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« on: May 30, 2017, 01:24:13 AM »

German police say a businessman on a motorcycle lost a plastic bag stuffed with his day's earnings while driving along a southern highway, sending a shower of cash across the Bavarian Autobahn.
Ingolstadt police said Sunday the 36-year-old had been carrying about 9,000 euros ($10,000) in small bills Saturday night when he lost the bag on the A9 highway.
The man, whose name wasn't released, stopped his motorcycle and tried to collect the cash himself, and witnesses called police.
Authorities temporarily shut down the stretch of the highway and helped the man collect his cash, but an estimated 1,500 euros was taken away by the wind before it could be recovered.
Police say he was able to produce a slip showing the cash was his.

A paper?
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« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2017, 06:58:51 PM »

A 101-year-old D-Day veteran has become the oldest person in the world to skydive.
Bryson William Verdun Hayes completed a tandem skydive from 15,000 feet (4,500 meters) with members of his extended family on Sunday at an airfield in Honiton, southwestern England.
Among those jumping were Hayes' son, grandson, great-grandson and great-granddaughter.
At the age of 101 years, Hayes broke the Guinness World Record held by Canada's Armand Gendreau, who jumped in 2013 at 101 years.
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« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2017, 06:33:38 PM »

Students raise $11,000 to help teacher battling cancer fulfill her bucket list
Eighth graders have raised enough money to help their teacher battling cancer fulfill some of the biggest items on her bucket list.
Students at Tomball Junior High School in the tiny town of Tomball, Texas, raised more than $11,000 to help their language arts teacher, Michelle Wistrand, travel with her family.
"I cried and cried," Wistrand told ABC News. "I feel blessed and I am just so thankful to have them in my life. I could not have taken these trips, there's no way. They blow me away with their kindness."
Wistrand, 55, said she was diagnosed with leiomyosarcoma, a cancer of the soft muscle tissue, in January of 2015.
A month later, she shared the news with her class.
"That's when I told them that I had about two to five years at that time," Wistrand said. "It got pretty quiet. They were crying and I was crying and that's when I switched to my bucket list."
The students of Tomball Junior High School in Tomball, Texas, raised over $11,000 to send their teacher Mrs. Michelle Wistrand on a vacation to see the redwoods in California.
Wistrand, a mother of two, told her students that she always wanted to see the redwoods in California and swim in the Pacific Ocean.
Cindy Nolen, mom to 14-year-old Mickey Nolen, said her son was so affected by his teacher's diagnosis that he started a GoFundMe page titled "Together We Can Wistrand Anything" to raise money for her trip to California.
"We donated the first $50 and it was Mickey's idea and that's the kind of kid he is," Nolen said. "He is a self-starter and a compassionate, kind kid, and I am just so proud of him."
In three days, Mickey Nolen and his friends, Amanda Skivington, Alana Lee and Colton Richard, raised $3,500. They now have over $10,700 from GoFundMe donors and $1,000 from t-shirt sales, Cindy Nolen said.
Wistrand plans on taking her trip to California with her family this summer. She'll later travel to Michigan to see the fall foliage and to Iowa to visit her son this winter, she said.
"I [also] want to learn to play the cello," she added. "I want to go to be with the people that I love and spend as much time with them as I possibly can."


Does this mean the teacher has only 2 to 5 years of life left?
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« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2017, 06:53:26 AM »

In 1968, the US Congress declared Decoration or Memorial Day as it was now called, a federal holiday and moved the date to the last Monday of May so that Americans could enjoy a three-day weekend. The change, which went into effect in 1971, has resulted in the holiday losing some of its significance. Kids think of it as the beginning of summer or the day when swimming pools open, while adults view it as an opportunity to host barbecue parties and shop for bargains.
Concerned that people were starting to reason behind the holiday, in December 2000, former US President Bill Clinton signed “The National Moment of Remembrance Act.” The law urges Americans to observe a minute of silence at 3:00 pm to honor the heroes who have sacrificed their lives for the safety and freedom of America. So, on May 29, set aside those burgers and root beer floats for a few minutes and reflect on all the brave men and women who are no longer around to enjoy the three-day weekend with their families.

I find it hard to understand this one even with dicts.
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« Reply #4 on: June 03, 2017, 01:26:58 PM »

Here's what each one is, in order:

1. "slip" - a piece of paper, typically small and long (like a receipt) and shows some sort of proof or message

2. "who" - in this context, it describes something applying to a person mentioned right before without having to say their name again (in this case, Gendreau)

3. "I had about two to five years" - in this context, it's describing how long the teacher had to live

4. "reason" - looks like it's saying that people were associating the holiday with something they weren't meant to, but I'm not sure.
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