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In thewake oftheShore School's year12muckupdaysaga, academic leaderMOHANDHALL wroteabout theshift weneed in ourboys' education Glen M wrote: I likethe waythisgivessolutions.

Geetha R wrote: "Impact ofimpulsivityon personal life". Ilikedthis linea lot

Cansomeonejusttext me what we'reoutraged about today- Idon't havetimeto gothrougheveryone'stweets

Whitney Cummings, comedian

Someof youhavenever ordered achailatte from Starbucksin front ofyour immigrantmotherandseenthe paininhereyesanditshows Ashml, Twitteruser

RahulDravidis anamazing person, he's lowkey and humble. AndMukeshAmbani -I'dliketoknowhow he's beensosuccessful. Hehasa greatinfluencer over people. Hecanreallymake adifferencein people'slives.

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NOTARY PUBLIC VSJUSTICEOF PEACE

TheConsulateGeneralofIndia(Sydney)recentlyannouncednewrules accordingtowhichcertaindocumentswill now needtobe certifiedby aNotaryPublicratherthanaJusticeofPeace(JP). Themovewasmet by complaints, givenitcostthelocalcommunityhundredsofdollarsin documentation

Amrtt Jagota wrote: Priceis one factorin gettingdocs done fromNotary Public.AccesstoNotaryPublicisthesecondfactor. Rather, whynotletus makeself-attestations, a practice whichishighlypromotedandusedin

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Aartl Agarwal wrote:Thenew rule onlycameinduetorortsby some people. Itis acost indeed, buthowelsecanweassuretheauthorities that documents are genuine.

Amrtt Jagota again:Thenew ruleisnot triggered bynon-genuine documents. Itismainly fromtheinterpretationthatJP certification inNSWis not appropriate, wheninfactithasbeenalwaysbeenthepractice.

Pradeep Dhavallkar wrote:AsaJPmyself,IcontactedtheNSW Department ofJusticeaboutthe new Consulate ruleregardingcertification ofcopies.TheyhaveclarifiedthatJPs areauthorisedtocertifythecopies of any documentsas far astheysight theoriginal. I'mforwardingto you theresponse fromthem.(DearMrDhavalikar,JPsforNSWcancertifya true copyofany documentno matterwhere itcomes from,as longasthe documentisan original. Howeverdifferentcountries, organisationsand Departmentshave theirownregulationsandGuidelinesaswhattheywill accept. Kindregards, JohnKurmann, DepartmentofCommunitiesand Justice).It would be greatly appreciatedifIndianLink takesthisforward with IndianConsulatefor clarificationandconfirmation

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Halloweenis aday whenwhitepeople finally getasked"What areyou?"

Harl Kondabolu, comedian

I've beencelebrating "donut day" every day since 1997, and that has nothing to dowith the virus

Byron Kaye, Reuters journalist

Teaching Peace

Youlikedourfeature onMelbourneeducatorMargaretHepworth's experimentswithGandhian methodology.

Margaret Hepworth wrote:You capture the essence ofmy work, Isincerely appreciate this.Ireceiveda beautiful messagefromDr ElaGandhi-Gandhi's granddaughter-yesterday. Shesays"Let ustogetherachieve apeacefuland betterworld. Togetherwecanachievea lot."I believeweareall working on this togetherand itisaspecial blessing whenthe mediachoosestosupport movementsthatare findingourwaytowardsworldpeace

Arunoday Basak wrote:Fascinatingto seeGandhi at workinthismanner. AroundGandhiji'sbirthday inOctober everyyear, themediapresents many articlesonthe'relevance'ofthemanincontemporarytimes.Yourpiece showsa practical applicationthatseemsto besuccessful.

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Reader Riya. I sent usthispie: Sneakingina read between assignments.

Isaw babyducksonmy walk thismorning! Iswear, with Melbourne lockdowneasing, the worldJust seemslikea brighter, happier place. Sograteful.

Zoe Simmons, writer

Iused to retweetalot because itwaseasy andused verylittle energytoclick once. Butnowit's TWO clicks, andthat'stoomuch energy. What amI?Atriathlete?

Andre Borges,journalist

After2 weeksofmultiple healthscreensandasking everyonetoquarantine,I surprised my closestinner circle with atripto Woolworths Bridle Jabour, writer

Over $2000 in prizes for lighting up your home!

It's the year to get those Diwali lights out big time!

WorldRemit and Indian Link invite families across Australia to decorate the exterior of their homes with lights to celebrate Diwali.

The competition is for everyone, including non-Indians - you can just keep the lights up until Christmas!

Diwali during a global pandemic is probably something you never saw coming. You know usually how during this season, there's a strong urgeto avoid over-zealous relos andjust muck around with mates? Maybethat urge eroded awaythese past few months, and you mightjust do whatever ittakesto feel like you're living in a pre-COVID world. Well, you're not the only one. If you thought this year's Diwali would be a downer, you're highly mistaken. Knowing thatthere are people outthere who share your feelings, can be comforting. Hereare some eccentric excerpts that might help your Diwali withdrawal and renew yourfaith in the festive season. From spiked sharbatto pompous parties,folks tell us here whatthey love, hate or miss aboutthe Festival of Light.

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