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Supply and stocks are the terms used in the context of microeconomics and many people get confused and consider it as one and the same thing, however, both supply and stock are different from each other, let's look at the difference between supply and stock-
- While supply refers to the quantity which the seller is prepared to sell in the market at given price at any point of time while stock refers to total available quantity with the seller at any given point of time.
- An example of stock will suppose as a human we have 24 hours which is fixed and it can be considered as stock and out of those 24 hours an individual is willing to supply 4 hours at $20 for a particular task and at $25 an individual is willing to supply 6 hours for a particular task. Hence supply keeps fluctuating depending on the price while stock is fixed.
- Supply can be increased and decreased depending on the price prevailing in the market while stock at a particular point of time is fixed and it cannot be increased or decreased, in simple words supply is dependent on the price while the stock is not dependent on the price.
- Supply can be equal to or less than stock but it cannot be greater than stock as in the above example no matter what price is the market willing to pay you cannot increase the working hours beyond the 24 hours stock.
- Another example of stock and supply will suppose a television manufacturer has 20000 television stock, out of which the manufacturer supplies only 2000 television at prevailing market price. Hence remaining 18000 units will be called stock and 2000 units will be called as supply.
As one can see from the above that supply and stock are very important terms when it comes to market and seller and it is the seller who decides whether to supply full stock at current market price or supply partial stock at current market price.


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Puntamba To Sainagar_shirdi distancePuntamba is one of the India city. It is located at the longitude of 74.6 and latitude of 19.8. Sainagar_shirdi is another India city located at the longitude of 74.5 and latitude of 19.8 . The total distance between Puntamba to Sainagar_shirdi is 16 KM (kilometers) and 63.7 meters. Puntamba is located nearly east side to Sainagar_shirdi.
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While this does look to us like a concept design, this Apple device is apparently scheduled for release in 2017. The technology featured in this device will do to the iPhone, what the computer did to the typewriter.
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Rare Plant Program
Rare Plant Management on the National Forests and Grasslands in California
Bradley E. Powell
California has a total land area of 101.5 million acres. Of this total area, 20 million acres are National Forest System (NFS) lands. These lands are divided into 18 national forests and one national grassland managed by the Pacific Southwest Region (Region 5) of the Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Portions of the Toiyabe National Forest managed by the Intermountain Region (Region 4), and the Siskiyou and Rogue River National Forests managed by the Pacific Northwest Region (Region 6), also are within California.
The Forest Service is mandated by Federal law to manage these lands for multiple uses. Multiple‑use resource management provides a sustainable supply of water, forage, wildlife, wood, recreation, and other renewable resources to benefit the American people, while ensuring the productivity of the land and protecting the quality of the environment. The Forest Service is committed to practicing the highest standards of land and resource stewardship. Management of national forests in California is intended to promote integrity of ecosystems, biological diversity, fish and wildlife habitat, and forest and rangeland health, as well as provide a sustainable supply of renewable resources. Managing for endangered, threatened, and sensitive species, the rarest of the resources under our care, is essential to meeting these objectives.
The Forest Service Sensitive Plant Program
Of all the national forest regions, Region 5 contains the largest assemblage of sensitive plant species in comparison to its land base. In fact, of the more than 8,000 vascular plants occurring in California, well over half are known to occur on NFS lands. This is due to the diversity of topography, geography, geology and soils, climate, and vegetation that occur on NFS lands in California, the same factors that account for the exceptionally high endemic flora of the State.
Over 360 vascular and 5 non-vascular plants known to occur on NFS lands have been identified as Forest Service sensitive and need further evaluation or require special management to ensure long‑term species viability. Of these, 110 are endemic to NFS lands. The Region has the sole responsibility for the viability and long‑term conservation of these species. At present, 36 plants that occur on NFS lands in Region 5 are Federally-listed as threatened or endangered, and 4 are proposed for listing.
Activities of the Sensitive Plant Program include field verification of known or reported locations of sensitive plants, preparation of individual population records, field reconnaissance of projects such as timber harvests and input to environmental documents, identifying basic research needs, monitoring key populations, and preparing individual species management guides.
How Is the Region 5 Sensitive Plant List Developed?
The Region 5 sensitive plant list is subject to additions and deletions as new data are obtained, taxonomic problems clarified, or as revisions to the source documents are made. The list is expected to be dynamic, with review and possible revision occurring on a two to three year cycle to more accurately reflect the changing management situation. The Region 5 sensitive plant list is available upon request from the Forest Service Regional Office in Vallejo.
What Is the Forest Service Policy for Sensitive Plants?
Additionally, a Region 5 "Threatened and Endangered Plants Program Handbook" (R‑5 FSH 2609.25), provides direction for day-to-day management of the sensitive plant program and technical procedures to implement the program at the project level. Both the FSM direction and Region 5 handbook are available for public review at any Forest Service office.
Key parts of FSM 2670.22 concerning sensitive taxa are:
(1) Develop and implement management practices to ensure that species do not become threatened or endangered because of Forest Service actions.
(2) Maintain viable populations of all native and desired non-native wildlife, fish, and plant species in habitats distributed throughout their geographic range on NFS lands.
(3) Develop and implement management objectives for populations and/or habitat of sensitive species.
In addition, FSM 2670.32 states that the Forest Service will:
(1) Assist states in achieving their goals for the conservation of endemic species.
(2) Review programs and activities, through a biological evaluation, to determine their potential effect on sensitive species.
(3) Avoid or minimize impacts to species whose viability has been identified as a concern.
(4) If impacts cannot be avoided, analyze the significance of potential adverse effects on the population or its habitat within the area of concern and on the species as a whole.
(5) Establish management objectives, in cooperation with the states, when projects on National Forest System lands may have a significant effect on sensitive species' population numbers or distributions.
Each national forest has a Forest Botanist or a Sensitive Plant Program Coordinator responsible for the implementation of the Sensitive Plant Program within that forest. Most Region 5 national forests have a professional botanist on staff and/or other highly trained biologists working on sensitive plant management issues.
Watch List Species
How Are Sensitive Plants Actually Managed?
Past management activities and practices often provide important insights for assessing ecological requirements, and management opportunities and constraints for species. Some species require frequent burning, others are early successional taxa, while others prefer a specific microenvironment for optimal population size and vigor. Timing, intensity, and frequency of a proposed action are the key factors in biological evaluations of proposed forest activities.
For example, a timber harvest could have no effect, adverse effect, or beneficial effect on a sensitive plant occurrence depending on whether or not the proposed action is evaluated and planned in terms of the species' ecological needs. This is well illustrated by the Shirley Meadows star-tulip (Calochortus westonii), which is endemic to the Sequoia National Forest. The ecological requirements of this species suggested that selective thinnings of dense conifers could be accomplished when the plants were dormant in the fall, thus creating a more open, park‑like environment for this species. Numbers of Shirley Meadows star-tulips have increased markedly under this prescription. Historically, tree thinning was probably accomplished by low‑intensity ground fires, but with the successful fire suppression efforts of this century, a shift towards denser white fir and incense‑cedar has occurred in what would otherwise be an open mixed conifer‑black oak forest.
Experience in maintaining viable populations of sensitive species in dynamic forest, woodland, chaparral, and grassland ecosystems throughout their range on NFS lands has taught us that "fence them and leave them" is not always the best prescription. The key objective for long‑term sensitive species management is not how much forest management the species can tolerate, but rather, what kind of forest management does the species need to assure long‑term conservation. Some sensitive plants require prescribed management treatments, while others, including some sensitive plants occurring on restrictive or unique habitats such as the pebble plains on the San Bernardino National Forest or species of serpentinite substrates, simply need to be protected from ground disturbing activities. Sensitive plant stewardship in Region 5 is indeed a dynamic and challenging part of multiple‑use resource conservation.
As the national forest inventories for sensitive plants are completed, long‑range species and/or habitat management guides are prepared and incorporated into forest plans. These guides are not intended to be exhaustive, but are designed as work plans, providing site‑specific objectives, activities, and time tables for implementation. The guides specify monitoring and periodic review to ensure that the guide is working to benefit the species. As new data become available, they are incorporated into species management guides. Effective implementation of these guides should ensure the long‑term viability of sensitive species, thereby preventing the need to list the species under Federal law.
Forest Supervisors and District Rangers can best manage sensitive plants on the NFS lands they administer if they have the most current information. Therefore, forests have developed specific methodologies for collecting and maintaining sensitive plant data. In addition, Region 5 has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CNPS and CNDDB. All of the sensitive plant data generated by Region 5 are forwarded annually to CNDDB and shared freely with CNPS. This provides all interested parties with the current distribution, population trends, condition, and vigor for each sensitive species that is inventoried and managed on NFS lands in California.
What Are Region 5 Forest Service Accomplishments Regarding Botanical Conservation?
Other sensitive plant occurrences are within the 51 Research Natural Areas (RNA's, FSM Section 4060) established for non‑manipulative research and study. Many proposed RNA's await establishment. RNA's are recommended jointly by the Station Director (of the research branch of the Forest Service) and Regional Forester and are established by the Chief of the Forest Service in Washington, DC. Botanical values and biological diversity are also provided by Congressionally designated Wilderness, and Congressionally-designated Wild and Scenic Rivers in California's NFS lands.
Helping the public discover and appreciate their natural heritage is an important conservation activity for botanists in the Forest Service. Each national forest develops a program of activities designed to serve visitors. Many botanists work actively in their local communities to bring the conservation message to schools and civic groups. Forest Service botanists provided substantial contributions to the CNPS and DFG publication celebrating the diversity of the California flora, "California's Wild Gardens."
Bradley E. Powell is the Regional Forester, Pacific Southwest Region, USDA‑Forest Service, 1321 Club Dr., Vallejo, CA 94592


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MRCDC and partners continue efforts to improve communication with agencies through face-to-face visits:
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A group of Montana folks representing 4 counties as Conservation District Supervisors and County Commissioners traveled to Denver on January 26th to meet with leaders in the Mountain-Prairie Region of the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Dean Rogge from Garfield County Conservation District, and Steve Wanderaas of McCone County Conservation District, traveled with Missouri River Conservation Districts Council (MRCDC) Coordinator Rachel Frost, Montana Association of Conservation Districts Executive Director Elena Evans, Phillips County Commissioner and local rancher Lesley Robinson, and Fergus County Commissioner Carl Seilstad to the Mile High City. There they met with Noreen Walsh, Regional Director; Matt Hogan, Deputy Regional Director; Will Meeks, Assistant Regional Director of Refuges; and Mike Blenden, Refuge Supervisor for Montana, Wyoming and Utah to discuss locally-led conservation efforts in Montana.
The purpose of the visit was to highlight the success of current locally-led conservation efforts, and to provide local insight on the socially complex issues of bison, endangered species, and changing land use. With both County Commissioners and Conservation District Supervisors in attendance, the group was capable of conveying the broad range of indirect effects that regulatory uncertainty and conservation efforts without local support can provoke in communities.
The attendees described efforts such as the CMR Community Working Group which is a stakeholder group dedicated to enhancing the vitality of the region surrounding the CMR NWR, the Montana Saltcedar Team which is a collaborative approach to prioritizing and treating saltcedar infestations in the Missouri and Musselshell watersheds, and the Montana Rangelands Partnership, which is a public/private partnership to bring technical assistance and uniformity among agencies to rangeland monitoring and whole ranch planning. Efforts such as these and many other examples of locally led conservation practices were described demonstrating the resourcefulness of local communities to work together to solve their natural resource problems.
Along with all the good things that are currently happening in Montana, the group had the opportunity to provide insight on the challenges that conservation efforts are facing. Regional leaders were made aware of the constant pressure on local landowners and how pushing a single species or agenda too strongly can result in lost conservation opportunities across the broader landscape. Landowners expressed their desire to be included in the data collection, interpretation, and decision making efforts of the service and advocated for better communication regarding future petitions of species for protection under the Endangered Species Act.
"For any conservation effort to be successful, it has to have local buy-in and support", Dean Rogge advocates. Conservation does not always have to be a big endeavor fueled by lots of money; and is often more successful as a local endeavor fueled by the passion of people who care for the land and respect the local economy and culture.
The group concluded by inviting the Regional leadership to Montana, to attend local working groups, and visit personally with local conservation districts and engaged landowners. Walsh expressed her desire to meet with local landowners and thanked the group for making the effort to travel to Denver to reach out and maintain communication. We will try to make that happen with a formal invite this spring.
This trip was also an opportunity for us to show our appreciation for those local agency employees who work with conservation districts and county government to find solutions to natural resource issues that work for everyone. However, sometimes the local agency employees do not receive funding or political support from their supervisors for locally important projects. This can prevent their participation, end the project, and in some cases, damage the relationship between the local agency office and the community. It is our belief that visiting directly with the upper-level management of agencies will encourage them to provide the needed support to local agency offices to work more cooperatively with Conservation Districts and county government. It is good practice to remind the Regional leadership of agencies that decisions they make can have impacts on local communities far outside the confines of their agency. When the federal government makes better decisions by using the input of local people, all of Montana benefits through decision that are more sound, take into account more factors, and focus on sustainability.


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Who Needs Jobs on a Dead Planet? –
The Big Picture
by Glynn Wilson –
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following folks from all over the country willing to travel thousands of miles and brave freezing temperatures and a bone chilling wind to march from the Washington Monument around the White House and back to bring national attention to the climate change issue, it was hard to visualize global warming. A tiny number of scientists seem more worried about global cooling, and the conditions of the march were certainly more indicative of another ice age than a catastrophic over heating of planet Earth.
But that has been one of the problems for years in getting the public and politicians to acknowledge that the scientific evidence shows an unmistakable trend of rising surface temperatures across the globe, along with melting arctic ice and rising seas. There is no mistaking the cause, the burning of fossil fuels for energy to run the machines of the industrial age.
Yet genetically, people are hard wired to care more about and worry about acute illnesses than chronic ones, and climate change falls into the long-term, chronic sickness category. The effects happen in cycles over long periods of time. That's not the same as a loved one who contracts cancer or heart disease and dies suddenly. An acute illness is an immediate threat, even if it is caused by exposure to chemicals over a lifetime.
Back during the 1990s, during the personal computing boom and the rise of the Internet as a communications tool, I spent many hours, days, weeks and months reading everything published on the subject of global warming and climate change, even studying media coverage of the issue for a doctoral dissertation.
At the end of the decade and the beginning of the new millennium, one of my favorite reporters who covered the issue was a guy named William K. Stevens, who wrote about it for the New York Times. He retired from the paper in 2000 and then published a book on climate change: The Change in the Weather: People, Weather, and the Science of Climate.
I honestly thought this would end the debate and that we as a country would finally face up to the problems and begin to work on alternative energy sources with greater vigor. But a couple of things happened to derail that effort. Vice President Al Gore did not use his own strong experience on the environment to push that issue in the presidential campaign of 2000, and his race with George Bush ended up being close enough for the Republicans to steal the presidency — with a good dose of help from the United States Supreme Court.
Being in bed with the oil industry from Texas, rather than tackling something as catastrophic as global warming over the long-term, the Bush administration derailed the science on it and further deregulated industry, allowing the oil companies to amass more profits in eight years than in all the rest of the industry's history back to the first discoveries of oil and gas.
President Barack Obama came into office in 2008 in part because he gave the environment lip service, as well as other mainstream progressive issues. But then he chose to tackle health care first, which gave rise to the tea party movement and confused the public even more.
Now as he takes the oath of office in a historic second term, the president has decided to tackle the issue of climate change due to global warming, giving it prominent play in his 2013 State of the Union Address.
But due to his moderate stance on energy development, his push for more oil and gas production as well as changing the federal incentive system for alternative energy sources like wind and solar power, those who work on pushing environmental issues as a profession decided it was time to push harder to get a Democrat in the White House to act more boldly, decisively and quickly to tackle the issue.
So they got together and marched on Washington this week, and more events are planned in the weeks and months ahead to keep the focus on global warming and climate change now that it has some momentum.
Near the end of his speech at the Washington Monument in front of between 20,000 and 50,000 protesters (depending on who you ask), journalist, author and environmental activist Bill McKibben said, "It is our job to see that the planet does not catastrophically overheat."
He founded 350.org in March of 2008, drawing its name from climate scientist James E. Hansen's contention earlier that winter that any atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) above 350 parts per million was unsafe.
"If humanity wishes to preserve a planet similar to that on which civilization developed and to which life on Earth is adapted, paleoclimate evidence and ongoing climate change suggest that CO2 will need to be reduced from its current 385 parts per million to at most 350 ppm," Hansen said.
I know there are many other organizations in the traditional Democratic coalition, especially certain unions in extractive industries like coal, who see the movement to focus on climate as a threat to the discussion on creating jobs. But it doesn't have to be.
If we approach the issue using the best available science and transparent, democratic public policy formation methods, we should be able to figure out how to do both: Save the planet from catastrophic overheating and put people back to work in green jobs to do just that.
The plumbers and pipe fitters unions will benefit from these jobs, because they are the ones who build, maintain and install pollution control equipment in the nation's power plants. While their memberships tend to be conservative on a personal level, most of the management of these unions know they are on the same side of the political argument as the environmentalists.
I believe it is the Obama administration's plan to try and do both. They should stick to that plan no matter how much criticism comes in from the left or right. It is possible to clean up the environment, to save the planet, and to put people back to work. In fact, it is going to take federal regulations and spending to do both. Any group that argues against this is cutting their noses off to spite their face — and threatening the economic as well as environmental and healthy futures of their children and grandchildren. That means you, tea party Republicans and your Representative in Congress.
One sign at the rally and march summed this up for me. "Who needs jobs on a dead planet?"
Watch the video here…
© 2014, Glynn Wilson. All rights reserved.


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1. A. nurse
2. A. taxis B. noise B. tests C. nose
C. taxes C. moment C. hurry C. get out 3. A. monitor 4. A. angry B. minute B. hungry 5. A. get on B. get off
6. What class do the speakers talk about?
7. Where would they like to go?
8. Which city has a large population?
9. What is the woman going to be when she grows up?
10. What does the man like very much?
11. What is David doing?
A. He's chatting online.
C. He's buying a book.
12. If two friends have the same star sign, what may they have?
A. Same looks. B. Same feelings. C. Similar characters. B. He's searching for star sign (星座).
13. When was the man's paper factory set up?
A. In 1929. B. In 1919. C. In 1992.
14. What did they do with the waste water in the past?
A. They poured the waste water straight into the river.
B. They made the water clean before pouring it.
C. They recycled and reused the water.
15. What are they going to do now?
A. Pour the water into the river. B. Make the water dirty.
C. Make dirty water clean and reuse it.
21. I know you don't like music very much, but what do you think of music in the film we saw yesterday?
A . /; / B. the; the C. the; /
22. Uncle Sam is a farmer. He keeps twenty ______.
A. deers B. cow C. sheep D. tigers D. /; the 23. Although Tony didn't pass the English exam, he didn't ____.
A. give it in B. give it up C. give it away D. give it back
24. ______ the students play QQ farm games on the Internet.
A. 70 percents of B. 70 percent C. 70 percent of D. 70 percents
25. Try to spend the Spring Festival ______ your loved family members, because you are not around them for a long time.
A. in B. on C. with D. together
26. Mrs Shute wouldn't leave the TV set, ______ her children were waiting for their supper.
A. if B. because C. even though D. since
27. In the ancient time, the teapot_____ for keeping tea hot after it ______.
A. was using; was made
C. uses; made B. was used; was made D. was made; was used
28. ― Hello, Mike. Long time no see. Where are you?
― Oh, not only my father but also I ______ Beijing for a month.
A. have gone to B. have been to C. have been in D. has been to
29. I'll never forget the singer and the songs ______ attract me so much.
A. who B. which C. that D. whose
30. Mr. Green will be ______ me if I don't _______him.
A. agree with; agree with
C. angry at; agree at B. angry with; agree with D. angry at; angry at
31.The house ____ window was broken has now been repaired.
A. which B. whose C. that D. who
32. I'm in with a chance __________ the English speech contest.
A. win B. to win C. defeat D. to defeat
33. All the students welcomed Mrs Wilson _________ she came into the classroom.
A. whether B. if C. as well as D. as soon as
34. ― I've lost all the pictures that we took yesterday!
― ______________
A. You are kidding!
C. What do you mean? B. What's wrong? D. What are you doing?
35. John was surprised ______his pen friend's coming, but he is very pleased _____ this news.
A. hear; to B. hear; with C. to hear; with D. at; hear
36. ―Don't touch it. Look at the sign "No touching"!
―Oh, sorry. I ______ it.
A. didn't see B. won't see C. don't see D. can't see
37. He was _______ of the _______ film.
A. tired; tiring B. tiring; tired C. tired; tired D. tiring; tiring
38. The opposite(反义词) of the word " careful" is ______
A. carefulless B. uncareful C. discareful D. careless
39. Please use china cups ______ throwing them away.
A. instead of B. instead C. rather than D. would rather
40. ―____________ ― Thanks, I will.
A. Wish you a happy journey. C. Thank you for your help.
B. Give my best wishes to your parents. D. You got the first prize. Congratulations!
mall. "Who needs a shopping mall if you have Taobao(淘宝网)? I'm a Taobaoer." says Shi, 28, a writer in Beijing. Taobao,China'Shi Fang's life. She spends half of her monthly salary on Taobao.
A growing number of Chinese Internet users like Shi have found the of online shopping. Most online shoppers are students or workers aged 18 to 30. More women shop online than men. Clothing and home-use products are the most popular goods bought online. was reported that more than 250 billion yuan was spent on online shopping last year, 80% through Taobao. com.
and choose the cheapest one.
"It's very safe and convenient. Unless you receive the goods from the sellers and are satisfied with them, the shop owner will not get the money. You can also get a refund(退款) if you want to the goods."
"Online shopping provides a convenient way for customers want to shop for variety(多样化)," said Professor Liu, an expert on Internet economy. 41. A. spends
B. costs
C. pays
D. uses D. the larger D. happily D. fat D. These D. prize D. look up D. safer D. return
42. A. the largest 43. A. happy 44.A. old 45.A. It
B. largest B. happier B. older B. That B. price B. find
C. larger
C. happiness C. young C. This C. time
46.A. money
47.A. compare 48.A. safe 49.A. buy 50 .A. who
C. check C. safety C. have
B. safely B. throw
B. whom C. which D. whose
根据对话内容,从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。其中有两个为多余选项。 (Wang is invited to a wedding.)
Mary: Wang, Jack and I are going to get married next week.
Wang: That's wonderful. _____Mary: Thank you, Wang, we would love you to come to our wedding. Mary: It's the first of May. Mary: It's Saturday. Could you have the time? Mary: At nine o'clock. Mary: Thanks.
Did you see snow in your hometown last winter? Did you feel it was warmer than before? "There have been 21 warm winters in China since 1986," said scientists. They also said that in the past 100 years, as the global (全球的) temperatures went up by 0.74 °C , the temperature in North China has climbed 1.4 °C in only 50 years.
China needs to take quick action to cut carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) emission (排放) because it's the main reason for global warming. The good news is that China has seen the importance of going green. China set the goal of cutting energy use by 20 and pollution emission by 10 in the 11th Five-Year Plan.
Can you slow global warming? Sure! You and your family can take steps to cut the amount of carbon dioxide that is sent out into the air.
Here are some pieces of advice to help you save the earth.
Wear used clothes. Wearing your brother's, sister's or dad's old T-shirt means you save the energy.
Change your light bulbs (灯泡). Use energy-saving light bulbs. And don't forget to turn off the lights when you leave a room and turn off your television and computer when they are not in use!
Ride the bus. Taking a bus saves a lot of oil every year.
Say no to plastic bags. The next time your parents go to the market, ask them to use baskets Open a window. Don't use the air conditioner (空调), and let some fresh air in. When you have to use the conditioner, set the temperature higher in the summer and lower in the winter to save energy
Make small changes in your daily life. Don't use paper cups, bags and boxes.
It's time for all of us to do something to save the earth.
56. The main reason for global warming is ____.
A. the oil B. carbon dioxide
C. paper cups, bags and boxes D. televisions and computers
57. The word "energy" in the second paragraph means "_______".
58. How many pieces of advice are there in this passage?
A. Three. B. Four C. Five. D Six
59. Which of the following is true?
A. It's a pity to wear your dad's old T-shirts.
B. Using air conditioners may be a waste of energy.
C. Taking a bus wastes a lot of oil every year.
D. Using paper bags saves energy a lot.
60. The passage is mainly about the ways to ____.
A. slow down global warming B. make energy
C. change our daily life D. change the world weather
61.It's Friday afternoon,you can go to_______ .
A.visit the museum
C.play basketball B.play soccer D.read children's stories
62.If children want to watch new films,they should go to________.
A.16 Yangtze Road
C.106 Green Street B. 89 North Main Street D. 99 Brick Road
63.If you dial (拨号)66387901,you can __________.
A.ask for some hotel information
C.have a good story time B.do some shopping D.order fast food in a restaurant
64.Lily's father is ill.She should dial________.
A.800-120-9847 B.79210583 C.6878745 l D.96725643
65.You can not get any information about________ from the two notices.
A.looking for a hotel
C.eating fast food B.doing eye exercises D.taking a taxi
66. 多亏了那些帮助我的人,我成功了。
______ ______ those who help me, I succeeded.
67. 我的笔友将到机场去接我。
My pen friend will ______ me ______ at the airport.
68. 史奴比赢得了全世界儿童的心。
Snoopy has ______ the ______ of the children around the world.
69. 我们正处于极大的困难中。请帮帮我们吧!
We're in __________ __________. Please help us!
70. 从他是小孩子时起我就认识他了。
I've known him _________ _________ he was a boy.
Way(s) for Students to Relax
I am a middle school student. I have made a survey of the students in my class on ways to _ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Ways for Students to Relax
I am a middle school student. I have made a survey of the students in my class on ways to relax after class. There are 21 boys and 24 girls in my class. Different students have different ways to relax. 22 students often watch TV in their free time. 12 students like to play computer games while 6 of them enjoy listening to music or other hobbies.2 students think doing sports is a good way and another three are too busy to relax.
As we study long hours every day and under too much pressure, every student should choose some ways to relax. In my opinion, watching TV or playing computer games is not a good way to help us relax. I think taking exercise is the best way because it can relax our eyes and help to make our body stronger.
1 What's happening? There is such a loud noise over there..
2.There aren't enough taxis in Hefei now.
3. Wait a moment, take your scarf. It's cold outside.
4. I'm hungry now. I'd like something to eat.
5. You can get off the bus at the next stop.
6.M: Do you know how long the photo class lasts?
W: Oh, maybe it lasts one hour.
7. M: Would you like to go to the national park with us?
W: Yes, I'd love to.
8. M: Is Beijing a big city?
W: Yes. It's really a big city with large populations.
9. M: What are you going to be when you grow up?
W: I am going to be a fashion designer.
10. W: Do you like chicken or lamb?
M: Neither. I like ham and grapes very much
W: David! You're chatting online, aren't you?
M: No. I'm searching for star sign.
W: Oh, really? Is that interesting?
M: Yes, of course. Different people may have similar characters if they have the same star sign. W: Can you give me an example?
M: OK. If you and your friend have the same star sign ― Leo, you may both be strong and confident.
W: Oh, that sounds interesting. Can I have a look?
M: No problem.
W: Excuse me, sir. May I ask you some questions?
M: Yes, please.
W: When was your paper factory set up?
M: It was set up in 1992.
W: What do you do with the waste water from your factory?
M: In the past fifteen years, we have poured the waste water straight into the river. That has made a lot of pollution. The water is black and has a bad smell. The water isn't fit to drink now. That will make people less healthy.
W: That's true. What are you going to do?
M: I know we're wrong. Now we have been using new machines to make dirty water clean before pouring it. We should also recycle and reuse the water and make less pollution.
W: That's right. It's our duty to take care of our environment.)
Mary is a student in a nursing school. She is going to graduate next month. She has two job offers. One is in a city hospital, the other is in a country hospital.
The hospital in a city is large, it's a 600-bed hospital. It's a cancer hospital. It gives excellent care to its patients. It's in a big city, near museums, theatres, and restaurants. The salary is high, $17,000 a year. But apartment rents are high, too.
The hospital in a country is small, it's a 50-bed hospital. It's a general hospital. It takes care of all kinds of patients. It's in a beautiful area, near lakes, rivers, and mountains. The salary is $14,000 a year. But apartment rents are low.
Mary likes the city and the country. She doesn't know which hospital to choose.


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The Day that Death Died
By Michaela W.
By one of His own, He was betrayed,
One who, by silver's ring, was swayed,
He was led away, His hands bound and tied,
On the day that death died.
Spit upon and falsely accused,
He was whipped, beaten – horribly abused,
Before Pilate of Rome, He was questioned and tried,
On the day that death died.
Led through the streets full of mocking and scorn,
A burden on His back, on His head a crown of thorns,
He was taken to a hill and publicly mortified,
On the day that death died.
Metal stakes piercing His hand and His feet,
He surrendered to pain, evil's power to defeat,
Though seen as weakness, God's will was satisfied,
On the day that death died.
The Son of God raised up on a tree,
Suffering, dying for all to see,
"Father forgive them!" to heaven He cried,
On the day that death died.
"Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani!"
No greater pain would the world ever see,
Than the Father casting His Son aside,
On the day that death died.
The sky grew dark, the ground began to shake,
Tombs opened and the dead came awake,
"It is finished," with His final breath He sighed,
On the day that death died.
The Temple curtain, down the middle, was torn,
Eternal life for mankind had been born,
Access to the Father now opened wide,
On the day that death died.
His pierced side released water and blood,
The love of the Father now a crimson flood,
Mortal man now forever sanctified,
On the day that death died.
No greater sacrifice than to die for a friend,
A love too great to comprehend,
Yet Christ, in God's will, did abide,
On the day that death died.
On behalf of mortal men, Christ did intercede,
And after three days, did rise indeed,
Death's powers, by the risen Christ, defied,
On the day that death died.
The ransom for my sin – God's only Son,
Purchased in blood – God will be done,
My life eternally, perfectly justified,
On the day that death died!
About Michaela:
I'm a 21 year-old, Texas-born college student who is completely obsessed with weddings and I plan on opening my own special events business (so you know who to contact if you need a wedding planner)!
I love all kinds of music, The Left Behind book series, Cary Grant movies (if you're my age, you probably don't know who he is, but even so, your movie life has been gravely deprived of pure awesomeness!), dragons, and tiny puppies!
Above all, I love serving and following Jesus, and I can't wait to see all the crazy, amazing things He has for me on my life adventure!


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Sign up on the volunteer webpage for as many time slots as you are available.
Volunteer Directives for Equine Affaire 2018
Equine Affaire (EA) is just around the corner, and we're in need of volunteers to spread the word of the OHC and help sign-up new members. Dates are Wednesday, April 11 - Sunday, April 15, 2018.
Wednesday is Set-Up day. The time slot for Wednesday will be 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM. If you volunteer to help set up the booth on Wednesday you will receive an entrance ticket to get in to EA on an event day. Entrance to EA on Set Up day is free.
Availability of Entrance Tickets: Due to the admissions process at the event, if you do not volunteer on Set-Up day you will be responsible for your own entrance ticket on your first day of EA. Free entrance tickets will be available to volunteers who sign up for at least 2 or more days. Volunteers who sign in for their first scheduled shift will receive an entrance ticket for the day of their next scheduled shift at the OHC booth. Tickets are on a first come, first serve basis. We have a limited number to hand out.
When you arrive at EA, go to the Bricker building and find us in booth #800-803. Sign in and out at the membership table.
Water and snacks will be available to volunteers at the booth at all times.
I want to thank everyone who has already leapt at the chance to help us out this year, and everyone who is planning on volunteering at the booth. It's going to be another great year!
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
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Friday was the kids last day of school. I posted a little about it Friday morning. I wasn't quite prepared for all the tears that would be shed, especially by my kids and their friends. I knew I would probably cry, but I wasn't ready for the unabashed tears flowing from my son's tough, basketball-at-recess-playing friends. Holy cow. And sobbing kindergarteners. Not to mention sweet ten year old tears.
I just keep reminding myself all the little answers to prayers we've gotten the past six months and how things have been working out (or worked out eventually) for our move. I know Heavenly Father has His hand in the choices we've made. And I know he'll help us in our transition.
One of my friends reminded me that tears show that you care. Tears are part of healing. So, when my kids cry about missing their friends, sometimes I send a text my friends (the moms of these sweet kids that we're missing) so they know how much we care.
We've been blessed with being friends with many great people in our little town. It is a tiny town and we have gotten to know so many people. I'll miss knowing tons of people wherever I go...the grocery store, the skating rink, at Target an hour away, our church family, wonderful neighbors, and the school. Our friends have truly been our family for the last eight years.
I hope the kids remember how everywhere we went at school on Friday, kids, staff and teachers wished us well and said they'd miss us. The whole fifth grade had a party for my daughter at the end of the day.
We tried to fit in as many visits with our friends as we could last week. My friends threw me a girls' night, which was super fun. We had dinner with friends almost every night last week, playdates every day we could, even a liquid nitrogen making ice cream party with our favorite 93 year old friend. I tried to take lots of pictures and am trying to write everything down.
We're now off to a week of vacation in the Happiest Place on Earth! Then off to spend the holidays with family. Eventually we'll end up in Washington to start a new chapter of our lives.
I'm excited for this week to spend time togehter as a family, create lots of memories and have fun together with some of the stress of moving behind us.
While on the road yesterday I was reading an article called Stay Connected, in the Ensign, a church magazine). A quote at the bottom of the page by Elder M. Russell Ballard jumped out at me. It said:
"Crisis or transition of any kind reminds us of what matters most. In the routine of life, we often take our families—our parents and children and siblings—for granted. But in times of danger and need and change, there is no question that what we care about most is our families! …
"Our family-centered perspective should make Latter-day Saints strive to be the best parents in the world. It should give us enormous respect for our children, who truly are our spiritual siblings, and it should cause us to devote whatever time is necessary to strengthen our families. Indeed, nothing is more critically connected to happiness—both our own and that of our children—than how well we love and support one another within the family."
I need to remember this, especially this part, "devote whatever time is necessary to strengthen our families". I need to let my kids know that I'm there for them. Stop what I'm doing when they're having a hard time. Make sure they know they're more important to me than the dishes or our moving plans or anything.
So, my menu for this week is this...no plans, just family fun!
And to those of you that we're leaving, this isn't goodbye. It's see you later! (And don't forget to join instagram and leave me comments on this little blog of mine).


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High Blood Pressure and Strokes
Since May is High Blood Pressure Awareness Month, it's not surprising that this month is also National Stroke Awareness Month, since high blood pressure is a primary risk factor for strokes.
My mom suffered from "mini-strokes," or transient ischemic attacks (TIA) as she aged, due to her hypertenstion.
Several years ago, my brother-in-law suffered from a hemorrhagic stroke, again, due to high blood pressure. He was fortunate enough to have an employee who recognized stroke symptoms and acted quickly to get help. That quick action helped my brother-in-law survive, though recovery wasn't easy.
Would you recognize stroke symptoms?
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke describes them as:
Want to learn more?
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Turkey return to the European Championships after an eight year break. Below are five players
Hakan Calhanoglu
If you use Twitter or Facebook chances are you have already seen what the Bayer Leverkusen free-kick maestro is capable of. Calhanoglu is a free-kick specialist but also offers a whole lot more. The Germany born Turkish international has superb technical ability and has the ability to pull something out the hat. The 22-year-old is already pretty highly regarded across Europe but this is a great opportunity for him to showcase his talent and he does tend to thrive under the spotlight.
Emre Mor
What a difference a week makes. Mor was relatively unknown before a big money move to Borussia Dortmund put him firmly on the map. The 18-year-old attacking midfielder has had a meteoric rise to success going from total obscurity into moving to the German giants and breaking into the Turkey Euro 2016 outfit. The youngster is a frightening talent that has the ability to set the tournament alight if given the chance.
Oguzhan Ozyakup
Arsenal youth football aficionados will know all about Ozyakup but otherwise you may not yet have heard about the 23-year-old midfielder poised to cause a storm over the Euro's. The Besiktas midfield maestro pulled the strings for the Black Eagles in their match to the league title this season. The creative midfielder has an impressive passing range and the ability to unlock just about any defence put in front of him. Ozyakup scored eight times and provided 10 assists at club level this season and scored important international goals including the opener in the 3-0 victory over the Netherlands.
Ozan Tufan
The 21-year-old box-to-box midfielder offers Fatih Teirm's side dynamism and explosiveness in the centre of the pitch. Tufan is has an assiduous nature and will work tirelessly to close down the opposition while acting as the link between defence and attack.
Yunus Malli
The Mainz 05 attacking midfielder is being monitored by 10-15 Premier League scouts every game according to Bild. Malli has scored 11 goals and has provided three five in 35 appearances for Maniz this season earning himself a call up to the Turkish national side in the process. The 24-year-old has struggled to break into the first team recently but if given the chance he could make a name for himself this summer.


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While most hurdlers don't get started hurdling until sometime in their high school years, there are those who get started a little earlier than that. One such athlete is Beau Walker, a recent graduate of the University of Alabama who still has one remaining year of collegiate eligibility. The 22-year-old Walker, who has been hurdling since she was eleven years old, holds the school record at Alabama in the 100 meter hurdles with a personal best of 12.96, and she also owns a personal best of 56.28 in the 400 meter hurdles. Earlier this week, I had a very pleasant conversation with the engaging and insightful Walker about her life as a track athlete as she looks to wind up what has thus far been an outstanding collegiate career.
A native of Aurora, CO, just outside of Denver, the 5'9", 130-pound Walker started running at the age of five. Her dad, Marcus Walker, was the head coach of the Marcus Walker Track Club – a youth track club that regularly participated in USATF meets. Marcus, who originally hales from Wichita, set a lot of records at Wichita East High School, and also ran at the University of Colorado back in the early seventies, where he still holds the school record in the 110 meter high hurdles with a hand-timed 13.3 that he ran in 1970, and also in the 4×100 meter relay, as he sprinted on a team that ran a hand-timed 39.5 in 1971. In addition to her father, both of Walker's older brothers also ran track, as did her older sister. Her brother Julian hurdled for Idaho State and then Colorado State, while her sister Marqus hurdled for Hastings College in Nebraska. With such a family history, it was virtually a natural consequence that Beau would get involved in hurdling as well.
Walker began hurdling as soon as she was old enough to – at the age of eleven, when she was in the "midget" age group for youth track, which is the first age group that includes hurdling. Actually, she was so eager to get going that she did so before she was tall enough to clear the hurdles. To prepare her to compete in hurdle races, "My dad would flip 'em over for me," she said, "and I would go over the low bar." Walker then began competing in the 80 meter hurdles, and she has been hurdling ever since. "I always knew I wanted to be a hurdler," she explained, "because my older brother and sister were hurdlers. And my dad, who is hands-down my best friend, was a big-time hurdler. I would read about his accomplishments, and that made me want to get involved in it."
Because she competed in youth track all her life, long seasons are nothing new to Walker. When she reached the ninth grade she enrolled at Montbello High School in Denver, where she was coached by Wayne Vaden – one of her dad's former athletes. "I ran club track every summer," Walker noted. "We'd always run from January to the end of the summer. Before high school, I would run the indoor season with my dad's club. Then when high school started, we ran high school track. Depending on the competition level, I would run Junior Olympics in the summer, or do the Golden West and the Arcadia, depending on how my body was feeling." The Golden West and the Arcadia are both premier invitational meets that take place in California after the conclusion of the outdoor high school season.
In spite of the long seasons and packed schedules, Walker never grew tired of all the training and competing. The level of competition was challenging, but not overwhelmingly so. Many of the girls she ran with and against "went to school with me or to neighboring high schools. I wouldn't compare [the competition] to California or Texas by any means, but every year we have somebody who can compete on a national level. We're not as deep as other places, but we hold our ground." Because track was a family affair for Walker, and because she had developed so many friendships through her participation in the sport, burn-out was never an issue for her. "I didn't really experience burn-out," she said, "until I got to college, because the competition and training are so much more intense. In high school, I would sometimes get frustrated because, as a teenager, you want to do things other teenagers do. But all of my friends were there with me. All the kids I hung out with ran track." Walker did add that when she volunteers at youth meets these days, "I'm impressed with the kids out there now, because I know how much they go through."
As a high-schooler, Walker won two state championship titles in the 100 meter hurdles, and in her senior year she also won the 300 meter hurdles and ran a leg on the winning 4×200 meter relay team. Indoors, she was a two-time All-American in the 60 meter hurdles. After her very impressive prep career, she took her talents to the University of Alabama – a school that was very far from home. Considering that her older siblings had chosen schools in the Midwest region of the country, the obvious question to ask was how did Walker end up choosing UA? "The coach that recruited me," Walker explained, "Carol Smith, who is at the University of Tennessee now, was originally from Colorado. For a very short time, she used to run for my dad. I hadn't considered Alabama at all, and I didn't want to go there. So it was like, whenever she called, I wouldn't answer the phone, because I didn't want to talk to her. But when I finally did talk to her, she really convinced me to come there. When I visited, the people there were really nice, so it wasn't a hard decision. Plus, I think I'm a person who can make it anywhere, so I wasn't afraid of moving away from home."
At UA, Walker has trained under the guidance of sprint/hurdle/horizontal jumps coach Sidney Cartwright, a former decathlete himself. Walker described Cartwright as a "nice guy" that she feels comfortable talking to on and off the track, but she also pointed out that he is very intense when it comes to coaching. "We have a good relationship," she said. "Coach Cartwright is aggressive, but his aggressiveness gets the job done. I'm someone who needs a coach who believes in me, someone who pulls my talent out of me. He does that; I have developed so much since high school. Some of my workouts," she added, pausing for emphasis, "I don't know how he comes up with this stuff. But when I see myself improving every week, when I start to produce and see I'm going in the direction I need to be going, I have to thank him for helping me get there." According to Walker, one of Cartwright's strengths as a coach is his confidence in his vision. "He believes in his methods a lot," she said, "and his methods have helped me and my teammates. I've improved every year, every weekend."
In regard to Coach Cartwright's training methods, he likes to place a heavy emphasis on conditioning, Walker said, as opposed to speed and strength. "His thing with weights is just to be strong and toned," she elaborated, "not heavy. I don't really like lifting weights either," she added, laughing, "so that helps me out. I'm naturally built slim, so I don't really have it in me to get big anyway. Coach feels that if you can maintain your speed, you can [win]. But everything you do needs to be monitored regularly, and the coach and the athlete have to come to a decision together. For me, it's all about speed-endurance." The fact that Walker is one of those rare athlete who seeks to succeed in both hurdle events, the need for a solid conditioning base is even more essential than it would be for hurdlers who choose to specialize in one or the other. She admits that training for both is "hard; I believe each individual likes one race over the other," she continued. "I think I may be better in the 400's, but I really like to train more for the 100's. It's tough training for both, but that's where a coach comes in – being able to understand which one you can be better in, and accommodating your workouts accordingly."
Up to this point, Walker's best day on the track occurred at the Drake Relays in 2004. Although a junior at the time academically, she was a red-shirt sophomore athletically, having red-shirted the 2002-03 year with a stress fracture in her fibula. In regards to the Drake Relays, Walker noted that "it was my first year there, so I really didn't know what to expect. I had never seen such a huge crowd before." She competed in five events at the meet – the 100m hurdles, the 400m hurdles, the 4×100 relay, the 4×400 relay, and the shuttle hurdle relay. Talk about a busy weekend. She won both hurdle races (college division; the Drake Relays feature a collegiate division and an invitational division for most open events), she anchored the 4×100 and the shuttle hurdle teams to victory, and, for her efforts, was named Outstanding Performer of the Meet. She says she was surprised to have earned such an honor. "One of my friends was telling me, 'You know, Beau, that's really a big deal,' and it made me think that maybe I'm somebody who can compete."
Walker went on to have a remarkable 2004 season. At the SEC Championships, she finished second to Lolo Jones of LSU in a time of 12.99, becoming the first Alabama 100m hurdler to ever break 13.00. At the same meet, she finished third in the 400m hurdles to Lashinda Demus and Shevon Stoddart of South Carolina in a time of 56.28. Later, at the Mideast Regionals, she won the 400m hurdles in a meet record time of 56.50, and placed second in the 100m hurdles in a new school record of 12.96, which still stands as her personal best. At the NCAA Outdoor Championships, she finished 12th and 10th overall in the short hurdles and long hurdles, respectively.
In 2005, Walker was off to another fantastic season early on in the outdoor season. At the Mt. Sac Relays in mid-April, she finished first in the university division of the 400m hurdles, in a 56.43. In the 100m hurdles, she finished fourth – tying her second-fastest time ever in 12.99 – behind 2003 World Champion Perdita Felicien, professional hurdler Nichole Denby (formerly of the University of Texas), and eventual NCAA champion Virginia Powell. Then, at the Drake Relays at the end of April, Walker won the university division of the 400m hurdles in a meet record time of 56.48, but that race ended up being the peak of her season. In the 100m hurdles, in which she was competing in the invitational division, she tangled arms with one of her competitors and didn't finish the race. "I was on my way to having a good meet," Walker said, reflecting philosophically, "but I had an accident. I appreciate my wins, and I'll take 'em where I can get 'em." When asked if how bad her fall was, Walker again took a philosophical approach, acknowledging the inherent dangers of the event: "I wasn't injured, just a few scrapes and bruises. My pride was hurt. But it's part of being a hurdler."
Without any bitterness or obvious disappointment in her voice, Walker went on to explain that "after the fall, my season just kind of went down. I pulled up in practice the week of SEC's, so I didn't compete in the SEC's. I thought I'd be ready for regionals, but I was in the four-by-one, which was before the hurdles, and I pulled up in that. And you know, if you don't run in regionals, then you can't run in nationals, so that was out. From there, I didn't feel there was any point in competing in the US Championships. I wouldn't have been able to bring my A-game. It was disappointing," she admitted, "because I had had a great season up to that point, and I had high expectations. The good thing is, because I didn't run in 2003, I still have another year left."
In evaluating herself as a hurdler as she looks forward to 2006, Walker feels that her strength lies in her consistency and ability to focus, while she needs to work on the start of her race in the short hurdles, and would like to develop the ability to lead with either leg in the long hurdles. In regards to her ability to focus, she noted that she is always able to "stay in my race. Whether it's the 400 hurdles, the open quarter, or whatever, I don't really run off of another athlete. It's all about knowing my ability, knowing what I am capable of doing on the track." As for her start in the 100m hurdles, she remarked that working on her start is one of her favorite things to do in practice, mainly because her start "is so slow, and I can see where I can gain a tenth or a hundredth of a second by making little adjustments. Knowing there are always things you can do to improve your time helps to keep you motivated. Plus, we have a lot of fun at those practices because there's time to laugh." Being 5'9", it's a little harder for someone of Walker's height to get those legs moving out of the tight confines of the starting blocks, and also to fully extend her sprinting stride once she gets up and going. Still, she doesn't see her height as something that puts her at a disadvantage. "I wouldn't use it as an excuse," she said. "Maybe I haven't developed the sprinting part of it, but I'm sure there are athletes my height who are able to sprint well. But," she reiterated, "I won't use my height as an excuse in hurdling."
While just about every hurdler and hurdle coach has his or her own opinions and theories about alternating lead legs, Walker feels that learning to switch leads in the long hurdle race would benefit her overall race performance. "I really need to [learn how to do it]," she said. It's a real hard thing to me. It's something that if I can get down, I can have a lot smoother race and knock some time off my personal best. It would help out with any stutter-stepping that I do throughout the race. Athletes who are able to [alternate lead legs] are far more elite because they have the mental aspect down to where they're confident enough to just run and go at it."
Now that Walker has been hurdling for over a decade (dating back to her days as a youth athlete), the question begs to be asked, how long does she plan on staying in the game? Walker prefers not to think long-term, but to focus on clearing the hurdle in front of her, which, in this case, means preparing for the 2005-06 season – her last season of collegiate eligibility. "The thought [of running professionally] has crossed my mind," she conceded, "but I try to block it out because I think it would take my focus off of this season. If I run well this season, those things will come to me. If I lose my focus, then this season might not go as well. I would like to do [the [professional circuit], if even just for a season, but I have to get ready for next year first." As for goals in 2006, Walker would like to finish the outdoor season ranked as highly as she is in the beginning of the season. "I was ranked in the top five this year," she said, "but things didn't work out at nationals. I would like to finish where I'm ranked going into nationals. My goal is to train and get myself together and put myself in a position where, whatever happens on the day and time of a race, happens. If I'm more prepared, the success will fall on me; if not, it will fall on someone else, and I'm okay with that. I'd like to make it to the finals at the US Championships, and run my best time there. I can't say about life after that. I don't have any specific times or numbers to shoot for, because those'll come with the training."
Competing in a very tough conference like the SEC, and having hurdled and sprinted against some of the fastest girls in the nation all her life, Walker has a healthy perspective on the up-and-down nature of athletic competition. She does not admire or look up to any of her opponents, but has respect for all of them. "I'm not really a star-struck person," she said. "I raced Lashinda [Demus] when I was sixteen. I was impressed, but I finished second, so I was impressed with me too. I do look up stats and see where some women were when they were at the stage of their career where I am now, just to see if I'm on the right track." But in regards to heroes, she has to look no further than her own living room, as her dad set the standards of athletic greatness in the Walker household. Growing up in a family of hurdlers has provided Walker with a special appreciation for the uniqueness of the hurdle events. "I like the fact that it's the same race every time," she said in reference to the 100m hurdles, "but it's so different for each person. The hurdles are always the same height, the same distance apart, and you can only take a certain amount of steps through the course of a race, but it's different for every person." As for the 400m hurdles, Walker said that "it's a race that really shows character. It's really tough just to get there, and not everybody can do it."
Off the track, Walker, who graduated this past May with a degree in Business Marketing, keeps herself very busy as well. She has applied to the University of Alabama Graduate School for sports management, and would like to do image development and event planning for athletes and athletic organizations. She has also applied to the school's undergraduate program for a degree in public relations. At UA, Walker has served on the Board of Directors for the Lady Warriors, Inc. – a girls' athletic organization, and she runs the "If the Shoe Fits" scholarship program, in which she works with the Footlocker shoe company to encourage kids to pursue academic excellence. Walker also volunteers at youth track events; she most recently worked at the USATF Junior Olympic National Championships in Indianapolis this past July.
Walker's advice for young athletes is to "stay focused, stay committed." For further explanation, she added that "as I watched the Junior Olympics, I thought it's really good that these kids are running real fast, but I was also thinking that success on the track kind of doesn't really matter unless you transfer your success to your education, because you don't want to waste what you did athletically once your athletic career is over."
Regardless of how her 2006 season goes, Walker has already made good on the potential that she showed as a youth athlete. Anyone who has the fortitude to train for and compete in both hurdle events at such a high level, and who cared about her teammates enough to compete in five events at the Drake Relays in 2004, certainly has my respect. In addition, the fact that she has already earned her undergraduate degree, and that she actively involves herself in serving the community in which she lives, informs us that she is not relying on her athletic achievements to provide her with an easy life. You don't see too many 22-year-olds who are already giving back so willingly. It seems apparent that, both on and off the track, Beau Walker is truly hurdling in her father's footsteps.
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