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5/25/2025
5/12/2025
Spot the Lies, Save the Bio!
These biographies have been attacked by misinformation gremlins!
Your task:
🧹 Sweep away the false facts.
🎯 Bonus points if you laugh at the mistakes before fixing them!
🔍 Biography 1: Elon
Musk
Elon Musk is
a famous chef from Rome. He runs
a chain of French restaurants in New York and London. Every day, he cooks for politicians and celebrities.
He also designs clothes in his
free time.
In 2005, Musk founded Facebook and moved
to Argentina to start a new life. He didn’t
work in the technology industry before that. In 2010, he won an Oscar for Best Actor for his
role in a romantic comedy.
Now, he lives in Tokyo and drives a motorcycle everywhere. He doesn't like space travel or science fiction. Instead, he writes poetry and teaches yoga on weekends.
🔍 Biography 2:
Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi is a famous basketball player from Mexico. He plays for the Chicago Bulls and wears the number 10 jersey. He doesn't like football because he
thinks it’s too slow.
When he was
a teenager, he studied
engineering and built a rocket
for NASA. He won the Nobel Prize
in Chemistry in 2008. In 2015, he opened
a zoo in Paris where he takes care
of tigers and elephants.
Now, Messi lives
in Alaska and spends his days
fishing and painting. He doesn't speak
Spanish because he grew up
speaking only Japanese.
4/06/2025
Netflix’s series “Adolescence” (video)
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4/05/2025
A new church in Argentina: Carlo Acutis
They are building a new church in Mendoza, Argentina.
It will be very
modern and use the latest technology.
The church is
dedicated to Carlo Acutis (photo above), a young Italian boy who died in 2006. He
was very good with computers and used the internet to talk about God.
The church will be in Chacras de Coria, Luján de Cuyo,
about 13 km from the city of Mendoza. This area is famous for its wineries and
also for its nightlife. Many young people go there every weekend.
The land for
the church was a gift from local businesspeople, and Pope Francis approved the project.
Construction started on March 12, and the church will
be ready by October 2027. It will have space for 450 people, a special area for
young visitors, and technology to tell the story of Carlo Acutis. There will
also be a Via Crucis, a sanctuary for the Virgin Mary, and sculptures of two
saints.
Carlo Acutis was born in London in 1991 but lived in
Italy. He loved the Catholic faith and made websites about miracles.
In 2020, he became "blessed" because of a
miracle. On April 27, 2025, Pope Francis
will make him a saint.
People call him the "saint of the internet"
because he used technology to share his faith.
Mendoza is proud to have the first chapel in the world
dedicated to Carlo Acutis. The project hopes to create a place where young people
can feel closer to God.
The church will look like this
Carlo Acutis: The First Millennial Saint
@abdimarihotmarbun Carlo Acutis, born in 1991, was a teenager who loved soccer and video games but had an extraordinary mission: to use the internet to spread faith. By age 15, Carlo had created a global online exhibition cataloging Eucharistic miracles, inspiring countless people worldwide. His deep devotion to the Eucharist shaped his life, attending daily Mass and Eucharistic adoration from age seven. Carlo also organized aid for the homeless at nine, embodying his belief in putting love into action. Diagnosed with leukemia at 15, Carlo offered his suffering for the Church and the Pope, remaining joyful until the end. Beatified in 2020, Carlo is on the path to sainthood, recognized for his modern-day use of technology to serve the Gospel. His mother credits him with rekindling her own faith, calling him “a savior” for his example. Carlo’s legacy continues to inspire young people, proving sainthood is possible even in the digital age. 📌 Don’t miss the latest Vaticano featuring Blessed Carlo Acutis: the first millennial saint in the making. Faith, history, and culture come to life. Explore the rich stories from the heart of the Vatican. Visit our website now to dive deeper into the weekly episodes and experience the Vatican like never before! credit IG @ewtnvatican . . #BlessedCarloAcutis #Eucharist #RealPresence #SourceAndSummit #Vaticano #carloacutis #eucharisticmiracles #catholicchurch #leukemia #blessedsacrament ♬ suara asli - Adie Marbun
3/16/2025
3/08/2025
Katy Perry - Firework (Official Music Video)
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Katy Perry on space flight
Pop star Katy Perry will blast off into
space as part of an upcoming all-women flight on Blue Origin's New Shepherd
rocket.
The Firework singer will go into space with
Blue Origin owner Jeff Bezos's fiancee Lauren Sanchez, CBS presenter Gayle
King, former Nasa rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist Amanda
Nguyen, and film producer Kerianne Flynn.
This is the first all-women space flight to
take place since the Soviet Union's Valentina Tereshkova's solo mission in
1963.
There is no specific date for the launch,
but Blue Origin said it will take place soon.
Katy Perry will be on her Lifetimes Tour
from 23 April until 11 November, so this trip will take place before that.
The NS-31 mission will be the 11th human
spaceflight for the New Shepherd rocket and the 31st in its history. So far,
the programme has launched 52 people into space.
A trip on the New Shepard typically lasts
about 11 minutes, according to Blue Origin. It is fully autonomous - which
means there are no pilots - and takes the passengers past the Karman line,
internationally recognised as the edge of space.
Blue Origin credited Lauren Sanchez for
bringing the mission together, saying in its press release that she is
"honored to lead a team of explorers on a mission that will challenge
their perspectives of Earth, empower them to share their own stories, and
create lasting impact that will inspire generations to come".
Sanchez first announced her plan to fly
with an all-women crew on a Blue Origin rocket in 2023 in an interview with
Vogue, saying they were "paving the way for women".
This is the latest group of celebrities to
embark on a flight to space.
Bezos himself flew on the company's first
manned mission in 2021.
Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin
Galactic, made a trip aboard his company's VSS Unity spacecraft in July 2021.
SpaceX founder Elon Musk, however, is yet
to make a trip.
From BBC (edited)
3/06/2025
How to handle difficult conversations
Handling tough conversations is hard.
But the wrong words can turn a small problem
into a full-blown conflict.
Here are some common phrases that often
make things worse and what to swap it out
with...
❌ “You’re overreacting.”
✅ “I see this is important to you… let’s talk about it.”
❌ “That’s just how it is.”
✅ “I understand your concerns… let’s explore what we can do.”
❌ “You need to calm down.”
✅ “I want to understand… can you help me see your perspective?”
❌ “This isn’t my problem.”
✅ “Let’s find a way forward together… what do you think?”
❌ “I don’t have time for this.”
✅ “I want to give this proper attention… let’s set a time to discuss.”
❌ “That’s not what I meant.”
✅ “Let me rephrase… here’s what I was trying to say.”
❌ “I don’t see the issue.”
✅ “Help me understand why this is a concern for you.”
❌ “You’re taking this too personally.”
✅ “I hear you… let’s work through this together.”
❌ “We don’t need to talk about this.”
✅ “If this is important to you, then it’s worth discussing.”
❌ “Let’s just agree to disagree.”
✅ “We may see things differently… but let’s find common ground.”
We’ve all said these at some point.
But they can shut people down, break trust, and stop progress.
These small changes can:
✅ Build trust.
✅ Open up to honest conversations.
✅ Help you find real solutions.
✅ Strengthen your working relationships.
🧠 Remember; People don’t just remember your words
– they remember how you made them feel.
Next time a tough chat comes up, choose your words wisely.
Which phrase do you think is the hardest to stop saying?
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