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My Name is Alex and I’m Your Conductor Today!My Name is Alex and I’m Your Conductor Today!

February 24, 2017February 24, 2017

  The young chirpy voice piped up a cheery ‘good morning’  on the packed train carrying a miserable load of  – now ‘ex’ – holidaymakers from Gatwick Airport to Clapham, and[...]

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The Power of a SmileThe Power of a Smile

October 2, 2013October 2, 2013

 Intuitively we all know that smiling is good for us, and good for the wider world too – don’t we?  It costs so little – the energy required to turn[...]

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