FrankArr: Tuesday, 8 August 2006

Tuesday, 8 August 2006

On This Day : Aug 8
August 8: Ghost Festival in the Chinese calendar (2006); Father's Day in Taiwan.

1876 - Thomas Edison received a patent for his mimeograph machine.
1938 - Holocaust: Construction of the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp, one of the largest labour camp complexes in German-occupied Europe, began.
1946 - The first prototype of the B-36 Peacemaker, the first nuclear weapon delivery vehicle to be mass-produced, flew for the first time.
1967 - Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand founded the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
1991 - The Warsaw radio mast (pictured), the tallest structure ever built, collapsed.
[listening to: Everyday I Write the Book - Elvis Costello & the Attractions ]
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Census Night Tonight
Tonight is Census Night!

The Census is coming

I wanted to complete the eCensus, but I was over-ruled by my wife who likes it 'old school'.

We sat around the table and filled in the form.

Most of the questions were fine and I tried really hard to not muck about with my answers.

However, I couldn't resist the following.

Q38 - Evangelism Manager

Q39 - Manage a Team of Evangelists

LOL - I wonder if ABS has a taxonomy for that!

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Brice's withdrawl from school letter
This is the letter we sent to Brice's old school

8th August 2006

Mr Fulcher
Principle
St Ives North Primary School
Memorial Ave
St Ives, NSW 2075

Dear Mr Fulcher:

We wish to advise you that we have withdrawn Brice Arrigo from St Ives North Primary School. Brice was not coping with the playground life at the school and we felt that he was not suited to such a large school. We have moved him to Wahroonga Preparatory School which is a much smaller school with only 150 children attending.

We would like to thank Miss Munro for her support and help throughout this year, we have appreciated her commitment to Brice’s education and he will miss her deeply.

Brice’s last day at St Ives North was Friday, 4 August 2006.

Yours sincerely,

Frank & Moira Arrigo

What we are saying without saying it, was that Brice was bullied at school. He was picked on because he was different. He stuck out and the kids picked on him and the school let it happen. This happened to Rigo as well, and we put up with it. Well, this time, we did something.

It is a sad end to a 10 year association at the school, but bullying is rife in primary schools and no amount of rhetoric by principals and teachers are going to stop it. It starts at home. If there is intolerance at home, it comes to the school - simple as that.
[listening to: To Her Door - Coloured Girls ]
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