Goddag dear readers and welcome to yet another edition of XT. 
A buzzword you often hear these days is the "Wow!" factor. Sales people spend considerable time and money on discovering products that elicit the "Wow!" from consumers. 

Their job has become almost impossible as our world becomes saturated with scientific discoveries and movies that take "Wow!" beyond a mere single word. Consumers are so spoiled these days that mere "miracles" before their eyes elicit no more than tired yawns and questions like "is that all? .."

My mother was a teenager when the first radio was delivered to her parents home. Until then her father had tuned into the only news broadcast via a crystal set. "This is so wonderful, I never imagined that this would be possible!" she said when she saw color television for the first time, over 30 years ago.

So many things today are taken for granted that people's values in Western society have become distorted. It reminds me of the 6 year old, who, upon opening a birthday gift, discovers an article of clothing, immediately hands it to his mother with the disappointed words "its laundry .."

At the same time, children of a similar age can be seen running naked somewhere in Africa, pushing  home-made toys that they've fashioned from an empty tin can and a piece of wire. The contrast in values, needs and appreciation of things makes you think.  "What lies beyond this human failure to be satisfied with anything they are given?" Perhaps the key words here, were overlooked? 

"Home-made" - the fruit of one's own labor must surely bring satisfaction. I've seen the enthusiasm
displayed by youngsters, who were otherwise 'bored out of their brains', when they were shown how to build their own simple radio. 

Creativity instills a sense of pride, a feeling that we do have some control over our surroundings, the feeling that we as individuals can make a difference instead of just being spectators. Remember that 'creative' is the opposite to 'destructive'. 

Encourage everyone to be creative and don't forget to say "Wow!" when you see what they've created. 
I'm sure you'll get a positive response.

Farvel until next month.

Dr John K. Flynn B.D.Sc.
The Xerostar Times Editor 
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With little to get angry about in Scandinavia's cosiest community, post-Viking Danes have had to file down their horns and make their mark in more civilised fashion. The Danes have responded by inventing Lego toys, being the European Union's cagiest member, and producing some talented upstart soccer players. Brand recognition persists due to the Danes baking pastries so delicious that the addiction of the entire gap-toothed world is assured.

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Religion: Lutheran
Government: Constitutional monarchy
Prime Minister: Anders Fogh Rasmussen

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The Oresund Bridge, opened on 1 July 2000, links the Danish capital Copenhagen and the Swedish city of Malmo.

Also called the Oresund Fixed Link, it replaces the car and train ferries that shuttled backwards and forwards across the Oresund Channel between Denmark and Sweden, with a 16 km long combined bridge and tunnel, a 4 lane toll motorway and a dual track railway. 

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