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Taylor Swift receives honorary doctorate

<p dir="ltr">Grammy-award winner Taylor Swift has another achievement to her name, as she has received an honorary doctorate from the New York University.</p> <p dir="ltr">The pop music icon was honoured in the sector of fine arts in a ceremony at Yankee Stadium, as she addressed the graduating class of 2022. </p> <p dir="ltr">Sporting her signature red lipstick and newly awarded honorary robe, Swift joked to the thousands of graduates assembled, "I'm 90 percent sure the main reason I'm here is because I have a song called 22."</p> <p dir="ltr">"I never got to have a normal college experience per se. I went to public high school until 10th grade and then finished my education doing home school work on the floor of airport terminals," Swift said in her commencement speech.</p> <p dir="ltr">Swift went on to share worldly advice with the new graduates as they prepare for life outside of university. </p> <p dir="ltr">"You've worked and struggled and sacrificed and studied and dreamed your way here today. I won't tell you what to do because nobody likes that, but I will however give you life hacks for when I was starting out my dreams as a career," she said.</p> <p dir="ltr">"Never be ashamed of trying. Effortlessness is a myth."</p> <p dir="ltr">Swift concluded her speech by telling graduates that making mistakes is inevitable but "when hard things happen to us, we will recover, we will learn from it, we will grow more resilient because of it."</p> <p dir="ltr">"As long as we are fortunate enough to be breathing, we will breathe in, breathe through, breathe deep and breathe out. I am a doctor now so I know how breathing works," she said.</p> <p dir="ltr">"I hope you know how proud I am to share this day with you.</p> <p dir="ltr">"We're doing this together so let's just keep on dancing like we're the class of 22."</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image credits: Getty Images</em></p>

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ALDI looking for fresh meat (graduates)

<p dir="ltr">ALDI Australia is looking to hire a fresh batch of graduates for their insanely popular program. </p> <p dir="ltr">The German retailer’s graduate program is inundated with applications each year thanks to the attractive $92,000 starting salary, a company car and iPhone, as well as five weeks annual leave. </p> <p dir="ltr">Successful applicants will undertake a comprehensive program over a two-year period while rotating through the exciting challenge of the business. </p> <p dir="ltr">“Our graduate jobs aren’t easy but the greater the challenge, the greater the reward,” their <a href="https://www.aldicareers.com.au/Graduate-Program-Application-Process" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a> reads.</p> <p dir="ltr">“You’ll have exposure to serving customers on registers, managing sections in our distribution centre, undertaking site meetings with our property team, and developing your skills as a leader - a career achievement you can be proud of.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Applicants who succeed in their training will take on the role of an Executive Manager, giving them the opportunity to run up three-to-five stores.</p> <p dir="ltr">Peter Slaven recently completed the program and is now an Executive Manager of Store Operation in NSW. </p> <p dir="ltr">“I was prepared for a lot of observation and structured training, however I was pleasantly surprised with how hands-on ALDI’s graduate program is,” he told <a href="https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/careers/aldis-insane-92000-job-for-uni-graduates/news-story/fbba33620c65bfad5a5f80df3e730155?utm_campaign=EditorialSB&amp;utm_source=news.com.au&amp;utm_medium=Facebook&amp;utm_content=SocialBakers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news.com.au</a>.</p> <p dir="ltr">“During the program I worked in three cities and over 30 stores, building relationships with close to 500 people. No two days are the same and I learnt to adapt quickly to constant change and I am still learning new things every day.”</p> <p dir="ltr">ALDI group director of human resources and projects Hayden Rydberg said the program attracted people from all walks of life. </p> <p dir="ltr">“It’s an opportunity for ambitious future leaders to hit the ground running in a supportive environment where you will learn directly from industry leaders, all while accelerating your career with a rewarding and dynamic retail business,” he said.</p> <p dir="ltr">Applicants must be in their final year of study or recently completed a master’s degree in any subject. </p> <p dir="ltr">Applications for ALDI's 2023 graduate program close on Monday March 28, 2022.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Shutterstock</em></p>

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Terminally ill man graduates college alongside his granddaughter

<p>A grandfather-granddaughter duo from Texas have shared a heart-warming milestone together. </p> <p>Melanie Salazar, 23, and her grandfather Rene Neira, 88, have both graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) alongside each other. </p> <p>Rene first began his higher education in the 1950s, but when he fell in love and started a family, he was unable to finish his studies in the traditional four-year span. </p> <p>Throughout the years, Rene took part in online classes, but decided to re-enroll in college in 2016: the same year his granddaughter began her freshman year at the same school. </p> <p><span>"It just so happened that he wanted to go back to school again at the same time that I was starting." Melanie Salazar told <a rel="noopener" href="https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/04/us/grandfather-granddaughter-graduate-college-trnd/index.html" target="_blank">CNN</a>. </span></p> <p><span>"It wasn't intentionally planned, but it just worked out that way that we were in school at the same time."</span></p> <p><span>"I didn't know that we would actually get to share that moment together," Melanie said.</span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CXW-XSZrxf9/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CXW-XSZrxf9/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Melanie Salazar ♡ (@melaniesalazara)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span>Melanie said she didn't share any classes with her grandfather due to their differing majors, but the pair would often meet up for lunches, study in the library or even carpool to campus together. </span></p> <p><span>Just before the Covid-19 pandemic hit, Rene suffered from a stroke and had to take medical leave from class. </span></p> <p><span>Unable to navigate the world of full-time online classes, Rene was only a few classes shy of completing his degree and his family rallied around him to get him the degree he has always wanted. </span></p> <p><span>"We, as his family, were able to advocate for him and request to see if there was any way that he could be recognised or honoured for all the work that he had done." Melanie told CNN.</span></p> <p><span>It wasn't until the week of graduation they found out he would be honoured.</span></p> <p><span>"It was definitely an early Christmas miracle that they were willing to recognize him." Salazar said.</span></p> <p><span>"When we walked past the curtains onto the stage, I was overcome with emotion and started to tear up because I didn't know that we would actually get to share that moment together." </span></p> <p><span>Salazar said, "I told him afterwards, 'You did it, grandpa! College is over!'"</span></p> <p><span>Melanie received her Bachelor of Arts in Communications, while Rene got a degree of recognition in economics. </span></p> <p><span>"It's never too late to go back to school." Salazar shares. "Whatever your circumstance, there's people that are ready and willing to help you follow your dreams."</span></p> <p><em>Image credits: Twitter @UTSA</em></p>

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Canberra grandparents graduate from Rock School

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Maria and Chris Adams have proved that you’re never too old to learn something new and pursue a new passion. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 76 and 78-year-old retired accountants from Canberra saw an opportunity for a unique experience with the Australian National University's Community Rock School, and asked themselves, “why not?”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"We were giggling as we filled out the application," Maria said to the <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-28/canberra-music-school-teaching-instruments/100650008" target="_blank">ABC</a>. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"But then we got accepted and thought, 'oh my god, Grandad and Grandma are going to rock school!'"</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chris said he always wanted to be in a band when he was a kid, but neither he nor his wife’s parents could afford to send them to music lessons. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Now, the pair can play the ukelele, guitar and sing.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"We like playing the songs that we remember, because it gives us the memories," Chris said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"It's something we can share with each other, and share with our eight grandkids," Maria added.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The free program is run by Micha Forman through the ANU School of Music, and is open to anyone over the age of 18. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"We'll have really young participants who are just out of high school, right up to people in their 70s and 80s," Micha said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Throughout the program, students learn how to play as a group, as well as develop their own individual skills. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Micha says the program draws in all kinds of people who have different relationships with music, and is a uniting force to get people involved in something creative.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"It can be a part of their life in a way that they want it to be, not in a way that someone else has told them it should be."</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Check out Chris and Maria’s story below. </span></p> <p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/T8JF6Zwv7MM" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image credits: Youtube - ABC News Australia</span></em></p>

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Shane Warne shares bittersweet family news

<p dir="auto">The Aussie cricket legend posted a sweet photo of children Brooke, Jackson and Summer after the latter finished her schooling.</p> <p>“Wow. What a day!!!” Warne wrote in an Instagram story.</p> <p>“All three of my beautiful children have now completed year 12.</p> <p>“Which means no more school fees, drop offs, pick ups and fighting for a car park, parent teacher nights, sports all over melb x 3 on weekends, school plays, events, making lunches, sports gear, blazer and being a taxi – oh and an ATM.”</p> <p>Warne admitted that despite the jokes, it was a bittersweet moment for him.</p> <p>“Sort of sad too as they were fun times &amp; will be great memories for all of us,” he said.</p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7838942/shane-warne.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/12f6e608fd0f4ac581963ec743a6783e" /></p> <p>“So proud of the young awesome adults you’ve become @brookewarne @jacksonwarne18 @summerwarne!! Love dad.”</p> <p>Warne shares three children with his ex-wife Simone Callahan; son Jackson, 21, and daughters Brooke, 22, and Summer, 19.</p> <p>In May the 51-year-old opened up about failing his family with his off-field indiscretions throughout his career.</p> <p>“I’m not proud of all of my decisions,” Warne told<span> </span><em>Fox Sports</em>.</p> <p>“I made some horrible mistakes and choices with things.</p> <p>“But I was always true to myself and that’s what I’m proud of today.</p> <p>“Some of the things were really hard to take.</p> <p>“I let my family down, I embarrassed my children ... but that’s something I have to live with.</p> <p>“But for all of those bad choices I’ve also been very proud of all the good things I’ve done.</p> <p>“I’ve done a lot of good things but sometimes people like to harp on about the bad things because it’s a better headline.”</p>

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Too cute! Gordon Ramsay’s 10-month-old son Oscar graduates from baby class

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text "> <p>The youngest Ramsay family member has melted hearts thanks to his mum’s latest snap. 10-month-old Oscar graduated from sensory class, much to the delight of his proud mum Tana.</p> <p>The youngest of five looked incredibly sweet while posing in a cap and gown just having graduated.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B8ObT8AnYP4/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B8ObT8AnYP4/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by All about the girl (@tanaramsay)</a> on Feb 6, 2020 at 4:27am PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Tana added a caption that showed how proud she was.</p> <p>“Graduation day! Baby Sensory class for Oscar, thank you Julia @babysensoryrichmond your Wandsworth classes were fabulous we will miss you and the friends we made! Xxx”</p> <p>Last month, proud dad Gordon revealed to Perth Now how Oscar has taken after him.</p> <p>“He did his first solids, but he spat them out within three seconds...</p> <p>“It was butternut squash puree. And you can sort of lip read, and Tana my wife was cooking. And I think the words that came out of his mouth was 'f***ing disgusting!'"</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B6z3ObTjdbO/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B6z3ObTjdbO/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Gordon Ramsay (@gordongram)</a> on Jan 2, 2020 at 12:20am PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Gordon also explained that he “dropped to the floor and blacked out” as it was the first of five births that he witnessed.</p> <p>“Tana didn't want to see me there for previous births, she said ‘I don't want you to see me in this state so get out.’ This time around, I was there and I absolutely cr*pped my pants. I fainted. I literally dropped on the floor.</p> <p>“I was sat there and Oscar popped out through the sunroof and then they sort of throw you on him and he's screaming and I fell back, the nurse grabbed me.”</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B8WR_5MHoEY/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B8WR_5MHoEY/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by All about the girl (@tanaramsay)</a> on Feb 9, 2020 at 5:40am PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>However, the famous dad has made it clear that his five children will not have any special privileges when it comes to following in his footsteps.</p> <p>"I don't want the staff thinking, 'F***, it's Ramsay's kid, we can't tell them off',” he told Access Hollywood.</p> <p>"You want to work in this business? You f*** off to another chef, learn something different and come back with something new to improve the business."</p> </div> </div> </div>

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Hugh Jackman shares university graduation photo

<p>Australia’s favourite Hollywood star Hugh Jackman recently shared a photo of himself graduating from the University of Technology with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication.</p> <p>The 47-year-old shared the image, taken 25 years ago in 1991, with his followers on Instagram.</p> <p>“Congrats to the graduating class of 2016! #throwbackthursdays,” he captioned the snap.</p> <p>The Aussie actor isn’t the only one to share a “throwback” picture of themselves. Scroll through the gallery above to see pictures of other celebrities back in their younger days. Between the Obamas, George Clooney and Brad Pitt, which one is your favourite? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below. </p> <p><strong> </strong></p>

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Girl receives touching graduation letter from late grandma

<p>She may no longer be here to celebrate in person, but that didn’t stop one doting grandmother from congratulating her granddaughter on her graduation. Kayla Buckmaster’s gran passed away when she was just four years old, but the proud grandmother didn’t want her to miss out on the celebrations.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">my gradnma died when i was 4, but before she passed she wrote me a graduation letter &amp; left a gift. i just got to open it after 14 years❤😢 <a href="https://t.co/5BMr4oafEc">pic.twitter.com/5BMr4oafEc</a></p> — kayla buckmaster (@buckee8) <a href="https://twitter.com/buckee8/status/868642076992225280">May 28, 2017</a></blockquote> <p>According to Buckmaster, before her grandmother passed away, she wrote a beautiful letter and included a gift of $100 to be opened upon her graduation 14 years later.</p> <p>The touching and thoughtful gesture quickly went viral, receiving over 440,000 likes on Twitter and more than 83,000 retweets at the time of writing.</p>

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88-year-old grandpa becomes China’s oldest university graduate

<p>At an age where most people are well and truly retired, Zhang Guohan has just become the oldest person ever to graduate from university in China. Last week, Zhang received his bachelor’s degree in Culture Industry Management from Jiangsu Open University.</p> <p>Surprisingly, Zhang wasn’t the only octogenarian in his graduating class – 86-year-old Xu Hesheng also completed a degree, along with 17 other seniors.</p> <p>The two elderly gentlemen’s academic success is due in part to the university’s introduction of a program to help Chinese seniors further their education and learn how to use new technologies like computers and smartphones. In fact, the university reportedly boasts up to 200 older students.</p> <p>Zhang says it was his lifelong love of learning that drove him to enrol in university. “I had no knowledge of computers when I enrolled for Fundamentals of Computer Application,” he told <a href="http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2016-10/25/content_27165621.htm" target="_blank"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">China Daily</span></em></strong></a> of his classes. “To better understand the course, I had to repeatedly ask the teacher and the students for help. After overcoming the problem of poor memory caused by age and slow learning of computer operation, now I am used to online distance learning on computers.”</p> <p>How inspiring! Tell us in the comments below, have you continued your education in your senior years?</p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><a href="/news/news/2016/08/90-year-old-to-graduate-university-with-a-phd/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>90-year-old to graduate university with a PhD</strong></em></span></a></p> <p><a href="/news/news/2016/06/87-year-old-great-grandma-graduates-from-high-school/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>87-year-old great grandma graduates from high school</strong></em></span></a></p> <p><a href="/lifestyle/retirement-life/2016/05/free-online-resources-for-education/"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Free online resources to keep your mind active over 60</span></em></strong></a></p>

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90-year-old to graduate university with a PhD

<p>Tasmanian teacher Joan Webb, is about to achieve an incredible feat, earning her PhD from the University of Tasmania at the age of 90. She already received her Masters degree three years ago, and is on track to go one step further when she graduates with a doctorate this weekend.</p> <p>Webb has spent decades teaching both in the UK and in Australia, before turning to aged care facilities to run classes with elderly and sick people wanting to keep their minds active. “I found it most demanding and fascinating and a wonderful experience,” she told the <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-16/joan-webb-just-turned-90-about-to-graduate-with-phd/7748002" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">ABC</span></strong></a> of the first time she visited the facilities. “There are people in high care who have lost a massive amount of their physical capacity, and still have the most amazing ideas and creativity within them.”</p> <p>She began teaching creative writing in 2013 in these aged care homes, before switching her focus to poetry, finding the residents more receptive to its shorter format. “It was the most exciting experience probably of my whole life,” she said. Webb’s doctoral thesis, titled “I only look forward to Mondays”, discusses the importance of empowering elderly people (particularly aged care patients) with creative and intellectual pursuits.</p> <p>“It's very easy to sit in an armchair, switch the tele on and throw your life away like that,” Webb says of her decision to go to university. “As you do it and as you have this control, you get fascinated by the subject, and in the end you can't put it down and you just want to go on and on.”</p> <p>Congratulations, Joan! Did you attend university later in life? Share your experiences with us in the comments below.</p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><a href="/news/news/2016/08/74-year-old-coach-of-wayde-van-niekerk/"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Meet the 74-year-old coach behind South Africa’s golden boy</span></em></strong></a></p> <p><a href="/news/news/2016/08/great-grandma-rides-with-30-bikers-on-her-80th-birthday/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Great-grandma rides with 30 bikers on her 80th birthday</strong></em></span></a></p> <p><a href="/news/news/2016/08/grandpa-declines-seat-on-rio-train/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Grandpa declines seat on Rio train in the most impressive way</strong></em></span></a></p>

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87-year-old great grandma graduates from high school

<p>It’s certainly been a long time coming, but a great-grandmother from Utah in the US has finally graduated from High School after waiting over 70 years.  </p> <p>87-year-old Rolleen Littlefield Taysom dropped out of high school in 1944 when her father passed her. With her widowed mother tasked with the job of caring for eight children, Taysom selflessly dropped out of high school to help provide for her siblings.</p> <p>But now, thanks to the efforts of daughter, granddaughter and great-granddaughter Taysom finally got the chance to graduate that she deserved.</p> <p><img width="500" height="305" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/21801/grandma_500x305.jpg" alt="Grandma" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></p> <p>Taysom’s great-granddaughter Shae Spencer was also set to graduate, so the women got into contact with the superintendent from Alpine School district and asked if Taysom could join the ceremony as well. And he was more than happy to let them.</p> <p>Taysom, walked arm-in-arm with her great-granddaughter, completing a process she once thought would never happen. The lined up with the graduating class and everyone gave Taysom the standing ovation that she deserved.</p> <p>What a lovely story? Do you have a similar one you’d like to share? Or any messages of congratulations for Rolleen?</p> <p>Let us know in the comments!</p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><a href="/news/news/2016/06/things-to-buy-and-avoid-at-the-supermarket/"><strong>5 things to buy and 7 things to avoid at the supermarket</strong></a></em></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><a href="/health/body/2016/05/tricks-to-make-healthy-supermarket-choices/"><strong>4 super simple secrets to make healthy supermarket choices</strong></a></em></span></p> <p><strong><em><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/lifestyle/retirement-life/2016/04/5-new-hobbies-to-try-now/">5 new hobbies to try now</a></em></strong></p>

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Navy school graduates break into funky flash mob dance

<p>These guys don’t just know how to march in formation.</p> <p>In this video we see graduates from Norway’s Royal Naval School in Stavanger break out into a coordinated flash mob performance of the hit song “Uptown Funk”.</p> <p>In this massively coordinated performance the graduates really look like they’re having a good time, and the crowd gets into it as well.</p> <p>It must’ve been such a nice way to celebrate their graduation. </p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><a href="/news/news/2016/03/couple-give-60-million-lottery-away/"><strong>Couple gives $60 million lottery win away</strong></a></em></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><a href="/news/news/2016/03/find-letter-t-image-puzzle/"><strong>Can you find the letter “T” in this image?</strong></a></em></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong><a href="/news/news/2016/03/stunning-images-antarctica-remote-beauty/">Stunning images of Antarctica’s remote beauty</a></strong></em></span></p>

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How to paint drawers with graduated colour

<p>Breathe new life into an old chest of drawers with this eye-catching paint technique.</p><p><strong>You will need:</strong></p><ul><li>A chest of drawers&nbsp;(it looks best if the drawers are close together)</li><li>Paint brushes</li><li>Dropsheet or newspaper</li><li>Selection of&nbsp;paints</li></ul><p><strong>Choosing your colours:</strong></p><p>When choosing your colours, visit a hardware store and find your colour palette by looking at their paint sample cards.</p><p>You can then buy a selection of sample pots in the graduated darker to lighter colours.</p><p>Alternatively you could buy one colour you like and some white, and then mix the white in to make your various shades.</p><p>For the frame of the drawers, either choose a crisp white (if you are using pale colours or pastels for the drawers) or a darker charcoal colour (if your drawers are to be stronger colours).&nbsp;</p><p><strong>How to:</strong></p><p>1. Place the drop sheet or newspaper down and put your drawers on top.</p><p>2. Paint the frame of your drawers with your chosen colour.</p><p>3. Paint each drawer a different colour, going from dark at the bottom to light at the top. Use a fresh paintbrush for each drawer. &nbsp;</p><p><strong>Related links:&nbsp;</strong></p><p><em><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="/lifestyle/diy/2015/02/revamp-lampshade/" target="_blank">How to revamp a lampshade</a></span></strong></em></p><p><em><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="/lifestyle/diy/2014/12/make-fabric-covered-pin-board/" target="_blank">Make your own pin board for under $10</a></span>&nbsp;</strong></em></p><p><em><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="/lifestyle/diy/2014/12/diy-photo-wall/" target="_blank">DIY photo wall</a></span></strong></em></p>

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