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London Car Bombs and Internet Forums
richard m. smith wrote on funsec:
subject: tracking down the london bombers via an ip address
was london bomb plot heralded on web?
internet forum comment from night before: "london shall be bombed"
hours before london explosives technicians dismantled a large car bomb in the heart of the british capital's tourist-rich theater district, a message appeared on one of the most widely used jihadist internet forums, saying: "today i say: rejoice, by allah, london shall be bombed."
cbs news found the posting, which went on for nearly 300 words, on the "al hesbah" chat room. it was left by a person who goes by the name abu osama al-hazeen, who appears regularly on the forum. the comment was posted on the forum, according to time stamp, at 08:09 a.m. british time on june 28 — about 17 hours before the bomb was found early on june 29.
al hesbah is frequently used by international sunni militant groups, including al qaeda and the taliban, to post propaganda videos and messages in their fight against the west.
there was no way for cbs news to independently confirm any connection between the posting made thursday night and the car bomb found friday.
al-hazeen's message begins: "in the name of god, the most compassionate, the most merciful. is britain longing for al qaeda's bombings?"
al-hazeen decries the recent knighthood of controversial author salman rushdie as a blow felt by all british muslims. "this 'honoring' came at a crucial time, a time when the whole nation is reeling from the crusaders attacks on all muslim lands," he said, in an apparent reference to the british role in iraq.
this is of course, scary and interesting, but i'd like to concentrate on the subject line of richard's message:
tracking down the london bombers via an ip address
the more important thing to note here, is the fact these cyber terrorism forums have a real connection to real terrorism, rather than how they may be used to try and track the bad guys down (although that is of course, interesting).
it may be stating the obvious, and these forums are likely already tracked: i am unsure if this article will hurt plausible current surveilance efforts, but i am sure stating the obvious about this connection between the real and virtual worlds when it comes to terrorism, is important.
gadi evron,
IPv6, C&C (not botnets, coffee and cats)
So, someone sent this to NANOG:
An IPv6 address for new cars in 3 years?
From: Rich Emmings
Date: Thu Jun 28 17:47:46 2007
Mark IV systems has a spec for OTTO. Mark IV makes automatic
toll collection and related systems O(Not to mention other
automotive products)
The system spec's show support for IPv6 and SNMPv3. Notably
absent was IPv4 as far as I could tell. No notes on if the IPv6
would be used for Firmware updates or live data collection.
802.1p radio is the spec'd LLP. O/S is VxWorks.
The expectation is for 100% of new cars to have OTTO around
Topicality: Looks like someone, somewhere intends to be live
with IPv6 in 3-5 years.
Off Topic: The privacy and security ramifications boggle the
Which I didn't read.
Then, this thread happened:
> – — "Suresh Ramasubramanian" wrote:
> >On 6/29/07, Rich Emmings
> >>
> >> Topicality: Looks like someone, somewhere intends to be live with
> >> IPv6
> >> in 3-5 years. Off Topic: The privacy and security ramifications
> >> boggle
> >> the mind….
> >>
> >
> >Fully mobile, high speed botnets?
> *bing*
That last bing was from Paul Ferguson, our Fergie.
If I was drinking coffee, I'd have dropped it!
Other followups included Chris Morrow's:
> I can't help it:
> "If a bot-car is headed north on I-75 at 73 miles per hour for 3 hours
> and a bot-truck is headed west on I-90 at 67 miles per hour, how long
> until they are 129 miles apart?"
And Steve Bellovin's:
Hmm — I was going to say 127.1 miles apart, but that's not a v6
address… 1918 miles apart?
PDF spam
I have been getting lately more and more PDF based spam, the PDF itself appears to be just a cover for the normal image spam. The idea I believe is that PDF is not investigated by most spam filtering agents, and is not regarded by spam filtering as a "score giver" (i.e. what makes the email look more spamish than others).
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On funsec, Richard M. Smith send this in after spotting it on /.
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A COUPLE OF WEEKS ago, we heard that Dell was dealing with a certain situation considering Intel dual-core MCW and quad-core KC marchitecture, and that the company was releasing urgent BIOS and microcode versions for its line up.
We learned that the affected CPUs are the Core 2 Duo E4000/E6000, Core 2 Quad Q6600, Core 2 Xtreme QX6800, QX6700 and QX6800.
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william salusky (aol)
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*whistles* Wow, this promises to be a good hack if you can pull it off. I'm gonna download the beta now and see what's going on. I REALLY like the idea (all non-realisticness aside...since when has the Pokemon world seriously gone much on realistic ideas?) of getting amnesia and having to go through things again. If I can help in anyway, please, let me know. I'm a novice, but hey, I can do some overworlds for you, at least and beta-test.
A question and idea...
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2. Perhaps the mom can be changed so after she tells you you're an amnesiac (like after she says she's worried about sending you out), she'll heal your Pokemon like the other games...it helps at the beginning
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Hakone is a very beautiful area to the south of Tokyo (about 3 hours by train by bus) which should be explored when you are in Tokyo. For a relaxing trip there, I would suggest 3 days to see all the sights at a leisurely pace.
The most prominent natural wonders of Hakone would be the beautiful Lake Ashi, good views of Mount Fuji (highest mountain in Japan), surrounding mountains and the hot springs at Owakudani.
Let me share with you information and photos of the Hakone area, which hopefully will be useful to you.
I stayed at the beautiful lakeside town of Moto-hakone when I was in the Hakone area during November 2006. This is a very nice place with good views of Mount Fuji, which I would recommend you to stay especially in autumn where the foliage colours are very beautiful.
There are many interesting tourist attractions at the Hakone region surrounding Lake Ashi, including the tranquil Hakone Shrine shown in this photograph. More tips and photos are coming up from time to time, so do lookout for the updates.
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- Cons:The attractions are rather touristy and crowded
- In a nutshell:The Hakone area is not to be missed as it is very beautiful and relaxing
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The variety of lake, hot springs and gardens in Japan for this town I did not imagine. YOur trip sounds very nice, and the pictures and comments form you are very good.
Great Japan pictures and tips! Happy Birthday!
Hi Victor, Advance Happy Holidays to you and your family! Interesting local custom tip about single ladies in Kuzuryu shrine. Cheers. Jing and Larry
Hi, Victor~! Great destination that you've managed to visit! Goof for you! ~
Very useful page - this area is very touristy, but really nice :)
Wow... You managed to capture Mount Fuji with a snowy-white top... Hakone seems to be a very nice place to visit too but we didn't have enough time to go
Great additions. It is like taking a virtual tour. When I was there, it was foggy and so great to see the places missed. SL
hi victor, great tips! as my hubby told me about mount fuji the place is great! he lived in japan for 2 years that was 15 years ago.
Dropping in for a good look-see. Looks like you enjoyed Hakone indeed Victor!
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Seattle becomes just the second MLS team to ever win in Mexico.
MONTERREY, Mexico — One year after blowing a chance at history, Sounders FC had another shot at an illustrious win in Mexico.
This time, behind a first-half goal from Alvaro Fernandez, Seattle grabbed an early lead against CF Monterrey and bunkered down defensively, ultimately escaping with a stunning 1-0 win Tuesday in the CONCACAF Champions League group stage.
The improbable triumph marked only the second time an MLS team has won in Mexico (2-21-3).
"It's tremendous," said midfielder Brad Evans. "It's a great win for us. It's one that will go in the history for our club. We are now the second team to win in Mexico, so for us it's special."
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"The difference for us (this year) was that we have grown up a little bit as a team," said coach Sigi Schmid. "We are more mature now. With the experience we had last year, we know what to expect and we didn't make silly mistakes because we have grown up a little bit."
Seattle (2-0) leads Group D and strongly boosted its chances of qualifying for the knockout stage. The reigning CCL champion, Monterrey (1-1) hadn't lost in its previous 13 games in the international competition.
Nicknamed the Rayados, the hosts threw everyone into the attack in pursuit of a tying goal in the second half, but the Sounders' defense and goalkeeper Terry Boss stood strong.
The most nervous moment came in the 66th minute, when Boss mishandled a back pass from a teammate and was dispossessed by Monterrey's star forward, Aldo De Nigris. The Mexican international nearly had an open chance on goal, but was disrupted by Boss, and then a shot in front of the goal by Chilean forward Humberto Suazo went wide.
The pressure never stopped as Sounders FC had to defend a handful of dangerous free kicks in stoppage time up to the final whistle. Monterrey finished with a 17-7 advantage in shots and a 7-1 edge in corner kicks.
"That will be the best team we play all year, easily," said Evans. "Heads above everybody else."
Seattle, winner of three straight CCL games, silenced the home crowd at Estadio Tecnologico in the 38th minute with a sublime counterattacking goal.
Moments after narrowly escaping danger on the defensive end, the Sounders quickly worked the ball down the field. The sequence culminated with a picture-perfect pass from forward Pat Noonan to Fernandez, who muscled off a challenge in the penalty box and fired a shot past goalkeeper Jonathan Orozco.
"His first touch was great," Noonan said of Fernandez. "That enabled him to get that shot off and he finished it very well."
• The Sounders earned the memorable win with a lineup mix of starters and reserves. Regular starters in goalkeeper Kasey Keller, forward Fredy Montero and midfielder Mauro Rosales all got the day off.
"Obviously we left some very important players on our team at home because of the amount of games that we play," said Schmid. "So to win with the team we had we are very, very pleased."
• Sounders FC next plays Columbus in an MLS game at 1 p.m. Saturday at CenturyLink Field. Seattle then hosts FC Dallas in a U.S. Open Cup semifinal on Aug. 30 at Starfire Stadium in Tukwila, capping a run of six games over 18 days.
• Seattle rookie Servando Carrasco, a Tijuana native, started in his first competitive game in Mexico. The midfielder has dual citizenship.
• Midfielder Amadou Sanyang, who was signed by Sounders FC last month, made his first appearance in the 84th minute.
• Lamar Neagle, a Federal Way native, was suspended for the match after the Seattle midfielder earned a red card in the last CCL game, a 4-1 win against Comunicaciones of Guatemala.
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First half — 1, Alvaro Fernandez (Pat Noonan), 38th minute. Second half — None. Shots — Monterrey 17, Seattle 7. Yellow cards — Nate Jaqua 48′. Shots on goal — Monterrey 4, Seattle 2. Corner kicks — Monterrey 7, Seattle 1. Offsides — Seattle 6, Monterrey 1. Saves — Seattle 4, Monterrey 1. Fouls — Seattle 11, Monterrey 9. Referee — Elmar Rodas. Referee's assistants — Cesar Ruano; Marco Diaz. 4th official — Oscar Reyna. A — N/A.
Sounders FC — Terry Boss; James Riley, Zach Scott, Jeff Parke, Tyson Wahl; Roger Levesque (Amadou Sanyang 84′), Brad Evans, Servando Carrasco, Alvaro Fernandez (Leo Gonzalez 76′); Nate Jaqua (Osvaldo Alonso 65′), Pat Noonan. Substitutes not used: Josh Ford, Taylor Graham, Erik Friberg, Mike Fucito.
Monterrey — Jonathan Orozco; Severo Meza (Ricardo Osorio 83′), Darvin Chavez, Miguel Morales (Walter Ayovi 62′), Luis Perez; Aldo De Nigris, Jesus Zavala, Neri Cardozo, Hiram Mier; Jesus Corona (Dario Carreno 73′), Humberto Suazo. Substitutes not used: Juan De Dios Ibarra, Oscar Garcia, Eduardo Guevara, Marcelo Cazaubon.


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If you're planning a Mad Men-style party to welcome Don, Roger and Betty back this season, establish the mood with episodes of Mad Men (with the sound off) running on televisions strategically located in your party space. Your favorite Mad Men characters will virtually be guests at your affair!
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The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook did not disappoint. It was the perfect blend of Mad Men recaps paired with the booze and food consumed on the show with a shot of historical context on the side. It was like the Boilermaker of books. Kudos to the authors who must of watched hundreds of hours of Mad Men to nail down such details and researching the recipes. Also, since Mad Men has been off the air for so long, it also helped me remember the details of the past seasons.
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Unlikely soldier Brian Turner emerges as gifted poet, teacher
|Of his poems, Brian Turner says: "Their landscape is war. … Their subject is love and loss."
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By Carlos Alcalá
It is not unusual for infantry soldiers in Iraq to don headphones to listen to music in their off time.
While Brian Turner rocked out during his 11-month tour, however, he was doing something few soldiers do.
He was writing prize-winning poetry.
Turner turned the house raids, shootings and moon-suited bomb squads that he witnessed in Iraq into the indelible poetic images of "Here, Bullet," his 2005 collection.
The title poem was written listening to the tunes of Queens of the Stone Age. Another poem, "The Hurt Locker," came years before the 2008 Oscar-winning film of the same title.
Turner's work is widely praised.
Most recently, he was honored in January – along with two Nobel laureates – as a finalist for the T.S. Eliot Prize in England.
His poems neither glorify the war nor demonize America's presence. And while Turner will own up to being a soldier poet, he said his poems are not war poems.
"Their landscape is war," he said. "Their subject is not war. Their subject is love and loss."
"I love Brian Turner's poems," said Tobias Wolff, the author of Vietnam-era classics who teaches at Stanford University.
They are, Wolff added in an e-mail, "just the bedrock truth, as well as it can be expressed."
Now, Turner is far from the Iraq war and Bosnia-Herzegovina, where he also served during his Army stint of seven years.
"And one month, 29 days," he adds.
Turner is now at Sierra Nevada College at Lake Tahoe.
Surrounded by the Sierra snow outside – in a library where students study, chat and Skype – Turner appears more professor than soldier.
Or, as a Washington Post critic put it, "less warrior than observer."
"That's true," he said. "I wasn't a very good soldier."
A good soldier, he said, combines common sense and quick decision making under stress. He wasn't so good at the latter.
"I'm more of a processor," he said.
He saw enough conflict to have hearing loss caused by gunfire, but he did not experience the worst of Iraq.
"I didn't fight in Fallujah," he said. "Soldiers feel like that's deep in the (expletive)."
Turner was always an unlikely soldier, enlisting at the age of 30 after earning a master's degree in fine art.
He had been a machinist in Fresno, a student who didn't expect to finish college, a surprise convert to poetry and a wanderer in the Far East.
At the time he enlisted, he felt it was a practical way to pay off student loans and get his life in order.
"The longer I've been thinking," he said in retrospect, "there were other jobs I could've got."
"Here, Bullet" and his 2010 book "Phantom Noise" are filled with suicide bombers, helicopters, patrols, sand, skeletons and violence.
They also feature nuanced views of Iraqis and glimpses of a deeper history than most Americans understand.
Turner remembers seeing the castle of Saladin, who fought the crusaders around 800 years ago.
"(Iraqis) can physically touch the Crusades," Turner said. "Here the Crusades are nothing but conceptual."
Turner read up on the history. "If I was going to die (there), it seemed like I should know where I was," he thought.
He didn't die.
Instead, he wrote out his poems and shared them.
A friend paid the $25 entry fee for the 2005 Beatrice Hawley Award, which he won, setting him firmly on the poet's path.
"I owe her dinner," Turner said. "Continually."
He wound up in Incline Village because June Saraceno, Sierra Nevada College's English chair, picked up "Here, Bullet" intending to send it to a nephew in Iraq.
"That night, I read it cover to cover," Saraceno said in an e-mail. "I never do that with books of poetry."
She was impressed by how deeply Turner engaged students at a reading.
He won another award – the $50,000 Amy Lowell Traveling Scholarship, which sent him back overseas, without a uniform.
Saraceno then hired him for a bachelor of fine arts program at Sierra Nevada College.
"He has lived up to every expectation." she said. "Actually, I'd say he has exceeded them."
It is the most recent twist in Turner's story, but twists are a signature of his poetry, too.
"I love poets who take (unexpected) turns," he said.
Like the soldier who became a poet.
In the Tannour Oven
Stitched into the gutted belly of the calf:
a fat young lamb, dressed and cleaned,
its organs removed from the cave of bone.
And within the lamb: a stuffed goose.
And in the goose's belly: a mortar round.
And within the mortar round: a stuffed hen.
And in the hen's belly: a grenade.
And within the grenade: a stuffed thrush.
In the thrush: a .50 caliber bullet.
In the .50 caliber bullet: seasoned
with murri, oil, and thyme – a wedding ring.
Ah, love – when you undo the stitches,
take your time, I have love letters
stuffed inside of me, these tiny bodies
made heavy by their own labored breathing.
– BRIAN TURNER, from "Phantom Noise," 2010
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Do People Trump Content in Marketing?
May 27th
By Eric Wittlake, {grow} Contributing Columnist
The world is digital. We find, research, and buy online. But when it comes to big decisions, we still lean on real people, even if that leaning is often digital.
At the Sirius Decisions conference earlier this month, Sirius introduced new research based on responses from more than 1,000 B2B executives recently involved in significant business purchases.
Now if you live in the world of B2B marketing, you have been inundated with statistics for the last four years claiming sales is being disintermediated by today's empowered buyer, with statistics like "57% of the buying process is complete before a buyer talks to sales" or "70% of the buying process is now digital."
But Sirius, to their credit, looked at this again. According to their research, more than 50% of buyers talked to a sales person at the beginning of the buying process. For more complex purchases, the figure increases to two-thirds!
The most impactful "content" according to their research? A sales presentation. Not a video. Not a white paper. Not any of the content we produce as marketers. But a real live presentation from sales.
We are overwhelmed with content today. Courtesy of Google, we have an immeasurable library of information in the palm of our hand. Through reviews or social media, we have a window into the real experience hundreds, even thousands, of people like us have had with solutions we are considering. But for many buyers, all of that is trumped by a conversation with a knowledgeable sales person.
Content's larger objective
Many of us live in the bubble of the content marketing community that has developed online and through events. It seems we are forgetting how the rest of the world lives. Content, for all of the value it can bring, is a means to an end. Often, that end isn't a sale, it is the spark for a one-to-one discussion that is more impactful than your content will ever be.
Consider which of these is more impactful:
- Speaking with an expert, not just watching an expert point of view.
- Getting perspective specifically for my business, not just reading what another business in my industry did.
If you are marketing a product or service that represents a major investment for your customers, here are some questions you may want to ask and places you may want to go against the current trend:
- Is there more I can do to connect prospects with sales earlier in their buying process?
- Can I find you find ways to make my experts available directly to prospective buyers?
- Can I use technology or data to find an alternative to using consumption of my marketing content as a proxy for interest in my solution?
- Can I make it easier for people to contact someone directly to learn more?
No, this isn't about replacing content. Your content may be why a buyer knows you or why they call you when they start considering solutions. But is the opportunity for marketer's today to go against the trend, to find ways other than content to gauge interest in our solutions and to directly connect with prospects earlier in the process rather than pushing that connection further and further out? I'd love to hear your thoughts or experience in the comments!
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Eric Wittlake spends his days working with B2B marketers and (occasionally) shares his marketing views on his personal blog, B2B Digital Marketing. You can find him on Twitter (@wittlake) when he isn't working with B2B marketers.
5 Steps to effectively use case studies in your sales presentation
Dec 5th
By Steve Woodruff, {grow} Community Member
How many times have you walked away from a sales presentation muttering "I still don't have a clue what they do … or why I should care."
The biggest culprit is usually a sales pitch too dense with words, graphs and images to make any sense. That's why the most powerful explanation can be a story – particularly, a case study.
I was with a client a few months back and we were having a very difficult time defining their key client offering and message. They did so many different things for their clients that narrowing it down to something simple and memorable was a thorny challenge.
As they described the work they'd accomplished over the years, a key theme began to emerge – the fact that competitors may supply this or that, but this company actually provided the outsource capacity to get large projects accomplished. They were all about implementation. So we used a case study about a successful implementation to highlight what they do,
To stand in front of a potential client and say, "We do this list of 15 things" is to invite confusion, even if it's true. But if you say, "Let us tell you the story about how we took on a similar big initiative for one of other clients …" now, I'm all ears.
I think the case study is an under-used sales technique in many situations. Instead of receiving a resume with a blizzard of buzzwords, wouldn't you prefer to hear a story of what a person can do?
Instead of being overwhelmed by product reviews, wouldn't it be more effective to hear a story about what sets a product apart?
Wouldn't it be great to be able to get case studies in search results instead of just product descriptions?
So how do we make the most effective use of our case studies? I believe there are five key things to remember:
- Be sure the story is precisely tailored to the audience you're trying to reach. If your prospect wants to know how your platform is going to help them launch a small startup, don't go blathering on about how IBM is using it to cover all of Asia.
- Talk about the deepest client need, and how your solution can ease their pain. Connecting on a pain point will immerse listeners in your story.
- Be sure to emphasize specifically how your company uniquely addresses those pain points. You want the case study to reinforce your sweet spots.
- Results. Always highlight results.
- If possible, include an actual customer quote or testimonial.
It's always a challenge to present engagingly in a short window of time. So if you've got case studies – use them!
What other tips would you add to my list? How are you using case studies in the marketplace?
Steve Woodruff is the world's only Clarity Therapist, and a builder of business opportunity networks. Interact with Steve on Twitter (@swoodruff) and get your regular dose of clarity at SteveWoodruff.com.
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Hah, we'll see how my willpower turns out. I got myself to resist having more than one conventional brownie when I was still eating them, but they were big brownies. If these are made especially for me, I don't think I could resist. But maybe it wouldn't be such a bad thing to avoid sweets altogether but let myself have a "primal binge" day of primal sweets (a pan of delicious brownies) and treats (meatzza! because I think I'll mostly stay off dairy) every now and then. I've also found it much easier to stop myself from mini binges on things like almond butter and nuts (my only "treat" during the Whole30) lately, and recognizing when I'm eating blindly, without regard to actual hunger. Maybe it'll work out, we'll just have to see.
But right now, I really just want a pan of brownies.
Food: I made some delicious almond-flour crusted chicken breasts last night. Leftover drumsticks for lunch. Boyfriend has been feeling sick and the doctor said he's blocked up and has a bug, and should have more fiber (yeah, whatever, he has veggies with dinner every night). I say he should just eat more veggies, but take a laxative tonight to start from a clean slate. He's still on pain killers after all and those can cause constipation, so I don't think it's going to magically get fixed just by eating more fiber. Fuck doctors.
Sleep: I stayed up reading again, fell asleep with an earplug in. Boyfriend woke me up when he came to bed late and I felt very awake for a while so we chatted a bit and I'm not sure how much I ended up sleeping before the alarm went off (i don't know when he came to bed). I'm tired, but not worn out or exhausted.
Mood/focus: I'm only grinding gears in the car when I drive with Boyfriend now. I guess I just get extra nervous about how I'm driving since it's his car and I'm still not a really great driver. My focus isn't 100% and I wonder if I do need the 3 servings of probiotic a day, or it's the lack of Vitamin D (still waiting for the non-citrus kind to arrive). I wonder if I could take a double dose of the probiotic in the morning or evening so I don't have to worry about refrigerating it at work and forgetting it there. My new stock of Theanine came in so I'm starting on that again. Just gotta keep plugging away until my body hands me the answers. I'll do three doses a day of the probiotic this weekend again. I hope it does not create more problems if I am not super consistent with it =\
Exercise: The will is there, the motivation is not. I hope my baby biceps don't disappear!


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VocabularySpellingCity has a variety of level appropriate tools for teaching synonyms, including video lessons, interactive online games, and printable synonyms worksheets. All of these synonyms resources are based on customizable synonyms word lists that have been arranged by grade level bands (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12).
Fun Activities for Your Classroom
Each Enrichment Strategy provided has been designed to be suited to particular group size in order to enhance learning and fun at various levels of teamwork and interaction. For a single student or partner activity, the printable card-flip template is ideal for practicing synonyms. For small groups of 3-5 students, print out the Blue Fish template and watch your students "fish" for synonyms and/or antonyms! If you are looking for an activity to do with the whole class, try Pin the Word on the Student! This game involves students taping papers with words to their shirts and seeking a partner wearing a synonym of their own word.
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Knowing different words with the same meaning (synonyms) helps students fine-tune their understanding of each word and make connections between words. "Same and different" learning games, matching worksheets, and flash cards can all help students as they develop new vocabulary. Here are some printable worksheets derived from the Featured Games on synonyms:
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With one click, you can import our ready-made synonyms lists for your students to use. Once you've done that, you can customize the lists by adding or removing words or even writing your own sentences. And of course, you can also create your own lists of words that your students need to learn.
Meeting the Common Core State Standards
VocabularySpellingCity's synonyms lessons, games, and activities help students develop vocabulary that meets the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts. From 4th grade and up, the Common Core State Standards require that students "demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their opposites (antonyms) and to words with similar but not identical meanings (synonyms)." By the end of the 7th grade, the Common Core State Standards require that students be able to use word relationships such as synonyms and antonyms to better understand each word. Word study with VocabularySpellingCity tools can help kids perform better on state and national standardized tests like the SAT, ACT, and FCAT.
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K-2 Synonyms: good, happy, small, stop, big, sad, bad, right, wrong, start
3-5 Synonyms: split, cold, hot, wet, active, passive, fast, join, slow, dry
6-8 Synonyms: justify, rural, hovered, reproach, settled, alert, remain, desert, urban, sleepy
9-12 Synonyms: indulge, familiar, deliberate, restrict, encourage, dishearten, inadvertent, flippant, exotic, respectful


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New Zealand, Lizi Jesser, Battle Ground
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Honorable Mention, Cory Fox, Ridgefield
Best Use of Recycled Materials, Butch Keksi, Battle Ground
Honorable Mention, Tad Winiecki, Vancouver
Most Unusual, Duke DeRochers, Battle Ground
Honorable Mention, Beverly Pennycock, Vancouver
Best Fair Themed, Alexander Eiken, Vancouver
Honorable Mention, Lily Walsh, Vancouver
Judge's Choice
Crafts, Kate Benson, Vancouver
Construction Toys, Joshua Bryant, Battle Ground
Children's Artwork, Ian Ospoda, Vancouver
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Red, Kendra Gertner, Vancouver; Rachel Coder, Battle Ground; Grace Coder, Battle Ground
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Reserve Grand Champ, Nicki Short, Camas
Sr. Champion, Kiley Enger, Battle Ground
Reserve Sr. Champion, Heidi Christenson, Ridgefield
Int. Champion, Nicki Short, Camas
Reserve Int. Champion, Randi Richards, Ridgefield
Jr. Champion, Jordyn Richards, Ridgefield
Reserve Jr. Champion, Jillian Donaldson, Vancouver
Special, Cassidy Peru, Vancouver; Makayla Draper, Ridgefield; Sierra Swearingen, Battle Ground; Annika Dowler, Vancouver; Nicole Hayes, Vancouver
4-H EXPRESSIVE ARTS/ FINE ARTS (Aug. 2)
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Grand Champion, Allie Short, Camas
Reserve Grand Champ, Heidi Christenson, Ridgefield
Sr. Champion, Heidi Christenson, Ridgefield
Reserve Sr. Champion, Heidi Christenson, Ridgefield
Int. Champion, Allie Short, Camas
Reserve Int. Champion, Sierra Swearingen, Battle Ground
Jr. Champion, Marissa Hunter, La Center
Reserve Jr. Champion, Jordan Mann, Vancouver
Special, Emma Hunter, La Center; Allie Short, Camas; Cheyanne Anderson, Ridgefield; Krys Lynch, Woodland; Sarah Hutchison, Vancouver; Marissa Hunter, La Center; Alex Mann, Vancouver
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Flower – Blue, Haile Christenson, Ridgefield; Heidi Christenson, Ridgefield
Vegetable – Blue, Haile Christenson, Ridgefield; Heidi Christenson, Ridgefield
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Blue, Jillian Donaldson, Vancouver; Brock Pierce, Vancouver
Pie Baking
Blue, Codi Fortier, Battle Ground
Blue, Brock Pierce, Vancouver; Jillian Donaldson, Vancouver; Doris McCamish, Amboy
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Red, Makayla Draper, Ridgefield; Aspen Pierce, Vancouver
Quick to Fix Meal
Blue, Dylan Draper, Ridgefield
Blue, Cheyenne Donaldson, Vancouver
4-H KITCHENS (Aug. 5)
Foods for All Occasions
Blue, Denae Clohessy, Camas; Emma Hein, Washougal
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Blue – Special, Codi Fortier, Battle Ground
Primary Participation, Meredith Meats, Vancouver; Hannah Mayachar, Vancouver; Mia Mayachar, Vancouver
Lunch on the Go
Primary Participation, Hannah Mayachar, Vancouver; Mia Mayachar, Vancouver
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Inter. Champion & Special, Alie Short, Camas
Inter. Reserve Champion & Blue, T.J. Short, Amboy
Jr. Champion & Blue, Breanna Wood, Amboy
Jr. Reserve Champion, Chance Foster, Kalama
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Red, Jordan Kenworthy, Woodland; Jordan Richards, Ridgefield
Special, Randi Richards, Ridgefield; Morgan Starke, Vancouver
Grand Champion, Jack Vance, Ridgefield
Reserve Grand Champ, Heidi Christenson, Ridgefield
Sr. Champion, BethAnn Blankenship, Vancouver
Sr. Reserve Champ, Talia Gant, Vancouver
Inter. Champ & Inter. Reserve Champ, Aspen Pierce, Vancouver
Jr. Champion, Danielle Gawronski, La Center
Jr. Reserve Champ, Zachary Coder, Battle Ground
Red, White, Blue Special, Amie Beld, Camas; Henry Davidson, Vancouver; Heidi Christenson, Ridgefield
Green Superintendent Special, Bridget Pennington, Amboy; Josette Bisbee, Ridgefield; Sara Blackwell, Vancouver
Yellow Special, Eden McCamish, Amboy; Josette Bisbee, Ridgefield; Victoria Kehler, Vancouver; Sydnie Kobza, Vancouver; Abigail Gardner, Ridgefield
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Grand Champion, Emma Hunter, La Center
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Red, White, Blue Special, Talia Gant, Vancouver
Yellow Special, Aspen Pierce, Vancouver; Makayla Draper, Ridgefield
Superintendent Green Special, Cassidy Peru, Vancouver
Blue, Breana Wood, Amboy; Becky Martin, Vancouver; Kiley Enger, Battle Ground; Dylan Draper, Ridgefield; Makayla Draper, Ridgefield; Talia Gant, Vancouver; Emma Hunter, La Center; Marissa Hunter, La Center; Cassidy Peru, Vancouver; Aspen Pierce, Vancouver; Brock Pierce, Vancouver; Kaila Robinson, Ridgefield
Brown Bag, Blue, Bethany Tuchardt, Battle Ground
4-H Environmental Stewardship/Social Science (Aug. 5)
Blue, Sierra Swearingen, Battle Ground; Cassidy Peru, Vancouver; Annika Dowler, Vancouver; Nicki Short, Camas
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A third picture from the Christmas Service aftermath, this time of Eswaren (left) and his cousin, Sulochino (right). This photo is a little more natural to the other poseded smiley ones that I have of the kids I met, and the kids look like they have quite an interest in looking into the eye of my camera.
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Hey guys, I've got an 83 SSS. It is black with gold lettering. It is really in overall good shape (I will try and post pics soon, phone's dead), but it does have some scuffs and some of them are down to metal. Also, a lot of the lettering is rubbed off.
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Rissani Off The Beaten Path: 9 reviews and 38 photos
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Ksar Oulad Abdelhalim, gate and decorations
The Circuit Touristique is very scenic because of the palmgroves and the ksour. The Ksar Oulad Abdelhalim has an impressive gate and nice decorations.
The Ksar Oulad Abdelhalim is about 4 km south-est of the towncentre of Rissani and about 2 km from the mausoleum of Moulay Ali-ash-Sharif. To see the gate and decorations, you have first to enter the outer ramparts.
The Ksar is built by the Sultan Moulay Ismaïl as a residence for Sultan Moulay Rachid, gouverneur of the Tafilalet.
tiny village in the middle of nowhere
From Rissani we made an one day trip into the desert by 4wd. We arranged this trip at the Ennasra kasbah hotel in Rissani where we spent two nights before and after our bivouac in the Erg Chebbi .
From Erfoud we went into the black desert. We visited a tiny village (picture 1&3) close to the Algerian border. From the village we could see the Moroccan military buildings at the mountain ridge (picture 1&3).
There were no roads, only some sandy tracks (picture 4). Close to the village is a small palmgrove (picture 4&5), which give the villagers a mean of living by the production of dates. We were surprised about the white salty soil (picture 5).
Erg Chebbi, first visit in 1975
About 50KM east of Rissani near the small village Merzouga is the Erg Chebbi, the highest sanddunes in Morocco. In 1975 I walked here for the first time in the Sahara sand.
Here I got the first idea how the Grand Ergs in Algeria and other parts of the Sahara could be.
Maybe I didn't realise it at this very moment, but here my love and addiction for the desert and the Sahara started. A historical moment in October 1975.
Afterwards I visited the Sahara many times: in Algeria, in Tunisia, in Libya, in Mauritania, in Morocco and Western Sahara. It took 33 years before I came back to the Erg Chebbi. For my visit in 2008 look at my other tips.
Erg Chebbi
Most people will visit Rissani on their way to the sanddunes of Erg Chebbi just east of the villages Hassi Labied and Merzouga. When I visited the dunes in 1975 only shortly, I didnt see any other visitor. Nowadays the sanddunes are lined with several kasbah hotels, offering cameltrips and bivouacs in the dunes.
I think that Erg Chebbi is the most visited part of the Sahara. You can hardly call it 'off the beaten path' anymore. In 2008 we were lucky to be there off-season in January, so we could experienc it as 'a off the beaten path destination'.
We approached the dunes coming from Erfoud and the black desert. On this route we didnt see any other visitors around. Also when we arrived at the kasbah Moyahut, we were just the two of us. With our two camels and our guide we headed into the sanddunes late in the afternoon to be on time at our bivouac at sunset. Here we met a German couple.
The Erg Chebbi is a 40 km long drifting chain of sand dunes. It is the only real Saharan erg in Morocco. The tops can reach 180 meter. The dunes have the most fabulous colours from gold yellow to red, especially at sunset and sunrise.
For more pictures and information have a look at my Merzouga page.
During our drive of the 21 km long circuit touristique south of Rissani, we not only saw the palmeraie, but also several interesting ksour. Some are ruins, but many are still inhabited. So we got a glimpse of the daily life in the palmeraie at the edge of the desert. It looks like not much has changed for centuries. Those mud-brick walled ksour with their coloured gates looks very impressive and in harmony with the whole ambiance.
At the end of the afternoon we saw lots of schoolkids along the road walking home, but also men or women with their donkeys. Outside the gate of the ksar, we saw people fetching water at the communal watertap and lots of kids, curious when we passed or stopped for a while.
Rissani, Circuit Touristique
South of Rissani you can drive the 21 km long circuit touristique. It's very scenic route in the palmeraie of Rissani. We drove this route with our own hired car. The road is ok, some parts can be bumpy and some parts were unpaved. Coming from the direction of Erfoud you turn right instead of left just before you will reach Rissani (the road is signposted). You can also start the route from the other side, starting fromthe Zawiya Moulay Ali ash-Sharif.
During the trip you will get a glimpse of the daily life in the palmeraie and desert. The landscape and ambiance at the edge of the desert is fascinating. The palmtrees, the eroded wadis (picture !, 2 & 4) , the earth coloured dwellings in harmony with the same colours in their enviroment (picture 3 & 5).
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Any good compact superzooms coming soon? 9/28/12
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Re: Any good compact superzooms coming soon? 9/28/12
Juggernaut: There are some profi compacts like P7700 or Powershot G12 / G15.
These are cool, and I would recommend you to have look at those.
If you still don´t like it as I do, you are in big trouble
I just bought old, battery hungry Canon SX120 IS - 10Mpx, 10x zoom, f/2.8-4.3 and am happy with it unless I find THE ONE Hopefully next year.
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Another winter project completed…
This '72 bronze Super Course came to me in a pretty sorry state: The bearings were set in dried brown mortar, and it was covered in dirt, stickers, and aluminum duct tape.
After cleaning, I overhauled it, and replaced the front wheel with the Weinmann here that I rebuilt. (It was a pretzl.) The seat tube decorations you see are from a local auto parts store. The Kenda's are OK(especially for the price), but I'll probably put some Panaracers on it later.
The freewheel and chain are new, otherwise I retained the running gear as it was when I bought it - including an old Suntour V-GT-Luxe DR, which I am pretty pleased with. Nothing wrong with that cottered Stronglight crank either IMO.
- I decided to do just a half-wrap on the bars, and I know it looks like I chintzed on the cable housings as well (black on the bars and white elsewhere) - but I think it gives it a bit of an austere look, which was my intention.
Anyway, here 'tis.