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  • Author urges all to get in the swim Article Type: Swimmin Women Book A local author has recently published a book that uses water and swimming as metaphors for life in this self-help guide.

    Many of Londoner Pauline Duncan-Thrasher's favourite memories are from days spent swimming and they surface in her first book.
  • Swimmin' Women Radio Interview Article Type: News Item London, ON – Local Swimmin’ Women author, Pauline Duncan-Thrasher will talk about courage and love on Sunday, May 17, 2009 as she’s interviewed by the founder of Roaring Women, Mandie Crawford.The The radio show will be broadcast globally online beginning at 8:30 p.m. http://www.roaringwomen.com

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    Relevant, interesting and short enough to read with your morning snack.
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Best Gift for Children at Christmas Time

Article Type: Helpful Tip Date: Sun, Dec 20th, 2009

Our granddaughter is dropped at our house by her dad every school day at 7:00 a.m. So we do receive and hopefully give quality time five days a week at a time when we are all pretty vulnerable. Think of when you first wake up and your senses, numbed from sleep are ready  or not to receive input without many filters.

Christmas is close at hand. Advertisements are luring loving parents and grandparents, aunts and uncles to lavish the children in their lives with presents. Some presents are fine but the best and cheapest gift is listening with undivided attention.

  1. Stop other activities.
  2. Refrain from reading the newpaper and trying to listen at the same time unless you are taking turns reading the comics.
  3. Stay away from the main attention detractors - computer and television.
  4. Enjoy a conversation where you listen more than you speak.

That is the best gift you can give not only at Christmas but any time.

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