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VOL. 67 ISSUE 9 NOVEMBER 10, 2020
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CCC VETERANS CLUB ACTIVITIES FOR VETERANS WEEK
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9 11 A.M.- NOON: Virtual Veteran Services Workshop with Jamie Hamlin, Director of the Oswego County Veterans Service Agency. All CCC veteran and military-affiliated students/ faculty/staff are welcome to attend and learn about all the resources available through the Veterans Service Agency. Please email emily.cameron@cayuga-cc. edu and the Zoom link will be emailed to you.
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MONDAY-FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9-13 The Fallen Soldier, POW/MIA table will be in the main entrance of both campuses. The library will be highlighting veterans in their displays for Veterans Week. The TV monitors will display facts about today’s veterans, Veterans Day history, and ways to honor our veterans.
Hunter Dinerant in downtown Auburn has ties to President-Elect Biden. The eatery was once owned by his first wife’s family. His wife died along with their baby daughter in a car accident.
BIDEN WINS BID THE 46TH PRESIDENT HAS FAMILY TIES TO AUBURN By Michael Perry, associate editor
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In this June 28, 2014 photo, Vice President Joe Biden makes a surprise visit to Hunter’s Dinerant in Auburn. Shown here, from left, are Biden’s son, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden; Hunter’s co-owner Rachael Juhl; Vice President Joe Biden; and diner co-owner Bill Juhl.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12 1 P.M. - 2 P.M.: CCC Veteran and Military-Affiliated Student/Faculty/Staff Virtual Gathering CCC veteran and military-affiliated students/faculty/staff are invited to attend this virtual gathering as an opportunity to meet and chat with fellow veteran and military-affiliated campus community members. Please email emily.cameron@cayuga-cc. edu and a Zoom link will be emailed to you.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Happy Veterans Day! Please keep an eye out on CCC’s social media platforms for a Veterans Day message.
We have ushered in a new president for the United States of America, Joe Biden. It was a very close race between Mr. Biden, the democratic candidate and President Donald Trump, the Republican candidate. Much like most of this year, it was a very odd series of events. Trump and some of his supporters even pleaded for the votes to stop being counted at one point. However, after winning some key swing states, Joe Biden sealed his victory. He will be inducted as the 46th President of the United States with Kamala Harris as his Vice President. She is the first woman, and woman of color, to be Vice President. As some of you may know, Joe Biden actually has some local connections around Auburn, NY. His first wife, Neila Hunter Biden, was a native of Auburn, NY, and the two of them met at Syracuse University. Neila passed away years ago along with their baby daughter in a tragic car accident. Biden still remains close with Bob and Louise, Neila’s parents and former owners of popular Auburn eatery, Hunter’s Dinerant. Photos of Joe and Neila’s wedding from 1965 still hang on the wall in the diner. He even returned to Auburn a few years ago in a surprise visit for his niece’s wedding. Biden has delivered the speech at Cayuga Community College’s Commencement in 1973 and again in 1984. He was even interview by the editor-in-chief of The Cayuga Collegian in 1972. In the next issue, we will re-visit that interview. So, even if you may not have voted for him, there is no denying his local connections. A President in either major political party who has ties to Auburn is certainly something to be proud of. Who knows, maybe the 46th President will end up making a visit to Auburn during his tenure as President.
SPRING BREAK CANCELLED; CAMPUSES GO VIRTUAL NOVEMBER 30 Following orders imposed by the Chancellor of SUNY schools, the administration of Cayuga Community College recently declared both the Fulton and the Auburn campuses operate virtually beginning Monday, November 30th. Classes will begin virtually for the spring semester on January 19th, but no in-person classes can be held until February 1st. In addition, SUNY announced restrictions on breaks in the spring semester including cancelling spring break. “As some of you may have noticed, COVID-19 cases are increasing in our region. Out of an abundance of caution, the College will implement a plan to shift all courses and services to a virtual format. This plan reduces our on-campus population and enhances social distancing efforts while you virtually complete your courses and access support services from the safety of your home,” writes CCC President Brian Durant in an email sent to all students. “Implementation of this plan, which is detailed in this email, is effective Monday, November 30, and will remain in effect through the Fall 2020 semester.” In addition, there are more reports of individuals testing positive in the college’s pool testing process. “Recently we were notified that a student on our Fulton Campus and an employee on our Auburn Campus have tested positive for COVID-19. The student was already in mandatory quarantine and has not recently visited campus. The employee was last on campus on Wednesday, November 4,” wrote President Durant in an email. “We were also notified that two individuals on our Fulton Campus who are not Cayuga students or employees have tested positive for COVID-19. One individual was last on campus Friday, October 30, and the other on Tuesday, November 3.” Another Auburn campus student was reported to test positive and was last on campus, Friday, October 30th. STARTING MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30: • Courses operating in a distance learning environment before November 30 will continue in the distance learning format. • Most on-campus courses will shift to distance learning as of November 30. Information about any course that will continue to meet on-campus will be shared by your professors. • Student support services will be available virtually. • Libraries on both campuses will be open for in-person services Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Computers in the libraries will be available. • Student access to the campus will be limited to students attending in-person courses and students accessing the library.
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HOW I SEE IT... YOUR VOTE MATTERS!! Like many of you, I stayed up late to watch the election results come in on November 3rd and fell asleep not knowing who our next president will be. And we spent a couple of more days falling asleep not knowing who the next president will be. This has caused many people to panic and even protest a call to stop to the counting. But stop and think what a longer count time means for everyone. Many of us grew up in a generation that thought our vote does not matter. Looking at how long it took to declare a winner in our presidential election shows that our vote, every one of our votes, do matter a great deal. The longer it takes to declare a winner means the more votes they have to count. That means each and every vote is being counted and that means your vote, YOUR VOTE, matters. Personally, I wanted it to take as long as it needs to because that means we as a nation will know the next president won because it was us who voted him in.
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The COVID-19 Pandemic has threatened most of the world and has drastically affected the way that normal life seems to operate. As a society, we’ve had to adjust to medical guidelines that have been put in place to help control the spread and maintain the safety of our friends, family, and those we interact with. However, one of the largest concerns surrounding adjusting during the pandemic has been whether or not to open schools. The high risk and consequences that might proceed reopenings could leave some questioning whether it is even worth it. Opening schools posed several problems. Increased contact between students can further spread the virus to other students and faculty; and even though younger kids and adults may be able to overcome the virus, it is when they spread it to older, more vulnerable members of their family at home, that exacerbates the issue. Nonetheless, Cayuga Community College believed it adjusted to the threat of the virus. “The College worked tirelessly to establish health and safety measures that best ensure the well-being of our staff and students, while at the same time allowing for students to continue their education” Andrew Poole, a Public and Media Relations Associate from the school states. Poole is not alone in his belief that the school has taken the necessary steps to reopen safely. Mary Driscoll, Director of Nursing Education at Cayuga, believes that the college adequately prepared to reopen safely “Yes I think that the committees that we put togetherlooked at the CDC guidelines, looked at the SUNY guidelines, followed the SUNY Chancellor’s guidelines, and we’re actually doing the best that we can with what we have.” It is not all bad for reopened schools, however. Due to the mandatory social distancing enforced by Cayuga, smaller class sizes could result in greater learning opportunities and success for students in the classroom. On-campus learning also has allowed for students who have difficulty with online learning or prefer in-class learning to still have an option to take classes on campus. Certain classes also benefit from campus learning such as those with a lab, which could be very difficult to teach online. Poole noted that “The great part about how Cayuga has reopened this fall is that all of these services are available virtually and in-person so that students can access this support in the manner that best suits their needs.” No matter how proactive and rigorously the school prepares to protect its students and staff, positive tests will happen, and have happened. The real question is whether they will become too much for the college to stay open. —Nicholas Hahn, CCC student
For those who have seen the Avengers movie series, Thanos captivates viewers as a terrible villain bent on defeating the Avengers and achieving his dark goal of wiping out half of Earth’s population. Spanning 11 years and a total of 20 Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), the world was finally introduced to the menace that was Thanos in the Avengers’ full length movies of Infinity War (2018) and Endgame (2019) movies. Several other movies in the Avengers series hinted at the existence of an all-powerful cosmic titan who reeked havoc throughout the universe and had ultimately set his sights on Earth. But the mystery surrounding Thanos was not really known until Infinity War. Throughout the MCU series, Thanos is painted as a terrible villain blinded by greed and selfish lust for power to obtain the infinity stones and possess the power to end 50% of life on Earth with just the snap of his fingers. But was he really an evil villain? Or was he just misunderstood hero who really wanted the best for everyone in the universe? Although Thanos is viewed as a violent and ruthless individual, he displays many heroic qualities and ideals that make you question who he really is. Thanos’ ultimate goal is to gather all six infinity stones, which are hidden in several different spots across the universe, so that he can have the power to solve the problem of overpopulation of planets by snapping his fingers. But Thanos’ motives aren’t selfish like many villains are. Thanos believes that
by killing half of a population, he can save the planet and half of its people from all the resources being used up and the taking up all of the space on a planet. Many of Thanos’ decisions are similar to some of those made by the heroic Avengers, meaning by bravely facing problems head on before they become bigger ones. Thanos’ use of violence isn’t pointless either. He only uses enough violence as is necessary to achieve his goal. For example in Endgame, once Thanos gets all the infinity stones, he doesn’t seek revenge on the Avengers and hunt them down to kill them all, like you would think he would want to do. He goes to his home planet of Titan to retire and live in peace. Thanos also shows emotion and pain in the movies, which most typical villains don’t. Thanos weeps when he has to kill his own daughter, Gamora, in order to gain the soul stone. It was a very difficult decision for him to make, as he loved her a lot, but he was willing to sacrifice her for the greater good. Thanos kind of fits the bill as an antihero, which the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines as “a protagonist who is conspicuously lacking heroic qualities.” Being as Thanos is set against the Avengers, it’s easy to look at him as a villain. But his actions in both Infinity War and Endgame show that has several qualities that set him apart from the regular villain. —Ethan Abelgore, CCC student
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Stressed? Do classes or Covid have you down? Not to mention the election. There is a lot going around that may cause one some stress right now. It’s important to recognize how you are feeling and stop and take a breather. Take a few minutes and try one of these things to relax:
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• Practice a short mindfulness exercise • Listen to a song that makes you smile • Practice the 4-7-8 breathing. Inhale for 4 seconds, hold your breath for a count of 7 seconds and exhale through your mouth for a count of 8 seconds. • Do something that you enjoy (read, craft, exercise, talk to friend, meditate) As always, we are here if you need us.
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MARCELLUS MINI MOVIE FESTIVAL NOVEMBER 14TH By Nick Lee, contributing writer
Looking for a safe way to get out of the house for some entertainment? In the nearby town of Marcellus, MCF3 is holding their annual Marcellus Mini Movie Festival as a drive-on event on Saturday, November 14th. The festival will be held in the parking lot of the library in the village from 6:30 P.M. to 10 P.M. The festival is sponsored by the Marcellus Library and Nomad Cinema and features short films by independent filmmakers. Awards will be given out to the winners of each category, with the overall prize being awarded by the audience and Festival Director to the most outstanding movie selection. They’ve taken some requests from some of the people and believe there are some hidden gems that will be played at the festival. They also tried to include some new film makers that you want to keep a look out for if you attend the event. There is an admission fee, visit http:// www.m3f3.org/ to get your tickets. Student adission is 50% off! Use the coupon ‘M3F3Student2020’ at submission time. There will be food available to purchase.
STUDENTS MUST ADJUST TO VIRTUAL COLLEGE By Ronan Murphy, contributing writer
Now that the administrators at Cayuga Community College have announced classes are going virtual from November 30th to the end of Fall 2020 semester, distance online learning once unfamiliar to many, has many students trying to adjust quickly. Do most students prefer online learning or find themselves more distracted as they learn from home? Collin Walter is a freshman at CCC’s Auburn Campus, and is studying Liberal Arts this fall, He says he has nothing to compare it to yet. “I have not yet been in-person classes for college, but I feel that if I was, I would prefer it over online. I feel that with in-person classes it would be easier to understand topics and I would obtain more knowledge,”
said Walter. He says he is working hard on his assignments daily and is eager to learn. “I feel that I am not as distracted as I thought I would be, I have been staying on top of my work and making sure that I am on task so that my home is no more distracting than a classroom.” “I personally don’t mind the online learning,” said Simon Mills, a freshman at CCC’s Auburn Campus studying Math and Social Sciences this fall. “I find it more fun than in person and I honestly prefer it.” Mills says he works hard to stay ready for class everyday and is always on top of his classwork. “Online classes are very easy to concentrate on. I find myself always on task and I’m not anymore distracted than I would be
in a classroom with other students.” Howard Baker III is a freshman at CCC’s Auburn Campus, and is studying Liberal Arts this fall. Howard says he prefers learning in person as opposed to online. “I wish we were in-person, I feel that personally I do better in person as I can talk to my teachers and get to know them better than I do online. I feel like I would gain more understanding in a classroom than at home.” Baker says he believes that online classes are harder to concentrate on at home than in person. “I would much rather be in a classroom where learning is the only thing going on, than in my bedroom at home. I find myself off topic and would much rather be in a desk learning.”
ON-LINE ADVICE FROM A STUDENT AND EDUCATOR Jordan Elbridge teacher Ashley Defelice earned a Master’s Degree online By Calvin Francher, contributing writer
TRAVELERS TO NEW YORK STATE MAY ‘TEST OUT’ OF
For travelers who were out-of-state for more than 24 hours: • Travelers must obtain a test within three days of departure, prior to arrival in New York. • The traveler must, upon arrival in New York, quarantine for three days. • On day 4 of their quarantine, the traveler must obtain another COVID test. If both tests comes back negative, the traveler may exit quarantine early upon receipt of the second negative diagnostic test. For travelers who were out-of-state for less than 24 hours: • The traveler does not need a test prior to their departure from the other state, and does not need to quarantine upon arrival in New York State. • However, the traveler must fill out our traveler form upon entry into New York State, and take a COVID diagnostic test 4 days after their arrival in New York. Local health departments will validate tests, if necessary, and if a test comes back positive, will issue isolation orders and initiate contact tracing. The local health department must make contact with the state the traveler came from, to ensure contact tracing proceeds there as well. All travelers must continue to fill out our traveler form upon arrival into New York State to contribute to New York State’s robust contact tracing program. The travel guidelines require all New Yorkers, as well as those visiting from out-ofstate, to take personal responsibility for compliance in the best interest of public health and safety. For general inquires contact the call the Hotline: 1-888-364-3065 or Ask a Question.
Long-time auto repair shop owner and CCC graduate, Bob DeWitt of Skaneateles, says his shop continues work through the pandemic to keep his community running.
CCC ALUM IS COMMITTED TO HIS COMMUNITY DESPITE COVID-19 By Nate Schreiner, contributing writer With COVID-19 being a threat to local businesses, Lakeview Auto and Marine is standing strong. “Over time, your goals evolve from making money, paying bills and personal expenses. I want to continue to be active in the community, money isn’t always the most important thing,” said shop owner Bob DeWitt. ”We are considered an essential business,” said DeWitt. “We had to become more safe, if one of us was down we all were, so we had to be more careful.” His business has resumed a normal flow of repairs, then he says business got even more busy as time progressed. Ever since he was a little boy, Skaneateles Native Bob DeWitt was alway tinkering around with mechanical machines and objects. After years of doing such tinkering, he pursued an education at LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas to become an aircraft mechanic. While at
the university, DeWitt would fix other students’ cars on the side for some extra pocket money. In 1978, however, former President Jimmy Carter signed the Airline Deregulation Act, which ended up putting lots of people in the aviation industry out of work. After this happened, DeWitt came back to Skaneateles to start his new education at Cayuga Community College for auto tech and also to
“Over time, your goals evolve from making money, paying bills and personal expenses. I want to continue to be active in the community, money isn’t always the most important thing,” — Bob DeWitt, Lakeview Autro owner
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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced new guidelines allowing travelers to New York to “test out” of the mandatory 14-day quarantine. Travelers from states that are contiguous with New York are exempt from the travel advisory; however covered travelers must continue to fill out the Traveler Health Form. Essential workers will continue to be exempt as well. The guidance also applies to international travelers coming from any CDC Level 2 or Level 3 Health Notice country. The new protocol went into effect Wednesday, November 4. For any traveler to New York State from a noncontiguous state, US territory or CDC level 2 or level 3 country, the new guidelines for travelers to test-out of the mandatory 14-day quarantine are below:
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Bob DeWitt, owner of Lakeview Auto and Marine
learn how to work on the ECUs. When DeWitt was attending Cayuga Community College, he worked at a factory in Cortland, New York, and after working there, he decided it was not for him, so he started working at the future location of his own shop, which was formerly a convenience store, as the manager of the service bays. DeWitt first leased the convenience store from the owners, then bought it from them when the store failed after the owner passed away. Lakeview Auto and Marine was born in April of 1982. Being located in Skaneateles brought many positives for DeWitt’s shop, it was in his hometown and the property has plenty of space for all sorts of different repair. Shortly after the shop opened, DeWitt says he started working on boats alongside cars and trucks due to the fact that the nearby Skaneateles Marina did not employ any workers for boat repairs, and his own clientele started bringing their own watercraft to DeWitt for repair.
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Virtual learning has created both real positives and negatives. “They are definitely harder to understand then in-person lectures,” said Morgan, a CCC Freshman studying Mathematics and Science. “One of the biggest issues in regard to online classes is the disconnection between the student and teacher. Being online means not having the same availability with the teacher compared to actually being in school. Some teachers only really have certain times to host office hours for any kid needing help.” Are online classes an effective way of presenting education to students in a meaningful way? Ashley Defelice a teacher from Jordan Elbridge says that online teaching could be beneficial for some students. However, a good majority of students should be in person in order for it to be effective.
ADVICE FROM A STUDENT AND EDUCATOR: Ashley Defelice
What are your experiences in taking online classes? “I did my entire master’s program online with Walden University. The very first class, I thought to myself, ‘Oh my gosh, what did I get myself into…I don’t think I like this.’ However, once a couple of weeks went by and I learned how to navigate the online class, then it was ok and I did fine. The one benefit though, was that it was only one class at a time, not multiple. I imagine it would have been much more difficult if I had to take many online classes at the same time.” Do you think online classes will benefit upcoming students or will it hinder students getting an education? “I, in no way, want to see education become online. I think for some students, online could be beneficial, like kids with medical issues, however the majority of students should have in-person education. There is nothing more important that the human interaction when it comes to education. I think if we ever went all online, we would lose a lot of students.” What advice would you give to anyone struggling with online learning? “Create a schedule for yourself and stick to it! For example, at 8 A.M. every day I sign on and work on English, at 9 A.M. I work on History, etc. It is extremely important that you stay on task and stick to a schedule. Online is very self-motivated, so if you struggle with that then creating a schedule and sticking to it is of utmost importance.”
SGO TO MEET WITH CLUB SENATORS NOVEMBER 20TH Cayuga Community College’s Student Government Office will have their first Club Senate Meeting for the semester on the 20th of November at 11am. In an email from Norman Lee regarding the delay in scheduling meeting he commented, “Although there are challenges with adjusting to our new realities, I strongly believe we will have increased virtual involvement for the year.” All clubs need to have their senators chosen before the 20th of November. For more information please fell free to contact – Norman Lee at leen@cayuga.-cc.edu SGO President, Akira Huber at ahuber@cayuga-cc.edu
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What are you afraid of ? What are you afraid of? Perhaps a bad grade on your mid-tem? The cop driving closely behind you? Your parents when you get home late? All valid things to be afraid of, but all tangible things—all things you can see coming.
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SOMETHING FUNNY
Now think of the things you can’t see. Things that move in the comers of your eyes. Sounds that come from nowhere. The touch on your arm from the shadows ... HOW AFRAID ARE YOU NOW?
If you’re brave enough, read this weekly installment of OUR SHADOW WORLD. We will explore the myths and urban legends of our planet. From the creatures your grandparents told you they saw in the war, to the things found on an abandoned VHS tape on the side of the road. Nothing will be held back as we discover what people are afraid of in countries from all four corners of this world. Remember, all myths and legends start with some strand of the truth. Now let’s see if they stay are true or just turn out to be a good story!
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MEME BY COM 101 STUDENT Aylssa Cheeley
MEME BY COM 101 STUDENT Aylssa Cheeley
What are Cold War Number Stations?
From the end of World War II to the turn of the 1990s, the world lived in fear of the largest geopolitical arms race ever seen. On one side was the United States and on the other was the Soviet Union, now called Russia. We all lived in fear of nuclear annihilation in what was coined the Cold War, named so since no full-scale war was ever fought between both nations. Although tensions between the USA and the Russian Federation might not be the best it might seem—the intrigue and cloak and dagger tactics of those who spied for each respective country might be left for plots in movies. But some echoes of that era are still around today. They are called Number Stations. During the Cold War spies for either side would listen to signals that were broadcast over shortwave radio. These signals would range from a series of numbers read out loud in an eerily cold, young girl’s voice to beeps and pops in a repeating pattern and even the Warner Bros. character Yosemite Sam saying a few words then silence just for him to speak again.
Every major player in the Cold War had countless of these stations broadcasting 24 hours a day. The USSR, USA, UK, France, and many more. The spy network in Europe was extensive that unofficial estimates say that there were in the tens of thousands of spies running around in Europe, Asia, Northern Africa, and Americas. That means if you were in Paris in the 1960’s sitting at a café sipping a coffee, the person sitting at the table next to you had an extremely high chance of being a foreign spy waiting for their next broadcast. These signals full of numbers, sounds, and cartoon characters saying their taglines seem like nonsense, but they contained a mass amount of information for anyone who had the
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correct cipher. Held within these random signals were mission briefings, extraction points, and even the name of the person the spy was assigned to assassinate. It might seem reckless to broadcast such important information over the airwaves where anyone with a shortwave radio could hear them, but there lays the genius of the spy network during the Cold War. No one, nation or spy, cared if someone else picked up the signal because without a section cipher, the numbers, beeps, and everything else was meaningless. Instead of spending extra energy and resources in hiding every aspect of their spies’ missions, they left this one on display for the whole world to hear. And by doing so the spies were able to hide in plain sight. Most Number Stations were dismantled when the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 kicking off the end of the USSR. But in between the stations broadcasting in shortwave signals, we can still hear a few broadcastings to this very day. Thanks to modern tracking technology using the signal to backtrack to its source, we know where most of these Number Stations are, but we don’t know why they are still broadcasting some 30 years later. Perhaps these Number Stations are still sending their signals to a long since dead spy that was never able to signal that they were discovered, and they needed to be rescued. Perhaps they will continue to broadcast their message to the long-lost spy until their own tower rusts and falls to the ground. This is a strange world where new discoveries are made every day. The history of the Number Stations has drawn many people in from all over the world to study them and even yours truly has spent time looking for and listening to the signals. The allure of the age of spies fueled by authors like Ian Fleming and his character James Bond is a strong one. We might never know why so many stations are still broadcasting and what messages are hidden under the numbers, beeps, and voices from the past. If you would like to hear a Number Station that is still broadcasting for yourself, but can’t afford to build your own shortwave radio, don’t worry I have the answer for you. The Radio Club at the University of Twente in Holland has their high-powered radio app open for anyone to use and listen to. Just got to http://websdr.ewi. utwente.nl:8901/ and start spinning the dial to listen in to a bit of the past.
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Give us this Day…. I need a power beyond my fleeting dreams that left me hanging nowhere deceitfully abandoned crash-landing with a cry into this day my world indulged no more. What for? They say that soldiers don’t ask why but “do or die” So, God, here’s me I’m breathing, right? lived through the night, Dear God, just please don’t let me fail today. Please stay, ‘cause I can’t walk a step without your hand. I know there are so many anguished souls that need you more, But could you send an angel to help me mop my floor?
Esther Keiderling POET
Chocolate Breath Some people say He is wild, roaring Powerful and shakes you up Maybe so, But to me He is The chocolate breath of my dad Holding my hand at night Catching my tears on his fingers Whispering a prayer My mom singing lullabies It means nothing can harm me Yes, I clutched the serpent And I turned my face To the darkness for years Defied Him to save my life When nothing could, He did So strange as I may seem Bad witness and all that I lean back in the work-worn hands and breathe in the scent of chocolate
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