tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89546483311899498702024-03-20T01:44:28.941-07:00The "Uh-Huh" ChallengeThe "Uh-Huh" Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18270995469235437579noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8954648331189949870.post-21386534746788828902013-05-14T22:50:00.001-07:002013-05-24T12:02:09.924-07:00Let the games begin! <br />
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</style><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">On
International Children's Day <span style="color: #444444;">(June 1, 2013)</span>,
it marks the launch of a community project called <b>The
"Uh-Huh"Challenge</b>.</span><br />
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What is "<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">uh-huh</span></i>"? </span></u><u style="text-underline: dotted;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Would
you say it is an automatic response mostly used to date? </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">How
many times when a child asks you a question while you happened to be typing a
text message on your mobile phone or checking your email on your laptop, you
unintentionally slurred out those words "<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">uh-huh</span></i>"?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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Under Wiktionary, "<i><span style="color: #0b5394;">uh-huh</span></i>"......</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">is often said while someone else is talking, in order
to show that the listener is still interested or agrees with what the
speaker is saying</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></li>
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expression of gratitude </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></li>
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<i><span style="color: #741b47;">With that context in mind...... </span></i></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Join
us for a 15 day challenge to UNPLUG from digital devices for 2 hours each day
and really spend it with your family.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></div>
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By playing this game, the intent is to bring commitment and awareness of how
the digital world we live in today can become a distraction and interruption. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The challenge is open to all parents, educators and families located in the Greater Vancouver and Lower Mainland area. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">It's time to PLAY, CONNECT, RECONNECT and
HAVE FUN!</span></b></span></i></span></div>
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