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Sydney Morning Herald
a day ago
- Science
- Sydney Morning Herald
If the cap fits ...
Regarding Barry Lamb's question on the dunce cap (C8), few readers actually remember seeing one, and only one, Bob Cameron of Coffs Harbour, had to wear one: 'At 71, I certainly experienced the dunce cap during my formative school days. Rather than humiliation, I wore it as a badge of honour.' Simon Staines of Mudgee, who went to school in Barry's neck of the woods, at Eastwood Public, remembers a dunce cap 'being placed on the head of anyone deemed by the teacher to be slow. I, for one, never had the privilege.' Bob Pitts of Epping 'never suffered the ignominy of a dunce cap, but was, on separate occasions in high school, made to stand in the waste bin as I was 'nothing but rubbish', and on another occasion made to stand behind the closed door. Unfortunately, for my teacher, the door had a glass panel, so I could see the class, and they me. In both instances, when my hand shot up to answer questions (I was pretty good at maths), the class erupted in laughter. Chaos. And sweet revenge.' 'Clearly that flight attendant's foot brought the coffin's movements [C8] to a dead end!' reckons David Gordon of Cranebrook. 'An interesting body check.' 'My father used to tell a tale about two men arguing over which was the better beer [C8], Reschs or Tooheys,' writes Glenda Taylor of Stanwell Tops. 'They agreed to send samples away for analysis to prove which was the superior brew. The report came back: 'Both these horses are unfit for work'.' Time for readers to get sleuthing to help out our friend Anne Baillie of St Georges Basin: 'I only visited the Science and Technology Museum in Ultimo once, on a visit from Melbourne in 1971. My lasting memory is the Foucault pendulum in a stairwell. Since moving to NSW, I've been to the Powerhouse Museum, but none of the volunteers there knew of it. Does anyone know where it is now?'
The Age
a day ago
- Science
- The Age
If the cap fits ...
Regarding Barry Lamb's question on the dunce cap (C8), few readers actually remember seeing one, and only one, Bob Cameron of Coffs Harbour, had to wear one: 'At 71, I certainly experienced the dunce cap during my formative school days. Rather than humiliation, I wore it as a badge of honour.' Simon Staines of Mudgee, who went to school in Barry's neck of the woods, at Eastwood Public, remembers a dunce cap 'being placed on the head of anyone deemed by the teacher to be slow. I, for one, never had the privilege.' Bob Pitts of Epping 'never suffered the ignominy of a dunce cap, but was, on separate occasions in high school, made to stand in the waste bin as I was 'nothing but rubbish', and on another occasion made to stand behind the closed door. Unfortunately, for my teacher, the door had a glass panel, so I could see the class, and they me. In both instances, when my hand shot up to answer questions (I was pretty good at maths), the class erupted in laughter. Chaos. And sweet revenge.' 'Clearly that flight attendant's foot brought the coffin's movements [C8] to a dead end!' reckons David Gordon of Cranebrook. 'An interesting body check.' 'My father used to tell a tale about two men arguing over which was the better beer [C8], Reschs or Tooheys,' writes Glenda Taylor of Stanwell Tops. 'They agreed to send samples away for analysis to prove which was the superior brew. The report came back: 'Both these horses are unfit for work'.' Time for readers to get sleuthing to help out our friend Anne Baillie of St Georges Basin: 'I only visited the Science and Technology Museum in Ultimo once, on a visit from Melbourne in 1971. My lasting memory is the Foucault pendulum in a stairwell. Since moving to NSW, I've been to the Powerhouse Museum, but none of the volunteers there knew of it. Does anyone know where it is now?'
CBC
19-02-2025
- General
- CBC
Workshop tackles the questions you have — but don't know who to ask — about homelessness in Windsor
A workshop will be held Wednesday evening to help give Windsor residents the necessary tools on how to interact with people experiencing homelessness. Organized by the Downtown Windsor Community Collaborative (DWCC), the workshop will be held at the Windsor Media Arts Community Centre at 664 Victoria Avenue from 5 to 7 p.m. Bob Cameron, DWCC executive director, said the workshop — titled Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Homelessness But Didn't Know Who to Ask — will discuss the right way to engage someone on the streets and how to interact with them. "We want to address concerns like relieving fear, but definitely relieving the stigma that's often attached with being on the streets," Cameron said. Cameron said a DWCC team called Streetlight has spent the last couple of years engaging people on the street with the primary idea of being curious and understanding people's stories. Team members will share "practical tools of what we've learned on how to engage and understand the stories," he said. Additionally, Cameron said about 12 agencies will have speakers at the event, and people will have an opportunity to interact with representatives of Windsor police, the health unit, the Canadian Mental Health Association, among others. You never know what's going on Windsorite John Labutte is experiencing homelessness. Asked what he wants people to know, he says you never really know what's going on with someone else. "People are always worried about their own stuff, you know, holding on to something like a bag for an example, because it could have something really important to them. But there are people that would assume, 'oh, there's dope in there.'" Labutte said the bag he carries contains personal effects, like a photograph of family members he can look at from time to time, because he has not seen them in person for a long time. Hope Cameron said one of her biggest needs, especially during the winter month, is to be able to get a warm drink sometimes. "The warm drink and stuff, the soup is really what's healing especially in the winter time, and just having a warm meal … I just wish we had more of that around." 'There are incredible resources out there' Meanwhile, the DWCC executive director said the workshop will also provide attendees with the necessary information on how to refer people. "There are incredible resources out there, but we as a community, as neighbours, most often are unfamiliar with what they are," he said. "So this evening provides an opportunity for us to get the resources so when I meet someone on the street, [if] the question comes up, I know how to at least direct them and begin to develop a relationship, realizing this person is a valued person as much as I am, and relieving my worries or fears of the interaction. "To be able to approach someone and acknowledge their dignity and their humanity just relieves the tension of the uncertainty on both sides of the sidewalk," he added.
