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Article content Welcome to Ben’s World. Enter at your own risk. Recommended Videos One teacher learned the hard way. In a Zoom class, she was gushing about how cute and cuddly hippos are, like the dancing ones in Fantasia or huggable Gloria in the Madagascar films. Ben Haslam, 8, watching from home, squirmed in his wheelchair. “Take me off mute!” he barked to his mom, Christine. “Want to say something, Ben?” asked the unsuspecting teacher. “Yes. Have you gone mad?!” said Ben. “Hippos aren’t cute and cuddly. They are one of the most dangerous animals in Africa. They are many things, but they are NOT cute and cuddly.” Ouch. Lesson learned. Don’t mess with Dr. Doolittle, even in Grade 3. Which brings us to the cafeteria at Variety Village. Ben is here with his mom, dad Tom, sister Isla, 5, and wee Jack, 2. Ben is on a zoological roll. “Did you know,” he asks, “that if you pee near a tiger, he’ll attack you?” I did not know that, though who could blame him? “Tigers are like skunks. They can spray urine up to 10 feet away. So, if a tiger turns his back on you, run away immediately.” Will do, kid. Now, let’s talk about baseba... “Do you know what a pangolin is?” A flightless bird in Antarctica? “No, it’s like an armadillo, though it’s not one. It’s basically a bigger armadillo, with a longer tail.” In Antarctica?! “In Africa and Asia.” Good. Much warmer. “How about an echidna?” I blink blankly. “It’s like a porcupine,” he explains patiently, “but with spikes all over.” “And did you know if you’re in the desert and you cut open a dead camel it actually will explode. It’s filled with explosive fat. It’s like a walking jerry can.” So, how about those Jays? I was told Ben was a stalwart in Variety’s Challenger Baseball program, sponsored by the Blue Jays’ foundation, Jays Care. It offers kids with disabilities baseball-themed games in a mini diamond on the Village grounds. A chance to play out fantasies of Series-winning homers. That why you joined, Ben? “My mom made me,” says the kid. There’s a twinkle in his eye. If your eyes are the gateway to your soul, it must be especially true when your physical self is so limited. In Ben’s case, they ought to charge admission to his brain. We’ll all be working for him some day. This is one witty, sharp, eight-year-old. Eclectic, too. He has a roomful of animal books, but is also reading the fantasy novel The Carpet People. His fave movie is Nicholas Cage’s horror flick Willy’s Wonderland. “It sounds like a happy movie, but it’s not.” Ben plays competitive video games. He beat his mom at bowling, using an adaptive ramp. At Variety Village, he prefers Volt hockey. The carts spin on a dime. The games are fast – and competitive. “You know what? I love my life,” he says. “I wouldn’t change anything about my life.” Not even to walk? “Maybe. But when I’m watching TV I don’t think about it. I mean, I know how to use the remote.” RECOMMENDED VIDEO There’s that twinkle again. We are lucky Ben is among us. At birth, he weighed two pounds. Code Blue. He spent a month at Sick Kids. Hole in his heart, collapsed lung, trouble breathing, the works. Brain imaging showed cerebral palsy. He arrived at Variety Village for therapy, at age 3. Now, he’s already written his first book, with a couple of school chums, called Dragon Slayer, set in a forest of giant celery. He plans to be a writer or animator – or a zookeeper. Or a power washer operator. Anything’s possible in Ben’s World. At Halloween, he was the Hulk. A kind of anti-hero like you, eh, Ben? “Did you say anteater?” Very funny, Dr. Doolittle. northchannelmike@gmail.com HOW TO HELP Variety Village is a highlight of Ben’s World. The iconic Scarborough sports centre caters to kids with disabilities. You can help keep it going through the Sun Christmas Fund. Donate direct at www.sunchristmasfund.ca . 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Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF ( NYSEARCA:VTI – Get Free Report ) shares saw unusually-strong trading volume on Thursday . Approximately 2,529,692 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 15% from the previous session’s volume of 2,984,768 shares.The stock last traded at $296.75 and had previously closed at $297.12. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Stock Down 1.1 % The stock has a market cap of $441.11 billion, a PE ratio of 23.62 and a beta of 1.02. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $294.15 and a 200 day moving average of $280.86. Institutional Inflows and Outflows A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VTI. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 12,994,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,679,601,000 after acquiring an additional 242,536 shares in the last quarter. WealthNavi Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 3.4% during the third quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 11,372,065 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,220,114,000 after purchasing an additional 377,631 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 29,053.4% in the 2nd quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 10,264,028 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,745,730,000 after purchasing an additional 10,228,821 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 8,409,146 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,381,134,000 after purchasing an additional 134,150 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $892,895,000. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Company Profile Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the of the MSCI US Broad Market Index, which represents 99.5% or more of the total market capitalization of all of the United States common stocks traded on the New York and American Stock Exchanges and the Nasdaq over-the-counter market. Featured Articles Receive News & Ratings for Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
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