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Washington Post's Alternate Meanings Contest

I've had fun posting all those new words formed by alerting one letter in the Mensa Invitational Contest.

Here are some results from a similar contest. This time entrants were asked to submit alternate meanings for common words.

Here's our first choice:

"Coffee" - The person upon whom one coughs.

Mensa Words Continued

'Caterpallor"

The color you turn after finding half a worm in the fruit you're eating.

Helping Children Around The World - The Julia Project

Join us in helping children around the world. The Julia Project Foundation, is a registered nonprofit charity for children unable to help themselves.

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Are You Ready for More Mensa

This one caught my eye for all of you morning people.

"Inoculatte" To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.

Another Word from Mensa

Here's yet another word from our series from the Mensa Invitational.

"Sarchasm" - The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.

More Mensa

Here's another altered word that now also has a new meaning.

"Giraffiti" - Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.

Mensa International Challenge

Seeing that The Julia Project is about helping through education, I thought you'd enjoy some recent winning entries to the Mensa Invitational.

Readers were asked to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition.

Here's one for today:

"Reintarnation" - Coming back to life as a hillbilly.

What Our Friendship Can Mean.....

The Julia Project extends our resources and prayers to HIV/AIDS orphans in Kenya and Haiti, and assists hurting Aboriginal children in Northern Ontario.

I found this quote, and thought it is so appropriate for what we do through our fundraising efforts and the giving through our generous donors.

"Life ends when you stop Dreaming.
Hope ends when you top Believing.
Love ends when you stop Caring.
Friendship ends when you stop Sharing."

Thanks for being a part of our vision to help hurting children who can't help themselves.

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Motorcycle Ride

A charity motorcycle ride in Lakefield, Ontario, and the Kawarthas, to support our efforts helping hiv aids orphans and children in poverty.

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A Joke

I suppose we should experience a little laughter every day. It's good for the soul.

On that note - here's a little joke!

'Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love and got married. The ceremony wasn't much, but the reception was excellent.'

Quote For Today

Even though Idi Amin Dada said this, I think we can all find truth in it for ourselves.

"Sometimes people mistake the way I talk for what I am thinking.”

Idi Amin Dada quotes (African President, 1926-2003)

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Haiti Refugees

A recent article in the New York Times estimated that only 28,000 of the 1.5 million refugees have found housing since the earthquake of January 12th.

"...PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Hundreds of displaced families live perilously in a single file of flimsy shanties planted along the median strip of a heavily congested coastal road here called the Route des Rails."

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Africa Geography Test

Here's a fun game to test your knowledge of the location of African countries.

I hope you can find Kenya!

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What Caused The Haiti Earthquake

What caused the Haiti earthquake of January 12, 2010?

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Traveling To Kenya

Traveling to Kenya in both 2007 and 2008 were two totally different flight experiences. Here are a few tips that we learned.

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Safari Food

Our Kenyan cooking recipe collection includes this great idea for Safari food that you bake ahead and pack for the trail.

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Roasted Corn On The Cob

Roasted corn on the cob is readily available from street vendors served as an African fast food. Learn how to make your own with our recipe.

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Raising Money For Children

Raising money for children is one of our goals at The Julia Project Foundation. Join our forum where you share your ideas about fundraising for kids.

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Plantain Bananas

Plantain bananas are a starchy, rather than sweet staple fruit of much of Africa. Plantain, or 'potatoe of the air', is a cooking banana that comes from a type of banana plant.

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News From Haiti

The Julia Project is pleased to share news from Haiti as updates come in from the Haiti orphanage in Vignier.

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National Symbols of Haiti

The national symbols of Haiti are officially defined in the Haiti Coat of Arms, Haiti National Anthem and the flag of Haiti.

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Kenya Food Recipes

Kenya food recipes offer a wide assortment of mail dish entrees as well as desserts from the different regions of Kenya.

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Kachumbari

Enjoy this Kenyan food recipe for Kachumbari, a cold vegetable dish known to some as African coleslaw.

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Haitian People

Haitian people are warm and friendly, and know how to survive in the face of adversity and daily challenges.

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Haitian Food

Haitian food, predominantly influenced by French and African cuisines, has a Latin-Caribbean flavor.

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