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Millet Bahcesi Pazar Kosusu
Yarin, yani bu pazar kosmak isteyenlere cagridir đ¤ŠđĽ
KoĹu temposu zone 2, yani koĹarlen yanÄąndakiyle rahatça konuĹabildiÄin tempo. Nefes nefese kalmadÄąÄÄąn o tatlÄą denge đââď¸ YÄrĂź-koĹ tekniÄi ile yaklaĹÄąk 5K. Ek sorunuz olursa instagram @nozone_project den bana ulasabilirsiniz.
Yer: Millet Bahçesi Mikel Kahve
Saat: 10:00
Tarih: 26 Nisan 2026 Pazar
Katilim 10 kisi ile sinirli degildir ancak meet up sistemi 10 kisi ile sinirlamaktadir.
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Libera Animae - Freeing the Soul
Main Library, Meeting Room 2B
Join us for a welcoming evening of reflection, gentle music, and meaningful conversation. Weâll begin with a short grounding moment, followed by a brief reading from spiritual or philosophical traditions, and an open reflection circle where participants can share (or simply listen).
Libera Animae is an interfaith community focused on inner growth, creativity, and authentic connection.
All backgrounds are welcome.
COUNT RMH Housewarmer Volunteering (Ronald McDonald House)
Some trained COUNT volunteers work together once a month at RMH (http://www.rmhc-centralohio.org/volunteer.php) as Housewarmers (usually on the 1st Sunday from 1 â 5 PM). Some schedule other shifts at their convenience. You may try this out with less fuss by following a "Fast track" or go through the normal process.
Fast track
⢠Arrange a time to shadow a COUNT volunteer. Call Dave Nohle at 614-268-9558 (cell).
⢠Show up and try it out.
⢠Complete application, etc. later.
Normal process
⢠Complete an online application (http://rmhc-centralohio.org/volunteer/).
⢠Attend orientation in advance.
⢠At orientation you will complete forms agreeing to keep family/patient info private and allowing a background check and tour the facility.
⢠Complete one training shift. Daily shifts are: morning 9 AM - 1 PM, afternoon 1 - 5 PM and evening 5 - 9 PM.
⢠Schedule shifts online using the on the RMH scheduling system (http://www.volgistics.com/ex/portal.dll/?FROM=32895).
The Ronald McDonald House (RMH) provides housing and meals for families with sick children. The Columbus RMH is the largest in the world with 137 rooms. COUNT has been volunteering there since May 2014.
Housewarmers work with RMH guests to provide a home-like environment - greet, assist with family needs, answer phones, give tours, assist with checkin/checkout, prepare guest rooms after checkout, clean facility, laundry, restock supplies and staff the front desk. RMH Housewarmers volunteer at least one four-hour shift a month. All Housewarmers must complete an application and agree to a background check before they can be full fledged volunteers.
Cincinnati Fresh Faces Zoom Speed Dating
**đ Speed Dating from Home â Meet Cincinnati Singles Live on Zoom**
Genuine conversations with real locals â all from your living room. You'll cycle through short one-on-one video chats with Cincinnati locals matched to you by age and personality. A host keeps the evening flowing smoothly.
**Pick your age group and sign up:**
- đ **Ages 18-32** â [REGISTER HERE](https://tempodating.com/product?productId=476.0&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=Cincinnati&groupurlname=dynamic-local-singles-speed-dating-meetup&ar=18-32&face_v=3.0)
- **Ages 30-46** â [REGISTER HERE](https://tempodating.com/product?productId=476.0&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=Cincinnati&groupurlname=dynamic-local-singles-speed-dating-meetup&ar=30-46&face_v=3.0)
**â ď¸ Important: RSVP â registration.** To join, pick your age group below, sign up, and finish the personality quiz. Spots are limited.
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**You will like this if:**
- Cincinnati locals after personality-matched dates
- Introverts who shine in one-on-one conversations
đ§ **How the session runs**
1. **Sign up** â Tap the link for your age range above.
2. **Take the personality quiz** â We use it to pair you with compatible Cincinnati singles.
3. **Join on Zoom** â Click the link, jump on, and the host handles the rest.
**At a glance**
- **Format:** Live on Zoom â guided rounds from your home
- đ **Location:** Online from home â no need to go anywhere
â *"The personality matching genuinely works. My matches were spot on."* â Cincinnati local
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⨠One Zoom call, genuine conversations, real matches. See you there. â¤ď¸âđĽ â¨
Quick version: this one gets straight to the point.
Concise by design so people can decide quickly.
Duty vs. Results: What Makes an Action Moral?
When judging morality, should we prioritize **intentions/duty** or **outcomes/results**? It introduces two influential philosophers as representatives of these approaches.
* **Immanuel Kant (deontology):** An action is moral when it is done from **duty** and follows rational, universal principles (the **categorical imperative**). Certain actsâlike lyingâare wrong regardless of the consequences; you canât do a wrong thing for a right reason.
* **John Stuart Mill (utilitarian consequentialism):** The morality of an action is determined by its **effects**, specifically how much **happiness/well-being** it produces. Mill argues that some pleasures are âhigherâ than others, and that good intentions donât redeem harmful outcomes.
## Discussion Questions
1. **The lying dilemma:** A murderer comes to your door and asks if your friend is hiding inside. Kant would say you must not lie.
2. **Can good intentions rescue a bad outcome?**
3. **The organ harvest problem:** A surgeon has five patients dying of organ failure and one healthy patient in for a checkup. Killing the one to harvest organs would save five lives, and the math works out for the utilitarian. Why does this feel so deeply wrong? Is that feeling a point in Kant's favor, or just a bias we should overcome?
4. **Do rules need exceptions?** Kant insists moral rules must be universal, with no exceptions. But most of us can imagine extreme scenarios where any rule seems like it should bend. Does the need for exceptions fatally undermine deontology, or is the strength of the system precisely that it refuses to bend?
5. **Who gets to calculate the consequences?** Utilitarianism asks us to maximize good outcomes, but we're notoriously bad at predicting consequences. If we can't reliably know the results of our actions, is it practical to base our entire moral system on outcomes? Does this uncertainty push us back toward rules and principles?
6. **Everyday morality:** Think about a real moral decision you've made recently, even a small one. Did you reason more like a Kantian (what's the right thing to do in principle?) or more like a utilitarian (what will produce the best result?)? Do most people naturally lean one way?
7. **Justice vs. the greater good:** A town can prevent a deadly plague by sacrificing one innocent person. The greater good is clearly served. But is it just? Can an action be morally right and deeply unjust at the same time?
8. **The big synthesis question:** Are these two systems actually opposed, or do they often arrive at the same answers by different paths? Is it possible that we need both: rules to guide us in the moment and consequences to evaluate systems and policies over time?
French conversation club
Bienvenue! Columbus French Conversation group invites you to our Saturday morning French conversation club. Expect a casual and welcoming atmosphere in which to learn french! I will bring my laptop so we can look up new vocabulary as needed! The venue is a beautiful French restaurant so you can really get into the zone :)
Thompson Park Walk
This Monday 4/27/26 at 6:30p we will walking at Thompson Park. The address is 5600 Thompson Rd. We will meet at the shelter house. The walk will be approximately 2 miles on paved trails~Join us if you can.









