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The Pocket Watch and Retail Sales

Submitted by Walter Buddy Weber class of 1963

About the Pocket Watch, a very interesting story. If you were in the market for a watch in 1880, would you know where to get one? You would go to a store, right? Well, of course you could do that, but if you wanted one that was cheaper and a bit better than most of the store watches, you went to the train station!

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History Teacher Does the Most Inspirational Thing on First Day of Class

In September of 2005, on the first day of school, Martha Cothren, a History teacher at Robinson High School in Little Rock , Arkansas did something not to be forgotten. On the first day of school, with the permission of the school superintendent, the principal and the building supervisor, she removed all of the desks in her classroom.When the first period kids entered the room they discovered that there were no desks. "Ms. Cothren, where are our desks?"

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YOU CAN LEAVE THE MILITARY BUT IT NEVER REALLY LEAVES YOU!

At times, I venture back to some military base, where I'm greeted by an imposing Security Guard who looks carefully at my identification card, hands it back and says,

"Have a good day, Sir"!

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People Who Are the Inspirations Behind Most Beautiful Songs Ever Written

"The Girl from Ipanema" by Astrud Gilberto with João Gilberto and Stan Getz (1964)

It all started in a neighborhood of the fashionable seaside of Rio de Janeiro , Brazil in 1962. The composers of the song noticed beautiful 17-year-old Heloisa Eneida Menezes Paes Pinto, otherwise known as Helô Pinheiro, on her daily strolls to the beach where she'd pass the Veloso café and sometimes enter the café to purchase cigarettes for her mother. Her sultry features captured the heart of every man who caught a glimpse of her.

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An interesting talk by the Head of Daimler Benz

A bit mind-blowing to say the least! He predicted an interesting concept of what could lay ahead.

Submitted by Art Lembke

In a recent interview, the Head of Daimler Benz (Mercedes Benz) said its competitors are no longer other car companies, but Tesla (obviously), and now, Google, Apple, Amazon et al.

Software will disrupt most traditional industries in the next 5-10 years.

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Thanks to Joe Germain Class of 1960 for the following

I first started reading this email and was reading fast until I reached the third sentence. I stopped and started over, but this time reading slower and thinking about every word. The content is very thought provoking and makes one stop and think with an open mind. Reading slowly increases the reality of what is being put onto paper...

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