A Genuine Smile

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Here is a nice genuine smile by HSBC Group Chairman Stephen Green in Hong Kong today. He has a friendly face. I bet he smiles a lot. Do you see the warmth exuded from the eyes?

HSBC Group Chairman Stephen Green attends a news conference to announce the lender's 2010 interim results in Hong Kong August 2, 2010. HSBC's half-year profit more than doubled from a year ago as bad debts fell sharply, and Europe's biggest bank said it remained bullish on the outlook for emerging markets. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS HEADSHOT)

Expression of the Day

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Edward L. Warner III, Secretary of Defense Representative to Post-START Negotiations, waits to testify at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the new START (Strategic Arms Reduction) Treaty on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 29, 2010. UPI/Alexis C. Glenn Photo via Newscom
Dr. Edward L. Warner III, waiting to testify at a Senate Armed
Services Committee hearing yesterday on the new START
(Strategic Arms Reduction) Treaty.

Here is a man who is serious and intent in getting his message across, do you think? Either that, or he has a dislike for cameras pointed at him. This expression is similar to the expression made by Melky Cabrera on Wednesday (though it has less tension and isn’t quite as threatening). We see glaring in the eyes, and a pursed lips. You know the old saying, “If looks could kill…”

If you see someone make this expression to you in public, they are giving you a strong message to back off, and I would heed their facial warning, without question. This is not a friendly face.

Expression of the Day

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Eric Vaillant, Douai Attorney General, speaks during a news conference in Douai, northern France, July 29, 2010. French police have detained a husband and wife after discovering the corpses of eight new-born children in the village of Villers-au-Tertre in northern France, police and judicial officials said. The couple in their 40s have been held in custody since the bodies were found at two different sites in the village and a criminal investigation was underway, police said. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol (FRANCE - Tags: CRIME LAW)

Attorney General, Eric Vaillant, spoke today at a press conference in Douai, northern France. The French police discovered the corpses of eight new born children in a village in northern France and have detained the parents who are in their 40s police said.

What do you think Vaillant is expressing here? I will share my thoughts below in the coming days.

Dr. Maureen O’Sullivan’s Speech: Part Three

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Dr. O’Sullivan talks about how wizards can’t get objectivity in their personal lives.

For me, there are times when I am unable to be objective because I am emotional and I have to work to overcome it, but my ability is by no means flat-lined in my personal life. I find I can get objectivity, if I continually look in the mirror and stay honest with myself, and I work to remove any emotional bias I may feel, if I am seeking the truth. Sometimes that is hard for me to do when it involves matters of the heart. I have to work extra hard at it, but it is something I am very conscious of. If someone is not conscious of these two elements, I could see how it could affect their personal life.

I think the wizards are no different than other people in this respect. Anyone who struggles to look in the mirror and who can’t delineate their emotions will face difficulties in their inner circle because they can’t see the truth. What do you think?

Expression of the Day

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Atlanta Braves' Melky Cabrera is seen during batting practice prior to a game against the Washington Nationals than Nationals Park in Washington on July 27, 2010. UPI/Kevin Dietsch Photo via Newscom

Atlanta Braves’ Melky Cabrera at batting practice yesterday. How does his expression make you feel? What do you think it means? See my answer in the comment section in the near future.