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Basic WebVPN setup on the Cisco ASA 9.x
We have resisted the change for a long time, bit its time to finally move some of our customers over to the SSL VPN who were previously using the IPSec Remote Access VPN. Windows 10 does not support the IPSec client … Continue reading
PPP Multilinking over ADSL
Well the broadband where I live is shocking. Although its now managed to creep up to a staggering 6mbps, it still well below what I'd hope for in todays world. On the bright side its quiet and we overlook countryside, … Continue reading
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Fun (?!) with Cisco OSPF part 1
There are several factors involved in successfully forming an OSPF neighbourship, these are: Must pass the authentication process Must be in the same subnet with a matching mask Must be in the same OSPF area Stub flag must match Unique … Continue reading
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Mixing IPv4 and IPv6 on Cisco Zone Based Firewall
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Critical Linking: November 6th, 2014
Autumn is the season of plenty — especially if you love to read. Here are highlights from this year's bountiful harvest of uncommonly strong [literary] offerings.
Always interested in lists of books people are talking about, but especially if there are a few I haven't heard of included.
We've always been really big believers that the device of the future for books is the phone. That's the first thing we went to publishers with when we started talking about the differentiation of Oyster, that we can provide the best possible mobile experience.
I think phones are the future of ebooks, but are ebooks the future of all books? Too soon to tell.
It appears as though women in science fiction are having a moment, and perhaps even more. This year, women were nominated for, and won, close to half of the major science-fiction awards out there. And much of that work touched upon gender in some way.
Now we're talking.
The Ingalls family are Manifest Destiny personified. The Osage Indians they encounter are a brooding pack of inconvenience, and just one Native American gets the role of the "noble savage"—a chief who supports the settlers against his own people to keep peace. Pa implies the worst about them (on page one hundred and forty-six) when he tells Laura and her sister that if given the opportunity, the Indians would certainly off the family pooch, Jack, but "that's not all" he says. "You girls remember this: You do as you're told, no matter what happens."
I didn't remember any of this from my childhood reading. I probably glossed right on over it in favor of the juicy details of skinning a rabbit or how Pa builds the cabin.
Yea, some of those books you loved as a kid you loved because you sorta didn't know any better.
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Bob Estes, 63, is a retired public school teacher who has been seriously involved with photography since 1971 and personal computers since 1980. He has built around a dozen computers for friends, family, and his own projects. He is a HUGE San Francisco Giants fan and has two websites devoted to free downloads for Giants fans. He also has a fee-based business called MasterpiecePooch.weebly.com which is devoted to delighting dog owners with fine digital paintings of their dog at a price far below the going rate for a painting of your pooch.


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SINGAPORE - CapitaLand announced on Wednesday (Nov 4) a 48.3 per cent jump in net profit to S$192.72 million for the third quarter ended Sept 30 compared with S$129.98 million for the same period last year on better performance across all its business units.
Operating profit for the quarter rose 25.9 per cent year-on-year to S$163.0 million. There were also higher portfolio gains of S$20.0 million and revaluation gains of S$9.0 million.
Group revenue increased 17.1 per cent for the quarter on the back of higher contributions from development projects in China, partially offset by lower revenue recognition from development projects in Singapore and Vietnam.
The group also recorded higher revenues from its shopping mall and serviced residence businesses.
"The group remains focused on Singapore and China as core markets, while it continues to expand in growth markets such as Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia," CapitaLand said in a statement.
Earnings per share was 4.5 Singapore cents, up from 3.1 Singapore cents in the year-ago quarter.
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It's 'all-in' for new aldermen, McNamara
By Jim Hagerty
CITY HALL – While the Rockford City Council now comprises eight Democrats and six Republicans, leaders say an "all-in" mentality is the key ingredient for a successful four years.
"It is time for Rockford to come together as a body," Alderman Natavius Ervins, D-6, said. "I want to see Rockford flourish.
Ervins is among six new council members sworn in Monday night along with new Mayor Tom McNamara, who carried every precinct in the city with at least 50 percent of the vote in last month's general election.
McNamara's victory was no surprise down the stretch as a groundswell of Republicans who supported independent Rudy Valdez joined the McNamara camp. In the final weeks ahead of the election, the question was not whether Tom would win, but by how much.
The race was called about an hour after the polls closed, marking what could be an end of party politics in Rockford.
"I would love to see Rockford nonpartisan," outgoing Alderman Pam Connell said. "It would even the playing field and concentrate on the candidate, their platform and what they've done."
Connell stepped down from her 6th Ward seat to run for mayor. She was defeated by Brian Leggero in February's Republican primary.
Ervins defeated her husband, Craig Connell. Also new to the council in 2017 are Jonathan Logemann, D-2; Chad Tuneberg, R-3; Karen Hoffman, D-8; Bill Rose, D-9; and Tuffy Quinonez, D-11.
With a potentially massive budget hole looming in the next few years, they will have their work cut out for them as a collective unit that far outreaches party lines.
"People look to the city as a whole," Tuneberg said. "If the council deviates from the issues – crime, property taxes, jobs and economic development – it would be a disservice to our constituents. Schools are also an issue the city indirectly has something to do with. We have to stay focused on what we were elected to do."
Logemann agreed. While campaigning to unseat Jamie Getchius, the Auburn High School teacher was less concerned about winning one for his party and more focused on the needs of his ward. And so were voters, he said.
"Just talking with people, I didn't hear, 'What party do you belong to?'" Logemann said. "It was, 'What ideas do you have and what actions will you (take) to improve neighborhoods?' There's no Republican or Democratic way to shovel a sidewalk. We saw this with the Amerock deal. There was bipartisan support and bipartisan opposition, too. In city government, it's about what makes sense."
And what makes sense for Rockford's Democratic-leaning labor sector are jobs – potentially hundreds of them on the Amerock project.
Dozens of supporters rallied the outgoing council to approve the latest hotel deal that could secure employment for union workers for the next two years. The hotel and conference center would also employ more than 100 people when it opens as early as 2019.
"We had an environment that wasn't always friendly to unions here at City Hall," Rose said. "Part of that goes back to the (Gov. Bruce) Rauner agenda. So, we have to make it clear that Rockford is a good, working-class community and we are not going to be divisive anymore."
McNamara hit the ground running Tuesday morning by hiring Todd Cagnoni as his city administrator. Cagnoni has been serving in the role on an interim basis in the Morrissey administration since longtime administrator Jim Ryan departed for Rock Valley College.
"I could not think of a better person to name as city administrator than Todd," the mayor said. "He exemplifies the qualities and character we want to see on the city team. He is honest, trustworthy, humble and hardworking and I look forward to serving with him."
Cagnoni previously served Rockford as the director of community and economic development.
McNamara is expected to hire a chief of staff in coming days while evaluating other positions to face the next four years.
"I think we have some great staff, so I am looking forward to it," the mayor said. "I've met on-on-one with new aldermen, and I am going to continue to build relationships with current aldermen who will continue to serve."
McNamara is the city's 41st mayor. His father, John, was Mayor of Rockford from 1981-89, overlapping with 10th Ward Alderman Frank Beach's first term on council.
"We've got a great town," Beach said. "We've had some bumps and bruises, but we have moved on. I've seen Rockford go from a manufacturing personality to where it changed over to aerospace, freight with the airport now grown up. Just in the last two years, I've seen change into a huge medical complex."
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First Zaxby's In Central Indiana Hatched Sept. 8 with Grand Opening Celebration
First 100 Guests Received A Zaxby's Fanatic Pack of Free Dealz For A Year*
FISHERS, Ind. (Sept. 3, 2014) - A Southeast favorite for chicken fingers and wings and one of the nation's fastest-growing restaurant chains, Zaxby's is celebrating the grand opening of its first location in Fishers on Monday, Sept. 8 by giving away a Fanatic Pack of 52 free Dealz – meaning a year of free Zaxby's – to the first 100 guests. Located at 13460 Bent Grass Lane near Walmart and Fisher's Market Place, the restaurant will operate 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
New to Central Indiana, Zaxby's is a pioneer of the quick-casual format, with services and amenities that fall between fast food and a sit-down restaurant, and menu offerings that include chicken fingers, wings, sandwiches, salads and more. Kicking off at 10:30 a.m., the community is invited to the grand opening festivities at the Fishers location, and the first 100 guests in line will receive a Zaxby's Fanatic Pack with 52 cards each valid for one week for the dates specified.* Zaxby's new Fanatic Pack of Free Dealz includes menu favorites like a free Meal Deal, a free Milkshake, a free Zappetizer and more. Guests must be in line by 10 a.m. for a chance to receive a free Zaxby's Fanatic Pack.
"My partners and I chose to align with the brand because we feel Zaxby's is the most desirable restaurant concept in the fast-casual segment," said Mike Cudd, co-licensee with partners Sam Smith, Robert Brown and David Bland of the new Fishers location. "Hamilton County was the obvious choice for our first Zaxby's. There is nothing like it in the area and we believe our customer base will appreciate the product – from the price point and convenience to the family-friendly atmosphere."
With seating for 71, the new 3,195 square-foot location features Zaxby's unique interior design - floor-to-ceiling brick walls, with modernized tables and booths, all complemented by an eclectic mix of photography. Zaxby's also offers drive-thru services to meet the needs of customers on the go.
"We've assembled a great group of 50 team members who will deliver on the Zaxby's mission to 'consistently create encore experiences that enrich lives one person at a time,'" said Cudd. "We believe the restaurant – from the atmosphere to the service – will exceed community expectations."
The first in Hamilton County, the new restaurant is the third in the Hoosier State and the first for the licensee team of Cudd, Smith, Brown and Bland. Expansion plans for the group include five additional locations in Hamilton County slated to open in the next several years. Zaxby's currently operates more than 625 locations in 15 states - Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia.
An alternative to fast food, Zaxby's offers prepared-at-order chicken fingers, wings, sandwiches and salads. Zaxby's most popular items are its hand-breaded Chicken Fingerz and Traditional or Boneless Wings, smothered in a choice of nine sauces with names like Wimpy, Tongue Torch, Nuclear and Insane.
Fishers Zaxby's guests will enjoy The Coca-Cola Company's proprietary drink fountain, Coca-Cola Freestyle®. The sleek, stylish fountain is touch-screen operated, enabling guests to select from more than 100 regular and low-calorie brands – including many varieties of waters, sports drinks, lemonades and sparkling beverages that were not available in the U.S. prior to the arrival of Coca-Cola Freestyle®.
The menu offers innovative Zappetizers like Tater Chips, Spicy Fried Mushrooms and Fried White Cheddar Bites, as well as a variety of Party Platterz perfect for any family gathering or special occasion.
Zaxby's also offers four salads, or Zalads: The House, The Blue, The Caesar and its newest addition, The Cobb. All of Zaxby's Zalads are prepared with chicken, three kinds of lettuce, interesting ingredients – such as French-fried onions – fresh veggies and juicy tomatoes, and are larger than most salads served elsewhere. Zalads are assembled at the time the order is placed, versus being pre-made and stored in a cooler.
Additionally, Zaxby's offers a new line of premium milkshakes, including the popular Birthday Cake and Banana Pudding Milkshakes and the new Chocolate Cookie Milkshake. They are rich and creamy, hand-blended, and are topped with whipped cream.
*Free Fanatic Dealz cards are not redeemable before or after the dates shown and are valid at this Fishers location only.
About Zaxby's
An alternative to fast food, Zaxby's offers its guests prepared-at-order Chicken Fingerz, Traditional or Boneless Wings, sandwiches, Zalads and Zappetizers, along with a variety of nine sauces ranging from Wimpy and Tongue Torch to Nuclear and Insane. Childhood friends Zach McLeroy and Tony Townley hatched the Athens, Ga.-based chain in 1990 to provide a fun, relaxing atmosphere that would keep guests coming back for more. Consumers ranked Zaxby's as the Most Craveable Fast Casual in America, in Technomic's Consumer Brand Metrics program for 2013 and 2014, and QSR Magazine listed the chain as one of the 12 Best Franchise Deals in 2013, as well as a Top 30 Best Fast Food Restaurant. In honor of the thousands of children the restaurant chain serves every year, Zaxby's is a proud supporter of Make-A-Wish®. The company operates more than 625 locations in 15 states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia. For more information, please visit zaxbys.com, zaxbysfranchising.com, facebook.com/zaxbys or follow on Twitter @Zaxbys.
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I decided to go on exchange, because I realized one day that I no longer felt justified in my opinions of the world, never having lived outside of Canada. I debated volunteering abroad or simply travelling, but decided no experience is the same as truly studying elsewhere. It is more than seeing a culture or being a tourist, it is learning and growing with the community.
Originally I thought Royal Thimphu Bhutan: ( http://www.rtc.bt/ ) would be the best option for me. Bhutan has the National Index of Happiness (as opposed to the Gross National Product). There is also an option to go on an internship instead of solely doing classes.
In September a lot of signs ended up pointing me away from Bhutan and towards a brand new exchange school in India. Due to my responsibilities as a minister on the SRC, I wanted to be away from campus for as little time as possible. The earliest date other students were going was January, in which case they would be gone for the whole semester. Since we had the exchange school set-up I brought the idea to Melanie (the Dean of Students) of going in October (only 5 weeks away at that point). She told me she would look into it and I had low hopes. 2 weeks later word came and it was a go! Communication was slow as the time-zone is drastically different. Then they went on holiday for 10 days in the same time period when I needed to have more information for my visa!
I spoke with the Registrar to see if I could audit my next class, because my upcoming class is in a subject area I'm really interested, but I would be missing the last 3 days (and potentially another to go to Vancouver for visa application). I then organized with my mentor and my upcoming tutor to see what the options would be for this class. Everyone was incredibly supportive and helpful. In fact, no one had officially auditing a class before, so the Registrar and other members of the staff worked tirelessly to figure out how to ensure that option was available to me.
I received a letter from FLAME that I needed in order to submit my visa at 3am on Wednesday morning of the first day of classes and so ran up to campus to prepare all my last minute documents, emailed my tutor explaining the situation, and headed to Vancouver for the day. 2 greyhound buses and 7 hours later I returned on campus, visa application submitted.
Now is waiting again. I will leave in one week from today if the visa is accepted and fly to India. The exchange school has graciously set-up a host family for me to stay at for a few days in Mumbai before school begins so that I can take part in Diwali ("Festival of Lights" that is similar to New Years).
I am unsure which classes I will be taking, where my residence is (on-campus somewhere), or what the meal plan is like (although I know the entire campus is vegetarian).
I am greatly looking forward to this amazingly intense experience and also have no idea what to expect. I've been told of the culture shock awaiting me, but the most other information I have received is: "there is nothing that can prepare you."
With that in mind, I am ready to go. (As ready as I will ever be).
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An Arsenal love story
My grandfather, Billy Wright, captained both Wolverhampton Wanderers and England, so it comes as little surprise that I am often asked what caused me to become an Arsenal fan. While people often forget that grandad Bill was also Arsenal manager for four years, his Highbury connection actually has nothing to do with my allegiance.
Arsenal supporters have permeated both sides of my family for generations; my other grandad - who is 99 years young - clearly remembers watching Cliff Bastin from the terraces!
In 1972, a young up-and-coming sports journalist and a bank clerk were informed that they had something in common, and so began a correspondence based on a passion for the Gunners.
He sent her a photo of himself that had been published with his articles in Gunflash. [exhibit A]
She sent him a photo of herself shaking the hand of cruise ship captain. [exhibit B]
On 25th April 1972 the journalist and the bank clerk met on the corner of Highbury Hill and Gillespie Road. The rest, as they say, is history. Arsenal beat Manchester United 3-0 that day and although they didn't know it then, those sweethearts would become my parents. [exhibit C]
In order to commemorate that serendipitous meeting, I had this [exhibit D] made for the folks' anniversary.
So I think it's fair to say that when it comes to loving Arsenal, I really didn't stand much of a chance, especially as I feel that I owe my very existence to this great club of ours.


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Just how fickle is public opinion of the Supreme Court? A year ago, just over a majority of Republicans said they approved of the way the Supreme Court was handling its job. Today, according to a new Gallup poll, that figure has nose-dived to 18%, a record low
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Via phapluatplus.vn | 19:05 – 02/11/2016 The fourth Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF) was held from November 1-5, honouring entrants who stood out among hundreds from around the world. Mrs. Ngô Phương Lan – Head of Cinema Department In the series of official activities of…
Book launch in HCMC "Perfect Spy: The Incredible Double Life of Pham Xuan An", Time Magazine Reporter and Vietnamese Communist Agent.
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A diet by colours is based on one code: all safe-to-eat produce is selected in harmony with the colours of the rainbow. Translated, it means that the dieter can eat as many meals as she'd like; as in, there're no limits. However, she is also cautioned that overeating is not conducive to achieving the final goal: to lose weight. Moreover, each day the dieter is supposed to consume two litres of water (preferably, mineral water) to avoid dehydration.
How does the multi-hued diet work?
For starters, the dieter can eat either products of the same colour every day, and then change to another hue, or she can eat them for a week. For example, on Day One, she can consume only white food produces like chicken, cottage, egg white, rice, seafood, milk and white tea. Day Two is all about cooked—baked or steamed—foods. Dedicated to the family of the rebellion red, it includes fruits like pomegranates, tomatoes, beans, berries, apples, veal, beef, tomato juice, wine and tea for company. Day Three is all about going green with green peas, avocado, kiwi, lime, pistachio, apple, celery, cucumbers, cabbage, beans, avocado, grapes and of course, green tea. Day Four is highlighted in yellow and earmarked for fresh zucchini, peaches, cheese, honey, egg yolks, corn, pineapple juice and lemon tea. Day Five is all about orange. It includes mangoes, oranges, apricots, peppers, salmon and orange juice. Day Six is designated to purple baking and steaming. While beets, liver, eggplant, prunes, dark berries, grapes and berry juices are the headliners. Day Seven is all about the blues and eating only plums and drinking mineral water.
What are the pros and cons of the Diet by Colours?
At the onset itself, the Diet by Colours is not a conventional one. Rather, it's a concept of eating to achieve ideal nutritional intake. By consuming foods with deep or vibrant colours at every meal, the dieter invariably increases her intake of fruits and vegetables. Consider this: these fruits, bursting with antioxidants, fibre, vitamins and minerals, constitute a foundational part of a healthy diet. Being naturally low in calories, vegetables complete a nutrient rich meal without contributing to excessive caloric intake or residual weight gain. That being said, even though fruits and veggies do provide the nutritional value of a meal, however, we also need proteins and healthy fats to be healthy, which unfortunately cannot be found in fruits and vegetables as they aren't good sources for fat.
The Ten Commandments of the multi-coloured diet are...
1. The dieter shall eat foods in smaller helpings instead, of having one large meal a day.
2. The dieter shall spread her eating pattern across the day so that she can eat four-five times a day.
3. The dieter's breakup of small servings shall help her avert hunger cravings—the main enemy of any diet.
4. The dieter shall begin and end her day with a glass of warm water as it tricks her body into thinking that the hunger pangs have abated or that they are absent altogether. Ergo, she consumes less food.
5. The dieter shall not overeat at night.
6. The last time a dieter shall eat for a day is no less than two hours before turning in for the night.
7. The dieter shall not overload her body and in turn, will not contribute to the stagnant processes in the intestine.
8. The dieter shall not eat only what she thinks is important, but also the manner in which it is cooked.
9. The dieter shall stick to steamed and boiled food; fried foods are off-limits.
10. The dieter shall develop partial amnesia and forget about pizzas, burgers and other junk or fatty foods that exist in her orbit.


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Inside the Norhtern Sierra Madre Natural Park, in an area designated as the Crocodile Management Zone, there is a small lake called Dunoy Lake. Here wild crocodiles still survive.
On September 24, 2011, staff of the Mabuwaya Foundation Inc (MFI), together with staff of the Local Government of San Mariano, travelled to this lake in sitio Dunoy, barangay Dibuluan, to release crocodiles back into the wild.
Sangguniang Bayan member and chairman of the committee on environment, Hon. Dediro B. Pascual, releasing a crocodile back into the wild
The Philippine crocodile, scientific name Crocodylus mindorensis, is critically endangered and that's why the Mabuwaya Foundation is working together with the LGU San Mariano and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to protect this species in the wild. In barangay Minanga of San Mariano is located the Municipal Philippine Crocodile Rearing Station, where hatchling crocodiles are reared for two years before releasing them back into the wild.
Chairman of the comittee on environment Pascual personally released two crocodiles, one is named 'Dideronsis' and a second juvenile crocodile was christianed 'Princess Delaida'. Donna Labuguen, from the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO), also released a crocodile named 'Great Crocodile'. Finally the community, represented by Romy Aggabao and Bantay Sanktuwaryo Victorino Montanes, released 'Romy'.
After the ceremony the group went back to centro while several MFI staff hiked a bit further to release 6 more juveniles in Pagsungayan Lake, deeper into the Sierra Madre forest.
Released head-started juvenile Philippine crocodile 'Dideronsis' swimming into Dunoy Lake; back into the wild!
The head-start program and this release in specific have been financially made possible by Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hong Kong. With thanks also to Hon. Didero B. Pascual for his generous assistance regarding the transport of people and crocodiles to Dunoy
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Zycron has joined with a large healthcare company in search of Cyber Security Engineer. Summary The Cyber Security Engineer assists in increasing the level of integrity, confidentiality and availability of corporate information assets. As a result of these activities, management can be assured information assets are both protected and managed and users are held accountable for their actions on the various systems. Essential DutiesResponsibilities A Cyber Security Engineer strives to enforce security best practices, policies, standards and guidance to ensure the safeguard of proprietary data, physical infrastructure and resources from internal and external threats. Develop and maintain relationships throughout the organization to assist Information Security in accomplishing its goals for the enterprise. Core security technology Implementation Consulting with project teams and employees regarding corporate leading practices Application and platform security design and integration with core security technology Accncident and problem resolution Capacity, Performance, Availability, and System management of core security technologies Process developmentimprovement Identity and access control systems management Understanding of CyberArk related Components. Understanding of account setup in safes Understanding of safe restructuring toward a single design Understanding of a managed vs. unmanaged safe Understanding of proper change control and guidelines Powershell experience preferred MARSOC1SOC2PCI compliance activities System automation and connections through multiple applicationssystems Other responsibilities as needed EducationExperience Bachelorrsquos degree in Computer Science or other related field or equivalent work experience is required. Equivalent years of experience are determined as one year of technical experience for every year of college requested. Minimum 3 years of experience as an information security engineer or in related field required Able to encourage and promote cooperation, understanding, trust and credibility required. Analytical and problem solving skills ability to develop creative solutions in a changing environment are required. Organizational skills are required with the ability to oversee multiple projects and priorities required. Must have demonstrated success in leading large projects or multiple concurrent medium to large projects required. Written and oral communication skills are required to communicate technical concepts in individual, group and large audience settings required Ability to Lead projects and produce run-book documentation, including procedures and job-aids required CommentsSpecial Instructions If interested in learning more about Zycron and this opportunity, please Select Apply and attach your resume in Word Format Job ID Number 63997 (Please reference in call or email) Only candidates with backgrounds who match our client's requested experience will be contacted. Do not take this as a poor reflection on your experience, just a decision for the specific needs of our client's projectjob. We look forward to working with you. Zycron, a Brand of BG Staffing, Inc. (NYSE American BGSF), is one of the largest IT solutions firms headquartered in Tennessee. We provide client-specific solutions from staffing to outsourcing across all industries, with extensive experience in health care, energy and utilities, and state and local government. To learn more about our services visit www.zycron.com httpwww.bgcreativestaffing.com
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This would help a lot for couriers
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by Gary Fertig
This article uses a familiar item of technology-the bicycle-as the basis for teaching elementary school students skills of collaborative decision making. It is premised on the belief that young learners can help one another construct meaningful interpretations of experience through group tasks that require decisions.1 Members of effective decision making groups "collaborate" by sharing information, explaining concepts and relationships to each other, and thinking about problems from various disciplinary and cultural perspectives. Young learners cannot be expected to interact automatically in terms of such behaviors; rather, they need instruction specifically designed to teach interpersonal communication skills.2 This article presents guidelines for teaching such skills as students engage in investigation of the bicycle.
Engaging Students' Interest and Motivation
Arrange for volunteers to bring a "road bike" and a "mountain bike" into the classroom for students to compare and contrast. Initially, teachers may want to model this thinking process: "I see that both bikes have two tires, but the tires on the road bike are not exactly the same as the tires on the mountain bike." Ask students to describe how the road bike's tires are "similar to" and "different from" the mountain bike's tires. Continue comparing and contrasting the two bicycles until students are confident they can distinguish "road bikes" from "mountain bikes" based on an analysis of such features as: shape of the handlebars, position of the brake-levers, type of seat, and number of gears. Record students' observations on a T-chart (see Figure 1). After the T-chart has been completed, ask students to explain why they think the two bicycles are equipped with different features: "Now that we know how road bikes and mountain bikes are both similar and different, why do you think road bikes have thin, smooth tires and mountain bikes have wide, knobby tires? Think about where each type of bike is usually ridden. Which features would help you travel over smooth paved road and which features would help you ride up and down a steep and bumpy mountain trail?"
Most children are familiar with a variety of bicycle models, and would probably disagree with the statement that "road bikes and mountain bikes are the only kinds of bicycles ridden to our school." As a class, identify a third kind of bicycle and record its distinguishing features on the T-chart. For example, a group of third graders with whom the author conducted this investigation stated that "banana bikes" were very popular. Banana bikes, I was informed, are usually smaller than road bikes and mountain bikes, are brightly colored, have "banana-shaped" seats, and feature "high-rise" or "ape-hanger" handlebars. For these third graders, then, "banana bikes" represented a separate and distinct "kind of bicycle" that would need to be considered along with road bikes and mountain bikes in order to account for all the different kinds of bicycles ridden to their school.
Preparing for the Investigation
Announce to the class that "each of you will be working with a teammate to investigate the different kinds of bicycles ridden to school. Teammates will have to help each other decide how to classify each bicycle your team is assigned into one of the three bicycle categories described on our T-chart. First, however, we need to prepare for this investigation by practicing some guidelines for making good team decisions." Create two-member teams and distribute one "checklist for classifying bicycles" to each team (see Figure 2). Teammates classify a bicycle by writing its name along the left-hand column of the checklist; in the right-hand column of the checklist, teammates explain why they classified the bicycle into one of the three categories by referring to its distinctive features. During the investigation, students may encounter bicycles that do not fit "neatly" into any one of the three categories on the checklist. Deciding how to classify "problematic cases" can lead to controversy between teammates. Controversy is a constructive learning experience when individuals challenge each other's understandings, explore and discover new ways of conceptualizing problems and solutions, and decide as a group which solution is best. Unfortunately, controversy can be unproductive and emotionally distressing for students when group discussions are dominated by interpersonal conflict, such as "name calling" and "put downs." Thus, students must make a conscious effort to focus their thoughts, comment on each other's ideas, and refuse to engage in mean-spirited argument.
Teammates can help each other concentrate on ideas and avoid interpersonal conflict by following these guidelines for collaborative decision making:
After discussing the guidelines with students, display a picture or provide an example of a bicycle that is difficult to classify and, therefore, has potential for creating controversy. Invite a student to help you model for the class how teammates should discuss the classification of this bicycle using the guidelines for collaborative decision making. After each modeling session, ask students to describe how the guidelines were used by members of the modeling group. Finally, display additional pictures or examples of different types of bicycles for all teams to classify. As teammates practice classifying the bicycles on their checklists using the guidelines, circulate around the room and provide "coaching" as needed.
Conducting the Investigation
Each team of students should be given the following materials: (a) a checklist for classifying bicycles, (b) a copy of the class T-chart listing the distinguishing features of three different types of bicycles, and (c) a set of the guidelines for collaborative decision making. Be prepared to assign each team a designated group of bicycles to classify. During the investigation, students should remain in their teams, use the T-chart of distinguishing features to help them make classification decisions, and encourage each other to follow the guidelines for collaborative decision making. Notice that at the top left-hand side of the checklist there is a blank space for creating a fourth bicycle category. This option may be used by any team that consistently encounters a type of bicycle for which no appropriate category is believed to exist - such as "BMX Racers" or "Dirt Bikes."
Reflecting on the Investigation
Upon completing the investigation, teammates should be given the opportunity to discuss their experiences and share these reflections with the rest of the class. This "group processing" activity3 may be structured by asking students to reflect on specific aspects of the investigation. For example: "What kind of bicycle did your team find most common? Why do you think this kind of bicycle is so popular? Which bicycles were the most difficult for your team to classify? How well were you able to use the guidelines for collaborative decision making?" Have each team summarize their bicycle data in the form of a "bar chart" (see Figure 3). Students can create titles for their bar charts, color-code the bars to represent different kinds of bicycles, use bicycle symbols to construct the bars, and write a number at the top of each bar to indicate how many bicycles of that type were classified. Next, each team in the class reads the information from their bar chart to the teacher, who records these findings to compile a "whole-class data set." For example:
"Our research teams counted a total of 70 bicycles parked around the school. We classified each one of these 70 bicycles as belonging to one of four possible categories. There were 25 road bikes, 20 mountain bikes, 15 banana bikes, and 10 'other kinds' of bikes." Using the whole-class data set, each team writes a final research report and presents these findings to the class. Once again, teachers may wish to structure the content of students' reports by having them focus on certain aspects of the investigation. For example: "Construct a bar chart that summarizes the whole-class data set, and then display these data using a pie chart (circle graph) containing percentages and fractions" or "Compare and contrast the data collected by your team with the whole-class data set; in what ways were your team's findings similar to and different from the whole-class findings?"
Students might enjoy predicting the personal characteristics and interests of people who ride certain kinds of bicycles. A questionnaire could be designed by students and administered on a school-wide basis for the purpose of confirming or refuting the accuracy of their predictions. Teammates should continue following the guidelines for collaborative decision making as they determine what information to include in their reports and how to present their team's major findings to the rest of the class in a creative and interesting way.
Enhancing Collaborative Decision Making Across the Curriculum
Using the guidelines presented in this article, children can begin to establish in their groups the kind of positive emotional climate that facilitates collaborative decision making and knowledge construction. The guidelines are not subject-specific and may be used in any situation where children are collaborating to make decisions. Initially, working in groups of two usually proves to be the most manageable arrangement for both students and teachers; in addition, collaborative decision making can be practiced more intensively in pairs than in larger groups. To promote collaborative decision making, teachers should also consider the nature of a group's task. Tasks that involve a variety of different activities help to ensure that all group members have a chance to contribute their ideas, skills, and talents. Also, group tasks that feature problems with multiple solutions generally provide greater opportunities for collaborative decision making than do tasks featuring problems with a single, correct answer.
Finally, group tasks need not be considered contrived or "unauthentic" simply because they appeal to students' interests. The thinking processes and collaborative skills that children can learn to apply while investigating topics they find interesting are similar to the kinds of thinking and collaboration employed by citizens of a democracy when making decisions related to the formation of public policy.
1.J. Piaget, The Language and Thought of the Child (New York: Humanities Press, 1967); L. S. Vygotsky, Mind in Society (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1978).
2.E. G. Cohen, Designing Groupwork: Strategies for the Heterogeneous Classroom (New York: Teachers College Press, 1994); D. W. Johnson and F. P. Johnson, Joining Together: Group Theory and Group Skills (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1991); Y. Sharan and S. Sharan, Expanding Cooperative Learning through Group Investigation (New York: Teachers College Press, 1992).
3.Johnson and Johnson.
About the Author
Gary Fertig is an assistant professor in the School for the Study of Teaching and Teacher Education of the College of Education, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley.
Please do not cite or quote without the author's permission.


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On NPR this morning, there was an interesting set of back-to-back pieces. The first was on willpower and what effect the loss of willpower has on people's ability to find motivation in their lives. The piece that immediately followed dealt with a marathoner who could no longer run. What struck me about the pieces was the way both issues dealt with identity crises.
I'll ponder more on that later when I have time...
Another (quasi-related) thought that occurred to me last week: Improvisation offers the chance for haphazard excellence while perfection offers the opportunity of disciplined completion. In the case of failure, then, improvisation offers a built-in excuse if something isn't perfect, while perfection offers no such wiggle room.
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Chinese Character Exhibition Held in India and Bangladesh
The Chinese Character Exhibition was held on January 13th at JNU, India and on 17th at Dhaka University, Bangladesh, co-organized by the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), National Museum of Chinese Writing (NMCW), Anyang Municipal Government of Henan Province, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Bangladesh-China People's Friendship Association (BCPFA).
On 13th, Chinese Ambassador to India H.E. Le Yucheng, JNU Vice-Chancellor Professor S. K. Sopory, Deputy Director-General of Cultural Exchange Department of CPAFFC Mr. Ji Wei, Deputy Executive Director of NMCW Mr. Feng Kejian, Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Chairperson of Center for Chinese and Southeast Asian Studies (CCSAS) of JNU Dr. Hemant Adlakha, and Prof. Shukla Sawant from School of Arts and Aesthetics of JNU attended the inaugural ceremony and gave addresses.
H.E. Mr. Le Yucheng, Vice Chancellor Prof. Sopory, Mr. Ji Wei giving remarks at the opening ceremony at the JNU
H.E. Le Yucheng experiencing the ancient movable type printing
Deputy Director of NMCW Mr. Feng demonstrating the oracle bone writings to JNU faculty and students
During the visit in India, the Chinese delegation paid a visit to Dr. Avijit Banerjee, Head of Cheena Bhavana (Institute of Chinese Language and Culture), Visva-Bharati, founded by Rabindranath Tagore and Professor Tan Yunshan in 1937.
On 17th, the exhibition was held at Dhaka University. Minister of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of Bangladesh H.E. Mr. Hasanul Haque Inu M.P., Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh H.E. Mr. Ma Mingqiang, Acting president of BCPFA Mr. Bashirullah, Secretary General of BCPFA Md. Shahriar Zaman Shuman, Former President of BCPFA Mr. Anwarul Amin, and eminent artist Mr. Rafiqun Nabi delivered remarks at the opening ceremony at the university.
H.E. Minister Hasanul Haque Inu, H.E. Ambassador Ma Mingqiang and Mr. Ji Wei addressing at the ceremony
H.E. Hasanul Haque Inu, H.E. Ma Mingqiang and other honorable guests at the exhibition
MOU signing between NMCW and BCPFA
China Radio International (CRI) and six Bengali TV channels reported the exhibition.
Mr Ji Wei in an interviewed with CRI


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Third time's a charm. George Media is proud to present the first issue of The American Business Journal. Our third publication, the ABJ, is centered on issues facing the American public, and in this issue we highlight a variety of industry topics and trends – we hope you enjoy the read.
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David Archives
March 9, 2009
David: The Red-Breasted Honest Elected Official
It lurks in the halls of power, skittering from shadow to shadow to avoid the predations of its more aggressive cousins. Its plumage is generally subdued to the point of camouflage, until it becomes startled by someone poking at one of its core beliefs, at which point it risks breaking cover, startling those around it with impassioned self-righteousness and press conferences.
Sadly, this noble creature is endangered, due not only to the difficulty it encounters when attempting to reproduce, but also to a quirk of biology which causes it to transform at a genetic level when in a hostile environment.
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May 10, 2010
David: Science Is Hard
It's hard, raising the dead. There's more to it than shoving a couple gigawatts up the cerebral cortex and calling it a day. The chemo-mechanical device that is Man is delicate. Major injuries have to be repaired. The bacterial payload has to be custom-tailored. The check has to clear.
And then there's the time issue. You've got to catch the corpse before total cell death occurs throughout the organism. Without that remaining spark, you don't wind up with a person when you're done, but rather a gibbering, amorphous mass that only eats and screams.
We don't need that hassle again.
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May 11, 2010
David: The Middle Management Murders
"I think it should be orange."
"That doesn't make any sense."
"And rounder. It should definitely be rounder."
"It's a computer program."
"Well, you know, the sense of roundness. Like, I should be using the interface and thinking, 'Boy, this sure is round.'"
"All right, whatever. How about a rotating 3D sphere with all the controls on it?"
"That might be too round. But something like that. Roundish."
"And orange. Don't forget the orange. Or maybe green. People like green."
"I'm going to choke you to death now with your power tie."
"Hey, relax. I'm only trying to help."
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May 26, 2010
David: A Telephone Conversation
"Hey, man, you gotta help me. I'm in a bad place."
"What, you mean like a biker bar you just realized is also a gay bar?"
"Nah, man, I'm, like--"
"Oh, or maybe you just noticed you're the only guy over 20 in Hot Topic."
"No, you see, it's--"
"Ooh! Are you in Democratic Headquarters? Did they just ask you how awesome Obama is on a scale of 90 jillion to eleventy bazillion?"
"God, just shut up. I was being metaphorical, you dick. You are the worst suicide hotline operator ever."
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Listen to KA Wordcast: Listen and Learn!
In today's lesson, entitled Virtual History, you will learn a bit about the Great Fire of London of 1666. You will also hear about a fascinating new mobile phone app that can transport you back in time to key historical moments. That's right. Time travel—well, sort of. Listen carefully to the passage and then answer the questions that follow. It's always a good idea to take notes as you listen, but remember: don't let your note-taking distract you from your listening.
Virtual History
Listen and Learn
Lesson Fifty PASSAGE ONLY track:
In 1666, during England's Tudor age, a tiny spark in a London bakery set off a raging fire that burned much of the city to the ground. The Great Fire of London, one of English history's most cataclysmic disasters, lasted four days and engulfed over 13,000 dwellings, leaving some 70,000 inhabitants homeless. Back then, most houses were made of wood and straw and were crammed very closely together, and prior to the fire, a ten-month-long drought had left everything in the city bone dry, greatly exacerbating the damage.
Much of what we know today about the Great Fire is thanks to Samuel Pepys, an English Member of Parliament who kept a meticulous diary in which he recorded his eyewitness account. Several contemporary artists also painted pictures of the fire from various vantage points. These paintings, along with Pepys's diary entries and an assortment of 17th-century firefighting apparatuses, are on display at the Museum of London. But if you would like an even more "immersive" learning experience, you can join guided walking tours that take in all the city sites affected by the fire.
But now, a London-based company has taken "immersion tourism" a big step further so that we no longer have to imagine what it was like during the fire. The company's new virtual-reality app called Timelooper actually (well, virtually) transports us back to 17th-century London. Using just a smart phone and a cardboard headset, we can see St. Paul's Cathedral as it stood before it was consumed in the blaze. We can watch frantic shopkeepers and London's fire brigade struggle to extinguish the flames. With the smart phone's motion-detection technology, we "time travelers" can move our gaze 360˚ around the virtual video world. We are, so to speak, right in the thick of the event. We can almost smell the smoke, feel the heat.
"We actually overlay the current infrastructure with what the surrounding environment was like," explained Timelooper co-founder Andrew Feinberg. "When we take you back in time, you actually see the historically accurate representation of the Cathedral and the Great Fire." Timelooper visitors can also get glimpses of the Tower of London as it appeared in medieval times and watch people in Trafalgar Square scrambling for cover from Nazi bombing raids during the Blitz. Other memorable moments in history available through the Timelooper app include the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall, U.S. President George Washington giving his first inaugural address in 1789, and gladiators doing battle in the Roman Colosseum during the 1st century B.C.
While Timelooper takes advantage of virtual-reality (VR) technology to provide unique educational and historical perspectives, VR headsets are also finding uses in industries other than tourism and entertainment. Stroke and brain-injury patients undergoing immersive VR therapy have regained motor and cognitive function, often faster than with traditional therapies. People suffering from debilitating stress such as that caused by Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and phobias are using VR as a form of meditation. And researchers at a Swiss university are even looking into using "immersive" technology in courtrooms to make it easier for juries to visualize the finer details of a case. The possibilities for this exciting new technology are, excuse the pun, virtually limitless.
Listen to Listen and Learn: Lesson Fifty LISTENING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS track:
Today's listening comprehension questions will be SHORT ANSWER and based on FACTUAL CONTENT. Listen to each question carefully and write or speak your answer. Feel free to pause the recording if you need a moment or two to think about the question.
- Where did the Great Fire of London start?
- What three factors does the passage say caused the fire to spread so rapidly throughout the city?
- Who was Samuel Pepys and what did he do to help us understand what happened during the Great Fire of London?
- Where in London can you see an assortment of 17th-century firefighting apparatuses?
- What two items do you need to make the new Timelooper app work?
- If you are looking at St. Paul's Cathedral through the Timelooper app, what will you see?
- Name two other London locations where the Timelooper app can transport you "back in time."
- In which year did U.S. President George Washington give his first inaugural address?
- According to the passage, how has immersive virtual-reality therapy helped stroke and brain-injury patients?
- How do people suffering from debilitating stress caused by PTSD and extreme phobias use VR technology?
LISTENING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS and ANSWERS HERE!
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Be sure to listen to the Key Vocabulary bonus track. This will help you improve your understanding of the passage itself and give your vocabulary a big boost.
The Great Fire of London, one of English history's most cataclysmic disasters, lasted four days and ENGULFED over 13,000 dwellings, leaving some 70,000 inhabitants homeless.
ENGULF is a verb that usually, but not always, refers to a natural force such as fire, water, or snow that completely surrounds or covers something. Envelop, inundate, flood, immerse, and bury are some words that are sometimes used in place of ENGULF.
When firefighters arrived at the scene, they found the house already ENGULFED in flames.
Images from the local TV station's helicopter showed dozens of homes ENGULFED in mud following the most devastating flooding the area had seen in years.
Yesterday's violent snowstorm triggered an avalanche that ENGULFED an entire mountain village.
Swarms of screaming fans ENGULFED the teen pop star as she stepped out of her car and onto the red carpet.
ENGULF can also be used figuratively, as in:
Our neighbors across the street are ENGULFED in a dispute over the cost of replacing the damaged fence that separates their two backyards.
In the wake of the leader's sudden death, chaos threatens to ENGULF the already politically unstable nation.
ENGULF also means to have a very powerful effect on someone. Overwhelm is the nearest synonym for this usage.
The boys fought hard throughout the game, but a sense of gloom ENGULFED them when the opposition scored a lucky last-minute, match-winning goal.
Fear and worry ENGULFED the Hurleys when their fourteen-year-old daughter Rebecca didn't come home on the school bus.
Back then, most houses were made of wood and straw and were crammed very closely together, and prior to the fire, a ten-month-long drought had left everything in the city bone dry, greatly EXACERBATING the damage.
EXACERBATE means to make something bad worse than it already is. Aggravate, worsen, compound, magnify, and intensify are some good equivalents. Some informal phrases include add fuel to the fire, add insult to injury, and rub salt in the wound.
Recent bullying incidents and playground fights at the school have EXACERBATED parents' worries about their kids' safety.
Jordan desperately wanted to keep playing, but his coach took him off the pitch so as to not EXACERBATE the boy's knee injury.
A recent study has shown that consuming such common staple foods as wheat and oats can EXACERBATE the symptoms of hay fever in some people.
Most scientists now agree that greenhouse-gas emissions not only EXACERBATE global warming, but that they are the primary cause of it.
The proposed property development will only EXACERBATE the already pressing problem of finding places in school for all our community's children.
Several CONTEMPORARY artists also painted pictures of the fire from various vantage points.
In the passage, CONTEMPORARY is an adjective that means dating from, occurring, or living at the same time, especially when talking about something that happened in the past. The phrase "of the time" is the nearest equivalent for this usage.
Thanks to CONTEMPORARY accounts, we know that it was the Battle of St. Albans in 1455 that marked the beginning of the War of the Roses.
The popular TV sit-com takes a humorous and satirical look at CONTEMPORARY teenage life in 1970s America.
Ironically, CONTEMPORARY also means belonging to the present or most recent time. Modern, present-day, present, current, latest, and recent are the closest synonyms.
If you ask me, among CONTEMPORARY novelists, only a handful will be read 50 years from now.
The art gallery in Pioneer Square is putting on an excellent exhibit of paintings by CONTEMPORARY Latino artists.
Mix 96 plays an eclectic mix of CONTEMPORARY music as well as favorite songs from the 70s and 80s.
The dance courses at the local performing arts school provide strong, classical training, but also prepare students to work in CONTEMPORARY jazz and commercial dance.
CONTEMPORARY is also a noun that refers to a person who lives or lived at the same time as someone else. Peer is the closest synonym.
George Gissing was a CONTEMPORARY of George Eliot, Thomas Hardy, and Oscar Wilde whose novels are less famous but still well worth reading.
None of her CONTEMPORARIES in elementary school could have foreseen that the most bashful girl in class would grow up to be an outspoken women's rights activist.
His CONTEMPORARIES recognize Nagashima Shigeo as the greatest Japanese baseball player of all time.
The Rolling Stones have been at it for 50 years, outliving, outlasting, and outperforming all their CONTEMPORARIES.
Children's book author Enid Blyton was praised as a master storyteller by her CONTEMPORARIES, but I find her stories just plain weird.
The company's new VIRTUAL-reality app called Timelooper actually (well, VIRTUALLY) transports us back to 17th-century London.
The adjective VIRTUAL and the adverb VIRTUALLY are computer-related terms that come up several times in today's passage. Let's first look at the adjective VIRTUAL, which here is used to mean "made to appear to exist by using computer software." For this usage, VIRTUAL is usually paired with "reality" and refers to realistic images created by a computer that surround the person looking at them.
In Simcity's VIRTUAL world, players create their own characters and design a city to their own liking.
Apple's VIRTUAL assistant Siri is a telephone directory, encyclopedia, and "conversation" partner all rolled into one.
America's first VIRTUAL-reality roller-coaster ride, which blends physical sensations with digital worlds, has opened at several Six Flags locations across the country.
Thanks to a new VIRTUAL-reality tour, Beatles fans can now experience what it felt and sounded like to be inside Abbey Road Studios in its heyday.
VIRTUAL is also used to mean almost exactly the same as a thing or person being described. Near and essential are the closest synonyms. VIRTUALLY is the adverb form, which can often be replaced by in effect, to all intents and purposes, and for all practical purposes.
Much to my parents' disappointment, my brother Sam married a VIRTUAL stranger whom he had met while traveling in Russia last summer.
American aviator and business tycoon Howard Hughes spent the latter part of his life as a VIRTUAL recluse.
Thanks to our wonderful teachers who have put in so much extra time and effort preparing the students, this year's test results were VIRTUALLY on a par with last year's.
The Roman Empire ruled over VIRTUALLY the entire known world for nearly 500 years.
With the spread of cellphones, public phone booths in most major cities have VIRTUALLY disappeared.
We can watch frantic shopkeepers and London's fire brigade struggle to EXTINGUISH the flames.
EXTINGUISH is a verb that means to make a fire stop burning or a light stop shining. Douse, put out, quench, stamp out, and smother are some synonyms.
Firefighters use high-powered hoses and flame-retardant chemicals to EXTINGUISH house fires.
Before electric streetlights came into wide use, it was the lamplighter's job to light all the street lamps as dusk approached and then to EXTINGUISH the flames at daybreak.
Most heating stoves today are equipped with a device that EXTINGUISHES their flames at the first tremor of an earthquake.
According to the school's rules, all the lights in the student dorms must be EXTINGUISHED by 10 P.M.
EXTINGUISH also means to put an end to something (trouble, hope, desire, enthusiasm, and so on). Destroy, undermine, put down, stamp out, and quell are some possible equivalents.
Security police are on stand-by to EXTINGUISH any flicker of a riot that threatens to ignite between fans of the two rival football teams.
Yet another suicide bombing that killed dozens of civilians has EXTINGUISHED all hope for peace in the civil-war-torn country.
Mary refused to let a string of audition failures EXTINGUISH her dream of becoming an actress.
People suffering from DEBILITATING stress such as that caused by Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and phobias are using VR as a form of meditation.
DEBILITATING is an adjective that describes an illness or condition that makes victims very weak or drains them of energy. Impairing, crippling, weakening, and exhausting are some near equivalents.
Parents and teachers should know that the so-called winter blues can have a DEBILITATING effect even on some children.
Richard has the most common form of muscular dystrophy, which in most cases is severely DEBILITATING.
Eileen's cancer treatment brought on DEBILITATING fatigue, which meant that she spent much of her time sleeping or lying on the sofa.
Migraine headaches can last anywhere from a few hours to several days and can be so DEBILITATING as to make it difficult for the sufferer to carry out any daily activities.
DEBILITATING is based on the verb DEBILITATE, which means to weaken someone's body, mind, or resolve. DEBILITATE can also refer to things.
DEBILITATED by lupus, Flannery O'Connor nevertheless kept on writing and managed to produce some of America's greatest short stories.
Forcing children to read "classics" that are too difficult for them can seriously DEBILITATE the kids' desire to read anything at all.
Fear of terrorist attacks hasn't DEBILITATED our plans to travel around Europe this summer.
An unexpected late-season frost DEBILITATED all the tomato plants I had planted in our vegetable garden.
DEBILITATE can also mean to make an organization or country weaker.
Proposed budget cuts threaten to DEBILITATE our schools' ability to effectively educate our children.
The mass "brain drain" of South Africa's young, educated professionals to Europe and the United States has been blamed for DEBILITATING the country's economy.


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'I will always take care of you'My pain started when I was just ten years old, it was the day my mom got that dreaded phone call. Life has never been the same....
'I will always protect you'
I am all kinds of broken....
I have known Logan White since forever, he is my brothers best friend and my secret protector. I used to have nightmares that drew me into a dark place and when the nightmares got too much, Logan was by my side. The nightmares are few and far between now, but my life is centered around the tragedy of my past.
Logan is the definition of 'man whore', with girls lining around the block to drop their panties at the click of his fingers. But after an unexpected moment things change. Now Logan is somebody else; hot, sexy and so damn delicious and I want to know him. Desperately.
But then there is Angel Walker who is far from the angelic nature of his name, with eyes so hypnotic that I lose my inhabitation's just by staring into them. But he is a broken man who just screams sin. He doesn't want to protect me or care for me, He just wants me.
Do I want the man who can cut through all of my pain or the man who could cause me more?
Fists will fly, hearts will shatter and desire will be fueled.
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ExcerptTen white petals...
One yellow centre...
One...thud. Two...thud. Three...thud.
I can feel hands around my throat, my breathing becoming shallow as I try to scream on the inside, not knowing if my own nightmare filled with the demons of my past will kill me while I sleep. My heartbeat roaring as it pounded relentlessly, leaving a ringing sensation in my ears. The smell of antiseptic so potent against my nostrils suddenly hit me, it was so strong that I could taste it in the back of my throat. The pressure around my neck slackened enough for me to get my bearings, I was back on the bridge again, pinned to the wooden slabs by someone or something I couldn't see nor describe. There was no where to go, I was trapped on the bridge that lead to no where, keeping me forever in the darkness, never to see the light again.
I could taste the fear in my throat drowning out the antiseptic, I could feel my fear pouring into my gut as my body absorbed it, it was in my bones, in my soul. The fear in the air caused me to look back at demon above me, a black and smoky silhouette figure towering over my tiny frame, I could never make out who or what the demon was, but I knew I should fear it.
The grip around my neck tightened once more, my hands trying to reach for anything to help free me, but there was nothing, there was always nothing. I could see the bridge clearly but I could never feel it against my skin, just the subconscious pressure of it against my back, a mixture of pressure and the feeling of floating.
"Stop, please. No!" I wanted to scream but my vision was becoming blurred as my head swam with weightlessness. Images projected against the dark shadow of the demon above me, a car severely damaged, flashing blue lights and screaming, organized chaos.
I thought I was going to die, I was ready just to let go, but I never died in my nightmares, I just hung on the edge, the demon making me remember.
Suddenly the nightmare slowly started to release me, the twisted dark depths of my past slowly fading into a painful reminder of what was cruelly taken, what I would never get back.
Thud...my heart slamming against my chest.
Thud...my throat constricting tightly.
Thud...my lungs burning with every breath.
Thud. Thud. Thud.
My lids were heavy, so heavy that I didn't think I could open my eyes.
"Come back to me" A familiar soothing voice wrapped around around my mind, trying to release me of my own painful imprisonment.
I tried desperately to speak to the voice, wanting them to pull me out from the torture that held me captive within my own mind, my tongue heavy and my mouth dry. My skin becoming saturated with sweat, my toes curling as if in pain, my heart heavy with unrelenting sadness.
The light was almost to much to bare as I finally managed to open my eyes, squinting as the light penetrated my pupils, burning right through me. There was a figure above me once more, but it wasn't dark and twisted like the demons in my nightmares, it was home. I'm home.
Becky S says...
WOW- that is about all I can say after reading Finding You. I thought I knew what I was getting when I picked up this book, but it was not at all what I expected. I thought it would be your typical love triangle. Girl falls in love with her brothers best friend but can't love him because of her devotion to her brother. She falls for bad boy,but still pines for best friend. Well, if that is what you are expecting then shut the front door, this book is not that...well for the most part.
Neva has major survior's guilt after her father is killed in a drunk driving accident on the way home from the store one winter night. He want her to go with him, but she stayed home to watch tv. Her brothers best friend has always been her protecter. The one that held her through her nightmares and knew all of her deep down secrets and saw how broken she is.
Fast forward 10 years and Logan is still the one protecting Neva through her nightmares. She is in love with him, but is afraid to tell him because she believes that he deserves better, someone who is not broken. While walking on campus, she hears a voice. Someone is singing and she is drawn to his voice. Angel is the bad boy, the one your parents tell you to stay away from, but Neva is drawn to him.
I don't want to say too much because this book has so many twists and turns that really I could say too much. I can't say that I loved it, but I didn't hate it either. I felt that there were way too many tears, whether from Neva,Logan,Angel or anyone else in the book. At times, I really did not like Neva at all and really wish I could get in her head a little more. I know that Logan is suppose to be the boy we all want her with (and I TOTALLY AGREE) and that Angel is the bad boy that we want her to stay away from. I wish I would have known a little more about what was going through Logan and Angel's heads. I felt a major disconnect from them in the story. I am however anxious to see where S.K will bring the story to after the ending.
Meet S.K. Hartley
S.K. Hartley is a mother, wife, avid reader and writer based in the not so sunny North West of England. You can find her either glued to her computer desk, in the library (yes they still exist) or floating around her favorite authors book signings!
What sort of except do authors usually post? IE. sex scenes, love scenes....


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This Sunday I am preaching on John 3:1-7. Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus by night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God." Jesus answered him, "Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above." Nicodemus said to him, "How can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter a second time into the mother's womb and be born?" Jesus answered, "Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be astonished that I said to you, 'You must be born from above.' The encounter between the "well respected man" Nicodemus and Jesus happens at night. Most scholars feel the time of day refers to the discretion that Nicodemus feels is necessary being a man of some standing in his community. Nicodemus is clearly "kicking the tires", he has seen signs that come from Jesus and he is impressed. Something in this man is lacking, there is a void. Nicodemus has mastered his life in many ways but there is a hunger for something else.
Jesus' answer is instructive, if you want to change you have to be "born from above". There is a sense of starting over, of giving it another try. But there is also a sense that to address some part of my life I need to go back to my birth and revisit some of the basic assumptions of my life. In this sense Jesus is a Saviour, one who has come to rescue us from what ails us, to give us Good News for the journey. But to receive and live this Good News one must go back to the beginning. Is Nicodemus ready to do that, this man who is so uncertain of this discovery that he is connecting at night?
What does Jesus offer this man? Jesus is a Saviour. The word "Saviour" has a lot of baggage, for many of us we think of the persons we've known who have pestered us with invitations to be "saved". What upsets us about this is how it appears to be a set formula with no real sense of being known. How arrogant to think you can arrive at my door with this simple formula, "be saved!" and expect my life will suddenly improve. Worse, what is it exactly that you expect me to do once I have been "saved"? The evidence is not compelling, too many examples exist of women and men who are "saved" but continue to carry out acts of injustice. Surely if I am saved I am changed in exactly the way that would make me more just, not less.
This is the season of Lent. There are many voids in our lives that come to our minds as we reflect on our lives, on the state of the world. Jesus as Saviour is a presence that offers peace to those anxious about whether they matter at all. Jesus saves us from a feeling that we are nothing. We are created in God's image, we matter! Jesus as Saviour is a presence that offers us a mystical presence that fills us when words fail, when we feel disconnected, when we are groping for ties to all that is. Whether in meditation, prayer, ritual, devotion, Communion, nature, Jesus saves us from isolation and disconnection. Jesus as Saviour is a presence to our natural inclination to turn inward and think of ourselves and our kind. Jesus saves us from me and turns us to we. Jesus calls us to make the world a better place and in so doing we are saved from despair.
We need such a Saviour.