited about connecting as strangers.
What inspired you to work with middle schoolers?
What's a challenge that you learned working with middle schoolers?
We talked about how to leverage technology to better connections with our audience. We also talk about how commitment underlines the importance of appreciating a process of change. It's not just a simple switch. Change and connecting is a constant practice.
What's a Life Lesson you've learned working with these middle schoolers that you really want to impart on your infant son?
We talk briefly about what "normal" means for kids these days. Instead of "normal", we should inspire for kids to be authentic to themselves.
Giovanni actually answered Jeff's question (Stranger 36) about what impact to leave behind — the legacy. So I asked him what Mike, Stranger 35, asked from the day before — what would it take for your to talk to 100 strangers in 100 days?
I would likely need an accountability partner to help me… to hold me accountable. In a way, I do talk to a 100 strangers a day, but not at the level you do it. It's usually about business." We talk about talking to someone without the motivation of selling.
"I already do it… probably do it in a week, but it's always in the context of 'how can I help you with your real estate question'. Yeah, accountability! I think accountability is what a lot of us need. It helps me. Not that I need somebody to hammer me, hammer me. But anytime you're going on a journey with somebody else whether it's working out with someone at the gym or learning a new skill or hobby, it's always having the leverage of having 3 or 4 people together is more powerful then staying it alone. Accountability is the one thing that would help me do that.
I kinda lied at the beginning when I said he was excited to connect as Strangers. Listening to Giovanni talk, we weren't really Strangers at all. Instead, we were connected as people living in the community.
It was great to talk to Giovanni about all that he's passionate about — especially how religion has shaped his life and continues to influence him and those he interacts with. The lessons he's learned, too, working with middle schoolers really resonated with me. His thoughts about learning Snapchat and how to use it is key as he wants to connect with those he mentors. It's not about him and what he's engrained with if he's trying to help shape these kids' lives. Instead, it's learning how best to leverage technology to speak to the kids. It's about knowing his audience to deliver his message and influence them.
The second point about patience and the process is also very important. In an age of "we need this now!" or rather, "we want this now!", patience and trust in the process is important to appreciate. Rarely are things ever a quick-fix or a quick-influence. Instead, there's a process that comes with transformation… especially meaningful ones. It's about how to sustain those changes so influences can take hold, and to make change requires consistent effort/ practice.
Pleasure to meet Giovanni this morning, and hope you got/ get a chance to meet him, too.
Meet Giovanni. No longer a Stranger.
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I met today's Stranger at actually a customer I am selling to. How great is that? He's one of the new sales leadership in a growth-stage startup doing very well here in Atlanta. Going to dive right into our "meet".
"That's a really broad question…" I tell him that's the beauty of the question.
What are your passions? What are your dreams, if you have any?
"So passions would begin with…," he thinks. "… winning… or rather, not losing. And helping others do the same, right? So help others get better — I'm pretty passionate about. I'm passionate about what we're doing here" at his company. "From a technology standpoint, very passionate about SaaS, in general. From personal, very passionate about reading, family, and my faith." He thinks more.
What's a Life Lesson you'd like to share based on some of things things you've done?
"A life lesson? Hmm…" He thinks about this again. "This is a deep interview." We both laugh. He appreciates these questions beyond the superficial stuff.
Kyle talks about how he's lived through being in a startup that was acquired by "a large fish" that was later acquired by a "much larger fish". He shares how life constantly changes, and how great things have occurred by embracing these changes.
"Life-Defining? Still waiting for one," he laughs.
"I've had a lot of Life-Defining Moments." I asked him for just one that has brought him to this moment.
"Moving from an individual contributor and a leader without a title to an actual leadership role," Kyle explained — this occurred a couple months ago.
What's one of the biggest challenges you're facing now as a leader?
"There's going to be many challenges. I think it's just going to be… Time management's always a tough thing, especially when you have more people depending on you. They're all challenges I enjoy. There's a lot of things I'm trying to get down." I think Kyle was also thinking about what things could be in the future in terms of responsibilities and how challenges will be much bigger.
"… can't control your income as much, right? As an individual contributor, you have a lot more control." Here, Kyle was referring to commission-based sales reps and being a leader who is dependent on the output of many.
I asked Kyle how he's able to be both confident and vulnerable as a leader now. I asked him if he found himself needing to be more vulnerable as a leader.
"For me… Martin Luther King Jr. would be a great one." I ask him what would a question be that he would ask. There would probably be too many questions for Jesus.
What question would you like to ask tomorrow's Stranger?
During my interview with Kyle, I got a strong sense of confidence from him. He's buttoned-up, confident, and speaks well. He's really adapting to life as a sales leader, and I could tell that he was enjoying the challenge.
I also enjoyed asking him some more thoughtful questions to which he realized, too. Thinking about my role at the startup I'm at and a recent recruiting career fair, I'm very cognizant of who we interview and hire. I'm interested in knowing deeper habits and motivations of the sales and marketing candidates because we want to build a company with a great culture.
So meet Kyle. No longer a Stranger.
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Today, I wanted to meet someone at my office and break up the string of Starbucks connections. Not anything wrong with Starbucks, but I was just curious. I walked right into the coffee shop on the first floor and saw my guy. I actually saw him give a pitch on his startup at a Startup Village meetup, but didn't know him, and happily, he was up for sharing his story.
What are your passions? Do you have any dreams, and if so, what are they?
What was it about cars that drew you to follow someone like Brock Yates?
What car are you in love with?
"There are a few. We used a Mercedes CL55 AMG for the New York to LA drive. I still have that car, and I love it. My dream car was always a manual transmission Lamborghini Murcielago LP640. I've had two of them now, and I just bought another one a couple weeks ago. That's the dream car until we decide to buy a McLaren F1. That'll be a little while and a big exit away!" Haha, we laugh.
What's a Life Lesson you'd like to share?
You talk about these races. These exotic cars. You're chasing the entrepreneurial dreams. It's all about speed. But everyone who also appreciates speed, also understands the value of good brakes. How do you balance all that speed, all those dreams with 'how do I put the brakes on for a little bit to enjoy the moment'?
What an interestingly deep thought… I loved it.
"That's a bit of an interesting question because I… I've got a wife. I've got a two-year-old. I've got just about everything I could ever want." I mention the fancy cars to which he laughs.
I share with him my personal mission to "Change the World for the Greater Through Entrepreneurial Endeavors". For me, the "Entrepreneurial Endeavors" is my Lamborghini to inspire and execute change. This project being one example of that entrepreneurial endeavor. It's not about "Entrepreneurial Success" as much as it is the endeavor itself and how it impacts others around me.
Ed thinks about this for a while and looks around.
I confirm with him that he doesn't want to change anything because he's happy.
Ed shares how he got a chance to meet Jason Statham in the back of the Today Show after his race. Jason is someone Ed truly admires, and Ed was going to talk to him no matter what.
First, Ed has a great voice. That might be weird to say, but he's got a clear, authoritative voice. He could be on radio. Sidebar out of the way.
Ed's about to celebrate his birthday tomorrow, and given he's a couple years younger than me, I'm a little envious. It'd be cool to check out his garage one day. He been (and still is) successful, and he constantly pushes himself. I love the connection to Brock Yates and the gaps between think, want, and do. That's powerful for me perhaps because I push myself to be go through the whole cycle — I'm a "doer".
Meet Ed. No longer a Stranger.
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I really wanted to wait this morning to meet my Stranger for the day. I started my Saturday like 9 out of my last 10 Saturdays — hiking Stone Mountain to catch the sunrise. Well, this morning, I saw a husband and wife walking hand-in-hand down the mountain. Something about the moment was beautiful, and as I walked by, I told them that. But as I walked away, I realized that I wanted to interview BOTH of them for my Stranger 15. Sadly, the gentleman was no interested; however, the woman was very interested. But hey, by my looks from the outside, likely by speaking with the woman, I would also get a glimpse into the him.
In any case, I was grateful to hear their story (brief as it would be).
What made you come to Stone Mountain in the morning?
I asked for his name. His response? "Malcolm X". He smiles, and redirects my attention to her.
I asked Zasha what she thought about the morning hike.
Do you do anything else for exercise?
"I do jump rope." Ooooh, I don't know about jump rope except there's that one version where you swing the rope rapidly so that it crosses under twice to a jump. Well, I know that it hurt when I didn't get enough clearance.
"We met more than a decade ago at work." We didn't go deep into this, but reinforces that the workplace is a very popular meeting place, even if sometimes frowned upon by the companies themselves.
What's the key to your success so far?
Zasha has two kids, and continues to share that it's important for her to have her time alone to recover. She sounds like she's pretty busy, but she realizes for herself to be at her best, she makes time alone a priority.
At this point, "Malcolm" has left us to walk up a steep part of the trail a few times. He's happy to let us talk while he gets his steps in.
When he finally did propose, he told Zasha he had gotten a necklace fixed that he had given her as a gift. He then asked to put it on her. She recalls the moment, "'Well, let me put it on you', and when he put it on, the ring was dangling on the necklace." She's laughing and smiling at this as she relives the experience.
She definitely did not expect it.
How do you two support one another?
Zasha reminds me how she needs space, but despite that space, she knows that her husband is there to support her. It's not about being right there all the time physically. Instead, she recognizes he is there in spirit, and he's always there to support her.
"ACTIONS!" she adds. "Do things that you don't have to be asked to be done in different ways of support." To this, we talked about the 5 Love Languages which she laughs, again. She's a very happy person, and it's beautiful to recognize this early in the morning. She and her husband's primary Love Language is Acts of Service.
I mention to Zasha a psychologist by the name Laura Honos-Webb who describes people having three layers — Superficial Side, Daily Dose, and Core Essence. It is my belief the Core Essence of two people in a marriage should be aligned. Then, I ask Zasha what core essences she and her husband both align to.
What is something you two compromise on?
It was so great to meet Zasha who was obviously still very much in love. It was nice, too, to see she was there to support him and walk with on Stone Mountain this morning to which I'm sure he really appreciated. I wish I got to know him better, but based on speaking with Zasha and what limited interaction I had with her, he must be great guy.
It's nice to hear stories of couples — how they found each other, how they maintain their relationship, and beyond. It's not formulaic, but you can sense something great about admirable couples. Maybe I'll get both partners in a couple to be open in the future. Till then, thrilled to have witnessed Zasha and "Malcolm's" morning.
Meet Zasha. No longer a Stranger.
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As you can imagine, that question draws a "WTF?" look from her, and so I explain this journey. She cautiously and yet excitedly (didn't know that was possible, but she pulled it off) accepts.
She explains how her degree was in Accounting, and she enjoys what she does now at a financial management startup as the Director of Development and Partnerships.
What are your passions? Dreams?
Then, Bridgett continues into fitness… "Gym everyday for 1-2 hours", and if she wasn't at the gym, she'd be at a lake or in Denver in the mountains. Either way, Bridgett was passionate about an active life. She recalls her years before when she was not healthy describing that period as simply, "terrible", including discovering she had hypertension before she was even 30.
Now, she's a die-hard CrossFitter proudly claiming if she were to go to LA Fitness, they'd "kick me out". In fact, she happily calls herself a CrossFit "Bro".
Giving back and supporting other people. In fact, she sees her role and the company she works for as a way of helping others through helping small businesses and startups thrive.
Die-hard Kentucky fan. She will indeed jump on a table during a game and root for alma mater. I do not doubt her.
What was your biggest regret?
At this point, I ask this question like a restaurant server asks questions — as she takes a big bite of her bagel.
She struggles to swallow, but smiles cheeks full before answering.
What is a Life Lesson you'd like to share?
Bridgett ponders this one for a moment. I can see so far that she's a thinker… well, she's actually probably more of a doer first, thinker second. This could be why she takes time to put her words together. She's accustomed to making things happen.
It's like a revelation to Bridgett now as she continues to think down this path of doing good by and to others. She excitedly and matter-of-factly says how being good to other people requires "zero effort, zero talent to be nice".
What was your Life-Defining Moment?
This was a bit of a quick one for Bridgett. She shared with me a couple who she met in college who was friends with her ex-husband. She recalls how the husband/ boyfriend was deployed to Iraq on tour, and was sadly, killed in action. The saddest part was that the couple were expecting a boy. She was 7-months pregnant at the time.
I look at Bridgett, and she staring off smiling as she shares how wonderful the little boy is. She has watched him grow up, and he's a splitting image of his father. Bridgett and the mother weren't all that close before, but after the father's day, they became great friends.
After thinking about this for a moment, Bridgett admitted she didn't know how to put her thoughts into words.
She shared how she's "in peace" during her "daily devotionals" and in the "middle of workout when I'm dying" and "playing with niece and nephew".
She continues to explain to me how she's at peace and happy when she's observing others being happy. She comments how she's happy when "others around me are happy".
She might not have said it explicitly, but the way she describes her peaceful, happy moments is actually quite descriptive. For Bridgett, her "true happiness" is living in the moment of the things she is most passionate about, specifically her faith, fitness, and family.
What's something random about you you'd like to share?
"I've pig-wrestled!" and perhaps the most shocking, "I don't have an Amazon account, and have never ordered anything from there." She says this almost guiltily as she, too, realizes she's at ATV where you can find Amazoners EVERYWHERE and even Amazon Dash buttons that have been hacked to serve some other purpose.
I enjoyed my time getting to know Bridgett. Beyond her energetic, athletic persona is a confident, caring individual that I can't wait to run into more at Atlanta Tech Village. I'm curious about other stories she's got beyond her defining moments and pig-wrestling forays.
I'm also fascinated by how her company has a great sense of purpose ingrained in its culture that Bridgett, too, has a strong pull towards. Perhaps this is influenced by the book I'm currently reading — Simon Sinek's Start with Why.
So meet Bridgett. No longer a Stranger.
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Looking around the Starbucks today for my 5th Stranger, I saw a well-dressed man staring furiously at his computer. Surrounding him and his computer were books and papers… it was clear he was too busy to talk to me. But I engaged him anyways.
David was a little skeptical at first, but I saw in his eyes there was intrigue and a desire to help… little did I know he would probably jump to help anyone even though he had much work to do.
Ah, I started to see why he would be willing to sacrifice some time to work to help me in my quest of 100 Strangers, 100 Days.
"To see a school started in India… Kolkata (formerly Calcutta)." This was an interesting twist as he was very specific about the city to start a school.
David shared how he "saw the poverty" and children's "lack of basic needs". I could tell how much this meant to David from the way he described his need to help. He further validated this with how he became "burdened for the needs for children" and how he wanted to share with the children how they were "cared for and loved".
David then began to share how he saw his life's journey playing out — building many schools in remote areas to provide children with opportunities to learn and thrive. The big milestones he foresees include being an effective teacher, especially grounding himself as an able and compassionate educator. In fact, the books that surrounded him today were for his studies as he pursues his Doctorate in Educational Leadership.
As he thought more about the milestones and his future, David surmised, "biggest thing is praying, and to have God's hand in this massive project". He wanted to continue meeting people who shared in the vision.
In one example, David shared his past having studied Aerospace Engineering. This was not ultimately his dream or passion, especially as he's now pursuing a Doctorate in a completely unrelated field. He looks at this moment as a "stepping stone". During this time, he learned and understood the value of hard work and money.
"Find joy in what you're doing with all your heart and might… understand this moment is a stepping stone." Much like some of the Strangers have already said, David was reflective on appreciating the present — "while you're there… being grateful of what you have".
He expands on this notion of "bettering the self" by explaining how with this mindset, you start to see life in a different way. In this way, you embrace every opportunity as a learning opportunity… an opportunity to better one's self.
"My conversion experience… to knowing Jesus Christ… allow me to have compassion for others." For David, his conversion came during his freshman year at the University of Oklahoma when he heard a message spoken by a pastor. It was the first time he truly thought about life after death. Prior to this moment, he didn't have the right understanding, so he fully embraced Christianity and his new direction.
David admits having several dark moments where all seemed hopeless. However, he always had his faith to turn to.
I wanted to ask for a dark moment, but believe he would have shared, if he truly wanted to. We'll see if I press others when this comes up in the future.
What's a question you would like to ask tomorrow's Stranger?
David wanted to understand how the person responds believing the response "defines what they're living for".
Not a religious person myself, I appreciated hearing how David found comfort and his compass with his Faith. Christianity had enabled David with so much, and through his relationship with God/ Jesus, David was compassionate and was on his path towards helping countless others.
Also, David and I talked shortly about this notion of trusting the current path as a betterment of the self. This hit home for the second day in a row this idea of how you can only "connect the dots looking backwards" — an idea espoused by the late Steve Jobs.
So meet David. No longer a Stranger.
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Meg's Diary 1944
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Meg at St John's Ambulance classes
by Margaret Taylor, age 29 - 30 years
January - December 1944
In this year, Meg joins No. 6 General Hospital, initially in Wales, then across the channel to France and beyond...
August 3, 1944 Normandy Only a heading of the new portable diary notebook.
September 1st, 1944 First diary entry since leaving England
Newport, Woolaston House, Portsmouth (Cosham)
Goodwood House, Chichester
Across the channel to France
September 3rd 1944 (Bayeux) After landing, setting up a tented hospital in Bayeux, near the French coast
December 2nd, 1944 (Rouen)
Friday, April 2nd 1943 Working hard - growing respect and a good working relationship with her commanding officer.
Tuesday June 1st. 1943 Developing friendship with Captain Walsh, but still not feeling at home in the barracks.
27th June 1943 A trip to Carshalton and reunited with Leonard, a trip to London. Missing Capt. Walsh when he is posted elsewhere.
28th December 1943 A more comfortable lodgings, away from the Barracks, and work continues to be busy but missing the leadership of Capt. Walsh.
August 3, 1944 Normandy
I can't remember exactly when I wrote my diary last, but this new book begins a new experience, and promises to be the most exciting so far.
That last entry turned out to be a very much aborted effort. I hope this will be better, though I can hardly hope to do more than just sketch the things that have happened recently or else just describe a small part of them have the time.
Newport, Woolaston House, Portsmouth (Cosham).
Anyway I will begin with the time when I went to Newport from Llandeilo, because that was where I left my last entry I think. At Newport, where I stayed for about three or four months, I was at first at the Barracks - a very big place with an officers mess of about 40 or 50, beautifully organised and better fed than any other mess I have been in. But I wasn't happy there a bit and never got to know anybody except sister Case and one of the A.B. officers who was equally a misfit there. After about ten days I went to Woolaston House EMS[1] hospital and settled down happily, the only khaki doctor on the staff and thinking myself a civilian again. There the permanent staff was small - Dr Nathalian(?), Dr Beswick, Dr Griffiths, Dr Evans and Dr Gibbons. I didn't really feel any great affinity for any of them, but I got on well with them all and thoroughly enjoyed the work - even the ENT and other jobs with which I was saddled - it was all excellent experience. Another advantage was that I managed to get back home at weekends nearly every week, until all leave and passes were stopped early in April.
In June I was recalled to No. 6 but managed to wangle a night at home on the way. As soon as I arrived at Llandeilo I was told that I had a temporary posting to Queen Alexandria Hospital at Cosham near Portsmouth and was to leave at 10 a.m. the next morning! I picked up an A.V. battle dress jacket and trousers, beret cap, revolver and sundry other garments from the quartermaster stores and scooted off again, breaking the journey at Bristol again for the night. At Portsmouth I first encountered army surgery for I arrived there two days before D day (June 6th) and for three weeks we got the casualties straight from Normandy.
It was a most useful preliminary to coming over here for it got the initial 'lost' feeling of coping with entirely new work over before joining the unit at work. At Cosham I shared a room with Isme Begbie, whom I liked very much indeed. Others there were Majors Campbell and Brownlee and Capt Hunt and Misses Gray, Tennon, Begbie and me.
Very soon after I arrived we were joined by about eight surgical teams from London - from Westminster, Barts, St George's and LCC hospital staff. I worked in two wards (C and D upper). One was most efficiently run and collected all the interesting cases; the other was a shambles from first to last, and was avoided by all the surgeons like the plague.
I was happy there and busy by fits and starts - penicillin and Penicillin Pete were my evil stars, but they were not enough to spoil the fun. I shall remember Cosham perhaps chiefly for the rabbits, especially Fritz, a biggish black rabbit of doubtful sex brought back from Normandy by a major who was wounded. The rabbits were brought out into the garden in front of our quarters and we used to let some of them free to skip about on the grass. They kept getting out during the night, too, and chasing them filled up spare afternoons or mornings profitably.
I was the first of the army ones to be recalled from my unit and as my relief arrived before my units were needing me, I skipped off early thinking I could travel on to Llandeilo when the order came through. There came instead a series of frantic phone calls from Cosham, each contradicting the one before, and the last one saying I had to report Goodwood House, Chichester the next day!
So I gathered myself together in a rush and departed back the way that I had come - even going through Portsmouth en route. On the journey home from Portsmouth I had lost my valise and revolver, and had a distressing 24 hours of uncertainty, waiting to see if I should escape a court martial for losing it. Luckily, and to my enormous relief, the railway people found it the day before I had to go to Goodwood and so I was able to sort things out (and jettison heaps of things from my luggage - which I immediately sent for again when I arrived there!)
Goodwood House
We stayed at Goodwood until July 16th or so and the weather was glorious nearly the whole time – I shan't forget the tremendous relief of meeting Peggy Ingham at last – I had missed seeing her at Llandeilo, but had heard about her while I was at Newport. I knew we should be sharing everything in the future and much of the enjoyment of future experiences would depend on how we got on together. From the moment I met her I knew all was well – we could be good friends, and ever since we have grown to like each other more and more.
At Goodwood we lazed about, usually going into Chichester to shop and have coffee in the mornings, and usually had beer-drinking parties at the local pub in the evenings. We had some glorious walks round there too, and visited the little shell-house on the estate – a unique little place and simply beautiful.
The little shell house
We had a dance while we were there and I joined in, in spite of misgivings, and enjoyed it very much. It was an odd time, those three weeks or so, there were so many strange faces to get to know all at once, and nobody was really at their ease – certainly I wasn't.
At last came the fateful day we had been expecting and we were confined to the house ready to move off within a few hours. We packed our valises at half an hour's notice and I stowed away most of the things I wanted later on the journey – e.g. pyjamas! The next day we were taken by lorry to the station and had a ten minute train journey to Havant and there Peggy and I left the men (much to our temporary annoyance) and joined the sisters in another lorry drive to the transit camp A2 a few miles north. There we stayed and were magnificently fed, housed in 160 lb tents (we two shared with Matron and Miss Reynolds) and entertained by cinema shows, music by brass bands and drinks at the Blue Peter club. Our lives were ruled by megaphone; every few hours announcements were given out – important, routine and frivolous by turns. We lived in the open for the first time, used our knives and forks etc. and did our own washing up afterwards. Luckily the weather was gloriously fine and we continued our sunbathing in an atmosphere of peace. We met Billinghurst, and Newhouse (from 29th G.H.) there and they left the day before we did. On the 19th July we left the camp and drove back once more to Portsmouth, nearly passing the Uncle's house in Beach Road, and boarded our L.S.I.(s) [2] at the pier. We got on board about 2:00 p.m. and cruised around the harbour for a bit and then moored up to a buoy to await the starting signal from Gosport. There were 7 L.S.I.s altogether in our convoy and we were awfully lucky because we were on the leading one with Squadron Leader N and Captain MacGregor. They invited us into their wardroom and gave us a marvellous sherry (we hadn't tasted sherry for several months and could think of nothing we should enjoy more.) We were all allowed up on the bridge and I spent most of the night and early morning there, wrapped up in an enormous grizzly bear camel hair coat and drinking a succession of colossal cups of tea and cocoa. We skinned our eyes searching for the buoy lights which marked our course, and outline the swept channel to France – I never saw one before the others, though I was determined to do it! They laughed at me when I said I could see through the big telescope, for even the Captain said he couldn't see anything through it himself. And the laugh was on me at first because they had closed up the end with newspaper except for a tiny hole, so of course they thought I was pretending to be able to see when I couldn't! But later I picked out the number of another craft through the telescope before they could read it naked eye and then they had to believe me.
When I went up to the bridge in the early morning it was very misty indeed and we had lost two of the other L.S.I.s – the two Canadians. We thought at first that we should not be allowed to land, but we were allowed to go through into the harbour (Arromanches)[3] and it was a wonderful sight – full of ships of all sizes and shapes and men staring at the ship-load of women in khaki and waving and grinning like mad.
Enough for one night. I'll continue the sequel on French soil another night – cocoa calls at the moment. Goodnight!
[1]EMS – Emergency Medical Services
[2]LSI(s): Landing Ship Infantry (small). A type of Landing Craft used in WWII.
[3]Arromanches harbour: used for post D-Day landings
Ref: History of the D-Day landings on the BBC website
3rd September 1944 (Bayeux)
If I don't go on with the story soon I know I shall leave it for months, so I'll continue tonight – the paraffin lamp is behaving beautifully and my ward is settled for the night (and I am not washing my hair although I ought to be!)
After we landed on the beach we joined the men again for a few minutes and then we were whisked away with the sisters again in a convoy of lorries, miles and miles through the villages and lanes which looked remarkably like the South coast countryside we had left a few days before. As we went by the Tommies waved and called to us and smiled broadly and we felt that we were welcome and incorporated into the B.L.A. already. After visiting 79th G.H. where there was no room for us, we set off again and arrived by many and devious routes at No. 121, where we were given the freedom of 4 or 5 big marquee wards. We dumped our belongings on the beds and went off to sleep immediately, some dressed and some undressed.
The men joined us the next day and told us tales of a night out in the open, sleeping under gas capes in the ditches of a so-called transit camp, which was no more in effect than half a dozen open fields. They had had a five or more mile walk with full kit to do before they got there and altogether felt very hard done by, but joked about it all nevertheless.
We stayed at 121 about a week, maybe more, I have forgotten. We often walked up to a nearby hill 15-20 minutes away, to see the equipment arriving and watch the beginnings of our house going up. But for the most part we led a life of sheer laziness, and the weather after the first three days was well nigh perfect. Goodness knows what we did during the days, but eat and sleep, but they sped by. Then we moved over here to our permanent site in the orchard where we are now. We had bell-tents instead of the promised 160-lbers and we were very disappointed about it too. Now we have 160-lbers and the difference in spaciousness and comfort is enormous.
For about two weeks we acted as a "hotel", billeting the incoming hospital O.R. (ordinary ranks?) and sisters and officers until their sites were ready to receive them. We meanwhile continued on our sun-lit holiday, bathed in the river, set up tents, played tenniquoit, washed clothes and filled the time in, unprofitably but without effort, and were quite content. But after a week or two of this we began to fear that the war in France would be over before we got any cases or saw any wounded at all. But, as the army always does, suddenly we were told that we must make ready to receive 500 odd cases by the next day and we spent a hectic afternoon and evening drawing ward equipment and getting the beds and bedding etc. put up and two wards ready for occupation. On August 8th we got our first convoy and they filled the wards in a few hours - mostly surgical cases and some of them bad ones. We acted as a C.C.S. for a week or so and then went onto full hospital documentation and slowed the pace down a little. Now we have been working for nearly a month and the pace has slackened off considerably. I have 75 beds at present – ward G of 59 beds and H of 25 beds and they are all given over to dysentery cases, of which there is a major epidemic. The work is not hard, though the writing is tedious, and I am enjoying it tremendously. Luckily I have an excellent and friendly crowd of sisters, and we work together harmoniously and things are done with reasonable efficiency and order. I am very glad that I am on the medical side, for there is less temperament amongst our members and the atmosphere is that of keen clinical interest and helpfulness, and enthusiasm is not regarded as mere childishness. I am slowly aquiring an idea of how to do a sigmoidoscopy[4] and what to look for and find it is much more difficult than one would imagine! Drury's chest cases are very interesting and I often visit his ward in the evening and help (?) with any aspirations and pick up any clinical tips which may be about.
I have settled down happily to the daily round here and don't feel awkward and out-of-place any more, and am beginning even to feel that I belong in the mechanism. But today especially, there is talk of changes in the not far distant future and that means that we shall soon be off to our winter quarters – whether East Indies, or Germany or even Burma. Goodness knows – it might be home, with the war over, but I think that is only wishful thinking at the moment!
[4]Sigmoidoscopy: a procedure where a doctor or nurse looks into the rectum and sigmoid colon, using an instrument called a sigmoidoscope.
2nd December 1944 (Rouen)
About 3 months since I wrote last – it hardly seems possible that we have been away from England so long – nearly 4 months altogether.
Pretty soon after the last entry – September 19th to be precise – we set off from our home fields in the early and chilly dawn, and travelled in a convoy of trucks all the way here. We arrived about 4 pm the same day, and were bitterly disappointed with our first sight of our new quarters, for we came into the old quad surrounded by the old buildings! But we soon came under the old arch and saw the new buildings in all its towering red, white and blue glory and from high up in the centre of the third storey a waving mess of arms belonging to Staff Porter Cpl. Spoer, Benny and Hunt welcomed me on behalf of the medical division.
The ride itself was fairly uneventful – we went through many badly bombed towns and villages, and in many of the towns the children clambered up on the running boards clammering for cigarettes and chocolate – they were terribly short of both these things amongst the civilians. I started off in the leading lorry, but it broke down about halfway here, after being "difficult" several times on starting. So I transferred to another lorry, and we bowled along gaily in that, finding our own way, for we had lost the convoy in the delay. But we arrived before the convoy in the end, and never discovered where or how we passed them.
I can well remember being indignant after tea, sitting with Peggy in a dirty little two-bedded room above the Sergeants' Mess in the old building, and surrounded by our half-unpacked belongings, because the M.O.s who had arrived in the advance party were busy running around taking over the patients in the wards, and nobody had asked me to help or told me what they wanted me to do! But I did not get a chance to nurse that grouse for long because at supper time Col. Jones asked me to visit the prisoner wards in the old block and find out if there were any medical cases needing attention that night. I shan't forget those prisoners' wards – I worked over there for 3 weeks or so and can't say I enjoyed it. Each ward contained about 100 beds or more, mostly high French beds; the rooms were long, dingy and dirty, the floor of rotten planks, the windows grimy, the men and beds untidy, and the language difficulty made friendly intercourse with the patients impossible – a rather dreary job.
That first night I communed, in a mixture of French and English, with the German doctor, and between us decided there was only one really ill medical case – a boy called Krause who had a chest wound and a pl??? full of fluid on the right side. Col. Jones looked at him and aspirated 10 oz of puss from his chest the next day. Then we settled down gradually to normal work, and after a few weeks I got Ward F in the new building, started specialising in throats and really began to enjoy myself. One of the sisters of No. 9 whom I saw before they departed was Sister Selmes, a tiny short burly woman whom I had met at Newport, and who was very amusing and always cheery. Sister Kaye was here too, but I missed her.
Now we are moving again and departing this evening on a train journey which promises to be long and dreary, to a destination unknown and probably unsavoury. Rumour has it that it will be a convent miles from any village and in the flat wastes of Belgium. But things often turn out to be better than they sound, and I still hope it may be so this time. We have been jolly comfortable here tonight – hot water and central heating have worked well during the past month or so, and the lighting, though more than a trifle temperamental at first, had become pretty reliable. During our stay here we made some good friends amongst the French civilians; the one who we know best perhaps is Yveline Pigashe, the pretty little golden-haired French student who came every day during the lunch hour to talk French with us. Then Madame and Monsieur Baillon and their sons and daughters have visited us many times to tea or dinner and were very kind indeed to us. Not numbered amongst our friends is Mdlle. Cauchois, a French woman doctor, who persisted in her friendly demonstrations in spite of our repeated and rudenesses. The afternoon when we went to tea at her large, dingy and eery homestead was a dark day for us, and we felt that we had escaped from prison when we managed to get away again!
There have been many changes in the M.O.s since we came here – Jock Ramsay and Cameron have been posted; Bacchus and Jolly have been loaned out but are rejoining us soon. Others have gone and others arrived, but the medical firm still contains Jordan, Drury, Godlove, Major Cameron and Capt. Sanderson as before. Patterson has gone to 108 – the move is the pity and we have a skin man Semple – and 2 V.D.ites, who we don't feel really belong, although technically I suppose they do.
At one time we heard that there was to be new woman M.O. - a major anaesthetist called Winter, who qualified at R.F.H. (Royal Free Hospital?). That gave us great cause for speculation for a week or so, but then she was posted elsewhere, and we settled down again in our coupled serenity. We manage to get along fairly easily in the mess and though we two are very different indeed in lots of ways, we have much that is fundamentally in common and no frictions ever have arisen between us, and I don't think they will. I have tried to join in the endless parties and dances that go on in the unit, but I can't manage to enjoy them, they just make me feel miserable and very "out of it", so I am making up my mind to stay well away in future, and rather be labelled as "odd" for not going than "dumb" when I do! Thank goodness for Drury and Col. Jones – their values are the same as mine, and their moral support stands me in good stead when I feel isolated sometimes amongst the others.
To so many of the mess the "gay life" seems the only one and dancing and drinking the only sources of enjoyment, though I think a good many of them are serious enough about their work, and good at it too. Life in a mess is strange and often uncongenial; we live so much on top of each other, and yet there are few who are really good friends amongst us, or who would choose each other's company if we were not thrown together by the war powers that be. It is probably an experience well worth surviving, and I have learnt a lot about human nature in the past few months, if nothing else.
And now for the next chapter of this strange human drama! Goodbye to France, probably for several years!
Tuesday, April 3rd 1945
Looking back through this small book makes me feel a hardened war veteran already – Bayeux, Rouen, and Ghent – France and Belgium already, and maybe Germany and Burma to come!
We arrived at Oostakter, Ghent, on Dec 2nd after a fairly comfortable though rather tedious train journey. Peggy and I were delegated to the Sisters' care again while travelling and spent the first few days after our arrival in their mess at the Convent.
We revolted against it almost every moment, though of course we recognised its necessity. The endless and pointless tittle-tattle and petty gossip which is the sole source of conversation got our backs up and irritated us beyond endurance. Yet I can well imagine that we should be doing just the same thing if we had lived amonngst them for many months on end. Anyway, we got shifted across to the unsavoury little pub serving as the Officers' Mess after a few days and settled into our cosy little bedroom on the top floor, with good old cheerful Jock McClean to "mother" us, and we have been installed there (and very comfortably housed all things considered) ever since – 4 months already!
From the moment of our arrival we liked the face of Ghent, and we haven't changed our minds. The town is old and has some beautiful buildings; the shops are numerous and well-stocked and the people friendly and full of good spirits, not like the depression of people and place in Rouen.
The hospital at first depressed us, for it was so obviously unsuited for a hospital – at least the old block was, and that was where the medical division wards were to be. Alterations, adaptions and innovations got done slowly and are still going on, but the first lot of patients arrived within a fortnight or so of our arrival. I started off with D Ward , one of the old and unheated rooms, with no duty bunk and no kitchen worth the name, and sister McKeoun, whom I had at Rouen and would have like to have been spared! Very soon I was given Ward J at the top of the old block, but a much better ward and Sister Peche, who was an old friend of Bayeux days. But I never got the chance of settling even there, but got shifted again to F Ward, still general medical, and then got Ward E, the infections ward, and one of the best on the medical side. I thoroughly enjoyed myself there and it was too good to last, for one fateful afternoon a month ago Col. Jones said he was the bearer of bad news – I was to be loaned to the Surgical Division which was very short of M.O.s. So for the past few weeks I have been coping as best I could with Ward 6, the big P.O.W. Ward with 120 beds, which are never empty for long and never filled by the same patients for more than a few days at a time. It has been hectic at times, but not all the time and the main hectic-ness has been in writing up documents and rushing rapidly round new cases when convoys have arrived.It hasn't involved much clinical work and I have been more than a little depressed at times, longing to get back into the medical wards to be a doctor and not a clerk. Still, as Peggy said, "it has got to be done and someone must do it", so on the whole I have tackled it with resignation and as much goodwill as I could muster.
Now I am for the moment leading a bone-lazy existence, doing temporary duty on an ambulance train outside Ghent, at Medbreak. I arrived here yesterday morning and goodness knows when or if the train will go on its next trip. Meanwhile there is nothing to do but relax, and that I am finding rather boring than restful. This morning I went with "Percy" - Miss Percival – into Ghent and made some useful purchases of handkerchiefs and stockings at the officers shop and tomorrow if possible I shall try to get back to No. 6 for the clinical meeting there, and to collect my letters – I want especially to get Mum's letter because she will have just heard about my coming leave on April 23rd and I'm hoping to read what she had to say about it!
Besides work, the last few months have of course been eventful in other ways. Many M.O.s have come and gone, and they are still coming and going frequently. Pop Sanderson went to a Field Hygiene Section. Major Isaac, Lewis, Lucas< Bobby Morton and others have gone forward to Burma and Pop Elliott to a ?? Depot. Peggy and I got a terrific shock about 3 or 4 weeks ago for we received warning that we were to go to the Far East in March – we had a medical exam and spent a week in a weird daze, unable either to believe or disbelieve in the prospect of such an imminenet and drastic change. However, after about a week we heard that the postings had been cancelled and we came to life again and resumed normal activities with renewed energy. Luckily we had decided not to tell our families until things had been really settled, so they still don't know how near they were to saying goodbye to us for several more years – it may happen yet, and we had to complete a form about length of foreign service the other day, so perhaps the great adventure was only postponed for a month or two after all.
Although I am officially on the surgical side my loyalties all belong to the physicians, and whatever happens I down tools on Saturday morning and go along for the clinical round from 11 to 12; and enjoy every moment of it – I think it keeps me alive from one weekend to the next! I still read my Lancets and BMJs in the M.O.s room in the evenings so I still see the Office Boys and Col. Jones nearly every day and keep up our bantering in the old style, and all enjoy it. Col. Jones was given the OBE the other week and was simply delighted, and never ever tried to conceal the fact! He is much easier to talk to now and I'm not so frightened of him as I used to be, though my respect for him is even greater than ever, I think. Drury is still "with us", and a medical specialist "trainee" (so are Grainger and Robertson, the new man, and Pop Elliott before he left.) Dru has done about 2 months now and so has another month and then I'm afraid he may be posted and that would be a great pity, for he is one of the few remaining "old originals" and one of the nicest people in the mess. Major Cameron is still here, though he volunteered for the Far East several months ago and has been promised that he will be going.
A new lady M.O. - Morley – arrived about a week ago and we had met her and liked her at 121 when we were billeted at Bayeux. She could not be nicer or easier to live with; we really are awfully lucky. A third woman might have spoilt things, but she will help and even now she is company for Peggy while I am on this outpost of the Empire. Enough for the moment.
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When acquiring industrial property, the purchaser works often on a checklist and the property must fulfil certain criteria, says Hein Hattingh Marketing Director of In2assets the commercial & Industrial property company in South Africa.
The most essential characteristics of a truly great industrial property comprises location, income, accessibility, available power, yard space, vehicular access and load capacity amongst other important factors.
Industrial properties vary greatly in terms of shape, size, and building requirements. Whilst some industries require very specific layouts and configurations, options most of the time allow owners to tailor-make a property to accommodate the special requirements of a particular tenant, comments Hattingh further.
A property that certainly meets all the above requirements is an industrial property in Wynberg being a prominent industrial node of Sandton, Gauteng. This industrial property is for sale by public auction on the 6th of March 2018 to be hosted by In2assets, National Property Specialists.
Located on the southern side of Thora Crescent backing onto Chadwick Road in Wynberg this property is surrounded by prominent established industrial manufacturing brands and the area is well accessed via a conventional road network close to the M1 Freeway.
The property with an extent of ± 5627m² comprises of a slightly sloping site, improved with a double volume industrial / factory building, double story attached offices and other ancillary facilities inclusive of sheds and extensions on an enclosed and paved site.
The improvements of the property include a manufacturing and storage area of approximately ±3751m² with an additional office component of ±479m² and some outside sheds of ±756m².
The property which is currently let under a triple net lease to a Blue-Chip Company until 2021, enjoys a monthly income of R 191,000 and offers the perfect opportunity for an investor or end-user concludes Hattingh.
For more information on the property and about the auction venue, contact Hein Hattingh on hhattingh@in2assets.com or 083 6390558.


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The Rogers HTC One X – My story of disappointment
In my time writing for Android Bugle, I've tried to keep the tone of the articles as neutral as possible. Although sometimes, it's nice to step out and voice a strong opinion. In this case, the topic at hand is the HTC One X. This article was a few days in the works but has been retooled in the light of news that the One X's support would stop at Android 4.2 for non-Canadian users and worse at Android 4.1 for Canadian users. The fact that buyers of the Rogers/TELUS HTC One X are abandoned is simply unacceptable, especially for a company like HTC that is in financial turbulence.
My reasons for choosing the HTC One X
I believe that before we examine the woes of the 2012 HTC flagship it would be appropriate to give a little bit of background as to why I chose the HTC One X as my personal device. In the summer of 2012, I had decided to finally retire my trusty HTC Magic. My choices were narrowed down to the HTC One X and Samsung Galaxy S III. Ultimately, there were several factors that pushed me towards the One X.
The first reason was the breathtaking display. With the One X, HTC employed their then latest Super LCD 2 display which boasted brightness, sharpness, color accuracy and viewing angles never previously seen on any smartphone. The second reason was the matte polycarbonate build which to this day is just about as stunning as on the first day I bought the One X. The last reason was that I was already accustomed to Sense UI using a HTC Magic and figured the natural progression would be a better fit.
These reasons were enough for me to overlook the advantages of the Galaxy S III like the removable battery and microSD card support. So I ended up with the Rogers HTC One X as it was still a Rogers exclusive at the time.
Canada / HTC Android Upgrade History
Having already owned an HTC Magic, I had already experienced support disappointment when in 2009 Rogers and HTC had both stated that the Magic was going to stay on Android 1.5. In a statement by HTC, they said that:
HTC is not currently planning any Android 1.6 upgrades for Rogers Dream or Magic. Android 1.6 was only made available for "Google"-branded devices such as the G1. It is not available for HTC-branded products such as the Dream or Magic, which use Android 1.5. We believe that Android 1.5 is a stable and reliable software platform that delivers a terrific user experience.
- HTC
Of course this ultimately was overturned thanks to hard work from unhappy Canadians like Puleen Patel (@puleen) and Michael Schmidt (@mjsoctober) leading HTC and Rogers to work out an agreement for the HTC Magic to get an update to not only Sense UI but also a future update to Android 2.1. Chances are this time around that this will not happen.
This "update debacle" was probably (and this is purely speculation) the reason for the lack of an HTC device on Rogers for the following two years since both HTC and Rogers came out looking bad.
Sadly this isn't the only occurrence of capable HTC devices never getting Android updates. On Rogers, the EVO 3D and Raider 4G both had support dropped at Android 4.0. The TELUS Amaze 4G and Bell Sensation 4G were also stranded at Android 4.0 (but more on those later). To the south, our US friends haven't been immune either with the T-Mobile's Amaze 4G and Sensation, Verizon's HTC Rezound, Sprint's EVO 3D and AT&T's Vivid are all also stuck on Android 4.0.
Why are these devices being "abandoned"?
There has been a lot of speculation and discussion as to why the One X as well as the aforementioned devices have not seen and will not see, in the case of the One X, any further updates.
The most prominent answer is that it's simply business. HTC makes money on handsets being moved while carriers make money when contracts are renewed. While this is a pretty cynical way to see things it is likely an important factor.
One possible "business decision", at least in the HTC One X's case, is that the userbase isn't large enough to warrant an update. With the One X not being as big a hit as anticipated, updates might not have been as demanded.
Another possible reason is the potential backlash from users who were accustomed to HTC Sense 4 being thrust into the drastic changes of HTC Sense 5. Here we concede that it would be trouble for some less experienced users and this was the case for some Telstra HTC One X owners in Australia.
The last reason is technical limitations. While it's easy to assume that a Dual Core CPU should be enough to run newer versions of Android, the fact is that if you looked at HTC's update infograph, the SoC manufacturer that makes the processor for the handsets also needs to provide the necessary software support (new BSP or Boards Support Package) for updates to be possible.
In the case of the Sensation, Raider/Vivid, Amaze 4G, Rezound, and even some variants of the One S, Qualcomm didn't provide the updated BSPs for updates past Android 4.1. In the case of the One S with Snapdragon S3s they got their final supported version but the Sensation, Raider/Vivid, Amaze 4G and Rezound all got the shaft despite similarly equipped Samsung Galaxy S IIs getting at least Android 4.1.
In the case of the One X, it seems that HTC's decision to make a Tegra 3 and Qualcomm S4 Plus variant was a decision that was ultimately a mistake. Nvidia had decided against releasing a Tegra 3 (AP30/AP33) BSP for Android 4.3 or 4.4. This means that while the Tegra 3 (T30) equipped Nexus 7 got an upgrade to Android 4.4, the Tegra 3 (AP33) equipped One X and One X+ would be left out.
Not unlike the move by HTC not to update the Qualcomm S4 version of the One S because the S3 variant didn't have an updated BSP, HTC looks like its unwilling to only update part of its One X lineup leaving S4 equipped One X's without an update due to the Tegra variants not getting an updated BSP. And to make things even more ambiguous, the Canadian versions of the One X never even got Android 4.2.2 the final version supported by the One X and will not get any further updates.
Why the reasons above aren't good enough
First off to address the last part of the previous section, it is absolutely unacceptable that the HTC One XL, identical in hardware to the One X in Canada, be updated to Android 4.2.2 while the Canadian version is left at Android 4.1. I mean even the AT&T version is getting the 4.2.2 update at some point! This is very reminiscent of the HTC Magic debacle where international variants of the HTC Magic (even some with less RAM!) were getting updates to Android 1.6 while the Canadian Magic was to stay on 1.5.
When it comes to the "business" decisions, customer loyalty and satisfaction is a tremendously important part of growing business and ensuring a secure future (something HTC is trying to get back to). Providing updates might not be profitable in the short run, but pissing off your most vocal customers most certainly hurts and is definitely not profitable in the long run. Even if the One X might have sold poorly, those could be more customers who decide against buying HTC again. While I can't say that this is the sole or even the main reason for HTC's problems, it certainly isn't helping.
Lastly, when it comes to the technical hurdles, we do wish that some pressure was put on Nvidia to keep supporting the AP33 Tegra 3. While HTC doesn't have the negotiating power of a Samsung or Apple, it has to make sure that future arrangements with SoC manufacturers at least outline support for the guaranteed 18 months after release of the device. Frankly for a company in its position, I'm surprised they didn't fight harder for Nvidia to deliver an updated BSP for the Tegra 3.
If there is no perceivable technical hurdle, be proactive with updates. We are still perplexed that the Sensation, Raider/Vivid, Amaze 4G and Rezound all missed out on at least getting Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Back in the Rogers HTC Magic upgrade saga, HTC had stated that a carrier has to request an update for them to take action and if the aforementioned phones are being abandoned for this reason, that is really saddening.
I also have to object to the idea that because one subset of users can't get the upgrade that all users should be penalized. I didn't agree with it when it occurred on the HTC One S and it's quite sad that this has happened yet again. The idea of pissing off only one subset (Qualcomm S4 owners) of users seems a hell of a lot better than pissing off the entire set of users.
Final thoughts and what happens now?
While my personal experience is with Rogers, this segment can be addressed to any carrier with which updates never were delivered yet were pushed on other networks in the world.
To Rogers
First off, your most vocal and enthusiast customers want updates on their Android devices. They are often locking themselves into long term contracts (three in the case of the One X) and support for the device through the contract length isn't something that should be too much to ask for. When your most hardcore customers get pissed off, they will let other people know about it.
Next, please try to speed up your update certification process. Yes, you have to insure that the software doesn't have any glaring issues, but do so in a faster manner. Work together with OEM, get more testers, streamline the process, do whatever it takes to make it faster and painless.
Lastly, improve transparency with your customers. You've done pretty well in keeping customers in the loop, but when a device gets support dropped it simply is written off as if it didn't exist. Adding granularity to how far the update process would go so much farther than "Coming Soon" or "Early February".
To HTC
If the debacle with the One X has shown you anything is that you need to be more assertive with SoCs that they need to support their chips with BSP for at least 18 months. This would avoid situations like the ones with the One X and One S. I hope this is already something that was acknowledged in the making of the One.
With the good track record you've shown so far with the One, people have been very responsive to the quick turn around and enthusiasts are taking note and are happy. Keep it going and please above all, keep pushing updates with the same level of dedications, ESPECIALLY after you launch the next HTC flagship device.
Lastly be assertive and push carriers to want to keep your legacy phones as up to date as possible. There is absolutely no excuse for the Canadian version of the One X to remain at Android 4.1 when every other version will hit 4.2.2.
Choice for next upgrade
If you've gotten this far in the editorial, I sincerely appreciate that you got this far. Many will think, for someone who wants updates so bad he should have gone with a Nexus device. In a way those people are correct. When I made the choice of the One X, the Galaxy Nexus was the Nexus of choice and there simply was too many compromises (LTE, Camera quality, etc.) about it that made the One X a better choice for me. So what does that mean for the my next upgrade?
I could go with HTC again, but after being fooled twice by mishandled updates there are a few conditions that will need to be met. For one, if I were to give HTC yet another chance, it will not be through a carrier branded device.
It's clear to me that there are too many hands in the pot when it comes to a phone purchased from a carrier. If history is any indication, HTC should be able to keep the Google Play edition and Developer editions of the One updated with the latest versions of Android rather quickly.
If I decide against getting an HTC device again, there are two main considerations. If I am not willing to go the Nexus route again, I would probably choose a Samsung. If there a yet another aspect that Samsung has been quite good at in the past few years its keeping their phones up to date.
The now 3 year old Samsung Galaxy S II (and several variants) were updated to Android 4.1 that's an update path of 2.3 -> 4.0 -> 4.1 which is pretty good and the Galaxy S III has gone from 4.0 -> 4.1 -> 4.2 -> 4.3 with a planned update to 4.4 which is quite the feat in the Android world. If I had to choose the top OEM for non-Nexus Android updates today that honor has to go to Samsung.
Of course the obvious choice would be to go with a Nexus device, and seeing how good the Nexus 5 is it should be out of the question either. Nexus devices will undoubtedly remain the gold standard for being on the bleeding edge of Android innovation. If they can iron out the less than stellar camera quality and improve battery life to the point where it's an afterthought my money would go to a Nexus.
At the end of the day, the HTC One X owners are getting, for the lack of a better phrase, screwed over. This is especially true for Canadian owners, however few and far in between they might be, we didn't deserve this fate for support a company that needed the support.
Labels: Editorial, HTC, One X, One X+, Rogers, TELUS
MSined January 19, 2014 at 7:19 PM
Thanks for the kind words, Khurram.
I do agree that Motorola has done relatively well in regards to updates, but unfortunately, the Canadian version of the Moto X has been slowed down by the certification process with Rogers, which falls right in light with what I've been trying to elaborate on in the editorial.
TELUS has done a good job of getting out of the way of the update process as the Moto G on the other hand got its update to Android 4.4 really quickly.
Mr Mop January 19, 2014 at 9:08 PM
Well, at least there's always rooting.
Chad Vincent January 20, 2014 at 10:14 AM
One point of note on the BSPs that I thought of in a different thread on the One X, that is of some note here...
In order for HTC to put pressure on the chip manufacturer, they have to have an alternative.
Qualcomm left a lot of people out in the cold by not providing an S3 BSP for JellyBean. nVidia did the same with only supporting certain models of the Tegra 3. So HTC really can't use "I'll go back to Qualcomm/nVidia" as leverage, since the other side has been just as bad.
And with Texas Instruments no longer making the OMAP line for mobile devices, there really isn't anywhere else for them to go. The only other manufacturers of note right now are Intel (largely untested ground), Broadcomm, and MediaTek (both not so great on the performance/efficiency grounds).
True, I suppose Samsung is in the best position to pressure Qualcomm as they always can fall back on their Exynos Line.
Nvidia's choices are just perplexing. They are not the incumbents in the ARM SoC arena, but they are acting like they are in the GPU market. Dropping BSPs at a whims like this for whatever reason it may be will certainly bite them back in the long run.
Soul_Est February 20, 2014 at 5:52 PM
Thank you Denis for the very informational article on this phone. I was hoping to get the global version of the phone as I would get 32 GB of storage.
Sad to still see that fellow Canadians continue to be screwed left and right by companies that do care because of their dependence on companies that don't care and be screwed over by companies that just don't care.
As a Canadian HTC One XL owner, I can relate with the whole article, especially the being stuck on 4.1. However, due to that lack of updates I rooted my phone and am now happy on 4.4.2 on Cyanogenmod 11. When the One XL is updated (confirmed on a Reddit AMA with HTC development team:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1xxjfx/hi_were_the_htc_usa_product_team_amaa ) to 4.4.2 and if Rogers doesn't shaft it's owners like it has, then I might switch back to Sense and the stock ROM.
Violins77 September 14, 2014 at 11:38 AM
Super article. I am myself a user of the Telus HTC One X+, switching to Samsung now after years of waiting in dissapointment.
kayla January 18, 2015 at 4:38 PM
Thank you.. just a simple thank you for this article
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UAE-based Indian businessman Yusuff Ali MA is apparently playing a key role in talks between debt-ridden Jet Airways and Etihad Airways for a bail-out.
Naresh Goyal, the chairman of Jet Airways, approached Yusaff Ali amid talks with the UAE national carrier, according to a Times of India report.
The Indian tycoon will have a major role in the dispensation that might be arrived at if the talks succeed, notes the report, quoting sources who cited Yusuf Ali's proximity to the Abu Dhabi ruling Nahyan family.
The Lulu Group chairman was also behind talks between the two airlines in 2013 which, fizzled out after a deal was almost clinched.
There is the possibility of a third Indian investor joining the rescue effort and that might not be Ali, according to a report on Livemint.
Some reports suggest that Etihad has agreed to guarantee a soft loan of up to $150 million to the troubled airline which is seeking avenues to tide over current crises, while talks on stake acquisition are underway. Jet Airways requires an estimated $500 million before April 2019 to stay airborne.
Jet Airways, according to news reports, is already behind schedule on aircraft lease rentals payment and has not paid out salaries to senior staff including pilots for the last few months.
Shares of Jet Airways have already plunged more than 66 per cent since January.
Rating agency ICRA has downgraded Jet Airways' credit rating to 'B', denoting a high risk of loan defaulting, making it tough for the airline to raise fresh loans now.
Executives of Etihad and Jet have met the airline's creditors several times in a bid to find a way forward. A source reportedly told Livemint that some of Jet Airways' biggest lenders, mainly public sector banks, have been sounded off. "The domestic lenders are yet to come back with a firm commitment."
Mint reported in August that Jet Airways had written to a consortium of overseas lenders seeking a loan waiver covenant on its debt facility of about $185 million to avoid a default.
Recent talks between Jet and Tata reportedly failed on the insistence that Goyal should let go of a controlling stake in the new entity.


An anti-Armenian wording has been removed from a draft resolution of PACE, Armenian delegation head to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Arpine Hovhannisyan said on Facebook.
"Perhaps I wouldn't address this issue if not for Azerbaijani president's yesterday's military-patriotic and pathos hysteria, because I don't like to make disclosures in advance. I will provide more detailed information at the PACE October session, while now let's note that one of the reasons of the hysteria was that two days ago, another phrasing so desirable for Azerbaijan "Nagorno Karabakh is part of Azerbaijan", did not make it to the draft of another report [in PACE]," she said.
Hovhannisyan mentioned that during the 1 year that she is in office as head of the Armenian delegation to PACE, this is already the 6th time when undesirable wordings, which are a result o f Azerbaijan lobbying, in reports are being removed.
"The same work will be continued. Aliyev needs to understand that neither praising Nikol Pashinyan and then criticizing won't give him Artsakh, nor can he ever achieve the weakening of our defense by relying on domestic political contradictions in Armenia. When it is about existence and identity, there is no contradiction inside the country nor any compromise for Azerbaijan. Remember, you won't succeed. Deal with your own problems. You have many of them [problems]," Hovhannisyan said, addressing the Azerbaijani leadership.