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May 21, 2010
By Harold Gutmann
Special to NCAA.com
UC San Diego didn't have the most successful start in Division II. The Tritons were the only D-II baseball program that didn't offer scholarships, which helped explain the team's 14-34 record.
"There was a lot of frustration," coach Dan O'Brien said. "It was a huge undertaking, but we were determined to make it happen."
Just nine years later, UCSD (51-7) is ranked No. 1 in the country and is the only school making a return appearance at the eight-team NCAA D II national championships, which start Saturday at the USAB National Training Complex in Cary, N.C.
O'Brien said the program's transformation was the product of three things - work ethic, focus and determination.
"Ironically, it's the same thing we look for in our players," O'Brien said.
Those traits are exemplified by UCSD leadoff hitter Vance Albitz, a career .350 hitter whose 324 hits are sixth in NCAA history.
"I think it's just being able to take one at-bat at a time and grind out every single pitch in the at-bats over four years," Albitz said.
Albitz owns three of the top five spots on the UCSD single-season hit list, including a career-best 88 this season. He also holds the school record for runs scored (216), doubles (64) and assists (778).
In fact, the 2009 NCAA All-American may be even more impressive at shortstop, where he was named the NCAA Division II National Defensive Player of the Year in 2009.
"Our team emphasized defenses a lot, probably more than other teams," Albitz said of the Tritons, who lead the nation with a .984 fielding percentage. "We take a great deal of pride in defense."
Of course, as the No. 1 team entering the tournament, the Tritons are dominant in all areas. Four Tritons are hitting over .400 - California Collegiate Athletic Association and Daktronics West Region Player of the Year Brandon Gregorich (.469 with 29 doubles and 84 RBI), Kellen Lee (.423, eight home runs), Kyle Saul (.415, 18 stolen bases) and Aaron Bauman (.412, .553 on base percentage).
CCAA Pitcher of the Year and Daktronics All-West Region Pitcher of the Year Matt Rossman is 9-0 with a 2.45 ERA and has allowed four earned runs or less in every start.
The rotation also includes Tim Shibuya, who is 12-2 with a 1.95 ERA and 73 strikeouts in 111 innings; Guido Knudson (9-3, 4.09 ERA), who threw a complete-game in the NCAA West Region title clincher against Hawaii Pacific; and Kirby St. John (11-1, 3.92 ERA), who threw a complete game in the CCAA tournament championship.
Besides the impressive numbers, UCSD is also the only team to have experience playing in the National Training Complex, which hosted the championships for the first time last season.
But O'Brien isn't counting on his team's statistics, top ranking or semifinal appearance to help this week.
"Many of the teams that are there have been ranked in the Top 10 and have been dealing with high expectations all year," O'Brien said. "Everyone's talented and battle-tested. It really comes down to the team that plays good, solid baseball."
UCSD's first opponent will be Georgia College & State (39-15) Saturday at 5 p.m. GCSU is appearing at the Division II national championships for the first time in 15 years.
Also in the field at Cary is five-time champion Tampa (46-9), which is ranked second, and two-time national champion and third-ranked Central Missouri (51-9).
O'Brien was the captain at UCSD for two seasons in 1994-95, which included a third-place finish at the Division III College World Series. While he said it's been rewarding to bring his alma mater from 14-34 back to championship-caliber status, it's not over yet.
"I'm exited about where we are," O'Brien said. "But I really feel like we're just getting started."


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The Drake University Board of Trustees identified President Martin as an engaged leader who brings to Drake a passionate commitment to the liberal arts and professional education; experience enhancing diversity; a deep understanding of excellent teaching, learning, and scholarship; a collaborative leadership style; and a vision for positioning the University to thrive in challenging times.
President Martin served as executive vice president at Gonzaga University from 2010 to 2015. In this role, he was a key member of the senior leadership team and was responsible for administrative, operational, and support services, including the Office of Admissions, Student Financial Services, Information Technology Services, and Human Resources. He led Gonzaga's strategic planning process, linking the university's mission and vision to its strategic goals through well-defined performance measures. He also provided strategic direction and oversight to the Office of Admissions and Student Financial Services, helping Gonzaga achieve overall success in undergraduate enrollment and retention through the recent economic downturn and subsequent recovery.
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Previously, President Martin served as the dean of the School of Law, a standalone academic unit with more than 80 employees providing academic and support services to more than 500 students on a budget of approximately $15 million. During his time at the law school, he worked with law faculty to revise the curriculum to enhance its quality and allow for more experiential learning opportunities, increased the academic profile and diversity of incoming students, and expanded international partnerships with law schools in Brazil, China, and South Korea.
President Martin spent eight years (1997–2005) as a professor of law at Texas Wesleyan University School of Law and served as associate dean for academic affairs for his final two years. As associate dean, he was responsible for ensuring compliance with American Bar Association accreditation standards and oversaw faculty support, adjunct faculty hiring and training, the externship program, and student records. In the classroom, he taught criminal law, criminal procedure, torts, and seminars on the death penalty and law and psychology.
Prior to beginning his academic career, President Martin served for eight years as an active-duty U.S. Air Force staff judge advocate officer in England, Germany, and the United States. He retired as a lieutenant colonel in 2007 after serving an additional 12 years in the Air Force Reserves.
President Martin looks forward to bringing a commitment to community engagement to his work as president of Drake University. While at Texas Wesleyan, he served the Fort Worth community as a presenter, moderator, and committee and board member and established a short-course program in art law in cooperation with the four leading art museums in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. As Gonzaga's law dean, President Martin was heavily involved in multiple bar associations, and he worked in a variety of markets to create new externship, internship, and employment opportunities for students and graduates. Throughout his time in Spokane, he took on significant leadership roles in the community, serving as the chair of the City of Spokane's Use of Force Commission, as president of the Saint George's School Board, and as vice-chair of the Health Sciences and Services Authority of Spokane County.
President Martin holds a bachelor's degree and a J.D. from the University of Kentucky and an LL.M. from Yale University School of Law. He is married to Laura Martin and they are the parents of Cade and Case.

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National Woman's Party
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Alice Paul was a well-educated Quaker woman working and studying in England in 1907 when she became interested in the issue of women's suffrage. She met Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters, Christabel and Sylvia, who were causing controversy throughout England with their militant tactics to secure the vote for women. Paul's participation in meetings, demonstrations and depositions to Parliament led to multiple arrests, hunger strikes, and force-feedings.
She returned to the United States in 1910 and after completing a Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Pennsylvania in 1912, turned her attention to the American suffrage movement. After the deaths of the two great icons of the movement—Elizabeth Cady Stanton in 1902 and Susan B. Anthony in 1906—the suffrage movement was languishing, lacking focus and support under conservative suffrage organizations that were concentrating only on state suffrage. Paul believed that the movement needed to focus on the passage of a federal suffrage amendment to the U.S. Constitution. After joining the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) and assuming leadership of its Congressional Committee in Washington, DC, Paul created a larger organization, the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage. Paul's tactics were seen as too extreme for NAWSA's leadership and the Congressional Union split from NAWSA in 1914.
In 1916, the Congressional Union formed the Woman's Party, comprised of the enfranchised members of the Congressional Union. In 1917, the two organizations formally merged to form the National Woman's Party (NWP). From the Pankhursts, Paul adopted the philosophy to "hold the party in power responsible." The NWP would withhold its support from the existing political parties until women had gained the right to vote and "punish" those parties in power who did not support suffrage. Under her leadership, the NWP targeted Congress and the White House through a revolutionary strategy of sustained dramatic, nonviolent protest. The colorful, spirited suffrage marches, the suffrage songs, the violence the women faced (they were physically attacked and their banners were torn from their hands), the daily pickets and arrests at the White House, the hunger strikes and brutal prison conditions, the national speaking tours and newspaper headlines—all created enormous public support for suffrage.
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In 1920, the 72-year struggle ended with the ratification of the 19th Amendment, the "Susan B. Anthony" Amendment, granting women the vote. Paul believed that the vote was just the first step in women's quest for full equality. In 1922, she reorganized the NWP with the goal of eliminating all discrimination against women. In 1923 Paul wrote the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), also known as the Lucretia Mott Amendment, and launched what would be for her a life-long campaign to win full equality for women. The current version of the ERA reads: "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States on account of sex." Congress passed the ERA in 1972 but remains three states short of ratification today. For over fifty years, the ERA has been introduced in every session of Congress.
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Conference Travel Awards, Fall 2017
IU graduate students traveling to academic conferences to present East Asia-related papers may apply for an EASC Conference Travel Grant.
- Maximum award amount is $350 and is meant to supplement other sources of support, which applicants are strongly encouraged to seek.
- The College Graduate Office and the Graduate and Professional Student Government (GPSG) also have conference travel funds for graduate students. Applying for these and other travel funds strengthens the EASC Conference Travel Grant application.
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355 North Jordan Avenue
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"I don't mind being the underdog." That's an interesting statement coming from Taylor Kitsch, the star of two films in the next four months --"John Carter" and "Battleship" -- with budgets reportedly over $200 million. Kitsch becomes ornery the second the word "budget" is even mentioned, claiming -- after a sarcastic interlude -- that it's not something he thinks about. But the reality is, by circumstance, the up and coming (but not yet a household name) actor is in the position of playing the lead in two tent-pole films this year -- two expensive tent-pole films that two separate studios are nervous about. Yeah, maybe I'd be ornery, too.
The first of those films is "John Carter." Kitsch plays the title character, a Confederate solider in the Civil War who finds himself mysteriously transported to Mars. On Mars, because of the gravity, Carter has superhuman powers, which makes him a valuable asset to the warring tribes on the red planet. It's obvious that Kitsch as put a lot of effort into this film, so much, in fact, that he was ordered to six days of bed rest as a result of exhaustion during production. (Again, when you've given enough to a movie that it affects your health, probably the last thing that you care about is the budget.) As far as "Battleship" is concerned, yeah, he agrees with Peter Berg: It's an "art house film."
When you first heard about this movie, were you more familiar with "John Carter of Mars" or Dr. John Carter of "ER"?
[Laughs] Oh, right! No, I didn't know anything. My team just called me and they were like, "Hey, will you take this general meeting with [director] Andrew Stanton?" And, obviously, that's a no-brainer. I went in there and that was my first meeting with him. That's the first time I was exposed to it.
This was a lot more complicated movie then I thought it was going to be. There's a lot going on.
Without a doubt. There's twists and turns that no one will see.
When you were filming, did you always know what was going on? Or were you ever like, "Who's that guy again?"
I think it's more of a Stanton-esque job to be tracking everyone. But, for me, I'm so myopic with where John is that I definitely knew where he was.
Or it was a "I know what I'm doing and that's all I really need to know"-type situation.
Yeah. And where he is emotionally, which is what you're tracking most importantly. And what you need and what we need to get out of this scene to drive everyone forward. That's, more or less, where I was at.
In a way, you kind of get to play Superman in this movie.
Ha, I never once thought about it that way. I just truly saw him as this everyday guy who was put into these extraordinary circumstances. I don't think there's one moment that you play the hero. Do you know what I mean? I don't see it as a "hero movie." You know?
That's interesting. Why do you say that?
Because it's the relatability. It's the circumstance that gives him the ability to jump. It's not like he got bit by something or he has super powers. You know what I mean? It's through that that his character is drove out of him.
Yeah, but technically Superman is the same way. He's normal on his planet but winds up on a different planet and then had superhuman abilities.
Right, yeah. That's a good point. I think Superman -- I don't know what they're doing with the new movie, but I just love that John Carter is more of a beaten man. And that relatability, of the loss of his family and that kind of stuff -- you know, human in that way, too. He's very much the anti-hero. Do you know what I mean?
I do. I mean, when we first meet him, he's a Confederate solider. That's not the most appealing trait.
Yeah, totally! Which was so fun to play, man. The Civil War stuff was some of my favorite, by far, of the whole film.
I agree with that. Why was that your favorite?
I love playing "grit." So I can just dive into it. And there's just so much substance there: with the family and where he's at and he just didn't give a fuck. And that's fun to play.
You should do a Western.
Yeah, soon, man. And if you talk to Stanton, tell him I want him to write me one.
Before filming, when you're told that you won't be wearing a shirt for 80 percent of the movie, does that add any anxiety?
Well, yeah, it would take you out of the film if I was 300 pounds on wires flying around. It wouldn't be a pretty sight.
Fair point.
Yeah, I think to do the character justice, you do want to raise the bar. And that's my personality. If I'm going to do it, I'm going to knock it the fuck out. Or try to. So I think that's something, too, that I have control over. And especially on the set of a film, there's so many variables that you don't have control over. So I may as well take complete control over at least the aesthetic of John.
Was was the most difficult scene to shoot? I mean, obviously there are a lot of effects that you're not seeing while filming.
Oh, believe it. It was just that. You know, from Great White Ape stuff -- I knew what they were doing in post, but giving speeches to nothing and reacting emotionally to certain things that aren't there, fighting air, talking to a dog that's not there -- you know, a lot of those things. I think the biggest thing I fought was exhaustion. For so much of it, I'm arguably in every scene of this thing, for the most part. And six day weeks is what really knocked me out.
Did anything ever become dire?
Yeah, I was on doctor's-ordered bed rest on this thing, man.
Oh, really? I didn't know that.
Yeah, no one knows that.
For how long?
A few days.
What were you filming that caused this?
Yeah, there was a scene in the Tharkan camp and we're shooting on an 80-foot hill to get from from base camp to the set. And I couldn't walk up the hill.
Did you actually collapse?
I did, yeah. I just took a knee.
Has that ever happened to you before?
Not to me. I had a lot of health problems on "Bang Bang Club," but that was just from losing all of that weight so fast.
You played professional hockey. Right now, would you rather be an actor or in the NHL?
Doing what I'm doing now. Without a doubt.
I ask because there's a strong emotional tie between that sport and the people who play it.
It is. It is. It's my escape, it's my therapy and I love it. But I think longevity, where I am as a person, I wouldn't have grown a quarter to where I am now. And let's be serious, I'm no Sidney Crosby. So I would have been up and down in the minors, I'm guessing. And that's a tough go. And then what at 30 or 34? So I got the best of both worlds: I've got my body still, my knee is OK, I can still do stuff. And I'm living a dream in a crazy, crazy ordeal right now going on.
You mention Sidney Crosby, which is a whole different level. But you have the body type of maybe a young Al Macinnis.
[Laughs] Yeah, look, if I could play in the show and have that career -- I don't know, you know? I still think I would have... I've grown so much as a person through this gig and through these challenges, that I don't think I would be where I'm at if I was correlated to hockey right now.
Next you have "Battleship," reuniting with Peter Berg from "Friday Night Lights." Both that and "John Carter" have pretty high budgets. As an actor headlining both, does that add any pressure?
Yeah, that's how I pick my movies. It has to be $300 million or $250 million. Yeah, totally. Bring it on. That's how I pick my films. Don't tell me about the characters, the other actors, the script, the director or anything. Just the budget.
That's not what I'm asking. But, people do look at the budget...
They do. But if anybody had a clue of who I am or knew what I'm about, they'll understand that it's just not what it's about.
That's not the way the question was intended. Unfortunately, people and studios do pay attention to that stuff, fair or not fair.
No, I know. It's all part of it. And, believe me, when I was a struggling in New York, it wasn't like this is what's getting me through the day. Like, "One day I'm going to be the lead of a $200 million movie and rub it in people's faces." You know, that's not what drove me. It's just the work. I think even when you see "Battleship"... have you seen any of the clips?
I've seen them all.
Oh, great. But, yeah, there's such a great character there as well. The end of the day comes down to just powering yourself through work and being better from it. So that's how I pick my roles. And with "Savages," too. I don't think Oliver Stone would cast the lead of this fucking thriller if that was the case.
When I spoke to Peter Berg at Toyfair, he called "Battleship" an "art house film" -- in reference to the characters, I believe.
Oh, without a doubt. And that's Pete and I collaborating immensely for Hopper [Berg's "Battleship" character], too. I mean, you'll see it, and Hopper is the heartbeat of the film. So, yeah, that's a huge thing that Pete and I set out to do.
But people see the clips and hear "Battleship" and they don't think it's going to be like that.
No, I mean it is an uphill battle, but that makes Pete and I go even harder. I don't mind being the underdog, or whatever you want to call it. It's fine with me.
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The TransCanada pipeline is a series of pipelines built to transport natural gas to the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Quebec and Ontario. This natural gas pipeline system is the longest pipeline in Canada and derives its name from TransCanada Pipelines, LP, the company that maintains it.Continue Reading
In 1951, the construction of a natural gas pipeline across Canada was evenly funded by American and Canadian interests and given to the Canadian company TransCanada Pipelines, which was incorporated specifically for this purpose. The layout of the pipeline system was debated by various parties between an all-Canadian route and a route that incorporated a Southern branch of the line into the American Midwest. The all-Canadian route eventually received preference, and gas was delivered to Regina and Winnipeg by 1957. By October 1958, the pipeline had been completed and was transporting gas from Alberta to Toronto.
Construction began on the TransCanada pipeline due to a Canadian population boom and the resulting energy shortages. Two companies, Western Pipelines and the Canadian Delhi Oil Company, were originally interested in moving gas Eastward across Canada. C.D. Howe, a Canadian Cabinet Minister, merged the two companies in 1954 and proceeded with the construction of an all-Canadian pipeline.Learn more about Industries


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Bird's Eye View of the Moscow Kremlin • 360° Aerial Panoramas
Total Views: 411 636
In present day AirPano team with the support of the President of Russia,V.V. Putin, and Russian Geographic Society (RGS) carries out the panorama shootings of historic-architectural ensemble of Moscow Kremlin and Red Square. Even though these photo shootings still continue, and all of the results of our work will be presented on our website only in several months, today project AirPano.ru and Russian Geographical Society are presenting Russian citizens a gift for Moscow City Day – a unique virtual tour over Kremlin with five spherical panoramas!
Until now no one else managed to take photos of Kremlin from these unique angles.
In December of last year we applied for the Russian Geographical Society (RGS) grant to develop AirPano.ru project. Quite surprisingly, we were invited to attend a meeting of the expert committee, and the project was approved after we had given our presentation. The ceremonial presentation of the RGS grants was held in April 2013 at the meeting of the RGS Board of Trustees under the chairmanship of President Vladimir Putin.
During his presentation at the meeting our colleague Sergey Semyonov asked V. Putin for his assistance in granting the permit to shoot Moscow Kremlin from the air. The President supported his idea and now we've completed several photo shootings over the territory of Kremlin.
Although it will take several months before all the photos are posted on our website, today AirPano project has prepared a gift for the city: a virtual tour over the Kremlin consisting of five spherical panoramas.
And now we want to tell you a few historical facts about this unique architectural monument.
The name "Kremlin" was given to a fortified complex found in various historic Russian cities. There are numerous kremlins in Russia that managed to survive up to this day: the Novgorod Kremlin, the Kazan Kremlin, the Pskov Kremlin, the Kolomna Kremlin. But only one Kremlin speaks for itself — the world-famous Moscow Kremlin in the capital of the Russian Federation. It's the largest fortress in Europe preserved and functioning up to this day. The Kremlin is a major tourist attraction, a Russian president's residence, and Russia's most famous landmark.
The first settlements on the territory of the Moscow Kremlin were established during the Bronze Age in 2000 BC, but the first fortifications appeared here much later in 1156. A 850-meter long wooden fortification with a total area of about 3 hectares was surrounded by a 16-18-meter long and 5-meter deep moat.
During the Mongol-Tatar invasion, the Kremlin was destroyed and then rebuilt. But only in the middle of the 14th century, during the rule of the Grand Prince Dmitry Donskoy, the Kremlin's wooden walls and towers were replaced by structures from local white stone. It was from that moment on that Moscow was referred to as "Moscow made of white stone" ("Moskva belokamennaya").
However, in the 15th century, during the rule of Ivan the Great, they had to rebuild it because its walls were falling apart. Italian architects were invited for the Kremlin's restoration, and because of this reason it is combined the best features of both Russian and Italian architecture. Thus, the impregnable fortress followed the example of the famous Sforza Castle in Milan, while its temples' architectural style strictly followed the Russian tradition.
Brick was chosen as a base material for the construction. The central part of the Kremlin is occupied by Cathedral Square with the Cathedral of the Annunciation, the Cathedral of the Dormition, the Hall of Facets, and the Cathedral of the Archangel, the burial place of Russian princes and kings, and the Ivan the Great Bell Tower.
Another major reconstruction of the Kremlin took place at the turn of the 16th century, and since then its appearance remained almost unchanged, except for the color.
According to historical records and pictures, the walls of the fortress remained white for many centuries. To preserve the brickwork, as well as the memory of the "white Kremlin of Dmitry Donskoy," burnt bricks were carefully whitewashed. It is believed that the permission to paint the Kremlin in red color was given by Stalin in 1947 to celebrate the 800th anniversary of Moscow. And before that, during World War II, the Kremlin had a unique disguise. A breakthrough project (for that time) was developed by a group under the leadership of academician Boris Iofan: the Kremlin's white walls were painted with house walls and black windows, fake streets were built on Red Square, and they even put a dome with a picture of a house above Lenin's Mausoleum. It was that disguise that protected the greatest Russian monument from being bombed and helped its survival to this day.
It is worth mentioning that there were some buildings on the Kremlin's territory that didn't stand the test of time. For example, the Palace of Queen Natalia was taken apart by the decision of the famous architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli, and they made a parade area where Athanasius monastery used to be.
However, since the 15th century the Kremlin's towers and walls with their characteristic design have been and continue to be a symbol of Moscow and Russia.
Photo and Text by Sergey Semenov, Stas Sedov
7 September 2013
Virtual tour has been created with support of Russian Geographical Society
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"Super panoramy.Tylko siedzieć i oglądać:)"
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Alfonso Lozano, Colombia
"I've been there twice but never saw it like this. Many thanks!"
Martin Hilovsky, USA
"Realmente é muito bonito ver Moscou dentro desse panorama apresentado, creio que as novas fotos,irá
incluir fotos de Moscou a noite, que seria incrivelmente belo, uma vez que já ví algumas fotos
noturna e achei muito bonita.Parabens e Abraços"
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StanleyStanislaw Powirski, Poland
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soyab khan, India
"Faszinierend, vielen Dank"
Rita Eberwein, Germany
"シ★ GoOoD ★シ !"
PoRyA Panahi, Iran
"Pure exquisiteness! Surely this rates more than a 5! Thank you for letting us see in part what God sees continually."
D Helms, USA
"sentence by Peyman was more beautiful than the pictures !"
Sarah Nixon, USA
"Beravo Peyman !"
ErFaN Nekonam, Iran
"I Am Thankful I can see the beauty all around me. There are those whose world is always dark.Tank You Allah"
Peyman Ahmadi, Iran
".I love this place, visited him daily and so I can see the world without leaving my home, your work is excellent! peerless"
GALUE LEYVA VERONICA ALEJANDRA, Mexico
"Nuevamente,tengo el agrado de felicitarlos por tan lindos trabajos ensenando al mundo las vistas
mas grandiosas, como Macchupicchu, vistas increibles y muy dificles de tomar en una geografia tan peligrosa como es el Peru con sus majestuosas cordilleras de los Andes."
Felix Costa, Peru
"Felicitaciones por tan importante aporte de Cultura
para el mundo a traves de Panoru,un excelente trabajo con mucha precision y arte
Ahora es posible conocer el mundo enero, mil gracias"
Felix Costa, USA
"Brilliant. May God bless you."
RS GUPTA, India
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"Maravilhoso!!! Lindo!!! Obrigado por tudo"
Luiz Carlos Flolay, Brazil
"Lindo! Parabéns!"
Feliciano Inacio da Silva, Brazil
"Magnificent city of Moskova!
I love it always and can't forget it....its almost the same since I visited this city in 1985. The difference is @ 11:00 hrs, the roads and the Red Square looks empty...must have been some change now.
Plz chance the music and play something different...something new!
Spashivo balshoi!"
Naren Pradhan, India
"magnificent, informative, awe inspiring, every time you look you see something different, congratulations."
Mark Carr, United Kingdom
Varvara, AirPano: Thank you, Mark! Hope you like another our panoramas!
"Beautiful presentation, but to many "red stars" for my liking !"
Sven Rehulka, Australia
JOSE PAIVA, Peru
Lloyd Silver, USA
Mario Felicetti, Italy
"Finally you did it, Sergey ! Congratulations, wonderfull photos !!!"
Philippe Darcissac, France
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mahboobeh kadkhodayi, Iran
"Simply Fresh and brilliant, a master piece of effort and creativity...."
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ekkarthik Reddy, India
"Great job...Great teaching!!"
"Desde que tuve la oportunidad de conocerlos a traves de su trabajo,me he dado los mejores paseos por el mundo gozando de la calidad y grandiosidad del mismo. Excelente, cada día los admiro más."
Jeremías de Jesús Guerrero Palacios, Colombia
Paulo Rattes, Brazil
"No saben lo agradecido que estoy por este trabajo tan ejemplar y maravilloso que están efectuando: uno don se aprende y se vive la realidad de otros lugares del mundo sin necesidad de viajar hasta allá. Desde lo más profundo de mi ser...GRACIAS, GRACIAS...."
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"YOUR work is out of this world!!!
Truly a pleasure to see these pictures!
~ Thanks to YOU "I have flown" and recognized and known places where I've never been ... and I guess never be.
~.~ From the bottom of my heart ... THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!! ~.~ ITB - USA/ARGENTINA"
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Varvara, AirPano: Thanks a lot, Ines! We're glad that you like it. Hope to see you here again!
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When David Beckham joined Paris St. Germain to play soccer he decided to donate all of his salary to charity/
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Should Victoria join X-Factor? We think it's a brilliant idea!
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|Dec. 1, 2017 12:15 PM PT1:15 PM MT2:15 PM CT3:15 PM ET20:15 GMT4:15 1:15 PM MST3:15 PM EST2:15 PM CT0:15 UAE (+1)15:15 ETNaN:� - The season for Arizona Cardinals running back Adrian Peterson is coming to an end because of a neck injury. The Cardinals are placing Peterson on injured reserve, the 32-year-old former NFL MVP and seven-time Pro Bowler confirmed in a statement Friday to ESPN's Josina Anderson.
Analysis: Peterson, who missed the past two games, was injured in Week 12 against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Nov. 26. Coach Bruce Arians said this week he wasn't sure whether Peterson would return from the injury and there had been no improvement in his condition. Peterson rushed for 529 yards and two touchdowns through 10 games this season, including 448 yards and both scores since being traded to Arizona from the New Orleans Saints.
|Nov. 26, 2017 5:46 PM PT6:46 PM MT7:46 PM CT8:46 PM ET1:46 GMT9:46 6:46 PM MST8:46 PM EST7:46 PM CT5:46 UAE (+1)20:46 ETNaN:� - Adrian Peterson ran for 79 yards on 20 carries Sunday in the Arizona Cardinals' 27-24 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. He added four receptions for 20 yards.
Analysis: In his previous two games, Peterson rushed 35 times for 55 yards, an average of just 1.6 yards per carry. Next week, the Cardinals host a Rams team which is allowing 4.69 yards per attempt - third-worst in the NFL.
|Nov. 19, 2017 6:32 PM PT7:32 PM MT8:32 PM CT9:32 PM ET2:32 GMT10:32 7:32 PM MST9:32 PM EST8:32 PM CT6:32 UAE (+1)21:32 ETNaN:� - Adrian Peterson ran for 26 yards on 14 carries Sunday in the Arizona Cardinals' 31-21 loss to the Houston Texans. He added one reception for 13 yards.
Analysis: Peterson has totaled 55 yards on 35 carries over the past two weeks after topping 100 in two of his first three games with the Cardinals.
|Nov. 9, 2017 8:35 PM PT9:35 PM MT10:35 PM CT11:35 PM ET4:35 GMT12:35 9:35 PM MST11:35 PM EST10:35 PM CT8:35 UAE23:35 ETNaN:� - Adrian Peterson ran for 29 yards on 21 carries Thursday in the Arizona Cardinals' 22-16 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. He added one reception for 13 yards and fumbled once.
Analysis: Just four days after carrying the ball a career-high 37 times and averaging 4.3 yards per attempt, Peterson had no where to run against Seattle's defense. Next up for Peterson and the Cardinals is a Houston defense which ranks 10th against the run.
|Nov. 5, 2017 5:17 PM PT6:17 PM MT7:17 PM CT8:17 PM ET1:17 GMT9:17 6:17 PM MST8:17 PM EST7:17 PM CT5:17 UAE (+1)20:17 ETNaN:� - Adrian Peterson ran for 159 yards on a career-high 37 carries Sunday in the Arizona Cardinals' 20-10 win over the San Francisco 49ers. He added two receptions for eight yards and fumbled once.
Analysis: Peterson had 10 more carries in his third game with the Cardinals than he had his first four weeks combined with the Saints. He posted the most carries ever for a player in his 30s and topped the 100-yard mark for the second time since being acquired in a trade last month. Peterson reached the 12,000-yard rushing mark in his 130th career game, fourth fastest in NFL history. Peterson also moved into 15th place on the career list with 12,142 yards, passing Thurman Thomas.
|Oct. 22, 2017 1:45 PM PT2:45 PM MT3:45 PM CT4:45 PM ET20:45 GMT4:45 1:45 PM MST3:45 PM EST3:45 PM CT0:45 UAE (+1)16:45 ETNaN:� - Adrian Peterson ran for 21 yards on 11 carries Sunday in the Arizona Cardinals' 33-0 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. He added one reception for 12 yards.
Analysis: Peterson, in his second game for the Cardinals since being acquired via a trade with the New Orleans Saints, was held in check. He ran for 134 yards and two touchdowns in his debut a week ago, a win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
|Oct. 15, 2017 4:48 PM PT5:48 PM MT6:48 PM CT7:48 PM ET23:48 GMT7:48 4:48 PM MST6:48 PM EST6:48 PM CT3:48 UAE (+1)19:48 ETNaN:� - Adrian Peterson ran for 134 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries Sunday in the Arizona Cardinals' 38-33 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Analysis: Peterson, acquired in a trade with New Orleans on Tuesday, gained 47 more yards on Sunday than the 87 he had in four games with the Saints. Arizona ran for 160 yards after averaging 52 yards rushing through five games, by far the worst in the league. Peterson's 134 yards was his best total since he had 158 for Minnesota at Atlanta on Nov. 29, 2015.
|Oct. 10, 2017 8:22 AM PT9:22 AM MT10:22 AM CT11:22 AM ET15:22 GMT23:22 8:22 AM MST10:22 AM EST10:22 AM CT19:22 UAE11:22 ETNaN:� - The Arizona Cardinals acquired Peterson from the New Orleans Saints for a conditional draft pick, ESPN's Dianna Russini reported on Tuesday, citing sources.
Analysis: Peterson has turned 27 carries into just 81 rushing yards in four games this season with the Saints, with whom he signed a two-year contract in the offseason. The 32-year-old spent his first 10 years in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings before his option was not picked up by the club on Feb. 28. Arizona has struggled to receive consistent production out of its backfield on the heels of superstar David Johnson dislocating his wrist in the team's season opener.
|Oct. 1, 2017 9:24 AM PT10:24 AM MT11:24 AM CT12:24 PM ET16:24 GMT0:24 9:24 AM MST11:24 AM EST11:24 AM CT20:24 UAE12:24 ETNaN:� - Peterson ran for four yards on four carries Sunday in the New Orleans Saints' 20-0 win over the Miami Dolphins.
Analysis: It remains to be seen just how much longer Peterson remains in New Orleans. He obviously does not fit in this offense.
|Sep. 28, 2017 8:25 AM PT9:25 AM MT10:25 AM CT11:25 AM ET15:25 GMT23:25 8:25 AM MST10:25 AM EST10:25 AM CT19:25 UAE11:25 ETNaN:� - Peterson (knee) is not on the injury report and will play in Week 4. He was a full participant in practice Friday after sitting out Thursday.
Analysis: The 32-year-old Peterson is adjusting to playing in a reduced role for the Saints this season. Peterson rushed nine times for 33 yards in New Orleans' 34-13 romp over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. The 2012 NFL Most Valuable Player has rushed for 77 yards total and just 3.3 per carry this season.
|Sep. 24, 2017 1:45 PM PT2:45 PM MT3:45 PM CT4:45 PM ET20:45 GMT4:45 1:45 PM MST3:45 PM EST3:45 PM CT0:45 UAE (+1)16:45 ETNaN:� - Adrian Peterson ran for 33 yards on nine carries Sunday in the New Orleans Saints' 34-13 win over the Carolina Panthers. He added two receptions for four yards.
Analysis: This workload isn't going to make Peterson happy. This situation could blow up sooner rather than later.
|Sep. 17, 2017 2:02 PM PT3:02 PM MT4:02 PM CT5:02 PM ET21:02 GMT5:02 2:02 PM MST4:02 PM EST4:02 PM CT1:02 UAE (+1)17:02 ETNaN:� - Adrian Peterson ran for 26 yards on eight carries Sunday in the New Orleans Saints' 36-20 loss to the New England Patriots.
Analysis: With the Saints' backfield situation a mess, Peterson really can't be trusted as a fantasy starter.
|Sep. 11, 2017 7:25 PM PT8:25 PM MT9:25 PM CT10:25 PM ET2:25 GMT10:25 7:25 PM MST9:25 PM EST9:25 PM CT6:25 UAE (+1)22:25 ETNaN:� - Adrian Peterson ran for 18 yards on six carries Monday in the New Orleans Saints' 29-19 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.
Analysis: Peterson's return to Minnesota wasn't very enjoyable as he failed to generate much of anything against his former team. He had a 9-yaed run on his first carry of the night, but did very little thereafter. This game proved that Peterson won't be much of a factor if the Saints are behind, and that could be the case more often than not if their defense doesn't show vast improvement from the opener.
|Aug. 27, 2017 9:56 AM PT10:56 AM MT11:56 AM CT12:56 PM ET16:56 GMT0:56 9:56 AM MST11:56 AM EST11:56 AM CT20:56 UAE12:56 ETNaN:� - Adrian Peterson made his Saints preseason debut on Saturday night, totaling 15 yards on six carries which each went for 2 or 3 yards. He had one catch for a 1-yard loss.
Analysis: Peterson's carries were his first in the preseason since 2011.
|Apr. 25, 2017 6:59 AM PT7:59 AM MT8:59 AM CT9:59 AM ET13:59 GMT21:59 6:59 AM MST8:59 AM EST8:59 AM CT17:59 UAE9:59 ETNaN:� - Peterson has reportedly agreed to a two-year contract with the New Orleans Saints.
Analysis: Peterson has spent his entire 10-year NFL career with the Minnesota Vikings, surpassing 1,000 yards rushing in a season seven times and 2,000 yards once. However, he played in only three games last season before being sidelined by a knee injury.
|Apr. 2, 2017 2:44 PM PT3:44 PM MT4:44 PM CT5:44 PM ET21:44 GMT5:44 2:44 PM MST4:44 PM EST4:44 PM CT1:44 UAE (+1)17:44 ETNaN:� - Peterson is scheduled to meet with the New England Patriots on Monday, ESPN reports.
Analysis: Peterson became an unrestricted free agent when the Vikings did not exercise his 2017 option on Feb. 28. Peterson missed almost all of last season with a right knee injury.
|Mar. 16, 2017 1:48 PM PT2:48 PM MT3:48 PM CT4:48 PM ET20:48 GMT4:48 1:48 PM MST3:48 PM EST2:48 PM CT0:48 UAE (+1)16:48 ETNaN:� - Peterson's time with the Vikings is over. Minnesota general manager Rick Spielman confirmed so on Thursday.
Analysis: The Vikings signed former Oakland running back Latavius Murray early Thursday after a long night of negotiations. Then Spielman acknowledged in the afternoon he had spoken with Peterson to wish him well, clarifying that the franchise's all-time leading rusher will be playing elsewhere in 2017. The Vikings declined their $18 million option on his contract for 2017 to make him a free agent.
|Feb. 28, 2017 8:29 AM PT9:29 AM MT10:29 AM CT11:29 AM ET16:29 GMT0:29 9:29 AM MST11:29 AM EST10:29 AM CT20:29 UAE11:29 ETNaN:� - Peterson, Minnesota's all-time leading rusher, will be an unrestricted free agent when the market opens next week.
Analysis: As expected, the Vikings declined to exercise their option for next season on Peterson's contract. Peterson was scheduled to make $18 million in 2017, what would have been an unwieldly hit to their salary cap. General manager Rick Spielman says the team will "continue to have conversations" with Peterson's representatives about the potential of re-signing the soon-to-be 32-year-old Peterson.


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Last time I went to the valley, my sister and I went shopping and I fell in love with these shoes. I just had to have these shoes. And happy day, they were on sale.
Well now that we are on a spending fast I thought that my love affair with shoes, sale or not, was over. So you can imagine my joy when my sister, who lives in civilization (you know a place with stores and such), called me from the very store where I got these beauties and told me that many of their shoes were on sale for $1.50. ONE DOLLAR AND FIFTY CENTS!!! So I did what any self respecting shoe fanatic would do and said, "Buy me every pair you can find in my size (provided that they are not flat out tacky ugly)!!!"
When all was said and done she had found me six pairs of new shoes! Six pairs for virtually nothing! So what if I have no idea what they look like, I am giddy with excitement!
I know I have problems.
But isn't life fun?!!


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Facebook Buys Mobile App Infrastructure Service Provider Parse
Facebook's latest acquisition will give it a foot in the door to providing back-end services for cloud data storage, notifications and user management to app makers. That's because Parse, the latest company to join Facebook's ranks, identifies as a mobile-back-end-as-a-service company (mBaaS); it helps developers get up and running with basic infrastructure features.
Parse's services aren't just for tiny companies looking to find a quick path to mobile app stardom. Providers of these backend app services target enterprises of every size who need to store data in the cloud for mobile retrieval by internal employees or customers. That means, theoretically, these clients could become Facebook's paying customers -- Parse's business model provides a free service up to a certain workload, then charges a subscription fee once a certain number of data requests per month have been made. There's also an enterprise-specific subscription plan. About 10% of Parse's customers pay a fee.
Facebook seems keen to keep these customers happy. "By making Parse a part of [the] Facebook Platform, we want to enable developers to rapidly build apps that span mobile platforms and devices," the company wrote on its developer blog. "Parse makes this possible by allowing developers to work with native objects that provide backend services for data storage, notifications, user management, and more. This removes the need to manage servers and a complex infrastructure, so you can simply focus on building great user experiences."
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Wash and pat dry the chicken drumettes. Season with salt and pepper. Place the chicken in large zip-top bag. Pour the teriyaki marinade and crushed pineapple into the bag. Zip the bag and mix the chicken around with your hands by squeezing the bag. Place the bag in the refrigerator and let sit for 1 hour.
When ready to cook the drumettes, line a baking sheet with tin foil. Remove the drumettes from the marinade bag and place them on the baking sheet, leaving some space between each piece. Throw away the marinade bag and wash hands with warm water and soap.
Using oven mitts place the baking sheet in the oven and bake for 40 minutes. Remove the drumettes from the oven with baking mitts and, using tongs, place the drumettes on a serving plate. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve with Peanut and Vegi-Ranch Dipping Sauces.
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Iranian Letters to FriendFeed
If you've been wondering why I haven't blogged so much lately, it has only partially been because I have been very busy. The whole truth is that blogs are outdated, and I've been spending my spare net-time on Friendfeed, where I almost exclusively converse in Persian, and that alone has been really great.
Without warning today, Friendfeed decided to switch over to its beta version, and all of us who were online collectively freaked out. The well-known blogger sibil tala volunteered to write sample notes of complaint for the Persian speakers who wanted to give Friendfeed comments on the new website but didn't have the English skills to do so. But at one moment, she started to write sample letters for specific groups and individuals, and so the letters turned into hilarious and brilliant satiric comments on contemporary Iranian culture.
With her permission, I am copying and pasting her letters below. You need to know a little bit about contemporary Iranian culture, language, and politics to get all of what she says, but I hope there is something here for everyone to enjoy:
1. Sample Message:
Dear ferfer (that is what we call you in Persian). My father came door (it is a Persian slang with much negative connotation) with this new version, please change it to classic version or I will make your father come (door)!
2. Sample Message for Hezbollahi users:
In the name of God. It was the will of God that I found your site and I have been using it as digital tool to do good for the world. The new design has made my life very difficult and I cannot engage in my duties as a Muslim! Out of respect for my religious duties, I respectfully ask you to change it! May God help you.
3. Sample Message for Modernist Akhoonds (my note: the Akhoonds are the clergy, or as Americans/Euro call them, the Muuuuuuuuuuulahs)
We have this exact design in Islam too. We have made it more Islamic but I just wanted to bring the Islamic elements of this design to everyone's attention and thank ferfer. There is only a slight problem and that is in Islam we allow for multiplicity and it would be good to have the classic option too.
3. Sample Message for Gherti users(my note: the ghertis are the trendy/preppy/hipster users):
Hi, my name is Kambiz and I am from Persia the land of Cyrus the great and the birthplace of democracy. I am writing to you in the name of Zoroaster and asking you to take a vote and see if in the spirit of referendum, users prefer the old version of Friendfeed or not! Long live free Persia!
4. Sample Message for 101 Feminists (my note: these are the "feminists" who live outside Iran and usually can't put two words of Persian together):
Hi my name is Melodia Ghanbarzadeh and I am a women's right activist from Iran. The old site was very helpful for those poor, uneducated, very religious and slightly retarded women that Lily and I were trying to save. Can you please bring it back or Islamic fundamentalism will make us all become temporary wives!
5. Sample Message for Fakhravar (my note: Fakhravar is the "student leader" who is well known to readers of this blog)
In the name of the people of Iran. For month Mullahs torture I. They put stone and hot them in my arse. They put my head in white towel and white room. I have survived all that to bring you the maasaage of love and peace and you are even more too much tourchuring me with this new design? Long live free Iran. we love you AAmrica and Israel.


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注意事项: 1.本卷为笔试部分,满分 150 分,测试时间为 120 分钟。 2.将试卷答案填写在答题卡上, 在试卷上作答无效。
Ⅰ. 完形填空(共 15 小题, 每小题 2 分, 满分 30 分) 阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从各题所给的 A、 B、 C 和 D 项中, 选出最 佳选项。 A young British woman had shortly arrived in Hong Kong and had not yet 1 anything about the Chinese 2 . One day she went to the home of a Chinese friend and was 3 given a cup of Chinese tea. She was not 4 and she also found this type of tea rather 5 . However, since she had been given the tea, she felt she should drink it. Hoping to finish it 6 so that she would not feel about having to drink this tea which she did not 7 , she started to drink as much of it as she could. But as soon as her cup became half - full, the host 8 giving her more. Several times she told the host that she had had 9 , but it seemed to have no 10 . Her cup kept being 11 , and she kept on drinking. During the time of her 12 , she drank about twelve cups of tea. Later she found out that she should have just 13 the tea, and that this would have meant that she had had enough. Influenced by her 14 culture, she felt it too 15 to leave the tea and could not understand why the host took no notice of her protests(抗议) that she had had enough! 1. A. got B. learned C. taught D. remembered 2. A. food B. language C. habit D. culture 3. A. carefully B. certainly C. immediately D. hardly 4. A. thirsty B. tired C. interested D. happy 5. A. cold B. sweet C. bitter D. nice 6. A. quickly B. in time C. slowly D. gradually 7. A. take B. buy C. have D. like 8. A. insisted on B. tried C. stopped D. practiced 9. A. some B. a little C. enough D. all 10. A. end B. effect C. importance D. value 11. A. changed B. filled C. emptied D. moved 12. A. talk B. party C. investigation D. visit 13. A. filled B. absorbed C. left D. drunk 14. A. Eastern B. Western C. modern D. ancient 15. A. easy B. uneasy C. polite D. impolite
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I have a 12-year-old son who is kind and helpful. And he is showing great interest 16 growing plants. I have been helping him plant flowers, vegetables and just plants in general since spring arrived. When 17 (plant) a bunch of flowers one Saturday afternoon, I found that there were two flowers 18 (leave) in my son's basket. My son decided to take them to the little house next door 19 an elderly woman lived by herself and didn't seem to have much company. I watched him as he went up to her door, rather hesitantly (鋳踏地)because he didn't know her,and he 20 (quiet) left the flowers 21 her doorstep so that she would get 22 the next time she went outside. The next morning we were pleased to find that she had planted the flowers in 23 pot by the door. They looked really beautiful. 24 it was a small thing,it was important as my son has learnt to do good for 25 . He said to me, "It feels really good to do things for other people.. Ⅲ. 阅读 (共两节, 满分 40 分)
A February has long been a month of romance. With the sweet smell of roses in the air, romantic films hit cinemas and love stories fill newspapers and magazines. On the 14th day, it is a custom for a boy to take his girlfriend out to dinner, buy her flowers and chocolates, write poems, sing to her or even spell out her name with rose petals! This is what you see on Valentine's Day, a day named after Valentine who was a priest in the third century Rome. When the emperor (皇帝) decided that single men could become better soldiers than those with wives, he didn't allow marriage. But Valentine continued to perform marriage ceremonies for young lovers in secret. When his actions were discovered, the emperor sentenced him to death. While in prison, it is said that Valentine fell in love with the daughter of his prison guard. Before his death, he wrote her a letter, which he signed "From your Valentine", an expression that is still in use today. Valentine died for what he believed in and so he was made a Saint (圣徒), as well as becoming one of history's most romantic characters. Nowadays, Valentine's Day is also popular among Chinese young people. Some students are planning to make Valentine's cards for parents, teachers and friends. Others want to hold parties at which they will exchange small gifts and eat heart-shaped cakes. The idea is to have fun and encourage people to share in the spirit of St. Valentine. 26. Why did the emperor in Rome not allow marriage in his country? A. Because there were few women in his country at that time.
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B. Because he thought men without wives could be better soldiers. C. Because there wasn't enough food for so many people. D. Because he wanted to control the birth rate. 27. Valentine was put into prison because ______. A. he killed one of the soldiers B. he stole a lot of food C. he didn't obey the emperor's order D. he didn't want to be a soldier 28. The last paragraph mainly tells us ______. A. students in China send cards to their teachers B. it is a good idea to celebrate Valentine's Day in China C. it is interesting to celebrate Valentine's Day in China D. Valentine's Day is also popular in China now 29. The best title for this passage should be ______. A. Valentine's Day B. A Brave Priest C. Valentine's Day in China D. A Romantic Man 30. What is the author's feelings toward Valentine?. A. Honor and respect. B. Love and joy. C. Praise and disbelief. D. Sorrow and humor. B What do you see from a handful of seeds? Some see green plants, some see blooming flowers, or just seeds. But one group of Shanghai students saw an opportunity to make money. Eight students from No 2 Secondary School Attached to East China Normal University started a virtual company selling different seeds and seed products. They successfully sold 28 pictures pasted with different seeds at a campus auction a week ago. The company, which has recruited around 20 student staff members, has earned over 2000 yuan in the past three months. "We donated part of the money to a poor school in the countryside of Anhui Province. It's great to realize our ideal of 'spreading love and culture with seeds' after many tests and lots of hard work," said Senior 2 Shi Chen, CEO of the company. Just like any other company, Shi's didn't develop smoothly. Shi and her young colleagues used to sell fresh flowers and old books, and later found seeds might be something that their company could engage in. They bought seeds of various plants and flowers at low prices from a local farm and sold them in schools or on streets. The creative students also made accessories and pictures with different seeds. With little business knowledge, the students had to learn new skills as the leaders of different departments, such as public relations (PR), sales and marketing. They persuaded a joint Sino-French company near their school to give them training in business management. They also asked some local businessmen to act as their consultants. "They helped us overcome our shyness. We also learned quite a lot of business theory. I found communication skills and teamwork are very important for my job,"
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said Senior 1 Qian Yifei. The 16-year-old was elected as PR manager thanks to her talent for speaking. She is also in charge of after sales service, dealing with complaints and providing suggestions. As the head of the company, CEO Shi has a lot more to think about. First of all, she has to learn how to make her colleagues work efficiently as the company only opens at weekends due to all their studies. So she established a system to evaluate every one's performance, in terms of punctuality, efficiency(效率),profits, knowledge and so on. "It makes the company more formal," she said. 31. At a campus auction a week ago, they ________ . A. sold 28 green plants with different flowers B. sold 28 seeds pasted with different pictures C. sold 28 pictures pasted with different seeds D. sold 28 flowers pasted with different pictures 32.What is the purpose of opening the company? A. To earn money for their education fees. B. To spread love and culture with seeds. C. To see whether they can open a company. D. To collect money to open a Hope School. 33.What does the word "it" (in the last paragraph) refer to? A. Selling seeds. B. To have a person as CEO. C. Every colleague' s performance. D. To make her colleagues work efficiently. 34. According to Qian Yifei, what matters most in dealing with public relations? A. Communication skills and teamwork. B. Creative and critical thinking. C. Educational background. D. Business theories. 35.What can we learn from the passage? A. The company is owned by 8 students. B. The company is over-night successful. C. The company gets a lot of help from others. D. The company sells old books and fresh flowers. C I am a good mother to three children. I have tried never to let my profession stand in the way of being a good parent. I no longer consider myself the center of the universe. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh. I am a good friend to my husband. I have tried to make marriage vows(誓约) mean what they say. I am a good friend to my friends, and they to me. Without them, there would be nothing to say to you today. So here's what I wanted to tell you today: Get a life. A real life, not a desire of the
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next promotion(提升), the bigger paycheck, the larger house. Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, and who love you. And remember that love is not leisure(空闲), it is work. Pick up the phone. Send an e-mail. Write a letter. And realize that life is the best thing and that you have no business taking it for granted. It is so easy to waste our lives, our days, our hours, our minutes. It is so easy to exist instead of to live. I learned to live many years ago. Something really, really bad happened to me, something that changed my life in ways that, if I had my choice, it would never have been changed at all. And what I learned from it is what, today, seems to be the hardest lesson of all. I learned to love the journey, not the destination. I learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it, completely and totally. And I tried to do that, in part, by telling others what I had learned. By telling them this: Read in the backyard with the sun on your face. Learn to be happy. And think of life as a deadly illness, because if you do, you will live it with joy and passion as it ought to be lived. 36. The best title of this passage probably is A. Love your friends B. Live a real life C. Don't waste time D. Be a good mother and wife 37. How did the author form her view of life? A. By working and social experience. B. Learning from her friends. C. Through an unfortunate experience. D. Because of her children and husband. 38. The underlined sentence "It is so easy to exist instead of to live" in the fifth paragraph probably has the same meaning as A. it is so easy to keep alive but not to live a real life B. it is very hard to live a real life C. it is so easy to make a living D. it is more difficult to exist than to live a happy life 39. What's the author's attitude toward work? A. Do it well to serve others. B. To earn enough money to make life better. C. Try your best to get higher position and pay. D. Don't let it affect your real life. 40. It can be inferred from the passage that A. the author is a success in personal life B. the author didn't try her best to work well C. the author spent all her time caring for her children D. the author likes traveling very much
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第二节:信息匹配(共 5 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 10 分) 下面是今年部分旅游线路介绍及想出游人的兴趣特点介绍, 请阅读相关信息并按 要求匹配信息。请将答案的字母编号写在答题卷标号为 41—45 的括号上。 首先,请阅读旅游线路介绍: Here is a selection of the tours organized for the coming year: --8 days mountaineering trip--climb Yunnan's third highest peak, the Haba snow mountain. This is ideal for the truly adventurous. You need to be fit and healthy. --- 8 days cycling tour from Qiaotou Town--visit the spectacular Tiger Leaping Gorge. It is a leisurely tour suitable for anyone who is reasonably fit and healthy. No previous cycling experience is necessary and all our routes are on flat land! -- 8 days river rafting--white water adventure on the Yangtze from the old town of Lijiang. This adults-only tour is exclusively for good swimmers and physically fit. -- 10 days rainforest trek(乘牛车旅行)--spend 5 days in the forest and meet the local people. This is a walking tour and no previous experience is needed, just a curious mind and an interest in traditional cultures. -- 10 days horse trekking tour--visit authentic Tibetan villages of Shangri-la. The ultimate horse-riding experience in a spectacular mountain environment. This trip is for confirmed riders only. Don't expect three-star hotels on this trip. 请阅读以下有出游意向的人的要求,然后匹配旅游线路所适合的出游者。 a. An 18-year-old student who is interested in traditional lifestyles but only has a week to spare. b. A family of four, including parents, a sixteen-year-old son and a thirteen-year-old daughter, who are looking for a fun holiday. All four are good riders and strong swimmers. c. A retired couple who are reasonably fit and who want to find out more about ethnic minorities'(少数民族) cultures. d. A group of four young adults who are into all extreme sports and are looking for something with plenty of excitement. They are more interested in the scenery than in the life of tile locals. e. A family of five including a ten-year-old girl. They have many different interests and they are looking for a relaxing holiday. f. A honeymoon couple who want the holiday of a lifetime. They are both sporty types and love water sports. 旅游线路 出游者 41. 8 days mountaineering trip A. An 18-year-old student 42. 8 days cycling tour B. A family of four 43. 8 days river rafting C. A retired couple 44. 10 days rainforest trek D. A group of four young adults 45. 10 days horse trekking tour E. A family of five F. A honeymoon couple
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IV. 基础题(共 25 分) 1) 根据句意,写出该单词的正确形式。( 每小题 1 分,共 8 分) 46.Chalie ________(照顾) his sick mother every day when he was young. 47. Do you think he is the one to ___________(责备)? 48. He is ________ (快乐的,乐意的) to go to the party. 49. The visitors are __________ (吸引) by the beautiful surroundings. 50. The trees died because of _______(缺乏) of water. 51. I found it hard to ________ (集中精力)on what I am doing while the noise is going on. 52. We should _________(获取) more information about the case. 53. The professional's speech made a good ____________(印象) on the audience. 2)根据句意,用适当的过去分词或现在分词完成句子。 (每小题 1 分,共 5 分) 54. I think the _________(pollute) water is the cause of the disease 55 The window is __________(break) now. 56.You had better have your camera ________(repair). 57. _______(walk) around the town, he found the people there are very friendly. 58. _______(see) from the top of the hill, the city looks more beautiful 3) 完成句子(每空 1 分,共 12 分) 59.This team _________ __________ ten people. 这支队伍由 10 人组成。 60. Stephen Hawking ________ __________ some great scientific theories. 史蒂芬·霍金提出了一些伟大的科学理论。 61. Only in this way ______ ________ master English well. 只有这样,你才能很好地掌握英语。 62. The Greens have been to _________ _________ _________ places. 格林一家已去过很多地方。 63. The police ________ __________ ____________ robbery.
你负责学校的英语新闻广播,今天早上某居民小区发生了火灾,具体隋况如 下: 起火时间及地点:今天早上 6 点左右,新竹路居民楼一所公寓内:4 人遇 难 30 人受伤: 多人遇难的原因:1.发生火灾时,大部分居民都在家里;2.居民过于慌 张,找不到出口,甚至有些人被烟呛死。 火灾发生的具体原因: 警方还在调查当中; 专家建议:1.逃生时必须冷静;2.发生火灾时要走消防通道;3.迅速向 外面发出求救信号。
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【写作内容】请根据你掌握的材料,写一篇新闻广播,内容包括: 1.火灾发生的时间、地点;2.造成火灾的后果及原因;3.专家建议。 【写作要求】只能用 5 个句子表达全部内容。 【评分标准】句子结构准确,信息内容完整,篇章连贯。 【参考词汇】消防通道:fire escape;呛死:be choked to death;
____________________________________________________________________ 2)读写任务(共 1 小题,满分 25 分) No One Dares to Help On a recent Sunday, I was buying groceries in a supermarket when I heard the sound of a car accident. It was close but not very close, so I continued shopping. As I took a right turn on Munadhama Street, I saw a man lying on the ground in a small pool of blood. He wasn't dead. The idea of stopping to help or to take him to a hospital crossed my mind, but I didn't dare. Cars passed without stopping. Pedestrians and shop owners kept doing what they were doing, pretending nothing had happened. I was still looking at the injured man and blaming myself for not stopping to help. Other shoppers peered at him from a distance, sorrowful and sympathetic, but did nothing. I went on to another grocery store, staying for about five minutes while shopping for tomatoes, onions and other vegetables. During that time, the man managed to sit up and waved to passing cars. No one stopped. No one did anything. No one lifted a finger. The injured died on the street. The only reaction came from a woman in the grocery store. In a low voice, she said, "My God, bless his soul. " An offer of aid could have saved the man's life. [写作内容 ] 1.以约 30 个词概括文章的内容; 2.以约 120 个词就"To help or not to help"为主题发表你 的看法,并包括如下要 点: 1)读完文章后的感受; 2)以你自己亲身经历为例,说明你或路人是伸出援助之 手还是袖手旁观; 3)从上述材料或在日常生活中所遇到的类似事件中所得 到的一些启示。 [写作要求 ] 作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事,也可以参照阅读 材料的内容,但不 得直接引用原文中的句子。 [评分标准 ] 概括准确,语言规范,内容合适,语篇连贯。
2013-2014 高二英语第一学期期中考试
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