Auckland Central 25 May 2020 by Hayley Newton

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Vol 230:4

L A C O L BE L A C O L Y U B

25th May 2020

Everybody’s Talking Deep dive: Belize, on the east coast of Central America, is home to some of the best diving in the world. One reason for that is the existence of the Great Blue Hole located off the country's coast in the Caribbean Sea. Surrounded by coral reefs, the circular Great Blue Hole is an underwater sinkhole that attracts many species of marine life. It measures 300m across and is 125m deep. Divers can reach the Great Blue Hole by a more than two-hour boat ride from Belize City. Boats also can be rented on Ambergris Caye which is closer. Money giver: Charities in the city of Braunschweig in Germany are amazed and grateful for an anonymous donor who has been providing cash to help them do their good deeds. The donor sends a bag of euros to a newspaper office with instructions to give the money to a certain charity. One such “miracle bag” contained 100,000 to be given to a local hospice. For over eight years, bags of money, some containing over 200,000, have intermittently appeared, with the mystery giver identifying soup kitchens, churches, and other worthy causes as recipients.

Turf tradition: For centuries, the traditional home used by the people of Iceland was the turf house. These houses had roofs and thick walls made of a top layer of sod with grass growing out of it. People used turf because trees were not as available for building material. Turf also has good insulating qualities against the winter cold. In the early 1900s, many people still lived in turf houses, but now few remain. However, some have been preserved and maintained by the National Museum of Iceland, allowing visitors to view these traditional abodes.

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Peaceful people: A street in Vienna in Austria is a monument to peace. The winding, dead-end street is called Blutgasse and is one of the oldest in the city. On the street is Peace Museum Vienna which has a mission to educate visitors toward achieving world peace. The museum is free for anyone who wants to visit the exhibits or attend a discussion. One of the displays, called Windows for Peace, is intriguing. In the museum's street-facing windows are images of peace heroes such as Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and Bertha von Suttner, author of the novel Lay Down Your Arms.

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Trivia 1. What is the German word meaning finished, defeated, or destroyed? 2. The average person blinks how many times a minute? 3. In the world of ice hockey, what is a “blueliner”? 4. Name the leader of the English rock band The Who. 5. What are filled dumplings of Central and Eastern Europe called?

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Your Weekly Horoscope ARIES

(March 21 - April 20)

You may need to be out and about. You might have significant opportunities to make connections and receive information through a chance encounter. Lucky Numbers: 6, 16, 24, 28, 31, 40.

TAURUS (April 21- May 21) You may be strongly motivated to achieve your professional goals. You also might want personal recognition for your efforts. Your competitive energies could run high. Lucky Numbers: 2, 3, 7, 13, 16, 33.

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You may get in touch with someone with whom you want to make a connection. This might begin a strong relationship in which you are the pursuer. Lucky Numbers: 1, 3, 14, 22, 28, 30.

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People close to you may be willing to cooperate with you. Your interest in the arts or in promoting harmony and goodwill between people might be brought out now. Lucky Numbers: 7, 11, 13, 22, 24, 39.

LEO (July 24 - Aug 23) Yo u m a y g e t a b e t t e r perspective by seeking out people with greater experience, insight, and knowledge. You also might learn much through travel or research. Lucky Numbers: 5, 14, 19, 20, 25, 34.

VIRGO (Aug 24 - Sept 23) You may be in the mood to experiment and to learn new things. Original ideas might excite you and you may seek people who can offer you a different perspective. Lucky Numbers: 3, 9, 12, 20, 24, 36.

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You may be eager to discuss and brainstorm about getting things accomplished. You might be very assertive and convincing when you present your ideas. Lucky Numbers: 5, 12, 18, 27, 33, 39.

SCORPIO (Oct 24- Nov 22) You may inspire others to take action. Group efforts might be favoured. You could be capable of decisive action and have the will to carry through on your intentions. Lucky Numbers: 2, 6, 10, 22, 26, 30.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov23-Dec21) Your intellectual curiosity may be high now and you may flit from one activity to another. Try to plan outings to satisfy your need to move about and communicate. Lucky Numbers: 5, 11, 23, 27, 33, 34.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22- Jan 20) You may be inclined to take the initiative or to strike out on your own. You might be likely to succeed at whatever you attempt at this time. Lucky Numbers: 5, 7, 13, 22, 29, 32.

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You may be clear, articulate, and communicative. Teaching, public speaking, negotiating, or any endeavour that involves giving information to others is favoured. Lucky Numbers: 2, 4, 11, 25, 32, 36.

Lucky numbers this week: This week's odds favour Virgo winners with the luckiest number being 9.

Using names: Anthropologist Jane Goodall studied chimpanzees for 45 years in Tanzania. Rather than numbering the primates she was studying, she named them instead. Some names she chose were David Greybeard, Flint, and Goliath. Extinct pigeon: Passenger pigeons became extinct about 100 years ago. These pigeons, native to North America, were able to fly very fast, attaining speeds of up to 97 km an hour.

Hot stuff: The datil pepper is a small, hot pepper grown near St. Augustine in Florida USA, where there's even an annual Datil Pepper Festival. It is used to make hot sauces, mustards, infused vinegars and jellies. Big but gentle: Whale sharks, which are docile giants that live in tropical oceans, are the largest living fish. Their life span is about 70 years, but they have been known to live to be 100.

On the Lighter Side Many tourists come to NZ for the Lord of the Rings. On average they come for two weeks, which is just long enough to watch the director’s cut of The Hobbit. What question can you never answer “Yes” to? “What does 'N-O' spell?” Why was the math book sad? Because it had so many problems. Patient: “I'm terribly nervous, doctor. This is my first operation.” Doctor: “I know what you mean. It's mine, too.” What is easy to get into, but hard to get out of? Trouble.

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